Ranveer Singh To Shoot For Shaktimaan After Don 3, Film To Go On Floors In 2025: Report

Ranveer Singh will star in Basil Joseph's film Shaktimaan as the titular character. The film is scheduled for release in 2026.

'Don 3', directed by Farhan Akhtar, is expected to be a major 2025 release.

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New Delhi: In the next two years, Ranveer Singh, who last featured with Alia Bhatt in Karan Johar's 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani', will be hard at work filming his next projects. The actor will star in Basil Joseph's film Shaktimaan as the titular character, according to a report from Pinkvilla.

It is reported that the movie will start production in May of the following year. The film is scheduled for release in 2026. Before embarking on this exciting project, Ranveer has to fulfill his commitments for the Farhan Akhtar-directed film 'Don 3'. The franchise was earlier led by Shah Rukh Khan. 

Ranveer Singh in Don 3

The portal reports that 'Don 3' would be filmed over a seven-month period in both India and overseas. It is anticipated to be finished by March 2025, at which point Ranveer Singh will begin work on 'Shaktimaan' in May 2025.

“Right after Don 3, it’s time for Shaktimaan. The film has been in the writing stage for over three years now and the team has finally cracked a script that’s worthy of doing justice to the legacy of Shaktimaan. The film will be directed by Basil Joseph, with Sony Pictures India and Sajid Nadiadwala as the producers,” a source told Pinkvilla.

About Basil Joseph's Shaktimaan

During a September 2023 Instagram live session, Tovino Thomas suggested a possible collaboration between Ranveer Singh and Basil Joseph. Tovino went live to celebrate the announcement that his movie 2018 would be India's official Oscar submission.

Ranveer Singh wrote in the comment section, writing, "Love from Mumbai."

Around this time, Tovino began to share that he was discussing with director Basil Joseph how much fun he was going to have working with Ranveer. The actor revealed that Ranveer and Basil are in fact working together on a film, which is expected to go on floors shortly, even though he did not disclose the project's name.

Meanwhile, 'Don 3', directed by Farhan Akhtar, is expected to be a major 2025 release, with 'Shaktimaan' scheduled for 2026, while Ranveer's 'Singham Again' is scheduled for release in 2024.