This movie needs no introduction. This stands as the largest all-time grosser of Bollywood. Considering the fact that in that same year 1975 , there were several other movies that became hits later on and this movie faced a lot of competition from these movies. This is a 'multi-starrer', a trend in those days.
Many dialogs in this movie became very popular in every home in India and this movie itself became a household word. Every major star in this movie has done an excellent job. The direction is very good , the photography flawless. The background music score is very apt, though it resembles the spaghetti western score.
But in my opinion this movie only deserves 7 stars for the mere fact that this movie is a plagiarized though Indianized version of The Kurosawa's Japanese classic " The Seven Samurai". The above is a well known fact but what is little known is the trivia that this movie also borrowed a lot of its powerful ingredients from the Gary Cooper's classic "High Noon". Another tit bit is that the movie "Mera Gaon Mera Desh" that was released a few years before was another inspiration for this movie Sholay. Though the movie "Mera Gaon Mera Desh" has taken after "High Noon" to a greater degree. Also, many scenes in this movie are influenced by the spaghetti western style of movie making.
But all said and done a great movie and as they say it in Hindi "Paisa Vasool".. certainly worth watching at least once.
Many dialogs in this movie became very popular in every home in India and this movie itself became a household word. Every major star in this movie has done an excellent job. The direction is very good , the photography flawless. The background music score is very apt, though it resembles the spaghetti western score.
But in my opinion this movie only deserves 7 stars for the mere fact that this movie is a plagiarized though Indianized version of The Kurosawa's Japanese classic " The Seven Samurai". The above is a well known fact but what is little known is the trivia that this movie also borrowed a lot of its powerful ingredients from the Gary Cooper's classic "High Noon". Another tit bit is that the movie "Mera Gaon Mera Desh" that was released a few years before was another inspiration for this movie Sholay. Though the movie "Mera Gaon Mera Desh" has taken after "High Noon" to a greater degree. Also, many scenes in this movie are influenced by the spaghetti western style of movie making.
But all said and done a great movie and as they say it in Hindi "Paisa Vasool".. certainly worth watching at least once.