Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap revealed that Salman Khan felt insecure about casting Sonu Sood as the villain The filmmaker disclosed that Salman was reluctant because he felt threatened by Sood’s impressive physique Kashyap also revealed that Randeep Hooda was his original choice for Chulbul Pandey, but Sohail Khan rejected the idea.
The director explained how Katrina Kaif played a crucial role in convincing Salman to accept Sonu Sood’s casting “Katrina was around Salman a lot in those days, and she endorsed the idea of Sonu being cast,” Kashyap stated Interestingly, Katrina was initially approached for the female lead role but declined to do the film.
Released in 2010, Dabangg became one of Bollywood’s biggest hits and established Chulbul Pandey as one of Indian cinema’s most iconic characters
. The film’s success led to a franchise with multiple sequels.
