Highlights
- "Script is ready. I will shoot in between different schedules," he said
- Arbaaz Khan won't direct Dabangg 3
- Salman will soon start working on Bharat, directed by Atul Agnihotri
New Delhi:
Salman Khan fans, rejoice. Chulbul Pandey (Salman) has shared an important detail about
Dabangg 3. "T
he script of Dabangg 3 is ready. It's going to start during
Bharat, which is Atul and Alvira's (Agnihotri) film, which Ali Abbas Zafar is directing. That starts after Remo's film. Atul's film requires some gaps. So between the schedules for Atul's film, I will shoot for
Dabangg 3," Salman, 51, told
DNA. (Yay).
Dabangg released in 2010 while
Dabangg 2 hit the screens in 2012. Co-directed by Arbaaz Khan, both the films starred actress Sonakshi Sinha. However, Salman said that
Dabangg 3 will not be directed by Arbaaz. "He gets very hyper so we asked him to chill and take rest. He will produce the film this time," Salman told
DNA.
Salman Khan's Tubelightreleased last Friday. Directed by Kabir Khan, the film has so far done a business of Rs 98 crore, which is quite unexpected. Since 2012, the actor's films have been one of the highest-grossers during Eid. Meanwhile, his next release is
Tiger Zinda Hai, opposite Katrina Kaif. The film is a sequel to their 2012 hit film
Ek Tha Tiger.
Tiger Zinda Hai, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, releases on Christmas.
Of
Dabangg 3's plot, Salman told
DNA, "The story starts with
Dabangg 3 in the present and then it goes back to the past, and then comes back to the present day again. It will have a prequel portion, but only as a flashback. So it's Chulbul Pandey now and then - what has gone on in his life before part one and two. The flashback will show how Chulbul Pandey actually became Chulbul Pandey. The remaining part will be about what he's up to now."
Late actor Vinod Khanna was part of both the films and played Salman's step-father. While A
rbaaz starred as Salman's brother.