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{{short description|2022 film directed by Rohit Shetty}}
{{About|the 2022 Indian film||Cirkus (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Cirkus
| image          = Cirkus film poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Rohit Shetty]]
| screenplay     = Yunus Sajawal {{infobox | decat = yes | child = yes 
| label1 = Dialogues by
| data1 = Farhad Samji <br/> Sanchit Bedre <br> Vidhi Ghadgaonkar 
}}
| based_on       = ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]''<br />by [[William Shakespeare]]
| producer       = {{plainlist| 
*Rohit Shetty
*[[Bhushan Kumar]]
*[[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]]
}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
*[[Ranveer Singh]]
*[[Pooja Hegde]]
*[[Jacqueline Fernandez]]
*[[Varun Sharma]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Jomon T. John]]
| editing        = Bunty Nagi
| music          = '''Score:'''<br />[[Amar Mohile]]<br />'''Songs:'''<br />[[Devi Sri Prasad]]<br />Hiten-[[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]]<br />Lijo George-DJ Chetas
| studio         = {{plainlist|
*Rohit Shetty Pictures
*[[T-Series (company)|T-Series Films]]
}}
| distributor    = [[Reliance Entertainment]]
| released       = {{Film date|2022|12|23|df=y}}
| runtime        = 138 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cirkus |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/cirkus-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda5ode5 |access-date=21 December 2022 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
| country        = India
| language       = Hindi
| budget         = {{INR|150
}} crore<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 January 2023 |title=Akshay Kumar reportedly charged 80% of Cuttputlli budget? As Bollywood looks at recession, actors' fees need to be cut |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood-slipping-into-recession-actors-fees-needs-to-be-cut-11941202.html |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>
| gross          = {{Estimation}} {{INR|61.47}} crore<ref name="box:bh" />
}}

'''''Cirkus''''' is a 2022 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Period piece|period]] [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama]] film<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2020 |title=Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty's Cirkus is a period comedy set in the 1960's |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-scoop-ranveer-singh-rohit-shettys-cirkus-period-comedy-set-1960s/ |access-date=10 December 2020 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=27 March 2021 |title=Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty feature in a dramatic BTS pic from Cirkus, final schedule begins |url=https://hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ranveer-singh-and-rohit-shetty-feature-in-a-dramatic-bts-pic-from-cirkus-final-schedule-begins-101616858066264.html |access-date=26 November 2021 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> directed and produced by [[Rohit Shetty]]. The film is jointly produced by Rohit Shetty Pictures and [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 October 2020 |title=Ranveer Singh, Rohit Shetty to collaborate on 'Comedy of Errors' adaptation 'Cirkus' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ranveer-singh-rohit-shetty-to-collaborate-on-comedy-of-errors-adaptation-cirkus/article32899132.ece |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> The film stars [[Ranveer Singh]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=18 November 2022 |title=Ranveer Singh wraps up Cirkus shares photo with Rohit Shetty & Varun Sharma: "Shooting khatamn promotion ki planning shuru.." |url=https://mamaraazzi.com/2022/11/18/ranveer-singh-wraps-up-cirkus-shares-photo-with-rohit-shetty-varun-sharma-shooting-khatamn-promotion-ki-planning-shuru/ |access-date=28 December 2022 |website=Mamaraazzi |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 December 2022 |title=Cirkus: Ranveer Singh joins Johnny Lever, Varun Sharma, Pooja Hegde for a 'current laga' performance |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/cirkus-ranveer-singh-johnny-lever-varun-sharma-pooja-hegde-current-laga-performance-8337197/ |access-date=7 July 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and [[Varun Sharma]] in [[dual roles]] alongside [[Pooja Hegde]], [[Jacqueline Fernandez]], [[Johny Lever]], and [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]].<ref name="filmfare.com">{{Cite web |title=Ranveer Singh to play double role for Angoor remake by Rohit Shetty |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/ranveer-singh-to-play-double-role-for-angoor-remake-by-rohit-shetty-44198.html |access-date=28 May 2022 |website=filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2020 |title=Cirkus: Ranveer Singh, Rohit Shetty to collaborate again after Simmba, film to star Pooja Hegde and Jacqueline Fernandez |url=https://hindustantimes.com/bollywood/cirkus-ranveer-singh-rohit-shetty-to-collaborate-again-after-simmba-film-to-star-pooja-hegde-and-jacqueline-fernandez/story-04J6Tu5laeDDfvXJyZyPGI.html |access-date=10 December 2020 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 February 2021 |title=BREAKING: Deepika Padukone joins Ranveer Singh in Rohit Shetty's Cirkus |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/breaking-deepika-padukone-joins-ranveer-singh-rohit-shettys-cirkus/ |access-date=8 April 2021 |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref><ref name="Hungama">{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=15 September 2021 |title=SCOOP: Not just Deepika Padukone, even Ajay Devgn to have a cameo in Ranveer Singh starrer Cirkus : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/scoop-not-just-deepika-padukone-even-ajay-devgn-cameo-ranveer-singh-starrer-cirkus/ |access-date=15 September 2021 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |language=en}}</ref> In the film, two sets of identical twins mixed up at birth encounter each other as adults.

''Cirkus'' is a spin-off to 2017 film ''[[Golmaal Again]]'' and an adaptation of the 1963 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''[[Bhranti Bilas|Bhranti Bilash]]'', which itself was based on [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'', and marks the final collaboration to date between Shetty and [[Farhad Samji]], the latter of whom did not return to work on Shetty's subsequent [[Cop Universe]] projects ''[[Indian Police Force (web series)|Indian Police Force]]'' and ''[[Singham Again]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2022 |title='Cirkus' A Different Take On 'The Comedy of Errors': Rohit Shetty |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/-cirkus-a-different-take-on-the-comedy-of-errors-rohit-shetty-news-204935 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharatvarsh |first=TV9 |date=17 November 2021 |title=क्या संजीव कुमार की 'अंगूर' से प्रेरित है रणवीर सिंह की 'सर्कस'? जानिए इस पर क्या बोले रोहित शेट्टी |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/rohit-shetty-revealed-ranveer-singh-starrer-cirkus-is-not-adaptation-of-sanjeev-kumar-movie-angoor-918362.html |access-date=28 May 2022 |website=TV9 Bharatvarsh |language=hi}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] for the film began in November 2020 at [[Mumbai]] and also took place in [[Ooty]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 November 2020 |title=Ranveer Singh starts shooting for Rohit Shetty's 'Cirkus' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-ranveer-singh-starts-shooting-for-rohit-shettys-cirkus/articleshow/79268522.cms |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

''Cirkus'' was released theatrically on 23 December 2022.<ref name="release">{{Cite news |date=19 May 2022 |title=Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty's Cirkus to release on December 23, 2022; first look poster confirms double role |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ranveer-singh-rohit-shettys-cirkus-release-december-23-2022-first-look-poster-confirms-double-role/ |access-date=31 March 2022 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The film was panned by critics and audiences, and became a [[box-office bomb|major commercial failure]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2022 |title=BIGGEST FLOPS Bollywood 2022 Movie List: Samrat Prithviraj, Cirkus, Shamshera, films that FLUNKED at box office |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/biggest-flops-bollywood-2022-movie-list-samrat-prithviraj-cirkus-shamshera-films-that-flunked-at-box-office-article-96613454 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=[[Times Now]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{hatnote|The film's timeline is connected with [[Golmaal Again]], and depicts the events before.}}
In 1944, Dr. Roy Jamnadas, who is working on the theory of [[nature vs nurture]], separates two sets of identical twins he finds at the doorstep of the orphanage he runs and gives them up for adoption to two different families, based in two different cities of India. One twin from each pair is given to a couple in [[Ooty]] and the other twin from the pair to a couple in [[Bangalore]]. Coincidentally, both the couples name the twins Roy and Joy, after Dr. Roy and his own adoptive brother Joy. Roy 1 and Joy 1's father runs a circus and after his death, they both take up the responsibility of running the circus. Roy 2 and Joy 2's father is a wealthy industrialist. Roy 1 has a strange connection with electricity and electric currents do not affect him. He uses this ability to show tricks at the circus and becomes famously known as 'Electric Man'. Elsewhere, Roy 2 receives electric shocks whenever Roy 1 comes into contact with electricity.

The story then moves forward 30 years. Roy 1's wife, Mala, cannot conceive and wishes to adopt a child from the Jamnadas Orphanage, but Roy 1 is against the idea. Roy 2 is in love with Bindu but her father, Rai Bahadur, is skeptical about him as he has seen Roy 1 with Mala in Ooty and has mistaken him for Roy 2, thinking that he is cheating on Bindu. Roy 2 and Joy 2 come to Ooty to buy a tea estate and there is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding as people mistake them for the other pair of twins. Three robbers - Momo, Mango and Chikki - are after them to rob their money. They back off when Roy 2 gives them electric shocks and their boss, Polson Dada, later comes to take revenge. They also come across Nagmani, the shady cab driver and Bagheera, a dacoit turned hotel owner. Roy 2 thinks they are all part of a criminal gang who want to rob them, and when they happen to come across Mala, they think that she is the leader of the gang.

Roy 1 decides to gift a diamond necklace to Mala but the jeweler mistakenly gives it to Roy 2, creating further confusion. Moreover,  Rai Bahadur is now convinced that Roy 2 is married to Mala. On hearing this, Bindu threatens to end her relationship with him, not knowing that Mala is actually Roy 1's wife. All the confusion is cleared when both pairs of twins come face to face at the circus and Dr. Jamnadas reveals the truth to them and his real intention behind separating them. They all reconcile with Roy 1 and Mala finally adopting a child from the orphanage while Roy 2 and Bindu plan to get married soon.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Ranveer Singh]] in [[dual role]]s as
**Roy Chauhan aka Electric Man
**Roy Shenoy
* [[Pooja Hegde]] as Mala, Roy Chauhan's wife 
* [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] as Bindu, Roy Shenoy's girlfriend
* [[Varun Sharma]] in [[dual role]]s as
**Joy Chauhan
**Joy Shenoy 
* [[Murali Sharma]] as Dr. Roy Jamnadas 
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as Rai Bahadur, Bindu's father
* [[Ashwini Kalsekar]] as Shakuntala Shenoy, Roy Shenoy and Joy Shenoy's mother 
* [[Johnny Lever]] as Polson Dada
* [[Siddharth Jadhav]] as Momo
* [[Mukesh Tiwari]] as Daaku Bagheera
* Radhika Bangia as Lily
* [[Vrajesh Hirjee]] as Naag mani, a taxi driver
* [[Tiku Talsania]] as Veljibhai, a jeweller
* [[Vijay Patkar]] as Shankar
* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Yusuf
* [[Anil Charanjeett]] as Prem
* [[Uday Tikekar]] as Joy Jamnadas
* [[Sulabha Arya]] as Chachi
* Umakant Patil as Chikki
* Ashish Warang as Mango
* [[Nikitin Dheer]] as Dev Chauhan, Roy Chauhan and Joy Chauhan's late father (cameo appearance)
* [[Deepika Padukone]] as Vrindama (special appearance in song "Current Laga Re")
* Krishna Saajnani as [[Conductor (transportation)|Travelling ticket examiner]] (TTE) at Ooty Station
}}

== Production ==

=== Development ===
[[Rohit Shetty]] had originally planned to team up with [[Shah Rukh Khan]] for a remake of the 1982 film, ''[[Angoor (1982 film)|Angoor]]''. After the 2011 blockbuster ''[[Singham]]'', Shetty had begun writing the script of the film but left it half-finished.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2020 |title=Did you know Rohit Shetty was supposed to make Angoor remake with Shah Rukh Khan in the lead? |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/article/did-you-know-rohit-shetty-was-supposed-to-make-angoor-remake-with-shah-rukh-khan-in-the-lead/669384 |website=timesnownews.com}}</ref> In 2015, Shetty said "We always plan to make ''Angoor'' but we ended up making ''[[Chennai Express]]'' and then ''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]''. We will definitely make ''Angoor'' but I don't know when."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Bollywood News |date=24 December 2015 |title=Rohit To Turn Producer; Vows to Remake Angoor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2015/Dec/24/rohit-to-turn-producer-vows-to-remake-angoor-859934.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> During [[COVID-19 lockdown in India]], Shetty worked on developing the story further and narrated it to [[Ranveer Singh]], who later confirmed for the film, marking their third feature film collaboration after ''[[Simmba]]'' (2018) and ''[[Sooryavanshi]]'' (2021).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=12 October 2020 |title=EXPLOSIVE NEWS: Ranveer Singh's next with Rohit Shetty is the Angoor adaptation! Double Dhamaka : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/explosive-news-ranveer-singhs-next-rohit-shetty-angoor-adaptation-double-dhamaka/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> 

The film was produced by [[Rohit Shetty|Rohit Shetty Productionz]] and [[T-Series Films]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=23 December 2022 |title=Ranveer Singh on Christmas Release 'Cirkus': 'Its Objective is to Spread Joy' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/asia/ranveer-singh-cirkus-rohit-shetty-1235468035/}}</ref> The officially announced the project titled ''Cirkus'' on 19 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=19 October 2020 |title=Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty team up for Cirkus, film set for 2021 release : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ranveer-singh-and-rohit-shetty-team-up-for-cirkus-film-set-for-2021-release/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Since the film is a comedy of error that results from [[mistaken identity (plot device)|mistaken identity]] due to the double role of two characters in the film, makers decided to set the film in an era that was devoid of mobile phones and all other modern gadgets. After contemplating on the time frame, they finally zeroed in on 1967 as the era to be recreated in ''Cirkus''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=8 December 2020 |title=EXCLUSIVE SCOOP: Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty's Cirkus is a period comedy set in the 1960's : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-scoop-ranveer-singh-rohit-shettys-cirkus-period-comedy-set-1960s/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> In early November 2020 before the film entering to production, Shetty booked entire [[Mehboob Studio]], Mumbai for the film shoot and started the set construction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=10 November 2020 |title=Rohit Shetty books entire Mehboob Studios for Ranveer Singh starrer Cirkus shoot : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/rohit-shetty-books-entire-mehboob-studios-for-ranveer-singh-starrer-cirkus-shoot/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
[[Ranveer Singh]] was reported to play double role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=14 January 2022 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Ranveer Singh on Cirkus- "It's an ensemble comedy in which I play a double role" : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-ranveer-singh-cirkus-ensemble-comedy-play-double-role/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> In mid-October 2020, it was confirmed that [[Pooja Hegde]] and [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] will play the female leads in the film, in the maiden collaboration with both Shetty and Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=15 October 2020 |title=EXCLUSIVE SCOOP: Pooja Hegde & Jacqueline Fernandez join Ranveer Singh for Rohit Shetty's Angoor adaptation : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-scoop-pooja-hegde-jacqueline-fernandez-join-ranveer-singh-rohit-shettys-angoor-adaptation/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Later, [[Varun Sharma]] was confirmed for playing double role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=18 October 2020 |title=EXCLUSIVE SCOOP: Varun Sharma steps into Deven Verma's shoes for Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty's Angoor adaptation! : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-scoop-varun-sharma-steps-deven-vermas-shoes-ranveer-singh-rohit-shettys-angoor-adaptation/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> [[Johnny Lever]] was also cast in an important role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=3 February 2021 |title=Johny Lever joins the cast of Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty's Cirkus : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/johny-lever-joins-cast-ranveer-singh-rohit-shettys-cirkus/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
[[Principal photography]] began on 17 November 2020 in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 November 2020 |title=Ranveer Singh begins shooting for Rohit Shetty's Cirkus in Mumbai |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/ranveer-singh-begins-shooting-for-rohit-shetty-s-cirkus-in-mumbai-1741951-2020-11-18 |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=India Today}}</ref> [[Pooja Hegde]] wrapped the first schedule on 6 December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=9 December 2020 |title=Pooja Hegde wraps first schedule of Cirkus, to resume shoot in the New Year : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/pooja-hegde-wraps-first-schedule-cirkus-resume-shoot-new-year/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> In late-December 2020, Singh glimpses from the sets of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=23 December 2020 |title=Ranveer Singh is all about lights, camera and action; shares glimpses from a shoot : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/ranveer-singh-is-all-about-lights-camera-and-action-shares-glimpses-from-a-shoot/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=29 December 2020 |title=Ranveer Singh shares goofy photo with Rohit Shetty from the sets of Cirkus on Simmba's 2nd anniversary 2 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/ranveer-singh-shares-goofy-photo-rohit-shetty-sets-cirkus-simmbas-2nd-anniversary/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> [[Deepika Padukone]] shot a special dance number in mid-February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=19 February 2021 |title=BREAKING: Deepika Padukone joins Ranveer Singh in Rohit Shetty's Cirkus : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/breaking-deepika-padukone-joins-ranveer-singh-rohit-shettys-cirkus/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Final schedule of the film began on 27 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=27 March 2021 |title=Rohit Shetty begins the final schedule of Cirkus; shares BTS picture with Ranveer Singh : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/rohit-shetty-begins-final-schedule-cirkus-shares-bts-picture-ranveer-singh/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=31 March 2021 |title=Pooja Hegde misses Thalapathy 65 mahurat since she is busy shoot for Cirkus 65 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/pooja-hegde-misses-thalapathy-65-mahurat-since-busy-shoot-cirkus/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Few Russian artists with elaborate outfits were spotted outside the sets and their looks included coloured wigs and extravagant headgears.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=9 April 2021 |title=Ranveer Singh shoots with international artists for Rohit Shetty's Cirkus : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ranveer-singh-shoots-international-artists-rohit-shettys-cirkus/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Film production was halted during the final schedule in April 2021 as shootings were stopped in Mumbai, due to the second wave of [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19]], and the film's vanity vans were given to police for the COVID duty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=21 April 2021 |title=Vanity vans from sets of Cirkus, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Raksha Bandhan provided to police on COVID duty : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vanity-vans-sets-cirkus-gangubai-kathiawadi-raksha-bandha-provided-police-covid-duty/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The last schedule resumed in [[Ooty]] around November 2021 and was completed within December 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rohit Shetty on 'Cirkus' hero Ranveer Singh: He is a fabulous actor who can do a 'Lootere' can also play Simmba and Bajirao - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rohit-shetty-on-cirkus-hero-ranveer-singh-he-is-a-fabulous-actor-who-can-do-a-lootere-can-also-play-simmba-and-bajirao/articleshow/87715881.cms |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Some patchwork also took place in July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=25 July 2022 |title=Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty shoot additional scenes for Cirkus in Mumbai : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ranveer-singh-rohit-shetty-shoot-additional-scenes-cirkus-mumbai/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The entire filming for Cirkus was wrapped up in November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=17 November 2022 |title=Shooting Khatam! Ranveer Singh wraps Cirkus; calls director Rohit Shetty "Mass-ter" filmmaker : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/shooting-khatam-ranveer-singh-wraps-cirkus-calls-director-rohit-shetty-mass-ter-filmmaker/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>

=== Post-production ===
[[Post-production]] of the film began simultaneously with the wrapping-up and continuation of film production. Editing and [[VFX]] works began in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=4 February 2022 |title=SCOOP: Rohit Shetty looking to build his own empire like Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai or Gujarat : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/scoop-rohit-shetty-looking-build-empire-like-yash-raj-studios-mumbai-gujarat/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The final copy of the film was ready in late-November, and was submitted to the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] (CBFC) next month. On 16 December 2022, the film received a [[U/A certificate]] from the [[Censor Board]], with a finalized runtime of 138 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=23 December 2022 |title=Cirkus Cast List &#124; Cirkus Movie Star Cast &#124; Release Date &#124; Movie Trailer &#124; Review- Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/cirkus/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>

==Music==
{{Main|Cirkus (soundtrack)}}
The score is composed by [[Amar Mohile]] and the songs were written by [[Devi Sri Prasad]], [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]] and Lijo George-DJ Chetas.<ref name="jiosaavn">{{Cite web |date=3 January 2023 |title=Cirkus– Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/cirkus/F8qbxwJYe2s_ |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> The first single titled "Current Laga Re" was released on 8 December 2022. The second single "Sun Zara", sung by [[Papon (singer)|Papon]] and [[Shreya Ghoshal]] released on 16 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2022 |title=Cirkus song Sun Zara: Ranveer Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Pooja Hegde look lovely in this sweet, simple melody |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/cirkus-song-sun-zara-ranveer-singh-jacqueline-fernandez-pooja-hegde-8328787/ |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> The third single "Aashiqui", sung by [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]] and Amrita Singh released on 21 December.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 December 2022 |title=Cirkus song Aashiqui: This Badshah track is heavily reminiscent of rapper's Jugnu, watch |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/cirkus-song-aashiqui-this-badshah-song-is-heavily-reminiscent-of-rappers-jugnu-watch-ranveer-singh-rohit-shetty-video-8336265/ |access-date=21 December 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> The score was composed by [[Amar Mohile]].

== Release ==
===Theatrical===
''Cirkus'' was theatrically released on 23 December 2022. It was initially scheduled for 31 December 2021, during [[New Year]], and then on 15 July 2022, but were unable due to production delays via [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 February 2021 |title=Ranveer Singh starrer Cirkus directed by Rohit Shetty to release on 31 December 2021 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ranveer-singh-starrer-cirkus-directed-by-rohit-shetty-to-release-on-31-december-2021/ |access-date=27 April 2022 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> In May 2022, the new release date with first official poster was announced — 23 December 2022, thus eyeing [[Christmas Eve]].<ref name="release" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2022 |title=Cirkus... |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/cirkus-rohit-shetty-shares-first-poster-ranveer-singh-starrer-announces-christmas-2022-release-1085841 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229040930/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/cirkus-rohit-shetty-shares-first-poster-ranveer-singh-starrer-announces-christmas-2022-release-1085841 |archive-date=29 December 2022 |access-date=28 May 2022 |website=Pinkvilla}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
The film's digital rights were acquired by [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=28 June 2021 |title=Ranveer Singh starrer Cirkus' digital rights acquired by Netflix; ZEE Network acquires satellite rights : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ranveer-singh-starrer-cirkus-digital-rights-acquired-netflix-zee-network-acquires-satellite-rights/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The film started streaming on [[Netflix]] from 17 February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 February 2023 |title='Cirkus' on OTT platform: Release date, where to watch, cast and plot |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/cirkus-on-ott-platform-release-date-where-to-watch-cast-and-plot-2336477-2023-02-19 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 February 2023 |title=Ranveer Singh's Cirkus will stream on Netflix from this date |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ranveer-singhs-cirkus-will-stream-on-netflix-from-this-date-8448851 |access-date=16 February 2023 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
''Cirkus'' collected {{INR}}6.25 [[crore]] in India on its opening day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=23 December 2022 |title=Cirkus Box Office Estimate Day 1: Opening shocks the industry; Rohit Shetty, Ranveer Singh film opens at just Rs. 7 crores :Bollywood Box Office - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/cirkus-box-office-estimate-day-1-opening-shocks-industry-rohit-shetty-ranveer-singh-film-opens-just-rs-7-crores/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> In its first week, the film made ₹28.20 crore net in India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=29 December 2022 |title=Cirkus Box Office Day 6: Ranveer Singh starrer collects Rs. 2.25 cr. on Day 6; total collections at Rs. 28.20 cr. :Bollywood Box Office - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/cirkus-box-office-day-6-ranveer-singh-starrer-collects-rs-2-25-cr-day-6-total-collections-rs-28-20-cr/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> As of 19 January 2023, the film has collected ₹42.44 crore in India and ₹19.03 crore overseas for a worldwide total of ₹61.47 crore.<ref name="box:bh">{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=Cirkus box office collection |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/cirkus/box-office/ |access-date=24 December 2022 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
''Cirkus'' was panned by critics and audiences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Agarwal |first=Mehak |date=23 December 2022 |title='Cirkus' review: 'Felt like a Sajid Khan film', say netizens on Ranveer Singh, Pooja Hegde-starrer comedy caper |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/entertainment/story/cirkus-review-felt-like-a-sajid-khan-film-say-netizens-on-ranveer-singh-pooja-hegde-starrer-comedy-caper-357522-2022-12-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226060834/https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/entertainment/story/cirkus-review-felt-like-a-sajid-khan-film-say-netizens-on-ranveer-singh-pooja-hegde-starrer-comedy-caper-357522-2022-12-23 |archive-date=26 February 2025 |access-date=26 February 2025 |work=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |quote=Soon after the Rohit Shetty directorial Cirkus hit theatres today, critics and moviegoers slammed the movie on Twitter.}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|0|3.4|13|consensus=|ref=yes|access-date=26 December 2022}}

''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' rated it with 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Rohit Shetty's direction is decent. The biggest strength of his execution is that he doesn't let the film turn confusing though there are far too many characters, including the ones that look similar. He has handled a few comic moments in an entertaining manner. He goes on a high with the scenes of Momo (Siddharth Jadhav) and also Rai Bahadur."<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=Cirkus Review |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/cirkus/critic-review/cirkus-movie-review/cirkus-suffers-from-poor-writing-and-forced-humour-and-appeals-only-in-bits-and-pieces/ |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> ''[[NDTV]]''{{'}}s reviewer felt that, "''Cirkus'' have same drawback as other Bollywood films have nowadays, its seems that it have no respect for audience, ''Cirkus'' is abysmally bad film, it may remind audience ''[[Awaara|Awara]]'' (1951) of Raj Kapoor', referring to its upbringing theme similar Awara. Ranveer Singh's both roles are insipid, this film's comic gags are pathetically unfunny, pointing on technical aspects he wrote that, its gaudy colour pallets made to appear film's real background like painted one."<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Cirkus'' Review: A Great Fall For Both Rohit Shetty And Ranveer Singh |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/cirkus-review-a-great-fall-for-both-rohit-shetty-and-ranveer-singh-1-star-3634465 |publisher=NDTV}}</ref> ''[[Maharashtra Times]]''{{'}} Abhishek Khude rated it by 2/5, wrote 'The atmosphere, background in this film looked fake, it have theme of ''[[Golmaal Again]]'' (2017), Singh did acting in his typical one tone, Shetty tried to generate humour by actor's wired body movements and tasteless dialogues, few scenes are humorous, probably kids will enjoy this picture.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cirkus review |url=https://www.maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/cirkus/amp_moviereview/96471873.cms |website=Maharashtra Times}}</ref> [[Shubhra Gupta]] of ''[[The Indian Express]]'', rated it by 1.5/5, wrote 'Ranveer Singh-Rohit Shetty film is surprisingly blah', ''Cirkus'' have cliche. She saw similar elements which Rohit Shetty everytime insert in his films to create humour from his multiple editions of ''Golmaal'' onwards, this film have over-the-top hilarity - Shetty style, in most part of it humour gags does not landed, some places it gives lectures to audience.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=Cirkus movie review: Ranveer Singh-Rohit Shetty film is surprisingly blah |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/cirkus-movie-review-ranveer-singh-rohit-shetty-8340379/}}</ref>

''[[The Hindu]]''{{'s}} reviewer Anuj Kumar, wrote in his review article that, Rohit Shetty used lots of Bollywood clichés such as ''Kali pahadi'', ''Rai Sahab'' but nothing created laughter, Jacqueline Fernandez- Puja Hegde looked like this film's glittering sets that shines a lot but add less worth, ''Cirkus'' is reckless ruckus in Ooty. Jadhav have prominent role, Fizzle generated when Lever appeared, he have 2-3 laugh moments the way Sanjay Mishra have in it.<ref name=":0" /> ''[[ABP News]]'' reviewer expressed that, Ranveer Singh, Varun Sharma's both characters are serious in this film and felt responsibility to generate humour was on [[Siddhartha Jadhav|Siddharth Jadhav]]- Sanjay Mishra, felt like supporting actors trying to do forced comedy, this film's plot is based on mistaken identity of two twin brother's set.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=Cirkus Movie Review: Rohit Shetty, Ranveer Singh's Comedy hit the theatres |url=https://news.abplive.com/videos/entertainment/cirkus-movie-review-rohit-shetty-ranveer-singh-s-comedy-hit-the-theatres-khabar-filmy-hai-23-12-2022-1571470 |website=[[ABP News]]}}</ref> ''The'' ''Quint's'' Pratiksha Mishra gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and wrote Cirkus's script is predictable, almost every part of this film have done before, such as trio of thieves (you already saw them in ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' (2010) led by Pappi Bhai), the climax scene (similar to ''[[Phir Hera Pheri]]'') bring forth just a few instances this film have a lot of these. Johny Lever, Varun Sharma and Sanjay Mishra etc. tried to make us laugh but writing is weak, it did not supported them. She criticized [[Film editing|editing]] (due to slow motion scenes) and [[Dialogue in writing|dialogues]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title='Cirkus' Review: A Circus With Great Performers but No Attractions |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/rohit-shetty-ranveer-singh-film-cirkus-full-movie-review-comedy-golmaal-deepika-padukone-song |website=The Quint}}</ref>

Calling the film predictable and unoriginal, [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] of ''[[Firstpost]]'' wrote, "There's only so far that an actor's innate talent, nostalgia and kitschy images can take a film. Soon enough, ''Cirkus'' blurs the line between imitation and tribute, until the fun completely ceases." In her 1.75/5-rated review, she added a note of praise towards Shetty's continued use of the Tamil language, stating "Ironically, Rohit Shetty's much-lambasted comedies give us more authenticity in the use of language in southern Indian settings than most commercial Hindi cinema bothers with."<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=Cirkus movie review: Sparsely funny, mostly listless Comedy of Errors with a message |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/cirkus-movie-review-sparsely-funny-mostly-listless-comedy-of-errors-with-a-message-11861981.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>

Vivek M.V. of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' rated it by 1.5 out of 5 stars, wrote it is an ultra-boring film, opposite to its name it does not have any memorable circus acts, it have terrible jokes, gaudy colour tone which strain your eyes. "This is Rohit Shetty's worst film yet."<ref>{{Cite web |last=MV |first=Vivek |date=23 December 2022 |title=Cirkus' movie review: Rohit Shetty's worst film yet |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/cirkus-movie-review-rohit-shetty-s-worst-film-yet-1174564.html |website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> ''[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]'' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "There are some occasional jumping acts here and there by jokers, and then the protagonist just holds two cables and passes current through his body. WhatsApp jokes double up as movie dialogues."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cirkus Review: Boring! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/cirkus-review-1/20221223.htm |website=Rediff}}</ref> Ronak Kotecha of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Cirkus is a busy film filled with a battery of characters put together with a purpose to make us laugh, but is far from that. Entertaining the audience with slapstick comedy and drama is a tightrope that Rohit Shetty has successfully walked before but this time he seems to have tripped several times along the way."<ref>{{Citation |title=Cirkus Review {{!}} Circus Movie Review: All the characters, colours and chaos cannot make up for lack of comedy |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/cirkus/movie-review/96434397.cms |access-date=23 December 2022}}</ref>

Rating the film 2/5, ''[[India Today]]'' critic Tushar Joshi wrote, "The issue with Cirkus is that it feels outdated. Not because it's set in the 60s, but the formula is cliched. The VFX in some scenes looks amateurish and the music, unlike Shetty's previous films, is a big downer. There is no harm in making a mindless comedy, but for it to work you need to have some solid writing to back your effort." He added, "In Cirkus, the writing is average and the only time the film picks tempo is when the supporting cast delivers."<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=Cirkus Movie Review: Ranveer Singh's film suffers from power outage, humko current nahi laga re! |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/cirkus-movie-review-ranveer-singhs-film-suffers-from-power-outage-humko-current-nahi-laga-re-2312586-2022-12-23 |access-date=23 December 2022 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Monika Rawal of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' in her review said, Cirkus is an awaful film, it have no comedy, Rohit Shetty appears to stuck in days of ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited|Golmaal]]'' (2006), there are endless characters in it and everyone did overacting, Ranveer Singh tried to be funny but his jokes did not land. Jacqueline is no better here and doesn't get to do much other than be just a prop adding some glam quotient.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=Cirkus review |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/cirkus-movie-review-unfunny-and-outdated-rohit-shetty-s-brand-of-comedy-touches-a-new-low-ranveer-singh-can-t-save-it-101671790840054.html |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Tina Das of ''[[ThePrint]]'' wrote that this film have confusing narrative and it is extremely boring, Cirkus have too many characters and it created chaos thus became unfunny, Rohit Shetty's this film is one of the worst film of this year along with ''[[Liger (film)|Liger]]'' and ''[[Heropanti 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=Rohit Shetty's Cirkus is easily the worst movie of the year |url=https://theprint.in/features/reel-take/rohit-shettys-cirkus-is-easily-the-worst-movie-of-the-year/1278845/ |website=ThePrint}}</ref>

== See also ==
* {{Section link|The Comedy of Errors|Adaptations}}
* ''Bhranti Bilas'', 1869 play by Indian writer [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]], based on Shakespeare's ''The Comedy of Errors''
** ''[[Bhranti Bilas]]'', 1963 Indian Bengali-language comedy film by Manu Sen, based on Vidyasagar's play
** [[Do Dooni Chaar (1968 film)|''Do Dooni Chaar'' (1968 film)]], 1968 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Debu Sen, remake of the 1963 film; itself remade into the 1982 film ''Angoor''
** [[Angoor (1982 film)|''Angoor'' (1982 film)]], 1982 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Gulzar, remade into the 2022 film ''Cirkus''
** ''[[Double Di Trouble]]'', 2014 Indian Punjabi-language film by Smeep Kang remake of the 1982 film ''Angoor''

== References ==
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes | cirkus }}

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