It’s been more than 50 years since the blockbuster film Sholay was released, and fans are still paying homage to the film in their own unique ways. Now, an AI-generated video has emerged that replaces the 1975 film’s legendary cast with current actors.
AI video imagines Ranveer Singh and Vicky Kaushal as characters in Sholay
This video was shared by YouTube user AI Archi on their channel. The caption read, “What if SHOLAY was made today? – Part 2.” The video started with Pratik Gandhi as Samba, Varun Sharma as Kaalia, Rajpal Yadav as the jailer, Jaideep Ahlawat as Gabbar and Manoj Bajpayee as Thakur Baldev Singh.
Internet reaction to Sholay cast’s AI video
The clip featured Aditi Rao Hydari as Radha, Shraddha Kapoor as Basanti, Ranveer Singh as Veer and Vicky Kaushal as Jay. Reacting to the video, a fan said, “Why does the casting look so perfect?” However, one person disagreed with this and wrote, “Can’t imagine…no. Sholay was a masterpiece and will continue to be a masterpiece with the original star cast.” The comment read, “The combination of Vicky Kaushal and Ranveer Singh who played Jai and Viru was amazing.”
About Sholay’s character
The 1975 film starred Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur Baldev Singh, Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh, Amitabh Bachchan as Jai, Dharmendra as Veer, Hema Malini as Basanti, and Jaya Bachchan as Radha. Mak Mohan played the role of Samba, Viju Khot played the role of Kaalia and Asrani played the role of the jailer.
Learn more about the movie
Sholay has become a cult favorite in Indian cinema due to its powerful storyline, memorable characters, iconic dialogues and evergreen songs like Yeh Dosti, Mehbooba Mehbooba, Har Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Holi Ke Din. The film, directed by Ramesh Sippy, did not perform well at the box office but became a hit the following year.
The story of this film focuses on Ramgarh village. There, former police chief Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) plans to take down the notorious bandit Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) with the help of mischievous Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) and Veeru (Dharmendra). Arriving at the village, the two realize the threat of Gabbar Singh and redouble their efforts to help Thakur. Jaya Bachchan and Hema Malini play Basanti and Radha, Jai and Veer’s lovers, respectively. Written by Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan.
When Hema Malini talks about Sholay remake
Last year, Hema spoke about Sholay celebrating 50 years of its release. In an interview with news agency ANI, Hema praised the film, saying, “Khushi hoti hai. Sholay jab kaam karna shul kiya ta toh malm nahi ta ki itna bada hit hoga (I feel happy. When I started working for Sholay, I never expected it to be such a hit).”
“Fifty years from now, you will ask me about it in Parliament. Tab kya pata tha ki Parliament mein aayenge? Woh waqt toh alag tha…Dobara doosra Sholay Banana Mushkil hai (Who expected me to become an MP then? Those were different times…it will be difficult to make Sholay again),” she added.
