Filmfare Flashback: When Ranveer Singh Gave a Speech in Front of Ranbir Kapoor & Imran Khan
In 2011, the Filmfare stage witnessed a star who was full of heart, and ready to take over Bollywood. That star was Ranveer Singh, who won the Best Male Debut Award at the 56th Filmfare Awards for his performance in Band Baaja Baaraat. But it wasn’t just the award or the win that night, it was his emotional speech and the epic comedy that followed with Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan that made the moment unforgettable.
Ranveer, overcome with emotion, delivered a short but powerful speech. He said, “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My whole reason for living is here tonight. Mom, dad, my beautiful sister Ritika, guys, this is all you. Thank you, Adi sir. I hereby pledge my entire life to entertaining you all as long as I can. Thank you very much.”
The award was for Band Baaja Baaraat, a refreshing romantic comedy where Ranveer played Bittoo Sharma, a loud and lovable Delhi boy who teams up with Anushka Sharma’s character to start a wedding planning business. His raw energy, natural acting, and charisma wowed audiences and critics alike, and this award was a well-deserved recognition of that.
But the night didn’t end with Ranveer walking off stage. As he tried to exit, Imran Khan stopped him and teased, “Ranveer sir, you can’t leave yet. Because you are ready to join our dance party. Come on. Where will you escape to? We are here.” Ranveer added with a grin, “Are you here to have fun, Papplu-Tapplu?” What followed was pure entertainment. The trio’s fun banter had the entire audience laughing. Ranbir joked about the confusion between “Ranbir and Ranveer” and declared, “From today onwards, your name will be Bunty Singh in our dance party!”
Imran then pulled out a Filmfare magazine, and Ranveer playfully reacted, “This is me. Wait, wait, what is written? Ranveer Singh takes the industry by storm.” Ranbir continued the act, placing the magazine in Ranveer’s hands and saying, “you are going to get beaten up. Now, wait. Keep your hand on this Filmfare magazine. And promise…” Together, they made him take a hilarious “Bollywood oath”: “I take an oath that I will become a part of the film industry till I die, At least once in my life, I will dance in the fields of Switzerland. Till my third film, I will make my own six-pack abs. At least with three co-stars, I will have an affair.If the shoot is at 6 AM, I will not come at 6 PM.”
The final line was totally hilarious “No matter how successful I become, I will give all the credit to my guruji, Sri Imran Khan and Sri Ranbir Kapoor.” That night, Ranveer Singh didn’t just win his first Filmfare, he won hearts and showed the world that he was born to entertain.
Check out the footage here:
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