Ranveer Singh: I aspire to be recognised as a versatile performer

Ranveer Singh has delivered his career-best performance as Alauddin Khilji in ‘Padmaavat’, soon the actor will be seen as a police officer in ‘Simmba’, later as a street rapper in ‘Gully Boy’ and also as a cricket star Kapil Dev in ‘83’. The actor has kitty full of projects lined up for him. The actor reveals he is attracted to those performers the most who have that chameleon-like quality and have that ability to transform into each character.


The actor said, “I am attracted to those performers the most who have that chameleon-like quality and have that ability to transform into each character. Like the Hollywood actors Daniel Day-Lewis and Johnny Depp... These are some of my biggest heroes. They pick an eclectic mix of characters, they keep switching things up from film to film which I have aspired to do in my own filmography. It is very exciting for me to switch things up. It keeps you stimulated, challenged and it is my constant endeavour and I aspire to be recognised as a versatile performer.”


The actor concluded by saying, “I want the audience to remain excited about my work. I hope they will look forward to my work thinking I wonder what he will do next. Hopefully, I will continue to work hard. It was a very rewarding process to be playing Alauddin Khilji. I learned a lot and I grew a lot in performing the role and I hope I continue to do that in ‘Simmba’, ‘Gully Boy’ and ‘83’. Having mentioned the three films that I am currently committed to, I must express how excited I am to be working with these filmmakers, some of the finest in the business -- Zoya Akhtar, Rohit Shetty, and Kabir Khan. Each of them is making a film that has their signature all over it. So, I feel very blessed.”