The 1975 action adventure flick which rewrote entire Indian records is ‘Sholay.’ Produced by GP Sippy and directed by Ramesh Sippy starring Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri and Amjad Khan, the film became a box office phenomenon running 286 weeks straight in a Mumbai theatre. Latest buzz doing rounds in B-town circles is ‘Sholay’ 3D version will be released on August 15 of this year.
Shaan Uttam Singh, grandson of GP Sippy (Copyright owners of movie) confirmed the project as almost complete with release date as August 15. ‘As the film is a classic, people will love to watch it with technological augmentation,’ he said. Due to legal hassles associated with in Sippy family, the process was delayed but as per the idea of copyright owners, 3D version has become a possibility. When ‘Sholay’ was first screened on DD National, it registered a TRP of 65, the highest for any movie showcased on Indian television. These days, TRP of 5 or 6 is treated as an achievement.