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ENTERTAINMENT EYE                                                 NOVEMBER 15, 2024        |  The Indian Eye 36


             Rohit Shetty makes another





                hit with Singham Again as





                              film rocks on Diwali






             In the multi-starrer film, Arjun Kapoor has truly outshone his co-stars with his


                                  portrayal of the villainous character ‘Danger Lanka’



        OUR BUREAU                                                                                            off, or the execution wasn’t right, but
                                                                                                              that didn’t mean I wasn’t capable.
        Mumbai
                                                                                                              Sometimes, even those around you
              ohit  Shetty’s  latest  ac-                                                                     can hinder your potential,” Arjun ex-
              tion-packed  film  ‘Singham                                                                     plained.
        RAgain’ has stormed the box                                                                               Discussing his setbacks, Arjun
        office,  marking  a  historic  milestone                                                              added, “Who likes failure? At times,
        for the director. The film, which was                                                                 you begin to doubt yourself when
        released during the Diwali festival,                                                                  failures pile up. In today’s world,
        has  become  Shetty’s  10th  film  to                                                                 negativity spreads quickly... People
        cross the coveted Rs 100 crore mark.                                                                  are  quick  to  criticise,  and  everyone
        Taking to his Instagram handle, Ro-                                                                   has an opinion. Despite the negativi-
        hit Shetty shared his excitement and                                                                  ty, you have to keep moving forward
        wrote, “SINGHAM AGAIN my 10th                                                                         and working hard. I started my ca-
        and fastest 100 cr film,” adding, “For                                                                reer with a successful film; audiences
        the past 16 films one thing that has                                                                  gave me immense love then. They
        remained constant is your love, thank                                                                 understood me, so I never lost faith
        you for all the support and love, hum-                                                                in them. I trusted that if I delivered
        bled.”                                                                                                good work, success would follow-
            Featuring an ensemble cast of                                                                     -and that’s exactly what happened
        stars, including Ajay Devgn, Ranveer                                                                  with Singham Again.”
        Singh, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff,                                                                        Arjun expressed gratitude to di-
        Deepika Padukone, Kareena Ka-                                                                         rector Rohit Shetty for the opportu-
        poor  Khan,  and  Arjun  Kapoor, the      Actors Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tiger Shroff, Ranveer Singh,    nity to be part of his major franchise.
        film  has  garnered  significant  atten-  Arjun Kapoor, Ravi Kishan and director Rohit Shetty at the launch of their movie    “I want to thank Rohit Shetty for
        tion for its star power.                               ‘Singham Again’, in Mumbai (ANI)               choosing me and believing in me. I’m
            Despite some actors having lim-                                                                   glad I could deliver for him and, in a
        ited screen time, the film’s narrative   As ‘Singham Again’ is witnessing  successful comeback at the box office.   way, repay his faith,” he said.
        and  high-octane  action  have  capti-  success, the makers have dropped  Before Singham Again, Arjun expe-  Earlier on Wednesday, Arjun
        vated audiences across the country.   a new track titled ‘Lady Singham’,  rienced a professional lull, with films   shared a series of memes and posts
        Ajay Devgn reprises his iconic role   showcasing Deepika Padukone’s  like ‘Lady Killer’ and ‘Bhoot Police’   celebrating his role as a fierce villain
        as Bajirao Singham, while Ranveer   powerful role as cop Shakti Shetty.  failing to resonate with audiences.  in Singham Again, and the positive
        Singh brings his signature energy     The track, which is sung by San-  Over the years, he also became a   reactions from both fans and critics.
        with comedic flair.               thosh Venky, with music by Ravi  target of online trolls due to his films’   He wrote, “Here’s to turning non-be-
            Arjun Kapoor’s portrayal of the   Basrur and lyrics by Kumaar, perfec-  underperformance. However, with   lievers into believers! Every question
        villain has been praised for adding   ty captures Deepika’s bold and fierce  his power-packed performance in   and doubt only fuelled my determi-
        depth to the film. Notably, ‘Singham   cop persona.                 Singham Again, Arjun has silenced   nation to work harder and come back
        Again’ also sees Bollywood super-     In  the  multi-starrer  film  ‘Sing-  critics and tasted success once more.  stronger.”
        star Salman Khan making a brief yet   ham Again’, Arjun Kapoor has truly   In an interview, the ‘Ishaqzaade’   He continued, “To everyone who
        significant cameo, marking his entry   outshone his co-stars with his por-  star discussed the success of Singham   supported me then and still does now
        into Rohit Shetty’s cop universe.  trayal of the villainous character  Again  and  reflected  on  the  difficult   - thank you. Your support means ev-
            With the Diwali  release,  Sing-  ‘Danger Lanka’. Social media plat-  phase he endured before the release   erything. And to those who doubt-
        ham Again faced a clash with anoth-  forms, from Instagram to X, have  of the third instalment of Rohit Shet-  ed me, thank you for pushing me
        er major multi-starrer horror comedy   been flooded with appreciation posts  ty’s cop franchise. “The industry has   to prove myself again! This journey
        release ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ starring   for Arjun since Rohit Shetty’s direc-  always supported my work. Even if   feels like my debut all over again, and
        Kartik Aaryan, Madhuri Dixit, Vidya   torial hit cinemas on Diwali.  the movies didn’t succeed, people   I still have a long way to go. Grateful
        Balan and Tripti Dimri in the lead    This cop drama holds a special  never questioned my ability as an   for every step, lesson, and all the love
        roles.                            place in Arjun’s career as it marks his  actor. Sometimes, my choices were   and fire!”


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