By some accounts, Sholay is the highest grossing Indian film of all time, adjusted for inflation. It broke records for continuous showings in many theatres across India, and ran for more than five years at Mumbai’s Minerva theatre. When first released, Sholay received negative critical reviews and a tepid commercial response, but favourable word-of-mouth publicity helped it to become a box office success. In 1990, the original director’s cut of 204 minutes became available on home media. After the Central Board of Film Certification mandated the removal of several violent scenes, Sholay was released with a length of 198 minutes. The film was shot in the rocky terrain of Ramanagara, in the southern state of Karnataka, over a span of two and a half years. In 2005, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards named it the Best Film of 50 Years. It was ranked first in the British Film Institute’s 2002 poll of “Top 10 Indian Films” of all time.
Sholay is considered a classic and one of the best Indian films. Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri also star, as Veeru and Jai’s love interests. The film follows two criminals, Veeru and Jai (played by Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan), hired by a retired police officer (Sanjeev Kumar) to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan). Sholay is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Ramesh Sippy and produced by his father G.
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