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Dabangg (English: Fearless) is a 2010 Indian action film directed by Abhinav Kashyap, and produced by Arbaaz Khan under Arbaaz Khan Productions. Arbaaz's elder brother Salman Khan stars in the lead role, with Sonakshi Sinha (in her acting debut), Arbaaz Khan, Om Puri, Dimple Kapadia, Vinod Khanna, Anupam Kher, Mahesh Manjrekar and Mahie Gill featuring in supporting roles, while Sonu Sood plays the main antagonist. The film marks the debut of Arbaaz as a producer and Kashyap as a director. Malaika Arora appears in the item number "Munni Badnaam Hui".
Dabangg is set in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and tells the story of a corrupt but fearless police officer, Chulbul Pandey, and his troubled relationship with his stepfather and half-brother. Made with a budget of ₹300 million and marketed at ₹120 million, Dabangg was shot primarily in the town of Wai in Maharashtra, while other major scenes were shot in the United Arab Emirates.
Dabangg was released during Eid on 10 September 2010 in nearly 2100 cinemas worldwide. It opened to generally positive reviews, and went on to gross ₹2.15 billion worldwide. It is the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010 and one among the highest grossing Bollywood film of all time. Dabangg has won several awards—the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and six Filmfare Awards, including Best Film and Best Female Debut (Sinha). It was later remade in Tamil as Osthe, and in Telugu as Gabbar Singh. A sequel, titled Dabangg 2 was released in 2012.
Original Release
09/10/2010
US Release
09/10/2010
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Salman Khan | Inspector Chulbul Pandey / Chulbul Pandey |
Sonakshi Sinha | Rajjo / Rajjo Pandey |
Sonu Sood | Chedi Singh / Cheddi Singh |
Arbaaz Khan | Makhanchan 'Makkhi' Prajapati Pandey / Makhanchan Pandey |
Vinod Khanna | Prajapati Pandey |
Dimple Kapadia | Naini P. Pandey / Naini |
Om Puri | Inspector Kasturilal Vishkarma / Kasturilal Vishkarma |
Anupam Kher | Dayal Babu |
Mahie Gill | Nirmala |
Tinnu Anand | Ghatyal Master / Masterji |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Salman Khan | Inspector Chulbul Pandey / Chulbul Pandey |
Sonakshi Sinha | Rajjo / Rajjo Pandey |
Sonu Sood | Chedi Singh / Cheddi Singh |
Arbaaz Khan | Makhanchan 'Makkhi' Prajapati Pandey / Makhanchan Pandey |
Vinod Khanna | Prajapati Pandey |
Dimple Kapadia | Naini P. Pandey / Naini |
Om Puri | Inspector Kasturilal Vishkarma / Kasturilal Vishkarma |
Anupam Kher | Dayal Babu |
Mahie Gill | Nirmala |
Tinnu Anand | Ghatyal Master / Masterji |
Mahesh Manjrekar | Haria / Rajo's father |
Murli Sharma | ACP A.S. Malik |
Malaika Arora | Special Appearance in "Munni Badnaam Hui" Song / Munni |
Ram Sujan Singh | Constable Chaubey |
Pradeep Chaudhry | Constable Jatashankar Tiwari |
Dadhey Pandey | Constable Pichkari Yadav |
Rajeev Mishra | Toluram Rastogi |
Shyam Lal | Chedi's Photographer |
Feroz Abbasi | Bholaram |
Mahesh Ahuja | Jyotishi |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Matt Zemlin | Executive Producer |
Manoj Chaturvedi | Executive Producer |
Arbaaz Khan | Producer |
Malaika Arora | Producer |
Hiren Gandhi | Producer |
Dhilin Mehta | Producer |
Bharat Patel | Producer |
Krishanu Sarbabhowm | Producer |
Matt Zemlin | Producer |
Dhaval Jatania | Producer |