On Monday, October 20, veteran actor Asrani passed away at the age of 84. The actor's portrayal of the colonial-era jailor, or "angrezon ke zamane ka jailor," in Ramesh Sippy's 1975 hit Sholay stands out the most, despite the fact that he has portrayed a variety of parts over the years.Asrani made an impression with one of the most memorable lines, "jab hum nahi sudhar sakte to tum kya sudhroge" (if I can't be better, neither can you), even though her screen time was less than ten minutes. And if you've ever wondered how he got the famous part, here's the story.How Asrani was cast as a jailor in Sholay
In an interview with news agency PTI, Sippy expressed his condolences for the actor's passing and said that he was "born to play" the jailor in Sholay. Charlie Chaplin's performance in the 1940 parody of German dictator Adolf Hitler, The Great Dictator, served as the inspiration for Asrani's character in the movie. Sippy said he was pleased by Asrani's acting abilities when he initially collaborated with him on Seeta Aur Geeta (1972).
Then Sholay came up, and they talked to me about it. Salim-Javed (Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar) wrote this section. We all believed that Asrani would be the ideal candidate. We spoke with him about it over the phone.

He was very happy to come and do this role. He was part of the creation of that character,” said the filmmaker, praising the actor for playing the character in the ‘most natural’ way.
Bringing the jailor to life
Sippy stated that Asrani’s character in Sholay will ‘never be forgotten’ for its satirical take on what Hitler is remembered for. He also credited Salim-Javed for coming up with ‘angrezon ke’ instead of ‘German’, which might not have landed the way it was intended. “It was improvised, and the shape in which it came out seemed to be the right form,” he said of the dialogue.

Sippy added that Asrani played an equally important role in developing the conceited persona as he, Salim, and Javed did. Together, the four of us were able to bring out the persona, and the performances of Dharmendra ji and Amitabh Bachchan made the entire scene unforgettable. He went on to say, "The character is loud because the comedy is loud."