Sholay comes first in the list of Ramesh Sippy's most popular and successful films. Released in the year 1975, this film still rules the hearts of people. The main reason behind this is the star cast and brilliant characters of the film. Even today, fans like to watch this film with excitement on TV. Some memorable stories related to the film Sholay are also heard in the corridors of Bollywood. One of these is that Dharmendra wanted to play the character of Thakur, not Veeru. The story behind leaving this character is related to Hema Malini.

Sanjeev Kumar played the role of Thakur in the film Sholay. According to a report in E Times, Dharmendra loved the role of Thakur and wanted to play it. He found Thakur's character more powerful than Veeru's. However, Dharm Paji's feelings for actress Hema Malini easily convinced him to play Veeru's role.

Sanjeev Kumar proposed to Hema

During the shooting of the film Sholay, both Sanjeev Kumar and Dharmendra started liking Hema Malini. It can be said that there was a competition between the two to impress the actress. Not only this, Sanjeev Kumar even proposed to her, but Hema Malini did not give any reply to his proposal. Meanwhile, the actor known as He-Man in Bollywood also started loving her.

Dharmendra wanted to play the role of Thakur

Dharmendra had expressed his desire to play the role of Thakur to the film's director Ramesh Sippy. After this, he came to know that by doing this, the role of Veeru would go to Sanjeev Kumar. However, Dharmendra did not want Hema Malini to be paired with Sanjeev. This was the reason why he changed his mind and decided to play the role of Veeru in the film Sholay.

Sholay movie starcast

Sholay is one of the most liked movies of Hindi cinema. Along with Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Amjad Khan also played very important roles in this film.

Even after the film Sholay, Dharmendra and Hema Malini worked together in many films. Both of them got married in the year 1980. The couple has two daughters, Esha and Ahana. Esha Deol is active in Bollywood. She has been seen in many popular films and series like Dhoom. At the same time, her second daughter Ahana is a trained dancer and has also tried her luck in acting and film making.