Ranveer Singh got emotional and left his parents teary-eyed at a recent awards show, where he was given the superstar of the decade award.

The actor recalled his early days, when he did not have enough money to pay for his portfolio. Watch his speech here.

Ranveer Singh was honoured with an award at a recent event in Dubai, which had Janhvi Kapoor, Govinda, Sunny Leone, and many other Bollywood celebs in attendance. While Ranveer accepted the award for superstar of the decade, he was in tears as he recounted his rise in the Hindi film industry.

Ranveer Singh cried speaking about his early days at a recent event.

He looked at his parents, Jagjit Singh Bhavnani and Anju Bhavnani, who sat in the audience, and spoke about him struggling to even get his portfolio made before he joined Bollywood. He also recalled crying and asking his mother if he’ll ever become an actor.

In a video from Filmfare Middle East Achievers Night 2022 (FFME 2022) that took place on Saturday, Ranveer Singh welled up and said, “Aapko yaad hai papa, barah saal pehle, mein koshish kar raha tha aur mein portfolio banane ja raha tha… socha apna calling card leke jayenge aur dikhayenge ki bhaiya mein hoon naya actor, please mujhe kaam do (remember papa, 12 years ago I was trying to get my portfolio made to take to people and ask them for work).”

He continued, “Portfolio ka quotation aaya ₹50,000… bola ke acha wala banayenge, bade photographer se banayenge. Meine bola papa ₹50,000 bohut expensive hai toh papa ne bola ‘fikar mat kar beta tera papa betha hai yahan pe’ (The portfolio would cost ₹50,000, which I thought was a lot, but my father asked me not to worry and said he will help me).”