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Time of India
a day ago
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'50 years of 'Sholay': Sachin Pilgaonkar talks about his important scene being cut from lock edit
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) Producer-actor-director Sachin Pilgaonkar, who essayed the role of Rahim chacha's son in the iconic film 'Sholay', has spoken up about an important sequence in the film, which director Ramesh Sippy left out in the lock edit. Producer-actor-director Sachin Pilgaonkar , who essayed the role of Rahim chacha's son in the iconic film 'Sholay', has spoken up about an important sequence in the film, which director Ramesh Sippy left out in the lock edit. Sachin spoke with IANS recently, as he celebrated 50 years of 'Sholay', and said that although director Ramesh Sippy had edited out the part, there were multiple reasons that led to the decision. He told IANS, "The scene of killing me, which was shot at Gabbar's den, that scene was cut before the release. And that was cut by Rameshji. There were three reasons for that. The first reason was that the length of the film had to be controlled. The second thing was that he got a very good cut. That ant, the black one, which we call mungda in Marathi, it is walking on Gabbar's hand. And he says, 'Ramgadh's son has come'. And he hits the ant like this. Cut-to-dead the dead body of my character in the film comes to the village. That was a symbolic cut. So that was the second reason". He further mentioned, "And the third reason, Rameshji felt that killing a 16-17-year-old child would look very cruel. So this was Rameshji's thought, not the censor's. At that time, as an actor, I felt very bad. That I have such a good scene, an individual scene, with Gabbar, and that has been cut. I was very sad about this, which any actor would feel. But today, when I am a director, I am a filmmaker myself, I look at that thing and appreciate it. Whatever Rameshji did, he did it right". In 'Sholay', Sachin's character gets killed by Gabbar, essayed by Amjad Khan , in the film. The film is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Friday. "Get the latest news updates on Times of India, including reviews of the movie Coolie and War 2 ."
News18
2 days ago
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Sholay Turns 50: Sachin Pilgaonkar Reveals Untold BTS Story With Gabbar Singh AKA Amjad Khan
Last Updated: Sachin Pilgaonkar, who played Rahim chacha's son in Sholay, shared how he became an assistant director. Ramesh Sippy chose him and Amjad Khan to manage action sequences. Producer-actor-director Sachin Pilgaonkar, who essayed the role of Rahim chacha's son in the iconic film 'Sholay', has shared how he ended up doubling up as an assistant director on the sets of the film. Sachin spoke with IANS ahead of the 50th anniversary of the film, and said that he was hand-picked by the director of the film, Ramesh Sippy to run the show on the 2nd unit of the film. Talking about the same, he told IANS, 'Ramesh Sippy was making a second unit for action sequences. In which he had already appointed some Indian technicians, action directors. And also foreign Hollywood action directors. So he was going to do all the work. But Ramesh ji himself was not able to be present there because he had a lot of work. And it took two years to make this film. But there was a lot of work. Ramesh ji was very busy in those 2 years. That's why he kept that second unit". He further mentioned that in order to represent him, he needed two people, and everyone else was busy at that time. He continued, 'There were only two people on the film sets, who were idle. One was Amjad sir and the other was me. Because we were very attached to this film, we had a deep involvement. Ramesh ji observed us. That's why he selected us. He told us to go there and represent him. And he gave us instructions to avoid this and that. Because the people working there were not as involved in the film as Ramesh ji was. So that's why he needed two people who were involved in the film". 'Ramesh ji briefed us. And we would observe what was happening. And then we would go and report to Ramesh ji. So that's how we got into the direction department. And Ramesh ji couldn't say no to us. When we were assisting him, he didn't say no. So that's how we got into the direction department", he added. In 'Sholay', Sachin's character gets killed by Gabbar, essayed by Amjad Khan, in the film. 'Sholay' is set to clock 50 years of its release on Friday. First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
