Singham
Seen it?2011 | 143 min | Drama, Action, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved The Dark Knight, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
An honest, small town cop is transferred to a big city that is controlled by a crime boss that he had once humiliated. Remake of Tamil Singam (2010).
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
57% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$30 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 163K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rohit Shetty
- Ajay DevgnBajirao Singham
- Kajal AggarwalKavya Bhosle
- Prakash RajJaikant Shikre
- Sachin KhedekarGautam Bhosle
- Ashok SarafPrabhu Bhawalkar
- Murali SharmaDSP
- Sudhanshu PandeyInspector Rakesh Kadam
- Sonali KulkarniMegha Kadam
- Govind NamdeoBajirao Singham's Father
- Vineet SharmaSub-Inspector Dev Phadnis