Amid lots of chaos and protests, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus got released on 25th January. The movie has been receiving rave reviews, all thanks to visuals and powerful performances of the lead actors. Everything is falling into place for the movie, now. We have already told you that Karni Sena has withdrawn their protest against the period drama, which means it can now run smoothly all across the nation.
Now, coming back to the movie, Ranveer Singh is getting lots of praise for portraying ruthless Delhi ruler Alauddin Khilji. In a recent interview, Shahid Kapoor was asked if he wished to play Ranveer’s role of Alauddin Khilji, the actor 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.”
When asked what would have been his approach if he had played the role of the ruthless ruler, he revealed,
“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.”
Shahid also talked about his interaction with Ranveer during the shooting of the magnum opus. Talking about the same, he added,
“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.”
In a double hero film, the comparison is inevitable. Here is no different either, but Shahid Kapoor has a totally different take on the comparison. He said that working with talented actors made him put his best performance too. In his words,
“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 to up my game to get all the scenes right. It improves our performance.”
Padmaavat is doing phenomenal business at the box office. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus has already earned Rs. 150 Crore in India.
