"What's going on?" """ " Examinations, sir." " Or cheating?"" ""Who is cheating, sir ?"" ""Would you want Rajesh Narain, the best poet of the college..."" "caught cheating?" " No sir." "You are mistaken." "Then what are you hiding?" " Nothing sir." " Let me take a look." " Show it to me." " Forget it sir." "A couple of pictures of pretty girls... that's what was found in his house while writing the test." "Silence!" "What does one make of this picture?" "It's thanks to this picture that I'm successful in the test of love." "But I don't want you to fail your grades in M.A. because of this picture." """ " Sir, my picture..?" " You have the negative, don't you?"" "You can have another made." "Good heavens!" "Run!" "The poet is on his way." "He reads his lousy poems and murders our mood!" " What's going on?" " We've been waiting for you!" "I heard you wrote a deadly poem last night." " l wrote a great one today." " Good grief!" "Why are you dying?" "Hear this couplet to revive your souls." " Encore.." " What he means is... I hope I don't miss my train listening to your couplet." "Shut up." "Go ahead." "Take your time." "Here goes." ""Time fell against the stony floor of fate and broke like a glass vessel"" " Good Lord!" " Listen..." " We're so sorry." " Lousy appreciation." "But I'll still recite the poem." ""Revolution will rise soaked in blood"" ""The bugle of the war for freedom cries out to us"" ""This murder and mayhem actually ruins the nation"" "Ruin is preferable to slavery" "Always remember." "The noose is better than slavery." "You hang by the noose." "Stop boring us." "The entire nation is fighting the British." "But you can clap and listen to Raju's songs." ""ln 1942, falling in love and writing love songs is akin to betrayal."" "I agree." "My only crime is that I love the rising and setting sun." "I am a lover of moonlit nights." "I'm crazy about the blooming buds." "When are you going to Agra?" "The British empire that you fight is much smaller than Shakespeare." "Poets like you will die with their poems." ""But Soor, Tulsi, Ghalib, Mir..." "they will remain immortal."" "Talk of lovers and beloveds..." "The last day of the University is getting wasted." "Sing something good." " Do I have your permission?" " By all means." ""lf you wish, I can arrange for the musical accompaniments?"" "In the journey of my heart... I have come across many lovers" ""l don't know what attracts me to you.."" ""the sight of you makes me love you even more"" " Terrific!" " The outcome of a weak vision!" "I too can get up... and walk away from you" "But I will surely miss... the walls of your house" "Don't believe those eyes... they are not to be trusted" ""You're a commodity on sale." "What's your hurry?"" ""There are other marketplaces for you"" "That was truly terrific!" "A telegram for you." ""Guard, how long will this train halt here?"" "Only 5 minutes." "You look terrific in this uniform!" "How's your romance going?" "I've taken the first vow." "The other 6 will be done soon." " Marriage arranged?" " Dimwit!" ""Now that you're here, you can choose the girl and I'll marry her."" "Are you getting married or me?" ""This time it's me." "But when you get married, I'll choose the bride."" "But I'm on my way to Ghazipur to join duty." " How can I choose her?" " Then I'm not getting married!" "Show me the picture." "I'll decide right now." "The tragedy is the examiner confiscated it." " When are you coming to Ghazipur?" " l'm going to Jaunpur tomorrow." ""l'll meet brother, his wife and daughter and come in a day or two."" "What are you doing?" "I'm the one leaving!" ""Run, you'll miss the train!"" "Isn't the train arriving at 2.30?" "It must have come already." "God knows." "The war is on." "Today's train might even come tomorrow." "The train doesn't know you are waiting for it." " Little brother must be waiting." " Who must be waiting?" " l'll give you a slap!" " Don't mess with me." "Or I'll tell my uncle not to marry you!" "You and your uncle!" "You'll get a spanking!" " Take uncle's bags in." " Uncle has come!" "Why are you so anxious?" "He'll come in his own time." "Sit patiently and wait." "The train and uncle have come." "But I told uncle not to see you!" "Now fight with me!" "Silly girl!" ""You haven't changed, brother." "Running a paper, spinning cloth..."" "it won't get you freedom." "Do you know the fate of the struggle spun by this yarn?" "You need yarn even for the shroud." "We are spinning yarn for the shroud of the British rule." "Then it will take centuries to weave it." "Time moves much faster than the spinning wheel." "She too is very fast!" "It's so very hot!" " What are you sewing in this heat?" " A dress for Prarthana's wedding." "Brijesh has gone mad." "He publishes a Hindi newspaper and dreams of freeing India." """ " Hello uncle, aunt." " Forget these old Indian customs."" " When did you arrive?" " A little while ago." "Where did you get this tailor from?" ""No tailor, it's a seamstress."" "I think I'll get some shirts stitched too." "Why don't you talk to your brother?" "The British government won't be cowed by that naked fakir." "These newspapers will die away." "One shouldn't fight the sharks in the sea." "I'm not interested in politics." "But if one must have an enemy... then why not oppose the shark?" "Forget that." "You've completed your education." ""lf you wish, I can get you a job."" "I want to finish my MA and teach Literature in a University." "What salary does a Professor get?" " About 3 to 400." "That's what the Governor's cook gets." "That's all right. I too will become the cook of a Lord." "It still won't help!" ""Uncle, I must make a move or I'll get thrashed."" "Munni is waiting for me." "Something is fishy." ""She won't be able to stretch her arms"" "The sight of me made her throw up her arms!" "I'm not scared of you that I won't stretch in front of you." "Enough!" "Stay like that." "Don't stretch in front of me... your body is made of glass." "It might just crack." "Recite poems and waste your life." " Fool!" " Why?" "I'll spend my life looking into these eyes." "Touching these lips." "Playing with these locks." "Entangled in these arms." "I don't like this kind of love." "My heart too has been wounded by our separation." "I'd have died had it not been for your love!" " Dead!" " Actually dead." " Let go!" " Listen..." "What do you want from Kamini's room?" " l'm looking for a book." " Not there!" "Hide there." "Your head can be seen." "Lower!" "You don't understand." "Something is fishy." ""Daddy, what are you looking for?"" "What am I looking for?" "Why have I come here?" "You're looking for some silly book!" "Where is that..?" "Where could he be?" ""l am right here, but I won't tell."" " My article?" " ln the library." "The library isn't there." "It's that way." " The library is over there?" " Yes." ""There can't be a love story without hide and seek, right?"" "Let me tell you a story" "With youth comes... a love story ln a love story... there's a boy... and there's a girl" ""They laugh, they cry"" "In a love story... there's a boy... and there's a girl" ""They laugh, they cry"" "In a love story... there's a boy... and there's a girl" "They laugh and cry together" "It's always a small spark..." ""that burns and blows the world asunder"" ""On moonlit nights..." "there is a lamp..."" "which has a wick..." ""They burn and are extinguished together"" "In a love story... there's a boy... and there's a girl" ""They laugh, they cry"" ""From over the mountains when the rains arrive..."" ""it drives the lovers mad, my love"" "In the rains... there are clouds... and there is lightning..." ""they long..." "and it pours"" "In a love story... there's a boy... and there's a girl" ""They laugh, they cry"" "With union there is separation" ""Life is like a joke, a play"" "In a play like this... there's a King" "There's a Queen" "They meet... they are separated ln a love story... there's a boy... and there's a girl" ""They laugh, they cry"" "This is how the curtain is." "Neither is she fully in the open nor completely hidden." "What would you do if Ghalib hadn't left the wall behind?" "Romance." "Fisticuffs and fights?" "Fights with the lovely one aren't her fault at all." "I was the one who fell in love with her." " With whom?" " Come here and I'll tell you." "Why should I always come there?" "Do you have henna on your feet?" "Someday I'll get your hands and feet colored with henna." "With grandeur." "Shall I come?" " How would I know?" " But I do." " What do you know?" " You light lamps and dream of me." "What hopes!" "I have a poetry exam tomorrow." "I'm trying to memorize it." "Let's see what you're learning..." "What is Ras Khan?" "Reading Rajesh Khan is better." "Anwar will have fun over there." "And I'll be getting bored." " Then what should we do?" " Have a rehearsal of marriage." "Stay away!" "Somebody might see us." " You should be serious." " Marriage makes everyone serious." "The fun of meeting like this will be lost." "You'll walk right into the bedroom." "It will ruin the romance." " Then don't get married." " Why not?" ""lf l won't marry you, somebody else will."" ""All my life, I'll imagine things and envy him..."" "that he must be playing with your locks... looking deep into these eyes." "Locking his lips with these." "I..." "I'm going." "Go on." ""l've gone, too."" ""Girls, keep quiet." "The priest is coming." "For God's sake!"" ""Fatima Bibi, daughter of the late Syedali Amjad."" "Do you accept marriage to Anwar son of Baqar Hussein Zaidi.." "..for a dowry of 14000 sovereigns and 5 dinars?" "Do you accept?" "I will ask you when your turn comes." "Son of Baqar Hussein Zaidi..." ""Do you agree to marry Fatima, daughter of Syed Ali Amjad..."" "for a dowry of 14000 sovereigns and 5 dinars?" "Yes." "Good gracious!" "You too!" "We'll ask you when your turn comes." " Do you accept?" " Yes." "Now both of us have accepted." ""Kamini, daughter of Shrikant Sinha..."" "do you agree to marry Rajesh Narain for 14000 kisses a year?" "And 2 poems every week?" "I accept." ""Rajesh Narain, son of Kamlesh Narain..."" "do you agree to accept 14000 abuses from your wife every year... and 2 fights per week." "Would you like to marry her?" " No." " Why?" " l'll have to love you!" " So what?" ""lf l fall in love with you, I will miss you"" ""When I miss you, you and I will meet"" "When you and I meet..." ""When you and I meet, people will watch us..."" "they will watch us and... let's not be seen by anyone" "Let's drown in the sea" "Let's not be seen by anyone;... let's drown in the sea" "Let's not be seen by anyone;... let's drown in the sea" ""You have applied kohl in your eyes..."" ""why haven't you worn flowers in your hair?"" ""When you toss your hair, it'll bring about a cloud"" "The clouds will pour" ""When it pours, it'll make me pine"" "And when I pine... why must I make myself pine?" "Let's drown in the sea" "Let's not be seen by anyone" "Let's drown in the sea" "There's so much more to talk about" ""So why are you looking away from me?"" ""When our eyes meet, it'll set our hearts beating"" ""Our pounding hearts will set off a fire"" "The flames will leap and..." ""let's put out the fires in our heart..."" "Let's drown in the sea" "Let's not anyone see us... let's drown in the sea" "Look at this carefully." "He's going to be your son-in-law." "But think of Baby... I've chosen him with her in mind." ""The son of a judge, he's in the Indian Police Service."" "And he's the DSP at the age of 25." "Hail the Revolution!" "Our slogan is:" "India belongs to us!" "is father going back to jail?" "Why don't you go to jail?" ""lf l go to jail, who will get a groom for your doll?"" " When will he return?" " When the government frees him." "Why does father always go to jail?" "Maybe he loves us less." "What do you think?" "I feel the same too." "What are uncle and niece up to?" "Munni wants to know why you keep going to prison." ""When you can't understand why I go to jail, how will she?"" "I can't understand how we can gain independence by spinning yarn." "How can you defeat the empire on which the sun never sets ..." ""...with one spinning wheel, one flag and one slogan?"" ""You are wrong." "For the soldier of the country, the flag is a weapon."" "The spinning wheel and the slogan too are weapons." "So fight with these weapons." "But if the English are here on your return.." " will you concede defeat?" " You are the poet." "But listen to this couplet." "Our courage is not broken." "I am still inspired." "Victory and defeat mean nothing to me." "It's my war and I fought it." "Hail the revolution!" "Call out to your father...." "He will return if you do." "Call out to him!" ""Be brave. lf you burst into tears, how will we manage?"" "You're going to manage this house." "Think of me and this little child." ""lt will be terrible, if she goes into a shock."" "Wipe your tears." "My brother always wiped my tears." "I don't know how to wipe my tears." "And he isn't getting up to wipe my tears." "I'll wipe them for you." ""Don't cry. lf you cry, I too will turn into a statue like father."" ""Don't cry. I say, don't cry."" "I had said..." ""his love for the family has diminished, hadn't I?"" "Don't insult the sacrifice he has made." ""The one who gives up his life for the country, never dies."" "This house is blessed with the mark of his blood." "The bangles in my hand are broken." "The vermilion on my forehead is no more." "But I'm not crying." "It's a matter of pride to be the widow of a martyr." "Our decision is not to take you in the party." "Why not?" " Because one sacrifice... is enough for a family." "Sacrifices are not counted." "Munni asks me everyday... where is her father?" "And when he will return." "Do you want to join the party to avenge your brother's death?" "I don't have to come to you to avenge his death." " Then?" " His brother's death has affected him" ""Like us, he too wants to die for independence."" "No!" "I don't want to live in slavery." "The English didn't kill him." "It's the slavery of our nation that has killed him!" ""When he died, the entire city stood by, watching like cowards."" "I don't want to insult my brother by living with these cowards!" ""lf you don't want to live like a slave, learn to be a martyr."" "I haven't come to you to learn how to die!" "I want to die after killing some Englishmen." "Teach that to me!" "What happens to Munni and her mother then?" "Who is Munni or her mother?" "I have no relations with anyone anymore." " You can never marry Rajesh." " Why not?" "If you won't marry me off to Rajesh... I will marry him myself!" ""Do you hear, wife?"" "she wants to marry the man whose brother was a broke Congressman." "The man you poke fun at today will be worshipped tomorrow." "And nobody will even mention names of men like you!" "Tell her to take her proposal to Rajesh herself." " Where's sister-in-law?" " She's away gone to the temple." " Listen..." " You listen." "I wrote a poem last night." "Like to hear it?" "Sure." "A song in the morning and one in the evening... but only after we're married." " Marriage?" " l've brought my own proposal." " With whom?" " You." "Who else?" " With me...?" "Daddy is not in favor of our marriage." ""l insisted, so Daddy asked me to carry my own proposal."" "Strange!" "This is the first time I find a girl proposing marriage." " Skip the jokes." " l can't quit jokes and romance." "That can be done after marriage." "Everything fades away after marriage." "Forget about marriage." "And just keep romancing me." ""l'll be happy, so will you."" ""Look, I'm a poet."" "I can't tie the noose of your arms around my neck." ""For me, you were the blank sheet of paper on which I wrote my poems."" ""Remember, I told you the other night, Marriage ruins all the romance"" "That night you also said you'd color my hands and feet with henna." "I did. I said that." ""You forget those were promises of love, not marriage."" "Very well. I haven't come here to beg you.." "...to marry me." "Nor have I come to say that I'll commit suicide!" ""Do you think I'll remain unwed for life, if you don't marry me?"" "I will get married and to a decent man too!" "And you'll regret it all your life!" "I'm amazed that I couldn't see through you in all these years." ""Still, thank you very much."" ""ln good time, you have told me what a despicable man you are!"" ""This is one way of initiating a sacrifice too, brother."" ""Mom, Daddy was right. I don't want to marry that broke freedom fighter."" "Have you had a fight with Rajesh?" " No. I'm rid of him." "I don't want to be the noose around a poet's neck." ""Tell Daddy, he can marry me to whomsoever he wishes."" "Your father has chosen a boy for you." "Should I show you the picture?" "I had chosen a live man." "And I couldn't understand him." "So what will I do with a picture?" ""lf Daddy has chosen him, he must be good too."" "I don't trust my own eyes anymore." "What do you want?" "I want to bury you in the land you rule!" "Did he show any mercy when he ordered his men to shoot my brother?" ""Did he think that my sister-in-law would be widowed, and Munni orphaned!"" ""lf you're man enough, give me a revolver."" ""When you ordered your men to open fire, did you give the Indians any weapons?"" ""Before you die, say Long live the revolution"" "Long live the revolution!" "Long live the revolution!" "Who is this Rajesh?" "Why hasn't he been arrested?" ""Sir, we always try to arrest him." "Our bad luck, he escapes."" "This is uncle's picture." "A reward of 25000!" "What is uncle being rewarded for?" " For fighting for the country." " l too will fight for the nation." " But I won't talk to uncle." " Why not?" "He hasn't come to see me for months!" "I won't talk to him anymore!" " How are you?" " You were mad at him." ""And the moment he comes, you climb into his lap!"" " Where had you gone away?" " To look for a groom for you." "Did you find one?" "How's everything?" "What shall I say?" "Kamini no longer comes here." "She's getting married." "With great pomp." "Leave my uncle alone!" "Munni!" "No!" "My child...!" "What's happened to Munni?" "There was no other way." "When the police advanced with their guns... I was afraid she'd scream in horror." "She tried to get out of my hands." "But I wouldn't take off my hand from her mouth." ""Had she spoken up, the police would've caught you!"" ""Nobody knows your name, Munni."" "But after the English are thrown out of India... the first rose that blossoms... will bear the color of your blood and the fragrance of your childhood." " Hold his hand." " lt's okay." ""You don't know how painful it can be, Rajesh."" "The cops are out in the lanes." "They've probably got to know about us." "Give me a revolver." " What do you mean?" " Carry me to the statue." "And you guys make a getaway." """ " Don't be crazy, Rajesh." " Don't be stubborn, Khalid."" ""lf you leave right away, I might be able to hold the cops for a while."" ""lf you act stubborn, we aren't going away either."" "But where will you take me in this state?" "is there anyone in this city who will give me shelter?" "Not here." "But there is someone in Ghazipur." "You mean Dheeraj?" "Yes." " But he's Superintendent of Police." "So what?" "Much before he became a cop... he has been my friend1" "You trust him so much?" "I don't trust myself as much as I trust him!" "I'll get the truck out." """ " Good day, Sher Khan." " Good day to you too, Khalid."" """ " What brings you here?" " l have a problem, Sher Khan."" ""lf it concerns goods, I can provide that."" ""lf it concerns life, my head is at your service."" "You're always talking about killing and dying." "It has nothing to do with that." "I need some help." " Command me." " A friend of mine is wounded." " He has to be taken to Ghazipur." " ls that all?" "I'll take him there." "But why don't you take him to the hospital if he's wounded?" ""He's a revolutionary, a soldier of freedom."" "They've issued a warrant for his arrest." "I can't trust anybody but you to do this job." ""Trust, you must place only in God."" "Where have I to take him in Ghazipur?" "To the Superintendent Dheeraj Kumar's house." ""With friends like you, who needs enemies?"" "How many years is it since you've had a watermelon?" "Answer me!" "You're out of your mind." "You just said there's a warrant in his name." "And I take him to SP's house?" ""He's a police officer, but he's Rajesh's friend."" "I see." ""l get it!" "Very well, I'll take a friend to his friend."" "This is a dangerous job." "The word danger does not exist in a Pathan's vocabulary." "Go and fetch him." ""ln the meantime, I'll fix my dear Gulnar." "Come on, baby!"" "Get started!" "My Gulnar sure jumps a lot." "Does she bother you?" "Lie down on the sacks." "Why must you endanger your life for me?" ""Brother, what use is a life that's of no use to another?"" ""But you don't even know me, Sher Khan."" "I don't know you but I sure do know independence." "I know what it means to breathe freely." "My truck is indeed blessed." "There are many trucks in India carrying bricks and stones." "But only Sher Khan's lorry carries freedom!" "My dear Motherland..." ""the garden I have been separated from...."" ""for you, I will sacrifice myself"" ""You are my desire, my honor, you are my life itself"" ""Like an affectionate mother, you have embraced me"" ""l miss you, as I would miss my little daughter"" ""As much as I miss you, I am tormented..."" ""for you, I would sacrifice myself"" "Brother..." "Let me get off here." ""Sher Khan unloads his goods only at its destination, not on its way!"" "Why must you risk your life in a fight for my country?" "Sher Khan has breathed the air of this nation." "I have drunk the water of its rivers and fed on its foodgrains." "This country doesn't become yours only because you were born here!" "Sit back and relax." "These few cops can't stop Sher Khan's lorry!" "Allah be praised!" ""Good work, Gulnar!" "Let's take another road to Ghazipur."" ""Brother, your friend's house is lit up all the way."" "Take care." "I've got you dinner." "Eat it up quietly." "Why not?" "Don't feel shy." "I'm just an old woman." "Where are you going?" "Wait here for sometime." "Are you mad?" "Go on." "I have no experience of nuptial nights." ""lt's my first marriage, you see."" "How could I forget?" ""How will I ask you to show me your face, without giving you a gift?"" "You might laugh at me... but I'd like you to meet my friend before meeting me." "These are his works." ""My life is pledged to him." "But my heart, I give to you."" "One never knows whom one will meet and under what circumstances." "Maybe not ever." ""But if we do meet, I'll marry you in his presence again!"" "Who is it?" "Congratulations on your wedding!" ""Easy, my friend."" " You're wounded..." " Forget it..." "Won't you introduce us?" "Come on!" "I don't need your support to meet her." "I'm the dearest friend your husband has." "Won't you show me your face?" "Stop!" "Stop the truck!" ""What's the matter, constable?"" "Where are you coming from?" "Come to the police station." "He's mad." "Such a great poet and he's on the run from the cops." "Do you know him?" "He's from Jaunpur too." "I know his whole story." "He was my neighbor." "So you know him pretty well?" ""l do know him, but not very well."" "My father works for the government and this man works for Gandhi." "So we couldn't meet often." ""That's very nice." "When I go on duty, you can look after him."" "It's imperative he remains hidden till he gets well." ""No servant, nurse or doctor must enter this room."" "We'll have to be his nurse and doctor." "How are you feeling now?" "How are you feeling now?" "I've always been fine." "Why are you getting up?" "Relax." """ " No, I must leave." " Have you gone out of your mind?"" ""How will you go?" "You'll stay here, till you get better."" ""You're too much. I was passing by, and saw you were getting married."" "I thought I'd wish you." "And I did." "Today is your nuptial night." "I don't want to disturb you." "You're a real ass!" "is the nuptial night more important than our friendship?" ""Mr Superintendent, you are a fool too."" "Don't you know the cops are on my trail?" "What?" "The cops are looking for you?" "How would I know?" "I'm just an SP." "Will my police come to my house looking for you?" ""Whatever it is, I won't stay..."" "I won't stay here." "Will you please reason with this stubborn ass?" ""When he won't listen to you, why will he listen to me?"" "Try telling him and see." ""When my husband is insisting so much, why don't you stay?"" "Try and refuse now!" "Quietly go to sleep!" " Where do I sleep?" " Right here." "On this bed." " Have you gone mad?" " What's wrong with that?" "And... where will you go?" "We... we'll seek refuge in each others' heart." "Can you make some place for me to live in your heart?" "Don't force me. I must leave." " What for?" " l can't tell." "Then lie down quietly!" " My friends must be waiting for me!" "I am no enemy too." " You won't understand." "A friend's love can be more disastrous than an enemy's wrath." "Don't you cops ever get tired?" "It's midnight and you're stuck on the same question!" "Give us the right answer and the questions will end." ""Where are your brains, I say?"" ""When I speak the truth, you say I am lying!"" "And when I'm saying the right thing you still think I'm lying!" ""Tell me, how will you know when I'm lying and when I'm not."" ""For God's sake, get lost!" "And spare me!"" "Thank you sir." "We're rid of each other..." "One moment." ""This is my prey, Constable." "What's your name?"" " Who's he?" " What's your name?" " My name will scare you." " What is your name!" ""Sher Khan, son of Jabbar Khan!"" " Son of Babbar Khan!" " Shut up!" "Why did you speed away in the lorry when I asked you to stop?" "Heavens!" "Was that you?" ""My truck sped away, not me!"" "My foot fell on the accelerator instead of the brakes!" "Racing along brought back memories of my childhood!" ""l said to myself, Sher Khan will play with the police!"" "We have information that you brought Rajesh in your truck!" "Where is he?" " Rajesh...?" "Rajesh who?" "The government has announced a reward of 25000 for his arrest." "That's a hell of a lot of money!" "Will I get it?" "Shut up!" ""Sir, he seems to be as crooked as they come."" ""Come back in the morning." "By then, he'll surely tell us where Rajesh is!"" "Constable!" "Take him away!" "Greetings." " Are you all Gandhi's men?" " Yes." ""By the grace of Allah, you will all be freed."" "Miyan must have brought the tea." "I'll open the door." "Somebody is coming." "Cover yourself up." ""Master..." "Master, tea"" ""Good morning, lady."" " May I...?" " He's still asleep." "No problem at all." "Give it to me." "Would you like some tea?" "Will you make some for me?" "A treat for you!" "The first cup of tea made by my wife for you!" ""You must admit, I've sure pinched a great piece from your neighborhood."" "You're a poet." "Recite something for the moment." "She is your partner in joy." "She is your partner in sorrow." "God has willed it that you have a bride." ""These medicines are for major injuries, not minor wounds."" "Wounds of knife stabs or gunshots." "There are riots in every city." "The police are often the victim of such riots." "I'm taking these as a precautionary measure." "Take care of Rajesh." " Nobody must get anywhere close to him." " l'll stop the other servants." "How do I put Aunt Leela off?" ""Be firm, if you have to."" ""lf possible, clean the room yourself."" "But what will the servants think?" "Let them think what they will." "But we must save Rajesh." "Why don't you send him to a safer place?" ""Actually, no place is safer for him than this house."" ""Remember, if Rajesh is caught on account of a mistake we make..."" "he will surely be hanged." "Good news before you go in." ""The truck driver who brought Rajesh, the revolutionary here, is arrested!"" "We are sure he will soon tell us where Rajesh is." "Then I'll become an inspector from a constable." "You guys are funny!" ""l don't know any Rajesh, I say!" "I sell almonds, pistachios!"" "And asafoetida and nuts." "Have you eaten nuts?" "It would set your brains right!" "A friend told me to sell opium." "I'd make more money." "I tried that and got caught!" "The jail in Lahore was better than this one." "It was airy." "Not as hot as it is here!" "Now is when you're going to feel the real heat." " Where is Rajesh?" " There you go again!" "Atleast describe him to me." "Who is Rajesh?" ""Now look, Sher Khan." "Our SP is a merciful man."" ""So you are the SP, are you?"" "You are the SP who will bless me with a reward?" ""My elder brother's name was Nihaluddin, the loyal too."" "This guy appears to be a nut." "He can't be our man." ""He's a tough nut, sir."" "A little bit of kneading and he'll sing like a bird." "Do you recall where Rajesh is?" ""Constable, I'm a Pathan."" ""See that, sir?" "One kick, and he speaks clearly."" "Untie my hands for a minute." ""l swear it on Allah, I'll teach you many languages in just one kick."" "Where is Rajesh?" "I'm a Pathan!" "If I once said I don't know where Rajesh is..." ""l swear it on God, I don't know!"" ""Sir, may I start skinning him alive?"" "No..." "No." "Lock him up for the time being." "I'd never have come here if I knew you were Dheeraj's wife." " But you know now." " But what will I tell Dheeraj?" "He won't settle for anything but the truth." "And I can't tell him the truth." "But you needn't worry." "I'll find a way to get out of here." "Why must you leave?" "It's your friend's house." "So stay on." "How will I?" "It bothers you." "Since when have you started worrying about others?" ""Look mister, you are my husband's friend."" "And I am your friend's wife." "That's the only relation we share." ""You are welcome to stay here, but the day I suspect..."" "that you are a risk to him... I will hand you over to the police on my own." "This silence is killing with a poet around." "Recite something." "What are you doing?" "Darkness." " What for?" "To make the setting perfect for poetry." ""l wandered in darkness, all my life..."" ""where did the Moon show up from, showing me its light?"" "The moon has risen now." ""Recite something now, my friend."" "What can I say?" "I've forgotten all my couplets." ""ln that case, recite something on forgetting."" "Wow!" "What a beautiful request!" "The flame and the firefly are here." "And there is my bride's request." ""The firefly burnt to ashes in a flash"" ""The flame has to but burn all night"" ""Wonderful!" "You must admit, poets do have a way with words."" "That's it." "They can only talk." "Did you hear that?" "She hurt you all right." "It has nothing to do with hurting." "What does writing involve anyway?" "Pull out a plain paper and write something." "But what did he write?" "That which is hidden in the poet's heart." "And what's hidden in your heart?" "Tonight you must open up." ""l asked to be punished with separation"" ""That's about the only bad thing I did"" ""You tell me tales of loyalty." "I've been unfaithful anyway"" "Wonderful!" "A hundred loyalties for your poem!" "For the first time I hear cruelty being praised." ""He praises cruelty, appreciates disloyalty"" ""What people are these who appreciate the disloyal!"" "That's something!" "What do you say?" ""Those who are not loyal, appreciate loyalty"" ""lt's those who do not believe, that truly appreciate God"" ""All creation sheds tears." "Don't even talk about Him"" ""Take my life if you will, but do not talk about loyalty ever"" "My wife is like a sharp-edged sword." "You're in trouble today!" "I think you must accept defeat." "Poetry begins only after you accept defeat." ""lf you look at it carefully, loyalty is wrongly defined."" ""Like love, loyalty is not forced, it just happens."" "Why must one shed tears in the name of loyalty?" "Ask those who swallow their tears what loyalty really is!" ""Well said!" "Bride dear, do you have an answer to that?"" ""There is loyalty on his lips, and disloyalty in his heart."" ""But the one whose world you destroyed, still blesses you."" "What you say is perhaps right" ""l am indeed insensitive and unfaithful"" "Do leave me and go away" "When you pluck the rose... pluck it with care" "Gently pluck the rose... for roses are delicate" ""ln any case, they are unfortunate to blossom among thorns"" "Gently pluck..." "Gently pluck the rose... for roses are delicate" "You do have a lovely little grouse" "But isn't it unjustified too?" "Those who always hurt people..." ""say this when they are themselves hurt..."" "they say..." "Gently..." ""gently pluck the rose, for it's very delicate"" ""The ones who make people weep eventually cry one day"" ""The rose..." " "pluck it gently..."" "for roses are delicate" ""They hurt not, they are the ones that are hurt"" "Pluck the rose gently" ""You do have sympathies for the beauty of the rose"" ""And why not?" "You're a man too"" ""One answer for a thousand questions..."" "let not the eyes deceive you" "Pluck the rose gently" "Wonderful!" "You are a servant of the British government." "Just do your duty without caring about SP's or dig's." "What are you thinking about?" "I'm a terrible man." "There was this man who broke police barricades to bring me here... and I didn't even ask anything about him." "And the ass who can tell me is sitting in front of me." "Has a man called Sher Khan been arrested?" "I am the SP here." ""lf he was arrested, I'd be the first to know."" "Just don't worry." "He must have gotten home by now." ""ln your lifetime, you've done just one sensible thing."" " What is that?" " Joining the police." "Hold it." "Where did you leave Rajesh?" ""Rajesh, who?"" "Since when has this been going on?" "It's been about 45 minutes." "He would've told us long ago if he knew." ""After such a thrashing, no man can keep quiet."" ""Constable, I hope you're not under some misunderstanding."" ""He knows everything, sir."" "And he will tell all!" "It doesn't appear as if the thrashing will help." " Give him some time to think." " Think about what?" "He'll talk now." "Get the salt." "My plight reminds me of a couplet." "Would you like to hear it?" ""With a pinch of salt, and a dagger in hand.."" "he wishes that I'd hand him my wounded heart!" "Don't you understand... ?" " You don't." " l'll explain right now." ""Remember, it's important for him to live in order to speak."" ""Don't worry, sir." "He will live and he will speak."" """ " Who is it?" " Madam, it's me."" "Come in." " What are you doing there?" " Drawing the curtains." "Stop it!" "Shut it." "Take the plates and leave." "My stay here is probably dangerous for Dheeraj." "So go away." " l will leave." " When?" "After slipping the noose round his neck?" "After destroying my home?" "Or before that?" "You broke my heart." "And I didn't say a word." "But I won't let you break my home." "Nobody could be a worse enemy than the friend you are!" ""After the 1857 revolt, it's the same situation in Ghazipur all over again."" ""With your permission, I'll impose restrictions..."" "impose curfew or order firing..?" "Sing for them." "What's the harm?" "I feel shy... to say it" ""lt's a new house for the bride"" "It's a riddle... let it remain a mystery" ""This is what my love story is all about..."" ""like water being drawn away from the river"" ""like water being separated from the river"" ""The bride must leave her parents' house..."" "marriage takes her far away" "When roses blossom... they are plucked by people" ""A King brought me here as his Queen"" ""Like water being separated from the river"" ""Winding its way through so many lanes..."" ""my husband arrived in a bridal procession"" "My friends were all separated..." ""l only carried their memories with me"" ""The tears that flow are in their remembrance..."" ""it's like water being separated from the river"" ""The songs I sang in my mother's house..."" "I now remember" ""Just as I remember my foes..."" "I miss those I loved" ""Whenever will these memories be erased..."" ""it's like water being drawn away from the river"" ""This is just what my love story is all about"" ""lt's like water being drawn away from the river"" "I'm beginning to fall in love with you." "Where could the rascal have gone?" ""lf you can risk your life for him, can't he go away for your sake?"" "That was one way of being a friend." "And what he did is another." "Let him repay his dues as a friend." "Nobody can ever repay dues as a friend." ""Stop there, Rajesh!"" "What are you looking at?" "Let's go home." ""You don't understand, Dheeraj." "It's best that I leave."" "I don't want to place you at risk!" " Don't be stupid!" "Why did you come to my house if you didn't want me put at risk?" "You act like a revolutionary!" "As if the parcel of independence will come only to your address!" "Quietly sit in the car or you can't get out of here." "I'm not going." "All right. I'll come with you." """ " Are you mad?" " Yes, I am!"" "Either you come with me or I'll come with you." """ " Sir... ?" " Yes, constable."" " What are you doing here?" " l have a problem with the light I came to take a look at your arrangements." ""Any news of Rajesh?" " He is in this very city, sir."" "So why aren't you arresting him?" "The police are getting a bad name." "Good night constable." "Moron!" "How did you suddenly think of leaving?" "You want me to tell you the truth?" " Yes." "I didn't want to be a spoilsport." "And I'm fed up of life anyway." "I fell into deep contemplation on seeing your loving lives." "What is the point of my life?" "Maybe there's no meaning at all." "A life full of love can't be meaningless." ""But that story ended long ago, my friend."" "Why?" "Did the girl ditch you?" "I cheated her." "You...?" "Here's your neighbor." "Today he escaped being bashed up by me." ""You're smiling?" "You pig, twerp, scoundrel!"" "You louse!" "Do you hear his praise?" "Cast a curtain on the friendship." "His vices too will be under wraps." " You mete out justice now." " Why involve her?" "Why not?" "She has to play the judge." "And I'll be the lawyer." "The case is of the girl you cheated." "And you will have to accept her decision!" "Excuse me." "I don't want to interfere between friends." "Don't you sympathize with the girl he ditched?" "I can't be the judge because I am sympathetic to her." ""lf l am not fair, you will complain."" "I have full confidence in you." "Sit here and listen carefully." "Maybe you will hear the sound of the girl's heart breaking." ""Honorable Judge, he is accused of loving a girl."" "But he was not true to her." "The path to my nation is as important as hers..." ""When it came to a matter of choice, I turned that way."" "Does serving the nation mean a man must betray his love?" "Did she ever tell you not to participate in the freedom struggle?" "Don't fool yourself in the belief that you made a sacrifice for your nation!" "You have not made any sacrifice!" ""ln plain words, you have cheated her!"" "What happened to the girl?" "What happened to the girl?" "She... got married." "is she happy with the marriage?" "I don't know." "There's no question of her being happy." ""When an Indian girl falls in love, she's faithful all her life!"" ""No, sir." "When an Indian girl gets married..."" "it is for keeps." " This is no decision." " The decision is clear." "You should have been honest with her." ""Possibly, she might have preferred to be your widow..."" "rather than somebody's wife." ""l said nothing, and still expressed so much"" "I couldn't speak a word" "That which I couldn't talk about... my eyes expressed" "It's raining cats and dogs!" "How did you get drenched?" "At the window." "You're back early." "is this the season to be with thieves or drink tea with you?" "And chat up with Rajesh." ""lt's stuffy in here, I'll open the window."" ""Of course, you'll feel stuffy." "You've been in this room for so long."" "And this lovely weather!" "Let's do one thing." "Go for a long drive with Rajesh." " What do you say?" " You are out of your mind." "The cops are looking for me and you're planning drives!" "I'm a cop." "I think before speaking." "I'll send you in a camouflage." "Wear this and come on." "Doesn't he look like me?" ""Whether I look like you or not, I'm not going."" "Make this nincompoop see reason!" "Please don't drag me in your fights." "Why don't you come when he is insisting so much?" "Hear that?" "That's the spirit!" "There's nobody to compare with her!" ""After you, if there is anyone I have loved, it is her."" "You come along too. lt's been ages since we went out together." "You must talk like a fool!" "I can go whenever I wish." "And you can only go today." ""Hidden under this raincoat, in this weather..."" ""when you go out, people will think Dheeraj and his wife are out."" "Hurry." "You can't go if it stops raining." "Such opportunities don't come often." "Don't think." "Just march out." ""lf you walk a mile away, the servants will be the first to suspect."" "Walk like this." "As if it is my wife and me." ""Constable, are you buying these medicines for fear of rioting?"" "Your SP too bought them sometime back." "The SP took these?" "But why would he need them?" "The civil surgeon has asked for them." "The wound of a prisoner is infected by a bullet." " To treat him." " Maybe." "It's always a small spark..." ""that burns and blows the world asunder"" "In the rains... there are clouds... and there is lightning..." "They long... and it pours ln a love story... there's a boy... and there's a girl" ""They laugh, they cry"" """ " Shall I get some tea for you?" " No, don't bother."" "That reminds me... who's injured that the officer bought medicines at the chemist shop?" "Nobody's injured." "I think my master is here." "You are wet." "Change your clothes." ""The day I took over, I made it clear I hate people coming over to my house."" ""Sorry, but the Collector has ordered.."" "His Lordship is coming for the war front celebrations." "It is important that Rajesh be arrested before that." "Since when has the Collector started issuing orders to my subordinates?" "It's no joke to arrest Rajesh!" " Any orders for me?" " Wait right here." " What's wrong?" " Nothing." "Just dizzy." " What's wrong?" " Felt dizzy." "Has the constable left?" " He won't budge." "I'll get rid of him." "We can't fix a date for Rajesh's arrest." "And I think he must have left town by now." ""No, he's very much here."" " So why can't he be found?" " He'll soon be." ""Take a seat, sir. I'll explain."" "The entire city has been sealed." "From Cotton Market to Nawapura Ghat." "And the Mishra Bazaar." "The entire area has been combed." "Only this area remains." "These are the civil lines." "The Government officials live here." "Are you implying that a civil official has given him refuge?" "Anything is possible nowadays." "All Indian officers are not strong allies of the British." "If we start searching the homes of Indian officials... matters will get worse." "When their loyalties are being questioned... it'll lead to a feeling of resentment." "We'll do as you wish." "Let's begin searching official bungalows." "Starting with mine." "Then yours." ""Next their quarters. lt's okay if Rajesh is found." "Else, I'll resign."" "Don't go to such extremes." "Sher Khan is about to confess." "If he tells us where Rajesh is... all our worries will end." "Why have I been called here?" " l think he's about to confess." ""Sir, I would confess if I were dead."" "But I am still alive." "My conscience lives." "I haven't spoken." "Nor will I ever." ""Look, till you talk..." "nobody's going to let you go."" "Don't forget that these orders have come from above." "I too have got orders from above." "I have been asked to remain silent." "Rajesh will be arrested sooner or later." "What is the point of bearing such pain?" "I'm no shopkeeper." "I can't think in terms of profit and loss." "Why do you want to give up your life for Rajesh?" "What's so special about that?" "This is what my life lies in." ""Moron, why did you ask for the SP when you weren't going to talk?"" "Thank the Lord I don't have a sister." "Or I'd have killed you even in this state!" "Send this dog away!" "Then I will talk to you." ""Go away, everybody."" "I have called you because.." "...now I can't keep quiet." "Send Rajesh away from your house." "And then kill me." "I can understand your agony." "Every time I come here and see you in this state... I fall in my own esteem." "Falling in one's own esteem really hurts." "I can't ask you to bear pain for a man... who is neither friend nor relative" "That's for you to decide." ""lf you can't keep quiet, then speak out."" "Do speak out." "But I'm not throwing Rajesh out of my house!" "Because Rajesh is my friend." "A friend." "Who can appreciate friendship more than a Pathan?" ""What I want to say is that Sher Khan might die, if we torture him anymore."" ""Let him die." "If he doesn't speak, he must die!"" ""But sir, this is a political issue."" "His death might cause riots." "That's all right." ""But sir, so much of bloodshed to arrest one revolutionary...?"" "Rajesh is a murderer not a revolutionary!" "He has killed many British officers!" "The government can take the lives of 400 million Indians for each officer!" "Constable... may I have some water?" "Why not?" "I'll give you water a hundred times." "Man gives water even to animals." "This constable is a bastard." "He's always treating you cruelly." "Constable!" "Lord Almighty..." "This is no mean death." "Consider this to be my last prayer." "Fetch a doctor!" " Where is Rajesh?" " Go and get a doctor!" "Go on!" "What have you done?" "What else could I do?" "You are a good friend." "And I gave my life for your friendship." "You are holding the Holy Koran!" "A Muslim never lies on his death bed." "Rajesh... is in my heart." "In my heart." "Hats off to you." "What are you thinking of?" "I don't want to lie to Dheeraj." "And I can't speak the truth." " Friends don't lie." ""lf you consider him a friend, tell him the truth."" "Certain truths can't be spoken." "He must not find out about our love." "You don't understand." "He's a friend!" ""He will give up his life, but won't stand in my way!"" "Under no circumstances can I tell him this!" "What if he finds out through some other means?" "It will be disastrous!" "This file on Rajesh has arrived from Jaunpur." "Everything right from his birth to date is mentioned in this." "It has been found that the accused Rajesh and ...." ""Judge Shrikant's daughter, Kamini are deeply in love."" "Kamini and Rajesh loved each other...?" "Why did they keep it hidden from me?" "They kept it from me because they still love each other... which means Rajesh has deceived me!" "Who is winning?" ""With a partner like mine, how can I win... ?"" " But you're a good player." " What can a player do..." "When the queen deceives him?" "I thought my partner had the queen." "Kamini and Rajesh in love... ?" "From the beginning...?" "Why did they hide it from me?" "Why... ?" "They kept it because they are still in love." "This means Rajesh has cheated me!" "I know all about him." "He has been my neighbor." "You should have been honest with the girl." "It's possible rather than live as somebody's wife... she'd prefer to be your widow." "This is the file of Rajesh Narain." "All that was written in the margin on your order has been scratched out." "You can imagine who scratched it." "Who is it?" "Who is it?" ""Scared you by knocking, did I?"" "But why do you have to knock?" "One mustn't enter anyone's bedroom without permission." "Not even your own?" "Mine...?" "Oh yes!" "This is my bedroom!" "I think I'm high..." "No glass or stone..." "Not a mirror." "This is my heart... which my friend broke." ""This friend of mine, and your neighbor..."" "he's a wonderful poet!" ""Rajesh, you are incomparable!"" ""Nobody comes close, my friend!"" "You are my life." "Hear a poem of yours on my life." "I address you as nothing else but my life." ""Like life, I can't trust you."" "Can't trust you either." "I'll get you some tea." "Forget the tea." "Today I'll give him some news that will make him dance with joy!" "The truck driver Sher Khan finally died at the hands of the police." "He's dead...?" "When was he caught?" "I want to know when he was arrested!" "I don't want to recall that day." "But what a man he was!" ""Before he died, he said..."" "Rajesh lives in my heart." "In how many hearts do you live?" "You're in my heart. ln the heart of the girl you deceived." "You were firmly planted in Sher Khan's heart too." "Make up your mind. ln whose heart do you really want to live?" "You should not have kept the news about Sher Khan hidden from me." "You too have kept things from me." "And she too has kept things hidden from me." ""But my love, we get to know."" "I look in the depths... of my heart" ""Like an arrow,..."" "it pierces my heart" ""There are things that happen between friends..."" "it turns friends into foes" ""There are things that happen between friends"" ""To what end will I suppress the secrets of my heart?"" ""What point anymore in quenching the fires?"" ""The fires are put out, razing everything to ashes..."" "turning friends into foes" ""That which happens between friends..."" ""What's wrong if I give you an opportunity to complain?"" "You have deceived me too" "Life somehow comes around... but friends turn into foes" ""There are things that happen between friends..."" "Ask him if I have endangered my life for him or not." "Ask him if I have ever refused to give him anything he wanted!" "So why does he hesitate today?" ""My friend, why don't you say that you love my wife?"" ""You are drunk, Dheeraj!"" ""Yes, and a drunken man does not lie like his friend!"" "It's a matter of shame for me to find out about your love story from the police files!" "Neither my friend nor my wife told me!" "This is why I didn't want to stay here." ""For this very reason." "I loved Kamini, no doubt."" "But then she wasn't married to you." "Not married... ?" "When she'd rather have been your widow than my wife... why did she marry me?" "Why..?" "Today I want to ask both of you... what is my fault?" "For what crime am I being punished?" "What have my friend and wife been doing in my own house?" "That's enough!" "You're talking nonsense!" "Insolent man... shameless creature..." ""Who is it?" " The police are here, sir."" ""Don't you worry, my friend."" "Nobody can arrest my friend as yet." "I still have to prove my friendship." "I have orders to search your house." "First tell the Ig to fire me!" "I have a search warrant." "You're making a big mistake." ""The fact is, you made a mistake.."" "...by erasing the line about your wife in Rajesh's file." "That noting was made by me." "Under orders from the Collector." "It would be best if you hand Rajesh over to us." "You seem to have forgotten that I am still the SP!" "If each one of you doesn't get out in 2 minutes... I will open fire!" "What's the matter?" "What is going on here?" "They think we've hidden Rajesh." " Who... ?" " Your neighbor in Jaunpur." ""You mean, your constable will search your own house?"" "Yes." "My constable is a loyal man." "He's even brought a search warrant!" "So let them in." "How does it matter?" "Constable!" " Have you completed the search?" " Yes." "You've been quite impertinent!" "Get out!" "So you somehow managed to throw Rajesh out." "I'm glad." "The poor guy's life got spared." "You said nobody could arrest your friend in your house." "You do know how to take advantage of my words." "You haven't saved my Rajesh." "You've saved your Rajesh!" "Then why didn't you get my Rajesh arrested?" "This is a way of being a friend..." "And you won't understand it." "The Ig is coming for the celebration." "I've explained the plan to you." "So what are you thinking?" " Your plan is 100%%% right." ""But seeing the police arrangements, we wonder how you will return."" "This job is like committing suicide." "I know it. I really do." "But the joy you get by dying can't be had by living for a 1000 years!" "I give you trouble to come here today... because a very reliable source has informed us that..." "Terrorists are going to create problems in the celebrations tonight." "Rest assured sir." "There will be no problem." "Am I hearing this from you?" ""You just heard that, sir."" "Tomorrow you'll see Rajesh hang!" " Take a seat." " Thank you." "Rajesh will surely be caught now." "This is the wonder of the note written on Rajesh's file." "A heart set aflame by a jealousy can only be extinguished by blood." "Whom are you planning to kill?" "Can't cops think of anything but murder?" "Of course." "They do." "They also think of what friendship means." "They also think of the duty of a husband and a wife." "They think of the love that still exists for a friend." "They also think of the trust they had in their wives!" " Had... ?" " Yes." "You probably think about it too." "Sure." "This is a man's world." "Man makes all the rules!" ""Had women made the rules, how would you punish yourself?"" "I'll answer this question on returning from the celebrations." "You are not going there." "We fear there might be bloodshed there." "We've heard a revolutionary named Rajesh is going to attack the Ig." "He will try to kill him but I won't let him!" "Ladies and gentlemen..." ""the trick that I'll now demonstrate, will stun the entire nation."" "Stop there!" ""lf Rajesh escapes, I'll strip you of your skin and rank!"" " Anybody on the roof?" " No." "Then go where Rajesh is!" "This could only have been done by Rajesh." "Where the hell were you when Rajesh tied the real joker?" "Here is your lover!" "And here is my bed!" "Why do you feel shy before me?" "I am family." "Enjoy yourself in my presence!" ""The truth is bitter, isn't it?"" ""When it's not the truth, how can it be bitter?"" "Don't tell lies!" "You are not in your senses." ""When you come to your senses, you will regret this."" ""You'll search for me to apologize, but you won't ever find me!"" "Why won't I find you?" "Where can you go away?" "You have the friend's house." "And his wife." "You needn't fear the police." "They won't come here again." "I didn't risk my life to get you here." "To break your lover's heart and leave!" "Sorry for what?" "For slapping me?" ""Or for romancing with my wife?" " lf you want an answer, hear this!"" "I sure did love Kamini. I still love her and will always do!" "The heart doesn't work on electrical wires." "You can't switch it off to stop the flow of love." "Let my friend speak." "Let me hear what my wife's lover wants to tell me." "Your wife's lover wants to tell you..." ""you are an obstacle, not a friend."" "Right on." "Smart right from your birth!" ""lf l am an obstacle, do away with me."" "The nuptial night that remained incomplete by your arrival... will be fulfilled tonight." "Tonight will be your last night..." ""Because I'll fill Kamini's hair with your blood, not vermilion!"" """ " Are you mad?" " Yes, I'm mad!"" ""l am mad!" "Stark, raving mad!"" "I'm going mad seeing my lover on my friend's bed!" ""You belong to me, Kamini!" "Even after becoming his wife!"" "Tell him what happens in the privacy of this room when he goes to work!" "Right here... your tresses complained to my shoulder... how your lips quenched the thirst of my lips!" "Get up!" "I'm in no mood to die now." "You married my beloved." "Now I'll marry your widow and level the scores." "I don't want to live after the betrayal of my friend and wife." ""Hear that, Kamini?" "He's giving us a speech."" ""So die then. lf you can't, I'll shoot you."" "What's the point in proving your loyalty to this man?" "The days of pretending are gone." "Now he is going to die." "What can I expect from a friend?" "The heart is not fully broken yet." "I want a friend's mercy." " Don't call me a friend!" ""Yesterday, we were friends."" ""Today, we are foes."" "And there's just one cure for them." "I'll miss you after you're dead." "Throw away the revolver!" "Or I'll shoot!" "Just listen to this girl." ""She'll shoot me, she says!"" ""Remember you said when an Indian girl falls in love, it's forever."" ""He said that, not me."" ""l had said when an Indian girl gets married, it's for keeps!"" "That's what you should say in front of the husband." "But what's the point in lying now?" "He's going to die." "I know you are dying to end Dheeraj's story... and we can begin anew!" " l will shoot you!" "You can't shoot your lover to save your husband!" "Your wife has really shot your friend." ""At least now, embrace me... my friend."" "It's my good fortune that Kamini shot me." "This was the only way to remove your doubt." "Do you still doubt my friendship and Kamini's loyalty?" ""You fool, if you can risk your life to clear my doubts..."" "how can I have any doubts?" "I am sorry that I lost." "Your husband is a very stupid man." "This love story could've had no end other than with my death." "My death won't change anything." "But your death would have made Kamini a widow." "I can't see anything!" "Where's your hand?" "Kamini loves to laugh." "Keep her happy." "Silly girl." "Why are you crying?" "You didn't kill me." "I first died with my brother." "Then with Munni." "Finally I died completely with Sher Khan." "I..." "I... I've enough practice of dying." "I feel..." "I wish... I want to always see both of you." "But my eyes can't remain open." "He'll listen to you." "Tell him to stay alive!" "Open your eyes!" "The friend asks me to open my eyes." "And death asks me to go to sleep."