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After bowling us over as Allaudin Khilji in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat, Ranveer Singh is out to impress us yet again as the actor is all set to show his rapping skills in Zoya Akhtar's upcoming film Gully Boy. Recently, the makers of the film dropped two singles from the film titled 'Asli Hip Hop' and 'Apna Time Ayega' on the internet and fans are in a frenzy. While Asli Hip Hop and Apna Time Ayega, both sang by Ranveer himself, it got a thundering response online. Well, guess what? The latest we hear is that the actor has two more songs to his credit. Yes, you read that right. Ranveer, trained with street rappers for months before recording the songs, is recording two more songs in Gully Boy. Gully Boy: This Mashup of Eminem’s 8 Mile With Ranveer Singh’s Trailer Makes Us Amazed About How Similar These Films Are – Watch Video
A source close to the development, in a statement to Pinkvilla, said, "Ranveer plays the role of an extremely talented rapper from the streets of Mumbai who voices the emotions, dreams, ambitions, anger, passion of the masses living in Mumbai. His character is a metaphor for the hopes, aspirations and realities of everyday life of a regular Mumbaikar."
The source further added, "Ranveer was certain that audiences will connect to the soul of the film more if they hear him sing as it will add more authenticity to the film and his character. He discussed it with Zoya and convinced her with his rapping skills. Zoya has seen Ranveer rapping in social circles and she was aware that he can rap but looking at his passion for the role and how hard he trained at rapping, she agreed to also present Ranveer as the singer in Gully Boy." Gully Boy Song ‘Apna Time Aayega’: Ranveer Singh’s Badass Rap is the Perfect Monday Motivation
Talking about how badly Ranveer wants to do justice to Zoya's film, the source told the online entertainment portal, For Ranveer, Gully Boy is an extremely emotional film. Firstly, it’s Zoya’s film and he wants to do his best for the film and his friend who is the director. Secondly, he is so deeply, emotionally connected with the film’s message and he wanted to do justice to the voice of the streets."
"He prepped really hard for the film, worked for months on his singing and rapping skills by sitting and exchanging notes with the rappers of Mumbai. Both Divine and Naezy were of huge help in his process of becoming a rapper and also understanding the lives, journey and minds of the these talented musicians. Ranveer has delivered massively as a singer in Gully Boy and Zoya as well as the rappers of Mumbai are thrilled about this huge feat," the source added.
On the professional front, Ranveer will be seen sharing screen space with Alia Bhatt in Gully Boy, which releases on February 14, 2019. While the actor is currently riding high on the success of his recently released film Simmba, helmed by Rohit Shetty, he also has Kabir Khan’s 83 (Kapil Dev biopic) lined up. Watch this space for further updates.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 15, 2019 10:16 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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