"Gurukant Desai salutes the family." ""Don't dream."" ""Dreams never come true."" "My father would say." "But I dreamt." "I'll work in Turkey like Ghanshyam Das" "Ghanshyam took him to town for an interview - he got the job" "I got my passport too." "Why's this happening behind my back?" "The school results are out tomorrow, right?" "You checked the results in town?" "You've failed?" "Trying to cover the shame with a job?" "I've a job." "How does a pass or fail matter?" "I'll skin you The whole village will laugh that.." "..the math teacher's son is a fool." "You'll never prosper." "Don't curse." "He's going away." "Go to hell I can't bear my son failing." "My step son is going abroad" "Fall at my feet, you foolish monkey" "Look step-mother I've come from Idhar to Istanbul." "You run away too and come here" "But you'll be scared when you see these huge buildings." "I'm not scared." "Know why?" "There's no school, no father, nor his cane" "I'm so glad to see you come." "I wear a uniform." "Its Red." "And a cap too." "I look good in it." "I work very hard." "I sell petrol cans." "You're amazing." "Come, this is not for us." "Your luck is incredible." "I'll open it..." "You shut his shop." "How did you know the red ball was under that glass?" "I just kept my eyes on that." "This is the spice business Very big traders come here." "It's a business for the clever." "The sharper you are, the luckier you are" "From tomorrow there will be a new trader amongst them" " Gurukant Desai" "Where's your tie?" "Take it out." "This?" " Wear it." "There have been sorme complaints against you" "You're lucky." "He has made you a sales supervisor." "It took me thirteen years to become a sales supervisor." "...just keep that tie on." "I don't want to wear a tie Nor do I want this promotion" "Why?" "I want to return to my village." "When did this foolish idea occur to you, may I ask?" "After wearing the tie." "Why?" "You like my work, so does he, then why should.." "..I work for that white man?" "I'll work for myself." "Take it in writing, you'll never succeed." "My destiny is already written." "I'll always remember you" "You're taking all the fun with you." "Now we'll just slog here." "Baapu, I'm leaving." "The country's become free so why not your daughter?" "I've found my partner Please wish for my happiness" "Sujata." "A bearded man left this letter for you." "I don't have the courage to run and lead a life with you." "Please forgive me, Sujata Yours, Bhanu Patel." "You're spread like a python on the whole berth." "I have a reservation." "Look out it's still night." "Can't think beyond the village" "Throw it when the train stops." "It won't fly back" "Oh god, I can't even cry in peace" "Good, you woke me My station's come" "Girl Alone?" "Boarded at the last Station?" "Yes." "Where did you go and die, all these days stepson?" "I was saving myself from your beatings, you witch" "Guru has become an Englishman!" "Come." "Sit." "Sit." "Come Ramlal, look who's come" "Guru?" "I didn 't recognize you" "How would you?" " You can't see after your marriage" "Has your wife come?" "Guru give him some money..." "Miser." "Give him twenty." "Must have received ten twenty lakh canings" "And look at the progress you've made!" "If I'd known earlier, I would have hit you until you became Prime Minister." "For me?" "Wonderful!" "How many days have you taken off?" "As many as I want." " What do you mean?" "Meaning, I've left the job" "But your brother said that they've promoted you and tripled your salary." "Yes.. - but I've worked enough for the white man..." "I want to do business." "What do you know about business?" "When I did business.." "I could hardly put food on the thable" "Just because you failed, doesn't mean I won't pass" "Keep it." "It'II help you keep track of the bad time" "Return his money." "Go do business." "Carrying huge tins, bhajiya in one ...Kachori in the other!" "Bastard, you 've been selling something or the other since childhood" "Three paise profit for one bhajia and the bhajiya's weren't even hot" "After climbing all these stairs we should at least make half a paise profit" "Bhajia!" "Kachori!" "King of misers!" "I've fifteen thousand I need another fifteen" "He won't invest." "He's saved it for my sister's wedding" "Dowry?" " Yes." "How much?" "Twenty five thousand." "I'll marry her." "What?" "Marry her to me." "She is elder to us by a year" "One, two years is no big deal." "Don't talk without thinking." "Look, all I know is that" "I'm ready to marry her." "Then we'll be business partners" "Fifty-fifty." "You will receive a dowry and make me an equal partner?" "You'll also be part of the dowry" "How do I tell bapu?" "I won't be able to." "I'm marrying, not stealing I'll talk to him" "Have you come to talk about marriage?" "Are you a broker?" "We aren't interested." "The last time I saw you you were crying yourself hoarse" "I don't even know you." "Why would I cry in front of you?" "You were crying in front of the whole world on the train.." "..reading some Bhapu Patel's letter" "Who are you?" "Guru, who knows everything." "My leg broke, it still hurts" "Then go to a doctor What are you here for?" "Don't drag me into this" "Where is Kaka?" "Do you recognize me?" "No." "You shut down my father's ghee shop you even took away all the buffaloes" "You're the boy who hit me on my ear ...with a stick and ran away." "I was eight years old." "You've come to make me deaf in my other ear?" "Kantilal He has no business sense" "Headmaster?" "You are in Turkey, right?" "No, I'm here I want to do business here with your son Jignesh" "What business?" "Many new things are available there." "I'II bring then and sell then here I'll make good profit" "And what does your father say?" "He says I'll be ruined." "I've got to get my daughter married" "I'll marry her and take good care of her" "My daughter is crazy." "Haven't you heard what those bastard villagers are saying?" "Jobless people keep wagging their tongues." "There was a sickly looking youngster, with a red flag and four labourers" "She wanted to marry him have you heard this at least or are you deaf too?" "I was on the same train as her that night" "I know right from wrong" "Just give me your blessing and I'll take care of the girl" "I'll take your leave." "Where did your wife go?" "Don't scream she is not coming." "Why not?" " Let it be." "What catastrophe is keeping her here?" "Don't know." "Maybe she doesn't like me" "How can she not like you?" "The witch is mad." "Not all women are sweet like you" "Come on, bless me." "I know it's not your wish but can't you bless me?" "May God give you sense" "Don't go." "What?" "What if I die here all alone?" "But you said you didn't want to come" "You could have asked me again" "Look, you are not asking me even now." "But you don't even have any luggage?" "Can't you buy me four saris?" "And ticket?" "Do I need a ticket to sit on your lap?" "Come." "Where is the Yarn market?" " This way" "Where does all the buying and selling happen?" "Upstairs sir" "Why do they shout so much?" "How will we do business here?" "Mathura Das?" "Could be." "Why?" "I've come from Idhar village in Gujarat" "I want to do yarn business with my own money" "Wherever I go, people say there is a union." "Yes." "You have to be a member." "Your bid's too high." "You'll get it much cheaper in Salem." "Quiet!" "Don't teach me business." "If you want to trade, become a member" "So make me a member." "There's a five year waiting period." "Don't waste your time" "You're not letting me do business nor are you making me a member" "Don't chew my head." "Arzaan Contractor is the president of the union" "You can become a member only with his letter." "You won't become a member." "Are you a fortune teller?" "Twenty five thousand like you come here everyday." "You'll never make it go away." "I'll stand right next to you and do business." "What do you want?" "Your letter." "I want to trade in the cloth market." "Come to the office." "I have." "For four months." "I know Bhola's entire family history.. your watchman" "Do you play golf?" "I play, but not this." "Play." "If this ball goes into that hole you'll get your letter." "I've to put this ball in that hole.." "..and you will give me the letter?" "Of course." "For sure, right, if I do it?" "Try it." "What's your name?" " Gurukant Desai" "You'll give me the letter?" "Ok." "I'll see." "I've collected money for business with great difficulty." "I'll take care." "In my village, help is never forgotten" "It'll happen." "If you don't mind." "Yeah?" "Let me get the change!" "What's the hurry?" "I've got something." "For me?" " Yes." "What?" "What have bought for me?" "This?" "Don't you like it?" "I thought you'll get me lots of saris, jewelery, diamonds, 8-10 big cars" "I will bring it all." "You'll see." "Can you see?" "I can see.. it a big house.. a palace" "I can see brinjals totally burnt." "No food tonight" "I see clothes in the wash.. wet ...you'll have to go in your underwear tomorrow." "I can see you, fat, nau lakha necklace, fat bangles..walking with a swagger.." "..all five five hundred pounds of you" "I'll never be fat." "Ok slim one!" "Wearing nau lakha necklace.." "..fat bangles.." "walking with a swagger." "Happy." "Very very very happy." "With you." "The brother-in-law is here" "It's all over." "What?" "Our business" "But what happened?" "Contractor's rejected our application" "Can't be." "He gave me his word" "I'm coming from his office He tore up our application" "So do we go back th the village now?" "If we don't, we'll be out on the streets" "Who are you?" "Who are you?" "I live here." "I don't live here, okay?" "Then why are you staring at my building?" "Why?" "Do I need a letter even to look now?" "The building is on the road, the road is the Government's these eyes are mine the country is free" "I can stare at whoever, whenever I want." "Don't bug me." "Go watch your dog piss" "What's your name?" "You've turned your city into a dump you've to wear a suit and talk in English" "Good." "Being angry with Bombay is very good" "I am angry with one man I want to slap him.." "..Arzan Contractor.." "..Four months ago and then tore up my application" "He doesn't wake up before ten o'clock, how will you slap him?" "Do you know him?" "Since he was this little." "Can you do something for me?" "I don't believe in giving or taking recommendations" "But you look like a big social communist leader." "You should help the poor" "And if I say no?" "That's a problem I can't hear the word 'no'" "Come to my office tomorrow" "Will you get the letter for me?" "I'll make sure your voice is heard" "How?" "I will fight your war... ..but if you've lied I'll slap you" "I've just arrived in Bombay, I haven't learnt to lie yet" "Good, come tomorrow." "Trading's big shot, Arzan Contractor.." "The country is free but.." "Mr Contractor considers himself the undisputed lord of the union.." "now nobody can stop Guru from becoming a businessman" "A very big businessman" "Bigger than anybody..." "am I talking too big?" "A bit." "Here I am, right beside you" "But you won't last" " There are a dime a dozen like you.. I didn't know you had so many complaints against oe." "You should have talked to me, not the papers" "It' s difficult to meet you" "Today you're in trouble so you've come here... or you go only to the club" "I am resigning." "No." "Let him go, someone else will come along" "Quiet." "You needn't go sir" "He's decided." "Now even God can't make him change his decision, isn't it?" "My decision won't change but times will" "Anything could happen tomorrow, don't come crying to me" "If we're going to be that scared, how'll we do business?" "Don't worry we are the fearless" "What was your name again?" "Not 'was', it still is and will always be Gurukant Desai" "Where is that villager Guru?" "Meenu, what do we do with him" "You can become a member only with his letter." "You won't become a member" "I'll do it." "Which tooth?" "This one." "My name is Meenakshi" "Jalkukdi.." "Meenu." "No." "Yes." "No." "She won't accept defeat" "It's too small a place for you..." "That he doesn't have faith in himself and has to depend on God" "He was right." "No, God and I don't get along" "You'll get both or neither" "She's smarter than you." "Why don't you treat the prasad as a sweet and..." "I'll treat the tilak as just colour" "You've to have your way" "Such a struggle for a fine sweet!" "Who is this villager?" "My brother-in-law and partner" "What business?" "Cotton." " Polyester." "Very good.. a fight on the very first day" "My brother is sleeping outside" "I am not asking you to wake him." "What will you do now?" "What do you think?" "You beast... you brought us here like a big leader.." "..how are you going to clothe and feed us?" "Polyester." "What's that?" "Soft, shiny, naughty.. just like you" "I made a big mistake marrying you." "I can't understand whether you.." "..love your me or your yarn more" "Should I tell you?" "Das was saying the polyester business is dangerous." " Let him" "Are you brainless?" "The whole world is into cotton and you" "When you see the profit you'll say wow Guru, how intelligent you are!" "How much did you invest?" "All the money." "Oh God, you'll kill us." "We'll think about that when we get killed" "They say it's gambling" "Gambling?" "But the fun of business is predicting which price will rise... and fall.. where the losses and profits are.." "...that shows the acumen of the businessman." "The Government calls that gambling" "Mahalaxmi, horse races and astrology." "All that's gambling too" "You came and ruined everyone" "Not me." "No problem." "Let's do our businesses from here send everybody else in as well" "This is a Government notice from an I.A.S. Officer..." "It's the law now." "If a law can be made in a day.." "..then it can also be changed in a day" "Come... this way." "Mr. K.R. Menon?" "Who are you?" "So you stopped the trading?" " What are these?" "Uniforms, ask him to stop." " Come in" "Stop." "All the goods are yours." "What nonsense." "Who are you?" "My father-in-law is a moneylender" "..people who borrowed money from him and failed to pay up, had theirs taken." "If a ghee shop was shut down then he would keep the buffaloes.." "I had a polyester shop and.." "you shut it down so now all this is yours" "Top quality polyester Make clothes for the children" "Gurukant Desai." "Menon sir, Good day." "I've been looking for you for four days." "Mr Menon, A very big I.A.S officer" "Look, my record is impeccable.." "..if the higher authorities find out about the.." "polyester, I will lose my job" "What can I do about that air?" "Take it all back, neighbours have begun to talk" "But until the market opens I can't take the goods back" "Are you threatening me?" "No sir, but the other traders were.." "..also going to come to your house to leave their goods.." "How can I re-open the market?" "I'm an illiterate villager, I don't know much, but if you closed the market.." "..then you must have the keys" "And if I say no?" "What?" "And if I say no?" "I don't understand the word 'no'" "Good show." "Guruji has come." "He has brought gifts for all" "You forgot the jalkukdi?" "Close your eyes." "Now open them." "A wedding sari!" "You'll marry me?" "For seven lifetimes..." "Very nice." "I'll show it to everyone." "So Gurubhai?" "I'm like your son." "The name suits you." "Come on, get up." "I know you're not even going to touch this... you look like Gandhiji in this dhoti" "But when you travel abroad... and it's very cold you can make a coat like Nehru's and wear it ...it'll look very nice." "Are you bribing me throwing Gandhiji and Nehru's names in?" "No." "I don't know how to shake hands and say thank you in English" "If you don't like it... then break both my neck and teeth, Okay?" "This is what I like about you.." "..suddenly you speak with honesty and intelligence" "Don't ever let go of this habit" "Whatever happens, I'II never let it go." "I promise" "Finish it in one gulp." "He won't drink, his wife will scream at him" "All wives scold.. if you drink a bit, you'll hear less" "I apologize for being late" "I was doing our trial balance... ..our profits are up by 300% in six months" "And the price of polyester has gone through the roof!" "But don't relax, because if we've worked 18 hours till today we will now work 25 hours per day" "Ask why?" "Because the Shakti family will not only trade... ..we will make kela silk." "We are opening a factory" "Foreign machines will produce the.." "..English named kela silk.. polyester." "Just because you 've bought a ram doesn't mean.." "..that you dream of opening a factory" "We've also seen the land 25 acres right next to your village" "Walk carefully, don't be in such a hurry" "I'm carrying you in my arms, so don't fall" "And the money?" "Are you Contractor, that the banks will give you a loan?" "..we will go to the public.." "give ten rupees.." "..and become the owner.." "public issue.." "..if the factory earns, so will everyone." "Permission for the public issue will come in one month" "Fantastic!" "Let's have another one on this!" "You didn't ask me... ..you could've at least taken my opinion" "You wouldn't have let us sell polyester, or anything else" "You were about to pack up and go back to the village" "We are partners it's not just you." "You just stay behind me and watch the world." "If you stick your nose in, I'll turn you into polyester and sell you to a foreign lady" "Little prince is upset.. no problem." "I'll pacify him and bring him back" "Where are you going?" "to the Station" "Come back." "Everyone's watching" "I can't get along with him" "This is not a silly game that you get upset and leave" "I'm going to the village." "We'll all go together, and put up a huge board.." "Shakti factory" "I don't want any of this" "People will say that you're jealous of him" "Who will say?" " Even I will!" "You've gone mad and blind" "Your problem is with me.." "..speak properly to your sister" "Can't you see that he is looking after both of us." "You need to understhand him" "He only understands money." "Do you know why he married you?" "He was a true friend." "He married a girl who was eloping" "He would have married you even if you were handicapped" "You know why?" "Tell her" "You are talking like a child" "He married you for dowry." "Tell him not to lie." "Ask him..." "Father had promised a big dowry, 25 thousand.." "..he wanted to start his business" "Tell him not to lie..." "You're just capital." "He's lying, isn't he?" "Is this true?" "Fight with the whole world, but not with me" "If you're with me, I can beat the whole world" "Then why are you stuck to my neck?" "Come on..." "Where?" "To beat the world." "You've come?" "On time." "How was the Europe and America tour?" "Very successful." "Only one difficulty.." "..I didn't get to eat her cooking I starved business king of India." "Do you have Shakti shares?" " Yes." "Then you are India's business king too" "People are pointing fingers at your growth." "You're growing too fast" "This is a race, and I ran to win, not for pleasure" "No." " Hey Jalkukdi..." "You look beautiful just like a bride" "Really?" "Actually I knew" "That's why this Parsi uncle's been troubling me" "So when are you marrying me?" "Leave Didi let' s get into my car and run away" "Can you cook like her?" "I'm talking love and you're talking about your stomach.." "..how do you live with him?" "With great difficulty Where's Nanaji?" "America... he's back in two weeks" "Gurubhai!" "Namaste bhabhi" "How many months?" "How did you know, I haven't even told the beast" "You glow.. it's a girl, just like me" "Dad." "Gurukant Desai." "So you're Gurubhai." "And you're the senior Mr Contractor.. pleasure" "I've a present for you... ..that's why I wanted you to come to the wedding" "But I brought a present only for your daughter not for you" "A blank cheque." "Your math is very good" "So fill it up with any number" "Everything has a price." "Where you've reached today on your own, is amazing" "But the path ends here." "Don't put it down." "You might not get another opportunity" "Who is it?" " Bloody old man." "He wants to buy me." "He is putting a price tag on me?" "What he made in 150 years I made in 10 years" "Is it the same?" " No." "Get all our friends from the press right now!" "The word contractor should become.. a curse!" "This is the Swatantra Samchar, the Independent This newspaper has driven the British away fearlessly" "It has fought with ideals and principles" "I was away for a month and you all sold it" "Who gave you this?" "Guru?" "Remove it." "Throw it in the dustbin." "Editor sir, I hear you have a new car" "Shame on you!" "Tomorrow's edition will have an apology letter" "You've made false allegations, so you have to apologize" "And send for Shyam Saxena" "Ask him and Guru to come" "Nanaji.." "This ladoo has come specially for you from Junagad." "You look worried." "What is wrong?" "What can I do?" " You can do anything right?" " Yes." "Nothing is difficult for you" "You just keep throwing your money everywhere" "There are all kinds of people" "And everyone has a price Right brother?" "That's why I carry two kinds of slippers with me" "One made of silver and one of gold." "And which slipper for me?" "Khadi." "But you will hit me with a slipper too" "Shyam, What do you think of Gurubhai?" "What can l say?" "Feel free." "Gurubhai is the biggest hope for the Indian industry." "A champion businessman" "I am not asking you for an advertisement." "Speak honestly." "He is a disease who should be locked up in jail.." "..and the keys thrown away." "Who is this great man?" "who is praising me so much?" "And why do you feel this way?" "His growth rate is 400%" "But corruption and greed have grown at double that rate thanks to his bribes" "Have you called me to beat me with a stick?" "I've not even started." "If you and I break the law, we would be scared" "But he is proud of it." "And he doesn't just break or bend the law.." "..he buries it and then builds a beautiful park on it so that people forget his theft" "Nanaji.." "If you want to tell me something just tell me straight." "Shyam , can you strip him in public?" "You'll have to strip everyone" "Can you stop this man?" "No." "Neither him, this newspaper, you, nor your khadi army." "I'll stop him." "Brother.." "This cloth and weight are a result of a lot of hard work." "You have to work hard too to fight me" "If you want to fight Gurubhai you have to become Gurubhai." "But there is only one Gurubhai" "You look beautiful." "When you give birth to a child, you'll know" "Walking around with a huge tummy vomitting and getting kicked all day!" "You want my tummy to become like this too?" "I look 3-4 months pregnant" "Boy or girl?" "It's not just one." "Twins?" "There are 25000 people inside." "What are they saying?" "Welcome Shakti family." "For the first time a company has held such a meeting in India.." "..we can't fit into smaller places" "What about all those poor people.." "71 00:09:56,809 -- 00:10:04,550 ..who've skipped their afternoon roll in the bed" "A few years ago Shakti Corp had debts.." "..from the bank, government" "Then I came to you and you emptied your vaults" "Today we are free." "We do business with our money" "When I first came to Bombay.." "..I had just two shirts and a coat" "But today the whole of India.." "..wears our clothes! But I know you aren't happy" "You'll be happy.. only when we open four more factories" "So what do you say?" "Shall we open four more?" "You want to become India's biggest company?" "I've grown old." "I Can't hear you" "How many Shakti shares do you have?" "I'm a reporter." "He's a magician." "Write good things about him" "Poverty will disappear if we have ten men like Gurubhai" "Definitely, read Saturday's Swatantra Samachar" "This shouldn't look like India." "You're faking photos and passing them as truth?" "Let your Gurubhai come forward and say it's a lie." "Tear it, so the chalk powder can be seen." "You've made up the entire story." "It's written by Gurubhai I'm just presenting it" "They dumped cartons like this?" "Yes Empty ones Some with chalk powder" "Sent to fake companies with fake addresses" "Meaning, he showed empty cartons as export and got the polyester import license.. 700% profit" "But his route was fraudulent" "But even you're lying." "This is the truth." "Shakti's.." "..naked truth." "Lies!" "They've shot it in Bombay and passing it off as Yemen" "I'll stop advertising in nanaji's paperr." "Why should they earn from us?" "No." "Triple the advertisements" "But Gurubhai.." " Print the balance sheets, new profits.." "new companies Nanaji should wake up to our growth every morning" "Gurubhai" " What happened?" "What happens usually with your company" "Double profit." "Twins!" "Send a telegram to my father" "My God !" "There really are two of them" "Name." "Disha." "I only thought of one" "A bonus." "Buy one, get one free" "A pair!" ""Shakti's fake strength"" "Gurubhai's new trick." "Shakti new share prices have gone up" "Only the shares are being bought by Gurubhai's men" "You are bent on crucifying him." "Don't you think the more you write, the bigger.." "..the hero he becomes?" "Even I've applied for his new shares" "You.." "I've to think of my future Who else will?" "You?" "What happened?" "Go check the power room" "Any news?" "Who could be behind this?" "3 guesses" "The power failure is only on our block." "What do you mean?" "Go and ensure printing resumes in 15 minutes." " Yes sir" "I think we won't have power till late at night." "I don't care." "You?" "I don't either." "You know what I want to do?" "A cup of ginger tea?" "I want to sing." "So sing, It's your grandfather's press" "I want to dance." "Fast fast, then slow then fast, then slow" "I want to live for three days, without pain" "You were going to come to bless them I had to come to you." "Good." "They'll be like you." "Make them brave and independent" "Get then used to living without the father" "What if I have to send your father to jail ?" "Till I win." "Don't you love him at all?" "Don't you think of him as your son?" "I asked him the same question.." "..and got the same answer.. silence" "What is this fight about?" "Why are both of you like this?" "Where's your husband?" "He doesn't know I'm here" "Don't." "Manik Das Gupta here Don't send your wife to beg" "I know who sent you!" "Tell him I'm not scared!" "Did you send them?" "Who?" " You sent them" "What are you talking about?" "You know what." "They're after your blood" "So?" "Just wanted to scare him." "Done with just Rs. 15000." "I don't know what I would've done.." "..if it were anyone else who had done this" "He is like a father to me.." "and one never hits their father" "If someone hurls a stone at us, do we remain quiet?" "Don't stay quiet." "Move ahead." "Let them write, hurl stones.." "..talk about the past." "We will talk about tomorrow" "We've come this far together with our hard work" "Four sheets of paper can't bring Shakti down" "We won't rest till we build a plant bigger.." "..than Burma Shell." "Understood?" "Will you marry me?" "Wouldn't it be fantastic if the whole sea was ice?" "Didn't you hear or don't you want to marry me?" "I want you to drown and die." "Then who will I marry?" "Do you know what this is?" "And what is that?" "A disease of the central nervous system that has no cure" "You can't live with it." "I've had an attack every other month since I was ten" "Nothing is beautiful everything seems empty" "If Hamsa is careless then the bed gets wet.." "Can you sleep on a rubber sheet?" "When do we marry?" "You're making fun of me." "Your Nanaji said the same thing" "I tried explaining but he wouldn't understand" "I'll go very far away in four hundred and nineteen days.. and then?" "Then I want every single one of those four hundred and nineteen days" "Marry me.." "No.." "After six months!" "The new minister's given us ten minutes!" "If his uncle was still there.." "I would've got a meeting in a minute" "Ten minutes is enough for you." "You can only say 'no' in ten minutes" "I've had it with hearing 'no'" "Just do some magic on this minister." "Or we're in trouble." "How?" "Careful." "He's an honest man" "You're in the papers everyday." "Your uncle was a very good friend of mine" "His friends need not be mine" "A lot is being written about you" "There's a saying in my village" "When people speak against you.." "..then you must be progressing" "I'm interested in the progress of the nation" "Not yours." "Such a big ministry at such a young age.." "I keep my distance from people like you" "I have seen your petrochemical project file" "I haven't come to talk about the factory" "I've come for your advice I've this burden on me" "I bought this new machine for the factory" "You just tell me what to do with it.." "..should I return it to you.." "..or have it sent overseas?" "It's very heavy" "Can this land anywhere?" "Captain, land at a good sweet shop" "The minister himself will come for the inaugural function." "I was waiting for you." "I was surprised that a newspaper wanted to write something nice about us" "It's quite a big factory" "It took seventeen months and five days to build" "So fast?" "Our Gurubhai does everything in a flash" "How long have you known Gurubhai?" "From Turkey.." "We delivered petrol cans" "And today, I'm the director of this entire factory." "Where are these machines from?" "From Dupont." "Do you know where Dupont is?" "In U.S.A." "No, It's in America." "What's your output?" "Fifty five thousand tonnes" "What are you saying?" "Sure?" "I'm a director of the company." "There is nothing illegal going on." "But you have machinery with the capacity of only twenty three thousand tonnes" "We used the spare parts lying around" "You have permission for six spinning lines but have set up twelve spinning lines" "Who are you?" "You smuggled in six spinning lines as spare parts.." "..without paying import duty" "What a hoodwink!" "Who are you?" "A reporter, but you are a smuggler" "Dog.." "Easy, if this photo's printed.." "..just think who will be the dog" "Get out!" "Two factories running in the place of one.." "..without permission.." "..without import duty." "Cheating the excise.." "..and export departments" "Tell me, what should I write?" "Get out of here before I lose control!" "Don't miss the papers tomorrow" "One man is working here.." "..and all you bastards are attacking him" "And one day, Ghanshyam uncle said that nobody.." "..could swim to the other side .Then what did he say ?" "Take a bet!" "And what was the bet ?" "Jumpa's dance!" "And how was the water?" "Cold" "Very cold." "A very big fish." "Which fish?" "Phone call.." "We're escaping from the shark.. one minute" "It's Rinku, Ganshyambhai's daughter, from Idhar" "He slit his wrists with a vegetable knife" "No one knew for half an hour" "Take her outside." "I've come to slap you." "Slap you so hard that this pain will feel like nothing" "Kill me." "Here, slice my wrists because after you, it'll be my turn" "You've been with me since Turkey and then.." "..just like that you'll go?" "If anything happens to you because of my mistakes.." "..I couldn't bear it Guru." "You're happy now?" "When that headmaster went.." "..I didn't shed a tear.. step- mother died, I didn't cry.." "..it's just that you 're so ugly.." "..that it's making me cry" "Even Jumpa never cried looking at my face" "What?" "!" "Jumpa, the belly dancer, Turkey" "We have many battles to fight" "I can't do it without you big brother" "Come in.. the door is open." "You come out." "I want to talk to you." "I can't." "I'm cooking in the kitchen." "What kind of a ram are you ?" "Do you even know what you are doing?" "Seasoning will you eat?" "I cook well" "You're insane." "Why are you doing this?" "For fame, money?" "To threaten me?" "What for?" "Do you five foreign companies have invested in Shakti Corporation?" " Yes." "So?" "All five are bogus companies." " Can you prove it?" "Can you prove it or not?" "I can." "I can also prove.." "..non-convertible debentures into shares" "Shakti Corp's reach is in every department of the government" "You come to know of new laws before they come inte force.." "..and use that to play with the public's money" "Do you have a conscience.." "..or have you taken a loan against that too?" "What is this?" "What is it to you?" "You got married?" "Should I have asked you?" "Where is she?" "How come you're here?" "How come you're here?" "What to do?" "You just weren't leaving Didi" "I was forced to get married" "You didn't invite me?" "Not even Nanaji." "He kept his favourite reporter and kicked me out.." "..he said that I'd become a little too independent" "You couldn't find anyone else in sixty crore people?" "But he's a good guy." "Have you come to fight with him?" "I wanted to say a few things to him.." "..but you've shut my mouth" "Do you need proof for that as well?" "You look very weak." "You've become very fat." "Weak." " Fat." "Nothing is going to change between us" "When you hear my voice.." "..be certain that you're doing something wrong" "The louder your voice, the more I'll grow" "I'll leave." "Gurukant Desai salutes the Shakti family!" "You're angry." "Good." "I'm very angry too." "You've asked me a lot of questions.." "..now let me ask you a few" "If someone flings muck at our family, what do we do?" "Do we start fighting amongst ourselves?" "Can a family survive like that?" "Because we are commoners, middle class" "The rich hate it that the middle class.." "..is now writing it's own destiny" "Answer!" "What's happened?" "Answer!" "Next year our turnover will be hundred crores" "You have stolen and made us thieves too" "Who was that?" "You're a smuggler!" "We will make bigger profits!" "I will not sink your money" "You wear fancy suits and drive away in a Mercedes" "We'll be out on the streets!" "We want accountability!" "Death to Gurubhai!" "We didn't have money to white wash the house" "You said the house looks best the way it is." "It looks like a home" "Were you telling the truth or were you trying to pacify me?" "Wallet." "You would forget your wallet" "What happened?" "I forgot my wallet." "I would climb two steps.." "..at a time to come to you." "And you would stand right here" "I won't give it." "Your brother is waiting downstairs." "He will kill me?" "You can't die for me?" "Praise me." " What?" "Say something nice." "Don't talk like a laundryman." "Always talking about polyester" "You're the most beautiful girl in the locality" "So you look at others?" "I don't." "Now give it." "Forget it tomorrow as well." "Beast!" "How do I look to you?" "Do I look like a thief?" "Neither a thief or a weakling." "What if my brother comes?" "Always arrives at the wrong time" "Where's everybody?" "Poor thing." "Jungleeram!" "Mirchi rani!" "Me?" " Who else?" "Ready to fight." "Lies." "You used to beat poor old me" "When did I hit you?" "Here, like this." "You will lose." "What's happened to you?" "Forgotten how to play" "Listen." "I am going down to get an ambulance" "Are you listening?" "Just keep breathing" "Ok?" "Don't be scared?" "I'll be right back out." "Gurubhai has had a paralytic stroke" "There was a telex from the P.T.I" "That means he can't move the right side at all" "Can't do any work." "He's younger to me by at least 20-25 years" "An attack at this age?" "Maybe because of us?" "What?" "You, me, Swatantra ..everybody is at him" "In fact another article is coming out tomorrow" "Shall I stop it?" "Is it the truth?" " 100%" "Then print it." "Why fear the truth?" "Which hospital?" "Are you going to see him?" "No." "Why should I?" "I won't go there." "Checking to see if he's alive?" "He is." "In two months, I'll make him fit enough to fight you" "We want to meet Mr. Gurukant Desai." "You are?" "We have summons for him" "For what?" "Thapar commission's final hearing on the Shakti Corporation scandals" "But he's asleep" "I have to give it to him." "But visiting hours are over.." "..please come later" "We have court orders." "You will have to appear before the Thapar Commission at ten thirty on the 16th of October, 1980." "Sign here." "He's asking if you would like some tea?" "Only on the copy." "Gurubhai has something to say.." "..please come fully prepared" "Sir, just a minute" "Gurubhai has a request.." "..could you please repeat everything that you just said" "..in Hindi?" "We're villagers.." "Our English is weak." "Both my language and I are strong" "Which one would you like to test, Shri Desai?" "We have no problem..but whatever you do," "..just do it in Hindi." "The answers are his, only the voice is mine" "Is your wife a Shakti employee?" "An officer?" "Or a director?" "If you aren't, what are you doing here?" "Please leave.." "I am the owner of Shakti.." "..initial promoter..50% shareholder of the holding company" "Here are the Memorandum and Articles of Association.." "..of the holding company and the annual returns" "This means you'll also have to go to jail with him" "We are 50 percent partners." "Your company has given all of them land.." "..gifts and money why?" "He raises his own share prices" "He has a nexus with the brokers." "We have our own broking company" "He has attempted a hostile takeover of two companies" "Import duty evasion, 12 crores for four factories" "He converts non-convertible debentures" "He then turns these debentures into shares.." "..and clears all his debts." "These conversions should be disallowed" "Many accusations have come up against you today" "Do you have a response?" "This hearing is private only for today" "Tomorrow the press and the public will be here" "You'd better accept.." "..all the charges today." "If there is anything you would like to say in your defense.." "..you may do so now." "Only one thing.." "Namaste(Hello)" "Don't touch me." "I drive a taxi from Wadala to Churchgate" "I've Shakti shares." "I've got my three daughters married with that" "That's all I wanted to say." "Thank you." "Don't worry because I am with you" "Please be silent." "This commission has heard all the arguments.." "..for and against Shakti Corporation" "The commission will declare it's report.." "..and recommendations after lunch" "Gurubhai requests your permission to say something" "He was given an opportunity yesterday" "We were told that your voice is very weak" "I'm a businessman." "I spend everything very carefully" "I saved my voice for today" "Beware of what you say." "The public is present.." "..what you say could go against you" "Why fear the public?" "I am the public.." "May I speak?" "Five minutes." "You say I'm against the law" "Forty years ago, another man was against the law." "Today we call him Ghandiji." "In his time, slavery was the law." "He wrote a new law.." "..our freedom." "I'm not Bapu." "All I know is business.." "..and to work hard, and poverty" "..a wife and brother-in-law." "I wanted to do business." "But the doors to business.." "opened only for the rich" "Doors made by the government.." "..opened either to a bribe or a kick" "I did both." "Where I had to kick, I kicked" "Where you wanted me to salute, I saluted.." "..and today you ask why this man kicks so much.." "..he salutes too much." "What are you angry about?" "My growth, or the speed of my growth?" "Or that I've surpassed your expectations.." "..of an ordinary villager?" "You've made allegations against me.." "..excise, custom, income tax this tax.. that tax." "When I started business.." "..I didn't even know the meaning of these words" "I fell many times before I learnt." "To save money, I walked 20 kms" "I know the value of money" "If there was money to be made" "..I made it.. not just for myself.." "but for my 30 lakh shareholders as well" "You have 3 minutes left" "I don't know how to play golf and I don't go to horse races.." "..but I'm a solid player in my business" "I know how to make the.." "..best quality polyester.." "..fibre.." "..chemicals.." "..at the cheapest price.." "Is that my mistake?" "Should I apologize?" "I roamed around carrying cans as a petrol pump assistant.." "..just like our country goes to the World Bank begging" ""Give us money - we want to make roads"" "Why can't we change our destiny?" "Ours and our country's?" "You want me to deliver petrol cans.." "..and our country to beg, forever" "Why can't we reach the top?" "Why are we called the third world?" "We have as much right to be a first world country.. and we can be!" "I've lost a lot reaching here" "I lost this hand." "Damn thing hangs uselessly!" "I don't know what else I will lose.." "..my voice, my mind.." "..but there is one thing you can never snatch from me.." "..my courage." "I won't lose that." "Because my courage.." "..is the common man's courage" "..this country's courage." "All of you want to stop me, don't you?" "I'm not alone.. the whole country is moving ahead with me" "And neither you nor your laws.." "..have the strength to stop the country." "The doors you want to keep closed, are opening up." "We have our feet through the doors.." "..and our feet are very strong" "Which enquiry can check the progress.." "..of this country and stop it?" "Tell me!" "You gave me five minutes." "I've finished in four and a half minutes.." "..30 seconds profit." "That's business." "If you want to punish me for that as well.." "..go ahead." "Gurukant Desai, is not scared of punishment" "Well, he's said a lot." "What do you think?" "Is he a genius or a thug?" "Both." "Whatever it is, we can't hang him." "Can we?" "Out of the 29 allegations levelled.." "..the Shakti Corporation is fined Rs. 63,96,000 lakhs" "Gurukant Desai salutes the Shakti family" ""Don't dream."" ""Dreams never come true."" "My father would say." "But I dreamt." "We all dreamt.." "..dreamt of becoming the biggest company in India" "Has our dream come true?" "Yes." "And, do we stop now?" "No." "Or do we dream more?" "Yes." "Shall we become the world's biggest company?" "Yes." "Shall we tell the world that we are coming?" "Yes."