'CALCUTTA NEWS'
The film captured on mobile phone gets the President's special award.
This docu-fiction film is made
by the Malayali TV journalist, Ajith Thomas, from Calcutta.
By exposing the biggest sex trafficking network in the country
Ajith Thomas has opened new avenues for investigative journalism.
Apart from the national accolades
this film has also garnered international recognition
by bagging many international awards.
Mr. Ajith Thomas, the news program producer
of Calcutta News who won
the prestigious national award for the best investigative reporting
in electronic media is being felicitated
by the Calcutta Malayali community, this evening.
Good evening, everybody!
Thank you for your great honour!
Greetings! I am very elated
that I got the opportunity to stand here.
I'm thankful for this beautiful moment.
Thank God!
I often take photos and videos on this phone, as a hobby.
But making a docu-film out of it..
It's.. It's really happened.
I've captured the good and bad happenings of this Calcutta city.
Most of the shots used are real.
Some of the scenes were shot additionally.
Some of them present here, have helped me in it.
In return for the love and recognition shown by all of you
I dedicate, 'Shadows of Calcutta'.
This recognition is for all the hard work you put in.
Mom, all those cherished memories
are flooding back.
"Bengal's land and water."
"Bengal's air and crops."
"Be blessed.."
"Hey, Lord!"
"With eyes moist with tears, I bid you farewell with a smile."
"Mother stepped into Kailash after crossing the three worlds."
"Awaken Goddess Durga in an unknown land"
"along with the rising sun. Awaken.."
"With eyes moist with tears, I bid you farewell with a smile."
"Mother stepped into Kailash after crossing the three worlds."
"Into the Kailash.."
"I have swum in your river of mercy."
"I have come to pray at your feet."
"I have swum in your river of mercy."
"I have come to pray at your feet."
"During your farewell, the drums have started beating."
"Let's celebrate.."
"I bow to your feet adorned in henna."
"Please shower your blessings on this world."
"With eyes moist with tears, I bid you farewell with a smile."
"Mother stepped into Kailash after crossing the three worlds."
"Into the Kailash.."
"Hail Goddess Durga.."
Today is the last day of this year's Durga Puja.
Goddess Durga is leaving us today!
As you all can see
crores of money
is spent every year.
Do you know? My grandfather was promised sweets, and in return
he had to write two pages. That's how he is talking so much.
Where ever Malayalees go
they get settled there as cats do.
Hey, what are you gossiping about Malayalees?
Oh! I wasn't talking about you.
Whichever language you speak in, the way you say 'Oh'
gives away your Vadavathoor roots.
Oh! What did you say?
Get lost! - You get lost!
How is it? - It's boring!
Oh! Look at that spontaneity.
Oh! I know how well, a Malayali can manage to speak Bengali.
Isn't it awesome? - Get ready. Ten seconds.
Two.. - Who other than you
can learn the history told by his 90-year-old grandfather, by heart
and blurt it out barefaced?
No other channel will have authentic news about 'Durga Puja'.
You will certainly get a bashing from the sponsor. - Okay..
Did you mention the name of the man who spent lakhs on this?
Won't that be shown during the commercials? - The body
of a young man with severe wounds was found in the deep waters
of the lake near Dhobi Ghat in the city today.
The city police spokesperson informed the media persons
that it's a case of suspected homicide.
The spokesperson does not doubt about the brutality..
Oh, my God!
The body was taken from the lake and shifted to the mortuary.
The identity..
Look, there is a camera! - Those men from TV are shooting.
Is it a shoot? - Hey.. - Yes!
Move from the camera's field..
This is a public place and we have the right to stand here.
Do whatever you want. But not in front of the camera.
What the hell will you do?
No, let's go..
Stupid camera! - Leave it..
They behave as if their fathers own this place. - Okay..
Don't you dare to abuse my father and mother!
I have also taught them cuss words in Malayalam.
Sidhu! Say one of the words..
Son of a bitch!
Go and abuse the beggar who taught you. - Hello, mister.
Why are you causing a disturbance? Please go from here.
People have no work to do. - Come. - They come here to disturb us.
Have a nice day!
Those men from TV are shooting. - Is it..
You just keep bluffing!
Who says so? Look at that!
That is the poshest hotel here. Hotel Grand!
It is a five-star hotel! - What is that?
It means a big hotel, with many facilities
where people with deep pockets stay.
We've booked a room there for the next week.
Do you know the rent for the honeymoon cottage? - How much?
Thirty thousand rupees! - Oh!
Is it for one day? - No, for one year!
Dumb girl!
Prince Charles once stayed in this hotel.
Even if it is for a day
let's live like a prince and princess.
Do we have so much money?
What do you think about me? This is a honeymoon gift from my boss.
A beautiful, palatial room!
He gets it via some adjustments.
Back home, we can live happily with that money for a year, right?
Leave it. Just tell me the list of the things we need to buy.
What are you trying to say? I can't understand this gibberish.
Did you see that?
I didn't get you! - He is a Malayali.
Oh, is he a Bengali? - Malayali!
Malayali? - That man.
He was saying that it the season of jack fruits in Kerala.
Let's go from here. Come on.
Such a shameless flirt!
Be careful!
Dipu, let's do one thing. Telecast the footage in the news hour.
'Okay'. - Hope somebody will identify the girl and contact us.
No.. It's not a problem. Yes. Okay?
Ajith.. - 'Hello..'
Hey, wait! - 'Can you hear me?'
I'm also going that way. - 'Hello..' - Help me with this.
Dipu, just hold on. - 'Okay.'
Sir, you've got enough things to set-up a fair!
Oh, well, it can't be helped.
Even if good stuff is available at our doorstep
my wife prefers eating these dusty items sold at the Howrah Bridge!
Dipu, I will call you later.
Go quickly! - Be careful.
Maybe, she takes pride
in making your secretary carry all these to the kitchen.
Oh! Let me meet ma'am!
You bad-mouth her when you step out of the home, isn't it?
Oh! Don't get me into trouble!
Whose food are you talking about, Secretary?
Hi, John! What do I say!
Hi, Secretary! Didn't the politicians, V. S and Pinarayi
have porridge at your home during this Polit Bureau?
Was the political situation in PB conducive for porridge this time?
Hello! - Hello. - Smitha. - Yes.
I had told Dipu to run the visuals of the girl, along with the photos
of the dead body, in the next news hour. - Okay.
If somebody recognises her, they will inform.
Exactly. - Yes.
Otherwise, if her body surfaces.. - Yes, that's right.
Are you sure? - I think so.
Who has died?
I will call you back. - Okay.
Whose dead body are you talking about?
The police have not identified the body yet. But he is a Malayali.
The body was found at the lakeside of Dhobi Ghat.
Maybe, it's murder.
How do you know that he was a Malayali?
I have seen him twice before. He speaks fluent Malayalam.
If he's a Malayali, it is going to be a tough time for you
and the organisation. - Yes.
Whenever I saw him, there was a woman with him.
In that case, we may find another dead body.
Ghosts aren't obeying even after getting beaten up!
Ghosts are imbibing it from humans!
Somebody has the jack of clubs.
If I play this, I will lose.
Mom, don't make any comments. Just play the game! - Oh.
Now I know who has the jack!
Then let this go.
Then take this. - Mom, you can keep this hand.
Take her in..
Why don't you shoot and telecast it on the TV?
I was thinking about it.
You tell the same, whenever I ask!
No.. I will do it soon.
What is he saying?
He wants to show his exorcism on TV.
Oh! Do you know for how long that poor woman has been screaming?
Why are you dressed like a ghost with a horn?
Don't you have anything to study?
Brother, if I study for 24 hours
I will become crazy like that lady!
Those socks really stink! - Hey..
Put them in the bathroom!
Oh..
Here. - Mom, you are spoiling them!
Let go of my ears! Don't pull. It might fall off!
Let it fall off!
Anyway, we aren't getting you married off.
True! - Shut up, girl! - Hey.
Go and study now!
Don't try to boss over us!
Father permitted us to play cards on Saturday nights.
Father permitted me to run this house in his absence
since the time I was a kid!
Isn't that so, Mom?
Oh! She started shedding tears when we told about father!
Why did you bring this up unnecessarily? Hey!
I came home after shouting all day.
Get me some tea. - I will do it.
Mom, sit here.
Why bring them up, if they can't help me with some tea?
So are we brought up to make tea for you?
Of course. - Oh! Find someone else for that soon.
Two of us are in the queue behind you!
I see!
Did you get what they are saying?
Yes, I did.
You shouldn't delay after getting the green signal.
Just drive away!
Otherwise, these girls will overtake you!
You lost.. - You lost..
Don't make noise in the night. Our neighbours may get disturbed.
Don't change the subject!
The exorcism has started again.
Will any good family send their daughter to such a place?
Mom, I've told you many times. Let's sell this and move somewhere.
But you won't listen to it.
How long can one tolerate this in the name of father's memories?
Why do you say such things to her?
Mom was thrilled when she got to know that the 'Mohammedans'
won the Federation trophy today.
She was saying about the party held here
when dad scored a goal for 'Mohammedans'.
She was delighted!
This card game was also a continuation of that.
Now, this is enough for her B. P to shoot up.
Sorry, Mom!
I didn't mean to hurt you.
My dirty tongue just slipped out.
Mom, I'm sorry.
I know about the attachment you have towards this flat.
I know you and dad started your life from here.
I know that you have a lot of memories here.
But when I hear about exorcism, black magic..
That's okay. I've also thought
about a change from this atmosphere
as the girls are growing up.
This flat is your dad's only savings.
Mom!
You always end up crying when we talk about dad!
Girls! - What? - Come here.
We are making this final!
We'll never move out of this flat. Is that fine?
Oh, God! - It is just a power cut.
Yesterday's milk cover is left broken!
Don't leave milk there. Let them buy from the store, if needed.
It looks like there is someone inside!
Ask them the money for yesterday's and today's milk.
The room is locked from outside!
What happened? - Come upstairs. - What happened?
Please open the door.
The door is locked from outside. Have you got the key?
We are opening the door. But what are you doing inside?
Sir, please open this door!
Please open this door.
She is asking us to open, can't you understand?
Get something and break the lock. I'll come in a bit! - Sir..
Open the lock!
Yes, we will. Wait..
Hey, what happened? Come soon.. - Coming..
Done!
What happened? Who locked you from outside?
Where did your husband go? She is his wife.
Where is your husband?
Husband!
Where is your husband?
No Hindi. Malayalam.
Are you a Madrasi? Do you speak Malayalam? - Yes.
Lady, please give me some water to drink.
Do you want water? - Yes.
Hey!
Have you stopped walking already? You do it for somebody else's sake!
This is enough. I am unable to breathe.
Go and join them for a laugh. It will make you feel relaxed.
Are they laughing? We call this smirking!
Laughing and smirking are all related.
They're like cousin brothers!
Hello? - 'Hello! Where is Ajith?'
One second. It is Dipu.
Hello. - 'Good morning, Ajith.' - Good morning, Dipu.
'Yesterday, you told me about a Malayali girl, right?'
Yes, a Malayali girl. - 'A Malayali girl has been found'
'locked in a lodge, near my home.' - Oh!
'Can you come?' - I will be there in an hour.
Okay? - 'Okay.'
Thank God!
Why are you thanking God early in the morning? - Mom, let's go.
Didn't I tell you yesterday
that a Malayali was found dead in Dhobi Ghat? - Yes.
There was a woman with him.
Today morning
a Malayali girl was found locked in a lodge near Dipu's place.
Maybe it's the same girl. - Oh!
I thought that she might have been dead too.
Do you remember me?
Why are you here, sir?
Lie down, if you aren't well. That's okay.
I am feeling better now.
Hey, ask her what had happened?
I'll ask her.
How did you get a wound on your forehead?
I stumbled on that step.
I feel so relieved to hear Malayalam!
These people don't understand anything I say.
I felt all alone.
I was afraid.
Who was the person with you the other day? Was he your husband?
Yes.
He has gone out.
You may remember
that day, he assumed there were no Malayalis around.
That's why he was talking nonsense. - It's okay.
Sir, please have a seat. - No.
Trying to hide that embarrassment, he got angry with you.
Hey, I can understand. - What do I do now?
There is no milk or water here to give you some tea.
Ajith! - Yes.
I don't think she is aware of that.
Who had locked the room from outside?
My husband locked it.
Since I don't know anyone here or the language
he locked it when he left for work.
What's his name?
Hari Kumar.
And what's your name?
I am Krishna.. Krishnapriya.
It must have been two or three days since he left, right?
You still didn't ask me
why your husband hasn't returned.
Ajith!
Don't blurt out the truth. - Sir!
I feel dizzy.
Can you buy me some rice?
'Did you tell her?' - No, I didn't, sir.
I couldn't reveal it to her yet.
'Ajith! Hello.'
'Hello!'
'How long can we hide it?'
How can I say it directly to her?
Now, I'm the one in trouble. - 'How is that?'
Sir, please come to the General Hospital along with ma'am.
The police said that the dead body was there, isn't it? - 'Yes.'
'You bring her there.'
Yes. I will tell some lies and bring her there.
Please inform Mr. Divakaran too.
It's been two days since I had something!
That's why I felt dizzy.
I will call you when I reach. - 'Okay.'
You only ate two. Have one more.
No, I am full.
That sounds true!
"The depth of.."
Yesudas's song!
Oh, do you listen to Hindi songs?
Of course! My aunt often makes me sing this. - Oh!
Ma'am, tea. - Do you want some tea?
I don't know the lines or its meaning. But I hum it.
Aunt knows it well!
Ajith, somebody is following us.
Don't look now. He's just behind me.
"We are in love since many births."
"Come, let's sing together."
"Come, my love."
"We are in love since many births."
Aunt likes this song a lot.
Where is your aunt? - She was living in Kerala.
She is now in Canada. - Oh.
How much is it? - Ten rupees, sir.
Do you know where Hari worked here?
He didn't leave for work.
I just made that up.
He left after we quarrelled.
That's why he hasn't returned.
Just to make me feel bad.
Don't cry.
This is a public place.
He is not coming
because he met with an accident.
He is in the General Hospital.
Don't you have any relatives here?
I reached here just 4-5 days ago.
Hari said that his relatives are here.
But I don't think that there is anybody here.
Sir, what happened to Hari?
What is it, sir?
Was he hit by any vehicle?
Can you take a different route? - All the routes are the same, sir.
Association's people will also come to the hospital.. - Ajith. - Yes.
Ajith! - Yes. What? - That guy is following us!
What happened, sir? - Somebody is following us!
Someone is following us.
Please drop us near the metro station. - Okay, sir.
Come with me.
'Hello.' - Hello, sir. - 'Where are you?'
I just reached. I'm in the lift near the causality section.
Are you on the first floor? - Yes.
Okay. We will be there now. - Labour room is in the front..
'One more thing.' - What? - 'Have you spoken with the girl?'
Well, the thing is.. - 'Is there any problem?'
She is here with me. - 'Okay.'
Come.
She's Kairali Association's secretary's wife. - I'm Leela.
What is your name?
Krishnapriya.
Where is your hometown in Kerala? - I am from Pattambi.
Where is Hari?
Place the body on a stretcher. She will come to identify it. - Okay.
Come.
Dr. Pal, good morning. - Good morning.
I'll be right back.
Dear..
I thought he was only injured!
Why did you bring me here, sir?
Why did you bring me here?
I don't have anybody..
Slowly.
Should we take her to the casualty?
No. Just splash some water on her face.
Who wouldn't faint in such a situation?
Where are they staying? - Near Salt Lake.
Okay. - You can't call that a house.
It is a small lodge. More like a low-class one-day home.
Divakaran, do you know anyone there to inquire about them? - There..
As far as I know, this girl has no friends or relatives here. - Oh!
If he had anybody, they should have turned up after the news on TV.
Krishna..
Give her some water. - Give it to me.
Dear, drink some water.
Shouldn't we inform your relatives back home?
We have nobody there
to inform about his death.
Where was your husband working?
In a cigarette company. He said that he was a foreman.
Did he work in ITC?
Yes. - If he was in ITC, Venu would know him.
Isn't he their club secretary? - I am calling Mr. Venu.
'Hello?' - Hello, Mr. Venu, this is Ajith.
'Where are you, Ajith?' - I am in the General Hospital.
I called you because I need an information.
What is it?
Is anybody named Hari Kumar working there?
It is an accident case.
'If he were a Malayali, I would have known him, Ajith.'
'There are only two men named Hari.'
'They are Hariharan Nair and Harikrishnan.'
'I met both of them, today morning.' - Oh.
I will call you later.
Okay, thank you. - 'Okay.' - Okay.
What is it, Ajith?
There is nobody by his name working there.
So, what I thought was correct.
Someone has cheated this girl.
Should we inform anybody? - No.
Okay.
First, we need to do a post-mortem to take the body. - Okay.
Whoever comes to collect the body
has to come with a proof.
Will a marriage certificate be enough? - It is fine.
But what if he is a Naxalite or a terrorist?
I understand. Let me ask the girl.
Whether the body is to be taken back home or not
as it's a murder case
the body will be released only after the post-mortem.
Let the post-mortem go on. - Yes.
By then, you can take a decision.
I don't have anybody here, sir.
I only have this.
You may have to show the marriage certificate to get the body.
Do you have anything to prove the relationship?
What is that, ma'am?
As a proof your marriage, did you get any certificate
from the registrar's office, or local authorities?
I only have this sacred thread with me!
We came here on the same day of our marriage.
He told me that we could get it later.
I think it is better not to get involved in this.
Since this girl doesn't know
if the deceased was a Naxal or a terrorist
it is better not to receive the body.
In such a situation..
How can we convince her?
There's a way.
You can take the dead body
if you can go to the police station and sign the affidavits. - Okay.
One minute. He is asking to go to the police station.
Since we don't have any papers
it's better not to receive the body.
There are a lot of formalities involved in this.
Here, there is no cremation and rituals like in Kerala.
We only have electric cremation, which is expensive too.
At least, you were able to see him once.
You have to decide what to do.
We will do as you say.
I don't know anything, sir. I have no one.
If we receive the body
we'll have to follow it up at the station. - Yes.
If we don't, they will keep the body here for a few days.
If nobody comes, they will give it to the medical college students.
Am I right, Rosamma? - Yes.
Even if anybody comes for it later, we won't have any problems.
Then let that be so.
I am going to the ward. Call me if needed. - Okay.
You can also go.
I'll come after sending the policeman off.
Let her stay in our house for now.
We shouldn't leave her alone.
Come with me.
"Oh, the lady of my dreams.."
Oh! What a nuisance!
Darn!
Nobody is out here to give it a push.
Hey, can you please push the car?
Oh! Thank God!
Thank you.
Can you give me a lift?
Oh, are you a Malayali? Hop in.
Are you going to Bahala? I am travelling only till there.
I never come this way once it gets dark.
I always get into some trouble, if I come this way!
Where do you want to go?
Take me to your home. - What are you saying?
Isn't my wife at your house?
What happened to you? Why are you screaming?
Get me some water! - What happened?
I saw a dream. - Here.
I saw that girl's husband in my dream!
Oh, God! It still scares me.
It is because you went to sleep thinking about it.
What is that?
Poor girl! Your screams might have woken her up too.
Things to destroy one's peace of mind!
These stupid nightmares! - Oh, my God!
What happened, Leela? - Come here quickly!
Oh, God..
Krishna! Dear..
God..
Hey! - Dad, What happened?
Ask the sir next door to bring his car. - Okay.
If the dream hadn't woken up him, you would have died by now.
I wanted to die.
But I failed.
Hey, don't cry and raise your B.P.
If something had happened to you
all of us would've gotten into trouble.
Why didn't you think of that?
I am a burden to all of you.
Why should I live this life
and suffer in an unknown place?
Don't talk against the God's will.
Why has God given us this health and life?
Did he give it all for us to end our lives?
Have a look at this!
You were very happy yesterday.
You sing very well.
God hasn't given these gifts to everyone.
You should be thankful to him for this wonderful life.
"Since many births.."
Don't do two works at a time.
Nothing will turn out good.
Is this the way to practise music?
Aunt, don't make me angry.
I have only had a black coffee since morning.
What went wrong?
Look at uncle! He is smart and beaming.
How much ever you wipe, you only look the way you are!
Isn't that so?
You are talking too much!
What is wrong with this?
Am I, K. S Chithra to have that degree of perfection?
Will I get arrested if sing film songs in a different way?
You still won't concede!
Where are you taking this argument to?
You've to get married and go to some other house.
Then get up and wipe the place!
Come on, dear!
My aunt brought me up.
Both her sons, Sunny and Reji, scold me saying
that it was because of me, their mom didn't go with them.
She wanted to marry me off
before she went to Canada.
How can you find an employed groom for a seventh-grade dropout?
Now we know why the marriage proposals aren't working out.
In any case, I am booking tickets for the next week's flight.
How can we not vacate the house after its sale?
How can I leave without giving her hand in marriage to somebody?
How long have we been saying this? Did anything work?
How can it? The girl won't settle with anybody less!
We will leave her with the nuns in the convent.
We will pay the hostel fee.
They often have community marriages.
We can also deposit some money in her name.
Is it a relationship that can be cut off by giving money?
Then stay with her!
We can take you only when you are healthy enough to travel by flight.
If you become bedridden..
As Sunny said, if you fall sick, who will look after you?
When I get married, I will leave.
Don't forget it!
Please book the tickets for the journey.
I will shift to the convent tomorrow itself.
I didn't get to stay for long in the convent.
I felt that my soulmate had come searching for me.
He had hinted your aunt
about this alliance when he came here on leave the last time.
She rejected it when she heard that he had no relatives here.
When he learned that you sing well, sir insisted on trying again.
I am not a singer.
When in Calcutta, you can't live
without listening to Hindustani music.
When I heard that you know music, I became more interested. - Yes.
I haven't learned music.
I just hum at times. - It's okay.
It doesn't matter to me now even if you haven't learned music.
I liked you very much when I met you.
Tagore has said in 'Geetanjali'..
It's Bengali. These lines were sung by Kozhikode Abdul Khader.
"I didn't sing"
"the sweet song that I wanted to sing.."
Now, my situation is like that.
Maybe because of the way he talked
I felt the gap between us disappeared quickly.
I felt that I wasn't alone anymore.
"I opened my eyes to spring."
"Will its fragrance be my pair?"
"Slowly, shyness came over me!"
"The rustle of the silk bed turned melodious."
"Beautiful is this embrace."
"Bringing us together in the sweet caress of the honeymoon."
"The moon rained down"
"like butter on Vrindavan."
"It is lined with the white fans made of leaves."
"This royal courtyard"
"is like an ocean of milk!"
"Vermillion and romance"
"are together offered on tender leaves!"
Sit here. - Hey, Hari!
This is a friend of mine. - Greetings, ma'am.
Did you like Calcutta? - Hey, she knows only Malayalam.
From now on, I'll have to teach her everything!
"These are our days"
"when we exchange sweet nothings."
"My little wishes are stuck on a soft mattress."
"Silence is wearing the flower of desires."
"My ears are filled with the musical sound"
"of river Yamuna."
Have you not got ready yet? Hurry up!
Boss is waiting! - Where are we going to?
I will tell you!
First, wear these flowers on like a Malayali girl.
Oh! Have you brought me jasmine flowers?
I was about to ask you whether we get it here or not.
That's it. Haven't you got what you wished for?
Hurry up. Get ready.
Didn't I show you a five-star hotel the other day?
That is where we are going to stay today.
Let's not go there. These big hotels make me jittery.
I can't even eat peacefully.
You should learn to mingle
with rich people and get used to big hotels.
We can buy a gas stove
cook some rice and have it twice a day easily!
That's all after we shift into a house.
Hello. - 'Hello.' - Yes, boss!
'Where have you reached?' - We will reach there in half an hour.
'Come soon.' - Okay.
That old man is in a hurry to hear you sing!
Who is that?
I was talking about my boss.
No!
I don't want to sing in front of anybody.
If that is the case, I won't come today.
Didn't you see girls singing
and dancing in the nightclub, yesterday?
They are all college students!
Do you know how much they earn?
Why should we talk about the girls who sell themselves?
Why are you talking like this?
This isn't Kerala. We should learn to be practical about some things.
Here money is important.
So we should obey those who have deep pockets.
Don't we have to buy a big house and move in there?
We don't need a big house.
We only need a bedroom, a small kitchen and a bathroom.
That is all possible, if you wish.
You have the beauty and the talent for that.
Boss is a good man. We can live here well.
Just agree to a few things.
What do you mean?
Did you marry me for this?
Krishna, I had borrowed some money from him.
Only you can repay it. Please!
You have to help me out. - No, you are lying!
You are lying to me!
You took my ornaments saying that you have to repay the loans.
Now, you are selling me!
Krishna, boss has bought a diamond necklace for you!
How can you talk like this to a woman?
Have you decked me up for this?
Krishna, get ready. Don't make me lose my temper!
I won't come even if you kill me!
Won't you come? Why do you think I didn't touch you all these days?
If you don't obey what I say, I will burn your face with acid!
Hello.
For one or two days
I laid there without consciousness
bearing the thirst and the hunger.
I couldn't even cry out loud! - So brutal!
He took away the book where I wrote the phone number of my aunt
and the convent, without my knowledge.
So many girls are cheated and brought here.
Some are trapped by offering jobs, while the others are by marriage.
After the wedding, we stayed together for about a week
but we never had sex.
He had kept me untouched for someone else.
So bad! - What is she saying?
No idea. - Smitha, what's it?
They never had any sexual relationship in the marriage. - Oh.
It's like he was keeping her ready for someone else.
Oh. It's really like a story.
She doesn't know the real identity of her husband.
She was cheated and left all alone amongst strangers.
Isn't this reason enough for a girl to commit suicide?
Are going to shoot a film with this?
Yes, I'm planning for one.
Something like a docu-fiction.
I feel that these facts came in front of my camera for a reason.
It's a positive thought.
Or else, why did I
follow this girl with a mobile camera?
So many accidental coincidences.
Or else, why did they come in front of my camera during 'Durga Puja'?
Then I happened to identify his body and all this.
That too in an investigative reporting style.
Or like we said earlier, in a docu-fiction style?
There is a good scope for a story.
Why don't you shoot with a digital camera for better quality?
That's quite usual.
This is raw and realistic.
This will be a change. Isn't it? - Yes.
I need your help. - What is the matter?
The secretary has let go of the responsibility.
He's scared about landing in trouble if she tries anything.
Until the arrangements are made
can you please accommodate her in your flat?
Oh! That's the thing. - Oh. So, that is the matter!
She's fine even as a maidservant.
So, you are taking the whole responsibility, right?
How can we abandon a girl
in such a situation?
I don't have anybody here, sir!
I have only this sacred thread with me.
Who is it.. Who is it outside?
Who are you? Who is it outside?
Who is there?
Who is it?
Who is it..
A dog! Leela! Here is a dog!
Hey, go away..
Leela!
Go out..
Ghost..
- What's that?
Ghost.. - No voice!
He got scared after seeing something.
Ghost.. - What? - Ghost..
Ghost? - Yes.
Whose ghost? Was it Hari's?
Two window panes.. - What is it, sir?
Please tell him! - Oh!
Yesterday somebody broke two window panes.
How to say if it is a ghost?
It is ghost.
It can't be that.
Our organisation election is coming soon.
Mr. Chandran and group may have done it.
Isn't it, ma'am? - Oh, whatever!
I found him lying on the floor of the drawing room.
Back home, we could think that some demon hit him.
He is punishing me
because I sent her out of my home.
Hey, what is this?
You are just imagining things.
She is happily staying at Smitha's flat.
Just go and visit her on your way back from the hospital.
Let the ghost be happy.
He is says
that he can be peaceful only after cremating that dead body.
Is it so, sir? - Yes.
That can't be done now. Students must have cut it up by now.
Sir, do one thing.
Take Krishna along and do some last rites for him.
Will you ask her if he was Hindu? - What?
He is talking about the ghost.
You are funny!
Is this how you make Dosa?
No, ma'am. I didn't know.. - If you don't know, don't do it!
You have to be careful about it. We could have taken some bread.
No, ma'am. Please sit down.
What did you call me?
Ma'am.. - Do you think I am so old to be called a ma'am?
Sister, this is how maidservants address their owners.
So, are you now calling me sister instead of ma'am?
Who is your sister? How old do you think I am?
She calls me a sister as if she is some teenager.
What's the matter?
She is addressing me as 'aunt'.
I didn't call her so.
So, you understand Hindi?
Saying that you didn't know anything was your trick, right?
Sheela, stop taunting her.
Enough of your ragging!
This girl isn't meek as we thought.
Are you?
Oh, no! What did I say to make you cry?
This is just a sample.
She acts ruder than this.
Krishna, I have something to say.
You wouldn't be allowed to sit here, weeping.
Look at how smart we are!
Your problems are nothing, compared to ours!
At least you escaped from him.
Yes. You are lucky.
We work in the studio. You work at home. That's all.
We are all of the same age, isn't it?
So call us by our names. Okay?
Did you get what this girl said?
She is asking if you understood?
Did you? - I didn't.
Wow! Very good!
Since all of us are of the same age, call us by our names, okay?
Sheela is older than us!
But let it be. Did you get it? - I didn't.
Oh, don't tease me!
What did you say? - What?
What language is that?
I said that I don't understand anything!
You've turned smart!
"This dragonfly which was enclosed in a glass case"
"will never cry again."
"Your story has taken a new path."
"It's time to enjoy it."
"Let's rise together"
"to be the spark of a rainbow, and play the drums of lighting."
"Let's kiss the sky!"
"This dragonfly in the glass case will never cry again."
"Your story has taken a new path. It's time to enjoy it."
"Let's rise together"
"to be the spark of a rainbow, and play the drums of lighting."
"Let's kiss the sky!"
"We turn this bitter life into a sweet journey."
"We wipe away the old lines and go beyond it."
"To change the hot summer, we make it rain!"
"Crossing roaring the waves, we churn the sea!"
"We won't remember the miseries."
"We now fly away together!"
"Let's rise together"
"to be the spark of a rainbow, and play the drums of lighting."
"Let's kiss the sky!"
"Let's rise together"
"to be the spark of a rainbow, and play the drums of lighting."
"Let's kiss the sky!"
Do you know what it means? - It means to kiss the sky.
Oh, have you learnt Hindi?
Yes, I've learnt a bit of it. - I see.
Let's then converse in Hindi.
I won't understand anything if you speak so fast.
If you can show some signs, I can catch a little.
What is she trying to catch?
She sings very well.
Yes. She can be a good singer. But somebody has to support her. - Yes.
Let's give her a chance in Kairali Association's music album, right?
Yes! That's a very good idea!
I can go away. I can't understand your talk.
Why be a nuisance?
We were talking about you! - Hey.
We wanted to make you sing a song in the association's music album.
Don't laugh at me. We used to do that back in the convent.
In front the nuns, we used to talk about them in code language!
What was that? - What's that?
Did you understand?
What is this? - Is it Konkani language?
It's not Konkani or anything. It is Malayalam.
Tell me what it means. Say that you failed!
Failed. - Failed.
I asked whether you understood what I said?
Not bad!
Say that again?
No, you will get it. I can say something else if you want.
Don't be so fast! Say it slowly.
If I tell it slowly, anybody can understand it.
Didn't I ask you to speak Hindi slowly?
She has become smart!
Repeat it.
All these words in this sentence have YAN in common.
'When are you both getting married?'
This girl is smart!
Hello. - Smitha, do you know what Krishna said in the code language?
Are you still thinking about that?
I was downloading visuals from the phone..
What was so urgent to wake me up from sleep?
Sorry! She is misunderstanding.
Krishna thinks that we are in love.
She was asking when we are going to get married.
Oh! - Sorry, she misunderstood it.
Don't apologise so much. I don't feel hurt about that.
Do you want me to tell her that you are single?
Hey, I didn't mean that.
Stop explaining and go to sleep. We have duty tomorrow. - Okay.
He is finding out things in the middle of the night!
Don't you laugh about it.
I wasn't chatting with my boyfriend.
Your crazy code language!
We are just friends. I don't have a love affair with your sir.
I just asked for fun.
It's Ajith. It seems that something has gotten into him.
Just because a girl said something
he is thinking about it, till midnight.
He puts photos into the computer, edits and makes stories from them.
You will have to treat this illness, understood?
I don't think of him in that way.
Then what do you see him as?
He is like God to me.
He is calling me again. I'm going to tell him the same.
Hello. - Hey.
She doesn't have love, but devotion for you.
She says that you are like God to her!
For now, may God kindly go to sleep! - Smitha.
Why God?
What is that?
Mom, why is the meeting unusually crowded?
Why is everybody out here?
Today is a Sunday. Maybe they want to laugh at their muted secretary.
Hasn't Shiny come? - Her exams are going on.
Ajith, we should party today. Don't slip away.
It's Mr. Chandran and his group.
They plan to pick on the secretary.
Don't get involved unnecessarily. Let's just show we are here and go.
We need both the parties.
Ma'am! - Smitha.
This is unusual! Why are you here today?
No, I have got duty. I just came to drop her here.
Secretary ma'am said she wanted Krishna to sing the prayer today.
I see! So, this is Krishnapriya!
Oh! Haven't you met her till now?
No. He is very sly about that.
Don't laugh!
He won't introduce me to good looking girls.
Do you know why?
Mom, stop it. The meeting is about to begin.
He is afraid that I might approach them with a proposal.
Is he afraid of getting married? That's not true!
That's all a trick!
Anyways don't submit a proposal here.
She considers him as God.
Ma'am, if he wasn't there to help, I..
I was joking. I know everything, even though we haven't met.
Come!
I will try.
God, please drop her at home after the meeting. - Okay.
God? What is that? - She is just crazy.
"To see the goodness of light"
"bless my eyes."
"To say good things"
"bless my tongue."
"Make the song of love"
"audible to my ears."
"With the way of truth"
"let me attain peace."
I will sit as if I know nothing. Else, my image will get affected.
You have to do everything.
He will get votes out of sympathy if he gets physically hurt.
Give me one or two blows too, but be careful.
Mr. Chandran, it may get serious! - No!
"Be with me for a lifetime."
"Let the curse of caste"
"fade away."
"Write in my mind the lesson"
"that world is one."
Many of you might know Krishnapriya who sang for us just now.
At a time, when she requires plenty of help and support
something we can do as Malayalees from Calcutta
is to let Krishnapriya conduct
music classes for our children on holidays.
We hereby inform all of you that we'll let her do that.
Kids who want to learn music can make full use of this opportunity.
Next is the welcome speech by the secretary.
Not me, call Leela.
The welcome address will be given by Leela.. - Start the work!
Sit down..
Please. Calm down. Please sit!
Please stop. Let the secretary talk to you!
Greetings.. - Greetings.
Get out. - Due to some health issues of the secretary
I will read the speech prepared by him. - Stop..
No..
If the secretary is not well, there is joint secretary! Call him.
Stop it..
We will be in trouble if we stay here. Let's go.
Calm down! - Stop. - Please!
Hello.. Friends..
Don't leave.. - Oh!
Please calm down.
It hurts, isn't it? - Yes.
I held onto the door to get grip when the commotion happened.
Ajith, on the way back, get her an injection.
It might get septic if it was a nail.
Let the sun set, Mom.
Hello. I came to collect the embroidery work.
Mom, please give your embroidery work.
Yes!
Two of them are done now. I'll give the rest later. - Okay.
Who does all this? Is it you, Shiny?
Where do I get time after college and tuition? It's all done by mom.
It is excellent.
What else can I do, when everybody goes to work?
When their dad died, I did many such things to bring them up.
I recollected my past when I heard that you are teaching music.
I have run a nursery school in that hall.
Don't get scared! Someone will start crying now.
Ready. One, two, three!
Shut up!
They don't know how bad it feels
to be left alone after starting together.
Isn't it so, Krishna?
I also do some stitching.
Is it so? Do you know embroidery?
I used to stitch my aunt's blouse and skirt. - Is it?
I have learnt a little bit of embroidery too.
By then, my aunt fell sick.
It's been long since I did this. Let me see!
Your aunt is not bad. Didn't she teach you singing also?
She is like a God to me.
Oh! So how many Gods do you have?
Your aunt is one. I am another. Who else?
Was it your aunt who named you Krishnapriya? - Yes.
Does it mean someone who is dear to Lord Krishna?
Of his 16,008 wives
did Lord Krishna like this Krishnapriya the most?
I don't know.
Maybe he did.
Husband to so many wives. Krishna is not bad. Isn't it?
Was he a husband to them or a God?
I don't know.
For me, Krishna is my God.
The one who listens to my prayers and saves me from all troubles
is Krishna!
Oh! Isn't that Grand hotel? - Yes.
Grand Oberoi. Have you been there?
You are just bluffing!
What are you thinking?
Sir, how did Hari die?
I want to know how he had died.
The police are investigating it. But that's just a formality.
There can be no other reason for someone like Hari to die.
That was the way he lived, isn't it?
Was it because of me
that he died?
No, why do you think like that?
Maybe
that was also a reason.
There may have been many girls he had to settle for.
Open the hook of your blouse. - I didn't get you.
Remove the buttons of your blouse. I should give it on your arms.
What did you say? - Show me your arm for the injection.
Krishna, to take the injection
open the hook of the blouse.
Keep your eyes closed. Else, you might get afraid.
Shut your eyes!
Rub your shoulders well. Else, it will pain.
Why don't you help her out?
Rub it well. Or else it will hurt later.
Please tell the nurse! I can't rub because of this bandage in my hand.
I will do that.
Sorry, after you wear the blouse.
Oh, not there. It is on this side.
You can open your eyes. I wore the blouse.
Don't laugh. Usually, they inject it on the buttocks.
I am lucky that it is not there!
"Oh, bird, who came from far away."
"I want to say that you are mine forever!"
"You kissed on my flute long ago"
"as a sound of silence in my many births."
"My desire is trying to reach you again."
"Be together in my dreams, to lit up my eyes."
"Find the flame of my heart."
"Oh, bird, who came from far away."
"I want to say that you are mine forever!"
"You kissed on my flute long ago."
"As a sound of silence in my many births."
"My desire is trying to reach you again."
"Be together in my dreams, to lit up my eyes."
"Find the flame of my heart."
"Without saying anything"
"lie on the bed of love."
"Without saying anything"
"lie on the bed of love."
"In these moments coloured by love"
"you are in front of my eyes"
like a garden."
"When you come with silver anklets tingling"
"I play an unknown music."
"Oh, bird, who came from far away."
"I want to say that you are mine forever!"
"You kissed on my flute long ago."
"As a sound of silence in my many births."
"My desire is trying to reach you again."
"Find the flame of my heart."
Shiny! - Oh! It won't hit you.
It has bell and brakes. My friends call it 'Budhogatha'.
That means old donkey!
This is the shooting van of my brother. Come!
Do they shoot black magic?
Yes. It is an exclusive interview with a black magician.
Is it true that he talks with dead people? - Side, please.
Not dead people. He calls the spirits of dead people
through his wife.
When the spirit enters her body, she talks in their voice.
I haven't seen it till now even though I stay nearby.
Talking with them is the night-time hobby of the kids in our hostel!
Did you read in the newspaper recently?
Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer talked
with his dead wife at London via such a medium.
Do you want to talk with someone?
Don't be afraid. Come in!
Have you seen shooting before this?
He doesn't know us. That's why.
Sidhu, change the camera position. - Okay.
Place the light..
You can stand here. But don't talk a word.
Don't sneeze or cough when the camera is rolling. It's live!
Can we breathe? He is showing off too much!
At my home, I can do whatever I want! Come!
We have bought biscuits and snacks.
During the break, everybody come there to eat!
Let's stay and watch for some time. - He was asking us to leave.
They are starting the Puja.
Come!
What happened to it, Gautam? Didn't you capture it fully?
Yes! But it's a blur.
Do we have any other tapes with us? - No.
We shot only on two sixties.
I think this tape is faulty. Look at this!
From here, it hasn't recorded. - No way.
If so, the cameraman will know. Let's ask him. - Okay.
Check with the cameraman. - Sure.
Hello. - Mom!
What do you want? - I wrote a number on that calendar.
It is Banerjee's contact number.
Is it written as black magic? - Yes. Please read that!
24.. - 24.. - 10.. -10.. - 12.. - 12.. - 54.. - 54..
Of what I shot there
the central portion of black magic was not captured.
What happened? - I don't know what happened.
A man was there talking with his dead wife's spirit.
We had recorded that.
I thought him talking to the spirit was just an adjustment they did.
But the portion where he is talking with the spirit is not recorded.
Sir, the cameraman said that he had recorded it.
Mom, let me call him once more. - Okay. - Okay.
Ajith, what is it?
That black magician is not what we had thought.
He has some powers.
Hello..
Come here. Where are you?
Come..
Krishnapriya.
I came to ask forgiveness.
Won't you forgive me?
I want to know. What was all this for?
Hari!
Why have you come alone?
Is your Honeymoon over?
She's not for honeymoon.
She is a virgin meant for that old man, Banerjee.
She is a village girl, very naive. So, I have to train her a bit.
With one girl, are you doing two deals?
Dog! Didn't you take Rs 5,00,000 from me, for this girl?
No. Banerjee got that girl for a deal of Rs. 8,00,000 lakhs.
Next week I will go home and bring the girl for you!
He is saying that the spirit has left the medium.
If you go and get into trouble, what will we tell the others?
At least, you could have phoned someone.
Why did you call that cruel man's spirit and talk to him?
Leave it.
Someone is calling you desperately.
Do you know how many times he phoned me till now?
Hello? - Has Krishna reached?
Yes. She is here. - And?
She is sitting here, head down.
The one here is down with fever. Maybe frightened by the ghost.
What is the magician saying about the tape getting erased?
He told that he knew it would happen before itself.
We wouldn't have believed, had he said it then.
He says this kind of images won't be exposed in normal lens.
Oh, I will search the Internet.
Where is Krishna? - I will give it to her.
Krishna, your God wants to speak to you.
She has got one God and one spirit! - What.. - Hello.. - Hello..
Can you hear? - Yes.
Excellent job. You scared us.
How many times did I tell you not to go there?
I just went..
Shiny said that her college mates talk with spirits like this.
What did he say?
Since it is an abnormal death
he asked me to do the last rites at Hooghly.
Take a Paracetamol before sleeping. You might get a fever in the night.
Will you? - Yes.
When I heard that you got scared for me, I somehow felt happy.
Now I feel like I'm alive.
When you have people who care for you
and you feel you are not alone..
It feels like.. - Krishna, did you get to know it now?
Why are you laughing?
Don't you have any answers?
Can I ask you something?
I need a very open answer.
Is Hari still there in your heart?
Why are you asking this?
You're not answering my question.
How can any girl love a man
who breached his wife's trust?
I tried to know about him
because however bad an enemy he is
we lived together for one week.
I just wanted to know how he died.
Won't anybody try to know that?
Okay..
Now everything is clear.
Like the sky above. - I can also see the sky.
Can you see those three stars that are together?
Not three, I can see three hundred crores of them.
Oh, you are not bad!
How did you count the stars so quickly?
Do you know why these stars are looking down?
They are enjoying the happenings on the earth at night.
Krishna, look at the sky.
Aren't they all looking at you?
"We are in love since many births."
"Come. Let's sing together."
Do you know what that means? - No.
So, were you singing it without knowing what it means?
We are in love since many births.
Come. Let's sing together. That's it.
"We are in love since many births."
"Come. Let's sing together."
"My eyes"
"are weaving dreams."
Jesus.
Looks like Goddess Durga herself came down from the temple!
Now I feel relieved.
I feel that everything is washed away.
That's true.
The whole Bengal washes off its sins in this Hooghly.
Go and have a shower quickly. Or you will start scratching.
Come. - No, sir. I will go in a taxi.
I am all drenched. - That is okay with me. Come!
In this heat, some dampness is a comfort.
It is in this form that I should take you in front of mom
and ask her if I can marry this little Durga.
What do you say, shall I?
Will you ask that?
Why not? How long can we go around like this?
No.
For your mom and others, I am a widow.
Will she accept somebody like that?
If not she, who else will accept?
Mom still loves dad in her heart.
Even if she didn't agree, you just have to go and hum in her ear.
"I will keep one flower in my bunch to adorn when you come at last."
That will melt her heart. It is dad's favourite song.
"I will keep only one song"
"in my heart"
"to sing in your ear"
"when you come back."
Haven't you got rid of your nuptial chain yet?
I wanted to flow it in Hooghly.
I forgot.
How lightly he took this!
He treated me like how people tie up livestock
and take them to the fair for sale.
That's all in the past, Krishna.
Why recollect it? Come!
It happened here. Do you remember?
That was the first time you entered into my camera.
Actually
not into my camera. Was it?
It was into my heart that you entered.
What happened? Why do you suddenly seem lost?
Wasn't it here, that his body was found?
How do you know it was here?
I want to leave this nuptial chain there.
Krishna!
Someone said that not all we can see is the truth.
Our mind makes us believe things that we may not be able to see.
It can be called a dream, vision or virtual reality.
Sit down.
We see it as some illusions that mind creates.
Here this is not the only problem.
To talk with a dead man's spirit via black magic
and to believe that it is true.
Isn't that enough to disturb an average girl's mind?
I thought what the black magician told, was only a hypnotic illusion.
Because it has been three to four years since dance bars
have been banned in Calcutta.
But I am still confused.
She can identify things which she has never seen before.
Like the place where the body was found.
It's a.. - Yes. Maybe it is a miracle!
We can take it as a magic
or else as she believes
it might be done by the spirit of the dead man.
We can take it anyway.
The psychiatrist's job begins here.
And clinical name for such cases
is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
It's also called as insanity.
Ajith, are you going to marry her?
I am not trying to scare you.
You have to handle these people very carefully.
You don't know when their mood changes.
They often like to live in a dream world, away from reality.
So, they prefer loneliness.
Some show suicidal tendencies also.
Earlier once
she had attempted it too.
You should get rid of the thoughts that have got into her head.
Do it with reasoning.
For that, we need to know if that dance bar actually exists.
That should be our first movement. - Okay.
Please come with me.
Oh, you look fresh after a good sleep.
You were shivering with fever in those wet clothes.
You lost your consciousness.
I bought this 'Churidar' from here. How is it?
I didn't. That nurse changed your dress.
Get ready, Krishna. Let's go out. - No, it is late. I have to go.
There must be a hue and cry at the flat.
Don't worry. I have told them.
So, let's go.
Where are we going?
What did you say?
Don't be scared. I'm always with you. Was that okay?
Correct. You nailed it.
Krishnapriya, do you remember seeing these places?
We used to walk near a Malayali's newspaper shop.
This club is near that.
It will be easy to find, Doctor.
Malayali stores are less in this area.
Doctor, please park the car. I will inquire with someone.
Krishna.. Is this the store?
You are Malayalees!
Only regulars buy Malayalam paper here. I keep it only for them.
Is there a dance bar near this? Where is it?
It was closed long ago.
I have seen this girl before.
You have been here before. Isn't it? - Yes.
She studies nursing here. She buys Malayalam magazines from here.
Come. - Hey, don't you want a newspaper?
I recognise you also.
Reading news on TV.. Oh, you are TV people!
Sir, please don't go to shoot there and create problems.
That's enough for our heads to roll on the floor tomorrow.
That's why I am not telling you the way.
Hey, we haven't come for that.
We came here to see Varghese who lives nearby.
Hey. If it's a dangerous place, let us go back. Come, let's go!
Come.
I've got acquainted with him, along with Hari.
Hello.. The one you were looking for came to my store just now.
That Malayali girl? - Yes!
Say loudly. Is that the same girl?
Yes! Hari brought the same girl to my store before.
Why did she come? Did she come alone?
They came looking for our bar.
There were a TV reporter and another man along with her.
After taking five lakhs from me, she came looking for me again!
Put him inside!
Hey, Krishna! What are you thinking?
Hey..
What is it, Krishna? Don't disturb her.
She is in a trance.
Relax.
Focus on those circles.
Concentrate on a point.
You are sleeping..
Into deep sleep..
Try to forget everything that bothers you.
Whatever disturbs you mentally, let it fade away..
Erase it from your mind..
See only good things in mind..
Now, this mind has no doubts or secrets.
Whatever there was, I have taken it out.
There is a problem with our mind.
It stores everything, necessary or unnecessary.
Come in, Ajith.
It rolls it around, makes stories and works on it unnecessarily.
Can anybody be blank for at least a second in life?
The mind is like a computer.
I have now swept it clean.
Now you just restart it!
Here, you have the entire riddles from Krishna's mind. Listen to it.
Why listen to the forgotten stories?
This is the music in Krishna's mind.
This is to be sung by Krishna
for the music album produced by the Association.
"On a faraway branch, did a male bird sing?"
"He is waiting for the pair to come."
"On a faraway branch, did a male bird sing?"
"He is waiting for the pair to come."
"He feels lonely on a bed of feathers."
"Oh, bird, why are you late?"
"Why.."
Okay! - "On a faraway branch, did a male bird sing?"
"He is waiting for the pair to come."
Shit! This vehicle is exactly parked in the frame.
We thought of retaking that shot. But suddenly it rained.
Shall we go to a close shot before the vehicle comes in the frame?
Okay. - That same vehicle was passing in the previous shot also.
That doesn't matter. It's a road after all, man!
What can be done now?
Someone is standing behind you, teacher.
Who are you?
What do you want?
We thought you escaped after cheating us!
See. - "On a faraway branch, did a male bird sing?"
The magic of graphics!
Hello. - Hello, Ajith! This is Leela. - One second.
What is it, ma'am?
During the music class, someone took away Krishna by force.
What?
When did that happen? - It happened just now!
Who was it? - We don't know!
Just now, people from the Association had called me up.
They said that they came in a black Scorpio.
What do we do now?
Okay.
What is it, Ajith?
Somebody kidnapped Krishna in a black Scorpio.
Can you see the number plate?
No.
Please look.
Hello, Lalbazar Police control?
Yes. - Sir, I am calling from Calcutta News. - Tell me.
From our Kairali Association's building
one woman was kidnapped in a black Scorpio.
Do you know anything about the kidnappers?
They can be members of a sex racket.
This girl's husband was killed some days ago.
That case is still under police investigation.
Please give a written complaint. We will look into it
They kidnapped her in a black Scorpio.
Can you give a wireless message at traffic signals?
Do you know the vehicle's number?
No, sir.
Then how can you find it in this Calcutta's traffic?
Okay. We will investigate.
Sir! Damn it!
He asks me how they can find the vehicle in this traffic.
The girl you were looking for just came to my store.
You can't get any fresh item on short notice.
Also, all of them will be sleeping in the morning. - Sir.
Can I get any Malayali girls?
Sir, they have the most demand!
We don't deal with TV reporters.
We also don't want any business. Who owns a black Scorpio?
I just live here with some small adjustments.
I don't know any such people. Please go away!
Leave me.. I don't know! Sir..
I don't know..
Tell me! - I don't know, sir!
You know it!
I don't know, sir. I swear by my children!
I'll make you tell the truth.
Tell me!
They paid Hari a lot of money for this girl.
I don't know anything other than that.
Don't you know anything? - No, sir!
Where did they take her? Tell me!
I don't know..
I will kill you! Say it!
I will tell you..
Smitha, I will call you later. - Okay.
She is in the hands of a huge sex racket involving Malayalees.
They can't do it alone. They need some help.
ACP says that it is difficult for even the cops to enter there.
Even Commissioner is afraid to take action without solid proof!
They have influence. - We also have influence!
Secretary, why don't you call up and tell the CM?
But he can't talk. That's the problem!
You can tell him. You have served food for VS so many times!
Even the military can't touch places like Sonagachi and Kidarpur.
How can you find her from fifty thousand sex workers? - God!
Just count her as gone!
Say it now!
If we make trouble here, we'll land into problems! Leave me, sir!
Help me..
Catch him..
Help..
Come, there is a nice place upstairs.
Come. - No. - He is feeling shy. - Leave him.
Darn!
Rascal!
Hello! - Hello.
Smitha! - Hello! - Can you hear me? - Ajith..
Yes! Where are you? - We are..
Ajith? - We are in a dangerous situation.
We are in the clutches of a big sex racket which nobody knows.
Oh, my God!
Two of us alone, can't save anybody from here!
There are thousands of girls trapped here.
It's.. It's a big trap! - Ajith, are you okay?
I will send you some visuals from here. - Okay.
You air it and flash it across all channels. - Okay.
Hello.. Ajith.. Hello..
I think we need a high-level operation. Okay? - Okay, take care.
Hey, Kavitha! There's important news to be aired.
Inform the news desk immediately! - Yes!
Hello. Hello, sir.. Hello..
Good evening, viewers. We're interrupting this programme
to bring you an exclusive report on the latest event
in which a powerful sex mafia is involved.
A crew of journalist and cameraman from the Calcutta News
were attacked by a mob
belonging to a powerful sex trade mafia operating in the city.
This is the biggest red street in Asia
where over 50,000 girls are involved in sex trade.
Most of them are brought
from Kerala and other places by cheating.
Those who lost their health and beauty
are kept like prisoners in here.
It is a terrible situation here! People..
People are treated here like..
They are suffering like worms!
Please.. Please help them!
Minister is here! I will give it to him. Sir.
Sir! Are you watching the TV?
Yes, I am watching it.
Don't we have to give our government's response?
An official request from the state government
to initiate all rescue efforts
should be faxed to Calcutta immediately.
Sir. - Okay? - Okay, sir! - Okay.
Sir, please commence the rescue operation immediately.
And also employ multiple task force if necessary.
Okay. We will get the situation under..
I also have called and requested for help
from the CM and the Home Minister of West Bengal.
He has assured that he will start the proceedings immediately.
Hurry up.
Sir.
Don't block the way!
Three reporters and a girl are trapped here.
Police, go back. We have a licence to work here!
We haven't given the licence for abducting women!
Charge.
Come on.. Move fast..
Have you come here to die? You dog!
Krishna..
Did any of you see a girl who was recently brought here?
I am also a new girl. - Darn!
Krishna!
Krishna.
Krishna..
To do the honours
I request the honourable Chief Minister of West Bengal
Mr. Subratha Bhattacharya to please come up on the stage.
We now call upon Mr. Ajith Thomas
to kindly come over the stage and receive the memento. - Congrats..
Congratulations. - Thank you, sir. One second, please.
This award and felicitation which I got, also belongs to my partner.
My life partner..
The heroine of 'Shadows of Calcutta'
Krishnapriya!
Krishna, please come!
Krishnapriya, please say something!
What can I say?
Greetings!
I haven't really acted in this.
Most of the times, he shot it without my knowledge.
What else!
If you ask me
how we've got closer, I would say
It means, 'Can you say what it is'.
"Come, my love."
"We have been in love since many births."
"Come. Let's sing together."