Subtiles exclusively arranged by:- Samaksh ~ Varsha ~ Pankaj Jain
It feels good to leave Pune, right? - Yes.
Why so sullen?
Are you mad at me?
No, dear. Why would I be mad?
Look at the crowd all you want. - Why?
Nothing, I was joking.
You won't feel lonely over there, right?
Why?
I feel, the place we are heading to will have nice people.
Really? - Yes.
'Sarvasakshi'
See, I had told you that it won't be crowded.
So what? Crowded or not, it doesn't matter.
"A lone sound has escaped from the sealed lips."
"The song of the heart has been freed."
"The song is freed."
"A lone sound has escaped from the sealed lips."
"The song of the heart has been freed."
"The song is freed."
"Why can't the sky descend down for once?"
"All that rings in his ears are cries of pain."
"Why can't the sky descend down for once?"
"All that rings in his ears are cries of pain."
"He doesn't even remember himself anymore."
"The song of the heart has been freed."
"The song is freed."
How would our new house be?
I haven't seen it either.
It must be two storeyed
with an orchard of grape-vines. - You have started again.
Plumes..
There must be a plume tree.
A holy basil sapling..
Every house in the village has a holy basil sapling.
"When a spark lit within him, the forest caught fire."
"He even met things from his past life."
"The nameless traveler became alone"
"even before the storm hit."
"The song of the heart has been freed."
"The song is freed."
"A lone sound has escaped from the sealed lips."
"The song of the heart has been freed."
"The song is freed."
Hello! - Hello! - You must be Ravi, right?
Yes, did Mr. Jadhav send you?
Yes. - I see.
Pass me the bag. - What about rest of the luggage?
A car is waiting outside.
It will carry the rest.
I hope it's not a problem. - No. - Come.
Let us go.
Shekhar!
Shekhar, get down!
I won't, go away.
Dear, we will be having guests. Come, now.
Get down!
Mukya! Mukya!
Come here!
Come here, quick!
Run!
Ask him to get down.
I'll hit you if you don't get down.
Bring him down.
You should be spanked.
Come on, now!
Oh, dear!
Dadasaheb, today you are personally awaiting the teacher's arrival.
Yes, my friend wrote to me especially for him.
He is into social work.
Social work, is it? - Yes.
Why did the car not arrive, yet?
Was the train late? - They will come.
I am tired of waiting.
Hail Goddess Amba! - Hail! - Hail!
Hail! - Hail! - Hail Goddess Amba!
Get aside!
What is the procession for?
The weaver's son contracted chicken-pox.
The witch-doctor is taking them to the outskirts.
This witch-doctor can cure people with just spells.
Would the Gods approve of such people?
Vithu.. - Yes?
Don't these villagers get vaccinated for chicken-pox?
Maybe educated people like you do.
A doctor often visits the village, but no one visits him.
Why don't you seek treatment from him? - Why should we?
The witch-doctor takes care of everything.
Well..
Come on, Vithu!
Headmaster.. - Yes?
You should have brought in a lady teacher.
What could she have done?
What else?
She would have done the same work.
But a woman's presence makes a monotonous life
a little bearable.
Chieftain..
It is not in our authority to bring in a lady teacher.
The District Council decides that.
We have to gladly accept whoever they allot as a teacher.
Look, they have arrived.
Oh, yes!
All this land over here.. - Yes?
It all belongs to Dadasaheb.
I see! - The coconut grove..
The grape vine-yard..
It all belongs to him.
Welcome! Welcome!
Chieftain, Headmaster, please come in.
She is our daughter-in-law. - Greetings!
Hello!
Come. - Come.
Chieftain, Headmaster, please come.
Take a seat.
Here.. - Thank you.
Did you have a safe journey? - Yes.
Here's for you..
Be careful.
That is a 'Tabla', be gentle.
Father-in-law..
Have a cup, Chieftain.
Headmaster..
Please.
So Mr. Ravi, it is settled then. - What?
Tomorrow, you are invited to my house for tea at 4 o'clock.
And please bring your wife along, as well.
All right?
I may not be able to make it at 4 o'clock.
I'll be at school.
That is an everyday affair.
Well, shouldn't it be?
If you ask me, I think it's not even necessary.
After all, the village chieftain invited you for tea.
Spanking kids and teaching is our destiny.
That won't ever change.
Tomorrow, we shall head to the chieftain's house for tea
and wrap up school early.
Am I right?
You are absolutely right!
So, tomorrow, you are coming to my house for tea. - All right.
Dadasaheb, I'll take your leave.
All right. - See you.
Please do come tomorrow. - I will.
Fine, I too, will leave now.
Dadasaheb! - What? Oh, sure!
Can you see that? - Yes.
That is our grape vineyard. - Oh!
There must be a 1000 vines. - Really? - Yes
And that is the sugarcane farm.
It's around three acres. - Wow!
And that is the tractor.
And that is the servants' quarters.
Wow! Everything is set.
Dadasaheb, what is the rent?
Who pays rent in villages?
Just keep the house lively, that's all.
We sure will.
I guarantee you that. - How?
I love playing the 'Tabla'.
Okay.
I saw that in your belongings. So, tell me..
There's a devotional choir in the village.
Would you play for devotional songs?
No, I'm still learning.
Solo? - Yes.
And this is the holy basil.
I don't consume food until I water it.
Really? - Are you surprised? - No.
But someone casually advised me to do so.
It also give me peace of mind. - True.
Hello!
I won't stop this even after I go to Delhi.
Would that be anytime soon?
But we have just arrived.
We are not leaving tomorrow.
But once we find a place to stay..
Will you take him along?
What? - Is there a plume tree around here?
Yes, there is.
Come, I'll show you.
Dadasaheb, I can't believe this.
It's destiny, nothing else.
I'm glad that my daughter-in-law will finally have company.
Sir, do me a favor.
Yes? - My Shekhar has no friend.
Get him a friend.
Oh!
How many years has it been since your marriage?
Four.
Four years! Sir, what is this?
Well, so far twice..
I see.. Things will change.
Do not worry at all.
There are two more nearby.
Have his.
Do you see that 'Ashoka' tree? - Yes.
Father-in-law got them from Pune.
Is it so? - Yes.
Come.
Did you like our house?
Very much.
But more than the house, I liked the people.
And above all, I liked him.
He does not mingle with unfamiliar faces.
But with you.. - Really?
Maybe we share a bond since our previous lifetime.
He is just spoiled.
His grandfather pampered him, now you've joined in.
It will be too much fun!
'Unfavourable time for travel..'
Hello! - Hello!
Sir, you came all alone?
Didn't you bring your wife along?
She is not keeping well.
She is pregnant.
I see? - I mean, all is fine.
But she had abortion twice before, so we need to be careful.
It means, she has had miscarriages, twice.
Yes. - Teacher, do one thing.
Visit Bagla, the witch-doctor from our village.
What will he do?
She is on medication prescribed by doctors.
I don't believe witch-doctors.
Sir, don't talk so lightly about him.
Bagla is a staunch follower of the village Deity.
And our village's ancestral Deity is very powerful.
Many have witnessed her miracles, am I right?
Chieftain! Chieftain!
Chieftain! - What happened?
Even my second daughter has contracted chicken-pox.
Didn't you offer a sacrifice to the Goddess?
That is why, I am here.
But Bagla has gone to another village.
Now, who will treat my child?
May I come with you? - What!
Let's see what can be done. - Okay.
But..
Headmaster.. - Yes.
This man seems to be a non-believer.
Let him be.
At first, everyone is an atheist.
Once they get accustomed to our Ranjanwadi
he will start believing.
Where else will he go? Am I right?
Absolutely right.
We should take her to the doctor, right away.
Will the doctor be at the clinic, today?
Yes, he will be.
But we never visit the doctor.
But she won't survive if not taken to the doctor.
What if Bagla gets angry?
And what if the Goddess gets infuriated?
We'll face Her wrath. - Exactly! No way!
No! No!
Don't do this.
Only the doctor can save her.
Sir, I cannot let her die just because Bagla is not here.
Take her to the clinic. - Okay.
Let us go. Come on..
Come, let us go to the doctor.
Don't cry, dear. Don't cry..
Don't cry at all. We will be there, soon. Come..
'Smoking/Tobacco kills.'
She will be fine, now.
There is no need to worry, now.
Thank you so much, Doctor.
Don't thank me, thank the Lord.
Why should I thank the Lord?
Doctors should not say such things.
No! No! They are feeling scared.
Hey, silly boy!
It won't hurt, at all.
Shall I take it?
Saw that? Now, who will come next?
Doctor, I will take it, but it won't hurt, right?
No, you will hardly feel it.
A little?
Less than that.
Well done! - Take the tablets, too.
Good!
Hail Goddess Chamunda!
Lord Niranjan Omkar, banish everyone's illness..
Hail Goddess Chandi!
Who is great?
Is the Goddess greater, or the doctor?
What is the score? - Shut up!
The chieftain is here! - The chieftain is here..
Greetings, sir! - Greetings!
What's going on?
We're listening to the commentary.
You did a great job by bringing a doctor here.
Isn't it great?
Bringing the doctor to the village was not easy. - So?
I had to visit the collector's office many times.
Finally, he agreed. - Oh!
And allotted a doctor to this village. - Yes!
All thanks to the chieftain.
If I have the support of youths like you during elections
the village will progress rapidly.
We've always got your back. - We've always got your back.
Are you going to school? - Yes!
Study well. - Yes! - Sure!
Greetings, Chieftain! - Greetings!
Whatever you say
only Bagla can take care of the entire village. - Right.
I am the one who asked him
to do good for the village.
I told him to cure every disease in the village.
I told him to do so.
See you! - See you!
Whose letter are you reading?
Your husband from Delhi? - Yes.
Hey!
Shekhar, what are you up to? Go and play outside.
"I built."
"Oh, I built.."
"I built a festoon of rainbows."
"I wore a garland."
"I wore a garland of plume blossoms."
"I built."
"Oh, I built.."
"I built a festoon of rainbows."
"I made a path of sun-rays."
"I wore anklets made with the winds."
"I made a path of sunbeams."
"I wore anklets made with the winds."
"I wore kohl in my eyes and scent made of 'Kewra'."
"and then rubbed them away. I built."
"Oh, I built.."
"I built a festoon of rainbows."
"Oh, I built"
"I wore a garland."
"I wore a garland of plume blossoms."
"I built."
"Oh, I built."
"I built a festoon of rainbows."
"I built."
Shekhar!
Come here! I have to tell you something.
Shekhar!
I will catch you.
Come here!
Your father's letter just arrived from Delhi.
He has called us to Delhi soon.
Mother, will we be going to Delhi?
Yes, by flight.
It will be fun, right?
Won't Ms. Rekha come with us?
I want to feed the baby!
I want a child!
Rekha! Hey!
Are you crazy?
Get the doll here.
Very soon, you will get a sweet, talking doll.
Really? Will I really get one?
Will my baby stay with me?
Or will God snatch him away like the first one?
Never! I assure you that.
Should I tell you what I feel? - Yes.
I feel, I'm destined only for dolls.
My life will pass playing with them.
I will never bear a real child. - Don't say that, Rekha.
This time, you will surely have a lovely child.
You will be a mother.
I will have a baby, but it won't see its mother.
Why are you saying such ominous things?
It is a bad omen. I will have a baby
but I won't be there to experience motherhood.
God can't save our baby without claiming my life!
Does it ever happen so?
Maybe not, but it will happen to us.
I am fine even with that, but my baby should live.
My baby should survive even if I die!
Hey, silly! Stop saying that.
How could you say that? Have you lost it?
Hey! Hey, Rekha!
Rekha! Hey!
Hey.. - Yes? - What happened?
What's wrong?
Rekha!
Did you how the stream fell over me?
My baby will live now. - Really?
I mean, our baby. - The baby will live.
But it has nothing to do with the waterfall.
You would never understand.
Please go take a dip.
Because the water is sacred? - Yes.
Sacred or not, I would love to do it.
Bagla, the chieftain is here. - Sit down, Chieftain.
I was helping Patil from Talegaon.
Bagla, do good to our village first
and only then, tend to others. - I have to help all.
You are neither religious, nor God fearing.
Why would you need me?
You prefer that teacher, Ravi, to vaccinate the kids.
Instead of teaching the kids
he's meddling with village matters.
That Ravi.. - Forget it, Bagla.
What about the task I want done?
The task at Talegaon was petty
and I could perform a ritual here.
But for your task, we need a discreet place.
'Smoking/Tobacco kills.'
We need such a place for your task.
What's under that tree? - What do you see?
What else? The same what you see.
Really?
But I can see more than you do.
The Goddess appeared in my dream.
She demands a sacrifice at her shrine.
In return, she offered to show me everything.
Chieftain, you should be the one to kill this rooster.
Bagla, I never slaughter chicken, I only eat them.
This sacrifice must go on for many days. - Sure.
But for how many days? - Don't try to bargain now.
In order to beget such wealth, you must perform these sacrifices.
Sure, shouldn't there be any signs by now?
You will see the signs this new moon night.
Barkya, slaughter that rooster!
No! No! No! - Hey! Come back!
I'll punish you now. Come here now.
Hey! Shekhar!
Silly boy! - Mom, how's my 'Shirsasan' pose?
Hey! You almost fell..
Come here now. Naughty boy! Come on!
'Famous stage act. - 'Trapping the fisherwoman'.'
'Lead actor - Nilu Phule.'
'Smoking/Tobacco kills.'
Listen, should I enact it?
How about the dialogue from the other film?
Can I quote it here? - Sure.
Should I say it? - Sure.
O' love of my life..
Just as a fish wriggles when out of water
so am I.
How was it? - It's good.
Someone's here to see you. - Maybe for free tickets.
Why did you tell them I'm here!
How would I know? - Get lost!
Greetings! - Greetings!
He's the landlord of our village.
He loves fine art. - Oh!
I lost touch of art only recently. - Wow!
I was an ace actor back in my school days.
So, what do you want now?
Then, I became a family man, I got into business
and even tried politics.
I wish to return to arts again.
What is your specific interest? Is it acting or something else?
Well, he wishes to enact 'Hamlet'.
You wish to enact 'Hamlet'? - Yes.
Ever since Nansaheb's demise, Marathi theatre lost its omlette.
I had watched his plays during childhood.
He was a phenomenal actor! Such a good sword-fighter!
I appreciate your passion but you can't even say 'Hamlet'.
How will you manage? - We'll enact a rural omlette
and travel to other villages too. Big deal!
But the original screenplay is in pure Marathi.
I'll work on my language.
Sir, he's ready to put in any amount of effort.
But I think you should rehearse at least for a month.
A month? I can even rehearse for six months.
All right.
But I still feel.. - Do not worry about money.
I'm willing to spend Rs. 10,000, or even Rs. 20,000.
But I have a condition. - Go ahead.
Just one. - Say it, sir. Say it out clearly.
I have a condition.
The heroine will be played by my other lady.
Other lady? - Yes, he has a mistress.
She stages 'Tamasha' performances.
She dances beautifully.
His language is the main concern. - Then make us rehearse more.
But.. - No matter what amount of money you need
do not worry. - Come on, Chieftain.
I have to shoot for many films and stage plays.
I can't do this! - Ignore them for a month.
Try to understand. - Others have commitments too.
This is so uncouth! - Well, what do you earn in a month?
Sir, it's not about money.
Then, what is it? No matter what amount you need
do not worry at all. - Forget about money.
I have committed dates to others. They will suffer a loss!
I'll compensate that. I can resort to old-school ways.
Old-school? - Get the job done, either by money, or by force.
Right! - Excuse me, but it's time for the show.
See you later. - I told you, Chieftain.
These urban folks don't care about us.
No, you've misunderstood me. That's not what I meant..
I know, you talk sweet and stab others in the back.
Sir, let's meet him later.
It's time for his show, he has to act.
Let us go watch.
Sir.. Please make it happen. - I'll try my best.
No, you must do it.
I'll tell you a secret. - What?
We both belong to the 'Mali' caste.
We should establish our supremacy all over Maharashtra.
Both of us! - Let's see. Leave now.
Make it happen.
You must! It simply means..
Making sacrifices for the race.
See you! See you! - See you..
"What are you staring at me for?"
"I am way out of your league."
"What are you staring at me for?"
"I am way out of your league."
"You sat there looking away."
"Found out how deep the water is."
"You sat there looking away."
"Found out how deep the water is."
"Do what you please, try all you can."
"I won't ever fall for you."
"What are you staring at me for?"
"I am way out of your league."
"My face and body are exotic and gorgeous."
"I will slay you with my killer moves."
"Blue is the watery path of the ocean."
"It will never lead to my heart."
"What are you staring at me for?"
"I am way out of your league."
"I'll jump into the water gladly."
"I'll tempt you to jump after me."
"I'll jump into the water gladly."
"I'll tempt you to jump after me."
"For how long will you sit ashore?"
"You just can't ignore me."
"What are you staring at me for?"
"I am way out of your league."
"What are you staring at me for?"
"I am way out of your league."
We have gathered here today to mourn a loss.
Today, all of us are here to share the grief
that Mr. Dadasaheb is going through.
However, despite us sharing his grief
would not make it any less tragic.
I feel deeply concerned for him.
No matter what we try
we cannot lessen his grief.
That is why..
Through his death, Vikram has
immortalised this village's name
along with his own.
There are no words to describe his sacrifice.
He gave up his life
while saving the prime minister.
How are you doing? - Hey! What are you doing?
Someone might spot us. - No one will see us.
Even you don't look me in the eye, then who else will?
Everyone stares. - Oh! - I know it.
Hey!
What do you need him for?
Chieftain, for how long do we survive on chicken?
What do you mean? - The witch-doctor says
your task needs more than chicken. - Really? - Yes.
You are affluent, so your task must be bigger.
All right, as you say.
But won't you look at me? - How does it matter?
Look, he is here. Talk to him.
Bagla.. - Yes? - Just get my job done.
You don't trust me, or listen to me.
Then why should I help you? - Bagla, I trust you a lot.
Do you? - Yes.
Then why have the villagers stopped visiting me?
That teacher, Ravi, is sending them to a doctor
and you stay mum. - Never!
I'll handle them, once the election preparations are made.
I'll make sure Ravi is doomed. - Not so soon.
Later, bring the headmaster along.
I'll put on a show for him, too.
I just need a rooster for tonight.
Stop!
Hail Goddess Chamunda!
Barkya..
Turn to your right, walk four steps
and lay prostrate right there.
Chieftain, make the first dig under Barkya's chest.
Hail Goddess Chamunda!
It's a good omen! The Goddess smiles upon you.
Chieftain, your job will be done.
No, we'll come over on Sunday.
Do you urban folks care only about Sundays?
Then what is the occasion? Anything different?
Yes, it's a prayer meet.
Ma'am! Ma'am! - Yes?
You're invited for the baby shower at Patil's house.
They bore a son after three daughters.
So, four kids? - That woman was fretting so far.
But Baglya's ritual gave her a male child.
How could you deny it?
He doesn't believe such superstition.
Who? - Well..
Don't be so shy, I understood.
But tell me something, don't you trust doctors?
Do you know what they fill in the medicine bottles?
But you still trust them, right? Forget all that.
Take offertory from Patil and cook a dish out of it
and serve it to your husband. - All right. - Come, let's go.
Please get up, ma'am.
You cannot perform this ritual. - Why? What's wrong?
It's the rule for childless women.
Ma'am, a barren woman shouldn't do this.
This child was born from prayers.
How can a barren woman be allowed in this ceremony?
Please get back!
Tell me something at least. - It's nothing.
But why do you find it so difficult to tell me anything?
Listen, joy grows when shared.
But sorrow only lessens when shared, right?
Aren't you like my younger sister? So, tell me everything.
Tell me, what happened? - No-No! - Tell me.
Rekha.. - The other women..
T-They call me barren..
Why do you mind what those imbeciles say?
Just ignore such petty matters.
There are far worse things in the world, right?
Listen, rather than weeping over what you don't have
you should rejoice what you have.
You will surely bear a child.
But..
Look at me.
Look, we will host a grand ceremony when you bear a child.
We will invite all the villagers.
We will have a grand spectacle!
Rekha!
Hey, Rekha! Hey!
What happened? Silly girl!
Don't cry. Don't you shed another tear!
Come on, look at me. Stop crying.
Don't you cry now.
Father-in-law.. - Yes?
Won't you come for dinner?
Did Shekhar eat? - Yes, and he already went to bed.
Father-in-law, I received mother's letter today.
She asked when I would be visiting.
There's no hurry as such.
But Shekhar's school starts next year
and the English Medium School.. - Oh!
It won't be possible in Ranjanwadi.
To be honest, Shekhar likes it here than the city.
He loves chasing around dogs, climbing trees, attics..
Just like Vikram.
He would never be home.
Shekhar must be happy here, right? - Yes?
Yes! He's grown very fond of you.
He says he won't go away from you.
He feels at home in Ranjanwadi.
It's obvious, Sujatha.
All we own here belongs to him.
'Smoking/Tobacco kills.'
Listen, Bagla.
Even if I'm just a poor school teacher
you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
I'll pay you as much as you want.
But Bagla, I and my wife are growing older day by day.
When will you get my job done?
I'll give you as many chickens and lambs as you want.
But.. - Chickens and lambs won't be enough for this, sir.
Please don't do this, Bagla.
What would I do with so many chickens and lambs?
But I have a different solution for your problem.
Different solution?
Tell me, Bagla. What is it?
What! No way!
Bagla, I won't do this.
You must do this, Headmaster. - Bagla, ask me to do anything else
but not this.
You must do this, Teacher. - But..
You must do this! I've got your back.
Come on, Headmaster. Get up and get busy.
'Smoking/Tobacco kills.'
Sit down.
Your husband does not trust me.
But you have come to me.
Why?
Because you want to bear a child, am I right?
You've had two stillbirths so far.
But now, you want a child again.
But that's easier said than done.
You brought this coconut?
I do not want it!
This mere coconut won't suffice.
I want something else.
Understood?
I mean to say, a child.
One who hasn't undergone the rite of passage.
My Deity demands blood!
Once He gets blood, He will be appeased
and He will bless you with a child.
But if you dare disobey me
you will miscarry what you bear
even before you reach home.
Get up!
Get me an unbaptised child.
My God is thirsty for blood.
Get up and bring me that child!
My Dark Lord is thirsty for blood.
Grandpa! Grandpa! - Hey! Hey! - Catch me!
I got you! Hey! Stop running!
Catch me! - Hey!
Rekha! What's wrong?
You're drenched in sweat. Did you have a nightmare? - Yes.
Oh, God! A murder! - Look!
A child was killed!
Get back! - It's a murder!
Oh, God! Who killed her child! - God knows!
What a terrible tragedy..
Hey! Sit tight! - Right!
This one.. - This?
What do you want?
This one?
Wasn't it fun? - What will you tell his grandpa?
He must be so tired. - No way.
Are you tired, Shekhar? - Maybe you're not tired.
String it for me. - Sure.
'Smoking/Tobacco kills.'
Looks fine!
Come. - Let's go. - What's that over there?
What?
Murder! Murder! - Murder! Murder!
Where's Shekhar? Shekhar!
Shekhar.. - Shekhar!
Shekhar!
Where's Patil, the Village Chief? - He's in the next room.
Bring him here. - Okay.
Hello, sir! - Hello, sir!
Greetings! - Greetings!
Greetings!
Terror has gripped the village, little kids get murdered.
Please nab the culprit soon.
Any rivalries in the village?
Fights are common to every village.
Wherever there are people, bickering is bound to happen.
That's not what I meant, Chieftain. I mean, any peculiar grudges.
Like property disputes
or any rivals of the deceased child's father.
There's nothing of that sort, sir.
Ranjangaon has never witnessed such enmity.
The child's mother is a widow, she is a common labourer.
How would she own any property?
Nothing as such will happen here. - Nothing as such will happen here.
I think the matter is entirely different.
Seems like a case of human sacrifice.
Yes, maybe. - Mere guesses won't be enough.
Do you, the Village Chiefs, suspect anyone?
Not really.
But I'm sure about this.
No one would dare do this.. - In our village.
Rightly said, Patil.
Sir, no one from our village would do such a terrible deed.
This seems like an outsider's job.
Is that so? - Yes.
Come, let me inspect the crime scene. - Let's go.
Chieftain, I have guests over. Please show him around.
Sure, please come.
This is similar to the previous murder.
So, this was done by the same man.
Maybe it was the same person.
The only difference is the gender of the victims.
God knows what may happen next.
Sir.. - Yes.
This seems like an outsider's deed.
Must be a depraved soul, with no fear of God.
Whom are you referring to? - No one, I said it casually.
No one. - Watch what you say, Chieftain.
Constable, stay here.
What's this stain?
Hey! - Sir, it's ridden with ants.
Don't touch it! Get back!
How can children survive here, if this continues?
Sir, the villagers are terrified! Please do something!
You needn't tell me that. Constable..
Post our man here round the clock.
If you see anything suspicious, inform me at once. Come on!
It's hard to get information out of the villagers.
They don't open up so easily.
Their ignorance is a problem.
Reporter.. - Yes?
You called the villagers ignorant 15 times during this conversation.
Tell me something.
Which is the best season for sowing
and what breed of bullock ploughs the field?
Do you know that? - No. - You don't? - No.
But our villagers do.
So, you have no right to call them ignorant. - That's true.
But how can I understand if they don't open up?
They hardly seem to care.
This is our village's personal tragedy.
Why should they open up to you?
Personal? - Just because you want to publish a newspaper article?
And just so that you could win journalism awards?
Reporter, do you even know what you've done here?
You ensured that you got the best facilities for your stay.
You ensured that your toilet had a flush
and that the bathroom was easily accessible
and that you got clean drinking water.
Only after ensuring that, you turned to the villagers.
So, why should they even open up to you?
There seems to be a misunderstanding.
No, there's no misunderstanding.
When one can't digest the truth
one swiftly dismisses it as misunderstanding.
I have no misunderstanding, whatsoever.
You want sensational news, don't you?
Our villagers won't give you that.
I've been staying here for 20 years.
And I've started to understand them only recently.
But one won't understand until they speak up.
You mean, people won't? - Yes. - Who are these people?
Don't you mean those city slickers
who read newspaper sipping tea in their armchairs
and casually overlook things terming it as ignorance?
But do they ever wonder why it ever happened?
Yes, you are right. I'm going to make them think that.
You? How will you possibly do that?
Once something sensational happens you will camp here briefly
enjoy the villagers' hospitality
and garner undeserved publicity
for having travelled so far.
And then, while sipping on a chilled beer
you will sensationalise the news at Ranjanwadi
and publish it.
At the most, you will shoot a film based on it.
If you really care, stay here for a few years
and mingle with the people, understand their problems
and publish only if you have a solution for them.
You seem very biased towards urban people.
Not really. - Please don't mind me being so direct.
Sure, go ahead. - You say, I'm an outsider.
So, I can look at it from an unbiased perspective.
You claim that publishing an article is useless.
But my article might draw a social worker's attention.
He might stay here and do something, as you just said.
It will create awareness in other villages
where similar things happen.
And as a reporter, it's my duty to create such awareness.
Then, go ahead and publish your usual rubbish.
Your anger does not seem to have abated. - Never mind.
Did everyone understand? - I'll do it, Teacher.
Come this way.
Walk straight. Good! Sit down.
Now, the stream of blood should gush out.
Good!
No, wait! The blood should spill over there.
Good! - What are you teaching them?
What blood? - What do you think?
We're rehearsing a play for the annual gathering.
Hadn't King Shivaji taken a 'blood oath'?
That's the scene. - Stop conducting such plays.
God alone knows what you're teaching them.
But my child will not stay back.
Lately, it gets darker soon. That's you may feel it's late.
It's hardly 6:00 p.m. - I want no excuses.
My child won't stay till late. - So, what about the play?
I don't care, my son won't stay back.
If we rehearse during class hours, it affects their studies.
That's why. - Not my problem. Let's go, kids!
"O' my childhood companion.."
"I was still at my maternal home."
"As I came of age"
"youthful desires"
"filled my heart."
"Somebody, please find him.."
"Somebody, please find my companion."
"Please help me unite with him."
"Somebody, please find my companion."
"It's been twelve years to my marriage."
"But the passion hasn't waned."
"My man is dandy handsome."
"Yet I never found true love."
"Somebody, please find my companion."
"As I decked up and groomed myself.."
"Desires burned within me.."
"I lay jasmines upon the bed.."
"I have no one to find solace in."
"Somebody, please find my companion."
"Please help me unite with him."
"Somebody, please find my companion."
Teacher, here you are! Let's go soon!
Your wife has got a severe stomach ache.
Teacher, you better leave.
How do you feel now? - Will you look after my child?
Please lay still.
'Smoking/Tobacco kills.'
Here, take a drag.
No, thank you.
Dadasasaheb, I think you better leave.
This might take longer.
I'll wait here. - Sure.
However.. Try not to worry too much.
Also, let me know when she's discharged. - Okay.
What is this! Can't you watch what you're doing!
You're hindering my veneration!
Don't you realise how important this is?
Speak up! Are you deaf? - It's nothing.
Rekha, the teacher's wife, has gone to the hospital.
They say she went into labour. - Are you in your senses?
To heck with her! - Please don't say that.
How dare you preach me!
You couldn't bear a child, and you're talking about others!
How will that help you conceive?
Hello, Ms. Sujatha!
Did the teacher's wife deliver yet?
How is she doing?
And how about yourself?
How does it bother you? - I wouldn't bother.
But you're all alone.
Moreover, a man cannot be satiated by a single woman.
Ms. Sujatha, this bodily hunger
cannot be quenched.. - Shameless!
Come on, now!
What's wrong? Where's Rekha?
On my way back, the village chieftain teased me..
Really?
Get everything ready for Shekhar, I'll be right back.
And what about Rekha?
Let us all go to the hospital.
I'll be right back.
Eve teasing doesn't suit men.
If you dare tease anyone, you will have to face me.
Remember that.
I've killed many men on the battlefield.
So, killing a puny man like you
won't be so difficult for me.
Beware.
Get some sweets! You've been blessed with a son.
Congratulations! Congratulations!
Please go bring some 'Pedhas'.
Come on, hurry up!
How is the baby? - It's cute.
How are you?
How is the baby? - It's cute.
Cute? - Even you were just like him.
Show him your airplane.
Isn't the baby adorable?
Please leave now, she needs to rest.
And so does he.
Come on. - I'll visit by evening, okay?
After the school hours. I promise!
You had a son, won't you offer us sweets?
He didn't have a son, his wife did.
That's what he meant. Teacher, we will visit the baby.
Sure, please do visit. I'll treat you to sweets.
But we still have to complete the map, right?
Come on, show me. What have you drawn?
Yes, Teacher. I completed this map.
Oh, wow!
Good.
Well done!
Hey, Ajay! Don't split from the group.
"The curtain failed to move."
"The show was over."
"The lump in this throat"
"blocked all words to be said."
"The inner voice deep inside"
"remained unexpressed."
"The sigh that travelled so far"
"was finally set free."
"Was finally set free.."
Doctor!
Rekha was so hale and hearty, how could she die so suddenly?
Please sit.
Ravindra, do you really think it was due to my negligence?
The vein travelling to her lungs collapsed suddenly.
How could you let it happen?
Is this how you save patients' lives?
Ravindra, sometimes, knowledge cannot help.
Some things are beyond a doctor's control. - How come?
You cured the village girl from chicken-pox.
But you couldn't save my wife.
Yet, here you are, lecturing me! - I understand your grief.
I am not giving mere explanations.
I am telling you this because you are educated
and understand such things.
If science cannot save man, who else will?
If science and technology are false, humankind will feel abandoned.
There is a power beyond all this, and that can support you.
I don't want any support, Doctor.
'Smoking/Tobacco kills.'
Ravi, are you sitting here all alone?
Rekha was so delicate, right? - Yes.
But she was my biggest strength.
She was so fond of kids. - Yes.
But she never got to see our own child.
What must have she felt?
You might not believe this, Ravi, but Rekha died a happy woman.
She said, it's okay even if she dies
but the child must survive.
Rekha had said this earlier too, when back in Pune.
I would always take it lightly.
Once, I even got angry.
But her words came true at last.
She will live on with you in the form of her child.
How does it matter now, Dadasaheb?
She wanted a child.
But she has left us now. - Ravi..
I will raise your child.
I will be a mother to him.
Is this Teacher Ravindra's house? - Yes, who are you?
I'm his student from school.
What class are you in? - The one he teaches.
Will you please meet him after a few days?
I hope you know that..
S-Sit down. - No, thanks. - Please.
How does he teach? - Great!
He sings and narrates stories. - Do you like him? - Yes.
Really? A lot? - Of course!
There's no other teacher like him.
Are you related to him? - Me? Not really!
Are you not well?
I was lost in thought.
I wanted to tell you that.. - Go ahead.
There's nothing like speaking your heart out.
Say it.
Whatever I'm about to say
is something I had never imagined.
Dadasaheb, Rekha had intuitions.
She could sense what would happen in the future.
I would tease her about it.
Dadasaheb, now, even I feel so.
I don't know if they're intuitions or mere delusions.
But it has shaken me up, Dadasaheb.
I mean, something so important as life and death
to be dependent on intuitions..
It's unbelievable. - Ravi..
Isn't that how life and death are?
Well..
Those who want a child, cannot beget one.
Whereas the poor ones bear more kids than they can raise.
Sometimes, a child is born out of rape
but it fails to be born within the sanctity of marriage.
It's all ironical.
I have even witnessed many deaths.
All were just as ironical.
A loved one departs, and the unwanted remains.
Well..
I live all alone.
But I am not alone.
I live with the memories.
Those of Vikram and Rekha.
But I cannot survive on memories alone, Dadasaheb.
What was Rekha's fault?
The doctor said that some things are beyond his control.
I don't believe it.
And all these intuitions and premonitions..
Shouldn't I find out what they are?
What's the point of finding it out?
In the end, such things are beyond our control.
You are saying so.
And so did the doctor.
Then, what is even in our control?
Should I tell you? You won't agree with it.
Nothing is in our control.
Only the God above controls everything.
No, I don't agree with it.
I had a premonition..
That..
Dadasaheb..
I wasn't here to discuss this with you.
I had something else on mind.
That you are leaving Ranjanwadi, right?
Yes.
To be honest, I'm fed up of all this.
If I stay occupied amidst the urban crowd
maybe I'll feel better.
Well..
When you leave, you will take along the same grief
the same angst and the same memories, right?
Father-in-law.. - Yes?
I'll go post this letter.
Sure.
You must be fed up of staying at home, right?
Not really.
But how does it even matter?
It's all the same for a lonely mind.
I've written to mom that I won't visit yet.
We can get Shekhar admitted to school here.
We also have a baby to look after. - True.
Who will tend to all that?
There is so much to handle.
I will be back soon. - Sure.
Barkya, you have to carry out a crucial task.
A great power courses within you.
You must sacrifice Dilip's life for your own sake!
So..
Get up and get busy!
Got you! How dare you!
No! No! N-No..
Now, answer to the inspector!
No..
Chieftain.. - Yes?
Did you hear the news?
Bagla has fled the village.
Even Barkya is nowhere around.
What do you mean by he fled? - Then?
Maybe he went to a nearby village for some ritual.
This time it's different than that.
How can you be so sure? - His house is empty.
I see. - Right!
So, my task remained incomplete. - And so is mine.
Well..
But..
What's the progress on the enquiry? - Almost complete, sir.
We found a man named Barkya near the shrine, last night.
He confessed before dying, sir. - He confessed?
Yes, I've fetched a warrant for search and arrest.
We better get moving.
Hello, Mr. Tukaram!
Is the school closed for the day? - It's closed forever now.
Why? - Don't you know?
I don't, that's why I asked you.
What else can you expect? The worst has happened.
Doomsday has dawned. - Don't beat around the bush.
Sure. A third child has been murdered.
Murder? - Yes.
This time, a student of our school has been killed.
So, no one is ready to send their kids to school.
A student of our school? Who was it?
Tell me! Who was killed?
It's Dilip, that shepherd's son.
Dilip?
The Headmaster said that the school will be closed.
But I knew you would come, thus, I was waiting.
All right, let me lock the school now.
Tukaram, just go home.
I'll lock the classrooms.
But what will you do here? Let's go home.
What will I do even at home?
Go ahead, I'll be back.
Does Mr. Ravi, the Teacher, live here?
Yes, he lives right here. Why do you need him?
Well.. We've got a warrant for search and arrest.
Warrant! - Tell him.
Yes, he's been accused of murdering three children.
Sir, what are you even saying?
He's a very decent man.
Don't put such baseless accusations against him.
The grief of losing his wife has driven him mad.
This is indeed a madman's doing, not a sane one's.
Would a sane man kill children?
Why would he kill children? - That's a whole different story.
Occult practices, witchcraft, black magic..
What black magic are you talking about?
Ravi doesn't even believe such things.
Some people aren't what they seem.. - The first two murders happened
before Rekha died.
Trust me, you are mistaken. - We aren't mistaken, we've proof.
Just show me to his room. - Okay, come on.
Trust me, please reconsider this.
You're making a mistake. - We're quite sure! Constable!
Here..
You! How come you're here?
What's wrong? - Yes? - What happened?
M-Murder.. You..
Did you hear that?
It was Dilip.
At this time.. - No!
After coming to school, Dilip..
He would sing songs and draw pictures.
He would run around after me.
He was so well behaved! Poor Dilip!
But.. - Don't cry.
Please.. Don't cry.
Dilip was liked by everyone.
Don't cry. Please!
It's not just about Dilip! The inspector wants to arrest you!
He suspects you, for murder! - What! Impossible!
There's been a misunderstanding. - No! He has a warrant!
And now, father-in-law..
Father-in-law cannot bear all this!
Sujatha. Sujatha..
I'm Inspector Rane.
I'm arresting you under Section 302.
What are the charges? What are you arresting me for?
For murdering three children. - Don't make false accusations.
Take off these handcuffs!
Not so fast! I have proof, too.
Barkya issued a testimony before dying.
Moreover, Dilip's mother named you as a suspect.
True.
The village has got an incredible teacher!
Such a good role model!
Well, Dadasaheb, hadn't you once said so?
Do you even realise what you're saying?
Dadasaheb, try intimidating someone else.
Teach your daughter-in-law better. - I will shoot you!
Flaunting English skills won't protect her for long.
Shut up. - It won't do anyone, any good.
Shut up! - Inspector! Inspector!
How did you find me? - Want to know?
We were right behind Rakma.
Rakma came here to get you lunch.
We followed her till here. - But why did you come here?
I came to these ruins to avoid you.
Don't get upset, Bagla. We've brought good news for you.
The police have arrested Ravi, the teacher, for murder.
So, you needn't worry anymore. You are free.
Am I right, Chieftain?
To be frank, you're not wrong
but not right, either.
That's why, I'm hiding here. - Hide wherever you want.
But just get our job done. - Not possible, Chieftain.
Why? - But why?
Barkya is no more
and I also don't have the required apparatus.
And the task you want done needs lot of preparations.
We will make preparations, we will get you all you want.
Yes, you just have to order. We will get anything.
We don't want anything, I can't get your job done.
Right, dear? - Indeed!
Doing their jobs will lead us to our doom.
Why do you think so?
You will live like a queen.
And Bagla, how dare you refuse us?
Chieftain, we can't do your jobs anymore.
Listen Bagla, Ravi was our biggest hindrance.
The police may have nabbed him but won't hang him.
But if he comes back, it will be a problem.
So, what do you think I should do? - Not much, Bagla.
Just once, Bagla.
Just once, and we mean it.
Serve me lunch. - Sure, I'll serve you
after I feed the baby, okay?
Come on, dear. Drink up. - No, I want food now.
Now? Aren't you like his brother?
I'll serve you after he's done. Go play outside until then.
Come on, baby. Drink up.
Father-in-law.. - Yes? - Did you see Shekhar around?
He was right here. - No.
He was right here but has left now.
Will you please look outside? - He must be strolling around.
Shekhar! Shekhar!
Listen, please look for him. The baby is alone.. - Shekhar!
Vithu! Vithu! Shekhar!
Constable! Constable!
They're sacrificing a boy! Wake up, Constable!
Constable! - Go to sleep!
You trouble everyone, all day long! What a nuisance!
I beg of you, Constable! Go to the shrine hill at once!
To the shrine hill?
But ever since we nabbed you, we've withdrawn security there.
Oh, no! Constable..
Constable, hurry up!
I'm locked up! I won't run away!
That's fine but.. - Constable!
Constable, if that boy dies, you will be to blame for it!
Constable, for your child's sake! Constable, please!
Please! Constable!
Constable!
Constable, Shekhar is missing!
Rakma, don't just look! Hold him!
Come on, Bagla! Hurry up!
Enough of chanting! Pick up that dagger!
You must pick up the dagger, yourself!
I only kill through spells and not with weapons.
Killing the victims was Barkya's duty.
Headmaster, you have to do this.
You! - Me? No way!
Headmaster, you! You must do this!
Hail Goddess Chamunda!
I was coming to meet you. - Please come.
Come on.
So? Are you sure about leaving?
Our village has started reforming only recently.
Dadasaheb.. - Yes?
I tried my best to understand the villagers.
They are beyond my understanding.
Every outsider feels the same way.
But tell me something, are you any less superstitious?
We retrace our steps when a cat crosses our path.
We recite chants and perform venerations and make offerings.
Their superstitions are far more severe.
And it did grow to the extent of human sacrifice.
But how can this prevail under the name of religion?
It's a part of our ancestry.
It's been mentioned even in our mythology.
The story of Eklavya.
Well, we offer bribes even to our Deities.
In the form of offerings, coconuts and even blood.
But what about being back-stabbed by the one you helped?
It's just human nature.
I am indeed leaving this village but I have a question to ask.
Even to you, Sujatha.
I'm going to Pune.
I'm going to the District Council to file for a transfer.
For now, I have an aunt in Pune.
I'll try making arrangements for the baby at her place.
I will be gone for a week.
Until then, please.. I mean, look after the baby.
Sure, why not?
In fact, I and Shekhar have grown attached to him.
Moreover, lately, even the baby has bonded..
I mean..
Such weird things happened in the last few months, right?
Yes.
I can see only one solution to this.
Ravi, why don't you marry Sujatha?
Heed my advice, think it over again.
Please don't go.
'This is a journey of faiths that revere hidden powers.'
'This is a journey of science that explores hidden powers.'
"Why can't the sky descend down for once?"
"All that rings in his ears are cries of pain."
"He cannot even remember whom to call his own.."
'The End.'
Subtiles exclusively arranged by:- Samaksh ~ Varsha ~ Pankaj Jain