Sonakshi Sinha reminisces her Dabangg days ahead of Dabangg 3 release

Dabangg actress Sonakshi Sinha has revealed in an interview with a media publication how she landed role of 'Rajjo' in Salman Khan starrer franchise. actress also talks about how Salman Khan, along with Arbaaz Khan, told her that she is right for role. In an interview with a media outlet, she also said that she never had a fangirl moment with Khan before movie or while it was being shot. However, she became a fan of Bollywood megastar once  film was released. Although she has made her name in industry today, she supposedly accredits her success to Salman Khan, who gave her a big break in Bollywood in 2010.

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Sonakshi recalls

Sonakshi Sinha had revealed a few months back in a comedy talk show that it was Salman who walked up to her at a fashion event and told her to lose weight. She said she was working as an audience manr at a fashion show, where Salman was present as well. He told her to get in shape as he was looking for an actress for his next movie. In ar interview, Sinha stated that though she never thought of acting as a career for herself, Khan saw acting ‘keeda’ in her and encourd her to pursue it. She also said that Salman, his bror Arbaaz and director of Dabangg came to her house one day, out of blue, and read script of movie for her. Before she could say anything, she was told that she will do film. Her parents were also present at reading, and y were very impressed with script.

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Sonakshi was just 21-years old when she started shooting for Dabangg. She had prior experience, r did she have any kwledge about what job requires her to do. Thanking her lucky stars, Sinha said that she took to acting very well and that her first scene was done in a single take! She reminisces that everyone on set cheered and clapped for her and told her that she was a natural, while Salman Khan had an 'I-told-you-so-smile' on his face. Sonakshi also excitedly pointed out that very few or female actors have iconic dialogues, like her ‘thappad se darr nahi lagta sahib, Pyar se lagta hai’.

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Sonakshi will be reliving her debut role of Rajjo in Dabangg 3 opposite Salman Khan. She reunites with Khan for third time on-screen. Dabangg 3 is directed by Prabhudeva and produced by Salman Khan Films and Arbaaz Khan. movie is slated to release on December 27, 2019.

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