Bardovi (2024) Movie Script
Well wander through eternity
Wading through our emotional
attachments and bonds
One form to another
Well live
Well wander...
In every pursuit, there is a struggle.
I can feel that struggle inside
Who am I?
Where did I come from?
Am I a dream?
I dont know,
as if something is burning inside me.
I don't have any memories of childhood.
I don't even remember my mothers face,
But it feels like she is around me.
You will wander aimlessly
in this world for all eternity.
Therefore, I command you
to go back to your world of dead.
You will achieve the liberation there.
Yes Daduba, tell me.
Anant, what are you doing?
Preparing my meal.
Havent you had your dinner yet?
Not yet. Will have in sometime.
Why have you called this late?
Its been long since
we have spoken.
So I thought
Ill give you a call.
What do I say! Been so busy.
Just couldn't find the time.
hmmm..
Is everything fine?
Actually,
I wanted to share something with you.
Yes. Tell me.
I am having dreams
of my mother again.
Just like in my childhood.
She was talking about some manuscript
with a guru and his disciples.
It was a weird dream.
But it felt so real.
Hmmm...
Dreams are meant to be weird.
Don't worry about it too much.
Akka was just an ordinary woman.
But this was different.
Ive never seen Mother so clearly.
Listen to me.
Just quit everything there
and come live with me here.
It's been years,
youve been living all alone.
I know
How long will you keep moving
from one place to another?
I am used to it now.
It doesn't bother me.
Sometimes I really worry about you a lot.
I have never understood why you
are so obsessed with these lost souls.
Why don't you quit all this?
What do you gain by indulging
in these occult practices?
What do you gain
by carrying around dead bodies?
I don't know...
Ananta...
Antu...
Vedant,
Anant is having dreams about Akka again
This time he saw the manuscript.
I think now's the time.
Bardo...
Don't worry sir.
Yes sir, it will reach you.
Yes sir. Don't you worry, sir.
How's the new place?
Fine.
It's an office space.
Been shut for a long time, perhaps.
Yes. But don't you worry.
Stay there as you please.
No one will come there.
Why did you call?
Hey Ganya!
Check if the mechanic has come.
Go quickly!
If he is not here yet,
find him and bring him here.
Don't come back without him.
Go quickly!
My relative's son has been acting strangely
for the past few weeks.
His family got him checked
everywhere, but to no avail.
I think he's been possessed by a spirit...
I no longer indulge in all this!
Please do this for me..
Alright fine,
Ive already told them that
youre no longer into such things.
Hey! Someone had called in the morning
asking for you.
He kept insisting, he wants to talk to you.
Did he give his name?
Anant Kamble?
Yes. That's me. Who's this?
Shantaram.
Shantaram?
Who Shantaram?
I want to meet you.
Why do you want to meet me?
Don't worry.
Ive known you since your childhood.
Please understand,
it's important that we meet.
I have something
that belongs to your mother.
Now its time to return it
Please meet me as soon as possible.
Where do I come?
How are you, Anant?
I am fine.
Sit.
How is Daduba?
Fine.
You know him as well?
Yes.
I know him.
The three of us
your mother, whom we called Akka,
Daduba, and I
were the disciples of the same guru, Babaji.
After your mothers demise,
Daduba left the village
and brought you to the city.
He stayed with me for a few days.
When I enquired about Akka,
he said Akka lost her life in an accident
and your memory was severely affected.
You didn't recognise anyone.
You didn't remember anything.
I was shocked and
puzzled hearing all this.
Why were you puzzled?
There wasn't even a scratch on your body
from the accident.
But neither did you have
a single memory of Akka
nor remembered anything
from your childhood.
It felt as if
someone wiped your memory clean.
Do you think it wasn't an accident
but something else?
I have no idea.
But Daduba's behaviour
felt strange to me.
When you were staying here,
in the night, you would
scream loudly in pain.
I wondered what troubled you so much.
Yet, Daduba refused
to take you to a doctor.
That's when I realised,
you were a victim of the occult.
But why are you telling me all this now,
after so many years?
Daduba had entrusted me
with a responsibility.
I could carry it only this far.
Before he left, Daduba handed
over this manuscript to me.
This belongs to your mother.
I have never seen
anything like this before.
But why did he leave
this with you?
Maybe he felt you were
better off staying away from it.
Whats so special about this?
Daduba, Please save my daughter!
Dont worry,
Akka will take care.
Akka, everything is ready!
why have you possessed this girl?
Tell me, Why have you
possessed this girl?
Her father has devastated my home...
My Banyan tree...
I'll destroy his whole family...
Leave her body.
I'll let you go.
I have lived there for decades.
Now, I will take her with me
to the dark world.
Then I shall imprison you.
There is a lot, I want to
learn about your dark world
So you are the one
who has attained the Bardo
of the world of dead.
You are able to see into our world
but to use the Bardo..
your Guru will never permit it!
You're his slave!
Leave the girl.
I can sense
the dark powers within you.
You have a lust for
the knowledge of our world.
Let the darkness permeate within.
Transcend your boundaries as a human.
Akka...
save her!
Who is this?
Can't you recognize yourself?
Its you!
What am I doing in your sketch?
Daduba told me that you have been
practicing austerity for many years.
You were doing the same thing
in that room, weren't you?
Daduba blabbers nonsense!
Then you tell me...
what do you do in there?
Nothing... dear!
You're a liar.
Daduba has told me everything
that you can perform magic.
Daaduba has gone crazy.
Don't listen to him.
Don't fool me...
and why do you always call him
Daadu and not Daaduba?
Forget it...
Tell me,
what were you secretly trying to see?
How many times
do Ive to tell you that
it isn't right to peek into something
you're not supposed to?
Don't you remember?
But I couldn't see anything!
Get this straight.
You will never ever enter that room.
What will you do
if I enter? Hmm
Let me show you
what I'll do...
Should I?
You want to see.
You really want to see?
Please tell me.
What do you do in that room?
Nothing at all.
Daadu,
if you so desire,
I can give you this knowledge.
There is limitless power
in the dark world beyond.
It isn't dangerous as you think it is.
That power too is a manifestation of
Goddess Kaali.
We can transcend the human limits.
Im not interested Akka.
This is not my quest.
Let him go, Akka.
Don't keep him imprisoned.
The ghost is helpful
to me for the time being.
He knows about the Dark World.
This is just a misguiding illusion.
You are just tarnishing
the reputation of your Guru.
It is just a thirst
to know the unknown.
There is nothing wrong in it.
It is not right to control
these demons, Akka!
My pursuit will end only after I attain
complete knowledge of the dark powers.
I am telling you because
you are like my elder sister.
Please stop all this,
these powers will ruin you.
You wont understand, Daadu.
Coming!
Antu...
We need to talk.
Will you say something or
do you plan to just stand there silently?
Is it true that
Akka didn't die in an accident?
Who told you so?
What is this?
Where did you find this?
Your fellow disciple,
Shantaram, gave this to me.
What have you been hiding from me
all these years, Daadu?
Well! Listen to me,
please let me keep it.
What connection do I have
with this? Tell me!
Your past will bring
nothing but sorrow, Anant.
Ive left all this behind.
And everything Ive done so far
is for your own good.
Alright, then
do me another favour.
Tell me everything.
What do you wish to know?
Who am I?
About my childhood, my mother...
everything.
Fine.
At the age of 20,
Akka got married to a farmer
and settled into a domestic life.
Suddenly, her husband died of an illness.
Akka was shattered.
She was drawn towards death
like a moth to a flame.
So she turned towards spirituality.
Babaji initiated Akka as his disciple.
Akka was the best amongst us.
Recognizing her caliber,
Babaji shared a lot of ancient
secret practices with Akka.
Alas! She didn't
deserve his trust.
Soon it became known that
Akka used the knowledge
to enter the dark world and
seek for powers beyond human grasp.
Antu, accumulating occult
knowledge is not wrong.
But if the intention is selfish,
a human begins
to lust for such powers.
Akka misused one such
occult ritual.
What kind of ritual?
The one that you are
holding right now...
Bardo.
Bardo? What does it mean?
I don't know what it is.
But all I know is that this is
the reason for Akkas death.
This is the second half of Bardo.
The first one has gone missing...disappeared!
Only Akka knew where it was.
Yes, Sarjerao.
OK. I'll reach there.
Trust me.
I know nothing more.
You said,
you saw Akka in your dreams?
Didnt you see the first half
in those dreams?
No.
Why are you asking?
I just asked.
Antu, don't keep this with you.
Hold it.
But please don't destroy it.
What was wrong with the kid?
I don't know much.
He kept to himself.
Sometimes, he'd draw strange and
weird sketches on the wall.
I think he was a psycho.
Oh! How old was he?
This was not his age do die.
He must've been around 8 years old.
You will wander aimlessly
in this world for all eternity.
Therefore, I command you to go back
to your world of dead.
You will achieve the liberation there.
Where is my mother?
I want to go to my mother.
Where is my mother?
I want to go to her.
What is your name?
My name is Adi.
What is your name?
Who are you?
Where is your family?
Please tell me...
Are you going to sleep?
What were those people doing?
Tell me..
They were burning...
What do you mean
they were burning?
Please tell me what you
mean by 'they were burning?'
What do you mean
they were burning?
They were burning the dead.
When someone dies,
their body becomes useless.
The dead dont return; thats why
they were burning their bodies.
Understood?
Yes.
Do you get it now?
Yes.
Now what will they do?
Mama, finish up that piece now
So you were saying that even
'Shabari Mantra' had no effect on him?
That means his desire was strong.
Is he here right now?
What!
Is he here right now?
There he is.
Uttering continuously that
he wants to go to his mother.
Usually, it takes around 4-5 days
for a departed soul to stop
feeling attached to its body.
But it seems,
this fellow will take 12 days.
He should be gone
within 12 days.
I will try the 'Shabari Mantra
one more time.
That's fine.
What happened?
When I held the manuscript
for the first time,
I had visions of this boy.
He was alive back then.
What?
How's that even possible?
I don't know.
Everything is getting stranger by the day.
I want to be normal once again.
I want to meet my mother.
What makes you think
your mother will come here?
I know she'd never leave me.
She will come, wont she?
She will come in a few days.
She manages to find me
whenever I am lost.
All of us lose our way.
We don't realise where we are.
Does that mean you're lost too?
Perhaps.
I have no clue
how I got here.
Even I am a seeker like you.
What are you seeking?
Who am I?
Rest assured,
you will meet your mother.
But when?
I don't know when
but your will meet her for sure.
Hey boy! Shoo! Go away!
What happened, Daadu?
Who is he?
I don't know. He kept following
me all the way till here.
Keeps roaming throughout the village.
I think he's lost.
Hey! Come here.
Hurry up...
What is your name?
Antu..
What's your full name?
No idea!
Where do you live?
In the temple...
Stay here today onwards.
Yes..
Daadu, if he shows up,
make arrangements for his stay.
Ok. Get going now.
Come back in the evening.
Leave now.
Is it necessary?
He's is a vagabond.
What if he turns out to be a thief?
He won't do anything like that.
Really?
Fine!
Death is around you!
Go, Pray Kali.
Our ashram was near a jungle.
Peacocks were common visitors,
and one day we saw a tiger.
We were so afraid.
Aakka!
We need to leave
early in the morning.
Prepare for the journey.
Are you going as well?
Akka..
I'll be back soon.
Akka, please take me along.
Good children don't behave like this!
I just want to go with you.
Nana, please stay at home
and keep an eye on Shama.
Don't let her stray out of your sight.
Take her inside..
I want to go with you.
Akka, please..
Akka, we must leave.
Akka.. is that you?
Akka..?
Akka..?
Nana!!
Nana?
Where is everyone?
Dadu...
Did you die as a child too?
Yes.
And then?
Neither did anyone play with me
nor did anyone talk to me.
And then?
Then I became normal!
How come?
Automatically!
What does that mean?
Meaning...
Magic!
Do you still have that magic?
Yes. I do have it.
But you have to stop troubling me
with your questions.
Why?
It's annoying my friend...
How is it annoying?
I cant explain...
Its just annoying...
Cant you see my condition?
Didnt you recognize me?
Didnt you recognize me?
Adi?
Adi?
Adi?
Adi?
Adi?
You could have saved him!
Is the boy still around?
I guess he's gone.
Haven't seen him since morning.
His 12-day span is over.
It's good he's left
without causing much trouble.
But he didn't trouble me at all.
What do you mean?
I could feel some
connection with the kid.
As if he was my own.
It was nice having him around.
What are you trying to say?
What magic did he use
to persuade you?
Nothing at all.
But why are you getting angry?
Why shouldnt I?
Do I need to explain this too?
You must stay away from him,
if he comes back.
Hmm..
Remember one thing clearly..
it's not a human,
Just a wandering soul.
He's gone!
Did he ask you
anything about Bardo?
Whats the connection?
Nothing..
I just asked.
Are you done?
Yes.
See you.
Swami Vedant
Can I meet Swami Vedant?
Please wait here.
How can I help you dear?
What brings you here?
Shantaram told me about you.
Shantaram!
I wanted to know
something from you.
Yes.
Go ahead..
I want to know about Bardo.
Who are you?
Anant.
Perhaps, you knew my mother.
Akka.
Oh! So you are the one.
We are meeting for the first time.
Tell me,
what do you wanted to know?
I keep having dreams about the Bardo.
I don't know why.
Time and again.
What did you see in those dreams?
A spacious hall.
A pillar right in the middle.
A girl
with a manuscript in her hand.
As if she was looking at me...
Bardo!
Alright.
Come.
Follow me.
Bardo was kept here.
But 32 years ago it disappeared.
We have been searching
for it ever since.
This was the first and
foremost knowledge
that Akka attained from
the dark world beyond.
But Babaji entrusted me
with its safekeeping.
Safekeeping?
Right!
Because he knew, Akka was not yet ready
to receive that knowledge.
But a few years later the manuscript
went missing mysteriously.
What was so mysterious about it?
Even I would not be able to tell.
Whatever Ive shared with you, is just
because you are the one who can help us.
If Akka is trying to
communicate with you
regarding the manuscript,
through your dreams
then please inform us.
I don't get it.
Akka could still be around you
albeit in a different form.
Have you ever felt
her presence around you?
Vedant, tell me!
Daaduba,
he has shared every detail
about his dreams with me.
He has seen the first half
of the manuscript as well.
Has he agreed to look
for the missing part?
Yes
You were right.
If we hadn't done all this
he wouldn't have agreed to the use
of shloka to revive his memory.
Akka could still be around him.
Start the rituals of the
second half on him.
Sure.
Remember,
this is the only way left,
to retrieve the first part of Bardo.
Is it true that Akka could be
still around me?
Hmm.
She could be in the form of Adi.
Don't trust that kid.
Akka is playing with your mind.
I know, you care for me a lot.
That's why you kept me
away from all this.
Bardo is the state of existence
between death and rebirth.
Through this knowledge,
a human being can
defeat the death,
and be immortal.
Akka never had a son.
She had a daughter...
Shama.
Dadu,
please leave us.
Leave me alone with her.
Swami Vedant...
he has the Bardo.
I command you, bring it to me.
You will protect
the Bardo from this day onwards.
Akka.
Open the door.
Akka. Open the door.
What the hell are you doing?
Open the door.
Akka!!
What the hell is this?
Stop this now! Akka!
Stop this now! Akka!
Dont do this Akka..
Akka!!
Antu...
Wake up!
Open your eyes, Antu!
Stop this nonsense!
Akka!!
What has happened Akka?
You have committed
a grave mistake, Daadu.
Memory Shloka
Antu...
Akka...
Antu...
Wake up!
Wake up!
It was her love for you
that brought you back from the dead!
But why did she leave only
the Bardos second half with you?
The first half of Bardo
is Sanjeevani.
Using this knowldge,
a human soul can change his body
but he is left with no memory
of his previous body.
That's where the second half
of Bardo Smriti comes in.
It restores the memories
of the previous body.
I wish to regain all the memories
of my previous body...
Shama's memories...
Please restore my memories
using Smriti Bardo.
I want to relive each moment
Ive spent with Akka.
But remember,
in your memories as Shama, if there is
any information about the first half
you must give it to me.
Anant...
Oblivion..
Forgetting yourself...
Losing the self identity...
It changes lifes perspective...
Becoming a stranger to yourself...
Identity becomes a naught.
Isnt it so strange, Dadu?
Memory..
Memory is so precious.
You shoudn't have interrupted
the Bardos ritual that night.
You made a grave mistake.
Doesnt matter
I will rectify that mistake.
I had forgotten myself
for a long time.
You should have used
the Smriti Shloka way earlier.
Don't worry.
Take care of yourself.
Also, don't fret
about the first half.
It is safe with me!
You have committed a grave
mistake, Dadu.
Smriti Shloka...
Antu...
I knew that you wouldn't
go anywhere, leaving me...
Akka...
Well wander through eternity
Wading through our emotional
attachments and bonds
One form to another
Well live
Well wander...
Wading through our emotional
attachments and bonds
One form to another
Well live
Well wander...
In every pursuit, there is a struggle.
I can feel that struggle inside
Who am I?
Where did I come from?
Am I a dream?
I dont know,
as if something is burning inside me.
I don't have any memories of childhood.
I don't even remember my mothers face,
But it feels like she is around me.
You will wander aimlessly
in this world for all eternity.
Therefore, I command you
to go back to your world of dead.
You will achieve the liberation there.
Yes Daduba, tell me.
Anant, what are you doing?
Preparing my meal.
Havent you had your dinner yet?
Not yet. Will have in sometime.
Why have you called this late?
Its been long since
we have spoken.
So I thought
Ill give you a call.
What do I say! Been so busy.
Just couldn't find the time.
hmmm..
Is everything fine?
Actually,
I wanted to share something with you.
Yes. Tell me.
I am having dreams
of my mother again.
Just like in my childhood.
She was talking about some manuscript
with a guru and his disciples.
It was a weird dream.
But it felt so real.
Hmmm...
Dreams are meant to be weird.
Don't worry about it too much.
Akka was just an ordinary woman.
But this was different.
Ive never seen Mother so clearly.
Listen to me.
Just quit everything there
and come live with me here.
It's been years,
youve been living all alone.
I know
How long will you keep moving
from one place to another?
I am used to it now.
It doesn't bother me.
Sometimes I really worry about you a lot.
I have never understood why you
are so obsessed with these lost souls.
Why don't you quit all this?
What do you gain by indulging
in these occult practices?
What do you gain
by carrying around dead bodies?
I don't know...
Ananta...
Antu...
Vedant,
Anant is having dreams about Akka again
This time he saw the manuscript.
I think now's the time.
Bardo...
Don't worry sir.
Yes sir, it will reach you.
Yes sir. Don't you worry, sir.
How's the new place?
Fine.
It's an office space.
Been shut for a long time, perhaps.
Yes. But don't you worry.
Stay there as you please.
No one will come there.
Why did you call?
Hey Ganya!
Check if the mechanic has come.
Go quickly!
If he is not here yet,
find him and bring him here.
Don't come back without him.
Go quickly!
My relative's son has been acting strangely
for the past few weeks.
His family got him checked
everywhere, but to no avail.
I think he's been possessed by a spirit...
I no longer indulge in all this!
Please do this for me..
Alright fine,
Ive already told them that
youre no longer into such things.
Hey! Someone had called in the morning
asking for you.
He kept insisting, he wants to talk to you.
Did he give his name?
Anant Kamble?
Yes. That's me. Who's this?
Shantaram.
Shantaram?
Who Shantaram?
I want to meet you.
Why do you want to meet me?
Don't worry.
Ive known you since your childhood.
Please understand,
it's important that we meet.
I have something
that belongs to your mother.
Now its time to return it
Please meet me as soon as possible.
Where do I come?
How are you, Anant?
I am fine.
Sit.
How is Daduba?
Fine.
You know him as well?
Yes.
I know him.
The three of us
your mother, whom we called Akka,
Daduba, and I
were the disciples of the same guru, Babaji.
After your mothers demise,
Daduba left the village
and brought you to the city.
He stayed with me for a few days.
When I enquired about Akka,
he said Akka lost her life in an accident
and your memory was severely affected.
You didn't recognise anyone.
You didn't remember anything.
I was shocked and
puzzled hearing all this.
Why were you puzzled?
There wasn't even a scratch on your body
from the accident.
But neither did you have
a single memory of Akka
nor remembered anything
from your childhood.
It felt as if
someone wiped your memory clean.
Do you think it wasn't an accident
but something else?
I have no idea.
But Daduba's behaviour
felt strange to me.
When you were staying here,
in the night, you would
scream loudly in pain.
I wondered what troubled you so much.
Yet, Daduba refused
to take you to a doctor.
That's when I realised,
you were a victim of the occult.
But why are you telling me all this now,
after so many years?
Daduba had entrusted me
with a responsibility.
I could carry it only this far.
Before he left, Daduba handed
over this manuscript to me.
This belongs to your mother.
I have never seen
anything like this before.
But why did he leave
this with you?
Maybe he felt you were
better off staying away from it.
Whats so special about this?
Daduba, Please save my daughter!
Dont worry,
Akka will take care.
Akka, everything is ready!
why have you possessed this girl?
Tell me, Why have you
possessed this girl?
Her father has devastated my home...
My Banyan tree...
I'll destroy his whole family...
Leave her body.
I'll let you go.
I have lived there for decades.
Now, I will take her with me
to the dark world.
Then I shall imprison you.
There is a lot, I want to
learn about your dark world
So you are the one
who has attained the Bardo
of the world of dead.
You are able to see into our world
but to use the Bardo..
your Guru will never permit it!
You're his slave!
Leave the girl.
I can sense
the dark powers within you.
You have a lust for
the knowledge of our world.
Let the darkness permeate within.
Transcend your boundaries as a human.
Akka...
save her!
Who is this?
Can't you recognize yourself?
Its you!
What am I doing in your sketch?
Daduba told me that you have been
practicing austerity for many years.
You were doing the same thing
in that room, weren't you?
Daduba blabbers nonsense!
Then you tell me...
what do you do in there?
Nothing... dear!
You're a liar.
Daduba has told me everything
that you can perform magic.
Daaduba has gone crazy.
Don't listen to him.
Don't fool me...
and why do you always call him
Daadu and not Daaduba?
Forget it...
Tell me,
what were you secretly trying to see?
How many times
do Ive to tell you that
it isn't right to peek into something
you're not supposed to?
Don't you remember?
But I couldn't see anything!
Get this straight.
You will never ever enter that room.
What will you do
if I enter? Hmm
Let me show you
what I'll do...
Should I?
You want to see.
You really want to see?
Please tell me.
What do you do in that room?
Nothing at all.
Daadu,
if you so desire,
I can give you this knowledge.
There is limitless power
in the dark world beyond.
It isn't dangerous as you think it is.
That power too is a manifestation of
Goddess Kaali.
We can transcend the human limits.
Im not interested Akka.
This is not my quest.
Let him go, Akka.
Don't keep him imprisoned.
The ghost is helpful
to me for the time being.
He knows about the Dark World.
This is just a misguiding illusion.
You are just tarnishing
the reputation of your Guru.
It is just a thirst
to know the unknown.
There is nothing wrong in it.
It is not right to control
these demons, Akka!
My pursuit will end only after I attain
complete knowledge of the dark powers.
I am telling you because
you are like my elder sister.
Please stop all this,
these powers will ruin you.
You wont understand, Daadu.
Coming!
Antu...
We need to talk.
Will you say something or
do you plan to just stand there silently?
Is it true that
Akka didn't die in an accident?
Who told you so?
What is this?
Where did you find this?
Your fellow disciple,
Shantaram, gave this to me.
What have you been hiding from me
all these years, Daadu?
Well! Listen to me,
please let me keep it.
What connection do I have
with this? Tell me!
Your past will bring
nothing but sorrow, Anant.
Ive left all this behind.
And everything Ive done so far
is for your own good.
Alright, then
do me another favour.
Tell me everything.
What do you wish to know?
Who am I?
About my childhood, my mother...
everything.
Fine.
At the age of 20,
Akka got married to a farmer
and settled into a domestic life.
Suddenly, her husband died of an illness.
Akka was shattered.
She was drawn towards death
like a moth to a flame.
So she turned towards spirituality.
Babaji initiated Akka as his disciple.
Akka was the best amongst us.
Recognizing her caliber,
Babaji shared a lot of ancient
secret practices with Akka.
Alas! She didn't
deserve his trust.
Soon it became known that
Akka used the knowledge
to enter the dark world and
seek for powers beyond human grasp.
Antu, accumulating occult
knowledge is not wrong.
But if the intention is selfish,
a human begins
to lust for such powers.
Akka misused one such
occult ritual.
What kind of ritual?
The one that you are
holding right now...
Bardo.
Bardo? What does it mean?
I don't know what it is.
But all I know is that this is
the reason for Akkas death.
This is the second half of Bardo.
The first one has gone missing...disappeared!
Only Akka knew where it was.
Yes, Sarjerao.
OK. I'll reach there.
Trust me.
I know nothing more.
You said,
you saw Akka in your dreams?
Didnt you see the first half
in those dreams?
No.
Why are you asking?
I just asked.
Antu, don't keep this with you.
Hold it.
But please don't destroy it.
What was wrong with the kid?
I don't know much.
He kept to himself.
Sometimes, he'd draw strange and
weird sketches on the wall.
I think he was a psycho.
Oh! How old was he?
This was not his age do die.
He must've been around 8 years old.
You will wander aimlessly
in this world for all eternity.
Therefore, I command you to go back
to your world of dead.
You will achieve the liberation there.
Where is my mother?
I want to go to my mother.
Where is my mother?
I want to go to her.
What is your name?
My name is Adi.
What is your name?
Who are you?
Where is your family?
Please tell me...
Are you going to sleep?
What were those people doing?
Tell me..
They were burning...
What do you mean
they were burning?
Please tell me what you
mean by 'they were burning?'
What do you mean
they were burning?
They were burning the dead.
When someone dies,
their body becomes useless.
The dead dont return; thats why
they were burning their bodies.
Understood?
Yes.
Do you get it now?
Yes.
Now what will they do?
Mama, finish up that piece now
So you were saying that even
'Shabari Mantra' had no effect on him?
That means his desire was strong.
Is he here right now?
What!
Is he here right now?
There he is.
Uttering continuously that
he wants to go to his mother.
Usually, it takes around 4-5 days
for a departed soul to stop
feeling attached to its body.
But it seems,
this fellow will take 12 days.
He should be gone
within 12 days.
I will try the 'Shabari Mantra
one more time.
That's fine.
What happened?
When I held the manuscript
for the first time,
I had visions of this boy.
He was alive back then.
What?
How's that even possible?
I don't know.
Everything is getting stranger by the day.
I want to be normal once again.
I want to meet my mother.
What makes you think
your mother will come here?
I know she'd never leave me.
She will come, wont she?
She will come in a few days.
She manages to find me
whenever I am lost.
All of us lose our way.
We don't realise where we are.
Does that mean you're lost too?
Perhaps.
I have no clue
how I got here.
Even I am a seeker like you.
What are you seeking?
Who am I?
Rest assured,
you will meet your mother.
But when?
I don't know when
but your will meet her for sure.
Hey boy! Shoo! Go away!
What happened, Daadu?
Who is he?
I don't know. He kept following
me all the way till here.
Keeps roaming throughout the village.
I think he's lost.
Hey! Come here.
Hurry up...
What is your name?
Antu..
What's your full name?
No idea!
Where do you live?
In the temple...
Stay here today onwards.
Yes..
Daadu, if he shows up,
make arrangements for his stay.
Ok. Get going now.
Come back in the evening.
Leave now.
Is it necessary?
He's is a vagabond.
What if he turns out to be a thief?
He won't do anything like that.
Really?
Fine!
Death is around you!
Go, Pray Kali.
Our ashram was near a jungle.
Peacocks were common visitors,
and one day we saw a tiger.
We were so afraid.
Aakka!
We need to leave
early in the morning.
Prepare for the journey.
Are you going as well?
Akka..
I'll be back soon.
Akka, please take me along.
Good children don't behave like this!
I just want to go with you.
Nana, please stay at home
and keep an eye on Shama.
Don't let her stray out of your sight.
Take her inside..
I want to go with you.
Akka, please..
Akka, we must leave.
Akka.. is that you?
Akka..?
Akka..?
Nana!!
Nana?
Where is everyone?
Dadu...
Did you die as a child too?
Yes.
And then?
Neither did anyone play with me
nor did anyone talk to me.
And then?
Then I became normal!
How come?
Automatically!
What does that mean?
Meaning...
Magic!
Do you still have that magic?
Yes. I do have it.
But you have to stop troubling me
with your questions.
Why?
It's annoying my friend...
How is it annoying?
I cant explain...
Its just annoying...
Cant you see my condition?
Didnt you recognize me?
Didnt you recognize me?
Adi?
Adi?
Adi?
Adi?
Adi?
You could have saved him!
Is the boy still around?
I guess he's gone.
Haven't seen him since morning.
His 12-day span is over.
It's good he's left
without causing much trouble.
But he didn't trouble me at all.
What do you mean?
I could feel some
connection with the kid.
As if he was my own.
It was nice having him around.
What are you trying to say?
What magic did he use
to persuade you?
Nothing at all.
But why are you getting angry?
Why shouldnt I?
Do I need to explain this too?
You must stay away from him,
if he comes back.
Hmm..
Remember one thing clearly..
it's not a human,
Just a wandering soul.
He's gone!
Did he ask you
anything about Bardo?
Whats the connection?
Nothing..
I just asked.
Are you done?
Yes.
See you.
Swami Vedant
Can I meet Swami Vedant?
Please wait here.
How can I help you dear?
What brings you here?
Shantaram told me about you.
Shantaram!
I wanted to know
something from you.
Yes.
Go ahead..
I want to know about Bardo.
Who are you?
Anant.
Perhaps, you knew my mother.
Akka.
Oh! So you are the one.
We are meeting for the first time.
Tell me,
what do you wanted to know?
I keep having dreams about the Bardo.
I don't know why.
Time and again.
What did you see in those dreams?
A spacious hall.
A pillar right in the middle.
A girl
with a manuscript in her hand.
As if she was looking at me...
Bardo!
Alright.
Come.
Follow me.
Bardo was kept here.
But 32 years ago it disappeared.
We have been searching
for it ever since.
This was the first and
foremost knowledge
that Akka attained from
the dark world beyond.
But Babaji entrusted me
with its safekeeping.
Safekeeping?
Right!
Because he knew, Akka was not yet ready
to receive that knowledge.
But a few years later the manuscript
went missing mysteriously.
What was so mysterious about it?
Even I would not be able to tell.
Whatever Ive shared with you, is just
because you are the one who can help us.
If Akka is trying to
communicate with you
regarding the manuscript,
through your dreams
then please inform us.
I don't get it.
Akka could still be around you
albeit in a different form.
Have you ever felt
her presence around you?
Vedant, tell me!
Daaduba,
he has shared every detail
about his dreams with me.
He has seen the first half
of the manuscript as well.
Has he agreed to look
for the missing part?
Yes
You were right.
If we hadn't done all this
he wouldn't have agreed to the use
of shloka to revive his memory.
Akka could still be around him.
Start the rituals of the
second half on him.
Sure.
Remember,
this is the only way left,
to retrieve the first part of Bardo.
Is it true that Akka could be
still around me?
Hmm.
She could be in the form of Adi.
Don't trust that kid.
Akka is playing with your mind.
I know, you care for me a lot.
That's why you kept me
away from all this.
Bardo is the state of existence
between death and rebirth.
Through this knowledge,
a human being can
defeat the death,
and be immortal.
Akka never had a son.
She had a daughter...
Shama.
Dadu,
please leave us.
Leave me alone with her.
Swami Vedant...
he has the Bardo.
I command you, bring it to me.
You will protect
the Bardo from this day onwards.
Akka.
Open the door.
Akka. Open the door.
What the hell are you doing?
Open the door.
Akka!!
What the hell is this?
Stop this now! Akka!
Stop this now! Akka!
Dont do this Akka..
Akka!!
Antu...
Wake up!
Open your eyes, Antu!
Stop this nonsense!
Akka!!
What has happened Akka?
You have committed
a grave mistake, Daadu.
Memory Shloka
Antu...
Akka...
Antu...
Wake up!
Wake up!
It was her love for you
that brought you back from the dead!
But why did she leave only
the Bardos second half with you?
The first half of Bardo
is Sanjeevani.
Using this knowldge,
a human soul can change his body
but he is left with no memory
of his previous body.
That's where the second half
of Bardo Smriti comes in.
It restores the memories
of the previous body.
I wish to regain all the memories
of my previous body...
Shama's memories...
Please restore my memories
using Smriti Bardo.
I want to relive each moment
Ive spent with Akka.
But remember,
in your memories as Shama, if there is
any information about the first half
you must give it to me.
Anant...
Oblivion..
Forgetting yourself...
Losing the self identity...
It changes lifes perspective...
Becoming a stranger to yourself...
Identity becomes a naught.
Isnt it so strange, Dadu?
Memory..
Memory is so precious.
You shoudn't have interrupted
the Bardos ritual that night.
You made a grave mistake.
Doesnt matter
I will rectify that mistake.
I had forgotten myself
for a long time.
You should have used
the Smriti Shloka way earlier.
Don't worry.
Take care of yourself.
Also, don't fret
about the first half.
It is safe with me!
You have committed a grave
mistake, Dadu.
Smriti Shloka...
Antu...
I knew that you wouldn't
go anywhere, leaving me...
Akka...
Well wander through eternity
Wading through our emotional
attachments and bonds
One form to another
Well live
Well wander...