Sholay
New Rhythms of Indian Cinema
India | 1975 | Hindi | 204 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller, Drama | DCP
Synopsis
The film tells the story of a former police officer, Thakur Baldev Singh, who recruits best friends and small-time crooks, the charming Veeru and the brooding, taciturn Jai, to capture the dreaded dacoit Gabbar Singh, who is terrorizing Thakur’s village, Ramgarh.
Thakur and Gabbar share a turbulent past. Thakur had once jailed Gabbar, but he broke out of prison, massacred Thakur’s family except for his daughter-in-law and a loyal servant, and hacked off Thakur’s arms in an act of brutal revenge.
The element of romance is introduced when Jai falls in love with Thakur’s widowed daughter-in-law, Radha, and Veeru falls for Veeru Ramgarh’s chatterbox horse‑and‑cart driver Basanti. After several skirmishes, Gabbar is finally vanquished by Jai and Veeru and handed over to the police by Thakur in a dramatic yet tragic climax.
Credits
| Original Title | Sholay |
| Director |
Ramesh Sippy |
| Producer | G. P. Sippy |
| Screenplay |
Salim-Javed |
| Cinematography | Dwarka Divecha |
| Cast |
Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, A. K. Hangal, Satyen Kappu, Iftekhar, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri, Leela Mishra, Birbal, Asrani, Jairaj, Jagdeep, Jalal Agha, Om Shivpuri, Sharad Kumar, Helen, Geeta |
