Chopra Anupama. Sholay: The Making of a Classic

Penguin Books, 2013. — 200 p. — ISBN: 9789351181743.Reprint of a very good book first published in 2000. Sholay screened in 1975 is a landmark in the Hindi cinema. Inspired by westerns, it had all the elements of a commercial Hindo film, cheap titllating dance, melodrama and low comedy. It succeeded on account of ensemble acting by Amitabh, Jaya, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan, not to mention characer artistes like A.K. Hangal. The opening shot is worthy of any Western.This book captures the whole story of all that happened behind the scenes. Much of it is a revelation. One merit of the work among others is that almiost every one who participated in the making of the film gets some fascinating narrative and credit.