Bollywood Home » Popular Movie Reviews » Bollywood Action Movies » Sholay If you want to witness some of the greatest sequences of action you should watch one of the all-time favorite Bollywood action movies, Sholay. The film is one of the greatest blockbusters in Bollywood movies. From action scenes to music Sholay has the perfect movie formula to be a box office hit. Produced by G. P. Sippy and directed by Ramesh Sippy the film has created a record in the history of Indian films. The characters like Jay, Veeru, Basanti, Thakur and Gabbar Singh have turned into legends in the domain of Bollywood movies.

Characters of Sholay

Sholay showcases the highly skilled performances of Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan. Their excellent performance has immortalized their characters in the Bollywood movie industry. They screen characters are no less than a legend. The name of Amjad Khan will always be associated with his character of Gabbar Singh; the same applies to the characters of Jay and Veeru played by Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra.. Thakur Baldev Singh played by Sanjeev Kumar is equally a legendary on screen character. Actors and the characters they play have intermingled with each other.



Story of Sholay in a nutshell

Veeru and Jay are two petty criminals who are employed by Thakur to defend his village from the tyranny of Gabbar. These two thieves are caught by Thakur when they try to rob a train. However, Thakur hires the two for catching Gabbar Singh who has destroyed his entire family out of revenge.

Jay and Veeru accept the challenge. But during an encounter with Gabbar, Thakur does not take any action in helping Veeru by throwing him a gun; this impels them to retreat from their assigned task. The story then unveils Thakur's disability in helping Veeru in time of his danger; in a dramatic sequence the blowing wind removes his shawl and shows his amputated arms which were cut off by Gabbar some years back. Jay and Veeru thus, remain in the village ready to fulfill their words of giving Gabbar to Thakur. The story ends with the arrest of Gabbar and death of Jay. Veeru and Basanti together leave Ramgarh without knowing their destination.

Sholay is also regarded as the highest revenue grossing film of India. It was released in 1975 and ran for more than five years in one of the theatres of Mumbai. Sholay has created records in celebrating 60 golden jubilees throughout India. Thus, Sholay will remain as one of the best Bollywood actions films that have surpassed the limits of age and time in captivating audiences' mind.

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