The classic cult film ‘Sholay’ was re-released in theaters on Friday. This was such a historical film in which every character had its own existence. Every character of the film was greatly appreciated by the audience. Actor Amjad Khan, who played ‘Gabbar’ in the film, immortalized this character. He worked very hard for this role.

Amjad Khan was not the first choice for ‘Gabbar’
‘Gabbar’, who used to scare people as a villain on screen, was a very calm and composed person in real life. Amjad was not the first choice for the role of ‘Gabbar’ in the film. Before Amjad Khan, Ramesh Sippy had chosen Danny Denzongpa for the role of ‘Gabbar’, but he had already said ‘yes’ to the film ‘Dharmatma’ and wanted to play a positive role at that time. He had also said at the time of the film’s release that he had no regrets in rejecting ‘Sholay’. After this, the makers thought of signing Premnath for the role of ‘Gabbar’, but due to the rumors spread during the shooting about Premnath, the makers started looking for a new Gabbar.

This is how Amjad Khan got the role of ‘Gabbar’
Amjad Khan and Ramesh Sippy first met in the theatre. Ramesh Sippy had come to watch Amjad Khan’s show on the request of his sister. Seeing Amjad Khan’s height and facial expressions on stage, he was selected for the role of ‘Gabbar’. For Amjad Khan, getting such a big film was a joy as well as a challenge. He prepared a lot to understand the character of ‘Gabbar’. Amjad Khan took advice from his father to bring alive the character of ‘Gabbar’. He talked to his father Jayant about the character and he advised him to read books based on dacoits.

Take a lot of papad for your role
Amjad read Tarun Kumar Bhaduri’s book ‘Abhishapt Chambal’ and understood the attire of the dacoits and their movements and to make the dialogue delivery perfect, he took the help of the voice of the washerman who used to come to his house. He took the tone of ‘Hey O Sambha’ after being inspired by the voice of the washerman. To make his look better, he used to blacken his teeth, so that the look of his character could be enhanced well.

Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra starrer superhit film ‘Sholay’ was released in theaters 50 years ago. In the film, the pair of both the actors left their mark in the hearts of the audience with their jugalbandhi and tremendous action scenes. Today, on 12th December, on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of ‘Sholay’, it has been released again in theaters.

Audience got special gift on the golden jubilee of ‘Sholay’
Today after 50 years, once again crowds of spectators have gathered in cinema halls to watch ‘Sholay’. To give a special gift to the fans on the occasion of Golden Jubilee, this iconic film of Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan was released in theatres.

It has been re-released on screen with the original climax of the film. But when ‘Sholay’ was released in theaters in 1975, it printed huge notes and for 19 years no other film could break this record.

Budget and box office collection of ‘Sholay’
‘Sholay’ was made at a cost of Rs 3 crore under the direction of Ramesh Sippy. After this, when this action packed film was released in 1975, it set records with its earnings at the box office. Made on a budget of just Rs 3 crore, this film earned Rs 15 crore and became the highest grossing Indian film. Even for 19 years, no Indian film could compete with the box office of ‘Sholay’.

Box office record of ‘Sholay’ broken after 19 years
‘Sholay’ has been doing well at the box office for a long time. The story of the film, the strong acting of the star cast and the cinematography were highly appreciated. For 19 years, a film could not be made which could beat the box office collection of ‘Sholay’. But in 1991, Sooraj Barjatya released his own film ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’.

In this, the pairing of Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit was much talked about and it deposited Rs 72 crore in its account, leaving behind the box office collection of ‘Sholay’. Here too, along with the story and characters of the film, its album was also very much liked. This multi-starrer film was one of the hit films of that time.

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