India, Sept. 9 -- Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's Dabangg not only became a blockbuster but also started Bollywood's cop universe. One of its biggest highlights was the chartbuster song Munni Badnam Hui, featuring Malaika Arora. However, in a recent interview with Screen, director Abhinav Kashyap revealed that Salman and Arbaaz Khan were initially against Malaika doing the iconic number-and shared how she eventually convinced them.

Abhinav revealed that Arbaaz was uncomfortable with the idea of his then-wife being labelled an "item girl." He said, "He didn't like the fact that his wife will be labelled as an 'item girl'. Arbaaz and Salman, no matter whatever they say, are actually very conservative Muslims. Malaika also had her own dif...