Knew my character an underdog in 'Padmaavat': Shahid

Entertainment, Pollywood

Mumbai: Shahid Kapoor believes playing Maha Rawal Ratan Singh was the biggest risk of his career as people did not know much about the character's journey but he is glad that "the hero" of "Padmaavat" is rightfully getting his due.

The 36-year-old actor said there were many people who questioned him for taking up the role, as Padmavati (Deepika Padukone) and Sultan Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer Singh) were already popular.

The film was stuck with the censor board for a while and had to miss its December 1 release last year.

It arrived in the theatres on January 25, minus the 'i' in the title, and several disclaimers and modifications.  PTI