Ranveer Singh set for physical transformation in ‘Simmba’?

Ranveer Singh’s upcoming film ‘Simmba’ with Rohit Shetty, is certainly creating the right buzz ahead of its release later this year.

The film, which will also see newcomer Sara Ali Khan, opposite Singh for the first time, may also see Singh is a completely new avatar. According to Filmfare, the actor will be going under a physical transformation for his role.

Singh was cited saying, “Rohit sir had told me [about the physique] a long time back and was clear about the kind of body he wished for me to have. So, now it’s time to put the blinkers on, put my head down, work hard, and acquire the body that he wants.”

In an earlier interview with the publication, Singh said, “This is a subject that was touched upon in Gunday. But in Simmba, a pure mainstream genre will be dealt with the ‘Bossman’ of that genre – Rohit Shetty! Nobody does mass entertainers with the flair and panache of director Rohit Shetty. He’s so unabashed in his ‘mainstreamness’. And these are the type of films that I love, that I have grown up on. The dialoguebaazi, the action, the raita, the dance, the humour, the drama and the action! I’ve collaborated with him on an ad before. Rohit is a humble man, who deeply values the people he works with. That’s why his trailers say ‘Team Rohit Shetty’. He’s a team player. His team welcomed me like I was one of them. They’re so disciplined, so dedicated, so committed. These are people, who started their journey from the bottom of the ladder. They value the opportunity they have been blessed with. This is an ethos passed on from Rohit Shetty. Everyone is treated as an equal and there’s no hierarchy. Gunday was a two-hero film, this time it will be just me. Whenever I visit the smaller parts of the country, I find people still crazy about Gunday. Even when my car stops at a signal, some magazine vendors, when they spot me, can’t help but shout, ‘Aye Gunday!’ Rohit has worked with the biggest of stars – Ajay Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan. I’m happy that from the younger generation, I was selected to be his leading man.”