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Movie of The Millennium- Sholay


Movie of The Millennium- Sholay

Director: Ramesh Sippy
Writers: Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan
Stars: Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, A.K.Hangal,Sachin
sholay
Sholay  is based on the theme of the revenge-seeking mission of an ex-copThakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) whose all family members but for himself and his young daughter-in-law, Radha (Jaya Bhaduri) have been killed by the dangerous dacoit – Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) who has deprived him of his hands too. Handicapped Thakur seeks the help of two petty thieves – Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jay (Amitabh Bachchan) who visit his village, Ramgarh only to earn money in return of helping him. However knowledge of the truth transforms their hearts and they fight tooth and nail with the bandit and his gang, Jay loses his life in this mission whereas Veeru gains the love of his life in the form of Basanti (Hema Malini).
It is said that good pieces are made through hard, sincere and planned work but masterpieces are born by default. The same thing has happened to Sholay. It’s a masterpiece by default and not by deliberate effort. The screenplay contains many loopholes and its definitely over-dramatic, devoid of the naturalness to a large extent. Still it keeps the viewer hooked. In fact, had the story been portrayed naturally, perhaps it would not have been able to be considered a masterpiece. The over-the-top nature of the picturization alongwith comic and witty dialogues (and their memorable delivery) is something which makes this entertaining movie nor only more entertaining but also an unforgettable experience for the viewer. This only provides unmeasurable repeat value to this movie. No surprise that several spectators have watched it dozens of times.
There are two major plus points of this movie adding spice to its already high entertainment value –
1. The mannerisms of the villain, Gabbar Singh and his theatrical dialogue delivery,
2. The comedy generated by Veeru, Basanti, Jay and some insignificant characters like the Jailer of the British times (Asrani) and Soorma Bhopali (Jagdeep). The scene of Veeru climbing up the water tank in a drunken state, threatening to commit suicide and demanding the hand of Basanti in marriage, is definitely the best comedy scene of Dharmendra’s career.
Every single dialogue written and delivered has become a part of Indian culture, referenced millions of times over and over again. Even today in 2012, people reference each other with the names of characters (Gabbar, Thakur, Basanti, Jay, Veeru, Sambha) in certain situations or sometimes even without any reference. That is the kind of impact this movie has left on the entire nation. Amitabh’s baritone voice and acting, Sanjeev Kumar’s dialogue and expressions, Hema Malini’s constant nonsense talk, Jaya Bachchan’s silence, Dharmendra’s flamboyance, Last but not the least Amjad Khan’s evil laugh and evil expressions these are all unparalleled portions of the movie. Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan were as if born for the roles of Thakur and Gabbar.
A rare photo of stars from Sholay
sholay pic
R.D. Burman, the unmatched genius in music composition has given some superhit songs (Mehbooba, Yeh Dosti, Jab tak hai jaan). His voice in Mehbooba song is icing on the cake. Singers like Kishor Kumar and Manna Day provide the perfect voice to the beautifully written and composed song “Yeh Dosti”. The song sets the tone for Jay’s(Amitabh) and Veeru’s (Dharmendra) friendship, and the intensity remains throughout the movie even after Jay dies.
Sholay is just like a dish in every ingredient and every required spice is just optimum, making it a highly delicious one rendering the eater a taste to remember forever. And that taste is such that it draws the eater again and again towards the dish. It’s not a realistic movie about the bandits of India. It’s an entertaining movie, providing wholesome entertainment through the activities of the characters who may not be found in this world. I consider Sholay as the biggest fantasy whose unique characteristic is that apparently it does not render the look of a fantasy.

Dialogue of the millennium
Gabbar : Hmmmm…. Kitane aadmi the?
Kaliya: sardar.. do aadmi the.
Gabbar: hmmm.. Do aadmi ? …. SOOWAR KE BACHCHO.. woh do the aur tum teen
.. phir bhi waapas aagayeye . khaali haath.. kya samaz kar aaye the?..
sardar bahot khus hoga sabasi dega kyoon? DHIKKAR HAI …
Arre O Saambha… kitna inaam rakkhe hai sarkaar ham par?
Sambha: Poore pachaas hajaar..
Gabbar: Soona.. poore pachas hajaar.. aur yeh inaam isliye hai ke yaha se pachas
pachas kos door gaanw me jab bachcha raat ko rota hai to maa kahti hai
beta soja ..soja nahi to gabbar singh aa jaayega. Aur yeh teen haraam jaade..ye
gabbar singh kaa naam poora mitti me milaay diye..iski sajaa milegi..
baraabar milegi..( ek aadmi se revolver leta hai aur usse poochhta hai)
kitni goli hai iske andar?
Aadmi : (woh chauk jaata hai)
Gabbar: KITNI GOLI HAI?
Aadmi : Chhe sardaar (six)
Gabbar: (khud se) chhe ? ( jor se) chhe goli.. chhe goli hai iske andar..
chhe goli aur aadmi teen… bahot naa insaafi hai yeh…( teen goli
hawa me uda deta hai) ab theek hai. haa ab theek hai.. ab iske teen
khaano me goli hai teen khali.. ab ham issko ghumaege….(…)
ab kaha goli hai kaha nahi? .. hamko nahi pata .. hamko kuchh nahi
pataa. is pistaul me teen jindagi teen maut band hai… dekhe
kisse kya milta hai?
(pahale aadmi ke taraf jaake uske sir par revolver chalata hai
lekin goli nahi lagati) bach gaya saala …( doosare ke sir pe revolver
chalata hai .. woh bhi bachataa hai) yeh bhi bach gaya..(teesare ki
taraf jaake) teraa kya hoga kaaliyaa?
Kaliya: ..s..sardar… maine aapkaa namak khaayaa hai sardaar..
Gabbar: ab.. goli kha ( revolver kaliyaa par chalata hai use bhi goli nahi
lagati) kamaal ho gaya… Teeno bachh gaye ( ab gabbar hansane chaalu
karataa hai) yeh teen h.. ha ha .. teeno haramjaadon ko .. goli
nahi lagi( ab gabbar jor se hans rahaa hai)
(baaki sab hasnaa chaalu karate hai…. aur achanak teen goliyon ki
aawaaj aati hai aur woh teen aadmi mar jaate hai… ekdam sannataa
chha jaata hai.. thodi der baad) jo dar gayaa .. samazo mar gayaa.
If you haven’t watched the movie yet then you have missed the greatest movie of the millennium.

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