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Hey!

Enough running around! Time to sleep.

Why is the train so empty, aunty?

Because today is Deepavali.

So? -People are at home celebrating.

I am the only one without a home.

It is okay, dear. You have a children's home...

...with lots of caring aunties and friends.

But it is not the same, aunty.

Enough sulking, mister. Go to sleep now.

I am not sleepy, aunty.

You will feel sleepy if you close your eyes. Sleep.

Then tell me a story. -A story?

There was a mountain, way beyond seven mountains.

Around 300 years ago.....

On that mountain, there was a huge tree...

...and on that tree, there was an attic...

...with someone sleeping on it. -Sleeping?

Aunty, tell me something else.

There was an ocean, way beyond seven oceans...

About twenty years ago.

Right next to it, there was a place.

What kind of place?

A place where the ocean devours the land.

Where the thunder bursts.

And someone was sleeping there amidst the thunderous roar.

Sleeping again?

Aunty, tell me something from the present.

This train we are on right now,...

...in the last compartment..... -Last compartment?

Someone is sleeping. -Aunty, here too?

What is even special about that?

The man who was sleeping 300 years ago,...

...the man who was sleeping twenty years ago...

...and the man who is sleeping now is the same man.

The same man? How? -Because he is immortal.

How is that possible?

You read Hulk, right? -I did, aunty.

He is immortal like the Hulk.

Why is he always sleeping?

He has been searching for a girl for hundreds of years.

Unable to find her in reality, he just sleeps...

...hoping to find her in his dreams.

Did he ever find her, aunty?

The train is moving. Come sleep now.

Okay, aunty. Tell me what happened next.

Someone is running on the platform to catch the last compartment...

...carrying two suitcases. -Then?

First, he tosses the red suitcase inside.

Then? -Next, the blue one.

And then? -The story begins.

I told you to take a cab, but you took an auto just to save Rs30.

You almost missed your train.

Did I ask for your opinion? Is your dad paying for my cab?

Stay on the line. -I will.

I have been on the line since you landed.

Very good. Welcome to India.

Excuse me!

Brother!

Hey, wake up!

Don't you have any sense?

You are chilling with your legs out, blocking the way.

Move them.

What is with the creepy smile?

What happened? -No one in India has civic sense.

Civic sense? -Fool. Just be quiet.

You sound like an expatriate.

This is why I have been asking you for a job in Dubai all these years.

Did you help me?

Our friendship means more to me than just a job, brother.

Friendship is the most important. -Just stay on the line.

Do not talk until I tell you to. -Fine.

With one pot of water, one flower bloomed.

With two pots of water, two flowers bloomed.

With three pots of water?

Tell him six flowers bloomed. -Three flowers?

Six flowers bloomed. -I was right.

When do you ever listen to me? -Fool!

Who is that? -Nothing. Just stay on the line.

Okay.

How can six flowers bloom from three pots of water? Fool!

Who is a fool? -Someone like you.

What happened? -Wait.

I will go to the next compartment and tell you.

Okay.

This whole compartment is empty.

Today is Deepavali, that could be the reason.

Do not worry -Okay. Stay on the line.

I need to change compartments at the next stop.

What happened?

Well, I saw this guy. -Okay.

He seemed weird.

He was staring at me and dangling his legs in my face.

Oh, no! -I told him to move his legs,...

...but he gave me a creepy smile. -He smiled?

He really freaked me out.

Why did you stop? Is he near you?

Sir, there is enough space for a football game.

If you like this spot, you can stay here.

I will go elsewhere.

Would you like a biscuit, sir?

Cheese biscuit, sir. Made in Malaysia.

Purchased in Dubai, sir. Made with pure milk solids.

Cheese. Pure cow's milk, sir.

Why hesitate, sir? Around here, only eating beef is a crime.

But we can have the cow's milk, curd from milk,...

...butter from curd, ghee from the butter,...

...and you can have cheese as a block or a slice.

Please eat, sir.

Are they my sunglasses, sir? Expensive brand, sir.

Made in Malaysia. Purchased.....

Sir!

They suit you, sir.

Sir, my glass.....

Buzz off. -Sir, please.

Are you lecturing me on cheese?

I am from a bloodline that wrestled bulls 4,000 years ago.

Understood? -Sir!

I know Tamil and English well. I even know a bit of Arabic.

But I did not understand any of this, sir.

It is Tamil.

Sir, I have been speaking Tamil my whole life.

And you think I do not understand Tamil?

It is ancient Tamil, Tholkappiyam. -How do you know, sir?

I was right there, chiseling it down word by word...

...as Tholkappiyar dictated.

You might have chiseled it, but I still do not get it, sir.

Wearing vetchi flowers, we raided the nearby villages...

...hunted their cattle, brought them home...

...split them equally among villagers and the needy...

...and feasted together. Got it?

You did not understand.

I am the guy who tore meat and drank hard.

They say alcohol consumption is injurious to health.

Here.

Here.

Here.

Here.

Wait, I will be back with the cattle horn.

Here.....

Is everything all right? -I'm fine.

He has gone to get a cattle horn. -Are you crazy?

Why are you bragging about Malaysia and Dubai to him?

He is speaking gibberish. You and your mouth!

Do you think he will stab me with it?

He will if you do not shut up.

Hey! -Yes?

Hold on. -Okay.

A new storm is brewing. -What?

His next act is a musical. -I can hear him.

What is the instrument? -Wait, I will go near the door.

Okay.

He broke my glasses and gave me the pieces.

He seems like a good guy.

Be grateful he gave you the pieces instead of throwing them away.

Thank God. He stopped. -Good.

So, about my job in Dubai? -Seriously? Now?

My bad. -How long until the next station?

Around 2 to 2.5 hours. -2.5 hours?

Yeah.

My phone is about to die. I will charge it and call you back.

Okay.

Open the door!

You left a human to die and you are sitting here playing with a rat?

Are you crazy?

Do not let go, sir!

Sir, I am begging you. Do not let go.

Sir, do not let go.

Sir, I'm begging you.

Please don't let go, sir.

Is now the time to recite ancient couplets, sir?

Sir, don't let go!

Cheese. Milk solids. Made in Malaysia.

Purchased in Dubai.

Aunty, he almost killed him. Why did he do that?

If he intended to kill, he would have done it immediately.

He wanted the guy to suffer what the rat went through.

He seems like a different kind of Hulk.

Dad! -Hi, son.

Where are.....

Save me for my son's sake, at least, God.

I got those Dubai biscuits for my son.

He is feeding them to the rat. Rascal!

Sir!

Do not talk while it is eating. -Okay, sir.

What are you staring at?

You will not go left or right. Will you only go straight?

If I stomp on you...... Why are you turning to him?

Okay, sir.

Aunty, how can there be a forest and a bleeding rabbit in a train?

Watching what he did to that helpless rat...

...he was reminded of centuries of humanity's cruelty to animals.

Hey, aren't you that guy?

How dare you smile!

Where were you in 1441? -Which 1441, sir?

The year 1441. -BC or AD, sir?

Were you not in a forest in Africa? -Yes, I was, sir.

Did this crocodile not call out to you then?

Crocodile?

Yes, sir. This is the crocodile that called me.

It said, "Oh, man. I'm stuck in the mud.

Can you please take me back to the river?"

Did it not? -Yes. It did, sir.

Then, what did you say? -What did I.....

You said, "I'm skinny, you're fat, so I cannot carry you."

Did you not? -Yes, sir. I did.

Then it said, "Look, there is a rope.

Get it, tie it around me, and drag me to the river."

Did it not? -Yes. It did, sir.

Did you drag it to the river? -I did, sir.

Then it said, "Man, if you keep my mouth tied,...

...I will starve to death. Please, untie me."

Did it not? -Yes, sir. It did.

What did you say to that? -What did I say, sir?

You said, "If I untie your mouth, you will eat me."

Was I not right?

Then the crocodile said, "In the name of God, race,...

...religion, law, civilisation...

...and in the name of everything that exists...

...and will ever come into existence,...

...I am promising you that...

...I will not eat you since you saved my life."

Educated crocodile, sir. -You trusted it...

...and untied the rope. -Okay, sir.

Then, what did the crocodile do? -What did it do, sir?

It sank its teeth into your leg. -Sir!

So you asked, "In the name of God, religion, race, law,...

...everything that exists...

...and everything that will ever come into existence,...

...you made a promise, how could you do this to me now?"

It is a valid question, sir.

The crocodile said, "This is how the world works."

Well-educated crocodile, sir. Then, sir?

You argued that you were right, and the crocodile argued it was.

The crocodile said, "Let us not argue.

Let's ask the first 3 passers-by, then we will decide."

Democratic crocodile, sir.

First came a donkey. -What is a donkey, sir?

Hey! -Got it, sir. Four legs, one tail.

The crocodile narrated everything to the donkey and asked,...

..."Who do you think is right?" Did it not?

Yes. It asked, sir.

The donkey replied, "I toiled like a slave all my life.

Now that I am too old to work, my master abandoned me.

So what the crocodile said is right.

...this is how the world works." And it left.

Donkeys are just donkeys, right?

Who is the next guest, sir? -A rabbit.

A rabbit, sir?

The crocodile narrated everything again to the rabbit and asked,...

..."Who do you think is right?"

The rabbit said, "I cannot decide based on just words.

You both need to act it out from the beginning for my verdict."

Sweet rabbit, sir. -The crocodile opened its mouth.

You escaped. -Did I escape, sir?

What did you do after that? What did you do?

Sir! -What did you do?

What did you do? -Let me go, sir.

He will find me no matter where I hide.

It is better if I stay here. Maybe he will not hit me as much.

Please, God.

You fled, but suddenly reappeared...

...and thrusted a spear into the crocodile's mouth.

Sir! -Your face was drenched in blood.

Why show mercy when it tries to eat me?

I can let that go. -Thank you, sir.

But what did you do then? -What did I do, sir?

What did you do? -Sir!

Tell me. What did you do? -Whatever you imagined, sir.

You pulled the spear out of the crocodile's mouth...

...and you stabbed the rabbit that saved you.

You carried it through the forest trail.

I stopped you then and asked you why...

...there was so much blood from just stabbing a rabbit?

That is when you told me this story.

Did I tell you this story, sir? Very good, sir.

No. Very bad. -Oh, God!

I asked why you killed the rabbit that saved your life.

And you replied..... -What did I say, sir?

You said, "I do not like the taste of crocodile,...

...but I love rabbit meat."

The only meat I eat is chicken. And only broiler chicken, sir.

Do not lie. -It was not me, sir.

Lie! -Please believe me.

We are on a train, sir. It is 2026.

Look outside the window. A new party flag is flying.

The tusker flag.

Who is the next guest, sir?

Do not act like you do not know. -A monkey, sir?

You're acting like you've no clue. -Sir, that was a lucky guess.

Sir, it was just a lucky guess.

My head is spinning, sir.

Where were you in 1881? Did we jump 400 years, sir?

Were you not in the Amazon Forest?

I never ordered on Amazon, sir. -Not Amazon, some random forest.

Were you there or not? -Okay, sir.

Did a tiger not chase you? -Yes, sir. A tiger chased me.

Did you not climb a tree to escape?

Yes, I did, sir.

Climb the tree. -I will climb, sir.

Climb the tree. -I am climbing, sir.

Are you up there? -Yes, sir.

Is there a monkey next to you?

There is, sir. -Is it holding a baby monkey?

Yes, sir.

Is the tiger under the tree waiting to eat you?

Yes, sir. -The tiger told the monkey,...

..."Push the human down or you are dead meat."

Such a professional bargainer, sir.

The monkey replied, "He is my guest. I cannot harm him.

Do what you like." -The monkey knows our culture, sir.

One day passed.

Two days passed.

Three days passed. -Did the tiger not leave, sir?

The monkey told you, "I'm starving. So, I cannot feed my baby.

I will go to the nearby forest and eat something.

Can you look after my baby until I return?"

It asked, sir. -You agreed.

So the monkey gave you its baby and left.

To me, sir? -Yes.

The tiger told you, "I am very hungry.

If you give me the baby monkey, I will spare your life."

What did you do then?

What did you do?

Did I toss the baby monkey to the tiger, sir?

Sir!

Sir!

Sir!

As his mind raced from one thought to another,...

...he was swept into a hurricane of memories.

How, aunty?

50 to 60 years of memories can burden a normal human, right?

Imagine how overwhelmed an 8,000-year-old man would feel.

I feel bad for him.

God Karuppusaami, is that you?

Forgive me for not seeking your blessings.

But I was stuck in Dubai for nine years.

Once I am home, I'll sacrifice not one, but two goats for you.

Calm down, please.

What did you do to my baby? What did you do?

Tell me.

What did you do to the baby? Tell me

Tell me. Did you feed the baby milk?

You killed him. Tell me.

Answer me.

Listen to me, Karuppusaami. Wait, I will be right back.

Tell me. My child.

Tell me.

Look, Karuppusaami. Expensive liquor from Dubai.

It costs Rs22,500, Karuppusaami.

I plan to drink one spoon every day.

Drink a little and calm down, Karuppusaami. Okay?

Open your mouth.

Hey, Karuppusaami!

You should not drink it like that. It will burn your intestines.

Do not destroy your health, Karuppusaami.

Look at me, Karuppusaami.

Look, it is your favourite cigar.

Made in Cuba. Purchased in Dubai.

I am cutting it, Karuppusaami. Cannot light it without cutting.

Wait. I am almost done.

Sorry. My saliva is on it, Karuppusaami.

Forgive me. It is clean now. Take a puff and calm down, okay?

You are my favourite god.

Karuppusaami!

Karuppusaami, a feather is flying in.

Are you hiding a chicken in your jacket, Karuppusaami?

Looks like God has calmed down.

Sir, you mistook me for someone else.

I did not kill any rabbits.

I did not throw any monkeys to any tigers.

You have the wrong guy, sir.

You saw someone who looks like me.

What is your name, sir?

I have a different name for each place in every era.

What is your name now, sir?

I do not remember. -How is it possible, sir?

How old are you? -32, sir.

I am 8,822. -Are you that old?

If you say so, sir.

You did not kill the rabbit.

You did not throw the baby monkey to the tiger.

But the rat..... -Which rat?

That's pure talent, sir.

Sir! -Answer me.

Why did you try to kill the rat? -I did not do it on purpose, sir.

Even if I did, it is just a rat. I am a human, sir.

Human? You do not deserve any forgiveness at all.

Sir, please let me go.

The only thing that has not bored me in 8,000 years is rain.

Sir?

No living thing should die while it is raining.

Okay, sir. -Let the rain stop.

I will deal with you then.

Pray. -Sir?

Rain is the real God. Pray.

Praise the rain.

Say it. -Praise the rain.

Say it properly. -Sir, that is my accent.

Just say it. Praise the rain.

Praise the rain.

Rain should always be celebrated.

Do you have a chalice? -Who is Alice, sir?

Fool! I am asking if you have goblets for drinking.

I have goblets and pickles too.

If you say yes, we can drink together, sir.

If you say no, I will watch you drink, sir.

He acts as if he bought it. Just my luck.

Can I sit, sir?

Sir?

What is he up to?

Rain love.

Can I drink now, sir?

This is too much. You could have pushed me off the train.

Sir, a nail?

This nail was pulled from the hooves of my horse...

...that died 3,000 years ago in the Mesopotamian War.

Was there iron back then? -Fool!

4,000 years ago, this Tamil land exported iron to the world.

Sitting right here, you're asking if we had iron?

The Iron Age of this universe began right here in this Tamil land.

That is great history, sir.

The reality is, I was a slave in Dubai, lifting iron all day.

I saved every penny to buy one bottle, sir.

You took even that away. Please give it to me, sir.

Oh, Lord above, give a shove, may the poop find its way.

For both of us.

Here.

Can I drink now, sir?

Hey!

Oh, no!

Cheers! -Cheers!

Gross!

Nice cocktail, sir.

Since you worked as a slave, you are my blood brother.

You are a brother to all who toil as slaves across the world.

Welcome, brother. -Unbelievable, brother.

Just wait.

I will suck the life out of you.

Do not mind me asking, brother.

Why risk your life for just a feather?

You could have hit a pole and become fried chicken.

What is the deal with that feather, brother?

Looks like he will let it fly.

Brother, I know you wrote it down as someone dictated to you.

But I do not understand what you are saying.

When a woman sees a man or when a man sees a woman,...

...something erupts inside them. That is 'Vaetkkai'.

Whether they reciprocate or not, you keep yearning.

'Oruthalaiyulluthal'.

You think of them until body, mind, and soul wither. 'Melithal'.

You spell out their name in your sleep. 'Aakkamcheppal'.

You hit rock bottom, stripped of dignity and pride.

'Naanuvaraiyirathal'.

After that, something wild happens.

They appear in every little thing you see.

'Nokkuvai ellam avaye poral'.

You forget yourself and swoon. That is the magic of love. Fool!

Catching a feather is the least I can do for love.

Everything flies in love, heart, body and soul too.

You are out of this league. When did you last fly, brother?

That was 300 years ago. -Oh?

Hey! Is anyone up there?

Come down!

Hey, come down!

Climb down.

What? -Did you see a woman here?

Did you call me down for this? -Answer the question.

Do you want an answer?

Come closer.

Hey, wait!

Let us leave.

Which woman? -Why do you care?

Get lost! -Hey!

Sorry, sir. Forgive me. -You're hitting your own captain.

Wait! I will tell you.

She is my daughter. -Your daughter?

Yes, I bought her at a slave market for a thousand gold coins.

She escaped as the ship set sail.

Why did you buy her? -For her voice.

Voice. -What will you do with her voice?

She is a beautiful singer. -Which song?

That is enough. Leave.

Are you the king of this forest? -Yes, I am the king. Leave.

Go.

Sing that song as you walk.

The woman I sought for centuries, her scent filled the forest.

Waiting for her across every one of her rebirths is my purpose.

Which birth is this now, brother?

That was her fourth.

Even as a speck on the mountain, I saw her face...

...and heard her voice within me. -How, brother?

Distance does not matter. Time does not matter.

You will hear it if you are destined to.

You have a good ear, brother.

Just kidding.

Hey! Do not hit me, please!

Do not hit me.

Why are you following me?

Well, even from afar, you looked familiar.

Who are you?

Only when you step into the light will I know who I am.

Please come.

Tell me. -I like you a lot.

How can you propose to someone on your very first meeting?

Are you a fool?

You do not need to know someone fully before falling for them.

We can fall for them instantly or maybe after a decade.

How is that possible?

Come, I will tell you.

What did you tell her, brother?

This is water.

This is a stone. -Okay.

That is a tree.

And that is a bird.

You are a woman. I am a man.

I love you.

What are you looking at?

Well, this water travelled from afar...

...caressing your feet, then mine.

I have heard of pick-up lines, never a pick-up reaction.

Super, brother.

Sweat.

Here?

So, does the feather belong to her, sir?

How did you preserve it for 300 years?

Look. Can you see that star? -Which star?

The one between those two. That one.

When I die, I will go to that star.

When your time comes, go to the one next to it.

We will be together forever.

I am not lucky enough to die.

Must be tough, right?

Is this your first child?

You will not believe me if I tell you the truth.

What?

This is our twelfth child.

I do not believe you, liar.

Super, brother.

Did the elephant really bless the baby?

Not just the elephants, the whole forest did,...

...except the humans.

What is that smoke, brother? -It leaves you unconscious.

It is made from the devil's trumpet and other plants.

What is it used for?

They drug sleeping monkeys and birds so they fall from trees.

That day, they used it for a different reason.

You dragged us around for so long for this girl, you fool!

I do not know how long I was out.

When I woke up, everything had changed.

Sing a song.

Is she such a great singer that they waited so long, brother?

Wait. Let the rain stop. I will deal with you then.

Sir, no!

Sir!

Sir, let me go!

Sir, let me go!

A 300-year-old feather? You absolute lunatic.

Go grab your precious feather.

God, help me.

Sir, please don't.

A baby back then, and a rat today.

Will both make it out alive, aunty?

We will see.

Super! So, did he make it inside, aunty?

Yeah. -So, did the rat survive, aunty?

I think so.

So, the other guy is finished, right?

We will see.

Hey! Come on! Bring it on!

Let us see who makes it out alive. Bring it on.

Come on.

Save me, God.

Get up! -Sir!

Let it stop raining. I will skin you alive.

Go!

Go get me a towel. Go, you fool!

Run!

He gets away by pure luck every time, aunty.

Not luck. He lets him escape on purpose.

On purpose? Why?

He believes people learn from mistakes and change.

People like him never change, aunty.

We will see.

Bring me the booze. Go on.

Pour some into the spoon.

Add some water.

Should I add the nail next, sir?

Sorry, sir.

Go to sleep, baby. Sleep!

Please forgive me, sir. I made a mistake.

Your erratic behaviour just scared me.

That is why I pushed you out and shut the door.

Please forgive me, sir.

Your mistake was not trying to kill me.

As a being, you have every right to save yourself.

Why did you try to kill the rat?

I did not do it on purpose, sir. It was just in my way.

It looked disgusting, so I pushed it aside.

I will not do it again, sir. Please forgive me.

Why ask forgiveness from me? Ask the rat.

Okay, sir.

Please forgive me, rat. I made a mistake.

I will change. I promise.

Dear rat, I beg you to forgive me just this once.

Please, rat.

Sir, I asked the rat for forgiveness.

Please let me go now, sir.

Wait for the rat to wake up and say if you are forgiven.

I will decide then.

Oh, God!

How can a rat talk?

I have to talk my way out of this.

Sir!

Sir! We should strangle them with our own hands.

Did you save her from them?

Did you see her again?

My child's mother,...

...my love, whom I yearned for centuries to find,...

...I could not save her that day.

I felt like dying.

I am not lucky enough to die.

I lost her on a mountain peak 300 years ago...

...only to find her by the sea 20 years ago.

What?

There are no shops on this side.

If you want tea, there is only one shop.

Did you run this far just to tell me this?

I heard there are remains of an old statue...

...and altar around here. Any idea where?

Have we met before?

Even if I tell you, you will not believe me.

It is up to me to believe you.

I think it was 4,000 years ago.

In a desert, a palace with a balcony.

You appeared on the balcony one evening.

You were covered from head to toe.

Completely hidden.

A sudden breeze lifted your veil.

That is when I saw your face. This face.

The crowd below worshipped you as their queen. I did too.

The first time I saw you, you were a queen.

Me? A queen?

Okay. Then?

Then.....

About 3,000 years ago.

Leaves were floating in a river.

More than a thousand leaves.

You were floating like a leaf among them.

I do not know how to swim.

That was one of your previous births.

Okay. Then?

The third time we met.....

Sorry, I do not remember.

The fourth time I saw you,...

...you were descending the hill like a stream.

That was about 300 years ago.

This is your fifth birth.

You have come to the ocean...

...to give life to this lifeless place.

I did not come to give life.

I am a photographer. I came to take photos.

Here.

Eat.

Smile.

Vanakkam, listeners. Sri Lankan Radio Corporation.

Tamil Channel 2. It is 8:01 am.

What?

What?

I know you do not believe a word I said.

I am telling you the truth.

I saw you.

I fell asleep next to you like a baby.

I feel like coming with you.

I feel like you should not.

Will you.....

Will you come tomorrow?

Did she come the next day?

The next day came. The sun was scorching the land.

The birds flew away.

We waited for her, like the final droplets of water...

...waiting to be devoured by the sun.

When did you last bathe?

I told you to peel the onions, but you are singing songs.

Just peel them properly. -I'll do it.

Are you his sidekick or what?

Get up.

I asked you to cut the tomatoes, but you are just chilling here.

Okay, come, get up.

Come on. Go and cut the tomatoes.

What happened, grandpa? Why are you not helping?

My hand hurts, dear. -Does it hurt?

Is the meat ready?

Not yet.

You brag that you lived for thousands of years,...

...yet you cannot cook meat.

Will it at least be ready by sunset?

Is the rice washed and ready? -I am on it.

He sang a song. Why don't you sing a song for us?

A song?

What are you looking at?

Dear, he is a little different. Please do not misunderstand him.

Come here.

It's okay. Come.

Sit. I'm telling you to sit.

She did not change one bit.

She was the same, just like her previous births.

With the same compassion.

I thought pouring my heart out to her that night...

...would finally give me peace I desperately sought.

What?

Well, I brought you a lamp, you're sitting in the dark.

Thanks.

I told you that I forgot about the third time I saw you.

I remember that now. It was 2,000 years ago.

I was in a really bad place then.

You pacified me just like you pacified that guy.

Then everything was okay.

Why are you telling me this story now?

Well, I just wanted to talk to you.

Then do not beat around the bush.

May I sit?

You wanted to talk, but you are just staring at me.

A breeze that crossed oceans from a distant land...

...is embracing you and then me.

What else did you say, sir?

I finally let out everything that hurt me for years.

Then? -I fell asleep.

You fell asleep? -Yeah.

Whether from the exhaustion of letting it all out...

...or a newfound sense of peace, I fell asleep.

By the time I woke up, she was not there.

Why, sir?

Perhaps there was no space in her life to take me along.

Or she was scared that if I woke and asked to come along,...

...she would give in and say yes.

Who knows. Love is a magical mystery.

Do you know the girl who used that bicycle?

You missed her by minutes. She took the early morning bus.

She stayed here for three days. She was a nice person.

May I look inside? -Yeah, sure.

That soft hanky reminded me of the white cotton cloth...

...that swaddled my baby.

The dampness felt like my baby's tears, crying for milk.

No father is lucky enough to forget his child's tears.

Those tears are the very force that guides them through life.

Sir!

What you said about fathers is absolutely correct.

Even I have a son.

In my son's eyes, I am a good father.

My wife was six months pregnant when I left for Dubai.

Now he is eight years old, but I have never seen him.

For 8 years, I worked in the desert without a single day off.

I built a small house for him, I got him a car...

...and sent him to a good school.

But I never saw him in person, sir.

Only video calls.

Until four, he only slept when I sang a lullaby on the phone.

These days, I cannot fall asleep without hearing his voice.

I have never even hugged him.

You can come to my house and wait by the door, sir.

I will go in, hug him tight, and kiss him once.

I will take in his scent and come back.

After that, do whatever you want.

Whatever you want, sir.

I'm not lying, I saw my god, Karuppusaami, in you.

I cannot lie to you.

Sir!

Should I spare your life just because you are a good father?

Sir, it is my fault. You have every right to be mad.

Please show mercy, for my son's sake.

Hey!

Stop right there. Take another step forward.....

Step back!

Step back!

I begged for mercy. Did you let me go?

Do you want me to shed a tear hearing your story?

Cover your mouth.

Cover your mouth.

Kneel.

On your knees now.

Cover your mouth.

Should I wait for this thing to wake up and forgive me?

Or will you kill me? Who are you to kill me?

I will do whatever you say, sir. Please do not hurt the rat.

Please, sir. I beg you.

Jump out of the train.

No matter how long you live, the darkness is the same for us.

The village was past the cave, little one.

Daddy would have bought you some milk there.

Sir, will you kill me and hide me under a seat like him?

What are you blabbering?

Who is this, sir?

Did he hurt the rat too?

Lift him.

Go get me another towel.

Every time someone gets wet, I fetch the towel. Rascal!

Buddy! Hey! Look at me! Wake up!

Sit down.

Hey! Wake up! Buddy!

Here, dry him off.

Who are you guys? Leave me alone. I want to leave.

You saved my life. My God sent you. Keep quiet.

Who are you guys? Let me go. I will go back to my spot.

How long have you slept here?

I did not eat for two days.

So I fell asleep under the seat.

Where are you from?

Please let me go. I'll go.

Here, eat this. -No, thanks. I will go back.

Eat this now.

If I do not, will you hit me? -Eat.

Will you hit me after I eat?

Take it. If you do not, he will hit me.

Here, eat.

Help him change.

Sir, I bought that suit specially for my son.

Can I find him something else?

Sorry, sir.

There are glass shards. He broke all the lights.

Do not come out until I clean up. Okay?

Hey! Tell me your name. -My name? Why do you want to know?

Come on. Answer me. -Why do you want to know my name?

That is up to me. Just tell me.

Will you put me in an orphanage? It is like jail.

Just tell me your name.

Are you going to hand me over to the police?

They will not care that I am a kid. They will beat me.

Have they beaten you? -Yeah.

For what? -How do I know?

Forget that.

Tell me your name. -Do I really have to?

Yes, you have to. -I do not know my name.

How is that possible? -I forgot.

Sir, he does not remember his name, just like you.

How did you end up here?

You want to know that story? I think I lied.

My dad looks kind of like him.

You know that smell from his mouth?

That is how my dad's breath smelled.

My dad left me on a train...

...saying he would buy biryani and return.

He never came back.

When was that? -I think...

...he left me when I was small.

I do not want the suit or glasses.

I want to go back to my spot. Please let me go.

Sit down.

Hey, go stand over there.

Has it stopped raining? -Not yet, sir.

Look properly, you fool! -It stopped, sir.

Do you want to see your son? -Yes, sir.

You want to hug him tight? -Yes, sir.

Do you want to kiss him? -Yes, sir.

Do you want to know what he smells like?

Yes, sir.

Push this boy off the train. Then you can go home.

Sir? -Go.

Sir! What are you saying?

Sir!

Sir! How is going home related to killing this boy?

Sir, I do not understand what you are saying.

Sir, you have empathy for the rat, but not for this boy?

Have a conscience. Sir!

Did you not try to kill the rat to save yourself?

Now kill him to save yourself.

How can a rat and a boy be equal? -They are equal.

How, sir?

The rat's life is no less than the boy's.

Both are lives, you fool!

Do not be scared. I have seen weirdos like him.

They threaten like lunatics, then they give plenty of cash.

You do not know him. We must talk our way out.

I will handle him. Stay quiet.

I beg you, sir. Do not make me do this.

Sir, please save us!

I am trapped with a boy! Please save us, sir!

Sir!

I will count to ten. That is all you get to decide.

One. -Sir, no.

Two. -Please, sir.

Three. -Sir, you are scaring me.

Seven, eight.

Nine.

The next number is ten.

Sir!

Sir, no, please.

Sir!

Forgive me, sir. I cannot kill the boy.

Punish me for hurting the rat, but let him go.

He is just a child. Poor thing, he has no one.

Sir!

Please don't, let him go, sir.

Sir!

Sir, there is no way I can push him down.

I just cannot do it, sir.

I will jump instead.

I will jump out and die.

Let me go, sir.

Let me go, sir.

Dear rat, please forgive me.

I did not mean to hurt you. Please forgive me.

I am sincerely apologising. Please accept my apology, rat.

I will never do it again. I promise, please believe me.

Sir, I truly meant my apologies this time.

Hey!

Sit here.

There is another option if you want me to spare you.

Okay, sir. What can I do?

If you take him home with you, I will let you go.

Sure, my pleasure, sir. I will take him home.

I swear on Karuppusaami, I will take good care of him.

No, I do not want to go. Do not send me with anyone.

Please let me go.

People take me like this...

...and force me to work.

They make me carry heavy sacks.

My hands hurt so much.

They will not even let me sleep.

Please do not make me go.

I cannot believe you suffered just like me.

Please do not cry. I cannot bear it.

Buddy, hey!

You went through so much at such a young age?

Your dad was a good-for-nothing, and so was mine.

I might look like your dad and smell like him.

I will not abandon you. I will care for you like a son.

Okay? Do not be scared. I am here for you.

Sir,...

...I will take care of him like my own son.

That boy looks like me, aunty.

He will take care of him, right? -He will.

Someone will adopt me too, right? -Yes, buddy.

Hey, get up. It is the police. Come on.

Sir, it is just the police. Let them come. We will manage.

If they question you about him, he cannot come with you.

Bring your suitcase.

Go to the reserved compartment two coaches down. Get into it.

Sir, you are like my God, Karuppusaami.

I do not know when we will meet again.

Please give me good advice, sir.

The next time you get trapped in a train like this.....

Okay, sir. -Do you see that red chain?

Yes, I see it. -If you pull that, the train stops.

Got it?

Okay. -Thank you, sir.

Get going.

Whose feather is this, sir? -A bird's.

The bird said to give it to a good man when he is great.

It is yours now. -Thank you, sir.

Sir, the guard is unconscious. -Go and check what happened.

Locopilot, come on the line.

Yes, tell me. -The guard is unconscious.

He gets seizures often. Splash water on his face.

Okay, sir.

The four of you stay here. Others, come with me. Come on.

Quickly.

Sir, there is someone here.

Hey, who are you?

Why are you smiling?

Get up!

Come over here.

Kneel! On your knees!

Sir, we checked the next coach. It is the RMS compartment.

Letters and parcels are safe, but the shutter is broken.

But everything else is okay. -Okay, sit.

What is your name?

I have a different name for each place in each era.

I do not remember any names now.

Are you kidding?

Do you have your Aadhaar card?

I do not have any cards.

Before rivers were named,...

...before oceans were named,...

...and before countries formed,...

...I was created. You would not understand.

Happy Deepavali. -Big mouth!

He has lost his mind. Lift him.

Sit down.

Inform the stationmaster that the train can leave.

Okay, sir.

Stationmaster, come on the line.

Even on Deepavali. Nasty!

Give him some milk.

Can you feed him?

Answer me.

Can you feed him?

Useless fool!

The village was past the cave, little one.

Daddy would have bought some milk for you.

Hello, sir!

Please wake up.

Please wake up.

Do you have some milk, brother?

Milk.

Sir!

Sir!

Sir!

Do you have any milk...

Some milk.

It is time for me to leave.

I beat up some policemen.

If they find me here, it will be trouble. I will go.

I'm looking for that woman. Remember that woman?

Will they find her, aunty?

Yeah. Not right away,...

...but he will find her eventually, perhaps in a century or two.

How is that possible, aunty? -What do you mean?

She is immortal, just like him.

Hulk is immortal. Boys only. How can girls be immortal?

Have you not read She-Hulk? -No.

She-Hulk is just like Hulk. She is immortal too.

Girls can do everything boys can.

Why did she not tell him that?

He is a dummy, just like you. He thought only boys were immortal.

Will she tell him the truth when they meet the next time?

No, he must figure it out. She will not tell him.

Poor guy, probably he has not seen She-Hulk, just like me.

Have you seen She-Hulk? -Of course, I have.

Enough stories for today. It is bedtime.

I want a She-Hulk story, aunty.

Next time. Go to sleep now. -Okay, aunty.