Bollywood Home » Unforgettable Characters » Veeru in Sholay Sholay, the great Indian movie produced by G.P. Sippy and released in 1975, portrayed the story of a peaceful village where a group of bandits inflicted intense torment on the villagers in the name of raising money for peacekeeping. Directed by Ramesh Sippy with melodious hits composed by the all time famous music director R.D. Burman was an instant box office hit. The powerful acting of eminent talents like Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur, Amitabh Bachchan as Jai and Dharmendar as Veeru in Sholay enthralled a million of audiences nation wide. The acting of Dharmendar as the young and rustic Veeru in Sholay appealed the audiences with its fascinating blend of comedy, action and romance that was never seen before in Indian cinema.

After a long time in Indian Cinema, Dharmendar's performance in Sholay brought a breath of fresh air with the perfect blend of action along with comedy and romance. Playing the role of a country boy Veeru, who being an ex-convict is brought to the village with Amitabh, as his best friend Jai, Dharmendar showed perfect mastery in his acting. He upheld the purest color of friendship when impersonating Veeru who, in the movie, took the oath of life and death for his friend. The rich interplay of apparently contradicting characters, Jai and Veeru in Sholay held the real charm of the movie. While Amitabh played the calm side of the eternal heroic figure, Dharmendar as Veeru in Sholay played the vibrant side of the character.



Dharmendar also showed great mastery in playing the romantic sequences with Hema Malini as Basanti. The character of Veeru in Sholay skillfully sketched on the silver screen by the talented actor Dharmendar, symbolized the pleasures and the pains of the country side youth exploited by non compromising society. Dharmendar used his acting talents to the fullest in depicting the unchained romances of Veeru with the country girl Basanti, where pure love surpassed all dangers, discomforts and mishappenings. Dharmendar perfectly matched his spectrum of expression with that of his co-stars in matured way to bring out the perfect collage depicting a fascinating work of art.

Dharmendar showed a great mastery in acting, adding the comedy tones in portraying the character of Veeru in Sholay. The comedy reached its own level of perfection in the scene, where dead drunk Veeru, facing a refusal for marrying Basanti, stood on a high water tank, pretending to commit suicide. Sholay was an overall fascinating performance and the character of Veeru played by the great actor Dharmendar impressed the audience, thereby becoming one of the most popular character icons of all times.

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