Sanjeev Kumar’s film, whose black market tickets made people very rich, created a stir at the box office for a year

New Delhi. Whenever Sanjeev Kumar, the famous veteran actor of the acting world, is mentioned, his character of Thakur is definitely remembered. In the year 1975, he won a lot of accolades for playing the character of Thakur in ‘Sholay’. When this all-time blockbuster film was released in theatres, it created a stir. The film’s earnings were a huge success.

Sanjeev Kumar created history by playing the role of Thakur in this film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and Amjad Khan. Every character of this film gained popularity. People have not forgotten two characters of the film even today – Sanjeev Kumar’s role as Thakur and Amjad Khan’s role as Gabbar. Sholay, directed by Ramesh Sippy, proved to be a blockbuster.

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The pair of Amitabh and Dharmendra had won hearts
In this film, Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan won the hearts of people with their characters of Jai and Veeru, that today everyone’s friendship is cited as Jai and Veeru. People are still crazy about this film released in 1975. 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 1 year.

Those who sold tickets in black made a lot of money
Long queues started forming for the tickets of this film. For people, getting tickets for the film had become like winning a war. Most of the tickets of this film were sold in black.
In the 70s, many movie tickets were sold in black. Those who sold tickets in black made a lot of money. Along with the makers, those who sold tickets from Sholay also earned a lot. Sholay did not go off the theatres for almost a year.

A special record was made at the box office
According to media reports, the budget of Sholay was 2-3 crores at that time. This film broke many records of earning at the box office. This film shook the box office by collecting 35 crores. Not only this, it is also said that for 20 years no other film could break the record of this film.

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