Bolly potboilers inspire Ranveer

Playing myriad roles since his Bollywood debut in 2010’s Band Baaja Baaraat, Ranveer Singh, who is busy with Rohit Shetty’s Simmba, credits his career in the Hindi film industry to his love for ‘masala’ entertainers.

“Mainstream Hindi films or masala entertainers are the reason I ever wanted to become an actor,” says Singh. “When I was a kid, I used to only watch these kind of films. It has been my education. So, it is a huge deal for me that I am finally doing something that is a true blue masala entertainer.”

In Simmba, Singh will be seen playing the flamboyant policeman, Sangram Bhalerao.

“Having put in the work over few years, I’m getting to be a leading man in Rohit sir’s film. I regard him to be the finest proponent in the masala genre. He is the undisputed best in the business .... ” says the actor.

For the Padmaavat star, this will be the first time he will be seen acting in a comedy. However, Singh calls it is his ‘home territory’ crediting his ease with the genre to veteran Bollywood actor and comedian, Govinda.

“I’m a huge Govinda fan. Yes, I’m going to try my hands at mass comedy but I always thought this would be home territory for me because some of my favourite films that I have grown up watching are Govinda’s films,” he reveals. However, Singh does admit that he has realised comedy is serious business.

“You really have to nail it. Your timing has to be just perfect,” he says.