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A list of Bollywood's all-time greatest and most popular oneliners. The list is based on the frequency of use of these movie dialogues in everyday life and the rating field is an indication of how widespread the use is (or was).
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| Person | Where & When? | Topic | Quote | Why? | Rating | ||
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| Ajit | काळिचरण (Kalicharan) - 1976 |
सारा शहर मुझे लोइन के नाम से जान्त&... |
Ajit's negative role captivated audiences so much that it gave birth to a new genre of Ajit jokes. The movie also popularized the use of 'Robert' and 'Mona' as common names for sidekicks in subsequ... |
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| Amitabh Bacchan | सिलसिला (Silsila) - 1981 |
में और मेरी तन्हाई अक्सर बातें कर... |
Amitabh's dialogue delivered in his baritone has a high recall and is frequently used in romantic contexts. |
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| Amjad Khan | शोले (Sholay) - 1975 | कितने आद्मि थे? (Kitne Aadmi The?) |
Probably the most popular oneliner of Bollywood movies judging by the numerous ad spoofs it has inspired. Sholay is replete with several memorable dialogues such as ‘Ab tera kya hoga Kaliya',... |
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| Amrish Puri | मिसटर इंडिया (Mr. India) - 1987 | मुगेंबो खुश हुआ। (Mugambo Khush Hua) | This oneliner epitomizes the quirky Bollywood gangster, almost endearing him to his audience. It was & is used frequently to express joy and pleasure in mundane, everyday contexts. |
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| Dimple Kapadia | बोबि (Bobby) - 1973 | मुझसे दोस्ती करोगे? (Mujhse dosti karoge?) |
This simple question created not just cinematic history, but also social history of sorts. It ushered in the era of the progressive Bollywood woman, modern (personified by a gorgeous Dimple in a sk... |
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| Gulshan Grover | राम लखन (Ram Lakhan) - 1989 | I am a Bad Man. | This was such a sensation that 'Bad Man' stuck as Gulshan Grover's nickname in real life. It has become a common 'oneliner' frequently used in levity. |
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| Prithviraj Kapoor | मुग़ल-ए आज़म (Mughal-E-Azam) - 1960 |
अनारकर्ली, सलीम कि मोहब्बत तुम्ह... |
A Bollywood timeless classic. It is a favorite for expressing family resentment for one's love. The dialogue has been further immortalized by it's variant in an Ajit dialogue ('Oxygen ise marne nah... |
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| Raaj Kumar | वक्त (Waqt) - 1965 |
ये बच्चों के खेल्ने की चीज़ नहीं, ह... |
Raaj Kumar packed an intense, suppressed anger in his tone to deliver this dialogue. Yet another classic from Bollywood. |
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| Raaj Kumar | पाक़ीज़ा (Pakeezah) - 1972 |
आप के पाव देखे, बहुत हसींन है। इन्ह... |
Raaj Kumar’s sonorous and dramatic delivery of this sentence in the movie was very impactful. Used to compliment beautiful ladies, it symbolized sublime, romantic chivalry in the Indian male. |
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| Rajesh Khanna | आनंद (Anand) - 1970 | बाबुमोषाय... Babumoshai…! | Rajesh delivery of the word in the movie was replete with love, warmth and affection. It also had a teasing quality to it. People often use it in an indulgent manner while conversing with buddies. |
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