'Sholay' director Ramesh Sippy has revealed that actress Hema Malini was initially apprehensive about playing 'Basanti' in 'Sholay' due to the role's short length. Sippy stated, "Hema said, 'After Seeta Aur Geeta, you're offering me this role?'" "When the role was narrated to her in detail...she put in a lot of effort to do justice to [it]," he added.