That is how the iconic “Khaike Paan Banaraswala” became a part of the film - and though shot and incorporated later, it fits so seamlessly that it appears it was part of the original.īachchan, too, had a request. The director went back to the script writers who conceded the point but held that one song would be enough. When the film was done, Barot showed it to his mentor, Manoj Kumar, who observed that the last hour was too fast-paced and could do with two songs to alleviate the tension a bit. Irani, meanwhile, died in a set accident and Barot and the actors were more determined than ever to complete the film successfully, so they could help his family. The writers offered them a script that everyone in the industry had rejected, but Irani and Barot found it suitable and started work on it. Hearing about it, Bachchan and Zeenat Aman offered to act in his next film, and Manoj Kumar’s assistant director, Chandra Barot, volunteered to helm it.įor the script, Irani and Barot approached the up-and-coming Salim-Javed and sought their help.
There, Bachchan got to know Manoj Kumar’s cinematographer Nariman Irani, who was a producer as well and had made a huge loss on his last film.
The reason why Bachchan was forced to wear the same clothes was rooted in the intention of the scriptwriters, the legendary Salim-Javed, to retain control over the spirit of their narrative even if they had offered it nearly gratis.įor this, we need to take a slight detour into the making of Don, whose brisk pace, sharp dialogues and timeless finesse made it a fit candidate for remakes.Īmitabh Bachchan, in his first abortive foray into films in 1967, had met Manoj Kumar, who took a liking for him, more so after coming to know that he was the son of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, whose poetry he appreciated.īachchan eventually found fame with “ Zanjeer“, but Manoj Kumar cast him in “Roti Kapda Aur Makaan” (1974). The coat and the bowtie, though, disappear along the course, and Vijay picks up a ‘gamchha’ on the way - probably from his eastern UP compatriots - and ties in around the head like a bandana sometimes. Thoughout all this, Amitabh Bachchan is seen wearing the same costume. He manages to escape from the gang after engineering a brawl in the prisoner transport, eludes the police, sings an iconic song, learns who the real villain is, engages in at least two scraps before the climactic free-for-all at a graveyard, and things end happily for the hero, heroine, and others. From then on till the end, as the police raid the hideout, the DSP who knows his secret is killed, leaving Vijay trapped as the fake don.
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