Sholay (1975)
Im gesetzlosen Ödland um das Dorf Ramgarh treibt der gefürchtete Bandit Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) sein Unwesen. Polizist Thakur (Sanjeev Kumar) fasst den Schurken, der jedoch kurz darauf wieder entkommt. Kaltblütig und brutal rächt sich Gabbar an Thakur und seiner Familie. Der Polizist heuert die Kleinganoven Veeru (Dharmendra) und Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) an. Sie sollen das Dorf vor Gabbars Überfällen und Plünderungen beschützen und seine Bluttaten vergelten. Die beiden Revolverhelden versuchen bald alles, um dem belagerten Dorf zu helfen und die „sholay“ (Glut) der Rache, die in Thakur brennt, zu besänftigen.
Der Regisseur: Ramesh Sippy
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Dharmendra as Veeru |
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Amitabh Bachchan as Jai |
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Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur Baldev Singh |
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Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh |
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Hema Malini as Basanti |
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Jaya Bachchan as Radha |
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Leela Mishra as Mausi |
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Mac Mohan as Sambha |
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Viju Khote as Kaalia |
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A.K. Hangal as Imaam Saheb |
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Govardhan Asrani as Jailor |
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Jagdeep as Soorma Bhopali |
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Satyendra Kapoor as Ramlal |
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Keshto Mukherjee as Hariram |
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Iftekhar as Narmalaji |
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Sachin Pilgaonkar as Ahmed |
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Arvind Joshi as Elder Son of Thakur |
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Sharad Kumar as Ninni |
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Gita Siddharth as Geetha |
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Vikas Anand as Jailor |
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Raj Kishore as Gay Jail Inmate |
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Om Shivpuri as Police Officer |
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Jalal Agha as Gypsy Singer |
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Helen as Gypsy Dancer |
| Directing | Ramesh Sippy | Director |
| Writing | Salim Khan | Writer |
| Writing | Javed Akhtar | Writer |
| Production | G.P. Sippy | Producer |
| Camera | Dwarka Divecha | Director of Photography |
| Editing | M.S. Shinde | Editor |
| Art | Ram Yedekar | Production Design |
| Art | Ram Yedekar | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | M.S. Deepak | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dinu Indulkar | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lily | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarosh B. Modi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Parvati | Hairstylist |
| Production | Aziz Bhai | Production Manager |
| Production | Suresh Desai | Production Manager |
| Production | Rajan Walia | Production Manager |
| Directing | A.R. Balan | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kishen Bishen | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Khalish Lucknavi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sharad Palekar | Assistant Director |
| Directing | D.R. Thakkar | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Kishore Kumar | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Lata Mangeshkar | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Manna Dey | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Rahul Dev Burman | Playback Singer |
| Crew | Reshma Pathan | Stunt Double |
| Sound | Mohammed Rafi | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Mangesh Desai | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Anand Bakshi | Lyricist |
| Editing | N.S. Lingayat | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Rahul Dev Burman | Original Music Composer |