Singh Is Kinng

Singh Is Kinng
Singh Is Kinng
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anees Bazmee
Screenplay by	Anees Bazmee; Suresh Nair;
Story by	Anees Bazmee
Produced by	Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Starring	Akshay Kumar; Katrina Kaif; Om Puri; Ranvir Shorey; Neha Dhupia; Javed Jaffrey; Sonu Sood;
Cinematography	Sanjay F. Gupta; Ben Nott
Music by	Songs: ; Pritam ; RDB ; Background Score: ; Salim–Sulaiman
Production; companies	Hari Om Entertainment; Blockbuster Movie Entertainers; Adlabs Films
Distributed by	Indian Films; BIG Pictures;
Release date	8 August 2008;
Running time	136 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹30 crore
Box office	est. ₹136 crore

Singh Is Kinng is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee from a screenplay by Bazmee and Suresh Nair. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Om Puri, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, Sonu Sood, and Sudhanshu Pandey. In the film, Happy Singh (Kumar) is sent to Australia to reunite Lakhan Singh (Sood), a crime boss, with his ill father but finds himself facing love and trouble instead. The film also featured a song and a music video with American rapper Snoop Dogg. A major part of the film was shot in Australia. The film marked the fourth collaboration of Kumar and Kaif after Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006), Namastey London (2007) and Welcome (2007). The spelling of the word "king" in the film's title with an additional letter "n" was based on advice provided by a numerologist.^[3]^[4]

Singh Is Kinng released on 8 August 2008 and was a commercial success, earning ₹136 crore worldwide, thus becoming the third-highest grossing Hindi film of 2008. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

At the 3rd Asian Film Awards, Singh Is Kinng received 1 nomination – Best Actor (Kumar). Moreover, at the 54th Filmfare Awards, the film won Best Female Playback Singer (Shreya Ghoshal for "Teri Ore"), in addition to a nomination for Best Actor (Kumar).

Although often misinterpreted as a prequel, it is unrelated to the 2015 film Singh Is Bliing also starring Kumar in the lead role, hence qualifying the latter as a quasi-sequel.^[5]

^ ^a ^b Leydon, Joe (13 August 2008). "Singh Is Kinng". Variety. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ Mookerji, Madhumita (6 September 2008). "'Making a film is important, but making it successful is more so'". DNA India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ "Blockbuster: Numerology is a superhit in Bollywood". IBNLive. 6 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^ Diksha Kamra (8 October 2010). "Numerology dominates B-town". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
^ "Singh is Bling not a sequel to Singh is Kinng". singhisbling (unofficial). Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

[var-1] Leydon, Joe (13 August 2008). "Singh Is Kinng". Variety. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

[2] Mookerji, Madhumita (6 September 2008). "'Making a film is important, but making it successful is more so'". DNA India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[3] "Blockbuster: Numerology is a superhit in Bollywood". IBNLive. 6 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

[4] Diksha Kamra (8 October 2010). "Numerology dominates B-town". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

[5] "Singh is Bling not a sequel to Singh is Kinng". singhisbling (unofficial). Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

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