Dabangg 2

<p>After the events from the , takes charge of a local police station in and resides there with his wife Rajjo, half-brother Makkhi and stepfather Prajapati Pandey. In Kanpur, an assassin murders a witness who is about to testify against a dreaded gangster and politician named Thakur Bachcha Singh. Chulbul tracks the assassin down, killing him at a . After several public altercations, Bachcha’s brother Genda convinces him to get rid of Pandey, threatening Prajapati Pandey to kill his entire family if Chulbul keeps on interfering in Bachcha’s illegal activities. Genda harasses a girl at her wedding, where Chulbul arrives and asks Genda to leave. Genda refuses and continues to insult Chulbul, who breaks his neck, leading to his death. Meanwhile, Rajjo becomes pregnant and Chulbul is advised by everybody to leave Bachcha alone for the sake of his family’s safety. Bachcha promises to avenge his brother’s death before the election but he faces the pressure from his own party to condemn Genda’s actions for his own and party’s image. He meets Rajjo and Makkhi while they were leaving a temple. Makkhi is shot by Bachcha and Rajjo is pushed off the temple stairs. Rajjo and Makkhi survive, but Rajjo suffers a miscarriage. Enraged, Chulbul enters Bachcha’s location and kills all of his men, including Bachcha. Later, Chulbul and Rajjo bear a baby boy and Chedi Singh’s photographer asks for a family photo. They all laugh and the photographer takes the picture. When director opted out of directing the sequel, Arbaaz Khan himself decided to helm the film. Prakash Raj was confirmed to have been chosen to play the main villain. chose to play an item number in the film, despite initial reports considering for the role. In Feb 2012, it was reported that distribution rights were sold to for a price of 1.40 billion, the highest for a Bollywood film till date. But later reported the news as completely fake & nonsense. UTV Motion Pictures has brushed aside rumours of purchasing the rights of the sequel to Salman Khan-Sonakshi Sinha starrer, for 1.40 billion. The national emblem framed on the wall of Chulbul Pandey’s police station was depicted incorrectly. Sensitive to the slightest abnormality pertaining to national sentiments, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has asked producer-director Arbaaz Khan to simply blur the corner of the film’s frames where the national emblem appears. Shooting for the film began in March 2012. The producers announced plans to shoot the film in . A set depicting the city of Kanpur was created at the Kamalistan Studios in Mumbai, where the first schedule of the film was shot. The entire studio was rented for the film, making it a first in Bollywood. The phase consisted of shooting a song under . Following the shoot, filming is expected to take place in film city in Mumbai. The last schedule has been planned to be shot at Satara. Three days after the film went on floors, it was reported that Salman Khan replaced cinematographer, , with Aseem Kumar. A song titled “Fevicol Se” was choreographed as a dance number and considered as an equivalent to ” ” from prequel. Reports indicating that Salman would essay an important involvement in the director’s role were dismissed by Arbaaz. was produced on a budget of ; 170 million were spent on marketing costs of the film. The songs are composed by while the lyrics were penned by , Irfan Kamal, and . The is composed by . The full soundtrack album was released on 9 November 2012. One notable track, often referred to as the “Chatni Song” in promotional material and sung by and , is an adaptation of the famous Indo-Trinidadian song ” ” (or “Pholourie Bina Chutney Kaise Bani”) by , which itself has roots in traditional .The version significantly altered the original English lyrics, removing specific Trinidadian cultural and historical references (such as Sangre Grande and the tool) and changing contextual details (e.g., falling into a train instead of a sugarcane field), thereby adapting the song for a mainstream Indian audience and stripping it of its specific diaspora connotations. The first look of the film was unveiled on 19 October 2012 and theatrical trailer was launched on 20 October 2012 at Salman Khan’s reality show . Chulbul Pandey, Khan’s character in appeared in soap to promote the film. It aired on 12 and 13 December 2012. Salman and Sonakshi promoted the film on the sets of . was screened at the Ketnav theatre in , a western Mumbai suburb, on 17 December 2012. A special screening was done for the star kids on 19 December 2012. Another premiere was held on 20 December 2012 in which also attended. released in 3500 screens in India and 450 screens overseas on 21 December 2012. The film was made on a budget of (US$7.7 million) including prints and advertising. This figure does not include Salman Khan’s fee which can go as high as the budget of the film itself. had the highest screen count for any film in India and worldwide, surpassing that of . The trailers for and were released with . Chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Muzaffarpur ordered to lodge an FIR against seven artists of , including Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, and others under Section 156 (clause 3) of the CrPC and submit a report within a week in connection with a complaint filed against a song “Fevicol….” in Hindi movie . The complainant filed the case demanding a ban on the song immediately, claiming that such songs are likely to fuel sexual harassment and misbehaviour against girls at a time when the entire nation was experiencing an unprecedented shame due to the received mixed reviews from critics. On the website , 33% of 12 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.1/10. of gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said ” has Salman Khan, Salman Khan and Salman Khan plus entertainment, entertainment and entertainment in large doses”. Resham Sengar of rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, noting “But the actor cum director has kept the standards of the film intact like a pro. So much so that it was hard to believe that a newbie in film making has directed the film. So, go on and book your ticket to enjoy this paisa vasool film with your friends and family and don’t forget to grab a tub of popcorn”. Srijana Mitra Das of gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and praised the overall style. gave it 3 out of 5 stars and said the film was a treat for diehard Salman Khan fans. Rubina Khan of gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and said it didn’t matter what score she gave the film, it would still do great business. stated ” is a fanboy’s dream and wouldn’t disappoint the first comer either”. Saibal Chatterjee of gave the film a score 2.5 out of 5 stars reviewing “This film might also end up raking in a much larger box office booty than did, but assessed strictly as a pure entertainer designed for instant mass gratification, it isn’t half as successful. Unfortunately, the screenplay is devoid of any fresh ideas”. Gaurav Malani, also from gave the film a mixed review and recommended skipping it by “watching reruns of on television”. Raja Sen of gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars and felt was less unwatchable than its predecessor and it had “absolutely nothing new to offer, and nothing to remember, quote or take away from the theatre”. rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said “Arbaaz should have given himself some more time” to make the film watchable. publishers Manga gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars also calling it a “one-time watch potboiler”. of the gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said does not match “the zing of the original” and “there wasn’t one line that stayed with me after the film”. of gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated what the “film needed was personality and character, what it’s left with is sameness. But that’s probably enough for Salman Khan fans”. Aniruddha Guha also of rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and called it “wannabe- “. After giving it a 2 out of 5 stars, the panned by saying “you’d feel like a moron spending the last day on planet Earth filling your mind and lowering your IQ with rubbish like this”. Business of Cinema gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said it was a copy of the original and offered nothing new. gave it a negative review and raised objections to the content and said the film “objectified women in the worst way possible”. Sanjukta Sharma from ( ) said ” is a disappointment. It had nothing to keep me engaged”. gave the film 4.5 out of 10 stars and criticized the weak script and direction. Mufaddal Fakhruddin wrote, “the screenplay and script are majorly lacking, and whatever story it does have is stretched out in a way that it becomes blatantly obvious. There were a number of times where I went, “why did I just watch this scene?”. felt lost. They say not all those who wander are lost, but actually is. gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and objected to the content. Priya Joshi wrote, “Khan revels in the shameless display of narcissism, but there is little to commend the performance. The dialog is trite, there is no depth to the characters, and most of the effort has been applied to the elaborate fight sequences. With the emphasis on violence and the objectifying of women, it’s a step back in time, where the women are either dutiful, temple-going housewives or cleavage-baring prostitutes”. Joshi recommended skipping the film and added instead of watching it, we could “use the time, perhaps more wisely, pondering whether we have enough brussels for Christmas dinner”. Asian review website Wogma rated the film 1.18 out of 5 and criticized all aspects, from direction to performances by the lead actors. The reviewer broke down the rating of the film and gave “1 out of 5 for direction, 1 out of 5 for the story, 1 out of 5 for lead actors performances, 2 out of 5 for character artists, 2 out of 5 for dialogues, 1 out of 5 for screenplay, 1.5 out of 5 for the music, and 1 out of 5 for lyrics”. Simon Abrams of said “before they really screw up [the film], s creators do a good job of not taking themselves too seriously”. Trisha Gupta from First Post International said the film was a rehash of . Instead of giving a review, the objected to the content of the film. Quoting William Nicholas Gomes, a visiting fellow at the , they said “glorified the practice of torture by police forces” and would “raise wider public support in favour of torture and ill treatment [of prisoners] in custody”. was the second-highest grosser of the year behind . It netted (US$2.5 million) on its opening day, the biggest non-holiday opener beating the previous record held by . On its second day however, the film witnessed a drop due to “excessive screenings and cold weather” but still collected around (US$2.5 million). The film’s business grew on Sunday and it collected (US$2.6 million), taking the first weekend total to (US$7.7 million), beating the previous three-day record set by . After a successful weekend, the film had a strong Monday where it made (US$1.2 million), beating the previous record held by . collected around (US$1.9 million) on Tuesday ( day). netted around (US$920,000) on Wednesday. The film collected (US$710,000) on Thursday, bringing the first week total to (US$12 million). The film collected (US$2.4 million) in its second weekend taking the film’s collections to (US$14 million). The film was declared a blockbuster by Box Office India after its first week. has collected around (US$3.8 million) nett in five days of its second week as it grossed a huge (US$950,000) crore plus on Tuesday as it was New Years Day, taking its total to (US$17 million). According to Box Office India, the film became the second highest-grossing film of 2012 in 13 days, adding 30 million nett on that day. collected solid figures of (US$5.5 million) nett in its second week. After successful two weeks, the film further netted (US$890,000) in third weekend to make a total of around (US$17 million) nett. collected a good figure of (US$3.4 million) in its third week. It netted around (US$21 million) nett after the completion of its theatrical run. The final distributor share of the film in India was (US$11 million). collected close to 8.5 million overseas in its opening weekend. The film reached $8 million overseas in 10 days and was declared a ‘super-hit’ by Box Office India. has taken its overseas total to around $10.25 million in 17 days and has become the third biggest overseas hit of 2012 behind and , both of which earned the ‘blockbuster’ status overseas. grossed around $11.75 million in its total lifetime. a circumquel and the third installment in the starring and was released on 20 December 2019.</p>