Dabangg (film series)

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Dabangg Franchise
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Created byAbhinav Singh Kashyap
Owner Arbaaz Khan Productions
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Dabangg is a series of Indian Hindi-language action comedy films produced in common by Arbaaz Khan, starring Salman Khan as the titular cop Chulbul Pandey, Sonakshi Sinha as his love interest Rajjo Pandey, and Arbaaz Khan as Chulbul's step-brother Makhanchand "Makkhi" Pandey. [1] The original work is 2010 film, named Dabangg was directed by Abhinav Kashyap and produced by Dhilin Mehta. [2] [3] [4]

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Overview

Dabangg (2010 film)

A brave and honest and diligent police officer, Inspector Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan), faces challenges from his family, gangsters and politicians as Chedi Singh ((Sonu Sood)).

Dabangg 2 (2012 film)

Inspector Chulbul Pandey (Khan) invites a fresh trouble when he kills the brother of a notorious politician and the former swears to wreak havoc in his life as Thakur Bachcha Lal Singh (Prakash Raj)).

Dabangg 3 (2019 film)

Assistant Superintendent of Police Chulbul Pandey (Khan) encounters an enemy from his past, and his origin story as the fearless cop unfolds as Balwant "Bali" Singh ((Sudeep Sanjeev)).

Animated series

An animated series based on the film franchise, [5] also titled Dabangg, [6] premiered on 31 May 2021 as the title Dabangg Animated TV Series on Cartoon Network which was also produced by the same company and Cosmos Maya with CN India. [7] [8] It also aired on Pogo TV in February 2022.

Films

FilmRelease dateDirectorScreenwriter(s)Story byProducer(s)
Dabangg 10 September 2010 Abhinav Singh Kashyap Dilip Shukla, Abhinav Singh KashyapAbhinav Singh Kashyap Arbaaz Khan, Malaika Arora Khan, Dhilin Mehta
Dabangg 2 21 December 2012 Arbaaz Khan Dilip Shukla Arbaaz Khan, Malaika Arora Khan
Dabangg 3 20 December 2019 Prabhu Deva AJ.Arjun, Salman Khan, Prabhu Deva, Aloke Upadhyaya Salman Khan Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Nikhil Dwivedi

Dabangg (2010 film)

The first installment of the series centers on the fictional incidents. Chulbul Pandey is a cop who has his own way of dealing with corruption. His detractor Cheddi Singh manages to create a rift between Chulbul and his step-brother and uses it to his advantage. Dabangg was released on 10 September 2010, and gained positive reviews. [9] Mathures Paul of The Statesman gave the film 3.5 stars and commented that "Dabangg aligns itself with viewers frustrated by the nonexistence of uncomplicated heroism on screen". [10] It earned ₹219 crore worldwide [11] against a budget of ₹42 crore. [12]

Dabangg 2 (2012 film)

After the success of Dabangg Arbaaz and Salman reunited once again for sequel. The second installment in this series, the plot focused on Chulbul Pandey, a wayward policeman, who kills the brother of a crooked politician. In retribution, the politician sends his henchmen to attack Chulbul's wife which leaves Chulbul infuriated. Dabangg 2 was released in 3500 screens in India and 450 screens overseas on 21 December 2012. [re 1] It had the highest screen count for any film in India and worldwide, surpassing that of Ek Tha Tiger . [re 2] [re 3] It received mixed reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said "Dabangg 2 has Salman Khan, Salman Khan and Salman Khan plus entertainment, entertainment and entertainment in large doses". [r 1] The film was declared a blockbuster by Box Office India after its first week. [b 1] Dabangg 2 grossed around $11.75 million in its total lifetime. [b 2]

Dabangg 3 (2019 film)

A prequel, Dabangg 3, was commissioned after the success of the previous film and was directed by Prabhu Deva, with both Salman and Sonakshi reprising their roles and Saiee Manjrekar in a cameo role. [13] The film focused on ASP Chulbul Pandey who enjoys an ideal family life while catching criminals in his own bombastic way. However, an enemy from his past returns and threatens to destroy everything he has worked for. The film was theatrically released worldwide on 20 December 2019, on the Pre-Christmas weekend, in Hindi, and dubbed Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages [14] to positive reviews from both critics and audience. [15] Dabangg 3 opening day domestic collection was ₹24.50 crore. As of 19 January 2020, with a gross of est. ₹161 crore in India and ₹56.99 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide gross collection of est. ₹325 crore and has become the tenth highest grossing Bollywood film of 2019. [16]

Future films

After success of the third film, the makers have stated that they will continue the franchise and take it to the fourth and final installment in this series. The film is produced by Arbaaz Khan and Salman Khan. [17]

Recurring cast and characters

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Dabangg Franchise.

List indicator(s)
ActorFilms
Dabangg (2010) Dabangg 2 (2012) Dabangg 3 (2019)
Salman Khan Inspector / A.S.P / A.C.P / D.C.P / Dhaakadchand "Chulbul" Pandey
Sonakshi Sinha Rajjo Shreshawat Pandey / Miss Chulbul Pandey
Arbaaz Khan Makhanchand "Makkhi" Pandey
Vinod Khanna Prajapati Pandey
Pramod Khanna Prajapati Pandey
Dimple Kapadia Naini DeviNaini Devi
Mahesh Manjrekar Hariya Shreshawat
ShyamlaalChhedi's photographer
Ram Sujan SinghConstable Chaubey
Pradeep ChaudharyConstable Tewari
Daddi PandeyConstable Pichkari Yadav
Mahie Gill Nirmala Pandey
Tinnu Anand Masterji
Malaika Arora Munni
Warina Hussain Item number
Sonu Sood Chedi Singh
Prakash Raj Thakur Bachcha Lal Singh
Sudeepa Balwant "Bali" Singh
Vijay Sethupathi
Tinu Verma
Fardeen Khan


Additional crew and production details

OccupationFilm
Dabangg
(2010)		 Dabangg 2
(2012)		 Dabangg 3
(2019)
Director Abhinav Kashyap Arbaaz Khan Prabhu Deva
Producer(s) Dhilin Mehta
Malaika Arora Khan
Arbaaz Khan 		Arbaaz Khan
Malaika Arora Khan 		Salman Khan
Arbaaz Khan
Nikhil Dwivedi
Writer(s)Dilip Shukla
Abhinav Kashyap 		Dilip Shukla Salman Khan
Prabhu Deva
Dilip Shukla
Aloke Upadhyaya
Prabhu Deva
Salman Khan
Arbaaz Khan
Composer(s) Sajid–Wajid
Lalit Pandit 		Sajid–Wajid
Background score Sandeep Shirodkar
Director of photographyMahesh LimayeMahesh Limaye
Aseem Mishra 		Mahesh Limaye
Editor(s)Pranav V DhiwarHemal KothariRitesh Soni
Production companiesArbaaz Khan Productions
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision 		Arbaaz Khan Productions Salman Khan Films
Arbaaz Khan Productions
Saffron Broadcast & Media Limited
Salman Khan Films
Arbaaz Khan Productions
Saffron Broadcast & Media Limited
Distributing companies Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision
UTV Motion Pictures 		Eros International Salman Khan Films (India)
Yash Raj Films (International)
Salman Khan Films(India)
Running time126 minutes123 minutes141 minutes

Release and revenue

FilmRelease dateBudgetBox office revenue
Dabangg 10 September 2010₹42 crore (US$5.0 million) [18] ₹219 crore (US$26 million) [19]
Dabangg 2 21 December 2012₹40 crore (US$4.8 million) [20] ₹255 crore (US$31 million) [21]
Dabangg 3 20 December 2019₹125 crore (US$15 million)₹230 crore (US$28 million) [22]
Total₹207 crore (US$25 million)₹704 crore (US$84 million)

Reception

Critical reception

Film Rotten Tomatoes
Dabangg60% [23]
Dabangg 236% [24]
Dabangg 318% [25]

Awards

Dabangg received accolades in major film award functions in India. Among them, it won a National Film Award for the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. It was given six awards at the 56th Filmfare Awards, including one for Best Film, seven Screen Awards, nine Zee Cine Awards and ten IIFA Awards. [26] Dabangg 2 also received several awards. [27] [28]

Influence

Many other film characters are inspired by the character Chulbul Pandey. [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [ further explanation needed ]

Remakes

Notes

  1. ↑ "Dabangg 2 Box-office collection". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola Has $1 Million Opening". Box Office India. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  1. ↑ Adarsh, Taran. "Dabangg 2 Review". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
  1. ↑ "B.O. update: 'Dabangg 2' all set to create history!". Bollywood Hungama . 27 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kai Po Che' trailer to be released with Salman Khan's 'Dabanng 2". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "'Bhaag Milkha...', 'Kai Po Che' trailers to go with 'Dabangg 2'". The Times of India . 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

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