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Back in India, after 25 years in London, yet pure Hindustani

London...

A home there...

a home here

Shalini

HaPPY birthday, my love

The priest gave me a garland of flowers...

for your portrait

But garlands are for those who have departed

But you haven't departed, you're with me...

with me, every moment

No, no news of Sanya

It's past three am

Let me check out the house once again

Where have you been? - Friend's birthday

I went out for a party. - You know what time it is?

Aren't you ashamed? For four hours, I've been looking for you

Why? I'm not a kid! Go to bed, Papa. We'll talk in the morning

Why not now?

You've been drinking alcohol? - Not alcohol. Just wine

I told you! Let's talk in the morning

Else I'll complain to the police, I'll report you

Are you out of your mind?

For the children, I'm no friend...

unless I have answers for their questions

Drinking coke, in the store? - Why not?

I know it's your weakness, I've stocked up on Coke

Not one, I have two weaknesses. One's this, the other is...

your soft, lovely tresses

Besides, this is the best coolant for my hot head

Coolant for your hot head is also this. Look at this greeting card

Sanskrit shloke

The only time I heard Sanskrit, was the only time I spoke Sanskrit

And that was during my wedding, and then the priest...

recited the mumbo-jumbo and thence on...

to Buckingham, Birmingham, and all over

You are the scholar, you are the Oxford professor

Better you translate that for me

Meaningm?

Till the age of five, children are to be loved

After they turn ten, you ought to keep an eye on them

Once that have reached sixteen, you ought to make friends with them

Get that, love? At sixteen, make friends

That's if you want a happy home, forever

Old hat. - Also today's new message

Striking a friendship with my daughters!

For a father like me! In an alien land...

Return the trolley. I'll be in the car

How can this be?

The doctor gives me only 2 or 3 minutes to talk to you

No love, I'm with you

In 25 years, I haven't even taken a breath without depending on you

You've taken care of everything... what am I to do?

The homes, the daughters...

how am I to take care of them? What will I talk to them about?

You will...

you are their mother, Papa too

Just promise me one thing. - Tell me, love

Till they are married, don't stay away from them...

be friends with them

How will I do it, love? Ever since they have grew up...

I haven't even had a simple conversation with them

Remember that Sanskrit shloke?

Yes

Give happy farewells to our three daughters

Understand them...

give them understanding

There! I've slapped you. Come to the police

Report me

If not with me, your friend of 25 years...

with whom will you open up?

You're my kin. Before who else, can I bare my heart?

Stop bickering over every small thing

So what if they're daughters? The world is full of daughters

If he can't, well he can't

If you're my son's best friend, why can't you be best friends...

with your daughters? - L.K... daughters are different

What will you do then?

I'm thinking of returning to India, for a change of environment

For a father, playing mother is tough

Kids these days!

Ever since he was a child... I put Ronit away in a hostel

That's why I left mine in Lahore. Kids, stay where you belong

Beat me up. Give me a bad beating. I had gone crazy

No my baby, you're my best

Papa, we three have promised never to make you unhappy, never to fight

It's all my fault children, it's all my fault

Now I understand what a great friend your mother was to you

The father is merely the provider of money, comforts

But the mother...

like a friend, she shares your woes, your sorrows

I tried

Yes, I tried, but I failed...

to understand you, your feelings

No Papa. Now that Ma is gone, you are our friend

We'll do whatever you say

For me today, the only true East where the sun rises, is my India

The departure of my dear friend Raj for India, leaves London deserted

My friend, he's gone. - Start worrying about your son

Off he goes to India, right behind Raj?

Simple sweetheart. For him, Raj is father, mother and friend

Sure! You and I aren't his parents at all

We are, only for namesake

Ronit is the son of Raj and Shalini, in thought, in mind, in nature

Which is why, he's so middle-class

And he leaves this palatial house and sets up studio! Dance, music...

Mohobbatcom ! - An artiste, he's an artiste

Indian music ties millions of Asian Indians across the world...

in a single thread

The end of all quarrels over race and creed? Indian music

Teaches one language to Punjabis, Marathis, Gujaratis, Bengalism?

Makes every Indian a global |ndian...?

For friendships, love, marriages...

log on to our dotcom, cdgurusom

Ronit, Raj uncle called for you. He has emailed too. Read it

After Coke-Mohobbatcom...

we aren't accepting sponsorships for anything less than 500,000 dollars

If they agree, okay

Sorry for coming away to India without telling. Lalit will tell you why

Sorry pal, I had too. You must've understood

Pointless telling you that we miss you. We keep talking about you

Just today I was telling lsha and Avantika...

about the incident in your college, when Shalini and I were visiting you

You had just been awarded the trophy for the best student in the college

You sidetracked Lalit and Nalini, and you headed straight for me

You forgot your parents and you touched Sha|ini's feet

Lalit was so jealous! I remember. And it made Shalini double-happy

With memories like these we're trying to settle down to our new lives

In any case, lsha is returning to London to complete her studies

Take care of yourself, Ronit. Your best friend, Uncle Raj.

Loves...

griefs...

tales...

words

Words are forgotten

Memories return

Memories cherished, of beloved ones...

return once they're gone

Life, my darling...

is like flowing water

After the water has flown...

what remains?

Memories

There are loves

There are griefs

There are tales

There are words

Words are forgotten

Memories return

Memories of the loved ones come back once they have departed

Oh these memories...

alas memories...

All of us, in our worlds...

long for our memories

Some happinesses, bits of sorrows...

they belong to us, we belong to them

Memories...

sweet memories

bittersweet memories...

of loves...

of griefs...

of tales...

of words...

of words forgotten...

but memories return...

memories cherished, of beloved ones...

returning once they're gone

New York, Mr Black

Our shares were down till yesterday, not today. Just you watch...

by Monday next, they're going to peak. Yes, we're praying...

to the Goddess of Fortunes. Now she will grace my home

You tell that to those mutual funds

Join us for the prayers

Your uncle is very angry. Come, say the prayer

An artiste! That's what your son is. Does he know how important it is...

to propitiate the Goddess of Fortunes? - How could I? Till last year...

you were trying to propitiate the Goddess of Bounty

Worship didn't bear fruit. Therefore... change

The pundits say that he fell foul of the Goddess of Fortunes last year

Worship done, She will be placated. - The Goddess has been invoked

Seek and you shall be given

Really? - Seek, then see

Do I speak out what I seek?

As you wish

O'Goddess of Fortunes... You are the Mother of all

The mighty, the lowly, the rich, the poor, are all devoted to You

The millions of poor in India worship You

Then why do You not go there to eradicate their poverty?

Over here, we are all so rich. What use Your staying here?

O'Mother, desert the rich, go to the poor

All of India awaits Thee

Actually we're all fine here. Quite fine

All we need are Your blessings

Ma, I'm going to call Uncle Raj. Go on with the prayers

Saw your son's insolence? That's the result of...

not keeping children on a leash

You should be ashamed! Such insolence? - Because I said the truth?

God isn't meant to be propitiated for purposes. A prayer should be heartfelt

Where to, now? - To Uncle Raj

Your friend, he is. But his heart, I know

Just think. After all these years abroad, what drives him homeward...

is sheer agony. If we aren't the ones to share his sorrows, who else will?

Nalini, who bore Ronit? You, or Shalini?

Oh brother-in-|aw...!

Your mother always said that after all of you were married off...

she wanted both of us to retire, and come to live in India...

here, in this farm house. And when it's about time, she leaves, saying...

Not their Papa, be their friend Papa

Ma was 500 percent right! - Papa, where did you first meet her?

And who said I love you first? You or Mamma? Please, tell us

I did

Tell us, when did Mummy say I love you for the first time?

You're going too far.

On one hand, you want to be Papa-friend! On the other hand, just look at you...

Can you tell me, what if someone says something romantically...?

What romance? The fellow who does that gets slapped

Just get married and push off

What Papa means is that if something like that happens...

first of all, we'll tell Papa

Today, on my birthday, let's give each other a promise as friends. An agreement

Didn't get that. - No need to get worked up

What I mean to say is, sometime or the other...

somewhere or the other, there will surely come into your lives...

a boy who wants to marry you, whom you want to marry

What's wrong with that Papa? - When did I say anything's wrong?

All I'm saying is, you have every right to marry, and I'll concede too

But...

remember one thing. The right to choose the family he comes from...

will be mine, completely mine. You'll give me so much, won't you?

Why Papa? - How naive, my child!

You won't be marrying only the boy

You will be marrying into the family

The entire family. Right?

Papa is absolutely right! Condition accepted, what?

Today, let's make a promise to ourselves, as friends

To talk from the heart, with an open mind

Let's be a well-knit, friendly family

Avantika rustles up the fries and the sweets, fast!

No fries, no sweets. First, give us a song

Which song? - Our favourite one

You left me all alone and came to India

I know you would come

You come to India, you forget! Not even a phone call...?

Idiot, remember me?

All forgotten

Our memories, Coke-Mohobbatcom

The whole world has turned into one dotcom, which draws closer...

Indians in every corner of the world

Those who don't want to fall in love, can get married straightaway

How come? - Consider yourself. Assuming...

we are to choose for you, a handsome worthy

Our ShaadLcom can tell you where and how to find the most suitable boy

Now you come to the point! Tell us. - Computer, advise us where to find...

a suitable, handsome boy, the right match for Avantika

Here you are

3 boys

I like all three

Let's get all three married off

The boy in the middle is Pankaj. Pankaj Kudesia. I know him

How come? - We studied together In London

Presently, he's a vice president with Hotel Surya in Delhi

He was in London, but he stayed Indian

Well Avantika? - Not I

There's a boy for Sanya too. Take a look

Find someone for our lsha too

Scan lsha into the computer

Here we go

What was that?

Talk to the groomspeople clearly, openly

You know lsha, I can't take this Hahn-ji, Nan-ji small-talk

What scant pluck I have is because I have Ronit with me. Else...

What can Ronit do? He's a baby. Elders talk to each other

Stop depending on him. - But I...

Not buts to yourself

Mr Ra}, Ron“ is to me what my son Panka‘; is

Ronit has told us everything about Avantika. All I wanted...

was to meet you. Now we've met. - Me too... what I wanted...

What I wanted, Ronit... - What he wanted was to meet you...

and ask you... you know wedding matters if you have any conditions, demands

Exactly! Whatever it be, be sure to ask. I'll fulfill everything

Decent parents, a good girl and a simple wedding... my 3 conditions

Nothing more. - Yes, and have nothing to worry

At home with us, Avantika won't face the slightest hardship

That's exactly what I meant

Well, have I been talking excessively? - Not a question of excesses

All I've been trying to tell him is to make a clean breast

One colour, you know. Differing shades create problems

Black or white. If it's black, let it be black, completely

If it's white, let it be all-white. But some people will ruin...

the best of situations, trying to mix black with white

That's where the confusion arises, and confusion leads to problems

And for every problem, finding a solution is tough, if handy

Thanks to good company, we have a solution

One must be alert, but no problem...

everything can be solved

How about tea or something? It's been quite long

How long have you been working here? - Uncle Khanna isn't a servant...

he's Daddy's friend of 35 years.

He owns a golf club

As good as servant. Mohanlal demands loyalty from his friends

Enough! Let me leave before another faux pas

And look at my little master staring me down

Because of your cross-matched socks

What riddle is this?

Why are such strange things happening?

My restlessness...

My restlessness, my loneliness

In my restlessness I am so lonely

What strange breeze blows this year?

Try as much as I will, but my feet are unsteady

Why do these thoughts cross my heart...?

when I see my friends wearing the henna...?

makes me wish I could wear it too

What riddle is this?

Why are such strange things happening?

The days are too short, these nights too long

Before the monsoons it has begun raining

In my dreams I have met someone

Go away! Don't teach me these strange things

The two of you have killed me

What riddle is this?

Why are such strange things happening?

This is no picture, this is a message

From far away, someone sends you greetings

He's handsome, he has a cute name

And good friends bring hearts close

One of you is to be a bride

What riddle is this?

Why are such strange things happening?

Cycles have brakes, you know? - Off to London without a bye-bye?

But I met everyone. - Except me, idiot

Didn't think it necessary. Idiot, you were busy working out

I would've missed my plane. Hey, did you miss me?

Not at all!

On the day of the wedding, Papa gave me a gift for you. I forgot about it

Here's your message

Your gift. From Papa. Not from me. - From Papa?

You can put it on, can't you?

I've seen two nice boys on my shaadLcom

One for Sanya, one for you

For me?

Why? - I don't want to marry

Until when? - Until college is over

And afterwards? - I'll do whatever Papa says

Marriage, or love-marriage? - I don't believe in love

I know. But why?

Romantics are useless. They're filmi

In real life, love's an entertainment package that comes with youth

When girls like you fall in love, great love stories are made

Girls like me only make history, not love stories

Remember, there will come the day, when a handsome young man...

will move you to tears. That day, your love story begins

That will happen, that will surely happen

I ask you, who is this boy? Who is he?

Papa, he's Sukant. I've known him for a year. He lives in Delhi

And I'm in love with him. - But I've seen him...

in the company of ruffians. Outside our house in London

Yes Papa, but Sukant is very good at heart

Besides, we've decided to marry. - So decisions have been taken already?

Then who needs me?

At least I should have the right to choose my husband

Oh! Love-romance.com...?

Look, your daughter loves our son. - And our son loves us both

He's our only son. We got him educate in London, and he's just back

You know Mr Raj, we received so many proposals for our son

But we refused all of them. - In this case, the kids are in love

Hang love! My son is a gem

Your daughter is lovely too. She'd be lovelier if she wore clothes

Mamma please, don't overdo it. - I'm not! This concerns marriage

We ought to talk openly, yes Mr Raj? - Even I want you to talk openly

rm Open!

We aren't lusting for a dowry. - We have no objection...

to whatever you wish to give your daughter, no objection at all

We don't want suits, clothes, nothing! - But the wedding venue must be...

a five-star hotel. Hotel Surya! Those with a standing do it in style

The relationship doesn't end with the wedding. The exchange continues...

even after the wedding. - After the wedding begins...

the real relationship. Comings-goings keep happening

But we aren't greedy, not at all

Uncle, you haven't eaten anything...? - No son, not hungry. I'm in a hurry

That's all?

I enjoy this

I don't understand! Who am I to marry? Sukant or his family?

That's what I'm trying to tell you again and again! After the wedding...

you aren't going to be called neither Juliet-in-love nor Mrs Sukant

After the marriage, you'll be called, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, aunt...

and you will have to live up to all those relationships. And his family...

isn't worthy of you! - You just don't want me to be happy

This I've come to know. But I've taken the decision about my life. Period

Then hear out my decision too

Saw that? Heard that?

I've got to know everything. Let me talk to her

For a father, handling daughters is so problematic

Where do they come from?

Leave me! I don't want to live!

Why are you crying? - Sanya doused herself with kerosene

She's trying to set herself afire!

Leave me! Let me die! I want to go to my mother!

Have you gone out of your mind? - If not yourself, think of us...

think of Papa! Do you know what you're doing?

Does anyone care for me? I don't want to live

Sanya! You've gone crazy? - Yes! I'm crazy!

Leave her

Let her be

Sanya, what is the matter?

You aren't my Papa! - Sure, I'm not

You aren't! - No, I'm not

Come here, and listen to me. Over there... listen...

I tried to make you see reason, but you won't see reason

It will be as you want

You're going to marry the man you want

Sukant - Yes Sukant. But remember one thing

The future of this marriage is solely your responsibility

I'll manage

Avantika, lsha, let's prepare for the wedding

Delhi-folks...

folks with a heart... Salaams from the heart

So finally, today, Sanya and Sukant's love triumphs

What a thing love is!

At some point of time or the other, somewhere or the other...

everyone without exception has fallen in love

Some have been consummated, some loves have gone unrequited

But love lives on

In the name of love, we the youngsters, have decided that tonight's song...

isn't mine. I'm not singing

Uncle Raj sings

Amazed, Uncle Raj?

Some years ago friends, there was talk...

of me falling in love with someone

We too had a first meeting

I too fell in love with someone

In the rains, on the streets...

holding an umbrella, I was going, she was coming... like this

We crashed into each other, we were embarrassed

We said, please forgive me, what we meant was...

Give me your heart

Romance happened by chance

We became lovers, but we had little time

In a hurry, I give my heart, I call the priest...

I sit on a horse, I become bridegroom

I become the bridegroom

So beautiful

So beautiful was the night when we wed

Oh yes, I too fell in love with someone

Some years ago friends, there was talk...

of me falling in love with someone

Had she been here tonight...

she would've played the dholak

She would've been happy

She would've kissed her girl

She would've blessed you, she'd ward off the evil eye

She would've sung a song of love

Oh wouldn't she have have made me burn...

in fires of jealousy

But everything is changed, everything's changed

There was a day when I wept like rain

Oh yes, I too fell in love with someone

Some years ago friends, there was talk...

of me falling in love with someone

Loves...

griefs...

tales...

words

Words are forgotten

Memories return

Memories cherished, of beloved ones...

return once they're gone

Papa! What are you doing? How's lsha?

lsha is away in Malaysia, for a cycle race

You know, in London, Uncle Ranbir Rai has been named...

best businessman of the year. It was on tv

Congratulations Mr Rai

Congratulations Mrs Rai

Malhotra, you're wonderful! - How come?

No sooner than I get the award, you've thrown a party for me

I have given you my hand in friendship, never to let go

You haven't sampled my friendship yet

Raj keeps praising you to the skies. - Raj is like a son

I've known him since he was a baby. - His daughter's wedding...

we couldn't attend. - You know, business matters...

Monishka hasn't come? - There she is, with your son

American Indians and British Indians

I keep visiting your cdgurusom

There are more dotcoms. dostLcom, mohobbatcom, shaadLcom

Right from friendship to love? - And from love to marriages

Marriages? How boring

What does the pair look like?

What programme for tomorrow evening? - Tomorrow, I'm flying to Malaysia

To cover the Asian Cycle Race. - Cycle race?

Yes, big race

lsha is here too? - I know

But she doesn't know I'm here. - But where's she?

Son, you can't even see her. Only I can see her

Today's the first day of the Asian Cycle Race

Companies from 21 countries have sent their best racers here

Sunday, the biggest day of this event will see...

Preeti Sawhney of Dubai participating. She is an Indian, and she has won...

this race the last two times, consecutively. This year too...

there seems to be no competition for her in sight

Let's introduce you to lsha Puri from London

Where are you from? - England

Where from, originally? - India

Your name? - lsha

Your goal? - Always number one

You have a boyfriend?

You don't believe in love?

Not at all. - What about affairs?

Are you crazy? - No

Trying to make a fool out of me? - And make a fool out of a fool?

A childhood love...

Never expected you'd crop up here. - Just dropped by

I knew you'd be here. - Papa must've told you

Also true. But you had to be here, you're the cycle-event star

I'm just a small-time reporter here

Look Ronit, don't mind. I'd like to be independent here

Far from the world, far from home. - And far from me...?

Maybe, too. - Yes...?

So in this event, you and I...

strangers

Yes, strangers

Come on, only an hour to go for the heats

Wait, wait, wait...

Soft fingers...

warm hands...

and solid wrists. You can be the only one

I could stop a race to hear that compliment

If you've said I'm best, I'll become the best

Now the race starts!

Preeti, I like your nature. - I like everything about you

Pass-Pass. Want some?

Look, plying him with Pass-Pass to get close

My belt is a bit too tight

Look! Undoing her belt

How will I win tomorrow's race?

What happened?

Papa! I don't want to live in Sukant's house! It's Hell, not home

His mother is so abusive! His father keeps cursing me

Sukant takes sides with his mother! They're scum!

I've thought it over, I want a divorce, that's all

You were right, Papa

All this about being in love is a lot of nonsense. lsha was right

Relax, you're home, aren't you? Come on, my child

There goes Preeti Sawhney, full steam

All eyes, all bets on Preeti Sawhney

Pr_eeti Sawhney, gomg great guns

Tailing her, lsha Puri, trying her best

lsha Puri of Hero Cycles wins the Asian Championships

It's the fire in the heart that takes you to victory

That dig was for you. - She's the heroine

A few words for our dotcom?

Yes, I'm not saying thank-you to anyone. It's my grit...

my determination that has led me to my victory. And God's grace

No one takes any credit

And these tv websites are full of half-truths. Please don't trust them

Congratulations

But winners aren't so vainglorious. - Then losers are?

You go to your Ms Pass-Pass

I see... you are...

That was just a joke... - Look Mr Stranger...

I'd like to say something straight. Tomorrow friends and I...

are visiting Tuba Island. No need to pursue me

Ronit, Tuba Island is full of dangerous beasts

Stop her

Wait! We're leaving lsha behind

lsha is on Tuba Island! In trouble! - Her friends have deserted her...

Any news of lsha? - Oh yes, lots of news

Just because of your heroine, our hero is in trouble

Even cellphones aren't working here

Last night, the doctors nearly gave up on Ronit

I got to see him. - You're supposed to rest

Maybe you don't appreciate it, but what he did was unimaginable

How's Ronit? - Out of danger

Remember I told you, there'll be tears in your eyes?

What's this?

Let go

Let go of my hand

I told Sanya that when my mother loses her temper, she just flares up

And Sanya talks back at her. Straight. - Whatever I said is justified

I don't want to stay in that house. - And I'm in a fix. For no reason

Sukant is here for Sanya. - I'll find a house once I have a job

I can't live with his mother. Period

Things don't work out this way, Sanya

Look son, I understand everything. Just wait a while

You decided on this marriage between yourselves

You must find the solutions for yourselves

When hearts meet...

flowers blossom

When hearts meet, flowers blossom

When flowers blossom, hearts meet

Hearts meet...

flowers blossom

Oh, love's fires

When the flames of passion are lit, storms rage in the seas of the heart

The earth is shaken, skies rent asunder

Love's ruination too, love is a prayer too

Some pray for love, some curse

When hearts meet...

flowers blossom

When hearts meet, flowers blossom

When flowers blossom, then hearts meet

Oh, love's fires

Ever since you...

came into my heart

Life has been...

so difficult

Even amidst revellers lam lonely...

in loneliness I revel

This is a world of our love, come embrace me

Put an end to this suffering

Whatever you wish...

let us do, oh let's do

Right here, right now...

oh let me die

Our hearts...

oh dear sweet hearts...

with memories...

let us fill

Let hearts meet

Let hearts meet, let flowers blossom

Some pray for love, some curse

Some curse, some pray

Lies! All lies

Lies, everything! Friendship... this love, romance, all lies

All deceptions! What a mistake I made, conceding! You lied to me

A father can never be his daughter's friend...

he can never be

How I wish I had never given my consent

Everyone is in Udaipur, and here you are, still. It's so late. Now go on

Your friend's silver jubilee wedding anniversary! lsha and Ronit...

are hosting a grand show, and you...? - But...

No buts. I know you're worried about Sanya. I'll take care of her

Please, don't tell anyone about Sanya, not even lsha

Why spoil the party? VIPs from all over the world are there

Rajasthan, Udaipur is home for me. What I don't understand is...

how you chose the Maharajah's palace for the party from faraway London?

It's my son Ronit's idea. Preparations for the party...

the music, the celebrations are all being organised by Ronit and lsha

But you haven't introduced Ron“ to us. - Oh yes, where's Ron“? Ca“ him

Ronit, don't force me to dance at the party. I don't know dancing

Who else is going to dance with me? - Latch on to some butterfly

Lots of them flying about. You love flattering them, don't you? Do that

What are you staring at? - Your eyes

Just keep sitting

Ever since we met, we've been friends

Today we're lovers.

Tomorrow... - Tomorrow...?

Just you and I, together... - Just us?

Just us

Where are you my friend? Your friend is here

Go to Papa

Okay, I'm off

You'll talk to Papa, won't you?

About what? - Don't you know?

Oh yes! I'll tell him, get lsha married off fast

If she falls in love with someone, it could be a problem, no?

You're late, but I forgive you

Before someone else tells you, I'd like to tell you something

I get the first say. - First listen to me...

Me first... - Me

Me! Thrice over, and it's me

Listen.... Listen my friend...

Sanya... she married her lover

Now she's back at home. She wants to divorce her husband

She can't put up with his family

Such is what comes of love, my friend

I know! I got to be happy, I got to smile, I got to sing

Avantika says...

Don't go there with a sad face. Keep smiling, stay with Ronit

And after all, it's my friend's silver jubilee wedding anniversary

I got to sing, got to dance

Don't overdo it. - Am I not entitled to fun?

You are...?

We met at the party...

How can I forget you?

Back in America, whenever I was on the computer...

I was always logging onto cdgurusom

I've memorised all your dotcoms, all your catchlines

lsha is refusing to dance! We need at least one lean girl

Why don't you be my dancing partner?

For us, do it, please

Do it, for me

For you, dotcom

Everyone from Buckingham Palace to Chandigarh is falling in love

It's echoing all over with I-love-you-s

Once you're in love...

you're restless

They'll scare you, but you aren't even scared of God

This is a glittering evening

My cup brimmeth over

Life's another name for love

Here's one from the heart... Oh Baby

Hear my chiming bracelets?

Talk-talk-talk...

this doll talks

Scorching sunshine, and not a shade...

in love's world of mazes

You're the princess in the maze, my love

Just let me take your hand

I wish no one ever knocked at the window to my heart

I wish no one else leads you out of the maze

Legends...

they wrote

Immortal legends

For love, they lived, for love, they died

Love's a blast

My lover's fun

The colours of love never wear off

Romeos will never g|ve up lovmg...

no matter how many heartbreaks

In the end, you lose, I win

Losing to you will be dearer than winning

Today we're face-to-face

I'm holding my heart

Oh what a sway

Swaying to your rhythm

What the prophets have said, lovers have done...

given hearts, taken hearts

My brother, Ronit, everyone is gone. Today I'm leaving for London too

I've come to know about Sanya. What happened is very bad

But my brother has some good advice. He says, we can help Sukant...

get a nice job in a friend's firm in Dubai. Sukant can send home...

a good amount every month for his greedy parents. They'll be happy

Sanya will be happy

How much indebted I am to your family

Yesterday, my brother had another thing to say too. Quite strange...

What? - That Ronit should marry Monishka

Marry...? He has still to take an education, he must go places

Didn't you watch, at yesterday's party? During the dance...

how he held her hand, how he drew her close?

Yes, oh yes! Fool I was, not to have noticed all this

My brother is much, much-interested... - Then what's the problem?

Why don't you raise the topic?

So what do you think of the alliance? - What have you to think...

of your daughter's airs? Twenty-one proposals, and madam likes not one!

For the first time, she says, about Ron“, not-bad

Not bad! After all, your daughter

I say, let's say yes to Raj's proposition

Else, she'll live to be an old maid. - I like Ronit too

He'll handle Monishka quite well

In that case you should see Raj

Tell Malhotra that I accept his proposition

We've known you for many more years than we know Ronit and the Malhotras

Suffices to say that we're giving our daughter away because we trust you

Everything went off first class! - What are you saying? Really?

I'm coming to London day after tomorrow. But remember...

not to tell Ronit anything until I'm there

Where are you? - Heathrow airport

We're in Thorpe Park. Come over. - Right away

I have news for you! I've something to tell you!

But we got the biggest news to break! - I got news!

Me first. - Me first

Uncle Raj, me first! - Me first

Thrice over. Overruled

I have a company policy. - What?

Special messages are sent in style. As in...

this

Read on. We'll be back to take your blessings

Blessings?

On day one, I was refused

On day two, she agreed

On day three, she said I love you

Where has Papa gone?

He has left. - Where has he gone?

Just drove away

He left the cards

Initial shock. It was bound to happen

Now he's going to ask me a million questions...

then he'll say, okay

I'm here to take care of everything

Mr Hudson has arrived from Scotland, for the presentation

Everything's set. Come over. Fast

lsha, I have to get to the office. Important client-meeting

I might have to stay away for three or four days

Our case is very simple! No problems at all

Later

Ronit was right. Your Papa is going to be happy, but he'll take his time

To tell you the truth, I've known Ronit ever since I was a kid

For the first time, I got to know him. Says, if he wasn't born rich...

he'd have a small, ramshackle house...

a bit disorganised, but it'd be lovely

Fights, patch-ups, hopes, despair, life lived moment by moment

Having everything is so boring, isn't it Papa?

Oh yes, it was he who propositioned me. Not I

So now we like the boy, and the boy's family too

You know Sanya is back home

She wants a divorce from Sukant. Divorce

If you want my answer in a word, then it's no

You and Ron“... never

Thanks be to Allah, he has survived

I keep tell him, London streets aren't roads in Punjab, don't amble

ls this any way to express anger? I don't like this approach one bit

Those who shy away from responsibilities behave like this

What was this? Some crisis?

Ronit just cracked a joke using his corporate greeting cards

I just went along with him to see what your reaction would be

And I've seen!

You run amok in the middle of the traffic like a kid!

If you're angry, why not take it out on me? Why on yourself?

There's nothing of the sort between Ronit and myself

It was only a bit of fun and games in Bangkok, you know how it is?

Why are you getting so serious? There was nothing

Look at these keys, remember what Ma used to say?

Lyingm?

Lying to your Papa?

I've seen through your lie

Oh how will you go through life with the pain I inflict?

You love your Papa much, don't you? - Think, what would happen to us...

if something happened to you? What would've become of us?

Understand one thing, my child

They're high-up. You can't make home with that family

They're my friends. I know what they intend

I went to Mr Rai seeking Monishka's hand for Ronit

That's fine. Monishka is right for Ronit

But I'm with you, Papa. I swear by Mummy

I swear by you

But first you must promise never to create a scene like this ever again

I'll take that

Look how she's conning me

Papa, look who's here

What have you done Papa? - Why did you have to tell everyone?

Why? Am I not your daughter? - Yes, but...

You're behind news. Just see who's here with us

Uncle JKM sent us tickets to London and called us over

Along with an appointment letter in his Dubai offices. On November 1

On 30th, we're leaving for Dubai. - God be praised!

Lalit uncle on the phone for you

Yes Lalit, they're here

Yes, I'm coming over, I'm bringing lsha along too

All the Gods and Goddesses have been kind to us

But ever since Lord Shiva entered our house...

our shares have been soaring

And you visit us on a Monday, Lord Shiva's day... auspicious day

Where's Ron“? - Getting dressed

He has just returned after a two-day visit to Scotland

Answer my one question, Uncle Raj! Whatever you are doing...

is this the right thing to do?

I have no right to choose my life partner?

I don't accept

Anyone who tries to force me into it, is an enemy, not a friend

Not your enemy. My friend, it was a friend of yours...

who finalised this match. I did it. Am I your enemy?

I don't mean that. How do I explain to you?

Look son, the family, the background matter when it comes to marriage

What matters more are matters of the heart

Cut out my heart and see for yourself if any other name is writ on it

I don't even want to hear another name

You must, Uncle Raj

I've never asked you for anything. Today, I want a promise

Before your parents, before your uncle...

you will not create a scene. For my sake, for Sha|ini's sake

Congratulations

Over with the priests

Now get up, meet people. lsha, show her around

What a choice for Ronit! - The Rai family is one of...

the top ten families in America. - How about lunch?

This is the happiest day of my life, and it's all thanks to you

lam obliged to you.

If Ranvir Rai joins hands with Malhotras, we can be market leaders

Our shares peak

I like your house, your family, the atmosphere and particularly...

this interior decoration. - And Ron“?

I'm not about to tell you that. That's our secret

Let me show you to your bedroom. Come on

This jacket looks great on you

Raj, we're giving our daughter away on your say-so

Monishka is like a daughter to me too. I shall keep my word

Monishka, I have to be at the gym at four. I'll call you later

Then we can go out. - What's the best disco hereabouts?

Ron“ knows about discos. Ask him. - Where‘ s Ron“?

Should be somewhere around. Take a look

It's chilly. Put it on

You people are making a fool out of me!

First put that jacket on

I won't

Okay, first cool down. Then we'll talk

Go on, tell me

Do you love me?

Never mind, put the jacket on. Let me help you into it

Look Ron“, give me a patient hearing

There comes in life, those moments...

when young hearts are swayed...

when they fall in love, when they romance...

without as much as a care...

fOf CONSEQUENCES

They begin to believe that...

these romantic fairy-tale moments are reality.

Something like that happened to us

It was the right season, the right atmosphere, the right time

For a while I had forgotten who I am

So you never were in love? Was that an infatuation?

You were just swayed?

Ronit you know it. For me, such romances are...

entertainment, influenced as it were by films

So you were entertaining me. You still are...

Look at me...

look at me and tell me, you don't love me

I love you, I love you very much, I did ever since my childhood

But only as a friend would, like a pal

Like a friend... only?

only

Only? - Yes, only

Look at that house... this is reality

Your Papa, my Papa, and there's Monishka

I'm telling you, she's a great girl

And yes, I'm your best friend, I'll always be

lsha did the right thing. I know your story

And she says she doesn't love me. Whom do I fight? How do I fight...

if she's the one...

who's lying

But one day, she will own up, and she's going to cry

All right, yes it's true, she is my best friend

Now I'm going to do exactly what she wants

In hearts...

as it happens in the world of hearts...

they smile while their hearts weep

Hearts...

no one knows, no one admits

But don't let anyone know where it aches secretly

You have betrayed me

Will you ever find loyalty?

You have pained me

How can your pain heal?

Desires rage in my bosom...

like storms rising in sea

Sometimes it's the sailor who drown his own boat

In the world of hearts, it happens

We smile, while our hearts weep

What angle is that? - Triangle

That's Rohit's bedroom. Stay here. I'll be back after I see him

lsha! Where are you? - At Ronit's place

I was just knotting my tie, and I remembered you. Where's Ronit?

Inside. - I'm going to Mr Rai's...

Papa, I'll talk to you later

Avantika! You're in the nick of time! Someone bottles up her emotions...

she tries pass up love saying it's something else...

then the bottled up emotions break into tears, and truth outs

Oh but lsha doesn't love me, and that's true too

Because even without me, lsha can smile, lsha can cry

But love me, lsha can't. Because even without me, she can live on

Talk to your sister

Then why don't you say you love me? Why don't you say it?

I love you, I love you very much

When I was in school, I loved you. when I was a kid, I loved you

And I love you, still

But you're my friend, aren't you? How can I be your lover?

It's just that I feel like crying at times

I'm sorry, I broke down

You're supposed to take Monishka to Mr Mitta|'s for dinner

You don't remember a thing

Go on, I'm leaving

Where are you guys? - Uncle Raj, where are you?

I've got to talk to you. - I'm seeing Mr Rai at Harry Club

The manager won't let me in. I need Mr Rai to sign these papers

Let me get them signed for you. Stay here, I got to talk to you

I just spoke to the manager. You can go in

You didn't see him? - There are big guys partying in there

I felt a bit intimidated

Dirty folks. - One coke, and you think straight

So did you like my in-laws in foreplay?

What a shame!

So what do you think? - How are you bothered?

Monishka is entering your family, not the other way around

You got to do me one last favour

I'm taking Monishka to Radisson Hampshire tonight

All you got to do is ask my fiancee 3 questions

3 questions?

So what are your three questions?

Ask her

My child... the first of 3 questions on behalf of the Malhotra family...

after the wedding, will you live with Ronit's parents? Or your own home...?

Of course, in my own home. - After Wedding's done...

what have parents got to do?

And they had better come to see us after taking an appointment

Parents too?

She's from America. Life out there is so stressful, so busy

No...? - My child...

question two is, I hear you like late night parties, and you come home late?

Nice, nice! So what?

So even after you're married, it goes on... these late nights?

Getting married doesn't mean giving up my friends, my independence

After we're married, she can come and go as she wishes

I don't mind. Why are you asking these questions?

My third question is, Lalit says that after the marriage...

we should have a little baby, like a blossom...

I've already cleared this with Ronit. I don't want a baby in 4 or 5 years

I don't want to ruin my figure. - But this is part of our culture

One has duties towards offspring, towards parents...

Ronit, your uncle seems to belong to some village in the backwaters

I don't like to have discussions with small fry like you

To me, you are nothing more than a marriage broker for the Malhotras

I should be leaving

No one ever did what you did today

I was fed up of these people, but how could I tell them?

What are you saying Raj?

It's true. I proposed this marriage. Now I am trying to break it off

So what are you trying to break off?

Ronit's engagement to Monishka

After what I've seen, neither the girl nor the family is any good for Ronit

We're throwing him in a quagmire for the money

Raj, I knew one day your patience will break

Patience...? - Before you came here...

I received a call from Rai about what you've seen and what reality is

They are rich folks, Raj. They have a lifestyle

They're different. For a middle-class restaurateur like you....

all this may be amazing!

The girl's ideas aren't compatible with Ronit's.

Only you are opposed to her, Raj

Wasn't I always telling you Lalit, to stay clear of this...

poor friend of yours? Because someday or the other...

he will show you how petty he is.

In the truth, Raj and Shalini always had an eye...

on your son ever since he was a boy.

Ronit was a 50-billion cheque for them

But now it's going to Rai

It was in a fit of enthusiasm, that he finalised the match with Moniskha

But it shattered his daughter lsha's dreams

She had her eyes trained on Ron“

Lalit, such was the scheme for having the engagement annulled...

in favour of lsha. But now we all know, yes?

Want me to show you some photos for evidence? Would you like to see...

Ronit's arms snaking over lsha's waist and all over?

Were you not my friend La|it's elder brother...

were you not the man whom I respected as my elder...

then right now... at this moment...

I would've slapped you so hard in the face...

you'd carry my fingerprints all your life

Listen carefully, Jagdish Malhotra

lsha and Ronit love each other very much, very dearly

But they have imbibed respect for their elders

And out of that respect, because of me...

they buried their love and they wiped their tears

And the photographs you speak of...

had they wanted, they could've made huge blow-ups out of them...

and plastered them all over your house

And then...

not you, not your father could've done

You are crossing the limit, Raj! - I'm heartbroken...

heartbroken! Let me have my say Lalit.

He has insulted our friendship. He has insulted my daughter.

I swear by my mother...

I swear by Shalini...

Not I, not my daughter... will ever enter this house again.

For us, you are dead... dead

Forget it, man! You turned out to be a coward, La|it! Coward!

My friend, a coward!

What's this Papa? Tears in your eyes? Didn't you console me?

No, this won't do. Come home

Loves...

griefs...

tales...

words

Words are forgotten

Memories return

Memories cherished, of beloved ones...

return once they're gone

Sanya, this is Ronit. Give the phone to lsha

lsha isn't at home

lsha, take the phone. Face the truth

Listen to me, listen carefully

All the VIPs in the world have been invited

Come Monday, two big corporates are going through a merger

Scions of two great families will get engaged...

and the wedding date will be finalised

Malhotra and Rai will climb to number two from number ten

Here's your engagement ring. See if it fits your finger

Come, son. - Don't call me son, Madam

Ronit, I am your mother

You aren't my mother, my mother you aren't

You don't even know how grown-up your son has become...

have you seen how big his fingers have grown?

Because you're one of those mothers...

who never held her son's fingers and taught how to walk

You've never even taken a close look at your son,

never held me to your bosom...

You never looked into my eyes, never tried to understand my anguish

A mother, you aren't

You're just an executive director in this marketplace...

where relationship, emotion, is laughing matter

I'm not staying here, not in a home without a mother

Without a father... - Son...

Don't call me son!

I'm your mother. - You are...?

Then save me, save your son from the fires...

that your family wants to throw me into

Can you save me?

You can't

You can't save me

For 40 years, I have put my blood, toil, heart, soul and mind into...

building these companies.

I have taken the Malhotra family into the top ten!

Now what do you want?

You want the businesses that have thrived for years to be ruined?

You want this house to be turned into a memorial for lovers?

This is a business house, and stays a business house

If anyone tries to insult me, if anyone tries to stand in my way...

I'm going to shoot him! Then I'll shoot myself

Anyone who takes sides with Ronit will be responsible for my death

ls everyone listening... you hear?

This boy has rebelled

I want to see lsha

Go on... go to him. He's bleeding

Yes, what do you want to say?

Where are you taking me?

I want to your decision, not verdicts from the rest of the world

Are you with me, or not?

Today, we must take the decision

Life? Or death?

Death? - Yes death

No, Ronit must be brought back. - Only one man can compel him...

to attend tomorrow's function. - Who?

Raj. Only Raj

To save this 500-million corporation, you must overcome your vanity...

And beg? ' Maybe, yes

Please try to understand how delicate the situation is

I'm only asking you to accompany me

I'll talk to Raj. You needn't say a word

Memories cherished, of beloved ones, return once they're gone

Sister-in-law...

Ronit ran away from home, Raj

Ran away? Where to?

Run away...?

He ran away?

He ran away! Had to happen!

Why doesn't Mr Rich ask his 500-million company to find the boy?

Find him if you can, but he can't.

Let's sit inside and talk

You folks are his parents. Parents, period

You don't rule him

He's a romantic

They are lovers. They love each other

The lover...

has flown

O'Moon

CYSta rs

Listen

I think of you when I wake, when I sleep

What's the whole world, compared to your love?

I think of you...

when I wake, when I sleep

What's the whole world, compared to your love?

You and I will love each other so much

Anyone who hears will say...

Who has lived forever? Who lives forever?

Love it was, love it will be

In your heart, in my heart...

let nothing remain unsaid

Time flows like a river

Let go of the riverbank, lest the waters pass us by

As the girls's father, If I lodge a complaint with the police...

you might land in jail

That's exactly what I intend. If our families refuse to...

approbate our love, let the world decide

At 5pm today, your engagement to Monishka will be announced officially

The papers for the merger of the two companies will be signed

Not today, I'm going nowhere

What if I tell you...

Your mother is calling

For the families Malhotra and Rai, today is a historical day

Alongwith the merger of two great corporates...

two families are also entering wedlock

After this ring ceremony, our children Ronit and Monishka...

will commit themselves to a married life together

Question to the chairman of our company, Mr JKM

To whom goes the credit for this historical day?

Let me come over to you

Tell us

Go on

Credit goes to all of us. - All of us? Or just one?

One...? I mean, all of us

A person, without whom, this evening wouldn't have been made possible?

Possibly...

Raj Singh Puri

Applause

The man who has tied two corporates, two children together

A few words for this man

Not like that. Say it with an open heart

I'm saying it with an open heart

My brother wants to honour Raj Singh Puri

Very magnanimous of him to honour a small man like myself

I consider the honour of his family to be my family honour

I recall a few lines my wife once wrote

When you enter life, when you leave...

when you come, bring, and leave behind, when you leave...

memories, memories and memories

Stop Uncle Raj

STOP

Just a while longer

After everyone has made great speeches...

the audience is uplifted

For the first time today, my mother has encouraged me

She called me home, and she told me...

Son, speak out in public if it's the truth you speak

She told me not to hide, not to resort to lies

These people who addressed you...

all of them lied to you

They lied blatantly

Because this is a stage, a public place

Even Satan speaks with Godlike dignity from a public stage

Yes son, you're right

But you are the society, the public-at-large

Remains to be seen which amongst you supports the truth

I have a few questions

Each of you has the merger report, one side red, the other green

If I'm wrong, say I'm wrong. If I'm right, say I'm right

Don't you say yes, if I'm lying

Now give me a few answers

What is he up to? - It's a public trial

My first question

Apologisinfln-

Apologising for fooling the public when one's heart is filled with venom?

Honour. Family honour

Turning a blind eye to the fact...

that greed is the cornerstone of family honour?

Culture is the cornerstone of family honour, Uncle Raj. Not loads of money

Now, let's turn to a love story. A girl who is in love...

sacrifices her love because of a word she has given to her father

ls that right? Or wrong?

And the boy accedes to his father and he sells himself on the marketplace

And his family will force him to marry a rich heiress...

to jack up share valuation

So, this story ends with the triumph of money. Love loses

For the happiness of their children, parents who would sell themselves

So I heard. Today I see parents selling their children for their ambitions

ls this betterment? ls this progress?

Emotions, love, friendships, relationships, culture...

they mean nothing? Nothing?

What gospel is this? What gospel are our elders trying to teach us?

All right...

all right

In a while from now, I'll put this ring on Monishka's finger

And I'll sell myself to this company and Monishka

But my question is...

will the wearing of a diamond, or the performance of some rituals...

wed two souls?

ls the union complete?

Speak. Give me an answer

Am I to marry for the sake of the merger?

Or should I marry the one I have given my heart...

and my life?

Speak

Give me an answer

I shall tell you

Strange! You cannot answer Ronit's simple question?

Because you are a part of the Globex merger?

Are you shying away from the truth under influence of the high and mighty?

The truth is marriages are meant to follow hearts, not mergers

Ronit is right. Diamonds and rituals don't make a marriage

Marriage is a meeting of hearts and souls

I ask Ronit's true love to come on stage...

and in the presence of all of us here, let her give Ronit this ring

lsha isn't here

Today when you wish to insult your families, you might find...

Sanya and myself to be part of this. But not lsha. She has left

Where is lsha?

This merger isn't happening. For the first time...

these kids have shown me how good and truthful they are

And what rogues we are, you and I in particular

The worst of scoundrels that they are, yet they understand what...

the children mean. And you are still wondering?

Why did you leave me?

You tell me to face the truth and you run away?

Nalini told me something was about to happen on stage. She didn't call you?

I left before he could do that. - Why?

You always said that a girl who isn't accepted by her husband's family...

rarely finds respect

There's more to life than love, there are other relationships...

the aunt, the sister-in-law, the daughter-in-law

My child...

for the first time, I have seen the world through the eyes of my children

We rise in life, yet we become so mean.

And I have risen to such heights...

that I cannot ask to be forgiven.

But this much I shall ask of you...

to marry into my family. If you do...

I will understand that I have been forgiven

Go...

he has come to take you away

Go

Raj Singh's story doesn't end here. He stayed a friend to the children...

to the very end, till the time he became a grandfather

Where are you Supriya?

Supriya is coming out with me for a walk

Then she will come home, she will do her stretch-outs

then she will take a bath

Then she will say the prayers, then I'll take her to school

And this evening, we're going somewhere far away

Where are you, my child? - I'm here, grandpa

Where's Avantika, your Mummy?

Everyone left me all alone. And they went out for a ride

Everyone? But I'm here with you, your grandpa

Grandpa, will you be my best friend?

Like Papa-friend?

Do you hear that?

This one too...?

All right, give me your hand. From now on, I'm your...

Grandpa-friend

Let's take a walk

One minute, let me take my dear wife's keys

When did Mummy-Papa get married? - 6 years ago

Ronit Uncle and Nisha Aunty? - Been four years

When are you getting me married off?

Tell me

Loves...

griefs...

tales...

words

Words are forgotten

Memories return

Memories