Ajay, Ranveer and Rohit in the frame. (Courtesy: AkshayKumar)
The shooting of Singham Again began on Saturday. This is the fifth film of the Singham franchise. On this occasion, director Rohit Shetty, the lead actors of the franchise Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar shared posts on their respective Instagram handles. Akshay Kumar gave the event a miss. The director and actors shared identical pictures. In the first picture, we can see Rohit Shetty performing a ritual at the muhurat. Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh can be seen standing at the back. The other picture shows Ajay Devgn, Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh standing with folded hands. Rohit Shetty wrote in his post, "Singham, Singham returns, Simmba, Sooryavanshi...12 Years ago, when we made Singham, we never thought that it would turn into a Cop Universe! Today, we begin filming Singham Again... the 5th film in our cop franchisee. ISME HUM APNI JAAN LAGA DENGE! BAS AAPKE PYAAR AUR DUA KI ZAROORAT HAI!"
Take a look at the post here:
Ajay Devgn, who plays Inspector Bajirao Singham in the fanchise, wrote in his post, "12 years ago, we gave Indian Cinema its biggest cinematic Cop Universe. With all the love we have received over the years, the force got stronger and the Singham family got bigger. Today we come together to take our franchise ahead with Singham Again!" Take a look at the post here:
Ranveer Singh, who plays Inspector Sangram Bhalerao aka Simmba in the franchise, shared a picture in which he can be seen doing aarti. He wrote in the caption, "Subharamabh. All set to reprise one of my most loved characters from the Rohit Shetty Cop Universe - SIMMBA in #SinghamAgain ! We seek your love and blessings for our new journey." Take a look at the post here:
Akshay Kumar, who plays DCP Veer "Surya" Sooryavanshi, could not attend the muhurat as he is not in the country. He wrote in the caption, "Not in the country at the moment, missing from the frame in person but totally there in spirit. Can't wait to join you guys on the sets of #SinghamAgain! Sending my best wishes. Jai Mahakaal." Take a look at the post here:
Singham released in 2011. It featured Ajay Devgn, Prakash Raj and Kajal Aggarwal in the pivotal roles. Singham Returns released in 2014. Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Amole Gupte were seen in the lead roles. Simbaa released in 2018, introducing Ranveer Singh in the franchise. In 2021, Sooryavanshi released and Akshay Kumar joined the cop universe. All the four films were hit at the box office.