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Dharmendra 'Recommended' Amitabh Bachchan For Sholay: 'Maine Unko Role Dilaya'
Last Updated: Amitabh Bachchan was not the first choice for the role of Jai in Ramesh Sippy's Sholay. Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra's 1975 movie Sholay remains one of the classics and most loved films to date. However, do you know that Big B was not the first choice for the role of Jai in Ramesh Sippy's movie? Instead, the film was first offered to Shatrughan Sinha. In a recent interview, Dharmendra talked about the same and revealed that it was he who helped Amitabh bag this role. 'It has already been mentioned. Yes, I recommended him. Mai to kehta nahi maine unko (Amitabh Bachchan) role dilaya. Ye mujhe milne aate the Amitabh sahab (He used to come to meet me, Mr Amitabh). He used to sit next to me. To maine Ramesh Sippy ji ko kaha yeh naya ladka hai usko awaaz se to lagta hai bahut acha kaam karega. Unki jo andar se chahna thi. Jo khud se pyar karne ki khoobsurati thi vo achi kaha inko lelo (So I told Ramesh Sippy that this is a new boy. Judging by his voice, he will do a great job. I liked the desire he had from within. The beauty of loving oneself. I said take him)," Dhramendra told news gency ANI. The veteran actor further recalled working in Sholay and shared that he really enjoyed it. 'Yeh film mere khyayal se sadiyun ke liye ban gayi hai (this film will be there for centuries)," he added. Released in August 1975, Sholay revolved around two ex-convicts, Jai and Veeru, who are hired by Thakur Baldev Singh, a retired policeman, to help nab a notorious dacoit named Gabbar Singh. Meanwhile, Dharmendra was last seen in Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon's Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya. He will soon be seen in Sriram Raghavan's 'Ikkis', which will star Amitabh Bachchan's grandson, Agastya Nanda in the lead. When asked about his upcoming movie, Dharmendra refused to share much details and simply said, 'Now my film is coming, Ikkis. Sriram Raghavan director hai (Sriram Raghavan is the director). Very good director. And very good subject. I won't talk about it 2 October ko release ho rahi hai (Film will releases on October 2)." First Published:
Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Mumtaz's in-laws forbade her from acting when she was making Rs 7.5 lakh per film, was the highest paid actor: ‘I quit too soon'
Although it's been 35 years since she appeared in a movie, Mumtaz still holds a place in the hearts of Bollywood audiences. One of the most celebrated female actors of all time in Hindi cinema, she was once even the highest-paid actress. However, while at the top of her game, Mumtaz bid adieu to cinema in the mid '70s to focus on her family and appeared only once since then, in the 1990 film Aandhiyan. Nevertheless, the veteran actor recently revealed that she quit acting not by choice but owing to pressure from her in-laws, who forbade her from pursuing a film career after marriage. At the pinnacle of success, Mumtaz tied the knot with Ugandan millionaire Mayur Madhwani in 1974 and moved to London, cutting ties with cinema. 'At the time of my marriage, the Madhwani family said that I couldn't continue working. So I quit my job and got married at a time when I was the highest-paid actress. Who else charged Rs 7.5 lakh per film? Yet, when they said I can't work anymore, I left the job,' she said during a chat with journalist Vickey Lalwani. She continued, 'However, I know that I quit too soon. But my parents themselves told me, 'Look, Mumtaz, the film business is such that, even if not today, once you reach 40 or 50, you will start receiving only a particular type of role. Now that you're getting to be part of a good family, why not?' My family members were not selfish people who kept pushing me to keep working to bring in more money. My mother was a very orthodox person, hailing from Iran. I actually respect my family for letting go of a girl who was making crores at that time,' she said, adding that people still remember her because she left at the zenith of her professional life. Recalling turning down the offer to do Ramesh Sippy's Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), penned by Salim–Javed, Mumtaz shared that she rejected the project because the remuneration offered to her was not up to the mark. 'Ramesh Sippy ji offered me very little money. So, I said I won't work at this price. Even today, when they call me to work in TV, I don't accept jobs that offer just Rs 2-3 lakh. I have a fixed price. I am not being rude. But if they want me and believe that I am worth it, then pay properly.'
