Sardaar Gabbar Singh

Sardaar Gabbar Singh
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBobby Kolli
Screenplay byBobby Kolli
Dialogue by
Story byPawan Kalyan
Produced byPawan Kalyan
Sharrath Marar
Sunil Lulla
StarringPawan Kalyan
Kajal Aggarwal
Sharad Kelkar
Sanjjana
CinematographyArthur A. Wilson
Edited byGautham Raju
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
companies
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 8 April 2016 (2016-04-08) (India)
Running time
164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget75 crore
Box officeest. 84 crore

Sardaar Gabbar Singh is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language masala film co-written and directed by Bobby Kolli, (credited as K. S. Ravindra) based on an original story by Pawan Kalyan. A sequel to Gabbar Singh (2012), it stars Pawan Kalyan reprising his role from the previous film alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Sharad Kelkar (his Telugu film debut). In the film, brave policeman Gabbar Singh (Kalyan) rescues the residents of Rathanpur when they are forced to face the wrath of Bhairav Singh (Kelkar), who unceremoniously usurps their land.

Initially titled Gabbar Singh 2, the film began production on 21 February 2014 in Hyderabad with Sampath Nandi as the film. He later walked out of the film and was replaced by Ravindra. Principal photography began in May 2015 at Maharashtra. The film was renamed Sardaar Gabbar Singh in mid-2015. Filming took place extensively in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Gujarat and Kerala before concluding in March 2016. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music, while Arthur A. Wilson and Gautham Raju served as the cinematographer and editor, respectively.

Sardaar Gabbar Singh was released worldwide on 8 April 2016, along with a Hindi dubbed version, on a screen count of 3,200 thus becoming the second biggest Telugu film release after Baahubali: The Beginning (2015). It received mixed reviews from critics.