When Ranveer Singh jumped onto the rippling six-pack bandwagon for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ambitious Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram-leela, he made heads turn with the image makeover. Here was an all-new Ranveer, very different from the guy-next-door charm we saw in Band Baaja Baaraat or the swanky conman of Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl or the very retro antihero he played in Lootera.
Ram-leela has opened to a good response and Ranveer is happy about the audience accepting his new image. If the effort was to reach out to the masses after his first two films - both primarily targetting the city multiplexes - he seems to have done it. The film opened to a 15-crore first-day collection and has done business of over Rs.50 crore over the opening weekend. The trade predicts it will cross the 100-crore mark by the first week.
"Unbelievable response ! Truly overwhelming !," Ranveer described his emotions at the popular response to his latest effort on a social networking site. He is also humbled by the praise coming in from industry stalwarts. From Amitabh Bachchan to Farah Khan, they have all hailed the budding superstar in town.
Ranveer has modestly stated he only has the veteran Bhansali to thank for, for his show of impact. "Ram Leela was strong on creativity. Sanjay Leela Bhansali gave me the freedom to bring out a classic performance. I got my space to explore the nuances of my character," he says.
Despite his lately-acquired impressive bulk, romance seems to remain Ranveer's forte. Ram-leela was a romance rehashing the Romeo-Juliet template. His past films, Lootera, Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl and Band Baaja Baaraat were all love stories at heart. But Ranveer's image as a loverboy is not only all about his films. The excessive promotion of Ram-leela, during which his reported 'affair' with heroine Deepika Padukone has been played up as a publicity tool, has also worked at rendering that image.
"I know I am young and single but you can't just keep focussing on my personal life all the time. People give their own spin to a story while observing us from a distance. All these link-ups are taxing. I love doing movies but the gossip just comes along as extra baggage in this profession," says Ranveer.
Deepika and Ranveer, despite being clicked in cosy poses over the past few months, have steadily been in denial mode about their alleged link up. Ranveer, though, has also made news for his link-up reports with Anushka Sharma, co-star of his first two films.
Contrary to popular belief, Ranveer is not wholly an outsider in Bollywood. Born Ranveer Bhavnani, he is a cousin of actress Sonam Kapoor from the latter's mother's side. The connection did help somewhat in gaining a foothold. Among those who noticed the innate sparks about him was Yash Raj Films honcho Aditya Chopra, who would eventually launch him in Band Baaja Baaraat and also produced Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl.
No surprises that YRF have again cast their blue-eyed protege in the upcoming Gunday, where he shares screens pace with Arjun Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. The film is slated for a February 2014 release, and Ranveer is excited because the script has given him full scope to get into action mode.
"I am doing a lot of stunts in Gunday and I simply love myself in action mode. I feel so comfortable with the genre," he says.
Armed with a degree in acting from the United States, Ranveer Singh's first stint in Bollywood was working as an assistant director to Shaad Ali. This Bombay boy briefly struggled to find a foothold in the industry despite his filmy connections. Finally, when Band Baaja Baaraat happened in 2010, he got just the right kickstart.
With Ram-leela he is seeing a marked increase in his fan base what with the masses enjoying his act as Bollywood's latest stud. He is cautious about future plans, though.
"I will sign a film only if the script interests me. I am planning to experiment with new characters from now on," he explains, about what kind of roles he would like to seek after courting romance and action in his releases so far.
Coming up after Gunday is Shaad Ali's Kill Dil, a romantic comedy that casts Ranveer along with Govinda, Rani Mukerji and Parineeti Chopra. He also has Zoya Akhtar's next in the pipeline.
Ram-leela has opened to a good response and Ranveer is happy about the audience accepting his new image. If the effort was to reach out to the masses after his first two films - both primarily targetting the city multiplexes - he seems to have done it. The film opened to a 15-crore first-day collection and has done business of over Rs.50 crore over the opening weekend. The trade predicts it will cross the 100-crore mark by the first week.
"Unbelievable response ! Truly overwhelming !," Ranveer described his emotions at the popular response to his latest effort on a social networking site. He is also humbled by the praise coming in from industry stalwarts. From Amitabh Bachchan to Farah Khan, they have all hailed the budding superstar in town.
Ranveer has modestly stated he only has the veteran Bhansali to thank for, for his show of impact. "Ram Leela was strong on creativity. Sanjay Leela Bhansali gave me the freedom to bring out a classic performance. I got my space to explore the nuances of my character," he says.
Despite his lately-acquired impressive bulk, romance seems to remain Ranveer's forte. Ram-leela was a romance rehashing the Romeo-Juliet template. His past films, Lootera, Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl and Band Baaja Baaraat were all love stories at heart. But Ranveer's image as a loverboy is not only all about his films. The excessive promotion of Ram-leela, during which his reported 'affair' with heroine Deepika Padukone has been played up as a publicity tool, has also worked at rendering that image.
"I know I am young and single but you can't just keep focussing on my personal life all the time. People give their own spin to a story while observing us from a distance. All these link-ups are taxing. I love doing movies but the gossip just comes along as extra baggage in this profession," says Ranveer.
Deepika and Ranveer, despite being clicked in cosy poses over the past few months, have steadily been in denial mode about their alleged link up. Ranveer, though, has also made news for his link-up reports with Anushka Sharma, co-star of his first two films.
Contrary to popular belief, Ranveer is not wholly an outsider in Bollywood. Born Ranveer Bhavnani, he is a cousin of actress Sonam Kapoor from the latter's mother's side. The connection did help somewhat in gaining a foothold. Among those who noticed the innate sparks about him was Yash Raj Films honcho Aditya Chopra, who would eventually launch him in Band Baaja Baaraat and also produced Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl.
No surprises that YRF have again cast their blue-eyed protege in the upcoming Gunday, where he shares screens pace with Arjun Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. The film is slated for a February 2014 release, and Ranveer is excited because the script has given him full scope to get into action mode.
"I am doing a lot of stunts in Gunday and I simply love myself in action mode. I feel so comfortable with the genre," he says.
Armed with a degree in acting from the United States, Ranveer Singh's first stint in Bollywood was working as an assistant director to Shaad Ali. This Bombay boy briefly struggled to find a foothold in the industry despite his filmy connections. Finally, when Band Baaja Baaraat happened in 2010, he got just the right kickstart.
With Ram-leela he is seeing a marked increase in his fan base what with the masses enjoying his act as Bollywood's latest stud. He is cautious about future plans, though.
"I will sign a film only if the script interests me. I am planning to experiment with new characters from now on," he explains, about what kind of roles he would like to seek after courting romance and action in his releases so far.
Coming up after Gunday is Shaad Ali's Kill Dil, a romantic comedy that casts Ranveer along with Govinda, Rani Mukerji and Parineeti Chopra. He also has Zoya Akhtar's next in the pipeline.
Source : India Today
No comments:
Post a Comment