Cop Universe
| Shetty's Police Universe | |
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| Created by | Rohit Shetty |
| Original work | Singham (2011) |
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| Animated series | Little Singham (2018–present) |
| Games | |
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| Audio | |
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Shetty's Police Universe or Shetty's Cop Universe[1] is an Indian shared universe and media franchise created by Rohit Shetty. The franchise began as the Singham franchise, which consisted of two main films and one spin-off. The first two films, Singham (2011) and Singham Returns (2014), focus on DCP Bajirao Singham, an honest police officer who fights for justice while the third, Simmba (2018), focuses on ACP Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao, a corrupt police officer from the same town as Bajirao, who takes advantage of his job.[2] The franchise will be having another installment Sooryavanshi starring Akshay Kumar as Veer Sooryavanshi, a police officer also.
Films
The main films are Singham (2011) and Singham Returns (2014), starring Ajay Devgn. The first spin-off came with Simmba (2018), starring Ranveer Singh. All these films were critically and commercially successful, and rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. The upcoming spin-off in this franchise is Sooryavanshi (2020), starring Akshay Kumar.
Singham (2011)
It is the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Singam. It stars Ajay Devgn as DCP Bajirao Singham, Kajal Aggarwal as Kavya Bhosle, and Prakash Raj as Jaykant Shikre. It was released on 22 July 2011.
Singham Returns (2014)
The plot was inspired by the Malayalam movie Ekalavyan.[3] It stars Ajay Devgn as DCP Bajirao Singham, Kareena Kapoor as Avni Kamat, and Amole Gupte as Babaji. It was released on 15 August 2014.
Simmba (2018)
The film is an adaption of the Telugu film Temper. It stars Ranveer Singh as Senior Police Inspector Sangram Bhalerao (Simmba), Sara Ali Khan as Shagun Sathe, and Sonu Sood as Durva Ranade. Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar appear in cameo appearances, with the former reprising his role of DCP Bajirao Singham, while the latter played another DCP named Veer Sooryavanshi. It was released on 28 December 2018.
Sooryavanshi (2020)
The film will see Akshay Kumar reprising his role of DCP Veer Sooryavanshi, but in the lead role, with Katrina Kaif as Sooryavanshi's wife.[4] Two first look posters, released in March 2019, confirmed the release date.[5] It is slated to release on 22 May 2020.
Singham 3 (TBA)
Director Rohit Shetty has confirmed that there will be a third Singham film after the release of Sooryavanshi, with Ajay Devgn reprising his role.
Cast and characters
| Characters | Singham (2011) |
Singham Returns (2014) |
Simmba (2018) |
Sooryavanshi (2020) |
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| Bajirao Singham | Ajay Devgn | Ajay Devgn (Cameo) | ||
| Manikrao Singham | Govind Namdev | |||
| Sub-Inspector Dev Phadnis | Vineet Sharma | |||
| Kavya Bhosle | Kajal Aggarwal | |||
| Jaykant Shikre | Prakash Raj | |||
| Avni Kamat | Kareena Kapoor | |||
| Satyaraj Chandra Baba | Amole Gupte | |||
| Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao | Ranveer Singh | Ranveer Singh (Cameo) | ||
| Shagun Sathe | Sara Ali Khan | |||
| Durva Yashwant Ranade | Sonu Sood | |||
| Veer Sooryavanshi | Akshay Kumar (Cameo) | Akshay Kumar | ||
| Sheena Verma | Katrina Kaif | |||
Crew
| Occupation | Singham (2011) |
Singham Returns (2014) |
Simmba (2018) |
Sooryavanshi
(2020) |
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| Director | Rohit Shetty | |||
| Producer(s) | Mahesh Ramanathan Reliance Entertainment |
Ajay Devgn Rohit Shetty |
Karan Johar
Rohit Shetty | |
| Executive Producer(s) | Rohit Chaudhury | George Cameron Romero | Sadashiv Athule | Akshay Kumar |
| Story | Hari | Rohit Shetty | Vakkantham Vamsi | Ritesh Shah |
| Screenplay | Yunus Sajawal | Yunus Sajawal Sajid-Farhad |
Sajid-Farhad | |
| Dialogue writer(s) | Sajid-Farhad | |||
| Music Director(s) | Ajay-Atul | Jeet Gannguli Ankit Tiwari Meet Bros Anjjan Yo Yo Honey Singh |
Tanishk Bagchi Lijo George – DJ Chetas S. Thaman Amar Mohile Chandan Saxena Himesh Reshammiya | |
| Cinematography | Dudley | Jomon T. John | ||
| Editor(s) | Steven Bernard | Bunty Nagi | ||
| Art Director(s) | Narendra Rahurikar | Swapnil Bhalerao Sagar Desai Gautam Jadhav Kunal Kundu Tajamul Shaikh |
Sagar Desai Ganesh Donge Payal Jotania Praveen Kumar Md Talha |
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| Lyricist(s) | Swanand Kirkire | Sandeep Nath Shabbir Ahmed Sandeep Nath Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay Yo Yo Honey Singh |
Shabbir Ahmed Rashmi Virag Kumaar Kunaal Verma |
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| Stunt Co-ordinator(s) | Rajesh Kannan | Jai Singh Nijjar Sunil Rodrigues |
Sunil Rodrigues | |
| Choreographer(s) | Rajesh Kannan Ganesh Acharya |
Ganesh Acharya Raju Khan Chinni Prakash |
Ganesh Acharya Raju Khan |
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Release and revenue
| Film | Release date | Budget | Box office revenue |
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| Singham | 22 July 2011 | ₹55 crore (US$6.6 million) | ₹150 crore (US$18 million) |
| Singham Returns | 15 August 2014 | ₹39 crore (US$4.7 million) | ₹216 crore (US$26 million) |
| Simmba | 28 December 2018 | ₹80 crore (US$9.6 million) | ₹400 crore (US$48 million) |
| Sooryavanshi | 22 May 2020 | ||
| Total | ₹174 crore (US$21 million) | ₹766 crore (US$92 million) | |
In other media
Animated series
An animated series named Little Singham based on Singham was released in 2018.
Games
A mobile game called Singam Returns: The Game based on Singham Returns was released in 2014 by Zapak Mobile Games for Android.[6]
Another Android mobile game was released in 2018 based on the television series, Little Singham in 2018 by Zapak Mobile Games.[7]
References
- ^ https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sooryavanshi-not-salman-khan-but-akshay-kumar-rohit-shetty-to-rule-the-roost-next-eid-2055931.html
- ^ "Rohit Shetty: Singham franchise copyrights are with us". September 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ "Rohit Shetty gets nostalgic about Singham". 22 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Akshay steps into Salman's shoes". January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ "Sooryavanshi first look out! Akshay Kumar dazzles in a cop avatar; Rohit Shetty film to release on Eid 2020 - check out posters - Bollywood News". www.timesnownews.com.
- ^ "Rohit Shetty gets nostalgic about Singham". 22 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Reliance's Zapak launches 'Little Singham'; game garners over 3 mn downloads". 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.