Dharmendra almost shot Amitabh Bachchan with a real bullet on Sholay sets

Updated On: 15 December, 2025 04:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Sholay`s director Ramesh Sippy recently shared an interesting anecdote from the sets of the iconic film. The legendary filmmaker recalled an incident where Dharmendra almost shot Amitabh Bachchan with a real bullet and had to apologise later

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Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan in Sholay

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Sholay is one of the most iconic Indian films of all time. Ramesh Sippy, the director of the iconic film, shared an interesting anecdote from the sets of the film where Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan narrowly escaped a fatal injury when his co-star Dharmendra accidentally fired a gun. This happened during the shooting of the climax scene in Sholay.

Dharmendra almost shot Amitabh Bachchan

While talking to News18, the filmmaker shared, “It happened while filming the climax. That was the one in which he picked up the bullets, stuffed them in… and in this shot, he was not supposed to fire… He was just expected to load the gun. But what he did was put the gun up and fired, Amitabh Bachchan was standing up there as it was his position–at the edge of the cliff, and the bullet whizzed past him."

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