Sunday Special (2025) Movie Script
She looks out at me,
From the yellowing photograph
Misted over by time.
It is a frank and serious look.
Her eyes are stern,
But they can laugh too.
Her hair is pulled back tightly in a bun,
And on her black dress
she wears no jewelry.
I never knew her,
Yet I recognize myself in
her, Three generations later.
May my great-grandchildren,
feel as close to me, as I now do to her.
[School bell rings]
Everyone must be present
tomorrow at 7 a.m. sharp. Got it?
Don't mistake it for an ordinary
Sunday, make sure to come by.
Also, keep in mind that
you have a test on Monday.
Yes ma'am.
Anyone absent tomorrow will not be
permitted to attend class on Monday.
Okay ma'am.
Sunday Deal, Chicken Meal...!
[Children chattering]
[Music]
In our home, we always prepare
chicken curry on Sundays without a miss.
It is the same in my home too, we
cook all kinds of non-vegetarian dishes.
What dish they cook
from chicken at your home?
Curry?
Most of the time we'll make biriyani.
I like biriyani.
But, the chicken and rice
should be cooked together.
That's how we do it.
Fine then, come to our
home for lunch tomorrow.
Some other day, maybe.
What do they do at your house?
It's either Curry,
or else, Koli Taal (Chicken gravy).
Ok then, bye. [Sofia] Bye.
At what time shall we go to
the school function tomorrow?
I won't come.
Anyhow we have Gandhi on our currency note,
I will pay my respects, there itself.
If we miss it tomorrow, we'll be
kicked out of the class on Monday.
Sunday Deal...
Chicken meal...!
Bye.
[Indian traditional music]
SUNDAY SPECIAL
[Devotional song playing in the background]
Sneha...
Sneha?
Sneha...
Get up, dear.
Don't you have school?
Won't you attend the function?
No, I will not go.
Hey,
Today's Gandhi Jayanti,
You shouldn't miss it. Get up now.
[Harmonium music]
[Children singing "Raghupati Raghava" song]
A little bit of coriander leaves.
Ah, it looks good...
Your dish looks so delicious,
I am sure it'll blow my mind.
In today's episode, we are
celebrating the cooking of
Ms.Suchitra, who has cooked
this wonderful pepper chicken for us.
It's looking very delicious.
Too good.
Do those peppers hit the spot?
When I get the taste of peppers,
I crave for something to drink.
Hand it over.
In today's episode, we got
to eat tasty and mind-blowing
Pepper Chicken Fry prepared by our guest.
Mom,
Chicken meat.
- Put it here.
- Hmm.
[Music]
Where's the chicken, girl?
Dad, didn't you bring chicken?
It's Gandhi Jayanthi, no one is
allowed to sell meat during this occasion.
What if it's Gandhi Jayanthi?
Don't they teach you at school?
Today's Non-Violence Day.
Violence on any living
beings are prohibited,
hence all meat shops are closed.
All the shops were closed?
Yes, kiddo.
[TV commercial playing in the background]
Hey, didn't you bring chicken?
Didn't you hear? It's Gandhi Jayanthi...!
Nobody will sell chicken meat.
Oh, is that so?
Then, it's a bad day for you.
[TV commercial playing in the background]
I want chicken, that's all.
We can't get it anywhere dear.
You can get it in black
market in big cities.
It's hard to find in our town.
Why is this Gandhi Jayanthi
had to come on Sunday itself...!
Anyhow, we have eggs at home dear.
We'll make curry out of it.
Keep your damn egg curry to yourself.
I just want chicken, that's it.
Come, let's get chicken.
You can't get it from
anywhere. Everything's closed.
[Newsreader] On the occasion of
Gandhi Jayanthi, all the meat shops,
and Wine shops are
closed all over the country.
Look at that...! What did I just tell you?
On one hand alcohol lovers
are cursing the government,
On the contrary, in some
parts of the town meat shops
and wine shops are selling it illegally.
Here in our area nobody
sells illegally my dear.
Because they are scared of police.
[News broadcast playing]
Let's go once and find out.
Didn't you hear anything I said?
Huh...!
[News broadcast continues]
What's that pestering?
She's not ready to listen to
anything, she wants chicken it seems.
I will make egg curry with
dry fish, it will taste the same.
I will starve, rather
than to eat dry fish curry.
Mahatma Gandhi, the man who preached
and believed in the motto of Non-violence.
People have tend to forget his
preachings on the day of Gandhi Jayanthi.
Spoiled stubborn.
In some parts of Bangalore,
meat shops and liquor shops
are kept open for business.
To close these shops, a guy dressed
as Gandhiji has taken the initiative.
[Music]
Are you not opening the shop today?
It's Sunday.
Thought of taking a break.
But your drinking won't take a break.
Yeah, just drinking the
leftover from yesterday.
Huh?
[Music]
How did this go empty?
It was half full, yesterday?
Why do you ask me? Like I am
the one who drinks in this house.
Probably you finished it
off yesterday and forgot.
It's unlikely, me?
What shall I do now?
Hello,
Ganesha?
Do you know where could I get some whiskey?
Think of something man.
Who? Shankara...?
Can he manage something?
[Scooter engine starts]
Dad?
[Music]
Dad, stop over here. There
is a chicken shop over here.
Give me the bag.
Uncle?
Do you have chicken?
Today's our Gandhi Jayanthi.
Meat is prohibited. Don't you know?
I know that. As your shop was half open,
So I thought you were open for business.
Can't you see? It's for cleaning the shop.
What an arrogant prick.
They are not selling.
It's the same everywhere.
Let's go.
[Music]
- Shankara?
- Yeah?
Today's Gandhi Jayanthi.
It's okay to close chicken shops.
It's okay to close even mutton shops.
Why did they have to close
this Non-violent liquor shop, man?
Hello sir.
THE SHOP HAS BEEN CLOSED ON
THE OCCASION OF GANDHI JAYANTI.
[Music]
What do you want kiddo?
Aunty,
Where can I find a meat shop nearby?
Girl, today's Gandhi Jayanthi.
You won't find meat anywhere.
They were selling it in some
shops, I saw it in the news.
Nobody will sell it.
On Non-Violence day, no one
will sell it or should be selling it.
Don't you know that?
I don't know what they
teach you in school. Damn it.
Being Gandhi Jayanthi,
I went to school, paid my
respects and sang a song for him.
But what the heck are
you doing sitting here?
Except for smoking tobacco. Huh...!
Did you see her?
You can't speak with kids
nowadays, it's hard to manage them.
Shankara..,
Do you have anything?
[Shankara] It's Gandhi Jayanthi.
Help me out here a little. [Shankara]
Don't you know it's a dry day?
MADHURA BAR & RESTAURANHey, Brother...!
Anyone?
Is there anything? [Man]
Nothing. Sorry, it's closed
Something less would do too.
[Man] Sorry, nothing's there.
Can you arrange something?
If you had arrived a little
earlier, you could've got it.
Check if anything's left.
No sir, everything's finished.
Everyone came at 07:00
AM and bought everything.
At least sell me what
you kept for yourself.
Take extra money if you want.
Sorry sir, I don't drink.
Do you know anyone who sells?
Probably that canteen has it?
[Music]
[Vendor] Do you want vegetables?
- No.
Look, our business
happens mostly on Sundays.
How can I survive like this?
Government impose
the rules as per their wish.
But, look how you people will suffer loss.
Don't you know how Gandhi has
fought for the freedom of this country?
Let's bear it for one day.
Freedom?
I don't even have the
freedom to sell meat today.
You all talk so highly of Gandhiji
by saying he got us freedom,
There were many people
apart from just Gandhiji.
Even our grandfather fought for freedom.
But he didn't become famous, that's all.
You are right, even our
grandmother fought for freedom.
Say whatever you want,
Gandhiji is the main reason for
getting freedom to this country.
People call him 'Father
of the nation' for a reason.
We are not upset about Gandhiji,
but about our government.
Why are you upset with the government?
Based on Gandhiji's principle of
Non-violence, they have imposed the ban.
Non-violence?
Today, I have suffered a loss of
5000 because of this meat ban.
Don't you feel this oppression?
It's a waste of time talking with you guys.
Get lost.
Play with your children at home.
What else have you got?
Yes kiddo, what do you want?
Uncle, I want to buy chicken.
Chicken? Huh...!
You won't get chicken today.
[Prasad] Pandu brother,
Why are you here after closing the shop?
Then what else I can do?
You could sell for
double the price at home.
That's what Kiran is doing.
He can do it in his surroundings.
The vegetarians are more in this area.
They will inform the police if I sell meat.
True that.
Hey Prasad,
That girl needs chicken.
Help her to get it.
Come kiddo, I'll take you there.
It's fine, dad told me that
he would pick me up at circle.
I'll go with him only.
- You are Ramesh's daughter, right?
Yes. Come, I'll leave you at the circle,
and tell Ramesh where
you can get the chicken.
It's ok, don't be afraid to go with him.
[Prasad] I'll drop you near the circle.
Careful.
Kiddo, what did they give in
school for Gandhi Jayanthi?
They didn't give any
sweets, just chocolates.
You came to buy chicken
in school uniform itself.
NISCHITH CHICKEN CENTER
Is there any chicken left?
Yeah, it's there itself.
You arrived at the right time.
This is the last share left.
I am exhausted from cutting
the meat since morning.
I will sell this, close my
shop and get some rest.
Wait a minute.
It's 1.5 kg, take it.
How much for 1 kg?
Today it's quite pricey.
Pay 500 for this, enough.
What...! 500...?
Is this Mutton?
Don't you have a limit to set a price?
Hey brother,
I have sold 30 kg at
400 per kg since morning.
If it's double the rate, it seems fair.
But how come so pricey?
Do you want it or not?
I will not sell it for less.
Shall we buy 1/2 kg?
Give us 1/2 kg.
I am not selling 1/2 kg,
You should take everything.
1.5 kg... 500 rupees...
We can't pay that much.
We can buy only half a kg.
Don't feel bad.
If you want to buy, then
you have to buy 1.5kg.
But, we can't...
If you want it for cheap,
then go to the opposite road.
But, he'll mix other meat
with chicken meat too.
Brother, is there any chicken left?
[Customer] Need 1.5 kg.
What a fraud...! Selling 200 meat at 500.
Anyhow we have places
to go, we'll check there.
Please sell it for 300 rupees.
[Canteen Owner] No, not possible.
[Ramesh] This is all I got.
I can't sell.
I have bought it by paying extra
100 rupees, I can't sell at this price.
It can't happen. [Ramesh] Wait a minute.
Give the money you have.
He's selling for thrice the price.
Thanks.
Here it is.
Do you know where I can find chicken?
- I don't know.
Don't know...?
Come, let's go.
Sit down, let's see if we
can find chicken on our way.
Dad, That's Sofia... Sofia...!
Hi...! Enjoying the ice cream, eh?
We just came from church,
wife has gone for shopping,
So we are waiting for her.
Where are you guys heading to?
She wanted to eat chicken
So we came looking for it,
but we had no luck finding it.
Today's Gandhi Jayanthi,
you won't get it anywhere.
We have already stocked it in our fridge.
You guys are intelligent.
Do a thing, you come
to our house for lunch.
Yeah, please come Sneha.
We could've. But my wife
would've prepared lunch by now.
Oh let it be... You please visit us.
Come at 1:30pm.
Yeah, sure.
Okay then.
Bye...
Don't you dare to eat at their house!
What's wrong with that?
Don't make me angry!
Don't know what kind of
meat they cook and serve.
[News on television]
[News Reporter] On this
auspicious day of Gandhi Jayanthi,
A member of parliament has
consumed meat in a communal feast
has come to light.
Opposite party leaders are demanding
the MP to withdraw from his position.
In this context, party workers
have engaged in a fistfight,
Four of them have suffered injuries.
Violence has taken its place
during the celebration of non-violence.
You irresponsible Idiots.
All this ban on meat is for namesake,
People will do what they need to.
How will they know if
someone ate it in a village?
Mom,
I'll go to Grandma's home.
Why so?
At least grandparents
will be having chickens.
Are you mad or what?
I just want to eat chicken today.
Shut your mouth.
What's all this fuss about chicken?
You can afford alcohol,
but can't afford chicken.
[Ramesh] Hey...!
I am going to grandma's, that's all.
I am going to Grandma's house.
[Revathi] Do you think I will allow you?
Fine then, I'll go to
Sofia's house for lunch.
Dad's phone is not reachable.
Hey, can you take her to Dad's home?
Yeaahhh...?
No need, I'll ask my uncle.
I'll only drop her,
It's just 30 minutes of commute.
What...! Do you think you
are steady to ride a scooter?
Yes, I am steady.
I can see that.
Hello, Uncle.
[Sneha] Please stop near a bakery. I
want to buy sweets for grandparents.
Only for them huh? What about me?
I'll buy it for you too.
[Music]
What are you yapping about?
Then what?
You wasted a day's business, to get drunk.
Yeah, like it's showering
money on us every day.
If it continues like this,
we might need to move
to Bangalore for business.
Has anybody arranged it for you?
If I ask Bombay Suresha,
he'll arrange something.
Ramesh.
Ramesh..
Oh, Francis.
Why didn't you come?
I didn't have your number
also. That's why I came.
Oh, is it!
Where's Sneha?
[Revathi] She went to her Grandma's home.
- Oh, is it?
I bought chicken for her.
Hey, it's alright. I will have it.
Please come in, let's have a drink.
[Francis] Sorry, I don't drink at noon.
Hey, come in and have some.
Let's do one thing,
We'll drink at our place next Sunday.
Fine, as you wish.
I'll leave then. [Revathi] Okay.
[Ramesh singing happily]
First, check what meat is that.
It's chicken.
It's very nice.
You too have some.
I would rather die.
You told me you would
never eat at their home.
Then why are you eating it today?
What difference does it make?
I am just happy that I got
something spicy while drinking.
If I knew this earlier,
I would have sent
Sneha to their home itself.
Grandpa look at those wild chickens.
Yeah, there are many of them.
They'll all fly away once they hear us.
Get down here kiddo.
Slowly dear.
Yeah, grandpa.
Tell my brother that,
I might come later, I
have some work nearby.
Careful kiddo.
I'll let him know Grandpa, see you later.
[Birds chirping]
Grandpa..,
Grandpa!
Hey! Hey, my child.
Today was a holiday, so I came.
- Is it.
- Yeah.
Did you come alone?
- Shankar grandpa dropped me.
Shankara?
He just dropped you and left?
Yeah. He mentioned that he
has some other work, so he left.
Oh...! Hey, Vanaja.
Your granddaughter Sneha has come.
Kiddo, it's all cloudy and dragonflies are
moving around, it's gonna rain probably.
If it rains then, I can't do all this.
Go in there,
Your grandma has done pancakes.
[Sneha] Really...! I will have it.
I'll be there in a few
minutes. Call your grandma.
Grandma...
Grandma...
Grandma...!
Ah!
I saw our cat licking its paw this morning,
so I was wondering if someone would come.
And now, you are here.
It's for you.
Why do you bring all this kiddo?
[Sneha] I know you like sweets.
Come.
So, won't you eat anything?
What curry?
Eggplant curry.
Then I won't.
If you want I can prepare
spinach curry quickly.
No need grandma.
I'll go and take a bath.
Yeah, you can.
Your old clothes are in the room.
Ok grandma.
Lakshmi.., [Lakshmi] Yes.
Please finish the work quickly.
Baccha?
Done with your job?
Give me 5 minutes, I'll finish
my smoke and get back to work.
Finish your work quickly.
- Got it?
- Ok, Shettre.
What a slacker...!
[Motor whirring]
- Grandma.
- Yeah.
Do you always keep that dog tied?
At first, we weren't used to it.
But he started fighting
with the street dogs.
One day,
He bit a forest guard.
-Really?
So we keep him tied up.
Lakshmi - Hmm.
This includes two day's wage, - Okay.
- I'll leave Shettre.
- Sure.
- Baccha, do one thing.
- Tell me.
This Sunday you need to do
that areca plantation work too.
I will do it.
- I'll leave Shettre.
- Okay, bye.
Kiddo, How many days of holiday?
The holiday is only for today.
I have school tomorrow.
Oh...!
You are here only for today?
Anyhow, the Diwali holidays
are coming, I'll be back then.
Hmmm...
Vanaja...
Do we have any chicken left?
Those are sacrificial chicken for demigods.
Ohh..
Then, we can't sacrifice
them before Diwali.
Hmmm..
What can be done?
The only hen we had
has also hatched its eggs.
Oh...!
Can't you ask laborers?
Labourers?
I don't think they have any.
Ahhh...
What about that Manja?
Who...?
The one who stole rooster from our home...!
Do you want me to beg in front of his home?
Kiddo...
Will you eat broiler chicken?
Today's Gandhi Jayanthi grandpa.
So, you won't find meat shops anywhere.
Oh...! It's Gandhi Jayanthi.
Grandpa, It seem to be
many wild chickens here.
Yeah my dear there are many,
But, they can't be caught.
Earlier, all of your
uncles used to catch them,
by setting traps and nets.
Their flesh is hard to chew,
the meat is made up of fiber.
What?
Hard to chew?
Do you know how tasty the curry
will be if made with coconut milk?
Then catch one and do it by yourself.
If I could, then why would I
will be sitting here with you.
Enough with the wild chicken debate,
I'll see if I can get any country one.
To hell with this chicken game.
Take her too, she'll like it.
Yeah, I'll take her.
Vanaja, - Yeah?
I think we could use
the sacrificial rooster,
We can replace it with another one.
Oh god! Are you stupid?
It's fine if the demigod punishes
us. What if she gets into trouble?
It was just a suggestion.
Don't drag it.
- I'll be back.
- Hmmm.
[Soft Music]
Get down, dear.
Slowly.
Careful.
Come, let's go.
Hey, Seena Shetty...!
Oh.. Mahabala. How come?
How's the work going?
Yeah, as usual. [Mahabala] Ah, huh.
Is it for home use?
-Yeah.
Then what brings you here?
Simply...
Is this your granddaughter?
[Mahabala] Yeah.
My granddaughter, My
daughter Revathi's kid.
- Come, let's have some tea.
- No, no.
- Please come.
- No, thanks.
Going somewhere far?
Nowhere far, actually, we came here only.
My grandkid wants to
eat chicken curry it seems.
Hmmm...
As you know we have chicken in our home,
and each one is kept
as sacrificial chicken.
So, you'll always be having some right?
That's why I came.
Mahabala, don't feel bad.
My son-in-law is coming tomorrow,
so I kept that chicken for him.
Oh...! Is there not even one?
Hmm... It's fine man.
At least you could have some tea, man.
It's fine, we'll come sometime else.
I think Gopal might have some chickens.
Enquire with him once.
Yeah, okay.
We'll leave.
- Okay, looks like you are in a hurry.
There's one in Gopal's home,
We will check once, Don't worry.
We don't have any, all of
them died of chicken flu.
We buried all of them under coconut trees.
Look there,
Only those two little ones are there,
the rest of them are for demigods.
Oh! They are too little to sacrifice.
Only those two are available.
Let's go.
We don't have any.
All of them are kept for demigods.
Same story as ours.
Grandpa, Shall we set
a trap for wild chickens?
It's not like catching butterflies,
Do you think it's that easy?
Then what can we do Grandpa?
We'll think of something.
Hold tight.
This is the house.
Careful, don't jump.
Let's go.
Manja...
Hey, Manja...
Come.
Manja,
Hey, Manja...
[Girija] Who's that?
Oh, Shettre...
Hey, Shetty has come looking for you.
- Is he in the backyard?
- Yes.
Oh, Shettre?
- What's up Manja, how are you?
- I am fine.
(Nervous laugh) You haven't been to work?
Nowadays, no one calls me much for work.
Ah... Okay.
Do you have any chicken?
Is it for farming or cooking?
Not for farming,
It's for cooking.
It's that,
She wants chicken curry.
- Is it...?
- Ha.
Don't you have any?
All we have are sacrificial ones...
Then my wife told me
to check with you once.
That's why I am here.
Girija, do we have any?
We don't have any
chicken that could be sold.
Even a hen would suffice.
Two of them have hatched their
eggs and one is about to lay eggs.
Oh.
She's insisting on it since she came,
I don't know what to do now.
Oye...
I think there's one rooster in the coop.
Somebody has asked for it.
We'll deal with that later.
Ok. Come to the backyard.
You should have gone somewhere
to work, you shouldn't be idle like this?
There's no one who can
give me work as of now.
Oh...!
Is it ok...? [Sneha] Yeah, It's fine.
Hmmm.
Here... Hold it tight.
Yeah, I got it.
Hey man,
Take a good look at its legs...!
Later, don't come looking
for it saying it has 5 fingers.
So, how much is it?
You name a price.
Don't hesitate man, name
what you have in mind.
Well, you know how much
it costs. Give any amount.
Hmm... As you wish.
- Here, take it.
- Yeah.
Okay then, we will leave.
Let's leave kiddo.
Oh yeah!
Do a thing next week...
You know the fence
in our front yard, -Yeah.
It needs to be fixed, can you do it?
- Yeah, I'll do it..
- Okay.
You were very helpful. See you then.
Yeah.
Girija, thank you.
Kiddo,
I thought we wouldn't find it,
but somehow we got lucky.
Hold it carefully.
Yes, Grandpa.
Didn't I tell you? You can
find it at Manja's home.
Yeah, it happened as you wished it.
Now let it be..
Yeah,
This one's nice.
Hold it...
Hold it tight.
Yeah like that.
You are gonna get marinated
Gonna get marinated
Take the water and coconut with you.
I don't need coconut. As I am not
sacrificing it in the name of God.
This rooster doesn't belong to our home.
[Vanaja] To hell with you.
[Mahabala] Come, let's go.
I could even just rip its
head off with my bare hands.
But I won't feel like eating it afterward.
That's why I decided to chop its head.
Let's finish this business.
[Sneha] Yeah Grandpa.
Stand over there.
Grandpa, Why you
didn't put it in hot water?
Hot water will drain the
taste and essential fat out of it.
Pluck it like this
then roast it in the brick oven.
Chicken curry will taste heavenly..
Hello...
Hello...?
Yeah,
She came to a while back.
Both of them are cleaning the chicken.
This mobile network
will start acting weird
when it is cloudy.
Ha ha. Yeah, okay.
Bye.
Okay fine.
Curry is enough right?
You could have prepared Taal (semi gravy).
(clicks)
If it's curry, then it could
be used during breakfast too.
Okay.
I will prepare Dosa in the morning.
Ok? [Sneha] Hmmm.
Listen, do it how she wants it.
No, it's fine grandma.
Cook curry itself.
Curry is fine..
She wants curry only.
[Vanaja] Okay. I'll start
preparing for it and take a bath.
[Soft Music]
Hold it tight. [Sneha] Hmm.
Vanaja,
Cattles are back to their shelter.
Find the ones that aren't back.
[Vanaja] Okay.
Yeah, hold it..
Hold it from this side.
Yeah, like that.
Hold it properly. [Sneha] Yeah.
Grandpa,
Keep the leg piece whole.
Do you need the leg piece? [Sneha] Yeah.
It reminds me of your cousin
Sumanth. He also loves the leg piece.
Oh didn't he come here recently?
He came last year.
Do you know how much I fought
for it to get him The Chicken Curry...!
Is it? Why, what happened?
I'll tell you once I am
done with this chicken.
Did you take a bath?
No grandma, just freshened up a little bit.
Anyhow, I'll be getting back
home in the early morning.
I'll take a bath there.
Fine then.
Wow, Curry is smelling so good.
Did you make it coconut milk?
Yes dear, how does your mother make it?
When she cooks a chicken curry, it
tastes like a usual vegetable curry.
Haha.
It's almost finished.
We'll start dinner after a few minutes.
Vanaja,
Is chicken curry done?
Not yet, It still needs some time.
Sneha, - Yeah Grandpa?
Finally, you got your chicken
curry on the day of Gandhi Jayanthi.
(laughing)
Here in our home,
We have served chicken curry to
every single guest who has visited us.
Grandpa, when guests visit our homes,
why only chickens are
sacrificed for cooking?
Because it's easy and inexpensive.
Do you know a story? [Sneha] What?
In Ramayan, you know the tale of Lord
Ram building a bridge across the Ocean?
When Lord Ram was building the bridge,
all kinds of animals helped
him to build the bridge.
But one rooster was sitting
idle and was not doing any work.
Why so?
Lord Ram was already tensed
that his wife Sita was kidnapped.
He went up to the rooster and asked,
Why are you sitting aside
while everyone is working?
Do you know what the
rooster said? [Sneha] What?
You see this beautiful crown on my head,
It will get dirty. That's why I won't come.
- Then?
- Lord Ram got very angry.
In a fit of rage, he gave
a curse to the rooster..,
Anyone who sees you shall kill you.
That's why,
wherever they go they end up
becoming a curry in one's kitchen.
Everybody has their own story to tell.
In another folk tale,
Rooster helped Lord Ram.
- Is it?
- Yes
[Mahabala] Really? [Vanaja] Yeah.
Which story is that?
I've never heard of it.
It was a rooster who told
Ram about Sita's abduction.
So, Ram gave the rooster
a golden crown for its head.
- Really?
- Yes.
People are already hunting
me down for my meat.
If I get a golden crown on
my head, then I am done for.
So the rooster said that I am just
happy with a crown which I already have.
But, wasn't it Jatayu the one who
informed Ram about Sita's abduction?
Didn't I mention earlier
itself? This is a made-up story.
Is that so...
Look, whatever it might be. Let's stop it.
She might be hungry, offer
the food to our ancestors first.
I am not doing that ritual
today. [Mahabala] Why?
Anyhow the Diwali festival is near,
so we will offer it at that time properly.
Sure dear, as you wish.
I am feeling hungry, let's have dinner.
Alright.
[Music]
[Vanaja] Shall I serve it
on plates or banana leaves?
Serve it on a banana leaf.
Take it.
Let's clean it up.
It's clean though.
Yeah, it's done.
I have already cleaned it.
We just wiped it a little.
Want some?
A little. [Mahabala] A little?
Enough.
Damn this electricity, right at the time.
Damn, these bloody power
cuts, that too at dinner time...!
Damn them.
Wait for a little...
Listen, - What?
She was asking for
a leg piece, look for it.
It's hard to find it in this dark.
Shit.
Couldn't you hold it properly?
Yuck!
Everything's spoiled, reeks of kerosene.
What is she going to eat now?
Dammit, old woman.
Sneha...?
I'll make it right, come and have dinner.
I need to eat chicken curry,
not kerosene curry.
Eat that yourself.
You spoiled it, destroyed it in seconds.
Look at her how sad she is.
I spent the whole day searching for
this chicken, to make a tasty curry.
(Quivering in anger)
I just can't stand you.
(Quivering in anger)
Get lost, take this from here.
Make it right with coconut oil.
Damn.
(clicks)
Sneha, come kiddo.
I don't want anything, Grandpa.
Dear, kids should not get angry
like that. Come here, please.
Kids shouldn't sleep without having dinner.
I came all this way to eat chicken.
Not a kerosene-soaked chicken.
It can't be sorted out,
it's all gone wasted.
(sobbing)
If she ate at least a bite, it
would've been less painful.
All the efforts were
wasted without a cause.
It's not yet wasted,
Take that chicken curry pot,
and dump all of it over your head.
Get there, and bring something
that's leftover from the afternoon.
Kiddo, come here.
We'll eat the leftover
curry from the afternoon.
[Sneha] No Grandpa, I don't want anything.
We'll do something tomorrow,
I'll think of something.
Come, let's eat.
Have dinner kiddo, we'll cook
chicken curry again tomorrow.
Tomorrow there's school,
I need to get back home early.
You could take a day off,
nothing to lose in one day.
I have to go to school,
I have a test.
Grandpa,
Wild chickens make noise at night too?
They keep making noise day and
night. There are a bunch of them.
- Grandpa.
- Yeah.
Let's set a trap for wild chickens.
What?
I said, let's set a trap for wild chickens.
- Like now?
What's the problem?
Just cast a net.
Do you think it's as easy as
pouring kerosene into curry?
I didn't do it on purpose man.
Tell me how to cast a
net, I'll do it by myself.
(clicks)
Stubborn, just like her mother.
Not mother, everything's
drawn like her grandfather only.
Kiddo,
We can cast a net,
but you should have
dinner after that, alright?
I'll cast it If you agree to this.
Okay, I'll eat.
Understood? [Sneha] Yes.
[Music beats]
Girl,
What would you do if you caught one?
I will
ask grandma to make curry
and take it home in the morning.
It would at least take more
than 2 hours, to clean and cook it.
Is that so?
Then I'll just take the meat.
Then it's fine.
Grandpa, - Yeah?
When was the last time you ate one?
It has been a long time.
Probably some 4 or 5
years back I caught one.
[Music]
(exerting)
(exerting)
Let us see what happens in the morning.
- Yeah, Grandpa.
- Come, let's go.
We'll leave.
Damn,
I should've sacrificed it in god's name
Probably, that's why all
of this mess happened.
(clicks)
It's not that,
I didn't offer meat to our ancestors
Probably, that's why.
Neither for any of that,
We cooked meat on Gandhi
Jayanthi (non-violence day),
that's why, all this happened.
Hmmm...
Who knows?
What could be done now?
[Vanaja] Is that blanket
enough to over you?
[Sneha] It's enough.
That trap isn't going to work any wonders.
Anyhow we need to
check in the morning once.
[Vanaja] Never something
like this had happened.
[Vanaja] That bloody electricity
had spoiled everything.
[Vanaja] The chicken curry went to waste.
Can't you just let it rest? Why are
you clucking like a chicken now?
What's done is done. Now just shut it.
Turn off the lights and go to sleep.
I am exhausted.
If you stayed today,
I would've got broiler chicken
and cooked chicken curry for you.
But, what to do?
I have school today.
Above that I have a test.
Shall I fix you breakfast?
I don't want now, just
give me a cup of tea.
- I'll have breakfast later.
- Okay.
Kiddo, did any of the
chicken fell into our trap?
No Grandpa.
No? Didn't I tell you? They
have grown smarter over time.
They jump over the trap, eat the rice
and run away without getting trapped.
Kiddo, stay back here for today.
She has some school tests it seems.
Oh! She has that.
Eat the dosa (pancakes) dear.
Chicken curry would
have been nice with dosa.
But what to do...!
Grandma, I can't find my clothes.
I washed them and left
them to dry over there.
This one also looks
good, wear this one itself.
Okay. Fine, grandma.
Kiddo, [Sneha] Granda?
Let's go, you will be late.
[Sneha] Yeah, we will leave.
Diwali is around the corner.
Yeah, grandma. I'll come then.
See, we have three chickens saved for it.
You can eat 4 leg pieces from 2 of those.
(laughing)
It's fine Grandpa.
Vanaja, do you need any groceries?
[Vanaja] There's nothing as of now.
- Fine then.
Come two days earlier for Diwali festival.
Sure grandma. [Mahabala] She will.
Shall I sit? [Mahabala] Yeah, careful.
Shall we leave?
Bye, grandma. [Vanaja] Bye, tata.
[Mahabala] Yeah, will
leave. [Sneha] Bye grandma.
[Soft Music]
You can go from here, right?
Keep this, take chicken
meat while going home.
- No grandpa.
- Take it kiddo.
Keep it, I insist. [Sneha]
No worries Grandpa.
You won't come home?
No, I need to get some
things for the plantation.
I'll arrange it and
leave from there itself.
Get the chicken. [Sneha] Ok grandpa..
Go on the sidewalk.
Okay kiddo, take care.
Uncle, I need to buy chicken.
How much kiddo?
Half kilogram.
I can't sell half a kilo kiddo,
you are the first customer.
Then, 1 kg is enough.
1 kg right? Fine.
Uncle, don't put a neck,
put some liver pieces.
Ok, kiddo. I'll put liver.
Take the change.
Are you done with your
chicken curry adventure?
What is that in the plastic bag?
Chicken.
Don't bring it inside.
Why?
Today's Monday, we dedicate today to god.
Don't you remember we
don't eat non-veg on Mondays?
Didn't you eat it yesterday
at Grandma's house?
What, eat the Kerosene Curry?
What do you mean?
All of this happened?
That's what happens when
you obsess over things.
If you were here yesterday, you
could have got some chicken roast.
Sofia's father bought some.
Your father gobbled it up nicely.
What am I supposed to do with this?
Give it back, and take the money.
Hmmm, like they are
waiting to get it back from me.
Do whatever you want, just
don't bring it inside the house.
[Music]
[Music]
Sofia...
Sofia...
Sofia, your friend's here.
Sofia?
Sneha,
I just wanted to give you chicken.
Really! Why here?
I'll tell you, where's your mom?
- She's home.
Mummy...
[Eleanor] I am sorry Sneha,
we can't cook this meat.
We always buy it from
Danny's Chicken Center.
Other shops will kill the
chicken in their god's name.
We are forbidden from eating it.
Aunty, I bought this from
Danny's Chicken Centre itself.
Tell me where the shop is located.
The one near the main road.
Is it true?
Mummy, she's telling you
that she bought it from there.
Fine.
Come home for lunch.
It's getting late for
school, we also have a test.
Get ready soon.
- Okay then bye.
- Bye.
Do you want a lunch box or not?
I told you right? I don't want it.
So, you are going to eat at their home?
Then you should've cooked it.
It's Monday, I can't cook
non-veg. Eat wherever you want to.
[Ramesh] Whose home
are you going to for lunch?
Sofia's house.
Don't eat at their home.
Why so?
Didn't you gobble up
what they gave yesterday?
[Music]
May I come in ma'am?
Yes, come in.
[Music]
Sofia.
Sofia?
What is your mother preparing?
She's planning to do a Chicken roast.
Wow, Chicken roast...?
[Teacher] Sneha...!
We thought of calling others too, right?
[Sofia] I did call some,
Pooja and Subhiksha, both
of them don't eat non-veg.
Oh, today's Monday.
What about Kruthi from the 'B' section?
She's non-vegetarian, right? [Sofia]
No, she's a Konkani vegetarian.
Vanaja,
That girl's clothes are here itself.
Damn.
Poor kid.
Yesterday, she kept thinking of
chicken curry for the whole day.
Finally, she went without getting any.
It's all happened. Now, just let it rest.
Don't keep reminding me about it.
I gave her money to buy chicken.
Okay, let it be.
Enough.
Eat peacefully.
Yeah.
Sneha, how does it taste?
It's delicious.
Chicken gravy is too good.
Ask me if you want more, don't hesitate.
If I have too much of it, I'll get sleepy.
We don't have any test post-lunch. It
won't be a problem even if we sleep.
I am a cap, I can see, I can
come. Solve this if you can.
I am a cap, I can see, I can come.
I was angry at Gandhiji yesterday,
as I couldn't find chicken.
Oh, you couldn't find it right?
We didn't get it yesterday,
But, Gandhiji is the reason I
had food at your home today.
Anyhow, we ate what we wanted.
Yeah, the chicken gravy was delicious.
Sofia?
Come home for a lunch next week.
I'll tell mom to prepare Koli
Taal. [Soifa] Yeah I'll come.
Bye... [Sofia] Bye...
From the yellowing photograph
Misted over by time.
It is a frank and serious look.
Her eyes are stern,
But they can laugh too.
Her hair is pulled back tightly in a bun,
And on her black dress
she wears no jewelry.
I never knew her,
Yet I recognize myself in
her, Three generations later.
May my great-grandchildren,
feel as close to me, as I now do to her.
[School bell rings]
Everyone must be present
tomorrow at 7 a.m. sharp. Got it?
Don't mistake it for an ordinary
Sunday, make sure to come by.
Also, keep in mind that
you have a test on Monday.
Yes ma'am.
Anyone absent tomorrow will not be
permitted to attend class on Monday.
Okay ma'am.
Sunday Deal, Chicken Meal...!
[Children chattering]
[Music]
In our home, we always prepare
chicken curry on Sundays without a miss.
It is the same in my home too, we
cook all kinds of non-vegetarian dishes.
What dish they cook
from chicken at your home?
Curry?
Most of the time we'll make biriyani.
I like biriyani.
But, the chicken and rice
should be cooked together.
That's how we do it.
Fine then, come to our
home for lunch tomorrow.
Some other day, maybe.
What do they do at your house?
It's either Curry,
or else, Koli Taal (Chicken gravy).
Ok then, bye. [Sofia] Bye.
At what time shall we go to
the school function tomorrow?
I won't come.
Anyhow we have Gandhi on our currency note,
I will pay my respects, there itself.
If we miss it tomorrow, we'll be
kicked out of the class on Monday.
Sunday Deal...
Chicken meal...!
Bye.
[Indian traditional music]
SUNDAY SPECIAL
[Devotional song playing in the background]
Sneha...
Sneha?
Sneha...
Get up, dear.
Don't you have school?
Won't you attend the function?
No, I will not go.
Hey,
Today's Gandhi Jayanti,
You shouldn't miss it. Get up now.
[Harmonium music]
[Children singing "Raghupati Raghava" song]
A little bit of coriander leaves.
Ah, it looks good...
Your dish looks so delicious,
I am sure it'll blow my mind.
In today's episode, we are
celebrating the cooking of
Ms.Suchitra, who has cooked
this wonderful pepper chicken for us.
It's looking very delicious.
Too good.
Do those peppers hit the spot?
When I get the taste of peppers,
I crave for something to drink.
Hand it over.
In today's episode, we got
to eat tasty and mind-blowing
Pepper Chicken Fry prepared by our guest.
Mom,
Chicken meat.
- Put it here.
- Hmm.
[Music]
Where's the chicken, girl?
Dad, didn't you bring chicken?
It's Gandhi Jayanthi, no one is
allowed to sell meat during this occasion.
What if it's Gandhi Jayanthi?
Don't they teach you at school?
Today's Non-Violence Day.
Violence on any living
beings are prohibited,
hence all meat shops are closed.
All the shops were closed?
Yes, kiddo.
[TV commercial playing in the background]
Hey, didn't you bring chicken?
Didn't you hear? It's Gandhi Jayanthi...!
Nobody will sell chicken meat.
Oh, is that so?
Then, it's a bad day for you.
[TV commercial playing in the background]
I want chicken, that's all.
We can't get it anywhere dear.
You can get it in black
market in big cities.
It's hard to find in our town.
Why is this Gandhi Jayanthi
had to come on Sunday itself...!
Anyhow, we have eggs at home dear.
We'll make curry out of it.
Keep your damn egg curry to yourself.
I just want chicken, that's it.
Come, let's get chicken.
You can't get it from
anywhere. Everything's closed.
[Newsreader] On the occasion of
Gandhi Jayanthi, all the meat shops,
and Wine shops are
closed all over the country.
Look at that...! What did I just tell you?
On one hand alcohol lovers
are cursing the government,
On the contrary, in some
parts of the town meat shops
and wine shops are selling it illegally.
Here in our area nobody
sells illegally my dear.
Because they are scared of police.
[News broadcast playing]
Let's go once and find out.
Didn't you hear anything I said?
Huh...!
[News broadcast continues]
What's that pestering?
She's not ready to listen to
anything, she wants chicken it seems.
I will make egg curry with
dry fish, it will taste the same.
I will starve, rather
than to eat dry fish curry.
Mahatma Gandhi, the man who preached
and believed in the motto of Non-violence.
People have tend to forget his
preachings on the day of Gandhi Jayanthi.
Spoiled stubborn.
In some parts of Bangalore,
meat shops and liquor shops
are kept open for business.
To close these shops, a guy dressed
as Gandhiji has taken the initiative.
[Music]
Are you not opening the shop today?
It's Sunday.
Thought of taking a break.
But your drinking won't take a break.
Yeah, just drinking the
leftover from yesterday.
Huh?
[Music]
How did this go empty?
It was half full, yesterday?
Why do you ask me? Like I am
the one who drinks in this house.
Probably you finished it
off yesterday and forgot.
It's unlikely, me?
What shall I do now?
Hello,
Ganesha?
Do you know where could I get some whiskey?
Think of something man.
Who? Shankara...?
Can he manage something?
[Scooter engine starts]
Dad?
[Music]
Dad, stop over here. There
is a chicken shop over here.
Give me the bag.
Uncle?
Do you have chicken?
Today's our Gandhi Jayanthi.
Meat is prohibited. Don't you know?
I know that. As your shop was half open,
So I thought you were open for business.
Can't you see? It's for cleaning the shop.
What an arrogant prick.
They are not selling.
It's the same everywhere.
Let's go.
[Music]
- Shankara?
- Yeah?
Today's Gandhi Jayanthi.
It's okay to close chicken shops.
It's okay to close even mutton shops.
Why did they have to close
this Non-violent liquor shop, man?
Hello sir.
THE SHOP HAS BEEN CLOSED ON
THE OCCASION OF GANDHI JAYANTI.
[Music]
What do you want kiddo?
Aunty,
Where can I find a meat shop nearby?
Girl, today's Gandhi Jayanthi.
You won't find meat anywhere.
They were selling it in some
shops, I saw it in the news.
Nobody will sell it.
On Non-Violence day, no one
will sell it or should be selling it.
Don't you know that?
I don't know what they
teach you in school. Damn it.
Being Gandhi Jayanthi,
I went to school, paid my
respects and sang a song for him.
But what the heck are
you doing sitting here?
Except for smoking tobacco. Huh...!
Did you see her?
You can't speak with kids
nowadays, it's hard to manage them.
Shankara..,
Do you have anything?
[Shankara] It's Gandhi Jayanthi.
Help me out here a little. [Shankara]
Don't you know it's a dry day?
MADHURA BAR & RESTAURANHey, Brother...!
Anyone?
Is there anything? [Man]
Nothing. Sorry, it's closed
Something less would do too.
[Man] Sorry, nothing's there.
Can you arrange something?
If you had arrived a little
earlier, you could've got it.
Check if anything's left.
No sir, everything's finished.
Everyone came at 07:00
AM and bought everything.
At least sell me what
you kept for yourself.
Take extra money if you want.
Sorry sir, I don't drink.
Do you know anyone who sells?
Probably that canteen has it?
[Music]
[Vendor] Do you want vegetables?
- No.
Look, our business
happens mostly on Sundays.
How can I survive like this?
Government impose
the rules as per their wish.
But, look how you people will suffer loss.
Don't you know how Gandhi has
fought for the freedom of this country?
Let's bear it for one day.
Freedom?
I don't even have the
freedom to sell meat today.
You all talk so highly of Gandhiji
by saying he got us freedom,
There were many people
apart from just Gandhiji.
Even our grandfather fought for freedom.
But he didn't become famous, that's all.
You are right, even our
grandmother fought for freedom.
Say whatever you want,
Gandhiji is the main reason for
getting freedom to this country.
People call him 'Father
of the nation' for a reason.
We are not upset about Gandhiji,
but about our government.
Why are you upset with the government?
Based on Gandhiji's principle of
Non-violence, they have imposed the ban.
Non-violence?
Today, I have suffered a loss of
5000 because of this meat ban.
Don't you feel this oppression?
It's a waste of time talking with you guys.
Get lost.
Play with your children at home.
What else have you got?
Yes kiddo, what do you want?
Uncle, I want to buy chicken.
Chicken? Huh...!
You won't get chicken today.
[Prasad] Pandu brother,
Why are you here after closing the shop?
Then what else I can do?
You could sell for
double the price at home.
That's what Kiran is doing.
He can do it in his surroundings.
The vegetarians are more in this area.
They will inform the police if I sell meat.
True that.
Hey Prasad,
That girl needs chicken.
Help her to get it.
Come kiddo, I'll take you there.
It's fine, dad told me that
he would pick me up at circle.
I'll go with him only.
- You are Ramesh's daughter, right?
Yes. Come, I'll leave you at the circle,
and tell Ramesh where
you can get the chicken.
It's ok, don't be afraid to go with him.
[Prasad] I'll drop you near the circle.
Careful.
Kiddo, what did they give in
school for Gandhi Jayanthi?
They didn't give any
sweets, just chocolates.
You came to buy chicken
in school uniform itself.
NISCHITH CHICKEN CENTER
Is there any chicken left?
Yeah, it's there itself.
You arrived at the right time.
This is the last share left.
I am exhausted from cutting
the meat since morning.
I will sell this, close my
shop and get some rest.
Wait a minute.
It's 1.5 kg, take it.
How much for 1 kg?
Today it's quite pricey.
Pay 500 for this, enough.
What...! 500...?
Is this Mutton?
Don't you have a limit to set a price?
Hey brother,
I have sold 30 kg at
400 per kg since morning.
If it's double the rate, it seems fair.
But how come so pricey?
Do you want it or not?
I will not sell it for less.
Shall we buy 1/2 kg?
Give us 1/2 kg.
I am not selling 1/2 kg,
You should take everything.
1.5 kg... 500 rupees...
We can't pay that much.
We can buy only half a kg.
Don't feel bad.
If you want to buy, then
you have to buy 1.5kg.
But, we can't...
If you want it for cheap,
then go to the opposite road.
But, he'll mix other meat
with chicken meat too.
Brother, is there any chicken left?
[Customer] Need 1.5 kg.
What a fraud...! Selling 200 meat at 500.
Anyhow we have places
to go, we'll check there.
Please sell it for 300 rupees.
[Canteen Owner] No, not possible.
[Ramesh] This is all I got.
I can't sell.
I have bought it by paying extra
100 rupees, I can't sell at this price.
It can't happen. [Ramesh] Wait a minute.
Give the money you have.
He's selling for thrice the price.
Thanks.
Here it is.
Do you know where I can find chicken?
- I don't know.
Don't know...?
Come, let's go.
Sit down, let's see if we
can find chicken on our way.
Dad, That's Sofia... Sofia...!
Hi...! Enjoying the ice cream, eh?
We just came from church,
wife has gone for shopping,
So we are waiting for her.
Where are you guys heading to?
She wanted to eat chicken
So we came looking for it,
but we had no luck finding it.
Today's Gandhi Jayanthi,
you won't get it anywhere.
We have already stocked it in our fridge.
You guys are intelligent.
Do a thing, you come
to our house for lunch.
Yeah, please come Sneha.
We could've. But my wife
would've prepared lunch by now.
Oh let it be... You please visit us.
Come at 1:30pm.
Yeah, sure.
Okay then.
Bye...
Don't you dare to eat at their house!
What's wrong with that?
Don't make me angry!
Don't know what kind of
meat they cook and serve.
[News on television]
[News Reporter] On this
auspicious day of Gandhi Jayanthi,
A member of parliament has
consumed meat in a communal feast
has come to light.
Opposite party leaders are demanding
the MP to withdraw from his position.
In this context, party workers
have engaged in a fistfight,
Four of them have suffered injuries.
Violence has taken its place
during the celebration of non-violence.
You irresponsible Idiots.
All this ban on meat is for namesake,
People will do what they need to.
How will they know if
someone ate it in a village?
Mom,
I'll go to Grandma's home.
Why so?
At least grandparents
will be having chickens.
Are you mad or what?
I just want to eat chicken today.
Shut your mouth.
What's all this fuss about chicken?
You can afford alcohol,
but can't afford chicken.
[Ramesh] Hey...!
I am going to grandma's, that's all.
I am going to Grandma's house.
[Revathi] Do you think I will allow you?
Fine then, I'll go to
Sofia's house for lunch.
Dad's phone is not reachable.
Hey, can you take her to Dad's home?
Yeaahhh...?
No need, I'll ask my uncle.
I'll only drop her,
It's just 30 minutes of commute.
What...! Do you think you
are steady to ride a scooter?
Yes, I am steady.
I can see that.
Hello, Uncle.
[Sneha] Please stop near a bakery. I
want to buy sweets for grandparents.
Only for them huh? What about me?
I'll buy it for you too.
[Music]
What are you yapping about?
Then what?
You wasted a day's business, to get drunk.
Yeah, like it's showering
money on us every day.
If it continues like this,
we might need to move
to Bangalore for business.
Has anybody arranged it for you?
If I ask Bombay Suresha,
he'll arrange something.
Ramesh.
Ramesh..
Oh, Francis.
Why didn't you come?
I didn't have your number
also. That's why I came.
Oh, is it!
Where's Sneha?
[Revathi] She went to her Grandma's home.
- Oh, is it?
I bought chicken for her.
Hey, it's alright. I will have it.
Please come in, let's have a drink.
[Francis] Sorry, I don't drink at noon.
Hey, come in and have some.
Let's do one thing,
We'll drink at our place next Sunday.
Fine, as you wish.
I'll leave then. [Revathi] Okay.
[Ramesh singing happily]
First, check what meat is that.
It's chicken.
It's very nice.
You too have some.
I would rather die.
You told me you would
never eat at their home.
Then why are you eating it today?
What difference does it make?
I am just happy that I got
something spicy while drinking.
If I knew this earlier,
I would have sent
Sneha to their home itself.
Grandpa look at those wild chickens.
Yeah, there are many of them.
They'll all fly away once they hear us.
Get down here kiddo.
Slowly dear.
Yeah, grandpa.
Tell my brother that,
I might come later, I
have some work nearby.
Careful kiddo.
I'll let him know Grandpa, see you later.
[Birds chirping]
Grandpa..,
Grandpa!
Hey! Hey, my child.
Today was a holiday, so I came.
- Is it.
- Yeah.
Did you come alone?
- Shankar grandpa dropped me.
Shankara?
He just dropped you and left?
Yeah. He mentioned that he
has some other work, so he left.
Oh...! Hey, Vanaja.
Your granddaughter Sneha has come.
Kiddo, it's all cloudy and dragonflies are
moving around, it's gonna rain probably.
If it rains then, I can't do all this.
Go in there,
Your grandma has done pancakes.
[Sneha] Really...! I will have it.
I'll be there in a few
minutes. Call your grandma.
Grandma...
Grandma...
Grandma...!
Ah!
I saw our cat licking its paw this morning,
so I was wondering if someone would come.
And now, you are here.
It's for you.
Why do you bring all this kiddo?
[Sneha] I know you like sweets.
Come.
So, won't you eat anything?
What curry?
Eggplant curry.
Then I won't.
If you want I can prepare
spinach curry quickly.
No need grandma.
I'll go and take a bath.
Yeah, you can.
Your old clothes are in the room.
Ok grandma.
Lakshmi.., [Lakshmi] Yes.
Please finish the work quickly.
Baccha?
Done with your job?
Give me 5 minutes, I'll finish
my smoke and get back to work.
Finish your work quickly.
- Got it?
- Ok, Shettre.
What a slacker...!
[Motor whirring]
- Grandma.
- Yeah.
Do you always keep that dog tied?
At first, we weren't used to it.
But he started fighting
with the street dogs.
One day,
He bit a forest guard.
-Really?
So we keep him tied up.
Lakshmi - Hmm.
This includes two day's wage, - Okay.
- I'll leave Shettre.
- Sure.
- Baccha, do one thing.
- Tell me.
This Sunday you need to do
that areca plantation work too.
I will do it.
- I'll leave Shettre.
- Okay, bye.
Kiddo, How many days of holiday?
The holiday is only for today.
I have school tomorrow.
Oh...!
You are here only for today?
Anyhow, the Diwali holidays
are coming, I'll be back then.
Hmmm...
Vanaja...
Do we have any chicken left?
Those are sacrificial chicken for demigods.
Ohh..
Then, we can't sacrifice
them before Diwali.
Hmmm..
What can be done?
The only hen we had
has also hatched its eggs.
Oh...!
Can't you ask laborers?
Labourers?
I don't think they have any.
Ahhh...
What about that Manja?
Who...?
The one who stole rooster from our home...!
Do you want me to beg in front of his home?
Kiddo...
Will you eat broiler chicken?
Today's Gandhi Jayanthi grandpa.
So, you won't find meat shops anywhere.
Oh...! It's Gandhi Jayanthi.
Grandpa, It seem to be
many wild chickens here.
Yeah my dear there are many,
But, they can't be caught.
Earlier, all of your
uncles used to catch them,
by setting traps and nets.
Their flesh is hard to chew,
the meat is made up of fiber.
What?
Hard to chew?
Do you know how tasty the curry
will be if made with coconut milk?
Then catch one and do it by yourself.
If I could, then why would I
will be sitting here with you.
Enough with the wild chicken debate,
I'll see if I can get any country one.
To hell with this chicken game.
Take her too, she'll like it.
Yeah, I'll take her.
Vanaja, - Yeah?
I think we could use
the sacrificial rooster,
We can replace it with another one.
Oh god! Are you stupid?
It's fine if the demigod punishes
us. What if she gets into trouble?
It was just a suggestion.
Don't drag it.
- I'll be back.
- Hmmm.
[Soft Music]
Get down, dear.
Slowly.
Careful.
Come, let's go.
Hey, Seena Shetty...!
Oh.. Mahabala. How come?
How's the work going?
Yeah, as usual. [Mahabala] Ah, huh.
Is it for home use?
-Yeah.
Then what brings you here?
Simply...
Is this your granddaughter?
[Mahabala] Yeah.
My granddaughter, My
daughter Revathi's kid.
- Come, let's have some tea.
- No, no.
- Please come.
- No, thanks.
Going somewhere far?
Nowhere far, actually, we came here only.
My grandkid wants to
eat chicken curry it seems.
Hmmm...
As you know we have chicken in our home,
and each one is kept
as sacrificial chicken.
So, you'll always be having some right?
That's why I came.
Mahabala, don't feel bad.
My son-in-law is coming tomorrow,
so I kept that chicken for him.
Oh...! Is there not even one?
Hmm... It's fine man.
At least you could have some tea, man.
It's fine, we'll come sometime else.
I think Gopal might have some chickens.
Enquire with him once.
Yeah, okay.
We'll leave.
- Okay, looks like you are in a hurry.
There's one in Gopal's home,
We will check once, Don't worry.
We don't have any, all of
them died of chicken flu.
We buried all of them under coconut trees.
Look there,
Only those two little ones are there,
the rest of them are for demigods.
Oh! They are too little to sacrifice.
Only those two are available.
Let's go.
We don't have any.
All of them are kept for demigods.
Same story as ours.
Grandpa, Shall we set
a trap for wild chickens?
It's not like catching butterflies,
Do you think it's that easy?
Then what can we do Grandpa?
We'll think of something.
Hold tight.
This is the house.
Careful, don't jump.
Let's go.
Manja...
Hey, Manja...
Come.
Manja,
Hey, Manja...
[Girija] Who's that?
Oh, Shettre...
Hey, Shetty has come looking for you.
- Is he in the backyard?
- Yes.
Oh, Shettre?
- What's up Manja, how are you?
- I am fine.
(Nervous laugh) You haven't been to work?
Nowadays, no one calls me much for work.
Ah... Okay.
Do you have any chicken?
Is it for farming or cooking?
Not for farming,
It's for cooking.
It's that,
She wants chicken curry.
- Is it...?
- Ha.
Don't you have any?
All we have are sacrificial ones...
Then my wife told me
to check with you once.
That's why I am here.
Girija, do we have any?
We don't have any
chicken that could be sold.
Even a hen would suffice.
Two of them have hatched their
eggs and one is about to lay eggs.
Oh.
She's insisting on it since she came,
I don't know what to do now.
Oye...
I think there's one rooster in the coop.
Somebody has asked for it.
We'll deal with that later.
Ok. Come to the backyard.
You should have gone somewhere
to work, you shouldn't be idle like this?
There's no one who can
give me work as of now.
Oh...!
Is it ok...? [Sneha] Yeah, It's fine.
Hmmm.
Here... Hold it tight.
Yeah, I got it.
Hey man,
Take a good look at its legs...!
Later, don't come looking
for it saying it has 5 fingers.
So, how much is it?
You name a price.
Don't hesitate man, name
what you have in mind.
Well, you know how much
it costs. Give any amount.
Hmm... As you wish.
- Here, take it.
- Yeah.
Okay then, we will leave.
Let's leave kiddo.
Oh yeah!
Do a thing next week...
You know the fence
in our front yard, -Yeah.
It needs to be fixed, can you do it?
- Yeah, I'll do it..
- Okay.
You were very helpful. See you then.
Yeah.
Girija, thank you.
Kiddo,
I thought we wouldn't find it,
but somehow we got lucky.
Hold it carefully.
Yes, Grandpa.
Didn't I tell you? You can
find it at Manja's home.
Yeah, it happened as you wished it.
Now let it be..
Yeah,
This one's nice.
Hold it...
Hold it tight.
Yeah like that.
You are gonna get marinated
Gonna get marinated
Take the water and coconut with you.
I don't need coconut. As I am not
sacrificing it in the name of God.
This rooster doesn't belong to our home.
[Vanaja] To hell with you.
[Mahabala] Come, let's go.
I could even just rip its
head off with my bare hands.
But I won't feel like eating it afterward.
That's why I decided to chop its head.
Let's finish this business.
[Sneha] Yeah Grandpa.
Stand over there.
Grandpa, Why you
didn't put it in hot water?
Hot water will drain the
taste and essential fat out of it.
Pluck it like this
then roast it in the brick oven.
Chicken curry will taste heavenly..
Hello...
Hello...?
Yeah,
She came to a while back.
Both of them are cleaning the chicken.
This mobile network
will start acting weird
when it is cloudy.
Ha ha. Yeah, okay.
Bye.
Okay fine.
Curry is enough right?
You could have prepared Taal (semi gravy).
(clicks)
If it's curry, then it could
be used during breakfast too.
Okay.
I will prepare Dosa in the morning.
Ok? [Sneha] Hmmm.
Listen, do it how she wants it.
No, it's fine grandma.
Cook curry itself.
Curry is fine..
She wants curry only.
[Vanaja] Okay. I'll start
preparing for it and take a bath.
[Soft Music]
Hold it tight. [Sneha] Hmm.
Vanaja,
Cattles are back to their shelter.
Find the ones that aren't back.
[Vanaja] Okay.
Yeah, hold it..
Hold it from this side.
Yeah, like that.
Hold it properly. [Sneha] Yeah.
Grandpa,
Keep the leg piece whole.
Do you need the leg piece? [Sneha] Yeah.
It reminds me of your cousin
Sumanth. He also loves the leg piece.
Oh didn't he come here recently?
He came last year.
Do you know how much I fought
for it to get him The Chicken Curry...!
Is it? Why, what happened?
I'll tell you once I am
done with this chicken.
Did you take a bath?
No grandma, just freshened up a little bit.
Anyhow, I'll be getting back
home in the early morning.
I'll take a bath there.
Fine then.
Wow, Curry is smelling so good.
Did you make it coconut milk?
Yes dear, how does your mother make it?
When she cooks a chicken curry, it
tastes like a usual vegetable curry.
Haha.
It's almost finished.
We'll start dinner after a few minutes.
Vanaja,
Is chicken curry done?
Not yet, It still needs some time.
Sneha, - Yeah Grandpa?
Finally, you got your chicken
curry on the day of Gandhi Jayanthi.
(laughing)
Here in our home,
We have served chicken curry to
every single guest who has visited us.
Grandpa, when guests visit our homes,
why only chickens are
sacrificed for cooking?
Because it's easy and inexpensive.
Do you know a story? [Sneha] What?
In Ramayan, you know the tale of Lord
Ram building a bridge across the Ocean?
When Lord Ram was building the bridge,
all kinds of animals helped
him to build the bridge.
But one rooster was sitting
idle and was not doing any work.
Why so?
Lord Ram was already tensed
that his wife Sita was kidnapped.
He went up to the rooster and asked,
Why are you sitting aside
while everyone is working?
Do you know what the
rooster said? [Sneha] What?
You see this beautiful crown on my head,
It will get dirty. That's why I won't come.
- Then?
- Lord Ram got very angry.
In a fit of rage, he gave
a curse to the rooster..,
Anyone who sees you shall kill you.
That's why,
wherever they go they end up
becoming a curry in one's kitchen.
Everybody has their own story to tell.
In another folk tale,
Rooster helped Lord Ram.
- Is it?
- Yes
[Mahabala] Really? [Vanaja] Yeah.
Which story is that?
I've never heard of it.
It was a rooster who told
Ram about Sita's abduction.
So, Ram gave the rooster
a golden crown for its head.
- Really?
- Yes.
People are already hunting
me down for my meat.
If I get a golden crown on
my head, then I am done for.
So the rooster said that I am just
happy with a crown which I already have.
But, wasn't it Jatayu the one who
informed Ram about Sita's abduction?
Didn't I mention earlier
itself? This is a made-up story.
Is that so...
Look, whatever it might be. Let's stop it.
She might be hungry, offer
the food to our ancestors first.
I am not doing that ritual
today. [Mahabala] Why?
Anyhow the Diwali festival is near,
so we will offer it at that time properly.
Sure dear, as you wish.
I am feeling hungry, let's have dinner.
Alright.
[Music]
[Vanaja] Shall I serve it
on plates or banana leaves?
Serve it on a banana leaf.
Take it.
Let's clean it up.
It's clean though.
Yeah, it's done.
I have already cleaned it.
We just wiped it a little.
Want some?
A little. [Mahabala] A little?
Enough.
Damn this electricity, right at the time.
Damn, these bloody power
cuts, that too at dinner time...!
Damn them.
Wait for a little...
Listen, - What?
She was asking for
a leg piece, look for it.
It's hard to find it in this dark.
Shit.
Couldn't you hold it properly?
Yuck!
Everything's spoiled, reeks of kerosene.
What is she going to eat now?
Dammit, old woman.
Sneha...?
I'll make it right, come and have dinner.
I need to eat chicken curry,
not kerosene curry.
Eat that yourself.
You spoiled it, destroyed it in seconds.
Look at her how sad she is.
I spent the whole day searching for
this chicken, to make a tasty curry.
(Quivering in anger)
I just can't stand you.
(Quivering in anger)
Get lost, take this from here.
Make it right with coconut oil.
Damn.
(clicks)
Sneha, come kiddo.
I don't want anything, Grandpa.
Dear, kids should not get angry
like that. Come here, please.
Kids shouldn't sleep without having dinner.
I came all this way to eat chicken.
Not a kerosene-soaked chicken.
It can't be sorted out,
it's all gone wasted.
(sobbing)
If she ate at least a bite, it
would've been less painful.
All the efforts were
wasted without a cause.
It's not yet wasted,
Take that chicken curry pot,
and dump all of it over your head.
Get there, and bring something
that's leftover from the afternoon.
Kiddo, come here.
We'll eat the leftover
curry from the afternoon.
[Sneha] No Grandpa, I don't want anything.
We'll do something tomorrow,
I'll think of something.
Come, let's eat.
Have dinner kiddo, we'll cook
chicken curry again tomorrow.
Tomorrow there's school,
I need to get back home early.
You could take a day off,
nothing to lose in one day.
I have to go to school,
I have a test.
Grandpa,
Wild chickens make noise at night too?
They keep making noise day and
night. There are a bunch of them.
- Grandpa.
- Yeah.
Let's set a trap for wild chickens.
What?
I said, let's set a trap for wild chickens.
- Like now?
What's the problem?
Just cast a net.
Do you think it's as easy as
pouring kerosene into curry?
I didn't do it on purpose man.
Tell me how to cast a
net, I'll do it by myself.
(clicks)
Stubborn, just like her mother.
Not mother, everything's
drawn like her grandfather only.
Kiddo,
We can cast a net,
but you should have
dinner after that, alright?
I'll cast it If you agree to this.
Okay, I'll eat.
Understood? [Sneha] Yes.
[Music beats]
Girl,
What would you do if you caught one?
I will
ask grandma to make curry
and take it home in the morning.
It would at least take more
than 2 hours, to clean and cook it.
Is that so?
Then I'll just take the meat.
Then it's fine.
Grandpa, - Yeah?
When was the last time you ate one?
It has been a long time.
Probably some 4 or 5
years back I caught one.
[Music]
(exerting)
(exerting)
Let us see what happens in the morning.
- Yeah, Grandpa.
- Come, let's go.
We'll leave.
Damn,
I should've sacrificed it in god's name
Probably, that's why all
of this mess happened.
(clicks)
It's not that,
I didn't offer meat to our ancestors
Probably, that's why.
Neither for any of that,
We cooked meat on Gandhi
Jayanthi (non-violence day),
that's why, all this happened.
Hmmm...
Who knows?
What could be done now?
[Vanaja] Is that blanket
enough to over you?
[Sneha] It's enough.
That trap isn't going to work any wonders.
Anyhow we need to
check in the morning once.
[Vanaja] Never something
like this had happened.
[Vanaja] That bloody electricity
had spoiled everything.
[Vanaja] The chicken curry went to waste.
Can't you just let it rest? Why are
you clucking like a chicken now?
What's done is done. Now just shut it.
Turn off the lights and go to sleep.
I am exhausted.
If you stayed today,
I would've got broiler chicken
and cooked chicken curry for you.
But, what to do?
I have school today.
Above that I have a test.
Shall I fix you breakfast?
I don't want now, just
give me a cup of tea.
- I'll have breakfast later.
- Okay.
Kiddo, did any of the
chicken fell into our trap?
No Grandpa.
No? Didn't I tell you? They
have grown smarter over time.
They jump over the trap, eat the rice
and run away without getting trapped.
Kiddo, stay back here for today.
She has some school tests it seems.
Oh! She has that.
Eat the dosa (pancakes) dear.
Chicken curry would
have been nice with dosa.
But what to do...!
Grandma, I can't find my clothes.
I washed them and left
them to dry over there.
This one also looks
good, wear this one itself.
Okay. Fine, grandma.
Kiddo, [Sneha] Granda?
Let's go, you will be late.
[Sneha] Yeah, we will leave.
Diwali is around the corner.
Yeah, grandma. I'll come then.
See, we have three chickens saved for it.
You can eat 4 leg pieces from 2 of those.
(laughing)
It's fine Grandpa.
Vanaja, do you need any groceries?
[Vanaja] There's nothing as of now.
- Fine then.
Come two days earlier for Diwali festival.
Sure grandma. [Mahabala] She will.
Shall I sit? [Mahabala] Yeah, careful.
Shall we leave?
Bye, grandma. [Vanaja] Bye, tata.
[Mahabala] Yeah, will
leave. [Sneha] Bye grandma.
[Soft Music]
You can go from here, right?
Keep this, take chicken
meat while going home.
- No grandpa.
- Take it kiddo.
Keep it, I insist. [Sneha]
No worries Grandpa.
You won't come home?
No, I need to get some
things for the plantation.
I'll arrange it and
leave from there itself.
Get the chicken. [Sneha] Ok grandpa..
Go on the sidewalk.
Okay kiddo, take care.
Uncle, I need to buy chicken.
How much kiddo?
Half kilogram.
I can't sell half a kilo kiddo,
you are the first customer.
Then, 1 kg is enough.
1 kg right? Fine.
Uncle, don't put a neck,
put some liver pieces.
Ok, kiddo. I'll put liver.
Take the change.
Are you done with your
chicken curry adventure?
What is that in the plastic bag?
Chicken.
Don't bring it inside.
Why?
Today's Monday, we dedicate today to god.
Don't you remember we
don't eat non-veg on Mondays?
Didn't you eat it yesterday
at Grandma's house?
What, eat the Kerosene Curry?
What do you mean?
All of this happened?
That's what happens when
you obsess over things.
If you were here yesterday, you
could have got some chicken roast.
Sofia's father bought some.
Your father gobbled it up nicely.
What am I supposed to do with this?
Give it back, and take the money.
Hmmm, like they are
waiting to get it back from me.
Do whatever you want, just
don't bring it inside the house.
[Music]
[Music]
Sofia...
Sofia...
Sofia, your friend's here.
Sofia?
Sneha,
I just wanted to give you chicken.
Really! Why here?
I'll tell you, where's your mom?
- She's home.
Mummy...
[Eleanor] I am sorry Sneha,
we can't cook this meat.
We always buy it from
Danny's Chicken Center.
Other shops will kill the
chicken in their god's name.
We are forbidden from eating it.
Aunty, I bought this from
Danny's Chicken Centre itself.
Tell me where the shop is located.
The one near the main road.
Is it true?
Mummy, she's telling you
that she bought it from there.
Fine.
Come home for lunch.
It's getting late for
school, we also have a test.
Get ready soon.
- Okay then bye.
- Bye.
Do you want a lunch box or not?
I told you right? I don't want it.
So, you are going to eat at their home?
Then you should've cooked it.
It's Monday, I can't cook
non-veg. Eat wherever you want to.
[Ramesh] Whose home
are you going to for lunch?
Sofia's house.
Don't eat at their home.
Why so?
Didn't you gobble up
what they gave yesterday?
[Music]
May I come in ma'am?
Yes, come in.
[Music]
Sofia.
Sofia?
What is your mother preparing?
She's planning to do a Chicken roast.
Wow, Chicken roast...?
[Teacher] Sneha...!
We thought of calling others too, right?
[Sofia] I did call some,
Pooja and Subhiksha, both
of them don't eat non-veg.
Oh, today's Monday.
What about Kruthi from the 'B' section?
She's non-vegetarian, right? [Sofia]
No, she's a Konkani vegetarian.
Vanaja,
That girl's clothes are here itself.
Damn.
Poor kid.
Yesterday, she kept thinking of
chicken curry for the whole day.
Finally, she went without getting any.
It's all happened. Now, just let it rest.
Don't keep reminding me about it.
I gave her money to buy chicken.
Okay, let it be.
Enough.
Eat peacefully.
Yeah.
Sneha, how does it taste?
It's delicious.
Chicken gravy is too good.
Ask me if you want more, don't hesitate.
If I have too much of it, I'll get sleepy.
We don't have any test post-lunch. It
won't be a problem even if we sleep.
I am a cap, I can see, I can
come. Solve this if you can.
I am a cap, I can see, I can come.
I was angry at Gandhiji yesterday,
as I couldn't find chicken.
Oh, you couldn't find it right?
We didn't get it yesterday,
But, Gandhiji is the reason I
had food at your home today.
Anyhow, we ate what we wanted.
Yeah, the chicken gravy was delicious.
Sofia?
Come home for a lunch next week.
I'll tell mom to prepare Koli
Taal. [Soifa] Yeah I'll come.
Bye... [Sofia] Bye...