Deepika Padukone to star as lady Singham, Rohit Shetty CONFIRMS at Ranveer Singh's Cirkus event

Deepika Padukone will soon be seen taking the bad guys down in a cop avatar. Filmmaker Rohit Shetty during the song launch of his upcoming film 'Cirkus' revealed that actress Deepika Padukone will be donning the khaki uniform for his cop universe as they are all set to work together. Rohit, who was at the launch of 'Current Laga Re' along with Ranveer Singh and Deepika, shared the news on stage.

Deepika Padukone as Lady Singham

He said: "Log poochte rehte hai Singham ka agla part kab aayega? Today let me take his opportunity to say that Deepika and I will work together next year."

Rohit and Deepika have previously worked together in 'Chennai Express' which stars Shah Rukh Khan and released in 2013. It would be after a decade that the actress and filmmaker would be working together.

Deepika Padukone's Upcoming Movies

Deepika Padukone has a busy slate in the coming year. The actress will be seen in films of varied genres. Her next film is Pathaan opposite Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham. SRK and Deepika are one of the biggest on-screen pairings in the history of Indian cinema given their epic blockbusters like 'Om Shanti Om', 'Chennai Express' and 'Happy New Year'. 'Pathaan' is set to release on January 25, 2023 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

She also has Fighter in her kitty with Hrithik Roshan. While Deepika is the female lead, Hrithik plays the role of an Air Force pilot in 'Fighter', for which he will train and shoot at the military air base in Salonibari under the supervision of military officers. It has been learnt that Hrithik will be seen in a state-of-the-art Sukhoi 30 fighter jet in film. Paying a tribute to India's armed forces, Fighter will hit cinema halls on India's 75th Republic Day weekend on January 25, 2024.

Apart from cameos and special appearances in Cirkus and Jawan, Deepika is also working on Project K. Starring Prabhas, 'Project K', directed by 'Mahanati' filmmaker Nag Ashwin, is billed as a sci-fi thriller that will use a variety of technology in its production. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be seen in an important role in it as well.

Rumours are rife that she has bagged a film opposite Mahesh Babu in a SS Rajamouli film, in addition to Amitabh Bachchan's The Intern.