 Mathures Paul of The Statesman gave the film 3 @.@ 5 stars and commented , " Dabangg aligns itself with viewers frustrated by the nonexistence of uncomplicated heroism on screen . " In a 3 @-@ star review for Rediff.com , Abhishek Mande stated " Dabangg is not a movie for non @-@ Salman fans . But for those who worship him it 's a film you simply cannot afford to miss . " Anupama Chopra of NDTV and Sukanya Venkatgarhavan of Filmfare gave it 3 stars , and both praised Khan 's performance . Gaurav Malani of Indiatimes was critical towards the film 's story , remarking " the film doesn ’ t care a damn for coming up with any innovative storyline . " Rajeev Masand of CNN @-@ IBN panned the film 's screenplay , but praised Khan 's performance . Shobhaa De of the Bangalore Times was critical , concluding " Let ’ s hand it to Salman who has pulled off the stunts and pelvic thrusts . Nothing new there . But it is the naughty self @-@ parodying , which is so camp , so out there , which delivers the biggest punch . What ’ s left for this guy now – all he needs is a cape . And he can call himself Superman . " 
