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!” Updated on Aug 15, 2025 10:58 AM IST Fenil Seta
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 Updated on Aug 15, 2025 10:57 AM IST Keyur Seta