New approach: Whose line is it anyway?

Ranveer Singh on improvising in ‘Befikre,’ evolution as an actor

PARIS: Ranveer Singh has tried a new technique in performing scenes of Befikre, all thanks to director Aditya Chopra. The actor finds his performance in the upcoming film to be one of his best. “I find Befikre to be one of my best performances. Whatever I have seen in dub, I have understood it takes a lot of fortitude to go on a live set, knowing nothing at all and being almost completely spontaneous,” The Indian Express quoted him as saying. “Not knowing your pauses, actions and not even sticking to your dialogues… For me, that is a huge sign of evolution.”

The new-age romantic comedy is set in Paris and Ranveer did many impromptu things while filming for  it. “I am now comfortable and confident enough to go into a scene where everything is left to chance – we just roll the camera and see what transpires. It’s a unique approach that Adi sir and I adopted and I feel it has worked like magic.”



From making a promising debut with Band Baaja Baaraat to giving a critically-acclaimed performance in Bajirao Mastani, Singh has shown tremendous growth as an actor. But according him, he has finally deconstructed his learning of the craft.

The 31-year-old shared that during his initial days in the industry, he felt he knew it all but now, it feels like he is a beginner. “The more films I do, the more I understand that I don’t know anything. Every time I go on a set, I feel as if I have forgotten everything,” Singh confessed. “When I started, I thought I knew everything and I was the best actor in the world but it’s going in reverse now. These days, I feel I don’t know anything. I have understood that this craft is limitless. The possibilities in the realm of acting are limitless and I am hoping to explore them more.”

Singh went on to reveal that he considers himself fortunate to get opportunities which contribute to his growth. “I used to be a very different kind of actor, I am not that anymore and not that person anymore. I have changed a lot,” he said.  “I have grown for good. I am not the Ranveer of Band Baaja Baaraat or Lootera. I find myself learning something new with every film.Every new film has something new for me to learn.”

For the Dil Dhadakne Do star, it is the recognition he has received for Lootera that gave him confidence in his abilities. “When you get validation which, for me, started when I got critical acclaim for Lootera, it makes you gain a little bit of confidence in your own abilities. Then you can play with your craft.”

Befikre, also starring actor Vaani Kapoor, will hit the theatres on December 9.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 14^th, 2016.

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