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The trend of iconic movies re-releasing in theatres will always be evergreen. Fans love to see their favourite movies again on the big screen. Last year, during Amitabh Bachchan‘s 80th birthday, 11 of his iconic movies had re-released in cinemas and it was a great time for fans. Recently, Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Rockstar’ was seen releasing again and it made Rs 5 crore within a month on its re-release.But do you know that this trend of re-release was started with this iconic movie which earned Rs 10 crore even at that point in time.
‘Sholay’ which starred Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan is a cult classic today and one of the most memorable movies of Hindi cinema. When it was re-released for the first time, it made huge money. It became the first Indian film to cross Rs 10 crore mark. ‘Sholay 3D’ collected Rs 13 crore. Filmmaker Ketan Mehta’s company Maya Digital was responsible for converting the film into 3D format.
The film was scheduled to release in late 2012, but, eventually, got released on January 3, 2014. A team of 350 people led by computer animator Frank Foster, worked to convert the film into the digital 3D format.
It was re-released in about 1000 screens and the re-release date announcement was made by none other than Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar. In an earlier interview, director Ramesh Sippy said, “Sholay has some incredible action sequences that lend themselves to 3D very well! The action scenes on the horses, the whole expanse of Ramgarh, Gabbar’s hideout in the hills, the train sequence in the beginning… they all just get so much more impactful with 3D.”
‘Sholay’ which starred Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan is a cult classic today and one of the most memorable movies of Hindi cinema. When it was re-released for the first time, it made huge money. It became the first Indian film to cross Rs 10 crore mark. ‘Sholay 3D’ collected Rs 13 crore. Filmmaker Ketan Mehta’s company Maya Digital was responsible for converting the film into 3D format.
The film was scheduled to release in late 2012, but, eventually, got released on January 3, 2014. A team of 350 people led by computer animator Frank Foster, worked to convert the film into the digital 3D format.
It was re-released in about 1000 screens and the re-release date announcement was made by none other than Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar. In an earlier interview, director Ramesh Sippy said, “Sholay has some incredible action sequences that lend themselves to 3D very well! The action scenes on the horses, the whole expanse of Ramgarh, Gabbar’s hideout in the hills, the train sequence in the beginning… they all just get so much more impactful with 3D.”
