Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan starrer cult-classic Sholay is completing 40 years after release on Independence Day of August 15th. Big B’s son Abhishek Bachchan who is busy promoting his upcoming film All Is Well had few words about his dad’s film in a recent interview.
When asked whether he remembered watching it for the first time, Abhishek replied, ‘I don’t exactly remember the film’s impact. But yes, I went to the premiere of the ‘Sholay’ when I was in my mother’s stomach. What I really love about ‘Sholay’ is that it is a very contemporary film. It is ageless; it is as close as we can get to the perfect potboiler, masala film we have ever made.’
Sholay was first 1 crore budget film in India. The action adventure collected over five times to its actual budget. The Ramesh Sippy directorial ran for over five long years at Minerva, one of India’s largest movie halls in Mumbai. Sholay was ranked first in the British Film Institute’s 2002 poll of “Top 10 Indian Films” of all time. In 2005, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards named it the Best Film of 50 Years.
Old is gold and Sholay will remain as one of all time classics for ever!
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