'Masala entertainers encouraged me to become an actor'
Ranveer, who grew up watching masala films, is a big fan of Govinda. He is really happy on being part of a film like Simmba and reveals his excitement of playing a police office in Rohit Shetty’s directorial.;
He has played myriad roles ever since his Bollywood debut in 2010 with Band Baaja Baaraat.
Actor Ranveer Singh, currently busy with Rohit Shetty's Simmba, credits his career in the Hindi film industry to his love for masala entertainers. Masala entertainers, are in fact, his "favourite" genre.
"Mainstream Hindi films, masala entertainers are the reason I ever wanted to become an actor. When I was a kid, I used to only watch these kind of films. It has been my education, it has been a part of my upbringing," he said.
"So, it is a huge deal for me that I am finally doing something that is a true blue masala entertainer," Ranveer added.
"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 of masala entertainers. It could not be sweeter, it could not be better," said the actor.
"The Simmba journey so far has really been an enriching experience for me." This will be the first time Ranveer will be trying his hands at mass comedy."
"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."
"Mass comedy is something that I thought I would be adept at," he said.
Calling the film a "full on family entertainer", Ranveer, 33, says he has realised that comedy is serious business. Now that the Bajirao Mastani star has tried it, he says he has "even more respect" for actors like Govinda, Johnny Lever, Kader Khan and Anupam Kher.
"What they do is really admirable and I have all the more love, respect, admiration and reverence for them having tried it myself," he said.
Talking about playing a police office like Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar, Ranveer said: "There is a lot of work that goes into making a masala film, in terms of demands on you as an actor... You really have to put in a lot."