Sholay

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

Aug 15 1975 Not Rated 3h 24m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

After his family is murdered by the notorious bandit Gabbar Singh, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture him and seek revenge.

Plot

Sholay means "embers" in Hindi. In this film, a police officer whose family was filled by a bandit named Gabbar Singh decides to fight fire with fire and requires two convicts, Jai and Veeru, to capture Gabbar. He approaches them in jail and puts the proposal in front of them, and they agree to bring in Gabbar Singh alive--for a hefty price. After their discharge from jail, they travel by train to the village where the police officer lives with his widowed daughter-in-law. The three band together to fight one of the most elusive and dreaded bandits of all time. Will the two ex-cons be able to bring Gabbar alive to the police officer?

Written by

Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan

Directed by

Ramesh Sippy

Production Countries

India

Production Companies

NH Studioz, Sippy Films

Languages

Awards

5 wins & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
60,349
Average Rating
8.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA