Sholay (Hindi: शोले, Urdu: شعلے, English: Embers) is a 1975 Indian action adventure film produced by G.P. Sippy and directed by ...
Sholay (Hindi: शोले, Urdu: شعلے, English: Embers) is a 1975 Indian action adventure film produced by G.P. Sippy and directed by his son Ramesh Sippy. It is considered among the greatest classic hits in the history of Bollywood, India's Hindi film industry.rnReleased on 15 August 1975, it stars Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and Amjad Khan. rnThe film, shot in the rocky terrain of Ramanagara, Karnataka, is the story of two petty criminals hired to capture a ruthless dacoit by the name of Gabbar Singh.rnrnWhen first released, Sholay opened to a tepid response, but word of mouth convinced movie-goers to give the film a chance, and soon it became a box office phenomenon.rnIt ran for 286 weeks straight (more than five years) in one Mumbai theatre.rnSholay achieved a still-standing record of 60 golden jubilees (50 consecutive weeks) across India.rnIt was the first film in the history of Indian cinema to celebrate a silver jubilee (25 weeks) at over a hundred theaters across India.rnBy some accounts, Sholay is the highest grossing film of all time in Indian cinema when inflation is considered, although such figures are not known with certainty.rnrnIn 2005, Indiatimes ranked the movie amongst the "Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films".rnrnThat same year, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards gave it a special award called Best Film of 50 Years.rnrnDirected by Ramesh SippyrnProduced by G.P. SippyrnWritten by Salim-JavedrnrnStarring rnDharmendrarnAmitabh BachchanrnHema MalinirnSanjeev KumarrnJaya BhadurirnAmjad KhanrnrnMusic by Rahul Dev BurmanrnDistributed by Sippy FilmsrnRelease date(s) 15 August 1975 (1975-08-15)rnRunning time 188 minutesrnrnLanguage HindirnrnCastrnrn * Dharmendra as Veeru, the more jovial and naughty of the two friendsrn * Amitabh Bachchan as Jai, the calmer and more thoughtful of the tworn * Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur Baldev Singh, usually addressed as "Thakur Sahib"rn * Hema Malini as Basanti, a talkative girl who is the coachman for the only horse-carriage in Ramgarhrn * Jaya Bhaduri as Radha, a quiet girl who is the Thakur's widowed daughter-in-lawrn * Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh, a dacoit, who leads a group in looting and plundering the villages in the region of Ramgarh. He has a sadistic personality and insists on killing whenever required to continue his status and to take revenge on his enemies.rnrnA rare photograph on location, of the main male leads. (Left to right) - Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan.rnrn * Satyen Kappu as Ramlaalrn * A.K. Hangal as Imamrn * Sachin as Ahmedrn * Iftekhar as Radha's fatherrn * Mac Mohan as Sambharn * Viju Khote as Kaaliarn * Jagdeep as Soorma Bhopalirn * Asrani as Jailorrn * Keshto Mukherjee as Hariramrn * Leela Mishra as Mausirn * Paidi Jairaj as police commissionerrn * Helen as Gypsy dancer (Special appearance)rn * Jalal Agha as Gypsy singer (Special appearance) Less
