Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who essays Maharawal Ratan Singh in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's latest epic drama Padmaavat, says he would have done the role of Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji differently than Ranveer Singh in the film.
Did he wish to play Khilji?
Shahid said: "Of course. Which actor would not wish to play a character like Khilji in a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film? You know, once on Koffee with Karan, Ranveer said he would have done my role in Kaminey better than me... I would have done Khilji differently.
Asked how different would his approach have been to play Khilji, Shahid said: "Firstly, I do not want to get into those details. Always remember, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the hero of all his films and we actors come second.
"So whether it is the loud and larger than life character of Khilji or the subtleness of Ratan Singh, everything was governed by Sanjay sir. So, this is his vision of this. What I just said about performing differently, is because we are two different actors and our style of acting is different.
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