'The colour and characters came into existence later but the basic storyline was in place.

Sippy said when the story came to him he stayed true to its original idea of two guys on the run and their involvement in helping Thakur to avenge the murder of his family by a dreaded dacoit terrorising his village. And as luck would have it, celebrated writer duo Salim Khan-Javed Akhtar narrated him Sholay, which had been with Manmohan Desai and 'probably Prakash Mehra' but could not take off. After making 'Andaz' and 'Seeta Aur Geeta', Sippy wanted to switch to action genre and make a film similar to Hollywood Westerns. Sholay, a cult classic about revenge and redemption, was initially set to have its key characters of Jai-Veeru and Thakur from Army background and a different ending, says director Ramesh Sippy, who never imagined the phenomenon his film would become upon its release 45 years ago. 'I was skeptical of having so many stars,' he added.'It was a difficult and trying (shoot),' said director Ramesh Sippy.He was called on board for the third season after Amitabh stepped down from the role. Shah Rukh Khan is the only other person who has hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati. This is Amitabh's 12th year as the show's host. Pankaj Tripathi, Pratik Gandhi, Genelia D'Souza, Riteish Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone, Farah Khan, Jackie Shroff and Sunil Shetty were a few of the many stars seen Many Bollywood celebrities have appeared on KBC 13's Friday Special episode. The episode will air on October 15 on Sony Entertainment Television. Meanwhile, on KBC 13, Hema and Ramesh will be donating the winning amount to the Hema Malini Foundation that works towards the education and medical treatment of children in Mathura. According to Businessline, Sholay earned ₹15 crores net at that time.

It was the longest-running Hindi film until Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).

It became the first Bollywood film to celebrate a silver jubilee in theatres. Sholay was released on August 15, 1975, featured Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, A.K Hangal, and Amjad Khan in pivotal roles. A post shared by Sony Entertainment Television MORE: On 45 years of Sholay, Ramesh Sippy says Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra wanted to play Gabbar

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