Arbaaz Khan is of the view that his brother Salman is the most bankable artist among the current lot.

“Not only from a director’s point of view, but Salman is a star for everybody… he is the most bankable actor currently,” pointed out Arbaaz, promoting his first directorial venture  ‘Dabangg 2’.

“One can see it from his past few releases. He is clearly a winner and obviously way ahead of his contemporaries in terms of box-office collection,” he said.

Dabangg 2 is releasing on Dec 21. Salman Khan is playing the role of Inspector Chulbul Pandey opposite Sonakshi Sinha playing the role of his wife.

There was quite a bit of pressure on Arbaaz while directing the sequel.

“Pressure is there as it’s (film industry) a very competitive line with huge fan following for Bollywood. So whether it’s the first film, second film or third film, everyone expects the film to be successful at the box-office,” said the 45-year-old.

“As far as sequel is concerned, obviously there is a lot of expectation… We only thought of making a soulful film with no business parameters involved,” he added.