Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan had said Ranveer Singh, the young debutant, is a star in the making. And rightly so, Singh is among the foremost debutants to have hit Bollywood in recent times. Point that out to him and he gets nostalgic. “I had almost given up on my acting aspirations because I didn’t think anything worthwhile was coming my way. I went abroad to study and, on the very first day, all the students were asked to showcase their talent. I didn’t know anything besides acting and I uttered a few lines in Hindi on stage. Nobody understood the language but the audience roared with claps and whistles and that was it! The university gave me a new lease of life and I decided to be more persistent and here I am,” he smiles.

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For someone who has always been awestruck by his co-star Anushka Sharma, it was a dream come true to be working with her in his debut film. “I saw Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Anushka’s debut film on the first day, late night show. I was on a date, but I just couldn’t take my eyes off Anushka and kept gushing about her. Obviously that girl never saw me again,” the young actor says. And what about reports of his link-up with his crush Anushka? “I would really make a bad boyfriend. Anushka and I are very close buddies, but we are loggerheads all the time. All these reports are an imagination of someone jobless,” Singh says.

“I have no time and inclination for love or a relationship. If it happens then great, but right now I have all eyes set only on my career,” he ends.