"What will I or you say... about a girl who suddenly comes into your life... and then leaves you lonely?" ""lt's another thing that she wasn't just beautiful, she was brilliant too"" "There were just four people she had loved in life" ""Hariprasad Chaurasia, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan..."" "R.D. Burman... and me" ""Of the rest of the three, two are no longer in this world"" "The third is as old as her grandfather" "But I was still jealous of them" "One thing I must admit." "The five years I spent with her... were the most beautiful years of my life" "When a journey like this one ends suddenly and your companionship ends..." ""you try to get a hold on your heart, however unsuccessfully, and..."" "and ask yourself just one question:" "Was it all worth it?" "is it better to fall in love and lead a life of loneliness?" "Or mustn't one fall in love at all?" ""Don't you have anything longer?" " No, sir"" "We rarely find tall people like you." "I can have one made to order" ""No, give me this one." " Want to see some T-shirts, shorts?"" ""Shorts!" "If the pajamas as so short, how short will the shorts be?"" ""ln that case, I'll pack the pajamas and kurta"" ""No, not the kurta." "Just the pajama"" ""But this is a set, sir." "I can't give you just pajamas"" "The kurta isn't of any use to me." "I need just the pajamas" ""But if we give you the pajama, the kurta won't be of any use to us"" "Now look. I've bought pajamas before." " Please try to understand..." ""l understand. ln free india, you say, I can't buy a pair of pajamas without..."" "Please don't be angry." "I'll go and ask my boss" "Didn't you find it?" ""He wants only the pajamas, he isn't buying the kurta"" "What will we do with the kurta then?" " Don't tell me!" "He wants only the pajamas?" "I'll have a word with the manager" ""He's asking only for the pajamas from the set, manager"" "Only the pajamas ?" " Yes" ""Sir, call from the store." " Bet 10 on Lakshman"" ""Call from the store, sir." " What is it!"" "Bet ten on Lakshman." "He'll get out before he reaches his thirties" ""Call from the store, sir"" ""Call from the manager, sir." " What does the idiot say?"" ""What is it?" "Go on." " We have a problem, sir"" "What is it?" " A customer wants only pajamas" "So give it to him!" " lf we give away only the pajamas... what will we do with the kurta?" " Right." "We can't spoil a set" ""Which ass will wear only a kurta?" " So what are we to do, sir?"" ""ldiot!" "Refuse him!" "We're not in America, are we?"" "There are going to be two more run-outs!" "Raise the stakes to twenty." "Two more run-outs are inevitable" ""For such a little thing, you guys..." " l'm only a servant, sir"" ""Can I buy only the pajamas?" " No, sir"" ""Not with the kurta, sir." " But what's the problem?"" ""lt's a whole set, sir." " Forget it..."" "Please pack this kurta" ""l've been listening to you talk." "I can help out, if you wish"" "I need just the kurta" "This is amazing" "So please pack this kurta." " Very well l'll find you a matching pajama" ""No, I don't want such a multi-colour pajama"" "I'm no circus clown." "I want a striped pajama" "And I want a kurta." "Not a striped prison uniform!" "Now what problem is this?" " Hers actually" "She wants to impose it on her hubby." " l don't have any husband" "Must be her brother then." " This kurta is meant for my Papa... and he's not in jail." " All right" ""l'll forget about checks, and you forget about stripes"" "Let's choose a plain-cut." "I haven't much time" "Don't forget." "I'm the one who's helping" ""But the plain-cut is a nice idea, madam"" ""All right, pack a yellow one." " Yellow?"" "You don't even like yellow?" " When did I say it's not nice?" ""Which set do I give you, madam?" " Whichever one you like"" "Give me the yellow one." " End of the problem" "Pack them separately." " How much have I to pay?" "What?" "The plain is worth 380 and the checked one..." ""Look at the material, madam." " l liked the other material too"" "Give me the yellow with checks." " lt has to do with a little money" "Not little." "I stand to lose 60 rupees" ""For you it means nothing, but for the poor it means provisions for five days"" ""All right." "How much will you reduce?" " 435, sir"" "A measly five-rupee discount?" " l'm not paying a penny more than 400" ""We couldn't even buy it at 400..." " 415, That's it"" ""No more arguments, please." " All right." "Make the bill"" "The two of us will have to pay 207.50 each" "One moment. I'm not falling for it now" "Tell me something." "What's worth more in your store." "Shirts or trousers?" "That depends on the material used." " Generally speaking?" "The trousers cost more." " The pajamas are trousers... and the kurta is a shirt." "So this gentleman pays more" "There is no question of paying equally!" ""l have an answer." "The pajamas have buttons, not a zip"" "But it has a long string!" " That's enough" ""l'll pay 400, you pay 15." "I gift the kurta to your father"" "Don't try to act too smart." "I don't want any favour from you I'll pay 200 rupees." " How about 7.50 paise?" "Forget it." "You lost your chance" "No more fights. I'll give you the set for 400." "You pay 200 each" "All right" "The customers we get!" "You know what your problem is?" " What?" "You're rich and stupid." " How can you say that?" "I could be poor and smart too." " You couldn't" "Because I'm poor and smart." " And what proof of your smartness?" "Proof is that I'm not talking to you for even a minute!" "When did I say that?" " See?" "No wonder you're stupid!" "Amar Singh Ranawat" "You belong to a princely state or a Rajput family?" ""Well, not quite." "But would you like things to be that way?"" ""What difference does it make to me?" "You'll remain what you are, moneybags"" "Stop calling me moneybags." "I've told you my name" "But that doesn't change the truth." "You are what you are" "What's your name?" " Lekha" ""Lekha, what?" " Lekha Khurzvekar"" "Lekha K-h-u-r-z-v-e-k-a-r" ""Khurjvekar." " lt's pronounced with a Z, not J"" "You live in Maharashtra." "Not in Rajasthan" "J or Z... what difference does it make?" "Forget it." "Why must you tax your little brains?" ""lf you think I'm such a fool, why are you sitting here with me?"" "Because you have two things." "A handsome face and a nice body" "Forget it." "Your little brain has stopped working again!" "Laugh!" "It was meant to be a joke!" ""What luck!" "3 months of college left, and we get to meet now"" "So what's wrong?" " We ought to have met earlier" "What for?" " l'd have had someone to fight with" "What are you doing on Sunday afternoon?" " Depends" "How about going go-karting?" "Have you ever gone before?" ""lt's those toy-cars, right?" "In which kids whiz by here and there?"" "It isn't so easy." "The one who wins in go-karting... is sent to the F1 Circuit." " F1 ?" "Like you are supposed to play county Cricket before Test Cricket... that's the step before F1 ." " Amazing" "Next Sunday is the final race." "Before that is a practice round" "You must come." " On one condition" "What?" " lf you promise to take me to..." ""Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia's concert." " Hari, who?"" ""He's India's No 1 flautist, Amar!" "I'm crazy about him!"" "Know what?" "He's going to be accompanied by Zakir Husain" ""Not this tyranny on me, please!"" "Looks like our tastes are different" ""Had you yourself been performing, I'd surely have attended"" "Even if I didn't understand it." "But I'm myself into go-karting" "And you're coming" ""You at least like R.D. Burman, I hope?" " Oh yes, absolutely"" "Moneybags!" "Leave this game for the kids." "That little car cannot take your huge body" "Go ahead and laugh." "When you see the finals..." ""your jaw will drop." " You're such a kid, Amar!"" ""And you're very smart, eh?" "Let's go"" ""That's enough, Amar." "Stop being childish"" ""Car-racing can be a hobby, a passion." "It can't be career"" "You know much money Formula One drivers make?" "Michael Schumaker is the world's richest sportsman" "But he's still a driver." " You're talking like my father" ""Finish your business management, son." "Join and company and..."" "One moment." "Hold this" "Give it to me..." " What are you doing?" "Leave it alone" ""Wait a moment, Princess. I'll set it right in a moment"" ""Cut the drama, Amar." "People are watching"" "But this is what you get when you buy cheap roadside stuff" ""Moneybags, we can't afford it!" "We have to save every penny"" ""Okay, there you are. lt's fixed." " What are you doing, Amar?"" ""l can wear it on my own!" "The ice-cream is melting down to my fingers, Amar"" "Let's go." " Wait" ""What are you doing, Amar?" "I'm feeling shy"" "Your feet are so soft" "I'm feeling shy." "Let go!" " Really." "Your feet are so soft" "See?" "The ice-cream has melted" "Give me a cigarette" ""Tingu, serve the cards." " Where's the boot?"" ""Well, beasts?" "Booze and gambling?"" "Here comes the punter!" " lt's terribly hot today" "How did it go?" " Well..." "Did you see your girl today?" " Girl?" "Which girl?" "Well... what's her name...?" "Lekha Khor-chumbe-kar..." ""l know, she has an acid-tongue." " Serve the cards, I say"" "The typical Ghati Marathi Masala!" "Amar Singh has gone and fallen for a Marathi girl" "Does she do the Lavani?" " Oh yes" "She makes this tall man dance better than she does!" "It's me" ""lf l say I'm thinking about you, what would you say?"" "Just that you're the biggest liar in the world!" ""Just a few days left." "After that, it's good-bye to the college"" "Thank God!" "I don't want to keep studying another day!" "What have you thought of doing?" " Daddy told me... that I could do anything after my graduation" ""l'm thinking of going away to Delhi to my aunt, to learn music"" "There are several music institutions there." "What are your plans?" "I... my dad wants me to go to Ahmedabad and do a course in MBA" "But I..." " A car-race driver!" ""No, I know that's not practical." "So then..."" "are you going away to Delhi?" ""What does that mean?" " l mean, what will I do?"" "What will you do?" "Pursue your career and I'll pursue mine" "We'll keep e-mailing each other and..." " Have we no relationship then?" ""What relationship, moneybags?" " l'm in love with you"" ""l'll clean it up, Amar"" ""By the way, this is called a good-luck charm"" "Only the very fortunate have these droppings fall on them" "Could you say what you said just a little while ago?" ""Say it romantically, with feeling"" ""So you can poke more fun at me?" " No, I want to hear it again"" "I said it and you heard it." "That's it" "You're so unromantic!" "I'll go away to Delhi at the earliest!" "I'm in love with you." " ls that any way of saying it?" "How else am I to say it?" " Say it with a bit of feeling" "Say it with a bit of love!" "Go on!" "You take me for a monkey?" " A cute monkey" ""What's your answer going to be?" " Ask properly and I'll say, moneybags"" "Stop calling me moneybags!" "Okay?" "I love these traits of yours too" ""Lekha, I love you." "I love you very much"" "So do I" ""lf it's my heart-beat that is humming the song..."" "why is it humming it at all?" "If life is now smiling... why is it smiling?" ""lf there is happiness, there is also a fear..."" ""l'm not in my senses, but I do know this much..."" ""my heart seeks something, I have aspirations too..."" ""my heart desires someone, there is something I crave for"" "My tongue fails me... my lips keep longing... how will I ever tell you... when I was blown out of my senses" ""My soul quivers in my heart..."" "why does it so quiver?" ""Your body showers a fragrance today"" ""The passion in my heart drains the colour off my face"" ""There's no saying when we might set out again..."" ""dying flames in buried embers might come alive again"" "The Spring... the splendour around... these moments... and these landscapes..." ""why do they appear as if they are something else today?"" ""l remember the times when we met earlier..."" "this one is so different" "Let's not talk about today..." ""today's an entirely different day"" "It tickles my heart..." ""the mood is naughty." "Why does it tickle me?"" "What did you touch me with?" ""lt felt as if you had reached the very depths of my heart"" "What look have you cast at me?" ""l seem to have been struck by lightning"" "This high... a new high brings" "I've lost my way... I'm under a spell" ""What utter helplessness is putting my heart to test?"" ""lf helplessness is putting us to test..."" ""why is it putting us to test?"" "When we met at the garment-store... who was to now we'd get to be so close so soon?" ""Yes, it's very strange." " But I feel nice." "At least I do"" ""Me too. I've never ever felt like this about anyone, Amar"" ""lt's so obvious to me, Lekha." "Ever since I fell in love with you..."" ""whatever happened in my life before you came along, means nothing to me"" ""l love you a lot too, moneybags!"" ""When are you going to stop calling me "moneybags"" "When I stop loving you!" "You must have the last word." "What?" " Absolutely" "Are you all right?" " lt's just a scratch" "Don't you think you must give up these silly games" "You've got to do your MBA after your graduation I haven't given it a thought yet" "So what have you thought about?" "What else are you going to do?" "Let's wait and see" "We don't have the time to wait and see" ""The moment you have the degree, you start running around for an admission"" "I'll have a word with the trustees at the lim" ""Please, sir." "Don't do that"" ""lf l get an admission only on merit, I will take it"" "As you wish" ""Although I haven't given it a thought, even if do my MBA..."" "I'd like to do it here in Pune." " ln Pune?" "There's nothing here in Pune" ""There's enough for me, sir." "I like being here"" "As you wish." "I only wanted to help" ""You weren't helping me, sir." "You were ordering me around"" "That's a figment of your rebellious mind" "But you will learn." "Don't you want to consult a doctor?" ""No, sir. I'm fine"" "I'm returning by tonight's flight." "is there anything I can do for you?" ""Nothing much, sir." "Please give Ma my love"" "Who's Ulhas?" " My father" "I just can't concentrate on my studies." " Why?" "Why ?" "Why indeed!" "I keep thinking about the things I can do with you I now understand how you've been looking at me of late" ""Don't think you're very beautiful, okay?" " Not me"" "But what can I do if you find me beautiful?" "All right. I agree..." "But I can't help it I always feel the urge..." "to kiss you I think you're going too far." " Don't you feel like it too?" "What?" " To kiss me?" ""Actually, I haven't thought of it." "I'm not much experienced like you..."" "Oh come off it!" "You must have done it at some point or the other" "At least now." " When I was in school... a boy in the neighbourhood tried to kiss me forcibly" "And Ulhas beat him up." " So I've got to be careful" "Oh yes." "Just watch out" ""lt's not very difficult, it's just that it's the first time"" ""Like we hugged each for the first time, our lips will also..."" "How many girls have you already kissed?" " Forget about the past" ""You're the only one in my life now." "I admit, I made some mistakes"" "Mistakes?" " Yes" ""Before I met you, I didn't know I was making a mistake." "Now I know"" "Everybody makes mistakes." " So let's not make a mistake... and kiss with all our heart?" " l don't know" ""l find it very strange." " Do you love me, Lekha?"" "Do you really love?" "You never told me" "You never asked me." " l now ask you" ""Do you love me?" " No, I don't love you"" "I love you very much" "So can we kiss?" "I didn't tell you to kiss me" "That's what I thought." " One second." "Let me think" "One second's over" ""Wasn't very bad, was it?"" "I'm feeling very scared." " l'm nervous too I'm feeling giddy." " Didn't you like it?" ""That's not true, moneybags"" ""Maybe I'm feeling giddy, because I liked it"" "Where's the tall guy?" "The tall guy?" " Where else?" "He must be with the Marathi girl" "Set it down" "What are you up to?" "What?" "Drunkard!" " Beggar!" "Our tall friend appears to be pretty serious" "But he does appear lost nowadays." " He's making a meal of it" "Let him come." "I'll take him to task" "Amar!" "What are you doing?" " What?" ""What does what mean?" " Well, I was..."" ""Whatever's happening between us means a lot to me, Amar"" ""Maybe you don't know it, but I'm not used to all this"" ""ln fact, boys are scared of me." " But I didn't do anything to..."" ""Now don't say your hand strayed without your knowledge, please"" ""l was very excited and..." " Keep your hands in control, Amar"" "It's not that I don't want to do all this lt's not even as if I don't know anything about sex" ""l'm not a fool, Amar." "But morally speaking..."" "I'd like to wait for all this till we are married" ""Why the long face...?" "Try to understand me, Amar"" ""ln our society, if a boy does all these things, he's called a macho man"" ""But if a girl even wishes to have a kiss, she's considered to be fast"" "All right" "Let's talk about something else..." " See?" "That's the problem with our society" "Man and woman just don't want to talk about it" ""Without discussions, it's made out to be a taboo"" "And this very thing comes to be a part of our every day life" "But we can't talk about it!" "What is this?" "I never thought I'd ever discuss these things with a girl" "Marriages take place in our country." "They even have sex for years" "But nobody talks about sex" "Every living being has sex." "My parents have had sex... so have your grandparents." "So not discuss it?" ""Practically speaking, at least we must talk about it, mustn't we?"" ""Let's just kiss for the time being." "Nothing else, okay?"" ""As you command, your majesty." " Come to me"" "What for?" ""Our exams are round the corner, Amar." "We had better start studying"" ""l don't understand." " Every moment is precious, idiot..."" "I didn't even realise how the year went by" ""lt's such a great thing, isn't it?" " Oh yes"" "There's also the sadness of separating from our friends I think it's time we said good-bye to each other too" "What do you mean?" " l'm going home tomorrow" "For how many days?" " For a few months" "And what will I do?" " Go to your own house" "But I don't want to go home." "I want to spend time with you" "You're talking about something impossible" ""No, I'm going with you." " Ulhas is going to kill you"" "Will I tell him that I've brought my boyfriend along?" ""We live in a village, Amar." "Not in America"" "I'll stay in a hotel... anywhere." " Are you out of your mind?" "There's no hotel in my village." "And everyone knows me there" "But I want to be with you..." "what am I to do?" ""Moneybags, it isn't as easy as you think"" "You're a son of rich parents." "You can do anything" "But I'm the daughter of a poor chicken farmer" "That's not my problem." "We love each other... and are happy together. I can't understand why we must separate!" ""Moneybags, this is India." "We have our society, our culture our norms..."" ""ln that case, let's get married." " What?"" ""Now look, I've got to marry someone some day"" ""ln that case, why mustn't I marry you right today?"" "That's very kind of you" ""lt's a nice idea, moneybags." "But it's not practical"" "Why not?" "I'm in love with you." "We're happy together... I want to marry you..." "so why wait?" "It'll solve our problems and we won't have to look for ways to be together" "Are you telling me that we are getting married... or are you proposing marriage to me?" " Call it what you will" ""No, propose to me properly." " You start joking again?"" ""No jokes, moneybags." "I'm serious"" "I've got to think of things before I make up my mind" ""Lekha, will you marry me?" " Moneybags..."" ""with a bit of love, please. lt's about marriage, not a business deal"" "Are you mad?" "I asked you if you will marry me!" "With some more feeling" ""Lekha, will you marry me?" " You're so filmi!"" ""Yes, moneybags"" ""Chintu, where's Ulhas?" " He's feeding the chickens"" ""Want me to call him?" " No, we'll find him"" "Take our luggage inside" " All right" ""Remember, no big talk, no show off." "Just talk straight and..."" ""Oh yes, I remember"" "is he the guy?" "Where did you find him?" "In a circus?" "Or was it the deserts?" ""Think about his behaviour, not mine"" ""Treat him nicely, Ulhas." " Come on"" ""l'll meet this chap very nicely." " Watch it, Ulhas"" ""You asked for bread, Ulhas?" " Yes, give it to the workers"" ""Ulhas, I'm going to make food." " Wow!" "It's going to be fun!"" ""Chintu, come on." " l'm sick of eating what Chintu cooks"" ""lt's cauliflower and potato, or potato and cauliflower"" ""Ask Chintu to fetch some chicken, Lekha"" ""You eat chicken, don't you?" " Yes, I do"" "Because Lekha doesn't like chicken and eggs" "You'd say that too if you had to eat chicken and eggs day in and day out" ""But don't worry." "Although I won't eat, I'll cook it for you"" "You mustn't ever have had better chicken than what you'll eat today lt will melt in your mouth" ""Know what?" "If there's lucky man in the world apart from me, it's you"" ""No, you don't understand." "Lekha makes great food"" ""l don't know about that, because we live in a hostel"" "This is one talent she has inherited from her mother and me" "Her mother wasn't very good looking..." "God bless her soul" "Neither did we go to school" "But I don't know where she learnt classical music" "And I keep listening to Dada Kondke's songs all day" "But this talent of cooking she got from her mother" "Know why I married her mother?" " No" ""How will you, unless I tell you?"" "I once went to a neighbour's for food." "The food was so delicious... I'd never had something like it in my life. I asked who had prepared it" "And I got to know it was a niece of theirs from Kolhapur" "Although I had heard of Kolhapuri slippers and wrestlers... it was the first time I heard of Kolhapuri cooks I told my parents right then that even if a Kolhapuri girl is lame..." ""or cripple, she cooks well and she's the one I'll marry"" ""Lucky for me, she wasn't a bad woman"" "But she wasn't as beautiful as Lekha either" ""She was pretty, all right"" "There's something I must tell you very clearly." "Please don't mind I had decided to say this to anyone who married my daughter" ""Don't mind, okay?" " Not at all." "Say whatever you wish to"" ""lf you break my daughter's heart, I'll break your legs"" "Don't mind what I say. lf you don't have confidence in yourself..." ""and have no control, you can still change your mind. lt's not too late"" ""But remember, I'll do as I said"" ""Don't mind it, please." " Not at all"" "If I were in your shoes and had a daughter like yours... this is what I'd have said too" "You're an okay guy!" "So let's have one" "One?" " Follow me" ""ln any case, my daughter isn't a fool to bring just about anyone home"" "Come on in." "Hurry up!" "My daughter gives me hell whenever she catches me drinking" "You know how the doctors are." "So I've got to drink on the sly" ""Don't say anything to Lekha." " No, I won't"" "Where's the opener...?" "Over there" "Drink it up." " l don't drink..." ""At your age, I had two bottles!" " l haven't yet..."" "I don't want to..." " l don't want to listen to anything" "We understand each other pretty well." "This must remain between us" ""Don't say anything to Lekha." " No, not at all, sir"" ""ln any case, we're related now." " Already ?"" ""l mean, sir..." " Forget about sir and uncle..."" ""my parents called me Ulhas." "Ulhas." " All right, sir..."" "Sir again?" "My name is Ulhas" "Good." "Drink it up" "May I say something to you?" " Go ahead I hadn't even dreamt that I'd be having booze... with my future father-in-law in just half an hour of our meeting" "Neither did I dream of it!" " Who's that?" ""l want to wash my hands, Amar"" "This mouth-freshener." "She catches the stink" "The two of you together?" " l was explaining... how to switch on the geyser." " So why did you shut the door?" "Was it shut?" " lt was" "And you need to take a bath." "You stink of chicken" "Poke fun at Ulhas." "Go on" ""The Dada Kondke film is starting." "Chintu, come quickly." "Where are you?"" ""Ulhas, hurry up!" " Coming"" "What a wretched bus." "It stalled twice on the way ls the programme over?" " lt's about to." "You're on time" ""Are there a lot many people?" " Yes, a few"" "I can't understand anything of this classical music" "He frolics with the other woman... he asks not about my well-being" ""He inflicts tyranny on me every time he comes..."" "that's how my husband is" ""Let's go..." " Listen, son"" "It'll be over in five minutes" "You were excellent." "Amazing" ""l never knew you could sing so well, Lekha"" "It shows what fools you are and what you know about classical music" ""l made so many mistakes, I'd have been admonished by a teacher"" ""No, you weren't so bad, Lekha." " l see." "Now comes the truth!"" "Not very bad?" "Which is why I love you both so much." "You like everything I do" "My parents and your dad are worlds apart" "Your dad is as open as the skies" "And my parents are as hard as rock" "They don't believe in displaying their emotions" "Really?" ""When I told them I'm getting married, they were really stunned"" "But naturally." "What are you in a hurry for?" "You won't let me do the things I want to do with you before we are married" "So that's the reason for your haste!" " What else?" ""You're going too far, moneybags." "You're teasing me?"" ""Oh yes. lt's happening only because of you, Lekha"" "I know that!" "Wow!" "Such a big house!" ""Four walls, actually." " l'm scared to go in"" "May we go back?" " What's there to be scared of?" "It's just a formality." "They'll ask you some silly questions... which don't even merit a proper answer" ""There's little they can do, in any case..."" ""because I've already made up my mind." "We are going to get married, okay?"" ""Welcome, sir"" ""Look at him!" " lt's fun, isn't it?"" "What is your full name?" "It's a Marathi word." " l see" ""So how have you been, son?" "Will you have a drink?"" ""No thank you, sir"" "How was your journey?" " Very nice. and fast too" "Amar drives very fast anyway." ""Not as fast as you, sir." " lt shouldn't be too"" ""Well, we ought to leave now"" ""You're here for dinner, aren't you?"" "But we won't be able to stay" ""Of course, we're staying over for dinner"" ""No, I have an important lecture tomorrow"" "You are staying over for dinner." "That's an order" ""We can't stay, sir." " We must stay, Amar"" "What for?" "Because I'm hungry" "Italian food." "Do you like it?" "I like everything except chicken and eggs" "Why so?" "Because that's what my father fed me in bringing me up" "Where did you spend your childhood?" " Vita" "A village between Pune and Kolhapur" "What business does your daddy do?" " He's into the poultry business" ""What's the name of his company?" " No, that's not how it is"" "My daddy is a chicken farmer." "He runs the Ulhas Poultry Farm" "He must have around five or six thousand birds" "The pasta sauce is excellent." "Can I have the recipe?" ""Sure, the cook will give it to you"" "Have you given them the news lt would be premature to tell them" "What is it?" "Your daddy's getting nominated to the House of Elders" ""lt's a great thing, isn't it?" " lt's a huge honour"" "We've finished our food." "We must leave now" "Amar..." ""You could at least have congratulated him, Amar!"" "I didn't consider it special I found the atmosphere so sickening." " Me too" "What did you find sickening?" " You behaved so badly with your dad" ""How about the way he was treating me?" " You drove him to it, Amar"" "I can say that about him too" "You didn't lose a single opportunity to run him down" ""You tried to belittle him every time." " You won't understand, Lekha"" "It's impossible to make him bow ls that what you think?" " Yes." "And what's wrong with that?" ""You do love me, but strangely enough you're taking advantage of my poverty"" "You love making your father bow" ""What can I say, if you think like that"" ""l'm not thinking anything like that, moneybags"" "I love everything about you as much as I love you" ""Be it your name, your stubbornness, your family background..."" ""it makes no difference, even if you are Prithviraj Ranawat's son"" "Care for some tea or coffee?" ""The pasta sauce was tasty, wasn't it?"" "You haven't said anything about Lekha." " What will I say?" "What do you think?" ""Despite her background, she has completed her education..."" ""What are you getting at, sir?" " What I'm getting at..."" ""has nothing to do with the girl, it has to do with you"" "With your rebellion I can't understand why you must dub my marriage to a beautiful... and talented girl as a rebellion." "It isn't that she's illiterate either" ""She's not much either." " What really rankles, sir?"" ""Her caste, or is it her poverty?" " What do you see in her, Amar?"" ""l must leave, sir." " Stop acting childish and sit down"" ""Now look, Amar." "You're only 21"" ""This is not love, it's infatuation"" ""When I was in college, I too was just like you"" "But I eventually married your mother" ""Maybe you did, sir." "But I'm not you"" ""Be sensible, Amar"" "I'm not dictating whom you must marry and whom you mustn't" "That's your life" "All I'm asking you to do is to complete your MBA first..." ""stand on your own two feet, and then..."" "I'll personally get you married to anyone you wish" "But so long as you are dependent on me... you will have to do as I say" " Dependent?" ""Yes, dependent." "You live off my money"" "The money my grandfather left you?" " Yes" ""But neither am I dead, nor did you inherit anything"" "I can look after myself." " Very well" ""Marry anyone you wish to, it makes no difference to me"" "Even if she's Lekha..." "or the princess of Jaipur" ""Remember, after your marriage, you will not get a penny from me"" ""l told you, sir." "I'm not like you"" "I choose love over money." "Not money" ""l don't understand, Amar." " l need a scholarship for my MBA sir"" ""Yes, sir." "That's why I'm here"" "If we're going to give the son of Prithviraj Ranawat a scholarship... whom will the poor students turn to?" ""As you know, Amar, we haven't started a charitable organisation"" "Your father is a patron of this college." " l have nothing to do with him anymore" ""As I said, I have nothing to do with him anymore"" ""That's very unfortunate." " Unfortunate, it is"" ""Which is why I'm here." "I'm getting married, sir"" "My wife and I will take up part-time jobs... but we still won't be able to meet the high fees and our expenses" ""When I took an admission, I didn't know all this would happen"" "Call from Mr Dholpude sir." " Tell him that I'm not in" "I understand what you're saying." "But this is an office... and I don't want to interfere in your family affairs" "But I'd still suggest that you the two of you sit down and sort out the matter" "I'll see how my family gives you a donation" "That's not correct!" "What a bumpy ride!" ""We're going to Vita, not London or Paris, moneybags"" "I want to say something to you" ""l have never asked you for anything, Lekha"" ""But today, I ask"" "You will never give me any suggestion or advise regarding my father" "You will not even talk about him." "You won't even utter his name" ""lf that's how you want it, that's how it will be"" "May I..." "Go on." " You say it" "Have you told Ulhas?" " About my father... I follow just one principle." " What?" "Never hide anything from your father." " So he knows I'm poor now?" ""He doesn't mind, does he?"" ""Apart from drinking in the bathroom, you have something more in common"" ""Still, he'd have been happy if I had the money, isn't it?"" "Wouldn't you?" ""Leave it all to me, Amar." "Don't worry"" "I know how to manage the household in little money and even have savings I was brought up in poverty." "I'll do something surely I'll give tuitions in music and even manage to get some money out of Ulhas" "What happens of your training in classical music?" ""That can come later." " No, Lekha"" "I don't want you to sacrifice your dreams I'll never be able to forgive myself." " Amar..." ""l see my dreams being realised, not sacrificed"" "I'm backing a winning horse" "Once you've completed your MBA and found a job... it's going to be fun all the way." "We'll even go to London and Paris lt's only a matter of two years." "I'm not losing my voice in 2 years" "And where's the money in classical music?" "So you've consoled yourself?" " Stupid!" "I'm so happy" "We're getting married" "Not yet." "Say thanks after two years!" "Your parents are not attending your wedding?" "What madness is this?" "Give me their telephone number. I'll call them and make them see reason!" ""No, Ulhas." "Amar doesn't want that!" " Who's Amar to not want it?"" ""Give me their telephone number, I'll talk to them"" "Listen to me. I've done what I could." "Nothing can solve this problem" ""What have you done that had no solution, Amar?"" ""You tried as a son, I'll try like a father"" ""You'll never know what it means to be a father, what respect it commands"" ""Very few people understand that, Amar." " Especially in my family"" "God!" "How difficult it is to reason with the youth!" ""Forget it, Ulhas." "We're together and we're getting married"" ""All right, I can understand"" "No point in getting upset on a happy occasion I've waited for this day ever since Lekha was born" "I've been collecting every penny for this day" ""l'll give you such a grand wedding, the whole village will be stunned"" ""Ulhas, the wedding will be memorable, but not ostentatious"" "What do you mean?" " l mean..." ""we get married not to show off, but to live in this world"" "We need a house to live in and money to keep it going" "Which we don't have." "Amar has to complete his MBA I don't want him to take up any job at the cost of his education" ""l know you've collected 150,000 for my wedding, despite all odds"" ""Give us the 150,000." "We'll have a marriage in court"" "A court marriage?" " Yes" "That's not happening!" "You will not say a word lt's my responsibility to get you married!" ""As for the rest of the money, I'll bring that too"" "You'll take a loan?" "That's just what I don't want" "But I don't want you to have a court marriage!" "Even God doesn't bless a wedding that has no ceremonies" "Even religion does not..." " Okay!" "We'll have a small prayer at home." " l've got to face people in society!" "They will say Ulhas Khurzvekar couldn't even get his daughter married decently!" ""What will you mother have to say, Lekha?" "What?"" "Mother will want you to do that which gives your daughter happiness" "And I know what you want too" ""You'll be happy if I'm happy." "You will, won't you?"" "Absolutely." "Which is why..." " lt's settled then" ""Hold the marriage in 25,000 rupees." "And give us the rest of the money"" ""Don't haggle with me, please!"" "That's a habit of mine and I will do it" ""lf you spend more than 25,000, we'll take that much less from our amount"" ""l know what you have been through to bring me up, to give me happiness"" "But I don't want to burden you with my marriage" ""You are not a burden, my child." "You mean the life to me." "My very life!"" ""When we love each other so much, why must we bother about people?"" ""You love me, or you love the world?" " You"" ""You're the one, my child." "It's you"" "Then do as I say." " God!" "It's so difficult to reason with them I'll do as you say" "Say it with a smile" "Ulhas!" "You must have that drink today!" ""Welcome, Ganpatrao"" "So happy to have you here" "Didn't I ask you not to?" "How come we have so many guests?" ""l can't drive them away now, can I?"" "I don't know how they got to know about what we discussed" "Looks like I was drunk." " So?" ""The cooks, the band, the decorator..."" "they're working of their own free will. I don't need to pay anyone" ""Tell me the truth, Ulhas." " lt's the truth, Lekha"" "You needn't worry at all." "Just be happy I'm not going to forgive you." " When did I ask you to?" "Open it." " What's in it?" "Tickets for Himachal Pradesh and hotel bookings" "Have your nuptials there" "The two of you are flying for Himachal tomorrow... where a beautiful hotel is waiting for this lovely couple" "Honeymoon in Himachal!" ""Beat the drum, drink the opiate, and have fun"" ""Dance, make merry..." "look into your beloved's eyes"" "The two of us are lost" ""Neither asleep, nor awake"" ""We're in our senses no longer"" "Steady me... hold me in your arms... before I'm lost" ""ln my arms, I'll do today..."" ""what I haven't done till today"" "The two of us are lost" ""Neither asleep, nor awake"" ""We're in our senses no longer"" "Steady me... hold me in your arms... before I'm lost" ""Why are the skies moving?" "Why's the earth rotating?"" ""Everything sways with us in a state of high"" "This is so much of fun" ""Come, let's do away with all these distances"" ""Wait a while..." "I'm helpless as of now"" ""Let's go home, it's evening already"" "The two of us are lost" ""Neither asleep, nor awake"" ""We're in our senses no longer"" "Steady me... hold me in your arms... before I'm lost" ""ln my arms, I'll do today..."" ""what I haven't done till today"" ""How long will we roam like this?" "It's a strange path"" ""Difficult it is to find the goal, in times like this"" ""Do not sit in the middle of the road"" "Where have we landed?" "How are we going to get home?" ""lt's for you to think of that, my love"" "The two of us are lost" ""Neither asleep, nor awake"" ""We're in our senses no longer"" "Steady me... hold me in your arms... before I'm lost" ""ln my arms, I'll do today..."" ""what I haven't done till today"" ""ln my arms, I'll do today..."" ""what I haven't done till today"" "What funny sadhus!" "You played the temptress too." " The opiate drove me mad" "What for?" "We're married now?" "Are we going to have babies rightaway?" "No babies for two years" "You want a baby?" " No way" ""So we've got to be careful for two years, moneybags"" "Two years?" "I'll go mad." "You aren't thinking about me I'm talking of family planning" "Condom?" "I don't have one." " l have a bag full" "So get one out immediately" ""How will I have any, when you don't ?"" "But where will I find a condom?" "You don't understand!" "The milkman must have some!" "From the medical store of course!" " Oh yes. lt's close by I'll go and get it." "Will it be open at this hour?" "I'm going with you." "I'm not staying here alone" "No way." "How shameless!" "What will we say...?" "Why should I feel shy?" "Who knows me here in Manali?" ""You don't understand!" " Please, moneybags!"" "I can't stay a moment without you" ""Don't say such things, Lekha." "I don't have the time right now..."" ""Take me along, please!" " All right"" ""But you'll stand far away, okay?"" "Don't forget your promise" "Yes?" "Write down..." "One moment. I'll write it down." " Go on" "That's not in stock." "I'll get it later." "It's an emergency." "Give me this one" "Next?" "A Johnson Baby's soap..." ""Got it?" "Let's go." " No, I didn't get it"" "What were you doing there?" "Don't they have any?" ""No, there were people coming and going. I was about to say it..."" "when this woman arrived with a child." " lf you don't get the condoms... I'll be like the woman with a child." "What's there to be shy about?" ""The whole world buys them, the Government advertises it!"" "Who knows us here?" "Who are you bothered about?" "It isn't as if you have never bought it before" "All right. I'm going" ""Mister, I need some..." " Yes?"" "Yes?" "What was the last thing you said?" "Cotton ear-buds." "To clean my ears" "Thank God you've come. lt was strange waiting here on my own" "So you've finally got it?" " l haven't got it" "So what have you got?" ""What's all this, Amar?" "Why do we need soap at the hotel?"" "We have toothpaste." "And who's got a cough?" "Hey!" "what are you doing?" "Lekha..." "You're a girl." "Aren't you ashamed to buy condoms?" "Girls have to look after themselves I'm not going with you!" " l didn't ask you to" ""What...?" "Of course, madam!"" "What brands do you have?" "These" "How much for this one?" " 14 rupees" "And this one?" " 20 rupees" ""Why the difference?" " Actually, madam..."" ""this has six, and this has three"" "And this one?" " 8 rupees 8 rupees for 3?" " The quality isn't very nice" ""Don't you have a bigger packet?" " l do, madam"" ""Here you are. 20 pieces, madam." "For 70 rupees"" "All right." "Give me this one." " Very well" ""Here you are, madam"" "I couldn't imagine it would take so much time to move into such a small room" ""This isn't a room." "It's our first house, moneybags"" "My servants live in better places" "Maybe you will understand them better now" "Let's get Goodnight." "Many mosquitoes." " A coil will do lt creates a lot of smoke" "What happened?" " l can't walk anymore. I'm tired" ""Carry me, please." " Are you out of your mind?"" "You will carry me if you really love me" "Emotional blackmail?" "You take me for a fool?" "A sweet fool" "People are watching." "Let's go" "They're watching us." " So what?" ""l could even be ill, I could be feeling giddy"" "Nobody wins with you" "What do you want?" " You" "But we've got to eat." " l'd rather eat you" ""Moneybags, this is our first day at home"" "I'm talking about food" "Anything you like." "Anything cheap" ""Cheap, from tomorrow." "Today, I want to make you happy"" "What dish in the world is your favourite dish?" "Anything you like." " How about bittergourd?" "Not bittergourd." "Crabs Masala" "You asked me and I told you" ""Go and get the crabs, I'll fish out a recipe"" "In a moment" "Look at the fresh crabs I got." " l've found a recipe too" "Let me put it in this pan" "They're alive!" "They're supposed to be fresh." "You must cook them in boiling water" "How heartless!" "I can't kill a living being!" "Nice lentil curry" "Nice rice too" "That's what we will get in our budget" "Mrs Rana...?" "I was cleaning up... please come in." "Amar's not in" ""Please sit down." " How are you, Lekha?"" "I'm all right" ""Go and wait in the car, driver"" "Please sit down." "I'll set everything right I'll go and get ready" ""lt's too loud, isn't it?"" "It was a song I like." " Really?" "Yes." "Amar was a small child when I took him to this film lt featured Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz" "Do you like R.D. Burman?" " Very much I have all his songs." " Me too" "Do you have his Bengali album?" "That's the only one I couldn't find" ""Heard of Gautam Rajyadaksha, the photographer?"" "Of course." "Who hasn't?" " l ran into him at a party" ""He had the album, luckily I got it too"" "I'll have a copy of it sent to you" ""We're both R.D. fans, right?" "We're going to get along fine"" "Sure. I'll come in a moment" "I forgot to touch your feet." " Where's the need to do this?" ""lt's your first visit here..." " No, you needn't do this"" ""We'll be friends, not mother-in-law and daughter-in-law"" ""Friends?" " Yes, friends"" "I didn't attend your wedding." "Did you feel bad?" "No." " l wanted to attend" "And why not?" "It was my only son's wedding" ""Just as you obey your husband, I have to accept my husband's decisions"" "Even if it's a very stupid decision" ""l can understand, Mrs Rana..." "what may I call you?"" "Call me what Amar calls me" "Amar calls me Ma" ""All right, Ma." " Where is he?"" "Amar has gone to the flour mill." " Amar?" "The flour mill" "His daddy would never do something like this" ""Actually, I was busy with the chores and he..."" "That's all right. I hope you will make him do all these things I forgot to offer you something." "What will you have?" "Tea...?" "It's okay. I've just had tea" ""No, it's your first visit." "I won't take much time"" "Know what?" "The father and son are so much like each other" "Very stubborn." " Yes" "The two of us must bring them together" "We must put together our scattered family" "That's what I want too" "That's because you and I love the same boy" "This Sunday is Amar's daddy's sixtieth birthday I want the two of you to attend" "He misses his son very much too" "This is the opportunity to bring them back together" ""You will come, won't you?"" "We'll do our best to attend." " Really?" ""l promise, we will attend." "I want them to get together again"" "I could gift you nothing during your wedding I wanted to give you this necklace." "My mother gave it to me at my wedding I kept it carefully for my daughter-in-law" ""l don't have a daughter, you see." " And I don't have a mother"" "You have both now." "A mother and a friend" "I'll preserve it all my life" "Come to me" "I'm so happy you came here." " l must leave now" ""Wait, Amar will be back soon." " No"" "I'd rather you have a word with him." "The two of us love him very much" ""You will come, won't you?" " l promise..."" "Amar and I will be there next Sunday" ""lf there's anything you need, don't hesitate to tell me, okay?"" ""Sure, Mrs Rana..." "I mean, Ma"" ""And I'll keep that R.D. Burman album ready for you, okay?"" "So what have you thought of doing?" " l don't want to think about it at all" ""You want them to come to your house on their knees, Amar?"" "They're trying to reach out to you." " Bullshit" ""My Ma came here, not my father." " Try and understand, Amar"" "They're both sixty." "Don't be too late in a compromise... lest they are no longer alive!" "When Amar Jr insults you one day..." "He's not going to be called Amar Jr." " Whatever his name... he'll go away some day to establish his own identity..." "He'll never be angry with me." " How can you be so sure?" "Because I'll give him a lot of love." " Like you will love your son..." ""your daddy loves you too, Amar." "Maybe he has his own way of loving"" "Maybe your son will not like your way of loving him too" "There's so much of arrogance in the Ranawat family!" "You treat your loved ones like your competitors!" "You don't even understand their love and call it hatred instead?" "I'd have relented if that hatred was not directed at you" "But there's no chance now." " What will I tell Ma?" "I've given her a promise!" " Whom did you ask before you promised?" "I can't understand how I married a stubborn man like you!" "I told you beforehand not to interfere in my family matters lt is now my family too!" " Whom did you ask ?" "I am your wife!" " That gives you no right to..." "Right...?" "Amar!" "I don't want to say anything more in this regard ls that your order?" " Call it what you like" "We must at least telephone and tell them that we're not coming" ""l must've lied in my life, even made mistakes..."" "but I've never knowingly hurt anyone ever and never will" "Do what you will." " What's their number?" "Send them a note instead." " Don't try my patience!" "What is their number?" " lt's in the phone book" ""Sir, this is Lekha..."" ""Must we refuse, Amar?"" "Please forgive us" ""Actually, Amar's exams are round the corner"" "We will not be able to come" "That's all right" ""He sounds very sad, Amar." "Will you continue to rub salt in his wounds?"" "At least say hello to him." "Please!" " l'll never talk to him." "Never" ""l've never ever asked you for anything, Amar"" ""For my sake, Amar... please!" " No"" "You're a wicked man!" ""Sorry, sir." "There was a disturbance in the line"" "And there's something I want to tell you" ""Amar misses you very much, sir." "He loves you very much"" ""He doesn't want you to get to know, how much he loves you"" ""His way of loving..." " That's enough, Lekha!"" "I've been waiting here since seven hours. I had forgotten the keys I'm... forgive me" "You don't apologise to the one you love" "We're celebrating our first festival of Diwali" ""Careful, Lekha"" ""Madam, your mother sends this for you"" "What is it?" " Ma sends me a Diwali gift" "A special R D Burman's collection of Bengali songs" ""You mean, your Ma...?" " Your Ma is my Ma too"" "Let me..." " You don't need to know" ""Ulhas, see what Ma sends me"" ""Come on, come here"" ""Look, she is going." " l told you, she will"" "Uncle is here to see her." " What's this?" "It's fashion." "What do you want?" " You" ""l'm working, go away." " Quit the job"" "Really?" "Then who will feed us?" " l need to say something." "Come on" "Now?" " Right now" ""Don't be kiddish." "Wait for me outside, I'll come when I'm through"" "Come soon." " Perseverance pays" ""Now would you tell me, Moneybags?" " l want to tell you something"" ""You could've told me back there." " No, I want to say it here"" ""Why?" " Here, I fell in love with you..."" ""l kissed you for the first time, and..." " And what, Moneybags?"" ""Here, I proposed marriage to you." " Which means the results are out"" "And you have come out triumphs." " lt's something better than that" ""You came first in class." " No, third"" ""Big deal, eh?" " lt's no joke, Lekha"" ""l will get a job soon." " Third, eh?"" ""Say something, Lekha." " l won't say anything..."" "till I meet the boys who came first and second" ""Now find a job at the soonest, so that I can get some rest"" "I know few companies' directors." " Whether you like it or not..." ""but Moneybags, your Daddy's name and acquaintances are helping you out"" ""Not his name, but surname"" ""Your Daddy's." " No, my grandpa's"" ""No matter what you say, Moneybags your daddy helped you finally"" ""Thanks to you, I have found so much." " Lie." "Absolute lie"" ""Lie?" " Not so much, but everything"" ""Ma was very happy to hear about it, Amar." "She sponsors tonight's treat"" "She asked me what you like." "I told her that like his daddy... my Moneybags likes fancy drink and stylish dinner" "Tonight's treat is in honour of Ma" ""l don't want it." " Look Moneybags, if you want to..."" ""quit this lovely dinner, you may." "I'd rather hog on it"" ""l'll pack the rest, take it home, and eat it for tomorrow's lunch"" ""The dinner is from Ma, not Dad"" ""Tell me, who stood first in class?" " A girl from Goa." "Nancy D'costa"" ""l congratulated her, and she gave me a hug"" "Are you jealous?" " ls her figure better than mine?" "You got any idea about stock exchange?" " Can she cook mutton biryani?" "Yes." "She had brought it the other day." "Everyone compared it with her figure I can bet on it." " Finally you give up" "Does she pay your rent?" ""Answer me." " When I'm winning, I can spare you"" ""You never win, Moneybags"" "So this is our last trip." "I hate moving" ""So you want to go back to the chawl?" " No way. I said, I hate moving"" "The shifting has really exhausted us." " l'm going to sleep in an a/c room!" "What happened?" " Aren't you forgetting something?" "What?" " Forgot?" "You're going to make a donkey out of me" "Now?" " Yes" "Why didn't you tell me before?" "Don't change your mind once we get upstairs" "Moneybags!" "Our apartment!" "Our house!" "If I were to work and lead a life like that... I'd soon divorce you." "But from now on I'm going to sleep till eleven I'll employ servants I'll use your money to shop in London and Paris" ""What about your classical music?" " Later." "As of now, I'll enjoy"" ""l'll rest." " Of course, my love"" "I got to work tonight for tomorrow's project" ""What is the matter?" " We hardly talk anymore, Amar"" "What do you mean?" "Aren't we talking?" " That's not what I meant" ""After breakfast you rush to work, and I go to the music class"" ""ln the evening, you come home tired, we have dinner, a little chat..."" ""watch tv, and then we go to the bedroom, only to sleep"" ""l can't help it. I got work." " l'm not complaining, Amar"" "Try to understand." "Our life is no more the same" ""We don't go out anymore, we don't enjoy anymore"" ""All we get is a Sunday, that you spend watching cricket or car race"" ""Though involuntarily, but we're going far away from each other"" "What are you getting at?" " We need to talk and think" ""The romance, the love, those sweet tiffs..."" ""those squabbles and quarrels, the appeasing..."" "where have they disappeared?" "Did we marry just to live in this routine?" ""Does every married couple go through this phase, Amar?"" "I don't know what to say" ""Believe me, I love you just as much as I loved you before we married"" "Even I love you as much." "That's why probably I'm discussing this with you" ""Unlike others', I don't want our lives to get so empty, dull and boring..."" "and make this kind of life a lifestyle... or find the lost love in someone else" ""You think I'm having an affair?" " No, no Amar." "Don't misunderstand me"" "I'm not thinking anything like that." "Please try to understand me" "What am I supposed to do?" "Tell me." "If I'm to quit this job..." ""and take up another, I'll have to put in the same efforts"" ""l'll have to devote most of my time there, whether I like it or not"" "What do you want from me?" ""You can't give me what I want, Moneybags"" "I need your time I know it is very difficult for you now" ""But I want to bring back that lost spell, Amar." "What am I to do?"" ""l'll tell you." "Reminisce our college days, our friends, our discussions"" "Let's have social life." "Maybe that will make a difference I miss my friends." "Maybe that's why I feel lonely at times" "All right." "Great idea." "I'll call up everyone" "That's like it" ""Come on, dance"" ""Come on, move it"" ""What have you lost?" "What have you gained?"" ""Nothing will remain with you, for, you brought nothing with you"" ""Listen to what I say, friends"" ""So come on, dance"" ""Come on, move it"" ""Tonight, joys have spread their colours..."" "making our hearts hysteric" ""Life belongs to the one who smiles his way out"" ""He's a true friend, who'd die for friendship's sake"" ""Never stay aloof." "Preach what I have said"" ""Come on, dance"" ""Come on, move it"" ""Youth brings along with it so many dreams"" ""So what if dreams shatter?" "Go ahead and dream"" "Find a lover for yourself" ""Present is what you have, everything else is only a dream, says my heart"" ""So come on, dance"" ""Come on, move it"" ""What have you lost?" "What have you gained?"" ""Nothing will remain with you, for, you brought nothing with you"" ""Heed me, friends"" ""Come on, dance"" ""Come on, move it"" "Dance" ""Amar, I don't think this idea is going to work anymore"" "True" ""Someone is not free on the next weekend, someone is busy..."" "for the next three weekends." " That leaves the both of us" "Only you and I" ""But Amar, there are married couples who live so happily"" ""We must find a way out. i think, the ways of entertainment..."" "for successful married couple are entirely different" ""They probably celebrate their joys with families, instead of friends"" ""But family means, husband, wife and..." " And children"" "I think they probably find their happiness in their children" "Nice scheme" ""Scheme?" " Yes, the baby scheme"" "So you want a baby?" " What about you?" ""lf you want it, I have no problems." " So why delay a good deed, Moneybags?"" "What if we get twins?" ""l wanted to get rid of this long back, Amar"" "I need to talk to you." " Anything special?" ""Lekha... and I too, we want a baby"" "Any problem?" " No problem." "We want a baby... and we've been trying." " Trying since when?" "Remember we had a party at my house?" " Six months back" "That's too long." "Do something productive" ""Few months after marriage, life becomes kind of routine"" ""Yes, and only thing comes to mind." "Invite college friends over"" ""Party, fun... and after they leave, the same old solitude again." "Boring"" "Then what's the solution?" "A baby?" "Nothing of that sort" ""Don't worry, buddy." "Everyone goes through this phase"" ""lf you think a baby is the solution to your problem, you are wrong"" ""Life would get even worse, silly." "The baby will keep wailing..."" ""all through the night, won't let you sleep in peace either"" ""Forget the nights, he won't even let you rest during daytime"" "His little ailments could give you a heart attack" ""No, it's not so bad." "What are you talking?"" ""Not just bad, friend, it's real bad"" "The two of you won't get time for yourselves" "The baby will be with you all the while" "Then you will wait till he grows up so that you find time for her" ""But no." "His schooling, college, his wedding, his children...!"" ""ln the mess, you won't know when you grew old"" "And when you calculate you will know that your entire earnings... have gone towards his rearing and schooling." "And then..." ""he will enjoy his life." "And then old man, you and your wife..."" "will finally find privacy." " You were a kid too." "You're joking" ""l'm telling you the fact. lf you don't believe me, ask the married ones"" ""lt's a waste." "Love, sex and everything is just temporary"" "Are you solving my problem?" "Or are you asking me to divorce my wife?" "My word. lf you want to sacrifice for the sake of your child's future..." ""well, go ahead and have a baby"" "I forgot my underwear." " As usual" ""Hurry, it's time for the race. 9.30." " Really?"" "You are right in a way." " As far as your wife's pregnancy..." ""is concerned, I'll tell you what I have heard"" "What?" " Try and try till you succeed" "Must keep trying." "Someday success will come kissing" ""Try, eh?" "How much?" "All day, all night"" ""Well, then you got to meet a specialist." "He might help you"" ""Why?" "Could there be a defect, a problem?"" ""lt's not about defects, but just consult a doctor"" "All right" "You haven't returned my CD yet" "Which one." " Gypsy King I have returned it." " lt's been two years now" ""Amar, I never imagined it could happen to us"" ""To avoid a baby, we practiced family planning"" ""And now that we need a baby, nature refuses us"" "Let me tune in to FM" ""How were we to know?" "Like the doctor said, it's a problem..."" "with forty percent of the couples." " But I could never imagine... that we'd be one of them." " Why feel remorse?" ""There are other alternatives." "Test-tube, artificial insemination..."" ""lf that too fails, we can adopt." " What are you talking, Amar?"" "We won't talk about it till the reports arrive" ""l'm just worried that I might have a defect, that I may be flawed"" "What do you mean?" ""You mean, it's okay if you're flawed?" "You expect me to be flawed, eh?"" ""l didn't mean that..." " Amar, that's just what you meant"" "I didn't mean that..." " l know well what you mean lt doesn't matter to you if the fault lies in you." "But if you're flawed... your masculinity is under threat." "It is challenged" ""You are wrong, Lekha." " l'm wrong, eh?" "And you are right?"" ""All right, I admit I'm wrong." "I'm an ass, I'm insensitive"" "Happiness has flown miles away from me" "Look Lekha..." "I love you." "I'd never want that you be flawed" ""Calm down, Lekha"" ""Forget it now, and let's wait for the reports to come in"" "All right" ""l mustn't drag the matter too far." " Let's put it behind us, and..."" "let's go watch a movie." "Coming?" ""So who is at fault, doctor?" " Can't call it a fault or a mistake"" "What's the alternative?" "Test-tube baby?" "Artificial insemination?" ""No, no." " Or do we adopt a child?"" "Look Mr Ranawat... lt's more serious than you imagine" ""Be explicit, doctor." " She's going to die... soon"" ""lt cannot be, doctor." " lt's true"" "Did you check properly?" "There could be a mistake" ""No mistake, friend." "Thrice we tested the blood." "Got specialists to check"" ""Besides, the Tata Cancer Research Centre's reports are in too"" "That's why it took so long lt was a conclusion arrived upon after much consideration" "What is wrong with her?" " Leukemia" ""What do I do?" "Doctor, I can do anything for her"" ""Neither you nor we can do anything, Mr Ranawat"" "Just pray that..." " What do I tell Lekha?" "She had called up" ""l told that the two of you are fine, and that it's just a matter of time"" ""You mean I mustn't tell her?" " As you wish, Mr Ranawat"" "You mean..." ""l'd say Mr Ranawat, in front of her behave as if nothing is wrong"" "Stay normal yourself." " Normal?" ""All right, I'll stay normal for her"" "You took so long." "You said we'd celebrate after the reports arrive" "The reports say everything is fine." "Let's have a party" "Come on!" "What are you doing?" "Hurry up." "Everyone has seen Lagaan except us l'm not hungry." " lt's already 9:10." "The show..." ""is at 9:30." "Have your dinner, I've already eaten"" "I'm not hungry." " You aren't hungry?" ""My baby elephant, hope you're well?" " l'd rather eat"" ""Forget it, eat after the movie." " We won't get tickets, we're late"" "I hate to miss the beginning." "We'll buy tickets in the blackmarket" "Ulhas?" " Yes" "Amar here." " Hey Amar!" "After so long?" ""You almost forgot me." "Busy, eh?" " l'm coming over tomorrow"" ""l'll cook chicken for you, and rig the bathroom as well"" ""No Ulhas, I..." " l haven't met you couple since long"" "I'm coming alone." " Have the two of your quarreled?" "It happens between husbands and wives." "I and my wife constantly..." ""Nothing of that sort, Ulhas." " Then what is it?" "Short of cash?"" ""Don't worry, I have saved some." "I'll give it to you"" "Don't tell Lekha about it." " Bye Ulhas. I'll come over" "Like to eat something?" " No" "I cooked chicken." "Want it?" "I'm not hungry I'm not hungry either" ""l'm not hungry either, buddy"" ""Enough, Ulhas"" ""We ought to be brave, Ulhas." "We must not let her know"" "She'd never know about it from me." " Bye Ulhas inform me if you need me." "I'll come over somehow" ""Sure Ulhas, I will"" ""Why did you keep me alive to see this day, Lord?"" "Why Lord?" ""lf l've sinned, punish me Lord." "But do not punish my child"" ""Don't take her away from me, Lord!"" ""Don't take her away from me!" "How could You do this, Lord?"" ""How could You do this?" "Don't take my child away from me, Lord!"" ""Don't take her away from me, Lord!"" "Come Amar" ""ls all well?" " Sir, I need some money on loan"" ""May I know why?" " l..." "I can't tell you, sir"" "Just give me a loan." " Doesn't your company pay you well?" "And that girl doesn't teach music anymore?" "She has a name." "Lekha." " Oh yes." "Lekha" ""Doesn't Lekha teach music anymore?" " Sir, don't drag Lekha in between"" "It's my personal matter." " Which means..." ""you've put someone in trouble, and you don't want Lekha to know"" ""You may consider that, sir." "Please give me money"" ""How much do you want?" " 500,000"" "Let me see this episode." " Forget the tv. I've got news" ""Moneybags, switch on the tv please." " We're going to London and Paris"" "Ask me how?" " How?" ""An aunt of mine passed away recently." "She left 500,000 for me"" "I received the cheque today." "So I thought I'd make your dream come true" ""Hang on, Moneybags." "We're not blowing it up"" "We're not going to spend a penny." "We're going to save the money" ""Don't be a scrooge, Lekha." "We won't get another chance to live it up"" ""l know, Moneybags." " l mean..."" ""Look Amar, we've spent all the money that you earned till date"" "Now I want our bank balance to grow." "We have to buy a house too" ""Besides, I don't want to go to London or Paris." "All I want is you"" ""And you have me, baby." " l mean, I want your time"" "You have that too." " You mean you're sacked?" "I apple-polished my boss and got a month's leave" "Then we'll buy second class Konkan Railway tickets and go to Kerala" "Kerala?" " Yes. I've seen it in the NGC" ""lt's a lovely place." " You want to go to Madras, not Paris?"" ""Not Madras, Kerala, stupid." "They speak Malayalam"" ""For me, they are all Madrasis." "If that is God's own country..."" "is Paris devil's country?" " Even people from London and Paris... go for vacation in Kerala." " Okay!" "We'll go wherever you want" "No matter if I have to eat ldlis and Dosas everyday" ""You're so sweet, Moneybags." "You look sweet when you obey me"" "Do I have a choice?" " No" ""My love, ever since I found you..."" "love taught me to live" "Love taught me to live" "You beat in my heart as heartbeats" ""My heart says, you are my love"" "You are my love" "I shall you hold in my eyes" ""Come, let me embrace you"" "After I come around" ""Don't let this high come to pass"" ""Wonder what this high will lead to"" ""My love, ever since I found you..."" "love taught me to live" "Love taught me to live" ""Now that you found me, don't lose me"" ""Now that you have me, don't ever part"" "No one knows what destiny wills" ""Always be with me, my love"" ""l can't live if living is without you"" ""My love, ever since I found you..."" "love taught me to live" "Love taught me to live" "You beat in my heart as heartbeats" ""My heart says, you are my love"" "You are my love" "Does it rain in London and Paris?" " We can go shopping there" "Hold the umbrella." "My dress..." " Sure" ""Are you okay, my love?" " l'm feeling dizzy"" "It could be due to the long hours of travelling and the weather I'll get some soup for you" "No Moneybags... wait" ""What is it, my love?" " l just want to keep looking at you"" "So... keep watching" ""Moneybags, I want you to be happy, always"" ""l'm happy, my love." " l mean..."" "stay happy even after I'm gone" "I had been to another doctor with my friend a few days ago" "Then I called up doctor Medora" ""On much insistence, he told me the truth"" "I made him promise that he won't tell you anything about it" ""Since when have you known it...?" " Ever since you knew it, Amar"" "So you were putting on an act till now?" ""No, not like you." "I was living up every moment of life"" ""But I must admit, Moneybags, the moments that I passed with you..."" "were the most beautiful moments of my life" "And I know where you got the money from" ""Ma told me, you were in some kind of trouble so you borrowed from daddy"" ""What do I do, Lekha?" " Amar, don't"" ""Oh, what do I do, Lekha?"" ""l'm sure, Moneybags, you won't lose courage"" ""Amar, don't." " No, I won't lose courage"" ""l won't lose courage." " Look at me, Amar"" ""Not for yourself, but you'll have to be brave for the sake of Ulhas"" "Because this is going to be a grave shock for him" ""As for you, you will become a lucky bachelor"" ""l can never be happy, Lekha." "Oh, never!"" ""You will have to be happy, Amar." "I want you to be cheerful." "Fine?"" "I told you everything because the doctor had told me that..." ""when I start fainting, I'll have to be probably hospitalised"" "So I thought it is important for you to know that I'm aware of everything" "Am I right?" ""lt is written in the Holy Book that, one who is born will certainly die"" "Reincarnation is certain too." "So do not grieve over certainties I don't want to hear a word." " So cheer up for my sake" ""Besides, I've always been a step ahead of you." "This time too..."" "I'll wait for you in heaven." "I want to pester you there" ""Moneybags, stay with me." " l'll be right back"" "You were saying something." " Yes" ""ls she sleeping?" " Yes, perhaps"" "So is this our last hope?" " Yes." "We tried all possible ways" "We met all kinds of doctors in the city" ""Temples, mosques, churches..." "I have prayed at every house of worship"" "Ulhas even donated money to every recluse" "Don't lose hope." "Have faith in God I was an atheist before" ""But now, I'm not tired of joining my hands to pray"" "All I pray for is to see a ray of hope somewhere" "The doctor who is examining Lekha..." ""Dr Vasuan Nair from Houston, is said to be a specialist in leukemia"" "He has cured many who had lost hope" "Dr Nair will be here now." "He has studied the case." "Please wait" "I got all the tests done again" "I'm sorry to say that we can't help it anymore" "I have prescribed some medicines." "It will alleviate her pain" ""That would affect her memory, but she will be relieved of the pain"" ""You seem sullen, Moneybags"" ""Test results are negative, no?"" "Yes" ""Lekha, I can't figure what I'm supposed to do"" ""Do nothing, Moneybags." "You have done all that is possible"" ""Now, for my sake get a hold on yourself." "Come closer"" ""Besides, it's not fair if we both fall sick at the same time"" "I feel I'll have to be hospitalised soon" ""Moneybags, you look fatigued"" "I want you to sleep for a while" "Take one pill." "It'll put you to sleep soon" ""An angel comes sneaking in the night"" ""An angel he is, he brings moments of joys"" ""He tells us to lose ourselves in dream's embrace"" ""Put your sorrows behind you and go quietly to bed"" ""l don't know when I fall asleep after I close my eyes..."" "and I get lost in an alien land" ""ln my dreams, I want only you for company"" "My arms... I want only you to hold" ""ln my dreams, I want only you for company"" "Amidst melodious showers... in the season of love... we make love" ""Days and nights turn around, circumstances too"" ""But every moment, constantly we walk together"" ""But one fine morning, we will wake up to a broken dream"" "Wonder why dreams shatter" ""You shall be left alone, so shall I be"" ""Yet, not once, but a hundred times I will say..."" ""in my dreams I want only your company"" "In unknown paths... in life's embrace..." ""at times we encounter joys, at times, sorrows"" ""Who has seen a tomorrow?" "Who has known a tomorrow?"" "Destiny is a way with everyone" ""Some of our desires are fulfilled here"" ""Some of our desires remain unfulfilled"" "But the journey of life continues" ""And in every breath, new hues continues to add"" ""ln my dreams I want only your company"" ""Moneybags, I'm not grieving because I'm going to die"" "But because you will be left all alone" ""Promise me, Ulhas." "Promise me"" ""Yes my child, I promise you"" ""l'm happy now." " Yes, my child"" ""Another thing, Ulhas..."" "Come Amar" ""No Moneybags, please sit outside"" "I'm in a meeting with Ulhas." "Khurzvekars are in a meeting" "And Ranawats are not..." " All right" ""Only those who can pronounce "tz" "can attend this meeting"" "So only Maharashtrians can sit here" ""So my Rajasthani camel, go and wait outside"" ""All right, I don't fit in here." "I'll wait outside"" "Don't go too far" ""Go inside, she wants you." "I'll get myself a quarter of booze"" ""Close the door, Moneybags, and come to me"" "Moneybags... know what?" "I was talking to my Ma now" ""Ma?" " My new Mom, and your ex-Mom"" "I see." " l couldn't meet her this time I had to offer an excuse again for not keeping up with the monthly meeting" "Monthly meeting?" " Yes" "We used to meet once every month" ""Perhaps, I know her better than you do"" "She is so nice." "You ought to try to understand her I will." " Bid her farewell on my behalf" ""And, give her my music collection..."" "along with the autographed photograph of R D Burman" ""All right, I'll give it to her"" ""l'm absolutely fine, Moneybags." "Honestly." "Everything is fine"" "I only feel that I'm slowly falling in a deep ravine" ""Bullshit, Moneybags!" "You don't know what falling in a ravine is like"" ""You've never fallen in one." " l have, the first time I met you"" "Absolutely." "My kurta and your pajama...!" "Who wrote that?" " l don't know" ""Rabindranath Tagore, perhaps"" "I..." "I can't recollect anything" "My teacher's name... the texts of Holy Geeta" "R D Burman..." "I can't recollect." " No problem" "No problem?" "I don't even remember the lyrics of Jai Jai Shiv Shanker" ""No problem. I'll tell you." " l knew it, Moneybags"" "I used to remember everything." " Want to discuss music with me?" "Want to talk about my funeral rites?" " No Lekha" "No" ""ln the name of funeral rites, they fleece people"" ""Moneybags, I want to be electrolysed"" "It's non-pollutant. I've seen it in the National Geographic Channel" "All right" ""l had discussed it with Ulhas, too"" "Are you listening?" " Yes I'm listening I told him that he can give me a funeral the way he wants" ""ls it okay with you?" " Yes, okay"" "Give my ashes to Ulhas" ""Benaras, Gaya..." "let him immerse it wherever he wants to"" "For his solace" ""Moneybags, you will have to rid the habit of showing distaste"" "Do I?" " lt shows right away on your face" ""No one is at fault, though." "Stop blaming yourself"" "That's all I ask you to do." "Everything else is fine" "To hell with London and Paris" ""Don't ever think that you kept me away from music, from my music school..."" "or from London and Paris I don't care about those things." "They don't mean anything to me" ""You believe me, don't you Moneybags?" " Yes, Lekha, yes"" ""Good." "Finally, I have two wishes, Moneybags"" "Will you give me?" " l will." "Tell me" ""Firstly, I want you to always keep smiling"" "You mustn't shed a tear" ""Finally, within a year after my death, you will marry again"" ""Don't punish me like this, Lekha." " l don't care, Moneybags." "Promise me"" "I... promise you I promise." " That's it" "Lekha Khurzvekar had said what she wanted to" ""Come to me now, Moneybags"" ""Not like this, Moneybags." "Take me in your arms"" ""l'm happy now, Moneybags"" ""ln your arms, I feel I'm in heaven"" "I wish... I wish I never promised her... that I'll be brave for your sake" "I have no one in this world anymore" "No one" ""l'm there, Ulhas"" "I'm your own" ""Amar, you should've told me"" "We came over as soon as we got to know" ""Why didn't you tell me, Amar?"" "Why?" " Yes Amar?" "Amar..." "I want to help" "Lekha is no more" ""Forgive me, son"" "You don't apologise to the one you love" ""Return home, son." "Come back"" ""Yes Papa, yes"" "Lekha used to say... some desires are fulfilled while some remain unfulfilled" "That's what life is all about"