Maaltake Garite Tol
Film quote and viral internet meme
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Maaltake Garite Tol (Bengali: মালটাকে গাড়িতে তোল, lit. 'Take the hottie in the car') 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.
| Maaltake Garite Tol | |
|---|---|
A meme template generated from the quote | |
| Actor | Soumitra Bannerjee |
| Written by | Anjan Choudhury |
| First used in | Nawab |
Origin
Other usage
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]