Sholay, despite being a huge hit, received only one Filmfare award (best editing: MS Shinde.The awards for the best film, the best dialogues, the best direction, and others went to Deewar.ĥ. The scene of the killing of Thakur's family by Gabbar is an adaptation of the killing of the McBain family by Frank in Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In The West.Ĥ. Dharmendra was in love with her and quickly went back to the role of Veeru.ģ. Sanjeev Kumar had just then proposed marriage to Hema Malini. He eventually relented when the director informed him that Sanjeev Kumar would play Veeru if that happened, and would get the heroine. Initially, 'Dharmendra' was keen to play the role of Thakur Baldev Singh. Actor 'Amjad Khan' was almost dropped from the project because scriptwriter 'Javed Akhtar' found his voice too weak for Gabbar Singh's role.Ģ. As of 2010, tourists traveling through Ramanagara were still offered a visit to the 'Sholay rocks' where most of the film was shot.Īlso Read | Dharmendra's Birthday: Actor Paid Rs.1. The prison set was installed near Bombay's Rajkamal Studio to suit the natural lighting of the on-location sets. At a time, one part of Ramanagara was reportedly named 'Sippy Nagar', in reference to the film's director.

It was also reported that an entire township was established on the site by art director Ram Yedekar. For easy access to the sets of the film, the makers had to construct a road from the Bangalore highway into Ramanagara. Read on to know about Sholay's shooting location.Īlso Read | Dharmendra's Birthday: Take This Trivia Quiz To Test Your Knowledge About 'Sholay' Actor Sholay film's shooting locationĪccording to a report by Daily Hunt, Sholay film's shooting location has been majorly been in Ramanagara's rocky terrain, a town near Bangalore, Karnataka. The story revolves around two friends Jai and Veeru, portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra, and how they are hired by a retired police officer to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh. The cast of the 1975 film comprised of Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini, and Jaya Bachchan in lead roles. Sholay is a 1975 action, drama, and comedy film helmed by Ramesh Sippy and is considered to be one of the most iconic and memorable movies ever made in India.

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