If you’ve ever cried and laughed at the same time, welcome to the 3 Idiots dialogues zone – where life lessons come wrapped in dhokla jokes, and deep emotions are served with a side of matar paneer. From savage one-liners to desi motivational TED Talks, this film gave us gems that live rent-free in our heads. Buckle up, nostalgia is about to hit harder than Chatur’s speech at Teacher’s Day.
Dialogues from 3 Idiots | Movie Dialogues
1. “Dost fail ho jaye toh dukh hota hai … lekin dost first aa jaye toh zyada dukh hota hai”
- Madhavan (Farhan)
- Type: Friendship, Sadness & Comedy
- English Translation: “It hurts when a friend fails… but it hurts way more when they come first!”
2. “Bachcha kabil bano, kabil … kamyabi toh saali jhak maarke peeche bhagegi”
- Madhavan (Farhan)
- Type: Inspirational
- English Translation: “Become capable, kid… once you’ve got the skills, success will chase you like crazy!”
3. “Life is a race … if you don’t run fast … you will be like a broken undaa”
- Aamir Khan (Rancho)
- Type: Life
- English Translation: “Life’s a race — if you don’t run fast, you’ll end up like a smashed egg!”
4. “Tum Gujarati log itne cute hote ho … par tum log ka khana itna khatarnak kyun hota hai … dhokla, fafda, handva, thepla … aaise lagta hai jaise koi missiles hai”
- Kareena Kapoor (Pia)
- Type: Food & Drinks
- English Translation: “You Gujjus are super cute… but why is your food so dangerous? Dhokla, fafda, handvo, thepla — sounds less like snacks, more like a missile lineup!”
5. “Aal izz well … Aal izz well”
- Aamir Khan (Rancho)
- Type: Inspirational
- English Translation: “All is well … All is well”
6. “Utamamm dadh-dhadhatt paadham … madhyam paadham thuchuk thuchuk … khanishtham thud-thudiya paadham … sur-suriya pran ghatkam”
- Omi Vaidya (Chatur)
- Type: Poem, Comedy
- English Translation: “A loud fart is respectable … a medium fart is tolerable … a slight fart is fearful … a silent fart is unbearable”
7. “Exam toh bahut hote hai, baap mostly ek hi hota hai”
- Aamir Khan (Rancho)
- Type: Parents, Educational
- English Translation: “Exams come and go… but dad? You usually get just one!”
8. “Badi duvidha thi, dost ko sambhalte ki dost ki maa ke aasoon pochte … phir humne socha hatao yaar mattar paneer pe concentrate karo”
- Madhavan (Farhan)
- Type: Food, Friendship, Comedy
- English Translation: “I was in a serious dilemma — do I comfort my friend or wipe his mom’s tears? Then I was like, forget it yaar… just focus on the matar paneer!”
9. “Jahapanah tussi great ho … tofu kabool karo”
- Omi Vaidya (Chatur)
- Type: Comedy
- English Translation: “Oh Your Majesty, you’re truly great… please accept this humble tofu as a gift!”
10. “Peechle batees saal se inhone nirantar is college mein balatkaar pe balatkaar kiye”
- Omi Vaidya (Chatur)
- Type: Comedy
- English Translation: “For the past 32 years, he’s been butchering the English language in this college — nonstop!”
11. “Kiss ho nahin paati yaar … kyun ki naak beech me aa jaati hai”
- Aamir Khan (Rancho)
- Type: Romantic, Comedy
- English Translation: “The kiss never happens, yaar… ’cause our noses keep crashing in the middle!”
12. “Main toh aapko yeh padha raha tha ki, padhate kaise hai”
- Aamir Khan (Rancho)
- Type: Educational
- English Translation: “I was actually teaching you… how to teach!”
13. “Kaise sign karon yaar … meri pen toh tu le gayi”
- Aamir Khan (Rancho)
- Type: Funny
- English Translation: “How do I even sign, yaar… you ran off with my pen!”
14. “Kaamyaab hone ke liye nahi, Kaabil hone ke liye padho!”
- Aamir Khan (Rancho)
- Type: Inspiration
- English Translation: “Study not to become successful, but to become capable!”
15. “Dono taange tudawa ke apne pairon pe khada hona seekha hai”
- Sharman Joshi (Raju)
- Type: Job, Career, Comedy, Inspiration
- English Translation: “I broke both my legs… and still learned how to stand on my own feet!”
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