""When my veil falls away, A shyness comes over me"" ""When I see my sisters in love I feel the stirrings within me"" ""When my eyes fall asleep Then the dreams come to me"" ""And when the man I love Comes in my dreams"" ""New seasons of spring come to life I feel a new stirring within me"" ""And there is only one image I hold in my eyes"" ""When my veil falls away, A shyness comes over me"" ""Let us steal a few moments from life"" ""To quench this fire on our breaths"" ""Let us make a new world for us." "A world far away from this world"" ""When I look into your eyes..."" ""what magic comes over me?"" ""When the heart feels lonely, I feel..."" ""As if you are looking into my eyes"" ""When my veil falls away, A shyness comes over me"" ""Every moment we share is precious..."" ""Who knows, what's to happen tomorrow"" ""Life is such a long journey"" ""l'm afraid for l do not know What is to happen"" ""But ever since I gave you my heart" ""The sleep has fled my eyes Oh these words that you speak!"" ""l've made myself A bad reputation"" ""When the veil falls away, A shyness comes over her"" ""When she sees her sisters in love She feels the stirrings within me"" "A strong tradition is what makes our outlook so different." "This song about the spring takes a whole new look... at the relationship between man and woman." "Motherhood is a matter of pride." "Someday, I'll give you all my love." "That will be my gift to you." "I'll wait for that day." ""The most beautiful country in the whole world"" ""Our Hindustan"" ""We are her hummingbirds Her garden is our playground"" "Ladies and gentlemen..." "Thanks to your support, today's programme is a grand real success." "As you know, the monies we have raised, will be donated to the..." "Air Force Wives Welfare Association and for the school." "Thank you for your co-operation." "Victory to India" "Very good" "Let your hair loose." "You look great!" "How went the speech I wrote for you?" "From the applause, the audience must've appreciated it." "Listen..." "Look, I'm sorry I'm late." "is all this waiting the price for being in love with a flier?" "This isn't just a question of a day or two... this is the question of a lifetime." " Just think... when a flier is with you, he's only with you." "Not like those civilians who sit beside the women the love... and worry about paying taxes." " You pay taxes when you earn." "You blow half your salary on booze." "Drink is for the lion-hearted!" "I've seen this lion mewing like a cat." "Sweetheart, for the sake of your love!" ""The life I wished to live with you ln loneliness I have lived"" ""A strange silence pervades..."" ""Even soliloquy is oppressive"" ""ln solitude I ask myself..."" ""Beyond this beauty all around me Beyond the bounds of time..."" ""ls there anyone who is waiting for me...?"" "There's pathos in his voice." "A certain sensuousness." "He is in search of someone." "Who is he?" "If his voice has swept you off your feet... what's to happen once you meet?" "Meet...?" "You will have to." "What are you gaping at?" "He's my brother." ""For the first time I have seen"" ""Such a beauty"" ""ls she a girl?" "Or is she fire?"" ""This is fire"" ""Careful, this is the fire"" ""You'd rather douse yourself in water"" ""Please my youth"" ""What man is he who cannot enjoy the fires of youth"" ""l have just come of age lt's new and it's painful"" ""The thoughts are maddening"" ""Count your blessings, my boy"" ""My blessings I have wasted I have lost everything"" ""Go away, my hunter Your bait is hackneyed"" ""Try using the bait somewhere else"" ""Not a bird can you trap, my lanky one"" ""No girl will get hooked"" ""How will I overcome this distance between us?" ""God alone knows the plight of my heart"" ""You have just seen me from a distance"" ""And you are head over heels"" ""Try holding my hand"" ""Sonny, try holding my hand"" ""Once I take your hand, I will never leave it"" ""Remember that, my beauty"" "Hey man!" "Come down." "Hi, sweetheart I was scared to death." "Don't be silly darling" "When I'm flying, I feel like a king." "And you are the queen of my heart!" "Gurdip Singh!" " Hi Amit!" "You bloody fool!" " How are you?" "I'm still a bachelor." "You're married, right?" "Everything all right?" " Fit and fine my boy." "Won't you introduce me to your wife?" "Of course." "Come on in." "My friend." "Amit." "Simran, this my best friend." "You've done your bit." "Now get out." "What are you saying?" " For a minute." "Out." "She's my wife!" " l know." "But this is private." "Go out" "Simran, don't worry!" "I'm right out here!" "Get the flowers out of the way." "You can bring the spring into my life!" "Do me one small favour." "After that, I'll serve you all my life." " What?" "I'll tell you..." "You see, there was someone at your wedding." "She was in a pink dress." "She was very fair." "But not as fair as you..." "Who, Chandni?" "Chandni!" "Amit, what are you up to?" " Shut up!" "I'm coming in!" " Stay out, you ass." "Introduce me." "For once." "And give me her address." "Please." "My mother is out there." "This is creating the wrong impression!" "Stop it!" "Please!" "Do this for me." "It was her birthday the day before yesterday." "Whose?" " Shut up!" "Cursed luck!" "I missed her by a day before yesterday!" "I'll give you her address." " God bless you!" "May you mother a hundred sons!" "You want me to start farming sons?" "You ass!" "What are you staring at?" "I'm in love." "Don't you see?" "And I couldn't even send her flowers on her birthday." "I couldn't wish you on your birthday." "I'm punishing myself for it." "On this day every month, I'll send you flowers." "Flowers with their beauty and fragrance will say a lot." "Should you please, ask my flowers about me." "But I can't yet sign off with a "Yours":" "Amit." ""Amit, the weather is splendid here." "Come over to Kashmir for a few days."" ""lt'd be fun:" "Shekhar"" "Coming, brother." "Do me a favour, darling!" " Whatever you wish." "Amit is coming today." "Receive him at the airport." "And you...?" " Duty, darling." "Duty." "Flying a sortie to Pathankot." "I'll return in a jiffy." "But I've never met Amit." "This brother of mine is one in a million." "Tall, handsome." "There's a sparkle in his eyes." "And what a voice!" "He stands apart in a crowd." "You'll have no problem." "You'll recognise him as soon as you see him." "Excuse me, are you Mr Amit?" "You should be Shobha?" "Shekhar..." " My brother..." "Mentions you often." "Hasn't he come?" " He sent me to receive you." "Come..." "You say you're Shekhar's brother and then you start laughing?" "Yes, there was a dilemma, now solved after due deliberation." "My brother is a year and a half older than I am." "But we've been friends." "We started smoking together." "And then drinking." "Together." "We shared our first drink." "But before that we fell in love together." "With the same girl..." " You know?" "Good." "Before that we used to bathe together. ln the nude." "Heard that too." " But you wouldn't have seen...?" "We keep reversing roles." "Reversing roles...?" "I don't understand." "When one of us landed in a spot, the other would play big brother." "You'll drive me out of my mind!" "Just a sample." "We're going to spend a lifetime together." "Meaning...?" " You're related to my brother." "I'm related to my brother." "That makes us relatives...?" "Mummy, this is the famous Mr Amit." "More an actor than a playwright." "This is punishing!" "Tell me, what would you like to eat?" "What do you like the most?" "Once someone asked me what my favourite dish is." "Punjabi, South Indian, Chinese, Continental, Greece..." "You know, what I told him?" " What?" "The food my mother cooks for me." "I'll get you something." "Very smart!" "You've floored Mummy." "Don't fall for the cliche." "The floored opponent will rise." "Then it's someone else's turn to get floored." "So you see, the cliche is a cliche after all." "Mother!" "I've had enough for a day!" "I thought you'd turn out to be a serious playwright." "But you turned out..." " To be a joker?" "I was just doing my duty." " Duty!" "Entertaining you in my brother's absence." "So, the sentiments are solely for your brother?" "Give or take ten per cent for my feelings towards you." "Thank you for your ten per cent." "Keep up the cheer." "The percentage will climb till one day, brother vanishes." "I'm not one of those who disappear." "Wherever I am, you will find the stardust." "Not just friends; even my enemies cannot forget me." "You brag too much." "Come on, embrace me." "Cheers" "She isn't dancing." "Break her in." "Where is Shekhar?" " Shekhar?" "Gone for a tipple." "This brother of mine boozes a lot." "Drinking, drinking all the time." "Keep him on a leash." "Say what, start tightening the screws." "Else, someday he'll go overboard." "Don't say I didn't warn you." "Come on, dance." "Don't you know how to dance?" "Up here..." "I'm dancing one floor up." "Hey sweetheart!" "Taught this one?" "Now teach her." "What's this" "What's this, Shekhar?" " Booze!" "You're drinking too much." "Did Amit put you up to this?" "You don't know, he's a bloody alcoholic." "A born alcoholic." "If you listen to him, I'm doomed." "What's your name?" " Ramola." "Where do you live?" "Your telephone number?" "Brother, you're great!" "You're driving you jeep like you're flying your jet!" "Let me do it!" "Slowly!" "We aren't Air Force, man." "We're civilians." "Have mercy on us." "You're driving too fast!" " Let me do it!" "It'll move after it starts." "Shift gears." "Remember that song we used to sing in college?" "Shut your ears." "In the betel shop Under my girl's house!" "Let's make a little merry!" "Let's have a few kisses!" "Get down." "Let me go home." "What are you doing?" "Think about me!" "What about me?" "Hey brother!" "Silence!" "Oh come on, he's just my brother." "You're crying... tell me, what's your problem?" "I bashed you up..." " When, where?" "15 years ago." "You were a little one." "When you tore Maya's letter." "What did I tear?" " Maya's letter..." "No!" "I pushed you." "And you hit the wall." "And you cracked your nut." "No!" "I bashed you up!" "Where's Maya these days?" "Maya?" "Bloody Maya!" "Maya must struggling to tide the seas of life!" "Right now, with her four kids and husband in tow... she's waiting for a train at a seedy station!" "Trains are never on time in India." "Right." "Write a play about it." "I'm a flier. I have nothing to do with trains." "But still, I'll say trains are a big problem." "Write a play." "Where's paper?" "Paper?" "You tore it!" "That's why I bashed you up." "So what?" "You're my elder." "Look, if you're my elder... then I'm younger to you." "When I'm younger to you, you're my elder." "So what, if you bashed me up?" "Remember, once you were angry with me about Maya." "You left me and went away." "Don't leave me and go away." "Don't leave me!" "I'm telling you the truth," "Not just one Maya... I'll give up a thousand Mayas for your sake!" "Brother, don't leave me!" "Don't leave me!" "Don't cry, brother!" "You're my younger brother." "I'll never leave you!" "I never will!" "I have cried out your name in these valleys." "Chandni." "Ask these flowers, if you won't believe." "All of yesterday, I sat writing your name and mine." "Loneliness and solitude are two words." "But together, they mean a lifetime." "In a moment, the quest is transformed into a world of happiness." "Try it out:" "Amit." "Amit, who is mine no more." "Turn on the hot water." " Okay." "All right?" "This is fun!" "Amit, pick up that soap." "I'm not picking up any soap." "Back in the hostel bathroom, no one would pick up the soap!" "And once when we were bathing naked, Maya suddenly barged in." "And we covered our eyes in shock!" "She wouldn't look at us for a week!" "With you around, I'm reliving my childhood." "Stay back for some more time..." "For your sake, I'd stay back for the rest of my life." "But something urgent has cropped up." "I have to meet someone." "The soap..." " You so-and-so!" "What a strange pair." "Mad, both of them..." " That spirit is rare." "I'm not anxious for you any longer." " How come." "After what I've seen, I'll say you're lucky." "They'll take good care of you." "Amit, won't you let us get married?" "Why don't you find yourself a girl?" "We could get married together." "We could honeymoon together." "Excuse me!" "I'll let you know the day I get my hands on a girl." "Call me when you reach Bombay." "You should look for a suitable boy for Chandni if you could." "All right." "It makes me sad when I think how empty the house will become... once she goes away." " A daughter always leaves." "Some day she will have to leave." "Pray that she gets a good boy... and that she likes him." "Look into her eyes when you talk." "She's fond of young men." "Just put in your best." "She'll take care of the rest." "I'll keep trying." " This play of yours... is going to be a costly exercise." " Let's not go into that again." "I've written it." "That's all." " Producing the play will cost a lot." "Lose this one and we end up begging on the steps of the Jama Masjid." "How tough is she?" " Tough cookie." "In Delhi, art, literature and culture are spawned in her drawing room." "Get it?" " Yes." "Here we are." "Remember?" "Look into her eyes..." " Yes..." "So what have you brought for me from Mauritius?" "You could've sent your wife to buy it." "I'd pawn you off at the junk dealer's and I wouldn't even ask for a receipt!" "Let's talk later." "I have visitors." "Hello Ms Achala..." " Hello..." "My friend, Amit." "He's a playwright." "He has just written a new play." "From your looks, you'd be writing only romantic plays." "Switch on the charm." "Well, till date..." "May I sit?" "Till date, my pangs of joblessness haunts my plays." "Now that I've met you, I might write some about the pangs of passions." "Where did you acquire that voice of yours?" "Where did you acquire this beauty from?" "A question isn't answered with a question." "When a question answers itself, it's no longer a question." "The pain... that's very much a part of you?" "Pleasure is fleeting." "The pain you always remember." "You sound so lonely..." " To be lonely isn't what it is... to live with loneliness." "If you prefer, I'll go out... lt makes no difference whether you're in or out." "So when will you read me your play?" "Whenever you wish..." " When you're coming next...?" "You tell me." "The likes of us have nothing to do." "I have all the time in the world." "But I'm so busy!" "I haven't even time for myself." "Heard that?" " Yes." "Come over with your drama tomorrow evening." "Let's give it a reading and a rehearsal." "I'll call up a few artists." " Sure" "Thank you very much." "I just asked you to hold her attention while you spoke." "But you pounced upon her." " l was following you in toto." "Don't you be too sure of yourself." "Had I not interrupted you... I would've had to return alone." " Fait accompli." "That's what matters." "Now it's your turn to deliver." " Deliver what?" "Chandni." "The introduction." "Else, I'll drown myself in the waters of the fountain in Hauz Qaji!" "What with this height, even a river wouldn't be enough to drown you." "I'll introduce you..." " Thanks." "Life isn't mere breathing to live." "Breathing is no more than a habit." "You people bound by customs and traditions..." "Well now that you took a break..." "Take the centre stage." "And not rage." "Just a bit of intensity, a bit of tension." "And hands out of your pocket." "I'll try once more." "Make sure Chandni is invited." "Life isn't mere breathing to live." "Breathing is no more than a habit." "A big zero." "That is what you are." "Zero thou art of zero becometh!" "You cannot even think what you want to think." "You cannot speak, what you wish to." "Live you cannot as you wish to live." "Scream you may, but you will never hear the echoes of your screams." "Love, friendship, religion, patriotism... these are hollow words." "They have nothing to do with reality." "But there's still time." "Listen to him carefully." "He's calling you." "Do not be afraid." "Do not be ashamed of your own self." "Raise your voice." "Raise your voice and say that you are free." "Wrest the right of refusal." "Say that you refuse to live this life of shams, lies and frauds." "Throw open your windows." "Get out there!" "And scream!" "Say we are free!" "Let the voices ring!" "We are free!" "We are free!" "This silence is eerie." " Of silence is born speech." "Then I have something to speak to you about." "Tell me just what I wish to hear." "Can it be expressed in words?" "Who is it...?" "A bouquet and a letter." "For you." "From?" "Either a girl or a nabob." "Want me to read it out?" "Go on." "That girl of yours!" "Got it?" "Great!" ""The darkness last night was lit up by the sunset red"" ""Was it the magic of the night alone?"" ""l want to find out." "Shall we meet at Lodhi Gardens tomorrow?"" "Lovely!" "Made my life!" "Come joy, come sorrow, I'll take on the whole world!" "I'm elated!" "I could even embrace you." "Come on!" "What?" "You've dropped your towel ... the towel." ""The blue sky has fallen asleep"" ""The night is wet with dewdrops"" ""Lips quiver"" ""Her heartbeats are trying to say what she cannot say"" ""The breeze sings a soulful tune"" ""Time passes too slowly"" ""The blue sky has fallen asleep"" ""into my arms you came shyly"" ""As shyly as the moon treads softly out of the clouds"" ""ln this solitude, you and I"" ""Even the earth is silent"" ""The blue sky has fallen asleep"" "What are you doing?" "I love doing this." "Shall I tell you something, Shekhar?" "Every time you go up with a squadron, my heart misses a beat." "Never put too much trust in life." "You and your words..." " You'll remember my words, won't you?" "You're crying?" "No, you're a soldier's lover." "You're my life!" "Didn't you just say not to put too much trust in life?" "Remember one thing." "I've told you this before." "And I'll tell you once again." "Whether I'm on land or in air, I love you very much!" "Hello." " Yes Papa?" "Put your Mummy on the line." " Mummy isn't at home." "Any message?" " Yes my dear." "I'll give her the message." "Or is it something private?" "No. lt's about you." "I've fixed your marriage." "What?" "Hello..." "Can you hear me?" "Yes.... yes Papa." "He's a very good boy." "Tell Mummy that everything is fixed." "What is the matter, my child?" "Tell me." "Papa, you won't get angry with me?" " What is it?" "Papa, I love somebody." "Oh!" "My God!" "You should've told me, dear." "You've put me in an awkward position." "I'm sorry, papa." "May I...?" "All right. I won't take any decision now." "If it makes you happy, it's fine with me." "Oh papa!" "I love you." "I love you." " l love you too, my child." "I love you, Amit." "Brother, where have you been?" "I've done you a favour." "Make it fast, Amit." " Don't rush me." "Just listen." "I've found a girl." "Name the day, and we'll enter wedlock together." "Very good." "Look Amit, I'm in a hurry." "Bye." "Must be in a real hurry." "Now that I have found your love, I want nothing else out of life." "When are we seeing each other?" " Tomorrow." "Then, I'll introduce you to my brother." "You know, our falling in love has solved a big problem for my brother." "He's still a bachelor." "He wants us to get married together." "News has just come in from the Ferozpur sector." "Four enemy planes have been shot down." "The mission was led by Sqn Ldr Shekhar Malhotra." "But there is sad news too." "Sqn Ldr Shekhar Malhotra... staked his own life and set a new example for bravery." "He has committed the ultimate sacrifice." "Mummy!" "The last battle snatched away our father." "I did not cry." "My mother couldn't bear the sorrow." "I did not cry." "Because to me, my brother... was a mother, a father, my friend..." "he was everything to me." "But..." "But today Chandni, I'm devastated!" "I've been orphaned." "Don't say that, Amit." "I'm here." "For you." ""Amit, don't cry." "You are my small brother"" ""l won't leave you"" ""l won't"" "Sqn Ldr Shekhar Malhotra" "How could this have happened?" "You must have courage." "If you'll lose courage, who will console us?" "You have to take care of Shobha." "I'm broken, defeated... I can't face life anymore." "I can do no more." "Don't say that." "Oh the dreams I had ... the hopes I had..." "Shobha would be married someday." "Who is to blame?" "Whatever had to happen has happened." "You don't know, son." "You know nothing." "That which should never have happened, has happened." "How do I tell you this?" "But tell you I must." "Shobha is carrying Shekhar's baby." "What will happen now, Amit?" "What will happen to Shobha?" "We all stand at a strange crossroads." "You..." "I... your mother..." "We cannot console each other." "We cannot even wipe each other's tears." "My brother has left me with a feeling of emptiness." "Your sorrow is much more than mine, but... you have a whole life in front of you." "What I do with this life?" "Where do I go?" "How will I live this life?" "Wish for whatever you might, live you will have to." "With whose support?" "With what hope?" "For whom?" "Why think like that?" "You are still young, beautiful." "If you wish, you can marry." "I once gave myself to a man." "He was Shekhar." "I was to marry him." "Even after his death his name will remain with me." "Who will marry me?" "Tell me... give me an answer." "It is easy to say, it is easy to reason." "But to live through it, that's tough." "Very tough." "Who will marry me?" "Tell me." "Who will marry me?" "Tell me, would you marry me?" "Shekhar's death has turned me to stone." "I came here to console someone... ln the process, I have lost all my happiness." ""l wish I could shower all the happiness in the world on you"" ""But I have nothing but painful memories with me"" ""Every time you feel your heartbeat, think of me;" "I'm remembering you"" ""We can't be together for the rest of our lives"" ""But for a while, we were in love with each other"" ""Swear this, Chandni." "Swear it by the love we shared."" ""Swear it by the promises we made." "Swear it by those memories..."" "that you will forget me" Forget me Chandni"" ""l am not unhappy that you have deserted me"" ""But I'm sad that I've lost all confidence in love"" "Chandni!" ""The blue sky has fallen asleep"" ""All night I have gazed at the moon through my tears"" ""Life is a vast lonely valley"" ""l have suffered but little You will live in sorrow all your life"" ""The blue sky has fallen asleep"" ""Deep in the valleys of my memory Echo the tales from my past"" ""My yesterday's lover ls a stranger today"" ""Today I still thirst for him The sorrow lies deep within me"" ""The blue sky has fallen asleep"" "How's the other patient?" "How is my wife?" " She's okay." "But..." " What?" "But I couldn't save the child." "I'm sorry" "Can I see my wife?" "Sure." "Be brave, Shobha." "You will have to put up with this cruel fate." "I am not trying to console you." "In pain and in sorrow, I will always be with you." "Have courage." "Have courage, Shobha." "I am with you." "I think I'm quite late." "Well, what are you looking at?" "Tell me Chandni, are you never angry or cross with me?" "I don't follow you." "In every other family, they have such delightful fights... broken glass, flying vessels..." "and here, it's a complete silence." "Let's start from tomorrow." " Why tomorrow?" "Let's begin today." "Right now." "Look, I'm home late." "And you don't even ask why am I so late." "There are these pretty nurses and interns in the hospital." "Any other wife would have given me a thorough grilling." "Any more questions, and I'll start with the crockery." "That's it." "That's the spirit." "By the way, why are you late?" " An emergency case came up." "What happened?" "A couple had met with an accident." "The man wasn't hurt badly." "But his wife was serious." "Who were they?" "Some playwright, Amit Malhotra." ""The one dream I saw, has become so many dreams now"" ""Roses too distance us"" ""My heart beats to your song"" ""Shyness cross'd my lips sealed"" ""The light of your love will shine like a thousand lamps"" ""Roses too distance us"" "Good morning" "This is what made me fall head-over-heels in love with you." "You wouldn't have met her." "My wife, Chandni." "She tends the wounds I salve." "Why are you standing there with the bouquet?" "Give it to the man you bought it for." "Thank you." "What you have done isn't right." "You know that roses are my weakness." "And you gave the roses away?" "I've have the first right to them." "Right Mr Amit?" "Won't you ask these poor flowers?" "Even in their silence, the colour and the fragrance have a lot to say." "See how skillfully he skirted the issue?" "Playing with words, is his profession." "He can corner anyone with words." "Now Mr Amit, do you remember how the accident occurred?" "A man's memories." "It devastates a man." "It's difficult to get rid of these memories." "Those memories must have something to do with your heart." "Chandni, have you met his wife?" "No. I've just come in..." " And I barged in...?" "No flowers for Mrs Amit?" "Very bad." "May I borrow one flower from you?" " You may have the entire bouquet." "Not at all." "As of now, you have the right to this bouquet." "One flower is enough." "Give this to Mrs Amit." "I'll see you later." "Good morning, Mrs Malhotra." " Good morning, doctor." "I want to introduce my beautiful wife to meet you." "She had bought her ticket." "But I brought her back for that Amit's sake." "What a pair!" "How do they say it?" "Made for each other!" "Now I shall leave you to criticise your respective husbands." "He's very humorous." "And he's so warm and friendly." "You must've fallen for his charm." "I haven't an inkling what makes him happy." "Your company maybe?" "What did he find so special in me?" " He'd know better." "But now that we have met, I feel as if you're familiar." "But I feel a sense of surprise." "is there the hand of destiny?" "Even if there is, I shall accept destiny." "You mean...?" "At least, I'll get to know you better." "When can we go home?" " Any time you wish." "But you must take care of your wife for some time." "She should not undergo any mental or physical exertion." "Send her to me once a week for check ups." "I understand, doctor." " Okay." "For sometime, there's been something on my mind." "What?" " You have taken on... the mantle of your brother." "In the beginning... I used to respect you for doing this." "Now I have started liking you." "I am glad to hear that." "And relieved." "is your master at home?" "Anyone else at home?" "Who were you calling?" " An old friend..." "You have many friends here." " And no dearth of enemies either." "is that a dig at me?" "Time Shobha, time." "Time, which we refer to as destiny, or at times as accident." "But all the time, it chases you." "Like your shadow." "I find myself a pawn in Time's plot." " lf so, why not exploit it?" "Meaning...?" " Let me play the dutiful husband." "Let me take you shopping today." " l don't mind shopping." "But I don't like the word "duty"." "You don't like "duty"?" "Cut it out, then." "How about "debt"?" "Let's pamper the lady." "Show us the best you have." "No, lighter shades ... like that white." "This will do." "That one down there..." "That one." "May I see that one?" "The black one." "Chandni" "I want to talk to you." "Where?" "Tell me." "Please pack these for me." "How are you now?" " Fine." "On a shopping spree?" " Likewise." "You left me with those sarees." "I saw her and I thought I'd say hello l'm out to lighten my husband's purse today. I hope you'll do it too." "My packet, please." "I have to meet a friend at five." "At the lnter Continental." "I'm getting late." "Excuse me." "Do drop in at our place sometime." "She reacted as if we caught her shop-lifting." "Don't you think so?" "And the way you charged at her..." "just like a policeman." "Now come on and do your "duty"." "The check." "Finished shopping already?" "What time is your appointment with the doctor?" "At five." " l'll drop you there." "Aren't you coming with me?" " l just remembered." "There's something urgent. I guess I'll have to take care of it." "What's the time now?" " Four thirty." "I'll be there too early." "What will I do there?" "Chat up the doctor." "I have to be there by five." "I might just make it after dropping you." "Amit!" "It's you!" "Where were you so long?" "Have you forgotten me completely?" "I heard you've married." "Didn't you spare as much as a thought for me?" "At the least you should've invited me to the wedding." "I would've vetted your choice." "I guess she must be pretty?" "Then I heard, you had an accident." "Are you all right now?" "Why are you looking away from me?" "Oh by the way, congratulations!" "Your play has been nominated... for the Academy Awards." "And don't I keep tabs on you?" "I watch you on tv, I hear you on radio." "You're there in all the committees." "You're famous!" "Just like me." "Oh, I hear you've bought a big house." "But you haven't invited me for lunch." "When are you inviting me?" " Ms Achala, if you will excuse me... I'll see you some other time." " l'm waiting for the invitation!" "Hi Chandni!" "I'm seeing you after ages!" "Where have you been?" "Here for an appointment with your doctor?" "The two of you still look like two lovebirds." "You're looking great!" "The saree suits you." "And what a lovely shade!" "Where did you buy this one?" "You look worried." "Are you seeing your doctor, or is it someone else?" "You aren't to be seen in the parties nowadays." "My husband keeps asking about you." "And I don't know a thing about you!" "The day after tomorrow, the Lambas are throwing a party." "I'll see you there." "You'll come, won't you?" "How about a coffee, Chandni?" "Did a lot of shopping today?" "Looks like your husband is taking good care of you." "Ofcourse" "Look how many sarees he has given me." "Mrs Malhotra, we men are very cunning." "We make a gift or two every month or so... to remind our wives that we love them." "But I'll tell you that your husband isn't that kind." "No...?" "I'm lucky." "Hello?" ""Past the window of memory I stare into my past"" ""The secrets of the moments When I was breathless"" ""When love blossomed Those unspoken songs of love"" ""Then I walked alone a deserted street A tale of broken promises"" ""Who remembers?" "Who remembers all that?"" "Amit, I never knew you were so romantic." "You hide such feelings in your heart?" "Don't believe all that." "It's bookish." "What a thing to say." "Has literature nothing to do with life?" "I write these plays to get over the emptiness of my own life." "You don't like being complimented by me?" "Because I'm your wife?" "Had it come from another woman, you would've appreciated the compliment." "Did you have to make that comment?" ""On silent nights That are filled with dreams"" ""She is drenched in rain Her wet veil has slipped"" ""Her eyes cased in closed lids Dart and pulsate"" ""A loving kiss ls planted on her parted lips"" ""But who remembers?" "Who remembers all that?"" "Hello..." "Dr Anand speaking I'm Amit, your patient." "Do you remember me?" "Yes..." "Mr Amit." "How are you?" " l'm fine." "What can I do for you?" "I wish you'd join me for lunch today." "Lunch?" "One minute..." "Chandni" "It's okay." "Where do we meet?" " The lnter Continental." "At one." "Alone...?" "Were you expecting anyone with me?" "I mean, your wife...?" " Did you invite her?" "I invited you." "You told me on phone to join you for lunch." "So here I am." "Please be seated." "So what will you have?" "Whatever you choose." " You'll be delighted." "The Chef is a friend." "You'll be treated royally." "I had operated on him, once." "Ever since, he has been my fan." "You could've invited her on my behalf." "Who are you talking?" " Your wife." "How are you?" " l'm okay, sir." "All my favourite dishes, please." "Mr Amit is going to be delighted." "Tell me, doesn't it sound as if I'm the host and you're my guest?" "Just what I feel." "You're the host and I'm your guest." "But you get to foot the bill." "Chandni doesn't know, what she's missing." "Where is she?" " Now where was she supposed to go?" "Oh yes, some flower show." "What's the name of the 3rd entry?" " "My love"" "I want to talk to you." " The 4th entry is "We"." "Where can we meet?" " 5th, "An Evening of Wait"" "Please, Chandni." "6th, "Love story"" "Tomorrow." "Same time." "Same place." " l can't come." "7th "Dare Devil"" "I'll wait for you." "8th "Eternal Bliss"" "You can't blame me, Amit." "I got your letter." "With that one letter, with that piece of paper... you changed my whole life." "You put an end to the relationship." "You destroyed all the sentiments." "You broke all bonds." "And you asked me to live ... live your life!" "The torture of being alive, of living this life!" "I won't say that you've wronged me." "But what you've done to me wasn't a good thing to do." "I've no answer." "No excuses." "The sorrow, the wound that I have inflicted on you... I have no excuses for that." "Call it fate, call it a bad time, call it an accident, but... this is the truth." "My wife was my brother's fiancee." "She was pregnant with his child." "I took on the responsibility with a sense of duty." "With my own eyes, I saw my dreams being shattered." "But I could do nothing." "I gave you up, but all my life I have waited for you." "At every step, I hoped I would see you, hopeless as it was." "I told myself that I would not love you." "Yet I have desired you with such intensity... that I have no desire left for anyone else." "No flower wishes to wilt ... though it has to." "Why did all this happen?" "Why did it have to happen?" "Why?" "Oh why?" "I hate you." "Thanks." "Let it be." "Shall I make you a drink?" "All that is gone." "Gone with my brother." "You aren't doing justice to your brother's memory." "What do you mean?" " Ever since you married me... you're so subdued, so depressed." "And he used to be so lively." "Can you ever forget him, Shobha?" "I don't need to." "He's my past." "A sweet memory." "You are my life." "He gave me his love." "You have protected me." "He gave me a dream." "You turned it into a reality." "Why do you forget, that I am a woman?" "For me, my husband is cast in the image of God." "An article of faith." "I've never seen you like this." "Give to me your love." "And I'll make your sorrows mine." "Are you happy?" "Very much." "Are you happy?" "I...?" "Yes, I'm happy too." "It's too late now, Amit." "Don't rake up the past." "You have a wife." "I have a husband." "Will you have two families destroyed?" "Let's call this compromise happiness." "Promise me you'll never see me again." "You're not going to change, eh!" "Hello, Mrs Amit!" "I'm Vidyarthi." "All right, you're a big shot now." "You're rich." "You're famous." "But that doesn't mean that you'll ignore your friends." "Got married and you didn't even invite me?" "Maybe I can't give you a gift." "But I'd surely have brought flowers." "I won't sit down at your table." "No matter if I tire out standing." "Besides there isn't an extra chair." "My compliments to the lady." "But you... accepted that you're a very famous man now." "But you shouldn't forget your old friends." "I want that wedding treat." "I'm coming home for dinner." "Remind him lady, I'm coming." "Chandni, listen to me..." "Bitch!" "Can't you see?" "Let go!" "You don't even know how to talk to ladies!" "Amit!" "What are you doing?" "This is becoming a scene!" "Please for my sake." "Please." "How did you get hurt?" "Just a scratch..." "Which is worse." "The unseen wound." "But the pain is felt." "Since when did you start on poetry?" " l'm a playwright's wife." "You haven't yet told me..." " What?" "How did you get hurt?" " l fell down..." "Falling isn't good for a married man." "Where are you?" "Look, there's something important." "You can't evade me anymore." "Where's your wife?" "Meet my wife." "Shobha." "My friend, Vidyarthi." "A guru of many acolytes." "We're colleagues." "So he has the right to shoot his mouth off." "He's a playwright after all." "And the plays he puts up!" "Mend your ways now." "At curtain call... you might end up blowing it." "I have no covers to blow." "Besides, what have I to hide?" "No smoke without fire. I hope you don't spot the fire too late." "Right madam?" " l hardly understand... what the exchange is about." " But you're part of it already." "How come?" "How about dinner?" "He's nervous I might expose him!" "I'm street-smart, you know." "In an encounter with me, you'll lose." "Vidyarthi, you're crossing the limit." " lt hurts?" "Dinner!" "Why don't you let him speak?" " He can go on and on all night." "He carries news of all the scandals in the world in his head." "I just came to know about one!" "Has he ever taken you to The Oberoi for dinner?" "Lovely food!" "Right?" "Actually I forgot the real thing." "Ever since you married him, his luck has changed." "He's getting a gold medal!" "I had come to invite you." "You keep that medal." "Give me the gold." "What...?" "I can't come." "For my sake." "You're my inspiration, my hope, my imagination." "All-in-one?" "What about the other girls?" "Don't laugh it off." " My husband is away in Bombay." "Then you can come." "All right, Amit. I'll come." "How did you know that I want to wear this?" "I know." "And I'm wearing that." " Are you coming too?" "Look Shobha, I'm not stopping you." "These occasions will keep coming." "Besides you aren't well." "Maybe it's better if you don't come." "is there any other reason?" " Don't expect me to spell it out." "That place is going to be filled with beautiful girls." "How can I flirt with them right in front of you?" "What if I let you flirt?" "Will you take me then?" "That isn't candid enough." "Then promise me something." " What?" "You'll tell me the name of the girl you happen to like." "What will you do to her?" " Leave that to me." "Ladies and gentlemen." "I'm grateful to you... for the respect and the adulation you have given me." "What can I tell you about myself?" "One day, when I began my life here, my heart was racing." "Today, you are honouring me in this very place." "My heart is racing once again." "One needs support to take the journey though life." "Thank you for being with me." "What else have I to say?" "Let me recite a few lines from my new play." ""So what if a dream is shattered by accident?"" ""Destiny cannot touch emotions"" ""Distances cannot suppress sentiments"" ""Love is a bond of hearts"" ""A bond that knows no bounds"" ""Though you are the moon of someone else's nights"" ""Yet in every facet of my life you are"" ""You light up my dreams, my hopes"" ""Whatever path I tread leads to you"" "You didn't even mention me." "And you say I'm your inspiration?" "Your hope?" "Your imagination?" "I might not have mentioned you." "But I spoke about you." "Were you afraid?" "Yes." "Had I mentioned your name, I would've started a raging fire." "Are you scared of the fire you have started?" "I started the fire to light up my heart." "I'm afraid that people might laugh at me." "Shall I show you something?" " What?" "The ticket to your play." "I have preserved this ticket." "On some pretext or the other, I look at it everyday." "In those few meetings, the way you looked at me... whatever you told me..." "that is what I believe." "The years, the months, the days afterwards... have been empty..." "without meaning." "Welcome!" "Are you surprised?" "To see me?" "I am your husband." "You were supposed to come and pick me from the airport." "I didn't see you there, and I almost died!" "What's this new affectation?" "What?" "You seem to have developed a new love these days." "You seem lost." "You look surprised whenever I speak." "And I have this audacity of trying to aim too high." "What are you talking about?" "I know every move of yours..." "where you go, whom you meet." "After all, I have to keep an eye." "I don't understand a word!" "You didn't tell me." " Want me to tell you?" "What were you doing on tv today?" " On tv...?" "I saw you. I swear, you were looking lovely." "Mr Amit was insistent." "And you weren't here." "So I went over." "To please him." " How about pleasing me at times?" "Don't understand?" "I'll tell you..." "Between the desire in your eyes and the craving on my lips... there lies life!" "The girl of my dreams!" "Solitude and I often talk to ourselves." "What would it be if you were here?" "What would you say?" "What would shock you?" "What would make you laugh?" "What would it be had I you?" "Solitude and I often talk to ourselves." ""Where is this we have reached After taking the journey together?"" ""ln your arms my love, My body and my heart melt"" ""ls this the night?" "Or is it the shade of your tresses?"" ""ls it moonlight?" "Or do your eyes light up my night?"" ""ls this the moon?" "Or the scythed bracelet on your arm?"" ""The stars?" "Or the pleasure of your body?"" ""Was that a waft of breeze?" "Or a waft of your fragrance?"" ""Was that the swish of dry leaves?" "Or was it your sigh?"" ""ln solitude I imagine Forever"" ""But I know that you are not with me Nowhere near me"" ""Yet I tell myself Here you are... somewhere"" ""You're the body I am the shadow"" ""Without you where will I be?"" ""l am wherever you are, my love"" ""We had to meet, my love, While we tread this path"" ""This is where we have reached"" ""After the journey together"" ""On my breath the fragrant musk"" ""Your love is the moonlight Shining upon my heart"" ""The darkening evening of my life Has mellowed me"" ""This we have reached"" ""After the journey together"" ""Compulsions exist"" ""l wake lonely nights As you wake"" ""l have so much to say But to whom do I speak?"" ""How long should I suffer ln silence?"" ""Break the barriers, my heart says Bring down the walls that part us"" ""Why burn our hearts?"" ""Let's tell the world Yes!" "We're in love"" "What the hell is going on?" " Light gone out, sir." "It's a question of life and death!" "Put on the emergency light." "My boy!" "He's going to be all right." "We'll take him to a doctor." "Hold on!" "This is a police case." "No need to make a police case." "I'll take care of the kid." "Take care, will you?" "You car-types don't even treat... pedestrians as humans beings!" " l admit my mistake." "Kill someone, and then plead guilty." "How convenient!" "Take down the registration number." " Call the police." "Police?" "This is silly!" "Let's take the kid to a doctor first." "Hear!" "We're silly!" "Had I been strong enough I would've slapped some sense into you." "Police!" "Step aside." "No one stands here." "Vacate this place." "What happened?" " A kid." "He's hurt." "Slightly." "Who was driving the car?" " l was driving." "Your wife?" " Yes." "Don't worry." "Everything will be all right." "Follow me in your car." "To the police station." "You sit. I'll drive." "Hush up this case!" "Anyhow!" "Else I'll die!" "If he comes to know...!" "I understand." "Be brave." "An accident has taken place." "Can you come over?" "I'm coming." " Thank you." "I have a request." " Yes?" "Can we close this case?" " Reason...?" "My wife is worried." "And I'm ashamed." "What has that to do with the law?" "The kid has minor injuries." "We'll take the responsibility." "You're wasting my time." "If this case is registered, we will be maligned." "You should've thought about this before running the kid over." "No one commits an accident on purpose." "Don't disturb me." "Please let me get on with my job." "You're being more officious than the case warrants." "I could do worse." "I could arrest you and your wife." "But you can't hang us!" " Unfortunately." "You're arrogant and you are egoistic!" "And you're an irresponsible and a careless citizen." "No use begging and arguing." "One more word and you're in the lock-up." "A reputed man fears for nothing but his own reputation." "Call Dr Anand." "Sorry, it's too late." "I'm already here." "I'm sorry, doctor." "The kid was slightly hurt." "They paid up the kid's parents." "Then they parted friends." "Who were they?" "Who did he say he is?" " Amit Malhotra... some writer." "I know him well." "His wife was driving the car." " Whatever happened is for the better I'll take leave now." " Thank you doctor." "When did you come?" " This morning." "Where have you been?" "Shobha was worried." "I got in a mess." "Tell me, do you get into messes, or do messes get you?" "Who gets whom, I can't say." "But what fun is life without a few snafus?" "About Shobha's wedding... you know what situation it was...?" "Yes." " So we couldn't invite anyone." "I invited Shobha's cousin for lunch." " Lovely!" "Hello Aunt!" "May I come in?" " You're in already." "Welcome, Kulbhushan." "I was just telling Amit about you." "Amit, this is Kulbhushan." "He's a policeman." "He was in Assam during the wedding." "My sister's son. I brought him up." "He is Shobha's pet." "Mummy..." "Keep yourselves company." "I'll be back soon." "Perhaps, we have met?" "You don't remember?" "Your memory is weak." "Refreshing my memory won't do you any good." "Best of all, don't forget, that you're my guest." "And you are my wife's brother." " Forget the formalities." "As a cousin, I've every right to safeguard your wife's interests." "Here to help your cousin?" "Where were you when she needed you?" "Are you asking to be paid for your obligations?" "You're dirty!" "Don't try to talk me down." "I'm arrogant." "And I'm egoistic." "I'll never forgive someone who hurts cousin Shobha!" "Not only arrogant and egoistic." "You are also foolish." "And indecorous." "I'll excuse you because you're my guest." "Else..." "My Aunt praises you a lot." "She worships you like God." "Don't go by your Aunt." "I'm human. I'm not God." "Trust your eyes." "And trust your ears." "We're much obliged to you." "Thus sworn to silence." "But how long will she remain silent?" "I'm a stranger in this city." "Will you please help me?" "The entire police force is at your beck and call." "This is a delicate matter." "It involves my cousin's husband." "Listen..." "Does a policeman unnerve you?" "Don't worry, he has come to meet me." "Not to arrest me." "I think, she's has got me amiss." "Won't you introduce us?" "My life, my desire, my spring, my blossom, etc etc... I don't follow..." " l'll tell you." "I'm not having an affair with her." "Nor am I flirting with her." "I've married her." "She's my wife." "I didn't understand the meaning of that expletive." "Anyway, about your cousin and her husband..." "Doctor, I think I'm forgetting something." "Look, everyone is waiting for us." "We're late." "Aren't you coming?" "Sure, sweetheart." "Anything you say." "Say what, if you want a happy married life, get henpecked." "Excuse me today." "Let's talk some other day." "Come on now!" " l'll get the car keys." "Tell me something." "How do you like being married to a playwright?" "Their types should never marry." "They are always strangers." "They may be close to you... but who knows if they are really close?" "They live for the moment." "That's life with them." "What's your opinion?" "I've just been branded." "I'm paying for it." " How?" "By making friends with us?" "Or by marrying Shobha?" " What nonsense!" "I'm sorry." "I saw you somewhere recently." "Me...?" " Yes." "Now where did I see you?" "Had a man said this, I would've thought he was romancing my wife." "I remember." "On tv" "Why not pay off Amit's debts?" " My debt?" "The lunch that day..." " Did he buy you lunch?" "Maybe he wanted to treat you." "But he treated me." "I guess I have the knack of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time." "You were talking about debt." "I was saying this is your first spring festival with me." "Why not invite Amit and Shobha for lunch?" "Mr Amit?" "Just lunch?" "Or the spring fest?" "This is my wife's first spring fest." "And with you around, the colours will come to life!" "Let we dance." "Strange custom." "Men dance openly with other men's wives." "A penny for your thoughts?" "is this a habit with you?" " What habit?" "Getting lost...?" "What do you think?" "I think you're hiding a secret." "You want to say it." "But you can't." "Maybe that's why you had that car crash." "Car crash?" "When?" "Forgotten?" "But I don't know driving." "Funny!" "The day before yesterday, you and Mr Amit..." "Maybe I got it wrong." "Look, 2 minutes with you, and I've lost my memory!" "I remember!" "The day before yesterday, isn't it?" "The day before yesterday, perhaps?" " l'm so forgetful..." "He was teaching me how to drive... I lost control..." "And I crashed the car." "You're great." "You're a lovely wife." "Anyone would be jealous of you." "Amit is indeed lucky." "I wouldn't know that." "But yes, I'm very lucky... to have Amit for a husband." "May I use the colours on you?" "Asking for permission?" "Just asking." "You have the right to." "Your first spring festival." "All the best!" "The colours look lovely on you." " Reminds of my first love." "You mean the doctor?" " Him I have married." "Loved...?" "He was forced into a marriage before we could get married." "Yes. ln our country, the husband is never the lover." "The one you loved, is she married?" " She was forced to." "You've heard my whole story." "Now tell me your story." "I'm happy with what God has given me." "One minute..." ""The colours rain Upon the veiled maiden"" ""Who drenched you in these colours?"" ""These delightful colours"" ""My veiled maiden, The colours are raining on you"" ""Maiden!" "The colours are raining on you"" ""Serve him on a golden platter"" ""Her lover is crazy about it!"" ""Let him pine for it While the colours rain"" ""Maiden!" "The colours are raining on you"" ""Clove and cardamom"" ""Stuff the betel leaf with clove and cinnamon"" ""Her lover will love to chew on it"" ""My veiled maiden, The colours are raining on you"" ""Maiden!" "The colours are raining on you"" ""Of jasmines"" ""Make a bed"" ""Make a bed of jasmines"" ""A bed of jasmines"" ""And who lies on it?"" ""Her lover"" ""And then they will make love Let the colours rain"" ""Maiden!" "The colours are raining on you"" ""My veiled maiden, The colours are raining on you"" ""Serve me on a golden platter"" "You were ecstatic." " Still am!" "The opiate the doctor served must've been potent." "I hope I didn't create a scene." "You should give me a lecture about the limits of decency." "That tells me, I must've slipped up somewhere." "Anyway, what's done is done." "It was the spring fest..." "I just got carried away a bit." ""The heart lives near the head, and that's just as well"" ""But sometimes, it's better not to mix the head and the heart"" "The dye isn't washing." "Some colours are fast... I hope Amit didn't use a fixer with the colours." "Now my suspicions are confirmed." "Everyone has a past." "You may have one too." "Even if you have a past, I won't ask you." "Why won't you?" "You have every right to ask." "I'm not one of those husbands." "I consider my wife a human being." "Not a slave." "Why did you have to remind me about that today?" "Today I remembered a part of my past ... a part I haven't told you about." "The past is best preserved in memories." "Mix the past with the present, and you're likely to ruin your life." "And someone else's life too." "You have no right to interfere." "Look, I'm your cousin." "I won't see your family being ruined." "If you can't, get yourself transferred out of here." "I'm not weak." "Don't patronise me." "I can take my own decisions." "I don't wish to hear anything about him." "So what?" "What's my crime?" "You have the cheek." "You play Romeo, and then you ask what's my crime?" "Vidyarthi, you're taking undue advantage of our friendship." "You don't like what I say?" "The truth is always bitter." "I've been in love too." "But after I came to know that she's married... I walked away from her life." "That's an expression of love too." "If you've had your say, may I leave now?" "Have you heard fairy tales in your childhood?" "Which one?" "About the prince, the princess and the fairy." "When fantasy is pitted against reality... it is reality that prevails." "But fantasy is very much part of life." "One needs fantasies." "What you want to say is something else." "No. lt's the same old story." "One day, there comes a fairy." "She waves her magic wand, and takes the prince away with her." "Which leaves the poor princess in tears, right?" "What I didn't like was the princess' tragedy." "This story should be written over again." "The princess shouldn't be helpless and weak." "What should she do?" "She should fight for her rights." "And you...?" "Where do you figure in the story?" "In the story, I am the king." "At nights, I go around in disguise to see how my subjects are faring." "I am the giver of justice." "I have these many responsibilities... of the kingdom, of the dynasty, of duty, of tradition." "That tradition I am serving." "The king is mighty." "He can save his kingdom." "Whenever he wants." "I'm leaving." "I'll remember what you told me." "What do you want?" " ls that relevant?" "Leave him..." " lt isn't within my power." "How can I do something that is beyond my power?" "Amit is my husband." "He's my love." "I'm fated to love him." "You'll lose this game." "I'm not playing games." "Why are you ruining my family?" "I'm ruining my family too." "If you think you can snatch him away from me, you're mistaken." "Are you confident?" " Yes. I am confident." "Then live with your confidence." "Let me live with my love." "If this is war between love and faith, I accept it." "I'll call you as soon as I reach Bombay." "I forgot to pay the telephone bill." "Pay it tomorrow." "The gardener's wife is unwell." "Give him money if he asks." "Attend to my letters also." "Call me up if there's any urgent letter." "I'll be staying at the Taj." "I've signed a few checks. lf you need money, you can draw it from the Bank." "You haven't asked me when I'm returning..." "When are you returning?" "In 3 or 4 days." "I don't wish to leave you." "When I return, I hope I'll find you waiting here for me." "Last time when you didn't come..." ""The flight for Bombay is now ready for departure"" "Ready for departure!" "is this is right?" "Or is this wrong?" "Tell me." "Why don't you answer me?" "I can't live like this torn between him and us!" "How long will I go on cheating him?" "How long will I go on cheating myself?" "Who told you to live this life?" "Are you saying this?" " Yes. I" "Do you have the courage to live the life you want?" "Stop wallowing in self-pity." "That's what I'm telling you." "Keep the pity for somebody else." "Rid yourself of this guilty conscience ... this self-recrimination." "Easy for you to say." "You're a man." "You aren't going to be tainted." "This man-woman argument is dated." "You have to take a decision today." " What decision?" "Can you break your bonds?" "Amit!" " Yes!" "You don't want to live a life torn between us and him." "I'm sick and tired of your fears and your apprehensions!" "Even when you're with me, you aren't close to me." "When you're alone, you're disturbed." "If you haven't the guts, the courage, it's your problem." "I've decided..." " What?" "We can't live like this." "Torn." "We have every right to lead our life, Chandni." "I can't live without you." "Your decision is mine." "Going somewhere?" "Shimla." "When will you return?" "Can't say." "I want to tell you something." "Great timing, Shobha." "For days I've been thinking that evading won't solve this." "What?" " About you and me." "Sit down." "At some point of life or the other, every relationship loses its warmth." "A relationship which is a mere understanding between two people... ceases to be a relationship." "It becomes a bondage." "Your doubt is not baseless." "I... I love Chandni." "I love Chandni." "Shobha, I don't want to blame you for anything." "If I have a past, a life that I once lived... will you say I am at fault?" "After I married you, I never looked back." "I forced myself to forget my past." "I didn't turn to her." "I told myself that I'd never see her." "She was gone far, far away." "But destiny picked me up, and placed me right in front of her." "Tell me, how can I evade destiny?" "Where will I run to?" "I have no other regrets." "No grievances." "No grudges." "If I have one regret, one remorse, if there is anything I rue... it is the fact that... I have hurt you." "inadvertently." "You wanted to tell me something?" "I doubt if I will be able to put it in words." "Where do I go from here?" "My life depends on the relationship you call a bondage." "For me, it is love, duty, religion, faith." "You've done your duty towards your brother." "So you came into my life." "That's how I became your wife." "I appreciate the sacrifices you have made." "I appreciate the way you took care of me." "You gave me shelter." "You fulfilled your duty." "And by and by, I took a liking towards you. I took you as mine." "I fell in love with you." "I used to love someone else." "But today..." "Today, I am in love with you." "He was." "You are." "Today, this is the truth." "Will you call this a lie?" "How can you get rid of me like this?" "Why did you let him leave?" " What right I had to stop him?" "You are his wife." " For namesake only." "He took pity on me." "And he married me." "This is what comes out of it, you see." "Let him come back to me if he wishes." "That's the way I want it." "Not under some flimsy pretext or a compromise." "What if he doesn't wish to?" "I don't wish to deprive him of his right." ""What you try to destroy I will not, my love"" ""lf l stop loving you Who else will I love?"" ""You are the pearl I am the string that holds the pearl"" ""You are the gold I am the sheen on the gold"" ""What you try to destroy I will not, my love"" ""Hear me, my love"" ""You're my Lord I'm your slave"" ""What you try to destroy I will not, my love"" "Have you any complaints against your wife?" "No." "You don't like her habits?" "Or maybe she doesn't... take care of you and your house properly?" "No, Gurdip." "Then why are you leaving such a good woman?" "Look, I'm your friend." "Not your lackey." "You married her of your own will." "No one forced you into the marriage." "You went beyond being just humane." "You towered above men." "You sacrificed your happiness and your love to give her a new life." "You became a God, and now..." " Now I want to become human." "You cannot." "Try to climb down, and you will fall from grace." "Can man not live for himself?" "For his little wishes?" "Will the world not let a man live his own life?" "Why not?" "Just go away to a forest and do what you want." "Else, you will be called names." "Have you the guts to face that?" "Let's be frank." "You hate seeing Chandni with me." "Daddy is celebrating the golden jubilee of his wedding today." "The house will be filled with guests and relatives." "Everyone knows you and Chandni." "Now don't get me wrong." "You know how the world makes mountains out of mole-hills." "We won't give you a bad name." "Don't worry, we won't come together." "I'll come as your friend, and Chandni as Simran's friend." "I hope you've no objections." "See you then." "Amit, are you thinking what I am thinking?" "I'm thinking, how narrow-minded our society is." "Has that marred the decision you have made?" "No one gets everything out of life." "There's always a sense of deprivation." "Dr Anand here." " Yes, sahib..." "Get Madam on the line." " She's not at home." "Not at home?" "Where has she gone?" " Don't know, sahib." "When she comes, tell her that I'm coming by the 8 o'clock flight." "Hasn't your husband come?" " No, he has gone to Bombay." "Any children?" "Are you the family-planning types?" "Take my advice." "A woman is complete only after she attains motherhood." "Otherwise she's incomplete." "Next time, come here with your husband and your child." ""Hear all, this canto written by the first of The Gurus"" ""The skies sing your glories"" ""The Sun and the Moon are lamps held in Your prayer"" ""The stars are little pearls"" ""The fragrance of sandal is the sunshine"" ""The breezes fan You, Lord"" ""All flowers offered in prayer to You"" ""What an amazing hymn The Universe sings to You, Lord"" ""Every hymn we sing o'Lord, flows unto Thee"" ""With a thousand eyes, You see o'Lord Yet none knoweth"" ""ln a thousand images You are manifest Yet none knoweth"" ""A thousand paths You lead us upon Yet we are tainted by sin"" ""l am overwhelmed, my Lord"" ""The spirit that shines in all ls You, Lord"" ""The light that shines upon our path ls the enlightenment You giveth"" ""The prophet leads us to this enlightenment"" ""This is the true prayer"" ""l, a speck of dust Am overwhelmed"" ""l thirst for Your grace, Lord"" ""Bless me that I may be one with You, Lord"" ""Thinking of You is prayer unto You"" ""All else is illusion"" "Hello." " Shobha here" "Dr Anand's plane has crashed..." "What happened?" "Dr Anand's plane has crashed." " What!" "Calling fire brigade.." "Ambulance calling, crashed flight." "Report to the airport." "Helicopter cleared to land lower from the airport" "Wait here..." "Come on." "Hurry up." "You on this side." "Please standby." "Any chance of survivors?" " So far, none." "Have all the bodies been taken out?" "We haven't been able to control the fire yet." "Where are you going?" "It's dangerous there." "Don't!" "It's dangerous!" "Let me do my duty." "Anand might be alive." "No!" "You can't leave me!" "I haven't anyone else in this world!" "Nothing will happen to me." "This is my chance to atone." "Please!" "For the sake of your child!" "If anything happens to you, I'll be nowhere." "No Amit will ever come to support me, to help me." "You'll get your Amit back." "Take care." "Amit!" "That's the rear fuselage." "People might be trapped inside." "Might be." "Why don't you go in, then?" " lt'll explode any moment." "Who are you?" "Go away!" "Get out of here." "Stop!" "It's dangerous!" "Stop!" "Anand!" "Where's my wife?" "She became unconscious." "She's in a serious condition." "Kulbhushan took her home in an ambulance." "Please go outside." "She's my wife." "I'm responsible for her." "Now please leave us alone." "I'm back, Shobha." "I've broken all the ties with my past... with my love, with compromises." "I was sure you'd come." "From now on, just remember one thing." "You are my wife." "I am your husband." "This is the truth." "The rest is all lies." "All lies." ""l wish I could sprinkle stardust on your head"" ""l wish I could make a flower blossom from your lips"" ""For your sake, I will give up the whole world"" ""Our garden will be fragrant with the blossom of our love"" ""ln your arms I find solace"" ""With joys will be filled this world of ours"" ""A flower will blossom in our garden"" ""When my veil falls away, A shyness comes over me"" ""When I see my sisters in love I feel the stirrings within me"" ""Love is faith  faith is for ever""