Ramesh Sippys 1975 cult classic film Sholay is all set to hit the theatres once again. The film starring Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in the lead roles will have its worldwide premiere on June 27 at the prestigious Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna Italy. Well whats interesting is that Sholay will have a re-release in a fully resorted and uncut version showing some never-before scenes to the audiences. In association with the Film Heritage Foundation and Sippy Films the screening will take place at 9:45 pm at Piazza Maggiore. Elated by the news of Sholays restoration Dharmendra called the movie 8th wonder of the world. Moreover he was sure that the screening would too have the same humongous success as it had 50 years ago. Dharmendra was initially offered Gabbar and Thakur roles Sharing an interesting anecdote about the film Dharmendra revealed that he was initially offered the roles of Gabbar and Thakur and said but I was clear that I wanted to play the role of Veeru as he is so much like me. Gabbar Singh was then played by Amjad Khan and Sanjeev Kumar portrayed the role of Thakur Baldev Singh making the characters truly iconic till date. Sholays terrific cast also included Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan as Basanti and Radha. Dharmendra talks about his favourite scenes in Sholay Dharmendra also recalled some of his favourite scenes from Sholay and said the tanki scene the scene in the temple and so many others but the most powerful scene I feel was the death of Jai which is still etched in my mind. To commemorate the films 50 years Sholay will have its special screening in Italy. The film will be re-released with its original ending and previously deleted scenes. Sholay will be released in 2.2:1 aspect ratio with resorted sound and visuals.