Abhinav Kashyap Slams Salman Khan Yet Again, Says "He Will Lick My Boots"

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SEPTEMBER 25,2025

Filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap is back with his controversial statements about Salman Khan as he yet again takes a dig at the actor. The director and actor worked together in Dabangg in 2010 and ended up on a bitter note.

In his previous interviews, Kashyap raised eyebrows after he called the Tiger 3 actor and his family "badtameez (ill-mannered)." He also claimed that the actor is least interested in acting and behaves like a 'goon'.

Now, in his recent interview, the filmmaker yet again lashed out at Salman and said his attempt to praise Anurag Kashyap's latest film is a strategic move to silence him.

"It's written in his destiny": Abhinav Kashyap

The Dabangg director sat down for a chat with Bollywood Thikana and said that Salman's move of praising Anurag's film, Nishaanchi, is nothing but a calculated cover-up. For the uninitiated, Abhinav and Anurag are brothers.

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'It is written in Salman Khan's destiny that he will lick our boots," Kashyap said, suggesting the actor is trying to 'show that he's our supporter" in response to his controversial comments.

He further added, 'Wait and watchhellip Perhaps they're trying to get me to shut up via my brother. Maybe they think Anurag will talk to me and tell me not to speak. That's why he's praising my brother's film and doing his 'chamchagiri'. This is how talentless people get ahead in life."

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In one of his previous interviews, Abhinav claimed that Salman is least interested in acting and doesn't take his profession seriously. He also called him incompetent and a 'gunda'.

"Salman is never involved. He is not even interested in acting, and he hasn't been for the last 25 years. He does a favour by turning up to work. He is more into the power of being a celebrity, but he is not interested in acting. He is a gunda (goon). I was not aware of this before Dabangg. Salman badtameez hai, ganda insaan hai (Salman is ill-mannered he is a bad person)," Kashyap shared.

Further calling Salman Khan the "father of the star system in Bollywood", the director claimed, "He is from a film family which has been in the industry for 50 years. He continues the process. They are vindictive people. They control the whole process. If you don't agree with them, they come after you."