Salman Khan's THIS Co-Star Trained Ranveer Singh For His Bollywood Debut
The actor mentioned that Ranveer Singh already had the skills needed to be an actor. He just learnt how to use them.
Ranveer Singh made a stellar debut with Anushka Sharma in Band Baaja Baarat. His debut role was a breakthrough role that put him on the map. In a recent chat with Pinkvilla, Nawazuddin Siddiqui revealed that he trained Ranveer in his workshop. However, the Kick actor maintained that Ranveer had his capabilities and only needed to learn how to use those skills.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui said, 'I trained Ranveer for a while for his role in Band Baaja Baarat, and in one sense, I had become the 'workshop guy'. I used to say that whoever wants to be an actor and get launched, I am there for you. Even though he was in the workshop, I don't believe you actually teach acting; he had his own capabilities. All I did was show him several ways to use that skill, but at the end of the day, the person has to do it themselves."
Although Ranveer Singh became popular after the film's release, very few people had faith in him before his debut. In an earlier episode of Koffee With Karan, Karan Johar recalled how he was not convinced by Aditya Chopra's decision to launch Ranveer. He said, 'I was meeting Yash uncle (Yash Chopra) for lunch. So some assistant directors were playing table tennis. Aditya Chopra pointed out that one of those boys is not AD; he is the boy who is starring in Band Baaja Baaraat. I said, 'Who?'"
'I saw the poster of the film, and I told them that they have to change this poster. I was like, 'I have no hope. I'm not going to go and see this film because Aditya never calls me for any previews anymore. I went to see this film, and I was like, 'Oh my god. He's a movie star,'" Karan added.
Today, Ranveer Singh is among the top actors in India. He is currently shooting for Dhurandhar. He also has Farhan Akhtar's Don 3 in the pipeline. As Nawazuddin Siddiqui, he has proven his acting chops time and again and has worked with actors like Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. He was recently seen in Costao and was lauded for his performance.
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