One among the best movies of Indian cinema, Sholay (1975), is all set to re-release. Nevertheless, this re-release stands out. Titled Sholay – The Final Cut, it features the unique climax of the film together with two deleted scenes, which the viewers will get to see in all its glory on the massive screen for the primary time ever. Furthermore, the film has been restored in 4K with the unique 70 mm aspect ratio of two.2:1. The sound has been restored using the unique sound negative, and the magnetic soundtrack preserved by Film Heritage Foundation. Hence, it guarantees a superb cinematic experience.
EXCLUSIVE: Sholay goes through the censor process once more on account of re-release amid ‘James Bond-Tatya Tope’ dialogue change controversy; THREE 3-hour plus movies in 3 weeks might add to exhibitors’ woes
For the reason that film has added three latest scenes, the makers needed to undergo the censor process. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) saw Sholay – The Final Cut on November 24, 2025 and passed it with a ‘U’ certificate. Thankfully, no cuts were enforced. The length of the film, as mentioned on the censor certificate, is 209.05 minutes. In other words, Sholay – The Final Cut is 3 hours 29 minutes and 5 seconds long. The unique 1975 version is alleged to be around 190 minutes, or 3 hours and 10 minutes long.
Interestingly, it was the then CBFC, and in addition the federal government of the day, that compelled director Ramesh Sippy to alter the ending of the film. The unique ending featured Thakur (Sanjeev Kumar) killing the villain, Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan).
Bollywood Hungama exclusively spoke to director Ramesh Sippy in October concerning the modified ending. He said, “In 1975, it was the time of the Emergency. So, we couldn’t argue an excessive amount of. But the top that I put in needed to be shot (on the last minute). This modified climax was the identical ending that took place in every film at the moment. The police comes and says, ‘Ruk jaao’! So, it was a typical ending. That’s what I didn’t like; there was no other reason. Nevertheless, the Censor officials stressed that ‘He’s an officer. He mustn’t be taking the law into his own hands’. Actually, I can’t say hands as he didn’t have any (laughs)!”
Sadly, the re-censor process has led to fears amongst fans that the team behind Sholay – The Final Cut have tampered with the film’s dialogues. Last week, the fans of Sholay were left indignant when Sholay – The Final Cut’s trailer revealed that ‘James Bond’ was replaced by ‘Tatya Tope’ in an important dialogue. Bollywood Hungama was the primary one to write down about it. Even Javed Akhtar, who wrote the dialogues together with Salim Khan, protested this shocking change.
Exhibitors’ woes
Meanwhile, exhibitors are gearing up not only for a crowded December but in addition for unusually long movies in a brief span. The primary three weeks of December will see three movies with greater than 3 hours run time arriving one after one other. It began with last week’s Dhurandhar; the Ranveer Singh-starrer has a run time of three hours and 34 minutes. Sholay – The Final Cut, as aforementioned, is 3 hours and 29 minutes long. Next week’s highly-awaited Avatar: Fire And Ash, meanwhile, has a length of three hours and 17 minutes.
An exhibition source told Bollywood Hungama, “We’ve had 3 hours plus long movies releasing once in a blue moon. But that is the primary time it has happened to have 3 movies back-to-back with such lengthy run times. We’ll manage this week and next as Sholay – The Final Cut will not be taking lots of screen space. But next week will probably be a challenge once we’ll should accommodate Avatar: Fire And Ash and Dhurandhar. The latter has picked up and the way, and it’s clear that it isn’t going to stop for a couple of weeks.”
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