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'There is no formula behind the film's success'
Hindustan Times Delhi
|August 15, 2025
Ask him whether there was a formula behind Sholay's massive success and writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar replies, “We try to rationalise and analyse everything, but sometimes, there is none. Charisma is an unknown factor that is very difficult to understand.”
One-half of the iconic writer duo Salim-Javed, he explains, “Agar mujhe malum hota, toh main dusri Sholay nahin likh leta?”
This story is from the August 15, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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