NEW DELHI - BOLLYWOOD veteran GP Sippy, who produced Indian cinema's biggest blockbuster 'Sholay' (Flames), has died in Mumbai at the age of 93, a report said on Wednesday.

Sippy died on Tuesday night from 'age-related ailments', the Press Trust of India said.

He was best known for the legendary 1975 film, which was directed by his son Ramesh Sippy. It tells the story of a pair of petty criminals who go after a big-time bandit for the reward money.

Sippy came from a rich family and got his start in 1955, directing the film 'Marine Drive', named after Mumbai's beachfront road.

He produced some 20 films and directed another five across an award-winning career that spanned four decades.

A remake of 'Sholay' this year, with Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan - who played one of the heroes in the original three decades ago - in the role of bandit Gabbar Singh, tanked. -- AFP