Well, this will make Thackeray and his Mumbaikars clap repeatedly for fifteen times. The roar of ‘Jai Maharashtra’ will be echoed as many as fifteen times in Rohit Shetty’s forthcoming ‘Singham’.

News is that since the backdrop of the movie is around Maharashtra, considering Ajay Devgn is seen playing a local Marathi cop, Rohit Shetty cast as many as 15 Marathi actors for the authenticity of movie.

The list consist of A list Marathi actors which include names like Ashok Saraf, Sachin Khedekar, Sonali Kulkarni, Anant Jogue, Vijay Patkar, Agasthya Dhanorkar, Suchitra Bandekar, Jayant Sawarkar, Suhasini Deshpande, Meghna Vaidya, Ashok Samarth, Kishore Nandlaskar, Ravindra Berde, Pradeep Welankar and Hemu Adhikari.

Smart one Rohit! The maker has ensured fine returns of ‘Singham’ from Mumbai territory, which is huge.

This star cast comprises of In fact, even composers Ajay-Atul, who are creating waves on the Marathi film music scenario, have been roped in for the music of the film.

The shoot of the film is currently in progress in Mumbai, after which the entire unit will move to Wai, in the Satara district for the next segment.

After a string of comedy super hits over the past few years, director Rohit Shetty is back to working on the genre which he loves the most. This year, the talented director is churning out his latest cop action flick, Reliance Entertainment’s ‘Singham’, which is the remake of a hit Tamil movie.

Like in all his movies, this time too fans will get to see the magic of the Rohit Shetty-Ajay Devgn jodi along with southern beauty Kajal Aggarwal who plays the lead opposite Ajay. Her brilliant performances down south are what brought her to the notice of the ace director.

‘Singham’ will hit screens on 22nd July this year.