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 |
|---|---|
| Sholay canonical | 4 |
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Indian film
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action-adventure film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| alternateSpelling | Sholay (1975 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Filmfare Best Art Direction Award
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Filmfare Best Editing Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficeStatus | blockbuster ⓘ |
| castMember |
A. K. Hangal
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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
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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
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Holi Ke Din NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehbooba Mehbooba NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeh Dosti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Ramanagara, Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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adventure film ⓘ curry Western ⓘ masala film ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | color ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Hindi popular culture
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Indian action cinema ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Amitabh Bachchan
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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
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Filmfare Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Best Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Basanti
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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
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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 ⓘ |
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