Are you fine?
Who were these people who were after you?
Did you know them?
No.
I cannot find my aunt’s address,
I think I lost it.
Where?
I think I gave it to the taxi driver,
it is with him.
You don’t worry, call your aunt and get her address.
I don’t have her number.
So, you call someone at your home.
I will call my sister.
What happened?
She is not picking up.
What do I do now? Where will I go right now?
You do one thing, you come to my home with me.
No, thank you,
I cannot come to your home.
Hey, don’t worry, I don’t live alone,
I have a mother and younger sister, they will be happy to see you.
Listen, I cannot go to your home, it doesn’t look nice.
Nothing happens,
we are Punjabis, if we get guests, we are happy.
If you don’t believe me, then here you go.
I will talk to my mother in front of you,
putting the phone on speaker.
Hello mama.
Hello son, are you here?
Yes, I am on the way.
I wanted to say that I am coming home,
there is a guest with me.
Guest?
Nothing to worry about, she will stay with us tonight.
Yes. Make the arrangements.
Bye. Bye.
See,
nothing to worry about, my mother is really cool.
You come along,
we will feed you bread, I have not had bread for so long too.
Its been so stressful.
Hello.
Actually, she is the one,
she is the one I talked about on the phone,
she will stay tonight and leave tomorrow.
Hello aunty.
Hello.
Nida…
Yes?
Take her to the room with you,
I will get food.
Yes, come.
She was really helpless,
just tonight.
I will go to my room.
Come on.
This is my room,
it’s a single bed,
I will have a mattress placed on the floor,
I will sleep on it.
You give me the mattress, I will sleep on the floor.
I will get food for you, you get fresh.
No, I am not hungry.
You have come from so far away, how can you not be hungry,
no problem, you sit, I will get you food.
I forgot to ask you, your name.
what is your name?
My name?
Nadia.
My name is Nadia.
My name is Rida,
I am brother Farooq’s younger sister.
I will get you food, you sit.
Who is this girl?
Whose name you don’t know and got her home.
She came here for the first time from Hyderabad,
she had her aunt’s address on a paper,
she lost it.
I found her,
I thought we would help her, I will drop her tomorrow.
Who is she?
Whose name you don’t know and you got her home late at night,
this is a neighborhood of good people,
if someone sees you they will create a scene.
What evil have I done?
A girl who was in trouble, it was my duty to help her.
Who is she? Where did she come from?
What is her name?
Mama, her name is Nadia, she has come from Hyderabad,
to live with her aunt.
Okay,
go give her food and listen don’t be friend her,
she will be here for a day,
I will not tolerate her for longer,
you brother and sister are mad,
you trust anyone blindly.
Hey mama, this isn’t the first time brother helped someone,
brother’s friends have come to live here earlier.
Those were boys and this is a girl.
Now go.
Haroon.
Yeah?
I am really worried,
who is this girl?
Where is her family?
Did she run from her home?
Listen,
tell me honestly,
do you have some affair with this girl?
I have told you so many times,
when I will like a girl I will tell you first.
No need to tell me,
you liked a girl earlier,
remember what she did with you?
Can I have food now?
Go ahead.
You met my family,
you didn’t tell me how did you like my family?
You have a very good family.
What do you mean?
You only liked my family and me?
Not me?
You are good too,
that is why I went to your home with you.
You were not how I thought you would be.
You know this is not your problem,
whoever hasn’t met me,
they think that I am good,
when they meet me, they realize I am really good.
You are really mistaken.
No, this is the truth, this is a fact.
I am telling you the reality and even if I am mistaken,
shouldn’t I be?
Look, you are helping me,
thank you for that.
You are welcome.
This doesn’t mean you become frank with me.
I am surprised,
we traveled together yesterday,
then you met my family,
stayed over, still you doubt my intentions.
Wow.
No, I didn’t say that.
Yeah.
Miss Nageen,
when will we meet again?
How did you find out my name?
Me,
your name,
good question.
You remember you left your ticket on the counter,
I went to get it, I looked at it when I was bringing it.
Why did you tell my sister your name is Nadia?
Because of these things I find you suspicious,
anyway, your home is here
and if I continue to talk, it’s going to be evening.
So, we will meet again.
We will not meet again.
Okay, I am coming.
Hello aunt.
Hello.
Come.
I am really sorry to hear about your father,
did you find something about them?
No aunt.
You must not have filed a complaint with the police.
Brother Rashid told us not to.
He must not have done it out of the fear of defamation.
You need to care about the respect of the children.
The groom’s family went back and the boy said no to getting married.
I had heard that the boy was really rich,
who was it?
I didn’t get one thing,
why did they kidnap you on the wedding day?
Did they harm you?
What are you people talking about?
She has come tired,
take her to the room, so that she can rest.
We only have two rooms in our home,
in one me and your uncle live and in the other Rizwan and his wife and children.
You go in the store.
The store dirty,
tell Naila to get it cleaned and send a mattress.
What is wrong papa,
all day long I work at the home, what more do I do?
You tell me the room, I will clean it myself.
Fine, come with me.
She got such a big bag, will she live here all our life.
Ask your mother,
she will be able to answer that better.
She is helpless,
even with her father alive, she is living like an orphan.
On top of that the kidnapping.
Really bad things happened with her.
Papa, I feel she ran away by her will
and because of that her brother in law dragged her out too.
Now when her own father is not keeping her,
why do you want to help her and keep her here?
Think about it,
you have the situation of the home in front of you,
we don’t have money to eat, if she sits here what will we do?
First work at home, then cook, then care for the guests,
then do all of it again.
Yes,
no,
I didn’t realize
that aunt would be in such a bad shape,
nothing has changed here sister,
neither aunt’s condition, nor her behavior.
How is her daughter in law treating you?
Don’t worry I am used to the behavior of such people,
she doesn’t treat me as bad as our step mother and your mother in law.
You work with sister in law in the home.
I am doing that,
but I won't stay here long,
as soon as I get a good job,
I will move to a hostel.
I have convinced aunt with difficulty,
if there is one complain,
she will tell papa
and papa will tell Rashid that you are in Lahore.
Don’t worry,
I will not take a step
that will make you get disrespected.
Take care.
Aunt, can I help make bread?
Naila will do it.
Sister in law Naila, can I help?
God knows how long you will take,
we have a huge family and they all want food on time or they make noise,
the kids have to go to school, thanks.
You tell me some other work,
I make good omelet.
Omelet?
We don’t make omelets here.
Only on Sunday we make bread.
You came today so, papa told me to make bread
or else we usually have food from the previous night for breakfast.
Sister in law, tea.
Yes, the milk is here, pour it.
Hey. Hey.
Hey, what are you doing?
You poured all the milk to make tea, are you in your sense?
You have any idea how expensive milk is.
You do all this at your home.
I survive on one liter of milk and only I know how.
Come on go make the bread now.
What nonsense.
Wow,
the breads are awesome,
the bread your niece made is great.
When she adds all the oil to the bread,
it will taste great.
What is wrong?
She has come after so many days and you have put her to work.
No uncle.
I asked sister in law that I will make food.
Yes,
you came to live here like it’s your right
and you are going through tough times and you thought of us.
That is awesome.
I will get the spices.
What is wrong with you?
Why are you speaking nonsense in the morning.
You cannot tolerate the guests for 2 days.
Guests come for a day or two, she has come with all her belongings.
I don’t know if she will leave or not.
She will.
When she finds a good job, she will find a place to stay and leave.
You don’t get jobs so easily papa.
Girls get simple jobs easily.
She used to work at a bus station as a hostess.
That is why she had so many affairs, she got the rich man in her love there,
Khalida was saying that he would come to get her there in a big car
and get her to shop for millions.
Stop this nonsense,
it’s not good to point fingers at someone’s character,
after all,
she is going through tough times, we should encourage her.
We are not from the sky, we are also humans.
After all, they have not helped aunt in her tough times.
She took away aunt’s share.
You mix two weird things together.
End this discussion.
Rizwan take these 500 rupees,
get meat on your way back, we will make meat balls today.
Meat balls? What for?
She has come to our home for the first time,
we need to serve her something as per our standing.
You served her lentils yesterday,
now serve her something good.
I will not make meat balls, she didn’t eat at a five-star hotel anyone,
I will not make meatballs for her.
I spend all day long in the kitchen,
working like crazy.
Here Rizwan, get meat.
Let her talk.
Oh wow, we have meatballs today.
I will take two.
Everyone will have one.
No, I will have two.
Okay,
you two argue so much, come on start eating.
The meatballs are great.
I have never had such delicious meatballs.
When you add the spices for the month in one day,
then they will be delicious.
You too eat.
Ok listen,
clean the utensils and also, the kitchen before you sleep sister.
Also knead the bread.
We have to make breakfast.
Come on eat.
Sweetheart, when did you wake up?
I have been up for long,
I thought we would have lunch together but you…
I went out to party with friends,
I had lunch,
you should also have eaten.
How was the party?
It was amazing,
but I really missed you.
All my friends were saying that you have come for your honeymoon
and we have not seen your husband’s face.
You know I don’t go to parties.
That is not true,
you used to go to so many parties before the wedding.
It was different before the wedding,
I was unmarried,
we are married now,
why don’t you get it?
Why these daily scenes that I am going to the party,
hanging out with friends,
I mean seriously be a little mature and think.
I am no middle-class girl
that I leave everything from my life
and get involved in work at home.
We are on our honeymoon.
I don’t get it,
what sort of honeymoon is this that doesn’t end,
we have been Europe doing God knows what for a month.
My business is suffering, you don’t realize that.
Don’t say that you are worried about your business,
I know everything that your problem is that you are not happy with me.
Stop this nonsense, don’t say that.
There is something Sultan,
there is something disturbing you.
What is it Sultan?
Since we have come here,
you are lost,
it feels like you are with me but you are not with me.
So, share with me,
what happened Sultan?
Tell me what it is.
I am going to eat, if you want then come or don’t.
Okay,
I swear I am so hungry,
I would say I will eat,
I cannot tolerate it.
Alia.
Hi Haroon.
Hi.
You are getting married right? It hasn’t been canceled yet, right?
You should be at home for functions, why are you at work?
What can I do?
The HR hasn’t hired a girl, I have to come duty tomorrow too,
they need someone for 3 months.
No one is ready for that, everyone wants a permanent job.
No one is willing to come for 3 months.
That’s right,
but this too will be sorted.
Don’t worry,
you will find a girl today.
You will see.
God willing.
Yes, how are you?
Have it.
Ok, do one thing…
Hello,
my name is Nageen Fayaz.
I saw the ad in the newspaper.
Oh, so you have come for the interview.
Yes.
Give me your CV, I will give it to the HR.
You sit.
Thank you.
Wow.
Hey, you?
You, here?
This is cheating,
this should have been my question,
I work here.
I am a special crime reporter.
Why did you come here?
Hey…
what happened? Did you not like my designation.
Ms. Nageen, listen to me once.
How dare you?
I am so sorry.
I am sorry,
I shouldn’t have held your hand but you are not listening to me.
Look, I know well that you really need a job,
how can you leave without giving the interview...
Who are you to decide that I need this job.
You are right,
but our organization is good if you give an interview here,
you will get a job.
I can talk to the chairman too.
I don’t want you to do anything for me.
I just want to help you.
I don’t need your help!
It’s my fault!
I shouldn’t have gotten so free with a stranger.
You tell me,
why do you always come in front of me everywhere.
Are you doing all this or purpose or…
Why would I do this on purpose?
Meeting today is also a coincidence.
Look, I just want to make you understand that you cannot leave this job
cause of your ego.
It’s a good opportunity for you,
they will give you a temporary job as a receptionist,
but if your performance is good, they will give you a permanent job.
You will not get this chance again Ms. Nageen,
why don’t you get it.
My job was to explain things to you,
rest it up to you.
I like your confidence but you don’t have any experience in this field.
Sir, if I get a chance, I will learn quick.
Fine,
we will let you in a day or two.
Thank you.
Sir, may I come in.
Yes.
Sir, I had a request.
Sit.
Sir,
a girl came for an interview,
sir I wanted to request that I know her personally,
she is really needy,
she needs a job,
the receptionist position is open for a month, then you can fill that position with her?
Is she your relative?
Mine?
No, not relative.
Just think she is my neighbor.
Okay.
How do I keep her based on your recommendation,
she doesn’t have any experience, or degree.
Talent sir.
That girl has talent and sir talent doesn’t have a degree.
You give her a chance,
I promise you she won't disappoint you.
Excuse me.
What is your problem?
We will discuss my problem later,
you tell me how was your interview?
It was ok.
Okay, fine,
I have faith you will get this job.
How can you be so sure
and why do you care for me so much?
I just want that you don’t miss out on this opportunity because I work here.
A girl finding a job in this city and settling down is not easy,
fate has knocked on your door,
why do you want to ignore it,
cause a flirt like me works here and goes around with you.
I didn’t say that.
Look, you don’t need to say everything,
your attitude tells a lot.
I have a lot of wrong things in me,
but I am not a flirt,
I am not around you for the wrong reason.
You have met my family, but still if you still doubt me,
then fine,
after today, I will not come in front of you.
After all,
Ms. Nageen,
a person needs to trust someone or they are left alone.
The person who has been cheated so much,
how can they trust someone?
They should, they need to,
not all fingers are equal.
You get what I am saying.
There are good people in the world.
I don’t believe it.
I feel that every person keeps their real face hidden.
That is why I find it hard to believe anyone.
Bye.
I just don’t want you miss out on this opportunity because I work here.
A girl finding a job in this city and settling down is not easy,
fate has knocked on your door.
Where are you going?
I went for an interview yesterday,
they called me.
Why do you want to get a job,
that too such a cheap job,
if it was a good job I would have understood,
first you worked in the bus,
you didn’t learn,
now you will work as a telephone operator.
You don’t have a degree to get a good job,
I would suggest,
find a good boy and get married.
A beautiful girl like you cannot survive alone.
Thank you for your suggestion
but you know what I have been through.
You were responsible for it,
what was the need to start an affair with such a rich man.
Now all your life will you live with relatives,
first with your sister, now your aunt.
I have seen educated girls like you get ruined like this.
You go and try as well,
if you don’t get a job,
then go back to Hyderabad, don’t come here.
You know the situation of our home, how we live our life.
We know that, you are smart too.
Yes.
Congrats child,
I cannot believe you got this job so easily.
pretty girls get a lot of jobs.
The office people hire pretty girls,
who cares about education?
What are you saying in this happy moment,
Nageen is hard working and honest,
her hard work got her this job.
How much will you earn?
20 thousand.
Wow!
You girls are so lucky and there is this Mr. Rizwan,
he has a government job for 20 years,
but I am running this home in 25 thousand.
Stop It,
stop these tantrums,
it’s a happy occasion, give sweets to the child.
Why do I need to congratulate her, she is not working for me.
Aunt.
Stay happy child,
may God give you success.
Congrats to you.
Congratulations.
Sister in law.
Keep this.
What is this?
This is some advance I got from the office.
Why do you give it to me?
Look,
I know your helplessness,
I know if I stay here, I will be a burden on you.
So, I want you to keep it.
Okay.
You are bribing me,
you think I am so low.
Not at all sister in law, you are taking me wrong
I want to be a member of the family,
not a guest,
so, I want you to keep it.
You are insisting so I am keeping it,
or else I didn’t want to,
who takes money from a guest.
Ok listen,
don’t tell mama and Rizwan about this money,
they will think I asked you for the money,
although you are giving me this money yourself,
I didn’t ask you.
Not at all.
This is between you and me.
In fact,
I will give you half my salary every month,
but don’t mention it to anyone at home.
Fine ok,
have breakfast?
No, I am going to work, will eat there.