Herein, we report the fabrication of ZnS-MoS2 hybrids on cellulose paper using two step solution processed hydrothermal method wherein MoS2 was grown on paper substrate followed by the growth of ZnS. The as fabricated structure was characterized using Raman spectroscopy, which confirmed the growth of trilayer MoS2-ZnS. 20.6% and 15.7% decrease in resistance was observed on illumination with UV light and IR light, respectively. The strategy presented here provides a simple, low-cost approach for fabrication of efficient broadband photodetector which finds potential applications in security and surveillance and is a step ahead in large area flexible electronics applications. © 2017 IEEE.