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Wait… Mona Singh as a jailed sand mafia boss? Prime Video’s Subedaar has delivered a casting curveball no one anticipated. As Babli Didi, Mona steps into the shoes of a woman who inherits a crime legacy, runs multiple illegal sand-mining ghats from behind bars, and keeps Subedaar Arjun Maurya (played by Anil Kapoor) constantly on edge. Powerful, unpredictable, and deeply rooted in heartland realities, this is a version of Mona Singh audiences have never seen before, one that no 2026 bingo could have predicted.
Reflecting on how the role came her way, Mona Singh shared, “Mujhe Suresh (Triveni) ka phone aaya (Suresh Triveni called me), he is a dear friend. And he told me, Mona, I’m offering you a role, something that you have never done before. He narrated the script to me and told me about my character, and I was like, ‘Arey baap re! Yeh kya de diya mujhe?’ (OMG, what have you given me?). I have never done this before.”
Talking about how much fun she had while shooting, Mona added, “I think that’s the best part working with Suresh, and it’s our first collaboration,” Sharing insights into Babli Didi, Mona added, “She is full of surprises and is a little whimsical. She is very unpredictable and she is unapologetically flawed. That’s what I love about the character.”
Sharing what made the role challenging, Mona said, “Ek heartland ka dialect bhi pakadna hai aur aap gundi didi bhi bani hui ho. Pura sand mafia aap chala rahi hai. (You have to get the heartland dialect right, and you’re also playing a goon. You’re running the entire sand mafia). Aur meine Subedaar Ji ko dukhi kar rakha hai puri picture me. Bohot action ho rahe hai didi ke wajah se. (And I’ve troubled Subedaar ji throughout the film. There’s a lot of action happening because of Didi). So it was challenging. Ofcourse challenge har actor ko pasand aata hai aur mujhe sabse zyada pasand aata hai. (Of course, every actor likes a challenge, and I like it the most). To do things which challenge me, surprise me, which give me some sleepless nights, toh mene yeh sab mehsoos kiya yeh play karte waqt aur bohot maze kiye. (I felt all of that while playing this role, and I had a lot of fun).”
Directed by Suresh Triveni, produced by Vikram Malhotra, Anil Kapoor, and Suresh Triveni, Subedaar is an Opening Image Films production, in association with Anil Kapoor Film & Communication Network (AKFCN). Written by Suresh Triveni and Prajwal Chandrashekar, this gritty, emotionally charged action-drama stars Anil Kapoor and Radhikka Madan in lead roles, alongside a powerhouse cast including Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Rawal, Faisal Malik, Mona Singh, and Khushboo Sundar in pivotal roles. Subedaar will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, across India and over 240 countries and territories worldwide, on March 5.
