Ghajini and Wanted (the remakes) were both deeply flawed films (if enjoyable on a superficial “titillating” level)
Yes, Dabangg is no Jim Jarmusch film – but you will have to allow that it never posed to be so. It is a “genre” film, and is definitely not a “sloppy” film. (Like say Wolverine Origins)

Also responding further with:
1. No one scoffing at Rajni
2. Even if this genre has more representation in Tamil/Telugu films doesn’t mean that a well done Hindi genre film is to be rejected off-hand. It is akin to comparing Sholay with Kurusawa.
3. No where did I claim that the story was terribly original. The whole genre is built on cliches and I respect that the filmmakers understood this rather than sully it with un-required plot devices.

Dabaang is basically a south indian movie made in hindi. That is all there is to it. There is now an unfortunate trend of Bollywood remaking south indian flicks (Ghajini, wanted and many more that are in the works) and offering them under this “genre” or “mass” category. Bullshit. These are movies calculatedly made to work for an uneducated and unexposed audience which the makers confidently label “the masses”. Essentially an excuse for sloppy cinema that seeks to do nothing but titillate. Youporn I believe is a cheaper and less painful option to achieve this.

This totally beats me. If Rajini does this it is something to be scoffed while more articulate (in english atleast) Bollywood stars do it it immediately becomes some mind bending exercise in machoism worthy of all our love?

If people are really interested in this type of kichidis with bone crushing fights, innane melodrama and silly romantic sub plots, I invite you to cut out these convicts and middle man and start watching bloody south indian movies directly.