It appears that a Lady Singham movie is on the pipeline! Director Rohit Shetty has confirmed that a new film, featuring Deepika Padukone as the titular hero, will soon be made under his Cop Universe.
Speaking of why the entire introduction of Deepika Padukone as Lady Singham was delayed, Rohit Shetty told News18, “The wait was to get the right script and the right kind of launch for the character. Till 2018, I wasn’t even sure if there’s going to be a cop universe.”
The filmmaker also asserted that it was only after the Ranveer Singh starrer Simmba, that they decided to add more characters and create this universe. “When Simmba worked, people accepted that we can bring in other characters and create a universe. That’s when we made Sooryavanshi (starring Akshay Kumar) and it was during this film that we thought of making a film with an out-and-out lady cop”.
Furthermore, the filmmaker also insisted that Lady Singham would have gotten a spin off much sooner had the pandemic not delayed the shoot of Sooryavanshi. However, now that the character has been introduced, Rohit Shetty has confirmed that he will kick off work with Deepika Padukone for a solo cop project.
“We still have to write it. We do have a concept in mind but we don’t know where we can go with it. There’s still time for that. I know what the character will be like and her basic story arc but I don’t know her whole journey yet as a director or writer. But a female-led cop film headlined by Lady Singham will definitely happen, otherwise we wouldn’t have introduced her at all. There’s a reason why we’ve emphasised on that character and her name in Singham Again,” he added.
