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I cut open the bosom of the hills, so you city slickers won't starve

Doesn't answer my question.

Why did you leave the city for the jungle?

What makes a millionaire's son work like a labourer?

Look Kailash, there lies your answer

Bereft of the glamour and dazzle of the city, beauty still thrives...

in the wilderness. The beauty of human courage and endurance

Here man challenges nature, changing the course of rivers...

to set free the world from the clutches of hunger

Add a dash of your salty sweat, and food's easier on the stomach

Daddy?

Greetings Daddy. - Bless you

How are you? - Fine

How are you, Kailash? - Fine

How goes work? - Great

What brings you here?

Got to ask you something. Come with me

Enjoy your wilderness. But will you take an advice?

Yes Daddy? - Are you willing to marry?

Marry? - Just say yes and it's done

That's too short. Please, some more time

Before she died, your mother chose a girl; when you were a child

But times are so changed, and the world is going places. Who knows...

what she might or might not be? - You may see her photo if you wish

Faces on photos fade, I'm looking for a persona

You may take a look. From a distance. - From afar? What can I know from afar?

Do you suggest living together? - No! I only wish to know...

how she carries herself, whether she has enough of a temper to kill me...

and how deep she is

Besides, I live in these jungles. No city girl would like to live...

among miles and miles of empty hills, and only a lake at the foothills...

and nights filled with millions of homeless stars...

add to it the salt in my sweat. She won't be interested

Got to ask her. You may correspond if you wish

Coming to Allahabad, Kailash? - I've a few more days in this madhouse

Whom do I address? - Miss Chandra

C/O Postmaster, Allahabad. - Care of postmaster? Is she homeless?

But you are interested in the persona. What will you do with the address?

Don't write something silly

Haven't written it out? - I can't

Give it another try. - What am I doing?

What will Daddy say? - The problem is I should've said...

that I'm not about to found a city in jungles. And who knows...

Raj might be deaf and dumb. - Why don't you tell Daddy?

I'll do it with a letter. But writing a letter is no less a task

Past four

Tennis at five, and a dance at seven, and yes dinner at nine

What's the point in writing to a man looking for a bullock, not a wife?

Bullock? - Yes bullock

Betrothed and fattened ever since I was a kid. Why doesn't Raj marry a tree?

Why don't you write in my stead?

Sister... I... write?

Yes. My darling sister, please! - But...

No buts. But make sure you make him repent

What if Daddy gets to know? - How will he get to know?

It's a secret. Ours

But what to write? - Writing's no big deal

Tell him my face is scarred, I had small pox

Small pox? - I'm one-eyed too

With a singular view of the world

Blind?

Singular view?

And I walk with a limp and they call me bicycle

I also have an old hack, keep hacking all night

Don't forget the hack. It has men scared

My daughters are coughing round the clock. What good is Dr Kailash?

Kailash is away for a few days. But I just noticed it today

Today indeed

Chandra, were you coughing? - Not I. Nilu

Listen, have you written the letter? - Yes, I'll mail it today

Let me take a look. - Oh stop it. Go on, my child

What is it? - Will you read your daughter's letter?

"Chandra, I live in a place far removed from the urban glitter and cacophony"

"Here stark mountains stretch for miles"

"As I sit to write this, I see a lake asleep shrouded in a night... "

"dotted by millions of stars and lofty peaks guard the sleeping lake"

"But moonbeams steal in to play all night on the waters"

"This world might not be one of your choice"

"I do not want to drag you perforce, on my path"

"But yes, I wish to belong to someone. Yours"

Dear...

"But yes, I wish to belong to someone"

Dear...

Why don't I go and take a look at Raj, his solitude, his lake, his world?

And it isn't far away. 40 miles. There are buses, trains

Out in the morning, back by night. How about it?

Your tea. - Let me finish this letter

Writing to your fiancee? - How come you know?

I know everything. - I'll be away for two days

I'm going to Allahabad to report to Daddy. He has wired me

Letter to Chandra. And report

I can never find something I need. Where are the envelopes?

Found the envelopes? - What's this?

Have your tea. - Oh I will

Don't disturb me, or I might mail Chandra's letter to Daddy

Mail that

I'm off

For Miss Chandra

Any letter addressed care of postmaster to Ms Chandra?

Let me check

Here

Since when have you been stealing my letters?

That letter is mine! - Addressed to me?

Daddy has given you the freedom to write. So I use your alias

Give it to me

I see. Wait for me

Bricks... cement... labourers?

Why is work on the dam delayed? And who is responsible for the loss?

Where arises the question of loss? Raj is managing it himself

To take on mammoths, you first need to have the gall to do it

Don't scream. Your heart... - I'm not screaming

Why isn't Raj here yet? Call him. Did you wire him to report?

I did. - Stop staring at me, and call him up

Why is the dam delayed? I ask you doctor...

why does it take time to be born? - Take it easy, sir. Your heart...

Silence, Kailash!

Why isn't Raj here yet?

What's the hurry, secretary? - Got to call Raj

Raj? - You

You?

Right

You're incensed for no reason. I just asked for a report

Here's the report, Daddy. - So here you are

Forgive me, I'm late

Read it

Chandra, the stars still shine bright, but they have lost their glitter

The Moon still plays with the waters on the lake, but it's no fun anymore

What rot! Read properly. - The mountains stand their ground

In sullen wait, for someone. After you came into my life...

I lost interest in working at the dam. - Enough Mr Secretary

We've found our answers

There's a letter addressed to Ms Chandra, care of postmaster

Please let me have it. I mailed the wrong papers. Please

Before sealing envelopes you ought to decide which letter goes where

What use repenting, once the letter has flown?

Nice speech! After the letter has flown, I get to undertake a 100-mile journey

Someday, you'll get bashed up

Just a matter of 40 miles. I'll be back by evening

But where are you going? - That's a secret

I kept your secret. You must keep mine. Give and take, have you heard?

But who are you going to meet? - Told you, it's a secret

Who is he? - Tell you when I get back

What if Daddy asks? - Just make an excuse, dear sister

Excuse? - Aren't you a master of excuses?

Say, I'm picnicking with frends

Hush! If Ma hears, she will bring the house down. Cheerio

Make sure you're back by sundown. - Yes, I will

Leila, Sheila, Pritima... each says Nilu isn't with them. Are you saying...

she went picnicking with them? - Chandra, weren't you saying?

Why are you crying? Why don't you come clean?

Last night... - What about last night?

I had a fight with her. - A fight?

She said she'd go away somewhere. I was so scared this morning...

I said she is out picnicking. How was I to know she isn't coming back?

She isn't coming back? - You don't fight with your sister

What was it about? Why won't she come back?

Oh go and look for my Nilu! Ask someone! Do something!

Call the police

Coming from Allahabad? - Yes

What's your name? - Sulochna

What's going on? - Search. A girl has gone missing

Where are you going?

Over there... to that car

What's your name?

Reshma

Who are you?

Did you just fall out of the sky? - No idea

No idea is great! - Where are we?

In hell. - Great place to be

Don't test my patience, I got a temper. Who are you?

How did you transpire in my car? What's your programme?

I don't know

So here's where your ticket gets over. Move it. The police dogs will find you

Took me for a fool

By now you should've realised that I am a gentleman

Tell me where you want to go. I'll see to it that you reach safe and sound

I told you, I don't know. - Don't scream at me

I know you, I know your story. - What story?

Runaway girls-in-love is commonplace. But love subsides in no time...

and she returns home like a good girl

What happens to the boy? - Dies of tuberculosis

But I was giving you the girl's story. - Drab story

That's why I tell you, go home. Life's far different from dreams

I'll deliver you safe and sound. - So chivalrous

You got to pump? - No. Gone kaput

There's a post office five miles from here. Got to wire for a replacement

Post office? - Yes, why?

I got to send a letter too. - Look, I might've given you a lift

But I'm not gentleman enough to let you ride piggyback on me for 5 miles

I can walk, and if you want to avoid the walk, I can send your wire too

Must be a wizard. - Who?

The one who's making you walk five miles for a letter

Listen...

Tired?

It's just across the stream under the hill. Come

Some folks are lucky. - Who?

You for example, riding piggyback on anyone who comes your way

Look, the bridge is broken

Why did I ask for trouble? - Let's go. I'm not inhibited

You know how to swim? - No. Worst come, I'll drown

Now I'm certain. - Of what?

It's a wizard. The one you're risking your life for

Go on, take your risks. I'm watching, having fun

Bravo

Enjoying yourself? - It's okay

And not a regret? - About?

Taking guys for rides

No news of Nilu

I think she has gone to my brother in Rewa

I'll send the chauffeur over immediately

Weren't you writing a letter too? - Changed my mind

Why? Problem over? - That reminds me

Of what? - How do we get back?

Same way we came. - No, the water must've risen

And it's night. We must find a place in some nearby village

Why did I have to invite trouble? - I am trouble? I'm off

Didn't mean that. You... - Mind what you say

Don't scream. Let's find out if the postmaster can organise something

This is the only room. You're drenched. You need a change of clothes?

Don't worry, we'll dry our clothes. - Keep the lantern

Thanks

Come on lady

What do we wear while we dry our clothes?

What do we wear?

The blanket. Change

Else, by daybreak, this room will become a hospital ward

Shut the door. - Don't scream

Lady, not asleep yet? - Not sleepy

The wizard on your mind? - Maybe

Have you met him? - No

Blind love

Have you never been in love

I have. - With whom?

With my dreams. But unlike you, I didn't leave home...

To go after her? - Been after the moon all my life

But never got it. Tell you something? - What?

Why do you seem so familiar? - In your dreams?

Yes, I dream a lot

"I have never seen, but my heart knows... "

"the one who holds my heart in a spell"

"I'm enthralled"

"I have never seen, but my heart knows... "

"the one who holds my heart in a spell"

"I'm enthralled"

"The one I hear, the one who stirs my heart and vanishes... "

"the one who makes me feel ashamed, the one who holds me in a spell... "

"enthralls me"

"The one I've never seen but my heart knows... "

"the one who holds my heart in a spell... "

"and makes me pine"

"I look for her in the stars, in the cool monsoon wafts... "

"for I'm no less a lover; then why does she hide from me?"

"Why does she make me pine?"

"The one I've fallen for, without even seeing... "

"I'm dying to meet... "

"to ask, o'wizard, what spell have you cast... "

"to enthrall me?"

Open up

Who locked this door? - The one who left

Left? - But he has made all arrangements

What kind of arrangements? - Last night he telegraphed...

the police, saying that you've lost your way. The police should be coming

Who is he to? - Never said. In his place...

I would've dragged you home

The lady has arrived

Silly! Must you run away like this? - Never, not this way

Sisters have their fights. Silly

Why must you leave home over a fight? Apologise to your sister

A family with no differences would be as quiet as a graveyard

What was that about fight? - Were it not for the tale...

Daddy would've grilled me. But where have you been? Who is he?

Who? - Evading me?

The one who wrote the letter. - Couldn't see him

Why? - He wasn't there

But what happened to your man? - Who?

The one whose letter I replied to. - Raj? I want to avoid him.

In time I'll tell Daddy I don't like him

Here's your letter? - Thanks

Did you find the other letter? - Yes

Here you are

What happened?

I threw the envelope away. Wanted to see where the letter was mailed from

You?

So you're back! Nice of you to heed a gentleman's advice

What news of your fool?

What means this shriek? - Eve-teasing

Whom did I tease?

What makes you strike me? Who says I teased the lady?

Aren't you ashamed? - Are you related to her?

What are you guys upto?

Take your fights home

What's going on? Call the police

Sure

Lord be praised! Want to go to jail?

All because of an envelope? - Yes, I wanted to see the postmark

Found out? - She was about to have me jailed

Luckily, a friend intervened and saved me from the police

Did you see her afterwards? - No, but I'm dying to

She's the first girl to have left a lasting impression on me

At the sight of her I start humming. But she's after some other fool

What about the other one you were discovering? Weren't you in love?

Chandra? Never seen her. I dreamt up from her letters what she might be like

But this girl seems to erase all imagination...

and I see no one else but her. - What will you tell your father?

What happens to Chandra? - I've invited her over

Where? - At the dam

But now I think I've made a mistake. What will the poor thing feel...

when she gets to know I'm sold out to someone else?

"If you wish to see me, come to the wilderness... "

"where I wish to spend a lifetime with you"

"I'll pick you up at the station. But how will you recognise me?"

"I'll be wearing a rose on my coat"

No! I'll tell him clearly. I'm Nilu, Chandra is my sister...

and she hates his wildernesses

You?

Yes. I never imagined you'd travel so far to see me

To see you? - Am I so unworthy?

They say, I got a first-class mug. - The blind ones?

Possibly

I never imagined you'd transpire here with your ugly mug

I see! The fool who was supposed to receive you, gave you the slip?

Because he saw us together? Some men are so jealous

I feel like scratching you. - At the post office you got me lynched

You might as well scratch me. If your fool is too busy, I'll give you a lift

I'll walk. Alone. But not a single step with you

Excuse me...

Fight me as much as you will, but why fight yourself? Let me drop you

I hate you. Get lost

I'm free to go anywhere I wish

How are you? I guessed you'd be hungry after the walk. Sandwiches for you

Listen...

You fancy seeing your fool? But I'm sure you'll be disappointed

Come on, let me give you a lift. I'll deliver you, pronto

Puran Dada...

Yes son? - A girl is coming, asking for me

Send her over to the hillock. Tell her I'll be there

You?

A lake asleep shrouded in a night...

dotted by millions of stars

And lofty peaks guard the sleeping lake. But the Moon...

But moonbeams steal in...

to play all night on the waters

Didn't I tell you Chandra that you will be disappointed to meet the fool?

And I'm not the one you take me to be for

I don't wish to take you for anything. I only wish to feel you

But Raj...

Say nothing, Chandra. Only listen...

Hear the pipes singing?

"Her anklets chime... "

"She comes, all dressed up, her hips swaying... "

"fills her eyes with longing"

"She's as pretty as the moon... "

"as desirous as the stars"

"Look, the bride is happy, her husband loves her"

"Her veil flies away, thrills her... "

"fills her eyes with longing"

"Her anklets chime"

"Wedding is a union of hearts"

"Love is that which is requitted"

"The earth and skies come together... "

"She's as pretty as the moon... "

"her dot glitters... "

"her anklets chime"

"Love makes life triumph"

"It's music for the hearts"

"He comes for his bride... "

"The blossoms in her hair are more fragrant... "

"when she's with her beloved, she gets carried away... "

"her anklets chime"

"She comes all decked up... with a sway in her hips"

"fills her eyes with longing... "

"her anklets chime"

They are getting married, bless them please

May all the happiness in the world be yours. Here...

Chandra, make a gift.

I? - As befits you

Thank you sir. God bless you

She looks just like a doll

His bride will enter the hut he has built with his own hands

I too have built myself a hut. And someday...

But Raj, what if I'm not your Chandra? - Then I'll destroy my home

With you comes Spring to this wilderness

If you leave, you leave behind only a ruin

Don't you say that life is far different from fantasy?

If you wish, this fantasy can come true. I'll speak to Daddy tomorrow

I know why you are here. Now you wish to meet her?

I have met her already

And I want to tell you that I agree

But I do not accept

I don't want to ruin my life in those jungles

I have thought over this decision after reading Raj's letters

His life is even more drab than his wilderness

Sister... - Quiet, Nilu. This concerns my life

Here's my house. And here's my little garden

I want a garden full of flowers, jasmines, roses, dahlias...

you don't know how Chandra has filled my life with colours...

how fragrant she has made my life

Daddy... I was showing Kailash my house. Come, take a look

Chandra has refused to marry you. - There'll be flowers by the garden path

What did you say? - Chandra has refused to marry you

How can this be?

It's for her sake... this house, this garden...

Never mind, I'll find a better girl. - No Daddy

I must see Chandra, I must ask her

I ask once more, is Mr Rai at home? - I tell you once more

He has left for Rewa. - Is Chandra at home?

Say I'm not at home

Tell Chandra, I'm not leaving without seeing her

Close the door

This is unjust! I'm letting him in

Sister, do spare a thought... - Don't you meddle with my life

Let me tell Raj everything. He'll surely spare me, hate me

But I mustn't keep him in the dark

The fever isn't high

But this coughing is no good. I'm doing an x-ray tomorrow

The fever will subside in a few days. But the spasms...

Come to see whether I'm dead or alive? - No. I've come to apologise

I'm not Chandra

I'm not Chandra. I'm Nilu. Her sister

Chandra refused to marry you right at the outset. I penned the letters

Only the name was hers. The letters were mine

Forgive me

Speak no more. Only listen...

to what the hills are saying...

what the spring wants to say

Will your father refuse me if I come over to talk to him?

And Chandra?

And you?

You have a temperature. - Who me?

I'm re-invigorated

"For someone who's so familiar... "

"why am I so lovelorn?"

"I always think before I do... "

"yet why do I cross the limits?"

"Why are the looks in a stranger's eye killing me?"

"It's killing me... "

"oh why am I so lovelorn... "

"for someone who's so familiar?"

"Why do I always feel that my hair is dishevelled?"

"Why do I use kohl in my eyes?"

"Would I try to look pretty, were he not the one who's coming?"

"Why do I try to look pretty... "

"why am I lovelorn... "

"for someone who's so familiar?"

"Alas, there's sweet pain in my heart, it's my first love"

"Had I know it'd happen, would I have landed in a mess?"

"Why am I in a mess... "

"why am I lovelorn... "

"for someone who's so familiar?"

Who are you expecting, Nilu? - You'll get to know soon

Who? - You'll see

Coming to see Daddy? - Yes

Someone to see you

Your radio. - Yes, inside

I didn't disclose this to Raj. He's suffering from tuberculosis

Tuberculosis? - Yes

Just what I feared... - Feared?

Even Raj's mother died of tuberculosis

That's why I kept Raj away from cold, in open air spaces

And I was content thinking he'd escape. - I'll try my best to save him

I too tried my best to save his mother. But no one could stop death

Raj is so happy. He's going to see the father of the girl he loves

Little does he know... - It's imperative that we tell him

I can never tell him. Never

Why have you put on a glum face? Won't you wear a smile today?

What's this? - Your x-ray

Oh yes, I'm supposed to meet you about the cough. Nilu might think it's awful

Give me a smile. I haven't tuberculosis, have I?

Yes Raj, you have tb. One of your lungs is finished

Kailash, what are you saying? - One of your lungs is finished

And you had to tell me today?

Isn't the prince here yet? - Must be coming

No need to worry. Must be coming. But I'm late. Bye

I'm leaving for a meeting. I'm rather late

We're sending you to a sanatorium

Want to send a message to Nilu? - No

The poor thing will be waiting. - Let her wait

The wait is better than marrying a living corpse

"Oh why do I love him so much?"

"I know it drives me to tears"

"Why do I give myself such pain?"

"Oh why do I love him so much?"

I'm giving you the best room in the sanatorium

It was vacated only a few hours before. Please come

The best room in our sanatorium. I hope you will like it

It's pleasant and airy

Take a look at the view from here

Mountains, stretching for miles

And there, the lake in the lap of the hills

And a sky full of millions of homeless stars

You are fortunate indeed, Mr Raj. This room is the only one with a view

For the first time in 20 years, it was vacated a few hours before you arrived

Never mind, Kailash. I must know more about the world I'm stepping into

Yes doctor? - Please be seated. I'll be back

Don't worry, son. You will recover. - You'll be fine

I know

Just don't tell Nilu where I am, what happened to me

You too, Kailash. Just say you don't know where I've disappeared

I know Nilu

She will not hesitate to marry me, knowing everything

But knowingly, how can I make a widow out of her?

Where are you?

When will you come?

When will you return, Raj?

"The night is dark, the day is far away"

"I am devastated"

"I wanted to come, but I couldn't"

"I am hopless"

"Where lies my destination, the path is tortuous"

"The moon lies hidden"

"The night is dark, the day is far away"

"I am devastated"

"My heart weeps, at every step"

"I can understand nothing"

"What little time I have, I shall walk alone"

"I have no company"

"The night is dark, the day is far away"

"I am devastated"

Ma...

Sister...

He...

All day she sits searching. And suddenly she dashes down...

saying he's come. But he never comes

But who is he? - Who knows? Nilu is mum

All day, she just waits. No one even knows his name

But do try. Else, Nilu will go mad

I have never hidden anything from you. Why are you mum?

Tell me, why are you sad?

How can I tell you? - Am I not your sister? If not I...

who can understand your sorrow? - You won't be able to understand

So grave is my sorrow

Dr Yusuf speaking

It'd be nice if you come

Speak louder

Raj has been here for six months. Yes, I've taken new x-rays

Do I give him the message of life? Or is it a death sentence?

Those decisions will be made by his lungs. Why waste your breath?

Very well

Excuse me. - But Dr Kailash...

I must get over to the sanatorium. It's a question of life or death...

for a friend. - My daughter is also...

at the crossrads of life and death. Do take a look at her before you leave

Daddy, nothing's wrong with me. - You're going to be fine

Tell him, nothing's wrong with me. Doctor, why are you worried?

Nothing's going to happen to me

"Come... "

"my heart calls out to you... "

"my sorrows have been wept away"

"Don't let my love be given a bad name"

"As death comes to me... "

"my heart goes out to you"

"It's the night of separation, what can I do?"

"But the hope of meeting makes me pine"

"Come... "

"my heart calls out to you... "

"my sorrows have been wept away"

"Don't let my love be given a bad name"

"At heart, I am afraid"

"Come to me in my dreams"

"Come... "

"my heart calls out to you... "

"my sorrows have been wept away"

"Don't let my love be given a bad name"

"Look at me, lying sick"

"See me if you can"

"You will never have seen such a thing... "

"watch the dying breath"

"Come... "

"my heart calls out to you... "

"my sorrows have been wept away"

"Don't let my love be given a bad name"

Nilu, what is the matter with you, my child?

Nothing is the matter with me

Don't hide it from your mother. Look at me

This isn't a lie. For your sake, I can go begging

Whoever he is, I'll beg of him. My child, tell me who he is

Tell me

I've never told anyone this...

Yes?

What's his name?

Tell me who he is, what his name is

It's no one

See? My daughter is going mad

Listen to me, get Nilu married off. - What good will it be?

It will make her even more sad. - No, a new life heals old wounds

The wedding songs make a girl forget her woes

If the younger one gets married while the elder is still at home...

what will people say? - You mean Mr Gopaldas?

He has said he doesn't mind. They will wait. And Raj has been ill of late

You should ask Nilu. - I'll convince her

Don't delay this

The x-rays are right in front of you. His other lung is affected too

Very little time between life and death for him

Final? Is there no hope? - You are a doctor yourself

What use is it if I can't save my friend's life?

What use is the progress of science if it cannot defeat a cell?

The fight continues in thousands of laboratories across the world

Millions of doctors are putting up a fight, night and day

Some breakthroughs seems to have taken place. In a few years...

this disease won't be considered so dreadful. Not everyone...

suffering from tuberculosis will be destined to die

But when? In how many years? - According to renowned doctors...

8 or 10 years - And Raj? How long, in this condition?

Death might not give him so much time. I don't think he will survive two years

I'm helpless, science is helpless

So how far did you venture out today? - Don't evade me. How long will I live?

The other lung is affected too

What a sense of humour! You bring me the flowers I'd give to a lady

Raj, I'd like to make your stay here comfortable

I hear the hangman uses sandbags to make death least discomfortable for the victim

I didn't mean that, Raj. - Neither did I

How long I shall live isn't in my hands. But I can choose my place of dying

I don't wish to die in a hospital

Not in hospital

"In the solitude of the night... "

"as I pine for you... "

"the wind rustling leaves startles me"

"The path you were to come by... "

"has nearly disappeared"

"But you never came, the seasons came and went"

"In the solitude of the night... "

"I pine for you"

"Memories of you, I hold dear in my bosom and I weep all night"

"And the moon and the stars and the blossoms wept for me...

"in the solitude of the night... "

"as I pined for you... "

Coming to Allahabad? - Yes, Kailash

They say one ought to stitch his coat according to the cloth

I have little time left, and much work

Work? - I'm not only awaiting death

Got to do something about Nilu's life

What will you do? - What no one has done for love

I will make her hate me

I will wipe out the very smile that I can die for

I'll do everything to help Nilu forget me once I'm gone

Let her remember me as something ugly. Let them tell her that...

that Raj was an evil one, he deserved to die

Why not sing rather than play? - No, I'm not singing

Why don't you sing? - I told you, I won't

Doctor Kailash, ask her to sing. - I'm ill, I can't

If singing makes you ill, it's my responsibility

I'm your family doctor. - Sing, please

Excuse me...

Here? At this hour? - Why not?

I've lots of time on hand. - You should be at home, resting

How can I stay at hom when you are throwing a party?

Lovely gathering

Silence

Ms Chandra sings

Who's that? - Who?

The one in black? - Chandra, Nilu's sister

What do you mean? - Nothing

Who's that? - Who?

That princely fellow. - You don't know Raj? Mr Gopaldas' son

"Him I've heard of... "

"I see, and I'm swayed"

"The one who hid from me... "

"my heart tells me, you are the one"

"With the colour in his eyes... "

"he paints my heart's desire, and I'm swayed"

"Him I've heard of... "

"I see, and I'm swayed"

"Him I spurned... "

"now I'm crazy about him"

"Spurned and then lovingly touched... "

"I am swayed"

"Him I've heard of... "

"I see, and I'm swayed"

"Never before did I lose my heart"

"What's come over me, I don't know"

"Don't leave me tonight... "

"I am swayed"

Brilliant

So you are Chandra? - I didn't know you

I took you for quite something else

Four legs and two horns?

Not that. - But somewhat similar?

Weren't you in love with those mountains, the lake, that life?

Wanted to see whether you'd leave the city or I'd leave the wilderness

I have lost

How long are you staying? - As long as you wish

You're home. - Can I leave?

Are you coming for dinner tomorrow?

Do come

Guess whom I met? - Whom?

Raj

Before I met him, I had spurned him

But he turns out to be quite something else

What? - Very lovable

Did he say anything? - Yes. He said...

he made a home in the wilderness because I wouldn't give up the city

Then I asked him how long he's staying. And he said, as long as I wish him to

Then there's something in it. - What might it be?

Nothing, forgive me. I don't even know how my mind works nowadays

I know, I shouldn't be discussing such things with you. But don't worry

Just as I found Raj after losing him... - Oh drop it

He won't come back ever. - Silly. He surely will

I've invited Raj over for dinner tomorrow. He's coming

Where's mother? - In the kitchen

Nilu, how would it be if Daddy and Mama sat at the heads?

That's your place, and this is mine

And Raj sits there. I've placed Raj in front, deliberately. So that...

we can take a good look at each other. How would that arrangement be?

Lady, Mr Raj is here

So you have come. - Yes

I promised, and how could I refuse your invitation?

Let me introduce you to my sister Nilu. - Glad to meet you

You surely know of him, Nilu? - I think I've seen you before

You're mistaken, or have you been dreaming?

Possible, I'm a dreamer

Your sister is annoyed. Perhaps she doesn't like my presence here

Not that

Nilu was also in love, but her man just went away

Poor Nilu has decided to wait all her life. She's been like this for months

Doesn't smile, and can't bear to see anyone smiling

Who was he? - Who knows?

Nilu won't even mention him. - I seem to have hurt her for no reason

But you wouldn't have known. - Yes, what do I know?

Well Raj my boy, how are you? - Greetings

God bless you

How is your father? - Fine, how have you been?

Fine. Why are you standing? Be seated. Kailash, sit

Daddy, I'll ask Ma to lay the table. - What's the hurry?

Send over a squash or a sherbet

So Raj, how have you been? - Yes

How goes the construction work? - Growing, as in bricks and mortar

Then your father must be a happy man

Yes, somewhat like that. - Raj my boy, you've hardly eaten

Too much for today. - Really?

Kailash, let's sit in the drawing room

Be seated

Why don't you sit? You are Chandra's little sister

We ought to know each other. Sit. - Sit down, Nilu

Enjoyed myself today. In the jungles, I'd all but forgotten socialising

How eyes can be raised in question, how eyes are dropped in condescension

You seem to be a poet. - I'm also an astrologer

I can read your palm to tell you what goes on in your heart

Let me read yours

Let go of my hand! - Let him, Nilu

Lovely lines. You'll live like a queen. That's the line of the heart

I do not like these jokes. - No jokes, I'm telling the truth

The one in your heart, the one whose promise makes you give up a lifetime...

is Janus faced. - Let it be

Read my palm

What shall I see in your palm? My fate is written on it

Smoking is taking a toll on your health

Kailash, you must let me know about the tonic

Offer some mouth-freshener to your brother-in-law

The tonic is very good

Must you take the trouble?

Here I am

Tears in your eyes?

The prospect of losing your sister makes you cry?

You're coming along with me. - Why should she? She's going...

to her own home. She's getting married too

That's going to be fun! I'll sing and I'll dance

But Nilu should be the one who sings at your engagement

You will sing, won't you? - No Ma

Go on, sing a song

You promised me you would. Sing a song

Not tonight

Tonight, she won't

You will, won't you?

On a night like this, how can I not sing?

The day when there's music in this house, with fireworks...

when my sister's hands are painted with henna...

your desires will be given, the day your dreams come true...

"When your prince comes to marry you... "

"on a splendid night... "

"I shall dance entranced"

"The prince will be anointed"

"The princess will wear vermilion"

"And I will surely have my wish"

"My hands will be painted with henna and in company of friends... "

"I shall dance, entranced... "

"when your prince comes to marry you"

"The prince will carry away the princess in a palanquin... "

"to a land far away"

"And when I think of them... "

"my heart will ache"

"My eyes will rain... "

"on a dark night... "

"I will dance alone"

"When your prince comes to marry you... "

"on a splendid night... "

"I shall dance entranced"

Silly girl, why do you cry so much?

Your sister sings very well

May I take your leave now?

Leaving already? - It's quite late

Are you visiting the dam tomorrow? Don't forget to bring Nilu along

Excuse me. Are you coming, Kailash? - Let's go

Why take the trouble? - No problem

Do give your father my regards. - Sure

Careful, you might slip. - How can I?

Wait Nilu

Please make tea. Chandra and Nilu have gone for a swim in the lake

They'd like tea when they're back. - Son...

how are you feeling? - Fine, Puran Dada

The day I await is drawing closer. - Don't say that. It'll all be fine

You?

Didn't you go for a swim? - Made an excuse to come back

About something I forgot to pick up

Lying is bad

And what you are doing? - What am I doing?

Till the other day, I was told I was missed

The same scene is being enacted with my sister

You too had put on an act. You impersonated Chandra in the letters

The feelings were mine, the emotions were mine

Every word was written in drops of Nilu's blood

What has come over you, Raj? Why have you changed?

Tell me, what is the secret? - What secret?

Why are you wearing a mask? - Mask? What mask?

I was never in love with you. - You're lying

You wouldn't care to know the truth. What makes you ask such questions?

It's a question of life or death for me. And it's also a question...

of the basics of life. Trust

Raj, if you turn out to be untrue, then it's a truthless, godless world

Find someone else to rave at. No place for god, truth and honesty in my life

Where's Mr Raj? - In his room

Nilu, take that door out. What will Chandra say if she sees you here?

What might she say? Come in here, sister

You... here? - Yes, we have something to decide

Decide? - Yes, I want to ask him...

whether he loves me, or you? - Are you raving, Nilu?

Mr Raj, what's this story? - The Janus faced man...

he mentioned last night, is he, himself

Is this true? - Yes

But do ask her what alias she used when she wrote to her Janus faced man

What alias she used when she came to meet me? Surely Chandra isn't her name

Best forgotten. Now we've given each other our word, and Nilu knows

Yet she comes to me, pleading in god's name. Ask her why...

why she wants to snatch her sister's husband

If that isn't what she intends to do, then what is she doing in my room?

Say. Why? - This is a lie

I swear by you! - Don't touch me

What's happening, Raj? How much cruelty will you subject Nilu to?

I can't bear to see her suffer any more. - You think her tears give me pleasure?

Every drop of tear she sheds is fire for me

But I must denigrate myself even more, there's more hurt I shall inflict

To make her forget me, my love

Is that possible?

Bound to happen

Before I die, I will purge her heart of memories of me. I shall try...

to see to it that she's married, that she finds a good boy...

to live happily for a lifetime

Kailash! Will you marry Nilu?

Have you gone insane? - No Kailash, you know my secret

And you know what Nilu is going through. - What use is that?

You friend will be able to die in peace

No one else can understand what Nilu is going through

Someone else might make her suffer even more. Poor thing...

she has suffered much already

You know what you're asking me to do?

I know Kailash, I'm begging of you to heal Nilu's wounds...

and for myself, one last happiness

Will you give me?

Say Kailash, will you give me?

Happy now? - Whatever has happened...

has happened for the best. From day one, I approved of him

Whose wedding are you discussing? - Nilu's. To Dr Kailash

Nilu has agreed. - His father just left

Is it true? - Yes

But why?

Why? Can't I marry?

Could it be for my sake? - No. I have hurt you

Raj was right. Maybe I was really trying to snatch away your huband

Forgive me, sister

Let me go! Don't stop me! I must! - No, you may not

But Raj...

my only son is going through this, how can I?

You are unwell. You need complete rest

I have asked Dr Yusuf to come over. Nothing will be left undone for Raj

What if I insist on going? - You are in no shape to travel

If Raj is fit enough, Dr Yusuf will bring him here

I would've attended to Raj myself. But...

I know, you're getting married to Nilu

Weren't you Raj's friend? Couldn't you even wait a few days?

It's Raj who forced me into this, not my own emotions

Raj wants to see it happen. I couldn't refuse him

Yes sir?

Forgive me. I imagined somewhat else

Why only you? I wouldn't even care if the whole world imagines that

If I care for anyone, it's Raj

What Raj has done, no one else could. - What you have done, none else would

Raj...

my son

I was escaping from you when I left the sanatorium. And here you are

Wait till I get my hands on that fool Kailash

Yes, son? - Where's the pipe playing?

One of the labourers have got married. The pair came asking for your blessings

I've told them... - I will see them. Call them

Bless you

May you be happy

May all the joys in the world be yours

What is the date today? - December 11

That leaves only two days. I must make it to Rewa

I must

I must make it to Rewa. - Why to Rewa?

Nilu is getting married the day after tomorrow

Kailash is so old-fashioned, says he must marry in his ancestral place

Will you take me to Rewa? - You cannot travel, Raj

Your condition... - I know it's bad

I told you in the sanatorium too. How long I'll live isn't in my hands

But I can die in a place of my choosing

Puran Dada...

this letter...

now it's time for this

Mail it

"Look at me, lying sick"

"See me if you can"

"You will never have seen"

"You will never have seen such a thing... "

"watch the dying breath"

"Come... "

"my heart calls out to you... "

"my sorrows have been wept away"

"Don't let my love be given a bad name"

"At heart, I am afraid"

Have we reached? - Not yet

I promised I'd see you

I'm taking a strange, long journey. I'm coming to you...

and death is chasing me. Let's see who finishes first

You should've wired his father. - He's ailing with a weak heart

Say, will he make it home? - Maybe

Don't worry, Puran Dada. I won't die on the train

Chandra, what are you doing there?

I didn't want to make a widow out of Nilu. That's why...

I enacted this melodrama. No one but Kailash, Puran and my father knows it

It was my secret. Now I'm sharing it with you

Promise me Chandra, never to tell Nilu

If ever, tell her that Raj was evil. Ask her to forget me

Will you go to Rewa?

Will you go to Rewa? - At this hour?

Yes. - Don't be silly

Why? - It's all of 14 miles

And there's fear of wild animals. Go to sleep in the waiting room

I'll take you tomorrow morning. - I haven't the time

I'll pay. - And God will send me death

Death travels with me

Let's see who finishes first

Coming? - What did you say?

Coming? - A thousand times, yes! Wherever!

Hurry. I'll thank you all my life if you can get me there on time

Life! Life, I have given you 25 years, all I want is one more night

Give me one night

Must be crazy. Hope he doesn't want his money back once he's in Rewa

I won't. Can I sit? - You heard me?

Yes, I'm mad. Take a madman to Rewa

Getting there is important

"It's a small life... "

"and youth is smaller... "

"that's the sad part"

"Come nightfall, you'll travel through strange parts... "

"to The One who loves you"

"Don't lose your way... "

"for it's a small life... "

"and youth is smaller... "

"that's the sad part"

"When you leave your home... "

"darkness will cloud your eyes, and in fear... "

"your eyes will seek within your heart"

"It's a small life... "

"and youth is smaller... "

"that's the sad part"

I'm shocked! Are you hurt?

I was on my way to meet you, you and Kailash

Kailash? You? What's this?

Are you out of your mind, Nilu?

What are you doing? - What every married woman ought to do

Nilu is naive. But you are mature

Kailash, surely you know? - Nilu knows too

I couldn't hide it

But Nilu, how can you?

Nilu, I don't want to make a widow of you, knowingly

Let me care for you, it may be averted

Bless me, Ma

But... - Yes Raj

Kailash, how can you? - Mythology speaks...

of the woman who brought her husband back from the dead. It can still happen

It's not impossible

"Glory to Lord Krishna"

"Jashoda, your son Krishna is too mischievous"

"All day he sits on the bank of the Yamuna playing his flute... "

"waiting for us to come to fill pitchers"

"Jashoda, your son Krishna is too mischievous"

"He teases us all and twists our arms"

"Chide your son, O Jashoda... heed our appeal"

"Jashoda, your son Krishna is too mischievous"