Ranveer
Singh
was
fabulous
as
Murad,
a
quiet
but
passionate
young
rapper
from
the
streets
of
Mumbai,
in
Zoya
Akhtar's
Gully
Boy.
The
film
itself
was
among
the
most
well
received
this
year,
by
audiences
as
well
as
critics.
But
Ranveer
was
drawn
to
another
character
in
Gully
Boy.
Apparently,
Ranveer
connected
more
with
Vijay
Varma's
character,
Moeen,
in
Gully
Boy.
"I
really
connected
with
Moeen.
When
I
heard
the
narration,
my
biggest
connect
was
with
Moeen,"
said
Ranveer
during
an
actor's
roundtable
conversation.
He
further
said
that
Moeen
was
his
favourite
character,
even
at
the
script
level.
If
Zoya
had
offered
him
a
choice
to
pick
his
role,
he
would
have
gone
with
Moeen.
Revealing
an
interesting
anecdote
about
'Moeen's
track
in
Gully
Boy',
Ranveer
said,
"There
is
a
whole
chunk
that
is
not
there
in
the
film.
I'm
sure
when
Zoya
makes
the
entire
package
those
deleted
scenes
will
be
there;
they're
cracking.
There
was
a
whole
track
between
Moin
and
Murad
that
was
left
out
in
order
to
make
it
more
crisp,
but
credit
to
Vijay,
in
whatever
he
had,
he
made
it
so
impactful."
Moeen
is
an
elder
brother
figure
to
Murad
in
the
film,
whose
life
choices
eventually
get
him
into
trouble.
Some
of
the
most
touching
scenes
in
Gully
Boy
played
out
between
Vijay
and
Ranveer's
characters.
Gully
Boy
is
India's
official
entry
to
the
92nd
Academy
Awards.
Written
by
Zoya
and
Reema
Kagti,
the
film
also
starred
Alia
Bhatt,
Kalki
Koechlin
and
newcomer
Siddhant
Chaturvedi.