Sholay

Summary

Sholay is a film^[1]. Sholay ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,791 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sholay's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Sholay was directed by Ramesh Sippy^[4].
• Salim-Javed wrote the screenplay for Sholay^[5].
• Sholay's composer is recorded as Rahul Dev Burman^[6].
• Sholay's genre is action film^[7].
• Sholay's genre is buddy film^[8].
• Sholay's genre is musical film^[9].
• Sholay's genre is Western film^[10].
• Sholay's genre is drama film^[11].
• Sholay's genre is comedy film^[12].
• Sholay's genre is adventure film^[13].
• Sholay's genre is romance film^[14].
• Sholay's genre is Masala film^[15].
• A cast member of Sholay was Dharmendra^[16].
• A cast member of Sholay was Hema Malini^[17].
• A cast member of Sholay was Amitabh Bachchan^[18].
• A cast member of Sholay was Jaya Bachchan^[19].
• A cast member of Sholay was Sanjeev Kumar^[20].
• A cast member of Sholay was Amjad Khan^[21].
• A cast member of Sholay was Satyen Kappu^[22].
• A cast member of Sholay was Gufi Paintal^[23].
• A cast member of Sholay was Jagdeep^[24].
• A cast member of Sholay was A. K. Hangal^[25].
• A cast member of Sholay was Iftekhar^[26].
• A cast member of Sholay was Leela Mishra^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Sholay was performed by Rahul Dev Burman^[28]. Sholay was produced by G. P. Sippy^[29]. Sholay was directed by Ramesh Sippy^[4]. Salim-Javed wrote the screenplay for Sholay^[5]. Cast members include Dharmendra^[16], Hema Malini^[17], Amitabh Bachchan^[18], Jaya Bachchan^[19], Sanjeev Kumar^[20], and Amjad Khan^[21].

Publication

Sholay was published on August 15, 1975^[30]. The original language of Sholay was Hindi^[31]. Genres include action film^[7], buddy film^[8], musical film^[9], Western film^[10], drama film^[11], and comedy film^[12]. Sholay was distributed by video on demand^[32].

Reception

Reviews include 8/10^[33] and 93%^[34].

Why It Matters

Sholay ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,791 views/month).^[2] Sholay has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Sholay is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]