Wake up!
O God! Curse these descendants of Kumbhkarna.
They don't wake up at the sound of drums either.
Everyone is out working..
..and these wicked guys are still sleeping.
Will your ancestors come down to work?
Get up and get to work quickly.
Why are you shouting? - Get up and take a shower.
Everyone is an idler here.
Sis, who was Cinderella?
I'll tell you; she was the princess of Lanka.
No, she was the queen of England; she poisoned herself.
Shut up, girls; you don't know. Cinderella was a fairy.
Tell me her story, please. - I don't know the full story.
Sister, tell me the story of Cinderella.
Who will work if I stop to tell you stories?
First the story, then work.
Then her father married another woman.
Her step-mother was very bad; she ruined her life.
You shameless! Why did you leave that place and lie here?
And why is the house so silent?
Go and see where that witch has taken our kids.
Mangla must be busy working. - Busy working?!
I know your niece very well.
Whether my kids study or go to hell..
And then one day a fairy came down from the sky. - Really?
Yes; she saw that Cinderella was a good girl..
..but everyone behaved bad with her.
The fairy mother told her..
..don't cry, Cinderella; I'll send you there.
Wicked, unlucky girl! Her parents died after her birth.
We fixed her engagement.
Soon after we exchanged the token, her fiancee died.
So you are dreaming of palaces here, eh?
You're sitting idle and are also spoiling my kids.
What are you all doing here? Get up from there.
Take your books and burn them. Go from here.
Shameless! You will take my life some day.
Cool down, Shantidevi! - Shut up!
I want to go for an auspicious task; don't spoil my mood.
Are you starting a new drama? - No, not a new drama.
I am going on a proposal for Mangla.
Why didn't you say that before? Go quickly and fix this match.
Talk smartly to them; don't blabber too much.
We are the girl's family; we should remain bowed.
I've come with a high hope to you, Lord.
If you don't support me, it'll become difficult for me to live.
Why do you forget that there's a sad girl at a house?
If uncle returns home disappointed today..
Legends are not false.
God is very kind.
But sometimes he comes hidden..
I don't know you.
You might not know me..
..but try and see the God in the human.
God is very kind; he loves every one very much.
First tell me what the guy's father said.
The guy's mother attacked me with questions.
Then she agreed for this relationship.
Say, hail Siyavar Ramchandra! - Okay.
So, did they agree? - Yes, dear. That's why I am singing.
Lord, you are so kind.
You gave some intelligence to this fool, too.
You've handled everything by fixing Mangla's marriage.
She'll be very happy to know this.
She used to be very sad. I'll give her the good news.
Mangla! Mangla!
Did you hear this?
Your uncle has found a very nice, educated guy for you.
Child, I was taken in by people and considered you unlucky.
Your marriage will bring loads of happiness to my family. Got it?
I harassed you very much.
I scolded you, but you never complained.
That's why my heart feels guilty and cries today.
What could I do, dear? Poverty irritated me a lot.
That's why I shouted at you..
..and abused you because you were innocent.
Child, who will I get irritated on and scold now after you go away?
Don't feel bad of whatever I've said to you. Forgive me, child.
Forgive me, dear.
Greetings. - Greetings.
Congratulations. - Same to you.
Everything is going fine with your good wishes.
Sis, you look like a princess.
Brother-in-law must also be like a prince.
Sister, will you leave us after your wedding?
This house, this courtyard, all of you.
Uncle will call my name while coming and going.
Who will settle your quarrels?
If you call me, I'll surely come. Will you? - Yes, we will call you.
The marriage procession has arrived.
What happened?
Everything is finished! - O Lord Ram!
I had arranged for this wedding with so many hopes.
I thought I'd get my daughters married after her.
But all my hopes are washed out.
It's the same darkness again.
It's all because of the shadow of this witch.
My daughters' lives are ruined because of her.
Don't know at what inauspicious time she was born.
Wherever she steps, she ruins everything.
Enough now! - How long can I tolerate?
Since the day this unlucky girl..
..has come to our house, my life is miserable.
Happiness will not visit our family till she is in this house.
This witch neither dies nor lets us live peacefully.
Don't know how many more people she's fated to kill.
Lord, you had saved Draupadi's dignity.
Save mine today or I'll drown myself. - Then go and drown.
I'll also commit suicide with you.
He can't do anything for us. Nothing.
It's surprising! You're so sad at this age of joy and merriment.
Troubles don't come at a particular age.
But troubles don't go either by being sad.
What should be done then?
One can't get water from a dried lake.
This statue won't be able to do anything for you.
This is God's temple.
Who else can a person tell his sorrows to if not God?
..we look for God in caves, mountains, pilgrimage places..
..or call him in these statues at temples.
But God is everywhere.
And the true temple lies in one's heart, where he dwells.
Look into your heart. Perhaps you'll find that God there.
Good; if I see it once, it'll be easy for me to meet you again.
If my neighbors see you with me, it'll increase my troubles.
You think you and I.. - Why don't you understand?
I don't know you.
When I saw you first time, I recognized you.
And today I've known you. There, we are introduced.
Enough! Please, go back from here.
I've only learnt to move ahead, not going back.
You were looking for someone, right?
I had told you before that it's my habit to move ahead.
And if I have your company..
..this life will be spent pleasantly.
5 o'clock at the Company Garden tomorrow evening.
Will you come?
I must say that you stuck to your word.
I thought you wouldn't come. - I was scared to come here.
That same fear again?
..sometimes you fear to meet me..
..and sometimes to tell your feelings.
Mangla, this fear is the enemy of love.
But this fear is the support of a woman's prestige.
A person's greatest support is love.
Looks like you've gone mad.
Not mad; I'm a lover.
"All lovers are crazy."
"I am scared of all crazy ones."
"But these crazy ones are not scared of anyone."
"The lovers burn themselves with a smile."
"Why am I scared of lovers?"
"All lovers are crazy."
"I am scared of all crazy ones."
"This love is very difficult to fulfill."
"My heart is very restless."
"Let us first know each other well."
"Know and understand each other."
"Those who become close friends..
..are strangers first."
"I am scared of strangers."
"All lovers are crazy."
"I am scared of all crazy ones."
"This love will..
..bring disrepute to us."
"This life will take..
..a turn some day."
"This might not be the way of the society."
"Whether people agree or not."
"Two lovers are lost in their own world."
"I am scared of lovers."
"All lovers are crazy."
"I am scared of all crazy ones."
No, Anoop, not now.
Don't refuse, Mangla. If you make the body restless..
..our hearts will also feel the same.
Be mine, now, this moment.
Not this way, Anoop.
I am yours. I will be yours the day you marry me.
He will come to meet you with his father on Sunday evening.
Do you see what she's done?
We tried so hard, but couldn't get her married.
Good that she's trying herself now.
We'll save a lot of money on the wedding.
It's only this privacy and you beside me.
Do you want a crowd here? Shall I call people?
Shilpa, I feel lonely among people.
When you are close to me, I feel the whole world is with me.
You are waiting here all dressed up.
How long do I keep the stove burning waiting for your lover?
Must be stuck somewhere. - No, he's not.
I know this is a drama he's playing.
Go from here and get to work.
Behaves like a princess. Idler!
The poor girl is unlucky.
If you say, shall I show her Kundali to some astrologer?
There's Mangal on the 12th place.
It is the effect of this planet that's bringing problems.
Whenever her marriage will be decided..
..there will be some problem or the other.
And even if you get her married..
..she'll soon become a widow.
If Mangla is married to some cripple..
..it might be a good solution.
No, priest, I don't want to ruin Mangla's life.
Then make an announcement..
..and find which good boy would like to die for her.
But, wife.. - Mister, a husband is most important for a girl.
Such a marriage will keep Mangla's husband alive.
Priest, do you know any such guy whom you can suggest us?
There's a blind singer in the neighboring town.
He runs a music school And is quite respected.
"I would offer the best services.."
"..and dedicate everything I have to the guest at my place."
"I would offer the best services.."
"Tell me, what brings you here?"
""Tell me, what brings you here?"
"How can I be of service to you?"
"Filled with the colours of love.."
"..I sing the divine chants of the seven notes."
"I would offer the best services.."
"I dedicate everything I have to the guest at my place."
"I would offer the best services.."
Greetings, sir. - Who is it?
I am Tara. - Tara? I don't know you.
Sir, everyone in the town knows her.
People gave their hearts..
..at each move of her dancer mother, Munnibai.
And now her dance can shake the whole city.
Am I wrong, Tarabai? - No.
Ok, sir, I'll leave now. - You're leaving without saying anything.
Did you want something? - I had come to ask something.
But my fame reached you before I could.
Looks like you didn't like my arrival here.
My doors are open for all music lovers.
Sir, you'll have to face many problems after admitting her.
I mean every courtesan of the town..
..will become your disciple after admitting her.
So what? Is dancing bad?
Dance is also a part of music like the songs.
Ms. Tara, I will teach you to sing.
You can come from tomorrow.
Fine. Goodbye. - Goodbye.
Look, Mr. Anand, we've come to decide something today.
And that is, if a dancer comes to your class..
..our kids will not attend your class.
But, Mr. Ojha, dance is not something bad.
But she's a courtesan. Their dance is bad.
Mister, we always see a reflection..
..of our own thoughts in everything of the world.
I find every woman holy and every art form good.
Listen.. - I can't be biased. No one will be insulted at my place.
Mr. Anand, if such women come at your place..
..your and your school's prestige will be blotted.
Defamation follows every good deed. I don't care for that.
If you act so stubborn, only this woman will remain in your class.
Perhaps that'll be better.
People who pay attention on the wickedness of the society..
..instead of understanding the holiness of music..
..they better stay away from music.
The one who comes to learn music forgetting the world..
..is a true disciple for his guru.
And I've found my true disciple.
If you insist on that, we are taking our kids back. - No!
Please, let your kids remain here. Sir, I'll go from here.
No, Ms. Tara, you will not go.
I.. I will learn by staying away.
Please, don't displease them.
If someone is displeased..
..instead of admitting his mistake, I don't care.
I will teach you to sing.
Your decency is tested today, Mr. Anand.
Our children will never come to this environment.
I said I'm going. Your children will learn music from him.
I don't want to hurt others by coming here.
Ok, bye.
Go, all of you. - C'mon. - Come, son. - Come, child.
"What a nice excuse people make!"
"After making me bad, they say, this woman is bad."
"This woman is bad. Tell me!"
"Is there an answer to that? Is there?"
"What a nice excuse people make!"
"After making me bad..
..they say, this woman is bad."
"This woman is bad. Tell me!"
"Is there an answer to that? Is there?"
"Don't know how many questions people asked me."
"I wish someone asked about my feelings, too."
"Asked about my feelings."
"There is no such lover in the entire town."
"This woman is bad. Tell me!"
"Is there an answer to that? Is there?"
"Is there anyone who has no well-wishes on his lips?"
"Perhaps it's only me who has no Lord."
"Who has no Lord."
"If I had, my story would be like yours."
"After making me bad..
..they say, this woman is bad."
"This woman is bad. Tell me!"
"Is there an answer to that? Is there?"
Who is it?
You?! How come you're here?
SO WHAT?
Ms. Tara, it's about music.
And we both love music.
You want to learn and I want to teach.
You can't come to my place, so I came here.
Mr. Anand, this place is much defamed.
You're a respectable man; you'll be defamed, too.
You.. - I am Gopinath, Tara's friend.
Mr. Gopinath, aren't you respectable?
I am defamed for my respectability itself.
Who wouldn't want such infamy?
We can't get things by just wishing, Mr. Anand.
One has to try and be deceived for that.
Mr. Anand, start my lessons.
Look, I don't want Mangla to be kept in the dark.
I am blind, but she can see me.
You're right. Men's beauty and women's virtues..
..are checked for marriages.
Child, he means to say that for marriages..
..one checks men's virtues and women's beauty.
You must have told Mangla that I can't see.
We've told her everything.
Child, put vermilion in the girl's hair.
Mangla! You've done me a big favor by marrying me.
A favor is done on purpose.
I don't call what is done unknowingly a favor.
Unknowingly? - Yes,..
..I've known just today that you can't see.
But.. your uncle said that.. you were told of everything.
I was told nothing.
O God! What's happened?
Mangla, I don't consider..
..a marriage based on a lie, a true marriage.
Doesn't make a difference what you consider.
Marriage is marriage.
I have no choice except remaining your wife.
What's been done to you is not marriage, but mockery.
It's a blot on marriage.
I don't want to force this marriage on you.
You are free to leave my house.
A woman is fated to live in cages. How will you free her?
As the time changes, only the form of the cage changes.
As a child she's caged by parents.
Then by her husband.. - No, Mangla!
This house can never be a cage.
You are free here in every way.
If you'd like to stay here at your wish, I'd be very happy.
Otherwise..
..you can leave this house whenever you want.
If you didn't like my coming here, I'll go back.
No. Please, come. Come in.
But you never drank it.
I want to drink today.
How are you, child?
I am no one's child.
You didn't recognize me either?
Why? Do you also take me to be blind?
I was blind when I was staying at your place.
I couldn't know you.
But now my eyes are wide open and I've known you very well.
Are you upset with your uncle? - No one's my uncle.
If you were really my uncle, would you deceive me like this?
But your Kundali demanded this.
Burn that Kundali.
You're giving me an excuse..
..of the Kundali after ruining my happiness?
I was helpless, child.
The astrologer had advised me to do so.
Your astrologer had met me, too.
And he told me not to see my..
..uncle and aunt ever again, or my life would be ruined.
Go away from here.
Mangla!
- Yes?
Look what I've brought for you.
These are a few things of adornment.
This is kohl.
Listen! Apply it carefully.
A girl was applying kohl in her eyes..
..when her sharp eyes cut her fingers.
And.. these are Bindis.
They will shine on your forehead like the moon.
And..
..this is a sari.
It'll look very nice on you.
How do you know?
Earlier, I only saw beauty; now I can feel it.
What happened? - Very beautiful.
Me or this sari?
You in the sari and the sari on your body.
Is this sari more beautiful than my body? - Not at all.
Your body is like a flame.
It can burn even the air, let alone the sari.
Will you always tell me such things?
Always.. always..
What happen..
I had also brought a bottle of scent.
It's Kamal in our language and Camel in English.
I'm a very wonderful man. - I don't recognize you.
You don't? - I am your uncle Sukhiram's son, Dukhiram.
Alias Kamal. - Are you fond of music? - Yes, brother.
I served the gurus of the Gwalior school for years.
These days I repair the instruments..
..keeping the picture of musician Tansen in my heart.
Repair the instruments? What's that?
From heart to Dilruba, loneliness to Shehnai..
..woman to Tabla, whoever is out of tune, I bring it back to tune.
Bro, I've done everything from cooking to massaging.
Please, give me a chance.
I will carry your instruments. I'll also carry your pride.
Brother, give me 10 rupees; I'm to pay the rickshaw driver.
You seem to be very smart. - It's your blessings.
Here, take 10 rupees. - Here's the 10 rupee note.
Hey, rickshaw driver, take your 10 rupees and go from here.
Where do I keep my luggage?
Hey! Where are you going? Take my luggage in.
You've enjoyed too much luxury, but no more now.
Who is it? - It's me. - Hey, Mangla!
Brother, she's your sister-in-law.
Yes, take the..
Mother, forgive me. Give me shelter. I have no one else.
Please, get up. He's holding my feet.
Mangla, forgive him. He's our relative by the way.
Thank you, brother. My dear brother!
What are you doing? Get up. - My dear brother!
What do you say, sir? - It's completely ok.
Kamal was saying that it can't be repaired.
A disciple is of no use..
..if he can't solve his guru's problems.
How much is the charge for that?
I shouldn't take money from you. It's embarrassing.
No, you will have to take the price for repairing it.
If you want to please yourself by giving me money, it's ok.
Give.. here.. sir, I've taken 100 rupees. - Ok.
Aren't you ashamed?
You will give your master your half drunk milk? - Madam..
Get out of here! You thief! Go!
Mangla, what's the matter?
Why were you scolding Radha?
She had drunk half glass of milk before giving you.
She was also fooling you like others.
No, Mangla, I'm fooled by my weakness, my loneliness.
You're not alone. I am also here.
I will do all the housework from today on.
Will you be able to do everything alone? - Why not?
That was different; it was your home.
Now this is my home.
"My heart does not rest without my beloved. It can't rest."
"My heart does not rest without my beloved."
"How does one sleep or keep awake?"
"My heart does not rest without my beloved. O Lord Ram!"
"My heart does not rest without my beloved."
"The one who did not care about me.."
"Waiting so see that unkind one.."
"..waiting to see that unkind one.."
"..are these unlucky eyes of mine."
"My heart does not rest without my beloved. It can't rest."
"My heart does not rest. My heart does not rest."
"My heart does not rest."
"My heart does not rest without my beloved. O Lord Ram!"
"My heart does not rest without my beloved."
"The necklace is broken; the pearls are scattered."
"I've said everything in just a few words."
"I don't have anything more to say."
"My heart does not rest without my beloved. O Lord Ram!"
"My heart does not rest without my beloved."
"How does one sleep or keep awake?"
"My heart does not rest without my beloved. It can't rest."
"My heart does not rest. My heart does not rest."
Mangla! Today the sound of your anklets..
..tell me that you're very happy.
Please, come in.
That spring which had returned from our doorsteps one night.
That special night had become a night of separation for us.
I thought we'd make tonight that special wedding night.
Mangla! - You had left the decision to me, right?
I've decided that I'll be with you till I am alive.
And then I'll go to the graveyard on your shoulders.
Mangla!
How did you find this necklace? - Very nice.
My mother used to wear it.
She gave me this necklace many years back..
..and told me to give it to her daughter-in-law.
I'm so lucky. I got mother's blessings with the necklace.
I recall I used to make mother..
..run after me for sewing a button when I was a kid.
Today you're sewing the button..
..and I can't even move.
Do you still feel like running away?
Which thirsty man will run away from river Ganga?
This thirst will not be quenched and I won't go away from you.
Needles only know how to pierce. - And what do you know?
To take away the pain of piercing.
Who is it? - Who can trespass in your house like this?
I see; it's you, Anoop. You've come after a long time.
I won't talk to you. First let me meet Bhabhi. - Ok.
Mangla!
You're upset because I didn't invite you on my wedding, right?
Yes? - It's ok.
All your dissatisfaction will go as soon as you meet Mangla.
Mangla, he's my friend, Anoop. - Greetings.
Greetings.
His father started my music school, and he helps me run it.
They've done many favors to me.
Never mind; what are you talking?
Mangla, get his luggage inside.
..and there was no one to look after you, you stayed here.
And now that Mangla is here, you want to stay at a hotel?
Perhaps he's more comfortable there.
No! A hotel is a hotel and a home is a home.
There's no question of going there.
Kamal! - Yes, brother?
Go to the hotel with him and get his luggage here.
Keep quiet, or I'll be upset with you.
Go, Kamal. - Ok. Come.
Forgive me, but I didn't recognize you.
I'm his close.. - I hope you're not his maternal uncle's son.
No. - No?
Another maternal uncle's son?
Not that either?
Paternal uncle's son?
Well, you see, I am Anand's good friend.
Only friend? I was scared.
By the way, who are you? - Didn't you recognize me?
I am Mr. Anand's close relative.
I am his uncle's uncle's aunt's son. - What?
Didn't get it? This is a very long relation.
Glad to meet you. - I am also glad. Shall we go now? - Fine.
Anoop, I always wanted to know one thing about Mangla.
But couldn't ask anyone till date. I can ask you.
Is what people say about Mangla true?
What do they say? - That she's very beautiful.
Ok, tell me something.
What's the prettiest thing about her beauty?
The eyes.
Beauty should always look at beauty.
Gardens, trees, flowers..
..heatre, drama, cinema.
Mangla should see all these things. I can't go with her.
You take her with you and show her these things.
With him? No, I will go only with you.
Listen to me, Mangla. If you go out, you'll feel fresh.
How long can you remain in the house and get bored?
Then spread this happiness of yours outside.
You shouldn't have stayed at my place.
I know, Mangla. But I couldn't refuse Mr. Anand.
I respect him very much.
If you wished, you could have come up with any excuse.
My desires woke up when I saw you..
..and I forgot all excuses.
Do you recall you had made a.. - I know, Mangla.
But unfortunately I could not fulfill that promise.
When I reached Calcutta to bring father to your house..
..I found him at the verge of death.
And I got absorbed in all that.
..my love was gone.
Everyone has his own destiny.
You will have to think about me.
Anoop! You know that you couldn't shake me..
..even when no one had a right on me.
And now I worship my husband. I love him very much.
I've received this love and belongingness with difficulty.
If you care even a little for me, don't ruin my life.
Mangla!
I want to talk to you on an important matter. Come with me.
What is it?
Mangla, I can't believe that you can be happy without me.
Have you called me at this late hour to tell me that?
You're not blind; can't you see how happy I am?
That's why I say that you're not happy.
You're deceiving yourself and me, too.
Mangla, it's not right..
..to suppress one's feelings for the social norms.
I know you still love me. - That's a misunderstanding!
I don't love you at all. - Mangla, you love me, love me..
Anoop! If you can't brace yourself, go away from here.
Go away? Come with me.
Look! Look at yourself. Look with my eyes.
And forget those eyes which don't even feel this beauty.
It's not good to turn away completely from one's desires.
Come, Mangla. Come closer. I'll give you all the happiness.
Anoop! - You are mine. - Let go of me, Anoop!
Or I'll scream.
Anoop, you've forced me to tell him the truth in the morning.
Mangla!
Sleeping pills? But I never take sleeping pills.
But I found the packet of sleeping pills in the house.
See this, Mr. Anand.
Really?
That's why I have a strong headache.
But how did it reach there? And who gave it to me?
Except Mangla.. - Yes, I also wanted to say that.
Ms. Mangla has given you these pills.
But why would she do that?
Because she.. she was trying..
..to revive the old times she spent with me.
Time spent with you? - Yes, Mr. Anand.
She knew me before she married you.
We were so close to each other that..
..the matter had reached till wedding.
So when I stayed here, her weakness took over.
When I went out with her, the weakness provoked her more.
And last night.. last night, Mr. Anand.. she forgot her limits.
I care for your friendship. So I handled the matter.
Now I won't stay here.
This necklace.. she got angry and threw it on my face.
Mangla!
Yes?
Did you know Anoop before our marriage?
Yes.
Did you also want to marry him? - Yes.
Then why did you lie to me? Why did you deceive me?
Why did you keep hiding your feelings and fooling me?
'A woman is fated to live in cages. How will you free her?'
'As the time changes, only the form of the cage changes.'
'Mangla, he's my friend, Anoop. - Greetings.'
'Greetings.'
'Mangla, get his luggage inside.'
'My luggage is at the hotel.'
'When I was alone..'
'..and there was no one to look after you, you stayed here.'
'Perhaps he's more comfortable there.'
'Ok, tell me something.'
'The eyes.'
Now I get it.
You married me as you were disappointed with Anoop.
Truth? The truth is that..
..Anoop could not succeed with his intentions.
So he was jealous and told you the wrong things.
Last night he tried to behave badly with me.
..or did you give me sleeping pills and tried to provoke him?
What are you saying?
You.. how could you even think that I could..
I don't want to hear anything.
It would have been better..
..if I had turned deaf before hearing your love story.
I swear on you that I have committed no sin.
It's me who has committed a sin.
I committed a sin by marrying you.
I committed a sin by forgetting your indifference.
I committed a sin by trusting you.
It's me who has committed all sins. Only me.
"The Bindiya keeps me awake."
"The Bindiya keeps me awake, O Ram."
"There's a flame shining in the dark night."
"That wretched lights a fire in my heart."
"The Bindiya keeps me awake, O Ram."
"I can't sleep. The Bindiya keeps me awake."
"Was it Bindiya or.. was it Bindiya or.."
"..a snake who bit me and stole my sleep."
"It stayed in my eyes. It stayed in my eyes."
"Each moment seems like a lifetime."
"How would one live? What would one do?"
"I can't sleep. The Bindiya keeps me awake."
"There's a flame shining in the dark night."
"That wretched lights a fire in my heart."
"The Bindiya keeps me awake. The Bindiya keeps me awake."
Who is it?
You? Why have you come here?
Auntie, I am in trouble.
He.. he doubts my character. It's only you..
I don't want to hear anything. - Please, listen..
I had also met an astrologer.
He told me that if I wanted..
..to stay happy in life, I should never see my niece.
Wife! - Shut up!
I don't want her shadow to fall on my house.
Go from here. - Auntie.. - Go away! Witch!
Auntie!
Excuse me!
Mr. Anand has left the house and gone away somewhere.
Mangla, a person is deceived by the same person he loves.
Our company was like the railway tracks.
They run together, but never meet.
I am leaving this house and everything in it for you.
I am only taking one thing with me, my mother's necklace.
You neither need it nor deserve to have it.
Leaving the house alone is not going to help.
You'll have to bear with courage what has happened.
Tara, I can tolerate thirst. But I can't bear..
..to get the glass till my lips and see it breaking.
It would have been better if Mangla hadn't come to my life.
This city, the streets in it, the people in it..
..all will remind me of her.
This city is too small for your art.
Only a big city like Mumbai can appreciate your talents.
Mumbai? But.. how will I alone..
Why alone? We will come with you.
You?
Tara is also tired of such a life.
She will accompany you in music..
..and I will arrange your programs.
Mr. Gopinath, we will leave this city today itself.
"The one who came like a flame in a dark night.."
"..couldn't give light, she just remained smoke."
"My throat was dry. There was silence on my lips."
"My eyes could not voice my feelings."
"Dark night."
"I have kept old memories buried in my heart."
"Those were the days, when my love nest was ruined."
"Dark night."
Look, your task is only to look after the kids.
Kids, say hello to auntie. - Hello. - Hello. Hello, child.
Music lovers, after shaking the nation with his voice..
..the king of music, Mr. Anand, will present something new today.
I am sure you will find your feelings in his voice this time, too.
What's wrong with you, brother?
If drinking was necessary, you could have done that before.
Sit down.
What will people think about you?
If I could hide my true self, I would also be called a hermit.
Anyways, give me the bottle.
Don't drink more; it will harm you.
Just give me the bottle, Kamal. I can't sing without drinking.
That means liquor has taken the place of practice in your life.
Let him drink; you go on the stage.
There's chaos in the hall. I'll try to cool them down.
Ladies and Gentlemen, calm down. Please, calm down.
Mr. Anand will present his song in a while.
Till then see a glimpse of Raasleela by Ms. Taradevi.
Who's this Tara? - Must be some lover of this singer.
Wait and watch.
Wow! Wow!
Wonderful! Every move of her was stylish.
I've got worth my money by this dance.
Come.
Friends..
I am sorry that.. you did not like my weakness.
I only want to say regarding this matter..
..that.. I am weak, and that's why I am a human.
And I am a human, that's why I am weak.
I won't sing a song today.
Today I will present..
..the arguments of my weakness.
"People say that..
..I am an artist."
"But I am embarrassed of my fame."
"If you ask my opinion, I am nothing."
"If I drink a little liquor."
"..I will get some courage."
"O friends, can't you..
"O friends can't you tolerate that either?"
"If I drink a little liquor.."
"I've forgotten tune, rhythm and words."
"I remember my beloved."
"When I drink a little, I remember many songs."
"I remember many songs."
"I'll fill my songs.. I'll fill my songs.."
"..with all the grief of my heart today."
"O friends, can't you..
"O friends, can't you tolerate that either?"
"If I drink a little liquor.."
A woman ruined him. - How?
I heard she had an affair with another man. - I see.
There's so much grief in his voice.
She must be a very ruthless woman. She's been cruel to him.
"The memories of the forgotten days haunt me."
"Perhaps I hear a call from somewhere."
"I hear a call."
"I want to turn and look."
"I want to turn and look who's calling me."
"O friends, can't you.."
"O friends, can't you tolerate that either?"
"I am tired on the way. My destination is far away."
"The shore is far from me. I am far from the shore."
"I am far from the shore."
"I want to make the storm my shore by drowning myself."
"O friends, can't you..
"O friends, can't you tolerate that either?"
"If I drink a little liquor.."
"..I will get some courage."
"O friends, can't you tolerate that either?"
"If I drink a little liquor.."
Wow!
Hey! Where are you going?
I am going to meet the singer who lives here.
Want to listen to a song? Unnecessary trouble.
Go from here. Go, I said!
Fatak, why are you shouting like a torn drum?
This woman is insisting to go in. - Bhabhi?!
Go from here. - Ok, sir.
How come you're here?
I've been wandering for so long, brother.
When I saw him last night, I couldn't brace myself.
I know I hold no respect in his eyes..
And if he hears your voice..
..he'll throw you out of the house.
Voice? I.. I won't say a word before him.
I'll become dumb. - Dumb?
Yes. If Gandhari blindfolded herself for her husband..
..can't I shut my mouth before him?
But, Bhabhi.. - I beg of you, brother.
I.. I don't want the position of a wife.
I want to remain a maid and serve him. - Maid?
Will the mistress of the house be a maid now?
So what, brother?
I just want to fulfill my duty in any way.
Ok, come.
Who is it?
Dumb? What's her name? - Dasi (maid servant).
Dasi? It's a strange name.
Her husband has thrown her out of the house.
No! Drink later; first we'll talk of business. - What business?
Hear the program for tomorrow.
I've called the TV people at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
And at 12 I've called a poet from Lucknow.
You'll be here in the morning. We can talk about it then.
Let me drink peacefully at present.
You'll get only one peg. - This is cruel, Tara.
Mr. Anand, you're born in this world so that..
And I also have a right to torture you.
But poor Dasi won't torture me. Dasi! Bring the bottle.
Dasi! Didn't you hear me? Get me liquor quickly.
Can't you live without liquor for even one night?
No, Tara. I won't be able to sleep without drinking.
Please, try. As it is, we've run out of liquor today.
But I opened one bottle just yesterday.
You were too drunk yesterday. You don't remember anything.
You were asking for more after finishing 2 bottles.
Why didn't you get some more from the shop?
..these days is harmful for your health.
Tara, not drinking is harmful for my health.
I.. I feel suffocated. My body is shivering.
Look, the shops must be closed by now.
Please, forget today. I'll get you some tomorrow.
I..
I know where it might be. I know.
Dasi! I had kept a bottle here; where is it?
Dasi!
Forgive me, Dasi. The old memories delude me.
I hope you didn't feel bad.
I can't see; you can't speak. Both of us are helpless.
How would I know if you are upset?
What was Dasi doing?
She was sewing my shirt button.
No, she touched your feet and took your blessings.
Touched my feet? Why?
How would I know? I can't ask her either.
Mr. Anand, this girl is young and also pretty.
If you get so close to her, what will people think about you?
She's touched your feet today.
She will put vermilion in her hair tomorrow.
..we can't go against the social norms.
She's a maid; she should be treated like a maid.
He called you one of his own ones today.
But whom? Mangla or Dasi?
Don't be fooled, Mangla.
He pitied Dasi today; he still hates Mangla.
Yes. Now even if I forget something, she does not.
Within few days she's taken all my responsibility on herself.
Yes, yes, I know.
See? She was signaling me that it is my 4th peg.
You said she's very pretty, right?
Tara..
..I've never seen beauty so quiet.
The same story.
She's dumb; her husband got her out of the house.
I am blind; so.. Mangla left me.
You've left Mangla. - What else would I do?
Kill my conscience and enjoy the affair of my friend and wife?
I had freed her after our marriage.
Then she played the drama of loving me.
She aroused the buried desires in me.
She taught me to dream.
Tara, the death of dreams..
..is as difficult to bear as they are easy to watch.
Stop drinking now. - Don't stop me, Tara.
The heap of memories will not drown in just 5 - 6 glasses.
The memories won't drown in these glasses; you'll drown in them.
Your existence will drown in that.
My life is only waiting for death now.
This disappointment does not suit you.
I understand your grief.
You need new land, new hopes.. and..
..new love to start a fresh life.
No, Tara, the same old memories..
And for how long? - Till I go unconscious. Dasi!
"Revive the old memories, to create a new poetry"
"By breaking your own heart don't revenge on yourself."
"Revive the old memories.."
"If you suppress your feelings, how will you live?"
"The one who has left you is dead for you."
"Don't recall her anymore."
"By breaking your own heart.."
"By breaking your own heart don't revenge on yourself."
"Revive the old memories.."
"This life is beautiful."
"It's not a fantasy, but the truth."
"This life is beautiful. It's not a fantasy, but the truth."
"Wait for someone; trust someone."
"Give some message to someone."
"Take some message from someone."
"By breaking your own heart.."
"By breaking your own heart don't revenge on yourself."
"You are sad because you are also alone in this world."
"Change this destiny; come closer to me."
"I'll support your heart."
"By breaking your own heart.."
"By breaking your own heart don't revenge on yourself."
"Revive the old memories.."
Mr. Anand, you hear men praising your songs every day.
I feel others' sorrows.
One of my friends is a wonderful surgeon.
No, Mr. Gopinath..
..the outside light will deepen the darkness of my heart.
I am fine this way.
And who would I see even if I get sight?
Who would I recognize? Every one is wearing a mask.
Your destiny will change by seeing Tara.
Forget about me; you think about Tara.
I've thought over a lot.
If my company made her happy..
..I wouldn't have come to you with this question.
No, Mr. Gopinath..
I can't do this. - Why not?
Is it that you find some flaw with Tara's love?
Or is it that you can't forget Tara's past?
I want to forget my past. How will I keep in mind Tara's past?
I know she's a very honest and decent woman.
She can brighten anyone's life.
That's why I tell you this.
But my life is not a good life.
No, Gopinath, I am not worth her.
What you did was not good, Gopinath.
You.. you shouldn't have said that.
I've made a mistake, Tara.
But please, take my word. Find a good guy and marry him.
So that you can improve your future.
You know well that I can't even think of that.
Tara, I've asked something from you..
..for the first time, and you're refusing flatly?!
Gopinath, what substance are you made from?
You worry about my future; don't you worry about yours?
What's so special about me after all?
And if I ask, what's so special about that blind musician..
..for whom a pretty girl like you is ruining her life?
The truth is that we both are made of the same substance.
If I meet God someday..
..I'll ask him why he made us of this substance.
Today is Karvachauth.
A married woman fasts for the long life of her husband.
And may I serve you like this in all lives!
'My mother used to wear it.'
'She gave me this necklace many years back.'
'And told me to give it to her daughter-in-law.'
'I'm so lucky.'
'I am only taking one thing with me, my mother's necklace.'
Were you stealing? - Who is it? - Your Dasi.
She was taking this necklace. - Dasi? You were stealing?
The wardrobe is open and she was holding this necklace.
Dasi, you might've taken this necklace to be very valuable.
But the one who should have valued it could not do so.
She broke this necklace, the relationship and also my heart.
Anyway, keep this.
And don't defame poverty by stealing again.
What is this you're doing?
You were giving her a prize instead of punishing her?
It's not right to punish without hearing her problem.
And the poor woman is dumb; she can't defend herself.
She must have had some problem.
It's very valuable for me.
How long will it remain safe among such people?
If you say, can I keep it safely with me?
You.. you will keep it? - Yes.
All right; keep it.
Mr. Anand!
Friends, Mr. Anand is a famous artist of our nation.
Yet he accepted it..
..considering it as a symbol of our love and respect.
I won't ask him to say a few words here..
..because it's not his habit.
But I'll still request him..
..to trouble himself and answer your questions.
So, here are your questions and Mr. Anand's answers.
Come, Mr. Anand.
..he can create sorrow in the listener's hearts.
This is true for every artist, not only singers.
'What sorrow and why' are unimportant questions.
The only truth is that there is sorrow.
Why don't you say it clearly..
..that you regret that your wife left you?
And you keep Ms. Taradevi with you to forget that grief.
And the company of two artists is not bad, is it?
Then why haven't you married her yet?
Well, perhaps because you want to remain..
..a respectable man in the society..
..but you're living with her without marriage.
Answer, please.
Kamal! - Yes, brother?
You are to do an important task. - Yes, tell me.
You are to look for Mangla.
Consider I've found her.
But can I know the reason for this eagerness?
Wherever she is, with whoever she is, meet her.
I want to divorce her!
Divorce her? Why? - Because I want to marry Tara.
No, brother! Don't tell him anything.
I am happy the way I am. Let him marry Tara.
You mean you will divorce.. - No! I can't divorce him.
If you don't divorce him, how will he marry Tara?
I don't get anything, Bhabhi.
You won't get it.
Gopinath told me that you'd never agree for this operation.
First class.
Lay back now.
Mr. Anand, you can surely get your sight back.
But till someone donates his eyes, you will have to wait.
Hey! How many times have I told you work carefully?
I am tired of telling you every day. - Excuse me.
Yes? - Does Mr. Anand live here?
I am his old friend. I haven't met him since a long time.
When I read about his fame in the papers..
..I thought I'd meet him. - I see.
Please, sit down. Dasi!
What will you have? Tea or something cold? - No, I..
Mangla?!
She.. - She's our maid; why? Do you know her?
Well.. I might have seen her in some other house.
You are Anand's old friend; you must be knowing his wife.
Anand's wife? - Yes; her name was Mangla.
There was something between her and his friend..
Forget it. Can you tell me..
..whether Mangla married that friend or not?
I've told you that l haven't met Anand for a long time.
Never mind; I've located the house; I'll come some other day.
Listen! You didn't tell me your name. - Goodbye.
Your husband left you because you're dumb?
You're a liar! I've known you; you are Mangla!
Your husband did not leave you because you are dumb..
..but because you are characterless.
And you live in that same husband's house as a maid?
Now your lover also comes here.
What plan have you both thought of this time? Tell me!
What do you want? Money? How much?
I don't want anything. I only want to remain with him.
You had come to his house as a wife.
He also loved you very much.
You left this love and the house.
What joy will you gain by being a maid now?
Mangla, you loved a man, but married someone else.
Even after marriage you took advantage of his blindness..
..and kept enjoying with your lover.
Forgive me..
.. but you turned out to be a prostitute in the form of wife.
And now that he's moving towards a lovely life..
..you've come to create obstacles in his life?
..I couldn't bear his blindness after my marriage.
But I've never been disloyal to him.
It's a different thing that I couldn't prove my innocence..
..and I don't even want to prove it now.
I only want that you gain what I've lost.
I want to see you as his bride.
And I know that he'll be happy with you.
And that I maintain my place as a maid.
You are under my oath; don't tell him this secret.
I don't want to be thrown out of this house.
Are you telling the truth?
And if this is not true, you will have to leave.
And if this is true?
Then.. we'll see what to do.
Hello. - Hello, Anoop. Anita speaking.
Anita, you?! - I had visited the doctor today.
He said it's quite late now.
That's why I had told you to visit the doctor 2 months back.
I waited as you promised to marry me.
But when I told you to visit the doctor, why didn't you do that?
And call.. no, I will call you.
Hey! What are you doing? We'll meet an accident.
There couldn't be a bigger accident..
..in my life than when I met you.
If you drive like this, you'll bump into someone.
Watch out ahead.
I've also seen well what we've left behind.
Think about yourself. - Anita was in my place before me.
And who was before her? - No one. Trust me.
You ruined whoever trusted you.
But you will not be able to play this drama with anyone now.
What are you talking?
What is this foolishness? - You won't escape now.
Stop the car! Roopa! Stop!
Disgusting people like you have no right to live.
Stop the car, Roopa!
You've ruined the lives of many girls.
But now that won't happen with any girl.
I told you that I'd die, but I wouldn't let you live either.
You're not a human; you're a demon.
My child was killed before it could be born because of you.
You're responsible for my child's death.
You're a murderer.
I met you at the temple, so I thought you must be a good man.
But you turned out to be a scoundrel.
You got me out of my parental house as well as matrimonial.
You're shameless, demon, low.
'You've ruined the lives of many girls.'
'You're not a human; you're a demon.'
"I will die, but will not let you live either."
"You have led a devils life."
"I won't let you live either."
You? Why have you called me?
Perhaps you didn't recognize me.
I am Anoop.
Yes, you are Mr. Anand's friend, right?
Yes.
..the same friend who killed friendship.
The person who took advantage..
..of the blindness of a friend and defamed humanity.
The person who tried to fulfill..
..his lustful desires with a loyal wife in her house.
And.. and.. when I did not succeed..
..I provoked Anand against his wife to save myself.
He threw her out of the house.
And now that poor woman, Mangla..
..is forced to work as a maid in her own house.
I am a very bad person, Ms. Tara.
But you are doing through your decency..
..what I did with my wickedness.
Me? - It's you.. who's taking away Mangla's husband from her.
This is my will.
According to it, after I die..
..my eyes should be donated to Mr. Anand.
Mr. Anand will see again.
He will see Mangla, see her innocent face.
Ms. Tara..
..will that happen?
Will that.. happen?
Good morning, Mr. Anand. - Greetings, doctor.
Congrats.
That day has come at last for which you were waiting.
We won't be untying only your bandage after 10 minutes..
..but a new phase of your life will start.
It'll be a new morning.
Do you remember, doctor, I had decided that..
..when I get my sigh back, I will marry Tara.
Nurse! Draw the curtains. - Yes, doctor.
You had decided that the day he starts seeing..
..you will end your life.
And you had decided that the day he gets his sight back..
..you'll give Mangla her right and get out of their way.
Mangla!
Mangla! Mangla!
Stop, Mangla! Stop!
Mangla! Mangla!
Stop, Mangla!
No, Tara.
An Indian woman is taught from her childhood..
..that she should die in the same house she's married into.
No, Mangla. Mr. Anand is yours and will remain yours.
No, he was mine, but now he's yours.
Didn't you hear what he said? And in what his joy lies?
He hates me.. he hates me..
Mangla, I will erase that hatred from his heart.
I will prove your innocence to him.
What's the use?
I don't want to live a divorcee.
Let me die a married woman.
Mangla, do you know this? It is his mother's necklace.
Now that you've decided, I won't stop you.
But.. what sort of married woman you'd be..
..if you go without any adornments?
Here, wear this, Mangla. I don't need it.
Take it.
Here..
Take it, Mangla.
Mangla! Mangla!
No..
No.. don't cry, Mangla! No.. no..
Now open your eyes slowly.
Doctor..
I can.. I can see now!
I can see now!
Brother! - Kamal?
Yes.
Where is Tara?
Can you recognize your Tara from them?
This is my mother's necklace, isn't it?
Then you are Tara.
Then.. who are you?
She.. she is Mangla.
You are Mangla?
Yes, only she has a right over this necklace.
Mangla is innocent. - How do you know that?
Anoop had met an accident; he is no more.
Before he died, he stated that Mangla is innocent..
..and donated his eyes to you to repent for his sins.
He's asked your pardon.
Mangla!
No, Mangla.. no..
I've aggrieved you a lot. I left you without any support.
I wasn't helpless; I was always with you. - With me?
Yes, as Dasi. - Dasi?! It was you?
That means I cursed you and said bad words to you in your face?
Forgive me, Mangla.
No.
Tara! Where are you going?
Where do such people go..
..who find the destination and the path at once?
Where do such people go whose all wishes are fulfilled?
Where do such people go, for whom..
..the difference between losing and gaining is erased?
You've given me my husband back. You can't go.
If you go away, the happiness in our lives will go away.
Only the ones who should go will go now.
I was a courtesan since birth.
If I hadn't met Mr. Anand..
.. I would still be dancing at some court.
But that didn't happen.
Mr. Anand took care of me..
..and gave me a respectable place in the society.
He adorned me like a bride with his music.
It's time for farewell now.
If now.. you shed tears..
I can't muster courage to go.
You wouldn't want that, would you?
"Is there anyone who has no well-wishes on his lips?"
..who has no Lord."