Ranveer Singh calls Padmaavat co-actor Jim Sarbh a 'sex panther'!

Ranveer Singh and Jim Sarbh

Post shared by Jim Sarbh on Instagram.

On Wednesday, Jim Sarbh took to his Instagram account to share a still of him portraying the character of Malik Kafur from Padmaavat. Ranveer Singh immediately replied to that post and called him a 'sex panther'. In fact, the song 'Binte Dil' from 'Padmaavat' was solely dedicated describing Jim Sarbh's character Malik Kafur's obsession with Ranveer's dark character, 'Alauddin Khilji'.

Jim's bisexual character in the film was hugely appreciated by the audience and critics. After 'Padmaavat', Jim will next be seen in Aditya Vikram Sengupta's directorial 'Jonaki', a Bengali film. The film is abou t an 80-year-old woman, who goes into coma and relives the time she spent with her lover, essayed by Sarbh, in her youth.

In one of the interviews, Jim described his experience portraying Malik Kafur's character. "In Padmaavat, you are pushed to be as good as the frame, to have a presence that lives up to the grand, operatic, intricate, beautiful frame that you inhabit. I love trying to rise to that. I heard that Sanjay Leela Bhansali has an eye for detail, and it shows in his work, but seeing it first hand is a powerful experience," said Jim.

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