The Ee toh saala hona hi tha meme originates from the 2003 Indian film Gangaajal. In this Bollywood movie, Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhurelal (the character played by Akhilendra Mishra) says this dialogue when he becomes a spectator to Public Works Department (PWD) engineer being thrashed by Sunder Yadav (the character played by Yashpal Sharma) and his goons. The English translation of Ee toh saala hona hi tha is it was meant to be. The popular use of the Ee toh saala hona hi tha meme is to mock a certain event that was bound to happen.
