The star cast of Dabangg 3 - Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, and debutant Saiee Manjrekar are leaving no stone unturned to promote their upcoming film. The actors were spotted at Mehboob Studios promoting their film. All pictures/Yogen Shah

Sonakshi Sinha attended the promotional event dressed in a grey printed outfit. Sonakshi, who made her debut with the first installment of Dabangg, returns as Rajjo. In a recent interview, the actress credits Salman for making her realise her "true calling". "Dabangg is what made me realise what my true calling is. I never thought I would end up being an actor till Salman told me that I am doing this film", she said.

While Sonakshi entered Bollywood with Dabangg 1, it's third part marks the debut of Mahesh Manjrekar's daughter Saiee Manjrekar, who plays Salman's love interest, Khushi.

In a media interaction, Sonakshi said Dabangg 3 is the perfect launch for Saiee Manjrekar the way Dabangg was for her, and the industry is going to get new talent. Talking about her co-star, the Mission Mangal actress says, "She's also very, very sweet, I wish her all the best and she's very talented and that's why she's a part of this film and fits the role perfectly. How Dabangg was the perfect launch for me, Dabangg 3 will be for her as well. So I'm really happy the industry is going to get new talent."

When Sonakshi was asked whether she will be seen catfighting with Saiee, she said, "Yeah, you all thought we were always out with our claws ready to bite each other, but it's not like that, we all are very nice, but I'll tell you that this happens with actors more than it happens with actresses. They are more competitive."

The much-awaited Dabangg 3 is directed by Prabhudeva and co-produced by Arbaaz Khan. This time, Chulbul will face off Balli, played by Kannada superstar Kichcha Sudeep. One of the biggest highlights of the film is its climax scene, which features a face-off between Chulbul and Balli.

Shot over a period of 23 days, it will feature Chulbul in hand to hand combat with Balli and 500 of his men. According to sources, the scene will also involve blowing up of at least 100 cars. Dabangg 3 is set to release on December 20, this year.