Ranveer Singh on playing Alauddin Khilji: It took the biggest toll on

Ranveer Singh will be seen in the role of an
antagonist in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's
magnum opus, Padmavati. He will be seen
essaying the role of Alauddin Khilji.
Ranveer spoke about the experience of
working in the film, in a recent interview to
a magazine. He said, "The past year has
been a funky one. I played a character, I
wouldn't play in my life again. I was
apprehensive about choosing this part,
because I knew the level of darkness that's
involved in getting into this mind space. And
once I commit, I go to any lengths to achieve
what needs to be achieved in terms of
characterization and emtions. Some
characters are not as easy to shed. Alauddin
took the biggest toll on me psychologically.
It's taking time to leave."
When asked if he was prepared for this
transformation, Ranveer said, "Not at all, I
started after Befikre, and I was in a happy
place- full of gratitude. I had to transport
myself internally to all those parts of m y life
that bring out feelings of angst in me. Maybe
in my life when my tank of angst was
brimming is when it would've been ideal to
do this part. The last leg of the shoot was
especially intense. It was 45 days straight
after which I had to snap out of it and touch
base with myself. Currently, I am spending
time with my friends and family mom, nana
and nani. I am coming back. But, it was
cathartic. My demons have been confronted
and addressed. All the kachara in my system
I collected and combusted to create this fire
in my performance.
CREDITS: GRAZIA INDIA.

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