‘Dabangg 3’: Salman Khan reveals why he kept ‘Dabangg’ open-ended

Salman Khan starrer ‘Dabangg 3’ hit the screens on December 20. The movie stars Sonakshi Sinha, Saiee Manjrekar, Kichcha Sudeepa, Arbaaz Khan, Dimple Kapadia, and Pramod Khanna among others. In an interview with Mid-Day, Salman revealed why he kept ‘Dabangg’ open-ended.

Salman said, “We had kept ‘Dabangg’ open-ended because we felt that we might come up with a [sequel]. At that point, Arbaaz [Khan, producer] asked if we were probably being a little pompous about the film’s [fate] by considering a sequel. I told him, ‘If the movie works, well and good; if not, there’s nothing we could do’. Fortunately, everyone liked it, so we made ‘Dabangg 2’ [2012].”

When asked how the idea of ‘Dabangg 3’ was developed, he said, “I came up with the thought for this film, and with Arbaaz, kept improvising on it. We decided to explore Chulbul’s past, and that’s how the prequel was built. It’s always fun to shoot [for this franchise]. Now, when I walk on the sets of Dabangg, I automatically transform from Salman Khan to Chulbul.”

Recently in a conversation with Mumbai Mirror, Salman also spoke about his plans for ‘Dabangg 4’. On being asked how Salman has managed to come with the prequel of his ‘Dabangg’ franchise when the filmmakers in Bollywood are struggling to make the sequels of the hit films, he said, “We have ‘Dabangg 4’ written too.”

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