Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep says the team of Dabangg 3, including superstar Salman Khan, was not sure if he would give his nod to the project. Sudeep will be playing the antagonist opposite Salman's Robinhood-like cop Chulbul Pandey in the upcoming third installment in Dabangg franchise.

Choreographer-actor-director Prabhu Deva is helming the film, which is scheduled to release on December 20.