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Here begins the first count of the rhythm

Ma, I still have a lot to learn from you

Pallavi...

only you can preserve this style of rendition

Chanda is late again? - She has set out of home

Your views don't seem to coincide with ours. I have a few questions

Please hand it to the editor, I'll send you a reply

She's singing the Raga of your choice. Madhuwanti

Let's hear

Your opinion will surely be published?

Didi (sister)

Which Raga are we singing? - I won't need accompaniment

Shall we?

Didi

Didi, I won't be late ever again

Go on

For you

Ranno

Sudden attack. They'll keep her for a week

Did she speak? - Yes. Only one word. "Baba"

Don't know why

You thought Ma was gone?

Ma

What's this?

Madam, it's to early to eat.

I was afraid. Everyone was

Tell me, are you practising? - Daily. As if you don't know?

How did the programme go? - Mr Thakkar attended

He said my Madhuwanti lacks feeling

He says that? Only a connoisseur would know. Thakkar is a journalist

He's no connoisseur. What else did he say?

I haven't your flair. - Forget him

Coaching you is my responsibility, isn't it? Not his

Don't leave me

Everyone leaves

Even the Guru leaves

Someday everyone leaves

Spend some time here with me, a few days

I'll be leaving

To Lord Ganesha

Yes

To The Goddess of music

Yes

And to my Guru

Your Guru is my guru too

It's my duty to know him, to understand him

Not so easy

He lies in the realm of the senses, like a chant

When Ma was dying, a little girl came by

I was watching from the window. She was with an old man

But I couldn't recognise them

Beggars. Your mother loved to help them

Her voice... that was the voice I've awaited... for so long...

They'll go begging elsewhere, what difference does it make?

Had she not been my Guru, maybe I'd be unaffected...

Had I not been her daughter...

With that passing of one individual, I have lost so much...

my world, my horizons

I was in awe of her, you weren't ever, were you?

For you, it was only love

But her love for me was my education, the nuances

At times she was very strict

Also she was a bit too loving at times

You see anything...?

Some picture...

in this solitude?

Didi

I sing better than Janki, don't I?

I know

Then let me sing in accompaniment

You don't practice

Practice

Was Karuna Devi so strict too?

And her Guru?

About him, I know nothing

Why did he leave her?

Where might he be now? Might he be alive?

Who knows

I've said yes for the concert

I'm going shopping for vegetables

Do the exercise, I'll be back

Will you let her practice?

I shall

New number

No good. - I bought it for Didi

Stop! Thief! - Get her

Leave me... leave me.

I'll fix her

I'll thrash you! - One minute...

She ought to be whipped! - She's with me

She stole! - How much is it worth?

Two Rupees. - Why torment a little girl?

Little girl has picked up thieving! And you...

What's your name? - Tara

And the one who was with you? - Baba...?

Baba

Your vegetables. - I'll be back, wait here

Didi

Didi

Shall we leave?

Want me to stay?

The concert?

I beg your pardon

Ms Pallavi's mother died just a few days ago

Maybe that's why...

I acted in haste

I should've waited a while

Last night I couldn't sing

Are you angry?

No

Don't put on. It was my voice that you fell in love with

What are you saying?

Don't talk nonsense

Lots of mistakes? - Only a few

Hey Pallavi

I ought to practice today

Your throat is perfectly all right

What do you think? - Right now, all she needs is rest

She has been resting; hasn't had much exertion in a few days

The problem if at all, isn't physical

Tara

Tara

The girl...

the little girl...

Sick

Who? - Sita is dying

Set her free. - He will be left all alone

Set him free too. - He has been with me all his life

Both of them will die

The girl Tara, have you seen her? She was here just now...

and the man with the monkey... - There's no one here

You're lying, you saw. - Stop, I've been here for 10 minutes

Then I heard you... who is it?

Pallavi, let me work

All these years, I sang her tune, never found my own voice

Now I've even lost the voice

Where do I go?

Who will teach me?

Shall we see another specialist?

I must get to her Guru. - How...?

And where will you look? He might even be dead

Pallavi

Pallavi

Pallavi

What are you doing? It costs money

What are you doing?

Are you stealing?

Aren't you ashamed?

What are you up to? This is stealing

What's going on?

Move. Move. What is going on here?

It's nothing, she's exhausted

Pallavi, let's go. Stop it!

Stop it!

Stupid!

What are you doing? What are you up to?

Thank you.

Hello. - Hello.

How is Mrs Saigal? - Fine, perfectly all right

At home? Been ages since I met her

When do I get to hear her sing? - You were never her fan

Listen...

I know a few things about Pallavi's mother and her Guru

You might find this useful

Here's my address

Baba is calling you

What...?

I had the place tidied up

Anytime you want to return...

Not hungry. I had lots of beer

Not good for your voice

Been smoking from since I was in my tenth standard

Didi knew all along

Didi never told you? - No

What are you thinking? - I've given up thinking

Let me introduce you to my friends

Not now

Bring them over sometime

Tell Didi that I never miss my practice

I'll tell her

Who taught you that song? - Baba

Will you swing with me?

Yes

Come

Where are you from?

Do you dream?

Why?

In my dreams, Baba teaches me so many songs

Really?

You can't hide

I'll find you

Caught you

Put one in my hair

Flowers sleep at night

You mustn't disturb them now, let them rest

Come

Don't wake them up

What happened?

I got to go. - Why?

In my dreams, Baba came here

Why did you take the trouble? - Sit, son

Mr Saigal, when Pallavi lost her voice...

I felt as if it was the wish of the Goddess of Music

I have been close to Karuna Devi's family

She had this natural gift ever since she was a child

That's why someone of the stature of the great Munir Baba taught her

Munir Baba...? - He never sang on stage

But he used to teach, to preserve the pristine tradition in music

Several of his disciples rose to fame

But he chose only one, the one who would sacrifice everything...

for the sake of music. - And he chose Karuna Devi

He was training her to be his heir, when she got married...

and she started singing on stage. Perhaps, Baba couldn't..

Come to terms with the changing times. He lost faith...

and he disowned Karuna Devi

And then? - He turned reclusive

In his silence, the music was lost forever

Is he still alive?

Who...? - Munir Baba. Is he still alive?

Perhaps

Mr Thakkar, you spoke of sacrifice. To find Munir Baba...

is there something that needs to be done?

As I have said, all that is avarice

I don’t know much about all this. Had I known...

why would I need so many books? Come, let's have tea

Who told you to get wet in the rain?

What is this? You might catch a cold, fall sick

I'm feeling chilly! - Naturally

Why don't you play in the rain? - I don't fancy falling sick

The rain cures everything. - Really?

Comb my hair now

I will

Come on

Take it.

Go outside

Sing

Sing

Shut your eyes. - Why?

Shut your eyes, I have something for you

Stand up I'll show you

Shut your eyes

Can I look now?

Is it new?

Can I look? - Nearly done

Now look

Come on, play with me

I wish to hear my Guru's voice

In my silence let your music be born

There is still so much for me to learn?

Stop pursuing the knowledge

It will find you