Nawazuddin Siddiqui defends Ranveer Singh: ‘Never judge an actor’s process’

Ranveer Singh is popular for his brilliant performances for which he uses method acting to portray dark characters. Recently, actor Prashant Narayanan claimed that Ranveer lied about getting into dark spaces for playing Alauddin Khilji in Padmaavat. Following this, Ranveer has been getting support from celebrities, including Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who said that one should not judge an actor’s process.

Prashant Narayanan on Ranveer Singh

Ranveer has spoken about how during the shoot of Padmaavat he would shut himself up and be completely alone. Reacting to this, actor Prashant Narayanan said in an interview with Siddharth Kannan, “Woh jhoot bol raha hai. Yeh dark spaces mein jana, yeh sab karna yeh bakwas ki baatein hai.”

Nawazuddin Siddiqui defends Ranveer Singh

Nawazuddin has now come in Ranveer’s support and in an interview with Shubhankar Mishra, he said that one can never judge an actor's process, what he's thinking, and how he's living his life while playing a complicated character.

He said, “The people who are calling it fake, did they bother to understand the actor’s process? Did they bother to understand how he was living his life when he was creating the character? They are simply judging him. We don’t know what a man is thinking when he’s coming up with a characterisation.”

Nawazuddin also spoke about other actors who have played dark characters on screen. He said, “This is a very irresponsible thing to say. If there was no process, then what Heath Ledger did in The Dark Knight would not be possible. That man was extremely serious about his performance and that is why he excelled in the character; that’s how iconic characters are born.”

Nawazuddin added that if somebody takes their character casually, there will be people just saying the dialogue, which is what separates a good actor from the rest. The actor added that you don’t know what part of your past you have to tap into to get into character.

Nawazuddin concluded by saying, “Who are we to say if Ranveer should or should not put himself through a painful process? What if he did? How do we know it? It is very easy to make such comments. We cannot underestimate anyone. This is an actor’s job.”

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