Sholay is coming back to the big screen for its 50-year anniversary, this time with its never-before-seen original ending. The 1975 classic, widely regarded as one of Indian cinema’s greatest achievements, will return to select Cinépolis cinemas nationwide on December 12 in a newly restored, uncut 4K version titled Sholay: The Final Cut .

The re-release will finally let audiences see the climax that director Ramesh Sippy originally filmed but was forced to shelve before the movie’s debut. Back in 1975, during the Emergency, the Censor Board insisted on a toned-down ending, calling the original too violent for the times. With civil liberties curtailed and heavy scrutiny on films, the makers were compelled to reshoot the climax just before release.

In the version Indians have watched fo

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