The best dialogue of Wanted is Salman Khan’s “Ek baar jo maine commitment kar di, uske baad toh main khud ki bhi nahi sunta.” The 2009 Prabhu Deva film gave Radhe a string of punchlines that still rule meme pages. Here are the 10 best Wanted movie dialogues, with meaning and the scene behind each.
Wanted released on 18 September 2009. It remakes Puri Jagannadh’s Telugu film Pokiri (2006), and it changed the direction of Salman’s career. After a run of uneven films, Wanted gave him a mass hit and created the swaggering, one-liner hero he played again in Dabangg (2010) and Ready (2011).
Who is Radhe in Wanted?
Radhe is a hired gun in Mumbai who takes contracts from rival gangs, including that of the don Gani Bhai (Prakash Raj). He falls for Jhanvi (Ayesha Takia), who is being harassed by the corrupt Inspector Talpade (Mahesh Manjrekar).
The twist comes late: Radhe is actually IPS officer Rajveer Shekhawat, son of police officer Shrikant Shekhawat (Vinod Khanna), working undercover to bring down Gani Bhai. That reveal gives many of his early lines a second meaning when you rewatch.
10 best dialogues of Wanted movie
1. “Ek baar jo maine commitment kar di, uske baad toh main khud ki bhi nahi sunta.”
Meaning: Once I commit, I do not even listen to myself. This is the line that made Wanted. Seventeen years on, it is still one of the most quoted Hindi film lines on social media.
2. “Tu ladki ke peeche bhagega, ladki paise ke peeche bhagegi. Tu paise ke peeche bhagega, ladki tere peeche bhagegi.”
Meaning: Chase a girl and she chases money, chase money and the girl chases you. Radhe’s cynical take on love and money, delivered with a straight face. It became a favourite college line in 2009.
3. “Suar hamesha group mein shikaar karte hain, aur sher akele.”
Meaning: Pigs hunt in groups, a lion hunts alone. The line plays on Radhe’s lone-wolf style. He takes on whole gangs by himself in the film’s fight scenes.
4. “Beta, yeh gutkha khane ka itna shauk hai toh ek dost aur bana le, kandha dene ke kaam aayega.”
Meaning: If you love gutkha so much, make one more friend, he will be useful to carry your bier. A dark joke that shows Radhe’s casual menace.
5. “Jo police ki baat karta hai, wahi police se darta hai.”
Meaning: The one who keeps talking about the police is the one who fears them. Coming from an undercover cop, the line is funnier the second time you watch.
6. “Arrogance, ghamand, I like it. Isko thoda kam kar, bahut upar jayega. Warna seedha upar jayega.”
Meaning: I like your arrogance, tone it down and you will go far, or else you will go straight to heaven. A gangster’s warning to the cocky new hitman in town.
7. “Police wala koi bhi ban sakta hai.”
Meaning: Anyone can become a policeman. In the full rant, a gang boss says men like his criminals are rare, while cops can be replaced by the thousand. The irony is that the man he is dealing with is a cop.
8. “Kaun hai yaar tu? Kya chahiye tujhe? Tu jo maangega tujhe dunga, tu meri side mein aa ja bas.”
Meaning: Who are you, what do you want, I will give you anything, just join my side. A villain realises he cannot beat Radhe and tries to buy him instead.
9. “Woh Rambo ka baap hai, Terminator ka chacha hai, Rocky ka dadu hai aur Bruce Lee ka nana hai. Last Action Hero hai woh.”
Meaning: He is the father of Rambo, uncle of Terminator and grandfather of Rocky and Bruce Lee. Said about Radhe, it is the kind of over-the-top hero build-up that South remakes brought back to Bollywood.
10. “Jis din tera saamna ek sachche police officer se ho jayega na, pant geeli ho jayegi teri.”
Meaning: The day you face an honest police officer, you will wet your pants. The line points straight to the film’s big reveal about Radhe.
Wanted cast, crew and legacy
Boney Kapoor produced the film. Sajid-Wajid composed the songs, and Salim-Sulaiman did the background score. Tracks like “Love Me Love Me” and “Jalwa” were hits, and Jalwa featured guest appearances by Govinda, Anil Kapoor and Prabhu Deva.
Wanted became one of the top Hindi grossers of 2009. Prakash Raj’s Gani Bhai earned him an IIFA nomination for Best Performance in a Negative Role, and the film won the Star Screen Award for Best Action. It also opened the door for a wave of Hindi remakes of South action films over the next few years. For more Salman Khan stories, visit our Bollywood section. More famous lines are in our listicles, and older classics are in our movies section.
A note on streaming: when we checked JustWatch India in October 2026, Wanted was not listed on any Indian OTT service, though it streams on ZEE5 in several other countries.
Frequently asked questions
Which is the best dialogue of Wanted movie?
Radhe’s “Ek baar jo maine commitment kar di, uske baad toh main khud ki bhi nahi sunta” is the most famous.
Is Wanted a remake?
Yes. It is the Hindi remake of Pokiri (2006), the Telugu film directed by Puri Jagannadh and starring Mahesh Babu.
What is Salman Khan’s real identity in Wanted?
Radhe is revealed to be IPS officer Rajveer Shekhawat, working undercover to bring down Gani Bhai’s gang.
Who played Jhanvi in Wanted?
Ayesha Takia played Jhanvi, Radhe’s love interest.
Sources: Wikipedia, JustWatch India.
