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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name=Singh Saab the Great | | name = Singh Saab the Great | ||
| image=File:Singh Sahab the Great Theatrical poster.jpg | | image = File:Singh Sahab the Great Theatrical poster.jpg | ||
| director=[[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]] | | caption = Theatrical release poster | ||
| producer= Anuj Sharma<br/>Sangeeta Ahir | | director = [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]] | ||
| writer= Shaktimaan Talwar | | producer = Anuj Sharma<br />Sangeeta Ahir | ||
| starring= [[Sunny Deol]]<br/>[[ | | writer = Shaktimaan Talwar | ||
| music= [[Anand Raj Anand]]<br/>[[Sonu Nigam]] | | starring = [[Sunny Deol]]<br />[[Amrita Rao]]<br />[[Urvashi Rautela]]<br />[[Prakash Raj]] | ||
| cinematography= S. Gopinath | | music = [[Anand Raj Anand]]<br />[[Sonu Nigam]] | ||
| editing= Ashfaque Makrani | | cinematography = S. Gopinath | ||
| studio= [[Pen Studios]]<br/>Mangalmurti Films | | editing = Ashfaque Makrani | ||
| distributor=[[Eros International]] | | studio = [[Pen Studios]]<br />Mangalmurti Films | ||
| released= {{Film date|2013|11|22||df=y}} | | distributor = [[Eros International]] | ||
| runtime= 150 minutes | | released = {{Film date|2013|11|22||df=y}} | ||
| country=India | | runtime = 150 minutes | ||
| language= Hindi<ref name="British Board of Film Classification">{{cite web | title=SINGH SAAB THE GREAT Main language- Hindi | website=British Board of Film Classification | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/singh-saab-great-2013 | access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref> | | country = India | ||
| | | language = Hindi<ref name="British Board of Film Classification">{{cite web | title=SINGH SAAB THE GREAT Main language- Hindi | website=British Board of Film Classification | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/singh-saab-great-2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306032318/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/singh-saab-great-2013 | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 March 2016 | access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref> | ||
| budget = {{INR}}25 Crore<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/singh-saab-the-great/box-office/ | title=Singh Saab the Great Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection | website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] }}</ref> | |||
| gross = {{INR}}40.67 Crore (India Net) and {{INR}}14 Crore Overseas <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/singh-saab-the-great/box-office/ | title=Singh Saab the Great Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection | website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] }}</ref> | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Singh Saab the Great'''''{{efn|The film was originally titled ''Singh Sahib''/''Sahab the Great'', but objections were raised by the [[Akal Takht]], the highest [[Sikhism|Sikh]] religious body over the use of the term [[sahib]] - an honorific in the religion. The title was changed to use "saab", a hypocorism of sahib.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/sunny-deol-film-now-singh-saab-instead-of-singh-sahib/story-g5ugM5XAW0zHBKRN8rax7I.html|title=Sunny Deol film now 'Singh Saab' instead of 'Singh Sahib'|date=22 November 2013|website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>}} is a 2013 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]. The film stars [[Sunny Deol]], [[Amrita Rao]] ,[[Urvashi Rautela]] and [[Prakash Raj]] as main characters. The film marks the return of Sunny Deol to action genre after a long time. Also, Deol and Sharma paired up once again after ''[[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha]]''. The film narrates the story of a | '''''Singh Saab the Great'''''{{efn|The film was originally titled ''Singh Sahib''/''Sahab the Great'', but objections were raised by the [[Akal Takht]], the highest [[Sikhism|Sikh]] religious body over the use of the term [[sahib]] - an honorific in the religion. The title was changed to use "saab", a hypocorism of sahib.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/sunny-deol-film-now-singh-saab-instead-of-singh-sahib/story-g5ugM5XAW0zHBKRN8rax7I.html|title=Sunny Deol film now 'Singh Saab' instead of 'Singh Sahib'|date=22 November 2013|website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>}} is a 2013 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Anil Sharma (director)|Anil Sharma]]. The film stars [[Sunny Deol]], [[Amrita Rao]], [[Urvashi Rautela]] and [[Prakash Raj]] as main characters. The film marks the return of Sunny Deol to the action genre after a long time. Also, Deol and Sharma paired up once again after ''[[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha]]''. The film narrates the story of a ex-collector who decides to teach a lesson to the man, who was responsible for his wife's death, by reforming him. The film's story and screenplay have been written by Shaktimaan Talwar, and the action sequences have been directed by Tinu Verna and [[Kanal Kannan]]. The music has been provided by [[Anand Raj Anand]] and [[Sonu Nigam]]. [[Amisha Patel]] was supposed to play the lead role but backed out due to ever-changing schedules.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/549451|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109022251/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/549451|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 January 2012|title=Singh Saab the Great Movie: Review | Release Date | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News - Bollywood Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] }}</ref> | ||
The film also notably competed at the 2014 [[Pyongyang International Film Festival]] in North Korea in the main Best Film category.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-13 |title=Pyongyang International Film Festival |url=http://www.pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113040125/http://www.pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com/ |archive-date=13 November 2015 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com}}</ref> | The film also notably competed at the 2014 [[Pyongyang International Film Festival]] in North Korea in the main Best Film category. The film received positive reviews and was a box office hit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-13 |title=Pyongyang International Film Festival |url=http://www.pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113040125/http://www.pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com/ |archive-date=13 November 2015 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com}}</ref> | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
An honest [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer gets a posting as a [[District magistrate|Collector]] in a small city. A TV journalist, Shikha Chaturvedi, uncovers the mysterious hero's backstory. It starts in a small village named Chironji, with a small argument about food issues in a village caused by a local goon named Jatta Singh ([[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]]) when Singh Saab ([[Sunny Deol]]) makes his grand entry. Singh Saab is an honest, noble, and loyal man. Above all else, he lives his life on honest principles, and that makes him a messiah of common people. He came with an offer from his movement named People's Beat, which is for a noble cause, and approached Jatta Singh to let the goods from his factories be used for a good cause. This enrages Jatta Singh and attacks Singh Saab. He denies hitting back to honor the day, which was 2 October, Non-Violence Day. But things got messy, and Singh Saab and Jatta have a duel. | |||
Then they get several invitations, | Then they get several invitations, one from Bhadhori, which upsets him, and a TV reporter named Shikha Chuturvadi ([[Amrita Rao]]) approached to him and believes that he is living a noble life as a hoax. Then he was shaken and decided to tell her about the story of his life revolving around the name Bhadhori. It flashes back to 7 years earlier, the time when he was known as Saranjeet Singh Talwar, an IAS officer. He was travelling with his loving wife Minnie ([[Urvashi Rautela]]) to a small city, Bhadhori, where he was transferred as the Collector. There he starts a court of justice for action to be taken against corrupt individuals. | ||
There he meets a gangster alias a crime lord named Raja Dadta Bhudhev Singh ([[Prakash Raj]]). He has an excise of Rupees 32, | There he meets a gangster alias a crime lord named Raja Dadta Bhudhev Singh ([[Prakash Raj]]). He has an excise of Rupees 32,38,13,000 to pay, and he threatens Saranjeet to open his factories otherwise he will do something to his sister and ruin her marriage. This enrages Saranjeet, and he then slaps Bhudhev, which led to a threat to ruin Saranjeet's life and will make him squeal. Things get messy when Bhudhev kidnaps Saranjeet's sister's father-in-law and makes him to obey his order to mix poison in the ritual of feeding sweets to the daughter-in-law and son, or the whole family will be poisoned. He tries but attempts to fail and Saranjeet finds that things are fishy. He is called by Bhudhev and finds out that Minnie was poisoned, by the cause of her drink being spiked with poison. | ||
They rush her to the hospital and Bhudhev has made a deal to exchange the order of his factories' release for Dr. Anand, the neurosurgeon to perform the surgery for Minnie's survival. Saranjeet agrees for Minnie's unstable condition. But, it gets | They rush her to the hospital and Bhudhev has made a deal to exchange the order of his factories' release for Dr. Anand, the neurosurgeon, to perform the surgery for Minnie's survival. Saranjeet agrees for Minnie's unstable condition. But, it gets too late and Minnie passes away. Saranjeet is heartbroken and had found an old letter written by his wife during her last minutes. Furious, Saranjeet goes to Bhudev and attacks him. He is then dismissed from government service and sentenced for 16 years of imprisonment. | ||
But, one day he met his old friend, Mohammad Iqbal ([Rajit Kapur]]) who was the jailor official, and recommended | But, one day he met his old friend, Mohammad Iqbal ([[Rajit Kapur]]) who was the jailor official, and recommended bringing change instead of taking revenge. Now in present day, he is a dedicated man towards bringing a noble change to the society. Singh Saab defeats Bhoodev and his men, who abducted Simar and her son. He rescued her from falling off through the bamboos, Thus teaching Bhoodev Singh a lesson and leaves Bhadori for happy life at the end. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Sunny Deol]] as Saranjit Singh Talwar | * [[Sunny Deol]] as Saranjit Singh Talwar, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] / Sunny / "Singh Saab" | ||
* [[Amrita Rao]] as Shikha Chaturvedi | * [[Amrita Rao]] as Shikha Chaturvedi – Journalist | ||
* [[Urvashi Rautela]] as Minnie Talwar | * [[Urvashi Rautela]] as Minnie Talwar – Saranjit's wife | ||
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Bhoodev Singh | * [[Prakash Raj]] as Bhoodev Singh | ||
* [[Anjali Abrol]] as Simar / Guddie | * [[Anjali Abrol]] as Simar / Guddie – Saranjit's sister | ||
* [[Rajit Kapur]] as Jailer Mohammad Iqbal | * [[Rajit Kapur]] as Jailer Mohammad Iqbal | ||
* [[ | * [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as Murli | ||
* [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]] as Lallan Singh | * [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]] as Lallan Singh – Bhoodev's man | ||
* [[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]] as Jatta Singh | * [[Manoj Pahwa]] as Govardhan – Bhoodev's man | ||
* Raj Premi as Sultan | * [[Johny Lever]] as Gulwinder /Gullu | ||
* [[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]] as Jatta Singh (Special Appearance) | |||
* Amit Behl as Vasiyat | |||
* Raj Premi as Sultan – Bhoodev's henchmen | |||
* Alan Kapoor as Ashwini | * Alan Kapoor as Ashwini | ||
* Anukool Jain as Press Reporter | * Anukool Jain as Press Reporter | ||
* Simran Khan as | * Simran Khan as Dancer – In the song "Khaike Palang Todh Pan" | ||
* | * Satyavrat Mudgal as Rampal | ||
* [[Dharmendra]] | * [[Dharmendra]] ({{small|cameo appearance}}) – In the song "Daaru Band Kal Se" | ||
* [[Bobby Deol]] | * [[Bobby Deol]] ({{small|cameo appearance}}) – In the song "Daaru Band Kal Se" | ||
==Music== | ==Music and soundtrack== | ||
The music of the film was composed by [[Anand Raj Anand]], except for the song "Singh Saab The Great", whose music was composed by [[Sonu Nigam]]. The lyrics of the songs were penned by [[Sameer Anjaan|Sameer]] and [[Kumaar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singh Saab the Great Soundtrack (2013) |url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/singh-saab-the-great/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.soundtrack.net}}</ref> The music was launched on 28 Oct 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 October 2023 |title=Music of 'Singh Saab The Great' unveiled |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/music-of-singh-saab-the-great-unveiled-113102801020_1.html |work=Business Standard}}</ref> The album contains six songs. | |||
The | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Track # !! Title !! Composer | ! Track # !! Title !! Composer !! Singer(s) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1 || "Singh Saab The Great" || [[Sonu Nigam]] | | 1 || "Singh Saab The Great" || [[Sonu Nigam]] ||[[Sonu Nigam]], [[Teesha Nigam]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2 || "Daaru Band Kal Se" || Anand Raj Anand | | 2 || "Daaru Band Kal Se" || Anand Raj Anand ||Sonu Nigam | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3 || "Palang Todh" ||Anand Raj Anand | | 3 || "Palang Todh" ||Anand Raj Anand ||[[Sunidhi Chauhan]], Anand Raj Anand | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4 || "Jab Mehndi Lag Lag Jaave" || Anand Raj Anand | | 4 || "Jab Mehndi Lag Lag Jaave" || Anand Raj Anand ||Sonu Nigam, [[Shreya Ghoshal]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 5 || "Daaru Band Kal Se (Remix)" || Anand Raj Anand | | 5 || "Daaru Band Kal Se (Remix)" || Anand Raj Anand ||Sonu Nigam | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 6 || "Heer" || Anand Raj Anand | | 6 || "Heer" || Anand Raj Anand ||Sonu Nigam | ||
|} | |} | ||
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''Singh Saab The Great'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. David Chute of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised Deol's action sequences.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chute|first1=David|title=Film Review: 'Singh Saab the Great'|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-singh-saab-the-great-1200879226/|access-date=21 August 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=24 November 2013}}</ref> | ''Singh Saab The Great'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. David Chute of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised Deol's action sequences.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chute|first1=David|title=Film Review: 'Singh Saab the Great'|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-singh-saab-the-great-1200879226/|access-date=21 August 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=24 November 2013}}</ref> | ||
[[NDTV]] rated the movie as 3.5/5 stars, saying "There is a virility and fluency to the storytelling. ''Singh Saab The Great'' is a homage to the cinema of the 1980s when Sunny was macho."<ref> | [[NDTV]] rated the movie as 3.5/5 stars, saying, "There is a virility and fluency to the storytelling. ''Singh Saab The Great'' is a homage to the cinema of the 1980s when Sunny was macho."<ref> | ||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/singh-saab-the-great-movie-review-897 | |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/singh-saab-the-great-movie-review-897 | ||
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</ref> ''[[Filmfare]]'' gave the film 4/5 stars, saying "''SSTG'' is a mass entertainer. It's a Sunny Deol vehicle. Sunny Paaji is obviously on top of this game. His comedy punches, stirring Punjabi dialogues are all over top but perfectly suitable in context of film".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-singh-saab-the-great-4747.html|title=Movie Review: Singh Saab the Great}}</ref> | </ref> ''[[Filmfare]]'' gave the film 4/5 stars, saying "''SSTG'' is a mass entertainer. It's a Sunny Deol vehicle. Sunny Paaji is obviously on top of this game. His comedy punches, stirring Punjabi dialogues are all over the top but perfectly suitable in context of film".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-singh-saab-the-great-4747.html|title=Movie Review: Singh Saab the Great}}</ref> | ||
''[[The Times of India]]'' gave movie 3/5 stars, stating "Like all films that talk of reforming society, Anil Sharma's ''Singh Saab the Great'' has its heart in the correct place. Sunny Deol's earnestness shines, throughout the duration of this melodrama".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/singh-saab-the-great/movie-review/26202741.cms |title=Singh Saab The Great movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=2014-01-02}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of Bollywood Hungama gave a 3.5/5 star rating and wrote "''Singh Saab the Great'' is a typical Sunny Deol film that a section of the audience still enjoys. The | ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the movie 3/5 stars, stating "Like all films that talk of reforming society, Anil Sharma's ''Singh Saab the Great'' has its heart in the correct place. Sunny Deol's earnestness shines, throughout the duration of this melodrama".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/singh-saab-the-great/movie-review/26202741.cms |title=Singh Saab The Great movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=2014-01-02}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of Bollywood Hungama gave a 3.5/5-star rating and wrote "''Singh Saab the Great'' is a typical Sunny Deol film that a section of the audience still enjoys. The clap worthy dialogue, the raw appeal, the undercurrent of emotions and of course, the [[Damini|''Dhaai kilo ka haath'']] should appeal to those who relish ''desi'' fares, especially the single screen audience".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/549451 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901050831/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/549451 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 September 2013 |title=Singh Saab The Great (2013) | Hindi Movie Critic Review By Taran Adarsh |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=2014-01-02}}</ref> | ||
==Box office== | ==Box office== | ||
The film's total box office collections totaled approximately | The film's total box office collections totaled approximately {{INR}}40.68 Crore Net in India on a {{INR}}25 Crore budget. It's total worldwide gross is {{INR}}64 Crore.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/singh-saab-the-great/box-office/ | title=Singh Saab the Great Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection | website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] }}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Singh Saab the Great | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Anil Sharma |
| Produced by | Anuj Sharma Sangeeta Ahir |
| Written by | Shaktimaan Talwar |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Amrita Rao Urvashi Rautela Prakash Raj |
| Music by | Anand Raj Anand Sonu Nigam |
| Cinematography | S. Gopinath |
| Edited by | Ashfaque Makrani |
Production company | Pen Studios Mangalmurti Films |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi[1] |
| Budget | ₹25 Crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹40.67 Crore (India Net) and ₹14 Crore Overseas [3] |
Singh Saab the Great[lower-alpha 1] is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Anil Sharma. The film stars Sunny Deol, Amrita Rao, Urvashi Rautela and Prakash Raj as main characters. The film marks the return of Sunny Deol to the action genre after a long time. Also, Deol and Sharma paired up once again after Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. The film narrates the story of a ex-collector who decides to teach a lesson to the man, who was responsible for his wife's death, by reforming him. The film's story and screenplay have been written by Shaktimaan Talwar, and the action sequences have been directed by Tinu Verna and Kanal Kannan. The music has been provided by Anand Raj Anand and Sonu Nigam. Amisha Patel was supposed to play the lead role but backed out due to ever-changing schedules.[5]
The film also notably competed at the 2014 Pyongyang International Film Festival in North Korea in the main Best Film category. The film received positive reviews and was a box office hit.[6]
Plot[edit | edit source]
An honest IAS officer gets a posting as a Collector in a small city. A TV journalist, Shikha Chaturvedi, uncovers the mysterious hero's backstory. It starts in a small village named Chironji, with a small argument about food issues in a village caused by a local goon named Jatta Singh (Shahbaz Khan) when Singh Saab (Sunny Deol) makes his grand entry. Singh Saab is an honest, noble, and loyal man. Above all else, he lives his life on honest principles, and that makes him a messiah of common people. He came with an offer from his movement named People's Beat, which is for a noble cause, and approached Jatta Singh to let the goods from his factories be used for a good cause. This enrages Jatta Singh and attacks Singh Saab. He denies hitting back to honor the day, which was 2 October, Non-Violence Day. But things got messy, and Singh Saab and Jatta have a duel.
Then they get several invitations, one from Bhadhori, which upsets him, and a TV reporter named Shikha Chuturvadi (Amrita Rao) approached to him and believes that he is living a noble life as a hoax. Then he was shaken and decided to tell her about the story of his life revolving around the name Bhadhori. It flashes back to 7 years earlier, the time when he was known as Saranjeet Singh Talwar, an IAS officer. He was travelling with his loving wife Minnie (Urvashi Rautela) to a small city, Bhadhori, where he was transferred as the Collector. There he starts a court of justice for action to be taken against corrupt individuals.
There he meets a gangster alias a crime lord named Raja Dadta Bhudhev Singh (Prakash Raj). He has an excise of Rupees 32,38,13,000 to pay, and he threatens Saranjeet to open his factories otherwise he will do something to his sister and ruin her marriage. This enrages Saranjeet, and he then slaps Bhudhev, which led to a threat to ruin Saranjeet's life and will make him squeal. Things get messy when Bhudhev kidnaps Saranjeet's sister's father-in-law and makes him to obey his order to mix poison in the ritual of feeding sweets to the daughter-in-law and son, or the whole family will be poisoned. He tries but attempts to fail and Saranjeet finds that things are fishy. He is called by Bhudhev and finds out that Minnie was poisoned, by the cause of her drink being spiked with poison.
They rush her to the hospital and Bhudhev has made a deal to exchange the order of his factories' release for Dr. Anand, the neurosurgeon, to perform the surgery for Minnie's survival. Saranjeet agrees for Minnie's unstable condition. But, it gets too late and Minnie passes away. Saranjeet is heartbroken and had found an old letter written by his wife during her last minutes. Furious, Saranjeet goes to Bhudev and attacks him. He is then dismissed from government service and sentenced for 16 years of imprisonment.
But, one day he met his old friend, Mohammad Iqbal (Rajit Kapur) who was the jailor official, and recommended bringing change instead of taking revenge. Now in present day, he is a dedicated man towards bringing a noble change to the society. Singh Saab defeats Bhoodev and his men, who abducted Simar and her son. He rescued her from falling off through the bamboos, Thus teaching Bhoodev Singh a lesson and leaves Bhadori for happy life at the end.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Sunny Deol as Saranjit Singh Talwar, IAS / Sunny / "Singh Saab"
- Amrita Rao as Shikha Chaturvedi – Journalist
- Urvashi Rautela as Minnie Talwar – Saranjit's wife
- Prakash Raj as Bhoodev Singh
- Anjali Abrol as Simar / Guddie – Saranjit's sister
- Rajit Kapur as Jailer Mohammad Iqbal
- Sanjay Mishra as Murli
- Yashpal Sharma as Lallan Singh – Bhoodev's man
- Manoj Pahwa as Govardhan – Bhoodev's man
- Johny Lever as Gulwinder /Gullu
- Shahbaz Khan as Jatta Singh (Special Appearance)
- Amit Behl as Vasiyat
- Raj Premi as Sultan – Bhoodev's henchmen
- Alan Kapoor as Ashwini
- Anukool Jain as Press Reporter
- Simran Khan as Dancer – In the song "Khaike Palang Todh Pan"
- Satyavrat Mudgal as Rampal
- Dharmendra (cameo appearance) – In the song "Daaru Band Kal Se"
- Bobby Deol (cameo appearance) – In the song "Daaru Band Kal Se"
Music and soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music of the film was composed by Anand Raj Anand, except for the song "Singh Saab The Great", whose music was composed by Sonu Nigam. The lyrics of the songs were penned by Sameer and Kumaar.[7] The music was launched on 28 Oct 2013.[8] The album contains six songs.
| Track # | Title | Composer | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Singh Saab The Great" | Sonu Nigam | Sonu Nigam, Teesha Nigam |
| 2 | "Daaru Band Kal Se" | Anand Raj Anand | Sonu Nigam |
| 3 | "Palang Todh" | Anand Raj Anand | Sunidhi Chauhan, Anand Raj Anand |
| 4 | "Jab Mehndi Lag Lag Jaave" | Anand Raj Anand | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal |
| 5 | "Daaru Band Kal Se (Remix)" | Anand Raj Anand | Sonu Nigam |
| 6 | "Heer" | Anand Raj Anand | Sonu Nigam |
Reception[edit | edit source]
Singh Saab The Great received mostly positive reviews from critics. David Chute of Variety praised Deol's action sequences.[9]
NDTV rated the movie as 3.5/5 stars, saying, "There is a virility and fluency to the storytelling. Singh Saab The Great is a homage to the cinema of the 1980s when Sunny was macho."[10] Filmfare gave the film 4/5 stars, saying "SSTG is a mass entertainer. It's a Sunny Deol vehicle. Sunny Paaji is obviously on top of this game. His comedy punches, stirring Punjabi dialogues are all over the top but perfectly suitable in context of film".[11]
The Times of India gave the movie 3/5 stars, stating "Like all films that talk of reforming society, Anil Sharma's Singh Saab the Great has its heart in the correct place. Sunny Deol's earnestness shines, throughout the duration of this melodrama".[12] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave a 3.5/5-star rating and wrote "Singh Saab the Great is a typical Sunny Deol film that a section of the audience still enjoys. The clap worthy dialogue, the raw appeal, the undercurrent of emotions and of course, the Dhaai kilo ka haath should appeal to those who relish desi fares, especially the single screen audience".[13]
Box office[edit | edit source]
The film's total box office collections totaled approximately ₹40.68 Crore Net in India on a ₹25 Crore budget. It's total worldwide gross is ₹64 Crore.[14]
See also[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The film was originally titled Singh Sahib/Sahab the Great, but objections were raised by the Akal Takht, the highest Sikh religious body over the use of the term sahib - an honorific in the religion. The title was changed to use "saab", a hypocorism of sahib.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "SINGH SAAB THE GREAT Main language- Hindi". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "Singh Saab the Great Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection". Bollywood Hungama.
- ↑ "Singh Saab the Great Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection". Bollywood Hungama.
- ↑ "Sunny Deol film now 'Singh Saab' instead of 'Singh Sahib'". Hindustan Times. 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Singh Saab the Great Movie: Review | Release Date | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Pyongyang International Film Festival". pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "Singh Saab the Great Soundtrack (2013)". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ↑ "Music of 'Singh Saab The Great' unveiled". Business Standard. 28 October 2023.
- ↑ Chute, David (24 November 2013). "Film Review: 'Singh Saab the Great'". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ Subhash K Jha (22 November 2013). "Singh Saab The Great movie review". NDTV. Indo-Asian News Service. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Movie Review: Singh Saab the Great".
- ↑ "Singh Saab The Great movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ "Singh Saab The Great (2013) | Hindi Movie Critic Review By Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ "Singh Saab the Great Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection". Bollywood Hungama.