"Good morning." "Would you like to have tea?" "If you join me." "Two cups of tea." "Are you an early riser?" "Yes." "I've no watch." "So I got up." "It's my watch." "I gave it to your sister but she doesn't use it." "Return it before you leave." "Thank you." "I can't rationalize..." "Why?" "Are you thinking how brittle Shyamal is?" "Let me see a little more." "In school you couldn't skip some subjects like geography because they're part of the syllabus." "So you are forced to do certain things." "Yes, forced, otherwise you become stagnant." "Is that good?" "Ok." "When you go to parties, I'll arrange the books." "While you are here I'll attend only important parties." "You disappointed me." "Why?" "You didn't get drunk." "Not everyone gets drunk." "You didn't drink much." "You should know that I can restrain myself." "You can't beat your rival." "Why?" "Because he can drink more?" "You haven't changed from the Patna days." "There's a slight difference in your moustache, specs and the increase in your salary." "That's all?" "That's all." "Is it right or wrong?" "Won't you say?" "Sister is not up yet?" "She doesn't get up before nine." "You get up so early on Sunday." "Earlier..." "I go to play golf." "Golf?" "Golf... it's also geography." "You didn't go today." "I'm longing for music." "What are we doing today?" "Any thing you wish." "Now I'll show you something." "What?" "We'll have to go out, if you don't mind." "Only for an ad?" "Your fan moves like this?" "Good morning Mr. Ramalingan." "Good morning Mr. Chatterjee." "Late today?" "I'm getting old, so I take a little longer with my puja." "You are being partial to Runu Sanyal." "Give me a ring too." "His wife asked." "How can you refuse a lady?" "Do you need a ring Mr. Chatterjee?" "The stars are very favourable to you now." "Mr. Chatterjee, I'll retire in 6 months." "I know." "It's a great loss to the Salary Department." "Before I go, I've got something very precious to show you." "Have you got it?" "Yes." "This is my father's letter written in 1932 when I first joined this firm." "It's in Tamil?" "The English are like fire." "If you are too far away, you won't get the warmth of the fire." "If you are too near, you will get singed." "Not too near, not too far, but midway." "That's right." "Have I come very near?" "Have I got burnt?" "How do I know?" "Whatever, it will not show on the outside." "Oh!" "The heart burning..." "You are very ambitious, Mr. Chatterjee." "Without it you don't move forward." "Ambition is not bad." "Thank god." "All ambitions are lawful, except those that trade in other people's misery." "You are a very learned person." "Not at all." "I only have great stock of other people's wisdom for free distribution." "The neon sign on Park Street isn't functioning?" "Not functioning?" "There's no coordination in the fan ad." "It's ridiculous." "I see, I'll get it repaired." "Good morning." "How was the weekend?" "Ok." "After marriage your husband will allow you to work?" "Otherwise I'll be in trouble." "I'll tell him." "Chatterjee." "What!" "What do you mean!" "The delivery date is only a week away!" "No one noticed before?" "Sen." "Don't release the ad." "Which one?" "The export ad." "Please hold it, either telex or telephone, please." "Would you please find out if Mr. Pheris is free?" "Good morning Chatterjee." "Come on in." "What happened?" "It's 1:30." "It's not like him." "Can't you make a call?" "I feel quite hungry." "Enquire from him if you can make a call." "Could I use your telephone please?" "Yes, ma'am, this way." "Chatterjee." "You are still there!" "I'm extremely sorry." "I'm tied up with an urgent matter." "Aren't you coming?" "I just can't make it." "We've been waiting so long." "Tell Tutul it will never happen again." "We are having our lunch then and we will go to a picture." "Don't send the car." "We'll take a taxi." "Alright." "He is stuck." "Let's eat." "Has Madam returned?" "No, sir." "Oh!" "You're home!" "We couldn't get tickets so we went to the market." "It's so hot." "Let me take my bath!" "You won't bathe, Tutul?" "Yes, I'm coming." "If you knew the reason you would not be so angry." "Tell me, why?" "It's not possible at such a distance." "Tell me." "What is the date?" "The 8th." "On the 15th a big consignment is supposed to go to Iraq." "A lot of money and prestige is involved." "I learnt from the factory today, there are defects in the fan." "What defect?" "There's no paint on the lower side." "If the consignment goes in this condition the entire lot will be rejected." "Can't it be mended?" "Yes, but it will take a lot of time." "At least 3 weeks." "As a result, there will be a heavy penalty, a great loss of face in the export market and the Sales Manager of the Fan Division, that's me, will be held totally responsible." "Get it?" "Now I understand your worries." "So the fault is not mine or yours." "Is there no way out?" "Yes, if there is a big earthquake, epidemic, flood, acts of God." "Acts of God..." "But will God act?" "I don't think so." "If there was some trouble in the factory and work was stopped, we could have some time." "Then create some trouble." "You can do anything." "Sorry, sorry." "What do you think of Shymal?" "Please forgive me." "But why think when there is no way?" "I'm not thinking now." "Hey, what are you doing?" "You need not search for a groom for your sister-in-law." "It's already fixed." "She has a boyfriend in Patna, and received a long letter." "Her classmate." "He does nothing much yet." "Didn't I tell you?" "Do I talk alone?" "Won't you say anything?" "Tell me what do you want to know." "Is he intellectual, intelligent?" "You may say so." "With no future..." "Not exactly... uncertain." "Is the boy good or bad?" "I don't know." "First love?" "Whose?" "Yours." "Irrelevant question." "You haven't had the sweets yet." "Will you have some?" "I protest." "You should have informed me earlier." "Bah." "Would she announce her boyfriend immediately?" "What are you looking for?" "Specs." "What is the problem in your office?" "About that export." "It's not serious?" "No." "What she has done?" "Tutul doesn't listen to me." "Please reason with her." "It will be a problem if she gets involved with someone bad or undesirable." "Mr. Talukdar?" "Yes." "Chatterjee here." "What's up?" "Did I disturb your sleep?" "Not at all." "I have something to discuss." "Urgent?" "Yes." "Shall I come over?" "I'll come..." "My pleasure." "Ok... coming." "I just came back from a party." "Never go to bed before 12." "Tell me." "How is the factory running?" "Your factory?" "Smoothly." "There was some commotion two or three days back." "Not exactly." "In the canteen..." "Oh!" "A petty matter..." "for a smaller size of fish." "It was settled within half an hour." "Then there is no tension now?" "Not that I know of." "Do you want tension there?" "About the export crisis..." "Crisis!" "The materials are ready." "No, the materials are defective." "Some problem with the dye." "The materials cannot be dispatched." "The shipment date is the 15th." "The party has opened the Letter of Credit." "There is a penalty clause too." "Oh!" "Gosh!" "Scandalous..." "A black mark..." "Peters has never faced a scandal like this." "There is a way out." "Is there?" "That's not under my purview." "I'm not used to traversing that path." "Then... who is... me!" "You are vastly experienced." "You understand factory work." "I hope you don't mind." "How could I?" "I don't understand anything." "Please elaborate." "If the factory is shut down for some inevitable reason" "I may get some time." "I will manage it." "You get it." "Till now I envied your physique but I couldn't even guess you possess this quality." "Let's face it." "There's a way out." "I have dirtied my hands many times, even for Peters." "But where is my compensation?" "Listen..." "Listen." "What listen?" "I've worked for 23 long years." "Now I am a personnel officer, but I was a labour officer for 13 years." "Listen to me, anything we do will be with the chief's consent." "You are helping..." "Exactly!" "You should understand about the help, appreciate it." "I guarantee it." "I'll meet the chief first thing in the morning and tell him that there is a way out." "If it clicks... otherwise..." "There is no reason for not clicking." "Especially when there was some trouble only three days back." "Today is the 8th tomorrow the 9th" "Tuesday..." "Will you be thinking about the canteen issue?" "Got to have a starting point." "Time is short." "Ok, I'll be on the job first thing tomorrow morning." "But I couldn't digest your compliment." "Like you, I also don't traverse the path, Mr. Chatterjee." "A different person is to be involved." "I shall keep my fingers clean." "Morning Mr. Chatterjee." "I think I have found a way to save the situation." "You do, do you?" "Sit down." "Tell me about it." "Feeling unwell?" "No." "A slight headache." "I have some Asprin." "Tell me." "Everything is alright." "It is nerve wracking." "Nothing to it." "Only just you are not habituated..." "There was no way out, was there?" "Yes." "This is nothing but common practice." "It's not immoral." "But you will have to play to the tune..." "Meaning?" "You will have to be firm." "Production first, no compromise." "Then it will go as per schedule." "Go slow... stop production..." "charge sheet... bomb..." "Bomb?" "Yes, time is short." "15th is the deadline." "Otherwise how will you have damage to factory property?" "Then closure." "After that you sit with the union and give some concession." "After all, the onus is on you." "On us, sorry." "Can I be certain?" "500%" "Welcome to Hindustan Peters." "You didn't expect me." "Do you have time?" "Half an hour." "Let me introduce" "Miss Palit, my secretary, Miss Bhattacharya, my sister in law." "Please wait." "Come..." "let me show you the room." "Directors meet here." "Only Directors... not you?" "Till now." "Isn't it wonderful?" "Yes." "Alright." "What's wrong with it?" "Just wondering what is your attraction?" "You won't understand it." "Don't try." "It can't be explained properly." "Initially there was no attraction." "But gradually it started" "like a jockey in a race." "Particularly if you have a close contestant." "It seems dangerous." "That is there." "You stumble, falter, occasionally play foul." "I just remembered the day you first came to our house in Patna." "You were wearing a brown handloom shirt and pyjamas." "My sister peeped through the curtain" "and asked me to call you." "Father used to tell me he was so proud of you." "Such a bright student like you." "And you listened to all there..." "I envied my sister." "Not anymore?" "Before coming to Calcutta I was afraid probably you changed a lot, drink too much, don't talk in Bengali..." "Why didn't you tell me before about your boyfriend?" "I would have definitely said something if there was anything to talk about." "You have to leave on 20th?" "But I'll come again." "I'll get a job in your office." "Sure, why not?" "I couldn't believe that the prediction of Harihar Talukdar would follow step by step." "On March 10th, the workers protested with the manager in a unique way." "On March 11th, the Company decided no cut in production would be tolerated." "On the same day the workers expressed their attitude on the outer wall of the factory." "And inside they were discussing in groups." "The news reached the head office but only Pheris, me and Talukdar knew the real cause." "Bibi, hot news, trouble in the fan factory." "Work may stop." "Will it have any effect on him?" "Of course." "He was enthralled with export." "Now he will understand." "The news did not reach my home." "Shyamal, the crisis in your office is over?" "The crisis did not go that easy." "What's the problem?" "What you talked about to me?" "You seem quite relieved the last few days." "That is due to you." "Has he told you?" "He tells me nothing." "I talked upon being grilled." "You don't think I am unlucky?" "Ha!" "This is normal." "Touch wood." "On March 12th, work at the factory stopped." "The leaders expressed their anger in a meeting outside the gate." "It was decided after consultation with Talukdar that workers would be chargesheeted the next day." "On Saturday March 13th, a bomb exploded in our factory." "Watchman Tiwari got wounded and went to the hospital in the evening." "On Sunday March 14th, the factory was locked out at midnight." "There was nothing to worry about." "We wouldn't face the penalty." "Our reputation will be kept intact." "On Monday morning Talukdar came to my office." "What... you too are wounded, or from shaving?" "Shaving to you, but splinter to the chief." "How is Tiwari?" "Better." "I couldn't sleep for two nights." "Why?" "Suppose the man died?" "What's that to you?" "People die every day in Calcutta." "We would have sent a big wreath if he died." "Bravo Calcutta!" "Tell this in Patna." "They think our life is always in danger." "Do you know how much the dancers get?" "How much?" "Oh!" "Around 3000." "Good job." "But your boy friend may not approve." "Maybe not." "Send me a picture of your boyfriend." "By the way, we allow honeymoon couples in our guest room." "Thanks for the information." "Your rival jockey." "How are you?" "Good evening." "How are you?" "Is the lockout indefinite?" "No, it will resolve soon." "What is the attitude of the workers?" "Demanding much?" "That they will." "Trouble in your factory?" "You didn't tell me anything." "You wives get easily disturbed." "I don't know about you but considering my wife..." "I thought of ringing you up." "You are strange." "You didn't tell me anything." "What is there to say?" "It's a normal happening in factories." "But you don't inform me." "On March 19th, after the settlement and signing in the Tripatriate meeting, something happened in the evening which I can't deny that I desired." "In a Board meeting our M.D. proposed that" "Shymalendu Chatterjee be made a full-time" "Additional Director of the Company." "Congratulations!" "Please come in." "Must be something wrong with the stone." "I am very happy." "Remember about the promise." "Put me through to my residence." "I'll not only congratulate but give my thanks to you." "Did the M.D. call you?" "It served me well." "Bye." "Dolan." "I have become a Director." "Really..." "I couldn't even dream of it!" "Where is Tutul?" "Tutul..." "Tutul... did you hear the news?" "Thank you." "Your sister was shouting so much my ears are still buzzing." "Tell your sister, we'll celebrate outside." "Decide where to go." "I'm coming home." "Tutul, aren't you happy?" "I really am happy... really..." "You are perspiring." "The lift is not working." "Sit by the fan." "Your sister in-law has become very excited." "Really... where is she?" "There." "We will dine at home." "I am cooking." "Halim" "A fresh lime and soda." "Tutul Sudarsana." "What did Runu say?" "Nothing much." "He must be jealous." "THE END"