Ranveer Singh is on top of the world. On his recent trip to named Switzerland, as the Indian brand ambassador for the Swiss Tourism,  he inaugurated a train named after him. Now, the actor is more than excited to essay a larger-than-life role in Rohit Shetty’s Simmba which also stars Sara Ali Khan opposite him. The film is a cop drama and the versatile actor said that it felt like “home territory” as he got to show his “herogiri”.

Ranveer who is known for his flamboyant attitude and over-the-top reactions to things is looking forwar to working in Simmba which is said to be a complete commercial potboiler film. Talking about the film, Ranveer said, “My home territory is 'Simmba' which is (full of) herogiri. It is something that I always wanted be, which is an action hero. As a kid you fantasize about those larger-than-life characters, dialogues, big action sequences, muscles and all. With this film, we are clear that we are making a high octane, front-footed entertainer, which is big on comedy, drama and romance. It is a quintessential entertainer.”

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Shetty’s films are commercial masala entertainers and the director will be making a pleasant change from Ajay Devgn to Ranveer in this film. Known for his Golmaal series, Shetty has almost always made a film starring Devgn. However, this time he is collaborating with Ranveer who is known to be versatile, spontaneous but quirky. Talking about Shetty, Ranveer said, “I feel lucky to be collaborating with him. I admire and respect him. There is nobody who does this genre better than him. It is sad that some of the exceptional work that he does in terms of craft goes unnoticed because he does these big commercial films. I have been watching his work closely. His craft is matchless, like how he stages a scene... He is an immensely gifted filmmaker.” The shooting for the film will begin in a month’s time.