An engaging and well-paced thriller, the Farzi web series is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Filled with suspense, thrill, great storytelling, and much more, it has an IMDB rating of 8.6.
Having an outstanding ensemble cast with Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Amol Palekar, Kay Kay Menon, and others from the industry, this thriller manages to keep you on edge throughout its running time. If you don’t feel on board with this yet, here are 10 dialogues from the Farzi web series that perfectly captures its essence.
10 Quotes That Make Farzi Web Series Iconic
Art aur kachre mein bas ek galti ka farq hota hai.
Shahid’s character – Sunny, is an artist expert in multiple mediums. Having learned painting from his nana – Grandfather, he is a perfectionist whose incredible passion for painting makes him stand out even as an anti-hero. And indeed, when you create something artistic, you are but one step away from messing it all up.
Although this dialogue by nana implies attention to detail and putting your 100 percent into whatever you do in life, in hindsight, it talks about the kind of effort that goes into making any art. The two characters, completely in love with their art form and their passion for painting, would leave an artsy touch even in a suspense-thriller like Farzi.
Paison se khushiyaan nahi khareed sakte – ye dialogue sirf wo log maarte hain jinke paas paise hote hi nahi hain!
We have all heard this plenty – “money doesn’t matter” or “money can’t buy happiness” – but IRL, it kind of does, right? Of course, some things matter more than money does, “money isn’t god,” as Sunny’s nana puts it in the same series; however, seeing so much poverty and unemployment around, we have all felt at some point that money could actually solve a lot of problems. It might appear materialistic, but from many people’s perspectives – people who could have gotten better education, healthcare, etcetera – it is a problem solver.
Sunny points out, in a drunk conversation with his best friend, Firoz, how people who struggle with financial problems – a major part of the population that is – often use this phrase to cope with their lack of financial resources and the privileges or stability that could have come with money.
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System ko toddne ke liye kranti laani padegi…
Nana and his Kranti Patrika symbolize the anti-establishment spirits and spreading awareness against social evils. Constant rejection of this newspaper by people is a well-put metaphor for the “aam” people who believe “ignorance is bliss” and like to stay in their comfortable bubbles until the corrupt system gets to them eventually.
It is a never-ending process – dissent and crushing it, revolution and corrupt systems overpowering them. While the statement in itself is powerful and has been reiterated by revolutionists worldwide, the negative interpretation of it adds to the thriller’s essence.
Mujhe itna paisa kamana hai ki mujhe uski izzat hi nahi karni pade.
The thought stems from the lack of financial resources and the associated humiliation, hunger, and perpetual struggle. Sunny talks about the wealth gap and how people who belong higher up in this pyramid have little value for money and what it could mean to people who don’t have it.
We often tend to value things we don’t have or can’t afford. The quote from the Farzi web series thus reinforces the systemic inequality and widening wealth gap in India.
Jeetnewaale hi toh itihaas likhte hain.
One of the most powerful quotes in the Farzi web series – this stands true for every period and every event in recorded history. The history we read was written by victors – the rulers and their courts-people, travelers who successfully found new people and places. And more often than not, these victors were oppressors too – even if there’s equality on paper, as Orwell puts it, “some are more equal than others.”
We follow scriptures written by oppressors; subjugated people blindly abide by rules made to oppress them, hoping for a revolution. And their story gets to be heard only when they win. This statement is beyond this series; the dialogue writers have simply outdone themselves here!
Kaamyaabi ka Raaz pata hai kya hai? Darr.
If you were one of those people who scored okay but always worried sick about how you’re going to do in exams, well, you’d relate! And if you were those who were super annoyed by them, you know their defense now. While most of us look at what a person has achieved, we often fail to notice all the struggle, hard work, and fear of failure that was behind it.
Ask anyone who had achieved something they are proud of and see if anyone was nonchalant or casual before they achieved it. While exam pressure is a good way to understand this, it is also quite true for life. Fear motivates people sometimes to work harder and achieve their goals.
Aadmi jab uunchai se girta hai na, toh shuruat mein aisa lagta hai ki wo udd raha hai.
An important lesson from the Farzi web series is when Yasir Chacha warns Sunny and Firoz about going down the wrong path and indulging in illegal work. The initial thrill that comes from hiding something important – like a well-guarded secret – and the high this thrill gives, plus the money, often makes people stay in illegal businesses.
It becomes an addiction if and once they are completely addicted; it is hard work to come back – it is this labyrinthine downward fall. However, despite all the thrill and money, these get caught in the end, and the lives of people tied in the loops get messed up.
Sab ke andar chor hai, sirf chance ke liye wait karta hai.
No one is a born criminal; there’s a good and evil in each one of us. The dichotomy of right and wrong and the blurred fences in between have always fascinated filmmakers. Michael is a cop, but he is not a goody-two-shoes himself.
Farzi web series does not forget to highlight the various personas of its characters and, through dialogues like this one, makes sure that the characters are not put in boxes. The cat-mouse chase between a criminal and a coop on the surface and between good and evil underneath is perfectly captured in these tiny moments through dialogues between various characters.
Humari poori zindagi loan mein hi nikal jaati hai.
Farzi web series has a fair share of social commentary on class differences, how people are often judged by their financial status, and of course, the role of corruption at large. Talking about how most middle-class or lower-middle-class people spend their lives taking loans and paying interest.
We try to live to the fullest, to exploit every resource we can afford to the fullest, even if that means paying off for it for the rest of our lives. The show doesn’t fail to correctly comment on everyday problems and how different people choose to react differently in similar situations of scarcity and struggles.
School se yahi seekha hai ki kaamyab hone k liye ya toh sab kuchh by-heart kar lo, ya toh pura system hi bypass kar lo.
In another powerful comment on how most systems work, Sunny draws attention to how the problem is not just with the politicians but even the most basic of institutions. The rot-learning and scoring systems in the majority of schools in India make kids wrongly believe that only the outcome matters, no matter what the process to reach there is.
The system or the establishments fail people early in their lives – while some try to change it, their voices are often lost in the sea of people who don’t realize the harm this brings.
Which of these quotes from Farzi web series touched you the most? You can find out more such amazing dialogues if you binge Farzi on Amazon Prime.
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