Chulbul Pandey is arguably the most sparkling
character Bollywood has created since the good-hearted Mumbai goon Munna Bhai.
This crooked, small-town cop, who combines irreverence with superhuman
strength, is essentially a superhero without a cape.
He woos the girl, beats the bad guys to pulp
without breaking a sweat and still finds the time to make a deliciously cheap
joke about shooting so many holes into an opponent that he won't be able to
figure out which end to breathe from and which end to fart from.
In short, Pandey, played gleefully by a wickedly
charming Salman Khan, is pretty much irresistible. Debutant director Arbaaz
Khan and writer Dilip Shukla know that. Dabangg 2 coasts on the formidable
shoulders of Chulbul Pandey and our affection for the original installment.
