Dabangg () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap (in his directorial debut) and produced by Arbaaz Khan (in his debut as a film producer) and Malaika Arora Khan under Arbaaz Khan Productions, with Dhilin Mehta serving as the co-producer and distributor of the film under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision banner. Khan's elder brother Salman Khan starred in the lead role, with Sonakshi Sinha (in her acting debut) as the female lead, Sonu Sood playing the antagonist and himself featuring in a supporting role. Other actors who feature in supporting roles are Om Puri, Dimple Kapadia, Vinod Khanna, Anupam Kher, Mahesh Manjrekar and Mahie Gill. Besides producing the film, Malaika also appears in the item number "Munni Badnaam Hui". Set in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Dabangg tells the story of a fearless police officer, Chulbul Pandey (Khan) and his troubled relationship with his stepfather and half-brother.
Made on a budget of , including the production and marketing costs, Dabangg released in over 2300 theatres worldwide on 10 September 2010, coinciding with the Eid al-Fitr and Ganesh Chaturthi festivals and opened to generally positive reviews from critics, praising the performances (especially those of Khan and Sood), action sequences, music and humour, but criticised its script and screenplay. Grossing over , it became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010.
Dabangg received accolades in major film award functions in India. Among them, it won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. It was given six awards at the 56th Filmfare Awards, including one for Best Film, seven Screen Awards, nine Zee Cine Awards, and ten IIFA Awards. As of 2012, the film has won 111 awards out of 172 nominations. + List of accolades received by Dabangg Awards and nominations Award Won NominatedNational Film AwardsBIG Star Entertainment AwardsLions Gold AwardsZee Cine AwardsFilmfare AwardsStardust AwardsApsara Film & Television Producers Guild AwardsMirchi Music AwardsIIFA AwardsGlobal Indian Music AwardsFICCI Frames Excellence Honours AwardsAaj Tak AwardsRajiv Gandhi Achievers AwardAXN Action AwardETC Bollywood Business AwardsBIG Star IMA AwardsTally Footnotes
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result BIG Star Entertainment Awards 21 December 2010 Most Entertaining Film , Arbaaz Khan, Dhillin Mehta rowspan="5" Most Entertaining Director Most Entertaining Film Actor – Male Most Entertaining Song "Munni Badnaam Hui" Most Entertaining Singer – Male for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Most Entertaining Singer – Female for "Munni Badnaam Hui" rowspan="2" Most Entertaining Music National Film Awards 9 September 2011 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment , Arbaaz Khan, Dhillin Mehta rowspan="2" Screen Awards 6 January 2011 Best Actor Best Actor in a Negative Role Best Music Director rowspan="2" Best Female Playback for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Dialogue rowspan="3" Best Screenplay Best Editing Best Choreography for "Munni Badnaam Hui" rowspan="2" Best Female Debut Most Promising Debut Director Best New Talent In Music for "Munni Badnaam Hui" rowspan="2" Best Action Vijayan Master Best Special Effects Zee Cine Awards 14 January 2011 Best Film Dabangg rowspan="9" Most Promising Debut Director Abhinav Kashyap Most Promising Debut (Female) Sonakshi Sinha Zee Cine Award for Best Music Sajid–Wajid Best Screenplay Abhinav Kashyap and Dilip Shukla Best Background Music Sandeep Shirodkar Best Action Vijayan Master Best Editing Pranav V Dhiwar Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Song of the Year "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Director Abhinav Kashyap rowspan="11" Best Actor Salman Khan Best Cinematography Mahesh Limaye Best Story Abhinav Kashyap and Dilip Shukla Best Villain Sonu Sood Best Supporting Actor Arbaaz Khan Best Supporting Actress Dimple Kapadia Best Lyricist Faiz Anwar for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain"Best Female Playback Singer Shreya Ghoshal for "Chori Kiya Re Jiya Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Male Playback Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Filmfare Awards 29 January 2011 Best Film Dabangg rowspan="6" Best Female Debut Sonakshi Sinha Best Music Director Sajid–Wajid Best Song Composer Lalit Pandit for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Female Playback Singer Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Action Vijayan Master Best Director Abhinav Kashyap rowspan="3" Best Actor Salman Khan Best Lyricist Faiz Anwar for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 12 January 2011 Best Actor Salman Khan rowspan="8" Best Film Arbaaz Khan Productions Best Female Debut Sonakshi Sinha Best Villain Sonu Sood Best Male Playback Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Best Female Playback Singer Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Music Director Sajid–Wajid Best Dialogue Abhinav Kashyap and Dilip Shukla Best Lyricist Faiz Anwar for "Tere Mast Mat Do Nain" rowspan="3" Best Choreography Farah Khan for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Special Effects Alagar Swamy Stardust Awards 6 February 2011 Superstar of Tomorrow - Female Sonakshi Sinha rowspan="6" Hottest New Director Abhinav Kashyap Hottest Film of the Year Arbaaz Khan Best Director - Thriller and Action Abhinav Kashyap Star of the Year - Male Salman Khan Best Film of the Year Dabangg New Musical Sensation - Female Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" rowspan="6" Best Film - Thriller and Action Dabangg Best Actor - Thriller or Action Salman Khan Best Actress - Thriller or Action Sonakshi Sinha Best Actor in an Ensemble Cast Sonu Sood Best Actress in an Ensemble Cast Dimple Kapadia International Indian Film Academy Awards 23–25 June 2011 Best Film Arbaaz Khan Productions rowspan="10" Best Debut - Female Sonakshi Sinha Best Villain Sonu Sood Best Music Director Sajid–Wajid and Lalit Pandit Best Male Playback Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Best Female Playback Singer Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Screenplay Abhinav Kashyap and Dilip Shukla Best Choreography Farah Khan for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Action Vijayan Master Best Sound Re-Recording Leslie Fernades Best Director Abhinav Kashyap rowspan="5" Best Actor Salman Khan Best Supporting Actress Dimple Kapadia Best Lyricist Faiz Anwar for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Best Dialogue Abhinav Kashyap and Dilip Shukla Mirchi Music Awards 27 January 2011 Best Album of the Year Dabangg rowspan="8" Best Male Vocalist Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Best Female Vocalist Aishwarya Nigam and Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Background Score Sandeep Shirodkar Best Upcoming Singer of the Year - Female Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Item Number "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Song of the Year "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Music Director of the Year Sajid–Wajid for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Best Song of the Year "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" rowspan="5" Best Female Vocalist of the Year Shreya Ghoshal for "Chori Kiya Ra Jiya" Best Music Director of the Year Lalit Pandit for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Lyricist of the Year Faiz Anwar for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Best Song Recording Abani Tanti for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Raj Khosla Foundation Directors Awards8 January 2011 Best Newcomer Director Abhinav Kashyap rowspan="13" Journalist National Awards22 November 2010 Best Female Debut Singer Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Kalakar Awards4 November 2010 Best Female Debut Singer Golden Kela Awards25 March 2011 The Ajooba Award - Sheer Awesomeness Dabangg NDTV Poll1 January 2011 Best Song of the Year "Munni Badnaam Hui" Airtel Poll Super Star Unique Andaz - Male Salman Khan for Dabangg Global Indian Music Academy Awards30 October 2011 Best Film Album Dabangg Best Music Director Sajid–Wajid and Lalit Pandit Best Music Debut - Female Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Engineer - Film Album Eric Pillai Best Engineer - Theatre Mix Leslie Fernades Best Background Score Sandeep Shirodkar Red FM Most Popular Song on Radio "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Best Music Arranger and Programmer Sandeep Shirodkar for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" rowspan="6" Best Lyricist Faiz Anwar for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Best Female Playback Singer Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Male Playback Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" Best Song "Munni Badnaam Hui" "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" BIG STAR IMA Awards25 February 2011 Best Music Composer Sajid–Wajid for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" rowspan="3" Best Album of the Year Dabangg Best Dance Song of the Year "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Female Playback Singer Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" rowspan="3" Best Music Composer Lalit Pandit for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Best Background Score Sandeep Shirodkar Lions Gold Awards11 January 2011 Favourite Film Dabangg rowspan="24" Favourite Sensational Singer Mamta Sharma for "Munni Badnaam Hui" Favourite Debut Director Abhinav Kashyap Favourite Music Director Sajid–Wajid Favourite Actress Sonakshi Sinha Favourite Choreographer Farah Khan for "Munni Badnaam Hui" FICCI Frames Excellence Honours Awards26 March 2011 Best Film Dabangg Best Music Director Sajid–Wajid Best Female Debut Sonakshi Sinha Aaj Tak Awards3 January 2012 Best Film Dabangg Best Actor Salman Khan Best Female Debut Sonakshi Sinha Best Director Abhinav Kashyap Best Song "Munni Badnaam Hui" Rajiv Gandhi Achievers Awards15 December 2010 Best Debut Producer Arbaaz Khan Best Bollywood Remix Romeo and DJ Deepesh for "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" AXN Action Awards3 May 2011 Best Film Dabangg Best Actor Salman Khan Best Director Abhinav Kashyap Best Villain Sonu Sood Best Sequence Dabangg ETC Bollywood Business Awards28 December 2010 Top Grosser of the Year Most Successful Producer Arbaaz Khan Most Profitable Director Abhinav Kashyap
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External links Awards for Dabangg at Bollywood Hungama