Fifteen years after Ajmad Khan's death, Amitabh remembers his friend

Amitabh, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar (with his arms intact) and Amjad Khan on location for the shooting of (what else?!) Sholay

It was in one of Screen's (the entertainment weekly) 2007 issue, that we were witness to Amitabh Bachchan remembering his dear friend Amjad Khan on his 15th death anniversary. 

On the sets of Manmohan Desai's Parvarish, Shammi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Kader Khan, Amjad and Amitabh discovered that they were all Librans. So they made up a song set to the tune of a World War II British battle song that went – we are the crazy Librans @#$%$# up the film. The song was sung whenever the actors found themselves in a tough situation during the shoot.

Amitabh goes on to say: “In 1982, I had my accident on the sets of Coolie. Coming out of the ICU after two months, one of the first to meet me in hospital was Amjad. As he walked into the room at Breach Candy Hospital, he burst into 'we are crazy Librans'. It was perhaps the first time the nurses saw a smile on my face.”

After Sholay, Amitabh worked in several films with Amjad. Amjad mostly played the villian in these films,with some exceptions like Yarana - where he essayed the role of  the hero's close friend.

In reel life, Amjad and Sanjeev were not exactly on intimate terms with each other...Thakur before life changes for him, courtesy Gabbar..

Four new Sholay remakes:$100 million agreement between the Sippy's and Pritish Nandy Communications

The Sippy's will be paid $100 million for remaking their 1975 cult classic, you know it - Sholay. 

Even as Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag releases in India on August 31, 2007, the Sippy's have reached an agreement with Pritish Nandy Communications to make:

A remake.
A animated version of the 1975 film.
A prequel.
A sequel.

Sasha Sippy, the grandson of the 1975 film producer- G P Sippy, had earlier taken Ram Gopal Varma to court over the Varma remake releasing this Friday. He is also the chairman, Sholay Media and Entertainment (SME). 

SME has the authority and rights over Sholay. The production of the animated version will begin soon, while the remake production is expected to start by December 2007. The cast is yet to be decided upon.