Rohit Shetty's Cop Universe is an Indian media franchise and shared universe created by Rohit Shetty.6 Universes In Indian Cinema Previously known simply as the Cop Universe, It consists of media focusing on police officers. The franchise includes films, animated series, video games and television series. The universe was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters.
The first two films, Singham (2011) and Singham Returns (2014) focus on Bajirao Singham, a law-abiding DCP from Shivgarh 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. The fourth, Sooryavanshi (2021), stars Akshay Kumar as DCP Veer Sooryavanshi. The fifth movie Singham Again (2024) brings all the characters together and is loosely based on the Indian epic, Ramayana.
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. In February 2011, Kajal Aggarwal was signed in as the female lead. The movie was named "Singham" (). The film received mixed critical response but the film was declared a 'super hit' at the box office, collecting .
After the commercial success of Singham, Shetty announced that plans were being made to direct a sequel to Singham. 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 .
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." 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 .
In the post-credits scene, the filmmakers revealed the next movie in the cop universe, Sooryavanshi, which cast Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. 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 Story By Ref.Singham22 July 2011Rohit Shetty Hari Singham Returns15 August 2014 Renji Panicker Simmba28 December 2018 Vakkantham Vamsi Sooryavanshi5 November 2021 Rohit Shetty Singham Again1 November 2024 Kshitij Patwardhan
Singham (2011 film)
Bajirao Singham, an honest police officer locks horns with a corrupt politician Jaikant Shikre and decides to bring him to justice.
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 film)
DCP Bajirao Singham is assigned to investigate the death of an officer from his team, where he finds that Babaji, a god-man with connections to high-profile connections is behind the crime and sets out to expose him.
The plot was inspired by the Malayalam film Ekalavyan. 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 film)
Inspector Sangram Bhalerao, a corrupt officer sets out on a crusade against a smuggler named Durva, whose brothers are responsible for assaulting a woman.
The film is a 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. It was released on 28 December 2018.
Simmba 2 is confirmed to be next installment of the universe
Sooryavanshi (2021 film)
With an upcoming threat of a terrorist attack in Mumbai, ATS chief Veer Sooryavanshi embarks on a mission to hunt for 600 kgs of missing RDX and the conspiring perpetrators named Riyaaz Hafeez, Mukthar Ansari and Bilal Ahmed.
The film sees Kumar reprising his role of DCP Veer Sooryavanshi, in the lead role, with Katrina Kaif as Ria Sooryavanshi. It was scheduled to release on 30 April 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19. It was released on 5 November 2021 coinciding with Diwali.
Singham Again (2024 film)
Rohit Shetty confirmed that the shooting of the film began on 16 September 2023. Kareena Kapoor Khan is reprising her role as Avni Kamat Singham. It also introduced Deepika Padukone as DCP Shakti Shetty ("Lady Singham"), Tiger Shroff as Inspector Satya Bali, and Arjun Kapoor as Zubair Hafeez (Danger Lanka), a ruthless criminal in the Cop Universe. Jackie Shroff has reprising his role of Omar Hafeez from Sooryavanshi (2021), Dayanand Shetty as Senior Inspector Daya Shetty. Akshay Kumar as DCP Veer Sooryavanshi (Surya), Salman Khan as ACP Chulbul Pandey and Ranveer Singh as ACP Sangram Bhalerao (Simmba) appear in cameo appearances. It has been produced by Reliance Entertainment, Jio Studios, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar and Rohit Shetty.
Television series Name Release date Director Story by Platform Indian Police Force 19 January 2024 Rohit ShettySushwanth PrakashRohit ShettyAmazon Prime Video
Indian Police Force (2024) Indian Police Force stars Sidharth Malhotra as Kabir Malik, Vivek Oberoi as Vikram Bakshi and Shilpa Shetty as Tara Shetty in Delhi Police. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 19, 2024 and has seven episodes. Rohit Shetty is the showrunner and producer. Shetty worked closely on the script and action scenes of the project.
Cast and characters Films Characters Actors Films Singham (2011) Singham Returns (2014) Simmba (2018) Sooryavanshi (2021) Singham Again (2024) DCP Bajirao Singham Ajay Devgn colspan="2" colspan="2" Inspector / ACP Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao Ranveer Singh colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" DCP Veer "Surya" Sooryavanshi Akshay Kumar colspan="2" colspan="2" ACP Satya Bali Tiger Shroff colspan="4" ACP Chulbul Pandey Salman Khan colspan="4" Kavya G. Bhosle Kajal Aggarwal colspan="4" Avni Kamat Singham Kareena Kapoor Khan colspan="2" Shagun Sathe Sara Ali Khan colspan="2" colspan="2" Dr. Ria Sooryavanshi Katrina Kaif colspan="3" DCP Shakti Shetty alias Lady Singham Deepika Padukone colspan="4" Jaikant Shikre Prakash Raj colspan="4" Durva Yashwant Ranade Sonu Sood colspan="2" colspan="2" Omar Hafeez Jackie Shroff colspan="3" colspan="2" Zubair Hafeez / Danger Lanka Arjun Kapoor colspan="4" Satyaraj "Babaji" Chander Amole Gupte colspan="3" Maulana Kader Usmani Gulshan Grover colspan="3" Riyaz Hafeez / Rajbir Rathod Abhimanyu Singh colspan="3" Mukhtar Ansari / Vivek Shastri Nikitin Dheercolspan="3" John Mascarenhas Sikander Kher colspan="3" Megha Kadam Sonali Kulkarni colspan="4" Inspector Rakesh Kadam Sudhanshu Pandey colspan="4" Sub Inspector Santosh Tawde Siddhartha Jadhav colspan="2" JCP Kabir Shroff Jaaved Jaaferi colspan="3" Gurukant "Guruji" Acharya Anupam Kher colspan="3" Senior Inspector Daya Singh Dayanand Shetty colspan="2" Vikram Adhikari Mahesh Manjrekar colspan="3" Head Constable Nityanand Mohile Ashutosh Rana colspan="2" colspan="2" Inspector Tara Manchandani Niharica Raizada colspan="3" Senior Inspector Malvika Gupta Haelyn Shastri colspan="3" Senior Inspector Vivaan Singh Vivan Bhatena colspan="3" Home Minister Raj Jaishankar Ravi Kishan colspan="4" ACP Devika Singh Shweta Tiwari colspan="4"
Web Series Characters Actors Web Series Indian Police Force (2024) DCP Kabir MalikSidharth Malhotra JCP Vikram BakshiVivek Oberoi ATS Chief Tara Shetty Shilpa ShettyRashmi MalikIsha Talwar Shruti BakshiShweta Tiwari R&AW agent Jagtap SinghSharad KelkarInspector Rana VirkNikitin Dheer
Additional crew and production details Occupation FilmsSingham (2011)Singham Returns (2014)Simmba (2018)Sooryavanshi(2021)Singham Again(2024) DirectorRohit Shetty Producer(s) Reliance Entertainment Ajay DevgnRohit ShettyReliance Entertainment Karan JoharHiroo Yash JoharApoorva MehtaRohit ShettyReliance Entertainment Karan JoharHiroo Yash JoharAruna BhatiaRohit ShettyAkshay KumarReliance Entertainment Ajay DevgnJyoti DeshpandeRohit ShettyReliance Entertainment Executive Producer Rohit Chaudhury George Cameron Romero Sadashiv Athule Inderjit Chadha Ramesh BokadeInderjit ChadhaAnuva GupteDipak Mogare Story Hari Shaji Kailas Puri Jagannadh Rohit Shetty Kshitij Patwardhan Screenplay Yunus Sajawal Yunus SajawalSajid SamjiYunus Sajawal Dialogue writer(s)Sajid-Farhad Farhad SamjiSanchit BedreVidhi Ghodgaonkar Milap ZaveriShantanu ShrivastavaViddhi Ghodgaonkar Music director(s) Ajay–Atul Jeet GannguliAnkit TiwariMeet BrosYo Yo Honey Singh Tanishk BagchiLijo George–DJ ChetasThaman S Tanishk BagchiLijo George–DJ ChetasJAM8Ravi BasrurThaman S Background Score Amar Mohile Amar MohileS. ThamanChandan Saxena Amar Mohile Ravi Basrur Director of Photography DudleyJomon T. John Girish KantRaza Hussain Mehta Editor Steven H. Bernard Bunty Nagi Production Designer Narendra Rahurikar Swapnil BhaleraoMadhur Madhavan Lyricist(s) Swanand Kirkire Sandeep NathShabbir AhmedAbhendra Kumar UpadhyayYo Yo Honey Singh Shabbir AhmedRashmi ViragKumaarKunal Vermaa Shabbir AhmedRashmi Virag Swanand Kirkire Action Director(s) Rajesh KannanJai Singh Nijjar Jai Singh NijjarSunil Rodrigues Sunil Rodrigues Grant HulleySunil Rodrigues Choreographer(s) Rajesh KannanGanesh Acharya Ganesh AcharyaRaju KhanChinni Prakash Ganesh AcharyaRaju Khan Farah KhanGanesh Acharya Production Companies Reliance Entertainment Reliance EntertainmentDevgn FilmsRohit Shetty Productions Reliance EntertainmentDharma ProductionsRohit Shetty Productions Reliance EntertainmentDharma ProductionsCape of Good FilmsRohit Shetty Productions Reliance EntertainmentDevgn FilmsJio StudiosCinergy Distribution Reliance Entertainment Eros International Reliance Entertainment Reliance EntertainmentPVR Pictures PVR Pictures Running Time143 minutes142 minutes158 minutes145 minutes144 minutes
Reception Box office performance
Film Release date Budget Box office revenue Singham 22 July 2011 Singham Returns 15 August 2014 Singham Returns (2014) | Box Office Earnings. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved on 12 August 2015. Simmba 28 December 2018 Sooryavanshi5 November 2021Singham Again1 November 2024 –– Total – () – () Critical reception
TitleRotten TomatoesSingham57% (5.3/10 average rating) (7 reviews)Singham Returns31% (4.5/10 average rating) (13 reviews)Simmba27% (4.8/10 average rating) (11 reviews)Sooryavanshi36% (5/10 average rating) (11 reviews)Indian Police Force17% (3.7/10 average rating) (12 reviews)Singham Again32% (5.3/10 average rating) (19 reviews)
In other media Animated series An animated series named Little Singham based on Singham was released in 2018. Another animated series Baby Little Singham, which was a prequel of the 2018 animated series Little Singham, released in 2022.
Games Singham, a promotional mobile video game for the 2011 film was released the same year.