Ranveer seeks psychiatrist to get rid of his character from Padmavati

Mumbai: Ranveer Singh is known to give his best efforts to any character he portrays. We have seen his electrifying performance as Maratha warrior in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s previous film Bajirao Mastani.

Ranveer Singh is a method actor who goes the unconventional way by putting himself into same emotion that his character is going through in the film.

In the upcoming period drama Padmavati, the actor is playing a menacing, cruel anti-hero Alauddin Khilji. To effectively represent all the nuances of this complex character, Ranveer is been putting lot of efforts.

We have now come to know that while preparing for this role, Ranveer 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 behaviour 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.” said a source close to the actor.

To play the character of ruthless Alauddin Khilji in this film, Ranveer explored such hidden depths of negativity that he has actually had to seek a help from psychiatrist to get back to his real self.

The movie stars Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati and Shahid Kapoor as her husband, Raja Rawal Ratan Singh. It is all set to release on December 1.