Sholay is an Indian Hindi film by Ramesh Sippy. Sholay is the biggest hit in the history of Bollywood, India's Hindi film industry. Sholay released on August 15, 1975, Sholay starred Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and Amjad Khan. Sholay's, set in the lawless and rugged terrain of central India, is the story of two hired hands, trying to capture a ruthless dacoit by the name of Gabbar Singh.
Sholay is the highest grossing film of all time in India. It has earned Rs. 2,36,45,00,000, equivalent to US$ 60 million, after adjusting for inflation.When first released, Sholay was declared a commercial disaster. Word of mouth convinced movie-goers to give the film a chance and soon it became a box-office phenomenon. Sholay ran for 286 weeks straight (more than five years) in one Mumbai theatre, the Minerva. Sholay racked up a still record 60 golden jubilees across India and doubled its original gross over reruns during the late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. Sholay was the first film in the history of Indian cinema to celebrate silver jubilee (25 weeks) at over a hundred theatres across India.[1]
In 1999, BBC India declared it the "Film of the Millennium"; Indiatimes movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. In that same year, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare awards awarded it with a special award called Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years.
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15 August 1975 (India) moreTagline:
The greatest star cast ever assembled.......The greatest story ever toldPlot:
Sholay means fire. In this particular movie, a Police Officer, who family was killed by a bandit named Gabbar Singh... more | full synopsisRead more on : Sholay the Brand of Bollywood
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