Characters:
Salman
Khan:
Chulbul
Pandey
Chulbul
Pandey,
a
fearless
but
corrupt
police
officer
who
very
early
in
his
life
learns
to
take
control
of
his
destiny.
He
meets
each
of
life's
challenges
with
elan.
Sonakshi
Sinha:
Rajo
Rajo
is
the
girl
who
changes
Chulbul
Pandey's
life
with
her
positive
effervescence.
She
is
unable
to
think
of
her
own
future
as
she
is
devoted
to
her
alcoholic
father.
Arbaaz
Khan:
Makhanchan
Makhanchan,
the
dim
wit,
is
the
younger
half
brother
of
Chulbul
Pandey.
They
share
a
love-hate
relationship.
Sonu
Sood:
Cheddi
Singh
Cheddi
Singh
plays
the
prime
antagonist.
He
uses
one
brother
against
the
other
to
attain
his
own
selfish
goals.
Vinod
Khanna:
Prajapati
Pandey
Prajapati
Pandey
is
father
of
Makhanchan
and
stepfather
of
Chulbul.
His
relationship
with
Chulbul
is
turbulent
and
things
take
a
turn
for
the
worse
after
the
death
of
Naini,
Chulbul's
mother.
Synopsis
"I
do
not
want
to
be
sheltered
from
dangers.
I
want
to
be
fearless
while
facing
them."
Dabangg
means
fearless.
Set
in
Laalgurj,
Uttar
Pradesh,
Dabangg
is
a
story
of
Chulbul
Pandey
(Salman
Khan),
a
totally
fearless
but
corrupt
police
officer
with
unorthodox
working
methods.
But
even
the
most
fearless
at
times
face
a
tough
fight
with
their
innermost
demons.
Chulbul
has
had
a
bitter
childhood.
His
father
passed
away
when
he
was
very
young
after
which
his
mother
Naini
(Dimpla
Kapadia)
married
Prajapati
Pandey
(Vinod
Khanna).
Together,
they
had
a
son
Makhanchan
(Arbaaz
Khan).
Prajapati
favors
Makhanchan
which
does
not
go
down
well
with
Chulbul.
He
decides
to
take
control
of
his
destiny
and
detaches
himself
from
his
stepfather
and
half
brother.
His
sole
attachment
is
his
mother.
However
after
his
mother's
demise
and
an
unsuccessful
attempt
to
mend
wounds,
Chulbul
snaps
all
ties
with
his
stepfather
and
half
brother.
Rajo
(Sonakshi
Sinha)
with
her
unique
perspective
of
life
enters
his
world
and
turns
life
upside
down.
Chulbul
starts
to
see
life
more
positively
and
also
gets
sensitized
to
the
value
of
a
family.
But
his
detractors
especially
the
dubious
Cheddi
Singh
(Sonu
Sood)
have
their
own
vested
interests
and
emerge
as
spokes
in
the
wheels,
putting
one
brother
against
the
other.
Makhanchan
ends
up
carrying
out
act
oblivious
to
the
consequences.
When
he
realizes
he
has
been
used,
he
turns
to
Chulbul.
Will
Chulbul
take
his
extended
hand?
Will
the
brothers
be
able
to
thwart
their
detractors?
Will
this
time,
Chulbul's
fearlessness
channels
itself
positively
and
reunites
him
with
his
family?
Dabangg
is
a
hard-hitting,
entertaining,
emotional
narrative
that
unfolds
grippingly
in
the
region
that
has
place
only
for
the
fearless.
Director:
Abhinav
Kashyap
Cast:
Salman
Khan,
Sonakshi
Sinha,
Arbaaz
Khan,
Sonu
Sood,
Vinod
Khanna,
Dimple
Kapadia,
Mahesh
Manjrekar
Story first published: Monday, August 9, 2010, 12:28 [IST]