The
buzz
around
Salman
Khan"s
next
release,
the
home
production
Dabangg
is
really
strong.
And
many
of
the
crew
members
insist
that
Salman
has
taken
very
keen
interest
in
shaping
the
film.
Says
the
source,
“Salman
loved
Abhinav"s
script.
But
he
wanted
Dabanng
to
be
a
full-on
action
film
with
the
slickest
possible
action
sequences
seen
in
a
Salman
starrer,
far
bigger
and
better
than
Wanted".
Five
lengthy
action
sequences
including
a
climactic
eruption
lasting
20
minutes
were
devised
specially
by
Salman
in
collaboration
with
action
director
S.
Vijayan,
who
did
the
stunts
for
Salman
in
Prabhu
Deva"s
Wanted.
Salman"s
brief
to
Vijayan
was
simple.
“Make
the
action
sequences
bigger
and
better
than
Wanted."
Producer
Arbaaz
Khan
doesn"t
deny
the
fact
that
a
lot
of
Salman"s
inputs
were
incorporated
into
Dabangg
even
after
the
film
was
completed.
“And
why
not?" argues
Arbaaz.
“Salman
is
a
very
experienced
superstar.
This
happens
to
be
his
brother"s
production
which
makes
it
a
ghar
ki
baat.
He
is
the
star
of
the
film.
I
considered
every
suggestion
from
Salman
and
incorporated
them
accordingly.
Yes,
Wanted
was
his
big
action
release
in
2009.
We
want
Dabangg
to
be
his
BIGGER
action
flick
in
2010.
I
can"t
deny
we
devised
the
stunts
accordingly."
Arbaaz
admits
the
stylized
action
sequences
were
Salman"s
idea.
“There
was
this
prevalent
belief
about
Dabangg
that
it
was
a
gritty
realistic
offbeat
kind
of
film.
We
didn"t
want
that
kind
of
branding
for
Dabanng.
We
wanted
this
to
be
a
full-on
action
film,
bigger
than
Wanted.
In
fact
bigger
in
terms
of
action
than
anything
Salman
has
done
before." The
five
action
sequences,
the
film"s
highlight
were
shot
over
a
period
of
60
days.
And
though
Arbaaz
isn"t
willing
to
reveal
it,
the
fight
in
the
climax
alone
is
20
minutes
long.
Says
Arbaaz,
“Let"s
just
say
we
shot
the
action
scenes
for
60
days
which
is
the
time
spent
shooting
an
average
full-length
feature
film.
These
action
films
are
done
with
special
effects,
the
way
Jackie
Chan"s
stunts
are
shot".
Apparently,
Salman
conceived
the
fights
in
collaboration
with
his
stunt
director.
Says
Arbaaz,
“I
don"t
think
Salman
has
contributed
more
from
behind-the-camera
to
any
of
his
films.
Earlier
in
some
of
his
films
he
tried
to
make
suggestions,
which
were
unfortunately
not
taken
well.
In
Dabangg
we
welcomed
Salman"s
inputs
warmly.
He
has
added
considerably
to
the
film"s
overall
mood
and
feeling,
especially
in
the
action
scenes".
Apparently,
Salman
is
now
all
set
to
direct
his
own
film.