Shahid Kapoor Passes BOLD Statements Over Ranveer Singh Who Played Alauddin Khilhi In Padmaavat
Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial film Padmaavat is getting appreciated a lot and actors Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, and Deepika Padukone have done 100 percent justice to the characters in the film. Shahid Kapoor was seen in the role of Rajput king Maharwal Ratan Singh, Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmini and Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji in the film.
Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh is a character that is determined, fierce, and stands tall in the film. The actor said that he has taken a lot of efforts to get into the skin of the character. He also said that his journey of working in the film was very satisfying.
Soon after the movie got released, Ranveer bagged all the attention followed by Deepika, and it is Shahid who was deserted both in terms of shooting and post-release moments. There are several speculations that went saying that there are disputes between Ranveer and Shahid and the same has continued till the end of shooting because of which they even promoted the movie individually.
Haider actor Shahid Kapoor says he would have done the role of Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji differently than Ranveer Singh in the film. Thus, a question raised in everyone’s mind that did he wish to play Khilji? He was asked that same.
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.”
Shahid was then 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.”
How do you and Ranveer interact in the sets of Padmaavat?
“I was Rawal Ratan Singh, who doesn’t react much, so I underplayed on the set as well. I was in my zone, listening to music in between the scenes.”
However, according to Shahid, working with a talented actor like Ranveer made him put his best foot forward too. “The dynamics of two characters, Khilji and Maharawal Ratan Singh was quite interesting for an actor to play. I would say that the scenes between me and Ranveer were some of the best in the film. So, I got that adrenaline rush up my game to get all the scenes right. It improves our performance.”
‘Padmaavat’ has hit the big screens on 25th of last month. Now, it has been a week, the movie successfully garnered wide appreciation and affection from all sorts of people from every corner of the country. It has already crossed 150 crores at the box office despite not being released in few states due to protests by the Rajput Karni Sena.