It's known that actor-turned-director Prabhu Deva and Bollywood actor Salman Khan have teamed up for the third installation of the Dabangg series. Produced by Salman Khan's brother and actor Arbaaz Khan, the film marks the return of Bollywood superstar in one of his most popular avatars, inspector Chulbul Pandey.

Earlier, there were reports that the makers are planning to cast an established South actor as the main antagonist of Dabangg 3.

And now, if Telugu media reports are to be believed, Dabangg 3 makers have roped in none other Telugu actor Jagapati Babu as the villain of the Salman Khan film. The film also marks the Bollywood debut of the Telugu actor, who recently seen in Mohanlal's Rs. 150 crore Malayalam blockbuster Pulimurugan.