Singham Again
| Singham Again | |
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| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rohit Shetty | 
| Screenplay by | Yunus Sajawal Abhijeet Khuman Kshitij Patwardhan Sandeep Saket Anusha Nandakumar Rohit Shetty | 
| Dialogues by | Milap Zaveri Shantanu Srivastava Vidhi Ghodgaonkar Rohit Shetty | 
| Story by | Kshitij Patwardhan | 
| Produced by | Rohit Shetty Ajay Devgn Jyoti Deshpande | 
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Girish Kant Raza Hussain Mehta | 
| Edited by | Bunty Nagi | 
| Music by | Score: Ravi Basrur Songs: Ravi Basrur Thaman S | 
| Production companies | |
| Distributed by | PVR Inox Pictures | 
| Release date | 
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| Running time | 144 minutes | 
| Country | India | 
| Language | Hindi | 
| Budget | ₹350–375 crore | 
| Box office | est. ₹367–389.64 crore | 
Singham Again is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language action film written and directed by Rohit Shetty, who also co-produced it under Rohit Shetty Picturez, alongside Reliance Entertainment, Jio Studios and Devgn Films. Based on an original story ideated by Kshitij Patwardhan, the film stars Ajay Devgn in the title role, alongside Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Shweta Tiwari, Dayanand Shetty, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor and Jackie Shroff. It is the fifth installment of Shetty's Cop Universe franchise.
The film was announced in September 2017 under the working title Singham 3, and the official title was announced in December 2022. Principal photography began in September 2023, and wrapped in September 2024. The film was shot in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kashmir and Sri Lanka. Ravi Basrur composed the film's soundtrack and background score, replacing Shetty's franchise collaborator Amar Mohile for the original score, with Thaman S. guest-composing a song; lyrics for the songs were penned by Swanand Kirkire, who returned from the 2011 original, with Kumaar as guest lyricist for a song. As the first instalment in the franchise to not feature brothers Farhad Samji and Sajid Samji as writers, the film ranks among the most expensive Indian films and is also one of the most expensive non-English-language film ever made. At the time of its release, it ranked third amongst the list of the most expensive Hindi films.
Singham Again was released on 1 November 2024, coinciding with Diwali, in standard and IMAX formats, to mixed reviews from critics. The film grossed over ₹367–389.64 crore worldwide to emerge as the third highest-grossing Hindi film of 2024 and seventh highest-grossing Indian film of 2024.