Dabangg was totally Arbaaz's brainchild: Salman Khan
The blue blooded temperamental and hottest star Salman Khan"s journey, from 'Biwi ho Toh Aisi" to 'Dabangg", of two decades and two years has been quite a checkered one; quite eventful and at times, quite painful. Yet, he braved it all with a smile on his face, sometimes withdrawing in his own well protected cocoon, sometimes by getting angry and venting out his frustration on one and all, incurring the wrath of the media and the public on many occasions. Currently, Salman Khan, who is riding high on the wave of success with Dabangg, has proven that his magic on the people is long from over. Happy and content with the genuine success of the movie, as stated and proven by the entire trade media, Salman Khan talks to Oneindia about the journey 'Dabangg' and more.
Are
you
overwhelmed
by
the
super
success
of
'Dabangg"?
You
bet.
To
say
that
we
were
not
sure
about
its
runaway
success
would
not
be
correct.
But
you
never
know
what
lies
in
store.
On
our
part,
we
had
tried
to
put
everything
straight;
the
script,
the
theme
bordering
on
the
rustic
milieu,
the
treatment,
the
huge
production
value
in
lieu
with
new
debut
making
heroine
Sonakshi
Sinha
and
a
new
director
Abhinav
Kashyap
to
hold
the
entire
directorial
reigns.
I"m
making
a
reference
as
'We" because
it
may
sound
cliched
but
yes
it
was
our
entire
team"s
kadi
mehnat.
After
the
unexpected
debacle
of
'Veer",
it
is
Arbaaz
Khan"s
'Dabangg"
which
has
brought
you
back
into
the
limelight,
given
you
a
new
lease
of
life.
Comment.
Yeah!
You
are
right,
you
can
say
that.
In
fact,
everyone
can
say
that
and
I
totally
agree
with
them
that
Arbaaz
with
his
'Dabangg"
has
once
again
done
wonders
for
me.
But
to
say
that
it
has
brought
me
back
into
reckoning
or
given
me
a
second
lease
of
life
is
wrong.
I
totally
disagree
with
you
on
this
count
as
I
had
not
gone
anywhere
or
disappeared
into
oblivion.
But
of
course
it
has
given
me
one
more
most
wanted
'Hit"
after
my
last
'Hit"
Boney
Kapoor"s
'Wanted"
and
of
course
after
the
debacle,
mind
you
not
declared
by
me
but
all
you
media
guys,
of
my
most
ambitious
and
very,
very
close
to
my
heart
film
'Veer".
Is
it
right
to
give
all
the
credit
to
Arbaaz
Khan,
don"t
you
think
it"s
the
other
way
round
that
your
star
value
has
added
to
the
success
of
'Dabangg"?
For
once,
I"m
thankful
to
you
and
the
entire
media
for
still
thinking
that
I"m
a
star.
I"m
honoured.
But
still
frankly
and
honestly
speaking
'Dabangg"
was
totally
Arbaaz"s
brainchild
and
he
had
the
guts
to
go
ahead
with
it
and
repose
his
complete
faith
in
me
to
carry
on
and
live
up
to
his
and
the
director"s
and
the
complete
team"s
expectation.
But
did
the
debut
making
director
Abhinav
Kashyap
live
up
to
everyone"s
expectation?
Oh!
Come
on.
Don"t
you
think
that
the
unexpected
success
of
'Dabangg"
itself
proves
the
fact
that
Abhinav
Kashyap
has
done
full
justice
to
'Dabangg"
and
in
spite
of
this
being
his
debut
directorial
effort?
For
me
he
has
given
off
his
100%
to
'Dabangg"
and
turned
it
into
a
blockbuster
that
it
truly
deserves
to
be.
I
think
he
has
a
natural
flair
for
direction
just
as
we
untrained
actors
have
a
natural
flair
for
acting.
So
much
so
that
we
are
already
planning
'Dabangg"s
sequels.
And
why
not
if
just
'Dabangg"
can
be
such
a
huge
hit
at
the
box
office
cash
counters
then
I
am
sure
that
'Dabangg
2"
and
its
following
sequels
will
also
repeat
history.
No
doubt
'Dabangg"
itself
is
creating
quite
a
nightmarish
frenzy
wherever
I
go
especially
amongst
my
female
fans
the
likes
of
which
was
never
seen
or
heard
before.
So
what
according
to
you
is
the
USP
of
'Dabangg"?
The
USP
of
'Dabangg"
I
think
everything.
But
let
me
be
modest
enough
to
claim
that
it
was
my
role
of
a
corrupt
police
officer
Chulbul
(Robin
Hood)
Pandey"s,
with
shades
and
tinge
of
comic
interludes,
characterization
that
has
done
the
trick.
Aur
thodasa
credit
main
apni
moochon
ko
bhi
dena
chahoonga
(I
would
like
to
give
a
little
bit
of
credit
to
the
moustache..)
which
I
have
sported
in
the
movie.
But
I
don"t
remember
it
if
I
have
done
it
for
the
first
time
or
after
a
long,
long
time.
Then
of
course
the
other
USP
of
'Dabangg"
is
the
Bindaas
direction
of
Abhinav
Kashyap,
the
high
voltage
foot
tapping
music
and
songs
scored
by
Sajid
–
Wajid
whom
I
always
consider
as
my
lucky
mascots
since
'Muhjse
Shaadi
Karogi?"
days.
I
don"t
think
the
audiences
will
forget
Malaika"s
item
song
'Munni
Badnaam
Hui
Darling
Tere
Liye!"
in
a
hurry.
Not
to
forget
my
darling
heroine
Sonakshi
Sinha
who
came
across
as
such
a
natural
and
'Dabangg",
this
literally
means
a
powerful
–
hardcore
–
rough
-
tagda
-
majboot,
performer.
She
has
literally
lived
up
to
my
film"s
title
'Dabangg"
with
very
few
dialogues
and
just
the
expression
conveyed
through
her
badi
badi
jheel
si
aankhen.
To
what
else
would
you
attribute
the
huge
success
of
'Dabangg"?
Surprisingly
it
was
Arbaaz
who
pointed
this
out
to
me
that
for
the
first
time
it
has
happened
on
an
Eid
festival
that
our
film
'Dabangg"
was
a
solo
release.
Otherwise
there
is
always
a
cluster
of
films
released
during
every
Indian
festival.
Maybe
this
helped
it
to
be
such
an
unexpected
huge
hit.
Moving
away
from
'Dabangg' to
something
a
little
more...
shall
we
say...
spicy?
Why
do
you
think
you
have
this
love
and
hate
relationship
with
the
media?
Main
kahoonga
ki
iske
liye
bhi
aap
log
hi
zimmedaar
hai!
Sach
bataoon
toh...
(I'd
say
that
you
guys
are
responsible
for
this
too!
To
tell
you
the
truth...)
I
hate
the
media
only
when
they
sometimes
or
rather
always
put
me
on
the
wrong
footing.
But
I
also
love
the
media
because
they
always
help
me
to
promote
my
upcoming
films
so
well
that
sometimes
they
become
blockbusters
and
here
I
am
not
talking
about
my
films
like
'Veer"
but
my
films
like
'Dabangg".
Fair
enough.
So
is
it
that
controversies
follow
you
wherever
you
go
or
you
fall
into
controversies
by
being
at
the
wrong
place
at
the
wrong
time?
Don"t
you
think
you
media
guys
are
responsible
for
this
part
of
my
life
too?
The
media
always
labels
me,
tags
me
with
varied
epithets
like
destiny"s
favorite
controversial
child,
temperamental
star
et
al
and
the
height
of
atrocity
is
that
they
also
have
the
guts
to
call
me
media"s
favorite
whipping
boy!
But
never
mind
that.
First
of
all
let
me
clear
a
few
myths
that
have
been
nonchalantly
attributed
to
me.
For
i.e.
my
temperamental
mood
swings
or
my
so
called
aversion
to
interact
with
the
media.
To
the
first
I
would
say
that
regardless
of
any
consequences,
every
creatively
involved
person
is
moody
and
so
am
I.
But
that
certainly
does
not
mean
that
I
am
a
typical
'Khadoos",
a
colloquial
word
for
'arrogant'
in
a
typical
Bambaiyya
language.
It"s
just
that
I
am
very
reserved
and
fail
to
open
up
very
fast.
But
my
near
and
dear
ones,
my
co-stars
and
my
friends
will
vouch
for
the
fact
that
I
am
the
biggest
prankster,
a
jovial
person,
a
cool
dude,
yet
very
reluctant
to
share
even
breathing
space
with
strangers,
and
yes,
sometimes
even
my
fans
become
the
victims
of
my
aloofness.
To
the
second
I
would
say
that
I
never
hated
the
media
and
neither
do
they
hate
me.
In
fact,
I
am
highly
indebted
to
them,
as
whenever
I
have
highly
deserved
it,
I
have
unfailingly
got
my
overdue
share
of
their
critical
appreciation
too.
But,
of
course,
we
are
always
at
loggerheads
as
far
as
my
personal
life
is
concerned.
In
this
regard
I
would
say
that
I
have
been
manipulated
and
even
duped.
Whenever
I
have
bared
my
heart
and
my
soul
in
good
faith
I
have
always
ended
up
getting
misquoted
with
facts
distorted
beyond
redemption.
So
what"s
the
point?
I
feel
as
at
the
end
of
the
day
they
write
what
they
want.
And
this
allegation
is
strictly
towards
the
tribe
who
unabashedly
resort
to
the
hitting
below
the
belt
kind
of
yellow
journalism.
Even
off
late,
I
feel
like
clarifying
so
many
uncalled
for
controversies,
which
I
don"t
have
to
spell
out
for
one
and
all.
But
will
they
allow
me
to
speak
the
truth
once
and
for
all
and
represent
the
ad
verbatim
facts
in
complete
faith?
I
am
practical
I
guess.
So
the
best
way
out
is
that
I
refrain
from
talking
to
the
media,
especially
the
journos
whom
I
have
never
met."
Recently
Ahmed
Khan,
the
choreographer,
narrated
a
very
humorous
incident
regarding
the
Filmfare
Awards,
which
made
me
believe
that
quite
like
Aamir
Khan,
even
you
have
an
allergy
as
far
as
Award
Ceremonies
are
concerned?
I
not
only
have
an
aversion
towards
awards
but
also
towards
stage
shows.
I
am
not
very
comfortable
strutting
around
my
wares
on
stage
or
even
dancing
away
to
my
topless
glory
in
all
those
award
functions
where
they
never
gave
me
an
award,
not
even
a
consolation
trophy
even
once.
Just
kidding!
But
I
still
do
perform
in
award
ceremonies.
And
when
they
try
to
offer
me
a
trophy
now
as
part
of
a
performing
act,
I
refuse
point
blank
to
do
so
as
I
believe
and
I
have
more
interest
in
charging
them
for
a
performance.
In
fact
I
threaten
them
mockingly
with
dire
consequences
if
they
offer
me
a
trophy
ever
again
by
adding
that
if
they
have
spare
ones
please
send
me
half
a
dozen
so
that
I
can
change
all
the
door
knobs
of
my
house.
Do
you
miss
the
people
who
have
gone
out
of
your
life
or
with
whom
you
have
had
a
fall
out
with?
I
don"t
want
to
talk
about
people
who
have
gone
out
of
my
life.
I
have
had
a
major
fall
out
only
with
Shah
Rukh
Khan
with
whom
I
am
never
going
to
reconcile.
Yes!
The
twain
shall
never
meet...
Besides,
he
was
not
my
girlfriend
so
why
should
I
ever
miss
him?
Are
you
aware
that
a
Tamil
film
producer
B.
K.
Krishnan
is
in
the
process
of
making
an
autobiographical
Tamil
film
tentatively
titled
'Anna
Salman" based
on
the
life
and
times
of
Salman
Khan?
All
the
best
to
him.
Which
are
the
ten
most
favorite
films
that
you
consider
as
the
milestone
of
your
career?
They
are
'Maine
Pyar
Kiya",
'Hum
Aapke
Hain
Kaun",
'Hum
Dil
De
Chuke
Sanam",
'Tere
Naam",
'Maine
Pyar
Kyun
Kiya",
'Garv",
'God
Tussi
Great
Ho",
'Wanted",
'Veer"
and
'Dabangg".
Would
you
care
to
throw
some
light
on
your
forthcoming
films?
They
are,
in
alphabetical
order,
'Banda
Yeh
Bindaas
Hai",
'Faltu",
'My
Love
Story",
'
"
and
'Tom
And
Jerry"
which
is
a
sequel
of
'Partner".
Arre
haan
yaad
aaya!
There
will
be
'Most
Wanted"
a
sequel
of
'Wanted"
besides
sequels
of
'Dabangg".