Chak De Phattey!

"Hey! What does this phrase "exactly" mean?" I have been asked again and again, especially after the movie 'Chak De', and every time I had to come out with some weird examples. For obvious reasons I can't say, it means "Lift the wooden planks and pull the lever." Today, when someone asked me this again, I decided to do some googling.

The phrase is: Chak De Phattey; Nap De Killi.

Famous for his laughing style, Mr. Sidhu, has given a logical explanation for this: Killi is a small lever that you pull. And when you pull it, the water starts gushing into the fields through a motor. Now that the Killi is always invariably hidden under a well. And that well is covered by wooden planks. So you lift the phatta, i.e. Chak De Phatte, and then you pull the killi. And then the water starts flowing, gushing into the fields. So it's got everything to do with positivity.

Chak De Phatte is used when one is in full Josh and determined to achieve some positive results. Not literally, but it's like saying 'Let's do it!'

Vaise I have also heard him saying:

Chak De Phatte, Nap De Killi

Subhe Jalandhar, Sham Nu Dilli...

This Jalandhar to Delhi journey is still a mystery. 

Well if I start in an Amritsar Shatabdi at 6:15 am, I will reach Delhi by 11:15 am(unless of course its not foggy). So, is it not like: Subhe Jalandhar, Dopahar Nu Delhi?? 

Ok, now if this saying goes back to a few decades back when transportation was not as good as now, then of course it does make sense!