Mumbai: Actor Ajay Devgn and filmmaker Rohit Shetty have started prepping for the third installment of the “Singham” franchise. Ajay took to his Instagram and made an announcement. He also shared a photo of him and Rohit. “Made a good start to the New Year with @itsrohitshetty`s narration of Singham Again. The script I heard is fire. God willing this will be our 11th blockbuster”, read the caption.
The director commented on Ajay`s post, “Ab tak Imaandaari aur Mehnat ke saath kaam kiya hai… is baar andar Aag bhi hai”. Fans could not control their excitement as they heard the announcement and started showering their love in the comments section. “Wow……. Congratulations Ajay Sir,” a user commented. “Excited,” another user wrote with heart emojis.
During the promotions of his latest directorial ‘Cirkus’, Rohit had announced that actress Deepika Padukone will also have a part in the sequel. He confirmed that she will be taking the bad guys down in a cop avatar.
See the pic shared by Ajay Devgn
‘Singham’ first released in 2011. It serves as first installment of Rohit`s `Cop Universe`. A remake of the 2010 Tamil film of the same title by Hari, the film stars Ajay in the lead role as a police officer named Bajirao Singham alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj who reprises his role as in original.
Following the film`s success, the actor-director duo collaborated for sequel ‘Singham Returns’, which hit the screens in 2014. Other than this, Ajay Devgn as Singham also appeared in a cameo role in Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan starrer ‘Simmba’ in 2018. Directed by Rohit Shetty, ‘Simmba’ was also a part of the ‘Cop Universe’.
