I was shooting for Ramesh Sippy's Sholay and Dev Anand's Ishq Ishq Ishq simultaneously. I would shoot for Sholay in Bangalore, and then go to Kathmandu for Ishq Ishq Ishq. It was quite tiring.

I did not like the scene when my grandson in Sholay (played by Sachin) dies. I asked Ramesh Sippy if we could re-shoot it. But he was convinced that the scene had come out well. He told me to watch the rushes of the film when they were ready, and added that if I didn't like the scene, we would re-shoot it. So Ramesh Sippy, Hema Malini and I saw the scene in a trail room. It had come out so well that I had to appreciate his judgement.

I never expected to play the hero because I was in my 40s when I started doing films. Chetan Anand would always say that I should have debuted at a younger age. But I felt that if I had done so, the respect I got may have been different. Character actors were treated differently and were not even paid well.

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