Amidst Dhurandhar: The Revenge blazing at the box office and many from the film industry praising Aditya Dhar’s direction and Ranveer Singh’s performance. Now, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap shared an anecdote in a recent interview, praising the latter’s commitment to his craft and stressing that it goes beyond the current box office craze.

In an interview with Miss Malini, Anurag recalled an incident from the 2013 film Lootera, featuring Ranveer and Sonkashi Sinha, and was produced by him. The director said that during a crucial scene in the film, Ranveer had secretly clipped his stomach to physically experience pain, but he pushed himself so far that he eventually had to be airifted and hospitalised.

“We are hearing stories about Dhurandhar and how he and Arjun Rampal injured and hurt each other. So, that’s how far they went for the role, and the film got amazing numbers, right? But Ranveer Singh, in his second film Lootera, when he gets shot in the climax and to feel that right feeling, he took a clip without telling anyone and clipped himself on the stomach,” Anurag said. The director added, “He went so far as an actor to create that, we had to take him to the hospital.”

Anurag highlighted that while Lootera did not achieve the commercial success of Dhurandhar, it showcased the actor’s deep conviction and passion for his craft. “The film (Lootera) didn’t do the numbers of Dhurandhar, but it’s that man’s conviction. He didn’t share his pain with anyone. Nobody came to know till he (Ranveer) couldn’t move,” shared Anurag.

Previously on various interviews, Anurag has stated that he initially wanted Ranveer for Bombay Velvet (2015). “The film was not a high- budget film initially. It was sold at a very high budget, and it took me time to get around to that, and to the change of actor. Earlier, when I wrote it, it was for Ranveer Singh. He was much fresher then. But everybody sold it on the basis of Ranbir, and the actor changed. It took me at least a year to wrap my head around it,” he had told Screen.

Anurag's next, Dacoit, also featuring Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur is currently running in theatres.