New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap made another fiery claim about Salman Khan, who gave him his Bollywood directorial debut with Dabangg. Talking about working with Khan, Kashyap revealed that Randeep Hooda was his first choice as the lead in Dabangg. However, it was Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan who signed him for the film after locking Salman Khan as the lead.

In an interview with Bollywood Thikana, Kashyap claimed that Salman Khan was insecure about Sonu Sood, who played the antagonist in the film. He added that Katrina Kaif was the one who helped to convince Khan to cast Sood.

Abhinav Kashyap shared that during a brief 15-minute pitch, Arbaaz Khan was sold, expressing his desire to play Chulbul Pandey himself. However, t...