Journalism of Courage
Amitabh Bachchan addressed the media on August 14, on the eve of Sholay completing 40 years, in Mumbai. Dressed in track pants, Big B looked pleased to interact with the media. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Later in the day, he took to Twitter to thank the media-men. He tweeted, "MEDIA ko anek dhanyavaad ! SHOLAY 40 saal ko itna mahatva diya .. aur mauka diya baat karne ka .. !!" (Source: Varinder Chawla)
During the interaction, Big B told various anecdotes from the shoot and facts that very few would be knowing. One of them was that due to the poor opening that 'Sholay' had received, the makers thought of modifying the climax and let Jai, Big B's character' live on. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Also, while Big B had first read the script, he wanted to play Gabbar Singh, but the script writers Salim-Javed wanted him to play Jai. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Big B also clarified that his relations with the Gandhis had got nothing to do Censor's clearance of the movie. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Ramesh Sippy directorial 'Sholay' starring Big B, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Hema Malini with Amjad Khan playing villain is considered a cult classic and completed 40 years today. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Later in the day, Amitabh Bachchan was also seen interacting with the students at the India-France exchange program. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Dressed elegantly in blue and white, Amitabh Bachchan made his way through the archlights and cheering fans. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
