Sholay(Bollywood)

It's no secret that I am a huge fan of Bollywood movies and Sholay is my favourite Bollywood movie of all time. When released Sholay became the highest grossing Bollywood movie of all time, the fact it did so well is pretty remarkable if you take into accounts that apart from Sholay most of the record breakers have been love stories. Everything about Sholay is just so masterful, whether it's the script, the wonderful action sequences, the great songs, the great characters, I can go on and on.
The movie tells the story of two small time bandits Jai and Veeru who are employed by a man called Thakur to capture a bandit called Gabbar Singh and bring Gabbar to him. Now Gabbar is not ordinary bandit, in fact he is probably one of Bollywood's most despicable villian.
There are truly wonderful action sequences, my favourite being at the start when Jai,Veeru and Thakur are travelling by train and they are attacked by bandits. There are also some really well etched out characters, whether it's the vengeful Thakur or the notorious bandit Gabbar Singh.
Despite having seen the movie over 300 times there are moments that still send a shiver down my spine, For instance in the scene in which Gabbar cuts off Thakur's arm.
Despite being over 3 hours long Sholay is just so fun and enthralling that I don't even notice the time fly by. Highly reccomended to all by me.