Singham (Hindi: सिंघम, English: Lion) is a 2011 Indian action film directed by Rohit Shetty starring Ajay Devgn, Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj in lead roles. It is a remake of the 2010 Tamil film Singam featuring Suriya. The film is produced by Reliance Entertainment, which co-produced the original Tamil movie. The theatrical trailer was released with Ready
on 3 June 2011. The film released on 22 July 2011, and received solid
response worldwide. It went on to strike as a Blockbuster, and became
one of the highest grossing movies of 2011.
Plot
Singham opens with an honest police officer, Rakesh Kadam (Sudhanshu Pandey), committing suicide because of false accusations of corruption by Jaikant Shikre (Prakash Raj), a don and politician in Goa running a kidnapping racket. Kadam's wife Megha Kadam (Sonali Kulkarni) vows revenge.
The story moves to Shivgarh where Bajirao Singham (Ajay Devgn),
an honest police inspector like Kadam, is in charge. He resolves most
of the problems in his town with non-violence and mutual counseling. He
uses force only when the situation demands it, thereby gaining much
reputation and love from the villagers. Gautam Bhosle ("Gotya," Sachin Khedekar) is an industrialist and a friend of Singham’s father Manikrao Singham (Govind Namdeo). He comes to town with his beautiful daughter Kavya (Kajal Aggarwal). Eventually Singham and Kavya fall in love with each other.
Everything seems to run smoothly until Jaikant, who is given a
conditional bail for a murder he committed, is required to travel to
Shivgarh to sign the bail every fortnight. He, instead, sends one of his
allies to do the formalities, much to the anger and rage of Singham who
demands Jaikant sign the bail in person. Humiliated, Jaikant reaches
Shivgarh but is unable to take any revenge on Singham fearing the
immense love and devotion of the entire village towards Singham. Using
his political contacts, he gets Singham transferred to Goa to teach him a
lesson.
Singham, unaware of Jaikant’s hand behind his transfer, joins Colva police station. His co-workers, Sub-Inspector Phadnis (Vineet Sharma), Sub-Inspector Abbas (Ankur Nayyar), Head Constable Savalkar (Ashok Saraf) hate Jaikant for his crimes but are unable to take any action because of Jaikant’s political powers. DSP Patkar (Murli Sharma),
Singham's senior, is on Jaikant's payroll and takes care in concealing
and eliminating the evidence of Jaikant’s crime from the eyes of the
law. Singham tries to take this to the notice of DGP Vikram Pawar
(Pradeep Velankar) but it turns out to be of no use as there is no
evidences against Jaikant and Patkar. The local minister Anant Narvekar
(Anant Jog) does not help Singham and, in turn, he warns him to stay
away from Jaikant's case. Defeated Singham wants to return to his
hometown but is stopped by Kavya and Insp.Kadam's son Nitin (Agasthya
Dhanorkar) who encourage him to fight against the evil and not run like a
coward.
Being mentally tortured by Jaikant, Singham arrests Jaikant’s
henchman Shiva (Ashok Samarth) in a fake case of illegally smuggling
alcohol. He thwarts off DSP Patkar in full view of the public when
Patkar, bounded by his duties to Jaikant, tries to protect Shiva.
Meanwhile, Megha Kadam, after being ridiculed by DGP Pawar and minister
Narvekar for her corrupt husband’s death, seeks help from Singham to
abolish the corruption charges against her husband; he obliges. Jaikant
kidnaps Kavya’s younger sister for ransom. Rescuing her, Singham
successfully traces the origins of the kidnapping racket to Jaikant but
is unable to arrest him as he finally wins a political election to
become a minister.
Jaikant, on becoming a minister, manages to send transfer orders to
Singham to go back to Shivgarh. That night at a police function
organized for the officers with their family, Singham confronts the
officers for not abiding to their duties and being dishonest and
unfaithful to their profession by protecting Jaikant. Filled with guilt,
the officers decide to help Singham fight Jaikant. They reach his home
to kill him, with DGP Pawar and Patkar, now in support with Singham.
Jaikant eventually escapes but, after running through the city, he is
arrested by the police the next morning. They bring him to the police
station and shoot him dead on the same chair where Inspector Rakesh
Kadam shot himself. Then they threaten Shiva to change his statement.
Jaikant and Minister Narvekar are proved guilty. At a media conference,
DGP Pawar and Singham clear Kadam of all corruption charges.
The film ends with Singham and other police officers saluting Mrs. Kadam.
Cast
- Ajay Devgn as Inspector Bajirao Singham
- Prakash Raj as Jaikand Shikre
- Kajal Aggarwal as Kavya Bhosle
- Sachin Khedekar as Gautam Bhosle / Gotya
- Ashok Samarth as Shiva Naik
- Murli Sharma as DSP Patkar
- Sudhanshu Pandey as Inspector Rakesh Kadam
- Sonali Kulkarni as Megha Kadam
- Agasthya Dhanorkar as Nitin Kadam
- Govind Namdeo as Manikrao Singham
- Anant Jog as Minister Anant Narvekar
- Ankur Nayyar as Inspector Abbas
- Suchitra Bandekar as Mrs. Bhosle
- Sana Amin Sheikh as Anjali Bhosle
- Ashok Saraf as Head Constable Savalkar
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 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.[4] Prakash Raj was signed on to reprise his role as the antagonist from the original, whilst reports emerged that Asin and Anushka Shetty were being considered for the female lead role.[5] Anushka was replaced by Kajal Aggarwal, another actress who was predominantly featured in South Indian films.[6][7]
Singham went on floors in November 2010, with its scheduled
cast. The first schedule began in early March 2011 with action sequences
shot in Goa featuring technicians from South India.[8][9]
A scene with Prakash Raj and Ajay Devgn was shot in Goregaon in Mumbai with around 500 junior artists as villagers. Another scene was shot at Vagator in Goa for which 100 police jeeps were called.[10] Shooting was stalled by the Federation Of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) members who demanded 
45 lakh to be paid to the workers when it was being shot in Film City in Mumbai.[11]
45 lakh to be paid to the workers when it was being shot in Film City in Mumbai.[11]Release
Reliance Entertainment released Singham on July 22, 2011 in 2000 screens worldwide with 1500 prints excluding overseas.[12] The film's DVD was released on 23 August 2011. The Delhi High Court, upon Reliance Entertainment's request, issued an order to all Indian ISPs to block filesharing sites to prevent piracy of Singham.[13]
Reception
Critical reception
The film received positive reviews from critics. Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India
gave it four out of five stars and stated "Singham is over-the-top
retro kitsch, spilling over with high-voltage stunts, slow-motion action
cuts and fiery dialogues delivered in high decibels. It is meant for
all those action buffs interested in time travel to the angry young
1970s and 1980s when cinema was larger-than-life and totally
unrealistic. But then, retro is currently chic, isn't it?"[14] Komal Nahta of Koimoi
gave it four and a half stars out of five stars and said "On the whole,
Singham is a powerful action-emotional drama which boasts of equally
powerful dialogues and absolutely power-packed performances. It’s a
super-hit and will be loved by the masses and the classes, the men and
the women, the young and the old, the rich and the poor. It is the kind
of film which consumes the viewer and gives him the feeling that he was
part of the fight against corruption! The film has immense repeat-value.
Its business in Maharashtra will get a further boost because of the
liberal use of Marathi in the dialogues. Kaajal Aggarwal may not be very
beautiful but she acts with effortless ease. Her performance is good."[15] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama
gave the film four and a half stars out of five and said "Singham pays
homage to the action films of 1970s, which was known for the heroism,
death-defying action sequences and pulse pounding thrills. It's an
acknowledgement to one of the most successful genres of Bollywood –
action movies – known for the trademark good versus evil themes and well
choreographed stunts."[16] Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV
also gave four out of five stars and said "Singham is an old-fashioned
but rousing Hindi commercial film that pretty much restores one’s faith
in this often-maligned brand of cinema. It has super-duper hit written
all over it. No matter how dismissive you might be of films that have no
space for shades of grey, chances are that Singham will disarm you, if
only for a bit."[17] Shivesh Kumar of IndiaWeekly awarded the movie 4 out of 5 stars.[18] Nikita Kapoor of FilmiTadka
rated it with three out of five stars and wrote in her review –
"Singham will do very well in single screen theatres and lovers of
commercial potpourri will definitely get their money's worth, though it
looks tacky at some points, excessive Marathi usage is also
incomprehensible, has a typical south Indian film feel, and a scene by
scene copy of original, still it entertains. Kajal looked pretty, and delivers her city-based yet traditional girl character confidently."[19] Dailybhaskar
gave a score of three stars out of five and said "The action takes over
the romance in the film. Go for it, if you want to catch one hell of an
action flick! "[20] Pratim D. Gupta from The Telegraph
said "Thanks to Salman ‘bhaijaan’, big Bolly has found a hit formula
and there’s a lot of money to be made here over the first weekends.
There will be many similar roars, but you’ve got just one pair of ears."[21]
The film also received mixed to negative reviews. Subhash K. Jha
(film critic and author of The Essential Guide to Bollywood) gave two
and a half stars out of five and explained that "The homilies on a need
for integrity in the civil services seem like unwanted concessions to
self-importance in a film that seems to revel in a kind of free-floating
message on how to stay clean in a cesspool of corruption. Yup, Rohit
Shetty packs in a punch.[22] Sukanya Venkatraghavan from Filmfare
gave two stars out of five and said "Singham is a film that will invoke
wolf whistles and applause from its audience. It is gloriously massy.
The movie knows its job and does it well. It does nothing out of the box
to grab your attention and yet it does. Pretty easily. Watch it for its
robust potboiler personality. With extra masala as garnish. Ajay Devgn
pulls out all stops for this one. He is fierce and impactful. This is
his show all the way. His quirky forte for comedy too comes forth in the
ubiquitous ha ha sequences with leading lady Kajal Aggarwal who looks pretty and has done what she has been told to, but probably deserved a meatier debut."[23] Kaveree Bamzai from India Today
also gave three out of five stars and deemed that "Mr Devgn tries hard,
growling like a singham, and acting like a superman, but I was more
interested in Prakash Raj's two tone Al Capone shoes."[24] Mayank Shekhar from Hindustan Times
gave the film one out of five stars and said "Devgn walks to beats
similar to Salman’s Dabanng. He beats the crap out of ruffians outside a
village cinema. He restores his woman's honour. Besotted, she chases
him. Audiences think even more highly of the hero. He beats the crap
some more."[25] Shakti Salgaokar from Daily News and Analysis
also gave a score of two out of five stars and said "If you’re looking
for an action film to entertain you this weekend, Singham isn’t that
film. This wannabe Dabangg is at best a comic film but there are so many
other options that could do the job much better. Give this one a miss."[26] Raja Sen from Rediff
gave one and a half stars out of five and said "All I can personally
say about this trend of remaking one-note Southern hits as a viewer is
that it's an exhausting one. It is in the tiny victories that we must
seek refuge after a film like this: I'm just glad the hero, so eager to
peel off his uniform, left his pants on."[27] Sudhish Kamath from The Hindu
said "The original wasn't the best film around but it had a few smarts,
pace and fury, and worked despite its cheesy visual effects purely
because of Suriya who made the corniest lines sound good. Devgn does
exactly the opposite. He takes some half-decent lines (by Farhad and
Sajid) and makes them sound cheesy."[28] Shubha Shetty Saha from MiD DAY
gave the film a score of two stars and deemed that "Nothing turns
director Rohit Shetty on more than cars meeting mid air. We all know
that by now. And this film has some breath taking action sequences, too.
That's about it is."[29] Meenakshi Rao from The Pioneer
describes the film as "the David Dhawan of action, or for that matter
the Golmaal of fights. To keep the audience engaged all through such
unending babble needs some kind of acumen which normal people do not
always have and through which people like Rohit Shetty get to make a
whole lot of money, if not sense." giving it seven out of ten stars.[30] Kunal Guha from Yahoo! Movies
also gives the film two stars and says that "The film's assumption that
mispronunciation is funny makes us endure words like honest (with a
loud 'h'), clean cheet (clean chit), noun-saans (nonsense) and sooocide
(suicide). The dialogues are spouted with immense enthusiasm but the
words defuse the intensity and make them seem trivial. Devgn does a fair
job and conveys sufficient conviction and humility through his
character. Kajal Aggarwal makes an unobjectionable debut and her eyes would surely inspire a few compliments."[31] Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express
gave a rating of two stars out of five and said "What you require from a
film that’s thus set up is very little --fast and furious action, a
brawny hero who kicks butt in novel ways, and a villain who’s vile
enough to be quashed minus mercy. As Bajirao Singham, Devgn roars
satisfactorily, even if there are places you feel he’s trying too hard
to scowl-and-growl, and the effort is making him come off a tad tired."[32] The Sunday Guardian
gave a rating of one and a half stars out of five and said "The film
wants to be that currently fashionable thing: a 'retro' 80s style
potboiler, in which there is no apology made for holes in the plot or
paper-thin characters, as long as there are a few clapworthy dialogues
and it can be described as "larger than life". But really, all that's
larger than life inSingham is Devgn's muscles."[33]
Box office
Singham started extremely well at single screens with occupancy around 90% and was average at multiplexes with 50%-60% occupancy,[34] In the first four days, the film collected 35 crore (US$6.98 million).[35][36] After five days, the earnings were around 40.75 crore (US$8.13 million) without any drop.[37] The opening week gross collections were 44.2 crore (US$8.82 million) in India and 3.5 crore (US$698,250) from overseas to fetch a total opening week gross of 47.7 crore (US$9.52 million), thus putting the nett weekend collections at 31.07 crore (US$6.2 million),[1][38] including 12 crore (US$2.39 million) in Mumbai area alone.[39] However, other credible sources put the opening week nett collections at 51.25 crore (US$10.22 million).[40] By both accounts it had the second highest opening of the year.[41] In the second week, it collected 26.34 crore (US$5.25 million) nett to take the total two week net collections at 77.74 crore (US$15.51 million).[42] The film is currently the sixth highest second week grosser.[43] The third weekend collections were estimated to be 8.20 crore (US$1.64 million).[44] After three weeks, the nett collections amounted to 86.17 crore (US$17.19 million).[45] It collected 6.50 crore (US$1.3 million) in its fourth week bringing its collections to 92.67 crore (US$18.49 million) in four weeks.[46] Singham earned 97.87 crore (US$19.53 million) nett in India, at the end of it's theatrical run.[47]
35 crore (US$6.98 million).[35][36] After five days, the earnings were around 40.75 crore (US$8.13 million) without any drop.[37] The opening week gross collections were 44.2 crore (US$8.82 million) in India and 3.5 crore (US$698,250) from overseas to fetch a total opening week gross of 47.7 crore (US$9.52 million), thus putting the nett weekend collections at 31.07 crore (US$6.2 million),[1][38] including 12 crore (US$2.39 million) in Mumbai area alone.[39] However, other credible sources put the opening week nett collections at 51.25 crore (US$10.22 million).[40] By both accounts it had the second highest opening of the year.[41] In the second week, it collected 26.34 crore (US$5.25 million) nett to take the total two week net collections at 77.74 crore (US$15.51 million).[42] The film is currently the sixth highest second week grosser.[43] The third weekend collections were estimated to be 8.20 crore (US$1.64 million).[44] After three weeks, the nett collections amounted to 86.17 crore (US$17.19 million).[45] It collected 6.50 crore (US$1.3 million) in its fourth week bringing its collections to 92.67 crore (US$18.49 million) in four weeks.[46] Singham earned 97.87 crore (US$19.53 million) nett in India, at the end of it's theatrical run.[47]
The film grossed over 140 crore (US$27.93 million) worldwide.[48][49] It was elevated to Blockbuster verdict worldwide. In Mumbai, the film remains among the top five in terms of distributor's share earning more than 20 crore (US$3.99 million).[50]
140 crore (US$27.93 million) worldwide.[48][49] It was elevated to Blockbuster verdict worldwide. In Mumbai, the film remains among the top five in terms of distributor's share earning more than 20 crore (US$3.99 million).[50]Awards and nominations
- Won - Air tel Award Super Star Action Sequence-Ajay Devgn
- Won - National Media Award For Asian Academy Of Film And Television Best Actor-Ajay Devgn
- Won - Stardust Award Best Actor Action/Thriller-Ajay Devgn
- Won - Stardust Award Dream Director- RohiShetty
- Nominated-Film fare Award-Best Actor-Ajay Devgn
- Nominated-Big Star Award-Best Actor-Ajay Devgn
- Nominated-Star Screen Award-Best Actor-Ajay Devgn
- Nominated-Zee Cine Award for BestActor-AJay Devgn
- Nominated-Zee Cine Award for Best Director-Rohit Shetty
- Nominated-Zee Cine Award for Best Film-Rohit Shetty
- Nominated-Apsara Award Best Actor-Ajay Devgn
- Nominated-Apsara Award Best Director-Rohit Shetty
- Nominated-Apsara Award Best Film-Rohit Shetty
- Nominated-Stardust Award-Star Of The Year
- Nominated-Stardust Award-Film Of The Year
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