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50 years of Sholay: Farhan Akhtar reveals original ending had Gabbar’s death
Updated On: 07 August, 2025 04:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
As Sholay clocks 50 years of release, writer Javed Akhtar`s son and actor Farhan Akhtar reflected on the original ending of Sholay, emphasizing Thakur kills Gabbar with his feet. However, it was altered during the Emergency and left writers Salim-Javed unhappy
Farhan Akhtar on Sholay climax
Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Dharmendra starrer Sholay is undoubtedly one of the cult classic films of Indian cinema. The film released in 1975 was directed by Ramesh Sippy. To date, it is celebrated for its gripping narrative and memorable performances. As Sholay clocks 50 years of release this Independence Day, Farhan Akhtar shares an interesting trivia of how Salim-Javed had to change the ending and they were unhappy with it.
Farhan Akhtar on Sholay ending
Promoting his upcoming film 120 Bahadur on Prakhar Gupta’s podcast, the actor spoke about the film and told, “The emotional core of the film was very strong, the entire narrative of Thakur plotting his revenge after his hands were cut. We get lost in the Jai Veeru conversation, but the spine of the film was the honest police officer who goes after a dacoit after he kills his family. He hires these two good-for-nothing people, and in the original ending he actually kills Gabbar. They had to change it due to the Emergency, and the original ending is now available. That is actually when he cries, after crushing Gabbar with his own feet."
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