1 00:00:49,875 --> 00:00:54,292 'Kiss of Love' activists fighting for the right 2 00:00:54,375 --> 00:00:58,333 to express affection in public 3 00:00:58,625 --> 00:01:03,583 had to change venue when police and protesters stormed the city square. 4 00:01:06,125 --> 00:01:10,125 While supporters hugged and kissed each other, 5 00:01:10,208 --> 00:01:16,208 the police used force and arrested them. 6 00:01:16,458 --> 00:01:19,125 Right wing mobs 7 00:01:19,208 --> 00:01:25,000 roughed up the supporters of this event. 8 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,250 -Hello. -Hello... 9 00:03:11,708 --> 00:03:13,167 -Mr. Gautam? -Yes? 10 00:03:13,667 --> 00:03:17,250 Sir, I am calling you from the Clear Sight Eye Care Center. 11 00:03:17,333 --> 00:03:21,500 Your appointment is fixed for 3 p.m. tomorrow. 12 00:03:21,958 --> 00:03:25,750 That’s nice. But what appointment is this? 13 00:03:25,833 --> 00:03:30,958 Your vision test, sir. You had asked for an appointment. 14 00:03:31,167 --> 00:03:35,333 I didn’t. And there is nothing wrong with my vision. 15 00:03:35,417 --> 00:03:39,583 Isn’t this Mr. Gautam of Beach Avenue? 16 00:03:39,667 --> 00:03:43,083 Yes, this is Gautam of Beach Avenue. 17 00:03:43,917 --> 00:03:48,083 His vision is fine and he never asked for an appointment. 18 00:03:51,917 --> 00:03:54,292 First they’ll take your number from the telephone book. 19 00:03:54,375 --> 00:03:58,208 Then they will fix you an appointment. Great! 20 00:04:06,292 --> 00:04:09,417 Nachiketas and Me. 21 00:04:12,917 --> 00:04:15,042 The ocean had dried up. 22 00:04:15,708 --> 00:04:21,917 Men and women who had lived along its shore had already turned to ash. 23 00:04:22,875 --> 00:04:27,833 Nachiketas lay beside a rock on the beach... 24 00:04:30,375 --> 00:04:33,667 his body and mind eaten away by the worms of forgetfulness. 25 00:04:35,667 --> 00:04:39,792 Often in the form of the wind, 26 00:04:40,417 --> 00:04:43,417 I fed him his daily dose of life breath. 27 00:04:44,250 --> 00:04:48,375 Sometimes, as the sweat of dying trees, 28 00:04:51,042 --> 00:04:54,042 I fed him salt. 29 00:04:54,708 --> 00:04:57,917 Once, he entreated the skies 30 00:04:58,708 --> 00:05:02,208 to ease his pain... 31 00:05:02,833 --> 00:05:08,250 and to muffle his thinking with the electrical displays of rain. 32 00:05:09,833 --> 00:05:13,375 But I stood in the way of the storm... 33 00:05:14,875 --> 00:05:19,083 and guarded him with my own body... 34 00:05:20,167 --> 00:05:23,875 watching over him like the apple of my eye. 35 00:05:24,375 --> 00:05:29,125 Like an animal that had forgotten to blink. 36 00:07:09,500 --> 00:07:12,500 I came alone. Can I come in? 37 00:07:12,583 --> 00:07:14,667 Oh yes, of course. Come in. 38 00:07:15,250 --> 00:07:16,750 Suitcase? 39 00:07:16,833 --> 00:07:20,792 It’s a bit of a story. Can I bring it in? 40 00:07:20,875 --> 00:07:22,333 Yes, sure. 41 00:07:25,125 --> 00:07:26,625 Have a seat. 42 00:07:38,417 --> 00:07:42,917 Guttoo... I’ve been thrown out of my house. 43 00:07:43,292 --> 00:07:46,667 The landlord is a real bast... bad guy. 44 00:07:47,083 --> 00:07:48,625 Yes, they usually are. 45 00:07:50,083 --> 00:07:53,250 My roommates and I owed him a few months’ rent. 46 00:07:53,792 --> 00:07:57,583 I mean, it’s not like we didn’t intend to pay. 47 00:08:01,250 --> 00:08:04,625 In short... can I stay here for one day? 48 00:08:05,417 --> 00:08:07,500 I’ll have another place by tomorrow. 49 00:08:07,875 --> 00:08:09,250 Or the day after. 50 00:08:09,875 --> 00:08:12,208 Surely not more than three days. 51 00:08:12,875 --> 00:08:15,375 What about rent, Vishaya? 52 00:08:17,375 --> 00:08:21,333 Yes, if you’ll sign a contract to let me stay for a year. 53 00:08:22,500 --> 00:08:26,667 No way. Three days is fine. Free! 54 00:08:27,042 --> 00:08:30,500 Thank you, thank you, Guttoo! 55 00:08:30,917 --> 00:08:33,458 So, what have you been writing? 56 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,250 Tell me, did you think of me? At all? 57 00:08:38,542 --> 00:08:42,083 But tell me, how did you find my house? 58 00:08:43,625 --> 00:08:47,417 There’s only one writer on Beach Avenue. Everyone knows. 59 00:08:49,583 --> 00:08:52,708 Come, let me show you your room. 60 00:09:00,417 --> 00:09:03,625 Wow... this is so beautiful! 61 00:09:05,792 --> 00:09:07,792 I just love it! 62 00:09:18,083 --> 00:09:20,417 Here's your room. 63 00:09:24,833 --> 00:09:26,875 You saved my honor, Guttoo. 64 00:09:27,125 --> 00:09:32,500 I had a bet with my friends that you'd let me stay. 65 00:09:33,625 --> 00:09:35,292 Thanks, Guttoo. 66 00:09:35,375 --> 00:09:38,875 Freshen up if you like. I’ll get coffee. 67 00:09:39,250 --> 00:09:40,375 Okay. 68 00:11:01,042 --> 00:11:04,250 I didn’t realize it was this late. Fell asleep. 69 00:11:04,500 --> 00:11:07,375 Come, I have a surprise for you. 70 00:11:08,250 --> 00:11:11,333 -Surprise? -Yes, come. 71 00:11:36,542 --> 00:11:38,333 I really don’t know what to say. 72 00:11:41,708 --> 00:11:47,542 Happy birthday to you... Happy birthday to you... 73 00:11:47,667 --> 00:11:52,333 -Happy birthday, dear Vishaya... -Thank you. 74 00:12:04,917 --> 00:12:08,542 I've read somewhere, Guttoo... 75 00:12:10,208 --> 00:12:14,125 that every birthday is like being reborn. 76 00:12:14,542 --> 00:12:15,625 Reborn? 77 00:12:16,833 --> 00:12:20,417 Yes... like a new vision. 78 00:12:22,167 --> 00:12:25,125 Like starting on a new journey. 79 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,667 Meeting friends we've never met before. 80 00:12:28,875 --> 00:12:31,917 Then this could be a birthday for me too. 81 00:12:32,458 --> 00:12:35,292 One where I meet a new friend. 82 00:12:35,750 --> 00:12:38,083 Young enough to be my granddaughter. 83 00:12:38,208 --> 00:12:41,042 But you don’t have a granddaughter. 84 00:12:41,292 --> 00:12:44,792 You didn't even marry, remember? 85 00:12:45,208 --> 00:12:47,750 To you then, my new friend. 86 00:12:48,875 --> 00:12:53,542 To you, my friend who came in from the darkness. 87 00:13:01,167 --> 00:13:07,792 This is the most touching birthday gift I ever got. 88 00:13:09,500 --> 00:13:12,375 Unexpected kindness. 89 00:13:14,167 --> 00:13:15,958 Thanks, Guttoo. 90 00:13:22,542 --> 00:13:25,667 Guttoo, you said you'd show me your novel. 91 00:13:30,792 --> 00:13:34,083 Not now. I don't want to bore you tonight. 92 00:13:34,167 --> 00:13:37,292 No, now is the time! 93 00:13:37,375 --> 00:13:41,167 Come. Come on! Come. 94 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:52,375 "Eternity. 95 00:13:52,458 --> 00:13:57,542 When I speak of eternity an image rises to mind. 96 00:13:58,083 --> 00:14:03,792 That of a seashore, deserted and calm with an unending stream of waves… 97 00:14:04,500 --> 00:14:09,833 and on that shore, bedded in the shingle is a chair and on that chair is… 98 00:14:10,083 --> 00:14:13,625 an ancient man a little older than time itself. 99 00:14:14,458 --> 00:14:19,333 Nachiketas is that man of withered frame quivering from the cold, wet wind. 100 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:26,667 He is the keeper of history, the teller of stories, the protector of time itself. 101 00:14:27,292 --> 00:14:31,417 Sometimes people waited long hours 102 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:36,917 just to catch a moment with him on the shore. 103 00:14:37,500 --> 00:14:40,792 He would never pay them any attention 104 00:14:40,958 --> 00:14:45,542 but they loved to be nearby... 105 00:14:45,875 --> 00:14:52,125 to touch him and to sit in a circle around him as he sat in the sand, 106 00:14:52,500 --> 00:14:58,458 resting after long hours of cleaning the beach. 107 00:14:59,417 --> 00:15:05,375 Some would have washed out his clothes or brought new ones. 108 00:15:05,583 --> 00:15:07,708 But he never spoke to anyone. 109 00:15:08,042 --> 00:15:13,458 At times he rambled in strange, foreign tongues. 110 00:15:14,167 --> 00:15:17,333 Words which he alone understood. 111 00:15:21,750 --> 00:15:23,792 So, I’ve shown you my work. Happy? 112 00:15:25,583 --> 00:15:27,750 -Yes, indeed. -Like it? Is it good? 113 00:15:29,417 --> 00:15:31,625 Well, it is... 114 00:15:32,167 --> 00:15:34,917 We are friends. So tell me what you really think. 115 00:15:35,958 --> 00:15:37,208 Okay, Guttoo. 116 00:15:38,333 --> 00:15:42,167 I’ll be honest with you. 117 00:15:42,875 --> 00:15:44,542 Yes, please. 118 00:15:45,750 --> 00:15:50,125 Guttoo, these are just empty words. 119 00:15:50,667 --> 00:15:53,583 Kind of, 'being clever with words.' 120 00:15:53,667 --> 00:15:55,750 You think so? Why? 121 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:00,167 Because I don’t think even you know 122 00:16:00,875 --> 00:16:03,375 what you are talking about. 123 00:16:11,458 --> 00:16:13,792 Sorry if I hurt you. 124 00:16:14,292 --> 00:16:18,875 But I think I owe you the truth. 125 00:16:25,458 --> 00:16:29,167 -Good night. -Good night. 126 00:16:59,583 --> 00:17:00,917 -Good morning. -Good morning. 127 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,292 Back from your walk? 128 00:17:02,375 --> 00:17:07,000 -Oh yes. Did you sleep all right? -Like a log. 129 00:17:07,208 --> 00:17:09,292 But I woke up early. 130 00:17:10,583 --> 00:17:13,542 I shouldn’t have touched the laptop without asking you. Sorry. 131 00:17:13,625 --> 00:17:15,458 I was just checking my mail. 132 00:17:15,625 --> 00:17:16,917 Not an issue. 133 00:17:17,083 --> 00:17:20,500 Vishaya, I had an interesting dream. 134 00:17:21,458 --> 00:17:24,250 What'll you have for breakfast? Omelet and toast? 135 00:17:24,542 --> 00:17:26,500 Not toast. Omelet is fine. 136 00:17:26,917 --> 00:17:28,125 Oh! Don’t you like toast? 137 00:17:28,208 --> 00:17:32,750 I don’t mind. But I like to make them myself. 138 00:17:33,917 --> 00:17:39,417 I want them warmed slow, with butter. That way they turn out crispier. 139 00:17:39,958 --> 00:17:42,333 Shall I shut down the laptop? 140 00:17:42,417 --> 00:17:44,500 No, leave it on. 141 00:17:44,583 --> 00:17:49,292 I could write a bit, seeing as I am up and feeling good. 142 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,958 You know, Guttoo, you remind me of my granddad. 143 00:17:54,833 --> 00:17:57,792 No, you aren’t that old, it’s not that. 144 00:17:57,958 --> 00:18:00,583 It’s the tone of your voice, the way you talk. 145 00:18:01,083 --> 00:18:05,625 -I don’t know. Anyway... -Is that a compliment? 146 00:18:09,625 --> 00:18:14,292 Guttoo... I did a terrible thing. 147 00:18:15,250 --> 00:18:17,667 Promise me you won’t be angry. 148 00:18:18,167 --> 00:18:20,708 First tell me what you’ve done. I’ll promise later. 149 00:18:20,917 --> 00:18:24,500 No. Promise me first. I’ll tell you after. 150 00:18:24,875 --> 00:18:28,708 Okay. I promise. Now, what have you done? 151 00:18:29,417 --> 00:18:34,333 Guttoo, I erased it. 152 00:18:35,417 --> 00:18:38,083 I am sorry. I am sorry. 153 00:18:38,833 --> 00:18:40,958 Please don’t be angry with me. 154 00:18:41,375 --> 00:18:44,042 What have you erased? 155 00:18:44,417 --> 00:18:47,292 Your book! I am sorry. 156 00:18:47,500 --> 00:18:49,792 Please don’t scold me. 157 00:18:50,375 --> 00:18:54,083 What have you done? What do I do now? 158 00:18:54,542 --> 00:18:56,708 You promised me you won’t get angry. 159 00:18:59,167 --> 00:19:00,583 No, I am not angry. 160 00:20:05,125 --> 00:20:08,125 What are you doing? Are you crazy? 161 00:20:08,333 --> 00:20:09,167 How dare you?! 162 00:20:09,417 --> 00:20:11,958 I am sorry, Guttoo. I just had to do it. 163 00:20:12,250 --> 00:20:14,000 Please forgive me. 164 00:20:14,083 --> 00:20:16,000 You deserve a good thrashing. 165 00:20:16,083 --> 00:20:18,625 Who are you? What are you up to? 166 00:20:18,958 --> 00:20:21,333 Didn’t you hear me? Who are you? 167 00:20:21,625 --> 00:20:23,583 You know me. 168 00:20:24,042 --> 00:20:28,042 Why are you treating me like a stranger? 169 00:20:28,958 --> 00:20:32,250 I think you don’t like me at all. 170 00:20:33,125 --> 00:20:36,000 Maybe you want me to leave. 171 00:20:36,625 --> 00:20:39,542 It’s not about liking you or not. 172 00:20:39,792 --> 00:20:43,125 I want to know what your game is. 173 00:20:43,583 --> 00:20:50,083 You came into my house and now you are trying to destroy my life. 174 00:20:51,708 --> 00:20:53,750 Tell me. Who sent you here? 175 00:20:56,083 --> 00:20:58,667 I did not destroy your life. 176 00:20:58,917 --> 00:21:02,417 I only destroyed some stuff you had written. 177 00:21:03,583 --> 00:21:06,708 Just some meaningless words. 178 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:09,167 You know it yourself. 179 00:21:11,125 --> 00:21:17,292 But you refuse to accept it because you're a known writer. 180 00:21:17,875 --> 00:21:22,333 I may not be a world class writer. 181 00:21:23,375 --> 00:21:25,792 Some of what I’ve written may not even be good. 182 00:21:26,917 --> 00:21:30,417 But destroying it? What’s that! 183 00:21:30,750 --> 00:21:34,250 You should've burnt it all yourself, Guttoo. 184 00:21:35,333 --> 00:21:37,375 But you didn’t. 185 00:21:38,333 --> 00:21:42,708 So, I did. Somebody had to. 186 00:21:57,792 --> 00:22:00,958 We look great together, don’t we? 187 00:22:03,458 --> 00:22:07,458 Take one of that bonfire too. 188 00:22:08,042 --> 00:22:11,250 There may never be another like it again. 189 00:23:29,458 --> 00:23:30,792 Vishaya! 190 00:24:23,583 --> 00:24:26,167 I am sorry. I was looking at... 191 00:24:26,250 --> 00:24:27,875 no, looking for you. 192 00:24:28,167 --> 00:24:32,208 -Sorry. I’ll wait. -It’s okay. It’s okay! 193 00:24:55,625 --> 00:24:57,542 It just happened. It was completely by accident. 194 00:24:57,625 --> 00:24:59,417 I didn’t have the slightest... 195 00:25:00,208 --> 00:25:01,833 It’s okay. 196 00:25:02,250 --> 00:25:04,375 What did you do? Nothing. 197 00:25:05,250 --> 00:25:09,625 Anyway, what’s wrong with seeing a girl naked? 198 00:25:23,250 --> 00:25:27,958 Tell me Guttoo, why didn’t you marry? 199 00:25:29,042 --> 00:25:31,708 I very nearly did. 200 00:25:31,792 --> 00:25:34,167 Luckily she broke off the engagement. 201 00:25:34,542 --> 00:25:37,750 She was from up north. Sensible girl! 202 00:25:38,458 --> 00:25:41,542 She realized it was better to jump before the going got tough. 203 00:25:42,333 --> 00:25:44,708 But why? What went wrong? 204 00:25:46,083 --> 00:25:49,458 Another guy. She ran off with my best friend. 205 00:25:49,875 --> 00:25:52,625 Oh. I am sorry to hear that. 206 00:25:53,083 --> 00:25:54,625 I am not sorry at all. 207 00:25:55,167 --> 00:25:59,833 I am glad to let another man suffer in my place. 208 00:26:05,375 --> 00:26:08,625 Guttoo, I think you are very hurt inside. 209 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,500 You poor thing! 210 00:26:10,583 --> 00:26:12,875 Am I? I don’t think so. 211 00:26:13,083 --> 00:26:17,583 I think I made it through unscathed. 212 00:26:27,167 --> 00:26:31,042 38 steps. Long veranda. 213 00:26:31,917 --> 00:26:34,500 You have a beautiful house, Guttoo. 214 00:26:35,333 --> 00:26:37,542 Look what you’ve done. 215 00:26:39,750 --> 00:26:41,625 My story, my words... all gone. 216 00:26:41,833 --> 00:26:44,000 I don't feel like reading, either. 217 00:26:45,167 --> 00:26:48,375 I am bored. There is nothing to do. 218 00:26:49,750 --> 00:26:52,958 Just relax, enjoy the weather. 219 00:26:54,250 --> 00:26:57,375 Or, enjoy my company. 220 00:27:01,625 --> 00:27:06,250 You don’t have to write books to enjoy life. 221 00:27:09,958 --> 00:27:12,083 You only have to live it. 222 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,792 You're surely better than any book. 223 00:27:20,708 --> 00:27:22,458 Guttoo! 224 00:27:24,583 --> 00:27:28,042 What are you going to burn this time, you little devil? 225 00:27:29,250 --> 00:27:30,125 You! 226 00:27:52,667 --> 00:27:58,750 Your eyes are magic. 227 00:27:59,958 --> 00:28:02,083 Flatterer! 228 00:29:08,708 --> 00:29:12,208 I am sorry... I mustn't. 229 00:29:12,750 --> 00:29:15,917 Why? What’s the matter? 230 00:29:16,208 --> 00:29:19,042 I am an old man... 231 00:29:19,458 --> 00:29:25,292 I shouldn’t be doing this. 232 00:29:27,333 --> 00:29:32,042 Guttoo, what has age got to do with this? 233 00:29:33,625 --> 00:29:36,583 Do you like me, Guttoo? 234 00:29:38,167 --> 00:29:42,208 Yes I do. Very much. 235 00:29:44,250 --> 00:29:48,583 In fact, I want you so bad. But... 236 00:29:51,750 --> 00:29:52,833 Guttoo... 237 00:29:57,917 --> 00:29:59,250 this is love. 238 00:30:04,458 --> 00:30:06,583 This longing... 239 00:30:07,917 --> 00:30:10,500 This is the real thing, Guttoo. 240 00:30:11,958 --> 00:30:15,000 Everything else is just words. 241 00:30:16,667 --> 00:30:18,000 Empty words. 242 00:30:30,917 --> 00:30:32,125 Who is this now? 243 00:30:50,917 --> 00:30:52,542 I am not buying anything. Please leave. 244 00:30:52,625 --> 00:30:54,125 I am not selling anything, sir. 245 00:30:54,292 --> 00:30:56,792 I just need some water, and a rag. 246 00:30:57,167 --> 00:30:59,167 My car broke down. 247 00:30:59,458 --> 00:31:01,917 Managed to fix it. But got my hands all dirty. 248 00:31:02,375 --> 00:31:03,667 I only need to wash my hands. 249 00:31:03,958 --> 00:31:06,458 And, if you don’t mind, a glass of water. 250 00:31:07,125 --> 00:31:09,417 All right, come in. 251 00:31:38,083 --> 00:31:40,167 I live far away. 252 00:31:40,500 --> 00:31:43,167 I was driving through when this happened. 253 00:31:54,583 --> 00:31:56,917 -Lovely house. -Aren't you done? 254 00:31:57,708 --> 00:31:59,625 In a moment, sir. 255 00:32:03,458 --> 00:32:04,583 Your grandchild? 256 00:32:04,667 --> 00:32:06,875 No, my wife. What’s your problem? 257 00:32:06,958 --> 00:32:08,875 I am sorry, sir. No offence meant. 258 00:32:09,083 --> 00:32:12,042 -None taken. -Tea is ready! 259 00:32:16,583 --> 00:32:17,875 Well… join us. 260 00:32:21,667 --> 00:32:23,333 I too am from around here. 261 00:32:23,708 --> 00:32:25,167 We lived here for many years. 262 00:32:25,292 --> 00:32:26,792 I see... 263 00:32:26,875 --> 00:32:30,333 When my parents died, I inherited the family home. 264 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:34,167 It’s on top of a hill. An estate. 265 00:32:34,250 --> 00:32:37,375 Sorry to hear about your parents, Rahul. It’s Rahul, right? 266 00:32:38,333 --> 00:32:39,958 Both parents gone. That's sad. 267 00:32:40,750 --> 00:32:42,542 Yes, in an accident. 268 00:32:50,958 --> 00:32:56,583 The estate is large and rather lonely. But I love it. 269 00:32:56,917 --> 00:32:57,917 Where is it? 270 00:32:58,167 --> 00:32:59,625 Perancode. 271 00:32:59,833 --> 00:33:00,875 Rubber plantation? 272 00:33:00,958 --> 00:33:06,083 Among other things. There’s a wild garden and a view of the entire city. 273 00:33:06,750 --> 00:33:08,458 Hills all around. 274 00:33:13,458 --> 00:33:15,292 You'll like it. 275 00:33:15,875 --> 00:33:19,708 There is quite nothing like living in a house on a hill. 276 00:33:20,417 --> 00:33:24,875 The wind, the lightning... Everything is so good there. 277 00:33:25,250 --> 00:33:26,625 You have to see it to believe it. 278 00:33:26,833 --> 00:33:28,917 Yes, maybe sometime. 279 00:33:29,375 --> 00:33:32,375 When I built this house, I liked it here. 280 00:33:32,625 --> 00:33:36,750 It’s set on a slope and at odd levels. I loved the feel of it. 281 00:33:38,083 --> 00:33:40,833 But that's all gone. 282 00:33:43,042 --> 00:33:45,875 Now, I’d like to live somewhere more open. 283 00:33:46,125 --> 00:33:49,375 Away from all these salesmen knocking on your door. 284 00:33:49,583 --> 00:33:51,667 That’s my place sir. 285 00:33:51,750 --> 00:33:54,250 You won’t see a salesman in your life. 286 00:33:55,542 --> 00:33:58,417 -More tea? -Yes, please. 287 00:34:05,542 --> 00:34:06,917 Oh, thank you. 288 00:34:27,042 --> 00:34:29,833 I'll be going now. Thanks for the help. 289 00:34:30,208 --> 00:34:34,458 I’ll come back later and take you home. You’ll like it, sir. 290 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,500 No hurry at all. 291 00:34:39,875 --> 00:34:41,375 Next month, maybe. 292 00:34:41,583 --> 00:34:45,875 -You really will love it! -Strange fellow, indeed. 293 00:34:46,125 --> 00:34:48,333 You know, for years I lived in Delhi. 294 00:34:49,667 --> 00:34:54,250 I lived in a place which was full of ambassadors and princes. 295 00:34:54,333 --> 00:34:56,542 The house belonged to a friend of mine. 296 00:34:57,042 --> 00:35:00,042 The only thing I missed there was the sea. 297 00:35:00,292 --> 00:35:02,458 The sea is my weakness. 298 00:35:02,917 --> 00:35:05,875 Were you an ambassador too? 299 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:07,375 You’re funny! 300 00:35:07,625 --> 00:35:10,625 I was a scribe. For the New India Times. 301 00:35:11,500 --> 00:35:12,875 Covering politics. 302 00:35:13,250 --> 00:35:16,458 That's when my first book was published, ‘Angels of Dynasty.’ 303 00:35:17,208 --> 00:35:19,000 Sorry, never heard of it. 304 00:35:19,083 --> 00:35:21,958 Good. Or you’d have burnt that too! 305 00:35:22,125 --> 00:35:24,000 Probably, yes. 306 00:35:25,625 --> 00:35:29,958 You know, I love teaching. I became a Professor of English. 307 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:34,125 Incidentally, that was when I began to write in Malayalam. 308 00:35:34,958 --> 00:35:40,500 I discovered that even if you live a thousand miles away... 309 00:35:41,208 --> 00:35:44,667 from your native land, you can never forget your mother tongue. 310 00:35:44,875 --> 00:35:48,458 Anyway, after twenty long years in Delhi, the exile returned to Kerala. 311 00:35:48,542 --> 00:35:49,792 Your parents? 312 00:35:50,083 --> 00:35:52,667 One of the reasons I came back. 313 00:35:52,958 --> 00:35:55,750 Mother’s death, father’s illness. 314 00:35:56,208 --> 00:35:58,708 So, how is the place? 315 00:36:01,750 --> 00:36:05,083 This lake looks so peaceful, 316 00:36:06,083 --> 00:36:08,917 so silent. 317 00:36:10,250 --> 00:36:16,042 But it’s like the human mind. Deep and troubled. 318 00:36:17,292 --> 00:36:19,875 It fills me with fear, just to look at it. 319 00:36:23,208 --> 00:36:26,375 No fear for me. I can swim. 320 00:36:26,583 --> 00:36:30,792 I can swim too. I don’t think I'd drown if I fell into it. 321 00:36:31,542 --> 00:36:35,750 But the fear is still there. A kind of dread. 322 00:36:41,750 --> 00:36:44,083 So, where are you? 323 00:36:45,042 --> 00:36:46,417 Aren’t you feeling well? 324 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:50,250 I guess it’s only beginning to sink in now. 325 00:36:50,958 --> 00:36:52,958 That I am here with you? 326 00:36:53,208 --> 00:36:56,917 No, that my work has been destroyed. 327 00:36:57,667 --> 00:37:01,375 That you think I am no good as a writer. 328 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:06,917 Guttoo, perhaps what hurts you more is the second thing. 329 00:37:07,292 --> 00:37:09,083 The first one does too. 330 00:37:09,500 --> 00:37:11,333 How am I ever going to write that book? 331 00:37:11,875 --> 00:37:13,750 So many books have come and gone. 332 00:37:14,375 --> 00:37:16,542 Why worry about that? 333 00:37:17,875 --> 00:37:21,333 I am finished. You’ve ruined me. 334 00:37:21,667 --> 00:37:24,250 What is a writer without his work? 335 00:37:26,833 --> 00:37:28,042 Just relax, Guttoo. 336 00:37:28,542 --> 00:37:31,667 Should I be taking psychology lessons from you? 337 00:37:33,042 --> 00:37:38,583 No, but you can take some in happiness from me. 338 00:37:40,500 --> 00:37:43,292 At least, I am not unhappy like you. 339 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:47,958 I too was happy at your age. It’s called youth. 340 00:37:50,792 --> 00:37:56,458 I don’t think you can understand a writer’s mind. 341 00:37:57,750 --> 00:37:59,625 I am not blaming you. 342 00:38:00,208 --> 00:38:04,125 The emptiness, the sorrow... 343 00:38:05,333 --> 00:38:09,000 I overcame it all with my writing. 344 00:38:09,292 --> 00:38:11,583 Writing is my boat to happiness. 345 00:38:13,292 --> 00:38:19,083 I love it when people feel uplifted by what I write. 346 00:38:21,083 --> 00:38:24,583 Maybe. I don’t know about all that. 347 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:29,458 But I think, 348 00:38:29,917 --> 00:38:34,542 Guttoo, you write because you love it when readers praise you. 349 00:38:35,250 --> 00:38:38,167 Praise? What do I care about praise! 350 00:38:39,167 --> 00:38:42,250 I am too old for all that. 351 00:38:43,458 --> 00:38:45,667 All I know is how to write. 352 00:38:45,875 --> 00:38:49,167 And so, I keep writing and writing. 353 00:38:49,542 --> 00:38:52,542 Guttoo, I’ll be right back. 354 00:38:53,042 --> 00:38:54,458 Need to take a shower. 355 00:38:56,792 --> 00:39:00,375 I love the feel of water falling on my skin. 356 00:39:01,250 --> 00:39:02,792 I just love it. 357 00:39:05,542 --> 00:39:08,583 And listen, I won't come peeping. 358 00:39:09,125 --> 00:39:10,583 See you soon. 359 00:39:52,583 --> 00:39:54,958 I am here, sir. Down here. 360 00:39:55,042 --> 00:39:57,125 What a bother! 361 00:39:57,917 --> 00:40:00,750 -I came back. -So I see. 362 00:40:02,375 --> 00:40:03,833 So, shall we go? 363 00:40:04,125 --> 00:40:05,583 Go? Where to? 364 00:40:05,667 --> 00:40:08,250 My home, sir. Have you forgotten? 365 00:40:08,542 --> 00:40:10,917 Rahul, I already told you we can go some other day. Not today. 366 00:40:12,875 --> 00:40:14,667 You said you'd come with me. 367 00:40:16,125 --> 00:40:19,292 I said I'd come. But some other day. 368 00:40:19,667 --> 00:40:22,625 Why not today? Today is as good a day as any. 369 00:40:22,875 --> 00:40:25,875 In fact, there’s no day like today. 370 00:40:26,792 --> 00:40:30,042 Not today. I have other plans. 371 00:40:30,125 --> 00:40:35,250 I changed all my plans for you, sir. 372 00:40:35,667 --> 00:40:37,375 I even drove all the way back just for you. 373 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:40,083 Don't cheat me now. 374 00:40:40,833 --> 00:40:43,458 Cheat you? What do you mean? 375 00:40:44,083 --> 00:40:47,000 You made me come back. And suddenly you change your mind. 376 00:40:47,375 --> 00:40:48,583 Isn’t that cheating? 377 00:40:48,750 --> 00:40:51,208 I didn’t ask you to pick me up. 378 00:40:51,292 --> 00:40:54,167 I didn’t even promise to come with you. 379 00:40:54,875 --> 00:40:57,708 Didn’t you say you wanted to see my house? 380 00:40:57,792 --> 00:41:00,083 I did. 381 00:41:00,167 --> 00:41:02,708 -See what I mean? -What? 382 00:41:03,583 --> 00:41:05,000 So, are you calling me a liar? 383 00:41:05,083 --> 00:41:06,125 Look, Mister... 384 00:41:06,333 --> 00:41:08,833 Don’t ‘mister’ me. Get ready to leave. 385 00:41:09,083 --> 00:41:11,083 Are you out of your mind? 386 00:41:14,042 --> 00:41:17,833 I told you politely, but you won’t listen. 387 00:41:45,042 --> 00:41:47,667 Good, now get your hands behind you. 388 00:42:17,250 --> 00:42:19,458 If you try to hurt the girl, I’ll kill you. 389 00:42:19,542 --> 00:42:23,042 Yes, of course. I know you will. 390 00:42:24,917 --> 00:42:26,792 But why would I hurt her? 391 00:42:26,875 --> 00:42:32,042 You're the one who wanted to see my house. So you come. 392 00:42:33,833 --> 00:42:36,167 You're not hurt, I hope. 393 00:42:36,542 --> 00:42:38,667 You’re old enough to be my granddad. 394 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:40,500 So don’t you die on me. 395 00:43:08,292 --> 00:43:11,208 Drink up. You have a long ride ahead. 396 00:43:52,458 --> 00:43:55,250 Can’t have you yelling on the way. 397 00:43:56,042 --> 00:43:57,833 Good... 398 00:44:03,750 --> 00:44:04,917 Now let’s go. 399 00:44:05,083 --> 00:44:06,958 Climb into my vehicle. 400 00:44:07,292 --> 00:44:11,625 Meanwhile, let me go rape that girl. Where is she? 401 00:44:17,542 --> 00:44:22,500 Joking, old man. I don’t need to do that. 402 00:44:23,833 --> 00:44:27,000 Shall we leave? 403 00:44:34,583 --> 00:44:37,125 Move! 404 00:45:10,042 --> 00:45:13,875 I am going to cover you up. You won’t die. 405 00:45:14,083 --> 00:45:19,208 But if you try to jump off or something, you will. 406 00:47:22,542 --> 00:47:24,417 Wake up. writer! 407 00:47:56,875 --> 00:47:58,208 So, do you like the place? 408 00:48:00,375 --> 00:48:02,250 You’ll like it soon enough. 409 00:48:03,542 --> 00:48:05,750 It has a charm of its own. 410 00:48:07,625 --> 00:48:09,125 Give it a couple of days. 411 00:48:12,917 --> 00:48:14,875 Don’t look so glum, old man. 412 00:48:15,250 --> 00:48:18,292 To look at you, one would think someone has taken you prisoner. 413 00:48:18,625 --> 00:48:23,458 No one is going to hurt you, unless you ask for it. 414 00:48:42,875 --> 00:48:44,292 What do you want? 415 00:48:45,417 --> 00:48:47,625 Who are you? 416 00:48:50,625 --> 00:48:55,667 That’s a good question. ‘Who are you?’ 417 00:48:57,083 --> 00:49:02,333 But in here, I ask all the questions. For now. 418 00:49:54,125 --> 00:49:56,667 So, home at last. 419 00:49:57,583 --> 00:50:01,375 Feel free here. 420 00:50:03,583 --> 00:50:07,208 Roam around all you wish. 421 00:50:16,708 --> 00:50:19,500 Your room. 422 00:50:19,917 --> 00:50:23,542 See, I’ve set up everything to make you comfortable. 423 00:50:25,167 --> 00:50:27,250 Get moving, old man. 424 00:50:35,708 --> 00:50:37,917 You can stay here for as long as you wish. 425 00:50:38,625 --> 00:50:43,250 But remember this, I am what you are. 426 00:50:44,042 --> 00:50:47,625 You play decent, I’ll be decent. 427 00:50:48,208 --> 00:50:51,167 You play funny... 428 00:50:56,542 --> 00:50:58,750 that’ll be the end of you. 429 00:51:38,208 --> 00:51:41,458 Come, my friend. Let me show you something. 430 00:52:32,833 --> 00:52:33,792 Come on. 431 00:52:40,833 --> 00:52:42,542 Come up. 432 00:52:53,250 --> 00:52:56,833 You can climb, can’t you? 433 00:52:57,292 --> 00:52:58,417 Why should I follow you? 434 00:52:59,208 --> 00:53:00,667 That’s up to you. 435 00:53:01,167 --> 00:53:05,625 Come up, and I’ll show you the way to freedom. 436 00:53:27,625 --> 00:53:29,000 Want a hand? 437 00:53:30,792 --> 00:53:33,375 I don’t need your help. I can get there myself. 438 00:53:33,833 --> 00:53:37,375 Whoa! Man of spirit! 439 00:53:37,500 --> 00:53:39,208 Shall I kick you in your ugly face? 440 00:53:44,875 --> 00:53:47,083 Just joking, old man. 441 00:53:48,250 --> 00:53:50,542 We have a deal. 442 00:53:50,625 --> 00:53:54,417 You act decent with me, I don’t hurt you. 443 00:54:22,125 --> 00:54:24,167 Why did you bring me here? 444 00:54:25,042 --> 00:54:29,000 Who are you? What do you want? 445 00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:35,792 You can ask only one question a day. 446 00:54:37,542 --> 00:54:42,167 Your question: Why did I bring you here? Okay, listen. 447 00:54:43,375 --> 00:54:48,583 For all your wisdom and all the books you have written, you’re stupid. 448 00:54:51,500 --> 00:54:54,833 You’re not here because of me. 449 00:54:55,708 --> 00:54:57,667 You’re here because you wanted to see my house. 450 00:54:57,792 --> 00:55:01,042 Stop repeating that nonsense. I am not a fool. 451 00:55:03,167 --> 00:55:07,167 You don't know a thing. You only think you do. 452 00:55:08,042 --> 00:55:11,625 Your head is full of second-hand ideas picked up from others. 453 00:55:12,500 --> 00:55:15,917 And you think it's some kind of knowledge. 454 00:55:17,708 --> 00:55:21,375 Your life is actually one big lie. 455 00:55:22,250 --> 00:55:26,458 Each morning you put on your pious face and go around... 456 00:55:26,833 --> 00:55:30,500 hiding all the pain and anger that’s raging inside you. 457 00:55:32,333 --> 00:55:36,125 And as if that weren't enough, you write books too. 458 00:55:39,208 --> 00:55:43,458 You collect bones chewed up by others and dish them out as wisdom. 459 00:55:44,458 --> 00:55:46,000 That’s your opinion. 460 00:55:46,792 --> 00:55:49,375 Right, so listen to this too. 461 00:55:52,292 --> 00:55:55,833 You think you’re God’s gift to mankind. 462 00:55:59,333 --> 00:56:01,875 Actually, you’re just another bag of shit. 463 00:56:03,292 --> 00:56:05,125 Just like me! 464 00:56:09,000 --> 00:56:12,250 If you can understand this, you’re a free man! 465 01:00:36,500 --> 01:00:38,167 Wake up, young man! 466 01:00:47,792 --> 01:00:50,542 -It’s you! -Yes. Happy to see me? 467 01:00:51,125 --> 01:00:52,250 Of course. 468 01:00:53,958 --> 01:00:54,875 And he? 469 01:00:55,625 --> 01:00:57,417 Who? Rahul? 470 01:00:58,500 --> 01:01:00,583 You know him from before? 471 01:01:01,333 --> 01:01:03,375 Of course. We're friends. 472 01:01:04,458 --> 01:01:06,917 So, it was a setup. 473 01:01:08,583 --> 01:01:11,833 You are working together on this. 474 01:01:35,208 --> 01:01:38,208 Eat, my friend. You must be hungry. 475 01:01:38,667 --> 01:01:42,000 These fellows make the best dosa and curry for miles around. 476 01:01:50,708 --> 01:01:56,417 You’ve been fooling me. The two of you. 477 01:01:57,542 --> 01:02:02,625 Fooling? It was you who wanted a change. Amazing curry. 478 01:02:02,958 --> 01:02:05,875 Like a fool I walked into your trap. 479 01:02:14,333 --> 01:02:16,042 Don’t look so sad Guttoo. 480 01:02:17,625 --> 01:02:19,042 We’re your friends. 481 01:02:22,750 --> 01:02:25,708 Vishaya told me all about you. 482 01:02:26,167 --> 01:02:29,250 Quite a bull, aren’t you? 483 01:02:30,083 --> 01:02:31,250 Come on, Rahul! 484 01:02:32,375 --> 01:02:35,292 Guttoo is a good man. I like him. 485 01:02:35,958 --> 01:02:37,833 Okay, so you like him. 486 01:02:38,875 --> 01:02:41,208 But he hates you enough to kill you. 487 01:02:42,333 --> 01:02:44,458 Look at that face! 488 01:02:55,333 --> 01:02:56,583 Not hungry! 489 01:03:24,167 --> 01:03:25,125 Closer. 490 01:03:30,083 --> 01:03:31,333 Why not? 491 01:03:32,375 --> 01:03:33,375 No, Guttoo. 492 01:03:34,958 --> 01:03:37,417 But you can roll all over him? 493 01:03:38,458 --> 01:03:40,125 But Rahul is my boyfriend! 494 01:03:41,958 --> 01:03:43,833 What’s the game? 495 01:03:45,125 --> 01:03:47,083 Don’t be angry with me, Guttoo. 496 01:03:47,750 --> 01:03:52,083 Guttoo?! Stop calling me that ridiculous name. 497 01:03:53,083 --> 01:03:56,250 I am old enough to be your grandad. 498 01:03:58,042 --> 01:04:00,000 Don’t get upset, Guttoo. 499 01:04:01,500 --> 01:04:05,542 This is like a dream. 500 01:04:05,625 --> 01:04:08,417 A dream which can wake us up. 501 01:04:10,375 --> 01:04:12,125 Don’t try to teach me. 502 01:04:12,583 --> 01:04:15,167 I am an old dog. I won't learn new tricks. 503 01:04:16,167 --> 01:04:20,208 And forget the pop psychology. I’ve heard enough of that. 504 01:04:21,167 --> 01:04:24,792 You're still carrying old hurts and aches. 505 01:04:26,000 --> 01:04:29,417 But you won’t accept it. 506 01:04:32,000 --> 01:04:34,833 Now I know what your problem is. 507 01:04:36,083 --> 01:04:39,417 One man isn’t enough for you! 508 01:04:42,083 --> 01:04:46,333 We can talk later, when you're a bit less angry. 509 01:04:47,500 --> 01:04:52,958 You think I am jealous of that fellow? I am not. 510 01:04:53,583 --> 01:04:57,667 I’ve seen too much of life to be jealous. 511 01:04:59,042 --> 01:05:01,208 I can handle my emotions well. Very well. 512 01:05:01,917 --> 01:05:05,167 It’s quite clear now. You're with him. 513 01:05:05,333 --> 01:05:08,417 Then don’t come shaking your stuff in front of me again. 514 01:05:08,833 --> 01:05:10,417 I am not with him, Guttoo. 515 01:05:11,833 --> 01:05:16,625 Actually, we’re both with you. 516 01:05:58,125 --> 01:05:59,417 I know. 517 01:06:02,125 --> 01:06:07,292 The moment their leader sat at my head, I knew my plan would work. 518 01:06:09,000 --> 01:06:11,917 I just lay there with my eyes closed as if I were fast asleep. 519 01:06:12,000 --> 01:06:13,625 And then? 520 01:06:13,792 --> 01:06:16,458 Maybe five minutes. That’s all it took. 521 01:06:18,417 --> 01:06:20,625 Guttoo... 522 01:06:34,125 --> 01:06:35,417 What do you want now? 523 01:06:35,750 --> 01:06:37,583 You poor thing! 524 01:06:38,125 --> 01:06:40,542 Don’t ‘poor thing’ me. 525 01:06:41,208 --> 01:06:46,125 I can ask Rahul to let you roam around freely on the grounds. 526 01:06:47,542 --> 01:06:50,125 It’s not as if you’re going to run away. 527 01:06:50,583 --> 01:06:54,625 What if I run away? Will you shoot me down? 528 01:06:55,542 --> 01:06:57,208 I don’t need your help. 529 01:06:57,792 --> 01:07:00,167 I can fend for myself quite well. 530 01:07:01,208 --> 01:07:06,542 I was doing just that when the two of you broke into my life. 531 01:07:07,583 --> 01:07:13,583 When all this is over, who knows Guttoo, you may even thank us. 532 01:07:14,208 --> 01:07:16,333 Thanks? 533 01:07:16,500 --> 01:07:19,083 For wrecking my quiet life? 534 01:07:19,542 --> 01:07:21,458 Or for ruining my happiness? 535 01:07:21,542 --> 01:07:26,458 Happiness, Guttoo? You weren’t happy. 536 01:07:30,042 --> 01:07:34,458 And a quiet life? That's no big deal. 537 01:07:35,375 --> 01:07:41,583 It’s just a routine which life imposes on lonely people. 538 01:07:41,792 --> 01:07:44,792 If I was lonely and unhappy, that's my business. 539 01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:50,375 Look, I am not some old fashioned prude. 540 01:07:51,333 --> 01:07:54,667 I’ve been to places and lived life. 541 01:07:54,875 --> 01:08:01,042 I am not like the two of you. I believe in the virtues of life. 542 01:08:01,125 --> 01:08:03,917 -Virtues? -Vishaya! 543 01:08:04,833 --> 01:08:07,958 At your age, and with the kind of life you lead... 544 01:08:08,417 --> 01:08:12,958 you won’t even understand the meaning of 'virtue.' 545 01:08:16,167 --> 01:08:20,708 Perhaps virtue is just a mask created by the mind. 546 01:08:20,792 --> 01:08:25,042 A mask behind which the mind can hide. 547 01:11:57,583 --> 01:12:00,000 Oh, you are up? 548 01:12:00,333 --> 01:12:02,667 You woke me up, didn’t you? 549 01:12:03,250 --> 01:12:05,125 Me? Why would I? 550 01:12:05,708 --> 01:12:07,583 I don’t know. You tell me. 551 01:12:07,958 --> 01:12:11,458 You're the one who walked around naked. 552 01:12:11,750 --> 01:12:13,042 I did what? 553 01:12:13,958 --> 01:12:16,500 Guttoo, you must’ve been dreaming. 554 01:12:17,458 --> 01:12:20,292 You're beautiful. 555 01:12:20,708 --> 01:12:22,292 Thanks. 556 01:12:23,208 --> 01:12:25,792 Have you been on the balcony? 557 01:12:26,042 --> 01:12:32,917 It’s very nice. So is this window. My favorite place to read. 558 01:12:34,750 --> 01:12:36,042 Give me a kiss, beautiful. 559 01:12:36,833 --> 01:12:39,667 No, Guttoo. You know I can’t do that. 560 01:12:40,250 --> 01:12:42,417 You can’t? Why not? 561 01:12:42,542 --> 01:12:45,333 We did a lot more that afternoon. 562 01:12:45,792 --> 01:12:48,208 That was different. That was... 563 01:12:49,958 --> 01:12:51,792 I won’t let you go, Vishaya. 564 01:12:52,208 --> 01:12:53,208 This time you are mine. 565 01:12:53,292 --> 01:12:55,792 No Guttoo. This is not right. Let me go. 566 01:12:55,917 --> 01:12:57,875 Please! 567 01:12:57,958 --> 01:13:00,000 What’s wrong? 568 01:13:00,208 --> 01:13:02,042 Is it that you don’t fancy it in the morning? 569 01:13:02,625 --> 01:13:03,750 Calm down, I say! 570 01:13:03,875 --> 01:13:05,750 This is no way to behave with a woman. 571 01:13:05,833 --> 01:13:08,417 So, now you’re playing hard to get? 572 01:13:08,500 --> 01:13:10,375 Stop right now, or you’ll be sorry for this. 573 01:13:10,583 --> 01:13:13,750 We’ve done this before. So what’s the big deal now? 574 01:13:15,083 --> 01:13:18,125 Now you’re asking for it! 575 01:13:19,375 --> 01:13:24,250 You dare slap me?! You bitch! 576 01:13:25,292 --> 01:13:29,958 Have you any idea what you’re doing? 577 01:13:30,625 --> 01:13:32,250 You will regret this! 578 01:13:32,875 --> 01:13:36,625 Stop trying to act like a teacher. You’re just a whore... 579 01:13:36,708 --> 01:13:39,875 making out with every hick in town. 580 01:13:43,250 --> 01:13:45,958 Wow. That’s very nice indeed. 581 01:13:51,708 --> 01:13:56,750 Now, don't you see what you really are? 582 01:14:11,208 --> 01:14:15,667 -Get up, now. Have this. -No. 583 01:15:03,083 --> 01:15:04,583 Mother! 584 01:15:06,458 --> 01:15:09,542 Cover me in the sweet perfume of your kisses. 585 01:15:11,042 --> 01:15:14,875 Tell everyone that, at last, you're willing to push me out. 586 01:15:17,125 --> 01:15:23,250 Even though it breaks your poor heart to know that you are sending me... 587 01:15:23,875 --> 01:15:28,125 without armor and mask, into a world seething with 588 01:15:30,083 --> 01:15:31,708 horrid lies and sex. 589 01:15:32,542 --> 01:15:37,000 Tell them you are crying because the water of your disenchantment 590 01:15:37,292 --> 01:15:41,292 has broken and finds its way through your blazing eyes. 591 01:15:41,375 --> 01:15:45,042 Tell them the river of death has passed us by. 592 01:15:46,042 --> 01:15:50,250 Tell them they can come back tomorrow to look at me 593 01:15:51,250 --> 01:15:55,333 to hold me and tickle me on the cheek, if they wish. 594 01:15:56,333 --> 01:15:59,083 Tell them you have set me free, like the smoke 595 01:16:00,833 --> 01:16:03,500 which is held in an unlit cigar 596 01:16:03,917 --> 01:16:07,500 under orange trees. In summer. 597 01:23:26,542 --> 01:23:29,708 Do you think you’re still 20? 598 01:23:36,542 --> 01:23:40,083 Get a move on, you old thing. 599 01:23:43,917 --> 01:23:47,542 I want this rope in my room. In 5 minutes, flat. 600 01:23:52,667 --> 01:23:55,917 That’s the wrong end, dumbass. Untie it from the top. 601 01:23:56,958 --> 01:24:01,333 Have the boxes tied up by morning. 602 01:24:02,333 --> 01:24:06,625 I’ll come checking. You hear that? 603 01:24:08,250 --> 01:24:10,667 Say ‘yes’, dammit! 604 01:24:10,750 --> 01:24:12,042 Yes. 605 01:24:14,625 --> 01:24:17,625 If you ever touch this rope again… 606 01:24:23,167 --> 01:24:25,167 that’ll be the end of you. 607 01:24:25,625 --> 01:24:27,958 I’ll hang you with it. 608 01:24:28,500 --> 01:24:31,417 Right here... Get that? 609 01:24:32,583 --> 01:24:33,917 Yes. 610 01:25:30,583 --> 01:25:32,250 You shouldn’t have... 611 01:25:33,292 --> 01:25:35,958 Please. Say nothing… 612 01:25:36,333 --> 01:25:38,708 I made a mistake. Big mistake. 613 01:25:39,500 --> 01:25:41,917 Yes, why did you try to escape? 614 01:25:42,125 --> 01:25:46,250 I meant the other thing. What I did to you. 615 01:25:46,833 --> 01:25:49,542 I am really sorry. 616 01:25:49,625 --> 01:25:52,625 I know. I know you are. 617 01:25:55,042 --> 01:25:58,167 Why are you with this fellow? Who is he? 618 01:25:59,583 --> 01:26:02,417 You don’t belong together. 619 01:26:03,542 --> 01:26:07,375 We do! We very much belong together. 620 01:26:07,625 --> 01:26:09,458 Who is he? 621 01:26:09,542 --> 01:26:11,833 That’s something you've to figure out, Guttoo. 622 01:26:12,125 --> 01:26:15,708 Could he be a student of mine, someone I’ve forgotten? 623 01:26:17,208 --> 01:26:19,708 I certainly never fathered a child. 624 01:26:20,375 --> 01:26:22,083 Are you that certain? 625 01:26:24,750 --> 01:26:29,083 Don’t worry, he’s not your son. 626 01:26:29,833 --> 01:26:34,750 Vishaya, leave him and come with me. 627 01:26:35,125 --> 01:26:36,917 Let's escape from here. 628 01:26:37,125 --> 01:26:38,917 We can live in my house. 629 01:26:39,750 --> 01:26:43,833 I'll never hurt you again. Promise. 630 01:26:45,167 --> 01:26:48,708 No, Guttoo. That’s impossible. 631 01:26:50,542 --> 01:26:56,042 Besides, that’s not the point of this story. 632 01:26:56,500 --> 01:27:00,417 -Story? -Yes. This story. 633 01:27:23,000 --> 01:27:24,625 Want some tea? 634 01:27:26,000 --> 01:27:27,708 No, thanks. 635 01:27:29,667 --> 01:27:31,458 There's some left. 636 01:27:49,917 --> 01:27:51,708 Sure you don’t want any? 637 01:27:53,000 --> 01:27:55,583 Give me a sip then. 638 01:28:03,000 --> 01:28:04,833 He seems badly hurt. 639 01:28:05,250 --> 01:28:08,000 Who? Oh him. 640 01:28:08,875 --> 01:28:13,042 He had it coming. It’s always like that. 641 01:28:13,292 --> 01:28:16,125 They don’t get it till it hits them hard. 642 01:28:16,625 --> 01:28:21,000 He wants me to leave you and go with him. 643 01:28:23,417 --> 01:28:24,625 I thought as much. 644 01:28:25,292 --> 01:28:28,667 You know, he apologized to me. 645 01:28:31,083 --> 01:28:35,625 For desiring you? Or for the manner in which he showed his desire? 646 01:28:39,375 --> 01:28:43,667 I don’t think he knows the difference. 647 01:28:46,125 --> 01:28:50,333 I don’t think he even knows there is such a difference. 648 01:29:00,417 --> 01:29:04,250 Wake up! We have some talking to do. Up! Up! 649 01:29:12,542 --> 01:29:14,000 What do you want? 650 01:29:14,167 --> 01:29:15,875 Let me cheer you up. 651 01:29:16,625 --> 01:29:18,667 I see that you’ve been feeling a bit down. 652 01:29:18,750 --> 01:29:20,500 Buck up. 653 01:29:21,875 --> 01:29:25,167 You really hate me, don’t you? 654 01:29:25,750 --> 01:29:29,292 No. I don’t. But I pity you. 655 01:29:29,708 --> 01:29:32,625 That’s what I said. You hate me. 656 01:29:33,792 --> 01:29:37,167 So pity and hate are the same for you. 657 01:29:39,167 --> 01:29:40,833 Are you drunk? 658 01:29:41,083 --> 01:29:45,083 You really are a funny one. 659 01:29:45,667 --> 01:29:51,667 Attempted rapist, hater, prospective murderer. 660 01:29:51,958 --> 01:29:55,333 And still you go about with your saint’s face. 661 01:29:58,083 --> 01:30:01,208 See? Now you are acting again. 662 01:30:02,250 --> 01:30:04,625 Acting the part of the injured soul. 663 01:30:05,625 --> 01:30:09,000 You have the look of a dog which has been whipped. Why? 664 01:30:09,583 --> 01:30:15,500 True, I beat you up, but you had it coming. 665 01:30:17,542 --> 01:30:23,375 If you act funny with my girl, I’ll kick your balls in. 666 01:30:45,708 --> 01:30:47,083 Where is he? 667 01:30:55,375 --> 01:30:56,458 What’s up? 668 01:30:58,875 --> 01:31:01,750 Close your eyes. I have something to show you. 669 01:31:03,083 --> 01:31:04,125 What is it? 670 01:31:04,875 --> 01:31:05,792 Proof. 671 01:31:05,875 --> 01:31:08,625 Everything is falling into place. 672 01:31:08,958 --> 01:31:11,292 Close your eyes first. 673 01:31:11,792 --> 01:31:12,958 Okay. 674 01:31:21,500 --> 01:31:24,458 Now see for yourself. 675 01:31:27,042 --> 01:31:29,625 Who are they? What’s this all about? 676 01:31:29,708 --> 01:31:32,833 It’s us! You and me. 677 01:31:33,667 --> 01:31:36,792 Guttoo, what’re you saying? 678 01:31:37,875 --> 01:31:41,750 Of course it’s not us. 679 01:31:42,542 --> 01:31:43,958 It’s not even me. 680 01:31:44,583 --> 01:31:46,250 This is you. And this is me. 681 01:31:49,208 --> 01:31:52,125 Don’t try to fool me. Don’t be so blind, Vishaya. 682 01:31:53,542 --> 01:31:57,750 You belong with me. You are mine. 683 01:32:26,250 --> 01:32:27,917 You’re going to be set free. 684 01:32:28,208 --> 01:32:30,333 What’s the game now? 685 01:32:30,833 --> 01:32:34,167 I’ll let you go if you admit that you hate me. 686 01:32:34,792 --> 01:32:39,583 I told you I don’t hate you. I only pity you. 687 01:32:40,333 --> 01:32:41,542 Not just that you hate me. 688 01:32:41,833 --> 01:32:44,333 But that you hate me enough to kill me. 689 01:32:45,000 --> 01:32:47,708 Do that, and you can leave. 690 01:32:48,167 --> 01:32:51,583 Nobody can save you. You're a damned soul. 691 01:32:51,667 --> 01:32:55,625 Accepted. But that’s not what I asked you. 692 01:32:56,042 --> 01:32:59,625 Come on. At least, call me a few names. 693 01:33:03,042 --> 01:33:04,667 Come on. 694 01:33:07,542 --> 01:33:09,667 Can’t you really see anything? 695 01:33:11,208 --> 01:33:12,875 I can see through your trick. 696 01:33:13,167 --> 01:33:16,292 You want to make me do something against my conscience. 697 01:33:16,583 --> 01:33:18,875 I won't do that even if you try to kill me. 698 01:33:19,125 --> 01:33:23,458 All my life, I tried to understand virtue and to live by it. 699 01:33:24,042 --> 01:33:26,208 You’re on a different track. 700 01:33:26,875 --> 01:33:29,417 This freedom that you offer me… 701 01:33:29,625 --> 01:33:32,167 I don’t want it! 702 01:33:35,958 --> 01:33:38,750 Stupid fool. 703 01:34:00,417 --> 01:34:02,500 It’s so quiet... 704 01:34:04,375 --> 01:34:07,125 Yes... Indeed. 705 01:34:22,542 --> 01:34:29,333 I was once walking along a deserted beach. 706 01:34:32,417 --> 01:34:33,333 Suddenly, 707 01:34:34,875 --> 01:34:39,708 I saw a woman sitting near a pile of rocks. 708 01:34:43,625 --> 01:34:47,208 Three or four people were sitting on the sand around her. 709 01:34:49,167 --> 01:34:51,333 There were a few dogs too. 710 01:34:53,583 --> 01:34:58,583 She was naked, she was alone. 711 01:35:00,375 --> 01:35:04,833 A man offered her something to eat. 712 01:35:07,625 --> 01:35:11,833 She accepted it, and began feeding everyone. 713 01:35:15,042 --> 01:35:20,000 First the dogs and then the people. 714 01:35:21,667 --> 01:35:25,750 Without any distinction. 715 01:35:26,833 --> 01:35:32,917 She saw me looking at her and paused. 716 01:35:39,125 --> 01:35:45,417 In her eyes I saw unimaginable kindness. 717 01:35:48,167 --> 01:35:52,625 Compassion. 718 01:35:58,750 --> 01:36:04,333 Everything went silent... 719 01:36:07,208 --> 01:36:09,875 and I began to cry. 720 01:36:11,792 --> 01:36:16,292 You know what, you’re beautiful. 721 01:36:17,292 --> 01:36:18,333 So are you. 722 01:36:26,625 --> 01:36:29,833 I am going to the balcony. Want to come? 723 01:36:29,917 --> 01:36:35,542 No, you go on. I think I’ll sleep. 724 01:37:48,958 --> 01:37:50,042 Guttoo!