Salman Khan 'takes control of Dabangg'

Salman Khan has altered the original plans for Dabangg, according to Mid Day.

The gossip site said that the actor changed director Abhinav Kashyap's plans for the film by insisting that five new action sequences were added to the script.

Khan apparently called for the additional scenes because he wants the film to be more popular than his 2009 action hit Wanted.

"Director Abhinav Kashyap wanted to make it a realistic and gritty film about a corrupt cop set in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, in the vein of what Vishal Bhardwaj and Anurag Kashyap would attempt. But Salman stepped in and changed the film to suit his vision," a source claimed.

"Bhai [Khan] wanted Dabanng to be a full-on action film with slick action sequences like his film Wanted."

Producer Arbaaz Khan admitted that the movie had been changed to suit the actor's requests.

"There was this prevalent belief about Dabangg is a gritty realistic offbeat kind of film. We didn't want that kind of branding. We want it to be a full-on action film. Bigger action-wise than anything Salman's done before," Arbaaz said.

"We shot the action scenes for 60 days which is the time spent shooting an average full-length feature film. These action films are done with special effects the way Jackie Chan's stunts are shot.

"[Khan] is the star of the film. I considered every suggestion from Salman and incorporate them accordingly. Yes, Wanted was his big action release in 2009. We want Dabangg to be a bigger action flick in 2010. I can't deny we devised the stunts accordingly."

He added: "Earlier, Salman tried to make suggestions for some of his films, which were, unfortunately, not taken well. In Dabanng, we welcomed his inputs warmly. He has added considerably to the film's overall mood and feeling, specially in the action scenes."