London: The 69th annual festival of the British Film Institute (BFI) is set to celebrate 50 years of ‘Sholay’ with a special screening of the iconic Bollywood film.

The special screening of the cult classic, featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra, at the London Film Festival will include the restored version of the film with its original ending and some deleted scenes too, as per a PTI report. ADVERTISEMENT

“It’s wonderful that the Film Heritage Foundation has restored Shola y and that they have managed to locate and include the original ending as well as some deleted scenes in the restoration,” Amitabh, who played Jai in the film, said In a statement.

“Shooting for the film was an unforgettable experience, but at the time I had no idea that it would be a watershed for Indian cine

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