The dialogues of Masaan teach us life lessons and are meaningful for different stages of our lives. Starring Vicky Kaushal, Shweta Tripathi, Richa Chadha, Pankaj Tripathi and Sanjay Mishra, the film received a lot of attention and love from fans and critics.
Masaan follows the cycle of pain and salvation and reflects an existential problem. The title, which means cremation, and the setting indicate the film’s themes of entropy, destruction, and resurrection.
From dialogues to characterization, Masaan has proven to be one of the best romance dramas in the history of Indian cinema. Let’s take a look at some of the best dialogues from this film.
9 best dialogues from Masaan that are inspiring
1. Keep the stars safe in your eyes, it will be night for a long time, we are travelers too… you are a traveler too… we will meet again at some turn
This dialogue from Masaan is the best as a Shayari. Its translation would be something like this, ‘Keep the stars in your eyes. It will be a very long night. We are also travellers…you are also travellers…we will meet again someday.’
2. You pass by like a train…I wait for a bridge. There is a jungle in your eyes…in which I lose my way
This dialogue came when Shweta Tripathi was spreading the magic of her Shayari in front of Vicky Kaushal. It means, ‘You pass like a train…I tremble like a bridge. There is a jungle in your eyes, in which I lose my way.’
3. Confluence should come twice, once alone and once with someone
This dialogue from Masaan is by Richa Chadha. It means that one should come to Sangam twice – once alone and once with someone.
4. This damn sorrow never ends, right?
This is one of the most popular dialogues from Masaan. On social media, we often see this line being used for various relatable memes. The meaning of this line is ‘Why does this misery never end?’
5. What is life? It is the manifestation of order in elements. What is death? It is the distress of these parts.
The translation of this Masaan dialogue would be ‘Life exists only when all the elements are in order. And death – just a moment when they fall into disarray and slip away.’
6. Devi: Do you live alone? Sadhy ji: No, I live with my father. Father lives alone…
This was a thought-provoking conversation between Richa and Pankaj Tripathi. When Richa asked Tripathi if he lives alone, he replied in the negative and said that he lives with his father but her father lives alone.
7. Devi ji, do you know that 28 (twenty eight) trains stop here! And how many do not stop??… 64 (sixty four)! Meaning, it is easy to come here, but difficult to go from here!
This was also said by Pankaj Tripathi. When Richa got a temporary government job in the Indian Railways, Tripathi told her that 28 trains stop here and 64 trains do not stop. So it is easy to come here but difficult to return.
8. No girl can cook this much flour to make a Bhujia worth five rupees
It was sung by Vicky Kaushal and was a fun comic relief in the film.
9. Our parents will never accept you. They have a very old mindset. But we are with you. And we have heard that everything gets fine later. You just find a good job.
This was written by Shweta Tripathi when she was talking to Vicky about taking their relationship forward. The translation of these lines would be ‘My parents will never accept you because they have a very old mindset. But I am with you. I have heard that everything falls into place later. You find a good job.
Talking about the story, in the holy city of Varanasi, situated on the banks of the Ganges, cruel punishments are given to those who do not respect moral traditions. Deepak, a young man from a poor area, falls in love with a girl from a different caste. But the story ends tragically with the death of Shalu (Shweta Tripathi).
Masaan featured Vicky Kaushal as Deepak Kumar, Richa Chadha as Devi Pathak while Shweta played the role of Shalu Gupta. Sanjay Mishra as Vidyadhar Pathak and Pankaj Tripathi as Sadhya won hearts. The cast also includes Satyakam Ad, Saurabh Chaudhary, Nikhil Sahni, Bhagwan Tiwari and others.
Devi (Richa Chadha) has an inappropriate relationship with her boyfriend, which leads to blackmail and harassment from a police officer (Bhagwan Tiwari), as well as the anger of her father Pathak (Sanjay Mishra). Despite Devi’s calm, Pathak takes risks to maintain his daughter’s honor, taking the help of Jhonta (Nikhil Sahni), a child prodigy working for him.
Meanwhile, Deepak (Vicky Kaushal) lives in Varanasi, where his Dom family has been cleaning ashes for years. All these characters make the title of the film worthwhile.
