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In this 2nd instalment, on what makes this movie an epic, the spotlight is on the scale & the writing; not something to mess with.

Sun, Moon &…Sholay!

There’s this scene in Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995), where Shah Rukh Khan is caught outside the villain’s den, and is being interrogated on what he’s seen. He pretends to play blind, and starts hamming, ‘Maine kuch nahin dekha! Maine aaj tak kuch nahin dekha – sooraj nahin dekha, chaand nahin dekha…yahan tak ke Sholay bhi nahin dekhi hai!’  Continue reading “Sholay Tribute 2: ‘Gabbar Singh koi bakri ka bachcha hai?’”

A 5 year old watched it in Madras, without knowing any Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan or even Hindi – and a lifelong affair started with the movie. And with movies!

At the time when Sholay released (15 August, 1975), we lived in Madras. In my dad’s office, they had this club that used to organise family movie outings for all employees. This was one such occasion. My dad, himself, had just received his transfer orders to Delhi, and had gone there for the house hunting, etc., and couldn’t make it. So, my mom & I went for it.  Continue reading “Sholay Tribute 1: ‘Bahut Yaarana Lagta Hai!’”