The versatile king of Bollywood Ranveer Singh turned 36 today. With his debut in Band Baja Baraat in 2010, the actor stepped into the industry and ever since has worked on several best known movies. From time and again the actor has proved his caliber from his stupendous performances and his impressive choice of movies. He has become one of the most famous fashion and youth icons in the country and far wide and is a major influencer.
The actor has always portrayed his characters at his best and has understood the character concept with great depth. He invariably gets into the skin of his character he is well known for his hard work and dedication and doesn’t mind walking an extra mile for his characters. Be it undergoing an intensive physical transformation or being experimental with his looks, Ranveer never minds giving a shot to anything the script demands.
Top best 5 of Ranveer could be listed as:
1. Bajirao Mastani:
Ranveer played the role of Peshwa Bajirao in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2015 release. While preparing for this mega – hit the actor revealed that the superstar used to train for eight hours every day for his role. This included two hours of physical training, four hours of horse riding lessons and two hours of speech and accent training. Furthermore, it was also reported that Ranveer had locked himself in a hotel room for a week to understand the depth of the character. Besides, he even went bald for his role as well. The actor once made a statement, “At a critical stage of my career, giving more than one year to a project, not doing anything else, shaving my head… The time this project took, in that much time you can do three films. It’s a big gamble… It’s a risk but somewhere I knew the pay would be worth it.”
2. Padmaavat:
In this period movie, where Ranveer was portrayed as Alaudin Khilji i.e. the antagonist in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat is considered to be one of his best performances till date. However, his preparation for the role left everyone amazed. Talking about the same, Ranveer had stated, “I took 21 days and locked myself up in my Goregaon house. I was completely isolated. I kind of isolated myself, marinated into the character because I can’t relate to Alaudin Khilji, I can’t relate to that level of manipulativeness, greed and ambition. I had to tap into dark experiences but his world view is not something I can relate to also”. To sprinkle the magic of depth into his character he also kept working on his physique, voice and gait during this period.
3. Gully Boy:
Ranveer won millions of hearts when he played the role of a street rapper in Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy. To portray the struggle of the character, the actor actually went on to train with real life rappers to bring authenticity to his role. According to media reports, he had undergone training of several months with real life rappers. Talking about the same, Ranveer revealed, “It was the most fulfilling journey for me. Look at what has happened to Spitfire and Divine, they are such great artistes. Interacting with them in the prep workshops, working on the dialogues and collaborating with them for the music of the film has been an experience of a lifetime”.
4. Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram – Leela:
This 2013 movie is the modern adaptation of William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo – Juliet’ with a twisted Indian touch. Ranveer played a Gujrati boy Ram. According to a report published in Republic World, the actor had learnt the Gujarati language for his role. Also, he also underwent an intensive diet plan to attain the chiselled body especially for the song ‘Tattad Tattad’. In one of his interviews the actor said, “All those days, especially before the song Tattad Tattad (that I had no salt, minimum water and bare minimum carbs) were worth it.”
5. ’83:
In this biographical movie, Ranveer played the role of legendary cricketer Kapil Dev directed by Kabir Khan. For the movie, Ranveer took training under former cricketer Balwinder Singh Sandhu. Besides, he had even spent 10 days at Kapil Dev’s residence in Delhi to understand the legendary cricketer on a personal level and pick his nuances and traits.
On work front, Ranveer will be seen in an upcoming romantic comedy against his Gully Boy co-star Alia Bhatt under Karan Johar’s direction. The movie will also star the ever gorgeous Jaya Bachchan in a pivotal role.
