Ranveer Singh: I cannot pull someone down to make myself look better

Ranveer Singh has been immensely praised by the audience as well as critics for his performance in Padmaavat. In a recent interview, Ranveer talks about the competition in the industry.Ranveer Singh is on cloud-nine after fans’ and industry member’s reactions to his superlative performance in Padmaavat has been positive. The actor is elated and rightly so, as his risk of taking up a negative role has paid off.

Ranveer spoke to a leading daily about the film and his role as an antagonist. He also spoke about the cut-throat competition in the film industry. Ranveer said, “I have never been extremely competitive. There’s a certain thrill and adrenaline rush when there’s healthy competition. But, I cannot live with myself if I am required to damage someone else to get ahead. You won’t find a better team player than me. Even in my movies, I’d take on for the team every day. I don’t play to win. At the end of the day, I am artiste and art is subjective. You can’t quantify art. I don’t compete with other actors for this precise reason.”

He has achieved immense stardom but also agrees that he has started to get upset about the lack of privacy. However he said, “The invasion of privacy is starting to get to me. The camera phones are extremely intrusive. I am also disturbed by the cut-throat nature of the show business. It shocks me because I can’t be so cut throat. I cannot pull someone down to make myself look better. It happens around me every day and I haven’t come to terms with this.” On the work front, Ranveer is currently shooting for Gully Boy with Alia Bhatt.