Sholay - 1975

Released on15 August 1975, Sholay — one of the landmarks in the history of Indian Cinema is an action-adventure film that tells the story of two criminals hired to capture a brutal dacoit by the name of Gabbar Singh. Inspired from Western films, Sholay was directed by Ramesh Sippy with G.P. Sippy as its producer. Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri and Amjad Khan played the lead roles in this historic film. Music was composed by R.D. Burman. In 2005, Indiatimes ranked the film amongst the “Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films”.