1 week Ago By Mimansa Shekhar
Deepika Padukone's entry as DCP Shakti Shetty aka Lady Singham in recently released Singham Again was probaboly the most awaited turns in Rohit Shetty-cop universe. Becoming the first female cop in the franchise, she was shown to be an admirer of lead actor Ajay Devgn. Now, looks like she's set to become a high-point in the franchise.
During a chat with News18 Showsha, the director himself confirmed a standalone film based on Deepika's character. He also shared why it took him so long to bring in a lady cop. "The wait was to get the right script and the right kind of launch for the character.
Till 2018, I wasn’t even sure if there’s going to be a cop universe."," Rohit said. ALSO READ: Rohit Shetty Says Singham Again Not Made For Critical Acclaim: Can't Cry Over It, Our Target Audience Enjoys.
.. | EXCL Status of film on Lady Singham "We still have to write it.
We do have a concept in mind but we don’t know where we can go with it. There’s still time for that. I know what the character will be like and her basic story arc but I don’t know her whole journey yet as a director or writer.
But a female-led cop film headlined by Lady Singham will definitely happen, otherwise we wouldn’t have introduced her at all. There’s a reason why we’ve emphasised on that character and her name in Singham Again," he added. The filmmaker revealed that the idea of Lady Singham came forth during the making of Akshay Kumar-led Sooryavanshi.
"When Simmba worked, people accepted that we can bring in other characters and create a universe. That’s when we made Sooryavanshi and it was during this film that we thought of making a film with an out-and-out lady cop," he stated. Lady Singham got delayed due to Sooryaanshi Rohit shared that due to the pandemic, Sooryavanshi got postponed, and even his plan of Shakti Shetty's spin-off.
Recalling how Sooryavanshi was initially arriving in 2019, and even its trailer had received a thumbs-up leaving the team hopeful, he shared, "But then suddenly, the film was in cans for two years and everything got delayed because of that. According to our original line-up, Singham Again was also supposed to release in 2020." ALSO READ: Rohit Shetty Reveals Why Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone Had No Scenes Together In Singham Again: Didn't Want To.
.. But Rohit had already introduced Shilpa Shetty Kundra as Tara Shetty in his web series Indian Police Force, making her the first female cop in his cop world.
Now, would the two women cross-paths? He clarified, "These are two different worlds. Indian Police Force is a different IP, altogether. It belongs to Amazon.
This cop universe, on the other hand, belongs to us. So, technically, these two cannot come together." Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Bollywood, Entertainment News and around the world.
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