“It’s been a phenomenal year for me!” - Ranveer Singh on delivering his career-best opening with Simmba “It’s been a phenomenal year for me!” - Ranveer Singh on delivering his career-best opening with Simmba Ranveer Singh is on a dream run currently and he has owned 2018. He started the year with a bang with Padmaavat in which he immortalised a villain like Khilji and delivered his first Rs. 300 crore blockbuster. Padmaavat recorded Rs. 19 crore on opening day and was Ranveer’s biggest opening till yesterday as it was crushed by Simmba which recorded a whopping Rs. 20.72 crore nett on Day 1. With phenomenally good word of mouth and very positive reviews from critics, Simmba is set to have a glorious run at the counters. The man of the moment, Ranveer says, “It is an incredibly humbling moment for me. As an artist, I have always tried to experiment and I’m happy that my content choices are being loved by audiences who want to see me break my mould every single time I come on screen.” Ranveer’s performance as the corrupt cop Simmba, who has a moral turnaround to become the saviour of justice, has been getting outstanding praise from critics and audiences alike who have loved him in this masala, commercial Rohit Shetty entertainer. He says, “It’s been a phenomenal year for me professionally and personally and this record makes my journey in cinema even sweeter.” Ranveer thanks his director Rohit Shetty whole-heartedly for the success of Simmba. “The record-breaking opening of Simmba is for the entire team to cherish and I thank Rohit Shetty for believing in me and trusting that I can do his masala cop film convincingly.” He adds, “It was not an easy role to pull off but I put my head down and put in the work and I’m overwhelmed with the love that has been poured on Simmba. Rohit has an incredible hit ratio and he has hit Simmba out of the park. The success of the film belongs to him and his phenomenal team who are there for him and beside him at all times.” Also Read: INSIDE SCOOP: Reason why Karan Johar stopped the early release of Ranveer Singh starrer Simmba http://bit.ly/2Ak3JS8