19753h 28mDir. Ramesh Sippy

Sholay

Name: Sholay
Genre: Action
Released: 1975-08-15
Duration: 3 h 28 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini

“The greatest cast ever assembled! The greatest story ever told!”

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After his family is slain by notorious bandit Gabbar Singh, former Inspector Thakur Baldev Singh enlists low-level outlaws Jai and Veeru to capture Gabbar and seek revenge.

Starring:Dharmendra,Amitabh Bachchan,Sanjeev Kumar,Amjad Khan,Hema Malini

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Dharmendra

Veeru

Amitabh Bachchan

Jai

Sanjeev Kumar

Thakur Baldev Singh

Amjad Khan

Gabbar Singh

Hema Malini

Basanti

Jaya Bachchan

Radha

Leela Mishra

Mausi

Mac Mohan

Sambha

Viju Khote

Kaalia

A.K. Hangal

Imaam Saheb

Asrani

Jailor

Jagdeep

Soorma Bhopali

Key Production Crew

Director

Ramesh Sippy

Screenplay & Writers

Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar, Anand Bakshi

Cinematography

Dwarka Divecha

Original Score

Rahul Dev Burman

Producers

G.P. Sippy

Film Details

Budget$2,000,000

Box Office Revenue$70,000,000

Original Languagehi

Production Studios

Sippy FilmsNH Studioz

Keywords & Themes

#police#fight#village#male friendship#musical#bandit#death of best friend#amputee#revenge tragedy#revenge thriller

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Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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5.0

The best Indian film - and one of the best films ever made in general - period. It’s action, humor, tragedy, a love story, along with next level acting, detailed character development, profound writing by Javed-Salim, an...

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