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Abhinav Kashyap calls Salman Khan a \u201cgunda\u201d not interested in acting, accuses Khan family of being vindictive and controlling Bollywood.<\/p>\n
Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap has reignited his long-standing feud with Salman Khan, calling him a \u201cgunda\u201d who is not interested in acting.<\/p>\n
As Dabangg nears its 15th anniversary, filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap has once again opened up about his bitter fallout with Salman Khan and his family. Kashyap, who directed the 2010 blockbuster that launched one of Bollywood\u2019s biggest franchises, has alleged that his refusal to helm Dabangg 2 led to a campaign of sabotage against him.<\/p>\n
Abhinav Kashyap on Salman Khan\u2019s Behaviour<\/p>\n
In a candid interview with SCREEN, Abhinav did not mince words when describing his experience of working with Salman. \u201cSalman is never involved. He is not even interested in acting, and he hasn\u2019t been since the last 25 years. He does a favour by turning up to work. He is more into the power of being a celebrity, but he is not interested in acting. He is a gunda (goon),” the filmmaker said.<\/p>\n
He further alleged that the actor was \u201cill-mannered” and \u201cvindictive.” Kashyap added, \u201cHe (Salman Khan) is the father of the star system in Bollywood. He is from a film family which has been in the industry since 50 years. He continues the process. They are vindictive people. They control the whole process. If you don\u2019t agree with them, they come after you.”<\/p>\n
Anurag Kashyap\u2019s Fallout During Tere Naam<\/p>\n
Abhinav also drew parallels between his own career struggles and the setbacks faced by his brother, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. He recalled how Anurag had written the script for Salman\u2019s 2003 film Tere Naam but eventually walked away after clashes with producer Boney Kapoor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe same happened with him (Anurag Kashyap) in Tere Naam. How would he guide or advise me? He told me before Dabangg that you won\u2019t be able to make a film with Salman. He just didn\u2019t tell me in great detail why. He just thought I\u2019ll get easily bullied, he knows these vultures,” Abhinav shared.<\/p>\n
According to him, Anurag left the project after Boney Kapoor \u201cmisbehaved” and was denied credit for the story, a situation that mirrored Abhinav\u2019s own fallout with the Khan camp. \u201cThe basis of any good film is a good script. They didn\u2019t give him credit either,” he said.<\/p>\n
Salman Khan\u2019s Silence<\/p>\n
Despite Abhinav\u2019s repeated allegations over the years, Salman Khan has never publicly addressed the feud. The actor continues to remain silent on the claims made against him and his family, even as the Dabangg franchise remains one of his biggest commercial successes.<\/p>\n
Yatamanyu Narain is a Sub-Editor at News18.com with a passion for all things entertainment. Whether he’s breaking the latest Bollywood news or chatting with rising stars in the OTT world, he\u2019s always on the hun…Read More<\/p>\n Yatamanyu Narain is a Sub-Editor at News18.com with a passion for all things entertainment. Whether he’s breaking the latest Bollywood news or chatting with rising stars in the OTT world, he\u2019s always on the hun… Read More<\/p>\n Check latest Bollywood news updates, events and award shows, upcoming hindi movies<\/a> releases, exclusive interviews, box office collections, reviews<\/a>, trailers, and more.\u00a0Download the News18 App<\/a>.<\/p>\n First Published:<\/p>\n September 07, 2025, 18:00 IST<\/p>\n News<\/a> movies<\/a> bollywood<\/a> ‘Salman Khan Is A Gunda’: Dabangg Director Abhinav Kashyap Claims Khan Family Sabotaged His CareerDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last Updated:September 07, 2025, 18:01 IST Abhinav Kashyap calls Salman Khan a \u201cgunda\u201d not interested in acting, accuses…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[87185,87190,87189,236,87186,88,87188,6550,87191,87187],"class_list":{"0":"post-139934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-abhinav-kashyap","9":"tag-anurag-kashyap-tere-naam","10":"tag-bollywood-feud","11":"tag-celebrities","12":"tag-dabangg-controversy","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-khan-family-vindictive","15":"tag-salman-khan","16":"tag-salman-khan-acting","17":"tag-salman-khan-feud"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"authorimg\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yatamanyu-mugshot-2023-11-7f9203925373293b28c59bc745fb612f.jpeg\")
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