Singh Is Kinng (2008)

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.

Director:

Anees Bazmee

Writers:

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

Stars:

Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Om Puri

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited 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
Vivica Mitra	...	Woman at party - casino - and wedding
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lachman Bhojwani	...	Australian Indian Man
Ingrid Breitfelder	...	Dancer

Storyline

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 gets together 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 chose Happy, so that 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 with Sonia, a Criminologist, who would prefer to have criminals killed than reform them. Both friends do 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 does recover, but is paralyzed. ...

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Plot Keywords:

australia | rescue | punjabi | gangster | egypt | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Australia India

Language:

Hindi Panjabi

Release Date:

8 August 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

S.I.K.

Filming Locations:

Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£493,281 (UK) (8 August 2008)

Gross:

£1,181,227 (UK) (22 August 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blockbuster Movie Entertainers, Big Screen Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

You see a freeze frame of all the main male characters right after the credit with Akshay Kumar's voice in the background saying 'So this is how they all became Kings'.

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Connections

Referenced in Commando (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Bhootni Ke"
(Remix)
Written by Mayur Puri
Composed by Pritam Chakraborty
Performed by Mika Singh
Courtesy of Junglee Music

User Reviews

another remake of a Hollywood film!

This movie is a good entertainer but once again its a remake of a Hollywood film. The storyline resembles Jackie chan's miracles. Akshay kumar's performance was good which i think made the film a hit. The songs are fine but i think its time that bollywood directors use their own brains. Vipul shah should have tried to change the storyline. The ending was stupid. I guess "too much cooks spoil the broth". i heard that they r now planning to make a sequel. I don't see how the story will move further but i hope that this time the story will not be copied. i would recommend this film to everyone because its a family entertainer but don't expect something extraordinary because its a light hearted comedy.