Dabangg 1 was good??
But I think Dabangg 1 had set the bar really really high...so the viewers found 2 and 3 not as good..
They didn't sack Abhinav iirc. It was Abhinav who didn't want to work with Salman/Arbaaz again. At the time, if you recall, Abhinav was too full of himself and wanted to prove that he could succeed without Salman (Besharam).
Do empathize with him. It can be difficult to work with Salman.