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Big B Looks Back At 'Sholay' Moments

Darpan News Desk, 15 Aug, 2016 12:09 PM

As Bollywood's timeless classic "Sholay" clocked 41 years of its release on Monday, megastar Amitabh Bachchan walked down memory lane and reminisced about the journey of his film.

Ramesh Sippy's directorial, "Sholay" is known for its evergreen dialogues, penned by former screenwriter duo Salim Khan-Javed Akhtar. It narrates a heart warming story of love, friendship and revenge.

"41 years of 'Sholay'... Released on August 15", Amitabh tweeted on Monday.

Big B essayed the role of Jai in the movie.

T 2348 - 41 years of #Sholay .. released 15th Aug .. pic.twitter.com/exV5LoIqZM
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 14, 2016

The film had a stellar star cast -- Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini and Amjad Khan.

"Sholay" is also known for it's hit songs like "Yeh dosti", "Koi haseena", "Mehbooba mehbooba" and "Haan jab tak hain jaan".

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