Singham Again

Based on an original story ideated by Kshitij Patwardhan, the film stars Ajay Devgn in the title role, alongside Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor and Jackie Shroff.

Once there, he is attacked by the Chief of Lashkar, Omar Hafeez, who had fled from Pakistan to Sri Lanka and started selling drugs after his late sons, Riyaaz and Raza's plans were thwarted.

[b] Singham successfully arrests him, but Omar arrogantly threatens him about the danger coming towards him, Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao, and Veer Sooryavanshi for killing his sons.

Singham meets Home Minister Raj Jaishankar and tells him about the drug syndicate operating in India and how they are being transported from Sri Lanka to the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu.

Lanka goes back to Sri Lanka and reveals to Singham, his true identity as Zubair Hafeez, Omar's grandson, who wants to take revenge on Singham, Simmba, and Sooryavanshi; and Mrigya reveals her identity as Iqra Hafeez, Zubair's aunt whose husband, Raza, was also killed by the three of them.

In the post-credits scene, Inspector Chulbul Pandey visits Singham's cabin and asks to join his Shiva Squad.

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.

[12] 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.

[16] While Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Jackie Shroff, Dayanand Shetty and other remaining actors have reprised their respective roles from previous films of Cop Universe, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff and Shweta Tiwari were added to the cast.

[27] 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.

[28] Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, and Arjun Kapoor too joined the sets.

In the last week of November, An elaborate action scene was shot with Devgn and Singh at the Golden Tobacco Factory in Vile Parle.

[34] Later, Arjun Dwivedi joined the cast, reprising his role from the Cop Universe series Indian Police Force.

[36] In the first week of March, a fight sequence was shot at Byculla with Ajay Devgn, Dayanand Shetty, and Shweta Tiwari.

[44][45] Distributed and released by Saregama in its first collaboration with Shetty, the soundtrack for Singham Again is composed by Ravi Basrur, who took over duties from franchise composer Amar Mohile for the background score, while lyrics for the songs were written by Swanand Kirkire, who returned to the franchise after the 2011 original, and Kumaar as a guest lyricist for one song.

[49][50] The film was originally scheduled to release on 15 August 2024, coinciding Independence Day,[51] but was postponed due to unfinished post-production work.

[61] Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost rated 3.5/5 stars and notes "The blockbuster combo of Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn has again hit the bullseye and delivered a perfect Diwali entertainer.

"[62] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated 1.5/5 stars and opined "It’s all so same-old in Ajay Devgn-Rohit Shetty's Singham Again that even the new locations don’t help.

"[63] Eshita Bhargava of The Financial Express gave a rating of 1/5 and writes "By the interval, “Singham Again” had lost its way, becoming an unconvincing collage of misplaced patriotism, forced mythology, and absurd action.

"[64] Rishabh Ganguly of Times Now rated 3.5/5 stars and highlights that "Do not expect to get a strong storyline, tear-jerking performance or unexpected twists from Singham Again.

"[65] Sana Farzeen of India Today rated 3.5/5 stars and writes "Rohit Shetty reimagines the Ramayan in his cop universe with Ajay Devgn as Bajirao Singham, offering a blend of humour, drama, and action.

"[66] Dhaval Roy of The Times of India rated 3.5 /5 stars and wrote "The movie is unabashedly entertaining, cheesy, and wild, with moments that will have you laughing out loud.

"[67] Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com rated 2.5/5 stars and notes "Singham Again is action heavy, so its appeal is limited to fans of the genre.

While it suffers from a screenplay of convenience and a weak soundtrack, it compensates with mass-pleasing moments, the parallels with Ramayana and the coming together of major stars – a phenomenon seen in Bollywood after ages.

"[70] Prathamesh Jadhav of The Free Press Journal rated 3/5 stars and wrote "In a nutshell, Singham Again is explosive and entertaining even if the tale continues to be predictable.

"[71] Eba Fatima Azeem of News 24 rated 3/5 stars and opined "Singham Again is a swaggering, action-packed film with a Ramayana-inspired theme and is ideal for fans.

"[72] Jaya Dwivedie of India TV News rated 3/5 stars and wrote "Singham Again is a power packed film which you can definitely watch once.

It will work in the multiplexes as well as single-screen cinemas and will appeal to men and women, girls and boys, young and old, rich and poor.

"[78] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 2/5 stars and opined, "By far the brightest spark in the film is Ranveer Singh.