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Sholay (1975)

★ 7.0 · 310 ratings on TMDB

The greatest cast ever assembled! The greatest story ever told!

Sholay poster★ 7.0

After his family is slain by the notorious bandit Gabbar Singh, former Inspector Thakur Baldev Singh enlists low-level outlaws Jai and Veeru to capture Gabbar and seek revenge.

DirectorRamesh Sippy
CastA.K. Hangal, Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan
GenresAction
The emergence reading

Sholay keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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