Few classics of Indian cinema are as exhilarating as Ramesh Sippy’s 1975 hit SHOLAY, presented in a new restoration. One of the foremost examples of the dacoit Western, the film follows two ne’er-do-wells, Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai (Amitabh Bachchan), recruited by an old frenemy Thakur (Sanjeev Kumar) to rid his village of the villain Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan). This genuine marvel riffs off Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Westerns, Akira Kurosawa’s samurai films and BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, and may have influenced various Hong Kong action titles of the 1980s.