How Black Ticket Sellers Made Huge Profit From Sholay's Success In 1975

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There were long queues at the ticket counters when Sholay released.

Sholay is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential Indian films of all time. It was directed by Ramesh Sippy and written by the duo Salim and Javed. It starred Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in the lead roles. The performance and dialogues of the artists in the film. Sholay will be completing its 49 years on August 15. The music of the film was composed by RD Burman. One of the actors who garnered attention from the viewers through this film was Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan who played the roles of Thakur and Gabbar respectively. People still remember the iconic dialogues of these actors in the film.

Sanjeev Kumar played the role of a cop who sets out to catch the wanted criminal Gabbar. In his pursuit, he lost both of his hands, leaving him helpless and handicapped. The performance of Sanjeev Kumar was widely appreciated by critics and the audience. Whereas Amjad Khan’s dialogue, ‘Ye haath mujhe de-de Thakur’ is still hailed as one of the best dialogues of Bollywood by many cinema enthusiasts.

Ticket Sellers

There were long queues at the ticket counters for the film Sholay. Most of the tickets for this film were sold in the black market. In the 70s, many movie tickets were sold in the black market. Those who sold tickets in the black market had made a lot of money. Along with the makers, the ticket-sellers also earned a handsome amount from the film.

Sholay was made on a budget of Rs 2-3 crore. The film became the highest-grossing Bollywood film for almost two decades. It collected Rs 35 crore worldwide at the box office. The collection record of Sholay was broken by Salman Khan starrer Hum Aapke Hain Koun in 1994.

Amitabh and Dharmendra’s pair

Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan won the hearts of people with their characters of Jai and Veeru. Their friendship in the film is cited as one of the examples of a good bond between friends. The story of Sholay was so strong that it became difficult for people to even get tickets for this film. This film created a stir in the theatres for one year.