Dharmendra

बॉलीवुड के हीमैन धर्मेंद्र ने सोशल मीडिया पर जावेद अख्तर के दावों पर अपनी प्रतिक्रिया ...

Actor Dharmendra was responding to lyricist-writer Javed Aktar's statement on the casting of the film Zanjeer. | Bollywood.

He went from actor to actor to offer the role. The script was written for Dharmendra ji, but for some reason, he refused to work on it. Everybody refused to do the film,” Akhtar, 77, told India Today. And it seems this hasn’t gone down well with the Apne (2007) actor. “Amitabh Bachchan was actually the last choice for Zanjeer. In a recent interview to mark actor Amitabh Bachchan’s 80th birthday yesterday, he said that instead of Big B, actor Dharmendra was the first choice for the film, Zanjeer (1973).

Recently, Javed Akhtar made some revelations about the 1973 film Zanjeer starring Amitabh Bachchan, and since then, the news has been hitting the headlines.

[Telegram](https://t.me/koimoidotcom) Well, whatever had happened, Zanjeer had really changed Amitabh Bachchan’s acting career and gave him the title, ‘angry young man’. It was a time when Rajesh Khanna was considered a God, music was a must in films, and Zanjeer offered no romance angle or even comedy. He went from actor to actor to offer the role. He had said, “ Recently, Javed Akhtar made some revelations about the 1973 film Zanjeer starring Amitabh Bachchan, and since then, the news has been hitting the headlines.

फिल्म 'ज़ंजीर' के एक सीन में अमिताभ बच्चन. बीच में जावेद अख्तर की तस्वरी. आखिरी तस्वीर ...

इसके बाद धर्मेंद्र के समर्थन में लोगों ने जावेद अख्तर और अमिताभ बच्चन को भला-बुरा कहना शुरू कर दिया. इस बारे में मैंने आप की अदालत में बात की थी. इस फिल्म में उनके साथ जया बच्चन और प्राण जैसे एक्टर्स ने भी काम किया था. इस फिल्म में उन्होंने विजय खन्ना नाम के एक पुलिसवाले का रोल किया था. जावेद अख्तर ने हाल ही में इस बारे में इंडिया टुडे को एक इंटरव्यू दिया. इस इंटरव्यू में जावेद से पूछा गया कि 'ज़ंजीर' में अमिताभ बच्चन की कास्टिंग कैसे हुई. इसके कुछ घंटों बाद धर्मेंद्र ने एक और ट्वीट किया. जावेद अख्तर ने कह दिया कि 'ज़ंजीर' धर्मेंद्र के लिए लिखी गई थी. मगर उन सबने उस फिल्म में काम करने से मना कर दिया. अब धर्मेंद्र ने जावेद अख्तर को ट्विटर पर जवाब दिया है. और 'ज़ंजीर' में कोई रोमैंस वाला एंगल भी नहीं था. मगर किसी वजह से उन्होंने इसमें काम करने से इन्कार कर दिया.

Javed Akhtar had said that many actors had turned down the role in Zanjeer as it had no 'romance angle or comedy' and that the lead actor was meant to be a ...

i always love Javed and Amit.” In the said interview, Dharmendra had revealed that he refused the film as his cousin had an alleged feud with director Prakash Mehra and made him say no. “ [Amitabh Bachchan](https://indianexpress.com/about/amitabh-bachchan/) was actually the last choice for Zanjeer. The film established Amitabh Bachchan’s image as ‘angry young man’, channeling the audience’s anger and frustration with a broken system. [Dharmendra](https://indianexpress.com/about/dharmendra/) reacted to lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar’s claim that he was the first choice for the film, Zanjeer. He continued in another tweet while fans were left rather confused, “Refusing Zanjeer, was an emotional hurdle which i have mentioned in aap ki Adaalat. [Akhtar](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/javed-akhtar-on-boycott-trends-it-is-a-passing-phase-it-is-very-evident-that-it-doesnt-work-8125585/) had said that Dharmendra, now 86, turned down the role, among other actors.

Javed Akhtar grabbed a lot of eyeballs when he revealed that Amitabh Bachchan was not the first choice for the superhit movie Zanjeer as Dharmendra and ...

Javed Akhtar grabbed a lot of eyeballs when he revealed that Amitabh Bachchan was not the first choice for the superhit movie Zanjeer as Dharmendra and other actors of that generation refused to do the movie. [Abhishek talks about the first time he saw Amitabh Bachchan crying and every father can relate to it] [Javed Akhtar](/topic/javed-akhtar)often makes it to the headlines for his opinions on several controversial issues. This is what the Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani actor has to say.