Ramesh Sippy‘s Sholay went on to become a massive hit and remains a classic, influencing generations of filmmakers and audiences even today. The film stars Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri, Sanjeev Kumar, and Amjad Khan. However, did you know that Kamal Haasan worked as a technician on the sets of the iconic film?…
This film sold 25 crore tickets worldwide despite being called a flop; it still beat Baahubali, RRR, Animal, KGF, Jawan at the box office Jawan was the biggest Indian film of last year (2023). The film not only earned Rs 1100 crore at the box office but also sold an estimated 5 crore tickets worldwide,…
Made in just Rs 25 lakh, this film became Bollywood’s most profitable film ever, beating RRR, Sholay, Mughal-e-Azam, Pathaan, and Dangal In the 1970s, Hindi cinema was discovering angst and violence in a western manner for the first time. The emergence of Amitabh Bachchan as the Angry Young Man as well as the rising fame…
This Bollywood classic earned Rs 3650 crore when adjusted for inflation and sold more tickets than RRR and Jawan combined It has not been even 20 years since the term 100-crore club was coined as a measure of successful Indian films. This club was meant for films that were able to earn Rs 100 crore…
Veteran actress-turned-politician Hema Malini drew colorful analogies from the classic Bollywood film ‘Sholay’ to describe the current landscape of Indian politics in an old interview. While talking to India TV, when asked to identify the “Jai and Veeru” of Indian politics, she promptly named Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, likening their…
This film pioneered the concept of multi-starrers in India and featured eight big stars Since Indian films have borrowed traditions from traditional Indian theatre and folk plays, having large ensembles and song-and-dance sequences in films has been common ever since talkies began in the 1930s. But the concept of multi-starrers did not emerge until much…
Billed as India’s most expensive film, this film was a box office disaster despite the presence of 8 superstars, becoming India’s biggest flop Sholay emerged as the biggest hit in the history of Indian cinema. The film broke all box office records, surpassing blockbusters like Mother India and Mughal-e-Azam to become the highest-grossing Indian film…
This Bollywood film from the 80s had 12 Filmfare Award winners in its cast, the highest ever The concept of multi-starrers is not new to Indian cinema. One of the first multi-starrers in Bollywood was released almost six decades ago. In the 70s and 80s, Manmohan Desai pioneered this genre, and of late, the likes…
This film could only be made after its star sold his house and land as the producers backed out For years, Manoj Kumar was synonymous with patriotic and nationalistic cinema in Bollywood. With films like Shaheed and Purab Aur Pashchim, he firmly established himself as Bharat Kumar in India. But Manoj Kumar’s most ambitious project…
This Tamil film is in theatres 20 years after release, breaking a long-standing box office record that belonged to Sholay The concept of re-releasing popular films of the past may not be prevalent in Bollywood but down south, it is a big trend and has been for years. The biggest hits of superstars such as…
