Singham
| Singham | |
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| Directed by | Rohit Shetty |
| Screenplay by | Yunus Sajawal |
| Produced by | Reliance Entertainment |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Kajal Aggarwal Prakash Raj |
| Cinematography | Dudley |
| Edited by | Steven H. Bernard |
| Music by | Ajay-Atul |
Production company | Reliance studios |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 50 crores |
Singham is an upcoming Bollywood action film directed by Rohit Shetty starring Ajay Devgn and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. It is a remake of Tamil film Singam starring Surya and Anushka Shetty. Reliance Entertainment is the producer of this film, as it was also the producer of originial one.
Singham went on floors in November 2010, with it's scheduled cast. The introduction scene was shot with 200 cars standing in the parking, in which 20 cars were blown up for the sequence, having Devgn in it. The Theatrical trailer of the film was released along with Ready on 3 June 2011. The film is scheduled for release on 22 July 2011. This film is expected to release on 1500 prints excluding overseas."Huge expectations for Singham". Boxofficeindia.com. 21/07/2010. Retrieved 21/07/2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
The film is a remake of the successful 2010 Tamil film, Singam, which was directed by Hari and featured Suriya in the lead role.
Cast
- Ajay Devgan as Bajirao Singham
- Kajal Aggarwal as Kavya Bhosle
- Prakash Raj as Jaikant Shikre
- Ashok Saraf as Prabhu Bhawalkar
- Sachin Khedekar as Gautam Bhosle
- Sonali Kulkarni as Megha Kadam
- Sana Amin Sheikh
- Hemu Adhikari
Production
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 also 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.[1] Prakash Raj was signed on to reprise his role if the antagonist from the original, whilst reports emerged that Asin and Anushka Shetty were being considered for the female lead role.[2] Anushka later declined the offer and was subsequently replaced by Kajal Aggarwal, another actress who had predominantly featured in South Indian films in her career.[3][4]
The first schedule began in early March 2011 with action sequences shot in Goa featuring technicians from South India.[5][6]
Soundtrack
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The music of the film is composed by Ajay-Atul, with lyrics penned by Swanand Kirkire.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Maula Maula" | Kunal Ganjawala, Richa Sharma | 04:05 |
| 2. | "Saathiyaa" | Shreya Ghoshal, Ajay Gogavale | 05:10 |
| 3. | "Singham" | Sukhwinder Singh | 05:50 |
| 4. | "Maula Maula - Remix" | Kunal Ganjawala, Richa Sharma | 03:44 |
| 5. | "Saathiyaa - Remix" | Shreya Ghoshal, Ajay Gogavale | 05:00 |
| 6. | "Singham - Remix" | Sukhwinder Singh | 03:22 |
References
- ^ "Rohit Shetty takes up Singam remake with Ajay Devgn". Indian Express. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ "Prakash Raj to play villain in Hindi once again". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ "Anushka not interested in Bollywood". Sify.com. 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ "Southern actress Kajal to romance Ajay Devgn". NDTV. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ "Cut to the chase". Hindustan Times. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ "Rohit Shetty's Singham remake to go on floors from March 2nd". Bollywood Hungama. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2011-07-10.