the quiet earth is a 1985 new zealand science fiction post-apocalyptic film directed by geoff murphy and starring bruno lawrence , alison routledge and pete smith as three survivors of a cataclysmic disaster .

it is loosely based on the 1981 science fiction novel of the same name by craig harrison .

its other sources of inspiration have been listed as the 1954 novel i am legend , dawn of the dead , and especially the 1959 film the world , the flesh and the devil , of which it has been called an unofficial remake .

the quiet earth ( film )

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neil degrasse tyson calls the quiet earth one of the greatest science - fiction films ever made .
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: the film begins with a slow shot of a sunrise . the film ends with , well ,
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geoff murphy is the only director with more than one film in the top 10 . his 1980s hits goodbye pork pie , the quiet earth and utu all received many votes .
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two american visitors to iceland find themselves the apparent last people on earth in a film that offers few answers .
for those of you who can handle the cerebral drama that marks some of the best sci - fi , the quiet earth is for you .
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the quiet earth was a 1985 film created in new zealand and directed by geoff murphy , starring bruno lawrence as a scientist who awakens in a hotel room to find himself the last man on earth . the film was originally based on a novel by craig harrison , but bears very little resemblance to the novel ' s plot . while the film was marketed as a film about the last man in the world , the trailers did a good job of spoiling that particular plot point .
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the quiet earth
is an excellent 1980 ' s sci - fi film , offering plenty of ' cult status ' charm . and on blu - ray it offers the best possible picture and sound quality .
but he is clearly not on the earth of the reality he came from .
quiet earth ends with the work of trevor paglen , an artist and geographer whose recent projects imagine the overflow of humanity beyond earth , offering a sobering perspective on the place of our species on this planet , and in the universe at large .
so a federal quiet zone law and an accompanying state law — the west virginia radio astronomy zoning act — combine to keep the area very radio quiet . no interference is allowed .
one of new zealand’s top directors , geoff murphy has taken a man - alone theme and turned it imaginatively to strong and refreshing effect in the quiet earth .
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a great list , but substitute blade runner for quiet earth . blade runner is a better picture ( yes , i ' ve seen them both ) .
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the remake of that fine old fifties alien - invasion picture the day the earth stood still comes to a standstill about an hour before the earth does in the wilds of new jersey .
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one of new zealand ' s top directors , geoff murphy has taken a man - alone theme and turned it imaginatively to strong and refreshing effect in the quiet earth .
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the day the earth stood still
with gort the robot .  ( 20th century fox )
regardless of the sources , the quiet earth takes an engaging and pensive journey through the psychological ramifications of being truly , not metaphorically , alone in this world . in spite of some thrilling moments , this is hardly an action film . the influence of the quiet earth is written all over films like 28 days later ( 2002 ) , the film version of resident evil ( 2002 ) and even the tv series the walking dead ( 2010 ) . however , this semi - unknown sci - fi classic is hardly a horror flick .
now we know what happens when the earth slows below 55 mph and stands still .
movie review of “the quiet earth” : this often startling , newly restored 1985 science - fiction classic from new zealand is a tale of the last three humans on earth and the unnerving tensions that bubble up between them . rating : 3 . 5 stars out of 4 .
fans of the 1959 doomsday movie “the world , the flesh and the devil” starring harry belafonte , inger stevens and mel ferrer , will find echoes of that film’s complicated love triangle — with its own racial component — in “the quiet earth , ” albeit with a very different outcome .
where would the screen be without the
unthinkable
world crisis ? as empty as
the quiet earth
without the energy and the presence of lawrence . from first image to last , he dominates this thoughtful last - man - on - earth thriller , whose screenplay he co - wrote with bill baer and the film ' s co - producer , sam pillsbury .
solemn , sober and efficient , the day the earth stood still gets the job done and moves on .
“as if this film weren’t trippy enough , ” one of the colourists quipped .
while committing suicide , something the audience doesn ' t learn til later in the film .
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the quiet earth is a
last man on earth
film . it ' s sparse and relies on the performance of bruno lawrence and as a result it ' s what makes it successful . the difference between this and other films of the like is that the last man is somewhat responsible for it and feels remorse and guilt . it ' s an interesting take on the genre .
quiet earth feels like the antitode to australia ' s very grot - punk post - apocalypse . it feels a bit weirder and cleaner . kidding on its got ken russells blood in it .
the day the earth stood still ( 1951 ) : the story was so strong and compelling that the film did not require heavy special effects or monsters or violence to be simultaneously hopeful and terrifying .
sanity slippage : the first third of the film shows zac ' s slow descent into madness .
this film , also like the quiet earth , becomes a romantic triangle as the lovely and enigmatic beatriz ( inés vernengo ) who , for some reason methodically changes her shoes when she visits , is introduced halfway through the picture . she too will have something to say about reality and identity .
to understand the ending . you have to understand the beginning . this is critical to the entire film .
bruno lawrence is absolutely riveting throughout these scenes , and the quiet earth may well have been a stronger film had it continued its narrow focus upon the effects of a total catastrophe upon the mind of a single human being . however , instead of this , the second half of the film introduces a number of additional plot threads which , while interesting , lack the power and intensity of zacs solitary reign .
the quiet earth
is actually based on the experience of an american tourist in new zealand in the 1970s . new zealanders always take the weekends off and sleep late . the tourist arrived in the center of auckland on a sunday morning and found it completely deserted . he later said he felt like the last man on earth . see more »
the quiet earth may not maintain its absolute brilliance for its full 91 minute run time murphy ' s film successfully evolves without feeling like a montage of varied ideas about the end of the world . his take on drama and the psychologically surreal make for a more realistic and thrilling science fiction about the end of the world . this is a refreshing take on what could be a tired , old subgenre of sci - fi , the quiet earth might inhabit virtually all its own , much like its title character . however , the film manages to be mesmerizing from beginning to end , especially with bruno lawrence ' s acting .
geoff murphy ' s the quiet earth is a wonderful low - budget sci - fi film . a last man on earth movie ( a sub - genre i love with unfailing regularity ) , that starts as most of them do , with a man , waking up , alone , trekking the empty streets . the empty streets are always redolent , for anyone who lives in a city . there are abandoned cars , but no bodies . the film is quiet , with a vaguely mad energy . an apocalyptic film , through loneliness , with the air of disquiet . not a horror , the new zealand sense of place is too wry for that , but not just a thriller .
the circle represents the area protected by the west virginia radio astronomy zoning act , which is the quietest part of the national radio quiet zone , represented by the square .
the conclusion of the quiet earth ( 1985 ) has zac pushing the explosive detonator button just as the sun experiences its
effect
probably from the distortion of time and space . ( see the finale beginning at 1 : 22 : 45 on youtube . )
quiet earth has been made possible through the support of the robert rauschenberg foundation , with generous contributions by barclays , emily hall tremaine foundation , the public concern foundation , casey flat ranch , tito’s handmade vodka and ballroom marfa members .
the film was made in new zealand , and filmed in the city of auckland . the largest population of catholics is located in the city of auckland . the book and director of the film make several references to catholicism .
the quiet earth ( 1985 ) : low budget , low distribution . one of many films that imagine for you what life might be like if you were the last person alive on earth . in this case , the premise , the story , the casual science literacy of the main character , keeps the viewer in suspense the entire time , wondering what the hell happened and why .
a gripping film , with several twits and turns - which leave you wondering .
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everything is real and zac , joanne , and api are really the only humans left on earth .
quiet earth , an exhibition curated by fairfax dorn as part of marfa dialogues / new york , features environmentally - engaged works from the 1970s to the present . the exhibition takes its inspiration in part from the 1985 new zealand post - apocalyptic film of the same name , and serves as an abstract documentation of the ways that humans have responded to the ecological crises of climate change with scientifically informed aesthetic practices . quiet earth is about an awareness of volume : that which we create , that which we consume , and that which may , in turn , consume us .
then the final act of the film is still reasonably normal and idillic . zak is on a beach .
i ' m really proud that people think that of the film ,
he said .
the ending in spades . ranks up there with that aussie film , picnic at hanging rock .
so the film is in three parts : 1 . the before , which is portrayed is flashbacks , 2 . after the event , and 3 . after the
second
event , presuming the first event in the film was the first ever .
not every apocalypse involves zombies or vampires . “the quiet earth , ” a newly restored 1985 new zealand science - fiction classic , makes a good case that the real threat to survivors after global catastrophe would be our own worst impulses .
the top 10 list includes early 1980s films goodbye pork pie , utu , smash palace and the quiet earth ; mid - 1990s classics like once were warriors , heavenly creatures and the piano ; along with modern hits like boy , in my father ' s den and whale rider . boy is the only film in the top 10 made in the last 10 years .
[ caution ! spoilers inhabit these territories . ] when kelly reichardt’s meek’s cutoff hitched its dusty wagon to cinema screens this past spring , slate greeted the “ stripped - down feminist western ” with both rapturous praise and rascally reporting . unsatisfied by the film’s determinedly ambiguous ending , brow beat blogger nina rastogi sought out a translation of the native american’s ( unsubtitled ) words in the film . because the fate of the film’s settlers hinges on the indian’s intent—is he leading them to water , or to their death ? —his lines might help us interpret the ending of the film . as the film arrives on dvd , we’re republishing brow beat’s original post—which contains several translations from a version of the film’s script—alongside clips of the native american man’s lines in the film .
. malick ' s film has a scene that shows the birth of the universe , the expansion or invention of space , the quantum ripples in whose grooves the galaxies were formed . we then see the formation of the earth , the development of life in its oceans , the arrival of land animals , the rise of the dinosaurs , and so on . this story of our earth actually has scientific validity .
1 . once were warriors 2 . boy 3 . whale rider 4 . goodbye pork pie 5 . heavenly creatures 6 . the piano 7 . in my father ' s den 8 . utu 9 . smash palace 10 . the quiet earth
just around ten years ago i took on the enjoyable task of reviewing a lot of post - apocalyptic films when a fan recommended that i watch and review the quiet earth ( 1985 ) . it ' s not an intended pun on the title when i say that i had never heard of the film , in spite of its uniqueness and acclaim .
the awe - inspiring final image in the film ( of another daybreak , echoing the film ' s opening ) is similarly slippery , catching zac on a liminal , limbic shoreline between multiverse cosmology and hard eschatology .
the quiet earth is not your utopian , sterile , futuristic sci - fi , it ' s not your used - future , action and adventure space opera , it ' s not your interstellar military space exploration show , nor is it even your dusty , sandy , post - apocalyptic renegade adventure . but for those of you who can handle the cerebral drama that marks some of the best sci - fi , the quiet earth is for you . there are very few films like it .
loosely based on craig harrison’s 1981 novel , “the quiet earth” is most visually startling in its first half , when the screenwriters and director geoffrey murphy go to impressive — even bold — lengths to illustrate what the world would look like if most people suddenly disappeared .
being a fan of the campy 1950 ' s harry harryhausen effects , i have to go with earth vs . the flying saucers
leave it to one of the guys who murdered pluto to name the island as a top sci - fi film .
christopher nolan , right , on the set of interstellar with the film’s star matthew mcconaughey . photograph : melinda sue gordon
few performances equal bruno ' s in the quiet earth . i can only think of spencer tracey in the old man and the sea to match his solo role . tracey held the audience for twenty minutes ; bruno kept the audience on the edge of their seats for twice that time . . . .
the quiet earth is a great and unique film , which looks and sounds excellent in film movement’s new 2016 2k digitally restored print in full stereo 5 . 1 surround sound . however , because the film is so good it surely deserves a more robust set of bonus features in its quiver . what we have is welcome , however , so much more is warranted . the original trailer is joined by a new essay by teresa heffernan , but the most noteworthy inclusion is the feature commentary by critic odie henderson and no less a scientific expert than neil degrasse tyson himself .
unique this film most assuredly is . unlike australia’s loud and violent mad max ( 1979 ) , new zealand’s the quiet earth approaches the end of the world in a very different way , worthy of its title . without biker gangs , zombies , marauders , vigilantes or secret societies of survivors , the title silent planet comes to its end with a creepy and terrifying peacefulness .
here’s a cult classic all the cool people know about . when it comes to “last man on earth” movies , everyone trots out one of the adaptations of richard matheson’s “i am legend” for discussion . bah . the quiet earth nails the lonely madness of the concept better than any of those movies and without including silly vampires too . oh , and then there’s the ambiguous ending , which catapults the film into a territory of genuine , thought - provoking science fiction . try to track down this gem if you can .
this science fiction
last - man - on - earth
film was an adaptation of the 1981 novel by craig harrison . its inspiration and influence extended from and to many other ' doomsday ' themed sources :
unlike remarque ' s novel that begins with the young men already at war , with flashbacks to earlier times , the film is told in a logical , chronological fashion . the content of the film can be divided into four distinct parts :
nat , cody , and robert have delved into a few little known gems in the past , and we’re pleased to add 1985’s the quiet earth by geoff murphy to that list . it’s a quasi - remake of the world , the flesh , and the devil , which we covered all the way back in episode 8 , but with its own unique spin and willingness to sidestep some of the traps that the earlier film fell into .
excellent . . . . . but condition of original master film is a cause for concern .
low budget film , with a big budget story . australian cinema at it ' s best .
once were warriors has been voted the best new zealand film of all time in the first survey of kiwi national cinema .
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yet the quiet earth , directed by a new zealander who made a number of b movies in the 1980s , gets closer to the mystery of life than the tree of life . indeed , the famous astrophysicist neil degrasse tyson calls the quiet earth one of the greatest science - fiction films ever made . its beauty and its profundities are all accidental . one could never repeat an effort like the quiet earth ; it stands alone in a universe that seems to be itself completely an original . but you could have hundreds , if not thousands , of the tree of life . it turns out that the weirdest flowers and shrubs grow best in the soil of b movies . this weirdness comes very close to the way we sense that life is itself very weird . if there is a god , he / she will be much closer to a b - movie director than a philosopher king .
so what happens at the end of the quiet earth … ? after zac successfully blows up the facility , we are treated one more time with those spaced - out visuals and find zac waking up on a beach . when he stands up and looks to the horizon , the conclusion unfolds . the viewer and zac simultaneously behold…
a planetrise — yeah , that enormous ringed world on the cover finally makes its appearance in the film ' s closing shot .
i love all these movies but i am happy to see mr . neil degrasse tyson mentioned
the quiet earth
this is a cool movie that has a great mood to it . fine acting and a wonderful score by john charles make it an enjoyable experience .
and then we get around to the ambiguous ending , where we ponder what is really going on in the film , including competing theories . dante’s divine comedy comes up , but also theories on parallel worlds , and how definitively we can take characters’ statements on what we think is going on . april has been a particularly religious month at still watching the skies and the quiet earth fits into that theme nicely .
70 % of this film was what i wanted the last man on earth to be . then the second half turns into a mix of awkward relationships and half - baked sci - fi ideas . overall , it was . . . fine .
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the question of
what is the afterlife
in the context of the film is never explained . it ' s simply shown that it ' s relative to the characters .
the quiet earth
redeems itself somewhat of this philosophical error by tying this purported godliness into the styles of power common to mankind : patriarchy , military build - up , the cold war . when science assists might - makes - right , it ' s a failure . r & d for defense…
manages to surprise the rest of the world with excellent genre movies . geoff murphy ’s the quiet earth is definitely one for the books . despite scoring on so many various levels ( from script , dialogues & character drawings to the actual directing & acting ) , it is undoubtedly the memorable ending that is etched in the memories of all who ever saw it .
mr . murphy ' s finest film . to be fair , murphy also directed an underrated cable western called
it would be a full episode just discussing the quiet earth , but in response to last month’s episode on thx 1138 we open our mailbag for a listener request to rank the films of george lucas , which we’re more than happy to do . we also rank the various star wars films for good measure .
with its calculated jump - scares amid the eerie empty streets , the quiet earth remains a model of a tight , brainy , humane , psychologically credible three - person mind - bender on a budget . murphy had previously made another three - person road movie , goodbye pork pie ( 1981 ) , and the acclaimed action / revenge
western
utu ( 1983 ) , about a maori warrior , with lawrence appearing in both films . after the quiet earth became an art - house hit , especially in the us , murphy went on to specialize in action films , working in hollywood for many years .
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he said he had been surprised by the film ' s huge box office success when it was released 20 years ago .
isn ' t saturn a bit far from earth for radio signals to have much effect on humans ? or vice versa .
the before is portrayed as a normal life in a normal planet earth , and some scientists experimenting with some new form of power distribution .
aesthetically , the most problematic element isn ' t pedro aznar ' s expressive and intriguing score , but the meandering saxophone solos played by andrés boiarsky . associated with the sax - dabbling dr . denis , these are mixed so intrusively as to nearly drown out the dialogue in several of his scenes . fortunately , this spanish - language film has subtitles . oh yes , the quiet earth also has its hero pull out a big saxophone in one moody moment !
the world he is on strongly resembles earth as far as we can see , except for the water spouts and ringed planet which rises as he watches .
the matrix ( 1999 ) : my top film in any category . from the opening credits to final scenes , every moment of this film is so fully conceived and so well executed that in spite of the complete fantasy world portrayed , the viewer was there , experiencing it with the characters themselves .
what has happened is that the hypnotic signals from saturn were turned of when the bomb exploded in the end and zac was exposed to the
true
nature of reality on earth .
‘ the quiet earth , ’ with bruno lawrence , alison routledge , peter smith . directed by geoffrey murphy , from a screenplay by lawrence , bill baer and sam pillsbury , based on a novel by craig harrison . 91 minutes . rated r for sexuality . grand illusion , through thursday .
this is a great question , a great film and classic puzzle for most sci - fi films that challenge the human condition .
as for the book and film that started his career and ended his relationship with his native country , they went on to be stunning successes . an estimated 30 to 40 - million copies of all quiet on the western front have been sold since it was first published in 1929 , and the film would win that year’s academy awards for best director and best production . it is still regarded as one of the best war movies ever made .
love triangle : between api , joanne and zac . they are the only known people left on earth , so it ' s not surprising .
the picture on the front of the box ? it ' s not just artwork ; it ' s the ending of the film . whether or not this spoils the ending is up to the viewer - the scene really has no bearing on the plot .
it ' s not always easy to finance a film here , but i will always go where the good stories are .
and tensions are enhanced by the appearance of the proverbial second rooster in the henhouse in the form of pete smith ' s api . one can ' t be the last man on earth if there is another .
all quiet on the western front ( 1930 ) is the first major anti - war film of the sound era , faithfully based upon the timeless , best - selling 1929 novel by erich maria remarque ( who had experienced the war first - hand as a young german soldier ) . the film was advertised with the brooding face of one of the young german recruits sent into world war i . the landmark , epic film , made on a large - scale budget of $ 1 . 25 million for universal pictures ( and studio production head carl laemmle , jr . ) , used acres of california ranch land for the battle scenes , and employed over 2 , 000 extras .
the survey attracted more than 500 votes , including about 100 from people in the new zealand film industry and about 15 film critics . the voters named about 170 films in the poll , ranging from 1927 to the present day and including everything from fantasy to horror , social realism to comedy , and documentary to animation .
credit for the pleasures of ' ' the quiet earth ' ' goes to the director geoff murphy , his editor , michael horton , and his cameraman , james bartle . they keep the movie zipping along with snappy surprises , odd angles , crisp cuts and other foolery that should keep you from worrying about what ' s happened to the world . apocalypse , sort of the quiet earth , directed by geoff murphy ; screenplay by bill baer , bruno lawrence and sam pillsbury ; camera , james bartle ; edited by michael horton ; music by john charles ; produced by don reynolds and mr . pillsbury ; a cinepro / pillsbury films production ; distributed by skouras pictures inc . at the new carnegie , 225 west 57th street . running time : 91 minutes . this film is rated r . zac hobsonbruno lawrence joannealison routledge apipeter smith
the film sets up for a similar plot to the world , the flesh and the devil ( in which two men fight over the affections of the last living woman ) , but the romance between joanne and api is allowed unabated .
the film closed ( before the overlapping credits ) with an overhead shot of their rv encircled by a ring of fire , in preparation for a sacrifice .
a great premise and and great wrap up , but the first half of the film nothing but one man going crazy and living out his own fantasies .
this is the final scene of a fantastic ( but unfortunately underrated ) movie called
the quiet earth
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for such a low - budget film , it is beautifully photographed and contains some inspired , yet deceptively simple visual effects .
another influence on the film might have been nicolas roeg ' s the man who fell to earth ( 1977 ) , based on walter tevis ' novel - - and by a coincidence of cosmic proportions , that film too is scheduled for an imminent blu - ray release . mind you , it ' s already been on criterion blu - ray since 2008 , but lionsgate has just announced a new repackaging for january 2017 .
the brutal and violent family melodrama that introduced jake the muss to the world and made a star of temuera morrison in 1994 was voted the best film in fairfax media ' s national poll .
but it’s the second half of “the quiet earth” that suggests how insidious human beings in small numbers could be . hobson meets joanne ( alison routledge ) and api ( peter smith ) . in no time sexual hubris , suspicion , jealousy , race - based assumptions about intelligence ( api is maori and the others are white ) and passive - aggressive violence ensue .
like many of the best comedies and tragedies , this weimar - era silent film understands how each mode is often a hair ' s breadth from the other .
played straight later in the film , when we learn that the only reason zac is still alive is because he never expected to wake up in that hotel .
if you ' re looking for a science fiction flick that has nothing to do with little green aliens or intergalactic civil war , check out this film . a terrific story about a man waking up to find out that everybody in the world is gone . vanished ! he is the only one on earth . a great part of the film deals with the struggle of having to be alone . very original , very interesting , and very entertaining . check it out .
one of new zealand’s top directors , geoff murphy has taken a man - alone theme and turned it imaginatively to strong and refreshing effect in the quiet earth . plot centers on scientist zac hobson ( bruno lawrence ) who wakes one morning to discover he is alone in the world . a global top - secret energy project he has been working [ … ]
movies of this stripe ( like “glen and randa , ” “the quiet earth” or , more recently , “the road” ) are bound to frustrate those anticipating any conventional fantasy thrills , while instead aiming to provide the abstract rewards of a speculative mood piece . that’s likely to be the reaction to “bokeh , ” which takes its name from the photographic term for blurry parts of a picture produced by variable lens focus .
it was not my first encounter with nolan : i met him at the very beginning of his career , in 2000 , just before the us release of memento , which had just come out of sundance . sitting in a red banquette at canter’s deli in los angeles , nolan was the picture of the hopeful young film - maker , genuinely pleased to have someone to talk to about his film . he seemed a little nervous about memento’s reception , and most relaxed when talking about the technicalities of its backwards - running time scheme . the film was shot for a mere $ 4 . 5 million , but after three screenings for studio heads in los angeles , it was turned down by almost every distributor in town , including the weinsteins – causing steven soderbergh , an early fan of the film , to comment , “when a film like chris nolan’s memento cannot get picked up , to me independent film is over . ”
after a top - secret experiment misfires , a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world . the quiet earth centres around a scientist called zac ( bruno lawrence ) who wakes one morning to discover he is alone in the world . the global top - secret energy project ( operation flashlight ) which he has been working on for a year , has changed the world . humanity seems to have been wiped out .
for the most part , the post - apocalypse movie comprised an intelligence - free zone during the 1980’s . most filmmakers operating in the genre in those days were content to rip off escape from new york and the road warrior over and over and over again , and to do so in a manner even less thoughtful than the unapologetically mayhem - driven movies they were copying . consequently , when a film like the quiet earth comes along , and deals with the end of the world in a sober , non - action - movie fashion , the impression it makes is even more arresting than it would be solely on its own merits . indeed , the quiet earth ’s refusal to take its cues from the road warrior is doubly remarkable , for not only was it made in 1985 ( the same year as mad max : beyond thunderdome ) , it was shot just over the tasman sea in new zealand . more amazing yet , there isn’t an atom bomb or a global war to be seen anywhere in its script or back - story .
' ' the quiet earth ' ' is new zealand ' s contribution to the last - man - on - earth genre , or to be precise , the last - two - men - and - one - woman genre . it has the usual huggermugger about tremors and grids and the sun acting peculiarly , plenty of computer screens and significant beeps and colorful special effects signifying commotion in the universe , some cautionary words about the dangers of man playing god and no noticeable psychological sense , but it ' s easy to watch most of the time and never positively painful . this relatively lighthearted exercise in apocalypse opens today at the new carnegie .
new zealand ' s geoff murphy unleashed the chilling low - key catastrophe of the quiet earth , which opens with a glorious ball of yellow fire rising from a blood - red horizon of sea and sky . at one point , as john charles ' majestic music surges , the oceanic reflection makes the ball resemble a mushroom cloud more than the sun . if this gives viewers the impression they ' re about to watch a post - apocalypse movie in the tradition of five ( 1951 ) , the world , the flesh and the devil ( 1959 ) , last woman on earth ( 1960 ) and other sparsely populated epics , they ' re not far wrong .
society marches on : in the early 80 ' s , new zealanders were having a lot of issues with the united states , which is why the us is the big bad responsible for everything that happens in the film .
consistently engaging and entirely unwilling to give up its secrets without a fight , the quiet earth still stands up as one of the more compelling movies ever produced on the subject of personal apocalypse . plus it ' s got an ending that ' s a lot of fun to argue about , so be sure to watch this movie with a friend or two . ( preferably one of the intelligent ones . )
the quiet earth
obviously is deeply felt . it ' s no accident that these tragic visions of depopulation come from a tiny country that has declared itself a nuclear - free zone . or that one of the central characters is maori , a tribe very nearly extinguished by the early white settlers , then earnestly
saved
and assimilated in this century , at the cost of their tribal culture .
it was a genuine word - of - mouth phenomenon . it was the first film in new zealand to have that sort of momentum . i remember it quite clearly . it was a new zealand film that created such a buzz that people had to go and see it .
once were warriors director lee tamahori plans to make his first film in new zealand for 20 years . tamahori has not made a film in his home country since once were warriors in 1994 , but he plans to shoot an adaptation of witi ihimaera story bulibasha this year .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
all the survivors in the film were people whose death was a sin . i would say that joanne and api were real people , but we can assume they too were in the afterlife .
all of the balloons in a cluster lifted him up and took him on a ride over the city , reminiscent of the same occurrence in pixar ' s animated film up ( 2009 ) .
, the problem persisted in the depiction of the chaste relationship between belafonte and inger stevens and was a chief criticism of the film by the more liberal critics .
not only do i agree ,
said belafonte ( in the arnold shaw biography ,
zac hobson , july 5 th . one - there has been a malfunction in project flashlight . two  it seems i am the only person left on earth .
the day the earth stood still is a missed opportunity for sure - you ' ll leave the cinema not enlightened or entertained , but wondering just how mankind ' s last stand could wind up being so fatally underwhelming .
in the beachhouse in the film ' s conclusion , george fortescu maximilian ' maxim ' de winter ( laurence olivier ) recounted the traumatic event of his life to his new wife ( joan fontaine ) .
telluride horror show was fantastic to my film and a wonderful place to have our world premiere . great staff , full crowds , and a beautiful town . couldn ' t ask for a better experience .
- michael peer , director ( doll ) , telluride horror show short film selection
zac hobson , july 5th . one : there has been a malfunction in project flashlight with devastating results . two : it seems i am the only person left on earth .
it didn’t work to completely eliminate nolan’s nerves in the weeks preceding the film’s release . would the audience be able to follow the science ? would they be able to let go of the science and follow the emotion ? had he got the balance of story and spectacle right ? “i’ve always believed that if you want to really try and make a great film , not a good film , but a great film , you have to take a lot of risks , ” he told me . “it was very clear to me that if you’re going to make a film called interstellar , it’s going to have to be something extremely ambitious . you push it in all the possible directions you can . not for its own sake , but because you know that if you’re going to try to add something to the canon , besides fiction films and all the rest , and live up to the promise of that title and the scale of that title , you really have to go there . ”
if you ' re going to enjoy a horror film festival , there is no better way than telluride ' s horror show .
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george murphy is the it director of snowshoe mountain resort , which is within the 10 - mile radio quiet boundary of the nrao telescope . he ' s had to find inventive ways to bring connectivity to the resort , including installing short - range cell receivers like the one shown here , mounted on the building behind him .
did zac die and go to heaven , like some internet theories claim ? no , he didn’t . my take on it , is that the second effect of project flashlight caused the whole cosmos to shift , with zac waking up in a parallel reality or an alternate universe if you will . he might very well still be on earth , although it’s not the earth anymore as we know it .
the film begins innocently enough . in a small german town , a conversation is being carried on between a charwoman who is scrubbing the floor and an elderly janitor who is polishing door knobs :
the very last thing we see of zac ( during the credits ) is his face while he quickly looks at the readout of the device he uses to measure the event , and then he looks out to the sky in horror and awe as he realizes he is no longer on earth .
api : you coming ? joanne : i wouldn ' t ride with you if you were the last man on earth . api : i ' m workin ' on it . see more »
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singham ( [ sɪnɡʱəm ] " lion " ) is a 2011 indian action film directed by rohit shetty , starring ajay devgn in the title role alongside kajal aggarwal and prakash raj as the antagonist .

it is a remake of the 2010 tamil film singam featuring suriya and anushka shetty .

the film is produced under reliance entertainment , which co-produced the original tamil movie .

the theatrical trailer was released with ready in june 2011 .

a sequel titled singham returns was released in august 2014 .

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singham is biggest opening we will wait for singham ii & we will request for ajay please come back in singham ii .
singham is singham ………… . dont compair super star ajay with flop actor akshay……… . .
the ' singham ' sequel which is currently under production was earlier named ' singham 2 ' .
the second installment of superstar ajay devgn - starrer ‘singham’ is now officially titled as ‘singham returns’ .
singham returns collection has surpassed singham ' s lifetime business at the box office . singham returns has already garnered 107 . 12 crore , leaving behind singham ' s total collection of rs 100 . 30 crore at the box office .
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‘singham’ is the story of bajirao singham ( ajay devgn ) who is an honest , diligent cop and has his own principles .
“news of any other production house or film entity reporting to make singham 3 or any feature film on singham is inaccurate and baseless . ”
singham roxxxxxxxxx jisme hai dum woh dekhe singham jo hai bekaar aur halat ka maara woh dekhe zindagi na milegi dobaara . znmd is a big flop . .
he gives many hit movies to industry including the drishyam , action jackson , singham , singham returns , golmaal series , jann , dilwale and many others .
like 2010 dabang ts is one of the best movie of 2011 singham…… . .
equipment shadow in one establishment shot of inspector singham pulling off a light post .
singham returns stars ajay devgn and kareena kapoor and is directed by rohit shetty .
gotya ( sachin khedekar ) is an industrialist and a friend of singham’s father manikrao singham ( govind namdeo ) . he comes to shivgarh with his wife and daughter kavya ( kajal aggarwal ) . eventually singham and kavya fall in love with each other .
nice movie… full entertainment . dialogues are good . singham and shikre just superb performer .
a statement from the singham makers added , “we would like to inform once again and reiterate that all titles , copyrights and trademarks relating to the bollywood singham franchise belong solely to reliance entertainment in its whole . “news of any other production house or film entity reporting to make singham 3 or any feature film on singham is inaccurate and baseless . ”
sunny deol hasn ' t replaced ajay devgn in singham 3 . here ' s an update
kajol is all praises for husband ajay devgn ` s upcoming action film ` singham ` .
' s successful ' singham ' , the film made good collections at the box office .
singham returns had the killing of ganesh yadav establishing the core plotline . ( bollywood hungama )
sudhanshu pandey as inspector rakesh kadam . govind namdev as manikrao singham , bajirao ' s father .
singham was released in the year 2011 , some songs of the official soundtrack are singham by sukhwinder singh , maula maula by richa sharma , saathiya by ajay gogavale . listen the soundtrack online !
if you want to answer the questions ,
who starred in the movie singham ?
and
what is the full cast list of singham ?
then this page has got you covered .
the film revolves around an honest police officer bajirao singham who stays in shivgad , a small village in the border of maharashtra and goa . destiny sets up singham against the tremendously powerful criminal cum politician jaykant shikre whose planning and force makes singham land up in goa . singhams supportive girlfriend ka . . .
looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing singham near you .
this cast list of who was in singham includes both lead and minor roles . ( 18 items )
i always suppressed a smile . in my heart , i always knew we’d do singham 2 after finishing
4 . none of the songs other than the title track worked in singham . it is pretty much the same in singham returns as well ! however , the background score with the thump of singham combined with sanskrit chants led to an adrenalin rush in the first part . it is all the more prominent in singham returns as well , and in the process results in all the more high impact narrative .
5 . ajay gets angry in singham ' aata majhi satakli ' . ajay gets angry in singham returns ' aata majhi satakli ' . you can ' t change the core of a movie , can you
recently , there were reports that sunny deol is doing singham 3 and that he even called ajay to inform about starring in singham 3 which will be titled as s3 . but ajay devgn has clearly refuted all such reports . he says he is very much part of the third instalment of singham film series .
a statement from the singham makers added , “we would like to inform once again and reiterate that all titles , copyrights and trademarks relating to the bollywood singham franchise belong solely to reliance entertainment in its whole .
singham returns has also seen a strong reception at overseas box office . according to eros , which distributed singham returns in the overseas markets , the action thriller grossed nearly rs 15 crore in its first weekend .
goa based big gangster jaikant shikre ( prakash raj ) comes to shivgad to sign a bail but he sends someone else instead of him . but singham charge that jaikant should come and sign the bail himself . and here starts the tension between singham and jaikant . watch how singham fights jaikant and his evil activities . .
singham roared the at the box office last week , not only in suburbs but also in small towns .
' . however , both these films are expected to suffer at the hands of ' singham returns ' .
filmmaker rohit shetty said the copyrights of the upcoming third part of the singham film series are with him , contrary to reports . both the earlier films in the singham franchise starred ajay devgn and were directed by shetty .
verdict : singham is a surefire hit , packed with power - packed performances , powerful dialogues and wonderful dialogues .
hats off to to rohit and ajay for a wonderful comeback ! ! singham is a must watch movie . .
singham is a awesome movie . its a nice action movie . nice to see in watch - hindi - movies
ajay devgn - starrer singham returns continued its good performance at the box office . on monday , singham returns pulled in net rs 13 crore at the domestic box office , according to the initial estimates of boxofficeindia . com .
( who are now seen as being joined at the hip ) are expected to advance the date of singham 2 . asked if there was any truth to this trade talk , devgn says , “singham 2 was always there . ”
the independence day release
singham returns
has crossed the rs . 50 crore - mark in just two days .
ajay devgn ' s ' singham returns ' box office collections reached the coveted rs 100 crore mark within five days .
a sequel to rohit shetty ' s successful ' singham ' , the film made good collections at the box office .
singham returns also stars kareena kapoor khan and amol gupte and is a sequel to shetty’s hit 2011 film singham . but ajay assures that the upcoming movie is more than just a sequel as it is loaded with bigger drama and action .
the super hit movie …… super action… . . super dialogue ever…… . after diljale the super action film is singham… . .
singham cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of singham actors includes any singham actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each singham actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of singham have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
little singham aur kaal ka mahajaal – saturday , 2nd june , 2018 at 1 : 30 pm & 5 . 30 pm
singham returns is a potent but problematic ode to the mumbai policeman . in the first film , if you remember , singham was a village boy turned into a uniformed force of nature . writer - director rohit shetty and leading man ajay devgn have created a superhero who , quite literally , packs a punch . built like a granite wall , singham is invincible and unafraid .
[ … ] has always proved to be a super hit one . the duo has delivered hit movies like golmaal 3 , singham , singham returns , bol bachchan to name a few . now with golmaal again , director rohit shetty has [ … ]
the film ends with singham and other police officers saluting mrs . megha kadam . ajay devgn as inspector bajirao singham . prakash raj as jaikant shikre . kajal aggarwal as kavya bhosle . sonali kulkarni as megha kadam . murali sharma as dcp satyam patkar .
of late , a lot of rumours were doing the rounds that action star sunny deol is going to replace ajay devgn in the upcoming singham sequel , singham 3 . but now , the baadshaho star has come forward to rubbish all such baseless reports .
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singham returns is co - produced by ajay devgn films , rohit shetty productions and reliance entertainment . the film released on friday .
our docile singham also has a sanki ( marathi for ' retarded ' ) side that surfaces on encountering ' out - of - gaaon ' outlaws . this is an elaborate affair involving gnashing of teeth , clenching of fists and is welcomed with double bass dhols beating to the title anthem , ' singham , singham ' ( can be comfortably replaced with ' chewing gum . . ' ) .
in this episode of filmynama , the cast of singham 2 , ajay devgan and kareena kapoor promote the movie ahead of its release .
recently there were media reports that actor sunny deol would be starring in singham 3 , which will be backed by another production house .
the protestors alleged that ajay devgn , who plays the central role of singham , makes a reference to kannadigas as ' dogs ' .
bajirao singham ( ajay devgn ) is a si in a small town of shivgad who settles every problem in his town . when kavya ( kajal aggarwal ) comes on vacation with his father , she get impressed by singham ' s courage and falls in love with him .
2 . the leading lady ( kajal aggarwal ) didn ' t have any contribution to make in singham . the treatment meted out to the heroine ( kareena kapoor ) in singham returns is just the same as well . oh yes , both had a song apiece too !
singham returns is a hindi action movie and sequel to the 2011 smash hit , singham . it is a remake of the malayalam film ‘ekalavyan’ and is directed by rohit shetty . ajay devgn reprises the role of bajirao singham and is joined by kareena kapoor and amole gupte in the cast . can bajirao deal with babaji gurukant acharya and his corrupt politician cohorts ? watch the full film , streaming online on hotstar .
bollywood fans are more likely than not to be able to go with
singham ' s '
lengthy - but lively - ride .
however , following the ongoing jallikattu agitation , studio green the producers of the film , decided to hold back the release of singham 3 .
ajay devgan decide to make the 3rd sequel of action film singham and 4th of comedy film golmaal and rohit shetty is agreed with him .
3 . there is always another cop to give ajay a reason good enough to fight it out with the rest of the world . singham began with the suicide of sudhanshu pandey . on the other hand , singham returns had the killing of ganesh yadav establishing the core plotline .
rohit shetty denied reports that another production house will back the next singham film starring sunny deol . he said that all copyrights and trademarks of the next part of the franchise are with him , contrary to reports . and news reports of other production houses making singham 3 are baseless .
that night at a police function organized for the officers with their family , singham confronts the officers for not abiding by their duties and being dishonest and unfaithful to their profession by protecting jaikant . at first , the officers disagree with singham , but filled with guilt , the officers decide to help singham fight jaikant . soon , the entire goa police force reach his home to kill him , with dgp pawar and dsp patkar , now in support of singham . jaikant eventually escapes but after running through the city , he is arrested by the police the next morning .
bajirao singham , an honest policeman in a small village , unwittingly offends a vengeful don jaikant , who transfers him to goa as revenge . when the widow of a cop whom jaikant drove to suicide approaches singham , the inspector must work outside the law to take his enemy down .
it is quite unfortunate that some idiot guy comparing singham with khuddar ! ! ! ! ! ! may be he lost his mind after seeing the lion roar or he hardly understand anything abt cinema… singham is 2 lkh times better fil than the film he is talking abt… . . jis me hai dum toh faqt baji rao singham ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
an unexpected strike of fate sets up singham in opposition to the enormously powerful criminal who also happens to be a politician jaykant shikre ( prakash raj ) , who challenges his ethics and beliefs . the powerful planning of jaykant and force makes singham reach into the ruling city of jaykant shikre , the city of \ ' goa \ ' , where he leaves no stone unturned to construct singham \ ' s life a terrifying to live .
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singham bajirao singham ( ajay devgn ) is a police sub - inspector who hails from a small town of shivgad in maharashtra . he fights against corruption with the valor of lion . when kavya ( kaajal aggarwal ) comes to shivgad , from goa to visit her grandparents on a vacation she is charmed by bajirao ' s bold and courageous demeanor . everything goes well for singham until there is a clash with a goon that eventually escalates into a full blown fight . singham eventually gets promoted & is transferred to goa which also happens to be the operational hub of the goon . while this move brings singham closer to kavya , it also brings him in the clutches of the very same goon who is on a mission to destroy him . how singham rises to the challenge to expose this crook and put an end to his malicious activities forms the rest of the story .
it is very unfortunate that sum idiot guys comparing singham with khuddar ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! may be they lost their mind after seeing the movie or they hardly understand anything about cinema . . guys singham is 2 lkh times better film than khuddar or dabbang…… . got it
a police inspector kills himself after a powerful gangster frames him for corruption - - but soon the thug faces the full force of cop bajirao singham .
so with singham 3 tamil and telugu missing out on a release on the huge republic day weekend , the bollywood films are going to make merry .
rohit shetty ' s
singham returns
has struck gold at the box office and is marching inexorably towards the rs . 100 crore - mark .
the film revolves around inspector bajirao singham who fights against injustice and prejudice using his own ethics and principles . a sudden strike of destiny sets up singham against the tremendously powerful politician jaykant shikre , challenging his morals and beliefs . jaykant ' s powerful planning and force makes singham land up in the ruling city of jaykant shikre , the city of ' goa ' , where he leaves no stone unturned to make singham ' s life is a nightmare to live . singham ' s supportive girlfriend kavya and his tryst with late mr . rakesh kadam ' s family makes him realize the importance to bring a change in the system by eradicating the root cause jaykant shikre , by not going against the law of force but by being a powerful part of it .
4 . day 12 box office collections of singham returns ' have been rs 1 . 88 crore while ' kick ' made rs 4 . 21 crore .
filmmaker rohit shetty said that the copyrights of the upcoming third part of the singham film series are with him , contrary to reports . both the earlier films in the singham franchise starred ajay devgn and were directed by shetty . recently there were media reports that actor sunny deol would be starring in singham 3 , which will be backed by another production house . but shetty quashed such reports in a statement , saying , “yes , all copyrights are with us to make any films as part of the singham franchise as well as use the name in the film titles , hope this clears the recent rumours on the same . ”
but endowing a cop with nobility doesn’t ring true , especially not when he is neither chulbul - charming nor when the target of his anger and lashing is generic sleaze… singham is vigilante cop let loose on all things foul . i felt fluctuating connect with singham , but mostly he made me queasy .
[ 1 . taran adarsh of bollywood hungama gave the four and a half stars out of five and said
singham pays homage to the action films of 1 .
the film revolves around an honest police officer bajirao singham who stays in shivgad , a small village in the border of maharashtra and goa . destiny sets up singham against the tremendously powerful criminal cum politician jaykant shikre whose planning and force makes singham land up in goa . singhams supportive girlfriend kavya and his tryst with late mr . rakesh kadam ' s family make him realise the importance to bring a change in the system , by not going against the law but by being powerful .
bangalore , jul 23 : rohit shetty ' s action flick ' singham ' , starring ajay devgn , is in trouble over a dialogue which allegedly insults kannadigas .
among the other scenes – besides the confrontation scenes – which would evoke huge rounds of applause and whistles from the audience are the one in which singham and his loyalist subordinates get even with minister anant narvekar , the one in which they walk out of his cabin and the doorkeeper salutes them , the scene when singham confronts his senior ( the dsp ) , the scene when singham confronts the dgp and other corrupt police officers at the police carnival , the scene in which singham tears off the fir , the scene when the police officers leave the carnival and reach where singham is , the scene in which the people of shivgad damage all the cars of jaykant shikre etc . it may be reiterated that besides the above , every single scene in which singham and shikre come face to face is clapworthy , including the election speech scene and the car bomb scare scene thereafter . the comic scenes of kavya’s father , gautam alias gotya ( sachin khedekar ) , are also very entertaining .
aseem chabbra feels that the real star of the film singham is its sound team . post your reviews here ! i n rohit shetty ' s mass - masala movie singham , ajay devgn plays an upright , honest and do - gooder cop who goes way beyond the training and duties of a regular indian police service officer .
the screening of the eagerly - awaited action - packed movie singham , starring ajay devgan , was halted across cinema theatres in bangalore following orders by the city police .
in an interview , devgn said , “i think there is some confusion . only i am doing singham 3 . rohit shetty is currently working on its script . ”
but singham ' s turning point is when he meddles with certified politician cum criminal , jaykant shikre ( prakash raj ) , who terrifies very little , amuses a lot and loves to do the cha - cha - cha with just his thumb . the action moves to goa as jaykant gets singham transferred and conveniently enough , his lady - love , kavya , happens to be based out of the beach state as well . jaykant ' s one - liners and silly pranks have singham flustered enough to almost break down . naturally , like every self - respecting action hero , singham gets into his crouching ' bandar ' mode and lets his fists deliver his remaining dialogues .
bottomline : singham , if you are an action film , be an action film . don ' t try to be police drama if it ends up looking like comedy .
bajirao singham ( ajay devgn ) is a police sub - inspector who hails from a small town of sawantwadi in maharashtra . he fights against corruption with the valor of lion . when kavya ( kaajal aggarwal ) comes to sawantwadi , from goa to visit her grandparents on a vacation she is charmed by bajirao’s bold and courageous demeanor . everything goes well for singham until there is a clash with a goon that eventually escalates into a full blown fight . singham eventually gets promoted & is transferred to goa which also happens to be the operational hub of the goon . while this move brings singham closer to kavya , it also brings him in the clutches of the very same goon who is on a mission to destroy him . how singham rises to the challenge to expose this crook and put an end to his malicious activities forms the rest of the story .
bajirao singham is a police sub - inspector who hails from a small town of sawantwadi in maharashtra . he fights against corruption with the valor of a lion . when kavya comes to sawantwadi from goa to visit her grandparents on a vacation , she is charmed by bajirao’s bold and courageous demeanor . everything goes well for singham until there is a clash with a goon that eventually escalates into a full blown fight . singham eventually gets promoted and is transferred to goa which also happens to be the operational hub of the goon . while this move brings singham closer to kavya , it also brings him in the clutches of the very same person who is on a mission to destroy him .
in a long fight sequence , singham beats up a fat bad guy who has snatched kaavya ' s green dupatta . and she is so shamed by the dishonour that she wraps herself in a black dupatta . there is the parallel story about shikre , who makes money kidnapping rich people and has the protection of the goa ' s top cops and politicians . but singham and shikre ' s path do not cross , until almost the intermission . in the second half , singham is posted to goa - - as a punishment , where he is now in the world run by shikre . he is frustrated and almost gives up hope . but just when he decides to leave , a depressed and overweight kid looks at singham and begs him to stay back .
uncle aap nahin hongey to yeh mummy ko marengey ,
the kid pleads with singham .
jaikant kidnaps kavya’s younger sister anjali ( sana amin sheikh ) for ransom . rescuing her , singham successfully traces the origins of the kidnapping racket to jaikant but is unable to arrest him as he wins an election and is set to become a minister of goa govt . jaikant sends transfer orders to singham to go back to shivgarh within 2 .
yes , ‘faqt ' apparently is a marathi word that means ‘only ' . even the censors passed it because the makers insisted that they wanted devgn to say : “jisme hai dumm , faqt bajirao singham” ( who has the guts , only bajirao singham ) . yes , the writing in this film is that juvenile . not to forget , twisted .
guys , you must watch the tamil version of singham… it will blow you off your seat then . … the performance of ajay will look ok infront of the superstar surya .
singham movie is the remake tamil movie
singam
2010 . the movie revolves around smuggling activities taking place in a small village shivgad in the border of maharashtra and goa .
bajirao singham ( ajay devgn ) is a police sub - inspector who hails from a small town of sawantwadi in maharashtra . he fights against corruption with the valor of lion . when kavya ( kaajal aggarwal ) comes to sawantwadi , from goa to visit her grandparents on a vacation she is charmed by bajirao’s bold and courageous demeanor . everything goes well for singham until there is a clash with a goon that eventually escalates into a full blown fight . singham eventually gets promoted & is transferred to goa which also happens to be the operational hub of the goon . while this move brings singham closer to kavya , it also brings him in the clutches of the very same goon who is on a mission to destroy him . how singham rises to the challenge to expose this crook and put an end to his malicious activities forms the rest of the story . verbatim from urltoken on july 22 , 2011
ajay really u r one and only super star of bollywood not media maker like sr… sal… . ami…aks… . congratz for the super success of singham keep going no need awards , local publicity because audiance always like u u live in public’s hart . singham will be best gift to yug from u in 2011 . i love u so much from phool aur kante .
singham is a hindi film directed by rohit shetty ( the director of golmaal & its sequels ) which is the remake of ' singam ' which was a super hit tamil film .
according to a news report in koimoi , ' singham returns ' opened to packed cinema houses and the box office collections only soared towards the evening . as per the report , ' singham returns ' has done a business of approximately rs 30 crores on the first day itself . while the exact box office figures are still awaited , it would be no surprise if the
singham –super duper hit movie and its grandpa of dabang . a quality movie which can entertain you in every manner . go and must watch in theatres otherwise you will loose a big thing .
singham is hindi remake of super hit tamil movie singam directed by hari . this action fmovie directed by rohit shetty starring ajay devgn and kajal aggarwal in the lead roles . sources said that asin and anushka shetty were being considered for the female lead role . anushka later declined the offer and was sreplaced by cute girl kajal aggarwal . ajay devgn as bajirao singham and cast including prakash raj , ashok saraf sachin khedekar , sonali kulkarni , anant jog , vijay patkar , jayant sawarkar , suchitra bandekar , suhasini deshpande , meghna vaidya , pradeep welankar doing key roles in the movie singham .
using his political contacts , he gets singham transferred to goa to take revenge . singham , unaware of jaikant’s hand behind his transfer , joins colva police station . his co - workers , sub - inspector dev phadnis ( vineet sharma ) , sub - inspector abbas malik ( ankur nayyar ) , head constable savalkar ( ashok saraf ) hate jaikant for his crimes but are unable to take any action because of jaikant’s political powers . dsp patkar ( murli sharma ) , singham ' s senior , is on jaikant ' s payroll and takes care in concealing and eliminating the evidence of jaikant’s crime from the eyes of the law . singham tries to take this to the notice of dgp vikram pawar ( pradeep velankar ) ) but it turns out to be of no use as there is no evidence against jaikant and patkar . the local minister anant narvekar ( anant jog ) does not help singham and in turn , he warns him to stay away from jaikant ' s case .
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the actor has reunited with his long - time collaborator rohit shetty for his upcoming independence day release singham returns and he says their relationship has gone from strength to strength in the past 23 years .
soon , singham is transferred to colva police station in goa . to his horror , he realises that shikre has got him transferred there to extract revenge . shikre now openly challenges singham and tortures him physically and mentally . the area dsp ( murali sharma ) is shikre’s paid stooge and thwarts all attempts by singham to bring shikre and his men to book . singham’s girlfriend , kavya ( kaajal aggarwal ) , stands behind singham like a rock and , in fact , encourages him to stay on and fight shikre when he ( singham ) loses all hope and wants to quit colva . there’s another solid reason why singham stays back : the little son , nitin ( master agasthya dhanorkar ) , of late police officer rakesh kadam ( sudhanshu pandey ) pleads with him to stay back as he fears for the safety of his mother ( sonali kulkarni ) . rakesh kadam , an upright police officer , had been victimised by jaykant shikre and had committed suicide as he couldn’t bear the ignominy of being branded as a corrupt police officer . his seniors had not supported him in spite of being aware of his innocence . his widow had been knocking the doors of the dgp ( pradeep welankar ) and minister anant narvekar ( anant jog ) to reopen her deceased husband’s case so that he could be proven not guilty . but , of course , the entire police force and the ministers were unsympathetic towards her .
recently there were media reports that actor sunny deol would be starring in singham 3 , which will be backed by another production house . but shetty quashed such reports in a statement , saying , “yes , all copyrights are with us to make any films as part of the singham franchise as well as use the name in the film titles , hope this clears the recent rumours on the same . ”
in the backdrop of shivgad , a small village in the border of maharashtra and goa , the film revolves around the story of an honest , diligent and honoured inspector bajirao singham played by mr . ajay devgn who fights against injustice and prejudice using his own ethics and principles . a sudden strike of destiny sets up singham against the tremendously powerful criminal cum politician jaykant shikre ( prakash raj ) , challenging his morals and beliefs . jaykant ' s powerful planning and force makes singham land up in the ruling city of jaykant shikre , the city of ' goa ' , where he leaves no stone unturned to make singham ' s life a nightmare to live . singham ' s supportive girlfriend kavya ( kajal aggarwal ) and his tryst with late mr . rakesh kadam ' s family makes him realize the importance to bring a change in the system by eradicating the root cause jaykant shikre , by not going against the law of force but by being a powerful part of it . - - ( c ) reliance
this is really one of the best movie of this year…… ! ! ! ! 2011 . everyone should watch 2 time at least best of luck… . . ! ! ! ! for singham team . .
2 . at the end of week 1 , ' singham returns ' box collections had been rs 112 . 59 crore while ' kick ' made rs 164 . 09 crore at the domestic box office .
' singham ' was a blockbuster and people ' s expectations from its sequel are the same . footfalls are expected to pick up on the weekend and upcoming janamashtami holiday both in single screens and multiplexes .
interestingly , both films gained from having two big weekday holidays within a week of its release ' singham returns ' being released on the independence day and ' kick ' getting eid holiday in its first week .
defeated singham wants to return to his hometown but is stopped by kavya and megha kadam , who encourage him to fight against the evil and not run away like a coward . being mentally tortured by jaikant , singham arrests jaikant’s top lieutenant shiva nayak ( ashok samarth ) in a fake case of illegally smuggling alcohol . he thwarts off dsp patkar in full view of the public when patkar , bounded by his duties to jaikant , tries to protect shiva . meanwhile , megha kadam , after being ridiculed by dgp pawar and minister narvekar for her innocent husband’s death , seeks help from singham to absolve her late husband from the corruption charges .
singham returns is a potent but problematic ode to the mumbai policeman . writer - director rohit shetty and leading man ajay devgn have created a superhero who , quite literally , packs a punch , writes anupama chopra .
rohit shetty ' s directorial venture singham returns , starring ajay devgn and kareena kapoor , collected nearly rs 2 . 5 crore net in its third weekend at the domestic box office , bollywood trade website urltoken reported .
rohit shetty ' s directorial venture singham returns , starring ajay devgn and kareena kapoor , remained steady at the box office , collecting rs 4 . 25 crore on saturday , bollywood website urltoken said in a report .
however , karave held protest across the state including hubli and bidar . the pro - kannada activists expressed their anger against the makers of singham by destroying the cutouts and posters of the movie in front of theatres .
famous bollywood super star ajay devgan has announced to make the sequels of his successful movies . in an interview he said that i am going to make the 3rd sequel of film singham and 4th of movie golmaal .
[ … ] sincere officer within the movie who’s out to wipe off corruption , he doesn’t get into the singham mode and therefore one didn’t anticipate an out and out business blockbuster begin for it . from [ … ]
ajay , who is aiming to cash in on the holiday weekend of independence day with ‘singham returns’ , says he does not bother about the ongoing battle to the top in bollywood as he has a huge film resume .
[ … ] years ago when ajay devgn reunited with rohit shetty for the sequel of his most loved film singham , the opening was record breaking . golmaal again with the same actor director has received the same [ … ]
' singham returns ' might have reached the coveted rs 100 crore box office collections mark within five days just like salman khan ' ' kick ' but devgn ' s film looks unlikely to enter the rs 200 crore club . though ' singham returns ' managed to break ' kick ' opening day record for 2014 , it ' s highly improbable that the film will be able to replicate the overall success of ' kick ' at the box office .
special effects making of - singham - ajay devgn . singham is truly roaring at the box - office with its collection amassing over 70 crores . rohit shetty ' s latest film is also being touted as ajay devgn ' s comeback in his action hero glory . the films post - production work is carried out by the notorious pixion studios . bollywoodhungama and pixion , brings you a sneak - peek into the behind the scenes vfx making of the film .
dubbing prime minister dr manmohan singh as
singham for foreigners
, gujarat chief minister narendra modi on saturday said the country wanted to know how many
italian businessmen
would benefit by the decision to allow fdi in retail .
bajirao singham ( ajay devgn ) is a police sub - inspector who hails from a small town of sawantwadi in maharashtra . he fights against corruption with the valor of lion . when kavya ( kaajal aggarwal ) c . . . more
the film might go to sets at the end of the year . on the other hand , ajay devgn’s singham 3 may also star rolling around the same time , if the script and the other star cast is locked on time .
good movie , good body & acting of ajay , its really rocks on box offices . i watched and i was exited for this movie , one is the most diolog of this movie : jisme hai dum uska nam ahi bajirav singham woe
more and more , bollywood movies are urban tales for urban audiences . what feels most backward - glancing about
singham
is its uncomplicated , even cartoonish insistence on the benefits of village soil over city dirt for cultivating bedrock indian values .
[ … ] rare directors to be credited for remaking a film better than the original film , an example being singham . being a cop drama , the film falls in rohit shetty’s forte . as the director knows the need of [ … ]
at the outset , it must be said , ajay devgn ' s singham returns ' box office collections threatened salman khan ' s ' kick ' . however , beyond the first day cracker , devgn ' s power waned and kept going downhill .
1 . both films were surrounded with controversies . some shows of singham had to be cancelled from theaters in karnataka when certain groups protested with regards to usage of derogatory statements against the kannadigas . on the other hand , singham returns had to face protests soon after the promo was out when a hindu organization urged censor board to ban the film on grounds of depiction of hindu saints in a bad light . resultantly , a few words had to be re - dubbed in the final cut .
the hero is equally stupid . inspector singham is not required to do any sort of thinking either . no sherlock holmes like deduction or scientific approach to investigation because shetty wants to conserve devgn ' s energies to jump around like a lion to chants of singham that will ring in your ears for hours after you ' ve left the hall . we cannot blame the villain for not kidnapping the heroine ( kajal aggarwal wasted ) in this version because the hero never seems to care enough for her .
the sequel to the hit 2011 action - comedy which is currently under production was earlier named ‘singham 2’ . the second part , being directed by rohit shetty , is a continuation of the story of an honest police officer played by devgn in 2011 .
the new addition to ‘singham returns’ is actress kareena kapoor who is paired opposite devgn . ajay and kareena’s on - screen chemistry has been appreciated in both serious and comedy genres as in films like ‘omkara’ , ‘golmaal returns’ , ‘golmaal 3’ , and ‘satyagraha’ .
singham franchise sprung up from 2010 tamil film singam starring suriya and anushka shetty . reliance entertainment produced both the movies and also co - produced the tamil original . ajay devgn plays a fearless , honest and upright officer who is much loved in his locality .
singham returns is ajay devgn ' s 5th rs 100 cr grosser . rohit shetty ' s 5th film [ 4 - rs 100 cr , 1 - rs 200 cr ] . reliance ' s 6th rs 100 cr film ,
mr adarsh tweeted .
suriya’s eagerly awaited singham 3 which was to release for the big republic day weekend on 26 january , has once again been pushed , third time in a row this time the release has been postponed due to prevailing situation in tamil nadu following the jallikattu agitation .
singham showed a marvellous record breaking collection at asha theatre and city pride durga located in ahemadnagar and baramati . the collections recorded in the last week were rs 684200 and rs 575224 . all the 28 shows went with a mind blowing response leading to such collections .
singham is a tough and timely kick on corruption . a smartly - made , uncluttered cop - and - crook drama that restores our faith on change agents , who dare to go beyond their duty and training to trigger a realistic revolution , unlike their regular fellowmen .
this movie is good . . i like it … . if you remember movie called khuddar of govinda ( 1994 ) … . it is similar to that … . in some way … . i think khuddar is too good in terms of dialouge … story …singham is good but not great …still we can watch it 2 times … . ajay vs prakash raj is good … . khuddar ( 1994 ) of govinda is still better than singham ( 2011 ) … . this is only my opinion … but please go and watch this movie …
singham also flexes his perfectly sculpted body to slap - whack - smash goons who try to get fresh with kavya ( kajal agarwal ) , a family friend , who plays quite ' easy to get ' and swiftly falls in love and establishes herself as the female lead .
the film was released on 5 july 2013 along with a telugu dubbed version simply titled singam , also known as yamudu ii . [ 4 ] [ 7 ] a hindi dubbed version entitled main hoon surya : singham ii was released later on 2 august . [ 8 ]
the film ' s dvd was released on 2 . august 2 . 01 . 1 . the delhi high court , upon reliance entertainment ' s request , issued an order to all indian isps to block file sharing sites to prevent unauthorized sharing of singham . [ 1 .
the screens which were planning to screen singham 3 , are now after the distributors of the hindi films . both the films have huge buzz around them , and hindi films are currently hot in tamil nadu following the huge success of aamir khan’s dangal and its dubbed version in tamil .
1 . ' singham returns ' had the biggest opening day of 2014 beating ' kick ' with rs 32 . 09 crore , but it got beaten over the first weekend ( rs 77 . 69 crore ) by salman ' s film , which made rs 83 . 83 crore .
when the villain of the film , jaykant shikre ( a superbly comic prakash raj ) , tells the hero , bajirao singham ( devgn looking angry and stoned all through ) , “yeh , cheating hai” when he ' s outnumbered 1 : 500 , you tend to agree with the villain .
when i see this film got shucked and also inspire in someway , actually i am also a defense person , and in this film some places my story also matches to this film . on that case i fully depress but after saw this move i thought i also a singham……………… . .
singham is a movie starring ajay devgn , kajal aggarwal , and prakash raj . a truly honest police officer is transferred to a town controlled by a gangster he has humiliated . the gangster believes he can use good power to bring down this officer who made him look foolish and weak .
ajay devgn - starrer singham returns ' box office collections have reached near rs 135 - crore level . while the film ' s business in the domestic market have touched rs 132 . 36 crore , it ' s doing relatively well overseas also , with collections of over rs 15 crore .
a sequel titled singham returns was released in august 2 . singham opens with an honest police officer in goa , rakesh kadam ( sudhanshu pandey ) , committing suicide because of false accusations of corruption filed by jaikant shikre ( prakash raj ) , a don and politician in goa running various rackets like kidnapping , extortion and smuggling . kadam ' s wife megha kadam ( sonali kulkarni ) vows revenge but cannot find any support or help from the police or minister anant narwekar ( anant jog ) . the story moves to shivgarh , a small village near the goa - maharashtra border . bajirao singham ( ajay devgn ) , an honest maratha police inspector like kadam , is in charge of the shivgarh police station . he resolves most of the problems in his town informally and without filing charge sheets , thereby gaining much reputation and love from the villagers . gautam bhosle a . k .
hari bala as nandu . pradeep velankar as vikram pawar , dg police , goa . harish shetty as vitthal dalvi . meghna vaidya as lata singham , bajirao ' s mother . suchitra bandhekar as suchitra bhosle , kavya ' s mother . jayant sawarkar as kamlakant bhosle , kavya ' s grandfather .
talking to the media , karave president narayangowda said ,
we won ' t allow the screening of singham in karnataka , until the insulting dialogues are not removed . we would like to warn filmmakers if they insist on screening the film , we are not responsible for the further developments .
the film is a remake of the tamil film of the same name . yunus sajawal’s screenplay is fast - paced , especially once the drama between singham and shikre begins with their first confrontation . the earlier part of the film is devoted to establishing the characters of singham , his parents , the local people of shivgad , shikre , kavya and her family members who come to shivgad from goa , etc . while some portions of this part are very interesting , the other portions , especially the romantic drama between singham and kavya , aren’t equally so . even the romantic portions have their highs and lows – some parts are entertaining , others are less entertaining . the pace picks up once singham objects to shikre’s man signing the register at the police station . from there on , the screenplay is so taut and engrossing that there’s not even a second when the viewer would want to take his eyes off the screen . the drama is both , thrilling and entertaining – thrilling because of the high - voltage drama between singham and shikre , and entertaining because of the comedy , mainly by shikre . in other words , sajawal’s screenplay after the romantic portion is established , is outstanding . farhad - sajid’s dialogues are brilliant and many of them will draw thunderous applause from the audience . in fact , each and every confrontation scene between singham and shikre is bound to bring the house down , so wonderful are the sequences and so powerful are the dialogues . no doubt , several dialogues are spoken in marathi but even if they can’t be understood by the non - marathi speaking population , they will be enjoyed by that section because the context of those dialogues will be clear even without knowledge of the language . also , the marathi dialogues don’t come in the way of the comprehension of the drama .
5 . while ' kick ' box office collections have been more than rs 50 crore , singham returns has so far managed to earn about rs 15 crore . though complete data for both the movies are yet to come , devgn ' s film is unlikely to reach the rs 50 crore mark .
karnataka rakshana vedike ( karave ) held a protest march against the screening of bollywood movie singham , which has released in 27 theatres in the state on friday ( july 22 ) . the pro - kannada activists group has claimed that a few dialogues in ajay devgn starrer film are insulting for kannadigas .