Sholay (Flames)
Directed by	Ramesh Sippy
Produced by	G.P. Sippy
Written by	Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar
Starring	Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri, Amjad Khan
Music by	Rahul Dev Burman
Cinematography	Dwarka Divecha
Release date(s)	1975
Running time	188 min / India:204 min (director's cut) / USA:162 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi
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Sholay (Hindi: शोले, Urdu: شعلے) (advertised in English as Embers or Flames) is the biggest blockbuster in the history of Bollywood, India's Hindi film industry. It was released in 1975 and starred Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and Amjad Khan as the timeless villain, Gabbar Singh. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Ramesh Sippy (b. ... G.P. Sippy (born 14 September 1914) is a Bollywood movie producer and director. ... Salim Khan is an Indian actor and scriptwriter. ... Javed Akhtar (Urdu: جاوید اختر) (b. ... Delawar Khan (formerly Dharmendra or Dharaminder (Dharam) Singh Deol) (Punjabi:ਧਰਿਮਨਦਰ (ਧਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓਲ), Hindi: धर्मॆन्द्र (धर्म सिंह देयोल)), born 8 December 1935 in Sahnewal, Punjab) is an Indian filmstar. ... Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942) (; Devanagari: अमिताभ बच्चन) is a Bollywood actor, and one of the most prominent figures in the Indian film industry. ... Sanjeev Kumar (Hindi: संजीव कुमार) (July 9, 1938 – November 6, 1985) was an Indian actor in Bollywood movies. ... Hema Malini, (born October 16, 1948 in Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer, who starred in several successful Bollywood films in the 1970s, most notably the extremely successful Sholay. ... Jaya Bachchan (born April 9, 1948), is an Indian film actress, married to the film star Amitabh Bachchan since 1973. ... Amjad Khan (top), Sholay (1975) Amjad Khan (12 November 1940–27 July 1992) was an acclaimed Indian actor. ... Rahul Dev Burman, also known as, R. D. Burman, Pancham and Pancham da, (June 27, 1939 - January 4, 1994) was a music composer in Bollywood films. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Delawar Khan (formerly Dharmendra or Dharaminder (Dharam) Singh Deol) (Punjabi:ਧਰਿਮਨਦਰ (ਧਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓਲ), Hindi: धर्मॆन्द्र (धर्म सिंह देयोल)), born 8 December 1935 in Sahnewal, Punjab) is an Indian filmstar. ... Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942) (; Devanagari: अमिताभ बच्चन) is a Bollywood actor, and one of the most prominent figures in the Indian film industry. ... Hema Malini, (born October 16, 1948 in Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer, who starred in several successful Bollywood films in the 1970s, most notably the extremely successful Sholay. ... Sanjeev Kumar (Hindi: संजीव कुमार) (July 9, 1938 – November 6, 1985) was an Indian actor in Bollywood movies. ... Jaya Bachchan (born April 9, 1948), is an Indian film actress, married to the film star Amitabh Bachchan since 1973. ... Amjad Khan (top), Sholay (1975) Amjad Khan (12 November 1940–27 July 1992) was an acclaimed Indian actor. ... Gabbar Singh Played by Amjad Khan is the timeless villain of The 1975 Bollywood blockbuster Sholay (Flames). It is is arguably most cited & memorable role in India film history by any actor let alone by any villain. ...

It is the highest grossing film of all time in India. It has earned Rs. 2,36,45,00,000^[1] equivalent to US$ 60 million, after adjusting for inflation. In 1999, BBC India declared it the "Film of the Millennium"; in 2005, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare awards called it the best film of the last 50 years. [1] ISO 4217 Code INR User(s) India, Bhutan Inflation 5. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India [1] and is sometimes referred to as the Indian Oscars. ...

Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[2]

When first released the film was declared a commercial disaster. Word of mouth convinced movie-goers to give the film a chance and soon it became a box-office phenomenon. It ran for 286 weeks straight in one Mumbai theatre, the Minerva. Sholay racked up a still record 60 golden jubilees across India, and doubled its original gross over reruns during the late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. [3] Sholay was the first film in the history of Indian cinema to celebrate silver jubilee (25 weeks) at over a hundred theatres across India. To date, more than 1,100 prints of Sholay are in circulation-the highest number for any Hindi film. [4] , “Bombay” redirects here. ...

Synopsis

A retired police inspector, Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) gets two convicts, Jaidev and Veeru (Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra), to capture Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan), chief of a bandit gang that had been terrorizing the small village of Ramgarh. Gabbar himself massacred Thakur’s entire household (with the exception of his daughter-in-law and servant, who were not at home at the moment) and cut the Thakur's arms off. Unable to take revenge himself, Thakur Baldev Singh turns and recruits the help of two small time crooks, of whom he had some acquaintance. Sanjeev Kumar (Hindi: संजीव कुमार) (July 9, 1938 – November 6, 1985) was an Indian actor in Bollywood movies. ... Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942) (; Devanagari: अमिताभ बच्चन) is a Bollywood actor, and one of the most prominent figures in the Indian film industry. ... Delawar Khan (formerly Dharmendra or Dharaminder (Dharam) Singh Deol) (Punjabi:ਧਰਿਮਨਦਰ (ਧਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓਲ), Hindi: धर्मॆन्द्र (धर्म सिंह देयोल)), born 8 December 1935 in Sahnewal, Punjab) is an Indian filmstar. ... Amjad Khan (top), Sholay (1975) Amjad Khan (12 November 1940–27 July 1992) was an acclaimed Indian actor. ... , The Anna-Thama rock formation on the left, Handi-Gundi on the right Ramanagara[1] is a town and a city municipal council in Bangalore Rural district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ...

Once in the village, the cynical young Jaidev and lively but realistic Veeru find themselves growing fond of the villagers, taking pity on their sufferings under dacoit tyranny. Some of the villagers evoke more than fondness: both Veeru and Jai fall in love. Veeru is attracted to Basanti (played by Hema Malini), a feisty, talkative young woman who makes her living driving a tanga, or a horse-cart. Jai is drawn to Radha (Jaya Bhaduri), the reclusive widowed daughter-in-law. Hema Malini, (born October 16, 1948 in Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer, who starred in several successful Bollywood films in the 1970s, most notably the extremely successful Sholay. ... Jaya Bachchan (born April 9, 1948), is an Indian film actress, married to the film star Amitabh Bachchan since 1973. ...

Bloody clashes between Jai, Veeru, and the bandits follow. After much sorrow and suffering, the bandits are slain. Another of the film's major highlights is when Basanti is forced to dance on fragments of broken glass thrown across the rocky path by Singh's men^[2].

The film has two known endings. The original ending (shown in the Eros-released DVD) has Thakur Baldev Singh killing Gabbar Singh, trampling him with spike-soled shoes.The Censor Board of India, The C.B.F.C. (Central Board of Film Certification), however, found the ending unacceptable as they thought that Police officers or even ex-police officers, should not be shown to commit murder. A new ending was filmed, in which the police arrest Gabbar Singh in the nick of time. Several other minor changes were made as well. Eros Laboratories, also known as Eros Entertainment, is a company that makes DVDs and VCDs of Bollywood movies. ...

Barring the ending, the two versions of the film are mostly the same. The remake Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag will be ready in 2007. Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag is a remake of Indias biggest hit, the 1975 film Sholay. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Credits

Top to bottom: Gabbar Singh, Inspector Thakur, Veeru, Jai

Cast

• Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur Baldev Singh
• Dharmendra as Veeru
• Amitabh Bachchan as Jaidev
• Hema Malini as Basanti
• Jaya Bhaduri as Radha
• Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh
• Iftekhar as Radha's father
• Jagdeep as Soorma Bhopali
• Asrani as the comic jailor
• Viju Khote as Kalia
• Mac Mohan as Sambha
• A.K. Hangal as the blind imam
• Sachin as Ahmed, the imam's son
• Leela Mishra as mausi, Basanti's aunt
• Satyen Kappu as Ramlaal (Thakur's servant)
• Helen as a Gypsy dancer
• Jalal Agha as a Gypsy singer

Crew

The film was produced by G.P. Sippy and directed by his son Ramesh Sippy. It was written by scriptwriters Salim-Javed. R. D. Burman contributed the music. Anand Bakshi was the lyricist. It was the first Hindi (and possibly Indian) movie to have a stereophonic soundtrack. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (637x1411, 116 KB)Source: Sholay (1975) DVD screenshot. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (637x1411, 116 KB)Source: Sholay (1975) DVD screenshot. ... Sanjeev Kumar (Hindi: संजीव कुमार) (July 9, 1938 – November 6, 1985) was an Indian actor in Bollywood movies. ... Delawar Khan (formerly Dharmendra or Dharaminder (Dharam) Singh Deol) (Punjabi:ਧਰਿਮਨਦਰ (ਧਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓਲ), Hindi: धर्मॆन्द्र (धर्म सिंह देयोल)), born 8 December 1935 in Sahnewal, Punjab) is an Indian filmstar. ... Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942) (; Devanagari: अमिताभ बच्चन) is a Bollywood actor, and one of the most prominent figures in the Indian film industry. ... Hema Malini, (born October 16, 1948 in Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer, who starred in several successful Bollywood films in the 1970s, most notably the extremely successful Sholay. ... Jaya Bachchan (born April 9, 1948), is an Indian film actress, married to the film star Amitabh Bachchan since 1973. ... Amjad Khan (top), Sholay (1975) Amjad Khan (12 November 1940–27 July 1992) was an acclaimed Indian actor. ... Iftekhar or Iftekhar Khan was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films. ... Jagdeep is an Indian hindi film actor more known for his comic roles. ... Soorma Bhopali is a Hindi movie directed by Jagdeep, who earlier played a role with the same name in the movie Sholay. ... Govardhan Asrani Govardhan Asrani (Hindi: गोवरधन असराणी, Sindhi: گوورڌن اسراڻي ), born 1 January 1941, Jaipur, India, popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. ... Viju Khote is an Indian actor who has acted in minor roles in more than 200 films. ... Mac Mohan is an actor in Indian cinemas, especially Bollywood cinemas. ... A.K. Hangal or Avtar Kishan Hangal is an actor of Indian Hindi films. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sachin Pilgaonkar is a Hindi movie and TV actor as well as producer. ... Helen Helen (born October 21, 1939) was a Bollywood dancer and actress best known for playing vamps and vixens in Bollywood movies of the 1960s and 70s. ... Jalal Agha (died March 5, 1995) was an Indian actor and director. ... G.P. Sippy (born 14 September 1914) is a Bollywood movie producer and director. ... Ramesh Sippy (b. ... Salim-Javed were a scriptwriter duo who wrote several successful Hindi films in the 1970s. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Label for 2. ...

Production

The film was a lavish production for its time. It took two and a half years to make; it went Rs. 300,000 over budget. Much of the film was set in the rocky terrain of Ramanagaram, a village near Bangalore. The filmmakers had to build a road from the Bangalore highway to Ramanagaram for convenient access to the sets. The Anna-Thama rock formation on the left, Handi-Gundi on the right Ramanagara is a town and a city municipal council in Bangalore Rural district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... , Bangalore (Bengalūru) (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the state of Karnataka in [[India]. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore has an estimated metropolitan population of 6. ...

In fact, one part of Ramanagaram town was renamed "Sippynagar" after the director of the movie. Even to this day, a visit to the "Sholay rocks" (where the movie was shot) is offered to tourists travelling through Ramanagaram (on the road between Bangalore and Mysore).

Inspiration

Critics and movie-goers agree that the film was not totally original.

• It drew from the conventions of Western films, especially Sergio Leone's spaghetti Westerns. The massacre of a family near the middle of the film is similar to a scene from Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West as well as a scene from John Ford's The Searchers.
• Sholay's extensive use of slow-motion in shoot-outs was influenced by the westerns of Sam Peckinpah, films such as The Wild Bunch (1969) and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
• The first film to show a village hiring mercenaries to protect itself from bandits was Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. Hollywood re-made the film as, The Magnificent Seven.
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) featured two appealing outlaws, similar to Jai and Veeru.
• Gabbar Singh was modeled on a real-life dacoit of the same name who menaced the villages around Gwalior in the 1950s. He terrorized the local police. Any policeman captured by the real Gabbar Singh had his ears and nose cut off, and was then released as an object lesson to other policemen.
• The music for the song "Mehbooba" was inspired by a Western tune, "Say You Love Me" by Demis Roussos, a singer-songwriter of Greek origin.
• The protagonist of the western One-Eyed Jacks (1960) played by Marlon Brando has a double-sided coin which he uses to his advantage much like the Jaidev character in Sholay.

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Response

Box-Office Gross:

Nett Gross: Rs. 15 crores (US$ 3.4 million) A crore is a unit in a traditional number system, still widely used in India. ...

All time Adjusted Nett Gross: Rs. 157 Crores ($35.2 million)^[3] Sholay was released on August 15, 1975 in the Bombay region. Audiences were light at first, and the critics were harsh. A crore is a unit in a traditional number system, still widely used in India. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ...

• The critic K.L. Amladi of India Today called the film a "dead ember" and added, "Thematically, it's a gravely flawed attempt."^[4]
• Filmfare said that the film was an unsuccessful mincing of Western style with Indian milieu, making it a "...imitation western—neither here nor there."^[4]

Trade journals and columnists called the expensive film a flop.^[4] 30th Anniversary issue of India Today India Today is an Indian weekly newsmagazine, in publication since 1975. ... Filmfare Awards are Bollywoods answer to the Oscars. ...

Then a curious thing happened. The cinema halls started to fill up. People weren't buying tickets in advance — at the start — but they were coming to the theatre to see a film that their friends had liked. Before long, the film became a popular craze. All shows were sold out.

• Ticket scalpers could get outrageous prices for tickets.
• At some theaters, the queue to ticket counters stretched more than a kilometer.^[4] Fans stood in line during monsoon rains to buy tickets.
• There are some fans who saw the film thirty, forty, even a hundred times.^[4]

Watching Sholay in theatres became something like a karaoke experience. Many fans in the audience had memorized all the dialogues and spoke them out loud, in chorus with the characters in the film. Some fans had even memorised the sound-effects.^[4] A karaoke machine Karaoke 空 kara, empty or void, and オーケストラ ōkesutora, orchestra) pronounced ;   is a form of entertainment in which an amateur singer or singers sing along with recorded music on microphone. ...

Ten weeks after its release, the film was declared a superhit. On 11 October, 1975, the film was released in several other Indian film distribution districts. Sholay grossed about 35 crore rupees in its first run, a record that remained unbroken for the next nineteen years. Sholay ran for more than five years. At Mumbai's Minerva theater, it was shown in regular shows for three continuous years, and then in matinee shows for two more years. Even in 240th week of its release, Sholay was packing the theaters. A crore is a unit in the Indian numbering system, still widely used in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. ...

Sholay is the all time highest grosser in India with 157 crores gross till date. A crore is a unit in a traditional number system, still widely used in India. ...

Awards

• When it was first released, Sholay won only one Filmfare award: film editor M. S. Shinde won for Best editing. He had edited 300,000 feet of film into 20,000 feet of theatrical release.^[5] After the censors mandated cuts, the film was 18,000 feet and ran for 3 hours and 20 minutes.
• Nevertheless, at the 50th Filmfare Awards, it received the prestigious award as the Best Film of 50 Years. Ramesh Sippy was there to receive the trophy.
• It was declared "Film of the Millennium" by BBC India and internet polls in 1999. [5]
• In 2006, Sholay was voted best film in Iran. [6]

The Filmfare Best Editing Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India [1] and is sometimes referred to as the Indian Oscars. ... The Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years was a rare award only given once to celebrate the 50th Filmfare Anniversary. ...

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards

• Best Actor in Supporting Role - Amjad Khan [7]
• Best Cinematographer (Colour)- Dwarka Divecha [8]
• Best Art Director - Ram Yadekar [9]

Legacy

DVD release of Sholay

Sholay has inspired many imitations, in cinema and television, and has spawned a whole sub-genre of films whimsically dubbed Curry Westerns as a tribute to Spaghetti Westerns. None of them has had the success of the original film. The latest attempt to trade on Sholay's fame is a Ram Gopal Varma film, considered as a Biggest disaster in history Bollywood, which was announced as being "in the spirit of Sholay". The producers of original movie were threaten to sue for copyright violation, which made change of title. Image File history File links Poster of the film Sholay. ... Image File history File links Poster of the film Sholay. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The stars of the film appeared in other films; they did not seem to be limited by their roles in Sholay. Amitabh Bachchan went on to become one of the biggest stars in the Indian film industry. However, some of the supporting actors never escaped the shadow of their hit film.

Amjad Khan, who played the bandit Gabbar Singh played many more villainous roles afterwards. He played Gabbar Singh again in the 1991 spoof Ramgarh Ke Sholay. He also reprised the role in a commercial for biscuits. Amjad Khan (top), Sholay (1975) Amjad Khan (12 November 1940–27 July 1992) was an acclaimed Indian actor. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Ramgarh Ke Sholay is a 1991 spoof film that parodies the 1975 classic Bollywood blockbuster Sholay. ...

Comedian Jagdeep, who played Soorma Bhopali in the film, also attempted to capitalize on his Sholay success; he directed and played the lead role in the 1988 film Soorma Bhopali; Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan also played cameos.^[6] The film was not a success. Jagdeep is an Indian hindi film actor more known for his comic roles. ... Soorma Bhopali is a Hindi movie directed by Jagdeep, who earlier played a role with the same name in the movie Sholay. ...

Sholay is out of the theaters, but thanks to television, VCRs, and DVDs, it is widely available and still extremely popular. In the year 1996, "Sholay" was first shown on the Indian government-run Doordarshan television channel; streets were virtually empty during the show. Young Indians who had not been born when Sholay was released will still have seen the film and know the dialogues and characters. Doordarshan (sometimes DoorDarshan; ) is a Public broadcast Terrestrial television channel run by Prasar Bharati, a board nominated by the Government of India. ...

Soundtrack

R. D. Burman, who composed the music for the film, was one of the most sought after composers in 1975, when the film was released. However, out of the twelve soundtracks he composed that year, Khushboo and Aandhi were critical successes and Deewar and Khel Khel Mein mild commercial hits. No other Burman film soundtrack that year attained the resounding critical and commercial success of Sholay. This article needs cleanup. ... Kushboo (born 19 September 1970 in Bombay, India ) is a Tamil film actress. ... Aandhi is a 1971 Indina Movie based on hten prime minister Indira Gandhis life. ... Deewar, or Deewaar (Hindi: दीवार, Urdu: دیوار), is a classic Indian movie, directed by Indian director Yash Chopra. ... Khel Khel Mein is a 1975 Indian Hindi film directed by Ravi Tandon. ...

The songs picturized in the film were the following:

1. Jab Tak Hai Jaan, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
2. Koi Haseena, sung by Kishore Kumar and Hema Malini
3. Holi Ke Din, sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar
4. Yeh Dosti, sung by Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey
5. Mehbooba Mehbooba, sung by Rahul Dev Burman

A qawwali, Aa Shuru Hota Hai Phir, was also recorded, but it was never picturized or released. Lata Mangeshkar (Marathi/Hindi:लता मंगेशकर) (born September 28, 1929) is an Indian singer. ... Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 – October 13, 1987) was an Indian film playback singer and comic actor. ... Hema Malini, (born October 16, 1948 in Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer, who starred in several successful Bollywood films in the 1970s, most notably the extremely successful Sholay. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rahul Dev Burman, also known as, R. D. Burman, Pancham and Pancham da, (June 27, 1939 - January 4, 1994) was a music composer in Bollywood films. ...

However, at the time, the songs from Sholay attracted less attention than the dialogues — a rarity for Bollywood. This prompted the producers to release audio-cassettes with only dialogues.^[7]

Another aspect of the soundtrack that was widely appreciated and has gone through a number of re-releases were the instrumental scores. The title track, which has a particular emphasis on acoustic guitar and brass sections is still well anthologized and is an example of Burman's foray into fusing Indian sounds with Latin and Afro-Cuban elements. Burman also created some disparate segments including a sparse track to augment the ferocity of Gabbar Singh amidst the desolate location and one to highlight the Thakur's shock at seeing his family exterminated.^[8] Latin American music, or the music of Latin America, is sometimes called Latin music. ... It has been suggested that Cuban folk music be merged into this article or section. ...

Among the songs, two versions of Yeh Dosti were released, an extended version which was cited as the "happy version" and a shorter one called the "sad version". For many years this device became a mainstay of Hindi film soundtracks, with the sad concise version of the "happy song" played during the sad scenes.

No mention of the soundtrack is complete without a discussion of Mehbooba Mehbooba. This song displayed Burman's impressive vocal skills as a singer, and courage to introduce gypsy elements into Indian film music, as a composer. This song has been highly anthologized, remixed, and recreated. A notable recent version being one created by the Kronos Quartet for their Grammy-nominated album You've stolen my heart.^[9] Kronos Quartet in 2006. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Trivia

Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev and Amjad admiring Asrani, who's rehearsing his role of an English Jailer.

• A remake starring Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal, and Ajay Devgan has been released on 30th August, 2007 but has got poor responses from the critics as well as the Viewers.
• Sanjeev Kumar wanted to play Gabbar Singh, but the producers insisted that he play the police officer.
• Dharmendra was interested in playing Gabbar Singh, but changed his mind when Ramesh Sippy told him Basanti was to be played by Hema Malini.
• The director's original choice for Jaidev too was different. Shatrughan Sinha was almost signed, when Dharmendra convinced the producers that Amitabh would be the right choice.
• The producers wanted Danny Denzongpa to play the bandit chief, but he was committed to Feroz Khan's "Dharmatma". Amjad Khan was a second choice.^[10]
• The scene in which Thakur's family is killed was cut by the censor board; the murder of a small child was deemed too horrific to show.
• The film showcased two real life romances. Amitabh married Jaya Bhaduri, who played the widowed daughter-in-law, in 1973, during the filming. Dharmendra married Hema Malini in 1980, five years after the release of the film.
• Amjad Khan prepared to play a bandit chief by reading a book titled Abhishapth Chambal, which told of the exploits of Chambal dacoits. The book was written by Taroon Bhaduri, who happened to be the father of Jaya Bhaduri.
• The screenwriters, Salim-Javed, named Veeru and Jai after a couple of Salim's college friends.^[11]
• According to some sources Sholay has always been the number one grossing film of all time, in the Indian film industry.^[12]
• From September 1 through September 5, 2006, the Walter Reade Theater of New York City's Lincoln Center, held screenings of "Sholay." The film is said to be one of the favorite's of the Theater's program director, Richard Peña.
• The basic plot of the movie was lifted from the 1972 hindi movie Bindiya Aur Bandook produced by Joginder and Joginder later on filed a lawsuit against Ramesh Sippy.
• There is a water tank in the village ( Veeru climbs on the water tank) but no electricity( Thakur's daughter in law lights all candles in the evening).
• MacMohan is most remembered for his role as the dacoit Sambha, though the character had only one dialogue in the edited version of the whole film! The Unedited version saw him had one more dialogue with his colleagues while playing cards and just before kidnapping Sachin.
• In a 2007 regional remake of the film, Shalindra Sen’s Malwa Ke Sholay, 'Gabbar' the dacoit falls in love with the female protagonist Basanti, who is forced to submit to his advances. She is not accepted back into her family. Gabbar feels guilty for "victimising" and decides to reform himself. The movie, Sen claims, addresses the social evil of the traditional ostracisation of women.^[13]

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See also

• All Time Blockbuster Films In Indian Cinema

External links

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• Sholay at the Internet Movie Database
• Why Sholay is a Cult Classic?.
• BBC Asian Network
• University of Iowa article
• Sholay complete media
• Sholay Photostory with trivia