Danny was about to get the role
Do you know that Ramesh Sippy’s first choice in ‘Sholay’ was not Amjad Khan but Danny Denzongpa. Who was famous for the negative role at that time. When Danny also heard the script, he liked it very much. He had immediately agreed to become Gabbar, but something happened, due to which he had to leave the film and after that it fell in Amjad Khan’s bag.
was forced to leave the film
Actually, Danny had signed another movie before ‘Sholay’. So when the shooting started, there was a clash between the timings of both. Danny didn’t want to leave the film at all, but since he had already signed another film, he was forced to walk out of it.
The uniform was bought from the thief market
Let me tell you one more interesting thing. The uniform that Amjad Khan wore to become Gabbar in Sholay was bought from Chor Bazaar. It is also told that this uniform was not even washed during the entire shooting!
The film was released in 1975
‘Sholay’ was released in the year 1975. In this, many experienced actors including Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, AK Hangal, Amjad Khan, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bachchan, Mac Mohan, Asrani were seen. It is the iconic movie of Hindi film industry.