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wrapped in red was first released internationally on october 25 2013 by rca records through sony music entertainment it then received a north american release on october 29 2013 by rca as part of its holiday promotional campaign with the soundtracks to the feature films black nativity and the best man holiday with wrapped in red being promulgated as the one that will transcend formats and become a new holiday classic in an interview with billboard rca marketing executive aaron <unk> remarked that the album was their main release of the holidays quoting the angle on this album is that like all great christmas records it 's about amazing vocal performances that 's what this is intended to be @@ an album launched this year but timeless and genre @@ defying in preparation for its release in the united states rca shipped a half @@ million units on amazoncom and target which exclusively released a deluxe edition a red lp pressing of wrapped in red by united record pressing followed the cd release on november 25 2013 marking the first time an album by clarkson was released on a vinyl record a deluxe lp and cd edition was also released on the sony music store which included a scarf a holiday ornament and a snow globe all of which were decorated in red as inspired from the album a international promotion campaign was also planned for clarkson but was later halted due her pregnancy on october 21 2014 wrapped in red was reissued by rca with a special edition cd + dvd release exclusive to walmart stores in the united states a green lp pressing of the album will also have a limited 500 @@ copy release on december 9 2014
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on october 15 2013 white christmas was released as a promotional single from wrapped in red three days after underneath the tree premiered on clarkson 's vevo channel a television christmas special titled kelly clarkson 's cautionary christmas music tale was filmed by concert director hamish hamilton on october 30 2013 the eve after its street date at the venetian las vegas a pastiche of a christmas carol the christmas special featured live performances of selections from wrapped in red ( one of which features mcentire and yearwood ) produced by done and dusted cautionary christmas music tale premiered on nbc in the united states and global in canada on december 11 2013 being pegged by rca as the album 's primary promotional medium nbc 's premiere broadcast of the special was seen by 5 @@ 31 million viewers according to nielsen media research it also received a 1 @@ 4 share among adults between the ages of 18 to 49 generated nbc s second biggest overall audience its time slot nbc had also a rerun broadcast of cautionary christmas music tale on christmas day which was seen by an additional 3 @@ 54 million viewers
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clarkson had also promoted wrapped in red in various televised performances all of which she was dressed in red attire she first performed underneath the tree on the the today show on november 26 2013 on december 4 2013 she performed run run rudolph and blue christmas on the christmas at rockefeller center television special clarkson had then performed underneath the tree on more televised events such as on the fifth season of the the voice on december 3 2013 the ellen degeneres show on december 5 2013 and on late night with jimmy fallon on december 12 2013 on december 25 2013 clarkson returned to the today show on its christmas day broadcast performing blue christmas selected tracks from the album were also used in advertisements such as run run rudolph which was used in a belk holiday advertisement and underneath the tree which was featured in an amazoncom and amazon kindle fire <unk> advertisement with an appearance by clarkson performing the song on december 20 2014 she will host a christmas concert miracle on broadway at the bridgestone arena an annual christmas benefit concert miracle on broadway will feature live performances of various christmas songs by mcentire yearwood garth brooks ronnie dunn kacey musgraves hayley williams charles esten and meghan trainor some of whom will also join clarkson in performing selections from wrapped in red
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wrapped in red 's lead single underneath the tree was released to radio airplay on november 5 2013 praised in its initial release music critics approvingly compared the song to all i want for christmas is you and blazoned it as a future christmas standard reviewing for slant magazine sal cinquemani wrote that track is likely to become clarkson 's very own contemporary standard while the independent 's hugh montgomery applauded it as a winner on all fronts after debuting on the billboard holiday 100 chart at number 34 it became holiday top ten hit by peaking at number eight on the chart it also topped the billboard adult contemporary chart for four consecutive weeks becoming clarkson 's third track and the fifteenth holiday song to top the chart underneath the tree also charted on the main billboard hot 100 chart at number seventy @@ eight and became a top forty hit internationally including the billboard canadian hot 100 chart the dutch top 40 chart and the official uk singles chart usa today reported that underneath the tree was american radio 's most @@ played new holiday song of 2013 while edison media research reported that the single was the first holiday song to receive a considerable support on mainstream contemporary hit radio in almost 20 years wrapped in red 's second single the title track was serviced to radio airplay on november 25 2014 on the week ending december 28 2014 it debuted on the billboard adult contemporary chart at number 11 on the week ending december 13 2014
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at metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 73 based on 6 reviews and scoring higher than any other album by clarkson allmusic 's senior editor stephen thomas erlewine gave it a three @@ and @@ a @@ half stars he described its uptempo arrangements as well as clarkson 's vocal performance as bold and brassy and its mid @@ tempo arrangements as even more alluring he also noted the track selection favors the bold but that she fares well in this setting always sounding like the strongest element in the mix towards the end of his review he wrote that perhaps the concept and execution are conventional but even in this utterly expected setting clarkson retains her fiery individual spirit and that 's what makes wrapped in red appealing to the letter it delivers what it promises sal cinquemani of slant magazine also gave it a similar rating he noted that the album largely offers a respite from the pop @@ rock template she 's been relentlessly pursuing since breakaway with less shouting and more of the varied range and texture on full display that helped <unk> her the winner of the inaugural season of american idol for better or worse a decade of recording and touring has roughed up the edges of her voice lending a lived @@ in quality that imbues lyrics about love and longing with an authenticity that might have otherwise been missing had she recorded these songs just a few years earlier
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npr 's ken tucker described the album as a glossy but heartfelt work and approvingly compared its contrasting philosophy to nick lowe 's quality street a seasonal selection for all the family both of which he described as will put you in a holiday mood matt <unk> of popmatters gave the album a generally favorable review claiming that clarkson plays it safe and spends too much time showing off her upper register but wrapped in red is a warm and romantic addition to the christmas pop zeitgeist adding wrapped in red doesn t need edge it s just dynamic and varied enough to be satisfying and it s light @@ years better than any of the whitewashed christmas crap simon cowell has inflicted on the world sarah rodman of the boston globe gave a favorable review particularly lauding underneath the tree and described clarkson 's rendering the christmas standards as fairly straight she added she starts gently on have yourself a merry little christmas before belting out the money notes she <unk> assuredly through the soulful favorite please come home for christmas ( bells will be ringing ) and hangs by the piano for a torchy white christmas newsday 's music columnist glenn gamboa wrote that clarkson handles it all expertly hitting remarkably high notes on have yourself a merry little christmas and swinging <unk> on baby it 's cold outside with dunn the new songs make wrapped in red a real gift as the title track and underneath the tree channel the phil spector christmas albums and 4 carats somehow blends stronger and santa baby reviewing for hitfix melinda newman gave the album an a rating praising clarkson 's vocal performances and noting that she and kurstin have clearly studied legendary christmas albums of yore most notably spector 's a christmas gift for you and andy williams ' merry christmas to lovingly recreate christmas standards as well as craft new ones in the image of those sets chris <unk> of slate declared wrapped in red as the best of 2013 's new christmas records noting for its vintage sound he also observed that its five original tracks most notably wrapped in red and underneath the tree have reasonable odds of remaining in the yuletide rotation five years from now in his review for the new york times jon caramanica wrote that clarkson is very likely the only singer working in pop with a real possibility of creating a modern holiday classic along the lines of carey 's all i want for christmas is you and remarked that her takes on familiar songs however accomplished are also faithful in the way that someone mindful of pop history would be
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wrapped in red became a commercial success in the united states prior it its release music commercial analysts predicted that the album would likely sell at least 60 @@ 000 copies in its first week of release in the region and foresaw it to be the front @@ runner as the bestselling holiday release of the season on the week ending november 16 2013 it debuted on the billboard 200 chart at number 3 with 70 @@ 000 copies sold in all retailers a 93 @@ 000 decrease from stronger 's first week sales of 163 @@ 000 copies in 2011 nielsen music analyst dave bakula attributed its low performance to the falling market share of the holiday music in general which saw 3 @@ 8 percent decrease in 2012 the album 's chart debut on the billboard 200 earned clarkson her sixth consecutive top three studio album as well as the highest debut for a christmas record by a female artist since susan boyle 's first christmas album the gift debuted at the top of the chart in 2010 wrapped in red also debuted three other different charts most notably at the top of the billboard top holiday albums chart on the week ending november 30 2013 by charting at number six on the billboard 200 the album became the lone sony release inside the chart 's top ten with the others being universal music group releases
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despite its modest debut week wrapped in red began to gain traction at the beginning of the holiday season selling up to 131 @@ 000 copies during the thanksgiving week it experienced its best sales week after benefiting from nbc 's premiere broadcast of cautionary christmas music tale selling up to 136 @@ 000 copies on its seventh week of release for nine consecutive weeks it stayed in the top ten of the billboard 200 the most by any studio album by clarkson on december 5 2013 the album was certified platinum by the recording industry association of america making it her fifth platinum studio album wrapped in red subsequently became the bestselling christmas release of 2013 by selling over 763 @@ 000 copies according to nielsen soundscan making her the first american female artist to have the number @@ one christmas album of the soundscan era twelve of the album cuts from wrapped in red have also entered the billboard holiday digital songs chart during its first week of release led by silent night have yourself a merry little christmas and underneath the tree at numbers one two and four respectively other songs have also appeared in various billboard charts throughout the holiday season songs such as blue christmas and please come home for christmas charted on the billboard adult contemporary chart peaking at numbers 5 and 6 respectively whereas my favorite things run run rudolph please come home for christmas silent night and wrapped in red peaked on the billboard canada ac chart at numbers eight seven 14 22 and 49 respectively tracks such as my favorite things have charted on the billboard mexico inglés airplay chart at number 49 while silent night attained a position in both the billboard holiday 100 and the billboard hot country songs charts peaking at numbers 86 and 51 respectively amazoncom listed wrapped in red as their second bestselling album during the holiday season and listed it as their sixth bestselling title of 2013 the album has sold 785 @@ 300 copies in the us as of november 2014 and in 2014 peaked at 7 on the holiday chart
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internationally wrapped in red had a relatively limited commercial performance in canada the album debuted on the billboard canadian albums chart at number 6 on the week ending november 16 2013 making it her fifth top ten debut on the nielsen @@ tracked chart it peaked on the chart at number 5 on the week ending december 28 2013 wrapped in red became the second bestselling christmas album of 2013 in canada with 67 @@ 000 copies sold in the region behind a christmas gift to you by johnny reid in australia the album debuted on the aria albums chart at number 82 on the week ending november 4 2013 and peaked at number 29 on the week ending december 30 2013 in switzerland it debuted on the schweizer hitparade at number 97 on the week ending november 10 2013 in the united kingdom wrapped in red charted on the official uk albums chart at number 65 on the week ending december 14 2013 despite its limited performance sony corporation listed the album as their fifth bestselling release worldwide during the holiday season which included albums album cut tracks and singles sales
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all tracks were produced by greg kurstin with vocal production on every christmas made by jason halbert
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just for now contains a portion of the composition carol of the bells written by peter j wilhousky
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tracks from the concert dvd were filmed from the television special kelly clarkson 's cautionary christmas music tale
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credits lifted from the album 's liner notes
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= christmas 1994 nor 'easter =
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the christmas 1994 nor 'easter was an intense cyclone along the east coast of the united states and atlantic canada it developed from an area of low pressure in the southeast gulf of mexico near the florida keys and moved across the state of florida as it entered the warm waters of the gulf stream in the atlantic ocean it began to rapidly intensify exhibiting traits of a tropical system including the formation of an eye it attained a pressure of 970 millibars on december 23 and 24 and after moving northward it came ashore near new york city on christmas eve because of the uncertain nature of the storm the national hurricane center ( nhc ) did not classify it as a tropical cyclone
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heavy rain from the developing storm contributed to significant flooding in south carolina much of the rest of the east coast was affected by high winds coastal flooding and beach erosion new york state and new england bore the brunt of the storm damage was extensive on long island and in connecticut 130 @@ 000 households lost electric power during the storm widespread damage and power outages also occurred throughout rhode island and massachusetts where the storm generated 30 @@ foot ( 9 @@ 1 m ) waves along the coast because of the warm weather pattern that contributed to the storm 's development precipitation was limited to rain two people were killed and damage amounted to at least $ 21 million
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the storm originated in an upper @@ level low pressure system that moved southeastward from the central great plains into the deep south of the united states after reaching the southeast gulf of mexico the disturbance underwent cyclogenesis and the resultant system moved through florida on december 22 in response to an approaching trough national hurricane center forecaster jack beven noted that as it moved out into the bahamas it appeared to take on the characteristics of a tropical storm the uncertain nature of the storm prevented the nhc from issuing advisories on it and forecasters lacked sufficient data to fully assess the cyclone for potential tropical characteristics the same trough that pushed the storm across florida had moved to the north allowing for high pressure to develop in the upper levels of the atmosphere
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deemed a hybrid storm the cyclone rapidly intensified in warm waters of up to 80 ° f ( 27 ° c ) from the gulf stream combined with a cold air mass over the united states the system continued to rapidly intensify while moving within the gulf stream it developed central convection an unusual trait for an extratropical cyclone and at one point exhibited an eye despite these indications of tropical characteristics there was no front associated with it and it had a warm core but the radius of maximum winds was more than 150 nautical miles ( 170 mi 280 km ) so under the standard nhc criteria it didn 't qualify as a tropical storm on december 23 and 24 the nor 'easter intensified to attain a barometric pressure of 970 mb ( 29 inhg ) an upper @@ level low pressure system that developed behind the storm began to intensify and grew to be larger in size than the original disturbance in an interaction known as the fujiwhara effect the broad circulation of the secondary low swung the primary nor 'easter northwestward towards southern new york and new england the original low passed along the south shore of long island and made landfall near new york city on december 24 subsequently it moved over southeastern new york state on december 25 the system began to rapidly weaken as it moved towards nova scotia before the pair of low pressure systems moved out to sea in tandem in the early hours of december 26
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in south carolina flooding associated with the cyclone was considered to be the worst since 1943 over 5 inches ( 130 mm ) of rainfall was reported while winds brought down trees and ripped awnings in addition the coast suffered the effects of beach erosion thousands of electric customers in the state lost power as a result of the heavy rainfall several dams became overwhelmed by rising waters extensive flooding of roads and highways was reported many of which were closed as a result up to 3 feet ( 0 @@ 91 m ) of water flooded some homes in the region approximately 300 people in florence county were forced to evacuate because of the flooding and at least 200 homes were damaged two deaths were reported in the state one woman was killed when her vehicle hydroplaned and struck a tree and another person drowned after her car was struck by another vehicle total damage in south carolina amounted to at least $ 4 million
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strong winds occurred along the north carolina coast diamond shoals reported sustained winds of 45 miles per hour ( 72 km / h ) and offshore winds gusted to 65 miles per hour ( 105 km / h ) on wrightsville beach rough surf eroded an 8 @@ foot ( 2 @@ 4 m ) ledge into the beach on carolina beach dunes were breached and some roads including portions of north carolina highway 12 were closed
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as the primary storm entered new england the secondary low produced minor coastal flooding in the tidewater region of virginia on december 23 winds of 35 to 45 miles per hour ( 56 to 72 km / h ) and tides to 1 to 3 feet ( 0 @@ 30 to 0 @@ 91 m ) above normal were reported in sandbridge virginia beach virginia a beachfront home collapsed into the sea several roads throughout the region suffered minor flooding strong winds resulting from the tight pressure gradient between the nor 'easter and an area of high pressure located over the united states brought down a few utility poles which sparked a brush fire on december 24 the fire quickly spread by the wind burned a field the winds brought down several trees
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damage was light in maryland some sand dunes and wooden structures were damaged and above @@ normal tides occurred in new jersey high winds caused power outages and knocked down trees and power lines minor coastal flooding of streets and houses was reported otherwise damage in the state was minor
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the storm brought heavy rainfall and high winds to new york state and new york city on december 23 and 24 gusts of 60 to 80 miles per hour ( 97 to 129 km / h ) downed hundreds of trees and many power lines on long island several homes in addition to many cars sustained damage roughly 112 @@ 000 long island lighting company customers experienced power outages at some point during the storm as the cyclone progressed northward into new york state high winds occurred in the hudson valley region throughout columbia ulster and rensselaer counties trees tree limbs and power lines were downed by the winds at stephentown a gust of 58 miles per hour ( 93 km / h ) was reported ulster county suffered substantial impacts with large trees being uprooted and striking homes across eastern new york state 25 @@ 000 households lost power as a result of the nor 'easter on the north fork of long island in southold a seaside home partially collapsed into the water
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in connecticut the storm was described as being more significant than anticipated gale @@ force wind gusts reaching 70 miles per hour ( 110 km / h ) blew across the state from the northeast and later from the east trees tree limbs and power lines were downed causing damage to property and vehicles the high winds caused widespread power outages affecting up to 130 @@ 000 electric customers as a result electric companies sought help from as far as pennsylvania and maine to restore electricity bruno <unk> a spokesman for northeast utilities reported that we 've had outages in virtually every community in new haven the nor 'easter ripped three barges from their moorings one of the barges traveled across the long island sound and ran aground near port jefferson new york a man in milford was killed indirectly when a tree that was partially downed by the storm fell on him during an attempt to remove it from a relative 's yard northeast utilities which reported the majority of the power outages estimated storm damage in the state to be about $ 6 $ 8 million ( 1994 usd $ 8 @@ 8 $ 11 @@ 8 million 2008 usd )
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effects were less severe in new hampshire and vermont in southern new hampshire a line of thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall causing flooding on parts of new hampshire route 13 flash flooding of several tributaries feeding into the <unk> river was reported in maine the storm brought high winds and heavy rain along the coast of southern maine and new hampshire beach erosion was reported additionally minor flooding was reported across the region as a result of heavy surface runoff and small ice jams in rhode island the power outages were the worst since hurricane bob of the 1991 atlantic hurricane season throughout the state approximately 40 @@ 000 customers were without electric power as with massachusetts downed trees and property damage were widespread there were many reports of roof shingles being blown off roofs and of damage to gutters in warwick several small boats were damaged after being knocked into other boats the highest reported wind gust in the state was 74 miles per hour ( 119 km / h ) at <unk> rhode island statewide damage totaled about $ 5 million
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massachusetts particularly cape cod and nantucket bore the brunt of the nor 'easter reportedly wind gusts approached 100 miles per hour ( 160 km / h ) on cape cod and offshore waves reached 30 feet ( 9 @@ 1 m ) at walpole wind gusts peaked at 88 miles per hour ( 142 km / h ) while on nantucket gusts of 84 miles per hour ( 135 km / h ) were reported the winds left 30 @@ 000 electric customers without power during the storm primarily in the eastern part of the state power was out for some as long as 48 hours property damage was widespread and many trees signs and billboards were blown down a large tent used by the new england patriots was ripped and blown off its foundation the winds also spread a deadly house fire in north attleboro although not directly related to the storm it caused seven fatalities because tides were low little coastal flooding occurred outside the prudential tower center in boston the storm toppled a 50 @@ foot ( 15 m ) christmas tree rainfall of 2 to 3 @@ 5 inches ( 51 to 89 mm ) was recorded throughout the eastern part of the state contributing to heavy runoff that washed away a 400 @@ foot ( 120 m ) section of a highway total damage in massachusetts was estimated at about $ 5 million
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= sholay =
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sholay ( pronunciation meaning embers ) is a 1975 indian hindi @@ language action @@ adventure film directed by ramesh sippy and produced by his father g p sippy the film follows two criminals veeru and jai ( played by dharmendra and amitabh bachchan ) hired by a retired police officer ( sanjeev kumar ) to capture the ruthless dacoit gabbar singh ( amjad khan ) hema malini and jaya bhaduri also star as veeru and jai 's love interests sholay is considered a classic and one of the best indian films it was ranked first in the british film institute 's 2002 poll of top 10 indian films of all time in 2005 the judges of the 50th annual filmfare awards named it the best film of 50 years
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the film was shot in the rocky terrain of ramanagara in the southern state of karnataka over a span of two and a half years after the central board of film certification mandated the removal of several violent scenes sholay was released with a length of 198 minutes in 1990 the original director 's cut of 204 minutes became available on home media when first released sholay received negative critical reviews and a tepid commercial response but favourable word @@ of @@ mouth publicity helped it to become a box office success it broke records for continuous showings in many theatres across india and ran for more than five years at mumbai 's minerva theatre by some accounts sholay is the highest grossing indian film of all time adjusted for inflation
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the film drew heavily from the conventions of westerns and is a defining example of the masala film which mixes several genres in one work scholars have noted several themes in the film such as glorification of violence conformation to feudal ethos debate between social order and mobilised usurpers homosocial bonding and the film 's role as a national allegory the combined sales of the original soundtrack scored by r d burman and the dialogues ( released separately ) set new sales records the film 's dialogues and certain characters became extremely popular contributing to numerous cultural memes and becoming part of india 's daily vernacular in january 2014 sholay was re @@ released to theatres in the 3d format
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in the small village of ramgarh the retired policeman thakur baldev singh ( sanjeev kumar ) summons a pair of small @@ time thieves that he had once arrested thakur feels that the duo veeru ( dharmendra ) and jai ( amitabh bachchan ) would be ideal to help him capture gabbar singh ( amjad khan ) a dacoit wanted by the authorities for a ₹ 50 @@ 000 reward thakur tells them to surrender gabbar to him alive for an additional ₹ 20 @@ 000 reward
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the two thieves thwart the dacoits sent by gabbar to extort the villagers soon afterwards gabbar and his goons attack ramgarh during the festival of holi in a tough battle veeru and jai are cornered thakur although he has a gun within his reach does not help them veeru and jai fight back and the bandits flee the two are however upset at thakur 's inaction and consider leaving the village thakur explains that gabbar had killed nearly all of his family members and cut off both his arms a few years earlier which is why he could not use the gun he had concealed the dismemberment by always wearing a shawl
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living in ramgarh the jovial veeru and cynical jai find themselves growing fond of the villagers veeru is attracted to basanti ( hema malini ) a feisty talkative young woman who makes her living by driving a horse @@ cart jai is drawn to radha ( jaya bhaduri ) thakur 's reclusive widowed daughter @@ in @@ law who subtly returns his affections
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skirmishes between gabbar 's gang and jai @@ veeru finally result in the capture of veeru and basanti by the dacoits jai attacks the gang and the three are able to flee gabbar 's hideout with dacoits in pursuit fighting from behind a rock jai and veeru nearly run out of ammunition veeru unaware that jai was wounded in the gunfight is forced to leave for more ammunition meanwhile jai who is continuing the gunfight singlehandedly decides to sacrifice himself by using his last bullet to ignite dynamite sticks on a bridge from close range
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veeru returns and jai dies in his arms enraged veeru attacks gabbar 's den and catches the dacoit veeru nearly beats gabbar to death when thakur appears and reminds veeru of the promise to hand over gabbar alive thakur uses his spike @@ soled shoes to severely injure gabbar and destroy his hands the police then arrive and arrest gabbar after jai 's funeral veeru leaves ramgarh and finds basanti waiting for him on the train radha is left alone again
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= = cast = =
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dharmendra as veeru
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sanjeev kumar as thakur baldev singh usually addressed as thakur
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hema malini as basanti
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amitabh bachchan as jai ( <unk> )
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jaya bhaduri as radha thakur 's daughter @@ in @@ law
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amjad khan as gabbar singh
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