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WANT A BIT OF MASALA: RANVEER SINGH

Having just come off an intense project like Padmaavat, and the equally intense drama off-screen, you can hardly blame Ranveer Singh for wanting to try something different.

How about an innocuous masala entertainer? It’s Rohit Shetty to the rescue, of course!

Ranveer will soon be seen in Rohit Shetty’s upcoming film Simmba

“A masala entertainer is something I’ve been longing to do for some time,” the actor said. “It’s got all the ingredients - action, comedy, drama, romance, songs. All the good stuff that goes into a Rohit Shetty film. It’s the kind of film I grew up on and the kind of film that reaches out to a broad spectrum of audience. I am very lucky to have that film coming up.”

He will play policeman Sangram Bhalerao in the film.

But first of course he will finish with Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy with Alia Bhatt, based on street rappers.

Also on the cards for Ranveer is the film ‘83, based on India’s incredible 1983 cricket World Cup victory. He plays star cricketer and captain of the winning team, Kapil Dev.

The film follows how, under the captaincy of then newbie Kapil Dev, the Indian cricket team defeated the mighty West Indies. It tracks the coming-of-age of not just a cricketing team, but of a young nation in the eyes of the world.

We’ll have to wait until 30 Aug 2019 for that one.

Hmm… historical tyrant, street rapper, star cricketer. Talk about versatility, eh?