Javed and Salim wrote the script of Sholay
Mumbai:
Contrary to the normal belief that cult film Sholay belongs to its scriptwriters Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan, the writers say it is the other way round as the film is promoting them even 38 years after its release.
"I don't generally watch my old films, I get embarrassed. But yesterday I saw Sholay again. When you see your old movies, meet old friends, there is a kind of nostalgia and sweetness in it," Javed Akhtar told reporters on Thursday at the trailer launch of Sholay 3D.
"These kind of films happen only once in a century. Sholay doesn't belong to us, we belong to Sholay," he added.
Salim Khan said: "Yes, as Javed rightly said, Sholay is still promoting us, even after so many years."
Javed Akhtar also thanked late G P Sippy, who produced Sholay, which made new records when it came out in 1975.
He said: "I must thank G P Sippy, who used to think out of the box. He was the captain of the ship. He was a big-hearted person and a gambler. The film would have never been made without him."
Directed by Ramesh Sippy, the film starred Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Hema Malini and Amjad Khan.
Sholay has now been converted into 3D and it will come out in the new form on January 3 next year.
"I don't generally watch my old films, I get embarrassed. But yesterday I saw Sholay again. When you see your old movies, meet old friends, there is a kind of nostalgia and sweetness in it," Javed Akhtar told reporters on Thursday at the trailer launch of Sholay 3D.
"These kind of films happen only once in a century. Sholay doesn't belong to us, we belong to Sholay," he added.
Salim Khan said: "Yes, as Javed rightly said, Sholay is still promoting us, even after so many years."
Javed Akhtar also thanked late G P Sippy, who produced Sholay, which made new records when it came out in 1975.
He said: "I must thank G P Sippy, who used to think out of the box. He was the captain of the ship. He was a big-hearted person and a gambler. The film would have never been made without him."
Directed by Ramesh Sippy, the film starred Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Hema Malini and Amjad Khan.
Sholay has now been converted into 3D and it will come out in the new form on January 3 next year.
