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Singh Is Kinng

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
17K
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Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in Singh Is Kinng (2008)
SlapstickActionComedyCrimeDramaRomance

A comic caper about Happy Singh, a Punjabi villager who goes through a series of misadventures and eventually becomes the King of the Australian underworld.A comic caper about Happy Singh, a Punjabi villager who goes through a series of misadventures and eventually becomes the King of the Australian underworld.A comic caper about Happy Singh, a Punjabi villager who goes through a series of misadventures and eventually becomes the King of the Australian underworld.

  • Director
    • Anees Bazmee
  • Writers
    • Anees Bazmee
    • Vipul Binjola
    • Suresh Nair
  • Stars
    • Akshay Kumar
    • Katrina Kaif
    • Om Puri
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anees Bazmee
    • Writers
      • Anees Bazmee
      • Vipul Binjola
      • Suresh Nair
    • Stars
      • Akshay Kumar
      • Katrina Kaif
      • Om Puri
    • 66User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Akshay Kumar
    Akshay Kumar
    • Happy Singh
    Katrina Kaif
    Katrina Kaif
    • Sonia
    Om Puri
    Om Puri
    • Rangeela
    Kirron Kher
    Kirron Kher
    • Rose Lady (Sonia's Mother)
    • (as Kiron Kher)
    Ranvir Shorey
    Ranvir Shorey
    • Puneet
    Jaaved Jaaferi
    Jaaved Jaaferi
    • Mika Singh
    • (as Javed Jaffrey)
    • …
    Neha Dhupia
    Neha Dhupia
    • Julie
    Sonu Sood
    Sonu Sood
    • Lakhanpal 'Lucky' Singh
    Yashpal Sharma
    Yashpal Sharma
    • Pankaj Udhas
    Manoj Pahwa
    Manoj Pahwa
    • Dilbagh Singh
    Sudhanshu Pandey
    Sudhanshu Pandey
    • Raftaar
    Kamal Chopra
    Kamal Chopra
    • Gurbaksh 'Guruji' Singh
    Gurpreet Ghuggi
    Gurpreet Ghuggi
    • Manjeet
    Vivica Mitra
    • Woman at Party - Casino - and Wedding
    Satwant Kaur
    Satwant Kaur
    • Lucky's Mother
    Khayali Saharan
    • Tinku
    • (as Khayali)
    Chander Kalra
    Amritpal Billa
    • Director
      • Anees Bazmee
    • Writers
      • Anees Bazmee
      • Vipul Binjola
      • Suresh Nair
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews66

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    5ssvikas

    Just a slapstick comedy, Akshay ensures that it doesn’t bore you!

    Akshay Kumar has steadily established himself well as a bankable comedy star. Most of his recent movies; be it Welcome, Bhool Bhulaiyaa or its likes have less to with brains and more with goofy stuff. Not to say that I’m against no-brainers; note, flicks like these are tailor made for box-office performance! Who, except for hapless multiplex audience paying 200 bucks to watch it, would really care whether it makes sane sense!

    Singh is King is one such movie off the comic assembly line! Akshay plays his usual Machismo, this time a Punjabi Munda, Happy Singh. The villagers love his innocence but are irritated by the damage he causes uncannily. Soon, they find a pretext to get him out of the village, to bring back a crime boss ‘King’ Lucky Singh (Sonu Sood) who the villagers feel has tarnished the repute of their village and their ethnic group.

    A comedy of errors lands Happy and his buddy (Om Puri) in Egypt instead of Australia, where he bumps into a damsel Sonia (Katrina Kaif) and is instantly smitten. The story moves to Australia where the duo discover that the ‘King’ is in no mood to return to his village. A series of events leads to the king getting injured and going into Coma. As he passes out, he points at Happy. The gang takes it that Lucky has chosen his successor.

    Just as happy sets out to do good to a world of evil Lucky controlled, Sonia returns engaged, our hero is heartbroken. But he’s still at his comic best with full scale Sardar bravado! Then, there are the usual dream sequences, bhangda dance numbers and goofy humor that may hardly tickle you. But, what does this movie have that makes it tick? Akshay! As much as you find the script stupid, you’ll adore Happy Singh!

    Although this flick is one of those run of the mill movies which you may never remember later, you may still find it worthwhile to watch it on cheap tickets. Reasons, the lead star rocks, the dance number Jee Karda in Egypt is neat. Katrina is the usual eye candy. As for the rest, Javed Jaffery, Kirron Kher, Om Puri, Neha Dhupia and Ranvir Shorey are nothing awesome, but they don’t bore you. My bet, try it out, albeit with low expectations!
    AvinashPatalay

    Audience clap when they see the movie ...but they clap their hands over their eyes

    Story/ Screenplay/ Script:: Long story short - its gone to dogs. End result, the movie is "all form - no beer".

    This movie is an another example to prove that star-power coupled with marketing can set the cash register on fire (mini-me of Om Shanti Om?). Overseas I am sure, it has raked moolah in loads. Akki proves that he is second to none when it comes to punching above one's weight.

    Akki-Katrina:: Undoubtedly, they share a sizzling chemistry.

    Om Puri/ Kiron Kher/ Ranvir Shorey:: These names are synonymous with "powerhouse of talent". It would be an "understatement" to mention that they were grossly under-utilised.

    Javed Jaffery:: Why Javed why?

    Vipul:: You were fantastic as a director in "Namaste London", why on earth did you hand over the reigns?

    Anees Bazmi:: Suggest you go back to writing or follow Priyan's footsteps (of remaking South movies viz. "No Entry"). Needless to say, it would be blessing to the audience.
    8himaank

    Akki Singh is the real King!

    'Balle balle te shava shava!' 'Oye! Chak De Phatte!' This is what you will hear loud and clear while watching this movie through out. 'Singh is Kinng' is a true example of how you package the ordinary idea with loads of no-logic but damn funny humor, jazzed up with some peppy nos, put a big tag of superstar and wrap it up with oodles of hype. This movie has created history in breaking all time box office records specially. The mass hysteria of Akshay Kumar is unstoppable. He is the next big thing and currently, Indian movie industry is betting more than Rs 150 crores on him.

    The story of 'Singh is Kinng' is simple. Akki is a panic button for his village. People are so bugged with his non-sense that they decided to send him out of the village. They some how emotionally convinced him to go abroad and bring back another son of soil who is now an underworld don. Om Puri also got tagged along with Akki in this journey. In between, he meets his love interest Katrina and what follows is a no sense roller coaster ride where not only he has to bring the village son back to his roots but also, win his girl's heart.

    It might sound nothing great then how come its such a big hit breaking all overseas records? The answer lies in two powerful words- Akki and the music. Akki aka Akhay Kumar is the current king of Bollywood. He is power packed and Singh is Kinng is a true example to prove it. He'd hold the front all alone with his witty performance. Katrina too has her moments but just moments. Kiran Kher is a sheer waste of talent. Om Puri is just fine and Ranvir Shorey is something i don't even want to talk about it. What a waste of talent. Javed Jaffery is funny and played an interesting character. This movie is not focused on building characters because it can only happen with a good script. But here it's not about script but Akki and only Akki.

    Music is really nice and has lots of variety. Pritam has done it again and has given another super hit soundtrack. 'Teri Or' is a surprise delight with beautiful vocals, music and video. The reason why I like this song is not just the melody but an add on of some Rajasthani folk song playing in the background. Another interesting song is 'Jee Karda'. Solid Punjabi beats forcing you to break free and just dance. It's extremely catchy. The title track could've been better if they've got some other singer than Mika. He did a horrible job. Snoop Dogg did his first act in Bollywood singing the remix version of title song which is way better than the original. Another very interesting song is 'Bhutani Ke' which is very funny. It's a leg pulling song for the groom at his marriage. I can imagine this song getting played at every marriage and grooms just getting embarrassed.

    It's an interesting movie and I advise every one to go with their group of friends and you'll be coming out laughing from the movie halls. Akshay has reached a status where he should take movies where he gets a support from a good script and some less silly things to be seen in the movie. Apart from this, i don't thing any other reason why you should not and go watch this full time pass movie.
    7ganeshkss97

    Stupid Entertainer

    Singh is Kinng,directed by Anees Bazmee has no story basically.But this one could be called a Kinng sized entertainer. It offers loads of big laughs,some action sequences,a little drama and lots of romance and last but not the least it has the biggest entertainer of Bollywood-Akshay Kumar. Direction by Anees Bazmee is excellent. The music is chart buster with all songs topping. The Cinematagropher has done a excellent job.The scenic beauty of Australia has been captured very well. Special mention to the dialogs writer who does an amazing job. Performance wise-Akshay Kumar is the Daddy of Entertainment.He simply rocks!Katrina Kaif adds glamor value to the film.Om Puri and Kirron Kher are superb in their respective roles.Sonu Sood is very good.Neha Dhupia looks gorgeous.Javed Jaffery is excellent.Ranvir Shorey is okay in a brief role.Yashpal Sharma,Sudhanshu Pandey,Kamal Chopra and Manoj Pahwa are good.

    Overall Singh is Kinng is an entertainer.
    5Pratik112

    Average Comedy But Not Without Flaws.

    This is definitely one of the better movies to have been released this year as well as one of the better comedies, which has action, drama and a bit of thriller mixed in with romance.

    Happy Singh, who everyone in his village wants to get rid off, even though he wants to ensure that everyone is happy and he helps everyone that he can , leaves his village in the Indian state of Punjab, with his friend Rangeela, who is able to speak some English instead of Happy, to got to Australia to bring back his friend, Lucky. But there's slight hitch en route, as they accidentally end up in Egypt and have to re – arrange everything.

    Starring Akshaye Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Kirron Kher, Om Puri, Javed Jaffrey, Sonu Sood, Manoj Pahwa and Neha Dhupia, this is written and directed by Anees Bazmee.

    As I have mentioned previously, that this is one of the better comedies this year and Akshaye Kumar along with Om Puri, has again proved his talent in this genre. The same applies to Sonu Sood and Manoj Pahwa. Unfortunately, there's not much comedy involved for Katrina, though she has done a good job where it was required in a couple of scenes. Javed Jaffrey has, once again, put on the same type of accent that he did in "Salaam Namastey" and in which he proved to have done so well. Unfortunately, for him, this is not applicable here at all as he failed to make that impact. However, Sonu Sood was convincing in his role as a "Don." Finally, Kirron Kher! As usual she delivers the perfect role.

    There are plenty of flaws and one is that is that if "Happy" is unable to speak a word of English, then how come that he is able to speak some words such as "shut up" and also understands what is being said to him? This is where the writer and the director has made an error. Never the less it is an average good comedy that is worth watching once Oh! Just one last point and that is make sure that you leave your "thinking" grey cells at home and intact.

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    • Trivia
      'Singh Is Kinng' was the first film to collect more than 99 Cr INR in India.
    • Goofs
      Puneet was going to Egypt alone; why did he have two tickets that Rangeela and Happy could take?
    • Quotes

      [Addressing Sonia]

      Happy Singh: She has a cute face... but from inside she is a bomb... my friend, she did a blast inside my heart

    • Crazy credits
      Snoop Dog features in the credits singing 'Sing is King' in Rap style. Finally he wears a turban and dresses like a Sardar. Aneez Bazmi appears in the end and says 'Cut'.
    • Connections
      Featured in Luck by Chance (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Singh is Kinng
      Written by Harjog Singh from RDB

      Composed by RDB, Snoop Dogg

      Performed by RDB, and Snoop Dogg

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 2008 (India)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • Punjabi
    • Also known as
      • Singh Is King
    • Filming locations
      • Egypt
    • Production companies
      • Blockbuster Movie Entertainers
      • Big Screen Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • A$1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,159,376
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,154,528
      • Aug 10, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $29,169,677
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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