"There are about a million literate unemployed in Bengal." "I don't know how many illiterate ones there are." "From this arises most of the problems." "I am not one of them." "I've worked in a foreign commercial firm for the past 10 years." "The name of the concern is Hindustan Peters." "The liability of members is limited." "We deal with air and light:" "Peters Lamp and Peters Fan." "We have a factory in the Suburbs, with 1200 workers." "We've started exporting fans." "These ceiling fans will be exported to Iraq." "The order for 10,000 is valued at 12 lakhs." "I have much responsibility as I am the Sales Manager of the Fan Division." "My name is Shyamalendu Chatterjee." "I spent my childood in Patna." "My father was a school teacher." "I did my schooling in Patna." "I was a good student." "I got a first class first in English M.A." "After my education I too was a teacher like my father." "Then I applied for a job from a newspaper ad." "I was called in due course and interviewed at Peters Ltd." "Patna branch." "Manager Davidson interviewed me for half an hour." "I had no problem giving my views." "After some time the postman handed me an envelope bearing the Peter's logo." "I got the appointment letter with a starting salary of Rs. 800." "There was a gap of one and half months, so I completed a necessary duty." "The girl's name is Dolonchampa." "She read Shakespeare under Professor Bhattacharjee, her father." "After marriage, my first posting was in Delhi." "I left for Delhi on February 25, 1960 with my family." "From then till today, March 5, 1970, I rose very fast." "Behind this is my intelligence, luck and a great deal of toil." "Today my attention, interest and entire focus are interlinked with Peters." "For last 7 years we have been in Calcutta initially staying in a flat at Balligunge." "After I was made Sales Manager we got the Company's flat." "My parents are in Calcutta." "I've arranged a flat for them." "We have a 7 year old son named Raja." "Raja attends St. Paul's School in Darjeeling." "He boards there." "We see him during vacation." "Our head office has 180 on staff." "The M.D., Managing Director, is Mr. Andrew Pheris." "He was a student at Balliol College, Oxford." "Under him are Marketing Director Davidson and Finance Director Gordon." "Davidson is in England now suffering from cancer." "Just under them are two hopeful Sales Managers" "Ranadeb Sanyal of the Lamp Division and Shyamalendu Chatterjee of the Fan Division, meaning me." "Chitranjali Presents" "Based on Shankar's Novel" "COMPANY LIMITED" "Starring Sharmila Tagore" "Barun Chanda Paramita Chowdhary" "Harindranath Chattopadhyay" "Haradhan Banerjee Ajay Banerjee" "Dipankar De" "Photography by Soumendu Roy" "Editing by Dulal Dutta" "Produced by Bharat Shamsher, Jung Bahadur Rana" "Script, Music and Direction by Satyajit Ray" "Thank you." "Hello, Mr. Talukdar, how are you?" "Standing beside you..." "You are thinking physically." "Your father must be tall." "No." "Then..." "Mother." "Morning." "Good morning Mr. Chatterjee." "You're already here?" "This is the last page." "Take your time." "Why is the fan on?" "I scrubbed before." "Scrubbed here quite vigorously." "If you keep the fan on money will deducted from your salary." "My residential line is out of order." "Please complain." "Certainly." "Why are you surprised?" "You asked me to come early." "Not at you, but at your sense of duty." "Good morning Mr. Chatterjee." "Good morning." "What can I do for you?" "Change your hair style, for one thing." "I like the last one better." "I'll think about it." "Is M.D. in?" "You want to see Mr. Pheris?" "This is very urgent." "Alright." "Good morning." "I was coming to see you." "Come in." "The projection is at 10 o'clock." "Yes, for about 10 minutes, nearby at the Roxy." "My only regret is I couldn't get an Iraqi." "Don't you like her?" "I think she's rather attractive." "It's a question of authenticity." "Come on, the ad will be showing." "That's one minute, is it?" "Roughly." "One hundred feet." "I think it's long." "It ended abruptly." "That's a desired effect, you see." "The impact, it has to be snappy!" "I rather liked the theme." "Good morning." "Just come in?" "Sit down." "Any news?" "What, about us?" "It's your time." "What?" "It's true." "That's your view." "No poster, no slogan proclaims it." "I was talking in a larger context." "You are king at Peters." "It's much better if you talked in the plural." "Today there is a board meeting." "You sent me a note." "Not offence meant." "Be there." "You may be called in." "Will you be asking the questions?" "Don't make me laugh." "No sir." "I know our own people." "They are afraid of outsiders." "They've never faced them." "Till now Davidson used to face..." "Now we will be called in." "What will the other directors do?" "They may ask odd questions." "I'll tell what they'll do." "Sir Barun will doze most of the time." "Kumar Jagadish will lift his hand if necessary." "He never speaks." "Murty is from Delhi, you know him." "Only Mr. Forrester... you have kept many such in your pocket." "Are you afraid of Panchu Boral?" "No." "I have mixed feelings." "It's nothing." "You are quite happy acting with me." "The way I see it you won't be in this room for long." "Sir, Peters Company." "Oh!" "Alright." "Morning." "Morning Mr. Chatterjee." "Have they all come?" "Only Mr. Boral." "They'll just be coming." "Morning, Mr. Chatterjee." "How are you?" "Nice to see you, my boy!" "How are you?" "Me." "Alright, right as rain!" "Going to the club, attending meetings, passing 70." "You are like your Rolls Royce, getting costly with age." "I had to fight for it." "I am a fighter." "The struggle nowadays and that of the British era are not same." "Now the ministers are unable to manage even one or two M.P. s." "In our time we kept them under our thumb and when necessary threw them out." "I've worked with hard nosed Brits." "Morning." "When did you arrive?" "Last night... 1:30." "We had engine trouble at Palam." "Are you coming?" "I remembered while he was speaking of trouble." "Did I tell him the story of Auckinlek?" "Probably Mr. Chatterjee hasn't heard it." "Chatterjee?" "Didn't I tell you that story?" "No." "I don't think so." "The war was then in full swing." "For my note against a T.A. Bill of Field Marshal Auckinlek... it almost got cancelled." "Morning." "I hope you don't mind my going back for a while because" "I just started telling them a story which I haven't finished yet." "No." "Not at all." "That's a long story..." "I went up to the Viceroy... only on the personal request of the Finance Secretary, I calmed down..." "Come to my house sometime and I'll tell you the entire episode." "But think of their greatness and they got knighthood even after that." "That is there, but you couldn't stop short." "Well, I am coming." "Arrange for the coffee." "Don't go away." "Morning Chatterjee." "Good morning." "We are both in the same boat." "I was sent a note yesterday, and told they may call on me today." "Would you like one?" "No, I prefer cigarettes." "Have you seen the paper?" "Cancer!" "Cigarette ads may be stopped." "But that is pointless since they aren't stopping manufacturing." "What's that ring?" "That's from Ramalingam." "Ramalingam is selling rings nowadays?" "I'm not having a good time." "It's coral." "I asked my wife." "It arrived the next day." "Listen, you are not needed." "You may go." "See if my residence line is ok." "Connect me with my residence." "It's still not alright?" "Ok." "Leave it." "No... not me alone..." "Chatterjee too was called." "Really?" "Then?" "Nothing." "We came back." "You weren't called in?" "Not needed." "When did the phone start working?" "Just now." "Dearest Papa and Mama," "How are you?" "I am alright." "Exams begin on Monday, so I'm studying hard." "Today it is very misty." "I like mist but not rain." "The rain is nice in Calcutta." "I miss you." "When are you coming?" "Do write." "Love and kisses from Raja" "Have you read the letter?" "Raja's?" "Not only Raja's, your sister-in-law's." "Tutul!" "That's why I was arranging the guest room." "When is she coming?" "Tomorrow morning." "Her train arrives around 8-8:30." "Tomorrow morning?" "It's not her fault the letter came so late." "Tomorrow is Saturday." "You don't have to go to the office?" "I just have to drop in." "It's exciting." "She came last in 1963." "She hasn't seen this flat." "Jolly good." "I felt sad reading Raja's letter." "Why?" "I felt like rushing there to get him." "No." "He's quite well there." "Here neither of you would be satisfied nor would he have gotten an education." "Use the other bathroom, we both have to go out." "What's his name?" "The relative of Tuku Aunty who works in Geskin?" "Who, Prakash?" "Shall we invite him tomorrow?" "Why him?" "We could introduce him to Tutul." "You are mad." "Why, he's quite a nice boy." "Your sister may already be involved." "Err... rubbish." "How do you know?" "Mother informed me." "Mothers may not know everything." "Your sister, by now she ought to be a most attractive young lady." "That's what I was telling..." "Ha!" "Don't hurry." "She'll be staying for some time." "About a fortnight I believe." "Who could have come?" "Whatever... don't delay." "What's up Sushanto?" "Wait a moment." "Who is it?" "Sushanto." "We are going out." "Oh!" "Then..." "No, please sit for a while." "Anything new?" "Mother sent this." "What's that?" "Err... nothing." "No need for formality." "Err... got the job from you..." "How is the new job?" "Ok." "Getting along with everybody?" "Yes." "How is the factory working out?" "Any trouble?" "Not much." "But how about the fish?" "Rotten fish... big trouble." "No, it was settled by the afternoon." "Ok." "Tell me if there is any problem." "Ok..." "I'll go." "Halim, we're going out." "We'll be late." "How do you feel?" "It's like a dream." "Nightmare!" "Not bad." "But I find a lot of changes in 7 years." "More than you?" "He didn't recognise you." "Did he know me before?" "Tutul, tell us about Patna." "I was there in '64." "But he hasn't been." "Your office is still there where you were interviewed." "Most likely... otherwise I would have known." "Oh!" "You know Whisky is dead." "Whisky?" "You haven't seen our dog." "He was so sweet." "What a pity." "What happened?" "Hepatitis." "Three years old." "He got sick and died in three days." "Talking about a dog..." "Mrs. Felip promised to give you one." "I'll have to wait." "I'm wondering how you are allowed to come here." "What?" "Nobody comes to Calcutta nowadays." "I do." "That's what I find." "But how your parents could allow..." "They weren't worried." "You are here." "Looking at the streets, could one guess about all these killings?" "Did you know them?" "Those who were killed?" "No, those who are killing." "Nonsense." "How he would he know them?" "Do you know?" "Please tell." "Have you come to Calcutta to know these revolutionaries?" "There's one non-revolutionary." "I'll study him." "That is beyond you." "It requires deep insight to study such a one." "I have studied Psychology and much more." "Fortunately you don't look like it." "Put those things in the guest room." "I am coming now." "Peters lamp." "Peters fan." "Made by you?" "Made by my factory." "I sell them." "I've waited a long time to show you the flat." "Come here." "Oh!" "How nice!" "There's lots of noise at night." "I can't distinguish between a gun and a bomb." "But it's so peaceful now." "Because it is on the 8th floor." "I was afraid I might be put somewhere down below with the dust... flies... pollution..." "everything else..." "Come, let me show your room." "You won't be afraid at night." "I sleep there alone." "The air conditioner is there, you may put on the fan." "The fan is better." "We can't sleep with the windows closed." "There's towel, soap, everything." "You don't require..." "What's that?" "Let me show you." "Turn it on and you'll get hot water in 5-7 minutes." "It won't burst?" "Are you mad?" "Come." "You don't use this room?" "Normally, a friend of his stays here." "And your in-laws?" "A flat has been arranged for them." "Can't they live here?" "There are certain Company rules." "They don't allow parents." "He thought of protesting but father in-law objected." "But that's not correct." "Why should you follow such odd rules?" "Punish me for that." "The flat is beautiful." "I couldn't dream that you have risen so far." "The next post is Directorship." "When?" "I'm not certain." "We'll get a bigger flat with that." "Then they may not even allow me." "There's no rule for sister-in-laws." "Bye." "Where are you going?" "Where else?" "The office." "Even if Saturday is a holiday he has to go to the office." "I'll pick you up at 12:45." "Then we'll have lunch at the club." "But I have to get my hair done." "Alright." "I'll drop you off after lunch." "Then we'll send the car from the race track and return after your hair is done." "Race?" "Race track?" "Don't you know every Saturday there is horse racing?" "You go to the races?" "Unless you see it your study will be incomplete." "Do you bet?" "You too will bet." "but you have to change your dress." "It's perfectly all right." "It's not worthy of you." "You don't need a better one." "You don't have to worry." "I'll take charge of her dress." "Alright." "Bye bye." "Come... sit..." "let's gossip." "The others are old." "Got it." "Sit." "You are really enjoying yourself, sister." "You too will enjoy it." "Shymal must be earning a lot." "He'll get 1.2 lakhs when he becomes Director." "What?" "Per annum, not in a month." "But he has a rival in the Lamps Department." "1.2 lakhs." "He has very good reputation in the office." "He bagged an order from the Far East." "Almost same as Rabindranath got for the Nobel Prize." "But he has worked hard for that." "He travels a lot." "He just returned from the Middle East." "He has 20 days travel a month." "Don't enquire about his work." "What do you do?" "Oh!" "Various things." "Cooking... knitting... occasionally gossiping with other officers' wives." "I thought of studying." "Then why didn't you go for it?" "I couldn't gather enough energy." "Frankly my biggest worry is his Directorship." "It's really nice to get everything you want." "There's a lad here in a coveted post." "Would you like to meet him?" "Or would you like to be a professor?" "I've not decided." "I didn't know there's a place like this in Calcutta." "This club is slightly better than others." "10 years ago, you wouldn't have been admitted here." "It was meant only for foreigners." "Exclusive." "Now they are all same?" "There's a difference of colour, but no other preference." "Is it right or wrong?" "What strange questions." "I wanted to know." "Does Shyamal have all the answers?" "Must be." "He is in such a high post." "The artificial barrier is gone." "Men according to ability..." "What ability?" "Oh!" "Tutul!" "Good morning." "How are you?" "Good morning." "How are you dear?" "Let me introduce my sister-in-law Sudarshana." "How appropriate." "She's come only today." "Will you be staying for some time?" "Why, even if I am 70, I've no cataracts yet." "Otherwise, why should I come towards your table?" "Who is he?" "A big fish." "Sir Barun Roy." "One of the Directors." "He has a fearful presence." "He's quite harmless really." "He's staring at me." "He must have liked you." "Unfortunately, you are not the only woman whom he stares at like that." "He's still staring at me." "Don't look." "I can feel it even when I don't look." "Think about the young ones." "You'll behave like this when you become a Director?" "Not with everybody." "Oh." "Why a hermit doesn't know what he's doing with his steno..." "Is she beautiful?" "Why don't you come to our office and I'll introduce you." "He will not allow me to eat." "I'm going... send back the car." "Let me have a look... only for two minutes." "Oh!" "Chrysanthemum... beautiful name." "Nobody bets on a name." "I do." "How much to win?" "In the tenth you will get 7Rs." "Is that good or bad?" "What do you think?" "Quite good." "Then it is alright." "How do I recognise my horse?" "By number... yours is number 6." "My birthday number." "Who is he?" "Mr. Pheris." "Our M.D." "A doctor?" "Managing Director." "If a bomb explodes here..." "Here we go." "Where?" "There." "What happened?" "It's finished." "Number 6?" "No. 6 is second and No. 3 is first." "I'll play once again." "One moment." "Look at your sister-in-law." "Are you dumb?" "Did I marry the right one?" "Apply for a divorce." "Divorce?" "It requires some grounds." "Then I shall beat you regularly." "Mental cruelty will at least save my skin." "Wonderful conversation!" "You must have a sherry today." "Not at all." "Why?" "Your sister takes it." "Not regularly." "But I am not the wife of a sales manager." "I only sit and watch." "Studying..." "I heard you drink a lot." "You complained to your sister?" "I will see you get drunk?" "I only drink at parties." "No, it's not that the lady hadn't seen the man before... he just took one look at the lady... even then he predicted correctly... then he described the symptoms of epilepsy." "Meaning?" "What was it?" "A locket." "Came into his hand?" "Do you know the locket was not an ordinary one?" "There was a picture of him on one side and his masters' on the other." "Then... the man said to wear this." "And I know this for a fact the lady was never sick again." "Have you touched it?" "Not only him... me too..." "It was quite big and heavy." "Many such things are happening nowadays." "I'm not a follower, narrating whatever I have seen." "If he is so powerful, why does not he bring peace to the city?" "Can a sage do everything?" "But this chap seems hardly human." "He sounds more like a god." "And even a god will fail." "The city is doomed." "Is there no way out?" "Yes, if the youth can be provided with jobs." "Where can you get so many jobs?" "After getting jobs, they'll form a union." "Are they talking of jobs?" "They say the whole system is rotten." "I don't think they want jobs." "They want revolution." "We need a dictator here." "This disbelief among youth is an international condition." "Following the tradition even 25 years after independence..." "Their and our views about independence are different." "They're the post-independence generation." "Mallick, why are you silent?" "You have vast experience." "I worship beauty." "I worship properly by sitting down." "Is it worship or something else?" "A worshipper should sit at the feet... 100 times... with pleasure." "Would you like a sherry?" "I don't need one." "Sir, your parents have come." "Your lifts are automatic." "Yes." "By mistake I pushed the 8th floor." "There I found the name of a Madrasi." "You have so many guests." "So what... please sit." "I was thinking of coming here for some time." "They are my friends." "My sister Tutul came from Patna." "Did she?" "She got the M. A. this year." "Let me see..." "Yes... have some sweets." "Don't bother." "You have grown up." "Mother often speaks about you." "Old memories..." "I think about them." "My sister in-law bet today for the first time." "Good morning." "Would you like to have tea?" "If you join me." "Two cups of tea." "Are you an early riser?" "Yes." "I've no watch." "So I got up." "It's my watch." "I gave it to your sister but she doesn't use it." "Return it before you leave." "Thank you." "I can't rationalize..." "Why?" "Are you thinking how brittle Shyamal is?" "Let me see a little more." "In school you couldn't skip some subjects like geography because they're part of the syllabus." "So you are forced to do certain things." "Yes, forced, otherwise you become stagnant." "Is that good?" "Ok." "When you go to parties, I'll arrange the books." "While you are here I'll attend only important parties." "You disappointed me." "Why?" "You didn't get drunk." "Not everyone gets drunk." "You didn't drink much." "You should know that I can restrain myself." "You can't beat your rival." "Why?" "Because he can drink more?" "You haven't changed from the Patna days." "There's a slight difference in your moustache, specs and the increase in your salary." "That's all?" "That's all." "Is it right or wrong?" "Won't you say?" "Sister is not up yet?" "She doesn't get up before nine." "You get up so early on Sunday." "Earlier..." "I go to play golf." "Golf?" "Golf... it's also geography." "You didn't go today." "I'm longing for music." "What are we doing today?" "Any thing you wish." "Now I'll show you something." "What?" "We'll have to go out, if you don't mind." "Only for an ad?" "Your fan moves like this?" "Good morning Mr. Ramalingan." "Good morning Mr. Chatterjee." "Late today?" "I'm getting old, so I take a little longer with my puja." "You are being partial to Runu Sanyal." "Give me a ring too." "His wife asked." "How can you refuse a lady?" "Do you need a ring Mr. Chatterjee?" "The stars are very favourable to you now." "Mr. Chatterjee, I'll retire in 6 months." "I know." "It's a great loss to the Salary Department." "Before I go, I've got something very precious to show you." "Have you got it?" "Yes." "This is my father's letter written in 1932 when I first joined this firm." "It's in Tamil?" "The English are like fire." "If you are too far away, you won't get the warmth of the fire." "If you are too near, you will get singed." "Not too near, not too far, but midway." "That's right." "Have I come very near?" "Have I got burnt?" "How do I know?" "Whatever, it will not show on the outside." "Oh!" "The heart burning..." "You are very ambitious, Mr. Chatterjee." "Without it you don't move forward." "Ambition is not bad." "Thank god." "All ambitions are lawful, except those that trade in other people's misery." "You are a very learned person." "Not at all." "I only have great stock of other people's wisdom for free distribution." "The neon sign on Park Street isn't functioning?" "Not functioning?" "There's no coordination in the fan ad." "It's ridiculous." "I see, I'll get it repaired." "Good morning." "How was the weekend?" "Ok." "After marriage your husband will allow you to work?" "Otherwise I'll be in trouble." "I'll tell him." "Chatterjee." "What!" "What do you mean!" "The delivery date is only a week away!" "No one noticed before?" "Sen." "Don't release the ad." "Which one?" "The export ad." "Please hold it, either telex or telephone, please." "Would you please find out if Mr. Pheris is free?" "Good morning Chatterjee." "Come on in." "What happened?" "It's 1:30." "It's not like him." "Can't you make a call?" "I feel quite hungry." "Enquire from him if you can make a call." "Could I use your telephone please?" "Yes, ma'am, this way." "Chatterjee." "You are still there!" "I'm extremely sorry." "I'm tied up with an urgent matter." "Aren't you coming?" "I just can't make it." "We've been waiting so long." "Tell Tutul it will never happen again." "We are having our lunch then and we will go to a picture." "Don't send the car." "We'll take a taxi." "Alright." "He is stuck." "Let's eat." "Has Madam returned?" "No, sir." "Oh!" "You're home!" "We couldn't get tickets so we went to the market." "It's so hot." "Let me take my bath!" "You won't bathe, Tutul?" "Yes, I'm coming." "If you knew the reason you would not be so angry." "Tell me, why?" "It's not possible at such a distance." "Tell me." "What is the date?" "The 8th." "On the 15th a big consignment is supposed to go to Iraq." "A lot of money and prestige is involved." "I learnt from the factory today, there are defects in the fan." "What defect?" "There's no paint on the lower side." "If the consignment goes in this condition the entire lot will be rejected." "Can't it be mended?" "Yes, but it will take a lot of time." "At least 3 weeks." "As a result, there will be a heavy penalty, a great loss of face in the export market and the Sales Manager of the Fan Division, that's me, will be held totally responsible." "Get it?" "Now I understand your worries." "So the fault is not mine or yours." "Is there no way out?" "Yes, if there is a big earthquake, epidemic, flood, acts of God." "Acts of God..." "But will God act?" "I don't think so." "If there was some trouble in the factory and work was stopped, we could have some time." "Then create some trouble." "You can do anything." "Sorry, sorry." "What do you think of Shymal?" "Please forgive me." "But why think when there is no way?" "I'm not thinking now." "Hey, what are you doing?" "You need not search for a groom for your sister-in-law." "It's already fixed." "She has a boyfriend in Patna, and received a long letter." "Her classmate." "He does nothing much yet." "Didn't I tell you?" "Do I talk alone?" "Won't you say anything?" "Tell me what do you want to know." "Is he intellectual, intelligent?" "You may say so." "With no future..." "Not exactly... uncertain." "Is the boy good or bad?" "I don't know." "First love?" "Whose?" "Yours." "Irrelevant question." "You haven't had the sweets yet." "Will you have some?" "I protest." "You should have informed me earlier." "Bah." "Would she announce her boyfriend immediately?" "What are you looking for?" "Specs." "What is the problem in your office?" "About that export." "It's not serious?" "No." "What she has done?" "Tutul doesn't listen to me." "Please reason with her." "It will be a problem if she gets involved with someone bad or undesirable." "Mr. Talukdar?" "Yes." "Chatterjee here." "What's up?" "Did I disturb your sleep?" "Not at all." "I have something to discuss." "Urgent?" "Yes." "Shall I come over?" "I'll come..." "My pleasure." "Ok... coming." "I just came back from a party." "Never go to bed before 12." "Tell me." "How is the factory running?" "Your factory?" "Smoothly." "There was some commotion two or three days back." "Not exactly." "In the canteen..." "Oh!" "A petty matter..." "for a smaller size of fish." "It was settled within half an hour." "Then there is no tension now?" "Not that I know of." "Do you want tension there?" "About the export crisis..." "Crisis!" "The materials are ready." "No, the materials are defective." "Some problem with the dye." "The materials cannot be dispatched." "The shipment date is the 15th." "The party has opened the Letter of Credit." "There is a penalty clause too." "Oh!" "Gosh!" "Scandalous..." "A black mark..." "Peters has never faced a scandal like this." "There is a way out." "Is there?" "That's not under my purview." "I'm not used to traversing that path." "Then... who is... me!" "You are vastly experienced." "You understand factory work." "I hope you don't mind." "How could I?" "I don't understand anything." "Please elaborate." "If the factory is shut down for some inevitable reason" "I may get some time." "I will manage it." "You get it." "Till now I envied your physique but I couldn't even guess you possess this quality." "Let's face it." "There's a way out." "I have dirtied my hands many times, even for Peters." "But where is my compensation?" "Listen..." "Listen." "What listen?" "I've worked for 23 long years." "Now I am a personnel officer, but I was a labour officer for 13 years." "Listen to me, anything we do will be with the chief's consent." "You are helping..." "Exactly!" "You should understand about the help, appreciate it." "I guarantee it." "I'll meet the chief first thing in the morning and tell him that there is a way out." "If it clicks... otherwise..." "There is no reason for not clicking." "Especially when there was some trouble only three days back." "Today is the 8th tomorrow the 9th" "Tuesday..." "Will you be thinking about the canteen issue?" "Got to have a starting point." "Time is short." "Ok, I'll be on the job first thing tomorrow morning." "But I couldn't digest your compliment." "Like you, I also don't traverse the path, Mr. Chatterjee." "A different person is to be involved." "I shall keep my fingers clean." "Morning Mr. Chatterjee." "I think I have found a way to save the situation." "You do, do you?" "Sit down." "Tell me about it." "Feeling unwell?" "No." "A slight headache." "I have some Asprin." "Tell me." "Everything is alright." "It is nerve wracking." "Nothing to it." "Only just you are not habituated..." "There was no way out, was there?" "Yes." "This is nothing but common practice." "It's not immoral." "But you will have to play to the tune..." "Meaning?" "You will have to be firm." "Production first, no compromise." "Then it will go as per schedule." "Go slow... stop production..." "charge sheet... bomb..." "Bomb?" "Yes, time is short." "15th is the deadline." "Otherwise how will you have damage to factory property?" "Then closure." "After that you sit with the union and give some concession." "After all, the onus is on you." "On us, sorry." "Can I be certain?" "500%" "Welcome to Hindustan Peters." "You didn't expect me." "Do you have time?" "Half an hour." "Let me introduce" "Miss Palit, my secretary, Miss Bhattacharya, my sister in law." "Please wait." "Come..." "let me show you the room." "Directors meet here." "Only Directors... not you?" "Till now." "Isn't it wonderful?" "Yes." "Alright." "What's wrong with it?" "Just wondering what is your attraction?" "You won't understand it." "Don't try." "It can't be explained properly." "Initially there was no attraction." "But gradually it started" "like a jockey in a race." "Particularly if you have a close contestant." "It seems dangerous." "That is there." "You stumble, falter, occasionally play foul." "I just remembered the day you first came to our house in Patna." "You were wearing a brown handloom shirt and pyjamas." "My sister peeped through the curtain" "and asked me to call you." "Father used to tell me he was so proud of you." "Such a bright student like you." "And you listened to all there..." "I envied my sister." "Not anymore?" "Before coming to Calcutta I was afraid probably you changed a lot, drink too much, don't talk in Bengali..." "Why didn't you tell me before about your boyfriend?" "I would have definitely said something if there was anything to talk about." "You have to leave on 20th?" "But I'll come again." "I'll get a job in your office." "Sure, why not?" "I couldn't believe that the prediction of Harihar Talukdar would follow step by step." "On March 10th, the workers protested with the manager in a unique way." "On March 11th, the Company decided no cut in production would be tolerated." "On the same day the workers expressed their attitude on the outer wall of the factory." "And inside they were discussing in groups." "The news reached the head office but only Pheris, me and Talukdar knew the real cause." "Bibi, hot news, trouble in the fan factory." "Work may stop." "Will it have any effect on him?" "Of course." "He was enthralled with export." "Now he will understand." "The news did not reach my home." "Shyamal, the crisis in your office is over?" "The crisis did not go that easy." "What's the problem?" "What you talked about to me?" "You seem quite relieved the last few days." "That is due to you." "Has he told you?" "He tells me nothing." "I talked upon being grilled." "You don't think I am unlucky?" "Ha!" "This is normal." "Touch wood." "On March 12th, work at the factory stopped." "The leaders expressed their anger in a meeting outside the gate." "It was decided after consultation with Talukdar that workers would be chargesheeted the next day." "On Saturday March 13th, a bomb exploded in our factory." "Watchman Tiwari got wounded and went to the hospital in the evening." "On Sunday March 14th, the factory was locked out at midnight." "There was nothing to worry about." "We wouldn't face the penalty." "Our reputation will be kept intact." "On Monday morning Talukdar came to my office." "What... you too are wounded, or from shaving?" "Shaving to you, but splinter to the chief." "How is Tiwari?" "Better." "I couldn't sleep for two nights." "Why?" "Suppose the man died?" "What's that to you?" "People die every day in Calcutta." "We would have sent a big wreath if he died." "Bravo Calcutta!" "Tell this in Patna." "They think our life is always in danger." "Do you know how much the dancers get?" "How much?" "Oh!" "Around 3000." "Good job." "But your boy friend may not approve." "Maybe not." "Send me a picture of your boyfriend." "By the way, we allow honeymoon couples in our guest room." "Thanks for the information." "Your rival jockey." "How are you?" "Good evening." "How are you?" "Is the lockout indefinite?" "No, it will resolve soon." "What is the attitude of the workers?" "Demanding much?" "That they will." "Trouble in your factory?" "You didn't tell me anything." "You wives get easily disturbed." "I don't know about you but considering my wife..." "I thought of ringing you up." "You are strange." "You didn't tell me anything." "What is there to say?" "It's a normal happening in factories." "But you don't inform me." "On March 19th, after the settlement and signing in the Tripatriate meeting, something happened in the evening which I can't deny that I desired." "In a Board meeting our M.D. proposed that" "Shymalendu Chatterjee be made a full-time" "Additional Director of the Company." "Congratulations!" "Please come in." "Must be something wrong with the stone." "I am very happy." "Remember about the promise." "Put me through to my residence." "I'll not only congratulate but give my thanks to you." "Did the M.D. call you?" "It served me well." "Bye." "Dolan." "I have become a Director." "Really..." "I couldn't even dream of it!" "Where is Tutul?" "Tutul..." "Tutul... did you hear the news?" "Thank you." "Your sister was shouting so much my ears are still buzzing." "Tell your sister, we'll celebrate outside." "Decide where to go." "I'm coming home." "Tutul, aren't you happy?" "I really am happy... really..." "You are perspiring." "The lift is not working." "Sit by the fan." "Your sister in-law has become very excited." "Really... where is she?" "There." "We will dine at home." "I am cooking." "Halim" "A fresh lime and soda." "Tutul Sudarsana." "What did Runu say?" "Nothing much." "He must be jealous." "THE END"