Sippy and produced by G. P. Sippy. Shot in the rocky terrain of
Ramanagara (pictured), the film follows two criminals, Jai and Veeru
(played by Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra), hired by a retired police
officer (Sanjeev Kumar) to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh
(Amjad Khan). When first released, Sholay received negative critical
reviews and a tepid commercial response, but favourable word-of-mouth
publicity helped it to become a box office success. It broke records for
continuous showings in many theatres across India, and ran for more than
five years at Mumbai's Minerva theatre. The film drew heavily from the
conventions of Westerns, and is a defining example of the masala film,
which mixes several genres in one work. The film's dialogues and certain
characters became extremely popular, contributing to numerous cultural
memes and becoming part of India's daily vernacular. In 2002, Sholay
ranked first in the British Film Institute's list of "Top 10 Indian
Films". It was re-released to theatres in 3D in January 2014.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholay>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1576:
A letter to King Philip II of Spain contained the first
European mention of the Mayan ruins of Copán in modern Honduras.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cop%C3%A1n>
1655:
The court of Northampton County, Colony of Virginia, made John
Casor the first legally recognized slave in England's North American
colonies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Casor>
1702:
Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway became the Queen of
England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding William III.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain>
1924:
Three violent explosions at a coal mine near Castle Gate, Utah,
US, killed all 171 miners working there.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Gate_Mine_disaster>
1978:
BBC Radio 4 transmitted the first episode of English author and
dramatist Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a science
fiction radio series that was later adapted into novels, a television
series, and other media formats.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(radio_series)>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
triduan:
1. Lasting three days.
2. Happening every third day.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/triduan>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Technology always has unforeseen consequences, and it is not
always clear, at the beginning, who or what will win, and who or what
will lose.
--Neil Postman
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Neil_Postman>
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