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40 years of Sholay: Amitabh Bachchan reveals Jai almost got a happy ending

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Iconic Sholay character Jai played by Amitabh Bachchan almost had a happy ending with plans made to reshoot the climax scene.

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40 years of Sholay: Amitabh Bachchan reveals Jai almost got a happy ending

Mumbai: Iconic Sholay character Jai played by Amitabh Bachchan almost had a happy ending with plans made to reshoot the climax scene of the legendary film which saw his tragic end. The plans were being finalised to improve the box office prospects of the film, which celebrates its 40th anniversary on Saturday, so that the fans were not robbed of a happy ending when Bachchan’s Jai dies dramatically in the film’s climax. [caption id=“attachment_2393014” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Jai almost got a happy ending in Sholay. Jai almost got a happy ending in Sholay.[/caption] This was recalled by the 72-year-old actor himself while talking to reporters in Mumbai on Thursday. Despite a stellar star cast, huge production, world class action sequences and a script by Bollywood’s most saleable writers, Sholay faltered at the box office upon its release on 15 August, 1975, prompting the film makers to think of altering the tragic ending. “We discussed what could be done with the film so that it does better. Many people felt that audience was unhappy with my death in the film. There were many sequences in Sholay which were attractive. One was widow remarriage. They felt just when the woman was getting a better life, we removed that with my death,” Bachchan said. The actor, who had asked his co-star Dharmendra to put in a good word for him with Ramesh Sippy to get Jai’s role, said they were all set to reshoot the climax but it was the director, who still wanted to wait despite the movie’s initial disaster and as they say, rest is history. Dharmendra played the character of Veeru, who with Jai, set the perfect example of friendship. Walking down the memory lane, Bachchan said they initially thought that the audience were not happy with his onscreen death as Deewar, also by scriptwriter duo Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, had a similar end. “Also, in January same year Deewar where my character had died. There was discussion that I shouldn’t have been killed again. So, it was decided that I will be shown alive. It was Saturday. We decided we would go to Ramnagar and reshoot it on Sunday and release the new print on Monday. “Equipments for shooting were also ordered but while we were going back after discussion Ramesh Sippy said, ‘Let’s wait till Monday. Let’s see what happens. If it does not workout even then, then it is destiny’. What happened on Monday was extraordinary.” When asked about the secret behind Sholay’s longevity, Bachchan said he still has to find a perfect answer. Bachchan believes that the movie provided “poetic justice”, had a grand theme, great dialogues and great actors. “Two friends coming together, their friendship, how they discuss their love life and adventure and then being employed by Thakur (Sanjeev Kumar), which was inspired by Seven Samurai and its Hollywood remake Magnificent Seven. Both were successful. The idea of two people employed by Thakur to protect something went really well with the audience.” Sholay, inspired by Hollywood westerns, was shot for almost three years and had big Indian stars like Bachchan, Dharmendra, Kumar, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan among others. Such was the popularity of its dialogues, even those mouthed by character artistes, are etched in audience’s memory even today. PTI

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