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{{short description|2011 Indian film directed by Rohit Shetty}}
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| image          = Singham (2011 Hindi film) Theatrical poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name    =
| director      = [[Rohit Shetty]]
| director      = [[Rohit Shetty]]
| producer      = [[Reliance Entertainment]]
| producer      = Mahesh Ramanathan<br />Acharya Utpaal
| writer        = '''Screenplay:'''<br>Yunus Sajawal<br />'''Dialogue:'''<br />[[Sajid-Farhad]]
| writer        =  
| story          = Rohit Shetty
| screenplay    = Yunus Sajawal
| based_on      = {{Based on|''[[Singam]]''|[[Hari (director)|Hari Gopalakrishnan]]}}
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| starring      = [[Ajay Devgn]]<br />[[Kajal Aggarwal]]<br />[[Prakash Raj]]
    | label1= Dialogues by
| music          = '''Score:'''<br />[[Amar Mohile]]<br />'''Songs:'''<br />[[Ajay-Atul]]
    | data1 = [[Sajid-Farhad|Farhad-Sajid]]
}}
| story          = [[Hari (director)|Hari]]
| based_on      = {{Based on|''[[Singam]]''|Hari}}
| starring      = {{Plainlist|
*[[Ajay Devgn]]
*[[Kajal Aggarwal]]
*[[Prakash Raj]]
}}
| music          = '''Score:'''<br />[[Amar Mohile]]<br />'''Songs:'''<br />[[Ajay–Atul]]
| cinematography = Dudley
| cinematography = Dudley
| editing        = Steven H. Bernard
| editing        = Steven H. Bernard
| studio        = [[Reliance Entertainment]]
| distributor    = [[Reliance Entertainment]]
| distributor    = Reliance Entertainment
| released      = {{Film date|2011|07|22|df=yes}}
| released      = {{Film date|2011|7|22|df=y}}
| runtime        = 143 minutes
| runtime        = 142 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = [[Hindi]]
| budget        = {{INR|410 million}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Singham - Movie |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=4 |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref>
| budget        = {{INR|40 crore}}<ref name="BOI">{{Cite web |title=Singham - Movie |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918232741/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=4 |archive-date=18 September 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>
| gross          = {{INR|1.48 billion}}<ref name="BH"/>
| gross          = {{estimation}} {{INR}}157.89 crore<ref name="BOI" />
}}
}}


'''''Singham''''' is a 2011 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[action film|action]] film directed by [[Rohit Shetty]] and produced by [[Reliance Entertainment]], based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and [[Sajid-Farhad|Farhad-Sajid]]. A remake of the 2010 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Singam]]'' by [[Hari (director)|Hari Gopalakrishnan]], the film stars [[Ajay Devgn]] as a station house officer turned police inspector Bajirao Singham, with [[Kajal Aggarwal]] playing his love interest and [[Prakash Raj]] playing the main antagonist. The theatrical trailer was attached with [[Salman Khan]]'s ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]'' in June 2011. It was theatrically released in India on 22 July 2011 with a strong box office response;<ref>-Ajay Devgn Box Office Records : Lifetime Collections Talking Movies</ref> the film earned {{INR}}876 million in India on the first day and a worldwide total of {{INR|1.57 billion}} against a {{INR|410 million}} budget, becoming a box-office blockbuster.
'''''Singham''''' is a 2011 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Rohit Shetty]] and produced by [[Reliance Entertainment]], based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and [[Sajid-Farhad|Farhad-Sajid]]. It serves as the first installment of Shetty's [[Cop Universe]]. A remake of the 2010 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Singam]]'' by [[Hari (director)|Hari]], the film stars [[Ajay Devgn]] in the lead role as a police officer named Bajirao Singham alongside [[Kajal Aggarwal]] and [[Prakash Raj]], who reprises his role from the original film.


Following the film's success, Devgn and Shetty collaborated on three follow-ups to the film - the first of these, ''[[Singham Returns]]'', which marked Shetty's production debut and was produced by Devgn, reunited the duo with [[Kareena Kapoor|Kareena Kapoor Khan]] who replaced Aggarwal as the female lead, and was a direct continuation to ''Singham'', set in Mumbai, with the basic plot inspired by the 1993 [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]''; the second, ''[[Simmba]]'', lifted from the 2015 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Temper (film)|Temper]]'' and starring [[Ranveer Singh]] as the titular anti-heroic orphaned cop with roots in Shivgarh, alongside [[Sara Ali Khan]] and [[Sonu Sood]], was the first spin-off and the first expansion to officially create a [[Cop Universe]], with [[Karan Johar]] joining Shetty as a producer on the film; the third entry, ''[[Sooryavanshi]]'', a second follow-up starring [[Akshay Kumar]] as the titular anti-terrorist squad chief, Singham's friend, was slated to release in March 2020, but was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|2020 coronavirus pandemic lockdown]] announced by the Indian government. All three films were co-produced and distributed by [[Reliance Entertainment]].
''Singham'' marked Devgn's and Shetty's return to the action genre after several years. It was theatrically released in [[India]] on 22 July 2011 with generally positive reviews from the critics towards praise for action-emotional drama, dialogues and homage to 70s [[masala film]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kazmi |first=Nikhat |title=Singham |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Singham/moviereview/9310035.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722235838/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Singham/moviereview/9310035.cms |archive-date=22 July 2011 |access-date=23 July 2011 |work=Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nahta |first=Komal |title=Singham Review |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/singham-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122101113/http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/singham-review/ |archive-date=22 November 2012 |access-date=23 July 2011 |work=Koimoi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh, Taran |title=Singham movie review |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14418/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804044308/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14418/index.html |archive-date=4 August 2011 |access-date=23 July 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> It opened with strong box office response;<ref>-Ajay Devgn Box Office Records : Lifetime Collections Talking Movies</ref> the film earned {{INR}}876 million in India on the first day and a worldwide total of {{INR|1.41 billion}} against a {{INR|410 million}} budget, becoming a box-office blockbuster.<ref name="BOI" />


== Plot ==
''Singham'' gained a [[cult film]] status over the years, particularly for Devgn's portrayal of Bajirao and Raj's portrayal of Shikre.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2023 |title=Singham: The Beginning of the Cop Franchise |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/readers-articles/singham-hindi-movie-rohit-shetty-simba-sooryavanshi-the-beginning-of-the-cop-franchise-ranveer-singh-akshay-kumar-ajay-devgn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2021 |title=Ajay Devgn celebrates 10 years of Singham, calls the film 'ek jasba' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/ajay-devgn-celebrates-10-years-of-singham-calls-the-film-ek-jasba-1831165-2021-07-22}}</ref> After the film's success at the box office, Devgn and Shetty collaborated for the sequel ''[[Singham Returns]]'' (2014) and ''[[Singham Again]]'' (2024). Devgn reprised his role in Shetty's directorials of ''[[Simmba]]'' (2018) and ''[[Sooryavanshi]]'' (2021), which together form Shetty's [[Cop Universe]].
Rakesh Kadam ([[Sudhanshu Pandey]]) is an honest police officer who ends up committing suicide due to the false accusations of corruption levelled against him by Jaikant Shikre ([[Prakash Raj]]), a crime boss and politician in Goa running various rackets like kidnapping, extortion and smuggling. Kadam's wife Megha ([[Sonali Kulkarni]]) vows revenge against Jaikant in front of him, exclaiming that God will dispense justice to him for this act.


The story moves to Shivgarh, a small village near the Goa-Maharashtra border. Bajirao Singham ([[Ajay Devgn]]), an honest police officer like Kadam, is in charge of the Shivgarh police station. A station house officer in charge of his own town, he resolves most of the problems in his town informally and without filing charge sheets, thereby gaining much reputation and love from the villagers. Gautam "Gotya" Bhosle ([[Sachin Khedekar]]) is an industrialist and a friend of Singham's father Manikrao "Manya" Singham ([[Govind Namdeo]]). He comes to Shivgarh with his wife and daughter Kavya ([[Kajal Aggarwal]]). Eventually, Singham and Kavya fall in love with each other. Their courtship takes place through a series of comic events where she initially hates him after he slaps her tight when she is caught frightening villagers disguising as a ghost, but then has a change of heart when she sees his honest and simple nature and finds that he wants to apologize for his behaviour.
==Plot==
Inspector Rakesh Kadam, an honest officer, is falsely accused of corruption by Jaikant Shikre, a powerful crime boss, politician, and businessman running illegal rackets in Goa. Unable to bear the disgrace, Kadam commits suicide. His widow, Megha, vows revenge, declaring that justice will prevail.


Everything seems to run smoothly until Jaikant, who is given a conditional bail for a murder he had committed, is required to travel to Shivgarh to sign the bail through a fortnight. Acting on the recommendation of his top lieutenant Shiva Nayak ('''Ashok Samarth''') , he instead sends one of his allies, Vitthal Dalvi, and his men, to do the formalities, much to the fury of Singham who demands Jaikant sign the bail in person within the next four hours. An incensed Jaikant reaches Shivgarh to confront Singham, but local villagers, upon hearing of his comments against Singham, threaten to finish him off, damaging his convoy's vehicles in a dramatic show of public power. Singham asks his assistant, Ramesh Kelkar ([[Vijay Patkar]]), to bring the register containing Jaikant's record, forces a thumb impression of Jaikant's left hand onto the register, and warns him to continue signing the bail for the remaining 14 days, as a humiliated Jaikant looks on terrified by Singham's courage and leaves the village on foot as a sign of protest, refusing to travel by wheels. On the highway, as he stops at a point, he recalls his humiliation, learns of Singham's background from Shiva through a source, and using his political contacts, gets Singham transferred to Goa to seek revenge.
The story shifts to Shivgad, a village near the Goa-Maharashtra border, where Bajirao Singham, an upright [[Maratha]] police officer, commands the local station. Respected for his informal yet effective problem-solving methods, Singham wins the villagers' admiration. His father Manikrao's childhood friend, industrialist Gautam Bhosle, visits Shivgad with his family, including his daughter Kavya. A series of comedic incidents lead to Kavya falling in love with Singham, admiring his integrity and simplicity.


Singham, unaware of Jaikant's hand behind his transfer, joins the [[Colva]] police station in Goa as an inspector, when on the very first day, he is confronted by Jaikant, who shows Singham his true colours and tries to intimidate him by mentioning how the inspector preceding him ended up committing suicide, warning Singham that he is out to trouble him to no end. Eventually, in a discussion with his co-workers and juniors, Sub-Inspector Dev Phadnis ('''Vineet Sharma'''), Sub-Inspector Abbas Malik ([[Ankur Nayyar]]), and Head Constable Prabhu Savalkar ([[Ashok Saraf]]), he learns how much the three officers hate Jaikant for his crimes but are unable to take any action because of Jaikant's political powers. DSP Satyam Patkar ([[Murli Sharma]]), Singham's senior, is on Jaikant's payroll and takes care in concealing and eliminating the evidence of Jaikant's crime from the eyes of the law. Singham, upon learning of Kadam's tragedy from the colleagues and Megha, and taking cues from what he has already seen, tries to take this to the notice of DGP Vikram Pawar ('''Pradeep Velankar''') but it turns out to be of no use as there is no evidence against Jaikant and Patkar. Local minister Narvekar ([[Anant Jog]]) soon adds to Singham's troubles when he refuses to support him against Jaikant, later launching the latter as a candidate from his local political party. Feeling defeated and mentally tortured by Jaikant to no limits, a worried Singham first contemplates returning home, but is stopped by Kavya, who encourages him to fight against the evil and not run away like a coward. At that point, some of Jaikant's men attack him, and he, realizing the futility of returning to Shivgarh, brutally beats the goons black and blue, locking them up.
Everything runs smooth until Jaikant, out on conditional bail for murder, is required to report to Shivgad every 2 weeks but sends a proxy. Enraged, Singham demands Jaikant sign in person. Jaikant arrives with his army of goons and threatens Singham with his political and criminal connections, but backs off on being intimidated by the villagers, who warn to finish him off out of admiration for Singham after hearing his threats. Humiliated by Singham in front of the villagers, an egoistic Jaikant uses his political influence to transfer Singham to Goa, where he begins a campaign of harassment. In Goa, upon joining, Singham, through his colleagues Abbas, Phadnis and Savalkar, and Megha, discovers the extent of Jaikant's criminal empire, supported by corrupt officials like DSP Satyam Patkar, who is his senior, and home minister Narvekar, while also learning of Kadam's suicide.


Singham then arrests Shiva in a fake case of illegally smuggling alcohol after setting him up to tear the FIR against the goons, who he had come to free, and recalling to the officers that Shiva, under Jaikant's orders, had planted bundles of cash in Kadam's jeep. Later, he thwarts off Patkar in full view of the public when Patkar, bounded by his duties to Jaikant, tries to bail Shiva out. Jaikant kidnaps Kavya's younger sister Anjali ([[Sana Amin Sheikh]]) for ransom on Kavya's birthday. Rescuing her, Singham successfully traces the origins of the kidnapping racket to Jaikant, confronting Narvekar with his team in anger, but is unable to arrest him as he wins the election and is set to become a minister of the Goa Government.
Being mentally tortured after several attempts to intimidate him are successful, Singham decides to move back to Shivgad. However, encouraged by Kavya, Singham gains motivation and starts dismantling Jaikant's operations by arresting his righthand man, Shiva, on trumped-up charges. Shiva's arrest reveals Jaikant's involvement in Kadam's downfall, along with other crimes like extortion, money laundering, and murder. Jaikant escalates the conflict by kidnapping Kavya's sister Anjali but Singham rescues her and captures one of his minions, ultimately linking to Jaikant and Shiva. Jaikant's political party wins the election, and he becomes a minister, further complicating matters. Upon victory, Jaikant issues transfer orders for Singham, forcing him to leave Goa within 24 hours, while Shiva gives a statement protecting Jaikant.  


Jaikant hands over transfer orders to Singham to go back to Shivgarh within 24 hours. That night at a police function organized for the officers with their family, Singham confronts the officers, particularly Pawar and Patkar, for not abiding by their duties and being dishonest and unfaithful to their profession by protecting Jaikant. At first, Patkar berates Singham, but filled with guilt, Phadnis, Abbas and Savalkar decide to help Singham fight Jaikant. Soon, he is joined by the entire Goa Police Force, with Pawar also extending support, and all of them invade Jaikant's home to kill him, with Patkar revealing himself to be in support of Singham in a twist. Jaikant eventually escapes but after running through the city, he is arrested by the police the next morning. They bring him to the police station and shoot him dead on Kadam's chair, threatening Shiva moments after the showdown to change his statement. At a media conference, while proving Jaikant and Narvekar guilty, Pawar and Singham clear the late Kadam of all corruption charges.
At a police function the same night, Singham, arriving with Megha and Kadam's son, accuses his colleagues of betraying their duty by protecting Jaikant, and vows to finish him off single-handedly. Filled with guilt in front of their family members, the officers, including DGP Pawar, get motivated to join his fight. With the support of the entire Goa Police Force, including Patkar, who has a change of heart, Singham leads a raid on Jaikant's residence, who escapes after feigning an emotional monologue. Running throughout the city, Jaikant is captured after a dramatic chase and is shot dead by Singham in a staged encounter, seated in Kadam's chair, and Shiva is forced to change his statement at gunpoint. At a press conference, the team exposes Jaikant's crimes with Shiva's confession, clears Kadam's name, and restores Megha's dignity. The film concludes with Singham and his colleagues saluting Megha, symbolizing the triumph of justice and integrity.
 
The film ends with Singham and the other police officers saluting Megha.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Ajay Devgn]] as Inspector Bajirao Singham, a police officer with unparalleled strength and wit of mind, one would say, close to godliness; his sheer existence is enough to cripple entire criminal empires and strike fear into the minds of those who oppose him
* [[Ajay Devgn]] as [[Inspector]] Bajirao Singham
* [[Kajal Aggarwal]] as Kavya Bhosle, Singham's family friend and love interest
* [[Kajal Aggarwal]] as Kavya Bhosle
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Jaikant Shikre, a corrupt politician who clashes with Singham
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Jaikant Shikre
* [[Sonali Kulkarni]] as Megha Kadam, Inspector Rakesh Kadam's wife and Nitin's mother
* [[Sudhanshu Pandey]] as [[Inspector]] Rakesh Kadam (special appearance)
* [[Murali Sharma]] as DSP Satyam Patkar, a corrupt police officer in league with Jaikant
* [[Sonali Kulkarni]] as Megha Kadam
* [[Ashok Samarth]] as Shiva Naik, Jaikant's right hand
* [[Sachin Khedekar]] as Gautam "Gotya" Bhosle
* [[Sachin Khedekar]] as Gautam "Gotya" Bhosle, Kavya's father
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Head Constable Prabhu Savalkar
* [[Sudhanshu Pandey]] as Inspector Rakesh Kadam, Megha's husband and Nitin's father (cameo)
* [[Govind Namdev]] as Manikrao "Manya" Singham, Bajirao's father
* [[Govind Namdev]] as Manikrao "Manya" Singham, Bajirao's father
* [[Ankur Nayyar]] as Sub-Inspector Abbas Malik
* Meghna Vaidya as Lata Singham, Bajirao's mother
* [[Vijay Patkar]] as Havaldar Ramesh Kelkar
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as [[Head Constable|Head-Constable]] Prabhu Sawalkar
* [[Sana Amin Sheikh]] as Anjali Bhosle, Kavya's younger sister
* [[Murali Sharma]] as [[Deputy superintendent of police|DSP]] Satyam Patkar
* [[Ashok Samarth]] as Shiva Nayak, Jaikant's right-hand
* [[Ankur Nayyar]] as [[Sub Inspector of Police|Sub-Inspector]] Abbas Malik
* [[Vijay Patkar]] as [[Havaldar]] Ramesh Kelkar
* [[Sana Amin Sheikh]] as Anjali Bhosle, Kavya's sister
* [[Anant Jog]] as Minister Anant Narvekar
* [[Anant Jog]] as Minister Anant Narvekar
* [[Besant Ravi]] as goon in cinema theatre
* [[Besant Ravi]] as Sangam Talkies Goon
* [[Vineet Sharma (actor)]] as Sub-Inspector Dev Phadnis
* Vineet Sharma as [[Sub Inspector of Police|Sub-Inspector]] Dev Phadnis
* [[Suchitra Bandekar]] as Savita Bhosle, Kavya's mother
* [[Suchitra Bandekar]] as Savita Bhosle, Kavya's mother
*[[Kishore Nandlaskar]] as Anant's Peon
* [[Kishore Nandlaskar]] as Narvekar's peon
* Hari Bala as Nandu
* Naushad Abbas as Jaikant's henchman
* Pradeep Velankar as DGP Vikram Pawar, Goa Police
* Hari Bala as Nandu Singh, a villager in [[Shivgarh]]
* Harish Shetty as Vitthal Dalvi
* Vikash Kadam as Sadha Singh, a villager in [[Shivgarh]]
* Meghna Vaidya as Lata Singham, Bajirao's mother
* Pradeep Velankar as [[Director general of police|DGP]] Vikram Pawar, [[Goa Police]]
* [[Jayant Sawarkar]] as Kamlakant Bhosle, Kavya's grandfather
* Harish Shetty as Vitthal Dalvi, Jaikant's ally
* [[Jayant Sawarkar]] as Kamalkant Bhosle, Kavya's grandfather
* Suhasini Deshpande as Suhasini Bhosle, Kavya's grandmother
* Suhasini Deshpande as Suhasini Bhosle, Kavya's grandmother
* Ravindra Berde as Zamindar Chandrakant
* Ravindra Berde as Zamindar Chandrakant
* Agastya Dhanorkar as Nitin Kadam, Rakesh's son
* Agastya Dhanorkar as Nitin, Rakesh Kadam's son
* Neeraj Khetrapal as Advocate
* Neeraj Khetrapal as Jaikant's lawyer
* Nouchad abbas as Jaikant Shikre's Henchmen
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== Production ==
==Production==
After the success of the Tamil film ''[[Singam]]'', directed by [[Hari (director)|Hari]] in 2010, the film's remake rights were sold by the producers for [[Hindi]] and [[Kannada]] versions. The co-producers of the Tamil version, [[Reliance Big Pictures]] purchased the Hindi remake rights and announced in November 2010 that the version would feature [[Rohit Shetty]] as director and [[Ajay Devgn]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rohit-shetty-takes-up-singam-remake-with-aja/707053/ |title=Rohit Shetty takes up Singam remake with Ajay Devgan |work=The Indian Express |date=4 November 2010 |access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> [[Prakash Raj]] was signed on to reprise his role as the antagonist from the original, whilst reports emerged that [[Asin]] and [[Anushka Shetty]] were being considered for the female lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prakash-raj-to-play-villain-in-hindi-once-again-news-tamil-klyk1tdbgie.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125142420/http://sify.com/movies/prakash-raj-to-play-villain-in-hindi-once-again-news-tamil-klyk1tdbgie.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 November 2010 |title=Prakash Raj to play villain in Hindi once again |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref>
After the success of the Tamil film ''[[Singam]]'', directed by [[Hari (director)|Hari]] in 2010, the film's remake rights were sold by the producers for [[Hindi]] and [[Kannada]] versions. The co-producers of the Tamil version, [[Reliance Big Pictures]] purchased the Hindi remake rights and announced in November 2010 that the version would feature [[Rohit Shetty]] as director and [[Ajay Devgn]] in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2010 |title=Rohit Shetty takes up Singam remake with Ajay Devgan |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rohit-shetty-takes-up-singam-remake-with-aja/707053/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106043055/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rohit-shetty-takes-up-singam-remake-with-aja/707053/ |archive-date=6 January 2011 |access-date=10 July 2011 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>  


In mid-February 2011, [[Kajal Aggarwal]], an actress who predominantly features in South Indian films was signed in as the female lead.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ajay-Devgn-to-romance-South-actress-Kajal-/articleshow/7500764.cms"Ajay Devgn to romance South actress Kajal..."]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Kajal-to-star-with-Ajay-Devgn/articleshow/7482720.cms"Kajal to star with Ajay Devgn"]</ref>
=== Casting ===
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''Singham'' went on floors in November 2010, with its scheduled cast. The first schedule began in early March 2011 with action sequences shot in [[Goa]] featuring technicians from South India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cut-to-the-chase/Article1-668238.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305050432/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cut-to-the-chase/Article1-668238.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2011 |title=Cut to the chase |work=Hindustan Times |location=India |date=1 March 2011 |access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2011/03/01/15412/ |title=Rohit Shetty's Singham remake to go on floors from March 2nd |publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=1 March 2011 |access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref>
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[[Prakash Raj]] was signed on to reprise his role as the antagonist from the original, whilst reports emerged that [[Asin]] and [[Anushka Shetty]] were being considered for the female lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prakash Raj to play villain in Hindi once again |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prakash-raj-to-play-villain-in-hindi-once-again-news-tamil-klyk1tdbgie.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125142420/http://sify.com/movies/prakash-raj-to-play-villain-in-hindi-once-again-news-tamil-klyk1tdbgie.html |archive-date=25 November 2010 |access-date=10 July 2011 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>
 
In mid-February 2011, [[Kajal Aggarwal]], an actress who predominantly features in South Indian films was signed in as the female lead.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 February 2011 |title=Devgn to romance South actress Kajal... |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ajay-Devgn-to-romance-South-actress-Kajal-/articleshow/7500764.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918012431/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ajay-Devgn-to-romance-South-actress-Kajal-/articleshow/7500764.cms |archive-date=18 September 2018 |access-date=8 March 2017 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 February 2011 |title=to star with Ajay Devgn |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Kajal-to-star-with-Ajay-Devgn/articleshow/7482720.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427063343/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Kajal-to-star-with-Ajay-Devgn/articleshow/7482720.cms |archive-date=27 April 2017 |access-date=8 March 2017 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
 
''Singham'' went on floors in November 2010, with its scheduled cast. The first schedule began in early March 2011 with action sequences shot in [[Goa]] featuring technicians from South India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2011 |title=Cut to the chase |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cut-to-the-chase/Article1-668238.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305050432/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cut-to-the-chase/Article1-668238.aspx |archive-date=5 March 2011 |access-date=10 July 2011 |website=Hindustan Times |location=India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2011 |title=Rohit Shetty's Singham remake to go on floors from March 2nd |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/award/filmfare-award/2011-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712231744/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2011/03/01/15412/ |archive-date=12 July 2011 |access-date=10 July 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>


A scene with [[Prakash Raj]] and [[Ajay Devgn]] was shot in [[Goregaon]] in [[Mumbai]] with around 500 junior artists as villagers. Another scene was shot at [[Vagator]] in Goa for which 100 police jeeps were called.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/slideshow/2011/07/27/941/index.html |title=Behind the Scenes of Singham |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |author=Ramsubramaniam, Nikhil |date=27 July 2011}}</ref> The shooting was stalled by the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) members who demanded {{INR}}45 lakh to be paid to the workers when it was being shot in [[Film City]] in Mumbai.<ref>Jha, Subhash K. (2 June 2011) [http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jun/020611-Ajay-Devgn-demand-unpaid-wages-45-lakh-Singham-shooting.htm Workers stall 'Singham' shooting]. Mid-day.com. Retrieved on 2017-02-21.</ref>
A scene with Prakash Raj and Ajay Devgn was shot in [[Goregaon]] in [[Mumbai]] with around 500 junior artists as villagers. Another scene was shot at [[Vagator]] in Goa for which 100 police jeeps were called.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramsubramaniam, Nikhil |date=27 July 2011 |title=Behind the Scenes of Singham |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/slideshows/slideshow-all-that-will-happen-on-kbc-this-holi/2011/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004174625/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/slideshows/slideshow-all-that-will-happen-on-kbc-this-holi/2011/ |archive-date=4 October 2022 |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The shooting was stalled by the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) members who demanded {{INR}}45 lakh to be paid to the workers when it was being shot in [[Film City, Mumbai|Film City]] in Mumbai.<ref>Jha, Subhash K. (2 June 2011) [http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jun/020611-Ajay-Devgn-demand-unpaid-wages-45-lakh-Singham-shooting.htm Workers stall 'Singham' shooting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809155131/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jun/020611-Ajay-Devgn-demand-unpaid-wages-45-lakh-Singham-shooting.htm |date=9 August 2011 }}. Mid-day.com. Retrieved on 2017-02-21.</ref>


== Release ==
== Release ==
[[Reliance Entertainment]] released ''Singham'' on 22 July 2011 in 2000 screens worldwide with 1500 prints excluding overseas.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=3208&nCat=news |title= Huge expectations for Singham |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com| date= 21 July 2011|access-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> <br /> The film's DVD was released on 23 August 2011. The [[Delhi High Court]], upon Reliance Entertainment's request, issued an order to all Indian ISPs to block file sharing sites to prevent unauthorized sharing of ''Singham''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Singham effect: File sharing sites blocked|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/singham-effect-file-sharing-sites-blocked-121249|publisher=NDTV.com|access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref>
[[Reliance Entertainment]] released ''Singham'' on 22 July 2011 in 2000 screens worldwide with 1500 prints excluding overseas.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 July 2011 |title=Huge expectations for Singham |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=3208&nCat=news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723212338/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=3208&nCat=news |archive-date=23 July 2011 |access-date=21 July 2011 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
 
The film's DVD was released on 23 August 2011. The [[Delhi High Court]], upon Reliance Entertainment's request, issued an order to all Indian ISPs to block file sharing sites to prevent unauthorized sharing of ''Singham''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singham effect: File sharing sites blocked |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/singham-effect-file-sharing-sites-blocked-121249 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723234241/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/singham-effect-file-sharing-sites-blocked-121249 |archive-date=23 July 2011 |access-date=22 July 2011 |publisher=NDTV.com}}</ref>
 
A promotional [[mobile video game]] was released the same year as a [[Tie-in|tie-in product]] for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singham |url=http://www.java-ware.net/games/download-singham-for-java-131357.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=java-ware.net}}</ref>
 
Ahead of the ''[[Singham Again]]'' release, ''Singham'' was re-released theatrically on 18 October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ahead of Singham Again release, Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty announce theatrical re-release of Singham |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ahead-of-singham-again-release-ajay-devgn-rohit-shetty-announce-theatrical-re-release-of-singham-101728631349381.html |access-date=11 October 2024 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==


=== Critical reception ===
=== Critical reception ===
[[Nikhat Kazmi]] of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave it four out of five stars and stated "''Singham'' is over-the-top retro kitsch, spilling over with high-voltage stunts, slow-motion action cuts and fiery dialogues delivered in high decibels. It is meant for all those action buffs interested in time travel to the angry young 1970s and 1980s when cinema was larger-than-life and totally unrealistic. But then, retro is currently chic, isn't it?"<ref>{{cite news |last=Kazmi |first=Nikhat |title=Singham |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Singham/moviereview/9310035.cms |access-date=23 July 2011|newspaper=Times of India}}</ref> [[Komal Nahta]] of ''Koimoi'' gave it four and a half stars out of five and said "On the whole, ''Singham'' is a powerful action-emotional drama which boasts of equally powerful dialogues and absolutely power-packed performances. It's a super-hit and will be loved by the masses and the classes, the men and the women, the young and the old, the rich and the poor. It is the kind of film which consumes the viewer and gives him the feeling that he was part of the fight against corruption! The film has immense repeat-value. Its business in Maharashtra will get a further boost because of the liberal use of Marathi in the dialogues. Kaajal Aggarwal acts with effortless ease. Her performance is good."<ref>{{cite news|last=Nahta|first=Komal|title=Singham Review|url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/singham-review/|access-date=23 July 2011|newspaper=Koimoi}}</ref><br /> Suparna Sharma of ''[[The Asian Age]]'' gave it two out of five stars and stated "''Singham'' is a primitive, archetypal genre piece, and it is a hit. Rohit Shetty taps into the sentiment of the moment – emasculation, frustration – and gratifies it. But endowing a cop with nobility doesn't ring true, especially not when he is neither Chulbul-charming nor when the target of his anger and lashing is generic sleaze... Singham is vigilante cop let loose on all things foul. I felt fluctuating connect with Singham, but mostly he made me queasy."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085230/http://www.asianage.com/movie-reviews/sexy-abs-slick-action-scary-politics-172]</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave the film four and a half stars out of five and said "Singham pays homage to the action films of the 1970s, which was known for the heroism, death-defying action sequences and pulse-pounding thrills. It's an acknowledgement to one of the most successful genres of Bollywood – action movies – known for the trademark good versus evil themes and well choreographed stunts."<ref>{{cite web|author=Adarsh, Taran |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14418/index.html|title=Singham movie review |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee from ''[[NDTV]]'' also gave four out of five stars and said "Singham is an old-fashioned but rousing Hindi commercial film that pretty much restores one's faith in this often-maligned brand of cinema. It has super-duper hit written all over it. No matter how dismissive you might be of films that have no space for shades of grey, chances are that ''Singham'' will disarm you, if only for a bit."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=638|title=Review: Singham|publisher=[[NDTV]]|author=Chatterjee, Saibal|access-date=23 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013221823/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=638|archive-date=13 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''Dailybhaskar'' gave a score of three stars out of five and said "The action takes over the romance in the film. Go for it, if you want to catch one hell of an action flick! "<ref>[http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-movie-review-singham-2282092.html?HFB= Movie review: Singham]. Daily.bhaskar.com. Retrieved on 21 February 2017.</ref>
The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave it four out of five stars and stated "''Singham'' is over-the-top retro kitsch, spilling over with high-voltage stunts, slow-motion action cuts and fiery dialogues delivered in high decibels. It is meant for all those action buffs interested in time travel to the angry young 1970s and 1980s when cinema was larger-than-life and totally unrealistic. But then, retro is currently chic, isn't it?"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kazmi |first=Nikhat |title=Singham |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Singham/moviereview/9310035.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722235838/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Singham/moviereview/9310035.cms |archive-date=22 July 2011 |access-date=23 July 2011 |work=Times of India}}</ref> [[Komal Nahta]] of ''Koimoi'' gave it four and a half stars out of five and said "On the whole, ''Singham'' is a powerful action-emotional drama which boasts of equally powerful dialogues and absolutely power-packed performances. It's a super-hit and will be loved by the masses and the classes, the men and the women, the young and the old, the rich and the poor. It is the kind of film which consumes the viewer and gives him the feeling that he was part of the fight against corruption! The film has immense repeat-value. Its business in Maharashtra will get a further boost because of the liberal use of Marathi in the dialogues. [[Kajal Aggarwal]] acts with effortless ease. Her performance is good."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nahta |first=Komal |title=Singham Review |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/singham-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122101113/http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/singham-review/ |archive-date=22 November 2012 |access-date=23 July 2011 |work=Koimoi}}</ref><br /> Suparna Sharma of ''[[The Asian Age]]'' gave it two out of five stars and stated "''Singham'' is a primitive, archetypal genre piece, and it is a hit. [[Rohit Shetty]] taps into the sentiment of the moment – emasculation, frustration – and gratifies it. But endowing a cop with nobility doesn't ring true, especially not when he is neither Chulbul-charming nor when the target of his anger and lashing is generic sleaze... Singham is vigilante cop let loose on all things foul. I felt fluctuating connect with Singham, but mostly he made me queasy."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sexy abs, slick action, scary politics &#124; the Asian Age |url=http://www.asianage.com/movie-reviews/sexy-abs-slick-action-scary-politics-172 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085230/http://www.asianage.com/movie-reviews/sexy-abs-slick-action-scary-politics-172 |archive-date=19 August 2014 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=www.asianage.com}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave the film four and a half stars out of five and said "Singham pays homage to the action films of the 1970s, which was known for the heroism, death-defying action sequences and pulse-pounding thrills. It's an acknowledgement to one of the most successful genres of Bollywood – action movies – known for the trademark good versus evil themes and well-choreographed stunts."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh, Taran |title=Singham movie review |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14418/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804044308/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14418/index.html |archive-date=4 August 2011 |access-date=23 July 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> [[Saibal Chatterjee]] from ''[[NDTV]]'' also gave four out of five stars and said "Singham is an old-fashioned but rousing Hindi commercial film that pretty much restores one's faith in this often-maligned brand of cinema. It has super-duper hit written all over it. No matter how dismissive you might be of films that have no space for shades of grey, chances are that ''Singham'' will disarm you, if only for a bit."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chatterjee, Saibal |title=Review: Singham |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=638 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013221823/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=638 |archive-date=13 October 2011 |access-date=23 July 2011 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''Dailybhaskar'' gave a score of three stars out of five and said "The action takes over the romance in the film. Go for it, if you want to catch one hell of an action flick! "<ref>[http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-movie-review-singham-2282092.html?HFB= Movie review: Singham] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914143607/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-movie-review-singham-2282092.html?HFB= |date=14 September 2012 }}. Daily.bhaskar.com. Retrieved on 21 February 2017.</ref>


Sukanya Venkatraghavan from ''[[Filmfare]]'' gave two stars out of five and said "''Singham'' is a film that will invoke wolf whistles and applause from its audience. It is gloriously massy. The movie knows its job and does it well. It does nothing out of the box to grab your attention and yet it does. Pretty easily. Watch it for its robust potboiler personality. With extra masala as garnish. [[Ajay Devgan]] pulls out all stops for this one. He is fierce and impactful. This is his show all the way. His quirky forte for comedy too comes forth in the ubiquitous ha ha sequences with leading lady [[Kajal Aggarwal]] who looks pretty and has done what she has been told to, but probably deserved a meatier debut."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmfare.com/articles/singham-2554.html |title=Singham movie review |publisher=[[Filmfare]]|author=Venkatraghavan, Sukanya }}</ref> Kaveree Bamzai from ''[[India Today]]'' gave three out of five stars and deemed that "Mr Devgn tries hard, growling like a Singham, and acting like a superman, but I was more interested in Prakash Raj's two tone Al Capone shoes."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/singham-review/1/145857.html |title=Film review: Singham |author=Bamzai, Kaveree }}</ref> Raja Sen from ''[[Rediff]]'' gave one and a half stars out of five and said "All I can personally say about this trend of remaking one-note Southern hits as a viewer is that it's an exhausting one. It is in the tiny victories that we must seek refuge after a film like this: I'm just glad the hero, so eager to peel off his uniform, left his pants on."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-singham/20110722.htm|title=Review: Singham is a tiresome film |author=Sen, Raja |publisher=[[Rediff]]|date=22 July 2011}}</ref> Sudhish Kamath from ''[[The Hindu]]'' said "The original wasn't the best film around but it had a few smarts, pace and fury, and worked despite its cheesy visual effects purely because of Suriya who made the corniest lines sound good. Devgn does exactly the opposite. He takes some half-decent lines (by Farhad and Sajid) and makes them sound cheesy."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2287680.ece|title=Roars to deceive|author=Kamath, Sudhish |work=The Hindu |location=India}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' gave 2 stars out of 5, commenting "Remake of the 2010 Tamil blockbuster of the same name, 'Singham' has occasional bursts of comedy (both puerile and genuinely funny), but it's never quite as entertaining as the similarly intentioned 'Dabangg'."<ref>{{cite news|title=Masand: 'Singham' wears you out |url=https://www.news18.com/videos/india/masand-review-masands-verdict-39-386100.html|date=22 July 2011 |publisher=CNN-IBN |access-date=16 August 2021 |author=Rajeev Masand}}</ref>
Sukanya Venkatraghavan from ''[[Filmfare]]'' gave two stars out of five and said "''Singham'' is a film that will invoke wolf whistles and applause from its audience. It is gloriously massy. The movie knows its job and does it well. It does nothing out of the box to grab your attention and yet it does. Pretty easily. Watch it for its robust potboiler personality. With extra masala as garnish. [[Ajay Devgan]] pulls out all stops for this one. He is fierce and impactful. This is his show all the way. His quirky forte for comedy too comes forth in the ubiquitous ha ha sequences with leading lady [[Kajal Aggarwal]] who looks pretty and has done what she has been told to, but probably deserved a meatier debut."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venkatraghavan, Sukanya |title=Singham movie review |url=http://filmfare.com/articles/singham-2554.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207223301/http://www.filmfare.com/articles/singham-2554.html |archive-date=7 December 2013 |access-date=23 July 2011 |publisher=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref> Kaveree Bamzai from ''[[India Today]]'' gave three out of five stars and deemed that "Mr Devgn tries hard, growling like a Singham, and acting like a superman, but I was more interested in Prakash Raj's two tone Al Capone shoes."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bamzai, Kaveree |date=22 July 2011 |title=Film review: Singham |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/singham-review-138093-2011-07-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723013627/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/singham-review/1/145857.html |archive-date=23 July 2011 |access-date=23 July 2011}}</ref> Raja Sen from ''[[Rediff]]'' gave one and a half stars out of five and said "All I can personally say about this trend of remaking one-note Southern hits as a viewer is that it's an exhausting one. It is in the tiny victories that we must seek refuge after a film like this: I'm just glad the hero, so eager to peel off his uniform, left his pants on."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sen, Raja |date=22 July 2011 |title=Review: Singham is a tiresome film |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-singham/20110722.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724080933/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-singham/20110722.htm |archive-date=24 July 2011 |access-date=23 July 2011 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> Sudhish Kamath from ''[[The Hindu]]'' said "The original wasn't the best film around but it had a few smarts, pace and fury, and worked despite its cheesy visual effects purely because of Suriya who made the corniest lines sound good. Devgn does exactly the opposite. He takes some half-decent lines (by Farhad and Sajid) and makes them sound cheesy."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kamath, Sudhish |title=Roars to deceive |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2287680.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830093812/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2287680.ece |archive-date=30 August 2011 |access-date=23 July 2011 |work=The Hindu |location=India}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' gave 2 stars out of 5, commenting "Remake of the 2010 Tamil blockbuster of the same name, 'Singham' has occasional bursts of comedy (both puerile and genuinely funny), but it's never quite as entertaining as the similarly intentioned 'Dabangg'."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajeev Masand |date=22 July 2011 |title=Masand: 'Singham' wears you out |url=https://www.news18.com/videos/india/masand-review-masands-verdict-39-386100.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816071034/https://www.news18.com/videos/india/masand-review-masands-verdict-39-386100.html |archive-date=16 August 2021 |access-date=16 August 2021 |publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref>


Shubha Shetty Saha from ''[[MiD DAY]]'' gave the film a score of two stars and deemed that "Nothing turns director Rohit Shetty on more than cars meeting mid air. We all know that by now. And this film has some breath taking action sequences, too. That's about it is."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jul/230711-Bollywood-Singham-Ajay-Devgn-Rohit-Shetty-Kajal-Aggarwal.htm|title=Singham – Movie review|author=Saha, Shubha Shetty |publisher=[[MiD DAY]]|date=23 July 2011}}</ref> Meenakshi Rao from ''[[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)|The Pioneer]]'' describes the film as "the David Dhawan of action, or for that matter the Golmaal of fights. To keep the audience engaged all through such unending babble needs some kind of acumen which normal people do not always have and through which people like Rohit Shetty get to make a whole lot of money, if not sense." giving it seven out of ten stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/355403/Rollicking-fights.html|title=Rollicking fights|work=The Pioneer |location=India |author=Rao, Meenakshi }}</ref> Kunal Guha from ''[[Yahoo]]! Movies'' gave two stars and says that "The film's assumption that mispronunciation is funny makes us endure words like honest (with a loud 'h'), clean cheet (clean chit), noun-saans (nonsense) and sooocide (suicide). The dialogues are spouted with immense enthusiasm but the words defuse the intensity and make them seem trivial. Devgn does a fair job and conveys sufficient conviction and humility through his character. [[Kajal Aggarwal]] makes an unobjectionable debut and her eyes would surely inspire a few compliments."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-reviews/singham-review-010127815.html|title=Singham review|author=Guha, Kunal }}</ref>
Shubha Shetty Saha from ''[[MiD DAY]]'' gave the film a score of two stars and deemed that "Nothing turns director Rohit Shetty on more than cars meeting midair. We all know that by now. And this film has some breath-taking action sequences, too. That's about it is."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saha, Shubha Shetty |date=23 July 2011 |title=Singham – Movie review |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jul/230711-Bollywood-Singham-Ajay-Devgn-Rohit-Shetty-Kajal-Aggarwal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724063324/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jul/230711-Bollywood-Singham-Ajay-Devgn-Rohit-Shetty-Kajal-Aggarwal.htm |archive-date=24 July 2011 |access-date=25 July 2011 |publisher=[[MiD DAY]]}}</ref> Meenakshi Rao from ''[[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)|The Pioneer]]'' describes the film as "the David Dhawan of action, or for that matter the Golmaal of fights. To keep the audience engaged all through such unending babble needs some kind of acumen which normal people do not always have and through which people like Rohit Shetty get to make a whole lot of money, if not sense." giving it seven out of ten stars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao, Meenakshi |title=Rollicking fights |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/355403/Rollicking-fights.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011841/http://www.dailypioneer.com/355403/Rollicking-fights.html |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=25 July 2011 |website=The Pioneer |location=India}}</ref> Kunal Guha from ''[[Yahoo]]! Movies'' gave two stars and says that "The film's assumption that mispronunciation is funny makes us endure words like honest (with a loud 'h'), clean cheet (clean chit), noun-saans (nonsense) and sooocide (suicide). The dialogues are spouted with immense enthusiasm, but the words defuse the intensity and make them seem trivial. Devgn does a fair job and conveys sufficient conviction and humility through his character. [[Kajal Aggarwal]] makes an unobjectionable debut and her eyes would surely inspire a few compliments."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guha, Kunal |title=Singham review |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-reviews/singham-review-010127815.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726172720/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-reviews/singham-review-010127815.html |archive-date=26 July 2011 |access-date=25 July 2011}}</ref>


=== Box office ===
=== Box office ===
''Singham'' started extremely well at single screens with occupancy around 90% and was average at multiplexes with 50%–60% occupancy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3218&nCat=box_office_report|title=Singham Has Good Start|publisher=Boxofficeindia|access-date=23 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320171315/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3218&nCat=box_office_report|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the first four days, the film collected {{INRConvert|350|m|year=2011|mode=historical|lk=r}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3235&nCat=box_office_news |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329012144/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3235&nCat=box_office_news |archive-date=29 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120329012157/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3241&nCat=box_office_news]</ref> After five days, the earnings were around {{INRConvert|407.5|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} without any drop.<ref name="five">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120329012216/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3243&nCat=box_office_news]</ref> The opening week gross collections were {{INRConvert|442|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} in India and {{INRConvert|35|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} from overseas to fetch a total opening week gross of {{INRConvert|477|m|year=2011|mode=historical}}, thus putting the nett weekend collections at {{INRConvert|475.7|m|year=2011|mode=historical}},<ref name="ie">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Singham--a-hit-in-single-screens/823178/|title=Singham, a hit in single-screens|work=The Indian Express |access-date=29 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/box-office/Singham-amongst-the-Top-10-openers-of-all-time/articleshow/9370532.cms|title=Singham amongst the Top 10 openers of all time|work=Times of India |access-date=26 July 2011|date=26 July 2011}}</ref> including {{INRConvert|120|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} in [[Mumbai]] area alone. In the second week, it collected {{INRConvert|263.4|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} nett to take the total two-week net collections at {{INRConvert|777.4|m|year=2011|mode=historical}}.<ref name=week2>{{cite web|title=Singham stands at 77.74 crore in two weeks |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/784.html |access-date=5 August 2011 | date=5 August 2011 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> The film is currently the sixth highest second week grosser.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120320171331/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3296&nCat=box_office_news]</ref> The third weekend collections were estimated to be {{INRConvert|82.0|m|year=2011|mode=historical}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/785.html|title=Midweek: ''Singham'' 85 cr, 'Z.N.M.D.' 82 cr nett|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|author=Adarsh, Taran }}</ref> After three weeks, the nett collections amounted to {{INRConvert|861.7|m|year=2011|mode=historical}}.<ref name=Midweek>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/786.html|title=Top 5: 'Singham' 89.63 cr, 'ZNMD' 86 cr|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=12 August 2011|access-date=14 August 2011}}</ref> It collected {{INRConvert|65.0|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} in its fourth week bringing its collections to {{INRConvert|926.7|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} in four weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3333&nCat=|title=Singham Week Four Territorial Breakdown|publisher=Boxofficeindia.com|access-date=5 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320171338/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3333&nCat=|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''Singham'' earned {{INRConvert|980.0|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} nett in India, at the end of its theatrical run.<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131124065401/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6252&nCat=]</ref>
''Singham'' started extremely well at single screens with occupancy around 90% and was average at multiplexes with 50%–60% occupancy,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singham Has Good Start |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3218&nCat=box_office_report |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320171315/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3218&nCat=box_office_report |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=23 July 2011 |publisher=Boxofficeindia |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the first four days, the film collected {{INRConvert|350|m|year=2011|mode=historical|lk=r}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3235&nCat=box_office_news |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329012144/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3235&nCat=box_office_news |archive-date=29 March 2012 |access-date=27 July 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3241&nCat=box_office_news |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329012157/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3241&nCat=box_office_news |archive-date=29 March 2012 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> After five days, the earnings were around {{INRConvert|407.5|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} without any drop.<ref name="five">{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3243&nCat=box_office_news |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329012216/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3243&nCat=box_office_news |archive-date=29 March 2012 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> The opening week gross collections were {{INRConvert|442|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} in India and {{INRConvert|35|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} from overseas to fetch a total opening week gross of {{INRConvert|477|m|year=2011|mode=historical}}, thus putting the nett weekend collections at {{INRConvert|475.7|m|year=2011|mode=historical}},<ref name="ie">{{Cite web |title=Singham, a hit in single-screens |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Singham--a-hit-in-single-screens/823178/ |access-date=29 July 2011 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 July 2011 |title=Singham amongst the Top 10 openers of all time |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/box-office/Singham-amongst-the-Top-10-openers-of-all-time/articleshow/9370532.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817222637/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/box-office/Singham-amongst-the-Top-10-openers-of-all-time/articleshow/9370532.cms |archive-date=17 August 2018 |access-date=26 July 2011 |work=Times of India}}</ref> including {{INRConvert|120|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} in [[Mumbai]] area alone. In the second week, it collected {{INRConvert|263.4|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} nett to take the total two-week net collections at {{INRConvert|777.4|m|year=2011|mode=historical}}.<ref name="week2">{{Cite web |date=5 August 2011 |title=Singham stands at 77.74 crore in two weeks |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/784.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814193528/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/784.html |archive-date=14 August 2011 |access-date=5 August 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The film is currently the sixth highest second week grosser.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3296&nCat=box_office_news |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320171331/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3296&nCat=box_office_news |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> The third weekend collections were estimated to be {{INRConvert|82.0|m|year=2011|mode=historical}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh, Taran |title=Midweek: ''Singham'' 85 cr, 'Z.N.M.D.' 82 cr nett |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/785.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924133051/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/785.html |archive-date=24 September 2011 |access-date=13 August 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> After three weeks, the nett collections amounted to {{INRConvert|861.7|m|year=2011|mode=historical}}.<ref name="Midweek">{{Cite web |date=12 August 2011 |title=Top 5: 'Singham' 89.63 cr, 'ZNMD' 86 cr |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/786.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001182234/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/top5/786.html |archive-date=1 October 2011 |access-date=14 August 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> It collected {{INRConvert|65.0|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} in its fourth week bringing its collections to {{INRConvert|926.7|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} in four weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singham Week Four Territorial Breakdown |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3333&nCat= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320171338/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3333&nCat= |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=5 September 2011 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''Singham'' earned {{INRConvert|980.0|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} nett in India, at the end of its theatrical run.<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6252&nCat= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124065401/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6252&nCat= |archive-date=24 November 2013 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>


The film grossed over {{INRConvert|1400|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} worldwide.<ref name="boxofficeindia1">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3944&nCat=|title=2011 Worldwide Figures: Twenty Films Cross 50 Crore|publisher=Box office India|access-date=22 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419150736/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3944&nCat=|archive-date=19 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="boxofficeindia2">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3997&nCat=|title=Top Worldwide Grossers ALL TIME: 37 Films Hit 100 Crore|publisher=Box office India|access-date=5 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105215110/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4409&nCat=|archive-date=5 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It has grossed a total of {{INRConvert|1478.9|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} worldwide, including {{INRConvert|1393.1|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} in India and {{US$|1.25 million|long=no}} ({{INR|85.8 million}}) overseas.<ref name="BH">{{cite web |title=Singham Box Office Collection till Now |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/singham/box-office/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=21 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
The film grossed over {{INRConvert|1400|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} worldwide.<ref name="boxofficeindia1">{{Cite web |title=2011 Worldwide Figures: Twenty Films Cross 50 Crore |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3944&nCat= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419150736/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3944&nCat= |archive-date=19 April 2012 |access-date=22 January 2011 |publisher=Box office India |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="boxofficeindia2">{{Cite web |title=Top Worldwide Grossers ALL TIME: 37 Films Hit 100 Crore |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3997&nCat= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105215110/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4409&nCat= |archive-date=5 November 2013 |access-date=5 March 2012 |publisher=Box office India |df=dmy-all}}</ref> It has grossed a total of {{INRConvert|1478.9|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} worldwide, including {{INRConvert|1393.1|m|year=2011|mode=historical}} in India and {{US$|1.25 million|long=no}} ({{INR|85.8 million}}) overseas.<ref name="BH">{{Cite web |date=22 July 2011 |title=Singham Box Office Collection till Now |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/singham/box-office/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225143439/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/singham/box-office/ |archive-date=25 December 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |language=en}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
{{Main|Singham (soundtrack)}}
| name      = Singham
The music of the film was composed by [[Ajay–Atul]], with lyrics penned by [[Swanand Kirkire]].
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The music of the film was composed by [[Ajay-Atul]], with lyrics penned by [[Swanand Kirkire]].
 
=== Track listing ===
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| lyrics_credits =
| title1 = Maula Maula
| extra1 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]]
| lyrics1 =
| length1 = 04:04
| title4 = Saathiya
| extra4 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Ajay-Atul|Ajay Gogavale]]
| lyrics4 =
| length4 = 05:10
| title3 = Singham
| extra3 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| lyrics3 =
| length3 = 05:50
| title5 = Maula Maula
| note5  =  Remix
| extra5 = Kunal Ganjawala, Richa Sharma
| lyrics5 =
| length5 = 03:44
| title2 = Saathiya
| note2  = Remix
| extra2 = Shreya Ghoshal, Ajay Gogavale
| lyrics2 =
| length2 = 05:00
| title6 = Singham
| note6  = Remix
| extra6 = Sukhwinder Singh
| lyrics6 =
| length6 = 03:23
}}
 
=== Reception ===
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Bollywood Hungama]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=bhmr />
| rev2 = Planet Bollywood
| rev2Score = {{Rating|5.5|10}}<ref name=pb>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=m070111032533|title=Poll: Is "Singham" a better masala film than "Dabangg"?|publisher=Planet Bollywood|author= Manchanda, Tanuj }}</ref>
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The album was panned by music critics. Joginder Tuteja of ''Bollywood Hungama'' awarded the album two stars out of five and said "''Singham'' turns out to be a fine album though one does feel that there could have been much more than just three songs here. While 'Saathiyaa' is the pick of the lot and has the potential to play on beyond the theatrical run of the film as well, title song "Singham" brings in the right mood despite its setting. However given the fact that the film is not quite a musical and the focus would be primarily on pushing its action flavour, the album would find it tough to make much of a mark commercially."<ref name=bhmr>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/14418/index.html|title=Singham|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|author=Tuteja, Joginder }}</ref> Tanuj Manchanda of Planet Bollywood gave the album five and a half stars citing that "Ajay-Atul produces a satisfactory soundtrack, after their first attempt in Virudh and shows their versatility in a short span of 3 songs. One looks forward to their forthcoming venture ''[[My Friend Pinto]]'' which will be their second Bollywood film as composers. Overall, the songs are decent and have the ability in them to become a success. It will help in enhancing the film's narrative."


== Accolades ==
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== Protests in Karnataka ==
== Protests in Karnataka ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2020}}
''Singham'' had been removed from cinemas in [[Karnataka]] while some cinemas had cancelled the shows following pressure from various groups protesting against derogatory statements against the Kannadigas. Various organisations raised voices against the anti-Kannadiga dialogues in ''Singham'' and the film which was released faced problems in continuing with the shows. There was a demand to remove such scenes from the film and the filmmakers contemplated on the next course of action.


''Singham'' commenced in Karnataka after the removal of some "objectionable" dialogues, a day after disruptions in its screening.
''Singham'' had been removed from cinemas in [[Karnataka]] while some cinemas had cancelled the shows following pressure from various groups protesting against derogatory statements against the Kannadigas. Various organisations raised voices against the anti-Kannadiga dialogues in ''Singham'' and the film which was released faced problems in continuing with the shows. There was a demand to remove such scenes from the film and the filmmakers contemplated on the next course of action.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Singham' dialogue offends Kannadigas |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-singham-dialogue-offends-kannadigas-1568545 |access-date=23 July 2011 |website=DNA India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=K'taka wins battle against Singham, Ajay's dialogues beeped |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2011/07/23/karnataka-protest-ajay-s-singham-dialogues-muted-aid0101.html |access-date=23 July 2011 |website=OneIndia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 March 2016 |title=Singham screenings disrupted in Karnataka |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/singham-screenings-disrupted-in-karnataka/ |access-date=10 March 2016 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
The [[music video]] for the 2020 [[Black Eyed Peas]] song "Action" pays tribute to [[Indian film]] action scenes, including ''Singham''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Black Eyed Peas' new music video Action is dedicated to Indian cinema |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/black-eyed-peas-new-music-video-action-is-dedicated-to-indian-cinema-6548244/ |access-date=21 August 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=11 August 2020}}</ref>
The [[music video]] for the 2020 [[Black Eyed Peas]] song "Action" pays tribute to [[Indian film]] action scenes, including ''Singham''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 August 2020 |title=Black Eyed Peas' new music video Action is dedicated to Indian cinema |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/black-eyed-peas-new-music-video-action-is-dedicated-to-indian-cinema-6548244/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928175347/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/black-eyed-peas-new-music-video-action-is-dedicated-to-indian-cinema-6548244/ |archive-date=28 September 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>


=== Animated series ===
=== Animated series ===
{{Main|Little Singham}}
{{Main|Little Singham}}
An animated series based on ''Singham'' premiered on [[Discovery Kids (India)]] in April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www-thenewsminute-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.thenewsminute.com/article/hindi-singham-remake-suriyas-cop-film-be-made-kids-animation-series-75262?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&&usqp=mq331AQECAFYAQ%3D%3D#aoh=15460380069304&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenewsminute.com%2Farticle%2Fhindi-singham-remake-suriyas-cop-film-be-made-kids-animation-series-75262|title=Hindi 'Singham', remake of Suriya's cop film, to be made as kids animation series|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref>
An animated series based on ''Singham'' premiered on [[Discovery Kids (India)]] in April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 24, 2018 |title=Hindi 'Singham', remake of Suriya's cop film, to be made as kids animation series |url=https://www-thenewsminute-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.thenewsminute.com/article/hindi-singham-remake-suriyas-cop-film-be-made-kids-animation-series-75262?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&&usqp=mq331AQECAFYAQ%3D%3D#aoh=15460380069304&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenewsminute.com%2Farticle%2Fhindi-singham-remake-suriyas-cop-film-be-made-kids-animation-series-75262 |access-date=December 28, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


=== Sequel and spin-offs ===
=== Sequel and chapters ===
{{Main|Singham Returns|Simmba}}
{{Main|Cop Universe}}
''Singham Returns'', a sequel to ''Singham'' directed by Shetty and produced by [[Ajay Devgn FFilms|Ajay Devgn Films]], released in 2014. Devgn reprises his role from the previous film, while also co-producing the project. [[Kareena Kapoor]] plays the female lead. The film was also simultaneously made in Marathi. The film was released worldwide on 15 August 2014. The plot is loosely based on the 1993 Malayalam film ''[[Ekalavyan]]''.
''[[Singham Returns]]'', a sequel to ''Singham'' directed by Shetty and produced by [[Ajay Devgn FFilms|Ajay Devgn Films]], released in 2014. Devgn reprises his role from the previous film, while also co-producing the project. [[Kareena Kapoor]] plays the female lead, replacing  Aggarwal. The film was also simultaneously made in Marathi. The film was released worldwide on 15 August 2014. The plot is loosely based on the 1993 Malayalam film ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]''.


''[[Simmba]]'', a spin-off to ''Singham'' directed by Shetty and produced by [[Dharma Productions]], was released in 2018. Starring [[Ranveer Singh]], the film features Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao, a corrupt cop hailing from the same town as Singham. Devgn reprises his role in a special appearance. The upcoming ''[[Sooryavanshi]]'' starring [[Akshay Kumar]], directed by [[Rohit Shetty]], is another spin-off to Singham. All films are set in the [[Cop Universe]].<ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/mar/02/ajay-devgn-akshay-kumar-request-fans-to-stop-fighting-say-they-have-each-others-back-2111159.html</ref>
''[[Simmba]]'', a second chapter of the universe directed by Shetty and produced by [[Dharma Productions]], was released in 2018. Starring [[Ranveer Singh]], the film features Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao, a corrupt cop hailing from the same town as Singham. Devgn reprises his role in a special appearance. A third chapter of the universe, ''[[Sooryavanshi]]'', starring [[Akshay Kumar]] as another DCP named Veer Sooryavanshi who join hands with Simmba and Singham to stop a terrorist attack on [[Mumbai]] is directed again by Shetty.  


==Home media==
The fifth installment, ''Singham Again'', was announced in December 2022 and released in November 2024, with Ajay Devgn reprising his role as Singham.
Commemorating the film's ninth anniversary, Devgn revealed in a throwback post on his social media handles that the film had been made available to stream on [[Amazon Prime Video]]. Five months later, it was also simultanoeusly made available on [[Netflix]].


== References ==
== References ==
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For other uses, see Singham (disambiguation).

Singham
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRohit Shetty
Produced byMahesh Ramanathan
Acharya Utpaal
Screenplay byYunus Sajawal
Dialogues byFarhad-Sajid
Story byHari
Based onSingam
by Hari
Starring
Music byScore:
Amar Mohile
Songs:
Ajay–Atul
CinematographyDudley
Edited bySteven H. Bernard
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
Release date
  • 22 July 2011 (2011-07-22)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹40 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹157.89 crore[1]

Singham is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as the first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A remake of the 2010 Tamil film Singam by Hari, the film stars Ajay Devgn in the lead role as a police officer named Bajirao Singham alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj, who reprises his role from the original film.

Singham marked Devgn's and Shetty's return to the action genre after several years. It was theatrically released in India on 22 July 2011 with generally positive reviews from the critics towards praise for action-emotional drama, dialogues and homage to 70s masala films.[2][3][4] It opened with strong box office response;[5] the film earned ₹876 million in India on the first day and a worldwide total of ₹1.41 billion against a ₹410 million budget, becoming a box-office blockbuster.[1]

Singham gained a cult film status over the years, particularly for Devgn's portrayal of Bajirao and Raj's portrayal of Shikre.[6][7] After the film's success at the box office, Devgn and Shetty collaborated for the sequel Singham Returns (2014) and Singham Again (2024). Devgn reprised his role in Shetty's directorials of Simmba (2018) and Sooryavanshi (2021), which together form Shetty's Cop Universe.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Inspector Rakesh Kadam, an honest officer, is falsely accused of corruption by Jaikant Shikre, a powerful crime boss, politician, and businessman running illegal rackets in Goa. Unable to bear the disgrace, Kadam commits suicide. His widow, Megha, vows revenge, declaring that justice will prevail.

The story shifts to Shivgad, a village near the Goa-Maharashtra border, where Bajirao Singham, an upright Maratha police officer, commands the local station. Respected for his informal yet effective problem-solving methods, Singham wins the villagers' admiration. His father Manikrao's childhood friend, industrialist Gautam Bhosle, visits Shivgad with his family, including his daughter Kavya. A series of comedic incidents lead to Kavya falling in love with Singham, admiring his integrity and simplicity.

Everything runs smooth until Jaikant, out on conditional bail for murder, is required to report to Shivgad every 2 weeks but sends a proxy. Enraged, Singham demands Jaikant sign in person. Jaikant arrives with his army of goons and threatens Singham with his political and criminal connections, but backs off on being intimidated by the villagers, who warn to finish him off out of admiration for Singham after hearing his threats. Humiliated by Singham in front of the villagers, an egoistic Jaikant uses his political influence to transfer Singham to Goa, where he begins a campaign of harassment. In Goa, upon joining, Singham, through his colleagues Abbas, Phadnis and Savalkar, and Megha, discovers the extent of Jaikant's criminal empire, supported by corrupt officials like DSP Satyam Patkar, who is his senior, and home minister Narvekar, while also learning of Kadam's suicide.

Being mentally tortured after several attempts to intimidate him are successful, Singham decides to move back to Shivgad. However, encouraged by Kavya, Singham gains motivation and starts dismantling Jaikant's operations by arresting his righthand man, Shiva, on trumped-up charges. Shiva's arrest reveals Jaikant's involvement in Kadam's downfall, along with other crimes like extortion, money laundering, and murder. Jaikant escalates the conflict by kidnapping Kavya's sister Anjali but Singham rescues her and captures one of his minions, ultimately linking to Jaikant and Shiva. Jaikant's political party wins the election, and he becomes a minister, further complicating matters. Upon victory, Jaikant issues transfer orders for Singham, forcing him to leave Goa within 24 hours, while Shiva gives a statement protecting Jaikant.

At a police function the same night, Singham, arriving with Megha and Kadam's son, accuses his colleagues of betraying their duty by protecting Jaikant, and vows to finish him off single-handedly. Filled with guilt in front of their family members, the officers, including DGP Pawar, get motivated to join his fight. With the support of the entire Goa Police Force, including Patkar, who has a change of heart, Singham leads a raid on Jaikant's residence, who escapes after feigning an emotional monologue. Running throughout the city, Jaikant is captured after a dramatic chase and is shot dead by Singham in a staged encounter, seated in Kadam's chair, and Shiva is forced to change his statement at gunpoint. At a press conference, the team exposes Jaikant's crimes with Shiva's confession, clears Kadam's name, and restores Megha's dignity. The film concludes with Singham and his colleagues saluting Megha, symbolizing the triumph of justice and integrity.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

After the success of the Tamil film Singam, directed by Hari in 2010, the film's remake rights were sold by the producers for Hindi and Kannada versions. The co-producers of the Tamil version, Reliance Big Pictures purchased the Hindi remake rights and announced in November 2010 that the version would feature Rohit Shetty as director and Ajay Devgn in the lead role.[8]

Casting[edit | edit source]

Anushka Shetty (top) was cast as the main female lead but was subsequently replaced by Kajal Aggarwal (bottom) due to unavailability of dates.

Prakash Raj was signed on to reprise his role as the antagonist from the original, whilst reports emerged that Asin and Anushka Shetty were being considered for the female lead role.[9]

In mid-February 2011, Kajal Aggarwal, an actress who predominantly features in South Indian films was signed in as the female lead.[10][11]

Singham went on floors in November 2010, with its scheduled cast. The first schedule began in early March 2011 with action sequences shot in Goa featuring technicians from South India.[12][13]

A scene with Prakash Raj and Ajay Devgn was shot in Goregaon in Mumbai with around 500 junior artists as villagers. Another scene was shot at Vagator in Goa for which 100 police jeeps were called.[14] The shooting was stalled by the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) members who demanded ₹45 lakh to be paid to the workers when it was being shot in Film City in Mumbai.[15]

Release[edit | edit source]

Reliance Entertainment released Singham on 22 July 2011 in 2000 screens worldwide with 1500 prints excluding overseas.[16]

The film's DVD was released on 23 August 2011. The Delhi High Court, upon Reliance Entertainment's request, issued an order to all Indian ISPs to block file sharing sites to prevent unauthorized sharing of Singham.[17]

A promotional mobile video game was released the same year as a tie-in product for the film.[18]

Ahead of the Singham Again release, Singham was re-released theatrically on 18 October 2024.[19]

Reception[edit | edit source]

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India gave it four out of five stars and stated "Singham is over-the-top retro kitsch, spilling over with high-voltage stunts, slow-motion action cuts and fiery dialogues delivered in high decibels. It is meant for all those action buffs interested in time travel to the angry young 1970s and 1980s when cinema was larger-than-life and totally unrealistic. But then, retro is currently chic, isn't it?"[20] Komal Nahta of Koimoi gave it four and a half stars out of five and said "On the whole, Singham is a powerful action-emotional drama which boasts of equally powerful dialogues and absolutely power-packed performances. It's a super-hit and will be loved by the masses and the classes, the men and the women, the young and the old, the rich and the poor. It is the kind of film which consumes the viewer and gives him the feeling that he was part of the fight against corruption! The film has immense repeat-value. Its business in Maharashtra will get a further boost because of the liberal use of Marathi in the dialogues. Kajal Aggarwal acts with effortless ease. Her performance is good."[21]
Suparna Sharma of The Asian Age gave it two out of five stars and stated "Singham is a primitive, archetypal genre piece, and it is a hit. Rohit Shetty taps into the sentiment of the moment – emasculation, frustration – and gratifies it. But endowing a cop with nobility doesn't ring true, especially not when he is neither Chulbul-charming nor when the target of his anger and lashing is generic sleaze... Singham is vigilante cop let loose on all things foul. I felt fluctuating connect with Singham, but mostly he made me queasy."[22] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film four and a half stars out of five and said "Singham pays homage to the action films of the 1970s, which was known for the heroism, death-defying action sequences and pulse-pounding thrills. It's an acknowledgement to one of the most successful genres of Bollywood – action movies – known for the trademark good versus evil themes and well-choreographed stunts."[23] Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV also gave four out of five stars and said "Singham is an old-fashioned but rousing Hindi commercial film that pretty much restores one's faith in this often-maligned brand of cinema. It has super-duper hit written all over it. No matter how dismissive you might be of films that have no space for shades of grey, chances are that Singham will disarm you, if only for a bit."[24] Dailybhaskar gave a score of three stars out of five and said "The action takes over the romance in the film. Go for it, if you want to catch one hell of an action flick! "[25]

Sukanya Venkatraghavan from Filmfare gave two stars out of five and said "Singham is a film that will invoke wolf whistles and applause from its audience. It is gloriously massy. The movie knows its job and does it well. It does nothing out of the box to grab your attention and yet it does. Pretty easily. Watch it for its robust potboiler personality. With extra masala as garnish. Ajay Devgan pulls out all stops for this one. He is fierce and impactful. This is his show all the way. His quirky forte for comedy too comes forth in the ubiquitous ha ha sequences with leading lady Kajal Aggarwal who looks pretty and has done what she has been told to, but probably deserved a meatier debut."[26] Kaveree Bamzai from India Today gave three out of five stars and deemed that "Mr Devgn tries hard, growling like a Singham, and acting like a superman, but I was more interested in Prakash Raj's two tone Al Capone shoes."[27] Raja Sen from Rediff gave one and a half stars out of five and said "All I can personally say about this trend of remaking one-note Southern hits as a viewer is that it's an exhausting one. It is in the tiny victories that we must seek refuge after a film like this: I'm just glad the hero, so eager to peel off his uniform, left his pants on."[28] Sudhish Kamath from The Hindu said "The original wasn't the best film around but it had a few smarts, pace and fury, and worked despite its cheesy visual effects purely because of Suriya who made the corniest lines sound good. Devgn does exactly the opposite. He takes some half-decent lines (by Farhad and Sajid) and makes them sound cheesy."[29] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 2 stars out of 5, commenting "Remake of the 2010 Tamil blockbuster of the same name, 'Singham' has occasional bursts of comedy (both puerile and genuinely funny), but it's never quite as entertaining as the similarly intentioned 'Dabangg'."[30]

Shubha Shetty Saha from MiD DAY gave the film a score of two stars and deemed that "Nothing turns director Rohit Shetty on more than cars meeting midair. We all know that by now. And this film has some breath-taking action sequences, too. That's about it is."[31] Meenakshi Rao from The Pioneer describes the film as "the David Dhawan of action, or for that matter the Golmaal of fights. To keep the audience engaged all through such unending babble needs some kind of acumen which normal people do not always have and through which people like Rohit Shetty get to make a whole lot of money, if not sense." giving it seven out of ten stars.[32] Kunal Guha from Yahoo! Movies gave two stars and says that "The film's assumption that mispronunciation is funny makes us endure words like honest (with a loud 'h'), clean cheet (clean chit), noun-saans (nonsense) and sooocide (suicide). The dialogues are spouted with immense enthusiasm, but the words defuse the intensity and make them seem trivial. Devgn does a fair job and conveys sufficient conviction and humility through his character. Kajal Aggarwal makes an unobjectionable debut and her eyes would surely inspire a few compliments."[33]

Box office[edit | edit source]

Singham started extremely well at single screens with occupancy around 90% and was average at multiplexes with 50%–60% occupancy,[34] In the first four days, the film collected ₹350 million (US$7.5 million).[35][36] After five days, the earnings were around ₹407.5 million (US$8.73 million) without any drop.[37] The opening week gross collections were ₹442 million (US$9.47 million) in India and ₹35 million (US$749,909.48) from overseas to fetch a total opening week gross of ₹477 million (US$10.22 million), thus putting the nett weekend collections at ₹475.7 million (US$10.19 million),[38][39] including ₹120 million (US$2.57 million) in Mumbai area alone. In the second week, it collected ₹263.4 million (US$5.64 million) nett to take the total two-week net collections at ₹777.4 million (US$16.66 million).[40] The film is currently the sixth highest second week grosser.[41] The third weekend collections were estimated to be ₹82.0 million (US$1.76 million).[42] After three weeks, the nett collections amounted to ₹861.7 million (US$18.46 million).[43] It collected ₹65.0 million (US$1.39 million) in its fourth week bringing its collections to ₹926.7 million (US$19.86 million) in four weeks.[44] Singham earned ₹980.0 million (US$21 million) nett in India, at the end of its theatrical run.[45]

The film grossed over ₹1,400 million (US$30 million) worldwide.[46][47] It has grossed a total of ₹1,478.9 million (US$31.69 million) worldwide, including ₹1,393.1 million (US$29.85 million) in India and $1.25 million (₹85.8 million) overseas.[48]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Main article: Singham (soundtrack)

The music of the film was composed by Ajay–Atul, with lyrics penned by Swanand Kirkire.

Accolades[edit | edit source]

Award Ceremony Category Result Ref.(s)
4th Mirchi Music Awards Best Background Score of the Year Nominated [49]

Protests in Karnataka[edit | edit source]

Singham had been removed from cinemas in Karnataka while some cinemas had cancelled the shows following pressure from various groups protesting against derogatory statements against the Kannadigas. Various organisations raised voices against the anti-Kannadiga dialogues in Singham and the film which was released faced problems in continuing with the shows. There was a demand to remove such scenes from the film and the filmmakers contemplated on the next course of action.[50][51][52]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

The music video for the 2020 Black Eyed Peas song "Action" pays tribute to Indian film action scenes, including Singham.[53]

Animated series[edit | edit source]

Main article: Little Singham

An animated series based on Singham premiered on Discovery Kids (India) in April 2018.[54]

Sequel and chapters[edit | edit source]

Main article: Cop Universe

Singham Returns, a sequel to Singham directed by Shetty and produced by Ajay Devgn Films, released in 2014. Devgn reprises his role from the previous film, while also co-producing the project. Kareena Kapoor plays the female lead, replacing Aggarwal. The film was also simultaneously made in Marathi. The film was released worldwide on 15 August 2014. The plot is loosely based on the 1993 Malayalam film Ekalavyan.

Simmba, a second chapter of the universe directed by Shetty and produced by Dharma Productions, was released in 2018. Starring Ranveer Singh, the film features Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao, a corrupt cop hailing from the same town as Singham. Devgn reprises his role in a special appearance. A third chapter of the universe, Sooryavanshi, starring Akshay Kumar as another DCP named Veer Sooryavanshi who join hands with Simmba and Singham to stop a terrorist attack on Mumbai is directed again by Shetty.

The fifth installment, Singham Again, was announced in December 2022 and released in November 2024, with Ajay Devgn reprising his role as Singham.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Singham - Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Kazmi, Nikhat. "Singham". Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Nahta, Komal. "Singham Review". Koimoi. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Adarsh, Taran. "Singham movie review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  5. ↑ -Ajay Devgn Box Office Records : Lifetime Collections Talking Movies
  6. ↑ "Singham: The Beginning of the Cop Franchise". 29 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ajay Devgn celebrates 10 years of Singham, calls the film 'ek jasba'". 22 July 2021.
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  14. ↑ Ramsubramaniam, Nikhil (27 July 2011). "Behind the Scenes of Singham". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  15. ↑ Jha, Subhash K. (2 June 2011) Workers stall 'Singham' shooting Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Mid-day.com. Retrieved on 2017-02-21.
  16. ↑ "Huge expectations for Singham". Boxofficeindia.com. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  17. ↑ "Singham effect: File sharing sites blocked". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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  19. ↑ "Ahead of Singham Again release, Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty announce theatrical re-release of Singham". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  20. ↑ Kazmi, Nikhat. "Singham". Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
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