Sholay - Sholay is out of the theaters, but thanks to television, VCRs, and DVDs, it is widely available and still extremely popular. In the year 1996, 'Sholay' was first shown on the Indian government-run Doordarshan television channel; streets were virtually empty during the show. [citation needed] Young Indians who had not been born when Sholay was released will still have seen the film and know the dialogues and characters.