Dabangg was directed by Abhinav Kashyap, Anurag Kashyap's brother and the latter used it as a leverag to get shooting locations for Gangs of Wasseypur.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap says that when he started making movies, people hardly understood them. In fact, his first two directorials, Paanch and Black Friday, never got released in cinema halls. | Tellychakkar.com
In a recent conversation, Anurag Kashyap talked about his unreleased film Paanch. He also spoke about how people questioned his morality after watching his films.