'Singham', which was first made in the southern film industry, followed by Bollywood, is now set to get a Punjabi remake with Parmish Verma in the lead role. It will release next year.

Ajay Devgn, who starred in the Hindi version of the film, made the announcement on his birthday on Monday. He is presenting the Punjabi film, which is being produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak.

While sharing the news on social media Ajay wrote, "Punjab Da Sher @ParmishVerma @KumarMangat @AbhishekPathakk @ADFfilms @PanoramaMovies @OmjeeGroup."

Punjab Da Sher@ParmishVerma @KumarMangat @AbhishekPathakk @ADFfilms @PanoramaMovies @OmjeeGroup pic.twitter.com/PnfmPf1YHG

— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) April 2, 2018

Parmish, who will play the title role, is known for singing Punjabi numbers like "Gaal ni kadni" and "Shada".

Parmish took to his Instagram and shared the same poster and wrote, "It's a Proud moment to say that I'll be Playing #Singham in its Punjabi Remake, that itself is a Cult in Bollywood. #AjayDevgan Sir's Production in association with Kumar Mangat ji and proudly co produced by Omjee. Main Waheguru da shukana karna Chahunda Haan. Aapni Family te har Ik Fan Supporter nu Mubarak Deni Chahunda Haan. Munish Sahni Bhaji eh Jitt da sehra tuhade sir janda Hai. Waheguru Mehar Kare, 2019 le Chak Main aa gia".

It's a Proud moment to say that I'll be Playing #Singham in its Punjabi Remake, that itself is a Cult in Bollywood. #AjayDevgan Sir's Production in association with Kumar Mangat ji and proudly co produced by Omjee. Main Waheguru da shukana karna Chahunda Haan. Aapni Family te har Ik Fan Supporter nu Mubarak Deni Chahunda Haan. Munish Sahni Bhaji eh Jitt da sehra tuhade sir janda Hai. Waheguru Mehar Kare, 2019 le Chak Main aa gia

A post shared by Parmish Verma (@parmishverma) on Apr 3, 2018 at 12:33am PDT

The Hindi version of "Singham" is directed by Rohit Shetty. The story followed an honest and valiant police officer named Bajirao Singham (Ajay), who fights against injustice.