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Where is the rabbit?

It's not in there.

Don't lie, tell me where is it?

Your rabbit gives milk, lays eggs..

that's why I've hid it?

You let it lose because it eats vegetables, right?

I'm not insane.

Even the ರabbit got tired of this jungle I guess

What are you muttering?

It's you, isn't it?

This is too much..

am I the only one at home?

Can't say..

he must've have sold the rabbit for a few pennies to drink.

Where is he?

Where else.

What did you with the rabbit?

What rabbit?

No need to pretend!

Did you sell it?

Your amma telling you all this?

Tell her I ate it.

She keeps lying about me these days..

Then did a ghost come and take it?

The cage was open.

Someone has taken it.

Did you finish building the fence?

Just a bit left.

It'll be done.

You started when Maadeva's wife got pregnant.

Will you finish before her child starts crawling atleast?

I'm doing it alone.

It's five men's job.

A boar fence..

do you know how strong it must be?

Not as easy as cooking.

What have you cooked?

The same gruel.

What do you grow vegetables for?

If the crops don't harvest this time as well..

there will be nothing to eat.

I'm going to Sirsi market with Mr.Kamath.

I'll be late.

You enjoy working for free all the time, right?

Am I mad to work for free?

Today I will ask him to pay all my dues.

It's you...I figured it out.

It's you who let the parrot lose last time, right?

What do you get from troubling me?

Look who I'm talking to..

I must be mad.

Now tell me, why did you do it?

I didn't do anything..

The rabbit went back to the place she came from.

Enough of jokes, Sukrajja.

Do you know where the rabbit came from?

From the shrubs.

From there only.

Why do you laugh for everything?

From where, then?

She came from..

the moon!

How did it come from there? On Ramanna's rickshaw?

In a forest..

a bird and a rabbit had a huge fight.

The bird said..

you know, I can fly very high..

up above the clouds.

So the rabbit said..

you know, I can leap higher..

up to the moon.

Hearing the rabbit's words..

all the birds and animals laughed loudly.

The rabbit felt humiliated.

She was angry.

To show her strength..

she took a long run up and leaped.

And then?

As she leaped..

she landed on the moon.

There she looked around..

and found no one.

She was overwhelmed!

She thought the moon is her's now.

Since then she started living there.

Then why does she come here?

When the food up there is over..

she comes down here on a new moon.

Once she's full..

she leaps back up on a full moon.

Sukrajja?

In the story you told that day..

Which animal did you go to hunt?

When did I say I went to hunt?

This is what happens if you sleep while listening.

Then what was it?

There was a deer..

he had hurt his leg.

I had apllied medicine.

To check on him..

I used to go to the forest everyday.

You were with him the whole day, in the forest?

I didn't have to go to school like you.

Oh no!

If I miss school today, amma will break my bones.

Not going to school today?

It hurts!

I'm going.

Sidda!

Wear this.

Come here, take those off.

Stay still.

Go.

BLUE BIRD

[Teacher giving instructions]

Hey Lakshmeesha!

Hey Lakshmeesha!

So you remember the way to school?

Do you want to come in?

Go sit.

Couldn't wait for me?

I thought you left the school again.

Hey Ramanna..

tell Maadeva I'll meet him this evening.

Oh Maasti, you came?

Yes.

Until you are here..

there's no guarantee that you'll come.

Then..

I heard the cow gave birth..

Female?

I think..

yes yes, a female calf.

Good, good.

What about the first milk, is there some?

Not sure.

Ganapi will know.

So we don't have a share.

There should be a twine around, check.

Mr. Kamath

Will we get late?

Are you coming for the first time?

If you're busy..

you can go.

I'll take Maadeva along.

Give it to me.

I was just casually asking.

I heard your standards have changed now.

You've stopped drinking arrack apparently..

you demand only tetra packs now.

Maadeva told?

Who else?

He blabbers all nonsense.

He drinks more than me.

You're right.

Anyway, good business for the wine shop Shankranna.

I'm planning to quit drinking.

Isn't this the third time you're planning to quit?

Did you take the twine?

Hold on, I'll get it.

I only have to do everything.

I'll see you soon!

Shall we go?

Yes, let's go.

[Sound of airplane]

There are toilets inside the airplanes..

did you know that?

What!

Inside? Are you mad?

Then, won't their shit fall on us?

I don't know..

my uncle comes from Dubai now and then..

he told.

When I grow up, I'll go to Dubai.

Where will you go?

I'm going to your fallow field tomorrow.

You'll join?

For what?

To set a trap.

A trap for?

To catch a rabbit?

The rabbit will come only on the next new moon.

The trap is for a jungle fowl.

No way!

If pappa comes to know, he'll beat me.

He won't find out.

If you tell him, you know what I'll do right?

Ya, I remember you putting a vine snake in my shirt..

I won't say anything.

Do whatever you want.

Shouldn't you be home by now?

Oh no!

You idiot, you almost spat on me.

I will see you at home.

Instead of studying, he's sitting here and wasting time.

Hey Sidda..

Are you done?

There's very little firewood left.

Almost done.

Where is your dad?

I don't know.

He must be watching TV at Kamath's house.

I know where he is.

The same story everyday.

Why ask me then?

You brat.

Don't answer back!

I didn’t want to drink..

since Maadeva insisted, I just drank a bit..

hey, wait.

Very tasty.

I could smell the aroma from here.

I got only two today..

appa ate both.

That means you also enjoyed only the aroma!

Your grandmother used to cook the best fish curry.

I would catch fish from the stream..

and she used to cook it.

I would save it for a week and eat.

Sukrajja?

To catch fish, you used a bait or a net?

Stones!

Yes, stones.

I would sit by the stream with a big stone, waiting.

As soon as a fish comes close by.. I would aim and hit it.

As the fish gets hurt..

I would jump into the stream and catch it.

This is very easy..to hit with a stone.

Everything is easy for you, right?

Play this, let's see.

Why are you laughing?

How to play this?

I can only give it to you, it's fun only when you learn it by yourself.

Sukrajja..

you play it once please..

Smart you are!

I don't play it just like that.

But when I do..

the entire forest will sing along with me.

The forest will sing along with me.

What? The forest will sing?

Does it have a mouth Sukrajja?

[Ganapi and Maasti arguing]

What is it?

I'm tired of listening to the same thing everyday.

Ok, I'll shut up.

Anyway, nonody listens to me here.

I've hardly been happy since marriage.

What are you blabbering?

Did I beg you to marry me?

You were so adamant about marrying me.

I was only 18 then and dumb too.

Dumb, even now.

Had I known your true colors, I wouldn't have married you.

I was the same even then.

If you can't live with me, you may leave.

Mr. Kamath?

You're doing Puja?

No.

I am warming myself.

Ohh.

Then, you finish.

I'll wait here.

Mr. Kamath?

Do you have today's newspaper?

You are..

Gopala.

Oh, Gopala..

when did you come here?

My sister delivered a baby, I came to visit her.

Maasti?

Do you recognize him?

Maadeva's brother in law, Gopala.

He's a peon at the Panchayat office now.

How much?

One rupee if you read it here..

but if you want to take it home, three rupees.

You have a government job.

You can take it home and read.

I'm not in a hurry.

I'll read it here.

Maasti?

Did you come to buy beedi?

Well...

let him take his time.

I'll wait.

You go on, read.

Then, Gopala..

when is the panchayat elections?

In April.

You know Sureshanna.. he was looking for some application..

So troublesome you are!

What's that pipe?

It's a flute, not a pipe.

Sukrajja made it for me.

Doesn't know to play, but wants to show off.

I'll learn to.

But you don’t come to school..

how will you learn?

Do we need school to learn?

They only teach what they want to.

Yes of course, you are a jack of all!

Want to join?

If pappa agrees, I will.

You already owe a lot, Maasti.

The old debts need to be paid first, right?

The crop is good this year.

I shall pay them all, soon.

You said the same last time.

Neither did I get the money nor the rice.

You're all talks.

But...

last year, we lost the crop due to heavy rain..

we hardly got anything.

It won't happen this time.

I have planted maize.

There's a lot of demand.

I'll clear all my debts soon after the harvest.

Ask him.

Pappa?

Can I go over to the stream with Sidda?

To the stream?

If you get into the water, you will get it from me.

Here..

a 1000 rupees.

This time I wont listen to any excuses, be it floods or earthquake..

You better payback with interest.

Understood?

Don't worry, I wont let you down this time.

Ok, I'll leave now.

Get home soon.

What's that pipe?

Not a pipe.

It's a flute. Sukrajja made it for me.

Ohh..

grandpa and grandson are buddies, I see.

Where is Sukrajja now?

I told Maasti a hundred times..

to take ..

Go change first.

..to take him to a good doctor in Sirsi.

He is so irresponsible.

Why does Sukrajja need to go to the hospital?

He's fine.

You are not aware?

He was fine before your grandma's death.

But..when she died, he didn't allow anyone to touch her body.

He took her body into the forest and disappeared.

He returned only after two years.

Since then, he doesn't talk much.

Like a saint..

he wanders around telling stories and songs about the forest.

Anyway, you won't understand all these.

What do you think?

Is Sukrajja really mad?

Can't say..

could be possible.

Just because he wanders in the forest..

you call him mad?

He knows so many stories..

and so many places.

He knows how to talk to the forest and its animals.

How can someone talk to the forest and animals?

That's why he's called mad.

If you had attended school, you would know

that he's nuts.

You're mad.

Your pappa is mad.

Everybody is mad.

Sukrajja is fine.

You brat!

You called my pappa mad?

If I knew how to swim.. I would come there and hit you!

They didn't teach you how to swim in your school?

SUKRAJJA!

SUKRAJJA!

SUKRAJJA!

Have you seen Sukrajja?

He must be somewhere in the forest.

I looked everywhere.

He's not around.

Then I don't know.

Let's go look for him. Come.

I need to build the fence.

He'll come back on his own.

Where could he go?

Is he mad to wander away?

He's like that.

Means?

Don't irritate me.

Aren't you supposed be at school?

Today's Sunday.

A cashew nuts' factory has opened in Amminahalli.

Mr. Kamath's wife told me.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Apparently there is pick up and drop facility also.

Yeah?

And guess what..

there's no wage difference between women and men.

Yeah?

Yeah.

What to do..

to reach the village from the forest itself it takes so long.

I'll leave.

Did you see Sukrajja?

Where are you off to with the vegetables?

Mr. Kamath?

Ganapi?

Yes.

Got late today?

Yes..I was sorting the vegetables.

I'll leave it here.

Sukrajja is missing.

So, what do I do?

Sidda, where is the milk can?

Come, let's go look for him.

I'm not coming..

I have to study.

Fine, I'll go alone..

you study, good for you.

For the milk and the vegetables...It's 280 rupees.

I want a soap.

Here, it's a very good soap.

Ten rupees.

Not this one..that..

Lux.

Twenty rupees.

Okay then.

Where did you come from?

I thought you were gumma (ghost).

Sidda?

Yeah?

Come here.

What is it?

Come here.

You've got exams from tomorrow right?

Did you study well?

If you have doubts, ask Lakshmeesha.

He is good for nothing.

Sidda..

come here.

Sit.

Keep this.

Don't tell appa I sell vegetables to Mr. Kamath, okay?

Understood?

I'm saving money.

If something happens tomorrow, we'll need it, right?

Your dad is irresponsible.

But you study well

If you join as a peon in a govt office at Sirsi..

we dont have to struggle here..

right?

Go study.

I'll be around.

Don't tell your appa.

Got it?

The harvest festival starts tomorrow..let's go.

You'll come?

Still angry with me?

I didn't do my exam well.

But you studied really hard!

Shut it..I'm in so much trouble.

If my exam result is bad..

Pappa will put me in a boarding school.

What school?

I'll have to attend school there..

eat there..

and even sleep there.

No TV. No going out.

What's it, jail?

Something like that.

Why go then?

Tell him you want to stay here.

Pappa won't agree.

When will I see you again?

I don't know.

Gumma?

Where did you find this stray pup?

Near the big forest.

He seems to be sharp.

He can ward off boars.

You do that.

If you let this pup inside..

amma will break your spine.

isn't it?

Ganapi?

Didn't join Mr. Kamath today?

I went and now, I'm back.

You come here.

I'm busy.

Amma likes red sarees.

Here..for the blouse..

and for anything else you want.

Where did you get this money from?

I didn't give up today.

I fought with Mr. Kamath and got back all my dues.

Really?

That's great.

How long will you slog for free?

The crop is good this time.

Soon after the harvest..

we'll go out.

There is a new KSRTC bus from Sirsi to Dharmasthala Temple.

But first,you have to vow to Lord Manjunatha that you wont drink.

Only then, I'll come.

Why take vows for such silly things?

You want me to quit drinking, that's all right?

Smart you are.

I'll drape it and show.

Harvest festival starts from tomorrow.

I know.

Is Maadeva performing this time too?

I can't see him with all that make up.

Aren't you coming?

No way.

I've to finish building the fence.

Oh, I forgot where i kept the twines..

This blue saree also..

looks great on you.

Gumma..

you know, Sukrajja planted all these trees.

Sukrajja once told me..

there is a waterfall in the big forest.

Apparently, the water falls from a great height.

Lakshmi would trouble me all the time.

Do you know what I did once?

I got a vine snake from the forest and put it in his shirt.

You know how scared he was!

You shoud've been there to witness it

Gumma come.

The rabbit to a long run up and leaped.

She leaped so high that she reached the moon.

As she looked around, she found nobody..

She was so happy..

She thought the moon is her's now.

Since then, she started living there.

When the food up there is over..

she comes down here on a new moon.

Once she's full..she leaps back up on a full moon.

Come here.

What for?

I'm busy here.

You can get busy later.

Come here quickly.

What is it?

Go give this to Mr. Kamath.

Why can't you go?

I'm not feeling very well.

When will Lakshmi come back?

He settled there now.

In the recent class test, he has come first.

Where did this pup come from?

He's my Gumma.

It's 220 rupees for the vegetables.

Okay then.

What do you want?

The money..for the vegetables.

Money for the vegetables?

Tell Ganapi..

I've deducted it from Maasti's debts.

Tell your dad to clear his debts first.

He borrowed again.

How much can I keep lending?

If he doesn't clear his debts..

I will have to take your cow.

You can go now.

Amma?

Where is appa?

He's building the fence.

Why?

Sidda.

Give me my money.

I don't have it.

Did you give Kamath the vegetables or not?

I did.

Then where is my money?

Where have you kept it?

Don't lie to me!

Where is it?

Did you spend it?

Tell me.

Where is the money?

Why are you hitting him?

What did you do?

What will he say?

All lies.

Who is lying?

Tell..or you'll get one from me.

Your vegetable money..

has been deducted for his debt.

I have to fall victim to your doings.

You brat.

You're lying now?

Kamath said he'll take our cow if you don't clear his debts.

You bought the saree with borrowed money?

I had borrowed some..

so what?

And what is this business that I don't know of?

I'm doing it for our own good.

You will bring us to the streets.

Haven't I taken care of you all these years?

I'm the head of the family, I'll take care.

You don't interfere.

Oh! head of the family!

You borrow money from everyone to drink.

But you don't have time for your wife and kid's needs.

how long should I tolerate this forest and your stupidity?

You don't have to worry at all.

If there's no respect for me here, why stay?

I'll go somewhere.

Hey Gumma!

Where are you off to?

Wait.

Where are you going? Come back.

Don't go into the big forest.

Gumma!

Gumma!

Gumma!

Sukrajja?

Isn't it time to go home, Maasti?

I don't have one.

Sukrajja!

Where were you? I was so worried.

I was watering the trees in the forest.

Sukrajja,

you know how sharp my Gumma is?

I heard that you narrated my stories to him.

How do you know?

What did you tell him?

Sukrajja, I caught some fish using stones.

You should've been around.

I slogged for six months.

It was ruined within minutes.

How did the boars dare come to our fields?

I'll hunt down all the boars in the wild.

The boars didn't trespass our place..

we have built house, fields, cowsheds in their place.

Why are you defending the boars?

We're ruined now.

Ruined, why?

Work hard again.

Go!

Instead of wandering around, you should've watched the fields.

He who can plough the fields should also know how to protect it.

If you had finished building the fence, this wouldn’t have happened.

Go back to the forest.

I'll take care of our lives.

What do you plan to do now?

I am totally blank.

Since the wild boars destroyed the crops..

we could ask the forest department for compensation.

But, yours is not a registered agricultural land.

Right?

What do I do now?

I'll talk to Gopal from the Panchayat office.

We'll write a plea.

Let's see what happens.

I'll do whatever I can, Maasti.

Rest is your fate.

As you say.

I'm an unlucky man.

I'll get the cow tomorrow.

Ok

You were right.

There is nothing in this forest.

Let's go from here.

Sukrajja, I'm not going anywhere.

I'll stay here with you.

In a forest far far away, there lived a tiger cub.

He had just learnt how to hunt.

Once, when he was roaming around the forest..

he saw a deer..

he thought the deer is his kill. And so, he started chasing it.

He chased the deer for so long..

..that he crossed his forest and entered into a new one.

The cub stopped and looked around.

To his surprise, there were different kinds of trees and animals.

It was a forest but everything seemed so different.

What did he do then?

Did he explore the new forest?

Sukrajja, come along with me please?

I'm an ageing tiger.

I've seen all kinds of forests.

Gumma, take good care of Sukrajja.

♪ Deep inside the forest there is a nest. ♪

♪ Whose home could it be? ♪

♪ From the home there comes a song. ♪

♪ Whose song could it be? ♪

♪ The trails are etched with decorated patterns created by wild creepers and roots. ♪

♪ All the trees spread their branches bearing life around here. ♪

♪ Deep inside the forest there is a nest. ♪

♪ Whose home could it be? ♪

♪ From the home comes a pain. ♪

♪ Whose pain could it be? ♪

♪ The dark clouds of tomorrow.. ♪

♪ ..are chasing us. ♪

♪ The bait of desire. ♪

♪ The path of a butterfly endures many thorns. ♪

♪ The birds have flown off-track ♪ ♪ far away.. ♪

♪ now who will their empty nests shelter? ♪

♪ Our home belongs there.. ♪

♪ Who are we here? ♪

♪ Wounds of the night ♪

♪ A hundred troubles ♪ ♪ on these tender palms. ♪

♪ The wings of a bird feel heavy.. ♪

♪ ..when she is hungry. ♪

The house isn't bad, right?

Sidda, come for dinner.

I'm not hungry.

You can arrange that later. Let's have dinner, come.

I spoke to Mr. Nayak's wife from the next street.

From tomorrow, I will be working there.

If we sit idle, life will get difficult.

How much for the food?

About ninety rupees..

So expensive! We'll cook from tomorrow.

We have to save as much as possible.

Mr.Kamath was saying, near Gajanana circle..

there is a lot of demand for daily wage workers everyday.

What about the wage?

I'll take care of that.

How much will they pay you?

1500 rupees a month.

You don't agree for a lesser wage, ok?

You eat. Sidda isn't hungry.

Let's admit Sidda in the government school that is down the street.

He will get bored at home.

Good morning sir! -Good morning, good morning

Sit

Oh! you're the new student.

Stand up

Which school are you from?

The school which is next to the road.

Introduce yourself to everyone.

My name is Sidda.

My father's name is Maasti.

My mother's name is Ganapi. My grandfather's name is Sukrajja.

My dog's name is Gumma.

Quiet everybody.

What does your dad do?

Hey, new here?

Yes, I'm Maasti.

Maasti, is it?

What are your skills?

I can build fences , dig holes,

Gardening, field work, most of it.

You can dig, right?

Are those your tools?

Yes

250 rupees per day..

one meal and tea twice.

Maybe, a pack of beedi. Thats it.

Okay, no worries.

I got married at 18 and became a mother soon after.

After having a baby, you know how life takes a turn.

Taking care of my son, my husband, the house..

that too, a lonely house in the forest.

I had nobody to talk to, such a tough life.

Here, there are people everywhere.

There will always be somebody to hear us out..

Madam?

Today, I understood how heavy an electricity pole is.

Digging a hole, lifting the pole..

all day long.. My body hurts.

So much work?

How much did they pay you?

250 rupees..

I've kept 30 rupees for my expenses..

and spent 20 rupees on drinking.

Where did all this come from?

I bought them.

Where did you get the money from?

The co-operative Bank! We have to pay them an interest every month.

Where are you from?

Which town?

And you?

I'm Sidda.

What is your name?

Chandru.

Chandranna!

Did you note it down? -Yes sir!

Independence is the core essence of democracy.

This allows the citizens to express their opinions and participate in government activities

All citizens have equal rights.

The foundation of democracy is built on equality and respect for all citizens.

Oh!

Complete the questionnaire and bring it tomorrow

ok?

ok sir

No School?

Why?

All schools are the same..

like a rabbit's cage.

What's that for?

Keeping aside the house expenses and instalments, we are left with 5000 rupees.

It's only been a month and we've saved so much.

In one year, we will be able to save about 70,000.

It's not as easy as you think.

I didn't even take a day off.

All the hard work has left me with an aching back.

It's okay.

If we want to earn more, we have to work hard.

A house to stay and 3 meals a day is enough, right?

This is the kind of thinking that ruins us.

How will we live big if we think this small?

We should learn from the people here about how to live a life.

Didn't we live all these years?

Not like that.

We have money in our pockets since we've come here.

We will work beyond our strengths.

You ask for raise in daily wage.

I'll work at two more houses.

A bike for you..

a necklace for me..

a piece of land..

and a house of our own.

Finally, you'll be the king..

and I'll be the queen.

By dusk, I started feeling hungry.

I looked around for fruits.

I heard the sound of a stream.

When I got there, I saw huge fish.

But how to catch them?

I neither had a fishing bait nor a net.

And then?

I took a big stone and sat waiting.

As the fish came close, I hit it.

And then, I roasted it and ate.

Sukrajja used to always tell me..

What?

People usually live alongside a flowing stream.

After I ate the fish, I started walking along the stream.

As I walked, I found my way home.

Very good! You seem to be a smart chap.

Chandranna, look here.

You play very well. Where did you learn?

In the big forest..

the blue bird sings in the same tune.

Want some gruel?

What?

You want 300 rupees?

No way. 250 it is.

You make us slog the whole day.

250 rupees is barely enough.

I'll come only if you pay 300 rupees.

There are many like you who come here everyday.

I won't come.

Okay, go. There are many fish in the pond.

Hey Manja, come let's go.

There are many like him.

I will only work with whoever pays me 300 rupees.

Children shouting.

What's going on here?

Is this a fish market?

What is it Sidda?

What mischief are you up to?

What's that?

Give it to me.

Give it to me.

What is this scrap?

The blue bird.

Blue bird it seems

Am I teaching about the blue bird here?

Did you bring your homework?

What's there in this?

What's all this?

Useless!

If you don't bring your homework from tomorrow..

I'll beat the shit out of you.

He wants to make a bird instead of studying.

Everybody listen here.

Open your notebooks.

Did everyone bring their homework? -Yes sir!

Are you planning to steal?

No madam, I found it in the clothes.

I was taking them to wash.

Believe me, I didn't want to steal.

Should I call the cops? They'll bring the truth out.

I request you, please..

..we are forest people, we live with respect.

We would never do such things.

I'll work with you only. Pay me 250 rupees.

Now he's come to his senses.

I'll give you the job..

But..

the wage will be 150 rupees.

You said you'll pay 250 rupees.

250 for everyone but, for you 150.

Why? Because of your arrogance.

I'm sorry, I won't do it again.

You've to take what I give.

because you came begging for it.

Who did you call a beggar?

I own a house, a farm..

and two cows.

Who did you call a beggar?

Who did you call a beggar?

If you have all that then why did you come to me begging?

Get the hell out of here.

Yeah, she's here..

hmm..

Really?

Oh! I will keep the necklace and everything safe.

I'll call you in sometime.

What is it? Your

blue bird broke?

I sometimes wish I should've been a bird.

I could fly anywhere.

I wouldn't have to depend on anyone.

No matter what, we should never lose our freedom.

If we do..

we'd never be able to fly even if we had wings.

I've made some gruel.

Come eat.

I'm not hungry.

You should've finished building the fences that day.

Where's appa?

He's gone looking for work.

I am leaving too.

Lock the door before you go to school.

Chandranna?

Chandranna?

Hey Gumma!

Did you take good care of Sukrajja?

I knew you would come back.

Sukrajja , I want to show you something.

So you finally learnt to play the flute.

I'll show you something, come.

Hey Gumma, come.

Sukrajja, How long?

Play the flute now.

Sukrajja!

The forest sings along with me too.

Carry on. I know where to find you.