(These characters have 99 problems, but acne isn’t one of them.)Īll of which is to suggest that, for fullest enjoyment, there is muchĪbout ABCD2 that requires forgiveness, or at least overlooking. Early auditions garnerĬheap laughs at the expense of clumsy no-hopers the discoveries get a mid-film warm-up in Bangalore that serves a similar narrative purpose to Glee’s recurring regionals there’s a makeover section and, eventually, we reach the make-or-break bling of the World Starz Hip-Hop Challenge – or to give it its full, slightly less street title, the Ponds Men’s Face Wash World Starz Hip-Hop Challenge.
What ensues follows a recognisably Cowellian arc. Mortal shame is thereby brought upon brooding mentor Vishnu (Prabhudheva) and chief B boy Suresh (Varun Dhawan), although possible redemption presents itself after it’s revealed the Stunners have won a place in an international competition in Las Vegas – blatant brand expansion, this, not unlike Pitch Perfect 2’s decision to dispatch its Bellas to Copenhagen.
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It transpires that en route to TV triumph, the Mumbai Stunners pilfered a move from a rival troupe, the steal called out on social media for all to comment upon. If you’re looking for flow from your musicals, here it is – and this sequel even folds in claims of plagiarism, the better to transcend them. This reappropriation was more cheeky than venal: Hindi cinema has its own tradition of fleet-footedness, a lineage ABCD2 underlines by appointing a boy schooled in Indian classical dance to head its crew. 2013’s ABCD – it stood for Any Body Can Dance, establishing the talent-show territory it was staking out – found Bollywood cutting in onĪn idea proven profitable elsewhere: its stereoscopic urban danceathon