At a time when most films focused on ideal characters, Farhan Akhtar chose to make a film, penned by his father Javed Akhtar, about a directionless, jobless, and confused millennial who joins the Indian Army and transforms his life. To this day, it remains one of the best fictional portrayals of the Indian Army.
A lot of critics often point out how the film was way ahead of its time. Perhaps, that is the reason why it didn't work quite well at the box office. The 2004 Bollywood film starring Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan and Preity Zinta among others is often credited with providing clarity and inspiration to millennials who were confused about their career paths, and twenty years later, it continues to do so. When Karan in the film sang, Mai Aisa Kyu Hoon, we all asked ourselves the same question too, and probably still do.
Here are some of the brilliant dialogues from the film that continue to inspire confused millennials in life and career.
1. "Iss desh ke 100 crore insaan jo iss vishwaas ke saath sote hain ki mein aur tum jaag rahe hain. Ye vishwaas bahut badi izzat hai aur bahut badi zimmedari bhi."
2. "Sahab banane waale ne to ek dharti banayi thi…par insaan ke lalach ne ispe lohe our barood se lakeerein kheench di… wo tera…yeh mera… Main shukar karta hoon ki chaand aasmaan par hai.. dharti par hota to yeh log uske bhi tukde kar lete."
3. "Mujhe yeh nahin pata ki mujhe kya karna hai, par yeh zaroor pata hai ki mujhe kya nahin karna hai."
4. "Cheezen jabtak perfect na ho, theek nhi lagti!"
5. "Dekho duniya mein kaam koi bhi karo, acchi tarah karna jaroori hai."
6. "Kai baar mujhe bhi khayal aaya ki kal tak kisi gaon mein zindagi kya hogi aur aaj…Wo dekho. Saamne school ki ek building hai wahan. Saare officers thehre hain. Wo gaon ke masjid… wo panchayat… Ab wahan koi nahi."
7. "Jiske dil mein apne liye koi izzat nahi, apne faisle ki koi izzat nahi woh meri kya izzat karega."
8. "Lakshya toh har haal mein paana hai."
9. "Hum mein aur un mein kuch farq hai aur yeh farq rehna chahiye... Yeh Indian Army hai. Hum dushmani mein bhi ek sharafat rakhte hain."
10. "Mere saare business circle, mere saare doston mein ek aadmi nahi jiska beta ya bhai ya koi bhi iss waqt front pe ho. Par mein sar utha ke keh sakta hoon ki mera beta Maidaan-e-Jung mein hai."
11. "Karan Sahab Pakistani haare to palatkar phir vapas aata hai. Agar jeet jaoge to laparvah mat hota. Ye dhyan me rakhna."
12. "Romi tum hamesha kehti thi na ki meri zindagi mein koi lakshya nahi, yaad hai.. yaad hai.. who hai mera lakshya."
It's time to watch Lakshya again?
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