All language subtitles for 4373785

(crackling)

I've lived here maybe 23 years.

But I feel afraid to call it home.

There's always the feeling
I'll have to leave.

I fought with my dad.

So I packed my bag
and left for Mumbai.

(thump)

My brother had a job at the dockyard.

His place smelled so bad,

the first night I couldn't sleep.

I was pregnant,
but I didn't tell anyone.

Because I'd recently
found a job at a house.

I had to take care of a lady's kids,
but they were pests.

But the lady... she fed me well.

That year I ate like a queen.

(Drumming)

(whistle)

Every family in the village
has at least one person in Mumbai.

In Mumbai,
there is work and money!

(laughs)

Why would anyone
want to move back?

(railway announcement)

I'd just had my heart broken.

But the city helps you
forget these things.

(whistle)

(soft music)

I didn't realise
how much time had passed.

The city takes time away from you.

That's life.

You better get used to impermanence.

(train running)

(train horn blowing)

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

(breath inhale & exhale)

Nurse Prabha tells me
you've been making trouble.

What's the matter?

Tell Doctor why you hid
your medication under your pillow?

I will not take it.

Why?

What happened?

She told me
the pills are giving her bad dreams.

I'll give you
a prescription for that.

OK?

Please, Doctor.

I don't want to stay here.
(phone ringing)

Please let me go home.

- What is it?
- He comes here.

After dinner,

when I'm watching TV.

Who comes?

Jairam, my husband.

He came yesterday as well.

I was watching TV.

Mr. Bachchan was on.

His voice always makes me feel good.

He talks so smoothly.

And then suddenly,
out of nowhere,

there was
that dirty smell of tobacco.

Then I looked up,

and he was sitting there
on that stool.

No.

Not sitting.

He had no legs!

He was only a torso!

(laughing)

Can we please pick a film already?

If it's just another action film,
I'm not coming.

You're a wuss
who only likes romances.

And the new release?

The one with Shane Nigam!

He's so dreamy.

(laughing)

Nurse Prabha,

want to come with us?

Yeah, Nurse Prabha,
you pick the film!

No, you girls go ahead.

(zipper zips)

Why? Come with us, please!

(laughing)

I told you, she never comes.

I explained your situation
to Dr. Supriya.

Her friend agreed
to take up your case.

He's a big-shot lawyer.

He'll do it for free.

(clank)

I don't need any help.

Why are you being so stubborn?

Last night the builders
sent a goon over

to threaten me!

He said: "Buzz off
before Ganpati festival or else."

(exhales)
(girls laughing)

It's too dangerous.

Parvaty,
stay with me for a few days.

Why should I?

(water pouring)

Why should I leave my place?

I told him:

"Threaten me all you want,
I won't leave my place!

"Over my dead body!"

I told them like that.

Let's speak to the lawyer.

It can't go on like this.

(indistinct chatter)

(child crying)
(whistle)

(phone ringing)

And the younger one?

How old is he?

1 year old.

So you have 3 children?

Yes.

How old are you?

24.

No! 25.

(toungue clicks)

Yes. 25, definitely.

(child playing)

Nurse?

The girls told me there's a prize?

A prize for... you know?

Vasectomy?

If your husband agrees,

the government will give you a bucket
and 1,000 rupees.

I told my husband, but...

He says it makes them
lose their strength!

(indistinct chatter)

Take this every day.

If you want another kid
just stop it for a month.

Oh, no way!

How much for this?

(toungue clicks)

When did you last get your period?

(chair creaking)

Hey... what u doing?
(ding)

Boss is driving me mad.
(cell phone vibrating)

IMA bored...
(ding)

Wanna C U...
(cell phone vibrating)

(heart beating)

You'll have to wait

until tonight to see me.

But for now...

(chuckles)

I'm sending you kisses
through the clouds.

So when it rains,

my kisses will touch your lips.

(indistinct scream)

(storm)

(sky thundering)

(clatter)

But oil won't make
my hair grow back any faster!

(zipper zips)

I like it short.

It's the new style.

Next month I can't come home.
I can't get leave.

Alright, Mama.
I'm going in for surgery.

Of course surgeries
happen at night!

As if a patient's heart will wait!

Dr. Supriya is calling, Mama!
I have to go. Bye.

(door opens)

Prabha?

I'm leaving.

Will you be long?

Go ahead.
I'll see you at home.

(door closes)

Open your mouth.

More.

Are you hiding them
under your tongue?

Good.

(raining)

Nurse Prabha?

Working late again?

Sorry, Doctor.
I lost track of time.

It's OK.

Hindi is so frustrating.

The word kal means both
yesterday and tomorrow!

Don't make excuses,
how will you improve without hard work?

I wanted to ask a patient

to come back tomorrow in Hindi

but when the time came,
I couldn't say it.

You have to say it like this:
kal wapas ana.

Again?

You make it sound so simple.

(laughs)

Good evening, Nurse Prabha.

OK then, I'm going.

Nurse?

I have something to show you.

(railway announcement)

Don't look.
Open it when you get home.

It's a poem.

A poem?

There's a poetry competition
in our monthly journal.

I thought I'd give it a shot.

I didn't know you were a poet.

Nothing like that.
It's just a hobby.

Alright. See you tomorrow.

(train running)

Who's this?

How did you get out?

(meow)

(radio playing)

(sizzling)

You're all wet!

Lost your umbrella again?

It was so windy,

it broke.

(clanking)

You left so early.
What happened?

Nothing happened.

One of my cousins
is visiting Mumbai.

So I just went shopping with her.

A cousin?

Just a cousin.

Sweetie!

Your tummy has become so big.

How many babies
are you hiding inside?

She was loitering
outside Kulkarni's flat.

What was she doing there?

What were you doing, sweetie?

I've asked Dr. Manoj
to have a look at her.

We shouldn't bother him
with such things.

He won't mind.

He's a nice guy.

Isn't he?

Prabha?

Can you cover my rent this month?

The same situation again?

I promise I'll pay you back.

You need to watch
your spending, Anu.

My salary is never enough.

That's why.

OK, but it's the last time.

Don't ask again.

(hurt)

(sighs)

Sorry.

(suck)

What are you doing, Anu?
Move aside.

(faucet water)

(door bell ring)

(door opens)

This parcel arrived for you.

Thank you.

(door closes)

What is it?

Is it from your mom?

I don't know.

Prabha, it's for you!

Who's it from?

It doesn't say.

Let's open and see.

(rustling plastic)

Awesome!

We had a rice cooker at home,

but nothing like this!

This one looks so international!

Whatever we make will taste super.

But who could've sent it?

Doesn't say.

It's written in English letters.

But it's some other language.

Made in...

Germany.

Doesn't your husband live there?

(bell tinkling)

My dreams are made of
everyday things,

small and scattered,
that I've left behind.

My hope

is just another casket of things

I carry with me wherever I go.

And now,

you are there
in a neighbour's house

like a burning lamp

whose glow I watch

to keep me warm at night.

(people chatter)

(chuckles)

C U at the same time.

Don't wait 2 close to hospital.

Someone might see you.

(phone keypad clicks)

See you soon
(ding)

(cell phone keypad clicks & ding)

Have you noticed

any changes in your new roommate?

All the nurses are talking about her.

She's in love with a boy.

That can't be.

She's not like that.

You know, he's Muslim.

Everyone here knows.

I don't have a problem with it.

But she's your roommate,

you better keep an eye on her.

I just thought you should know.

(rattle)

What is this?

Sims' vaginal speculum.

Good.

What about...

this?

Artery forceps.

Artery forceps, correct.

Nurse Anu will show you

placenta from
today morning's delivery.

And I'll demonstrate
our placenta disposal procedure.

Pass it on.

(sniffs)

Still bothered by the smell?

You're all nurses,
(coughs)

you have to be stronger.

(raining)

(approaching sirens wailing)

(drilling)

(cuckoo cooing)

Listen...

I've been dying to tell you
what happened today.

You know Crystal, right?

The new nurse.

She was giving an old man
a sponge bath...

when suddenly,

she let out a scream!

Why?

She looked down and...

his 'thing' was standing all the way up!

(laughs)

She'd never seen one standing before!

She ran out of the room.

And then?

Then Prabha came in and scolded him,

he got so scared...

I don't think

it'll ever stand up again!

Boss sent me
to pick up his watch.

Mr. Aslam?

Two minutes.

Don't they look great on me?

Anu?

Have you seen many?

Many what?

What Nurse Crystal saw
at the hospital today.

What's up with you?
Are you jealous?

No, I'm just asking.

Why are you acting like a virgin?

Mister?

Your watch.
(laughs)

Your watch is ready.

The balance is 5,000 rupees.

Shobhna said if we pay off the guard,
he won't bother us.

Are you sure?

Don't be such a wuss.

Let's go see.

There's nobody here.

(sky thundering)

(window slamming)

(window closes)

(exhales)

(squeeze)

When did he last phone you?

It's been over a year.

Maybe longer...

Nurse?

When people go abroad,

they can lose their minds,

or their memory.

That's how it is.

What will you do now?

I'll tell you what, call him.

- Me, call him?
- Yeah.

If I meet that husband of yours,

I swear,

I'm gonna box his ears.

(laughs)

(clank)

It's a real shame.

It says here the builder
is suing you for trespassing.

They could begin demolition
any day now.

Are other tenants
in the same situation?

The ones with papers
have been given new flats.

When the cotton mills shut down,

my husband was allowed to stay on.

Then you must have papers!

He never told me
about any papers.

Now that he's dead,
I can't ask him, can I?

Isn't there another solution?

(sighs)

Look Parvati,

the problem is
you don't really have a case.

Because there is no proof
that you have lived there.

But can't you just ask my neighbours?

I've lived there 22 years,

what do I need papers for?

That won't hold up in court.

There, we need papers.

Can't you find any document
with your name on it?

That bastard!

(toungue clicks)

I will kick his ass!

I'll show him.

Who does he think he is?

How dare those builders
cut off my electricity!

It's so damn dark!

These are just old medical reports.

(rattle)

(sky thundering)

How is your son doing?

It's been a long time.

You had gotten him chocolates too.

Those, he gobbled up.

You used to be so terrified
of the Head Nurse.

(inhale)

That terror, Nurse Lissy.

Don't remind me.

Why not move in with your son?

No, no.

He already lives in a tiny room
with his wife and kid.

I don't want anyone
breathing down my neck.

We're the same, you and I.

We're better off alone.

(rattle drum)

Evening is my favourite time of day.

In my village,
this was the time

to stop playing football
and go home.

(chuckles)

But here,

it feels like
the day has just begun.

I wanted to be an airhostess.

I secretly signed up for the exam.

But I got scared of Dad
and didn't go.

At least this way,
I got to meet you.

Who knows,
we could have met on a flight.

You seem different somehow.

How so?

I sense some change.

(phone ringing)

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Okay.

(phone ringing)

Who are you avoiding?

Mother.

Why not answer?

I know exactly why she's calling.

(laughing)

(laughing)

This guy looks like an eggplant.

What about him?

"I have a 50-acre
cardamom plantation in Munnar.

"Two houseboats in Alappuzha.

"I go pigeon hunting
in my free time."

(laughing)

"I'm the right-hand man
of the Sheikh in Dubai.

"All I ask for is 1,001 gold coins.

"and one Mercedes Benz."

"That's not possible.

"But we can offer 50 gold coins
and one Swift car."

"Marry your daughter for so cheap?
Never!"

(clears throat)
(laughing)

Anu,

if I used a Hindu name
for a fake matrimony profile,

would your father send it to you?

Even if he did, I'd turn it down.

You sure are hard to please.

(motorbike approaching)

(boys playing & cheering)

(sky thundering)

(sky thundering)

(raining)

(cloth washing)

I keep thinking he'll come back.

And he'll say that
he wants to live with me,

and be with me.

(line ringing)

(cell phone call end)

Hold its legs.

(exhales)

Ready?

One...

two...

three...

Four heartbeats, wow!

(chuckles)
(meow)

She doesn't bite.

Don't be afraid.

- Go ahead and pet her.
- No!

- Touch her, your fear will vanish.
- No.

People who are afraid of cats

were mice in a past life.

(laughs)

- Just touch her.
- No, no.

If we're done, let's go.

(footfalls)

Should I take her home?

What was that back there?

What did I do?

Why were you flirting with Dr. Manoj?

You can't do that.

If you behave like a slut,

people won't respect you.

You know what people
are saying about you?

(elevator door voice)

Let it go.

I have something
that will cheer you up.

Nothing can cheer me up.

Fine.

Then I won't tell you.

Tell me!

- Please tell me, Shiaz.
- Never mind.

Come on!

OK, I'll tell you.

Do you have a burqa?

Why would I have a burqa?

Without a burqa, there's no plan.

What plan?

Aunty and Uncle are going
to a wedding tomorrow.

Goodness!
No need to scrunch up your face.

So nobody will be home?

You know my neighbourhood, right?

If anybody sees you like this,

we're screwed.

(car honk)

(door opens)

(door closes)

(chink)

Anu?

Aren't you hungry?

I've prepared
your favourite fish curry.

It's chilli fish curry.

I'm not hungry.

Anu, I'm...

sorry.

I didn't mean what I said.

I don't know why
I spoke to you like that.

Prabha?

Did you know him from before?

Who?

Your husband.

No. Not at all.

One day,
Father asked me to come back home.

When I got there,
they'd already fixed my marriage.

Didn't you try to
find out more about him?

I did. I tried to meet him.

It must have been romantic.

Not at all!

He had just a few days of leave.

When we tried to talk,
there were always relatives around.

How could you marry a total stranger?

I don't think I could.

You might think you know someone,

but they can also become strangers.

Soon after the wedding,
he left for Germany.

In the early days,

he used to call.

But gradually,
the conversations grew less frequent.

I don't know what happened.

Maybe...

there was nothing left to say.

I think of him

in this faraway country.

I think of him working
alone in this large factory.

It all seems...

so far away.

(train running)

(sky thundering)

Nurse?

There's something I have to tell you.

(chinks)

I'm moving back to my village.

What?

(pouring)

There's nothing more I can do,
is there?

What are you saying?

We can do more.

(exhales)

I'm fed up.

I spoke to a guy in the village.
(clanking)

- He'll find me a job.
- Where?

In a hostel.

As a cook.

(exhales)

At least in the village
I have my own home.

But how will you manage?

I'll figure it out.

You see that tower there?

It's the same builders.

They think that by building
their towers taller and taller,

one day they can replace God.

(raining)
(crowd chatter)

On my way.
Are you home? (ding)

Crazy rain here...

(train honking)

I feel like a spy in a movie.

(railway announcement)

Have you left yet?
(cell phone vibrating)

Don't come now...

The wedding is cancelled.

Harbour Line is flooded.
Don't b mad :(

Sorry baby.

(emotional music)

Attention all passengers,

due to water logging,

all trains are delayed.

Stand by for further updates.

Hello?

Hello, Mama?

How are you feeling?

No, nothing's wrong.

I'm just calling.

Yes, I've eaten.

(playing video)

We built their buildings!

We cleaned their gutters,
cooked their food,

and did all the work
they refused to do themselves.

But when we ask for a home
near theirs, they can't stand it.

We have to unite,

and make them understand

that ours are the hands
that built this city!

(applause)

- Workers' unity!
- Long live!

- Workers' unity!
- Long live!

(slurping)

(exhales)

All these years
I walked past this place,

but I've never eaten here.

Today I've done it.

(chuckles)

I'm going to miss this place.

But it's like this place isn't real.

What do you mean?

You only seem to be real
if you have papers.

You could just vanish into thin air,

and no one would even know.

We would know, Parvaty.

All of us at the hospital,
we'll miss you.

You're a very good lady, Nurse.

I'm gonna do it!

(whack)

(dog barking)

(whack)

(break with a creak)
(laughing)

Run, run!

(whistle)

(electricity crackling)

Nurse Prabha!

When did your shift end?

I didn't see you around.

Nurse, I'm off.

Nurse, I made some sweets for you.

Here.

Don't have them now!

I won't be able to face you
if they're awful.

(zipper zips)

My contract here is ending soon,

and I'm thinking of not renewing it.

You'll be leaving us then?

So what's your plan now?

Can we go somewhere to talk?

Mumbai is nice....

But I never got used to it.

And I have a problem
with the language too.

Hindi isn't hard to learn.

Maybe.

But it's not just that.

I've been here
for so many months now,

but yesterday
I forgot to get off at my stop.

I went all the way
to the end of the line...

by mistake.

(clears throat)

Prabha?

I'm...

Before I go I wanted to...

tell you...

I wanted to know...

if I should stay?

I mean...

If there was a reason
for me to stay here...

But Doctor, I'm married.

I know...

But still...

May I go, Doctor?

I'll miss my train.

(clink)

(crowd cheering)

Some people call this
the city of dreams,

but I don't.

I think it's the city of illusions.

There's an unspoken code
in this city:

even if you live in the gutter,
you're allowed to feel no anger.

People call this,
"The Spirit of Mumbai."

You have to believe the illusion,

or else you'll go mad.

(music playing on orchestra)

(fireworks)

(bus approaching)

(waves)

(birds chirping)

(switch on)

Parvaty, there's no electricity here?

(sniffs)

(exhales)

(rustling plastic)

(clanking)

She made us carry her junk
all this way.

(clink)

Is she planning on
doing operations here?

Parvaty?

Is this still good?

Perfectly good!

(exhales)

Prabha, have a sip.

Close your eyes and gulp it down.

It will make you feel relaxed!

Trust me.

Just try it and see.

(coughs)

How is it?
(laughs)

(clears throat)

Your turn!

Drink!

(chuckles)

(laughing)

(playing music on radio)

Where on earth have I landed myself!

Stuck in this weird place,
how did I get here?

Should I cry or should I laugh?

Will someone save me?

(clap)

How much for the mackerel?

50 rupees.

Is it dried?

No, these are fresh!

Of course they're fresh!

Give me a good price.

- How much?
- 100 rupees.

What?

Who are you trying to fool?

Just look at the size of these fish!

Prabha?

Could you ever move back
to your village?

I don't think I could.

I didn't think
you'd come today, Anu.

It was a big help to Parvaty.

I didn't mind.

I like her.

(wind blowing)

Prabha?

I have something to tell you.

My parents are sending me photos of guys
for marriage proposals.

But I don't want to get married now.

Have you tried talking to them?

As if they would listen!

So what will you do?

I don't know.

Maybe run away.

It's no use, Anu.

You can't escape your fate.

I'm very tired.

I want to rest.

Are you sure?

Aren't you coming with us?

No, Prabha. I want to rest.

Let her be.
She did carry those heavy bags.

Not everyone can hold their liquor.

(laughs)

(waves)

Prabha!

Come in!

(laughs)

(birds chirping)

(wood crackling)

(chuckles)

I should get back now.

Will you be long?

Not long.

Save some for later.

(bones crackle & slurp)

Parvaty?

How long will you be gone?

I only need to tell them

I'm here for the job.

I'll be back by 5 o'clock.

Then I think we should leave now.

What nonsense!

- You have a ticket for tomorrow.
- Yes, but...

You came all this way,
of course you should stay!

How did you find this place?

It's like she's been
stuck here forever.

As if she's waiting
for something to happen.

She looks like you!

I like this place.

Seems like another world.

(chuckles)

Shiaz?

Do you ever think about the future?

What do you mean?

I mean...

In 10 or 15 years...

what will your life be like?

Am I there with you?

What's come over you?

I don't know.

I never used to think about
stuff like this.

But I feel like

the future is here
and I'm not prepared for it.

Why don't my parents understand
what I want?

Maybe we can talk to them?

We can try to convince them,
maybe they'll agree.

If I tell them,
they'll never let me see you again.

Shiaz,

I feel so scared.

I've been scared
ever since I met you.

I'd ask myself if it was right,
my being with you.

Or if it would've been best
for us to stay apart.

But when I'm with you,

I don't know what it is...

I don't feel afraid at all.

As if this is
the most natural way for us to be.

It all gets too heavy
for me sometimes.

(waves)

Shiaz?

There's graffiti here in Malayalam.

OUR LOVE
IS LIKE THE ENDLESS SEA

You wrote it, didn't you?

(romantic music)

(kiss)

(exhales)

(chuckles)

(wind blowing)

Somebody help!

He's not breathing.

Looks like it's too late.

Pump his stomach!

Flip him over.

Make him sit up.

Step back please!

Move aside! Move aside!

Step back please!

He's dead, no?

He's not one of ours.

He's a goner.

(inhale)

(coughs)

(applause)

He needs to go to the hospital.

There's no hospital here.

But there's a village doctor.

OK, quickly.

(chicken clucking)

She saved his life.

He was totally dead.

(buzzing insects)

Miss?

He should see a familiar face
when he wakes up.

Come inside.

Some tea?

Don't be shy.

Doctor will be here soon.

Go inside.

(squeeze)

Sorry.

I was only cleaning your wound.

It hurts.

It hurts now, but you'll be alright.

What happened to me?

Don't worry.

Just rest.

I feel like I've been resting
for a long time.

How long has it been?

A few hours, maybe.

I don't remember anything.

(door opens)

(clank)

It's windy.

He'll catch a cold.
Cover him nicely, dear.

What does he do?

There's some kind of
misunderstanding.

Where does your husband work?

He works in Germany.

Then you must not
see each other often.

Pity your holiday got ruined.

Lucky that you were
there for him today.

What did she say?

Nothing.

She thought you were my husband.

Am I?

No.

Why is there sand on me?

They found you in the sea.

In the sea?

What was I doing there?

You don't remember?

You've changed so much
in all these years.

Have I?

Some days I was stuck
in the factory for so long,

I didn't know if it
was day or night.

I would come out
after 3 or 4 days

as if in a daze.

I was blinded by the light.

In the darkness,
you try to imagine light.

But you cannot.

I thought about you.

What did you think about?

Sitting next to you like this.

I wanted to reach out and touch you,

Why haven't you told me this before?

Prabha,

come with me.

It will be different this time.

I promise.

Stop.

I don't want to see you...

ever again.

(buzzing insects)

(waves)

Are you closing up?

No. You can sit as long as you like.

(waves)

Sand...

Where is that boy?

Who?

The boy who was with you.

Prabha,

I'm...

sorry.

It's alright.

Just call him.

Who's that?

Anu's boyfriend.

He followed her all this way?

This is Shiaz.

Where are you from?

Vithura.

Sit down.

I was there once.

It's very beautiful there.

It's very beautiful here too.