Salman Khan reveals his dream remakes: You won’t believe which films he chose

After the premiere of the documentary series ‘Angry Young Men’ which celebrates the legendary screenwriting duo of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, Salman Khan revealed his unexpected desire to remake the loved classic Sholay. He also wants to play not just one, not two, but all three of the most famous characters in the film.

A Prime Video India roundtable conversation with filmmaker and choreographer Farah Khan as host, featured Salman Khan, son of Salim Khan, and the children of Javed Akhtar, actor-director Farhan Akhtar and filmmaker Zoya Akhtar.

Where the host asked, “Salman, if you were to do a remake of any of their movies?”

The Tiger 3 actor replied, “I can play Veeru and Jai both. I can also play Gabbar.”

For those who don’t know, Sholay was written by Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar and directed by Ramesh Sippy. Veeru was played by Dharmendra, Jai was played by Amitabh Bachchan, and Gabbar Singh was played by the late Amjad Khan. The film was released in 1975. Sholay is a classic film that changed Bollywood with its epic story and memorable characters and still resonates with the audience after 49 years.

Angry Young Men was released on Prime Video India on August 20. The three-episode series is produced by Excel Media and Entertainment, Salman Khan Films, and Tiger Baby.

Salim Khan went on to say that every male actor in Sholay wanted to be Gabbar. Danny Denzongpa played Gabbar in the movie Sholay at first, but Amjad Khan was later added to the cast to portray the antagonist.

Salim Khan “Every single actor in the film’s star cast had personally approached Ramesh Sippy to say, I want to play this role.”
Javed Akhtar also said, “Both Sanjeev Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan also wanted to play the role of Gabbar. Amitabh even said, ‘Please give me this role.’ Meanwhile, Dharmendra was happy to play the role of Veeru.”