Sholay (शोले)

Well, Mr. Thakur summoned me.. - Welcome, Jailer. Please come.

Mr. Thakur..

The moment I received your letter, I knew

that you wished to meet me.

I took the first train available.

I'm putting you to some trouble, Jailer.

Sure, sir. I am at your service.

I need two men. - Two men?

Ramlal..

Do you recognise them?

There's hardly a prison where they have had not been held, Mr. Thakur.

This is Veeru and this is Jaidev.

They're crooks, both of them. Thieves of the first order!

I know.

They're just what I need for the assignment at hand.

I can't say what assignment you have in mind, Mr. Thakur.

But I can surely tell you that they are good-for-nothing.

That's not true, Jailer.

For all their vices

they have some virtues, too.

A fake coin is a fake, after all. Whichever way you look at it.

That is perhaps the difference between a man and a coin.

I still remember. It's been two years.

I had arrested both of them in the Jamalpur district.

We had to reach the police station at Tamli village by dusk.

Since no other arrangements could be made

we took a goods train.

I had two constables with me.

And there were these crooks

Jaidev and Veeru, chained and handcuffed.

Sir..

Were you ever posted at the Daulatpur Police Station?

Yes, I was. Why do you ask?

Okay! I remember now!

I've been wondering

where I've seen you, ever since you've caught us.

Remember Laalji's shop? The provision store which we robbed?

Do you remember? - Laalji's store? No.

Don't you? Jai.. Jai!

Remember, we were held at the Daulatpur Police Station?

Daulatpur Police Station? - Yes, don't you remember?

When was that? - We had robbed the grocer.

He was the officer then. Don't you recognise him?

All police officers look the same to me.

D-Don't mind him, please. He always talks nonsense.

Since when have the two of you been in this racket?

You could say, we stood our own two feet, the moment we could!

But why do you do all this?

For the same reason you work as a cop. Money!

Not true.

I don't do this job just for money.

I have enough of ancestral land to keep us going.

Perhaps, I'm fond of the dangers involved in the game.

We face dangers every day, too.

There's a difference.

I take on dangers to protect the law.

And you, to break the law.

You need to be a brave man, in both the cases.

Oh, sure! You do need courage.

I see.

You guys think yourselves to be very brave, don't you?

You will see when the time comes, Inspector.

We'd take on at least 15 or 20 odd guys.

I haven't exaggerated it, have I, Jai?

Now that you've already said it, we'll deal with it! - Yes!

Bandits!

Well, Inspector? Want to try out our guts?

There's still time, Inspector. Give it a thought!

Don't you dare try to escape.

Stop the engine, Driver!

Surge ahead! As fast as you can! - O-Okay..

Charge ahead!

It'd be dangerous to move faster!

The path is blocked ahead!

Come on, give me a sip!

Are you okay, sir? - I'm all right.

Dares to mess with Veeru!

They've fled, those rascals! - Right!

Jai, let's go.

I had warned you

not to try to escape..

What do you say?

We can run away.

Leaving him in this condition?

He's going to die if we leave him in this condition.

And if we take him to a hospital

we get sent away for four to six months.

What do you suggest? - What do you?

Get it out.

If it's heads, we take him to a hospital

if it's tails, we escape.

It's heads.

They are criminals, no doubt. But they're terribly brave.

They're dangerous because they know how to fight back.

They're bad, but they're humans.

Could you find these guys for me, Jailer?

We'll easily find them if they are presently in some prison.

But if they're free, they'd live a wanderer's life.

Hey, stop! What do you think you are doing?

Where are you taking my motorcycle? My motorcycle..

"This friendship."

"We will not break it."

"I will die"

"but will not leave your side."

"This friendship."

"We will not break it."

"I will die"

"but will not leave your side."

"My victory is your victory, your defeat is my defeat."

"Listen, my friend."

"Your sadness is my sadness, my life is your life."

"That is how our love is."

"I will even face death."

"For you, I will.."

"I will even face death."

"For you, I will"

"become an enemy to everyone."

"This friendship."

"We will not break it."

"I will die"

"but will not leave your side."

"People see us as two, but look"

"we are not two."

"Oh, we separate or become angry.."

"Dear God, we pray that should never happen."

"We eat and drink together."

"We will live and die together."

"We eat and drink together."

"We will live and die together."

"Our whole life!"

"This friendship."

"We will not break it."

"I will die"

"but will not leave your side."

"This friendship."

"We will not break it."

"I will die"

"but will not leave your side."

Come on, Soorma Bhopali! You're pulling out more of the firewood.

Naturally. You don't expect me to put some more, do you?

The scale says it's enough and you insist on more.

Just take your wood and make the payment.

Here's a Rs. 2 note.

I can see that, but is it genuine? Okay, it is. Good.

Okay, then. Goodbye.

Won't you return my money? - Money? What money do you want?

That's a Rs. 2 note. - The wood is worth Rs. 2 too!

Just this much of wood for Rs. 2?

Were you out to buy the whole forest for Rs. 2 then?

Look, I've had enough now! Just get going.

I'm not Soorma Bhopali for nothing! Okay?

Get lost! I wonder where they come from!

He says the wood is too less! Wants the forest then, does he?

They always come early every morning to spoil my day!

Chand! You're at your cursed poetry again!

Go and check if they've unloaded the stuff from the truck yet!

Well.. Are you guys watching a drama here?

This is no travellers' bungalow. Who are you guys?

God Almighty! It's you!

How are you, Soorma Bhopali?

I'm fine, thanks to you guys!

But what are you guys up to?

Come here!

The police have declared a reward of Rs. 2000 for your arrest.

If someone watches us together

I'll land in trouble, too!

So, please get going!

Know what, Soorma Bhopali? We want to go to prison.

I hope God fulfils your wish!

Had this been Bhopal

I'd have had you locked up in just two minutes!

I'm not Soorma Bhopali for nothing, you know?

But why would anyone need me here?

A warrant is out in your name in any case!

But we want you to get us arrested.

What are you talking about?

There's a reward of Rs. 2000 which you will get.

Give us half the money

when we're released from prison.

Got it? - Are you serious?

Have some betel leaf. Go on, it's very tasty!

It's one of a kind and so are you guys!

Attention!

Since when have they started having a parade here?

You've just arrived, sonny boy. You'll get to know soon.

This new jailer is a nasty one!

A nasty jailer, he says. - There he comes.

Attention!

Attention, I say!

But they're already at attention, sir.

I know that..

Prisoners!

This is a warning for you!

Everything that went unchecked before my arrival here

will no longer be tolerated!

No.. No!

I've been a jailer since the British era!

I don't belong to the breed of jailers

who waste time, trying to reform the prisoners!

I know it for a fact! You guys can't be reformed!