Dharmendra and Hema Malini rejected this most expensive film, Amitabh Bachchan got the role, Hema Malini was replaced by...
Here, we are talking about the 1980 action-thriller film 'Shaan', which has now become cult-classic for everyone. The 3-hour 2-minute revenge drama helmed by Ramesh Sippy is still considered one of the finest films from Bollywood, which was also one of the biggest-budgeted films from that era. However, there was a slight turn.
For this multi-star movie, director Ramesh Sippy had selected Dharmendra to play Vijay and Hema Malini to play Renu. At the time, both were considered superstars, and the audience loved their combination. However, Dharmendra and Hema Malini withdrew from this movie because of various undisclosed disputes with Ramesh. The Onboarding Of Amitabh Bachchan and ….
Interestingly, when the He-Man of Bollywood stepped away from the film, director Ramesh Sippy chose Amitabh Bachchan to step into the role of Vijay. However, during the initial stage, Sippy considered Amitabh for the character of Ravi, which later turned into Vijay for him.
Meanwhile, the character of Renu in the film, which was given to Hema earlier, went to actress Bindiya Goswami, who was at that time known for her resemblance to dream girl herself and for her relationship with actor Vinod Mehra. The film became huge success on box office and made Bindiya a known face from industry but things took a huge turn for her as she decided to take a hiatus from acting after getting divorce from her failed marriage with the actor and later eloped with film-maker JP Dutta as their families were not ready for their relationship.
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