The character of Gabbar Singh in the film Sholay was inspired by the real robber Gabbar Singh

Last updated:January 29, 2025, 08:01 IST

Every character of the 1975 all -time blockbuster film ‘Sholay’ was well liked. People did not forget the greatest film Sholay in the history of Indian cinema even today. Especially the character of Gabbar. Very few people know …Read more

History was created with 1 roll

New Delhi. In 1975, the film ‘Sholay’, which created a panic in theaters, made many records in that era. Ramesh Sippy’s Classical Hit film also shook the box office in terms of earnings. Till date people remember the name of every character of this film. But Gabbar’s character settled in people’s minds.

Every character of this all time blockbuster film left an indelible mark on the hearts of the audience. Amitabh Bachchan was not the first choice of the makers for this blockbuster film, but he wanted to cast Shatrughan Sinha, a well -known star of the industry in his place. But the matter did not become and the film Amitabh’s part came. A similar anecdote is also related to the cast of the film’s robber Gabbak.

Seeing the role of Rajesh Khanna’s film, Villain, the parents had changed the will, took away the ownership of children

History was created as Gabbar
Gabbar Singh’s character in Sholay was immortalized by Amjad Khan. But do you know who was the robber Gabbar Singh in real. The character of Gabbar Singh is counted in the most dreaded villain. This role was based on the role of real robber Gabbar Singh. Released on 15 August 1975, this film proved to be a turning point for Bollywood. Amjad Khan created history in the role of Gabbar.

Who was inspired by Gabbar
According to the BBC Hindi report, there was a real dacoit named Gabra in the 50s. This dacoit had such a ruckus at that time that everyone trembled in its name. Born in 1926 in Dang village of Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, Gabbar Singh was searching for the police of three states. Like the film, he also had a reward of 50 thousand rupees. Gabbar Singh had vowed in front of his Kuldevi that he would cut the nose of 116 people and offer them. In this, he also cut his nose ears of many policemen.

These stories are told in the diary
In the 50s, KF was Inspector General of Police in Madhya Pradesh. Rustomji has revealed the truth of Gabbar Singh in his diary. According to his diary, Gabbar Singh had a great fear in the areas of Bhind, Gwalior, Chambal, Etawah and Dholpur. The villagers never gave any information to the police about this that Gabbar is said. In the year 1959, the then Deputy SP Rajendra Prasad Modi was also given the responsibility of abolishing Gabbar Singh and his gang. In the year 1959, a village was eliminated by giving news of Gabbar’s whereabouts.

Let me tell you that neither the film’s director Ramesh Sippy did the work of adding this unique character to the film, nor was the film’s script writer Salim-Javed. Sholay had a special contribution of robber Gabbar Singh in the success of the film, this character was added to the film based on it.