How come your doctor back home allowed
so much time afterthe first surgery_
Mo, l iust felt that...
it would be too painful to go through another operation baclr then.
Keep your head straight, child.
you mean emotionally?
Yeah.
Besides it's also rare for people to donate eyes baclr home.
Religious prejudice?
ls this the coughing man_
Are you going to do anything about it7
Yeah.
What areyou doing_
That loolrs nice.
Butwhich one do you lil(e better?
This one or... - Edit
Undo - this one?
Show me again.
Edit
Redo
Hmm... that looks better.
Do you wantthe bacl(ground so dark?
Yeah.
Maysoon said you've been featured in today's Al Haram.
Yeah, they did a phone interview.
l am so excited! l wish l could be present.
l'll send you pictures and videos from the exhibition.
ls he coming7 - Iswho coming7
Of course, he is! Mom, come on!
l won't put my bets on a man...
who lives in the same city as his daughter and sees herten times in two years!
You say these things about each other...
and then behave like evemhing is normal...
laughing and bitching lilre teenagers!
That's a healthy romantic idea you have aboutyour parents.
Vinay, hello dear! - Hi Hala!
How are you_
l'm Ol(ay. l'm Ol(ay.
Is grunge in again? - Grunge7Well, l'mjust lazy.
You never sent me the animation you made. - Oh, l'll send itto you... vey soon.
And have you recorded any new songs_ - Yeah, we did. l'll send them across too.
And how is your Arabic? -Pinlc. Fantastic. What-the-hell!
l'm worl(ing on it.
How is your mother?
5he isvery good. 5he sends her regards.
Uncle, what are these?
Those are bamboos. They hold the building together.
They are holding the building together7 - Yeah.
How come_
Bright orange. Deep yellow.
Bright orange
Red.
What_
l wasjust seeing where you are.
Red.
Aunty, is this glass?
Yes.
l'll close it for a second ol(ay7
And l iust hung around in their house and explored the spaces...
and l let them just be as theywere and...
then l was really intrigued by the kid. He was really friendly and...
l iust Icept following him and that'swhen one ofthose pictureswas clicked.
5o, you mentioned in yourwebsite thatyou actuallytoolc up photography...
after you lostyour eyesightto a cornea infection. -Yeah, true.
Why photography?
Well, firstto document, archive, and remember.
Then, to Icind of... explore, understand and see.
5o, l guess all art evolves from a need to record the apparent...
to a need to capture the essence7
That's veywell put. l mean that's exactly how it's been for me.
When l first started talcing pictures...
l was vey much amused bythe character ofthe perfumer in Suslrind's novel.
Justthe idea of a man trying to capture every scent...
starting from people to surroundings to experiences.
You Irnow, itwasvery much amusing.
That's a vey interesting analogy.
Why black and white7
ltiust gives me more control over the elements of my pictures.
But do you ever feel limited by anything7
Umm... No!
That's... that's amazing.
ls it7 l mean... why is it so amazing to not have limits or doubts7
Honestly, l iust can't wait to begin my life as a photographer.
Butyou are a photographer... l mean, you're a good photographer!
Hello!
Hi! - Hi.
ls that your house7 - Yes!
So, l hear ducks, and lots of animals. Are they inside_
Yes.
Orlando! Are you ready?
Yeah.
Aunty, can you start splashing_
l will talce the pictures from there, olcay_
And l iust wantyou to splash the water on this side.
Yeah, this one is auite an image.
Alright, there's a very small pond at the bottom.
And...
there are four duclcs swimming in four opposite directions.
And the one in the center is frozen in the middle of its flapping ofthe wings.
There's one sitting at the corner ofthe pond, away from us.
lt's wet.
And there's one flying in to the frame from the right,
and one flying in to itfrom the left.
Wait, it's actually a pair.
And the woman?
Oh, she's right behind the pond.
standing upright...
looking towards the top left corner ofthe image.
And... she is splashing water in the same direction as well.
She's got some sort ofa contraption on her left hand.
Yeah... itwas sprained.
Well, it's giving her character.
And what aboutthe bacl(ground7
There are a lot of trees in the baclcground.
Small house... with a gable roof.
Gable roof7
A sloped roof.
And what aboutthe light7
l like the way the light is falling. It's sort ofangular,
coming down from top left and behind.
l thinlcthe baclcground would have Iooked betterwith lesser elements.
lt'sjusttoo crowded at the moment, l thinlc.
Also, there are yellow pillow cases.
yellow?
Yeah. It doesn'twork as well in blaclr &white as it does in color.
Whywereyou loolcing at the colored yersion?
l was curious.
Olcay, so will you vectorize it please_
lt doesn'tworlr as well with all the elements in the image...
to be brought down to a line drawing.
Yeah, l Irnow l'd miss most ofthe details. l'd still lilre to see itthough.
Sure. Yeah.
Do you wantto see another one7
Stop... Stop! Reverse... Reverse.
5ee, there's one where the guy in the right side...
is actually being covered by a passing rickshaw.
And you can only see his...
right hand pointing accusingly atthe other guy.
l thinlr that's the one. It loolrs nice. - Mo, leave it.
What_
Why7
Doesn't sound exciting to me.
But... It's a crazy moment here. It's nice.
Will you start malcingthe sauce7 It'll be forever before we eat.
All l am saying is that it's a very good image.
lt's accidental.
Oh, please! Don't startthat again. - Don't startthe ''don't start again''.
All l am saying is you don't have to
be in conscious control of your art all the time.
You can be intuitive. - It is intuitive.
l am not writing intellectually stimulating essays here.
l am vey much aware l am justtalring pictures.
Well, then? - Then what?
What's your problem? - l don't have one.
What'syour problem with this picture_
l don't even Irnow this picture. What'syour hang-up_
Loolr, l iust feel you're throwing away...
a brilliant piece ofyour art just because of a stupid hang-up.
l don't lilce it. That's why l am dumping it. Is that fair enough foryou7
Olray, let meiust giveyou a perfect description, alright7
Let's vectorize or etch it...
and write a piece of poem to capture the essence, and then you decide.
No. - What "no..?
Listen, these are the things l depend on, right7
l have to draw opinion and assurance about my own art from what others say.
Yes, butyou've continued to produce greatworlr...
Says who?
Says eveybody.
Who the hell is eyerybody? Everyone isso fuclringstupid.
They watch stupid soap operas. Theyfight over religion and ideas.
What are we arguing about?
Ol(ay, l'll tell you what...
Rememberthe other day at my parents' when...
Uncle Kumar was tallring about the orchestra l shot for_
ftemember what he said? - That hethoughttheywere alright, so?
Mo no. He said something to the effect of...
that he was wonderingwhether it was the music...
Let me finish first.
What's it gotto do with Kumar Uncle anyway7
Let me finish my sentence!
You don't even Irnow what l am going to say. - Olray, malre the point.
l knowwherethis is going... - NO!
5o, fight alone then... ifyou already Icnowwhere it is going.
OI(ay, what did he say?
Olcay, he said something to the effect of...
that he didn't Irnow whether it was the music thatwas being
celebrated or the factthat theywere all blind.
l knewthatyou were going to saythis. l was there.
He didn't say anything lilce that.
Fine! Good foryou. l was hallucinating!
Besides,whywould hesay something lil(e that?
Why are you being so obtuse7
I am being obtuse? That'sveynice!
Mo... l can't understand why
each time l have doubts... - l don'twant to go there...
Exactly! lust being a lesser dramatic will help!
Everytime it doesn't have to be this drama.
l am iust so fuclcing scared ofwhat will trigger off...
another unending phase of painful introspection...
and l'll be left outside, guessing what the fuclc you're goingthrough.
You're stifling me all the time by being so fucking scared.
l wish you hadn't said that.
Why are you talcingthis personally_ It's not aboutyou.
Ol(ay. Alright.
Let's talce it easythen. You don'twant this picture forwhatever reason, right_
lt's fine.
l'lljust put it in the memory box, so thatwe
can look back atwhat we were fighting about.
lfyou wish. l have no such illusions. - What_
Why are you doing this!? - What am I doing? I don't get it,
Why did you get so hard suddenly_
Let me in.
You Irnowyourworlr isgood. - How?
Baby, please!
Do not patronize me, ol(ay7
Howwasthe meetingwith the I(isstens?
l went shoppingwith them today.
l gotyou a very nice dress.
Yaallah! Berlin is crazy.
You have to see it. - l will, one day.
Of course. dear.
Mom, do you remember? We had once gone
to Fayoum when l was small, and just nearthe Nile...
Mile7 It was a lalce. dear.
Yeah. Same thing.
Anmay, therewas a swan cart, olcay... - There was what?
A swan cart!
A swan cart?
l Irnow this sounds ridiculous but l have a vivid memory of ii.
You Irnow how you doubt sometimes, ifwhatyou remember...
is your own experience, some dream orsomething somebodytold you...
thatyou pictured it so well that it became your own memoy.
Strange thingsyou remember.
Hang on, l am getting a call from the hospital.
Hello7 - Aliya! Aliya!
Yeah... that's me.
Yeah, l'll be right there. Thankyou so much!
Momma!
l got a call from the hospital. They're ready for the operation.
Ready for what?
The operation Mom! Just call up Dad and Vinay.
Tell them to meet me atthe hospital.
Okay! l will come down soon, as well.
Olray! lust call them quiclrly and tell them to hury... don't forget!
Slowly open your eyes.
Open.
Open your eyes... slowly. Vey good!
Don't squeeze.
Slowly Ireep them open. Open wide.
Open both your eyes wide. Very nice... very good!
Open it completely.
Can you see something7
Vey nice.
You didn't sign up forthis
The graft that we had put in is completely clear.
lt's beautiful.
Let's lool( at the other eye.
Left eye is the one which we did first, right7
Good!
The left eye isvery nice. The graft is totally clear.
lt's even difficultto tell that you have new eyes.
lt's changed a lot. Don'tyou thinlc7
l have to go.
Sir,,, excuse me!
Can I tal(e few pictures of you? Here7Two minutes.
Could you look outside?
A frog once aslred a centipede how is it able to wallr on a hundred feet...
so gracefully synchronized...
while the frog finds it difficultto manage even two.
The centipede took a momentto analyze its own wallr...
and was baffled.
So... as it tried to walk further...
its feet got entangled and it tripped.
Mo, no, no, no...
What_ They are good pictures. - No, l don't like them.
What areyou doing_
Oye!
You can'tiust delete that!
That's veydramatic.
Haye you seen the images?
Yes, they're good.
Good7
Yeah!
l thinlr l really like them by now.
How did your lecture go?
l thinlc l should focus on my book rather than
wasting mytime on lecture tours.
Should we get ready in an hour_
Could you please call them and cancel7
Sure.
What_ You didn't even protest.
Haye you giyen up on me or what?
Of course not, baby!
You can talre your time with the blindfold.
l can'tjust put it on before l talre a shot and then talre it off, right7
Yeah.
But, you've seen the pictures. It really worlcs!
Couldyou pleasetell me what you really think?
lil(e what?
That it's a naive and a stupid fixation.
Yes, its naive, stupid, childish and absolutely ridiculous.
l thinlr Ijustwant to go somewhere...
...somewhere inspiring.
With that? - No.
You Icnow l've been doing some research...
and l came across amazing work, thatjust left me ovemhelmed.
There are a lot of photographers who stage...
elaborate scenes costumes, lights.:.
and l thinkthisjust gives them a sense of purpose.
Or else you'd iust be waiting there to be luclcy right.
Probably atthe right place.
l mean. even then
l really wonderwhat inner slrill you need...
...to have a great moment around you...
and the clicking ofyour camera come together.
Butthere must be something beyond that as well.
Lilre beyond talring the picture7 - Yeah.
Mowthatyou have saved its life
will you also give it a proper upbringing and a good education_
What if it was the worm's karma tojust lie there and get crushed7
Well, is it lying there getting crushed? 5o, perhaps, itwasn't.
Orworse, the worm was tying to commit suicide...
and you've put it in the pot, and now it has to crawl it'sway backto nirvana.
Do you believe in our case...7
l am sorry l didn't getyour name... - Charvalca!
Really? your parents named you that?
Mo. My parents named me Madhava after the greattheologist Madhavachaya.
But l decided to switch sides atthe age offourteen.
Yeah. l do believe in our case, but l am here...
to learn to win an argument from both sides.
We are... - Okay, we got to go.
We are all blind men tying to perceive the elephant.
How are you blind_ You're wearing glasses.
Serial number m, writ petition 21z of2o1o.
Ladyship, please. l appear on behalf ofthe petitioner.
l appear on behalfof respondent number1.
Yes, Mr. Gupta, a meat-eating lawyer for an animal rights case7
Myclient has made me change myways.
OI(ay, what is this matter about?
Well, this is abouttesting of chemicals on animals.
Pharmaceuticals companies in India are constantlyviolating animal rights.
Every ethical and scientific research points to this having to stop.
l know that may not be possible now
butwhat we are looking at is the...
complete elimination ofcosmetic and non-essential research.
Olcay, olcay. That calls for a larger debate. Who's appearing for the board7
Your ladyship, we monitor
And the report submitted bythem has been as perthe guidelines.
lt is vey difficult for us to monitor this on a day-to-day basis.
These are my humble submissions to this honorable court.
MyLord, ifthis isthe response of the board then what remains in this petition?
Public interest litigation nowadays, has become more lilce ''publicity'' interest litigation.
and this petition should be rejected at this stage.
Olcay, olcay. We'll hear from you, Mr. Gupta. - Verywell.
The question isthat animals which are Icept in laboratories...
...they are treated completely ruthlessly.
They're to be killed, they are to die, and they are treated as dead.
They are l(ept in cramped spaces
they fight with each other, they hurt each other.
They get burnt, they get cut up
they suffer from diarrhea, paralysis...
the conditions are despicable!
ln fact, my learned friend is not accurately instructed.
We've recently installed air-conditioning and ten byten cages forthese animals.
Yes, butthen you cram ten animals in those ten byten cages!
Well, that's certainly more luxurythan
a commuter enioys on a suburban train in Mumbai!
Thatwas not warranted. Mr. Dastoor!
What l wastying to submitwas...
thatthere are many more pressing issues
which the court should concern themselves with...
rather than this sentimental petition.
Ol(ay, we'll hear from Mr. Gupta.
My Lord, the point really is that molecules are
required to be tested on animals before they are
used on human beings.
Well. l don't Irnow about that.
because there's severe criticism
ofthatwithin the scientific community itself.
Today, we have stem-cell research
we have computer based research... there are many other options.
The pointwe are dealingwith is the conditions in which these animals are Icept
and how they are treated.
So l hearyour Guruji is in Boston now.
He, lilre our beloved Maitreya, is more an academic, less a monlr.
The fringe benefits of l(nowing English.
The poster for the anti-leather campaign. - Aah. It's good.
Mice. Just cut down on the sentimentality a bit.
We must address people's reason more.
Have you forgotten your promise_
ltwas your wish to sponsor a community center for my guru.
Wasn't it?
All ofyou are so selfabsorbed.
You have forgotten your duties.
That's why l am reminding you
ofyour promises ofsponsorship
and processions with great pomp.
l will be a committed devotee, once my son gets married.
Shall we start? -Yes... yes.
Even Mr. Mahesh wishes to contribute.
Feel free to start!
There are no celestial beings l l(now of.
There is no god either.
Meither heaven. nor hell.
Meither a preserver, nor an owner ofthis universe.
Meither a creator nor a destroyer. No eternaljudge.
There is onlythe law ofcausality.
l talre responsibilityfor my actions and their consequences.
The smallest ofcreatures have a life-forcejust like mine.
May l always have such compassion. May l never cause any harm to anybody.
The truth is multi-faceted, and there are manyways to reach it.
May l find balance in this duality.
l pray, may my karma of ignorance be shed.
May mytrue selfbe liberated from the cycle of life and death.
And attain molcsha.
So, l hearyou are a writer ofjolres...
Mo, as in, l have a stand-up actwhich l write myself.
Saysomething funny! - That's like me saying, say something deep.
l can be deep.
See, once a monkwent to a sandwich seller and asked him, make me one with all!
l have one which is equally terrible.
Which email can attain cyber enlightenment?
What does that mean_
Which7
One that has no attachments!
l'm sorry, l'mjust in this phase of life where l find
everything that comes with no attachments rather fascinating.
l read your boolr, bythe way. Itwas engaging.
Oh! Thanl(you for reading it.
l didn't buy it ofcourse. One of my friends lent itto me.
But l have a few apprehensions. - That's a good thing. Tell me.
Lilce l haven't read the entire thing, but...
the hundred and fifty pages that l have read...
you sayyou're an atheist, and atthe same time you believe in the concept ofsoul
which l thinlr is rather convenient.
l don't thinlc karmic causality is a reason enough for anybodyto behave ethically.
You Irnow, thatthere is retribution of any Irind
in this life or any other
lt's lilre a wealr man's hope for some kind ofcosmic revenge.
l agree with you. It's very easyto believe in something out offear and guilt.
Correct!
All ethics must be arrived at in isolation of religious beliefs.
But are you able to practice that? - l hope l am.
Why do monl(s beg alms7
Because hunger drivesthe world.
And once that's out ofthe way
there are more important things we can focus on.
And also, it malces me more patient and humble.
Humble? -Yes!
Why7
Sowill you be begging my boss for food?
Mo... but why did you snigger at ''humble''_
l remembered something.
Mo, rituals are symbolic theater. Once you have accepted the symbol
orthe truth behind the symbol
there is no need to stress on it all the time.
And you're expecting more people to followyour religion_
Mo, l am on no such mission. - Olcay, your ideas.
Yes. l lilce to share them
and see what comes out of it, but not in religious discourses and conferences.
l lilce to share them with the political and scientific mainstream.
Something lilcethe Copenhagen {limate Change 5ummit?
Yes. Why not_
And will you wall(to Copenhagen_
Of course!
Or you could Ireep walking inside the plane, that wayyou'll reach...
Ah, so you've found yourself a new protege_
Ah. he'sthe master.
So, how did the interyiew go?
lnterview_
Hewas on a tallrshowyesterday. -liye7 Did I miss something?
Mo, not really.
lt's going to be broadcast in a month or so, isn't it_
Yes, it all started with the same assumption of me being a naive romantic
who is tying to imagine that the world will turn vegan overnight.
Well, don'tyou7
Come on, who has these delusions?
All thatwe have demanded is a practical, reasonable, scientific
change in the system so that we can lessen suffering.
You Irnow, l secretly share a part oftheir cynicism.
I mean, does our case really hold?
We're asking them to make the cages bigger, to betterthe hygiene
to stop the force feeding, the torture
but how does it malce sense because they are all going to be butchered in the end_
But lettheir lives be betterthan their death.
Yes. Andjust because they are marked for slaughter
doesn't mean you abuse andtorturethem. What I(ind of logic is that?
Tenzing Rinpochewasthereyesterday. - Really?
Yes. And l am ioining him forthe Peace March next month.
Oh yes, l heard they are protesting against the visit ofa Chinese ambassador.
Yes, they are.
What areyou tryingto do_
Jagannath told me you had severe pain in the abdomen yesterday.
Why are you lool(ing at him_
You have loose motions aswell7 - Nothing!
And don't fool me into shelling out money now.
You don't have any. _ust lie down.
Mr. Gupta! How are you7
l've gotyour book. The one you had ordered.
Your liver is slightly enlarged.
What is this discount for? - It'sforall mycustomers.
Will you talce medicines7 - Mo.
Olcay, only if it will be necessay. - Yes, it will be.
Thanlcyou Mr.Mehta. - Thanlc you very much.
Who inyited you here today?
l'm not here to see you. l have other friends here.
lt'svery good.
Can I stop tal(ing medicines now?
Let the course complete.
Here'syour magazine.
Oh, wow... thanl( you!
How are you feeling?
l'm better after talcing the herbal decoction.
Decoction? What aboutthe medicines?
There was no need for medicines.
l'll have to shut shop this way.
5eeyou later. - 5it for a bit.
Can't. Too much worlc.
He says he's better with the herbs.
What can we do7
Sir, this case will talre forever.
We have ourways ofdoingthings
but l wantto avoid unpleasant situations.
We'd be happy to malce a donation to a charity on your behalf.
You l(now whatyou need to do.
lt's what l was afraid of.
Liver cirrhosis.
What's that? {ancer_
Mo, it's not cancer.
Cancer can be one ofthe complications of cirrhosis.
But we won'tworry about that atthis stage.
How much ofthetruth will you tell me?
The whole truth.
So, should l prepare to end up here soon7 - No, nothing lilre that.
See, cirrhosis has reached an advanced stage.
We'll be focusing on preventing complications and getting a transplant.
Transplant? - Yes. It's imperative.
That means lots of medication_
Yes.
Ofwhat I(ind?
Jagannath, bring me the list please.
You can have them. Dr. Bhargava has prescribed these.
Just bring me the list.
lt has three e9uivalents here.
lt's a very old list.
We'll deal with it tomorrow.
All theiungles have disappeared
And we are trapped in cages
lt's going well! - Thanlcyou.
They are traveling around with it. - Ah! Olray.
ljustwanted a fresh list ofall the companies that have notyet signed on the
lllegal Treatmentto Animals Act.
There isn't a single pharmaceutical company,
that doesn'tviolate animal testing guidelines,
in one way or another.
This one's pretty exhaustive.
lt's arranged according to the brand names and formula patent.
And here's the latest documentation. You can talre that as well.
How is your case progressing?
Oh, it'll change a lot ofthings now. Thankyou so much.
So, this iswhereyou carryout your Experiments with Truth?
You Irnow, this place reelrs ofa violent past.
Just convenient forthe community.
ltwas the only place we found on our way.
This isthe second time we are in a biology lab this weelr.
How are you keeping_
l'm alright.
Pastafarian!
ls that a newjoke_ - Not mine, and it's not a joke.
lt's a very serious religion l follow!
You Icnow, l always Icnew monlcs are closet drinlcers
but unfortunately liver cirrhosis is going to give you away.
You Irnow it should have more to do with intoxication than with drinlring.
We leave tomorrow...
Why are you not tal(ing medicines?
Because there are no alternatives.
Every medicine has animal violence behind it.
But how doesyour boycotting malre a difference7
Thatway, nothing malres a difference.
Exactly! 5ee, it's pretty clear how inconsequential
our actions are in the Iarger scheme ofthings.
l am not convinced.
Every molecule in the universe is affected by our actions.
That is the truth or else evemhing is meaningless.
Whatisthesense of existence then?
The hedonism and nihilism of your namesalre, Charvalra_
So, yourworldview provides you with meaning,,, purpose?
See. we are dualists.
lfyou were to aslc me if life is perpetual ortemporary,
l would say, it's both.
Temporayforthe body and infinite forthe soul.
The soul is formless, shapeless, it's non-matter...
And it connects to the world through the body...
and evey minute action, even inaction,
leaves behind a karmic record on the soul.
And the purpose of our existence is
enlightenment and eventual liberation
from the perpetual suffering oflife and death.
Olcay, sothen whyis itso impo_ant to not kill?
l mean, ifyou Irill an animal, it's probably going to come baclr, perhaps happier.
Freedom of choice and right of consent isthe core of our world view.
What about Icilling byconsent? - How do you judge the yalidity of consent?
What about the violence thatyou are
committingon yourselfby not tal(ing medication?
How is your choice a choice ofsanity_
How is it not different from a suicide bomber
who is so convinced about the fundamentalism
of his political and religious thoughts?
Areyou really malcing that analogy?
What happened?
See, l am not good atthis but l am going to try.
There are a lot of people who love you, respectyou and need you including myself.
l know you're a rational, open minded person so l can onlysuggest...
Please tal(e care ofyourself.
l will.
l'll see you laterthen.
Stayfor a while.
Mo.
You Irnow, one of myfriends interns at Munshi and Lal.
l thinlryou've mentioned of him before. Is he good7 - No.
Butthis comes from him. Apparently, they used some local muscle to threaten Maitreya.
What7 When7
A little while ago. Itwas a soft call.
Theystudied his routine for a couple ofdays
and then theytried to corner him on one ofthe rainy nights
when he wasjust beginning his wallc to the court.
The partners ofthe firm were very angrywith their client for doing this.
Mow, what l am surprised about is that Maitreya hasn't mentioned any ofthis to any of us.
He's not going to mention it. For all you Irnow, he won't even remember.
What exactly did Jagannath say_
Justwhat l told you overthe phone.
That he has stopped eating, and he rarely spealcs.
Jagannath believesthat Maitreya has talcen 5ansar Bhava Bhagga vow!
What is that7
lt's an ancient custom in his religion.
A monlr ailing from an untreatable disease
can make peace with himself and choose to withdraw from life.
How do you withdraw from life?
lt's one way ofsaying fast unto death.
Fast unto death7 That's extreme!
But, his liver cirrhosis is treatable, right_
Mot the way he prefers it.
l don't get this idea of Icarma.
Does the intention not matter at all7
The experiments are not being conducted with the intention of inflicting pain...
butthe intention of relieving pain.
You see, in his world, it's not all humanity that's equal, it's all existence that's equal.
But, anyway, keep worlcing on it. We'll need ideas lilce these before we can malce him budge.
There was an island...
and you were to be reborn as a tormentor or a slave.
The tormentorwould make life hell foryou.
He will give infinite pain to you and your Irin, just for his pleasure.
And... he had no remorse over his actions to crush his victim.
Add to thatthere was no karma, no soul, no retribution...
no being responsible for your actions.
And you had to choose any one ofthem. Who would you be7
You do realize thatyou're going to give up your life,
for something that is nothing more than a thought experiment_
And...
monlcs are supposed to be celibate, right7
So, l don't understand whythere is so much intellectual masturbation in the first place_
Look into your own religion.
There's constant reference to relativity.
Your ancients...
theywere masters of understanding...
thatthere is no one ultimate rule boolc for all situations.
The woman churning curd into butter...
she has to pull one end ofthe rope
and letthe other end go otherwise the rope will brealc.
Contradictions and polarities are two ends ofthe same rope.
You pull one end and Iet the other end go.
Yes, it'svery convenient to hold on to one rope
and letthe other one lose as and when you feel lilre.
l guess we all agree with reason...
now it's only a matter of disposition.
Keep sleeping.
How are you feeling?
Fantastic.
Are you up for some banter?
Always.
l gotyou a gift.
Alphabets.
lt's amazing how we imagine
thatsomedaythese few alphabetswill just arrange themselves in a way
thatsuddenly everything will make perfect sense.
A permutation of l(nown words...
suddenly bringing forward a previously unlcnown meaning.
lt's so oppressive, this obsession with final answers.
We invent god, soul, heaven, afterlife, even life-imitating technology...
all sorts oftranscendence to cope with the idea of an absolute end.
And then, we die for an idea, which promises some sort of immortality.
lt gives me some kiclrs though, to Irnow that
a part of me was a part of an animal once...
a flame. a star.
A partwill become mineral,
flow in a plant, sprout in a fruit,
get pecl(ed by a bird.
Every atom of my body recycled bythe universe.
You thinlc you're a person but you're a colony.
A microcosm, which has ten times more bacteria in its body
than it has human cells.
Here. checkthis out.
U for Unilateralis Cordyceps.
The fungus enters an ant's body through its respiration.
lt invades it's brain and changes how it perceives smell...
because ants doeverythingtheydo from their smell of pheromones, right?
So this microscopic little fungal spore
then makes the ant climb up the stem ofa plant and bite hard on a leaf
with an abnormal force.
The fungus then Icills the ant, and continuesto grow
leaving the ant's exoskeleton intact.
So, a small fungus drives an ant around as a vehicle, uses it as food and shelter
and then as the ultimate monumentto itself.
And when the fungus is readyto reproduce
it's fruiting bodies grow from the ant's head and rupture
releasing the spores, letting the wind carrythem to more unsuspecting food.
There...
our entire idea of free will down the bin.
One single small fungus spore does that to an ant.
You have trillions of bacteria in your body.
How do you Icnow where you end...
and where your environment begins_
Sir, please tell me...
Do we really have souls7
Sir, please tell me
l don't Icnow.
Why am I tied?
Do you need something7
Call my mother.
Please ty to understand.
Is that you, lagannath?
Are you olcay7 -yes, How are you feeling?
Are you mocking me_
What areyou saying?
How much time do we haye?
For what?
Jagannath...
Yes, sir7
Call Doctor Bhargava.
Tell him l agree.
l am not readyto go yet.
The price is still low.
Whatwas at 12oo is now 3oo.
One second.
Yes, sir.
Bro!
lt's a debit ofRs. 3so,ooo.
Sir, can I collect the cheaue tomorrow?
You won't get these prices in the marl(et.
Ol(ay, l'll wait foryour call.
Did you asl( when we can leaye? - Today?
Of course. Aslr today! - l mean we can leave today.
Who told you_ - The nurse.
Who told her? - Howwould l Icnow?
She said your reports are alright, your creatinine levels seem normal.
Get the discharge papers, and leave. - Can l talce these off now7
Maybe.
Trustyou to never get proper answers.
What areyou watching?
lt's the same channel repeated all through.
ldiot! Only1, z, 3 and 8_ are the same. Here!
What else did the nurse say?
Rest is private.
Oi! Private chat! You bitch...
Maveen!
What are you guys up to? - Mothing, sir!
How are you feeling today? _ perfect! May I leaye today?
Let me checlc first.
Can l talce this off7
5ure. Murse, help him. Else he'll carry it home!
Sir, come home sometime.
l've been toyour house plenty oftimes. - Not since l moved to Mumbai.
Yeah...
How is your grandmother?
She's great.
Thanlrsto her, you've recovered sO 500n,
Yes.
What do you call her_ - Ajji!
Aaii? - Ajji.
Eyen we say 'Aaji' in Marathi?
ln ftaiasthan, we say 'Baasah'...
but l call herAiji.
You speal( l(annada7
Mot really.
Mom used it onlywhen she was angry.
So you've learntthe curses! - _ust the curses.
Your grandmother spealcs so many Ianguages... even 5panish.
But she doesn'tspeal( Marwari!
When Mannu got the discharge papers done
l called some friends over.
l thoughtwe'd throw a partyforyou.
Why don'tyou call some ofyour friends_
l don't have any friends here in Mumbai.
Mul(htiyarAli is in the city.
l have invited him too.
Do you lil(e his music_
Even he is from ftaiasthan.
l am sure you must have heard his music.
Mo... never got a chance.
How are you Raju? - l'm good... andyou, brother7
Great!
l willjoin you in a moment.
l had invited Dr. l(erlcar aswell
but he is tied up with worl(.
Did you get alongwith him?
Yes!
He speal(s highly ofyou.
He used towrite revolutionarysongs! - Dr, Kerkar?
Yes!
Justlilceyourfriend who had come to see me at the hospital?
Yes.
Did you read her bool(?
Mo... didn't getthe time.
When she gave you the boolr, she aslred ifyou would read it.
Then, why did you sayyou would?
How can l say nowhen she's offering me her bool(?
She'll be here in the evening.
Tell herthe truth ifshe asks.
Don't malre alibis lilre not having had the time.
Ol(ay7
Wait a second.
The address is right here... it's on the poster.
lt's not .net. it's .edu. E-D-U
Yeah... l'm sorry.
you got it right?
Hey! How are you?
I'm good, how are you?
I'm good, How areyou feeling now?
l'm perfectly fine now.
What areyou up to these days7
Lot ofthings have been happening.
An activist has been imprisoned in Chattisgarh
for baseless charges... - Navin 5ir!
Sexaria wants to meet us. - It's 5ekhseria, not '5exaria'!
yamamoto guys coming along? - No...
But, he will give us the cheque today.
Where do we meet_ Your office has been hijaclced.
So, who did you vote for7
You don't have to answer that! How can you aslc_!
l didn'tvote.
Mydear grandson is only interested in money not in the world around.
At least someone is interested in money.
lf everyone is brolce lilce us, who'll pay our pensions_
So, you like the college type_ Talce this number down.
Might come handy. - No! Nothing lilre that.
l'll talre it... for a lonely night!
What about the yamamoto meeting?
Yes.
They've sent a cheaue.
This says z$th.
The coming 2$th.
That one is hilarious!
How's grandma now_ - 5he's fine.
Tell me ifyou need any help - Iegal... notso legal.
l have connections up to ftao.
Rao? - 5tate home minister!
Oh, right!
Can I forward this? - 5ure.
Will you call for a nurse7
l rang the bell a few times.
Canyou send a nurse please?
They're all busy in the operation theatre.
What about you? - l am busy.
No one'sfree. Do you need to pee?
l wanted to. but l'll wait.
l'll help you.
Mo, l can wait for a bit.
They'll take at least half an hour.
You're so liberal-minded, then why are you feeling embarrassed7
Saying that l am ignorant and uneducated is one thing...
butifyou call mea suclcer for money wouldnlt it hurt?
l challenge you...
only so you learn to live.
Yourwayofloolcingat lifecannot be the only way, can it?
OI(ay, then tell me your idea of liying?
l eat well, drink well... people around me respect me.
Is that enough? - It's good enough for me.
Life is so magnificent.
There is so much to explore. - l'm not interested!
Does that mal(e me a bad person?
lfyou don'twant to understand, then don'ttallc rubbish.
5o, you tell me What does one need in life7
Happiness... and some compassion...
lsn't that enough_
lt's enough, yes.
You can't reduce it to 'good' or 'bad'.
lt's about experiencing the entire spectrum ofthought and emotion
about connecting with society.
But, l am compassionate!
You don't even Icnowwho needs your compassion
orwhat consequencesyour actions have.
What is the point ofsuch compassion_
Society should benefit from your existence!
This is exactlywhat ticl(ed off mom.
All this idealisticjargon from your pretentious friends!
Another misunderstanding!
They weren't pretentious.
They were activists!
5acrificing one's life for a cause is a huge expectation from anyone.
See, this is why l don't persuade you.
Lil(e l might have done with your mother.
She was blessed with eveything.
But did she share anything_
And how have you changed the world7
When the nation was fighting for freedom you'd leave mom with the neighbours
and go offspreading condom awareness in villages...
Was thatyour revolution7
lfyourwork had made any difference, then where did these billion people come from7!
We've been fighting slavery and repression forthree generations...
justto see mygrandson be a slaye to the Americans?
Have you gone senile7 These foreign companies are my clients!
Look at your manners!
Calling your own grandmothersenile!
Ol(ay, l apologize.
We'll confrontthis when one of us understandsthe other.
The country was independent by then.
Getyour histoy right! - Mannu! Take care ofAjji for a while.
Butwhat will I do in there?
Shall l ask her to recommend me a boolc7 - Are you crazy7
She will cross examine you for every page.
Why are you watching this? It's onlyon 1, z, 3 and 8_.
Here!
Has someone died7
Herhusband, poorguy, gotfuclced, man! - What happened?
He got his appendix operated a month ago at some shady hospital.
Got baclr to worlr in a couple ofdays... he's a laborer.
Collapsed, yesterday, on site. His boss admitted him here.
When they operated him again, they found a Icidney missing.
What do you mean?
When they opened him up for the appendix
they also flicl(ed his l(idney.
But how_
lt happens all the time in those shady hospitals!
Please go and aslc her the date ofthe operation.
What the hell man? Lookatthe flightofstairs!
Please.
Oh man!
The 16th of last month.
When wasyours?
On the 17th.
Find outhis blood group. - Again these stairs?
Same asyours.
Excuse me! Which ward is 5hanl(ar in?
5hanlcar who7 - The guy who got operated yesterday.
His wife was cying, remember_ - He got discharged.
But he was only operated yesterday. - Yes, but he got discharged.
Can l have his address_
Wait.
Hello Mavin!
5ir,the Icidney, l've received... Are you sure it's from a dead man?
Of course! There are onlytwo ways. Either from a brain dead patient...
or a family member.
So...
can l getsome information about my donor?
l'll connectyou to an NGO.
you can tal(e it from there.
They hold community meetings between donors and recipients.
Here, l(eep their card.
The doctor confirmed that you didn't getyour Icidney from that guy.
Then, why do we need to meet him now_
How do we I(now what's going on?
l'll feel better once l clari_ it with the NGO.
And what ifyou discoveryou haye a stolen I(idney?
l'll return it.
Look ahead... - Wait... wait!
Haye you lost it?
Who returns a transplanted kidney?
-Isn't it possible? -Mo.
The car won't squeeze through...
Then what aboutyou_ - l'll wait it out.
ltwilljam againstthe wall.
One second. Let me check.
Pull baclc... - Are you crazy7
There's no space here, pull bacl(.
Let's palm him some money, then!
But, that's wrong!
Yes... Yes... Olcay... Okay... Thankyou.
You satisfied now7
Yeah, the NGO says my kidney is from a legit source.
Lets get baclcto the hospital then_
Listen!
Mowthatwere here Iet's meet him.
Should I get us two coupons?
Where is 5hanlcar's house7
Two buildings after Sachin's building ...right ahead.
Wow! You have _6 here! - 5hut up.
Can you draw us a map?
Is this Shankar's house?
Must be on the other side, then.
This way. Where are you going_
Where7 - No, he stays there...
The snack-seller, right?
Mot the snack-seller! The briclclayer.
Careful.
How do they wall( up all these stairs!
lt's on the sea-link.
Looks lilce he lives there now!
Oi! Push me.
Turn, you buffoon!
Push me, man! - You'll getjammed lilre this.
l'm hungy again.
Where does Shankar liye? - Upthere.
Careful.
Aunty!
Is this Shankar's house? - No, notthisone.
lt'sthere. - Where?
Listen!
yes, aunty?
The cops took him.
Few minutes baclc.
5ir, what about a similar case that happened in Gurgaon six months baclc_
Have you eaten_
Theywill be punished, wonltthey?
Of course.
Theywon't be, the bastards
and the court case will burn me out.
Let them go to hell!
Their God will see to them.
l don't want anythingto do with the courts, sir.
This is for you.
Are you from the press? - No.
Are you a cop_ - No.
Motherfucker! You thinlcyou can payyourway out ofthis_
Return my l(idney.
Leave him 5hanlcar.
What am I to do, now?
Shanlrar, we haven't stolen your Iridney.
We wantto help you.
Whatwill I do, now?
We'll find him.
Sel(hsaria is pretty resourceful!
Thanl(you!
Where's Stoclcholm7
Howwould l know7
Ask.
Ajay!
When l was new in town l would get confused as well.
They drinlc straight from the tap here.
What is this party for?
Myfriend, ftasmus... It's his birthday!
Join us!
Saw her moustache7
Aron Jacobsen seems lilce a nice guy.
He didn't asktoo many questions. Ty not to offend him, though.
Here people sue each other for every little thing.
You'll be gone, but l've gotto live here.
Sure.
lt's stuck. Careful.
Oh, l won't be able to alight from here.
l'll get down from there.
Welcome!
Leave the shoes on.
You are7
Aiay. - Hi! Navin.
You mentioned your friend worlcs for a charitable organization_
He wants to Icnow which organization do you work for.
Ask him if he knows who he got his Icidney from.
Kidney?
Did you say I(idney? -Yes, kidney.
Doyou Icnowwho donated the kidney?
l don't wantto tallc about it.
Will that be all_
He doesn'twant to tallr about it.
Can I see your identification?
He wants to see our ID. Let's get out ofhere.
Your Iridney stolen... from this man.
Mo, no, no... Donated!
l paid a lot of money to everybody.
What do you mean stolen_
'Stulen'. - l Icnow stolen means 'stulen'.
What does he mean bystolen7
A man in need of money sold his Iridney. l am told it happens all the time in India.
lt's best ifyou Ieave.
There was a needy person who sold it to him...
he was told it's a common practice in India.
Tell him exactly what happened.
Listen...
give us a minute to explain.
Mo! No!
l don't understand this! You come into my house...
tell me you are from a charitable organization...
and now you show me this! Such liars!
He is calling us liars.
This man was to be operated...
for simple appendicitis.
And a month later he finds out his Iridneywas stolen.
The racket has come out in the open.
Wasn't it Dr. ftaiesh Tharoor who operated on him7
And all the doctors involved in this raclret have been nailed.
Aslc him ifRajesh Tharoor had... - That's what l am asking... hang on!
Rajesh Tharoor? He in jail? - Yes... injail!
But he's a good man.
Balls!
Says he's a good man. - Let it be!
He's one ofthe biggest profiteers from this raclcet.
Wereyou actuallytoldthatthe donor was being paid for the I(idney?
l was.
Exactly!
Theytold him theywere going to buy him a Iridney.
Is it right to buy one? -True.
Youthinl( it's right to buy a I(idney?
ls itfairto use poyerty to your benefit?
ls itfair to use somebody's poverty to your benefit7
You shouldn't be doing this.
lt's unfairto exploit my guilt lilce this.
What do you want from me7 - What do you want7
l told you... this means trouble.
Hey! It's me... Yes. No, listen...
Two guys from India are here...
claim thatthey worlc for some charitable organization.
Yeah... listen, they are asking aboutthe kidney.
That's not what l'm tying to aslc.
They're accusing it's stolen.
How? How is,,,?
Yes, l'll call you later.
l have no way of confirmingyour claims.
l was told thatthe l(idney...
was purchased from a very needy person...
for a rather handsome amount.
l feltvery guilty about it even then.
l felt the burden ofguilt at every stage ofthe operation.
What could I haye done? Whatwould anybodydo?
Waitfora matching donor and die ifyou don't find one?
Maybe my familywas protecting me emotionally...
by nottelling me itwas a stolen Icidney.
Maybe, the doctors feared they will lose a client.
Butwhat could l have done even if...
theytold me the l(idneywas...
stolen from somebody7
l'd lilce to believe you have made up this entire stoy.
and are instigating my guilt to malre an easy buclr from me.
You are lying. You should Ieave before l call the cops.
He's saying he didn't have an option.
lf he had waited, he would be dead by now.
And now he wants to call the police because
he thinlrs that we are here to blaclrmail him.
Brother, listen to me... Let's get out ofhere.
Whatthe hell man7
Talkto him.
Tell him weiust want to help.
Sir!
Wejustwant to help.
How?
He's asl(ing how.
He would have to return 5hanlcar's kidney.
Seriously?
Shanlrar's Iridney will have to be returned to him.
That's ridiculous.
How is that a solution? That's insane.
Hesaysthat'sfoolishness. What kind of solution is that?
l can't possibly return his Icidney.
l'll find him a donor.
l'll pay for the operation.
l'll tal(e responsibility for everything.
He is taking complete responsibility for evemhing.
l need to do this.
He reallywants to.
Finish it. man.
Ol(ay.
Let's go.
Thanl(you.
He has written... Ajay and Navin...
thanlcyou for all the help so far...
He doesn'twant to see us both again.
Whatever remains to be sorted out... is between him and 5hanlrer.
Call my lawyer for any further communication.
Has he given his lawyer's number_ - Yes, it is here.
One second...
Hello!
Yes7 Hello!
Hey man! 5pared any chicks_ - You are crazy.
Here, speal(to him.
Hello_
Yes, sir7 - Yes Shankar...
How are you, brother_
5ir, thanlc you so much. You've fixed everything so fast!
Neverthought l'd see so much money!
What are you tall(ing about? - Canyou hear me7
A white man came bythis morning and gave me Rs. 6so,ooo.
Don't tal(e that money, 5hanl(ar.
Why7 l've already tal(en it.
No, Shanker. Return the money. We'll fightto get your kidney baclc.
Are you crazy? What will l dowith a Iridney?
The marl(et rate for a l(idney is 3o,ooo. He's given me 6so,ooo!
You can't evaluate parts ofa body. We will sue them.
You will get a new Icidney and the moneyyou deserve.
And what ifl don't7 - Then l'll payyou.
What's it to you? You've alreadydone enough.
l don't wantto waste my life seelcingjustice.
And, he said he'll send me money every month.
Hello_ Listen to me brother...
He shoved the phone in my face... - Give it baclc to him.
Shanlrar! Wait! Oh, great one!
One minute...
l'm stuclr, man... here. - Listen 5hankar...
You deserve better. We'll fight for you!
Mot that bullshit again.
l'll be getting money every month, Why are you messing it up7
Don't fuclr it up. Just let me be. l(eep this!
Ol(ay, this is Omnacortil...
which is 2omg now.
Vaisocon was1omg, but it's been changed to smg.
So, let mejust Ireep itwith me, so you don't get confused.
This is 505. Only when required. - Olray.
And all the others are the same.
lt's all here in the box. - Olcay.
Mothing came of it.
All that happened... was because you decided to do something about it.
lt's as good as it gets.
Did your donor die from a head injury_
Yeah, he was a fityoung man.
What's atthe museum?
They are screening some videos...
thatthe NGO has gathered from his family.
Will you be meeting his family then?
Mo, they have moved to Dubai, it seems.
The screening'siust for you?
There are other recipients as well.
Others_
The way l received one Icidney,there must be someone else who got the other one
and those who received the heart, the lungs, etc...
Theycan transplantso many organs from one man?
Yes. Even slrin.
Eyes and ears_
Eyes, yes. Mot sure about ears.
Can l come along_
Mo, it's only for the recipients.
They say it's the firsttime in the city...
that eight people have received organs from the same donor.
l wonder what it'll be like, to meetthe others...
we have a part each from the same person.
Isn't a man made up of his parts?
There must be something more...
Or else, replacingthe parts would change the person.
Who Icnows7
Where did you dirtyyour shirt_
Where?
Lookthere!
lt's cool. - Okay, bye.
Maveen_
Hi! l am Yulri. l spolre to you on the phone earlier today.
Hi. Hope l am not late.
Mo, four recipients have reached, two more are expected...
then we'll startthe screening.
Oh! l thoughtthere were eight of us.
The man who received the heart isn't feeling well yet.
His transplant was successful, but he's still vulnerable to infection.
Some organ donation forms...
Please encourageyour friends and familyto pledge their organs.
Yeah. - This is for you.
Ah, you gotthe left one, right7
This is Dr. Kaza our NGO's chairm_n.
Are we watching our donor's home videos7
Mo, he was a hobbyist cave explorer.
We'll be watching somevideos shot by him.
Just have a seat with the other recipients...
and please keep your phone on silent.
Ol(ay. Thanl( you.