17 years of Rang De Basanti: All-Time Hit Dialogues from Aamir Khan-Starrer | movies news
NEW DELHI: ‘Abhi bhi ki khoon na khula, khoon nahin woh pani hai … jo desh ke kaam na aaye woh bekaar jawani hai’ (Even now whose blood doesn’t boil, then that blood is water … the youth who doesn’t serve the country is a waste) This dialogue and the way it was delivered left the audience gripped to their seats and as well as on the edges. This magnum quintessence was an experience that sinks in slowly and lives with you forever. Every single dialogue that was written and delivered in this film left an impact in the audience’s blood, and that was patriotism.
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s directorial ‘Rang De Basanti’ is that one film whose dialogues are not just a simple statement but they carry a whole lot deeper meanings that hold the power to drive the nation towards a similar feeling. With the film now completing 17 years since its successful release, the dialogues still have the same effect when one gives it a rewatch. There is no doubt that this film is an immortal cinematic masterpiece and is still living in our hearts.
Undoubtedly, ‘Rang De Basanti’ is one of the few films that is a must-watch for every generation to come and to witness the true impact of cinema on the audience, especially the world. While the film has evoked the sleeping youths of the country, its powerful and iconic dialogues truly became the voice of the nation.
Well, there isn’t any wrong to give credit to the two men behind these iconic dialogues, Rensil D’Silva and Prasoon Joshi, the dialogue writer of ‘Rang De Basanti’, who created the dialogues that went on to spark a fire around thenation. While the film stimulated the heart-hidden sentiments of the public, these dialogues are the catalyst to carry forward and express the vision of the film.
We heard of this iconic line from the film, that says, ‘Any country is not perfect, we should get better banana’ (No country’s perfect, we’ve got to make it better). This in itself encapsulates the feeling and most importantly a hope that resonates with every citizen of the country. Nevertheless, it’s indeed magic, how this dialogue certainly made its place in the general conversation of the people that proves its universal existence.
Ahead on the slate, while the film brought a bundle of emotions that catered to the crowd unanimously, that one dialogue ‘At the gate of the college, we dance to life, we dance to the other side…. Tim lak lak, te Tim lak lak’ (In college we rule our destinies, but after college we have to dance to fate’s tune) it is all for us to visualize the two phases of life in front of our eyes.
‘If you want to live life, if you want to change your life, you will be responsible for it. (There are only two ways to live life, tolerate things the way they are, or take responsibility to change them). Isn’t this a revolutionary dialogue? An eye-opener? But it’s everything that is enough to maybe choose our side or justify our purpose to serve this country.
While these dialogues are heavily filled with a lot of emotions, we can’t deny the fact that they connect our heart-hidden patriotic sentiments like no other dialogues can. It’s indeed a proficiency of the filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra who gave this cult film some iconic dialogues. Moreover, this is where a real example of a classic movie is set, that even today, after 17 years its dialogues carry the same warmth, emotions, and provoking values to drive every generation of the nation.
