Last Updated:September 18, 2025, 12:54 IST
This comes days after Abhinav Kashyap also lashed out Salman Khan in another interview and called him a ‘goon’.
Abhinav Kashyap had also accused Salman Khan of being ill-mannered and vindictive.
Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap has levelled fresh attacks on Salman Khan. In a recent interview, the filmmaker stated that Salman needed a major image makeover before the release of Dabangg. He said that the Bollywood superstar had developed the image of being a ‘chhichhora’ and a ‘mawali’ because of his films like Wanted and Tere Naam and therefore, he decided to do Dabangg to get away from that image.
Kashyap mentioned that he first approached Arbaaz Khan, who was interested in playing the lead role himself, but later offered to produce the film. Recalling how he reacted when he was told that Salman Khan would be the lead in the movie, Abhinav shared, “Salman’s image at the time was that of a chhichhora, someone who would harass women on the streets. This was around 2008, when I’d signed the film. He’d done Tere Naam then. He had a very unflattering image, that of a crazed lover or a roadside Romeo. He also had that towel dance.”
Abhinav, who is also filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s brother further called Salman Khan a ‘criminal’ and went on to say that his family is ‘not normal’. “My opinion on Salman Khan and his family stands. They are not normal human beings. They are proven criminals. He’s out on bail. He’s a convicted criminal, out on bail. A criminal is a criminal. There are things that even I know,” he told Bollywood Thikana.
Abhinav Kashyap Also Called Salman Khan A ‘Goon’
Interestingly, this comes days after Anurag Kashyap’s brother also made some other serious comments against Salman Khan and told SCREEN, “Salman is never involved. He is not even interested in acting, and he hasn’t been since the last 25 years. He does a favour by turning up to work. He is more into the power of being a celebrity, but he is not interested in acting. He is a gunda (goon).”
Kashyap did not stop here. He went on to allege that Khan is “ill-mannered” and “vindictive.” “He (Salman Khan) is the father of the star system in Bollywood. He is from a film family which has been in the industry since 50 years. He continues the process. They are vindictive people. They control the whole process. If you don’t agree with them, they come after you,” he added.
Chirag Sehgal
Chirag Sehgal works as a Senior Sub-Editor in the Entertainment team at News18.com. With an experience of five years in the media industry, he largely focuses on Indian television coverage. Apart from bringing …Read More
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