Stories from ‘Sholay’
The movie ‘Sholay’ released in 1975 under the direction of Ramesh Sippy was loved by the people. Amitabh played the role of Jai and Dharmendra played the role of Veeru in this picture. Both the actors were well liked in this film. Amjad Khan was also a part of this film. He played the role of Gabbar in this film. Now after years, an actor seen in this film has told many interesting things related to this film.
It is actor Sachin Pilgaonkar, who was seen in the role of Ahmed in the film. Along with being an actor, he was also the assistant director of this film. In an interview given to Khan Mein Kya Hai YouTube channel, he said that he directed many scenes of Dharmendra and Amitabh along with Amjad Khan. He also said that Ramesh Sippy used to shoot only Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra and Amitabh’s scenes. Apart from this, he and Amjad Khan together handled the rest of the work.
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Ramesh Sippy knew this
Further into the conversation, Sachin Pilgaonkar also joked, “There were only two useless men in the unit then. One was Amjad Khan and the other was me.” He said that Ramesh Sippy knew that he and Amjad were interested in directing the film. After that, Ramesh Sippy gave them both a place in the production team.
Sachin directed this scene
The train robbery scene in the film was also directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar. The scene was shot near Panvel on the Mumbai-Pune railway route. Ramesh Sippy was not there when that scene was being filmed. Ramesh Sippy used to come when Dharmendra, Amitabh and Sanjeev Kumar were working. He used to shoot there and the rest was done jointly by Amjad Khan and Sachin Pilgaonkar. The film was an all-time blockbuster at the box office. According to reports, it had a budget of Rs 3 crore and grossed Rs 50 crore worldwide.
