After launching Sonakshi Sinha in Bollywood in 2010 with Dabangg , superstar Salman Khan will now launch actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar’s daughter Saiee with the upcoming film, “Dabangg 3”.
“Yes. It is true, he is launching my daughter Saiee in ‘Dabangg 3’,” Manjrekar told PTI. Saiee will be playing Salman’s love interest in “Dabangg 3”, which is said to be a prequel.
In the past, Manjrekar had hinted that Saiee might maker her Bollywood debut with “Dabangg 3”, which is being touted as a prequel film.
“At the end of the day if she wants to act, I am ok. I am not telling her what to do. I want her to learn on her own. She is very excited about the film. He must have seen some spark in her. Salman is a friend and I can’t say no to him plus my daughter also felt she had an inclination to acting,” he had previously told PTI.
Manjrekar and Salman have shared screen space together as co-actors in several films such as “Wanted”, “Dabangg”, “Ready”, “Bodyguard” and “Jai Ho”.
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In the third instalment of “Dabangg”, Sonakshi and Abraaz are reprising their roles of Salman’s onscreen wife, Rajjo and brother, Makhanchand Pandey, while Kannada star Sudeep is the new entrant to the franchise.
The action drama film, being directed by Prabhu Deva, is scheduled to be released on December 20
