Adaptations: Hollywood to Bollywood and Bollywood to Hollywood...
Pick a well-known dialogue from an English film and let your imagination run wild as to how the same dialogue would be delivered by a Bollywood star if the film were remade in Hindi. Or vice-versa.
I have given the examples Amitabh Bachhan, Dharmendra and Ajit using a famed dialogue from the film “Patton”.
General Patton: “No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.".....Major Vijay (Amitabh Bachhan): “Koi mai ka laal aapne wattan ke liye kurbaan hokar jung nahi jita. Agar jeeta, tho dushman ki jaan lekar.”
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Major Veerendra Pratap Singh (Dharmendra): “Mere sher bhaiyoon, yeh nahin sochhna ki aapne jaan dekar tum laddaee jeetonge, agar jeetna hai to unn kutte, kameeono ke khoon pikar aao.”
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Loin Ajit: “Raabert, aapne aadmio se keh do ki dushmano na mare, balke unhe Manoj Kumar ki pheelum dekne ke liye nimantran deya jaaye.”
Robert: “Lekin, aisa kyon, boss?”
Ajit: “Bewakoof, dushman teen ganthe bore hokar marne se khudh kushi karna pasaand karnege. Dushman bhi marr jayenge aur aapni ammunition bhi bacch jaayengi.”
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A scene from Sholay:
A drunk Dharmendra is on top of the water tower threatening to commit suicide. Down below are many villagers watching the drama unfold…
Dharmendra: “Gaonwaalon, mein wahi karoonga jo Heer ne Ranjha ke liye kiya tha, Romeo ne Juliet ke liye kiya tha - sosait, sosait, sossaait (suicide)”.
Villager No 1: “Arre bhai, yeh sossaait kya hota hai?”
Villager No 2: “Arre bhai, jub angreez marte hain, to usey sossaait kehte hain!”
Hollywood adaptation of Sholay dialogues:
The scene is from the wild west. Unkempt men in shaggy beard and leather jacket and trousers are unsaddling their horses at sunset when they hear a commotion atop the water tower. A love-struck youngster is threatening to jump off from the high tower if the chief does not allow him to marry his daughter.
Hearing the commotion, the chief comes out of the bar and hears the demand. Out of the blue comes a bullet that pierces the heart of the youngster atop the tower. All eyes turn towards the direction of the firing. The hero (Gregory Peck) is blowing away the smoke emanating from the gun before slotting it in his hip. “Hang in there,” he says, casting a disinterested look at the lifeless body of the youngster hanging by the edge or the railing as everyone return back to their business.
It’s another normal day at the office in the wild west.
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Hindi film heroine: “Mein tumhaare bachche ki maa banane waalee hoon!”
Hollywood heroine: “Honey, I just wanted to let you know I’m pregnant.”
Hollywood hero: “Hmmm. But how can you be sure it’s mine. You were sleeping around with my dad too.
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Hindi film heroine: “Marrne se pehle mein tumhe ek kadwa suchh batana chahti hoon. Mein tumhari asli maa nahin hoon.”
Hollywood hero: “I want to tell you something, son. The girl you want to marry is actually your sister. She is my daughter.”
Son: “I want to confess something, too, dad. Mom told me before she died that you are not my biological father.”
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Film: Indecent Proposal
Scene: Millionaire Robert Redford offers to pay one million dollars to Woody Harelson for the return consideration of allowing him to spend one night with Woody’s wife, Ms. Demi Moore.
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Bollywood adaptation:
Sunjay Dutt: “Dekh, apunko teri biwi ke saat ek raat sone ka hai, kya? Apun aiseech re, kya karen? Lekin to tenshun nai lena, apun tere ko maala maal kar denga. Ye Circuit, isko kuch karcha paani dena re.”
Shatrughan Sinha: “Cheeno se kehdo ki Shyaaam uske biwi ke saat ek raat guzarna chahtya hai. Usse kedo ki zyada shaan patti ki zaroorat nahin, warna mein uske saare mohalle ke mohalle udakar rakh doonga, han.”
Dev Anand: “Johnny mera naam hai. Mein tumhare biwi ke saat ek haseeeen raat Ladaak ke kubsooraat waadiyon mein guzaarna chaahta hoon. Zara socho, hum dono ek pal mein tumhari shaan baada denge. Navketan, Dev Anand…tumhari zindgagi ek pal mein badal jayeengi.”
Nana Patekar: “Ye Ganchi, aaj raat tera biwi ko mere paas bejna. Dekta kya hai ankhen fhad, fhad ke. Saale jab khatmal uske sharrer ek, ek ang mein dubki laga sakti hai to mein kyon nahin…bidi hai kya?”
Ajit: “Tum loin ke ghar aakar uska shaan bahut badaya. Tum bahut takh gaye ho. Jao Mona ke saat sona. Aur Rabert, haamare dost ki biwi akeli hongi ghar mein, kaam kareke o bhi bahut takh gayi hongi. Usse yehan lao, uske takhawat loin-tment se teek honga.”
I have given the examples Amitabh Bachhan, Dharmendra and Ajit using a famed dialogue from the film “Patton”.
General Patton: “No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.".....Major Vijay (Amitabh Bachhan): “Koi mai ka laal aapne wattan ke liye kurbaan hokar jung nahi jita. Agar jeeta, tho dushman ki jaan lekar.”
...
Major Veerendra Pratap Singh (Dharmendra): “Mere sher bhaiyoon, yeh nahin sochhna ki aapne jaan dekar tum laddaee jeetonge, agar jeetna hai to unn kutte, kameeono ke khoon pikar aao.”
....
Loin Ajit: “Raabert, aapne aadmio se keh do ki dushmano na mare, balke unhe Manoj Kumar ki pheelum dekne ke liye nimantran deya jaaye.”
Robert: “Lekin, aisa kyon, boss?”
Ajit: “Bewakoof, dushman teen ganthe bore hokar marne se khudh kushi karna pasaand karnege. Dushman bhi marr jayenge aur aapni ammunition bhi bacch jaayengi.”
...
A scene from Sholay:
A drunk Dharmendra is on top of the water tower threatening to commit suicide. Down below are many villagers watching the drama unfold…
Dharmendra: “Gaonwaalon, mein wahi karoonga jo Heer ne Ranjha ke liye kiya tha, Romeo ne Juliet ke liye kiya tha - sosait, sosait, sossaait (suicide)”.
Villager No 1: “Arre bhai, yeh sossaait kya hota hai?”
Villager No 2: “Arre bhai, jub angreez marte hain, to usey sossaait kehte hain!”
Hollywood adaptation of Sholay dialogues:
The scene is from the wild west. Unkempt men in shaggy beard and leather jacket and trousers are unsaddling their horses at sunset when they hear a commotion atop the water tower. A love-struck youngster is threatening to jump off from the high tower if the chief does not allow him to marry his daughter.
Hearing the commotion, the chief comes out of the bar and hears the demand. Out of the blue comes a bullet that pierces the heart of the youngster atop the tower. All eyes turn towards the direction of the firing. The hero (Gregory Peck) is blowing away the smoke emanating from the gun before slotting it in his hip. “Hang in there,” he says, casting a disinterested look at the lifeless body of the youngster hanging by the edge or the railing as everyone return back to their business.
It’s another normal day at the office in the wild west.
...
Hindi film heroine: “Mein tumhaare bachche ki maa banane waalee hoon!”
Hollywood heroine: “Honey, I just wanted to let you know I’m pregnant.”
Hollywood hero: “Hmmm. But how can you be sure it’s mine. You were sleeping around with my dad too.
…
Hindi film heroine: “Marrne se pehle mein tumhe ek kadwa suchh batana chahti hoon. Mein tumhari asli maa nahin hoon.”
Hollywood hero: “I want to tell you something, son. The girl you want to marry is actually your sister. She is my daughter.”
Son: “I want to confess something, too, dad. Mom told me before she died that you are not my biological father.”
...
Film: Indecent Proposal
Scene: Millionaire Robert Redford offers to pay one million dollars to Woody Harelson for the return consideration of allowing him to spend one night with Woody’s wife, Ms. Demi Moore.
...
Bollywood adaptation:
Sunjay Dutt: “Dekh, apunko teri biwi ke saat ek raat sone ka hai, kya? Apun aiseech re, kya karen? Lekin to tenshun nai lena, apun tere ko maala maal kar denga. Ye Circuit, isko kuch karcha paani dena re.”
Shatrughan Sinha: “Cheeno se kehdo ki Shyaaam uske biwi ke saat ek raat guzarna chahtya hai. Usse kedo ki zyada shaan patti ki zaroorat nahin, warna mein uske saare mohalle ke mohalle udakar rakh doonga, han.”
Dev Anand: “Johnny mera naam hai. Mein tumhare biwi ke saat ek haseeeen raat Ladaak ke kubsooraat waadiyon mein guzaarna chaahta hoon. Zara socho, hum dono ek pal mein tumhari shaan baada denge. Navketan, Dev Anand…tumhari zindgagi ek pal mein badal jayeengi.”
Nana Patekar: “Ye Ganchi, aaj raat tera biwi ko mere paas bejna. Dekta kya hai ankhen fhad, fhad ke. Saale jab khatmal uske sharrer ek, ek ang mein dubki laga sakti hai to mein kyon nahin…bidi hai kya?”
Ajit: “Tum loin ke ghar aakar uska shaan bahut badaya. Tum bahut takh gaye ho. Jao Mona ke saat sona. Aur Rabert, haamare dost ki biwi akeli hongi ghar mein, kaam kareke o bhi bahut takh gayi hongi. Usse yehan lao, uske takhawat loin-tment se teek honga.”
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