Commando (film series)

Commando is a series of Indian Hindi-language action thriller films produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah under the banner of Sunshine Pictures. The film series is co-produced and distributed by Reliance Entertainment.

The first film Commando: A One Man Army was released in 2013 is directed by Dilip Ghosh, the second film Commando 2: The Black Money Trail released in 2017 is directed by Deven Bhojani while the third film Commando 3 is directed by Aditya Datt released in 2019. The series follows the story of an Indian Commando named Karanveer 'Karan' Singh Dogra (Vidyut Jammwal) and his missions.

The protagonist's name is inspired by Karan Singh, the Dogra dynasty ex-crown prince of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammwal, who is trained in the Indian martial arts of Kalaripayattu, performs his own stunts and martial arts in the film's action sequences. Commando 2 is the only film in the series to be released along with its Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions.

Commando: A One Man Army (2013 film)
Indian Commando Karanveer Singh "Karan" Dogra escapes from the Government of China after being accused as an spy, where he meets a woman named Simrit, who is on run from AK-74 and decides to protect her.

Commando 2: The Black Money Trail (2017 film)
Karan is assigned with Inspector Bhavna Reddy and ACP Bakthwar Khan to capture Vicky Chadda, a money launderer from Malaysia.

Commando 3 (2019 film)
Karan and Bhavna Reddy are assigned on a mission in London to stop a terrorist named Buraq Ansari from committing terrorist attacks in India.

Commando 4 (2025 film)
On 19 June 2019, before the Release of Commando 3 the Producer of Commando franchise, Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Popcorn Motion Pictures and Suniel Shetty said, “The fact that we have been able to complete three films is satisfying. The franchise, in my mind, is set to become even bigger and I don’t think we will stop at three.” He added, “We have already identified the story which we want to tell with Commando 4, but for that, this film (Commando 3) needs to be a hit. We are confident that this one will give us the opportunity to do that.”

On 4 December 2019, after the success of Commando 3, Vidyut Jammwal and Suniel Shetty said, “There was obviously pressure but then there was excitement as well. But I think we’re used to this style of life. Now, we have been discussing about how Vipul Amrutlal Shah wants to do Commando 4."

Commando (2023)
A continuation of the film series with Adah Sharma reprising her character. The TV series introduced a new commando Virat played by debutante Prem.