'Sholay' : mention the name and you will be greeted with a volley of well-rehearsed dialogues...'Arre O Samba...Kitne Aadmi The?...Sarkar Maine Aapka Namak Khaya Hai... Ab goli Kha...Hum Angrezon Ke Zamane Ke jailor Hain...Soorma Bhopali A1...Yeh Haath Mujhe Dede Thakur...Chal Basanti, aaj Teri Basanti Ki Izzat Ka Sawal Hai...
' The list is endless. Every dialogue is a moviegoer's delight. Today it is impossible to see the film in a theatre, what with the crowd delighting in repeating the dialogues along with the characters. Therein lies its strength. Sholay is the greatest, if not the highest money-spinning movie of all times in India. (For the simple reason that the tickets in 1975 cost a mere Rupees Four! But at today's rates, the six year run (not to add the repeat runs) of the movie would ensure returns that would be unfathomable. Producer: G.P. Sippy | Director: Ramesh Sippy | Screenplay: Salim Javed | Camera: Dwarka The very mention of the film, 'Sholay' produces an automatic response of fear and trepidation. One tends to conjure up intimidating images of dhamakedar dacoits and dashing damsels,who incidentally are in a fair ammount of distress. The film is fraught with high voltage drama and tension enough to make a grown man weak-kneed.
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