Although most of his roles today are that of a tycoon daddy or elderly army personnel, Kulbushan Kharbanda made his first big impact playing the suave but shady villain in Shaan.

Ramesh Sippy's sleek multi-starrer was no Sholay. And so comparing the polished Shakaal, with all his cool gizmos and gadgetry, to the rustic, gun-totting Gabbar seems only too unfair.

Interestingly, the inspiration for Shakaal's character came from the equally bad and bald Ernst Stavro Blofeld from the James Bond series. Care to flashback to 007 flicks, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds are Forever?

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