Despite initial skepticism and being labeled a flop, ‘Sholay,’ starring Amitabh Bachchan and others, defied expectations to become a Hindi cinema classic. Writers Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar revealed that critics initially cited casting and negative emotions as reasons for its failure.Salim Javed predicted Sholay would earn Rs 1 crore per territory
Despite initial skepticism and being labeled a flop, ‘Sholay,’ starring Amitabh Bachchan and others, defied expectations to become a Hindi cinema classic. Writers Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar revealed that critics initially cited casting and negative emotions as reasons for its failure.