Last updated:
If you are a fan of Hindi cinema, then you must have seen Rajesh Khanna’s 1972 film ‘Amar Prem’, one of whose dialogues is so famous that people are seen repeating it involuntarily. This dialogue is used beautifully in many memes, reels and funny videos. As soon as the dialogue is spoken, a smile appears on the face. How was that famous dialogue born? Come, let us tell you its story.
New Delhi: If we have to name one of the most memorable and heart touching dialogues of Hindi cinema, then the famous dialogue from the film ‘Amar Prem’ comes to mind. Talking about the famous dialogue ‘Pushpa, I hate tears’. This line is not just a dialogue, but an embodiment of an emotion. But do you know that this dialogue was inspired from a Bengali film! Surely there will be many among us who are not aware of this interesting aspect of this film. The name of that film was ‘Nishi Padma’. Nishi Padma, released on 23 October 1970, had made a special place in the hearts of the audience. This was a unique story of love and sacrifice, in which the feelings of the female character Pushpa and the male character were shown in a very sensitive manner. Inspired by this, the Hindi film ‘Amar Prem’ was made.
A scene from the film ‘Amar Prem’. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)
The author did not know how to write in Hindi
The Bengali film was based on ‘Hingar Kochuri’, a short story by Bengali writer Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, which was published in his story collection ‘Galpa Panchashat’. Nishi Padma was written and directed by Arabinda Mukherjee, while Mukherjee wrote the screenplay for the Hindi film, but that too in English! Because he did not know how to write in Hindi. Well, many dialogues of the Bengali film became hits and one of them is the male character’s explanation to Pushpa after seeing her crying – ‘Aami kandate chai na dekhle dukho lage’, which in Hindi became ‘I feel sad to see you cry.’
dialogue written in english
While adapting the 1972 film ‘Amar Prem’ into Hindi, the writer and director decided to make it ‘short and punchy’ and from there came ‘Pushpa I Hate Tears.’ This emotional dialogue shook the heart. According to the report of IANS, when Mukherjee Saheb translated it, he wrote in English ‘Pushpa I hate tears.’ The responsibility of writing its script in Hindi was given to Ramesh Pant. He experimented a lot, but ultimately kept the English dialogue as it matched the character of the character who was educated and English speaking. Shakti Samant, who was the director of the film, liked it and gave it OK. Shakti Da had mentioned this incident on various platforms. In this way ‘Pushpa I Hate Tears’ was born and while the excitement of the actors was seen on the big screen, the madness of a dialogue was also seen. Today this dialogue is repeated in many videos and memes.
Abhishek Nagar is working as Senior Sub Editor in News 18 Digital. He is part of the entertainment team of News 18 Digital. He has been active in the field of journalism for the last 6 years. He was before News 18 Digital.read more
Abhishek Nagar is working as Senior Sub Editor in News 18 Digital. He is part of the entertainment team of News 18 Digital. He has been active in the field of journalism for the last 6 years. He was before News 18 Digital. read more
