Amitabh Bachchan celebrated his 80th birthday yesterday. Various bollywood celebrities and fans showered their love on him. In a recent interview Lyricist Javed claimed that ‘ Zanjeer’ which has a great contribution to Amitabh Bachchan's career went to him after Dharmendra refused to work in the film.

Javed Akhtar said, “Amitabh Bachchan was actually the last choice for Zanjeer. The script was written for Dharmendra ji, but for some reason, he refused to work on it. Prakash Mehra (the director of the film) had a script, but no leading man. He went from actor to actor to offer the role. Everybody refused to do the film.” 

Veteran actor Dharmendra replied, “Javed, kaise ho……. dikhave ki iss duniya mein haqeeqaten dabi rah jaati hain. jeetey raho….. Dilon ko gudgudana khoob aata hai….. kaash sar chad ke bolne ka jaadu bhi sekh liya hota…...”

Sholay Star Dharamedra wished costar from the film Amitabh Bachchan and wrote, “ Sholay' is about two criminals, Veeru and Jai, hired by a retired police officer to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh. Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri also star, as Veeru and Jai's love interests, Basanti and Radha, respectively. Sholay is considered a classic and one of the best Indian films.”

He further wrote, "Amit, love you. I got news from RajShiri production that you are doing a film with them. Great. Most talented actor and the best production house together. Wish you all the best." 

On the work front, Amitabh Bachchan has delivered various superhits in his entire career. Even at the age of 80, he continues working. He was last seen in Goodbye, which was released recently. Big B is currently hosting Kaun Banega Crorepati 14.

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