Filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap has taken a sharp dig at Salman Khan after the superstar praised his brother Anurag Kashyap’s new film, Nishaanchi. In a recent interview, Abhinav accused Salman of “flattery and chamchagiri,” claiming that the actor’s appreciation post was nothing but an attempt to silence him.
Salman’s appreciation post
On September 13, 2025, Salman took to Instagram Stories to wish the Nishaanchi team. In a video, surrounded by Sonakshi Sinha and the film’s lead actor Vedika Pinto, he zoomed in on the poster and wrote, “Best wishes for the film #Nishaanchi @vedikapinto @aaishvarythackeray @anuragkashyap10 @aslisona.”
“Written in his destiny to flatter us”
Abhinav reacted strongly to the gesture. Recalling past tensions between Salman and his brother Anurag during the filming of Tere Naam, he alleged that the superstar had troubled Anurag and forced him to leave the project. Now, he said, Salman was left with no choice but to praise the very people he once mistreated.“Salman ki takdeer par likha hai, ab yeh humare hi talve chaatega. Maine ek interview diya tha usko gunda bulaaya tha, toh ab yeh dikha raha hai ki yeh bada prashansak hai humara. Vohi Anurag Kashyap jisko Tere Naam main pereshaan kiya tha. Anurag ne voh film chodhi thi inhone nikala nahi tha. Ab uski tareef karte nazar aarahe hai voh toh karenge. Ab yeh ghutnon pe aayenge, bheek bhi mangenge (“It is written in Salman’s destiny that now he will lick our feet. I once called him a goon in an interview, so now he is trying to show that he is our great admirer. The same Anurag Kashyap whom he troubled during Tere Naam. Anurag had left the film; he wasn’t removed. And now Salman is seen praising him — of course, he will do that. Soon he will be on his knees, even begging.”),” Abhinav told Bollywood Thikana.
Claims post was to ‘shut him up’
The filmmaker went a step further, suggesting that Salman praised Nishaanchi only so that Anurag could convince him to stop making statements. He even likened the appreciation to misleading WhatsApp ads.“Mujhe ek WhatsApp pe ad aaya Burj Khalifa main 50th floor par ek flat hai aur uske upar clubhouse, pricing ke liye sampark karen. Toh yeh dhundh rahe hain aise logon ko ki Abhinav ko chup kara den. Aur Anurag ki film ki tareef bhi isliye ki bhai hai, voh samjha dega. Isliye unki chamchagiri kar rahe hain, chaplusi kar rahe hain (“I received a WhatsApp ad saying there’s a flat on the 50th floor of Burj Khalifa with a clubhouse on top, contact for pricing. This is how they look for people to silence me. Salman is praising Anurag’s film only because he is my brother, hoping he will make me stop. That is why he is indulging in flattery and sycophancy.”),” Abhinav alleged.With these fiery remarks, Abhinav has once again reignited his war of words with Salman Khan — this time by dragging his brother Anurag into the controversy.
