Singham
Singham is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A remake of the 2010 Tamil film of the same title by Hari, the film stars Ajay Devgn in the lead role as a police officer named Bajirao Singham alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj who reprises his role as in the original.
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| Directed by | Rohit Shetty |
| Written by | Screenplay: Yunus Sajawal Dialogues: Farhad-Sajid |
| Story by | Hari |
| Based on | Singam by Hari Gopalakrishnan |
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| Cinematography | Dudley |
| Edited by | Steven H. Bernard |
| Music by | Score: Amar Mohile Songs: Ajay-Atul |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹40 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹147.89 crore |
It was theatrically released in India on 22 July 2011 with a strong box office response; the film earned ₹876 million in India on the first day and a worldwide total of ₹1.57 billion against a ₹410 million budget, becoming a box-office blockbuster.
After the film's success at the box office, Devgn and Shetty collaborated for the sequel Singham Returns (2014). Devgn reprised his role in Shetty's directorials Simmba (2018) and Sooryavanshi (2021) which together form Shetty's Cop Universe.
A sequel to Singham Returns titled Singham Again is set to be released in 2024, following the events of Singham, Singham Returns, Simmba and Sooryavanshi.