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- Have you shut both your eyes?!|- Yes.

But you must shut only|your left eye... this one!

Now use your other eye|to aim at the mango.

- Okay. And what do I do now?|- Now? Well...

Now squeeze the trigger!

He's found his mark!

I thought I was learning|to handle a gun.

But now I smell a rat!

A rat? What is that?|I don't understand!

But I understand this|perfectly well!

You city-guys think we in the|countryside are morons!

But Basanti could very well|teach you a lesson!

I was only teaching you!|You're misunderstanding me!

I understand you very well!

Sit here with your gun!|I'm going home!

Good-bye!

Kashiram! Dholiya!|Where the hell are all of you?

Come, Shankar...|what have you brought?

It's some jowar, sir.

Bloody fiend! You give us|a handful of jowar?

D'you want to feed the guests at your|daughter's wedding with the rest?

I speak the truth, sir!|I've brought all I had!

We need just one bullet|to blow your brains out!

The stinking bastard!

And what have you got, Dholiya?

It's wheat, sir.

Very well. Keep all the stuff there.

Hold it.

Welcome, Thakur!

You're still alive, are you?

Yes. And till such time|as I live...

...tell Gabbar you won't even|get a grain from this village.

And who's going to stop us? You?

Yes. My men and I will.

These men?

Heard that, guys? The Thakur has|built an army of eunuchs!

Death hovers over|your head, Kalia!

Just look around!

Two of them? Is that all?

That's enough for you.

Kashiram... have all|the things taken back.

Think it over, Thakur.

When Gabbar gets to know...

...that people of this village|refuse to give him foodgrains...

...there can be a lot|of bloodshed.

Why must you simply...

Get lost!

And tell Gabbar...

...that the people of Ramgarh|have stopped feeding mad dogs!

Go away!

All right, Thakur!|I will go away!

How many were they?

There were two of them, chief.

Two of them?

Goddamned bastards!

There were just two of them...|and there were three of you.

You have still returned...

...without anything.

What did you expect?

That I'd be delighted?!

That I'd congratulate you?!

Shame on you!

Samba!

What prize has the Government|placed on my head?

Fifty thousand Rupees, no less.

Did you hear him?

Fifty grand!

And that's only because...

...when children as many as|50 miles away from here...

...when the babies are hollering|away in the nights...

...their mother ask them to go to|sleep, lest Gabbar Singh arrives!

And these bastards!

They've done my reputation to dust!

You will be punished.|You certainly will!

How many bullets does|this gun have?

- How many bullets in this?|- There are six, chief.

Six bullets.

This gun has six bullets.

Six bullets... for just 3 men.

That's an injustice!

It's okay now... it certainly is.

Three parts of this now hold|bullets; and three are empty.

I'll just roll the|whole stuff over.

I don't know now where the bullets|are, or where they are not.

I know nothing!

This gun now holds three lives|and three deaths.

Let's see what they get.

He's escaped!

He's escaped, too!

What's gonna happen|of you, Kaliya?

Chief! I've always lived|on what I got from you!

It's time you stopped a bullet.

This is amazing!

All three have escaped!

None of the bastards|stopped a bullet!

All three have escaped!

Death to the cowards!

Well... so this is the|Thakur's soldier!

Kaliya told us there|were two of them, Samba.

Where is the other?

Where are you, soldier?!

Hey, soldier... where|is your partner?

Speak up!

Listen, you other soldier!

Will you step out, or do|I gun down your friend here?

Hold it!

Welcome...! Welcome!

We now have you in|our clutches!

Welcome...

Good-boy!

Well, Thakur? You brought these guys|to protect Ramgarh, did you?

To take on Gabbar, did you?

Listen, you villagers!

Take a look out here!

These the guys who came here|to protect you from me!

Have they lost your pluck?|All of it?!

There's only one man who can|save you from Gabbar's wrath!

And that's Gabbar himself!

In exchange for your security, if|we take some provisions from you...

...that is no crime or injustice!

No crime, I say!|It's no injustice!

That's it then! Should anyone|dare raise his head again...

...I will...

The heads!

You think these guys are|accomplished fighters, don't you?

These hired-gunmen will now...

...place their heads on my feet|and beg for mercy!

They will beg at my feet!

You've heard me, haven't you?|You have?

Those heads of yours...|at my feet!

Come on.

Move, I say!

Hurry up, Dhanno!

We can't wage this battle|for you anymore, Thakur!

We held you in great respect.|But it's all over!

We came here for|the brave inspector...

...who waged a lone battle against|a gang of bandits in the train.

We didn't come here|for a coward...

...who couldn't pick up a gun lying|before him to save our lives!

It's okay, if you wish to leave.

You can go.

Before you leave, won't you|want to know the reason...

...why I didn't pick up|this gun lying here?

What reason can there be?|You're a coward!

It's a long story.

It happened during the days I was|posted at the Belapur police station.

We got information that Gabbar was|going to loot the village Haripur.

The police raided them|at the right time...

...and the bandits had to flee.

I started chasing Gabbar.

Let me go... let go...|Leave me alone, you bastard!

Gabbar Singh! This is no arm!|This is a noose!

In view of the testimonies|and the evidence at hand...

...this Court reaches|the conclusion that...

...Gabbar Singh is a dangerous|and professional criminal.

This court, therefore, holding|him guilty of dacoity...

...sentences him to 20 years|of rigorous imprisonment.

I'll remember you...|I'm sure, I will remember you.

After 20 years in the prison,|you will forget everything, Gabbar.

No prison in the world|has walls strong enough...

...to hold Gabbar captive|for 20 long years.

And the day I escape...|you will regret it, Thakur.

You're going to regret it.

Take him away.

This enmity's going to|cost you dear, Thakur!

Thakur! Congratulations!

Another criminal you've nabbed|is coming to my prison.

He's a dangerous man, jailer.|You'd better be careful.

I'm glad your application|for leave has come through.

It had to anyway. You're going on|leave after a very long time.

Had I not taken leave now, my folks|would have stopped talking to me.

It's the same story with|everyone in our profession.

I face the same problem.

How many members do|you have in your family?

I have two sons who are married and|a daughter of marriageable age, too.

I want to find a nice groom|for her this time.

I also have a grandson.

Really? You don't look so old!

We in the village are|married very early in life.

An early marriage means|the son comes early, too.

Since the son marries early,|he has a son very soon.

In fact, he's about|8 years of age.

Old enough to take offence if|you don't visit him on leave?

You bet!

I'm carrying gifts for everyone,|in order to pacify them.

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