Sholay was released in 1975
It has been almost 50 years since the evergreen blockbuster ‘Sholay’ starring Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar was released, but it is still loved a lot. Even when the film was re-released in theaters, a huge crowd of spectators was seen. There are many famous scenes in the film which received standing ovation. From the dialogues to the scenes of Sholay, social media remains a topic of discussion every day. But did you know that many scenes from this cult classic were removed before its release? One such deleted scene has resurfaced on social media after 49 years.
Sholay is an evergreen film of Bollywood.
‘Sholay’, released in 1975, is counted among the most brilliant films of Hindi cinema and even today it is considered one of the evergreen films of Bollywood. From its brilliant story to dialogues, it won the hearts of the audience and made the audience its fan. However, before the release of the film, the censor board made several cuts in the film and only after that it got entry in theatres.
This scene was removed from Sholay 49 years ago
A scene of Gabbar Singh’s cruelty was also removed from the film, which is now going viral on social media. An Instagram account named ‘Old is Gold’ has recently shared a picture of one such deleted scene of Sholay. In the photo, Gabbar, played by Amjad Khan, can be seen brutally pulling Sachin Pilgaonkar’s character, Ahmed, by the hair. Along with Gabbar Singh, he has a whole convoy of dacoits.
Sholay’s most violent scene
49 years ago, the Censor Board had removed this scene showing the cruelty of Gabbar Singh, because according to those days, it was a very cruel scene. In those days, this scene was removed from the film considering it too violent. ‘Sholay’ was released in theaters in 1975, in which stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar to Amjad Khan, Sachin Pilgaonkar were seen. This film got tremendous response from the audience in those days.
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