Arbaaz
Khan
Opens
Up
About
Why
He
Was
Cast
In
Dabangg
The
actor revealed,
"When
Abhinav
narrated
the
script
to
me,
I
asked
him
why
he
wasn't
offering
me
the
role
of
the
Robin
Hood
cop.
But
more
than
Chulbul,
he
saw
me
as
Makkhi,
which
was
an
extension
of
my
role
in
Jaane
Tu...
Ya
Jaane
Na."
Abhinav
Kashyap
Wanted
To
Cast
Either
Randeep
Hooda
Or
Irrfan
Khan
He
further
revealed,
"He
was
looking
to
cast
Randeep
Hooda
or
Irrfan
Khan
as
the
lead
then
but
neither
of
them
had
been
finalised.
I
offered
to
produce
the
film
for
him
and
asked
him
what
if
we
got
Salman
on
board
as
Pandey
ji.
He
was
instantly
excited
and
things
quickly
fell
in
place."
Arbaaz
On
Casting
Saiee
Manjrekar
"Salman
has
known
Saiee
for
a
while.
He
was
sure
she
fits
the
bill
perfectly
as
an
innocent
young
girl
and
after
seeing
her
perform,
we
know
she's
exactly
what
we
wanted
for
Dabangg
3."
Mark
The
Date
In
Your
Calendar
"We
are
only
60%
through.
Shooting
will
wrap
up
by
September
end
leaving
us
with
three
months
for
post-production,"
he
further
revealed.
Speaking
about
Dabangg
3,
the
Salman
Khan-Sonakshi
Sinha
starrer
is
slated
to
release
on
Christmas
2019.