This director used to shoot only Amitabh and Dharmendra!!!
This director used to shoot only amitabh and Dharmendra!!!
There are some bollywood films that have left their mark in indian cinema. One film in this list is Ramesh Sippy's Sholay. Sholay not only rocked the box office but also changed the definition of entertainment in the industry. This film brought masala to the industry. The film was written by the Salim-Javed duo. amitabh bachchan, dharmendra, sanjeev Kumar, hema Malini, jaya bachchan and amjad khan were seen in lead roles in the film. One of its actors has revealed about the film.
It has been more than 49 years since Sholay was released and yet it is included in people's favorite list. sachin pilgaonkar was also seen in this film. He has spoken openly about the film in a podcast.
This is how Ramesh Sippy used to direct
Sachin, while talking to YouTube channel Khaane Mein Kya Hai, told that he worked as an assistant director in the film. He told that director Ramesh Sippy was only on the set to guide amitabh bachchan, dharmendra and sanjeev Kumar. Rameshji decided to keep a second unit to handle some action sequences which did not involve the main stars.
Sachin told how the second unit was led by famous stunt filmmaker Mohammad ali and action director Azim. There were also two hollywood professionals Jim and Jerry. Sachin said- At that time, there were only two 'useless' people in the unit - amjad khan and me.
Became part of the production
Ramesh Sippy included both Sachin and amjad khan in the production after recognizing their interest in direction. He asked us if we would like to represent them. In response to this, Sachin said- A blind man asked for one eye and suddenly he got two.