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Music documentaries, in-depth profile pieces and concerts recordings featuring some of the biggest names from South Asia and the UK.

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Asian Network Presents: Sholay at 40

Sholay at 40

16/08/2015

BBC Asian Network - Asian Network Presents, Sholay at 40

Asian Network Presents celebrates the fortieth anniversary of iconic film Sholay.

Asian Network Presents celebrates the fortieth anniversary of iconic Indian film Sholay, which starred Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan.

Asian Network Presents celebrates the 40th birthday of one of Indian cinema's most iconic movies, 'Sholay'.

Released in 1975, the movie starred super-hunk Dharmendra and up-and-coming actor Amitabh Bachchan and opened to luke-warm reviews. However, favourable word-of-mouth publiscity helped the movie to become a hit. With memorable characters including the truly terrifying outlaw, Gabbar Singh, quotable dialogues and an iconic soundtrack, 'Sholay' has become the finest example of a masala movie.

In this one-hour special, actors Dharmendra and Amitabh talk fondly about their memories of the film and director Ramesh Sippy tells how this legendary movie came to be.

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