Sholay
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Sholay is a landmark 1975 Indian action-adventure film widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential movies in Hindi cinema history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sholay canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5850338 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sholay Context triple: [I. S. Johar, notableWork, Sholay]
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A.
Nayak
Nayak is a 1966 Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray that explores the inner life and moral conflicts of a matinee idol during an overnight train journey.
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B.
Nayakan
Nayakan is a critically acclaimed 1987 Tamil crime drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, renowned for Kamal Haasan’s powerful performance and its portrayal of a Mumbai underworld don.
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C.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is a 1983 Indian satirical black comedy film renowned for its sharp political and social commentary and its iconic ensemble cast.
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D.
Badal
Badal is a Barcelona Metro station that serves the area near Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
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E.
Mother India
Mother India is a national personification of India depicted as a nurturing yet embattled mother figure, widely used in literature, art, and political discourse to inspire patriotism and sacrifice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sholay Target entity description: Sholay is a landmark 1975 Indian action-adventure film widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential movies in Hindi cinema history.
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A.
Nayak
Nayak is a 1966 Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray that explores the inner life and moral conflicts of a matinee idol during an overnight train journey.
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B.
Nayakan
Nayakan is a critically acclaimed 1987 Tamil crime drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, renowned for Kamal Haasan’s powerful performance and its portrayal of a Mumbai underworld don.
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C.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is a 1983 Indian satirical black comedy film renowned for its sharp political and social commentary and its iconic ensemble cast.
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D.
Badal
Badal is a Barcelona Metro station that serves the area near Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
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E.
Mother India
Mother India is a national personification of India depicted as a nurturing yet embattled mother figure, widely used in literature, art, and political discourse to inspire patriotism and sacrifice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
ⓘ
action-adventure film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| alternateSpelling | Sholay (1975 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Filmfare Best Art Direction Award
NERFINISHED
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Filmfare Best Editing Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficeStatus | blockbuster ⓘ |
| castMember |
A. K. Hangal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amitabh Bachchan NERFINISHED ⓘ Amjad Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Asrani NERFINISHED ⓘ Dharmendra NERFINISHED ⓘ Hema Malini NERFINISHED ⓘ Jagdeep NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaya Bhaduri NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanjeev Kumar NERFINISHED ⓘ Satyen Kappu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Basanti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabbar Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Jai NERFINISHED ⓘ Radha NERFINISHED ⓘ Thakur Baldev Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Veeru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Dwarka Divecha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | one of the greatest films in Hindi cinema ⓘ |
| cultStatus | cult classic in Indian cinema ⓘ |
| director | Ramesh Sippy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Sippy Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | M. S. Shinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousDialogue |
Basanti, in kutton ke saamne mat nachna
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Kitne aadmi the? ⓘ Yeh haath humko de de Thakur ⓘ |
| famousSong |
Haan Jab Tak Hai Jaan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holi Ke Din NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehbooba Mehbooba NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeh Dosti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Ramanagara, Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
ⓘ
adventure film ⓘ curry Western ⓘ masala film ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | color ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Hindi popular culture
ⓘ
Indian action cinema ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Amitabh Bachchan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amjad Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Dharmendra NERFINISHED ⓘ Hema Malini NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaya Bhaduri NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanjeev Kumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Anand Bakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicComposer | R. D. Burman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Filmfare Best Actor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Filmfare Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Best Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Basanti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabbar Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Jai NERFINISHED ⓘ Thakur Baldev Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Veeru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two small-time criminals, Jai and Veeru, are hired by a retired police officer, Thakur Baldev Singh, to capture the ruthless bandit Gabbar Singh. ⓘ |
| producer | G. P. Sippy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankedInList | BFI Top 10 Indian Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-08-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 204 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Javed Akhtar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salim Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Ramnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInState | Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous academic and critical studies on Indian cinema ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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justice ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| writer | Salim–Javed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sholay Description of subject: Sholay is a landmark 1975 Indian action-adventure film widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential movies in Hindi cinema history.
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