Sunday, 23 December 2012

Kung-Fu Pandey


Soon after the evolution of the "masala entertainers" we were served a fresh, unique, comical yet stylish fearless-cop-film called Dabangg (the fearless). People all over the country fell in love with its leading character "Chulbul a.k.a Robinhood Pandey" who was a small town police officer, the action-hero, the comedian, the romantic star and having every other heroic quality. It smashed the silver screen and became a huge box office success making Salman Khan the ultimate money-making machine. The producer of Dabangg, Arbaaz Khan came up with a brilliant "business" idea for making a sequel to the film which has a huge mass following. So, he donned the director's cap himself and started making Dabangg 2. A film which is titled as Dabangg 2 without writing its script, tends to be wholly/partially inspired by the original's success. The following dialogue might have happened between the two brothers :

AK - Bhai! We're making Dabangg's sequel. 
SK - Great! What's the story? Oops! What are the scenes I'm supposed to do?
AK - Ah! I've got one Dilip Shukla who is ready to write some.
SK - Who's he?
AK - How can you forget him? He's writing almost all your stories and dialogues since Andaz Apna Apna.
SK - Whatever. Who reads the story? Who needs a story by the way?
AK - Anyway, you just need to utter the dialogues extempore, as you usually do, the cheesy ones you know!
SK - Huh! Just simply tell me you're making a Dabangg remake.
AK - I can't tell you this.
SK - Why?
AK - As I don't know what actually I want to make. 
SK - Take my free advice. People loved the original one just give them another dose of it.
AK - But it'll be unfair to the audience.
SK - Why? Change Laalganj to Kanpur, replace Zandu Balm with any other product. But don't get your wife this time.
AK - Please bhai!
SK - Ok. Then cut her performance very short. Get Kareena instead for the item-song, she's the most selling heroine. 
AK - Ok big bro. But Abhinav is not ready to direct, he says he gets scolding from his big bro for making such kind of films.
SK - Then give a chance to "Chhotay". He's just fooling around on "Comedy Circus" these days. 
AK - Bhai. Can I try?
SK - Alright! Go ahead. But make sure the film is a replica of the original one else no one would be interested. The audience are a bunch of fools, they love to see the same things happening again and again.
AK - Bhai, but the audience are getting smarter these days.
SK - Kisi ko Aamir ki Talaash samajh aai ? Nahi na? Unhe wohi dikhao jo hamesha se dekhte aa rahe hain.
AK - Hmm.. I see. And what about the songs?
SK - All the same, Arbu!
AK - Then I must get a lyricist who can write "Fevicol Se" to replace "Munni Badnaam", "Daghabaaz" in place of "Tere Mast Mast", "Pandeyji Seeti" against "Humka Peeni Hai", "Saanson Ne" to replace "Chori Kiya Re Jiya" and an all new remixed "Hudd Hudd Dabangg".
SK - Great! You're learning already. But keep in mind the setting of these songs should be the same.
AK - Done. Anything else?
SK - See to it that no song should create a controversy like "Zandu Balm". 
AK - But I was thinking about "Fevicol" this time, no problem I'll talk to them.
SK- If you're actually doing an advertisement. Go ahead with some more like mobile phones, Suzuki bikes, Xoom Money Transfer and Hajmola. 
AK - I think we've planned everything. We should start the shooting soon. 
SK - Ah! I forgot.. The "itne chhed karenge" dialogue and "bhaiyyaji smile" were epic, keep them also.
AK - Anything for you bro!

And that's how Dabangg 2 was made into a film.