Sholay, directed by Ramesh Sippy, set a landmark in the industry. amitabh bachchan, dharmendra, sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan, jaya bachchan and hema malini were seen in lead roles in the film. This film is one of the highest grossing indian films. Sholay had a bad opening but its collection suddenly increased because of the word of mouth. This made the film a hit at the box office. After Sholay, both dharmendra and amitabh bachchan came into the limelight. But do you know why amitabh bachchan was signed for the film? No, right? So let us tell you.
Along with films, amitabh bachchan hosts the quiz reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati. Once director Ramesh Sippy and hema malini came on amitabh Bachchan's show. Where Ramesh Sippy told the real reason for signing Big B.
Signed for this reason
amitabh bachchan had asked Ramesh Sippy a question about the casting of Jai-Veeru. On this Ramesh Sippy said- 'We already had Veeru. He was in the last film as well. There was one thing I thought that we had three superstars and if there is one more superstar then it will be difficult. Then I thought I need a good actor. Who can do good work and form a team. Because when Salim-Javed suggested amit ji's name for this role, and said that there is an 'Amitabh Bachchan' who is doing good work and is working with us in 'Zanjeer'. I said okay, this is a good thing.'
Ramesh Sippy further said- 'And, then I thought that he is not a star at this time, so I will not have this problem that there is another star on the set. But, there are two things that I remember about you. You did a great job in the film 'Anand', a very serious role, and then in 'Bombay to Goa' you did a lighter role with mehmood sahab. In that bus, you were a tall man, and the way you danced was amazing. I felt this is an actor who can do anything. So, he will be able to give us what we want. That's how the casting was done.
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