Awesome movie. My all time fave. The best villain in the history of bollywood.

Reviewing the 2014 3D theatrical version for now

Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, and Vidya Balan in Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)

Gulshan Grover, Tabu, Akshay Kumar, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, and Suniel Shetty in Hera Pheri (2000)

Jackie Shroff, Sudesh Berry, Sunny Deol, Puneet Issar, Akshaye Khanna, and Suniel Shetty in Border (1997)

Aamir Khan, Rachel Shelley, and Gracy Singh in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta, and Mrunal Jadhav in Drishyam 2 (2022)

Akshay Kumar, Kay Kay Menon, and Rasheed Naz in Baby (2015)

Salman Khan and Harshaali Malhotra in Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

What's going to happen to you now, Kaalia?

Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, and Amjad Khan in Sholay (1975)

Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, and Jagdeep in Sholay (1975)

Dharmendra and Hema Malini in Sholay (1975)

Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in Sholay (1975)

Hema Malini and Amjad Khan in Sholay (1975)

Major Anand, Bihari, Amjad Khan, Mac Mohan, and Sachin Pilgaonkar in Sholay (1975)

After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.

Sholay

Some of the most pathetic conversion from 2D-3D available on screen, that puts the shoddy &apos;Clash of the Titans&apos; on a pedestal for how to do things. The wonderful original background score has also been screwed-with (thankfully, not to a great extent) by someone called Raju Singh. Atmos sound works most of the time. Better viewed in 2D, and I shall remedy the mistake when/if I get the chance, though I&apos;d have to live with the screwed-over score in any case (I think).

Having said that, the audience members who watched this one when I did, had the following attributes: 1. Intent in capturing selfies during the movie&apos;s running time. Cams pointed right at the audience as well, flashes going off to the tune of 5-10 occasions every half hour. 2. Babies, who (obviously) brought the house down with the (oh so pleasant) screaming when Atmos accentuated every gunshot, every death-scream, and every swear word. 3. Cam phones once again, being used by geniuses to take snaps of the (3D) images on screen. Wait, there&apos;s more... 4. Cacophonous laughs and jeers at every quite moment, some of which were romantic, most of which were tragic/poignant. Same batch of geniuses (see above) joining in, with quite a few followers to boot......

Now, in spite of not blowing a blood vessel at all that (quite used to putting up with, nee living with, said geniuses that populate most cinemas, including multiplexes), I confess to having not felt bored even during (what I consider the weakest element of this masterpiece) those interminable flashbacks, and dated-looking/sounding/seeming scenarios on display. The performances are still top-notch, the music plays a huge role (the not-too-destroyed RDB-original score during the train sequence being a case-in-point - the rest having been butchered by Raju Singh). 

All-in-all, I do hope someone coverts this for IMAX (hopefully, without the 3D), or someone updates the 3D sometime, even with crowd-funding, if that&apos;s an option. Still, this compares well against most of the other trash playing, and being appreciated, out there.

Sholay trailer

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Some of the most pathetic conversion from 2D-3D available on screen, that puts the shoddy 'Clash of the Titans' on a pedestal for how to do things. The wonderful original background score has also been screwed-with (thankfully, not to a great extent) by someone called Raju Singh. Atmos sound works most of the time. Better viewed in 2D, and I shall remedy the mistake when/if I get the chance, though I'd have to live with the screwed-over score in any case (I think).

Having said that, the audience members who watched this one when I did, had the following attributes: 1. Intent in capturing selfies during the movie's running time. Cams pointed right at the audience as well, flashes going off to the tune of 5-10 occasions every half hour. 2. Babies, who (obviously) brought the house down with the (oh so pleasant) screaming when Atmos accentuated every gunshot, every death-scream, and every swear word. 3. Cam phones once again, being used by geniuses to take snaps of the (3D) images on screen. Wait, there's more... 4. Cacophonous laughs and jeers at every quite moment, some of which were romantic, most of which were tragic/poignant. Same batch of geniuses (see above) joining in, with quite a few followers to boot......

Now, in spite of not blowing a blood vessel at all that (quite used to putting up with, nee living with, said geniuses that populate most cinemas, including multiplexes), I confess to having not felt bored even during (what I consider the weakest element of this masterpiece) those interminable flashbacks, and dated-looking/sounding/seeming scenarios on display. The performances are still top-notch, the music plays a huge role (the not-too-destroyed RDB-original score during the train sequence being a case-in-point - the rest having been butchered by Raju Singh). 

All-in-all, I do hope someone coverts this for IMAX (hopefully, without the 3D), or someone updates the 3D sometime, even with crowd-funding, if that's an option. Still, this compares well against most of the other trash playing, and being appreciated, out there.

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Sholay

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