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"Ranbir Kapoor is reportedly trying not to speak to prepare for his upcoming film Silence. Kapoor will be playing a partly deaf, partly mute man in the film, which is based on legendary comic actor Charlie Chaplin. According to Mid-Day the actor will stop speaking from January and has already cut down the amount he communicates with people.  A close friend of the actor was reported as saying: &amp;quot;He wants to shut down all communication until he hears the sound of silence in his head.&amp;quot; Director Anurag Basu added that his latest project would be the funniest he has made, despite the tragic subject matter. &amp;quot;Although Ranbir plays a physically challenged character, he is never depressed. This is a film about high spirits,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I love the mix of pathos and parody in Chaplin&amp;#039;s performances. His silent films are a reference point for Ranbir. Chaplin could be hilarious even when he was placed in tragic situations.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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