From ‘Basanti, in Kutton ke saamne nahi nachna’ to ‘Kitne Aadmi they’, the dialogues from Sholay are some of the most popular ones in the history of Indian cinema. It has been almost 45 years since the release of this blockbuster from Ramesh Sippy but every character, scene and dialogue from Sholay remains timeless and evergreen.
While Amitabh Bahchan as Jay, Dharmendra as Veeru, Hema Malini as Basanti and Sanjeev Kapoor as Thakur deliver performance of a life-time, Salim-Javed have penned the powerful and memorable dialogues of Sholay.
We bring you 25 best and most powerful dialogues from we all enjoyed and cherish even today.
1. Basanti, In kutton ke saamne mat nachna
2. Gabbar se keh dena ki Ramgarhwaalon ne paagal kutton ke saamne roti daalna band kar diya hai
3. Loha abhi garam hai, maar do hathoda
4. Itna sannata kyun hai bhai?
5. Jab tak tere pair chalenge iski saans chalegi
6. Bhaaaag Dhanno bhaag aaj teri Basanti ki izzat ka sawal hai
7. Woh do the aur tum teen, phir bhi waapas aagaye… khaali haath. Kya samaz kar aaye the? Sardar bahot kush hoga? Sabasi dega?
8. Hum Angrezon Ke Zamane Ke Jailor Hain!
9. Aadhe idhar jao… aadhe idhar ja… aur baaki hamare saath aao
10. Arrey oh Sambha … kitna inaam rakhe hai sarkar ham par?
11. Gabbar: Tera kya hoga Kaalia?
Kaalia: Sardar…maine aapka namak khaya hai?
Gabbar: To ab goli khaa…
12. Yeh hath hath nAhin, phansi ka fanda hai!
13. Jo dar Gaya samjho mar gaya
14. Saala nautanki ghadi ghadi drama karta hai…
15. Suvar ke baccho…
16. Kitne adami theyy…
17. Duniya ki kissi jail ki deewar itnee pakki nahi ki Gabbar ko bees baras rakh sake
18. Yunki, ye kaun bola?
19. Tumhara naam kya hai basanti?
20. Bahut Yaarana Lagta hai…
21. Yeh Ramgarh wale apni chokariyon ko kaun chakki ka aatta khilate hain…
22. When I dead, police coming …police coming, budiya going jail … in jail budiya chakki peesing, & peesing, & peesing, & peesing, & peesing
23. Ye haat humko dede Thakur!
24. Holi Kab hai, kab hai Holi…
25. Yahan se pachas pachas kos door gaon mein … jab bachcha raat ko rota hai, toh maa kehti hai bete soo ja … soo ja nahi toh Gabbar Singh aa jayega
Declared as the film of the millennium in an online poll by BBC in 1999 and topping several lists of the best Bollywood movies, Sholay is one of the movies you just cannot miss.