Singh Is Kinng (2008)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Anees Bazmee

Writers:

Anees Bazmee (writer & dialogue)
Vipul Binjola (dialogue)

Release Date:

8 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

Summer 2008: The gang of Punjab arrives with a bang!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Australia | Egypt | Rescue | Gangster | Punjabi

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Akshay Kumar	...	Happy Singh
Katrina Kaif	...	Sonia
Om Puri	...	Rangeela
Kiron Kher	...	Rose Lady / Sonia's mother
Ranvir Shorey	...	Puneet
Javed Jaffrey	...	Mika / Puneet's father
Neha Dhupia	...	Julie
Yashpal Sharma	...	Pankaj Udhas
Manoj Pahwa	...	Dilbagh Singh
Kamal Chopra	...	Gurbaksh 'Guruji' Singh
Sudhanshu Pandey	...	Raftaar
Sonu Sood	...	Lakhanpal 'Lucky' Singh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ingrid Breitfelder	...	Dancer
Scott Brewer	...	Gangsta
Sanchita Choudhary	...	Tanya
Snoop Dogg
Alain Grootaers	...	Hotel porter
Gurpreet Guggi		(as Gurpreet Ghuggi)
Khayali
Avelino 'El Rico' Lescot	...	Moku Biker (as Rico Rameka Lescot)
Brad McMurray	...	Gangsta
Chayan Sarkar	...	Man at Airport

Also Known As:

S.I.K. (India: English title) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

USA:135 min

Country:

Australia | India

Language:

Hindi | Punjabi | Urdu

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Ireland:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (certificate #2000075952) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | New Zealand:PG | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Blockbuster Movie Entertainers

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Happy Singh: You know Punjabi's in the house, so watch yourself!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Luck by Chance (2009)

Soundtrack:

Bas Ek Kinng

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.