All language subtitles for Taramani (2017)_track3_[eng]

This road you're seeing,
do you know which city it is in?

This road, which is surrounded by water
on both sides,

is actually in Chennai City.

This road, which originates
from the Bay of Bengal,

this very road, which is under
the sweltering 3 p.m. sun,

let it get drenched in the rain.

The few people from the village
of Rameswaram pray for that.

-Our Father who art in heaven...
-Our Father who art in heaven...

We pray that India loses
today's cricket match in Chennai.

Or that the match
gets canceled due to rain.

In these times, even wishing for India
to lose at cricket

is considered anti-nationalist.

So why have these simple fisher-women
turned into anti-nationalists?

Their men have gone fishing in this sea.

And India is playing against a country
from the other side of this sea.

If India were to win this match,

that country's military
may confiscate the boats.

They may confiscate the fish caught.
Or else...

a father and son, a man and his brother,
an uncle and his nephew

may be forced to perform
homosexual intercourse.

Or they might just be shot dead.

And that's why they pray for India to lose
or have the match be canceled due to rain.

I go to Buddha for refuge.

The holiness of God the Father,
the noble soul, Amen.

We don't know if their prayers
made it rain, or if it just rained,

nor do we know the fate
of those fishermen.

We don't even know
if the cricket match was stopped.

If you feel that this is like comparing
apples and oranges...

Let me tell you, this story is all about
comparing apples and oranges.

If you see an apple, it's an apple.
If you see an orange, it's an orange.

And now, it's the story of oranges.

This girl ceaselessly riding her scooter
in the heavy rain

goes by the name of Althea Johnson,
an Anglo-Indian.

She has a corporate job
and makes 80,000 a month.

But her salary can't prevent
her scooter's tires from going flat.

If it's meant to go flat, it will go flat.

The 65-year-old man accused
of raping the young schoolgirl

has been sentenced to life imprisonment
by Thiruvarur Women's Bench.

A fast-track women's court in Karur

sentenced the abuser
of a three-year-old child...

The police department's statistics state

that nearly 92 women fall prey
to sexual assault every day.

Don't look at me like that.

I'm not here to rape you.

Like you, I'm a normal person
who's taking refuge from the rain.

I'm a guy shivering in the rain.

If you feel so cold,
go and get some shots.

Such a grumpy man!

Why are you staring at my legs?

Your legs aren't nice enough
to ogle at or admire.

I might say something else,
so just be quiet.

She wears a skirt and accuses me
of staring at her legs.

This car, which splashes mud on them,
is an Audi.

It's not something you buy
in a seasonal sale

because the price of this car
is 15 million rupees.

But that's not the point.

This car will end up killing someone
in five minutes.

Unfazed by all this,
the rain continued to pour.

And it made them talk.

To the beautiful girl in the skirt,

what could the uncouth boy
with the beard say?

What could he say?

Yes, it's the same old, pitiful story.

Name, Prabhunath.

Education, an MA in English.

Hometown, Cooum.

But unlike the Cooum River, I don't stink.

The Cooum River and I didn't stink
until we reached Chennai.

When my father, who was the last
of my family in the town, died,

with his farm dying before he did,

I came to Chennai in search of a job.

I didn't go to North Chennai
or South Chennai.

I came to the Chennai beyond Taramani.

The New Chennai.

Upon seeing that road,
I felt like I would find a job.

Because the road was named after my dad's
favorite actor-turned-politician, MGR.

MGR Road.

Who is the man,
who is feeding the whole world? Who is he?

The Farmer...

I got a job at a call center,

at a multinational company's call center,

where I get to speak to foreigners.

Is there a thing lacking
In our great nation?

Why must we bow before foreign nations?

Toil hard in your farmland

And your value will soar in faraway lands

For a meager 12,000 salary,
my ears nearly bled.

I wish I had never taken up this job.

But there was a silver lining.

In the building opposite my office,

Soumya worked as a software engineer
in an IT company.

The Exquisite Soumya.

If you're wondering what's exquisite
about her,

she was the only traditionalist who wore
long tunics over her jeans in MGR Road.

And not just that, she even covered
her upper body with a dupatta.

What's more, she even wore
the traditional saree.

The only problem with her
was that she cried often.

You're crying today as well, Soumya?

My team leader asked me
not to wear sarees to work.

In my office,
they ask me to shave off my beard.

Is that something worth crying over?

You're shaving it off?

Does it look good?

No. But you would look worse without it.

I'll whack you!

Sorry.

-I've got good news.
-What?

They said I'll be sent to the U.S.
for an on-site project next month.

If I find another job there
and settle down,

all of my problems will be solved.

Okay.

But I'll need 300,000 rupees for that.

Do you have it?

Keep the money inside.

How?

This is nothing.

If you asked, I would even rob a bank
to get you three million in three minutes.

Then why did it take you 30 days?

Soumya, I'll whack you!

Three hours later,
she departed from Chennai.

I felt strange.

I didn't feel like working,
eating, or sleeping.

Thank God for Skype! I don't know
what I would have done without it.

Exquisite Soumya!
You're crying, even in the US?

I can't sleep at night.

You miss me too much?

-No.
-Then what?

Woman!

I work night shifts at a call center, too.

Is that something to cry about?

You never cry about anything?

Someday, I will make you cry.

Okay, wipe those tears and go to sleep.
I'm sleepy.

Wait! Don't fall asleep.

Talk to me.

I'm sleepy now. Good night.

Wait! I've been chatting with you
for a week, my sleep cycle is broken.

Please talk for a while longer.

Go to sleep, Monkey.
I've got a long day ahead tomorrow.

-Don't be so selfish!
-You're the selfish one.

-Soumya...
-Yes.

-Soumya!
-Yes.

You've put on lipstick?

Isn't it nice?

You've changed your hairstyle?

Yes, I can't braid my hair all the time.

What's with that top?

You're freaking out for that?
Now, watch this...

Ta-da!

Can you see?

Oh, no!

I still couldn't believe
how my Exquisite Soumya,

the traditionalist from MGR Road,

-changed so suddenly
-Tell me, Prabhu.

after she went to work abroad.

It's not our hometown
where people drool after a girl

even if her body fully covered.

Dressing down is not a problem here.

-Listen to me.
-Prabhu, listen to me!

I'm with a friend. I'll call you later.

-Try to understand.
-I've been calling you for so many days!

I told you I would call you back.

She said she would call back.
But it took her several days to do so.

You finally felt like calling me?

I have to say something.
Will you listen to me?

-Tell me.
-I couldn't find another job here.

I don't know how I'll pay you back
the 300,000.

-There are problems at home, too.
-That's not a problem.

Come back here. I'll handle it.

I have something important to say to you.
Please don't get mad.

What?

I met somebody here. He is an Indian.

He wants to marry me.
He even has citizenship here.

Stop joking, Soumya.

I'm being serious.

Let's be practical about it...

Practical, my foot!

Soumya, listen to me.
Come back. I'll handle it.

-I'll call you later, Prabhu. I'm busy.
-Wait a minute, Soumya!

She never spoke to me after that.

Her phone stopped working.

The emails I sent her bounced back.

She vanished from my coverage area.

I went to where one would go to
when they had nowhere else to go.

Stupid idiot!

You would have turned to gravy
if you fell, you know?

Like gooey masala gravy. Now, get lost!

Barnabas.

The night constable
at Taramani Railway Station.

He slapped me and dragged me away,
and thus became like an elder brother.

But to this day, I address him as "sir."

It feels somewhat awkward
to call him "brother."

To keep him company, I started sleeping
in the railway station at night.

He showed me a small room,
and I built a new life there.

My beard grew longer.

End of story.

Want me to push it for you?

This is the man that the Audi hit and ran.

Hometown, Nawada. State, Bihar.

We don't know when the last
of his pulsating life will abandon him.

Even then, we don't know if the news
of his death reached his family.

But why does that matter?

Let's follow our story
in that building he worked at.

I didn't share my story
so you could give me advice.

If not for you, I would have told it
to the bus stop, this rock, the rain.

These days, after a break-up,

you must get a clean shave,
take a nice photo, upload it on Facebook,

and change your relationship status
to "Single."

This beard thing,

it is very old-fashioned.

Thanks so much.

Madam, the vehicle is ready.

Shall I drop you off somewhere?

I was just being polite.

I offered to push your vehicle
out of politeness,

but you made me push it
for two kilometers.

Let's go.

What you said is true.

About the beard and everything.

It's not just about the break-up.

I'm a thief.

The 300,000 I gave her?

Did I tell you how I got it?

Sir.

Sir?

Sir.

Your money.

Sir.

To steal is a great sin.

But to steal for someone else
is a greater sin.

Stealing with the hope that someone else

would return the money
is the greatest sin.

To this day, I haven't been able
to return that money.

Only when you steal, will you know
the burden of living your life with guilt.

When I was in second grade,
I stole an eraser from my friend.

It was a pink, jasmine-scented eraser.

Whether it's three rupees
or three hundred thousand,

stealing is stealing.

I stole out of greed.

But you stole out of necessity.

Besides,

you intended to return it.

I'm not just a thief.

I'm a murderer, too.

After seeing Soumya off at the airport,
I read the evening newspaper that night.

A 65-year-old man named Rahim
was found dead at the Velachery train.

The railway police suspect
that he may have suffered a heart attack.

It was the heart attack that killed him!

He was sitting upright
when I stole the money.

But he was lying down
in the newspaper photograph.

Maybe...

after I stole the money,

he woke up, found it missing,

and died from the shock?

I went to the Railway Police Station.

What do you want?

-Just taking refuge from the rain.
-Okay, sit.

-Sir, for Rahim Bhai?
-You are?

-He's my paternal uncle.
-Wait, the inspector will be here.

Where did you buy this biryani?
It's all rice and no meat.

Who is for Rahim Bhai?

Check the belongings and sign here.

What?

There should be 500,000.
Only 5,000 is there.

So it's the remaining money?

Look, the thief has left a note!

"Forgive me, sir. I've taken your 300,000.

This money will change my life.

I will return it within three months.

I've noted down your address.

Forgive me. Yours truly, Prabhunath."

-He has written his name, too.
-Sir!

-I guess he's bigger than us!
-Right.

Anyway, give me that wad of cash.

You pocketed a few notes?

No, sir. That's 195 grand, all intact.

Then, 75 grand for the inspector
and 75 for the sub-inspector.

We'll split the rest
between the three of us.

Thank the almighty for helping pay
this month's medical bills.

Lord Easwara!

To sum it up,

thieves steal from us,
police steal from thieves and us,

and hospitals steal from thieves, cops,
and people alike with no distinction.

Hail democracy!

My house is this way. Yours?

That's my room, with the asbestos,
next to the orange house.

But why do you ask?

I only told you my story
because you were a total stranger.

Even if we did stumble upon each other,
pretend like you don't know me.

-I know you don't like advice...
-Yes.

-But here are three pieces of advice.
-What?

First, don't tell your story
to random strangers.

There's no guarantee that everyone
is a nice person like me.

I see. And?

Second, you weren't the only thief.

Those cops stole, too.

And so have I.

Unwittingly or not, everyone in this world
might have caused another's death.

"Move on," shouldn't I?

Wait. There is one more.

What?

Don't smoke from now on.

Why? Because it causes cancer?

No. Because you don't know how to smoke.

That's why.

When fishermen from Rameswaram
were fishing near Dhanushkodi,

the Sri Lankan Navy launched an assault.

Three fishermen were shot dead.

The Sri Lankan Navy patrolling near

the Dhanushkodi sea line, with four boats,
launched an assault

towards hundreds of Tamil fishermen,
confiscating their catch and boats.

Three fishermen were shot dead
and others suffered grave injuries.

In the past year,
the Sri Lankan Navy has attacked

Tamil fishermen nearly 24 times.

What are you looking at?

Did you bring the cops?

Why did you come here?

Yesterday, you looked like some derelict
who hadn't eaten in days.

See, you're attracting all these flies.

I was just passing by.

I thought I could bring you some food.

Thank you very much.

Go to the station. I'll see you there.

Last night in Chennai, India won
the cricket match against Sri Lanka

by using the Duckworth Lewis method,
as the rain interrupted the match.

With this win, India moves up
to the top spot in the ICC rankings.

How can you just come to my room?

I'm not even paying for it.

If it is known that a pretty girl like you
had come, I'll get thrown out.

And it's not just that. I'm a guy.

A bearded guy.

What if I did something to you?

Why are you laughing?

You can't do anything.

-What?
-Of course.

You told a random girl on the road,
"I'm a thief, a murderer.

A girl dumped me."

Who just tells his life history?

You're the first person
who said my legs aren't beautiful.

Wait.

Your legs are all right.
I didn't see them properly yesterday.

Especially the curve of your hamstring
and the bend of your knee.

Don't talk this way.
You don't know anything about me.

I wasn't coming close to touch you.

I would tell you first before doing so.

One minute.

"Althea Johnson. Human Resource Manager.
Dembos."

Your height must be around 5'11"?

But you're wearing heels.

So you must be 5'9".

And you weigh around 60kg?

Please don't talk this way.

I'm already married.

You lie so blatantly.

Why do you think it's a lie?

No married woman in Tamil Nadu
has a waistline of 28.

They're all extra large.

I wish I could be extra large, too.

So I can eat well, nap in the afternoons,
and watch TV all the time.

I don't have that.

But I've got a nice little boy.

I didn't ask you to come to my room
nor get me a sandwich.

You came and spoke to me.

So why are you lying about a son?

I didn't even think
about us being friends.

We're just strangers.

You wonder why a girl would listen

to a bearded man's sob story
in the pouring rain?

That's okay.

You wonder why she would knock on his door
the next day and bring him a sandwich?

That may even be possible.

You wonder why a girl would speak to a guy

who comments on her figure,
rather than slap him?

You would have wondered
about that for sure.

But none of you ever wondered why
they built so many things on this wetland.

Then you must not wonder
about this either.

Is there a connection between building
in a wetland and this story? Yes.

That's the story of apples and oranges.

If you see an apple, it's an apple.
If you see an orange, it's an orange.

You're practicing how to smoke?

It started raining. I was wondering
when you'd show up.

Here you are.

Do you believe me, now?

Can I get a towel? He's drenched.

Come to my room.

Over there?

Who held an umbrella

For the highest branch?

Who opened this rainforest?

Everybody needs somebody

No one can live without anybody

Here's a congregation of love

A gentle breeze unfolds it

Oh, the skies have come down to the ground

The time of the stars is now

How do you know Althea?

I...

No, I mean...

Beardwala!

A little bird is singing in the forest

The melody embraces me with open arms

My past comes flashing back
I'm a child again

Woman, your closeness is a balm to my pain

You came into my life, dried my tears

You gave me a shoulder, you are my mother

Do you know where my dad is?

Where?

He went into the sea.

Why?

To swim with the dolphins.

When did he go?

How long has he been there?

What's your age, then?

I'm 105!

Really?

Beardwala!

Beardwala? He is a very bad man, Adrian.

Don't take anything from him.

Mommy said he's a good man.

What does "bitch" mean?

Go ask your mother.

What does "bitch" mean?

-You never sleep before me, dear.
-Okay, Thea.

Okay, I'll hang up, then.

Goodbye, dear.

Oh, Jesus.

It's been 20 years since I got married.

Even I could fall asleep on night duty,
but my Venus never does.

This Barnabas is one lucky man, right?

You say this every night. I need a favor.

What?

-Althea has left her house.
-Why?

They spoke to her rudely.

What did they say to make her leave?

They called her a bitch.

A bitch is like a witch?

What?

A slut.

-Disgusting.
-Forget it, sir.

She needs a place to rest tonight.

Okay.

She'll leave for her friend's place
at 4:30 in the morning.

Can she stay at the station till then?

Railway Station is the first place
for everyone with nowhere to go.

Ask her to come here.

Thanks a lot, sir.

Why don't you marry that girl?

What?

You married someone like Venus
who's from the suburbs,

who waits on you hand and foot...

But I should marry a city girl who already
has a child from a previous marriage?

I'm not stupid.

What village girl or city girl?
A girl is just a girl.

Education seems to have
made these kids duller.

I can't fix him.

Jesus is everything
Jesus is my everything

This is all because of me.

Not at all.

Lie down, then. I'll be with Officer Bas.

-You're afraid?
-No.

That I'll come with you in the morning?

Don't worry. I'll leave by 4:30.

Sit.

You will never ask?

What?

The question that everyone asks me
within three minutes of meeting me.

"Where is your husband?"

You didn't say. I didn't ask.

I tell a different story to each person.

I tell them he's gone to Dubai,
or Australia,

or the moon.

That he has passed away.

That he went swimming with the dolphins.

He believes the dolphin story to be true.

And the others pretend to believe me.

I should tell someone
the truth, shouldn't I?

Three months after our marriage,
I found out...

We've known each other since we were kids.

How could I, Thea?

What do you mean?

If I tell you and my parents find out,
I'm scared they might kill themselves.

The first time I...

I wanted to kill myself
when I realized it.

Do you like me?

A lot.

No, as a woman.

Do you like me like that?

Then...

How did you sleep with me all this time?

What did he say?

It was like fantasizing about someone else
and masturbating.

Let us separate, Jacob.

Yes, Thea.

But what will we tell everyone?

If people find out...

Tell them anything.
Tell them it's my fault.

Tell them I'm a bad character.

That I had an affair with my boss.

Whatever pleases you.

I could never, Thea.

This is about you, too.

It's fine, Jacob.

I can understand.

I like you a lot.

This is not your fault, Jacob.

That's fine.

But why didn't you tell the truth?

Why did you bring this upon yourself?

It's okay for me.

I'm a straight woman.
I will get on with my life.

But no one will understand him.

Even you don't understand, right?

That's why.

Does he know about your son?

He doesn't.

I only found out about Adrian
after he left.

My naughty little champ.

Do you know where he is now?

I do.

On this same planet, somewhere.

Maybe he's swimming with dolphins.

Maybe he has flown to the moon,

or gone to Australia.

No.

Why do you feel sorry?

Even I don't.

I'm sleepy. I'll sleep now.

Wake me up at 4 a.m., please.

I won't need to do that.
The 4 a.m. train will wake you up.

Sleep peacefully.

I'll be over there.

They've only given keys to three rooms.
Their stuff is in the other rooms.

-Whose place is this?
-What?

He bought this place and left for Canada.

I said I'll stay for a few days. He said
I could stay for free for six months.

If it's free, can I stay here too?

No.

Thank you, young man.

I'll go get the bags.

Before these people came here,

before this house sprung up here,

since the time this place was a marshland,
this pigeon has been visiting this place.

It goes in search of its partner,

to speak of the lost marshy fields.

Where is Adrian?

He's gone to school.

I need to say something.

What?

If you have such thoughts,
get out of this place immediately.

Have I said something wrong?

My son is my only priority in life.

Then why tell me everything?

Before you came along,
I was talking to my scooter.

Then I talked to you.

That's all.

So I'm like that scooter?

No.

You are lower than my scooter.

Go to hell!

You haven't left?

Wait. Five minutes.

You're breathing so heavily!

The elevator wasn't working.
I climbed up and down 28 floors.

Let us be friends.

I'll think about it.

You shouldn't smoke.

Why?

Because you are the mother of a child.

So?

You are some mother's son.

My life is difficult.

My future looks bad.

The girl I proposed to,
she doesn't like me.

My life is difficult, too.

I have a bad past.

And I don't like any of the men
who have proposed to me.

You don't know anything about me.

Suppose I cheat on you, like that girl?

I'll kill you.

Killing can wait.
First, shave off this beard.

MORE DOLPHINS ARE COMING
TO THE SHORES OF CHENNAI

Must I wait for many years

Crazy in love, praying for consent?

Would I have the fortune to live

In sight of your eyes?

Like a shadow
You came into a nomad's life

Without asking, you gave me sweetness

Oh, yes, you gave it all

But the sweetness ends as you leave
Killing all of my five senses as you go

Oh, you killed them all

For you, my love, I will cross oceans

Demand a sea of rain atop the mountains

With the blue from the seas
Weaving dreams together

I will make you a jewel
With my breath as a thread

The stories you say that no one believes

We'll make it come true, you and me

In a world devoid of people
With skies unseen

We will make our home

Can I call Beardwala "Dad"?

There's a new scent in the wind

You've cast a spell
That changes me in seconds

All my past desires are
Slipping through my fingers

Is this real? Is this an illusion?

As you stretch your hand out to me

I search for a fish

In the stream of mirages

You've come to me, saying I have no faults

That even the moon has grey shades

You come as a glimpse
Of a shadow for a pedestrian

You give me comfort

Even before I ask you

Before the sun shines on my sky

You rise as my sun

When a girl tells a guy she loves him,
what will he do next?

He'll drop off her at work
the very next day.

And he'll promptly pick her up
in the evening.

How about this one?

He'll master "-ing" verbs
that aren't in Tamil yet,

such as, packing, bodyguarding, shopping.

As a reward for it, he may
occasionally win an upper body garment.

Why?

Poor chap. It seems that he is
not lucky enough for that.

He'll sit in glass-doored coffee houses
with wistful dreams about the future.

There is a walk-in interview at DCS BPO.

At 10 a.m.

You don't have to work at a BPO.
I've got a job.

Do your MBA from home.
You'll find a good job.

He'll master the art
of spying on her phone

under the guise of sipping fruit juice.

Sarah has invited me to a party tomorrow.
It's at two o'clock.

You really need to go?

Fine, I won't.

Where are you going now?

To the toilet!

-May I go there?
-Have a nice trip.

A week later, he'll embrace her
in front of the ocean and exchange kisses.

A week after that, he'll gently lead her
into the bedroom and shut the door.

This amazing lover, after all that,
will ask her...

How do you have 2,248 friends on Facebook?

Why?

I only have 15 friends.

What can I do
if you don't make any friends?

Who is this Arun K. Vishwa?

I don't know.
He must be some friend's friend.

He has commented on your photo,
saying, "You look gorgeous."

But a total stranger...

Wouldn't you like it
if someone called you beautiful?

He will encounter many such surprises.

Your skirt.

Yes, it's a skirt.

Instead of wearing one this short,
wear one that falls below your knees.

Why?

People might look at you
with bad intentions.

Would you?

I wouldn't! But others will.

Don't talk about my skirt.

-You don't need to bother about it.
-No, I was just saying...

Then...

Don't go to work today.

Don't start.

I told you already, I have to go to work.

Then...

Say it.

What?

You always say important things
in the elevator.

Isn't that why you've come?

Say it.

I saw pictures from your birthday
last year on Facebook.

I saw you cutting a cake
with random colleagues,

hugging and getting gifts from them.

So I thought, this year,
you could be with me.

Is that why you asked me
to take the day off?

Look, I didn't share my Facebook password
so that you could spy on me.

No. I'm sorry, Thea!

Then...

Where is Adrian?

I dropped him off at his friend's place.

-Althea!
-So the party went well?

Althea!

I think someone is calling you.

It's my boss.

Carry on, then.

You're like Adrian, unwrapping my gift
in the middle of the road!

Oh, yes. All this happens to me
because I'm like Adrian.

What?

Read what's written here.

What does that mean?

Don't you know what it means?

What does it mean?

Don't behave like this outside my office
for everyone to see.

What does it mean, Althea?

He's asking if it's my size. Enough?

How does he know?

-How does he know?
-Prabhu, not on the road!

-How does he know, Althea?
-I don't know, go ask him.

It's that Gopalakrishnan, right?

Tell him to come here. I'll ask him.

Let's go, Prabhu.

He's at your office upstairs?
Will you ask him or will I?

Althea, wait.

Althea, stop. Listen to me.

Althea, please. Listen to me.

Get on to the scooter.

I won't bring this up again.
Get on the scooter.

-Promise?
-I promise I won't talk about it.

shall we go?

Go.

What did your boss say?

He said, "Happy birthday."

He had to hug you on the road to say that?

Look, I'm not like Adrian
who believes in all your lies.

It's normal in corporate culture
to hug your boss. That's fine.

I'll let that go, too.

Tell me what this note means.
Come on, tell me.

-The signal is on. Go now.
-Signal, my foot.

Please don't test my patience. Answer me.

How did he have the guts
to write such a thing?

Are you that close to him?

Tell me, woman!

How does he know your size?

How does he know your size? Answer me.

You always shut me up
by saying our lifestyles are different.

-Tell me, how does he know your size?
-Look, pull over. Pull over!

-Open your mouth, woman.
-Stop or I'll jump!

Jump, then.

Get lost!

Then...

Thea, please don't cry. Please.

I didn't mean to do that.

I've made a mistake.
Please forgive me, Thea.

I couldn't control it, Thea.

Please don't cry.

The door was open.
I thought you had left. That's all.

Thea, where would I go?

If you're leaving, just tell me first.

I've never loved anyone so much,

or depended on them so much,

-or trusted them so much.
-Thea.

I depend on you so much,
and I only hate myself for it.

Thea, you're everything to me.

When a girl tells a guy
that she loves him,

depends on him, and trusts him,
what will he do next?

-Who drew this?
-Beardwala and I.

Who is this?

This is Beardwala!

-And this?
-This is me.

This is you.

Me?

And this?

This is our sweet home.

So Mommy is going to Delhi tomorrow.

Will you stay with Beardwala?

You're going to Delhi tomorrow?

An official trip with my boss.

Then...

As usual, your boyfriend has called
the phone four times.

You know I'll call
as soon as I reach the office.

What was the hurry?
Why did you call so many times?

You left your phone behind.

Can you charge my phone?
I may not have time before the flight.

I live to charge your phone,
carry water cans, and iron your clothes.

What?

Your boss has sent a text.

Saying what?

To put it in civilized English,

"Shall we extend our trip to
Kulu Manali for two days?

In uncivilized Tamil,
"Will you sleep with me in Kulu Manali?"

And you're going to Delhi with him?

What's his problem today?

It's nothing.

I'm going to Delhi, right?

And our stupid boss has sent
a disgusting text as usual.

And my boyfriend read it. So...

He checked your mobile?

If my husband had even touched my mobile,
I would have cut his fingers off.

If you give him so much power,
he will control you.

No.

His lifestyle is different.
He won't understand all this.

You keep saying that.

Pick up the phone!

Pick up the damned phone!

Pick up!

Pick up the phone, woman. Pick up.

Don't hang up!

I won't.

Why must you torture me
when I'm at work? What do you want?

He sent such a disgusting text.
Don't go with him.

Why do you care
whether or not I go with him?

He is being so cheap!

Is that your problem?

I get to decide whether or not
I will sleep with him. Not him.

Get that?

-Listen...
-No, you listen.

I've had this job for ten years.

I know how to handle these men.

I don't need a bodyguard.

If that's fine, be my lover.

No, you listen to me.

You don't need to say anything.

I have a lot of work
and a meeting coming up.

Don't you dare hang up!
I'll jump from the tower.

Fine, jump if you want to.

Did you send me a text?

What?

Did you or did you not?

Yes, what's wrong with that?

-What's wrong with that?
-Yes.

There's nothing wrong.
You're the perfect gentleman in here.

Mr. Ankit is the nicest guy
in the entire office.

Get your hands off, man!

You moron.

Not just Delhi, I wouldn't even
ride the elevator with you.

There is a lot of stress in our office.

I think everyone here
needs psychological counseling.

Everybody, focus on your jobs.
Back to work!

-What?
-Are you going to Delhi?

What is it to you?

I've packed my bags, Thea.
If you're going, I'm moving out.

Damn it! Fine, go.

Wait, Thea.

I really will move out of the house.

Fine, go then. The door is over there.

You asked me to tell you before going.

You've told me now. You've told me.

Get lost.

Stop, Thea. Stop!

I'm talking to you,
and you're just walking away?

Do I look like scum to you?

Yes, you are. You're scum.

Some random man texts you,
asking to go to Manali, and it's my fault?

Am I wrong for questioning it?

Who are you to question me? Who are you?

-Who am I?
-What?

Who am I?

You live off of me, eat my food,
live in my house. You're a beggar!

What did you say? I'm a beggar?

You're so stuck up,
just because you're 6ft tall and fair.

All of this will wear out. It will rot.
It will decay.

Who is this? This Gautham from Canada?

-Who is he to you?
-You really want to know?

Why should he let you live here for free
for six months?

I slept with him.

You are a bitch.
Your mother was right about you.

Now, I get it.
You were sleeping with your boss.

-That's why your husband left you.
-Stop it! Shut up!

And now I know why that girl left you.

No woman can live with you.

You're worse than any thief.
You're worse than any murderer.

Who are you calling a rapist?

"Who am I?"

She says I'm a rapist?

Come out.

-Come out now.
-What do you want?

Come out. Answer me.

Come on, come out.

What now?

-Want me to answer your questions?
-I do.

-You want answers?
-Yes, I do.

-Go.
-Where?

-Get out first.
-Where?

-Answer me first.
-Go out. I will answer.

Get out.

Get out!

-What?
-You want answers? Go out.

-Answer me!
-Get out, you mongrel.

I'm a mongrel?

Now, you've shown me
that a mongrel shouldn't be pampered.

Get out. Get out, you mongrel!

-I'm a dog!
-Get out!

Althea, open the door.

Open the door, Althea.

Althea, listen to me.

Althea!

The cries heard from the skyscrapers,
the ocean, the singing migratory birds,

the lakes, the pigeons,
the farmers, and the fisherfolk...

The buildings that have sprung up
around these lakes...

The immigrant workers from Bihar
and Orissa who built them...

The IT and BPO workers
who speak in global languages...

The real estate workers...

The hotels and shops that came along
to feed and clothe these people...

The home to all of these creatures...
The sun sets this way in Taramani.

Anna.

Two dosas, please.

-What?
-When will Beardwala come?

He will come soon, okay?

You...

My love for you is as vast as the oceans.

My hatred for you
is stronger than the mountains.

You...

You're the only one

But do I admit it to you or not?

Alone...

I feel so alone

But that's something
You don't deserve to know

I know the roads that you will take

But I will not go down them

I know the path that leads to your home

But I will not come to you

I have the option to listen to your voice

But I will not listen even once

I could comment on your seductive
Facebook picture

I know you will like that

But I will not write it

My love for you is greater than the seas

And my hatred for you is larger
Than the mountains

Are you the tiger disguised as cattle?
Or am I?

Hello, who is this?

Why?

Where should I go?

Come in.

I didn't think you would come.

I just called.

Where is your husband?

He’s out on some visa work.

He’ll be back in 30 minutes.

So I must leave in 30 minutes, right?

What’s this?

I think about what I've done
every single day.

I regret it every day.

Yes, I can see that.

It’s written all over your face.

I know there's no way
I can undo my mistakes.

I know that no word can set it right.

If you want to, you can.

If you want to set it right,
you can set it right.

What should I do?

Sleep with me.

Oh, you forgot Tamil after going abroad?

Ankit, I want to know something.

Do you send such messages to me only
or to other women as well?

I am not a womanizer.

Then why did you text me?

Because you're pretty and...

Am I the only pretty woman in the office?

According to me, in the entire world,

there isn’t even a single woman
who isn't beautiful.

You’re single.

You wear skirts.

So I gave it a shot.

If you don’t like it, you can refuse.

The only mistake I made was...

Well, I didn't know you had a boyfriend.

That’s the only mistake you made?

Even if I’m a bad man, remember,
I'm your boss.

If I wanted to,
I could have fired you then.

We work in the same office.

And it was odd that we weren't talking.

That’s why I called you.

To ease the tension.

Can I take a picture with you?

Why are you so quiet?

Take off that shrug.

Look here.

Look.

I’m talking to you, look here.

Look.

I'm talking to you.

You're not worth sleeping with.

Ankit.

I don’t know if you are a good man or not.

But I am a bad woman.

You’ll know tomorrow.

What? Your sacred wedding chain is here.

You forgot to wear it after showering?

It's probably worth ten sovereigns, right?

It must be expensive.

Soumya.

I have three photos of us.

We have 15 minutes
until your husband returns.

It's 300,000 rupees.

If you don't pay me back,

I’ll wait here till your man shows up.

Wait in the living room.

Money?

I asked for money, not this.

Open it and see.

I thought you wouldn’t accept the money.

So I placed it in a box of chocolates.

If I had come back from the US,

everyone who loaned money to my dad

would have done what you just did,
every day.

There's 500,000 in here.

I am not a money-lender.

Keep the extra 200,000 rupees.

I’ll delete the photos.

It’s okay.

Even if I hadn't paid you,
you wouldn't have done anything.

Because...

you’re the only good man
I have met in my life.

Why do you keep scolding that poor girl?

Dumbo, are you paying attention to me?

Barnabas's words are like the Bible.

Yes. Barnabas's words are like the Bible.

She’s good and I'm evil.

Oh, Venus sent a note today?

Yes, as usual.

"Take the white tablet before food."

Here it is.

"Do not drink water while eating."

I won’t.

"Take the yellow tablet after eating."

The yellow one.

Next, Rosie.

"Feed biscuits to Rosie
and keep her close for safety."

Signed, Venus. With a cross at the bottom.

Sir, Soumya looks like a good person
to you because you have a wife like Venus.

-Here, can you feel my pulse?
-Why?

Am I breathing?

Have I been alive these past two years?

Don’t I have a phone? Facebook?
Email? WhatsApp?

She could’ve told me this before!
She could have told me I’m a good person.

She could have!

Why did I have to grow a beard
and live like a beggar all this time?

She handed me a chocolate box!

She sat there with stylish and loose hair.

I threatened her.

She claimed that everyone would have done
what I did.

Althea called me a rapist!

Tell me, am I a rapist?
Tell me, sir. Am I?

Tell me, sir!

"Beat her up! Kick her out!
I don't need her at all."

Director Selvaraghavan was right.

I should’ve slapped her!

But I pretended to be a good man and left.

"Beat her up! Kick her out!
I don't need her at all.

I don't need her at all.

Kick her out!"

Don't touch me.

I shouldn’t have taken this out on you.

I came here to give you
the 300,000 rupees.

Why are you giving this to me?

Sir, I wanted to give it
to Rahim Bhai’s family,

but they have left the city.

Their neighbors have promised
to give me the new address.

I don't know if I'll even be able
to absolve my sins.

Please keep it until then.

You don’t even know where I live.

How can you trust me? I’m a cop, too!

Besides my father,
you’re the only good person I’ve known.

You are the only one.

-Can I sit down?
-Sit.

-Just once, sir. Please. One last sip.
-Hey, listen to me.

No, that's enough.
Your liver is already wrecked.

Just one more.

Sir, am I really a rapist?

Tell me, sir. Am I really a rapist?

You’re not.

Sir, am I a bad person?

Tell me, sir.

You’re not. Let it go.

-Am I good, sir?
-You are a good man.

Barnabas's words are like the Bible. Okay?

-I shouldn’t have doubted Althea, sir.
-Yes.

It’s all because Soumya betrayed me.

That's why I...

If I talk to Althea...
I know the words that can fix it.

Here. Talk.

Oh, come on, sir!

She'll yell at me
even if I call during the day.

Now, it's late. And I'm drunk.

If I call her now, she will swear at me.

-Will things be okay if I speak to her?
-Yes. Speak to her.

-Will it be all right, sir?
-You speak to her.

Hey, just talk to her.

Hey.

He said he would talk it out,
but he passed out.

Why do you look so tense?

We could talk in your cabin, right?

I’m not joking.

Please delete the photos
you uploaded on Facebook.

That is my Facebook account.
I uploaded the photos.

What’s it to you?

My wife, she is not like you.

She’s traditional,

the kind who wears saris.

My daughter is a 14-year-old teenager.

If they see the photos...

That is your shit. You have to clean it.

I never expected you
to be this kind of woman.

What kind did you think I was?

-No...
-"No" what?

"Listen" what?

Oh, right. I’m an Anglo-Indian.

So if you ask me out,
I should sleep with you?

If you apologize,
I should just smile and walk away?

But I shouldn’t do all this?
Is this what you mean?

I’ll fall at your feet.

Money? How much money do you need?

-Please, delete them.
-Will you people never learn?

Please, tell me what I should do.
I’ll do it.

I can’t work here
where I can see your face.

And I can't quit this job
because I have no choice.

It would be better if you quit.

I will leave. But delete them.

When are you leaving?

Soon.

-How soon?
-I...

I will leave in a month.
Please delete them.

I swear on my wife.

Please delete them.
I swear on my daughter.

Please delete them.

Thanks a lot, Ankit.

-Althea?
-Yes?

Don’t mind me asking this.

What?

Has he left?

Good riddance. Be happy.

I dumped the frustration I had
for seven years on him.

Maybe, if I had explained it to him
a little patiently,

he might have understood.

Now, you sound like my mother.

Is it him?

-Can you hear me?
-I can hear you just fine, woman!

You speak like you're
some epitome of chastity?

Look at what's happened.
It's just like I said.

You went with him.
You have photos of you hugging him!

Did you enjoy it?

Did he do you well?

Tell me! Open your mouth!

Tell me, you fucking bitch!

You think I won't see your photos
if you block me on Facebook?

You think you’re that smart? Smartass.

Do you know how your 2248 friends
became 2278?

The extra 30 are my fake profiles.
Find and block them if you can.

When you accept random friends

just so they can call you
hot, sexy, or gorgeous,

this is what happens. Do you understand?

I feel ashamed to have lived
under a roof with you for ten months.

I’m disgusted.

What kind of woman are you?

Shit! Hang up.

A sexual predator seduces and cheats
married women by calling their phone.

A 30-year-old resident of Coimbatore
has stolen women's numbers from stores.

He lured women to a public place

using dirty texts, robbed them
of their jewels, and then fled.

Is that even possible?

It looks fake.

It happens, sir.

Really?

-Even bad things happen.
-It happens. It really happens.

How do you know?

Should I prove it to you?

Why the hell should you prove it to me?

Exactly. Why should I prove it to you?
I should prove it to myself.

What? Prove it to yourself?

No, I need to know if these women
play only me or other men, too.

So what if you know it?

Knowing that other people
also eat the same shit

will make me eat it a little more happily.

-"Shit"?
-You don't know what it means? Poop, sir.

Tell me, sir.

You’re the first civilized city-dweller
who knows the old Tamil word for "shit."

-You've been played a lot?
-Quite a lot. But it's a bit better now.

Go, on. Drink that tea.
The shit will come automatically.

Sir, just a minute.

I have my ex-girlfriend’s number.
Please, note it down.

Do your best to torment her.
Don’t spare her, sir.

-Keep tormenting her. Here's her number.
-Man...

-Tell me.
-Can you give me the number?

Okay. Note it down.
But beware, her husband is a jerk.

These days, the way a guy
expresses his heartbreak has changed.

Some peculiar guys flirt
with unknown women

and torture whichever girl
that gets stuck with them.

Apologies for not knowing
the exact translation

for the words
"flirt" and "torture" in Tamil.

Therefore, our sincere apologies
for the scant usage

of Tamil words in the following song.

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98,73 CRORE

What you see is the dawn

No pain lasts longer

This love is just a myth

Don't you fall at anyone's feet

In this jungle of life

The stronger hunter survives

-Who are you talking to today?
-Just a minute, sir.

-How did you land so many girls?
-Please leave, sir.

Someday, their men will come after you.

Drink your tea.

This Friday night is Salsa Night
at the pub.

I’m going with my husband.
You’re coming with us.

What will I do in the pub?

Is there a rule that only men should drink
because of heartbreak?

What you see is the dawn

No pain lasts longer

The sea, the rain, and me.

Then come over.

Where should I go?

You don’t dance Salsa?

I can’t dance.

She loves to dance.

I love to watch her dance.

Man is a predator, who knows this truth?

A woman is a predator
Who will understand this?

No matter who you are

It's all about the pleasure we get

Okay, shall we leave?

There's a prayer early in the morning.
Mom has already called thrice.

She'll be waiting for us.

I will bring the car to the entrance.
You finish your dance and come soon.

Thank you, Baldy!

Love and virtue are just lies

Valluvan’s words are also lies

Your home and boundaries are lies, too

You must break out of this fort

It’s already late.

You've got a good husband.

There are no good dogs nor bad dogs.
Dogs are dogs.

Just give them the correct biscuits.

You think you're a beauty queen or what?
I'm talking to you.

Let it go, buddy.

What?

How much?

What?

Hey, she is an English bitch.

Ask her buddy.

She started stripping. Great.

What did you say?

Who the hell do you think you are?

How dare you?
How dare you talk to me like that?

Scoundrels. You think you can say
whatever you want to a woman.

Are you guys creating a ruckus here?

Get out of this place.

Won't you guys listen?

-She was the one who started it.
-Please listen, sir.

Such a small ring costs so much?

-Can I give you some advice?
-What?

Don’t answer a call from a stranger.

Even if you do, don’t talk to him.

Even if you talk, don’t flirt with him.

Even if you flirt,
don’t come to the beach like this.

Even if you come to the beach,
don’t come on a rainy night.

Even if you come on a rainy night,

don’t give him your ring
when he asks for it.

I know people don’t like free advice.
So I'm taking this ring as payment.

You see this phone?

I got it from Kavitha two days ago
for the advice I gave her.

To the police?

All our conversations
are recorded in this.

-Do you know WhatsApp?
-Yes.

I can send them to anyone, anywhere.

Now, I will walk this way.
You shouldn't scream.

Even if you do, there is nobody around
to listen to your screams.

Can I go?

Dear public, it is a criminal offense
to upload or share

the photos and voice recordings
of any individual

on social networking sites,
including WhatsApp,

without explicit consent
of the individual concerned.

The perpetrator may be sentenced
to three to five years,

under the IT Act and the Prevention
of Sexual Harassment Act.

Suppose you’re asking,
how can you announce this during a film?

The Indian Censor Board tells us

to caution against drinking and smoking
during the film.

This, too, can be said.

What's up at this hour?

Hello, Mr. Assistant Commissioner.
Were you busy?

No, my wife was sleeping next to me.
My phone was on silent.

Have I called you at the wrong time?

Tell me, what’s up?

I went to Kanathur Beach with a guy...

Which guy?

No idea. We spoke over the phone.
I liked him.

Oh, you go to places with strange men?

But when I call you, you won't come.

Okay, you went to the beach.

Then?

He snatched my ring!

It’s just a ring, right?

No. It’s my wedding ring.

My husband will be back in 15 days.

If my ring is missing,
it will become a big problem.

So please, help me.

Now, you're all sweet.

But if I ask you out for a coffee,
do you ever come?

Whatever you tell me to drink, I’ll drink!

Really?

Okay. Let me note the number down.

Wait a minute.

Give me the number.

I will call you in the morning.

Your recent drinking incident at the pub!

Don’t you people drink?

See, it’s not a crime to drink.
But to beat up a guy after that...

They spoke to me indecently.
They behaved badly.

So I beat them up.

If we make a mess after drinking,
it won’t appear in the newspapers.

But you’re a female.
And our company’s image...

The paper hasn’t printed my name.
How would it print the company’s name?

I think you haven’t checked
Facebook since last night.

This has been going viral since yesterday.

Many people have mentioned your name.
And the company’s name, too.

In fact, I was talking to the head office
before you came in.

They want you to quit.

In how many days should I quit?

You can take 30 minutes
to send your resignation.

But don’t worry, I am there for you.

You can call me for anything, anytime.

The only thing is,
you have to be a little flexible.

Corporate companies do not ensure
job security nor women’s safety.

To form a union or demand
for any right is not permitted.

Anybody can be
thrown out of their job at any time.

The employees have to battle it out.

It’s only been four days! You think
it’s easy to tap a phone unofficially?

We found out

that he’s on his way to Perungudi
to meet a woman like you.

I'm here now.

Within two hours,
I’ll nab him by the neck.

I'll get your ring and phone,
and then come see you.

-What now?
-The phone.

Tell me.

Be careful when speaking
over the phone, sir.

These days, everything
is leaked on WhatsApp.

Especially if a cop is on the phone
with a woman.

-Sir, our team is in a conference call.
-Wait.

Okay, I’ll call you. No. I won’t.

No. Don’t call me either.

Please don’t call me.

I’ll come and see you with the ring
in two hours. Hang up.

Now, tell me.

I told everyone that it’s not official
and it's your personal issue.

-Kumaresan is in the tea shop.
-And then?

Thangaraj is in the auto.

-Grandpa is downstairs.
-Okay.

Pushparaj is on the roof.

-Everyone knows what to do?
-Yes, sir.

-Are you there?
-Yes.

-Where are you?
-In the tea shop.

Turn around.

-Can you see me by the window?
-Yes. I can.

Sir, looks like the lady is talking
to someone on the phone.

How can we tell who it is?
Ask them to wait.

My husband will leave for work now.

-Okay.
-I'll call you. Come up, then.

He has gone to his tuition classes.
I need to go fetch him by eight.

How will he be faithful to God
if you don’t bring him to church often?

Not only God lives in the Church, Father.
Satan lives there, too.

I meant my mother.

Your mother is not so bad
that you must curse her so.

In fact, she's a much better mother
than you are.

Look at how pious she is!

You don’t get it, Father.

Why wouldn’t I?

Because you are a Father.

Meaning?

Meaning, you are a man.

Forget it, child.

Your mother prayed to take her grandson
on a pilgrimage to Velankanni.

You have every right
to reject your mother.

But you don’t have the right
to sever her ties with her grandson.

-Send your son.
-Let her take him.

Go tell her yourself, please.

Fifteen days only, right?

Take him. But take care of him.

Not like how you took care of me.

Sir, the husband is coming down.

Ask everyone to standby
in their positions.

Put this on my tab. Don’t tell Venus.

Sir, they are asking if they can enter.

We are here unofficially.

Ask them to wait until he enters.

Adrian?

He is on a 15-day tour with his grandma.
I sent you the leave letter.

Read this.

It's an essay he wrote in class.

Please sit there and read it.

I will finish some work
and then talk to you.

"When someone writes about
their sweet home,

it has a mother and father,
a grandpa and grandma.

But in my sweet home,
there are only three people.

Me, Mom, and Grandma. There’s no Dad.

Mom said Dad went swimming
with the dolphins.

Then, on another day she told someone
he went to Australia.

Then, on another day
she told someone he’s in Dubai.

I know very well that my mom lied to me.

But I didn’t ask her why
because I love her so much.

One day, my grandma scolded my mom
with the word 'bitch.'

So my mom took me and left the house.

Then one day, Beardwala came.
He swam with the dolphins.

I thought he could be my father.

Then one day, he called my mother a bitch,

just like my grandma, and left.

Only my mother and I remain at home.

Whenever this word came up,
it took my sweet home away."

Pour me a glass of wine

God, is this world like booze?

It's dizzying

In the beginning
Adam was born and so was Eve

Even then, her cheeks flushed with tears

Are women just a piece of meat to men?

Their hands reach out
To disgrace me, abuse me

I get no sleep, and I eat no food

Time seems to stand still on this day

Death floats towards me like a feather

And I wish to fly to it

Pour me a glass of wine

Make a cocktail

That will bring me death

If you’re contemplating suicide,

please call 104 immediately.

Government employees are waiting
to counsel you

with love and care,
and help change your mind.

Oh, little white flower
In my isolated island

Are you the winged angel
Who will protect me from death?

Truth be told, I've been long dead

And I've even forgotten death

I yearned for the drug of love

To die and yet be undead

Tired of this ceaseless earth's rotation

I now yearn for death

A woman's woes will live on

Long after she has died

Pour me a glass of wine

Make a cocktail that will bring me death

-This is all you need.
-Don't overreact.

It’s been 15 days,
and I still haven't got my ring!

You want to get it
without filing a complaint, right?

Your Casanova had his phone
switched off during the 15 days.

We can’t even tap it.

Wouldn’t it be better to file a complaint?

A complaint?

That he brandished a knife and snatched
your ring when you were in public?

-My husband has to believe it, right?
-Your husband, right? Wait.

Mr. Gupta. How are you?

I am at your place.

This morning, when your wife
went for a walk, it seems

that somebody threatened her with a knife
and stole her wedding ring.

She is so upset.

Can we file a complaint?

Sure. Here, speak to her.

You know I’m on another call.
Why the hell do you keep calling?

-You asked us to tap a phone unofficially.
-That's right.

That guy had just turned his phone on
after a long time.

We tapped his last conversation
and sent it to you through WhatsApp.

Delete it once you're done listening, sir.

Where are you right now?

Sir, I'm outside the station.
Nobody knows about it.

-Okay, I'll call you back.
-Okay, sir.

Hello. Who's this?

You don't know me.
But I know all about you.

Why did you call me?

-This is the guy, right?
-You have something I need.

-Yes, he is.
-If you give it to me,

I will tell you something.

Tell me what?

Say that you'll come to my home,
and then I will tell you.

Sorry, I'm not who you think I am.

Be whatever you want.

Come here and I will tell you.

Your wife?

Stop it!

You’re laughing at a cop?

I’ll kill you!

I'll deal with you later.

Whose is this?

Mamta.

Mamta!

Can I keep this?

Keep it.

Okay. I’ll leave.

Wait. Drink some tea first.

ASURA
THE EPIC STORY OF TEN-HEADED RAVANA

Can I have a look at those paintings?

Sure.

Be careful. There is broken glass.

He broke it a couple of days ago
in a fit of rage.

He asked whose phone and ringtone it was.

I haven’t cleaned it yet,
hoping it will cut him.

No luck so far.

Those are my daughter's paintings.

They're nice.

She painted when she was a kid.

What is she studying now?

She isn't studying.

I'm always alone in this house.

I have no one to talk to.
I have no one who asks if I've eaten.

I have no one to care for me.

On top of that,
I have a cop for a husband.

He treats me like a criminal.

For the first time, I've got a ring
as proof that I have to skin him alive.

-Thanks a lot.
-It's okay.

I misunderstood when you called that day.

That's the only way men think, right?

It's okay.

I can't imagine what I would have become
without these books.

Why have you left the doors open?

My dearest emperor!

I regret disappointing you!

I’ll beat you!

Who are you searching for?

Wandering forest after forest?
Sea after sea?

Oh, are you searching for Ravana?

Oh, my.

Your search is futile, Your Majesty!

Shouldn’t you be searching for me, Sita?

-What the hell are you doing?
-I'm reading.

Reading a book now?

Why is my lord drinking liquor
instead of searching for Ravana?

Are you teasing me?

Where is he?

Whom do you seek?

He may be Ravana.

And I may be Sita.

But you are not Rama.

You are certainly not Rama.

So you’re here?

You'll die today!

Come down. Come.

-Why did you come here?
-I came to steal...

Don't hit the poor chap.

-You came to steal?
-Yes, sir. I did.

-You dare mess with me?
-Sir. I'm a thief.

-Look at her when you say that!
-I'm telling the truth.

Don’t do this.

-Look at her and say that.
-Please, leave him.

-Tell her.
-Leave him, please.

-Let him go.
-Tell her.

-Let him go!
-Tell her.

-Let him go!
-You speak to me that way now?

I have given you more respect
than you deserve.

Run away. Run away, now!

-Where are you going?
-Let him go. He is innocent.

-Is he? Is he a poor thing?
-Sir, I'm sorry.

I'll kill you. Sit.

Tell me. Why did he come?

To sleep with you?

-Why did he come here?
-Don't you know?

-Did he come to sleep with you?
-Yes.

How was he? Better than me?

How was he? Better than me?

Yes. He was better than you!

He was superb? Was he?
Was he superb? Stop it!

-Yes, he was!
-Stop it, woman.

This guy was superb? Stop it!

Stop it!

I won't!

Are you happy now?

You came into my house?

Why use your strength on him?
Use it on me if you can.

What did you say?

Take your hands off me.

-I’ll kill you!
-I will scream.

Go on, scream! Scream! Let me hear you.

Stop it!

Stop screaming! Stop!

I could tell after I saw you
reading so much.

I knew you’ll sleep around
when I’m not here!

Bloody bitch!

Bloody educated bitch.

What do you know about books?
You police dog!

Not just when you aren’t around,
even when you are here!

-I have done and I will keep doing this.
-Watch your tongue.

I’ll shoot you.

You threaten to shoot me
once every three days!

If you want to shoot, shoot, you mongrel.

Shoot! Come! Shoot me, you dog!

Come On! Come!

I will shoot you!

Seriously, I will shoot you!

You don’t have the balls to shoot me.

And you don’t deserve to shoot me.

Don't, woman. Don't do it!

Don't!

Althea.

I didn't mean to do this.

I shot you, Althea.

I am the one who shot you.

If I had had a gun that day,
I would have shot you, Althea.

-Why did you do this?
-Sorry, Althea.

I didn't shoot you.

Sorry, Althea. I shot you.
He didn't shoot.

Why? Why did you do this? Why?

I shot you, Althea. He didn't.

Please forgive me.
I didn't do it on purpose, Althea...

I didn't do it on purpose, Althea.

Get out.

-Get out.
-Althea...

-It was my fault, Althea.
-Get out!

Get out, man. Go!

Get out of my house. Go!

Go, man. Get out.

"Wife killed in a gas cylinder explosion.
Assistant commissioner under suspicion."

Oh, Jesus!

Why did you shut the door on me?

I heard Rahim Bhai’s family is in Nagore.
That’s why I asked for the money back.

Did you mistake me for that, sir?

The money is in my lunch bag. Take it.

Forget about the money.

At least come out and slap me hard.
What was my mistake?

My elder daughter wanted the chocolate box
to keep her bangles in.

I couldn't ask her to return it.

That’s why I wrapped the money in paper.

I never asked you for the chocolate box.
Why, sir?

Whatever it is,
please tell it to me face-to-face.

Get lost.

Get lost.

If I leave, I'll never return.

Listen to me. Go.

Hey!

Go.

Did you...

Jesus!

Venus's...

Did you take my Venus's number
from my phone?

I locked myself in the room,
so I wouldn’t ask such questions.

Forgive me. Leave now.

-Not from your phone, sir.
-Just leave, man.

I happened to find it at a phone booth.

Forgive me.

I didn’t know it was Venus's number.

Who am I to forgive you? Go, now.

-Don't make me talk. Get lost.
-Sir.

I ruined your life.

I ruined everyone’s lives.

Who are you to ruin my life?

Nobody can ruin someone’s life.

That night you went near my place,
the police were there, too.

Even a cop’s wife
will be afraid of the police, right?

When I went home in the morning,
Venus told me everything.

The children weren’t around.

I slapped her. I beat her like hell.

I strangled her neck.

I was afraid that she would die.

Then I went to a bar.
I kept drinking and drinking.

I was afraid I would hurt her more
if I went home.

I went home late at night.
The door was open.

Venus and the kids were sleeping inside.

A poor thing, man.

You know, I haven’t even raised
my little finger against her before.

Lust.

Yes, in my 23 years of being married,
I have faltered a few times.

But I hid it because I’m a man.

But Venus, a woman, confided in me.

If my daughter had done this,
I would have beat her and corrected her.

I would have done the same
to my sisters, too.

Venus is also somebody’s older sister.

Venus is somebody's little sister.

She is some father's darling girl.

You’ve done a good thing, boy.

You didn’t ruin anything.

Come here, my boy. Come here!

I said, come.

I didn't know, sir. Forgive me.

Jesus.

I'm looking for Rahim Bhai from Chennai.

I heard his family moved here.

The elders would know.

Come in the morning. I can help you then.
For now, you can sleep in the Dargah.

Where will we carry our sins?

We're living on this earth lifelessly

Will you forgive me, oh, Allah?

I plead to you, oh, Allah!

Will you punish me, oh, Allah?
Tell me, Allah!

-Al Rahman, Al Rahim, oh, you, Allah!
-Brother.

Keep this.

-No, sir.
-Don't worry.

We'll find Rahim Bhai's house tomorrow.

Why did you create life
And beating hearts?

I pray to you, destroyer of sins

I don't want sleep, I want mercy
Heal my wounds

I made a mistake, it was a mistake

Show me mercy, Allah!

Where will we carry our sins?

We're living on this earth lifelessly

-Saharama!
-Will you forgive me, oh, Allah?

A man has come from Chennai to see you.

Bye, sir.

I'm from Chennai. Rahim Bhai?

He passed away.

I know.

Like poison, my sins eat my heart

-Like a thorn, it pricks my conscience
-Come inside.

What is the place where you reside, Allah?

It's the merciful heart, oh, Allah!

Just like an eagle, I was lying dead

I want to get your love

-I surrender myself to you, Allah!
-Who are you?

I saw your husband on a train one night.

He was asleep. Nobody was around.

He had 500,000 rupees in his bag.

I stole 300,000 rupees from that.

I found out from the next day's newspaper
that he died of a heart attack.

He would’ve lived
if I had not taken the money.

Here is the 300,000 rupees.

Please, take it.

It’s not because of you, son.

He died of a heart attack at 6 p.m.,
according to the post-mortem report.

He was in the train like a corpse
from that night until the morning.

But I am at fault.

I will accept any punishment you give me,

even if you hand me over to the police.

At least take this money.

Tonight,

our honorable Prime Minister
is set to announce

that 500 and 1,000 notes are invalid.

We don't know whether this woman
holds a bank account.

Or if she can exchange the notes.

Vande Mataram.

Sahara.

Here, sir.

Eat it.

Eat, child.

There is no God but Allah!

-And Muhammad is His messenger!
-Don’t worry. Eat up.

Your mercy is like a shower
To this parched earth

This burnt out lamp thrives because of you

Hold these trembling hands and steady them

I'm your slave
Where will I go if not to you?

Where will we carry our sins?

We're living on this earth lifelessly

There is no God but Allah!

There is no God but Allah!

And Muhammad is His messenger!
May peace be upon him!

Muhammad is His messenger!

May peace be upon him!

May peace be upon him!

Son!

Son!

Is this phone yours?

It was lying there.

It's not mine.

Not yours? It’s okay. Keep it.

No. You keep it.

I have a phone.

Your phone fell in the water, right?
You keep this.

I have nobody to talk to.

What are you saying?
Don’t you remember even one number?

I have committed many sins.

All your sins were washed away
in the water. Take this and talk.

What’s in the bag?

Bottles?

Give them to me. I’ll give you money.

Who drank all of this?

I’m asking you. Who drank all of this?

My father.

Promise not to get mad if I say something?

What?

What is a bitch?

Why?

Grandma said you’re a bitch.

Beardwala said you’re a bitch.

My friends at school say you’re a bitch.

Is that something wrong?

Prabhu here, Althea.

-Which Prabhu?
-Prabhunath here, Althea.

What do you want?

I feel like seeing you.

I don't feel like it.
If I do, I'll tell you.

No, Althea, I'm here downstairs.
Can I come home?

Are you planning to create a ruckus again?

No, Althea. Please!

-First, go and stand at the main gate.
-Okay.

Tell me? What is it?

I just...

wanted to see you.

That's all.

Now, you've seen me.

You've seen me, right?

So, leave.

Althea, wait!

I need to talk to you.

Tell me.

Forgive me, Althea.

And then?

It was all my fault.

And then?

I have really changed, Althea.

And then?

Please forgive me, Althea.

Okay. I’ve forgiven you.

Now, please leave.

Althea, stop.

Stop, Althea. Althea, listen to me.

Please wait, Althea. Listen to me.

Wait a second, Althea.

One second, Althea.

One second, Althea.

What?

Please forgive me, Althea.

Who am I to forgive you?

You did to me what most men do to women.

I didn’t mean to do it, Althea.

No, Prabhu.

The only difference is...

when every man I came across
only wanted to sleep with me,

you’re the only one
who wanted to live with me.

You gave me so much happiness.

You gave me a lot of pain.

You gave me everything in excess.

Enough, Prabhu.

I won’t do this again, Althea.

-One chance.
-No, Prabhu.

You and I are fighting? That's fine.

But Adrian?

You didn’t feel like seeing him even once?

No. I wanted to, Althea.
I really wanted to.

It’s not just your fault, Prabhu.
It's mine, too.

When you were with me,

I thought you were everything.

I even forgot Adrian.

I didn’t even worry
about what he would think.

I can’t repeat that mistake, Prabhu.

No, Althea. Please, listen to me.

Do me this one favor.

I like you very much.

That's why I am asking you
this favor, okay?

I will surely do it, Althea.

Surely.

After this, don’t come back to see me.

Don’t call me.

If possible, leave this city.

Because...

if you come back, I’ll be disturbed.

That's why I am asking you this.

Will you do this for me?

I’ll do it.

Take care.

What?

It will take at least a minute
to reach the elevator.

Can I walk with you till then?

Don’t deny me this.

It would take at least a minute
for the elevator to reach your floor.

I swear, I will leave then.

When a girl tells a guy to leave her
because she loves him,

after doing everything
that he normally does,

after apologizing to her
with all those roses...

The ones that resurrect from the toxic sea
are the pure rains and the eternal love.

You must be thinking, why does this guy
keep talking during a movie?

People update their status on Facebook.

And I updated mine in the movie.

That's all.

Thanks.