It became an instant classic and broke all the rules of film making and characterization, while preserving the values of Indian cinema. Sholay did for Indian Cinema what Casablanca did for Hollywood. The character of Gabbar Singh is so creative that many film makers have tried to imitate him for their films. Sholay gave us a Character called “Gabbar Singh” played by Amjad Khan, who made his debut with this film.
The film was directed by Ramesh Sippy and had music of legendary R.D. The duo also gave us films like Don, Shakti, Shaan, Zanjeer, Seeta Aur Geeta and Deewar. Sholay was written by the great Duo of Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan know as Salim-Javed. The film became the longest running Indian film in the theaters, a record that stood for over 25 years until it was broken recently by another classic “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” (holds the current record 500 Weeks and still going – as on May 07, 2005). Sholay was released in 1975, also the year I was born in, coincidence, perhaps. ” “Kitne Aadmi Thei”, every Indian film fan knows this dialog by heart.
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