'Sholay is back': Restored version of 1975 classic screened at Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival
What an incredible feeling to see restored Sholay with the original ending on the big screen at Piazza Maggiore in Bologna with so many people under the stars as they stayed awake till 1am for me it was my childhood memory come alive 50 years later Sholay is back… @FHF_Official pic.twitter.com/YzbVlCCSge
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