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	New Sholay - Ram Gopal Varma
		It is okay he wanted to call his film Ramgopal Varma’s Sholay when initially he had planned to make the remake of Sholay and the Sippys had raised a valid objection because he had not bought the rights from the Sippys who were naturally miffed.
		How is Nandy going to remake Sholay now remains to be seen since he has not announced who the director is going to be and who the actors are who are going to play the legendary characters of Gabbar Singh, Veeru and Jai or for that matter Thakur.
		Yesteryear dream girl Hema Malini, who dazzled in the role of ‘Basanti’ in the cult classic Sholay, says that it is impossible to recreate such a classic.Talking to newspersons after inaugurating a jewellery showroom in Bangalore on Wednesday, she said it could happen only once and any such attempt would end up as mere imitations.
	www.newsholay.com (4043 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sholay (Hindi: à¤¶à¥à¤²à¥, Urdu: Ø´Ø¹ÙÛ’) (advertised in English as Embers, Flames, or Flames of the Sun) is one of the biggest blockbusters in the history of Bollywood, India's Mumbai film industry.
		Sholay was released on August 15, 1975 in the Bombay region.
		Sholay is the all time highest grosser in india with 157 crores gross till date.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Sholay (2201 words)

	Filmi Geek: Sholay (1975)
		Sholay is sometimes called the first “curry western,” a parallel to the term “spaghetti western,” as it ushered in a spate of cowboy-type films.
		Sholay tells the tale of two career crooks Jai and Veeru (Amitabh Bachchan and 70s heartthrob Dharmendra) pressed into service by a retired police officer and landowner (Sanjeev Kumar) to flush out a local thug, Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) who is terrorizing the villagers with his peculiarly sadistic brand of extortion and banditry.
		Sholay may be an unconventional choice as a first Bollywood film – my virtual friends over at BollyWHAT?’s discussion board tend to introduce their friends to Hindi cinema by way of the modern weepies with their dreamy romance and big-time production numbers.
	geekofalltrades.typepad.com /filmi_geek/2006/10/sholay_1975.html (1065 words)

	rediff.com: Now, Sholay games, comics, merchandise!
		Says Sascha Sippy, co-director of Sholay Media and Entertainment: "We are in talks with a global animation major to come out with an animated version of the classic, and an Indian publisher to come out with Sholay comics.
		Sippy informs that merchandising of Sholay characters and a full-fledged documentary on the Sholay phenomenon and possibly a novel of the film script, is definitely on the cards.
		Sholay games and other downloads will also be available in South Africa, the United States and Europe through tie-ups with operators there.
	specials.rediff.com /money/2004/sep/25wk1.htm (403 words)

	The Illuminated Lantern - Asian Cinema Reviews: Sholay
		When SHOLAY was released in 1975, it broke box office records, and even today, if you adjust for inflation, it is the biggest box office earner of all time.
		SHOLAY spends too much time with our heroes Veeru and Jai before they are even brought to the village -- they hatch a scheme to collect their own reward money and end up in a jail run by a comical Hitler character.
		SHOLAY has some fantastic moments -- moments so great you start to forget that you are watching the same movie that featured a comical Hitler character earlier.
	www.illuminatedlantern.com /cinema/review/archives/sholay.php (610 words)

	Sholay : The Bollywood Hit Film
		Sholay, directed by Ramesh Sippy and produced by G P Sippy, altered the course of Indian cinema.
		Ramesh Sippy's Sholay, a 1975 Indian blockbuster, has proved that its popularity is not restricted to India only, but is able to pull the crowd elsewhere too, as the Iranians voted it as their favourite film.
		Sholay was telecast on the network between June 22-July 22 that outdid Iranian directors Kiumars Purahmad's Strange Sisters and Kamal Tabrizi's Maternal Love, aired during the same period, which stood second and third respectively for audience attention.
	sholay.movies.deepthi.com (891 words)

	Manas: Culture, Indian Cinema: Sholay
		Often described as India's best-known "curry" western, Sholay was 'patterned' on American spaghetti westerns, though as with any other good Hindi film, the presumed 'copy' is at least as interesting as the 'original'.
		One of the long opening scenes, which shows a train being defended by Baldev Singh against an attack by bandits, is quite spectacular in its effects, and is reminiscent of similar scenes in westerns, most notably John Ford's "Stagecoach" (1939).
		Sholay, likewise, plays upon themes of nature versus culture, the encroachment of nature upon culture, and the meaning of civilization in wilderness.
	www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/Culture/Cinema/Sholay.html (528 words)

	Video Scene: Sholay alternative ending - RS Bollywood Online
		Sholay was India’s first 70mm widescreen film and also boasted stereophonic sound.
		However, since actual 70mm cameras were deemed too expensive to be used to shoot the epic actioner, the movie instead was shot on traditional 35mm film and the 4:3 picture was subsequently blown up, cropped and matted to a 2.20:1 frame.
		In the weeks leading up to Sholay’s premiere, India’s censor board revealed that they were refusing to clear the film for release as they objected to its violent final scene and ordered director Ramesh Sippy to shoot a more ’sanitised’ climax if he wanted his hard work to make it to the cinema halls.
	www.radiosargam.com /films/archives/183/video-scene-sholay-alternative-ending.html (397 words)

	Sholay - Bollywood
		Sholay is one of the biggest hits in Indian Hindi Cinema also known as Bollywood.
		It had been a must see movie of that time, and still goes on to be a must see for generations then on.
		Sholay continues to pack cinemas around the world in 2006.
	wiki.bollywood.tv /wiki/Sholay (177 words)

	Sholay
		Sholay became a legend, and by far the most successful film of its time, which ran for five consecutive years in a theatre in Bombay.
		Ironically the film opened to a lukewarm response and distributors asked the director to trim the film because of its length but soon the word of mouth spread and the rest as the cliché goes is history.
		Perhaps Sholay's phenomenal success can be attributed to perhaps the way it was able to blend the various items or 'masalas' required in a Hindi film in exactly the right doses.
	www.upperstall.com /films/sholay.html (957 words)

	3to6 :: Hindi Classics, Classic Bollywood Movies, Hindi Films, Actors and Actresses (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Good/Patriotic Muslims, comedy and fast paced action; and all this is subsumed under a meta narrative of a struggle between Good and Evil, the stock battleground of most of our mythological tales, and concomitantly that of Hindi cinema.
		Released in 1975 Sholay was director Ramesh Sippy's third film, and the most ambitious to date as it included an entire galaxy of stars.
		But Sholay's mastery lay in the its sub plots and minor characters, all of which were etched out with the greatest of detail and completeness.
	www.3to6.com /final_retro/csholay.htm (849 words)

	sholay
		Sholay was one of the first Indian films that made use of several cinematic innovations at the time such as 70mm format and multi track stereophonic sound.
		Originally Sholay was filmed at a 4:3 aspect ratio but was released for the cinema in a matted 2.35:1 aspect ratio on 70mm film format.
		The first release of Sholay on DVD was an effort by DEI, which used the wide screen 70mm version of the film.
	www.xixax.com /index.php?topic=6662.0 (964 words)

	The Hindu : New Delhi News : Remake of Sholay runs into rough weather
		The suit filed by Sippy Films Pvt Ltd and Sholay Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd, owned by Sascha Sippy and Shan Uttam Singh had sought stay on the release of Varma's film maintaining the use of the name Sholay by any other entity amounts to infringement of trade mark and copyright.
		The suit said the use of names -- Sholay and Gabbar Singh -- by Varma also amounts to infringement of moral right as there was threat to destruction of original work.
		He submitted the the script and screenplay of Sholay are the original literary works, protected under Sections 14 and 51 of the Copyright Act of 1957.-PTI
	www.hindu.com /2006/10/21/stories/2006102110950300.htm (341 words)

	IndianCDStore.com :: Sholay DVD Home page
		SHOLAY tells the story of Jai, (Amitabh Bachchan) and Veeru, (Dharmendra), two small time crooks called in by Thakur Baldev Singh, (Sanjeev Kumar) to fight the tyranny of Gabbar Singh, (Amjad Khan).
		Sholay was released in 1975, also the year I was born in, coincidence, perhaps.
		Sholay is a must have DVD and with 5.1 sound you will really enjoy this classic over and over again.
	www.indiancdstore.com /ViewDetails.asp?p_id=154 (1402 words)

	Sholay remake faces Sippy roadblock - Bollywood Music Radio
		Speaking exclusively to NDTV, G P Sippy, the producer of Sholay says he has not given the rights to Varma or anyone else.
		The original producer of Sholay and patriarch of the Sippy family, G P Sippy, says he never gave permission to Ram Gopal Varma to remake the 1975 classic.
		Just one more example that even 30 years later, the Sholay brand is a prize worth fighting for.
	www.bollywood.mu /showthread.php?t=1437 (462 words)

	Sholay
		Sholay is everybody's all time favourite movie, because it has a little something for everybody.
		Sholay's theme song is a slick Wild West inspired track that captures the essence of the film.
		Even though "Holi Ka Din" is one of Sholay's more light hearted songs, this song is important to the plot line because it actually moves the story forward instead of being tossed in without reason, which is the case in Bollywood's current films.
	www.desiclub.com /bollywood/sndtrk_reviews/sndtrk_review.cfm?id=116 (1151 words)

	DVD Times - Sholay
		The importance and significant of Sholay cannot be understated as it's the one movie that has symbolised the India cinema for the last 25 years.
		Akin to the Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) the plot revolves around a tormented and impoverished village that is the persistent victim of an invading gang of bandits that leach and dictate the villagers.
		The characterisation of the cast in Sholay have become icons in Indian cinema - every character from Veeru and Jaidev to the heroines Basanti and Radha to the notorious villain Gabbar Singh are remembered and references in numerous films.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=3508 (1333 words)

	Sholay
		Sholay is the charming story of two convicts Jai and Veeru (played by Amitabh and Dharmendra) who are brought out of jail by a Thakur (played by Sanjeev Kumar) to complete a semi-accomplished mission.
		Sholay was supposed to be a showcase for Dharmendra, the reigning king, and it instead catapulted Amitabh into a league that no one has ever reached again.
		Sholay served as the platform for many to venture mega-starrers on a grand scale - large budgets, good photography, rhythmical music and technical effects.
	www.boshonto.com /forum/showthread.php?tid=641 (517 words)

	Virgin Megastores : Sholay (Burning Flames) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Considered to be one of the greatest classics of Indian cinema SHOLAY had the longest theatrical run when first released in 1975.
		SHOLAY (Flames) tells the story of Jai (Amitabh bachchan) and Veeru (Dharmendra), two small time crooks called in by Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) to fight the tyranny of Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan).
		SHOLAY features excellent performances by Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri under the direction of Ramesh Sippy.
	www.virginmegastores.co.uk /invt/499932 (314 words)

	Why Shreyas Talpade lost 'Sholay' to VJ Gaurav?
		According to a source from Ram Varma's office, "Shreyas first said he was playing the lead in other projects and couldn't afford to do a cameo at this stage of his career.
		When Sachin played the role of the Muslim boy in 'Sholay' he had two super-hits 'Geet Gata Chal' and 'Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se' as a hero.
		In the earlier 'Sholay' it was a three-scene role.
	www.nowrunning.com /news/news.asp?it=8193 (333 words)

	baba aur bollywood: Sholay - both sides now
		As you might recall Sholay was originally released in 1975 during the State of Emergency in India.
		Sholay was played by ARTE on August 14th 1997 with German Subtitles under the Name "Sholay - Flammen der Sonne" (flames of the sun)
		I cant say that Sholay is my no.1 all time favorite but I have it in my top-ten list that actually has no rating.
	babasko.blogspot.com /2006/09/sholay-both-sides-now.html (1111 words)

	The Hindu : Generation Next catches up with Gabbar
		The world of `Sholay' came alive on the big screen yet again in the city, when Ega ran to semi-full houses with three shows a day.
		Or the critically acclaimed `Lagaan' which carries with it the ghost of `Sholay' (A.K. Hangal repeating his role as the old man of the village is a fine tribute to the 1975 classic.
		Talking about songs, one cannot fail to note the similarity between `Yeh Dosti' (the anthem of friendship of yesteryear) picturised on the road and the contemporary friendship song `Dil Chahta Hai' (DCH) directed by the generation next director, Farhan Akhtar, was probably just paying a tribute to his father's classic script.
	www.hindu.com /lf/2003/09/22/stories/2003092207720200.htm (541 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum
		The old, unforgettable Sholay is back—brand new, swanky and spunky, with a new sound system in an eye-catching new print.
		Sholay was loud, garish, but it had something which touched everyone’s heart.
		If Sholay did well, it is because it is more than a film, it is a legend.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20040829/spectrum/main5.htm (1005 words)

	Bollywood Online on IndiaFM : India's premier Bollywood portal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The producers of the original Sholay, Sippy Films Pvt Ltd, and Sholay Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd, have sought an interim injunction from the Delhi High Court against the use of the names 'Sholay', 'Gabbar' and 'Gabbar Singh' by Verma and the production house K Sera Sera.
		The producers' petition claims the script and screenplay of Sholay are original literary works, protected under sections 14 and 51 of the Copyright Act of 1957.
		It was widely reported that Varma, who began shooting Ram Gopal Varma ke Sholay earlier this month, had bought the rights to remake Sholay from Ajit Sippy -- the son of G.P. Sippy, producer of Sholay -- last year.
	www.indiafm.com /forum/read.php?10,365916,365916 (385 words)

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