Singham Again

Singham Again (also marketed as Singham 3) is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and jointly produced by Rohit Shetty Picturez, Reliance Entertainment, Jio Studios, Devgn Films and Cinergy. The film stars Ajay Devgn reprising his titular role, alongside Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Jackie Shroff, Arjun Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff. It is the fifth installment of Shetty's Cop Universe and a sequel to Singham Returns (2014).

The film was announced in September 2017 under the working title Singham 3, and the official title was announced in December 2022. Principal photography commenced in September 2023, taking place in Mumbai and Hyderabad. Singham Again is scheduled to have a theatrical release on 1 November 2024, coinciding with Diwali.

Cast

Production

Development

In September 2017, Rohit Shetty, while announcing his next directorial venture with Ranveer Singh, revealed that a third installment of the Singham film franchise would be made. Written and directed by him, he revealed that it would feature Ajay Devgn but did not reveal when production would begin. In January 2020, Devgn hinted that works for the third installment of the franchise, tentatively titled as Singham 3, was in progress. In March that year, Akshay Kumar, who previously acted in Shetty's Sooryavanshi (2021) which is a part of Cop Universe along with the Singham franchise, was reported to reprise his role from the film. Later in January 2021, production for the film was reported to begin after Shetty finishes works for Cirkus in 2022, and Jackie Shroff was reported to play the main antagonist. Along with Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh was also reported in November to reprise his role from the 2018 film Simmba. On 1 December 2022, the collaboration of Shetty and Devgn was announced by the production houses, and the official title Singham Again was announced. Production was set to commence after Devgn finished Bholaa (2023).

Filming

Principal photography commenced on 16 September 2023 with a muhuratam puja held at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai. The first schedule was held at the same location. Ajay Devgn injured his leg during this schedule. Ranveer Singh was also part of this schedule. Shweta Tiwari also joined the sets. Kareena Kapoor joined the sets on 23 September.

The second schedule commenced on 5 October in Hyderabad where a major portion of the film including a high action-packed climax was shot with all the cast members. Kareena Kapoor joined the sets on 6 October. Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, and Arjun Kapoor too joined the sets. Akshay Kumar wrapped his portion on 15 October. Ranveer Singh wrapped his portion on 20 October. The second schedule wrapped on 7 November.

Filming resumed on 19 November at Madh Island to shoot an action scene that plays out at a fair. Over 100 actors were roped in as the scene required a huge crowd. In the last week of November, An elaborate action scene was shot with Devgn and Singh at the Golden Tobbaco Factory in Vile Parle. It also featured a crowd of 150-200 people, and some car explosions. On 4th December, Devgn was also injured in his eye while shooting this scene. On 4th December, filming moved wrapped up in Hyderabad and moved back to Mumbai. Filming then moved to Film City where a fight scene was shot set in the backdrop of an Ashram. Kareena Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, and Arjun Kapoor also shot a scene at night.

In the second week of January, filming started again at Ramoji Film City, where a major portion of the action sequences were shot, albeit without Devgn as he was still recuperating. Later, Arjun Dwivedi joined the cast, reprising his role from the Cop Universe series Indian Police Force.

In February 2024, Tiger Shroff wrapped his scenes at Film City. In the first week of March, a fight sequence was shot at Byculla with Ajay Devgn, Dayanand Shetty, and Shweta Tiwari. Filming then moved to Richardson & Cruddas Mill. In the third week of March, filming took place at a temple in Wai with Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor.

In the third week of April 2024, Akshay Kumar shot his remaining portions at Ramoji Film City. Deepika Padukone shot her scenes at Golden Tobacco Factory, Vile Parle.

On 15th May, Arjun Kapoor wrapped up his scenes writing a heartfelt note for wrapping up his 20th film. On 18 May 2024, Devgn and Jackie Shroff began shooting their face-off scene in Srinagar and it was completed within a week.

Release

Theatrical

In March 2023, the release date was announced for Diwali 2024 but the next month its release was preponed to 15 August 2024 (Independence Day). However in April 2024, it was confirmed that the release has been postponed due to filming and post-production delays, thus delaying the film back to Diwali 2024 (1 November 2024).

References

External links

• Singham Again at IMDb
• Singham Again at Bollywood Hungama