Ranveer, Says Marrying Deepika is His Life’s Biggest Achievement
Actor Ranveer Singh, who is clearly on a career high, says with wife, Deepika Padukone on his side, he feels “invincible and protected”
Clearly, 2018 was a year of highs for Ranveer Singh. After all, he kicked it off with a ‘historical’ outing – as Alauddin Khilji in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus, Padmaavat (it’s his biggest box office hit till date). He then went on to team up with Zoya Akhtar and Alia Bhatt in Gully
Boy, and Rohit Shetty in Simmba.
And that’s not all. He also signed Kabir Khan’s 83 that will see him playing the legendary excricketer, Kapil Dev, on screen and Karan Johar’s dream project,
Takht. And “the best part” of it all, as he puts it, was marrying his long-time girlfriend, Deepika Padukone.
“I’m over the moon, and very happy that a lot of affection is coming my way because I am getting extra love from my lady nowadays (laughs),” says Ranveer, as he embarks on a “very important” phase of his life – personally and professionally. Excerpts from an interview with the actor.
You had a fabulous 2018 – personally as well as professionally?
2018 was an insane year. With
Padmaavat, I got my biggest commercial success as well as an avalanche of acclaim. And it was all for a part that many people initially suggested to me to not take up.
Playing a negative character was a huge risk and a big gamble but it clearly paid off in a massive way. Then, Gully Boy turned out to be a really fulfilling creative experience.
The movie getting selected for the Berlin Film Fest came as an awesome piece of news. But last year, I also lost my naani (maternal grandmother), which was very unfortunate. However, it brought the entire family closer, and that’s how I choose to look at it.
Then, I got to do full ‘herogiri’ in Simmba. I think I was born to do that – be a massy masala film hero. It was a very rewarding and the most fun experience I’ve
ever had.