Actor Farhan Akhtar spoke about why 'Sholay' writers Javed-Salim had to change the climax despite it "not making sense". He said, "In the original ending, [Thakur] kills Gabbar...[But Salim-Javed] had to change it due to the Emergency." He added, "The ending and police showing up didn't make sense to them, but they had to change it. They had no choice."