Physically exhausting to work with Salman: Abhinav

The director also had to get accustomed to the timings when Salman would report for his shots. “With Salman,the day starts off late. He comes in by 10.30 a.m. and is ready to shoot by 12 for a 9 a.m. shift. But once he gets into action,every scene gets canned pretty fast and we would invariably wind up the shoot on time,” said Kashyap.

If the planned 80 days of shooting were extended to 133 days,it was primarily because of the fierce action scenes that were picturised on Salman,Sonu Sood and character actor Romeo. “A lot of planning had to go into action scenes for them to have the right impact. But Vijayan Master,who had directed the fight sequences in Wanted,has gone a level higher in Dabangg.

The actors including Salman went through a lot of discomfort to make the sequences look impressive. The fire scene in a closed room where everyone started coughing due to the deficiency of oxygen was a difficult one,” he said.

“In one scene all three were drenched in oil from head to toe. It was very difficult to move because the entire place was greasy. Romeo fell six times. Soon everyone forgot that they were drenched in oil and started walking around and that’s when Salman also had a fall. But he was extremely comfortable even in the greasy avatar and performed the scene effortlessly,” revealed the director.