UTV denies procuring Salman Khan's Dabangg 2 rights

UTV Motion Pictures has denied the reports, which claimed that it has acquired Salman Khan starrer Dabangg 2 rights. In his press release, the production house has clarified that it has not acquired the movie and the reports are baseless.

There were reports that UTV has bought the movie for Rs 140 crores. "There have been irresponsible reports in certain sections of the media that UTV has bought the rights for Dabangg 2 for Rs 140 crore, despite us clearly denying this. We would like to clarify that UTV has not purchased the rights of the movie in question."

“We have been very open about announcing our new projects and communicated them to the media and will continue to do so. We hope this puts all speculations to rest," the statement said.

Dabangg 2 is an action film produced and directed by Arbaaz Khan. The movie features Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, and Prakash Raj in the leads. The sequel will go on floors in March and the film will be a 2012 Christmas release.