One of Indian cinema's most popular cult classic films 'Sholay' released in 3D version

However the film's writers Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan have been promoting the film in full swing.

Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan  promoted it.  Since 2011 Maya Digital has been working on the 3D conversion. some scenes were converted, using “Titanic” and “Jurassic Park” as examples, not the entire 162-minute film.





In its initial release, pic earned a whopping $25 million, according to Box Office India and played in one Mumbai theater for five years.

The story of a landowner who takes revenge on the bandits who robbed him with the help of two former convicts has elements from “The Magnificent Seven” and “Seven Samurai,” with an all-star cast of not only Dharmendra and Bachchan, but also their respective current spouses Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri, and the late Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan.