वाले थे

हम बहुत तेज़ नहीं चलने वाले थे, लेकिन चल तो रहे थे।

We weren’t going very fast, but at least we were moving.

हम कल रवाना होने वाले थे।

We were supposed to leave yesterday.

आज हमें ले जाने वाले थे ना?

You were supposed to take us today, right?

— Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

याद रहता तो कौन सा पार्टी मनाने वाले थे।

If we’d remembered, what party would we have been celebrating anyway?

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

और इस अदालत में जहाँ हमारी सुनवाई हो रही थी, वहाँ सालों लगने वाले थे।

And in this court, where our case was being heard, it was going to take years.

— Haq (2025)

मेरे को जान से मारने वाले थे।

They were going to kill me.

— Darlings (2022)

हम लाख किताबें तो नहीं पढ़ने वाले थे, लेकिन एक किताब पर भी रुकने वाले नहीं थे।

We weren’t going to read a million books, but we weren’t going to stop at just one either.

भागने वाले थे मेरे साथ और भगा लिया मेरी बहन को?

You were going to run away with me, and you ran off with my sister?

— Jab We Met (2007)

आज परीक्षा कागज मिलने वाले थे ना इनू?

The exam papers were supposed to be handed out today, right, Inu?

— तारे ज़मीन पर (2007)

इस बार वो आउट होने ही वाले थे।

This time, they were just about to get out.

— 83 (2021)