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"Daddy! I received your letter the day before-yesterday."

"Please tell Mummy that she won't have to wait for long now"

"it seems that I will be able to obtain sanction for a furlough"

"it seems quite a coincidence when I think of it now"

"it's been 3 years since I went away to join the merchant navy"

"And you went away to Joshanpur as the Police Superintendent"

"And after 3 long years, my vessel is coming to dock in Joshanpur post"

"Mother is effusive about the virtues of city of Joshanpur in her letters"

"A city of valleys and forests..."

"Surrounded by hills and washed by the sea, I hear"

"As soon as my leave is sanctioned, I'll come directly to Joshanpur"

"But I must meet you and Mother first"

"Mummy had written that you've grayed some more of your hair"

"You must be looking very handsome"

"Lots of love for Mummy in this letter; With love, your son, Sanjay"

"Ever since the Earth was born and the Skies come to be"

"Ever since then have you and I have been in love"

The Captain has called you to the deck, Sanjay.

Relax.

Sanjay, I have good news for you. You've been granted furlough.

Thank you, sir - Have a nice holiday in Joshanpur.

I've heard that Joshanpur is a lovely place.

I'm sure you will like the place.

Okay.

Hi K.K. ! - Hi, buddy.

- I saw the same dream last night. - Did you see the girl clearly?

No! Whenever she comes close enough for a look, I wake up.

The next time you get the dream, make sure to call me in.

- I'll look her up for you. - Really? Okay!

- Where are you off for? - Going away on leave!

Now that you've come ashore on a long-leave, you should...

relax and enjoy yourself. Joshanpur is a lovely place.

Go around and see this place. - That's what I've planned.

I've drawn up a program for you too. You must get married now.

Now that a serious matter, Mummy. Let's go home and think it over.

She has already done all the thinking.

Three ladies have reached the finals.

So! I'm surrounded on all sides, am I!

It's your problem really. You're the one who can solve this.

- What's that, Dad? - Which?

- This place up front...? - There was a church up there.

I was just telling you about my choice.

She's all right, I'd say, but for the fact that she is talkative.

That's just what I like about her.

But... who are you talking about?

The daughter of the civil surgeon posted here. He's a friend of mine.

She has a good nature, you must agree, Sumitra.

That I'll agree to. If she gets to know that...

...you've come, she'll come over herself.

- Oh! So you are Sanjay! - Yes. I am.

- And you are ...? - Admired by many I am!

You'd adore me even you know, I'm registered as "Rumila"...

on the college rolls. Rumila Gupta. The pet name is "Bubbly".

I address your parents as Uncle and Aunt and get to hear loads about you.

Sanjay was like this as a child...; ...that's what he did in school...;

I heard that you'd come; and I came over to take a look.

Well, I've spoken so much. Now, it's your turn to tell me about yourself.

Before I tell you something about myself...

I'd like to ask you something about yourself.

Are you normally the quiet type, or is it just today that you have...

I'm always a quiet introvert. Just as I am, today.

- Won't you even ask me to sit down? - Would you keep standing if I didn't?

No, I'd sit down anyway.

- What happened? - I'd known that Aunty is eager...

to get you married. But what I hadn't known is

...the number of marriages she has planned for you!

Which of these d'you like? By the way, I know all of them.

- Do you? - Yes. I do. This is Kamini.

Her father owns a factory making bread. The Santania Bread.

Snehlata. Her family deals in ready made garments.

And Neeta's father own a big construction company.

He constructs big buildings.

Wow! Bread, clothes and houses! What about the girls themselves...

beyond the necessities they represent?

You've just seen the basics only. Wait till you've been

...to the Joshan Club this evening. You'll get to see a lot more.

- Whatever is this Joshan Club? - A recreational club, of course.

But the favourite game that members enjoy playing is the marriage!

Wait and see how they pounce upon you!

Welcome, Mr. Verma. Welcome. Glad to have you here.

How are you? Oh! Madame! Greetings!

You must be very happy today. What d'you say, Vimla?

Their son is back after such a long time. Won't you introduce him to us?

This is my daughter, Kamini. She's studying the final year in Arts.

Such a quiet, introvert girl. She rarely goes out anywhere.

I forced her to come with us tonight.

That's Miss Bread-Bowl for you.

Miss cloth-Mill is at the table over there.

- Did you recognise him, Prabha? - Why not? His photograph is framed...

...on the wall of his mother's bedroom.

And, his face matches the photograph exactly!

Oh yes! Exactly as he looks himself.

Miss Home Maker!

Oh! Have they been asking for me? Excuse me, please.

Oh! Never mind. Take a seat.

- I'll call them up for you. - I'll be back soon.

See that?! Mr. Gupta's daughter is sticking to him like a leach.

Mr. Sanjay Verma has come to this club for the first time.

Mr. Sanjay Verma is a man of many virtues.

I know of one of his hobbies. Music.

He'd rather sing what he can't say otherwise.

- How did you like Bubbly? - I've just only met her!

Besides, it's already late in the night.

And finally, we talk about it tomorrow.

- Switch off those lights - Very well, ma'am.

You must've dropped the jogging habit while on sea.

Not at all. I did eight rounds of the deck everyday.

Wow! That was a good habit.

I just dreamt of this church last night.

I have an urgent message for you.

Go along, Sanjay. I'll join you later.

I dreamt of this church last night, Dad.

I'd seen the church before I dreamt of it. But how did I get to...

...dream of those ruins behind the church?

- Did you dream of the ruins too? - Not exactly. I dreamt of a

small village in the place that those ruins are lying.

Just like it would've been over there...earlier on.

You must've dreamt of something else. We're getting late.

This of all the places! You wanted to see this?

I'd seen the ruins from church. I wondered what these might've been

It must be a or years old.

All there's left of it now, are ruins submerged in water.

Coming over! Go on taking a look at your cathedral. I'll be back soon.

"Don't you believe who they are? Tell me who they might be."

"D'you know? They are soldiers."

- Are you in charge of this outpost? - Yes, Sir.

- Have you seen an Indian soldier? - No Sir. We stick to our positions.

I look up people who come this way.

Stop chattering! Have you seen him, or, haven't you?

I haven't, Sir. I haven't.

- Have all the villages searched. - Yes, Sir.

He has killed British officers. I must find him, Dead or alive.

Are you the one that the whites seek?

If you are the one, we can help you.

- Who are you? - We cut timber.

The whites have leased a forest nearby for felling trees.

- We work over there. - But, why would you help me?

We're Indians too. But, why did you join the whites in the first place!

As a child, I'd seen British officers plunder and loot my village.

Years later, I'd joined the British army to seek them out.

The third one escaped hurt.

I'm on my way to Tikamgarh. Can you show me the way?

All the roads are closely guarded. You'd get caught easily.

- Sher Ali is right. - The Whites are combing the area.

- The out posts have been alerted. - They're looking for you everywhere.

- What's your name? - Shantaram.

Till the search dies down, you can work with us.

The whites will look for you everywhere. But not amongst us.

Who'd even suspect someone traveling to work...

...through the road which passed through a white settlement?

All the whites working with the company live here.

We live in a village, a short distance away...

...next to the teak forests, where the trees are being felled.

Hey! Get up! The supervisor is on his way.

I haven't seen you earlier. How long have you been working here?

He comes from my village, Sir. I put him on the job. He's my nephew.

- The nephew from your village! - Yes, Sir.

Had it not been for Sher Ali, he would have had it.

You're lucky! Very lucky indeed to have returned alive.

Over there starts the territory of the Jarawa tribals.

They're native to the forests. Vanraja is their chieftain.

None dare enter the realm of Vanraja. Not even the whites dare to.

Wood cutters who have strayed into their territory come...

...back floating down the river. Dead!

Don't cross the river again. Ever!

May the spirits protect the land of the Jarawa.

You, born of the Jarawas, carry the blood of Jarawa in your veins.

The hills, the forest and the rivers that belonged to our...

...brave ancestors, are now your heritage.

But, the whites have snatched our lands away.

This spirit of fire, kindled the hearts of your ancestors...

...who never bowed down. And, neither shall we bow in defeat.

The spirit of our ancestors speaks through the oracle.

Listen! For the oracle wants to speak!

The spirits of fire, water and wind, protect...

...the nation of Jarawa. Today, the sacred spirits put the Jarawa to test.

If not in this age, then, in some other, will the nation of Jarawa...

...be restored to its fullest glory. It shall come to pass!

So shall we seek our glory, sacred Oracle.

Any hand raised against the nation of Jarawa, will be cut down!

The evil eye that looks at the nation of Jarawa, will be blinded!

- Why have you come here? - To meet you.

- Let go of my hand. - I won't.

I'm Vanraja's daughter. If anyone sees you, you'll be hacked to death.

Let them do what they want.

- They're coming. - Let them come.

If you don't let go of my hand...

- I'll call them. - Go on. Call them.

Call them.

- You haven't yet told me your name. - Lacchi.

I'll wait for you tomorrow afternoon on the hilltop over there.

May the spirits protect the land of the Jarawa.

- Yes, Queen Mother. - Give food to the sacred Oracle.

I have brought you food, sacred Oracle.

- What is this I see?! - What's the matter, sacred Oracle?

- He has come! He has come again! - Who is it? Who has come?

The one who comes unto you in every life.

The one who could not make you his, in any life earlier.

Your lover from many lives has returned.

My lover in many lives! Where is he? Are you dreaming, Oracle?

This time, he comes as a soldier.

He's calling you, Lacchi. And you shall go forth unto him, Lacchi.

But, O' spirits of our Ancestors, why was this loner not born a Jarawa?

How then will they be united? When will the love be consummated?

The soldier! Has he been mine through many lives?

- Yes. A lover through many lives. - What is to happen in this lifetime?

Love is a wild bird, that cannot be stopped. None can! None!

- When did you come, Lacchi? - Sometime ago.

- Have you brought food for me? - Yes.

- What are you staring at me? - You!

I can't believe my eyes! Are you the one?

Which "one" are you talking about? I'm Shantaram.

Shantaram?! No! You're the soldier. The sipahy.

- I wasn't about to come. But... - But...?

- But I came over. - Now that you've come, do sit down.

Why are you standing? Sit down.

All right. Here, I'm seated.

If you wanted to sit so far away, you'd rather have sat at home.

- What else should I do, then? - Come closer.

Come closer.

Closer yet.

- If I come closer... - What if you do?

- You'd touch me? - What if I do? What's wrong in that?

Look here. You'd caught my arm so tightly. The bruise is still here.

I don't like it a bit.

What don't you like? Me, or my mark on you?

- The mark. - It doesn't look nice on one arm.

It'll look nice when both the arms bear the mark.

Let me have the other arm.

- You'd rather stay at a distance. - Very well.

- But, what am I to speak of? - Tell me, why weren't you...

- ...born in the tribe of Jarawa? - What?

The sacred Oracle told me all about it.

- Oracle? What did he say? - That we've been through many lives.

He said that the two of us have... ...in many births...

...and everytime, we have been...

- Yes. It's true. - Your Oracle seems to be a nice man.

But I don't remember anything. What about you? D'you remember?

Oh well! Since you mention it, I do remember. It's a bit hazy, though.

- What?! What d'you remember? - In one of those earlier births...

...you were standing just like this beside a tree.

I came this way...say up to here. Like this.

- Then?! - Then I took your arm and lifted it.

- Then?! - I pushed back the hair that...

- ...had fallen over your face. - Then?!

Then I closed your eyes like this.

- Then?! - And then...!

Goodness! Is this the sword? You hid it here!

But, how did you kill those whites?

- They must've had swords too. - They had.

- But they lost to me. - Lost?! Why?

- Are you good with the sword? - Yes.

It should be handled delicately; and used as fast as lightning.

This gentleman is a ranking officer.

Parade the workers who've come in over the past months before him.

- Understood? - Has there been any theft?

The Sahib is looking for a man who escaped...

...after killing British officers.

Mr. Wilson has come to know that the man being hunted is here.

The camp has been alerted. More forces are expected soon.

They'll recognise you.

What's to become of you now, Sher Ali?

You'd told them that he's your nephew from the village.

Don't worry about me. Take care of yourself.

Hey soldier! I've been looking for you everywhere.

- And here you are! - I was coming to meet you, Lacchi.

- I want to talk to you. - Come with me. We can talk later.

- Where to? - Oh! Come along, will you?

Come along! Come.

Look! Over there!

A boy and a girl are going to get married.

Out there, on the island is a temple of the spirit of water.

We Jarawas get married in that temple.

The groom makes a boat and rows his bride out to the temple.

It is over there that they are married according to our rites.

One day, you must make a boat for us so row over there.

- No Lacchi. That can never be. - Why not?

- Because, I'm going away. - Where are you going?

All I know as of now, is that I'm going away.

I'll come with you, Shantaram. But why are you leaving?

The whites are looking for me. There's a reward on my head.

If I stay here, those that have given me shelter will also be endangered.

If I take you along, you'd be in danger too.

- I must go. And I must go alone. - No! Don't!

The Oracle had told me that we'd met each other...

...in every lifetime. And we have never been united. But not this time!

- The Oracle said... - He told you a pack of lies!

I haven't ever met you before! And I won't see you ever again!

I'll come with you, come what may.

Just come with me to the temple of the water, and I'll be yours forever.

Don't be mad, Lacchi. I tread on a dangerous path.

I care not! I'll come with you!

- It can't be! - I'll come with you, Shantaram.

You can't!

If that can't be, nothing else can! If I can't come with you...!

...the least I can do is die!

- No! You mustn't do that! - That's exactly what I will do!

- Leave me! Let me go! - Don't be mad!

What's it to you whether I live or I die?!

Come what may, I'll build a boat for you, Lacchi.

I'll row you in this boat to the Temple of water...

...and ask for your hand.

On that very day, we'll leave here.

This earth, the skies, will surely grant us shelter somewhere...

...for they have witnessed our love over many lifetimes.

Day after tomorrow, we will row out...

...to the Temple of water by night, in this boat.

And then, I shall come with you wherever you want.

- But why the day-after-tomorrow? - It's a sacred day of the month-end.

But till then, the boat mustn't be left here.

- Why? - If the whites find it...

...they will hang you for helping the Jarawas.

And if my people find out, it'll cost our lives too.

- Where do we hide it? - In the caves where...

...our Ancestors are buried.

The spirits of our Ancestors will protect our boat.

You lie! You are a liar!

I have told you what I have seen.

Queen! Where is Lacchi?

Where has Lacchi gone?

Stop. We have reached.

Come along, soldier. These are the caves.

What do we do with the boat, Lacchi?

- This light! What is this light? - The light of the spirits.

Listen to how the sound reverberates.

O' spirits of the Ancestors of Jarawa.

Please protect our boat.

The sacred Oracle says that spirits and sounds do not die...

...spirits and sounds merely change form.

D'you know, that even after many lifetimes...

...our sounds will still remain here in these caves.

Our sounds will still play among these walls in echoes.

Your faith urges me to accept what you say.

I only wish that whatever you say turns out true.

Let me go! Leave me!

What are you lost in?

What's the matter, Sanjay?

- Yes, I'm all right. - I've been looking for you.

- Let's go now, shall we? - Where to?!

You've got to return home. So do I have to.

Then you've got to get ready. And, I've got to dress up.

- Now, won't you come to the party? - Which party?

What's your problem?! It's New Year's Eve tonight!

That's the party I'm talking about!

Strange of you not to reply! What's the matter?

Smile, Sanjay. Please!

- D'you know that gentleman? - No. I don't. Why?

Don't you?! He is an arch enemy to your father.

- He is Mr. R. K. Jetley. - I see. I've heard of him.

The one standing next to him is his partner, Ratan Minocha.

The one standing in front of him is Vikram Minocha, his son-in-law to be.

And that girl over there, is R.K.Jetley's daughter, Sonia Jetley.

Sit down and have some coffee.

- Who's R. K. Jetley, Dad? - R. K. Jetley! Why d'you ask?

- What business have you with him? - Nothing really.

But I heard of him at the club.

But he isn't straight. He owns a shipping company...

...which does a lot of illegal business.

All these ships are mine! I own Jetley Shipping Corporation.

You can publish my statement in your newspaper that...

anyone who accuses of amassing this wealth by...

...illegal deals, is either mad, or is inimical towards me.

What have you to say about the Police Superintendent, Verma?

Dishonest! Corrupt! The fool's on the payrolls of other shipping companies.

He has sold himself. And now, he wants to destroy me!

This is Mr. Minocha, my partner.

- He was asking me about Verma. - A fine question to ask, indeed.

Some papers here need your signatures.

This is Vikram, Mr. Minocha's son.

Trivedi speaking, Mr. Minocha. I hear that your ship Jaldoot arrives today.

Here's a tip. The police are planning to raid the ship as soon as it docks.

Make sure you unload the contraband before berthing.

Very well. You'll receive your payment.

Superintendent Verma had arrested you last year.

Yes, he did. And he treated me like a small-time pickpocket!

He wasn't satisfied by merely handcuffing me!

He wanted to parade me down the streets.

On the way to the Police Station, he said that his jeep...

...had broken down. He made me walk handcuffed down...

...the very streets I used to travel in cars.

But, his vehicle might actually have gone out of order.

It might have, I grant you.

But Verma is still prejudiced against me. And he's a lowly creature!

Mr. Sanjay has left sometime ago, sir.

Oh, he left, did he?

Come down quickly, Miss Sonia. Breakfast is ready.

I'm coming.

Hey! What's this? The toast is burnt black like your heart.

Will you feed them that? Go and make some better toasts.

Useless fellows, all of you!

Slowly, tread softly, my dear. What are you up to?

- Don't overdo it! - None of this prancing...

- ...at your age, mind you! - I'm in a hurry.

What's the big hurry? D'you have to catch a train or something?

- Now sit down to breakfast,will you? - I'm going for a swim.

And breakfast before a swim isn't good for my health.

Will you teach me about your health?!

I've reared you since you were a year old!

You're not going to leave this house hungry! Now, sit down.

- Is Daddy up yet? - Yes, he is.

- What's he doing? - That which he does every day.

No sooner is he up, than he pulls up the phone.

Starts "Hello!"; "Damn Fool!"; "Nonsense!"; "Stupid!";..all that!

Tell him clearly that he must deal with us on our terms.

If that suits him, fine. If not, he can go to hell!

You're a partner, Minocha. You can well take these decisions.

Why must you bore me?

Oh! Why don't we talk later?

D'you ever find time to speak to me?!

It's important to speak to you,

...because I've something important in mind.

- With me? - I have a scheme for you in mind.

- A plan. A plan! - What?

- Minocha's son Vikram is a good boy. - So what?

Well now that Minocha is my partner, I was wondering...

...that if the two of you get married...l mean...

...Vikram and you getting married would be perfect!

Vikram is only a friend of mine.

I haven't ever thought of him from that point of view.

Well then, think it over from that point of view now!

Later, perhaps. I'm off to the club now. Vikram would be waiting for me.

So you can meet Vikram and think it over.

- But you must think of it! - Sure.

- Where are the papers gone? - I've kept them aside.

Neither father nor daughter have a care for food!

Of course I eat! I eat heartily! How else could I work so hard?

Must I eat a hundred times a day?

You may not, but they do. Those who have been living...

...off you for the last years. All they do is flatter you all the while!

- Bloody hypocrites! - Are you speaking of Minocha?

- But he's a perfect gentleman. - I've seen many in a lifetime!

A gentleman doesn't wear a look as he does.

I'm thinking of getting my daughter married to Minocha's son.

Never! Not at all! A monkey for my fairy girl! A bad match.

I concede that you've cared for her ever since...

...she was a child. And, had it not been for you...

...there'd have been, oh! so many problems. But there's this...

- ...little thing that you forget. - What?

- That, I'm her father. - You forget that too, sometimes!

- Wipe your face, will you? - Face?!

- I want to speak to you. - Go on.

That which I'm about to tell you might sound strange.

But, we happen to know each other.

Neither do I know you; nor, do I want to know you.

You're right, in a manner of speaking. But, we've met before.

It's an old trick for drawing a girl into a conversation.

- Please listen to me. - Get out of my way.

I concede that it isn't easy for you to understand what I say.

But, please listen to me for once.

Neither did I remember it. But now, I've recalled it.

You can remember it too. Look at me. Take a close look.

No. Not this way. Just come with me to all those places.

Then you'll remember who you were, and who I was.

I concede that this is a strange happenstance. But, happened, it has!

I'm not distressed at the fact that you take me for mad.

I can help you recall your last birth.

You were Lacchi, Vanraja's daughter.

Lacchi! D'you recall that name? And I was Shantaram, a soldier.

I don't want to hurt you. I only want to tell you that...

- In that billiard room, Vikram! - What happened?

- He is a madman! - Who?! Who is it?

I don't know who he is. But he was...

- Come with me. - Let's see who he is.

There's no one in here, Sonia.

He was here just now. He was talking nonsense. He forced me to listen!

What's the matter, my girl?

- Can I sleep with you? - Yes. Lie down.

- Are you all right? - Yes.

- I'm feeling very scared. - Why are you afraid, my child?

- I don't know. - Go to sleep now.

You have to leave for college early tomorrow morning.

I'll tell you about a few plants, girls.

Plants that flower, and plants that do not, are classified in groups.

Those with soft tissues, and, those that are evergreens.

What d'you want? What is it that you want?

And what d'you think I am?

You might not know that I'm R. K. Jetley's daughter.

If I just tell my Daddy, you won't even be seen here in this city.

Don't even dare to come near me.

D'you see the sunshade on the hilltop?

You used to come over there every evening to meet me.

- I used to come to meet you?! - Yes.

And I'll wait for you over there at four in the afternoon tomorrow.

- At o'clock in the afternoon. - And d'you think I'll come?

All I care to know is that you're Lacchi.

And Lacchi will surely come to meet me.

Where are you Sonia? Come over here.

When did you come? There's no one at home.

They've gone out. But, never mind. I've come to meet you.

I see. Sit down.

D'you realise the consequences of what you are up to?

- What about what? - Sonia is the daughter...

...of your father's arch enemy. D'you know that?

I'm advising you as a friend. Drop Sonia.

You don't know Bubbly. You just don't know...

...who Sonia really is. She isn't R. K. Jetley's daughter for me.

- Well then, who is she? - She's Lacchi.

- Lacchi?! - Yes. That Sonia is...

...R.K.Jetley's daughter, is a fact as it stands now.

That I am superintendent Verma's son is a fact as of today.

That our parents are pitted against one another is a fact as of today.

But, the bond that binds Lacchi and Shantaram...

...transcends these conflicts.

I know that you think that I'm out of my mind. Sonia does too.

But, I remember it all now. And I'll get her to remember it too.

Sonia! what happened to you Sonia?

I don't know what came over me, Vikram.

- What's happening?! - I want to go home, Vikram.

Yes. Let's go.

I don't like anyone messing with my fiancee.

The one you call your fiancee has been my lover forever.

- How long have you known her? - For many years.

You bring me good news, indeed.

Is this way I'd paraded you before Jetley as my son?

That you bring me news of another boy! Fantastic!!

What are you getting riled about, Minocha?

- I'm just telling you what happened. - Shut up!

Don't you ever forget that I've been feeding you for the last years.

And why would I do that?! So that you get a good hold on Jetley's daughter.

I've got her under the wraps, Minocha.

Sonia and her legacy worth millions are going to be mine very soon.

Not yours! Mine!

You're being paid a salary to act your part. That's just it!

If after getting married to Sonia, you stop toeing my line...

...I'll stand you up for murdering your uncle!

You'd be behind bars in a matter of minutes!

- Why are you digging up my past? - So that you don't forget...

...this dear Daddy of yours. Anyway, we'll cross that bridge...

...when we reach it. As of now, you must fix the other fellow.

Sanjay, this is Sonia speaking.

Sonia! Are you Sonia? Really?

Yes. I was thinking about what you had told me.

If you ask me frankly, I still don't believe you completely.

But, I'll see you at o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow.

- Will you meet me? - Yes. Wait for me.

You'll come, won't you?

At o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

My lover from the past life.

- Hey Romeo! - No! Not a Romeo. A madcap!

Go to him, Sonia. The poor fellow has been waiting long for you.

He's about to lose his senses. C'mon, let's go home.

No. not yet, Sonia. There's still a surprise left for him.

- What's this going on? - This is the surprise!

Let him get beaten up.

What are you doing over here, Sonia?!

Quick, Doctor! Please! Hurry! Don't worry, Sumitra.

Whatever has happened to my son?!

By the spirit of fire! None that has outraged the honour of the...

...Jarawa, has never been spared! So witness the Sun and the Moon!

Death! That is the punishment for both of them! Death!

Death! Death!! Death!!!

No! I pray before you, King! Lacchi is the only daughter we have.

She is not to fault. This sinner has tempted her into evil.

She speaks the truth. I am the one who tempted Lacchi.

She is not at fault. The fault is mine.

Lacchi is not at fault. Punish me.

He lies! The truth is that we have been lovers over many lifetimes.

Sacred Oracle! It was you who had told me that...

...my lover over many lifetimes has returned as a soldier.

He's the soldier you spoke of, sacred Oracle.

Why don't you speak? Why don't you tell them?

Stop!

Yes! The spirits of our Ancestors had spoken about one like him.

But, is it he? Who knows, if he is the one who has been prophesized?!

He must be put to test before the spirit of the wind.

If there be any test that can prove that I bear in my heart no sin...

...towards Lacchi, but love, true and pure, I am prepared to be tried.

If you can survive this test, you will be beholden to the Jarawa.

If you have Lacchi over many lives, you must face the test. The Test!

The Test! The Test!! The Test!!!

He'll die! Father, he'll die!

The spirit of the wind has granted your asylum.

From this day onwards, you belong to the Jarawa.

On the day following the sacred night on the month-end...

You are to anoint Lacchi's forehead before the spirit of the water.

You must build your own boat to row her across...

I have already built the boat, Vanraja.

Relieve her of her bonds.

- Summon Sher Ali! - Yes, sir.

Bring him here at any cost.

- What are you thinking of, soldier? - What!

- What are you thinking about? - I have been through the test.

Tomorrow, we take the boat and row over to the Temple of Water.

Shantanu! Run away! Run away! The whites are coming!

Run! Run, Lachhi!

They've fallen back. We're saved at last!

A path runs through those mountains into the caves.

- ...where we've hidden the boat. - Let's go. We can take the boat...

...and row over the river rapidly to the temple of the Spirits of Water.

Where we can get married.

How are you feeling now, my dear child?

Why are you standing here?

You were in a state of shock when they brought you in.

The doctor was called. He gave you a shot of sedatives. Now you must...

Why do you keep standing? Sit down, dear. Sit down.

Thank God for your recovery. I was so afraid when you were sleeping.

I'm afraid that someone must have cast an evil eye on you.

I'll make you wear a charm right away to ward off the evil eye.

She must've been scared by all that violence. That's all.

Before they can take any action, we should lodge a complaint...

...against that fellow, alleging harassment and eve-teasing.

Which is why your friends decided to teach him a lesson.

It could turn into a serious case, if the boy dies.

- Where is he? - Who?

- The one you were telling us about. - Oh! That fellow Sanjay...

He's in the hospital.

And I hear that he has been injured seriously.

It was childish of you.

After all, he's the son of the Police Superintendent.

And, that Police Superintendent is a sworn enemy of mine.

- Where are you going, Sonia? - To the hospital.

- Why must you go to the hospital? - To see how he is faring.

You haven't quite come back to your senses yet.

In fact, I'm completely in control of my senses. For the first time ever.

Has she gone out of her mind?! What's the matter with the girl?

Ask him to let me go! Please!

He's hurt. Seriously! If he dies, I'll die too!

You are chattering like a mad woman!

Let me go, Daddy! I must go to him!

- D'you realise what you're saying?! - Yes! It's just that you don't know!

- Or you wouldn't have stopped me. - What is it that I don't know?

What you don't know is that I've recognised him! I remember it all!

- He's Shantanu! - Nonsense! He's Verma's son, Sanjay!

Sanjay is Shantanu!

We've lived together through many lives.

- Please let me go. - You're not going anywhere!

As your father, I forbid you.

For his sake I can renounce the world. And I can renounce you too!

He has been in love with me through many lives.

It's the truth!

It's the truth!

It's the truth!

It's the truth!

- It's the truth! - No! Stop!

- What are you doing? - See how stubborn she has become!

- She's lost all sense of decorum! - Let me take care of her.

- Daddy! Let me go! - Don't talk to your father like that.

I'll scold her alright. Now please go away.

She's gone completely out of her mind.

- I want her locked in! - No! Daddy, please!

- I'll see she doesn't go anywhere! - What! What are you doing, sir?!

Daddy! Open the door, Daddy!

I want her confined to the room. She has gone mad!

No! You must not go in there.

You're responsible for this. You've pampered her and spoiled her!

- She isn't well, sir. - I'll straighten her out, never mind!

Dare she speak of the son of my arch enemy in such vein!

Don't you dare open the door!

I want to go.

I have to go.

I must go.

Now we know everything. We know how it happened, Sumitra.

There was a call from my office.

Jetley's goons sent your son to this hospital.

And Jetley was there himself too.

That's how low he could stoop down!

- Listen... - I'll send this Jetley to jail.

Listen. You don't know the matter fully.

- What? - Tell him everything, Bubbly.

Please tell him everything Sanjay told you.

Rebirth ?!

Heard that? What's all this...? - No. If you lose courage...

I will be shattered

But Sanjay is sensible. How could he...?

He's your friend, isn't he? So what's all this?

I can't understand what's gotten into him.

Don't worry. Everything will be all right.

Sonia...

Amma...

No. Don't cry, my child.

I must go over. I must go to him.

What's all this about? Tell me. Won't you tell me now?

Will you hide this from me? Go on, tell me, dear child.

- Will you let me go if I tell you? - Yes, yes I will.

Even after knowing everything about Sonia...

...you're still willing to accept her as your daughter-in-law.

- I'll never forget your act of grace. - Mention not.

I stand by you in times of crisis, as one of your family.

- Am I then to assume your consent? - No !

Don't even dream of my daughter marrying your son, Mr Minocha.

Well, all right. Go away from here now.

Or, are you to decide whom Sonia is to marry?

No. I shall not. Sonia is the one who will decide.

And I know well, what lies in her heart. It's just that.

You understand, do you? Well then, why don't you explain it to us?

How can you understand her past lives...

...when you haven't understood her as she is now?

- You'd rather let it pass. - You're crossing your limits.

And don't you forget that you are a servant in this house.

That I've not forgotten. Ever! For I knew that you'd say this someday.

I'm a servant to you. But I'm not a servant to the child.

To her, I am a Mother. I am her Mother.

For long years have I nursed the motherless child as...

...a mother herself would. I taught her how to walk; to talk...

I have brought her up. Yes Sir, I have.

Well, what favour has that been? You were paid every month for that.

Paid me, you have. And to the exact count in money.

But what you've paid me for, is my work.

Can you ever pay me for the love that I have for my child?

Pay me you cannot, should you even sell yourself.

And, listen to something more now.

My daughter will get married to Sanjay.

And now, ask him to go away.

- You see... - Don't! Don't speak to me.

Speak to him, if you will. You can do your apple-polishing on him.

It is with due regard to your years of service in this household...

...that I do not throw you out this very minute.

But, I do not want to see you in this house from tomorrow.

I stand as a pillar in this house. It'll cave in if I move out.

What are you trotting about like a proud peacock?

Have you ever taken a look at yourself in the mirror?

I'd rather kill my daughter than have her marry you.

Now, the two of you should rather go begging some place else.

- Shut up and get out of here! - Don't shout, will you?

I'm leaving tomorrow morning anyway. Why sore your throat over it?

Looks like everyone's gone mad in this household.

What's the date tomorrow? The marriage is fixed for tomorrow!

Go. Go away to Sanjay.

If you've dared to love, you should now have courage too.

- Here. The keys to your car. - But...!

Say no more; don't worry about me. I'll take care of the consequences.

- Sanjay isn't in the hospital. - What?!

- Where has he gone?

Find them out any cost. And, kill them!

- Have you gone out of your mind? - No. The tables have turned.

If Sonia marries that fellow, her father will have to finally concede.

- That'll be the end of my plans. - But, what use is it to kill them?

If their bodies aren't found, people will assume...

...that Sonia and that boy have eloped.

That leaves Jetley. And how long do you think he's going to live?

After he dies, everything will be ours.

- What if Jetley suspects us? - Suspicion?!

For years now, we've been using his ships for our illegal businesses.

- Has the fool ever suspected us? - What you say makes sense, Minocha.

But what if the Police find them before we do?

That will never be. The officer in-charge of the Police Station...

...is in my pay. He'll inform me as soon as he gets wind of them.

Now, there's only one way left to get hold of Jetley's fortune.

You must ensure that Sonia and Sanjay die.

I've heard everything you said.

Minocha! Thank God, I've found you.

The cop in your pay called up. Sanjay and Sonia have been spotted.

- I won't let you go from here. - Will you dare to stop me?!

Yes, they were spotted going towards the road by the beach.

If you want Jetley's millions, you must kill Sonia and Sanjay today.

Wait for me. I'm coming over. Let's close the chapter today itself.

Oh, hello! I've just come in. No one seems to be at home.

I am here! You filth born of the swine!

You plan to kill my child! I'll kill you and your schemes!

Have you gone out of your mind? I just came in to meet Mr Jetley.

- Very well. I'm leaving. - No! You cannot leave.

- Get out of my way! - You swine!

What do you think of yourself?

I'll kill you!

I'll tear your throat out!

Let go!

You'll kill my child, will you?! Let me scratch your eyes out!

I'll break your bones!

I won't let you go! I won't !

Go on, beat me up! Hit me as hard as you can!

I'll stick to you like a leach.

What's happened to you?! What happened?

- My little girl's life is in danger. - What do you mean?

Minocha was talking over the phone about murdering both of them.

- Minocha! Did he say that?! - I wouldn't have let him go.

- Please save the child. - Yes, yes.

- On the road by the beach. - I must take you to the hospital.

My time has run out.

You'd said that you wouldn't like to see me from tomorrow.

I won't show you my face anymore.

No. I won't let anything happen to you.

- Take care of my child. - Yes, I will.

Tell her that I was remembering her during my last moments.

- I'm not her servant. - No! You're not her servant.

- I'm her Mother. - Yes. You're her Mother!

- You've always been her Mother! - I'm her Mother.

Make sure to keep me informed.

Minocha has murdered my housekeeper.

Now he has gone hounding Sonia and Sanjay.

He'll kill them! Save them! Save them, Verma!

What's this place we have come to, Sanjay?

What are you doing, Sanjay?

Our boat, Lachhi! It's just as we had left it.

Through so many years...the spirits of the Ancestors of Jarawa!

You were right when you told me that sound and soul are indestructible.

Do you remember? I'd promised to row you out...

...to the island of the Temple of Water?

- Yes, Shantanu. I remember. - Let's fulfill the promise today.

I'm coming over, Sonia.

Enough of this hide-and-seek game. Now it's time for both of you to die.

Hold on to my hand, Sonia.

Don't let go of my hand, Sonia.

- Are you all right, Sonia? - Yes, I'm fine.

- Those oars are ours? - Of what use are these now?

- We've lost our boat. - Yes.The current is very strong, too.

Look Sonia! The island of the Temple of Water!

The temple is inside the caves.

They must be here. Find them. Go on, find them!

This way, Sonia.

Where have they both gone?

- Where did the sound come from? - It came from somewhere nearby.

Look! Over there, Sonia.

O' Spirits of the Ancestors of Jarawa! Protect us!

The sound! Follow the sound.

Protect us, O' Sacred Oracle!

Protect us, O' Father Vanraja!

They must be somewhere nearby, Vikram.

They're in here, Mr Minocha.

Down. Down.

Both of them are all right, Jetley.