# Sholay

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- Book: [Sholay](https://www.bookquiver.com/anupama-chopra/sholay) ([Sholay.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/anupama-chopra/sholay.md))
- Authors: [Anupama Chopra](https://www.bookquiver.com/anupama-chopra)
- Publisher: India Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4029-970-0
- Pages: 212
- Published: 2000-12-01
- Language: en_IN
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

National Award Winner: ‘Best Book On Film’ Year 2000. Film Journalist Anupama Chopra Tells The Fascinating Story Of How A Four-Line Idea Grew To Become The Greatest Blockbuster Of Indian Cinema. Starting With The Tricky Process Of Casting, Moving On To The Actual Filming Over Two Years In A Barren, Rocky Landscape, And Finally The First Weeks After The Film’S Release When The Audience Stayed Away And The Trade Declared It A Flop, This Is A Story As Dramatic And Entertaining As Sholay Itself. With The Skill Of A Consummate Storyteller, Anupama Chopra Describes Amitabh Bachchan’S Struggle To Convince The Sippys To Choose Him, An Actor With Ten Flops Behind Him, Over The Flamboyant Shatrughan Sinha; The Last-Minute Confusion Over Dates That Led To Danny Dengzongpa’S Exit From The Fim, Handing The Role Of Gabbar Singh To Amjad Khan; And The Budding Romance Between Hema Malini And Dharmendra During The Shooting That Made The Spot Boys Some Extra Money And Almost Killed Amitabh.