 Some scholars have indicated that Sholay contains homosocial themes . Ted Shen describes the male bonding shown in the film as bordering on camp style . Dina Holtzman , in her book Bollywood and Globalization : Indian Popular Cinema , Nation , and Diaspora , states that the death of Jai , and resultant break of bonding between the two male leads , is necessary for the sake of establishing a normative heterosexual relationship ( that of Veeru and Basanti ) . 
 Some scholars <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>have</mark></a> indicated that Sholay <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>contains</mark></a> homosocial themes . Ted Shen <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>describes</mark></a> the male bonding shown in the film as bordering on camp style . Dina Holtzman , in her book Bollywood and Globalization : Indian Popular Cinema , Nation , and Diaspora , <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>states</mark></a> that the death of Jai , and resultant break of bonding between the two male leads , is necessary for the sake of establishing a normative heterosexual relationship ( that of Veeru and Basanti ) . 
Some scholars done indicated that Sholay contain homosocial themes . Ted Shen describe the male bonding shown in da film as bordering on camp style . Dina Holtzman , in her book Bollywood and Globalization : Indian Popular Cinema , Nation , and Diaspora , state dat the death of Jai , and resultant break of bonding between the 2 male leads , is necessary for the sake of establishing a normative heterosexual relationship ( that of Veeru and Basanti ) .