Sholay Water Tank Scene: Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra starrer ‘Sholay’ is included in the list of iconic Hindi films. This is such a film, which was liked by people of every age group. From the story of the film to the dialogues, it is still in people’s mind. This movie was co-written by the duo of Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan and directed by Ramesh Sippy. Now a funny story related to this film has come to know, knowing about which you will be surprised.
Scene was written on the bonnet of the car
There is a scene in the film Sholay, in which Dharmendra drinks alcohol and climbs on the water tank and creates a lot of ruckus. In the scene, in the role of Veeru, Dharmendra says that if he does not get married to Basanti (Hema Malini), he will give up his life. You would be surprised to know that Javed Akhtar had written this scene in haste on the bonnet of his car. This story was shared by Javed himself during an interview.
didn’t read again after writing
A few years ago, during an interview with Entertainment Pakistan, Javed Akhtar had told that, ‘I took a pen and paper in the morning and I am going to the airport in the car and writing in it. Even after reaching the airport, the scene was not completed and I got down from the car and kept the paper on the bonnet and while writing, the sound is coming from there. They are saying there that you go, show the boarding pass. Otherwise you will miss your flight. So after writing that I gave it to my assistant. Didn’t even read again, that scene has been completed on the bonnet of the car.
These stars worked in Sholay
The water tank scene of the film Sholay has been in discussion. The audience applauded fiercely on this scene. Apart from Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bachchan, Amjad Khan and many other stars worked in this movie. The film, released in the year 1975, proved to be a blockbuster at the box office.
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