Sholay

One of the biggest hits in history of Bollywood, Sholay (Flames), released in 1975, was recognized as the Best Film of 50 years at the 50th Filmfare awards. It is also the highest grossing movie of all time http://ibosnetwork.com/actualalltime.asp in India with collections of Rs. 2,134,500,000/- or US $ 50 million. It is widely acknowledged by movie critics to be one of the best movies ever created by bollywood and to be the most watched and popular. Loosely inspired by The Seven Samurai, Sholay revolutionised Hindi filmmaking and brought true professionalism to script writing. It is one of the most influential films to have come out of Bollywood. As a testament to its popularity, the movie ran uninterruptedly for 286 weeks in a Mumbai theatre.

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Bollywood: Bollywood is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based film industry in India....

1975: 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar)....

Filmfare awards: The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were firs...