Karan Johar is among the most successful directors and producers in Bollywood. He once was sure that actor Ranveer Singh doesn’t have what it takes to become a “movie star” and that he “should not be doing movies”. Ranveer Singh is one of the most famous actors of this generation. The duo had even collaborated for the movie “Simmba” and the movie made over Rs 400 crore globally.
During a conversation with Ranveer Singh, as a part of the Film Companion’s Tape Cast series, Karan admitted that when he first saw Ranveer he was assured that the actor would not make him into a successful star at Bollywood.
Karan in 2019 said, “This is the age when the actor is appreciated. When I saw Ranveer Singh a decade ago, I was like ‘he doesn’t look like a movie star at all, he should not be in the movies’. But when I saw his performance, I was like, ‘this boy is a movie star’. He can act. It’s the age of the actor, it’s the death of the superstar, I believe.”
Karan further added, “Can you act? It’s as simple as that, can you really act? It’s the first question I ask a young aspirant, who comes into my room — boy, girl. It’s okay if you look gorgeous, it’s okay if you have the best physique, it’s okay if you have beautiful genetics, can you act? Because there is ‘act’ in actor, and that’s one thing people had forgotten for two decades. And suddenly the big reminder is back, if you can’t act, you don’t belong. And if you don’t belong, you must find something else to do.”
The Karan and Ranveer earlier had also collaborated for ‘AIB roast’ and will be working together for Karan’s Dharma production’s next, “Takht” which is an epic period drama.
