The Holy Man (1965)

Satindra Bhattacharya: Satya

Quotes 

• Satya : They just got back from Kashi yesterday. I would have gone yesterday, but I didn't get my trousers back from the laundry. So I had to wait for a day.

• Ganesh : A Brahmo and a communist like you should steer clear of him.

  Satya : A communist?

  Ganesh : Yes, I've heard you refuse to ride a man-drawn rickshaw on principle.

• Satya : Didn't you get my letter?

  Buchki : Your letter?

  Satya : What! I mailed it to Varanasi.

  Buchki : You call that a letter? Seven lines in all: two from Shelly, two from Chandidas, and two lines from Tagore! And the rest: "How are you? I'm fine!"

  Satya : But the feelings were mine, 100 percent. So, what if the language is borrowed.

  Buchki : Hang your feelings!

• Nibaran : He's an excellent actor. Understands mass psychology. He's educated. He has an amazing memory. And an imagination. Presence of mind, too. He has guts. What else does one need?

  Satya : Mother Earth!

  Nibaran : You may say he lacks honesty, but so do many so-called holy men.

• Satya : What if she says no?

  Nibaran : Idiot! "No" really means "yes."