Ranveer not easy with labels

MUMBAI: Ranveer Singh, who has films like Lootera and Ram Leela lined up for release, says an actor can survive in the industry only because of his versatility and acting abilities, not on persona.

“I am happy that I am able to make a mark. I want to continue doing good work. It is about delivering and being consistent and taking steps forward, showing versatility and variety in what you do,” Singh said in an interview.

“I think that only one who is an all rounder, a good actor and delivers good performance can last. Gone are that days of surviving on persona, I think versatility and acting prowess contribute to the longevity in acting career in modern climate of Indian cinema,” he added.

Though Singh is just two films old, but he has a strong fan following. “I made a strong start and I knew that was important. I knew I would not get chances as I am not from the industry. I knew I had to make an impression. It was like do or die situation,” he said.

Singh thinks a lot of good work is coming his way because of the potential that people saw in him from his first film.

The actor became the talk of the town also for his alleged link-ups with co-stars Anushka Sharma, Sonakshi Sinha and Deepika Padu-kone. “I don’t say anything... I am generous with my compliments (on females). I tend to see the beauty in everyone. I don’t hold back in expressing my feelings. “I think that’s why these traits of me being tagged as flirt are talked about, which is fine. It is not my own doing, I don’t try to perpetrate it,” Singh said.

But he has problems with tags of all kinds.

“I have problem with tags, be it flirt or casanova. When you tag somebody, you are defining and limiting those people. Whoever you are assigning... Each person is complex and infinite. By tagging it is like putting them in a box. I don’t think it is right,” he added.

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