Mumbai: Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who will be seen as a happy-go-lucky deaf and mute guy in Barfi!, says, he drew inspiration from the characters of Charlie Chaplin and Mr Bean to get into the skin of the role.
Helmed by Anurag Basu, the film tells the story of Murphy (Ranbir Kapoor), fondly known as 'Barfi' and his friendship with Ileana D'Cruz and Jhilmil (Priyanka Chopra), which in a way leads to several twists and turns in his life. Ranbir excels with his intricate gestures and body language in the role, which reminds one of Mr Bean and Charlie Chaplin.
On whether he took que from the legendary characters, Ranbir said, "Yes, they were definitely an inspiration, we did not copy or try to replicate them. I took all my influences (from them). Also, I am Raj Kapoor's grandson, so I would have a little bit of that in me, it all came automatically."
For this character of Barfi!, the 29-year-old did not have any difficulty as he followed Anurag's directions. "When he (Anurag Basu) narrated the script to me, I thought I will have to do lot of work for the character and learn sign language and more. But he was very clear... he did not want an actor to show his acting abilities or method acting, he wanted it to be relatable, everyone should understand it," Ranbir said.
"If I communicated in sign language, you all wouldn't understand the movie... so I had to act in a way keeping in mind that my audience would understand the film. It was not difficult as Anurag knew the characters well. He has given a year and a half of his life to this film... he has given it his all," Ranbir added.
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