Currently basking in the success of his latest release Simmba and on a vacation with wife Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh is all praise for Karan Johar, who is directing him for the first time in his upcoming film Takht.
Talking about Johar, Singh recently told Deccan Chronicle, “He is a light-hearted man in his demeanour, but behind that he is a serious and passionate filmmaker. Here’s he offering me a film and there’s something different about him. His eyes are different, his body language is different, and his voice is different. I saw a different side of Karan that was a complete revelation to me. There was just this sheer great desire to make this film.”
“I have always regarded him as a creative force of nature. He is a writer, director, producer, actor and he’s so multifaceted and a genius. I always wanted to be directed by him,” he said.
Comparing Takht with Johar’s 2001 family drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, he added, “People don’t understand that K3G is a family film and it’s about internal dynamics of family and Takht is the same at its core. What period it’s set in? And what costumes they are wearing? The world is just a decoration. At the core, it’s a family drama about love, greed, ambition, betrayal, brotherhood, and dynamics between father, son, brothers, and sisters all this compiles the essence of the story.”
Johar’s magnum opus also stars Anil Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar and Janhvi Kapoor in key roles. On its large ensemble cast, Singh said, “The story is on such delicious scale and there’s so much meat in it. It’s going to be special because he has a stellar cast. I have worked with Alia and Anil Kapoor before. Vicky is somebody whom I wanted to collaborate with; Kareena is someone who I am crazy about, and Janhvi is so promising and also someone who I am keen to work with. Moreover, Bhumi took my auditions in Band Bajaa Baraat and now she is working in this film. It’s crazy and this is damn exciting.”
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