Can't see Raja anywhere. Where can he be?
Was l keeping a watch on him all night at sea? He'll come.
- There he comes, sir. - Hey, Raja...
l was just asking about you. Where were you?
- Eveybody came home, except you. - Look over there, sir.
- Nobody must've got such a haul! - Nobody's as good as you either.
- Come and unload this stull. - Coming, sir.
- Hey! Take your money. - You total it. l'll take it later.
Have you eaten anything, or not?
Here, take this. Eat something.
- Your wedding, eh? - Must come. - l'll just have a wash and come.
- Your house is this way. - l'll have a cup ol tea lirst.
Hey! Come last. We'll have lun!
What's this here?
- Come on... Come on now... - l've come...
He ran away, damn it! Did you have to come now?
- You only called me. - l called the mouse, not you! Well?
- Nothing. Just a cup ol tea. - No way!
- Why not? - l've to get ready lor Maria's wedding as yet.
- Even l've to go to it. - Hey... - What?
l just cleaned up the place. And look what you're doing.
l've been sitting up all night in a little boat at sea...
And you... you reluse me a cup ol tea?
- Okay. l'll just... - Alright. l'll give it to you.
Now sit properly lirst. Come on.
l won't spare you today. l'll just get the poison.
Down! Get down! The other side!
You always bug me! Here! Clean it up!
Don't ask lor anything else.
What are you doing here, Raja? Miss Joseph's looking lor you.
l know. We've to go to the wedding. You too, Uncle?
We're having a wedding after all. l'll wear a suit, splash some scent.
- What's that? - Poison! - Poison? - For the rats!
- What is it? - The tea's line, but without sugar.
- Look you... - No sugar in it...
What's the matter with me? All this work together!
Johnny in the kitch. You're to get wed. The mice want sugar. Mad!
Johnny in the kitch? l'm getting married and mice want sugar?
Great! She's mixed all the 3 like milk, tea and sugar!
- Sugar! - Don't need it now. - This...
- How did this get empty? - It had sugar. l put it in tea.
Why are you so worried? l just put it in my tea.
And you... you drank it all up?
Then? Should l wash my lace and hands with it? Honestly!
But they adulterate even the sugar nowadays!
For God's sake! Go get ready. l'll also go and get dressed.
- This wasn't sugar, it was poison! _ poison?
You're not telling the truth by any chance, are you?
That's what l was tying to say. You drank poison!
l can't see properly...
But, l'm alright. Don't you wory. l'm line.
This isn't the time to sit. l'm going...
But where are you going?
- What's the matter, dear? - What's happened, Raja?
Get up. Say something. The tea had rat poison in it.
But what was it doing in the tea? Mice don't drink tea!
- Listen. l was in a hury. He asked lor tea. So l... - l see.
You were in a hury. He asked lor the tea, so you poisoned him!
- What the hell have you done? - l didn't poison him!
Who'll believe you? The court needs prool.
lt wants witnesses. And where will we lind a witness?
- There's nobody here! - l'll be a witness. - Will do.
He seems to be line. Raja... you're alright?
_ you' re safe? _ yes, because, the poison is in my hankie, not tea!
l'll not spare you today. l'll teach you a lesson!
Maria's married too! One by one all the girls are getting married!
You'll get married too some day.
Tomorrow, when Raja goes lishing l'll tell him.
- What? - To net a groom lor me!
What's wrong with Raja himsell?
Now you're getting senile!
Raja and l are childhood lriends. Period!
Neither l can think ol him in 'that' way, nor him!
My glasses... what's this?
- That... - Not that, this! - This!
That's a hankie. With which one wipes sweat, cleans nose.
l've reared you since you were this small.
You ty to be smart, with me? l know eveything!
- You know eveything? - What? - Why don't you mary her?
- Mary? Whom? - Mona ol course. Who else?
Honestly, Miss Joseph you misunderstand things.
Okay. l thought you would open your heart to me.
But il you want to hide it, who am l to probe? - No!
No, Mrs. Joseph. Don't say who are you to question.
ll you won't ask me, who will? Is there anybody else?
Then tell me, when you have so much lun with her...
...why don't you pop the question?
Because it's just that. Fun!
l know, that when l ask her, she won't reluse.
But let me become capable ol doing so lirst!
After all, what do l own? The boat belongs to a contractor.
So do the nets l use. Even the lish l catch, is his!
l do make some money, but how will l keep her happy on this small sum?
- You mean all your lile, you'll... - No, Mrs. Joseph.
l'll see good days too. Then l'll go to Mona.
When l own a boat. When l work lor mysell.
When l earn lor you, and Mona.
Mrs. Joseph... you'll see.
One day, your Raja, in these vey waters...
...will ply his vey own boat.
These small boats really Iook lantastic.
l mean they look really good. How do you leel about it?
ll you think they're nice, you better least your eyes on them.
- They won't be seen after a lew days. - That's lantastic, sir.
They'll not be seen at all. My eyesight is getting weaker.
- Even now, though out ol locus, l can see the boats hazily.
You're a born ass! l wasn't talking about your eyes.
l meant the policy ol Kamladevi's company.
We don't want these small lishermen casting their nets here.
They sell their stull in the same market as our company does.
And this allects our prices vey severely.
l leel they'll not listen to you by you not letting them lish.
They'll have to give in, the way we're giving to convince them!
- Get me? - Ol course. It's like, big lish...
...devouring small lish! Isn't that what you mean?
That's the lirst time l'm hearing you talk some sense!
Captain! Let's turn back. Madam has called me at 10 sharp.
10 o'clock? Then we have to turn back.
Because her clock strikes ten, exactly at ten!
But l do leel one thing, sir. l'm your humble servant, no doubt.
So l'll address her asMadam'. But you, sir...
You're her late brother's son. So she's your Auntie.
- Why don't you call her that? - Because, my dear man...
...l want to remain her G.M.! Kamladevi...
...isMadam' to one and all. Including me!
- Why isn't the work linished yet? - That land is at a low-level.
And now it's llooded due to rains. That's why l had to halt eveything.
Don't wory though. l'll ty to linish the work by 26th instant.
You don't get paid just to ty your best.
ll that work is not done by 26th, you better send your resignation!
The estimate lor the three Japanese trawlers, is ready.
l haven't called you now to discuss those trawlers.
Ravi's coming! And as you know...
...this property, this widespread business...
...he has to manage some day.
Ol course! Why not?
ll he stays with you, he'll Iearn the ropes by and by.
After all, he's your grandson.
He has your blood in his veins!
True. But his veins...
...also cary blood ol an ordinay girl lrom an ordinay lamily!
With whom my son was... Anyway...
Why recall all these memories after so many years?
l wish, when Ravi comes, by and by...
- ...put some responsibilities on his shoulders. - Right.
- Is Gran at home? - No. She's busy in the ollice now.
She'll meet you tonight at dinner.
- How do you like the bungalow? - It's lovely.
- And your room? - That's lovely too.
l like this place vey much. It can be developed a lot.
We've started lisheries, and now l've other plans too.
Just take interest in work, and you'll soon know eveything.
What did you do after college? Just roamed here and there.
You stay here now. l've spoken to Vikram, to teach you the ropes.
And you must get married too.
Your lather spoilt his lile!
But l won't let you do the same.
My lather hadn't spoilt his own lile. He led it according to his wish.
According to his own wish, or that woman's wish?
Belore you go any lurther, Gran. Remember it's my mother you speak ol!
ll l'm really doing so,...
...then l shouldn't be.
Because l don't want to talk about her at all!
You haven't linished your soup as yet.
Excuse me.
- Do you live in this lighthouse? - Yes.
l've not seen you around belore. Are you a stranger here?
- Correct. - Must be taking your morning walk.
The sea looks so beautilul so early in the morning.
Why just morning? The sea has a Iovely look each moment ol the day.
Sometimes it's bright red too. And then it roars...
...as though an army's marching in. And sometimes...
...it's so quiet, as il a lriend's chatting, his hand on the shoulder.
There are countless lorms ol the sea. Il you look carelully, son...
_ What's your name? - Ravi.
- What's your name, Pop? - They all call mìPop' only.
- Pop? Okay then, l'll go now. See you. - Most certainly.
- Aren't you going to work today? - Yes, l'm going.
You see her photos belore you go to work.
And go straight to see her after you return. What all this?
l don't know. But it's something. May l go now? l'm late.
Hey look! The company's boats.
They aren't company's boats, son.
That's a kick lrom the rich, which will hit our stomachs one day!
- We're ready, sir. Shall we go back? - Okay.
Why do you always take such a long detour?
l think because the lishermen have their nets spread over there...
- ...one has to do it. - Is the sea their private property.
...lor them to spread their nets wherever they please?
- Today, take this boat straight! - But sir, that boat, the net...
Do as l say! Take the boat ahead...
Hey! He's coming straight at us!
Don't come this way... There's a net spread here.
Can't you hear me?
Go the other way. Don't come this way.
Have you gone deal?
There's a net here. Don't come this way. Go lrom there.
l say stop! We've cast a net here.
We poor have sullered huge loss. Let us go in.
Get lost! l told you belore.
ll we can't come in, we won't Iet you come out either!
- What is it? Why this noise? - l'll tell you why!
- Sir, they want to barge in! - What do you want?
Hey, come here. Your boat destroyed his net.
- We want money lor it. - Yes! Money!
What money? Had we told him to spread his net there?
And listen. We'll ply our boat whichever way we wish.
- The sea is not your property. - Okay, we agree we don't own it.
Neither does it have your company stamp on it to do as you please!
You have caused him loss. You'll have to pay him.
- Look, il you want to start a light... - One minute, uncle.
- What's going on here? - Nothing. They are local lishermen.
Their net came in lront ol our boat. And now they demanding money.
Our net didn't come in your way.
You deliberately went over it!
- Il you've done it, why lie? Tell him. - You mean...
- ...your net is useless now? - It's wrecked. It belonged to him.
He had borrowed money on interest. Now what will he earn and eat?
Ravi, why do you listen to such lot? They're just...
They may be anything, but whatever happened, wasn't nice.
- This man must be compensated today. - But il Madam... just now!
Don't wory about her. l'll talk to her. You just pay him.
Okay.
- Take this man to the ollice, and pay his dues. - Yes, sir.
Have this chilled beer. It's a lantastic thing.
l heard that Ravi behaved like a damn lool today.
l don't about your leelings, but l lelt vey bad, sir.
After all l'm your sycophant, sir. So naturally l'll leel bad.
But what can we do? He's Madam's grandson.
- He's her heir! - Heir, my loot!
Even his lather, Arun was her heir.
Madam's only son. But what happened?
He lived like a beggar all his lile! So what il he's her heir?
Exactly! What a lantastic thing you said.
But sir, one thing really hurts me.
When Madam had asked her own son to get out...
- ...how did this grandson come in? - He was 7 years old.
When he lost his parents in a road accident.
Then Madam brought him here. Lived all his lile in a hostel.
Now she has called him here to stay. What the son couldn't be...
...she wants her grandson to be! But take my word...
...all this estate, this business, will one day belong to me!
The son didn't get a penny. Neither will the grandson!
- Let's sit in the Giant wheel. - No! No.
- What's the matter? - l get vey scared.
- Let's go. - No! l get so dizy.
Come on, sir. Get down.
- Come along you lolks. - My name is Ravi. What's yours?
Come on. l'm lamished!
Caught you! What had you come to steal?
See? Honesty has no value here. l was going to my contractor.
- Thought l'd ask... - Spray it. -...il you wanted anything.
- No, nothing... - Nothing. - Oh Yes! Raja...
l had bought this dress material. l want some buttons lor it.
- Sure. - Blue. Big ones.
Anything else?
lt was a wise move to be lriends with you. - Oh?
- It came in handy today. - Bringing buttons is work?
l'm willing even to take lile... - l mean stake my lile lor you.
Really? Is that so? Then come here.
- Now jump oll the balcony. - Jump? Oll this balcony?
Okay.
Don't wory. l'll get your big, blue buttons!
So what you're saying is...
...we reduce our prices in the market, by and by.
And what about the loss?
We can allord the loss But the local lishermen...
...it'll break their backbone. That's because...
...evey man has borrowed money on interest lor his boat and nets.
Or, got them lrom a contractor, either on commission, or on hire.
ll the prices are reduced like this, then...
...the men will never repay their debts and lose their daily wages.
Then we'll have a monopoly over the market.
Start reducing the prices.
- Ouiet! Ouiet! Shut up! - But these company people...
l know why they've reduced the rates. Just to devastate us!
- But how will shouting help us? - Then do we keep quiet?
No. l'm not suggesting that. Look...
- ...we've to unite and think cool - What's there to think now?
ll you listen to him, you'll just sit and think.
Oh yes? Then what do you suggest?
l suggest there's only one way. Burn the company boats...
- ...and burn their godowns! - And then you all go to jail...
- ...and your kids starve and die! - So? They'll starve as it is.
- l think what he says is right. - Yes, he's correct.
- Correct, my loot... - Raja, lorget it.
Okay, il that's how you leel. Do as he says.
Get lost! You're all 'yes' men! Go and listen to them all.
- May l one leni? - Sory, but the bar is closed.
Closed? But they're all drinking.
- True. - Then? - It's closed just now.
Wait, sir.
Uncle. Let him have a drink.
Make another one like this.
- How much? - Rs. 51-. - Thank you.
For you.
Hold on, Sir!
- Uncle! - Yes? - Two more.
Look sir... you're a big shot.
We're simple lolk... lishermen.
Have a drink with our hard-earned money too!
Now 2 more, on me.
Uncle! Two more please.
_ What's your name, Sir? - l'm nòSir', and my name is...
''Ravi'', Raja.
''Ra-ja''.
He's a Company man, not a lriendly soul.
Ravi is my guest. Get one more bottle.
Raja, you don't know it, but The Company is your loe!
- Give it to me. - Here you are.
- No more after this. - Why? - You both have taken enough.
Who has taken too much?
Well uncle, you think that...
Well, Uncle, you really think we're drunk?
We've linished just 1-2 bottles. And why not, boys?
We're just... What is it?
Making mery...
- You seem to be vey happy. - l've got a lantastic news.
You always think l'm... ...an absolute lool, Sir.
Really?
- What news have you brought? - Last night, Ravi...
...was seen dancing and singing with the lishermen, Sir.
And also, ... drinking, Sir.
lsn't that lantastic news? Now go tell Madam, Sir.
Ravi will lall in her eyes. And your line, will be clear!
See Sir? You can't call me a lool now.
No, dear chap. l can't call you a lool now.
But àbloody lool' ! You want me to tell this just now?
No, dear chap. No!
ll he's straying... Iet him.
l'll tell Madam, that day, when l'm absolutely certain...
...that it's impossible lor Ravi to improve!
- This ... - My mother.
- Shall we go? - Yes.
How old were you, when your mother..
- 12 years old. - Lucky.
You've enjoyed your mother 5 more years than me.
l was just 7 when... both my parents passed away.
My mom was the daughter ol a poor doctor, and...
...she helped him just as you help yours. Then she met my Dad.
...who was the only son ol a millionairess.
They lell in love and married. My grandma was so lurious...
...that she never saw her son ever again!
Ravi, just remember this.
That how good your parents were. How much they loved each other.
And lorget the bitter things.
l remembered it all because the histoy's going to repeat!
You didn't say anything, Mona.
What shall l say?
What your heart wishes.
One doesn't always get what one's heart wishes.
Lile has its stark realities too.
Like this reality that we both come lrom two dillerent worlds.
But our worlds are not so apart that we cannot bridge the gap.
But... You hardly know me! And...
Yes. l don't know much about you.
But l want to know. l want to know eveything!
Your evey idiosyncrasy... evey bit about you.
l wish that we sit together. And you talk about yoursell.
While l listen and look at you.
And il possible, Iet the lile thus go by.
No, Ravi. l'm a poor girl.
- Don't show me such dreams. - It's me who's poor, Mona.
l don't have a dime ol anyone's love.
ll you can, give me some, lrom your treasure ol love.
ll you reluse, l'll go away. Exist somehow, somewhere.
But l swear, l'll miss you evey moment in my lile.
Without you, it'll pass by... But that lile will not be living, Mona.
- What are you watching so intently? - That boat.
- You didn't come here yesterday. Where were you? - Yesterday?
l leel nice when l come here. The vast open sea. The open sky.
Large-hearted people. The more l breathe lresh air here...
The more l leel sullocated in my grandmother's mansion!
Look! See how that boat is swaying on the waves.
As though the waves are heartbeats and the boat, a desire.
Wow! How beautilully you put it.
Being educated, you can express. With me...
l can talk nineteen to a dozen, but l can't express inner leeling.
- Why? Are you keeping something hidden in your heart? - Buddy...
...what kind ol a heart is that, which harbors no leelings?
- But how to express one's leelings. Teach me that. - Okay, l will.
- And you teach me how to row that. - This thing?
No great shakes. l'll teach you right now!
- Like this... - Like this, eh?
Yes. You're doing line. But... You're getting the hang ol it.
- Yes, l'll learn it soon. - Sure you will.
- But l think l won't learn howto open my heart. - So what?
Tell me what to say, to whom... and l'll tell it lor you.
- Really? You'll tell? - Ol course l will.
But whom do l tell it to. Tell me that lirst.
Shall l tell you? Well then...
- Shall l really? - What nonsense is this? Tell me...
- That's why l told you to sit. But you... - You said it was easy.
Hury! Drink it up.
- Did you get hiccups on the way? - Why?
Because we were talking about you. He's Ravi. My lriend.
- Thought l'd show him our house. - What's that? - It's just a glass...
- No l didn't, but l was going to. - ''Was going to'' indeed! Heathen!
- Sit down, son. l'll get some tea. - No, Auntie. Don't bother yoursell.
- l was just leaving. Sit please. - l know, l know.
When you both were alone, you had a lot to talk about.
- Now that an old woman is here, he's wanting to run! - No, Auntie.
lt's not like that. The things he told me about you.
The way you showered love on him. Il l could...
... l'd have exchanged places with Raja anytime.
- No! l'll not give you my precious Ms. Joseph. - Let go!
you' re Raja's friend, right? Then you're like a son to me too.
My house may be small, but my heart is not.
- Drop in sometimes with him. - He will.
l will.
Okay then. l'll go now.
- Keep sitting. - It's okay.
l didn't know that the rich were also good human beings.
Why? Weren't they also made by God? He's a vey nice boy.
He has to be nice! Whose lriend after all.
Here's your mutton-patties and this too.
Don't shout! l'll just get it lor you.
- Tony, give him a soda. - No tea lor the past 1l2 hour.
Please wait.
- Listen. - Yes, what do you want? - May l have one plate ol Time?
- Just a plate ol Time. - l've run out ol it!
- Mona... - You'll only get it tomorrow now.
- One tea, Mona. - One cup ol lriendly look...
And 2 tea-spoons ol sweet nothings.
- This is yours and this is yours. - One packet ol biscuits. Okay.
One packet ol a Iovey-dovey rendenrous.
What's with you? All those people and Papa too. Aren't you ashamed?
- Not at all. - Go, go, go! - No, no, no!
- Please go. - Okay. But when will you meet me?
- l'll meet you tomorrow at 5, in the lair. - At 5 in the lair.
- Now go! - Going...
Now what?
See how habits are lormed. You didn't come yesterday...
- ...and one day seemed incomplete. - Yes, l couldn't make it.
We had gone to that village lair. Mona and l.
This lile is also a lun lair, son. Where people meet...
...and where a hand, held in the crowds, just slips away.
This hand will never slip away. l'll won't let it!
- Have you spoken to your Grandma? - Not as yet. But l will.
l'm not worried about her. But l must speak to Mona's lather.
l don't know how l'll...
- l think l'll get cold leet. - Then have someone else tell him.
- But who? - Anyone who knows you and Mr. D'Silva.
l just know Raja...
- That's it! Raja! l'll go right now... - Where?
Don't leave anything lor tomorrow. Do it now! l'll go right now...
...and tell Raja to speak to Mr. D'Silva.
- What's all this you've bought? - Not all, son.
Didn't you say the house needs to be painted? Hold this.
Here you are. l'll get some more il you need it.
This is line. But, what's this? Red?
ll l use red color, people will think l used blood to paint it!
Blood. You know...
l've come, Mona.
- What happened? - Don't know. It's vey cold.
They were lour, and l was all alone.
But l risked my lile lor you.
_ for me? - Yes, Mona... loryou.
There were 4 hooligans behind your house.
4 hooligans? What do you mean?
They were planning to kidnap you!
l heard them talk. And they saw me!
- Then what happened? - Fighting began...
They boxed. l kicked. They used Judo. l, Karate.
Then those 4 drew knives!
Four knives!
One knile per head...
Raja, you're not up to one of your pranks, are you?
- l'm dead now! - No! Don't die.
What shall we do about him? What's happened to him?
- Look dear, he left this tin ol red color open in the sun.
- This tin ol red color... that... - What the hell are you up to?
- Why have you put this red color on your clothes? - l'll tell you.
But lirst, l'll show him!
Ravi! Help! Save me!
l'm being murdered! Help me!
Where are you running oll to? Ravi!
Then l just dropped dead, with this knile in my back.
Tell me. How do you think ol such pranks?
When Ms Joseph brought the tin, l just casually remarked...
'' Blood'' ! You should've seen Mona! Scared to death she was!
Naturally! With that knile... You are the limit, l tell you!
That l am! l've been telling lies since morning.
Then linish your week's quota today. Say whatever you want to.
Okay. Shall l say whatever l want to?
- Yes. Because l've something important to say too. - Then listen.
l love a girl vey vey much.
And l'm telling you the truth.
- But who's that girl. - She's a vey vey nice girl.
And the day's not lar when we'll get married.
Okay, but...
But who is she? What's her name?
Name? Her name is...
- Hury up, Uncle... - Tony, go and see what he wants.
- That's all l needed! - What are you doing?
- Playing lootball! - Any goals? - Not as yet...
But now... Papa's gone to market too!
All there chores! How will l manage alone? l'll go mad!
- Why alone? l'm here to help. - What will l do without you?
l don't know. But il you come to the club tonight, we'll have lun.
There's a party there at 101- each. Haven't danced lor ages.
- Let's dance tonight. - l'm dancing since morning, you...
- Hury up, Mona! l've to go to work. - Even l had to go some place
But l couldn't. Can't you see l'm alone. You're lucky to get this!
- No 5 and 7 table. - Here's the money lrom No.3.
- What happened to our drink? - Hold on. l'll send it across.
- What is it? - Come with me. - How can l?
- l don't have time to scratch my head! - l'll scratch it lor you.
- We've to go in the evening. - Take this. - l thought...
...l'd call Ravi too. Hey, Mona... Please come.
Okay. After 7 O'clock. Papa will return by then too.
That's more like it. Tonight, at 7 p.m. then.
- Listen! Ravi... - l'll call him.
Ravi... What are you doing here?
There were so many girls there. Why didn't you dance?
- Just like that... - l'm tired.
This Raja... He's got wings on his leet! Right?
But let me tell you one thing. No other girl can dance with him.
We were dancing so well. And you didn't even see.
l saw as much as l could. Others come in between.
- Never mind. Where's Raja? - He went oll to drink beer!
Mad!
Why doesn't he get married?
Because... Never mind.
you don't even have a drink?
Later. But you didn't answer me.
Raja and l have been together since childhood.
Whether he tells me anything or not, l can sense it.
He thinks, what does he have at this moment?
Why should he share his poverty with anyone? He'll think ol marriage...
...when he achieves something.
And you also think he shouldn't mary belore that happens.
l don't think so. But who'll convince him?
That il he wants he can easily have a girl ol his choice.
But he's waiting lor such a day...
- ...which l doubt will ever come. - That shouldn't happen.
Yes. That shouldn't happen at all.
But what can l do? It's happening.
- When it shouldn't be happening. - What shouldn't be happening?
That there's a party going on inside and you both are standing here.
- Now that you came, she left me. - What else could l do? - You...
lt's all in the past now.
Come, let's dance.
- Where are you dragging me? My shoes! - Want some beer?
Ravi, say something.
Raja is a vey hard working and an honest man.
When he starts working, l'm sure he'll return your money too.
- Il not, l'm responsible. - No. l'm not worried about that.
l owe a lot to your lather.
One thing, whenever you meet Raja. he mustn't know l've put in a word...
- In lact, he mustn't even know that you know me. - Okay.
He'll think that, l heard about him in the market...
...and l'm giving him money as a businessman.
- Isn't that what you want? - Yes. - Good.
He's your lriend. He'll make progress in lile.
ll he owns 4-5 boats, he'll earn vey well.
Raja doesn't want these boats just to earn money.
He has an aim in lile.
And he'll achieve that aim through these boats, l leel.
Give this letter to Mr. D'Silva's daughters in the village.
Where were you, son? She comes and waits lor you evey day.
- l'm going away lrom here. - Where to?
Vey lar away. That's all l know lor the moment.
But suddenly, like this? Have you thought about Mona?
Whom will l think ol except her?
The more l thought, l realized,... There's more in her lile than me.
So what il l'm not around? Il one whim...
...or a wave decreased lrom the sea, it doesn't reduce the sea in volume.
- She'll lorget me in a lew days. - And you?
l'll manage to live on her memoy.
Thought l'd meet you belore l leave.
Okay then. l...
''This is not mine, but Lile's decision...''
''...that l'll have to lorget you. l can't lorget you ol course...''
'' But yes. l can go away lrom you. So. l'm going.''
'' But wherever l go, l'll always have your memories with me''
''Your llower-lile lace will always bloom in my eyes''
''The scent ol your hair will always be lound lingering on my shoulder''
''ll you can, take my helplessness as inlidelity. It may ease things''.
No, Mona. This isn't proper.
What has happened to you?
ll you've decided to leave me, then l can't stop you.
But surely l can ask what wrong l've done.
You're not in the wrong, Mona. l am.
l didn't know l was snatching you lrom somebody else!
Whom are you talking about?
l'm talking about Raja.
l didn't know that Raja loved you and you too loved him.
Raja loves me? And l reciprocate?
How did you come to that conclusion?
What l've told you is what Raja told me himsell.
- What! - Yes.
ll Raja thinks it's like this, then he shouldn't!
l'll tell him. But why punish me lor it?
Ravi! l love you. Only you.
Then lorget me. Dump me and go.
Even it you don't ever meet me, l'll still be yours.
l can't belong to anyone else!
Please don't go away... l'll die!
What the hell... Put me down. Else l'll lall.
- l'm leeling dizy... - It's me who's leeling dizy today.
- l've scored a jackpot! - Let go ol me!
- What's the matter? Tell me. - Then listen.
Today, what l wanted, has happened!
l was mending my old nets and what do l see?
A big car stopped belore me and a man in a suit got down.
- Who was that man? - Obviously a rich man.
He must've heard somewhere, that l'm the best lisherman here.
l didn't say it, somebody else must have. And l am the best.
Listen. He wants to invest money.
He's willing to put in such a large sum that l can buy 4-5 boats!
Buy nets. Do my own work, start my own company...
- Joking again? - No. It's the truth.
ls it really? l can't believe it.
Even l didn't believe it lor some time, that my dream...
...would come true one day. But it has come true!
He has called me after 4 days in his ollice.
- Do you remember? - What? - What l had said?
That one day you'll see Raja in his own boat in these waters!
l remember eveything. You had said something else too. Remember?
Yes. l remember it all.
But lor now,...
l'll go to Mona and say... What will l say?
That... The day l was waiting lor...
...is here at last, Mona.
l can give you a good lile. And l'll also tell her...
Okay. When l say all this...
- ...what will Mona say? - How do l know, silly!
- Why not go and ask her? - Yes, why not? Stupid!
l'll go and meet her now, and tell her eveything.
Hey! Wish me luck at least.
Wipe the powder properly...
Love does this to you.
Raja, get up! It's vey late.
Yesterday when l left...
...a lriend ol mine caught hold ol me.
He said, ''You've become a big man. Treat me to a drink.''
l'd have avoided him, but eveybody gathered around.
Eveybody said. ''Lady Luck has smiled on you''
Treat us to some drinks. Now! l couldn't say no, could l?
And in that joy, l too... Even that Cheena!
Eveything... eveything turned into a mess!
Yesterday night, when you were semiconscious...
...you told me eveything.
Years ago, somewhere out there, l had lost eveything on a ship.
And l had remained alone.
lt was only you, who...
And today also,... l have only you, Ms. Joseph.
Today also l've lost eveything.
And l'm alone yet again.
Why does this happen only with me?
- Why just with me? - No... don't, son.
l want to say something to you.
Yes?
l don't know, what l want to say...
...but keeping quiet will also not be proper.
lt's not that l don't like you.
You're vey nice. My bum-chum.
And l always looked upon you as a vey good lriend.
Who always laughed, made others laugh.
l couldn't think ol you as anything else.
When you told Ravi...
...whatever you told him. after that he stopped meeting me.
And when he did meet me,...
He told me all this, after l questioned him.
He doesn't wish to be a hindrance in your way.
And he said, had he known belore...
...he'd have never become so close to me.
l don't want to hurt you at all.
l want you to be happy in evey way.
But you only tell me. What should l do?
Shall l lie to you? Because...
...the truth is... l love Ravi.
ll you can... please lorgive me.
What happened? Why are you laughing like this?
But, what is it?
l wasn't going to tell you. But now...
...that you became emotional, l'll tell you.
The thing is you are an idiot. A stupid lool.
Silly girl. Is there anything up here, or not? No?
- What do you mean? - What l mean is...
...you think il you don't tell me about Ravi and yoursell...
l won't know anything!
Am l blind? l knew eveything.
l said, ''Okay, since both are keeping me in the dark...''
''...l'll make them tell me. l'll spin such a yarn...''
But l was scared that when he tells you, you'd guess.
But you turned out to be even a bigger lool than him.
See how l took you both lor a ride?
You mean this was all a joke?
Then what else? You only said...
...l was your bum-chum, who Iaughs; makes others laugh.
lt was just a small prank, and you started weeping...
- Does anyone play such a prank? - Then how does one play it?
- l won't leave you today! - Not this... not this...
l won't spare you today.
- You coward! Just you wait... - l explained and you throw shoes...
- Shoes? l'll break your head! - No...
l won't let you get away.
Help! This girl is cray...
You lraud, rascal... Let go ol me! Let go!
Either get angy, or laugh.
- You're vey bad! - That l am. But can't help it.
But there's one thing. Here, hold my hand.
Just because l told you eveything don't go and tell it to Ravi.
- We'll needle him a bit more. - He's bugged as it is!
- Only lor 5 minutes. - No...
- Two minutes? Okay? - Yes.
But, don't stretch it too lar, okay?
l don't understand, Raja. Mona, you said...
l'll explain.
lt's better you lorget Mona.
She'll never be happy with you.
lt's dillerent with me. We're lrom the same place.
Our way ol lile is also similar, and...
You better explain it to him.
What Raja says is true.
l've also come to this decision, that l...
Oh Lord! Can't you control yoursell a bit?
- Bungled it, didn't you? - l couldn't stop mysell...
See his lace? That's what you also looked like!
- Why are you laughing? - This was all his idea.
lt was this prankster's joke.
But it wasn't a joke that day. He wasn't joking. Ask him!
- Listen to me, Mona. - You don't know him.
See how seriously he was talking just now?
Had l not burst out Iaughing, this man...
No... l was going to tell him today.
- Look Ravi, this is all a joke! - Silly...
- Remember? We had come to this vey place that day. - Yes.
And what had l said? l'm going to lie all day. And you said...
''Finish your quota lor the week. Do what you like''. Am l right?
- Yes. - And l said all this after that. And you didn't get it?
- Yes... yes you did. - Now he's saying ''Yes''...
- You're dangerous! You nearly... - Put you through an acid test?
ll you hide something lrom a pal, you'll be punished!
- l wanted to tell you that day. - Why didn't you? - With you...
We laughed so much today! Right?
Yes, and while laughing, tears lilled our eyes.
May l say something? l bless you with all my heart.
Be happy, always.
l know it lor sure. She Ioves you vey much.
Promise, you'll never ever Ieave her.
Raja... l promise.
l promise Mona, and you too.
See this ring.
lt's my mother's.
And you're a witness. l want to put it on her in your presence.
This ring is an assurance ol my love...
...and a lilelong promise too.
- We'll always remember today. Right? - It'll be remembered alright.
- Let's have a celebration then. - Tell him. He made our lile hell.
His punishment is, that he'll throw a party lor us.
That's no punishment. Right you sit, and l'll go now.
- Where to? - There's a party. Must make arrangements.
Tonight, at my place, okay?
His one prank may have made us vey unhappy...
But he's such a wonderlul lriend. Isn't he?
We had lun at Raja's house last night.
l hear he and Ms. Joseph have left lor Goa.
- Ms. Joseph's sister lives there. - Yes.
This chap Ravi... don't know much about him, but he seems nice.
Papa. Why don't you ask what you want to know?
Me? l don't want to ask anything.
Okay, don't ask anything, but l'll answer you anyway.
Yes!
Ravi and l love each other. We want to get married.
And he wants to talk to you about this personally.
My dear! You're being so childish.
Have you ever thought, who he is and what we are?
They're vey dillerent lrom us. We are...
...poor people. The lower class.
No, Papa.
Being rich and poor doesn't decide whether a man is high class or not.
Neither Ravi believes in it, and nor do l.
Tell me the truth. Don't you approve ol Ravi?
Nothing like that, my pet. l just...
Your choice, is my choice.
My dear... l just want...
...you to be happy.
Does his Grandmother know you?
Ravi's taking me to meet her today.
Do you mean to tell me, that my Ravi...
...with a chit ol a girl ol an ordinay hotel-keeper.
No! l can never believe this. This is impossible!
Why are you scared? Come on... And listen...
- You're looking beautilul. - Listen to me, Ravi.
- Where's my Grandma? - She has gone to Palnagar.
- When? - Just now at 4 o'clock. Said she'll return tomorrow morning.
- Okay. - Il it's okay, then... ...shall we go back?
Okay. What's your hury anyway? We'll go back.
Listen Resham Singh... It's a day oll lor you servants.
lt was Resham Singh calling.
You didn't believe me did you? Well, go and see lor yoursell.
You're here, 50 miles away, in Palnagar.
And there, Ravi has sent the servants home. And right now...
Ravi and that girl are all alone in the bungalow!
- My car! l'll go home, now! - Yes, Ma'am.
Grandma... she's Mona.
l had brought her to meet you, but you weren't here. So...
- Where do you live? - l...
Here... in the village.
lt's late. Go and leave her home.
lt's late no doubt, but l...
- Okay. Some other day l'll...
- Some other day. - Shall we go?
May l bring Mona to meet you whenever you say so?
No need. l've seen her.
Heard about her lrom you, so, it's not necessay to meet her.
- But, just once... - Tell her lather...
...to come and meet me. Isn't that what you wanted?
Okay. Send him to me. Tomorrow morning.
- Right. - At 10:30 sharp!
Do you think l should go there?
Something tells me they are not like us.
There you go again! Why should we care about them?
Ravi's like us, isn't he? That's line. Now get up.
You've to reach there at 10:30.
- l'm... - You! You're that girl's lather.
What do you think? Will they be talking now?
What does that mean? They are either discussing or not discussing.
- They must be discussing. - So why are you quiet?
Talk with me.
l was thinking... somewhere around here...
l had lirst set my eyes on you. Remember?
You came out ol the sea like a nymph... and today.
Throw him out ol the house!
Let me go! And you... Show the money-power to others!
My daughter will spit on your money! You talk about her?
So what il we're poor? We're much better than you at least.
Okay then. May l go now?
Wait, Ravi. Papa may have returned.
Make way... make way. Get a cot, somebody.
What happened to him?
Open your eyes, Papa. Why doesn't he speak?
What's wrong with Papa?
- What happened to D'Silva? - Kamladevi's men beat him up!
Grandma! Who the hell do you think you are?
Who are you anyway? Don't you have any decency?
You had called him over yoursell.
l never thought you were calling that gentleman over, to insult him!
Don't be stupid. Only they leel insulted...
- ...who have any respect! - In your eyes, only you have it!
Because you have money! But you better understand one thing.
He hadn't come begging to you. You had no right to treat him so...
- ''lnsultingly'' is a vey mild world. - And this mild word...
...is so appropriate lor a lowly man like D'Silva!
He doesn't know how to tack! l just said something to him...
- ...and he just left my ollice. - You must've insulted him cheaply.
One has to talk in that manner, when one speaks the truth about them.
Such people have no control over their tongue. He began to shout.
- So my servants came and... - How dare the servants manhandle...
My servants are loyal to me! And...
... they can't bear any one speaking in a raised voice to me!
You'll have to apologize to Mr. D'Silva and Mona.
You're not on your senses at this moment.
Because only a mad person would talk to me like this.
l've not heard such a thing lrom anyone else belore.
Then l'll say something which you have heard belore lrom your son.
- l'm leaving your house! - l advice you to drop this idea.
Because when your lather had left this house...
...l had totally lorgotten him. But maybe l made a mistake.
Had l tried later on, l may have saved him.
ll you go, l'll keep you in mind. l knowthat girl's not worthy ol you.
Live wherever you want to. l won't Iet that girl mar your lile.
Grandma, this world has seen many people like you belore too.
Who tried to become God! But neither they, nor you are God!
You are God in your company, and in the 4 walls ol this house.
And today l'm going out ol these 4 walls.
- Where do you think you're going? - l'm going in to see D'Silva.
Aren't you satislied even now? We know who beat him and why.
- Ty to understand me. l came here... - Get going!
- Il l see you anywhere near here l'll kill you! - Why you...
...do you think the girls lrom our village have no sell-respect?
- You call people home and hit them? - l've nothing to do with that.
Where are you going? You shameless girl?
Stop? Let go ol me!
Stop! Look don't hit him. Please.
- He's not at lault at all. - Get up!
Your lather's lying unconscious, and you' re out to humiliate us?
- Get inside! - Why don't you understand?
- Take the rascal away! - Let me meet Mona. Please.
Upstairs, girl.
- Tell them to let Ravi go. - Look, listen to me.
- Why don't you all listen? - We'll see to her. Let her go.
Let go ol me! Let go, l say.
l've left that house lor good. Why don't you all understand?
l've nothing to do with all this. l had come to apologize to D'Silva.
- Throw him outside the town. - No, please don't be so cruel.
l beg you! Leave him alone. Let him go.
This work must be done within 2 days!
All the loan papers ol all the village lishermen...
...whatever is with the village moneylenders and contractors, buy it.
But, those people may not be willing to sell, Madam.
We'll give them 4 times the amount. Who can reluse such an oller?
How many more to go? Give them the Court Order...
- And linish this matter. - Mancha Ram! Who's he?
What's all this, Pascoe? Why is the police here?
lt's all over. There's not a single man here, who has a boat now.
- We've all got Court Orders. - Court orders, my loot!
- l won't give them my boat! - Your name's been called too.
What! Sir! Won't part with my boat.
Sir, il we give our boats, how will we earn our living?
- Why don't you also tell him? - Just give me the papers.
- What's your name. - Surkiya. - Is this your signature? - Yes.
You owe money to a money-lender.
You haven't paid him interest either. And it clearly says here...
...that he can conliscate your boat any time he likes.
But that's between him and me. Who are you people?
That man has sold these papers, that is your boat, which you claim...
- ...your own, to Kamladevi. - How can he do that?
Let's see how anyone takes away my boat!
Do things within the law. Else you'll be jailed!
Make him understand. Ne_!
l told you. l can't do anything.
But il you take away a boat lrom a lisherman, he'll be ruined.
Look, only Madam can help you in this matter.
- Then shall we meet Madam? - No! But yes...
ll D'Silva's daughter meets Madam, Then Madam may agree.
What's happened? All ol you here. Like this.
No! l didn't call you.
The villagers have sent you! Because they know...
...that their whole village is at my mercy!
- l can crush them - Within no time! - But...
...but why would you do that? What do you have against them?
- You live in this village! - l ...
Look, Madam, l love Ravi.
And il this is a crime, then let me be punished.
Why should others suller? They are not at lault.
l see! So you do sympathize with them.
ll you wish, that l let them live...
...then you'll have to promise me, that lrom this vey moment...
- ...you won't meet Ravi again! - What are you saying?
- Don't say that. Listen to me... - You're wasting my time now.
And you're ruining my lile! Don't you care about that?
And are you bothered, that because ol you, a village will be ruined?
Then... then what shall l do?
l'll give you 7 days. Mary somebody else by then.
- What! - So that Ravi will believe...
...that you're out ol his lile... Forever!
- No! This cannot be. - Il it can't be...
...then evey man in the village will be homeless and out ol job!
And you'll be responsible lor this. Not me, but only you!
Don't say that. Don't be so cruel.
l'll do as you say. l promise. l'll never utter Ravi's name.
l won't talk with him, but, marying somebody else...
l beg you! l won't be able to do it.
l can't do it...
And another thing... Don't come here again.
l'll know il you're married or not. And so will the villagers.
''ll you reluse, l'll go away.''
''l'll live somehow, but l swear, l'll miss you evey moment ol it''
''Lile will go on without you, but it won't be worth living!''
''ll this can't be, then evey man will be homeless and out ol job.''
And l won't be responsible lor it. You'll be responsible. Only you!
No! This cannot be. l just don't believe it.
But the sad part ol it is that it's true.
Mona will be married in a lew days now.
But whom is she marying?
l couldn't lind that out, but the villagers say...
...that this is all due to your grandma's pressure.
Hats oll, Grandma...
You'll dictate my lile.
And what you don't want, shall never happen.
ll you don't wish it, l can't meet Mona.
My lile is lirmly in your hands, and it shall always be so.
ll you come back, l'll give you back your lile.
No, no... No Grandma.
l've not come to return to you.
l've came just to tell you, that my lile...
...may be in your hands, but my death...
...is in my own hands.
l agree that Mona will get married.
But that day... That day will be the last day...
...ol my lile.
ll my lile is in your hands...
...then, the day Mona marries, your hands will become empty.
You've won, Grandma.
But l won't lose either.
How are you, Cheena? All well?
D'Silva wants to see you.
Raja, who else will l think ol except you, Raja?
You know each other since you both were kids.
And l always wished, that you two would...
But now, the ball's in your court. What do you say?
Okay, l'm ready lor the marriage.
Yes, son Raja has come back.
He can help you. Shall l go and talk to him?
No, don't. l'll go mysell. l'll...
- But now, how can he help me? - He'll do something.
He's your lriend.
Papa said you wanted to see me.
Oh yes. Come on in.
- Here, take this. Sit down. - No thanks.
l wanted to hear you say, that you're willing lor this marriage.
ls it true?
You think you made a mistake, in dreaming ol marying Ravi.
And now you've no leelings lor him.
Right?
And you think you'll be happy, il you mary me.
But how will you ever be happy with me, Mona?
You don't even regard me as your lriend.
Had you regarded me, a lriend, you wouldn't hide your pain lrom me.
l've come to know eveything.
- And l won't let you become a sacrilicial lamb. - You're wrong.
l'll do it. l want to do it.
Look at me! Look into my eyes.
And now say that you don't love Ravi.
That you can live without him. And that you don't care lor him.
Go on, say it!
Sit down.
Mona, did you give a thought to Ravi?
He made eveybody his loe, lor you. And you gave in so easily?
l'm not giving in, Raja. But what can l do? Tell me.
ll l don't mary somebody else, the company people will...
You think il you ruin your lile...
...the Company people will allow this village to live lreely?
ll they can ruin this town...
...even il you kill yoursell, they'll do it. Il not now, then later.
But, we'll light. And this light will continue.
Look. Don't spoil your own lile.
Whatever may happen, l'll see to it.
Now wipe your tears. And listen.
Tonight l'm taking you to Ravi.
You both go away vey lar lrom here.
Let's see who stops you! Now, come.
And remember, don't wory. Eveything will be line.
l thought Gods existed only in stories.
Eveyone is not blessed to be a human-being.
Some people have to become God!
Now go. Go on, go...
But why are you doing this? So okay, lriendship is line.
But l won't let you risk your lile like this.
l know you're leeling vey bad lor me.
That's why you're saying this. But whatever l'm doing...
...had Ravi been in my shoes, he'd have done the same.
And when l had told him about my love, accidentally...
...he had done the same.
- May be, even more. - What can be more than this?
Don't l know, how you, Iaughed oll...
...your lilelong love, in a mere moment? And those two...
...thinking it a joke, have already lorgotten it!
Why don't you also take it as a joke, and lorget it?
You're telling me this? Will you be able to lorget?
No. l love Mona, even today.
...and l'll always love her. It has gone waste but hasn't ended.
lt's a lact that l'll never lorget my love lor Mona.
But neither can l lorget the love ol Mona and Ravi.
Today l'll bring them together... lor good.
lt's expected ol me, and l'll do it.
But l think you should take it easy.
- Ravi will himsell apologize. - He'll not come.
He has his lather's blood in him! He'll give his lile lor her.
He'll commit suicide, but he'll never come back!
l lost my own son once, like this.
But now, l can't lose Ravi too.
Go and tell him, l agree to whatever he says.
He has won. And l have lost.
- This is... - Howwas l to know that the old hag will suddenly...
- ...get a spurt ol love lor Ravi? - And what a lantastic spurt too!
But this doesn't mean l'll let my lilelong hopes be drowned like this.
Kamladevi's property and wealth, should come to me!
Only me! And this will be decided...
...tonight itsell!
You're not leaving lorever.
One day you'll come to meet us all, with Ravi. Isn't it?
ll anyone sees you leaving the village... Come on!
Well? Where are you taking her?
Look. Today l'm in a hury.
- And you people too... - Hey, you girl... - Hold on.
You go, Mona.
You go to Ravi. l'll tend to these people.
l should have gone away much earlier. Anyway...
- Il not then, now at least. - But, Ravi, you...
ll it's Raja, l'm not here. l've already gone.
- Where is Ravi? - But, who are you?
Don't ask questions, old geyser. Just answer us.
_ Where's Ravi? - Here l am.
What do you want?
Yes, Ravi. It's me. But why be so surprised?
No, l'm not surprised. l know you're a swine.
But l never knew you were a rascal, and so cheap too.
Call me anything you wish, but the lact remains...
...that the real heir to Kamladevi's estate...
...is me. But that adamant hag...
...wants to hand over all her estate and wealth to you.
Because you are her blood!
ll this blood is barring my way to that estate...
...then today, l'll let it llow lreely!
Noooo...! Why do they want to kill you? Don't kill him.
You're vey lucky, Ravi. Even your last wish is lullilled.
Belore dying, meet your beloved too.
Now you shouldn't leel so vey bad to die!
What are you saying? What do you have against him? Why kill him?
Don't kill him... l beg you. Don't kill him.
No, Mona...
My heart has melted seeing your love lor him.
Okay. l won't kill him.
Don't believe me?
Ravi, your Grandma thinks...
...that you love this girl so much, that lor her...
...you'll even commit suicide!
ll you can really do it, then...
Turn around. Go to that revolver...
...pick it up; Aim it at your temple...
And pull the trigger. Else...
- Raja! _ Mona, you' re alright, aren't you?
_ But where's Ravi? _ Ravi?
There he is! Come on, Iet's not waste time.
- Belore any lurther trouble, you both get out ol here. - And you?
Forget it. Look Ravi, you both better get out ol here, vey last.
Yes. l'm going. But alone.
This afternoon l had been to your house.
l heard you talking to Ms. Joseph.
- What did you and Ms. Joseph talk about? - Nothing.
- What matters is that you love... - There's another matter too Mona.
Which il l hide lrom you, will seem vey dishonest ol me.
Raja loves you.
Long belore l ever did, and may be much more than l do.
No. This is not true. Not true!
lt is true, Mona. The only truth!
We were lost in our happiness and never knew Raja's heartbreak.
We laughed, and he laughed with us.
We never saw that his laughter crossed many a sea ol sorrow.
You are Raja's hope, desire, lile. Only you, Mona.
But see, today also, he's handing over his lile to me!
No...
Make him understand, Mona. It's not like that. Tell him, Mona.
l'm nothing in your eyes. We're poles apart, Mona.
How can l even dare to think that you...
And even il l did dare... So what?
ll a child cries lor the moon...
...he hardly gets to hold it.
One shouldn't be so vey nice.
...as to make others leel so vey ashamed.
What didn't you do lor me?
And l... l just made you sad.
- Why did you oblige me so? - But l haven't...
l've not obliged anybody.
l just did what my heart dictated.
Now you also listen to your own heart. Go with him.
- Start a new lile, with... - We can't do that, Mona!
When l know eveything.
Even il l get you, this guilt will never let me live...
Forget me, and think ol yoursell. Will you be able to crush his dream?
Will you be happy by making him sad, and lace yoursell in the mirror?
No! No! No!
What's wrong with you two? Now that your goal is near...
...why are you punishing yourselves in this manner? Go...
- Come, Mona. - No... Listen to me.
- Oh no... - No...
What lile couldn't decide, Death has decided.
- No, Raja, No! - You'll be line, Raja.
What happened to you, son? What's wrong?
The arms that gave me lile, Iet death too come in them!
- What more can l want? - No, my son.
Don't say that... Don't!
Make the villagers understand...
Don't separate these two lrom each other.
They both... Iove each other...
...vey much...