Hindi movie sholay ensithun
“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. 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 promo of the episode was shared by the channel on Instagram with a caption reading, "Taaza hone wale hain Sholay film se jude kayi saare kisse, #KBC13 ke manch par Sholay ke Reunion mein! Toh dekhna mat bhooliyega inn interesting palon ko #KaunBanegaCrorepati ke #ShaandaarShukravaar episode mein, 15th Oct, raat 9 baje, sirf Sony par.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. The director will also be challenging Amitabh and Hema to enact scenes from the popular film as well. Not only this, Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan will also be seen recreating a moment from their iconic song 'Dilbar Mere'.
The trio - Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Ramesh Sippy will be seen sharing various unknown facts and details about the film and what actually happened 'behind the scenes'.
They will be seen as special guests in the 'Shaandaar Shukravaar' episode of 'KBC 13'. Hema Malini and 'Sholay' director Ramesh Sippy will be seen sharing fun camaraderie on the show as they go back in time, reliving the good old days of shooting the film. Kaun Banega Crorepati 13: Hema Malini, Ramesh Sippy to relive 'Sholay' shoot with Amitabh Bachchanīollywood diva Hema Malini and Ramesh Sippy will be coming on the sets of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 13' to celebrate 46 years of the iconic and record-breaking film 'Sholay'.
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