<p>Hindi (U/A) <br />Director: Arbaaz Khan<br />Cast: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Vinod Khanna<br /><br />‘Thank God for him’ was what I overheard when Salman Khan as Chulbul Robin Hood Pandey was done with the first set of goons in Dabangg 2 in the first five minutes of the film. The viewer had more to offer: ‘If we have more such cops like him, gang-rapes like the one in Delhi would stop immediately.’ Murmurs of accent were heard all round. The thin line between reel and real merged and the relationship bound and sealed with Sallu bhai.<br /><br />This time too, Chulbul Pandey every few minutes took on goons and thrashed them to bits, while sharing great chemistry with Rajjoji (Sonakshi Sinha, in a slimmer and more attractive avatar) and a better relationship with his stepfather Prajapati Pandey (Vinod Khanna). <br /><br />The plotline remained straightforward and simple, keeping in mind the fact that Chulbul had to be in every scene; come out the victor in every fight sequence and ultimately defeat the main villain Thakur Bachcha (Prakash Raj, who specialises as a baddie and has won the maximum awards for being a great villain!).<br /><br />There isn’t much in Dabangg 2, unlike its first part where the character of Pandeyji had to be built from scratch, as being a lovable, corrupt cop who really is tough with the villains and who has some great oneliners. The sequel only had to reinforce his character, which it does with aplomb. <br /><br />The compulsions to cater to masses remain in place with some seriously funny dialogues, a couple of item numbers (one each with Malaika, and Kareena in the rather obscene ‘Favicol’ song); one romantic number and a title track – keeping the original tune and ‘Hurr Dabangg, Dabangg’ chorus and dance steps in place.<br /><br />Credit must be given to Arbaaz Khan for paying due attention to supporting actors, especially Chulbul’s sidekicks like Tiwari and Sharmaji as also his senior SP Mathur. Sonakshi too gets her fair share of screen space, as a spunky woman who holds her own with her husband.<br /><br />Figures are already out and counting. Dabangg had collected Rs 80.87 crore in the first week. This one has opened with Rs 20 crore on day one - the biggest opening for a non-holiday film so far. If anything, Dabangg 2 has only gone on to prove that sequels can do better business than their predecessors. <br /></p>
<p>Hindi (U/A) <br />Director: Arbaaz Khan<br />Cast: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Vinod Khanna<br /><br />‘Thank God for him’ was what I overheard when Salman Khan as Chulbul Robin Hood Pandey was done with the first set of goons in Dabangg 2 in the first five minutes of the film. The viewer had more to offer: ‘If we have more such cops like him, gang-rapes like the one in Delhi would stop immediately.’ Murmurs of accent were heard all round. The thin line between reel and real merged and the relationship bound and sealed with Sallu bhai.<br /><br />This time too, Chulbul Pandey every few minutes took on goons and thrashed them to bits, while sharing great chemistry with Rajjoji (Sonakshi Sinha, in a slimmer and more attractive avatar) and a better relationship with his stepfather Prajapati Pandey (Vinod Khanna). <br /><br />The plotline remained straightforward and simple, keeping in mind the fact that Chulbul had to be in every scene; come out the victor in every fight sequence and ultimately defeat the main villain Thakur Bachcha (Prakash Raj, who specialises as a baddie and has won the maximum awards for being a great villain!).<br /><br />There isn’t much in Dabangg 2, unlike its first part where the character of Pandeyji had to be built from scratch, as being a lovable, corrupt cop who really is tough with the villains and who has some great oneliners. The sequel only had to reinforce his character, which it does with aplomb. <br /><br />The compulsions to cater to masses remain in place with some seriously funny dialogues, a couple of item numbers (one each with Malaika, and Kareena in the rather obscene ‘Favicol’ song); one romantic number and a title track – keeping the original tune and ‘Hurr Dabangg, Dabangg’ chorus and dance steps in place.<br /><br />Credit must be given to Arbaaz Khan for paying due attention to supporting actors, especially Chulbul’s sidekicks like Tiwari and Sharmaji as also his senior SP Mathur. Sonakshi too gets her fair share of screen space, as a spunky woman who holds her own with her husband.<br /><br />Figures are already out and counting. Dabangg had collected Rs 80.87 crore in the first week. This one has opened with Rs 20 crore on day one - the biggest opening for a non-holiday film so far. If anything, Dabangg 2 has only gone on to prove that sequels can do better business than their predecessors. <br /></p>
