Slapdash Directorial Cut !
As someone who is a big Sallu fan, who liked and loved Dabangg [ 2010 ], and was thoroughly infuriated by Ek Tha Tiger [ 2012 ], just had one question while entering the new Sallu film that how much ammendment would Dabangg 2 have ? The comeback, unfortunately, Dabangg 2 is not so entertaining ( it is but in parts ).
Director Arbaaz Khan prefers to hold saucy and fresh dialogues to hide the flaws. But this doesn't help till end because it becomes too repetitive and dreary to pay attention at. The action scenes are insane and look like as if they are produced when technology was not on tap. Arbaaz as his directorial debut, just happens to be clumsy. Too, the movie is lanky without Malaika Arora Khan’s waist ! Plus when you wait for something or the other too happen or bounce at you, unluckily, that does happen but the progress is too delayed and makes the sub-plots becomes unsatisfactory. Too, Sallu needs to be in the right shape if he schemes to do any action films hereby. Dilip Shukla ( Writer ) too sinks the script throwing the audience in borehole.
Further Investigation outcomes are situations when the pregnant wife is being rolling down the temple stairs and her brother-in-law is being held back by the mobsters. This is the most common shot ever seen in any of the B - grade movies making the film look hazy and of 80's type. The film is totally Bollywoodized when the plot revolves around the usual standard story - A Hero, his Wife, A Villain and his gang of henchmens all spiced up together to make the Masala Movie of the Year.
Arbaaz comes and disappears at his own will, while Sonakshi Sinha ( Rajjo ) - goody goody wife, has a larger role to play in the sequel as now she is married to Chulbul ( Salman Khan ). Prakash Raj is the man to be felt bad for. Sallu needs a more powerful jeopardy evildoer to make the former look stronger. Prakash Raj has nothing so promising to contribute for this flick. As being consistent in the South Indian films he hereby fails to be a strong menacing antagonist.
As in Singham, Prakash Raj ( Bachha Singh ) is a goon entering in politics for the first time and tries to stabalize his reputation by not walking under any kind of controversies. Chulbul Pandey ( Salman Khan ) gets free from doubts and does not let Bachha with his corrupt business. As in first Chulbul was a corrupt officer but now Chulbul has turned honest at his duties ( promoted to Kanpur ) and enters the scene for saving a school boy who is abducted by goons ( Bachha's mobsters ) and is in need to be set free from the goons. Chulbul bangs with his gun fights and a swelled out tummy, rescues the little boy saving the day. He then doing his Robinhoodgiri later takes the reward from the school boy ka Paisewaala Baap and donates it to the charity funds. Then comes the Dabangg Reloaded song sung by Sukhwinder Singh again.
Further enters the mean-looking villain Prakash Raj with his brother Genda Bhai ( Deepak Dobriyal ) to harass Sallu's father ( Vinod Khanna ). Regardless of the threat to his family members Chulbul tries to be Dabangg and faces the Genda henchmens firmly. Genda dies and so Bachha gets enraged and let go his political career to take revenge for his brother's death. Bachha tries to terrorize Chulbul's pregnant wife Rajjo and then happens the Templewaala scene where Rajjo loses her baby and Arbaaz ( Makhi ) survives a bullet. Sallu comes running and clears the situation and avenges to kill Bachha Singh. The climax ends. Oh ! Forgot to mention one important thing - Sallu's shirt coming off and now the villain is defeated.
Funny scenes evolves from Chulbul's dialogue with his fellow Police Hawaldaars and his chubby words for the goons. Sonakshi does it well but Arbaaz disappoints showing that it was very much challenging for him to do two tasks at a time ( Director & Actor ). Sallu standing with the Hawaldaars - this could have been done solely in an effort to make him look more cheeky and cool, but doesn't work quite well. On the contrary, the Hawaldaars make the movie look a typical Bhojpuri film which lets you down.
Quite interestingly the songs replace or intends to be the replica of the first film. Tere Mast Mast Do Nain as Dagabaaz Re, Munni as Fevicol, Saanson Ne as Chori Kiyaa, Pandeyjee Seeti as Humka Peeni Hai and Dabangg being partly the same as first. This showcases the lack of creativity here in this film.
Dabangg 2 might get you a knock but may not win the hearts of audience as Dabangg did in 2010. Might suggest you to watch the first part instead of this one because of lack of good story writing and a Baddy.
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[ First published on zimbio.com ]
