10 Favourite Movie Lines

So here are some of my favourite movie one-liners ever.

“May the force be with you“

Who can forget this Star Wars classic line? If you have watched any of the Stars Wars double trilogy movies, this line is probably repeated millions of times through the course of the narrative.

“Tumhara naam kya hai Basanti?“

This line ALWAYS cracks me up. And the best part is the visual that comes along with it. Amitabh’s character Jai sitting at the back of Basanti’s rickety horse tanga, looking bored, uninterested; while Dharmendra’s character Veeru is trying his best to woo the village belle. Hilarious! I know there are some classic lines in Sholay that are worth mentioning, but somehow, this one has always been my favourite. Let me know what is your favourite Sholay line.

“The name is Bond, James Bond“

Now, if you can’t tell what line this is, then what have you seen? (A very poor translation of the Hindi saying ‘Yeh nahi dekha toh kya dekha?‘) A must-have line for every single Agent 007 film that was ever made, this line is, for sure, a classic in the one-liner hall of fame.

“Mere paas maa hai“

… And that’s how Shashi Kapoor made Amitabh Bachchan shut up in the classic Bollywood movie Deewar; and not to mention, delivered arguably the best one-liner there is in Bollywood cinema.

“You complete me/You had me at hello“

Boyfriends beware! When Tom Cruise said this line to his silver screen girlfriend Rene Zellweger in Jerry Maguire, he made a benchmark that not many can better. And although I find this line one of the most cheesiest there ever was, well, what can one say about love?

“Yeh jo dhaai kilo ka haath…“

I can’t help but remember a friend of mine imitating this classic Sunny Deol line from Damini. My friend’s take of that line is of course exaggerated and hilarious; but then again, think about it. The line actually means, ‘This two and half kilo hand…”!!! Oh and don’t miss the end of the dialogue, “…kissi pe padta hai na, woh admi uthta nahi, uth jata hai.”

“This isn’t personal. This is business/I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse”

I have to admit, honestly, I am no fan of The Godfather trilogy. I find it a whole and soul ‘guy-movie’, and will leave it for the guys to watch. But consider this: How many times have you heard these lines? Whether in TV soaps or in other movies, these lines from Godfather made it what it is today.  A special mention has to be made about Al Pacino and veteran Marlon Brando. I don’t think anyone else would have done justice to these lines.

“I love you K-k-k-Kiran!“

Watching SRK, the king of romance, take a psychotic U-turn in the movie Darr, was spine-chilling to say the least. His stammer, his extreme fixation for Juhi’s character and his eventual death, were all new to his fans; and boy, did they lap it up. In a non-comparative way, SRK’s role in Darr reminds me of Norman Bates from the Hollywood thriller Psycho. Brrrr!

“I’ll be back“

And again, we have a bad boy role. Arnold Schwarzenegger, playing the bad guy in Terminator, delivers this line to give fans and movie-goers a sneak peek to what they could expect in the movie.

“Khamosh!”

Bollywood veteran Shatrugan Sinha used this line so liberally in his film Naram Garam, that it became synonymous with his personality! Recently, when he defeated Congress party’s Shekhar Suman in Bihar Parliamentary elections, he is reported to have said, “I’d just like to tell him, ‘Khamosh!’.” A true artist, true to his filmi personality.
I know I had space for 10 only. But I have to mention ‘Mogambo khush hua!‘ as a favourite too. One of the late Amrish Puri’s most classic lines from Mr. India, this line is a sure shot favourite among people of all ages, just as the film in its entirety is a classic.
Are these your favourites? Do you have your own list? Let me know about it.

English managers back Messi as World Cup star

English Premier League managers have backed Lionel Messi to be the star of Africa's first World Cup.
A survey of the English top flight bosses found that four out of five of them (83 percent) expect the Argentina star to be the player of the tournament.
Over half (53 percent) expect Brazil to win the trophy for the sixth time with only 24 percent backing European champions Spain.
Fernando Torres is seen as the EPL player most likely to star in South Africa with 47 per cent of the managers backing the Liverpool and Spain striker to be the top scorer, ahead of Wayne Rooney (41 percent) and Carlos Tevez (12 percent).
The survey was completed by 17 of the 20 Premier League managers and was carried out by Barclays, the sponsors of the EPL and the League Managers' Association.

Can't quit smoking? Shake it off

Smokers who have found it difficult to kick the habit may now be shaken out of their craving thanks to a vibratory-cum-acupressure technique likely to be tried out in two Delhi government hospitals and its tobacco cessation clinics.
A German-made bio-resonance (vibration therapy) device works with the body''s own electrical signals to eliminate nicotine craving.
Dr Nimesh Desai, Director at the state government-run Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, said, "The bio-resonance machine works by eliminating the craving for your next cigarette. The treatment is non-invasive and pain-free, and involves no drugs, chemicals or hypnosis."
"Nicotine craving is based not only on psychological but biological factors. All you have to do is place your hands on the machine. Vibrations from the machine will lead to body vibrations and the resultant nerve impulses will reduce the craving to smoke," he said.
"We had placed it in Aruna Asaf Ali hospital and many patients vouch for it. The basis of the treatment is acupressure," Dr Desai said.
Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia said the government was examining the claims of the machine's manufacturers.
"A committee has been set up to look into the scientific evidence. We will see if we need the machine for such treatment," she said.
If the committee agrees to introduce the machine, says Walia, it will be then tried out in two government hospitals initially and then in all the tobacco cessation clinics. Tobacco Cessation clinics use medicines and counselling to help nicotine addicts quit smoking. According to WHO estimates, there are about 120 million smokers in India and the number of deaths due to smoking are expected to touch 1 million during 2010.