Sholay Sholay ("Embers") is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film, directed by Ramesh Sippy and produced by his father G. P. Sippy. The film follows 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 also star, as Veeru and Jai's love interests. 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 annual Filmfare Awards named it the Best Film of 50 Years. Directed by Ramesh Sippy Produced by G. P. Sippy Screenplay by Salim-JavedStarring Dharmendra Sanjeev Kumar Hema Malini Amitabh Bachchan Jaya Bhaduri Amjad Khan Music by R. D. BurmanCinematography Dwarka Divecha Edited by M. S. ShindeProduction company United Producers Sippy Films Distributed by Sippy FilmsRelease date 15 August 1975 Running time 204 minutesCountry India Language HindiBudget ₹30 million Box office est.₹150 million Download Full Movie in HD (701 MB) ↓ The film was shot in the rocky terrain of Ramanagara, in the southern state of Karnataka, over a span of two and a half years. After the Central Board of Film Certification mandated the removal of several violent scenes, Sholay was released with a length of 198 minutes. In 1990, the original director's cut of 204 minutes became available on home media. When first released, Sholay received negative critical reviews and a tepid commercial response, but favourable word-of-mouth publicity helped it to become a box office success. It broke records for continuous showings in many theatres across India, and ran for more than five years at Mumbai's Minerva theatre. By some accounts, Sholay is the highest grossing Indian film of all time, adjusted for inflation.The film drew heavily from the conventions of Westerns, and is a defining example of the masala film, which mixes several genres in one work. Scholars have noted several themes in the film, such as glorification of violence, conformation to feudal ethos, debate between social order and mobilised usurpers, homosocial bonding, and the film's role as a national allegory. The combined sales of the original soundtrack, scored by R. D. Burman, and the dialogues (released separately), set new sales records. The film's dialogues and certain characters became extremely popular, contributing to numerous cultural memes and becoming part of India's daily vernacular. In January 2014, Sholay was re-released to theatres in the 3D format. PlotIn 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.Living in Ramgarh, the jovial Veeru and cynical Jai find themselves growing fond of the villagers. Veeru is attracted to Basanti (Hema Malini), a feisty, talkative young woman who makes her living by driving a horse-cart. Jai is drawn to Radha (Jaya Bhaduri), Thakur's reclusive, widowed daughter-in-law, who subtly returns his affections.Skirmishes between Gabbar's gang and Jai-Veeru finally result in the capture of Veeru and Basanti by the dacoits. Jai attacks the gang, and the three are able to flee Gabbar's hideout with dacoits in pursuit. Fighting from behind a rock, Jai and Veeru nearly run out of ammunition. Veeru, unaware that Jai was wounded in the gunfight, is forced to leave for more ammunition. Meanwhile, Jai, who is continuing the gunfight singlehandedly, decides to sacrifice himself by using his last bullet to ignite dynamite sticks on a bridge from close range.Veeru returns, and Jai dies in his arms. Enraged, Veeru attacks Gabbar's den and catches the dacoit. Veeru nearly beats Gabbar to death when Thakur appears and reminds Veeru of the promise to hand over Gabbar alive. Thakur uses his spike-soled shoes to severely injure Gabbar and destroy his hands. The police then arrive and arrest Gabbar. After Jai's funeral, Veeru leaves Ramgarh and finds Basanti waiting for him on the train. Radha is left alone again. CastDharmendra as Veeru Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur Baldev Singh, usually addressed as "Thakur" 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) 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" MusicSholay Soundtrack album by R. D. Burman Released 1975 Genre Feature film soundtrack Length 28:59 Label Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. (originally Polydor Records)R. D. Burman composed the film's music, and the lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. The songs used in the film, and released on the original soundtrack are listed below. Following that is a list of unused tracks and dialogues which were released later on an updated soundtrack.The song "Mehbooba Mehbooba" was sung by its composer, R. D. Burman, who received his sole Filmfare Award nomination for playback singing for his effort. The song, which is often featured on Bollywood hit song compilations, is based on "Say You Love Me" by Greek singer Demis Roussos. "Mehbooba Mehbooba" has been extensively anthologised, remixed, and recreated. A version was created in 2005 by the Kronos Quartet for their Grammy-nominated album You've Stolen My Heart, featuring Asha Bhosle. It was also remixed and sung by Himesh Reshammiya, along with Bhosle, in his debut acting film Aap Kaa Surroor (2007). "Yeh Dosti" has been called the ultimate friendship anthem. It was remixed and sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Udit Narayan for the 2010 Malayalam film Four Friends, and also in 2010 it was used to symbolise India's friendship with the United States during a visit from President Barack Obama.Several songs from the soundtrack were included in the annual Binaca Geetmala list of top filmi songs. "Mehbooba Mehooba" was listed at No. 24 on the 1975 list, and at No. 6 on the 1976 list. "Koi Haseena" was listed at No. 30 in 1975, and No. 20 in 1976. "Yeh Dosti" was listed at No. 9 in 1976. Despite the soundtrack's success, at the time, the songs from Sholay attracted less attention than the film's dialogue—a rarity for Bollywood. The producers were thus prompted to release records with only dialogue. Taken together, the album sales totalled an unprecedented 500,000 units, and became one of the top selling Bollywood soundtracks of the 1970s.Music critic Oli Marlow reviewed the soundtrack in 2013, calling it a unique fusion of religious, folk, and classical music, with influences from around the world. He also commented on the sound design of the film, calling it psychedelic, and saying that there was "a lot of incredible incidental music" in the film that was not included in the soundtrack releases. In a 1999 paper submitted to London's Symposium on Sound in Cinema, film critic Shoma A. Chatterji said, "Sholay offers a model lesson on how sound can be used to signify the terror a character evokes. Sholay is also exemplary in its use of soundmatching to jump cut to a different scene and time, without breaking the continuity of the narrative, yet, intensifying the drama." Original Motion Picture SoundtrackNo. Title Singer(s) Length 1. "Title Music (Sholay)" – 02:46 2. "Yeh Dosti" Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey 05:21 3. "Haa Jab Tak Hai Jaan" Lata Mangeshkar 05:26 4. "Koi Haseena" Kishore Kumar and Hema Malini 04:00 5. "Holi Ke Din" Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar 05:42 6. "Mehbooba Mehbooba" R. D. Burman 03:54 7. "Yeh Dosti" (sad version) Kishore Kumar 01:49Bonus tracks — Released laterNo. Title Singers / Speakers Length 8. "Ke Chand Sa Koi Chehra" (Qawwali) Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Bhupinder Singh, Anand Bakshi – 9 ."Veeru Ki Sagai" (dialogues) Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan – 10. "Gabbar Singh" (dialogues) Amjad Khan, Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra – 3D re-releaseFilmmaker Ketan Mehta's company Maya Digital was responsible for converting Sholay into the 3D format. Mehta was approached by G. P. Sippy's grandson, Sasha Sippy, about the project in 2010. In March 2012, Shaan Uttam Singh, the grandson of producer G. P. Sippy, said that he would sponsor a conversion of the film to 3D, and release it in late 2012; this was later postponed to late 2013, and eventually finalised for 3 January 2014. It took ₹250 million (US$3.9 million) to convert Sholay to 3D.Under the leadership of computer animator Frank Foster, 350 people worked to convert the film into the digital 3D format, for which every scene had to be individually restored, colour-corrected and re-composited in 3D to match the depth. New set-pieces, particularly those suited to the new format were also included, such as digital logs which scatter in the direction of the camera during the first half of the film when the train collides with them, the gunshot scene which frees Jai and Veeru from their handcuffs, and panoramic views of Gabbar's hideout in the caves.The theatrical trailer and release date were unveiled by the original script-writers Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar. The two original leads, Bachchan and Dharmendra, were also involved in promoting the re-release. The film was released in 1,000 screens in India, and additional screens overseas. It earned approximately ₹100 million (US$1.6 million) during its re-release, not enough to recover its conversion cost. Sholay Sholay (" Embers ") is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action - adventure film , directed by Ramesh Sippy and produced by his f... Read more »
Zameer Zameer (ज़मीर) is a 1975 Hindi action-drama film directed by Ravi Chopra, and produced by B. R. Chopra for B. R. Films. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saira Banu, Shammi Kapoor, Madan Puri and Vinod Khanna. The music for this film was composed by Sapan Chakraborty. It was a remake of 1960 film Bombai Ka Baboo starring Dev Anand. It was a hit in the Indian box office, in an years of big hits Deewaar, Sholay, Dharmatma and Julie. Directed by Ravi Chopra Produced by B. R. ChopraStory by C. J. Pavri Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saira Banu Shammi Kapoor Music by Sapan ChakrabortyCinematography Dharam Chopra Edited by Pran MehraDistributed by B. R. FilmsRelease date March 21, 1975Country India Language Hindi CastAmitabh Bachchan As Badal Saira Banu As Sunita Singh Shammi Kapoor As Thakur Maharaj Singh Madan Puri As Daaku Maan Singh Vinod Khanna -- Special Appearance (Suraj) Indrani Mukherjee As Rukmini SoundtrackThe song "Tum Bhi Chalo" is a cover of Autumn Leaves.# Title Singer(s) 1. "Phoolon Ke Dere Hai" Kishore Kumar 2. "Tum Bhi Chalo Hum Bhi Chale" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle 3. "Aanka Baanka Tali Talaka" Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey 4. "Tum Bhi Chalo" Kishore Kumar 5. "Zindagi Hansne Gane Ke Liye Hai" Kishore Kumar 6. "Ab Yahan Koi Nahin" Kishore Kumar Zameer Zameer (ज़मीर) is a 1975 Hindi action-drama film directed by Ravi Chopra, and produced by B. R. Chopra for B. R. Films. It stars Amitabh Ba... Read more »
Deewaar Deewaar (The Wall) is a 1975 Indian crime drama film, directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim-Javed, and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor. Reflecting "the tumultuous politics of the early 70s" in India, Deewaar tells the story of a pair of impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father, struggle to survive on the streets of Mumbai. The film was loosely inspired by the real-life gangster Haji Mastan, and the 1961 Dilip Kumar film Gunga Jumna. Directed by Yash Chopra Produced by Gulshan Rai Written by Salim-JavedStarring Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, Nirupa Roy, Satyendra Kapoor, Iftekhar, Madan PuriMusic by Rahul Dev Burman Distributed by Trimurti Films Pvt. LtdRelease date 24 January 1975 Running time 176 minutesCountry India Language HindiBox office ₹ 75.0 million (US$1.2 million) Many consider Deewaar a ground-breaking cinematic masterpiece. It was one of a slew of films establishing Amitabh Bachchan as the "angry young man" of Bollywood cinema and Parveen Babi as the "new Bollywood woman" whose character Anita is "a liberated working girl, smoking, drinking and making love to her partner, defying every Hindi film heroine rule." The movie cemented the success of the writing duo Salim-Javed, who went on to write many more blockbuster films. It is said that after the success of this film, the value of film writers skyrocketed thanks to Salim-Javed, and they soon were being paid as highly as some actors at the time.The Deewaar in question refers to the wall that has sprung up between the two brothers, drawn apart by fate and circumstances in a time of socio-political turmoil.Deewaar received the Filmfare Best Movie Award of 1975 in addition to six other Filmfare Awards and was a "superhit" at the box office, ranking as the 4th highest grossing Bollywood film of 1975. Indiatimes ranks Deewaar amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. The film was later remade in Telugu as Magaadu (1976), in Tamil as Thee (1981) and in Malayalam as Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare (1983). CastAmitabh Bachchan as Vijay Verma, the elder brother Shashi Kapoor as Ravi Verma, the younger brother Parveen Babi as Anita Neetu Singh as Veera Narang Nirupa Roy as Sumitra Devi, Vijay & Ravi's mother Satyendra Kapoor as Anand Verma, Vijay & Ravi's father Manmohan Krishna as DCP Narang Madan Puri as Samant Iftekhar as Mulk Raj Daavar Sudhir as Jaichand Jagdish Raj as Jaggi Raj Kishore as Darpan Yunus Parvez as Rahim Chacha, Head Porter Mohan Sherry as Peter's henchman Alankar Joshi as Young Vijay Verma Raju Shrestha as Young Ravi Verma Rajan Verma as Lachhu A. K. Hangal as Chander's Father Dulari as Chander's mother D. K. Sapru as Mr. Agarwal Kamal Kapoor as Anand Verma's employer CrewDirector: Yash Chopra Story: Salim-Javed Screenplay: Salim-Javed Dialogue: Salim-Javed Producer: Gulshan Rai Cinematographer: Kay Gee Editor: T.R. Mangeshkar, Pran Mehra Art Director: Desh Mukherjee Stunts: M.B. Shetty, Kodi S.Irani Music Director: Rahul Dev Burman Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi Playback Singers: Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey, Kishore Kumar, Bhupendra Singh, Ursula Vaz, Usha Mangeshkar Soundtrack Soundtrack album to Deewaar by R.D. Burman Released 1975 Genre Feature film Soundtrack Language Hindi Label Universal Producer R.D. Burman The Soundtrack of the movie was composed by Rahul Dev Burman, and the lyrics were penned by Sahir Ludhianvi. The soundtrack did well, and the track "Kehdoon Tumhe" was a chartbuster. Song Singer(s) "Kehdoon Tumhe" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle "Maine Tujhe Manga" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle "Koi Mar Jaye" Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar "Deewaron Ka Jungle" Manna Dey "Idhar Ka Mal Udhar" Bhupinder Singh "I Am Falling In Love With A Stranger" Ursula Vaz Deewaar Deewaar ( The Wall ) is a 1975 Indian crime drama film, directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim-Javed, and starring Amitabh Bachchan and ... Read more »