Star Rating: 4 out of 5
Simmba is a typical Bollywood masala film that starts with the bang and takes you to the joyride till the end.Before moving on, let me tell you if you didn’t already know that Simmba is the official adaptation of Telugu movie Temper, therefore the expectations were sky high when Rohit Shetty came up with the idea of having teamed up with Ranveer Singh for this project, and frankly speaking it hits the bull’s-eye. The crux of the story remains very much the same. However, modern touch-ups were made to appeal the global audiences.

Simmba is a very delightful movie in the first half, thanks to several sequences and sharp one liners that guaranteed laughter in the house. The second half is very serious and intense. Sangram Bhalerao aka Simmba (Ranveer Singh) a village boy who has a dream of becoming a police officer for power and money. Though good at heart, he is also a crazy chap who is by default a loud character. He was transferred to Miramar police station in Shivgar where he finds the love of his life Shagun (Sara Ali Khan) and they both fall in love with each other.

Simmba also meets a young girl Aakruti (Vaidehi Parashurami) and with her he develops sister bond, she is a medical student who teaches less fortunate children on the street. One day she came to know that her students are being used for drug peddling by the powerful gang of 3 brothers Saurabh Gokhale, Amrit Singh of a powerful man and Durva.

As usual Simmba mixed up with the bad guys as he was working for Durva Ranande (Sonu Sood) but soon  realizes who he really is. From here on he turned his self-correcting mechanism in a bid to make things right. The rest is all about his struggle in order to do good and hurdles he faced in his way to redemption.

This was the tailormade role for Ranveer Singh and I am sure he must have not find it hard to portray so he manages to pull off every situation he finds himself in. This was something that perhaps no one other than Ranveer could perform better. He effortlessly took the role to the next level.Sara Ali Khan screen presence is powerful but her role was very limited, if you want to watch more of her then you need to watch Kedarnath as the story was not about her. However, she did add the required amount of glamour to the film and dream sequence songs add fascination to her persona.The only problem with the Sonu Sood as a villain is that he didn’t have any powerful lines to throw. Ashutosh Rana played the role of an honest cop and as Mohile, who is quite frustrated with his surroundings. The little war of words between Simmba and Mohile was very interesting hence making this character memorable.The theme of Simmba nicely used and mixed up with Singham’s theme. The soundtrack gels well with the mood of the film. As you know that remix of Aankh Maare is already topping the charts, whereas Aala Re Aala leaves you enthralled. Background score deserves applaud, the cinematography is absolutely immaculate. The action sequences, as required are very pulsating and outstanding.

Apart from Ajay Devgan, who has an extended cameo, this films also has few more surprise cameos that I think should be left to push you to go to cinema and watch this fun filled entertainer with a strong and powerful message.