SHOLAY

SHOLAY - BAAP OF ALL BOLLYWOOD MOVIES
Why Sholay ???
A Bollywood Movie forum without a review of Sholay is incomplete.
I always dreamt of writing the review of SHOLAY but never got the platform. So this is to fulfill my dream and it is an honour to review Sholay
.....ummmmmmm.... where to start ....
The opening credits - the music still afresh in my ears. RD at his best.
Thakur( sanjeev kumar )- " yeh Hath nahi phasi ka phanda hai"
Jai ( Amitabh) - " Saala Nautanki"
Veeru (Dharmendra) - " Mausi Chakki Pissing and Pissing"
Basanti (hema malini) - " yunki..."
Imaam saab (AK Hangal) - " Itna Sannata kyun hai Bhai"J
ailor (asrani) - " Mein angrezo kin zamane ki jailor hu... Haha"
Surma Bhopali (Jagdeep) -"Kay riya tha.."
Kaalia (Biju Khote) - " sarkar maine apka namak khaya hai"
Saamba (Mac mohan) - " Poore pachas hazar"
Dhanno --- sorry no dialogueA
ND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST
GABBAR (Amjad Khan) - " kitne Aadmi the " or " Jo dar gaya woh mar gaya " and numerous others.
Hats off to Salim-Javed for Dialogues & Script & Story
Goods train ramming the pile of logs or Dakus on horses pursuing the goods train - Fantastic cinematography ( remember it was 1975).jai dying in veeru's arms or Radha's silent painful eyes or jai's mouthorgan tune in night - some vocal/some silent yet done masterfully.each and every character be it Jai/ Veeru or it is ramlal - each name reaches your mind.
each scene is remembered.
the music is weak but still who can forget " Yeh Dosti" & " mehbooba mehbooba" sung by three maestros - kishore, Manna & RD Himself.
Who can forget Dhanno even though she was a horse. no one can forget jai's coin trick or kesto mukherjee is informer to the jailor.Gabbar singh changed the look of Indian Villainism. Jai Veeru - wrote a new chapter of friendship. Thakur takes revenge in panache.
Ramesh Sippy - Why haven't you ever been able to recreate the Sholay magic ?? Because as great Late Satyajit Ray said - IT IS THE PERFECT MAINSTREAM CINEMA.
THANK YOU GOD FOR MAKING ME INDIAN.