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Synopsis: Sholay means embers in Hindi. In this particular movie, a Police Officer, who's family was killed by a bandit named Gabbar Singh, decides to fight fire with fire and recruits two convicts, Jai and Veeru to capture Gabbar. He approaches them in jail, puts the proposal in front of them, and they agree to bring in Gabbar Singh alive - for a hefty price. After their discharge from jail, they travel by train to the village where the Police Officer lives - now with only his widowed daughter-in-law. The three band together to fight one of the most elusive and dreaded bandits of all time. Will the two ex-cons be able to bring Gabbar alive to the Police Officer?
Director(s): Ramesh Sippy
Production: Adlabs Film
  2 wins.
 
IMDB:
8.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
NOT RATED
Year:
1975
162 min
17,851 Views


How much do you want?

What's the job?

Why must you worry about that,|if you're really brave?

Name the price.|And you will get it.

Provided you do what|I want you to do.

Gabbar Singh?!|The notorious bandit?!

Yes. He's the one.

The police are even said to have|placed a reward on his head.

You've got to capture the|bandit for me... alive.

You want us to get Gabbar Singh...|that too, alive and kicking!

Gabbar Singh is no sheep-kid|we could run and catch, Thakur!

I know it's a difficult task.

But no one pays so much|for something easy.

Let's suppose we risk our lives and|somehow manage to capture him.

Do you want us to hand him over|to you for just 20,000 Rupees?

So you can make a cool|50,000 Rupees, for nothing?

The reward from the police|will go to you, too.

I only want Gabbar.

Is it an old feud?

That's none of your business.

May I ask you another|question then?

You know we're criminals, too.

Why did you choose us|to track down the bandit?

Only because iron|shall deal with iron.

That's 5,000 Rupees.

You will get 5,000 more upon|your arrival in Ramgarh.

The rest after you have|accomplished the mission.

What do you suggest?

"Heads" - we go.

Well, gentlemen?|Where will you go?

Belapur, Rampur, Ramgarh...|where do you want to go?

Have you never seen|a horse-cart before?

This is a village, sir.

You can't find cars here in|which you can speed away.

Basanti's "tonga" is all|you will find around here.

Now look; I'm not in the habit|of talking unnecessarily.

- Say so, if you wish to go...|- Well, we do wish...

It's okay, if you don't wish to go!|You won't be my enemies!

I thought you'd need a tonga|and happened to ask you.

But you don't have to be|my passengers, you know.

It's your own free will!

This is Basanti's tonga, not|the field of the landlord...

...which you will have to till,|even if you don't want to!

- This is just like...|- Let's go! We wish to go!

- Let's go!|- Sure. When have I refused?

Now look; I'm not a chatter-box.

So I'd better tell you in advance.

A ride to Belapur costs 2 Rupees|and one to Rampur costs 1.5 Rupee.

Don't haggle, please!|What Basanti says is final!

- Okay, but we...|- I know what you will say!

Just why I charge 2 Rupees for|Belapur and 1.50 for Ramgarh?

You'd better ask which village|this tonga belongs to. Go on.

- Well, where does it belong?|- It belongs to Ramgarh!

I see! So it belongs|to Ramgarh! Now I know!

Actually, there is this thing|worth considering.

When I make a trip to Belapur,|I actually make two trips.

To Belapur and back to Ramgarh.

But should I go to Ramgarh,|it's like going home.

Where would you like to go?

Actually, we'd like|to go to Ramgarh, too.

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Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist and screenwriter. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri (1999), Padma Bhushan (2007), the Sahitya Akademi Award as well as five National Film Awards. more…

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