Padmavati: Ranveer Singh joins list of actors whose dark characters took a toll on their health
He was in the darkness so darkness he became. This is what multiple actors have experienced after they embraced the dark in order to play similar characters and ensure they shine in the process.
The latest to fall in the line is Ranveer Singh, who plays Sultan Alauddin Khilji in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama Padmavati this year. Glimpses of his intense and invested portrayal of the Islamic ruler undoubtedly stand out in the film's trailer.
Ranveer Singh in a still from Padmavati. YouTube
DNAreports that the actor is visiting a psychiatrist in order to get out of the character's skin. Having submitted himself to the dark role for the past one year, he is reportedly facing a tough time in rising beyond its darkness. This is not the first such instance, either in Bollywood or Hollywood, as a number of actors have been caged within the confines of the dark characters they played on the screen.
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