Film Series Dabangg

Dabangg is a series of Indian Hindi-language action comedy films produced in common by Arbaaz Khan, starring Salman Khan as the titular cop Chulbul Pandey, Sonakshi Sinha as his love interest Rajjo Pandey, and Arbaaz Khan as Chulbul's step-brother Makhanchand Makkhi Pandey.

The original work is 2010 film, named Dabangg was directed by Abhinav Kashyap and produced by Dhilin Mehta.

Dabangg Franchise
Film Series Dabangg
Official logo
Created byAbhinav Singh Kashyap
Original workDabangg
OwnerEros International Yash Raj Films Salman Khan Films
Films and television
Film(s)List of films

Overview

Dabangg (2010)

A brave and honest and diligent police officer, Inspector Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan), faces challenges from his family, gangsters and politicians as Chedi Singh ((Sonu Sood)).

Dabangg 2 (2012)

Inspector Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan) invites a fresh trouble when he kills the brother of a notorious politician and the former swears to wreak havoc in his life as Thakur Bachcha Singh ((Prakash Raj)).

Dabangg 3 (2019)

Assistant Superintendent of Police Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan) encounters an enemy from his past, and his origin story as the fearless cop unfolds as Balwant "Bali" Singh ((Sudeep Sanjeev)).

Dabangg 4 (2024)

Deputy Superintendent of Police Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan) encounter an enemy for his past and future, and his three dangerous criminals story as the fearless cop as Durjan Singh ((Vijay Sethupathi)) and as Gujjar Singh ((Tinu Verma)) and as Viraj Surve ((Fardeen Khan))

Animated series

An animated series based on the film franchise, also titled Dabangg, premiered on 31 May 2021 as the title Dabangg Animated TV Series on Cartoon Network which was also produced by the same company and Cosmos Maya with CN India. It also aired on Pogo TV in February 2022.

Films

Film Release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s)
Dabangg 10 September 2010 Abhinav Singh Kashyap Dilip Shukla, Abhinav Singh Kashyap Abhinav Singh Kashyap Arbaaz Khan, Malaika Arora Khan, Dhilin Mehta
Dabangg 2 21 December 2012 Arbaaz Khan Dilip Shukla Arbaaz Khan, Malaika Arora Khan
Dabangg 3 20 December 2019 Prabhu Deva AJ.Arjun, Salman Khan, Prabhu Deva, Aloke Upadhyaya Salman Khan Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Nikhil Dwivedi

Dabangg

The first installment of the series centers on the fictional incidents. Chulbul Pandey is a cop who has his own way of dealing with corruption. His detractor Cheddi Singh manages to create a rift between Chulbul and his step-brother and uses it to his advantage. Dabangg was released on 10 September 2010, and gained positive reviews. Mathures Paul of The Statesman gave the film 3.5 stars and commented that "Dabangg aligns itself with viewers frustrated by the nonexistence of uncomplicated heroism on screen". It earned ₹219 crore worldwide against a budget of ₹42 crore.

Dabangg 2

After the success of Dabangg Arbaaz and Salman reunited once again for sequel. The second installment in this series, the plot focused on Chulbul Pandey, a wayward policeman, who kills the brother of a crooked politician. In retribution, the politician sends his henchmen to attack Chulbul's wife which leaves Chulbul infuriated. Dabangg 2 was released in 3500 screens in India and 450 screens overseas on 21 December 2012. It had the highest screen count for any film in India and worldwide, surpassing that of Ek Tha Tiger. It received mixed reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said "Dabangg 2 has Salman Khan, Salman Khan and Salman Khan plus entertainment, entertainment and entertainment in large doses". The film was declared a blockbuster by Box Office India after its first week. Dabangg 2 grossed around $11.75 million in its total lifetime.

Dabangg 3

A prequel, Dabangg 3, was commissioned after the success of the previous film and was directed by Prabhu Deva, with both Salman and Sonakshi reprising their roles and Saiee Manjrekar in a cameo role. The film focused on ASP Chulbul Pandey who enjoys an ideal family life while catching criminals in his own bombastic way. However, an enemy from his past returns and threatens to destroy everything he has worked for. The film was theatrically released worldwide on 20 December 2019, on the Pre-Christmas weekend, in Hindi, and dubbed Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages to positive reviews from both critics and audience. Dabangg 3 opening day domestic collection was 24.50 crore. As of 19 January 2020, with a gross of est. 161 crore in India and 56.99 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide gross collection of est. 325 crore and has become the tenth highest grossing Bollywood film of 2019. It was declared super-hit at box-office.

Dabangg 4

Future films

Film Release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s) Status
Dabangg 4 20 December 2024 Prabhu Deva Prabhu Deva Arbaaz Khan & Salman Khan

After success of the third film, the makers have stated that they will continue the franchise and take it to the fourth and final installment in this series. The film is produced by Arbaaz Khan.

Recurring cast and characters

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Dabangg Franchise.

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  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
Actor Films
Dabangg (2010) Dabangg 2 (2012) Dabangg 3 (2019) Dabangg 4 (2024)
Salman Khan Inspector / ASP / DSP / SP / SSP Dhaakadchand "Chulbul" Pandey
Sonakshi Sinha Rajjo Shreshawat Pandey / Miss Chulbul Pandey
Arbaaz Khan Makhanchand "Makkhi" Pandey
Vinod Khanna Prajapati Pandey
Pramod Khanna Prajapati Pandey
Dimple Kapadia Naini Devi Naini Devi
Mahesh Manjrekar Hariya Shreshawat
Shyamlaal Chhedi's photographer
Ram Sujan Singh Constable Chaubey
Pradeep Chaudhary Constable Tewari
Daddi Pandey Constable Pichkari Yadav
Mahie Gill Nirmala Pandey
Tinnu Anand Masterji
Malaika Arora Munni Munni
Warina Hussain Munna
Sonu Sood Chedi Singh
Prakash Raj Thakur Bachcha Singh
Sudeep Sanjeev Balwant "Bali" Singh
Vijay Sethupathi Durjan Singh
Tinu Verma Gujjar Singh
Fardeen Khan Viraj Surve

Additional crew and production details

Occupation Film
Dabangg
(2010)
Dabangg 2
(2012)
Dabangg 3
(2019)
Dabangg 4

(2024)

Director Abhinav Kashyap Arbaaz Khan Prabhu Deva Prabhu Deva
Producer(s) Dhilin Mehta
Malaika Arora Khan
Arbaaz Khan
Arbaaz Khan
Malaika Arora Khan
Salman Khan
Arbaaz Khan
Nikhil Dwivedi
Salman Khan
Arbaaz Khan
Nikhil Dwivedi
Writer(s) Dilip Shukla
Abhinav Kashyap
Dilip Shukla Salman Khan
Prabhu Deva
Dilip Shukla
Aloke Upadhyaya
Prabhu Deva
Salman Khan
Arbaaz Khan
Composer(s) Sajid–Wajid
Lalit Pandit
Sajid–Wajid

Anirudh Ravichander

Background score Sandeep Shirodkar
Anirudh Ravichander
Director of photography Mahesh Limaye Mahesh Limaye
Aseem Mishra
Mahesh Limaye Mahesh Limaye
Editor(s) Pranav V Dhiwar Hemal Kothari Ritesh Soni Ritesh Soni
Production companies Arbaaz Khan Productions
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision
Arbaaz Khan Productions Salman Khan Films
Arbaaz Khan Productions
Saffron Broadcast & Media Limited
Salman Khan Filims
Arbaaz Khan Productions
Saffron Broadcast & Media Limited
Distributing companies Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision
UTV Motion Pictures
Eros International Salman Khan Films (India)
Yash Raj Films (International)
Salman Khan Films(India)
Running time 126 minutes 123 minutes 141 minutes

Release and revenue

Film Release date Budget Box office revenue
Dabangg 10 September 2010 42 crore (US$5.3 million) 219 crore (US$27 million)
Dabangg 2 21 December 2012 40 crore (US$5.0 million) 255 crore (US$32 million)
Dabangg 3 20 December 2019 125 crore (US$16 million) 250 crore (US$31 million)
Total 207 crore (US$26 million) 687 crore (US$86 million)

Reception

Critical reception

Film Rotten Tomatoes
Dabangg 60%
Dabangg 2 36%
Dabangg 3 18%

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. Dabangg 2 also received several awards.

Influence

Many other film characters are inspired by the character Chulbul Pandey.[further explanation needed]

Remakes

Notes

References

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