Overview
- NFDC managing director Prakash Magdum said a minute of silence was observed at the Film Bazaar and a formal homage will feature in the festival’s closing ceremony.
- The restored 4K screening of Sholay slated for November 26 in Goa was called off due to technical glitches cited by organisers.
- An "In Conversation" session titled "50 Years of Sholay: Why ‘Sholay’ Still Resonates?" with director Ramesh Sippy remains set for November 27 at the Kala Academy.
- The 1942 BSA WM20 motorcycle from the film, displayed in a glass case at the INOX venue in Panjim, has become an impromptu tribute drawing steady crowds.
- Dharmendra died Monday at 89 in suburban Mumbai, as the film’s fully restored version is slated for a wide theatrical re-release on December 12.