Who played the mouth organ tune in Sholay?
Bhanu Gupta
Bhanu Gupta
| Bhanu Gupta ভানু গুপ্ত | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hindi film scores |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, harmonica |
| Years active | 1959–2018 |
Where was Sholay shooting done?
Ramanagara
Much of Sholay was shot in the rocky terrain of Ramanagara, a town near Bangalore, Karnataka. The filmmakers had to build a road from the Bangalore highway to Ramanagara for convenient access to the sets. Art director Ram Yedekar had an entire township built on the site.
Can you play any song on a harmonica?
When you know how to approach it – your harmonica can play ANY song you want.
Where is Ramgarh of Sholay located?
Ramanagara, near Bengaluru, is where the Sholay team, under the supervision of its art director, the late Ram Yedekar, created an entire village, Ramgarh—complete with homes, streets, temples, a mosque and marketplace.
What is the age of Govinda?
57 years (21 December 1963)
Govinda/Age
What kind of music was used in Sholay?
Sholay’s music unlike most blockbuster musicals was in reality not just about the songs in the film, but its great background score which took over a month to compose, using specially constructed devices to make screeches and groans.
When did the first Sholay movie come out?
1975 was the year the blockbuster film Sholay was released – I had finished school and joined College to master Electrical Engineering just the previous year. The music was already all over the radio waves.
Who are the writers of the movie Sholay?
An Indianised dacoit curry Western, that is how the movie is classified, Sholay was set around the real life exploits of a dacoit Gabbar of Gwalior. The script writers were the dynamic duo of Salim Javed, Ramesh Sippy the producer, Amjad Khan made his debut while Sanjeev Kumar, Amitab, Jaya, Hema and Dharmendra starred.
Why did Polydor win a platinum disc for Sholay?
Polydor actually won a platinum disc for the sale of the ‘Sholay’ records in two years, the first time such a disc has been awarded in the 75- year-old history of the Indian record industry and this was what established Polydor as a proper competitor to HMV.