Sholay (1975) 8.0
After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture him. Director:Ramesh Sippy |
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Sholay (1975) 8.0
After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture him. Director:Ramesh Sippy |
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| Dharmendra | ... | ||
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Sanjeev Kumar | ... | |
| Hema Malini | ... | ||
| Amitabh Bachchan | ... | ||
| Jaya Bhaduri | ... | ||
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Amjad Khan | ... | |
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A.K. Hangal | ... |
Imaam Saheb
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Satyendra Kapoor | ... |
Ramlal
(as Satyen Kappu)
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Iftekhar | ... |
Narmalaji (Radha's father)
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Leela Mishra | ... |
Mausie
(as Leela Misra)
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Vikas Anand | ... |
Jailer assigned to bring Veeru & Jaidev
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Mac Mohan | ... | |
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Keshto Mukherjee | ... |
Hariram
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Sachin | ... |
Ahmed
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Alankar Joshi | ... |
Deepak
(as Master Alankar)
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Sholay means fire. In this particular movie, a Police Officer, who family was killed by a bandit named Gabbar Singh, decides to fight fire with fire and recruits two convicts, Jai and Veeru. He approaches them in jail, puts the proposal in front of them, and they agree to bring in Gabbar Singh alive - for a hefty price. After their discharge from jail, they travel by train to the village where the Police Officer lives - now with only his widowed daughter-in-law. The three band together to fight one of the most elusive and dreaded bandits of all time. Will the two ex-cons be able to bring Gabbar alive to the Police Officer? Written by Calista
If you liked "Once upon a time in the west", "The magnificent seven" and "A fistful of dollars", you will love "Sholay". It takes all the good ingredients of a western, spices it with a lot of Indian ingredients and lets it simmer until you get one of the finest "curry" westerns imaginable. Though obviously very much inspired by the "spaghetti" westerns of the late 1960s/early 1970s, this easily surpasses most of the films it's modeled after. A masterpiece.