From a widow's muted desire to politics to caste status quo to extra-judicial methods to tackle crime—Sholay is a gift that keeps teaching.

The “caste system” is still depicted by media like the BBC as a horrifying straitjacket, that shackles Hindus lifelong at birth.

The latest addition to the “caste train” is State Senator Aisha Wahab, who introduced a caste bill in the state of California.

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