Original subtitles

You can't see people standing? - You can't hear a car honking?

"Look, what you've done to him! - Why talk to these wastrels?"

"Hey, steam engine!"

Why are...

you meddling...

in our affair?

"Insolence! Kiran, you know what he did yesterday?"

What...? - Punctured Lalita's tyre

"Really? - Lady, must you begin a day lying?"

"All she had to do was to sit on the cycle, and the tyre went flat"

He's lying! I saw him doing it. - Should've slapped him then and there

"Lady, our hands are fidgety too. - You know who you're talking to?"

Sure. A bus on the fleet of Kamla Transport Company gone berserk

I am a bus?

I've gone berserk? - Yes

How about reining me in? - Will you give him the chance?

Why are you mum? - Someday I'll speak. Out of my way

"I'm waiting. - Come off it, man"

Don't mess with her. She's savage. I hear her mother is worse

Lost your legs? Down

Water

"So cold! But Kamla, am I not supposed to worship the wife?"

Who's the wife? - Oh! I forgot what I am

"But I haven't forgotten who I am. On this day, the husband is worshipped"

Husband-worship is legend

"I have performed the ritual. Now, I'm worshipping The Goddess of Terror"

Great! One day in a year I get worshipped. The rest of the time...

"I'm counting the prayer beads. - Else, you would've ruined..."

Kamla Transport Company

My pockets are as empty as a miser's heart

You haven't received your money yet? - No

My hands are itching. It must be on the way

Hello lawyer! You're going to live long

The money comes for Shekhar. But Mahesh waits for it to arrive

Even these clothes are Shekhar's. Actually money's like water flowing...

from river-to-pipes-to-stomach-to... - Shut up

"250 quid every month! For God's sake, tell me, who my patron is"

"As usual Shekhar, let me tell you that he has forbidden disclosure"

Just enjoy yourself. Don't ask. Some donors don't disclose their names

I hate these secret charities. 250 every month! Who's this Shekhar?

He hasn't ever come by to say thanks. - I say my thanksgiving to you daily

Why are you groveling? - Can't I even do this?

Saroja

Go to the office

Wait

How can you start groveling in the presence of my secretary?

"You're always shooting your mouth off! - I was sitting quietly, reading"

"You switched on your radio. - But I switched it off, Dad"

Not even the radio station can switch off this radio

But I'm cutting off your charity. - I'm off to college

I'm going to the office. - Go on

Aunt Buffalo! You're in the pink of your health. What's the secret?

Moron! Are you ridiculing me? - What happened Lalita?

He called me Aunt Buffalo! - I said that to the buffalo

"And I'm the butt of the joke? - Is that so, Ramesh?"

"No Shekhar, I swear it on the fatso's father"

Not that buffalo... this... no not this buffalo... that

Ask her if you don't believe me. Aunt! - So the buffalo is your aunt?

Yes

The holy cow is the mother. The buffalo is the holy aunt

"I told her not a thing, and she tells me so many!"

"ls that true? - Not you, I told that ass"

How would I know you're talking to your brother? Sorry

No one ever told you fellows to be gentlemen?

"Come on, let's go. No point talking to these fellows"

"Ms Kiran, what's the name of this book about gentlemanliness?"

"Who needs a book. You teach us. - Yes, go on"

Not all at a go. One at a time. - Me first

Of course! You should be the first to learn a lesson

"You lead the rash mob, don't you? - Yes. Will the lesson be on the way?"

"Come on, out. - Sure. Keep this"

Allow me

Lucky dog

Take care! She's buckshot

Why the silence? - I picked up a fight for nothing

"Ditto here. - Up close, is how you get to know"

You've come to know me? - Yes. You're delicate at heart

Ditto about you. - Really? May I move up?

"Yes, why not?"

"You aren't cross with me, are you? - What a shame!"

Cross...? With you...?

You're as hot-headed as I am. - I'm also as romantic as you are

Romance...?

Are you shivering? - Oh no

"I mean, is my first experience - First experience? Never rode a car?"

"I have, but... - What...?"

Never went on a ride with someone

Neither have I ever been out on a ride with someone

"Kiran, how far are we headed? - As far as you want"

"With you beside me, I wish I could go on and on and on... forever"

Really?

Really

"Look, first you move up, and then you close up... to say something?"

"Kiran, I can't keep away from you"

What happened?

Engine. Overheated. Needs cold water

You'll find a bucket in the boot. Will you get some water? Please

Back in a moment

Engine cooled down already? - Have you learnt your lesson?

Kiran! This is deceit! - Fitting reply for you

Take a walk. You might get there by daybreak. it's 30 miles from here

Kiran! Wait!

Hi lady! Engine fixed?

My car's broken down

"So what? Your legs are working, no?"

Take a walk. You might make it by daybreak. it's only 15 miles

"You won't find a bus, a train, not even a horse"

Keep this

What's up? - Have mercy! I'm all alone

"But you're the deserter, aren't you?"

But I'm not heartless enough to desert you

You're so nice... - Who me...? Really?

That comes from the heart?

Promise never to deceive me?

Never in your life? - What...?

Just spoke my heart. Look! Such a beautiful moonlit night

"How about taking a walk? - 15 miles, on foot...?"

Yes

"Goodness! I can't make it. - If you say so, I can carry you"

"Do we spend the night together, here?"

Here? With you...?

No...? Bye. - Listen

Will you leave me all alone? - Strange! You won't stay with me

You won't come with me. So what to do?

You take the front seat. I'll take the rear. Let's sleep

Like a couch potato? Curled up on a seat?

I've found myself a lovely bed

"What a shame! That's a haystack! - No, that's a bed of roses"

Get back in the car

What happened? - Look at that!

You come to me out of fear? - I'm scared

Can I sleep here? - With me? Just you and I?

Shekhar! Stop joking. Move over. I'm lying down here

Very well

"What's this? Are you grabbing at me? - It was you first, don't blame me!"

Let go

I was under the impression that you're hot-headed

I was under the impression that you're vain

And now...? - We happen to be in love

"Talk with an open heart, and you make friends out of enemies"

They come close. - Does this closeness last a lifetime?

"Yes, for a lifetime"

I'm yours. I'll always be

Dangerous place

"Same number, same car"

But the monkeys are nowhere?

It's me! You arrive in the nick of time! Our car went kaput

"Our...? Shekhar, has this car become ours?"

"That's fast! Why not? After all, it's Kiran's"

Such a romantic place to go kaput! So I was right about...

"something having gone wrong, and so rode my scooter all the way"

"Mahesh my brother! That's great of you. Come, let's go home"

But how do three of us take a ride? - Not three. Just the two of us

You must be tired. Take rest. Let's go

Will you wait a while? - It's too late

Where have you been all this while? Who's this boy?

"Ma, he's my college mate. - Hello, is that Shekhar?"

"Her college-mate is what mate to you? - Kamla, we've been mates for long"

I see! The one you've been patronising at the rate of 250 a month?

My patron? The one who has been sending me 250 every month?

I didn't know Kiran is your daughter. - Your charity begets you disgrace

He has honoured me. I wish to marry him

What? Marry a beggar? This ingrate being fed on our scraps?

I'm not an ingrate. You've got me wrong. I won't go against your wishes

Where are you going? Come inside

Don't you ever go out with him again. - Must you go in the offensive...

without a thought? Shekhar is no beggar. He's the grandson of the man...

who was instrumental in setting up your Kamla Transport Company

We can never do enough to pay his debt. - Is he Mr Harbans Lal's grandson?

"Yes, the very man who ruined himself helping others"

"He's the one I'm marrying, if ever. - Never! I don't approve of him"

Who are you to approve of him? You've never approved of anyone

Maybe that was God's doing. And now Kiran chooses Shekhar

"Now God and I, both wish the grandson to inherit the grandfather's wealth"

So father and daughter are thick as thieves

But is the boy capable enough to handle such a fortune?

Sure. - He tops the form

"He used to, too. I'll decide only after an interview"

An interview for a son-in-law? Are you appointing a bus driver?

"I can fire my employees at will, but not a son-in-law"

I'll draw up a questionnaire for Shekhar. This wedding happens...

only if he gets his answers right

I wonder what this questionnaire is going to be like...?

Calm down. Let her write it out first. Then you'll see what I'm going to do

Interview? For a son-in-law? - Kiran's mother is a bit eccentric

To take advantage of eccentricities... that's wise

Here are the questions. And here are the answers. It was tough getting them

Thanks! Wonderful smuggling! You are such an honest man

I have my compulsions

"Kamla is stubborn. For Kiran's sake, and mine too, you must give in"

But I cannot deceive anyone. - He has deceived his wife

You can't deceive your mother-in-law to-be?

"To win over the woman you love, you must tell lies, you must deceive"

You know Krishna? - Yes

Not the backbencher in our class. - Who else?

Lord Krishna... he conspired...

to help his protege Arjuna marry. Which is just what he's doing

Thank me for it. Wonderful!

"Shekhar, I'm hoping you won't disappoint me"

Your wish is my command

Give it a good reading. - I'll make sure he knows by heart

He's going to start playing like a gramophone record

Be there at ten sharp. - Leave that to me

I'll set the alarm. He'll be at the examination hall at ten sharp

"All by dint of your virtuous deeds. - No mister, by virtue of your sins"

Mister...

Why this garland? - Only question papers have leaked out

"You're the only one who has leaked question papers, answer papers, both"

Why aren't you our college principal?

"Thank me - Yes, thanks"

"Shekhar, get going"

Have you read it? - He has learnt it by rote

Stealing it was tough. - Getting him to mug was tough

Ma-ji! - Mother-of-who...?

Good ness!

Who's this?

"Just a crony... no, a friend. Mahesh"

Skekhar and I are as close as the hair on his nose

I'm always with him. Like a tail

Is this monkey your friend? - Yes... did you call me a monkey?

One minute

That wasn't in the papers. - It wasn't

What's this about papers? - What with exams ahead...

all they can think of are papers

Just get on with the interview - Be seated

Not them. You sit down. - Please sit

What status is the wife's? - Man and wife are equals

What is a marriage? - Socially-accepted relationship...

between man and woman. - Wrong! According to me...

contract for slavery of man. Correct? - Yes! Correct

Silence

What proof that you love Kiran? - Isn't that a nonsense question?

That's a warped answer. - To a warped question

"The world revolves around trust. I trust you, you trust me"

How do you treat your in-laws? - One who has no self-respect...

"become a yes-man, and he tails his wife like a pet dog"

What will you do? - What a self-respecting man would do

"Bravo! Bravo! - Yes, bravo"

Consider yourself a manager in Kamla Transport Company

If a driver seeks leave on grounds of his wife's ill-health...

will you allow him? Or fire him? - I'll tell him to kill his wife

Employees in Kamla Transport Company can't be bothered about wives

Do you realise the outcome of this interview?

I'll fail to marry Kiran

You've just failed

I knew that father and daughter would steal the questionnaire

I expected you to say what was written in it. But no

"And I'm impressed with your answers. You want my daughter, not my money"

Kiran will marry you. And you're going to manage Kamla Transport Company

"Forgive me, I got you wrong. - You're still getting me wrong"

"But I've got you right. You are patient, you're proud too"

"Let's see if it survives the marriage. - Please forgive him, he's naive"

Mister... - Yes...?

What's your opinion? - Do I have one? Fine by me

The wedding happens this month. - Congratulations

"Ma, you're so nice"

Bless you

Bless you

Bless you

May you be happy always

How about the Moon or Venus? They'll be up there by 1970

Anything happened?

"God! The next time too, make me a man. Woman, never"

"Be patient, my child"

Let's bet! Boy or girl? A fiver

First I'll have to ask Kamla. - You bet?

Daughter

The Goddess of Fortunes

Just like her grandmother.

"Strange! Her mouth is shut, but she's still screaming"

One more

Twins?

Not a third

Give me a kiss

"Kiran, the babies look just like you. - No, like you"

It's too early to tell. Looks change. They're still too young

Kiran have you bathed Gunga-Jumna? - Gunga-Jumna...?

"Yes, our daughters. Ma has named the elder Gunga. The younger is Jumna"

I wasn't even asked! - D'you mind? My mother is our elder

So what if she has named them? - So what...?

"It's past 11. If you're the one who's late, what will become of the company?"

"Son-in-law, you also manage our company. Not to forget"

Manage what? I don't take a single decision myself. All because of your Ma

Not to be cross. Ma's more experienced. You should take her advice

But why am I the manager? Why do I draw a salary?

"Because you are my son-in-law. - For which, I deserve a salary"

"I could sit at home, bring up the kids. - The taxman won't like that"

One of our buses? Ran over someone? Is the victim hospitalised? I'm coming

Here he is. - I'm the manager at Kamla Transport

I apologise for the driver. - Not his fault. it's her destiny

She's supposed to marry a fortnight from now

We're labourers. But I didn't want my daughter to become a labourer

So she was to marry this boy. And my husband met with an accident.

Don't cry. I'll be a brother to her. I'll organise everything

You will also receive compensation. - A lady was here. She paid me 300

As compensation. I signed the papers. - Never mind. I'll foot the expense

"Bless you, son! - Please send someone along"

Go with him

Come

Come in

"Saroja, this is the daughter of the poor man who was run over"

"Pay her a compensation of 3,000 Rupees. Take a receipt"

"300 has been paid already, I have a receipt"

You haven't received the money? - Yes

"That I know. Do what I say. - Not unless I ask the boss, I won't"

Why argue over something that has been decided already?

"Wrong decision, I think. A poor man's blood doesn't come so cheap"

"I've decided to pay her 3,000. - Once buses start running on water..."

"the poor man's blood will have become expensive. Then you can pay even 30,000"

"In business, there's no space for kindness"

"I've decided to pay her 3,000. - Doing charity comes easy..."

when it's someone else's money. Magnanimous is he who spends his

Then I'd rather starve than remain on the payroll of my in-laws

"I'm paying her 3,000. Deduct it from my pay"

Keep it

"That's the receipt for 3,000. I resign"

Kamla Transport Company Silver Jubilee

Hello! - Hello Mahesh

"Ganesh, Suresh, Dinesh, Ramesh are also here"

Big as an elephant. Bleats like a goat. - Enough

Where's Shekhar? - Come

Why are you so silent? Look who's here. Keep them company

Grand arrangements. - Oh all right

That old hag is still holding fort. - Forget her. Come along

I'm not getting a first class and I hate third class

Why worry? Long live Shekhar. Long live Kamla Transport

"Why only you? Everyone of us orphans, are going to have a good time"

"Get going. - You aren't eating, Shekhar?"

You go on. - Excuse me

Excused. - This table is reserved...

for important guests. - How are they different?

Do they have tails? All guests are the same. No class differences here

May I show you my invitation card? - I told you. This table is reserved

Why are you screaming? You should've asked before offering them tables

Get up. Go and sit elsewhere

"We get kicked around like footballs? - Forgive me, Ramesh"

"Shekhar, you ought to forgive us. We're leaving. I don't want to eat"

I didn't know what your standing is in this family. Let's go

I beg of you! Please try to understand me... please

I didn't know what your standing is in this family. Let's go

"Mahesh, have you eaten?"

Your friends haven't eaten? Stop them. What are you wondering...?

"I'm about to inherit your place, the place of the football..."

being kicked at will. Now your wife wants to kick me like a football

"But sometimes, the foot that kicks the ball can sustain injuries"

What insolence is this? Will you drag her like a slave girl...

while people are looking on? - Who am I? Slave or Emperor? Let's see

Come with me. - Let go of my hand

What will people say? - What's left to be said?

What an insult this silver jubilee is for me!

What is the matter? What happened? - Take your babies

it's a shame for us to live in this house. I won't stay here a minute!

"But tell me, what happened? - I'll tell you. Taking this fool..."

"for a son-in-law was a big mistake! - Ma, what are you saying?"

I'm right. He's an animal. - It takes an animal...

to treat humans as animals. - How can you say that?

"She is your elder, your mother-in-law. You ought to speak to her courteously"

"In this house, who cares for courtesy? For how many years..."

has your father been insulted? And you have seen how courteous...

she has been towards me. Just take the babies and come with me

Will you move it? - But where to?

Wherever I take you. Being homeless is better than living under this roof

Who's stopping you?

Shut up

"He can't feed himself, and he wants to take his wife and children along?"

"Ma, please! I beg of you! - Shut up, and go inside"

"Open the door, I tell you. - The door is open for you to leave"

Let Kiran out. - She won't. You may leave

Kiran stays here. She's my daughter

She's my wife. I have my rights. I'm taking her away

"She won't go with you. If you want to leave, leave. I have decided"

I want to hear Kiran's decision

"Kiran, will you stay here? Or will you come with me?"

Whom do you want? Your mother or your husband?

Kiran! Give me a reply

"If not now Kiran, then it will be never"

She has decided not to reply. She wants her mother. She's staying

Very well

Don't you dare touch the babies. - The babies are mine. I'm taking them

"As long as they're suckling, they live with their mothers. That's the law"

I don't care for the law. One baby lives with me

Don't force me to call the police. - Do whatever you want

Call the police! Shekhar is taking Gunga away

"So what? it's his daughter, not a tyre off your bus. He'll be back..."

"once he calms down. Come on, the guests are looking for you"

But... - Oh come on

Off to Singapore. But what will I do there? It's all so dark and dim...

This year my business has lost a lot of money

You've lost money? - What to do Mr Anand? I am old

"If you find someone capable, let me know"

Where's Rad ha?

Radha has fallen in the water

"Radha, my baby!"

Somebody save her!

"Come on, son! You've got her. Bravo!"

"Thanks, many thanks"

You have done us a great favour by saving our daughter. Keep this

Money? A reward? This is inhuman! Saving the baby was my duty

"I'm glad to hear that, young man. What do you do here?"

"Nothing. I've come from India, looking for a job"

From where in India? - Bangalore

I'm from Bangalore too. I have a house there

You've heard of Mr Harbans Lal? - Yes. He died along time ago

He was a good friend. - I see. I'm his grandson

"Dear Shekhar, I'm pining for you and Gunga. As soon as you read this..."

"come home, or take me with you. Yours, Kiran"

See this Maya? - He's the one who paid for our wedding

How could such a thing happen to such a nice man?

"What are you doing, Gunga my child?"

Gravitating from one toy to another

"Just like you, gravitating from one deal to another"

I want to become a man of my own by the time Gunga has come of age

I want to give her the comforts of life she had when I picked her up

Play with this ball. Throw it

"Gunga, I'm going to the office. - Okay, Daddy"

My tip

"Jumna, drink your milk. - Is this the time for milk, Mummy?"

Nanny give me apple juice. You know nothing.

You're right. I know nothing

"Had I known, would I be separated..."

from my husband and my innocent little daughter?

Daddy... - Yes...?

What does this mean?

Loftier than the glory of the Heavens is the glory of the Mother...

"and the Motherland. - Here I am, so far away..."

"from my mother, my Motherland. When will you take me to see Ma?"

How many times have I told you not to mention your mother?

"You just said, hers is the glory Ioftier than the glory of the Heavens"

And you hate the mention of my Ma...? - Read on

"Mr Shekhar, you call me boss no more. You've become my partner"

"I... partner? You mean, your partner? - Yes, one day you said that..."

"you want to become your own man. That very day, I decided"

You have a take in the profits. Your efforts has turned my company around

"Secondly, I want to retire and go back to my Motherland, Africa"

"Daddy, when do we see our Motherland? - You must. Motherland is Motherland"

The child wants to go to India. Go on. I'm giving her my house in Bangalore

"Why don't you come with us too? - Of course, I'll come to see you"

Mobile Hair Cutting Saloon. Proprietor: Mahesh

Haircuts

What have you done to yourself? - The barber's public persona

But where have you been? - In Singapore

Been a month since I'm here. Come home. - No Shekhar... I...

So what? Come on. - All right

What a grand house! How much is the rent?

"My boss, Mr Joseph gave it to Gunga. Now how have you been?"

"Pretty bad. After you left, I did every odd job"

"I worked as a porter, shoeshine-boy, news-vendor, rickshaw-puller"

You've become a poet! - Even learnt how to sing

I learnt the kitchen arts. I know how to cook too

"In these 8 years, I picked up 64 arts, yet I can't feed myself"

"True, every artiste dies hungry"

"No, you won't die hungry. Fro now on, you're my secretary"

"And like ministers sans portfolios, I'll take care of every department"

"Water, food, housekeeping. Butler. - Butler...?"

"Yes, butler. - No, no..."

What d'you take butlers for? They always have dinner first

Even Hitler ate his butler's leftovers

Do whatever takes your fancy

Are you married?

"After what happened to you, I became a misogynist"

I swore never to pair up. - Come inside

"Daddy, are we going to school? - Sure"

"Mahesh, do you know her?"

Gunga. - She's all grown up!

That means I've become an old man

"Daddy, who's this? - My child, I'm your Uncle Mahesh"

I was your Daddy's friend long before you were born

"Daddy, when is my dance tutor coming? - I called her today"

My little one dances too?

You ought to get the gender right. I'm a girl

"Tomboy, you leave that grammar alone"

"Shekhar, this girl is very smart! - Uncle, you're very nice"

What did you say? - You're very nice

All the time you're looking at the photos and crying

Will crying bring Daddy back? - Right Jumna. She doesn't have brains

"Grannie, when Daddy was taking my sister away, what were you doing?"

"Had I been around, I would've caught hold of Daddy..."

and I'd take my sister away from him. - You were right there

On the cradle beside. - I didn't notice. Maybe I was asleep

So sweet! Come on it's time for school. I'll drop you on my way to the office

Bye Mummy. Don't cry. - I won't. Go on

Keep this money

Money? Why are you giving it to me? - Shekhar has sent it.

And a letter - Letter...?

"Father-in-law, I'm returning the money you gave me, with interest. - Shekhar"

Not a word for me? Not a word for Jumna...?

He hasn't even written his address.

"Just the way I'd send my lawyer over with the money, a man came..."

"delivered the cash, and left. But I'm happy that wherever he is..."

he must be well-off. Keep it

What will I do with the money? Let Ma have it

"Since the day he married me, this debt has been a burden to me too"

"The debt he has repaid. But me, he has forgotten"

"He doesn't even care to write where he is, how Gunga is"

That's a nice pencil! - I've two of them

One Rupee for each. - Will you let me have one?

The money? - I'll pay you tomorrow

All right

Jumna! What a lovely frock! - My grannie imported it from America

"Jumna, your slippers are lovely too! - Grannie imported it from London"

And what a bag! - Grannie imported it from Japan

He grannie is turning her into a museum for imported stuff

"Jumna, that girl from Singapore is so proud! She thinks she's the smartest"

Nonsense! - But she looks like you

Girl! Why are you like me? - I'm not like you

You wear frocks. I wear salwar kameez. - I'm asking you why you look like me

"Ask God, or ask your grannie. She might've imported you"

Yesterday I told you about Tolstoy's famous story...

"""Little girls are wiser than men"". Do you remember?"

Yes teacher. And my Daddy taught me a song about the story. Can I sing it?

Go on

"Great song, Gunga. Everyone should learn this song"

The dance tutor was supposed to be here

"A woman, worse, a dancer! She'll take at least an hour for the paint job"

Paint job? - Powder. First the kohl in the eyes

"Then the lipstick, the rouge. - Hello..."

This is my baby

And her baby...? - She isn't married yet

And you...?

"My baby has taught the daughters of many influential men, dancing"

Thank God! I thought she taught the men. What's her name?

Menka

Menka? But no prey for her here. - Shut up!

"Look... - Yes, take a look"

The child goes to school. Can you come in the evenings?

Anytime

Telephone

What's the big baby's name? - Madhumati

Why are you pushing me?

Who are you? - I'm Man

That I can see. Are you Mr Shekhar's brother-in-law?

You better mind what you're about to say

Why the inspection? You want to buy this house?

No. ls Mr Shekhar all alone in this huge house?

Not alone. We're a threesome. - Threesome

"My goodself, Mr Shekhar, and our little girl, Gunga"

Any problems? Any doubts about Shekhar? His wife is a millionaire

"He just walked out on her. - In the household, who are you?"

"I'm everything! The butler, the cook, the ass. Careful! I kick at times"

I know how to take care of legs. - Let go of my leg

Don't desecrate my leg! Let go!

We have three cars! Yet you always walk to the temple?

One walks when one goes to meet God. - Why? Grannie always drives. In style

That's your Grannie. - Is she any better than you?

"Yes, she's Mummy's Mummy. I'm only your Mummy"

Strange of God! He allows double-Mummy's to travel my car

Why are you standing here? Come inside. - Never mind.

It's a storm. Come in. Come my dear

Be seated. I'll be back

"Mummy, can I look at the rain? - But don't you get wet"

You'll be working all night. There's milk in this

Don't forget to drink it

How can I forget?

Listen... - Yes...?

"You're forgetting your umbrella, and it's raining outside"

"Maya, spare a bit of love. I have a hundred years to live"

I have a thousand years of love stored in my little heart

Where's the child? - Out on the verandah

You haven't any kids? - My husband is worse than a kid

He takes up all my time

"I just saw how devoted you are. - In my home, he's the King"

"At work, he surely has to bow to the wishes of is superiors. At home..."

"if the same happens, if he is denied love, respect, how he will suffer"

That's the wife's responsibility. It's she who makes her home...

a heaven or a hell. - You are right

There are those who forget this truth. They have turned their homes into Hell

This happiness is only for the lucky. Your home is a Heaven

"it was a God who gave me this Heaven. Come, let me show you"

He is the one who paid for my wedding. But the poor soul lost his own home

His wife turned his home into Hell

Why are you crying? Who are you? - I'm unfortunate. My home...

I have turned into a hell. Blind I was that I never knew my God. I'm his wife

"Mummy, the rain has stopped. Let's go to the temple"

We're right here in a temple. Let's go home now

May your Heaven last forever

Out with my money! - What money?

You took the pencil yesterday! And today you say what money?

"My pencil, or my money! - Don't you dare touch me!"

"Rani, I took the pencil. Here's your money"

I'm Gunga. She's Jumna

Confusing! Why don't the two of you wear your names on your faces?

"Singapore girl! You beg, you steal. and I get the blame?"

"Jumna, mind your tongue! I come from a respectable family"

I'm a gentleman's daughter! - I come from a respectable family

My Ma and my Grannie are gentlemen. - To hell with your English

"She calls her mother, her grandmother gentlemen! Ladies, you call them ladies"

You keep your English to yourself. I'm an expert in Hindi

"Hindi pundit, will you say why it's mother-tongue, not the father-tongue?"

"Father-tongue...? Mother-tongue...? Why it isn't called ""Father-tongue""...?"

"Yes! Because English etiquette says, ""Ladies First"". First mothers"

Then fathers. - The Hindi expert uses English

You don't even know who teaches the child to speak? The mother

"The mother's tongue is the child's tongue. Thus, Mother-tongue"

Jumna loses

Damn it! - What happened?

You stopped me half-way through. The drugstore will surely be closed

I was going to fetch the potion for wounded hearts

How did you wound your heart? - Not a heart in here

But you're the one who's wounded. - I...?

Yes. And you're hiding your illness. It'll turn to a chronic disease

Then you're going to suffer. Look there's only one cure for this illness

"And the medicine is called '"'Kiran"". Shekhar, bring her home"

"No Mahesh, that can never be. How can I ever enter the house..."

I walked out of? I've lost face. - Then I'm taking my face over there

Why the ring? - I'll tell you

"What's that? - Hanuman, Lord Rama's messenger"

"How will the lady know? This is the relic, and I'm the messenger"

"Kiran, what's come over you? You haven't eaten since last night"

What do you lack? Your mother plays in millions

A million is no substitute for a husband. For a wife...

life without a husband is like a temple sans the deity

Your deity ran away 8 years ago. I should've had him arrested then

"If I ever come across that Shekhar, I'll turn him over to the police"

I'll see to it that he's jailed! - Police...? Jail...?

"What are you made of? I'm unhappy, my family is ruined..."

but you won't change! All these years I've suffered worse than a prisoner

And you talk of sending him to jail? He left me because of you

"For God's sake, don't talk to me! - Shut up!"

You shut up too. Why are you always after Mummy? What has she done...

to hurt you? Always harassing her! - Stop sniffling like your father

And don't you stare at me like your father did

Mother and daughter! Keep crying over him

You don't speak like that to Grannie. - Why not? She chased my Daddy away

"Had my Daddy been around, he would've taught me too, like that Singapore girl"

"Her Daddy teaches her song, dance, everything. Mummy, I want my Daddy"

"Mahesh, what are you up to? - I ran away from that house of sin"

What d'you mean? - Keep your ring

"I took the ring as a relic for your wife, and I ran"

Are you out of your mind? - Absolutely

"Shekhar, let's get out of this country and head where no Gunga flows..."

where husband and wife don't keep fighting forever

Will you tell me what happened? - That woman...

Why are you crying? - She wants to exile you

Exile...? - She wants to send you to jail!

I heard her mother saying that! - Wants to send me to jail!

"Which brings to an end, what little remains of the ties. Means also..."

that mother-and-daughter haven't had a change of heart...?

"How can they? They're vain. Shekhar, let's go to Singapore"

You expect me to run scared of women?

"Menka, perform the dance yourself. - All right, Ma"

"You're staring! And I'm scared. Look, you aren't destined..."

to enjoy the company of women. One is about to send you to jail. Who knows...

where this one will land you? - You're silly

But don't you lose your head. Menka is a dancer

"No, they're decent folks. Go and cook"

"Menka, you dance very well. - I'll make sure Gunga betters me"

I am fortunate to have an artiste of your calibre coaching Gunga

"If it's acceptable to you, both of you can stay in this house"

"I mean, you'll be spared the travelling and Gunga will enjoy Menka's company"

"How can we refuse you? Besides, Menka cherishes Gunga"

We'll come over for good tomorrow. - Many thanks

Breakfast!

Get me some yoghurt. - To go with milk?

So what? Just get it

Now I know how you talk so sweetly. This is a kitchen. Not the stables

Stop eating so much butter! - Just get lost and let me eat

What did you say?

Breakfast...

was lovely

Then open up. - What?

Your mouth

I'm sure you were a woman in your last lifetime

"Right. But given your company, guess what I'll be in my next lifetime?"

"A eunuch! But in your last lifetime, you must've been a buffalo"

"Give that to me. - How dare you, you bloody cook!"

"From now on, this is my house! - Let go of my hand"

You want to eat my hand? Let go - No

You're going to kill me? With a spoon...?

Mr Shekhar! This bloody cook is killing me

"I just pick up a spoon, and you scream murder?"

You're worse than the Chinese when it comes to lying

You ought to be packed off to Peking. - I'll make a Chinese monkey out of you

Who do you think you are? - I'm going to tell Shekhar right away

Let's see what you end up doing

Get up. - One last bite

Make sure you change dresses twice a day

Do you take me for a complete kid? I'm only going for a picnic

Be careful. Don't pick fights

"I won't, but I won't take things lying either. I'm Grannie's granddaughter"

"Bravo Jumna! Someday you'll do Grannie proud. Chocolates, cookies. Carry them"

"Ma, I hate sending her away all alone. - She's going for a picnic"

She's going to learn some things

"Mummy, may I carry these photos? - What for?"

"When I miss you, I'll look at your photo"

"Come, you're getting late"

Careful

"Daddy, everybody's Mummies are here. Had I a Mummy, she would've come to"

I'm here. - You aren't Ma. You're teacher

"Daddy, I'm going for a picnic. But you're sick. If you want..."

I'll stay back. - I'm fine today. Enjoy yourself

Have you forgotten?

My tip

"Go on, Mummy"

Remember whatever I told you

Take this

You dropped your handkerchief. - Thanks

How are you now? - Better

"Baby, did you forget the medicines? - Oh yes"

But it's supposed to be after food. - This medicine is before food

Have it

It stinks of alcohol. - It's medicinal

"If you say so, I'll drink it. - Ma says, within limits..."

poison becomes elixir. Cross the limits and even elixir becomes poison

"Gunga, this is lovely"

Look at them making a beeline for Gunga. - They avoid you because you're so proud

I've inculcated my Grannie's habits. - Never mind. Want me to call them?

Do that. - Give me the box of cookies

Jumna is giving away biscuits

Fall inline

"Say, Jumna is the queen. Gunga is her slave girl"

"Before the biscuits, or afterwards? - Before the biscuits"

Say it

Jumna is the queen. Gunga is her slave girl

Hand out the biscuits

Had your biscuits? - Yes

Is the box empty? - Empty

Jumna is nice. But she's naive and she quarrels

The box is empty. And they chide me! - That's what people did to my Dad too

Did what? - During the elections...

"they took money from Dad, and they voted for someone else"

Your Dad didn't do anything? - He seized an opportunity to get even

I must do something

"Gunga, you're right. I'm quarrelsome. But I won't do it any more"

Let's be good friends. This tin of chocolates...

is proof of my friendship. Take it

it's clay

Cheat! You cheat in the name of friendship?

You'll be my friend? Sty in your eye! - Sty in your Grannie's eye

Not my Grannie. Yours! - What did you say?

Devils! Always fighting!

"Picnics are for making friends, getting to know more"

And all you do is fight? This is how you'll be punished

Till the two of you have learnt how to love each other...

here's where you stay. Locked up

Get lost

That's mine

You're a great player. - You're the player. I'm just a toy

"To your tune, I dance. - Really?"

Oh I forgot your medicine

Have it

Not any more. I've just had one. I'm dizzy

That's why I'm giving you. You'll sleep well

Will I...?

Food is on the table

"Never mind, I'm eating"

Those who never had enough to eat grab the food

"Those who eat last, get leftovers. - The first morsel, I feed my dogs"

Dogs are the ones who stare

Animals leave their plates behind. - For beggars to pick up leftovers

"In my house, servants take it away. - Cripples depend on servants"

Leech! Help!

It's no leech. Just a centipede. It doesn't bite

I'm scared

Come and sleep with me. - Do you mean it?

"Yes, come on"

Go to sleep. - Mummy must be missing me

Daddy must be missing me too

"Ma, what are you up to? - Just wait for daybreak"

"Gunga, have a chocolate"

"Nice, isn't it? - Yes"

Hello teacher. - Hello

The two of you have patched up? - We've become fast friends

"Teacher, the song last night changed our hearts"

Your hearts are tender. That's why Tolstoy said...

"""Little girls are wiser than men"""

We're returning today. Pack up and get ready

All right

What have I done?

You've brought me to disgrace! You've sealed your fate

"it was my mistake, not Shekhar's. I took him to be a gentleman"

That's why I let you be with me

"Shekhar has ruined us! - Don't blame him, Ma"

"He was consumed with fever. He wanted me to dance, I danced"

"He asked me to sit beside him, I did. And then... then..."

Oh I know what happened! You're ruined! What use crying now?

I trust myself. But if I have done something in a state of stupor...

I beg to apologise. - Apologising won't redeem her

This fool took you to be a God! But you turn out to be a demon

You should've considered her future

"Menka's future is mine now. Do not weep, Menka"

"I haven't a father, you haven't a mother"

What if your father were to marry my mother?

Silly! Daddies can marry many times. But Mummies can marry only once

"Oh yes, I forgot. Good of you to have called me silly"

"Forgive me! I called you silly! - No, I am a bit silly"

I shoot my mouth off. I've inculcated Grannie's habits

"Kids inherit from their elders. Daddy says, I'm just as vain as Mummy"

"Grannie says, I'm as stubborn as Daddy"

Do that again

My Daddy does it exactly like that. - Really?

Whose photos are these? - My Mummy and Daddy. Give that to me

"No, it's my Daddy's photo. - No, it's my Mummy"

"No, it's my Daddy!"

Are our parents the same? What's your mother's name?

Kiran

Kiran...? - Yes. Your Daddy's name?

Shekhar. - Shekhar! That means we're sisters?

I want to meet Ma. - I want to meet Daddy

"Fine, come with me. - No, Daddy had a fight with Mummy..."

when he left. I stayed on with Mummy. What if he says...

"""Go back to your Mummy""...? - Yes, could be"

You come with me. - If Mummy says...

"""Go back to your Daddy""... then? - Not Mummy. But Grannie surely will"

She's big danger! - The what do we do?

What do we do...?

Idea! - What?

You go to Mummy. I go to Daddy. - Good. We look the same too

No one can make out. That's the idea. I'm Gunga. You're Jumna

Who are the others at home? How do I make out who's who?

"You'll make out Mummy, won't you? - Yes"

"Grannie wears glasses, and marches. Grandpa is always counting his rosary"

"You have only Daddy at home, right? - No, there's Uncle Mahesh too"

He jokes and keeps us laughing. There's my dance tutor Menka. And...

"her mother, Madhumati. Short and fat. - Why does Daddy let her live at home?"

Grannie would've thrown her out

You wear my frock. I'll wear your dresses

"Jumna, how do I look in your frock? - Great! But silly, you haven't..."

changed your hairstyle! - Oh I forgot. I'll do it right away

All right now? - Now no one can make us out

Let's telephone each other every Friday

O kay

Give me a kiss

Right? - Now come on

"Jumna, that's Daddy in that car. Don't forget whatever I said"

Don't you forget either. - Okay

"Gunga, how was the picnic?"

Daddy

You're staring at me as if you've never seen me before. What gives?

What's this new quirk? Are you mimicking me?

"No Daddy, I'm not"

So you've picked up informalities too?

"Forgotten everything? Okay, my tip"

Tip...? She left without telling me! - She...? Who's this...?

"What are you saying? - Daddy, she..."

You've forgotten that too? Tip. - Oh I see

"Gunga, who gave you these earrings? - Grannie"

Grannie...? - Yes. This girl at the picnic...

was always talking like a grandmother. We named her Grannie. She gave me this

I see. Let's go home

Ma isn't here..?

"Jumna, what are you looking for? The car is over there"

I'm looking for Ma. - Mummy has gone to the temple

She sent me to pick you up. Come

So how loud did you scream at the picnic?

How many fights did you have? Did you have fun?

Once I went for a picnic too. Guess what I did?

I had a problem with my teacher. After he had fallen asleep...

"I put some jaggery under his pillow, and all the ants crawled right in"

"All night they bit him, but he slept through it"

"Up in the morning, he got to see his swollen face in the mirror"

"Uncle Mahesh, she told me, you joke a lot and you make people laugh"

"She told you... who told you? - No one, it's nothing!"

"Now, how could he have slept through the ant-stings? And the silly ants..."

"left the jaggery alone, and bit him? - Fix! The ants ate the jaggery"

"But they were having a lick at the teacher too, for a change of taste"

You've changed

Did I scare you? - Yes

I was only fibbing. How come you've started doubting what I say?

Out with my fees. - Your fees?

Have you brought it? - What?

The same. - The same... what?

"She was green, she was covered with pearls"

"There she stood in a garden, wearing a blanket"

"Corn! I looked, but I didn't find any. - That's the second lie"

Yes... no! - Yes and no?

You've even forgotten how to talk! Father and daughter both...

have forgotten me. Your Daddy used to come down for food. Nowadays...

"the food travels up, and I have no portfolio left, but the kitchen"

"My Daddy warned me, I'd never make it in life"

"My Mummy told me, I'm going to end up a cook"

"I've kept their words. Never made it in life, and I've ended up a cook"

And you know... - Oh let it be

"Go and fetch my bag from the car. - Like father, like daughter"

The father makes the barber a cook. Daughter makes the cook a porter

Must sharpen my razors. Being barber was better

Who's this?

Must be the cook

"Hey cook... - Jumna, my dear! Back from the picnic?"

You're one up on your Grannie. All I have to do is drape a towel...

and Grandpa becomes the cook! You should've thought up something else

"The poor cook is actually an artiste, working for a living"

All Grandpa does is to sit at home swatting flies all day

Is Ma at home? - She's taking a bath

What do you take me for? Not even God can deceive me!

You think I can't tell the difference?

"No, my mistake. I admit. - You needn't! Can't I see for myself?"

Where are the earrings? You've lost it! It was worth 50 Rupees

Just for 50 Rupees? My Daddy would've said nothing

Daddy! Daddy! What millions has he given you?

Grannie! Not a word against Daddy! You screamed like a banshee...

till the poor thing ran away! - Jumna! You're insolent!

Why scream at the poor thing? She just made a cook out of me

So what if she calls you a banshee? And wasn't it you who said that...

"kids get to know more out of picnics, they get to learn some more"

My little one has learnt! She's changed completely

"Wonderful epithets, darling! - Oh drop it. Go inside, Jumna"

Jumna my child...

You're home?

I'd been to the temple. So I couldn't come to pick you up

"Why are you crying, Jumna? - Ma, you're so nice! So beautiful..."

just like a Goddess! How could Daddy have walked out on such a pretty Mummy?

Silly! What a thing to say! And you're staring at me as if you're seeing me...

for the first time ever... - She's changed!

"She sees a banshee in her grandmother, her grandfather is called a cook!"

"She calls you Ma, instead of Mummy! She loses her earrings"

"As if money has no value! - Stop raving about money, Kamla"

"Money is evil. It pits wife against husband, brother against brother..."

son against mother. - Stop sermonising

Back to counting your beads! - All alone...?

"What...? - Okay, I'm going"

"Kiran, take Jumna inside"

"Ma, take me in your arms for once"

Have you forgotten all you learnt? - No. I'll dance properly this time

My leg is hurting. I fell down at the picnic. I sprained my foot

"A sprain? You must see the doctor. - Doctor, cobbler, what's your concern?"

We'll take her to a doctor or wherever. The two of you take your check-ups

Mother-and-daughter are like gadflies! - Shut up

"Gunga my child, come here. Give me a kiss"

You stink of tobacco! - You mustn't say that. I'm Grannie

"Shame! Grannie... you? You're Gadfly. - No, my name's Madhumati"

"Uncle Mahesh says, you're a gadfly"

So you're the one who's up to mischief! - Yes

You call me gadfly? - My mistake. You're a housefly

"Housefly as in common pest. - Mahesh, why add fuel to fire?"

What else to add to my fires? - Come with me. I'll adopt you

I'll rear you. - This won't work on me

"Start calling me, ""Mahesh my son"" ! Or are you angling for me too...?"

Where's this girl always vanishing?

Kamla...

I can't live in this house any more

I can't even breathe the air in this hell

I renounce my life. I'm going away to become an ascetic

To become an ascetic...? He has become an ascetic...?

I'm deserted! Ruined!

Gopal! Kiran! Radha! Where's everyone...?

I'm ruined... ruined!

Kiran... my child!

"What happened, Ma? - He has deserted me"

He has become an ascetic! Oh what am I to do now?

"What's happened, Grannie? - What's to happen? I'm undone"

He has become an ascetic! - Who... Grannie?

"Shut up! it's killing Grannie, and she's punning! Kiran, call the office"

Tell Saroja to call the police. Pool in the entire fleet for a lookout

"What happened, Ma? - My child, your father has deserted me"

"You've been orphaned, my child! He has renounced the world"

Renounced...?

"Ma, there's Daddy!"

How could you think of this? I'm taking care of everything...

"the business, the household. Why must you renounce the world?"

Renounce the world...? Am I out of my mind?

Is this letter a ploy to make me cry? - Letter? Ever since you took up...

"the business, I've forgotten how to sign my name! What's this letter?"

"You don't even know my handwriting? Is that my handwriting? Go on, see"

Oh no! It isn't yours! Who wrote it? - Whoever it might've been...

the news of Grandpa renouncing life moved you to tears. Don't you care...

for the tears my mother has wept for my father?

"Jumna, what have you done? - Grannie is selfish"

So it was your doing! - But there's truth in what she says

"Wonderful, darling! - Stop it! You're the one who..."

has been spoiling her! The little imp tries to teach me lessons

Lessons are for those who have their brains in place

"Ma, have I said anything wrong?"

Drink your milk

You want me to sleep with you? - Why tonight?

Can't mother sleep with her daughter? - You...? My mother? Get lost

Don't you ever come to my room again

"Menka, why are you crying?"

What is the matter? Why don't you speak?

Has the child said something? - I try to be motherly towards her

Just because you wanted me to. But she isn't willing to accept me

"She's a child. She needs time. In time, she'll draw close"

Then we won't have any problems about getting married

"Even if I win Gunga over, will your first wife agree? Will it be legal?"

Leave that to me. it's been 8 years

Go to bed

"For me, this is life"

Who's that?

Is that you Grandpa? - Grandpa...? Who are you?

"I'm your granddaughter. Call Gunga, hurry!"

"Wrong number, my child"

"Mistake! Not Gunga, Jumna"

But Jumna is asleep. - The wake her up. This is urgent

Are you screaming at me? Who are you? - Grandpa is so inquisitive

Hello! Why don't you speak? Who are you? What's your name?

I'm a friend. We met at the picnic. She knows me

There were many others at the picnic. Which one are you? Tell me your name

Stop ranting! Tell her it's Ma's daughter

Ma's daughter? Is that a name? - What's your problem?

"Will you tell her, or do I tell Grannie?"

"All right, I'm going"

How come you know that I'm scared of my wife?

Not only I. The whole town knows! Go and call Jumna

Going... going

The whole town knows!

Heard that? I'm famous!

"Jumna, you're awake? I told her you're asleep. Take the phone"

The phone? But it isn't Friday yet. - The caller is persistent

All my life I'll remember the way she screamed at me

Just like your grannie. - What name did she say?

Miss Ma's daughter. - Who's this...?

Let me find out

Is that Jumna? - Yes

"Jumna, Ma's such a beauty! - This house is on fire!"

Whose house? - I don't mean that

The dance tutor is trying to marry Daddy

What...? She wasn't like that. She was so nice

Silly! You think everyone's nice! If she marries Daddy...

Mummy is cut off! - Then what do we do?

Do I come over? - That's going to ruin everything

Just stay put. Take care of Ma. I'm taking care of everything here

Uncle Mahesh... you...?

Who are you? - I'm Gunga

"No, you aren't Gunga! - I am"

What are you doing to the baby? - My child

Why are you harassing her?

I'm asking you! Why don't you answer?

Get lost! - What?

Why are you after my life? I was making a telephone call

She wasn't feeling sleepy. So she came over to me

Put that ton of yours to sleep. - I'll put my ton to good use

You think you can escape me? - No

Come in. - No...

Inside

The truth! Who are you? Tell me

"I'm Gunga. - No, you can't be. If you were..."

would you ask for Gunga on the phone? I suspected you! But you silenced me

Who are you? Tell me. - I'm Jumna. Gunga's sister

"But you were with your mother, no...? - Yes. We sisters met at the picnic"

"She went away to Ma. I came to Daddy. Uncle, are you going to tell Daddy?"

No! We're in battle. Your Daddy is surrounded by the enemy

"The enemy has clouded his heart, his mind"

Why are you sweating? - I was so scared when you caught me

Coward! Oh I was scared once. Into six months in the year 1955...

I was appearing for school exams. You know what happened?

First hear me out. Keep the sneeze for later. it's ominous

So what happened? - I was copying from the boy ahead

"Suddenly, hand grabs my shoulder. - What was that noise?"

Background music. - You had background music in school?

Yes. Guess what happened then? - What...?

"I started shivering, I broke out into sweat"

I turn around. I see the Black Devil! - Black Devil...?

"Our headmaster. He says, ""Are you cheating?"'"'

"I say, ""Yes sir"". He asks, ""Done?" "- Then he must've beaten you up"

Would've been far better had he given me a beating

"Instead, he says, '"'Give me your answer sheet"". I ask why"

"He says, ""My son is also appearing for this exam. But that moron..."""

"""doesn't know how to write, he doesn't even know how to cheat'"'"

"He takes my answer sheet, and he gives it to his son. Result..."

the headmaster's son is ranked first class...

"and he lands a job as a policeman. Today, he's catching thieves"

"And here I am, the original copywriter, cooking for the thieves. Bad luck"

"No sweat. Now tell me, how do we bring Mummy and Daddy together?"

Tricky question. Bringing them together is humanly impossible. But yes...

only Lord Balaji Venkateshwara can. - Really?

Yes. Nothing is impossible for God. This distant uncle of mine...

has a quarrel with his wife and he threw her out

She went crying to Lord Balaji in Tirupati. She begged of The Lord...

"to re-unite her with her husband. Next day, my uncle was there"

"He apologised, he took his wife back. Now they're living happily ever after"

"Now Jumna, my child... sorry Gunga. It's late now. Go to sleep"

God will set everything all right

"Grandpa... - Yes, what is it?"

Ma is here. What if someone else traps Daddy into a marriage?

Elders worry for their children. You're still a child. Go and play

"Why are you laughing? - Look, that's the cock..."

that's the hen...

those are the chicks

"Daddy, you're the cock. Mummy, you're the hen"

I'm the chick

"The cock loves his hen, and hen loves her cock"

And they both love their chick

Once more

Naughty!

What is it? - Will you listen to what I tell you?

Grannie...

who are these?

Lord Shiva and His consort

And this? - Lord Rama and his consort

And this? - Lord Krishna and Radha

All the Gods appear in the company of their consorts

Grannie has...

Grandpa

Why isn't Daddy with Mummy?

"Wonderful! Wonderful, Jumna!"

"Stop it! Jumna, you mustn't talk big. - How else must I talk?"

Like a child. For your own benefit. - For my benefit?

"Grannie, what do the buses run on? - Petrol"

"Just petrol makes it run? - You need drivers, conductors"

The family is like a bus too. The father is the driver...

the mother is the conductor. - And the kids are the passengers...

who are taking a free ride! What a wise girl!

So you've been teaching her all this? - How could I? It's the theory...

"you just propounded. Give her an answer, or accept defeat"

Shut up! - Was I speaking?

"Gunga, look! We've brought you so many toys!"

They're trying to woo the kid

Grass

How do you like the toys? - Great!

What about the dancing monkey? - Why did you have to get that?

We have a dancing tutor at home. - You mustn't talk like that

Shall I tell you something? - I know what you're about to say

How come...? - The toys say it all

What's excellent? - The lines in this drama

Stop talking rot and go inside

"Gunga, you want a Ma, no...? - Yes Daddy. Bring Ma over"

I've found a new mother for you. - New mother? From which shop?

Brilliant! - What are you talking?

The lines in this play! Great lines! They resonate like slaps!

I told you to shut up. Go elsewhere and read it.

Daddy... - Yes my child?

Why a new Ma? Bring my Ma over. - What self-respecting man...

can live with her? - What self-respecting man...

can live with this dancer? She dances and she makes you dance

That was one in the solar plexus! Gunga ought to become a politician

Mahesh! I've been wondering how come Gunga has changed all of a sudden

"You're the one who has spoilt her! - Shekhar, I haven't spoilt Gunga"

"But yes, I want to save you from faltering"

"Mahesh! Stay within your limits! Don't forget who you are, what you are"

I haven't forgotten. But you are forgetting yourself. You forget...

your responsibilities about the future of your children. I know what I am

"I also know Menka only too well. She's a cheap, nameless dancer"

"She's my fiancee! - No, no and no! She's a witch!"

Silence!

Daddy! Don't hit Uncle

Don't

"Why did you stop, Shekhar? Hit me some more"

"Yours is the hand that feeds me, the very hand that wiped my tears..."

the very hands that embraced me with a brother's love

"I am indebted to you, and I can never forget that, Shekhar. I'm no ingrate"

"My body is yours, all I have is yours. Kill me, do whatever, but don't you..."

"ruin yourself, my friend! Don't let them trap you"

Daddy hit Uncle only because of you! Get out of this house!

I'm going nowhere! - You won't?

No! - Get out

"No - Get out, get out!"

She's unconscious! Call the doctor! - I'll do whatever there is to be done

"A father can't take a mother's place. Oh, what am I to do now...?"

Is that Uncle Mahesh? - Yes. Jumna's life is in danger

"What? Jumna's life is in danger? - Yes, the tutor gave her a beating"

"She beat her up? - Yes, come over, quick"

All right

"Ma, we must get to Jumna, fast!"

To Jumna...? - Yes

Who's this Jumna? - Your daughter

"My daughter is right here with me! - No, your daughter is with Daddy"

And Daddy's daughter is with you. I'm Gunga. She's Jumna

We sisters met at the picnic. Jumna wanted to meet Daddy. She went there

"I wanted to see Ma, I came here. We look the same. That's why..."

you people couldn't make out

You're Gunga...?

Oh Gunga! My baby!

"Gunga, where's your Daddy? - In this town"

My doll!

My lost pearl!

Keep kisses for later. Hurry! The tutor threw Jumna down the stairs

What tutor...? - You want all the answers right here?

"Come on, I'll tell you on the way. - Daddy..."

"Go on, my child"

Where are you going? - To her husband! Don't stop her

How come this husband transpires after so many years?

I'll tell you later. Let her go now. - No! As long as I am alive...

Kiran can never meet Shekhar. Not in this lifetime! Get inside

Daddy... - Don't you dare Daddy him!

Let go of her

"You dare hold my hand? - I'll even dare to kick, Kamla!"

Children have been forced to suffer the outrage of their parents

Here's where my daughter's suffering ends! Go! Let's see who stops you

"Kiran! Stop, I say! - You stop right there"

"Or, I'm going to break your bones! - What did you say?"

Just what you heard! - What has possessed you?

The same ghost that has possessed you. It only traded places just now

I am the master of this house! I rule! get that? Now go

"I won't! - Be gone, I say!"

I won't! - Of course you will!

In you go

Daddy! I want to go to Mummy! - To Mummy...?

"Yes, it's scary here! The tutor is going to hit me!"

Mummy never even touched me! - You haven't even seen your mother!

"What are you saying, Gunga? - I'm not Gunga. I'm Jumna"

We sisters met at the picnic. She went home. I came here

I'm going to Mummy! I'm not staying here!

"Jumna, my child..."

My child...!

You...?

I'm seeing you after so long! Forgive me!

So this was your melodrama? - Not I. The children have staged this

Not the children! You and your mother! After all these years...

how come this cloudburst of love? I see! You want to take my daughter

"No! That's not true! Would I bring the other one along, otherwise?"

I have come to submit myself to you! - Or to turn me over to the police?

What are you saying...? - You can't deceive me! Get out

Go away! - Where can I go? Here's my temple

"You are my God! Oh where do I go? - From Satan, I become God ?"

I tried all I could to look for you. But there was no news of you

"After all these years of praying for you, at last, I have you!"

Enough of this fidelity-farce

Listen... please...

"For God's sake, don't separate me from the children!"

Go away!

"For God's sake, do not take me away from my children! Let me be with them"

No! You cannot live here. No place for you in this house

Go to your mother. - No! I'll stay here

"I'll live here, I'll die here, this is my place"

That can never be. Someone else's place is here

Listen... listen to me...

Open the door

Daddy just threw Mummy out! - How do we make him see reason?

How do we reunite them?

Only Lord Balaji Venkateshwara can. Yes. Nothing is impossible for God

"Uncle Mahesh said, Lord Balaji can reunite them"

"Then let's go to Tirupati. - Yes, there we'll pray to Lord Balaji"

This way

Does it open? - Don't you worry

Gadfly! You...? - Are you trying to run away?

We're going to Tirupati. - To Tirupati...? Why?

Got something to do with Lord Balaji

I'll make travel arrangements for you. - How nice of you!

"You'll get to know, by and by. Come on, I'll put you on a train"

Hurry up! - Sure

Hey Nandu... - Glory be

"Kids, this is Uncle Nandu. He'll take you right to God"

He...? - He's a wonderful man

What a face! - It's only in my looks

"Nandu, make sure you take good care of the kids"

Not to worry. They're going to reach their destination. Come on kids

"I may not count among your friends, high and mighty as you are"

But I do have the right to share Kiran's sorrows

You ought to consider why for all her mother's wealth...

would she sit crying at your doorstep all night...?

"She's begging for your mercy. For God's sake, grant her"

I have found someone else. I'm marrying Menka tomorrow

"What have you done? Oh, I'm so scared! Let's run away from here"

Silly! You want to give away the harvest to someone else?

"Fool that he is, Shekhar thinks he deflowered you when he was drunk"

He's actually scared. That's why he's marrying you

"Once married, he's trapped. He can do nothing then, can he?"

What if he gets to know that you're the one who spirited his daughters away?

Why are you so worried? - He won't get to know...

unless the kids are back! - You devils!

Where are my daughters? What have you done to them?

I'm going to strangle you!

Speak! Fast! - Let go of my throat! I'll tell you

My mother... - Say it

She sent them to Tirupati with Nandu. - What...? Why did you send them...

to Tirupati? Who's this Nandu? - Nandu! He's a relative

The kids wanted to pay a visit to Lord Balaji's shrine

So I sent them with Nandu. - Snakes in the grass! See?

"Mahesh, forgive me. I'm on my way to Tirupati. Don't let them get away"

"I'm going to hold them in a vice! Go on, rescue the kids"

Never have I done anything to deserve an award. Now I'm about to win one

"Say, what juices would you like to suck on, gadfly?"

Don't you budge and stand your ground. Assume your wings have been clipped

Snake-girl...

your venom-teeth will be broken too. You won't be able to bite any more

"Till now, it was the daughter who was swaying. Now mother swaggers too?"

God! - Not Him on your vile tongue

"The two of you stand right here, till the police arrive"

"Gadfly! Try to fly, and you're dead! Snake-girl! I'm no Mahesh..."

if I don't give you shackles to wear instead of your dancing bells

Squat

Stand

Lord Balaji! Protect my children!

We're in Tirupati

Come on kids

"Look, the shrine is atop that hill. - So high up?"

"In a while, you scale greater heights! Have something to eat"

Sit here. Don't go anywhere. I'll be right back

You took long

Stay here. I'll be back

You kept me waiting. Have you brought it?

Here you are. - This is nice

Run! He brought us here to kill us! - Where do we go...?

To The Lord! Hurry!

Here you are

Only so much? - More once the job is done. Come

Where are they? - There they are

Come on

"Hurry, Jumna"

Where might they be? What might they be going through?

What a dangerous climb! Careful

There they are! - They're upon us!

Look! My babies!

Where are they? - There...

They're nearly upon us! Let's hide

Now where are they? - They must be somewhere nearby

Someone's breathing nearby

Watch it

Careful

They've vanished!

There they are! Get them

Look! - Give that to me

They're too close! Run! - Stop

You tried to get away? Let's see where you go now. I'd find you even in Hell

"Lord Balaji, save us! - Save us Lord!"

"Calling out to The Lord for help? Go on, call Him"

"Lord Balaji, save us! - Save us Lord!"

Let's see how your Lord saves you!

"Lord Balaji, save us! - Save us Lord!"

He can do nothing in the face of this!

"Lord Balaji, save us! - Save us Lord!"

Saw that Jumna? Lord Balaji killed him! - Why not? You know who He is?

Who...? - An incarnation of Lord Vishnu

The snake is Lord Vishnu's mascot. We prayed to The Lord

So He sent a snake to kill him

"Jumna, look! Ma and Daddy are coming! - Yes, they're coming for us. Come on"

"Wait, first I'll talk to them"

Ma... Daddy...

Gunga... Jumna... - We're coming

Come down. - What for...?

Why...? - For whose sake should we come?

I'm here for you! - And Ma...?

I'm here for you too. Come down! Quick!

"If we get Mummy, we don't get Daddy. - If we get Daddy, we don't get Ma"

We want both of you

We're both here for you. - Will you stick together?

"Yes, we'll stick together. - Make a promise"

We promise

Swear it by Lord Balaji! - We swear! By Lord Balaji

Promise never to fight. - We'll never fight

Embrace each other

We're coming. - Careful

"Lord Balaji, You grant wisdom. Grant my wife wisdom, Lord"

"Before The Lord, I swear to abide by my duties as wife, as mother"

"Lord, as you have united us with our parents..."

"so also, grant unto all children in on earth, the love of their parents"

Thank you Lord