Dabangg Director Abhinav Kashyap Labels Salman Khan As “Gunda”, Says He Has No Interest In Acting!
Salman Khan is currently the host of Bigg Boss 19. Read here for more.
Actor and Bigg Boss host Salman Khan is quite a popular and influential star in the industry. He is currently making headlines after Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap spoke at length about working with the star. And it’s a little controversial. The director has shared some not-so-pleasant experiences of having worked with Salman Khan, and he also called the latter “Gunda”, as per the interview. Read on.
What Did Abhinav Kashyap Say?
During an interview with Screen, director Abhinav Kashyap had strong feedback to share about Salman Khan and his experience of working with him. He called the actor a goon and also labelled his family as “Vindictive” as per the reports. Abhinav Kashyap also stated that Salman Khan was not interested in acting and that he had not done it for the last 25 years. Furthermore, as per the director, Salman Khan was drunk on power, and he used to come on set as if it was a favour to someone. The director opined that his thoughts changed about the actor after working with him in Dabangg, and as per him, Salman Khan is an ill-mannered person. The director also called out the actor’s family for controlling the process, and going behind people who refuse to abide by them.
On the other hand, Salman Khan recently took a dig at everyone blaming him for ruining careers in the industry. During the recently Bigg Boss 19 episode, when Shehnaaz Gill thanked him and said that he had built a lot of careers, Salman subtly took a dig and responded that he was accused of ruining careers instead. The actor also refused to take credits of building careers and said it’s all on the almighty.
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What do you think about this controversy?
First Published: September 08, 2025 2:07 PM
