Ranveer Singh had his fans floored the moment he walked onto stage – make that danced, actually! – to the tune of ‘Khalibali…’. His first demand? “Let’s increase the volume!” The star was in his element – when is he not, actually? – at the Rising India summit. In a free-flowing session with Rajeev Masand, he shared a number of interesting insights into his style, girlfriend Deepika and more…

Style Quotient

Finding Fame and Ranbir Connect

When I first came in the lime light post Band Baaja Baaraat, it hit me like a truck.”

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Fans & Phones

“I can look at the crowd and immediately say who the real fans are and who are the rowdy ones. Once somebody approached me for a selfie while I was peeing! You learn a lot from people like Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan. Mobile phones have made it very difficult. You don't know when somebody is filming you. ‘We are the last of movie kids, you not so much’, SRK said to me.

Channelling Khilji

“Khilji is out of my system now. I am a different person now. Getting into the head and heart of Khilji was a dangerous process. You don't know how far you could go into the rabbit hole. I used to jump into a tub of ice to relieve myself of the physical pain. The mental part of Khilji was something I never did before. I went through some pretty disgusting and disturbing stuff. I don't regret anything. I believe everybody has a dark stream and I have to tap into it in different manner. It was like taking all the 'kachra' (garbage) inside your being. And then putting it on fire. What came out was the performance!"

About Deepika

The actor is currently busy with the shoot of Zoya Akbar's Gully Boy alongside Alia Bhatt and simultaneously prepping for Rohit Shetty's hardcore masala film, Simmbaa.