“I feel very happy because I knew it was a big challenge,” says Shahid, as he talks about his career, playing Ratan Singh and more. Shahid Kapoor feels Dilip Kumar’s performance from Mughal-E-Azam “became like Bible in my head.”But wasn’t it a risky move? A post shared by Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) on Nov 18, 2017 at 7:30am PSTYou represent the Rajput community in the film. A post shared by Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) on Nov 3, 2017 at 2:45am PDTBut aren’t the two characters (Tommy and Ratan Singh) like two ends of a spectrum? Shahid Kapoor stars as Maharawal Ratan Singh in Padmaavat, while Deepika Padukone portrays queen Padmavati.

Source: Hindustan Times January 30, 2018 12:19 UTC