Jim Sarbh clarifies his ‘mental therapy’ statement was not referring to Ranveer Singh, says, “I only have lovely things to say about him”

A video of Jim Sarbh mocking an actor for claiming they were stuck in character and needed therapy went viral, leading many to believe he was referring to Ranveer Singh. Ranveer was also Jim’s co-star in Padmavat. While Jim was receiving backlash on the same, he took to Instagram to clarify his statement.

In a long note on Instagram, Jim wrote, “I usually don’t respond to speculative videos and articles, because they’re boring and I assume people know better. Of course, just like some of you, I assumed wrong. Too many people have forwarded me things, and now journalists/interviewers are ‘identifying’ me as a ‘critic’, despite me never having mentioned anyone at all, let alone @ranveersingh.”

Jim Sarbh clarifies his ‘mental therapy’ comment

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“I find this almost absurd to have to clarify, but since folks are running wild with the videos and the articles. Nothing I said refers to Ranveer Singh. The video byte being shared is from ‘Made in Heaven’ Season 2 promotions, 5 whole years since ‘Padmaavat’ came out. 5 years. I only had lovely things to say about Ranveer as a co-actor – look it up. I still do. Also: it is not an attack on process. love process, and I love actors. The video is making fun of actors who exaggerate their process. I’m sure you’ve all met people who talk about their work more than do their work. Can’t wait for the next article or video shooting off my shoulder”

Ranveer had previously mentioned that he found playing Khilji’s character in ‘Padmaavat’ very dark. He had revealed that he would lock himself up in his Goregaon house, completely isolated, to prepare for the role.

In an interview with The Quint, Jim had said, “There are all those actors who are like, you know, I was so stuck in my character that I had to get mental therapy for weeks after. I was like, shut up bro. You didn’t even know your lines on the day, what nonsense.” Many believed this to be a dig at Ranveer.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui on Prashant Narayanan’s comment about Ranveer Singh

Prashant Narayanan, in an interview with Siddharth Kannan, had recently undermined Ranveer’s process, saying, “Woh jhoot bol raha hai. Yeh dark spaces mein jana, yeh sab karna yeh bakwas ki baatein hai. (He’s lying. All this talk of sitting in dark spaces is useless.)”

During an interview with Shubhankar Mishra, Nawazuddin Siddiqui defended Ranveer, saying, “The people who are calling it fake, did they bother to understand the actor’s process? Did they bother to understand how he was living his life when he was creating the character? They are simply judging him. We don’t know what a man is thinking when he’s coming up with a characterisation.”

In the midst of this controversy, Jim is preparing for his debut in Tollywood with Sekhar Kammula’s ‘Kubera’. The film stars Dhanush, Rashmika Mandanna, and Nagarjuna in lead roles.

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