There are many attempts by numerous producers and directors
to make a movie as big and as eternal as Sholay
within the landscape of Indian cinema’s panorama; but none have even come near
to making a movie close to Sholay’s
magic. No doubt Indian cinema has made good movies, great movies, classics
movies and cult movies. No doubt that Indian cinema has seen better directors
than Ramesh Sipply who directed Sholay,
and Indian cinema has given us many versatile and talented actors and actresses
better than the star cast of Sholay.
Not to say that the budget today is a constraint – it is not; nor there is a lack
of production values and technical capabilities in making internationally
competitive movies. Everything is better today – experience, expertise,
technology, budget, professionalism, reach, audience aptitude – but since the
release of Sholay in 1975, none of the
better acquired competency has delivered a movie like Sholay. NONE!
What are the reasons? What could be the reasons for such a
phenomenon? I attempted to list them down.
