Dharmendra ‘drank a few pegs’ before water tank scene in Sholay, reveals Ramesh Sippy: ‘It was the confession of his real love for Hema Malini’ | Bollywood News
Sholay: The Final Cut, a restored version of Ramesh Sippy’s 1975 seminal blockbuster, with its original ending intact, has finally released in Indian cinemas this week, 50 years after the film’s initial release. It carries an additional layer of homage to one of its leading men, Dharmendra, who passed away at the age of 89 last month. In a recent interview, Sippy revealed that Dharmendra’s romance with his then-future wife and the film’s leading lady, Hema Malini, was at its peak during the filming of Sholay. He added that the actor was actually drunk in the iconic scene, where he scales up a water tank and threatens suicide to Basanti’s Mausiji (maternal aunt) while confessing his love for Hema’s character. “He was in the mood. He drank a few pegs. I know that because I could see it in the way he climbed up and down the water tank. It used to scare me too. When I followed him up the water tank, he assured me nothing would happen and that it’s all acting. So, …
