Breakfast: Accept the Reality (2026) Movie Script
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Hi.
Check.
Check.
What's up this weekend?
Empty.
Meet?
Bangalore?
Boring
Malaysia?
"Hold me so tight
Don't let me free"
"You're such a sight
I'm on my knees"
"My soul stirs
With your sweet scent"
"Your scent drifts
Inside my breath"
"This tipsy heart
Craves your tease"
"Before our fingers meet
My body pulls you in"
"Like Wi-Fi,
We connect through our skin"
"It comes in fast,
Does it really stick?"
"The flirting, the glances
Did all that time go to waste?"
"You click, I flip
Gen X full trip"
"Has love turned into
A museum display?"
"All that future talk
Did it ever hold weight?"
"Hug me all night and day
I'll stay right here, come what may"
"You lead the way with love to say"
"Do it more than you say
Every limit's made to break tonight"
"You'll decide how life will unfold"
"This tipsy heart
Craves your tease"
"Before our fingers meet
My body pulls you in"
"Like Wi-Fi,
We connect through our skin"
"It comes in fast,
Does it really stick?"
It'll just be a tiny prick.
- Like an ant bite, barely anything.
- Oh, no, no!
Just do it
It's bleeding!
Is it hurting too much, honey?
What?! Say that again?
It hurts!
Is it hurting too much, love?
"This tipsy heart
Craves your tease"
"Before our fingers meet
My body pulls you in"
What are you writing?
Come on, show me!
"I love you, Rishabh-Lakshmi."
So cute!
Thank you!
My first gift to my wife!
So the gifts before?
Those were for my lover.
So I'm not your lover now?!
You're both
After marriage,
the love meter dips a bit.
I'll slipper you!
You'll only love me till you die!
Only me. Underline it.
- Okay?
- Okay, okay, okay!
Rishabh sir, is it raining outside?
Yup. Chennai's going underwater
in five hours.
Is that why you're going
to your hometown?
Want to join me?
Even if a tsunami hits,
Chennai is still my home.
- Why not take your wife along?
- She's apparently not coming.
Why not?
She says she wants a divorce.
This generation, I swear
Say "I do" in the A.M.,
"I'm done" by P.M.?
It's been five years!
The court still won't grant me divorce.
I want a decision today.
I won't step down till I get one!
Otherwise, I'll jump and end my life!
Please get down.
Let's talk and sort this out.
Dharmalingam, is your client coming or not?
Five minutes since the call
and he isn't here.
Shall we mark it as 'did not appear'
and close the case?
Just a minute, Ma'am.
He's not coming, Your Honor.
He's a born escapist.
An irresponsible clown!
Please, just grant the divorce.
Look at him, Your Honor.
The heat's killing us,
and this idiot walks in
wearing a raincoat!
What's with your outfit, man?!
If you get drenched in rain,
you can dry off.
But if your heart gets soaked,
can you wipe that off, Your Honor?
What nonsense are you spouting?!
The heart I speak of--
is standing right here,
Your Honor!
First, ask if all of her
I'm sorry, ask if all of
this miss' items are here.
That can wait!
Ask him to return the T-shirt first.
He's making personal things
public property!
You fool!
Even that shirt was bought by me!
Even the pants were bought by me!
I paid 2,000 bucks online.
I have proof, Your Honor!
What now? Even my undies
are from you, right?
- Want that too, huh?
- Hey! This is a courtroom!
Excuse me!
Stop it!
How dare you?
Why are you hitting him?
If he stripped in public,
book him under nuisance!
Or send him straight
to a mental hospital!
But hitting him? Really?!
Silence!
Is this a courtroom or a fish market?!
Contempt of court!
I'm fining both of you.
Two thousand rupees each.
If you don't pay,
you'll spend a week in jail.
Is it a single cellor shared?
What?
Is it a single cell?
No, shared cell.
No, thank you, Your Honor.
I'll pay the fine.
Me too, Your Honor.
That's not all, you both must go to
counseling with Dr. Gangadevi.
Even if you attend, and she says
you haven't changed one bit,
this court will decide
whether to proceed with the divorce.
I'm here to pay the fine.
Sir?
Do you accept credit cards?
Only cash.
No cash means
you're going straight to jail.
Just for a week, right?
Looks like the mosquitoes and bedbugs
are starving. Poor things!
Constable?
Take this man and lock him up.
No, sir! Please don't!
I'll pay it myself!
He won't survive
even a single mosquito bite!
And why are you two
getting divorced anyway?
So we can dance solo
in front of the mirror!
It's none of your business!
Auto? Will you go to ECR?
Just charge me the commute fare alone.
You paid the fine for me
Let me return the favor.
Come on.
Go!
This is a mental hospital, remember.
Ladies first, always!
Good morning, doctor!
- Sit down.
- Thank you.
- You must be Rishabh?
- Yes, ma'am.
What happened?
What happened?
He can't even see straight, doctor.
- He has so much attitude!
- She pushed my chair away, ma'am.
He lies nonstop, doctor.
If you toss his dirty lies into the sea,
the whole ocean will turn into Dead Sea!
And what about her?
Even a lie detector would glitch!
She weaves lies that sound like the truth.
Oh, me?
Say that again, I'll knock your teeth out!
This is my office!
Then come knock them out!
- Come knock them out, let's see.
- Why are you baring your teeth?
- Why are you acting like a lunatic?
- You're the lunatic!
- You're the one acting crazy!
- Hey! Enough, both of you!
- How dare you?
- Stop it!
Sit down!
See that room there?
Go fight it out, then come back calm.
I'll wait.
[both] Sorry, ma'am.
It's okay.
These things happen with couples.
Think of me as your friend.
Please, go ahead to the room.
No, ma'am, I'm okay.
Look
Only when you vent your anger out,
can you be open with me.
Go ahead.
Oh, my God.
Excuse me, ma'am.
Very good!
Feeling better now?
Please just give me the certificate.
I can't survive one more minute with him!
How long since you were married?
How many months has it been?
Three months, ma'am.
Lies!
It's been 133 days!
You forgot that, too?
I lost my memory after I married you!
I'm a platinum abacus champ, ma'am.
Platinum, really?
Must be an antique shop piece!
Just for him,
I pierced my nose.
Do you know how much that hurt?
And this mutt?
Goes on trips, weekend outings
with other woman, like it's normal!
- Guess where he went.
- Hello? Hello?
Don't play dumb.
He flew off to Bangkok with her!
Oh, really?
Didn't you enjoy Bangalore?
All I did was ask if it hurt to pierce--
and she bit me, ma'am!
Quiet!
You don't know how
to behave in public.
He stripped in court, doctor.
In the middle of court!
She kept saying, "I bought that shirt"
What do you expect? I returned it!
- Who told you to wear that to court?
- I'll wear what I want.
- Shut up, you indecent fellow.
- That's who I am. Get used to it.
Okay, okay. I've seen enough.
I see what the real issue is.
This is over-affection.
Possessiveness.
Doctor, don't believe him.
He cheated on me. That dog!
Say that again,
- I'll break your face.
- Come on, then. Try me!
Enough, already!
- She mentally tortures me every day.
- I want a divorce, doctor.
Enough!
You both clearly can't be together.
I'll recommend divorce to the court.
- Thanks, ma'am.
- Thank you, doctor.
Finally, you both agree on something.
Let's slow down a little
and talk this through together.
I'm not just a psychologist.
I'm also a member of the censor board.
Last week, I saw a film.
It was a very good one
It's being released next week.
Everyone wanted a U/A certificate.
But I insisted on a "U".
The story goes like this
Tell him, doctor.
He pirates movies all night.
Book him for piracy and jail him.
Can you both stop and let me talk?
If you can't even do that, please leave.
I won't be able to give you
the certificate.
You go ahead, ma'am. I'll listen.
To truly listen,
one needs an artistic mind.
Yeah, right.
His artistic mind flows
right through his nose!
Go ahead, doctor. I'll listen now.
Please listen carefully to what
I'm saying.
It may be from a movie,
but it could change your life.
This is the story of
two beautiful people,
bound in a loving marriage,
but incapable of loving each other.
Cheers!
Jhanvi!
Girls, he's here!
Hide all the liquor, girls!
Yay! Free pizza!
This is cheating, girl!
What's up, Janu? Is he gone?
What? Should I starve now?!
I am very hungry.
Hello, your pizza's ready!
Hey! How'd you get in?!
We locked the door!
Late delivery.
We're not paying.
But ma'am, I am on time.
No.
You're three minutes late.
Yes, three full minutes.
Yes, you're three minutes late.
Rose, call his manager.
- Where's my phone?
- Why call the bank manager now?!
- Plaster her mouth, quick!
- Hello?
Look, you all just want free pizza, right?
Fine, sign here and take it.
I'll probably lose my job
but no worries.
I'll find another one.
Enjoy your free pizza.
Using a chair to block
the lift door is just cheap.
I've got a better idea.
But that comes with a cost.
Lost this job too, huh?
How many is that now, man?
Make it a century soon!
It wasn't even my fault.
Just because I was late
delivering pizza, they fired me!
They even complained to the manager,
saying I broke in through the balcony.
Wait, I'll shower and be right back.
- Hey, Shanthu?
- What's up, dude?
It's a call from your mom.
- Yeah, Mom?
- Tell me, Son.
What's up, Mom?
Are you at the hospital?
Dad's getting dialysis, son.
Give the phone to Dad.
Wait, I'll give it.
It's Shanthanu.
How are you doing, Dad?
Holding up okay, son.
What's the doctor saying?
He's happy that we're still paying him.
He says, if I do dialysis regularly,
I'll live to a hundred.
So I said okay.
Son, your dad's condition
is getting worse.
From now on
dialysis twice a week,
the doctor said.
We'll manage, Mom.
It's expensive, right, Son?
I'm here, right?
Don't cry, Mom.
Please be strong.
I'll transfer some money tomorrow.
Okay?
Mr. Clean.
Dude, what are you wearing?
Looks like a street performer.
It's my new uniform.
I work at C.C. now.
Night shift.
What's C.C.?
It's the Chennai Corporation.
You're picking up garbage now?
Yeah, exactly.
You finished engineering,
worked in Malaysia.
Now you're a waste collector in Chennai?
Should I call this fate, or--
But my dad's life is worth more
than my self-respect.
I'm sorry, sir.
We cannot rectify the problem.
We'll have to go with a new one.
I'll decide that, right?
- Thank you very much. Bye.
- Thank you.
- Mr. Krishnamurthy?
- Yes, sir?
Do you know anyone who knows
about computers?
Before scrapping the salt-biscuit machine,
why not give it one last try?
There's a machine in our factory
that isn't working at all.
Want to give it a shot?
I can try, if it's a manual system, dude.
Will I be paid, though?
Of course!
Our boss is great about payments.
Cool
I'll finish night duty
and then drop by.
Hey, roll down your window.
Should I call Pudukottai Basheer Bhai?
He'll carry this
like a stork carrying a baby.
Including you, you loser!
Was your pizza good?
Sorry again.
Had I known you'd get fired--
No problem. I got another job.
Look, I'm working right here
on the street.
Why don't you pop open the hood?
What's wrong?
Sir! Look at what he's doing
right in the middle of the street!
Fixing a car is a crime now?
That's not what he meant.
Then what?
The hood's open now.
It's all good.
Go ahead, start the car.
The distributor line's been cut.
- Thank you.
- What? Just a "thank you"?
What about my service charge?
- How much?
- It was 2,260 rupees.
Including the pizza.
He usually doesn't take this long.
Maybe he got confused?
Hey, partner!
I've hyped you up so much here.
Don't ruin my reputation!
Start the machine.
What happened?
I got electrocuted!
Hey! Turn the machine off!
All right, now turn it on.
Whoa!
What kind of magic did you do?
The machine's running!
The body earth screw was loose.
If the solenoid control body's not grounded right,
the computer won't register the interrupt.
Engineers haven't checked the software.
Now it's good, sir.
Sir, meet my friend.
Master of all trades!
Come, I need to pay you.
- Good morning, sir.
- Morning!
- Hi, Jhanvi.
- Hi, Dad.
MeetI'm sorry, your name?
Shanthanu.
And my service charge?
It's 2,260.
That includes the pizza bill
you still owe.
Shouldn't I test drive first?
Yes, please.
Loser.
Darling, he fixed the machine.
Just pay him.
Is the car trial done?
- Before I could get to the ATM--
- Don't lie.
I waited over 30 minutes.
Excuse me--
do you two know each other?
He's the same guy who fixed
your so-called car.
A last-year model is scrap to you?
If it breaks down in the middle
of the road, yeah, it is scrap.
I'm not arguing with you, dear.
Please, pay him.
- Wrap this up and come soon.
- Yes, sir.
What exactly did you fix?
The body-earth screw was loose.
How much?
Pizza 1,200.
Car repair 800.
Machine service 3,000.
Total 5,000.
That's too much!
If you don't pay me,
I'm taking this with me.
If we don't refresh the machine
in 10 minutes, it'll shut down!
This is blackmail!
Ma'am, just pay him.
He doesn't joke when it comes to money.
No cheques, please.
Why not?
Cheques are like kissing someone's hand.
Anyone can cash in at any time--
Get a draft from the cashier.
It's like a kiss on the forehead.
He had a delayed reaction to it!
Cash? That's a kiss on the lips.
It's immediate.
Sign the voucher and take it.
Thank you.
Arabian horse!
What?
I meant, wow!
Just like an Arabian horse.
Oh my God!
Madam, he's not even my friend!
I don't know who he is!
I'll kick him out first.
Arabian horse
I meant, wow!
Just like an Arabian horse.
Arabian horse!
Love you, my darling. Mwah!
You look beautiful.
What about the car?
What car, dear?
Didn't I say I wanted a new car?
Done. By this year-end.
- So, till then?
- That's enough.
- Shall I come to office by bus?
- Serve me some curd, please.
Or should I use a bicycle?
Kiddo, lend me your cycle.
Dad! This isn't funny!
I wonder which moron you'll marry!
Good morning.
Good morning.
Look, I'm working right here
on the street.
Who's that?
He looks familiar.
He fixed our
salt biscuit machine, remember?
A waste collector fixed
a Belgian machine?
Can't waste collectors be smart?
Did you call me, sir?
Are you kidding me?
You don't know the difference between
a burp and name-calling?
JMD wants to meet you.
I'm going there and
you are disturbing me!
Yes, ma'am?
Mr. Kimu--
Ma'am, it's Krishnamurthy.
Kimu makes it sound like
a history textbook!
What's your friend's name? Chandru?
Shanthanu.
Like in the Mahabharata--
Ask that guy to come over.
Machine broke down again?
- Wasn't it working just fine?
- Do what I say.
Looks like a different machine repair.
May I use this phone?
He's the only damn waste collector
with a smartphone!
Hey, Shaa! It's Krishnamurthy.
Another machine here won't start.
Oh, I'll finish duty here and come.
This is duty, too!
Tell him to come now!
Come down immediately.
Only your hands can fix it.
- I'm coming, bro.
- You've gotten lucky, man!
Does your friend have parents?
Of course, ma'am.
How else are people born?
- Where's he from?
- Kumarapalayam.
Didn't he get any other jobs?
He did mechanical engineering.
He worked in Malaysia.
He had visa issues.
[Indistinct chatters]
Good evening, ma'am.
What's up, dude?
Changed careers, huh?
Hey, don't ruin this.
This is the only joy I've got left.
Don't mess that up, too!
He's watching everything except the ball!
- First ask him to take off his shades!
- Get lost, you idiot!
Do you play?
Yeah, just about. Weekend player.
Up for a match?
- The machine's working?
- If we play, it'll work just fine.
I've got other things to do.
Wait!
Come on, it's a golden serve, bro!
Thanks, ma'am.
Everywhere I go,
they ask for a security deposit.
A guarantee note stating that
I won't quit for three years.
They even hold
my passport and certificates
like I'm some kind of bonded worker.
I truly owe you.
You, bugger. Took her hand
as soon as he got the chance.
Madam
I'm sorry.
If he even smells money,
he'll act ten times worse than this!
But I do have one small request.
Could you please include my initial
on the cheque?
They'll clear it
even without the initial, at this bank.
It has my signature, right?
That initial
it's my tribute to the man who raised me.
That's all.
He's scoring high now!
It's "A" for Arumugam.
This job better not last you
more than 24 hours!
Thanks a lot, again.
You're welcome.
- Sir, it was Jhanvi ma'am who--
- What do you mean by Jhanvi?
We have company rules, don't we?
Even the MD must adhere to them.
Then what's the purpose
of your HR position?
Is there a problem?
Who offered a job to that
garbage collector without my approval?
That was me.
Who are you?
I'm the JMD,
one of the directors, perhaps.
But the company's not yours.
Who's going to answer
to the shareholders?
Your mindset of hiring
based on appearance
needs to end with your generation.
Let's focus on encouraging talent.
Really?
There's someone named Sadagopan.
Because we didn't offer
his brother-in-law the job,
he's challenging us to prove
the garbage collector's talent.
- Go, and see for yourself.
- I'll handle them.
Good morning, ma'am.
Dear Board Members,
regarding the employment of
Mr. Shanthanu as a technician,
some members expressed dissatisfaction.
On February 17,
production of our leading cookies halted.
Two engineers from Belgium
worked for four days
they left, saying that
the machine needed replacement.
Mr. Shanthanu was called in
and completed the job in 30 minutes.
The business class flight tickets
for the Belgian engineers cost
nearly $3,550.
Mr. Shanthanu's annual CTC
is 2,19,000 rupees
which is one-fifth of a single visit's
cost for the Belgian engineers.
Wow!
Mr. Sadagopan, I reviewed your
brother-in-law's resume.
He still has eight pending exams.
Do you know what happens when
we hire sluggish people?
Our shares will nosedive!
All your invested money will vanish!
You wouldn't even be able to
question us here!
Please have some coffee.
Don't just act! drink it.
Don't you drink coffee at home
with three spoonfuls of sugar?
Don't stare at me, drink it!
It's not about the taste, ma'am.
She's just trying to give me diabetes
and finish me off!
Oh, please! If I wanted you dead,
I wouldn't stop with sugar.
I'd just use bedbug poison!
Ha! Joke's on you.
You don't even know which one it is.
If you did,
you'd have poured it already!
Oh, so now you know everything?
Let me ask you both something
Between the two of you,
who wants to die first?
Come on, tell me.
Why?
What's the reason?
You tell me, Lakshmi.
Well
Come on, say something.
I don't have the courage
to see him die.
That's life.
Life is uncertain.
Unpredictable.
You just learn to ride the wave.
No other go.
This couple we're talking about?
Their story's the same.
Sir, please help us!
- Is your MD in today?
- No, sir. He's in Kolkata.
The JMD is in, though.
Any problem, sir?
- Yeah?
- Iniya, send them in!
Please, come in.
After eating your biscuits,
children have been hospitalized.
What?!
No way!
My company is WHO-certified.
We also serve an international market.
We've never received
any complaints until now.
Now that you have, can you verify
if this is your product?
I'm sorry.
You're under arrest.
I could bring in
a female officer if you'd like.
Not necessary.
You can take me in.
Sir! Sir!
I head Quality Control.
I am responsible for the mishap.
She's in no way related to this.
- Take me instead.
- We can discuss that at the station.
I'd have to seal your company
if the children's condition worsens.
Ma'am, I've asked our lawyer
to meet you at the station.
Can I have that biscuit pack, ma'am?
Take a bite of this, will you?
I highly doubt this is ours.
Absolutely not.
I can assure you, this isn't ours.
We have to do something.
POPULAR JHANVI BISCUIT MAKES
CHILDREN ILL. OWNER ARRESTED.
Can you give a pack of
Jhanvi biscuits and a soda?
Here you go, sir.
Forty rupees, sir.
- Brother...
- Sir?
There's a wedding in
Chidambara Chettiyar's family.
We'll need 10,000 packs
of these biscuits.
Give me the contact
of the wholesaler.
And you'll get
your commission right away.
A board?
Oh yeah, very legitimate.
Krishna, put your mobile on silent
and keep it out of sight.
Our manager will give you a call.
- Who is it?
- Annachi from Madhavaram sent us.
Give me your cell phones.
- Yours?
- He doesn't have one.
Follow me.
Hey! Here.
- Hello, sir!
- [in Hindi] Hello! Take a seat.
Come on, sit down.
- How many packets?
- Ten thousand.
I need the full payment in two days.
Sir, where's the restroom?
Yes, we're in.
Same address.
Come with the police.
There are a lot of products here.
Okay.
Relieved.
The work is done.
Urgent.
Hey, Shanthu!
They're beating me for using the bathroom.
There you are! Got you!
- Oh, God! Save me!
- Hey! Stop!
Inspector, one of them is in the restroom.
Arrest him too.
You couldn't even take a couple of days off
to take care of me?
Hey! I'm your friend.
Not your wife.
No one will help you more than this.
See, I've kept apple juice, orange juice,
mineral water, Horlicks
You can drink them whenever you like.
I've given you the comfort of a child.
Complete liquid diet.
And since that'll make you pee often
here you go.
Even your wife wouldn't care this much.
If I had one, she wouldn't
leave me alone like this.
She'd be right here by my side.
Oh, really?
Find someone else for it.
An ocean in search of a river?!
- Something's not right.
- Why aren't you at work?
I could ask the same.
Hi!
Hi!
The hero who saved me,
is here with a broken leg!
I wanted to thank you in person.
- Get well soon!
- Thank you!
A flower pot fell on me.
I need to clean up.
- Where's the restroom?
- This way.
- Aren't you getting late for work?
- Exactly what I expected.
Go on. Continue.
Where's my dress?
Uh The maid took it for laundry.
Ugh! How do I come out now?
- On foot!
- You idiot!
Alright, you can wear my dress from that room.
I'll keep my eyes closed.
I can't walk, you see!
As if you'll be obedient
and do just that.
What's that smile for?
Sometimes, someone thinks
they're a genius.
But does foolish things sometimes.
What do you mean?
Turn around.
Oh, my!
Oh, my God!
Can't complain!
It was perfect!
Hey!
You
"A burning breeze came near to me"
"It brushed my skin so tenderly"
"Like thirst that drinks in desperate need"
"A cloud drank deep, then truly fell"
"Like thirst that drinks in desperate need"
"A cloud drank deep, then truly fell"
"In water halls that shimmer bright"
"On soft, flowing beds of light"
"With a thousand kisses of pure delight"
"Two words, now with
different meanings, I hear!"
"In swaying rains that softly fall"
"I can't stop thinking of that call"
"Desire soaked me, heart and all"
"In the stillness past midnight"
"Held by longing's quiet might"
"I hug myself, no end in sight"
"All the world I feel is me"
"All the seas like honey be"
"Sin brings sweat that tastes like sea"
"Yet, longing is what sets me free"
"A burning breeze came close to me"
"It brushed my skin so tenderly"
"Like thirst that drinks
with desperate need"
"A cloud drank deep, then fell indeed"
"In little bits of cloud above"
"The sky weaves silks with threads of love"
"A thing they call sweet love so true"
"Tell me, where did it come into view?"
"Desires and whispers"
"But from where, we'll never know"
"This grand thing called love's flame"
"It appears, yet none can name"
"All becomes sky"
"And you, the heart of it inside"
"Sky and earth now gently blend"
"We become that magic dream in the end"
"A burning breeze came close to me"
"It brushed my skin so tenderly"
"Like thirst that drinks
with desperate need"
"A cloud drank deep, then fell indeed"
"In water halls that shimmer bright"
"On soft, flowing beds of light"
"With a thousand kisses of pure delight"
New car for you.
It's worth 60 lakhs.
- Wow, Dad!
- Happy?
- Yes!
- Good.
- Thank you, guys!
- All the best, sir!
Thank you so much, Dad!
- I love you!
- I love you, too!
- What happened?
- Trash.
You side your car
not to drive on the trash.
But
You wish to marry a trashpicker.
- Again Thanks, ma'am!
- For?
You're the MD.
Yet you still took care of your staff.
My service charge for
taking care of you.
This is so unfair!
Better pay upfront.
Okay
Cheque? Draft? Or cash?
I can't pay tax for this.
Cash only.
- I need hot cash.
- For sure!
You rascal.
Is this the cash?
Then
What's cheque?
And draft?
Millionaires must always
remain millionaires.
- Am I right?
- Yes.
Check if our maintenance engineer
is back to his rag picking business?
Hey, it was a casual joke.
It's just a joke.
Hey, Jhanvi. Jhan
What are you doing?
Jhanvi, please.
Not in the middle of the road!
Listen to me, Jhanvi.
Jhanvi, come on.
You're causing a jam.
Jhanvi, let's go.
Even millionaires once had to
dig through trash.
Jhanvi
Jhanvi, what the hell!
Jhanvi, come back.
Move the car, sir.
- What are you doing? Come on, move.
- Yes, yes.
Are you kidding me here?
- Move the car, sir.
- It's getting late. Make it quick.
Hey, stop it.
She made me sift through
that disgusting trash like a pig.
Let it go.
She did it unknowingly.
The groom's family will be here anytime.
Get refreshed.
I wonder what she's going to do
in front of them!
I'll deal with that.
She'll listen to me.
Hey, Jhanu!
You want some coffee?
- I'm already frustrated.
- You look nice even now!
Enough buttering me up.
Get right to the point.
Refresh yourself.
I've kept your mom's silk saree.
Just wear it!
- Why?
- For my sake.
Tell me why.
A groom's family is coming to visit us.
Even after birthing a boy?
Wish you all the best, Padma!
At least let this husband
not be stingy!
And be generous.
They're coming to see you, dear.
Oh!
Who are you to decide my marriage?
Your father.
Who else will decide if not me?
You should have asked me.
Correct.
Do I need to ask you before raising you?
Did I ask you to give you education?
I was a minor then.
It's the parents' duty
to guide their child.
This is also a duty of the parent.
I'm now a major.
I know to decide my life.
So?
You're going to marry that garbage, right?
Tell me.
That's my choice.
Am I not a piece of you?
What the
How is it your choice?
Tell me.
Come on, I need to know.
- You're going over the top.
- Jhanu!
Get up, dear.
I pampered you
because you are motherless.
And you think about going against me?!
How dare you?
Come on, get up.
- Get up, I say.
- Don't. Let her go.
Jhanu
Go. Get married to that dirt bag
and beg on the streets.
Leave her alone.
What are you doing?
- Hello! Sit down, please.
- Hi, sir.
Jhanu?
- Yes, Padma?
- They're here.
They, who?
The prospective groom.
Please, Jhanu.
Dress up and just say hi.
Trust me. I won't allow
a marriage you don't like happen.
- Please, dear.
- You go. I'll be there.
- Promise?
- On you. I'll be there soon.
Serve them, dear.
I'm planning to open two more factories
in Jhanvi's name in Bangalore.
- And
- Who's Mr. Rajaram?
Yes. It's me.
Your daughter has filed a harrasment
complaint against you.
You're under arrest, Mr. Rajaram.
Shall we go?
Leave.
How could she do this?
I'll talk to our lawyer immediately.
[phone rings]
- Hello?
- Where is Shantanu?
Why isn't he answering my calls?
He must be at work, madam.
What work?
No clue.
Who gives him a job?
Why and how
And why do they terminate him from work?
I wonder if even God knows why!
Wherever he might be,
I want him in this place by10 a.m.
Any problem, madam?
Yes, it's a legal one.
Madam
What's going on?
Marriage at the register office.
- Who's getting married?
- Me!
With whom?
You, of course.
No way!
Why this sudden arrangement?
When there's no way out,
a do-or-die choice has to be made.
And I've decided.
Come and sign the register.
Vadapalani, Tirupathi, Tiruttani
I'll come anywhere you say.
Let's tie the knot.
I don't even mind
exchanging rings at Velankanni.
Sorry, Jhanvi.
I'm in no position to marry you.
What is he saying?
You don't love me?
That's not what I meant.
- Then?
- I can't do this without my parents like you.
Hey! Do you even realize
what you're saying?
Jhanu
Hear me out.
Jhanu
Jhanu.
Jhanu Please.
Jhanu Try and understand, please.
Get lost.
Step away.
If I don't send 50,000 by evening,
they won't even hand over my dad's body.
Both his kidneys failed.
I'm not that rich to get him treated
at Mount Elizabeth, Brooklyn,
nor am I able to let him die
without giving any treatment.
I'm their only son.
I was working in Malaysia.
They seized my passport and certificates
due to fake visa issues,
and deported me.
My parents still believe
I work in Malaysia.
I don't have the heart
to break their belief.
They have no one to lean on, too.
There are people in this world
who live in belief rather than food.
My dad was undergoing
dialysis every week.
He got serious last night
and he's at the ICU now.
People have kids so that they will be
cared for when they are older.
I can't bury their trust and marry you.
I just can't, Jhanu.
What do you want me to do now?
I'm not saying we won't get married,
I just want it to happen
with our parents consent.
That won't happen in my house.
My dad will never agree to this.
We are not as emotionally close
as you guys.
Everything is business.
Love can change the world.
We can fix anything with non-violence.
Shall I go on a hunger strike?
Nothing has happened right now.
Apologize to your dad.
It's alright even if you bow to him.
Talk to him politely
once he calms down.
I'm sure he'll accept.
Let's go to the police station
and take back the complaint against your dad.
I'll come along.
- That bold, huh?
- Yes.
My dad will shoot you
the minute he sees you.
I'll happily die.
For you!
Calm down!
Calm down, Rajaram.
Please!
- Rajaram!
- This is all your doing.
- It's all because of you.
- Daddy, don't.
- You dumbhead!
- Daddy, stop.
- Daddy, don't. Please.
- I'll kill you!
Daddy!
You have no rights to beat him up.
How dare you!
What are you talking?
- Don't do it, Daddy.
- Damn it!
- Damn it!
- Daddy!
Why are you behaving like this?
Bloody idiot!
DADDY
Come again?
Tell me.
Bloody!
Honey!
- I was just out and there's mayhem here!
- He's beating me.
- What is happening?
- He hit me.
Don't stop me.
Let go of my hand.
He beat me.
How dare he!
Where's my gun, Venkatadri?
- Get me my gun. I want to shoot him.
- Relax. Control yourself.
- You rag picker!
- Rajaram, control yourself.
Stop it!
Your daughter was ready to get married
in secret at the register office.
I convinced her against it.
But you
- So much arrogance!
- Hey! Watch your tongue.
Come.
Mr. Rajaram!
This rag picker is your son-in-law.
Do what you can.
"O Ocean-eyed Raincloud!"
"Do not hold back your hand"
"Plunge into the ocean"
"Draw forth its wealth so grand"
"Pour down in streams so wide"
"That we may bathe
With joy in Margazhi's tide"
"Pour down in streams so wide"
"That we may bathe
With joy in Margazhi's tide"
- Super, ma'am.
- Finally they're married.
Happy ending!
If you can sign the letter now
If marriage is the happy ending,
then you two wouldn't be here, right?
- You mean there is more to the story?
- Yes.
We'll meet next Monday.
- Ugh, not again!
- Monday, again!
Alright then.
Let's go to the judge.
But he might push
the court hearing for ten months.
- I'll come.
- That's good.
Where are you staying?
Perungudi.
- You?
- We used to live in the same apartment
He was boasting that he
paid the advance for the apartment.
To hell with his apartment,
I moved to a hostel.
Until next Monday, you two have to
stay together in that apartment.
No, no, Doctor. No.
I cannot. No way.
- Rishab, do you have any objections?
- No, no, ma'am.
I filed for a divorce
but you're asking me to do this?
This is to test your decision.
Do as I say.
If something happens to me, Doctor,
I'll hold you responsible.
So far nothing happened
between you two?
For that, you might
have to see a different doctor.
- Another doctor?
- Another doctor?
Oh, no.
[Chanting]
Madam, did you think this through?
I did, Lawyer sir.
- You prepare the draft.
- Okay, madam.
Auditor sir, transfer
the shares as I told you.
It'll be done in an hour from
the time bank funds are released.
Okay.
- What are you saying?
- What's more to tell!
Your first wife left all her wealth
to your daughter.
So, obviously, no one, including you,
has rights to it.
Jhanvi is a very smart girl.
She mortgaged all her properties
and bought 10% of our company's
shares at a price far above market value.
She already held a 40 percent stake
and has now increased it to 50 percent.
- So what?
- So what?!
That makes her MD of the company.
But the board members
have to accept, right?
She's done so much, can't
she handle the board members?
Mr. Rajaram, I'll tell you one thing.
You're seeing Jhanvi
as your daughter
but I see her as grand as
the river Ganga.
You still don't realize
how intense she really is.
Hey, Shanthu.
Good news, man.
Your new passport and
duplicate certificates have come.
Hey, really?
One more good news.
- You've applied for a job in Australia, right?
- Yes.
They've sent the offer letter.
Once you send the acceptance letter,
they'll process
the visa and flight tickets.
Reply saying "Not interested".
That's how it is.
It's for you.
Thanks.
Don't get too excited.
There is more to come, my love.
I've been in this post for 25 years.
I've generated so much
profits and dividends.
You all dethroned me over night.
You ungrateful swines.
That too, for this garbage dweller!
Look, Mr. Rajaram.
Abraham Lincoln, the son of a cobbler,
became the President of the United States.
He could have been anything
until yesterday
but now, he is my husband.
I've transferred all my shares
to his name.
He holds 10 percent more stake than you.
So Mr. Shanthanu is the MD.
What's wrong in him
sitting in that chair?
It's a mistake.
For birthing and raising you
of course, it is.
When you were born prematurely,
instead of putting you in an incubator,
I kept you warm with my embrace.
That was a mistake.
Your mother passed away
when you were just three months old.
I raised, educated and shaped you
into the person you are today.
That's my mistake.
I wish you die--
- Rajaram! Rajaram!
- I'm okay.
- I'm okay.
- Rajaram.
What, dear?
He is your dad.
I hope you rot in hell.
I'm cursing you.
You won't get away with this.
You will be dragged to the streets.
You will lose everyone around you.
Every single day will feel like death.
It will happen.
You will be dragged to the streets.
You will lose everyone around you.
Every single day will feel like death.
Welcome, boss.
Take your seat.
- This is too much, Jhanu.
- What?
- Did I ask you to make me the MD?
- No.
Your father is such a respected man.
How can you treat him like this?
In front of everyone?
He slapped and kicked me
forgetting that I am his daughter.
I lost the respect
I had for him back then.
He swore at you and slapped you
with a slipper, thats when I lost it all.
Ma'am, he's from a generation where
people expect unconditional agreement.
That's our culture.
If being a slave is
what your culture stands for,
then I'd rather have no culture at all.
Ma'am! I didn't mean it that way.
- This matter can be settled amicably--
- It's settled.
- It's finished.
- Okay, ma'am. Sorry, ma'am.
Come, sit.
You look great.
Let's meet your parents,
get their blessings,
and then leave for Europe for 10 days.
- For what?
- For what you ask?
Our honeymoon!
Hey, Lakshmi.
Your son has come
with his new wife.
- Hey, Shanthanu, what is all this?
- I'll explain, please wait.
Yeah, right!
- My dad.
- Hello, Uncle.
- Hello, dear.
- Please bless us.
God bless you two.
You go and sit.
Dad, it was a sudden decision.
That's okay.
Sometimes fate acts before we can.
Saw that? All burned to ashes.
Go around the house.
Run along, you two.
Shall we leave?
Wait.
Mom, what are you doing?
- I'm making lunch.
- That won't be necessary.
We have to leave.
The bride should spend
the night at her in-laws house--
We don't have time for
all this traditions.
We have lot of work.
In this village, you can never predict
the power fluctuations.
No, Uncle, I can manage.
It's fine, dear.
Mom, what's wrong?
Offer turmeric and vermilion
as your alms, dear.
Mom, What is all this?
I can make ends meet by cooking, washing
vessels in other people's homes.
But I don't have the strength
to wash away your father's blood.
I'll take care of him, Mom.
You didn't inform us about your marriage.
You made us strangers.
- Mom. it was unplanned--
- Enough.
You live a happy life.
What's left for us,
we have lived a full life.
With each passing day,
we inch closer to the grave.
Shall we leave?
Aunty
Come, dear.
Go on.
Listen, Mom.
You two mean the world to me.
Everything else comes after that.
Be strong.
We're going abroad tomorrow.
I'll meet you once we return.
- I don't want this.
- Keep it for your expenses.
- What's your date of birth?
- 08/10.
- It says March 10th in passport.
- That's fake.
To put me in school early.
It passed on to school, college
certificates and ended up in passport.
You started your life with a lie.
This is the old chinese birth chart.
By using the husband and wife's
birthdates with this calendar,
they can predict
which date to get together,
depending on whether
they want a boy or a girl.
We're together now, right?
- By together, I did not mean this.
- Then?
I want a daughter,
Once she completes her degree,
I'll get her married to a clown like me.
And relax.
So you're saying you're a clown
I fooled into marrying me?
Oh, no, I did not mean it that way.
We can live without any commitments,
when we get old. Happily.
- I need a son.
- I'm ready.
We can have a dozen of this
and a dozen of that.
And prove we Indians are
worthy competitors for China.
Don't be greedy!
We'll have one in this and one in that.
Then family planning.
We're going to have two quadruplets.
Oh, no, I cannot handle that.
It's hard enough to breastfeed one,
what will we do with four?
I grew up drinking milk
from a feeding bottle.
Hey, Jhanu! You have
international driving license?
Yeah, I studied here.
We could have taken a taxi,
isn't it risky to drive when it's snowing?
Taxis are expensive,
It'll cost a fortune.
Self driven rented cars are comfortable.
We can travel as we wish.
Nice view.
Isn't it pleasant?
You could have booked a hotel in the city.
This feels like a mouse burrow.
You're a savage with no taste.
Yes, I'm a savage.
- What happened?
- Cold water!
There is a gas cylinder outside.
Open it to get hot water.
Okay.
Jhanu!
I'm not able to open the door.
Open the door, Jhanu.
It's stuck.
I can't open it.
What to do now?
Enjoy Europe's weather!
"My heart is throbbing,
Caught in threads"
"My desires are warming up in snowfall"
" My soul might freeze in seconds"
"At just five millimeters near"
"In a Milky Way that won't appear"
"My thoughts are drowning in this sin"
"My body's out, oh no"
"My soul remains, oh no"
"If dreams burn down,
What then sustains?"
"My clothes are here"
"My wants alive"
"If dreams dissolve,
How will I survive?"
"My clothes are here"
"My wants alive"
"If dreams dissolve,
how will I survive?"
"My heart is throbbing, caught in threads
Desires burn in snowflake beds"
"My soul might freeze in seconds"
"At just five millimeters near"
"In a Milky Way that won't appear"
"My thoughts are drowning in this sin"
"We came for a honeymoon, it's true"
"But there's no honey,
There's no moon too"
"I'm here to play with fire, alone"
"While you're afar, and I'm on my own"
"This cold's too harsh"
"No warmth to wear"
"Alive, yet distant"
"In frozen air"
"Fate won't let our joy ignite"
"A glass wall blocks our sheer delight"
"Even face to face we stand,
But can't touch a hand"
"My heart is throbbing,
Caught in threads"
"Desires burn in snowflake beds"
"My soul might freeze in seconds"
"In seconds"
"Even if our eyes meet"
"Our hands cannot"
"The fruit I see"
"I cannot taste"
"You're right before me"
"Still no kiss"
"A mirrored reflection,
I can't touch or miss"
"Lust may fade"
"But this love fever has no end"
"Your every wish, I promise true"
"My heart is throbbing,
Caught in threads"
"Desires burn in snowflake beds"
" My soul might freeze in seconds"
"At just five millimeters near"
"In a Milky Way that won't appear"
"My thoughts are drowning in this sin"
"My body's out, oh no"
"My soul remains, oh no "
"If dreams burn down,
What then sustains?"
Stay trapped inside.
Good morning, Doctor.
- I'm on time, right?
- Come, Lakshmi.
How was your week?
Mmm, nice.
My friends came over,
we had biriyani, and slept like a log.
- Rishab?
- I don't know where he is!
- He doesn't want to come to counselling.
- How do you know that?
Umm, he, told me
That old lady is boring me to death..
If her certificate is the only way to
get divorced, he says he doesn't want it.
He really said that?
Yeah!
How can he call you an old lady?
If you dye those few strands
of grey hair, you'll look like my sister.
Calling you an old lady is
How dare he?
Yeah, he didn't come for the counselling,
and made bad comments about you.
File a case against him
throw him in jail and torture
If you lock the door
you think I can't make it out?
A plush door can be opened
from inside without a key.
Did you know that?
This is how she causes trouble
with her petty actions.
She never utters a word
out of affection or love.
Not even once.
It's always been
one fight after another.
She might have acted like a woman
if she'd known a mother's love.
How many times have I told you
not to talk about my parents?
- How many times have I told you?
- Lakshmi, calm down.
- Huh? How many times?!
- Lakshmi, calm down.
- Lakshmi, stop it.
- Why are you doing this?
Abhimanyu saw it as a disgrace to
his pride and was upset with his uncle.
"Abhimanyu, take care
of your uncle," he said.
Thanks!
What for?
I'm pregnant!
Hey!
Wow!
Who do you wish to tell this first to?
Uncle, I am a valiant warrior!
who asked for your aid?
To my mother.
Abhimanyu is there to protect Uncle.
Why are we here?
Go inside.
It's all for good!
Come in.
Really?
Come in, dear!
What will you have?
Shall I make elaneer payasam for you?
Padma, are you really not
angry with me at all?
You're like a daughter to me!
I miss you all!
- Where is Pappu?
- He's enrolled in Ooty residential school.
And Dad?
Drinking.
Can I go and meet him?
Not now.
Maybe later.
Dad? Dad
What's all this, Dad?
- You should definitely eat. Okay?
- Sure.
I'll ask Mom to cook for you.
- Cook for her. Oh!
- Our daughter is pregnant!
Congratulations!
I'm going to become a grandfather!
Alright, come to your mom's photo
Hey! Why is this guy here?
Get up!
Our house pet is giving birth
to several pups due to strays.
- Daddy!
- Get out!
Jhanu!
- What are you doing?
- Go inside.
Stay away from this.
You pushed me to this.
I curse you to have a premature baby.
And it won't survive too.
- Out. Get out!
- Don't do this.
I said get out!
Hands off me. Get out now!
She's our daughter.
You don't like me being happy?
Did I ask you?
Did I tell you
I wanted to see my dad?
You took me there and got me insulted.
Sorry, Jhanu!
He called me a street dog.
Are you happy now?
Go.
Sleep peacefully after two pegs.
I've a full-fledged bar inside
the house just for you.
Want me to get you a glass?
[phone rings]
Can't you hear your phone?!
Attend it already!
- Yes, Uncle.
- Come home immediately, Shantanu?
What happened?
Dad's unwell.
Where are you now?
At home.
I will start right away.
What happened?
Dad's unwell.
- Shouldn't we go right away?
- Yes.
You stay here. You shouldn't travel
when you're pregnant.
Then
Bring your parents here.
We'll take care of them.
Who else is there for us?
Take it slow. Watch your step.
Wish you a speedy recovery.
My daughter-in-law asked him to bring
us along rather than leave us here.
- Parimalam here.
- Give that to me.
- Don't forget to water the plants.
- Sure.
- It's about to bear fruit.
- I'll handle it.
- See you, Uncle.
- Drive carefully.
- Welcome, Aunty.
- No, it's Mother-in-law.
Sorry. Welcome, Mother-in-law
and Father-in-law.
- Are you keeping well, dear?
- I'll carry it for you.
Pregnant women shouldn't lift weights.
You go, dear.
I'll bring them.
Why is the toe ring missing?
I removed it as I felt
uncomfortable wearing slippers.
Oh, come on, dear!
Watchman.
Madam?
Couldn't you find a better place
to dry your clothes?
Madam, they don't belong to me.
It belongs to the elderly guest.
Hey wait.
Why are you throwing
the washed clothes
Aunty. I was the one who asked
him to dry them backside.
It will take time for sun to shine there,
that's why I dried them here.
You shouldn't dry here.
What's this?
Shit.
Of course, it is.
Go wash up.
- What happened?
- That bathroom can't be cleaned.
Looks like a public toilet,
take a look for yourself.
Looks like a public toilet.
Elderly guest
Please hire someone else.
Bring your parents here.
Let us take care of them.
Chellamma!
Where is everyone?
Madam took them out after lunch.
- Where to?
- I don't know that.
Okay, wash these fruits
and keep them in the fridge.
Keep the medicines in Mother's room.
Okay, sir.
So hot.
Heavy traffic.
Chella, get some ice water.
Where are my parents?
I settled them in an old age home.
They aren't feeling comfortable here.
What?
I enrolled your parents
into an old age home.
Was my translation right?
- Where?
- Near Sriperumbudur.
Shankara Old Age Home.
Our last election commission Seshan.
They don't have any kids.
End of their life span. There only.
We don't have that problem.
We're going to have a baby.
With whose permission
did you take them there?
- Whom should I ask?
- You should have asked me.
- Why?
- Because they are my parents.
Shantanu, drop us back at the village.
We can't adjust to so
much luxury all of a sudden.
Even if one can't afford clothes, they are
given clothes before cremation.
Assume something like
that and just come quietly.
No, dear.
To stay in such a huge house,
is not in our fate.
When it's in my fate,
won't it be in my parents' fate?
Go inside.
Go, Mom.
What is it?
Door is locked.
They would have been more
comfortable there than here.
Monthly 25,000.
I paid 50,000 and
dropped them there.
And you bring them back like a hero?
It means they will stay here with me.
Give me the keys.
- I won't allow.
- Who are you to allow?
Shantanu! Shantanu!
What have you done?
Get up, dear. Get up.
How could you hit her?!
Get up, dear.
Hope you aren't hurt.
- Slowly.
- Here.
- Hey! What is this?
- Dear! What is happening?
How dare you slap me?
You rascal!
What is this? Hitting a man.
Lakshmi!
You idiot, how dare you hit my mother?!
Shantanu!
Stop it. Listen to me.
Get away from her. Stop hitting her.
Listen to me.
Shantanu!
Oh, no.
Hey, Shantanu.
We shouldn't have come back.
Stop.
Hey!
Open the door.
What is this?
What are you doing?
This is why I asked you to
drop me back in the village.
This is also your house.
Just keep quiet.
If she says anything,
that'll be the end of her.
- Here, hold this.
- No, we don't want to.
Go inside.
Shantanu.
"Rainforest catches forest fire"
"Flower was ashore"
"My heart says what I did was right"
"Virtue says everything is wrong"
"Trying to help too becomes wrong"
"Even virtue gets a new meaning everyday"
"Even virtue gets a new meaning everyday"
Dear Son, I wanted to experience
the fruits of your hard work
for the rest of my life.
That was all I wished.
Even though the doctors gave up on me,
I'm still alive.
Now, I am ashamed to live off
of someone else's money.
Enough, dear, we are leaving.
I wish you two
a happy and a prosperous life.
Did he hit you?
I pity him.
He can't stand it,
even if a mosquito bites me.
Uncle, did Mom and Dad reach?
No, Son.
Okay, let me know if they show up.
Will a pregnant mother have
a normal delivery if she swims?
Yes.
No matter the pain,
I want to have a normal delivery.
"In your life"
"No more words"
"In your arms"
"No more words"
"The mind is stable
without any attachment"
You look great.
What happened?
How will I repay this debt?
You shouldn't cry.
Look at me.
You are my boy. My soul.
My life.
My love.
We are one.
"You kill your conscience sometimes"
"Bowing down is a strategy"
Do you know where my parents are?
I am asking you.
Where are my parents?
How will I know where they are?
You ragpicking dog.
They are thieves who escaped at night.
How will I know where they are?
If you call them thieves once again,
I won't spare you.
I will tell, you are a thief.
Your family is full of thieves,
including your parents.
- I dare you to say that again!
- Let me go!
I should go far away from her.
Here's your offer letter to Australia.
Send your acceptance mail.
I am unable to trace my parents.
They wouldn't have gone anywhere.
I will take care of them.
What is your daughter saying?
I love you.
So she doesn't like me then?
Hey, it was from me to you.
- I thought as much.
- Possessive already?
Let go, cutie!
It might hurt her.
Hello? Yes, Uncle?
- Come here immediately.
- What happened?
Come immediately.
"Today, he climbs the hill
He climbs the hill alone"
"You brought me into this world,
My loving father"
"You lived like a silent bird"
"Never seeing
The quiet grace of the bird"
"My dear father"
"Today, I surrender you
To the flames"
"Father, I stand tall
And yet I let you fall!"
"Father, I stand tall
And yet I let you fall!"
I asked you for some
vermillion and tumeric, didn't I?
But you ruined it all for me!
Tell me, Raji.
- Has he returned?
- Not yet.
Successfully 15th day.
Try calling him.
Why should I?
He never said a word
where he was leaving to!
He has to feel bad for
leaving me alone!
He might have gone abroad.
Abroad?
No chance.
I bet he's back to ragpicking.
[doorbell rings]
I will call you back.
Please come, sir.
Why are you here?
To check if I am alive or dead?
Where were you?
Your phone wasn't reachable.
I thought you went abroad.
How could you
without your passport or visa?
Oh, migrating illegally?
What's the job?
I bet you're ragpicking.
Please, Jhanu, I am already exhausted.
Don't be too rude.
Oh, and you are so thoughtful?
That's why you left your pregnant wife
alone and decided to go abroad.
I believed you were everything to me.
I made a nobody a Managing Director.
Aren't you grateful for that, at least?
I am, and that's why I came back.
Why did you come back?
You should have vanished
just like your parents did.
I'm going.
I won't ever face you again.
Where is my passport and my visa?
Here you go. Your passport,
visa, certificates, everything.
Rub it on your forehead.
You have anyways gone bald.
You look just like a beggar.
You're raising your hand
for the smallest thing?
Wait till I tell the police what you did!
Please do call.
After all, you sent your own father to jail.
I am nothing to you.
The police can take me,
but they'll send you to a mental hospital.
Who, me?
Did you just say that?
You're crazy and so is your family!
Your whole lineage is crazy!
You don't deserve a foreign drink bar.
Die, you ragpicker!
"To separate is to be alone"
"Love is to"
"Stay together"
"To think is to highlight shortfalls"
"Being polite will witness God"
"Pain"
"Even darkness is little light"
"Rainforest has caught forest fire"
- "Flowers are afloat"
- A thaali isn't
- "My heart says I am right"
- meant for beauty. It's tied to your soul.
- This is what completes a woman.
- "By virtue everything is wrong"
"My heart's deed too is wrong"
Are they dead?
No.
It would have been nice
if they were dead.
Is everything alright?
Don't return again with issues.
Even if you come back,
file a new case.
But even then, the court
won't rule in your favor.
You gave away all the assets that
were meant for her, Your Honor.
I'm happy for that.
She's still holding my wealth.
What are you saying?
The child in her womb is
mine and my wealth.
She is wealthy,
but my child is my only wealth.
My child should come to me.
According to the Hindu Minority
and Guardianship Act 1956,
The child can be separated
from the mother only after 5 years.
No, I won't.
After I sign this,
she won't be my wife anymore.
If she is not my wife, then
how can she be my child's mother?
She doesn't even deserve
to feed the baby milk.
This is violence.
If it is, then give me a life sentence.
I will accept it.
If she raises my baby,
my baby will become
greedy and ignore love.
Are you okay?
I will give it to him.
I don't want anything connected to him.
I will give it away.
Ask him to sign.
Please ask him to sign.
Don't get emotional.
It hurts a lot.
Somebody call the ambulance.
Your daughter is beautiful, just like you.
Look at her!
I don't want to see her.
Call him and send her with him.
Jhanu
I carried her for eight months
with all that pain.
He's so cruel.
Said I'm not even fit to feed her milk.
He might've said it in anger.
When someone's drunk or angry,
they say what's really in their heart.
You're overthinking, Jhanu.
I'm the one who's hurt.
You may advice but you won't know
what it feels like.
No one will comfort a matchstick!
They don't have to!
I know my strength.
She's his wealth.
Hand her over to him.
She is your daughter.
No.
This belongs to him.
Hand it to him.
Or I'll throw it in the trash myself!
Let him take it out of the trash.
He should be used to it by now.
She is just not lucky to be
fed by her mother.
Please wait, I'll be back.
At least
Let her have her mom's scent around.
Raji!
Raji!
What happened, Jhanu?
- Jhanu?
- The pain's unbearable, Raji.
It hurts!
They've given you an injection.
Only when you feed will the pain stop.
I will try asking for the child.
Please feed her.
Let her mother feed her.
"Your life "
" Your life "
I need to catch the first show
once it releases.
Can you use your influence
to get tickets?
I don't misuse my role.
You get it yourself.
Sorry, ma'am.
What did you understand from the story?
Nice movie!
If they made it like I imagined,
I would watch it five times.
What do you think, Lakshmi?
Lakshmi, are you with us?
Looks like you got lost in the story.
Yes.
What did you think about this movie?
It's nice.
Do you still want a divorce?
Life is really unpredictable.
Please sign the letter and give it, ma'am.
Sometimes, distance helps
some people understand love.
Take this.
Give it to the judge, and you'll
get the divorce soon.
Thank you, ma'am.
You haven't left yet?
I signed the certificate, right?
You'll get divorced.
- Thanks, Doctor.
- You're welcome.
Call in the next patient.
Doctor
What?
Who's in that photo?
They're my parents.
I know the Mahabharata a little.
My dad used to listen to
Kirupanandha Variyar in the car.
So what now?
Is Ganga Devi really your name?
Yes.
Ganga Devi has another name.
Jhanavi.
Wife of King Shantanu.
Lakshmi.
What is this?
Can you smell
my pee and poop on it?
Have a smell now.
This is apparently
your mother's wedding saree.
See how bad it looks?
Just like my life.
I'm dying inside.
By denying me your milk,
you made me rely on cow's milk,
and now I live like an animal!
It seems you didn't even
respect your stepmom.
Shouldn't I have at least
half the arrogance you have?
I will call you Jhanavi.
I'll never call you Mom.
I'll never call you Mom.
I'll never call you Mom.
Lakshmi
Lakshmi!
Why, Mom?
Ugh, that word.
What did I do to suffer
due to your ego?!
What did I do?
How was all this my fault?
Doesn't the IPC say a child must
be with the mother for 5 years?
Then,
how could you give me away
so easily?
Yes, it was a mistake, my dear.
It was a mistake, my dear.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Please don't cry, dear.
No way, Mom.
I want to cry.
I want to cry.
It's the pain I bottled up
for twenty-three years.
There's no other bond
other than my dad.
He gave me milk.
He was my light.
He was my everything.
Enough!
Enough, dear.
Could you please stop crying?
I will beg you.
I ought to fall at your feet.
Baby girls were once killed
with poisoned milk.
You could have done the same.
Nothing like that, dear.
Please forgive me, dear.
Why didn't you remarry, Jhanu?
Come on, tell me.
We're friends from now on.
Why didn't you get married again?
The body may want another marriage.
But the heart only needs one.
Only one.
Are you still in love with my dad?
Thanks!
Are you mad?!
What are you doing?
Sorry, My Lord.
Fine me any amount
for disrespecting the court.
Send me a QR code and
I'll pay for everything.
Hush up and come.
I'll kill you with my love!
I'll eat you up with kisses!
Before we die,
let's share all our love with kisses,
and leave side by side.
Feels like floating
in the air, right?
Do you know about cash?
Cash means currency, right?
You crack
That's what money only, dear
That's it.
Is this cash?
Websites, FM Radio and all media people'
Hi.
Check.
Check.
What's up this weekend?
Empty.
Meet?
Bangalore?
Boring
Malaysia?
"Hold me so tight
Don't let me free"
"You're such a sight
I'm on my knees"
"My soul stirs
With your sweet scent"
"Your scent drifts
Inside my breath"
"This tipsy heart
Craves your tease"
"Before our fingers meet
My body pulls you in"
"Like Wi-Fi,
We connect through our skin"
"It comes in fast,
Does it really stick?"
"The flirting, the glances
Did all that time go to waste?"
"You click, I flip
Gen X full trip"
"Has love turned into
A museum display?"
"All that future talk
Did it ever hold weight?"
"Hug me all night and day
I'll stay right here, come what may"
"You lead the way with love to say"
"Do it more than you say
Every limit's made to break tonight"
"You'll decide how life will unfold"
"This tipsy heart
Craves your tease"
"Before our fingers meet
My body pulls you in"
"Like Wi-Fi,
We connect through our skin"
"It comes in fast,
Does it really stick?"
It'll just be a tiny prick.
- Like an ant bite, barely anything.
- Oh, no, no!
Just do it
It's bleeding!
Is it hurting too much, honey?
What?! Say that again?
It hurts!
Is it hurting too much, love?
"This tipsy heart
Craves your tease"
"Before our fingers meet
My body pulls you in"
What are you writing?
Come on, show me!
"I love you, Rishabh-Lakshmi."
So cute!
Thank you!
My first gift to my wife!
So the gifts before?
Those were for my lover.
So I'm not your lover now?!
You're both
After marriage,
the love meter dips a bit.
I'll slipper you!
You'll only love me till you die!
Only me. Underline it.
- Okay?
- Okay, okay, okay!
Rishabh sir, is it raining outside?
Yup. Chennai's going underwater
in five hours.
Is that why you're going
to your hometown?
Want to join me?
Even if a tsunami hits,
Chennai is still my home.
- Why not take your wife along?
- She's apparently not coming.
Why not?
She says she wants a divorce.
This generation, I swear
Say "I do" in the A.M.,
"I'm done" by P.M.?
It's been five years!
The court still won't grant me divorce.
I want a decision today.
I won't step down till I get one!
Otherwise, I'll jump and end my life!
Please get down.
Let's talk and sort this out.
Dharmalingam, is your client coming or not?
Five minutes since the call
and he isn't here.
Shall we mark it as 'did not appear'
and close the case?
Just a minute, Ma'am.
He's not coming, Your Honor.
He's a born escapist.
An irresponsible clown!
Please, just grant the divorce.
Look at him, Your Honor.
The heat's killing us,
and this idiot walks in
wearing a raincoat!
What's with your outfit, man?!
If you get drenched in rain,
you can dry off.
But if your heart gets soaked,
can you wipe that off, Your Honor?
What nonsense are you spouting?!
The heart I speak of--
is standing right here,
Your Honor!
First, ask if all of her
I'm sorry, ask if all of
this miss' items are here.
That can wait!
Ask him to return the T-shirt first.
He's making personal things
public property!
You fool!
Even that shirt was bought by me!
Even the pants were bought by me!
I paid 2,000 bucks online.
I have proof, Your Honor!
What now? Even my undies
are from you, right?
- Want that too, huh?
- Hey! This is a courtroom!
Excuse me!
Stop it!
How dare you?
Why are you hitting him?
If he stripped in public,
book him under nuisance!
Or send him straight
to a mental hospital!
But hitting him? Really?!
Silence!
Is this a courtroom or a fish market?!
Contempt of court!
I'm fining both of you.
Two thousand rupees each.
If you don't pay,
you'll spend a week in jail.
Is it a single cellor shared?
What?
Is it a single cell?
No, shared cell.
No, thank you, Your Honor.
I'll pay the fine.
Me too, Your Honor.
That's not all, you both must go to
counseling with Dr. Gangadevi.
Even if you attend, and she says
you haven't changed one bit,
this court will decide
whether to proceed with the divorce.
I'm here to pay the fine.
Sir?
Do you accept credit cards?
Only cash.
No cash means
you're going straight to jail.
Just for a week, right?
Looks like the mosquitoes and bedbugs
are starving. Poor things!
Constable?
Take this man and lock him up.
No, sir! Please don't!
I'll pay it myself!
He won't survive
even a single mosquito bite!
And why are you two
getting divorced anyway?
So we can dance solo
in front of the mirror!
It's none of your business!
Auto? Will you go to ECR?
Just charge me the commute fare alone.
You paid the fine for me
Let me return the favor.
Come on.
Go!
This is a mental hospital, remember.
Ladies first, always!
Good morning, doctor!
- Sit down.
- Thank you.
- You must be Rishabh?
- Yes, ma'am.
What happened?
What happened?
He can't even see straight, doctor.
- He has so much attitude!
- She pushed my chair away, ma'am.
He lies nonstop, doctor.
If you toss his dirty lies into the sea,
the whole ocean will turn into Dead Sea!
And what about her?
Even a lie detector would glitch!
She weaves lies that sound like the truth.
Oh, me?
Say that again, I'll knock your teeth out!
This is my office!
Then come knock them out!
- Come knock them out, let's see.
- Why are you baring your teeth?
- Why are you acting like a lunatic?
- You're the lunatic!
- You're the one acting crazy!
- Hey! Enough, both of you!
- How dare you?
- Stop it!
Sit down!
See that room there?
Go fight it out, then come back calm.
I'll wait.
[both] Sorry, ma'am.
It's okay.
These things happen with couples.
Think of me as your friend.
Please, go ahead to the room.
No, ma'am, I'm okay.
Look
Only when you vent your anger out,
can you be open with me.
Go ahead.
Oh, my God.
Excuse me, ma'am.
Very good!
Feeling better now?
Please just give me the certificate.
I can't survive one more minute with him!
How long since you were married?
How many months has it been?
Three months, ma'am.
Lies!
It's been 133 days!
You forgot that, too?
I lost my memory after I married you!
I'm a platinum abacus champ, ma'am.
Platinum, really?
Must be an antique shop piece!
Just for him,
I pierced my nose.
Do you know how much that hurt?
And this mutt?
Goes on trips, weekend outings
with other woman, like it's normal!
- Guess where he went.
- Hello? Hello?
Don't play dumb.
He flew off to Bangkok with her!
Oh, really?
Didn't you enjoy Bangalore?
All I did was ask if it hurt to pierce--
and she bit me, ma'am!
Quiet!
You don't know how
to behave in public.
He stripped in court, doctor.
In the middle of court!
She kept saying, "I bought that shirt"
What do you expect? I returned it!
- Who told you to wear that to court?
- I'll wear what I want.
- Shut up, you indecent fellow.
- That's who I am. Get used to it.
Okay, okay. I've seen enough.
I see what the real issue is.
This is over-affection.
Possessiveness.
Doctor, don't believe him.
He cheated on me. That dog!
Say that again,
- I'll break your face.
- Come on, then. Try me!
Enough, already!
- She mentally tortures me every day.
- I want a divorce, doctor.
Enough!
You both clearly can't be together.
I'll recommend divorce to the court.
- Thanks, ma'am.
- Thank you, doctor.
Finally, you both agree on something.
Let's slow down a little
and talk this through together.
I'm not just a psychologist.
I'm also a member of the censor board.
Last week, I saw a film.
It was a very good one
It's being released next week.
Everyone wanted a U/A certificate.
But I insisted on a "U".
The story goes like this
Tell him, doctor.
He pirates movies all night.
Book him for piracy and jail him.
Can you both stop and let me talk?
If you can't even do that, please leave.
I won't be able to give you
the certificate.
You go ahead, ma'am. I'll listen.
To truly listen,
one needs an artistic mind.
Yeah, right.
His artistic mind flows
right through his nose!
Go ahead, doctor. I'll listen now.
Please listen carefully to what
I'm saying.
It may be from a movie,
but it could change your life.
This is the story of
two beautiful people,
bound in a loving marriage,
but incapable of loving each other.
Cheers!
Jhanvi!
Girls, he's here!
Hide all the liquor, girls!
Yay! Free pizza!
This is cheating, girl!
What's up, Janu? Is he gone?
What? Should I starve now?!
I am very hungry.
Hello, your pizza's ready!
Hey! How'd you get in?!
We locked the door!
Late delivery.
We're not paying.
But ma'am, I am on time.
No.
You're three minutes late.
Yes, three full minutes.
Yes, you're three minutes late.
Rose, call his manager.
- Where's my phone?
- Why call the bank manager now?!
- Plaster her mouth, quick!
- Hello?
Look, you all just want free pizza, right?
Fine, sign here and take it.
I'll probably lose my job
but no worries.
I'll find another one.
Enjoy your free pizza.
Using a chair to block
the lift door is just cheap.
I've got a better idea.
But that comes with a cost.
Lost this job too, huh?
How many is that now, man?
Make it a century soon!
It wasn't even my fault.
Just because I was late
delivering pizza, they fired me!
They even complained to the manager,
saying I broke in through the balcony.
Wait, I'll shower and be right back.
- Hey, Shanthu?
- What's up, dude?
It's a call from your mom.
- Yeah, Mom?
- Tell me, Son.
What's up, Mom?
Are you at the hospital?
Dad's getting dialysis, son.
Give the phone to Dad.
Wait, I'll give it.
It's Shanthanu.
How are you doing, Dad?
Holding up okay, son.
What's the doctor saying?
He's happy that we're still paying him.
He says, if I do dialysis regularly,
I'll live to a hundred.
So I said okay.
Son, your dad's condition
is getting worse.
From now on
dialysis twice a week,
the doctor said.
We'll manage, Mom.
It's expensive, right, Son?
I'm here, right?
Don't cry, Mom.
Please be strong.
I'll transfer some money tomorrow.
Okay?
Mr. Clean.
Dude, what are you wearing?
Looks like a street performer.
It's my new uniform.
I work at C.C. now.
Night shift.
What's C.C.?
It's the Chennai Corporation.
You're picking up garbage now?
Yeah, exactly.
You finished engineering,
worked in Malaysia.
Now you're a waste collector in Chennai?
Should I call this fate, or--
But my dad's life is worth more
than my self-respect.
I'm sorry, sir.
We cannot rectify the problem.
We'll have to go with a new one.
I'll decide that, right?
- Thank you very much. Bye.
- Thank you.
- Mr. Krishnamurthy?
- Yes, sir?
Do you know anyone who knows
about computers?
Before scrapping the salt-biscuit machine,
why not give it one last try?
There's a machine in our factory
that isn't working at all.
Want to give it a shot?
I can try, if it's a manual system, dude.
Will I be paid, though?
Of course!
Our boss is great about payments.
Cool
I'll finish night duty
and then drop by.
Hey, roll down your window.
Should I call Pudukottai Basheer Bhai?
He'll carry this
like a stork carrying a baby.
Including you, you loser!
Was your pizza good?
Sorry again.
Had I known you'd get fired--
No problem. I got another job.
Look, I'm working right here
on the street.
Why don't you pop open the hood?
What's wrong?
Sir! Look at what he's doing
right in the middle of the street!
Fixing a car is a crime now?
That's not what he meant.
Then what?
The hood's open now.
It's all good.
Go ahead, start the car.
The distributor line's been cut.
- Thank you.
- What? Just a "thank you"?
What about my service charge?
- How much?
- It was 2,260 rupees.
Including the pizza.
He usually doesn't take this long.
Maybe he got confused?
Hey, partner!
I've hyped you up so much here.
Don't ruin my reputation!
Start the machine.
What happened?
I got electrocuted!
Hey! Turn the machine off!
All right, now turn it on.
Whoa!
What kind of magic did you do?
The machine's running!
The body earth screw was loose.
If the solenoid control body's not grounded right,
the computer won't register the interrupt.
Engineers haven't checked the software.
Now it's good, sir.
Sir, meet my friend.
Master of all trades!
Come, I need to pay you.
- Good morning, sir.
- Morning!
- Hi, Jhanvi.
- Hi, Dad.
MeetI'm sorry, your name?
Shanthanu.
And my service charge?
It's 2,260.
That includes the pizza bill
you still owe.
Shouldn't I test drive first?
Yes, please.
Loser.
Darling, he fixed the machine.
Just pay him.
Is the car trial done?
- Before I could get to the ATM--
- Don't lie.
I waited over 30 minutes.
Excuse me--
do you two know each other?
He's the same guy who fixed
your so-called car.
A last-year model is scrap to you?
If it breaks down in the middle
of the road, yeah, it is scrap.
I'm not arguing with you, dear.
Please, pay him.
- Wrap this up and come soon.
- Yes, sir.
What exactly did you fix?
The body-earth screw was loose.
How much?
Pizza 1,200.
Car repair 800.
Machine service 3,000.
Total 5,000.
That's too much!
If you don't pay me,
I'm taking this with me.
If we don't refresh the machine
in 10 minutes, it'll shut down!
This is blackmail!
Ma'am, just pay him.
He doesn't joke when it comes to money.
No cheques, please.
Why not?
Cheques are like kissing someone's hand.
Anyone can cash in at any time--
Get a draft from the cashier.
It's like a kiss on the forehead.
He had a delayed reaction to it!
Cash? That's a kiss on the lips.
It's immediate.
Sign the voucher and take it.
Thank you.
Arabian horse!
What?
I meant, wow!
Just like an Arabian horse.
Oh my God!
Madam, he's not even my friend!
I don't know who he is!
I'll kick him out first.
Arabian horse
I meant, wow!
Just like an Arabian horse.
Arabian horse!
Love you, my darling. Mwah!
You look beautiful.
What about the car?
What car, dear?
Didn't I say I wanted a new car?
Done. By this year-end.
- So, till then?
- That's enough.
- Shall I come to office by bus?
- Serve me some curd, please.
Or should I use a bicycle?
Kiddo, lend me your cycle.
Dad! This isn't funny!
I wonder which moron you'll marry!
Good morning.
Good morning.
Look, I'm working right here
on the street.
Who's that?
He looks familiar.
He fixed our
salt biscuit machine, remember?
A waste collector fixed
a Belgian machine?
Can't waste collectors be smart?
Did you call me, sir?
Are you kidding me?
You don't know the difference between
a burp and name-calling?
JMD wants to meet you.
I'm going there and
you are disturbing me!
Yes, ma'am?
Mr. Kimu--
Ma'am, it's Krishnamurthy.
Kimu makes it sound like
a history textbook!
What's your friend's name? Chandru?
Shanthanu.
Like in the Mahabharata--
Ask that guy to come over.
Machine broke down again?
- Wasn't it working just fine?
- Do what I say.
Looks like a different machine repair.
May I use this phone?
He's the only damn waste collector
with a smartphone!
Hey, Shaa! It's Krishnamurthy.
Another machine here won't start.
Oh, I'll finish duty here and come.
This is duty, too!
Tell him to come now!
Come down immediately.
Only your hands can fix it.
- I'm coming, bro.
- You've gotten lucky, man!
Does your friend have parents?
Of course, ma'am.
How else are people born?
- Where's he from?
- Kumarapalayam.
Didn't he get any other jobs?
He did mechanical engineering.
He worked in Malaysia.
He had visa issues.
[Indistinct chatters]
Good evening, ma'am.
What's up, dude?
Changed careers, huh?
Hey, don't ruin this.
This is the only joy I've got left.
Don't mess that up, too!
He's watching everything except the ball!
- First ask him to take off his shades!
- Get lost, you idiot!
Do you play?
Yeah, just about. Weekend player.
Up for a match?
- The machine's working?
- If we play, it'll work just fine.
I've got other things to do.
Wait!
Come on, it's a golden serve, bro!
Thanks, ma'am.
Everywhere I go,
they ask for a security deposit.
A guarantee note stating that
I won't quit for three years.
They even hold
my passport and certificates
like I'm some kind of bonded worker.
I truly owe you.
You, bugger. Took her hand
as soon as he got the chance.
Madam
I'm sorry.
If he even smells money,
he'll act ten times worse than this!
But I do have one small request.
Could you please include my initial
on the cheque?
They'll clear it
even without the initial, at this bank.
It has my signature, right?
That initial
it's my tribute to the man who raised me.
That's all.
He's scoring high now!
It's "A" for Arumugam.
This job better not last you
more than 24 hours!
Thanks a lot, again.
You're welcome.
- Sir, it was Jhanvi ma'am who--
- What do you mean by Jhanvi?
We have company rules, don't we?
Even the MD must adhere to them.
Then what's the purpose
of your HR position?
Is there a problem?
Who offered a job to that
garbage collector without my approval?
That was me.
Who are you?
I'm the JMD,
one of the directors, perhaps.
But the company's not yours.
Who's going to answer
to the shareholders?
Your mindset of hiring
based on appearance
needs to end with your generation.
Let's focus on encouraging talent.
Really?
There's someone named Sadagopan.
Because we didn't offer
his brother-in-law the job,
he's challenging us to prove
the garbage collector's talent.
- Go, and see for yourself.
- I'll handle them.
Good morning, ma'am.
Dear Board Members,
regarding the employment of
Mr. Shanthanu as a technician,
some members expressed dissatisfaction.
On February 17,
production of our leading cookies halted.
Two engineers from Belgium
worked for four days
they left, saying that
the machine needed replacement.
Mr. Shanthanu was called in
and completed the job in 30 minutes.
The business class flight tickets
for the Belgian engineers cost
nearly $3,550.
Mr. Shanthanu's annual CTC
is 2,19,000 rupees
which is one-fifth of a single visit's
cost for the Belgian engineers.
Wow!
Mr. Sadagopan, I reviewed your
brother-in-law's resume.
He still has eight pending exams.
Do you know what happens when
we hire sluggish people?
Our shares will nosedive!
All your invested money will vanish!
You wouldn't even be able to
question us here!
Please have some coffee.
Don't just act! drink it.
Don't you drink coffee at home
with three spoonfuls of sugar?
Don't stare at me, drink it!
It's not about the taste, ma'am.
She's just trying to give me diabetes
and finish me off!
Oh, please! If I wanted you dead,
I wouldn't stop with sugar.
I'd just use bedbug poison!
Ha! Joke's on you.
You don't even know which one it is.
If you did,
you'd have poured it already!
Oh, so now you know everything?
Let me ask you both something
Between the two of you,
who wants to die first?
Come on, tell me.
Why?
What's the reason?
You tell me, Lakshmi.
Well
Come on, say something.
I don't have the courage
to see him die.
That's life.
Life is uncertain.
Unpredictable.
You just learn to ride the wave.
No other go.
This couple we're talking about?
Their story's the same.
Sir, please help us!
- Is your MD in today?
- No, sir. He's in Kolkata.
The JMD is in, though.
Any problem, sir?
- Yeah?
- Iniya, send them in!
Please, come in.
After eating your biscuits,
children have been hospitalized.
What?!
No way!
My company is WHO-certified.
We also serve an international market.
We've never received
any complaints until now.
Now that you have, can you verify
if this is your product?
I'm sorry.
You're under arrest.
I could bring in
a female officer if you'd like.
Not necessary.
You can take me in.
Sir! Sir!
I head Quality Control.
I am responsible for the mishap.
She's in no way related to this.
- Take me instead.
- We can discuss that at the station.
I'd have to seal your company
if the children's condition worsens.
Ma'am, I've asked our lawyer
to meet you at the station.
Can I have that biscuit pack, ma'am?
Take a bite of this, will you?
I highly doubt this is ours.
Absolutely not.
I can assure you, this isn't ours.
We have to do something.
POPULAR JHANVI BISCUIT MAKES
CHILDREN ILL. OWNER ARRESTED.
Can you give a pack of
Jhanvi biscuits and a soda?
Here you go, sir.
Forty rupees, sir.
- Brother...
- Sir?
There's a wedding in
Chidambara Chettiyar's family.
We'll need 10,000 packs
of these biscuits.
Give me the contact
of the wholesaler.
And you'll get
your commission right away.
A board?
Oh yeah, very legitimate.
Krishna, put your mobile on silent
and keep it out of sight.
Our manager will give you a call.
- Who is it?
- Annachi from Madhavaram sent us.
Give me your cell phones.
- Yours?
- He doesn't have one.
Follow me.
Hey! Here.
- Hello, sir!
- [in Hindi] Hello! Take a seat.
Come on, sit down.
- How many packets?
- Ten thousand.
I need the full payment in two days.
Sir, where's the restroom?
Yes, we're in.
Same address.
Come with the police.
There are a lot of products here.
Okay.
Relieved.
The work is done.
Urgent.
Hey, Shanthu!
They're beating me for using the bathroom.
There you are! Got you!
- Oh, God! Save me!
- Hey! Stop!
Inspector, one of them is in the restroom.
Arrest him too.
You couldn't even take a couple of days off
to take care of me?
Hey! I'm your friend.
Not your wife.
No one will help you more than this.
See, I've kept apple juice, orange juice,
mineral water, Horlicks
You can drink them whenever you like.
I've given you the comfort of a child.
Complete liquid diet.
And since that'll make you pee often
here you go.
Even your wife wouldn't care this much.
If I had one, she wouldn't
leave me alone like this.
She'd be right here by my side.
Oh, really?
Find someone else for it.
An ocean in search of a river?!
- Something's not right.
- Why aren't you at work?
I could ask the same.
Hi!
Hi!
The hero who saved me,
is here with a broken leg!
I wanted to thank you in person.
- Get well soon!
- Thank you!
A flower pot fell on me.
I need to clean up.
- Where's the restroom?
- This way.
- Aren't you getting late for work?
- Exactly what I expected.
Go on. Continue.
Where's my dress?
Uh The maid took it for laundry.
Ugh! How do I come out now?
- On foot!
- You idiot!
Alright, you can wear my dress from that room.
I'll keep my eyes closed.
I can't walk, you see!
As if you'll be obedient
and do just that.
What's that smile for?
Sometimes, someone thinks
they're a genius.
But does foolish things sometimes.
What do you mean?
Turn around.
Oh, my!
Oh, my God!
Can't complain!
It was perfect!
Hey!
You
"A burning breeze came near to me"
"It brushed my skin so tenderly"
"Like thirst that drinks in desperate need"
"A cloud drank deep, then truly fell"
"Like thirst that drinks in desperate need"
"A cloud drank deep, then truly fell"
"In water halls that shimmer bright"
"On soft, flowing beds of light"
"With a thousand kisses of pure delight"
"Two words, now with
different meanings, I hear!"
"In swaying rains that softly fall"
"I can't stop thinking of that call"
"Desire soaked me, heart and all"
"In the stillness past midnight"
"Held by longing's quiet might"
"I hug myself, no end in sight"
"All the world I feel is me"
"All the seas like honey be"
"Sin brings sweat that tastes like sea"
"Yet, longing is what sets me free"
"A burning breeze came close to me"
"It brushed my skin so tenderly"
"Like thirst that drinks
with desperate need"
"A cloud drank deep, then fell indeed"
"In little bits of cloud above"
"The sky weaves silks with threads of love"
"A thing they call sweet love so true"
"Tell me, where did it come into view?"
"Desires and whispers"
"But from where, we'll never know"
"This grand thing called love's flame"
"It appears, yet none can name"
"All becomes sky"
"And you, the heart of it inside"
"Sky and earth now gently blend"
"We become that magic dream in the end"
"A burning breeze came close to me"
"It brushed my skin so tenderly"
"Like thirst that drinks
with desperate need"
"A cloud drank deep, then fell indeed"
"In water halls that shimmer bright"
"On soft, flowing beds of light"
"With a thousand kisses of pure delight"
New car for you.
It's worth 60 lakhs.
- Wow, Dad!
- Happy?
- Yes!
- Good.
- Thank you, guys!
- All the best, sir!
Thank you so much, Dad!
- I love you!
- I love you, too!
- What happened?
- Trash.
You side your car
not to drive on the trash.
But
You wish to marry a trashpicker.
- Again Thanks, ma'am!
- For?
You're the MD.
Yet you still took care of your staff.
My service charge for
taking care of you.
This is so unfair!
Better pay upfront.
Okay
Cheque? Draft? Or cash?
I can't pay tax for this.
Cash only.
- I need hot cash.
- For sure!
You rascal.
Is this the cash?
Then
What's cheque?
And draft?
Millionaires must always
remain millionaires.
- Am I right?
- Yes.
Check if our maintenance engineer
is back to his rag picking business?
Hey, it was a casual joke.
It's just a joke.
Hey, Jhanvi. Jhan
What are you doing?
Jhanvi, please.
Not in the middle of the road!
Listen to me, Jhanvi.
Jhanvi, come on.
You're causing a jam.
Jhanvi, let's go.
Even millionaires once had to
dig through trash.
Jhanvi
Jhanvi, what the hell!
Jhanvi, come back.
Move the car, sir.
- What are you doing? Come on, move.
- Yes, yes.
Are you kidding me here?
- Move the car, sir.
- It's getting late. Make it quick.
Hey, stop it.
She made me sift through
that disgusting trash like a pig.
Let it go.
She did it unknowingly.
The groom's family will be here anytime.
Get refreshed.
I wonder what she's going to do
in front of them!
I'll deal with that.
She'll listen to me.
Hey, Jhanu!
You want some coffee?
- I'm already frustrated.
- You look nice even now!
Enough buttering me up.
Get right to the point.
Refresh yourself.
I've kept your mom's silk saree.
Just wear it!
- Why?
- For my sake.
Tell me why.
A groom's family is coming to visit us.
Even after birthing a boy?
Wish you all the best, Padma!
At least let this husband
not be stingy!
And be generous.
They're coming to see you, dear.
Oh!
Who are you to decide my marriage?
Your father.
Who else will decide if not me?
You should have asked me.
Correct.
Do I need to ask you before raising you?
Did I ask you to give you education?
I was a minor then.
It's the parents' duty
to guide their child.
This is also a duty of the parent.
I'm now a major.
I know to decide my life.
So?
You're going to marry that garbage, right?
Tell me.
That's my choice.
Am I not a piece of you?
What the
How is it your choice?
Tell me.
Come on, I need to know.
- You're going over the top.
- Jhanu!
Get up, dear.
I pampered you
because you are motherless.
And you think about going against me?!
How dare you?
Come on, get up.
- Get up, I say.
- Don't. Let her go.
Jhanu
Go. Get married to that dirt bag
and beg on the streets.
Leave her alone.
What are you doing?
- Hello! Sit down, please.
- Hi, sir.
Jhanu?
- Yes, Padma?
- They're here.
They, who?
The prospective groom.
Please, Jhanu.
Dress up and just say hi.
Trust me. I won't allow
a marriage you don't like happen.
- Please, dear.
- You go. I'll be there.
- Promise?
- On you. I'll be there soon.
Serve them, dear.
I'm planning to open two more factories
in Jhanvi's name in Bangalore.
- And
- Who's Mr. Rajaram?
Yes. It's me.
Your daughter has filed a harrasment
complaint against you.
You're under arrest, Mr. Rajaram.
Shall we go?
Leave.
How could she do this?
I'll talk to our lawyer immediately.
[phone rings]
- Hello?
- Where is Shantanu?
Why isn't he answering my calls?
He must be at work, madam.
What work?
No clue.
Who gives him a job?
Why and how
And why do they terminate him from work?
I wonder if even God knows why!
Wherever he might be,
I want him in this place by10 a.m.
Any problem, madam?
Yes, it's a legal one.
Madam
What's going on?
Marriage at the register office.
- Who's getting married?
- Me!
With whom?
You, of course.
No way!
Why this sudden arrangement?
When there's no way out,
a do-or-die choice has to be made.
And I've decided.
Come and sign the register.
Vadapalani, Tirupathi, Tiruttani
I'll come anywhere you say.
Let's tie the knot.
I don't even mind
exchanging rings at Velankanni.
Sorry, Jhanvi.
I'm in no position to marry you.
What is he saying?
You don't love me?
That's not what I meant.
- Then?
- I can't do this without my parents like you.
Hey! Do you even realize
what you're saying?
Jhanu
Hear me out.
Jhanu
Jhanu.
Jhanu Please.
Jhanu Try and understand, please.
Get lost.
Step away.
If I don't send 50,000 by evening,
they won't even hand over my dad's body.
Both his kidneys failed.
I'm not that rich to get him treated
at Mount Elizabeth, Brooklyn,
nor am I able to let him die
without giving any treatment.
I'm their only son.
I was working in Malaysia.
They seized my passport and certificates
due to fake visa issues,
and deported me.
My parents still believe
I work in Malaysia.
I don't have the heart
to break their belief.
They have no one to lean on, too.
There are people in this world
who live in belief rather than food.
My dad was undergoing
dialysis every week.
He got serious last night
and he's at the ICU now.
People have kids so that they will be
cared for when they are older.
I can't bury their trust and marry you.
I just can't, Jhanu.
What do you want me to do now?
I'm not saying we won't get married,
I just want it to happen
with our parents consent.
That won't happen in my house.
My dad will never agree to this.
We are not as emotionally close
as you guys.
Everything is business.
Love can change the world.
We can fix anything with non-violence.
Shall I go on a hunger strike?
Nothing has happened right now.
Apologize to your dad.
It's alright even if you bow to him.
Talk to him politely
once he calms down.
I'm sure he'll accept.
Let's go to the police station
and take back the complaint against your dad.
I'll come along.
- That bold, huh?
- Yes.
My dad will shoot you
the minute he sees you.
I'll happily die.
For you!
Calm down!
Calm down, Rajaram.
Please!
- Rajaram!
- This is all your doing.
- It's all because of you.
- Daddy, don't.
- You dumbhead!
- Daddy, stop.
- Daddy, don't. Please.
- I'll kill you!
Daddy!
You have no rights to beat him up.
How dare you!
What are you talking?
- Don't do it, Daddy.
- Damn it!
- Damn it!
- Daddy!
Why are you behaving like this?
Bloody idiot!
DADDY
Come again?
Tell me.
Bloody!
Honey!
- I was just out and there's mayhem here!
- He's beating me.
- What is happening?
- He hit me.
Don't stop me.
Let go of my hand.
He beat me.
How dare he!
Where's my gun, Venkatadri?
- Get me my gun. I want to shoot him.
- Relax. Control yourself.
- You rag picker!
- Rajaram, control yourself.
Stop it!
Your daughter was ready to get married
in secret at the register office.
I convinced her against it.
But you
- So much arrogance!
- Hey! Watch your tongue.
Come.
Mr. Rajaram!
This rag picker is your son-in-law.
Do what you can.
"O Ocean-eyed Raincloud!"
"Do not hold back your hand"
"Plunge into the ocean"
"Draw forth its wealth so grand"
"Pour down in streams so wide"
"That we may bathe
With joy in Margazhi's tide"
"Pour down in streams so wide"
"That we may bathe
With joy in Margazhi's tide"
- Super, ma'am.
- Finally they're married.
Happy ending!
If you can sign the letter now
If marriage is the happy ending,
then you two wouldn't be here, right?
- You mean there is more to the story?
- Yes.
We'll meet next Monday.
- Ugh, not again!
- Monday, again!
Alright then.
Let's go to the judge.
But he might push
the court hearing for ten months.
- I'll come.
- That's good.
Where are you staying?
Perungudi.
- You?
- We used to live in the same apartment
He was boasting that he
paid the advance for the apartment.
To hell with his apartment,
I moved to a hostel.
Until next Monday, you two have to
stay together in that apartment.
No, no, Doctor. No.
I cannot. No way.
- Rishab, do you have any objections?
- No, no, ma'am.
I filed for a divorce
but you're asking me to do this?
This is to test your decision.
Do as I say.
If something happens to me, Doctor,
I'll hold you responsible.
So far nothing happened
between you two?
For that, you might
have to see a different doctor.
- Another doctor?
- Another doctor?
Oh, no.
[Chanting]
Madam, did you think this through?
I did, Lawyer sir.
- You prepare the draft.
- Okay, madam.
Auditor sir, transfer
the shares as I told you.
It'll be done in an hour from
the time bank funds are released.
Okay.
- What are you saying?
- What's more to tell!
Your first wife left all her wealth
to your daughter.
So, obviously, no one, including you,
has rights to it.
Jhanvi is a very smart girl.
She mortgaged all her properties
and bought 10% of our company's
shares at a price far above market value.
She already held a 40 percent stake
and has now increased it to 50 percent.
- So what?
- So what?!
That makes her MD of the company.
But the board members
have to accept, right?
She's done so much, can't
she handle the board members?
Mr. Rajaram, I'll tell you one thing.
You're seeing Jhanvi
as your daughter
but I see her as grand as
the river Ganga.
You still don't realize
how intense she really is.
Hey, Shanthu.
Good news, man.
Your new passport and
duplicate certificates have come.
Hey, really?
One more good news.
- You've applied for a job in Australia, right?
- Yes.
They've sent the offer letter.
Once you send the acceptance letter,
they'll process
the visa and flight tickets.
Reply saying "Not interested".
That's how it is.
It's for you.
Thanks.
Don't get too excited.
There is more to come, my love.
I've been in this post for 25 years.
I've generated so much
profits and dividends.
You all dethroned me over night.
You ungrateful swines.
That too, for this garbage dweller!
Look, Mr. Rajaram.
Abraham Lincoln, the son of a cobbler,
became the President of the United States.
He could have been anything
until yesterday
but now, he is my husband.
I've transferred all my shares
to his name.
He holds 10 percent more stake than you.
So Mr. Shanthanu is the MD.
What's wrong in him
sitting in that chair?
It's a mistake.
For birthing and raising you
of course, it is.
When you were born prematurely,
instead of putting you in an incubator,
I kept you warm with my embrace.
That was a mistake.
Your mother passed away
when you were just three months old.
I raised, educated and shaped you
into the person you are today.
That's my mistake.
I wish you die--
- Rajaram! Rajaram!
- I'm okay.
- I'm okay.
- Rajaram.
What, dear?
He is your dad.
I hope you rot in hell.
I'm cursing you.
You won't get away with this.
You will be dragged to the streets.
You will lose everyone around you.
Every single day will feel like death.
It will happen.
You will be dragged to the streets.
You will lose everyone around you.
Every single day will feel like death.
Welcome, boss.
Take your seat.
- This is too much, Jhanu.
- What?
- Did I ask you to make me the MD?
- No.
Your father is such a respected man.
How can you treat him like this?
In front of everyone?
He slapped and kicked me
forgetting that I am his daughter.
I lost the respect
I had for him back then.
He swore at you and slapped you
with a slipper, thats when I lost it all.
Ma'am, he's from a generation where
people expect unconditional agreement.
That's our culture.
If being a slave is
what your culture stands for,
then I'd rather have no culture at all.
Ma'am! I didn't mean it that way.
- This matter can be settled amicably--
- It's settled.
- It's finished.
- Okay, ma'am. Sorry, ma'am.
Come, sit.
You look great.
Let's meet your parents,
get their blessings,
and then leave for Europe for 10 days.
- For what?
- For what you ask?
Our honeymoon!
Hey, Lakshmi.
Your son has come
with his new wife.
- Hey, Shanthanu, what is all this?
- I'll explain, please wait.
Yeah, right!
- My dad.
- Hello, Uncle.
- Hello, dear.
- Please bless us.
God bless you two.
You go and sit.
Dad, it was a sudden decision.
That's okay.
Sometimes fate acts before we can.
Saw that? All burned to ashes.
Go around the house.
Run along, you two.
Shall we leave?
Wait.
Mom, what are you doing?
- I'm making lunch.
- That won't be necessary.
We have to leave.
The bride should spend
the night at her in-laws house--
We don't have time for
all this traditions.
We have lot of work.
In this village, you can never predict
the power fluctuations.
No, Uncle, I can manage.
It's fine, dear.
Mom, what's wrong?
Offer turmeric and vermilion
as your alms, dear.
Mom, What is all this?
I can make ends meet by cooking, washing
vessels in other people's homes.
But I don't have the strength
to wash away your father's blood.
I'll take care of him, Mom.
You didn't inform us about your marriage.
You made us strangers.
- Mom. it was unplanned--
- Enough.
You live a happy life.
What's left for us,
we have lived a full life.
With each passing day,
we inch closer to the grave.
Shall we leave?
Aunty
Come, dear.
Go on.
Listen, Mom.
You two mean the world to me.
Everything else comes after that.
Be strong.
We're going abroad tomorrow.
I'll meet you once we return.
- I don't want this.
- Keep it for your expenses.
- What's your date of birth?
- 08/10.
- It says March 10th in passport.
- That's fake.
To put me in school early.
It passed on to school, college
certificates and ended up in passport.
You started your life with a lie.
This is the old chinese birth chart.
By using the husband and wife's
birthdates with this calendar,
they can predict
which date to get together,
depending on whether
they want a boy or a girl.
We're together now, right?
- By together, I did not mean this.
- Then?
I want a daughter,
Once she completes her degree,
I'll get her married to a clown like me.
And relax.
So you're saying you're a clown
I fooled into marrying me?
Oh, no, I did not mean it that way.
We can live without any commitments,
when we get old. Happily.
- I need a son.
- I'm ready.
We can have a dozen of this
and a dozen of that.
And prove we Indians are
worthy competitors for China.
Don't be greedy!
We'll have one in this and one in that.
Then family planning.
We're going to have two quadruplets.
Oh, no, I cannot handle that.
It's hard enough to breastfeed one,
what will we do with four?
I grew up drinking milk
from a feeding bottle.
Hey, Jhanu! You have
international driving license?
Yeah, I studied here.
We could have taken a taxi,
isn't it risky to drive when it's snowing?
Taxis are expensive,
It'll cost a fortune.
Self driven rented cars are comfortable.
We can travel as we wish.
Nice view.
Isn't it pleasant?
You could have booked a hotel in the city.
This feels like a mouse burrow.
You're a savage with no taste.
Yes, I'm a savage.
- What happened?
- Cold water!
There is a gas cylinder outside.
Open it to get hot water.
Okay.
Jhanu!
I'm not able to open the door.
Open the door, Jhanu.
It's stuck.
I can't open it.
What to do now?
Enjoy Europe's weather!
"My heart is throbbing,
Caught in threads"
"My desires are warming up in snowfall"
" My soul might freeze in seconds"
"At just five millimeters near"
"In a Milky Way that won't appear"
"My thoughts are drowning in this sin"
"My body's out, oh no"
"My soul remains, oh no"
"If dreams burn down,
What then sustains?"
"My clothes are here"
"My wants alive"
"If dreams dissolve,
How will I survive?"
"My clothes are here"
"My wants alive"
"If dreams dissolve,
how will I survive?"
"My heart is throbbing, caught in threads
Desires burn in snowflake beds"
"My soul might freeze in seconds"
"At just five millimeters near"
"In a Milky Way that won't appear"
"My thoughts are drowning in this sin"
"We came for a honeymoon, it's true"
"But there's no honey,
There's no moon too"
"I'm here to play with fire, alone"
"While you're afar, and I'm on my own"
"This cold's too harsh"
"No warmth to wear"
"Alive, yet distant"
"In frozen air"
"Fate won't let our joy ignite"
"A glass wall blocks our sheer delight"
"Even face to face we stand,
But can't touch a hand"
"My heart is throbbing,
Caught in threads"
"Desires burn in snowflake beds"
"My soul might freeze in seconds"
"In seconds"
"Even if our eyes meet"
"Our hands cannot"
"The fruit I see"
"I cannot taste"
"You're right before me"
"Still no kiss"
"A mirrored reflection,
I can't touch or miss"
"Lust may fade"
"But this love fever has no end"
"Your every wish, I promise true"
"My heart is throbbing,
Caught in threads"
"Desires burn in snowflake beds"
" My soul might freeze in seconds"
"At just five millimeters near"
"In a Milky Way that won't appear"
"My thoughts are drowning in this sin"
"My body's out, oh no"
"My soul remains, oh no "
"If dreams burn down,
What then sustains?"
Stay trapped inside.
Good morning, Doctor.
- I'm on time, right?
- Come, Lakshmi.
How was your week?
Mmm, nice.
My friends came over,
we had biriyani, and slept like a log.
- Rishab?
- I don't know where he is!
- He doesn't want to come to counselling.
- How do you know that?
Umm, he, told me
That old lady is boring me to death..
If her certificate is the only way to
get divorced, he says he doesn't want it.
He really said that?
Yeah!
How can he call you an old lady?
If you dye those few strands
of grey hair, you'll look like my sister.
Calling you an old lady is
How dare he?
Yeah, he didn't come for the counselling,
and made bad comments about you.
File a case against him
throw him in jail and torture
If you lock the door
you think I can't make it out?
A plush door can be opened
from inside without a key.
Did you know that?
This is how she causes trouble
with her petty actions.
She never utters a word
out of affection or love.
Not even once.
It's always been
one fight after another.
She might have acted like a woman
if she'd known a mother's love.
How many times have I told you
not to talk about my parents?
- How many times have I told you?
- Lakshmi, calm down.
- Huh? How many times?!
- Lakshmi, calm down.
- Lakshmi, stop it.
- Why are you doing this?
Abhimanyu saw it as a disgrace to
his pride and was upset with his uncle.
"Abhimanyu, take care
of your uncle," he said.
Thanks!
What for?
I'm pregnant!
Hey!
Wow!
Who do you wish to tell this first to?
Uncle, I am a valiant warrior!
who asked for your aid?
To my mother.
Abhimanyu is there to protect Uncle.
Why are we here?
Go inside.
It's all for good!
Come in.
Really?
Come in, dear!
What will you have?
Shall I make elaneer payasam for you?
Padma, are you really not
angry with me at all?
You're like a daughter to me!
I miss you all!
- Where is Pappu?
- He's enrolled in Ooty residential school.
And Dad?
Drinking.
Can I go and meet him?
Not now.
Maybe later.
Dad? Dad
What's all this, Dad?
- You should definitely eat. Okay?
- Sure.
I'll ask Mom to cook for you.
- Cook for her. Oh!
- Our daughter is pregnant!
Congratulations!
I'm going to become a grandfather!
Alright, come to your mom's photo
Hey! Why is this guy here?
Get up!
Our house pet is giving birth
to several pups due to strays.
- Daddy!
- Get out!
Jhanu!
- What are you doing?
- Go inside.
Stay away from this.
You pushed me to this.
I curse you to have a premature baby.
And it won't survive too.
- Out. Get out!
- Don't do this.
I said get out!
Hands off me. Get out now!
She's our daughter.
You don't like me being happy?
Did I ask you?
Did I tell you
I wanted to see my dad?
You took me there and got me insulted.
Sorry, Jhanu!
He called me a street dog.
Are you happy now?
Go.
Sleep peacefully after two pegs.
I've a full-fledged bar inside
the house just for you.
Want me to get you a glass?
[phone rings]
Can't you hear your phone?!
Attend it already!
- Yes, Uncle.
- Come home immediately, Shantanu?
What happened?
Dad's unwell.
Where are you now?
At home.
I will start right away.
What happened?
Dad's unwell.
- Shouldn't we go right away?
- Yes.
You stay here. You shouldn't travel
when you're pregnant.
Then
Bring your parents here.
We'll take care of them.
Who else is there for us?
Take it slow. Watch your step.
Wish you a speedy recovery.
My daughter-in-law asked him to bring
us along rather than leave us here.
- Parimalam here.
- Give that to me.
- Don't forget to water the plants.
- Sure.
- It's about to bear fruit.
- I'll handle it.
- See you, Uncle.
- Drive carefully.
- Welcome, Aunty.
- No, it's Mother-in-law.
Sorry. Welcome, Mother-in-law
and Father-in-law.
- Are you keeping well, dear?
- I'll carry it for you.
Pregnant women shouldn't lift weights.
You go, dear.
I'll bring them.
Why is the toe ring missing?
I removed it as I felt
uncomfortable wearing slippers.
Oh, come on, dear!
Watchman.
Madam?
Couldn't you find a better place
to dry your clothes?
Madam, they don't belong to me.
It belongs to the elderly guest.
Hey wait.
Why are you throwing
the washed clothes
Aunty. I was the one who asked
him to dry them backside.
It will take time for sun to shine there,
that's why I dried them here.
You shouldn't dry here.
What's this?
Shit.
Of course, it is.
Go wash up.
- What happened?
- That bathroom can't be cleaned.
Looks like a public toilet,
take a look for yourself.
Looks like a public toilet.
Elderly guest
Please hire someone else.
Bring your parents here.
Let us take care of them.
Chellamma!
Where is everyone?
Madam took them out after lunch.
- Where to?
- I don't know that.
Okay, wash these fruits
and keep them in the fridge.
Keep the medicines in Mother's room.
Okay, sir.
So hot.
Heavy traffic.
Chella, get some ice water.
Where are my parents?
I settled them in an old age home.
They aren't feeling comfortable here.
What?
I enrolled your parents
into an old age home.
Was my translation right?
- Where?
- Near Sriperumbudur.
Shankara Old Age Home.
Our last election commission Seshan.
They don't have any kids.
End of their life span. There only.
We don't have that problem.
We're going to have a baby.
With whose permission
did you take them there?
- Whom should I ask?
- You should have asked me.
- Why?
- Because they are my parents.
Shantanu, drop us back at the village.
We can't adjust to so
much luxury all of a sudden.
Even if one can't afford clothes, they are
given clothes before cremation.
Assume something like
that and just come quietly.
No, dear.
To stay in such a huge house,
is not in our fate.
When it's in my fate,
won't it be in my parents' fate?
Go inside.
Go, Mom.
What is it?
Door is locked.
They would have been more
comfortable there than here.
Monthly 25,000.
I paid 50,000 and
dropped them there.
And you bring them back like a hero?
It means they will stay here with me.
Give me the keys.
- I won't allow.
- Who are you to allow?
Shantanu! Shantanu!
What have you done?
Get up, dear. Get up.
How could you hit her?!
Get up, dear.
Hope you aren't hurt.
- Slowly.
- Here.
- Hey! What is this?
- Dear! What is happening?
How dare you slap me?
You rascal!
What is this? Hitting a man.
Lakshmi!
You idiot, how dare you hit my mother?!
Shantanu!
Stop it. Listen to me.
Get away from her. Stop hitting her.
Listen to me.
Shantanu!
Oh, no.
Hey, Shantanu.
We shouldn't have come back.
Stop.
Hey!
Open the door.
What is this?
What are you doing?
This is why I asked you to
drop me back in the village.
This is also your house.
Just keep quiet.
If she says anything,
that'll be the end of her.
- Here, hold this.
- No, we don't want to.
Go inside.
Shantanu.
"Rainforest catches forest fire"
"Flower was ashore"
"My heart says what I did was right"
"Virtue says everything is wrong"
"Trying to help too becomes wrong"
"Even virtue gets a new meaning everyday"
"Even virtue gets a new meaning everyday"
Dear Son, I wanted to experience
the fruits of your hard work
for the rest of my life.
That was all I wished.
Even though the doctors gave up on me,
I'm still alive.
Now, I am ashamed to live off
of someone else's money.
Enough, dear, we are leaving.
I wish you two
a happy and a prosperous life.
Did he hit you?
I pity him.
He can't stand it,
even if a mosquito bites me.
Uncle, did Mom and Dad reach?
No, Son.
Okay, let me know if they show up.
Will a pregnant mother have
a normal delivery if she swims?
Yes.
No matter the pain,
I want to have a normal delivery.
"In your life"
"No more words"
"In your arms"
"No more words"
"The mind is stable
without any attachment"
You look great.
What happened?
How will I repay this debt?
You shouldn't cry.
Look at me.
You are my boy. My soul.
My life.
My love.
We are one.
"You kill your conscience sometimes"
"Bowing down is a strategy"
Do you know where my parents are?
I am asking you.
Where are my parents?
How will I know where they are?
You ragpicking dog.
They are thieves who escaped at night.
How will I know where they are?
If you call them thieves once again,
I won't spare you.
I will tell, you are a thief.
Your family is full of thieves,
including your parents.
- I dare you to say that again!
- Let me go!
I should go far away from her.
Here's your offer letter to Australia.
Send your acceptance mail.
I am unable to trace my parents.
They wouldn't have gone anywhere.
I will take care of them.
What is your daughter saying?
I love you.
So she doesn't like me then?
Hey, it was from me to you.
- I thought as much.
- Possessive already?
Let go, cutie!
It might hurt her.
Hello? Yes, Uncle?
- Come here immediately.
- What happened?
Come immediately.
"Today, he climbs the hill
He climbs the hill alone"
"You brought me into this world,
My loving father"
"You lived like a silent bird"
"Never seeing
The quiet grace of the bird"
"My dear father"
"Today, I surrender you
To the flames"
"Father, I stand tall
And yet I let you fall!"
"Father, I stand tall
And yet I let you fall!"
I asked you for some
vermillion and tumeric, didn't I?
But you ruined it all for me!
Tell me, Raji.
- Has he returned?
- Not yet.
Successfully 15th day.
Try calling him.
Why should I?
He never said a word
where he was leaving to!
He has to feel bad for
leaving me alone!
He might have gone abroad.
Abroad?
No chance.
I bet he's back to ragpicking.
[doorbell rings]
I will call you back.
Please come, sir.
Why are you here?
To check if I am alive or dead?
Where were you?
Your phone wasn't reachable.
I thought you went abroad.
How could you
without your passport or visa?
Oh, migrating illegally?
What's the job?
I bet you're ragpicking.
Please, Jhanu, I am already exhausted.
Don't be too rude.
Oh, and you are so thoughtful?
That's why you left your pregnant wife
alone and decided to go abroad.
I believed you were everything to me.
I made a nobody a Managing Director.
Aren't you grateful for that, at least?
I am, and that's why I came back.
Why did you come back?
You should have vanished
just like your parents did.
I'm going.
I won't ever face you again.
Where is my passport and my visa?
Here you go. Your passport,
visa, certificates, everything.
Rub it on your forehead.
You have anyways gone bald.
You look just like a beggar.
You're raising your hand
for the smallest thing?
Wait till I tell the police what you did!
Please do call.
After all, you sent your own father to jail.
I am nothing to you.
The police can take me,
but they'll send you to a mental hospital.
Who, me?
Did you just say that?
You're crazy and so is your family!
Your whole lineage is crazy!
You don't deserve a foreign drink bar.
Die, you ragpicker!
"To separate is to be alone"
"Love is to"
"Stay together"
"To think is to highlight shortfalls"
"Being polite will witness God"
"Pain"
"Even darkness is little light"
"Rainforest has caught forest fire"
- "Flowers are afloat"
- A thaali isn't
- "My heart says I am right"
- meant for beauty. It's tied to your soul.
- This is what completes a woman.
- "By virtue everything is wrong"
"My heart's deed too is wrong"
Are they dead?
No.
It would have been nice
if they were dead.
Is everything alright?
Don't return again with issues.
Even if you come back,
file a new case.
But even then, the court
won't rule in your favor.
You gave away all the assets that
were meant for her, Your Honor.
I'm happy for that.
She's still holding my wealth.
What are you saying?
The child in her womb is
mine and my wealth.
She is wealthy,
but my child is my only wealth.
My child should come to me.
According to the Hindu Minority
and Guardianship Act 1956,
The child can be separated
from the mother only after 5 years.
No, I won't.
After I sign this,
she won't be my wife anymore.
If she is not my wife, then
how can she be my child's mother?
She doesn't even deserve
to feed the baby milk.
This is violence.
If it is, then give me a life sentence.
I will accept it.
If she raises my baby,
my baby will become
greedy and ignore love.
Are you okay?
I will give it to him.
I don't want anything connected to him.
I will give it away.
Ask him to sign.
Please ask him to sign.
Don't get emotional.
It hurts a lot.
Somebody call the ambulance.
Your daughter is beautiful, just like you.
Look at her!
I don't want to see her.
Call him and send her with him.
Jhanu
I carried her for eight months
with all that pain.
He's so cruel.
Said I'm not even fit to feed her milk.
He might've said it in anger.
When someone's drunk or angry,
they say what's really in their heart.
You're overthinking, Jhanu.
I'm the one who's hurt.
You may advice but you won't know
what it feels like.
No one will comfort a matchstick!
They don't have to!
I know my strength.
She's his wealth.
Hand her over to him.
She is your daughter.
No.
This belongs to him.
Hand it to him.
Or I'll throw it in the trash myself!
Let him take it out of the trash.
He should be used to it by now.
She is just not lucky to be
fed by her mother.
Please wait, I'll be back.
At least
Let her have her mom's scent around.
Raji!
Raji!
What happened, Jhanu?
- Jhanu?
- The pain's unbearable, Raji.
It hurts!
They've given you an injection.
Only when you feed will the pain stop.
I will try asking for the child.
Please feed her.
Let her mother feed her.
"Your life "
" Your life "
I need to catch the first show
once it releases.
Can you use your influence
to get tickets?
I don't misuse my role.
You get it yourself.
Sorry, ma'am.
What did you understand from the story?
Nice movie!
If they made it like I imagined,
I would watch it five times.
What do you think, Lakshmi?
Lakshmi, are you with us?
Looks like you got lost in the story.
Yes.
What did you think about this movie?
It's nice.
Do you still want a divorce?
Life is really unpredictable.
Please sign the letter and give it, ma'am.
Sometimes, distance helps
some people understand love.
Take this.
Give it to the judge, and you'll
get the divorce soon.
Thank you, ma'am.
You haven't left yet?
I signed the certificate, right?
You'll get divorced.
- Thanks, Doctor.
- You're welcome.
Call in the next patient.
Doctor
What?
Who's in that photo?
They're my parents.
I know the Mahabharata a little.
My dad used to listen to
Kirupanandha Variyar in the car.
So what now?
Is Ganga Devi really your name?
Yes.
Ganga Devi has another name.
Jhanavi.
Wife of King Shantanu.
Lakshmi.
What is this?
Can you smell
my pee and poop on it?
Have a smell now.
This is apparently
your mother's wedding saree.
See how bad it looks?
Just like my life.
I'm dying inside.
By denying me your milk,
you made me rely on cow's milk,
and now I live like an animal!
It seems you didn't even
respect your stepmom.
Shouldn't I have at least
half the arrogance you have?
I will call you Jhanavi.
I'll never call you Mom.
I'll never call you Mom.
I'll never call you Mom.
Lakshmi
Lakshmi!
Why, Mom?
Ugh, that word.
What did I do to suffer
due to your ego?!
What did I do?
How was all this my fault?
Doesn't the IPC say a child must
be with the mother for 5 years?
Then,
how could you give me away
so easily?
Yes, it was a mistake, my dear.
It was a mistake, my dear.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Please don't cry, dear.
No way, Mom.
I want to cry.
I want to cry.
It's the pain I bottled up
for twenty-three years.
There's no other bond
other than my dad.
He gave me milk.
He was my light.
He was my everything.
Enough!
Enough, dear.
Could you please stop crying?
I will beg you.
I ought to fall at your feet.
Baby girls were once killed
with poisoned milk.
You could have done the same.
Nothing like that, dear.
Please forgive me, dear.
Why didn't you remarry, Jhanu?
Come on, tell me.
We're friends from now on.
Why didn't you get married again?
The body may want another marriage.
But the heart only needs one.
Only one.
Are you still in love with my dad?
Thanks!
Are you mad?!
What are you doing?
Sorry, My Lord.
Fine me any amount
for disrespecting the court.
Send me a QR code and
I'll pay for everything.
Hush up and come.
I'll kill you with my love!
I'll eat you up with kisses!
Before we die,
let's share all our love with kisses,
and leave side by side.
Feels like floating
in the air, right?
Do you know about cash?
Cash means currency, right?
You crack
That's what money only, dear
That's it.
Is this cash?