Singh Is King (2008)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 15min
- Action, Comedy
- 08 Aug 2008 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 9 wins & 12 nominations.
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Cast
| Akshay Kumar | ... |
Happy Singh
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| Katrina Kaif | ... |
Sonia
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| Om Puri | ... |
Rangeela
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| Kirron Kher | ... |
Rose Lady / Sonia's Mother
(as Kiron Kher)
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| Ranvir Shorey | ... |
Puneet
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| Jaaved Jaaferi | ... |
Mika / Puneet's Father
(as Javed Jaffrey)
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| Neha Dhupia | ... |
Julie
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| Yashpal Sharma | ... |
Pankaj Udhas
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| Manoj Pahwa | ... |
Dilbagh Singh
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| Kamal Chopra | ... |
Gurbaksh 'Guruji' Singh
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| Sudhanshu Pandey | ... |
Raftaar
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| Sonu Sood | ... |
Lakhanpal 'Lucky' Singh
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Vivica Mitra | ... |
Woman at Party - Casino - and Wedding
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| Gurpreet Ghuggi | ... |
Manjeet
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| Satwant Kaur | ... |
Lucky's Mother
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Khayali Saharan | ... |
Tinku
(as Khayali)
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Chander Kalra |
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Amritpal Billa |
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Amritpal Chotu | ... |
(as Amritpal Chhotu)
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Hari Om Jalota |
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Gurcharan Dardi |
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Sanchita Choudhary | ... |
Tanya
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Shailza Thakur |
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Rakesh Dogra |
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Dimple Bagroy |
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| Swatantra Bharat |
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Lachman Bhojwani | ... |
Australian Indian Man
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Ingrid Breitfelder | ... |
Dancer
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| Scott Brewer | ... |
Gangsta
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Joel Amos Byrnes | ... |
Chef
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Mukesh Gidderbaha | ... |
Khayali's Brother
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Dale Gill | ... |
Self - Tourists
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Alain Grootaers | ... |
Hotel Porter
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Michael Igwe | ... |
Fighter
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Daniel Lazdinis | ... |
Security at Party
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Avelino 'El Rico' Lescot | ... |
Moku Biker
(as Rico Rameka Lescot)
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Del Mak | ... |
Self - Principle Dancer
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| Brad McMurray | ... |
Gangsta
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Pallu | ... |
Sabji wala
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Paramjit Pallu | ... |
Chacha
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Chayan Sarkar | ... |
Man at Airport
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Aashin A. Shah | ... |
Indian in Gold Coast
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Steven Spiel | ... |
Feature DJ
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Alisi Styles | ... |
Show Singer
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| Vernon Willemse | ... |
Thug
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| Preity Üpala | ... |
Puja (2008)
(as Préity Üupala)
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| Sacha Bodell | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Paul Geoghegan | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Vincent Naidu | ... |
Henchmen (uncredited)
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Tara Jade Ross | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Arne Rutjes | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Anees Bazmee | ||
Written by
| Anees Bazmee | ... | (writer & dialogue) |
| Vipul Binjola | ... | (dialogue) |
| Suresh Nair | ... | (written by) |
| Rishi Virmani | ... | (Writer) |
| Rishi Virmani | ... | (dialogue) (as R. Virmani) |
Produced by
| Arun Lamba | ... | executive producer |
| Bimal Oberoi | ... | executive producer |
| David Redman | ... | line producer |
| Aashin A. Shah | ... | executive producer (as A. Shah Aashin) |
| Vipul Amrutlal Shah | ... | producer |
| Hari Vishnu | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Pritam Chakraborty | ||
| RDB | ||
Cinematography by
| Sanjay F. Gupta | ||
| Ben Nott | ||
Editing by
| Prashant Singh Rathore | ||
| Amitabh Shukla | ||
| Amarjit Singh | ... | song editor |
Editorial Department
| Bhrigu Bali | ... | assistant editor |
| Alvin Bernard | ... | colorist telecine: grading |
| Sanjay Ingle | ... | on-line editor |
| Santosh Kumar | ... | associate editor |
| Debakriti Kundu | ... | senior conformist: Reliance Mediaworks Ltd |
| Ken Metzker | ... | supervising digital intermediate colorist |
| Nitin Minz | ... | conforming editor |
Casting By
| Ben Parkinson | ||
Production Design by
| Stewart Burnside | ||
Art Direction by
| Adam Head | ||
Set Decoration by
| Matthew Putland | ||
Costume Design by
| Shaahid Amir | ... | (Shaahid Amir) |
| Shabinaa Khan | ... | (Akshay Kumar) |
Makeup Department
| Paige Badenoch | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Simon Joseph | ... | makeup artist |
| Anita Morgan | ... | makeup artist |
| Stacey Ponting | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Margaret Stevenson | ... | makeup department head |
| Maree Stuartt | ... | makeup artist (as Maree McDonald) |
Production Management
| Sanjay Bali | ... | head of production |
| Damian Eggins | ... | unit manager |
| Mukesh Gidderbaha | ... | assistant production manager |
| Sheila Lind | ... | production manager |
| Parimal Shah | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Danny Baldwin | ... | second unit director |
| Megha Bali | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Michael Bate | ... | third assistant director |
| Jasvinder Bittu | ... | first assistant director |
| Prateek Chakravorty | ... | second assistant director |
| Sanziiv Chauhan | ... | assistant director |
| Peter McLennan | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
| Rachael O'Brien | ... | second assistant director (as Rachael Bagley) |
| Wade Savage | ... | first assistant director |
| Sameer Siddiqui | ... | assistant director |
| Franz Spilhaus | ... | second unit director |
| Timothy Wood | ... | additional assistant director |
Art Department
| John Andersen | ... | stand-by props (as John Anderson) |
| Liv Ask | ... | art intern |
| Gillian Butler | ... | set dresser buyer |
| Daniel Cairns | ... | assistant stand-by props |
| Wayne Diskin | ... | carpenter |
| Doug Franks | ... | props master |
| Simon Gill | ... | art department assistant |
| Chris Harris | ... | art department assistant |
| Tricia McInally | ... | art department coordinator |
| Matthew Putland | ... | key set decorator |
| Sandeep Sharad Ravade | ... | associate art director |
| Sandeep Shelar | ... | assistant art director |
| Steve Taylor | ... | prop vehicles |
| Kishor Tripathi | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Tyler Claridge | ... | adr recordist |
| Leslie Fernandes | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Javed Khan | ... | sound effects editor |
| Muppala Kiran Kumar | ... | sound editor |
| Parikshit Lalwani | ... | sound designer |
| Kunal Mehta | ... | sound |
| Mohammad Iqbal Paratwada | ... | foley artist |
| Umesh Patel | ... | dialogue editor |
| Dhrubajyoti Phukan | ... | supervising mix editor |
| Shaikh Rajjak | ... | sound |
| Joe Rodrigues | ... | Assistant sound mixing engineer |
| Koteswara Rao S.V. | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| Mohammed Salim Rajjak Shaikh | ... | sound recordist (as Shaikh Mohammed Salim) |
| Haroon Sheikh | ... | sound |
| Jitendra Vajpayee | ... | foley recordist |
Special Effects by
| Steve Courtney | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Lee O'Shaughnessy | ... | stunts |
| Julian Summers | ... | armourer / special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Manoj Gohil | ... | compositor |
| Ken Metzker | ... | supervising digital intermediate colorist |
| Achal Muchhala | ... | digital compositor: Reliance MediaWorks Ltd. |
| Rajiv Raghunathan | ... | digital intermediate production head / visual effects production head |
| Rajeev Rajasekharan | ... | senior visual effects artist / visual effects artist |
| Shubham Singh Rathore | ... | compositor |
| Ravichandran | ... | senior compositor |
| Muthu Stalin | ... | compositor |
Stunts
| Cameron Ambridge | ... | stunts |
| George Bailey | ... | lead stunt double |
| Brittany Baldwin | ... | stunt performer |
| Danny Baldwin | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Sue Baldwin | ... | stunt department coordinator |
| Julian Borbidge | ... | stunt rigger |
| Scott Brewer | ... | stunt performer |
| Brad Buckley | ... | stunt performer |
| Lou Cifuentes | ... | safety supervisor |
| Norman Copeman | ... | stunt rigger |
| Stephen Daddow | ... | stunt double |
| Haydn Dalton | ... | stunt performer |
| Clint Dodd | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
| Sam Elia | ... | stunt performer |
| Scotty Gregory | ... | stunt performer |
| Francois Grobbelaar | ... | stunts |
| Pete Hill | ... | stunts |
| Grant Hulley | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Daniel Ilabaca | ... | stunt double |
| Russell Ingram | ... | stunt performer |
| Bret Kennedy | ... | stunt performer |
| Alex Kuzelicki | ... | stunt performer: boat henchman |
| Brad McMurray | ... | stunts |
| Abbas Ali Moghul | ... | action director |
| Gulliver Page | ... | stunt performer |
| Rene Perrin | ... | utility stunts |
| John Reynolds | ... | stunt performer |
| Sean Rigby | ... | water safety coordinator |
| Nicholas Schodel | ... | stunt performer |
| Franz Spilhaus | ... | stunt action director / stunt coordinator |
| Annette Van Moorsel | ... | stunt driver |
| Karl Van Moorsel | ... | stunt player |
| Mick Van Moorsel | ... | stunt driver |
| Darryl Young | ... | stunts |
| Bryony Barker | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Cameron Brown | ... | electrician |
| Joseph D'Souza | ... | still photographer |
| Moshin Daudbhai | ... | assistant Steadicam |
| Tristan Davies | ... | second assistant camera |
| Jo Erskine | ... | focus puller |
| Romeo Fonseca | ... | focus puller |
| Steve Gordon | ... | electrician |
| Billy Harmer | ... | best boy grip |
| Chris Healy | ... | additional camera operator / first assistant camera |
| Bapi Jana Amullo Jana | ... | electrician |
| Luke Jeffery | ... | second assistant camera |
| Pramod Khandale | ... | assistant camera |
| Steven Magrath | ... | second assistant camera |
| Mashood Naderi | ... | video split |
| Mick O'Brien | ... | senior lighting technician |
| Tony O'Loughlan | ... | camera operator |
| Thakur Jogindra Parsadi | ... | electrician |
| Polly Pierce | ... | additional second assistant camera (as Polly Harrison) |
| Patrice Roblin | ... | gaffer |
| Ricky Schamburg | ... | camera operator / focus puller |
| Manoj Shaw | ... | additional director of photography |
| Michael Carl Smith | ... | key grip (as Michael Smith) |
| Ian 'Thistle' Thorburn | ... | camera operator |
| Ivan Valjan | ... | grip |
| Umashankar Yadav | ... | steadicam operator |
| Luis Bran | ... | truck loader (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Bud Hopes | ... | extras casting director |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Stephanie Amantea | ... | costume assistant (as Stephanie Schubert) |
| Alex Barton | ... | costume supervisor |
| Adam Dalli | ... | costume assistant |
| Kuttap Padmanabhan | ... | dressman |
| Ganesh Patel | ... | dressman |
| Rajvi Shah | ... | costume assistant |
| Tanya Woelfle | ... | stand-by wardrobe |
| Vishakha Kullarwar | ... | assistant costume designer (uncredited) / costume assistant (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Tony Clarke | ... | location manager |
| Renee Hoare | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | ... | playback singer |
| Clinton Cerejo | ... | music producer and/or vocal arranger |
| John Stewart Eduri | ... | composer: additional music |
| Shreya Ghoshal | ... | playback singer |
| Labh Janjua | ... | playback singer |
| Akshay Kumar | ... | playback singer |
| Daler Mehndi | ... | playback singer |
| Manj Musik | ... | playback singer |
| P.A.Deepak | ... | score engineer & mixer (as Deepak P.A.) |
| Ashiesh Pandit | ... | playback singer |
| Dhrubajyoti Phukan | ... | music producer/programmer |
| Mayur Puri | ... | lyricist |
| Sandeep Shirodkar | ... | song programming arranger |
| Neeraj Shridhar | ... | playback singer |
| Mika Singh | ... | playback singer |
| Snoop Dogg | ... | playback singer |
Transportation Department
| Allan Butler | ... | driver |
| Scott Dare | ... | action vehicle wrangler/mechanic |
| Aaron Kybartas | ... | driver |
| Maegan Freyja Mason | ... | driver |
| Corinna Spooner | ... | driver (as Cass Corinna Spooner) |
| Alister Ward | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Steve Courtney | ... | armoury supervisor |
| Nazifa Duranovic | ... | caterers |
| Bronwyn Feachnie | ... | caterers |
| Ulla Fieguth | ... | unit nurse |
| Anil Ghodeshwar | ... | production assistant |
| Aman Gill | ... | head of domestic distribution |
| Nath Hira | ... | unit assistant |
| Das Kamal | ... | unit assistant |
| Vipan Kumar | ... | talent coordinator |
| Ella Lehaf | ... | production coordinator |
| Prakash Mahto | ... | unit assistant |
| Kris Maric | ... | production accountant (as Kristijana Maric) |
| Anthony Marriott | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Dave Mason | ... | unit assistant |
| Rahul Nanda | ... | Campaign Designer |
| Bhanu Bhakta Parajuli | ... | production assistant |
| Pravin Parmar | ... | production assistant |
| Yam Prasad Pathhak | ... | unit assistant |
| Raka | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Chris Sheen | ... | unit assistant |
| Tripur Singh | ... | legal adivsor |
| Alexandra Tucker | ... | production coordinator |
| Ranju Varghese | ... | choreographer: assistant |
| Rishi Virmani | ... | assistant to director |
| Callum Webster | ... | production runner |
| Tara Jade Ross | ... | stand-in: Katrina Kaif (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Bharat Entertainment International (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Slide Screen Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Vamana Chalana Chitra Studios (2008) (India) (theatrical)
- Bharat Entertainment International (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Studio 18 (2008) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Instinct India (production services)
- Pyranha Stunts (stunt team)
- Spice PR (pr consultant)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Happy Singh lives in a small village in Punjab. He is always compassionate and helpful, but often ends up causing more damage, so much so that the Village Panchayat unites to reprimand him. When the community gets news that one of their residents, Lakhanpal Singh, is an underworld don in Australia, they decide to delegate someone to counsel him. The villagers choose Happy so they can get rid of him. Happy's ticket and other costs are paid for, and the Panchayat even asks a reluctant Rangeela to accompany him. Due to a mix-up, both end up in Egypt, leading to romance in Happy's life when he meets Sonia, a criminologist who would prefer to have criminals killed than reform them. Both friends find their way to Australia, where they locate Lakhanpal, who humiliates them and asks them to leave. Both befriend a boutique owner and live in her house. When rival goons attack Lakhanpal, Happy rescues him and gets him hospitalized. Lakhanpal recovers, but is paralyzed. His goons comically misunderstand that he wants Happy to be Don, and he undergoes a transformation and moves in to live a wealthy lifestyle in Lakhanpal's mansion. When the boutique owner's daughter returns home with her fiancé Punit, Happy plans a charade to make her believe that the mansion belongs to him. Happy's life soon turns upside-down to be none other than Sonia herself. Being aware of Sonia's dislike for criminals, he has no option but to plan a lavish wedding for her, while rival gangsters and even some of Lakhanpal's goons plan to get rid of him. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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| Taglines | Summer 2008: The gang of Punjab arrives with a bang! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | AUD1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | 'Singh Is Kinng' was the first film to collect more than 99 Cr INR in India. See more » |
| Goofs | Puneet was going to Egypt alone; why did he have two tickets that Rangeela and Happy could take? See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Luck by Chance (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Singh is Kinng See more » |
| 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'. See more » |
| 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 See more » |