Sholay: The Making of a Classic Chopra, Anupama

Author: Chopra, Anupama

Brand: Penguin

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 200

Release Date: 24-05-2011

Details: 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.

EAN: 9780140299700

Package Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English