From light-hearted comedies to action-packed masala movies, from experimental cinema to song and dance dramas, Amitabh Bachchan the superstar of the millenium has done it all. As the actor is set to turn 70, here's a look at his 50 most popular lines.
1 Rishte me to hum tumhare baap lagte hain, naam hai Shahenshah. —Shahenshah2 Agar apni maa ka doodh piya hai to saamne aa. - Laawaris
3 Yeh tumhare baap ka ghar nahin, police station hai, is liye seedhi tahrah khade raho - Zanjeer
4 Paisa kya hai, sirf ek number na. - Teen Patti
5 Jao pehle us aadmi ka sign le ke aao jisne mera baap ko chor kaha tha; pehle us aadmi ka sign le ke aao jisne meri maa ko gali deke naukri se nikal diya tha; pehle us aadmi ka sign le ke aao jisne mere haath pe ye likh diya tha..ye.. Uske BAAD, uske baad, mere bhai, tum jahan kahoge main wahan sign kar doonga. - Deewar
6 Sahi baat ko sahi waqt pe kiya jaye to uska maza hi kuch aur hai, aur main sahi waqt ka intezaar karta hoon. - Trishul
7 Angrezon ke zamaane ke jailor, aur itni ghabrahat? - Sholay
8 Moochein ho to Nathulal jaise warna na ho. - Sharaabi
9 Govardhan seth, samundar mein tairne waale kuoon aur taalabon mein dubki nahin lagaya karte hain. - Sharaabi
10 Meri history janta nahi hai tu, mere shareer me haddi kam taanke zyada hain. – Department
12 Sapne bhi samundar ki lahron ki tarah haqeeqat ki chattanon se takrakar toot jaate hain. - Deewar
13 Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin, naamumkin hai. - Don
14 Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hai – ki zindagi teri zulfon ki narm chhaon main guzarne padti to shadab ho bhi sakti thi. - Kabhie Kabhie
15 Jis tarah gobhi ka phool, phool hokar phool nahi hota, waise hi gainde ka phool bhi phool hokar phool nahi hota - Chupke Chukpe
16 Aaj aap ke paas aap ki saari daulat sahi, sab kuch sahi, lekin maine aap se jyaada garib aaj tak nahin dekha. Good bye, Mr R K Gupta. - Trishul
17 Hum bhi to roz khatro se khelte hai. - Sholay
18 You are right, Mr R K Gupta, yeh contract mujhi ko milegi. Aur haan, mere banaye hue colony mein agar aapko ghar chahiye, to taqalluf mat kijiyega, makaan aap ko mil jayega. - Trishul
19 Pura naam, Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, baap ka naam, Dinanath Chauhan, maa ka naam, Suhasini Chauhan, gaon Mandwa, umar chhattis saal. - Agneepath20 Jo kal hua, woh dobara nahi hoga. - Sholay
21 Zindagi ka tambu teen bambuo pe khada hai. - Sharabi
22 Mujhe jo sahi lagta hai main karta hoon, fir chahe wo bhagwan ke khilaaf ho, kanoon ke khilaf ho ya pure system ke khilaaf. – Sarkar
24 Apni sharto par chalne wale ko keemat chukani padati hai, mujhe jo sahi lagta hai wo mai karta hu - Sarkar Raj
25 Parampara, Pratishtha, Anushasan. Ye is gurukul ke teen stambh hai. Ye wo aadarsh hain jinse hum aapka aane waala kal banaate hain. - Mohabbatein
26 Arre yeh jeena bhi koi jeena hai, Lallu? - Mr Natwarlal
27 Wahan se tumhe yeh cheh dikh raha hoga. Lekin yahan se mujhe yeh nau dikhta hai - Aakhree Raasta
28 Is duniya mein do tarah ka keeda hota hai. Ek woh jo kachre se uthta hai. Aur doosra woh jo paap ki gandegi se uthta hai. — Hum
29Ghadi Ghadi drama karta hai, saala - Sholay
30Hum jahan khade ho jaate hain, line wahi se shuru hoti hain. - Kaalia
31Yeh koyle ki khaan ek azgar hai seth sahab, jo roz, anginath logon ko nigalkar, usei peeskar, jism se khoon ka ek-ek katra choos kar, ek laash ke roop mein ugal deta hai. - Kaala Patthar
32 Hai kisi maa ke laal me himmat, jo mere saamne aaye? - Namak Haraam
33 Aur waise hi, main is ko yahan nahi maroonga, warna log kahenge Sikandar ne apne ilake me usey mara. - Muqaddar Ka Sikander
34 Aap ne jail ki deewaron aur zanjeeron ka loha dekha hai, jailer sahab, Kaalia ki himmat ka faulaad nahi dekha. - Kaalia
21 Zindagi ka tambu teen bambuo pe khada hai. - Sharabi
22 Mujhe jo sahi lagta hai main karta hoon, fir chahe wo bhagwan ke khilaaf ho, kanoon ke khilaf ho ya pure system ke khilaaf. – Sarkar
24 Apni sharto par chalne wale ko keemat chukani padati hai, mujhe jo sahi lagta hai wo mai karta hu - Sarkar Raj
25 Parampara, Pratishtha, Anushasan. Ye is gurukul ke teen stambh hai. Ye wo aadarsh hain jinse hum aapka aane waala kal banaate hain. - Mohabbatein
26 Arre yeh jeena bhi koi jeena hai, Lallu? - Mr Natwarlal
27 Wahan se tumhe yeh cheh dikh raha hoga. Lekin yahan se mujhe yeh nau dikhta hai - Aakhree Raasta
28 Is duniya mein do tarah ka keeda hota hai. Ek woh jo kachre se uthta hai. Aur doosra woh jo paap ki gandegi se uthta hai. — Hum
29Ghadi Ghadi drama karta hai, saala - Sholay
30Hum jahan khade ho jaate hain, line wahi se shuru hoti hain. - Kaalia
31Yeh koyle ki khaan ek azgar hai seth sahab, jo roz, anginath logon ko nigalkar, usei peeskar, jism se khoon ka ek-ek katra choos kar, ek laash ke roop mein ugal deta hai. - Kaala Patthar
32 Hai kisi maa ke laal me himmat, jo mere saamne aaye? - Namak Haraam
33 Aur waise hi, main is ko yahan nahi maroonga, warna log kahenge Sikandar ne apne ilake me usey mara. - Muqaddar Ka Sikander
34 Aap ne jail ki deewaron aur zanjeeron ka loha dekha hai, jailer sahab, Kaalia ki himmat ka faulaad nahi dekha. - Kaalia
35 Bachpan se hain sar par Allah ka haath, aur Allah Rakha hai mere saath, baazu par hai saat sau chhiyaasi ka billa, bees number ka beedi peeta hoon, kaam karta hoon coolie ka aur naam hai Iqbal. - Coolie
36Apun woh kutte ki dum hai, jo baara baras nalli ke andar daal ke, nalli tedi hoti, apun seedha nahin hota! - Laawaris
37 I can talk English, I can walk English, I can laugh English because English is a very phunny language. Bhairo becomes Byron because their minds are very narrow! - Namak Halal
38 Narang saab, yeh kaam koi bhi insaan akele kar sakta tha, basharte ki use bhi meri hi tarah yeh pata hona chahiye ke woh is duniya mein akela aaya hai aur akela hi jaayega, isliye agar usey kuch karna hai toh woh bhi akele hi karna hoga. - Shakti
39 Kallu se Kaalia ka safar shuru. - Kaalia
40 Main aur meri tanhaai — aksar ye baatein karte hain... - Silsila
41 Auron ko to eenhone ek ghante mein sikha diya hai. - Sholay
42 Daaru peene se liver kharab ho jaata hai. - Satte Pe Satta
43Yeh telephone bhi ajeeb cheez hai — aadmi sochta kuch hai, bolta kuch hai aur karta kuch hai. - Agneepath
44 Pagar badao... pandrah sau rupiye me ghar nahin chalta, saala imaan kya chalega? - Agneepath
45 Don’t mess with the army. - Major Saab
46 Sooryavansh ek aag hai jisme doston ke liye jitni jyoti hai, dushmanon ke liye utni hi jwala. Bhoon dalo is kambaqt ko.
-Sooryavansham
47Partner, ab bol hi diye ho to dekh lenge. - Sholay
48 Ek rahen iir, ek rahen beer, ek rahen patte aur ek rahen hum. - Adaalat
49 Ek phool de dona maa, wahan ees ke mafak koi kadak afsar mil gaya to usko hum yeh phool deke apun ka baap bana denga.
- Amar Akbar Anthony
51 Is Imaarat ki neev itni majboot hai ke koi Raj Aryan haathon me violin aur chehre pe muskaan liye uski ek bhi eenth hilane ke liye kadam nahi rakh sakta —Mohabbatein
52 Hamare desh mein kaam dhoondna bhi ek kaam hai - Shakti
53 Pain is my destiny and I can’t avoid it - Kaala Patthar
54 Eh Kaancha, saala bandook bhi dikhata hai aur peeche bhi hat ta hai? - Agneepath
55 Jisne pachchees saal se apni maa ko thoda thoda marte dekha ho, use maut se kya darr - Trishul
56 Anand mara nahi, Anand marte nahi - Anand
57 Do aansoo is aankh se gire, phir do us aankh se. Phir do is aankh se, do us aankh se. Phir do is aankh se, do us aankh se. Kitne huye?...Nau lakh ke haar ke liye, barah lakh ke aansoo? Daddy hote to kehte: Vijay, tumhe business karna nahi aata? - Sharaabi
58 Peter, tum log mujhe wahan dhoond rahe the aur main tumhara yahan intezaar kar raha hun - Deewar
59 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
60 Bahut koshish ki apne dil se aapki mohabbat nikal doon lekin mein hamesha aapse pyaar karta raha. Chaha ki na karoon lekin aisa kyun, kyun aisa? - Shakti
61 Chain khuli ki main khuli ki chain - Satte Pe Satta
63 Uff tumhaare usool, tumhaare adarsh. Kis kaam ke hai tumhaare usool. Tumhaare saare usoolon ko goond kae ek waqt ki roti nahin banaai jaa sakti, Ravi - Shakti
64 Kacha papad, pakka papad - Yaarana
65 Badi himmat chahiye, Vijay Sahab, bada hausla chahiye iske liye. Daag daaman pe nahi dil pe liya hai maine. - Kabhie Kabhie
66 Main aaj bhi phenke hue paise nahin uthata - Deewar
67 Abey buddah hoga tera baap - Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap
68 Kya karun, mera to dil hi kuch aisa hai, Mausi - Sholay
69 Jigar ka dard upar se nahin maloom hota hai - Sharaabi
70 Aaj mere paas bangla hai, gaadi hai, bank balance hai, kya hae tumhare paas? - Deewar
(With inputs from HT City)