Singham Returns
| Singham Returns | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rohit Shetty |
| Written by | Sajid-Farhad |
| Screenplay by | Yunus Sajawal |
| Story by | Rohit Shetty |
| Produced by | Reliance Entertainment Ajay Devgan Rohit Shetty |
| Starring | Ajay Devgan Kareena Kapoor Khan Amole Gupte |
| Cinematography | Dudley |
| Edited by | Steven Bernard |
| Music by | Jeet Gannguli Ankit Tiwari Meet Bros Anjjan Yo Yo Honey Singh |
Production companies | Ajay Devgn Films Rohit Shetty Productions |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Singham Returns is an upcoming Indian action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment. The sequel to the 2011 film Singham, actor Ajay Devgn reprises his role from the previous film, as well as co-producing the project, while Kareena Kapoor Khan plays the female lead.[1] The trailer released on 11th July and film is scheduled for release on 15 August 2014.[2][3][4]
Cast
- Ajay Devgn as D.C.P. Bajirao Singham
- Kareena Kapoor Khan as Avni
- Amole Gupte as Swami Ji
- Dayanand Shetty as Inspector Daya
- Anupam Kher as Guruji
- Sameer Dharmadhikari
- Zakir Hussain
- Sharat Saxena
Production
Filming
Director Rohit Shetty announced his thoughts on making a sequel to one of his finest movies Singham (2011). After filming Chennai Express with Shahrukh Khan, Shetty reportedly has begun filming for Singham 2 with the lead star Ajay Devgn.[5] Filming was expected to go on floors by December 2013 after Shetty's last directorial venture, Chennai Express (2013) released with Shetty starting the work of Singham 2's pre-production along with that of his another film which incidentally is a sequel too, Golmaal 4.[6][7] However Ajay Devgn the lead of the film canned 20 days of photography for his another film Action Jackson, directed by Prabhudeva and start another leg of the shoot from 10 November 2013.[8] After several delays owing to Devgn's shooting his other film Action Jackson concurrently the principal photography for a 15 day schedule of the film started from 15 May 2014 in Goa.[9] The shoot was held in few places like streets of Siolim, a village at located at a distance of about 25 Kilometres from Panaji.[9] The ones which were held in Panaji were mostly indoor ones.[9]
Controversy
Rohit Shetty's film has been hit by a controversy ahead of its release on Independence Day as a right-wing Hindu organisation has asked the CBFC to ban the film. HJS has written to the CBFC that the film depicts Hindu saints in a bad light, hurting the religious sentiment.[10] Rohit Shetty cleared the air saying that he has never made anything controversial in his career.[11]
References
- ^ "Kareena Kapoor transforms into Maharashtrian mulgi". indianexpress.com. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Ajay Devgn set to clash with Sylvester Stallone at box office this Independence Day". The Indian Express. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Singham 2 to be co-produced by Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty | Bollywood News | Hindi Movies News | News". BollywoodHungama.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "My daughter is my best critic: Ajay Devgn". Midday.com. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ Friday, Oct 25, 2013 (15 October 2013). "Hurry up with Singham 2". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ajay's Singham 2 To Go On Floors In December". Koimoi.com. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "Rohit Shetty's Singham 2, Golmaal 4 To Go On Floors This Year". Koimoi. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "Ajay Devgn, Prabhu Dheva to resume Action Jackson shoot next week | the trailer set be release on 11th july. Latest Movie Features". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "Ajay Devgn's 'Singham 2′ to return to Goa". PTI. Indian Express. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "'Singham Returns' in controversy". Patrika Group. No. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Singham Returns controversy: Rohit says there`s nothing controversial in the film". Patrika Group. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.