Director
Rohit Shetty
Writers
Muhammad Asif AliAbhijeet KhumanKshitij Patwardhan
Stars
Ajay DevgnKareena KapoorDeepika Padukone
Singham Again 2024 (also marketed as Singham 3) 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 and Jackie Shroff. 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, taking place in Mumbai and Hyderabad, and the filming wrapped in May 2024. Singham Again is scheduled to have a theatrical release on 15 August 2024, coinciding with Independence Day, and falling on the decadal anniversary of Singham Returns.
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.[6] In January 2020, Devgn hinted that works for the third installment of the franchise, tentatively titled as Singham 3, was in progress.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] Along with Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh was also reported in November to reprise his role from the 2018 film Simmba.[10] 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).[11]
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