The Filmfare Achievers Night Award ceremony in Dubai honoured Ranveer Singh as the Superstar of the Decade. The actor's parents, Jagjit Singh and Anju Bhavnani, who were present the entire time, had an emotional evening as the actor broke down on stage as he remembered his struggling days.
In a video from Filmfare Middle East Achievers Night 2022 (FFME 2022) that took place on Saturday, Ranveer Singh welled up and said, “Aapko yaad hai papa, barah saal pehle, mein koshish kar raha tha aur mein portfolio banane ja raha tha… socha apna calling card leke jayenge aur dikhayenge ki bhaiya mein hoon naya actor, please mujhe kaam do (remember papa, 12 years ago I was trying to get my portfolio made to take to people and ask them for work).”
He continued, “Portfolio ka quotation aaya 50,000… bola ke acha wala banayenge, bade photographer se banayenge. Meine bola papa 50,000 bohut expensive hai toh papa ne bola ‘fikar mat kar beta tera papa betha hai yahan pe’ (The portfolio would cost 50,000, which I thought was a lot, but my father asked me not to worry and said he will help me).”
Ranveer then spoke to his mother, who sat teary-eyed, “Aapko yaad hai mummy chote wale ghar mein… mera audition bohut kharab gaya tha phir mein wapas aya from the airport, I was bawling, I was crying… and said ‘mumma mere ko pata nahi mera jo ye sapna hai kabhi pura hoga ke nahi’ (remember mom, when we used to live in the smaller house, I gave a bad audition and came to you crying, asking if I will ever realise my dream of becoming an actor).”
Ranveer, who made his acting debut with YRF's Band Baaja Baarat in 2010, further said it was a ‘miracle’ that he was standing on the stage and receiving an award. Ranveer also spoke about filmmaker Aditya Chopra in his winning speech as he dedicated his award to him. "He took a chance on me, when no one did and said, 'I found my next Shah Rukh Khan," Ranveer said.
