Padmavati: Ranveer Singh says GOODBYE to Alauddin Khilji; wishes his restless soul finds peace

Ranveer Singh took to Instagram to announce that it's a wrap for Padmavati.

By Apoorva Nijhara

Updated on Nov 06, 2017 | 11:24 AM IST | 3.5M

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati has been in news ever since it has been announced. The film stars Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji and post the trailer, fans have been going gaga over his character.

Without even a single dialogue in the trailer, Ranveer has managed to impress all his fans and the viewers. Today, Ranveer took to Instagram to finally say GOODBYE to Alauddin Khilji. He wrote, "And it's a wrap! Goodbye Alauddin. 1 year and a few weeks later, I bid thee farewell. May your restless soul find its peace... #Khilji."

Speaking about his role in Padmavati, Ranveer told a publication, "It was a very difficult character to play. I am a people pleaser, admittedly. I like to spread cheer and laughter. I like to keep the atmosphere light – even if it means making stupid jokes and acting silly and crass. But, when I became Alauddin Khilji for the movie, there’s no trace of that person. Some actors are that way, where the external starts to affect the internal. At some point during filming, everybody realized that at one point in the morning you’ll have Ranveer and the rest of the day will be Khilji. My whole energy changed. Which is good, because at least I know I’m doing an honest job in the film. But, yeah, I’m almost done now and I have to say what I told myself holds true to some extent. All the darkness has been lived out, it’s been addressed. It’s almost like therapy."

Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Bhansali Productions, Padmavati is slated to release on December 1, 2017.

Check out the post here:

And it's a wrap! Goodbye Alauddin. 1 year and a few weeks later, I bid thee farewell. May your restless soul find its peace... #Khilji