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Sholay was released on 15 August 1975, Indian Independence Day, in Bombay. Due to lackluster reviews and a lack of effective visual marketing tools, it saw poor financial returns in its first two weeks. From the third week, however, viewership picked up owing to positive word of mouth. [92]
Sholay led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by Amanush and Deewaar with 9 nominations each, along with Aandhi and Sanyasi with 7 nominations each. Deewaar won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Yash Chopra) and Best Supporting Actor (for Shashi Kapoor). thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Gabbar Singh is a fictional character and the antagonist of the 1975 Bollywood film Sholay. It was written by the duo Salim–Javed , consisting of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar . Played by Amjad Khan , he is depicted in Sholay as a dacoit with an evil laugh much like "El Indio", the robber, from the Western film For a Few Dollars More , who ...
Ramesh Sippy (born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director, actor and producer in Hindi cinema.He is particularly known for being director in Sholay (1975), which is regarded as one of the most influential films ever made in India. [2]
It is currently working on restoring more Indian all-time classics, including Ramesh Sippy’s “Sholay” (1975), Shyam Benegal’s “Manthan” (1976) and Nirad Mahapatra’s “Maya Miriga ...
Sholay: The Making of a Classic is a 2000 book written by Anupama Chopra, about the making of the Hindi film classic Sholay (1975). [1] The book was released in 2000 by Penguin Books India. [2] The book is based on the making of the film shooting. [3] The book initially sold 10,000 copies, [4] and won the 2001 National Film Award for Best Book ...
Madhav S Shinde (30 November 1929 – 28 September 2012), credited as M. S. Shinde, was a Bollywood film editor who edited over 100 films, notably the cult hit Sholay (1975). Other notables films he worked on include Seeta Aur Geeta, Brahmachari, Shaan and Chamatkar. [1] He received the Filmfare Best Editor award for Sholay in 1975.
Perhaps his best-remembered roles were in the blockbuster films Sholay (1975) and Trishul (1978). His portrayal of the character Thakur, from Sholay was one of his stellar performances. In Naya Din Nayi Raat (1974), Sanjeev Kumar reprised nine-roles.