Actor-producer
Arbaaz
Khan,
who
is
making
his
directorial
debut
with
Dabangg
2,
says
he
has
recreated
Salman
Khan's
larger
than
life
persona
for
the
2010
action
film's
sequel
in
order
to
relate
with
the
audience.
Arbaaz
said
the
heroism
of
Salman
has
stayed
on
with
the
audience
and
is
remembered
the
most.
"There
is
everything
in
the
film
that
audience
would
expect
from
their
'Dabangg'
hero.
The
film
by
itself
has
a
larger
than
life
setting
while
Salman
too
would
be
seen
as
a
larger
than
life
character.
You
would
see
heroism
and
all
that
is
Chulbul
Pandey's
trait," Arbaaz
told
PTI.
This
particular
image
of
Salman
developed
with
Wanted
and
has
been
the
mantra
for
his
success
in
subsequent
films
like
Ready,
Bodyguard
and
Ek
Tha
Tiger.
Arbaaz,
45,
who
is
currently
shooting
the
film
in
Kanpur,
says
writing
the
script
of
Dabangg
2
was
a
huge
task
because
the
first
film
has
already
set
up
the
narrative
for
its
sequel.
"The
film's
basic
construction
is
already
in
place
and
we
have
further
built
upon
that.
We
know
that
people
are
going
to
expect
something
spectacular
from
the
film
and
hence
a
lot
of
thought
went
into
the
script
before
the
shooting
began."
"It
is
as
simple
as
that,
if
I
am
a
fan
of
Dabangg
then
there
are
certain
elements
that
I
would
like
to
see.
So
what
you
see
in
Dabangg
2
is
basically
a
reflection
of
what
I
would
have
liked
to
see
in
the
film's
sequel," he
said.
The
new
series
will
see
Chulbul
Pandey
(played
by
Salman)
moving
to
a
different
space
and
city
and
finding
himself
in
the
midst
of
much
larger
conflicts
and
confrontations.
Arbaaz
says
he
was
cautious
of
not
bringing
too
many
changes
in
the
characterisation
because
most
of
them
have
become
iconic
in
their
own
ways.
"I
have
to
be
true
to
my
earlier
film
and
character.
I
cannot
go
around
making
changes
just
for
the
sake
of
it.
In
terms
of
the
film's
look,
feel,
ambience
and
essence
of
the
character,
we
are
going
as
per
Dabangg.
However,
situations
and
scenarios
have
definitely
changed,
hence
leading
to
a
new
story," he
added.
With
Sonakshi
Sinha
opposite
Salman,
Prakash
Raj
as
the
villain
and
Arbaaz
himself
also
featuring
in
it,
Dabangg
2
is
set
to
hit
the
theatres
on
December
21.