Sonu Sood breaks silence on rejecting ‘Dabangg’, says he ‘rewrote’ many scenes – Times of India

Sonu Sood’s portrayal of Chedi Singh in Salman Khan starrer ‘Dabangg’ was massively loved by the audience. The actor’s antagonist avatar was impressive, but turns out he had initially rejected the movie.
In a recent chat with ANI, Sonu Sood spilled the beans on rejecting ‘Dabangg’. He stated, “Dabangg ke maine bahut saare scenes likhe. Aur maine character ko badla tha. Pehle voh bahut hi arrogant aur ekdum faad dunga, jaan le lunga, aise type ka character tha. Toh mujhe voh acha nahi laga toh maine isliye Dabangg ko bhi mana kar dia tha (I wrote a lot of scenes of Dabangg. I changed the character a bit. Earlier, he was brash and arrogant which I did not like. So I refused Dabangg then).”

Sonu Sood has also been in the limelight for his philanthropic activities during the pandemic. During this chat, the actor revealed that he has been offered several political positions which he has declined. Sonu told ANI, “Politics ki baat karein toh mereko do dafa Rajya Sabha offer ho chuka hai, maine nahi accept kia (If we talk about politics, I have been offered a Rajya Sabha seat twice, but I did not accept it). Badi se badi padvi offer ho chuki hai. Deputy Chief Minister offer ho chuke hain. Bahut cheezein offer hui hain par mujhe yeh excite nahi karta (The biggest posts have been offered. Deputy Chief Minister has been offered. A lot of has been offered but these things don’t excite me).”