Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Rohit Shetty Credits Salman Khan's Wanted for Singham Inspiration
Rohit Shetty, the director of the Singham movies, said that he made Singham because of Salman Khan's movie Wanted.
Wanted came out in 2009 and was one of the few action movies at that time.
Rohit Shetty saw kids enjoying Wanted in theaters and thought it was time to make a big, exciting action movie again.
Singham came out in 2011 and was very successful.
It made a lot of money and people loved it.
There have been two more Singham movies since then.
Rohit Shetty also talked about other action movies like Animal and Dhurandhar, which have a lot of violence and have different opinions from people.
Rohit Shetty revealed that Salman Khan's Wanted (2009) inspired him to make Singham.
Singham was released in 2011 and grossed nearly Rs 150 crore worldwide.
The success of Wanted in theaters, with kids whistling and clapping, motivated Shetty to create a mass entertainer.
Singham Returns (2014) grossed over Rs 140 crore in India, and Singham Again (2024) made over Rs 300 crore globally.
Post-2023 action films like Animal and Dhurandhar have set new benchmarks with intense violence and mixed reactions.
- Who
- Rohit Shetty, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh
- What
- Rohit Shetty reveals Salman Khan's Wanted inspired Singham
- When
- Event hosted by Pinkvilla, Singham released in 2011, Dabangg in 2010, Animal and Dhurandhar post-2023
- Where
- Event at Pinkvilla, films in Bollywood
- Why
- To bring back mass entertainer action films after the era of romantic dramas
- Inspiration for Singham
- Salman Khan's Wanted (2009)
- Singham Release Year
- 2011
- Singham Worldwide Gross
- Rs 150 crore
- Singham Returns Gross
- Rs 140 crore (India)
- Singham Again Gross
- Rs 300 crore (globally)
- Dabangg Release Year
- 2010
- Dabangg Gross
- Rs 221 crore
- Animal Director
- Sandeep Reddy Vanga
- Dhurandhar Director
- Aditya Dhar
- Dhurandhar Star
- Ranveer Singh