Wo Hanste Nahin - 71st Minute From The Movie Airlift

It isn't often that a scene involving two men can be so poignant that it leaves a lump in the throat. 

The scene with Sanjeev Kohli and his father in the movie Airlift in the 89th minute is one such. 

I tried googling for the dialogue. There were references to many dialogues from the movie but I couldn't find the one that touched me. So I watched the video and located the clip and played it a few times and jotted down the script.  The end is very touching. 

Here is the excerpt - in Hindi without translation. 

Sanjeev Kohli's Father (as he is pacing up and down in their flat in Delhi):   Tera yeh jo kabootar khana hai na.  Yeh tho do kadam chal ne par hi khatam ho jaata hai.

Gaur mein humari itni badi haveli thi. Wahan pe cricket khel lo. Football khel lo. Kabaddi khel lo.. 

Sanjeev Kohli (smiling): jithhe jaana hi naseeb na ho uska address bachpan se bata rahe hain

Father: hans le puththar, hans le. Jise ek pal mein apni zindagi chodne pade na puththar woh nahin hanste.

I am reminded of what i wrote couple of years back (towards the end of the post: http://vbala99.blogspot.com/2015/12/when-all-is-said-and-done.html) about the pain people went through after partition.

What I found interesting about the father - son exchange was that it triggered Sanjeev Kohli towards a course of action. In the absence of that Wo Hanste Nahin exchange with his father, the events in Kuwait may have turned out differently.

Incidentally the character Sanjeev Kohli is played by Kumud Mishra who also was there in Sultan (as the Coach) and as Inspector Suryaveer SIngh in Jolly LLB 2. Lovely actor. 

Additional reading:

1. http://www.newsmobile.in/articles/2016/01/29/exclusive-meet-the-real-indian-diplomat-sanjeev-kohli-who-clears-the-air-on-airlift/
2. https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/airlift-movie-dialogues-by-akshay-kumar-26671.html
3. https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/airlift-movie-george-10-unknown-facts-prakash-belwadi-26904.html