"Wonder what happened today." "Maya suddenly felt like it." "*The shadow awoke*" "*A naughty...*" "*thought arose*" "*Dressed from head to toe*" "*To meet her dreams...*" "*left Maya." "It's simple." "The case is very simple." " Appearances can be deceptive." " What do you mean?" "Mean?" "When you dig skeletons out of the cupboard... souls are freed and trouble you for life." " What nonsense are you talking!" " I cannot sleep." "I haven't slept since ages." " You have grown old." " I will retire after this case." "Mayagate has created mayhem in this small town." "The rumours are wild but the mystery is still in shrouds." "That's not true." "Let's begin." "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "I want to ask you a few questions." "We know you are under mental stress." "But we have to do our duty." "We have to ask questions in such cases." "We hope you will co-operate with us." "And speak the truth." "Your name?" "Age?" "40." "Relationship?" "Maya's husband." "When and in what circumstances did you meet her the first time?" "It was a stormy night." "It was a stormy night." " I'm Maya." " I'm Das." " I'm totally drenched." " At least you came." "Maya, where are you?" "Come." "First change your clothes." "Come." "I cannot bear it any more." "Now that he is here, everything will be alright." " Where do you have the pain?" " Not there." " In this leg?" " Yes." " Near the knee?" " Yes." "It's not serious, just a simple dislocation." " But how did this happen?" " He slipped." "Strange weather." "Everyone seems to be slipping." " Sometimes, for no reason..." " No, I didn't slip." "I got a bout of dizziness." "I felt everything going round  round." "I was in a tizzy." "Your blood pressure must have risen." "Because it cannot be a heart attack, or you would be dead." "And if you had died, you wouldn't have felt any pain." "I'll check your blood pressure." "It must be blood pressure." "She raises my blood pressure." " Since her mother died..." " Father!" "You started it again!" "Even I am a father after all." "Your tension increases four fold... if your daughter is educated, intelligent, and even beautiful." "Where do I find a groom for such a girl?" "Until she completes her education,... she crosses marriageable age." "She is intelligent, so she develops a modern outlook." "And if she is also beautiful, she even has dreams." "From where does one bring a dream prince?" "Anyone can get lost here." "I cannot believe this!" "Is this you?" "Who knows?" "This is a dangerous illness which has no cure." "This 'who knows'." "A lot can happen in it." "A lot happens and you don't even come to know." "And why does one get this 'who knows'?" "Who knows?" "Who knows, it could be a sin of the previous birth." "Who knows, it could be a curse of some sage." "Who knows, it could be a fiction of imagination." "Who knows, it could be a childhood infliction." "Who knows, it could be a ghost mystery." "Who knows, it could be a hole in the sky." "Who knows, it could be a raw nerve." " Who knows..." " It could be some intention in the mind." "Who knows, it could be bad lineage." "Who knows, it could be hurt inflicted on the heart." "Who knows, it could be bad destiny." "Who knows, it could be a forefather who was a drunkard." "Who knows, it could be God's mistake." "Who knows, it could be a speck of dust in the eye." "Who knows, it could be a manufacturing defect." "Who knows, it could be a special effect." "Who knows, it could be something eaten at night." "Or maybe lost something, and found something." "Who knows, it could all be Maya (illusion)!" "What do you not know?" "You know everything." "The sky has cleared, and even the night has passed." "I should be leaving now." "I'll come to look up your father after three days." "Dear diary, do dream princes' come on bicycles?" "Who knows?" "*To keep talking to yourself*" "*To close your eyes and fill your heart with beautiful nights*" "*To keep talking...*" "*To tell yourself you are going*" "*And tell yourself you have come*" "*Even this happens when you are alone*" "*When lonely, filling pictures...*" "*with colours*" "*To keep talking...*" " You?" "Today?" " You have magic in your voice!" "Yes, I..." "I had actually come to return these clothes." " Your father..." " He's sleeping." "Come." " You..." " You..." " The colour of your eyes changes in daylight." " Really?" " Can I ask you something?" " Yes?" "How do you manage to take care of such a big mansion alone?" "You don't have to manage ruins." "They get ruined on their own." "Don't you feel lonely?" " I play with dreams." " But how do you kill time?" "Then I kept going there again and again." "So you had fallen in love with her?" "No." "I couldn't have even thought of it then." "Because I was married." " Your wife didn't object?" " To what?" "To your going there again and again?" "No, she never interfered with my work." "You mean to say she didn't mind... your visiting another woman again and again..." "It's not that." "She was my wife after all." "Then?" "She kept praying for very long one day." "Then?" "She suffered a heart attack and died." "Then, what I could not have dreamt of happened." "One day, Maya's father came home and told me she is very sick." " She has a sweet voice." " Really?" "She sings, dances, and even cooks food." "She is the mistress of this mansion." "She is delicate, but healthy." "Lie down." "Examine her thoroughly." "Don't feel shy." "Don't worry, it won't hurt." "Can you remove your bed sheet." "Can you take a deep breath?" "...Then take a deep breath." "I think she has caught cold." "The dream prince touched her with a magic wand." "Maya bloomed!" "Maya blossomed!" "Maya was lost!" "Maya was finished!" "*The shadow of a lovely gaze has fallen on my heart*" "*Is she magic, a passion, or an illusion?" "*" "*She's Maya!" "*" "*Under the feet sometime...* *if you find a heart*" "*Kiss it and lift it...* *very carefully*" "*So what if anyone says you have picked it from the street*" " Maya, I want to tell you something." " What?" " Not like that." " Then?" "I mean, I think I should say what I want to." "Say it." "Since I have seen you..." "I... don't you think..." "I think I should say what I want to say today." " Is it something special today?" " No." " But there is something." " Yes." "I want to talk to you about it, so naturally there is something." "What is it?" "I think if I don't mind..." "I mean, if you don't mind, we should do something." "Maya, understand what we should do." "Maya, don't laugh, I am speaking the truth." "Listen...." "listen to..." " What happened?" " Something went into my eye." "Let me see." "These are tears of happiness." "Now all tears will be of happiness." "Always...always...always." "Careful." "Ties do break like that sometimes." "So what?" "Everything will be alright." "Maya has come!" "That's all that is left of her now." "Oh my God!" "I'm very late!" "Everything is alright." "Maya is not alone." "She is not restless." "He loves Maya, Maya loves him." "Then what is lacking?" "Nothing at all." " Do you love me very much?" " Yes, I love you very much." " More than anyone else?" " More than anyone else." " More than anyone in the world?" " More than anyone in the world." " Do you like me?" " Yes, I like you." " Do you like to see me?" " Yes, I like to see you." " Do you think I am mad?" " No, I don't think you are mad." " Do you think I am beautiful?" " Yes, I think you are beautiful." " Do I bore you?" " No, you don't bore me." " Do you like my eyes?" " Yes, I like your eyes." " Very much?" " Yes." "Which one do you like more?" "Whichever I say, the other will feel jealous." " You'll have to tell me." " I like both your eyes." " Really?" " Honest." " You like my lashes?" " I like your lashes." " You like my fragrance?" " I like my fragrance." " Do you like my taste?" " Yes, I like your taste." " Do you think I am lazy?" " No, I don't think you are lazy." " Do you like to touch me?" " I like it very much." " You are making fun of me!" " It hurts!" "You are making fun of me!" "What are you doing!" "I'm not making fun of you." " Do you really love me?" " I really love you." " Say you love me." " Say you love me." " I love you." " Say it with feeling." "I love you." "I love you very very much." "Do you like to take me in your arms?" "I like to take you in my arms, I like to kiss you..." "I like to coochie-coo..." "I like to do everything." " Will you never leave me?" " No, I will never leave you." " Honest?" " Honest!" "Or I'll die!" "Do you really love me?" "Did you have a happy married life?" "Yes..." "I mean, as much as is possible." "We never fought." "We didn't have any problems either." "Everything was fine." "Then what happened, why did it happen?" "I don't know." "But she slowly began to change." "She would do strange things." "I could not understand them." "Maya, my love!" "how did this happen!" "You cannot leave me alone and go away." "I cannot live without you." "Charu, you love me so much?" "Oh my God!" "I am lying dead here, and all you can think of is the police?" "Maya, you are alive!" "What kind of a joke is this!" " You don't love me." " I do." " You don't!" " I really love you." " Not at all!" " I love you very much." "Prove it." "What's wrong with you, Maya?" "What happened?" "...." "What happened?" "I...." "I'll get your baggage." "Go away!" "Everything is fine here." "What happened?" "Where did you hurt yourself?" "This is..." "Does he beat you?" "Does he have any vices?" "No." "Any bad habits?" "Another woman?" "Then what is the problem?" "Did Maya promise to spend her entire life with this man?" "All my life...with this man?" "Charu, what do you enjoy most?" "Reading, socializing, travelling, music?" "What do you like?" "Rain, thunder, sunrise, sunset, what?" "You." "Far, very far away, under the open sky..." "Alone....the wind blowing..." "The ground slipping away from under my feet." "And it's noise echoing in the mountains." "Come." "Mother has come." " Bless you." " Touch her feet." "Bless you." "Don't you feel ashamed?" "Married women should not wear such clothes." "But times have changed now." "You have changed the entire look of the house." "You eat food in glassware?" "There is no prayer room in the house?" "You don't pray?" "Charu, your wife is truly a modern lady." "And then, Lord Vishnu was pleased with Narad's worship." "He appeared before Narad and told him to ask for a boon." "He told the Lord he wanted to understand... the secret of the universe." "The Lord said it is not easy for man to under this mystery." "When Narad insisted, he asked him to take a dip in the pond." "Maybe he..." "Help...help!" "What are you doing!" "Then she started keeping unwell." "What happened to her?" " I don't know." " But you are a doctor." "My treatment didn't help." "I took her a to a hospital in the city." "I even took her to renowned specialists." "She even undertook many tests." "But no one could say what was ailing her." " Then?" " I decided a change of place." "I thought, maybe a changed atmosphere would help her." "And we came here." "Papa, where is mummy?" " Mummy is lost." " You are lying." "You go to sleep." "Your mummy will come in your dream." "Ask her." "Excuse me..." "How much money did you make, Lala (trader)?" "Nonsense sir." "In fact, I made a loss." " Come." " We are aware of everything." "I have been ruined." "Be careful." "You don't know of the expensive things I gave her." "Designer clothes, expensive perfumes, unique gifts items... all things of comfort." "I kept giving on credit on trust." "Forget interest, I doubt I'll even get the principal amount." "Careful!" " We'll talk to you later." " Whenever you like." "We have to question you." "You only want to ask questions?" "Come anytime." "I don't charge for asking questions." "Come..." "I have heard you are making investigations... about Ms. Maya." "It's really sad...very sad." "She was a fine woman;" "a very fine woman." "Why the investigation?" "Her father is an influential man." "We have orders from above." "You suspect someone?" "It's too early to say anything now." "The doctor looks a very decent man." "But one cannot be sure about anyone." "Ms. Maya was very good...very good, though she was strange." " Strange?" " Did you know her well?" " Yes, and no." " What do you mean?" "A doctor and chemist do need each other." "They were new here, and I am a well know man." "So they often took my advice." "What happened in their home, they neither told me.... nor did I ever ask." "It's many days." "Nothing has happened." "Yes, I have a daughter now, Chhaya." "Maya's Chhaya (shadow)." "I have everything." "That is what everyone says." "Everyone says I am fortunate." "I don't dream anymore." " I have a headache." " Come, Lalit." "We were talking about the doctor and Ms. Maya." "Meet them." "They have come for investigations." "He is Lalit." "He is very decent." "He had left for the city." "But when he was here, even he visited their home quite a lot." "He had become almost like family." " Did you know Maya?" " No." "I met her often when I was with him." "It's a small village, there are hardly any people to talk to." "And anyway, how much can you know a person in a few meetings?" "Hello doctor!" "I don't see you often." "Give me a chance to entertain you some day." "Fall sick first." " Welcome doctor." "How are you?" " I'm fine." "Great!" "Even madam has come." "By the way, meet Lalit, my wife's nephew." " How are you?" " She is not keeping well." "Send me some multi-vitamins." "Try our new tonic." "It's very good." "It will help her." "Everything fell down." "I don't want it." "Just let me know your taste once." "My shop may be small, but I satisfy all my customers." "I don't want anything now." "Ask anyone." "They will tell you there's nothing I cannot get you." " How much is this for?" " Don't worry about the price." " lf you like it, keep it." " No, not now." "Alright, some other time." "All ladies are very happy with me, except my wife." "Don't ever worry about the money." "You must get what you like." "Tie it to him." "Go!" "What's this?" "A glass piece." "That it is." "But where did it come from?" "It seems to be a piece of a broken jar." "Have you seen it before?" "There are so many jars here, sir" "Yes, but this is different." "When you have lost vigour and vitality... when you almost want to commit suicide, then brothers..." "Hey man, wait!" "To rise in your own esteem, to gain back your vigour... and youthfulness, I have brought you Shilajit from the mountains." "Shilajit of three types!" "This was a herb." "Now see this!" "A magic potion!" "Whoever drinks it, will get his one wish fulfilled." "Any wish, any desire, any aspiration, will be fulfilled." "You will get whatever you ask for." "Just one chance to change your life." "A magic potion!" "So brothers, don't any of you have any wish?" "Or do you not have the courage to test it?" "Doesn't any of you have any wish, or lack the courage to ask?" "What the world has come to!" "No one has any desire left." "There is only one condition while drinking this magic potion." "Your intention should be clean." "If you have no evil intention, then ask without hesitation!" "But if you have any evil intentions,... this magic potion will ruin you so... that even God will not be able to save you." "Is there any clean hearted man here?" "Come forward." "You will get what you ask for." "Why have you gathered a crowd here?" "Go away!" "You are fooling innocent people." "You loot them." "You poison their minds." "Go away!" " Go away, or...!" " Or what will you do?" " You go away!" " You dare to threaten me!" "I'll call the police!" "The dreams have started again." "I don't want to get up." "But Chhaya..." "What happened?" "Hey!" "Scram!" "Come here." "Have you hurt your leg?" "Chhaya is missing." "Where do I look for her?" " lf you like, I..." " But you...?" " It's okay." " You can spare the time?" " Yes." "Come." "*The golden bird has flown away" "You want to treat her to dirty things from the bazaar  kill her" "Who asked you to bring her out?" "What if something had happened to her?" "Don't you dare do such a thing again!" "Take her home." "Shall we go?" "Sorry." "Beautiful sights don't please me." "I feel suffocated in fresh air." " What do you like?" " I don't know now." "What did you like before?" "I don't know." "Let's find out what you like." " I'll ask, you answer." " Okay." " A rotten egg." " No." "A stick on the head?" "A donkey's bray?" "Stale food?" "An old acquaintance?" "Uninvited guests?" "The prime minister's speech?" "Strict discipline?" "Newspaper with tea?" "Minority government?" "Lightening, thunder, rain?" "An unfulfilled desire?" "Rising passion?" "A sharp edged knife." "Movies?" "Will you come to the movies with me?" "*lf the maiden goes away*" "*I will call out to her in every street*" "*Taking my life with her...* *there she goes*" "*She is always annoyed*" "*I have tried pacifying her so much*" "*The shadow of a lovely gaze has fallen on my heart*" "*Is she magic, a passion, or an illusion?" "*" "*She's Maya!" "*" "Maya, you are playing with fire." "You'll burn yourself." "But if you stop yourself, will you be able to save yourself?" "Take Chhaya inside." "I'd....bought this for you." "At least you brought thorns." "No, even flowers bloom on it sometimes." "Book?" "How's the book?" "Did you like each other?" " Did you love her?" " Or did she love you?" "You are talking stupid." "She was elder to me." "She was married." " She was a mother." " So?" "I didn't love her." "You are a grown up boy now." "Learn to be practical." " I'll just be back." " Don't be late." "I'll be back soon." "I had come to say goodbye." " I won't come now." " Is it?" "I..." "Looks like it's going to rain." "I have an umbrella." "So you are going fully prepared." "I have no other option." "Each has his own compulsions." "I'll be going." "What now?" "I've brought these specially for you." "One must keep himself abreast of what's in." "The speed of fashion is such that it changes even before you know." "You have been made to be ahead of everyone else." "I want to change everything." "See it at leisure and then just order me." "And now?" "Who is it?" "Thakur Rudra Pratap Singh, can we come in?" " What do you want?" " A little of your time." "We have heard a lot about you." " What brings you here?" " The search for Maya." "'My destiny is in your hands." "Yours, Maya.'" "What do you want?" "The truth." "And what if I lie, like these letters?" "That lie will become your identity." "What does all this mean?" " What do you want?" " Tell us about Maya." "Call the doctor immediately." "Tell him Thakur has come." " What happened?" " He is injured." " How?" " He has been shot at." "Shot?" "!" "Then inform the police." "It's nothing." "I was cleaning my gun." "And accidentally pulled the trigger." "The bullet has just grazed my shoulder." "But the blood..." "Alright, bring him inside." "Careful...this way." "Take care of him." "He has fallen unconscious again." "Whose eyes are these?" "Why are they staring at me?" "It scares me." "Where did Maya go?" "She was here just now." "How are you?" "I have got lost." "You have found me." "They must be looking for me." "They must be looking because you are lost." "You were lost, so you found me." "A fair is meant to meet and get lost." " Would you like a trip to heaven?" " When alive?" "If you like, you can even touch the sky." "What if it falls on my head?" "Don't worry about that, I'll stop it on my shoulders." "Shall we go?" "I fear to step on it." "Gather courage." " Ask him to stop." " It's just the beginning." "Seven rounds together." "I'm scared." "I'm feeling giddy." "Love is an affliction." "If afflicted, it changes your life's goals." "Whenever I see a beautiful woman unhappy..." "I become compelled to love her, to give her happiness." "You have an interesting record." "Many broken hearts." "So many accusations of betrayal." " It is not illegal to love." " Not at all." "And then, what all you had to suffer." "Blackmail, threats, attempts to kidnap you... and so many attempts on your life." "I like taking risks." "The desire to get something, and the feeling of victory." "They are all my life's highs, my life's identity....proofs." "The style of loving every girl is different." "It is foolish to love only one girl." "And loving all of them is meaningless." "Forget all that." "Tell me, how did the story proceed this time?" "There is no end to a beginning" "There is no end to a beginning" "Right...wrong...right...wrong..." "*Your blue eyes are beautiful*" "*Let me be lost in them*" "*This is the land of dreams*" "*Open your eyes, why have you curtained them with your lashes?" "*" "*The shadow of a lovely gaze has fallen on my heart*" "*Is she magic, a passion, or an illusion?" "*" "*She's Maya!" "*" " You?" " Surprised?" "What brings you here today?" "I tried hard, but couldn't stop myself." "Maya, forgive me." "Actually, I was sick." "Sick?" " A sickness that has no cure." " What sickness?" "Love." "Forgive me." "That's why I didn't come here." "I know you are not free." "You are someone's wife." "Help me, Maya." "Save me." "Perhaps I should not have come here." "I will go far away from here." "Very far away." "Maybe..." "But after looking into your eyes..." "I want you to show me around your house." "You will, won't you?" "Come." " Hello!" " Think of the devil!" "We were just talking about you." "How are you?" " I came to show you my wound." " How's the pain?" "It still hurts a little below the heart." "Continue with the medicine I've prescribed, you'll be fine." "And don't worry about your heart." "Actually, I had come to invite you people." "There is a beautiful temple in the jungles here." "I want you to come." "I'll come and pick you up tomorrow morning." "I won't be able to come." "Maya, you go if you like." "I didn't want to go." "I wanted to go." "I was scared." "Scared more of myself than him." "But if I'd refused then, it would seem odd." "Please no!" "Dear, I'm going to cry!" "How was it?" "How was the temple?" "What happened?" "Have I made any mistake?" "No." "Don't you want to visit any patients today?" "Oh yes!" "I have to." "You look tired." "Don't forget to take that tonic." "How did this happen?" "*O roving heart*" "*Go...*" "*O roving heart, release yourself from all bonds*" "*The dream I see at night, my heart lives it during day*" "*Wonder who it is who touches my breath*" "*This heart says...*" "*at least speak up once*" "*O roving heart...*" "*I desire to trap shade in the hot sun*" "*I desire to fulfill my desires*" "* But this worldly heart says...*" "*let yourself go this once*" "*O roving heart...*" "You?" "How did you come here?" " Your clothes are wet." " Remove them if you like." "You have become very naughty." "For you." " No." " Yes." " No." " Yes." " It's not right." " You'll have to take it." " You'll compel me?" " For my sake." " You are a dictator." " I love you." "What is the matter?" "Are you alright?" "What is the matter?" "...." "Angry?" "Say something!" "Maya, you should be a little careful." "Why do the colours of dreams fade away the moment you touch them?" "Will I have to return here always?" "Is there no other way?" "Look at this modern lady!" " Where had you gone?" " To watch a film." "Why don't you tell her anything?" "It's the influence of films." "It is spoiling everyone." "Even your servants are spoilt." "People talk." "I have made this house for myself, not people." "I will live as I please." "You cannot do that in our family." "What do you mean?" "Look, a woman's character is like a dry leaf." "Blow it a little, and it flies." "And you have caught wind." "What world are you living in?" "The world is going places  you..." "Wherever it may go, but the norms of society..." "Who has made these norms?" "And for whom?" "This is my life!" "I will live as I please!" "Alright then, even I won't live in this house for a moment." "I'm leaving!" "Wonder what she thinks of herself!" " Mom, you cannot go like that." " I won't stay here a minute!" " I won't let you go." " I won't stay here!" "Apologise to mom." "No." " You should not talk like that with her." " Never!" "Come and apologise to her." "If you apologise just once, will you lose anything?" "I will not apologise." "Maya, just think!" "She is my mother after all." "You are her daughter-in-law." "She is so much elder to you." "So what if she reprimanded you." " Consider her age and apologise to her." " No." "Please Maya, I plead with you." "For my sake." "Please apologise." "I'm sorry." " Save me, Rudra, please!" " What happened?" "They will kill me." " Why?" "What have you done?" " What have you done?" "Take me away from here." "I cannot live with them anymore." "Nor can I live without you." "I will suffocate and die." "I cannot live with the love you give me in installments." "I want all your love." "I want it right now!" "Love is very fickle." "It doesn't stay at one place." "If it doesn't increase, it starts ebbing." "There is a limit to its increasing too." "So one must recognise that limit... and stop just one step before and turn away." "If you touch the limits, love ruins you." "Cut out the dialogues and give us the facts." "Maya had made all the arrangements." "She was going to leave for the city... on the pretext of going shopping." "I was going to meet her there." "And we were going to elope very far away." "Madam, Thakur Rudra Pratap has sent these fruits for you." " Go." " Alright." "'Dear Maya, whatever I am doing is for your good'" "'Our union is not possible, so...'" "Madam..." "'So I am going far away from your life; very far away'" "'Forever." "Forget Rudra if you can'" "Madam...madam..." "This is not possible." "This cannot happen to me." "How can this happen with Maya?" "Madam!" "..." "What are you doing!" "Get down." "Get down." " Can we come in?" " Why have you come here at this hour?" " Something was left." " What does this mean?" " I have told you everything." " You haven't told us everything" " You didn't tell us some." " You hid some part." " How can you say that?" " Because we found out." " What?" " That you lied to us." "Look you are making allegations." "Look kid, if you speak the truth, less time will be wasted." "It will mean less work for us and less trouble for you." "You are unnecessarily suspecting me." "Don't try to act smart." "We know you have been meeting her even later, and repeatedly." "That's not illegal." "I have not committed any crime." "No, you only lied." "You..you...you... you cannot prove anything against me." "We have taken statements from your landlord  all your friends." "And even the hotel staff where you met often." "Believe us, they have spoken the truth." "So would you like to say something now, Mr. Lalit?" "What could I do?" "It was entirely her desire." "What she desired... happened." "The films nowadays are so idiotic." "Must they sing songs behind trees after every two minutes?" " Recognise me?" " You?" "!" " Yes." "Me once again." " How are you?" " You can say I almost died trying to survive." "Why, what happened?" "I'm seeing you after many days." "You have changed." "But you are just the same." "...Let's go." " Where..." " Charu, look who I met." " How come you are here?" " I stay here now." " Is it?" " I'm feeling suffocated here." " Let's go." " No, I should be paying this." " How is that possible?" " Have you found some treasure?" " I'm working for a bank." " You are younger to me." " But you are in my city." " It was my duty to pay." " But you are my guests." " Where did you learn this from?" " One learns with age." "I'll go and wash my hands." "Maya, I love you very much." "My heart is restless, I see you in my dreams all night." " I was waiting for this moment." " Leave my hand, please." "Please stay back, Maya." "I have a lot to say to you." "I won't let you go like that." "Go away!" "I will wait for you from morning at Scandal point." "You'll have to come." "You'll have to come!" " Something happened?" " The water fell down." "Then shall we leave?" "How long are you going to be here?" "Only until tomorrow morning." "Won't you see the famous exhibition of flowers?" "People come from all corners of the world to see it." "I have to see patients." "My staying back is impossible." "Maya, you stay back if you like." " You can return by the evening train." " We'll see." "I reached Scandal point at sunrise." "Forget a flower exhibition, there wasn't a single flower... available in the whole city." "Then I bought fake flowers and waited for her." "It was afternoon." "But she didn't come." " Want a guide, sir?" " No; go away!" "I will take you around all points." "I don't want to see anything!" "I'll show you sights that will awe you." " Go away!" " You can do as you please there." "Cheap liquor, cheap hotel, cheap fun..." " I don't want anything!" " I'll get you whatever you want" " For you." " Fake flowers?" "They don't wither." "Are they fragrant?" "They will be, once you touch them." "Read this letter, you will understand everything." "Beautiful place, beautiful people, beautiful things..." " No." " Madam, please come." "Don't you understand?" "I told you we don't want a guide!" "You cannot do this." "You cannot leave me and go." " Let me go." " But what about me?" "What is the point in seeing dreams that cannot come true?" "I understand everything, but you..." " You don't understand anything." " But why are you doing this?" "You are not a woman." "But what do I do?" "Just think!" "I fell in love with you at first sight." "I only dream about you." "Believe me, I wrote so many letters to you  tore them up." "Only for the fear that you may take offence." "So many times I felt I saw you." "And when I ran towards you, it would be someone else." "It is your magic, Maya." "It does not leave me, nor can I leave it." "I remember everything about you." "Your clothes, your shoes, your laughter, your fragrance." "Maya please." "Don't leave me and go." "I'll die without you." "I'm married, I'm elder to you." "You are so young." "Save me, Maya!" "Why didn't I die?" "Maya, I'll die!" "I am not responsible." "I am not responsible." "I had refused." "Do you know what it is?" "Don't you dare touch it again!" " What is the matter?" " What do I say?" "I asked him to get me an empty bottle,... and he started touching things in the shop." "But what happened?" "Why did you have to touch it?" "It can be poison too." "Do you want to kill everyone?" "What is the matter?" "Why are you beating him?" " The maid told me there is some news for me." " It's bad news." "I don't know how to tell you." "What's this?" "Book on sex!" " What is it, show me." " It's not for you." "It's a dirty book." "What pictures!" "Scram!" "What if my kids had seen this book?" "There was some bad news for me?" "Yes... your mother-in-law expired." "I'm sorry." "It was God's will." "Can I talk to you for two minutes?" " Congratulations!" " How can you joke at such a moment!" "You don't understand." "She has left behind a lot of money." "That is why I am congratulating you." "The doctor is a simple man anyway." "Where does he have the time to spare from his patients?" "You take over all the money matters." "And..." "Just take an authority letter, I'll handle the rest." "What authority letter?" "This one." "Just take the doctor's signature on this, that's all." "Where did you learn all these legal matters from?" "*Talking to myself..." "You sing so well." "You have sung after such a long time today." "*Talking to myself..." " No singing from today!" " Why?" " I'm tuneless!" " Of course not." "I could do only one thing well." "I have lost even that." "But why do you have to cry?" "What do you know what's going on in someone's mind?" "You don't even know where the spoons are in the kitchen." "You know how my work is." "But have I ever stopped you from doing anything?" "Go for some music classes sometimes." " Sometimes won't help." " Then?" " At least twice a week." " Alright, twice a week." "*Live in this heart and see*" "*This city is very old*" "*There is a story in every breath*" "*There is a tale in every breath*" "*This is a very old city*" "*In this heart*" "*There is some pain*" "*And some slur*" "*How many times it has been ruined*" "*And how many times I have brought it to life*" "*This city is very old....*" "*This body is but soft clay*" "*It crumbles away*" "*lf someone holds it in his arms*" "*It loses itself in them*" "*This city is very old....*" "You all are alike." " What do you mean?" " Even you will leave one day." " Where?" " Like others, to settle down in life." "Like others?" "You mean, you loved someone else too?" " Forget it." " Tell me." " Tell me." "Did you love someone?" " Yes, but not like this." " What do you mean?" " You know what I mean." " I don't." " You do." " I don't know." " What don't you know?" " What you are hiding." "Forget it, what difference does it make?" "I must know who else resides in your heart." " There was one guy." " Who?" "He was killed in war." "Don't Maya." " Will you love me?" " No Maya." "Will you drink milk?" " No." " Just a little." "Look who has come." "You are very late today." "I was beginning to get worried." "You didn't have to, the train was late." " Madam, dinner is ready." " I'm not hungry." " Are you alright?" " Yes, why?" " What is the matter, Maya?" " Nothing." "Do you attend Mrs. Bhagat's classes?" "Yes, why?" "I met her at Mr. Khosla's place today." "I mentioned her to you, but she didn't even know your name." "She must have forgotten." "Yes, it's possible." "Maybe she is not that Mrs. Bhagat." "Possible?" "I have the receipts, I'll show them to you." "It's okay, that's not necessary." "No, I'll show you." "No, I'll show you." "You want to see the receipts?" "You want to see the receipts?" "I'll show you." "Just a minute!" "You think I am lying?" "You want to see the receipts?" "He cannot understand Maya's needs." "That is why I am doing this." "If I stop, my dreams will disappear." "Madam..." "Madam, I need some money." " I don't have money." " What do I do?" "If so much of my money gets blocked... what will become of my business?" " Wait for a few days." " I'll be on the streets by then." "Look, I trusted you and gave you whatever you wanted." " I understand, but..." " I need the money, madam." "Or I would not bother you even now." "We can continue doing business, only with give and take." "You tell me, what do I do?" "Sell something, madam." "You have the authority letter." "I have a buyer who is ready to pay in advance." "Feeling hot..." "Take this!" "I am tired of Maya." "She just doesn't let me stop." "She will devour me." "I want to sleep." "Don't you feel ashamed!" "These are not times to feel ashamed." " She is feeling shy." " Why are you shy of friends?" "What happened?" "We were testing your taste." " Maya, come on, actually..." " Leave me alone!" " Maya listen!" " Go drown yourself!" " Why did you come away from there?" " I don't know." " You are drunk." " And are you sober?" "You have made me lose my senses." "If you could, you would sell me too." " Maya!" "Have you gone mad?" " Maya is dead!" " It was just a joke." " It was a joke?" " Yes, it was a joke." " It was all a joke?" " Yes, a joke, and you..." " I am a joke?" "You are a joke!" "A dirty joke played on me,... which doesn't even make me laugh." " I am a joke?" " Yes, you are!" "I am a joke?" "What have you turned me into?" "She is always waiting for me somewhere." "She keeps staring at me all the time." "If I die, her dreams will end." "She won't let me die." "She will kill me." "Have you seen Maya anywhere?" "She didn't come home last night." "Do you know anything?" "Say you met me last evening." "I met her last evening." "I was not feeling well." "I was..." "I mean, she didn't look well." "She said she will stay back at someone's place." "She said she will stay back at someone's place." "Whose place?" "I don't know." "She doesn't know..." "I mean, I don't know." "What are you doing!" "How dare you tear up a government notice!" "Why are you beating me?" "Madam, people are saying... everything in this house is going to be auctioned." "See this." "This is all Maya's doing!" "If she wins, she will ruin me." "I will have to stop her." "I will have to fight her." "Where did you get madam's purse from?" " I found it." " You are lying!" " She gave me." " You are lying!" "Thief... thief!" "Leave it!" "We have the names of all the people she met on the last day." "You mean, before she committed suicide?" "That hasn't been proved yet, whether it was suicide or murder" "The question is that if it was suicide,... why did she commit suicide?" "And if it was murder, then who killed her?" "You mean you suspect someone?" " You only had laid the conspiracy." " What nonsense!" "I was only doing business, lawful business." "What are you harping about law?" "Are you teaching us the law?" "Such a major incident has occurred... and you pretend like nothing has happened." "No one did anything and someone just lost her life?" "Is just what you did a crime?" "Isn't what you didn't do not a crime?" "Why make an issue..." "We have to check who is responsible." "What were the reasons." "I don't know why it happened." "I can only tell you what happened." "What kind of a joke is this?" " Joke with you?" " Then what does this mean?" "You are very naive." "What did you think?" "I will give you credit for life?" "One has to pay too." "Rs.150,000 is not a small sum." "I understand, but you cannot do this to me." "It is the court's decision, what can I do about it?" "I will pay your every penny, but..." "You should have thought of it before." "It's me who has to toil, and you will enjoy the fruits?" "You don't have to say so much!" "So you will even stop me from talking now?" "What are you doing!" "What will people say?" "You don't care for your reputation, but I do." " You are being rude." " You are compelling me." "I will expose you." "I will even tell doctor about you." "You can only tell, I can show." "Look." "What do you have to say about this?" "Won't the doctor see your betrayal in this?" "But Lala, just think." "It's such a huge amount,... and you are giving me so little time." "One who has friends like you do, what problem can she have?" " I'll sign on a stamp paper." " I already have many signatures." " I'll sell something." " You have nothing to sell." "How much do you need now to stop the auction today?" " Rs.10000, Rs.20000?" " It won't help." "I plead with you, give me a week's time." "Your tears won't effect me." "Maybe Hetumal Sethia's heart melts with them." "Madam..." "Yes, she had come." "It was just a social call." "Nothing happened mean, nothing that doesn't happen normally." "Come in." " Your carpet will spoil." " Don't worry about it." " What brings you here?" " I need your help." "Is it?" "Come." "Nekchand has brought auction orders from court." "I need Rs.150,000." "You've got yourself into a soup." "Why didn't you come to me before?" " How was I to know..." " Maybe I am unfortunate." " I'm in a hurry." " Even I am." "So are you giving me?" " Yes." "But first...." " What are you doing!" "You are taking advantage of my helplessness!" "You can take pity on me, but cannot buy me." "Give and take is the norm of the world." "Yes, she did come that day." "I didn't mention it before because..." "I don't know why." "Maybe I am ashamed." "Maybe I was afraid." "Maybe..." "Maya, you?" "At this hour?" " You didn't like it?" " No, not me." "The landlord objects to women coming here." "I am in deep trouble, Lalit." "You will have to help me." "I need Rs. 150,000." " Are you mad?" " Not yet, but I will turn mad." "I have received a court notice." "If I don't pay up... my home will be auctioned." "Charu does not know anything about this." " You can help me if you like." " But how?" "Do anything." "You can pay some money and stall the matter for now." "Then do that." "Do something!" "Hurry!" "Can't you do that much for me?" "Who'll give me that much money?" "Bring it from anywhere. lf I was in your place, I'd do anything." "Bring it from anywhere, but bring it!" " Where do I bring it from?" " From your office." "Alright...not today, I'll try tomorrow." "What can I do about that?" "I had not called her, she came herself." "I am not responsible for what others do." "What is the matter?" "Why are you crying like that?" "Tell me something." "I am in deep trouble, Rudra." "If you don't help me, I will be ruined." "But what has happened?" "I need Rs.150,000." "Is it?" "..." "For what?" "If I don't pay by tomorrow, my home will be auctioned." "But how did this situation come?" "My husband gave all the money to our lawyer." "He cheated us." "Only you are my recourse now." "Please save my home, save me." "One who has spent all his life with other people's help... how can he help you, Maya?" "You have my promise, Rudra." "You will have to help me!" "I will not be able to help you." "Don't joke at such a time, please!" "I am not joking, it's true." "I have nothing to give you today." "You don't?" "Whether you believe it or not, all this grandeur is a sham." "This is a sham?" "All this is a sham?" "It's you who is a sham!" "If I was in your place, I'd sell even myself and help you." "I would beg, borrow, steal." "I would stake my entire life for your one smile." "I used to think you loved me." "But that was a sham." "They all are with Maya." "I have been defeated." "There is no end to the beginning." "What happened?" "Where were you?" "We've been looking for you since so long." "Everyone was worried." "Help...help!" "Save Maya!" "Help!" "And the poor woman died." "A terrible death." "No one could have saved her." "Perhaps something like that had to happen." "Perhaps that's what she wanted." "Where did the poison come from?" "I don't know." "That's not true!" "She is not dead." "Maya cannot die!" "The boy has gone crazy." "No one believes me, but I have seen it myself." "Honest!" "Should I wish, or not?" "That's the dilemma." "What happened?" "Where were you?" "Everyone is looking for you since so long." "Everyone was worried." "O magic potion, I have a clear heart, and no evil intention." "Fulfill my desire." "I want Maya." " Give it to me." " No!" "There was a Maya!" "What's happening to me!" "Help... help!" "Save Maya!" "*Sun during night, and moon during day*" "*Is what the stifled mind sees*" "* But it refuses to understand* *lf it does, it finds God*" "*High up...*" "*The golden bird, where did it go?" "*" "What happened?" "Who knows?" "Why did it happen?" "Who knows?" "What was gained?" "Reason, no reason, possible, impossible... meaningful, meaningless, everything is Maya (an illusion)."