Maaltake Garite Tol Explained
Maaltake Garite Tol is a quote from the 1991 Bengali-language Indian film Nawab spoken by a character played by Soumitra Bannerjee. The line has gained popularity as an expression of irony.
Origin
The dialogue is from a scene in the 1991 Indian Bengali-language film Nawab.[1] In that scene, the heroine of the film continues to walk on the road. After seeing the heroine on the street, Soumitra orders the girl to be forcibly brought in his car. His order became the quote.[2]
Other usage
First of all, the creation of memes using the dialogue from Bangladesh[2] started on 3 September 2022 and after that the meme became viral.[1] A meme brought the quote to the heart of online discussions. It was about freedom of speech was first shared online by an anonymous person using the quote. Then various memes were created using the quote and a photo of Soumitra, including a meme about Aboriginal Australians and missionaries, a meme about street animals, ragging culture in universities, mugging incidents in Mohammadpur, etc.[3] Bangladeshi biryani chain Sultan's Dine published an advertisement on their Facebook page using Soumitra's photo and the quote. In the advertisement, Soumitra is seen desiring to put potatoes on his plate after seeing potatoes in Sultan's Dine's Kachchi Biryani dish. The advertisement became popular after it went viral.[4]
Notes and References
- News: Soumitra Banerjee : সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায় ভাইরাল 'মালটাকে গাড়িতে তোল', কোথা থেকে এল এই ডায়ালগ?. Soumitra Banerjee: Viral on social media 'Maaltake Garite Tol', where did this dialogue come from?. bn. Tuhina. Mondal. 17 September 2022. 22 September 2022. Ei Samay Sangbadpatra. 22 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220922215830/https://eisamay.com/bangladesh-news/garite-tol-the-trending-dialogue-is-come-from-a-movie-of-soumitra-banerjee/articleshow/94259873.cms. live.
- News: কে এই অভিনেতা? কোথা থেকে এল সেই সংলাপ?. Who is this actor? Where did that dialogue come from?. bn. 15 September 2022. 22 September 2022. Prothom Alo. 15 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220915195244/https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/tollywood/lc0g8yacus. live.
- Web site: সৌমিত্র ব্যানার্জীকে মনে পড়ে?. Remember Soumitra Banerjee?. bn. Mahmud. Newaz Joy. 7 September 2022. 22 September 2022. Thefinancialexpress.com.bd. 7 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220907083604/https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/bn/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%9C%E0%A7%87. live.
- News: Kacchi Biryani : '...প্লেটে তোল', সৌমিত্র বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের 'সিগনেচার' ডায়ালগে তুমুল ভাইরাল কাচ্চি বিরিয়ানির বিজ্ঞাপন. Kacchi Biryani : '...Plate Tol', Soumitra Banerjee's 'Signature' Dialogue Goes Viral Kacchi Biryani Ad. bn. Tuhina. Mondal. 4 September 2022. 22 September 2022. Ei Samay Sangbadpatra. 22 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220922215822/https://eisamay.com/bangladesh-news/kakoli-furniture-is-history-new-kacchi-biryani-advertisement-from-bangladesh-soumitra-banerjee-is-trending/articleshow/93987650.cms. live.
