Gabbar’s role in Sholay was rejected by this villain for friendship, later a friend did not get a role

Last updated:February 16, 2025, 14:24 IST

The name of ‘Sholay’ in the history of cinema is hardly any other film. Every character of that film got a big identity. But an actor continued to become a part of this film. He offers this film only for a friend …Read more

This actor was known for the negative role.

New DelhiThey say that every character is written, keeping a special actor in mind. In such a situation, if the makers approach another actor, then the character would not be a matter of that. The actor for whom Sholay’s Gabbar character was written was not able to play it. Even today, the actor will be sorry for not being able to be a part of this blockbuster film.

In the 1975 blockbuster film, Amjad Khan looted a lot of applause by playing the role of Gabbar. His character of this villain had become immortal. Many people were approached for this role. But the role came in the bag of Amjad Khan. Amjad, who spread his magic in the 70-80s, created history with this role. Prior to ‘Sholay’, Ashok Kumar’s film ‘Kismet’, which came in the year 1943, set a record of 187 weeks. Later ‘Sholay’ broke the record of this film.

This actor was about to become Gabbar
The first choice for Gabbar in Sholay of 1975 was Denny. But later this role was offered to Ranjit. But he had turned down the offer of this film, that multistarrer film, which created history in Bollywood, created a panic at the box office. Every character of this film got so much popularity that everyone had got a big identity from house to house.

Blockbuster was rejected for friend’s sake
At one time, Ranjit and Danny Dengogappa used to be very good friends. When Denny was offered Sholay, he went out of the shooting of another film and got caught there, Ramesh Sippy had to shoot the film, he offered this role to Ranjit, but Ranjit rejected Gabbar like Gabbar for friendship It was given that he is playing his friends, he cannot replace him. This was the reason that Ranjit rejected the iconic character in this film that created history in Bollywood and set an example of friendship.

Let me tell you that in the year 1975, the film that knocked in theaters was ‘Sholay’. Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra starrer film Sholay is still well liked. This film, made under the direction of Ramesh Sippy, did not get success in the beginning. But a few days after the release, the author of the story, Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, clashed a tricks that later the film proved to be a classic cult.