Original subtitles

Why stop? Play on

"I can't. - You can, I'll show you"

Why can't I play like that?

Why can't I play like you?

Of course you can. Try, once"

No, I can never do it"

"I'm going to fail my exams, I can't play like you"

"I can never be like you. - You can become, you can play"

Try... like this. - I can never become like you

"I can never play like you, I'll never become like you"

Anjali... - Never will I be like you

I can achieve nothing! - What did you say?

I can never become like you

"I'll never be like you, I'll never play like you"

"I'll never be you, I'm sorry, sir"

""What is my heart seeking? What do I want out of life?""

"What an endless journey this is""

"Where is the one I see?""

"What is my heart seeking?""

"The one in my dreams...""

"is nowhere, but she's mine""

"She and I are like...""

"sea and shore""

"Where is she?""

"Will the road take me to her?""

""Where will I find her? Which fellow traveller will tell me?""

""Where is the one my eyes seek? Whom is my heart seeking?""

""Like a temple without an idol, like an vacant faceless mirror""

""There must be some reason to live, why are flowers fragrant?""

""For whom the legacy of the flame that burns within?""

"Far and wide I see no one""

"Where is the one I see?""

"What is my heart seeking?""

"The music video is going to make waves, Vikramaditya, we'll set a new trend..."

"of non-film songs, as in Europe and America"

"You're going to be famous, an international star"

"People will go mad, girls will die for you"

Really? I'll make a move

We're going to make you immortal! - Wait a minute...

"What about the launch parties, the publicity concerts... one minute"

How else is your music going to become famous?

"I don't do concerts. I'm not interested in launch parties, publicity"

But...? - I've done whatever I could

"If the music is good, it'll sell on it's own"

As far as I'm concerned...

"not these tapes, my school, my students will make me immortal. Right?"

How can you leave? How about a small celebration?

I'm driving all the way to Ooty and drunken driving is no good. Bye

Drunken driving is no good

"Go on, speak your heart. - No point speaking to my adversary"

"Adversary? Who me...? - Yes, you are inimical"

You robbed me of my whisky! Drunken driving is no good

We're supposed to do only good things? What about good food and wine?

Good times give you an allergy?

Herman, I don't want to waste my time"

"God bless you, what good use will you put the time to?"

"A bit less of money, of the fame you've earned over these years..."

will it make any difference? Where are you headed in a hurry?

"Herman, I never liked these parties and of late..."

I've been yearning for quite something else

What...? - It took me years of hard work...

to put together a treasure trove of music. I want to pass it on...

not inside a lifeless tape. I want to sow it in someone's heart...

so that my music lives on...

in more ways than one

Understand?

You understand?

Now what happened to this? - Let me take a look

Overheating. It needs water. Now go and fetch water

Enough for a mouthwash? - No. Enough for my whisky

Go get it

Where's the girl who was singing? - Must be around

Careful Joseph! Back to home and don't you drink

He came in my way! And I gave up drinking long ago

I know. But don't start again

The girl who was singing...

Just trying to wake her. - Not even a bomb will wake Tina

Deaf? But she has a beautiful voice

Not deaf. Poor thing is tired after the day in college...

and the nights in her sister's bar bartending for drunkards like Joseph

But she comes to pray everyday. So when does she get to sleep?

I force her to sleep here on the pews

Right now she's fast asleep

"Now, I'm not going to let anyone wake her"

"I must speak, please wake her up. - Two hours later, not now"

"I'm on my way to Ooty, so please... - I won't let you wake her up"

You wait for two hours. - Where...?

Rita! Listen to me

"You tell the priest you gave it up, then in this blistering heat..."

you complain of a chill. Will you ever say the truth?

I got to say the truth even for a drink?

I'm your Daddy's pal's son. When you were a baby...

your Daddy treated my Daddy to free booze everyday

"Please, one drink... - That's why my Daddy is in debt"

"I'm running this bar now, no credit. Pay up or else..."

Everyone wants a drink for free

Got no time to smile, Daddy"

May I speak to you about your sister?

"Have I seen you somewhere? Hey, have we seen him somewhere?"

"Yes man! I've seen him before. Hey, where did we see him before?"

You read the news on tv? - I'm not a newsreader

I'm a music teacher. I heard your sister singing in the church

"Sings well, but she isn't practised. If she comes to my school..."

she'll become a great singer someday. I want to take your sister away

"Day after, the new academic session begins at my school. Pack her clothes"

And tell someone to wake her up. I can't wait two hours

What do you intend? - I want to make your sister a star

"We might look stupid. Doesn't mean, anything goes"

"Tina is like a baby to all of us, Lord's gift to us"

If you have any not-so-good intentions...

we won't spare you. - What...?

Before an altercation. I'd rather you left. If Caesar loses his temper...

Listen... - You didn't hear Rita?

You're out of your minds! I'm a reputed singer

Vikramaditya Singh comes to you. You hear? Vikramaditya Singh

Not some drunkard

He's a singer! Vikramaditya Singh!

Sings those lovely songs

"Yes, saw you on tv! Also on posters"

Sorry, didn't recognise you"

"Uncle, he's a great singer! He'll make a heroine out of Tina"

Will you please...? I have very little time

Make a telephone call! - The call...

Careful...

the singer isn't running away

She's here

Sir! I think you're great! I can't believe this...

You sing fine

He's here to take you away to his school

Rita! This is madness! I'm not going anywhere

That's my decision! I'm not going away!

Decided! I'm not going to any school! - Your job is not to take decisions

Over here I take all the decisions

"You understand? So shut up and obey, take this bag and get lost"

How can I go away? Who runs the bar? Who pays Papa's debts?

You'll do it all alone? - I'm not alone

Mr Vikram asked me how much I'll pay for a replacement for you

"I told him, 58,820 Rupees. He gave me a cheque"

"Get out of here. - You're sending me away for 58,820?"

One more slap and you'll understand. I'm not sending you away for money

"Once you're a star, we pay him back. - I'm not going"

You must! - I'm not going

Here's your chance to make it in life! - I'm not going

I'm not letting you rot here. - I'm not going

"When you get on stage, I'll clap the loudest"

"Okay, if you say so she might be able"

Doesn't mean that we break the rules of the school

The admission date is over

Other students have taken rigorous tests

"Out of 2,000 only 20 are selected. How can we let her in?"

"Vikram, it took you years to build a reputation for this school"

"How can we dash it at a stroke? - Divya, at times..."

you are more a manager than a music teacher

"Mark my word, this girl will bring me honour, she will make me immortal"

"Only she has the capability to become like me, to be me"

What happened?

I'm trying not to get jealous. - What...?

Hearing you speak like this about the girl makes me jealous

"8 years I have been with you, Vikram, ever since this school was founded"

In my music...

you never found anything to deserve such praise... as you praise her?

"Divya, in praising her, I'm not criticising you"

"I have never ignored you, ask yourself..."

if I didn't find anything extraordinary in your music...

would you be with me?

But Tina's voice is the first that has touched me...

gave me goosepimples when I heard her sing in the church

"In her I find my passion, she's my shadow..."

what I was, she is"

"What I have to give, only Tina can imbibe"

What's come over you Vikram? She can't be that special

Okay she isn't, but I am"

Look into my eyes

You will see determination...

to sculpt what you take to be stone into the brightest diamond

This girl will become my biggest success

"Today, on the first morning of this new year..."

I want to tell you something

Every school is like a prison...

teaching you that human success is founded upon practice and discipline

"But in our school, in Vikramaditya Singh's school..."

every rule will be broken. Over here...

you are allowed to cross every limit

"Mr Cruz, Divya, myself, Ms Uma, Ms Vidya, we teachers..."

do not consider bookish knowledge to be music. Instead...

the music in your hearts is the greatest music in the world

"To hear that song, first of all you must liberate your minds"

"In the heart of every student here, there's a song..."

"which you must sing, openly, without faltering"

"On the notes you will fly, you will touch the skies"

"Then make a decision, here and now. You will break every chain..."

"you will overcome every fear, you will have the courage..."

"to soar into the beautiful skies, flying high... high..."

higher

"In a suffocating room, you will open windows"

"Likewise, your toes, they tear through socks"

They got to breathe

Look at my toe. It doesn't care for critical looks...

"feels no shame, for it has it's own place"

"Not what people say, what one thinks makes one a lesser mortal"

"Unless you wish it, no one can insult you"

What you got, no one else has"

If anything, you lack confidence"

"When anyone tries to insult you, tell yourself, I'm the best"

I'm the best... say it

"Say it, say it, I'm the best"

I'm the best

Read the notes while you play

What are you staring at?

Read your score

Can't read music? - They look like ants

She can't read music

"But what she can, no one else can"

Which...? - Drinks

She's a bar-girl

"Mixes drinks, mixes great ones. The entire family mixes drinks"

"Really? She's a bar-girl? - Yes, you want one?"

Herman, give him water"

Are you wearing that band for show?

"Aqib, have a drink of water and listen..."

"if I insulted your parents, wouldn't you hit me?"

Wouldn't you break my bones? - Certainly not

"Vikram, what are you saying? This is a music school, not a boxing ring"

"Hands are used to play music, not to break faces"

"Maybe that poor girl doesn't know? I mean, what's her fault?"

"Where she belongs, the atmosphere must be so different, no...?"

"What'd she know about music, about etiquette?"

"That's what we're here to teach them. Else, what's the need for us?"

"One must know the A-B-C-D of music, Tina knows nothing"

She doesn't even know the notes. Who can teach her anything?

"Tina, where are you going? - I'm going home"

"I told you, I know nothing about music. Divya is right"

"I can't even read music, how will I play, how can I sing?"

I'll show you how

"I'll show you something new...""

"how to sing to the music in the air""

"When the rains embrace the earth...""

"the leaves sing...""

""the birds, the bees, the butterflies and the air...""

"sing their songs""

""Who teaches them the rhythm, the tune?""

""In the rhythm in your heart, rising, falling...""

"lurks your song""

""From life all around us we draw our breaths""

""Every new day, the Sun shows a new way""

"Vikram, someday your disciple Tina will become just like you"

Your god tells you that?

God bless you, God has more to do"

"What I mean is, just like you when you're lost in a tune..."

"for hours she has been in the classroom, playing away"

Done

What? - I've scored the world's best tune

You want to hear? I want you to be the first to hear

Yes, why not?"

Careful

Wonderful

Doesn't know music

Wonderful my child

Herman, go outside"

False praise destroys

Terrible

There was more music in the things you dropped

"Flailing arms and loud notes make noise, not music"

But I worked so hard on this tune...

it comes out of my heart. - Heart...?

You haven't uncovered the first layer of your heart

"To make good music, you plumb the depths of your heart"

I don't understand, sir"

Come, I'll introduce you to someone"

Look at them...

do you hear anything? - No...

Look... - This dove...?

"Like the bird, you must creep up to the song deep in your heart"

"Make a noise and it flies, like the bird"

Understand?

"When all else is becalmed, when you hear nothing but your heartbeat... listen"

"Out of love, out of the music hidden, it emerges"

"Whenever you make music, write for your heart..."

for someone dear to your heart and none else

""To the rhythm of the first rains, my heart beats...""

"a magic...""

""makes me forget everything, even singing...""

"is it the look in his eyes?""

""I'm in another world, under a different sky...""

""the rhythm pervades my being, like the magic of the first rains""

""A hidden dream lurks under my breath...""

"for someone...""

""who holds a lamp for me, in my dreams""

""Dreamlike, waking, sleeping, everything going topsy turvy...""

""to the rhythm of the first rains pervading me, making magic""

""When the stranger's lips read words in my hearts...""

"everything looks slanted...""

""like the Moon's come down to Earth, the Earth flying the skies...""

""and I'm soaring and everything's topsy turvy...""

""to the rhythm of the first rains pervading me, making magic...""

""makes me forget everything, even singing...""

"is it the look in his eyes?""

""I'm in another world, under a different sky...""

"the rhythm pervades my being""

"Is it the look in his eyes?""

Wonderful song and you sing so well

I admit my mistake

"You already know so much, I wonder what you're doing in this school"

"Vikram, what are we going to teach her? At least, I have nothing to teach you"

"Vikram, your students seldom sing the songs you write. But Tina..."

"she has imbibed the style and spirit of your music. Vikram, you were right"

There's something about Tina

What happened to him?

Have I done something wrong? - No

"The song was no good? - Nice, I told you"

I applauded too

What more?

Marks

I'll give you 7 out of 10

What's so happy about that? You scored 7 out of 10. Not 10 out of 10

You got to do the perfect ten. - Me sir...?

"I could do an 8 out of 10, maybe 9 out of ten"

I can never do a perfect ten

Only you're the perfect ten

You too got to become. Perfect ten

"You got to become me and Tina, you can"

You can become Vikramaditya Singh

"One thing for sure, art is in the genes, can't be engendered"

Did anyone infuse the art into that kid in that bar?

Must be a natural

I'm talking about Tina. All of nineteen...

"and she has composed a memorable song, without any coaching"

The maestros ought to learn from her

I achieved nothing at nineteen?

"Old tales, who remember? Latest news is a night's waking was no use"

"Not a score written, nor will you praise the kid"

What...? - Fact

Acknowledge her, you have a new tune"

By what right do you lecture me?

"You do not know more about music, nor are you my boss"

Sometimes I doubt God exists! How did this narrow-minded guy become boss?

"Find Tina, she might help you. I'm out"

"Let dawn the new day""

"Bid adieu last night...""

"my beloved, come""

What are you doing?

The music company guys are waiting

Have you composed a tune?

Yes

Your music hold on it's own

The first non-film album to stand out in the filmi crowd

"Good music finds it's way into the hearts of people, needs no publicity"

Broke all records! Etched platinum

The new tune will also be a superhit

"Sing something, please. - Relax"

Our student

Sings fantastic

So you know why I'm always so eager to get here

I put in a hard day's work with the students...

"got to score songs to suit their talents, their temperaments"

Got to make them practise

Then it holds you in a thrall

"Not your tapes, my students will immortalise me"

Let's get down to the contracts

"Actually, I'd like to hear this girl..."

while you discuss the contracts

I haven't time to waste! I can't sing to suit your assistant's temperament

Discuss the contract with Divya

Maybe your assistant would rather sign my assistant?

"Not a bad idea! She sings well! We can sign her, yes"

Really? - Did I say something wrong?

"After all these years in business, I don't know why artistes mind"

"Never mind these singers, they're moody and temperamental"

Feeling like a whisky after ages? - Any law of limitations?

God bless you, why are you off-mood?"

Because you're chattering