India, Oct. 22 -- Filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap, known for directing Dabangg, has once again taken aim at Arbaaz Khan, alleging that he was uncomfortable with his then-wife Malaika Arora performing in the hit item song Munni Badnaam Hui.

In a recent conversation with Bollywood Thikana, Abhinav claimed, "They were uncomfortable with Malaika's presentation in the song. They were worried it would look vulgar because it was a raunchy number. But I had assured them, Malaika had already carved her own identity in item songs, much like her stepmother-in-law Helen. I fought to have her in the song, but Arbaaz specifically didn't want her to do it."

At the time of Dabangg's production, Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora were still married. The couple, wh...