‘Nishaanchi’: Salman Khan supports Anurag Kashyap’s film, amid Abhinav Kashyap’s criticism

Salman Khan showed his excitement for Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming movie, ‘Nishaanchi.’ On Saturday, he shared a video on his Instagram stories where he reacted to the film’s poster. Alongside him was Sonakshi Sinha, and together they admired the Nishaanchi poster as Salman cheered, saying, “Yayyy.”

Video caption highlights good wishes

The actor mentioned Kashyap and the cast of the film in his video caption, naming newcomers Aaishvary Thackeray and Vedika Pinto. He extended his good wishes by writing, “Best wishes for the film #Nishaanchi.”


Abhinav Kashyap criticizes Salman Khan.

Interestingly, this comes days after Anurag Kashyap’s brother, Abhinav Kashyap, made some serious comments against Khan, telling SCREEN that Salman is never involved and is not even interested in acting, a sentiment that has lasted for the past 25 years. He mentioned that Salman does a favor by merely turning up to work, focusing more on the power of being a celebrity rather than acting, and referred to him as a gunda (goon).

Allegations of industry control

Kashyap also alleged that Khan is ill-mannered and vindictive. He stated that Salman is considered the father of the star system in Bollywood, coming from a film family with a 50-year legacy in the industry, and that he continues this process. According to Abhinav, those involved are vindictive people who control the entire process, and if someone disagrees with them, they are targeted.

However, it should be noted that Abhinav does not share a close relationship with his brother, Anurag, as they have been estranged for years and avoid involvement in each other’s professional or personal lives.

Past strained ties between Salman and Anurag

Salman and Anurag have had a strained relationship in the past. Kashyap revealed that he was initially meant to direct Salman’s film ‘Tere Naam’ but was removed from the project after requesting that the actor grow chest hair. He said, “I got fired from a film because I asked the hero (Salman Khan) to grow chest hair. I wrote the film, and after writing it, I was asked to leave Tere Naam." When explaining his demand, Kashyap told Samdish Bhatia, “The film was based in Agra/Mathura. Have you ever seen people shaving their chest hair there? So, yes, I was making Tere Naam."