New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The original version of the 1975 classic Sholay, in which Thakur Baldev Singh kills Gabbar Singh, will be screened at the upcoming Indian Film Festival of Sydney.
When Sholay was first made, director Ramesh Sippy had envisioned a different climax, with Thakur (Sanjeev Kumar) killing Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan).
Distributors, however, persuaded him to alter the ending, resulting in the released version where Gabbar is spared and handed over to the police. The original ending, though filmed, remained unseen for decades, until now.
Fifty years after its release, the Indian Film Festival of Sydney (IFFS) has announced that the restored version of Sholay featuring the alternate climax will be its centrepiece film this Oct...