After kicking off 2018 with a bang with Padmaavat - which came as a relief amidst a spate of under-performing films - Ranveer Singh is bid adieu to 2018 with Simmba that roared loudly at the box-office. The Rohit Shetty directorial was the first time Ranveer Singh played the role of a cop. His performance as the corrupt police officer Simmba, who has a moral turnaround to become the saviour of justice, got a positive response from critics and audiences.

Speaking to IANS, the actor said that he always wanted to be Rohit Shetty's hero. "Rohit is the king of the action-entertainment and the masala genre. I always wanted to be his hero and when I got this opportunity, I gave it my all. Both of us are entertainers at our core - we like entertaining the audiences to the hilt," Ranveer said.