Sonu Sood In 2010, it was her first major negative role in Hindi cinema Salman Khan hit ‘Dabangg’, though in a recent interview, he revealed that he initially refused. He mentioned getting an offer for ‘Dabangg 2’ as well, but this time he stuck to his decision as he was happy with the script unlike the original. The actor mentioned about getting an offer for ‘Dabangg 2’ from Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khanbut this time Sonu stuck to his decision, unlike the original he was not happy with the script, politely apologizing while welcoming the team and went to the test show with Salman’s kind invitation.
Sonu Sood opens up about his ‘Dabangg’ relationship with Salman Khan
In an interview on Divya Jain’s YouTube channel, Sonu opened up about her strong relationship with Salman Khan on the sets of ‘Dabangg’. As he explained, he initially refused the project because he was uncomfortable with the role, but he convinced the director Abhinav Kashyap to revise after some discussion. “Initially I refused Dabangg because I didn’t really understand that part. Then I sat down with the director and suggested some changes. We sat down together and changed that character a lot, added some humor to it and that’s how it became entertaining,” he said.
Sonu Sood in the role of villain and avoiding money driven films
Sonu responded to his doubt about taking up a villainous part by saying, “I wasn’t too worried if it’s positive or negative. I said if it brings a smile to people’s faces and entertains, then it’s great. So that’s how we wrote it.” Moving on to past regrets about decisions to sign films or skip films, the actor clarified that he avoids projects driven solely by money, stating, “I’ve never done a film for money. If you say yes for money, you’re always going to struggle on set.”“
Sonu Sood recalls rejecting Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan’s ‘Dabangg 2’ offer
He recalled politely turning down the pitch to return to Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan’s ‘Dabangg 2’ (2012) as the script didn’t click with him. “For Dabangg 2, Salman and Arbaaz wanted me on board. I didn’t understand that script when I first heard it. At first I was a bit hesitant to say no. Then I thought I should go ahead and say what I feel. I spoke to Arbaaz bhai,” he said.“I told him I don’t understand this role. He said it’s good, we’ll do it, like we did in the first one. But I knew I wouldn’t be able to fix much, so I forgave them and wished them well and that when you do, I’ll be the first to see,” he recalled.
Sonu Sood attends the test session of ‘Dabangg 2’ with Salman Khan
Even after Sonu passed ‘Dabangg 2’, Salman Khan graciously called him to judge the premiere. “I remember when they did the first test session of the film, Salman bhai called me. He was very generous and said, ‘Chhedi Singh, jo tune picture chhodi, dekhna chahega? (Chhedi Singh, will you see the film you left?)’ I told him that I would like to see it. So we came and Sonu narrated it together.”
He has replaced Sonu Sood Prakash Raj In ‘Dabangg 2’
In ‘Dabangg 2’, Prakash Raj stepped into the shoes of the main antagonist.
