Dharmendra recommended Amitabh Bachchan to Ramesh Sippy for blockbuster Sholay, Jai's role was firstly given to superstar...

Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra's portrayal of Jai and Veeru in Sholay remains one of cinema’s most iconic depictions of friendship. But before Big B, Shatrughan Sinha was in talks to play Jai in the Ramesh Sippy-directed epic blockbuster.