Sholay: The Making of a Classic - Softcover

Chopra, Anupama

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014029970X ISBN 13: 9780140299700

Publisher: Penguin, 2000

Synopsis

Released on 15 August 1975, Sholay ran in theatres for over five years, and altered the course of Indian cinema. Even today, it remains the box office gold standard, a reference point for both Indian film-going audience and the film industry. For Sholay is not merely a film, it is ultimate classic; it is myth. The characters Veeru, Jai, Gabbar, the Thakur, Basanti, Radha, Soorma Bhopali and Sambha are the stuff of folklore.

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Synopsis

National Award Winner: 'Best Book on Film' Year 2000 Film journalist Anupama Chopra tells the fascinating story of how a four-line idea grew to become the greatest blockbuster of Indian cinema. Starting with the tricky process of casting, moving on to the actual filming over two years in a barren, rocky landscape, and finally the first weeks after the film's release when the audience stayed away and the trade declared it a flop, this is a story as dramatic and entertaining as Sholay itself. With the skill of a consummate storyteller, Anupama Chopra describes Amitabh Bachchan's struggle to convince the Sippys to choose him, an actor with ten flops behind him, over the flamboyant Shatrughan Sinha; the last-minute confusion over dates that led to Danny Dengzongpa's exit from the fim, handing the role of Gabbar Singh to Amjad Khan; and the budding romance between Hema Malini and Dharmendra during the shooting that made the spot boys some extra money and almost killed Amitabh.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014029970X
• ISBN 13: 9780140299700
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204