''Simmba'' is a 2018 Indian
Hindi
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-language
action film
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directed by
Rohit Shetty
Rohit Shetty (born 14 March 1974) is an Indian film director, stuntman, producer and television host who works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised film director of Hindi Cinema. His movies are often mix genres of action, comedy ...
from a script written by Yunus Sajawal and
Sajid-Farhad
Sajid-Farhad is an Indian film director and writer duo consisting of brothers Sajid Samji and Farhad Samji. Their work as writers include the films ''Shiva'', ''Sunday'', ''Double Dhamaal'', ''Golmaal Returns'', '' All The Best: Fun Begins'', ' ...
. The third installment of Shetty's
Cop Universe film franchise, the film was produced by Shetty and Reliance Entertainment under the former's banner Rohit Shetty Picturez as well as
Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta via
Dharma Productions
Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd., commonly known and doing business as Dharma Productions, is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Yash Johar in 1979. It was taken over in 2004, after his death, by his son, Karan Joh ...
. It stars
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in ''Forbes India''s ...
,
Sonu Sood
Sonu Sood (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian actor, film producer, model, humanitarian, and philanthropist who works predominantly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. In 2009, he received the Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Vil ...
and
Sara Ali Khan, with
Ajay Devgn
Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Devgn has appeared in over a hundred films and has won numerous accolades, including four ...
reprising his role of Bajirao Singham in a cameo role. A remake of the 2015
Telugu-language film ''
Temper
Temper, tempered or tempering may refer to:
Heat treatment
* Tempering (metallurgy), a heat treatment technique to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys
** Temper mill, a steel processing line
* Tempering (spices), a cooking technique where ...
'', the film follows Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao, a corrupt police officer hailing from the same town as Singham, who is forced to lead a more righteous path after tragedy strikes those near him.
Principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...
began in June 2018 with most scenes filmed in
Goa
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and
Kolhapur
Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'.
Kolhapur is ...
; the remaining were shot at
Hyderabad
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and
Mehboob Studios
Mehboob Studio is an Indian film studio and recording studio in Bandra (W), Mumbai, founded in 1954 by director and producer Mehboob Khan, who previously owned Mehboob Productions (founded 1942), and is most known for films such as ''Mother Indi ...
in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
. The shooting was wrapped up by early December in the same year. The film's soundtrack was composed by
Tanishk Bagchi
Tanishk Bagchi (born 23 November 1980) is an Indian music producer, composer, singer and lyricist in Hindi films. He is known for tracks like "Bolna", "Ve Maahi", "Aankh Maarey"(recreated), " Dilbar" (recreated), "Jehda Nasha" (recreated) and "L ...
, Lijo George – DJ Chetas and
S. Thaman, with lyrics written by
Shabbir Ahmed,
Rashmi Virag
Rashmi Virag is the screen name of Rashmi Singh and Virag Mishra, an Indian lyricist duo active in Bollywood. At first, Singh and Mishra wrote lyrics themselves; in 2015, they began working as a duo. Singh won the Best Lyricist award at the ...
,
Kumaar and
Kunaal Verma. The soundtrack features remakes of two 1996 songs: "Aankh Marey" originally from the film ''
Tere Mere Sapne'', and the
qawwali
Qawwali (Punjabi language, Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: (Nastaʿlīq, Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali language, Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali alphabet, Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Isl ...
song "Tere Bin" by
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( pa, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali — a form of Sufi devotional music. Sometimes ...
.
''Simmba'' was released in countries of the
Gulf Cooperation Council
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on 27 December 2018. The film was released in India and other international territories on the following day; it was distributed worldwide by
Reliance Entertainment
Reliance Entertainment Pvt Ltd is an Indian media and entertainment company. It is a division of Reliance Group, handling its media and entertainment business, across content and distribution platforms. The company was founded on 15 February 20 ...
. The film received mixed reviews
from critics but became Singh's highest-earning opening film as of 2018 and went on to gross about 400 crore worldwide, becoming the
25th highest grossing Indian film of all time. Later, it received the Australian
Telstra People's Choice Award.
Plot
Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao is an
antihero
An antihero (sometimes spelled as anti-hero) or antiheroine is a main character in a story who may lack conventional heroic qualities and attributes, such as idealism, courage, and morality. Although antiheroes may sometimes perform actions ...
ic orphan from
Shivgad
Shivgad Fort ( mr, शिवगड किल्ला ) is a fort located 89km from Kolhapur, in Kolhapur district, of Maharashtra. This fort was an important fort in Kolhapur district as a watch over for the Phonda ghat trade route from Kolh ...
, the same town where
Bajirao Singham was raised, where he observes how policemen make money in the form of bribes, finding himself motivated to become a police officer, and succeeds. Getting bribes from some local thieves and a jeweller, Simmba enjoys and takes full advantage of the lifestyle of a corrupt cop.
Simmba is soon transferred to the
Miramar police station in
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
by
Home Minister
The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister, short-form HM) is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. One of the senior-most officers in the Union Cabinet, the chief responsibility of the Home Minist ...
Vinayak Dutta, where he sees Shagun Sathe and falls in love with her at first sight. He meets his fellow policemen and one of his juniors, Nityanand Mohile, who is an honest constable, hesitates to salute Simmba as he's a corrupt cop. To prove his worth in Miramar, he interrupts a
pub party run by an influential gangster named Durva Yashwant Ranade's brothers, Sadashiv "Sada" Ranade and Gaurav "Giri" Ranade and demands more money from them, whilst promising that he will let them continue with their illegal activities.
Durva agrees and uses Simmba to free the land of an old person named Vaman Rao, who is forced to sign the papers by Simmba. Meanwhile, Simmba develops motherly and sisterly bonds with several women and girls, one of whom happens to be Aakruti Dave, a young woman who reminds Simmba of his teacher. Aakruti files a complaint against Sada and Giri for dealing illicit drugs in their pub and using children as
peddler
A peddler, in British English pedlar, also known as a chapman, packman, cheapjack, hawker, higler, huckster, (coster)monger, colporteur or solicitor, is a door-to-door and/or travelling vendor of goods.
In England, the term was mostly used f ...
s. Simmba initially ignores this after being pacified by Durva, and Shagun, in the meantime, falls in love with him.
Meanwhile, Aakruti learns about the drug racket in the club and goes there one night with Chhotu, a mute boy who's her student. She videotapes everything there by her cell phone to show evidence to the police but is caught by Sada and Giri. Chhotu discreetly records Sada and Giri assaulting Aakruti and flees once both of them realize. Aakruti is brutally killed by Sada and Giri. Chhotu tries to tell Aakruti's friend Kavya about Aakruti being in danger. Kavya whilst being chased by Durva's goons goes to Simmba to file Aakruti's missing complaint.
Aakruti is found injured in hospital. Simmba tries to talk to her, but she dies, leaving him devastated. The police recover Aakruti's phone and the video which she shot, and Durva sends his goons to get the phone from Simmba, who is present, mends his ways, and fights them all. Simmba finally wears his police uniform, and seeing this change in him, Mohile finally salutes him as they arrest Sada and Giri. He apologises to Vaman Rao and returns the land swindled from him.
In the court, Simmba is shocked to find Aakruti's video being deleted. He beats up Durva's friend,
Corporator
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Canada
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David Cameron, who gave a false statement in the court, leading to his suspension orders. He decides to kill Sada and Giri before he goes, and plans to show it as an
encounter
Encounter or Encounters may refer to:
Film
*''Encounter'', a 1997 Indian film by Nimmala Shankar
* ''Encounter'' (2013 film), a Bengali film
* ''Encounter'' (2018 film), an American sci-fi film
* ''Encounter'' (2021 film), a British sci-fi film
* ...
. He shoots them both and shows as if he killed them in the act of self-defence. An
SIT committee is set up by the state, who question Simmba's encounter. Aiming to achieve clarity to the situation, Vinayak appoints a neutral officer to handle Aakruti's case, as well as Simmba's controversial encounter.
Enraged, Durva and his goons capture Simmba. Suddenly,
DCP Bajirao Singham arrives to rescue him, and both of them beat up Durva and his men. Singham tells Simmba that he is the neutral officer appointed by the state committee to handle his case and gives a statement that Simmba killed Sadashiv and Gaurav in the act of
self-defence
Self-defense (self-defence primarily in Commonwealth English) is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in ...
. He also calls Durva's mother Bharti and wife Varsha, who each state that it was Sada and Giri who assaulted Aakruti and that the brothers ran a drug racket and several other illegal activities.
As a result of these crimes, Durva is sentenced to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment by the court. Singham reveals that he helped Simmba despite being against his corrupt actions so that he could instil a fear of law in the minds of men who do not respect women. When Singham leaves Miramar Police Station, he chats with
DCP Veer Sooryavanshi on the phone.
and also congratulates him on his new post as the
ATS chief. Sooryavanshi tells him that he will meet him soon.
Cast
*Krishna Kotian as a Police constable
*Umakant Patil as a Sub Inspector
Production
It is a remake of the
Telugu-language film ''
Temper
Temper, tempered or tempering may refer to:
Heat treatment
* Tempering (metallurgy), a heat treatment technique to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys
** Temper mill, a steel processing line
* Tempering (spices), a cooking technique where ...
'' (2015). Shetty said, "We wanted to take four-five scenes from Temper but... thought it's better to buy the rights".
The film has an estimated production budget of .
Principal photography for ''Simmba'' began in June 2018.
It was mainly filmed in
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
and
Kolhapur
Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'.
Kolhapur is ...
, with some filming in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
and extra sequences filmed at
Mehboob Studio
Mehboob Studio is an Indian film studio and recording studio in Bandra (W), Mumbai, founded in 1954 by director and producer Mehboob Khan, who previously owned Mehboob Productions (founded 1942), and is most known for films such as '' Mother In ...
s in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
.
On 29 June 2018, the crew filmed the song, "Simmba Aala Re Aala Simmba Aala", at
Ramoji Film City
Ramoji Film City is an integrated film studio facility located in Hyderabad, India. Spread over 1,666 acres (674 ha), it is the largest film studio complex in the world and as such has been certified by the Guinness World Records. It was estab ...
in Hyderabad. On Instagram, Singh noted the large scale of the production and said that it was the biggest song of his career.
Legal issues surrounding the production of Khan's debut-film
''Kedarnath'' interfered with the production of ''Simmba''. Khan was scheduled to shoot for both films around the same time. A lawsuit shut down the production of ''Kedarnath'' and Khan allotted the time to work on ''Simmba''. ''Kedarnath's'' director,
Abhishek Kapoor
Abhishek Kapoor (born 6 August 1971) is an Indian film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema.
Career
He started his career as an actor in 1996 with movies ''Aashique Mastane'', opposite ''Monica Bedi'', directed by ''Ajay Kashyap'' an ...
, sued Khan because his film would be delayed and it would no longer mark the debut of Khan. The two settled out of court when Khan agreed to split her time between both films.
In October 2018, lead actors Singh and Khan left for Switzerland to film a song sequence for the film.
By late October, the crew had returned to Mumbai to film a second song, "Aankh Marey"—a remake of a 90s classic song.
Because Singh was to be married in November 2018, Shetty shot most of the major sequences before the wedding date. Only the final sequence was left to be filmed after the wedding.
A double for Singh was used to complete patch work of a
dhaba
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fight scene in Goa; various camera angles were used so that the double would resemble Singh.
The film wrapped shooting in early December 2018.
Soundtrack
The songs are composed by
Tanishk Bagchi
Tanishk Bagchi (born 23 November 1980) is an Indian music producer, composer, singer and lyricist in Hindi films. He is known for tracks like "Bolna", "Ve Maahi", "Aankh Maarey"(recreated), " Dilbar" (recreated), "Jehda Nasha" (recreated) and "L ...
, Lijo George – DJ Chetas and
S. Thaman while the lyrics are written by
Shabbir Ahmed,
Rashmi Virag
Rashmi Virag is the screen name of Rashmi Singh and Virag Mishra, an Indian lyricist duo active in Bollywood. At first, Singh and Mishra wrote lyrics themselves; in 2015, they began working as a duo. Singh won the Best Lyricist award at the ...
,
Kumaar and
Kunaal Vermaa
Kunaal Vermaa is an Indian lyricist and poet from Sri Madhopur, Sikar district, Rajasthan, India. His debut song as a lyricist was Hasi from the movie Hamari Adhuri Kahani composed by Ami Mishra
Ami Mishra is an Indian singer-songwriter and ...
. The soundtrack album was released on 27 December 2018.
The song "
Aankh Maarey" is a remake of the song "Aankh Maare" from the 1996 film ''
Tere Mere Sapne'', originally composed by
Viju Shah and written by
Anand Bakshi, sung by
Kumar Sanu
Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has al ...
and
Kavita Krishnamurthy, and picturised on
Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi (born 19 April 1968) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several awards including a Filmfare Award from five nominations and is noted for acting in varied film genres.
Before making his acting deb ...
and
Simran
Simran (Gurmukhi: ਸਿਮਰਨ; hi, सिमरण, सिमरन ; from Sanskrit: , ''smaraṇa'', 'to remember, reminisce, recollect'), in spirituality, is a Sanskrit word referring to the continuous remembrance of the finest aspect of ...
; Warsi makes a cameo appearance in the ''Simmba'' version's music video, with Sanu's voice. The song was remade for the film, with the music reproduced by Tanishk Bagchi, S. Thaman and Chandan Saxena. The song "Tere Bin" is a recreation of
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( pa, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali — a form of Sufi devotional music. Sometimes ...
's 1996
qawwali
Qawwali (Punjabi language, Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: (Nastaʿlīq, Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali language, Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali alphabet, Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Isl ...
song "Tere Bin Nahin Lagda". This is the second time the song is being recreated after 1999's film
Kachche Dhaage which was titled "Tere Bin Nahin Jeena" sung by
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her con ...
. The remake is sung by his nephew
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Punjabi, ; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ...
with
Asees Kaur.
Marketing and release
![Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan promote ‘Simmba’ at 98](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Ranveer_Singh_and_Sara_Ali_Khan_promote_%E2%80%98Simmba%E2%80%99_at_98.3_FM_Radio_Mirchi.jpg)
''Simmba'' was released in countries of the
Gulf Cooperation Council
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on 27 December 2018. It was released in India and other countries on 28 December.
It was shown on 4020 screens in India and 963 screens overseas, for a worldwide screen total of 4983 screens.
On 6 June 2018, the producers announced the start of principal photography with a skit video featuring actors Singh and Khan, director Shetty, and producer Johar.
On 6 December 2018, the first song from the film was released, titled "Aankh Marey," a remake of the original song from the 1996 hit film
''Tere Mere Sapne''. It is sung by
Kumar Sanu
Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has al ...
(who also sung the original with
Kavita Krishnamurthy),
Mika Singh
Mika Singh (born 10 June 1977) is an Indian singer. His songs include "Bas Ek King" ('' Singh Is Kinng''), "Mauja Hi Mauja" ('' Jab We Met''), "Ibn-e-Batuta" (''Ishqiya''), and "Dhanno" ('' Housefull''). He has released several solo albums and ...
, and
Neha Kakkar
Neha Kakkar Singh (; née Kakkar; born 6 June 1988), is an Indian playback singer. She is the younger sister of playback singer Sonu Kakkar. She began performing at a very early age at religious events. In 2005, she participated in the second ...
. Actor
Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi (born 19 April 1968) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several awards including a Filmfare Award from five nominations and is noted for acting in varied film genres.
Before making his acting deb ...
, whose film and song debut was with the original, appeared again in the video for the ''Simmba'' remake, along with several actors from another film from director Rohit Shetty, ''
Golmaal'':
Kunal Khemu,
Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade (born 27 January 1976) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films. He is better known for his role as Shah Ruk ...
, and
Tusshar Kapoor
Tushar Ravi Kapoor (born 20 November 1976), popular as Tusshar Kapoor, is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi films.
Early and personal life
Tusshar Kapoor is the son of Indian actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. His sister Ek ...
. The release date for the remake was specifically chosen to coincide with the release date of the original 22 years earlier (6 December 1996).
Reception
Critical response
Ambica Schin of ''
Khaleej Times
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History and profile
A partnership between the U ...
'' gave the film four stars out of five and sums up, "If you are on the lookout for a totally masala, paisa vasool movie to end the year with a bang, we recommend you watch ''Simmba''. The melodramatic, over-the-top film is sure to leave you on a high".
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media.
Career
Taran Adarsh started his journalism career at the age of 15 with ''Trade Gui ...
of
Bollywood Hungama
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The website provide ...
declared it a "winner" with four stars out of five, writing, "Rohit borrows the essence from ''Temper'', but modifies a major chunk of that film... What eventually unfolds on screen is so different, in a positive way". Anwesha Madhukalya of ''
Business Today'' wrote, "It is indeed time to rejoice for the young star's fans for Simmba has announced the arrival of Ranveer Singh in the big league".
Writing for ''
The Times of India
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'', Ronak Kotecha rated it three and a half stars out of five, terming the film as "a potboiler that you expect it to be, where the good surely outweighs the bad". Suparno Sarkar of ''
International Business Times'' also gave it three and a half stars out of five, writing, "''Simmba'' is a complete masala entertainer that is loaded with good dialogues, humour, heart-felt emotion and high-octane action. It lacks logic at various levels, but never ceases to entertain". A critic for ''
The Economic Times
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'' agreed, also rating it three and a half stars out of five, but felt that "
e film takes a preachy turn in the second half and the narrative gets predictable".
Writing for ''
Hindustan Times
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It was founded by Sunder Singh Ly ...
'',
Raja Sen
Raja Sen (born 10 November 1955) is an Indian film and television director and the winner of three National Film Awards from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the father of actress Rimi Sen.
Career
Raja Sen first received recognition with ''S ...
rated the film three stars out of five, writing, "
it stands, ''Simmba'' is not only ahead of ''Singham'', but far superior to ''
Dabangg
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'', the blockbuster that defines the genre". He appreciated Singh for the energy he brought to the role, but found Khan was restricted by her role.
Rajeev Masand
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of
News18 gave the film two and a half stars out of five, finding the first half to be "a sporadically enjoyable comedy", but found the second half to be "less enjoying": "The film leaves a lot to be desired, but a star is re-born". Uday Bhatia of ''
Mint
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'' concurred with Masand: but credited Singh for playing his "cardboard creation" of a character with an "underlying sweetness that renders it more winsome than the humourless masculinity of Devgan's Singham".
Box office
The box office collection figures for the opening weekend of the film as presented on Bollywood Hungama are: The first day It earned 20.72 crore nett in India, which made it Singh's highest-opening film as of 2018. On second day it collected 23.33 crore nett and 31.06 crore on third day. The total first weekend nett domestic collection was 75.11 crore. The opening week pan-India collection was 150.81 crore, which made it a hit film.
In its second week on the eighth day, domestic collection was 9.02 crore. On the ninth day, collection rose to 13.32 crore. Tenth day collection is 17.49 crore. Eleventh day collection is 6.16. Twelfth day collection is 6.03. Thirteen day collection is 5.31 and ending at 4.29 crore, taking second week collection to 61.62 crore. The domestic gross is 308.09 crore. It becomes
Rohit Shetty
Rohit Shetty (born 14 March 1974) is an Indian film director, stuntman, producer and television host who works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised film director of Hindi Cinema. His movies are often mix genres of action, comedy ...
's biggest hit as it beats lifetime business of
Chennai Express.
The film grossed from overseas markets as estimated by
Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as IndiaFM (or IndiaFM.com), is a Bollywood entertainment website, owned by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, which acquired the website in 2000.
The website provide ...
. The gross worldwide is .
It became third highest-grossing film of 2018. In Pakistan, the film has collected more than till its fifth weekend.
Animated series
''Smashing Simmba'', an animated television series based on the film, was released on 14 November 2020 on
Pogo TV.
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Indian action films
2010s masala films
Films directed by Rohit Shetty
Cop Universe
2010s Hindi-language films
Films shot in Goa
Films shot in Switzerland
Films shot in Hyderabad, India
Films shot in Mumbai
Telstra People's Choice Award winners
Film spin-offs
Indian rape and revenge films
Indian films about revenge
Films set in Goa
Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police
Reliance Entertainment films
Films about rape in India
Indian police films
Hindi remakes of Telugu films
2018 action films
Hindi-language action films
Films adapted into television shows