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Singham Again did not add Ramayan to encash on Diwali, says writer Milap Zaveri: ‘Ramayan was in the script from the start’

Singham Again is releasing on Diwali, and going with the theme of the festival, the film has a good dose of Ramayan in it.

Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff in Singham Again.

By: Entertainment Desk
New Delhi | Updated: October 29, 2024 01:26 PM IST

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Singham Again, Rohit Shetty’s multi-starrer cop universe film is all set to release on November 1 and is clashing with Kartik Aaryan-starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. Milap Zaveri, who is one of the writers on the film, recently opened up about the inclusion of the Ramayan storyline in the upcoming film and if it was added to the film later to make it more appropriate for release on Diwali. Milap also spoke about Rohit being the “biggest star” out of the many stars that he has assembled for his film including Ajay Devgn, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar among others.

When asked if Singham Again was better than the older Singham films, Milap told Siddharth Kannan, “On the script level, 1000 percent. I am yet to watch the final film but on the script level, 100 percent it is better than the other Singhams. The emotion of Ramayan that Rohit has brought into the script is beautiful. It is going to create a place in every Indian’s heart.” Milap was asked about the parallels drawn with Ramayan’s story in the film and said that even when the film supposed to release on Independence day, they had the same storyline.

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“The story is by Kshitij Patwardhan. When Kshitij met Rohit, he already had this thought that what if we marry Ramayan with the Singham cop universe and create this story and I think Rohit loved it. This film was originally going to release on August 15, which has nothing to do with Diwali. The film was delayed at the shooting stage so it just so happened that we are now releasing on Diwali with a film that has Ramayan in it. This is a co-incidence. We haven’t added Ramayan to encash Diwali. Ramayan was in the script right from the start, even when we were not coming to theatres on Diwali,” he said.

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Rohit is perhaps the only Hindi film director who has managed to bring together the biggest of stars in one film and when Milap was asked if there was any friction on set between the stars, he said that he wasn’t on the set every day to observe their dynamics. But, he also added, that Rohit known how to create a balance on set. “When the captain of the ship is someone like Rohit… the biggest star if you ask me is Rohit Shetty in that entire ensemble. He is such a star director who has got such a legacy that I don’t think any of these frivolous things will happen on his set. Because there is so much clarity, so much command that he has over his set, over his craft. Very few people can bring such a cast together,” he said and added, “I am sure he has handled all of them beautifully and given each of them their respect, position and importance while making the movie.”

Singham Again releases on November 1.