From the iconic film “Sholay” to the famous novel “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”, here are eight facts about the freedom of speech and expression which you might not have heard before:

1. Sholay Had A Completely Different Ending Originally

The Censor Board in India was responsible for changing the ending of an iconic Indian Bollywood film, Sholay, shot in the 1970s. In the original version, one of the chief protagonists, Thakur Baldev Singh (portrayed by Sanjeev Kumar), a former police officer, kills the villain, Gabbar Singh (portrayed by Amjad Khan), at the end of the film. The Censor Board directed the film’s makers to change the ending so that the protagonists give Gabbar Singh over to the police, as the Censor Board did not want a police officer being shown as taking the law into his own hands (or in this case, legs), worried as they were of unrest during the Emergency in India at the time.