Highlights
- Bollywood star Salman Khan, who played mentor to several newcomers like Katrina Kaif and Zarine Khan in the past always felt that his Dabangg co-star Sonakshi was wired to become an actress.
- "I always knew that Sonakshi would be in the film industry.. and not just that, but become a big star in the industry. So I used to keep telling her every time to lose weight and now she is here in Dabangg," Salman told PTI.
- The 23-year-old actress, who will make her debut opposite Salman in the upcoming action film was not very keen on acting initially but finally took the plunge.
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Dabangg
Bollywood star Salman Khan, who played mentor to several newcomers like Katrina Kaif and Zarine Khan in the past always felt that his
Dabangg co-star Sonakshi was wired to become an actress.
"I always knew that Sonakshi would be in the film industry.. and not just that, but become a big star in the industry. So I used to keep telling her every time to lose weight and now she is here in
Dabangg," Salman told PTI.
The 23-year-old actress, who will make her debut opposite Salman in the upcoming action film was not very keen on acting initially but finally took the plunge.
"I had several times asked Sonakshi do you want to do films..? and she used to say no. I even spoke to Shatru Sahab whether he is fine if she takes up acting to which he said he does not have any problem. Thereafter I called Sonakshi and asked her if she was serious and she said yes," he said.
About when and how they zeroed in on Sonakshi for the film, Salman said, "At a party Arbaaz and I spotted her and soon Arbaaz showed keen interest in casting Sonakshi for the role, saying she would fit the bill and would make a good pair with me."
"But Arbaaz also doubted if she could be a good actress, to which I asked him to just tell Sonakshi to say 'Khamosh' and she said it aptly...like Shatru Sahab. Soon we selected her and did ask her to attend workshops," the 44-year-old actor added.
Directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap and produced by Arbaaz Khan,
Dabangg, releasing on September 10, is set in Uttar Pradesh and primarily deals with the unlawful practices in the state.
The film also stars Om Puri, Dimple Kapadia, Vinod Khanna,Mahesh Manjrekar, Arbaaz Khan and Sonu Sood in supporting roles.
Salman, who will be wearing a moustache, depicts the character of a fearless but corrupt policeman in the film while Sonakshi will be playing a rustic small town girl from Uttar Pradesh dressed in
lehenga cholis and sarees.