Mumbai, Aug. 1 -- One of Bollywood's most iconic films, Sholay, is completing 50 years on August 15. This classic film of Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra is still alive in the hearts of the audience. Its dialogues, characters and scenes still garner as much applause as they did in that era. But do you know that Amitabh Bachchan was not the first choice for the role of Jai?

In fact, superstar Dharmendra, who played Veeru in Sholay, recently revealed that he had suggested Amitabh Bachchan's name for the role of Jai. Dharmendra said that initially this role was given to Shatrughan Sinha, but later he recommended Amitabh to director Ramesh Sippy. In an interview, Dharmendra said, "Yes, I recommended Amitabh. I don't say that I got him the ro...