Dabangg movie review

Dabangg: A Salman Khan vehicle

Last year it was Boney Kapoor who brought us the immensely successful “Wanted”, this year Arbaaz Khan along with Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision is trying to create the same magic all over again. Are they successful in doing it? Yes, their brilliant marketing strategy has worked, packing the theatres in advance bookings itself. Do you need a mind frame to go for this movie? Yes you do, you can’t complain about the senseless, over the top action and the predictable story.

Set in Uttar Pradesh the story is about a fearless, corrupt cop, Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan) who thinks that he is Robinhood and likes to call himself Robinhood Pandey. Beating the bad guys in a style that only Rajnikanth can do is Pandey’s forte. A mother , a step father and a step brother is only what pandey has until he finds a village damsel, Rajjo(Sonakshi Sinha). Pandey has his own funny way of dealing with love like he does with every other thing. Like every other masala film, Dabangg also has a villain played by Sonu Sood (Cheddi Singh), a corrupt politician, who messes up with our fearless protagonist.

The story is nothing but of an out an out action flick having the same ingredients. But you don’t go for the story in such kind of film. Here comes the role of Salman Khan and boy oh boy, Salman takes the film to such heights that such repeated cinema becomes a joyful experience. May it be the pedestrian dance portions, the funny-serious dialogues, the style of keeping his ray ban’s, Salman carries everything and every moment in style.

Another ace is the film’s music, by the duo Sajid-Wajid giving the audience more reasons to whistle and squall. Munni badnaam stands out of all the tracks primarily because of Maliaka Arora Khan. The crowd is sure to go crazy for this one.
Sonakshi Sinha is static in her acting but no one really is interested in anything other than salman khan. Sonu Sood is merely passable. Nothing great about rest of the cast.

If it wasn’t for Salman Khan than this would have been just another crappy bollywood film. Go for it, solely because of Salman

Rating: 3/5