"When I first heard the script of Sholay, I told Salim-Javed (the scripwriters) that I needed to do the part of Gabbar. Yet, Ramesh Sippy (the executive) chose to give me a role as Jai," Bachchan said.
Danny Denzongpa was marked for the part of Gabbar however because of date issues things did not work out and later Amjad Khan was finished after his name was recommended by Salim-Javed.
Khan as Gabbar, the famous and dreaded dacoit of the epic film, which turned 40 this week, put the performing artist in an alternate alliance among on-screen miscreants.
As indicated by reports around then, after Khan packed away the 1975 film, there were worries whether he will have the capacity to draw off the part of Gabbar convincingly. In any case, Khan set up such a force pressed execution, to the point that the character of Gabbar has been perpetually carved in the psyches of moviegoers.
Huge B, then again, had undoubtedly about Khan's capacities.
"I never thought he (Amjad Khan) would not have the capacity to do it. It was his voice… as Gabbar… the dialogs got to be well known," the 72-year-old performing artist said.
Bachchan said Khan, his co-star in a few Hindi movies, used to affectionately call him 'Shorty'.
"I had an incredible mathematical statement with him. He used to wryly call me 'Shorty'. At whatever point we used to stroll on the sets individuals used to call us "Expansive" (Khan) and "Shorty" (Huge B)," he thought back.
As per Bachchan, the gathering of people associated well with the film as it had a very much organized story, awesome dialogs and intense exhibitions by performing artists. He said "90 for every penny of the work was finished by Salim-Javed… they composed a sublime script. At that point it was for us to perform.
"The film took over two years to make. In any case, we had incredible time. It was similar to a gang. We used to stay at an inn which was a touch far from the area so we used to come in auto… there were times when we used to accompany Dharamji (Dharamendra) in his auto and play cards," he included.
Quite a bit of "Sholay" was shot in the rough landscape of a town close Bengaluru.
Enormous B is elated that everybody still affectionately recalls the notable film. "While we were working we didn't think it would turn into a development (in Indian cinema).”
