Jackie Chan was one of the characters in Sholay sequel, Ram Gopal Varma turned the idea down

Ram Gopal Varma recently revealed that Jackie Chan was supposed to be one of the characters in the sequel to Sholay. He was narrated the idea by Sascha Sippy, the nephew of Ramesh Sippy, the director of the original blockbuster.

In a conversation with Galatta Plus, RGV talked about being offered the film by Sascha. He recalled their conversation: “He said Gabbar Singh and Helen (her character did not have a name in the film) have sex after the ‘Mehbooba’ song and they give birth to Junior Gabbar. Hema Malini (Basanti) and Dharmendra (Veeru) go away and now they have two grown-up children. Now, Dharmendra and Hema come to meet Jaya (Radha). There, they are kidnapped by Junior Gabbar. And then their sons come to rescue them. This is broadly the story he told me.”

He added, “And then he told me we also have a character of Jackie Chan. I thought he was joking. He said but Jackie Chan is the biggest brand in China, Hong Kong. Sholay is the biggest brand in India so we can capture all the markets. That was his grand plan. This is the proposal they gave me and I said no.”

However, RGV turned down the idea and went to make his own version of the film with RGV ki Aag, as he cast Amitabh Bachchan in the role of Gabbar. The film turned out to be a disaster.