Films often become blockbusters from the opening day. There is one film that came out on August 15, but the audience was not interested for two days. After a few days, it made record-breaking revenue. The film we are talking about is Sholay. It 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. After two days, the film became a hit. Many people don’t know this.

Director Ramesh Sippy revealed this once on Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 15. How did this happen even though the film opened poorly? Everyone was asking this question. “I thought of making some changes in the film,” he said. Ramesh Sippy added that he thought they should wait for two more days and then see what happens. If it doesn’t open well on the first day and doesn’t continue, he said they would consider changing the scene.

As soon as Sunday arrived, the film made history. Sholay was the talk of the town across the country. By Monday, the film had started collecting revenue and Sholay has become an evergreen of Hindi cinema.

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.