Cop Universe
The Cop Universe is an Indian media franchise and shared universe created by Rohit Shetty[1] consisting of media focusing on police officers. The franchise includes films, animated series, video games and web series. The shared universe was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters.
| Cop Universe | |
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| Created by | Rohit Shetty |
| Original work | Singham (2011) |
| Owner | Reliance Entertainment |
| Films and television | |
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| Web series | Indian Police Force (2022) |
| Animated series |
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| Games | |
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The first two films, Singham (2011) and Singham Returns (2014) focus on Bajirao Singham, an honest DCP who fights for justice. The third, Simmba (2018), focuses on Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao, a corrupt Inspector from the same town as Bajirao, who takes advantage of his job.[2] The franchise has another installment, Sooryavanshi (2021) starring Akshay Kumar as Veer Sooryavanshi, another DCP.
Development
Seeing the success of the Tamil-language film, Singam (2010), directed by Hari, the film rights for the Hindi and Kannada versions were sold by the makers. Reliance Big Pictures, which co-produced the original version, bought the Hindi remake rights and announced in November 2010 that the version would feature Rohit Shetty as director and Ajay Devgn in the lead. Prakash Raj was signed on to reprise his role as the antagonist from the original.[3] In February 2011, Kajal Aggarwal was signed in as the female lead.[4] The movie was named "Singham" (transl. Lion). The film received mixed critical response but the film was declared a 'super hit' at the box office, collecting ₹1,413 million (equivalent to ₹2.5 billion or US$32 million in 2020).[5]
After the commercial success of Singham, Shetty announced that plans were being made to direct a sequel to Singham.[6] The movie was named "Singham Returns". Devgn was reprising his role from Singham. However, Kareena Kapoor was cast as the female lead this time. The film received mixed reviews and just like its predecessor, Singham Returns was declared a 'super hit' at the box office collecting ₹2,165.6975 million (equivalent to ₹2.9 billion or US$39 million in 2020).
Following Singham Returns' success, Shetty showed interest in remaking the Telugu film Temper (2015). He stated in an interview, "We have bought the rights of Temper but our film is not exactly a remake. We wanted to take four-five scenes from Temper but we thought it’s better to buy the rights."[7] The film was named "Simmba" and Ranveer Singh was cast as Simmba, along with Sara Ali Khan for the female lead. The film received positive reviews and was declared as a 'blockbuster, collecting ₹3,916.825 million (equivalent to ₹4.5 billion or US$58 million in 2020).
In the post-credits scene, the flimmakers revealed the next movie in the cop universe, Sooryavanshi, which cast Akshay Kumar in the lead role. The shooting was wrapped in late 2019, and was heading towards a March 2020 release, however the film was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, before it finally released after a year, on 5 November 2021.
Films
| Film | Release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singham | 22 July 2011 | Rohit Shetty | Yunus Sajawal, Sajid-Farhad | Remake of Singam | Reliance Entertainment |
| Singham Returns | 15 August 2014 | Rohit Shetty | Reliance Entertainment, Ajay Devgan, Rohit Shetty | ||
| Simmba | 28 December 2018 | Remake of Temper | Hiroo Yash Johar, Rohit Shetty, Apoorva Mehta, Karan Johar | ||
| Sooryavanshi | 5 November 2021 | Rohit Shetty | |||
| Singham 3 | 11 August 2023 | TBA | |||
Singham (2011)
It is the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Singam. It stars Ajay Devgn as Inspector Bajirao Singham, Kajal Aggarwal as Kavya Bhosle, and Prakash Raj as Jaykant Shikre. It was released on 22 July 2011.
Singham Returns (2014)
The plot was inspired by the Malayalam film Ekalavyan.[8] It stars Devgn as DCP Bajirao Singham, Kareena Kapoor as Avni Kamat, and Amole Gupte as Babaji. It was released on 15 August 2014.
Simmba (2018)
The film is an remake of the Telugu film Temper. It stars Ranveer Singh as Senior Police Inspector Sangram Bhalerao (Simmba), Sara Ali Khan as Shagun Sathe, and Sonu Sood as Durva Ranade. Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar appear in cameo appearances, with the former reprising his role of DCP Bajirao Singham, while the latter played another DCP named Veer Sooryavanshi.[9] It was released on 28 December 2018.
Sooryavanshi (2021)
The film sees Kumar reprising his role of DCP Veer Sooryavanshi, but in the lead role, with Katrina Kaif as Ria Sooryavanshi.[10][11] It was scheduled to release on 30 April 2021 but postponed due to COVID-19.[12] It was released on 5 November 2021 coinciding with Diwali.[13]
Singham III (2023)
Director Rohit Shetty has confirmed that there will be a third Singham film after the release of Sooryavanshi, with Devgn reprising his role.[14]
Web series
| Name | Release date | Director | Story by | Platform | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Police Force | May 2022 | Sushwanth Prakash | Rohit Shetty | Amazon Prime Video | [15] |
Indian Police Force
The upcoming series will star Sidharth Malhotra as Kabir Malik, Vivek Oberoi as TBA & Shilpa Shetty as TBA, the officer in Delhi Police. The series is currently under production and is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video soon. Rohit Shetty is the showrunner and producer. Shetty is also working closely on the script and action scenes of the project.[16][17] It will be an eight episode series.
Recurring cast and characters
| Actors | Films | Web Series | ||||||||
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| Singham (2011) |
Singham Returns (2014) |
Simmba (2018) |
Sooryavanshi (2021) |
Singham 3 (2023) |
Indian Police Force (2022) | |||||
| Ajay Devgn | Bajirao M. Singham | |||||||||
| Ranveer Singh | Sangram Bhalerao a.k.a "Simmba" | |||||||||
| Akshay Kumar | Veer Sooryavanshi | |||||||||
| Sidharth Malhotra | Kabir Malik | |||||||||
| Vivek Oberoi | TBA | |||||||||
| Shilpa Shetty | TBA | |||||||||
| Sunny Deol | TBA | |||||||||
| Preity Zinta | TBA | |||||||||
| Kajal Aggarwal | Kavya Bhosle | |||||||||
| Prakash Raj | Jaikant Shikre | |||||||||
| Govind Namdev | Manikrao Singham | Manikrao Singham | ||||||||
| Vineet Sharma | Dev Phadnis | |||||||||
| Kareena Kapoor Khan | Avni Kamat | Avni Kamat | ||||||||
| Amole Gupte | Satyaraj Chander a.k.a "Babaji" | |||||||||
| Sara Ali Khan | Shagun Sathe | |||||||||
| Sonu Sood | Durva Yashwant Ranade | |||||||||
| Siddharth Jadhav | Santosh Tawade | |||||||||
| Pradeep Kabra | Dagdu Manik | |||||||||
| Uday Tikekar | Home Minister of Goa/Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |||||||||
| Katrina Kaif | Dr. Ria Sooryavanshi | |||||||||
| Vivaan Bhathena | Vivaan Singh | |||||||||
| Jackie Shroff | Omar Hafeez | |||||||||
| Gulshan Grover | Kader Usmani | |||||||||
| Abhimanyu Singh | Riyaaz Hafeez/Rajbeer Rathore | |||||||||
| Javed Jaffrey | IG Kabir Shroff | |||||||||
| Nikitin Dheer | Mukhtar Ansari/Vivek Shastri | |||||||||
| Mrunal Jain | Razaa Hafeez | |||||||||
Additional crew and production details
| Occupation | Singham (2011) |
Singham Returns (2014) |
Simmba (2018) |
Sooryavanshi
(2021) |
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| Director | Rohit Shetty | |||
| Producer(s) | Mahesh Ramanathan Reliance Entertainment |
Ajay Devgn Rohit Shetty |
Hiroo Yash Johar Karan Johar Apoorva Mehta Rohit Shetty |
Hiroo Yash Johar Aruna Bhatia Karan Johar Apoorva Mehta Rohit Shetty |
| Executive Producer(s) | Rohit Chaudhury | George Cameron Romero | Sadashiv Athule | Akshay Kumar |
| Story | Hari | Shaji Kailas | Puri Jagannadh | Rohit Shetty |
| Screenplay | Yunus Sajawal | Yunus Sajawal Sajid-Farhad |
Sajid-Farhad | |
| Dialogue writer(s) | Sajid-Farhad | |||
| Music Director(s) | Ajay-Atul | Jeet Gannguli Ankit Tiwari Meet Bros Anjjan Yo Yo Honey Singh |
Tanishk Bagchi Lijo George – DJ Chetas S. Thaman Amar Mohile Chandan Saxena |
Tanishk Bagchi Lijo George – DJ Chetas JAM8 |
| Cinematography | Dudley | Jomon T. John | ||
| Editor(s) | Steven Bernard | Bunty Nagi | ||
| Art Director(s) | Narendra Rahurikar | Swapnil Bhalerao Sagar Desai Gautam Jadhav Kunal Kundu Tajamul Shaikh |
Sagar Desai Ganesh Donge Payal Jotania Praveen Kumar Md Talha |
Sagar Desai Ganesh Donge Payal Jotania |
| Lyricist(s) | Swanand Kirkire | Sandeep Nath Shabbir Ahmed Sandeep Nath Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay Yo Yo Honey Singh |
Shabbir Ahmed Rashmi Virag Kumaar Kunaal Verma |
Shabbir Ahmed Rashmi Virag Tanishk Bagchi |
| Stunt Co-ordinator(s) | Rajesh Kannan | Jai Singh Nijjar Sunil Rodrigues |
Sunil Rodrigues | Sunil Rodrigues |
| Choreographer(s) | Rajesh Kannan Ganesh Acharya |
Ganesh Acharya Raju Khan Chinni Prakash |
Ganesh Acharya Raju Khan |
Farah Khan Ganesh Acharya |
| Production Companies | Reliance Entertainment | Reliance Entertainment Ajay Devgn FFilms |
Reliance Entertainment Dharma Productions |
Reliance Entertainment Dharma Productions Cape of Good Films |
| Distributing Companies | Reliance Entertainment | Eros International | Reliance Entertainment | Reliance Entertainment PVR Pictures |
| Running Time | 142 minutes | 145 minutes | 159 minutes | 145 minutes |
Release, reception and revenue
| Film | Rating | Release date | Budget | Box office revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singham | 4/5 The Times of India[18] | 22 July 2011 | ₹41 crore (equivalent to ₹72 crore or US$9.4 million in 2020)[19] | ₹157.89 crore (equivalent to ₹276 crore or US$36 million in 2020)[20] |
| Singham Returns | 3/5 India Today[21] | 15 August 2014 | ₹70 crore (equivalent to ₹95 crore or US$12 million in 2020)[22] | ₹219 crore (equivalent to ₹297 crore or US$39 million in 2020)[23] |
| Simmba | 3/5 The Times of India[24] | 28 December 2018 | ₹80 crore (equivalent to ₹91 crore or US$12 million in 2020)[25] | ₹400.19 crore (equivalent to ₹423 crore or US$55 million in 2020)[26] |
| Sooryavanshi | 3/5 The Times of India[27] | 5 November 2021 | ₹160 crore (US$21 million)[28] | ₹295.84 crore (US$39 million)[29] |
| Total | ₹351 crore (US$46 million) (four films) |
₹1,072.92 crore (US$140 million) (four films) | ||
In other media
Animated series
An animated series named Little Singham based on Singham was released in 2018. Another animated series named Smashing Simmba based on Simmba was released in 2020.
Games
A mobile game called Singam Returns: The Game based on Singham Returns was released in 2014 by Zapak Mobile Games for Android.[30] Another Android mobile game was released in 2018 based on the television series, Little Singham in 2018 by Zapak Mobile Games.[31]
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Sooryavanshi's total budget is 165 crores. The film was delayed for 18 months due to Covid-19 which also pushed its interest by 15- 20 Crore.
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