Amitabh
Bachcha
ecalls
ove whelmi g
espo se
to
‘Sholay’
at
its
esto ed
sc ee i g
i
Italy:
‘Waha
pa
2000
Italia s,
aat
ke
11
baje
se
subha
3
baje
tak
‘Sholay’
dekha’
Amitabh
Bachcha
has
sha ed
a
fasci ati g
sto y
about
the
global
appeal
of
his
cult
classic
‘Sholay’,
eveali g
that
2,000
Italia s
gathe ed
i
a
ope -ai
squa e
i
Bolog a
a d
watched
the
ewly
esto ed
ve sio
of
the
film
late
i to
the
ight.
The
acto
ecalled
the
i cide t
du i g
a
ece t
episode
of
‘Kau
Ba ega
C o epati’
Seaso
18.
He e’s
what
he
sha ed
du i g
the
eality
quiz
show.
Amitabh
Bachcha
ecalls
‘Sholay’s
esto ed
sc ee i g
i
Bolog a
While
hosti g
D
Ga esh
Ba aiya
o
the
hot
seat,
Amitabh
Bachcha
spoke
about
the
esto atio
of
his
ico ic
1975
film
a d
the
massive
espo se
it
eceived
i
Italy.
He
explai ed
that
the
esto ed
p i t
was
sc ee ed
at
Bolog a’s
histo ic
ce t al
squa e
as
pa t
of
celeb atio s
ma ki g
‘Sholay’s’
50th
a ive sa y,
with
the
wo ld
p emie e
taki g
place
o
Ju e
27,
2025.Sha i g
his
amazeme t,
the
83-yea -old
acto
said,
“Haal
hi
mei ,
u ho e
jab
‘Sholay’
phi sey,
uska
i dha a
hua,
acche
p i t
mai
ba gaye,
to
woh
film
he itage
mei
Shive d a
Si gh
ji
hai
joh
iska
kaam
ka
ahei
hai .
Yeh
le
gaye
isko
Italy
mai ,
bhaisahab
Bolog a
ek
jagaah
hai,
seha
ka
aam
hai ,
waha
ek
bahut
bada
aa ga
hai .
Jaise
bade-bade
sheha o
mai
beech
mai
sheha
mei
ek
aa ga
hota
hai
a,
waha
pa
2000
Italia s,
aat
ke
11
baje
se
subha
3
baje
tak
‘Sholay’
dekha.
“(Rece tly,
whe
‘Sholay’
was
esto ed
a d
a
good-quality
p i t
was
made,
Shive d a
Si gh
ji,
who
is
wo ki g
o
its
esto atio ,
took
the
film
to
Italy.
The e
is
a
city
called
Bolog a,
whe e
the e
is
a
huge
ope -ai
ve ue,
like
the
la ge
g ou ds
you
fi d
i
the
middle
of
big
cities.
A ou d
2,000
Italia s
watched
Sholay
the e
f om
11
pm
at
ight
u til
3
am.)
Mo e
about
‘Sholay’
Released
o
August
15,
1975,
Sholay
was
di ected
by
Ramesh
Sippy,
p oduced
by
G.P.
Sippy,
a d
w itte
by
the
lege da y
duo
Salim
Kha
a d
Javed
Akhta .
The
sto y
follows
eti ed
police
office
Thaku
Baldev
Si gh
(Sa jeev
Kuma ),
who
hi es
two
small-time
c imi als,
Jai
a d
Vee u
(Amitabh
Bachcha
a d
Dha me d a),
to
captu e
the
uthless
dacoit
Gabba
Si gh
(Amjad
Kha ).
Hema
Mali i
played
the
f ee-spi ited
Basa ti,
while
Jaya
Bhadu i
po t ayed
the
g aceful
widow
Radha.The
film
also
featu ed
a
memo able
suppo ti g
cast
i cludi g
A.K.
Ha gal,
Satye
Kappu,
Mac
Moha ,
Sachi ,
Jagdeep,
As a i,
Viju
Khote,
Keshto
Mukhe jee,
Hele ,
a d
Sachi
Pilgao ka .
R.D.
Bu ma
composed
the
music,
with
ly ics
by
A a d
Bakshi,
givi g
Hi di
ci ema
timeless
so gs
like
‘Yeh
Dosti
Hum
Nahi
Tode ge’,
‘Holi
Ke
Di ‘,
‘Koi
Hasee a
Jab
Rooth
Jaati
Hai’,
‘Mehbooba
Mehbooba’,
a d
‘Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaa ‘.