Sholay DVD 1975 / Directed by Ramesh Sippy / Starring: Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini Jaya Bhaduri, Amjad Khan

UPC 5032239920168

ALL REGIONS NTSC DVD

MADE IN GERMANY

AUDIO: Hindi 2.0

SUBTITLES: English

Total Runtime: 204 minutes

English Summary:

Sholay (pronunciation (help·info), lit. Embers) is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film written by Salim-Javed, directed by Ramesh Sippy, and produced by his father G. P. Sippy. The film is about two criminals, Veeru and Jai (played by Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan respectively), hired by a retired police officer (Sanjeev Kumar) to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan). Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri also star, as Veeru and Jai's love interests, respectively. Sholay is considered a classic and one of the best Indian films. It was ranked first in the British Film Institute's 2002 poll of "Top 10 Indian Films" of all time. In 2005, the judges of the 50th Filmfare Awards named it the Best Film of 50 Years.

Plot

In the small village of Ramgarh, the retired policeman Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) summons a pair of small-time thieves that he had once arrested. Thakur feels that the duo—Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai (Amitabh Bachchan)—would be ideal to help him capture Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan), a dacoit wanted by the authorities for a ₹50,000 reward. Thakur tells them to surrender Gabbar to him, alive, for an additional ₹20,000 reward.

The two thieves thwart the dacoits sent by Gabbar to extort the villagers. Soon afterwards, Gabbar and his goons attack Ramgarh during the festival of Holi. In a tough battle, Veeru and Jai are cornered. Thakur, although he has a gun within his reach, does not help them. Veeru and Jai fight back and the bandits flee. The two are, however, upset at Thakur's inaction, and consider leaving the village. Thakur explains that Gabbar had killed nearly all of his family members, and cut off both his arms a few years earlier, which is why he could not use the gun. He had concealed the dismemberment by always wearing a shawl.

Cast

• Dharmendra as Veeru
• Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur Baldev Singh
• Hema Malini as Basanti
• Amitabh Bachchan as Jai (Jaidev)
• Jaya Bhaduri as Radha, Thakur's daughter-in-law
• Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh
• Satyen Kappu as Ramlaal, Thakur's servant
• A. K. Hangal as Rahim Chacha, the imam in the village
• Sachin as Ahmed, son of the imam
• Jagdeep as Soorma Bhopali, a comical wood trader
• Leela Mishra as Mausi, Basanti's maternal aunt
• Asrani as the Jailor, a comical character modelled after Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator (1940)^[9]
• Keshto Mukherjee as Hariram, prison barber and Jailor's side-kick
• Mac Mohan as Sambha, Gabbar Singh's sidekick
• Viju Khote as Kaalia, another of Gabbar's men whom he kills in a game of Russian roulette
• Iftekhar as Inspector Khurana, Radha's Father
• Helen in a special appearance in song "Mehbooba Mehbooba"
• Jalal Agha in a special appearance in song "Mehbooba Mehbooba"
• Raj Kishore as a jail inmate with gayish mannerisms