All language subtitles for Mahapurush.1965.Satyajit.Ray.EN

MAHAPURUSH
The Good Man

Birinchi Maharaj is great.
Birinchi Maharaj is great!

Where from?

We are returning from Debraj.

Kashi!

Yes.

Haven't been there in a long time.

Oh! Your work was in Kashi...

Too crowded.

That is true. But still...

I had said at the very start itself

you have created a great city,
but will it remain like it is?

So many storms will blow over it,
so many will come and go...

One day, Sankar came to me and said

"Even if you don't follow
the philosophy of 'One God'

"don't you agree that Gautam
caused a lot of destruction?

"Don't you think some action
should be taken for this?"

I said, "If you want to, then take action.

"If that's what will get you
peace of mind, then do it.

"But, remember one thing.

"Someone, some day will mess up
your work as well.

"Someone will play football with
your religion. Understand that well."

That lad had something in him

but he could not master
the science of life.

That's why, at the age of 32...

Wake up... wake up... wake up... wake up...

Wake up... wake up...

Wake up...
wake up...

Wake up... wake up...

I don't have a moment of peace.

I have to awaken this lad
every day from his sleep.

- Baba.
- What happened?

My mind is at unrest, Baba.

What is your name?

My name is Guropodo Mitter. Advocate.

Come here, child.

Touch his feet.

Sit.

This is my younger daughter, Baba.

Her name is Buchki... I mean, Neelima.

Her mother died last year.

Since then, Baba,
there has been no peace.

I've visited Kashiand Vrindavan but...

still I cannot find the strength to go on.

- Cannot find the strength?
- No, Baba.

It's as if there's no pillar left
for support.

Hold this!

Hold it!

Hold it tight.

What? Is there any unrest left?

Is there?
Is there any sadness left?

Do you feel the spirit? Any emptiness left?
Any restrictions left?

It's fate.

Oh, God!

What happened?

Nitaida?

If only I could find a good Babaji,

I'd leave everything and go with him.

Why?

You've lost interest in the world?

Mind is at unrest, brother.

Life has sped by.

At home, the wife keeps complaining.

At the office, there's a new boss.

He is also... It's all rubbish!

Nothing feels good.

- If you know of any such man, let me know.
- There's no Babaji in your fate, Nitaida.

Your constant chatter
has made me lose my knight.

You know, in spiritual matters,
talking less is a primary condition.

This young man is an insurance agent.

And to top it, he can do Hatha Yoga.

So, why can't I find myself a Babaji?

My case is intellectual.
You will not understand that.

It can only be understood
by Paramadha Chatterjee.

Are you in the habit of
chewing green chillies?

Oh, Nitaida!

Yes?

A sage has come to Jagganath Ghat.
Understand?

He's called Mirchai Baba.

People visiting him are being offered
enchanted green chillies

and after eating them,
all their illness is cured.

Will a Radio Baba work?
Swami Taritananda!

Hmm. This Baba has two "tives".

- One negative, one positive.
- Oh!

Drains electricity from the sky
and sparks it to people.

Really?

You go to him and you
will be cured of all disease.

Electrotherapy!

My disease is just one. Lack of money.

Let him find a nice source of
income for me

and I'll accept that he's great!

That too, he can do.

- He can?
- Yes.

He will take you to a place for a day,
before the battle in 1914.

Then?

You will buy some iron.

Iron?

Yes. For cheap.

Then?

- Then?
- For cheap...

After that, you...

After that, what?

After 1914 what happened?

- Mate in two moves, brother.
- Hmm.

What happened after 1914?

After 1914, he brings you back to '65.

- With the iron?
- Yes, of course.

And then you sell the iron
at the current rate.

Current rate?

Current rate...!

Nibaranda!

- What?
- Disaster!

Sit.

400 rupees, 500 rupees,
600 rupees. 700 rupees...

Speak thee not!

I have done it, brother... I've done it!

Narendrapur - five acres of land.
Three houses...

now all I need to do is find the Babaji.

- Again Babaji?
- Chess is an intellectual game.

This kind of pandemonium
does not go with it. Ugh!

He's destroyed everything.

Buchki is getting an induction.

- What?
- Buchki is getting an induction.

Some Babaji has inducted her father
and now the daughter will also get it.

Did you go to their place?

Yes, that's where I'm coming from.

So is this good news or bad news?

Getting inducted into priesthood
is good news?

Why not? I too would get inducted
if I found a good sage.

- Oh God! But I was to propose to her!
- So you propose...

No, Nitaida, you do not know
the background to this story,

and so you don't understand
the reason for Satta's anxiety.

You need a little introduction.

This Buchki is Alipore lawyer,
Gurupodo Mitter's younger daughter.

Mr Mitter's wife, Soudamini,
was Takdar Shashi Ghosh's daughter.

- Is that so?
- Yes. She died a year or two ago.

I see.

I know them through my childhood friend
from Bagbazar,

the famous Professor Nani.

Nani's wife is Mr Mitter's
eldest daughter, Nirupama.

Fine.

It was in Nirupama's house
that Master Satta first met Lady Buchki.

It was love at first sight

and since then,
he's contemplating marriage.

Oh, I see.

Clear?

Clear.

So the point is, Master Satta
has fallen in love with Lady Buchki

but Lady Buchki wants to get inducted
into priesthood.

Hence, the matter is very serious.

Exactly.

Satta, carry on.

Fatik, get some tea.

They returned from Nasik yesterday.

I would have visited them yesterday itself

but at the laundry,
my bloody pants were not ready

so I had to wait for one day.

So then, today, at around eight
in the morning, I went to their place.

On reaching it, I noticed
that the place seemed strange.

The guards were all huddled together
and talking.

The usual Radio Ceylon was not playing.

Everything seemed different.

Anyway, I entered the house
and was going up the stairs

when someone called me from behind.

I turned and who do I see?
Ganesh Mama!

Wait a minute! Who is Ganesh Mama?

Ganesh Mama is Mr Mitter's brother-in-law.

Lady Buchki's uncle. Clear?

- Clear.
- And then...

Er... Buchki is not there?

She is. But there is work going on upstairs.

Buchki's father is getting inducted
into priesthood.

Priesthood?

Why should the word "priesthood"
make you smile like that?

Do you know his guru
is a great and learned man?

He's been around since the time
the town of Kashi was constructed.

- Which Kashi?
- Kashi Benaras. Nut Kashi Khu Khu.

Oh, God! Is he into black magic
of some sort?

No, he's not into black magic
but he's a Democrat, for sure.

You are a hardcore communist.
Now move along.

Communist?

Yes. I've heard you go out
on protest marches on the roads.

Oh that...!

No, no, you better leave today.
Come some other day to meet them.

Oh, your son-in-law is well, I hope?

Has he got a job?
He was looking for one, wasn't he?

OK, then.

- Hey! Listen... listen... listen...
- You called me from behind?

Do you know of any job or what?

I do know of something
but he must be trying elsewhere, I'm sure.

No, no. Nowadays nothing can happen
without a little backing.

But Uncle, in case of backing,
what of his self-respect...?

You cannot understand, Sattaranjan.
Today's day and age is different, isn't it?

You go up and meet everyone quickly.
Then come and give me the details.

- Yes, then, I'll quickly...
- Yes, quickly.

You wait. I'll take just
five minutes or so.

Hey... Buchki.

- Are you calling me?
- What's the matter?

What is this induction and all about?
Your house has completely changed.

- I'm also getting inducted.
- Buchki...

- Didn't you get my letter?
- Your letter?

- I wrote to you in Benaras.
- Was that you?

A seven line letter!
Of that, two lines were from Shelley.

Two lines from Chandidas
and two lines of a poem.

Other than that, all it said was,
"How are you? I'm fine!"

But believe me,
the feeling behind it all is mine.

- Keep your feelings to yourself.
- Listen...

- I have work.
- I need to talk.

We'll see after I'm inducted.

Then?

Then what? I left the place.

Nibaranda, you have to help me.

You deliver quotations
instead of love letters

and I must rescue you.

No, I can handle that part of it.
You just remove this Babaji.

What if this person is genuine?

So, you think he is genuine, Parak?

Me, Brother, I have an open mind.

If he appeals to your intelligence,
that's great. Otherwise, reject him.

Could we meet and interview this Babaji?

- Does he sit at any place?
- I don't know.

Satta, did you see Buchki's sister?
Was she there?

Yes. She was.

Then... one...

How old is this Babaji? 2,000?

Oh God! Paramadha...

sell him an insurance policy.

You will get many premiums.

Hello?

Is that Putli?
Is your father there?

No?

Mother there?

Put your mother on.
Say Nibarankaku is calling.

He was talking about the days
when Kashi was born, right?

Maybe he was talking about rebirth.
After all, he is a type of an astrologer.

Is that Boudi?

Fine.

Where is your husband?

Experimenting again?

Boiling grass?

Why, can't Nani digest
raw grass anymore?

Here, protein synthesis is taking place.

The grass will get hydrolyzed
and turn into carbohydrate.

Then, if you leave two amino groups,
you get hexahydroxidiamino.

- What is this rubber pipe?
- Oh yes. Potli, play that once, my girl.

- Only bubbles?
- It's getting oxidized!

Do come. The tea is getting cold.

I thought music will flow down
the rubber pipe, mix with the grass

and create a fantastic green nectar.

If I get successful with this,
I think lack of fo...

- Lack of food?
- Yes.

- There will be no lack?
- That's right.

Boudi.

Start practising how to chew.
Understood?

Sure. What everybody does, I shall too.
What's the matter in that?

Please sit.

- Well, I haven't asked you one thing, Nani.
- Yes?

Will future humans walk on two legs or four?

The advantage of four legs is...

- Speed?
- Speed.

Two plus two.

Boudi, tell me about this Baba!

- Who are you talking about? Birinchibaba?
- Is that his name?

Potli! Keep a lookout on the grass.

I am doing so, mother.

Come. Tell me.

What can all this be?

I went home and saw that my father
was getting inducted.

Since my mother died,
my father has changed.

Stopped working. Doesn't meet anyone.

I thought that father's mind has...

Anyway, now he has got Guruji.

- Guruji is everything.
- I guess so.

So you are saying that this person
has kind of settled here.

Something like a semi-permanent settlement.

Earlier father was not at all
interested in religion.

Something like what would happen if
you fall in love at an old age.

Well, Boudi, what is your view?
What do you make of it?

He speaks pretty well.
Sounds good to hear.

Though I don't follow all he says.
Some relevity, felevity...

Relativity.

Yes, that.

Nani, you went too?

Why him?

Lawyer, barrister, marwari, tarwari...

So many people have been coming
to hear him.

Leonardo da Vinci.

The man knows it all.

- Really?
- Yes.

He's solved a lot of problems
in Czechoslovakia.

- Who? This Babaji?
- Yes.

Einstein used to visit him.

- Visit him?
- Yes.

- He only taught him.
- What?

Relativity. E=mc2

Baba taught him?

Taught Einstein?

Is that what he said in front of
so many people?

Yes.

And people believed him?

Everybody clapped.

Even you would have done the same.

OK, Boudi, you tell me,
how long does a person live?

Why not ask the person who knows all this.

- Nani...
- Hmm?

You tell me -
how long can a person live?

Quite long, actually.

How long? 150? 200?

If it's 200, then it's a tortoise.

Not man?

Not a homo sapien.

And 2,000?

1,000?

2,000.

Could any man be alive
since the construction of Kashi?

The tea is getting cold -
why don't you drink it!

What happened? Can he?

His right-hand person seems like a loafer.

What, Nani?

- Trees can.
- Not homo sapiens.

Tree.

Bo Tree?

Buddha's tree of enlightenment.
Remember?

You are a scientist.

He said all this nonsense about Einstein
in front of you and you didn't expose him?

And you're laughing...?

What's the use, my friend?

In the end, he'll accuse
me of causing trouble

because I'm after his property.

- But it's interesting.
- What?

He showed us something.
Come forward. I'll tell you.

This is the present.

- Where?
- Here. At this contact point.

And this right hand... is rotating...

clockwise... future.

- All right.
- And this...

Anticlockwise.

Anticlockwise... the past...

He made both of them move
at the same time.

- At the same time?
- At the same time.

- In opposite directions?
- In opposite directions.

So he says that there is nothing like
the present because time does not stop.

Difficult.

Boudi, can you do it?

Try it.

Let me try.

Yes, try, try, try.

If he can't do it,
how will I be able to do it!

No.

- Listen.
- To what?

The voice of the Babaji.

Time is a very strange thing.

Time is a very
strange thing.

It is said people are here today
but not there tomorrow.

I say, you're there tomorrow
but not here today.

Tomorrow. This means time.

Tomorrow is there, but today -

the present - does not exist.

How can it exist, eh?

How can it exist?

Time is constantly moving.

It does not stay at one place.

So how could you label it as the present,

tie chains around its leg and hold it

and after holding it, say,
"Look here, this is the present"?

The moment the words end,
it becomes "happened".

Or "has happened".

Or "had happened".

All this means... the past.
Something that has gone.

The past...

The past.

The past...

The past.

The past...

- The past.
- The past.

On this, I had verbal
arguments with Plato.

Who is he talking about?

Plato, the great Roman astrologer.

Astrologer!

Plato said, "Inhuman logas cognosis".

I cannot understand what you are saying.

I cannot understand
what you are saying.

"Dictos jargon paranois".

You are talking gibberish.

I said, "Well, fine then,
if you cannot understand,

if you cannot understand what I'm saying,

then I'll do a demonstration for you.

Plato said, "Oh my God, what demonstration!"

He was quite scared of me.

I said, "Why are you getting scared, Plato?"

It's very simple. Look at this.

This is my right hand.

This, my finger.

Now, this starts rotating
on the right side, clockwise...

meaning, in the direction where time goes.

And where does time go?

Towards the future.

And, this is my left hand.

This rotates on the left side.
Anticlockwise...

signifying the past -
what has already happened.

The past.

And now, they rotate together.

Front and back.

This is life.

What was there.

What will happen, will happen.

Past and future.

The world lies between these two.

Outside... outside...

Come, come, come. Come and sit.

Sit at the back there, understood?
At the back...

Don't worry so much. We'll go and sit.

After all, we must disinfect our minds,
which are so filled with sins.

Come, come. Please come.

Quickly, go and finish the blessing part.

Who? Me?

Yes, not another word. Go ahead.

My Lord!

Who is it?

It's me.

You look familiar.
Where have I seen you before?

Me?

- In Nepal? Have I seen you in Nepal?
- I... I stay on Serpentine Lane.

Name? What's your name?
What's your name?

S... Sattaranjan Sarkar.

Sattaranjan... Sattaranjan...
Sattaranjan... Sattaranjan...

Yes! Murshidabad.

I remember now.

In Jagath Seth's house.

It was his mother's death ceremony
that day.

There were many people.

Raja Krishnachandra,
Rai Rayan Jankiprasad,

Nawab Iftikhar Salar Khan
Khanan Mohabbat Jung...

Amir Chand of Sutanati,

the one mentioned in History as UmiChand.

Oh! Sethji treated us to a lot of food.

But the sweets ran out

while serving the Lords of Sutanati.

So, they abused the host and left.

Incredible!

This is the perfect time to go up to him.
He's in the right mood.

Shall I go?

Anyway...

So, Motiram...

Motiram?

I knew you by that name only, child.

You were Sethji's accountant.

So Motiram, you'd better chant...

the "Dhurjati" mantra.

Every morning, wake up
and chant it 108 times.

Dhurjati... Dhurjati...
Dhurjati... Dhurjati...

Very fast, all right?

Now go.

Lord...

what is better - the path of urge
or that of satisfaction?

Fine question. Fine, fine.

Tulsi once asked me the same question.

Tulsidas!

We eat food, don't we?

Yes, yes.

- But why do we eat?
- Why do we eat?

Because we feel hungry.

Because we feel hungry, what do we eat?

Rice, fruit, fish, meat.

Fish, meat.

- What happens when we eat?
- What happens?

- Our hunger is satisfied.
- It's satisfied.

And so...

The root cause of consumption is urge...

and the result of consumption
is satisfaction. Isn't that so?

Yes, yes. Yes.

So...

Tulsi was a sage.

I told him without consumption
there is no satisfaction.

I said, "Oh, Tulsi...

"if there is no consumption
how can there be satisfaction?"

So after Ramayan,
I changed him to King Mansingha.

Told him to consume
as much as he wanted to.

He earned a lot of wealth
but nothing remained with him.

He married the daughter of that Bengali
Jagatsingha and blew it all away.

Excuse me...

Bankim didn't write that in his book.

- Excuse...
- My lord!

- Lord, find a solution for me.
- What do you want?

Take me to 1914 for seven days, Baba.

I will buy some cheap iron, Baba.
Please, Baba.

Iron?

Yes. Iron, sir. I mean, Lord.

Cheap?

Yes, Lord. From 1914.

- What do you do?
- I am the ledger keeper in a bell tea shop.

Total salary is just 233 rupees per month.
I can't manage my family with that, Baba.

- Can't manage your family?
- No. The iron... my Lord!

Wealth does not come so cheap, my man.

Does not, does not. Does not.

Very strict meditation is required.

From the Muladhar Chakra, you must control
KulaKundali, the source of power.

Then you'll have to raise it
to the Sahasrar Lotus.

This Sahasrar is the sun.

That sun has to move backwards.

You must make it move backwards.

If you do not understand the science
behind the sun, you can't do it.

Cannot! Cannot! Cannot!

And that is a matter of huge expenditure.
Huge expenditure.

Then? Then, sir... sorry... Lord!

- Then what?
- Then is there no solution?

Please, Lord...

find some solution for me.

There is a solution.

- There is a solution. A solution is there.
- There is?

Right at noon, when the clock strikes 12,

go to the terrace.

On the terrace, look at the sun

and then chant 108 times...

martanda, martanda,
martanda, martanda...

But your eyes should not blink.

Your tongue should not get dry.

Then...

Ooh, tempora.

Ooh, boris.

Ooh, nephic.

Ooh, nitious.

Ooh, nibhus.

Ooh, Nibhorus.

Ooh!

Buchki...

This man... he's...

What?

...great!

But, just postpone your induction
for a few days. Please.

Thanks for your suggestion.

Don't worry. I'm there. I'll fix everything.
Come on now.

Doesn't work. This Baba is a fraud.

What? Has your faith disappeared?

It's all rubbish!

No trace of poison - only empty threats.

If you have so much power,
then show a miracle or two.

That he will not do.

All he does is talk about
what he did in the Satta era.

Who can do even that
these days, Nitaida?

Bah! Stare at the afternoon sun and chant
a mantra. You can't even bat your eyelashes.

You try it and show me.
Let me see whether you blink or not.

Is this some kind of a joke?

That's where you went wrong.

If he did it himself, he would reduce
the voltage of the sun.

After all, I hear he moves the moon
and the sun.

Nibaran, if you want to expose
that Baba, then I'm with you.

Babaji's new get-up. Magician.

How?

- I just saw Brahma.
- You saw Brahma?

Sit.

- What do you mean you saw Brahma?
- I went over to their place, Nibaranda.

Why?

I thought I'll meet Buchki
and fix up some thing.

What?

Er... I knew I wouldn't be able to meet her
so I took her a letter.

- Another quotation?
- No, no, no. A poem.

- My, my!
- And what did you write?

I wrote...

"Babaji's a fraud. But in my love..."

- Er... can you go, Nitaida?
- Just continue.

I wrote, "Babaji's a fraud.

"But my love for you isn't fraudulent.

"If you opt for induction,
why then should I stay alive?"

That's it. Two lines.

Couplet.

Fine. So did you give her the letter?

Kind of.

You see, Babaji goes into a trance at seven,
and then everybody leaves.

So I thought if I go there at eight,
I might get to meet her.

But still to be on the safe side,
I took the letter along with me.

So, I reached there at exactly eight.

The house was silent except for
the striking of the clock.

I was feeling a little nervous,
but still I entered inside.

After climbing half the stairs,
I felt as if there was no one upstairs.

Difficult!

After mustering up such courage,
would I have to return home hopeless?

No.

I must give it one last try.

I thought I should check the backyard
and garden of the house.

As I walked, I heard some strange sounds
emanating from there.

Hey, Buchki. Buchki...

Brahmo, Brahma, Brahmayi...

Long live the Lord!

And then?

And then, the climax!

The climax? So soon?

While going to college,
she dropped this in the mailbox.

What has she written, brother?

"I know and understand everything
but I have no option.

"I will be free if the Babaji leaves."

Oh, so she understands, after all?

Why wouldn't she?
Whose beloved is she, after all?

Oh!

So why are you so excited, Satta?

Remove this obstacle and she is mine.

Hmm. Understood.

Is removing him so easy, Satta?

It's not that easy.

Nibaranda, you're giving up?

Just think, Satta, the man has some talent.

He is the greatest obstacle
to my romance and you are saying...

He is a high-class actor.

He understands mass psychology.

He's educated. Has an amazing memory.

He has imagination. Has presence of mind.

Has guts. What more do you want?

Oh Lord!

But, you can argue,
he does not have honesty.

But today, many great people
lack that quality.

There goes my hope.

- But...
- But?

- He...
- He?

...has to be exposed.

Hear, hear!

- Because...
- Because?

If he is not exposed,
they will also not be exposed.

They? Who?

All those who are going
and falling at his feet...

encouraging him, letting him grow.

You've just increased the scope of
our work, Nibaranda.

What is needed is one...

- Double exposure!
- Yes.

- One stone.
- Two birds. Get going, Nibaranda.

- But...
- Now, what's this "but"?

How? How? How?

Will I have to die chanting
"How, how", Nibaranda?

Paramadha, you're into planning
policies and things.

Why don't you come up with
something good?

You shouldn't have let the salt
sprinkle on your open wounds.

Instead, if you'd have picked a policy
then you would have...

- Anyway, forget it!
- Forget it.

I've got it.

Why are you laughing?
My God!

Where there's smoke, there's...

- Satta!
- Yes.

Are you on good terms
with the servants in that house?

I tipped the guard that day
for tying a Rakhi on my hand.

- Solid two rupees.
- Good.

This tipping is...

- Parak?
- Hmm?

You people, I believe,
have very beneficial policies these days.

Why?

Thinking of one...

What is all this suspense for, brother?

Hello?

Who? Nani?

Did you eat grass?

What?

Listen. My room has been invaded by mice.

What can I use to fill up the room
with plenty of smoke?

Nitric acid and copper?

Oh. Tri-nitro-di...

Oh, no, no.

I don't need red and blue
coloured smoke, brother.

Just simple white smog to fill the room...

What is Boudi saying?

What?

Wet straw?

Splendid! Splendid!

Nani, that Nobel Prize
will finally be bagged by Boudi.

And you...

Bonny prince?

Bonny prince.

Atta... attaboy.

Attaboy.

Cos...

Cosmos.

Cosmos.

- Whist-ling wind.
- What? What wind?

- Whist-ling.
- Whistling wind, whistling.

Whistling.

It's getting a little dull, uncle.

Let's take a break.

Now relax.

Paradise Hall has
two first-class movies playing.

You're still not steady on your legs.

This bloody Nataraj's art form
is very difficult.

While you danced
the dance of destruction

Oh Nataraj, the god of dances

Your tresses had fallen down...

- Who is it?
- It's me. Gurupodo.

Wait.

I think I've disturbed your time of rest.

What have I done to deserve any rest?

I came because I've been feeling
a little anxious.

Anxious about what?

I mean... you haven't complained

but are you facing any kind of difficulty?

Oh, is that all!

Yes, I mean... your food is OK, I hope.

Look, Gurupodo,
you're doing everything you can.

And I don't want you to do anything
that you can't.

And talking of food, would I ask you
for a hippopotamus roast?

I would not. Because I know that
it is impossible for you to get it.

If that be the case...

It's very tasty. You know the time
that you term as the Stone Age?

During that time, I ate quite a bit.
These days you will not get it.

If you want something like... Ganesh...

Some other land animal
might have been simpler

but we'll find a hippopotamus.
New Market stocks everything these days.

Then just find out.

Yes, yes. Don't worry.
It shouldn't be a problem.

And...

I hope you are not facing any problem.

Please do not embarrass me
by asking such questions.

I am no one. Nothing.

Very lean, very small, very insignificant.

My own happiness doesn't count.

Gurudev's happiness is my happiness.

His peace is my peace.

His satisfaction is mine.

I found this person
at a fruit market in Babylon.

- Nebhu was then only a child.
- I was then just a child.

Then was he also...?

I was standing at the watermelon shop
buying watermelon...

when I felt someone tugging
at the end of my robe. Tugging.

Even then, I saw humility in his eyes.

And since then, he has been with me.

Amazing!

Then again, he is of the Asirio race.

In his earlier birth, he was a scorpion.
That's why, he's a little...

Er... OK then, I will take your leave.

If there's anything you need...

- I'll tell you, I'll tell you.
- We'll definitely tell you.

OK then.

- Grandfather...
- What?

The food of the house has become stale.

One day give us
some first-class mutton biriyani.

Rubbish! Mutton biriyani!

People are getting anxious to watch
some Gods.

Now it's Mahadev, right?

- Yes, yes. This time it's Mahadev.
- I've already announced it.

Yes, this time it's Mahadev.

Next moonless night it's Vishnu.
Then Jesus, then Buddha, then Hanuman.

Why don't you make a long list
and hang it on the main door?

I will. But the crowds
are getting unmanageable.

The room is small.
Call the people by rotation.

One thing, grandfather, no young lads.

Remember that day you told some boy
that you saw him at Murshidabad?

- Who? Satta?
- Yes.

He is an idiot! Harmless!

Why increase the tension, grandfather?
No young people, except the females.

Middle-aged people - people your age,
but not the sly ones.

Either people with faith or an eye weakness.
Besides that, no admission.

You keep quiet. Age is not the main factor.

- Yes, the main factor is...
- Exactly.

If only I could go out,
I would have tried playing treble top.

OK, what about letting the Vajpai enter?

The one who said he'd make us
a three-storied hermitage?

Yes. With cooling system and lift!

Yes. Why not? You will also have
two rooms in that.

Yes. Don't forget my ten percent.

- Does anyone forget their cousin, brother?
- Have you ever heard of that?

Hippopotamus roast!

You are a bombastic person.

At seven sharp. Understood, Parak?

But be careful.

Even if you're half a minute early or late,
everything will be spoiled.

The first stroke of seven must match
your matchstick stroke.

Understood?

And what is Nitaida's function?

Or will he only listen
to the artefacts being stated?

The first reaction to the smoke
will be from him.

You better watch the window carefully.

- At the window?
- Will you be able to act scared?

Why act, my brother?
You've seen my wife, right?

All I need to do is think of her
moon-like face. And then...

- Er... and what about me?
- You?

You think and figure it out yourself.

One house, lots of people,
and a fire breaks out.

Panic!

And in the ensuing confusion,
the girl you want to marry is trapped.

What will you do?

- Rescue!
- Good!

- Should I propose at that moment?
- You can.

- But if she refuses?
- Idiot! No means yes.

Good night.

Good night. Good evening.

- Are you fine?
- With your blessings, madam.

What is the manifestation today? Vishnu?

No sir. Shiva Nataraj.

- Really?
- I told you it was Mahadev.

Yes. He who rotates earth.

- Come, come, Bardhomanji.
- How are you, Ganesh Babu?

Fine, fine. What's this?

- Date palm jaggery?
- Yes, date palm jaggery.

- Will I be able to see Shiva?
- Yes, yes. Of course!

If you won't get to see it, who will?
You've given Babaji so much, haven't you?

Of course, you will get to see.
Ten percent of it.

And... if you want, you will also get.

Really? Is that so?

- Yes, it is.
- It is?

- Sure, it is.
- Come in, come.

Go quickly and sit in the front or else
there'll soon be a huge queue.

OK, OK. Thanks, sir.

- How are you?
- So you people have come.

Come, come.

Satta, people from your house
have all come? Eh?

Yes. We'll go in now.

Sattabhushan, that interview letter
did not come.

It will come. Any day now.

- Any day now? That type in...
- Do not worry. I am there.

Right, right. You're there.

And listen, you go upstairs and sit.

Don't sit too much in front.
Sit a little at the back.

Babaji does not believe in the present,
you know.

The present generation is also...

Not there.

Non-existent. Only past and future. Right?

Everybody wants money and wealth.

Everybody wants money and wealth.
Isn't that so?

But it has to fall in the right hands.

The hand has to be the right one. Got it?

If it falls in the wrong hands,
it can cause calamity.

And that is what leads to confusion.

Actually, wealth is not important.

What is important is the hand
on which it lands.

This is the reason for all fights.

This is the reason for all arguments.

With whom, do you know?

Jesus.

Jesus.

Baba!

Baba. Baba.

Baba.

Jesus said, "Wealthy people
can never reach heaven."

I said, "Why not?"

"If you misuse money then it happens.

"If you misuse money
then it happens."

That day...

that day, I told him a few nasty words.

Later...

there was regret.

Regret.

Poor lad.

Poor lad lost his life.

Poor lad.

- Lost his life.
- Poor lad.

- Lost his life.
- Poor lad.

Excuse me, Lord.

- Who is it?
- Excuse me.

Come closer.

Allow him to come.

He has something to ask.

Come. Come.

Prabhu, I...

Seeing you, I am reminded of Manu.

Who? Manu Chatterjee?

Manu Shayumbhu.

Sharachi. Goutami. Damash. Bairath.

Chakhush. Sabarno. Dakhya Saborno.

Brahma Saborno. Dharma Saborno.

Rudra Saborno. Rouchya. Bhoutya.
Shayambhu.

He comes and tells me,

"I have written the Samhita.
Please look at it."

So I said, "Let me see.
Let's see what you've written."

One lakh slokas!

Oh, my God!

Who will read so much?
Who has the time for it?

Cut it. Cut it. Cut it.

300.

I selected 300 slokas for him.

I said, "Keep these,
they will come in handy."

The rest, he threw away.

- Excuse me...
- I'll tell you about one more Manu.

It was the Age of White Pigs.

Before the time of the Great Destruction.

Before the time of the Great Destruction.

One day, the Creator...
the Creator came and told me...

"I've created humans but where
will they stand? What will they eat?"

Everywhere, there was only water.

Seeing the state of the earth,
the Creator got scared.

Seeing his fear, I felt pity for him.

I said, "Don't feel scared. I am here.

"The science of the sun is in
the clasp of my hand."

I increased the power of the sun.

All the water dried up.

The earth filled up with forest and trees.

Lord, did you know Jesus Christ?

People say crucifixion.

I say "crucifact".

Because I have seen it all
with my own eyes.

My God!

And Gautama Buddha?

Gautam?

That Gautam?

Gautam was just a young lad of yesterday.

I knew the Buddha when he was a young lad.

Ooh tempora...

Ooh, Boris...

Ooh, Nephic...

Ooh, Nitious...

Ooh, Nibhus...

Ooh, Nibhorus...

Ooh!

Don't go.

Fire! Fire!

Fire! Fire! Fire!

Fire!

Hello? Hello? Fire brigade?
Fire brigade?

Leave me.

What are you doing, sir?
Leave me. There's a fire.

Leave me.

Why, don't you know the science
behind the fire? Lord?

Now leave, Babaji!
No more in this locality.

What are you doing?

Rescue.

- Where is the fire?
- Hold still.

Can I ask you something?

This is not a quotation.
My original words. Shall I?

What?

Will you marry me?

Oh my God!

Really?

Baba! Baba.

Let's go.

Well, you're not so silly after all!

Towards the future. Let's go.

Let's go.

THE END