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| Gabbar Singh, is a ] in the Hindi film '']'', produced in 1975. The character was played by ]. In the movie, Gabbar Singh is a ], who leads a group of ] into looting and plundering the villages in the region of Ramgarh. | Gabbar Singh, is a ] in the Hindi film '']'', produced in 1975. The character was played by the debuting actor ]. In the movie, Gabbar Singh is a ], who leads a group of ] into looting and plundering the villages in the region of Ramgarh. | ||
| Gabbar Singh's full name in the movie is |
Gabbar Singh's full name in the movie is known to be Gabbar Hari Singh. No information is disclosed on his background except that he was an infamous dacoit and the villages in his area were terrorized by him and his clan. The character was based on a real-life dacoit of the same name who was active in villages around ] in the 1950s. | ||
| ==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
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| Gabbar Singh wears a Moss Green outfit. He sports a mustache and a carelessly trimmed beard. He is also seen with a ] in some parts of the movie, adding to the traditional Dacoit outfit. He has curly hair and wears black boots. | Gabbar Singh wears a Moss Green outfit. He sports a mustache and a carelessly trimmed beard. He is also seen with a ] in some parts of the movie, adding to the traditional Dacoit outfit. He has curly hair and wears black boots. | ||
| ==Storyline== | |||
| ==About the Character== | |||
| In the movie, Gabbar Singh is known as the biggest dacoit in the village of Ramgarh. He is known as the nightmare of the people. He asks for tax every month from the villagers, and forces them to do so, or he kills them.However,one villager, Thakur Baldev Singh, played by ] wants revenge with Gabbar because Gabbar had killed Thakur's family and had cut his hands. He hires two strong crime-breakers, Veeru, played by ], and Jaidev, played by ]. The two heroes force the soldiers of Gabbar Singh to retreat withought the tax. Gabbar Singh is now very angry, and decides to avenge. He attacks on the day of ], but Veeru and Jaidev fight back and force him to retreat. Gabbar Singh starts killing the villagers one by one, until Veeru and Jaidev surrender. They make a plan, and ultimately Gabbar Singh gets defeated, and imprisoned. At the climax of the movie, Thakur cut's Gabbar's hands with his metal pointed shoes. | |||
| Gabbar Singh is portrayed as the biggest and most fearsome dacoit who loots the villages upon will and taxes the people for protection from his tyranny. The government is after him but due to villagers fearing him, the police officials regularly fail in their attempts to imprison him. | |||
| ==Famous lines== | |||
| There are many famous lines of Gabbar Singh. Many of these lines are unique and simbolize Gabbar Singh and/or Amjad Khan. | |||
| However, the honest police officer, Thakur Baldev Singh (played by ]), who resides in the Ramgarh village which is heavily influenced by Gabbar Singh, decides to end Gabbar's terror once and for all. He manages to imprison Gabbar following a warning from the Dacoit that he will face dire consequences, Gabbar is sent off to Jail. Some time later, Thakur is informed that Gabbar Singh has escaped. Gabbar returns to his territory and takes his revenge by killing Thakur's family, Thakur chases Gabbar in retaliation but is lured into his hideout in the mountains, where Gabbar cuts Thakur's arms from the shoulders. | |||
| *कितने आदमी की? Kitne aadmi the? ''How many were there'' | |||
| *तेरा क्या होगा कालिया? Tera kya hoga kaalia. ''What will happen to you now, Kaalia?'' | |||
| *जो डर गया समझ मर गया| Jo dar gaya samjho mar gaya. ''Who fears, dies.'' | |||
| *बहुत याराना लगा है| Bahut yarana lagta hai. ''He looks very friendly'' | |||
| *ये हाथ मुझे डी डी ठाकुर| Ye haath mujhe de de thakur. ''Give these hands to me, Thakur'' | |||
| Thakur vows to get Gabbar pay for his actions some day. Gabbar continues his reign of terror over the villages until he is faced by Viru and Jai, Thakur's hired vigilantes with the sole mission of bringing Gabbar to Thakur in return of a reward. After a series of bloody battles, Gabbar's men are killed and Thakur completes his revenge on Gabbar by giving him a torturous death. | |||
| ==Legacy== | |||
| The film ] gave the character of Gabbar Singh massive popularity. With his immortal dialogs being played on Audio cassettes throughout the captivated nation. It also skyrocketed the actor ] into stardom. Since then Gabbar Singh has enjoyed being a part of the popular culture of India. | |||
| There have been numerous Gabbar Singh impersonations in many movies and soap operas after Sholay, stand up comedians and mimicry artists have often mimicked him in their performances. Many of the villains in the movies that followed Sholay were inspired by him. | |||
| Gabbar Singh has been considered one of the best antagonists of all time in Hindi films. | |||
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Gabbar Singh, is a fictional character in the Hindi film Sholay, produced in 1975. The character was played by the debuting actor Amjad Khan. In the movie, Gabbar Singh is a dacoit, who leads a group of Dacoits into looting and plundering the villages in the region of Ramgarh.
Gabbar Singh's full name in the movie is known to be Gabbar Hari Singh. No information is disclosed on his background except that he was an infamous dacoit and the villages in his area were terrorized by him and his clan. The character was based on a real-life dacoit of the same name who was active in villages around Gwalior in the 1950s.
Personality
His personality is of a Sadistic and desensitized thug who reigns over the mountainous regions surrounding the Ramgarh village, one who insists on killing whenever required to continue his undisputed status and to take revenge on his enemies. Gabbar Singh also has a taste for ethnic dances and regularly visits the Banjara dance troupes when they come by his region.
Appearance
Gabbar Singh wears a Moss Green outfit. He sports a mustache and a carelessly trimmed beard. He is also seen with a Bullet Belt in some parts of the movie, adding to the traditional Dacoit outfit. He has curly hair and wears black boots.
Storyline
Gabbar Singh is portrayed as the biggest and most fearsome dacoit who loots the villages upon will and taxes the people for protection from his tyranny. The government is after him but due to villagers fearing him, the police officials regularly fail in their attempts to imprison him.
However, the honest police officer, Thakur Baldev Singh (played by Sanjeev Kapoor), who resides in the Ramgarh village which is heavily influenced by Gabbar Singh, decides to end Gabbar's terror once and for all. He manages to imprison Gabbar following a warning from the Dacoit that he will face dire consequences, Gabbar is sent off to Jail. Some time later, Thakur is informed that Gabbar Singh has escaped. Gabbar returns to his territory and takes his revenge by killing Thakur's family, Thakur chases Gabbar in retaliation but is lured into his hideout in the mountains, where Gabbar cuts Thakur's arms from the shoulders.
Thakur vows to get Gabbar pay for his actions some day. Gabbar continues his reign of terror over the villages until he is faced by Viru and Jai, Thakur's hired vigilantes with the sole mission of bringing Gabbar to Thakur in return of a reward. After a series of bloody battles, Gabbar's men are killed and Thakur completes his revenge on Gabbar by giving him a torturous death.
Legacy
The film Sholay gave the character of Gabbar Singh massive popularity. With his immortal dialogs being played on Audio cassettes throughout the captivated nation. It also skyrocketed the actor Amjad Khan into stardom. Since then Gabbar Singh has enjoyed being a part of the popular culture of India.
There have been numerous Gabbar Singh impersonations in many movies and soap operas after Sholay, stand up comedians and mimicry artists have often mimicked him in their performances. Many of the villains in the movies that followed Sholay were inspired by him.
Gabbar Singh has been considered one of the best antagonists of all time in Hindi films.
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