In the film Sholay there is a character of Basanti played by Hema Malini. Basanti is a pony or a hack driver and is also a very talkative girl. She uses a mare to pull the horse cart. The name given to the mare is also very nice, it is Dhanno. Hema has done the job very successfully and her performance was appreciated by all. She plays the heroine against Dharmendra in the character of Veeru.
There have been hundreds of movies made in the Bollywood till date. No movie has ever dared to challenge the movie Sholay till date. The movie is a real living legend. The roles of Veeru by Dharmendra, Jai by Amitabh Bachchan, Gabbar by Amjad Khan, Thakur by Sanjiv Kumar, Basanti by Hema Malini and the roles of other dacoits like Sambha by Mac Mohan had created a history in the Bollywood which can never get outdated and can never be repeated again. Such is the class of the movie Sholay. One can see this movie any number of tomes and will not get bored.
Hema Malini will be back after a long time directing a movie, although her debut Dil Ashna Hai didn’t do too well, she is now trying again. Hema Malini has found her story, which has taken quite some time, as she was looking for that perfect story. She will be casting her daughter Esha Deol as a comeback.