Mumbai, Aug. 11 -- 'Sholay', which was released on 15 August 1975, is going to complete its 50 years this year. On this occasion, we are bringing untold stories related to this iconic film. Today, let's talk about that first draft, in which there was neither Basanti nor Radha - just two soldiers and a Gabbar.

Javed Akhtar told that in the initial story of the film, there was a retired major and two undisciplined soldiers. This idea was of Salim Sahab. Both the soldiers were expelled from the army for violating discipline. But due to the rules of the army, this plot had to be changed and the characters were changed to a police officer and two criminals.

In that era, there was no trace of Basanti or Radha. The story revolved around a band...