<P> Played by Amjad Khan, he is depicted in Sholay as a dacoit who leads a group in looting and plundering the villages in the region of Ramgarh . He has a sadistic personality and insists on killing whenever required to continue his status and to take revenge on his enemies . The character of Gabbar is one of the most popular in Indian films . He was featured in the 1991 spoof Ramgarh Ke Sholay, with Amjad Khan portraying a parody version of the character . </P> <P> The character Gabbar Singh was modelled on a real - life dacoit of the same name who had menaced the villages around Gwalior in the 1950s . Any policeman captured by the real Gabbar Singh had his ears and nose cut off, and was released as a warning to other policemen . The character was also inspired by Gunga Jumna, where Dilip Kumar's character Gunga is a dacoit speaking with a similar dialect, a mix of Khariboli and Awadhi . </P> <P> Danny Denzongpa was the first choice of Gabbar but had to miss out because he was shooting for Dharmatma in Afghanistan . Amjad Khan was almost dropped from the project because Javed Akhtar found his voice too weak for Gabbar Singh's role but was later convinced . For his preparation for the role Amjad read Abhishapth Chambal, a book on Chambal dacoits written by Taroon Kumar Bhaduri (actress Jaya Bhaduri's father). Sanjeev Kumar also wanted to play the role of Gabbar Singh, but Salim - Javed "felt he had the audience's sympathy through roles he'd done before; Gabbar had to be completely hateful ." </P> <P> Gabbar's language was a mixture of North Indian Khariboli and Hindi, which was something new for the audiences so the dialogues were an instant hit and are still popular in India . Javed Akhtar says that Gabbar seemed to acquire life and vocabulary of his own as he wrote the film . His sadism lies in his choice of words like "Khurach, khurach (scratch)" when he talks to Hema Malini . </P>

Who was considered for the role of gabbar first