Dabangg was remade in Tollywood, will Dabangg 3 follow the pattern?

Salman Khan, since his 2009 release Wanted, has been ruling box-office. movie was a remake of Tamil film Pokkiri, directed by Prabhu Deva, who also directed its Hindi remake. After huge success of Wanted at box-office. Salman worked on remakes of three more Tollywood movies – Bodyguard, Kick, and Ready which again turned out to be success stories for him. However, things were reversed for Bhaijaan’s Dabangg and Dabangg 2, as movies were remade in Tollywood, after success it got in Bollywood. Read below to kw who starred in those remakes.

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Gabbar Singh, remake of Dabangg

Dabangg was highest-grossing movie in 2010. Salman’s portrayal of Chulbul Pandey was loved by all. Following success of movie, South superstar, Pawan Kalyan decided to remake it in Tollywood. remake was titled as Gabbar Singh. Power star, Pawan Kalyan played lead role of a cop. He also produced film. Sonakshi Sinha’s debut character of Rajjo, was played by Shruti Hassan in remake. Released in 2012, movie became a blockbuster in Tollywood. Made on a budget of ₹30 crores, its total worldwide collection stands around ₹120 crores.

Sardaar Gabbar Singh

After success of first part, Gabbar Singh, makers decided to make a sequel of movie. While Pawan Kalyan reprised his role as Gabbar Singh, or cast included was – Kajal Aggarwal, Tisca Chopra, and villain played by Sharad Kelkar. It was speculated that it will be a remake of Dabangg 2 because first part was also a remake. But, this was t case for sequel. Sardaar Gabbar Singh was made with a different storyline than Dabangg 2. However, movie landed in trouble as Arbaaz Khan, actor - director of Dabangg 2, reportedly sent a legal tice to makers. It was after trailer release that Arbaaz found some similarities between his directorial venture Dabangg 2 and Sardaar Gabbar Singh. issue was later solved and movie released in April 2016.

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Dabangg 3, starring Salman Khan as fans favourite cop, Chulbul Pandey, is set to release later this year. Sonakshi Sinha will also reprise her role, of Chulbul Pandey’s wife, Rajjo. It will be third instalment of  Dabangg franchise. shooting of movie is on-going. Recently a poster and a small clip from movie was revealed, anuncing release date of film. Dabangg 3 will be dubbed in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada. Directed by Prabhu Deva, it is slated to release on December 20, 2019.

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