40 Years Of Sholay

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  Ramesh Sippy on Sholay: It Never Had a Poor Opening

  "There was tremendous eagerness among people for the film. When the film hit the theatres, it had an outstanding opening and was house full everywhere. It is completely wrong to say that the film had a poor opening"

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  Hema Malini on 40 Years of Sholay: People Still Call Me Basanti

  Hema Malini said that she is proud about the fact that she was a part of Sholay, which also featured Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan, apart from her husband Dharmendra

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  40 Years After Sholay, Amitabh Bachchan Shares Pics and Memories

  Sholay was directed by Ramesh Sippy. It featured Amitabh Bachchan, his wife Jaya, Dharmendra , Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan

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  Amitabh Bachchan: Abhishek is My Real-Life Veeru

  Mr Bachchan and Abhishek's chemistry and ability, to work together as a team has also translated on screen in films like Bunty Aur Babli and Paa

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  Abhishek Bachchan: Happy to See Aishwarya Step Out of Comfort Zone

  With Sholay completing 40 years, Abhishek sheepishly admitted he didn't remember watching it since he was in his 'mother's womb.' The actor said, "My mother was carrying me when Sholay released, so I have my own contribution to the film"

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  Sholay's Jai Almost Didn't Die, Reveals Amitabh Bachchan

  "We discussed what could be done with the film so that it does better. Many people felt that audience was unhappy with my death in the film. There were many sequences in Sholay which were attractive. One was widow remarriage. They felt just when the woman was getting a better life, we removed that with my death," Mr Bachchan said

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  Sholay is 40: Gabbar Singh, the Villain Every Hero Wanted to Play

  Bearded, clad in army green and boots, talisman around his neck, a pistol in one hand, a whip in another, dacoit and ganglord Gabbar Singh was awesome. So awesome that the three principal male actors in the film - Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar - all wanted to play Gabbar

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  Sholay Memories: Amitabh Bachchan on Dosti With Dharmendra

  "Dharmendra and I do not seek appointment to deliberately talk about Sholay, but we do meet on and off. And, yes, if there is any reference to Sholay, we do talk on it. Yes Hema-ji and I continue to work together and, yes, Dharam ji and I have been considered for films but they have not materialsed," Big B said

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  Sholay Still Has Bollywood's Best Dialogues, 40 Years Later

  As Sholay celebrates its fourth decade, we celebrate the best dialogues Bollywood has ever written. Below, 20 lines we'll never forget

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  The Sholay That Could Have Been and the Film That Was

  The mega success of the film owes much to the performances of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Amjad Khan as Jai, the loyal dost, and Gabbar, the definitive movie villain

• Is Sholay the Greatest Bollywood Film Ever made?

  One of Indian cinema's most iconic films, Sholay, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan, broke box office records and gave Bollywood some of its most loved characters - Jai, Veeru, Basanti and Gabbar Singh

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  Sholay Memories: Salman Khan Went to the Premiere in His School Uniform

  "Arbaaz and I were in Scindia School, so we were still dressed in our school blazers when our father took us there," Salman said

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  Sholay Releases in Pakistan, 40 Years After it Was Made

  The Ramesh Sippy-directed action film, considered an all-time blockbuster of Indian cinema, was released across the country with a grand premiere in Karachi

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  This Was Amitabh Bachchan's Life, 40 Years Ago

  Forty years ago, 30-year-old Amitabh Bachchan was in the process of making history, and it wasn't easy