India, Sept. 18 -- Filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap, who made his directorial debut in Bollywood with Dabangg, recalled how the Khan family came on board for the film. In an interview with Bollywood Thikana, he claimed that Salman Khan was insecure about Sonu Sood and that Randeep Hooda was the first choice to play the lead in the film, but Sohail Khan rejected him.

Abhinav recalled a 15-minute pitching session with Arbaaz Khan, where he narrated the story to him. The filmmaker revealed that Arbaaz was keen on playing Chulbul Pandey and tried to convince him, but Abhinav felt that he would be more suited to a supporting role. Arbaaz then agreed to do the film only on the condition that he would produce it. Abhinav accepted this. The actor then ...