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. Pankaj Tripathi, Pratik Gandhi, Genelia D’Souza, Riteish Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone, Farah Khan, Jackie Shroff and Sunil Shetty were a few of the many stars seen.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. Many Bollywood celebrities have appeared on KBC 13’s Friday Special episode. Meanwhile, on KBC 13, Hema and Ramesh will be donating the winning amount to the Hema Malini Foundation that works towards the education and medical treatment of children in Mathura.

(Also Read: KBC 13: Amitabh Bachchan All Shocked To See Hema Malini Recreate Dharmendra’s Lines From Sholay – Watch) According to Businessline, Sholay earned ₹15 crores net at that time. It was the longest-running Hindi film until Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).

It became the first Bollywood film to celebrate a silver jubilee in theatres. Sholay was released on August 15, 1975, featured Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, A.K Hangal, and Amjad Khan in pivotal roles. The results of this wait was positive and the film is now one of the most loved films in history. The team then decided to take a halt until Monday to see how the film does over the weekend. Amitabh Bachchan then says that the team has decided to change the ending of the character Jai. A post shared by Sony Entertainment Television the video Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan are seen discussing the opening of Sholay which didn’t do that great.

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