"suck that tummy In!" "salute, sir." "Can you get the stink of rum?" "No, sir." "Merely betel-leaf and scented tobacco wow, my favourite Labrador!" "You ought to have been In the dog squad" "Come on, sir" "Any message from Head Quarters?" " No, sir" "How about the ACP?" " Fast asleep" "anything else?" "That VIdyadhar hasn't had anything to eat" "Here comes the pIsspot!" "The constable says you haven't had anything to eat" "The food Isn't exactly like home but It's not bad either I eat the same food." " l'm not hungry" "How about your medicines?" "Remember what your wife said?" "If you don't take your medicines..." " How will I live?" "No food or medicine will help." "Only re-openIng the case will" "And you're going to do that anyway" "Have something to eat." " Don't worry I'm not on a hunger strike" "Nor will I end my life In your lock-up" "There's still a lot of life In me suit yourself" "what are you looking at?" "Don't look like that at me" "How I hate people like you!" "I begin to find myself repulsive!" "That look makes me feel utterly Impotent lt's a job I must do... I earn a salary by wearing this uniform... and you're carrying out a crusade, without feeling any exhaustion!" "You've worn yourself out doing the rounds of the courts... the police stations and the lawyers" "Your body Is all wrinkled up, like a much used garment!" "And look at me" "Every crease on my Ironed uniform Is just as It was!" "Oh yes, my belt and my pistol... have begun to rust" "this cap..." "It's supposed to be our crown" "But I wear It to cover my shame when I look at myself In the mirror at home... I feel as If I'm naked, despite wearing this uniform" "That gaze of yours Isn't any different from that mirror, VIdyadhar lt makes me feel as If you were looking at a dog... hiding Its face behind Its tail!" "I admit, I'm a dog!" "But don't give me that look to rub It In all the time!" "Take that gaze off me and eat something lf not for me, for your wife" "Or at least because you must have your medicines" "You are right why must I bother about your nakedness?" "Rather I take care of myself and have something to eat" "will you pass me my medicines, please?" "No man Is born great." "It's the challenge posed that Is great lt's when an ordinary man accepts the challenge that he becomes great" "My father was an ordinary man too... who accepted the challenge so that I could rest In peace" ""O Lord of divinity, O merciful Lord of all peoples"" ""O supreme Lord, to Thee, we offer our salutations"" ""You are the epitome of every virtue"" ""You are the Lord incarnate"" ""Thou art the One that stands for righteousness, we bow to You"" ""Thou art the Lord that grants every virtue"" ""Thou art The One that rules over every virtue"" ""From Thou flows every virtue, deign to accept our obeisances"" ""The sIngle-Toothed One, the Lord with the arched trunk"" ""O son of Goddess ParvatI, deign to accept our humble obeisances"" ""O Lord, Your forehead radiates like the Moon, we bow to Thee"" "My father used to work for air india." "But despite that... he remained rooted to the earth" "My mother was a principal In a school" "And her favourite student happened to be my father" "Extend your right hand sorry, Teacher." " How often will you apologise?" "stop shaking your legs sumi, I'm glad you retired early." "Else, your poor students... shut up" "Four walls and six Lanes" "A place known as the "Naka" In mumbai's parlance" "That square at Parle East, a few neighbours... and the two of them" "this Is what their world was all about" "The "morning walk" was their only regular activity" "But watching them today, I can't believe how much they hated exercising" "Look at him sitting like the best student before the teacher!" "why the hot water?" " You had a cold" "Past tense." "Not anymore" "Before I flare up, may I have some cold water, please?" "Thank you" "Hey!" "what are you upto?" " l'll manage without you" "Actually sumi, you are the one I was making It for" "Really?" "which means It dIdn't occur to you till now what?" " l've reduced my sugar Intake" "But when did I say...?" " You dIdn't" "But I thought I'd do something for my old husband" "Old, my foot!" "I'm still quite dashing sometimes" "Only last week, this girl called me a handsome old man" "Must have forgotten to wear her glasses ls someone burning In envy?" "Okay, handsome old man. stop acting like a child and drink this" "Here you are." " No, sumI!" "I'm not wearing that monkey cap." " Now don't argue I look like a monkey when I wear that, sumI what are people going to say?" " No one's coming to look at you" "Go on. wear It what arm-twIstIng!" "Happy...?" "Handsome old man!" "this Is the way... c'mon!" "Good morning." " How're you doing?" "New track suit?" " Yes, Amar has sent It" "Reebok again?" " this Is the one I'll wear" "Very comfortable, very endurable!" " Lucky guy!" "Hey... three glasses ofjuIce" "did you watch the news yesterday?" " with an lndIa-AustralIa... cricket final, who'd bother about news?" "what an amazing match It was!" "sachIn... sachIn got a ton, ZahIr claimed five wickets but australia won the match" "How do you know?" " well, I..." "Mrs. GoswamI Is really quite fit, Isn't she?" "rubbish!" "she's pregnant!" " lmpossIble!" "But she has such a flat tummy she visited my son's labarotary for a pregnancy test" "Test?" "I have faith In my eyes!" "she can't be pregnant" "VIdya, does anyone look pregnant In the first month?" "why not?" "In the very first week, my wife..." "That was because of all the chicken tikkas and biryanis, Arora!" "Here's Page-3." " Mrs. GoswamI Is pregnant sure." "The news Is now confirmed!" "All this laughter makes me feel really hungry shankar... four vadas, four cups of tea with lots of sugar." "Hurry!" "coming up, sir so tiring!" "we had a nice walk today." " Oh yes!" "VIdya, weren't you going to tell us something about the news...?" "Oh yes!" "Latest reports from UK suggest that passive smoking Is not harmful" "But where do we smoke?" "what I mean Is, they're talking about passive smoking today lt would well be the turn of oil and sugar tomorrow" "Oh my God!" " what happened?" "what If they discover that whisky Is not risky... then?" "To hell with the reports, Arora!" "Imagine what our wives would think!" "I'm going puff my chest with pride and do anything I feel like!" "Bravo!" "well said!" "shankar, how about the tea and snack?" " coming up, sir" "Double the sugar, I hope?" " well, sir... why're you looking there?" "That's enough, VIdya" "Flowers look good only when one Is sporting a smile I'm sorry, sumI I know I've hurt your feelings" "Not my feelings, my trust I give you a lot of trouble, Isn't It?" "what do I do?" "Every night I go to bed with the pledge... that I'll give up all my bad habits." "But I can't I'm not as strong-wIlled as you are" "But I will certainly try to become like you." "promise!" "You needn't be like me." " why?" "Because I have my weaknesses too when you're not looking, I add salt to my food what was that...?" "You eat salt?" "But you..., sorry, sorry..." " what sorry?" "You know how dangerous salt can be for your blood pressure?" "what happens of me should you come to harm?" "My diabetic husband!" "You eat fried snacks and drink tea with extra sugar!" "Ever wondered what would happen of me If something happened to you?" "we're so selfish!" "You're right." "Because we don't have the courage to live all alone... we don't want any harm to befall each other we worry about each other's state after our deaths... and yet, we continue with our race to die first" "You have my word." "I'll give up salt from today" "And I'll give up sugar what a lovely fragrance!" "won't you put It In my plaIt?" "These are your calcium pills." " calcium?" "what for?" "Don't you want strong bones?" "Here you are." "calcium, Iron and blood pressure" "These are your vitamins, and this Is for diabetes" "vitamin?" "A new pill?" "Let me see what Is this?" " lt's just been launched" "eight hundred rupees?" "You're going to ruin me, sumI!" "where was the need, sumI?" " There was. I need you" "You dIdn't awaken me what?" "It's 6:30 In the morning and I've still been asleep" "You were lost In your dreams what I behold Isn't less stunning than a dream." "Come here, will you...?" "what happened?" " Get up and brush your teeth" "Oh sure, so that you can grab the phone lt's my turn today" "Oh sure. lt was your turn the last time too" "There you go again!" "I just mustn't talk to you." " All right, I'm leaving" "Hello Amar." "How are you?" " l'm fine, Mom" "But why am I asking you?" "I saw your photo on the e-maIl." "You look so weak what else will happen If you're going to live on pizzas and hamburgers?" "what happened of the Indian cook I had suggested to you?" "Do you want me to send you a recipe book from here?" "You could also..." " Mom... may I say something too?" "God!" "what's wrong with your voice?" "It's just a cold, Mom." " Have hot milk laced with turmeric" "Hot milk laced with turmeric?" "But I've just had some brandy, Mom" "Brandy?" "Yes, Mom." "To survive the chill here, you need either brandy... or a sweater you've knitted" "Don't you have a sweater In this cold winter?" "I have a dozen of them, Mom... but none has the warmth your lap offers, Mom" "Mom...?" "Hello." " HI Dad" "Hey!" "How're you, young man?" " l'm fine what's up with Mom?" "Have I made her cry again?" "Oh no, you know how your mother Is." "she's okay, don't you worry when are your results expected?" " ln just a month or so" "And how Is your gang, dad?" " fantastic!" "Arora's still as fat as ever, Bharucha has sprained his ankle... and your favourite woman In the neighbourhood Is pregnant" "Mrs. GoswamI's pregnant?" " Of course!" "what else?" "Ask him not to go out In the cold" "Your Mom's asking you to have a ball." "Forget about your studies" "You're In a foreign land, so have fun... enjoy yourself" "Yes, sir!" "I must hang up now." " Okay, okay... hey, one moment!" "wanna talk to him...?" "Okay, son, God bless you!" "He's suffering In the chilly weather and you advised him to have fun!" "Hey sumi!" "If he doesn't have fun now, will he have It when he's old like us?" "It's pointless talking to you." " Okay" "listen... just listen..." " Yes?" "Get some wool on your way back." "Gray-coloured" "anything else?" " Go on" "Your gang must be waiting for you" "what's so interesting In the newspaper that you aren't even talking to me?" "There you are!" "DozIng off while reading the newspaper" "Go upstairs and sleep." " No, I'm still reading" "No way." "Go upstairs I'll clear all this In a moment and join you will you see who It Is?" "Namaste, brother sumi, It's Mrs. ChItnIs." " coming swatI?" "what brings you here?" "what do I say?" "we ran out of coffee and my son-In-law landed up" "give me the bowl." "I'll get you some" "Has BIndIya come too?" " No, she's on duty" "But she called to talk about the celebration" "Just one year Into the marriage and a celebration?" "It Isn't that celebration." "It's about the play I see!" "The celebration!" "I'm told It's very nice." "There's going to be a show at DInanath next week" "But that theater Is so crowded" "VIdya knows the manager at DInanath, doesn't he?" "I'll talk to him" "But this time, you will have to accept the money" "No way!" "You did the same thing even the last time around and..." "quiet!" "That's enough!" "why are you venting your temper on the poor pillow?" "You heard that swatI had to say?" " Yes, I did" ""You must accept the money this time"" "As If we get a kick every time we don't take money from her!" "Forget It, sumI." " No, you'll have to do something" "All right, I'll go to the theatre and bring the tickets this evening sure." "On your way back, get their provisions and... don't forget the coffee-powder." "their son-In-law keeps springing every time sumi, It's such a petty thing..." "Don't try to reason!" "Enough Is enough!" "right." "Enough Is enough swatI, you know... she keeps taking advantage of us" "Yes, they took Amar to the doctor one day... we were away at work and Amar had fallen down the stairs... that doesn't mean we must repay the debt all our lives!" "what's so great If he ate at their place four days a week?" "Useless!" "That's enough." "You needn't embarrass me anymore" "Guess what?" " what?" "After the show, we'll take them for an Ice-cream." "At Crunchy Munchy" "Let's go to Natural's...?" " God!" "All that way?" "No thank you!" "That would be good, you know." "It'll also be an exercise when we walk It there" "Arora told me that a new flavour has arrived" "Rum and raisins." "It's said to be great" "Now don't start lecturing me over rum" "They add just a couple of drops to a litre of water..." "Good morning, Mr Patwardhan." " Good morning so how was yesterday's rum and raising?" "is It out In the papers?" " Oh no. I met Mr. ChItnIs, you see" "this chap ChItnIs..." "he just can't keep his mouth shut" "One moment, sir." " what Is It?" "He was so happy yesterday." "Here you are wow, Ghanshyam!" "this Is terrific!" "How would I ever manage without you?" "You'll have to figure that out, sir." " what are you getting at?" "I'm going away." " where to?" "I've sold this shop." "Nobody reads anymore, they watch tv I've started a hardware store near NanavatI hospital" "But where will I get a fresh stock of the old magazines from?" "It's time you got your walls painted all over again, Mr. Patwardhan" "Ghanshyam had sold his shop... but Mom and Dad had to put up with another nuisance" "this Ghanshyam Is going to die at my hands today who's Ghanshyam?" " That newspaper vendor" "Of all the people, he sold his shop to a mechanic!" "what noise Is that...?" "what?" " Let me sleep, VIdya" "How can you sleep with so much of noise around, sumI?" "first stop making a noise yourself sure I will." "Before that, I'm going to shut his garage!" "Are you going to fight with him?" "Oh yes!" "If need be, I'll get Into a brawl with him!" "first have the airlines Industry closed." " what?" "Planes fly overhead every 1 0 minutes." "Does that bother you?" "I can't stop that, sumI." "But this commotion, I surely will!" "VIdya..." " Don't you stop me, sumI!" "Take the latch-key along." "And don't wake me up" "Excuse me!" " Yes?" "Come here... over here" "Now look, this Is a residential area" "You are disturbing the sleep of respectable citizens... at 2 In the afternoon!" "If you don't stop the noise immediately, I'll have to do something about It" "How old are you?" " what?" "I'm 35." " l see I've spent three months of every year behind the bars I love breaking bones" "There's so much of work, I'm out of my mind" "Look, I've taken an oath that I won't kick up a fuss" "Please don't drive me to break the oath" "Oh no..." "It Isn't my problem at all lt's my wife actually. she wakes up at the slightest of sounds she's old enough to be your mother so, If possible, just go slow with that hammer... that's It" "Must I lose my customers because your wife sleeps during the day?" "who's going to feed my family?" " You've got It all wrong" "Ask her to mend her ways or I'll come and do the needful" "No thank you. where's the need for you to come to my place?" "she'll herself realise how petty this Is... what say?" "Get going then." " what...?" "But of course!" "Good-day!" "DIdn't I ask you to carry the keys?" "But you're not asleep" "Now go and rest, I've had a word with him" "But they're still making a noise." " what...?" "Oh yes" "Looks like, he..." "Hasn't paid any heed to you?" " Yes." "He was threatening me, trying to intimidate me I'll have to do something about It now" "Better wait a couple of days lf the problem persists, you can do something" "All rIght. I'll wait, If you insist" "Else, I'd have shown him today... well, let's go to sleep..." "In peace right now" "I must leave now." "I've got a lot of work to do" "Let's have some more tea?" " Hey VIdya... tell me something, will you?" "why don't you feel like going home nowadays?" "Have you had a fight with sumi?" "Not sumi." "It's with all" "all, who?" "That cursed mechanic who moved close to my place about ten days ago" "He works the whole day and sumi can't go to sleep so I went and had a word with him." " Then?" "He gave me a threat." " what did he say to you?" "He said, he spends three months every year behind the bars" "He spoke about breaking bones" "He pokes fun at me everyday." "I just don't feel like going home" "VIdya, one must never talk to such people" "He'll harass you for a couple of days." "That's It" "But he continues to harass you, we'll deal with him." "Okay?" "Don't worry, we are all with you" "C'mon." "Let's move" "Tea, AlIbhaI" "greetings, AlI-bhaI." " GreetIngs. what's up now?" "The bike ditched me again." " bikes don't ditch anyone" "You use any inferior lubrication oil to save a few rupees" "But I used the best oil, AlI-bhaI..." " Now look... this Is the last time I'm buying your story" "Hey Mangya." "Let's have that oil" "Now listen carefully." "Use only Elf Moto-4 Gold oil" "Use anything else and you'll get a right slap" "Yes, sir" "Now watch how your bike takes off" "Good-bye, AlI-bhaI" "attention!" "attention!" "Mr. VIdyadhar Patwardhan Is arriving!" "Oh!" "Look at me!" "I'm scared out of my pants!" "what does his wife do every afternoon?" " she sleeps when she awakens...?" " lt makes him furious" "Once It makes him furious...?" " He'll shut the garage down!" "Hey!" "I'm scared out of my pants too!" "what took you so much of time, VIdya?" "was the queue very long?" "what queue?" " so you've forgotten again?" "That telephone bill?" "I forgot to carry It" "Look In your pocket what's up with you, VIdya?" "why're you so distracted of late?" "I'm going to slap him one day." " whom?" "That all... the mechanic." "They poke fun at me every day" "Okay, so I once made a mistake by trying to threaten them" "But this Is no way to behave, Is It?" "He and his two-penny guys laugh at me everyday!" "Enough Is enough!" "either they stay or I..." "Calm down, my brave soldier!" "everything's going to be fine" "Go and change while I make some great tea for you, okay?" "Goner!" "You're a goner!" "As a child, my mother's lap was the safest place to hide In she was the soldier In the family" "when the family faced a problem, God save the one responsible!" "all had really committed a grave mistake" "who's all?" "which of you Is all?" " That's me" "You...?" " Yes why're you hitting me?" "I don't even know you!" "You do know me. I'm the one who sleeps every afternoon." "You dig?" "I've been the principal of a school for 1 5 years spoilt brats wagged their tails In my presence" "VIdyadhar Is my husband and I won't tolerate anyone poking fun at him whenever be passes by this place again... I'm going to keep my eyes on you." "Do you understand?" "But why are you hitting me?" " shut up!" "what are you looking at?" "You got nothing else to do other than harassing people?" "You ought to have slapped the old hag!" " shut up, will you?" "she's old enough to be my mother." "Had my mother treated me like this... I'd have been In a whIte-collar profession today" "Doctor all Asgar or the engineer all Asgar..." "Hello... mechanic all Asgar?" " Really?" "That escaped me." "Let's move It" "The accelerator, I said!" "Good morning, sir" "Good morning, Mr Patwardhan" "Good morning." " You went out for a walk?" "well, yes, just around the... would you like some tea?" " what?" "How about some tea?" " sure, If It doesn't bother you what a thing to say!" "Hey, fetch a stool quickly" "Get some tea." "Fast" "Please sit down, sir" "You go out for a walk everyday?" " Yes, I leave at six every morning I don't even wake up at six!" "One's got to exercise, you see." " No wonder you look so fit what's up with AlI-bhaI?" "where are you?" "sumi... where are you?" "what?" "I'll have to do It all over again." "Have you paid the bill?" "which bill?" " so you forgot again!" "I haven't, madam. I paid It twice and also got something In return!" "what?" "all!" "I've taken the wind out of his sail!" "He's behaving like a scared kitten!" "I could see the fear In his eyes!" "Maybe because he saw the fury In my eyes." "He actually called me "sir"" "what did he call me?" " sir" "One look at me and he turned Into..." "what do they call It?" "A dog wagging Its tail?" " Yes, that's the one" "A PomeranIan at that." "Not an alsatian!" "sit down, sit down..." "Just watch" "all... what are you upto?" " sorry, sir!" "Tony!" "Be gentle!" "Don't you know It disturbs the gentleman?" "see?" " wow!" "I'm so proud of you!" " Thank you, thank you" "Nobody's watching" "Dad then took his friends to the garage under some pretext or the other" "He was a hero, as far as they were concerned" "How I wished to be with them... but I was thousands of miles away from them, finishing my studies In London" "I was waiting for my birthday I was going home this birthday" "HI Mom!" " Amar?" "I was dying to hear your voice" "You sound better now." "Have you had turmeric with milk?" "Mom, just sixty seconds to go before I run out of my card so get another card." " That won't be necessary, Mom I'm coming home this birthday" "God!" "How will I manage everything?" "why dIdn't you tell me last week?" "where do I have the time now, Amar?" "Just 40 seconds to go for the card to expire, Mom" "Just a second... talk to your dad." " what's he saying?" "He's coming home this birthday" " Really?" "Yes, dad." "My flight's at one In the morning on Monday" "Okay, we'll be there." " Not "we"." "Just you I don't get this." " Don't bring Mom along" "Come alone." "I'll explain It to you" "But what will I say to her?" " Just tell Mom..." "There." "He's run out of his card what happened?" "when's he arriving?" " On Monday" "God!" "this boy always Informs me at the last minute!" "There's so much to be done." "The whole house needs a fresh coat of paint" "But we had the house painted only last DIwalI" "Amar Is more Important than DIwalI!" "Hey, Arora, you nut!" "One paints with a brush... not with a stick." "Here you are why dIdn't you tell me?" "what's up with him now?" "why's he so worked up?" " Let's take a look" "Hey VIdya... what's the matter?" "what's all the tension for?" "Just don't worry." "All work will be over even before Amar arrives" "Oh yes!" " By then, I'll be finished too what rubbish are you talking?" " You guys won't understand" "Amar has put me In a spot of bother what does that mean?" " Come here" "Amar's coming from abroad... and he has asked me to go alone to the airport to receive him" "Not to bring sumi along." "But sumi insists on going along as well" "There, we're through" "They've been at It right from this morning, they must be starving" "Look at the way they pounce on the food" "You'll have to reason with sumi... what'll she do at the airport at such a late hour?" "Take a break, workers." "Breakfast Is ready!" "Have It before It turns cold." "what's up?" "well, VIdya was telling us... that you're going to the airport to receive Amar?" "That's right." " what's right, sumI?" "You know... these flights from London are always late" "How long are you going to wait at the airport?" "VIdya, make her see reason." " l've already waited for two years" "A few hours Is okay." " For four hours... the custom officers checked my nephew's baggage" "My sister fainted waiting for him outside the airport" "Poor girl." "But you needn't worry about me" "VIdya was employed with air india." "so I know the ground realities sumi, you must listen to people." "we're getting old!" "In any case, you're going to chat with him all night, once he has arrived" "The breakfast's lying there." "Eat It If you want to" "Move It, guys." "Let's wipe off the breakfast and get on with the job!" "Yes, let's move It" "Can't do a thing while we're starving" "How long will It take?" " 1 0 minutes, boss" "all, what makes the oldies quiet all of a sudden?" "search me." "But I'll find out" "Hey Mangya, get me my clothes" "what's up, boys?" "You're so quiet?" "won't you create a hullabaloo today?" "Get It?" "Hurry up, sumI!" "It's time for the flight to arrive" "These women take so much of time..." "Hurry up, will you...?" "what are you looking at?" " You're looking really beautiful" "And you look like a real joker." " why?" "How long will you wear the wedding suit?" " what's wrong with It?" "It's just a bit tight." " Let's go" "One moment... may I taste It?" " what?" "I'll just taste It, that's all." " what are you talking about?" "All right, keep It for your darling son!" "I have no value In this house!" "VIdya, I don't have the patience." "will you tell me clearly?" "Can I taste a bit of that carrot halwa?" "what carrot-halwa?" " Haven't you made It?" "why would I make It?" " Amar called and asked you to make It!" "Now don't blame me later!" " But you dIdn't tell me, VIdya!" "A kilo of carrots In the fridge!" "Are they there for decoration?" "But we always have carrots In the fridge... so what now?" "what else?" "Make It tomorrow." "Come on." " No, he asks me for something and... you go ahead." "By the time you return, It'll be ready" "You want me to go all alone?" "As If you will cling to my apron-strIngs!" "Go on" "Hello...?" " Hello. lt's me" "Has Amar arrived?" "give him the phone" "He hasn't come out yet, sumI." " so why're you calling me?" "well, I was missing you." " My halwa's going to get burnt" "The plane landed an hour ago." "why hasn't he come out yet?" "Take a proper look." "He must've got lost In the crowd sumi, It's an airport, not a carnival" "There you go again!" "Take a good look" "He hasn't grown a beard, has he?" " No" "He still looks very much like you" "Has he come then?" "In that case, why are you talking to me?" "Hang up immediately and meet him!" "You look absolutely fit!" "well, I'm the father of a handsome and fit son!" "I will surely be fit too!" " How's Mom?" "she's fine." "Hey listen... why did you call me here all alone?" "Dad, there's something... what?" " l want to tell you about first" "Yes?" " lt's just that..." "In London..." " You did drugs?" "Not at all!" "No drugs!" "Out there..." "One minute... step aside." "That girl's staring at us" "The poor girl's just nervous which means what?" "You know her?" "Dad, It's because I know her that I've called you here" "Amar, your mother's going to throw the two of us out of the house!" "Have you got married to her?" " No... not married saved!" "But listen!" "If you're not married, what are you and she... what's that In your parlance?" " LIve-In, dad!" "There you are!" "hitler's going to fire on all cylinders today what on earth have you done?" " think of a way, dad." "Please!" "You're my only hope." "Please!" " And God Is my only hope!" "At least Introduce me to her first, you idiot!" "Jenny, this Is my best friend and dad." "And Jenny, this Is..." "addiction?" " Namaste" "That's good enough." "Looks like you've done a crash-course In the whole stuff!" "You know how to speak hindi?" " A bit" "Okay, okay." "You see, Jenny, India Is a very peace-lovIng country I know, dad I'd hate to see your lovely illusions being torn to shreds once we get home" "everything's going to fine." "And Amar tells me you wild a..." "magic!" " The magic broom" "The magic wand!" "Come, let's go" "NIce choice, I must say" "Let's go, dear." "his Mom was a teacher, you see" "You'll know when she picks up the cane" "wait right here!" "Let me handle this!" "Relax" "Break the trance, sumI." "It's our own son" "wait outside!" " what for?" "I knew that you'd do something like this what?" " Our values just don't matter to you!" "But what have I done, Mom?" " You know what you've done!" "what are you looking there for?" "How did you get to know what I've..." " Out!" "stay out!" "Calm down, sumI." "things like this happen all the time" "Not In my house!" "stay right here." "That's It" "Now you may come In" "No, I haven't lost any weIght. ln fact, you're the one who has lost weight" "You don't take your medicines on time, nor do you eat properly" "But I'm here now... I'll make sure you put on at least 1 0 kilos" "Yes, boss." " foolish!" "ridiculous!" "Preposterous!" "Totally serious and unbelievably and unmistakably audacious!" "what's come over you suddenly...?" " what's come over you?" "which century do you live In?" " what have I done?" "what have you done?" "wasting your time giving the poor boy a ceremonial welcome... you make him stand outside the house?" " That's our tradition." "tradition" "traditions, my foot!" "People are zooming over to Mars... and we still step back If a cat crosses our path lt's notjust tradition, It's blInd-faIth why not?" "Our country's a supermarket of faith" "A supermarket that's packed to Its heels In blInd-faIth!" "VIdya, I just can't understand what you're getting at" "You don't want to understand, sumI!" "what's wrong If someone has a drink, once In a while?" "Or eats non-veg on Tuesday?" "The heavens won't fall!" "Ltjust so happened that an Indian boy fell In love with a foreigner what's wrong with that...?" "Mom, yes." " Keep her where she belongs!" "what did I say to you?" "we don't swim against the tide In our country" "Go and leave her at the airport." " airport...?" "You mean you've brought her here?" " The poor girl's waiting outside" "Don't you father and son have any shame?" " Mom, It's okay, she'll stay In a hotel shut up!" "stay In a hotel!" "And you..." " Yes?" "Father, friend, philosopher... you went all across the universe with your son... and that poor girl's standing outside?" "I was giving you an example of blind faith..." "quiet!" "quiet!" "You'll never mend your ways!" "so you've been standing here?" "stay here" "she's pretty" "Her name's Jenny, Mom" "Before everything else, she must apply some oil to her hair I'll be glad to, Mom." " trying to Impress me, are you?" "sumi, I'm hungry." "Must you discuss everything with her right now?" "wow, Mom!" "You're a magician!" " why?" "I thought of telling you to make some carrot-halwa tomorrow" "You thought of having It tomorrow?" " That's right" "Hey Amar, how could you forget?" "You called up, asking It to be made?" " Me?" "No way" "He's simply forgotten, sumI" "The moment I saw Jenny, I knew you were lying I'm sorry, but..." " Eat It up. lt's getting cold I'll fetch some more" "How was I to know?" "Dad, I've brought your wine." "Let's open It" "O son, better ask your mother first" "You'll go back In fifteen days, but I've got to live here" "Dad, what difference will a glass of wine make?" "Just one?" " Just one?" "One of what?" "well, this and that" "Mom, Jenny and I are tIred. lf we could have a glass of wine...?" "Okay" "God almighty!" "what's wrong with you?" " l'm dead tired too I'm more tired than all of you are." "bring four glasses" "watch It, Mom." " why?" "Don't end up applying wine In her hair and drinking up the oil say that to your dad" "He eats up plates of fried potato-crItters everyday" "He's In the habit of guzzling oil." " C'mon, sumI." "Don't start now" "You don't start It!" "There, Jenny. we're done." " Oh, thanks, Mom we'll do this every night." " what?" "drink wine?" "No." "Apply oil" "Now say good night to the father and son, Jenny" "Good night...?" "Are the two of them going to sleep with us?" "Only Jenny will sleep with me." " why?" "Because you both aren't married yet" "Mom!" " No arguments" "But they live together In London." " And this Is not London" "Thank you, son." "Thanks to you, this husband and wife... will sleep separately for the first time In thirty years!" "It's only for one night." " One night?" "They'll exchange garlands at a temple tomorrow wow!" "sounds great to me!" "when I asked you to get married, you said "no"!" "That's because you never oiled my hair." "Thanks, Mom" "The bride and the bridegroom will now garland each other lt's the bride's turn first" "C'mon, dad!" "what stick Is that In place of a net?" "Here they are" "The bell saved you, dad!" " l'll come back to fix you!" "what's up now?" " did you go shopping, or shoplifting?" "VIdya, we are tired and yourjokes are no good" "Happens all the time, sumI." "with advancing age will you keep talking away or even give us a hand?" "Let's see how you've blown up our hard-earned money?" "Not "blown up", they've sent the money down the drain we've gone shopping only for a day and you guys are already crIbbIng" "wow!" " so... what do you think?" "It's okay lt'll look better when you wear It." " One moment" "what's this?" " A nose-rIng" "Are you going to pierce your nose?" "You dIdn't say anything when I got my belly-button pierced for you" "what If I make coffee for everybody?" " hindi, say It In hindi" "I'll prepare coffee for everyone... okay?" "Okay, like I shall hand out the cards" "The coffee was so good, dad." " Thank you when did the two of you first meet?" "Tell us" "No!" " C'mon, Jenny" "You tell them." " Okay" "After my second semester, a friend of mine and I went to this pub..." "And that's where l saw Jenny for the first time" "Are you okay, ma'am?" " Don't touch me!" "I was only trying to..." " what?" "Be fresh?" "Bloody Indians always trying to find opportunities" "Are you okay, Jenny?" " Bloody Indian, getting fresh I was just trying to..." " Don't!" "C'mon, Jenny" "Yeah, man." "C'mon!" "give me a kiss, Jenny" "I'll get back at you!" "That's my shirt" "You passed out last night" "Here you are I think you need It" "I'm glad you were there." " But I'm still an Indian" "And I'm still human we kept meeting each other quite regularly... and before we knew It, we had fallen In love" "And... here we are." " well done, Amar I'm really proud of you." " Proud...?" "That's great!" "You always used to complain that this boy meddles In other people's affairs" "And now you're proud?" " How else would he meet Jenny?" "Brave boy." " l think It was..." "hindi!" "say It In hindi." " Okay I think that because of the liquor..." "Yes?" "well, he found the cou..." " Courage" "Yes." "He found the courage" "One moment. were you drunk?" "she's just kidding, Mom!" "You can't even take a joke" "Oh my God!" " what happened?" "The drink reminds me of the party at sahIl's place tonight ls drinking a necessity at a party?" "But I'll have to attend, Mom." " By all means, my son" "But don't be too late I haven't given permission yet." " sumi, he knows what's good for him" "He's a married man now!" " And you are not?" "There goes the principal again..." " That's enough" "You needn't ham so much" "You may go." " Thank you, Mom" "But..." " But I don't drink beyond my limits" "He dIdn't even drink too much of milk." " Enough!" "Okay..." "I was only talking about milk we are supposed to laugh!" "Guys!" "To Amar and Jenny!" "Cheers!" "slow down, Amar." " lt's okay, Jenny so Jenny... how does It feel?" "It's great to be married to the man you love" "And still feel like getting married over and over again to the same man" "No no, you must be joking, Jenny." "How can marriage be great?" "why?" " Look at me I'm just tolerating It!" "so's your wife!" "C'mon, that's not fair" "Rohan, how about you?" " Don't you know his story?" "sandy, keep quiet" "Tell us about It, Rohan..." " No" "C'mon, tell us." "we're all good friends here" "Okay, so there was this girl I was In love wIth. sonIa so?" "she was a dancer In a bar." " so?" "The problem was, my elder brother got married so?" "where's the problem?" "My elder brother got married to sonia" "this Is why I wasn't saying a word." " That's so sad!" "I told him that we'd try a babe at another bar..." "No fights!" "C'mon, guys!" "Please talk about something else" "Okay. I'm throwing a party at the Rock star Pub tomorrow what for?" " To celebrate my bachelorhood I'm getting married next month wonderful!" "Amar... that's enough!" " No!" "Today, I'm going to fish like a drink" "That night I really drank like a fish" "My head was bursting the next day" "Not because of the liquor." "It was because of Mom's firing lt feels as If there's... a hammer working on your head?" "Jenny told me, you drank as If there was no tomorrow" "Oh yes, I watched a film of that name In London shut up and take this" "sorry, Mom. where's Jenny?" "In the kitchen" "what Is It?" " well, Mom..." "There Is another party tonight." "At the Rock star Pub" "Yes. sandy's getting married next month and so..." "He's thrown a stag party." " what's the stag party for?" "so who you are talking along?" " Jenny" "Jenny's not accompanying you." " why not?" "Because I can't send her out with a drunkard" "C'mon, Mom. I drank just once and you..." "Have your medicine." "You have a headache" "I wanted dad to cast a spell on Mama" "But forget magic, Mom wouldn't even think of logic that day" "Jenny's not going there." " But why not?" "Because I say so." " They're no longer kids, sumI... they're grown up." " But they behave like kids" "C'mon sumi!" "You are being very unreasonable I'm not giving her my permission" "But If she still wants to go, she can go ahead" "You go ahead, Amar... actually I don't want to go" "Actually, I am not In the mood to go either what are you saying?" "How do you say It In your language... will you leave your friends high and dry?" "Dad, I won't ditch my friends." "They'll understand I'll call up sahIl and tell him not to pick me up" "think of the devil..." " But she's just left" "where's Jenny?" " she's not coming why not?" "Jenny, Mom and Dad are planning a surprise birthday party for me lf It's meant to be a surprise, why did they tell you?" "They dIdn't..." "It's written all over their faces." "Come, let's go" "Gone!" "sumi, where was the need to get upset?" "It was over-actIng all right" "And what If he got suspicious?" " No way" "Your son can't be so intelligent" "where are they?" " what?" "where are Amar and sahIl?" " l'll phone and find out" "Hello, RohIt..." " where are you?" "we will be there In five seconds" "five seconds?" "That means half an hour" "He's always In a hurry to hang up" "I've blown all the air In my lungs Into this balloon what are you doing?" "Nobody's paying any attention to the decoration!" "I am the only one sloggIng away." "what's happening here?" "this Is the first time I'm baking a cake..." "Oh my God!" "I hope..." "I hope It turns out well whatever you add love to will turn out well" "hindi... say It In hindi" "listen" "Be careful. she's pregnant" "The parking lot here Is always full" "Get down, I'll park the car and join you" "Absolutely disgusting!" "You're such a pathetic guy." " How about you?" "what did you tell the journalist?" " The truth!" "That I'm carrying your baby" "Have an abortion done." "I've already told you" "You promised to marry me I made a mistake." " so pay for your mistake now I've bought out thatjournalIst with 25 grand" "He wasn't the only one?" " Take my advise, sandhya" "Abort the baby." "what do you think..." "If I can pay thatjournalIst, can't I pay you too?" "sumi, one more balloon and my lungs will burst" "That's enough." " Enough for the decoration" "Exactly what I'm saying" "Are we decorating the place or starting a balloon shop?" "Hey guys!" "There's a problem outside." "something major!" "Move It!" "quick!" "Move sideways... more." "All right!" "watch your foot, Jenny." "As well as his back what's wrong with my back?" "It's perfectly all right" "Must I bring the X-ray reports?" " C'mon, sumI!" "why must you keep squealIng on me all the time?" "where are the small candles?" "when did you give me those candles, sumI?" "Of course I gave them to you when did you give them to me?" "where are they?" "Don't worry, I'll get them." " Jenny, a glass of water too" "Okay." "Anyone for coffee?" " Make a cup for me" "Here he Is!" "He's back!" "wait..." " what Is It?" "I'm taking Jenny upstairs." "Tell him that we both are fast sleep" "Okay, go on." "Hurry up" "sahIl...?" "I ought to have died outside the pub" "But I was destined to see dad once before I died" "neither could dad blink, nor I lt felt as If we were helplessly watching each wither away" "I was crying bitterly at heart... lf only once, one last time, my dad could use his magic wand... concoct a story, deceive death and take me home" "But he couldn't do anything" "his helpless eyes just kept watching his son... gradually breathing his last" "Harshwardan Kadam shot him, sir." " what?" "Know who Harshwardan Kadam Is?" " The Home minister's son I've seen his photographs In the newspapers" "Oh God!" "Any problem, sir?" " Problem?" "Pretty soon you will see my pictures In the newspapers ln the obituary column" "I don't get It, sir." " l don't get It either ln my fourteen years of service, this Is the first time I rue my job ln the police force, there are thousands of Inspectors... thousands of departments and police stations, from mumbai to GadhchIrolI" "But this incident had to occur In my jurisdiction" "Now that he Is dead, the killers will come after us were you present at the scene of crime?" "everything happened right before me" "Can you say that In court?" " Of course what do we expect?" " we must go to the police station what do you want?" " A copy of the firsthand report" "Come back tomorrow." "Let's see." " officer, this could be... an official statement...?" "You see, I have to Inform the court" "Here..." "Two persons were shot dead outside this dIscotheque..." "In a shocking incident last night" "according to police reports, eyewitnesses state that... the shootout was carried by Harshwardan Kadam... the son of home minister Mr BIshan Rao Kadam" "But Harshwardan's lawyers sing a different tale. lt's a lie, they say" "At the time of the incident, my client was In Hotel continental, Pune" "Long live shyamrao Rane!" "quiet, please" "Not me, you must hail Amar Patwardan" "He, who attained martyrdom, fighting against injustice" "He gave a fitting reply to the terror-tactIcs of the Home minister I'm ashamed to say that we are ruled by dogs" "Are we to be mute spectators to this terror?" "If Mr Patwardan... doesn't getjustIce, shyamrao Rane will go on a fast unto death" "Leave us alone, Mr Rane." "Don't make a political Issue out of our grief I never imagined the opposition will stoop so low to malign me" "Thank God my son was away In Pune that day" "Else they would've dragged him to the gallows" "Yet, If there's even an Iota of evidence against my son... I'll be the first one to demand capital punishment for him I'll order the police to be unbiased In their investigation" "How much did shInde ask for?" " 500" "his father's money?" "Else, he wants the snack stall shut" "turning a new leaf leads to this" "Had he said that six months back, I'd have shoved one inside him!" "Back to old trade, Anwar?" " No. shInde Is messing things up" "Don't do anything." " sIster-In-law... some smartass hit one of our boys yesterday we had to apologise." " l felt like breaking his limbs watch It, or I will dump you I told you!" "I have stopped meddling In the affairs of the others" "Only you, me and our child" "A police van?" "Here?" " what have we got to do with It?" "we work hard for a living now." " right" "what brings you here, sir?" " Got some work." "Come with me" "But sir... he has given everything up." " Not to worry. lt's something personal sir, why have you brought us here?" "Please tell me, sir." " l'll tell you" "You are always In a hurry." " No sir, It's scary I have already changed my ways." " Really?" "Rane, give It to him." " what Is It?" "Have you seen It before?" " How could I have, sir?" "Take a good look" "It's new for me, first time." " And the last time as well" "Anwar, put It away!" "Put the gun down!" "No good now." " we've given up everything!" "sir, I beg of you." "My wife Is pregnant" "Go on" "Don't... don't!" "Eat something, VIdya I don't feel like when you go hungry, I lose strength" "You have a long battle to fight ahead" "Amar Is watching, dad." "He wants you to eat" "Everyone Is insisting..." "have It, please sumi!" "Just stop It." "I'm not a kid" "saxena, PatIl..." "look upstairs sanjay, search that room" "You check the kitchen" "officer, what's happening?" "That's what I'm here to find out." "And don't Interfere I got a search warrant what are you looking for?" " l will show you when It Is found ls this some way, officer?" "sumi, let them do what they want to do" "we found this inside Amar's bag" "Know what this Is?" "Drugs" "this Is a mistake" "No ma'am lt's columbia's finest cocaine I know that you know everything" "shInde, write a firsthand report" "You are coming with us to the police station" "Do something, VIdya serve the food, sumI." "I need strength to fight" "I'm glad, the truth Is out I'd like to congratulate the police" "Inspector DesaI will provide you with the details" "Yesterday we received a tip off." "Two hItmen of the Abdul MalIk gang... were to arrive In mumbai for a drug deal Inspector saxena with his men laid a trap" "The moment they reached they were asked to surrender" "But they opened fire, and In the ensuing encounter, they were killed" "forensic experts Informed us that the gun we seized... was the weapon that was used to shoot Amar and sandhya" "meanwhile, we searched Mr Patwardan's house... and we found a packet of cocaine In Amar's bag" "The police suspects that Amar and his wife Jenny... belonged to an international drug syndicate" "shIvanI Chauhan from mumbai, for NDTV India" "Now?" "Must get Jenny released soon" "Could they be torturing her?" "Get ready, we have to leave" "No, thank you" "Come, sit down" "Tell me, Mr Patwardan... what can I do for you?" " sir, It Is about Jenny... my daughter-In-law." " Yes." "Jenny I was Informed that she's been taken In for questioning" "Yes sIr. she has not come home yet she's still In custody. we've been trying all night to get her out sir, Jenny Is a british citizen." "Please do something" "Poor thing." "But you don't worry I'll make sure that she gets out." "But Mr Patwardan... your song got Into a lot of trouble" "My son was Innocent" "The police dIdn't come to my house looking for drugs... they came to plant It there" "All you know about It Is the police version of the story" "And that's all that there Is ...just a story" "The truth Is something else" "The police have made their move, now It Is my turn I'm not going to give up" "Just do me one favour" "Help me get Jenny back to England lt's going to get very ugly here" "Very ugly" "what are you looking at?" "Bombshell what's going on here?" " nothing, sir" "Get out and enjoy." "Get lost" "so Ms Jenny, good evening" "How are you?" "would you like to have some tea?" "Coffee?" "chilled beer?" "Don't touch me!" "You know, I can put ten charges on you... to hold you here for more days" "You are sick!" " Maybe" "But I can help you..." "If you are willing to compromise" "stop It!" "she was..." " shut up!" "Let go of her" "Ms Jenny, you are free to go I don't have to sleep with him?" " Let's go home, Jenny" "I'm not running away, I'm not going back to England sumi wants you to be safe, Jenny" "Amar married a brave girl, dad." "I'm not scared" "You are brave Indeed, Jenny." "we've lost Amar we don't want to lose you." " But they have no case against me" "They can't do anything!" " They can!" "They can!" "All they need Is another search warrant" "They will use you to discourage us we have grown old. we'll be shattered If something untoward happens to you" "Amar was my husband" "Please Jenny, no more arguments" "Jenny took the first flight back she was very strong" "But to realise the truth and go back, against one's wishes... needs courage and maturity which others lack" "Mr Patwardhan Is here!" "Cameras, microphones, allegations... people captured our house with all kind of weapons" "when the doors and windows shut... they used the telephones to make life miserable for my parents" "No, I'm working right now." "No interviews I don't want to talk about It" "The court will decide on It" "No, the judge Isn't my friend" "Amar was Innocent, don't you know?" "Don't you know?" "Don't they know?" "No..." " lf It's one of them... I'll break his head!" " Relax, I'll check" "Call for you so, they are calling up there!" " lt's Jenny's call" "Hello?" "Hello, Jenny" "God bless you, Jenny" "what happened?" "Jenny Is pregnant" "My parents enjoyed a fleeting moment of bliss" "But they were growing tense with each passing day where was the money to fight my case?" "I remember sending them money from London" "Hello, dad. I have transferred the money" "Yes, I know" "Remember the ten digit code I told you?" "Yes, I know" "The procedure Is very easy." "Go to any centre... son, I already have the money so quickly?" " western union transfer, you see" "After me, they've been selling everything to raise the money" "Do you have 5000?" "How much do you need to give?" " 60,000" "The shares fetched 55,000 we paid 80,000 last week" "sumi, AsthanI Is a reputed lawyer we are not rich" "Yes, but the one we are fighting for Is Invaluable" "Only If Amar had reached there ten seconds later" "Or ten seconds earlier" "At such times even the tyres don't go flat lf only sahIl had got the parking place... I shouldn't have let him go" "we would've celebrated his birthday together" "Can I get some tea?" "No tea?" "You wanted tea?" "Oh, I forgot" "Let It be lt won't let me sleep." " tired?" "did you say something?" "No" "did the doorbell ring?" "No" "going somewhere?" "No... just like that" "what's the matter, all?" "hit a jackpot?" "Or did you inherit a fortune?" "why Is no one working?" "Don't you care for your family?" "sir..." "I..." "You must be feeling that... the noise will ruin our sleep" "this silence Is killing, all work... create some noise" "Make us feel that everything Is normal" "vehicles still break down, they still honk, accidents still occur... people still continue to die, my son too..." "Carry on" "If all the vehicles are working, find a dismantled car and fix It again" "You have everything to fix, but I have nothing" "Just get on with the work" "first the police station... now the court" "Look at mom and dad" "They sit so quietly" "But will they receive justice so easily?" "The day I was killed, Harsh was In Pune!" "Mr sharma... can you describe the incident on the night of July 20th?" "I was posted at the continental Bar" "Harsh arrived at the bar with his friend at eight I served them Vodka and tonic" "He retired to his room at 1 1 :30" "point to be noted, Your Honour." "If Harsh was In Pune... between 8:00 and 1 1 :30pm... how could he commit a murder here at 08:30?" "Our lawyer could not counter the argument" "No questions" "Power turns men Into gods" "The defence counsel knew this too well" "These are the pictures of Amar's assassins who were killed In the police encounter" "The murder weapon was also recovered" "I'd like to call Inspector saxena to the witness box" "permission granted we were Informed that Anwar and Babu were going to AndherI for a drug deal we laid a trap when they were asked to surrender, they opened fire we retaliated and they were killed" "Before dying, Anwar confessed In his statement that... they had killed Amar" "Amar owed a lot of money to the druglords when he refused to pay up, they knocked him off see?" "The power that government wields had made them invincible" "But my father still did not react" "He trusted the legal system" "what's the matter, grandpa?" "nothing, dear... nothing why are you crying?" "nothing, dear." "You are still a kid" "You are unaware of grief six months back, the hutments at Bhayander had caught fire" "My mother, father, my elder brother... all of them died In the fire" "Your sorrow Is not greater than mine, Is It?" "what are you thinking?" " You are back?" "You took so long." " lt was crowded" "Flowers for you stop buying flowers, VIdya why?" "They fool you." "Look, It Is so..." "It Is so..." " twisted?" "right" "I shouldn't have tried to make a garland out of It" "You made this?" "why dIdn't you tell me?" "Thank you, VIdya" "You look so nice smiling" "Asha taught me a lesson of life" "Asha?" " Yes, a small kId. she sells juice" "An orphan" "sumi, can we...?" "Yes VIdya, we will take her home... after the case Is over" "The moment sahIl stepped Into the witness box... there was pIn-drop silence In the court sahIl's witness meant death for Harsh when your friend Amar was shot outside the Rock star pub... were you present?" "Yes." " And you saw the killer" "Yes ls he the same man?" "Perhaps." " Perhaps?" "well..." "I'm not too sure." "It was quite dark" "But In your statement, you said you had seen the assassin" "But not so clearly" "He may be the one" "And may not be?" "Yes" "No more questions" "Your witness, please so sahIl, In your statement to the police... you said that the name of the killer Is Harshwardan" "People were saying so." " People?" "The ones who were outside the pub." "They had perhaps recognised him" "And dIdn't you recognise him?" "I thought he was Harshwardan..." "I am not too sure" "You are lying." " objection, M'Lord!" "sustained" "No further questions" "is he In?" "I heard about It." "what did he say?" "It was too dark to see, eh?" "The swine..." "Amar's best friend!" "Tell me when and where you want to make him speak!" "At the police station?" "In the court?" "Temple?" "Mosque?" "In church?" "I'll whack him just once, and the swine will come out parrottIng" "No." " No?" "No." " why not?" "You think you are great?" "Are you a god?" "Or, do you think the judge will dream about the truth?" "say something" "quiet, all" "this Is my battle" "Never mind even If I lose my life but why should I expect from others?" "sahIl was Amar's friend, but he was someone's son too what they did was fair lt's common sense." " lt Is nonsense!" "The Innocent are sent to the gallows, the rich grow richer... justice Is sold In the open market!" "And you say It's common sense lt's your fight, I know." "so fight It to your heart's content" "But you are gaining nothing" "this garage chap has no sense at all." "neither common nor uncommon" "All he knows Is to break!" "Call me In need, you dig?" "VIdya, Mr AsthanI Is here" "Come In, Mr AsthanI" "this Is all, my friend" "Please be seated" "Now what, Mr AsthanI?" " Now what?" "sahIl has ruined the entire case" "He was dead scared." "They were probably threatened" ""Probably" hardly matters." "How will I prove It In the court?" "How?" "what do we pay you for?" "Let's see If we can find any other witness..." "Mr Patwardan, this case has gone beyond witnesses and evidences I think we have lost It" "what are you saying?" "It's the truth" "Look, I am here to help you" "You owe me more than 1 00,000..." "you don't need to pay It" "For no reasons at all?" " l mean... after the verdict, you will forget the case completely" "You won't be approaching the higher courts l will try to get some compensation to you as well" "Just a minute, Mr AsthanI" "Come" "After you leave, If I follow you on a truck... and run over your car... they won't find evidence of a preplanned murder" "It will be treated as an accident I will be penalised and sentenced for a few months, right?" "right" "And If I smash your face, that would gain me three months!" "Go and lodge a complaint I'll be hauled In for three months" "Get lost!" "Or I'll go In for murder" "Go AsthanI... go" "Relax, he's gone I'll get all this fixed tomorrow." "And..." "considering the evidences and witnesses presented... this court concludes that..." "Harshwardan Kadam Is not guilty" "Amar Patwardan was a drug peddler, which led to his murder" "The court sympathIses with Amar's parents" "At this age, they had to endure so much because of their son" "The court Is dismissed we will approach the supreme Court." "we will approach the president we will do something" "nothing will happen, sumI." "nothing!" "No matter where we go, we will have to hear that our son was guilty!" "guilty!" "guilty!" "guilty!" "You mean we'll have to gradually believe that Amar was a gangster?" "No. we got to believe that no one will trust us anymore" "No, I won't let this happen" "nothing can be done, sumI." "what's left with us anyway?" "we will sell everything." "we don't want anything I just want our son to be proved Innocent" "That's the least we can do for him" "Good morning, ma'am" "I want to see Mr Harshwardan" "Mr Patwardan... he sends for you" "Good morning, sir." "Thank you, maria sorry, you had to wait." "Come, have a seat" "will you have something?" "Tea?" "Coffee?" "No" "I'm sorry, sir ls that all?" "sir, whatever happened hurt me as much as It hurt you" "But the time was bad" "But I am really very sorry about that episode" "That episode was my son, Harsh" "How easily you tendered your apology after killing him lt was an accident." "Try to understand my helplessness" "Ours Is an aristocratic and the most respectable family" "My father has been elected a legislator five times, and... he's held the minister's post thrice." "He never liked my meeting sandhya" "How can a struggling actress equal us!" "I am young and I committed a mistake... and she got pregnant." "But I never promised to marry her I was willing to pay any price for It" "But that bitch...!" "she was out to malign me and my family" "How could I call off my engagement with PrIya?" "I tried to convince sandhya, but she refused to listen" "And In that fleeting moment of madness, I shot her" "this was our personal matter what was the need for your son to butt In?" "There were others too." "what was your son trying to prove?" "I had to save myself I dIdn't want to kill your son I dIdn't even know him" "It really was an accident" "And then labelling him a drug dealer was an accident too?" "How else could I have proved my Innocence?" "How could my father's prestige and post be saved?" "I can understand what you are going through" "Do you understand that much?" "Trust me, I am not bad I want to rectify my mistake." " How?" "JoshI, I am sending Mr Patwardan to you whatever he asks for." "give him cash" "No questions." "Thank you" "Mr JoshI Is our accountant." "second cabin from here will your money return our Amar to us, Harsh?" "we have already lived our lives" "A few more years, perhaps." "what will we do with so much money?" "And no one else Is left behind" "You have taken care of that" "No gangster died that night, Harsh" "An Ideal son died" "Look Harsh, Amar Is no more" "And even If you go to the gallows, he Is not returning I just want you to accept that he was Innocent." "That's all I have no doubts about his Innocence" "Can you go out of this cabin and say It before your staff?" "You know, I can't do that" "All right" "Hear this on tv tomorrow" "what was your son trying to prove?" "I had to save myself I dIdn't want to kill him I dIdn't even know him." "I just opened fire" "You think this Is a joke?" "OldIe, you think I will let you take that outside?" "this Is the truth about my son, Harsh I don'tjust think, I'm sure I'm going out with It" "Had I wished, I would've taken It out without your knowledge" "But I have never deceived anyone In my life" "You scheming bastard!" "sit down, Harsh... sit" "I've seen It only In films and pictures till now." "Don't force me to use It" "Okay... okay, I understand I'm willing to go out and tell the entire staff" "But I want a promise from you shoot him!" "shoot this old man down!" "I said, shoot him!" "You can shoot me now lf l do, what face will I show to my son back home?" "I killed him!" "killed him!" "why?" "why?" "Because we had only one son" "sit In the van" "He killed Harshwardan" "Mr Patwardan... you will have to come with me" "Can you give me five minutes?" "Yes" "These are sumi's medicines, all" "this one for blood pressure, once a day" "And these vitamins, twice, after meals" "And this calcium sandoz, once In the night" "He Is a diabetic" "These are his tablets" "He will refuse to take them" "But please If required, force him" "I must go I shall wait" "will you pass on my medicines, please?" ""PrIya's Is the most respectable and wealthiest family after ours"" ""l tried to convince sandhya but she refused to listen"" ""And In that fleeting moment of madness I shot her"" ""lt was our personal matter"" ""why did your son have to butt In?"" "this Is a shocking piece of evidence" "Yes lt Is a shocking piece of evidence, Your Honour" "when the entire system failed to shoulder Its responsibilities... an ordinary man took It upon himself to prove his son Innocent" "Had all of them performed their duties... one life would have been saved." "Harsh would've been alive today so, who Is responsible for his death?" "I?" "Because I wanted to prove my son Innocent" "Or the system...?" "That compelled me to do this?" "I don't want to say anything In my defence ln fact, you have to defend yourself, Your Honour" "I want to know the reason of your carelessness" "Mr Patwardan, It Is evident that you were wronged" "Not only this court but the entire system Is ashamed for It lf only my son tried to do what your son did" "But the past Is Irrevocable" "On behalf of the entire legal department... I have only one word to say..." "sorry" "this court exonerates Mr VIdyadhar Patwardan" "Are you going to file a case against the police?" "The judge pronounced my son Innocent" "But Mr Patwardan, will you drag the Home minister to court?" "I can understand his grief" "But tell us sir, are you going to ask for a compensation now?" "Amar Is Innocent." "That's compensation for me" "Tell us, what happened In the court?" " Please make way!" "I told you!" "No one Is born great." "The tests that come one's way make him great" "I'm at peace now." "Content" "Not because the world considers me a hero" "Look" "Mom's found a daughter In Jenny" "And dad has found his best friend In my daughter" "Look I still remember dad playing with me like this" "God... I'm a bit envious" "But I am also happy that... dad and mom have found a reason to live" "As for me, I find no reason to stay back" "I must go" ""Let's carry on, you got to go on and on"" ""No matter what sorrows you come across, you must endure"" ""Dust will return unto dust"" ""The garden will bloom once again"" ""lt Is from you..."" ""l have learnt a way to live"" ""Let's play the music of love to dispel the gloom"" ""The earth..."" ""and the sky..."" ""have come alive again"" ""ripping..."" ""through the darkness..."" ""a new day..."" ""dawns""