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I want to see the look on Anurag Kashyap's face now, he was asking @BeingSalmanKhan to make @ArbaazSKhan's career, well he made it now 4sure...
Looking at the speed that it has opened, the record for non-holiday Friday will be overtaken by leaps and bounds by #Dabangg2.
@KomalNahta Raj Cinema, Raipur - 12 noon show HOUSEFULL courtesy advance bookings!
D2 report 6 - In spite of cold weather, all 3 screens of EP multiplex in Jaipur in morning show r packed! Earth-shattering initial!
Mayans were partly right! The world won't end today but there will be an earthquake everywhere as #Dabangg2 opens today! Hysteria expected!
D2 report 7-At Inox Space, Jaipur: both screens full.Crowd of 20 kids got up frm seats, went on stage&danced in entire Fevicol song!!Rage.
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People who were on roof top screaming Fevicol song is a disaster can read above the rage it has created in halls 🥳
@KomalNahta in indore aastha,mudhumilan,kastur,regal all single screen housefull,i m standing in que of velocty multplex & A huge crowd here
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| Can Dabbagg 2 Do the Unthinkable?
Friday 21st December 2012 12.30 IST | |
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
Dabangg 2 has taken a historic start which was always likely but the reaction of the audience at various centres across the country gives it a chance to the do the unthinkable and that is go towards a record figure on a working day.
Although it is a tall order as collections at multiplexes tend to take dips especially in the late afternoon shows but if the craze seen in the morning can keep that a dip at minimum then its not out of the question that history can be created.
Looking at the morning and what tends to happen in the afternoon and evening the film should surpass 25 crore nett for the first day with possibilities of higher total and a record first day although very difficult, cannot be totally ruled out of the picture just yet. The late afternoon and evening shows will give a better indication. The record collections for the first day are around 31 crore nett. | |
Explaining the plot of Dabangg 2 is easier than making morning tea. So here's how it goes: Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan) has now moved to a bigger city – Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. A school boy is abducted by goons and needs to be rescued. Enter Chulbul Pandey (his bulging tummy is hard to miss; perhaps a sign that he is now a happily married man!) and a long fist and gun fight ensues. A chubby Chulbul saves the day. He takes the money from the rich father of the kidnapped boy and donates it to the police fund and to his personal charity, establishing the fact that he is truly Robinhood Pandey. Cut to the title song.
Chulbul and Rajjo (Sonakshi Sinha) continue to be totally in love after marriage and sing love songs on the streets once again. Enter a mean looking villain – Bachha Singh played by Prakash Raj – a goon taking his first step into politics. Chulbul makes sure he does not let Bachha continue with his do number ka dhanda. An enraged Bachha sends his bro Genda (Deepak Dobriyal) to threaten Sallu's daddy (Vinod Khanna) who is now happily living with his beta. Despite the threat to his family Chulbul continues to be Dabangg and bumps off Genda to save a girl's life. Bachha decides to kick his political ambitions and avenge his brother's death. He attacks Chulbul's pregnant wife and brother Makkhi Singh (Arbaaz Khan). Rajjo loses the baby, and Makkhi conveniently survives a bullet. Being a Dabangg wife, Sonakshi tells his pati to kill Bachha. Cut to the climax – a larger than life action sequence ( and not without Salman's shirt coming off) and the villain is defeated! The End.
As is obvious by now, Dabangg 2 is too predictable. In fact, the plot is thinner than Malaika Arora Khan's waist! The subplots that explore Chulbul's relationship with his wife, father and brother make you wonder where the film is going. Their purpose is to add an emotional quotient to the movie, but there are far too many subplots and they slow down the pace of the film. Post interval, you constantly wait for something to happen, something to jump at you or surprise you, but when a development does come, it's too late and too lame.
Case in point: A pregnant Sonakshi rolling down the temple stairs while Arbaaz is being held back by the goons. This scene has been used in too many B-grade movies to be taken seriously.
Since the script is weak, director Arbaaz Khan relies on action sequences and cheeky dialogues to do the trick. But that gets too repetitive by the end of it. The production values dip on many occasions – the CGI effects in all the car driving scenes look straight out of the 80's when technology was not available. The direction is sloppy on several occasions.
Sonakshi has more to do in this sequel and she does a decent job of it. Arbaaz appears and disappears at will and makes no impression. Vinod Khanna gets a chance to show off his acting skills after a long time and he proves that he is still a formidable actor. The one person you feel bad for is Prakash Raj. The actor is getting typecast and he has nothing new to offer in this film. Dabangg 2 definitely needed a more menacing villain to make Chulbul look stronger.
Now for the few good things. Most of us will watch Dabangg 2 only for Salman and yes, he keeps up the good work and continues with his antics. But he doesn't get enough support from brother and director Arbaaz, who fails to recreate the magic of Dabangg which was a potboiler with a complex and pacey storyline and loads of punches. Chulbul had many more challenges to deal with because of the differences with his father and brother. In the sequel everything's way too hunky dory and Chulbul is just having a field day.
Some action scenes are well choreographed, but get repetitive after a point. The few entertaining portions come in the form of Chulbul's dialogues with his enemies and his interactions with his fellow police officers. Here I must add that a rather stubby looking Salman is in the company of older inspectors and hawaldars, and this could have been done in a bid to make him look younger and cooler. And that's really not cool! Sallu needs to get fitter if he intends to continue doing action movies.
Dabangg 2 might bring in the moolah, but may not succeed in winning the audiences' heart the wayDabangg did. So watch it for Salman if you must, but be ready to be disappointed. I suggest you settle into your couch and catch the first part once again on television instead!
Rating: 2.5/5
* Poor – Avoid!
** Average – Give it a shot if you are desperate!
*** Good – One time watch!
**** Very good – Must watch!
***** Excellent – Don't miss!
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