I just wanted to make a damn good movie: Ramesh Sippy on ‘Sholay’

Fifty years after the blockbuster, Bollywood’s veteran director reflects on timeless storytelling, Nepali cinema, censorship, and debunks a popular cinema myth.

How often does a “two-line idea” turn into a timeless project? It happened for Ramesh Sippy and his team 50 years ago when ‘Sholay’ was made.