Original subtitles

In his speech today...

...our Prime Minister has assured the people that...

...no citizen will have to go to sleep without food...

...and everybody will have a home to live.

That's the end of the main news today.

And now... some spicy news.

Lover-boy Mr. Dev Karan Singh...

who has been associated with beauties of the likes of...

"Sushmita Rai, Madhuri Tandon, Urmila Kapoor, among others..."

has finally decided to tie the marital knot.

The lucky lady is the only daughter of the famous Indian industrialist...

Mr Pratap Rai Singhania. We are happy to present Mr Singhania.

"Is the news true, Mr Singhania?"

"But Mr Singhania, you're aware of his antecedents?"

That's old hat! Times have changed. He's to become my son-in-law! Mine!

He's finalising an international business deal for me.

Where?

As pretty as the moon!

"As vibrant as the flower in blossom!"

As beautiful as a poem!

"Like marble sculpted to exquisite splendour"

"The exquisite beauty of the Taj Mahal!"

"Your tresses are like dark serpents"

"You give pearls to the oceans and redness to the Sun"

"The sight of you makes my heart leap..."

you've come to live in my heart

"You have lovely cheeks, your lips are red and full"

"Your gait is intoxicating, you could ensnare anyone"

"I'm spicy all the way, the colour of my skin is unique"

"For my beauty, any man would lay down his life"

"The sight of you makes my heart says..."

"you are the one who lives in my heart"

"My tresses are like dark serpents"

"To the ocean, I give pearls. To the Sun, I give its redness"

"The sight of you makes my heart says..."

"you are the one who lives in my heart"

After the conclusion of this Asian Cultural Festival of Singapore...

I would like to request Mr Wong to announce the name of the winner.

And a free cruise ticket from Singapore to Bombay...

"courtesy the sponsors of the fest, Sun Cruise."

I hope the cruise will be a most memorable one.

Welcome to Sun Vista.

Never have I been floored like this! One look at you and I know!

You're as vital to my life as the thread to my underwear!

Manners! You should be apologising! Not making poetry!

But you have the looks to kill! Will you be mine?

"What happened, son? Popatlal, what happened?"

"- Congratulations, Mummy! - What for?"

Your son has found a bride! The queen of my dreams!

We must begin to prepare for the marriage!

Oh happiness! Popat my son! This is a happy day!

Please! Dev! Why are you doing this? The flight takes only a few hours.

- Why spend 10 days on a cruise? - Because I want to.

Gone are the good old days when you did whatever you wanted to do!

You're neck-deep in debt. Mortgaged to the shoes you stand in.

Your bank balance is a big fat zero!

You better mend your ways! Stop gallivanting around!

Just marry the Singhania girl! You'll make it rich!

Hey! I'm talking to you!

Stop! Stop getting into trouble! Please!

Else the creditors are going to hack us to pieces! Small pieces!

Drop the cruise! Fly to Bombay. People are waiting for you!

Now when did I say that I won't marry the Singhania girl?

"But before I marry, I must take my grandmother's blessings."

But there aren't any flights to the island where Grannie lives.

- This ship touches there. - What about the party tonight?

Singhania and his daughter are expecting you!

- What do I tell them? - Just tell them...

- Dev! You've all but forgotten me! - How can I?!

- My mind-blowing Meena! - Not Meena. I'm Deepa!

- Deepa Sharma! - Not Deep Sharma! Deepa Mehta.

"Sharma or Mehta notwithstanding, you're fire baby! Fire!"

"And as of now, I'm in a mood to burn!"

This is hot!

I'll come for dinner. I'll stay for breakfast.

"And if you insist, I'll have lunch with you."

How about tea with me? That would be fun!

Come on Dev. How about it?

I'm fasting today. Sorry. Sister Love Leena.

- Sister! How mean! - How about tea?

"- Your luggage, sir? - Over there."

- What's your name? - Rupesh Ghayal.

"Well, here you are, Mr Ghayal."

The game must be somewhere near!

Special hospitality for the first class passenger?

I never imagined this! You can call me Dev.

What the hell are you doing in my cabin?!

Has anyone ever told you that you have such fascinating eyes?

Come over! Right away! There's a thief in my room!

What are you doing?! No! Don't come near me!

Don't! Else I'll scream! - I'd rather you put this jacket on.

"If the towel slips, those guys from the security..."

wouldn't know what to do. And by God! I'd be in raptures!

Where is the thief?!

I see! Under the covers!

He's the one! Throw him out! This is my cabin!

- Excuse me. This cabin is mine. - Mine!

One minute. I decide whose cabin this is.

Which one of you is Dev Karan Singh?

"I am. - In which case, this cabin is yours."

Get out of the cover. Pack up and move to your cabin.

Your cabin is on the second floor. 21 B.

You got the address wrong. He's the one you apologise to.

Look mister... My mistake... - You needn't apologise.

You can stay on if you want to.

You can have the bed. I'll make do with the sofa.

You mean you're going to sleep in my cabin?

"- We could share the sofa, you know. - Don't touch me!"

"Darling, won't you tell me your name?"

Who the hell does he think he is?

So Dev has found a new girl!

And what a beauty!

My daughter-in-law! Remember me? I'm Popat's mother.

How about a drink?

I'm not your son's wife! And I don't drink alcohol.

Slob!

Why has the lift stopped? - Uncle Cupid.

- Uncle Cupid? Is he the liftman? - Not only in this ship.

He's taking care of elevators all over the world!

Uncle Cupid is trying to pair us off.

We should get to know each other.

And lose ourselves in the warmth of embrace...

I know who you are!

You're a conman! And you go for the rich ones. Like Anita Singhania!

You're a confidence trickster.

What you have in mind isn't what you speak.

What do I see in your eyes?

An ecstasy!

The ecstasy will go to your head.

Then it travels through your blood stream...

"and it seizes your entire being, permeates your every pore."

"Listen to your heart, my love! Set yourself free."

I feel like killing you even if it means that I hang for it!

What are you doing?!

"In you the stars see the sheen they seek"

"And thirsty see the colour of the clouds in your tresses"

"Let not that veil slip from your shoulders"

"Ere the aged beseech their youth that is past"

I don't wish to talk to drunks.

Damn the drunk and who prefers the wine to you!

This ecstasy is love!

Drink in the ecstasy!

And give your senses away

I gave you my heart

And the pain is pleasurable

"Listen, Priya"

You I have given my heart!

I see your eyes

And I am in love

I am spell bound

What a thing to get lost in!

"I stand unsteady on my own legs. My mind wanders endlessly"

Listen Priya

You I have given my heart

"There is mischief in those downcast eyes"

"In those tresses lie hidden dark merry clouds"

"This wondrous surprise, This beauty in your eyes"

"Is there pleasure behind the fire in your eyes?"

Listen Priya

You I have given my heart

You moron! Look what you've done! Get out of here!

Don't you touch me! You savage! What do you think of yourself?

I had only heard about you. Now I know for myself!

You're a scoundrel of the first order!

You have no self-respect! And you have no respect for others.

It won't be repeated.

Forgive me. Please.

I'm ashamed for what happened last night.

Why are you telling me all this? I don't want to talk to you.

The ambience you know. I just got carried away.

And all that food... sorry your dress was ruined.

So I bought you this dress.

I don't want your dress. Stop harassing me. Please!

Just take this dress. I won't trouble you anymore.

"Seven tonight, then...? Will it be your room, or mine?"

What?

"Seven tonight, then...? Will it be your room, or mine?"

My room - I shall be there.

As pretty as the moon!

As vibrant as the flower in blossom!

As beautiful as a poem!

Like marble sculpted to exquisite splendour.

The exquisite beauty of the Taj Mahal!

- Nice poetry. - Thank you.

And the elocution practised to perfection. On so many girls.

"- With considerable success, I guess? - That isn't generous."

"I just coined it. One look at you, and poetry flowed forth."

I swear!

You seem to be in a hurry.

The ship is travelling so fast. And time flies faster!

We haven't a moment to lose! Not a moment to lose!

"Come, let us forget everything else."

Your brother?

Daddy? - No

Uncle? - Not at all.

My fiance.

Still alive? - Alive and kicking.

Were he to see you postured like this...

it mightn't be too good for you.

I see!

Forgive me. Not a nice match.

That's a personal opinion.

Keep your opinions to yourself.

"Everyone else says, we are a fine pair."

- Get it? - In parts.

"But tell me, have you ever cheated?"

"Or, do we call them "small mistakes"? Spanning, say three or four days?"

"Or say, three or four hours?"

I have never made any mistakes. And I intend not to.

Well...

What did you say?

"I mean, it's been a pleasure meeting the Ideal Indian Woman!"

"Good night, and long live the Nation!"

Leaving already?

But we were supposed to spend the evening together!

I intended to. But I miss my Mummy!

I want to look at her photograph and cry my heart out!

Or is it your Grannie? - What did you say?

"- Come, let me see you off. - Thank you. I'll manage."

Oh not at all. The host always sees the guest off.

Come on.

"Walked into a "no entry" zone. About turn."

The ice isn't breaking.

Hurt your little ego?

"On the contrary, I'm enjoying this."

For the first time. I found someone who matches up to me.

"May I say something? We can be friends, can't we?"

"No, I mean no hanky, panky. No messing around."

Just hundred percent. Pure friendship.

- Just friends? - I swear by my girlfriends!

Done?

Done.

I'm famished. Will you buy me dinner?

"Judging from the way you speak about ladies, I'm sure you don't..."

- hold women in much esteem. - Wrong. Entirely.

Believe me. I have this great respect for women.

I hold them in very high regard. They're up there!

Up in the air?

No. Up on a throne.

But once I start getting to know them more closely...

"The esteem falls, oh ever so slightly."

"Oh yes. And then the wavering. And then, the final crash."

Correct.

Don't you think you might be breaking a few hearts?

I'm left a few broken hearts behind. But what to do?

"You take me for a friend, don't you? Can I tell you something as a friend?"

You break the trust people repose in you.

"Winning a confidence is easy; easier yet, breaking it."

But living up to it... that's tough.

"And man he is, who won't break the trust; one who will live up to it."

Don't you think?

You didn't answer my question.

Enough about me. Now tell me something about yourself.

- We'll talk about me tomorrow. - Why tomorrow?

We have the whole evening to ourselves.

And we will have the tomorrow too.

- How was it last night? - Fine.

"Without you breathing down my neck, it was peaceful."

Yes? - What?

- Did you say something? - No. But you will. About yourself.

My story isn't as interesting as yours.

I was a two-year old when my parents died in an accident.

I was brought up in an orphanage in Poona.

"When I grew up, I took to music. I taught the orphans in the home."

He was a chief guest at one of these charity shows.

- Who? That fellow in the photo? - Yes.

"After the show, he made a proposition."

Love at first sight?!

He proposed setting up a music academy in Bombay.

- I see. - And I accepted.

"After some time, he propositioned me. I accepted."

"- Well, that's all about my life. - Only a leaf out of your book."

That's all there is.

Dev! Stop him!

- Nice camera. - Imported! Made in Singapore!

Worth 500 dollars. Takes great pictures!

- Can I see it? - Go on.

- How does it open up? - Over there.

"- The roll springs out. It's easy. - Hey, there's nothing on this."

- You threw my roll away! - I'll dump the camera too.

I know! I know why you dumped my camera!

So people won't know what the two of you are doing on the sly!

But I'm going to tell them! All about the affair!

- I'll fix you! - You dare!

- No. Don't you hit me! - Get out.

I'll tell the whole world!

- Where are you off to? - Now I know what it means...

- to be seen with you. - But we're just friends.

"Mr Dev, Your reputation precedes you."

I go my way. You go yours.

My way?

Found my way!

You remind me of a poem!

As pretty as the moon! As vibrant as the flower in blossom!

As beautiful as a poem!

Like marble sculpted to exquisite splendour.

The exquisite beauty of the Taj Mahal!

- What are you doing this evening? - Nothing.

Then I have something interesting for you.

"Kamini, you're the last of the beauties God created."

"So now you're appreciating him from a good distance, right?"

And where is he now? Romancing new-find Kamini!

- My son had such dreams for you! - About her... about me...

and a few of ours! A happy family!

- Look how she ditched me for him! - And now he's flown too!

What nonsense! Nothing of the sort ever happened between Dev and me.

That's what they all say once they've been spurned!

"You don't believe me, do you? Wait, I'll prove it to you."

Sure. Go on.

"Will you come down for a moment, please?"

Not now. I'm busy.

Listen to me! I must talk to you. This is important!

I told you I'm busy! Shall we go to the restaurant?

He isn't even listening anymore!

Poor thing! All she can do now is throw herself in the sea!

Not as long as I'm alive! I'm still willing.

Right. Here take the bride price. And say yes to Popat.

Don't you miss this one last chance!

Lunching it out all alone! Poor thing!

Priya! Listen to me!

You're behaving as if you've seen a ghost!

Worse! You're a catastrophe! I just want to stay away from you!

I can't even walk out of my cabin! All thanks to you!

You know the rumours doing the rounds?

Forget all that. And listen to me. Sit down.

"Tomorrow, this ship is docking at a beautiful island."

An island of flowing streams...

fragrant forests. And such wonderful scenarios!

And you want me to accompany you?

Who's talking about you? I'm taking Kamini along.

Go on. Take her along. Why have you come to me?

"- You want my permission? - Your help, darling."

Kamini's kid brother has told his mother all about us.

Why does God have to make kids? Why not send them all grown up?

So now Kamini's mother won't let her go unescorted.

- What can I do to help? - Just talk her mother into...

letting her come with you to the island.

You want me to do the dirty work for you?

"Priya! Don't refuse me! Look, what are friends for?"

"Get lost, my friend!"

What are you doing?! Leave me! - I won't!

Everybody is watching! - Let them watch!

Let me go! You've already given me a bad name!

I won't! Not unless you say you'll do it for me.

All right! I will! Now leave me!

- You swear it by your fiance? - I swear!

Ten tomorrow. At the Oriental Bazaar.

And don't be late.

Kamini! I thought we'd never see each other again!

I couldn't sleep all last night! I kept up thinking about you!

We have to be back aboard by six.

Let's meet here at a quarter to six. Come on. Kamini.

"- Will you leave me all alone?! - Well, what else...?"

Now don't be a spoilsport!

What am I supposed to do here all day?

Look... there's a shrine over there.

You'll find a library in there. It's full of books about religion.

Catch up with some reading. Nice way to spend your time.

Did you say something? - No.

But I have something to tell you.

See you in the evening.

Why does my heart seek you?

"Never did I know we'd come together like this"

What madness is this?

I am madly in love

"How did you make me fall in love?"

You have robbed me of my sleep

You have left me so restless

You are the one I love

But you are so innocent

You do not know what love is

Help!

Are you out of your mind? That fall could kill you!

What were you doing here? - I was following you!

Why? - I don't know!

Please! Please take me back to the ship.

Are you out of your mind? That fall could kill you!

What were you doing here? - I was following you!

Why? - I don't know!

Please! Please take me back to the ship.

Dev! Come on! Mummy and my brother have gone to the movie theatre.

We have three hours to ourselves! Your room or mine?

"- Kamini, we must talk. - This is no time to talk. Come on!"

Look. What we are doing is wrong.

"Why wrong? Once we reach Bombay, we're getting married."

"Besides Dev, we're in love."

"No, Kamini. I don't love you."

"In the last 3 days, you've said it three hundred times over!"

That you love me! - I lied.

Why?

Because I wanted to have fun with you.

And afterwards just dump me? - Yes.

Nice to see a man change for the better.

And you see what I get out of it?

That was my first time. And I don't know why I did it.

I think you're having an effect on me.

So you go your way. And I better go mine.

Thank you for saving my life.

- You set the party on fire. - You were explosive.

What did you say?

We're touching another island tomorrow.

- Have you taken your pick? - No. At tomorrow's stop...

- Someone will be expecting me. - A woman in every port!

Nothing of the sort. I'm seeing my grandmother.

Ladies and gentlemen!

Mr Dev Karan Singh is going to meet his grandmother tomorrow!

On the island!

Stop joking. I'm really going to see my grandmother.

"Well all right, I'm coming along too. To see your..."

"sweet-sixteen-something grandmother! Okay with you, Grandpa?"

Just sign the photograph and make my day.

Our photograph? This is preposterous!

You've been taking pictures on the sly!

That was just one of the many on sale!

They're selling sets of three at a hundred Singapore each!

That's true.

Wait here.

Here's the love story! Dev and Priya!

One photo free for every two you buy!

Let go of my collar!

- It was his idea! Not mine. - His idea!

- Liar! He's lying! - Shut up!

You better get hold of every copy you've sold.

"Else, I'm going to fix you for good!"

And you get this clear.

I don't care for my reputation. But Priya is a good girl.

And I respect her.

"Give Priya a bad name, and you'll see more of me."

Leave the rest of them here. And get lost.

Did anyone tell you that you look handsome when you're angry?

"Well, I guess you're good-looking anyway."

"Nice photograph, isn't it? May I keep it?"

You're strange!

"Till yesterday, you wouldn't care to be seen around with me."

I get a bad name if I go around with you.

"And when I'm not going around with you, it's worse."

"So, better I stick around with you, right?"

"Now how about that rendezvous with your darling grannie, eh Grandpa?"

"Won't you trust me, even for once?"

"To tell you the truth, I'm beginning to. In parts."

Shall we?

Come on.

Come Priya. Grandma!

She's in her temple.

Such a beautiful place!

So calm. So serene.

Just like a dream.

It's the place of their dreams.

Grandpa's and Grandma's dreams.

They came here for their honeymoon.

That's when they decided they'd build a small house here.

Here they'd live the last years of their lives. Together.

"Two years ago, Grandpa died."

"Ever since, Grandma has been waiting. For her call."

Grandma!

My child! My darling!

I'm seeing you after so long!

I'm so happy to see you!

She...?

Is she your fiancee?

No. She isn't the one. She's a friend.

Come. Let me introduce you.

"Grandma, this is Priya. Priya, this is my grandmother."

God bless you my child.

Grandma thought you're my...

You're a beauty!

A beauty is what I'd call this place of yours.

I feel like living here all my life!

You mustn't say that.

This is a place one comes to when memories are all that's left.

But you have still to live the years of your memories.

Your temple must be beautiful. Can I go in and take a look?

Why not? Go on.

"And you, Dev?"

How many years has it been since you walked into a temple?

Go in. God isn't about to chew you up.

Go on.

Such innocence... she's so simple.

Just like an angel. From the Heavens.

Did you say something? - No...

Pray in silence.

- Coconuts from the farm. - Forget it!

- Do you know who's here? - Who?

It's Dev! Look... over there.

"- Hello, Dev! - Hi Ajino Moto!"

"- How are you? - Fine, thank you."

- And the family planning front? - Still planning.

- Still planning? - I'll tell you.

Same problem as in India.

The girl child is treasured. But the male is preferred.

His attempts to sire the male heir have gotten him eleven girls!

- This time too? - Twins.

Bravo!

"Grandma, I'm going over to his place."

"In the meantime, keep yourselves company."

"Come on, Ajino Moto."

- You mean Dev painted that? - Yes.

I still remember the spiel he told me about the painting.

As if he was my grandfather!

Let me do it. - Oh no. Not at all.

Come on. This once only. Give it to me.

Well all right. Go on. Pamper me.

I'm really surprised to know that Dev knows so much...

about the religion and the holy scriptures.

You'll be surprised to know that Dev writes lovely poetry too.

He always used to top his form at school.

He has a penchant for languages.

And he loves travelling and meeting people.

"Really? - When he was a child..."

he made us so proud.

The problem is he's so fickle-minded.

He just can't stick to any one thing...

or with anyone for that matter.

It's as if he's forever in search of something.

And the kind of life he lives...

"Oh, I'm so afraid for him."

"Come the day when he faces himself,"

he won't have any answers.

But there is one thing I know deep down in my heart.

"If he finds true love, if he finds a girl..."

who can show him what is right... Dev will change. For the better.

"That's true, isn't it?"

Well... These anklets are so pretty.

You like them?

"- I'll have them sent to you. - No, thank you."

Won't you give me a chance to show you my appreciation?

Sorry. My mistake.

Now don't you forget that.

- Here's Dev. Come in. - Come in. You aren't intruding.

Grandma was just telling me stories about your childhood.

- And what did she tell you? - That you'd scream and kick...

and thrash about if you weren't given what you wanted.

What did you have to say to that?

"You don't do that anymore, do you? When you don't get what you want..."

"you just nurse that bruised ego, right?"

Bruised ego? What's that?

"Nothing, Grandma. She always talks in riddles. Forget her."

"Now, here's a small gift for you."

I'm not the age when one accepts gifts.

"Take it, and watch the years roll back!"

Then I must!

Let me take a look.

His grandfather!

He looks so elegant.

How did you paint this portrait?

I remember him. All I had to do was put him down on the canvas.

I told you! My Dev is a man of parts!

"Tell me, Grandma, do you like it?"

"If pictures could speak, this would sing to me!"

Let's leave her alone for a while.

Was it necessary to pull my leg in front of Grandma?

I wasn't pulling your leg. I was just pulling your ears.

"If it hurt, please forgive me."

"To tell you the truth Dev, when I first saw you, I thought..."

you're a scoundrel. I thought you're heartless.

A bad character.

"But I came here, and now that I know more about you..."

I see something nice in you. Like a ray of light.

Bright.

The lamp burns not by itself. It needs someone to light it.

"Sorrow and joy, shared in equal parts"

And burdens borne in silence

Who knows what life speaks of?

So familiar and yet so strange

In tears and in smiles

"Life is a sea, and yet leaves the thirst unquenched"

"And slowly flows this silent stream"

"Flowing forth from the fountainhead"

"Yet untouched, unfelt, lies life"

Yet the fragrance you will miss

"Listen to your heart Speak to yourself"

Seek out someone after your heart

"What the world might say? Let the world say it."

"Dream your dreams. Make your dreams come true."

"Time you left, son."

"Don't be sad, Grandma. I'll be back very soon."

I'd love it if you could come to my wedding.

You know I won't. Here I am. Holding one last fort.

My blessings are always with you.

May God give you all the happiness.

May you find the girl you've looked for.

May God protect you. Always.

This vermilion is meant for your wife.

Grandma! I hate to leave this place!

Do you know why this place is so beautiful?

Because we put our hearts into it.

We had dreamt about a little world of ours.

It was an impossible dream.

"But in our hearts, we knew the dream would come true."

And it happened.

Let me tell you something.

"Whatever the quandary, whatever the question..."

your heart will never fail you. Listen to your heart.

And you will always find happiness.

Here you are. And I've been searching the whole ship for you.

"You're in tears! What's the matter, Priya?"

It's nothing. But I'll never forget this day.

I've never felt so happy. There was so much love.

"It was so beautiful, I felt like crying!"

Thank you very much for introducing me to Grandma.

I must thank you for the love and respect...

you showed to my grandmother.

"So, we're going to be back in Bombay tomorrow."

"Then I go my way, and you go yours."

Will you invite me to your wedding?

Sure.

Let me know the date. If we get married...

"on the same day, we won't be able to..."

- attend each other's weddings. - That we surely will.

Where are you going for the honeymoon?

Wherever you're going.

Don't you do that. Your wife will suspect you're after me.

"You were after me. The other day on the island, I mean."

Why did you do it?

"Answer my question, Priya."

Tell me

Why?

I'm not about to write this off as passing interlude.

I want to make this the most precious moment of my life.

"I want you for myself, Priya."

Right now. Right here.

"Here, in the middle of the sea."

The moon and the stars shall bear witness.

And the waves will applaud us.

"And far and wide, there will be no one else."

None else but You and I. And our love.

Boundless love.

No!

"Listen to me, Priya! I have something to tell you."

I've nothing to talk to you about!

"Two minutes, Priya. Just two minutes."

Two minutes. That's all you have. Say what you have to.

I love you.

And I know that you love me.

Who are you to make my decisions?!

This is the man I'm going to marry. He is the man I have to love.

You got your answer?

I know I'm not worthy of you.

I've nothing to give you except my love.

But give me one chance.

I'll give it all up. I'll give up being a bohemian!

6 months! Just give me that much.

I'll become independent. I'll prove I'm worthy of you.

And I'll build a small home. And I'll give you all my love.

I'll give you all the happiness in life!

Just give me six months!

Six months? I'm getting married next month!

Now look...

You've had your two minutes. Now please go away!

"I'll walk away. Out of this room, and out of your life."

Just tell me once you don't love me. Swear it by me!

Swear it! Tell me it was my mistake!

Try to understand! This isn't possible!

I am indebted to him. I can't cheat him.

I can't leave him all alone.

Please! Don't make my life miserable!

Go away! Go away from here!

And take this with you.

I don't want to keep anything.

That reminds you of me.

I'll wait for you tomorrow. On the deck.

"If you wear that dress, I'll know you mean yes."

"If you don't, I won't cross your path. Ever."

No need to wait till tomorrow. You have my reply!

Think it over.

This doesn't concern just the two of us.

It's a matter of four lives.

I will be expecting you.

"You needn't, Dev!"

It's a no!

No!

What's life without you?

I can't even imagine living without you.

Stop breathing and I'll still have a few moments to live.

But without you...? None.

You! Yes it's you. You're the first woman...

I've loved more than I love my life.

This present. My future. Every day... my every moment...

is pinned to the hope. Of you.

"In my prayers, in my silence, all I think is of you."

Only you!

"Come time the stars have died out, when the moon shines no more..."

when time stands stilled; and hope lives no more.

"But till that last ray of hope, till the last breath I breathe..."

I shall wait for you.

Yes Priya. I shall await you.

Are you happy now? You've had your wish.

"I sat up thinking all night, what I'd tell you."

The logical conclusion was not to tell you anything.

But then I remembered Grandma's words.

To do what my heart tells me.

And my heart tells me...

I love you.

You told me once that it's easy to break a trust.

But it's difficult to keep the trust.

I swear this on your love for me.

"Come what may, I'll never break the trust you have reposed in me."

Whatever be the cost.

All right.

Today is August 14. Let's meets six months from now. On February 14.

You mean Valentine's Day?

The day for lovers.

Very well. But where?

Over there. At the Gateway of India. Five in the evening.

I'll be there. For you.

"But in these six months, we won't meet each other."

And another thing.

"If one of misses the appointment, for whatever reason..."

the other won't ask why.

Don't say that Priya! We'll make it.

Sure. We'll make it.

Take care. - You take care of yourself too.

Did you say something? - No...

Do you like kids?

I love kids.

Dev should be here any moment.

What have you done to yourself? What's wrong with you?

You look like a jilted lover. Now don't you worry.

"From now on, I'll always be with you."

Listen to me. I'm talking to you.

"From now, we'll always stay together."

What's over there? I'm here...

Well I never...

And who is that dress meant to impress?

I'm already impressed with you.

Anita Singhania speaking. May I speak to Dev?

"Oh yes, Madam! I'm Dev. Sorry! I mean I'm Nattu."

- Where's Dev? - He's right here.

Go on. Talk to her.

"- Sorry, Madam. He isn't here. - What?"

- I mean he's in the bathroom. - He's been there for two hours!

First he went to the toilet; then he went to the bathroom.

Then he went to the toilet again. So he had to go to the bathroom.

Why aren't you taking Anita's calls?

And how many cigarettes are you going to smoke?

"With all the smoke, it looks like this place is on fire!"

Fire. Yes. It's fire.

"On the ship, I met a girl. And..."

Now you're in love with her! You can't live without her!

- The usual! Spare me! - No. Not this time.

- Try to understand. - I don't want to hear anything.

Stop thinking about girls. You're broke. Think about that.

And I'm not joking. Here... look. A love letter from your creditors.

Legal notice! Pay up in 10 days or else...

The house! The cars! The swimming pool!

Everything goes! They'll even auction my pants off!

- Mr Hirachand to see you sir. - Send him away.

"Hirachand, did you say?! Ask him to be seated."

"The death's angel! This time, he's going to kill me!"

"Did you have to come? I mean, I was about to come over, you see."

Why did you take the trouble?

"Actually, we're sorry for this mess we've put Mr Dev in."

Absolutely! You don't send legal notices to someone...

Who's about to marry a billionaire's daughter!

Morons! How dare you step in here?

"Anyway, now that you're here, I'll settle the accounts..."

- before I throw you out. - Please! Mr Natwar! Listen!

- We made a mistake! - Yes! Mistake!

"Mistake, was it?"

- Say you're a moron. - You're a moron.

- Say I'm a moron! - I'm a moron!

- Say you're a jackass. - You're a jackass.

- Say I'm a jackass. - I'm a jackass!

Here comes trouble!

- Where's Dev? - Not at home!

No! In the toilet! No! In the bathroom!

No! He's fishing in the swimming pool right now.

You mustn't mind her.

- How are you concerned? - Not at all... not at all.

I've been calling you for hours. Why aren't you taking my calls?

- I have something to tell you. - Later. We're going out now.

"- Anita, hear me out. - We're going out. That's final."

Sure. You go out. Else we're gone!

"The lady is going to be unhappy, no? Come on."

- Where have you brought me? - Just come with me.

"- What's this all about, Anita? - You'll know very soon."

"- What's all this, Anita? - Let me explain."

"Tell me, do you like the house?"

This is a palace. - It's yours.

A small gift. From me.

Small? Gift?

"The man who owned this house, refused to sell-out."

"But my daughter says, This is the house I want."

So I paid three times the asking price.

"Absolutely right, sir! - Cameras ready."

"- Come on, darling. - Where?"

We're going on TV. We'll tell the whole world we're getting married!

Yes! I'll tell the whole world! The most sought after man...

the most handsome of them all is mine! Exclusively mine!

- You aren't human! - What?!

You're superhuman! Superman!

Welcome. Please be seated. Over here.

What a match! God bless!

"Friends, welcome to "Close Down", Moon TV's superhit programme."

Our guest for the day is Mr. Pratap Rai Singhania's...

son-in-law-to-be. Mr. Dev Karan Singh.

And his fiancee Anita Singhania.

"Look, who's on TV!"

- Who? - The famous Romeo. Dev Karan Singh.

"So finally, you decided to tie the knot?"

Yes.

What about the image you've cultivated?

You're always on the move. Isn't this a sudden change?

All of a sudden I met someone.

And she filled my life with love.

Filled your pockets with her millions too?

No. - Really?

But Mr Singhania was just talking about...

"making you this "little" gift. A little palace...?"

I haven't accepted his gift yet.

I want my wife to live in the house I buy for her...

- With my hard-earned money. - So you intend to work?

"Would you like to tell our viewers what "work" you're about to do?"

Not painting! You better get into printing big currency notes!

"Even Mr Singhania's pet dogs are fed mineral water, you know?"

That I can see.

That was tongue-in-cheek!

"What was that about "work", Dev? Daddy's there."

"No, Anita. I've always lived off others. But she taught me..."

how to live for others. And the house I want for her...

"Will be full of love, laughter and sunshine."

"This other "she" isn't she, is she? Mr Dev, do you mean to say that..."

Mr Anita Singhania isn't the woman you're going to marry?

Is there someone else?

This woman you're going to marry... is she Anita Singhania? Or isn't she?

There's someone else.

Good! He ditched the bitch!

Pandemonium! Chaos! This interview is a catastrophe!

Mr Dev Karan Singh has done it again. Caught us by surprise!

What Mr Dev just said means that he's kicking out...

"Mr. Singhania's daughter, dough-and-daddy-and-all!"

- What nonsense! - Please stay calm!

- Shut off that camera! - His prestige! Gone to the dogs!

What's going on?! Are you out of your mind?

What nonsense is this? Are you drunk?

No. I'm very much in my senses.

"Anita, I can't marry you."

I've bought the wedding dress! And my nightgown for the honeymoon!

And now he says he won't marry me!

"Now try to understand, my child..."

He will! Of course he will! He was just joking! April fool!

"No. I'm not joking. Anita, you'll find someone better."

"Keep your advice to yourself, and get out of here!"

Uncle! Trust me! He's just a kid! I'll bring him around.

- Please! Don't be angry! - Will you please turn around?

"- Please to bend forward. - Right, sir!"

And I thought love has no meaning anymore.

But I see you. And I know.

Love lives. Because of people like you who will...

sacrifice everything for the sake of love.

You did the right thing.

We don't know each other.

But I'm sure you will get what you want.

You've ruined everything!

No tension. Come on out. I'll handle them.

Yes brother?

"The keys, please."

- Strip. - No! I won't!

Oh yes! I'll take off everything! All my clothes!

May I keep the rest?

- One minute. Say you're a moron. - You're a moron!

"- Say I'm a moron. - Yes, I'm a moron."

- Say you're a jackass. - You're a jackass.

- I'm a jackass. - I'm a jackass! I'm shit!

I'm a sonofabitch. Goodbye!

"Congratulations, Dev! What a turnaround!"

From princes to paupers! All in a minute!

We have nothing now! We're ruined!

- Ruined! - Don't cry my child.

Here. Buy yourself breakfast.

"By the grace of Allah, everything will be all right."

Alms! Dev!

Look! I've got a promotion! From pauper to beggar!

And you know why? Because you're in love!

The only thing love has ever given anyone is ruination!

"That's history! Look at Farhad. Eventually, he went mad!"

And that Majnu! He got shoes and brickbats!

And Romeo! He died like a dog!

"But for the first time ever, a man becomes a beggar..."

because his friend is in love!

May the evil serpent strike love down!

Put that love in a coffin and give it the deep-six!

Put that thing on fire!

We've found ourselves a madman!

Not the type we're looking for.

He's worse. Let's take him to the asylum.

He could add a dash of colour!

Let's do it!

"Better watch it, if you're in love! Love! That's a no-no!"

"At heart, we're all fools!"

What are you doing? Where are you taking me?

- To the madhouse. - But I'm not mad!

"That's what they all say, son."

"If you're looking for a madcap, get him!"

He just kicked a billion bucks! Because he's madly in love!

- Don't listen to him. He's mad. - You're mad!

"- Raj, please. - He isn't in the office."

- Please tell him I called. - Ms Priya?

Yes. Priya. Please ask him to call back immediately.

"- I'm at home. - All right, Madam."

"Raj, where have you been? I wanted to speak to you urgently."

Me too. What a fool I've been! A complete idiot!

"For two years, I've been promising to marry you next month."

"And today, I see this madman."

What's his name...? Yes. Dev Karan Singh.

He opened my eyes! And now I've decided.

Not next month. I'll marry you right next week.

There's something else.

What could be more important?

"Raj, why don't you sit down? Please. Sit."

When I was on the ship...

What happened?

"Congratulations, nephew!"

"- Hello, Uncle! Hello Aunt. - God bless you."

"Congratulations, Priya. This fool called us up..."

to tell us about the marriage. I waited for this forever.

And we didn't waste a moment...

after I put down the phone. Flew down straight.

"- Marriages are expensive, you see. - Now stop it."

Here's the bride's trousseau. Jewellery and the wedding dress.

I don't think the bridegroom's brother-in-law is expected...

"to make expensive gifts, right?"

"So you talked him into it? This is an achievement, Priya."

Now get married before my brother changes his mind.

Let's give them a grand song-and-dance-and-everything.

- How about starting tomorrow? - Why tomorrow?

Why keep for tomorrow what you can do tonight?

No point putting it off till you're too old to do it.

"- Won't you make a blessing, Uncle? - Keep in good spirits forever!"

In good spirits! Forever!

Thank you for getting me out of that mad house.

"A few hours more, and those madcaps would've raped me. Mentally, I mean."

"Feel like laughing, do you?"

"You know, one of them was a savage."

"All night, I kept reminding him that my tummy isn't a tom-tom."

But he went on drumming. Used a pair of sticks.

"Any longer, and my tom-tom would've cracked up!"

You still feel like laughing? Have a good laugh while you can!

"You'll have plenty to weep over, after your affair with love is over!"

"I say, let's go and beg Singhania. Else, we'll starve!"

Come on. We've found a job.

Maybe you want a painter? I'm one. What's the job?

- Speed breakers. - What?!

- Black and white stripes. Get it? - You want to get bashed up?

You want an artiste like Dev Karan to do a speedbreaker job?

And I needn't kill you for it. You're half-dead already.

"Curse my mother, not my health. I'm touchy about my health."

- If I touch you...! - Stop it Nattu.

Not to mind him. I'm ready to do it.

Just get on with it. - Thanks.

Don't let me hit you!

Why are you painting speed-breakers?

- What do you mean? - Are you in love or something?

"These days, lovers are painting speed-breakers."

Are you into falling-in-love - and-painting-speed breakers?

I do it for a living.

- Lend me a beedi? - Go on.

- Want me to look for matches? - Go on.

"100, 200, 300... 350. That's for a day's work."

"Look, Nattu! My first salary."

- I'll buy a canvas. - I'll buy a snack.

I'm hungry!

"Come on, Mr Painter! Dinner is warm!"

"After two whole days, eating is fun!"

Go on. Eat it before it gets cold.

Later.

Shall I tell you something?

It takes some girl to change the devil you used to be.

Won't you tell me about your Priya? What's she like to talk to?

What does she look like? How is the smile?

She's exquisite.

Like these colours. There's the colour of wines in her eyes.

A golden voice.

And there's a rainbow of colours in that smile.

Those in love will die for love.

"For you I'll live a hundred lifetimes"

I'll die for your love

"For the sake of my love for you, I'll do what no one has ever done"

This I want to tell you

I want to live in your heart

I'll give you my love

"And the Heaven and the Earth is my gift to you"

"For you are a fairy, an angel"

You are a blossom in full bloom

Let the spirit soar

"And touch the season with a golden hue"

Dev! What have you been doing?

- Aren't they up to the mark? - Up to the mark? They're superb!

Mind-blowing! Fantastic! You've worked magic!

Such paintings could fetch anything for the asking!

And this one!

- It isn't ready yet. - Then hurry up and finish it.

- They'll make bids for this one! - No. I'll never sell it.

- Why? - This is for Priya.

This isn't just a picture. Only Priya will understand that.

It's one moment. An experience of a lifetime.

It's the portrait of my love.

"Priya, why did you walk out?"

"Raj, I want to tell you something."

I know what you want to tell me.

You know it?! - Yes.

And I'm amazed it took you so long to speak your mind.

"The wedding celebrations have begun. Now, are you out of your mind?"

Don't you understand that all I want is to make you happy?

"Well, I didn't tell you this. But I decided to invite them."

What?

Look... over there.

"This is very selfish of you, Priya. Ever since you found Raj..."

- you've all but forgotten us. - Right!

And Raj came over personally to the orphanage to invite us.

Raj has treated us such respect. This I shall never forget.

They never invite orphans to a wedding. I'm grateful.

"To Priya, you are family. That makes you my in-laws."

I can't wed my bride unless the brides'people are present.

And bridesmaids let not slip this chance...

of making the bridegroom dance to your tune.

"To the centrestage, ladies! Drag him along."

I meet her in my dreams

"All day she hides her face behind the veil"

And she speaks with her eyes

I'm so happy today! He respects you. And he loves you very much!

You're lucky. You're very lucky.

"What's it, my child? Why are you weeping?"

I don't want to marry him.

What are you saying?!

"Tell me, what am I going to do?! What do I do?!"

"Before you take any decisions, you should talk to Madhu."

She's been your friend ever since your childhood.

But she married and moved to Bangalore.

She's back in the orphanage. For good.

I'm Priya!

Yes! I'm Priya.

What happened to her?

Someone found her wandering in the railway station in Bangalore.

He sent us news. We brought her back.

- And her husband? Her in-laws? - He deserted her for another woman.

The doctors say that she has lost her mind completely.

She even tried to kill herself several times.

She gives up everything for the sake of a person...

"and out of the blue, he says that he's leaving her forever."

It could drive anyone mad.

Even you. Even Raj.

Take her away.

You want to wriggle out of the marriage.

But have you considered the consequences?

Do you think Raj will be able to get over the shock?

Do you want Raj to end up like Madhu?

Do you want to leave him masticating on your memories...

with every passing moment more dead than alive?

I agree that it'd make you happy to marry the man you love.

But don't you think it's your duty...

to sacrifice your love for Raj's sake?

"But this decision, you will have to take."

Will it be love? Or your duty?

But remember this much. If you send Raj away...

no gentleman will ever dare to marry an orphan.

"Dear Dev, Please forgive me. I won't be able to..."

keep the appointment on 14th February.

Don't think that I don't love you anymore.

But I can never repay my debt to Raj.

To a woman a husband is like a God.

I'm going to marry a man who has been like a God to me.

Forgive me.

"What is it? - I'm sold your "Woman."

"For 50,000!"

Good! What about the other one?

"I'll sell her too. For what she is, the wench will fetch 100,000!"

You shameless lout! You pimp!

Why did you slap me?

A man like you should be shot in the head!

"Sell a woman again, and I'll break all your teeth."

What are you laughing at?

Stop staring like that. It was a portrait.

Portrait? That means you're an artiste.

- Yes. - What are you doing here?

Making a living. Hoardings by day. Portraits by night.

- You don't sleep? - I slept so long. I just woke up.

Either you're mad. Or you're in love.

Both. Mad. And in love.

That makes sense.

You? Here so early?

Not early. I'm right on time. Come. Sit here.

"Two days from now, we'll be man and wife."

"For our sake, I don't want any secrets between us."

Should something come out in the open tomorrow...

it might not be too comfortable.

Now listen carefully to what I have to say.

"While you were away in Singapore, I met one Maya in London."

We hit it out as friends.

We didn't even realise we were falling in love.

"When I came to my senses, I thought about you."

"Here I was to marry you, and...!"

I told her straightaway to forget me.

It broke her heart.

"Priya, I did the right thing, didn't I?"

No Raj. What you did was wrong.

"If you love her, you should go to her."

You should own up. For there's nothing more important than love!

Then why are you ditching Dev? Why are you marrying me?

Thank God Dev doesn't live at this address anymore.

That's how I got this letter you wrote to him.

"Are you out of your mind, Priya?"

This man sacrificed everything for your sake.

And you tell him to forget you!

"What for, Priya?"

Is it because you think you're in my debt?

You raised me to the status of a God.

"But the truth of it is, you don't even consider me your friend."

"- No, Raj! - What do you mean?"

Between friends there are no debts.

You created this academy by dint of your enterprise.

"Call it a debt, and you insult your own capabilities."

And you denigrate our friendship!

Even if everyone says that you're in my debt...

it's Dev whom you owe. For there's nothing greater than love.

You're going to see Dev on 14th February. You will...

and you'll marry him.

I'm indebted to you!

Your house! The home you bought with your hard-earned money!

Now I know the power of love!

That's why we call him The Greatest Lover in the world!

Remember me? No?

Moon TV... N.D. Srivastav...? The interview...?

That boxing match with Singhania? Remember?

Just one interview.

- No. I wouldn't like to. - Please! Don't say no.

"For every Romeo, you're the ideal Romeo!"

And tomorrow is 14th February. Valentine's Day!

- What's Valentine's Day? - Christmas for lovers.

A message from you would make so many souls happy!

"- Tell him, won't you? - Take your fingers off me."

Go on. Give it to him. Otherwise he'll go on and on.

Okay. Make it quick.

Red light means camera is on.

The red light is on.

"Friends, on the eve of Valentine's Day, we present..."

famous casanova-turned-sincere-lover Mr Dev Karan Singh.

In six months you've made your dreams come true.

What else do you want out of life?

"Come tomorrow, we will meet never to part."

"All I want, is that she brings boundless joy into my life."

May no shadow of sorrow ever touch us.

May we be happy. Always.

"Now Mr Dev, won't you tell us the name of the girl..."

who is bringing all the joy into your life?

Her name is Priya.

"She said "I love you"!"

So what? My Daddy says that every day.

- To your Mummy? - No. To the neighbour.

What's this love?

When a sixteen year old girl sees a seventeen year old boy...

"and something happens to them, that's called love."

Please make me a seventeen year old. I want to do love.

To whom? - Madhuri Dixit!

Why?

Because she dances to those great beats!

Shut up. It's the teacher's heart that's beating.

"Tomorrow is a wonderful day for her! Right, Teacher?"

"Yes, children. Tomorrow is going to be the loveliest day of my life."

"Tomorrow, I am going to meet Dev."

Play on

Let me dance to the beat

"My heart sings. And the world sings with me"

The chime of her anklets beckon me

"In the breeze flies her veil to me, fragrant of her"

I'll pour my heart out to you

"Oh how I've waited all these days and nights!"

"In the mirror of my eyes. In the deep valleys of your eyes"

"In every breath, embracing my life."

"- I find your fragrance. - All I see is you."

"- All I think of is you. - All I see is you."

"I won't stay away from you any longer"

Do not weep tears in separation

I shall always hold you in my eyes

"Every moment I will give you my true love"

"I will hold you in my arms I will play with your tresses"

All your sorrows are mine

You are the one I love

You are the one my heart beats for

- What happened? - Let me see.

- What happened? - A flat. I'll replace it.

- Never mind. I'll walk it. - It'll take me only two minutes.

"- It's nearby. I'll walk. - All right, madam."

Get ready to operate.

- A major operation is necessary. - Money is no criterion.

- It isn't a question of money. - We need your authorisation.

"Dev! I'm coming! Wait for me, Dev!"

The ship... take me back to the ship!

My wedding!

I'm coming Dev! I'm coming. Wait for me.

"Dev, you've been so long. Where's Priya?"

I'm asking you. Where's Priya?

She didn't come.

Didn't come...?

"- Priya, you should rest. - No. Dev is waiting. I must go."

- Lie down. Please. - No! Dev is waiting for me.

- Let me go. I must! - You can't go anywhere.

Why can't I? I'm fine! Let me go.

"- Dev is waiting for me! - Priya, listen to me."

Why don't you understand? Let me go!

Does Dev know about this?

No.

He must never know! Under no circumstance!

Then he won't.

All Dev's dream! All his hopes!

It's all over!

Your grandmother.

"A moment of laughter. Then come the tears"

Life punishes at will

"Gone once, never to return?"

"Why happens these, can anyone say?"

Grandma!

Forgive me. We couldn't wait for you to arrive.

It takes four or five days to reach here.

I understand.

Your grandmother wanted Ms Priya to have these anklets.

That was her last wish.

"We shall overcome. We shall overcome"

We shall overcome some day

See Priya? See how happy the children are to see you?

"Oh deep in my heart I do believe"

We shall overcome some day

Sunny got his opening line wrong.

"It starts with "Mann."

"- What's "Mann"? - "Mann" is conscience."

Conscience lives inside your heart.

"Your heart, the place where you keep all your love."

- For Mummy. For Daddy. - You don't have Mummy-Daddies.

So is your heart all empty?

"No. There's someone else. In my heart, I hold my love for him."

Who is it?

A prince. A lovely prince.

A prince? Cinderella's prince?

Someone just like him.

So you're Cinderella?

"Then in the end, you'll live happily ever after!"

God willing.

No. But you can't live happily ever after.

Why?

Because the prince is going to come with the missing shoe.

But how is he going to recognise you?

You don't have your feet anymore.

Stupid boy! You made the teacher cry!

"I'm sorry Teacher, for making you cry."

No. You said the right thing.

I'll never find my prince.

- No. You'll find him. - Of course you'll find your prince!

We'll pray for you.

"Hello, Mr Dev, Jaspal speaking."

No. Not the Bhatti. Jaspal Sandhu. Your agent.

Yes. Jaspal?

"A lady wants to buy the painting you've titled "Mann."

It's not for sale. And you know that.

I've been reasoning and reasoning. But she won't listen.

She is just sitting there waxing eloquent about your painting.

"It isn't a painting. It's a moment, she was saying."

"It's a relationship, she said. And what else was she saying?"

Oh yes. She said it's a portrait of someone's love.

Who is this lady? - I don't know her.

She's an invalid.

And my guess is she isn't rich.

I know what I'll do. I peg it high. That'll make her run away.

No. Let her have it.

For how much? - For nothing. Just give it to her.

Free?! - Yes.

And tell her that the painter thanks her for the appreciation.

At least there's someone who appreciates the underlying emotion.

"Well, as you please."

Dev! Look what I got for us! Two tickets to the super hit play!

Come on. This is really going to help you unwind.

- Now get dressed. Hurry. - I'm not going.

Then go on tear up the tickets.

Oh trash it! Who am I? Why should you come with me?

Am I a friend or something? No! I'm just your secretary.

I'm your servant. Your personal sycophant!

How can I even expect you to see a play for my sake?

Trash your friends. Trash the tickets.

- Will it make you happy if I come? - I'll be overjoyed!

- Let's go. - That's like you! Get dressed.

"Sooraj, I know what I say might hurt you."

"But maybe, this is what fate desires."

That we separate.

Once and for all.

"Kiran, you must never leave me."

"Else, pray that I die."

Because I can't stay away from you. Not even for a moment.

"- I can't live without you. - Why don't you understand, Sooraj?"

- We can't marry. It's impossible. - But why? What's so compelling?

- Have I not given you all my love? - No.

- Then why do you want to leave me? - These questions I can't answer.

Don't ask me to say something that's going to hurt you.

Forget that you ever loved anyone.

Forget that you have truly loved.

"Forget me, Sooraj. Forget me!"

I desire you. I always will

"Not even death can kill my love for you"

"I think of you, and the tears fill my eyes"

"And every moment I wish you were mine"

You are the story of my life

"The words you spoke. That urgent desire"

False promises did you swear?

"Tell me my love, is all this true?"

"In this moment I trust. Do not betray me"

"Give me what I've waited for so long"

I have loved you. I always will

"Not even death can kill my love for you"

"Yours I am, I swear"

"You I shall always stand by. Let me share all your sorrows"

"I shall live my life in the sorrow of separation"

For I have lost my way

Let me carry the burdens of my woes

"I have loved you. I always will"

"Not even death can kill my love for you"

"Here you are with me, and yet so far away"

"How do I tell you? I am so helpless!"

"What life is this, a life full of tears?"

What's the matter Priya?

Want me to get you a glass of water?

I'm going to tell Dev everything.

You'll do nothing like that!

I won't keep shut anymore. I'll tell him what the truth is.

"No, Raj!"

Please! Stop! For God's sake! Don't do this!

"Listen to me, Raj!"

For God's sake! Don't! Raj! Come back!

Listen!

"Priya! Are you all right, Priya?"

You must never tell him! For my sake! Please!

For the sake of our friendship!

Are you cross with me?

No.

"As a friend, I have to do your bidding."

It's over. And I'm not getting into an argument about this.

"Can I ask you something, Raj?"

"God forbid, if this happened to you, what would you have done?"

Tell me Raj. What would you have done?

Would you become a burden of a lifetime for someone?

I know you're feeling very sorry for me.

"If not in this lifetime, Dev and I will make it up in the next one."

Hope is what make the world go around. Right?

Where are you going?

To Grandma's house. - For how long?

For good. - Have you gone mad?

You have a whole new life ahead of you!

You have become a renowned painter!

The critics never tire of praising you!

Success lies at your feet! And you want to give it up?

"Don't do this, my friend. Don't!"

Not even a thousand lamps can light up...

the eyes of one who has lost his sight.

"All this fame, this acclaim, were means to an end."

The purpose is lost. What use the means?

Take care of yourself.

I'm sure we'll win the first prize at...

the All-lndia Musical Competition.

But you aren't going to be there with us to take the prize.

Come on. We're going only as far as Poona.

I wished I could. But the doctors advise me against long journeys.

"- I'll take care of you, Teacher. - You can't take care of yourself."

- You still pee your pants. - I pee my pants. Not yours.

Mind your own business.

"Children, do you want your teacher to be more sick?"

No!

Then go and get us the first prize.

- Can I get you anything? - No thank you.

Can I tell you something?

It's Diwali today. I hate to see you sitting all alone.

"- Why don't you come home with me? - No, thank you. I'm fine."

Please ring the calling bell if you want anything.

Is Priya Verma in?

May I come in? - Oh yes. Please do.

How are you? - Fine.

May I sit down? - Yes. Come. Sit down.

- How have you been? - You've already asked me once.

"- Well, how have you been? - I'm all right. Fine."

You don't look it.

Well not exactly fit and fine. Maybe it's the weather.

Just a bit feverish.

Not to worry. I won't take too much of your time.

I won't mind it.

You must be wondering why I'm here.

"Well, I just wondered..."

To apologise. - Apologise? For what?

For not keeping my promise. I didn't keep the appointment.

You didn't?

No. So I thought I'd apologise. Better late than never?

What I did was wrong. I made a promise. And I didn't keep it.

You must've felt very bad.

Yes. I did feel bad about it.

"I thought, what's wrong? To keep someone waiting like that..."

Keeping someone waiting till late at night.

How long did you wait? I mean you must've waited for hours?

"Yes. I waited for quite sometime. Till midnight, or was it one a.m.?"

Upto five in the morning?

Five in the morning...

And what did you do afterwards?

At first I was very angry. To wait over there till 5 a. m...

And your car must've been decked with flowers?

And all arrangements for the wedding done?

One keeps searching. Like mad! Is she there? Or waiting there?

And one keeps muttering to himself. She will come. She has to come.

That was a mean thing to do. It should never have been done.

One should've at least sent in a letter of apology? Or no?

One might not have known where to mail the letter.

"Finding an address isn't tough. I found your address, didn't I?"

"Look hard enough, and you'll even find God!"

You can find everything. All save one.

True love. - You will find your true love.

So yours was false?

"Why didn't you come, Priya? Why didn't you?!"

You promised you would!

We also promised we'd never question if one of us...

- was to miss the appointment. - I know why you didn't come!

- Because you didn't love me truly! - If you know the answer...

why ask the question?

It's easy to win someone's trust. It's easier to break a trust.

But keeping a trust ...that's tough.

"Your words, right?"

I can't believe this! The girl who tells me to keep a trust...

goes and breaks it!

Oh forget love. You didn't even pay lip service to our friendship.

You didn't even invite me to your wedding.

I'll invite you. As and when.

Meaning... you aren't yet...

Forget it. Tell me about yourself. What's happening in your life?

I hear you've become a famous painter?

Yes. But sometimes that makes things difficult for me.

How - People point fingers at me.

"There goes the mad painter, they say."

He'll tell every girl that he loves her!

"And then, where do we meet in six months?"

So do they keep their appointments?

"Of course they do. At places like the Taj Mahal, the Charminar..."

the Red Fort. Everywhere!

"Madcap that I am, I always keep my girls waiting."

And what do you do?

I just keep waiting. For someone.

Why do you want to ruin your life? You'll find a good girl.

"Not to worry, Priya. I've decided who it's going to be."

Memories.

"And with these fine memories, I'm leaving this city. For good."

Oh I forgot. I have a Diwali present for you.

No. You mustn't.

It isn't from me. It's from Grandma.

She wanted me to deliver her anklets to you. It was her last wish.

So that's why she didn't answer my letters.

No! I'll put them on myself!

Don't be alarmed Priya. I won't exceed the limits of decency.

"You know Priya, I did a portrait. You and Grandma together."

You remember when Grandma was telling you that she'd...

send you the anklets someday?

That is the moment I chose for the painting.

Nattu used to say it's my best.

I had decided I'd never sell the painting.

"But last week, my agent calls me up, and he tells me that..."

a lady happened to like the painting.

Her observation was so minute.

The kind of scrutiny I'd expect from you.

I told my agent to give the painting away.

She didn't seem to have the money. And she was an invalid.

No! I'll put it on myself!

Do you know what she had to say when she saw the painting?

"This isn't a merely painting, she said."

"This is a moment, an experience. A portrait of someone's love."

"Don't stare at me like that, Dev!"

Don't look at me like that!

Why did you keep it a secret? Why didn't you tell me?

"If it had to happen, why didn't it happen to me?!"

It was all my fault.

I was possessed! I was running. To meet you!

"When I came to my senses, I found I had lost the ground under my feet!"

No legs.

I'm not like you anymore!

Not like you! - Yes. You've become very selfish.

You wanted to keep all the trouble to yourself?

All I wanted from you is a little bit of joy.

Will you even refuse to share with me your sorrows?

Don't you ever leave me again!

"We'll face it together. It'll be like a song, I tell you."

The couple will now take the ritual circumnavigation of the holy fire.