Sholay has created a cult with a massive following for past 50 years. With the recent celebration of the film, the uncut version was premiered on June 27 on the large open-air screen at Piazza Maggiore in Italy's Bologna to commemorate the film's 50th anniversary. Now, in an exclusive conversation with mid-day, filmmaker Ramesh Sippy gets candid about Sholay and reveals whether the revised climax was needed after 50 years of the film's release. 

Ramesh Sippy on Sholay's revised ending

When asked about what films sustains the longest in the industry with constantly changing formats of the cinema. Ramesh Sippy had just one word and that was 'Sholay', he said, 'How could it be more than that?'