‘He is a chalaak lomdi, thief’: Abhinav Kashyap takes a dig at Aamir Khan after Salman, calls him ‘manipulative’

During a chat with Bollywood Thikana, Abhinav claimed, “He’s the most cunning fox. He’s even shorter than Salman. But what a manipulative man he is, and the most clever thief. I mean, the story about Amol Gupta (Amol Gupte). I probably told you last time that he started the trend of dominating and manipulating directors, and his associates followed suit. Aamir Khan does just that.”

He further added, “He finds weaknesses by seducing important people, throwing parties, indulging in debauchery, drinking alcohol, and feeding them food. He takes 25 takes of something; his first and last takes are the same. He watches each of his takes and then says, ‘One more, a little more, this is left, that is left,’ but ultimately, there’s nothing.”

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Abhinav also said that top filmmakers shouldn’t collaborating with Aamir because of his behaviour. “Rajkumar Hirani is a very strong filmmaker and should move on to work with other actors and make his own films. But he still goes to Aamir. Rakesh Omprakash Mehra and Rajkumar Hirani – I respect them – they are very successful. So why do people keep meeting at Aamir Khan’s house? What is in this dwarf that others lack?” he questioned.

Questioning the actor’s social deeds and earnings, the filmmaker said, “The stars you talk about earn well and contribute to society. During floods, for example, what has Aamir Khan done? His biggest hit is Dangal, which was very successful. He claims he earned 2000 crore rupees from China. I read somewhere that Mahavir Phogat, whose story inspired Dangal, requested to open an Akhada in Haryana for training children. But it was reported that Aamir Khan refused. How much does it cost to open an Akhada? All that money was for Mahavir Phogat’s story, so I understand he doesn’t owe him anything. Perhaps he paid for the rights.”

Abhinav Kashyap’s comments about Salman Khan and their Dabangg franchise sparked discussions within the public domain. Salman Khan has even indirectly reacted to the remarks on his reality show Bigg Boss 19.

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