`I saw my father longing for love`: Harshvardhan Rane on doing romantic roles

Bollywood actor Harshvardhan Rane, who is currently basking in the praises he is receiving for his recent release, Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat recently opened up about doing romantic roles. The actor who made his debut in the film industry with Sanam Teri Kasam, playing a romantic hero and gained a lot of praise has returned to the screens with another romantic role.

Harshvardhan Rane on doing romantic roles

During an interview with Filmfare, he spoke about what pulls him towards such roles, saying, "I saw my father with 5-6 partners in different timelines. I guess I silently observed him longing for love, soul connection, and emotional bonds. I remember as a child I used to observe him without allowing him to get uncomfortable about me absorbing all that he felt and what he dealt with."

Notably, Harshvardhan made his Bollywood debut with Sanam Teri Kasam in 2016 alongside Pakistani actor Mawra Hocane. Although the film initially underperformed at the box office upon release, it later found immense popularity on social media years later. Upon its re-release, the film went on to break several box office records, emerging as the highest-grossing re-release, earning Rs 41 crore worldwide.

About Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat

Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is directed by Milap Zaveri, and also stars Sonam Bajwa in the lead role alongside Shaad Randhawa, Sachin Khedekar, Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, and Rajesh Khera in pivotal roles. The film has opened to mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and has earned Rs 16.75 crore at the domestic box office in two days, despite tough competition from Thamma

Rane further shared, "Sonam Bajwa is in my top two experiences as my co-actress ever. She`s sitting on a mountain of untapped potential. She is an earnest artist, a refined human and a deeply connected person. She is going to be respected more now not just as an A-grade commercial heroine, but also as a top-notch actor who can hold the scene even with silence, just by the power of her eyes. Once she is convinced, she commits like a hunting tigress. I feel the industry hasn`t even scratched the surface of her potential."