Will Singham Again Earn 300 Cr Plus?

With
the
Ramayana
as
the
central
element,
the
coming
together
of
Ajay
Devgn,
Akshay
Kumar,
Ranveer
Singh
and
Tiger
Shroff
along
with
Kareena
Kapoor
and
Deepika
Padukone
upped
the
superstar
quotient.

Back
in
2011
when



Singham
released,
it
was
meant
to
be
yet
another
commercial
masala
movie
to
arrive
in
theatres.

Ajay
Devgn
and
Rohit
Shetty
had
set
their
eyes
on
officially
remaking
the
Suriya-starrer
Tamil
film

Singham
and
though
a
few
wondered
whether
this
title
would
be
acceptable
in
the
Hindi
belt,
going
by
the
blockbuster
success
of

Ghajini.
it
all
seemed
eventually
possible.

The
film
took
a
good
opening
of
Rs
8.94
crore
(Rs
89.4
million).
It
wasn’t
anything
extraordinary
but
still
gave
the
film
a
platform
to
grow.

There
was
appreciation
for
the
film,
especially
in
Maharashtra,
and
powered
by
that,
it
went
on
to
have
a
long
run
in
theatres.

Ajay
Devgn’s
bravura
cop
act
as
Bajirao
Singham
was
much
appreciated
and
Rohit
Shetty’s
hold
over
the
masala
genre
got
a
thumbs
up
too.

The
film
emerged
a
good
hit
after
it
made
Rs
100.30
crore
(Rs
1.3
billion).

This
is
when
the
makers
thought
of
taking
the
franchise
to
the
next
level.

In
south,
Suriya
was
already
making

Singham
2
and

3.

But
in
Bollywood,
the
franchise
was
taken
ahead
as
standalone
films
with
no
connection
or
inspiration
with
the
south
version.

Singham
Returns
arrived
in
2014.

There
was
widespread
excitement
around
the
film
since
by
the
time
it
released,

Singham
had
become
a
rage
on
the
satellite
television
circuit.

There
was
no
OTT
at
that
time
and
television
reruns
made
Bajirao
Singham
a
household
name.

There
wasn’t
much
influx
of
social
media
evangelisation
either
and
hence
the
craze
around
the
film
was
organic.

Released
on
Independence
Day,

Singham
Returns
took
a
fabulous
opening
of
Rs
32.09
crore
(Rs
320.9
million),
which
was
more
than
thrice
the
first
day
number
of

Singham.

Despite
such
fantastic
numbers,
the
lifetime
collections
was
less
than
one-and-a-half
times
that
of

Singham.

The
film
crossed
Rs
100
crore
(Rs
1
billion)
mark
in
its
first
week
itself,
due
to
the
Singham
brand
as
well
as
the
national
holiday.
But
after
that,
it
couldn’t
take
the
momentum
forward,
as
there
was
widespread
comparison
with

Singham.

Ajay
did
well
as
an
actor
and
Rohit
upped
the
action
quotient
as
well
but
somehow,
audiences
wanted
more.

This
is
what
led
to
a
decade
long
wait
for

Singham
Again.
Instead
of
jumping
into
the
third
instalment
in
a
hurry,
Ajay
and
Rohit
took
their
time
to
crack
a
unique
idea.

For
that,
Rohit
expanded
the
universe,
bringing
in
his
other
big
hits,

Simmba
(Rs
240.31
crore/Rs
2.403
billion)
and

Sooryavanshi
(Rs
196
crore/Rs
1.96
billion).

Singham
Again
is
as
big
as
anything
Bollywood
has
created
so
far.

With
the
Ramayana
as
the
central
element,
the
coming
together
of
Ajay
Devgn,
Akshay
Kumar,
Ranveer
Singh
and
Tiger
Shroff
along
with
Kareena
Kapoor
and
Deepika
Padukone
upped
the
superstar
quotient.

In
addition,
Arjun
Kapoor
is
making
a
huge
impact
as
well
as
the
film’s
antagonist.

So
despite
a
clash
with

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3,

Singham
Again
is
set
to
take
a
huge
start.

Ajay
and
Rohit
are
probably
aiming
for
the
film
to
enter
the
Rs
300
Crore
Club
(Rs
3
billion).

Let’s
wait
and
watch.

Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources.