Sholay (1975)

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Written by Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan Ding-Dong

Directed by Ramesh Sippy

Running Time: 175 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1975

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: India

Filmed in Colour

Inspired by Hollywood, Sholay is India's best known "curry western". It ran for five consecutive years in a Bombay cinema and has recently been voted as India's most popular film in an online poll. Sholay is the tale of one man's fight for justice. In an act of retribution, cold-blooded criminal Gabbar Singh massacres the family of a police officer, Thakur Baldev. Left crippled by his enemy, Thakur is hungry for revenge but, seeing no way of bringing Gabbar to book, he hires two petty crooks, Veeru and Jai. The action-packed drama goes beyond Hollywood's western conventions and includes the musical interludes and high emotion that are essential in Indian popular cinema. Technical superiority, sturdy performances, excellent direction and now-immortal dialogue have put Sholay in a class of its own.

Cast

DharmendraVeeru
Sanjeev KumarThakur Baldev Singh
Hema MaliniBasanti
Image for Amitabh BachchanAmitabh BachchanJai
Jaya BhaduriRadha
Amjad KhanGabbar Singh
A.K. HangalImaam Saheb
Satyendra KapoorRamlal
IftekharNarmalaji
Leela MishraMausie
Vikas AnandJailer
Mac MohanSambha
Keshto MukherjeeHariram
SachinAhmed
Alankar JoshiDeepak

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