Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmavati' is by far the most awaited film of the year. The film is based on the tale of a long-forgotten story about Rani Padmini. It is believed Maharani Padmini performed Jauhar in 1303, the year Alauddin Khilji attacked Chittor. In the film, Deepika will be seen as Rani Padmini. While Ranveer Singh will be stepping into the shoes of Alauddin Khilji, Shahid Kapoor will be seen as Maharawal Ratan Singh.
Now, according to a leading agency Deepika had been working hard for the role and in the process became a little disturbed. A source told the agency, "It is not easy to play a character who has to commit suicide, or jauhar, as it is called. And when one is working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, he wants one to feel committed and feel the character all the time. Sanjay takes his time to shoot every sequence. The build up to the jauhar scene and the scene itself was rather elaborate. Deepika has already spoken about clinical depression earlier in her career. Hence, she does not want to do anything that will take her back to that space."
Meanwhile, there were also reports that Ranveer Singh had to visit a shrink in order to go back to normal. A source revealed, “Ranveer has his friends and family worried. To play Alauddin Khilji, he has been researching and exploring extreme negativity. To become Khilji, he took the same route as he did to play Peshwa Bajirao. He locked himself up in his apartment, prepped and stayed in the headspace for weeks. Getting out of this dark, intimidating mindset wasn’t easy for him. The film has also been shot for almost a year now, so sustaining the Khilji persona was very challenging. It affected his reactions and behavior towards people. Which is why, his friends advised him to get help in emerging beyond Khilji. He is going to a psychiatrist to get rid of the Khilji influences.”
Well, it looks like these were by far the most challenging roles for both Deepika and Ranveer. Stay tuned for more updates.
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