- He belongs to a Sindhi family, who migrated from Karachi to Mumbai during the Partition of India.
- He is the maternal cousin of Anil Kapoor‘s children Sonam Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor and Harshvardhan Kapoor.
- He always wanted to be an actor, as, throughout his schooling, he used to participate in debates, plays, etc.
- He is the first Bollywood actor who’s 4th film crossed ₹100 crore mark.
- He was initially offered the lead role in Bombay Velvet, but due to no dates available, the role went to Ranbir Kapoor.
- Apart from being an actor, he is an amazing rapper.
- He has a huge collection of 200+ shoes and 100+ hats.
- He has a habit of washing hands with soap or sanitizer repeatedly.
- He described Bittoo Sharma's role as a typical Delhi boy. To prepare for the role, he spent time with students on the campus of the University of Delhi.
Career:
In January 2010, Singh was called for an audition by Shanoo Sharma, the head of the casting division for Yash Raj Films.They informed him that it was for a lead role in their film titled Baaja Baaraat Band, a romantic comedy in the world of wedding planning. Aditya Chopra, the company's vice president, later saw the videotape tapes and was impressed by Singh's game, and decided that it was the role of Bittoo Sharma, the movie's hero.
However, director Maneesh Sharma needed something more convincing and he was called to a few more auditions over the next two weeks until they were completely convinced of his caliber.After two weeks of testing, Singh was confirmed for the role of Bittoo, with Anushka Sharma playing the female lead.
Singh's next release was Lootera , a period novel written and directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, and starring Sonakshi Sinha. An adaptation of O. Henry's novel, The Last Leaf, Lootera has been critically acclaimed. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN wrote that Singh "brings a silent sensitivity to Varun, and sometimes a blazing intensity, offering a finely internalized performance, it leaves a lasting impression." However, Lootera performed badly at the box office.
Singh with Deepika Padukone promoting Bajirao Mastani in 2015. His performance in the film established him in Hindi cinema and earned him the Best Actor award at Filmfare.Singh played the opposite role to Deepika Padukone in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, entitled Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, in which he played Ram, a Gujarati boy based on the character of Romeo.
Bhansali was impressed by Singh's performance in Band Baaja Baaraat and decided to screen him for the film. Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela has generated positive reviews from critics, as has Singh's performance.
In 2016, Singh starred in Befikre, Aditya Chopra's romantic comedy, opposite Vaani Kapoor. He played Dharam Gulati, a stand-up cartoon whose romantic connections with Kapoor's character led to a conflict between them. Located in Paris, Befikre marked the fourth project led by Chopra. Singh performed a nude scene for her, a rare occurrence in an Indian movie. Variety's Jay Weissberg found the film to be a "too energetic twist on the theme of old friends with benefits" and criticized Singh's "manic behavior". He underperformed at the box office.
After a year's absence, Singh portrays Alauddin Khilji, a ruthless Muslim king, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat drama , starring Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor, who marks his third collaboration with Bhansali and Padukone. Right-wing Hindu groups speculated that the film distorted historical facts, and issued violent threats against the actors and the team. |
