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Sholay

  • 19751975
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 42m
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8.1/10
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Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan in Sholay (1975)
After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.
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After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
56K
YOUR RATING
    • Ramesh Sippy
    • Javed Akhtar
    • Salim Khan
  • Stars
    • Sanjeev Kumar
    • Dharmendra
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Ramesh Sippy
    • Javed Akhtar
    • Salim Khan
  • Stars
    • Sanjeev Kumar
    • Dharmendra
    • Amitabh Bachchan
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    • 187User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, and Amjad Khan in Sholay (1975)
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    Dharmendra and Hema Malini in Sholay (1975)
    Dharmendra in Sholay (1975)
    Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, and Satyendra Kapoor in Sholay (1975)
    Dharmendra and Hema Malini in Sholay (1975)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in Sholay (1975)
    Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, and Jagdeep in Sholay (1975)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in Sholay (1975)
    Amjad Khan in Sholay (1975)
    Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, and Jagdeep in Sholay (1975)
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    Top cast

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    Sanjeev Kumar
    Sanjeev Kumar
    • Thakur Baldev Singh
    Dharmendra
    Dharmendra
    • Veeru
    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Jai
    Amjad Khan
    Amjad Khan
    • Gabbar Singh
    Hema Malini
    Hema Malini
    • Basanti
    Jaya Bachchan
    Jaya Bachchan
    • Radha
    • (as Jaya Bhaduri)
    A.K. Hangal
    A.K. Hangal
    • Imaam Saheb
    Satyendra Kapoor
    Satyendra Kapoor
    • Ramlal
    • (as Satyen Kappu)
    Iftekhar
    Iftekhar
    • Narmalaji (Radha's father)
    Leela Mishra
    Leela Mishra
    • Mausie
    • (as Leela Misra)
    Mac Mohan
    Mac Mohan
    • Sambha
    Sachin
    Sachin
    • Ahmed
    Govardhan Asrani
    Govardhan Asrani
    • Jailor
    Viju Khote
    Viju Khote
    • Kaalia
    Major Anand
    Major Anand
    • Bandit murdered Gabbar for cowardice
    Bihari
    Bihari
    • Bandit murdered Gabbar for cowardice
    Alankar Joshi
    Alankar Joshi
    • Deepak
    • (as Master Alankar)
    Keshto Mukherjee
    Keshto Mukherjee
    • Hariram
      • Ramesh Sippy
      • Javed Akhtar
      • Salim Khan
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Actor 'Amjad Khan' was almost dropped from the project because scriptwriter 'Javed Akhtar' found his voice too weak for Gabbar Singh's role.
    • Goofs
      When Basanthi is being chased by bandits, while crossing the wooden bridge she does a small stunt, she moves the horse cart and breaks down the bridge and moves ahead, so the bandits are forced to take a detour to catch her. Veeru follows them and also find the bridge broken and take a detour. Both Basanti and Veeru are caught by the bandits and Jai rescues them later. While returning after being saved by Jai from Gabbar's den, Veeru, Basanti and Jai are seen crossing the same bridge which is fully intact.
    • Quotes

      Gabbar Singh: What's going to happen to you now, Kaalia?

    • Alternate versions
      There has recently been a director's cut of Sholay shown on the asian u.k. satellite channel 'Zee TV', this has not been released up till now on cinemas. It contains the original ending director Ramesh Sippy intended that shows GabarSingh being killed at the hands of Thakur, instead of just being arrested by police. The film ran into problems with Indian Censors who claimed their rules about people taking the law into their own hands and not being punished for it was not permitted and may corrupt naive viewers; for this reason the ending of the film had to be re-shot for a 'U' Rating. Other unrated footage includes a more graphic footage of the fight between Gabar and Thakur in the film's ending, the subsequent pre-torture footage of a young village boy (showing Gabar's ruthlessness), Veeru dragging a bandit with a neck-noose galluping on horse- back, Ramlal fitting metal-spiked studs on Thakur's shoes, a village person on fire during a raid by Gabar.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Sholay Title Theme
      Music by Rahul Dev Burman

    User reviews187

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    10/10
    Perfect Movie
    Can't find a single flaw in the movie. Probably one of the best ever made in Hindi. The camera work is flawless and grips you. The acting is inspired. The music is memorable. One of the movies you remember for life.
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    • Feb 18, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 15, 1975 (India)
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      • Hindi
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    • Filming locations
      • Bangalore, Karnataka, India
    • Production companies
      • NH Studioz
      • Sippy Films
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 42 minutes
      • Mono
      • (original negative)

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