Original subtitles

I have a foolproof idea to send you both to Cambridge.

What?

SCRAPES

Urmila ji, how could we murder five children?

And where will we hide the dead bodies?

We won't murder them.

We will just stop them from giving the exams.

I see.

-You still don't get it, do you? -No.

Let's say you have ten goats.

Now, five of these goats give two liters of milk.

And the remaining five don't give you any milk.

So, what is the average milk that your barn produces per goat?

One liter?

But what does goat's milk have to do with school results?

Why are you doing this?

Gyaneshwar ji, let me make my point.

Now, let's say

you remove those five non-performing goats from your barn.

What is the new average of your barn?

Two liters.

What do you mean?

I mean…

If these five children don't take the board exams,

your school's average will automatically rise.

Maybe enough to put you and Sushma on that flight to the UK.

Those five kids will have to repeat the year.

They will have to do that anyway.

Do you know Purav's answer

to the three states of matter question in the pre-boards?

Delhi, UP, and Haryana.

"Because all matters happen there."

These five kids can't be helped.

That is why you need to stop their admit cards.

Urmila ji, I am the Headmaster.

I can't destroy their future.

Did playing cricket with them day and night

help shape their futures?

Gyaneshwar ji, you never cared about those kids.

Nor should you start caring now.

How much is your salary?

Along with TA and DM it's…

No matter how low your salary is,

whether you get it on time or not,

a teacher has to be selfless and always worry about their students.

But why? Why?

After working for 25 years,

this is the first time you have received such an opportunity.

This won't just allow Sushma to go to England.

It will also make sure our SMC gets a picture in the annual report.

Now you need to decide

if you want to be an ideal headmaster

or a successful headmaster.

Look, I agree the scrape kids are struggling

but if all the teachers come together to tutor them, they will definitely learn.

No, they won't, ma'am.

Simple often spells her own name wrong.

Do you expect me to teach her ADBC?

No, it's ABCD.

Madam, the scrape kids can't be helped.

Look ma'am, wheather they are scrapes or cream,

we need to see to every child's needs--

I don't see it.

If you make an effort, you can definitely see it. Don't say--

I mean, I don't see them in class, madam.

Where are the last-benchers?

Ma'am, Goldy ji sent them to protect our culture on Valentine's Day.

Come on. Hurry up and give me your parents' number.

Hey, Bubu Dudu, do you want a slap?

What are you looking at, Romeo and Juliet? Go down, 27.

Good, 28.

-Hey, go all the way down. -Twenty-nine…

Are all of you bunking school to put on a street play here?

-Us? -Street play?

Ma'am, we are not doing a street play.

We are soldiers from the Goldy Army.

-Goldy Army? -Soldiers!

But why are you attacking these poor folks?

They are ruining Tinki Toli's culture.

In front of everyone at the park…

they're holding hands.

Mother-in-law! Father-in-law!

But these two are married! Please let them go.

All of them can only leave when they do 50 sit-ups.

How will we do that?

This kid can't count above 29!

Hey, 27…

-Twenty… -Just count as high as you can.

What is going on here, Gopal?

You're not old enough to join a political party.

Tell everyone to go home. We're going back to school.

What will we do in school, ma'am?

We are all just scrapes, aren't we?

I needed sir to sign something, and I saw it on the board.

Look, not all teachers think that.

I think this is wrong myself.

No, ma'am, now this is what is right.

Maybe we were never supposed to study.

We will sit for the board exams to make our parents happy,

but we won't come to school anymore.

-Yes! -That's right.

We will still come on Tuesdays. To eat rice pudding.

-Yes. -Yes.

Hey, Gopal, it's Goldy ji.

We might be scrapes in school,

but people respect us here.

Yes, Goldy ji? Yes.

-Come on. Keep going, 20, 21… -Yes, sir. We caught them all here.

Listen.

-What do you think about this sari? -It's nice.

I was thinking about wearing this for your brother's younger son's wedding.

Isn't that what you wore to the older son's wedding?

No, you bought this last month.

What's wrong?

I need to make a difficult decision without consulting DRS.

I don't know what to do.

You can never make the wrong decision.

Hey, listen.

Are you happy being with me?

Tell me the truth.

No.

But if you stop snoring, then I will be happy.

What are you talking about?

Have I ever been denied anything?

Come on.

Purva is extraordinary, sir.

She has gotten full marks in the computer test three times in a row.

Purva wrote such a beautiful essay on patriotism

that I watched Mr. India twice.

Wait, but Mr. India is not about patriotism.

I realized that the second time I saw it.

I will see you after the exam.

The final Pre-Boards for Chemistry are about to begin.

Please leave your bags at the door.

Purva?

Put your bag away, child.

Just two more minutes, sir. Please.

-Purva. -Sir…

You already know everything.

Sir, please, sir. Please.

Come on, sit sideways.

Pushkar.

Stop pushing her.

The exam has begun.

Sir!

Additional sheet.

Additional sheet?

Already?

What if it runs out?

Yes, sir, just give it to her.

She writes very fast.

Shit! I knew the answer to this!

Shit! She knew the answer to this!

Sir, may I go to the toilet, please?

Purva?

What's wrong, child?

Sir, I…

I… can't give the board exams, sir.

Are you going to take NEET coaching?

I have just applied for it.

Nothing is final yet.

To clear the admissions, I need to get at least 90+ in the boards.

But this coaching is two hours away from here.

Yes, so?

I won't be going from here.

I found a hostel near the coaching classes. I will live there.

Are you… leaving home?

I am doing it to study. Do you have a problem with that?

No…

Your career is getting a direction.

I am very happy.

The rice pudding has lost its sweetness now, dude.

What is this, ma'am?

Shouldn't you have told us that you're suddenly giving us a surprise test?

The test has only three questions, and they're all very easy.

Who knows the answer to the first question?

Okay, and who knows the answer to the second question?

And third?

How do you guys not know the answer to the third question?

Gopal? What is the question?

Explain the law of inertia.

You gave the right answer during the pre-boards.

Did you cheat back then?

No, ma'am, I didn't cheat.

I just… don't remember.

And the first two?

Why don't you know those answers?

Because we're idiots, ma'am.

Our brains aren't as good as others'.

Your brains aren't different from the others.

Your question paper is different.

Your first two questions are not in the syllabus.

And the first two questions for the others are too easy.

It is different!

Wow, ma'am. You asked them two into five…

and asked us to give the surface area of a black hole?

Why did you do that, ma'am?

When the whole class raised their hands,

how did that make you guys feel?

It felt… like I am stupid.

It felt like we truly are scrapes.

It felt like… I could live with just one kidney.

And that is the reason.

That is the reason that by the time you reached the third question,

you had decided that you were failures.

And you couldn't answer the question you knew the answer to.

Look… failures, idiots, and scrapes.

These are just labels.

Not your reality.

Gopal, do you want to try again?

What is the law of inertia?

Law of inertia…

Ma'am, an…

An object at rest stays at rest

unless it's… unless…

Unless acted upon?

Acted upon by an external force.

-Is that right? -Yes.

Nice!

Sir?

The admit cards for the tenth grade are here.

Should I distribute them?

No, I will do it. Put them here.

Yes, tell me.

Sushma, how many big suitcases do we have?

We only have one big suitcase.

I see? Then we will have to buy another, won't we?

-Why? -Because

the England tour is for two weeks.

We will need at least two suitcases.

What are you saying?

I am saying that you should get ready,

you have an interview to get a UK visa next month.

See you in the evening.

Not just in this school,

Purva is one of the smartest students in Delhi.

Sir, you should…

Oh, is this her mother?

Yes. But you should explain it to her.

It's very important for her to appear for the exams.

Please bring her to the SMC meeting,

and we will talk to her and try to explain it to her.

Yes, let's meet.

Yes.

Mukul sir?

What are you doing here?

No, sir, I…

I was just checking Palak's paper.

What do you think, sir? Do you think Palak will get 90%?

Wow, you say marks are just numbers to other parents,

and you want 90% for your own daughter?

Don't worry.

Based on how hard she has been working these days…

I think she can do it.

What's wrong?

Are you not happy?

Do you want 95%?

No, sir.

What do you mean you won't come with us?

Do you think the Goldy Army is a subscription?

Where you can quit after the free trial?!

We want to finish our schooling before we join the party.

Goldy ji didn't do that either.

Yes! And if you study, then who will burn the effigies?

-Pick up the STD fliers, go. -If we could finish our exams first…

What? What's wrong?

Sir, these kids say they will join us after the exams.

Let them go then. Go ahead.

You can join us on 15th May. There is a big rally. Now go.

Thank you, Goldy ji.

Yes, yes, bless you. Yes, go ahead. Shoo.

But, Goldy ji, what about our manpower?

Think long-term, Billu?

When they fail their exams

and their spirits break,

that is when we will support them.

If you treat injured puppies,

they will be loyal to you their whole lives.

They will, too.

Hey, moron, drive. Can't you drive while listening?

Look, my child.

This father is standing in front of you with his head bowed.

I can't watch my child fail.

But, Mr. Jangra, she is not your daughter.

But Pushkar is my son, sir!

His roll number places him behind her.

If she gets 100 marks, he could get 50 marks.

Child…

if you get good marks,

that is how we will get our picture in the education report.

Otherwise, TTPS will beat us again.

-Please give her some space. -Understand, dear.

-Listen to me, child. -Please don't pressure her, sir.

The time for rest and taking it easy is over, Mukul sir.

Before the war, Arjun refused to pick up his weapons!

-Please, child. Please. -Dad…

Look, you have six siblings relying on you.

And your two parents.

-If you don't have a bright future-- -Dad.

Dad, I…

What?

Dad…

What is it, child?

What?

-I can't appear for these exams. -Hey! Child!

-Purva! Purva! -Listen to me, my child.

What are you doing?

Can't you see how she feels?

Performance anxiety has hijacked her amygdala,

which is why she is choosing flight in fight or flight.

Flight? Hijack?

Why are you talking like a terrorist, sir?

I mean…

she is suffocating under the expectations of school,

her neighborhood, and her family.

Even if you overload a computer, it will hang.

And Purva is just a child, sir!

And all daughters leave one day.

To go to coaching.

Look, sir, Purva is the best student in school.

But her shoulders aren't strong enough to support all your dreams.

Please…

Sir, have the admit cards of those five kids arrived?

NOT YET.

-It's done, sir. -That's great.

What do I owe you?

Do you think we will take your money, sir?

Hey! Chaddha! It's you.

Hey, no need for that.

-You recognized me, sir? -Of course, I did.

Terrible batsmen like you are only born once a decade.

You used to play so many dot balls.

-Remember? -Yes, sir.

This-- Oh, is that Jr. Chaddha?

Yes, he is my son, sir.

I am thinking about admitting him into ABV next month.

I see… so you want me to bowl for your son now?

What?

Sir, you can fool the world.

But I know all of your secrets.

What… secrets?

Everyone thinks that you go to school to play cricket for fun.

But I know why you play cricket.

Maybe you don't know this, sir.

I quit studying at the age of 12.

Then someone told me there is a new headmaster at the school nearby.

Who plays cricket with the kids in the neighborhood every day?

So, I joined in to play cricket, too.

And you already know how bad my batting is.

Dot ball.

I used to lose my wicket at zero runs.

Then you would give me the bat again the next day.

And you would say, "Everyone deserves the chance to bat."

Being tempted by the chance to bat,

I used to come to school every day to play cricket.

And I didn't even realize when I joined school again.

If you hadn't given me a bat on that day, sir…

then, sir, my son would never be holding a pencil.

-Chaddha sir? -Yes?

Can you please come here for a minute?

Sir, let me know if you need anything.

Oh, no, no. That's fine.

No, no, sir. Please, sir.

I can't appear for the board exams, sir.

Oh no, Purva, I am not here to talk about that.

Someone told me that there is something else

that you are the best at, other than your studies.

Will… you be able to do it, sir?

Do you know how many times I have defeated my sisters?

Actually…

I wasn't that good at the start.

I used to be so focused on studying that

I forgot to play properly.

And then I slowly figured out

that whether it is a game or an exam,

you should only focus on the first question.

And what if we make a mistake?

So what? Everyone makes mistakes.

But you can't forget to enjoy the game because you're afraid of falling.

You have every right to make a mistake.

Come on.

My treasure chest of hopes and dreams Shines like a star above the trees

The darkness couldn't hide me…

DEAR FUTURE VOTER… VOTE FOR STD! KILL IT AT THE BOARDS!

Now, one by one, let your brilliance flow

SHOW YOUR ADMIT CARDS, EAT CHOWMEIN FOR FREE

Put on a dazzling show

They keep on marching through Fear is something they never knew

Rock the world below Put on a dazzling show

It's fine, you will get your admit cards by next week.

Take two umbrellas when you go to the UK.

-It can rain there at any time. -Raise a cheer!

Raise a cheer!

Let it echo far and near!

Raise a cheer!

Raise a cheer!

Let it echo far and near!

-But you wrote refraction… -Isn't this Math?

Kuttan, where are you going?

The last chapter is still left. Sit.

Ma'am, I will also get an extra seven percent for the sports quota.

If I get more than 93%…

then it will be unfair for the others, ma'am.

Study hard, friends.

Why fear the fury of the storm? The fight with danger keeps raging on

We won't stop, and we won't bend We'll keep moving till the end

Time to show the world what we can do

Rock the world below Put on a dazzling show

They keep on marching through Fear is something they never knew

Rock the world below Put on a dazzling show

Why did you make so much yogurt?

Because the board exams are starting tomorrow.

Raise a cheer!

Raise a cheer!

Let it echo far and near!

Raise a cheer!

Raise a cheer!

Namaste, sir. Namaste, ma'am.

You have to enjoy every question, child.

All the best.

All the best of luck…

All the best to everyone.

At least stop studying now.

What is wrong, ma'am?

I don't see Gopal, Purav, and the other kids you taught.

Those five didn't get their admit cards, sir.

They won't be able to give the exams.

You're ready!

Just give me five minutes.

Will it be fine if I wear a bindi for my visa photo?

Yes, it will be fine.

What's wrong?

Sushma, we…

We aren't going anywhere.

I was up all night thinking about it.

To go to Cambridge, I needed to hide the admit cards of five kids.

But…

But?

But everyone should get a chance to bat, shouldn't they, Sushma?

It's possible that all five of them fail.

But I…

don't want to steal the opportunity to fail from them.

Twenty-five years ago, you said yes…

and changed my life's innings.

That favor…

That favor is something I've never been able to repay.

I thought…

I will show you the view in England

and give you just a little bit of happiness.

But instead I broke your heart, didn't I?

You have broken my heart.

You called my love a favor.

Do you know why no girl wanted to marry you?

Because when all the boys of Tinki Toli

were heading to Mumbai and Bangalore for jobs…

You were the only one

who stayed here and decided to teach in a newly opened government school.

You turned down a private job with a good salary to do a job which…

no one wanted.

Which girl would say yes to a man as crazy as you?

But where everyone saw a madman…

I saw an honest and nice man.

Who cannot hurt anyone, even if he wanted to.

And on that day…

It wasn't me,

but you who swept me off my feet, Mr. Tripathi.

And telling me this today…

has reminded me why I chose you.

And as far as the view is concerned…

this view is not that bad.

Yes, it was going to come out at 10:00 a.m.

It's just 10:05 a.m. The results will be out soon.

Yes, you can call me on the landline. It's been repaired.

Okay, okay.

What is this, Urmila ji?

Will you stay upset even today?

Today could have been such a happy day.

My sister could have gone sightseeing around the UK.

But, no.

You hate progress.

What can I do?

There was a great woman who told me…

to reach greater heights, she can step on stairs, but…

not on children.

The results are out!

Hello? Hello?

Eighty-five, eighty-seven…

and ninety-three.

Hurry up and calculate what percentage I got.

Please, God, 90 plus. Please, God, 90 plus.

Please, please, please.

What? How much is it?

Give me that. Eighty-five, eighty-seven…

Dad, I have 93 in Social Science, not 83.

90.6%! Dad, it's 90 plus!

90 plus!

Here.

Sir.

I got 98%!

I got 98%!

I got 49%!

I got 49%!

I got 49%!

Sir!

Sir, I passed.

Well done!

Sir?

Sir, one selfie.

Oh… why not?

Enjoy.

Dad?

Are you okay?

Palak, I…

I was happy.

What?

When your result, for just a little bit…

was calculated incorrectly.

When it was below 90.

So I was happy for some time.

I was 24 years old

when the doctor placed you in my lap.

How to be a good father?

I didn't have an answer to this question…

back then, nor do I have it now.

Child, all I know is that when you are not around…

I don't feel happy.

Please don't leave the house.

You will be in college two years later anyway.

Don't be in such a hurry to leave your dad, child.

Please, my child.

I… I will take you to the coaching myself. Daily.

I checked. It doesn't take two hours.

It takes 1 hour and 45 minutes if we take the flyover. And…

Please don't go, child.

But I have a condition.

Tell me, my child.

Will you introduce me to Guneet?

-Kanchan ma'am? -Yes?

Oh, I am so sorry. I am so sorry.

I couldn't sleep the entire night, then I fell asleep in the morning.

-How was your result? -Very good.

-Purva got 98%! -Okay.

Raghunath got 94, and I got 91.

Congratulations! And what about Purav?

Ma'am…

Purav failed.

For just two marks.

How many kids failed?

Five.

Congratulations, madam. Please have some sweets.

Please, sir, don't try to increase my pain with sweets.

I know all the scrape kids failed.

They didn't all fail.

Gopal passed.

I thought all five kids failed.

If Gopal passed, then who is the fifth one?

Kuttan.

Oh, Kuttan…

Didn't he get an extra seven percent?

He did.

That is why he got a total of eight percent.

Impressive.

You helped one out of five pass.

You deserve at least half a kalakand.

No, sir.

If I were a good teacher, then the other four would have passed as well.

That is true.

You don't have the qualities of a good teacher.

Because you are not a teacher…

You are a mentor.

In Hindi, a teacher is someone who teaches a student.

But a mentor is someone who uses their knowledge

to take children from darkness into the light.

Take a look.

The kids who wanted to give up on their studies up until yesterday…

just because of you,

they will try again next year.

The credit for turning these scrapes into kalakand

goes to just one mentor.

That is why…

Ma'am.

Gyaneshwar sir wants to see all the SMC members.

I know the kids worked hard this year…

And I regret that despite these good results,

you could not make it to the top ten schools in Delhi.

But… compared to last year,

your school average has gone up more than 40%!

-Really? -Oh!

That's great!

Because this is the first time this has ever happened in the History of Delhi,

that a school has had such a large turnaround.

That is why I brought our cameraman with me.

Ranveer, set it up.

-Does that mean… -Is he going to…

Will our photo be published in the education department?

Not in. On.

On the cover page.

-Really? -Cover page!

The TTPS guys will die of jealousy.

Come, come. Please come, all of you.

Please come.

Everyone, settle down.

Shiney sir, please come.

Now everyone will say… ABV!

ABV!

Sir!

There is a "Bolelo" outside.

Look, all of you, Goldy ji has a rally.

And we need our army back to pull his chariot.

So listen to us, and come with us quietly.

Look, we don't want to come with you.

-We want to study. -Not this nonsense again.

If everyone starts studying, who will act like a goon?

-No, you're right. -Shut up and come with us. Shut up.

-What are you doing? -Hey, you two!

-Goldy ji! -What is all this?

What are you two doing?

-Exactly. -What are you doing?

Everyone is looking here.

Just shut up and sit in the car.

Goldy ji, if the kids don't want to come with you, then just let them be.

You can always find other people for your rally.

-Headmaster. -Yes.

The boundary of your school ends there.

You are nothing outside of that. So shut up.

Sir, you can't force them like this.

Hey, NGO!

Only speak to me if you want charity for earthquake victims.

-Understand? -Goldy ji…

Shut up!

Now, will you get in, or do I need to drag you in?

Tell me?

Sir…

How dare you grab an MLA's hand?

You two-bit Henna Artist!

Oh! Did you guys not know?

This macho teacher

draws designs on girls' hands at weddings, just to make some money.

They don't know…

Hey, I think you should wear bangles too.

Yeah? And then put on a skirt and start dancing.

Put on some henna girls

I will get paid for it

Put--

Goldy ji?

Hey, help him up. Goldy ji? Get up.

Oh! Goldy got bit slap.

Pick him up.

Let go of me! Stay away!

You…

Suspend her!

Suspend this girl right now!

Do it!

I can't do it.

As you said, the school boundary ends there.

I am nobody out here, Goldy ji.

You, nobody--

All of you…

All of you should look for a new job.

In just one year,

if I don't shut down this Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya…

then I will change my damn name!

What the hell have you people done?

-Goldy ji. -Goldy ji can go to hell.

What do we do now?