Loved Deepika Padukone as Lady Singham? Rohit Shetty confirms stand alone film on character
Deepika Padukone's first look from Singham Again!
Rohit Shetty's cop universe introduced two new characters in the recently released Singham Again. The film, the third in theSingham series and the fifth installment in Shetty's cop universe, featured Ajay Devgn in the titular role and also introduced Deepika Padukone as a female cop, aka, 'Lady Singham'. The filmmaker recently confirmed that he has plans to make a standalone film on Deepika's character.
In a conversation with News18, the filmmaker explained why he waited so long to introduce a female cop to the film universe. Talking about it he said, “The wait was to get the right script and the right kind of launch for the character. Till 2018, I wasn’t even sure if there was going to be a cop universe.”
He added that it was during the making of Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshithat he conceived the idea of coming up with a Lady Singham. “When Simmba worked, people accepted that we can bring in other characters and create a universe. That’s when we made Sooryavanshi and it was during this film that we thought of making a film with an out-and-out lady cop.”
The filmmaker stated that he had to push Sooryavanshi, due to COVID which was initially going to be released in 2019.
“But then suddenly, the film was in cans for two years and everything got delayed because of that. According to our original line-up, Singham Again was also supposed to release in 2020.”
Shetty confirmed that a female-led cop film is definitely on the cards. “We still have to write it. We do have a concept in mind but we don’t know where we can go with it. There’s still time for that. I know what the character will be like and her basic story arc but I don’t know her whole journey yet as a director or writer. But a female-led cop film headlined by Lady Singham will definitely happen, otherwise, we wouldn’t have introduced her at all. There’s a reason why we’ve emphasised on that character and her name in Singham Again.”
Rohit Shetty's cop universe
The cinematic universe found its inception with Ajay Devgn’s blockbuster 2011 film, Singham. Shetty then made Sooryavanshi and Simmba with Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Singh respectively. Both actors played cops in the two films, thus making a Cop Universe. Shetty's latest title, Singham Againis the fifth title under his Cop Universe and the third film of the Singham film series. The film introduces two new characters,played by Deepika Padukone and Tiger Shroff.
The filmmaker has already roped in Salman Khan’s Chulbul Pandey for his next with Ajay Devgn, Chulbul Singham.
WION's review of Singham Again
In her review, WION's Shomini Sen wrote, "Much like Shetty's previous films,Singham Againis visually stunning with rich colours and lots of aerial shots to give the narrative a larger-than-life look. It also has Shetty's quintessential action sequences.Singham Again isn't a bad film but it isn't a great one either. It gets stuck in limbo- treading the tested waters with a story too well known. So many actors join in, yet none leave a defining mark." Read full review of the film here