Dharmendra responds to FIR writer’s claim that Salim Khan-Javed Akhtar copied Sholay from Mera Gaon Mera Desh: ‘Ek ka villain Jabbar Singh aur doosre ka Gabbar Singh’

In an earlier enactment with Digital Commentary, Amit Aryan, known for penning shows and movies similar FIR, Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai, Lapataganj, ABCD, and Do Knot Disturb, argued that Salim and Javed are much similar “copy-writers” than existent writers, claiming that they didn’t nutrient immoderate archetypal work.

Amit compared Sholay to Mera Gaon Mera Desh, explaining, “Sholay features 1 man, whose hands were chopped disconnected and his household eliminated by a dacoit, trying to instrumentality revenge against his rival done different persons. In Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Vinod Khanna played a dacoit named Jabbar Singh, which became Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) successful Sholay. Actor Jayant played a retired worker successful the Khosla movie whose 1 manus was chopped off. In Sholay, determination is simply a retired constabulary serviceman (Sanjeev Kumar) alternatively with his some hands chopped off. In Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Jayant’s quality asks Dharmendra’s to instrumentality revenge connected his behalf, which the second initially declines but does successful the end. In Sholay, 1 much quality was added and with Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan besides appeared.”

Amit further went connected to telephone Salim and Javed arsenic salesmen, “Salim and Javed are amended businessmen and salesmen. They knew however to merchantability thing and narrate it well,” helium said.

The caller documentary Angry Young Man explores the penning concern of Salim-Javed, highlighting however they not lone earned the designation they deserved arsenic writers but besides delivered a drawstring of back-to-back hits and immoderate of the astir iconic films successful the Hindi movie industry. In the documentary, Salim and Javed acknowledged that their works were inspired by assorted planetary and Hindi films.