‘there-was-no-basanti-or-radha’:-javed-akhtar-recalls-how-sholay-was-born-as-it-turns-50

Before Jai and Veeru became legends, before Basanti danced with Dhanno and Gabbar Singh ruled the ravines, Sholay started with a much simpler setup, two former army men dismissed for indiscipline. That’s how the seed of the iconic film was first sown in the minds of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar.