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Tasneem.

I don't want him
anywhere near that house.

I think he might be just
the boy for Lata.

May I write to Lata, Mrs Mehra?

Of course, Haresh.

Dagh Sahib.

She's sent for me.

I think you are a lipstick girl.

Go away!

SHOUTING

Pran!

Bhaskar!

SCREAMING AND CRYING

SHE SOBS

Bhaskar.

Sister.

Bhaskar Tandon!

We find him.

Bhaska-a-a-a-r!

Bhaskar Tandon.

B-H-A-S-K-A-R.

Bhaskar Tandon.

Professor Kapoor?

Oh, my God.

Bhaskar?

Is he all right?

You knew my name?

I'm a student at the university.

I know Lata.

Kabir Durrani.

Oh, thank you.

My Bhaskar.

Thank you so much.

Ma!

Thank you.

Daddy.

Your Bhaskar was one of
the lucky ones.

And Kabir,

the hero of the hour.

So, is it all over

between you and Kabir?

He wrote to me in Calcutta,
you know.

Did he?
He seemed to be blaming me,

as if he was the one whose feelings
had been hurt.

I suppose it was
very melodramatic of me

asking him to run away with me.

Very adventurous, rather.

You're always telling me
how bold I am,

but I think you have outdone me.

I don't know any more.

Did anything else happen...

Yes.

I was called a lipstick girl.

But I don't want to talk about it.

All right.

Oh, oh, oh.

Firoz!

Maan!

It's good to see you.

How wild and brown you look.

Try shitting in the fields,
chotay Nawab.

I'm exhausted.

Come on.

You're in danger of dissolving.

Not bad.

This must be the biggest Kurta
you own.

You do realise Saeeda Bai
closes shop for Manu?

Does she?

The Raja of Marh will be annoyed.

She won't sing for him...

..or you.

Don't tell me you're jealous.

Well...

..as you once said,

I never tell you anything.

Then I can go visit Saeeda.

If I go home,
Baoji will be furious.

I think you should go home first.

It's disrespectful to your parents.

You think I've planned all this.

Perhaps you have.

But I don't mind.

On second thoughts, why not?

Points to remember.

One, keep up with news
and world affairs.

100...

Three, make 1951

the deciding year of my life.

Four,

pay off debts.

Six,

perhaps shave off my moustache.

Or not.

Seven...

..make Lata love me.

and the nice time we spent together.

You must have brought me luck,

because the moment you left,

I won a big order for the company

and I fully anticipate

an early promotion.

TELEPHONE RINGS

Where is Jagat Ram?

That lazy bastard?

Gone.

Dismissed.

He left his shift before time.

His daughter is in the hospital.

I gave him leave to go home early.

You had no business dismissing him.

I want him reinstated instantly.

You give men time off
for sick children,

then what happens?

You have no workforce at all.

I said, I want him
reinstated instantly!

Since when have you started
giving orders?

I say what happens round here,

not you.

What is done is done.

Am I to be overruled in favour
of this...

..clock-watching mediocrity?

Mr Khanna,

that is no way to speak about
a colleague.

I will not have it.

In fact, I think it will would best

if Mr Sengupta took over
the HSH contract from now on.

What?

I slogged my guts for that order.

This has changed the fortunes
of this factory.

If you give it to Sengupta,
he will butcher the job.

We'll find out, but as of now,

my decision is final.

In that case...

..I can see no point in my
carrying on here.

So...

..I'm tendering my resignation.

You cannot leave.

You are under contract.

I refuse to work at
this benighted place,

whatever the consequences.

Mr...

TELEPHONE RINGS

Just like that.

MAN LAUGHS

MAN: Are you a lipstick girl,
Lata?

What's wrong, Lata?
You're not yourself.

You know, what you need
is something different

to occupy your thoughts.

Lata...

..I have an idea.

Twelfth Night.

Just what you need.

Why not try out for it?

I will if you will.

Come on, Lata.

A play is just the thing for you.

Come.

I'm nervous.

Come in, come in, come in.

Introduce yourselves to each other.

This first reading will just be
a run-through

of the text.

You set this up.

What are you doing here?

The same as you, I suppose.

You never told me you were
interested in amateur dramatics.

Nor did you tell me.

Well, I wasn't, till Malati
dragged me to the auditions.

And I hear you did very well.

Is that why you auditioned?

Possibly.

It's good to see you again, Lata.

So, who are you playing?

Malvolio.

MALATI SNIGGERS

I auditioned for the Duke, but...

Anything that brings us
closer together.

You're mad.

Shall we begin?

If music be the food of love...

ALL: Play on!

And commands shall be executed.

I think we do know
the sweet Roman hand.

Olivia?

Wilt thou go to bed, Malvolio?

To bed?

Aye, sweetheart,
and I'll come to thee.

Ladies and gentlemen!

Lata?

Yes?

My father heard
he has a gift for mathematics

and thought it might interest him.

I hope it's not too much trouble.

No, not at all.

We owe you so much for what you did.

It was lucky I was there.

I'm sorry I embarrassed you
in the rehearsal.

Not your fault.

Shakespeare laid a trap for us.

Yes.

I must go now. Goodbye.

So, you see, I don't know
what to write to Lata.

What will she think?

What will her mother think...

..if I have to tell her
that now I am a workless man?

Not workless,

but between jobs.

You know you will soon find
a good post.

I'm going to try with Praha.

The Czech firm?

They're first class,

I don't know.

Perhaps they won't see me at all.

Of course they will.

But first, you must write to Lata,
and tell her the truth.

Then write to me
and tell me how it goes.

I'm going to stay at my place
in Delhi.

After my success with Lata,

Ma is sending her youngest son Varun

to stay with me while
he interviews for the IAS.

I haven't seen him since he was
a little boy.

I wonder how he's turned out.

As you can see,

I am on my way somewhere.

The cause of the Pul Mela disaster.

What conclusions have you reached?

Many possible explanations
have been put forward.

It is possible

that we may never know.

Agarwal,

as Home Minister,
surely you must be exploring

all urgent enquiries.

And may I remind you, Mr Kapoor,

that with an election imminent,

this may not be the best moment

Best to move forward,
don't you agree?

Weren't you yourself responsible
for security at the Pul Mela?

Hundreds were injured,

12 people died,

I almost lost my grandson.

I'm thinking of leaving
the Congress party.

What?
You mean leave politics altogether?

Perhaps.

With the Zamindari Bill being
written into law,

and upheld by the courts,

maybe it's the right time.

Nobody is going to take blame
for the Pul Mela disaster.

And the Home Minister knows
exactly what will happen

between Hindus and Muslims

if Ramlila and Muharram clash
next month.

I'm sick of the face-saving
and the corruption in Assembly.

But that's why the country needs
people like you...

..to fight corruption.

In fact, the countryside needs you.

Look, come to my constituency,

stand in Rudhia, where you can make
such a real difference.

Will you consider it?

I'm touched by your trust in me.

Come and stay at Baitar Fort
and see how things are.

You might bring your son.

Maan?

Won't he be a liability?

My people tell me he is
greatly respected

by the villagers of Rudhia
and Salimpur.

And Maan has spoken to me

of his interest in the lives
of the village people.

And when did he tell you this?

Didn't you know he's staying here
at Baitar House?

Hmm.

Maan Mamu!

Bhaskar? How are you?

Are you recovered? Yes, Maan Mamu.

You must watch me
or I'll kutti with you.

You can't kutti with your mamu!

Huh?

Now, little monkey, 17 times 369?

Maan.

Namaste, Baoji.

How did you know Bhaskar
has been recovering?

We did not write to you.

How long have you been back
in Brahmpur -

hiding from your family?

I'm here now.

You bring shame to us
with your behaviour.

You only come back home now

because Saeeda Bai shuts her house
to Hindus for Moharram.

It's my life, Baoji.

Unfortunately,
you're part of our lives.

You won't be going back
to her again.

I'm taking you back to
the countryside.

I'm standing for Congress in Rudhia.

In Rasheed's village?

Yes. Rhudia is in
the Nawab's constituency.

And you are coming with me.

Suniye?

The doctor will be here very soon.

No hurry. First births take
a long time in general.

12 hours is quite normal.

Oh, don't I know it!

With my first, it went on so long,
and the pain,

it was so terrible, I wanted to die.

Ma-ji.
Shall we talk about something else?

I am trying to prepare her!
Otherwise, what is a mother for?

SHE GASPS

Is it really that painful?

Yes. It's truly terrible.

But when the baby is born,
it is a joy to behold.

If everything is all right, that is.

What do you mean? What?
Well... Ma, please.

Breathe. I'm right here.

"I feel so sorry to burden you
with the news I have given above.

"You will have to decide
whether you could care for me

"as a man without employment.

"My feelings for you
have not changed.

"Indeed, the more I think of you,
the stronger they grow.

"But if you wish to stop
corresponding, I will understand."

BABY CRIES IN DISTANCE

SHE COOS

Ma!

Thank you for waiting.

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

Mr Novak and Mr Havel
will see you now.

Take the stairs,
it's the third office along.

Why are you here?

Because I want to work here.

And I think I could be an asset
to your firm, sir.

When you wrote to us, we offered you
a job and you turned it down.

As a workman, at 28 rupees a week.

I was in management at CLFC.

Something clearly
went wrong with that,

or you would not be here
begging us for a job.

Havel? What do you think
of this man?

HAVEL EXHALES

Show me your hands.

You're not a shoemaker.

I am, sir. No, you are not.

Some other line would be
better for you.

I can make a first-class
pair of shoes from

the design pattern to the finished
product. Out of the question.

Suppose...

..you choose the most difficult
design on your production line

and I make a first-class shoe
to that design...

..will you consider it then?

Brogues, Blake Welted.

For the foreman's job.

You make a shoe to our satisfaction,

and you can start
as a foreman on 80 a week.

How's that?

I accept.

Havel.

Relax, Novak.

He will fail.

He doesn't have the thumbs for it.

"Dear Haresh, I'm sorry to hear
you had to resign from your job.

"Their loss will inevitably be
someone else's gain.

"Don't forget that
the unkindness of people only

"hurts as long as we remember it.

Which bed for Mrs Savita Kapoor?

Bed number four. OK, thank you.

Kuku. Yes!

# Baby, baby, sweet as mangoes

# See your aunties
twirl and tango! #

What a lovely surprise.
Oh, we couldn't leave you

to struggle on without help.

Baby.

Oh, this is very pretty.

"A Lady Baby came today,
what words are quite so nice to say?

"They make one smile, they make one
pray for Lady Baby's happiness.

"Hush...

"Lady Baby's fast asleep, the
friendly fire-flames dance and leap.

"And burning her to ash, they sweep
across the Lady Baby's dress...

BABY WAILS

Meenakshi, control your sister.

She is most certainly not.

It's just a college play.

Twelfth Night.

MEENAKSHI GASPS

Shakespeare.

Oh, I wonder what it would have
been like to be married to him

and have him whisper sweet words
in my ear.

Shall I compare thee
to a summer's day?

Amit sends his love.

But we were introduced to a very
fine young man in Lucknow,

weren't we, Lata?

A shoemaker.

BOTH: A shoemaker?

A shoemaker.

HE SIGHS

This is first-class work.

Admit it, Novak, this is better
than you or I could do.

So I get the job?

You do.

Foreman, 80 rupees a week.
Do you accept?

I agree the salary,
though it's low.

I need to live in
the Praha accommodation

and be able to use
the Officers' Club.

It is important to me.

THEY SPEAK CZECH

Welcome to Praha, Mr Khanna.

Madam, you have done me wrong.

No, no, no!
Madam, you have done ME wrong.

Try it again.

Is that the handsome Muslim?

Madam... That's the one.

Hm... Very nice. Mm-hm.

I am mad...

Thick, dark hair
and luscious lips...

Madam, you have done ME wrong.

Our brother had better look sharp

if he wants to stand a chance.
Madam, you have done ME wrong.

Is Amit interested in Lata?

More than he has been in
any other girl.

THEY LAUGH

Pray you...

Would you young ladies
please keep quiet?

Thank you, Professor. Thank you.

Excuse me...

HE CHANTS HAPPILY IN HINDI

O-o-o-o-oh!

"Dear Haresh.

"Good news about Praha.

"Meenakshi and her sister Kakoli
just left for Calcutta.

"Our home is in chaos at the moment,

"and my afternoons are taken up
with rehearsals."

Let me see your face.

Look you, sir...

SHE CHUCKLES

Such a one I was this present.

"I don't know if I'm myself or
one of Shakespeare's creatures."

"Please keep me informed
about everything that happens.

"No-one here has lost faith in you.

"Affectionately, Lata."

Yeah.

It's nice to be back home.

Oh, did I tell you? Kuku and I saw
Lata's new student flame.

Very handsome, flashing eyes.

That Muslim? Forget it.

What about the other one
that writes to her?

Your mother seems to favour him.

And she could have Amit.

Let's invite him to us.

Who? The cobbler.

You can sound him out,
and if he's not quite the thing,

as I suspect, send him packing.

Bloody hell.

For once I wish my damned brother
was here.

He could speak to the cobbler,
so I don't have to.

Darling...

HE SIGHS

Gosh, I don't know how to do this.

Never say, "I don't know."

Always say...

.."I'm afraid I have no idea."

I'm afraid I have no idea.

SHE LAUGHS

You look very presentable.

If you start to feel anxious
during the interview...

..think of last night.

Tell yourself...

.."I am the Iron Frame of India."

I...am the Iron Frame of India.

"I am the Iron Frame of India."

SHAKILY: I...am the Iron Frame
of India.

So you're originally from Delhi,
is that right, Mr Khanna?

Yes, indeed. I went to
St Stephen's College there.

Ah, very good college.

And then you went to England?
Was that to Oxford or to Cambridge?

Northampton College of Technology.

Really?

It is one of the best places to
study shoe manufacture, you know?

Yes, I dare say it is.

When I go to London,
I always stay at Claridge's.

And I say, "It is all
to my satisfaction."

THEY LAUGH

He never takes me.

And do you like London, Mr Khanna?

Yes! I like the pubs.

Pubs? You can find a pub
on almost every corner.

Very friendly places.

IN ENGLISH ACCENT:
"Gentlemen, time, please." Hm?

That is what they say
at closing time, you know?

Oh...!

I expect you saw quite a lot
of plays in the West End?

The Deep Blue Sea?
The Lady's Not for Burning?

I was in Northampton.

There was the local repertory
theatre,

but mostly I went to the cinema.

Dick Barton. Red River.

Easter Parade.

All very excellent.

Where do you buy toys
for your little girl, Mr Mehra?

I am always telling Mr Khandelwal
to buy toys from England.

Well, of course,

there's nowhere to compare
with Hamleys on Regent Street.

Ah, Hamleys!

Five floors of nothing but toys
on every floor!

When were you last in England,
Mr Mehra?

HE COUGHS

Darling. Dekho tou.

HE CONTINUES COUGHING

I do beg your pardon.

So maybe...? Sorry.

You were telling us when you were
most recently in England.

Well...

HE CLEARS THROAT

..as it happens...

..it might surprise you to learn,

but I have never actually had
the opportunity to...go there.

Drinks, anyone? Oh, my darling.

Anyone for another drink?

GLASS SHATTERS

SHE PLAYS PIANO

SHE PLAYS OUT OF TUNE

SHE SUCKS TEETH

Amit.

Yes?

What do you think of Lata?

I like her very much.

Enough to marry her?

Perhaps.

You know, you have rivals.

I scorn to compete.

But you must let her know
how you feel, or you will lose her.

Leave me alone, Kuku.

# Luscious Lata, born to be

# Lady Lata Chatterji

# Kuku-clock
chimes out her name... #

You are the stupidest girl I know.

Cuddles.

Go and bite Amit.

Come on, Cuddles.

DOG WHIMPERS

Rou Sakeena! Haye haye.
Rou Sakeena! Haye haye.

Rou Sakeena! Haye haye.

Rou Sakeena! Haye haye.
Rou Sakeena! Haye haye.

Rou Sakeena! Haye haye.

Rou Sakeena! Haye haye.
Rou Sakeena! Haye haye.

Rou Sakeena! Haye haye.

Saeeda?

You know you can't speak
to her today.

Just to see her was enough.

It means something, what she's
doing, giving out sherbet.

It is the holiest time
for our Shia community.

It commemorates the terrible thirst
of the Shia martyrs at Karbala.

You must respect the gesture.

Do you think she will forgive me?

Moharram is almost over.

I'm sure Dagh Sahib will find
his way back to her soon.

I have to go and see Bhaskar now.
He's in the Ramlila procession.

Come and watch?

Yes, after I have led the Tazia
procession with my father.

I'll meet you here.

# Peeto mohibbo

# Hind se

# Aaqa ka kooch hai

# Rou ke aaj
Sayyed-e

Shah ast Hussain,

badshah ast Hussain,

deen ast Hussain,

dar dast-e-yazid,

haqaa key bin-aey
la ila ast Hussain.

Ya Hussain.

CROWD CHANTING: Ya Hussain.
Ya Hussain. Ya Hussain.

LAUGHTER

Bhaskar, haath upar karo achey se.

Look, there's Bhaskar.
Bhaskar, Maan Mamu.

Bhaskar!

Bhaskar!

I'm mighty and I'm powerful!
Hey, my mighty boy!

CHANTING

We should move. Come, Bhaskar.

CHANTING CONTINUES

CHILD SCREAMS

Stay close to me.

BABY FUSSES

Sh, sh...

Maan hasn't reached home yet.

No, Lata, don't, please.

BABY FUSSES

Sh, sh, sh...

ANGRY SHOUTING

Maan mamu.

BABY CRIES,
THEY PANT

Sh!

Don't worry,
the blood's not from us.

I must call my father.

What happened?

DOGS BARK,
FLAMES CRACKLE

DISTANT SHOUTING

Kya naam hai tumhara?
Paper dikhao apnay.

Pura naam kya hai?

How has Ammi been today?

Not so good.

I hope she didn't know
about the riots last night.

How are you, Ammi?

Close the door, it's cold.

It's all right, I closed it.

What day is it?

It's Thursday.

Tonight's the opening
of Twelfth Night.

Remember? I am playing Malvolio.

Yeah. That's right.

How is your father?

Still asking
if two and two makes four?

Yes.

When I was married to him...

You still are, Ammi.

You're not listening to me.

When I...

You've made me forget!

We don't have much time.

They're trying to get me married
to someone else.

They've put guards
outside my door at night.

And my doctor, did he go to Karachi,
or did they kill him?

They lit his beard -
I saw him go up in smoke.

Ammi, I am Kabir.

I found the girl I want to marry.

Ammi...

I came to you for your blessing.

You look beautiful, my dear.

Really, Lata,
they are going to love you.

Beginners, please!

Orsino, Curio, musicians.
Olivia, you look beautiful.

And where is Mr Durrani?
Has somebody seen him? Sir.

Oh, hurry, hurry, hurry.

Will you be at the cast party?

I'd like to speak with you.

All right.

Break a leg.

Thank you, I will.

Some are born mad,
some achieve madness.

And some have madness
thrust upon them.

The play is directed
by Professor Mishra.

Also known as The Great White Whale.

CLATTERING,
HURRIED CHATTER

TRUMPETS SOUND

If music be the food of love,
play on.

INDISTINCT

God bless thee, Lady.

Take the fool away.

There she is. Lata! Look. Lata.

Do you not hear, fellows?
Take away the lady.

What think you of this fool,
Malvolio?

Doth he not mend?

Yes, and shall do till the pangs
of death shake him.

Not black in my mind,
though yellow in my leg.

LAUGHTER

Wilt thou go to bed, Malvolio?
To bed?

Who is that boy?

LAUGHTER

TRUMPETS SOUND

You shall from this time be
your master's mistress.

Ahoy! Hey!

Madam.

Is this the madman?

Ay, my lord, the same.

Why have you suffer'd me to be
imprison'd, kept in a dark place,

visited by a priest?

Alas, Malvolio,
this is not my writing.

Poor fool,
how they have baffled thee.

I'll be revenged
on the whole pack of you!

# But that's all one
Our play is done

TRUMPET SOUNDS

# O gore gore

# O banke chore

# Kabhi meri gali aaya karo

# Gori gori

# O banki chori

# Chahe roz bulaya karo

# Roz roz mulaqat achchhi nahin

# Pyaar mein aisi baat
achchhi nahin

# Thora thora milna

# Thodi si judaai

# Sada chandni raat... #

You were so good!
And I am so proud of you.

If only your father
could have seen you.

No, Ma.

We've worked on this play for months
and we want to celebrate.

Come on, Lata.

Professor Mishra
will see I get home safely.

Dazzling, Lata.

# Gori gori

# O banki chori

# Chahe roz bulaya karo

# Gore gore

# O banke chore

# Gori gori
O banki chori

# Chahe roz bulaya karo! #

LAUGHTER AND WHOOPING

You were so good tonight.

So were you.

You're not still angry with me?

No.

I don't know.

I've thought so much about things.

I let you down, didn't I?

No, you were being sensible.

Why didn't I just say,
"Yes, let's run away together"?

It's just not possible
for us, Kabir.

Who says?

I know it's difficult for us,
but where is your spirit?

Don't you care for me?

I do.

I do, I've never stopped loving you.

Oh, Lata.

But I can't give up my family.
I can't give up my mother.

If you stand firm,
as you did tonight,

your mother would have to accept it.

Kabir,

do you know of any mixed marriages
that have worked out?

Do you know of any that haven't?

I don't know of any at all
in our family!

Your family is not going to be
there for ever.

Are you going to sacrifice yourself
for them?

SHE SIGHS

You don't understand, Kabir.

My family is not like yours.

You're right, Lata,

your family is nothing like mine.

Lata?

Lata?

SHE SOBS

for Christmas lunch
at the Czech cobblers' club.

I don't want you to ruin
Lata's chances.

She doesn't have to stoop
as low as that.

Do you know how happy you make me?

But now you are going to leave me
again.

We Muslims are in a minority.

Who can protect us and our culture?

CROWD CHANTING

It's Amit's book of poetry!

It's very nice to see you again.

Why do you love her?

Because she's Lata.

# Gore gore

# O banke chore

# Kabhi meri gali aaya karo

# Gori gori

# O banki chori

# Chahe roz bulaya karo

# Gore gore
O banke chore

# Kabhi meri gali aaya karo

# Gori gori o banki chori

# Chahe roz bulaya karo! #