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七人の侍 (Seven Samurai) influenced शोले (Sholay)
Added by Media Influence Map · 27 September 2026
The evidence
Sholay's writers Salim-Javed built its premise on Seven Samurai and its remake The Magnificent Seven: a village terrorised by a bandit chief, and outsiders hired to defend it. A retired policeman hires two small-time crooks, Jai and Veeru, to bring him Gabbar Singh alive.
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