Singham Again

Singham Again is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty, who also co-produced it under Rohit Shetty Picturez with Reliance Entertainment, Jio Studios and Devgn Films. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Arjun Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Shweta Tiwari, Siddhartha Jadhav, Dayanand Shetty and Ashutosh Rana. It is the fifth installment of Shetty's Cop Universe and a sequel to Singham Returns (2014).

The film was announced in September 2017 under the working title Singham 3, and the official title was announced in December 2022. Principal photography commenced in September 2023, with filming held in Mumbai and Hyderabad. The film is scheduled to be released on Diwali 2024.

Cast

 * Ajay Devgn as DCP Bajirao Singham
 * Kareena Kapoor Khan as Avni Kamat Singham, Bajirao's wife
 * Akshay Kumar as DCP Veer "Surya" Sooryavanshi
 * Ranveer Singh as ACP Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao
 * Deepika Padukone as ACP Shakti Shetty (Lady Singham)
 * Tiger Shroff as ACP Satya Pattnaik
 * Arjun Kapoor as Danger Lanka
 * Jackie Shroff as Omar Hafeez
 * Dayanand Shetty as Senior Inspector Daya Singh
 * Shweta Tiwari
 * Siddhartha Jadhav as Senior Inspector Santhosh Tawade
 * Ashutosh Rana as Assistant Sub-Inspector Nityanand Mohile

Development
In September 2017, Rohit Shetty, while announcing his next directorial venture with Ranveer Singh, revealed that a third installment of the Singham film franchise would be made. Written and directed by him, he revealed that it would feature Ajay Devgn but did not reveal when production would begin. In January 2020, Devgn hinted that works for the third installment of the franchise, tentatively titled as Singham 3, was in progress. In March that year, Akshay Kumar, who previously acted in Shetty's Sooryavanshi (2021) which is a part of Cop Universe along with the Singham franchise, was reported to reprise his role from the film. Later in January 2021, production for the film was reported to begin after Shetty finishes works for Cirkus in 2022, and Jackie Shroff was reported to play the main antagonist. Along with Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh was also reported in November to reprise his role from the 2018 film Simmba. On 1 December 2022, the collaboration of Shetty and Devgn was announced by the production houses, and the official title Singham Again was announced. Production was set to commence after Devgn finished Bholaa (2023).

Filming
Principal photography commenced on 16 September 2023 with a muhuratam puja held at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai. The first schedule was held at the same location. Ranveer Singh was also part of this schedule. Shweta Tiwari also joined the sets. Kareena Kapoor joined the sets on 23 September.

The second schedule commenced on 5 October in Hyderabad where major portion of the film including high action packed climax was shot with all the cast members. Kareena Kapoor joined the sets on 6 October. Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, and Arjun Kapoor too joined the sets. Akshay Kumar wrapped his portion on 15 October. Ranveer Singh wrapped his portion on 20 October. The second schedule wrapped on 7 November.

Filming resumed on 19 November at Madh Island to shoot an action scene that plays out at a fair. Over 100 actors were roped in as the scene required a huge crowd. In the last week of November, An elaborate action scene was shot with Devgn and Singh at the Golden Tobbaco Factory in Vile Parle. It also featured a crowd of 150-200 people, and some car explosions. Devgn was also injured in his eye while shooting this scene. Filming then moved to Film City where a fight scene was shot set in the backdrop of an Ashram. Kareena Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, and Arjun Kapoor also shot a scene at night.

In the second week of January, filming started again at Ramoji Film City, where a majority of action sequences were shot, albeit without Devgn as he was still recuperating. Later, Arjun Dwivedi joined the cast, reprising his role from the Cop Universe series Indian Police Force.

In February 2024, Tiger Shroff's wrapped his scenes at Film City. In the first week of March, a fight sequence was shot at Byculla with Ajay Devgn, Dayanand Shetty, and Shweta Tiwari. Filming then moved to Richardson & Cruddas Mill. In the third week of March, filming took place at a temple in Wai with Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Arjun Kapoor.

In 3rd week of April 2024, Akshay Kumar shot his remaining portions at Ramoji Film City. Deepika Padukone shot her scenes at Golden Tobacco Factory, Vile Parle. Arjun Kapoor wrapped up his portion in May 2024 with a heartfelt note. The action face off between Ajay Devgn and Jackie Shroff, were shot in Kashmir Valley in May 2024. Ranveer Singh shot his remaining portions by the end of the month. Filming wrapped up in May 2024. The film is currently in post production. Sometime in the schedule, a song was shot.

Theatrical
Singham Again was originally scheduled for an theatrical release of 15 August 2024, but was postponed to a Diwali release.