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Not every small budget, multiplex movie manages to impress. Considering its star cast, ‘Bolo Ram’ had managed to raise expectations of movie fans but sadly, things were far from impressive. How could you justify assembling together stalwarts like Naseruddin Shah, Om Puri and Padmini Kolhapure (her comeback vehicle) and making something like this? Movie fails on all counts whether, its screenplay, script, predictable twists and even songs. Movie was tagged as a thriller but trust me, in first 20 minutes you are sure to figure out what turn movie will take.

 The movie fares badly on its screenplay and lack of character development. The characters are half baked and yes, not at all established. Well, the story revolves around lead character Ram played by newcomer Rishi who is in a state of shock. The reason? Well, he has been charged with murder of his mother (Padmini Kolhapure). Om Puri plays the role of an investigating officer who has been assigned the job of getting the truth out of our lead character who in turn is seriously struggling with some serious psychotic disorder.

 Comes, Psychiatrist Dr. Ns. Negi played by veteran Naseruddin Shah on request of Inspector and tries to determine the cause of Raam’s state of mind and the reason for his silence. As movie progresses, you start losing the interest and proceeding becomes monotonous. The last nail in the coffin comes from the climax where you are literally forced to wonder, ‘what was that, Really’? All in all, avoid if you can and better stay at home.

Indian film industry is known for giving some of the biggest blockbusters in its history. Every era since the time first spoken film ‘Alam Ara’ was released, we have seen dozens of golden and jubilee hits. Stars like Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Shahrukh Khan, Amir Khan and Hrithik Roshan etc have given us top grosser. But if we have to name just one film that has done astonishing business and is officially considered as the biggest hit and highest gross earner of Bollywood then it must be Sholay. This movie is nothing less than a legend. It is not just a movie; it has become an icon. This movie represents the essence of Hindi cinema. This movie gave a new lease of life to bollywood. It helped in redefining the genre of action movies in Hindi cinema. More than actors, we remember the characters portrayed by the leading actors of the movie. Who can forget names like Thakur, Gabbar Singh, Jai, Veeru, Basanti and even Dhanno? The characters and stars became immortals with this movie.

Sholay was released on August 15, 1975. According to one estimate, Sholay has earned more than $200 million till now. It also has an enviable record of running for more than 5 years in one Mumbai theatre named Minerva. This movie began the culture of hard core action packed movies. Sholay is also the only movie to celebrate Silver Jubilee in over 500 theatres all over the country, at the same time. That’s indeed something to cherish for!

Foreign channels and publications have also hailed this movie. For example, BBC has declared this movie as the ‘Film of the Millennium’ in the year 1999. Movie was directed by Ramesh Sippy and was made in no less than 3 years. Movie starred Amitabh Bacchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Prada, Sanjeev Kumar and Amjad Khan. Anand Bakshi wrote the lyrics and movie was written by Salim-Javed. Music was composed by legendary RD Burman and movie was shot in Ramanagaram, a small village near Bangalore.