Sholay - 40th Anniversary
#1 Aug 9th, 2015, 13:46 
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Sholay, unarguably one of the most iconic Bollywood to be ever made. Released on 15th August 1975 will be completing 40 years this week. It was panned by critics and dismissed by the public when it released.
Theaters were to stop screening the movie after a week since the turnout was bleak. However word of mouth spread and people started coming to watch the movie. It ran for over 5 years (286 weeks) at Minerva in Bombay. The first movie to do so.
If I am not mistaken this was the first movie where audio cassettes of the dialogues were sold and also outsold the audio cassettes of the songs. Gabbar's "Kitne aadmi the", "Ab tera kya hoga Kaalia" are still well remembered. The only time a character with only one dialogue in the entire movie is still remembered, Samba (Macmohan)
All characters in the movie are still remembered even those who appeared for a couple of scenes like
Soorma Bhopali
Angrez ke zamane ka jailer (The jailer from the British era) along with Hariram nai (barber)
Mausi
Villagers ("yeh suicide kya hota hai" "What is suicide")
The well shot train scene
The scenes and characters are still etched in the memories of the people who watched the movies years ago. I rarely find a movie nowadays where this has been repeated.
The original movie shows Thakur killing Gabbar. The censor board objected to this ending and wanted to show that Gabbar is arrested by the police. The original ending below
The edited scene where Gabbar kills the maulana's grandson. In the movie Gabbar crushes an ant.
A qawwali was also shot for this movie which was chopped off at the editing table and also does not appear on the audio cassettes.
Chand sa koi chehra
I have watched the movie numerous times and still watch it in bits and pieces when it is shown on television. I also have a CD of the movie and hope junior likes the movie when he sees it. He already knows about Jai and Veeru since they have been spoofed in a cartoon show called Sholay Adventures.
The full movie with subtitles
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Source:Theaters were to stop screening the movie after a week since the turnout was bleak. However word of mouth spread and people started coming to watch the movie. It ran for over 5 years (286 weeks) at Minerva in Bombay. The first movie to do so.
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SourceIf I am not mistaken this was the first movie where audio cassettes of the dialogues were sold and also outsold the audio cassettes of the songs. Gabbar's "Kitne aadmi the", "Ab tera kya hoga Kaalia" are still well remembered. The only time a character with only one dialogue in the entire movie is still remembered, Samba (Macmohan)
All characters in the movie are still remembered even those who appeared for a couple of scenes like
Soorma Bhopali
Angrez ke zamane ka jailer (The jailer from the British era) along with Hariram nai (barber)
Mausi
Villagers ("yeh suicide kya hota hai" "What is suicide")
The well shot train scene
The scenes and characters are still etched in the memories of the people who watched the movies years ago. I rarely find a movie nowadays where this has been repeated.
The original movie shows Thakur killing Gabbar. The censor board objected to this ending and wanted to show that Gabbar is arrested by the police. The original ending below
The edited scene where Gabbar kills the maulana's grandson. In the movie Gabbar crushes an ant.
A qawwali was also shot for this movie which was chopped off at the editing table and also does not appear on the audio cassettes.
Chand sa koi chehra
I have watched the movie numerous times and still watch it in bits and pieces when it is shown on television. I also have a CD of the movie and hope junior likes the movie when he sees it. He already knows about Jai and Veeru since they have been spoofed in a cartoon show called Sholay Adventures.
The full movie with subtitles
Have to watch it for 17371st time this week :-D , TFS
#3 Aug 9th, 2015, 14:53
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A blunder from the movie.
During the Koi haseena song when Veeru does a wheelie on the bicycle we can see a hand holding the front tyre which is in the air.
During the Thakur Gabbar fight at the end, one can see Thakur's hand inside the kurta.
During the Koi haseena song when Veeru does a wheelie on the bicycle we can see a hand holding the front tyre which is in the air.
During the Thakur Gabbar fight at the end, one can see Thakur's hand inside the kurta.
The bond remains the same
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I am sure you've seen other versions of Sholay.
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I've heard of Sholay before, but I haven't seen it. I'll make sure to get the movie so I can watch it. It looks really good. Thanks, Aarosh.
I've heard of Sholay before, but I haven't seen it. I'll make sure to get the movie so I can watch it. It looks really good. Thanks, Aarosh. 
Sholay (1975) is the Indianized version of the original 1954 movie “Seven Samurai” by Akira Kurosawa. Seven Samurai has consistently ranked highly across critics' greatest film polls and has remained highly influential, often seen as one of the most "remade, reworked, referenced" films in cinema worldwide. Read more …
Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1954) is not only a great film in its own right, but the source of a genre that would flow through the rest of the century. The critic Michael Jeck suggests that this was the first film in which a team is assembled to carry out a mission--an idea which gave birth to its direct Hollywood remake, "The Magnificent Seven," as well as "The Guns of Navarone," "The Dirty Dozen" and countless later war, heist and caper movies. Read more …
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During Sholay Ahmed (Sachin) was a veteran in the industry while Chacha (A K Hangal) was a new comer.
Jai (Amitabh) requested Veeru (Dharmendra) to recommend him to the director for the role. This was before Zanjeer released. After Zanjeer the Angry Young Man became a superstar on his own.
Dharmendra wanted to do Thakur's role, however when the director informed that Sanjeev will be paired against Hema he relented and agreed to play Veeru. Sanjeev had proposed marriage to Hema some time earlier which was rejected by her.
Danny was the original choice to portray Gabbar however he was busy filming Dharamatma in Afghanistan and opted out. Amjad was reluctantly cast since the writers didn't feel his dialogue delivery was upto the mark.
Jai (Amitabh) requested Veeru (Dharmendra) to recommend him to the director for the role. This was before Zanjeer released. After Zanjeer the Angry Young Man became a superstar on his own.
Dharmendra wanted to do Thakur's role, however when the director informed that Sanjeev will be paired against Hema he relented and agreed to play Veeru. Sanjeev had proposed marriage to Hema some time earlier which was rejected by her.
Danny was the original choice to portray Gabbar however he was busy filming Dharamatma in Afghanistan and opted out. Amjad was reluctantly cast since the writers didn't feel his dialogue delivery was upto the mark.
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More than The Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven, this film is inspired by Once Upon a Time in the West.
The wiki article on A.K.Hangal doesn't mention Sara Akash. That's when he was first noticed by film critics.
The wiki article on A.K.Hangal doesn't mention Sara Akash. That's when he was first noticed by film critics.
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Originally Posted by RWeHavingFunYet I am sure you've seen other versions of Sholay.
Sholay (1975) is the Indianized version of the original 1954 movie “Seven Samurai” by Akira Kurosawa.
Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1954) is not only a great film in its own right, but the source of a genre that would flow through the rest of the century. The critic Michael Jeck suggests that this was the first film in which a team is assembled to carry out a mission--an idea which gave birth to its direct Hollywood remake, "The Magnificent Seven," as well as "The Guns of Navarone," "The Dirty Dozen" and countless later war, heist and caper movies.
I am sure you've seen other versions of Sholay. Sholay (1975) is the Indianized version of the original 1954 movie “Seven Samurai” by Akira Kurosawa.
Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1954) is not only a great film in its own right, but the source of a genre that would flow through the rest of the century. The critic Michael Jeck suggests that this was the first film in which a team is assembled to carry out a mission--an idea which gave birth to its direct Hollywood remake, "The Magnificent Seven," as well as "The Guns of Navarone," "The Dirty Dozen" and countless later war, heist and caper movies.
You're right, I have seen Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven, The Guns of Navarone, and the Dirty Dozen. All good movies, so I'm sure I'll like Sholay.
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Read in today's TOI an article about Kaalia here
The last paragraph mentioned in the article can be seen in the link below.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2c...ndi_shortfilms (from the 46th minute to 54th minute)
The last paragraph mentioned in the article can be seen in the link below.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2c...ndi_shortfilms (from the 46th minute to 54th minute)
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An interview with Ramesh Sippy on 2nd October 2013, 40 years after the first day of the shooting of the Sholay.
Part 1
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/wal...-part-1/295736
Part 2
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/wal...-part-2/296593
Part 1
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/wal...-part-1/295736
Part 2
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/wal...-part-2/296593
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