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Dabangg Director Abhinav Kashyap Says Salman Khan Is a ‘Gunda’; Calls Khan Family ‘Vindictive’: ‘If You Don’t Agree with Them…’

Abhinav Kashyap claims Salman Khan's family controls Bollywood's processes and alleges Khan prioritizes celebrity power over acting, with similar issues faced by Anurag Kashyap.

  • Filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap publicly accused Salman Khan and his family of vindictive behavior after directing the 2010 film Dabangg.
  • The dispute escalated after Abhinav refused to direct Dabangg 2, which he claims led the Khan family to sabotage his career and block his projects.
  • Abhinav also revealed that Salman, from a film family with a 50-year history, has not been interested in acting for the last 25 years and called him a 'gunda'.
  • He expressed his view that the Khan family exerts control over the industry's operations and retaliates against anyone who opposes them.
  • Salman Khan has not publicly responded to these allegations, while Abhinav continues to highlight similar issues faced by his brother Anurag during the 2003 film Tere Naam.
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Director Abhinav Kashyap, who made Salman Khan's superhit film 'Dabangg', has called the superstar a goon and also claimed that he has no interest in acting.

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MM News TV broke the news in on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
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