The rapport between actor Manoj Bajpai and his erstwhile mentor Ram Gopal Varma allegedly evaporated when the actor wanted to play Veeru – rather than Samba – in the latter’s ambitious remake of Sholay.
The differences between the two have rose to an extent where the actors can’t bear each other’s sight.
In Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay, Veeru was originally played by Dharmendra and MacMohan essayed the role of ace villain Gabbar Singh’s sidekick Samba.
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