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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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sanjeev Kumar | ... | Thakur Baldev Singh | |
| Dharmendra | ... | Veeru | |
| Amitabh Bachchan | ... | Jai | |
| Amjad Khan | ... | Gabbar Singh | |
| Hema Malini | ... | Basanti | |
| Jaya Bhaduri | ... | Radha | |
| A.K. Hangal | ... | Imaam Saheb | |
| Satyendra Kapoor | ... | Ramlal (as Satyen Kappu) | |
| Iftekhar | ... | Narmalaji (Radha's father) | |
| Leela Mishra | ... | Mausie (as Leela Misra) | |
| Vikas Anand | ... | Jailer assigned to bring Veeru & Jaidev | |
| Mac Mohan | ... | Sambha | |
| Keshto Mukherjee | ... | Hariram | |
| Sachin | ... | Ahmed | |
| Alankar Joshi | ... | Deepak (as Master Alankar) | |
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Sholay means embers in Hindi. In this particular movie, a Police Officer, who's family was killed by a bandit named Gabbar Singh, decides to fight fire with fire and recruits two convicts, Jai and Veeru to capture Gabbar. 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
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Country:
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15 August 1975 (India) See more »Also Known As:
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The film was shot extensively in Ramnagaram near Bangalore, India. There are huge rocks of granite in this town which formed the backdrop of Gabbar Singh's hideout. As a mark of respect, the people of Ramnagaram renamed a hamlet in the town as Sippynagar after the director of the movie, Ramesh Sippy. See more »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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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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.