Why Ranveer Singh in Simmba was more Dabangg than Singham. On Monday Masala Why Ranveer Singh in Simmba was more Dabangg than Singham. On Monday Masala What if we told you that Ranveer Singh’s Sangram Bhalerao is more like Salman Khan’s Chulbul Pandey from Dabangg in aesthetics. No, it's not a deviation from the Rohit Shetty cop universe, but just the right dose of masala. advertisement Ranveer Singh in a still from Simmba. Ranveer Singh as a corrupt police officer Sangram Bhalerao was in top form in Simmba which released two years ago on this date - December 28. And what was his mantra in life? To do beimaani with full imaandaari. Now, what does that sound uncannily similar to? We'll give you a hint - Police wala gunda. Yup, you guessed it right, Salman Khan's Chulbul Pandey from Dabangg.