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As Sholay has now completed 50 years since its release, an Amul ad celebrated “Poore Pachaas Saal!” of the Bollywood cult classic. It was undoubtedly a throwback to the three iconic words “poore pachaas hazaar,” which actor MacMohan delivered in Sholay.
Such is Sholay magic, truly a part of the Indian psyche. Ramesh Sippy directed the film, Salim-Javed wrote the script, R D Burman composed the music, and Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, and Jaya Bhaduri, among others, played legendary characters. Everything aligned flawlessly to produce a timeless masterpiece, which, despite winning just one Filmfare award,
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