"the black crow seatedon the rooftop." "keeps croaking constantly." "he enlightens all thepassersby in his lingo." "all the passersby." "he who lies invitestrouble for himself." "there was a girl andthere was a boy." "the hearts pounded along." "a spark lighted intheir hearts." "that's it; as we won't tellyou anything more than this."
"the black crowseated on the rooftop." damn! i've got late today! please wear a muffleraround your neck. you were coughing last night. you take care of yourself! you were wheezing all night. we bought a bungalow here becauseof your breathing problems. this place has become a cityin the last 10 years! how often have i asked you notto go to the bazaar, temple...
...or to crowded andpolluted places? despite me asking you not to why didyou go to the temple yesterday? you're amazing! won't i go to a temple outof fear of pollution? nothing will happen. the one whom i go to worship,will protect me. all right! who's goingto argue with you?! when you return, please bringa packet of butter from... ...rashid's shop.
he is going to the city tomorrow.ask him to come and meet me. i want to speak tohim about urmi. okay. goodness me! - good-day, sir.- good-day. haven't you gone for a walk? can't you see i'm going now?!why have you come late today? i've such severe stomach achethat i was unable to sleep all night. hey!
you're lying! no! what's in your pocket?remove it. remove it! what's this? does a person with a stomach acheeat this early in the morning? - no! liar! henceforth, if you lieto me, i shall dismiss you! now scoot! bloody fool! fool! bloody lackey!
give a chocolate. shop hasn't open.sir, please come later. it's open. shop hasn't open. door is open. shop will open after 8 o' clock. it's like, eye has open.. but person hasn't awake. no, sir.
it's like, the mouth is openbut not to eat. you can yawn, spit.. ..sing and bite. uncle, please give me a chocolate oh, so you want it, son. then i have to give.wait a minute. just a minute.what's your name, kid? sonam.- sonam. her you go, kid.
thank you uncle. thank you.how much? bro, i told you the shopwill open and 8. no, how is it possible? look, bro. i have given chocolateto the child not sold it. if you want to buy something,come after eight. yes, sir. now i will have to cometo meet you.
i am ashok keswani.- my name is rashid khan. good bye.- good bye. let's go, child. bansi. ask gulabchand totake care of store. season is about here,shop should be stocked. rashid. oh, come brother come. man, it's not still eight.
all right, i will sit for a while.- please be seated. i want a packet of butter. bansi, keep a packetof butter ready. and bring tea for himwithout sugar. no, i won't have tea. i'm not breaking the rule. it will be 8 o'clockwhen tea arrives. no, i don't want tea! i see! you have forgotten tobring the saccharine pills.
hey, i said i'll not have tea! bansi, don't bring tea. what's wrong? you seemto be in a foul mood. did you hear the newson radio last night? yes! a raid was conducted inthe house of an ex-minister. unaccounted money worthmillions was unearthed. yes! just watch! the three ailments, pollution,population & corruption...
...will destroy this countrylike three evil sons! wow! three evil sons! pollution, populationand corruption! this is a modern coupletby itself! even i'll write asimilar couplet... sure! but please don'trecite it to me! why will i recite it you?you're a police officer. your job is to catch thieves. while my job is to catch lovers.
fine! shut your shopand catch lovers! you're going to thecity tomorrow? yes. it's season time, soi've to bring the goods. i'll bring some 'jamuns' for you.- okay. but meet my wife before leaving.she was asking for you. okay, i'll go in the afternoon,and have lunch as well. okay.- here's the butter. how much is it for? i'll write it in the account.
so will i! but our accountsshould tally! how much is it for? has there ever beena difference? yes, there has been! you hadtaken rs.25 less the last month! now tell me its cost. rs.58 and 50 paise. hey! it cost rs.55the last month! it will cost rs.60the next month! i'll stop eating butter then! come home by 1 o'clock, okay?
yes. stop eating butter!!... which means his brainswill get more rusted! it's going to be 1 o'clock. getup. rashid must be on his way. i'm already here! shankar, lay the table quickly.i'm famished! sister-in-law! you always bring some thing. this is not for you but for him.
brother, this issweet 'gulkhand'. 'gulkhand'? for me? yes, it cools the head. you looked quite irritablein the morning. hey! you have come here toeat but i'll thrash you! brother, come along...you also come. meet urmi the momentyou reach the city. is it anything serious?- yes. i received her letter. she has written that she doesn't want tocome home for holidays.
she wants to study. ask her to come here as soonas the vacations begin. enough of studying! we'veto get her married now. that's right. but do you have a boy in mindor is it mere contemplation? because no ordinaryboy will do for urmi. he's no ordinary boy. he's the only son ofa decent millionaire. urmila and he have known eachother since childhood.
even you know him. oh yes! are you talking aboutdr. narmada prasad's son... chanakya prasad. you mean chunky! but he's been in londonsince the last 4-5 years. no. he's returning this month. wow! that's fantastic news!- please sit. yes, sure. dr. narmada prasad, himself,spoke to me about urmi.
he had even mentioned itagain some days back. is it?- yes. that's why i spent halfmy bank balance... ...to have the house painted. and this bungalow beautified. but don't speak to urmilaabout it now. let me first finalise thematter with narmada prasad. rashid, if inflation keepsrising at this rate, then i fear... ...that the little money which...
...i've saved forurmi's marriage... ...will be spent beforeher wedding. i only pray that this marriagetakes place as soon as possible. so that there's some meaningto all these expenses! the marriage will take place,but you should think of the... ...future too. only your wife and you residein this bungalow. and only this much of spaceis being utilised. the entire portion thereis lying empty.
the entrances are separate. so if it's rented out duringseason time, you could earn... ...rs.5 per day. i'm not talking about incomebut of a way to battle inflation. - everybody is doing this.- yes, indeed! let tourists come here, drink,gamble and make merry! advertise in the paperssaying that... ...the place is availableonly for decent families. it will not be given to peoplewho drink and gamble.
if you want, thenrefuse smokers too. if you don't get umpteenreplies before the season... ...then i'll quitreciting couplets! what do you say? i think it's a good idea.i'll have someone to talk to. finally, it's your wish. all right. i'll giveyou a letter. give it to urmila.
ask her to advertisein a local paper... ...using her address there. and i'll personally meet narmada prasadto talk about the marriage. fine. take this. and do noteat anything chilled. come for a check-upafter 7 days. may i come in? please do come in!
please sit. how is your wife? she's fine. your medicineshave worked wonders! always keep your wife happy. her breathing ailment ispsychological to quite an extent. you had mentioned that yourson had died 10 years back. and her illness had begunsoon after that. yes. but i've come here todayfor a different purpose. yes?
well, you had once mentionedto my wife about urmila. i remember it very well. i'mcounting the days remaining... ...for chunky to return andto get your girl to my house. we've approved of it! now, once chanakya comesback, ask him too. he is my son. i've raised him all bymyself, without a mother. he will most certainly obey me. yet, do speak to him once.
if you insist, then i'll ask him.after all, what do i've to ask? i'll tell him explicitly thati've made this decision. when is urmila returning? the college vacationshave begun. she will be herein a day or two. "in someone's ear." "yeah in the ears" "in someone's..." one chocolate.
"in the eyes..." one more. oh dear! rs.24 for two chocolates. where did she go? hey! hey, you! come out. i say, out! aren't you ashamed of stealingchocolates early in the morning? you ought to be ashamed!
the thief is accusing the police? you steal, and i shouldbe ashamed?! i asked for a chocolate twicebut you didn't even bother to look! well, a truck passed byhere in the morning. there was a lovely coupletwritten on its rear. i began writing it so thati wouldn't forget it. it goes as follows...'in somebody's ears are diamonds... enough! it was so lovely that... ...you could not recognisemy voice!
i'm sorry, forgiveme... all right... ...keep the chocolates for free. - free! i'd have keptthem anyway! - i know. - i've got somethingfor you. - what? obviously, a book of couplets! keep reciting it to the customersand give them tea for free! - what? - i know everything.- you do but you don't know that... ...all of us are conspiringto send... ...you somewhereout of the house.
- where? - to yourin-laws' place! come off it! you couldn't find in-laws foryourself, and you talk of mine! - well, my case was...- reach me home. "the sparrow singsin it's own voice." "and the cuckoosings in a coo." "and the cuckoo singsin a coo." "uncle, i love you.- niece, thank you!" "niece, i love you.- uncle, thank you!"
"o uncle, get married." "and, bring me an auntie." "i don't want indulge." "in any girl's slavery." "even i'm a girl." "so, don't bringdisrepute to my name." "not a girl but myniece and my life you're!" "say uncle, sa re ga ma." "why should i be saying,sa re ga ma?"
"topi, kurta and pajama(the cap, the shirt and the pant). "so, of what use is the unclewithout the aunt?" "so, of what use is theuncle without the aunt?" "keep quiet, o my niece." "don't start a ruckuson the street." "and, simply don'tpull my leg!" "uncle, all are in a pair, sowhy have you been left alone?" "niece, i went much ahead andthat gathering was left back." "so, better go back15-20 years in time."
"o uncle, start whistling." "and, give a call to my aunt. "hey, tell me as to whattaught you to whistle?" "o niece, c'mon, whistle." "and, introduce me to that guy." "is he a worthy guy or someordinary city chap?" - here's home! - what haveyou stacked in this?! i'll not come in. wait here. you'll take this inside.
why won't you come inside? my shop is open. go. okay, bye.- bye. okay, bye.- see you in the evening. "niece, i love you." these are incense sticks. and this is for father. there are'jamuns' in it. - keep them in thefridge. - okay.
- and, shankar...- yes? here's a t-shirt for you. do you like it? i've seen him! - where? - on tv. do you know how muchhe hops and dances? he hops more and dances less! you had asked for abook on handwriting. - yes. and these are the replies to theadvertisement you had placed. - okey.
- but i selected only4 or 5. - really? from his handwriting, thisman appears very crooked. he has curved every alphabet. yes. he wants to comeonly for a week. but read the next letter.it's even more interesting. he writes that hedoesn't drink... ...but has 2 pegs of scotch everynight before going to sleep. meaning? it means he does not stealbut accepts bribes!
read the third letter, father. he's amazing. he writesthat he doesn't gamble... ...but plays cards for 20 paiseper point with his family to... ...pass time! he seems a relative of the onewho wrote the earlier letter! hey! go and do your work. is there any letter worthconsideration or not? this is the only one whichmeets all your conditions. it's a mr.r.p. sharma whois a bank manager.
he wants to come with his wifeand two children for a month. he's asked you toreply if you agree. he'll send a month'srent in advance. from his handwriting, this man seemsvery sincere and of good character. he is artistic too. artistic.. how do you know? look at the way he hasdecorated 'p' and 'b'. but i don't quite approve ofkeeping tenants in the bungalow.
we'll see for one month. if it's too much of a bother,we won't keep any in the future. i'll send him a telegram sayinghis booking is confirmed. hey, sir. where are you going inwithout permission. -i'm sorry. i am very, very, very, sorry no coming. first you name.- my name is chanky. you can speak hindi?- yes, i can.
then what's your name in hindi? my name is chankya. chankya?- yes. oh, wow! so you became cankyfrom chankya! god that your paranetsdidn't name you manakya. or everyone would have called you...- monkey? hey, chankya! hello, uncle.- hello. come son, come.
do you here, dear?see who is here. when did you arrive, son?- today. be seated. sit, sit. but i've to return to mumbaiagain tonight. why? - my entire luggageis left london airport. oh. so, it would take few days.- yes, it will. is everything fine at home?- yes, son.
uncle this is for you.this is for aunty. and what's for me? hi, urmi! hi, chanky! hi! you grew up so muchwithin five years! and you too have becomequite rounded. it's for parting fromall of you. oh, so a person fattenswhen parted? yeah, to forget sadnessi ate junk food there.
and from chanky youbecame junky very funny, very funny.- okay. tell me what you got for me? i have brought everythingyou asked for in the letter. and along with thati've brought a teddy bear too. thank you. thank you, chanky. hello, aunty.- hello, chanky! i am seeing you after a long time.
urimi, go get tea for chanky.- no, no, aunty. i am here after so many days,i am eager to meet everyone. first of all i will go,meet uncle.. ..and would have teaat his shop. come, urmi.- should i? yes.- may i go, mother. yes, go.- thank you, aunty. okay, by uncle.see you later. - fine. what a nice couple!
shankar, shankar! - yes, madam?- keep two more blankets. two persons, two kids; we'vealready kept four blankets. what will they do if someonefeels cold at night? and tell the guests thatwe'll send the dinner. dinner? why? they will be tired. will theycook the moment they reach here? now go! is anybody here?
whom do you want? watchman, i want tomeet mr. abhyankar. i'm abhyankar. sorry, sir. hello.- hello. what work do you have? i've a letter for you. okay. sit here,i'll be back soon. who are you? i'm ramanuj. i'm ramprakashsharma's younger brother.
he has sent this letter. ohh.. - please sit.- i'm fine here. but he was supposed to comehere with his family. my sister-in-law slippedin the bathroom. she has hurt her right legbadly. it's swollen. therefore, they will not be able tocome and have sent me instead. but my condition was that onlya family man would get the place. sir, if i stay herefor 10-15 days...
not even for a day! if you want, take back the advancemoney your brother has sent. brother told me repeatedly notto take back the advance money. he feels you may have not consideredanother tenant because of us. any decent man wouldthink the same. but i am sorry, young man. you'll have to go back. no problem. my bus leaves after 2 hours.and it's very sunny outside.
if you permit, then mayi rest under the tree? why rest under a tree?sit here. sir.- yes. i'm very thirsty. could i geta glass of water, please? yes, sit down.i'll send it right away. have they come? no. the younger brother is here. he said that his sister-in-lawhas hurt her leg. he mentioned about wanting tostay here for 10-15 days.
- and?- i asked him to return. give him a glass of waterand ask him to leave. damn! where's that file? have this. - why did you bother?- please sit. - are you mrs. abhyankar?- yes. - salutations!- bless you! what happened to yoursister-in-law's leg? she was giving pintoo a bath...pintoo - my nephew.
he is 6 years old.he is so adorable! she went to bathe him... ...and slipped over thesoap so badly that. now, what do i say?sister-in-law's luck is bad! she's been married for 15 years. she was coming here withbrother for the first time. brother asked me to go instead. i refused. i told him, 'how can i leaveyour wife in such a state?!
sister-in-law got angry then.she asked me to swear by her. she said i'd see her dead bodyif i didn't go for 10-15 days. if i leave without staying here,i won't be letting her down will i? she had asked meto swear by her. she won't be cursed, will she? sister-in-law meanseverything to me. i'll be back soon.don't leave. the handwriting belongsto the same person. but what differencedoes it make?
listen... why don't you lethim stay for a few days? we're respectable people. sending back a guest like this,will be inauspicious. nothing like that will happen. why don't you understand,savitri? urmi's marriage has been fixed,and if a stranger comes to stay here, . yet, think once more. look, once i make upmy mind, it's final! i've just spoken to him.
he's a decent boyfrom a good family. by talking to him foronly two minutes... ...how did you gauge that? stop talking foolishly! i'll not let a boy who is astranger, stay in this house. period! - stop irritating me now!- all right! this is your house, your family! after all, who am i?!what right do i've?!
damn! what's there to cry about? how are you concernedif i cry or die?! now, go and send him away!do what you please! your principles will go waywardif you heed to me, isn't it? don't cry! you'llstart wheezing! this is what i want! it will be betterif i die today... ...than live a torturedlife everyday! you have always had your way!
all right then! shankar! stop crying and keep him!do what you please! take the boy sitting outside tothe guest room from the rear entrance. happy?! 'how to get thingsdone your way! ' if anyone wants to learn how,then he should come to my wife! please come! wow!
it's taken me three wholedays to clean this room. - really?- yes. shankar... take this. - shall i ask you something, sir?- yes. how do you know thatmy name is shankar? well... somebody from insidehad called out your name... you sure have good ears! thank you! tell me something.
who else lives here otherthan sir and his wife? sir's daughter. i see. is she also stern likesir, or like madam, a bit... sir, remember one thing i say! i've a habit ofcarrying tales! if sir learns that you wereprying about his girl, he'll throw you out! no! he shouldn't learn of it...here, keep some more. will do!
my, god! the boss is a retiredpolice officer... ...and the servant, still worse! are you gardening, sir? will a man search for a sparrow'snest with a hoe in his hand? why are you askingstupid questions? i asked that only to initiatea conversation, sir. what's the matter? i want to thank you forpermitting me to stay here.
thank my wife.she let you stay here. if you haven't granted thepermission and if you're angry... ...then i'll leaveby the night bus. there is no need for that.you may stay here. thank you, very much. sir, the weather hereis fantastic! if a man stays here for a month,he'll return a new person won't he? yes. but you'll not stay herefor more than a fortnight. sir... is there a phooldongri hill here?
- aren't you here for thefirst time? - yes, sir. then how do you know aboutphool dongri hill? well... someone in the bus mentionedthat i must go and see the place. how far is it from here? around 2-2.5 miles. 2-2.5 miles! so what? you're a healthy,young man. go and see it. phool dongrihill is worth a sight.
hey! you?! what are youdoing? somebody will see! let them! even i longedto see you! stay away! and what'swith your appearance? you had said that your fatherlikes an innocent simpleton. so i changed my appearanceaccordingly. yuck! don't come in front ofme like this even for a day! why are you getting angry?it's fake... here, keep it. you keep it! don't you haveto go back to the bungalow? it's a matter of only 2minutes. i'll put it back again.
i've done a make-upcourse in london... ...and acted in 50-60 plays. - you know that.- yes, i do! do you see this road?go along it. i'll be there. - okay. don't delay.- no. listen. you look cute in this make-up! - i do, don't i?- yes. just like mr. imbecile!
what did you say? - hey! don't come in the front!- what did you say?! no... blockhead! - what! what didyou say? - imbecile! "in the eyes, lonely nights" "the sleepless nights have settled" "the garden of flowers,season of romance" "without you i am restless" "we would have met long time back"
"but the world intruded" "birds from cages would have flown" "but the sky intruded" "on the sly and hiding" "come let's say something,hear something and do" "no, no, i am afraid" "what should i say, hearor what to do" "garden of flowers,season of romance" shankar.- yes.
i just can't believethat you have come. but how did you manageto convince father? how did you make possible,the impossible? the lord above alwayshelps true lovers. and today, your mother appearedin the form of a god. you'll be before my eyesnow, 24 hours a day. does it make any sense to stayin a hotel and meet for a... ...couple of hours? but mother and father are quiteanxious about my marriage.
send your brother and his wifesoon to ask for my hand in marriage. let me win over yourfather first. i'll create such a goodimpression on him... ...that he'll keep saying,'shankar dear' and strut around me! your name is not shankarbut ramanuj here. oh, ramanuj.sorry, sorry. ramanuj. - i'll go home now.- why? don't i've to go back? put your make-up properlyand come after an hour.
i fear, someday, this make-upwill spill the beans before father. don't worry! do you know once ourheroine suddenly... ...fell ill for a charity show? everybody was anxious. do youknow what happened that day? what? the heroine won a gold medal. but your heroine wasill, wasn't she? but i was not.
you mean you had enactedthe heroine's role? hey! you spin a lot of yarns! i swear! fine, i'm going. listen! where will you getgood sweets here? at gangu's shop. ask anyone inthe market, they'll tell you. but why do you suddenlydesire to eat sweets? not to eat but togive as offerings.
i see. the closest temple near... ...that shop is lordrama's temple. but that is also 10-12miles far away. the temple will shut bythe time you get there. who's going to rama's temple? i'm going to the demonravana's temple! - what?!- nothing! you go. what's wrong? look, what's happened!
that was great! madam. - who's it?- it's me ramanuj. ramanuj? come in, son. here are some offerings for you. - offerings?- yes. - had you been tothe temple? - yes. sister-in-law worshipsgoddess laxmi. i go with her to the templeevery thursday.
and today is thursday. you have good values.you'll remain very happy in life. i need your blessings aswell as your husband's. go. i'll send food for you. please don't bother! it's no bother. i'll sendfood for you everyday. go and freshen up. open your mouth. - what's it? - open your mouth.it's offerings.
- where did you get it from?- ramanuj had been to the temple. okey. shankar, take. just wait. this sweet is from gangu's shop. so? the temple is 10 milesaway from there. and there are sweet shopsnear the temple too. so why should he buy sweetsfrom gangu's shop?
because the sweets from gangu'sshop are the best... ...and there is devotionin ramanuj's heart! have you seen such devotionin boys nowadays? have you heard of an axiom? excess devotion is thetrademark of thieves! even if god appears before you... ...you'll viewhim suspiciously! let him appear first. but the sweet from gangu'sshop is delicious.
give me one more. this is not a sweetbut an offering. shankar, go and giveramanuj food. what! will you evengive him food now?! speak softly! even if he doeseat, what's the problem? anyway, we cook for4 people here. in any case, you've takena month's rent from him... ...and asked him to stayfor only a fortnight! is that proper?
and you raise objectionto him eating food! in this country, only womenshould become barristers! go and feed him. ramanju. you? please come in. keep it. go andget hot 'phulka'. - why have you broughtso much? - sit down! - what's this?- 'kheer'(sweet dish). 'kheer? '
- hey! have your food first!- what do i do? i simply cannot resist 'kheer'! my babloo was the same. babloo? who is babloo? my son. he expired 10 years ago. i'm sorry. i unknowinglyhurt you. no! please sit. it was god's will. can anyonedo anything before his will? who else lives in your house?what about your parents?
my father expired 4 years back. i've not seen my mother.i have only seen her photograph. believe me, i'm not sayingthis only to appease you. but when i saw you, i felt,my mother must have been just like you. i swear by my deceased mother! can i address you as mother,in private? why only in private?address me in front of everyone. i'll be pleased. i'll be very pleased to hearyou address me as mother.
at least tell me, what happened? i've been thinking a lotabout babloo today. savitri, why are you grieving, thinkingabout the one... ...whom god snatched awayfrom us 10 years ago? can a mother everyforget her child? babloo appeared before my mewhen i saw this boy ramanuj. everybody addresses me as aunty. but he addressed me as mother.
mother. hello, father. i said, hello, father. until yesterday, you usedto address me as sir. why have you suddenly startedaddressing me as father today? 'sir' lacks the devotion and... ...respect that's presentin 'father'. why? doesn't 'sir'command respect? 'sir' means gentleman.
yes, but the feeling of onenesspresent in 'father'... excess feeling of onenessis not good, mr. sharma. all right. i'll addressyou as sir. but henceforth,you'll be informal with me. henceforth, even you canaddress me as father. thank you, sir. i mean, thank you, father. your name is ramanuj, isn't it? my older brother'sname is ramprakash.
and i'm his 'anuj' (youngerbrother). so i'm ramanuj. not ram's younger brother.say mr. ram's younger brother. yes, you're right. come inside. ramanuj! but boys nowadays don't havesuch old fashioned names. they do. everything that's oldfashioned is coming back again. old fashion, old songs, oldnames like sanjay, siddarth... i think the old timesare here again!
why do you keep jerkingyour head behind? because my hair keepsfalling before my eyes. why have you keptyour hair so long? earlier, i didn't havefree time from studies. and now, people in the saloondon't have free time from cutting hair! they keep you waiting for anhour, and only then does your... ...turn come! doesn't long hair look good? it does.
but on women. the moment i get a chance, i'llcut it absolutely short. what do you do? i've done my m. a. i act... ...write plays and evenpractice music. that's fine, but what doyou do for a livelihood? i live with my elder brother. oh? so, you're a burdenon your elder brother? no, i'm not! father has leftus quite a lot of money.
what a shame! despite being a healthy, young man,you live off your father's wealth? a young man works and standson his feet, but you... why have you stood up? you just mentioned that a youngman should stand on his feet. i'm going out, father. - urmi.- yes? meet him. he is our payingguest ramanuj sharma. and she is my daughter urmila.
okey, hello.- hello. do you have any problems here? when your parents are around,why should there be any problem? if you need anything,then tell shankar. okay, i'll. - shall leave, father?- yes. you have opened my eyes, father! i'll stand on my feetand show you. i've a lot to learn from you.
my medicines are over. i've asthma. shalli go to buy them? go. "this heart has startedto dread as of now." "it has startedpounding as of now." "i'll call out for you." "and, you call out forme, o beloved." "i'll hold you." "and, you hold me."
"it has started poundingas of now." "this heart has gotit in trouble." "as the world is interveningbetween you and me." "o god, as already sleepevades from my eyes." "furthermore, this pleasantspell has befallen." "a sort of magic isworking over." "and, the heart haspounding now." "and, you call out for me,o beloved." "yes, of course, we're inlove with each other."
"so, what big offencehave we committed?" "o god, we're meetingfurtively." "and, it's the people who'veforced us to do so." "the heart is becomecontent as of now." "and, it has started pounding." good morning, father. oh, ramanuj? come in. what's in your hand? it's a pump used for asthma.
shall i say something? yes. sit here. father, shankar mentioned that... ...your wife is greatlytroubled by asthma. i've an ancestralbungalow in kasauli. the air there makes asthmajust disappear! go and stay there with yourwife for a few days. you won't face anyproblems there.
there are servants and cooks. ramanuj, a man should staywithin his limits. living on the mercy of otherpeople is not called living. that certainly wasn'tmy implication. yes, i understandyour implication. but heed somethingthat i tell you. if asthma disappearsin kasauli... ...then go there assoon as possible.
- what!- yes. - you have asthma, don'tyou? - yes, father. then, run away from here! this place is veryharmful for asthma. run! go on! impossible!absolutely impossible. it's beyond me to winover your father! he extracts the oppositemeaning of whatever i say! shall i tell him directly that...
...his daughter andi love each other? that he should getus married?... the matter will beabsolutely fit! no. in today's lingo,the matter will be shit! you have lied, changed yourname and come home! he will send you to prison,and throw me out of the house. a boy and girl being in love beforemarriage is not deemed right by him. but we don't considerit bad, right? why do his ideas come asa barrier between us?
you're a modern, educated girl! shankar, does being a modern,educated girl mean having no value... ...for the feelingsof the ones... ...who have raisedus and educated us? had your brother and his wifedisapproved of me... ...would you have happilyaccepted me? perhaps not. but after meeting your father,a new fear has risen in me.
you're from maharashtra,and i'm from u.p. suppose a new problemarises because of this? then, we'll confront it.but you don't know father. he is above thesediscriminations of caste. he is a follower oflokmanya tilak. for him, it's most importantto be a good human being. and you're a nice person.just prove this to father. let me see if hitlergets pleased or not! i mean if father getspleased or not.
father. ramanuj, you? so late at night? i was unable to sleep.but haven't you gone to sleep yet? i should have been asleepbut what do i do? i've to send an article fora paper by day-after-tomorrow. so i've to copy somenotes from this book. shall i write it? no. why should you bother?
please let me copy. fine. come from the otherside. the door is open. thank you, father. the paragraphs thathave to be copied... ...have been underlined withpencil in the thick book. there's the pen and paper.sit over there and write. i'll sit on the ground and copy. why on the ground? how can i dare to sit on thechair on which you work?
nothing doing! if you wantto write, then sit there! okay, father. father, go and sleepin the room. no, i'll sleep here.wake me up when you get tired. look here. don't you see any change in me? oh... you have cut your hair.that's why you're looking decent. hey, urmi!
have you come here to sleep? i waited there foran hour for you! do you know it's 8 a. m? father's come from hiswalk and is bathing! mother must be returning from thetemple and you're sleeping like a log! - duffer! i'm leaving!- listen, urmi! please listen to me! please don't be angry. i stayed up till 3 a. m to tryand win over your dad.
i succeeded too! he was copying from the book. i offered to help andeven finished it! do you know what he saidafter i had finished? thank you, ramanuj...thank you. doomed! what have you done?! what have i done? i had told you that father is ahandwriting expert. he's got the letter youwrote in brother's name.
he will see the notes nowand recognise your writing! and the cat will beout of the bag! o' god! what have i done?! i never thought about it!what will happen now, urmi? - scoot!- scoot? yes! pack your bags and scoot! or you'll be in prison,mr. shankar sharma! what are you thinking?you don't know father! scoot! hurry up! i didn't hear a word,mr. shankar!
urmi, i'm trapped! he will give you any price youdemand, but do him a favour. there's a thick book on father'stable; bring all the papers inside it. ms. urmi was talkingabout a price. i'll give you any price youdemand! please do my work! if sir slaps me, then you'llhave to give me rs.100 per slap. take rs.1,000 but doour work! please go! - no! i can't do it!- why not? if sir puts me in jail, then nobody inchandanpur will bail me out.
i'll leave. i've to givebreakfast to sir. have some tea. to hell with tea! get going!i'll do something! - what? - i'm in trouble.i'll do something. hey, shankar! bring the breakfast quickly!i have a lot of work to do today. and from tomorrow,give me hotter water to bathe. somebody is here to meet you. he's been waitingsince half an hour. he is in a hurry.please go and meet him.
- wait! don't pick them!- then? - we'll be caught!- what do we do then? what do we do? hey! shankar... urmi! coming, father! who's it? who hascome to meet me? there's nobody here. he must've left.
he said he had an urgentappointment with someone else. you should have at leastasked him his name! strange man! let's go. come on. hey, shankar!what are you doing?! i'm sorry. i spilt milk on it! damn! you have destroyed it all! poor ramanuj had stayed upall night and copied this. but this fool let all hisefforts go down the drain!
down with the milk, sir! shut up, you fool!i'll slap you! give me a few slaps, sir!that's what i'm worthy of! get lost! and wait! take these also!throw them out. - throw them out!- go! mother! i had been to the temple.i got an oblation done in your name. really?
put your head down. may god always protect you! "you'll be m i n e..mine" "i'm being shy anytime" "i shall love in love you" "all the time.. time" "dear o, dear o, dear" "dear..." i shall s i n g... sing"
"like a k i n g, king" "if you w e a r.." "wear my r i n g.. ring" "you are the b e s t.. best" "you pass the t e s t.. test" "you're above the s o a r e,above the r e s t.. rest" "like a l a r k... lark" "fly to the p a r k... park" "i shall k i s s..."
"in the p a r k... park" "i shall k i s s .. kiss you" "in the d a r k.. dark" "sweetie m i n e.. mine" father, you?! it's me. is some english lady your dear? show me her photograph. - let it be, father.- why?
you're kissing her so affectionately.let me see her. she was first my landlady, thenmy grandma and finally, my best friend. she was my greatestsupport in england. when i was returning to india,she began crying like a child. i asked her, 'shouldn't i getmarried and settle down? ' then she stopped crying. i swear, i'm missing her a lot. she was the one who taught methe song which i was just singing. a big burden has been relievedof my shoulders.
i feared, you were in england,so you'd fall for a girl there. father! i swear by you,i have not done anything... ...which will put youand me to shame. this is what i expectof you, son. i've chosen a girlfor you here. why are you in such a hurryto get me married? why do you want to keepme far away from you? on the contrary, i want you toremain in front of my eyes. you can't find such a boy soeasily. you even know him.
- who is it?!- chunky. i don't want to get married now. urmi, the sooner the burdenof a daughter... ...is relieved from theshoulders of parents, the better! don't be so archaic!daughters nowadays are not a burden! your father has fixed thematter with chunky's father. but you do what you please!humiliate your father! hello.
hello, urmi. - this is chunky speaking.- yes? i want to meet you right away. i've something importantto discuss. right away? that's goingto be difficult. nothing doing! come to phooldongri immediately to meet me! i'm going to phool dongri!inform mother if she inquires. yeah. since when has she startedthinking that i'm deaf?
why did she shout? i'm going out. doyou want anything? - no... listen...- yes? i'll take you to meet narmadaprasad in a couple of days. why? he always keeps inquiringabout you. hey, wait! now,where are you going? you've just returned from out. i'm not going out... i... l...i'm going to cut my hair.
but you had already hadyour hair cut, right? a crew cut! i'll lookmore decent, right? no way! if you cut it shorter,you'll look like a hoodlum! a rogue! a ruffian! i'm ecstatic today! i feel likescreaming. shall i scream? no. but why are you ecstatic? because father spoke aboutmy marriage today. - and you must have agreed?- yes... no! i thought of refusing, that i would notget married till i begin working.
but when father told methe girl's name... i know whom you'retalking about. mother told me everythingthis morning. but, chunky, this marriagecannot take place. - felt bad? - i won't lie,i did feel a bit bad. you're my best friend.i don't want to deceive you. how's that? i love somebody else. is it right to love oneperson and marry another?
certainly not! three liveswill be ruined by this. but who is he? - will you meet him? - yes, yousaid i'm your best friend. there he comes. - hey! that gentleman? -not him! look behind him. hey... hats off to your choice!he does look like a hero! what's his name? shankar.
but he's living as a payingguest in my house as ramanuj. welcome, mr. shankar! allow me to introduce myself. my name is chunky.i'm urmi's childhood friend. but tell me something.why did you change your name? to avoid confusion. even herservant's name is shankar. so what? anyway, you'll have to be herservant once you marry her! - provided we get married!- why not?
both of you're young, free,you love each other. then why won't you get married? oh god! i'll be dead! my father is goingto meet your... ...dad today to talkabout our engagement. - what!- yes! the auspicious timeis 3 days later. what's this new problem? chunky, tell your father thatyou have disapproved.
how can i? i touched his feet and gavemy consent just this morning! now what, urmi?! there's just one man who cansave us from this calamity. just one man. i see! 'a moonlit night, hand in hand' 'but father's consentis not at hand! ' stop reciting couplets and...
...give a foolproof wayto halt the engagement. - a foolproof way?- yes. there can be justone foolproof way. - do you see the hillthere? - yes, i do. - climb that hill.- i did. - jump from there.- what! i mean, you wanteda foolproof way. if you jump down, you'll die,and one can't get engaged to a dead man. suppose i don't die andonly become lame, then?
father is a man of his word. he'll get me marriedto a lame boy too. yes, that's true. and when you can't marrya perfectly fit chunky... ...the question of marrying a lamechunky just does not arise. certainly not. this isn't just breaking anengagement but fixing one too. right? now tell us, when andhow did you meet urmi?
tell us in detail. i remember that day vividly. the day i met urmila. i had a dress rehearsalof my drama that day. i was in a hurry. i was sitting in the car wheni heard a voice from behind. wait! please wait. please wait. i'm sorry i got a bitlate. let's go now.
where? straight! where else? since when have you beenworking for uncle rodricks? uncle rodricks? who is uncle rodricks? the man to whomthis car belongs. this is my car, madam. hasn't uncle rodrickssent this car? no.
stop the car! hello, madam. madam, please listen to me. please, please. i realised that youaccidentally sat in my car. actually, this uniform of adriver must have had you fooled. i act in dramas. writer, director, actor. the dress rehearsal ofmy new drama was on.
the driver is the hero. i was in a hurry,so i came in this attire. this is my card in whichthere is my name... ...address and phone number. keep it. when you knew that i had made amistake, why didn't you tell me so? i was in a quandary.i was dumbfounded. then i realised that you hadunknowingly done me a big favour! me? what favour?
the first meeting betweenthe hero and heroine... ...of the new play i'm doing, justdidn't seem to click properly. but how is this concernedwith me doing you a favour? what are you saying! the heroine unknowinglysits in the hero's car. she thinks he's a driver. and even the hero reachesher home without asking any questions. then the heroine opens herpurse, gives him rs.20 and says... 'have some tea.'
then the hero says, 'madam... ...give me something precious,if you must. the heroine asks, 'whatprecious thing? ' the hero replies, 'a smileon your lovely lips! ' the heroine realises her folly. she feels coy, bowsher head and smiles! that's it! the wholeaffair begins! then we've our regular meetings,fall in love and finally... ...get married!
what do you mean by 'we'? it means the heroand the heroine. come and sit in the car. tell me your address,i'll reach you home. - no, i'll manage. - if yourefuse, then i'll assume... ...that you actually considerme to be a ruffian. come on! please! i've given you myname and address. but you still haven't mentionedanything about yourself.
what's your name? my name is... kadambari. kadambari? - who all live inyour house? - why? i want to invite all of youfor the premiere of the play. oh.. stop the car here.this is my house. colonel s. l. saigal. yes. he's my elder brother.
bye, bye. bye, ms. kajalpur.see you soon. good lord! good riddance! auto! may i come in, sir? come in. good morning, sir. are you colonel saigal? yes, what can i do for you?
i'm shankar...shankar sharma. i've come to meet your sister. - my sister?- yes, sir. but when did you meet her? i had given her a liftin my car yesterday. she forgot her sunglasses.i've come to return it. sit! tithli! who is tithli, sir?
- the one whom you havecome to meet. - i see! kadambari's pet name is tithli! it's a very sweetname, isn't it? yes, it is. you have come to courta girl, kid! you'll be made amincemeat of now! colonel, sir. what's your full name?s.l. saigal stands for... sundar lal saigal.
are you related to the renownedsinger kundanlal saigal? no, my dear. no. kundanlal saigalwas associated... ...with singing whilei'm, with guns. guns, understand? gun. there comes tithli. who is he? tithli, he is mr. shankarsharma...
...from whom youhad taken a lift. - i did? - yes. he'sin love with you. oh, darling!oh, handsome. - sir, sir... don't be afraid. she has returned from themental asylum, full cured. of course, she hasbitten 2-3 people... ...but the bites weren't septic. sir, she is not the one. isn't there anothergirl in your house?
there is. my wife. will you meet her? she's doubletithli's (butterfly's) size. i'm talking about a girl,not a woman. - so you've come to finda girl here? - yes, sir. you bastard! rascal! sorry. sorry, butterfly. sorry, butterfly.sorry. butterfly, catch it! catch him! catch him!
brother-in-law must be on hisway. please sit until then. - thank you. i had forgotten my sunglassesin his car yesterday. i see! so you're ms. kadambari?! what! yes, i'm kadambari. there is a doctor's prescriptioninside the case of the sunglasses. i've got to send that medicineto mother today itself. i'll just check. please sit. what will you have? teaor something cold? nothing. i'm in a hurry.
ms. kadambari, you?!blessed am i that you have come here! hello, hello. she is the one about whomi mentioned yesterday. she's come to takeher sunglasses. i'm starved, get me something.get something to eat for ms. tithli too. - ms. tithli? - yes.that's her pet name. butterfly. butterfly. get something quickly...please sit. - come to take your sunglasses?- yes.
i returned them to your brother. my brother? yes. colonel saigal.what an adorable man he is! he made me sit, thenlovingly said... idiot! you rascal!you bastard! he even tried to slap me. fortunately, i missed it. or i wouldn't be herebut at the hospital. look, i am very sorry...
- i didn't mean to...- no, i'm not angry. because of you, i've foundanother new dramatic situation. but all i wish to ask you is... ...how had i harmed youthat you pushed... ...me near the jawsof that tiger? listen... kadambari is here. the girl about whom itold you last night! the same girl who forgot hersunglasses in your brother's car. oh yes!
she looks so beautiful! from her mannerisms and talks,i think she's from a... ...respectable family. what a lovely couplebrother-in-law and she will make! wonderful! wonderful! it felt like a scene froma hindi film. right, uncle? hey, mr. chanky. film makers ape realityin their films. the opposite alsohappens nowadays.
people try to apefilms into reality! anyway, what happened then? we kept meeting each other andgot lost in a world of dreams. "should i call you the moon or theflower or the day or the night?" "should i call you the moon orthe flower or the day or the night?" "what should i christen you as?" "so as, the worldshould revere it." "the poets create the poems bylooking at your face." "it's the sound of your ankletsthat wakes up the slumbering music.
"your lips are like lotus petals,the eyes are like a glass of wine." "the shade is in your locks andthe sunshine is on your face." "o thief, you've stolenthe form the fairies." "and, i don't know how manyclaims are there on you." let's sit there. i thought i'd spend my holidaysthis time with you but... but what? uncle rashid had come. i'll have to go back homeonce vacations begin.
father wants to discusssomething with me. uncle was not explicit but... ...i think father wantsto discuss my marriage. damn! let's get married discreetlyright today in a temple or a... shankar, we'll not getmarried discreetly. then what will we do? if i marry, it will be only to youbut not without my parents' consent. they should not feelhurt because of us.
you know a marriage here is notonly a bond between a man and his wife. but with the entire family. after marriage, a girl becomes... ...a daughter-in-lawor a sister-in-law. this is what our cultureis all about. correct. let's do one thing. i'll also come withyou to chandanpur. i'll book a hotel room. i could meet you a coupleof times in a day.
and then, i'll even meet yourfather under some pretext. i had a golden chancebut i let go of it! how? father has sent an advertisementwith uncle rashid to seek a tenant. but you won't be able to complywith his conditions. he wants a married, family man. a married, family man? there's one way out! i know the rest.
but were all the applicationswhich were sent, false? the engagement has to becancelled. give us some idea! it's very difficult. we've very little timeor there was a way. which way? assume that you fell in lovewith somebody in london. i didn't! assume you did! didn't youknow any girl in london? yes. let's take the exampleof my landlady's daughter margaret.
she was very fondof seeing india. so she used to learnhindi from me. she used to speak hindi so well! assume that you got discreetlymarried to margaret in london. you then left her and came here. suppose she even followsyou here... ...and meets dr. narmada prasad... ...and suppose chunky alsoacknowledges the marriage, then? but from where willmargaret come?
that is the problem! firstly, there'svery little time. or i'd have got some margaret... ...from the city,explained to her, . ...brought beforechunky's father... ...and the engagementwould be broken! so would chunky's teeth! butfrom where will margaret come? only margaret can saveus from this problem. margaret will come!
she'll have to come. there's only a day remainingbetween life and death. i am desperate. it's do or die!this is the only way! uncle. margaret will come tomorrowitself to meet the doctor! bravo, son! ramanuj, go ahead!we're with you! here, brother rashidh.have the sweets.
have some.it's from gangu's shop. eat. you're happy with thisalliance, aren't you? yes, uncle. stop that! cultivate a habitof addressing him as father! let me get married first! tomorrow is the engagement.the wedding will also be soon... certainly! god willing, you'll even becomea grandfather within a year! may your words come true!i'm living, waiting for that day!
eat. please be seated. hello, hello, hello. my name is mrignayani. you speak very good hindi.how's that? my husband taught me. - i'm rashid khan.- hello. oh, ma ma miya! gosh, what a beauty!
she looks like an angel!is she your daughter? she's like my niece, and hisfuture daughter-in-law. he is dr. narmada prasad. i bow at you. namaste. is she getting marriedto your younger son? - no i've only one son chanakya,and she is going to be his wife. oh, my god. i'll be dead!
if she's going to be your son'swife, then who am i?! father, your son got marriedto me in london. he changed my name frommargaret to mrignayani. i'm your daughter-in-law. god promise. what are you saying?! if you don't believe me,then see this. a letter written in his writing. read it. please give it to him.
he's written that he madea mistake by marrying me. so he wants to sever ties withme, meaning he wants to... ...divorce me! i've come from londonto placate him! this is indeed chunky'shandwriting. what about me now, uncle?!i'm ruined! you aren't ruined;you got saved. i'm the one who's got ruined. both of you aren't ruined.it's the doctor who's ruined!
margaret, you? chanky. - what are you doing here?- i've come to meet you. get out from here. chanky.- get out form here! chanky, chanky.- margret, you get out from here. - please don't leave me, chunky!- don't force yourself on me! i'm not. i'm only beggingat your feet! get out form here!- chanki.
hey... hey. i sure have realisedthat you do know her! now tell me, did you marry her? yes... no. what do you mean by yes and no? yes, i did marry her. what about 'no'? by 'no', i mean that it is anightmare which i want to forget. i don't know if you'll be ableto forget the nightmare or not.
but you won't be ableto forget this! save me, uncle! you cannot escape me now! - doctor!- move aside! i disown you from today! i won't even see your face!you're dead for me! - where are you going?- to hell! to die! then there's no other way outfor me but to kill myself. i'm coming too!
my lord! wait, mrignayani! urmi, go and stop her!she may actually kill herself! go! o' god! what's happenedsuddenly?! rashid, what's happenedsuddenly? how will i face mr. abhyankarand his wife? i had heard of rainswithout any clouds. but for the first time, i've seenlightning strike without any clouds! that was a hard blow!
mother, why are you crying? whatever happened,was for the best. i was not at all happywith this alliance. yes... i've always lookedupon chunky as a brother. if i were unhappy with this weddingwouldn't you blame yourself? i believe that theboy was married? yes, dear. we've never wished anybodyi'll even in our dreams. then why did the lord punish us?
what punishment? on the contrary,god has saved your family. watch, what a good proposalyour daughter will get! a prince will come ridingon a white mare. i'm not dreaming of a prince. i'll thank god if i get a boylike you from a good family. like me? how can anordinary boy like me... ...dream of fixing hisalliance with your family? your husband and youare like gods. you and me are poles apart!
of course, i've passed mym.a. with a first class. i've also earned a littlename in sports and music. i can also proudly call myself,a man of character. father has left behind a housea car and money worth millions. i also have a godlike brotherand sister-in-law at home. but can i dream of being yourson-in-law merely on these basis? no, mother. urmi, why are you standing here? well... i... mother...
you're still crying?i told you to forget it! - this is what i was explainingtoo. - what? that there's no dearthof good boys. you were wrong!there is indeed a dearth! there's no dearth of boysbut of good boys! yes. shall i go? when are you going? pardon! you'd come for 10-12days, right?
now, make arrangements to leave. "the flour is there; so are the pulsesand the rice but there's no hunger. "it's indeed a predicament." "the flour is there; so are the pulsesand the rice but there's no stove. "the clouds are there;so is the lightning... ...rain and the setting,but there's no swing." "we both are the plaintiffs." "i wish we had got the freedom." "then, we couldn'thave met secretly."
"and, we could have gotmarried right away." "the boy is hereand the girl is here... ...so is the groom and bride.- but, not the priest." "the boy is here andthe girl is here... "had you not been a boy and girl." "but, if you had beena cock and a hen." "you could have met at anyplace you wanted." "and, you could have sleptat any place you wanted." "there's the vigil and the blindand the flash is behind the blind.
but, no sweetmeat." "there's the vigil and theblind and the flash... ...is behind the blind.- but, no sweetmeat." "look at that drumand that music." "go, wear the matrimonialchaplet and come." "but, what should i mount..." "and, arrive as your groom?" "there's the jungle and thetiger, the leopard and the bear. but there's no horse."
"your pair indeed looks great." "both of your are like the moonand the partridge (indian). "and, we haven't yet seenand heard of." "no love story as such." "the hero's there;so is the heroine, villain... ...and the shooting, butthere's no camera." "the hero's there; so isthe heroine, villain and... ...the shooting, butthere's no camera." "if i get drunk and go."
"i can make your fathersee the reason." "but, i dread that..." "i don't get caught on the way." "there's the whiskyand the soda, the water... ...and the thirst.- but, no permit." "there's the whisky and the soda,the water, and the thirst. but, no permit." i feel very fresh after bathing. why don't you also take a bath?
a penny for your thoughts. firstly, father has givenme a notice to leave. secondly, poor chunky. he was beaten and thrown outof his house because of us. why are you getting worked up? his father will surely forgivehim once he learns the truth. but i certainly disapprove ofyou wearing a false moustache! you could get caught any time! go home tomorrow itself and sendyour brother and his wife here.
will that alone solvethe problem? your father shouldalso approve of me! but even i'm not a personto concede defeat! i'll jump from the tallest of treesto create a place in father's heart! you won't understand. firstly, i've to solve chunky'sproblem and that too, today! good-day, father. mrignayani. come in! please sit.
but why are you wearinga black attire? despite being a married woman... ...i've become a widow,haven't i? i empathise with your grief. but come here, sit close to me. it's better to sitat a distance. or a man's true colours cansurface from close quarters. you're right. i'll neverforgive that scoundrel! never, daughter-in-law!
daughter-in-law. blessed am i! in the capacity of a daughter-in-lawi've come to beg for something. forgive your son.consider it to be a folly of youth. this is my only request beforei leave for london. mrignayani, don't talkabout chunky... sister-in-law! hello! what! urmi had very highfever last night?! she was unconsciousthe whole night?
how much temperaturedoes she have now? i'll be there soon. no, it's no favour. you considered me to be yourown even after what has happened. i'll always be gratefulto you for that. yes, i'll be there in a jiffy. urmi had very highfever at night. she shouldn't have bathedin the river. she bathed in the river?
no! she got drenchedin the river. she had jumped into the riverthe other day and saved my life. shall i also come to see her? i want to meet her oncebefore i leave. i will go to see her. all right. come. come, narmada. come, mrignayani. - shankar, take thisinside. - yes.
mrignayani, go with him. you! come, come. who is she? she is the unlucky one whom chunkymarried and then fled to india. the poor thing was going tokill herself but urmila saved her. so when she heard that urmi wassick, she came to see her. come.you the english? oh, oh.you the american? like your sister.
she's fine. her feverhas subsided now. you the indian! shankar, let's go upstairs. good lord! you! you haven't eaten anythingsince yesterday. i'll prepare vegetable soup.you can have some of it. no, don't talk about food.i'm just not hungry! come in... please come. you! i mean, whatbrings you here?!
- how are you, urmila?- mother, she is chunky's wife. - hello.- please sit. you said you'd make vegetablesoup for me. please get it, i'm starved. hey! i'll get it right away...come on, shankar. - how's urmi? - her feverhas come down now. but i was worried.so i bothered you. there's no questionabout bothering me. - i'll get some soup for her.- okay. i'll go and check her.
sit. so, you got drenchedand fell ill? how did you know? i know everything. mrignayani told me how you jumpedinto the water and saved her. that was my duty. you have done a very nobledeed by saving her life. the vegetables must havegot boiled. grind it. see what fruits &sweets are there...
...and take them forchunky's wife. - why?- what do you mean?! - she has come for the firsttime! - first time? i mean, she'll comehere regularly. will you give hersweets every time? yes, i'll! i'll even giveher dinner today! do as told! this man is deceiving everybody! - take one pill every6 hours. - okay. you'll be perfectlyfine by tomorrow.
mrignayani, willyou come with me? allow me to stay with herfor a little longer. no! i'm perfectly fine. go home. home? my home has been ruined! let her stay withyou for some time. phone me when shewants to leave. you'll die, but you'lltake me along too! why have you come here?! i went to the doctor's place.there, i heard...
why did you go to him again?! our work's done butchunky is in trouble. therefore, i had togo there so that... ...the doctor would forgive him. then there was a call from here. - and you came here!- what else could i do?! i learnt that you were unconscious,and my senses went reeling! here, eat this. won't you eat with me?
she eats after feeding everyone. in any case, my bosshasn't yet come. you take the nameof lord ganesh. i mean, start. - eat. - what's this?indian sauce? it's called as chutney in hindi. - this is tasty! i'll haveit all! - go ahead. give me 2-3 'pattice' more. it's called as 'kachori'.
one should not overeatin a foreign land! she is feeding me so lovingly.i'll eat to my heart's content. mother is indeed a goddess! sir... i mean, madam, youspeak very good hindi. how did you learn such goodhindi despite staying abroad? his love, shankar! his love! the things love makes one do! - it even makes you facethe music! - shut up! - my dear. - mother?
- may i leave now? - i won't letyou go so late at night. leave in the morning.i've phoned dr. narmada prasad. sleep in urmi's room. no! this cannot be! what cannot be? - i can't sleep with herin one room. - why not? how do i explain to you? when i sleep, noises areemitted from my nose... what's it called?
- snoring.- yes, snoring. perhaps, that's why myhusband divorced me. yes, that could be possible. why don't you sleep in theroom adjoining urmi's? the room is clean andthere's a bed too. that would be fine. as you wish. i'm unnecessarily troubling you. it's no trouble. go and sleep.
good night, brother. even you eat. no. i'm waiting for ramanuj. he won't come today.he's trapped. what do you know! hewill surely come! if he comes today, then i'llnot take a month's salary! get going! you blabber too much! you've come?! please sit. - why haven't you slept as yet?- i was waiting for you.
you! you have come? how would i not? i haven'tmet mother for 2 days. i was so restive. are you at peace now? buti've lost a month's pay! stop talking! get the 'kachori'kept in the casserole. - no! i can't eat anymore!- what! i mean i've alreadyeaten from out. no! she's made it withso much affection. so she will feed you too!
i'll bring it in a jiffy. i, myself, will feed you today. you'll be leavingafter some days. will you forget your motheronce you're gone? can anybody forget you? i'm leaving so that i can beyour son for the rest of my life. then, do talk to your brotherand his wife about urmi. even you convince father. here, it is, sir! hot 'kachori'!
you have to finish all of it. hey, how many are you giving?! i've given only four. there'seven some chutney with it. consider it to be indiansauce and eat it! eat this! here you go. enough of it, stop it. you feed him.he will not refuse you. - right, sir?- okay.
here. eat this. start now. eat slowly, sir. take. savitri who's vomiting upstairs? vomiting? i'll go and see.
i've indigestion. in a vengeful mood... ...shankar forced me to eatmany 'kachoris' yesterday. - damn!- ms. urmi! - who is vomiting?- mr. ramanuj. i believe you forced down many'kachoris' down his throat! he is not a child that i couldhave forced it down! he, himself, ate it! ten 'kachoris' as margaretand twelve, as ramanuj!
good lord! is he aman or a demon?! a man... a woman. mrignayani is unwell.she is vomiting. - vomiting?- yes. no wonder she was relishingthe chutney! didn't you understand?she is pregnant! i'll see how chunkyruns away from her! i'll phone the doctor right now! you could have a check-up too.
i'll not let any outsidertouch my body. hear, hear! but he'syour father-in-law. a father-in-lawis like a father. a father-in- law and a fatherare men, aren't they?! don't worry. i'll take her todr. (mrs.)dixit. go to your room. okay, but i'll be the onewho'll inform the doctor. shankar, take him away fromthe rear door quickly! come. now go! goodbye forever,margaret!
get urmi married assoon as possible. fine. but that's providedwe find a good boy. why look elsewhere? there is a good boy rightin front of our eyes. - right in front ofour eyes? - yes. - who?- ramanuj. - ramanuj.- yes. margaret turned up for chunkyand a mona or sona may turn up for him! you have not liked from thebeginning. what does he lack?
not lack!everything is in excess! the excess compassion,the attempt to be overly sweet. the continuous harpingof 'father! ', 'mother! ' this is his biggest flaw! if there's less salt in the fooda man can add more salt and eat. but if there's excess salt,then he spits it! i'm telling you that there's surelysomething which he's trying to hide! you're unnecessarilysuspecting him. not unnecessarily!
tell me, what does it mean if agirl like urmi comes before... ...a young boy ofpresent times... ...and he doesn'teven look at her? this means that the boy has goodupbringing and immaculate manners. my foot! there can be onlytwo implications. either he is an impostoror he is not a man. sir! mr. ramanuj hasmet with an accident! where? how?
you have fallen from such a hightree. cry more loudly in pain. hey, ramanuj! what happened? the gentleman went to pluck 'jamuns'from a tree at 'kaalimai' creek. good lord! at kali mai's place? yes. fortunately, he fell assoon as he climbed the tree. few people saw him or else, thewild animals would have devoured him! i showed him to the doctor.he has dressed his wound. ramanuj has been called foran x-ray day-after-tomorrow.
so, have you had 'jamuns'to your heart's desire? i went to pluck them not formyself but for father. for me? - when did i tell you?- you did not. shankar had told me the otherday that you have diabetes. my father too had diabetes.eating 'jamuns' benefitted him. when i heard about diabetes,i thought of 'jamuns'... ...with 'jamuns', i thought of mydad, and with dad... ...i thought of you.
wouldn't i do this if myown father were alive? wow! fantastic!bless you, my child! shankar, take him inside.i'll get milk with turmeric for him. - what happened?- an accident. ramanuj has fallen from a tree.i hope there's no fracture! - shankar.- yes? take him carefully.and take this shoe too. let's go. "my hear started to fear"
urmi, you? so late at night? i'm beginning to get scared.you're going overboard now. before going, i wanted to do afeat which would have father... ...praise me. that's why i put on thischarade, and we even succeeded. i'm going home tomorrow. to send brother andhis wife here. so that henceforth, we won'thave to meet discreetly. savitri, bring it soon!
take this... you're going tothe city tomorrow, right? then ask shankar tobook the bus ticket. no. even rashid may come withme but one can never trust him. i'll ask him, and thenbook the ticket. hey! why did you getup in this condition? i want to talk to you. so, you could have called me! well... i... come on... careful.
what's it? father, i've receivedplenty of love... ...and happiness in your house. i wanted to go homefeeling joyful... ...but everything hasgone topsy-turvy. i've became a burden on you. i want to return hometoday itself. son, i'm a man of principles. i only do whatever myprinciples permit me to.
but if a guest falls ill... ...then to look after himis also my principle. - you've got to take an x-raytoday? - yes, father. go home if the doctorpermits you. but if you have a fracture,then i'll not let you go. it's a matter of my principle. i'm going to the city tomorrow. a friend named rodricksis ill there. do you know rodricks?
what? no, i don't. then why did you say yesand nod your head? well... i've a habitof nodding my head. what's that called?mudradosh (faulty posture). after meeting rodricks, i'll go to yourhouse to tell them how you're. no! do not go to my house!there will be a problem! what problem? you don't know my sister-in-law. when she hears about my condition,she'll scream and create...
...an uproar! she will come to meet mehere with a broken leg! i implore you notto go to my house. fine. if you have such strongobjections, then i won't go. thank you. shall i go and rest? yes. go and rest. uncle. uncle! uncle is on his way! he appears very excited. i'msure something has happened.
damn! you hide,i'll go and see. rashid! rashid! - what's wrong? youappear worried. rashid, i'm going to the cityby the 10 o'clock bus today. but we were supposedto leave tomorrow. you come tomorrow buti'm leaving today. what's happened suddenly?is everything okay? my suspicion has been confirmed. when i told ramanuj that i'd begoing to the city tomorrow...
...and to his house to mentionabout his condition... ...he was aghast. he screamed as if i was goingto murder someone in his house! why was he so afraid?there surely must be something! i'll go to his housetoday itself... ...and clear my naggingsuspicions! i'll also come today. it's boring to go alone.the journey is too long. fine. i'll book your tickettoo. come soon.
- we're in deep trouble!- i heard everything. now what?! ask urmi to go out of the houseunder the... ...pretext of taking an x-ray. ask her to then send ramanujin a taxi to the city. so that he can explain everythingto his brother and sister-in-law. ask him to returnin the same taxi. but if aunt doesn't find himat home for so long, she'll... ...create an uproar! - then you sleep inhis place! - me?!
urmi, shankar and you try tomanage things for one night here. while i try to handlematters over there. go! - good-day, sir. - howare you? - fine, sir. hey! why have you returnedso suddenly? - has brother returnedfrom home? - no. - where are your children? -they have a holiday today. they've gone to theiraunt's place. but why do you look so worried? - come in, i'll tell you.- tell me, what happened?
at least tell me.- come inside, sis-in-law. bandage your foot and then sleepwith a blanket over your head. all of you'll have me killed! i'd to receive beatingsfrom father too. and now, i'll have to receivethe same from uncle's shoes! - has ramanuj come? - yes,he has, mother. - what did the doctor say?- he's been given an injection... ...and advised rest forat least 12-15 hours. - let me see him. - what willyou see? see later.
we've been asked notto disturb him. what have you done?! i've told you what i'vedone. now, you handle this! hello, bahadur. mr. abhyankar is here?was he asking about me? no? very good. if he asks,tell him i'm out of station. and be very hospitable to him. i'll send sister-in-lawright now. they're here.
why did you say,they should wait? you should have madethem go away. please sit. madam will be here. they seem quite rich.they must be millionaires. there's no doubt about that. despite being so affluent... ...our ramanuj is sosimple and innocent. that's it! - good-day!- good-day!
please sit... who are you? we've come to meetmr. ramprakash. he is not at home! saved! i mean, we're damned!we've come from so far. when will he return? around 10-11 at night. 10-11 at night?!we have to return! my name is hariprasadabhyankar. he's my relative. we've come from chandanpur.
we were going to cometo your place but... - you had slipped, right?- yes. how's your leg now? it still hurts very badly. can i've a glassof water, please? please sit. i'll bringit right away. let's go out and havea soft drink. i'm not thirsty, rashid.it was only an excuse. - an excuse?- yes.
i wanted to watch hergait. please sit. i had told you thatsomething is fishy. you have seen ramanuj's sister- in-law as well as his house. that's what i'm saying! ramanuj had said that hisbrother's wife had hurt her right... ...leg, right? but she was showingus her left leg! damn! sometimes, such a confusiondoes arise! i'll explain. assume that i've hurt myright knee. place your hand here.
did you see? from your angle, it's my rightknee and your left hand! it happens. please take. - mrs. sharma.- yes? which leg had you hurt? i had hurt my right leg butsometimes, even my left leg hurts. you mean, the pain shiftsto your right... ...as well as your left leg?
yeah, shifting pain. sometimes right, sometimesleft! am i right? brother-in-law?! you! let's go inside! come on! please sit, i'll be back soon. how did you come home suddenly? where did the otherbrother-in-law spring up from?! they were two brothers, right?ramprakash and ramanuj. where did the thirdone come from?
plot thickens, my dear watson. plot thickens. what! rashid... come here. isn't he the same man whom sheaddressed as brother-in-law... ...and then took him inside? it cannot be him. but it couldbe his twin brother. and look! this man has amoustache but the other man didn't. i see! a tale of twins!
one has a moustache, whilethe other does not! deception! i'll tell him the truth.if i get punished, then so be it. no, wait. let me think. go and ask them for tea. now, tell me everything.don't hide any details. will you have somethingto drink? no! please don't bother. the man who came justnow is your...
he is my brother-in-law. i see. what's his name? om prakash sharma. and the man in this picture isyour husband. he is ramprakash. y... yes. mrs. sharma, this... mr. omprakash and mr. ramprakashare twins, aren't they? just like how dilip kumar had atwin in the film 'ram aur sham'? you're absolutely correct!
i understood! there are twin brothers in theaustralian cricket team too. steewa-magwa. steave waugh.mark waugh. wow! wow!! oh yes! i forgot to mentionwhy i had come here! well... ramanuj... ramanuj? who is ramanuj?
ramanuj- your other brother-in-law. oh, mannu! we affectionately call ramanujas mannu. what happened to him? he has hurt his leg a bit.but there is no need to be afraid. come to my house withyour husband. and also bring yourbrother-in-law mr. omprakash. - sure.- let's leave, rashid. we've to meet rodricks, andthen catch the night bus too. hello. - hello.- hello.
this will be a case ofimpersonation, of cheating! by impersonating ramanuj... they have returned but i thinkwe've been caught. mr. abhyankar is suspiciousabout us. naturally! he wasa police officer. why didn't you tell me thatyou went there as ramanuj? i got trapped! what will happen now? shankar, go back.
don't try to escape from there. i've an important meetingat 3 tomorrow. after the meeting, we'll leaveat night and reach there in... ...the morning. we'll tell mr. abhyankarthe truth. the rest is his wish. go. you have learnt a lesson. you can't achieve a thingby acting smart! - mr. chunky, get up!sir's here. - he is?
you took so long! do you knowaunt has come here ten times?! what could i do? the taxigot spoilt on the way. where are you going, mother? - to see ramanuj.- but he is sleeping. is he still sleeping?! he hasn't eaten or hadanything to drink! but why are you disturbing him? how much will he sleep? i've brought some offeringsfrom the temple.
- give it to me. you don't goin... - quiet! just be quiet! i'll touch this flower to hisforehead. i won't wake him up. move! mother, let it be! he's got fever, he's shivering. really? let me see him.move aside. let him rest. can't you see the agonising painthe poor boy is going through? hold this.
is it paining a lot? - yes, mother!- did you hear? you don't want me to see him!the pain the poor boy is in! mother! let him rest! quiet! you're repeatedlyasking me to let him rest! how will he be able to rest ifthe pain does not alleviate? just let me see how thepoor boy's leg is. hey! both the legs are bandaged,and both are right legs! madam, don't lift the blanket!you'll faint!
quiet! rashid, go home now andcome after 2 hours. i'll let the secret out. but i see no secret.you are unnecessarily... you're blind! how do you think i've spent somany years serving the police force? this was a drama. come after 2 hours and seehow i end this drama! dear god, now you handlethings! scoot!
what have all of you done?! believe me, we meant no harm. i can understand that.but what do we do now? please do something. you're the only one whocan save all of us. - chunky, go!- okay. shankar, you also go. he will have to bestopped somehow. if he comes in,disaster will strike!
- i'll stop him outside,okay? - okay. now what? don't worry. we'll tell him thetruth and seek forgiveness. you don't realise that he justdoes not believe in forgiving. - you're back?- hey, what's this? you have gone absolutely pale!and you're wheezing too! did you have yourmedicine at night? there was one dose remaining. i took the medicine.come inside.
no! you don't look fine. narmada had said that hemay have to check you... ...and change the medicine. i'll go fetch him. you must be tired. come inside. no, i'm perfectly fine.go in and rest. - but... - take this inside. go and lie inside.i'll fetch him in a jiffy. narmada, my wife is havingwheezing problems again!
the medicines are also over. i fear she may havean attack again. i've to go to apatient's house. you go, i'll comehome from there. i'll be there in 10-15 minutes.don't worry. narmada, what's the matter? at least tell me,what's the matter?! i got mrignayani'sletter yesterday. my daughter-in-law margaret.
she's sent her regardsto you and your wife. she's written only a few linesbut there's so much pain in them! respected father... blessings. i'm leaving forlondon tomorrow. the love and affection i receivedfrom you is invaluable for me. pray that god takesaway my life soon. that will bring meultimate peace. did you see...
...a daughter seeks death asa blessing from her father? you read it. i'll not beable to read it further. chunky is so unfortunate tohave rejected such a nice girl! is this her handwriting? i mean, is it margaret'swriting? do you have a picture of her? show me. she had given me thispicture so that... ...i would always remember her.
narmada, forget everything. be happy and forgive chanakya. would you have forgiven himif you were in my place? i've already forgiven him. and i've also have decided tomake only him my son-in-law. go to your patient's house now. after that, i'll showyou your future... ...and former daughter-in-law! i don't quite understand.
you'll understand it all! keep this letter with you,and i'll keep this picture! where are you going?!ramanuj is feeling fine now. - he's fine, isn't he?- yes. watch how his healthsuffers now! may i come in. good morning, mr. sharma. how is your leg? i'm inquiring about yourleg for no apparent reason.
i've brought such good newsthat you'll dance with joy! won't you ask me whatthe news is?... i've fixed urmila's marriage. - with whom?- with chunky, obviously! that's provided chunky'swife has no objection! you don't understand, do you? you must have understood, mr... which name do i address you by? ramanuj
mrignayani? margrette" or do you have some more names?! well... my name is shankar.i... father, i... don't you dare callme father! you cheat! - what was your intention?!- leave him! - answer! what was yourintention?! - leave him! move aside! mother!- don't you touch her!
father... mrignyani! margrette! the police are on their way. i'll teach you a lesson which... ...you'll never forgetall your life! you entered the bedroom,disguised as a girl! you're so despicable that ifeel repulsive to even touch you! or i, myself, wouldhave killed you!
the police will handle you now! utmila! urmila! shankar, come here quickly! hey. - what's the matter, sir? -what's the matter, father? what happened to mother?! she is unconscious!take her to the room. i'll phone the doctor.
rashid, come here soon!savitri is critical! narmada prasad is neither athome nor in the dispensary! fetch another doctorimmediately! escape immediately. what was the commotioninside about? mother has suddenly fallen ill... ...and we're unableto find any doctor. there's no time to talk.i'm going to be with mother. escape immediately!the police are on their way!
this is the limit!is there no doctor?! either they are not in thedispensary or they are not at home. look, what's happenedto her suddenly! don't worry. the one aboveis very merciful. everything will be fine. - sister-in-law!- mother! i'm glad you have come,narmada. go inside. she is very critical. you wait! you're under arrest!
i know, inspector.please give me some time. come with me! nobody can take me away fromhere till my mother recovers! will you use force?! yes, if you behave adamantly,then i'll even resort to force! hey, mister. officer, let him go... go. he won't go anywhere. if he wanted to escape,he wouldn't have returned.
god sent me here atthe nick of time! don't officer. everything will be fine.you got me at the right time. let her rest. - are you leaving?- i will not go anywhere. i'll be with your father. i'll be here tillshe is out of danger. how is she now? it was a very serious attack.
if it were a little bitmore late, then... how did ramanuj reach you? he went to my house first. he learnt that i was inbhagwandas' house, so he came there. he said, 'this man canbe treated later. come with me immediately. he said that his motherwas very ill. he brought me here forcefully. when the car reached here,i said that this was...
...mr. abhyankar's house. to which he replied,'this is where my mother lives.' what does this boymean to your wife? savitri considers himto be like her son. he has indeed fulfilledthe duty of a son today. but i've never seenhim here before. couldn't you recognizeyour daughter-in-law? - my daughter-in-law?- yes! your daughter-in-law! you mean ma... ma...
margarett. oh, no. oh, no! oh, my god! sir. shankar, i troubled youa lot. please forgive me. please take this. this is the moneyyou had given me. but it's for you.why are you giving it to me?
to take money from you even afterwhat you have done for madam. i'm not such a scoundrel. please take it. where are you going? police station. isn't this what you wanted? but i've a request to make. please don't tell mother that... ...i'm going to surrenderto the police.
tell her that i'vegone to my house. why should i say that?! i don't know how to puton a charade like you! she won't be able to bear it. a second attack couldprove fatal. i know that telling lies isagainst your principles. but if a lie is saidor a charade... ...is done for someone'sgood, then. may i know who has benefitedfrom this charade?!
perhaps, this house has. perhaps, all of us have. therefore, i bow beforethis charade. a charade is a charade, rashid!and a lie is a lie! and no lie is so noble thatone bows before it! but from your talks, it appearsthat you too were a part of... ...the conspiracy! and if it is true, then evenyou'll have to go to prison! yes, it is true, and... iam willing to go to prison.
i know it! you knew eachother from before! but i want to hear you say it! what a shame! even you were apart of this wretched conspiracy? your older brother's death wasgod's wish. i tolerated it! i had imbibed within you certainprinciples & culture, and... ...raised you. but by denouncing them you'vecaused me more pain than my... ...son's death! may i ask, what sins areyou punishing me for?!
believe me, i did all this... ...only so that i wouldn't bethe one to cause you grief. but today, i've realizedthat it was a mistake. i should have toldyou the truth. you knew each other, didn't you? so you should have got marriedwithout my permission! i would be hurt but at least... ...i wouldn't have gotsuch a big jolt! at least, i wouldn'tconsider myself...
...to be a helpless man letdown by his own daughter! they didn't want get married... ...without your permissionand blessing. so they tread onthe path of lies! and you're justifying for them! punish me in whatever wayyou must, and not ramanuj. whatever he did, was atmy behest, was for me. please forgive him. i'm the real culprit.
i had learnt about everything. and after learning about it... ...i shouldn't havehidden it from you. so, forgive both ofthem and punish me. why are both of youtrying to save me? i deserve to be punished. punish me. it was my folly, sir. folly?! staying in a girl's room...
...for an entire nightdisguised as a girl. shameless man!do you call this as folly?! - this is not true!- sister-in-law! - this is not true!- please rest inside! quiet! please be quiet! i want to talk to him. okay, let's go inside. i'll say whatever ihave to, right here! all right! but you shouldn'thave come out in this condition.
let whatever has tohappen, happen! but listen to whati've to say. - i... i... - okay, sit here.let's talk here. sit. what's it thatyou want to say? please forgive them. please heed me.they are our children. how can i forgive them, savitri? they have dishonouredour family! he was with your daughter thewhole night disguised as a girl. - no!
he certainly had come to ourhouse, disguised as a girl. but he did not spend thenight in urmi's room. look, i'm a mother. i'm most concerned aboutmy daughter's honour. you have seen the mistakeshe has committed. but i know the things he couldhave done, but did not. trust me! please forgive him! enough! relax, savitri. welcome, mrs. sharma!
i think your leg is fine. and who are you? mr. ramprakashsharma or mr. omprakash sharma? sir, call me anything you want. mete out any punishment. send us to jail if you must. but we've come to fulfill ourduty by seeking forgiveness. believe it or not,we meant no harm. i've not come here toseek forgiveness... ...but to ask your daughter's handin marriage for my brother-in-law.
we'll remain here tillyou give your consent. bless you. come in and sit. shankar, bring a chairfor mr. sharma. i think the stone has startedmelting. go to him. let the tears remain!they look good... go. my dear ramanuj,you also move ahead. and the moment you get achance, beg at his feet. there's no need to feel shy. he is going to beyour father-in-law.
and a father-in-law islike a father. go on. go and beg at the feetof mr. & mrs. abhyankar! you have harassed us a lot! uncle, i committed a big folly.please forgive me. aunt, you also forgive me. please forgive me... sir. don't say sir... addressme as father. brother. behind your back...
...we'd call you hariprasad'bhayankar'. but today, you have indeedlived up to your name... ...which means kind! - won't you open the sweetpacket? - of course, we'll. ramanuj, you open. father... father!
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