Viewers HAIL original climax of Amitabh Bachchan’s movie, say ‘India never…’

Sholay The Final Cut X Review: Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra starrer Sholay has returned to the silver screens with a 4K version and implementation of the original climax. The film was released in theatres on December 12, which also marks the 50th year of the film’s director, Ramesh Sippy. Sholay: The Final Cut has been receiving all the love from the audience and is expected to create havoc at the box office once again after 50 years. It would be interesting to see if it manages to hold the legacy that it has been carrying for the past five decades.

Sholay The Final Cut Twitter Review

The 4K version of the movie has been receiving positive responses from the audience so far. Some hailed the original ending and stated that this kind of climax India has never seen before, while some appreciated the 4K version of the film. Here are some tweets.

A user wrote, “*“Sholay — with the ORIGINAL ending India has NEVER seen.” Releasing December 12 — witness history. The once-censored climax finally arrives on the big screen: Raw. Uncut. Unstoppable. @SrBachchan.”

Another tweeted, “Excellent print Must watch this 4k sholay.”

A tweet read, “One of the biggest entertainer ko big screen pe dekhne ka alag hi mazaa aaya #Sholay.”

Another user tweeted, “#Sholay on the big screen is NOT just a re-release, it’s a history lesson! Gabbar, Jai-Veeru ki dosti, aur woh iconic dialogues. Yeh *mazaa* miss mat karna! #BollywoodNostalgia #SholayReRelease.”

About Sholay The Final Cut

The movie focuses on a retired police officer, Thakur Baldev Singh, who hires two criminals, Jai and Veeru, to fight against a wanted dacoit, Gabbar Singh. The two criminals trap the dacoit, and as per the original climax, Thakur kills the dacoit to take revenge for his sons’ and daughter-in-law’s murder. The cult classic movie stars Amitabh Bachchan as Jaidev aka Jai, Dharmendra as Veeru, Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur Baldev Singh (a retired Police Officer), Hema Malini as Basanti (Veeru’s love interest), Jaya Bachchan as Radha (Thakur’s daughter-in-law) and Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh (a wanted dacoit). The film was initially released in theatres on August 15, 1975. At that time, the film had a box office run till 1980. The movie then collected Rs 15 crore domestically and Rs 30 crore globally. After 50 years of its initial release, the film has been accepted by the audience similarly to before.