Rohit Shetty to do a standalone film on Deepika Padukone's Lady Singham? This is what Singham Again director said
After the ‘roaring’ success of Singham Again, it now seems that, the prolific filmmaker Rohit Shetty is now all set to do a standalone film on Deepika Padukone's Lady Singham!
Rohit Shetty all set to do a standalone film on Deepika Padukone's Lady Singham?
Last week saw the clash of two ‘titan-ic’ films in the form of the Ajay Devgn led Singham Again, which was directed by Rohit Shetty and there was also the Kartik Aaryan led Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, which was directed by Anees Bazmee. Even though both the films have bee performing neck to neck at the box office as far as the collections are concerned, its Singham Again, which have become the talking point in terms of its ensemble cast.
Talking about ensemble cast, besides Ajay Devgn, it also stars Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Tiger Shroff and also Deepika Padukone, who happens to be the ‘Lady Singham’, by her own confession in the film! Well, talking about Deepika Padukone and ‘Lady Singham’, it now seems that, Deepika Padukone will be finally getting a standalone film that will be helmed by none other than Rohit Shetty himself!
As per an interview in News18 Showsha, it has been reported that, Rohit Shetty has given strong hints about the film that will have the spunky Deepika Padukone (who had played the role of IPS officer Shakti Shetty in Singham Again) as the leading lady. When asked about the update on the said film, ohis part, Rohit Shetty said, “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”.
He added, “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 emphasized on that character and her name in Singham Again”.
As for the film Singham Again, besides Ajay Devgn and Deepika Padukone, it also stars Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tiger Shroff, Arjun Kapoor, (who was seen in a negative role for the first time in his career), and the veteran actor Jackie Shroff. As for the box office collections, the film has now managed to not just surpass the Rs. 200 crore collections, it now stands at Rs. 211 crores at the end of the eleventh day.