Singh Is Kinng

Singh Is Kinng was released on 08/08/2008.

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Singh Is Kinng became the first film to gross more than 99 crore INR in India.

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Despite being a non-holiday release, the film broke numerous records during its theatrical run and became the all-time biggest first-week earner with collections of around 40 crore, surpassing the holiday release Om Shanti Om (36 crore).

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The spelling of the word "king" in the film's title with an added "n" was based on the advice of a numerologist.

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Singh Is Kinng is a remake of Jackie Chan's film Miracles.

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Dino Morea was the original choice for the role that went to Sonu Sood.

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It was Anees Bazmee's second collaboration with Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, and like the trio's previous film Welcome, Singh Is Kinng was a major hit.

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The film grossed 67.95 crore rupees in India and 123.96 crore rupees worldwide.

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It is the only film in which Katrina Kaif has appeared with Sonu Sood.

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It was Katrina Kaif's sixth consecutive box-office success since April 2007, a successful run that began with Namaste London, a film that also starred Akshay Kumar. The film was the third box-office success of the period to feature Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif as a romantic pair, the other being Welcome. Kaif's other hits during this successful period included Race, Partner and Apne.

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Although it was one of the five biggest hits of 2008, Singh Is Kinng marked the end of Akshay Kumar's dream phase, as his role as Bollywood's most reliable star in 2009, 2010 and 2011 was followed by six major critical and commercial failures, and he only recovered in 2012 with the blockbuster Oh My God!.

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Suniel Shetty was signed for the film, but he withdrew after the role was changed. Sonu Sood was eventually signed.

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When Akshay Kumar began shooting the film, he wore a turban with a trimmed and styled beard, which does not suit the Sikh community according to its religious rules, as Sikh men must not shave or cut their beards, and some members of the community therefore called for the film to be banned. After some negotiations, the film was cleared on 7 August 2008.

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Javed Jaffrey plays a dual role.

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After the success of Welcome in 2007, it was the second collaboration between Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif under the direction of Anees Bazmee.

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The film's premiere was shown on 1,400 screens in India.

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If the film had been released in 2017, its net gross in India would have been 129.92 crore rupees.

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It was Akshay Kumar's second collaboration with producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah without Amitabh Bachchan in a co-starring role; the first was Namaste London (2007), which coincidentally also featured Katrina Kaif as Kumar's romantic interest. Their first two projects, Aankhen (2002) and Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005), had featured Amitabh as the film's antagonist and Akshay's father.

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Neha Dhupia's character (Julie) was a film-based character. In the wedding scene at the summit, while the team and she try to plan how to bring Akshay Kumar (Happy Singh) and Katrina Kaif (Sonia) together, she references Akshay Kumar's recently released films: Heyy Babyy, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Bhagam Bhag and Hera Pheri.

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Iggy Azalea feat. Mavado's song "Lady Patra" sampled the song "Bhootni Ke".

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The song "Teri Ore Remix" by Karma & Nisha B is a cover version of the song "Tere Ore".

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Harbhajan Mann was offered the role played by Sonu Sood.

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Snoop Dogg performed a version of the title song "Singh Is King" and also appeared in the music video played at the end of the film.

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The song "Jee Karda" was inspired by the song "Pyar Ho Gaya" from Mehndi Shagna Di. In 2004 there was a Pakistani version of the song "Tu Seene Lag Tha Kar Ke" from the Pakistani film Sher - E - Punjab.

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This was the first film in which Akshay Kumar appeared with Kirron Kher and Ranvir Shorey.

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Kirron Kher and Sudhanshu Pandey first appeared together as groom and mother-in-law in 1999 on Ekta Kapoor's Sony Television programme Kanyadaan.

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The music at 2:49 in the song "Pyar Ke Rang Se" from Kasme Vaade (the 8-minute film soundtrack version) was later recreated for the opening melody/music of "Jee Karda" in Singh Is Kinng.

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In the scene where Lucky (played by Sonu Sood) and the gang members arrive on a yacht, his brother Mika (played by Jaaved Jafferi) sings the song "Welcome" before tripping and falling. This is a reference to the title song of Welcome (2007), also directed by Bazmee and featuring two similar cast members such as Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif.

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In the film, Neha Dhupia plays a female gang member named Julie. This is a reference to the film Julie (2004), in which she played the lead role.

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The film was released in cinemas in British Columbia, Canada. Akshay Kumar also appeared at the P. N. E. fairgrounds in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to promote the film. Because entry to the P. N. E. fair was free, it was an event attended by thousands of people.

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Akshay Kumar and Ranvir Shorey worked together again the same year in Nikhil Advani's action-comedy CHANDANI CHOWK TO CHINA. The film was a major critical and commercial disaster and marked the end of Kumar's run at becoming Bollywood's most dominant superstar.

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The film's original title was Rajkumar. However, it was later changed to Singh Is King to better suit the film's script.

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Shailendra Singh was initially meant to produce the film and signed a contract with Akshay. The original story had Akshay going to England to carry out a robbery and bring the Kohinoor back to India. The original poster featured Akshay with the Kohinoor in his turban. The film changed hands to Anees Bazmee and the script was changed.

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The song "Baba Nanak Dhukhia De Nath" (Audio Version) in the opening melody of Kohraam (1999) resembles the opening melody of "Desi Boliyan" by A. S. Kang from the album Jawani (Youth). Later, the melody at 0:31 of the song "Baba Nanak Dukhia De" (Audio version) resembles the melody at 1:13 of Jee Karda (Audio version) from Singh Is Kinng. The same melody/rhythm had previously been used in Mehndi Shagna Di's "Sanoo Pyar Ho Gaya".

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