Dabangg 2

Dabangg 2 (transl. Fearless 2 ) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film[4] co-produced with and directed by Arbaaz Khan in his directorial debut, who co-produced the film with Malaika Arora. Its story is set in Kanpur and written by Dilip Shukla. Dabangg 2 serves as a sequel to the 2010 film Dabangg and is the second part in the highly successful Dabangg franchise. It stars Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Mahie Gill and Vinod Khanna reprising their roles from Dabangg, with Prakash Raj playing the antagonist. The supporting cast includes Nikitin Dheer, Gireesh Sahdev, Pankaj Tripathi, Manoj Pahwa and Deepak Dobriyal, with Manoj Joshi and Tinnu Anand appearing in cameo roles.

The development of Dabangg 2 commenced after the release of Dabangg. Abhinav Kashyap, who directed Dabangg, refused to direct the film citing unknown reasons; following this, Arbaaz Khan decided to make his directorial debut. Filming for Dabangg 2 began on 9 March 2012 in Mumbai.

Dabangg 2 theatrically released in India on 21 December 2012 during the Christmas festival. It earned ₹ 583 million (US$7.3 million) nett in India within three days of its release to break the record of Ek Tha Tiger, another film featuring Salman Khan. It opened to mixed reviews, with praise for its performances, action sequences, humor and music, but criticism for its script and screenplay.

Dabangg 2 grossed over ₹ 2.52 billion (US$32 million) at the worldwide box office, becoming the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2012 behind Ek Tha Tiger, and one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. The film accumulated ₹ 1.55 billion (US$19 million) nett and was termed a "blockbuster" by Box Office India. The third film in the franchise, Dabangg 3, was released in December 2019.