Sholay a fantastico 1975 Indian Hindi action-adventure film has been directed
by Ramesh Sippy and produced by his father G. P. Sippy.Its one of
the best Indian films.The film is about two criminals, Veeru and Jai
(played by Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan), hired by a retired
police officer (Sanjeev Kumar) to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar
Singh (Amjad Khan). Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri, as Veeru and Jai's
love interests. Its been awarded as the Best Film of 50 Years in the
50th annual Filmfare Awards.The movie has a length of 198
minutes.Sholay was also re-released to theatres in the 3D format.The
most heart breaking scene was when Veeru returns, and Jai dies in
his arms.Radha is left alone again.The character Gabbar Singh was
modelled on a real-life dacoit of the same name who had menaced the
villages around Gwalior in the 1950s.The producers considered Danny
Denzongpa for the role of bandit chief Gabbar Singh but he was busy
with another movie. Pran was considered for the role of Thakur
Baldev Singh, but Sippy thought Sanjeev Kumar was a better
choice.Initially, Dharmendra was also interested to play the role of
Thakur. But he agreed to play Veeru as to be paired with Hema
Malini. The addition of romance, comedy, and songs gave it the
ambiance that one expects of a Hindi film.Spectacular
cinematography, with shots panning over rocky heights and barren
canyons. Amjad Khan played the role with perfection.Salim-Javed
created immortal characters.Hema's yak-yak Basanti remains her most
memorable role.Viju Khote made a lasting impression as Kaalia, one
of Gabbar Singh's sidekicks.His dialogue 'Sarkar maine aapka namak
khaya hai.' is still famous.Amitabh Bachchan has recently revealed
he wanted to play the role of Gabbar when he first heard the script
of "Sholay".According to Bachchan, the audience connected well with
the film as it had a well structured story, great dialogues and
powerful performances by actors. He said “90 per cent of the work
was done by Salim-Javed… they wrote a wonderful script. The film
took two-and-a-half years to make.Sholay the most famous and
greatest Bollywood film was released on August 15, 1975 and
celebrates its 40th anniversary this Independence Day.Sholay spent
decades as the longest-running Indian film, unchallenged until the
arrival of DDLJ.In the original ending, Thakur kills Gabbar. This
had to be changed to the police arriving at the last moment after
the Censor Board objected to what they deemed vigilantism.Scenes
featuring Gabbar Singh's hideout were shot at the granite rocks in
Ramnagram near Bangalore. A part of Ramnagram town was renamed
Sippynagar in honour of director Ramesh Sippy.Actor Sachin, who
played Ahmed,received a refrigerator as part of his acting fee.Jaya
Bachchan, who played the widowed Radha, was pregnant with daughter
Shweta while the film was being shot, and pregnant with son Abhishek
when the film premiered.Jai and Veeru were named after Salim Khan's
friends from college. Baldev Singh was named after Salim Khan's
father-in-law, the father of his first wife Salma whose real name is
Sushila Charak.Real bullets were allegedly used in the climax scene
of the film and a stray bullet is said to have narrowly missed
Amitabh Bachchan.Sholay remains still our favourite movie even its been 40 years now
since its release. The navigation of emotions from scene to scene is super and its peppy music
still haunts us.
This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.
by Ramesh Sippy and produced by his father G. P. Sippy.Its one of
the best Indian films.The film is about two criminals, Veeru and Jai
(played by Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan), hired by a retired
police officer (Sanjeev Kumar) to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar
Singh (Amjad Khan). Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri, as Veeru and Jai's
love interests. Its been awarded as the Best Film of 50 Years in the
50th annual Filmfare Awards.The movie has a length of 198
minutes.Sholay was also re-released to theatres in the 3D format.The
most heart breaking scene was when Veeru returns, and Jai dies in
his arms.Radha is left alone again.The character Gabbar Singh was
modelled on a real-life dacoit of the same name who had menaced the
villages around Gwalior in the 1950s.The producers considered Danny
Denzongpa for the role of bandit chief Gabbar Singh but he was busy
with another movie. Pran was considered for the role of Thakur
Baldev Singh, but Sippy thought Sanjeev Kumar was a better
choice.Initially, Dharmendra was also interested to play the role of
Thakur. But he agreed to play Veeru as to be paired with Hema
Malini. The addition of romance, comedy, and songs gave it the
ambiance that one expects of a Hindi film.Spectacular
cinematography, with shots panning over rocky heights and barren
canyons. Amjad Khan played the role with perfection.Salim-Javed
created immortal characters.Hema's yak-yak Basanti remains her most
memorable role.Viju Khote made a lasting impression as Kaalia, one
of Gabbar Singh's sidekicks.His dialogue 'Sarkar maine aapka namak
khaya hai.' is still famous.Amitabh Bachchan has recently revealed
he wanted to play the role of Gabbar when he first heard the script
of "Sholay".According to Bachchan, the audience connected well with
the film as it had a well structured story, great dialogues and
powerful performances by actors. He said “90 per cent of the work
was done by Salim-Javed… they wrote a wonderful script. The film
took two-and-a-half years to make.Sholay the most famous and
greatest Bollywood film was released on August 15, 1975 and
celebrates its 40th anniversary this Independence Day.Sholay spent
decades as the longest-running Indian film, unchallenged until the
arrival of DDLJ.In the original ending, Thakur kills Gabbar. This
had to be changed to the police arriving at the last moment after
the Censor Board objected to what they deemed vigilantism.Scenes
featuring Gabbar Singh's hideout were shot at the granite rocks in
Ramnagram near Bangalore. A part of Ramnagram town was renamed
Sippynagar in honour of director Ramesh Sippy.Actor Sachin, who
played Ahmed,received a refrigerator as part of his acting fee.Jaya
Bachchan, who played the widowed Radha, was pregnant with daughter
Shweta while the film was being shot, and pregnant with son Abhishek
when the film premiered.Jai and Veeru were named after Salim Khan's
friends from college. Baldev Singh was named after Salim Khan's
father-in-law, the father of his first wife Salma whose real name is
Sushila Charak.Real bullets were allegedly used in the climax scene
of the film and a stray bullet is said to have narrowly missed
Amitabh Bachchan.Sholay remains still our favourite movie even its been 40 years now
since its release. The navigation of emotions from scene to scene is super and its peppy music
still haunts us.
This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.
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