Amitabh Bachchan shares a picture from 'Sholay' premiere featuring parents & 'pretty' Jaya

Amitabh Bachchan on Friday revisited his 'Sholay' times and shared a picture from premiere day — August 15, 1975. black-and-white picture featured Amitabh's mor Teji Bachchan, far Harivansh Rai Bachchan and 'pretty' Jaya Bachchan.

Bachchan in his caption explained how Sholay became first Indian film on 70mm stereo and how he sat on balcony floor till 3 in morning with Vid Khanna and watched film.

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In film, which released on August 15, 1975, Bachchan played a criminal Jai with Dharmendra, who essayed character of Veeru. story revolved around ir effort to capture ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) at behest of Thakur, played by Sanjeev Kumar. Directed by Ramesh Sippy, film was shot in rocky terrain of Ramanagar, Karnataka, over a span of two and a half years.

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When film released, Sholay received negative critical reviews and a tepid commercial response, but through word-of-mouth publicity it became a box-office success. film also starred Bachchan and Dharmendra's real-life partners Jaya and Hema Malini respectively.

(With PTI inputs)