Abhinav Kashyap's Old Interview Resurfaces Praising Salman Khan; Users Call Him 'Hypocrite'

Dabangg’s director Abhinav Kashyap has been on a Salman Khan-bashing rampage for years now. In a series of interviews, the filmmaker has alleged that during the making of Dabangg, he was subjected to constant harassment and pressure.

According to him, the Khan family wanted nothing more than a “slave director” who would blindly follow their instructions rather than bring his own creative vision to the film.

© Arbaaz Khan Productions

In an interview, Abhibav Kashyap said, “Differences happened when they came after me, they harassed me, that’s why I stepped away. Salman’s family wanted a slave kind of a director and they wanted to leverage my creativity, steal credit and make money. I noticed that in part one only, so I know the same thing will happen with the sequel – no respect, no fame, no money, no credit.”

Abhinav Kashyap Praises Salman Khan

An old video has resurfaced on the internet where Abhinav Kashyap was spotted praising Salman Khan.

In an old interview with Faridoon, Abhinav Kashyap said, “Arbaaz never intended to oblige me and he took care of me, and I am very happy. People expect me to do Dabangg 2 and Arbaaz also asked me to do the film, but I need to do different work.”

Abhinav also credited Salman Khan for some famous dialogues of Dabangg.

VIDEO: The 2012 interview of #AbhinavKashyap AFTER he had walked out of #Dabangg2. Here's what he had said -

1) #ArbaazKhan gave me a chance as a director when NO ONE did for 10 years.

2) I rejected 'Dabangg 2' as I didn't want to just do the #Dabangg franchise... despite… pic.twitter.com/6twqCnZx6m

— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) September 23, 2025

Is Anubhav Kashyap A Hypocrite?

Users are calling Abhinav Kashyap a hypocrite as he has changed his statements over the years.

One user commented, “Finally someone with some common sense shed some light on the real facts! Otherwise media leeches are just happy to spread anything as long as Salman’s name is mentioned!”

Finally someone with some common sense shed some light on the real facts! Otherwise media leeches are just happy to spread anything as long as Salman’s name is mentioned!

— Mini (@Mini163) September 23, 2025

Another user commented, “We need to expose this fr&ud Abhinav once and for all. Using Bhai's name for cheap publicity won't work anymore..”

Good Bhai 👏 Well done..We need to expose this fr&ud Abhinav once and for all. Using Bhai's name for cheap publicity won't work anymore..

— Er.Sohail (@BeingSohail__) September 23, 2025

One user reacted, “And remember that this interview was after his fall-out with Arbaaz Khan yet he had to admit so many obvious things. And now saying completely cheap, crass & gutter-like stuff.

And remember that this interview was after his fall-out with @arbaazSkhan yet he had to admit so many obvious things.

And now saying completely cheap, crass & gutter-like stuff.

Any professional interviewer would have countered him 50 times on basic facts check.

— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) September 23, 2025

Another user reacted, “Nothing! He just want the limelight. If something happens to him people will doubt on Salman khan only. So he is just saying it. Let him saying whatever he thinks. Nothing can happen. Please take the popcorn.”

Nothing!
He just want the limelight.
If something happens to him people will doubt on Salman khan only
So he is just saying it.
Let him saying whatever he thinks. Nothing can happen.
Please take the popcorn 🍿

— Vivek Mishra🧢 (@actor_vivekm89) September 23, 2025

Abhinav Kashyap made a smashing debut with Dabangg, which turned out to be a blockbuster and introduced audiences to the iconic Chulbul Pandey.

However, despite the film’s massive success, he did not return for its second and third instalments. Instead, Kashyap moved on to his next project, Besharam, starring Ranbir Kapoor alongside Pallavi Sharda.

Unfortunately, the film failed to click with both critics and audiences, flopping at the box office. Since then, Besharam has been his last outing as a director, leaving many to wonder about his abrupt disappearance from mainstream cinema.