Mere paas Maa hain! Iconic dialogues of iconic Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor featured in 148 films and inspired a generation of Indians through a career spanning several decades. He passed away at age 79.

New Delhi: Shashi Kapoor, veteran Bollywood superstar, passed away on Monday evening. He was 79. Born in 1938, he was an iconic artist and one who delivered countless hits over a career spanning several decades. 

While the film industry and his fans mourn the death of a true legend, here is a look back at some of his most memorable film dialogues in what is truly a celebration of an epic journey.

"Mere paas Maa hain"

- Deewar, 1975

"Jab tak ek bhai bol raha hai, ek bhai sun raha hai ... jab ek mujrim bolega, ek police officer sunega"

- Deewaar, 1975

"Zyada paisa aaye toh neend nahi aati ... neend aaye toh zyada paisa nahi aata"

- Deewaar, 1975

"Yeh duniya ek third class ka dibba ban gayi hai ... jagah bahut kam hai, musafir zyada"

-Deewaar, 1975

"Yeh prem rog hai ... shuru mein dukh deta hai ... bad mein bahut dukh deta hai"

-Namak Halaal, 1982

"Hum gayab hone waalo mein se nahi hai ... jahan jahan se guzharte hai jalwe dikhate hai ... dost toh kya, dushman bhi yaad rakhte hai"

-Silsila, 1981

"Is duniya mein aadmi insaan ban jaye ... toh bahut badi baat hai"

- Kabhie Kabhie, 1976

"Apna toh ek hi usool hai ... jeeyo toh apne liye, socho toh doosron ke liye"

-Ek aur Ek Gyarah, 1981

"Yeh mat socho ke desh tumhe kya deta hai ... socho yeh ke tum desh ko kya de sakte ho"

-Roti, Kapda aur Makaan