Kulbhushan Kharbanda on shaving his head for Shakaal’s character in Shaan

Who can forget the legendary Kulbhushan Kharbanda’s character of Shakaal from Ramesh Sippy’s 1980 movie Shaan! The film, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, and Shashi Kapoor, will soon be aired on Sony MAX2.

Actor Kulbhushan Kharbanda in the role of Shakaal stole the show with his acting prowess. The actor was last in Amazon Prime Video’s popular series Mirzapur. His famous dialogue, ‘Shakaal ke haath me jitney patte hote hai, utne hi patte uske aasteen me bhi hote hai’ is remembered even today.

Speaking about his character in the film Shaan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda says, “I feel glad to see how Shakaal’s character over the years has evolved to be one of the best negative characters in Bollywood. The character was inspired by Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s character from the James Bond series and demanded me to shave my head. When we shoot with cameras, we cannot fool the audience. The camera captures every minute detail. Hence, I had to shave my head to fit in character.”

He adds, “Shakaal’s character was written with multiple layers, which made it more exciting for me to portray it on the screen. In the film Godhuli, Salim Khan had seen me in bald character and was very impressed with my performance. When he was working on this film, he offered me to play the Shakaal’s character. I am very grateful for him for offering me this memorable character.”