Sanjeev Kumar Birth Anniversary: Whenever we talk about the great actors of Indian cinema, Sanjeev Kumar’s name is definitely taken in it. And why not? This actor had breathed life into every character with his tremendous acting and skill. Sanjeev Kumar has done around 150 films in his career. But today we will talk about ‘Sholay’, in which he played Thakur. But Dharmendra always wanted to do this role, then how did Ramesh Sippy make Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur. Interesting stories from the film ‘Sholay’, released in the year ‘1975’, still dominate the internet. The beauty of this action film was that every character had its own distinct style. But when Dharmendra wanted to become Thakur, why and how did this role go to Sanjeev Kumar?
Ramesh Sippy’s evergreen film ‘cinder‘It’s one of those pictures that gets better with time. This picture, which was released in 1975 i.e. 50 years ago, had won everyone’s heart. But the special thing is that even today this film remains in everyone’s favorite list. Today let us tell you another interesting story related to the casting of this film. Dharmendra, who played the role of ‘Veeru’ in the film, was actually supposed to play the role of Sanjeev Kumar’s ‘Thakur’. He felt that that role was more powerful. However, one reason for this was Hema Malini.
Why did Dharmendra want to become a Thakur?
The whole story starts from the film ‘Sholay’. This film was made at a time when both Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar were busy impressing Hema Malini. Even Sanjeev Kumar proposed the actress and asked her for marriage. But Hema Malini did not give him the answer he wanted. On the other hand, Dharmendra was also in love with Hema Malini. This is the reason why he said yes to the role of ‘Veeru’. He started liking Hema Malini at that time. In such a situation, Dharmendra told director Ramesh Sippy that he wanted to play the role of Thakur. In response to which Ramesh Sippy told the actor that if he becomes Thakur then Sanjeev Kumar will be given the role of Veeru. The character who will be seen romancing with Hema Malini in the film.
Now in such a situation Dharmendra’s mind completely changed, he liked Hema Malini. Also, he did not at all want the actress to be paired with Sanjeev Kumar. At the same time, Dharmendra had decided to leave the role of Thakur and become Veeru. Let us tell you that famous actor Sanjeev Kumar wanted to play the role of the dreaded villain ‘Gabbar Singh’ in the film ‘Sholay’ and not ‘Thakur’.
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