Salman
Khan's
Dabangg
role
was
my
BIGGEST
MISTAKE,
Says
Mahie
Gill
|
FilmiBeat
She
made
an
impressive
debut
as
an
unconventional
heroine
in
Anurag
Kashyap's
Dev
D
but
actor
Mahie
Gill
believes
her
decision
to
do
a
supporting
role
in
commercial
potboiler
Dabangg
was
a
wrong
move.
Post
Dev
D,
Mahie
featured
in
Gulaal
and
then
came
Dabangg,
directed
by
Anurag's
brother
Abhinav
and
starring
Salman
Khan.
"After
'Dev
D',
I
had
won
a
lot
of
appreciation
and
awards.
People
wanted
to
sign
me
for
films.
But
I
did
'Dabangg' and
it
backfired
big
time.
The
producers
started
to
offer
me
small
roles.
I
felt
very
bad
but
I
did
not
know
what
was
happening.
I
believe
in
destiny
a
lot,
I
think
this
was
meant
to
happen.
I
did
regret
doing
the
role
but
now
I
do
not,"
Mahie
told
PTI.
The
actor,
who
played
Arbaaz
Khan's
love
interest
in
the
film,
says
being
a
part
of
a
commercial
film
did
not
work
for
her.
"In
my
case,
it
backfired.
My
career
stopped
at
that
very
point.
Thanks
to
Tigmanshu
Dhulia
for
offering
me
'Saheb
Biwi
Aur
Gangster' series."
Mahie
revealed
that
she
was
reluctant
to
star
in
the
sequel
but
agreed
after
Arbaaz,
who
directed
the
second
movie,
said
her
character
was
needed
in
the
story.
The
actor
said
she
has
not
been
approached
for
the
third
installment
in
the
franchise.
She
is
currently
awaiting
the
release
of
the
third
part
of
Saheb
Biwi
Aur
Gangster,
that
brought
her
in
limelight
again.
"I
am
proud
of
this
series.
When
we
started
with
the
first
part,
we
did
not
think
it
will
become
a
hit.
The
best
about
this
franchise
is
that
it
is
growing,
the
characters
are
the
same
but
the
story
is
in
continuity.
That
is
the
beauty
of
this
franchise," she
said.
In
the
third
part,
Mahie's
character
of
Madhavi
Devi
has
become
more
powerful
and
wicked.
"Now,
she
has
learnt
politics.
Also,
she
has
all
powers
as
Saheb
goes
to
jail
and
she
has
taken
over
the
whole
thing."
Sanjay
Dutt
is
the
new
addition
to
the
hit
franchise.
Produced
by
Rahul
Mittra,
the
film
also
starring
Jimmy
Shergill,
is
slated
to
release
on
July
27.