‘Sholay’ will be restored and released in 4K on December 12, 2025, with a new name ‘Sholay: The Final Cut’ after 50 years. This time the original climax of the film will be shown, which was removed by the Censor Board in 1975. Will be released on a large scale on 1500 screens.
There is good news for the fans of superstar Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan. His iconic blockbuster film ‘Sholay’, released 50 years ago, is once again hitting the theatres. But this time there will be a twist in the story. First of all, this 1975 film has been given a new title ‘Sholay: The Final Cut’. Secondly, its completely 4K version has been restored, which will give a different experience to cinema lovers. Apart from this, it will be released on 1500 screens across the country, so that more and more viewers can enjoy it.
The biggest twist in the story of ‘Sholay’ after 50 years
The biggest twist will be seen in the story of director Ramesh Sippy’s film ‘Sholay’ after 50 years. That would be that it would be released with its original climax, which was removed by the censor board during its release in 1975. Actually, when ‘Sholay’ was released, there was emergency in the country. The Central Board of Film Certification, after watching the climax of ‘Sholay’, termed it extremely violent and directed the makers to change it. Ramesh Sippy shot the new climax of the film and then it was allowed to release.
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What was the real climax of ‘Sholay’?
Till now, all the viewers who have watched the film ‘Sholay’ have seen that Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) pierces the hands of Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) with pointed shoes and hands him over to the police. But the real climax was that Thakur takes the life of Gabbar Singh.
When will Dharmendra’s film ‘Sholay’ be released again?
‘Sholay: The Final Cut’ will be released in theaters on December 12, 2025. The makers of the film recently announced this through social media. He wrote, “The wait is over. The film ‘Sholay: The Final Cut’ has been restored by the Heritage Foundation in 4K and its original ending will be seen for the first time. On December 12, 2025, the film will be released on 1500 screens in India.”
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