50 Years of Sholay: Sachin Pilgaonkar reveals that he refused payment for his role: “Instead of a fee, Ramesh Sippy gifted me my FIRST-ever air conditioner; till today, I can’t sleep without AC, a habit I owe to Sholay!”
Fenil Seta
Tag: Sholay News
50 years of Sholay EXCLUSIVE: Umesh Mehra of Minerva cinema breaks the MYTH that the film struggled in the initial 2 weeks; says, “Sab jhooth hai. There was negative publicity”; also reveals that this is the only film that ran genuinely for years
Keyur Seta
Sholay to be honoured at Toronto International Film Festival along with Stephen Spielberg’s Jaws, confirms Javed Akhtar
Subhash K. Jha
50 Years of Sholay: Javed Akhtar reflects on the film’s inexplicable success; says, “Charisma can never be defined”
Bollywood Hungama News Network
Amitabh Bachchan shares old Sholay ticket costing Rs 20, compares it to a soft drink today
Bollywood Hungama News Network
Ahead of 50th anniversary, Iran pays tribute to Sholay with full-page feature
Bollywood Hungama News Network
Badshah’s Sholay T-shirt is giving
Bollywood Hungama News Network
Ramesh Sippy on the restored and uncut version of Sholay premiered in Italy, “Did I ever think Sholay would come so far? Not at all!”
Subhash K. Jha
50th anniversary special: 10 UNBELIEVABLE trivia about Jai Santoshi Maa – made in Rs. 3 lakhs, P&A cost went up to Rs. 50 lakhs; BIGGEST ROI hit of Indian cinema, BEATING Sholay, Baahubali, Pushpa; turned theatres into TEMPLES; wealthy patrons BRIBED theatre staff with free lunches for tickets…
Fenil Seta
Yami Gautam would love to visit sets of THESE movies, if she could time travel!
Bollywood Hungama News Network
Ram Gopal Varma on how Sascha Sippy wanted to make Sholay 2 with Jackie Chan, “After the ‘Mehbooba Mehbooba’ song, Gabbar Singh and Helen have a baby, who is Jr. Gabbar”
Bollywood Hungama News Network
50 Years of Raj Mandir Jaipur: From Hum Aapke Hain Koun’s RECORD 525-day streak to Ram Teri Ganga Maili’s 497-day run to Dil To Pagal Hai’s 161 Days – a look at 19 longest-running hits in this iconic cinema hall
Fenil Seta