Singh is Kinng

Singh is King, or S.I.K., is a 2008 film directed by Anees Bazmee and stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif. It has gone on to gross over Rs.600 million worldwide and it is still grossing more. It has had considerable success in North America, grossing over $1.1 million dollars in its first weekend ("Mega Hit Singh Is Kinng : Record Breaking Box office thread." Naachgaana 16 Aug 2008 4 Dec 2008 ). The music of the film received attention in the States because of rapper Snoop Dogg’s involvement; he as a small cameo and performs the title track. This was a worldwide success because of its enticing plot, comedic aspects, and great song and dance sequences.
Lucky Singh, played by, Sonu Sood, is the king of the Australian underworld. Back in a small village in India, Happy Singh, played by Akshay Kumar promises to bring Lucky back to his village. In his attempt to fly to Australia, his boarding pass gets mixed up with someone else’s and he ends up in Egypt. While he is there he meets Sonia, played by Katrina Kaif, and falls deeply in love with her.
Happy eventually flies to Australia and finds Lucky’s house, but Lucky does not want to go back to India and kicks Happy out on the street. Happy is taken in by an elderly woman, played by Kirron Kher. Although she has very little, this woman provides food and shelter for Happy, and he sees her as a mother figure.
In an attack, Happy risks his life to save Lucky’s. They both survive, but Lucky becomes paralyzed and can no longer be king. So, Happy takes his place and tries to get the underworld gang to change there ways and become good. Soon, elderly women that provided for Happy when he needed it most came back to Happy. She was upset because her daughter was coming back to Australia and as no idea of the poor financial situation that she is in. Happy allowed her to use the gang’s mansion and the gang pretended to be the servants. But, he soon finds out that the elderly women’s daughter is Sonia, the women he fell in love with in Egypt, and that she is engaged to sneaky Puneet, played by Ranvir Shorey!
The plot twists and turns and is incredibly funny. It is a great modern film that keeps the same traditional values and morals of Bollywood. -Allison Connolly