Do you love masala entertainers with a larger-than-life hero, who takes on stereotypical bad guys with consummate ease? Then this week's big Bollywood release, Simmba is for you. Simmba is directed by Rohit Shetty who has a knack of making entertainers that appeal to the masses, even if they don't exactly click with the critics. Also, this is the first time that he is collaborating with Karan Johar on a movie, with both co-producing the film. Simmba has Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan in the lead. Deepika Padukone's Reaction to Ranveer Singh's Simmba is Typical But Cute.

Surprisingly, the trailer of the film was only released on the month of its release. However, the promotions for Simmba has been very heavy since then, with the director and the cast creating a big buzz about the film. There has been some controversy over a clash with Shah Rukh Khan's Zero, on the number of screens to be shared. Since the other film underperformed at the box office, it won't be a problem anymore. Let Sara Ali Khan Show You How to Rock Short Dresses Without Looking Overexposed: See Sexy Simmba Actress' Style File!

Anyway, here's all you need to about the movie.

Cast

Ranveer Singh is playing the main lead, playing the role of a roguish cop, ACP Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao. Sara Ali Khan, in her second lead role after Kedarnath, plays his love interest. Sonu Sood is the main antagonist, while the movie also has Marathi star Siddharth Jadhav in an important role. Ajay Devgn has a cameo in the film, reprising his character of Bajirao Singham from the Singham series.

Story

Simmba is an official remake of the 2015 Telugu film, Temper, that starred Jr NTR and Kajal Aggarwal. However, Rohit Shetty had insisted that they only took the basic skeleton of the film and a couple of scenes, and the rest is original. Simmba is set in the same universe as Singham, which makes it a crossover film. The movie has Ranveer's corrupt cop turn against his benefactor, when the latter's family is involved in the rape of a girl who is close to him.

Trailer

Here's the trailer of Simmba -

Budget

While the official figure is not yet revealed by the producers, certain reports peg it to about Rs 90 crore approximately.

Music

The soundtrack of Simmba has been popular mostly for the remix of the "Aankh Marey" song from the film, Tere Mere Sapne. The rest of the songs are just about decent.

"Aankh Marey" Remix

"Tere Bin"

"Aala Re Aala"

"Mera Wala Dance"

Box Office Prediction

Rohit Shetty, Karan Johar and Ranveer Singh are all big names and therefore, are also big crowd-pullers too. Moreover, Simmba is an action entertainer and has the potential to work with the masses, The added advantage of revealing Ajay Devgn's cameo will also bring in Singham fans. As of now, trade pundits are predicting a Rs 20 crore plus opening for the film.

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