Dharmendra dies at 89: Bollywood actor Dharmendra has passed away at the age of 89, two weeks before his 90th birthday on December 8, and a month ahead of his upcoming film Ikkis‘s release on December 25. The legendary actor leaves behind a rich legacy of iconic movies, and evergreen dialogues that will keep him alive forever in everyone’s hearts.
The actor portrayed all his roles with aplomb be it Seeta Geeta, Sholay, Chupke Chupke or Haqeeqat. His unique style and dialogue delivery made sure his work remained contemporary even among younger generation.
Not just action hero, Dharmendra also won hearts with his comic and romantic roles.
Here’s a look at some of his memorable dialogues:
SHOLAY (1975)
Director: Ramesh Sippy
Co-stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan
“Basanti, in kutto ke samne mat nachna.”
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LPIx98DhFi4%3Fsi%3DmfoXiNN3ZzHmgzf9“Kutte, Kamine, main tera khoon pee jaaunga!”
“Bhaag jao yahan se, nahi toh tumhe aise udaaoonga jaise hawa mein patte udte hain!”
“Tumhara naam kya hai Basanti”
DHARAMVEER (1977)
Director: Manmohan Desai
Co-stars: Zeenat Aman, Jeetendra Neetu Singh
“Jab tak is dharti par suraj chaand rahega, Dharamveer ka naam rahega!” (As long as there is sun and moon on the earth, people will remember Dharamveer’s name)
ANUPAMA (1966)
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Co-stars: Sharmila Tagore
“Uma ji, shayad aapne khud ko kabhi haste huey nahi dekha. Kabhi chupke se aaine ke saamne jaakar dekhiye aur dekhiye ye hassi kitni khoobsurat hai.”
CHUPKE CHUPKE (1975)
“Agar t-o ‘to’ hota hai to g-o ‘gu’ kyu nahi hota?
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Co-stars: Sharmila Tagore, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Om Prakash, Asrani, David, Usha Kiran, Lily Chakravarty, Keshto Mukherjee
DILLAGI (1978)
Director: Basu Chatterjee
Co-stars: Hema Malini
“Chahe tum mujhe kabhi na mil pao, main tumhara hi rahunga.”
PHOOL AUR PATTHAR (1966)
Director: O.P. Ralhan
Co-stars: Meena Kumari
“Ye duniya bahut buri hai Shaanti. Jo kuch deti hai, bura banne ke baad deti hai.”
SATYAKAM (1969)
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Co-stars: Sharmila Tagore, Ashok Kumar
“Insaan ka dil badhta hai, toh uska chehra khil uthta hai.”
LOHA (1987)
Director: Raj N Sippy
Co-stars: Shatrughan Sinha, Karan Kapoor
“Tere ghar mein calendar hai? ’97 tu gaur se dekh le kyunki ’98 tu dekh nahi payega.”
CHARAS (1976)
Director: Ramanand Sagar
Co-stars: Hema Malini, Amjad Khan
“Jab tak humare haath mein lathi hai, tab tak dushman ki kismat phati hai.”
