Facts that makes SHOLAY a cult classic

[Ramu]

Famous dialogues:
Jai: Basanti, tumhara naam kya hai [Basanti, what is your name]?
Gabbar: Yeh haath mujhe de de Thakur [Give me these hands, Thakur]!
Imamsaab: Jaante ho duniya mein sabse bada bhoj kya hota hai? Baap ke kandhe par bete ka janaza [Do you know what the heaviest burden in the world is? A son’s coffin on a father’s shoulders].
Much-remembered catchphrases:
*Kitney aadmi the [How many men were there]?
*Bahut yaarana lagta hai [Looks like you two are very close].
*Kyonki mujhe befizul baat karne ki aadat toh hain nahee [Because I don’t have the habit of talking needlessly].
*Jo dar gaya samjho mar gaya [He who gets scared, is dead].
Sidelights:

• Danny was originally pencilled for the role of Gabbar Singh. However, since he was committed to Feroz Khan’s Dharmatma, relative newcomer Amjad Khan bagged the role and created history.
• Dharmendra and Hema were very much in love during the making of Sholay, their ninth success together. Jaya Bhaduri had married Amitabh soon after signing Sholay and was pregnant during the shooting of the film.
• September 20, 1973 was a red letter day for Amjad. He was officially signed for Sholay and his wife Shaila gifted him with a baby boy, Shadaab.
• Ramesh Sippy didn’t work with Dharmendra, Sanjeev or Amjad thereafter; he did a string of films like Shaan, Shakti and Akayala with Amitabh.

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