was shooting for Ramesh Sippy's Sholay at that time. The film contains a fight scene, which involves Bachchan performing martial arts sequences inspired by Hong Kong martial arts cinema, which Deewaar was one of the first to do in Indian cinema. Rather than following the Hollywood model, it follows the Hong Kong model, with an emphasis on acrobatics and stunts. The style of fighting seen in Deewaar combined kung fu (as it was perceived by Indians) with Indian martial arts (particularly Indian wrestling). Soundtrack The soundtrack of the movie was composed by R. D. Burman, and the lyrics were penned by Sahir Ludhianvi. The soundtrack received praise. Impact and worldwide recognition Inspiration The Hindu epic Mahabharata has been the sole inspiration for Akhtar to write the plot of the film, Amitabh Bachchan plays the role based on Karna (the main protagonist of the Mahabharata) who rises from the low streets to becoming among the top influential businessmen whereas the role of Nirupa Roy resembles Kunti (mother of Karna in the Mahabharata). Shashi Kapoor plays Arjuna (younger brother of Karna) Cult It was one of the three Hindi films featured in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, the others being Kalyug (1981) which itself was inspired by Mahabharata and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). Release Release and sales At the Indian box office, the film grossed ($9million). In Bombay alone, the film grossed . In terms of footfalls, the film sold an estimated tickets at an average 1975 price of per ticket. Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to an estimated () at an average 2017 price of per ticket. Numerous DVD editions entered the market by companies like "Eros Entertainment", "Shemaroo Entertainment" and "Eagle Home Video". These were released as non-restored, non re-mastered editions and bare bones, void of supplementary features. Eagle Home Video came out with a restored edition of this movie, preserving the original aspect ratio in a 4:3 pillar box and a DTS Master Audio (HD) in 2.0. The restoration took place in Shemaroo studios. Critical response and international impact Upon release, Deewaar was a major commercial success, ranking as the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1975, and received critical acclaim, with critics praising the story, dialogue, screenplay, as well as the performances of the cast, particularly those of Bachchan, Kapoor and Roy. Indiatimes ranks Deewaar amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood