The 71-year-old took to Twitter to express his gratitude to everyone who is enjoying the film.
"Been quite a revelation to find such positive reactions to 'Sholay 3D'...most of it coming from kids not even born when it was made," Amitabh posted on the microblogging site Friday.
Directed by Ramesh Sippy, the film also starred Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar and Hema Malini in the lead roles.