Rohit Shetty heaps praise for Ranveer Singh; Hints at a possibility of Golmaal & Cirkus crossover
Bollywood’s best action director Rohit Shetty has directed 14 films over the course of 18 years, 12 of which have been commercially successful, and he is currently preparing for his two most-awaited and upcoming films, Cirkus, a comedy of errors starring Ranveer Singh in a dual role and Singham 3 the next one in his cop universe starring Ajay Devgn. He leaves the Golmaal universe to discover comedy in a marginally different setting, bringing in a Disney movie vibe with Cirkus.
Talking about the same Rohit says, “I am happy as we had to experiment in the comic space with young kids. It has all the elements of Golmaal and also all the Golmaal characters – from Sanjay Mishra to Mukesh Tiwari, Johnny Lever, and Ashwini Kalsekar. This film is for the audience who loved Golmaal, All the Best, and Bol Bachchan.”
Rohit has collaborated on comedic capers with Ajay Devgn throughout his career despite the actor's somewhat sombre approach to the genre. He advances with Cirkus and Ranveer Singh, who is renowned for being a bundle of energy. Rohit Shetty spoke about working with Ranveer saying, “I was confident that he would be a good choice for a comedy film like Golmaal because we had done Simmba, which has some undertones of humour. He knows his comic time and his hold over the genre. He is a great actor, who you can mould in any space. He can do Simmba, Cirkus, Khilji, Ram Leela or Bajirao (Mastani). He is going to be the next superstar because he can perform in all the genres.”
Following Singham, Singham Returns, Simmba, and Sooryavanshi, Singham 3 will be the fifth in the universe and all of this is brought by Rohit Shetty. When asked if he is now preparing to combine or maybe do a crossover of Golmaal and Cirkus, he replied, “Maybe in the future, we will. Maybe in the future. Meanwhile, Rohit Shetty’s cop universe also includes Sidharth Malhotra as Kabir Malik in the upcoming web series Indian Police Force. While promoting his last released cop drama, Rohit revealed that a female cop will soon make an entry into his universe. He has said, “Yes, the female cop film is meant to happen and it will happen.”
