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Topic: Sholay

Amitabh Bachchan shares Rs 20 Sholay ticket from 1975. ‘Price of a soft drink nowadays’

‘Sholay’ was released on 15 August 1975 and became a massive hit. Perhaps the film’s upcoming 50th anniversary is on the veteran actor’s mind.

Sholay is 50. What scholars have written about it

From a widow's muted desire to politics to caste status quo to extra-judicial methods to tackle crime—Sholay is a gift that keeps teaching.

Restored ‘Sholay’ with original ending, deleted scenes to premiere in Italy for 50th anniversary

The restoration is the result of a 3-yr collaboration between the Film Heritage Foundation & Sippy Films. The screening will take place on 27 June at the Piazza Maggiore in Bologna.

Gulzar’s Mausam had a plot as old as the hills, still held its own against Sholay & Deewar

Unlike Yash Chopra's Lamhe, which didn’t do well at the box office, Gulzar’s movie was received well.

‘Sholay’ actor Satinder Kumar Khosla, popularly known as ‘Birbal’, dies at 84

Khosla became popular for his comic timing in 1960s and 1970s films such as 'Boond Jo Ban Gayi Moti', 'Upkar', 'Roti Kapda Aur Makaan', 'Kranti' and others.

‘Damini’ actor Madhav Moghe passes away at 68 of lung cancer

Moghe was widely popular for his mimicry, especially that of late actor Sanjeev Kapoor's iconic character 'Thakur' from the film, Sholay.

Veteran actor-comedian Jagdeep, famous as Soorma Bhopali in ‘Sholay’, dies at 81

The actor appeared in around 400 films, starting his career with the 1951 film 'Afsana', which also marked filmmaker BR Chopra’s directorial debut.

Sholay’s iconic rocks are being blasted for a highway, endangered vultures also threatened

Ramadevarabetta, where Ramesh Sippy’s ‘Sholay’ was shot, is home to India’s only vulture sanctuary. But the road construction is worrying environmentalists.

No phone signal for EU Kashmir delegation and Shiv Sena’s Sholay dialogue

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Veteran actor Viju Khote, best known for playing Kaalia in Sholay, dies

Viju Khote, who had a career spanning five decades, passed away Monday morning.

On Camera

Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.