It seems Salman Khan is ready to experiment with his ‘cool dude’ image. The actor is all set to play the role of an ordinary cop in brother Arbaaz Khan’s first production venture Dabangg.

The film will also star Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter Sonakshi opposite Salman Khan. It must be recalled that Salman had expressed his desire to work with Sonakshi when she walked the ramp during one of the fashion shows.

For his upcoming role, Salman is all set to learn the UP lingo and accent. Younger brother Arbaaz Khan seems to be excited about presenting the superstar in away that the audiences have never seen before.

Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday said he has allowed Sonakshi to be cast opposite Salman Khan as his father is a family friend.

“Our family has friendly relations with Salman’s father Salim Khan, and the script is also pretty clean, so I permitted my daughter to act with him,” Sinha said.

Sinha has recently finished a film Aaj Phir Jaane Ki Tamanna Hai with Rekha, which is going to be released soon.

Salman Khan will play a corrupt and fearless cop from Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming film Dabangg, which will mark Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter Sonakshi’s debut in Bollywood.

The film, which will have Salman mouthing a lot of UP slang, will also mark the debut of his brother, Arbaaz Khan, as a producer. Arbaaz also acts in the film to be helmed by Anurag Kashyap’s brother, Abhinav Kashyap.

Dabangg, which means bold, will feature Salman in a never before seen role and makeover, well outside the mould of the rich and stylish Prem.

The movie will have Sallu playing a corrupt and ill-mannered cop from UP. The actor will also mouth his dialogues in vernacular Hindi.