Simmba Movie Review: Simmba Roars

If you regret watching Zero during Christmas, then Ranveer Singh is here to give you some respite with his latest release Simmba. Bollywood cops like Salman Khan’s Chulbul Pandey and Ajay Devgn’s Bajirao Singham have a massive fan following and the characters have achieved cult status and now, Ranveer Singh has joined the league with Simmba.

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Simmba revolves around an orphan kid, Sangram Bhalerao aka Simmba, who hails from Bajirao Singham’s village Shivgadh. When Simmba realises the power that a policeman wields, he decides to become a cop however, for all the wrong reasons. He wants the wardi not to be a Robinhood but for his own benefits.

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He grows up to be a corrupt cop and gets transferred to Miramar. There he forms an alliance with Durva Ranade (Sonu Sood) and allows him to carry on with his illegal businesses but for a hefty price. He falls in love with a girl named Shagun (Sara Ali Khan) and also makes a ‘muhboli behan’ Akruti.

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The head constable of his police station, Mohile often reprimands Simmba for being corrupt and not having a conscience but all his lectures fall on deaf ears. However, life changes completely for Simmba when Akruti gets raped by Ranade’s brothers. What happens then forms the rest of the plot.

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Ranveer Singh is terrific in and as Simmba. If Disney has the Lion King, then Bollywood can now boast of its own Simmba, who not only roars but also kills in style. Though Singh is playing a corrupt police inspector, his character is likable right from the word go.

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He is slick and sharp as the cheeky policewala and is believable as the cop who can tackle several goons, at a time, single-handedly. Bollywood has got a new mass hero with Simmba. As the film is high on action, romance, comedy, emotions and drama, it gave Ranveer an opportunity to be the true blue Bollywood hero. I would like to see him reprise his role as Simmba again in the sequel, real soon.

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Sara Ali Khan is like a breath of fresh air but like in most Bollywood films, the heroine doesn’t have much to do here as well. Ashutosh Rana is outstanding as Mohile. Sonu Sood has played the antagonist Doorva Ranade and though he has a good screen presence, we have seen him do such roles a number of times before.

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Ajay Devgn comes towards the climax and illumines the screen with his powerful screen presence and super-stardom. He is reprising his famous character Bajirao Singham in the movie. There’s a big announcement towards the end of the film and it will leave the audiences pleasantly surprised.

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While the movie is entertaining it has its weaknesses too. Simmba is a remake of South flick Temper and while I have not seen the original, the story is similar to your 70s-80s Bollywood films. The story is predictable and has many loopholes but as the treatment is exceptional it keeps you engaged.

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Rohit Shetty needs to be commended for his superb direction and by now, he knows the pulse of his audience so he is fully aware of what will make the janta clap and whistle. Dialogues are the highlight of this movie especially Ranveer’s. The film has quite a few Marathi lines so, the Hindi-speaking audience might feel a little lost, but they will certainly be able to gauge the emotion.

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Simmba is a crowd pleaser. It delivers a social message and has also given a voice to its female characters. Background score is fantabulous and infuses life into several scenes. Songs are good, Ranveer and Sara’s chemistry is refreshing, cinematography is excellent but the second half could have been crisper.

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Simmba is a full paisa vasool masala entertainer and thus, 2018 ends with a bang for Bollywood.