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Actually, I didn’t come here to have tea.

But you said you came for tea.

No no

Actually, the truth is something else.

I came to ask for your help

to request something from you.

Okay, ok..

tell me

You won’t refuse me, right?

Of-course not!

Do you know

Yesterday, Mehmal got engaged.

Yes

I went there.

I love her deeply, Sir.

I can’t live without her.

I am sorry

actually water..

You know, they say if tea spills, you should quickly pour water on it

so it doesn’t leave a stain.

Its done

So, you were saying

but do you know she is Siraj Amritsari's daughter

and you are her favorite teacher

That’s why I’ve come to you.

Our enmity with them has lasted for 70 years.

But if Mehmal and I get married, it can all end.

How come?

But she just got engaged yesterday.

Engagement my foot!

Engagements can break anytime she wants.

Hmm..

That’s true.

Then fix it for me.

I?

Means

How can I do that?

Sir..

Put love for me into her heart, Sir.

Make her understand.

If we don’t get married,

a lot of people will die.

Please understand, Sir

the bloodshed must end.

now see..

In 70 years, 222 people have already died.

hmm..

223

I’ve heard Ifrah also died.

I’m talking about both our families

Yes, you are right

So some other family..

Shall we talk about Mehmal?

No

If it’s Mehmal you want to talk about, then go to Siraj Amritsari.

So you’re refusing me?

Of-course not!

I’m trying to set you on the right path.

I don’t know much about love.

But I do know one thing

it cannot be forced into someone’s heart.

It happens by itself.

And when it happens, it just happens.

Then you’ll have to do it, Sir.

Oh!

Or else you’ll shoot me

No no..

You get scared so easily.

No, no. You said you’d have to do it, so I thought

if I won't do then you’ll shoot me.

And then the number will rise to 224.

Anyways..

I don’t have any connection with your families,

but I do have a connection with life itself and lives are being lost

A life will be lost..

Yes

It can happen

See?

Now it makes 224.

What do you mean?

If I act cowardly and save myself,

then Ms. Maria will taunt me to death anyway.

So call your men.

Sometimes even I feel…

dying is better than living like a coward.

Aren’t you afraid?

Of course I am.

Who isn’t afraid of death?

I have only 2 options

Whether I die from your bullet,

or from Ms. Maria’s taunts.

I think..

I should take the first option

Okay

When one or two people die, then I’ll return

For what?

To remind you

a teacher has the responsibility to prevent the bloodshed happening in this city.

Make Mehmal understand.

She can stop both our families from this sin.

Won’t you have tea?

I’ll have it next time when I come.

You’ll come again next time?

Don’t come again.

Next time, I won’t make tea.

Here comes Ms. Maria.

Ms. Maria, please come. The tea is ready and piping hot.

Your mother sent me.

She said.. Go upstairs and see

what she’s doing.

I said, ‘She must be talking to her fiancé.’

Who was it?

My fiance

The tea wasn’t hot at all.

It was made for him.

When he didn’t drink it, it was given to you. It must’ve gone cold.

I only said it was ‘piping hot’ just to tease him.

Why did he come?

Mr. Decent Down-to-Earth?

He’s neither decent

nor down-to-earth

he’s a first-class goon.

Oh really? And how did you suddenly figure that out?

Not suddenly, we had a whole conversation.

I told him too

Go ahead, shoot me, I’ll die from your bullet,

but I won’t die from Ms. Maria’s taunts

Why did you have to say that?

Forget that.

Just see this I stood up to him.

I wasn’t afraid of dying.

What I’m asking is what was he talking about, Mr. Manto?

He was talking about Mehmal.

He said, ‘Put love for me in her heart.’

Since then I’ve been thinking…

A goon showing off in front of twelve men with guns is brave

or Manto, who fears Ms. Maria’s taunts more than a bullet?

The Manto who trembles at my taunts.

Mehmal

Hello!

Good evening, sir!

Good evening!

Why did he come, sir?

How did you find out?

I told her.

He just came like that,

for a casual chat.

But if you ever chat with him,

then I’ll hate you so much

that you won’t even be able to love yourself anymore

Hey!

Don't be rude

I’ve realized it now, he’s not a decent guy.

He came to scare me.

But I wasn’t scared; I told him, ‘Go ahead, shoot me.’

So now, never hate me.

Otherwise, I’ll end up hating myself.

Why did he come?

What I’ve told you is enough.

Please tell me, sir.

Hey!

Why would I tell you something I can’t even bear to hear myself?

What I’ve already told you is enough.

He’ll come again, sir.

Then let him come.

I’m ready to take a bullet now.

You can be happy hearing that.

How can I be happy?

He’ll shoot you, and you think I should be happy about that?

I won’t let that happen.

For that matter, I’ll gladly take the bullet with a smile.

For what matter?

For the thing he said, and I heard it.

that's enough!

But it’s not for your ears, so you won’t be told.

Ok fine!

then I’ll ask Ms. Maria.

You’re getting really angry, aren’t you?

Yes

So that means he left after saying some disgusting nonsense.

Tomorrow I’ll send security for you, and this time you won’t send them back.

Absolutely not!

Last time when I went to the university with security, everyone was making fun of me.

Now I feel that a coward doesn’t even need to be killed

he’s already dead before the bullet reaches him.

Now relax!

Bye!

Bye!

Ma’am, your fiancé called.

He was asking if Mehmal is asleep.

Okay, I’ll call him back.

I’m going to my room, aunty.

Won’t you tell me anything?

Farhad Bin Yamin went to his house.

Whose house?

Sir Manto’s house.

He went there and said something nonsense, but he’s not telling what exactly he said.

He keeps saying, “I’ll take a bullet, but I won’t tell.”

So what will you do by going into your room?

I’ll just talk to my fiancé for a bit.

Talk to your father instead.

Sir Manto’s life is in danger.

What should I even say to Dad?

Nobody knows why he came or what he said before leaving.

Ms. Maria knows.

Mehmal again

Hi!

Hi!

Let’s talk after fifteen minutes.

No!

You know, I’m cooking food right now.

And ever since I stood up against Farhad Bin Yamin, I’ve been feeling really hungry.

But first you tell me, sir

Why did he come?

What did he say? Just swear on me and tell me.

What’s so special today?

Why did she go there?

That’s exactly what I’ve been wondering.

She never went on Sundays before.

Will he stay in jail for the whole life?

Why the whole life?

My whole life.

And how much longer will I even live?

If I keep suffering like this, the rest of my life will be eaten away by grief.

Don't worry!

Until then, Bin Yamin’s son is also in Australia. He can’t come back.

Very nice, Mr. Siraj

I want my Shamrez back.

Be quiet, Naseeba. Without accounting for Surraiya’s two sons, the account will never be complete.

Even if it takes our two sons

Not your full two, Mr. Siraj.

You should say one and a half.

Women like you weren’t even allowed to wander near our funerals.

And today you dare to throw taunts at me?

I want the lives of my sons, Siraj.

I cannot sacrifice them just to satisfy Surraiya’s stubbornness.

For two years now, my Shamrez has been sitting in jail.

And I, his mother..

Praying here.. Oh Allah

keep me alive until my son is freed.

And there your sister has gone to Pir Makki’s tomb to pray for a new war to begin.

I’ll poison her and kill her!

Won’t you pray today?

That’s what I was thinking, aunty.

If I do pray, what should I even ask for?

The things I never asked for, I got them anyway.

And when something comes without asking, then yes, one should ask for something more.

What?

You must already know that.

Here you go

Today is Sunday

And on Sunday, I’ll feed the breakfast to all of you

I know, just like Ms. Maria’s cat, Ms. Maria’s cook must also mistreat you all, right?

Right?

Hey!

Aren’t you worried about breakfast?

Hmm?

Take this

Here

have some

Wow!

Look at how this parrot is staring at me.

Yes..

What happened?

Yes?

No, no, I can’t risk letting you outside

you people are too unfaithful.

You’ll eat, drink, and then one day just fly away,

forgetting how I saved you from those goons.

Yes

Oh! oh missy..

Oh duck, what are you guys doing? Come here

Come on, come here and eat

Hey! Come here

Come here, come on Eat your food

Eat..

Do you know what name I’ve given you?

Ms. Maria

What?

What did you say?

Did you name this duck Ms. Maria?

Oh, that was just a joke.

Ducks are such peace-loving animals, it just slipped out of my mouth.

Shall I tell you what you really are?

I know you’ll pick the name of some bad animal.

Yes!

You are a..

whatever

Miss..

You people should be ashamed.

If someone is peeking through a wall

you do look, right?

At least tell me

And you talk so much usually, but today you’re silent.

What?

I know

I am an idiot!

That’s all it is, Mian jee

When she goes to Pir Makki,

the bells of danger start ringing in Naseeba’s heart.

Her Shamrez has been in jail for two years

think of it as if I’ve kept him locked up there.

Bin Yamin’s Amad is in Australia

he has kept him there too.

I know this, Mian jee.

But what I don’t know is why Surraiya went to Pir Makki on Sunday.

She never goes on Sundays

So those bells are ringing inside you too.

Come and meet her once again.

If you can trade even for less than corpses,

then convince her.

You talk to her.

No, Mian jee

She throws taunts of cowardice at my face.

I sink into the ground with shame.

She even refuses me outright.

At least she doesn’t taunt you, right?

Siraj

I’m afraid of her.

When I give such advice

She raises her eyelashes and looks as if she’s saying..

Yours are alive, Mian jee.

That’s why my dead ones don’t torment you.

Mian jee, today for the first time, I broke dishes at the breakfast table.

In front of my daughter-in-law and in front of Naseeba.

I showed them an unnecessary display of being a man.

Do you know when Naseeba looks at me intently, it feels as if she is pleading

Your Majesty…

spare the lives of my sons

And when my daughter-in-law looks,

then without speaking she leaves behind questions for a lifetime.

Except for getting angry without reason, I have no answer to any of those questions, Mian jee.

Today I will come.

Today I will talk to her firmly.

You go..

Apologize to Naseeba for breaking the dishes.

Why aren’t there any tears in your eyes today, Aunty?

It feels like I’ve wept enough for my sons

Come

Ma’am, Mr. Manto has come.

Should I say that Ma’am doesn’t wish to meet?

No, send him in

Please come

Hi!

Good morning, Ms. Maria

Good morning!

I remembered it’s your breakfast time,

Hmm..

so I thought I’d join you for breakfast.

Please sit

Thank you!

Breakfast is something you deserve.

Today you even fed your Ms. Maria with your own hands.

So it’s only fair

that now you eat something from Ms. Maria’s home as well.

What will you have?

Hey! I told you, I was joking, that’s all.

With birds and pets, no serious talk ever happens anyway.

hmm..

That day, you called my Momo a cat,

and today you called your duck Ms. Maria.

Meaning, you insult us just to vent out your feelings.

Wow!

Anyway, what will you eat?

No, nothing

Until you say “It’s okay,” I won’t say anything.

Even though I’m feeling very hungry.

And what name have you given this one?

Hey no, no.. His name is the same one its father gave it.

My name was given by my mother.

I’m sorry, that was a mistake.

Listen!

Please at least pour the tea.

Add 2 kilos of fox nuts as well.

Greetings aunty!

Greetings!

How are you, dear?

I am fine, aunty

All praise to God, you are looking so good

Thank you, aunty!

You come here too?

It’s my first time.

The moment I heard you two had come, I rushed over.

Oh!

Weren’t you afraid at all?

Not at all.

Ever since I’ve felt that without her I would die,

whenever someone talks about death, it just makes me laugh.

Oh!

He’s fallen in love with his enemy of life

Slap him on his face, Aunty

leave it!

He’s crossed so many limits and still dared to come here.

And he’s even openly calling me Aunty.

Then let him live a little while.

I’ve kept security standing at a distance,

and told them that even if Aunty takes my life,

everyone should just watch me die.

Take it

Have some tabarruk.

And look at her to your heart’s content.

Your death is making me fall in love with you.

Muneer, send the guards

Wait, Mehmal

I felt happy after meeting you

So then, should I consider the proposal confirmed?

Yes

Go and tell your mother

Surraiya was saying…

if your Farhad survives, then Mehmal will be his.

Go my child..

Go tell her that while you’re still alive.

Thank you, aunty

Also add 1 kilo of dried dates.

Yes, then go ahead and get married.

Who knows when you’ll come back, when your wedding procession will take place.

At least let me see my grandchildren.

Won’t Dad get angry?

Of course he will.

But I’ll handle him.

Okay brother, is she a foreigner?

No, no, she’s from Lahore.

She was just born in Lahore

Brother, you should have married a foreigner.

If I had married a foreigner, Dad would have blackened my face, crazy!

Alright, show me her face.

Mom, she’s at her home right now, but when I meet her tomorrow, I’ll make you talk to her

and show you her face too.

She’s pretty, right?

She seems pretty to me, Mom, but you can tell me after seeing her.

I’ll tell you.

What will she tell?

Brother is getting married in Australia.

Wow wow!

But why?

What will happen to the one here?

Dad had already given his word.

I have called her

and apologized.

And she was happy after hearing it too.

Ok, we'll talk later

Okay, ok.. Bye!

Bye!

Where are you coming from?

From Pir Makki.

Since when did you start going there?

My informant told me she goes there.

When I went, she actually came too.

Now I’ll start going regularly.

Ok wait

Didn’t Surraiya come along?

I just came back after talking to her.

To her?

Talking?

She gave me prayers

and also gave me tabarruk.

So what did you talk about with her?

I went like a petitioner…

to ask for Mehmal’s hand in marriage.

And she sent you back alive?

I told you, she gave me her blessings and sent me.

I so sweetly called her “Aunty”

that she melted right away.

You’ve gone completely mad. Death doesn’t scare me, Mom.

Here Dad isn’t agreeing,

and you can’t do anything.

I thought, my stomach is aching, so I’ll find the medicine myself.

Find out how he managed to escape.

What?

How did you manage to escape?

Isn’t it surprising?

You know what

She has now become my “dear aunty.”

Don’t say in front of Dad that she has become your aunty.

Why?

Ms. Surraiya was Dad’s crush.

Oh really! Does Mom know?

Of course Mom knows.

The two of us will talk and then forget it.

Well, she deserves it…

what a personality!

And when she speaks,

it’s like the sound of a silenced pistol.

Phissh!

I swear…

I say Siraj Amritsari doesn’t even need to keep bodyguards or guns.

Aunty can kill just with her words.

Did she fire at you?

Yes

When I asked for the proposal, she spoke.

What did you ask for?

A proposal.

Your brother is dying for that mermaid.

means...

A war is about to begin.

So what did she say?

Oho!

She said..

Go and tell your mother

If Farhad stays alive, Mehmal will be his.

That’s when I too felt that a war is about to start.

Tonight I’ll talk to Dad.

I’ll tell him both our beloveds are trapped in the enemy’s hands,

and he should launch a rescue operation.

What happened?

Did you get scared?

Coward.

Have you ever looked at her closely?

She’s exactly like the shining moon.

The sun that rises in Lahore

must rise only because she wakes up.

Stop it, Farhad!

She is a river of fire,

and in the desire to cross it, you will burn to ashes.

Come on, get lost!

If she’s a river of fire, then what am I?

A moth!

You’ve fallen in love with the flame.

It’s my first time.

The moment I heard you two had come, I rushed over

Weren’t you afraid at all?

Not at all.

Ever since I’ve felt that without her I would die,

whenever someone talks about death, it just makes me laugh.

I’ve kept security standing at a distance,

and told them that even if Aunty takes my life,

everyone should just watch me die.

So then, should I consider the proposal confirmed?

Why did you let him go?

He was looking at me with such filthy eyes.

He wasn’t looking at you with filthy eyes

When someone is about to die, they look at their loved ones with great longing.

And I actually felt love for him.

It seemed like I was seeing him for the last time

That wretch will go to my dearest sons,

and sit with them, telling them…

that he used to call their mother “Aunty.”

Mister has come.

Yes! His name is Manto

Sadat Hasan Manto

Yes yes, absolutely!

His full name is Saadat Hasan Manto

Yes, tell me

Make a complete set of all the books he wrote.

Make a set of Mr. Manto’s books.

Listen!

Yes

He was a good writer, wasn’t he?

No

A very good writer.

May you live long.

Have you come to meet her?

Hey no, I came to meet you.

Even when you lie, you look very nice.

Where is uncle?

I sent word that you have come.

If he comes, how will you meet her?

If he comes, he won’t leave

Then, I’ll meet him while leaving

Okay go, meet her aunty

She claims that she is more of a mother to her than I am.

Ok

Tell someone to take me to her room.

Yes. Atiya.. Atiya

Mister has come.

And Mom has ordered me to dress up nicely and get ready.

Oho! you are laughing

Now whenever he feels like, he’ll just show up.