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Ranveer Singh, the sweetheart of Bollywood, was once advised that he is not attractive enough and that if he wants his films to go well, he should focus on his acting. In a recent interview to promote his forthcoming film Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Ranveer explained how filmmaker Aditya Chopra gave him a reality check at the start of his career. Aditya was the producer of Ranveer Singh’s debut film, Band Baaja Baaraat.
“It’s been a funny journey in the way I have perceived myself. I used to think that I am good-looking, but then Adi sir gave me a reality check at the beginning of my career. He was like, ‘you are good-looking but not in a conventional way. You are not Hrithik Roshan, so better you act well,” said Ranveer Singh in an interview with Bollywood Hungama.
He revealed that Karan Johar asked him to appear great for a sequence in his upcoming film, Rocky Aur Rani ki Prem Kahani. “I am shooting with Karan Johar for Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, and we all know his brand of cinema is well-known for having very attractive people, so his brief to me last week was, ‘you only have to look your best, so there is that time when you are supposed to look good, but my priority always remains with looking like the character.”
Ranveer followed Aditya Chopra’s guidance, and since then, his goal has been to seem more like his movie characters than to look nice on-screen. He shared, “I still don’t consider myself to be great looking, but over a period of time I have also evolved as a person. Regardless of gender, a person’s attractiveness comes from many other things beyond looks. Even when it comes to my characters, for me it’s really important to look like the character.”
From Band Baja Baaraat to Padmaavat to his current role in Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Ranveer Singh always tries to create various personas and, for the most part, lives up to the audience’s expectations. He not only plays his parts effectively, but he also physically transforms into them, whether it’s turning lean-to play a rapper in Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy or beefing up to play the title character in Rohit Shetty’s Simmba.
Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Ranveer Singh’s next film, will be released in theatres on May 13.
written by :Saumya Singh
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Saumya Singh is a budding lifestyle and entertainment journalist. She believes that lifestyle journalism is not everyone’s cup of tea. She holds the view that just like hard stories, covering soft stories also deserves their appreciation because it is a part of journalism that appeals to the masses.
