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Arrey o Sholay

It was August, 15, 1975, when Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay was released in Minerva, the Pride of Maharashtra, in Grant Road. We were 13, when Jaswinder Sawney ...
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However, writers Salim–Javed were confident and advised Sippy to wait for a week. They were proven right — from the second week, positive word-of-mouth publicity helped it become a box office success.
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A restored, uncut version of Sholay had its world premiere at the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, Italy, in June, to ...
Since its release in 1975, 'Sholay' remains a cinematic masterpiece cherished by generations. Despite its success, director ...
“The fact that ‘Sholay’ was made, that means something better than ‘Sholay’ can also be made and people will learn to like that kind of film as well,” he said. Whatever Sippy might feel, the Indian ...
Fifty years after “Sholay” blazed onto the silver screen, the rocky hills of Karnataka’s Ramanagara district still seem to ...