Of the several meme-worthy scenes in Gangs of Wasseypur, one has stood the test of time – routinely used as Whatsapp gifs, as the live-action equivalent of an exasperated emoji. I laugh every time I watch it, largely because it’s not supposed to be funny; it’s pure situational humour, where the viewer is amused by the fact that the characters involved don’t even intend to be funny. Sultan Qureshi walks out of Ramadhir Singh’s house, rankled by the fact that Ehsaan Qureshi has just sold him down the river. Both men say nothing for a second. The poker faces stay on, till they exit the gate. Sultan, not so subtly, takes off his slipper while walking, prepared to thrash the living daylights out of Ehsaan. The timing of both the actors – Pankaj Tripathi (who we barely knew then) and Vipin Sharma – is exquisite. Ehsaan starts running a split second before Sultan chases him, anticipating his reaction, and turning the scene into a moment that even true-blue comedies can only aspire for. Sultan eventually catches up with Ehsaan and uses the slipper, but the sight of two adults conditioned to bloody violence on an everyday basis resorting to something as amateur as a chappal-thrashing…is movie gold.