Singh gained critical acclaim for portraying Bajirao I and Alauddin Khilji in Bhansali's period dramas "Bajirao Mastani" (2015) and "Padmaavat" (2018), respectively. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the former and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for the latter. These along with the action film "Simmba" (2018), in which he played the title character, rank among the highest-grossing Indian films. He won another Filmfare Award for Best Actor for playing a desired rapper in Zoya Akhtar's musical drama "Gully Boy" (2019). Singh is married to his frequent co-star Deepika Padukone.