NEW DELHI, Jan. 1 -- Evidently, 2018 was a year of highs for Ranveer Singh. After all, he kicked it off with a 'historical' outing - as Alauddin Khilji in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus, Padmaavat (it's his biggest box office hit till date). He then went on to team up with Alia Bhatt for Zoya Akhtar's next, and Rohit Shetty in his latest superhit, Simmba. And that's not all. He also signed Kabir Khan's '83 that will see him playing the legendary former cricketer, Kapil Dev, on screen and Karan Johar's dream project, Takht. And "the best part" of it all, as he puts it, was marrying his long-time girlfriend, Deepika Padukone. "I'm over the moon, and happy that a lot of affection is coming my way because I am getting extra love from my lady nowadays (laughs)," says Ranveer, as he embarks on a "very important" phase of his life - personally and professionally. Excerpts from an interview: ...