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We told him to grow a beard, got him in the costume, took pictures and he just felt right as a rough-and-tough guy,” Ramesh Sippy earlier told PTI.Īmjad in real-life was not an ounce close to Gabbar. His face, built, personality, voice everything felt right. “I remember seeing a play of him (Amjad Khan), in which my sister was there, he was very impressive on stage. Call it his sinister gaze, dialogues or devilish laughter, Gabbar got an irreplaceable face in Amjad Khan, and made him the most iconic villain of Indian cinema.Īlso read | Shatrughan Sinha on rejecting Sholay: ‘Sad but happy Amitabh Bachchan got such a big break’ Gabbar Singh is one prime example in our Hindi films, where a villain, despite his ruthlessness, became iconic for the audience. So when Gabbar said - “Yahan se pachaas pachaas kos door gaon mein, jab bachcha raat ko rota hai, toh maa kehti hai bete so jaa, so jaa nahin toh Gabbar Singh aa jaayega” on the 70mm, who didn’t feel that shiver down their spine? Such was Gabbar’s charisma that we had a ‘Gabbar Mix’ album in the 90s, that remixed songs with his iconic dialogues, including “Jo darr gaya, samjho marr gaya.” Rest, as they say is history. Salim-Javed even went on to modify the lingo of the villain to suit the actor. But, Gabbar eventually fell in the lap of Amjad Khan. It is said that at one point of time, Gabbar had caught the fancy of both Sanjeev Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan to the extent that they were ready to shed their hero image to play the part. The veteran screen writer had seen Amjad since childhood as Salim was friends with his father and yesteryear actor Jayant.
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Salim Khan had bumped into Amjad a few days after Danny had declined the role. Agar aap ko yeh role mil jaaye, aap ki koshish se ya aapki kismat se (If you get this role, whether by luck or effort), I tell you, it is the finest role in this film.’ Amjad seemed to fit the part, but he was unknown,” an excerpt from the book ‘Sholay, The Making of a Classic’ by Anupama Chopra reads. ‘I can’t promise you anything,’ he told Amjad, ‘but there is a role in a big film. “Salim had heard about Amjad’s skills as an actor, and physically he seemed to fit the role. It was his theatre background that came in handy. The two of us got inside and gone in an auto till Ramanagara.Amjad Khan along with Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of Sholay.Īmjad was struggling to find a footing in films at the time. I asked him what do we do now? He said don’t worry and we left from there and there was an auto that was passing us. What's more, there were around 3,000 to 4,000 individuals who came to see Dharam Ji and surrounded us. An exceptionally peculiar occurrence happened once, when Dharam Ji and I left, our car needed to go from one of the most jam-packed streets in Bangalore. He shares, "Dharam Ji and I used to travel (back and forth to Ramanagar) in one vehicle. While remembering some excellent moments while shooting the film, host Amitabh Bachchan will be seen discussing the amazing entertainer Dharmendra and his fancy and unique style. Recollecting the fond memories while shooting for the film, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Ramesh Sippy won't just be seen discussing how Sholay made history and broke records yet, in addition, will talk about the He-Man of the Film business, Dharmendra. Gracing the extraordinary scene will be the sovereign of beauty and style, Hema Malini alongside expert director Ramesh Sippy who had directed the hit film, 'Sholay.