Sholay: Sholay is the iconic film of Hindi cinema. The characters and dialogues of this movie are still well liked. In the film, Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra won the hearts of the audience with their Jai and Veeru pair. But do you know that Amitabh Bachchan was not the first choice for Jai’s role in the film. However, due to an actor, Amitabh Bachchan got this character.

Amitabh Bachchan was not the first choice for Sholay
In fact, Bollywood Heiman Dharmendra, who played Veeru in the shole, had revealed that he had helped megastar Amitabh Bachchan in getting the role of Jai in the film Sholay directed by Ramesh Sippy in 1975. Dharmendra had also told that earlier this role was given to Shatrughan Sinha, but later Dharmendra recommended the name of Amitabh Bachchan, after which Big B got this iconic role.

Dharmendra recommended Amitabh Bachchan for Sholay
During an interview to ANI, Amitabh Bachchan said, “It has already been mentioned. Yes, I had recommended him .. I did not say, I did not say, I gave him (Amitabh Bachchan) role … He used to come to meet me. It was beauty that she liked it … I said take them. “

Rocky and Rani’s love story actor also said that they enjoyed working in Sholay, “This film has been made for centuries with me.

What is the story of Sholay?
The story of Sholay revolves around Ramgarh village, where retired police chief Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) plans to catch the notorious dacoit Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) and take the help of two small criminals, Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) and Veeru (Dharmendra). When Gabbar attacks the village, Jai and Veeru are surprised why Thakur does nothing to help him. He soon comes to know that Gabbar gave Thakur’s hands. After this, they double their efforts to help Thakur.

Please tell that in addition to Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Amjad Khan and Sanjeev Kumar played important roles in the film.

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