Dharmendra nearly killed Amitabh Bachchan after firing a real bullet, Big B escaped death by just half a centimetre; Ramesh Sippy recalls a terrifying ‘Sholay’ moment

Five decades after Sholay rewrote the grammar of Indian cinema, director-producer Ramesh Sippy has revealed a chilling behind-the-scenes moment that could have altered film history forever. In a recent interview, Sippy recalled how Amitabh Bachchan escaped death by just half a centimetre — with Dharmendra unknowingly pulling the trigger. “It happened while filming the climax,” Sippy told News18. Explaining the incident in detail, he said, “That was the one in which he picked up the bullets, stuffed them in... and in this shot, he was not supposed to fire... He was just expected to load the gun. But what he did was put the gun up and fired, Amitabh Bachchan was standing up there as it was his position–at the edge of the cliff and the bullet wizzed passed him.” A fraction here or ther