PERSONALITIES BEHIND SHOLAY 1975:
AMITABH BACCHAN:
Amitabh Bachchan held on to superstar status for two decades. The uncharismatic underdog who couldn't get a film left his rivals eating dust. Nobody else even came close. He was ranked number one to ten. Amitabh survived a near-fatal accident on the sets of Manmohan Desai's 'Coolie', the debilitating disease myasthenia gravis, and a scandal-ridden plunge into politics. By the late 80's and early 90s, Bachchan's films were propelled purely by star appeal. In 1992, the 'one-man industry' took a long holiday from films and returned three years later.
IT CAN BE SAID THAT AFTER SHOLAY AMITABH WENT ON TO GIVE US HITS AFTER HITS AND CONTINUE TO DO SO, HE HAS EVENTUALLY BECOMES ONE OF THE BEST, IF NOT THE BEST ACTOR ALIVE TODAY;
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