Dabangg (film series)
| Dabangg series | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster of the 1st film | |
| Directed by |
Abhinav Kashyap (Dabangg) Arbaaz Khan (Dabangg 2, Dabangg 3) |
| Produced by |
Arbaaz Khan Malaika Arora Khan (Dabangg, Dabangg 2, Dabangg 3) Dhillin Mehta (Dabangg) |
| Written by |
Dilip Shukla (Dabangg, Dabangg 2, Dabangg 3) Abhinav Pandey (Dabangg) |
| Starring | Salman Khan |
| Music by |
Songs Sajid-Wajid (Dabangg, Dabangg 2, Dabangg 3) Lalit Pandit (Dabangg) Background Score: Sandeep Shirodkar (Dabangg, Dabangg 2, Dabangg 3) |
| Cinematography |
Mahesh Limaye (Dabangg, Dabangg 2(Fevicel soi)) Aseem Mishra (Dabangg 2, Dabangg 3) |
| Edited by |
Pranav V Dhiwar (Dabangg) Hemal Kothari (Dabangg 2, Dabangg 2) |
Production company |
Arbaaz Khan Productions (Dabangg, Dabangg 2, Dabangg 3) |
| Distributed by |
Arbaaz Khan Productions (Dabangg, Dabangg 2, Dabangg 3) Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd (Dabangg) |
Release dates |
1: 10 September 2010 2: 21 December 2012 3: 26 June 2017 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |
₹1.02 billion (US$15 million) (Two films) |
| Box office |
₹4.65 billion (US$69 million) (Two films) |
Dabangg is a series of Indian action films. The first film is directed by Abhinav Kashyap and produced by Arbaaz Khan,[1][2][3] and the rest of the films are produced and directed by Arbaaz Khan. The series stars Salman Khan as the protagonist Chulbul Pandey.[4] This series is now the third Highest-grossing film series in Bollywood.
Overview
Dabangg (2010)
Chulbul Pandey, a young boy, lives with his younger half-brother, Makhanchan "Makkhi" Pandey, stepfather Prajapati Pandey (Vinod Khanna) and mother, Naina Devi (Dimple Kapadia) in Laalgunj, Uttar Pradesh. His stepfather is always partial towards Makkhi which constantly angers Chulbul. He harbours a feeling of resentment and indifference towards his stepfather.
21 years later, a scene shows a gang of robbers trying to steal money from a bank, when Chulbul (Salman Khan), now a cop, tries to recover the money by beating up the robbers. It becomes clear later that he keeps the money for himself. Chulbul, who calls himself "Robin Hood" Pandey, lives with his family and does not have a good relationship with his stepfather and Makkhi. Makkhi (Arbaaz Khan) is in love with a girl called Nirmala (Mahi Gill), whose father Masterji (Tinu Anand) opposes the relationship. Chulbul falls in love with a girl named Rajjo (Sonakshi Sinha), whom he chances upon during a police encounter.
An evil political leader by the name of Chhedi Singh (Sonu Sood) meets Chulbul and tells him that the people he beat up and stole the money from are party workers and that they were getting money for the party. But he offers to forgive Chulbul on the condition that Chulbul start working for him. Chulbul flatly refuses.
Makkhi asks his father to arrange his marriage with Nirmala. His father refuses saying that he needs money to repay the loans he took to make his factory, so he needs his son to marry a rich girl. Makkhi, in desperate need of money, steals it from Chulbul's cupboard and is caught red-handed by his mother. He tells her that he intends to give the money to Nirmala's father, who in turn will return the money after marriage through dowry. Although his mother refuses, he reluctantly takes the money and gives it to Nirmala's father.
Meanwhile, Chulbul meets Rajo and proposes marriage. She rejects it saying that she has to look after her father, Haria (Mahesh Manjrekar), who is always drunk and she cannot marry while he is alive. Chulbul then comes home to find his mother dead. He goes to his stepfather to make peace, as he is the only family left. His stepfather rejects and despises him as an outcast. Chulbul is then attacked at the railway station by Chedi's men, when he is with Rajo and her father; he beats up all of them in a fight. He sees Makkhi buying new clothes at the market. On approaching him, Makkhi says that he is getting married to Nirmala and invites Chulbul to the marriage. Chulbul tries to convince Rajo's father to give his daughter's hand in marriage to him and to stop drinking. Rajo's father accepts and, after Chulbul leaves, he plunges into a lake and commits suicide, as he knows that his daughter will not marry anyone while he is alive. Chulbul takes Rajo to Makkhi's exuberant wedding. Realizing that Makkhi has stolen his brother's money to finance the wedding,Chulbul marries Rajo in an informal ceremony. Nirmala's father, Masterji, feels disgraced and cancels the wedding.
Makkhi beats up one of the workers in his factory due to an accident. The workers go to the police station with his mother to file a complaint. Instead Chulbul beats up Makkhi in public, thus disgracing him. Chedi Singh decides to take advantage of the situation and suspend Chulbul. He takes Makkhi and his father to the police station. But Makkhi's father resolves the situation by accepting an apology from Chulbul. Chulbul meets Dayal Babu (Anupam Kher), the leader of Lok Manch, who also dislikes Chedi Singh. They come to an agreement to keep Chedi Singh in control. Chulbul adulterates the breweries of Chedi Singh due to which some people fall ill and Chedi Singh is blamed. Chedi Singh is confronted by Chulbul who openly reveals that he spoiled the breweries.
To take revenge, Chedi Singh burns Makkhi's factory. Makkhi's father has a heart attack due to shock and is hospitalised. Makkhi, in desperate need of money for his father's treatment agrees to do anything for Chedi Singh, without realising that it was Chedi Singh who burnt his factory. Chedi Singh orders him to deliver a crate of mangoes to Dayal Babu's house. But, unknown to Makkhi, there is a bomb in it. After he leaves the house, it explodes, killing Dayal Babu. Chedi Singh gives Makkhi a task to kill Chulbul. Makkhi, knowing that he would not do it, accepts it and meets Chulbul. He confesses to Chulbul that he was sent to kill him by Chedi Singh. He reveals to Chulbul that Chedi Singh made him plant the bomb unknowingly. Chulbul forgives him and reconciles with his stepfather. Makkhi meets Chedi Singh, who thinks that Makkhi killed Chulbul and reveals to Makkhi that he had killed Makkhi's mother. Chedi Singh is then informed that Chulbul is arriving with a huge police force. Makkhi reveals to Chedi Singh that he did not kill Chulbul. In a final battle, Chulbul arrives and takes down all the goons and rescues Makkhi. He then defeats Chedi Singh in a fight and suffocates him to death after Makkhi reveals to him that Chedi Singh killed their mother. In a happy ending, Chulbul gets Makkhi married to Nirmala in the presence of their father, while Rajo reveals that she is pregnant.
Dabangg 2 (2012)
The story carries on from the previous film— Inspector Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan)— in charge of a local police station in Kanpur and resides there with his wife Rajjo (Sonakshi Sinha), brother Makkhi (Arbaaz Khan) and stepfather (Vinod Khanna). A boy gets kidnapped from a school therefore Chulbul deals with the problem. In Kanpur, an assassin murders a witness who is about to testify against a dreaded don. Chulbul tracks the assassin down, killing him at a coffeehouse. The don is Bachcha (Prakash Raj), a struggling politician. After several public altercations, Bachcha's brother Genda (Deepak Dobriyal) convinces him to get rid of Pandey, threatening Chulbul's stepfather to kill his entire family if Chulbul keeps on interfering in Bachcha's criminal activities.
Genda harasses a girl, arriving at her wedding to kidnap her. Chulbul arrives at the wedding and asks Genda to leave. Genda refuses to comply and continues to insult Chulbul. Chulbul breaks his neck, leading to his death. In the meantime his wife becomes pregnant, Pandey being advised by everybody to leave Bachcha alone for the sake of his family's safety. Bachcha, promising to avenge his brother's death, decides to do so before the election. He meets Rajjo and Makkhi whilst they are exiting from a temple where Makkhi is shot by Bachcha and Rajjo is pushed off the temple stairs. However both of them survive with Rajjo having a miscarriage and a head injury.
Chulbul is enraged at the loss of his first child. He enters Bachcha's location and kills all of his men. He tries to arrest Bachcha, but when Bachcha tries to tease him, he kills him instantly by grabbing a gun and shooting him with 2 bullets in the chest. Later, Chulbul and Rajjo have their first child, a baby boy. Right at the end, Chedi Singh's photographer (from the first film, Dabangg) arrives asking for a family photo. They all laugh and the photographer takes the picture.
Production for Dabangg 3
In 2013, it was reported that Dabangg 3 will be a prequel.[5][6][7][8][9] In 2014, during the promotion of his production Dolly Ki Doli director of the series Arbaaz Khan confirmed that Dabangg 3 will indeed happen and that the scripting of it will start soon. It has to be an out of the box idea, only then we can think of making it into a film. Dabangg 3 will not about the story carried forward but something very different coming in way.[8][10] In March 2015, Arbaaz Khan said: he may not direct Dabangg 3 due to the pressure of playing three roles (Producer, Actor and Director) in it.[11] In April 2015, Arbaaz Khan said the film may take one or two years to shape up.[12] The movie has been scheduled to be released on the occasion of Eid 2017.
Cast and characters
| Character | Film | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dabangg (2010) |
Dabangg 2 (2012) |
Dabangg 3 (2017) | |
| Chulbul Pandey | Salman Khan | ||
| Makhanchan "Makkhi" Pandey | Arbaaz Khan | ||
| Prajapati Pandey | Vinod Khanna | ||
| Rajjo Pandey | Sonakshi Sinha | ||
| Nirmala Pandey | Mahi Gill | ||
| Masterji | Tinu Anand | ||
| Naini Devi | Dimple Kapadia | Mentioned only | |
| Chhedi Singh | Sonu Sood | Mentioned only | |
| Haria | Mahesh Manjrekar | Mentioned only | |
| Kasturilal Vishkarma | Om Puri | ||
| Dayal Babu | Anupam Kher | ||
| ACP Malik | Murli Sharma | ||
| Munni | Malaika Arora Khan (Special appearance) | ||
| Thakur Bachcha Singh | Prakash Raj | ||
| Chunni | Nikitin Dheer | ||
| Genda | Deepak Dobriyal | ||
| Inspector Siddique | Gireesh Sahedev | ||
| Anjali | Sandeepa Dhar | ||
Crew
| Occupation | Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dabangg (2010) |
Dabangg 2 (2012) |
Dabangg 3 (2017) | ||
| Director | Abhinav Kashyap | Arbaaz Khan | ||
| Producer(s) | Arbaaz Khan | |||
| Writer(s) | Dilip Shukla Abhinav Pandey |
Dilip Shukla | ||
| Composer(s) | Songs: Sajid-Wajid, Lalit Pandit Background Score: Sandeep Shirodkar |
Songs: Sajid-Wajid Background Score: Sandeep Shirodkar | ||
| Director of photography | Mahesh Limaye | Aseem Mishra | ||
| Editor(s) | Pranav V Dhiwar | Hemal Kothari | ||
Release and revenue
| Film | Release date | Budget | Box office revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dabangg | 10 September 2010 | ₹420 million (US$6.2 million)[13] | ₹2.15 billion (US$32 million)[14] |
| Dabangg 2 | 21 December 2012 | ₹600 million (US$8.9 million)[15] | ₹2.50 billion (US$37 million)[16] |
| Total | ₹1.02 billion (US$15 million) (Two films) | ₹4.65 billion (US$69 million) (Two films) |
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.[17]
Dabangg 2 also received several awards.[18][19]
Influence
Many other film characters are inspired by the character Chulbul Pandey.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Remakes
- Osthe (Tamil remake of Dabangg)
- Gabbar Singh (Telugu remake of Dabangg)
References
- ↑ "Dabangg: Cast and Crew details". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ↑ "Salman Khan plays cop in Dabangg Hindi movie". The Times of India. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Dabangg unveiled!". Rediff. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ↑ chulbul pandey: Latest News, Videos, Photos | Times of India
- ↑ "Salman Khan's Dabangg 3 to be a prequel". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ ""Dabangg 3 will be a Prequel" – Salman Khan". Koimoi.
- ↑ "Dabangg 3 to be a prequel". NDTVMovies.com.
- 1 2 "Arbaaz Khan: Dabangg 3 will definitely happen". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Sonakshi Sinha not in 'Dabangg 3'". dna.
- ↑ Koimoi. "Dabangg 3 scripting to start soon". koimoi.
- ↑ "I may or may not direct 'Dabangg 3': Arbaaz Khan". India TV News.
- ↑ ‘Dabangg 3′ may take one or two years, says Arbaaz Khan
- ↑ "The Biggest Profit Makers 2010". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014.
- ↑ "Top All Time Worldwide Grossers Updated 11/5/2012". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Will Dabangg 2 Beat The All time Record of Three Idiots?". Box Office India. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ "Chennai Express Crosses Ek Tha Tiger Worldwide in Ten Days". Box Office India. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ NDTV Movies (19 May 2011). "Dabangg Wins National Award for Wholesome Entertainment". NDTV. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- Bollywood Hungama (7 January 2011). "Winners of 17th Annual Star Screen Awards 2011". Sify. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- Bollywood Hungama (15 January 2011). "Winners of Zee Cine Awards 2011". Sify. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- "IIFA Awards 2011: Dabangg' bags six awards". The Economic Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "Nominations for Zee Cinema Awards 2013". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "Colors Screen Awards Winners". Colors Screen Awards. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ "Bollywood snippets: Amyra to do a chulbul pandey". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Salman Khan's 'Chulbul Pandey' Character Inspires Soha Ali Khan's Next Role?". Dailymotion.
- ↑ YouTube. YouTube.
- ↑ Salman Khan's 'Chulbul Pandey' Character Inspires Soha Ali Khan's Next Role. YouTube. 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Salman Khan's 'Chulbul Pandey' Character Inspires Soha Ali Khan's Next Role?". Yahoo Movies India. 2 December 2012.
- ↑ "Rani Mukherji to do a Chulbul Pandey?". dna.
- ↑ "Rani Mukerji to do a Chulbul Pandey in 'Mardaani'!". ApunKaChoice.
- ↑ "Chulbul Pandey inspires Soha". Deccan Chronicle.
External links
- Dabangg
- Dabangg at the Internet Movie Database
- Dabangg at Box Office Mojo
- Dabangg at Rotten Tomatoes
- Dabangg at Bollywood Hungama
- Dabangg's channel on YouTube
- Dabangg 2 at Box Office Mojo
- Dabangg 2 at Bollywoodhungama.com
- Dabangg 2 at the Internet Movie Database
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