Dabangg 2 Rating: 2.8/5
Total Reviews 19
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Director: Arbaaz Khan
Genre: Drama, Action
Cast & Crew: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Prakash Raj, Deepak Dobriyal
Duration: 2 hour 09 minutes
Total Reviews 19
From all reviews from the web
Director: Arbaaz Khan
Genre: Drama, Action
Cast & Crew: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Prakash Raj, Deepak Dobriyal
Duration: 2 hour 09 minutes
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Dabangg 2 Movie Review
Ratings:2.5/5 Dabangg 2 Review By:Rajeev Masand Site:CNN IBN
Dabangg 2’s only strength is Salman Khan himself, who is the glue that holds together this slipshod film. He’s charming in his romantic, cheeky scenes with Sonakshi Sinha, he’s mischievous and endearing while teasing his father, and plain hilarious in his interactions with his sidekick cops. Sadly, Chulbul Pandey is an extraordinary man trapped in an ordinary, unexciting world in Dabangg 2.I’m going with a generous two-and-a-half out of five for Arbaaz Khan’s Dabangg 2. What this film needed was personality and character; what it’s left with is sameness. But that’s probably enough for Salman Khan fans.
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Ratings:4/5 Dabangg 2 Review By:Taran Adarsh Site:Bollywood Hungama
DABANGG 2 is a typical Bollywood film. It’s the kind of cinema we relished in the 1980s and enjoy to this date, but narrated in today’s lingo and format. It may/may not make sense to you, but Arbaaz and team ensure that you are entertained. Thoroughly entertained, actually. It’s riotous, outrageous, wacky, ambitious, absolutely madcap, transports you to an altogether different world. For those who adore masala movies, celebrate mainstream cinema, relish the cinema of yore and of course, hero-worship Salman Khan, DABANGG 2 is your ticket this festive season. On the whole, DABANGG 2 has Salman Khan, Salman Khan and Salman Khan + Entertainment, Entertainment and Entertainment in large doses. The film has the masala to work big time with the masses. This one will rewrite the rules of the game and the festive occasion [Christmas and New Year] will aid its potential. Sure shot Blockbuster!
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Ratings:Above Average Review By: Gaurav Malani Site:Times Of India(TOI)
More than a sequel, Dabangg 2 is a Dabangg reboot. While it carries forward the charm and chronicle of Chulbul Pandey in the second part, Arbaaz Khan employs exactly the same formula from its predecessor in designing the sequel. So the action director and editor have to work doubly hard to make up for the lackadaisical attitude of the story writer. Every song from the original has an equivalent in the sequel in terms of its tune, theme, treatment and even the singers. The climax comprises of the mandatory shirtless Salman Khan combat
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Ratings:3.5/5 Review By: Srijana Mitra Das Site:Times Of India(TOI)
Yes, Chulbul (Salman) swings it a second time - and hits home harder. Dabanng 2 is actually a better film than the first, tighter, brighter and sharper. Featuring explosive action and fine detailing. Taking this franchise forward, Dabangg 2 presents a sewaiyyan Western where hot-cop Chulbul is cowboy and stud. If you're up for fun that's purely tongue-in-cheek, this will give you bangs for your buck. Note: If you don't like Salman Khan, Dabanng 2 won't pack a punch for you.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Review By: Anupama Chopra Site:Hindustan Times (Star World)
The tired story puts Chulbul in a bigger town – now Kanpur – and pits him against a new villain – Bachcha Bhaiyya played by Prakash Raj in full bulging eyes mode. But this is merely a frame on which to hang the familiar notes of high-speed fights, dialogue-baazi and a hot song titled Fevicol in place of the blockbuster Munni Badnam Hui. But none of it can match the zing of the original. There wasn’t one dialogue that stayed with me after the film was over.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Dabangg 2 Review By:Raja Sen Site:Rediff
For a fan of the star in question, all that matters is whether the star seems to be having fun. In which case Dabanng 2 is just the ticket, since Salman looks to be having the time of his life. Chulbul Pandey -- after a movie riddled with painfully unsubtle product placement and odd public-service style dialogues made to convince villagers that women can get jobs -- climactically gets to beat up an ageing politician. The film itself is better than the original -- or, to word it differently, is less unwatchable. Oh, and there is one decent line -- one referring to Chulbul as Kung Fu Panday -- but, quite like the time we spend watching this film, it's a throwaway.
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Ratings:---- Reviewer:Komal Nahta Site:ETC
On the whole, Dabangg 2 is, without doubt, a blockbuster. It may be routine and may have its flaws but, overall, it entertains wonderfully. Most importantly, it has more than enough masala for the millions of Salman Khan fans. Salman Khan carries the entire film on his shoulders. Opening was extraordinary at most of the places, and at many places in the North, it was so in spite of the cold weather. Opening in small centres of U.P. was, however, not upto the mark.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Dabangg 2 Review By:Saibal Chaterjee Site:NDTV
This film might also end up raking in a much larger box office booty than Dabangg did. But assessed strictly as a pure entertainer designed for instant mass gratification, it isn’t half as successful. But make no mistake. Dabangg 2 is every inch of the way the critic-proof film that it is meant to be. No matter how many holes you might spot in its uncomplicated, wafer-thin narrative edifice, Bollywood’s most bankable megastar's onscreen deeds, at a bit of a stretch, would serve to paper over all of them. Unfortunately, the Dabangg 2 screenplay is devoid of any fresh ideas. The one-liners are rather laboured and the heroic acts that Chulbul Pandey pulls off with an eye firmly on the gallery are all too predictable.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Review By:Shubhra Gupta Site:Indian Express
I felt like handing out the first half of Dabangg 2 not one but two exclamation marks because it manages what few Bollywood sequels do: keep it same yet make it different enough to hold our interest. And then comes the second half, and things start sliding. The dialoguebaazi loses its grip, and you start to fidget.A sequel to this sequel may be too tempting to pass up for Chulbul and gang. I just hope they don't kill it with same old-ness. "pyaar se nahin, thappad se bhi nahin, boredom se darr lagta hai."
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Ratings:---- Reviewer:Devesh Sharma Site:Filmfare
All said and done, the cliches work because of the phenomenon called Salman Khan. Take him away and the film will look as flat as a bottle of soda left too long in the sun. He keeps the fizz going through his boundless energy and makes sure you not only have your full money’s worth but will sign up for more before leaving the theatre. The ending hints at another sequel so stock up on the popcorn.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Review By:Roshni Devi Site:Koimoi
What’s Good: The return of Chulbul Pandey-Rajjo-Makkhi; the comedy; some songs; the direction & cinematography. What’s Bad: The convenient story; the forced father-son & Mahie-Arbaaz trajectories; the whole feel like a wannabe clone of Dabangg; the irritating product placements. Loo break: Not Really. Watch or Not?: Watch it for Chulbul back in his game and if you’re a fan of Salman.
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Ratings:3/5 Review By:Malvika Rao Site:BookMyShow (BMS)
At the height of all this and in the midst of tremendous hype comes Dabangg 2. Let’s just say, it does not disappoint. Debutant director Arbaaz Khan manages to retain much of the tempo and charm of the original. Much like the Munna Bhai series, it is simply another chapter in the life of our lead character. Everything we loved about the original is very much there, the menacing villain (although I liked him better in Singham), the knuckle headed dialogues. Moments that make you giggle, not because of brilliant writing, simply because Chulbul Pandey delivers them with such childish charm that you can’t help but smile. Then there is the spicy item number (full marks to Kareena, but I still preferred Munni). Maintains the charm and tempo of the original. Fans will not be disappointed.
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Ratings:2/5 Review By:Mayank Shekhar Site:Dainik Bhaskar
As prophecied, if the world did come to an end on the day of the film’s release (December 21, 2012), you’d feel like a moron spending the last day on planet earth filling your mind and lowering your IQ with rubbish like this. Otherwise, you’d feel just fine, surrounded by Sallu’s bhakts who were probably in the theatre knowing that their super-hero in fact would save the world for them. He does. And yeah, like any other faith, this kind of idol worship is really hard to explain.
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Ratings:4/5 Dabangg 2 Review By:Martin D'Souza Site:Glamsham
Prakash Raj as Bachha Bhai is potent. He infuses terror when he comes on screen. Dobriyal too makes the best of the scenes he is given. Apart from Salman, it is also Arbaaz who is having the time of his life. The metamorphoses of Makhan from a shy, timid, guy to one who is game for a fight is a smart twist in the tale. As the director, Arbaaz is in control of things; he shows flashes of his brilliance, which were first evident in DARAAR. DABANGG has now become a brand and I'm sure, like Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa, Pandey will keep coming back to entertain us. All in all, this is one entertainer. Don't go looking for flaws, just enjoy, DABANGG style.
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Ratings:3/5 Review By:Janhavi Samant Site:Mid Day
It’s problematic of course that the hero is an openly corrupt police officer, although committed to his own strange convoluted form of social justice, and a complete chauvinist at that. It’s also problematic that the choreography of 'Fevicol' and 'Pandeyji Seeti', although striking, would make even 'Munni' hide in self-conscious shame. Prakash Raj and Deepak Dobriyal, two of our most interesting actors, are completely wasted in lackluster roles.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Review By:Nabanita Roy Site:One India
The only thing so far good about Dabangg 2 is Salman Khan. Otherwise, there's nothing so great about it. Though it's fun to watch out Dabangg 2, but, we aren't really sure if it could succeed to win the masses's heart this time.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Reviewer:Kanika Sikka Site:DNA
The sequel of Dabangg is a replica of the original film and brings nothing new. At the end of it, Dabangg 2 belongs to Salman and that’s the only reason you’d want to go for it. It is quite an entertainer, but only for Salman fans. In case we’re alive tomorrow (considering the world ends today), do catch the film. But don’t expect much out of it. While the film lacks in being a comprehensive package, it goes all the way in becoming yet another celebration of ‘brand Salman’. Every other character and element of the film just helps him entertain you for two and a half hours. If you’re looking for meaningful cinema, it is better you give this one a miss.
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Ratings:Above Average Review By: Gaurav Malani Site:Times Of India(TOI)
More than a sequel, Dabangg 2 is a Dabangg reboot. While it carries forward the charm and chronicle of Chulbul Pandey in the second part, Arbaaz Khan employs exactly the same formula from its predecessor in designing the sequel. So the action director and editor have to work doubly hard to make up for the lackadaisical attitude of the story writer. Every song from the original has an equivalent in the sequel in terms of its tune, theme, treatment and even the singers. The climax comprises of the mandatory shirtless Salman Khan combat
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Ratings:3.5/5 Review By: Srijana Mitra Das Site:Times Of India(TOI)
Yes, Chulbul (Salman) swings it a second time - and hits home harder. Dabanng 2 is actually a better film than the first, tighter, brighter and sharper. Featuring explosive action and fine detailing. Taking this franchise forward, Dabangg 2 presents a sewaiyyan Western where hot-cop Chulbul is cowboy and stud. If you're up for fun that's purely tongue-in-cheek, this will give you bangs for your buck. Note: If you don't like Salman Khan, Dabanng 2 won't pack a punch for you.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Review By: Anupama Chopra Site:Hindustan Times (Star World)
The tired story puts Chulbul in a bigger town – now Kanpur – and pits him against a new villain – Bachcha Bhaiyya played by Prakash Raj in full bulging eyes mode. But this is merely a frame on which to hang the familiar notes of high-speed fights, dialogue-baazi and a hot song titled Fevicol in place of the blockbuster Munni Badnam Hui. But none of it can match the zing of the original. There wasn’t one dialogue that stayed with me after the film was over.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Dabangg 2 Review By:Raja Sen Site:Rediff
For a fan of the star in question, all that matters is whether the star seems to be having fun. In which case Dabanng 2 is just the ticket, since Salman looks to be having the time of his life. Chulbul Pandey -- after a movie riddled with painfully unsubtle product placement and odd public-service style dialogues made to convince villagers that women can get jobs -- climactically gets to beat up an ageing politician. The film itself is better than the original -- or, to word it differently, is less unwatchable. Oh, and there is one decent line -- one referring to Chulbul as Kung Fu Panday -- but, quite like the time we spend watching this film, it's a throwaway.
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Ratings:---- Reviewer:Komal Nahta Site:ETC
On the whole, Dabangg 2 is, without doubt, a blockbuster. It may be routine and may have its flaws but, overall, it entertains wonderfully. Most importantly, it has more than enough masala for the millions of Salman Khan fans. Salman Khan carries the entire film on his shoulders. Opening was extraordinary at most of the places, and at many places in the North, it was so in spite of the cold weather. Opening in small centres of U.P. was, however, not upto the mark.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Dabangg 2 Review By:Saibal Chaterjee Site:NDTV
This film might also end up raking in a much larger box office booty than Dabangg did. But assessed strictly as a pure entertainer designed for instant mass gratification, it isn’t half as successful. But make no mistake. Dabangg 2 is every inch of the way the critic-proof film that it is meant to be. No matter how many holes you might spot in its uncomplicated, wafer-thin narrative edifice, Bollywood’s most bankable megastar's onscreen deeds, at a bit of a stretch, would serve to paper over all of them. Unfortunately, the Dabangg 2 screenplay is devoid of any fresh ideas. The one-liners are rather laboured and the heroic acts that Chulbul Pandey pulls off with an eye firmly on the gallery are all too predictable.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Review By:Shubhra Gupta Site:Indian Express
I felt like handing out the first half of Dabangg 2 not one but two exclamation marks because it manages what few Bollywood sequels do: keep it same yet make it different enough to hold our interest. And then comes the second half, and things start sliding. The dialoguebaazi loses its grip, and you start to fidget.A sequel to this sequel may be too tempting to pass up for Chulbul and gang. I just hope they don't kill it with same old-ness. "pyaar se nahin, thappad se bhi nahin, boredom se darr lagta hai."
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Ratings:---- Reviewer:Devesh Sharma Site:Filmfare
All said and done, the cliches work because of the phenomenon called Salman Khan. Take him away and the film will look as flat as a bottle of soda left too long in the sun. He keeps the fizz going through his boundless energy and makes sure you not only have your full money’s worth but will sign up for more before leaving the theatre. The ending hints at another sequel so stock up on the popcorn.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Review By:Roshni Devi Site:Koimoi
What’s Good: The return of Chulbul Pandey-Rajjo-Makkhi; the comedy; some songs; the direction & cinematography. What’s Bad: The convenient story; the forced father-son & Mahie-Arbaaz trajectories; the whole feel like a wannabe clone of Dabangg; the irritating product placements. Loo break: Not Really. Watch or Not?: Watch it for Chulbul back in his game and if you’re a fan of Salman.
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Ratings:3/5 Review By:Malvika Rao Site:BookMyShow (BMS)
At the height of all this and in the midst of tremendous hype comes Dabangg 2. Let’s just say, it does not disappoint. Debutant director Arbaaz Khan manages to retain much of the tempo and charm of the original. Much like the Munna Bhai series, it is simply another chapter in the life of our lead character. Everything we loved about the original is very much there, the menacing villain (although I liked him better in Singham), the knuckle headed dialogues. Moments that make you giggle, not because of brilliant writing, simply because Chulbul Pandey delivers them with such childish charm that you can’t help but smile. Then there is the spicy item number (full marks to Kareena, but I still preferred Munni). Maintains the charm and tempo of the original. Fans will not be disappointed.
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Ratings:2/5 Review By:Mayank Shekhar Site:Dainik Bhaskar
As prophecied, if the world did come to an end on the day of the film’s release (December 21, 2012), you’d feel like a moron spending the last day on planet earth filling your mind and lowering your IQ with rubbish like this. Otherwise, you’d feel just fine, surrounded by Sallu’s bhakts who were probably in the theatre knowing that their super-hero in fact would save the world for them. He does. And yeah, like any other faith, this kind of idol worship is really hard to explain.
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Ratings:4/5 Dabangg 2 Review By:Martin D'Souza Site:Glamsham
Prakash Raj as Bachha Bhai is potent. He infuses terror when he comes on screen. Dobriyal too makes the best of the scenes he is given. Apart from Salman, it is also Arbaaz who is having the time of his life. The metamorphoses of Makhan from a shy, timid, guy to one who is game for a fight is a smart twist in the tale. As the director, Arbaaz is in control of things; he shows flashes of his brilliance, which were first evident in DARAAR. DABANGG has now become a brand and I'm sure, like Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa, Pandey will keep coming back to entertain us. All in all, this is one entertainer. Don't go looking for flaws, just enjoy, DABANGG style.
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Ratings:3/5 Review By:Janhavi Samant Site:Mid Day
It’s problematic of course that the hero is an openly corrupt police officer, although committed to his own strange convoluted form of social justice, and a complete chauvinist at that. It’s also problematic that the choreography of 'Fevicol' and 'Pandeyji Seeti', although striking, would make even 'Munni' hide in self-conscious shame. Prakash Raj and Deepak Dobriyal, two of our most interesting actors, are completely wasted in lackluster roles.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Review By:Nabanita Roy Site:One India
The only thing so far good about Dabangg 2 is Salman Khan. Otherwise, there's nothing so great about it. Though it's fun to watch out Dabangg 2, but, we aren't really sure if it could succeed to win the masses's heart this time.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Reviewer:Kanika Sikka Site:DNA
The sequel of Dabangg is a replica of the original film and brings nothing new. At the end of it, Dabangg 2 belongs to Salman and that’s the only reason you’d want to go for it. It is quite an entertainer, but only for Salman fans. In case we’re alive tomorrow (considering the world ends today), do catch the film. But don’t expect much out of it. While the film lacks in being a comprehensive package, it goes all the way in becoming yet another celebration of ‘brand Salman’. Every other character and element of the film just helps him entertain you for two and a half hours. If you’re looking for meaningful cinema, it is better you give this one a miss.
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Ratings:---- Reviewer:Bindu Suresh Rai Site:Emirates24by7
Dabangg 2 is Salman Khan in the flesh, as raw as he can get and just as corny. The new and improved version is still that lovable Robinhood man in uniform, with several moments of heightened Kung-Fu Pandey-ness thrown in to pepper up the proceedings. ‘Dabangg 2’ could’ve just as easily turned into a hotch potch of Bollywood action and kitsch, much like the recently released ‘Khiladi 786’, but Arbaaz somehow manages to restrain himself and Chulbul, which is by no means an easy task. Having said that, one can only see the cash registers ringing for ‘Dabangg 2’ in the coming weeks. If it beats the record of its first outing, we wouldn’t be surprised. This Kung Fu Pandey at his best. Credit here goes to director Arbaaz and the writers, who take a shallow film like ‘Dabangg 2’ and transform it into a wholesome watch, with pockets of emotional quotient and depth to its characters and relationships.
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Ratings:2.5/5 Dabangg 2 Review By:---- Site:India TV
Though you might not love this sequel more than you loved the former one but yet it’s enjoyable. Arbaaz carries it with much responsibility and makes it fit for a perfect ‘X-Mas’ holidays. I’ll go with 2.5 stars for this completely Masala entertainment. Don’t expect the same magic of Dabangg; just enter the theatres for bindass Chulbul Pandey
Very dull and pathetic movie.....pathetic story and screenplay.....same old story with new masala flavour......Bakwaas.....i wasted my money to watch dis movie....if u have no brain then go and watch dis brainless movie.......
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