New Delhi. Released in the year 1975, the film ‘Sholay’ created such a stir in cinemas that its echoes are heard even years later. People didn’t even get tickets to watch this movie. Even the South superstar had to wait 21 days to watch the film. This explanation has been made by Big B himself.
Recently, apart from the entire cast of the film, several stars of the industry attended the promotional event of Deepika Padukone and Prabhas starrer ‘Kalki 2898 AD’. Apart from Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan and Prabhas, the cast of the film directed by Nag Ashwin was also seen at the event. At a promotional event for Kalki, Amitabh Bachchan also narrated an incident related to his old film, how an actor had to wait for weeks to watch his film.
Amitabh gave ticket to Kamal Haasan
Stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone and Prabhas were spotted during the promotional event of Kalki 2898 AD in Mumbai. Meanwhile, when the film’s producer Ashwini gave Amitabh Bachchan the first ticket for the film, the host asked who Big B wanted to give this ticket to. Amitabh Bachchan quickly replied, ‘I will give this ticket to my brother and friend Kamal Haasan. After this he also gave tickets to South Star.
Big B made a big revelation
As soon as he received the ticket, Kamal Haasan said that if Amitabh Bachchan had given me this ticket 49 years ago, maybe I would have been able to see the first show of ‘Sholay’ on the first day. Meanwhile I had to wait 3 weeks to watch Sholay. I was longing. At the event, Amitabh shared an age-old story through this ticket.
Let us tell you that the film ‘Sholay’ released in the year 1975 created a buzz at the box office. This film has also broken many records in terms of earnings. Amitabh and Dharmendra’s close friendship was much appreciated in the film. Even today people have not forgotten this film.
Tags: Amitabh Bachchan, bollywood news, Kamal Haasan
First published: June 20, 2024, 12:34 IST