Actor-producer
Arbaaz
Khan,
who
is
donning
the
hat
of
a
director
for
the
sequel
of
Salman
Khan
starrer
Dabangg
says
that
he
is
not
looking
to
compete
with
the
original
movie.
"When
I
did
the
first
one
(Dabangg)
my
intention
was
to
tell
or
make
a
story
that
I
believed
in
and
I
was
excited
about.
This
is
exactly
what
I
am
going
to
take
forward..to
get
excited
about
the
story
that
I
am
going
to
tell
and
not
worry
what
happened
in
the
past," he
says.
"If
that
kind
of
sincerity,
honesty
and
dedication
is
there
to
this
film,
then
everything
else
will
be
taken
care
of
by
itself.
So
I
am
not
competing
with
the
first
Dabangg,
I
am
trying
to
create
another
Dabangg,"
he
adds.
The
2010
action
film,
directed
by
debutante
Abhinav
Kashyap
and
produced
by
Arbaaz,
became
the
highest
grossing
film
of
the
year.
The
Salman-Sonakshi
Sinha
starrer
went
on
to
bag
several
awards
at
different
award
ceremonies,
including
the
National
award.
Arbaaz
will
not
only
produce
the
sequel
but
also
take
over
as
director
from
first-timer
Abhinav
Kashyap,
who
has
opted
out
of
the
second
instalment,
that
will
see
story
being
shifted
to
a
larger
city.
Though
the
original
lead
cast
of
Salman
and
Sonakshi
Sinha
has
been
retained,
actor
Sonu
Sood,
who
played
the
baddie
in
the
first
part,
has
been
replaced
by
Prakash
Raj
to
play
the
villain.
Speaking
to
PTI,
Arbaaz
Khan
said,
“I
have
not
finalised
the
location
yet.
There
are
a
couple
of
locations
that
I
am
looking
forward
to.
I
had
thought
of
Bhopal,
I
might
even
look
at
Lucknow
and
Kanpur
for
some
work
there.
I
will
finalise
the
location
in
sometime.
The
sequel
will
go
on
floors
in
March
and
will
be
release
in
Christmas
this
year."