Deewar conjures the image of Amitabh in a knotted shirt, beedi fixed between lips and crossed-legged feet stretched across the table. Truly, no body could bring glamour to an anti-hero the way he did.

Knockout Salim-Javedisms around bhai-bhai and ma-beta Bollywoodian philosophies and Yash Chopra's terse direction along with Big B's surprisingly overlooked-at-awards performance (it won all the major Filmfare trophies for Best Film, Director, Supporting Actor, Story & Dialogues barring Best Actor) continue to remind us what ground-breaking entertainers are all about.

Bol AB Bol: Aaj khush to bahut honge tum? Dekho! Jo aaj tak tumhare mandir ki seediyan nahi chadha, jisne aaj tak tumhare saamne sarr nahi jhukaya, jisne aaj tak kabhi tumhare saamne haath nahi jode woh aaj tumhare saamne haath phailaye khada hai. Bahut khush honge tum. Bahut khush honge tum... ke aaj mein haar gaya.

Also read: Big B's unusual avatars

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