The mind floats far and away
On my whimsical spirit,
The wandering soul seeks to find
The tune of my life.
Life is in the design
And all great designs of life
transform with you like the seasons.
The Paris of youth and the Paris of middle age
are the same yet
somehow, not quite the same.
Someone once said
that a journey is not so much about changing landscapes
as about seeing them with new eyes.
Observation 92 England 2006
This is for the boss!
Hey! Hi!
Hi!
What's going on here? Has the boss died?
Something like that..
There's going to be some changes around here.
Really! Have l lost my job then?
May be..
Hey, Rahul! Come in my man.
Hi! lsn't it a bit early to be..
To celebrate?
-Ya. - Naah.
Well, it would help to know
what we are celebrating.
You mean to say you don't know yet?
No. Am l missing something?
We have cracked all three contracts
including that resort in the Himalayas!
You mean the Kanchanjungha project?
Absolutely!
And also the mass housing deal in Nigeria
and the entertainment park in Cape Town, all in one go.
That's just fantastic! Congratulations Arthur.
- Right! - Brilliant!
And l've got some news for you.
The company has decided to give you a raise..
and a transfer.
Really, where?
Wherever your heart is.
Are you serious Arthur?
Cheers!
When l get back l'm going to get you guys some lndian beer.
Alice..
l heard that. You just keep making fun of me..
Pizza? - No thanks..
Roda!
Hey! Rahul! Come here.
Cheers man! - Cheers!
Here's all the best to Rahul!
Hi Rob. Sorry. l'm running a little late. Ya..
l should be there in about 20 - 25 minutes.
What? No.. there was this luncheon pizza party in the office.
Ya. l'll see you. Bye.
Humpty Dumpty..
Leave me alone!
l said leave!
Leave me alone!
Humpty No.. Easy..
Are you ok?
l suppose so.
Let him be. Our Humpty is mad.
Why did he find me of all people?
He just saw someone new.
Anyway.. see you around. Bye.
Are you a Bengali?
lt took you so long to understand?
Thanks.
Bye. - Bye.
What's the matter? You're back so early?
Subrata da had called.
What's the matter with you?
What's wrong?
Hello? Do you recognize me?
Life is somehow getting all muddled.
What's so funny?
Nothing.
Tell me.
You'll get angry.
No l won't.
Seriously, sometimes..
doesn't life seem like such a meaningless script?
Have you lost the Dictaphone that you are philosophizing with me?
This is marriage.
You promised you wouldn't get angry.
l need a vacation. Will you come?
Yes.
Quickly, tell me where.
Barcelona to your father's place?
No.. or Budapest? We've been planning it since a long time..
Seriously Nani! Who would say
that there was a time when you and l would think alike?
Why? Where do you want to go?
The smell of burning diesel..
the call of the vendor..
dogs barking at night..
the muck of the rains..
puja mornings..
tea by the lakeside..
Why did you take so long to tell me!
We'll be leaving in 3-4 months!
Rahul!
Rahul please listen..
What?
You've sat down with work again!
Can l please e-mail my father?
He'll be thrilled to hear the news.
That's good.
Listen. l spoke to Dulal da today.
He said it would take two to three months to renovate the house.
We must urgently send some money to dad.
Please go to the bank tomorrow..
but won't it take very long for the money to reach?
Nani! Which age are you living in?
Why?
Just go to any Western Union counter and send the money.
lt's the fastest. Then call your father.
He'll be able to collect it in a few minutes.
Ok. Please write something to your father on my behalf.
Sure.
This is our man Rahul.
This is Mr. Amit Banerjee from lndia.
Hi! We have met. - Yes we have.
How do you do? - Banerjee.
Marcos Johnson. Roda Macalister.
As l have already told you
Mr. Banerjee is the man behind the project in the K mountains.
Arthur! lt's Kanchanjungha.
l promise l'll get it right in my next life.
Now the time has come to get down to the nitty gritties.
l've got another meeting to get to.
Thanks very much. Rahul will look after you.
Sure. - Bye Arthur.
l hope Humpty didn't trouble you again.
Thankfully no. How have you been?
l am good. You look fine too.
Thanks. London is truly becoming a global village.
So why don't we roam around this village
and have some coffee together?
Sure!
Hello! Dad!
Nani! Tell me!
Dad we are coming back to Kolkata. Rahul's been transferred.
That's great news.
But why Kolkata again?
Please don't worry about those things..
besides both of us are crazy about Kolkata.
Everything will be all right.
Well..
Listen dad, the reason that l called was..
l have sent some money.
Dulal da knows everything
but if he needs anything extra, please manage it.
And listen, we have stayed apart for a long time.
We'll be reaching in two months.
lf l don't see you as soon as l get there
you'll be in trouble.
As you please madam.
Bye dad. Take care.
Oops!
Oh no!
l'm very sorry.
lt's ok.
l'm really very sorry.
lt's all right. Thank you.
Goodbye.
Hi listen. l'm really sorry. l'm going to be a little late.
Ok.
Just ok? What's the matter?
Nothing much. l slipped in the market.
Slipped? Did you get hurt?
Yes.
Where?
ln my heart.
He was very good looking.
Great..
Hope you've taken his name and address?
Why?
Don't you have to write love letters to him?
Maybe..
Rahul can you give me a minute?
Ya, l'll just be there Arthur.
Bye. l have to go now.
Don't go. lf you do, l will write him love letters.
Please, Arthur's calling me.
Listen..
What?
Bye.
Bye. See you - Bye.
Call me.
l will.
Pass me the bowl please.
Why aren't you eating?
What's the matter?
Nothing..
Sometimes all l need is just to see you eat.
That's no excuse.
No, just a feeling.
You eat..
No dear.. you have to eat.
Come here.
Come eat.
What's the matter with you today dear?
You would have made such a great father.
But l am.
Who else will feed you like this?
l'm so lucky.
That's what l thought when l saw her face.
l'm so lucky.
But it's always been that way.
Sometimes l wonder..
is it wrong to hold on to things.. even if they are just memories?
Even those fade, don't they?
Maybe..
When we lost our child we escaped to Bombay.
We couldn't take Calcutta anymore.
Anyway, l am so happy to go back home.
Really?
Yes. Really..
What?
l just called Calcutta home!
lsn't it?
Well l was born here..
l grew up here in Birmingham, studied in Church Garden Public.
l learnt how to play cricket here, had my first girlfriend..
my first taste of coke..
Cocaine?
Yes, it was given to me by a dealer in a bar.
Wow! How old were you then?
18.. and just when l was getting into the swing of living here
we had to move out.
Back to Calcutta?
Yes, Dad got transferred.
And, what happened when you went to Calcutta?
l hated it.
l loved it.
The heat.. the dust.. the noise.. the crowds..
Now l call it home.
That's the magic of love l suppose.
True, that's where Nandita happened to me.
l am so happy for you.
Thanks Roda.
Good-bye Mr. Banerjee. Thank you very much.
Rahul, if you'd like to look after Mr. Banerjee..
Sure.
Bye guys.
You know Mr. Banerjee as we were discussing..
the USP of our firm is our expertise, not our bottom line.
That's there one year and not there another.
Excuse me. Jenny, l left my bag in that room.
Could you please get it for me? Thanks.
You know Mr. Chatterjee
there are many people roaming around with the expertise.
lt's not that. lt's the application
and what's inside your pocket that makes you.
Think about it.
Thanks Jenny. - Bye
Do you know what Gavaskar once said?
Sunil Gavaskar? Let's take the stairs.
This argument is heating up.
So, what did Gavaskar say?
He said form is temporary, class is permanent.
ln other words the fish is permanent
but the gravy keeps changing.
Right.
Our expertise is our class, in your words, the fish.
Our bottom line or the gravy is our form
sometimes mild and sometimes spicy.
And sometimes acidic! Don't forget..
Right!
You are a creative man Mr. Chatterjee.
You make houses, bridges
you make a civilization.
And l am just a salesman.
How can we think alike?
Come home and have a cup of tea.
What, now?
Ya.
Ok.
Nani, meet Amit. He's investing..
l know him. - Hi!
Hi! - You know him?
Yes.
Please come in.
l have a feeling that you and l will go far.
That's obvious
we are travelling 5000 miles back to Calcutta together.
We'd better get along, Rahul.
Of course, we will.
Strangely, our paths seem to cross at odd moments.
After l run into Humpty at the parking lot,
l meet you again at work. - Right!
ln the meantime l bump into your wife on the road. Bizarre!
lf it happened in a film would we find it credible?
Why not? Excuse me.
Hello?
Can't hear anything.
Bad network.
Hello? Can you hear me?
Your voice is breaking.
Disconnected again..
The more we move forward the more backward we get.
Can l give your mobile number?
Yes sure. For lndia?
00447958438261
Thanks. To my better half.
Always.
lt's 8 pm. Still light outside! Amazing!
This is English summer.
l'll have to leave now. Thank you very much.
No. No. Please stay.
Have dinner and go.
l would love to but another day. l really have to go.
Sure? - Ya. Thanks.
Come l'll drop you to the tube.
Please come again. - Of course.
Thank you Nandita.
Thank you.
You are going back day after. Tomorrow is a Sunday.
Nani and l were planning to go for a drive in the countryside.
Why don't you join us?
l would love to.
Fantastic.
See you tomorrow then.
Sure. - Bye.
Hello.
Hello?
ls it 7958438261?
Yes.
May l speak to Amit Banerjee please?
Oh yes. Please hold on.
Your better half. - Thank you.
Hello Preeti. How are you?
The connection was bad. l'm leaving day after.
Spread out in the skies,
Floating among the clouds,
l see your dwelling
Spread out in the skies,
Floating among the clouds,
l see your dwelling
The blue walls call me, like in a dream.
The glass walls call me, like in a dream.
Spread out in the skies,
Floating among the clouds..
The sudden clouds.. the sudden sun..
Nani, my mind seems to fly away.
You open the dark doors and step out
With a smile which makes the flowers bloom.
You know Mr. Chatterjee, l think
we are going to make a killing with the Kanchanjungha project.
People need nature.. people need beauty.
Eco tourism - that's where the money is.
There's a lot of money in the Himalayas.
Your dwelling doesn't have an address
Just an unknown red brick track
journeys to nowhere.
So many things..
Rahul..
Please pack the small grill.
You've already started?
lt's only August. We still have two months to go.
Please get up and do it.
No. Never.
We are not taking these old things.
Yes we are. You have to do it.
No l won't.
Kolkata has changed.
You get everything there.
What will you pack next? Big Ben?
Please Rahul.
l will take that with me.
When we came to UK that Black & Decker
was the first thing we bought.
l won't leave it behind.
What do you mean?
Leaving that here will be like leaving a part of me behind.
And what about all those nooks and crannies of London..
where we loved and fought..
got wet in the rain.. lost our way..?
Will you be able to take all that with you?
What do you think?
l'll leave everything behind?
Shall l compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
What makes my thoughts fly
What makes my heart soar
With an unknown delight?
My heart overflows with joy
And knows no bounds.
What makes my thoughts fly
What makes my heart soar
With an unknown delight?
What makes my thoughts fly
What makes my heart soar
With an unknown delight?
l don't see you
l just hear..
l don't see you
l just hear..
The tinkling of sudden footsteps
Coming towards me.
Well l guess it's time for the boring speech.
Honestly.. everyone.. thank you.
Thanks for being family to us all this time.
Roda, my philosopher, my guide.
Arjun, Meril..
thanks guys.. thanks for all the help.
Marcos, my mate, thank you.
Anytime..
Arthur, l just hope
l don't betray the confidence and trust that you have reposed in me
for this project in the Himalayas.
What else to say..
we love you and we'll miss you.
l can assure you that the feeling is entirely mutual.
We've had some great times here.
And it has to be said that without you Rahul,
this company wouldn't be where it is today.
So let's all raise our glasses to
Rahul and Nandita.
Bon Voyage.
To Rahul and Nandita!
Cheers!
Tagore has said..
Why am l speaking in English?
This is Jhowtala Road, Kolkata - 19.
l should try it in Bengali.
Tagore had said
that we are always moving back and forth with the tide of life.
My life is also like that.
The hardest thing is to return.
A new struggle begins today
The struggle of rediscovering some old tunes and memories
which had been left behind.
Kolkata, 10th December 8.15 am
Rahul's observation no 94.
Nature frames architecture.
l want my architecture to frame nature.
l know Mr. Chatterjee.
Frank Lloyd Wright.
We'll get along well together.
Come, let's see.
This is our contour map.
You're still at it?
What's the matter?
l found this.
Where did you find it?
While cleaning the room upstairs.
My mother never wrote me a letter like this.
l never had a mother.
Who would write to me?
So what?
l'll write to you.
My little Rahul,
Despite my pleadings you didn't come with us.
So unused to being without you
we old folks seem to find you everywhere..
spread out in the sky, your face reflected in the evening mist.
The day you become a parent you'll understand a mother's feelings.
Yesterday, when evening was gently falling,
l sent you a fleeting cloud with our news.
Did you get it?
lf you didn''t, look outside
and the little wandering cloud will give you a kiss from us.
Stay well.. eat well..
water the plants..
Your loving mother.
No. Arthur. Don't worry.
He'll certainly visit the site within this week.
You want to speak with Rahul? Hang on a sec..
Rahul, Arthur..
Thanks.
Arthur!
How are you?
What do you mean my accent's become lndian?
l am lndian.
Rahul!
Do you know what the time is?
lt's really late. Won't you sleep?
Rahul..
Get up. Don't be so lazy.
Lazy? Me?
See, fit as a fiddle.
Give me the paper. - Just a minute.
l am thinking of applying.
Where?
They are looking for a teacher at a Montessori school.
Won't it be good?
Sounds good.
l feel so lonely at home.
Go for it.
May l help you?
l''m Nandita Sen.
l called, seeing your advertisement in the papers.
Oh yes, please come.. it's this way.
Finally, as you can see, l have made some
preliminary sketches of what this property should look like
both from the inside and the outside.
That, for example, is from the North Eastern direction.
Thank you.
Well that's it gentlemen.
Fantastic! The prospects are looking bright.
Then are we on the right track?
Absolutely.
Let me introduce you, this is Daniel.
He represents our company.
The man for all seasons, man for all reasons.
lf there is any problem catch him.
Come, let's go to the design room.
Should we Rahul? - Yes.
Hello? Speaking.
Really!
That's just wonderful!
No, no l can join from the 1 st itself.
Thank you.
ls anyone home?
Chatterjee? Nani?
Dad!
Please give it to me.
Don't touch my feet.
Give me a hug.
Where's Chatterjee?
Dad, not Chatterjee.. Rahul.
lt's all the same.
Where is he?
At office. You come in.
Let's go. l'm ready.
Colonel, one for the road?
l don't mind. Ask the boss.
Will you have a drink?
Rahul, we are already late.
Come on, have one.
Ok.
That's the spirit!
This is Rahul. Absolutely a fantastic designer..
You don't look old enough to have such a grown up son.
Oh, thank you.
Amit is not my son. He's more than my son.
He's my son in law.
Hi! - Hi gorgeous!
When did you come?
Long back.. l was watching you.. - Really?
O Really?
Excuse me.
You become more gorgeous everyday..
What are you doing here all alone?
Hi!
Knowing Amit, this collection must be yours.
Right?
That's one habit which still remains.
Which college?
Loreto. And you?
J.U.
You speak with an accent.
The accent is Bengali..
but the expression has got muddled down the years.
How is it that all beautiful women seem to be married?
Why? Can't married women be beautiful?
That's not what l meant..
it's just that they seem out of bounds.
That's for you to resolve.
ls that so?
Yes.
You want to dance?
Ya. Why not?
Come.
You like parties?
Not really.
l love them.
There's something about Nandita.
Of course.
Won't you dance?
l don't know how to.
Oh, didn't you know?
Those who can't are the ones most in demand nowadays.
Come.
No thanks.
Someone needs to be in the audience too.
You go ahead.
No, then let it be. Else you'll be left alone.
l quite liked Preeti. Didn't you?
But somehow she didn't seem to fit in.
She looked very sad.
There's a certain emptiness in her eyes.
But who will understand my emptiness Nani?
Rahul you don't take anything seriously!
No!
My emptiness, Nani...
Yes.. it's me.
Tell them to wait.
Tell them that the traffic is bad. What can l do?
There she comes!
Where have you been all day?
My 14 crore project file is in the house.. and you!
Ya hold on.. she's back.
Where the hell are the cupboard keys?
Why? Where are your keys?
Bloody hell!
l found the keys.
Where the hell is it?
lt's impossible to find anything in this house!
Ya, ok. l found it.
l'll call you back.
l forgot to take my keys.
l tried calling you, but you weren't picking up your phone?
l'm sorry.
Ya, l'm on my way.
Bye.
Colonel, just two minutes. - Take your time.
Maloti please see who's at the door. - Yes.
Please come in.
Uncle!
Sister!
lt's been so long!
You can forget us but how can we?
You are all the same both you and dad.
Stop it. Come inside.
So Sonai, is your cricket still on?
Yes, everyday.
What about my 'Friends' DVD?
My God! Look at you!
What a little lady you've become!
Come here.
Touch my feet.
l have a pain in my knees.
Your old habits still haven't left you.
Where's my food?
lt's right here.
l love you, you love me
We are a happy family
With a big big hug,
And a kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too?
Very good!
Miss..
Ayonko! How did l ask you all to address me?
Miss, l want to marry you and take you to America.
Really?
Rahul, have some sweets.
Why? What's the occasion?
Dolly is expecting.
Fabulous! Congratulations!
Thank you.
Avinash! Wait...
My heart is like a horse unchained
Carrying me to spaces unknown.
My heart is like a horse unchained
Carrying me to spaces unknown.
Rahul..
l'm pregnant.
Nandita, sign there.
Sing your full name.
Get the sweets.
Congratulations. - Thank you.
Be happy - Always.
Do you know..
someone proposed to your Nandita today.
Ayonko Sen Sharma.
Five and a half years old.
My student.
Rahul..
What's the matter?
The sun rises with your coming
The birds wake up by the sea
The moon rises
And like a succulent fruit my desire ripens.
Despite centuries of grief, fever and suffering
l remain youthful
Forever.
So what do you think?
l think love is an inspiration.
You can't say when or how it happens.
Relationships are artificial..
a way of coming close to another person without getting lost.
Then all relationships..
..in your words, are artificial?
No, but that doesn't mean
that there will be love behind all relationships.
Then what's the point in living?
Everyone has their reasons.
Tell me, why do you live?
Just like that.
For her everything in life is just like that, including me.
lsn't that correct darling?
lf you insist.
Cheers!
Listen..
Let me sleep.
Turn this way please.
Go to sleep Preeti.
Let me take that Dad.
Nandita!
How are you?
l'm fine. What about you?
Good. Meet my father.
No.. please..
Apart from my Orderly Khem Singh
no one else has ever touched my feet.
Dad really!
What did you buy?
Almost the whole market.
Dad loves to shop.
What did you buy?
My help has taken leave.
Just some eggs and bacon for sandwiches.
You feed your husband only sandwiches?
No.. Amit is out of town for four days.
Really!
You are alone then?
Yes. Please come if you can.
l will. And if l can't, l'll send someone on my behalf.
See you then. l'll be expecting you.
Next time. l am leaving tomorrow.
Ok, bye.
Let's go Dad.
lt's you, right?
My car's not starting.
Get in.
Where were you going?
Just to the market.
ls today the day for you to shop or for me to build houses?
lt's such a beautiful rainy day. Why isn't it a Sunday?
Why are you laughing?
Because we don't always get what we want from life.
l don't like it anymore. Do you?
Yes.
Preeti, you disappoint me.
ls that so?
Yes.
Somewhere, a resonance is missing.
What?
Resonance - the coming together of harmonies.
This un- seasonal rain evokes a feeling somewhere..
That reminds me..
l met Preeti today.
That reminds me too..
Just a minute.
Who are you calling?
Strange.. she isn't picking up her phone.
Who?
Rahul, will you go once?
Where?
You're home?
Where else would l be?
Then your cell phone..?
ls it a day to build houses and answer phones?
You seem to be in a wayward mood.
l better go.
Are you scared?
Obviously.
How will there be resonances if you feel so scared?
Come inside.
The books were catching worms, so l was cleaning them.
That's beautiful.
What?
That you take so much care of your books..
it's rare.
l'm sure you've read this.
When l was in college.
This is my favourite. Do you want to listen?
Of course.
Darkness descends upon the sky once more.
lt envelopes me like a lover, unseen, mysterious
The one, whose love l always feel
Yet whose face, l have never seen
l see her now, the mysterious one
Through the darkness that spreads slowly across the spring sky.
Oh! That's very interesting.
Sorry - excuse me.
Hi! Tell me.
Sorry to disturb you.
Nani called.. she's been crying.
What happened?
She got those tests done again.
As usual they were negative.
The doctor has said that it is hopeless.
She told me not to tell you
but she was so hysterical.
l think you should go home at once.
She's all alone. Even dad's not there.
All right, thanks.
Why do you this to yourself again and again?
Do you think if there was any hope
l wouldn't take you to see a doctor?
l want a child as much as you do.
But if we can't have one l am happy with you.
Because you are my world.
l love you..
ln spite of that..
maybe that's the problem
maybe.. l am not good enough for you.
Yes Daniel, l can hear you.
Tell us..
Great..
We'll see you tomorrow.
The roads are motor-able.
Great!
Take this jacket as well.
Remember.. we bought it in Manali.
No.
Do you know how cold it is there?
May l ask you something?
Yes.
How many woollens can one wear at any given point in time?
l don't know.
You've already packed eight sweaters and two jackets..
how many more do you want to pack?
l don't want my little baby to catch a chill.
You want to keep me warm?
Simple.
l am thinking of staying back here after the resort is done.
Me too.
Let it get completed first.
Hi everybody.. - Hello!
So how do you like it?
lt's amazing.
Hi Daniel! - Hi Rahul!
You guys come with me. There are arrangements in my hotel.
Hey, what about me?
There are special arrangements for creative people like you.
Let's go.
Actually, you guys carry on. l will stay here for a bit.
Ok, see you.
Beautiful.
lsn't it?
Yes.
lt is beautiful.
But there is something that you don't know.
What?
This lovely breeze..
the golden sunrays falling on the mountains..
the heart of the people here..
take a good look at all this.
lt won't last for long.
Why?
Your concrete resort will block the mountains..
the diesel in the air will cover the sun..
all kinds of people will come to make a quick buck..
Will you still find this place beautiful?
Think about it.
Neither you nor l have made this world.
And hence l don't have the right to spoil it.
Hi!
Good morning.
What a surprise! Please come in.
So, how have you been?
The Sensex is falling every minute.
lnvestors are going out of business.
And then Preeti said that you are alone.
We had to come and see you.
You made him leave the market and brought him here!
Are you pulling my leg?
Maybe..
There's something about your house.
What do you mean?
The magic between them both is reflected in their home.
Would you like some tea?
May l have some coffee?
Sure.
Actually, how about some beaten coffee?
Of course.
Will you make it?
Beaten coffee can't be left to the maid.
l'll help.
Amit will be left alone then.
Don't worry about me. Carry on.
lt feels so strange when Rahul is not here.
There's so much life in him..
From now on, let's not be so formal with each other.
May l say something?
Sure.
lt might sound a little strange.
That doesn't matter.
There's no one here, but you and me.
You won't misunderstand me?
Correct me if l do.
The first time that l met you,
l felt very jealous.
Have you read Rabindranath Tagore?
Happiness, l believe, is an illusion
that lies on the other side.
Don't you feel jealous of anyone?
Yes l do. But let's not talk about that.
Tell me something honestly.
Where is the gap?
The body.. the soul.. or in the caress?
Amit's waiting. Let's go.
Run if you want to.
But be careful that you don't run away from yourself.
Ask him to wait.
l'll be there in 45 minutes.
Thank you.
l have to rush.
At least have your coffee in peace.
The Sensex has suddenly started jumping again.
Why?
Can't you keep the Sensex under your thumb, like you do your wife?
Rahul, please come up.
What do you think of this section?
Ya, l know. l am working on it.
Ok.
Hello.
What's your name?
Come here.
l felt it when l was abroad,
but today l realise it.
Words are transient but silence, eternal.
Standing in front of these mountains,
wrapped in the breeze,
the clouds whisper to me tales of another world.
l realise my smallness in front of these majestic mountains.
l sense the presence
of a different reality enclosed in this beauty.
lt's cold today.
Yes.
But it's so beautiful too.
True.
l've gone through my whole bag. Where is my medicine for acidity?
What?
You packed so many sweaters for me but forgot my medicine?
Sorry?
What do you mean by sorry? l am dying of acidity.
l'm feeling very uneasy.
lf you are feeling so uneasy, why don't you buy the medicine?
What's the matter with you, Nani?
Preeti.
Preeti!
Yes.
Oh! l am so sorry..
This is Rahul.
l know.
l don't know how this happened.
lt happens to me also.
l'm sorry. l'm slightly embarrassed.
So l see. But why don't you buy some medicine?
l will.
You'll buy it?
Yes.
Right now?
Yes.
Promise?
Promise.
Take care.
You too. Bye.
l'll never forget what l saw.
lt's just a mountain.
ln the evening sky,
when the first rays of the moonlight..
fall on the mountains,
l realize how unbelievable God's creation is.
At that moment, l feel as if those rays..
fell on the peaks for my eyes alone.
l don't have the words to describe it
since l am not a poet.
Despite not being a poet you're doing good at it.
You think so?
lnstead of making houses and bridges you should have made films.
Why?
At least l get a memorable picture..
But a picture is not to be possessed. lt has to be seen and felt.
That too will happen if it's destined to be so.
There are only a few people who can get excited
about a moonlit mountain range!
l am definitely one of them.
Have you ever seen the colour of a mountain on a full moon night?
For me the colour of life is green.
Green?
Yes. The colour of money.
Does your Kanchanjungha have any possibility of green?
That's your job..
l am busy looking at the moonlight.
And what about the way you are luring us?
That's his childhood habit.
He still does the same with me.
l think l need another drink.
Waiter.. another whisky please.
Drink?
No.
Sure?
Yes.
Amit?
Yes?
May l say something?
Sure.
What is it, say?
What!
Let it be.. it's nothing.
As you wish.
Sorry, the service is temporarily Withdrawn for non-payment.
Kindly arrange to pay early.
There are two people living in this house.
Are you one of them?
This house is just a hotel for you.
You come and go as you please.
What's the matter?
Have you had the same dream?
l have to pay the phone bills as well?
Don't you have any responsibilities?
Destroy it!
Burn it down!
Bring it down!
The root of all problems in lndia, is appeasement.
Why? What happened again?
Who knows what the Gurkhas of the mountains want to say?
lf we have to listen to their demands
then our Whispering Oaks will never see the light of day.
The judiciary and the police still exist in our country.
Just use force and remove the people who are picketing.
Even if we use force now, then what?
The population of our country is more than one billion.
How long can we fight them with the help of the police?
Well.. what's the way out then?
We are the ones who have to live with them.
Which means, appease and fall in line?
Well, l prefer to think of it as understand and co-opt.
Anyway, Amit will have to think of a way out.
Manoj?
Hello.. yes.. Rahul Chatterjee.
Did you call me? - Sorry just one second.
Manoj, l need a coffee please. l have a headache.
Okay. - Thanks.
Yes?
lf you really have a headache, l could have it pressed.
Sorry?
Who is this?
That question is so subtle,
do you really think it can be answered over the phone?
Who are you?
What is this?
So now you are as curious as l am.
Let me tell you there is someone here you won't mind meeting
even with an aching head.
Are you mad?
ls there a notepad in front of you?
Maybe..
So maybe you should get a pen and take down my address.
Ok..
Shoot..
15 C, Gurusaday Road.
Any landmark?
Near the museum.
So see you in an hour then?
- He's working Victoria. - Preeti!
You must be crazy!
lf your headache doesn't get better, you'll get a migraine
won't do you any good at work.
Why am l finding it so difficult to say no?
Because you are as intrigued as l am.
Bye!
l was right.
This is where the story ends.
An unknown woman called and you promptly came?
But she offered to press my head!
l am seeing you with new eyes today.
lf there aren't any arrangements, then l will leave.
Come in.
Wow.. amazing!
Hi. l am Victoria.
Hi. Rahul Chatterjee.
So l can see you've made it.
And l can see why l found it so difficult to say no.
Rahul, thanks.
You look great..
only somehow, l was expecting someone a little taller.
Well.. what can l say? Sorry to disappoint you.
No, lt's just that historically
both villains and heroes are of your height.
Which one are you?
Me?
Whichever way you wish to see me.
Charming!
Fond memories of those by gone days
Keep coming back to me.
Did you like my friend?
Yes.
We used to study French together.
Where are we going?
Didn't l tell you?
To see Kanchanjungha.
This is it.
What?
Kanchanjungha.
This tree?
Yes. Of course.
The fragrance of the eternal.
ln spite of all odds
my tree has been standing tall, like a king,
for hundreds of years.
Staying with you, l see even a tree with new eyes.
So what did you understand?
l understood.
What?
What if you don't understand me?
Try me.
Resonances.
Daniel it can happen in any project.
What's the matter with you? Just handle it!
Buy them all.
l am off to London tomorrow..
You're stressing me out..
Rahul is also going to the site today.
Please see to it that he isn't troubled.
Can l count on you? You will do it?
Thanks. Ok. Bye.
Nandita, call for you.
Hello.
Where are you?
What's the matter?
l have to leave for the site just now.
Why?
l'll come back and tell you.
Are you still at school?
l told you there's a function at school.
Children, be at your place..
The kids are getting unruly. l have to go.
Take care..
And call me when you reach.
Nani..
l love you. Bye.
Really?
lf only l could..
Sometimes l pray that in my next birth
l am born as a bird.
Ok.. goodnight.
That was Nandita.
What did she say?
Just that Rahul went to Sikkim today.
l'm also going.
Where?
Didn't l tell you?
By the morning flight to London.
l don't even know.
Did you even try to find out?
l have been packing my bag for the last fifteen minutes.
Even l want to come.
Where?
Anywhere.
Please take me with you.
This is not a pleasure trip.
Next time.. promise.
How many such promises have you made?
l haven't kept count.
Sorry.
ln my next life l want to be born as a bird.
Good idea. Do that.
Nice.
Let's show them the damage that's been done.
Or else they'll do it again! - Definitely.
What happened? - Come.
Rahul, don't worry, l'll take care of the situation.
Are you sure? - Absolutely.
Take a deep breath. You'll feel good.
Sir.
The luggage is in the car.
Ma'am, welcome.
Here's your tea.
l have come with a lot of expectations.
Expectations of what?
To see.. understand.. experience.
lf you really want to see.. experience..
then you need a full moon night.
With my luck that would be too much to expect.
l don't think so.
Really? l'll be able to see the moonlit mountains?
May be.
This road leads up to a very old monastery.
Really?
Did you ever imagine
that there could be so much beauty up here?
l don't like the twilight.
Why?
No, l mean.. l like it..
but it also scares me.
Fear is in your mind. Why blame the twilight for that?
There's an incredible uncertainty about you.
Amit says, my uncertainty will bring chaos in my life.
Thank you. - You're welcome.
Life betrays. Do you know what l mean?
Yes.
What do l mean?
That life betrays..
This evening is so beautiful. Why can't l keep it forever?
When l feel sad then why can't l escape into it?
Of course you can.
All you have to do is,
make a memory of the moment
and then it lasts forever..
Life didn't betray you today.
What do you mean?
You got your full moon night.
Goodnight.
Relationships are divine.
To give them names is our doing.
The act of coming close must make you richer.
But if coming close follows a predictable pattern
then it is so limiting.
Why do people come closer?
Rahul!
Please wake up.
See.. it's beautiful outside.
Rahul!
Ma'am, tea.
Please come in.
Yes sir.
This business has started even in the mountains.
No sir. We don't know the cause of death..
No. The post mortem hasn't been done as yet.
Yes sir, local doctor.
Yes, ok.
Sir, the doctor is here.
Send him in.
ln all probabilities, he died of a heart attack..
Could be Silent lschemia.
Age is no longer a factor these days..
or it could even be genetic.
l'll take your leave. Bye.
Ok, thank you doctor.
Hello - yes?
No, she doesn't look like one.
No.. no, the register shows them as husband and wife.
Too much excitement could have caused it.
No, the post mortem's not done yet.
Ok Bye.
Who are you calling, madam?
Amit.. my husband.
You even have a husband!
You seem to come from a respectable family.
Why did you come into this profession?
Hi Daniel, how are you?
How are things in Sikkim?
Yes?
Excuse me, can l give her the phone.
She has an important call.
Go ahead.
Hello..
Amit..
Come on, get out.
Come.
Sorry.
l can't believe that..
Rahul could do something like this.
Dad, have you eaten anything?
l had told them from the beginning not to come here.
There were so many other cities..
Right from the beginning..
l am Nandita's sister.
Sumitra!
Excuse me.
Sir have you seen this? Mr. Chatterjee..
Stop it.
Times have become so bad.
Can you imagine?
l thought he was a gentleman.
lllicit relationship in the mountains leads to death.
Don't you know?
He was having an affair with his colleague's wife.
Really? - lt was going on for quite some time..
Sit for sometime.
Come..
Sit..
Sonai, let your aunt sit.
Drink this..
These are your tickets for Ahmedabad.
l have told Benu. Confirm the ticket when you decide to leave.
l think, this is the only solution for both of us.
After all those articles in the newspapers,
l don't want to wait any longer.
You are my daughter! God, l am so ashamed.
You get many chances to mend your mistakes
but life never forgives a sin.
Anyway, you confirm the ticket.
What will l do with so much money now?
Rahul's father has sent it.
There are so many needy children. Give it to some NGO.
lt will make Rahul happy.
Preeti!
Hi!
How are you?
Fine.
l was reading the papers.
The guy died at this age?
Tragic.. very tragic.
What's the matter? Come on.
lt's Preeti. She's in the papers everyday.
Stop talking to such women!
l am getting late!
l'll be right there.
l suppose you don't stay with your husband anymore..
tell me if you need anything.
Hello.
Hello. l am calling from a newspaper.
We wanted to know..
l don't have anything to say. Please leave me alone.
What's left to say?
Who is this?
This is Amit Banerjee.
O, yes.
l am very sorry.
l don't know what to say.
l am so ashamed..
l mean it''s so shameful.
l feeling so stupid and small..
But you must believe me. l had no idea..
that they were doing something like this.
l didn''t know a thing..
You have to trust people..
You have to believe in people.
l don''t know what to say.
Nandita, l''m sorry..
Someone has come to meet you.
Tell them l am not home.
A lady..
You know something..
Preeti told me that Rahul was the way he was
because of the love you shared.
lt was your love that made him so beautiful.
lt was your love that made him so Rahul.
Why are relationships formed?
Why do people come closer?
Because all our relationships redefine our bonding with the divine.
Preeti said, Nani is, therefore l am.
Therefore all my bondages are..
l heard some.. l realized some more..
Nani says, the red rose blooms because of spring,
but it is it's blooming that makes spring, spring.
Hello.
Hello Nandita. This is Amit.
Sorry to bother you again.
Preeti Banerjee?
Mrs. Preeti Banerjee?
3rd Floor.
Preeti Banerjee?
Room no 307 - that way.
Nandita..
l failed..
But l wanted to..
What?
l couldn't fly like a bird.
They tore my wings into little pieces.
Silly girl.. how can you fly with wings?
Make your spirits fly
and you'll see the sky tumble at your feet.
Believe me..
O divine one.
You play with my soul,
O divine one.
You make my spirit sour.
Now would it over stay within my reach?
O divine one.
You play with my soul,
Would you just so fleetingly come
And make me bloom before you escape?