In a country that loves and lives for its films, the films, and more so over the dialogues, have been passed down from one generation to the next, much like an entertainment inheritance. In this Entertainism piece, we take a look at the 100 most famous Bollywood dialogues of all time.
The power of the dialogue in Indian cinema is clearly seen with examples like Jhakkas! (Anil Kapoor), Hain! (Amitabh Bachchan),Barkhurdaar (Pran), and Aye saala (Mithun Chakraborty). These, and several such one-word dialogues have become the very identity of the stalwarts of Bollywood.
Indians love their films―which is a dramatic understatement, to say the least. Indians live for their films―they love their drama, they love their songs, they love the world that Bollywood provides for them, and they love their larger-than-life dialogues. An average movie goer/movie lover will be able to quote at least a dozen dialogues without batting an eyelid, then a dozen more if he thinks a little harder, and perhaps a dozen more if he asks any random passerby.
You see what I’m saying? These dialogues are like an inheritance, passed down from one generation of movie lovers to the next. They ask to be carried with immense pride. They demand to be looked back at fondly and reminisced about. They ask that you return to them from time to time, till it is opportune to pass them on to the next generation who will happily pick them up and accept them as their own―no questions asked.
Bollywood provides a surreal, escapist world full of hope, love, romance,bromance (yes, that one’s there too) drama, comic relief, heart break, patriotism … you name it and the emotion has been etched in with the dialogues―its shining beacon of hope. From the ‘Hain koi mai ka laal’ to the ‘Police ne tumhe charron taraf se gher liya hain’, and the ‘Inhe dawa ki nahi dua ki zarurat hai’ to the ‘Bhagwaan ke liye mujhe chod do’… these, these are the dialogues that form the backbone of the movies that we’ve grown up watching, revering, and imitating. And in this following piece, we’re listing the top dialogues of Indian cinema that will have you go back and re-live the experience all over again.
Gear up for the best romantic Bollywood dialogues, dialogues about friendship, about what is essentially Bollywood―ladies and gentlemen, the most popular Bollywood dialogues for your picking.
10 Most Popular Picks
Sholay, 1975
Amar Prem, 1972
Damini, 1993
Deewaar, 1975
Karan Arjun, 1995
Maine Pyar Kiya, 1989
Andaz Apna Apna, 1994
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, 1983
Hera Pheri, 2000
Mother India, 1957
Famous Bollywood Dialogues
The following dialogues are a compilation of the most popular Bollywood dialogues that delve into the romance, action, and drama. They’re the epitome of everything that is inspiring, uplifting, dramatic, funny, and not to forget―cheesy.
“Kitne aadmi the?”
Sholay
1975
“Maine tumse kitni baar kaha hai Pushpa, mujhse yeh aansoo nahi dekhe jaate. I hate tears.”
Amar Prem
1972
“Hum jahan khade ho jate hai line wahi se shuru hoti hai.”
Kaalia
1981
“Aap ke paon dekhey, bahut haseen hain, inhen zameen par mat utariyega, maile ho jayengey.”
Pakeezah
1972
“Babumoshai, zindagi aur maut uparwale ke haath hai jahanpanah. Usse na toh aap badal sakte hain na main. Hum sab toh rangmanch ki kathputhliyan hain jinki dor uparwale ki ungliyon main bandhi hain. Kab, kaun, kaise uthega yeh koi nahi bata sakta hai. Ha, ha, ha.”
Anand
1971
“Aaj mere paas buildingein hai, property hai, bank balance hai, bungla hai, gaadi hai, kya hai … kya hai tumhare paas?”
“Mere paas … Maa hai.”
Deewaar
1975
“Sara shehar mujhe Loin ke naam se janata hai.”
Kalicharan
1976
“Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahi, namumkin hai.”
Don
1978
“Anarkali, Salim ki mohabbat tumhe marne nahin degi aur hum tumhe jeene nahin denge.”
Mughal-e-Azam
1960
“Roye toh yaar ke kandhe par … jaaye toh yaar ke kandhe par.”
Sangam
1964
“Kaun kambakht bardaasht karne ko peeta hai? Main toh peeta hoon ke bas saans le saku.”
Devdas
1955
“Tu mujhe nahin maar sakti. Tu meri maa hai.”
“Mein ek aurat hoon.”
Mother India
1957
“Yeh bacchon ke khelne ki cheez nahi, haath kat jaye toh khoon nikal ata hain.”
Waqt
1965
“Rishte mein toh hum tumhare baap hote hain, naam hai Shahenshah.”
Shahenshah
1988
“Holi Kab hain, kab hain holi? Kab!”
Sholay
1975
“Kutte, kameene, main tera khoon pee jaoonga.”
Yaadon ki Baraat
1973
“Bhai tum sign karte ho ya nahi.”
“Haan, main sign karoonga, lekin main akele nahin karoonga, main sabse pehle sign nahin karoonga. Jao pehle us aadmi ka sign le kar aao jisne mere baap se sign liya tha; pehle us aadmi ka sign le kar aao jisne meri maa ko gaali deke naukri se nikal diya tha; jao pehle us aadmi ka sign le kar aao jisne mere haath pe ye likh diya tha. Uske baad, uske baad, mere bhai, tum jis kaagaz pe kahoge main uspe sign kar doonga.”
Deewaar
1975
“Yeh haath, humko de de thakur.”
Sholay
1975
“Main beta de sakti hoon, laaj nahi de sakti.”
Mother India
1957
“Mujhse dosti karoge?”
Bobby
1973
Ek machar. Ek machar saala aadmi ko hijda bana deta hai.
Yashwant
1997
“Main aaj bhi pheke hue paise nahin uthata.”
Deewaar
1975
“Jali ko aag kehte hain, bhuji ko raakh kehte hain, jis raakh se barood bane usey Vishwanath kehte hain.”
Vishwanath
1978
“Itna Sannata kyo hai bhai?”
Sholay
1975
“Jab tak baithne ko na kaha jaye sharafat se khade raho. Yeh police station hain tumhare baap ka ghar nahi.”
Zanjeer
1973
“Aaj khush to bahot hoge tum.”
Deewaar
1975
“Mogambo Khush Hua.”
Mr. India
1987
“Is ilaaqe mein naye aaye ho sahab? … Varna Sher Khan ko kaun nahi jaanta”
Zanjeer
1973
“Na talwaar ki dhaar se na goliyon ki bauchaar se… Banda darta hai to sirf parvardigaar se.”
Tiranga
1993
“Main bhi purana cheedie maar hoon, par katarne achchi tarah se jaanta hoon.”
Sheesh Mahal
1950
“Prem naam hai mera … Prem Chopra.”
Bobby
1973
“Aur jab yeh dhai kilo ka haath kisi pe padta hain na, toh aadmi uthta nahi, uth jata hain.”
Damini
1993
“Chinoy seth jinke apne ghar sheeshe ke ho woh dusro par patthar nahi pheka karte.”
Waqt
1965
“Basanti, inn kutto ke saamne matt nachna!”
Sholay
1975
“Dosti ka ek usool hai madam … no sorry, no thank you.”
Maine Pyar Kiya
1989
“Agneepath. Agneepath. Agneepath.”
Agneepath
1990
“Tareekh par tareekh, tareekh par tareekh, tareekh par tareekh, tareekh par tareekh milti rahi hain. Lekin insaaf nahi mila, My Lord, insaaf nahi mila. Mili hain toh sirf yeh tareekh.”
Damini
1993
“Mere Karan Arjun Aayenge.”
Karan Arjun
1995
“Sardaar, maine aapka namak khaya hain sardaar.”
Sholay
1975
“Aa gaye meri maut ka tamasha dekhne.”
Krantiveer
1994
“Uff tumhare usool, tumhare adarsh. Kis kaam ke hain tumhare usool? Tumhare saare usoolon ko goond kar ek waqt ki roti nahin banayee jaa saktee, Ravi.”
Deewaar
1975
“Agar apni maa ka doodh piya hai to saamne aa.”
Laawaris
1981
“Peter, tum log mujhe dhoond rahe ho aur main tumhara yahan intezaar kar raha hun.”
Deewaar
1975
“Raasta dikhana sehej hai, par raaste par chalna bahut kathin.”
Mother India
1957
“Tumhara naam kya hain Basanti?”
Sholay
1975
“Utaar ke phenk do ye wardi aur pehan lo Balwant Rai ka patta apne gale mein … Balwant Rai ke kutton!”
Ghayal
1990
“Lo kallo baat. Arre babuji, aisi English aave that I can leave angrez behind. You see sir, I can walk English. I can talk English. I can laugh English. Because English is a very phunny language. Bhairon becomes Baron and Baron becomes Bhairon because their minds are very narrow.”
Namak Halaal
1982
“Vijay Dinanath Chauhan. Pura naam. Baap ka naam, Dinanath Chauhan. Maa ka naam, Suhasini Chauhan. Gaon Mandwa. Umar chhattis saal, nau mahina, aath din, aur ye solva ghanta chalu hain, hainn.”
Agneepath
1990
“Dosti ki hai, nibhani toh padegi.”
Maine Pyar Kiya
1989
“Koi shak?”
Ghulami
1985
“Chal Dhanno! Aaj teri Basanti ki izzat ka sawal hai.”
Sholay
1975
“Jo mard hota hain use dard nahin hota, memsahab.”
Mard
1985
“Hum angrezon ke zamaaneke jailor hain.”
Sholay
1975
“Kabhi kabhi jeetne ke liye kuch haarna bhi padta hai, aur haar kar jeetnay wale ko baazigar kehte hain.”
Baazigar
1993
“Moochein ho to Nathulalji jaisi ho warna na ho.”
Sharaabi
1984
“Aisa to aadmi life mein doich time bhaagta hai. Olympic ka race ho, yaa Police ka case ho. Tum kisliye bhaagta hai bhai?”
Amar Akbar Anthony
1977
“Tera kya hoga, Kaliya?”
Sholay
1975
“Khaamosh!”
Badla
1974
“K…k…k…Kiran.”
Darr
1993
“Gogoji aapka ghagra.”
Andaz Apna Apna
1994
“Teja main hoon … mark idhar hai.”
Andaz Apna Apna
1994
“Crime master Gogo naam hai mera … aankhen nikaal kar gotiyaan khelta hoon main, gotiyaan.”
Andaz Apna Apna
1994
“Bread ka baadshah aur omelet ka raja … Bajaj … hamara Bajaj.”
Andaz Apna Apna
1994
“Aap daani hain, gyaani hain, antaryaami hain, bahut bade swami hain, shaktimaan hain, budhimaan hain balke main toh yeh kehta hoon ki aap purush hi nahi Mahapurush hain. Mahapurush. Mahapurush.”
Andaz Apna Apna
1994
“Aaya hun, kuch toh loot ke jaunga. Khaandani chor hun main, khandani … Mogambo ka bhatija, Gogo.”
Andaz Apna Apna
1994
“Unkey ek ek sawaal, mere do do jawaab. Ek ek sawaal, mere do do jawaab. Sawaal ek, jawaab do. Sawaal jawab sawal jawab sawal jawab. Chup. Lambiiii khamoshi.”
Andaz Apna Apna
1994
“Hai bhagwan … utta le re utta le … mereko nahi! In dono ko re baba!”
Hera Pheri
2000
“Woh toh main kha gaya … woh main mast tel me fry karke woh main kha gaya … cha mai la!”
Hera Pheri
2000
“Kutriya saala, dekh ke number dial kar!”
Hera Pheri
2000
“Utha le…”
“Jaan pehchaan nai hain kaise uthauga? Kamsekam 40-50 kilo ka wajan hoga…”
“Dhotiii…”
Hera Pheri
2000
“Yeh Baburao ka style hain.”
Hera Pheri
2000
“Arre usne teri khuddari ko lalkaara hai, yaar. Kya kar raha hai? Mard ban. Be a man!”
“Pitega Saala”
Dil Chahta Hai
2001
“Abbe hata sawan ki ghata, khaal khuja batti buja ke soja nintakle pintukle. Vanti pe khadeli he banti baja rahi hai baar baar ghanti, kulla ghuma ke paschim ko palatle. Bahut ho gaya, phut le vat le shana ban kya.”
Deewana Mastana
1997
“Tum kya apne aap ko Mughal-e-Azam, hum log ka Anarkali samajhta hai be … Kitna nacha raha hai?”
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
1998
“Laatho ke bhoot baaton se nahi mantey. Ghost of the kicks not listening to the talks.”
Salaam Namaste
2005
“Main ek nanha sa, pyaar sa, chota sa bacha hoon.”
Chaalbaaz
1989
“Draupadi tere akele ki nahi hai, hum sab shareholder hain.”
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
1983
“Saab, aap bahut maara apun ko, par main jo ek maara, solid laga ki nahi?
Amar Akbar Anthony
1977
“Tereko bolera life mein teen cheez ke peechey kabhi nahin bhagneka―bus, train, aur chhokri.”
Ishq
1997
“Tension lene ka nahin, sirf dene ka.”
Munnabhai M.B.B.S.
2003
“AC is on, sir.”
“Toh idhar ghuma na.”
Rangeela
1995
“Jo ladki humey chahiye, usse hum nahi chahiye, aur jise hum chahiye, wo kisko chahiye…”
Garam Masala
2005
“Main tumhe bhool jaaon yeh ho nahin sakta, aur tum mujhe bhool jao ye main hone nahi doonga.”
Dhadkan
2000
“Mere mann ko bhaya, main kutta kaat ke khaya.”
China Gate
1998
“Koi baat nahi senorita, koi baat nahi. Bade bade deshon mein, aisi choti choti baatein hoti rehti hai.”
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
1995
“Har team mein sirf ek hi gunda ho sakta hai aur is team ka gunda main hoon.”
Chak De India
2007
“Tumhara Ishq ‘ishq’ … Humara Ishq ‘sex’.
Ishqiya
2010
“Beehad mein Baaghi hote hai. Dacoit milte hain parliament mein.”
Paan Singh Tomar
2010
“Yaha kabootar bhi ek pankh se udta hai aur doosre se apna ijjat bachata hai.”
Gangs of Wasseypur
2012
“Beta, tumse na ho payega.”
Gangs of Wasseypur
2012
“Jahpanaah tussi great ho, tohfa kabool karo.”
3 Idiots
2009
“Ek chutki sindur ki kimmat tum kya jaano, Ramesh Babu.”
Om Shanti Om
2007
“Ek baar jo maine commitment kar di, uske baad toh main khud ki bhi nahi sunta.”
Wanted
2008
“Kehte hain agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaho toh puri kainath use tumse milane ki koshish mein lag jaati hai.”
Om Shanti Om
2007
“Hum ek baar jeete hai, ek baar marte hai, shaadi bhi ek baar hoti hai … aur pyar ek baar hi hota hai.”
Kuch kuch Hota Hain
1998
“Tussi ja rahe ho? … Tussi na jao.”
Kuch kuch Hota Hain
1998
“Chedi Singh! Hum tumme itne ched kar denge, ki confuse ho jaoge ki saans kaha se le, aur paade kaha se.”
Dabaang
2010
“Rahul. Naam to suna hoga?”
Dil To Pagal Hai
1997
“Thapad se darr nahi lagta sahab, pyaar se lagta hai.”
Dabaang
2010
“Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost.”
Om Shanti Om
2007
Author’s Note: This list of 100 dialogues is listed in no particular order. Moreover, there were several dialogues that could not be included because of the constraints that we had to work with. We would love if you leave a comment of your favourite dialogue(s) that do not feature here.
For a country that thrives on its films, this is but a glimpse of what Bollywood has to offer. Has this list got you chanting off one dialogue after the other, reminiscing the good times that you’ve no doubt had through the countless hours of watching these films? What can we say, we are putty in the hands of these dialogues, and we are not even apologetic … after all, it’s only a Bollywood film that can essay a melodramatic dialogue like Maar, maar isse beta, issne tere devata jaise pita ka khoon kiya hain! over and over again and get away with it … with loud cheers, clapping, whistles, and everything…
… Welcome to Bollywood. You’ll love it here.
