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Malaika Arora Khan

With this, Dabangg 2 enters Koimoi Top 10 Overseas Box Office chart and stands at No. 9 position by evicting Dhoom 2 and beating Aamir Khan’s Talaash. Talaash, with USD 8.58 million, now stands on No. 10 position, while Dhoom 2 which had USD 8.57 million had to vacate the Top 10 chart.

Salman Khan in a still from Dabangg 2 Movie

Dabangg 2 marks Salman Khan’s second movie in Top 10 Highest-Grossing Bollywood Films In Overseas. His Ek Tha Tiger, with USD 10.75 million, stands at No. 6 position.

Malaika Arora Khan

Bollywood’s “Munni” Malaika Arora Khan has been signed on to endorse a new alcohol brand.

The brand, launched by Jagatjit Industries Limited, is called IICE. The philosophy of the brand, available in two flavours – Green Apple and Orange, is ‘As hot as ice!’.

“We look forward to growing our sales and market share quickly. We truly believe that a quality product never goes unappreciated in the market and are confident that IICE will be a brand to reckon with in the coming years,” Vinod Kumar Banga, COO, Jagatjit Industries Limited, said in a statement.

The initial to IICE has been encouraging, according to the company spokesperson.

Its pan-India launch is expected to be completed by February.

IICE is available in Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya and Andhra Pradesh.

Sonakshi Sinha and Salman Khan in a still from Dabangg 2 Movie

One can say that some damage was indeed done by the new releases, especially Table No. 21, on the weekdays. With Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola releasing today, Dabangg 2 might see further drop in its collections in its 4th weekend. Though it released on a large number of screens, Dabangg 2 will now start losing screens, due to the upcoming releases.

The collection so far:

1st Week: 107.60 Crores

2nd Week: 37.60 Crores

3rd Week: 10 Crores

Grand Total: 155.20 Crores

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Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha in a still from Dabangg 2 Movie

Dabangg 2 should ideally have a 3rd week total of 12.5-13 Crores nett, post which it might get some competition from Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola and  Vishwaroop.

The collection so far:

1st Week: 107.60 Crores

2nd Week: 37.60 Crores

3rd Weekend: 7.45 Crores

Grand Total: 152.65 Crores

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However, since there was currently no competition for the film at Indian box office as no Bollywood big release hit the theaters last week, Dabangg 2 managed to earn about 3.10 crores yesterday. The movie now stands at a domestic total of about 142.95 crores at the Box Office.

Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha in a still from Dabangg 2 Movie

Dabangg 2 has now emerged as the 3rd Highest Earning Bollywood Film of All Time at the Domestic Box Office, after Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots & Salman’s Ek Tha Tiger.

Take a look at Dabangg 2′s Box Office Business till date:

1st Week: 107.60 Crores

2nd Weekend: 20.05 Crores

2nd Monday: 4 Crores

2nd Tuesday: 8.20 Crores

2nd Wednesday: 3.10 Crores

Total: 142.95 Crores

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Salman Khan in a still from Dabangg 2 Movie

With 2nd week total of 32.25 Crores in it’s 5 Days run, Dabangg 2 is now all set to hold one more record of the highest 2nd week total of 2012. Earlier, the record was held by Akshay Kumar starrer Rowdy Rathore.

Wednesday will see a drop in collections but it is doubtful whether the new releases this week, i.e. Table No. 21, Rajdhani Express and Dehraadun Diary will hamper the box office journey of Dabangg 2.

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Dabangg 2 collected about 9.25 crores at the Domestic Box Office on 2nd Sunday. After making a total business of about 20.05 crores in its 2nd Weekend, the movie now stands at a domestic total of about 127.65 crores at the Box Office.

Salman Khan in a still from Dabangg 2 Movie

Here’s Dabangg 2′s Detailed Report (Domestic Box Office):

1st Week: 107.60 Crores

2nd Friday : 4.20 Crores

2nd Saturday: 6.6 Crores

2nd Sunday: 9.25 Crores

Total: 127.65 Crores

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With collections from various centres pouring in, Dabangg 2 has performed excellent in its 1^st Week and now stands at a domestic total of about 107.60 Crores at the Box Office.

Salman Khan has done it once again and has achieved this feat in spite of being a non-holiday release.

Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha from Dabangg 2 Movie

Here’s Dabangg 2′s 1st Week Detailed Report (Domestic Box Office):

Friday (1st Day): 21.10 Crores

Saturday (2nd Day): 18.50 Crores

Sunday (3rd Day): 24 Crores

Monday (4th Day): 13 Crores

Tuesday (5th Day): 16 Crores

Wednesday (6th Day): 8.5 Crores

Thursday (7th Day): 6.50 Crores

1st Week Grand Total: 107.60 Crores

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Dabangg 2 continued to roar at the Box Office windows yesterday. The movie had a good big 6th day, Wednesday at the Domestic Box Office, despite of being a working day. The movie has successfully entered the much touted 100 Crore Club now, at the India Box Office.

Adding more 8.5 crores approx in its kitty, the Salman Khan starrer now stands at a domestic total of about 101.10 crores at the Box Office in 6 Days.

Dabangg 2 broke the highest first weekend grossing record of Ek Tha Tiger (1st 3 Days Collection=60.27 crores) by collecting total 64 crores. The movie also broke highest grossing non-holiday opening record of Akshay Kumar’s Rowdy Rathore (15.10 crores) by collecting 21.10 crores on its opening day and Dabangg’s (10.75 crores) highest first Monday grossing record by collecting 13 crores.

Undoubtedly, by looking at the new set records, the increasing graph of Box Office Collections it clearly proves time and again that Salman truly is the ‘Box Office Tiger’ when it comes to Domestic front.

Here’s Dabangg 2′s Detailed Report (Domestic Box Office):

Friday (1st Day): 21.10 Crores

Saturday (2nd Day): 18.50 Crores

Sunday (3rd Day): 24 Crores

Monday (4th Day): 13 Crores

Tuesday (5th Day): 16 Crores

Wednesday (6th Day): 8.5 Crores

Grand Total: 101.10 Crores

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Salman Khan in a still from Dabangg 2 Movie

Looking at the advance booking rush and considering the fact that Friday being a working day we estimate the opening day collections of Dabangg 2 should be around 22 Crores.

2012′s highest opening day collection is held by Ek Tha Tiger with 33 Crores being a holiday (15th August) release. Whereas, a non-holiday opening is held by Rowdy Rathore with 15.1 Crores followed by Talaash with Rs 14 crores.

Well, let’s see if Dabangg 2 can break any of these records or not!

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Rating: 2.5/5 stars (Two-and-a-half stars)

Star cast: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Vinod Khanna, Prakash Raj, Deepak Dobriyal, Mahie Gill, Kareena Kapoor and Malaika Arora Khan (special appearances).

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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Remember when all Salman Khan movies started looking the same? This is just another chip off the old block. It’s heart-warming to see that the extra reel from Dabangg was put to some good use.

Our dear corrupt-but-good cop Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan) has shifted base to Kanpur with wife Rajjo (Sonakshi Sinha), step-father Prajapati (Vinod Khanna) and brother Makkhi (Arbaaz Khan). Pandeyji even has some of his loyal constables transferred with him. As Kanpur begins to feel the heat of Chulbul’s awesomeness, so does local-don-and-aspiring politician Thakur Bachcha (Prakash Raj). Bachcha and his spoilt, troublesome brothers are a menace to the town.

When Bachcha’s brother Gainda (Deepak Dobriyal) oversteps by threatening Prajapati and tries to abduct a girl from her wedding, Chubul Pandey breaks his neck. Caught up in the preparations for the elections, Bachcha denounces his brother and continues campaigning. There Chulbul bonds with his father and revels in the news of being a daddy soon. Even his dim-witted brother takes an interest in taking up a job.

But it doesn’t take long for Bachcha to remember his brother.

Does the tide turn on Chulbul this time?

Salman Khan (Dabangg 2 Movie Stills)

Dabangg 2 Review: Script Analysis

If you’re looking for something new in Dabangg 2, you will be disappointed. Dileep Shukla’s script and screenplay is very similar to Dabangg; while this is amusing in some parts, it looks lazy in others. The jokes, action, dialogues seem like fall-outs from the old script. With Chulbul’s mother out of the picture, his bonding with his father and brother stick out like a sore thumb. Makkhi missing his wife also seems half-baked. Even Bachcha’s late revenge is something the writer alone can explain.

That said, the gags and jokes do entertain especially thanks to his jovial deputies. His one-liners are enjoyable. Even his romance with Rajjo is well-done and cute.

Dabangg 2 Review: Star Performances

Salman Khan aka Kung Fu Pandey, is lovely as the maverick cop. He is very good in the action and comedy scenes, but when it comes to emotions (that one godforsaken scene where he has to cry), Pandeyji gets a demotion. Sonakshi Sinha does aptly as Rajjo though she spends an oddly large amount of time drying clothes. Arbaaz Khan reprises his role as the village idiot with a few scenes as Makkhi. Vinod Khanna is absolutely wonderful as the worried patriarch Prajapati. His conversations with the unknown lover and reminiscing about his late wife are excellent.

Sadly, Prakash Raj is not at the top of his game as Bachcha Lal; his menacing side comes out only towards the climax, and even that is not enough. Deepak Dobriyal gets very little space as Gainda, but he’s a darn good baddie. Mahie Gill has a blink-and-miss appearance. Kareena Kapoor is super sexy in the item song, with our Munni Malaika Arora Khan added for the extra-drool factor.

Dabangg 2 Review: Direction, Music & Editing

This is a wonderful debut as director for Arbaaz Khan. The movie is too reminiscent of Dabanng and so is the directorial style with a serious Abhinav Kashyap hangover. Sandeep Shirodkar’s background music is good. ‘ANAL’ Arsu’s action – though a repetition of the rippling muscles, slo-mo punches and kicks – is grand. Aseem Mishra’s cinematography is sharp. Hemal Kothari’s editing is alright. Sajid-Wajid’s songs are good (again, very similar to Dabangg, with the scenarios being almost the same).

There are endless tributes to Salman itself in the movie with the Ready ringtone, same old dance moves etc. As if the movie isn’t making enough money, you have really annoying product placements with mobiles, digestive tablets, money transfer services… all making special appearances that make you feel bad for Munni. The green screen backdrops are too obvious. The climax, with Salman’s bare-chested fight, is a treat (though his shirt coming off is not as dramatic).

Dabangg 2 Review: The Last Word

Dabangg 2 is like the poorer clone of its precursor, but it’s enjoyable with the action, Kung Fu Pandey, dollops of romance, songs and the rib-tickling comedy.

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Dabangg 2 released on 21st December, 2012.

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Salman Khan and Dabangg 2 – It is pretty much akin to life coming back full circle for everyone associated with the film. After Wanted, it was the blockbuster success of Dabangg which ensured that Salman Khan stayed on to be invincible film after film. Ready, Bodyguard and Ek Tha Tiger – Each of these films formed an integral part of a successful journey that Salman has taken with back to back 100 crore grossers in a row. He missed it by a whisker with Ek Tha Tiger. However the question on everyone’s lips is – ‘Will that shortfall be compensated with Dabangg 2?’

Yes, the film is expected to open huge. Yes, it is all set to be fifth straight success of Salman Khan. Yes, the vibes so far have been positive and response to the promos and songs being quite good. However 200 crore as a number would be much more meaningful after the first weekend is through.

As of now, it can be comfortably stated that the opening weekend for this directorial debut of Arbaaz Khan would be next only to Ek Tha Tiger. Since the film is releasing on a non-holiday, it would be quite a journey for the film if it brings in as much moolah as Salman’s last Eid release. Still, it is expected that at the minimum, 60 crores would come in first three days itself.

The film is all set to open huge at single screens especially and it won’t be surprising of 100% occupancy is seen across all prominent single screen theatres for the first three days. As for multiplexes, anything around 60%-70% would be good enough to ensure maximum returns in quick time. This means that while it is also a given that 100 crores would come in quite quickly and the film would most definitely cover a distance much greater than that, talks of 200 crores should come into picture only after the actual content is up there for display.

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To such an extent is the hype for the film that acclaimed trade analysts has come up with predictions that Dabangg 2 will turn out to be not only the Highest Non-Holiday Opener, but the film will emerge as the Fastest 50 crore business, Fastest 100 crore business at the Box Office.

Sonakshi Sinha and Salman Khan in a still from Dabangg 2 Movie

An insider commented, “Dabangg 2 has possibilities to even cross Box Office Record of Salman’s earlier film released this year – Ek Tha Tiger. The film has not a single reason which can stop it from doing record business at the box office and creating new benchmarks – Be it brand Salman Khan, the franchise Dabangg, its music or for that matter even the much liked jodi among the masses – ‘Salman Khan-Sonakshi Sinha.”

The advance bookings of the film is expected to go above 70%, which speaks a lot in itself. Well, it seems the film is a sure shot winner!!

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Malaika Arora Khan in a still from Pandey Jee Seeti Song From Dabangg 2

In between all the punches and one liners that Salman Khan is throwing and Kareena Kapoor’s moves gluing them all with Fevicol, one element that has managed to keep an air of secrecy around itself is Malaika Arora Khan‘s dance number in the film.

“Though it may appear that it is only Kareena who has an item number in the film, it is not the case. In fact Malaika has a special appearance in the film as well. Not just that as she would be returning as ‘Munni’,” informs a source.

This happens in the song Pandey Jee Seeti which so far has been centered entirely on Salman with Sonakshi being seen on and off.

“However, so far Malaika’s part has been held back from going on air. Mamta Sharma, who had crooned ‘Munni Badnaam’, is heard as Malaika’s voice in Pandey Jee Seeti. This was meant to be a big surprise for the audience once the song plays on the big screen,” the source spills the beans.

Apparently the makers didn’t want to confuse audience about the bona fide item number in the film and hence ‘Fevicol’ was the chosen one as a promotional track.

Adds the source, “Moreover with Kareena Kapoor in there, the core requirement of a ‘star item girl’ was met. With Malaika, Khans now have an added bonus up their sleeves and with a jig shared between Munni and Chulbul Pandey, it is being pitched as nostalgia revisited.”

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Arbaaz Khan

Actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan says his wife and co-producer Malaika Arora Khan has been his constant pillar of support throughout the making of Dabangg 2, which he directed.

“She is my wife and she is the co-producer of the film. Right from the time I started making the film – from the subject of the film, to finalising the actors, where I will be shooting… I used to discuss everything with her,” Arbaaz told IANS.

“She was there as more of a sounding board. I wouldn’t say she was creatively involved in the films, because that’s not her job, that is not her domain and that is not what I wanted her to do. She is my wife and she is as much as the producer as I am,” he added.

Arbaaz says it is a natural progression for him to turn director.

“It’s a very natural progression in the film industry. People want to do different things. I always wanted to make a movie. It is just that there was an opportunity to be an actor early in my career, but I always at some stage wanted to make my movie, produce and direct a film and when the opportunity came to me, I had to avail it,” he said.

Dabangg 2, releasing on Dec 21, features Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha and Prakash Raj.