Sholay

- The Thakur...?|- Welcome, sir. This way...

I knew it the moment I received|your letter, Thakur...

...that you wished to meet me.

I took the first available train.

I'm putting you to|some trouble, jailer.

Not at all, sir. Just name it...|whatever it be.

- I need two men.|- Two?

Do you recognize them?

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

This is Veeru.|...and this is Jai.

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, Thakur.

But I can surely tell you that|they're good for nothing.

That's not true, jailer.

For all their vices, they|have some virtues, too.

A fake coin is a fake, sir.|Whichever way you look at it.

That is perhaps the difference|between man and coin.

I clearly remember what|happened two years ago.

I had arrested both of them|in district Jamalpur.

We had to reach the police station|at village Tamli 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.

Could you have been at the Daulatpur|police station earlier, sir?

Yes, I was. Why did you ask?

I remember now!

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

Remember Lalji's shop? The|provision store which we robbed?

- Do you remember?|- The provision store? No...

Don't you? Jai...

Remember, we were held at|the Daulatpur police station?

- Daulatpur?|- Yes, don't you remember?

- When was that?|- We had robbed the grocer...

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

All police officers|look the same to me.

I can't help it, you know...|He's always talking 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 must you do all this?

The reason what you're a cop for...|we into it for the money.

Not true. I'm not a police officer|just for the money.

I have enough of family land|to keep us going.

But perhaps I'm fond of the|dangers involved in the game.

We face dangers everyday, too.

There's a difference. I take on|dangers to protect the law.

And you do it 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 you're|very brave, don't you?

You will see when|the need arises, Inspector.

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

I haven't exaggerated it,|have I?

- Now that you've already said it...|- We deal with it!

Bandits!

Well, Inspector?|Want to try out our guts?

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

Don't you try to escape.

Stop the engine, driver!

Let's move ahead!|As fast as you can!

Charge ahead!

Give me a swig! Quick!

- Are you okay?|- I'm all right...

He dares mess with Veeru!

They've fled, the swines!

Let's go... Come on!

I had warned you|not to escape...

What do you think?

We can run away.

Leaving him in this state?

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

Suppose we take him|to the hospital...

...we get sent away|for four or six months.

- So what do you suggest?|- What do you think?

Get it out.

If it's Heads, we go to the hospital;|if it's Tails, we escape.

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 human.

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, it's|difficult to find such people.

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