Padmaavat: Ranveer Singh calls Alauddin Khilji a monster

Mumbai: Ahead of the release of his controversial flick 'Padmaavat', Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh shared a collage depicting various avatars of his character Alauddin Khilji, whom he described as a monster.

Ranveer tweeted the collage on Monday. It features various stills of the actor in Khilji's role. "Monster. Khilji. 'Padmaavat'," Ranveer captioned the image.

https://twitter.com/RanveerOfficial/status/955271990801248256

"Padmaavat", after a history of troubles, is finally releasing on January 25.

The film, featuring Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati and Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh, is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The makers have said it's a film Indians will be proud of.

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