Show notes
Ramesh Sippy's Sholay may be the most popular Indian film ever released. The film mixes Western conventions from films like The Magnificent Seven and Once Upon a Time in the West with Bollywood tropes.
Beth Watkins of Beth Loves Bollywood and Todd Stadtman, author of Funky Bollywood: The Wild World of 1970s Indian Action Cinema, join Mike in discussing the importance of Sholay.
Labels: BethLovesBollywood Todd Stadtman
Watch
Music credits
- "Haa Jab Tak Hai Jaan" - Lata Mangeshkar
- "Yeh Dosti Hum Nahin" - Kishore Kumar & Manna Dey
Links & resources
- Buy Sholay on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Funky Bollywood: The Wild World of 1970s Indian Action Cinema by Todd Stadtman (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Sholay: The Making Of A Classic by Anupama Chopra (opens in a new tab)
- Visit Beth Loves Bollywood (opens in a new tab)
- Visit Die Danger Die Die Kill (opens in a new tab)
Comments (2)
Mike White Thank you for your thoughtful feedback!Anonymous Very interesting discussion. I just found your site today through your Big Trouble in Little China episode and noticed this in the archives. Also, I'm Indian, but I grew up here in America and haven't seen that many Bollywood movies; you guys all sounded like you knew more about them than me, hehe.