During the making and release of 'Rockstar', Ranbir Kapoor confessed that the grueling experience of shooting for the film as a troubled rockstar had drained him emotionally and physically.

But after completing 'Rockstar', when he commenced shooting for 'Barfi' he was happy to play a funny, full of life character in the light-hearted film. 

"Rockstar was an intense film for me, so after the shooting I was a little depressed and detached. This film (Barfi) is like a breath of fresh air, it's a happy film like the initial films of Chaplin. It's joyful and entertaining. Like a family film," said Ranbir who confessed that he enjoyed playing his character to the core. 

"I enjoyed playing this character. There were no dialogues. I used to go on the set, play dumb charades and come back," added the Kapoor Scion.  

He however shared his experience, that at one point of time he was upset with no dialogues to mouth and no songs to sing in the film, but he was convinced with director Anurag Basu's point of view for the film.

"I was frustrated that I didn't even say one dialogue or sing a song. A Hindi film hero wants to have a dialogue or sing songs, but it was a fun experience. But I had a lot of freedom on the set. Anurag Basu just wanted that my character must have relatability with the audience. They must be able to understand what I am feeling. Anurag is a very jovial person and I feel the director's personality always reflects in the film. I feel when you see the film you will see a lot of him. Everyone will like the film," said an optimistic Ranbir.

The film which also stars Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’cruz as his romantic lead is slated to release on September 14.