Sawaal ye hai ki is dunyaa ko banaane vaala, chalaane vaala, koi hai, ya nahiin?

Film: Guide

Year of release: 1965

Spoken by: Raju Guide (Dev Anand)

Spoken to: Himself (Dev Anand)

Dialogue writer: Vijay Anand

When Rosie (Waheeda Rehman) comes to visit Raju (now a Swami) when he is almost a week into his 12-day fast, he is becoming delirious. He dreams of a conversation with his own former self. His former self tries to tell him to eschew this folly. That a man's hunger or fasting could have any link with the clouds and rains.

The Swami version of Raju rationalises thus,

"Sawaal ab yeh nahiin, ki paani barsegaa ya nahiin. Sawaal yeh nahiin ki main jiyunga ya maruungaa. Sawaal ye hai ki is dunyaa ko banaane vaala, chalaane vaala, koi hai, ya nahiin?"

"सवाल ये है कि इस दुनया को बनाने वाला, चलाने वाला, कोई है, या नहीं?"

"Agar nahiin hai to parvaah nahin, zindagi rahe ya maut aaye. Ek andhi dunyaa mein andhe ki tarah jeene mein koii mazaa nahiin. Aur agar hai...to dekhnaa yeh hai, ki vo apne majboor bandon ki suntaa hai...ya nahin."

Haven't you often wondered, is there a force that guides us all?

Does it rain in the village? Does his 12-day fast unto death work? Watch Guide to know the answer to that.