Sholay movie ka fan kon nhi hai wo 70s ki one of the most popular aur hit movies mein se ek thi lekin jaisa ki hum sab jaante hai movie jab bann rahi hoti hai toh wo kabhi ek hafte ya ek mahine mein bankar ready nhi hoti hai usse time lagta hai aur uss time ke dauraan kai aisi chize set par ho jaati hai jiska hame kabhi pata chal bhi nhi pata hai. Aaj hum unhi baaton ko jaanenge ki akhir set par movie bante waqt kiya kiya hota tha. Sholay movie ki shooting Karnataka mein hui thi aur lag bhag 2 saal 6 mahina tak shooting hui thi tab jakar movie complete hui thi aur uske baad release hui. Lekin usko realese karne ke liye bhi bahut saare papad belne pade director ko kiu ki wo movie jadatar actions waali thi toh censor board ne wo saari ki saari clips hatwa di aur tab ja kar release ki gayi thi. Jab movie release hui toh makers ke dimaag mein ye tha ki isko ghar mein dekhne ke layak bhi banana hai toh director ne isse 204 minutes se cute karke 198 minutes ka kar diya tha. Movie release hote hi kuch khaas nhi kar paayi na hi review point usko aachi mili aur na hi commerical response aacha raha. Lekin kuch jagah par ye aachi sabit hui aur unn audience ke wajah se ye movie puri India mein mashur bhi huyi aur blockbuster bhi rahi. Uss saal tak sabse jada kamai karne waali movie Hum Aapke Hai kaun ko Sholay ne pichey kar diya tha.
Movie ki cast ko bhi lena itna aasaan nhi tha jab Gabbar ki selection ki baat aai toh makers ne Danny Denzongpa ko pahele final kiya lekin uske baad Danny ne khud bataya tha ki wo iss role ke liye ready nhi hai kiu ko pahele hi Dharmatma movie ki shooting mein wo busy hai aur wo dono movie ka ek sath shooting nhi kar paayenge. Makers ki dusri pasand Amzad Khan the aur unhe hi wo gabbar ke role ke liye final kiya gaya. Amzad ab samjh gaye the ki unka role iss movie mein kaafi hatkar aur strong hone waala hai isliye unhone abhishapit chambal naam ki ek kitaab ko padne lage taaki wo villan ka kirdar aache se nibha sake. Uss waqt Sanjeev Kumar bhi bahut mashur the aur wo chahte the ki unko Gabbar ka role miley lekin makers Salim-Javed ko laga ki jis tarah ka innocent chehra bana hua hai audience ke saamne Sanjeev Kapur ko lekar toh log usse villain ke roop mein nhi accept kar paayenge isliye wo role Sanjeev ko nhi dekar makers ne Amzad Khan ko di. Yaha tak ki Jai ke role ke liye bhi makers ne pahele Shatrughan Sinha ko iske liye bola tha lekin Sinha ji kai dusri Badi filmo ki shooting mein busy rahne ke kaaran unhone mana kar diya tha aur na hi uss waqt Amitabh Bachchan itne mashur the ki unko ek baar mein final kar kiya jaaye lekin jab wo kirdaar Amitabh ji ko mili toh unhone wo har jor laga di taaki wo uss role ko aache se play kar sake. Waise toh Jai ke role ke liye Salim – Javed ki paheli pasand Amitabh hi the lekin markers chahte the ki Amitabh role ko aache se samjhle aur aache se perform bhi kare. Makers ne saari ki saari cast final kar li ti yaha tak ki unko story bhi bata di gayi thi aur Pran ji ko recomment kiya gaya tha Thakur Baldev Singh ke liye lekin Sippy ne socha ki Thakur ke liye Sanjeev Kumar jada suit karenge. Lekin uske thik ulta Salim- Javed ne Dilip Kumar se thakur ke role ke liye baat kar li thi lekin Dilip Kumar ne bhi iss role ke liye mana kar diya tha, yaha tak ki Thakur ke role ke liye dharmendra ne bhi makers se bhi baat ki thi jispar makers ne bola ki agar dharmendra thakur ka role play karenge toh Veeru ka role Sanjeev ko mil jaayega aur Sanjeev ki jodi Hema Malini ke sath bana di jaayegi .Cast agar pahele se hi decided rahti toh movie ko banne mein time nhi lagata, deri hui toh sirf aur sirf cast ko final karne ke chakkar mein. Amitabh Bachchan ne bhi film ki shooting start karne se pahele hi Jaya Bachchan se shaadi kar li thi aur ussi waqt jab Jaya maa banne waali thi toh usme aur deri lag gayi aur movie ko promote karte waqt Abhishek Bachchan ka janam hua tha. Yaha tak ki relationship mein hone ke waibjud kai aise scene hotey the jo dharmendra aur hema malini thik se nhi kar paate the jiske kaaran aur late hota tha movie ke shootings ko complete karne mein.
Sholay movie ki shooting adhiktar Karnataka ka ek kasba hai Ramnagar wahi hui thi. Wahi par jab ek scene shoot ho raha tha toh usme Amitabh Bachchan aur Dharmendra ji ko gun se shoot karna tha toh uss waqt Dharmendra ji pahaad ke nichey the aur Amitabh ji pahad ke upar jisme dharmendra ji ek box ko kholte hai aur usme se gola barudh uthate hai aur aisa karte waqt unhone kai baar waha se goliya uthaane mein aasamarth rahe kai baar koshish karne par bhi unnse goliya nhi utt pa rahi thi aur iss chiz se dharmendra ji bahut chidh gaye the, gusse mein unhone gun mein goli daali jo ki asli thi aur wo uss chiz se itna chidh gaye the ki unhone asli mein banduk fire kar diya tha uss waqt Amitabh ji pahad par hi the aur unke kaan se saamne se ek huss ki aawaz aayi toh unhone dekha ki dharmendra ji unke taraf banduk taan kar khade hai aur tabhi Amitabh ji ko realise hua ki dharmendra ji ne sahi mein goli cha layi thi jiske kaaran wo baar baar bache, aisa karne ke baad dharmendra ji ne Amitabh ji se maafi bhi mangi aur bataya ki unhone aisa kyu aisa kiya tha. Ye sab jaan kar Amitabh ji ne uss din shooting rukwa di aur next day phir shooting hui. Film ke release hotey hi film charo aur cha gaya aur uss waqt ki sabse jada kamai karne waali movie bani aur khub taarif bhi batori.
Sholay ko bollywood ki Iconic film kaha jaata hai aur isme Jai – Veeru ki jodi se lekar Thakur aur Gabbar ke dailogues ne logo ka dil jeeta tha jisse log aaj bhi dohraate hai aur haal hi mein film se juda ek khulasa hua tha jisse koi bhi jaankar hairaan ho jaayega . Hua ye tha ki aakhiri scene mein dikhaya gaya tha ki Thakur Gabbar ko maarne ki koshish karta hai lekin police aakar unhe aisa karne se rok deti hai lekin abhi khabar ye aai thi ki film release hone se kuch din pahele hi uss scene ko badal diya gaya tha khabaro ke mutabik film ke aakhiri scene mein dikhaya jana tha ki Thakur, Gabbar ko pairo se maarta hua usi jagah par le jaata hai jaha Gabbar ne Thakur ke haanth kaat diye the Gabbar ko maarne ke baad Thakur usse zameen par gira deta hai aur veeru Thakur ko shawl odha deta hai uske baad jai veeru ek dusre ko gaale laga lete hai.
Aisa censor board ne isliye bola tha kyuki uss waqt India mein emergency lagi hui thi aise mein censor board ye nhi chahta tha ki film mein dikhaya jaaye ki police ka ex officer kisi apradhi ko khud saja de raha hai aur maar raha hai, agar aisa film mein dikhaya jaayega toh desh ka mahol kharab ho sakhta hai isliye last scene ko change karna pada. Abhi haal hi mein ye khabar aai thi ki sholay ke makers ko High court Jana pad gaya tha hua ye tha ki kisi ne ek website banayi thi Sholay.com ke naam se, aur filmo ke naam se Judi photos aur vedios bhi istemaal kiye gaye the jab ye baat makers ko pata chali toh unhone high court ka darwaza khat khataya aur uss unknown person par complain kiya aur 25 lakh ka usse jurmana bhi bharne ke liye bola gaya.
Ye kahani thi Sholay movie ki aur makers ka ye bhi kehna hai ki Sholay 2 movie ki script par kaam shuru ho chuka hai aur bahut jald hi iski shooting bhi shuru hogi. Toh aapko kaisi lagi story comments karke jarur bataiyega aur tab tak aap apna dhiyan rakhiye aur hamesha muskurate rahiye..
Chandan Pandit
