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'Hema Malini nahi milegi': What Sholay director Ramesh Sippy told Dharmendra when he insisted on playing Gabbar or Thakur
September 04, 2025 11:58 am
In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, filmmaker Ramesh Sippy talks about Sholay, the film completing 50 years recently, how he pulled off a casting coup, the controversy over its original climax, its eventual restoration, and the letter of appreciation he got from Satyajit Ray.
When Ramesh Sippy praised a young Shah Rukh Khan for his immense acting range and predicted his superstardom: 'Out of all the actors, he has the most potential'
August 22, 2025 8:00 pm
Ramesh Sippy once praised a young Shah Rukh Khan and predicted that he would go on to make a big name for himself.
'Don't cast flop Amitabh Bachchan': Ramesh Sippy was warned against taking Big B in Sholay, here's why he decided to 'bet on a newcomer'
August 18, 2025 12:41 pm
Ramesh Sippy put his money on Amitabh Bachchan as Jai in Sholay after watching his contrasting performances in Anand and Bombay To Goa.
Ramesh Sippy told Asrani to take inspiration from Hitler for his role in Sholay: 'He’s a foolish character...'
August 15, 2025 7:02 pm
Asrani recalls that while offering him the role of the jailer in Sholay, director Ramesh Sippy referenced the personality of Hitler as a creative cue to shape the eccentric character.
Exclusive | Dharmendra says Sholay is not his all-time favourite, chooses this lesser-known movie
August 16, 2025 7:54 am
Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra talks about his cult film Sholay, which clocked 50 years today.
Love in the time of Gabbar: A real-life romance born on Sholay set; neither Dharmendra-Hema Malini, nor Amitabh Bachchan-Jaya Bahaduri
August 15, 2025 8:45 am
Tucked away in the dusty lanes of Ramanagara — the rocky hamlet transformed into the fictional Ramgarh in Sholay — lies another love story. One that never made it to the silver screen, yet bloomed right alongside the making of this cinematic giant.
Sholay turns 50: Thakur’s consuming obsession with vengeance destroyed so much and yielded so little
August 13, 2025 8:04 am
Sholay, to me, is not the towering epic it became in the history of cinema. It is the film that breathed in the spaces between the spectacle, where all there was, was grief.
Shilpa Shirodkar says husband left New Zealand, quit his 'very succesful job' to be with her as she battled depression: 'I wanted to be close to Namrata'
July 20, 2025 8:04 am
Shilpa Shirodkar reveals that after the passing of her parents, she fell into severe depression. She didn’t want to go out, felt like hitting her head against the wall, and was on antidepressants. That's when husband Aparesh shifted to India from New Zealand so she could be close to sister Namrata.
Kiran Juneja says she wasn't the 'home breaker', opens up about age gap with Ramesh Sippy: 'I have always gotten along with older people'
July 11, 2025 6:51 am
Kiran Juneja says that despite giving hit after hit, Ramesh Sippy continues to remain humble and never even raised his voice at spot boys on set.
Sholay's restored version to have its world premiere in Italy on Friday
June 23, 2025 10:47 am
The annual Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Italy's Bologna to screen the uncut version of Ramesh Sippy-directed Sholay to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
RAMESH SIPPY PHOTOS
Divya Dutta, Rithvik Dhanjani, Asha Negi at 'Chalk N' Duster' special screening
January 21, 2016 1:39 pm
Divya Dutta, who has featured in Chalk N' Duster, was at the special screening of her film at Lighthouse, Mumbai along with Rithvik Dhanjani, Asha Negi, Samir Soni, Aarya Babbar and Manish Raisinghan.
40 years of 'Sholay': Ramesh Sippy celebrates with son Rohan
August 14, 2015 12:23 pm
Filmmaker Ramesh Sippy, who directed the cult classic 'Sholay', celebrated 40 years of the film at a special function in Mumbai on Thursday (August 13).
Varun, Rekha watch Ramesh Sippy’s ‘Sonali Cable’
October 16, 2014 1:40 pm
Ramesh and Rohan Sippy’s latest production, ‘Sonali Cable’ saw a host of celebrities on Wednesday (October 15), including Rekha, Ranbir Kapoor and Rhea Chakraborty.
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