Sholay is a 1975 film Hindi film, about the two petty criminals, Jai and Veeru hired by village head, Thakur, to capture, for a bounty, a ruthless dacoit by the name of Gabbar Singh.

Directed by Ramesh Sippy. Written by Salim-Javed.

Gabbar

• Yeh haath hum ko de de, thakur
• Tera kya hoga, Kaliya?
• Ab tera kya hoga Kaalia (Now what will happen to you Kaalia)
• Jo darr gaya samjho mar gaya (He who is afraid is dead)
• Holi kab hai, kab hai holi? (meaning: When's Holi? When is it?)
• Gabbar ke taap se tumhe ek hi aadmi bacha sakta hai, ek hi aadmi, khud Gabbar. (Only one man can save you from Gabbar's anger, only one man, Gabbar himself)
• Ye Ramgarhwake apni choriyon ko kaun si Chakki kaa aata khilatein hai, badi karari hotin hain..

Thakur

• Jao ja ker kah do Gabbar se, Ramgarh waalon ne paagal kutton ke saamne roti daalna band kar diya hai.(meaning: Go and tell to Gabbar that Ramgarh(village) people have left throwing rotis in front of mad dogs)
• Maine kaha tha na bhaagne ki koshish mat karna.(meaning: I told you dont try to run )
• Loha abhi garam hai, maar do hathoda.(meaning: iron is hot hit a hammer)

Basanti

• Bhaag Dhanno Bhaag! Aaj teri Basanti ki ijjat ka sawaal hai.(Run dhanno(her lady horse) run today is the question of Basanti's honour)
• Dekho, Mujhe befuzool baat karne ki aadat to hai nahin...(Look, I don't like small talk)

Jailor

• Aadhe idhar jaao, aadhe udhar jaao, baaki mere peeche aao
• Hum angrezon ke zmaane ke jailor hain! Ha haa...
• Hum angrezon ke zmaane ke jailor hain! Ha haa...(I am a jailor from British rule ha haa...)
• Humaare jail mein surang?(An escape route in my jail?)
• Humaare jail mein pistaul?(meaning: A gun in my jail?)
• Adhe idhar jayo, adhe udhar jayo, baki mere saath aao( half of you go this way, half go that way, rest of you follow me)

Dialogue

Gabbar: Hmmmm.... Kitane aadmi the?

Kaliya: sardar.. do aadmi the.

Gabbar: hmmm.. Do aadmi ? .... SOOWAR KE BACHCHO.. woh do the aur tum teen..
phir bhi waapas aagayeye . khaali haath..
kya samaz kar aaye the?.. sardar bahot khus hoga sabasi dega kyoon? DHIKKAR HAI ...
Arre O Saambha... kitna inaam rakkhe hai sarkaar ham par?

Sambha: Poore pachaas hajaar..

Gabbar: Soona.. poore pachas hajaar.. aur yeh inaam isliye hai ke yaha se pachas
pachas kos door gaanw me jab bachcha raat ko rota hai to maa kahti hai
beta soja ..soja nahi to gabbar singh aa jaayega. Aur yeh teen haraam jaade..ye
gabbar singh kaa naam poora mitti me milaay diye..iski sajaa milegi..
baraabar milegi..( ek aadmi se revolver leta hai aur usse poochhta hai)
kitni goli hai iske andar?

Aadmi : (woh chauk jaata hai)

Gabbar: KITNI GOLI HAI?

Aadmi : Chhe sardaar (six)

Gabbar: (To himself) chhe ? (loudly) chhe goli.. chhe goli hai iske andar.. chhe goli aur aadmi teen...bahot naa insaafi hai yeh.
(teen golihawa me uda deta hai) ab theek hai. haa ab theek hai..
ab iske teen khaano me goli hai teen khali.. ab ham issko ghumaege....(...)
ab kaha goli hai kaha nahi? .. hamko nahi pata .. hamko kuchh nahi pataa.
is pistaul me teen jindagi teen maut band hai...
dekhe kisse kya milta hai?
(pahale aadmi ke taraf jaake uske sir par revolver chalata hai lekin goli nahi lagati) bach gaya saala ...
(doosare ke sir pe revolver chalata hai .. woh bhi bachataa hai) yeh bhi bach gaya..
(teesare ki taraf jaake) teraa kya hoga kaaliyaa?

Kaliya: ..s..sardar... maine aapkaa namak khaayaa hai sardaar..

Gabbar: ab.. goli kha (revolver kaliyaa par chalata hai use bhi goli nahi lagati) kamaal ho gaya... Teeno bachh gaye
(ab gabbar hansane chaalu karataa hai)
yeh teen h.. ha ha .. teeno haramjaadon ko .. goli nahi lagi (ab gabbar jor se hans rahaa hai)
(baaki sab hasnaa chaalu karate hai.... aur achanak teen goliyon ki aawaaj aati hai aur woh teen aadmi mar jaate hai... ekdam sannataa chha jaata hai.. thodi der baad) Jo dar gayaa .. samazo mar gayaa.

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Gabbar: Yeh Haat hamka de de Thakur. (Give me this (your) hand, Thakur (before he goes to chop it off))

Thakur: nahiiiiiii! (No!!)

Jai

• Mujhe to sabhi police waale ek jaise nazar aate hain(meaning: All police men are look alikes)
• Tumhara naam kya hai basanti(meaning: what is your name Basanti?)
• Kya karo mausi humara dil hi kuch aasa hai (what can i do mausi(mother's sister) my heart is like this)

Veeru

Veeru: Tum ek maroge to hum char marengee (meaning: If you kill one, we will kill four)

Veeru: Basanti In kuttoon ke samne mat nachna (meaning: Basanti don't dance in front of these dogs)

Imaam: Itna Sannata kyo hai bhai? (meaning: Why am I feeling light did anyone do anything with my stick)

Ramlal: Abhi Abhi gabbar ke aadmi .....ke gaye hai.

Cast

• Dharmendra - Veeru
• Sanjeev Kumar - Thakur Baldev Singh
• Amitabh Bachchan - Jai
• Hema Malini - Basanti, coachman for the only horse-carriage in Ramgarh
• Jaya Bhaduri - Radha, the Thakur's widowed daughter-in-law
• Amjad Khan - Gabbar Singh
• Asrani - Jailor