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Time of India
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
When Amitabh Bachchan's 'Trishul' producer asked him, 'Will you give me dates? Otherwise, I'm trashing the film'
Amitabh Bachchan 's film ' Trishul ' was reshot before it was released in theatres. However, there are two stories that tell why the film was shot again. The first one was narrated in Diptakriti Chaudhari's book 'Written by Salim-Javed,' which mentioned Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan duped producer Gulshan Rai into letting them shoot extra scenes for the film. On the other hand, the second story is that the producer himself asked for it, as the movie was not up to the mark. Now, the producer's son, Rajiv Rai , shared that the second story is the correct version of what happened. Rajiv Rai reveals the real reason why Amitabh Bachchan's Trishul was reshot In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Rajiv stated that his father had the gift of identifying which movie would be a hit after listening to just a few lines of the narration. He revealed that his dad had already worked with Salim-Javed, director Yash Chopra , and Amitabh Bachchan on 'Deewaar.' Rajiv added that after watching the first cut of the film 'Trishul,' Gulshan Rai sensed that it needed to be reshot. He added that one can ask anybody what exactly happened at that time. Rajiv recalled his father asking Amitabh Bachchan, "Will you give me dates? Otherwise, I'm trashing the film." To which Big B agreed. He clarified that almost half of the film was reshot, but not all of it. Rajiv revealed that there was no issue with the script, but during the execution, the focus turned towards Sachin Pilgaonkar instead of Sr. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Salma Hayek, 58,Shows Her Huge Size In New Photos Boite A Scoop Undo Bachchan. He said, "Sachin is very lucky; he's a very good actor, and he did a great job, but scenes that Amitabh Bachchan should have had went somewhere else." Rajiv further stated that when his father observed that thing, he realised that the movie will not work, "especially after 'Deewaar.'" He said, "My father used to tell me, 'Films are not made; they're remade'.' But what was the first story narrated in the book? As per the above-mentioned book, the scriptwriters, along with director Yash Chopra, schemed together and demanded to shoot for a few more days. According to the book, when producer Gulshan Rai called Salim Khan, asking if the movie could be salvaged, the latter replied, saying, "One way is not to release it at all." The producer called up Yash Chopra, and the director convinced him that the two writers are quite invested in the film. Amitabh Bachchan Posts Preserved ₹20 Sholay Ticket; Fans Shower Love They all met at a hotel and decided that reshoots are the only way. As per the book, Salim Khan recalled, "We decided to give him the news in installments in the same way he used to pay us in installments." The film was released on May 5, 1978. The film turned out to be a hit at the box office.
Indian Express
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Asked Amitabh Bachchan to give me dates or I'll trash his film': Trishul producer's son recalls dad's conversation with Big B
It is known that the film Trishul was significantly retooled after being shot, but there are differing opinions on what happened. While one point of view, narrated in the book 'Written by Salim-Javed' by Diptakirti Chaudhuri, suggests that writers Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar basically duped producer Gulshan Rai into allowing them to film extra material, another account suggests that it was the producer who noticed that the film wasn't up to the mark, and demanded that it be reshot. His son, filmmaker Rajiv Rai, recounted the second version of the story in a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan. He said that his father had a knack for identifying hits, and could listen to just a few minutes of a narration and know if he should back the project or not. He'd previously worked with Bachchan, Salim-Javed, and director Yash Chopra, on the landmark film Deewaar. After watching the initial cut of Trishul, he felt that the narrative wasn't as focused on Bachchan's character as it should be, and felt that the movie needed to be redone. Also read – This Amitabh Bachchan fan moved to Mumbai after watching Trishul, eventually sold his Rs 50 crore bungalow to the star Rajiv Rai said, 'Nobody's above making mistakes, and my father was very good at catching where Yash ji had gone off track. We reshot Trishul completely. You can ask anybody. He asked Bachchan saab, 'Will you give me dates? Otherwise, I'm trashing the film'. He said, 'Okay, I'll give you the dates'. Almost half the film was reshot; I was exaggerating when I said all of it. You wouldn't be able to do it now. It wasn't that there was a problem with the script, but the story diverted towards Sachin instead of Amitabh Bachchan. Sachin is very lucky, he's a very good actor and he did a great job, but scenes that Amitabh Bachchan should have had went somewhere else. When my father saw the film, he realised that it won't work, especially after Deewaar. My father used to tell me, 'Films are not made, they're remade'.' According to the book, Salim-Javed cooked up a scheme with Yash Chopra, where they asked Gulshan Rai for a few days more, and kept increasing their requests as they ran out of time. Gulshan Rai asked, 'Salim sahib, is there any way to salvage this film?' Salim Khan replied sarcastically, 'One way is not to release it at all.' Gulshan Rai called up Yash Chopra later that night and complained about the writers' 'cold-blooded indifference.' The filmmaker convinced Gulshan Rai that Salim-Javed were completely invested in the project. The next day, he met them at a hotel, and they decided how best to approach the idea of reshoots with Gulshan Rai. Salim Khan recalled, 'We decided to give him the news in instalments in the same way he used to pay us in instalments.' Trishul was transformed into a commercial potboiler, and was given a major marketing push in trade magazines and periodicals. Salim-Javed's names were positioned right next to Yash Chopra's.
