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Baghban the one that tends to his garden

And a father, who starts a family

Both sweat and toil to make their roses and wards thrive

The gardener loves not just the trees in his garden..

He loves their shadow too

For he hopes, that one day..

When he's tired of life..

It's this very shade that will prove useful for him

To the thirsting earth, the clouds bring rains..

Seasons come and go..

The fragrance of every season..

The gardener gifts to his Eden

Every flower in the garden is dear to the gardener..

He stands guard every moment, on every leaf, every branch

In the gardener lives God

Time for the morning walk.. see'mon!

Good morning! Where are the others?

Fast asleep

Wake up, O traveller. Dawn has..

I've been shouting and shouting.

Can't you walk a bit slowly?

How are you, Ram Avtar..?

But you said you weren't in the habit of waking up early

Yes, l did. But how can l help it..?

The way you shout up early in the morning..

You wake up the whole neighbourhood.

And l live right behind your house -Oh yes, you do

You're the one who has given me the house on rent

The landlord. You can evict me any time you wish to

I'll vacate the house, if you insist. Now look..

Don't ruin my mood early in the day.

You call yourself my brother..

And now you play with my emotions?

Like hell you'll vacate the house!

Of course! One day, I'll vacate your house -Let's see!

Sat Sri Akal! Sat Sri Akal

It's time you found another excuse to start a fight

I've been listening to it for..

..25 years and I'm bored stiff -Am I wrong, Tito?

Why do you take the donkey out for a walk everyday?

What rubbish! Tito's not a donkey. It's a dog!

It was your dog l put the question to!

There! He'd the last word!

Never mind, Ram Avtar. I'll fix our friend tomorrow

So you're up! What can I do?

When you leave for the walk..

I'm in such a deep sleep, that l just can't open my eyes

Come here, Pooja

Guess why l go for a walk. For good health

Not at all. I go for a walk so that when I return..

I can see your smiling face when l return. Sit down

In that case, you needn't worry.

This story shall forever continue

So let's sweeten our tongue! I haven't brushed my teeth yet

As if tigresses brush their teeth! Eat it up

No.. Eat! Jalebis from Jhanguram!

You'll never improve. Never!

Here you're. What am I going to do with it?

Tie it. Do l know how to tie it?

You're a grown up man. Why don't you learn it?

If l learn to tie it, what happens of you?

You'll never improve! Why must l?

Listen..

I keep it right in front of your eyes.

And you still forget it every day

I don't forget it. I deliberately leave it there

Why? Money from the Goddess of Wealth..

Is always useful. May I go now?

Come back soon. I'll stay back, if you insist

You'll never improve!

Hello, Ram Sharan! Has your grandson's fever subsided?

Yes, sir. Good

He can just play with words to flatter me

Couldn't he take a day off from the office?

But no, sir. He can't see beyond his work

What's up, mister? You look worried

I've got to rush to the hospital..

..once l withdraw the money here

I've had my daughter-in-law admitted in the labour ward

But no one here understands! Why must that upset you?

We've an ATM machine here. You'll get the money immediately

Really? Yes

To my loving husband

Who am I writing the loving for?

It's okay if he forgot it in the morning

But he could've called from the office

Let him return this evening. I won't even talk to him

Our branch in Nainital can send a bankers'

Cheque to the child's school

Wow, Mr Malhotra!

Everyone has it. But you're the one who puts his brains to use

Take my advise and start a business of your own

Not a bad idea, sir. But my problem is..

I've got into the habit of having a boss over me

You're the boss here. And it's the wife at home

You! A magician!

Before I can ring the bell, you know it's me!

Whether you ring the bell or not..

Your footsteps ring a bell in my heart

Really? So let's.. No, nothing today

Why not? l'm angry with you

Really? ln that case, I'm angry with you too

Why you? You tell me first

It's evening already, and you haven't even wished me yet!

Did you wish me then? How could you forget this day?

I forgot it..? Yes, you did

I forgot it..? And what's that?

I've been cleaning up the house..

..baking a cake for you and..

So you haven't forgotten?

Does anyone forget to breathe?

Without you, Pooja.. I was just a living being

My heart started beating only after you come into my life

And this was the day you came into my life

And this day, I shall remember forever

Congratulations on our fortieth wedding anniversary

Fortieth!

Don't be funny! l haven't even looked at you properly yet!

Let me take a good look.. Wow! So beautiful!

Why don't you and l go out for..

..a candlelight dinner tonight?

Champagne, roses.. you and l

How about us? Hey! How did you get here?

What could we do? You've forgotten..

That you've four sons and three daughters-in-law

A grandson and a granddaughter too

But Mr and Mrs Rai Malhotra have..

..set out for a candlelight dinner

Are you going to stand there and talk? Come here

When did you arrive..? We didn't even get to know

You there.. come here!

How could we miss your 40th anniversary, dad?

Who else is left..? Karan! Come here

I'm the youngest. I was waiting for my turn

Wrong, Uncle! I'm the youngest in the family

Come here!

Where's Payal..?

She's growing up to be just like her mother!

Aiiu bhaiyya got married early like you. And he stands to gain

How?

His daughter has grown up before his hair has started graying!

Don't cast an evil eye on our little girl

You kids have made us happy by giving us a surprise today

Your turn to make us happy by giving us a small party, dad

Mr Bedi, they're..?

They're the roses in Mr Malhotra's garden

This is Mr Rawal, our boss

That's son number one, Aiay. Son number two Sanjay

Son number three Rohit, and son number four..

That was a wrong introduction

Whatever their names..

..these sons are like Ram, Laxman, Bharat and Shatrughan

That's very well said!

But where's their father, the King Dashrath ?

What are you staring at? Come and fasten it

I was right, you know. What?

You're indeed a magician

You know how to hold time in your fist

Which is why you're still 20 and l'm already 6O

It isn't time. lt's your love I've held in my fist

Love is the magic that keeps you forever young

In that case, we're going to be young all our lives

Aiay, go and see if the bride and the bridegroom are ready

The newly-weds haven't left for their honeymoon already..

..have they?

Look at those smiles!

Congratulations

To you too, sister-in-law

If we can follow the traditions of the British..

In honeymoons, birthdays and anniversaries..

Why don't we remember a lovely little custom of theirs?

What custom?

In which the bridegroom carries his bride in his arms..

And crosses the threshold of his house!

That's a nice idea! That's a great idea, Rawal-saheb!

So carry your wife, Rai!

Are you out of your mind..? Look at Raj's age at least

What's wrong with my age?

Rai, if you strain your waist, you'll land in serious trouble

You think l've grown old? I've gone senile?

I'm still young enough. Want me to carry her to prove it?

C'mon, lady..

Hey beautiful one..

Well, all right. Plan number two

C'mon!

My butterball, my pretty lady..

My moonbeam

Your gait is so enticing..

You're amazing, O beautiful one

My pretty lady, my beautiful one..

Without you, l'd surely die

My handsome beloved..

Yours is an amazing dance

A picture as lovely as the Moon..

You're the most beautiful one

You're the one l could die for..

You're the one l need oh so much

You're my dream, you're my destiny..

You're the Moon among the stars

You're the one who puts the stars to shade..

You're the most beautiful of them all

O beloved..

Your gait is so enticing..

You're beyond compare, O beautiful one

My handsome beloved..

Yours is an amazing dance

My heart I lost in finding my beloved

I was lost to myself so l could've you

Your beauty it's that lights up..

My humble abode

You're the one l continue to breathe for

It's you that keeps me young

In your thick tresses..

I find my heaven, my life

O beloved..

Your gait is so enticing..

You're amazing, O beautiful one

My butterball, my beautiful lady..

Without you, l'd die

My handsome beloved..

Yours is an amazing dance

You're my father, you're my mother..

You're my friend, you're my confidante

Alok! My son!

My respects, father. May you live a hundred years

Talk to your mother. She badly wants to talk to you

Hello, mother. My respects

I pray to God that you keep smiling forever..

And forever be together

Your studies are over now. When are you coming to India?

We miss you so much. I miss you all too

With your blessings, I've found a very nice job here

I'm trying to get a transfer to India in a month or two

That's wonderful! Come back soon

We'll find a pretty girl and get you married to her

Why're you laughing? I've found the girl already

Found her..?

It's for you to decide whether she's pretty or not

So send us a photo quickly. What's her name?

I've sent the photographs. You could receive it tomorrow

Her name is Arpita, mother. -Lovely name

Thanks, mother.

Good bye, mother

I could at least muster the courage..

..to talk to mother and father

And what if your parents don't approve of me?

Will you still marry me?

They're the folks who picked up an orphan from the streets..

And took him to the stage where l stand today

They're my Gods, Arpita

It's true that if they had turned down this marriage..

I wouldn't have gone ahead with it. It's also true..

That l wouldn't ever have married all my life

But I'd love you all my life. I promise you

It's just this trait of yours that makes me love you so much

Whether we get married or not, I'll always belong to you

The kids' arrival really livened up things

You've given me very lovable children

I gave you the children, yes.

But it's you who made them lovable

Have they gone to bed? Yes..

Aniu and Karan are sleeping in our room

Saniay and Rohit? In the room downstairs

Where's the poor bachelor Karan?

Karan's sleeping in the hall with Rahul and Payal

That's all right.. but where are we going to sleep?

We..? Come with me

This is where we're sleeping. Here..?

Why? Isn't it good enough? Oh no, it's first-class

People unnecessarily go to places like London, Paris..

New York and so on for their honeymoon

This is a great place

And where is your pillow? Mine?

Here it's

You'll never improve either

We must leave now, dad. We had a great time

When are you coming again? On Diwali?

But Holi's coming up before Diwali. Oh yes! For Holi!

Come soon. We miss you all very much

Don't forget to call once you get home

In just 24 hours, the house appears to be so lonely again

True, but these 24 hours gave us so much of joy

Saniu wasn't to be seen. Is he staying over for a few days?

There's still time for his train. I see

And he.. He..?

He needs 50,OOO rupees. 50,OOO rupees?

He wants to take a loan to buy a car

And what do you call one's own initial contribution..?

The down payment. Yes, right

He's hesitating to tell you. Hesitating to tell me?

Yes

What happened, dad?

I'm very angry with you. Angry? What..

What you've done is very bad

Dad, l was only.. Sit down

Now tell me..

..since when has your Mummy been coming between you and me?

If there's anything you need, you must tell me..

Why hesitate in telling me? Dad, l thought maybe you'll..

My son, l'm your father. And as long as I live..

My children need not worry about anything

Go to Delhi without a worry. The money will follow you there

Don't you want to have breakfast? Sure, dad

It's this loan of 50,OOO that you've..

..sought against your gratuity

Do you realise..

..there will be nothing left in your account after this?

There's no question of turning down..

..a sincere employee like you

But you're also my friend

And you've always encouraged people..

..to invest wisely for the future

But you haven't thought of your own future

Whatever you've earned..

..you've spent in meeting your children's needs

The truth is that after one has retired..

His savings are his greatest strength

My strength is the smile on my children's faces, sir

What good is the money that is of no use to my children?

In any case..

..l'm just not worried what will happen after my retirement

By God's grace, l've four sons.

Four priceless fixed deposits

Four fixed deposits, eight able hands..

Are more than enough for my support

My dear lady! The flight might be delayed in a take off..

But you'll never be late in opening the door!

Why're you messing with the teapot?

Let that be and give me your hand..

Your hand

Wow! So quickly?

As a father, one has to do his sons' bidding

Our children mustn't be held up for the sake of money

Whose letter is it? Alok's

It must be the girl's pictures!

You're still such a kid!

Let me see. Lovely girl, isn't she?

Yes. Beautiful couple

I'm glad Alok will settle down too

But you left no stone unturned in making him what he's today

No, Pooja. I've done nothing

This kid always had the spirit to reach out for the skies

I've only encouraged his spirit

It seems as if it happened only yesterday, isn't it?

On my mother's death anniversary..

The two of us were coming out of the orphanage..

..when a sweet little voice made us freeze in our trail

Sir! Want a shoeshine, sir?

Please, sir. I'll give it a great shine for just one rupee

Is that your book, son?

Yes, sir. I want to study. And study a lot too.

People say it's very necessary to study..

..to achieve something in life

So I shine shoes. Please let me do it, sir

What is your name? They call me Chhotu at the orphanage

But when l ioin a school, I'll register myself as Alok

Do you know what Alok means? Yes

The manager says, Alok means light

Who are you talking to, Chhotu?

You're still here, sir? Yes

This child shall henceforth be called Alok, not Chhotu

He wants to study and do something in life..

And l'm sure he'll do it

Alok, come here

I'll have you admitted to a school, son

You can study there. As much as you want to

To do that, you won't need this

Enough. Be happy

It wasn't my feet. The child had touched my heart that day

True. And he did what he wanted to

With his sincerity and your loving support..

Alok has even gone abroad for studies. And now..

Mother? Alok?

You'll live a hundred years! We were talking about you

Set it down. Let me also listen. Mother..

Ask her about the photographs. Yes, l'll

Mother.. Ask her!

Ask her is she has received the envelope!

Mother, that envelope..? -Young man..

..are you asking us about the photographs or the envelope?

Hello, father

I must tell you, we've received both

So what do you think?

She's okay. Although the nose is a bit small, she's plump..

And the eyes, Pooja..? Why're you teasing him?

Alok, he's only ioking

Arpita is very sweet. Thanks, mother

Don't delay the good deed. Get married immediately

Without your presence?

My son, think we're with you. You've our blessings..

But it's impossible for us to be there with you

We'll wait for the day when you'll..

..come home with our daughter-in-law

Very well, father. As you wish

Bless you. May you be happy

What happened? What did they say?

Why do you look so worried?

Why the sad face? Tell me what they said

They said, you appear to be a snob

If only your lips were.. it would be so good

Who said that?

Mummy said something about being the snob..

And father spoke about your lips. As for the eyes..

As for the eyes..?

They said.. What?

They can see your heart in your eyes..

With my picture etched on it. Who said that?

Both. Orders are to get married at the earliest

With whom..? You, of course

Never before..

Was I in such a state

I've lost my sleep, I'm losing my peace..

Something surely is happening to me

Never before..

Was I in such a state

I've lost my sleep, I'm losing my peace..

Something surely is happening to me

It's the first ever feeling of love..

How will I tell you what my thirst is all about?

It's restless, it beats wildly..

My heart has found someone..

Something surely is happening to me

My beloved, I've found on the path of love..

Every desire of my heart has been fulfilled

Let there be no distances between us anymore

In the shade of your tresses, I'm going to sleep..

Something surely is happening to me

Never before..

Was I in such a state

I've lost my sleep, I'm losing my peace..

Something surely is happening to me

Today's not a holiday..

So why's the bank so deserted?

What's all this?

Mr Malhotra, today is your Iast day at the office

And everyone here says that it'll be very lonely without you

Rai, you're the one who shared everyone's joys and sorrows..

You lent a ear to everyone. But today, everyone will listen..

And you'll do the talking. What will I say?

It's been 30 years. 365 days of a year..

And eight hours of the day..

I've spent a maior part of my life here with you folks

With your love and affection

I'm feeling sad about leaving

But that's the rule of life

One goes away and another comes to take his place

When I leave, someone else will come here..

With a new name, a new face and a new spirit

And l'll go away elsewhere, take up another job

There's my new boss

She's looking at me angrily with the expression..

You'll never improve! Never

Rai Malhotra isn't one who'll improve

Malhotra saheb, we're all very sad that you're retiring

Why don't you take an extension of another..

..2 years and continue with us?

Absolutely!

Rawal saheb, in the mad rush of our work..

We treat life like a morsel of food had in haste

The rest of my life..

..l want to take it easy and enjoy myself

With my wife and kids

Should you ever have the need, do please remember..

That the doors of this office and our..

..hearts are forever open to you

Pooja..

What happened? You ask, what happened?

Will you fix this tie, please? Where will you go then?

Mr Malhotra, maybe you're forgetting..

That l've retired? So what if l've retired?

A tie, love will wear every day. And that too..

As usual

Actually you're right

Where will we go? What will we do?

I've read the newspaper four times over, watched TV..

Had my breakfast, but things are so boring

I think l must visit Mr Rawal tomorrow and say..

..l'm joining duty

You're going back on your word now. Why?

You're the one who told Mr Rawal that..

..you'll live with your children

Didn't you say that?

Oh yes, l did

Dear son. Lots of love to all of you

Your Mummy and I miss you all very much

I miss you a bit too much. Because I've all the time now

I've retired and want to take some decisions for the future

We want you to help us take the decision

Holi is coming up next week. If you could come over..

It wouldn't only brighten the festival..

..we could've a chat too -Lots of love. Your Papa

Hello, brother. Saniay here. Yes, Sanjay?

Have you received Papa's letter? Yes, l've

So what have you decided? Your sister-in-law says..

We must all go there. Dad has retired..

He must have received the money of..

..his gratuity and provident fund

We must talk to him about what needs..

..to be done with such a huge amount

We'll even celebrate Holi there

When music is made..

The drum beat rents the air

When heart meets heart..

One colour blends into another

So play with the colours, O valiant heroes

The valiant heroes of Avadh play with the colours..

They play with the colours

Here come swaying the folks and the wives..

With gay abandon, play the valiant heroes of Avadh

He feels no shame.. he forgets how old he's

At 60, he flirts with me

He applies the colour on my face.

My beloved is indeed a colourful one

He sprays the colours on my scarf..

The valiant hero of Avadh plays with the colours

This season, don't douse the colours on me

I've sworn to stay off you

She sizes me up from head to toe..

My beloved won't look in my heart

Although I'm old, I'm young at heart..

Take me in your arms. Let your anklets chime

It's so truly said..

..the valiant heroes of Avadh play with the colours

Let's play with the colours

Dinner's about to be served

Grandpa, why do you always sit on that chair?

Because this chair is meant for the head of the family..

And l'm the head of this family. How come?

How come?

This dining table is like a huge tree

Your grandma, who's about to sit there..

Is the root of the tree. She holds the tree together

And your grandpa is the strong stem..

Who keeps a watch over everyone. How about Mummy, Papa..

Uncle and aunt? All the others?

They.. they're the branches of this mighty tree

And before you ask me what you and Payal are..

..let me tell you..

You're the sweet fruit this tree has borne!

Here comes the food!

Wow! Almond halwa!

This bowl is for me!

No one else is getting it

Forget it, Rohit.

Everyone knows.. -That the chief of the Branch..

..Aiiu, is Mom's favourite blue-eyed boy

Make do with the water

Wow, Mom! Phirni!

Don't worry. l've made something special for each one of you

How about me? -You can eat what we leave. Really?

Come on, children

C'mon, girls

You won't hurt your hand if you put it in my mouth

After ages, we've enioyed Holi so much. Isn't it?

Yes, father. This is the best Holi I've had since my marriage

And this is my first Holi. Don't tell me!

When the family's together, every day's Holi and Deepawali.

Right, father?

Yes, my son. I must accept it before the whole family..

That l'm indeed very fortunate to..

..have got so much of happiness

There were only the two of us to begin with

And gradually, with your arrival, our joys knew no bounds

Dad, there was something you wanted to say?

Yes, there was something I wanted to say

But before I say it, there's something I also want to ask you

Go ahead, dad

I've always believed that I've very good sons

What I want to know is whether our children..

Consider their Mummy and Papa to be any good too?

Dad, you're the limit

I don't think anyone in the world..

..has as good parents we've, dad

We're very lucky..

..dad, to have loving and caring parents like you

Now l can say what l want to

It's just this much

If we had to account for whatever we had..

..collected over the last 40 years..

We'd come to the conclusion that in the struggle of life..

We never could be together, despite wanting to

We didn't even get to know when you..

..had grown up and gone your ways

The ioy that was in living together..

Came to us in small moments

And we always kept looking forward to these small moments..

When we'd meet and get together

But now I've retired

And l've all the time in the world

And now..

..l want to make good what I've lost in the last 40 years

By giving you our love, by having your love..

By staying with you

Till now, we made a lot of decisions for you

But now, we want you to take this decision in our lives

Your Mummy and Papa..

Don't want to stay away from you anymore.

They want to live with you

You must now decide..

When, how and whom we're going to stay with

That's all l had to say

You want to discuss it among yourselves?

Go ahead. We'll go out

Come on, Pooja. Let the kids get to work

What? Why's everyone looking at me?

The two of us have a lot of problems anyway

To live in a city that's so expensive.. you know how it's

And we've to get our daughter married in a couple of years

What happens of that? Absolutely. It's just not possible

I'd definitely have taken Mom and Dad with me

But Reena goes to work and..

No way! To work in the office all day..

And put up with the arrogance of my in-laws at home!

That's not happening

I've just started a new life. I'm in a bad way

I've got to change residence every eleven months

Karan, why don't you take them along?

You'll be looked after and so will they

Wow, sister-in-law! Thanks but no thanks!

I can barely look after myself. How will I take care of them?

The kids are taking a lot of time in taking a decision

They must be having a fight about who will take us home first

Oh yes, that's quite possible

Think of something. What are we going to do?

What else, Kiran? We'll have to take Mom and Dad with us

They've no one here

For years, we've lived as we wanted to, Ajay

It's not a ioke to suddenly start all over again, is it?

One minute

Can't Mummy and Daddy continue to live here?

Whatever help they need, we..

What are you saying, sister-in-law?

Help.. and Dad..? He'll never accept it!

I've an idea

Brother, you take Mummy with you.

And l'll take Papa to my house

Six months later, Papa will go to Rohit's place..

And Mummy will go to Karan's.

They'll get to live with all of us

And that won't burden anyone either. Well? What do you say?

That's a flop idea, brother

You know very well that Mom and Dad will..

..never agree to part from each other

That's the main punch of my husband's idea

Neither will Mummy and Papa agree..

..to live apart from each other..

Nor will they come to live with us. End of the problem

They'll be happy where they're..

..and we'll be happy in our homes

Here they're

Sorry to have kept the two of you waiting, dad

Actually..

..we couldn't decide which one of us will take you along first

Karan said, if Mummy and Papa live with everyone in turns..

His turn would come after 2 years

Why must I wait for so long? Hey Karan.. I come before you

I wish I could've Mummy and Papa with me. Forever

We thought about everybody's feelings and decided that..

Papa will live with us and Mummy will stay with Kiran

After six months, Papa can move to Rohit's..

And Mummy can go to Karan's

In that way, all of us will have your love

What do you think? Great idea

Impossible! They don't want to share our love..

They want to split the two of us! Will you listen..?

I'm not listening and I can't part with you. And that's it

Now look, you're mistaking your own flesh and blood

That's just what I regret, Pooja!

Despite being our flesh and blood..

And a part of us, they can't see that their parents are one

God has united us as one..

And they think of separating us? That's not how it's

I don't want to listen to anything.

Go and tell your children..

That we're happy where we're

I never needed their support in the past.

Nor will I in the future

How can you say such things? What mistake have they made?

They've yearned for our love for so many years

To have that, they've found a way. So why are you so angry?

Look, please don't suspect our children's intentions

Please don't break their heart

I place you under oath

You know how your tears and oaths weaken me

All right. Go ahead. And tell your children what you want to

We agree with your decision

Let us know when and where we're going

And you guys were reioicing at your idea, weren't you?

See what happened?

How were we to know that they so badly..

..want to come to our houses..

That they'd even agree to live separately?

O Sun, who has spread this gloomy sunshine in my rosegarden?

Why the darkness of loneliness..?

What did you seek? And what did you get..?

Think hard, O Guardian

God is our Guardian..

Only God is our Protector

You're still here, Karan? Who'll get a cab? Go on

Will you hurry up a bit? I can't shut the bag

I can't understand why you travel with so much of luggage..

..Priya -Don't fight. Go on. l'll see

Want me to fix the tie?

I'm not going to wear the tie. Never again

Listen.. come here

I won't be there with you

Take your medicines on time

You've an allergy to frozen foods

Don't forget

Ram Avtar says..

If the rudraksh remains near your heart..

Your blood pressure will be normal

You're the one who's closest to my heart, Pooja

There's no room for a rudraksh or anything else

You'll never improve

Yes, l'll never improve. Never

Where are Mom and Dad? Inside, romancing

Mom and Dad! Hurry up! We're getting late

Who has lit the fire or sorrow..?

My fields are rendered wastelands

From a thriving garden of life..

Rises a sandstorm

What did you sow? What did you reap..?

Think about it, Caretaker

Only God is our Protector today

He's our only Caretaker

Must say, Raiu

Nice way you're repaid me for a..

..friendship and love of 40 years

What had you said to me?

That we're friends as youngsters..

..we'll not part even as old men

So what happened now? Where is your friendship, love..

Affection and loyalty..? Ram Avtar, listen to me..

I don't want to listen to anything.

You're a cheat of the first order

Without even a word to me, you're breaking all relationships?

Breaking relations? With you and this house?

This is the house where I brought my wife

This is where my children were born and brought up

Will l break relations with it? No way

I've very fond memories with you and this house

How can l severe ties with them?

Tell me

Here you're

What will I do with it?

What will I do with the keys?

Must I erase your memories and find a new tenant?

No tenant is ever going to live here. This is your house

And yours it will always be

I must leave now, brother

I'll take the dogs with me.

I can't see them stay apart and suffer

Stay with Karan. And don't bother him, okay?

Mama..

Our taxi's over there

How much? 80 bucks

What will I say? When we got there, we were told..

That Saniu's father has retired.

He has neither a place to stay..

Nor any money. What could I do? I had to bring him along

Tell me about yourself

Please don't suspect our children's intentions

Please don't break their heart

I place you under oath

Let's go to our room! Our room?

Yes, your room and mine. C'mon!

Hello, sir. Hello, Lalita bai

Come on in, Mom

I'll be right back -Hello, madam. Hello. Is everything okay?

Lalita-bai, take Mom's luggage to Payal's room

I can't share my room with anyone

Payal, she's your grandmother. So what?

I don't want to compromise my privacy at any cost

This girl won't even let me into her room for a long time..

..Mummy

What are you getting at? Is Mom going to live in the hall?

Don't be upset, son. I'll manage anywhere

Just find a place to keep my luggage

Lalita, keep her luggage in your room

And spread a new bedsheet on the bed

In my room? Yes. You can sleep in the kitchen

Who does she think she's?

With the Iuggage in my room, where will l go?

At this rate, I'm going to move out soon

Where do I keep your glasses, grandpa? Oh yes, give that to me

And what is this? It's a typewriter

Why've you brought the typewriter?

You can type on my computer instead

This is the typewriter your grandma gifted to me, my son

She asked me to write to her. But I never had the opportunity

Neither was I separated from her, nor did l ever write to her

But now, I'm going to type out a letter to your grandma

Grandpa, you love grandma very much, don't you?

Sure, l do. And she loves you a lot too?

She loves me just too much

I'll give you so much of love, you'll never miss grandma!

Yes, son. l can only think of your grandma now

Dinner is served, Saniu

Papa-ii, that's Saniu's place. Please sit on the other chair

Mummy, that chair is for the head of the family

And grandpa is the head! That's true, my son

But the one who sits there has a lot of work to do

Passing around the dishes, Iooking into everyone's plate

Let your Papa do that, not me

Where were you, Reena? I called your office

I was very busy. Was it something important?

Nothing important. l thought we'd have a Chinese meal together

Tomorrow. Right now, eat what I've made

Stop it now, Saniu. You've done enough work

A bit more, darling. No

I've got to wake up early. Come on

Come on!

Let's go

You want me to come running to you?

Listen son..

The telephone..?

Could I..

Use it..?

To talk to your mother

And where is your pillow? Mine?

Here it's

I've been waiting for your call. Did you reach home safely?

This is the first time I'm not with you..

I can't go to sleep without you. I'm missing you very much

How are you?

Why don't you speak? Say something, please

You and l are separated..

What has life come to?

You and l are separated..

What has life come to?

You're the only one I see everywhere, my love

I get no sleep.. I miss you badly

I can't live without you anymore

You and l are separated..

What has life come to?

It's as if Time has come to a standstill

There's gloom everywhere

I pine for you..

I'm lonely in body, thirsting in soul

Not even for a moment..

Why won't your face fade away from my eyes?

Days and nights do go by..

A lonely life, just won't go by

I can't say a word to you, even if I wish to..

What anguish do I suffer?

You and l are separated..

What has life come to?

Okay then.. bye

Don't forget to write

Whenever l hear footsteps..

I feel as if you've arrived

Like a whiff of fresh air..

You've lent fragrance to my breath

Those were the days when we were always together..

And there is so much of distance between us now

You and l are separated..

What has life come to?

Good dogs don't bite good folks, son

I'm glad you stopped him, mota bhai..

He kept chasing me like mad

But why was it chasing you? He was making me jog

That dog came in my wife's dowry. It's from my in-laws' place

And l thought it wanted to bite you. That's my wife's job

He only makes me run

But I'm surprised he stopped at your voice

Yes, l've two dogs too. Tiger and Pinky

I also take them for a stroll.

I see. You've just arrived in Delhi?

Yes, l came only yesterday to stay with my son

See that building there..? Urvashi..? That's the one

Whose flat in Urvashi? Sanjay.. Sanjay Malhotra

Third floor? So you're Saniay's father? Yes, do you know him?

Of course. He has a son, Rahul

Very sweet kid. He comes to my music cafe

Music cafe..? Behind Urvashi..

Archie's Music Cafe. It's mine. l see

It's two in one.

Listen to the music and drink coffee, if you wish to

Actually, it's three in one. Three in one?

In the hole inside, there's a library.

Read whatever book you want to

You mean, one has to get into a hole to read?

No! Not hole.. a big hole. 20 by 2O

Hall! l see! So you're a Gujarati?

But my wife's Hindi speaking. Two in one again, l see

Mota bhai.. comic punch, eh?

Why do you call me Mota bhai. Do I look mota (mota=fat) ?

Not fat..

In Guiarati, mota bhai means elder brother. Out of respect

What is your name? Hemantbhai Patel

Yes, l'm leaving. He's going to make me run

You must come to my music cafe and..

..drink the coffee my wife makes

First class coffee

I only drink the tea my wife brews..

I mean..

I used to

For the first time, I'm not serving you tea today

Here you're with the newspaper and..

..Sanju's been screaming for it

You'll remain at home all day. You can read it later

Kiran.. where are you?

What is the matter? Am I not getting any tea?

I knew this was coming. What is coming?

You know, the maid has run away after Mummy arrived?

She has run away?

What has Mama to do with the maid running away?

You don't know how spoilt the servants are nowadays

She refused to sleep in the kitchen!

Why are you quiet?

I'm not getting up early to make tea for everybody

Let her make the tea for herself. Don't be upset, Kiran

I'm here

I'm in the habit of working

I used to make the tea for your Papa.

Now l'll make it for my children

Reena! Hurry up!

I'll be delayed again because of you! What can l do?

There's an extra man's work to do I've..

..got to cook for your father..

Iron his clothes, get Rahul ready, and there's no one to help

Bye, my child

Mummy, I'm leaving for the kitty party.

Cook whatever you want to for yourself

But Payal.. She has already left

She'll return only in the evening after her dance classes. Bye

Mota bhai!

Come on!

Welcome, mota bhai! This is my music cafe

Come on inside

The music cafe.. see?

Shanti..

Take care of your dowry

I'm coming.. and you're always picking on him

What is it? Why've you been yelling? The dog's been barking..

And she says I'm yelling! This is Rahul's grandpa

I told you that I met him in the garden.

Mota-bhai, this is my wife

Namaste. Namaste

Forgive me, you dropped your lemons because of me

You speak very good Hindi. Please don't embarrass me

Things will fall, mota bhai.

But she broke some eggs the other day

She's not just my wife, she's my life! My better-half

Please be seated. I'll get some great coffee for you

Could I've some tea instead?

At least try the coffee I make

He wants tea. So get him tea. And make it nicely

The other day you made tea and the customer said..

..Wonderful soup

How would a monkey know the stage is bent?

God! If you must use proverbs in Hindi..

..at least get them properly

Why do you mix them up? No, I always use single terms

Lies! You decide this, mota bhai.

You're Hindi speaking, aren't you?

The one he used just now, wasn't it a mix of two proverbs?

Two. Two? How?

How would a monkey know the taste of ginger

The one who can't dance blames the dance floor

I mixed up ginger and dance floor. Hear that? Okay?

I'll get you some nice tea now

The lemons! She left them here!

Great! You've indeed a cheerful place here

Isn't it? Earlier we pined for a child

And now there are so many boys and girls around

We don't have a child, you see

Hey kids.. come here

This is the kid party. And this is Mr Raj Malhotra

He's like my elder brother. Please be seated

This is Kapil. In London, his father..

Has a publication. And that's Nili

She's fair of skin but calls herself nili (blue)

How are you, Mom? All right

Kiran.. She has gone out somewhere, son

She must've told you where she's going? No

She must be coming

May I say something, son?

You must keep a track of these things..

Where your wife is, where your daughter is

Your Papa always took care of these things

That was interference on his part, Mom.

It was his dominating nature

Every human being must have the right..

..to lead the life he wants to

But there's need for order in the family

It's your iob. Your Papa always kept the family under control

He maintained a certain amount of discipline

He kept the family together. Not so much discipline..

As to start interfering in each other's..

..lives and ruining their freedom

Whatever he did was for our own well-being

It was only his love

When love crosses its limits, it becomes suffocating, Mom

You mean, our love for you was stifling you?

Why're you getting into this argument?

You're here as a guest for a few days

So behave like a guest

I came here because l thought it was my house

But you've turned your mother into a guest

Haven't you gone to sleep?

I couldn't go to sleep, but what are you upto?

It's 2 in the morning

I've a presentation of a new proiect..

..at the office tomorrow, dad

So I'll have to complete my work, won't l?

Not your cup of tea, dad

Why not? This is what I've been doing for the last forty years

How can you compare your petty 9 to 5 job..

With the workload of a multinational like ours?

In your days, there wasn't any competition nor any tension

But we've got to keep up all nights to survive

So you think things were very easy for us?

That we had no tension in our lives?

Of course, there was the tension

But despite that, we gave the best of our output to our work..

We worked hard for a living, earned respect..

I brought up four sons to lead a..

..life with their heads held high

Yes, dad. But you'll have to admit, dad..

That your sons had the ability, the skill and the talent..

With which they paved a way for themselves..

..and achieved their goals

And built this house. That's not all, dad

With my presence, I've also secured my future..

So that I don't have to beg before anyone when l grow old

What happened, dad? Why're you looking at me like that?

You've to agree..

..whatever we're today, it's on our own steam

In any case, what have you done for us?

That your sons had the ability, the skill and the talent..

With which they paved a way for themselves..

..and achieved their goals

And built this house. That's not all, dad

With my presence, I've also secured my future..

So that I don't have to beg before anyone when l grow old

True..

What have we done for them?

If we've fed you children..

And ourselves gone to bed on a hungry stomach..

What have we done for you?

If we've killed every little desire we had..

To fulfill all your..

To fulfill all your needs, what have we done for you?

If we've sacrificed our present for your future..

What have we..

Still done for you?

We've done nothing for anyone

Nothing at all

Walking in your footsteps when we were taking the vows..

..l thought..

I was your shadow

But you took my hand and said..

You're not my shadow, you're my better half..

My companion for life

Separated from you, I feel so incomplete

Neither is it the same 7 in the morning anymore..

Nor is it 5:30 of the old times

Nor even do l find the tea any sweet without you

What happened? Is everything all right?

Oh yes.

I received a letter from my wife and couldn't stop my tears

For the first time in 40 years..

..we've been separated from each other

See? He's missing sister-in-law

See how he misses his wife. And look at you!

That's not true, darling.

I shed tears too, when l'm separated from you

Really? Tears of joy!

Stop ioking and learn something from him

Uncle Rai can miss his wife and cry..

..even after 40 years of marriage

Will you also miss me like this?

Now look, children. If your love is true..

It remains fresh and attractive..

..till you breathe your very last

After listening to you..

..the kids have forgotten about Romeo Juliet..

And become your fans. Oh yes. And they must too

All the legendary lovers died pining for their beloveds

But our mota bhai has been living..

..with his beloved for 40 years

The world ought to know about this love story

You ought to write, Uncle. Yes! Why don't you write?

Write about it, mota bhai..

But I'm not a writer. I can't write!

At least try.. try!

The world ought to know about this love story

You ought to write, Uncle. Yes! Why don't you write?

Write about it, mota bhai.. You must! You must

Times of the past, l think of..

Whenever l'm alone

Silence speaks to me..

And l cry, away from prying eyes

It's ages since l've smiled

Tears are now my lot

You and l are separated..

What has life come to?

You're the only one I see..

..everywhere I cast a glance, my love

Sleep eludes me, I can't stop thinking about you

Without you, l cannot live anymore

THE CARETAKER

Payal, you're late again today?

What happened? Why're you yelling?

Make it clear to your mother, daddy.

Ask her not to play mummy with me!

She keeps taunting me and intruding..

Payal, my child.. Please be quiet

And please stop interfering in my personal life. Okay?

Why're you targetting my poor daughter?

Payal is my daughter too.. Mama!

We've enough troubles in our lives already

Why're you creating more problems?

I say it because there ought not to be anymore problems

Payal is a girl.. Times have changed

There's no difference between men and women

Times never change for a woman

It was my duty to caution you, and l did

We know our duties! I beg you..

Don't say anything to Payal again!

Saniu.. wake up, please

What happened? You can drink and go to sleep

But what about me? Papa has hit upon a new ruse to disturb me

Go and ask him to stop making that noise, please

I've got to get up early and do the chores. I need to sleep

Dad.. what are you doing in the middle of the night?

I couldn't go to sleep. So I thought..

You get less sleep at this age anyway, dad

But that doesn't mean you won't let the others sleep

At least think about Reena. She's the first to wake up..

Get Rahul ready and cook for all of us

Please.. it would be nice if you could think about her

God! He's going to get me killed someday!

Preetam! Yes, brother-in-law?

Come here, pipsqueak! Coming

Didn't l ask you to write the accounts?

That's what l've done

Is this the accounts or a love-letter?

I'll write just as much as l can! You know nothing.. -nothing!

Why're you yelling at him?

Look. He's scolding me!

Why're you scolding my Jittu, Hemant?

Your Jittu's going to drive me bankrupt some day!

Is this the accounts or the will of a pauper?

Where does he find the time? The poor chap is busy all day

How will he find the time?

He keeps hovering around the girls' tables!

See? Wasn't he flying?

Who'll write the accounts now? Let me write it

I'll! Mota bhai will

You'll keep the accounts? Why? Can't l ?

I'm your mota bhai, after all. True.. but on one condition

You'll quietly accept whatever I put in your pocket

No, that's not happening. Impossible. No..?

So this isn't happening either. Let me go to prison

Makes no difference. All right. You win. I lose

A typewriter? Yes

I started writing at the children's behest the other day

But I can't bring about the mood at home.

If you don't mind the noise..

How can you say such a thing?

Do you think l call you mota bhai only for effect?

It comes from the depths of my heart. Sit wherever you want to

Is that place okay? Sure, go ahead

Anywhere you wish to. It's all yours

Keep punching away at the typewriter.

It's as melodious as our music anyway

I'll get you some tea. Please add a dash of ginger

Wow! That's one step worse!

It isn't worse.. it's for the better!

She doesn't know, l deliberately make mistakes in the proverbs

Whenever she corrects me, there's a lovely glow on her face

For that glow, I can make mistakes all my life, mota bhai

Coming.. I'll be back

You're lucky, Hemant bhai..

Your wife is with you to correct you

Pooja, I think of your smiling face..

Even as I try to get on with my live

But your letter has made me cry

I do miss you..

But God has given me some very good friends here

The husband and wife run a cafe

I spend the day with them

But when it's time to go home, my feet refuse to move

My heart just doesn't feel like going there

After all, home is where the heart is

And my heart is with you.. thousands of miles away

What else will l write to you?

We wanted to have our children's love..

But we've lost our own love

Papa, buy me a new pair of shoes. This pair is so old

All right, I'll buy a pair for you. Today!

Hurry up, Rahul

Reena, I've given Rahul 1 500 rupees for a pair of shoes.

Check the size

Your Mummy's love-letter. From grandma!

Grandma's letter!

Trouble-time

The glasses have broken. Sorry, grandpa

It's okay, son. l'll tell your Papa and he'll have it fixed

Saniu, my glasses have broken. Will you've it fixed please?

I want to read your Mother's letter.

It isn't possible this month, dad

End of the month, you see. We're short of cash

But next month, I'll surely have it fixed. I promise

Rahul, hurry up. We're getting late

Shanti darling! What have you cooked? That's a lovely aroma

You needn't be so happy. lt's not for you, lt's for mota bhai

Welcome.. how are you? I'm okay

I've a bit of a bother for you, Hemant-bhai

Yes? I've received a letter from Pooja

My glasses broke today and they can't be fixed immediately

But I must read this letter at once Will you read it for me..

..please?

What's the big deal ? Come on

What happened? lt's in Hindi

But never mind. When will my wife help?

It's in Hindi! Coming

It's a letter from his wife. How can l read it?

Stop acting funny. Mota bhai's so restless.. read it

Now tell me something. Will you also read my letter as..?

No, may God never separate you..

He mustn't ever do this to you

Read it

You always say that l make you cry with my letters

But you made me cry this time

Why did you write that you have lost your love?

As long as you and l are alive, how can our love ever be lost?

Never

Know what? I hope you won't laugh

Earlier, whenever I used to get ready before the mirror..

I always felt as if you were watching me..

Saying, The kohl looks very nice in your eyes, Pooja

A blue-coloured sari Iooks lovely on you

To be honest, l don't feel like dressing up anymore

Whom will l dress for?

Who will look at me?

No, mota bhai.. I can't read anymore

When your glasses are fixed, you can read it on your own

Hey! Who brought this? Daddy? No, I brought it

Where did you get the money from?

Dad had given me money for a pair of shoes

But I can manage with these for another two months

You've got to read grandma's letter, isn't it?

So go ahead. Don't feel shy!

Away from you, l feel as if I'm standing at a place..

..that is plunged in darkness

There was neither a soothing voice, Nor your comforting arms..

Nor even sleep.. There was only anticipation

You're lying to me? You're trying to cheat me?

One slap and you'll straighten out!

Is this what you've learnt?

Next time you do this, I'll break your legs!

What happened, daughter-in-law? Please don't interfere

He has got spoilt because of you.

He has started lying and cheating

He spent the money of his shoes on your glasses today

Soon, he'll sell household stuff for some need of yours

Come with me!

I've a small problem, brother. What happened?

I brought those dogs here.. and they've run away today

So what should l do? Must I inform mom and dad or..?

Why make an issue out of something so trivial?

And where will they go anyway? They've got to come back home

What's all this for?

Today's a special day, Uncle. It's Valentine's Day

What's that? Let me explain, mota bhai

On Valentine's Day, boys lie to girls that I love you

What rubbish! Why're you getting angry?

You're not my girlfriend. You're my wife already

The boy sinks with the life!

That life is saved, means millions are earned..

And the mole sinks the ship

You ought to call aunty today. No

Oh yes, you must!

What's Pooja, Pooja..? Say something more

What..? Anything!

Look at you! For 40 years, I've been only your Valentine

That's not happening.

I asked you in English, so reply to me in English

They're blowing again..

The winds of love are blowing again

They're blowing again..

The winds of love are blowing again

I've a crazy heart..

It looks for my beloved in every lane and street

They're blowing again..

The winds of love are blowing again

Shirins, Lailas..

Mainus and Chhailas..

Be he a lover or king..

The excitement of love grips every heart

They're blowing again..

The winds of love are blowing again

I shall forever love you..

Not for a moment can l forget you

In love with you, I've spent my days..

My heart has longed for you

They're blowing again..

The winds of love are blowing again

What's the venue? Resort or Retreat?

Where are you going all alone? That too, dressed like this?

So you've taunted me again? You'll never give up your stunts!

You've ruined my mood!

There's mischief, there's charm..

There is the high of youthfulness

Come into my arms..

And see how I've been pining

They're blowing again..

The winds of love are blowing again

My crazy heart..

Looks for my beloved in every lane and street

First you set my blood on fire by..

..wearing those skimpy dresses..

You keep giving me those inviting looks..

And then you pretend to be the touch-me-nots

Old hag!

What did you think?

She's a tramp? There's no one to take care of her?

You think you can get her into your clutches..

By giving her a ride in your car?

You think you can do anything to her?

If l see you around our house ever again..

..or see you looking at Payal..

I'll gorge your eyes out! I'll have you sent to jail!

She's my daughter

This is the limit! It's 3 and Payal hasn't returned yet

She's never so late

Did you try her mobile? I did, it's switched off

There she's

Mummy, you..?

And Payal.. Actually Kiran..

I had heard about Valentine's Day. But since l'm in Bombay..

I thought I'd check what it's really all about

I told Payal to take me out

But you should've looked at the time, Payal

It's not her mistake, son. She wanted to return early

But I insisted that we enioy for a little while more

Hear that? This is amazing, Mama!

You're worried about enioyment and it has ruined our sleep!

I told Kiran to go to bed. But how could she get any sleep?

She's a mother, after all.

Why would your mother worry about us?

She has only her fun to pursue

And you were lecturing me to keep my family under control!

So where's your discipline?

Neither is your mom worried about her..

..age nor the respect of this family

Come on, grandma

Grandma.. I'm a very bad girl. l'm terrible

I always nursed contempt for you, But you gave me only love.

My child..

..you don't keep track of what you give and take in love

Love is to be given and l..

I love you very dearly

Here you're to enioy the early dawn meal!

I've explained to you several times..

..that this fast of Karva Chauth..

Is meant for women and you.. Listen.. listen..

Why do you women observe this fast?

So that we can have our husbands for seven births

All right. And love observe this fast..

So that you'll meet me every time I'm born

I won't improve, I know

Here you're, mota bhai. Tea with a dash of ginger

No, sisters. I'm fasting today

I'll have something only after l've seen the Moon

Today's my fast too. Karva Chauth. Mine too

Yours..? You too..? Yes

For sister-in-law..? Hemant..

I'm dying of hunger, Saniu

Don't talk of dying, love.. Iet's go and eat

But you said we were going out! I haven't cooked anything

Don't be angry. Let's go out

What will grandpa eat?

Whenever he returns after nine, he already eats at the cafe

The Moon is out, mota-bhai. I've done my ritual..

So take a look at the Moon and l'll serve the dinner

No, Shanti-behn. Pooja must be trying to telephone me at home

Let me first talk to her. I'll eat later

My respects! May we always be there for each other

You saw the Moon? Yes, l did

Did you drink some water?

What are you looking at?

You look at your Moon, I'll look at mine

And hurry up, please. My throat's drying of thirst

How can l drink any water unless I've seen my Moon?

This year, I just didn't get to see my Moon

Will you only keep talking?

Imagine I'm with you

Go on. Have some water

All right. Hold on

I've had water

I've had some too

Now have something to eat

Wait

What a plate-full of food!

What has your daughter-in-law prepared today?

What's this..? Potatoes. Cauliflower, peas and cheese.

And this is yogurt raita and laddoos

There are jalebis and puris too!

Let me break a piece of puri and put it in my mouth

Fantastic!

Excellent food!

You can't even tell a lie

You'll never improve

Never

Excuse me, sir.. Yes?

Your mother is here. May I send her in?

No, serve her some tea. I'll be coming out

How often have l told you not to bring..

..family fights into my office?

And that's just what has happened. What's Mama doing here?

I'm sick of all this! I'll have a word with her, okay?

I know it.

There must be something cooking between mother and son

They must be badmouthing me

Kiran, I hadn't gone there to badmouth you

Don't try to act innocent What do you want..?

Why're you bent on ruining the peace..

..and happiness of my family? -That's just what I come to ask..

..leaving all my work in the office

If you had any doubts..

..couldn't you've waited for me to come back home?

Where was the need to come to my office?

I've asked you a question. Answer me

Why don't you speak?

It was the mother in me that took me there

This almond halwa.. you've always loved it

On every birthday of yours, I've prepared it for you

And today is your birthday

I prepared the halwa this morning..

..but you left early for the office

I thought I'd go after you

How was I to know that my love would prove to be my crime?

So you want to prove that only you remember his birthday?

I had made all the arrangements to give him a surprise

But you've ruined all my efforts!

You've made her cry, haven't you? Are you happy now?

You can see her crying..

But your mother's tears, her love and affection..?

Can't you see anything of that at all?

There's no point in asking you this question

Because you've forgotten that you're my son

But I'll always remember that l'm your mother

Sister-in-law, Karan here. Yes, Karan?

Is Rohit there? Yes, one moment

It's a call from Karan

Yes, Karan? What's up?

What else, brother?

I called to remind you that six months are up

It's our turn now to welcome mom and dad

Karan, what are you reminding me for?

This is just what is causing fights in my family every day

Pooja..? You? My respects

How are you? You've called after so many days

You're keeping well, I hope? Yes, l'm okay..

I was a bit ill for a few days, but l'm all right now

I know why you must've taken ill.

You must've had something cold to drink..

And not taken care. You mustn't have taken your medicines

I've told you so often.. Won't you let me say something?

Now listen..

What's the day after tomorrow? Our wedding anniversary

Yes, our wedding anniversary. Wouldn't you like to meet me?

Now listen carefully. l'll explain

You and l are leaving our respective places tomorrow

In a matter of five minutes..

..our trains will cross the Vijaynagar Station

Whoever gets there first will get down and wait for the other

But.. No buts!

We're meeting the day after. Just wait for me, okay?

Grandpa..

May I say something?

Sure, go ahead, son. Don't come back here ever again

What's this? A small gift for you

I must leave now, Hemant-bhai

If it wasn't for you, what would I do with my loneliness?

Thank you.. thank you very much

Don't say that

You're the one who says such things

You don't realise what you've given me.

I found an elder brother

You know what that means? It means shelter

And only he who does not have shelter, realises what it means

Here you're..

What..? No way!

I know you're a proud man who won't accept any charity..

But this is your hard-earned money.

You've maintained our accounts..

And this is the payment. Go away now..

Or I won't let you go, if you stay another minute

People are watching.. Let them watch

What will they say?

They'll say..

..although we're old, our love is still going strong

Pooja..

..these six months without you were spent like six lifetimes

I had forgotten what it means to breathe

See? One look at you and my heart is beating again

You could teach them a lesson or two in playing with words

Not just words, about love too

Congratulations on our wedding anniversary

To you too

But I've nothing to give you today

You do, Pooja. Only you've it

Take back the oath that compelled..

..us to live away from each other

Tied in the oath, we've suffered for six months.

Release me of the oath

There you're

C'mon

Over there.

The waiting room. What will we do in the waiting room?

We'll leave our luggage there, go out for a walk..

And celebrate. Celebrate?

You forget..? What does the sign say? Vijaynagar

This is the city here we had started our lives together. C'mon

But our trains..? We'll think about it later. Come

Karan, where have you been?

I've been trying to reach you since this morning

But there was no trace of you! Has Mummy reached there?

Where has she come? l've been to the station thrice already

I don't know where she has gone. But has dad come there?

No. And that is why l'm so upset

I called Aiay and Saniay's place. The two of them have left

I wonder where they've gone. They're really..

Forget it. Trouble avoided in my house for at least a day

Today you'll wear a tie, won't you?

No, I'll have it put on

For this very moment, l..

To the gardens you've brought the Spring..

The climes are no longer deprived

My search of many lifetimes ends here

Moments of separation are past

The Caretaker dreams dreams that were once shattered

God is the Caretaker..

Shanti, come on..

You're crying? Yes, I'm crying

When you read this, you'll also cry

What's written in that?

It isn't written, Hemant. He has poured his heart out

To be honest..

..only a man who can starve for his wife, can write this..

A man who can fall ill thinking about her

Only he can write it

When you expect, you don't find love

When you get so much of it at a place..

..you least expect it from..

You don't know how to handle it. I must say something

One must never pin hopes on anyone

When hopes are dashed, it causes a lot of agony

True. So what now?

Let's go to the station..

..pick up our luggage and head for our destination

Yes, that's what we'll do

Go to the station, pick up our luggage..

And head not for two different destinations. Only one

Except death, no power can separate us now

We'll live together

But where will we go?

Wherever life takes us

Over there, right now

To have an ice-cream? I've worn a tie after months

So let me sweeten my tongue

I've a nice round cone

What are you looking at?

It's a dream that was never fulfilled

When we had just got married..

I had dreams of owning a car.

That l'd return from the office..

Honking away at the gate, and you'd come running down..

I'd take you by the hand and we'd go on a long, long drive

That we'd stop somewhere and have some snacks and ice-creams..

But our dreams remained unfulfilled..'

'..in trying to fulfill our childrens'

But never mind

What do you think of the car? We don't want to buy it

We were only taking a look. Sir. I'll give you its catalogue..

With the features. Please come. I told you, mister

We don't want to buy a car. Why not take a test drive?

Try it, sir. How about it?

So what you think about the car, sir? lt's a wonderful car

It's really very nice. So let's go inside

I'll give you more information.. I've already told you

We don't wish to buy the car. Honestly, l can't buy it

A car is no big deal nowadays, sir.

Think about it, and you've the keys

I'll try and arrange a loan for you..

You're forcing yourself on us!

I told you, we don't want the car.

We don't have the money to buy it

In that case, why did you sit in such an expensive car?

Get going.. get lost! Hey.. what are you doing..?

What misbehaviour is this, mister..? Father..

My son! You..? My respects

When did you arrive?

One second

Alok, listen to me..

You know whom you just pushed?

It was my father! Let him go, my son

Where have the two of you been?

Ever since I've arrived in lndia, I made so many phone calls..

But they weren't answered. I couldn't take it

So I went to your house, but l found it locked

Even Uncle's house was locked. I got terribly scared

I used to make a call every morning and evening..

And pray to God to take me to my father and my mother

God has listened to my prayers. You must come home with me

Someone's waiting for you All right. Let's go

I'm coming.. what is it?

The gods you worship every day.. I've brought them with me

My respects. May you be happy forever

You took so much of time to give me your blessings

We had everything here.. but it still felt so incomplete

You've given me everything today. My family is complete

What? The customary gift

Here you're, dear..

It's a customary gift. Keep it

Take it. It's God's gift

Our parents are so irresponsible

We're worried sick and he's just not bothered about us

What is it with him..? He has nothing to do anyway

But we're employees. How long can we take days off like this?

Enough now.

How long can we wait? They'll come back when they want to

Mother, father.. dinner is ready

You ought to have called me, dear. I was doing nothing

Why must you work when your daughter-in-law is around?

Please sit down

Here, father. Please sit here

But that chair is meant for the head of the family, son

That's you, father

Papa, that's Saniu's chair. Please sit in the other chair

You're the pride of this family

This house and this chair have been..

..waiting for you for four months

And you'll sit here, mother

Because I can't bear to see the two of you sitting apart

No, Shanti.

They haven't come to ask us where their parents are

They've only come to find out whether they're alive or dead!

If they're dead, who will have them cremated?

And if they're unfortunately alive..

..who will have them treated!

Hemant-bhai.. Please!

Please don't call me bhai (brother).

Don't try to forge a relation with me

The one you shared a blood relation with..

..you drove to shed tears of blood

That poor man used to hide there and weep in misery

Listen to us.. Please go away

If you weren't mota bhai's sons, I'd have had you thrown out

You've committed a sin by separating..

..your parents at this age

Maybe God will forgive you for that, but Hemant never will

Remember.. you've made your parents cry

One day, your children will make you weep

How they harassed mota bhai, Shanti

If this is how children are..

I'm glad we don't have any children.

We don't want any.. we don't

Let all that be.

We must set out immediately to look for mota bhai

That's all right, but where will we go?

One minute.. maybe he has gone to his house

His house? Yes, his old house

I saw the address in his file. So where is the file?

Kapil and Nili took the file away to read the manuscripts

So ring them up and send for the file.

That isn't just a file anymore

Who's that? -It's about to become a beautiful book

Uncle, this is my Papa. Oh.. hello

You're our father, our mother..

Who else will l seek shelter in?

There is no one except You, Lord..

On whom l pin my hopes

Glory be to You, Lord

Father..? Mother..?

Are the two of you going out somewhere? No, Arpita

It's an old habit with father

He bathes and gets ready every morning. Right, father?

Yes, son.

But it has to do with necessity today, not with my habit

It's time for our train, son. Train..?

Where are you going, father?

We're going home, son. But this is your house too, father

Yes, father. I've always had a dream

Of a small house.. where my parents are with me

I want to live the dream l could never fulfill till today

That will surely happen, son. But we've got to leave now

We've got to pick up the threads in life

Father.. for a few days, please. Mother, please tell him

For a few days more, please?

I promise, l'll be back

I too wish to stay with a son..

..who takes his father to be his God

It isn't make believe. You're really my God..

Who has come into my life as my father

You held the hand of a child no one in the world needed

Who neither had a name nor an identity..

He was like a lifeless stone on the streets

He'd have been rendered to dust under trampling feet..

Had you not kept a protective hand on his head

This life of mine is a gift from you, father

The life I lead today..

Is indebted to you in every breath

Arpita, even in a hundred births, I'll not be able..

To repay their debt

Enough, son.. enough

No father. l know nothing else

You can't leave me and go away

I'm not leaving you, my son. It's only for a few days

All right, father. l'll not turn down anything you say

But you'll have to listen to something I've to say

You'll, won't you? All right.. what is it?

Your daughter-in-law and I've bought a small gift for you..

No, you'll not refuse it, father

You promised you won't turn me down.

Come with me.. come, mother

Father..

What do you think of the gift?

My son.. what have you done?

It's nothing, father

May you live long, my son

Raiu..?

They're here..? Come to me!

Brother Raiu! Ram Avtar!

It's months since l've been waiting for you!

They've recognised me! l knew it..

The king had to come back here from his exile

Go inside and take a look..

I've preserved your house and your memories as they were

All right. Look who's here. Sister-in-law! How have you been?

God is kind, brother. Recognise me, Uncle..? Alok

My respects

But you were staying abroad! He's here now..

And he has become a very big man!

Touch his feet, daughter-in-law

My respects

Bless you, daughter-in-law

Go and rest, sister-in-law. I'll bring some tea for you

Come with me, my child. I'll show you your in-laws' house

You know what's the best part, Uncle? You haven't changed..

Nor has this house, nor even the atmosphere in this house

And where have you changed, son? Though you're a bit taller

A bit

We're home at last

We're, but how are we going to manage it?

Do you trust me? More than l trust myself

You love me? More than you do yourself

So what's there to worry about?

When you're with me, I can win over the whole world

Come, let's step into the house. Mota bhai..!

Hello, Shanti-behn. Pooja, come here..

Hemant-bhai.. my companion in lonely times

Now l know why mota bhai was so sad in your absence

The moment l saw her, I knew she was Pooja

In Baghban he has so often spoken about her beauty that..

How would you know about Baghban?

I see! So I left it at your place?

Wasn't it a nice thing that you forgot it there?

London's New Wave Publications had decided to publish it..

..mota-bhai!

What are you talking about? Here's the advance

A cheque of a million rupees. A million

A million..?

A million..? Yes

Pooja! It's a million! A million

What's that about a million..? My book is getting published!

Don't tell me! Oh yes!

Have you read the news?

Dad's book has been acclaimed as a bestseller..

..in the international market

Dad's rolling in millions!

We aren't getting a penny

All thanks to our elder brothers

Why? What wrong have we done to them?

The two of you must've done something

Which is why they went away instead of coming to us

This is no time to fight between ourselves!

This is the time to placate them.

We must go to Papa and placate him

Makes no difference

They won't agree. Why not? We're their children

And no parents can be angry with their wards forever

We'll ask for their forgiveness if we've to

Yes, we'll fall at their feet, grovel before them..

Let's see how they don't agree. Right

We mustn't delay it anymore. We must go to them

Payal and Rahul! Get ready quickly.

We're going to meet grandpa and grandma

You're all so disgusting!

You're not going to them to apologise..

You're going to them for the money!

We've seen them being put to enough trouble. Not anymore

We're not going. Come Rahul

See the magic of your brimming rosegarden, Mr Malhotra?

It's all thanks to the kids and you, Mr Varma

I didn't ever expect such a tremendous response

Response? The first edition has sold like hot cakes

The second one is in press. And this is all yours

What's this..? Just keep collecting it

There's no saying how much more Baghban will make

We're holding a function next week in your honour

Do please attend. And bring your family along too

Over there?

Ladies and gentlemen, Baghban needs no introduction

That its author has been honoured with the Bookers' Prize..

Speaks volume for its success

Before I ask Mr Malhotra to throw some light on Baghban..

I'd like his son to say a few words about his father

I therefore request to the stage..

Mr Alok Rai

Alok-ii..

You must've often heard people saying that no one has seen God

That it's a matter of devotion, faith and one's belief

But I can tell you that l've seen God

In flesh and blood, smiling and laughing..

In every ioy..

..in every sorrow, in every test and every situation

It's none else..

Than my father

I was an orphan. I had never seen my parents

Neither did l ever have their love

But I can tell you with confidence..

..that had they been here today..

They couldn't have given me so much of love and affection..

As I got from my father

I've got so much from my father..

That l can't ask him for anything more

But of God l seek one thing

In His world, he must continue to make people like my father

That's it. I've nothing more to say

Please come here, father

Ladies and gentlemen..

I hope you won't believe all that you heard about me just now

Alok praises me so much only because he loves me very much

And he doesn't love me because I'm a very good human being..

Or because l've several virtues. He loves me because..

He himself is a very nice boy

Actually, l'm not a writer

Writers are those that plunge deep..

..into the oceans of knowledge..

And come up with rare gems of literature

I've only written what life has taught me

Baghban isn't about me or any other individual

It's a book of the conflict arising..

..between the days gone by..

And the days to come

It's a book about the broken relations between two generations

It's a book about the drooping shoulders..

On which some children had once sat to see the world

It's a book about the trembling hands..

That once had held the hands of their children..

..as they taught them to walk

It's a book about the parched lips..

That once sang lullabies

But which have now been silenced

Times have changed

Life has changed

If people of my generation will recall..

We were always caught up ties and..

..in relations that yielded nothing

Our father was God

At our mother's feet Iay our heaven

And now..

Now people have become very sensible

The new generation is very clever and practical

For them, every relation is like a ladder..

On which they'll step to rise further in life

But when they've no use for the ladder anymore..

With the rest of the broken furniture in the house..

Old vessels, old clothes and newspapers..

They're dumped in the attic

However, life does not take you up like a ladder

Life grows like a tree

Parents aren't the steps on a ladder

Parents are the soul of one's life

However big the tree is, however green and filled it's..

It can't stand on its own, once its roots are hacked

With all humility and respect, I ask today..

The children for whose happiness..

A father spends every penny of his..

..hard earned money with a smile..

Those very children, when the father's eye-sight weakens..

Why do they hesitate in giving them light ?

If a father can help his son to take..

..the first step in his life..

Why can't the son..

Give his father support when he's taking..

..the last few steps of his life?

What crime is it of the parents who..

..have devoted all their lives..

To their children, that they're given tears and loneliness?

If they can't give us any love..

Who gives them the right to snatch our love from us?

What do these children think?

The parents God has united in love..

Can they separate and force them to..

..lead a life of misery and despair?

Is it for a day like this that man seeks children?

Children perhaps forget..

What is our present today, will be their present tomorrow

If we're old today, they'll also grow old someday

The questions we ask today, they'll ask tomorrow

As for me..

Please don't worry about me

Because if I'm capable of bringing up my children..

Helping them become able and independent..

I'm capable of taking care of myself too

I feel no need to expect anything from anyone

Because I'm very fortunate

I'm fortunate..

Because life has given me a companion..

Walking with whom has made my path easier

Walking with whom my hardships were always blown away

And that companion is my wife

People often fall in love. However..

They don't express it as often as they should

I wouldn't want to make a mistake like that

Pooja..

I love you very much

Very much

Because you're, l'm

And there's everything if we're together

Else, there's nothing. Nothing

That's all l had to say

Sorry.. please forgive us

Please forgive us, dad

Sir, how would you react had Baghban..

..been your personal experience?

Those children, who don't love their parents..

Who don't give them shelter..

Who don't respect them..

I'd never forgive them

I'd rather punish them

I'd disown them

A mother always forgives her children

Won't you forgive us?

Yes, as a mother l may perhaps forgive you

But as a wife..

I cannot forget the tears my husband has shed

And all of you're the ones who made them shed tears

I can't say anything about.

But I've nothing to give you today

Not even forgiveness.