Tag: Why Ranjeet Rejected Sholay Gabbar Singh Role

Ranjeet On Sholay Gabbar Role: Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra starrer 'Sholay' directed by Ramesh Sippy is called an iconic masterpiece of Indian cinema. The story of this film, from every character to dialogues and songs, everything is very memorable. This film is also one of the biggest blockbuster films of Bollywood. Although every character in this film gained a lot of popularity, but the character of Gabbar Singh was the most famous. Gabbar Singh's dialogue 'Kitne aadmi thi?' It is very popular even today. Amjad Jaan had breathed life into this iconic character of Gabbar Singh. However, Amjad was not the first choice for this role. In fact, many more Bollywood villains were considered for this role. Now after years this has been revealed. Ranjeet, not Amjad, was the first choice for the role of Gabbar.During an interview given to NI, Ranjeet, a very famous villain of Bollywood, has revealed that he was offered the role of Gabbar from Sholay. Although he rejected it. The actor has also revealed the reason for this. Ranjeet told that out of respect for his friendship with Danny, he had rejected the iconic role of Gabbar in Sholay. Why did Ranjeet reject the role of Gabbar? Amar Akbar Anthony actor said, 'When he came to me he told me that Danny would not come now. Actually, I didn't even have any idea about the role. I told him clearly, 'Danny is my good friend. Either you get me a no objection letter from him or at least let him talk to me. If he agrees then I will do the film. But I knew why he was not coming and I refused to be a part of the film. This role was for Amjad Khan. Maybe if I had acted like Gabbar, maybe the audience would not have liked it." Ranjeet and Danny have a very deep friendship.Over the years, Danny Denzongpa and Ranjit's friendship has grown deeper and stronger. Ranjeet has often been sharing glimpses of their bonding with Danny by uploading his photos and videos on social media platforms. Let us tell you that both Danny and Ranjeet have been dreaded villains of Hindi cinema. Both of them have left a mark with their powerful and awe-inspiring acting in classic Hindi films. ,cinder' Every character was specialDharmendra played the role of Veeru in Sholay directed by Ramesh Sippy, while Amitabh Bachchan was seen in the role of Jai. Many actors including Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan played important roles in the film. Hema played the character of Basanti while Jaya played the character of Radha. read this also: The Goat Life Box Office: 'Aadu Jeevitam: The Goat Life' broke the record of 'Manjummel Boys', the film crossed 40 crores in a week Source link

Ranjeet was offered Sholay Gabbar Role first not Amjad Khan but refused his friendship with Danny Denzongpa