Dabangg 81.50 cr. first week; beats 3 Idiots - updated week 3 numbers!

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Top 5: 'Dabangg' collects Rs 16 cr in Week 3, total: Rs 131.5 cr nett http://bit.ly/bbkhW4

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Dabangg opened this morning to an earth shattering start all over despite bad weather in the North trying to play spoil sport. The first shows opened at around 9.00 am and as expected the response was simply mindboggling. Last year Three Idiots started shows as early as 6.30 am in the morning but this was not the case with Dabangg as very early morning shows have a limited turnout. The ticket rates of Dabangg have also not been hiked like for Three Idiots. Some collections from major theatres for first show are as follows.

Dabangg – tracing the genesis of Munni Badnaam Hui

The track Munni Badnaam Hui from Dabangg seems to have caught the fancy of many.  Malaika is a premier item girl, and of course Salman has never looked more dashing then he does in this film, with his pencil thin mustache!  People think this rocking item number will greatly increase the footfalls in single screens, and that was always Salman's forte.  Salman's entry in the song and his trademark dance moves will certainly gladden his fan-base:



But where did this earthy song originate from?  A fellow blogger Khanabadosh pointed out to me this Bhojpuri gem:

http://ww.smashits.com/music/uttar-pradesh/play/songs/26506/balma-bada-bavaali/184166/launda-badnam-hua-naseeban.html

Read more on Bhojpuri inspirations at LINK