Vicky Kaushal's dialogue 'How's the Josh' is a dish now, see picture

'Sanju' actor Vicky Kaushal had a career turnaround with "Uri: The Surgical Strike" becoming one of the biggest hits of the year and the film which earned him his maiden National Award. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film was based on Indian Army's surgical strikes across the LoC.

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Celebrating a popular dialogue that resonated with the country including the Prime Minister, 'How's the Josh' is now a legit dish at a restaurant. Vicky Kaushal posted a picture on his Instagram handle that featured a dish called "How's The Josh" — Rogan Josh with Kashmiri bhuna mutton, aromatic spices, saffron, and Jeera naan.

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This is how the line 'How's the josh' came to life in 'Uri: The Surgical Strike'

"Uri: The Surgical Strike" director Aditya Dhar says its popular dialogue 'how's the josh?', which has been invoked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers, came from a childhood memory. The film is based on the 2016 Indian Army's surgical strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan as a retaliation for the Uri attack that claimed the lives of 17 army personnel.

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Recalling the story behind the catch-phrase, Aditya told PTI, "I had some friends from Defence background, so with them I used to go to a lot of Army clubs. There was one in Delhi where we used to go for Christmas or New Year parties. There used to be a retired Brigadier who would line up all the kids in front of him and have a chocolate in his hand."

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"He would say 'How's the josh?' and we were to respond with 'high sir!' The kid who was the loudest got the chocolate. Being a foodie, I used to be the loudest and always got the chocolate," Aditya told PTI. The phrase has acquired a life of its own, something that the director had never anticipated.

"I have heard very few Army people use the phrase. It is not something which is used extensively. What I did was I used the line in the right way in the film and now it has taken off to another level." When Aditya sat down to pen "Uri: The Surgical Strike", he knew he had to include the line. "The line was there right from the first draft. As a writer, we write according to our personal experiences, our memories. It is an amalgamation of everything. I had the line with me in my memory and this was the perfect film for it to come out," he said.

"Uri" featured Vicky as a commander, who leads a group of paratroopers in the surgical strikes following terror attacks on the Indian Army camp in Uri in Kashmir.

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(WITH PTI INPUTS)