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- Tickets for anyone else? - Two tickets for Kashipur, please.

Kashipur‘?! Are you going to Kashipur?!

That's right... Why'? Doesn't this bus go there?

Sure, it does. And why should I bother? Here's your ticket.

- Are you headed for Kashipur‘? - That's right.

Do you have relatives staying in Kashipur‘?

No; but is there something special about the place?

You'll discover for yourself, when you reach there.

Why are they getting scared at the mere mention of Kashipur‘?

I don't know... We'll learn after reaching there, I guess.

- Welcome, Mr. Vidyapati! - Greetings!

Greetings, Madam... How are you keeping?

- I'm fine. - The house is not very far away.

We can even walk it across.

There's something I can't figure out, Mr. Vidyapati.

You would've become the Head Master at the place you were teaching...

Then why were you transferred to a primary school, all of a sudden?

You can say that I escaped a terrible curse.

Actually, I caught a boy cheating in the examination hall.

I got to know later that he was a Minister's son.

The transfer and the demotion, are rewards for my integrity.

You're lucky you haven't lost your job, I'd say.

I can't understand this.

There are so many people living in this locality...

...and yet, everything seems to belong to one man. "Badshah".

The shops actually belong to others.

But they bear the legend of Badshah.

Or else, the shop and shop-keeper would both be no more.

Except for Govern ment-owned establishments...

...every other occupation bears the legend of Badshah.

- Doesn't the police do anything? - Sure, they do...

...they get their salaries from the Government; and bribes from Badshah!

ls there nobody to revolt against Badshah‘?

Should someone speak up, Badshah has him killed...

...and the tomb of the deceased has the legend "Badshah Memorial"!

Well, Dadiya...haven't you recovered all the protection-money'?

Patel couldn't pay up. His father had died.

He'll settle the accounts next week.

Whose blood-hound are you'?! ...Mine!

And you'll guard another man's house, eh'?

Panel's lost his father; and you're the one who's mourning!

Had you bumped off Patel and given the shop to someone else...

...I'd have been pleased with you!

Listen to me, all you guys!

Should anyone of you ever feel pity for others...

...I'll be the one to personally kill the scoundrel!

Your loyalty seems to be weighing less and less everyday.

The cops have begun asking for a hike in the takings, too.

And is this all the money you've brought?

I rob the public; I don't print those currency-notes!

God has given you strength; but it's I who gives you courage.

Where do you bring the tongue from which runs away with you...'?!

Dare you back-answer me!

Don't you ever forget...

...that when the hound pounces on its prey...

...it knows very well that it has its master behind.

If I were to withdraw my support to you...

...you'd turn into a stray-dog, from the blood-hound you are!

And lower your gaze!

Keep the fury out of your eyes.

If not, you're going to lose a lot!

Because I'm the only one whose support you enjoy.

But I enjoy the backing of the teeming masses...

...whom I allow you to rob!

Okay? Go away now...

Whom are you giving those provocative looks, my love'?

Hey, you! Don't you have womenfolk at home'?

Sure, I do have women at home...

...but I don't have a wife!

ls that old man your father?

Actually, my old man chose this man to marry me.

Let's go inside.

Hey, look! Bhiku's arrived!

My respects, Brother-in-law... Greetings, Sister!

He set off for this place two days before us and arrives now!

Where was he'? Ask him.

How do I explain?

I reached a square, where I found a board directing me to Kashipur.

I followed the directions and reached Hajipur instead!

When I reached the square again, I found another board with directions.

And when I got there, I discovered it was Shivpur!

And when I returned to the square...

...l found some kids turning the board in all directions...

...and what a fool I was!

I'm starving; can I have something to eat'?

Did you listen to the tale of your brother's wisdom?!

This is what I've got as dowry, Mr. Mathur...

Why are you targeting him'?! Come and have something to eat...

Wait! Get the luggage from the van first. Go on!

Okay! What are you yelling for'?

You indeed have a very interesting brother-in-law.

Tell me something about your son.

They're birds of the same flock, Mr. Mathur.

This chap can't find a job; and my son doesn't stick to one.

I'm fed up with both of them.

ls he working somewhere presently?

He's found a job at a deluxe hotel a couple of days back.

The employers give my son the princely treatment!

Wow! You've got the luck of a Prince!

After the Tinas, Meenas and Reenas, where'd you bring this one from'?

How do you manage to find so many girls everyday?

- But, this is my wife! - You don't have to lie, Sir...

...you'll get a room here, in any case.

He's mad! He's a nut...

I'll deal with you, when you come home!

- Hear me out first, Darling... - Let's go, Driver.

You ass! I'm sunk because of you today!

- Hows that, Sir'? - Why did you have to squeal?

That woman was my wife!

And how will you help me!

Does a customer have no respect in this hotel you run'?

The bloody doorman tells my wife that I bring a new woman here everyday!

But my house is wrecked, isn't it'?!

Attendant! Come here...

Will you open and shut the gate or reveal people's secrets?

- Apologize to him immediately! - But that won't bring back my wife!

This man doesn't even deserve to have a wife!

Okay, I'll leave. How can a decent man work in this hotel anyway?

Here's the turban...

I'm taking away this uniform, in lieu of my salary for 3 days.

I hope he doesn't find me outside the hotel and...

Don't you worry, Sir... By the way, where's your wife?

My wife?! She's fled!

Kashipur... now where the hell is this Kashipur‘?!

Excuse me, Ma'am... Please wait!

Could you guide me to my house? I'll really be grateful to you!

Guide you to your house?! How can I tell you the way to...

Find someone else to tell you. I don't have the time...

You won't spend a lifetime in telling me that, will you'?

Haven't I told you I've no time'? I'm already late for school.

Which class are you studying in'?

I'm no student; I teach instead. I'm the Physical Training Teacher.

I'm sorry, but I really thought you were a student!

You look like a student. Really!

And you appear to be a loafer. Really!

Get off my cycle!

I know the types of you who make excuses to talk to good-looking girls.

Now wait, Teacher! You were partly right, actually.

You're indeed very beautiful. But I'm not a loafer.

Had I been one, wouldn't I have asked for your address, instead of mine‘?

You'd have done that, had there been a decent and simple girl in my place.

Aren't you a decent girl then?

Just get a hold on that tongue of yours!

I've no time, or I'd have fixed you real good!

Actually, it's not only my tongue, but my heart is uncontrollable, too.

I'd stopped you to ask for the address. But you know what'?

This is the first time in my life that I've liked someone.

She doesn't look like a teacher. She's more of a student!

- Some sweet-lemon, Sir'? - No, thank you.

Take a look... Ravi's here!

My nephew!

"Here cometh my nephew, O Sister..."

So you've returned, eh'?

There goes the old man again!

You've only grown in physique... otherwise, you're a nincompoop!

Couldn't you hang on to the job even for 5 days'?!

Even Governments don't last that long. And I've only lost a job.

That's his gift of the gab at work!

You must surely have interfered with something there!

Why do you have to mess with other people's affairs?

Why did you have to catch the student cheating in the examinations?

- That happened to be my duty! - And this is my character.

Your character can't buy you a meal! Only a job can!

I have to beg everyone for a job for you...

...and you jolly well kick the job and walk out!

Cool it, Brother-in-law... He wasn't a Collector anyway!

He was only a doorman at the hotel.

And there you go, firing away on all cylinders...

Keep out of this! It's my son I'm talking to!

That's enough, dear. You've started the moment he's arrived.

You don't want me to give him a ceremonial welcome, do you‘?!

When a son comes of age, the parents become confident.

And here's my son... Out to break my back!

Now, Mr. Vidyapati...Come with me. Calm down, please...

You come away, too...

It's good that the old man has gone inside.

Or he'd have continued with the same old song...

Let's go inside, darling... it's not good to stand out all the time.

I've done a survey of the whole village.

20% of the girls are married; 5% happen to be widows...

...50% of them are children...

...another 5% are old and no good anymore...

...and the rest of the 20% are young, unmarried girls!

Forget the girls, Uncle... And start hunting for a job.

Or my father will surely disown me.

- Listen... - What is it'?

Could you go and fetch some vegetables?

Will you never let me have some peace?

The moment I open a newspaper, you remember a chore !

You have two loafers at home; Ask them to do it.

But they're still asleep.

It's ages since Sunrise and they're still sleeping!

I'll spoil their slumber right away!

Wake up, you dumb asses!

- Is it an earthquake? - It's father; let's flee!

- And where do we go'? - Downstairs!

You?! What are you doing here?

- I've landed from up above. - Landed from up above?!

Aren't you ashamed to...

How was I to know that I'd meet a celestial beauty after the fall‘?

Hats off, O Lord...! You've been generous indeed!

Will you leave or do I have to scream and call people of the locality over'?

You're the one who's going to get a bad name, if you do that.

What would people say about a semi-clad girl...

...closeted with a guy in a bathroom?

Could I have the soap, please?

Get the hell out of here immediately, or I'll beat you to pulp...

- Go away! Scram, I say! - Let me bathe, please...

- Greetings, Uncle. - Greetings.

- Where are you coming from'? - From the bathroom.

Bath roonl...'?! B-a-t-h-r-o-o-m'?!

- Kiran! - Yes, Dad?

"Neither did you see the signal, nor did I notice it..."

"...and there was a collision..."

"My God! My Lord"

ll I"

"God O God!"

- Ravi... where are you, son'? - What is it, Mother'?

Give this yogurt to Mr. Mathur next-door.

I've got to take a bath, Mom. And I must go job-hunting, too.

- You know how "Hitler" can... - Quiet! Call your father Hitler?!

Be a good boy and do this for me. Go on...

Mr. Mathur...

You?! You're here again?!

I had "landed", the other day. But I've been sent across today.

- Mom has sent some yogurt... - It was the bathroom then...

...it's the bedroom now! Why aren't you ashamed?

The bathroom is okay. But why should I feel ashamed in the bedroom?

And how am I to blame anyway? Whenever I set my eyes on you...

...l just can't tear my gaze away.

Why should you be so beautiful?

You don't blame yourself and only keep accusing me!

Will you leave quietly or shall I break your head?!

Please go ahead.

There goes a window-pane! You've just blown up 5O bucks!

Here's the yogurt and here I go!

Watch where you're going, nephew!

It was great fun to run into a girl!

But the collision with you gives me a pain in the bones!

You can't compare your brawn...

...with the beautiful tenderness of a girl, can you'?

Love renders a man useless, Uncle.

When was I of any use, nephew-dear'?!

Tell me if you have got anywhere with that teacher-girl...

- There's egg on your face, Uncle. - Who threw it at me'?!

- Who hurled it at me'? - Find out, while I go and bathe.

Who flung the darned egg at me'?

Finish your bath quickly. Your father's got to bathe, too.

Thief! Thief!

Shut up! Do I look like a thief? What if someone hears you'?

So'? You've seen everything already! What happens to my "honor" now'?

- Don't you feel any shame? - I do...

But how can I be blamed?

When I set my eyes on you, I just can't tear my gaze away!

I see! But what if someone catches us in here?

What then?

You aren't catching a bus anyway. He'll be out in a minute.

All he'll do after a bath is to settle down for a meal...

...and I've got to "earn" the meal!

Hey, you in there...! Come out, if you've finished your bath!

My God! That's my father! Please go away!

But how will I go anywhere, with him at the door?

Come on outside, you idiot! Come out!

Have fun in there! If my father sees me around...

...he'll slipper me! Here I go!

You'll get a beating if I'm late at school!

- Greetings, Uncle! - Bless you!

- Greetings, Aunt... - Bless you, dear.

Am I seeing things?!

My son went in there for a bath... And out comes a girl!

O Lord!

Listen...you're all alone in there, aren't you'?

Not at all! I've got a woman in here!

And where's my son'?

At long last! I knew you'd come someday!

But you've made me wait for so very long!

See for yourself...the doors of my house are wide open for you!

- Don't touch me! - Why is that?

I'd sworn by my granny that I wouldn't ever let a woman touch my body!

Touch me then...! Go on!

- My husband is here! - Your husband?!

- Hide! Quick! - Where do I hide?

Under the bed! Hurry up!

Why have you shut the door?

Nothing special; I was changing, you see.

There's only the two of us here... So, always keep the door open!

What makes you laugh?

Actually, the sight of you reminds me...

...of dried up wood coming to life again!

Why is this towel lying here?

- My God! - What's wrong?

Everything is going wrong today!

Go and find Ravi. Please.

I can't find that sari of yours. Where did you keep it'?

Look around the place. You'll find it somewhere.

- Greetings, Inspector. - Greetings. Yes'?

My name is Lekhraj, Sir. I'm starting a restaurant in the marketplace.

How can I help you'?

I've already paid Badshah 10,000 Rupees...

...and obtained the permission for the restaurant.

But I want to name the restaurant after my mother.

It's your eatery, Mr. Lekhraj. You may, naturally, can call it by any name.

What can the Police do about that?

You say that, Sir, because you've assumed charge only today.

And this chap gains courage...

...because you know nothing about Badshah.

I see! Is that how it is'? Can you tell me something about him'?

If this chap doesn't name the hotel after Badshah...

...neither will the hotel remain, nor this gentleman.

Your words wreak of the corruption that Badshah has spread!

Go ahead and name the eatery after your mother, Mr. Lekhraj.

I've dealt with many such crooks in my line of duty.

I have a little ceremonial prayer at the eatery tomorrow, Sir.

What will I do, if Badshah turns up there?

You needn't worry. I'll personally come there.

- Will you, Sir'? - Certainly.

- Greetings, Inspector. - Greetings.

This is my son; and this is my father.

And I'm the priest of the village.

- Get on with the ceremony. - What ceremony, Inspector?!

I've forgotten all my prayers!

- Can't say when they will... - Don't worry about that...

...and just start the prayers.

- Take some gourd, too. - Yes. I'll prepare it for you.

What's going on over here?! Let him go...

- What's that, Mother'? - Never mind; what is that to you'?

Your fate is sealed now; your life has run its course.

Why did you have to do this?

Now wait here, Ravi... Why are you so excited?

That's vandalism, Mom... How can that be allowed?

But the police is there!

They're beating up the police!

They beat the police, and nobody objects! I'll be back soon...

- No, Ravimyou won't go there! - Let me go, Mother!

You will not go there!

- My son...! - Father!

- Let me go, Mother... - No!

Let go of me, Mother!

That wasn't a good thing you did by stopping me, Mom!

They killed a guy before me, and all I did was to just watch!

There were other people there, too. Was only your blood boiling'?

Of course! Because I'd have handed over the thugs to the police!

And they'd have become your enemies forever.

Violence happens to be part of the thugs' daily routine, my boy.

No sensible man ever has anything to do with them.

That's wonderful, Sir!

That's a nice way of turning cowardice into sensibility.

You teach students to revolt and rebel against injustice!

In fact, this is something even the scriptures preach.

But you ignore the teachings once you're out of school!

Is that the education you impart'?

The scriptures even ask you to be a doer, apart from being righteous.

But have you learnt a lesson from that?

You can't fend for a family and you're out to rejuvenate society!

A counterfeit coin is a burden, that is not accepted anywhere!

Why do you have to drag that aspect into this?

Must you always taunt your son for being unemployed?

There are millions of others who are employed, too.

They must have a reason...

But this chap has brought it upon himself!

He's healthy and able-bodied...

...but I still feel I have a cripple for a son!

He'll be a burden on me all his life!

Don't be upset, Mr. Vidyapati. He'll find a job somewhere.

I'd already told you, Sir...

...not to take any step against Badshah.

He could even name our Police Station after himself, should he so want...

I'll put the stamp of the law on BadshaHs person!

I want a single eye-witness...

...who will testify against Badshah in Lekhrafs murder-case.

I'm the one who has killed Lekhraj.

Do you want another witness?

- Who killed Lekhraj‘? Tell him... - It was Badshah!

I could even give that to you in writing, if you so wish.

I'll see that you hang, you cur!

You call me names? Me'?!

You will die at my hands with your own revolver one day!

But police-records and the public will claim you've killed yourself!

Shut the file of the case immediately or your life ends now!

Get a hold on your hands which are always itching for a fight!

You'll have to pay dearly for an enmity with the police.

For all your murders, arson and land-grabbing...

...the police do nothing, because of the pressure I exert.

They never file a case against you.

Do you know how angry the Minister was over the phone?

It musfve been ages since the Minister had delivered a lecture!

Besides, it's the politicians wont to make noises.

Don't we bribe him every week, to keep his mouth shut'?

Does that give you a license to do anything then?

Should you ever come up against a mad-cop, he'll shoot you cold...

...and file a report that a thug has been killed in an encounter.

And the Government doesn't even give the bodies a shroud!

Listen to me...

Don't move about, till this case cools down.

Go on now.

Well, punk...nlay I sit on your cycle'? ...You'll get a punch!

Go away, dear lady... You're one of a kind indeed!

Here comes my little fire-cracker!

You have a great style of even opening the umbrella.

You even have a gait that reminds me of a film-star.

But there's something that can't stop biting me.

Even after all the girls leave for their houses...

...what are you up to, in there?

You ought to be ashamed of yourself...

...for cutting vegetables like the women-folk at home!

Why can't you find a job that pays you something?

Isn't this a job I'm doing?

I'm off to work.

Go ahead! Why must you announce that to the world?

I've got a raise of 100 Rupees in my salary this month.

My salary works out to 1,500 Rupees now.

I must move on...

Somehow, I just can't spend my time idling away at home.

I wish I had a daughter like Kiran instead of you.

Stop it! You're always targeting the poor boy.

So then? Even that girl can earn a decent amount every month.

Whereas, our son looks to us for even his meals!

Have you ever bought a sari for your mother?

Have you ever bought a shawl for your father?

Even when we die, it'll be the people around who'll give us a shroud!

So what's new'? Your father is always shooting his mouth off.

It's unbearable now, Uncle. He's always taking digs at me.

Well now, tell me...! Why haven't you been to school?

- I have a stomach-ache. - Lying, are you'?

What will you do when you grow up'?

Will you be a loafer like those chaps in the neighborhood?

Halejullah! I have an idea!

We'll leave our house early every morning from tomorrow...

...and return only in the evening.

That will give the impression that we have been to work.

You'll always be a fool, Uncle.

Where will we get the money from, if we don't really work'?

- Would you hold this for a minute'? - Why should I'?

- I'll quickly light a cigarette. - Are you crazy? Get lost!

Can't you be of any use to anyone?

You waste your time doing nothing. Would it ruin your reputation to help?

Just shut up and get lost!

Do you see what people think of us'?

I've made up my mind to take up the job I had refused earlier.

- What is that? - Ringing the school bell!

Keep it up! You look great at work!

Believe me, I'm not trying to humiliate you in any manner.

All I'm trying to say is that there is dignity even in labor.

And so what if you're just a peon'?

You work in a big-time school at least!

Actually, I have no hesitation in being a peon.

But all I fear is that I'll marry a girl from a small-time family...

...if I stick to a job like this.

It couldn't be worse than getting married to you, could it'?

Marry you, eh'?

Because there isn't a male like you in the whole village, right'?

That is something a dozen other girls of the village have already told me.

The day I get a proper job...

...the girls are bound to make a beeline for my house.

In fact, I like quite a few of those girls, too!

If you really fancy those girls...

...why are you always chasing me'?

It has to do with circumstances, Miss Kiran...

One has to concede superiority to even an ass at times!

Or could there ever be a comparison between the two of us'?

Neither are you talented nor are you good-looking...

You simply lack the magic it takes.

- What are you doing on the terrace? - I'm cleaning this rice.

I really like you doing all this.

But father says that the District Administration Officer...

...is expected tomorrow and you'll be interviewed by him.

Should you pass the interview, you could even be promoted.

Will I be promoted as clerk, from being a peon'?!

That's right. But I have to prepare you for the interview.

- Go ahead! - Okay then...

...answer the questions I ask you.

- What do all students crave for'? - A one-day week at studies.

- And what does man want'? - A woman's love.

- What does a woman wish for'? - A marriage and many children.

- Who speaks a hell of a lot'? - My father does.

- And who's a man of few words'? - Your old man.

- What does one regret losing'? - Youth, of course.

- The best couple in the world? - My pyjama and its string!

- What must you never see'? - A man bathing.

- And what must you'? - A woman bathing.

- What's easiest done'? - To pacify me.

- What's most difficult? - To lure you into it.

- Who can't ever be separated? - The two of us...

Wait a minute. And listen...

...I've had great difficulty in getting this job for you.

So, please don't mess up anything in there. Okay?

Please don't spoil my good name, okay?

Greetings, Sir.

I was only checking the records of the School...

It's about that boy, Ravi, Sir...

Go ahead and call him inside. What would an interview do anyway?

I just have to make sure. Call him in.

Come in, my son.

- You?! - You?!

Weren't there enough girls in the city that you're raiding the villages now'?

Are you out of your senses?

Shut up, Ravi! That's our Senior Officer!

But he's also the one because of whom I lost the job at the hotel.

- He's the same scoundrel! - Shut up; I apologize for him, Sir...

Take this bastard away from here immediately!

You dare call me a bastard?! You scoundrel!

- Let's go... Come along! - You call me a bastard!

I apologize on his behalf, Sir...

- I don't want to hear anything! - Forgive him, please...

Please go away from here!

I give him the sack from the post of a peon right now!

And what are you people watching?

Is there a drama being staged here?

Don't you people have arguments at home'? Go inside...

And what are you people peeping down for'? Get on with your work! Go away!

Listen...

- No! Are you out of your mind?! - Let me go!

I've brought him up only so that he can carry my bier!

It's worrying about him that is killing me!

Who'll look after you, once I'm dead'?!

- Calm down, please... - Why did you have to hit him'?!

What my senior does is his problem!

This body of mine belongs to you; go ahead and thrash me!

I don't take offense to your abuses and your beatings.

But when you ask me to forget the lessons in honesty...

...that you have imparted to me...

...l just can't take it.

Don't destroy a symbol of honesty that you have yourself built!

I admit I have made many mistakes.

You have begged people to find me employment...

...and I have always quit the jobs.

But believe me, I have always had one singular failing...

And that is the truth that I always spoke.

Should I give up speaking the truth then?

Answer me, Father...

...or don't you want to make an honest man out of your son'?

Give me an answer, Father.

Sick with your taunts and abuses that torment him everyday...

...what will we do, if he goes away forever?

He's the only son we have, after all.

But what am I to do, Janki‘?

When people everywhere call my son a shirker and a bum...

...it really breaks my heart.

Don't worry; Everything will be fine...

"Everybody in the colony knows that the thugs were Badshah's henchmen"

"But there was nobody to help us"

"Not even the police"

"Will you please help us now?"

"l want the eatery to start again, in my grandmother's name"

"Please help us realize our dream; Your obediently, Raju"

Here's the watch-tower; A tap of drinking-water...

...and here's the eatery he wrote about.

- Is this Raids inn'? - That's right. I'm his grandfather.

We're running this place in the name of Badshah, instead of my wife.

And who's Badshah‘?

He happens to be the owner of this land, Sir.

Listen, all you shopkeepers!

Who could've told you that this land belongs to Badshah‘?!

We've paid Badshah 10,000 Rupees; we also pay him rent every month.

This land belongs to the Government!

Neither does Badshah own it, nor has he inherited it!

This Government-owned land has been encroached upon!

You have the support of the Government, friends...

You have my support, too! So, you need not worry!

Open the door! Please...! Open the door!

ls anybody there?!

Open the door, for God's sake!

Please open the door!

Help!

None of you will come inside!

What's going on over here?!

He's got away!

Help!

Mother!

The bloody officer!

You preach to them, eh'?!

You dare lecture them!

Ravi... No! Don't!

Wait! None of you will get him!

I'll straighten him out on my own!

Come out!

No! Don't go there, Ravi!

What are you doing, Ravi!

I've always stayed here with respect...

...and you sully my name by fighting like a roadside thug!

Stop it, Father!

These hoodlums have broken all the things in our house!

They've even hit my mother! My mother!

Look at her!

There's blood oozing from her forehead!

This is a colony of eunuchs, Dad!

Which is why these thugs go about their bullying with impunity!

You've always accused me of doing nothing, haven't you‘?!

I've found something to do now, Father!

Something that commands respect, too!

It's my job now to drive these people out, like the scum of society!

N()!

Where was the police when there were so many killings here earlier?

My son has done nothing, Inspector... Please leave him alone!

Please don't kill my son! For God's sake, let him go!

You must drill some sense into your husband's head.

Should he dare to testify against me...

...then you lose both, your husband and your child!

Mr. Dharampal may please present himself in Court!

Please tell the Court what you saw on the night of March, 28th.

I've personally seen Ravi fighting with the S.E.M.

I can't say what they were fighting over...

...but Ravi stabbed the officer to death.

Two more bystanders who tried to stop the fight were also killed.

This case is now crystal clear!

Ravi is a dreaded killer...

...and there is only one way you can save society from him!

He ought to be hanged!

The verdict in this case shall be delivered after the vacations.

What are you folks looking at'?!

What are you looking at'?

You're enjoying the spectacle of a defeated father, aren't you'?

Your children have suffered nothing...

Have they'?

But it is my son who will be hanged!

What's wrong?

Keep your children clutched to your bosoms...

It's all over, Janki...

We're going to lose the only offspring that we ever had.

Don't say such things, please! What happened at the Court‘? Tell me!

People of the locality have given false testimonies!

Not one of them has the courage to speak the truth!

- Our Ravi will now be... - No! Don't say that!

You must have faith in God.

I had only seen you screaming at Ravi, Mr. Vidyapati.

I couldn't ever make out that you've loved him so much.

My son is a part of me, Mr. Mathur.

I cannot live without him....

Should someone return my son to me...

...l shall worship that man all my life!

Please don't lose hope, Uncle.

Let's consult a lawyer.

Mr. Saxena is a renowned lawyer of the city.

He's bound to suggest something to save Ravi.

Please think of something, Sir... Please save my son.

If there is anyone who can prove Ravi's innocence, it is the public.

But the people of the locality are terrified of Badshah, Sir.

Terror always leads to contempt and hatred, Mr. Mathur.

They hate Badshah, but they adore Ravi.

Although they cannot express their feelings to anyone publicly...

...they can at least think of it in privacy.

How would their private pondering have any bearing, Sir'?

The power Badshah wields is all because of the M.L.A. Kripashankar.

If Kripashankar himself is defeated, Badshah will be destroyed, too.

Are you implying that Ravi contests the elections?

And that too, against Kripashankar‘?

That's right. Although people cannot speak openly in favor of Ravi...

...they can cast their votes in the polling booth, without any fear.

- Mr. Om Prakash! - Who's it'?

There's a meeting at the school at 9 tonight.

A secret meeting to talk about Mr. VidyapatFs son.

- I'll be there. Don't worry. - Make sure to be there.

Anybody at home'?

Quietly come to the school tonight. We've something important to do.

You deserve a slippering, you rascal!

Why don't you call your mother there instead?

Wait a minute, you rascal... I'll deal with you!

Relax, Ma'am! It's certainly not what you're thinking about!

You're like my own mother, my sister or others at home!

You know my nephew, Ravi, don't you'?

There's a meeting for him tonight, for which I'm calling you over.

I'll be there. But I'm sorry to have misunderstood you.

I'll bring my husband along, too.

I wonder why nobody really understands me!

There's a secret meeting at the school tonight. Please be there.

Anybody in'?

- What is it... - Come tonight...

...to the backyard of the school.

You must come here instead. Someone might see us there!

- They'd come to know of it! - Nobody will discover anything!

It's a very secret affair!

But I'd still opt for the house; there's nobody in here today.

Now listen...l haven't come here to "wrestle" with you!

My nephew has been condemned to death.

We've called a meeting to save him and that's all I'm conveying to you!

Who are you, by the way'?

I'll surely be there, lover-boy!

I want my son to return to me.

And you need someone to save you from BadshaHs atrocities.

All of us need Ravi at this juncture.

For votes, justice and a reprieve for my son, we appeal to you...

You folks know very well that Ravi is the only person...

...in this locality who can destroy a devil like Badshah.

A mandate from you can save Ravi's life.

Should Ravi win the elections...

...he can rid us of BadshaHs atrocities for all times.

Should you people lose heart...

...Badshah will destroy a family everyday.

Lest you forget...

...let me remind you that the vote is your strength.

Only my nephew can save you from the monster called Badshah!

- My vote will go to Ravi. - So will mine.

- I will vote for Ravi! - So will I!

What are you saying, Dad‘? You want me to contest the elections?!

I have not even cast my vote till today.

I've never allowed myself to be marked as a voter.

Because what's the significance of a vote anyway?

He who has money and power wins the elections.

Elections have been reduced to mere festivities in our nation.

But the people still change the government, when they choose to.

I'm undergoing remand in a murder-case, Kiran...

Our forefathers fought for our Independence from these prisons.

And all you have to do is to fight an election.

I want you to be returned to me.

Besides, the lawyer has given me the hope that...

...the law will bow to the people's wishes.

Were you to be returned to me even in alms...

...I'd still accept you with all humility.

I've brought some papers with me...

...just sign the nomination-papers.

Don't forget to vote for my nephew... Ravi!

There are still many posters that we've got to display.

Take a break, if you feel like it.

No. I'll relax only when Ravi comes to me wearing the victory-garland.

Just remember to attach this slip with your ballot-paper.

This note of yours will give Ravi a new lease of life.

And all of us will taste victory.

"Vote for Ravi"

Kripashankafis days are numbered. Ravi is bound to win!

I've always won, whenever I've chosen to contest the elections.

I've never felt the need to conduct a poll-campaign.

And who's this chap who dares to contest against me today?

The fool will even lose his security deposit. Who'd vote for him anyway?

You're a thug, that's all.

You'd never understand the intricacies of political life.

The masses are always known to follow the herd-mentality.

One never knows when the tables will turn.

And the only way the public shows its ire and displeasure...

...is through the ballot-paper.

You're simply scared, Sir.

Who wouldn't be scared of losing power, Badshah‘?

The High Command had promised me a ministerial berth this time.

Now look, Badshah... If I'm voted to power...

...who'd get the licenses for liquor-supply...

...contracts of cement-industries or even public works?

My own people would get them. You would get them all!

I don't think my dreams of becoming a minister will ever be realized.

Your dream will certainly be fulfilled, Sir!

I'm yet not dead.

Anybody walking to the polling station will lose his legs...

...and those using their hands on the ballot-papers will lose hands!

Well, old man...you're very fond of being an M.L.A.'s father, aren't you‘?

You'll have your son fight the elections, eh'?

These are the hands that pasted the posters, right'?

And it's these hands that will cast the votes, too, eh'?

Uncle!

Headmaster! I'll use your head for a football, okay'?

Just get lost or I'll carry your daughter away!

And just you listen, people of this colony!

Should anyone of you go to cast your votes...

...you will be answerable to me!

And you will get only death as your punishment!

If a woman dares to exercise her franchise, she'll be widowed!

And should it be a man, he'll be a widower!

Greetings, Sir.

This is no ordinary line, Sir... It's a limit I've drawn.

The law says that the polling-agent will stay...

...hundred meters away from the polling-booth.

But I have decreed this day that the voter will stay 200 meters away!

Should someone try to cross the limits I've drawn...

...my men will fix him up forever.

- I've won this game... - Okay; make your move.

There's the old man... walking to his death!

Give him a kick and he'll return!

Well, old-man... don't you care for your life'?

Go home quietly, or I'll hack you to pieces!

I used to be scared of death as a young man.

But not anymore.

I'll die sooner or later anyway.

If I do a good deed before I die, I'll go straight to heaven.

Do you think our boss will lose, if he doesn't get your vote alone?

He'd lose, do you think? Okay! Go ahead and vote then!

- Greetings, Sir. - Greetings. What's your name?

Are there others here to vote, too'?

I've come alone, for the time-being.

Perhaps the youngsters will be shamed into action with my show of bravery.

Let me have the ballot-paper, Sir.

impotent fools!

Stop hiding behind your women's apron-strings"!

...and go and vote for Ravi!

Vote for the Rising Sun.

He's the only one who will do away with the darkness in your lives!

He's the only savior you have!

Don't go out, please... They'd kill you.

An 80-year old could cast his vote and you want me to be a coward, eh'?

Where are you off to'? There are hoodlums outside!

I'm going to exercise my rights... And you may wear these bangles!

Relax, Mr. Vidyapati... You've been asked to rest.

No. My son's victory is more important than my life.

- Let's go, Janki. - What are you doing?

I'm going to cast my vote.

That old-ass wasn't your father, was he'?!

Was he seeing your Mother'?!

You scoundrels! One old man has ruined all our plans!

Well, Ravi...

...you have got the votes, no doubt.

But you will certainly not win the elections!

Let's go and grab all the ballot-boxes. Come along!

There has been violence during the polling, Inspector.

Which is why I have sought police-protection.

Those thugs could try to snatch the ballot-boxes.

Have all the boxes kept in the van, Sir. I'll personally keep vigil.

"Ravi is innocent", it says.

"Ravi is not to be blamed"

This says that "Ravi is not the killer", Sir.

There has been a slip with every vote cast in favor of Ravikumar...

...which says that Ravi is innocent.

The counting for the Kashipur constituency is now over.

Ravikumar has been declared victorious by over 3000 votes.

And now for the news on the elections.

From the Kashipur assembly constituency...

...Mr. Ravi Kumar has been declared elected.

Mr. Ravi Kumar was facing trial for murder.

But the electorate of the constituency...

...as testimony for Ravi Kumar's innocence...

...also enclosed a note along with their ballot-papers.

The Court has treated this as divine intervention...

...and acquitted Mr. Ravi Kumar of all charges.

They're celebrating their victory out there!

And here you are...nlourning my rout, are you'?!

You're rubbing insult to injury, aren't you'?

You scoundrel! You kept me in the dark...

...and there I was, dreaming of a ministerial position!

But I'm not even a Member of the Legislative Assembly anymore!

Even my security deposit has been forfeited!

But how was I to know that I was commanding an army of eunuchs'?!

Just you wait...you're going to be thrashed by the cops now.

And you'll go around with a begging-bowl...

Nothing of the sort will happen!

There'll be another election in 6 months.

- And you'll win the poll this time. - Shut up!

That's a promise!

Take your dirty feet off the carpet.

Why is that? Have you specially rolled it out for your lover'?

How's he related to you anyway? ls he your husband?

Are you his mistress then?

He is soon to be my husband!

Women don't use force. They switch their charm to welcome people.

Leave my daughter alone, Badshah!

N()!

Beware, Head Master...

was of now, I've only allowed my hands to stray to her blouse.

If your son does not resign his position as M.L.A. in 24 hours...

...then my hands will... You understand, don't you'?

Make your son see reason too!

So you're the dreaded hoodlum who calls himself Badshah, eh'?

I'd expected you to have a frightful moustache...

...a heavy gold-necklace around your neck...

...a bevy of beauties around you...

...and the mandatory thugs with guns in their hands.

How was I to know that I'd find an effeminate man playing the drum'?

Actually, I had planned on dragging you away like a mad-dog.

But I've got to consider my position. People have made me an M.L.A. now.

And you're, after all, a two-penny ruffian.

But you must get this very clearly.

If you ever dare to indulge in extortion in the marketplace...

...or try to take-over any of the shops...

...or ignore my warnings, I'll come here again...

...and beat you out flat, like the drum you're playing.

You can return to this place, only if you walk out!

- Are you out to threaten me'? - I've come to put you in your place.

To make an eunuch out of a man who tears the blouse of a helpless woman.

But you don't have your hangers-on around today.

Suppose I start beating you up, who will ever save you'?

You've spoken enough, M.L.A.!

It's my turn now!

Let's take a drive down the marketplace, Badshah. Okay?

Your dogs have feasted enough on the people's blood!

Ask them to stop immediately! And order them...

...to bring down all the boards with your names...

...or I'll race the jeep at a speed of 6O miles an hour!

Get those boards down...

Hurry UP!

Come out, Father.

Look whom I've brought along.

I want to file a First Information Report, Inspector.

Extortion in the marketplace, grabbing Government-land...

...loot, rape, arson... He's guilty of all the crimes.

I'm the witness of this man's crimes.

When I questioned him as to why he was doing all this...

...he assaulted me! Take a look at the injury-marks on my face.

Isn't that convincing enough?

I can even get a certificate from the doctors now.

This man is guilty of a murderous attack on an M.L.A.

Write down my complaint and give me a receipt.

Wait, Bhagwat!

He's addressing you as if he were your in-law!

Just you keep that tongue under control, Ravi Kumar!

Badshah is my man, Bhagwat.

Let him go, or else...

...he'll have you transferred! You will lose your job!

But, Mr. Kripa Shankar, the honorable former M.L.A...

...this is not how things will work here anymore.

This Police Station is no property of your ancestors!

Don't you start flying so soon...

...you'll only fall to the grounds, tired and spent.

You are an infant in the field of politics.

And I'm a master at the game.

Just don't forget that the Government still...

Whoever forms the Government, you are no longer an M.L.A.

Your corrupt ways have had their run.

Which is why the masses have brought you down to their feet.

An M.L.A. is supposed to be a representative of the people.

Someone who's supposed to share their joys and sorrows.

But people like you have changed the definition of the words M.L.A....

- Ravi Kumar! - Don't you shout at me!

You've just won an election and are already thinking no end of yourself!

Do you know the consequences of crossing swords with me‘?

Are you trying to scare me with the consequences?

Don't forget that politics is not my profession; it's a commitment.

A commitment I will keep, no matter what the costs!

And remember...don't you ever dare to be an obstacle in my path!

- What's up, Sir'? - It's God's will, my son.

What's the matter, Mr. Prabhu‘?

It's only a matter of destiny, son.

What's up, Uncle? Why doesn't someone tell nle?

How can I tell you, my boy‘? I can only sympathize with you.

Besides, you've arrived after it's all over!

And who will comfort her, after all'?

Comfort whom'?!

How could you decide, without even asking me, Mother...

...that I'd marry any girl you fancy?

Does she know to cook? Can she sing?

I'll marry her only after I get to know all the details!

- After you know the details? - Right!

But the auspicious hour will pass, while we keep exchanging details!

And there's no auspicious time for the next six months!

That's wonderful!

Should I call the priest then, to solemnize the engagement?

What are you waiting for anyway?

You've been check-mated. Haven't you, Kripashankar‘?

You're the one who's been defeated and I've suffered the losses.

Ravi Kumar defeated you to become the M.L.A,...

...and he's won the Chief Minister's heart, too.

He's shown so much of progress in his constituency...

...that the C.M. just can't stop praising him.

If Ravi Kumar was to extend his support to me...

...l could become the Chief Minister, too.

He has the support of 2O M.L.A.s Twenty!

Do something about it, my friend... Find a way to strike a deal.

First find a way to get my man, Badshah, out of prison.

You ignore my friendship and talk about Ravi Kumar to me, eh'?

That defeat has really driven you off your rocker, Kripashankar.

What value does loyalty and friendship have in politics'?

Badshah is no-good anyway. Let him rot where he is.

The only man useful at the moment is Ravi Kumar.

Besides, I've always latched on to those in power, as a policy.

For the chair, let alone a party, I'd have a change of heart, too.

And what about our friendship and our business together?

What haven't Badshah and I done for you'?!

Will you make that sound like a favor now'?

How did you become an M.L.A. from the mere ruffian you were'?

It was all thanks to me.

Just think it over. If the group Ravi Kumar commands, merges with us...

...l can move a no-confidence motion against the present C.M,...

...and become the C.M. myself.

I'll create a thousand more BadshaHs for you...

...and even make you an M.L.A. and have you join my Cabinet.

Talk it over with Ravi Kumar; that would be best for all of us.

I've made the enquiry's, Sir.

The M.L.A. Ravi Kumar is son of the school-teacher,

...who had caught your son cheating in the examination hall...

...and whom you had demoted and transferred together.

I see! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now!

Let's give him a promotion in that case, Pandey.

I'll tell you what to do.

Take a proposal from me to Ravi Kumar.

I want to meet the M.L.A. in person. Can you help me, please?

Come along, Pandey!

This is Mr. Pandey...

- Greetings, Sir. - Yes'? What is it'?

The Minister, Mr. Dandapani, has asked me to meet you...

...to discuss something in strict confidence.

Feel free to speak about anything. He's my Uncle.

And his P.A., too! But do sit down...

The Minister sends a message with his felicitations on your victory.

He's giving your father a promotion.

And why is the minister suddenly so magnanimous towards my father?

Actually, it was because of a misunderstanding...

...that the Minister had your father demoted earlier.

The Minister makes the mistake and my brother-in-law pays for it!

Just shut up, Uncle, and stand straight!

Is there anything else you wish to say'?

The Minister has sent a proposal to you.

Since you enjoy the support of 2O M.L.A.s...

...and are not even aligned with any political party...

...the Minister feels...

...that if the 2O M.L.A.s you have extend their support to him...

...he can very well ascend to the chair of the Chief Minister.

- I see! - For the favors you extend...

...each of your MLA's will be paid half a million Rupees in cash.

You yourself stand to gain a million in cash.

- A million?! - Yes! I have half a million here!

Has the Minister even sent me an advance of half a million?!

Wonderful, Mr. Pandey! This is what I've been waiting for!

This is the real fun of being elected an MLA.

Do you accept the Minister's proposal then?

Of course, I accept it!

Call a Press Conference at 1O tomorrow morning.

See that every newspaper of the city is represented.

I'll announce my support to him in everybody's presence. Okay?

You may leave now.

What's going on, nephew-dear'?

That's a trick, Uncle...

Are all the city's newspapers represented here in full strength?

- Greetings, Mr. Minister. - Greetings, Mr. Ravi Kumar.

The press is here in full strength, Mr. Minister.

Can you tell us now what announcement you're about to make?

Friends...

...Mr. Ravi Kumar is about to make a significant announcement.

He has decided to extend his whole-hearted support to me...

Excuse me, Mr. Minister...l want to make this announcement personally.

So that my words are not twisted, while they reach the ears.

Friends...such is the offer the Minister has made to me...

...that should I help him toppling the present Chief Minister...

...he will pay me a million rupees in cash.

I should grab the offer, shouldn't I'?

A couple of years ago...

..my father had caught the minister's son cheating in the examination hall.

The Minister promptly had my father demoted and transferred, too!

But now he offers to promote my father to the post of Head Master...

...if I agree to extend my support to him.

Do you know whom you are talking about?!

I'm referring to someone who used to sell vegetables in Pune earlier!

Who was born in a Government-owned hospital in 1947...

...without spending a penny in the delivery.

A man who played up to the powers-that-be...

...and reached the position of minister by sheer manipulation.

You're insulting a minister in the presence of the press!

I'd do it in full view of the public, too!

How can a cheat, a two-timer...

...one who betrays the trust of the public...

..ever talk about being insulted?!

What do you want to prove by buying us out for half a million each?

That we, the legislators, have no scruples or conscience?!

That we are commodities up for sale'?!

Friends...we look down upon prostitutes...

...because they sell their bodies.

But how do we view such politicians...

...who sell their morals, their conscience and the nation, too!

- That's enough, Ravi Kumar! - I still haven't finished!

Sit down in the chair!

You're very fond of occupying the seat of power, aren't you'?

And listen to me!

To the public, you're like the impotent husband...

...whose wife discovers his secret on the very first night!

I wish to tell the press that I'm a newcomer in the field of politics.

And this man here is a very old hand!

He can even have my family and me eliminated.

But I'm not the one who gets scared; I will not be cowed down!

Here's the half million you'd sent to me.

It'll help in buying marble for the memorial they'll build for you.

I'm going to find out today, what she does in there!

Hand me the water...

- Hurry up! - Here it is...

- You?! - Is this what you do'?

Please don't say that...

It's a job I'm doing, after all. Not a sin...

To deceive someone is also a sin!

With a colorful umbrella you unfurl, and those dark-glasses you wear...

...you walk around in the sari as if you're a film-star!

O God! What have things come to'?! My hopes are shattered!

Please don't be angry.

I've begun dreaming beautiful dreams, ever since I've met you.

- The two of us... - Will clean every loo in the city!

And what a grand life we'll lead!

We'll even have our honeymoon in a toilet!

Move away!

Welcome! Welcome, Mr. Minister...

So fortunate am I that you have decided to call on me!

What happened?

Has your blue-eyed boy, Ravi Kumar, refused to join forces with you'?

Has a mere fish conned the mighty crocodile?

Have the tables turned then?

Do you realize now'?

An old weapon is at least something you've tried out in the past.

It's not Ravi alone that I'm worried about.

It's a mere accident that an MLA has turned out be an honest man.

I'm actually worried about the Income Tax authorities.

He has spilt the beans to them.

They've started inquiring into the source of all the properties I own.

At this rate, I'd even have to tender my resignation.

If the Account-Books fall into their hands...

...both of you could land in prison.

The sword that I wield has yet not rusted, Pandey.

It can still make heads roll.

Well, Jankimwhat are you smiling to yourself about?

I'm thinking about my darling son, Ravi.

The one who's a loafer, a bum, a Vagabond... a counterfeit coin!

I admit, I've made a mistake!

The one I considered a counterfeit coin has bought everyone over!

The power of your votes can defeat me in an election...

...but certainly not in the battle of life!

That white shawl...

N()!

You will not have this grouse against me anymore, Dad.

Your son has bought a shawl for you.

N()!

Can I see that saffron-colored sari'?

This will look great on Mom.

See this for yourself, all of you!

The consequences of being my enemies!

Tell Ravi when he returns...

...that I've killed his parents. I have!

If he's man enough, let him come and confront me!

I will wait for him at home.

You can't fool me this time... Not again!

Well, Uncle... a new trick, eh'? You have tears in your eyes, too!

You should be performing on the stage!

You can't con me again!

Not you too'?! Have you joined them, too'?!

What's going on over here?

"Have you ever bought your mother a sari?!"

"Have you ever thought of buying a shawl for your father?!"

"When we die, it'll be the people who'll make shrouds for us!"

What makes you resign, all of a sudden?

The nation now needs honest politicians like you, Mr. Ravi Kumar.

It's people like you can cleanse the rotten political system.

Politics today is a whore everyone wants to pimp for, Sir!

And the seat of power is the bone every politician fights for!

There are only two ways you can stem the rot in this country.

Every politician either be given official sanction to accept bribes...

...or each and every corrupt politician be sought and killed!

Friends...

Here's the monster who unleashed atrocities upon you...

...and who has now been rendered to dust.

With courage in our hearts, every monster can be destroyed!

There are only a handful of criminals...

...and yet, they rule over the masses who're millions in number!

And why is that so'?

Only because each of us rues his limited individual strength!

Why don't we think instead, as to what we can't achieve collectively?!

Take a solemn oath today...

...that none of you will bow to injustice anymore!

Every Kripashankar and every Badshah will be given a fitting reply!

I'm tearing the Resignation Letter you've given to me.

You have been our MLA and will remain one.

It's not my wish...it's the call of the masses.

"Long Live, Ravi"

Hey, nephew-dear...

This is your aunt; I've married her!

You've married a scavenger, have you'?

Who was that?!

Aren't you ashamed to speak of caste in a progressive society?

She eats the same bread that you consume.

She has the same water that you drink!

When God does not differentiate between us, who are you to do that?

Bloody fools! She's my wife now!

Let's have some applause!

It's your turn to get married now. Okay?

"Long Live, Ravi!"