Sholay: The Making Of A Classic

Anupama Chopra

Dec 2000 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

This book is priceless. Providing the lovers of Sholay with the blood and sweat that was given in to create the magic. It has transformed my love for the movie into my love for Ramesh Sippy and Divecha, Salim - Javed, Rd burman, Paaji - Hema - Sanjeev, Amitabh - Jaya and The Gabbar Singh. The ' NO COMPROMISE ' formula is speechless...i am speechless for Ramesh Sippy.. and for this information on how Sholay was made.. i must say that God has protected Sholay in his arms and has respected Ramesh Sippy himself

I like background score of Sholay it's connects u with the characters. And basanti tumhara naam kya hai ...is simply fantabulous.....

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