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Sholay
Sholay is a 1975 Indian action-adventure film written by Salim–Javed, directed by Ramesh Sippy, and produced by his father G. P. Sippy. The film is about two criminals, Veeru and Jai (played by Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan respectively), hired by a retired police officer (Sanjeev Kumar) to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan). Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri also star, as Veeru and Jai’s love interests, Basanti and Radha, respectively. Sholay is considered a classic and one of the best Indian films. It was ranked first in the British Film Institute’s 2002 poll of “Top 10 Indian Films” of all time. In 2005, the judges of the 50th Filmfare Awards named it the Best Film of 50 Years.
Cast
Dharmendra as Veeru
Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur Baldev Singh
Hema Malini as Basanti
Amitabh Bachchan as Jai (Jaidev)
Jaya Bhaduri as Radha, Thakur’s daughter-in-law
Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh
Satyen Kappu as Ramlaal, Thakur’s servant
A. K. Hangal as Rahim Chacha, the imam in the village
Sachin as Ahmed, son of the imam
Jagdeep as Soorma Bhopali, a comical wood trader
Leela Mishra as Mausi, Basanti’s maternal aunt
Asrani as the Jailor, a comical character modeled after Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator
Keshto Mukherjee as Hariram, prison barber and Jailor’s side-kick
Mac Mohan as Sambha, Gabbar Singh’s sidekick
Viju Khote as Kaalia, another of Gabbar’s men whom he kills in a game of Russian roulette
Iftekhar as Inspector Khurana, Radha’s Father
Helen in a special appearance in song “Mehbooba Mehbooba”
Jalal Agha in a special appearance in song “Mehbooba Mehbooba”
Raj Kishore as a jail inmate with gayish mannerisms
Arvind Joshi as elder son of Thakur Baldev Singh
Sharad Kumar as Ninni, younger son of Thakur Baldev Singh
Gita Siddharth as Geeta, Arvind Joshi’s wife
For more information, visit IMDb and Wikipedia.
