'How many men were there.' Amjad Khan was covered by speaking this dialogue of three words in the film 'Sholay'. In the film directed by Ramesh Sippy, people liked him a lot. Whether the style of speaking his dialogue or acting, everything won the hearts of people. However, before that the makers wanted to cast some other actors in this role.
The actor is none other than Danny Denzongpa. The makers offered Danny the role of Gabbar, but he refused for this film. Although he has played the character of Villain in many films, but if he had played Gabbar, he would have added another iconic character to his name.
Today i.e. 25 February is Danny Denzongpa's birthday. He is celebrating his 77th birthday. On this occasion, let us know why he refused to work in 'Sholay'. Actually, the reason behind his not doing this role was the film 'Dharamatma' released two months before Sholay, which was directed by Feroz Khan.
Along with the direction, Feroz Khan was also seen as a hero in this film. According to Stars Anafolded, when Danny got the offer of 'Sholay', he was working on this film of Feroz Khan. Being busy, he refused to play Gabbar. Some more actors were also offered this role. Finally, Amjad Khan played this character.
Danny Denzongpa is named among the veteran actors of Indian cinema. In the year 1971, a film called 'Near' came. Through this picture, he entered the world of cinema. After that he worked in more than 210 films in his career. In most pictures, he was seen in the role of Villain.
