Ranveer on playing Khilji in Padmavati: It's almost like therapy

Ranveer Singh will be playing the role of an antagonist for the first time in his career in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next, Padmavati. Ranveer will be playing the character of Alauddin Khilji in the film. His character is obsessed with Queen Padmavati.

Speaking about his role in the film, Ranveer told a publication, "It was a very difficult character to play. I am a people pleaser, admittedly. I like to spread cheer and laughter. I like to keep the atmosphere light even if it means making stupid jokes and acting silly and crass. But, when I became Alauddin Khilji for the movie, there's no trace of that person. Some actors are that way, where the external starts to affect the internal. At some point during filming, everybody realized that at one point in the morning you'll have Ranveer and the rest of the day will be Khilji. My whole energy changed. Which is good, because at least I know I'm doing an honest job in the film. But, yeah, I'm almost done now and I have to say what I told myself holds true to some extent. All the darkness has been lived out, it's been addressed. It's almost like therapy. Ranveer also shared that he was done playing dark and villainous characters for the time being.

Padmavati also stars Ranveer Singh's alleged girlfriend Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor in lead roles. The makers are going to come out with a 30-second teaser this week and fans are super-excited to see the look of their favorite stars from the film.