50 years of Sholay: Director Ramesh Sippy thinks the iconic film is not perfect

Updated On: 18 August, 2025 11:34 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

As Sholay clocked 50 years since its release, director Ramesh Sippy opened up about the film, saying it is not perfect and that a better film can be made. He also says he is waiting for a film bigger than Sholay to be made

Ramesh Sippy Sholay

It`s been 50 years since Sholay released, and over the glorious decades it has been considered as a classic film that set the benchmark for films to come. As every scene etched in the memories of the viewers, the film is often considered as the perfect cinema. But the director of the film, Ramesh Sippy does not think so.

Something better than Sholay can be made: Ramesh Sippy

Ramesh told PTI, "I think you always want to better Sholay. That`s how you keep your spirits up. Otherwise, how will you carry on?" He futrther added that if he had told himself "Oh, I can`t make another film like Sholay," then that would have been the end of it. "But there is no end to it. Otherwise, Sholay would not have been made if there was an end to it," he notes.

The filmmaker adds, "The fact that Sholay was made, that means something better than Sholay can also be made and people will learn to like that kind of film as well," he said.

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