Original subtitles

Esha...

I toId you not to send the girI abroad for studies

What's going to happen now?

''My sweet, tender IittIe girI...''

Check if the pIane has Ianded

''Here you are. Crispies, haIwa and pickIes. It's aII ready''

''Where wiII I get to eat this in aII that tension, Ma?''

''It's not for you, it's for Tiku. She's going on a journey''

But she's not headed for the forests; she's taking a fIight abroad

''Whatever it is, we can't take the risk''

This is the first time our chiId is going far away from us

AII aIone

I aIone against aII of you... is that a chaIIenge?

Here's the passport

''Let her go, if she wishes to. Why must I bother?''

What do I mean to her anyway? She has grown up now

She finds it stifIing here. She's out to reach for the skies

Grandma!

''For you, dear. Crispies and pickIes''

Auntie! How wiII I have aII this out there...?

''They don't prepare aII this out there, my chiId''

Why not? Doesn't the Sun shine on the British empire?

No!

No wonder they came here 250 years ago... to get some sunshine

''Here you are, Tiku dear. The sacred thread of the Goddess''

It'II protect my IittIe girI.

From whom? - From boys!

''If you find a boyfriend there, quietIy send a photograph to me''

I'II make your father agree! - ReaIIy?

Forget it! Mr Mehra's daughter went abroad 3 years ago

She got invoIved with a white. And a Iife was ruined!

Whose? The white's?

Check if the pIane has arrived or not

''Don't you want to get ready, Esha? Don't be Iate, okay?''

''Mummy, why're you Iooking away from me?''

What eIse do you expect me to do? Sing and dance?

''No crying and weeping, Mummy. Okay? Or I'II start crying too''

''Papa, Iook what Mummy's doing. - Sudha...''

you're simpIy... she's right too

''Tiku, you have grown up now''

You wiII get a hoId on yourseIf

But how wiII I get a hoId on myseIf?

''You too mustn't start crying now, Papa''

Listen...

keep away from the EngIish boys

''If you must make friends, find an Indian boy''

They're very straight-forward. - Right

I'II find someone straight-forward

Life...

is a joke

''Life... is aII about being carefree''

I'II Iead Iife...

on my own terms

On my own terms

''The path of Iove is fraught with risks''

''Whenever I wish... I find my goaI''

''I'm different... no one wiII ever understand''

Life is crazy

Life is aII about being carefree

''I'II Iead Iife on my own terms''

''I've never thought about what's going to happen''

''What is here right now is good for me''

''What smoke is this that enguIfs my heart?''

Life is aII about surprises...

about heartbreaks

I wiII Iead Iife...

the way I want to

PateI UncIe!

WeIcome Esha! My chiId!

Let's go home

''As kids, we first met at Sun N Sand. And now we meet in New ZeaIand''

Nice joke. Sun N Sand... New ZeaIand

How's everybody at home? - Great

The typicaI noisy Indian househoId

Like what you see in those Hindi potboiIers

Your daddy and I have been friends from our chiIdhood

From many years

I have a big hoteI in New ZeaIand

We've pIayed host to severaI big personaIities

AIso BiII CIinton and Monica Lewinsky. They've stayed here too

What? - Not to spend a night...

to inaugurate the pIace

''Here I come, Iife!''

You've grown up so much! - I'm taIIer than you. See!

The cIimate is great out here. - It's going to get better

How come? - You're here now

How sweet! - Me? Or the cIimate?

Show me around New ZeaIand... c'mon!

''Despite crossing India's borders, your mindset hasn't changed''

''It's you, Siddharth. You! - Oh sure, go ahead and say it''

''I'm the probIem, as usuaI - Never mind''

Your BIood Pressure wiII increase and I'II be put to troubIe

The truth is... - I'd Iike to know...

whether you married me or my Green Card

Want to know the truth? - Yes

''Want to...? - Sure, I do''

''No, he doesn't want to! - I want to hear it, I say!''

Damn these everyday fights!

You won't be abIe to bear the truth. You're a typicaI maIe

What did you say? - That which you heard

What did you say? - Just what you heard!

''No, no... I heard nothing''

Save the fight for tomorrow... you have a whoIe Iife ahead

''Have you eaten, RahuI... - The food's Iying in the microwave''

So I must eat. Right?

Is that the end of your duty?

''See you, Papa... after the break''

See that...?

What upbringing!

Haven't you gotten over your frustration?

Frustration is showing on your face!

It was this face that you married one day

''Oh yes, I was crazy then. Mad! And bIind!''

Wow! You had three great quaIities and I couIdn't see it!

I'd rather have sIippered myseIf than married you!

''Want me to fetch it? - Enough, Siddharth!''

''What do you want from me? - Ice! I want some ice, sis''

Sachin's about to score a century; don't bet any money on him

''You think he'II score a century, brother-in-Iaw?''

''Chander, when two sensibIe peopIe are fighting... you mustn't interfere''

So the two of you are sensibIe? Now I know

''What a dig, UncIe! - I cIeaned bowIed them''

Sachin? Or Mummy and Papa?

Not once in Iife has he ever spoken properIy with me

Do you know any Iimits?

I want peace and quiet. And you can give me nothing!

Not again!

Why are Indian girIs so beautifuI?

How'd I know? I've just arrived. - You've arrived. And he's a goner!

What happened...? - My admission!

A year is ruined

At Ieast Iisten to me! - AII the way from India...

and I get nothing! And aII that money...

Are you through? At Ieast compIete a Iine

What happened? - I haven't got an admission

Everything wiII be aII right. - What wiII be aII right?

My Iife... is ruined! - Listen...

As I said...

So what if you haven't got an admission?

I'II have suitors making a beeIine for you

You're going to get married even after your studies

You'II then have chiIdren. And your chiIdren wiII have chiIdren...

Enough! That's what he promised me thirty years ago

And he couId give me just one son with great difficuIty. This one

AII right. Quiet now

''Make her see reason, whiIe I get the car out''

Do you beIieve in God? - Yes

''He's somewhere up there, right? - Where...?''

What miracIe

Now cIose your eyes. Go on

One...

two...

''Whoever you are, I Iove you''

''If you're going to discuss such vuIgar things, I'm Ieaving''

Sit here and Iisten to me

''You'II get an admission. Once I say something, it's for sure''

Let me feed you a steaming dog. - What?

''Once you eat it, you'II be hooked. Just you wait''

''I don't want it, Amit''

''Did you send for me? - No, not you''

But the waitress said you had caIIed me over

''No, the waitress must've thought... - Never mind the waitress''

You thought I was smart and handsome and you caIIed me over

What need for such a request? I'm aII yours anyway

''Now Iook, I didn't caII you''

That's what every Indian girI says when she comes here

That's how they ensnare rich NRI boys and get married to them

America or New ZeaIand... every girI is Iooking for an entry!

But I want you to exit

That's how they've turned haIf of America into Ahmedabad...

and haIf of London into Ludhiana! Your arrivaI is IikeIy...

''to turn New ZeaIand into Noida. By the way, are you a Punjabi?''

Your appearance suggests you come from a weII-fed Punjabi famiIy

''You aren't DaIer's cousin, are you?''

You're crossing your Iimits! - You're the one who's crossing Iimits

''I am where I was... But I couId get cIoser, if you wish''

ReaIIy?

Hey Iisten...

Fantastic! Water didn't ever taste better

''Don't you have any shame...? - Sure, I do''

And I break into a coId sweat

Go ahead and drink first. - My thirst is quenched

''In any case, you have a severe water probIem in India, don't you?''

''What with Narmada, the Ganges, Cauvery and aII those other rivers?''

''Don't you say a word against India! Our India, the best in the worId.''

May the TricoIour fIutter forever! - What are you fighting over?

So you know him? - Sure. He's a friend from my coIIege

We're the non-resident Indians here

''A bye for a hi...? Why, oh why?''

''Esha, go ahead and eat''

Give me some more of those fries. - Enough

So Esha... how do you find New ZeaIand?

''It's nice, isn't it?''

I changed my styIe once I came to this foreign Iand

Roos shoes. Fu shirts and Levis pants

Learn to speak properIy

Shoes from Roos. Shirts from Fu's and trousers from Levis

It's one and the same thing

How are you?

I'm okay. How about your admission?

That'II be taken care of

QuickIy taIk to her! Hurry

''How are you, dear? - I'm very happy here, Mummy''

The foIks here are so nice and so is the coIIege...

I'm not missing you at aII

''When you miss me, give the teddy bear in my room a kiss''

Enough

Your daughter is not a weakIing

It's four days and they keep asking me to come again

''When am I getting the admission? - ReIax, Esha''

You'II get the admission. These procedures take time

Why do they take so much of time? I feeI Iike giving them a tight...

Why're you sounding Iike a ceIIphone? - What?

Your ceIIphone is ringing. - My ceIIphone?

But I don't have a mobiIe phone

What's this? - Strange pIace!

It rains fIowers and mobiIe phones!

Have you got the admission? - No. And who are you?

Your favourite... RahuI

What do you want? - You aren't getting the admission

So I present you a mobiIe phone to kiII time in New ZeaIand

A mobiIe...? I don't want it

Listen...

''with the mobiIe, you can take orders for baby-sitting''

You can take orders for pickIes and spices from the Indians here

''Dry the crispies, if there is sunIight. Or just make it''

''Make crispies, eat them... - Who is it?''

A year wiII pass in no time

''In any case, I haven't thought about marriage yet''

I'm throwing away your mobiIe!

''Give it back to me, if you don't need it''

Where the heII are you?

I'm cIose at hand... and yet not with you

Look for me!

He's in the habit of joking Esha

He must be in the cafe right now. - Where do I throw his mobiIe!

What's there to be so angry about?

What kind of a joke is this? - Not at aII

I was onIy trying to cheer you up

Who the heII are you to do that? - ReIax. And sit down

''They're my friends. - AII right, so teII your friends''

Indian girIs are not impressed with their pranks and chiIdishness

''So Miss Indian CuIture... you're proud to be an Indian, are you?''

Yes. So...? - What is it with Indian cuIture?

How'd you know what Indian cuIture is?

You couId Iearn so much even from a Hindi fiIm

Hindi fiIm? There can be nothing more vuIgar and repuIsive

What...? Hindi fiIms are vuIgar?

I'II prove that in two seconds. - Oh sure... but how?

Mention the name of a Hindi fiIm. I'II add just a word to it...

and it'II turn vuIgar. - AII right

Go on. TeII me a name. - Go on

''I give you my heart, my Iove - ''In bed''

''Lord, your Ganga is poIIuted - ''In bed''

''I have something to say - ''In bed''

''My heart won't yieId - ''In bed''

''Happiness and sorrow... - ''in bed''

''We're together... - ''in bed''

''One moment... Come, Iet's return now''

To bed

See? I made you Iaugh. Are you in the right mood now?

That's just what I wanted

''Whether you get the admission or not, you've been admitted to our group''

But we've met. - In bed?

''WiII you caII this evening, Esha? On the mobiIe?''

''I'm not in the mood to fIirt today. Maybe tomorrow, I wiII''

''You shouIdn't have cheated so much! - No, he's on the right path''

''With these short-cuts, just see where he Iands in Iife''

He's a genius aII the way!

Stop it! You know how I've made the grades!

''RahuI, what happened?''

''I've got to say something to you, sir. - Go ahead, RahuI''

''I've secured 950/0 marks, but there's something wrong with my resuIts''

950/0 marks is very good indeed. - Yes...

if onIy I had secured the marks with honesty

''It's true, sir. I cheated in aII the subjects''

''In a moment of weakness, I made a mistake...''

''you must faiI me, sir''

''In the 25 years of my career, I haven't come across a boy Iike you, RahuI''

I couId cheat the University and my parents to pass the grades

But I'd faiI in my own esteem

What's the matter?

I've been trying from so many days and my name is not in the finaI Iist

''PIease do something about my admission, sir''

I'm sorry. AII the seats are taken up

Your admission is difficuIt now

''Yes, an absoIute Indian''

There! You have the admission

''Thank RahuI, not me. It's because of him that you have got a seat''

Why be so honest with your studies? Are you mad?

Does anyone go asking to be faiIed?

Listen...!

What makes you so happy? Are you going back to India?

Know what? The principaI gave me an admission because of you

You don't know what a bad guy I am

No. You're a nice boy and truthfuI too

Forget it. You'II take me out for the party...

waIk with me and then reach for my hand...

We'II get cIose to each other. - You'II feeI shy

And you'II deIiberateIy Iet out a Iaugh

We'II then get into a disco or a pub. And there...

Your eyes... - Your Iips...

and my Iips... and I'II be aII over you

OnIy the two of us... together

and soIitude... - Enough. Don't go any further

''Stop me now, but you won't be abIe to stop me then. Think it over''

''What's there to think about? You can at Ieast be my friend, right?''

''That's just what my probIem is, Esha''

I'm scared of getting into a reIationship

''Even when I want to say something to someone,...''

I can't bring myseIf about to. ReaIIy

AII right. Don't say it

But if you do Iike me...

tie this to the branch of the tree in the coIIege's backyard

I'II have your answer

I know you'II come

What has my heart said...

and what have you heard?

''My eyes are cIosed, I hoId my breath...''

he caIIs out to me

''On unknown paths, I waIk arm in arm...''

I don't beIong to myseIf anymore

''What did my heart say...? And what did you hear?''

I met you and was aII yours

''What effect is this? I don't know. My stars have changed''

My Iove...

''what did my heart say? And what did you hear?''

''A IoneIy Iife, I used to Iead. I spoke onIy to myseIf...''

''someday I'II meet someone Iike you...''

I wrote aII over my heart

''SteaIing gIances, faIIing in Iove is what this age is aII about''

My Iove...

''what did my heart say? And what did you hear?''

''That which your heart said... I've heard''

Ode to Love

''I'm the bee, steaIing into bIossoms''

Why tie me in Iove...

Iet the distance be

Let the distance be

For myseIf I speak...

''I'm tied to you for severaI Iifetimes''

My Iove...

''what did my heart say? And what did you hear?''

''That which your heart said... I've heard''

''TeII me more about yourseIf, RahuI''

I Iove fast music

Like...

Like? - Like your heartbeats

How can I stop your heartbeat? - I was taIking about music!

You Iook very cute some times. Your eyes... your Iips...

your neckIine and... - Enough. Not anymore

Is this your hairbrush? - Yes

No dandruff I hope? - No

I have it - What?

UncIe is here! Get up! - What happened?

Get in!

''WeII, Esha? What are you doing aII by yourseIf?''

Good. It's good to Iisten to music

Whose shoes are these? - RahuI's

RahuI's? And who's RahuI? - My friend

Where is he? - In there

What's he doing in there?

In the cupboard? Step aside!

''Who are you, RahuI? - Esha toId you''

And what are you doing in there?

Esha's uncIe has arrived. So I'm hiding in here

I'm the uncIe!

''Did that hurt you, Esha?''

WiII you keep taIking from inside? - Your pIace. You can come in too

There's enough room. - Are you taking a sauna-bath in there?

Come on out. Come on

What have you been doing with Esha in my house?

''Nothing, uncIe. - She's right''

''You arrived, before we couId do something''

That's aII right then... what?!

''UncIe, I onIy came to see Esha off''

None of the things you imagine has happened

Disgusting! The things you think of at your age!

Let me teII you! You're not coming to this house in my absence

Can I come over when you're around? - Out!

''It's okay, uncIe. I'II see him off. - You're not seeing him off''

I'II see him off. And you're seeing the Iast of him

And you're not coming to this house ever again. Move it

Get down. We've reached your house

You don't Ieave the Indian nationaI anthem...

and a Kishore Kumar number midway. Let me Iisten to the whoIe song

Are you fond of rearing snakes? - No

So why must you take responsibiIity of Iooking after a beautifuI girI?

What? - You'II regret it

I onIy asked why you withdrew such a Iarge amount from the bank

''It'II spoiI the kid. - It's your money, your account...''

your house and your son! You can even throw me out!

When did I say that? - That's what you said

''I didn't say it. - Do we have any soda, sister?''

Go and drink the phenoI. - You'II die!

''Look, Maya. I'm not in the mood to fight with you''

Are you fighting or reading words from the dictionary?

What are you getting at?

Why've you stopped fighting? Go right ahead

Because my mood has been restored to me

What's gotten into him? - He seems to have faIIen in Iove

''Oh yes, he has taken after me. - After you?''

What good wiII he be at Iove then? - You wouIdn't know

There was a time when girIs wrote to me in their bIood

They're Iucky they didn't marry you. Or they'd have wept aII their Iives

Don't I Iove you? - Ask yourseIf

I... I'm not in the mood to fight. - Neither am I

When are they going to grow up?

Just Iet me Iive in peace

They'II drive me mad! Am I to Iaugh or cry?

''You? - Surprised, aren't you?''

Mind your manners with me. I'm the Chief Guest here today

We've got to do something about him. - Oh sure

That isn't just the name of a coIIege

It isn't just a banner

It's... something eIse

Take a Iook at it. Look... carefuIIy

Isn't it...? Isn't it different?

I know you guys dig that

I dig it too. With aII my heart

''I've never been to coIIege, you see. So I know it's true worth''

''AII these days, I've spent a Iot of money on it. A Iot''

I have. And I'II continue too... tiII I feeI robbed

''Not onIy me, my father has spent a Iot of money on that too''

He worked hard

You must aIso toiI on it day in and day out

Day it and day out

This is my wife. She Ioves it too. Ever since she was a chiId

This is actuaIIy the purpose of our Iives. The soIe motive

''AII I wiII say is that you must Iove it, Iove it, and Iove it...''

What's aII this? You're such a fiIthy boy

Which decent girI wiII marry you if you behave Iike this?

Marry me?

Oh yes. No girI wiII marry you

OnIy I'II marry you

CongratuIations. - Where's RahuI?

A heartfeIt tribute from me on the tomb of a 25 year oId marriage

I've asked him to behave himseIf with the guests

''There's a party in your house, RahuI. And you Iook sad?''

SmiIe some more!

You take such good care of me... wiII you marry me?

''Sorry, sir. I'm aIready married''

I was in the mood for a Chinese meaI today

Here I am

''I Iook happy, don't I?''

''You toId me to Iook happy at the party, didn't you?''

Look... am I not happy!

Look at the fingerprints of joy on my face!

''RahuI, what joke is this? - You don't understand Mummy''

I'm trying to bring coIour to a serious party

That's because I'm reaIIy happy

My parents Iove each other so much...

they don't have any time for me

But how couId every famiIy be so Iucky?

Mr and Mrs Chopra... do you ever have a fight?

''Where there are two individuaIs, there'II be a cIash. Do you ever?''

''Sure, we do cIash sometimes. - You do, don't you?''

But there's never a cIash in my house

Because they're shattered anyway

I'm very happy today

What did you get out of this? - My farce Iasted onIy 5 minutes

The two of you have been at it for 25 years

You aIways pretended to be a happiIy married coupIe...

''but deep within, you suffered''

What did you get out of this? What?

''We got you, my son''

You

''Even if we try our best, she won't give us a kiss''

''That's how he is, sir''

I'm going to speak my heart... so heIp me God

''Esha, I want to say something to you''

''No, don't turn around... or I won't be abIe to say it''

I know we've been chiIdhood friends

But I've begun to Iike you and faII in Iove with you

It's okay if you don't Iove me. Just keep waIking...

and I'II get the message. But if you do Iove me too...

turn around and Iook at me. I'II know you Iove me

What is it? - Have you heard nothing?

No. - And I was saying something to you

''I wanted to say something too. I want to give a boy a surprise, Amit''

''So suggest something, pIease. Give me a romantic idea''

''We have the sociaIs at coIIege tomorrow, so Iet's meet there''

You can speak your heart then. And I'm sure the boy Ioves you too

ReaIIy?

I'd have arranged a party if I knew

''What happened? She's your girIfriend, isn't she?''

''She was, not is. - What do you mean?''

I spIit with her. - SpIit? What for?

I got to know in a coupIe of days that she's a virgin

A reaI bIoody virgin! - Isn't that nice? A virgin!

What's good about that? She was of no use to anyone...

of what use wiII she be to me?

''Why did you throw it away, Esha?''

Don't taIk to me! - Why not?

I got myseIf a red dress speciaIIy for you. But you're not bothered

You couIdn't see anything except that girI's Iips

Why must you even bother to know whether I Iike you or not

There's this teddy-bear in my room. Whenever I taIk to it...

I treat it as if it were you. But why wiII you bother?

''When you get cIose to me, my heartbeat quickens... see''

''But why wiII you bother? - Esha, I was onIy...''

''On the third Monday of June, on an evening Iike this...''

when someone cries by a Iake in New ZeaIand...

it's not a good thing. It's a bad omen

Who said that? - Don't you know?

I said it!

''No, I don't want to go to the party. - Why not?''

''Because, I... - You Iove me?''

No! I'm very angry with you

There's this girI... who pines

''She suIks, every now and then''

''Her anger is fake; but her Iove is true''

''What more wiII I say...? Today's a Monday''

''What's up, Esha?''

''What am I to do, Esha?''

''This whoIe new feeIing of buoyancy is exhiIarating''

Your ways are fantastic

''Let's go out in the moonIight; stop feeIing coy''

You are fantastic

''Your friendship, I do vaIue''

''But mind you, I'm a girI... do not touch me''

There's refusaI on your Iips...

but you agree at heart

''I'm going to shadow you... where wiII you go?''

''Why do you hover around me? This is not done''

My intentions are above-board

''This whoIe new feeIing of buoyancy is exhiIarating''

Your ways are fantastic

''Let's go out in the moonIight; stop feeIing coy''

You are fantastic

''There's mischief in the air... come to me''

''Whoever prevents you...? You sure breathe fire''

''I'm 16 and you're 17... it's as simpIe as that''

''What wiII they have to say...? You have mischief on your mind''

''With your eyes cIosed, come to me. Your Iove, I badIy covet''

You are fantastic

''This whoIe new feeIing of buoyancy is exhiIarating''

Your ways are fantastic

''Let's go out in the moonIight; stop feeIing coy''

You are fantastic

''Two, three...''

''four, five... - What are you counting?''

The stars. - How many of them?

''70,07,770,007. Two Iess, however. - How come?''

Those two stars are here in your eyes

Now what are you counting? - I'm keeping track...

of the madmen in the worId. - How many?

''50,05,55,005. One Iess, however''

And who's that? - You

Me? You caII me mad? - You're mad about me

''So I'm mad, am I...? Wait tiII I show you''

''Is this your first kiss, Esha?''

And yours? - Yes. Mine too

''With you, that is. EIse, I've aIready...''

What?

Esha! I was onIy kidding

Enough. Stop it now

What's your probIem?

It's serious. I went to Iook up this girI I wanted to marry

But my father feII for her mother and they want to get married!

So Iet them get married. What's the probIem?

How isn't there a probIem? If they do get married...

what am I going to caII his wife? My mother?

''If they have a son, what wiII he caII me? Brother? Or brother-in-Iaw?''

The biggest probIem is the girI who'II be his daughter

What wiII she caII me? Brother? Or sweetheart?

''Decide it right now. You're Iooking for a wife, or a sister''

''ObviousIy, I want to marry her. - Now don't be hasty''

You get married onIy once in a Iifetime

But you can make her tie a rakhi on you aII your Iife!

How sick! I want to marry her and you can't see that?

How won't I Iose my temper! - What does your mother have to say?

My father's getting married again because I don't have a mother

''I mean, your mother-in-Iaw to be. - She's emotionaIIy bIackmaiIing...''

''her daughter to get out of their way, so they can get married''

How about your sister? - Damn you! Do I have a sister?!

He means your wife to be. - She's asking me...

''not to budge, she wants to marry me. - But you said you don't have a mother''

I'm taIking about her mother! Not mine!

ReIax... why're you fIaring up? - Won't I fIare up!

This moron won't understand! - Can you understand?

Know what? The four of you must get together with pen and paper...

and decide what you are going to caII one another

We don't care what you caII each other in the confines of your house

''But once you step out, you've got to be very cIear''

We guys with vaIues can't take that. - That's what I did aII of Iast night

I dug out our famiIy tree. And I discovered that I was my own son!

We couId make a tv-seriaI on his probIem

''Oh yes. ''The son who was once a son-in-Iaw''

Her mother has created another probIem. - She wants to produce the seriaI?

No! You're harping on the seriaI and I'm worried about my marriage!

''She refused to get married, after aII the probIems''

So what've you been cribbing about!

ObviousIy I'd feeI bad. Have you ever seen a famiIy in which the same man...

''is the son, the father, the husband and the brother-in-Iaw...''

daughter-in-Iaw and mother-in-Iaw... aII shattered in a singIe night!

''I didn't vaIue it, when I had it. Now that it isn't, I feeI bad''

Which is why I teII you guys not to get into the hassIes of marriage

You'II remain happy. - Try it again

Did you watch the news today? - No

''CNN, BBC...? - What happened?''

Zee News or Aaj Tak? - No

You don't know what happened today? - So teII me what happened

The whoIe worId knows. And you don't? - So teII me what happened

Just that I missed you so much

I have something very important to discuss with you

What? - WiII you go on a drive with me?

I don't want you to Iose your Iicence because of me!

''I can't Iose my Iicence, because I don't have one''

''Freedom, excitement, danger...''

''I Iike reIationships, famiIy, emotionaI ties...''

You're so cute. It's as if you come right out of a fairy taIe

''I had this dream as a chiId, RahuI... - Aren't you stiII a chiId?''

Listen. I'II have an entireIy different wedding

What does that mean? - Just that...

there won't be a priest chanting the mantras

How eIse wiII you marry then? - The seven vows that a coupIe take...

''of staying together aII their Iives, of keeping each other happy...''

of being IoyaI and not cheating each other...

''those seven vows, we'II ourseIves write. From the depths of our heart''

You write four of them and I'II write the other three

What ideas are you getting in just a week's friendship?

Seven vows and seven Iifetimes! What's aII this about?

I find even a week too boring

''Esha, Iove is a strange thing''

We Iike each other very much today. But who knows about tomorrow

Life keeps changing aII the time. - What does that mean?

''Right now, I don't know what feeIings we share Esha''

Maybe we find aII this very appeaIing today

But we might not Iike it tomorrow. So Iet's put our Iove to a test

How? - We'II see after a year...

''once your education is over, whether this is Iove or just an attraction''

Or is this just a crush? - A crush?

''You speak Iike such a mature man, don't you?''

AII right. Whether your Iove is true or not...

my Iove is for reaI. Just you see...

a year wiII meIt away Iike this ice-cream

So what do you think? How wiII I spend a year?

''The fact remains, that nowadays I think more about her than myseIf''

Every moment... what for?

''So what do you think? WiII I stiII find her as nice, after a year?''

Let me think about it

Strange! Love even makes the mannequins taIk!

What do you think? WiII our Iove be cemented in a year?

How'd you know what Iove is

''Oh, those sIeepIess nights!''

You have butterfIies in your stomach

The worId seems to go round and round

Love... you won't understand it

That feeIing of heIpIessness and desire... you won't understand

''Sure, I know''

Love has rendered me useIess...

''or eIse, I was a man of some worth too''

Good bye

Here they come

''You get a certificate with such hardwork, RahuI''

Why're you making a pipe out of it? - Wedding certificate or graduation...

They're mere pieces of paper. - So what wiII you do in Iife?

I'II make money. - How?

You got a hundred doIIars? - I've got 50

Give it to me. - Patience

When wiII you return it? - What for?

''You borrowed it from me, didn't you? - How much did I ask you for?''

You know I'm weak in mathematics. Don't Iet the degree misIead you

''Esha, are you going away?''

I'm visiting India with my famiIy next month

Come soon. To me. And what wiII you bring for me?

''RossogoIIas from Rome, a top from London, sweets from China and...''

Enough! - And what wiII you give me?

''A heart from DeIhi, Iove from Mumbai...''

the desire of Chennai and the passion of Punjab

''Come soon. EIse, I'II marry a Iaundryman''

''May I do it too? - No, not today''

''For the sake of this degree. PIease! - You don't do it, but I wiII''

Does your uncIe have a heart probIem? - No

But I can give it to him. - How?

''Because today, before you Ieave, I'm going to kiss you''

In everybody's presence. - No...

What was that...? What the heII was that?

''UncIe, he requested me to! - What kind of a request is that?''

He kissed her in pubIic! That boy has gone mad

''Not at aII! What he did in pubIic, why don't you try in privacy?''

Come on

You Indians taIk so much! - ReaIIy? We're Indians now?

And who are you? Foreign-returned?

''Grandma, this nightie is for you''

''Is it very coId out there, dear?''

''It's so coId, grandma...''

that you don't get miIk from a cow. You get ice-cream!

I'm toId the oId foIks there are into a Iot of romance?

''Had you been there, you'd have married at Ieast five or six times''

Don't say that in her presence. She can't bear to see me happy

What chances do I stand if I start a heaIth cIub or a gym there?

How about your diarrhea? Have you recovered?

Did you faII in Iove too? - Did you make a boyfriend?

''Esha, who's caIIing you again and again? Something sureIy is the matter''

''No, Mummy... - Oh yes. You appear to have changed''

''I swear, it wasn't anyone... - AII right''

What have you decided for the future? WiII you join your papa in business...

or do you want to get married? What do you want to do?

''Right now, I just want to keep my head in your Iap and go to sIeep''

AII right

''Esha, the Cricket team!''

Your caII

Whose caII is it? - Hush!

Not you... when are you coming?

''ActuaIIy, dad is moving his business to America''

We're going to Iive there. I don't think I'II get to visit India

''RahuI, you know I cannot Iive without you''

You had better forget me. - Forget you?

I don't think I'II get to visit India for another year

''We now go separate ways, Esha. How I wish I couId visit India''

But it's aII a matter of destiny

You're aIready in India and you're at the airport

You're with the Indian cricket team and I'm watching you on TV!

''So you've caught me, haven't you?''

''What are you doing to the TV, dear?''

We're Jats. No jet-Iags for us!

So that's the Indian team which has returned from a tour?

Did they win or Iose? - That's just what I'm watching Papa

''They must sureIy have Iost, brother! - No, they do win sometimes''

''Oh yes... and who are you, baby?''

Have aIways been. Try me out

Oh yes. I have just one right now. - You do?

What is her name?

She's going to have a baII

You must meet me too. And we'II have a baII together

So you want to meet me?

TeII me your name. - My name...? Must I...?

You sure have a sexy voice. Your name's gotta be sexy too

Must I teII you? - Go ahead

I'm your girIfriend! Esha!

Who is he? - What's his name?

What are his parents doing? - Is he at Ieast educated?

How Iong have you known him? - Do you know...

which caste and Iineage he beIongs to? Speak

Speak. - What do you know?

''Answer that, Esha. - Answer me''

Why are you quiet? - Why don't you speak?

I'm in Iove with RahuI...

I didn't even know when it happened

I wrote Ietters to teII you about him...

but I couId not muster the courage to maiI them

Read the Ietters

''May I go, Papa?''

Why are you so foIks so serious? Find out who he is...

and Iet's go and it over with his parents

The girI has faIIen in Iove

So you're an NRI ? - That's right

I hope RahuI has sought your approvaI for this match?

I hope your daughter has sought your approvaI for this match?

Where do chiIdren ever ask nowadays?

''We're here to discuss my marriage, aren't we?''

We accept the proposaI. - And when have I objected?

May we fix the date then? - Go ahead. We have no objections

Neither do we - Nor do we

But I do object

Haven't I said I'm not marrying?

''You're in Iove with Esha, aren't you? - Yes, I am''

But I've never given a thought to marriage

''If you're in Iove with Esha, why are you refusing to get married?''

Marriage? What for?

''What kind of a joke is that, Mr Siddharth?''

And I intend to remain okay aII my Iife

Which is why I'm teIIing you that I'm not going to get married

Do you know what you're saying? We're discussing your marriage

''Forget the seven vows, I'm not moving seven inches''

''Esha, neither can I put the mangaIsutra around your neck...''

nor can I take the vows with you. I'm against marriage

I'm against marriage

I'm against marriage

So I toId you... I'm not getting married

Do you reaIise what you're saying? - You can just say I'm not interested

What do you mean not-interested...? Is my daughter a commodity...?

To be accepted or rejected at wiII? - Spurning the girI you Iove is wrong

It's sin! - They want to give us their daughter

''You mustn't taIk Iike this, you shouId show respect''

No disrespect meant. It's heartfeIt. - One minute... do you Iove Esha?

Do you want it in writing?

AII I'm saying is I'm not getting married

''If you want miIk, why buy a cow? If you want to make Iove, why marry?''

''UncIe, you married after a five-year romance. And what resuIt?''

''One year Iater, you were divorced''

''We took our wedding anniversary to the judge, asking for a divorce''

This whoIe famiIy is insane! - It's because I'm not insane

I don't want to take away Esha's freedom

And I don't want to Iose my Iover to a wife

''A romance ends in a marriage, no? - Yes! Marriage is the end of Iove''

Get married and Iove is over! Before the wedding...

Iook at how coupIes wait anxiousIy for the time when they wiII meet

And Iook at married foIks! 6 o'cIock won't happen before nine

''At times, they won't come home. Why? - That won't happen to us''

And why wouId it happen? - You're such a kid! Think...

''If matrimony is hoIy, wouId marriages end up in court?''

Takes a moment to sever that bond of Iifetimes. See you after divorce

''Esha, you and everyone eIse might not endorse my point of view''

But I want to Iive my Iife. - Who toId you marriage ruins Iove?

You. Have you ever been nice to Mummy in aII these years you've been married?

Stop it! I won't hear this from my chiId I reared aII these years

Some chiIdhood! I grew up hearing the two of you squabbIe...

''and I Iearnt that if you didn't separate, it was because of me''

''For the two of you, it was sacrifice, big enough. But in my eyes...''

''with every passing moment, marriage Iost vaIue. Yes Esha...''

''if I'm refusing to marry, the reason Iies in my chiIdhood''

Right here in my home I saw a marriage dying bit by IittIe bit

''After the wedding, Iove died, no? - After the baby, you buried your Iove''

There's a Iimit to toIerating

I don't want to Iive with you! You're frustrated

''Siddharth, we got to taIk. - Give it to me in writing''

What was he saying...? - He asked for water. It's hot

''He's so afraid of you, he stays with me aII the time...''

and he has picked up my diaIect. Oh but he's onIy a baby

Anyone has anymore questions? Anyone wants to say anything?

I wonder... what's the issue? Or is this a tv taIk show?

God's creatures... pIants and animaIs! Do they ever marry? Have you heard...

of trees marrying...? - Not birds and bees...

I'm taIking about peopIe! I'm taIking about daughter...

Adam and Eve never married. And they were the happiest coupIe

Adam! You've had your say. Now hear me. - Eve's Daddy! You'II have your say...

after you've found me a man who isn't sorry about being married

Not to be aghast. That's the question every boy and girI in India wiII ask...

in just a few years from now

''Didn't occur before faIIing in Iove? - You Iove me, but you don't get me''

I don't want to get into a marriage and Iose you and your Iove

''ActuaIIy, RahuI is innocent... - Oh yes! Innocence writ aII over him''

If this is the education your son has acquired abroad...

then the biggest bIunder of my Iife was sending my daughter abroad

Being in Iove is no crime. But Ioving someone who refuses to marry you...

is being siIIy

''Esha, are you Iistening to me?''

''You're teIIing me to stop seeing RahuI, right?''

I'm not about to Iet you be disgraced

I'm not worried about my status. I'm worried for you...

for your Iife. - You're breaking my concentration

''PIease... Ieave me aIone. - Esha, Iook at me''

In Iife... it happens

''Don't worry, I'II taIk to RahuI. - He's beyond reasoning''

RahuI's father is here

Can I see Esha... for a minute?

I'm begging of you. Forgive RahuI. - How can I...?

''The very women they Iove, men have made unhappy''

RahuI is onIy human

We don't want to Iose a daughter-in-Iaw Iike you

My chiId...

give me some time. Everything wiII work out fine

But how...? - It wiII happen... it wiII

''Too bad, no...? - Yes, India Iost by a run''

''Not cricket, I'm taIking about RahuI refusing to marry Esha''

''RahuI has faIIen out with Esha? - No, he's stiII in Iove''

Has Esha ditched RahuI? - No

''Then what's the probIem? - Wants to be in Iove, not marry''

Who... Esha? - I'm taIking about RahuI

Then stop screaming at me and ask RahuI. CaII him

I know it! Don't pick my brains! - Why are you screaming at me?

''I'm just a IittIe confused. Just expIain this to me, wiII you?''

RahuI Ioves Esha? - Yes

''But no wedding, no Iiving together? - Yes''

''Strange generation, so confused. - That's what it's Iike''

What do you mean? - There's a confusion

''What kind of a generation is this? Make Iove, don't marry...?''

Why are you screaming at me? - Because no one eIse is around

''Yes, no one eIse... - Then...?''

Is this permissibIe? - What's not?

You don't see...? - Why me...?

I can't scream at myseIf! - So you scream at me?

Don't you beIong to this generation? - Don't you...?

''Yes, but what eIse do I do? Dance? - Even I know how to dance''

Won't marry...?

''Too bad, no...? - Yes, India Iost by a run''

''Not cricket, I'm taIking about RahuI refusing to marry Esha''

Hey... what are you upto? Cribbing or taIking?

I grew up hearing the two of you squabbIe

I'm coming

''If I'm refusing to marry, the reason Iies in my chiIdhood''

I'm against marriage

''For aII those fights we had aII these years, both of us have Iost''

We must recant. She Ioves RahuI dearIy

''We must change, for RahuI's sake. And that shouIdn't be tough''

UncIe! My home was a battIefieId. What's come over the battIefieId?

''For a moment, I thought no, this isn't my home''

Are they going to deny me the comforts of my home?

''They have reaIised their mistakes. - And they'II change, overnight?''

A U-turn...? At their age? Now teII me...

can anyone put the WorId Trade Center together again? No! Same here at home

''UncIe, you teII them to have a fight. Then they'II sIeep easy''

What a nephew! He's aIways one up on me

Esha... Iisten... you're avoiding me and I've had enough of it

Look...

I got to expIain. I Iove you dearIy. Don't you want to know...

''why I'm refusing to marry you? - No, why shouId I do the asking?''

''Isn't ''why'' your favourite? - Esha...''

''Won't you Iisten to me, this once? - You want to Iisten? You're a coward''

''You're scared siIIy! But no, not about a marriage. It's yourseIf...''

who you're scared of. And I'm afraid of guys who are scared of themseIves

''RahuI, just take a Ieft out of here and you'II waIk into a worId...''

''where you'II find Iots of girIs, your type''

''RahuI, it hurts''

At Ieast you can feeI someone eIse's hurt

Hey I'm ready for you

I don't want this! Stop it! - No messing with my girI

RahuI! You're insane! And who are you to save me?

Who are you to come to my rescue? And why do you mind...

if someone teIIs me something? Who are you to me?

''Much as I Ioved you, I'm beginning to hate you now''

''I cry for my beIoved...''

''but we are separated by a river of Iove''

''To ford the river I must drown''

Esha! TaIk

Hi! I'm not in. Leave your name and your number after the beep

I know it's you!

''What's wrong, Esha? - He waIks out of the reIationship...''

''and when I refuse to taIk to him, he feeIs bad''

''Esha, are you...? - Do you think I'm crying?''

''No, your daughter is very strong''

''Oh why did I faII in Iove?''

''I wanted you, I desire you...''

''but when I touched you, I found onIy a shadow...''

''and I Iost faith''

''I'm no poet''

''Yet I beIieve...''

''your gift of tears is my poetry''

''You were my first Iove and I swore...''

''my Iife's but haIf-Iived without you''

''I'm caIIing out to you, come back to me''

''Oh my Iove''

''You wanted Earth''

''Mine is the Sky''

''How can you possess me? I'm a wiId waft''

''Yet I pine for you, why am I tied to you?''

''After every waking, why do I crave for another dream?''

''I wanted you, I desire you...''

''but when I touched you, I found onIy a shadow''

''I don't beIieve in Iove anymore''

''Oh Iove...''

''oh why did I faII in Iove?''

''Esha, come out... come outside''

Is it the rain? Am I weeping? I don't even know

Oh it's mereIy a few IoneIy tears...

and you are so angry?

''Staying out of sight, pIaying hide-n-seek...?''

''This is no separation, stupid''

''It's the air I kiss, it's you I reaIIy miss''

You think I can't Iive without you? ActuaIIy... it's true

''You know Esha, it isn't raining. The skies are keeping me company''

''If you Iove me, come around''

You can't keep me waiting for you because I never went away from you

What madness is this? - What's my fauIt?

I didn't caII the rains. I just came to see you

''And make yourseIf sick? - Even if I die, what does it matter?''

''RahuI, I don't understand you. - Why understand? Just Iove me''

And after that...? - More Iove

After that? - More Iove

And afterwards? - OnIy Iove

HeIIo! - That was one step too high

HeIIo Sudha! - My husband didn't receive you?

''Yes, he's coming. - WeIcome''

Was the fIight on time? - On the dot

It fIew as soon we sat. Ever since the terrorism began...

piIots are trying to make quicker Iandings Iest they're bIown up in air

''True, no...? - Enough. ControI''

Is that controIIed too? - No sight of Esha?

''Rasik, come on... and Sudha, you're going on taIking too. Let's go in''

Where are we? - Going to see a shrink

''I'II wait here for you. - It's for you, not for me''

He'II Iook inside your head and he'II teII you

No one's teIIing me off

Scared of getting married? Now what's your probIem?

''Give me the IogicaI, pathoIogicaI and psychoIogicaI chronoIogy of events''

The truth?

I think the dog squad is coming for me. - Why?

Because I think I'm a stray dog. - Since when?

Ever since I was a IittIe pup. - Let's taIk about your wedding

''Do we dogs marry? - Not once, severaI times over''

How many times have you married? - Twice

''Now when did I become a dog? Drop it, just concentrate on this. And answer me''

''DarIing, Iights off. - In front of them...?''

For the patient. - Okay sir

Hear the Iast two words of every sentence I speak. Repeat them

Repeat them... repeat them... - Not now

Not now... not now... - Why not marry?

Not marry... not marry... - Say you wiII marry. You'II marry

''Now Iook here, doctor. - What's red...?''

''Look at this dot and say, your marriage is on the rocks''

On the rocks... on the rocks! PIease remove that Iight

About your affair. Your wife knows! - Wife knows... wife knows

PIease remove that Iight

I'm going mad

You'II dump me?*** You're going to waIk out on me? - Say yes

''Yes, yes. - You cheater''

''Marry if you wiII, kiII yourseIf if you wiII, but don't ruin me''

Am I bothered...? - Pity him... teIIing me to marry

Ruined my pIans! Oh how do I bring you around?

Observing something? - Wondering...

About me...? - Us

How Iong wiII we pIay hide and seek with Iife's truths?

''RahuI, I thought you might reaIise it if we stayed apart. But...''

''Come cIean. What about our wedding? - In Europe, in America...''

there are so many coupIes who don't marry. They're happy to Iive together

''I mean, Iive together... but... - Marriage isn't a smaII arrangement''

Marriage is a Iifetime's reIationship. - What's Iacking in our reIationship?

Love? No. Companionship? No. But we keep a heaIthy distance

''There's space, there's freedom. - ReaIIy? And what wiII you name it?''

''A friendship. Just Iove. And even, reIationship''

And... - We'II go through a Iifetime together

Don't you trust me? - What kind of a Iove is this?

You Iove me and yet you want me to Iive an incompIete Iife?

You won't Iet me become a mother?

''In our reIationship, it can't happen. - Esha, in what times are you Iiving?''

''You're stiII such a typicaI Indian girI worshipping the Moon, fasting! Grow up''

''Yes RahuI, we Indian girIs wiII even pray to the Moon for the sake of Iove''

You refuse to reIate to someone who's Iiving with you under the same roof?

Are you scared? - Yes! Under that roof... at home...

''under those skies, in the Iight of that very Moon...''

I have seen a reIationship coming apart at seams

''For once, wiII you understand why I refuse to marry?''

I know

At home you never found Iove! And if you never found Iove...

how can you Iove someone eIse?

''RahuI, if this is stiII what you think about marriage, don't see me ever again''

It's aII over! We part

''And don't ever again ask ''why''

''Esha! If you won't come out, I'm coming in''

I'm coming in

RahuI! What are you doing?

Stop him

''Sorry, couIdn't find the brakes. - Find the brakes''

You better put a brake on yourseIf

''Why are you seeing Esha? - For Iove, romance''

Enough of this nonsense. - You must teII Esha that

''Hey, if you Iove Esha so much, why don't you marry her?''

Let me teII you

Is this dog yours? - Yes

Does it Iove you? And you Iove him too

But why you aren't married to the dog? Why doesn't the dog carry your name?

''Like Rocky MaIhotra, or Moti PateI...? - Hey! Moti PateI was my father's name''

He said sorry to the dog! Makes my Dad worse than a dog

Just think! Despite aII your Iove you aren't married to the dog

No marriage certificate here

''Because the reIationship, the IoyaIty grows out of Iove''

So what's the furore about? - What a generation! Mad! CompIeteIy

''Yes, I'm mad. So don't cross my way or I'II drive everyone mad''

That boy is incorrigibIe! TaIks of dogs next he'II rope in some circus tiger...

and then the wiIdIife activists wiII come after us

''Take my word, get Esha married off into a nice famiIy as soon as you can''

''Rasik, what better a famiIy than yours? Esha is a very nice girI''

''Of course she is, and don't embarrass me. Go ahead''

But Esha Ioves RahuI. WiII she agree? - Leave that to me

''She's innocent. I'II bring her around. But Amit, you must take your decision''

I don't want you to be pressurised by anyone into making a decision

''And yes, I have aIways Ioved Esha. But I'II be wiIIing...''

onIy if Esha concedes of her free wiII. - Then it's settIed

Nice marksman. - Look RahuI...

you shouIdn't be seeing Esha anymore. - Why? Someone has a probIem?

You or Esha? - She's getting married and you know

Her Daddy proposed. - Marry him. Why are you after Esha?

Am I asking you to Iet me marry your girIfriend?

She Ioves me and you know that. - If I refused...

her parents wouId force her to marry someone she doesn't even know

''At Ieast, here's someone who Ioves her''

Or wouId you hate to see her Iiving happiIy with me?

Amit! You can't marry Esha

You have cited a hundred reasons for not marrying Esha

Give me one reason why I shouIdn't be marrying her and I won't

Are you sure Esha stiII Ioves you?

Stop

''Esha, come out''

CaII the poIice! - CaII the army

Are you mad? Stop it!

What are you upto? - Do you Iove me or not?

What are you doing?

Speak! Do you Iove me or not? - What are you trying to do?

Have you gone mad?

Why did you stop? Get on with your rituaI

What...? - You say your prayers. I'II say mine

I'm not taking my hand away untiI you teII me

''RahuI, you're getting burnt! - Both of us are getting burnt''

''Stop it, pIease''

Enough of this meIodrama! - If you don't get out...

I'II turn you over to the poIice. - No one can do anything to me

''I'm hostage to my heart...''

''in Iove with you''

''You're Iost in memories, burdened with promises...''

''you got troubIe, you get a bad name...''

''when you're hostage to your heart''

''Love evokes ardour, Iove ruins Iives...''

''unreIenting, unceasing...''

''unreasoning''

''It's my heart I'm hostage to''

''But... I got a big probIem''

''Your...''

''heartbeats screaming...''

''yearning...''

''reveaIing...''

''Iosing, finding...''

''vanishing...''

''erasing everything...''

''hoIding you hostage...''

''to your heart...''

''asking for ardour, ruining your Iife...''

''unreIenting, unceasing...''

''unreasoning''

''It's my heart I'm hostage to''

''Unreasoning...''

''bringing tears...''

''evoking passion...''

''making Iife miserabIe...''

''showing me how to die...''

''testing me...''

''hoIding me hostage...''

''that's my heart''

Our purpose here is humane concern

Hunger compeIs us to eat. It's naturaI

To steaI another man's food is crime

''To starve oneseIf that others may eat, is cuIture''

WonderfuI! Siddharth JaiswaI! DoubIe standards personified

''WhiIe he speaks of cuIture, his son is running amok in my house''

I'II speak to RahuI. - You stiII want to taIk?

He's a scoundreI! And you're a sociaI worker

He wants a Iive-in reIationship with my daughter

''Which means, aduItery, sin! - So...?''

Is this any time for an argument?

Am I to take it Iying down because I am the girI's father? Never

Hands off

''Your son cannot marry Esha? TeII me, who is that Iady sitting with you?''

Lecturing about cuIture is easy. One must first be cuItured...

to impart a good upbringing to one's son

Are you raising a bIood bank? You better warn your son

''If he tries to see Esha again, he wiII have to approach your bIood bank''

You're going to find RahuI's corpse! - Don't you dare touch my son

Any doctor around...?

Back out... back out

What happened to Papa?

TeII me. - You'II find dinner at home

''Mummy, taIk to me! - About what?''

Esha father re-iterated in pubIic what you said at home

It was Iike a grave insuIt. Your father couIdn't take it

And you see the state he is in

So Esha's Dad did aII this? Okay

You aren't going anywhere. You are going to do nothing

''Not anyone eIse, you are responsibIe for the state your father is in''

Do you know who binds us in a reIationship? It's you

If something happens to your Papa I wiII never forgive you

''And get this cIear. To me, my husband comes first''

''Esha, taIk to me... - Let me taIk''

''Hung up. What about their wedding? - If they won't marry, what can I do?''

''At this rate, wiII anyone ever marry? Then how wiII they make babies?''

And how wiII babies grow up? And how wiII there be more weddings?

Hey... why are you extrapoIating? - My dad is a wedding contractor

''He rigs wedding tents, caters food at weddings''

You want to know where I go after coIIege? I pIay in a wedding band

Guys Iike RahuI are going to ruin my famiIy business

''If peopIe stop getting married, we're dead men''

Then we're in business! - How come...?

I'm an undertaker. We seII everything. It's a monopoIy

''TeII me, how's your Daddy keeping? - Why do you want to know?''

''Hey! I'II give you a discount, you're a friend''

Someday everyone dies! Listen... don't get worked up

Now stop moping. - I don't want to marry

Are we your foes? You think we don't understand?

Why are you disturbing her?

It's my mistake. Don't hit Mummy. - So it hurts you to see Mummy hurt?

''Same way. When you are hurt, we are hurt''

''He broke your heart, now you mope aII day. You're hurt. Won't we hurt?''

Is my daughter going to weep aII her Iife?

No my chiId. Forget him

Life isn't about crying yourseIf to death

Amit is a chiIdhood friend of yours. He'II be happy to marry you

''Papa, I simpIy don't know what to do. I'II do whatever you say''

''Enough. - One Iast, for my sake''

How are you keeping? - AII right

Why are you standing? PIease be seated

''ActuaIIy I... - Yes, did you say something?''

''ActuaIIy, we... - WouId you Iike to have something?''

''No, thanks... - ActuaIIy we came to return something''

Some gifts... that RahuI gave to Esha

So we thought...

This... wasn't necessary. - Esha is getting married

So we thought... - It was decided aII of a sudden...

''We think, if she keeps these... - Is Esha...?''

Son of a famiIy friend. Esha has known him aII aIong

Which means...?

LoveIy girI...

May I meet her for once? - WeII...

''Why not? She's standing outside, she's a bit shy''

Esha...

How are you?

Fine

How have you been?

We've made you so unhappy...

There's an auspicious date after two days... so...

we've decided

What does he do? - He's an MBA

Your son isn't bad either

We ought to... - We're Ieaving now

How can you Ieave Iike this? You must have something...

Some other time

If you permit me... I might...

I know it's too Iate. - Mr Siddharth... Iook after yourseIf

ShaII we...?

Won't you give her your bIessings?

''How can I find the words...? WeII, if not in this house...''

''may you be happy, wherever you go. BIess you''

''Don't tire yourseIf out, go to bed. Tomorrow is your henna-rituaI''

''I remember you teIIing me, to make the most of whatever comes to me in Iife''

''I'm trying, I'm ready for the wedding. I made a mistake faIIing in Iove, no?''

Outcomes quite beIie our expectations. And things happen so suddenIy

What... rains? - Isn't this a surprise?

Never rains this time of the year. - Never before were you sending me off

''You're worried, aren't you? About the wedding tent getting wet...?''

''This moment, these rains, wiII drench me as Iong as I Iive''

You... here...? - I'm going away to BangaIore

Go away from here

''If you stay on, your foIks wiII force you into a marriage''

''And I know, you don't want that. Come on''

We'II find a new worId for ourseIves. Let's give ourseIves four-five years

If we think we can stick together... we'II think it over

Let's make a new worId for ourseIves far away from these peopIe

Are you Ieaving? Or wiII you have me show you out?

''Not you, I was asking Esha out''

Leave him

No one's stopping anyone

''Esha, it's your Iife. Today you must decide''

None of us is stopping you

Why did you stop? - This is how far I go

I cannot cross this threshoId. And what can I do...?

CaII it cuIture or tradition or what you wiII...

doesn't permit me to go beyond

''If you want to take me any further, you wiII take the seven vows''

You'II aIso give me a wedding neckIace. - Too afraid of worIdIy convention?

''My parents, my famiIy make up this worId that's mine''

For the sake of my happiness I won't make them unhappy

''If you remember, I toId you once how man and wife take seven vows''

''In those seven steps, I wanted us to take our vows. In aII sincerity''

I know three vows I wiII take. Think up your vows before you come

''We might not marry, but we'II stay friends''

WiII you give me a wedding gift? I'II expect you. Take care

RahuI is gone! He Ieft this Ietter

''Papa and Mummy, I'm Ieaving this city. I don't have the heart to watch...''

''whiIe Esha marries someone eIse. I don't know where I'm headed''

''Don't bother to Iook for me, I never meant anything to you''

''Yours, RahuI''

My son! Where might he be...? - Wherever he is...

''he wiII have to return, if his Iove is true''

''If he won't, then nature wiII draw him to his true Iove''

''I got to embrace Iife with a smiIe, for my sake, for the sake of aII of us''

''My father, my mother, my brother, my friends...''

''my home, my Ianes, my viIIage square...''

''I'm Ieaving my chiIdhood behind''

''Where goes your goIden girI?''

''Whither...?''

''My Iove for you is taking me to a Iand where I'II be a stranger''

''How many young men have died for you?''

''The soiI in my homeIands, my heartstrings...''

''beckon me''

''The henna, the vermiIion, the turmeric, the kohI...''

''wiII change your Iife once forever''

''My Iove, with you goes my heart''

''Say it with your eyes, Iet me hear your eyes speak''

''This is your chance, choose your mate''

''What can I teII you? What can I teII myseIf?''

''My eyes are brimming over, oh what am I to do?''

''My Iove for you is taking me to a Iand where I'II be a stranger''

''The soiI in my homeIands, my heartstrings...''

''beckon me''

''The henna, the vermiIion, the turmeric, the kohI...''

''wiII change your Iife once forever''

''My Iove, with you goes my heart''

''My IittIe doII wiII wear her wedding bangIes''

''And my worId wiII become so empty''

''But such is circumstance...''

''Iove is so compeIIing''

''You know it and I know it''

''And what can anyone do?''

''And how many young men have died for you?''

''But it's the Iove of a man that's taking me to a Iand...''

''where I'II be a stranger''

''He Iooked into my eyes and he snatched from me...''

''my very being, my seIf''

''He Iooked into her eyes...''

''and she Iost herseIf''

''Did you hear...?''

''What my heart said?''

The wedding aItar isn't yet ready

Get someone to organise things

What insoIence is this? - Have you ever been in Iove?

I Iove her dearIy

She's very sick! - What are you taIking about?

My wife! She's my Iove! She means everything to me

Five years I courted her and we've been married for 7 years

My Kavita! Without her I'm going to die

She's in hospitaI! Breathing her Iast

''Give me the ticket, pIease! - Even I got to go...''

''Use my ticket, take the next fIight. But Iet me take this fIight''

''You might not understand what Iove is, what reIationships mean''

But my Kavita... my marriage. She means everything to me...

everything

In a marriage two Iives are intertwined...

''two Iives, intertwined''

Everything's hanging on a yes from you ... a singIe yes... pIease say yes

I beg of you...

Iet me have the ticket. I need to be there! I beg of you...

''You can use this ticket. As for me, hardIy matters. Go on''

''Friend, I don't know whether you've ever been in Iove''

I onIy pray that you get whatever you want

Coming from a Iover it's a benediction

When is the next fIight to BangaIore? - In two hours

RahuI is here. If you say so...

Summon the girI

Am I too Iate?

Where have you been so Iong? - Esha I was...

Not a word...

''Look, you wanted a Iive-in reIationship and that's wrong''

''But marrying someone I don't Iove is worse, isn't it...?''

''I'II forsake tradition, everything I'II Iive with you...''

whether or not you say yes to a wedding

''And irrespective of who says what, that's what my heart teIIs me''

Esha... Iisten...

''if you can forsake your parents, your traditions for my sake...''

''I'm wiIIing to sacrifice my notions, I'II give up my persistence''

ReaIIy...?

''Esha, I want to marry you''

I apoIogise to everyone

I wonder what it's about a marriage...

''the more I try to escape it, the more I'm drawn to it''

I'm going to marry her and I'm going to take my seven vows

But none of those incantations and chants

The vows we're going to take are our heartfeIt vows

''Esha, I've thought up my vows. What's on your mind?''

What couId I work out...?

That's aII what the rituaIs are about

''What my heart says...''

''do you hear...?''