Jim Sarbh DENIES Mocking Ranveer Singh For His Method Acting: 'I Only Had Lovely Things To Say'

Jim Sarbh clarified on Saturday that his earlier comments about actors and their methods were not specifically about Ranveer Singh, his co-star in Padmaavat. This came after Nawazuddin Siddiqui was asked about those remarks in a recent interview. That apart, Prashant Narayanan, known for his role in Murder 2, also appeared to have mocked Ranveer Singh for his statement about immersing himself deeply into his character for Padmaavat.

Ranveer Singh had famously mentioned isolating himself at his Goregaon home to prepare for his role as Allaudin Khilji and had concerns about returning to a normal mindset afterwards. “There are all those actors who are like ‘You know, I was so stuck in my character that I had to get mental therapy for weeks after.’ I was like, ‘Shut up bro. You didn’t even know your lines on the day, what nonsense’.” Some on social media thought Jim was referring to his Padmaavat co-star.

To clarify this, Jim took to Instagram and wrote, “I find this almost absurd to have to clarify, but since folks are running wild with the videos and the articles: Nothing I said refers to Ranveer Singh. The video byte being shared is from made in heaven season 2 promotions, 5 whole years since Padmaavat came out. 5 years. I only had lovely things to say about Ranveer as a co actor- look it up. I still do. Also: it is not an attack on process. I love process, and I love actors.”

The actor explained that his comments were not about Ranveer Singh or anyone in particular. He criticised actors who talk a lot about their talent but don’t back it up with action. “The video is making fun of actors who exaggerate their process. I’m sure you’ve all met people who talk about their work more than do their work. Can’t wait for the next article or video shooting off my shoulder…. I usually don’t respond to speculative videos and articles, because they’re boring and I assume people know better. Of course, just like some of you, I assumed wrong. Too many people have forwarded me things, and now journalists/interviewers are ‘identifying’ me as a ‘critic’, despite me never having mentioned anyone at all, let alone @ranveersingh.,” he wrote and tagged Ranveer Singh with the emojis, “❤️”.

Jim and Ranveer Singh shared screen space in Padmaavat.