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There has been a worst terrorist attack on this region

News of worst terrorist acts are reported from all parts of world

More reports are coming in. Worst casualities are children

This 4-year girl who was picked up by the rescue team from a...

...riot-hit area is so traumatized to even remember her name

Enquiries about her relatives have revealed no results so far

At a time, when the world was turning more violent with...

...every passing day, somewhere in India where there are 18...

...different official languages and as many varied religions...

...a little red & white bus was carrying two strangers back...

...to their homes in the plains

Couldn't your mom-in-law pick any other time to fall ill?

Rushing back like this!

What difference would a couple of days make?

Your father-in-law is there. Won't he look after her.

The train is at 9.45, isn't it?

Oh God! You've to wait 4 hours at the station!

Will you find the ladies retiring room? -I'll manage. Just relax.

Take care. I'm putting his cereal in the green bag. Don't know...

...how you will manage.

I've packed the holy coconut in this plastic bag.

So don't go putting soiled nappies inside that bag

Are you listening, Meena? - Yes, don't worry

Twenty past one! Hurry up now. We'll be late

I've packed you some food

Don't buy any food on the train. God knows who cooks that stuff!

Jabber on and we'll miss the bus!

I know, Papa.

Sister, come let us take our places

Come and take the baby from that side

Coming, Mamma

Here, hold him... Careful! You'll bump his head.

I know, Papa - Hurry up!

My little sweetheart! I am going to miss you

You'll forget me as soon as you see your other granny, no?

Baby, so cute. -Look at him, Mala- Santhanam!

Girls, hurry up for getting seats in the bus.

Mr. Chatterjee, where are you going- Hello, Mr. Srinivasan

Raja, he only issued the forest- pass, you wanted to thank him

He is the divisional forest officer

So you are the famous wild-life photographer.

Hardly! But thanks for issuing the passes in short-notice.

You can't get away so easily Did'nt Doc. Tell you. I need...

...some photos for my office this imet-With pleasure

You Bengalis start conversing in Bengali when U see each other

Shall I ask him? -Same applies to you South Indians too.

Wow! As I told you it is misty again. Beautiful!

Dr. Chatterjee, are you going to the city by any chance-No, why?

Raja, this is Mrs. Srinivasan, And this is their daughter Mrs...

Mrs. Iyer, Meenakshi lyer - Hai

You see, Doctor. Meenakshi is traveling along with our...

...grandson - Mama please - Quiet

I'm not, but Raja is. He is taking the Calcutta train tonight.

I am sure Raja will be happy to assist Mrs. Iyer on the way

Well- Sure No problem

That is great. Meena is also going to Calcutta.

Mr. Chowdhury, could you help her find the ladies retiring room

Sure, don't worry-You know how it is with a small babay

You need so much of stuff. - No, he does'nt know yet.

But he'll help her... no free lunches, pal!

I usually put her on the train myself...

...but his boss had to choose today of all days to...

Papa, let's get the luggage on to the bus now

Will you have some now?

My dentures? - One minute...

Here

Why do kids nowadays make so much noise?

This is the age for fun. Let them

Shall I put your eye-drops?

"What's so special about rain anyway"

"But for the first time, the rain feels special today"

"Your body all so drenched... Aha!"

"It rouses such a sweet ache... Aha!"

"My intoxicated heart dances with joy"

"If I lurch and tumble today, don't lift me up"

"Don't lift me up Come tumbling yourself!"

"Don't lift me up. Come tumbling yourself!"

"Ha! See, you choked! Ha! Your goose is cooked!"

And then, my niece is with us now

We're looking for a good Sikh boy for her

Her father sent her from Lahore to stay with us till she's married

So you can imagine! How to manage only on a salary, you tell me

Lahore! Your brother is in Lahore! Still?

My cousin brother... my uncle's son

When Lahore went to Pakistan in 1947...

...my uncle's family did'nt move to this side.

Too many investments in business. -But you know, finding...

...a suitable boy for her there... it's quite impossible

Very true

That's enough, kids Don't make so much noise

Take half, no? - I have this vest

As if that's enough! Come on, take this

Want some masala? - No thanks

Sister...

How old is he? How old!

Almost one year - Name?

S. Santhanam. Santhanam lyer actually

Santhanam, say hello to the nice auntie here.

I 'm sorry. Don't do that, you naughty boy

Come here, baby. Come, my little one

Want to see the goat over there.

See the waterfall? Nice, no?

What happened, sweetie, Don't want to see the waterfall

It's too much!

You can't be hungry yet. Not after the lunch granny gave you.

This is newly bought. Why don't you understand

Excuse me... Are you listening?

I think she's trying to call you - Oh! Right, Thanks

Hai- Santhanam! - You need some help?

I'm sorry but can you hold him while I make his Cerelac. -Sure

Hey! What are you doing? Come

Are you okay, Sister?

You should've got the seat next to her

Ok, it is ready

Thank you so much. Oh, sorry!

What's going on here? Give the baby a feed, breastmilk

Where they come from-He... he's been weaned a long time ago

Don't worry, I'll clean it up Do you've something to mop it up

Come on, get up and move.

Come sister- Let me pass, will you!

Don't trouble, Santhanam-Here! Don't have to make milk again

Yes- Come, I'll hold you

Do you mind if I sit here for a while

Just adjust a little Good

Will you join us?

Oh God, started again

Shut her up, please stop it! - No, I want the walkman

Where you want to go for the next holiday?

We can go to Goa. - No Rajasthan or South India

You go alone to South India - I'll say we'll go to Diega

But Baby, mummy won't let you enter the water-Shut up!

I know why Mala wants to go to Diega?

She should be punished for this - Sing a song!

I can't sing a song as I don't have my guitar

It is at the back of the bus - I'll get it- No!

Shameful!

The clothes these girls wear nowadays!

Excuse me, can I get the guitar please?

Do you remember, Najma? When I saw you the first time...

...all I saw were your hands under the burqa

Which colour will we take from this?

Want a drink? -He wants one - Starting very early.

Coke is better, can you just pass the half bottle here

NO! Don't give it to him! Please! -lt is only coke

No, don't give it to him

Wait, I'll give it to you Leave it, I will give. Thanks

"What is there to be said?"

"What is there to be heard?"

"I know it all You know it all"

Pass the box

You'll never get used to them unless you keep them on

"Don't say a word!"

Oh dear! -What happened - I forgot my water bottle

What is right there?

I will get it- Excuse me, may I have that bottle of water, please

What! - This water! Here-Thank you

Thank you for being kind - How did you imagine, you...

...can manage all by yourself - Actually he is never like this.

He goes to sleep in the bus. We have brought him twice before

Must have been a lot younger then. He is naughtier now.

True. Please go back to your paper. I did'nt mean to disturb U

Same old stuff about clashes. What time does this bus...

...reach the city? -Around 5:00 Usually stop at 4:00 on the way

That is when I had thought I will feed Santhanam-ls that...

...his name? Rather formal for a baby of his age.

Why, it is another name for the God Karthikeyan?

Common Tamil name? - And is that common too? -Yes

I mean to name your children after Gods & Goddesses

Every other boy is Rahul, Rohit these days

True. I wanted to call him Suresh, but we are from a...

...very arthodox family. My parents named him

What do you call him at home? Santa- Santa

I had a friend named Murugan in college. We what we used to...

...call him. - What? Murgi! (Chicken)

Murgi, No, he is just Santhanam!

It is quarter-past three & he seems to be asleep

Shall we have rest while we can- Yes!

See this card, have you seen it!

Now this! What do we do now?

Well, let's take the short cut then. The upstream road

But the road is okay, I hope? - The fair-weather road?

Yes the same one

It's winter. Should be okay I guess

OK, let's go

But... better ask the passengers. - Ask who? They're all snoring!

Reverse the bus

Watch out that side

Come, boss. Let's get down and see what's up

Let us go ahead and see.

Listen... Wake up

It's time for the evening prayer

Which way is West?

It's a total jam. There's a long line

They're getting off from the bus behind us too

Our bad luck! -God knows whose face we saw today

What's up, sir? -So many cars - There was a accident there

There is a road-block and god know how long we'll be stuck...

...here. Too bad

What place is this? Where have you brought us?

It's the short cut route

If we hadn't stopped, we'd be at the station under an hour

But what's the problem now? When will the bus leave?

Hard to say. It's a long line all the way to next level crossing

So that must be where the accident have taken place

Someone was just telling that 200 people have been killed

Come on, go! Excuse me, can we please go- It is ok!

These guys are the limit, man!

Look, what they're doing in Kashmir! Bloody terrorists

Oh, come off it, man

The doddering old fool looks like a terrorist to you

What happened? - I don't know

Mr. Raja... hello are you listening!

Are we there?

No! It is not even the usual halt

Some river bed or something

Let me go to check

Hi guys, what's up?

Noone seems to know for sure. First they said there'd been...

...an accident... a derailed train or something

But I heard one of the drivers say there's been a murder

The police are on their way.

Where is the conductor? -He was here a moment ago

Get back into the bus

Someone said a tribal village has been burnt down

Now there is a tribal uprising it seems

What is up? -Can you hold him for two seconds-sure

Where are you going?

I'll just be back in a minute.

Listen! Be careful

There seems to be some kind of trouble there. Hang on!

Why don't you go behind that pillar? I'll stand guard

Here... use this torch - Thank you

Stop the jeep

What's going on here? Why's everyone roaming around!

Get everyone back in the bus!

What are you doing here? Did'nt you hear what I said

I am waiting for Mrs. Iyer. She's gone round the corner.

What is the problem-Problem, there is curfew on, Goddamit

Asking me the problem- What curfew?

A Muslim villager was killed this morning. Just a personal feud...

...but it's flared up into a communal riot.

Hey, get everyone out from here!

Some extremist Hindus are looking out for Muslims &...

...butering them-You mean, the Muslims are butchering Hindus

No. This is primarily a Hindu locality

Some Hindu huts were burnt by the Muslims after the murder

Now the Hindus are retaliating

It is not safe to loiter about. Just go to the bus. Go!

Will the curfew be lifted? I mean, will the bus start

It can't. It can't even if the curfew is lifted. Okay

Some rioters-don't know which community yet...

...ripped up the tracks.

Derailed a goods train. Until that's cleared, nothing can move

These bloody Muslims

Why don't the mother-fuckers go to Pakistan where they belong?

No, they will sit in India and multiply

You think they'd be sparing us if they were the majoriy.

Shut up, and just get in before I put you behind bars.

Will there be a police patrol here?

We will be patrolling...

But we are not responsible for anyone who remains outside...

...the bus! Now move

See if anyone's still out

Look what they are doing in Amrika! Heinous crimes!

Listen, Can you manage by yourself for the rest of way

Why? What happened?

Well! Curfew has been declared Communal riots've broken out

Apparently some Hindu extremists are on the look out for Muslims

They are killing them. - But... I... but

My name is Jehangir Chowdhury. Raja is just my pet name.

I am a Muslim. I have to go. Besides I don't want to...

...endanger anyone on this bus

But I thought you were a Bengali - I am... also a Muslim

And this is primarily a Hlndu locality. Now do you see...

...why I have to go.

Oh God! I drank his water!

What is the matter, are ou all right?

Please don't touch me.

So your wife is back now. Just get in

No one'll get down. Lock the door

Hurry! Hurry up! Get into the jeep

Mobile phone is of no use, Mr. Iyer. This is beyond reach

You are also not getting, I have been trying for 20 minutes

Surround the bus

No! No! Don't open! - Don't open the door

Open the door, you bastard! Or we'll burn down the bus!

Name?

Didn't you hear me? Your name

Suhel

Suhel what?

Suhel what? Your father's name, you mother-fucker!

Suhel Rai. Son of Sameer Rai

Drop your pants

Drop your pants! - Drop you pants, you bastard!

We... we... we're all Hindus here

Yes. We're all Hindus

We... are all Hindus

No

Not all

No them. They are Muslims. The old man and his wife...

Muslims...

Your name please?

Iq... lqbal...

This could also be a Hindu name. Iqbal what?

Iqbal Ahmad Khan

You see? The bastard was trying to pass off as Hindu!

You whore-son! We'll wipe out your whole family! Get up!

Shut up! Step back

Come, sir. Come, Mr. Iqbal

Let's step out for a while. We need to talk...

But I have to go to Calcutta

Why are you afraid?

We need to talk in private. Just a few questions...

Come on

Go on, walk

Najma, my dentures

Here... Take them

You need your glasses too, don't you?

Here

He is not well. It's cold, you see. These tablets...

Don't worry. He won't need any of this where he's going

No, No, Please

Listen...

Shut up! - Where are you taking him?

You stay put!

Go on, move! Take this bitch too!

What's your name?

Mr and Mrs. Iyer. Subramaniam lyer. And our son Santhanam

You?

Dubey... Hindu

Brahmin... my sacred thread

We are Hindu

And you?

Majumdar. Bengali. Hindu

Is that the truth?

Forget it. Let's go. It's getting late...

Hey, Cohen...

What happened, man?

They would have killed me, man

I am Jewish, I don't have a foreskin

"Where, O where are You, O Merciful Lord!"

"Where is Your abode?"

"These my sinful eyes..."

"When my sinful eyes cast their beseeching gaze..."

"Where, O where are You, O Merciful Lord"

"Where is Your abode?"

"For what shall I wield this dagger O Lord?"

"What can I pluck it out of Or plunge it into"

"When You are all the world?"

"To behold You..."

"I will give up my life, my whole world"

"Your glory illumines everything with light..."

"...when my sinful eyes cast their beseeching gaze"

Where's your husband gone?

Don't know Hindi? From the South, aren't you?

Husband! Husband! Where

I don't know, he went off while I was sleeping

Don't worry

Are you staying on here, in the bus?

Where can I go with him?

Food

Where were you all this time?

The curfew has been lifted half an hour ago

Working

Listen, I have to make an urgent phone call.

I am leaving for the nearest town 2 kilometres away

What are your plans? - What do you mean by my plans

What? The bus manager?

Why do you want the bus manager, Papa?

Wait... just a minute

Mr. Raja, are you listening?

It is my father-in-law He is very upset

I told him all the women are staying in a hotel...

...and we are perfectly safe but...

Will you talk to him? He wants to speak to the bus manager

The bus Manager...

Just say something. Pretend you are the bus manager.

Just for one minute. Please...

Papa, speak to the bus manager

Just say something Say anything. Come.

Hello Sir ...Hello what?

Hotel? ...The New Brahma Lodge, sir

Yes, sir, Pure vegetarian sir