Sunday, November 21, 2010

SHOLAY-My Favourite of all time

The movie that always strikes in my mind whenever i thought of Bollywood is Sholay.There are hundreds and thousands of books written about Sholay and I am not going here to describe any specific trivia for this great movie.What I am going to write is my thoughts about some characters that made a deep impact on my mind ever since when I watched it for the first time in the year 1991.

Ramesh Sippy released this saga of a powerful star cast in the year 1975 and since then all of its characters have become legends.Although all of it’s characters have a depth,but the one played by Amjad Khan is the most memorable character of all time.It gave the a new face of Bollywood villain that is most applauded by the audience than every other character in the movie.

Sanjeev Kumar played the role of Thakur Baldev Singh with a brilliance and his screen presence is the most powerful aspect of the movie.The character of Sanjeev Kumar is the central theme to combine all characters in a single platform and it is beautifully portrayed by the writer-duo of Salim-Javed.

The one man whose eyes are louder than his voice in the movie is none other than Amitabh Bachchan.His expressions in the movie are timeless and every single dialogue written for him creates a sensation on the screen.The one scene that i enjoyed the most is when he went to aunt of Basanti for the sake of marriage of Veeru and Basanti.Jaya Bhaduri also performed his part in a brilliant manner.

Although the heart of the film is very serious from the first scene but Dharmendra,playing the role of Veeru, made the moments of laughter in a perfect sense of humor.He was supported at the best level by Hema Malini whose role of Basanti is still considered the best one by many critics.

The supporting cast includes one of the finest actors of Bollywood and they provide a powerful stand to the movie.

The praise about the movie is a never ending story and every time I watch this movie it is a new experience for me.It is a movie with a large canvas that was very well created by Mr. Ramesh Sippy.

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