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{{short description|2014 film directed by Rohit Shetty}}
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{{Infobox film
| name          = Singham Returns
| name          = Singham Returns
| image          = Singham Returns Poster.jpg
| image          = Singham Returns Poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name    =
| director      = [[Rohit Shetty]]
| director      = [[Rohit Shetty]]
| producer      = [[Reliance Entertainment]]<br>[[Ajay Devgn]]<br>[[Rohit Shetty]]
| producer      = [[Reliance Entertainment]]<br />[[Ajay Devgn]]<br />[[Rohit Shetty]]
| writer        = '''Screenplay:'''<br>Yunus Sajawal<br>'''Dialogues:'''<br>[[Sajid-Farhad|Farhad-Sajid]]
| writer        = '''Screenplay:''' <br />Yunus Sajawal<br />'''Dialogues:''' <br /> [[Sajid-Farhad]]
| story          = [[Rohit Shetty]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]''|[[Shaji Kailas]]}}
| based_on       = {{based on|''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]''|[[Shaji Kailas]]}}
| story          = '''Adapted Story:'''<br>[[Rohit Shetty]]<br>'''Original Story:'''<br>[[Renji Panicker]]
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Ajay Devgn]]|[[Kareena Kapoor]]}}
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Ajay Devgn]]|[[Kareena Kapoor Khan]]}}
| music          = '''Score:'''<br>[[Amar Mohile]]<br>'''Songs:'''<br>{{unbulleted list|[[Jeet Gannguli]]|[[Ankit Tiwari]]|[[Meet Bros Anjjan]]|[[Yo Yo Honey Singh]]}}
| music          = '''Score:''' <br/> [[Amar Mohile]]<br />'''Songs:''' {{unbulleted list|[[Jeet Gannguli]]|[[Ankit Tiwari]]|[[Meet Bros Anjjan]]|[[Yo Yo Honey Singh]]}}
| cinematography = Dudley
| cinematography = Dudley
| editing        = Steven Bernard
| editing        = Steven H. Bernard
| studio        = [[Reliance Entertainment]]<br>[[Ajay Devgn FFilms]]<br>Rohit Shetty Productions
| studio        = [[Reliance Entertainment]]<br />[[Ajay Devgn FFilms]]<br />[[Rohit Shetty Picturez]]
| distributor    = [[Eros International]] (Overseas)
| distributor    = Reliance Entertainment
| released      = {{Film date|2014|08|15|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|2014|08|15|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 145 minutes<ref name="Overview" />
| runtime        = 142 minutes<ref name="Overview">[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/673370 Singham Returns 2014 Movie News, Wallpapers, Songs & Videos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705032856/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/673370 |date=5 July 2014 }}. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.</ref>
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
| budget        = {{INR}}70 [[crore]]<ref name="BOI Singham finances">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2289|title=Singham Returns - Movie - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> {{better source|reason=Box Office India includes print and advertising costs in their budget figures, which is not done anywhere else in the world.|date=April 2020}}
| budget        = {{INR|100}} crore<ref name="BOI Singham finances">{{Cite web |title=Singham Returns - Movie - Box Office India |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2289 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618052324/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2289 |archive-date=18 June 2018 |access-date=17 June 2018 |website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| gross          = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}219 [[crore]]<ref name="BOI Singham finances" />
| gross          = {{INR|220.5 crore}}<ref name="bo">{{Cite web |title=Singham Returns Box Office Collection |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/singham-returns/box-office/ |access-date=10 January 2025 |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=15 August 2014 }}</ref>
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'''''Singham Returns''''' is an Indian 2014 [[Hindi language]] [[action film]]<ref name="Overview" /> directed by [[Rohit Shetty]], and the second installment of his [[Cop Universe]].<ref name="Overview">[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/673370 Singham Returns 2014 Movie News, Wallpapers, Songs & Videos]. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.</ref> Produced by [[Reliance Entertainment]], Rohit Shetty Productions and [[Ajay Devgn FFilms]] on a total budget of {{INR}}700 million, it is inspired by the [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'' (1993) and stars [[Ajay Devgn]] in his usual character [[Inspector]] Bajirao Singham, while [[Kareena Kapoor]] portrays the female lead replacing [[Kajal Aggarwal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/anchisearticle/entertainment/bollywood/kareena-kapoor-transforms-into-maharashtrian-mulgi/ |title=Kareena Kapoor transforms into Maharashtrian mulgi |publisher=indianexpress.com |date=15 January 2014 |access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref>It is written by Yunus Sajawal and [[Sajid-Farhad|Farhad - Sajid]].


Released worldwide on [[Independence Day (India)|Indian Independence Day]] 2014, ''Singham Returns'' broke various opening day records and was a widespread success with domestic collection of {{INR}}1.4 billion and worldwide earnings of more than {{INR}}2.19 billion.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/singham_returns Singham Returns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317214242/http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/singham_returns |date=17 March 2015 }}. Boxofficeindia.com (15 August 2014). Retrieved on 21 April 2015.</ref> Devgn reprised his role as Singham through a cameo appearance in the next films of Shetty's cop universe: [[Ranveer Singh]]'s ''[[Simmba]]'' (2018) and [[Akshay Kumar]]'s ''[[Sooryavanshi]]'' (2021).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://telanganatoday.com/rohit-shetty-gets-nostalgic-about-singham |title=Rohit Shetty gets nostalgic about Singham |date=22 July 2018 |access-date=1 January 2019}}</ref>
'''''Singham Returns''''' is a 2014 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] co-written and directed by [[Rohit Shetty]] and produced by [[Ajay Devgn FFilms]], [[Reliance Entertainment]] and [[Rohit Shetty|Rohit Shetty Picturez]]. It serves as a sequel to the 2011 film ''[[Singham]]'' and the second installment in Shetty's [[Cop Universe]]. [[Ajay Devgn]] reprises his role as Bajirao Singham, while [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]] plays the female lead, replacing [[Kajal Aggarwal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2014 |title=Kareena Kapoor transforms into Maharashtrian mulgi |url=http://indianexpress.com/anchisearticle/entertainment/bollywood/kareena-kapoor-transforms-into-maharashtrian-mulgi/ |access-date=19 January 2014 |publisher=indianexpress.com}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 
The film was released theatrically worldwide on 15 August 2014, during [[Independence Day (India)|India's Independence Day]]. Upon release, it broke several opening day records. Made on a budget of {{INR}}70 crore, the film performed commercially well at the box office with a global gross of {{INR}}219 crore, and stood up as one of the [[List of Hindi films of 2014|highest-grossing Indian films of 2014]].<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/singham_returns Singham Returns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317214242/http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/singham_returns |date=17 March 2015 }}. Boxofficeindia.com (15 August 2014). Retrieved on 21 April 2015.</ref>
 
Devgn reprised his role as a cameo for ''[[Simmba]]'' (2018) and ''[[Sooryavanshi]]'' (2021), the next films in the Cop Universe. In December 2022, a third film in the series titled ''[[Singham Again]]'' began [[pre-production]], and was released on 1 November 2024, coinciding with [[Diwali]].<ref name="diwali-release">{{Cite web |date=14 June 2024 |title=Rohit Shetty's Singham Again delayed to Diwali; film will unite Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rohit-shettys-singham-again-delayed-to-diwali-film-will-unite-ajay-devgn-akshay-kumar-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone-kareena-kapoor-khan-9391930/ |website=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Bajirao Singham ([[Ajay Devgn]]) who is now a [[Deputy Commissioner of Police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]], gets transferred to Mumbai and discovers that one of his team members, Mahesh, is found dead inside an ambulance with massive bags of money. Singham decides to unearth the truth behind it and in this process, he collides with a powerful and fraudulent religious leader, Satyaraj Chandar a.k.a. Babaji ([[Amole Gupte]]), who has high-profile connections with corrupt politicians, including the ruling party's leader Guruji's ([[Anupam Kher]]) secretary minister Prakash Rao ([[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]]).
Bajirao Singham, who is now a [[Deputy Commissioner of Police (India)|DCP]], gets transferred to [[Mumbai]] and discovers that one of his team members, Mahesh Jadhav, is found dead inside an ambulance with massive bags of money. Singham decides to unearth the truth behind it and in this process, he collides with a powerful and fraudulent [[religious leader]], Satyaraj "Babaji" Chander, who has high-profile connections with corrupt [[politician]]s, including the ruling party's secretary minister Prakash Rao. During this period, Gurukant "Guruji" Acharya, the veteran leader of the ruling party who has been a teacher to Chief Minister Vikram Adhikari and Singham, is killed by Babaji's henchmen due to Guruji's opposition to Rao's scheme, even though Singham was present at the scene, making him vow vengeance. Because of this, he has to pretend that he has resigned in front of his family. Due to this, his father Manikrao asks him and his childhood friend, Avni Kamat, to come to their home town, [[Shivgarh]].


During this period, Guruji is killed by Babaji's henchmen due to Guruji's opposition to Rao's scheme, even though Singham was present at the scene. He vows revenge. Because of this, he has to pretend that he has resigned in front of his family. Due to this, his father asks him and his childhood friend, Avni ([[Kareena Kapoor]]), to come to their home town, Shivgarh. After some time, Singham and Avni fall in love with each other. However, it is then revealed that Singham hasn't resigned and came to Shivgarh on a mission to get some evidence against Babaji.
After some time, Singham and Avni fall in love with each other. However, it is then revealed that Singham hasn't resigned and came to Shivgarh on an undercover mission to find evidence against Babaji. At Wadhavpur, he catches Babaji's henchman named Altaf Khan who distributes the black money in order to bribe the voters. While coming to Mumbai with a convoy, it is attacked by Babaji's henchmen and Altaf is shot and slips into coma. On the other hand, Rao harms all of Guruji's candidates, including Avni, because her in-hiding brother Kishore is one of the candidates. Singham manages to save Avni and during a political event, the female family members of the candidates slap Rao due to this act. Altaf soon recovers and testifies against him. Singham arrests Babaji and Rao, leading to riots. However, some party workers execute an attack outside the court, [[homicide|killing the witnesses]]. This causes Babaji and Rao to go scot-free due to lack of evidence. Realizing the futility of the law, Singham and his team reach their house without wearing their police uniforms, joined in by police from all around Mumbai.


When they get back to Mumbai, Babaji starts threatening Singham's family. On the other hand, Rao harms all of Guruji's candidates, including Avni, because her brother Kishore ([[Sameer Dharmadhikari]]) is one of the candidates. Singham manages to save everyone but before they resign, one of Babaji's henchmen, Altaf ([[Pankaj Tripathi]]), wakes up from a coma and testifies against him. Singham arrests Babaji and Rao. However, some party workers execute an attack outside the court, [[homicide|killing the witnesses]]. This causes Babaji and Rao to go scot free. But after Babaji gets released, Singham and his team goes to his house without wearing their police uniforms, joined in by police from all around Mumbai. They successfully fight Babaji and Rao's men. Singham's team storm inside Babaji's house, and comically [[police brutality|torture]] Babaji and Rao by firing a live round into both of their buttocks each. The wounded and humiliated Rao and Baba tell the truth, their confessions secretly being filmed and broadcast on live television and radio.
They successfully fight Babaji and Rao's men. Singham's team storm inside Babaji's house, and comically [[police brutality|torture]] Babaji and Rao by firing a live round into both of their buttocks each. The wounded and humiliated Rao and Baba tell the truth, their confessions secretly being filmed and broadcast on live television and radio. A few weeks later, Guruji's party wins the elections. While being transported to jail in a van, Rao and Baba once again threaten and taunt Singham. Suddenly, the van stops and the driver walks away. A water tanker crashes into the van, sending it into a power station, killing both of them. One of Singham's allies, Inspector Dev Phadnis tells the media that there was a brake failure, and the incident is deemed as an accident (a plan that was fabricated by Singham which resembled the way Mahesh was killed).
 
A few weeks later, Guruji's party wins the elections. While being transported to jail in a van, Rao and Baba once again threaten and taunt Singham. Suddenly, the van stops and the driver walks away. A water tanker crashes into the van and both of them are killed. Inspector Dev Phadnis (Vineet Sharma) tells the media that there was a brake failure, and the incident is deemed as an accident (a plan that was fabricated by Singham which resembled the way officer Mahesh was killed).


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Ajay Devgn]] as [[Deputy Commissioner of Police (India)|DCP]] Bajirao Singham
* [[Ajay Devgn]] as [[Deputy Commissioner of Police|DCP]] Bajirao Singham
* [[Kareena Kapoor]] as Avni Kamat, Singham's love interest and Kishore's sister
* [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]] as Avni Kamat
* [[Amole Gupte]] as Satyaraj Chander Baba
* [[Amole Gupte]] as Satyaraj Chander a.k.a. "Babaji"
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Gurukant "Guruji" Acharya
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Central Minister Gurukant Acharya a.k.a. "Guruji"
* [[Dayanand Shetty]] as [[Senior Inspector]] Daya
* [[Dayanand Shetty]] as [[Senior Inspector]] [[CID (Indian TV series)|Daya]]
* Vineet Sharma as Sub-Inspector Dev Phadnis
* Vineet Sharma as [[Police Inspector|Inspector]] Dev Phadnis
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Minister Prakash Rao
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as [[Maharashtra Council of Ministers|Cabinet Minister]] Prakash Rao
* [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] as Chief Minister Vikram Adhikari
* [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] as Vikram Adhikari, [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
* [[Sonalee Kulkarni]] as Meneka
* [[Sonalee Kulkarni]] as Menka, Singham's childhood friend
* [[Jitendra Joshi]] as Ashish (Meneka's boyfriend)
* [[Jitendra Joshi]] as Ashish, Menka's boyfriend
* [[Sameer Dharmadhikari]] as Kishore Kamat, Avni's brother
* [[Sameer Dharmadhikari]] as Kishor Kamat, Avni's brother
* [[Deepraj Rana]] as Sunil Prabhat
* [[Deepraj Rana]] as Rtd. [[Captain (rank)|Cpt.]] Sunil Prabhat
* [[Sharat Saxena]] as [[Commissioner of Police, Mumbai|Commissioner]] Shiv Rathod
* [[Sharat Saxena]] as [[Mumbai Police]] [[Police Commissioner|Commissioner]] Shiv Rathod
* [[Ashwini Kalsekar]] as Reporter Meera Shorey
* [[Ashwini Kalsekar]] as Journalist Meera Shorey<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 August 2018 |title=Marathi actors rule Singham Returns |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/marathi-actors-rule-singham-returns/photostory/40316187.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626181354/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/marathi-actors-rule-singham-returns/photostory/40316187.cms |archive-date=26 June 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=15 August 2014 |title=Movie Review- Singham Returns: AATA MAJHI SATAKLI! |url=https://www.abplive.in/movies/movie-review--singham-returns-aata-majhi-satakli--21776 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726145157/https://www.abplive.in/movies/movie-review--singham-returns-aata-majhi-satakli--21776 |archive-date=26 July 2020 |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=abplive.in}}</ref>
* [[Govind Namdev]] as Manikrao Singham (Singham's Father)
* [[Govind Namdev]] as Manikrao Singham, Bajirao's father
* Meghna Vaidya as Singham's Mother
* Meghna Vaidya as Lata Singham, Bajirao's mother
* [[Uday Tikekar]] as Avni's Father
* [[Uday Tikekar]] as Mr. Kamat, Avni & Kishore's father
* Shubhangi Latkar as Avni's Mother
* [[Shubhangi Latkar]] as Mrs. Kamat, Avni & Kishore's mother
* [[Pankaj Tripathi]] as Altaf Khan
* [[Pankaj Tripathi]] as Altaf Khan
* [[Sachin Nayak]] as Bhola
* [[Sachin Nayak]] as Bhola Singh
* [[Shriswara]] as Neeta Parmar
* [[Shriswara]] as Neeta Parmar
* Rakesh Kukreti as Mr Parmar (Neeta's Husband)
* Rakesh Kukreti as Mr. Parmar, Neeta's husband
* Ganesh Yadav as [[Constable]] Mahesh Jadhav
* Ganesh Yadav as [[Head Constable|Head-Constable]] Mahesh Jadhav
* [[Sarita Joshi]] as Mrs Jadhav (Mahesh's Mother)
* [[Sarita Joshi]] as Mrs. Jadhav, Mahesh's mother
* [[Smita Tambe]] as Usha Jadhav (Mahesh's Wife)
* [[Smita Tambe]] as Usha Jadhav, Mahesh's wife
* [[Ujjawal Gauraha]] as News Reporter
* [[Chhaya Kadam]] as Slum Dweller
* [[Amit Varma (actor)|Amit Verma]] as [[Engineer]] Mayank Anand
* Ujjwal Gauraha as News Reporter
* Krishna Kotian as a [[Police Constable]]
* Aashish Warang as a Sub-Inspector
* Umakant Patil as an Assistant Sub-Inspector
* [[Amit Varma (actor)|Amit Verma]] as Mayank Anand
* [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] in a special appearance in the song "''Aata Majhi Satakli''"
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== Production ==
== Production ==
Director Rohit Shetty announced his thoughts on making a sequel to one of his finest movies ''Singham'' (2011). After filming ''Chennai Express'' with Shah Rukh Khan, Shetty reportedly has begun filming for ''Singham 2'' with the lead star Ajay Devgn.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131015/entertainment-bollywood/article/hurry-singham-2 |title=Hurry up with Singham 2 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=15 October 2013 |access-date=25 October 2013}}</ref> Filming was expected to go on floors by December 2013 after Shetty's last directorial venture, ''[[Chennai Express]]'' (2013) released with Shetty starting the work of Singham 2's pre-production along with that of his another film which incidentally is a sequel too, [[Golmaal 4]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/ajays-singham-2-to-go-on-floors-in-december/ |title=Ajay's Singham 2 To Go On Floors in December |publisher=Koimoi.com |date=12 June 2013 |access-date=7 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/rohit-shetty-s-singham-2-and-golmaal-4-to-go-on-floors/ |title=Rohit Shetty's Singham 2, Golmaal 4 To Go On Floors This Year |publisher=Koimoi |date=1 March 2013 |access-date=7 November 2013}}</ref>
Director [[Rohit Shetty]] announced his thoughts on making a sequel to one of his finest movies ''[[Singham]]'' (2011). After filming ''[[Chennai Express]]'' with [[Shah Rukh Khan]], Shetty reportedly has begun filming for ''Singham 2'' with the lead star [[Ajay Devgn]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2013 |title=Hurry up with Singham 2 |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131015/entertainment-bollywood/article/hurry-singham-2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195656/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131015/entertainment-bollywood/article/hurry-singham-2 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=25 October 2013 |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Filming was expected to go on floors by December 2013 after Shetty's ''[[Chennai Express (2013 film)|Chennai Express]]'' was released, starting the work of Singham 2's pre-production along with that of his another film which incidentally is a sequel too, ''[[Golmaal Again|Golmaal 4]]''.{{cn|date=September 2024}}


However Ajay Devgn the lead of the film canned 20 days of photography for his another film Action Jackson, directed by [[Prabhudeva]] and start another leg of the shoot from 10 November 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5711 |title=Ajay Devgn, Prabhu Dheva to resume Action Jackson shoot next week &#124; the trailer set to be released on 11th july. Latest Movie Features |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=7 November 2013}}</ref> After several delays owing to Devgn's shooting his other film [[Action Jackson (2014 film)|Action Jackson]] concurrently the principal photography for a 15-day schedule of the film started from 15 May 2014 in [[Goa]].<ref name="shoot" /> The shoot was held in few places like streets of Siolim, a village located at a distance of about 25 Kilometres from Panaji.<ref name="shoot" /> The ones which were held in Panaji were mostly indoor ones.<ref name="shoot">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-kareena-kapoors-singham-2-to-be-shot-in-goa/ |title=Ajay Devgn's 'Singham 2′ to return to Goa |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |work=PTI |date=5 May 2014 |access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
However, Devgn, the lead of the film, canned 20 days of photography for his other film ''[[Action Jackson (2014 film)|Action Jackson]]'', directed by [[Prabhu Deva]] and start another leg of the shoot from 10 November 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ajay Devgn, Prabhu Dheva to resume Action Jackson shoot next week &#124; the trailer set to be released on 11th July. Latest Movie Features |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5711 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216140458/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5711 |archive-date=16 December 2014 |access-date=7 November 2013 |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> After several delays owing to Devgn's shooting of [[Action Jackson (2014 film)|Action Jackson]] concurrently the principal photography for a 15-day schedule of the film started from 15 May 2014 in [[Goa]].<ref name="shoot" /> The shoot was held in few places like streets of Siolim, a village located at a distance of about 25 Kilometres from Panaji.<ref name="shoot" /> The ones which were held in Panaji were mostly indoor ones.<ref name="shoot">{{Cite web |date=5 May 2014 |title=Ajay Devgn's 'Singham 2′ to return to Goa |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-kareena-kapoors-singham-2-to-be-shot-in-goa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805225335/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-kareena-kapoors-singham-2-to-be-shot-in-goa/ |archive-date=5 August 2014 |access-date=8 August 2014 |website=PTI |publisher=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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The soundtrack for the film was composed by [[Jeet Gannguli]], [[Meet Bros Anjjan]], [[Ankit Tiwari]] and [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]]. All the composers composed one song each. The soundtrack album contains four songs and one remix. The first single track ''"Kuch Toh Hua Hai"'' sung by [[Ankit Tiwari]] and [[Tulsi Kumar]] was released on 25 July 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mixrad.io/in/en/products/tulsi-kumar/kuch-toh-hua-hai/70283480/ |title=First Singles of Singham Returns |publisher=[[MixRadio]] |access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> Another single ''"Aata Majhi Satakli"'' sung and composed by [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] was released on 1 August 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mixrad.io/in/en/products/mamta-sharma/aata-majhi-satakli/70403769/ |title=Second Single of Singham Returns |publisher=[[MixRadio]] |access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> The soundtrack album was released by T-Series on 7 August 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/singham-returns-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1111767625 |title=Singham Returns (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
The soundtrack for the film was composed by [[Jeet Gannguli]], [[Meet Bros Anjjan]], [[Ankit Tiwari]] and [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]]. All the composers composed one song each. The soundtrack album contains four songs and one remix. The first single track ''"''Kuch Toh Hua Hai''"'' sung by [[Ankit Tiwari]] and [[Tulsi Kumar]] was released on 25 July 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Singles of Singham Returns |url=http://www.mixrad.io/in/en/products/tulsi-kumar/kuch-toh-hua-hai/70283480/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073419/http://www.mixrad.io/in/en/products/tulsi-kumar/kuch-toh-hua-hai/70283480/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=5 October 2014 |publisher=[[MixRadio]]}}</ref> Another single ''"''Aata Majhi Satakli''"'' sung and composed by [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] was released on 1 August 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Second Single of Singham Returns |url=http://www.mixrad.io/in/en/products/mamta-sharma/aata-majhi-satakli/70403769/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085757/http://www.mixrad.io/in/en/products/mamta-sharma/aata-majhi-satakli/70403769/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=5 October 2014 |publisher=[[MixRadio]]}}</ref> The soundtrack album was released by T-Series on 7 August 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2014 |title=Singham Returns (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/singham-returns-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1111767625 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627205339/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/singham-returns-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1111767625 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |access-date=27 June 2018 |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>


=== Track listing ===
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
Prior to its release on the eve of [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] on 15 August, a right-wing Hindu organisation, [[Hindu Janajagruti Samiti|HJS]] wrote to the [[Central Board of Film Certification|CBFC]] asking that the film be banned on grounds of depiction of Hindu saints in a bad light thereby hurting the religious sentiments.<ref>{{cite news |title='Singham Returns' in controversy |url=http://www.patrika.com/article/singham-returns-in-controversy/48032 |access-date=28 July 2014 |work=Patrika Group |issue=28 July 2014}}</ref> Shetty denied the allegation stating that he has never made anything controversial in his career.<ref>{{cite news |title=Singham Returns controversy: Rohit says there's nothing controversial in the film |url=http://www.patrika.com/news/singham-returns-controversy-rohit-says-theres-nothing-controversial-in-the-film/1021013 |access-date=31 July 2014 |work=Patrika Group |date=31 July 2014}}</ref>
Before its release on the eve of [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] on 15 August, a right-wing Hindu organisation, [[Hindu Janajagruti Samiti|HJS]] wrote to the [[Central Board of Film Certification|CBFC]] asking that the film be banned on grounds of the depiction of Hindu saints in a bad light thereby hurting the religious sentiments.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Singham Returns' in controversy |url=http://www.patrika.com/article/singham-returns-in-controversy/48032 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730084142/http://www.patrika.com/article/singham-returns-in-controversy/48032 |archive-date=30 July 2014 |access-date=28 July 2014 |work=Patrika Group |issue=28 July 2014}}</ref> Shetty denied the allegation stating that he has never made anything controversial in his career.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 July 2014 |title=Singham Returns controversy: Rohit says there's nothing controversial in the film |url=http://www.patrika.com/news/singham-returns-controversy-rohit-says-theres-nothing-controversial-in-the-film/1021013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216134002/http://www.patrika.com/news/singham-returns-controversy-rohit-says-theres-nothing-controversial-in-the-film/1021013 |archive-date=16 December 2014 |access-date=31 July 2014 |work=Patrika Group}}</ref>


''Singham Returns'' received mixed reviews from Indian critics.<ref name="Reviews">{{cite web |title='Singham Returns' Movie Reviews: Typical Rohit Shetty's Film |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/singham-returns-movie-reviews-typical-rohit-shettys-film-606899 |publisher=[[International Business Times]] |work=15 August 2014}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave it 4 stars and said "The film is a complete mass entertainer with power-packed drama, hi-intensity dialogue and towering performances as its aces. The brand value attached to it coupled with a long weekend will help the film reap a harvest and rule the box office in days to come."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/673370 |title=Singham Returns |publisher=Bollywood Hungamam |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |author=Adarsh, Taran}}</ref> Rohit Khilnani of ''[[India Today]]'' gave 3 stars and said "Singham Returns is strictly for fans".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/singham-returns-ajay-devgn-kareena-kapoor-khan-rohit-shetty-movie-review/1/377261.html |title=Singham returns |publisher=India today |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |author=Rohit, Khilnani}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of [[Hindustan Times]] gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, "This is one of Shetty's least cartoonish films. Which doesn't mean he's going for [[Ardh Satya]]-style realism. We’ve still got the signature cars blowing up and some terrific action sequences on the streets of Mumbai. But these sequences have a gritty texture."<ref>{{cite web |title=Movie review: Singham Returns is enjoyable but plot is a retread |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/movie-review-singham-returns-is-enjoyable-but-plot-is-a-retread/story-isFPYP2rBLrR7kL21WhNLL.html |first=Anupama |last=Chopra |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=16 August 2014}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Shweta Kaushal of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' gave two stars and said "Watch Singham Returns for the action, not comedy".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-watch-singham-returns-for-the-action-not-comedy/article1-1252437.aspx |title=Singham returns |publisher=Hindustan times |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |author=Shweta, Kaushal}}</ref> Mohar Basu of ''[[Koimoi]]'' gave 2.5 stars and said "Ajay Devgan and the thrills his punches manage to evoke but the wafer thin plotline, hammy acting, predictable narrative and the lack of fun and excitement that drives a Rohit Shetty film".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/singham-returns-review/ |title=Singham returns |publisher=koimoi |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |author=Mohar, Basu}}</ref> Shubra Gupta of the ''[[Indian Express]]'' gave 1.5 stars and said "The sequel to 'Singham' is chock full of the usual car on jeep action. Explosions go off at regular intervals. Shootouts – one really well shot – occur frequently."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/movie-review-singham-returns/ |title=Singham returns |publisher=Indian express |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |author=shubra}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' gave 2.5 stars and said "The predictable story tires you out eventually".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/singham-returns-review-the-predictable-story-tires-you-out-eventually/492337-47-84.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817191439/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/singham-returns-review-the-predictable-story-tires-you-out-eventually/492337-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 August 2014 |title=Singham returns |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |author=Rajeev, Masand}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[Rediff]] gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, "The problem with Singham (and, for that matter, any of these uninteresting modern day star-vehicles) is that the hero roams about unchallenged, unopposed, unexciting. The hero himself ain't bad – for whatever that's worth. Ajay Devgn wears his scowl like a wrestler would wear a championship belt, proud and unsmiling. He's got a fine, old-school swagger and his ass-kicking looks relatively authentic."<ref>{{cite web |title=Singham Returns to destroy our eardrums |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/singham-returns-to-destroy-our-eardrums/20140815.htm |first=Raja |last=Sen |publisher=Rediff |date=15 August 2014}}{{Rating|1.5|5}}</ref>
''Singham Returns'' received mixed reviews from Indian critics. {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=31|count=13|average=4.5|consensus= |ref=yes |access-date=November 17, 2024}} [[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave it 4 stars and said "The film is a complete mass entertainer with power-packed drama, hi-intensity dialogue and towering performances as its aces. The brand value attached to it coupled with a long weekend will help the film reap a harvest and rule the box office in days to come."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh, Taran |date=15 August 2014 |title=Singham Returns |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/673370 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816175345/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/673370 |archive-date=16 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |website=Bollywood Hungamam}}</ref> Rohit Khilnani of ''[[India Today]]'' gave 3 stars and said "Singham Returns is strictly for fans".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rohit, Khilnani |date=15 August 2014 |title=Singham returns |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/singham-returns-ajay-devgn-kareena-kapoor-khan-rohit-shetty-movie-review-204184-2014-08-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815065123/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/singham-returns-ajay-devgn-kareena-kapoor-khan-rohit-shetty-movie-review/1/377261.html |archive-date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |publisher=India today}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of [[Hindustan Times]] gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, "This is one of Shetty's least cartoonish films. Which doesn't mean he's going for [[Ardh Satya]]-style realism. We’ve still got the signature cars blowing up and some terrific action sequences on the streets of Mumbai. But these sequences have a gritty texture."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |date=16 August 2014 |title=Movie review: Singham Returns is enjoyable but plot is a retread |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/movie-review-singham-returns-is-enjoyable-but-plot-is-a-retread/story-isFPYP2rBLrR7kL21WhNLL.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201092743/http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/movie-review-singham-returns-is-enjoyable-but-plot-is-a-retread/story-isFPYP2rBLrR7kL21WhNLL.html |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=1 August 2020 |publisher=Hindustan Times}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Shweta Kaushal of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' gave two stars and said "Watch Singham Returns for the action, not comedy".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shweta, Kaushal |date=15 August 2014 |title=Singham returns |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-watch-singham-returns-for-the-action-not-comedy/article1-1252437.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815180955/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-watch-singham-returns-for-the-action-not-comedy/article1-1252437.aspx |archive-date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |publisher=Hindustan times}}</ref> Shubra Gupta of the ''[[Indian Express]]'' gave 1.5 stars and said "The sequel to 'Singham' is chock full of the usual car on jeep action. Explosions go off at regular intervals. Shootouts – one really well shot – occur frequently."<ref>{{Cite web |last=shubra |date=15 August 2014 |title=Singham returns |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/movie-review-singham-returns/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815175626/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/movie-review-singham-returns/ |archive-date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |publisher=Indian express}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' gave 2.5 stars and said "The predictable story tires you out eventually".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajeev, Masand |date=15 August 2014 |title=Singham returns |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/singham-returns-review-the-predictable-story-tires-you-out-eventually/492337-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817191439/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/singham-returns-review-the-predictable-story-tires-you-out-eventually/492337-47-84.html |archive-date=17 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[Rediff]] gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, "The problem with Singham (and, for that matter, any of these uninteresting modern day star-vehicles) is that the hero roams about unchallenged, unopposed, unexciting. The hero himself ain't bad – for whatever that's worth. Ajay Devgn wears his scowl like a wrestler would wear a championship belt, proud and unsmiling. He's got a fine, old-school swagger and his ass-kicking looks relatively authentic."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |date=15 August 2014 |title=Singham Returns to destroy our eardrums |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/singham-returns-to-destroy-our-eardrums/20140815.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803093854/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/singham-returns-to-destroy-our-eardrums/20140815.htm |archive-date=3 August 2020 |access-date=12 August 2020 |publisher=Rediff}}{{Rating|1.5|5}}</ref>


== Box office ==
== Box office ==
Singham Returns nett. collection over {{INRConvert|321|m}} on the first day of its release in India. Domestic nett of Singham Returns was {{INRConvert|1.41|b}}.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/673370 Singham Returns (2014) | Box Office Earnings]. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.</ref>
Singham Returns nett. collection over {{INRConvert|321|m}} on the first day of its release in India. Domestic nett of Singham Returns was {{INRConvert|1.41|b}}.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/673370 Singham Returns (2014) | Box Office Earnings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801145803/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/673370 |date=1 August 2015 }}. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.</ref>
The film earned a final worldwide gross collection of {{INRConvert|2.17|b}}.<ref name="BOI Singham finances" />
The film earned a final worldwide gross collection of {{INR|220.5 crore}}.<ref name="bo" />


== Game ==
== Game ==
An official game based on this film has been released by Zapak Mobile Games Pvt. Ltd, for Android mobile phone users.<ref>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reliancegames.singhamreturnsthegame</ref>
An official game based on this film has been released by [[Zapak|Zapak Mobile Games Pvt. Ltd.]], for Android mobile phone users.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singham Returns The Game - Aplicaciones de Android en Google Play |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reliancegames.singhamreturnsthegame |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522222450/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reliancegames.singhamreturnsthegame |archive-date=2015-05-22 |website=play.google.com}}</ref>
 
==Sequel==
In December 2022, after years of planning, [[Rohit Shetty]] finally began the pre-production of ''Singham Again'', the third film for Singham.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajay Devgn's Singham 3 to introduce new character to Rohit Shetty's cop universe |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/ajay-devgns-singham-3-to-introduce-new-character-to-rohit-shettys-cop-universe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110151024/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/ajay-devgns-singham-3-to-introduce-new-character-to-rohit-shettys-cop-universe |archive-date=10 November 2021 |access-date=2021-11-03 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> It stars [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]] and [[Deepika Padukone]] who will portray a female cop in the film, whereas [[Ranveer Singh]] and [[Akshay Kumar]] reprise their respective eponymous roles from ''[[Simmba]]'' and ''[[Sooryavanshi]]''. [[Jackie Shroff]] reprises his antagonist role as Omar Hafeez from ''[[Sooryavanshi]]'' (2021). [[Tiger Shroff]] joined the crew as ACP Satya. [[Arjun Kapoor]] also joined the cast as the main antagonist of the film .<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=Rohit Shetty confirms Deepika Padukone will play 'Lady Singham' in Singham Again: 'Lady bomb of our cop universe' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-confirmed-as-lady-singham-in-singham-again-rohit-shetty-cop-universe-8313255/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224194201/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-confirmed-as-lady-singham-in-singham-again-rohit-shetty-cop-universe-8313255/ |archive-date=24 December 2022 |access-date=24 December 2022}}</ref> In April 2023, the release date was announced as 15 August 2024, exactly 10 years after ''Singham Returns''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2023 |title=After Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff confirmed to join Singham 3 as ACP Satya: See fiery first look |url=https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/62277/after-deepika-padukone-tiger-shroff-confirmed-to-join-singham-3-as-acp-satya-see-fiery-first-look&ved=2ahUKEwjwg8WIm4OCAxUZF1kFHTj8OsUQ0PADKAB6BAgNEAE&usg=AOvVaw1i5XyOY9qPjvW9Du8Q6sl8/}}</ref> However, the film was later delayed to release on Diwali 2024 instead.<ref name="diwali-release" />
 
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===''Simmba''===
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The 2018 film ''Simmba'', a Hindi adaptation of the Telugu film, ''[[Temper (film)|Temper]]'', a second chapter of this universe.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Simmba' team gets goofy on the sets – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/simmba-team-gets-goofy-on-the-sets/articleshow/64707897.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926142157/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/simmba-team-gets-goofy-on-the-sets/articleshow/64707897.cms |archive-date=26 September 2018 |access-date=24 June 2018 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> ''Simmba'' stars [[Ranveer Singh]] in the titular role as Inspector Sangram Bhalerao aka Simmba, a corrupt cop who after the murder of a girl, changes to honesty, and is directed by [[Rohit Shetty]] and produced by Karan Johar's [[Dharma Productions]]. It also stars [[Sara Ali Khan]] and [[Sonu Sood]] in its lead roles while Devgn reprises his role of DCP Bajirao Singham from the previous films.


== Spin-offs ==
===''Sooryavanshi''===
The 2018 film ''[[Simmba]]'', a Hindi adaptation of the Telugu film, ''[[Temper (film)|Temper]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/simmba-team-gets-goofy-on-the-sets/articleshow/64707897.cms |title='Simmba' team gets goofy on the sets – Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=24 June 2018}}</ref> is a [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of ''Singham''. ''Simmba'' stars [[Ranveer Singh]], and is directed by [[Rohit Shetty]] and produced by Karan Johar's [[Dharma Productions]]. It also stars [[Sara Ali Khan]] and [[Sonu Sood]] in its lead roles while [[Ajay Devgn]] reprises his role of DCP Bajirao Singham from the previous films.
{{Main|Sooryavanshi}}
The 2021-film, ''Sooryavanshi'', a third chapter of this universe. This film stars [[Akshay Kumar]] as another DCP named Veer Sooryavanshi who joins hands with Simmba and Singham to stop a terrorist attack on [[Mumbai]]. This film was again directed by Shetty, produced by Johar, Shetty and [[Reliance Entertainment]]. Unlike the three previous films, this film had an original story.


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Singham Returns
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRohit Shetty
Produced byReliance Entertainment
Ajay Devgn
Rohit Shetty
Written byScreenplay:
Yunus Sajawal
Dialogues:
Sajid-Farhad
Story byAdapted Story:
Rohit Shetty
Original Story:
Renji Panicker
Based onEkalavyan
by Shaji Kailas
Starring
Music byScore:
Amar Mohile
Songs:
CinematographyDudley
Edited bySteven H. Bernard
Production
company
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
Release date
  • 15 August 2014 (2014-08-15)
Running time
142 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹100 crore[2]
Box office₹220.5 crore[3]

Singham Returns is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action film co-written and directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Ajay Devgn FFilms, Reliance Entertainment and Rohit Shetty Picturez. It serves as a sequel to the 2011 film Singham and the second installment in Shetty's Cop Universe. Ajay Devgn reprises his role as Bajirao Singham, while Kareena Kapoor Khan plays the female lead, replacing Kajal Aggarwal.[4]

The film was released theatrically worldwide on 15 August 2014, during India's Independence Day. Upon release, it broke several opening day records. Made on a budget of ₹70 crore, the film performed commercially well at the box office with a global gross of ₹219 crore, and stood up as one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2014.[5]

Devgn reprised his role as a cameo for Simmba (2018) and Sooryavanshi (2021), the next films in the Cop Universe. In December 2022, a third film in the series titled Singham Again began pre-production, and was released on 1 November 2024, coinciding with Diwali.[6]

Plot

Bajirao Singham, who is now a DCP, gets transferred to Mumbai and discovers that one of his team members, Mahesh Jadhav, is found dead inside an ambulance with massive bags of money. Singham decides to unearth the truth behind it and in this process, he collides with a powerful and fraudulent religious leader, Satyaraj "Babaji" Chander, who has high-profile connections with corrupt politicians, including the ruling party's secretary minister Prakash Rao. During this period, Gurukant "Guruji" Acharya, the veteran leader of the ruling party who has been a teacher to Chief Minister Vikram Adhikari and Singham, is killed by Babaji's henchmen due to Guruji's opposition to Rao's scheme, even though Singham was present at the scene, making him vow vengeance. Because of this, he has to pretend that he has resigned in front of his family. Due to this, his father Manikrao asks him and his childhood friend, Avni Kamat, to come to their home town, Shivgarh.

After some time, Singham and Avni fall in love with each other. However, it is then revealed that Singham hasn't resigned and came to Shivgarh on an undercover mission to find evidence against Babaji. At Wadhavpur, he catches Babaji's henchman named Altaf Khan who distributes the black money in order to bribe the voters. While coming to Mumbai with a convoy, it is attacked by Babaji's henchmen and Altaf is shot and slips into coma. On the other hand, Rao harms all of Guruji's candidates, including Avni, because her in-hiding brother Kishore is one of the candidates. Singham manages to save Avni and during a political event, the female family members of the candidates slap Rao due to this act. Altaf soon recovers and testifies against him. Singham arrests Babaji and Rao, leading to riots. However, some party workers execute an attack outside the court, killing the witnesses. This causes Babaji and Rao to go scot-free due to lack of evidence. Realizing the futility of the law, Singham and his team reach their house without wearing their police uniforms, joined in by police from all around Mumbai.

They successfully fight Babaji and Rao's men. Singham's team storm inside Babaji's house, and comically torture Babaji and Rao by firing a live round into both of their buttocks each. The wounded and humiliated Rao and Baba tell the truth, their confessions secretly being filmed and broadcast on live television and radio. A few weeks later, Guruji's party wins the elections. While being transported to jail in a van, Rao and Baba once again threaten and taunt Singham. Suddenly, the van stops and the driver walks away. A water tanker crashes into the van, sending it into a power station, killing both of them. One of Singham's allies, Inspector Dev Phadnis tells the media that there was a brake failure, and the incident is deemed as an accident (a plan that was fabricated by Singham which resembled the way Mahesh was killed).

Cast

Production

Director Rohit Shetty announced his thoughts on making a sequel to one of his finest movies Singham (2011). After filming Chennai Express with Shah Rukh Khan, Shetty reportedly has begun filming for Singham 2 with the lead star Ajay Devgn.[9] Filming was expected to go on floors by December 2013 after Shetty's Chennai Express was released, starting the work of Singham 2's pre-production along with that of his another film which incidentally is a sequel too, Golmaal 4.[citation needed]

However, Devgn, the lead of the film, canned 20 days of photography for his other film Action Jackson, directed by Prabhu Deva and start another leg of the shoot from 10 November 2013.[10] After several delays owing to Devgn's shooting of Action Jackson concurrently the principal photography for a 15-day schedule of the film started from 15 May 2014 in Goa.[11] The shoot was held in few places like streets of Siolim, a village located at a distance of about 25 Kilometres from Panaji.[11] The ones which were held in Panaji were mostly indoor ones.[11]

Soundtrack

Singham Returns
Soundtrack album by
Jeet Gannguli, Meet Bros Anjjan, Ankit Tiwari and Yo Yo Honey Singh
Released7 August 2014 (2014-08-07)
GenreFeature Film Soundtrack
Length20:39
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
External audio
Audio Jukebox at YouTube
Jeet Gannguli chronology
CityLights
(2014) 		Singham Returns
(2014) 		Alone
(2014)
Meet Bros Anjjan chronology
Kick
(2014) 		Singham Returns
(2014) 		Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene
(2014)
Ankit Tiwari chronology
Ek Villain
(2014) 		Singham Returns
(2014) 		PK
(2014)
Yo Yo Honey Singh chronology
Kick
(2014) 		Singham Returns
(2014) 		The Shaukeens
(2014)
Singles from Singham Returns
  1. "Kuch Toh Hua Hai"
    Released: 25 July 2014
  2. "Aata Majhi Satakli"
    Released: 1 August 2014

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Jeet Gannguli, Meet Bros Anjjan, Ankit Tiwari and Yo Yo Honey Singh. All the composers composed one song each. The soundtrack album contains four songs and one remix. The first single track "Kuch Toh Hua Hai" sung by Ankit Tiwari and Tulsi Kumar was released on 25 July 2014.[12] Another single "Aata Majhi Satakli" sung and composed by Yo Yo Honey Singh was released on 1 August 2014.[13] The soundtrack album was released by T-Series on 7 August 2014.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Sun Le Zara"Sandeep NathJeet GannguliArijit Singh04:51
2."Singham Returns Theme"Shabbir AhmedMeet Bros AnjjanMeet Bros Anjjan, Mika Singh04:38
3."Kuch Toh Hua Hai"Sandeep Nath, Abhendra Kumar UpadhyayAnkit TiwariAnkit Tiwari, Tulsi Kumar05:07
4."Singham Returns Remix" (MBA Swag)Shabbir AhmedMeet Bros AnjjanMeet Bros Anjjan, Mika Singh02:49
5."Aata Majhi Satakli"Yo Yo Honey SinghYo Yo Honey SinghYo Yo Honey Singh, Mamta Sharma, Nitu Choudhry03:14
Total length:20:39

Reception

Before its release on the eve of Independence Day on 15 August, a right-wing Hindu organisation, HJS wrote to the CBFC asking that the film be banned on grounds of the depiction of Hindu saints in a bad light thereby hurting the religious sentiments.[15] Shetty denied the allegation stating that he has never made anything controversial in his career.[16]

Singham Returns received mixed reviews from Indian critics. Template:Rotten Tomatoes prose Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 4 stars and said "The film is a complete mass entertainer with power-packed drama, hi-intensity dialogue and towering performances as its aces. The brand value attached to it coupled with a long weekend will help the film reap a harvest and rule the box office in days to come."[17] Rohit Khilnani of India Today gave 3 stars and said "Singham Returns is strictly for fans".[18] Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, "This is one of Shetty's least cartoonish films. Which doesn't mean he's going for Ardh Satya-style realism. We’ve still got the signature cars blowing up and some terrific action sequences on the streets of Mumbai. But these sequences have a gritty texture."[19] Shweta Kaushal of Hindustan Times gave two stars and said "Watch Singham Returns for the action, not comedy".[20] Shubra Gupta of the Indian Express gave 1.5 stars and said "The sequel to 'Singham' is chock full of the usual car on jeep action. Explosions go off at regular intervals. Shootouts – one really well shot – occur frequently."[21] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 2.5 stars and said "The predictable story tires you out eventually".[22] Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, "The problem with Singham (and, for that matter, any of these uninteresting modern day star-vehicles) is that the hero roams about unchallenged, unopposed, unexciting. The hero himself ain't bad – for whatever that's worth. Ajay Devgn wears his scowl like a wrestler would wear a championship belt, proud and unsmiling. He's got a fine, old-school swagger and his ass-kicking looks relatively authentic."[23]

Box office

Singham Returns nett. collection over ₹321 million (US$4.5 million) on the first day of its release in India. Domestic nett of Singham Returns was ₹1.41 billion (US$20 million).[24] The film earned a final worldwide gross collection of ₹220.5 crore.[3]

Game

An official game based on this film has been released by Zapak Mobile Games Pvt. Ltd., for Android mobile phone users.[25]

Sequel

In December 2022, after years of planning, Rohit Shetty finally began the pre-production of Singham Again, the third film for Singham.[26] It stars Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Deepika Padukone who will portray a female cop in the film, whereas Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar reprise their respective eponymous roles from Simmba and Sooryavanshi. Jackie Shroff reprises his antagonist role as Omar Hafeez from Sooryavanshi (2021). Tiger Shroff joined the crew as ACP Satya. Arjun Kapoor also joined the cast as the main antagonist of the film .[27] In April 2023, the release date was announced as 15 August 2024, exactly 10 years after Singham Returns.[28] However, the film was later delayed to release on Diwali 2024 instead.[6]

Chapters

Main article: Cop Universe

Simmba

Main article: Simmba

The 2018 film Simmba, a Hindi adaptation of the Telugu film, Temper, a second chapter of this universe.[29] Simmba stars Ranveer Singh in the titular role as Inspector Sangram Bhalerao aka Simmba, a corrupt cop who after the murder of a girl, changes to honesty, and is directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. It also stars Sara Ali Khan and Sonu Sood in its lead roles while Devgn reprises his role of DCP Bajirao Singham from the previous films.

Sooryavanshi

Main article: Sooryavanshi

The 2021-film, Sooryavanshi, a third chapter of this universe. This film stars Akshay Kumar as another DCP named Veer Sooryavanshi who joins hands with Simmba and Singham to stop a terrorist attack on Mumbai. This film was again directed by Shetty, produced by Johar, Shetty and Reliance Entertainment. Unlike the three previous films, this film had an original story.

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  2. ↑ "Singham Returns - Movie - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Singham Returns Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Rohit Shetty's Singham Again delayed to Diwali; film will unite Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan". Indian Express. 14 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Marathi actors rule Singham Returns". The Times of India. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. ↑ admin (15 August 2014). "Movie Review- Singham Returns: AATA MAJHI SATAKLI!". abplive.in. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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  10. ↑ "Ajay Devgn, Prabhu Dheva to resume Action Jackson shoot next week | the trailer set to be released on 11th July. Latest Movie Features". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Ajay Devgn's 'Singham 2′ to return to Goa". PTI. Indian Express. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
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  13. ↑ "Second Single of Singham Returns". MixRadio. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Singham Returns (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "'Singham Returns' in controversy". Patrika Group. No. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "Singham Returns controversy: Rohit says there's nothing controversial in the film". Patrika Group. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  17. ↑ Adarsh, Taran (15 August 2014). "Singham Returns". Bollywood Hungamam. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
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  19. ↑ Chopra, Anupama (16 August 2014). "Movie review: Singham Returns is enjoyable but plot is a retread". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2020.2.5/5 stars
  20. ↑ Shweta, Kaushal (15 August 2014). "Singham returns". Hindustan times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  21. ↑ shubra (15 August 2014). "Singham returns". Indian express. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  22. ↑ Rajeev, Masand (15 August 2014). "Singham returns". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  23. ↑ Sen, Raja (15 August 2014). "Singham Returns to destroy our eardrums". Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.1.5/5 stars
  24. ↑ Singham Returns (2014) | Box Office Earnings Archived 1 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "Singham Returns The Game - Aplicaciones de Android en Google Play". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
  26. ↑ "Ajay Devgn's Singham 3 to introduce new character to Rohit Shetty's cop universe". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  27. ↑ "Rohit Shetty confirms Deepika Padukone will play 'Lady Singham' in Singham Again: 'Lady bomb of our cop universe'". 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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  29. ↑ "'Simmba' team gets goofy on the sets – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

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