As soon as the name of film industry's veteran director Ramesh Sippy comes up, his film Sholay is definitely mentioned. Even after 50 years, this movie is discussed among people. The duo of Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan had written its story. Something new was seen in Sholay released in the year 1975 and the makers also knew that they were going to do something different.

Ramesh Sippy spoke about Sholay on Sunday. According to a report by news agency PTI, Sippy attended a special screening of the blockbuster film Sholay. During this, he spoke openly about the success of the film and the star cast.

I had no idea that Sholay would be so successful

The famous director says that even after a long period of 50 years, this film is successful in bringing people to the theatres. This shows that Sholay is being liked by generations after generations. Talking about the film, Sippy said, 'Even after 50 years, people are coming to the theatres to watch Sholay, this shows that the audience has liked the film with full passion. Sholay's story, dialogues, emotions, action, adventure, everything has been appreciated by the people.'

He further said, ‘When we decided to make this film, we definitely felt that we have taken the responsibility to do something different. However, we did not think at all that the film would achieve so much success. We were just making the film with the intention of doing something new, but did not know that we would reach so far through this film.’

Sholay movie cast

The name of the film Sholay is included in the list of the best Hindi films. Along with the story, its cast is also praised a lot. Actors like Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan played important roles in the movie. The film was released in theaters on 15 August 1975.

Who gets the credit for the success of the film?

Many interesting stories related to the making of the film Sholay are prevalent in the corridors of Bollywood. Sippy has made it clear that the credit for its success goes to the entire team of the film. Talking about this, he said, 'I had a great team of brilliant artists and technicians for Sholay. From the star cast to every staff in the film, everyone did their work very well and that is why everyone has contributed to its success.