Hard work always pays off and proof is in the manner in which Ranveer Singh’s Allaudin Khilji of Padmaavat is being received by the audience. He has been busy courting compliments from all quarters ever since the film saw the light of the day. For any actor, who has poured his heart and soul into a film and given it his blood, sweat and tears, appreciation is of importance. It is what keeps them going. (Also read: After Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone gets her first award for Padmaavat from Amitabh Bachchan)

Ranveer’s transformation as the menacing Khilji is the stuff legends are made of. Not only did Ranveer internalise the character, he also ensured that he beefed up to look like a conqueror who knew what he was doing. And it would only be apt to take a leaf out of his book. Seems like even Ranveer goes back to his character to draw inspiration and keep himself motivated. Check out his post below…

#mondaymotivation #badboy #khilji

A post shared by Ranveer Singh (@ranveersingh) on Feb 5, 2018 at 3:42am PST

It is indeed motivating – this gritty picture of the actor, captured post a gruelling workout session, we are sure. Playing the character of Khilji didn’t come easy for the actor. In fact, he had broken down while shooting for the tough scenes. Speaking about the same to to Rajeev Masand, Ranveer revealed, “It used to freak me out when in my Alauddin Khilji look… and I love children, I love playing with children. They used to look at me and start crying because of beard and stuff, they used to start bawling. I was like what am I doing.” While this must have surely been taxing for the actor, he is surely ecstatic about the film making it to the Rs 200 crore club. While speaking to BollywoodLife, the actor said, “From playing one of my most challenging character(s) ever, to notching my first 200 crore grosser, this film has already given me so many overwhelming, emotional and humbling memories.”