Rajesh Khanna was the first Indian superstar who was so popular during the late 60s and early 70s that people would flock around him to get a glimpse of him (some say that girls even used to write him love letters with their blood!). At one point in his career, he was the secret formula of success for Bollywood and gave 15 consecutive superhit movies in just 3 years (that record still stands unbroken)! His style of touching his hair, his smile- everything made people fall in love with him. Most of all, some of the best dialogues of Rajesh Khanna evoke emotions in people making them cry with happy and sad tears.
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This evergreen superstar was born on 29 December 1942, in Amritsar. He got selected for acting through a talent hunt event organized by Filmfare and United Producers in the year 1965. On that note, let’s travel back to the time machine and look at the iconic dialogues of Rajesh Khanna.
1. I can hear this dialogue in his voice…
“Babu Moshai, zindagi badi honi chahiye…lambi nahi.”
2. He gave us this life philosophy even before it became a trend…
“Main marne se pehle marna nahi chahta.”
3. That is one deeply philosophical line…
“Maine maut ko dekha nahi par shayad who bohot khubsoorat hai. Kambhakt jo bhi usse milte hain, jeena chod dete hain.”
4. The song and dialogue..both will make you cry.
“Na koi tarang hai, na koi umang hai…meri zindagi bhi kya ek kati patang hai.”
5. And stupid too!
“Iss duniya main do taang wala jaanwar sabse khatarnak jaanwar hai.”
6. True that!
“Kis badi khushi ke intezar mein hum yeh choti choti khushiyon ke mauke kho dete hain.”
7. The sadness behind this sentence…
“Jab take zinda hun tab tak mara nahi…jab mar gaya sala main hi nahi.”
8. The words of a wise man…
“Ek chota sa zakhm bohot gehra daag ban sakta hai..aur ek choti si mulaqatjeevan bhar ka saath ban sakti hai.”
9. What pure love means? This dialogue is the answer.
“Pyaar to na bikne ki cheez hai, na khareedne ki cheez hai..pyaar toh sirf karne ki cheez hai.”
10. Legend says no Pushpa ever cried after hearing this!
“Maine tujhse kitni baar kaha hai ki, pushpa mujhse yeh aansu dekhe nahi jaate. Pushpa, I hate tears.”
11. He just pointed out what pains all of us…even today!
“Insaan ko dil de, jism de, dimag de, lekin yeh kambakht pet mat de.”
12. Isn’t that true for everyone?
“Seth, jise tum khareedne chale ho, uske chehre par likha hai, Not For Sale.”
13. Reminder for today: express your love for your loved ones without thinking twice.
“Log zindagi ka sabse keemti labz bhool gye hain..pyaar.”
14. Exactly!
“Bada aadmi toh woh hota hai joh doosron ko chota nahi samajhta.”
15. The man of loyalty and values…
“Maine tera namak khaaya hai, isliye teri nazaron main namak haraam zaroor hun. Lekin jisne yeh namak banaya hai, uski nazaron main namak haraam nahi hun.”
These dialogues from Rajesh Khanna are remained intact in the memories of people.