 Dabangg was released during Eid on 10 September 2010 in nearly 2100 cinemas worldwide . It opened to generally positive reviews , and went on to gross ₹ 2 @.@ 15 billion worldwide . It is the highest @-@ grossing Bollywood film of 2010 and , as of December 2011 , the fourth highest – grossing Bollywood film of all time . Dabangg has won several awards — the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and six Filmfare Awards , including Best Film and Best Female Debut ( Sinha ) . It was later remade in Tamil as Osthe , and in Telugu as Gabbar Singh . A sequel , titled Dabangg 2 was released in 2012 . 
