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Director:
Ramesh Sippy
Writers:
Javed Akhtar (written by)
Salim Khan (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 August 1975 (India) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
The greatest star cast ever assembled.......The greatest story ever told
Plot:
After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture him. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
2 wins See more »
NewsDesk:
(124 articles)
“I think Indian cinema is at such a point that the future can only be bright” – Javed Akhtar
 (From Bollyspice. 28 April 2012, 1:04 PM, PDT)
Salim Khan honours Vicky Donors writer and director
 (From BollywoodHungama. 25 April 2012, 5:25 AM, PDT)
Remakes should be better than the original: Javed Akhtar
 (From BusinessofCinema. 3 April 2012, 3:03 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Great Movie... Everyone should have seen this movie at least one time ! See more (101 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Dharmendra ... Veeru
Sanjeev Kumar ... Thakur

Hema Malini ... Basanti

Amitabh Bachchan ... Jai (Jaidev)

Jaya Bhaduri ... Radha
Amjad Khan ... Gabbar
A.K. Hangal ... Imaam Saheb
Satyendra Kapoor ... Ramlal (as Satyen Kappu)
Iftekhar ... Narmalaji (Radha's father)
Leela Mishra ... Mausie (as Leela Misra)
Vikas Anand ... Jailer assigned to bring Veeru & Jaidev
Mac Mohan ... Sambha
Keshto Mukherjee ... Hariram
Sachin ... Ahmed
Alankar Joshi ... Deepak (as Master Alankar)
Viju Khote ... Kaalia
Major Anand ... Bandit murdered Gabbar for cowardice
Bihari ... Bandit murdered Gabbar for cowardice
Bhagwan Sinha
Arvind Joshi
Baby Bhanumati (as Bhanumati)
Mushtaq Merchant
Mansaram
Mamaji
Jerry
Birbal ... Prisoner with half mustach shaven
Raj Kishore ... Prisoner
Habib ... Heera
Rajan Kapoor
Darshan
Maula
Kedar
Saigal
D. Jyothi (as D.Jyothi)
Rajeshwari
Krishna
Vinni (as Veni)
Girija
Surendra (as Surender)
Rajesh
Asrani ... Jailor
Gita Siddharth ... Deepak's mother (Guest Appearance) (as Geeta)
Helen ... Gypsy dancer (Guest Appearance)
P. Jairaj ... Police Comissioner (as Jairaj)
Jagdeep ... Soorma Bhopali (Guest Appearance)
Jalal Agha ... Banjo player (Guest Appearance)
Om Shivpuri ... Inspector Saheb (Guest Appearance)
Sharad Kumar ... Ninni
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Directed by
Ramesh Sippy 
 
Writing credits
Javed Akhtar (written by) (as Salim-Javed) &
Salim Khan (written by) (as Salim-Javed)

Produced by
G.P. Sippy .... producer
 
Original Music by
Rahul Dev Burman  (as R.D. Burman)
 
Cinematography by
Dwarka Divecha (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
M.S. Shinde 
 
Production Design by
Ram Yedekar (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Ram Yedekar 
 
Makeup Department
M.S. Deepak .... makeup artist (as Deepak)
Dinu Indulkar .... makeup artist (as late Dinu Indulkar)
Pandu Indulkar .... assistant makeup artist
Jayanna .... assistant makeup artist
Lily .... hair stylist (as Mrs. Lily)
Sarosh B. Modi .... makeup artist (as Sarosh Mody)
Parvati .... hair stylist
Shyam .... makeup artist
Vijay .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Aziz Bhai .... production manager
Suresh Desai .... production manager
P.Y. Rane .... production in charge
Rajan Walia .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
A.R. Balan .... assistant director (as Balan)
Kishen Bishen .... assistant director (as Kishan Bhishen)
Khalish Lucknavi .... assistant director
Sharad Palekar .... assistant director
D.R. Thakkar .... chief assistant director
Jimmy Allen .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Mangesh Desai .... re-recording
Baba Iqbal .... sound assistant (as Baba)
A. Majid .... sound assistant
S.Y. Pathak .... audiographer
Kuldip Sood .... associate recordist
Gerry Humphreys .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Ansari .... title designer: main titles: G.D. Art
 
Stunts
Mohammed Ali .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Gerry Crampton .... action coordinator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
S.M. Anwar .... operative cameraman
S.A. Asad .... stills
Omee Kapoor .... stills
P.R.L. Raman .... assistant camera (as P.R.L.Raman)
Vasant Rao .... assistant camera (as S. Vasant)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephen Desouza .... dressman (as Stephen DeSouza)
Babu Ghanekar .... costumes assistant (as Babu)
Shalini Shah .... costumes (as Mrs. Shalini Shah)
Vithal Thorat .... costumes assistant (as Vithal)
 
Editorial Department
Kezi .... assistant editor
N.S. Lingayat .... assistant editor
B. Naag .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Anand Bakshi .... lyrics
Rahul Dev Burman .... playback
Basu Deo Chakravarty .... music assistant (as Basu Manohari)
Mangesh Desai .... songs recordist
Manna Dey .... playback (as Manna Day)
Kishore Kumar .... playback
Lata Mangeshkar .... playback
Maruti Rao .... music assistant
Manohari Singh .... music assistant (as Basu Manohari)
Bhupendra Singh .... playback singer (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Amiruddin .... production assistant
M. Bashir .... processing in charge
Chandrakant .... production assistant
Agnes Goveas .... apprentice
Gobind Jhangiani .... distribution manager
Kishen Jhangiani .... business manager (as Kishan Jhangyani)
Shankar Lal .... production assistant
Maqbool .... production assistant
Joe Maski .... public relations officer
Harish Kumar Mehra .... publicity campaign (as Harish Mehra)
Jagan Poojari .... production assistant (as Jagan)
P.L. Raj .... dances (as P.L.Raj)
Shankar .... production assistant
Geeta Sippy .... publicity ideas
Vijay Sippy .... business & finance
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Embers" -
"Flames" -
"Flames of the Sun" - UK (subtitle)
"Lángnyelvek" - Hungary (imdb display title)
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Runtime:
188 min | USA:162 min | 204 min (director's cut) | 198 min
Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
UK:15 (tv rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (cut) | India:Not Rated | UK:PG (cut)
Filming Locations:
Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaSee more »
Company:
United ProducersSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Salim Khan discloses how Jai's coin-flipping trick was directly adapted from the Gary Cooper-starring Garden of Evil. In that film, Gary Cooper and Richard Widmark draw cards to decide who will leave and who will stay behind to fight off the Apaches.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Upon seeing his family members killed, as he hurries towards the horse, the horse in which he mounts on is black in color and has a white patch at its hoof, whereas the horse which his stunt man rides in the next scene is brown in color, and has no white patch at its hoof.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jailer:Errr... Thakur sahib?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in LSD: Love, Sex Aur Dhokha (2010)See more »
Soundtrack:
Holi Ke DinSee more »

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25 out of 33 people found the following review useful.
Great Movie... Everyone should have seen this movie at least one time !, 4 November 2005
Author: (ahsen) from Germany

Great Movie... Everyone should have seen this movie at least one time ! I bought this movie on DVD now, although I am not a big fan of elder films... i love this film, and especially the dialogs of GB ! For all Amitabh fans its a must have movie ! The whole story is really good and the movie has a flair of an American western. Even the sound of Sholay and the atmosphere which is given to the watcher are one of the best i have seen in Bollywood. I have heard, there will be a remake of this film, but I think it could not be as good as the original Sholay. All because of the actors like Amjad Khan who was born for this role. This film is one of bollywood's best movies ever.

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