Original subtitles

The decoration has to be perfect.

You haven't sent the clothes yet? Hurry!

You come with me.

Arrange it properly.

Let me see. - Why don't you apply it too?

No, I don't have time. Have you eaten anything? - No.

Ramu, bring them something.

See if the sweets are here.

You tend to the kitchen. You're still here?

Don't worry Shoba.

It takes time to come out of the airport after a flight.

I'll be back in a jiffy.

Hi Dad! - God bless you!

Welcome! - You look good!

Hey Chandu! Easy does it!

How are you? How's mum? - She's fine.

Move aside.

God bless you. Is this the time to arrive? With the marriage procession!

What if the flight was delayed? - Wow!

Do you think the Americans have the guts to delay the flight

when your son is on it?

We're talking about India's illustrious industrialist here!

Enough! Come!

Yes Dad? - Come!

How are you Miss Bride? - Brother!

Easy now, it's an expensive coat! Show me your henna.

Why are you late?

Sorry darling sister!

I'm here now! Don't be late or your groom will run away.

Right mum?

Hello Mr. Rai Bahadur!

Hello! - Hello!

He is a close friend of ours.

God bless you my girl. Greetings sister-in-law? Congratulations!

Where's the photographer? Come! - Ok!

Thank you!

My dear friend, this is fantastic! Congratulations! - Thank you.

All the happiness has entered your house, at one go!

How's that? - Yesterday your son returned from America with his MBA.

Your daughter's getting married!

True! - Your business is doing great! What else does one need?

Let's see how things pan out. Karan is with me too.

Sister, when are you both coming to Hong Kong?

To see your Grand Hotel?

You should come and see what we've done there.

We will! My daughter is married.

What else do we do till Karan's wedding?

Just travel and enjoy life.

Govardhan, your glass is empty? - Refill it.

I'll do that. One minute!

Buddy, all kinds of people have come to this party.

Why don't you choose one?

I can't see anyone who could intoxicate my mind.

What kind of a girl do you want?

A girl should be a bit spicy, a bit sour and a bit sweet.

Her complexion should be as if the darkness of the evening

has invaded the glow of the moonlight.

Are you describing a girl or a biscuit?

[Laughs]

Sweet, sour, spicy! Can a girl be like that? - No! But if I meet one,

I'd recognize her instantly.

Are you fine?

I'm great! See to the other guests!

Go ahead! Look after them!

I told her...

"My dear people, have some respect."

"Leave my maidens alone, they are crazy."

"Tell me about yourself."

[Music]

"If the night is colourful and you have a companion."

"If the night is colourful and you have a companion."

"If the night is colourful and you have a companion."

'What will you do, if you are the companion?"

"If the night is colourful and you have a companion."

'What will you do, if you are the companion?"

"If the night is colourful and you have a companion."

"If the night is colourful and you have a companion."

[Music]

"If we will ever find such a person, I will shake his hand."

"If we will ever find such a person, I will shake his hand."

"And if nothing else, embrace him."

"And if nothing else, embrace him."

"Then you can look around with hopeful eyes."

"It will be so enjoyable, if a companion is with you."

"It will be so enjoyable, if a companion is with you."

"You are the companion, what would you do?"

"If the night is colourful and you have a companion."

"If the night is colourful and you have a companion."

[Music]

"If he is shy,"

"If he is shy,"

"I'll take him in my arms and kiss him."

"I'll take him in my arms and kiss him."

"You may feel pangs of jealousy."

"If it should be a rainy night, you should have a companion."

"If it should be a rainy night, you should have a companion."

"You are the companion, what would you do?"

"If the night is colourful, and you have a companion."

"You are the companion, what would you do?"

"If the night is colourful, and you have a companion."

"If the night is colourful, and you have a companion."

[Music]

Laila, your mother's on the phone!

Mother? - Do such women have mothers?

Look at how Mr. Rai's son is telling her. - This way!

Here!

Hello? - Laila it's me speaking.

Yes mother?

Laila, I wish to tell you something.

Tell me mother!

I may not be alive,

when you get here.

So I think I should tell you everything right now.

What's so important?

I'm not your mother.

No, don't say things like that mother.

I lived with this lie, but I can't die with it.

Please forgive me!

I...

Mother?!

Mother, if you aren't my mother, who is?

Who is my mother?!

[Crying]

Don't worry. Get ready to leave. I'll arrange everything.

Good night! Goodbye!

Chandu, get us 2 tickets for Lucknow.

Who's going to Lucknow? - You and I.

Who do we have in Lucknow? - Don't ask questions, get the tickets!

Laila hails from there.

My friend, you are doomed!

Please go! - Okay.

Greetings, please come.

[Music]

I can understand your sorrow Laila.

[Crying]

Thank you!

All of Rs. 25,000.

Laila? - What else?

Laila! Wait!

Please give me one.

"All night his thought"

"disturbed my heart."

Why are you crying over that old woman?

She gave you nothing but this brothel

and leering admirers.

You fawned over her earlier. Why speak ill of her now?

I flatter the flesh. When the flesh wears off, I move away.

Get lost!

I'm not going anywhere.

I always stay where there's business.

What business? - That which is evergreen.

The business that your mother would do. The sale of flesh.

Don't you dare utter that word in my presence.

I'm fortunate not to be her daughter.

What difference does it make?

A butcher's goat can never become a school teacher.

Take my advice, get into the business at the earliest.

You wretched one, get out!

[Laughs]

Pimps don't run away from brothels, lovers do.

This isn't a brothel for me. It's the grave of my childhood.

What work does a pimp have in a grave?

Get lost! Search for live flesh! - Are you crazy?

She thinks she's a heroine since she returned from Bombay!

What's your name, do you live here? Really?

[Gasps] - [Laughs]

I gave Prem 25,000 as advance. I even brought 25,000 with me.

If you please me, you'll get a reward too.

What are you doing?

Don't joke! I have paid an advance!

Get away from here or I'll make a window out of you!

What are you doing?! - Get lost!

[Gunshot]

I'm leaving! What has Prem got me involved in!

Prem has trapped me!

"It is my heart, which you have filled"

"with colours and pain."

"It is my heart which you have filled..."

Laila!

You! Why are you here?

Tell me, what amount are you offering?

I didn't come for that.

Liar!

The son of a man who makes youth dance to the tune of his money.

Why would it be wrong if you wished to buy bodies?

It isn't necessary for children to walk on the same road

as their parents.

Laila, I love you.

[Laughs]

Sir, those words have been uttered many times in this locality!

They've turned out to be lies everytime!

Every prostitute hates the word 'love' more than ever.

Get away from here!

Listen! One day I will convince you that I love you.

Who do you love?

You! - Who am I?

Laila. - Who's Laila?

What is her recognition?

She's a whore, a dancer! She's a toy to play with! A shop!

This is how the world recognizes me!

I don't want this recognition or your love. - Now I understand,

why you kept asking who your mother was over the phone.

Why shouldn't I ask?

It's important for a woman to know her mother!

What's her worth without it?

Whether there's a roof over your head,

there must be land beneath your feet.

[Crying]

I don't need your sympathy! Go away!

Karan, what's so special about her to fall in love?

Everyone only knows her as a prostitute!

What does a courtesan hope for?

Clothes, money, that's it right? - Yes.

But today, I saw her seeking a mother.

She was just a daughter today.

A daughter

who has been separated from her mother in the fair of life.

Chandu, I would be so happy if she and her mother could be reunited.

If only I could do something for her.

That's the only reason I'm still here, so that perhaps..

Haven't I told you? - What?

I told you, haven't I? - What?

You won't get anything here?

When the job wasn't done, why can't I get my advance of 25,000 back?

[Laughs]

You can get bodies in lieu of money, not money.

Why not? Prem!

Listen! Choose another girl instead of Laila.

I want Laila and no one else!

Only Laila and no one else?

You're talking nonsense.

One needs the heart of Romeo to win over Juliet.

What say friends? - Yes!

You ran away from her house like a frightened dog.

[Laughs]

If you don't return my money, I won't spare you.

Threaten the courtesans, not me!

We are pimps! We ones who screw others!

Go, don't mess with us. Go!

Get out! - I'm going! But I'll take my money back.

Who do you think you are? I'll show you! - [Laughs]

One question's answer for 10,000.

How long have you known her?

I've know her as long as this place does.

She was three years old when she came here.

Where was she before that?

In hell! I won't answer any of your questions! Get lost!

What happened?

Dogs and pimps should be treated the same way.

If they don't understand words, - Fists must be used!

I will tell you everything!

Don't hit me!

I brought her here when she was three years old.

I sold her to the madam of this brothel for 500 rupees.

You separated a daughter from her mother for that amount?

I was asking for 1000, she only gave me Rs. 500.

Wretch, where did you bring her from?

Who is her mother?

When a thief steals, he doesn't remember the lockers.

Will you say or...

I can give you the address of the house from where I kidnapped her.

Don't write it, show it to us! Come!

Let's go! - Let's go!

Come.

Is someone there? - Yes.

Someone has come to meet Mrs. Shanti. - Okay sir.

Come on, let's go.

Greetings!

Mother!

Did you call me mother?

Yes! - Say it again.

Mother!

You called me mother, it felt very good.

It's a different thing to hear that word from one's own child.

I am your daughter.

Mine?

I have no children.

So I run this orphanage for peace of mind.

So am I an orphan?

What's your name?

Laila, mother. - Laila?

Yes. This man kidnapped her from here, 18 years ago.

18 years ago? - Yes!

Child, please tell Ram to bring the old album. - Yes.

A girl was kidnapped from here, 18 years ago.

But I can't remember anything properly.

But her name was Sitara, not Laila.

Laila was the name given to her by the madam of the brothel.

Yes, Razia brought you here.

This is the locket found on you. I kept it inside. Take it.

Yes, I remember this locket. I remember it very well.

They made it especially for you.

Them?

Yes, the three of them. - The three of them?

It's very difficult to forget them.

What kind of women they were!

As free as the birds in the sky.

As beautiful as the butterflies.

As naughty as the wild deer.

Barkha riding the bicycle in such a romantic season..

..and that too to meet her lover.

I think, bicycles play an integral part in your love story.

[Laughs]

Why do you speak about parts, the whole day.

If they come between my love, I will make parts of you.

Oh God! You gave such an excellent lover to this fool.

And here we are, still burning for true love.

Nobody asks about us.

Not only will he ask, he will feel dizzy and fall down.

Let him come in front of us.

My cycle chain has come off.

Barkha, wait please! Salma! - I'm late! Hurry up!

Look, my cycle is stuck.

And you removed the chain. - I didn't remove any chain.

Do you have buttons or eyes? You ruined my clothes and my cycle.

Madam, if your cycle had proper landing facilities,

my name would've entered the Guinness Book of records.

Why are you angry? I should be! I lost my chance!

Your chance? I could've died!

You worry about your life, look at mine!

What happened to your life? You're healthy!

She, the very sight of whom, makes a person's face glow,

thinks that a sick man is healthy.

I spent half my life desiring you.

Half of it is being spent awaiting you now.

You promise, but don't come. - I've come now.

Then talk about love. Why are you arguing?

Sunil, you're the one arguing!

You have no right to behave like this!

There's only one way to shut you up!

Here you are! I went ahead looking for you!

Sunil, you always turn us down! We will learn gliding today!

Pests! - What did you say?

I said I'll teach you today! - Come!

Come!

Hold it.

Salma, I found you a lover. You don't have to burn with envy.

Understand? Just look at him!

He looks like a prince. - He looks like a king.

All that is needed is a flower in his lapel.

The slave is present.

He belongs to your caste.

If you have the guts, recite your poetry to him.

Is that a challenge?

Challenge?

I will conquer him and be right back.

I think I've seen you before.

Perhaps. I come here regularly.

Not here, somewhere outside. - You look familiar too.

The betel leaf shop outside, is yours right?

I eat betel leaf, but it isn't my shop. - The ladies' tailor then?

You stitch clothes so beautifully. - Madam, you're mistaken.

Poetry! Are you a poet?

I do recite poetry sometimes. My name is Akram Allahabadi.

I love poetry. We'll make a good couple.

Please recite poetry for me.

Not now, I've to leave. Another time...

What are you doing in a college for women?

I've to meet the principal Mrs. Baig.

Consider your work useless. She is stubborn.

She is my mother.

She's good.

Oh god!

He was the principal's son?

[Laughs] - You!

Madam, have you ever seen a polo game?

Many times. It's a royal sport.

Girls, don't do anything untoward during the game.

The prince has invited us specially.

We requested permission and he granted it.

You must behave yourself in the company of such a gentleman.

Especially you three. - Yes Ma'am.

What do you think the prince looks like?

Tell us.

I think he'll have a crown, a sword by his side.

He'll be bejewelled from top to bottom.

He'll have a moustache and ride a white horse.

'Today's contest is between Prince Arjun Singh and Raghuveer Singh.'

'Prince Arjun Singh won this contest for many years.'

'It remains to be seen who'll win this year.'

'And the contest has started!'

'Today, 40,000 people have assembled here!'

'The prince has captured the ball and is moving towards the goal.'

'The prince's speed...' - Come with me!

'The prince is going for the goal!

Raghuveer Singh is moving towards Arjun's goal!'

'We have to see if Raghuveer Singh can control the ball!'

'Arjun Singh has hit the ball towards the goal post!'

'Raghuveer Singh is following him!'

'And it is a goal!'

[Hooting]

'Arjun has skillfully controlled the ball!' - Come on!

'But Raghuveer Singh snatched the ball!'

'The way the match is going, it's difficult to predict the winner!'

'The sky is very clear.'

'Today is a very good day for this game.'

Mom, I'm thirsty.

So drink some water.

[Applause]

'Let's wait for a few minutes patiently.'

'Prince has again snatched the ball from Raghuveer Singh.'

'To see this match...'

Have you come here for the game or to dream?

I thought you called me.

You're mistaken. - Should I go then?

Don't pay attention to what I said.

Pay attention to what I didn't say.

[Laughs]

[Hooting]

Thank you! - [Applause]

He's such a hunk. I'm going crazy. Please move!

Take a photo of us! - Sure!

Excuse me! - Yes?

This is my friend, Raj.

Hi! - Hello!

But you didn't introduce yourself.

I'm Barkha, Raj's friend.

You're quite beautiful. You're beautiful too.

Tell him! - I'm sorry!

She said how handsome and strong you are! Go on!

You play polo well! - Thanks!

Why do you play polo?

Why do I play polo?

I play polo because I have a horse.

Autograph!

Excuse me, your autograph please. - Sure!

What's the matter? - Where do I give it?

Paper? Here!

Oh! He is damned! - Who?

Her beloved!

The lines on her hand say so!

There can only be a prince in her destiny.

Your pen. - Thank you!

May I take a photo of you?

Sure! - There, that's better!

Come. - Thank you!

Come on!

Please come a bit closer.

Okay. - Smile please!

Thank you! - Thank you!

You have a good horse.

Yes.

Can I ride him?

I may agree, but he won't.

I know how to ride.

If you insist, but at your own risk. - Thank you very much!

Raj, are you crazy! You will fall off!

Are you mad Raj?

Hello. - Raj.

[Horse neighing]

Wow, what a pose! Raj, the principal!

What happened? Is everything all right?

I'm extremely sorry, your highness.

I hope these girls aren't disturbing you. - Not at all.

It was a pleasure. They're cultured girls. - Thank you.

Come on girls, let's go.

Bye! - Bye!

We have complaints that you meet boys outside.

No madam. - Yes madam.

But what's wrong?

Nothing but...

Do you know to drive? - Yes Madam.

Would you like to drive a car that has no brakes?

Youth is like such a car.

Just imagine how easy it is for an accident to occur.

We haven't done anything wrong yet.

Nothing wrong to date. Tomorrow you may commit a mistake.

I worry about your today as well as your tomorrow.

Raj! - Yes?

Your dad's here.

Daddy? - He wants to take the three of you on a Christmas vacation.

You may go, but don't forget my advice about the brakes.

Because a mistake is committed in an instant.

But the punishment lasts a lifetime.

Yes, Ma'am. - Now you can go.

Thank you Ma'am.

Ma'am? - Yes?

Salutations. - God bless you.

Who complained about us?! - All the girls are jealous.

Even jealousy is a part in love. - Shut up! You and your poetry!

Papa! - Daughter!

Congratulations Barkha! Your dad will get an MLA's ticket.

Salma how's your mother?

Fine. - Come, the car is waiting.

Let's go!

I wish a royal personality steps out of the car.

Where are you going in these clothes?

You look like a ghost!

So? - We'll dress you up like a princess!

Come in. - Take a good look at your house.

I'll take a very precious thing from it. - Have a seat first.

Oh princess of dreams, today your king will fall at your feet.

[Laughs]

How do I look? - Go!

Oh! A princess and king, what a scene it will be!

Your scene will come too!

The horse I bought from you, won the race.

Whenever you do business with us, you will profit from it.

I can err with people, but not horses.

And I can err with horses, but not people.

You have an exquisite filly. I've come to discuss that.

Papa. - Come my girl!

Prince, meet my daughter.

Hi. - Hi.

We've met before at the polo field.

I wasn't aware that she was your daughter.

You've met before! That's good. I'll be right back

Hello. - It's Akram!

Give me a kiss. - What?

Give me a kiss.

I'm a bit tired today. - You wild thing! It's me, Salma.

Tell me.

I am bereft without you. I pine for your love.

Lovely! - True!

What's wrong? Don't you? - Yes!

Please say 'I love you.'

Yes, I do love,

Everyone loves their mother.

Mother! - I love mine.

Why her? - She's been there from the beginning.

Who's asking about me? - Iqbal.

Oh Iqbal! - Yes.

Iqbal? - Who?

Iqbal. - Iqbal, doesn't your mother love you?

[Gasps]

He hung up!

Actually, he has a stepmother. - Really?

Poor boy. - Poor boy. [Sighs]

I came here to ask your father something.

Is it expensive?

Yes, it is. He can even turn me down.

Is it animate or inanimate?

Animate! He brought it up with great care.

I got it. Aren't you taking about the filly with almond eyes?

Yes, almond eyes.

And with hair like silk?

Silk...

Silk...

If you touch it, it feels like velvet.

I had written my name on your hand, why did you rub it off?

It must've been written with coarse ink.

This time I'll write it with permanent ink.

[Music]

"Look I am flying in the air."

"Come on baby, let's fly very high!"

"I am the king of romance, I am the king of the world!"

"Yes captain, I'm coming!"

"Beauty, charms are my friends."

"The whole of the town is beneath my feet."

"Come with me, my darling."

"Let me turn you into a fairy without wings."

"Let me take you to the moon."

"Flying and writhing in this pleasant breeze."

"Spread yourself onto the sky and all around."

"I am a lover, you are my companion."

"Okay my boy!"

[Music]

"I forgot the past. I fell in love and walked away."

"I forgot the past. I fell in love and walked away."

"Sometimes here, sometimes there"

"The heart forces her to travel."

"I forgot the past. I fell in love and walked away."

"I forgot the past. I fell in love and walked away."

[Music]

"My heart is scared by such talk."

"Don't fly so high that our wings break."

"The earth has not changed, nor has the sky"

"Why will our crazy hearts change?"

"I forgot the past. I fell in love and walked away."

"I forgot the past. I fell in love and walked away."

"I have you by sacrificing my heart and life."

"What do I say now, prince, I am a beauty queen too."

"Let's love without fear of anyone."

[Music]

"If you are crazy about me, I like your charm."

"There is not only liquor in the mug, but in your beauty too."

"When you are so handsome, how can my heart not beat?"

"I forgot the past. I fell in love and walked away."

"I forgot the past. I fell in love and walked away."

"I accept I've fallen for you. You have changed my life."

"I can't tell you how much I love you."

"I can't live a moment without you."

"My heart is restless to meet you. But my heart is afraid."

"If I fool around like a mad man,

I will fall and can't pull myself up."

"I'm already very disturbed. Don't trouble me more."

"Listen to my problem. An enemy of love is blocking my path."

"Listen to my problem. An enemy of love is blocking my path."

[Music]

"Wait my dear, I have loved you."

"For me, let there be a war of love against the world."

"What if our mothers kill us both?"

"I forgot the past."

"I fell in love and walked away."

"Sometimes here, sometimes there."

"The heart forces her to travel."

[Music]

"Happy birthday to you!"

"Happy birthday to you!"

"Happy birthday to dear Arjun!"

[Applause]

Friends, this birthday,

is very special to me.

Flowers of love have blossomed in my life this year.

And those flowers are present here. Cheers!

Cheers!

What happened, don't you drink?

We don't drink.

This isn't alcohol, it's champagne.

It's drunk in times of happiness.

Will you not drink for my happiness?

There's an invisible line between childhood and youth.

Champagne will help you cross this line. Cheers!

Cheers! - Cheers!

[Music]

You have a beautiful palace. I would love to see the entire place.

It wasn't beautiful. It is now, after your arrival.

You're just stalling.

Why don't you tell me you don't want to show it to me?

How can I not show it to you? Come with me.

Barkha, where's Raj?

I don't know.

Wow! Wonderful!

Beautiful colours!

Is this your bedroom? - Yes, this is my bedroom.

I've been sleeping alone for a thousand years.

[Chuckles] Are you a thousand years old?

Not me, but the wait.

Who are you waiting for?

I'm waiting for her, who hasn't given me a birthday gift.

You're a prince. What do I have to gift you?

You can gift me something.

[Salma laughs] - Wait! What are you doing?

How do you feel? - I'm scared, how do you feel?

I feel like this is a scene out of a romantic movie!

You're Romeo and I'm Juliet.

In the background is the palace.

Come.

What if someone comes?

Just remember, that you are Romeo

who fought against all odds.

Come.

Come closer. Closer!

Closer.

[Brakes squeal]

[Sighs]

Won't you ask why I brought you here?

I know. - What?

You have a thief in your heart. - What kind?

The one who steals me from myself.

What's your intention?

To be stolen.

Sunil, I love you.

I love you too.

I should leave now.

Do you really want to go?

If you insist, I won't go.

What do we do?

Abortion?

The doctor said it's too late for an abortion.

What will we do?

Let's think.

Why don't we talk to the ones responsible for this.

What will we tell them? - About marriage.

What if they don't agree?

We'll break their heads. - Speak softly.

If they have a genuine reason? - Like?

Like a pre-arranged wedding to someone else?

Then we're really in trouble.

Whatever is written in our fate shall happen.

Think about the unborn child. - We have shared our joys.

We must share our tribulations. - This is the decree of friendship.

The three of us will become mothers.

So that the child knows it's blessed,

to have three mothers.

And no one will be defamed for it.

Is that a promise?

It's a promise!

Greetings Warden.

Salma, what are you doing here?

Assume that love brought me here. - Or some important work.

How do you understand the matters of the heart?

Because I was young once. Such great days!

One day... - You're beautiful even today.

You're flattering me a lot today.

I bet it is something urgent.

Here, this is 10,000. If you need more, I'll give it.

But why?

Aren't there many bungalows here? - Yes.

Please rent a bungalow in your name for a year.

Why, for a honeymoon?

No such luck for me.

The moon is hidden in the clouds

and termites have eaten up the honey. - Wow!

The exams will be over next month.

I'll do my journalism course in the bungalow.

That was Salma's idea. A splendid ruse.

They rented a private bungalow together

so they could give birth to you.

So, is Salma my mother?

I don't know. Nobody knows.

They were so discreet, nobody could find out.

They did as they pleased. I'm being punished. - What happened next?

The exams were over, college was over,

but the three of them stayed here.

[Music]

"We are one heart, we are one life, and we have one world."

"We are different from the world."

"We all have hopes, we all have melodies."

"Our hope, our melodies."

"We have the same dreams, the same atmosphere!"

[Music]

"Wow, what a lovely place."

"My, my!"

"What a lovely place. My, my!"

"Lovely location. My, my!"

"All the old traditions of the world."

"Our young hopes."

"Of course, we're mod!"

"A young guest will come soon."

"A flower is about to bloom."

"A flower is about to bloom."

"The flower will be mine."

"No it will be mine."

"No it will be mine."

"Let's not fight, it will belong to all of us."

[Music]

[Woman groaning in labour pain]

[Thunder rumbling]

[Baby crying]

"Today's is good, there are three branches."

"And there is one flower."

"Together we will." - "Raise this girl."

"We will nurture it to be the best flower in the world."

"She will be a beautiful princess."

"When she will learn to talk." - How cute!

"We will dress her up for school." - So sweet!

"We will give her an education."

"When she completes her education"

"We will send her to university and then abroad."

"And when she comes back," - "She will look beautiful."

"A prince charming will come and whisk her away."

"He will take her away."

"We will cry and send her home."

"We will shed tears and hope."

[Music]

"She is our heart." - "She is our life."

"She is our only world."

[Baby crying]

They used to send you money and ask about you.

They sent pieces of paper, did they ever come to see me?

But how did she land up in the orphanage?

They instructed me to for her benefit.

For her education and a good childhood.

So that their lives wouldn't be blemished.

They were unmarried and had a life to live.

And the one they had born,

didn't they have any responsibility towards her?

And if not, why didn't they kill me at birth?

What did I do to deserve this?

To being sent from one person to another like trash?

They gave me life, but not the right to live.

[Crying]

Not the right to live.

[Music]

Enough Laila! - No!

Are you trying to avenge your fate?

Think of changing your fate instead of avenging it!

This obsession, this craziness will be your death!

How long will you dance?

This obsession is my fate and dancing my life!

When will you realize my defeat?

A person is defeated when he gives up!

Instead of fighting yourself, fight this society!

I am with you. I will make you happy again!

Will you do me such a huge favour?

What can I give you in return?

I want to find my selfish mother who dumped me in an area,

where the language of life is written with bodies as words.

And parade her before the world.

I want to win this fight at any cost.

Karan, I'm willing to do anything for that.

Even if I have never done it.

Come, do anything you wish to with me.

When I met you, I found virtue in your every charm.

I found purity in your every movement.

I found virginity in your vulgar limericks.

Your charms, movement and limericks resided in my heart.

And I fell in love with you.

But what you said today,

be it because of your strength or selfishness,

is a great insult to my love.

Please forgive me Karan.

I was broken and defeated.

Now I know that I'm not alone.

My Karan is with me.

Yes Laila, I am with you.

Karan!

[Door creaks]

Go, get ready for the cabaret.

A horse's hooves in a race

has the same speed of a harlot's dance steps.

They do the same thing.

The horse wins but the courtesan dances and dies.

You have to win a race in your world.

Stay with the winners.

Don't waste time with trivial matters.

Good morning sir. - Good morning Mr. Sharma.

This is my son, Karan.

Please come.

Good morning sir. - Good morning.

This way. - This way?

This is our packing department.

The packed materials go to our warehouses.

I have spent millions on this factory.

Absolutely state-of-the-art.

The machinery is imported. The best life-saving drugs are made here.

For which our company is reputed.

I was the caretaker of this factory untill yesterday.

You will be the owner of this factory from today.

Thank you dad. - And the hotel too.

Look after this business now.

Thanks dad, but why are you...

I have high hopes from you.

I want to know how far you can take our factory and hotel. - I know.

Mr. Rai, there is some bad news. - What's the matter Uncle?

Karan, our factory makes medicines for the disabled.

God knows what happened,

about 50 people were hospitalized after ingesting it.

Sometimes, medicines do react.

These things happen in the business.

The matter has reached the ministry level.

Goods worth millions have been confiscated.

What if our license is cancelled in the meeting?

We have to shut down the factory.

It'll have an adverse effect on our hotel business.

This is our rivals' doing.

They want our factory to be shut down,

so they can profit from our losses.

I feel the same too.

Don't worry. There's still time for the ministry's meeting.

Who's the minister of the department?

Laila!

Laila!

Laila!

Laila, here you are. I've been looking for you.

Karan,

if you follow me, you'll be ruined too.

I have seen contempt towards me

in your father's eyes.

When we met, I thought I had a home too.

But your father will never accept it.

I'm a bad omen or my parents wouldn't have abandoned me.

Let me go! - Laila!

[Music]

"This heart is a house, this life is a house."

"This heart is a house, this life is a house."

"You are the sole hope in my eyes."

"This heart is a house, this life is a house."

"You are the sole hope in my eyes."

"This heart is a house."

[Music]

"I sacrifice my life for your sorrows."

"I am with you, please hold my hand."

"I sacrifice my life for your sorrows."

"I am with you, please hold my hand."

"Why do you worry."

"Why do you worry."

"I am your companion."

"Your sorrow is my sorrow, my sweet heart."

"This heart is a house, this life is a house."

"You are the sole hope in my eyes."

"This heart is a house."

[Music]

"Come here, I will banish your tears."

"If you smile a bit, I will decorate this journey."

"Come here, I will banish your tears."

"If you smile a bit, I will decorate this journey."

"My heart is your companion."

"My heart is your companion."

"We will reach our destination. My heart is your caravan."

"This heart is a house, this life is a house."

"This heart is a house, this life is a house."

"You are the only hope in my eyes."

"The heart is a house."

"The heart is a house."

"The heart is a house."

[Music]

Laila! - Yes!

I have great news. - What?

I got the addresses of your mothers. - Really?

First let me eat this biscuit. - Tell me quick.

Ms. Barkha, is the health and welfare minister.

Ms. Salma is the principal of the college where she studied.

She has gained recognition for her book on child psychology.

Ms. Raj owns a stud farm.

But they are no longer friends.

They haven't met in a long time too.

It'll be very difficult to get them together. - Yes.

Leave all that to me. Do me a favour.

You'll meet them for the first time.

It will be difficult.

But please control your emotions.

Promise?

May we come in ma'am? - Come in.

Come! Good morning ma'am!

I'm Karan, a reporter with Bharat Today. I have an appointment.

This is my colleague, Laila and photographer, Chandu.

Hello! - I was waiting for you, sit.

Thank you ma'am. Sit!

What questions do you have?

Firstly, congratulations on your book on child psychology.

You've read it?

If a mother can give more love and affection to her child,

my efforts aren't in vain. - Very good.

Do you have time for your children with your career and hobbies?

One doesn't get spare time, one has to make it.

Toys and gifts can't replace a mother's love.

By God's grace, my children have been raised with that love.

Are you speaking from your perspective or your children's?

Both. - Good.

What do you think about a child

arising out of youth's folly?

Pardon? - The children born out of wedlock.

I always say, if a mother errs, the mother should be punished,

not the child.

The child should fight for it's rights,

even if he has to fight the world .

Really? You're right.

You graduated from this school right? - Yes.

Batch of 1973-74? - Yes, why?

I heard that the students of that batch were carefree.

The girls of the current batch don't have as much fun.

Champagne, horse-riding, hang-gliding, love!

That would be a great article.

'The Indian Woman: Then and now!'

Yes, but there could be a huge scandal too. - Why?

Some of the girls hold important posts.

I'm really busy, if you don't mind.

Not at all! We're sorry we wasted your time.

Our paper is doing a seminar on child psychology.

On the 25th. We would be very happy if you could be there.

Please do come. - Card.

Thank you madam! Sorry! Let's go.

[Applause]

Thank you.

Now, I request the Health and Welfare Minister, Barkha

to speak on the occasion of the inauguration of this home

for children.

[Applause]

I wish to congratulate the residents of Rampur,

for thinking about these orphans.

To give a home to the homeless.

Millions of children are homeless in this city.

These orphans are hungry for their parents' love.

If we can't give our children a good life,

we have no right to give birth to them.

If it was in my hands, I'd adopt thousands of orphans.

Oh behalf of my ministry, I promise,

to help you in every way possible.

Thank you. - Excuse me, ma'am. One minute!

Excuse me!

Come!

Greetings Miss Barkha.

I wish to present this cheque to the orphanage. - Thank you!

Please come. - Excuse me!

This is an invitation for the silver jubilee of our magazine.

We'd be honoured if you could attend it.

I'll try. - Thank you.

My son, my king!

Come.

Very good boy!

Such love for a horse?

People don't love their children so much.

This isn't just a horse. It's very special.

Prince Abdullah and Cinderella are his parents.

His sister, Thunderbird won the derby this year.

We wished to invite you for this.

His sister will be auctioned in the Ritz hotel tomorrow.

Is that so? I'd pay any amount for her.

If you wish to bid, quote your price in the hotel.

The auction is at the hotel, not here. Will you come?

[Music]

"I am still young, where am I trapped?"

"I am still young, where am I trapped?"

"Everyone signals to me, what do I do?"

"I am alone here, please save me mother."

"I am still young, where am I trapped?"

[Music]

"Don't look at me with hatred."

"Look at me with love."

"Don't look at me with hatred."

"Look at me with love."

"I thought this was a meeting of honest people."

"We poor people would get some dignity, meeting them."

"After all, they were also young."

"I am still young, where am I trapped?"

[Music]

"Yes the people sitting here."

"I love you really."

"Yes the people sitting here."

"I love you really."

"I will fulfill your dream."

"But tell me who is mine."

"I wander about searching for the one who is mine."

"I am still young, where am I trapped?"

"Everyone signals to me, what do I do?"

"If I am alone, there are thousands here. Please save me mother."

"I am still young, where am I trapped?"

[Music]

[Clock ticking]

I had been called for some magazine's silver jubilee.

What?

I was called for some seminar on child psychology.

I was invited to an auction of studs.

Why have we been called together?

Who is she and what does she want?

[Claps hands]

Mrs. Barkha Devi, Health and Welfare Minister.

Mrs. Salma Akram Baig, Principal of St. Teresa's women's college.

Princess Rajlaxmi Arjun Singh.

It's an honour that you've come to my house.

I'm very happy to see you together.

You must be happy to meet each other after so long, right?

If you won't reward me, at least say a thank you.

Why did you call us? - To show my dance, did you like it?

Vulgar! Weren't you ashamed to perform it?

I was ashamed just looking at you.

A courtesan can perform such a dance.

You're right. But what can I do?

I've been taught this dance, since birth.

To satiate the lust of men

and bare my naked flesh for their entertainment.

Don't call your hobby your misfortune.

If a girl is separated from her parents

and becomes a show piece for the market,

what else is she supposed to do?

You are a toy of in a males' market.

You know it!

How are we connected to a person like you?

Are women like you only interested in horse breeds?

Not human beings?

My time is precious, say what you want to quickly.

I know! Whatever I have to say is very important.

You speak of adopting hundreds of orphans.

I'm separated from my mother, please unite us.

Even if your story is true, why are you telling us this?

Because you three are inextricably connected to my life.

You exhibit your body to fill your stomach.

How can you be related to us? - Listen!

One of you is my mother!

You're crossing the limits!

How dare you relate us to you this way? - You want to blackmail us.

Why would I blackmail my mother? No!

I know that you have standing in society.

You have a house, family, wealth, children.

I just want to know, who among you three,

enjoyed the throes of passion in her youth,

of which the living proof is in front of you.

Either this girl is mad or very intelligent.

She has learnt to plunder women while looting men.

It's very late. I have an important meeting.

Wait! Do you recognize this locket?

The symbol of three friends. Barkha, Raj, and Salma,

who never kept a secret from each other.

They even had a child while playing the colourful game of love.

Then they rented the Golden Valley farm

and gave birth to a child.

Dr. Patwardan helped them.

Then the child was given to Razia. They went away.

Never to come back again.

Do you recognize this locket?

You gave this locket to the child!

Me!

You put it on my neck!

Recognize it?

You didn't?

Go away from here!

None of you are worth being called my mother.

I'll live the rest of my life in the same muck I've lived in so far.

Go away from here! Go away!

Get out!

These high society women. They didn't accept you?

They don't have a heart, they're made of stone.

You can't beg for love, Laila.

Why do you need these women, these mothers?

You are dead to them and from today,

Karan!

Forget them!

[Crying]

"Even if there is a veil, you may hide from us."

"This heart is a house."

"It recognizes you."

"It recognizes you."

"It loves you."

"It needs your security."

"It sees you in the shining stars."

"It sees you in the season of young love."

"This heart is a house."

"It recognizes you."

"It recognizes you."

"It loves you."

"It needs your security."

"It has seen you in separation."

"It has seen you in the embracing rain clouds."

"This heart is a house."

"It recognizes you."

"It recognizes you."

"It loves you."

"It needs your security."

It's such a cute name. Our Sitara is so cute.

Our Sitara is so sweet!

It's time to separate from her.

So fast?

But she's so young, how will we live without her?

It's a matter of a few days. We'll give her to Razia.

Whoever gets married first will accept her as her own.

She will treat her as her daughter.

Yes...

May God give us the strength to live with this separation.

'One of you is my mother. Do you recognize this locket?'

'One of you is my mother. Do you recognize this locket?'

'One of you is my mother.'

What a joke the clouds have played.

It has rained on the one whose house was made of mud.

You are responsible for her destruction.

You were the one who got married first.

I couldn't tell my in-laws anything.

[Chuckles]

It's easy to write books for children,

but it's very difficult to sing them lullabies.

Don't make me speak.

What did you do to search her?

You were only interested in breeds of horses.

Shut up! - Raj, I can yell too.

What will you say? You were a romantic from the start.

You got Akram and you got everything.

Did you even think of Sitara?

Why don't you question her? Are you afraid of the minister?

I searched for Sitara more than you both.

Anybody can claim that.

So am I lying?

Perhaps! Ministers have a habit to lie.

Lies have a special place in politics.

Come again?

[Laughs]

A reunion after a separation has a special place!

Sitara was separated from us too, she has met us now.

We made a promise previously too.

We'll make a promise today.

With the intention of fulfilling it.

Sitara is ours.

And we will give her back her right.

When will you call her? - Now.

Right now... - Where were you? She's been waiting.

Greetings! - Have a seat.

The wait is proportional to the importance of the post.

It seems like a custom over here.

Mr. Digvijay Singh, the minister has called you.

Excuse me, only you.

I'm very busy. Please say whatever you wish to quickly.

Madam, your ministry has cancelled...

Cancelled the license of your factory.

Because your drugs are substandard.

I'm sure there was some misunderstanding.

Please give me another chance.

I brought this cheque for the party's election fund.

Please take it.

You may go.

Wow, the boy and the girl are honey-mooning.

Everyone has had flings in their youth. You must've too.

But with such a low woman? It doesn't look good.

You called me dad?

Karan, the more I try to raise your stature,

the quicker you sink in quicksand. - Why, what did I do?

Laila is a cabaret dancer. She is to be enjoyed.

You can make her the decoration of a hotel bed.

Don't associate with her in public.

Excuse me, dad. You are my father.

No father should speak so vulgarly to his son.

You hired her as a cabaret dancer.

And then you say she's low? Laila isn't a toy, she's a real woman.

So? - I'll support her. I'll marry her.

Never!

A dancer will never become a member of this family.

Then you'll have to disown me.

Do you know what you are saying? - Perfectly.

So you won't listen to me? - In this matter, no.

Do you see this file? - What is it?

Your father's license is being cancelled.

We can try once more in Delhi.

You will go to Delhi, tonight.

But... - Won't you do this for your father?

Yes.

Did you call me?

While entertaining the hotel customers,

you tried to entrap my son.

You dream of marrying him.

He is young and silly.

But I recognize girls like you!

If you want wealth, you will get it.

But remember a dancer can never become a member of my family.

Mr. Rai doesn't know how to speak to beauties like you.

Leave this job, come with me to Hong Kong. I have a 5 star hotel.

I will treat you like a queen.

Uncle, I'm very upset now.

Did she call me uncle? She must really be upset.

I'll speak to her later.

Sir, Laila refused to dance.

This is the third day she has refused.

What am I paying her for? Okay.

Today is her last day in this hotel. Fire her!

Hold her! - Leave me alone, please!

Let me go! - Take her away!

[Brakes squeal]

[Gunshot]

How can you walk alone in such an area at night? Are you crazy?

What are you looking at?

Are you offended that I scolded you?

No, nobody has ever scolded me with such authority.

Come on.

Okay, where do you wish to go? - To any street.

Any street? Where do you want to go?

I don't know.

Where are your parents?

I have no parents. - Sorry.

No.

I am dead to them.

Come. - But...

I'm treating you with the authority that you like.

The sun will be up soon. Come.

"Hail Lord Ram."

"Hail Lord Krishna."

Come in.

Good morning Raj.

What are you looking at? I brought her with me.

She is alone in the world.

Why are you standing there? Come here.

The poor girl. She told me everything about herself.

She'll stay with us now.

She's tired, please look after her. - I will.

Don't worry. I won't say anything to him about you.

I won't usurp any right that you haven't given me.

Sitara?

Yes?

Laila, it's Diwali today.

We celebrate this day with pomp.

The women of our house,

wear these coloured clothes.

Please get ready.

Women of the house?

Even the guests are ours.

Friends!

Pankaj Udhas will sing on this occasion.

On this occasion, I remember the poetry of a great poet.

'We are the travellers of sorrow. We cannot sing of happiness.'

'We will repay whatever we have received from life.'

Excellent! Lovely!

Let us hear a mixture of happiness and sorrow.

"We hoped someone would meet us with love."

"We would reside in someone's heart with desire."

[Music]

"Nobody gave me a glance."

"Nobody gave me a glance."

"Even today left me sad."

"Nobody gave me a glance."

"Even today left me sad."

"Nobody gave me a glance."

[Music]

"Destruction didn't bring any message of our loved ones."

"Destruction didn't bring any message of our loved ones."

"It is giving me news of the world, though."

"Even today left me sad."

"Nobody gave me a glance."

[Music]

"Please forgive me, I am a stranger in this celebration."

"Please forgive me, I am a stranger in this celebration."

"I don't know the roads of this city."

"Even today left me sad."

"Nobody gave me a glance."

[Music]

"It is such a pain that I can neither endure it,

nor say its name."

"It is such a pain that I can neither endure it,

nor say its name."

"I will be satisfied only after dying."

"Even today left me sad."

"Nobody even gave me a glance."

"Even today left me sad."

"Nobody gave me a glance."

"Nobody gave me a glance." - [Crying]

You have come into this world to drink tears.

You will have to smile to live.

Come.

Come on now!

Mr. Arjun.

There have always been honourable and dignified people here.

But today...

Today too, there are respectable people like you.

I was referring to the women.

Even the women are virtuous.

One doesn't become honourable by changing clothes.

You are my guest, but you are crossing the limits.

I'm sorry, Mr. Arjun. But, I want to know,

how can a woman who dances naked in hotels,

join us in our celebration?

I would like to know too.

If ill fate flings a man into muck,

his blood doesn't turn into dust.

Is this your belief?

I, Arjun Singh, consider this my faith.

Raj is my wife, that is my faith.

Laila is virtuous, that is my faith.

Then you must know who her parents are.

It's alright if you don't know, but doesn't she?

A girl who is born in a courtesan's house,

one who dances naked in hotels, how can she be here?

She is my honourable guest.

We don't insult our guests.

Fine!

So what are we doing here? Come gentlemen.

Come! - Let's go brother.

We have no place here. Come on. - Do you want to get insulted?

Who has brought her here? - Do you want to get insulted?

Absolutely not. Come on. - We have some self-respect. Let's go!

Wait!

What do you think of my blood?

Ms. Barkha,

we've been praying at your doorstep since birth,

how can we doubt you?

Laila has my blood in her veins. - What?

She is my child.

You must be emotional.

Don't you mean you'd like to adopt her? - No!

I mean that she is my daughter!

I gave birth to her.

Do you know what'll happen to your party now?

I resign from my party and government!

Wow Ms. Barkha! You are great!

You are truly exalted in our eyes.

Tell us who the father is, then.

Because all we know is that you never got married.

I answered every question since I was a public figure.

I will never answer any of your questions from today.

Nobody has the right to, expect Laila.

Let's go Sitara.

Come!

This is your grand parents' house.

It's been locked for the past 18 years.

What a state it is in.

I never had the time to come here.

Sitara!

It was a thirst that was never quenched.

Now I feel satisfied.

Now nobody can separate us.

You were 6 months old, when we handed you over to Razia.

And we told her to place you in Shanti Niketan.

Salma, Raj and I would ache to visit you.

Razia would bring you to meet us secretly.

You were about to turn three.

One day I came to meet you.

I was told that you were lost.

My Sitara was lost!

I searched everywhere.

I couldn't find you.

I felt like I lost a part of my body.

I was defeated, heartbroken. I would have died!

But I had a flicker of hope,

that I would meet you one day.

Mother.

Today, I found my Sitara!

Sitara.

Will you forgive me? - Mother!

Did you read today's paper?

Laila is the illegitimate child of the minister herself.

She accepted it? In spite of the danger of losing her post?

She's a strong woman.

No, she is a very weak mother.

She melted when her daughter cried.

It is very difficult to take revenge on a minister.

We can avenge a mother very easily.

Don't worry Mr. Rai.

Revenge is my specialty.

I'll take care of it.

I am a useful person.

Karan, this is Laila.

I've been looking for you!

Do you know I found my mother? My mother, Karan!

What? You found your mother! Who is she?

Barkha Devi is my mother! - Barkha Devi!

She accepted me in front of everybody.

Come here quickly, I'll fill you in on everything.

Bye!

Sitara? - Yes?

I'm late for work. - Tell me something about my father.

What are you looking at?

Sunil and I loved each other.

'I dreamt of a life with him.'

'But we would fight over small things.'

'Once, while returning from Arjun Singh's party, he told me this.'

I want to tell you something. I'm going to America.

For a few years.

Really! - Yes.

Let's get married and go together.

I can't take you, because the rules don't allow it.

So what do I do Sunil?

You will have to wait.

Are you mad Sunil? I can't wait so long.

So you don't love me. - You don't love me!

Why can't we go together after marriage?

You're giving me an ultimatum.

Ultimatums don't work in love.

Sunil, you love only your career.

You want me to sacrifice my life for your career?

You're a selfish man. - Damn!

Why don't you understand? I love you very much.

I have obligations too! - I don't want to listen!

You can go to America!

Do as you please! - Listen!

I've realized that you don't love me. Go to America!

Just leave me alone!

'I did not try to meet him after that. He left for America.'

'I found out that I was pregnant.'

'I was really shocked!'

'Salma and Raj helped me. I don't know what happened to Sunil.'

Sitara, my life is very complex.

I hope you got all your answers.

How can you hog all of your daughter's love?

We've come for our share.

Memories are an important part of life. It'll be good to reminisce.

We were three friends, now we're four.

We'll chat, eat and drink.

Time will just fly, right?

Speak with your new friend.

I'll go to the office and resign. - Hurry!

Don't forget the sweets. - Ok!

Let's get the kitchen ready before she returns. - Okay!

[Laughs]

I like her. - Mother!

[Laughs]

I like her too.

Hold them! - No!

Let me go.

I like hers too!

Hey! Wait!

I don't like this.

If you act too smart, I'll shoot you.

Come with us quietly. Come on!

[Brakes squeal]

Help me! Help me!

Sitara! Salma! - [Muffled moaning]

Ramu?

What happened? - Some hooligans kidnapped Sitara and your friends.

What?

[Phone rings]

Hello! Arjun Singh here.

This is Barkha, I want to meet you. - Please come here.

Sitara has been kidnapped. - What?

Karan! - Yes Chandu.

Karan, someone has kidnapped Laila and the others!

What? - Govardhandas was with them!

Something's fishy!

Govardhandas? - Yes.

Tell me about the business... - Dad!

I'll call you later.

Laila has been kidnapped. - Who did it?

You!

What nonsense? - I'm not joking!

Govardhandas is your thug.

He does nothing without your orders!

He has done this at your command.

This is a complete lie!

You have lost your mind in your quest for a dancer's love.

If I lose Laila, I'll forget how to live too.

You tell me! What's wrong with her?

She is the daughter of a minister.

She from a prestigious family.

Now she can be Mr. Rai Bahadur Digvijay's daughter-in-law,

can't she?

He is right.

Should I accept her after she snatched my son away from me?

Whose mother has ruined my business?

You will never fulfil this dream for as long as you live.

I will fulfil this dream even if I have to die to do it.

Karan!

Besides Sitara, even Salma and Raj are endangered.

I don't know what to do. Should we call the police?

No, if you call the police, there'll be more trouble.

I have an idea.

[Phone rings]

Commander Headquarters? - Yes?

Don't worry, it will be done.

Look Karan!

You wait here! - Ok.

I liked it.

Why did he give you the money?

It's personal!

Tell me! - Get lost!

Faster Karan!

Come on!

Faster! Come on!

Where did he disappear?

Where is he?

Turn that way!

His bike! He's here!

You inform Miss Barkha, I'll be there!

Okay! - Quickly!

Karan!

[Gunfire]

Where is Sitara? - She must be here!

[Gunfire]

[Brakes squeal]

[Horn blares]

Let me go!

Take the girl away from here! - Okay!

Come on!

Come on baby!

Where is Sitara? - I don't know.

Help!

Arjun they're taking her away!

Stop, let me go!

Come on. - No!

Let me go!

[Gunshot]

Don't you dare!

If you move, I will blow her brains off!

Let me go!

Hello! - Come!

[Gunshot]

I didn't like that!

Dad?

Sitara! - Mother!

Here's your mother.

I never thought I'd meet you in such a manner.

Unification and separation, all of it has been ordained in this world.

The world has been defeated by love.

I'm not surprised at my defeat.

Come, my girl. - Go on!

"This heart is a house, this life is a house."

"This heart is a house, this life is a house."

"You are the only hope in my eyes."

"This heart is a house."

"I sacrifice my life for your sorrows."

"I am with you, please hold my hand."

"Why do you worry, I am your companion."

"Your sorrow is my sorrow, my sweet heart."

"This heart is a house, this life is a house."

"You are the only hope in my eyes."

"This heart is a house, this life is a house."

"You are the only hope in my eyes."

"This heart is a house."

"This heart is a house."