
He had concealed the dismemberment by always wearing a shawl. Thakur explains that Gabbar had killed nearly all of his family members, and had both his arms cut off a few years earlier, which is why he could not use the gun. The two are, however, upset at Thakur's inaction, and consider leaving the village. Veeru and Jai fight back and the bandits flee. Though Thakur has a gun within his reach, he does not help them. In a tough battle, Veeru and Jai are cornered.

Soon afterwards, Gabbar and his goons attack Ramgarh during the festival of Holi. The two thieves thwart the dacoits sent by Gabbar to extort the villagers.

Thakur tells them to surrender Gabbar to him, alive, for an additional ₹20,000 reward. Thakur feels that the duo – Veeru and Jai – would be ideal to help him capture Gabbar Singh, a dacoit wanted by the authorities for a ₹50,000 reward. In the small village of Ramgarh, the retired policeman Thakur Baldev Singh summons a pair of small-time thieves that he had once arrested.

Sholay is one of the most iconic films in Bollywood history.
