Salman Khan wanted to grow a real moustache

Salman Khan wanted to grow a real moustache to play a rustic cop in Dabangg. But the mouche now seems to be a remote possibility.

Those ambitious plans of changing his looks to look like a corrupt debauched cop, have been considerably toned down. The reason is simple. Khan superstars with moustaches just don’t go down well with the audience.

Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan’s most disastrous films in recent times were Mangal Pandey and Paheli, respectively. Commenting on the status of the hero’s moustache in Dabangg, Salman’s brother Arbaaz Khan (also the film’s producer) says, “We’re still undecided.


No one can tell the difference,” says Arbaaz. Earlier, the film was supposed to be located in Bihar.But now we aren’t naming the town.

It could Varanasi or Patna or anywhere in India. And if you must know, Salman ain’t that ‘bad’ in Dabangg any longer. Says Arbaaz, “I’d say he plays a believable human character with shades of grey.

Dabangg isn’t the most negative character that Salman plays. But it’s definitely the most human character.