13 Famous Dialogues of Rajesh Khanna: “Pushpa… I hate tears” and his other iconic lines

Rajesh Khanna, born as Jatin Khanna, was the first superstar of Indian cinema. Khanna had 17 consecutive super hits from 1969 to 1970. He is also known for Rajesh Khanna’s famous dialogues in the Hindi film industry. His dialogues were very powerful and remain in our minds even today.

Be it Anand about living life to the fullest or Roti about highlighting a basic human need, Khanna has truly immortalized the lines with his impeccable dialogue delivery. Some of the dialogues have been written by legendary actor and writer Kader Khan. Thanks to Khan, the superstar has left his mark on the industry with his hard-hitting lines.

Here is a list of Rajesh Khanna’s dialogues that gained cult status.

13 dialogues by Rajesh Khanna that have become icons over the years

1. “Pushpa…mujhse ye aansoon nahin dekhe jaate…I hate tears.” – Amar Prem

This is one of the most iconic dialogues from the movie Amar Prem. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore.

In one scene, Khanna, as Anand Babu, tells Tagore’s character Pushpa, “Zara, you have a miserable life, Kardi,” and then asks her to stop crying as he doesn’t like tears.

2. “Babumoshai…Zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahin…Maut ke darr se agar zinda rehna chhod diya toh maut kise kehte hain.Babumoshai, jab tak zinda hoon mara nahin, jab marr gaya sala mai hi nahin.” “Toh phir darr kis baat ka?” – Anand

This iconic dialogue of Rajesh Khanna is from his film Anand. Khanna played the role of Anand Saigal in the film, who was diagnosed with lymphosarcoma of the colon, a rare type of cancer.

In one scene, Anand Saigal tells us about his way of life while talking to two doctors, Bhaskar Banerjee and Prakash Kulkarni, played by Amitabh Bachchan and Ramesh Deo. He inspired the audience not to live in fear of death and encouraged us to enjoy every moment of life.

3. “50 rupees please…Muft ki majdoori karna maine band kardiya hai.” – Avatar

This hard-hitting dialogue is from Rajesh Khanna’s film Avataar. Khanna played the role of Avataar Kishan in the film. In one scene, Avataar asks for his hard-earned money after repairing his son Chander’s car at his workshop.

4. “It is so easy to be happy… but it is so hard to be simple.” – Bawarchi

Rajesh Khanna uttered this line in his musical comedy Bawarchi. Khanna played the role of Professor Prabhakar, who is disguised as the multi-talented cook Raghu in the Sharma family.

Among all his inspiring thoughts, this dialogue is a classic example of his outstanding intelligence.

5. “Baarish ki boondon se darne waale toofan ka muqabla nahi kar sakte.” – Namak Haram

Starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan in lead roles. This dialogue is from their film Namak Haram. Khanna played the role of Somnath aka Somu and Big B was cast as Vicky in the film.

6. “Insaan ko dil de, jism de, dimaag de, lekin yeh kambakht pet mat de.” Jab pet deta hai, toh usse bhook mat de. I’ll say it’s like I do. “Warna tujhe insaan kopaida karne ka koi haq nahin hai.” – Roti

Rajesh Khanna uttered these powerful lines in his film Roti. In the climax scene, Khanna, as the dying Mangal Singh, asks God not to deprive anyone of Roti.

7. “Ek chhota sa zakhm bahut gehra daag ban sakta hai.” “Aur ek chhoti si mulaqat jeevan bhar ka saath ban sakti hai.” – Aradhana

With Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. This dialogue is from their film Aradhana. In one scene, Khanna, as Indian Air Force officer Arun Verma, says this line to his lover Vandana. Arun later dies in a plane crash.

8. “Maine tera namak khaya hai isliye teri nazron mein namak haram zaroor hoon lekin jisne yeh namak banaya hai uski nazron mein namak haraam nahi hoon, Vicky.” – Namak Haram

This dialogue is from Namak Haram. In one scene, Rajesh Khanna as Somu meets his friend and later rival of Amitabh Bachchan’s character Vicky. This happens after Vicky calls Somu “namak haram”.

9. “Inhe maaf na karne ke badle mein agar bhagwan mujhe narak mein bhi jagah de de toh mujhe is baat ka afsos nahi hoga.” Magar main inhe dobara swarg mein jagah nahi doonga.” – Swarg

Rajesh Khanna spoke these lines in David Dhawan’s film Swarg. Khanna as Mr. Kumar or Sahabji says these lines before his death. While speaking this dialogue, his character refers to his brothers and their wives.

10. “Arrey oh Babumoshai hum sab to rangmanch ki kathputliyan hain jiski dor us upar wale ke haathon main hai kab, kaun, kaise, kahan uthega ye koi nahin janta.” – Anand

Starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan, this dialogue was shown in their film Anand. This dialogue is inspired by William Shakespeare’s lines from As You Like It.

In one scene, Anand and Bhaskar record these lines on tape and laugh about it.

11. “Apnepan ke liye kisi ko apna bananas zaruri nahin, jisse bhi apnapan mil jaaye, wahi apna hai.” – Kati Patang

Rajesh Khanna uttered this dialogue in the film Kati Patang. Khanna as Kamal says this line to Asha Parekh’s character Madhu, who is disguised as Poonam, a fake widow in the film.

12. “Aadmi jitna shareef hota hai, utna hi shaitaan bhi ban sakta hai, main isliye yahan aata hoon, ye dekhne ke liye ki main kitna bada shaitaan ban sakta hoon.” – Amar Prem

Rajesh Khanna as Anand Babu delivered this dialogue to Sharmila Tagore’s character Pushpa. Anand, who is in search of love, often visits her in a brothel. The dialogue is by Amar Prem.

13. “Is duniya mein do taang waala janwar sabse khatarnak janwar hai.” – Haathi Mere Saathi

This dialogue is from Rajesh Khanna’s film Haathi Mere Saathi. Khanna as Raju is a zoo owner and owns four elephants who saved his life in his childhood. He is closest to the elephant Ramu.

Khanna’s character Raju says this line about humans being more dangerous than animals.

Rajesh Khanna’s hit films from this period include Aradhana, Bandhan, Do Raaste, Doli, Ittefaq, Safar, Kati Patang, The Train, Saccha Jhutha, Aan Milo Sajna and more.