one of the most iconic films in bollywood sholay completed 45 years today directed by ramesh sipppy the cult classic which released on august 15 1975 has been every indians one of the most favourite films be it the iconic dialogues or the stellar cast brilliant performances and songs that people still cant get over sholay continues to appeal to movie loverssholay was a film that was way ahead of its time in terms of technology it was the first film in indian cinema to hit a silver jubilee run in the theatres the style and setting of the film was something that was never executed before in india and only seen in the western cinema but those elements were very well adapted in the film by placing them in an indian setting i spoke to a theatre owner from south bombay when the film was live on the box office and he showed me the popcorn and refreshments counter and said look its empty at first that upset me a little because i thought my film wasnt doing well and thats why there were no people at these counters but then he told me that all the audience was glued to their seats inside the theatre and they didnt want to leave the hall that is how capturing the film was and i couldnt have been happier said ramesh sippy director sholay the film used the most modern technology and new age style of filmmaking and had a power packed team right from producer gp sippy ramesh sippy the industrys best actors the writer duo salimjaved music maestro rd burman among others brought the whole film to life by each putting their best foot forward sholay was the very first indian film to have a stereophonic soundtrack and to use the 70 mm widescreen format this was so novel to indian cinema that even the posters highlighted upon the fact that it was a 70mm film i really wanted to incorporate the 70mm format because i knew it would just make the film look magnificent on screen and i also wanted the audio to be well spread so we used sixtrack stereophonic sound i believe that these two technical elements really made the film stand out said ramesh sippy each character of the film including the supporting roles such as sambha played by mac mohan who mainly had one dialogue became widely popular and is remembered even today a villain like gabbar singh whose character is played by amjad khan is among the most iconic villains of indian cinema amitabh bachchan who played the character of the witty and sharp jai said sholay in hours beautifully encapsulated the victory of good over evil andit was the first time ever a dialogue cd for an indian film was releasedaction sequences were first time being directed by a british crew specially invited to india for the film and then the film was edited in united kingdom so many firsts occurred and