Introducing: Ranveer Singh : Bollywood News

Bagging the first break

My ambition was always to bag a lead role in a film and hence I refrained from doing any ads, TV serials, music videos as I felt that a fresh face always works much better. It was a gamble and I took that gamble telling myself that I will give it my all to bag a lead role. I made my portfolio and began meeting various producers, directors and casting directors. Finally, Shanoo Sharma (who now heads casting division at YRF) called and told me that YRF were looking for a fresh face for one of their projects and she had spoken to Adi Chopra about me. I went to Yash Raj for my audition, was asked to perform two scenes and Adi Chopra who later saw the audition tapes on video was impressed and decided that I fit the part of Bittoo Sharma. However, the director Maneesh Sharma needed some more convincing and I was called for a few more auditions over the next two weeks until they were completely convinced that I could pull it off.

Playing Bittoo Sharma

Bittoo Sharma is your typical Delhi University ka launda. He is a loafer who is not interested one bit in studies. All he does is fool around with his friends in and around college and do a lot of awaragardi. He is a very chilled out guy full of masti who has no worry whatsoever about his future or career. Besides this, he is also a pucca jugadu someone who knows how to get things done his way. In shortâ€¦he is a hustler. After college, he is confronted with the question as to what path to follow ahead in life. At this point of time, he meets Anushkas character Shruti Kakkar and she comes across as a very sorted, determined, focussed and career-oriented girl. As an easy way out, he latches onto her and convinces her to start a business together and they end up starting a wedding planning firm called Shaadi Mubarak and the story takes off from there.

First co-star Anushka Sharma

Anushka is a great person to work with. We are around the same age so we had a lot of fun during shooting. We share a certain comfort level and I truly believe that when you share a certain comfort level with your co-star, it certainly adds to the quality of the work. This being my first film, she used to also give me small pieces of advice some of which I incorporated. Overall, shes been really supportive of me.