| ABCD 2 | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Remo D'Souza |
| Written by | Dialogues and Lyrics: Mayur Puri Screenplay: Remo D'Souza Tushar Hiranandani |
| Story by | Remo D'Souza |
| Produced by | Siddharth Roy Kapur |
| Starring | Prabhu Deva Varun Dhawan Shraddha Kapoor Sushant Pujari Lauren Gottlieb Raghav Juyal Punit Pathak Dharmesh Yelande |
| Cinematography | Vijay Kumar Arora |
| Edited by | Manan Ajay Sagar |
| Music by | Sachin–Jigar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹50 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹167 crore[1] |
Disney's ABCD 2, also known as Any Body Can Dance 2, is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language dance film[2] directed and choreographed by Remo D'Souza and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur under Walt Disney Pictures. A stand-alone sequel to the 2013 film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance, the film stars Prabhu Deva, Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles alongside Sushant Pujari, and is partially inspired by the life accounts of Suresh Mukund and Vernon Monteiro, played respectively by Dhawan and Pujari, founders of the "fictitious dance crew" The Kings, who went on to win the World Hip Hop Dance Championship in San Diego.[3]
ABCD 2 was released by UTV Motion Pictures on 19 June 2015 in 3D, and was one of Disney's only two original musical films in the Indian market, with Sachin–Jigar composing the soundtrack and background score, while Mayur Puri wrote the dialogues and lyrics.[4][5] The decommissioned warship INS Vikrant was featured as a backdrop behind the dancers' practice area during the first half of the film. D'Souza and Tushar Hiranandani wrote the screenplay.
ABCD 2 earned mixed to positive reviews, with praise for its production design, choreography, music and the performances of Deva, Dhawan and Kapoor, while criticism was aimed at its writing and length.
ABDC 2 - The Official Game, a dance mobile video game was developed by Indiagames Ltd. and released along with the film.
- ^ a b "ABCD 2 – Movie – Box Office India". Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ Priya, Gupta (13 January 2015). "Varun Dhawan's character in ABCD2 based on the life of India's Got Talent winner Suresh Mukund". Times of India.
- ^ [First look of ABCD 2; Satish Tulimilli, Shraddha Kapoor to groove in Prabhu Deva's film]. daily.bhaskar.com. Retrieved on 21 July 2015.
- ^ ‘ABCD 2: Varun Dhawan plays Suresh from Fictitious Dance Academy. The Indian Express (4 July 2014). Retrieved on 21 July 2015.
- ^ Shraddha Kapoor injures herself while dancing for ABCD 2 – The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (30 July 2014). Retrieved on 21 July 2015.