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somi

@Somii

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Posted: 15 years ago

#101

Originally posted by: Sallufanno1

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Jus got an sms 4m @taran_adarsh sir stating that Dabangg has beaten d Friday collection record of 3 Idiots...Wow!! via mobile web

wow that is awesome👏

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somi

@Somii

Dazzler

Posted: 15 years ago

#102

Salman Khan's Dabangg shatter opening day records!

by Raja Roy

Salman Khan starrer Dabangg has done the impossible. Dabangg has shattered the opening day box-office record of Aamir Khan starrer all time hit "3 Idiots". The film has hit the box-office as a hurricane and took even the Dabangg believers by surprise.

"3 Idiots" had a collection of 13 crores on Day One of its release and that till today was the highest grossing opening day collections for any bollywood movie. Salman Khan starrer Dabangg has broken past that mark as per the first reports out of tinsel town. The exact numbers are still getting tallied as we speak. With Eid festivals and Ganesh Chaturthi this weekend, the movie is set to do record setting business over its first weekend.

Though beating "3 Idiots" is still a tall task with the movie raking in astronomical figures over last year's christmas. The total gross for "3 Idiots" was roughly 38 crores. But if any movie can tear that record down, it is Dabangg. The movie is set to do almost 40 crores of business over its first weekend alone. Now its wait and watch for Saturday and Sunday as Dabangg has hit the Indian box-office like hurricane!

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kshitijkumud

@kshitijkumud

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Posted: 15 years ago

#103

Dabangg opens to rave reviews
NDTV

The who's who of Bollywood were seen at the premiere of Salman Khan starrer Dabangg, which opened to rave reviews today.

The red carpet premiere was attended by yesteryear actors Jeetendra, Dharmendra plus Sallu's co-actresses including hottie Sushmita Sen, Juhi Chawla, Cludia Ciesla, Zarine Khan and other members of the film fraternity.

NDTV's Consulting Editor Anupama Chopra wrote in her review: "Chulbul Pandey, co-written by writer-director Abhinav Kashyap and enacted by Salman Khan, is the most thunderously crackling character I've seen in a Bollywood film in months."

She further added: "It's the role of a lifetime and Salman Khan bites into it like a starving man devours a feast. He inhabits it fully, strutting and swaggering and even, spoofing himself."

Bollywood's sex siren Bipasha Basu, who made it to the premiere, tweeted: "Went 4 Dabaang premiere. Total 1 man show! Salman's humour action romance n arrogance in d flm al make him a very endearing Chulbul Pandey."

Earlier Big B said Munni Badnam, the item number performed by Malaika Arora Khan in Dabangg was very good and he wished the entire team of Dabangg.

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lalita

@laly

Inactive

+ 2

Posted: 15 years ago

#104

Dabangg Opening: The Best This Year!

The impossible has happened! Dabangg has opened to unprecedented houses in several parts of the country today. The initial is, by far, the best this year so far. It could also turn out to be the best or, at least, one of the best ever!

Sample these:

The Salman Khan starrer was released in 11 cinemas of Allahabad, which, in itself, is a record. What's more, it drew the first shows at all the 11 cinemas full!

In Jodhpur, Abhinav Kashyap's maiden directorial venture opened to thunderous response at not three but five cinemas. And the opening figures are historic. Ever since Salman got into legal trouble in the black buck hunting case in Jodhpur, his fan following in the city has grown manifold. Strange but true! Even then, the first day's collections there are unbelievable. The only multiplex of Jodhpur – Bioscope – has drawn all shows full for the day. At Anand cinema of Jodhpur, which has, for years, screened films only after their run at the good cinemas of Jodhpur is completed, that is, only after two, three or four weeks of the release of films, Dabangg opened today itself. And believe it or go to Jodhpur to check it out, all the five shows of today are house full.

Read Dabangg Review by Komal Nahta Here

At a small station like Wardha in C.P. berar, the film opened at two cinemas, which is not unusual. But what indeed is unusual is that it collected Rs. 1,01,000 at one cinema (Durga), which is a record for Wardha. In other words, no film to-date has netted a lakh of rupees on the opening day.

In Nagpur, an 'A' class centre of C.P. Berar, the film opened in all the four multiplexes and five single-screen cinemas. The first two shows at each of the five single-screen cinemas were full, again an unparalleled feat. The last two shows of the day may also be full, but the figures are yet to come in. The opening day's collections in the multiplexes of Nagpur are also phenomenal.

The story is the same whether it is Bombay, Delhi, Pune, Lucknow, Kanpur, or smaller centres like Raipur, Ajmer, Aurangabad or anywhere else. Clearly, the Dabangg epidemic had the nation in its grip; and the patients seem to have found their cure in Dabangg the film.

The response in the theatres is to be seen to be believed. People are going wild with excitement, applauding Salman's dialogues and action scenes, dancing in the aisles or even on their seats on the Munni badnaam huyi song. Crowds of hundreds of people without tickets, well after the show has begun, is a common sight at many cinemas screening the film. And today is not even Eid. Imagine what the position will be tomorrow when the devout Muslims, who may not have gone to the cinemas today, clamour for tickets to see their favourite Salmanbhai.

Indeed, a great Eid for the Khan khandaan as well as the Hindi film parivaar!

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Fantabulous

@Fantabulous

Explorer

Posted: 15 years ago

#105

Dabangg
Nikhat Kazmi, TNN, Sep 10, 2010, 08.16pm IST

Critic's Rating: 4.0

Cast: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Sonu Sood

Direction: Abhinav Singh Kashyap

Genre: Action

Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes

Readers Rating: 4.0

Story: Corrupt cop Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan) needs to bridge the distance with his step brother, Makkhi (Arbaaz Khan) and stepdad, Vinod Khanna, on the behest of his mother (Dimple Kapadia) even as he needs to set his own house in order by marrying the potter girl (Sonakshi Sinha) who refuses to succumb to his charms. And if that's not enough, there's the local goon, Sonu Sood and the crumbling administration of the small town that is craving his attention too. Can Chulbul Pandey deliver?

Movie Review: For anybody who wants to know what is the on-screen definition of Bollywood (read popular mainstream Hindi cinema), Dabangg is truly text book fare. It's loud, crazy, zany, exaggerated, larger-than-life, almost nonsensical, totally make-believe, comic book like, complete kitsch, generously peppered with the mandatory desi tadka (garnishing) of songs and dances that keep popping out of nowhere and is literally oozing with star charisma. Most importantly, it's not meant to make sense. It's only meant to entertain. And entertain, it does in overdoses. No, this isn't meant for people who are looking for different cinema. Nor is it meant for the viewer who likes movies to appeal to his head. Yet, for those who celebrate and serenade the 'silliness' of mainstream masala movie lore and swear by its popcorn quotient, Dabangg is the greatest getaway of the season.

Debutant director Abhinav Kashyap chooses to walk the road that makes a complete U-turn from brother Anurag Kashyap's edgy, hard-hitting, realistic cinema and opts for a signature tune that re-invents the age-old formula in aaj ka idiom. Plot-wise, the film might make you cringe with it's hackneyed tale of two squabbling step brothers who have the arduous task of keeping the great Indian family together. And guess who's making life even more difficult for the parivaar? Who else but the local goon (Sonu Sood) who tries to play one brother (Arbaaz Khan) against the other (Salman Khan).

But all this brouhaha about a non-story is truly irrelevant, because there never was supposed to be a story in Dabangg. The only factor that was supposed to be there was Salman Khan, Salman Khan, Salman Khan...followed by some more Salman Khan. So just sit back and savour the star power of an actor who chooses to enunciate the role of a thoroughbred entertainer. Salman's corrupt cop act as Chulbul Pandey, playing Robin Hood in a semi-rustic environment is so engaging, you are willing to forgive and forget everything else. As soon as you begin to realise the film hasn't moved at all in terms of story, bingo! There comes Salman swinging his bare fists around, ducking bullets, spewing mischievous threats and abuses, making eyes at his girlfriend (Sonakshi Sinha), creating chaos in his dysfunctional family and breezily breaking the rules with his brattish ways. And in case you still tend to get a bit restless, there is the Pelvic! Watch him gyrate in sync with all those uproarious tunes and you'll be down to your last coin, having flung all the loose change you have on chartbusters like Munni Badnam Hui....And finally, if you still want more, there's the shirt-ripping sequence, where our desi hulk gets to showcase his sculpted torso without having to unbutton it. It simply tears on its own! Now didn't we tell you Bollywood films have their own undefinable logic....

Dabangg is designed as a vehicle to showcase the star charisma of Salman Khan and the actor literally hits bull's eye. He has a ball on screen and makes sure you join the party too. Aiding him are two special factors: the excellent action choreography by S Vijayan (watch out for all of Salman's slow motion antics and the Matrix bends and leaps that are sure-fire taali-seeti fare) and the foot-tapping music score by Sajid-Wajid and newcomer Lalit Pandit. The locales of the film too are exotic and re-create the hinterland ambience that is becoming so popular in Hindi cinema today. Set in a small, sleepy, one-horse town in Uttar Pradesh, Dabangg creates an alluring canvas of decay and dissolution, even as it celebrates the ordinariness of the aam aadmi's life.

In terms of performances, the show is definitely anchored by Salman Khan, but debutant Sonakshi Sinha too stands tall. As Salman's silent, shy, yet gritty girlfriend, she has great screen presence and a spontaneous charm. Bad guy, Sonu Sood too ends up as an interesting adversary to our local Robin Hood while Arbaaz Khan articulates the angst of the underdog brother. But hey, in the end, Dabangg is not about theory and analysis; it's only about the Zandu Balm effect of cinema: completely home grown, hybrid, purely desi stress-busting therapy. Period.

A word about:
Performances: It's a Salman show all the way. The actor is completely in command as the larger-than-life entertainer who knows all the rules of the Bollywood hero act. Newcomer Sonakshi Sinha too impresses with her spontaneity and spunk.

Story: Now that's the weak link. Too hackneyed, this tale of sibling rivalry.

Dialogues: They spring straight from the Hindi heartland and are street-smart, colloquial and sometimes silly.

Cinematography: The small town has been created well with all its colourful disarray by cinematographer Mahesh Limaye.

Action: Now that's the highpoint! S Vijayan's absolutely unbelievable stunts truly add to Salman's larger-than-life image.

Music: Dabangg boasts of a great soundtrack by Sajid-Wajid, with a special number by newcomer Lalit Pandit: Munni Badnam Hui which is fast topping the charts as item number one!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Dabangg/moviereview/6524257.cms

Edited by Fantabulous - 15 years ago

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Fantabulous

@Fantabulous

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Posted: 15 years ago

#106

Masand: 'Dabangg' is ordinary, at best average

Rajeev Masand , CNN-IBN
Posted on Sep 10, 2010 at 23:28 | Updated Sep 10, 2010 at 23:45

Cast: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Vinod Khanna, Arbaaz Khan

Director: Abhinav Kashyap

Who'd have thought one caterpillar moustache and a pair of Ray Ban Aviators (that he dangles from the back collar of his shirt, by the way) is all it needed to finally turn Salman Khan into a wholesome character on screen?

That character is Inspector Chulbul Pandey, the charming protagonist of director Abhinav Kashyap's Dabangg; and for a change Salman doesn't sleepwalk through this role. In fact it's the most fun you seen him having on screen as far back as you can remember.

Kashyap's haphazardly plotted film is set in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, where Chulbul Pandey is a lovable but corrupt cop who steals from the bad guys and passes on some of the cash to those in genuine need. In a thoroughly enjoyable opening set piece that defines the tone of this film, he single-handedly vanquishes a gang of armed crooks, with only a water hose at his disposal.

The action in this movie has a distinctly comic-book feel to it, reminiscent of those popular Tamil B-movies. Villains are repeatedly whacked on the head with iron rods, and glass slabs are smashed into their faces, yet it's not the kind of visceral violence that makes you turn away your face disgustedly. Filmed mostly in slo-mo, and involving several gravity-defying gimmicks these action scenes, choreographed by Telugu cinema veteran S Vijayan, are the sort that are likely to elicit wolf-whistles.

Salman never shies away from mixing up the silly with the serious; and in fact some of the film's most entertaining scenes are borne out of this formula. When the mobile phone of the villain's henchman goes off in the middle of a fight, Chulbul breaks into a jig set to the musical caller tune. And in a later seemingly serious confrontation scene with a crooked local politician, he breaks into splits himself on delivering a cheap-but-hilarious threat that is too crude to repeat here.

Infusing the film's action, dance and comic portions with a pedestrian stylishness that is entirely original and inexplicably endearing, Salman is consistently watchable despite the flawed script. Kashyap's plot is centered on Chulbul's animosity towards his stepfather and half-brother (played by Vinod Khanna and Arbaaz Khan), and his clash with a politician-thug (played by Sonu Sood). The domestic discord is a weak link that's never substantially explained or justified; and this is the kind of predictable film in which the villain will exploit the hostility between the brothers to get back at Chulbul.

Blame it on the disjointed screenplay if Dabangg works not so much as a coherent, consistent film, but as a string of set-pieces. As a result it feels way longer than its two-hours-and-five-minutes running time, and the climatic action scene that takes place outside the villain's den seems never-ending.

The track that stands out in this fractured narrative is the playful romance between Chulbul and Rajo, the daughter of a local drunk who he practically bullies into falling for him. It helps that newcomer Sonakshi Sinha has a smoldering presence, and is never lost even in scenes in which she has nothing to do. For a change, the half-dozen or so songs in this film are a welcome distraction because they're distinctly melodious, and because Salman bursts life into them with his comical performance. The imaginatively shot title track, and the Munni badnaam hui item song (filmed on Malaika Arora) are particularly memorable.

Intended as a throwback to those masala 70s potboilers set in the hinterland of India, Dabangg has the ambition and the imagination, it appears, but suffers on account of schizophrenic writing. The film's second half is tiresome to sit through, particularly those long, plodding scenes in which Sonu Sood's character plots his revenge on Chulbul. One isn't looking for an intelligent storyline or character depth in this kind of movie, but there is no excuse for the uneven pacing, and for the film's middle portion that is unmistakably boring.

Of the supporting cast, Vinod Khanna has precious little to do but scowl, and Dimple Kapadia as Chulbul's mother hams it up till your sides hurt from laughing. Arbaaz Khan is sadly wooden, but Sonu Sood makes an impression as the smiling bad guy.

The film then belongs to Salman Khan who dives into the character with an enthusiasm we haven't seen before. He relishes every moment of delivering those cocky lines, and turns Chulbul Pandey into possibly the most enduring character he's ever played.

You're laughing when his shirt rips open in the movie's climax by the sheer flexing of his muscles, but that's a good metaphor to describe this film even. An ordinary, at best average film, Dabangg can barely contain the presence of its larger-than-life star.

I'm going with two-and-a-half out of five for director Abhinav Kashyap's Dabangg. Watch it strictly for Salman, who delivers enough bang for your buck!

Rating: 2.5 / 5

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-dabangg-is-ordinary-at-best-average-film/130740-47-84.html?from=trhs

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Sano

@ISano

Stunner

+ 3

Posted: 15 years ago

#107

salman khan rocks..

luvd him .. and his jalwa dance whenever the mobile tunes is on lol

arbaaz is good as well lol blackmailing his mother lol

sonakshi wa s abit ennoying to begin with..

like she had the rusaa on her noise all the time..

weird

but didnt show much of acting..

mahesh manjhekar was ok not much

sonu sood is cool as well ..

poor dimple.. lol

vinod khanna was mean..

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MissIffiy

@MissIffiy

Rocker

+ 2

Posted: 15 years ago

#108

Public reaction to Salman Khan's Dabangg VIDEOS

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/First-Day-First-Show/p368Eu35/3/First-Day-First-Show-Of-Dabangg.html

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjMg1sHwAkg[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VuZPuDrSLM[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLcojcbBGGc[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH81V-X7uk4[/YOUTUBE]

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31609

Suspended

Posted: 15 years ago

#109

audience reaction in the theatre when sallu makes his entry...

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX7h4umwFls[/YOUTUBE]

😆 😆 I love massy indians!!

Edited by smarie pants - 15 years ago