Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap has been quite vocal about his experiences with Salman Khan. In the last few weeks, Abhinav has accused Salman of hijacking his film Dabangg and making the work environment difficult enough that he distanced himself from the sequel of the 2010 film. During a recent Bigg Boss episode, Salman hit back at Abhinav’s claims and said that the director walked away from the sequel all by himself. It looks like the back and forth is far from over as Abhinav has now accused Salman of being a “criminal” and said that the actor should not be playing a war veteran in Battle of Galwan. The promo shared by Bollywood Thikana has some glimpses of their chat with Abhinav where he can be heard saying, “One hypothetical situation could be that Salman orders a hit on me.” In another part, Abhinav can be heard saying, “He is not saying anything while I am criticising him, but his sycophants seem to have a problem with it. This man has destroyed his life to an extent that it is beyond saving now.” He then added, hinting at Salman’s upcoming Battle of Galwan, “A criminal like him will play a soldier?” Abhinav then said that Salman is bothered that he couldn’t buy his silence. “That’s his problem, that his money is of no use here. I am not for sale. He can’t buy me,” he said and added, “I don’t think Salman is feeling bad about what I said because whatever I said was all true.” ALSO READ | Heroine of longest-running Malayalam film and Mohanlal’s co-star in two blockbusters, she now lives in isolation: ‘Can’t trust anyone’ In the recent Bigg Boss episode, Salman Khan spoke about Abhinav Kashyap, but didn’t mention his name. “There is one more Dabangg insaan who has taken a dig at Aamir Khan also, along with me. In the last Weekend Ka Vaar, I said just work, nobody is interested. I want to ask him again, kaam mila kya bhai?” he said. The actor continued, “You should be intelligent enough to understand that after such actions, where you badmouth everybody, all these names you are taking will not work with you in life. Those associated with them also won’t work with you. When we offered you a second film, you said no; the praises you gave then, you destroyed all of it now. The only thing I feel bad about is that you destroyed yourself. If you want to go after someone’s family, then go after yours, go after your brother, love him, and your parents. Take care of your wife and children; this is the least you can do. They are worried about you.” Salman concluded, “If someone gives you advice to think about what you say, then listen to them. I want to see you grow. Talented man, he writes well, but he shouldn’t do this the wrong way. You want to bring me on my knees, but I do that every day for God.”
