1975 movie ‘Sholay’ was a Bollywood cult classic movie, which completes its 40 years on August 15, has lived beyond its age and time. The songs, fight sequences and the iconic dialogues are still fresh in the minds of viewers. Honestly, the dialogues have been fed into our subconscious mind line by line, word to word.
A Ramesh Sippy directorial, ‘Sholay’ starred megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in the lead roles and as the iconic ‘Jai and Veeru’, who were petty criminals. Another iconic character ‘Thakur’ was played by late Sanjeev Kumar. Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan played Veeru and Jai’s love interests respectively.
Also, ‘Sholay’ gave Hindi cinema one of its most iconic villains of all time ‘Gabbar Singh’ very aptly played by then debutante late Amjad Khan.
Here are a list of 15 most iconic dialogues from the movie Sholay.
1. Gabbar: Yeh haath humko dede Thakur!
Thakur: Nahin
2. Gabbar: Tera kya hoga Kaalia?
Kalia: Sardar, maine aapkanamak khayahain
GVabbar: Le, abgoli kha!
3. Gabbar Singh: Yahan se pachas pachas kos door gaonmein … jab bachcharaatko rota hai, tohmaakehtihaibetesooja … soojanahitohGabbar Singh aajayega
4. Veeru: Basanti, in kutto ke saamne mat nacchna
5. Jailer: Aadhe idhar jao. . Aadhe idhar jao. . . baaki hamare saath aao
6. Veeru to Villagers: When I dead, police coming … police coming, budiya going jail … in jail budiya chakki peesing, and peesing, and peesing, and peesing, and peesing
7. Rahim Chacha to Villagers: Itna Sannata kyun hai bhai?
8. Gabbar Singh: Holi Kabhai? Kab hai Holi?
9. Gabbar Singh to Kaalia: Kitne Aadmi thhey?
10. Basanti to Dhanno (horse): ChalDhanno . . Aaj teri Basanti kiizzat ka sawal hain
11. Veeru to Basanti: Tumhara naam kya hai Basanti?
12. Thakur to Gabbar: Yeh haath nahi..Phaansi ka phanda hai.
13. Gabbar to Sambha: Arrey oh Sambha … kitna inaam rakhe hai sarkar ham par?
14. Jailer to the inmates: Hum AngrezonkeZaamaneKe Jailor Hain
15. Jai: KamaanekatohyehhainMausi, kiekbaarbiwi, bacchokizimmedaarisar par aagayi, tohkamaanebhilagega.
Mausi: Tohkyaabhikuchnahikarta?
Jai: ArreynahinahiMausi, yeh maine kabkaha? Kamata hai lekin abrozroz to aadmi jeet nahi saktana, kabhi haar bhijaata hai bechara.
Mausi: Haarjatahain?
Jai: Haan, Mausi ab kambakt zuacheez hi aisihain . . .
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By : Archa Dave