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Sholay (1975)

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Ramesh Sippy's iconic curry western pits Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra against dacoit Gabbar Singh in a legendary Salim-Javed screenplay

Introduction

Preface — Sholay (1975)

Mohan, C. (Designer), Sholay, 1975 | Half Sheet Poster

Mohan, C. (Designer), Sholay, 1975 | Half Sheet Poster

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Photographic Still

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Photographic Still

Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card

Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card

Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Working Still

Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Working Still

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Cyclostyled Lyrics Leaflet

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Cyclostyled Lyrics Leaflet

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Film Publicity Material

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Film Publicity Material

Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Advertisement

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Advertisement

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Record Cover

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Record Cover

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Glass Slide

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Glass Slide

Ramesh Sippy's Sholay stands towering as the monolith that is emblematic of the all-encompassing emotional rollercoaster that is Hindi cinema. The film follows two inseparable jailbirds, Jai and Veeru (played by Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan) who are hired by a former Inspector “Thakur" (Sanjeev Kumar) to kill the infamous dacoit Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) and avenge the massacre of his family. The aforementioned synopsis by the famous Salim-Javed duo was rejected by many filmmakers before Ramesh Sippy decided to direct the film. The film received unfavourable reviews from critics in its day due to the gratuitous violence displayed, and trade pundits declared that the film wouldn't succeed because it lacked the "Maa" trope which was in vogue at the time, in the wake of the success of contemporaneous films such as Jai Santoshi Ma...

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रमेश सिप्पी की शोले भरतीय सिनेमा के इतिहास में एक जीती-जागती किंवदंती बन चुकी है। रोमांस, कॉमेडी, ड्रामा, एक्शन, थ्रिल, ट्रेजेडी, सस्पेंस जैसी तमाम शैलियों और मनोभावों को एक ही कहानी में घोलकर जिस छप्पन-भोग सिनेमाई थाली के रूप में हिन्दी सिनेमा पेश करता है, यह फ़िल्म उसका सबसे शानदार प्रतीक है। फ़िल्म की कहानी जेल से भागे दो जिगरी दोस्तों जय और वीरू (धर्मेंद्र और अमिताभ बच्चन) के इर्द-गिर्द घूमती है। इन दोनों जोड़ीदार चोरों को ठाकुर बलदेव सिंह (संजीव कुमार) नाम के एक रिटायर्ड पुलिस अधिकारी से एक प्रस्ताव मिलता है। प्रस्ताव है कुख्यात डाकू गब्बर सिंह (अमजद खान) को पकड़कर ज़िन्दा उनके हवाले करने का। ये गब्बर ही था, जिसने ठाकुर के पूरे परिवार को बेरहमी से क़त्ल कर दिया था और उसके दोनों हाथ भी काट दिये थे। ठाकुर को गब्बर से बदला चाहिए और जय-वीरू इस काम में उसके कटे हुए हाथ बनते हैं। प्रसिद्ध लेखक जोड़ी सलीम-जावेद की लिखी इस पटकथा को रमेश सिप्पी के हाँ कहने से पहले कई दूसरे फ़िल्म निर्माताओं ने अस्वीकार कर दिया था।रिलीज़ के समय फ़िल्म को आलोचकों से नकारात्मक समीक्षाएँ मिलीं और कहा गया कि फ़िल्म में ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा हिंसा का चित्रण है। उस दौर के ट्रेड पंडितों ने यहाँ तक घोषणा की कि ये फ़िल्म इसलिए...

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Body of Work

Editorial Cast & Credits Lyrics & Soundtrack
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788554

Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788554

[1/15]

Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar's magnum opus, Sholay, directed by Ramesh Sippy follows the story of retired inspector Thakur Baldev Singh's quest for avenging the massacre of his family by the hands of the infamous dacoit Gabbar Singh. For the said mission he hires two small time thugs and inseparable friends Jai and Veeru, who had previously saved Thakur's life from the dacoits looting the train, in which the former were being taken to the jail by the inspector. Now, out of jail and on a run again, this particular still from the film is from the song "Yeh dosti hum nahi todenge," sung bu Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey and composed by R.D. Burman. A cult--classic the song became the template for multiple friendship songs that came after it and also establishes the bond between the two friends who have no one else in life apart from each other.

Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788554
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00798513
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788559
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00798515
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788561
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788563
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788560
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788562
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00798520
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00798521
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788556
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788557
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788558
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788555
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788553
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788554
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00798513
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788559
Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788554

Divecha, Dwarka (Cinematographer), Sholay, 1975 | Lobby Card | CinemaEducation | 00788554

[1/15]

Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar's magnum opus, Sholay, directed by Ramesh Sippy follows the story of retired inspector Thakur Baldev Singh's quest for avenging the massacre of his family by the hands of the infamous dacoit Gabbar Singh. For the said mission he hires two small time thugs and inseparable friends Jai and Veeru, who had previously saved Thakur's life from the dacoits looting the train, in which the former were being taken to the jail by the inspector. Now, out of jail and on a run again, this particular still from the film is from the song "Yeh dosti hum nahi todenge," sung bu Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey and composed by R.D. Burman. A cult--classic the song became the template for multiple friendship songs that came after it and also establishes the bond between the two friends who have no one else in life apart from each other.

Art Director

Ram Yedekar

Assistant Directors

D.R. Thakkar

Associate Producer

Vijay Sippy

Banner

Sippy Films

Choreographer

P.L. Raj

Cinematographer

Dwarka Divecha

Costume Designer

Shalini Shah,

Kachins,

Chelaram

Credits Image Alias
Dialogue Writer

Javed Akhtar,

Salim Khan,

Salim-Javed

Director

Ramesh Sippy

Dubbing

Mangesh Desai

Editing

M.S. Shinde

Lead Cast

Amitabh Bachchan,

Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan,

Sanjeev Kumar,

Hema Malini,

Dharmendra

Lead Cast Rest

Vikas Anand,

Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan,

A.K. Hangal,

Satyan Kapoo,

Amjad Khan,

Leela Mishra,

Mac Mohan,

Sachin Pilgaonkar,

Asrani,

Iftekhar,

Jagdeep,

Sachin

Lyricist

Anand Bakshi

Music Director

Rahul Dev Burman

Producer

G.P. Sippy

Publicity Designer

C. Mohan,

Pamart,

Filmage

Re recording

Mangesh Desai

Screenplay Writer

Javed Akhtar,

Salim Khan,

Salim-Javed

Script Writer

Javed Akhtar,

Salim Khan,

Salim-Javed

Sound Recording

Mangesh Desai

Still Photographer

Omee Kapoor,

S.A. Asad

Story Writer

Javed Akhtar,

Salim Khan,

Salim-Javed

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet | CinemaEducation | 00798593

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet | CinemaEducation | 00798593

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet | CinemaEducation | 00798592

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet | CinemaEducation | 00798592

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet | CinemaEducation | 00798593
Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet | CinemaEducation | 00798592

Sippy, G.P. (Producer), Sholay, 1975 | Song-Synopsis Booklet | CinemaEducation | 00798593

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Yeh Dosti

kishore-kumar, manna-dey

05:21

play

Haa Jab Tak Hai Jaan

lata-mangeshkar

05:26

play

Koi Haseena

kishore-kumar, hema-malini

04:00

play

Holi Ke Din

kishore-kumar, lata-mangeshkar

05:42

play

Mehbooba Mehbooba

rahul-dev-burman

03:45

play

Yeh Dosti (Sad)

kishore-kumar

01:49

play

Ke Chand Sa Koi Chehra

kishore-kumar, manna-dey, bhupinder-singh, anand-bakshi

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Yeh Dosti

kishore-kumar, manna-dey

05:21

Haa Jab Tak Hai Jaan

lata-mangeshkar

05:26

Koi Haseena

kishore-kumar, hema-malini

04:00

Holi Ke Din

kishore-kumar, lata-mangeshkar

05:42

Mehbooba Mehbooba

rahul-dev-burman

03:45

Yeh Dosti (Sad)

kishore-kumar

01:49

Ke Chand Sa Koi Chehra

kishore-kumar, manna-dey, bhupinder-singh, anand-bakshi

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BFJA Award | Best Cinematography | The Bengal Film Journalists Association

1975

BFJA Award | Best Art Direction | The Bengal Film Journalists Association

1975

Filmfare Awards | Best Editing | The Times Group

1975

BFJA Award | Best Supporting Actor | The Bengal Film Journalists Association

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