Padmaavat: Ranveer Singh calls Khilji a monster

Ranveer Singh essays the role of Alauddin Khilji in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat that is set to hit theatres on Thursday.

Actor Ranveer Singh has shared a collage depicting various avatars of his character Alauddin Khilji, whom he described as a monster. Ranveer essays the role of Khilji in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat that is set to hit theatres on Thursday.

Ranveer Singh shared a collage of images of his character from the upcoming film Padmaavat.

Ranveer tweeted the collage on Monday morning. It features various stills of the actor in Khilji’s role. “Monster. Khilji. Padmaavat, ” Ranveer captioned the image.

Originally titled Padmavati, the film is based on Mohammad Jayasi’s poem Padmavat and traces the story of Rajput queen Rani Padmini and invader Alauddin Khilji.

Padmaavat, after a history of troubles, is finally releasing on January 25. The film, featuring Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati and Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh, is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The makers have said it’s a film Indians will be proud of.

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