Imtiaz Ali is a stalwart one of the stalwarts of contemporary cinema- creating movies that resonate well with wanderers, Gen Zs, millennials, and the youth who are looking for ways to free themselves from the clutches of taboos and norms set by society. His movies are liberating while also heartbreaking. They all give us reasons to rethink our life choices and take us into the world where the protagonist is in some parallel universe that we otherwise would’ve never dared to step into. He likes to shatter the glass ceiling with each masterpiece he creates like- Jab We Met, Love Aajkal (the first one, of course!), Rockstar, Highway, and even the latest addition to the list- Amar Singh Chamkila. Interestingly, his movies not only inspire youngsters- but also give a new life to the actors’s careers. So, let’s jog down memory lane and check out some of the best dialogues from Imtiaz Ali movies that have been stuck with us ever since we heard them.
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1. Your life is in your hands, mold it into a story you want to have…
“Ek baar ek hero tha usne bahut mehnat se padhai ki, engineering ki aur phir usne naukri ki, aur phir woh yunhi naukri karte karte ek din mar gaya. Kya hua pasand nahi aayi ending? Toh badal do tumhari apni hi to kahani hai.”
2. Geet being Geet…
“Ab toh mere haath chhod do, itni bhi sundar nahi hoon main.”
3. When you are ready to run away to any place to get away from your chaotic home…
“Jahan se tum mujhe laaye ho main wahan wapis nahin jana chahti. Jaha bhi le ja rahe ho waha pahunchna nahi chahti, par yeh rasta bohut accha hai, main chahti hoon ki yeh rasta kabhi khatam na ho.”
4. When this dialogue gave us all a reality check…
“Tu wohi hai joh subah ko office jaata hai aur shaam ko ghar aata hai, boss ki daant khaata hai aur kisi ko nahi batata hai.”
5. Two best friends trying to be real in a fake world…
“Tu list bana, jitne bhi yeh tere keede hai na, unn sab ki list maa kasam shaadi se pehle scare maar dalenge.”
6. Yup, that’s true!
“Mard mein bahut dard paida kar deti hai tumhari smile.”
7. Those who want to fall in love so that they can have the worst heartbreak in history…
“Toote hue dil se hi sangeet nikalata hai, jab dil ki lagti hai, tukde tukde hote hai, tab aati hai jhankaar.”
8. Geet doesn’t need a reason to be jolly and expressive and we love her for it!
“Tum hamesha aisi hi bakwas karti ho ya aaj koi special occasion hai?”
9. And that’s the process of dealing with a heartbreak…
“Jab dil toot ta hai, halak se niwala nahi utarta hafto tak.”
10. Soch ke dekho…
“Dhundne se bhagwaan bhi mil jaate hai, aur jo mila hai shayad wohi dhunda hoga, soch ke dekho.”
11. Where love and passion win over everything else…
“Pata hai yahan se bahut door galat aur sahi ke paar ek maidan hai, main wahan milunga tujhe.”
12. Jaana hi kyun hai?
“Jaane se pehle aakhiri baar milna jaroori hota hai kya?”
13. Everything is fair in love…
“Jab koi pyaar mein hota hai na, toh koi sahi galat nahi hota.”
Have you ever fallen in love like Aditya, wanted to be free-spirited like Geet from Jab We Met, or maybe wanted a life-changing trip like Veera from Highway? If yes, then you too are an Imtiaz Ali fan without even realizing it!