"A promise... should never give be given to anyone" "If ever given... that promise should never be broken" "Never break a promise" "Someone's hand... should never be held" "If ever... that hand should never leave yours" "To the clouds... I want to soar" "Like a kite... I want to fly" "Then a stranger will come... to take you away as his bride I'll defy every norm I won't leave my father's house" "Never defy destiny" "Hush, say nothing" "Never... make promises" "If ever... then never break your promise" "Tarababu... the girls are growing up." "Your school is surviving on government grants" "And your brother does nothing." "You have old debts to pay" "For all the wedding songs you sing, do you ever think about... your daughters, their weddings?" " What can I do?" "Use your connections in government." "There are so many property disputes!" "Make a killing." " Forever the broker..." "How many times must I tell you, I'm an artiste not a broker." "The art is all I know and of art I'll make a living, not out of bribes." "Eat a carrot." "Obeisances." " Bless you" "Has everyone reached safely?" " Yes" "Rambhajan, what's going on?" "After 5 years of running after a 100 acre-contract in Chamba... we still don't possess the land?" " lt's not like what it was" "The government changed, and everything changed" "The project is worth Rs.10 billion and I've pumped in 600 million already" "Deals have been finalised with international companies lf the government reneges, we stand to lose Rs.6 billion" "Your brother is here" "Come here, kids!" " Uncle..." "How have you been?" "Give me a kiss" "Hello, brother." " Hello, brother-in-Law" "Do you like Chamba?" " There's something about Chamba" "Lady, are enjoying it or not?" " Yes." "But not like Scotland" "And you, Janki...?" " No opinions" "Happiness for a brother is happiness for a sister" "Where's Manav?" " He is in Delhi" "Why?" "He didn't come with you?" " l said, come." "But he said, carry on" "He'll be travelling alone." " Strange." "His first India tour" "And he wants to travel alone?" " He doesn't obey you and you think he will listen to us?" " Said he'd take in India on his way" "Our most sought-after man is standing here!" "Come on" "Put the files in the car." "We're going to the commissioner" "Good morning uncle." " Good morning." "Where were you?" "Anyway now that you're here, you can work on this project" "Your father is cross." "He's waiting for you" "Would Mr. Manav know how a father aches for a son?" "Dad..." " Welcome, sir" "Welcome to Chamba" "Never mind, your apologies are accepted I know Your Highness, what you are about to say" "And what will I say?" " You'll say Manav my son,... not for Daddy's sake but do spare a thought for yourself" "Such a long journey, all alone?" "Your first trip to India from London" "You could've gotten lost." "You could've been robbed, kidnapped" "What if?" "But nothing of the sort happened." "Nothing happened, Dad" "To tell the truth..." " l know, what you're about to say" "You'll say... lf you want to see India, don't watch Her out of a helicopter" "Get into a second class railway coach, in ramshackle buses, in stuffy lanes" "Observe the Indian succeeding in doing nothing, and yet he smiles, he sings" "And Chamba is the best" "That's why I picked up this latest Digital Floppy camera from Singapore" "Your Brownie..." "he missed you the most" "Go." "He's very annoyed with you" "Did you follow that father-son lingo?" "Shut up." " As always" "Brownie..." "Mad at me?" "Sorry I'm late" "Won't you forgive me?" "Coming for a walk?" "No...?" "I'm going." "If you want, come along" "Wonderful?" "Shall we snap a photo?" "Only the minister can approve this project" "Who can make him do it?" " Only one man, sir" "His childhood friend." "Tarababu." " Then rope him in" "He is a very proud man." "Tried my best to do him in, but he won't relent" "Whoever...?" "Wherever... wherever you are... I'm coming" "My heart, restless... I gaze upon the pathway" "With an anxious heart I gaze upon the pathways" "Life's so boring, bereft of music" "Come to me, my love... let's make music together" "Rains drench me I feel an anguish" "A feeling, I wonder... I have lost something..." "but what have I lost?" "Don't stay mum, say something" "Come dance with me fall in step with me... let's make music together" "I do not know you" "You do not know me" "Let's get to know each other, come into my heart... just for the sake of our hearts" "I feel whatever you feel" "Come, let's share our feelings" "Let's make music together" "Truss up the rope." "Tie it around your waist" "My name is Manav Mehta." "Manav Kumar Mehta" "From London." "What a way to meet!" "May I have this picture of yours?" "Buy your vegetables" "Mr. Brownie, have you ever seen such a sight?" "Tarababu." "That's who I am." "This is uncivilised" "You'll deal with me!" " What happened?" "His son was falling off the hill." "My girls rescued him" "The cheek!" "He took their pictures!" "Tell me Mr. Brigadier... if your daughter was photographed on the sly by a stranger... while she's playing, bathing in the rains, what would you do?" "I'd shoot him!" " And that's what I want to do ls gate-crashing into a party civilised?" "And you're armed with a stick!" "If this isn't bullying, what is?" "Madam!" "You stand in Chamba!" "You may be rich." "But don't take me on" "Tarababu... I am Deep Mohan, I'm the second in this family lf our boy has made a mistake, we apologise with folded hands" "Bring your son here" " The elders are apologising" "Don't be angry." " lt's our son's birthday" "Won't you bless him?" " Yes, bless you" "Son, greet the uncle." " Namaste uncle" "Give him a kiss." "Go on..." " Bless you" "Tell your son that he should return any indelicate photos" "Now I'll take your leave." " Tarababu, do stay for the party" "No, I'm leaving" "He forgot his stick." "Good day. I'm Manav Mehta" " Good day." "Your stick... you left it at my home l see..." "So you're the errant prince...?" " l made the mistake of taking pictures I'm here to apologise." " You hail from a good family" "Return the photos you took" "Here you are." " What's this wafer?" "I want the round thing you put in the camera... reel..?" "No, this is a floppy." "This camera uses a floppy... no reel system" "What?" "Let me take a picture of yours" "Forget it..." "You keep it." "We don't understand computers." "But henceforth you... I don't need photos." "You are such beautiful people" "The image is burnt right in my heart." " What...?" "May I take your leave?" "Nice guy" "That's what these artists are Passionate, emotional, sentimental" "But Tarababu is annoyed with us." " But Deep handled him very well" "But mind, the Goddesses of wealth and learning don't get along" "They'll make wonderful music together." " How come?" "I got an idea." "Tomorrow morning... take us to Tarababu's house." "Then watch what I do" "You..." " Tarababu... I am Jagmohan." "The eldest brother in the family I'm Manav's father." "We're here to apologise for Manav's impertinence" "Good Lord!" "Please forget it. I didn't realise the matter would drag this far" "Never imagined such wealthy people can be so humble" "Last night Rambhajan told me about you." "So rich, yet so simple" "You know?" "He has lunched with Prime Ministers" "And your picture appears on front-pages?" "No matter how famous the worshippers of wealth... we're still bow before the priests of art" "No, I'm a petty singer from the country... folk singer" "Tarababu... this simplicity is what draws us l am really ashamed for my misbehaviour that last evening" "Sorry, really sorry I'll accept your apology only if you accept our little gift" "Gift...?" "Unveil it" "You have infused our hermitage as if with Soul" "The Goddess has come home to me" "I am Santram." " l see..." "Consultant - l see I am Brijmohan." "I hope you liked the idol" "Much" "So where were we?" "... yes, yoga" "Manasi." " Coming" "Take the class till I return" "Baba... what is it?" " Come dear, let me introduce you" "Look, all the way from Bombay, they brought for us this idol" "The Goddess of Knowledge" "My only child, Manasi." "My only, yet she scolds me" "I forgot to introduce my family." "My brother Balwant, my sister-in-law and their daughters" "And my disciples." "Together, we make wonderful music" "Well written" "The rhythm in the song is soul to music ln the rhythm in your breath find love's soul" "Wonderful!" " My daughter composed it" "My child, you composed this?" " Yes" "Tarababu..." " Yes?" "I have a request." "I'm hosting a party tonight" "My guests are coming from Delhi." "I'd like you to come" "Your presence will add a feather to my cap" "How can I refuse you?" " What about Mania's wedding?" "Oh yes." "The rest of you can go there." "Manasi and I will go to their house... for dinner" "This is Mr. Jindal, the CEO of Zee TV" "Tarababu sings beautifully I'd like you to showcase his talent through your channel" "Aunt, how much does my balloon weigh?" "Your balloon...weighs..." "The balloon scared you?" "So it was your prank?" " No, the kids" "You may think of me as a child." " That's apparent" "He...?" "He's my heart." "My sweetheart." "Brownie is my friend." "Say hello" "Don't you have friends?" " No." "My relatives are my friends I too have so many of them." "My Papa, my grannie in Bombay" "Would you like to meet her?" " lf you introduce me" "Hold him." "One minute." "Stay here." "I'll be back" "I too get one picture with the big boss I'm privileged to be photographed with you" "Welcome" "Tarababu's daughter, aren't you?" "As soon as you entered you make friends with the dog" "That's called a smart girl" "Sorry, I took a while." "Come" "And she's striking relations" "Tarababu, whenever you're in Bombay you must stay with us" "My second cousin lives in Bombay." "She's a television reporter." "Prabha Shankar, from Mumbai The way she speaks!" "Look, my Grannie" "My only friend who knows me through and through" "Have you seen Manav?" " Yes" "Where is he?" " He's... gone" "You teach yoga very well" "Will you teach me?" " Sure" "But...you will have to become my student" "Definitely" "Nice band, no?" "Will you do something for me?" " Yes?" "My friend, Mania is getting married." "Baba dragged me here" "And you want to be at your friend's party?" "Yes Shanno, lla..." "everyone is there" "Will you give me a lift?" "I'll be seeing you." " Seeing me...?" "Why?" "To learn yoga" "Sure." " Promise?" "Promise." " Sure?" "Not sure" "Manasi!" "We thought you won't come." "We've been waiting for so long!" "How could I not come?" " You must sing today" "You must!" " You sing" "No, you first." " You sing, I won't I'll begin." "But you must sing." " Come on... lf not for love... what's left to die for?" "If not for love, what's left to live for?" "Love's sweet" "And bittersweet" "A promise to be kept..." "love" "A tie between lovers..." "love" "If not for love... what's left to die for?" "Love on Earth, God in Heaven" "Between Heaven and Earth lies life" "Say it in a hundred words... yet it means the same" "God, most beautiful..." "love" "More beautiful than God..." "love" "What love is, who has ever known?" "What love is, who doesn't know?" "Myriad are the paths in the City of Love... but which leads to my lover?" "The journey may be long" "Yet you set out at such a tender age, looking for love, what is love...?" "Pain, or salve for the suffering?" "is it love or God Himself?" "is love God?" "If not for love... what's left to die for?" "If not for love, what's left to live for?" "You only heard of love I have loved" "It's Eden lt's strewn with thorns" "If not for love... what's left to die for?" "If not for love, what's left to live for?" "Love's sweet" "And bittersweet" "What's going on?" "See...?" "Come on" "Remember last night's promise?" "About teaching me yoga?" "Here I am" "Raise your arms, both" "Lift" "Turn" "Bend" "Over" "Stretch" "Look Manav, this isn't happening" "This won't happen." " What won't happen?" "You know what I mean" "We're two different people." " Yes." "So?" "We are two different people." "And two people meet" "Have you ever seen the mountains and valleys together?" "The earth, the sky..." " Are you in love with them?" "What...?" " Are you in love?" "Manav, listen..." "hear me out, try to understand" "Girls in my family do not fall in love." "My circle... consists only of my parents and my sisters" "Understandable." " You and I are different I am responsible for my Baba." "Only I understand his pathos I don't want to add to his sorrows." " Granted" "Period." "So get this." "There's nothing between us" "How can I do that?" "There is." " What is...?" "We're falling in love." " You are very stubborn I'm also honest.." " So for the last time... take an honest answer from me." "I'm not in love with you." "Okay?" "Not okay I can't believe this." " Because I refused point blank?" "No, you got scared." " Of whom?" "Of me. I might cheat you and run away" "Look... don't try your magic on me." " So there is a magic in me?" "I'll never see you again!" "Never" "Long live our Minister!" " Long live" "I'm grateful to the world famous Mehta family forjoining our efforts... for the development of Himachal Pradesh" "First of all I'd like to thank Tarababu, a childhood friend of mine" "Tarababu, the pride of Chamba." "Even in the face of abject poverty... he has never discarded his ideals" "Yes, my first trip to India." " Manav..." "Cold drink?" "See that girl in the grey scarf?" " Yes...?" "Take this to her." "Go on" "All this was possible thanks to you" "Soft drink, for you." " No thanks" "Excuse me..." "Give that to me." "Take another one." " Why...?" "I'm thirsty" "Wait..." "What are you doing here?" "Come and meet the minister I'll join you" "Thrice I asked you to come on stage." "You never heard me?" "Come on" "Let's go" "Now you understand?" " l see" "Tomorrow we're leaving for Bombay" "I knew." "You'd come and you'd come here" "Now tell me you don't love me" "Say it." "Go on" "Why are you silent?" "Oh it's nothing" "I know what you're thinking." " What...?" "Right out of a Hindi movie." "Boy from the city goes to the hills Falls in love with a girl." "Then he deserts her" "And then?" " He never returns" "But... that will never happen." "This is no movie, this is reality" "This is my life." "Of course... there will be resistance." "I got to face my family" "And you with your family" "But it'll work out" "Manav" "Got to leave." " Listen, Manav... I embroidered this for you..." "But that's mine!" " Now it belongs to us both." "Look" "What's Manav-si?" " Means..." "like Manav" "Manasi... just like Manav" "Thank you very much, Tarababu." "Do meet us if you come to Bombay" "You must take care of your health." " You too" "See that temple?" " Yes?" "It's said that the God of that temple grants every wish." "Will you come?" "I don't go to temples." " What...?" "Never been to one I won't stop you if you want to go." " l don't understand" "When I was eleven, Mummy died." "She always told me..." "Manav, God lives in your heart Here. in my conscience" "After all what is God?" "A belief, the truth" "Man gives Him many forms." "A book, an idol, the flame of a lamp I see God in me." "That's all" "Your love too is a faith in me." " Yes, it's a faith" "As a token of that faith, I bought you something from the temple shop" "Want to take a look?" "It's cheap." "Made of stones" "But hundred percent genuine" "Show me how it looks" "Who gave you this necklace?" "Who gave it?" "You love your Baba, don't you?" "You love me?" " Baba, wait..." "Before you say anything before you misunderstand me... I want to tell you everything." "Manav gave that to me" "Why?" "What for?" " Because he loves me dearly" "And you...?" " Me too" "Are you in your senses?" "Do you know who he is?" "They are very wealthy people!" "We have nothing in common" "But I'm concerned with Manav." "Not with rich people" "This is impossible!" "lmpossible" "I'm Manav." "From Bombay" "Why are you sounding worried?" "Situation tense?" "Baba..." "Manasi..." "He has come to know?" "All right, put him on the line." " Baba..." "Manav, for you" "I'm sorry I couldn't meet you before leaving, wanted to talk, but I couldn't I'm glad you found out that I..." "are you listening?" "Yes, I'm listening." "Go on." " l was saying... the promise I made to Manasi before I left... is firm i will marry Manasi." "That's my commitment and I will keep it" "As her father, you must be worried, you must be angry with Manasi ln your place, I'd probably do the same." "But don't worry" "God be with me, I'm resolute" "Everything will be fine" "Your father is an artiste." "Who else can understand love better?" "Manav, call me later." "Please" "Where have you been?" "I've been going Manav-Manav." "And not a reply?" "Another twist to Manav's love story." "Manasi's father has found out... that Manasi loves me." "I mean, that we're in love" "Forget about love and look at this photo" "She's the girl Deep Mohan and Shaku have chosen for you I told her father clearly." "I'll keep my promise" "But Jagmohan has decided otherwise." "Nikita is from the Kurasia family I approve." "She has class." " Grannie, this is not fair" "You've sat through my story and yet no sign of sympathy?" "It's pack up for all these girls." " Sympathies are only for the obedient" "You will marry the girl I approve of" "No, Grannie." "This isn't fair." "You're putting me into a corner I got this melodrama up and running." "You want me to stage another drama?" "You're my grannie!" "How can you do this to me?" "Unfair" "At least take a look at the photo" "When in love, never fall." "Rise, my child" "You... here?" " The girls are worried about you I went to call Prabha" " Bombay?" "Prabha the only one I have in Bombay" "What did she advise?" " What can she say?" "She asked me to take Manasi over to Bombay" "She wants to talk to Manasi before she finds a solution" "She also said not to inform Jaggi." "I'm worried" "Are you going to Bombay?" "I can't spend another night here." "I must go to Bombay" "So here you are in Bombay, at least on this pretext" "Where is Ashwin?" " l divorced him" "Why?" " He deserved it" "But I got a memento from him." "My Tunna" "Your story leads me to one conclusion" "At seven tomorrow morning surprise Manav Mehta I told you." "Mr. Mehta doesn't meet anybody on Sundays" "Tell him I've come from Chamba." "I'm Tarababu. I'm a close friend I have orders not to wake up anyone before 9.30" "Take a seat on this bench." "I'll find out after 9.30 or 10 I'm not going to sit here!" "I'm his friend" "Only his friends come here." "Sit down" "Take a seat" "Baba, let's sit" "One Tarababu from Chamba." " Let him sit outside" "Sit here" "Sit" "We won't sit here." " Why?" "May I talk on the telephone?" "To Mr. Mehta or his son...?" "Mr. Mehta is asleep." "His son isn't in" "He went to his grandmother last night" "Sit" "Brownie..." "Come here" "Your name's Brownie, right?" " You know him?" "Yes and he recognises me too" "You see?" "He knows us!" "I'll fix you later" "Hello." "Shake hands, pal." "Handshake, no?" "I'm sure he'll go and tell Jagmohan" "Lock him in the room" "Creating a nuisance all morning" "I'll talk to him" "Deep..." "We have come." " Tarababu, when did you come?" "When?" "Been here since 7.30!" "The guard is a rascal... didn't he tell you?" "We've been waiting for 6 hours" "And tell me where is Jagmohan?" " He's getting dressed" "We have guests from London." "He has a luncheon meeting with them" "Please be seated. I'll inform him." " We've waited all day..." "Let them sit under the awning" "You may sit here." " Now we sit here" "Would you like some tea?" "Water if you please." " Right away" "You've made them sit here?" "They aren't non-entities." "Dear friends of my brother-in-law" "Tarababu from Chamba, right from the lap of the Himalayas" "Let them enjoy the air conditioned comfort of the waiting lounge" "You came without an appointment?" " Well sister, we..." "You heard what she had to say?" "Didn't I tell you...?" "Call them up, take a appointment." " What appointment?" "When they came to our house, did they ask for an appointment?" "What a melodrama" "No, Baba." "Let's leave" "Of course we will leave." "But not before we've seen the end of this" "Why do street performers come to the Mehtas?" "For staging a melodrama?" "What...?" " The daughter is dolled-up" "To inveigle the prince...?" " My sister, you are... I'm not a sister to pimps like you!" "You better go home" "Not until I've met Mr. Jagmohan." " He's in a luncheon meeting" "What will you do there?" "Wag your tail like a dog?" "I must tell Mr. Jagmohan that this anglicised witch belongs in his kennels" "You called me a bitch!" "How dare you?" "Throw them out!" "Tarababu..." " Brother... for hours..." "Stop!" "Stop right there!" "He called me a bitch" "Did he say it or not?" " He did" "You drop in uninvited and then you call my sister-in-law..." "A witch!" "Yes, I called her a witch!" "Because of her misbehaviour" "Yes, Tarababu from Chamba." "Your friend, you brother" "Go ahead, give it to me" "You aren't in the right frame of mind." "Go home now." "See me in my offices tomorrow." " There!" "So you said it too?" "Yes, I have spoken" "Won't even offer his friend a seat, not even a glass of water!" "Wonderful!" "My very guests who honoured me with the idol of the goddess of Knowledge" "And those lofty talks!" "Of godliness manifest in art, nobler than wealth" "Bit too sentimental, aren't you?" "Artistes, troubadours, all the same" "They come wagging their tails at the sight of currency" "Knowledge-worship, that's a sham." "You slave to Wealth" "You drool at the sight of cash, for all that big talk lf you want to be compensated for your work, take your money and get lost I get it." "I want my compensation, and I want it right now" "Tell me how much money you want" "Don't touch me" "You played with my emotions!" "Now I am compensated" "What are you doing?" " Manav..." "What's going on here?" "You hit my father!" "Do you realise what you've done?" "You raised your hand against the man nobody in the world dares to insult?" "But..." " You've gone mad!" "Go away... lest I raise my hand too" "Leave" "Raise your hand." "Strike, Manav" "This concerns my father's honour." " Your father's honour matters" "And my Baba has no honour?" "You are all alike." "Just wealthy." "Statues, stuffed with money lf you want to leave, go." "But I won't let anyone insult my father, my family" "My father means everything to me!" "Everything" "Understand?" " Yes... I understand." "Now you understand this too" "So much for your love and your gift of love" "What will I tell Prabha?" " Baba..." "Don't cry" "Baba, let's sit there" "Sit" "My heart, restless... I gaze upon the pathway" "With an anxious heart I gaze upon the pathways" "Life's so boring... bereft of music" "My love..." "come to me... let's make music together" "That was the only way to make you realise lt's a different world." " Just as well that it's over so soon" "Life happens in chapters." "One ends, another begins" "Mama, this card" "Vikrant Entertainment Company...?" "Where did you find this?" "Uncle had it" "Whose card is this?" "Vikrant Kapoor's entertainment company...?" "We met him on our way in a stadium." " Met him?" "What did he have to say?" "Nothing." "He recognised me" "Walked up and asked me if I'm Tarababu." "Said he had heard my songs on radio" "And my photo was in the papers..." " Yes, last month?" "Yes." "He had seen that." "He was all praise for me invited me to his studio." "Monday next, at eleven" "What did you say?" " l said yes, but who's going?" "Brother!" "You know who he is?" "To me, he's a thief plagiarizing my song" "Brother, he is Vikrant Kapoor!" "The top star of television" "You ought to get dressed." " Such a big man invites you" "And you want to go back to Chamba?" "This is wrong" "For once, you ought to visit him." "Who knows what doors fate might open up" "You see Vikrant has four eyes, not two." "2 fronts, 2 rears." "Excellent hindsight" "Go on, he has called you, he must've seen you" "Go ahead." "Good luck" "I'm Prabha Shankar." "TV reporter." "I'm Tarababu's cousin I recognised Tarababu the moment I set eyes on him I compose my own music" "But my company is always on the lookout for talent in folk music... that lies strewn all over this land." "We pick, remix and make a killing... out of the very songs that you sing for Jalandhar radio" "Remix...?" " Remix!" "Get your hands on any song" "Pick it or steal it." "Tinker with the orchestration" "Record it, remix it, grab copyright" "Art is art whether it's yours or someone else's" "Just make sure the cash registers ring in the moolah" "Mr. Sadbud!" "How are you?" "You're hardly to be seen nowadays" "And the papers are full of you, your name is etched in my heart" "Sure you must meet me." "This studio belongs to you, why bother to ask me?" "Right now I'm in a board meeting, call me in half an hour" "If this scoundrel calls up again, say I'm not in" "Are you wondering what a fraud I am?" " Yes... ln our business it's the lingua franca" "Among friends, we're rude With adversaries, we're polite" "They aren't familiar with Bombay language" "You do not speak?" " What... can I say?" "Say that again" " What can I say?" "What can I say That's verse" "Nice voice." "You sing too?" " Sings better than me" "And dance?" " She majored in dance and music" "Right hunch!" "Here is a star of Chamba" "This is my friend, confidante, secretary, manager, partner... chief executive of this company, Banerjee" "Mr. Sutar is here from Baroda for the charity show" "Must deal with him right now" "Tell him we're booked all year." "One show will cost 5 million" "No charity." "You pay up, we deliver" "All these charities are frauds, raking it in." "And from artistes... they expect concessions." "I told him off, Tarababu I'm a man of the 21st century." "Be it wedding, party or awards... pay up and I'll make music" "Tarababu... we artists are priceless" "I'm glad to know your regard for artistes" "Emotions hold you and will forever hold you in poverty" "While you were, singing in the hills I made millions out of your remixes" "Look, only your compositions" "What I'm offering Tarababu, is this." "Join us, compose songs for us" "Ms.." "Manasi can sing, she can model in our shows" "Begin life anew." "Simple" "Give us a couple of days to think." " Sure, think it over" "Accept or reject, choice is yours" "This attitude won't help." "You belong in the 21st century" "Sitting at home, cribbing and complaining won't do" "You've heard what language today's men use." "Use your brains" "What gain returning to Chamba?" "Will you make a mockery of yourself?" "2 cousins waiting to wed." "But no cash." "Tara's school is debt-ridden" "As for you, what about your life?" "I've no idea of your past sorrows." "But success is going to be painful" "You seem to have had your share of suffering?" "I have suffered." "Quite alike the Hindi film hero... who suffers all his childhood after his father deserts his mother" "My mother turned a seamstress to give me an education." "Gave me music too" "And then..." "she died." "I'm left an orphan." "The same... same sad story" "Mother" "But she left me with some principles from the 20th century" "Here, 20th century principles." "Sacrifice is supreme" "Do your good deeds, your duty without expectation of any reward" "For 5 years after graduating, I clung on to these ideals" "And what outcome?" "I starved" "On stage, I played this rattle." "And Banerjee was a photographer" "Then life took a new turn." "We met Uncle Jaidev" "He gave us these 7 commandments for the 21st century" "He said son, forget the old ideals." "Become the modern 21st century man" "First commandment, love is a matter of give and take" "Give and take" "First do good to yourself, others come later" "Me first" "Anything done without regard to outcome is useless" "What is gain?" "How much profit?" "What's the result?" "Enterprise is more necessary than integrity." "Business" "Envy is essential for winning in competition." "Jealousy" "Avarice is the prerequisite for riches." "Greed" "One-upmanship is essential for growth." "Cut them to size" "7 years of abiding by the commandments has turned me into a Vikrant Kapoor" "You mean you became practical." " Here in Mumbai... showmanship is everything" "Laurels make for publicity, window-dressing is marketing" "You will see where we take Manasi." " But only if she passes the test" "Kapoor, tell her about the contract." " First, auditions." "A song and a video" "What's the second condition?" " Condition Two... during the 3-year contract period, you may not marry" "What...?" " No marriage, no friendships" "No love, no romance." "You see Ms. Manasi..." "Emotions are what we sell, not what we buy" "Manav, at least hear Deep Mohan out." " Whatever he might have to say... the household staff told me everything." "Aunt Shaku is at fault" "And the issue is, our civility." " You'll teach us civilised behaviour?" "Certainly." "What noblesse oblige behooves you must learn" "The Tarababu whom you feted like a king in Chamba was made to sit with the dogs" "The one you lauded as the priest of the arts was called slave to wealth" "9 hours Grannie!" "For 9 hours... father and daughter sat in the sun." "After such humiliation... can anyone contain his indignation?" " Manav, what is your point?" "Day after, Daddy returns from London." "You will make a clean breast of this" "Am I to tell my brother that he must put up with someone who slapped him?" "If breaking glass or raising voice makes truth... then I have broken 7 glasses." "Makes me 7 times more righteous?" "Let me explain the real issue." "A 21 year old blindly in love... behaves like this, because he is bent upon mending his fate" "And that of his family." " Our destinies... we won't let you play with." " lt is a changed fate already" "Your Manav now belongs to another." "Take a look if you'd like" "Manav's Manasi." "She will enter this family as a bride" "And together we will pose for a family portrait" "That's a promise" "To you you and you" "Grannie, may I leave?" "Oh love... I understand it now..." "I know the feeling" "When you never knew, you were confused" "Now you know, your plight is no more" "Yes, now I know" "And I know too lt's love, it's passion, desire" "She has it." "She's good." " Yes, get her to sign the contract" "Hey..." "Man, I'm talking to you." "You're getting in my heroine's way" "Move, I'm talking to you" "Some new hero" "Mister, we're working." "Please step aside" "Look, I must meet Manasi." " Manasi?" "Do you know her?" "Yes, closely." " How is she related to you?" "Lover." " What...?" "One minute" "You see that boy?" "Wants to see you." "Says, you're his lover" "No sir. I'm nobody's lover and I don't want to see him" "Shall I tell him off?" " Yes sir" "Brother, she doesn't want to see you, doesn't even know you" "Nor is she your beloved, understand?" "I got to see her" "After shooting. I'm being a gentleman." "Maybe you should reciprocate?" "Please..." "Let us work." "Please" "Manasi, stop" "I can understand your anguish" "My mistake" "Now that I know the truth I respect you even more" "Do you know why?" "Because... a girl who will sacrifice her love for the sake of her father's honour... will make an ideal wife, someone a man will treasure" "I'm here to apologise" "Your father should be the one to apologise." "To my father" "Why?" "My father was slapped" "No, that's wrong." "Absolutely wrong I respect my father just as you respect your Baba lt's done!" "Vikrant wants the contract signed today. lt's an auspicious day I've read the contract." "Just sign it" "For 3 years, you are Vikrant's heroine" "Sign here" "These are what you threw away I'll string the pearls again" "You will wear it again" "If God be within me, if I am honest... one day, you will come running into my arms" "You... will" "Brother..." "So, met her?" " Yes" "Decision taken?" " Yes" "What?" " Signed for you, rescinded me" "Turned you down?" " Yes, she turned me down" "Friend, I don't know your story but I know this ln the world of stardom... stars are hung on skies." "Stars in the sky... never come down to earth." "You are beyond reality, my friend" "You probably don't know her. I do." "She will come, she'll come to me" "And you will be the one who sends her to me" "Me..?" " You I'm a businessman." "Pure businessman." " As a businessman you will... you'll send her to me, for sure." " One thing, I like your confidence" "Whatever you told Deep... is it true?" " Absolutely" "They humiliated Tarababu and Manasi." "That was wrong" "That is why you were humiliated." "That too was wrong" "But... it is also true.." "Yes, carry on I love Manasi." "I've promised I'll marry her" "So, now what?" "Will you leave home?" "Will you bring me to disgrace?" "No... that will never happen." "Something that sullies... your family or your name..." "I will never do" "No scenes, no pettiness, no violence" "Neither will I leave you nor will I elope with Manasi" "That is my promise to you" "If I refuse to give my consent to your marriage to Manasi...?" "You won't do that" "In the design of your schemes I fell for Manasi." "The love grew" "Only difference, your regard for Tarababu was business" "My love for Manasi is humane, as between man and woman" "This won't happen." "Manasi will not enter this house" "Very well, if my love is a sham, she will never come" "But if God be within me, if I am honest... if my love is true, you yourself will bring Manasi to this house" "You" "Not anymore..." "No more, my love... I can take it no more" "The nightingale sings in the forests..." "Not even if there be fire... not even for fear of venom... not even if the skies fall... come what may... anguish in my broken heart is unbearable" "Come now, my beloved" "Even death can't kill love" "Without love, there's no life ln every passing moment... the heartache still remains" "Even if all is forgotten... some memories still remain" "Like a plant withering with weeds... still in hope for an Eden... engulfed in thorns... now no medicine, no prayer can save you... from this affliction..." "Love" "Love is unfaithful" "But lonely is a loveless life" "Beware, never give your heart, yet your heart you will lose" "And you will awake in pleasure your sleepless nights" "Your pain, your pleasure belongs to someone else" "No use promises, no matter how much you will try" "Oh but for love, this would... become a world of ascetics" "Come to me..." "love" "Come fire...venom falling skies apocalypse" "can't erase... the anguish... in my broken heart" "Extra-ordinary success story an extra-ordinary girl" "Manasi Shankar, whom you will meet at the MTV party tonight" "Our search of a star, ends right here" "Because we have Manasi, the winner of the MTV viewers choice 5 minutes into my first meeting with Manasi, I knew... she'd become the world's biggest star" "I used to watch MTV but I never dreamt I'd top the MTV charts" "What were your dreams about?" " That was another dream" "Being honoured by MTV is really exciting, I'm thrilled" "Blood in my veins is pumping twice as fast." "Twice" "Manav is here" "I'm very excited!" "Blood in my veins is pumping six times as fast." "Six" "Brother..." "You... here?" " Yes, right here" "How come...?" " Just like you came" "Are you a winner too?" " Not yet but maybe later...?" "Can I have two minutes?" " Sure" "Frankly, I admire you." " l admire you too" "But Your Highness, Your Majesty..." "what brings the jilted lover here?" "Grand party!" "MTV is honouring us." "You feel like ruining it?" "Notjilted, sir." "I am her lover" "Whose?" " Hers" "Look, this is a business party." "It's the first day of her success" "That's why I'm here" "Like a gentleman, I will suggest that you might slip away" "I told you." "Manasi belongs to me." "I belong to Manasi, so I'm here" "But she refuses to acknowledge you" "Sir!" "She's in a temper!" "In love, there are fights" "So you're convinced that she will return to you?" "And you will send her to me" "He is crazy, show him out" "Ladies and gentlemen..." "Tonight is for Manasi Shankar" "Tonight's Chief Guest is the young, dashing, handsome..." "Mr. Manav Mehta" "Sole heir to the Mehta and Mehta fortunes, he has won... the maximum college awards while in London... not only in Indian music but in Indian literature" "He is MTV's Chief Guest." " Where are the drinks?" "You don't want to be this." "You are Manav-si" "Tell me you don't love me" "No" "Give up this sham of a life." "Shall I leave?" "I'll wait for you" "My blood is pumping twelve times faster" "Meter reading" "Your red-cravat was saying..." " l don't want to hear" "Whatever you say, there's something about him" "Prabha told me all about Manav." "You should make friends with him" "What's the harm?" "In a romance the parents always play villain" "He's in love with you" "Enough" "At this point I must remind you that according to your contract... no artiste working for your company has the right... to make friends, fall in love or get married" "For my work and my career, this banal conversation is an aberration I don't like working like this!" "I don't want to work here" "She's a wounded tigress." "Why needle her?" "You only find arrogant girls, not girls who have self respect" "Please give the phone to Manasi" "Manasi... call for you." "From Vikrant's studio" "Tell him I don't want to work" "I don't get you" "We're launching a new bra." "Like this" "And you want a beautiful model to advertise this bra" "From us?" " Yes" "And you only want Manasi?" " Yes" "And she will be on hoardings all over the city?" "Right" "We can pay you the asking price." "50 million, 100 million...?" "And you know that Manasi is a singer?" " Yes" "And she's a dancer." " Yes" "She's an artiste." "A star." " Stars will strip for the money." "True." "And the money is nice" "Banerjee... you're such a fool!" "You get such foolish clients" "They don't realise Manasi comes from a good family" "She won't do this kind of modeling" "Either you're a fool or they are" "Excuse Mr. Kapoor..." "Nowadays girls from good backgrounds are also into modeling" "Then my advice to you is, you have a far better model than Manasi... sitting right next to you" "What?" " Mr. Kapoor..." "She's pretty, healthy." "She looks great" "They're the Mehta family..." " l know lf you belong to a respectable family you learn how to respect others" "You deal with these scoundrels." "I'm busy" "We sell art not the modesty of girls" "I don't think you're any judge of men" "Your rights and wrongs are all mixed up" "Tarababu has sent his composition." " Why didn't he come?" "He's not well." " And Manasi..?" "She refused to come." "I've called her 6 times in 4 days" "But she doesn't want to come?" "You're such a fool!" "You're my enemy" "You love to humiliate me!" " What have I done?" "Why did you call her 6 times?" "Don't you know what Vikrant Kapoor is?" "Girls like her have come and gone" "A few smiles and accolades and she thinks she's Miss World?" "One award and she thinks she is a star" "Tell Tarababu I don't want his song" "So it hurts?" "Who can hurt me?" "Who?" "I'm tough!" "Tough!" "You don't appear to be as tough...?" " Where do you find me weak?" "In there." "Your heart" " What do you mean... heart?" "From the heart." "For the first time you spoke from your heart" "Really, you miss Manasi, don't you?" " Don't bore me." "Go away" "What harm being honest?" " Go away" "You are missing her" "What happened?" " What should never happen" "Love?" " No, hatred" "Hatred?" " No song today?" "Sorry folks." "Today's session... cancelled" "I am..." "Manasi" "What you did wasn't right." " l know" "I want to be back." " l'll wait for you" "I don't know what happened inside my heart" "To love, I drank l have lived..." "I drank to love" "O' wanderer..." "To love, I drank... in a moment, ages I have lived" "Drunken in ecstasy... in moments, a life in centuries lived, drunk" "O wanderer... when you drank the potion of love... what happened inside your heart?" "Ecstasy and lifetimes in centuries l have lived in a moment's time I have drunk... I have lived... here" "Why this obsession?" "Why infect yourself?" "I saw her in ecstasy, whipping up a frenzy" "My heart went out to her... and I was drunken in love" "Then I fell in love and I renounced the world... like a hermit" "But he never got to know, it never touched his heart" "I never could cry out my pain, did it never touch your heart?" "In ecstasy I'm drunken ln a moment, many centuries l have lived I have drunk I have lived" "I have wandered" "Manav just walked out and went to live in Dad's cottage" "Let him be." " Wonderful" "We'll name the cottage Romeo's lair" "What do you want to say?" " Vikrant likes Manasi" "He had this delivered through Banerjee" "What does this mean?" " He's asking for her hand" " But..." " No buts!" "You don't find eligible bachelors like Vikrant" "Prabha..." " At heart Vikrant is simple" "Like us." "Manasi will be very happy with him" "He will give her all his love, I guarantee" "But why in a hurry...?" " Up to you lf you want Manasi to remain a spinster, so be it" "You want to turn away good fortune, then so be it" "Think of Manasi." "Once she's married, she'll forget all her sorrows" "What are you saying Baba?" " l let you decide your fate, didn't I?" "This is your turn to obey me." "This is your success, not mine" "Success for a father lies in finding a suitable boy for his daughter" "Look my dear... who knows when life will cheat me?" "Before I die I want to see you married to a good boy" "Don't... don't turn me down." "For my sake" "Yes, I sent the proposal through Banerjee" "Will you really be able to love me?" "Do you know some people fall in love and get married?" "And some get married and fall in love" "Second category." "Second category?" "Has she gone away from me?" "Which path has she taken?" "Every path leads to my heart" "You aren't with me... maybe you aren't with me, but that's a different story" "Within me... you are within me" "You are away, but we aren't separated" "You're angry with me..." "but you aren't unfaithful" "Your hand I hold in mine" "You are with me" "Fortunate are those that die at the hands of their beloved" "You seem very happy?" " Yes" "Sanjay Prabhu from India's top company BPL just called me" "He says they want to send us to Canada" "For MTV International Awards." " MTV?" "Yes." "You've brought me so much of luck" "What?" "Fire?" "You can't go in there!" " lt's my cottage on fire I said, you can't" "No, son." "You can't go ahead." " But my belongings..." "What a Romeo!" "That's a no-go" "That's my cottage!" "There are very precious things inside" "Forget this!" "Come with me." " We have orders" "Damn your cottage!" "I got to save goods worth millions in the go down" "Carry on" "I'm absolutely fine" "Just burnt my hand a little." "The rest is safe" "Had no idea that the fire would be flaming inside" "Everybody else was trying to save the go down I too had a few precious things" "My violin, the digital camera you gave me, my computer" "Doctor says I can be home tomorrow for tennis I want a game of tennis with you." "Haven't played tennis with you in ages" "One who isn't accustomed to lying... should never lie" "I am your daddy" "What is it?" " You can't enter without signing I'm going in!" "You can't stop me." " Listen..." "He came in without authorisation." "He didn't even sign the register" "Says he's your friend" "You may go" "He is our guest" "Welcome, Jagmohan." "Sit" "Chhaya, get a cold drink for our guest" "Yes" "Today is the day we worship the Goddess of Knowledge" "The Goddess of Knowledge, you know...?" "Don't embarrass me, Tarababu I'm here to apologise for my mistake" "I come asking for my son's life" "Manasi... I come to ask for Manasi's hand..." " Don't say it" "No Jagmohan!" "I stood at your door asking for my daughter's life..." "No... no" "Little would you know how deeply your deceit shocked my daughter" "How many nights she cried ... how many nights?" "Now... now she belongs to somebody else" "Don't say that." " That's the way it is, Jagmohan" "She is away in Canada with Vikrant Kapoor" "They will get married when they return next week" "You understand?" "Sky Dome!" "What a huge stadium!" "Thousands of people" "Singers from all countries have come, Manasi" "Big competition!" "What will happen?" "Anyway, it'll be fun" "Vikrant is confident that you will win the first prize" "Have you read about Manav Mehta?" " Are you sorry?" "Get back to work" "The son of London's wealthiest man jumped into a raging fire... to save a scarf given by his beloved" "Nobody knows who the beloved is" "Why are you going on and on?" " lt's in the papers!" "I don't want to see!" "You know I'm engaged" "Engagement done and all is over?" "Manav risked his life" "You don't even shed a tear for him?" " This world has turned you to stone" "Can't you make one phone call?" " lla please..." "He loved you, truly." " lla, Shanno, Vikrant is calling you" "My love, may I make an appearance?" " One minute, please" "You aren't ready?" "The entire orchestra is waiting" "In tears, weren't you?" "You were crying" "Missing him...?" "I know you love me" "And I love you, right?" "Let cheer the Coke." "Brighten up with a Coke" "Love only grows" "Drink." "Coke is sponsoring us." "Drink" "Drink Manasi" "Look..." "We got to win this world competition" "To win, one got to put heart and soul into the song" "Just concentrate on the song" "Listen..." "Can I sing a folk song from my village for today's show?" "Folk?" "But the orchestra is ready." "Another song... now?" "You just said, to win, I got to put heart and soul into the song" "Manasi will make new music!" "From her heart, from her soul" "Promises I made to someone I loved... I have broken" "But my heart, my life... maybe I... left behind" "If not for love... what's left to live for?" "If not for love, what's left to die for?" "Love's sweet" "And bittersweet" "A promise to be kept, yet so weak a chord..." "Love" "Before me... upon this path... many lovers have trod" "Did the path lead to sea... in which all was drowned?" "The harshest of truths..." "the worst of illusions... promise most resolute..." "yet the weakest ties... without love" "If not for love what's left to live for?" "If not for love, what's left to die for?" "Loads of congratulatory calls coming in from India" "Are you happy?" " Much" "Last night, the tears while you sang, made for a terrific touch" "You had to let out this venom that was Manav I'm glad it happened before we got married" "Had it happened afterwards, I would have been very hurt" "Tomorrow we get married, then the reception and then..." "The BPL guys called." "At the airport, we'll get a grand reception" "Tomorrow is going to be the best day in my life!" "Best" "You're about to become Mrs. Vikrant Kapoor" "Are you happy?" " Yes ls everything all right?" "Did Manav come here?" "He came." " What was he saying?" "Wanted to meet Manasi." "Then...?" " He just vanished" "Mr. Commissioner..." "I need security." "Strict security" "Everything is arranged" "Manasi isn't feeling well." "Can you please...?" "Stage set." "By 4 o'clock you'll be married." "Then, the reception at Leela" "And Manav?" " lf he transpires... we'll get him out of the way." " Kill him, if need be" "We'll have a great time together" "Baba, Manasi is calling you." "Hold this" "What is it?" "What's going on?" " What...?" "Whom are you socialising with?" "I see. ln life, first we make friends." "Then we like them, then we have fights" "An apology after a fight, draws friends even closer" "Baba, do you realise what you're saying?" "Jagmohan has come to bless you." "As my friend" "Let's go in" "Let it be, Tarababu." "I'll make a move" "Forgive me, she..." " Apology...?" "No, never mind" "Excuse me" "Don't be afraid Manasi. I haven't come to set your life on fire I'm here to douse the fire" "No, Manav." "Not today." " lt has to be today I must wipe the make-up from your sister's face" "Manasi, I only come to tell you a marriage is neither a contract" "Nor a festivity!" "The festivities are for the others" "Marriage is a union of two souls, two hearts, two people who will live... to consummate their loves." "Until death, to part" "By marrying Vikrant, you're deceiving him the worst, and yourself" "Three lives will be ruined!" "You are marrying Vikrant" "But Manav lives in your heart!" "Only Manav" "No!" "Nobody in my heart." " You lie ln every song of yours, Manav lives" "Manav is your first and last love" "Mister, out." " One minute" "Look at you." "Crying" "Those tears tell you what's happening isn't true." "Lovers die, love never dies" "Outside, please." " Forget it, Manav I'm yours, I will wait for you" "Get a hold on yourself" "How long will it take?" " At least an hour and a half" "I'm feeling faint." "May I sit in the car?" "I don't get this." "A wedding in court and religious rites too?" "You won't get this" "The music is lifeless." "The end" "What kind of security is this?" "Do you see that man with the dog?" "He is my enemy." "He has a bomb in his pocket" "Human bomb... he will blow up all of us" "Wait a minute" "Boy, don't make move." " Am I moving?" "I thought you would" "Why did you think of marrying in court before the ceremony?" "Will it do if I tell you tomorrow?" "Ask me at the reception." "Right now I'm a bit tense" "What happened?" " Nothing." "He's one of Manasi's fans" "Like normal fans." "We found this photo of Manasi in his pocket" "Look" "Unlike what you said, no bomb" "He's different from other fans." "Arrest him" "There has to be a reason." "I can't simply arrest him" "You can't arrest him?" " l can't" "You can't?" " l can't" "Then join the dance." "Come on, dance" "Brownie" "This crowd has driven me crazy" "How are you?" " Fine" "He's here." "The leech!" "What does he want from us?" "Brownie..." "You know him?" " Manav's dog" "You even care for Manav's dog?" "So he sent his dog in his stead" "Get lost" "Go back to that rascal" "My dog will die!" " Hold him" "Let go" "Bash him up" "Sister!" "Let's go, please" "Manav, your Brownie" "lla, Shannu..." "tell me something truthfully" "Yes?" "What did Manav tell Manasi in the airport lounge?" "Swear that by Manasi" "He said, Manasi might be marrying you,... but only Manav lives in her heart" "Look..." "They're here too?" "Next" "How much longer?" " 3 are registered." "Two couples left" "Everything's in place, police, security, the works" "The international press will be at the reception" "Superstar Kappu marries beauty queen Manasi" "On Monday, take Lord Shiva's blessings." "You will always be successful in life" "Sorry, I don't have a coin." " Take this" "May you marry the man after your heart, may you always be happy" "Almost done." "The registrar will call you in 5 minutes I'll be there." " Prabha, bring them in" "In 5 minutes, we'll be married." "Life's strange" "Will you be honest?" "Are you happy?" "Yes, I'm happy." "Do you love me?" " What...?" "Do you love me?" " What kind of a question is this?" "That act of giving alms reminded me of my mother" "Mother would say, do good and forget about it" "Do your duty, never expect rewards." "True love lies in sacrifice" "Uncle Jaidev said it's trash." "Grab, grab, grab" "I don't know why I get this losing feeling" "That Manav of yours, he's trying to defeat me" "And I'm not used to defeat!" "Not at all I want to win." "Come what may if you feel the slightest gratitude towards me, you will help me win I...?" "How?" "Look... at my love." "I possess only arrogance, envy, jealousy, grit" "And Manav?" "God lives in him." "God, really" "His love, his true love will hit me hard, always" "He was right." "Marriage is no contract nor festivity. lt's a union of souls" "Of two people who will live to consummate their loves" "He was right." "Winning world contests, and fashionable clothes... cannot change the quintessential Indian girl" "For her, the first love is always the first love" "Look, I'm a director." "I know it I hear the voice inside." "Manav pervades you... your every pore, your every drop of blood." "Look" "Silly girl!" "You fought with your love and you came to me" "You changed yourself, couldn't change your heart" "Your heart is there... with Manav." "Manav is the music in your songs" "Not I" "Today... you have to give me victory." "Guess how?" "Open this door" "And run to Manav in front of everyone" "Please." "For my sake" "For the happiness of all three of us" "Go." "Go, Manasi!" "We, I mean you, me and Manav will always remain friends" "Come on." "Don't think" "Come on." "He's called you." " No Banerjee" "Manasi is going to Manav." "Go Manasi, go" "Go" "Manav is waiting for you" "Manasi has gone to Manav" "Yes" "So now..." " Let's embrace" "We separated you." " And we're bringing you together" "You have our blessings" "Embrace her" "How can they?" "We're looking on" "Let's get out of here" "is this possible?" " lt's happening"