Daddy!
Chandni!
Come on. Come!
-How was your morning? -Lovely!
And the horse riding?
Horse riding? Absolutely first class!
Has the horse been on his best behavior?
Yes, just like a horse should be.
Great!
It is necessary for a horse to behave like a horse
and a rider to behave like a gentleman
to keep the world running smoothly.
I love you, sweetheart.
No, you don't love me as much as I love you.
Why? How could you say that?
If you recall, you were supposed to take me to the horse fair.
Yes! Alright! Give me five minutes.
No, a little less than that!
I think they're fine. Do you like them, sir?
They're good.
But I want a better horse.
I want to gift one to my daughter.
Yes!
And I have only one daughter.
Oh, yes.
-Let's look up the other ones. -Okay.
Give her a salute.
What a lovely journey! Lovely weather…
What a lovely…
What's this, a landslide?
What is going on here?
Anything the matter? Something wrong with the car?
No. The road is blocked.
Oh.
Can I do anything to help you?
You're a wizard!
I was just wondering whether you could do something to help me.
Let's see.
By the way, my name is Vijay.
Mine is Sanjay.
Now that the introductions are done, may we think ahead?
One way out would be to spend the rest of the night on the jeep.
I could inform your family to come and rescue you tomorrow morning.
Very good.
For such valuable advice, thank you very much!
While you convey my regards to my folks at home…
…do also tell them to bring an ambulance along tomorrow morning.
I don't think I'll be fit enough to use any other mode of transport.
The second way out would be for me to give you a lift you home.
You wouldn't do that for an enemy, would you?
I'll make an exception for tonight, my friend.
Really? And what happens to my poor car?
No one is going to kidnap her.
In this valley, you'll find lots waiting to steal a heart.
-No one will steal a car. -Really?
Tell me, on a stormy night like this, are you out taking a shower?
No, I just thought I'd meet you.
I appreciate your effort.
-Don't you appreciate me? -You too.
From this day, we're friends! Bosom friends!
That's too quick a decision.
You must be very clean at heart?
My heart has taken several cleaning-outs.
-Shall we? -Come on.
I hope your horse doesn't mind.
What a lovely journey!
The exercise must've done a world of good for your horse's back.
Brilliant sense of humor, Sanjay.
That's a handicap. No one takes me seriously.
The girls I've tried to romance have deserted me with a laugh!
Sometimes, this humor makes me weep!
I'd never forget the girl… who'd desert me for my humor.
That I could never do.
But yes, I can treat you to coffee. Would you like coffee?
Yes.
Can anybody give us coffee?
Anybody home? Now don't get angry.
Making coffee isn't that tough.
Why are you screaming?
Could two poor souls have some coffee, please?
What do you think?
With you rooted there, we've had our coffee!
Going in and screaming at the servants could make…
…the coffee on a whistle-stop.
Chandni, what are you staring at? Is he any ghost?
He's a friend. Vijay.
We just met. But I feel, I've known him for years.
It takes all of one meeting, to strike a friendship?
In friendship and love, who needs a meeting?
First sight is enough…
…to make hearts blossom, to kindle the kindred fires of passion.
And a relationship is born.
But nurturing a relationship isn't easy.
It takes fortitude. Not everyone's cup of tea.
And when in love…
When in love…
Now what was I saying? Forget it.
Never mind Chandni, send us coffee.
Run! Not more than a minute!
Coffee's coming. Come, sit down.
Chandni…
I just finished sketching you.
You were smiling in your sleep. Have you seen a nice dream?
Sheetal, am I asleep… am I awake?
Let me tell you.
So I am awake! I've been daydreaming.
Really!
A lovely morning, and there's music in the air.
A strange light fragrance fills the air.
The breeze carries a fragrance, a message, from someone.
Throw open the windows, let the curtains part.
Do not stop the fragrance. Let the message come to me.
Destiny beckons me!
-Where are you running off to? -Nowhere, Daddy.
If you go away, who will bring me my glass of fresh lime juice?
Excuse me today. Let Nandu serve you.
Nandu, fresh lime for daddy.
-On the double! -Forget Nandu. He's mad.
There's no knowing what he might rustle up.
Daddy, please let me go.
-Where to? -I've got to meet someone.
Whom?
A tree.
-Tree? -Yes, it's waiting for me.
-A tree? Waiting for you? -Yes. It has waited all night.
All night?
Yes, it wants to tell me something.
Chandni, might you be going crazy?
Sir, fresh lime.
-Mr. Nandkishore… -Yes, sir?
-Is this fresh lime juice? -Yes, sir.
Yes, sir?
No!
Chandni, I…
Chandni…
That way…
In silence…
My heart listens…
To the rhythm, the cadence…
With bated breath…
In silence…
My heart listens…
To the rhythm, the cadence…
With bated breath…
In silence…
My heart listens…
Take a look at life again.
More wonderful than it was.
More beautiful than it was.
You and I had to meet.
Now we've met.
What skies are those?
What land is this?
When I look at you…
I can scarcely breathe.
In silence…
My heart listens…
To the rhythm, the cadence…
With bated breath…
In silence…
My heart listens…
What our lips cannot speak…
Let our eyes speak, let lips feel.
In the lap of fragrant blossoms…
Let us pick our flowers weave our dreams…
And think no more.
Oh, I can scarcely breathe.
In silence…
My heart listens…
To the rhythm, the cadence…
With bated breath…
In silence…
My heart listens…
I've found a horse for your daughter.
I see.
I haven't seen a better one in these parts.
Then why don't you buy it?
The owner isn't ready to sell.
Remember this, Shankar.
In this world of transactions, everything is for sale.
One only has to offer the right price.
Why don't you take a look tomorrow?
Fabulous horse!
Thank you, sir.
Where did you buy it?
My father bought him for me when I was a boy.
And you have brought him up well.
Yes, I've reared him lovingly.
Would you sell him?
No, sir.
You can buy another one.
You could too.
I happen to like this one.
I couldn't take a price for him.
He has been my childhood companion.
We grew up together.
He's a friend… more than a friend.
Such love! For an animal?
Maybe an animal for you…
To me, as dear as a brother.
I want to make a gift to my daughter.
Just name the price.
Money-minded man! You think you can bid for everything?
What isn't for sale?
In this market, everything sells.
Could you buy love, friendship and humanity?
Yes, I can buy everything.
If I want, you too.
Proud of your money? The arrogance of wealth?
This daughter whom you must love so much…
…would you sell her if someone makes an offer?
Idiot!
Mention my daughter, and I'll rip your tongue out!
I'll kill you!
Just because I'm polite, you think you can ride roughshod over me?
What's up?
Why are you screaming?
He wants to buy Chetak.
Wants to buy?
Let him try to touch Chetak. I'll rip him apart.
Forget it. I've explained it to him.
Let me do the rest of the explaining.
What are you doing?
Sir, forget them, they're lowly scum! No point talking to them.
He came asking to buy the horse!
What does he think of himself?
Then the mountains will ask you, how high do you want to climb?
Chandni, perform the rituals. Sheetal, ward off the evil eye.
What for, brother?
What a foolish girl! You ask why?
Going mountaineering with Sheila is no easy task.
I've to put body and soul in it. It takes one with a lion's heart.
Lion's heart? In a mouse?
Just put those shoes on, you son of a moose.
-So what was I saying? -That you want to break a leg.
And this poor thing will have to tend to it.
Don't speak of ominous things!
It takes you a flight of ten steps to start panting.
And he wants to scale a mountain.
With a determined heart and a confident mind…
And climbing shoes and rappelling cords…
You deserve a kicking, you son of a gun!
You haven't heard him!
There's a limit to foolishness!
You take to riding horses for a girl, and she ditches you.
And you're still learning the piano for that other one.
And now you go scaling hills for a third!
Which regrettably, is the tragedy! Today's life is bereft of romance!
When my precursor, that legendary lover Farhad, dug up a whole hill…
…no one said anything! I go climbing a hill…
…and here are people poking fun at me!
-What about music? -A matter of appreciation.
Girls are like music! As many kinds of girls as there's music.
Over time, music changes. So also your choice in girls.
-But you haven't changed! -Thanks for the appreciation.
Vijay!
Chandni!
Hold it there! Don't move!
Close your eyes and make a wish.
Will it come true?
Whatever you wish will come true.
Open your eyes. Blow this away.
What did you ask for?
That you get everything you wish for.
-Then you've had it! -Why?
I wish you would always be lost in thoughts about me.
That you love only me.
And your dreams, will be only of me.
And every heartbeat of yours speaks my name.
If that's what you want, then so be it.
From now on, Chandni you will be my life.
-I love you, Vijay. -I love you.
I love you, Chandni.
Is that a photo album? Show me.
Let it be, Chandni.
Oh come on!
I'm a friend. Why hide anything from me?
Missing your daddy?
Tell me Sheetal, are you unhappy in this house?
Have I done something to hurt you?
Or daddy?
No Chandni, don't talk like that.
To me, you are more than a sister.
And uncle has given me so much love…
…I've all but forgotten my father.
Yet, I think of him sometimes.
I don't even remember my mother.
That accident. Papa died so suddenly.
I was sitting at home waiting for him.
As if I'm still waiting for him…
We're here for you. Why worry?
Daddy's there. My brother is there.
Your papa and my daddy were close friends.
This house is yours, Sheetal.
Hey…
Sanjay isn't here yet.
Could he have really met…
-…the maiden of the mountain? -You don't say!
How went your mountaineering?
Aren't you back a bit early?
After deep thought, I've arrived at a conclusion.
No girl is worth climbing a mountain.
You don't say!
Is that a final decision?
Every decision of mine is final.
I've decided that music is the passion of life.
I will spend my whole life in pursuit of music.
This is my final decision!
Here's a ode to your home-coming. May I?
Go on.
Love, you have never known me.
Girls, they never come near me.
By tomorrow morning, I will have composed this song.
No, Shankar.
I don't agree with you.
I don't want to cut down this forest.
I want to build some cottages in here.
Very well, sir.
And let this road go up to the lake.
-Get to work immediately. -Very well, sir.
Scoundrel!
Rapscallion!
Get down, and I'll teach you a lesson in decency.
Sorry, can't do you that favour today.
I'm in a hurry. Someone's waiting.
This boy is a rapscallion!
Idiot!
What more can you expect from such lowly scum?
Vijay…
Come, Chandni
-Vijay, will you teach me riding? -Yes, why not? Right away.
Come, let's go.
Come on, Vijay.
Vijay
Buck up. Buck up, Chetan.
Come on. That's it, Chandni. Come on faster.
Yeah. That's it, my boy.
Beautiful. Lovely.
It's my birthday today. You'll come, won't you?
Why?
There will be so many people out there.
What if I see you all alone?
What if?
I'd come. A hundred times over.
See you.
Chandni…
You're looking very beautiful.
Thank you.
Come to me.
Closer… let no distance separate us.
I stood solitary, distanced from life.
With you, the distance is no more, the solitude has ended.
Vijay…
Chandni, you have all the happiness you can ask for.
What can I give you but love?
Listen this one…
Excuse me.
That touch of your lips and even Thums Up tastes like whiskey!
Sir, Mr. Shivraj Gupta is here.
Welcome, young man.
Good of you to have come.
I promised I would.
-And I never break my promises. -Let me introduce you to Chandni.
Sheetal…
Yes, uncle.
-Where's Chandni? -She was here… I'll call her.
Please take.
Excuse me.
Come, Chandni
Meet Shivraj Gupta. He owns the Gupta Estates.
My daughter, Chandni.
-Hello. -Hello.
A birthday gift from me. Please do accept.
Daddy, it must be expensive! And I don't even know him!
Isn't it enough that your daddy knows me?
Accept it, dear.
Mr. Narang. Please come.
Now that you have accepted it, it's even more valuable.
Thank you.
Now that I notice it, you have lovely hair!
-Thank you. -You're always welcome.
Has no one complimented you on your hair?
-No. -How mean of men!
Allow me to tell you how lovely your hair is!
-Please go on! -Sure! You see…
-Sanjay, daddy is calling you? -Who me?
At this time?
Daddy has a sense of timing!
-Don't go away. I'll be back. -Come back soon.
-Please take. -No, thanks.
What's nagging me, is how come we haven't met before?
What's nagging me, is how come we have met?
You are very proud of your beauty?
I should be.
Beauty lasts only so long.
Enough for a lifetime, should one be allowed to live life as one wants.
That's good education.
Your words fill my heart with hopes.
Trying to veer the conversation around to yourself is a bad habit.
Now that I'm here, what do you propose to do?
With some like you hovering about, who'd care to wait in the wings?
Now that I notice it, you have lovely eyes!
-Thank you. -You're always welcome.
Has no one complimented you on your eyes?
-No. -How mean of men!
Allow me to tell you how lovely your eyes is!
Please go on!
Sure! Let me take a closer look.
-What are you up to?! -What's up, Sanjay?
Nothing more than your heel digging oh-so-slightly into my toes.
-Oh, sorry. -You were saying?
Who remembers what I was saying?
All the best.
Some other time. I'm sick!
Your name is written on this glass.
Touch it to your lips. This lifeless thing will be honored.
Excuse me, I do not drink.
No glass with your name written on it shall touch another's lips.
Now that I notice it, you have lovely lips!
You have lovely hair! And you have lovely eyes!
I could never find all three in one woman, could I?
If I could make friends with all three of you, it'd make my life!
Why don't you have some drinks?
Sorry.
This upsets my life!
Be crushed.
Please, excuse me. Please.
Great job, Sheetal!
Chandni's birthday party was a success.
First class!
Sanjay, you were trying your best with the girls.
Any luck?
Would I be sitting here having coffee had I any luck?
Flopped, as usual
I'm thinking about Chandni's marriage. We ought to do it soon.
Chandni's marriage? Daddy, I don't like your attitude.
With me, your treatment is quite step-fatherly.
How come?
I'm your own son!
And I'm older than Chandni. I should be the one to marry first!
You're always harping about Chandni's marriage…
…and here I am, so worried about my own!
Don't you laugh! This is very serious!
What happened to your last romance?
That which happens in every romance.
She ditched me.
Despite being my dad, you aren't doing anything to help!
How could I?
Have you ever introduced me to any of your girls?
And risk seeing her walking off with you?
Girls these days, would die for a mature older man.
Besides, you're handsome to the point of giving me a complex.
Thank you.
But Sanjay, you shouldn't lose heart.
In romance, it always happens.
And the tougher the competition, the merrier.
What I'll do is look out for a good girl for you.
-Promise? -Promise.
I hear there was a big bash on Chandni's birthday.
Who told you?
I have my sources.
News always gets to me.
I also hear you flirted to your heart's content.
Only flirting.
Romancing isn't my cup of tea.
I can't understand how men…
…could stay fallen for one woman all their lives.
I like all the girls.
Some have nice hair, some have great eyes.
Some lips… voices.
What to choose, and what not to?
Meaning, that you haven't been in love?
Never. Have you been?
Why hide it from a friend?
-Yes, I have. -I see!
Tell me, what's falling in love like?
The God up above,
and my lover on earth.
There's only one thing on the mind, one true obsession.
Love. Only love.
How about introducing me?
I will.
-Promise? -Promise.
I'll introduce you. But it's all a matter of your luck.
You may meet her, yet never truly have her.
Anyway, I'll introduce you.
This romantic rant is a bit cliché and confusing. I don't get you guys.
Alright, see you.
See you at the festival!
Okay. Let's go.
My friend wants to meet you.
Who is it?
Sanjay.
You told my brother?
How long can I keep this a secret?
Ever since I kissed these lips,
only one name has resonated throughout my entire being…
Chandni.
Vijay.
Oh, Vijay.
Chandni, your lips are like the fresh morning breeze…
that carry into my body a new feeling…
and all day long, I am lost in this feeling.
Hidden in your every breath is the rhythm of my heart,
whispering a message of love to me.
You are like a beautiful dream
that lingers,
speaking, laughing with me…
never fading, never leaving.
Oh, stop! Otherwise, the joy will drive me crazy.
-Should I leave? -You should leave.
Let me stay here, Chandni.
I want to feel your love.
I want to feel the fragrance of your breath.
How did it catch fire?
I was lost in thought.
-So much? -Yes.
Reason for smiling?
You love someone…
…more than your life.
How do you know such deep secrets at so young an age?
I see.
We're riding the same boat.
You are very beautiful.
Now, how am I to answer this?
That wasn't a question, was it?
No, it wasn't.
But I liked what I heard.
-What's your name? -Vijay.
Vijay.
I'll remember your name. We aren't strangers anymore.
You're my friend.
-Won't you come inside? -Some other time.
Why not now?
It was a pleasure meeting you.
For now, I want to relish the feeling.
I see.
-Good night. -Good night.
Where have you been? I've been waiting for so long.
The curtains on the boat caught fire.
Were it not for the young man who saved me…
Are you all right?
Have you been hurt?
Don't worry. I'm perfectly all right.
I've brought myself back from death. For your sake.
Shall I say something?
Whenever I think of death…
I find that I love you more than my life.
That's heartening.
But at times, I feel like a criminal.
So my love has made a criminal out of you!
The choicest of words…
…and phrases can't make the truth look any less stark.
Maya, you have given me love, company in my time of loneliness.
As a friend, you have shared my joys and my sorrows.
That there is happiness in life, you have led me to believe.
And what have I given you? Nothing.
It's nice to be flattered.
I'm not joking.
Would you like to know what you have given me?
I have only one word for it.
Life.
So simple a word to speak.
Life.
In that you fell deeply about not being able to marry me.
But I ask you, what is a relationship?
As with marriage, friendship is a relationship too.
If the marriage ties are fallible…
…so also can friendship be called a sin.
To me, you have given life, the love of life.
What more can I ask for?
Your friend seems not to have turned up?
Scoundrel.
Does he ditch you always?
Does he have the guts to?
The next time I see him, I'll teach him a lesson!
Right attitude!
How can a man ditch someone as pretty as you?
Thank you.
Oh, you're always welcome.
I know I shouldn't be asking your name.
But my name is Sanjay.
I'm Madhu Sharma.
Oh, really.
What a sweet name!
Miss Madhu, there's something in your hair.
It'd be unbecoming of me to ask…
…for your telephone number at the first meeting.
I'd rather give you mine.
5381…
4671…
How nice.
You're the first woman in my life…
…who has given me both her name and her telephone number…
…at the first meeting!
That's a… very sweet of you.
-You're welcome. -Thank you.
-Now you can give me a drink. -How goes?
-Did she fall for it? -With a swoon!
All girls need is one look at me, and they are floored.
I think I'm going to need a diary to keep track of dates.
Messed up dates are such a problem, you know.
Now let's have a drink.
Sanjay…
-Spare him. -Leave me alone, Sanjay!
Are you going to kill him?
-Let him go. -How did he dare to do that?
I'll gouge his eyes out!
Vijay! Let him be!
Daddy missed the fight. Had daddy been around…
Where have you been?
Would you sell your daughter if someone makes an offer?
Rapscallion!
Scoundrel!
Daddy, meet Vijay. He's a great friend.
How long have you known him?
Who needs time to strike up a friendship?
If not time, discretion certainly.
Daddy, I know him very well.
Get this clear.
I know this fellow very well.
From now on, none of you meets him.
If I see any of you with him…
…none will be the worse off for it.
-I love you, Vijay. -I love you, Chandni.
Water.
Water, please.
Take this.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Now that I notice it, you are quite beautiful.
Large, pretty eyes, that dense flock of hair.
That wheatish complexion.
A poet has said, wheatish people are look like God.
Strange! Has no one ever been in love with you?
Have you never been in love?
Why?
Sheetal.
Why are you crying? Look at me.
And I was trying to flatter her.
Have I said something wrong, Sheetal?
-Sir… -Yes.
-Sharma, Madhu is here. -Who?
A lady, I mean. Madhu Sharma.
Get lost!
No… tell her, I'm coming. Go.
Very well.
My latest romance. Would you like to meet her… no!
Stay here. I'll take care of her.
Ms. Madhu, ever since he met you, Mr. Sanjay has been talking about you.
You've got him spellbound! Here he is.
-Hello. -Oh, hello.
I got flowers. For you.
Flowers, for a fool?
If you put a dot under alphabet F, it becomes "fool."
-You must be joking! -You say?
All last night, I couldn't sleep. I was thinking about you.
What would you like? Coffee, tea?
-Fresh lime juice. -Make it fast.
I'm in love with you.
And you lose sleep over it?
Sleeping is important for health.
-Why don't we go out, Sanjay? -Where?
-Somewhere far away. -Far from the madding crowd?
-I knew. -Only you and I.
Sanjay and Madhu.
First, I have to take permission.
Permission?
This is Sheetal. My wife. And this is… she's the one.
Madhu Sharma.
She has suddenly fallen in love with me.
And nowadays, she has a problem falling asleep.
You rapscallion!
You scoundrel!
I hate you. I just hate you.
Won't you leave the flowers?
See. this is injustice.
Fresh lime?
Idiot!
Sanjay!
Whatever you said just now… did you mean it?
God be my witness. I mean it.
Sheetal, will you forgive me?
What a fool, what a joker, I've been, not to understand you!
And in the bargain, I fooled myself. Will you forgive me, Sheetal?
Sanjay!
-Sheetal! -I love you.
Are you angry with me?
Why don't you speak?
Vijay, what's on your mind?
Chandni, can you dare?
-Dare to do what? -Defy.
Had I not dared, would I be here?
One day is not a lifetime.
For that, I must first ask daddy.
That's what I'm thinking about.
Daddy loves me very much!
Maybe he hates me as much as he loves you.
What are you saying?
There's a fine line between love and hate.
You don't know daddy.
For the sake of my happiness, he will do anything.
Whose voice is that?
I told you about this friend.
She sing very well.
Come, let me introduce you.
Let's go.
For the sake of seeing each other…
We have met so many times.
Yet between us there is a chasm.
For the sake of seeing each other…
We have met so many times.
Yet between us there is a chasm.
For the sake of seeing each other…
We have met…
For what small moments I have you…
I have so much to grudge against life.
For the sake of seeing each other…
We have met…
Only a few memories for my loneliness…
Only a few memories For my loneliness…
Yet, for loving this is enough.
For the sake of seeing each other…
We have met…
Why did you turn the boat around? Are you taking me to see her?
She's with a friend of hers.
-I don't want to disturb her. -You too are here with a friend.
-Now, let me row. -Go on.
Look into the mirror of my eyes…
You will see love blossoming.
For the sake of seeing each other…
We have met so many times.
Yet between us there is a chasm.
For the sake of seeing each other…
We have met so many times.
Yet between us…
…there is a chasm.
What happened?
All of a sudden, your face looks drained of color.
Tell me, if your Daddy opposes our marriage, what will you do?
That can never be, because my daddy loves me very much.
That's just what I am afraid of.
Now, what's the matter? Tell me.
Tell me, why isn't your father getting you married off?
Because of me, and Sanjay.
Chandni, I want to tell you something.
But I don't know whether or not I should tell you.
Not even me?
Particularly you.
Besides, what use saying something that might bring unhappiness…
…to the ones who love us? You, me, your daddy…
…and that friend of mine, who is totally unrelated to this story.
May you live a hundred years.
May you even live my years.
And for whom would I live?
To our love.
Listen…
You're looking gorgeous tonight.
It's your birthday. And I love you very much.
-No, this is cheating! -Cheating?
Oh all right, anytime you say.
I'd even hang for it.
I know, I can share only a very few moments of your life.
What little time you can spare is all the time I can have.
I also know that everyone at home is expecting you.
But for tonight, keep no reservations.
Hold nothing back.
Give me some more.
While you are with me, forget your relationships with the world outside.
Tonight you are Maya's only. Think of that.
Let's try and remember where we met first.
How we met.
May I?
Please do forgive me.
Not at all.
These children are very naughty. They're mine, that's why.
Ready steady smile.
Thank you.
Ready.
Okay now, say cheese.
-Okay. -Okay.
-Hurry up. -Here I come.
What are you doing? No, not snowballs!
We can't take photos if the camera is damaged.
I tell you…
Now that I have you, I feel I've reached a goal.
Touch me with your lips and see…
Am I dreaming? Or, am I awake?
There's such stimulus in the sparkle of the snow.
Hear what it says?
It speaks of you and me…
…and if something else we can share…
This distance…
All of this chasm… will be no more.
Maya, this evening is a gift that you have given to me.
In this journey through life, you are my co-traveler.
In you I have found love.
What a lucky man I am!
Enough! Now you should be leaving.
I think I'm tipsy.
Will you be able to make it home?
No!
Want me to drop you?
With you for company…
I'll never reach!
Go home, now. The children must be waiting for you.
That mention of the children hit me like a sledgehammer.
Where's my shirt… my sweater?
My shoes… my socks… my watch…
Everyone's fast asleep.
Happy birthday to you.
Oh, thank you. Thank you.
Thank you, everybody. Thank you.
Come on, you too.
Happy birthday, sir.
Oh, what a surprise young man!
Welcome.
I was thinking about you… thought I'd pay you a visit.
How nice of you. Come on.
Welcome! I had a premonition you'd come!
I only started having my premonition!
See!
Looking for something?
I don't see Ms. Chandni?
For lifetimes to come, my love…
May I live… in your breath?
For lifetimes to come, my love…
May I live… in your breath?
For lifetimes to come, my love…
Let us never stop… before we are consummated
Let us come freely as the rains…
For our hearts are parched
This moment of ecstasy, we shall not let pass
For lifetimes to come, my love…
May I live… in your breath?
For lifetimes to come, my love…
Never shall we separate
Together, we shall be at every step
Let the world change if it will…
Our love will never diminish
Never in this lifetime can we forget this promise
For lifetimes to come, my love…
May I live… in your breath?
For lifetimes to come, my love…
Daddy! All dressed to kill? Who will it be?
Have you ever let me in on one of your secrets? Why should I?
No, this is wrong, totally wrong!
Chandni, what have you done to yourself?
Go up and change. Go on.
Romantic as rains are…
…the problem is you end up with your clothes wet…
…unless you're carrying an umbrella.
Am I talking too much?
You are an interesting person.
I'm like that… like to make a clean break…
-And I'm exactly opposite. -And you look it, too.
Sanjay, what price for your silence?
One wife! Just get me married.
You promised, remember? He promised, remember?
She remembers!
Give me answer! Where have you been?
Do you know what you were looking like?
Wet, wild and whacko! Shameless!
Why don't you say who it was? Whom did you go out with?
I was with Vijay, Daddy.
Who is this Vijay?
I am in love with him.
Who is this Vijay?
Where does he live? What does he do?
I'll introduce him.
You'll do it right now!
I want to see him just now.
Understand!
Did you call for me, sir?
You're ill-mannered and rebellious, that much I know!
Do you have anything else to say?
Sir, you called me here.
I didn't come here by choice.
Let me make it clear,
I'm not here to be insulted.
What else were you expecting?
Are you trying to win over my daughter for your own gain?
-Daddy, hear me out. -You keep quiet!
Now tell me about yourself.
If you continue questioning this way, I won't respond.
I am not your slave, sir.
All I have to say is that I love Chandni.
Don't say things you don't understand.
I have no desire to hear you speak that way.
Are you doubting love?
You… who…
You pauper!
Where will you keep her?
What will you feed her?
I'm not going to let her starve.
-Two square meals a day… -Two square meals!
My daughter is neither a trade union activist, nor is she a social worker.
She is my daughter! Mine!
And as long as I'm alive, I won't let her suffer.
Don't you try to meet her again!
What gives you the right to decide Chandni's future?
Just because you're her father?
But that's merely fate, just a coincidence.
Boy!
-Watch your words! -Nothing can stand in our way now.
No barrier is strong enough.
Our love for each other will overcome everything.
Your love may break barriers,
but it will never bring Chandni happiness.
You are a merchant.
You have this habit of buying everything.
You don't want to make Chandni happy.
You just want to buy her happiness.
But you can't turn our love into a transaction.
What are you doing, Vijay?
Come with me, Chandni.
Vijay…
Stop right there!
Let go of Chandni's hand!
Vijay, listen to me.
Have you lost your mind?
Please let go of my hand, Vijay.
Please.
Look, Chandni,
this is our decision to make.
No one else's.
Falling in love is easy, but making it last is hard.
I'll be waiting for you outside.
But listen, I won't wait for too long.
Chandni.
Now, the decision is yours to make.
If you want to leave, feel free to.
The door is open.
But understand this.
From here on out, there will be no relation between you and me.
All ties will be severed.
I've devoted my entire life to taking care of you.
I have forsaken my happiness for you.
I've given you a father's affection and a mother's love.
You don't need me anymore.
You are grown up.
You are mature.
I have no right to stop you.
You may do whatever you wish.
The dream I once dreamt lies shattered.
Brief moments of togetherness ends in separation.
A separation so long it may never come to end.
But the heart still keeps remembering you…
Clutching on to hope against hope…
Seeking you on alien paths…
Striving to meet you.
How naive…
Not even to realise how compulsive the circumstance is.
But dreams are just dreams.
Why trust dreams?
The chasm cannot be bridged.
How much will I tell myself…
Not to think of you, not to miss you…
But does heart heed words?
Why are you so disturbed?
What is the matter?
Only you can help me.
Please, do me one favour.
Please tell him that hatred is no good.
I love Chandni, heart and soul! Without her, I'm going to die!
So what if he were to die? I hate him, his name, his class!
Every right I have, you may deny me.
But get this clear…
About Vijay, you may speak nothing, say nothing at all!
Not one word.
Sir, I want to tell you something.
Back again?
How dare you come here?
I've come to apologize to you.
Please forgive me for what I've said, inadvertently or otherwise.
I was in love. I could not control myself.
I was helpless.
For what I have said, I'm willing to suffer any punishment.
For all I have spoken, I'm ready to pay.
For my trespass, punish me as you will.
But please don't take Chandni away from me.
I love her very much!
For me, she is life! Without her, I won't be able to live.
I'll die!
Over? Or have you more to say?
I know, whatever you're doing is for Chandni's sake.
True, I haven't the wealth.
But I will love her very much.
I will never let her be unhappy.
I will always protect her.
For her sake, I'm ready to sacrifice my every happiness.
But please don't take my Chandni away from me.
Don't take Chandni away from me.
Now listen carefully to what I'm saying.
I know you I am quite aware of what you are.
Just remember one thing…
I will not let you cast a shadow on my daughter.
You may leave.
Sanjay…
Yes, Daddy.
I want to get Chandni married off at the earliest.
Daddy!
I won't marry.
Chandni, what are you saying?
I am in love with Vijay.
If I ever marry, it will be him.
Yes, my dear. Whatever you wish.
Did I rear you with all the love of a mother and a father so that…
…one day, you would hold me to ransom?
Yes, you are an adult.
You can decide for yourself.
You can even choose to forget my love for you.
But I have never forgotten that day when you were all of two years…
…the day when our house went up in flames…
…never told you about this…
…because I did not want you to suffer as I do…
…even when I think of it today, I am horrified.
I ran into the inferno to save you and your mother…
I picked you up in my arms.
I could've saved only one of the two of you.
When I went back, your mother had been consumed by the flames.
Shobha…
From that day, I have held you close to my heart.
All so that one day…
…you would insult me in my face?
Daddy…
Chandni, the doors are open.
Go, if you want to.
No one will stop you.
But remember one thing.
The day you marry that fellow…
…as far as you are concerned, I am dead.
Daddy! Promise me never to do that!
Come on, tell me what do you want?
Playing the jilted lover is no use.
You want to marry that girl, don't you? Then come with me.
Let's abduct her, brother.
Let anyone who dares, stand in my way!
Shut up! Don't you see how sad the poor boy is?
What do you know of matters of the heart?
All you know is how to show off your stick!
Listen to that!
When Dad died, this stick is the legacy he left me.
All we have is because I have dared!
Vijay, don't you worry. No dearth of girls, is there?
I'll find you a girl myself. A girl as pretty as the moon!
Tell me, has she invited you for the wedding, or hasn't she?
Chandni…
You?
Come.
Vijay…
Chandni…
Vijay…
Chandni…
Vijay…
I am yours! Only yours!
Chandni, you will never leave me, will you?
Never.
Chandni…
The blossom her father nurtured…
Now she leaves her mother for her husband's house.
Her dear brother weeps, her friends weep
The house that was once full of love is now empty
The house that was once full of love is now empty.
Our boy is home with his bride.
The friends have been singing all night.
Our boy is home with his bride.
The friends have been singing all night.
Say something…
Drop your veil.
We're dying to take a look.
Singing all night.
Our boy is home with his bride.
The friends have been singing all night.
She is walking carefully. It's a pretense.
She is stealing glances at our boy on the sly.
We're dying to take a look.
Singing all night.
Our boy is home with his bride.
The friends have been singing all night.
Say something…
Drop your veil.
My lover won't listen to me…
All night he pesters me.
My lover won't listen to me…
All night he pesters me.
My lover won't listen…
My lover won't listen to me…
All night he pesters me.
His hands tease me.
You have so many things in my heart.
All night…
My lover won't listen to me…
All night he pesters me.
Our boy is home with his bride.
The friends have been singing all night.
My lover won't listen to me…
All night…
Our boy is home with his bride.
The friends have been singing all night.
Our boy is home with his bride.
The friends have been singing all night.
Chandni, where are you?
For your sake…
Such dreams I once dreamt.
Tell me…
Tell me why?
Why did all this happen?
For your sake…
Such dreams I once dreamt.
Tell me…
Tell me why?
Why did all this happen?
For your sake…
You have always lived in my heart.
In my heart you will always live…
That I ever forget you.
Can never come to be…
It was not thought…
Will get together and separate.
How did this happen?
Why did this happen?
Tell me…
Tell me why?
For your sake…
I can do nothing.
I will see you again.
My heart tells me.
Chandni, where are you?
Please protect Vijay!
Wherever he is, may he be well.
Here, take the offerings.
Your brother has taken ill suddenly.
I'm coming.
Let's go.
Brother.
You?
So late at night?
Your wife was saying that you have taken ill.
Did she tell you that?
Your brother was there too.
No, I'm perfectly all right.
Go now.
Go.
Forgive me for disturbing you.
I'm the one who should be apologizing.
Life is an apology of destiny for me.
I'm ashamed of my life!
Go… Go away.
Where have you been?
Looking for you.
Where did you go looking?
To your brother. But he said…
That he's perfectly all right?
Yes, that's what he said.
Who asked you to go there?
I didn't know that
I'm supposed to ask for permission to meet others in here.
You talk too much!
This is not your father's house! Remember that. This house is mine!
In here, no one does anything without my say-so. Get it?
Did you ask for me?
Yes. The jeweler is here, I thought you'd like to choose…
…some jewellery for yourself.
I haven't much interest in jewellery.
Then develop an interest.
I'll tell you something.
In this house, there are certain traditions.
The newly-wedded bride is given a grand welcome in this house.
She is even worshipped.
But that day is the last day of her dignity too.
Then onward, she is treated like an expensive antique.
That's why I'm telling you…
If not jewellery, then cultivate an interest in fashion.
How else, are you going to live through this miserable life?
You can go now.
When I came to this house, I was just like you.
Without a care for jewellery or for fashionable clothes.
And look at me now. All day, I doll myself up.
And to please myself, I stare at myself.
There being no one else to look at me.
Most of the time, he is away in Calcutta.
He was here during your wedding, for a couple of days.
His has a business running into millions.
I hear, in Calcutta…
…he has taken in a keep.
For his comforts.
He even has a son by her.
I hear he loves her.
Takes good care of me too.
Every time he comes, he always stays over for a few days.
And then he gives me so much!
You find yourself a hobby.
May the bride shine forever like the full moon.
May live forever in marital bliss!
May she bathe in milk! May her womb blossom!
Do not wish me so well!
So much joy I won't be able to bear.
I give you a wish. Whatever you wish will come true.
Your love will blossom like the spring.
Love is worship.
Lovers are priests. Lovers are fakirs!
Lovers are close to God!
Hey! We just connected to God through hot-mail!
All happiness will be yours! Forever!
Of you, life will seek happiness.
Wherever you go, you will spread smiles.
Wherever you are, there shall spring come.
The path you tread upon, will be made heaven.
Before your eyes, the sun will always rise.
Seven sons you will mother.
No! Do not wish me so well!
It scares me.
So much joy I will not be able to bear.
Vijay: For my sake, go away from here.
Yours, and only yours, Chandni.
Show me your love letter.
You know, you have married into this family.
You carry our honor, our prestige.
We have an age-old tradition.
If you ever set foot out of this house, I'll rip you apart.
And I'll kill that scoundrel!
Bash up this rapscallion!
It's your death that has dragged you here.
But I'm not going to let you die so easily.
I'm going to torture you.
How dare you go for married women?
I'll kill you like a dog!
Take him away.
Chandni!
Hey, Chandni!
-Brother! -Is anybody home?
Where have all of you disappeared?
Where are you all?
Where are you, Chandni?
Where's my little sister?
Goodness, I'd burst my lungs screaming inside this huge house
and no one would even hear-- Is anybody home?
-Hello, brother! -Hello.
What are you reading? Newsweek?
You know, you should have a reception counter in this house.
-For information-- -Brother…
Hey.
Why are you looking so distraught?
You've lost weight!
Aren't you feeding my sister? Are you letting her starve?
-What are you all up to? -Why don't you ask her yourself?
What are these marks on your face?
Let me have a look.
What's the matter, Chandni? Why do you look so down?
Brother, I'm fine.
Is something bothering you?
Why won't you say anything?
I'm your brother. Why are you hiding things from me?
You've barely been here five minutes,
and you're already bombarding me with questions!
Remember one thing, Chandni.
If you're unhappy,
then our entire lives lose meaning.
Nothing's wrong with me.
Tell me, what brings you here?
Well, I was missing you. So I thought I'd get married.
It was the perfect excuse to see you. Now, get ready and come along with me.
Brother, I can't come.
What do you mean? Why not?
-I had already told Daddy that-- -It isn't Daddy's wedding!
It's my wedding. This poor crazy fool's wedding!
You don't have to go to Daddy's wedding, okay? Now, go get ready.
-Why don't you understand? -My darling sister!
You're the only sister I have in this whole wide world.
You're coming with me, and you're singing at my wedding.
You have to help me dress for the wedding.
And poor Sheetal… she has no one but you.
Won't you come for my wedding?
Oh brother!
Remember that you're going there only to attend your brother's wedding.
-Yes. -And don't you even think…
…that I am away. If you as much as try to meet Vijay…
I'm going to kill both of you.
Sheetal!
Sheetal, look who's here.
What a surprise!
Let me inform daddy!
Oh, Chandni!
You've all but forgotten us!
Everyone gets married. But no one forgets friends.
Look… how empty this house feels without you.
Now, this is your house.
Now I'm a stranger.
Don't you even miss us?
Here, everyone misses you.
Do you know what state your father is in?
He doesn't go riding in the mornings.
He hates the sight of his fresh lime juice.
Chandni. My sweetheart, my baby.
My sweetie pie.
Let me look at you.
Let me take a good look at you.
You look a tad thinner. And depressed.
It's nothing, Daddy.
I'm fine.
Tell me, are you happy now that you're married?
Happy?
Very happy.
That's good enough for me!
Just remember one thing, my child.
Come what may, and whatever the price…
I want to see you happy.
Else, I will never be able to forgive myself.
Don't worry about me, Daddy.
I'm very happy! Very happy!
But you know Chandni…
For someone in love…
Once that love is requited, life is so dear.
And if love goes unrequited…
…the very sky hangs heavy.
It's so asphyxiating!
Chandni, I think you haven't forgotten someone.
Can anyone forget how her heart beats?
Now tell me about yourself. How's life?
Have you ever heard the sounds of silence?
Have you ever spoken to the walls?
Have you ever walked into doors?
Can the chasm born of loss and pain ever be bridged?
Have you ever heard yourself speak?
Have you ever felt time stand still?
Chandni, can I tell you something?
No one has forgotten you.
He still follows the trail of your footsteps…
…the fragrance of your breath.
And there he stands for hours…
As if in prayer.
Chandni, you are fortunate to be loved so much.
Do you hear the wind calling you?
Does it carry a message from someone?
It wants to say something. Come, let the breeze touch you.
Sheetal…
Don't open that window!
All that breeze will do is to make me cry.
No, it won't.
Vijay…
Not anymore
Why are you gloomy?
I was thinking…
I'm yours. Yet, I'm a stranger.
What do you mean?
I couldn't attend Chandni's wedding.
I hear she is here.
I don't even know whether she is happy.
Maya, how come you feel so distanced?
This distance is your making.
Are you unhappy with me?
Haven't I even a right to be unhappy?
I've made you very unhappy, haven't I?
You've made me realise that I am a woman, and you are a man.
For me, you are the one who etched the limitations.
You and you alone, I may relate to.
But I can never be part of your family, your home.
In my bedroom, in my drawing room, I am your equal.
But outside the doors of this house, I stand nowhere.
Today I know how different a wife is from a mistress.
Don't use that word! I hate that word!
That one word is an insult me. Don't use this.
Forever I've tried to pretend that this word doesn't exist.
But this is the very word that echoes inside my head.
And it's all your doing.
All around me, you've put up walls.
Walls of rules, walls of trust, walls of fear, walls of honor.
And now, the children too are walls.
Never again will I complain, Vikram.
I am in love with you.
That's why I live, the only reason to live.
Forgive me, Maya.
Forgive me for being narrow-minded.
Can I tell you something, Vikram?
Yes.
You have been unfair with Chandni and Vijay.
You loved Chandni less than you hated Vijay.
What do I do, Vijay? Oh, what do I do?
What are you doing to yourself?
In this world of commerce…
No one gets love.
With my luck I am happy, very happy.
Can I be of no help to you?
Of no help at all?
You're being of great help.
You are talking to me about Chandni.
Discussing Chandni with you…
For me, the best way to spend a few minutes.
Is this any the less?
Vijay, I can understand your anguish.
But mark my words, life doesn't end with anyone.
Are you telling me this?
For the traveler, the name, the face, is the goal…
For me, she is my destiny.
You miss Chandni so much?
Could I ever forget her?
But Vijay, now she is married.
You have to live your own life.
Is it not possible for a man to live for love?
And maybe even die for love?
What are you thinking?
About us.
What?
I want to formalize our relationship.
We have a formal relationship.
What?
Friendship.
I don't want to keep seeing you on the sly.
I want to tell the world that you are mine.
Do you know what you are saying?
Yes.
All my responsibilities have been taken care of.
Chandni is married.
In a few days, Sanjay and Sheetal are going to be married too.
I want to tell them…
About you.
I don't know why, but I'm afraid…
The little time you spare for me…
I might lose even that.
Our relationship isn't so feeble.
I seek nothing from you, Vikram.
I'm very happy the way I am.
For what little I have of your time, I'm not complaining.
No, Maya.
I must talk to them.
Listen…
Just remember…
Till you come back…
I will wait with bated breath, for your reply.
When your mother died, you were very young.
I never married again.
To make sure that you would never be unhappy.
And I never let you miss your mother.
You guys were the reason of my life…
…beginning and end of my life.
Then one day, Maya…
She came like a freak…
Like an accident… she came into my life.
I had no designs on her, no intentions.
But again for your sake…
I kept her in the shadows, away from you.
Today, you are grown-ups. You can understand.
Today, I can relate to you.
I wish to be just with Maya.
To give her what is rightfully hers.
A chance to live a life with dignity.
By formalizing this relationship.
Vikram, I held Chandni close to my heart today.
I looked into her eyes.
In her eyes, I have seen pain.
Chandni is unhappy.
Unhappy?
You have been a good father.
You gave your children lots of love.
But a woman's heart, you haven't…
You don't know Chandni one bit.
My daughter is unhappy.
And I know nothing of it?
For the sake of your love for her, she sacrificed her own love.
She married the man you chose.
Chandni is a woman.
She will suffer, yet she will make compromises.
But what of Vijay?
He hasn't been able to forget Chandni.
You tell me to forget?
You, the one, whom I took as the very purpose of my life?
Days, nights on end, I have waited for you.
In solitude, I pined for you.
To myself I spoke when I found you weren't here.
And you ask me to forget?
On and on about yourself! Won't you even consider me?
How I've done my time moment by moment so far removed from you!
Only I know!
But I can bear it no longer!
Without you, I'm going to die!
Why do you always talk of dying? Why not talk of living life?
And what will you die for? For the sake of quaint tradition?
For that false prestige?
For the sake of those who don't care for you?
What an attitude towards life!
Pick up your courage. Just dare, a little.
-They're going to kill us, Vijay! -We might as well die…
Rather than live a life like this!
Rather than live a miserable life…
Let's live for a few moments, let us live for love!
The take me away from here. Far away.
With you I shall live.
With you I shall die.
Let the world hear this, love is nothing to be ashamed of
I want to dance tonight
I will dance for my heart tells me
Let the world hear this, love is nothing to be ashamed of
I want to dance tonight
I will dance for my heart tells me
As the flowers blossom…
Let no desire be left unsated
Let us come close to each other
We wanted to be with each other, we will be requited
Memories have come around to the way of the heart
The happy jingle of anklets
Brings tears to my eyes
My heart tells me to dance tonight
I will dance for my heart tells me
Even if the world laughs at us…
Even if they say we're crazy…
Even if we have to die…
Let's make good the promises we made
Let's break free of tradition
For the sake of life
This is a day for hope
A hope for life
My heart tells me to dance tonight
I will dance for my heart tells me
Let the world hear this, love is nothing to be ashamed of
I want to dance tonight
I will dance, for my heart tells me
How dare you?!
You've put on such airs!
You've forgotten the family you married into!
You've even forgotten the man you married!
But don't you forget that I, only I have a right to your body.
And don't you think you can do anything just because…
…you're in your father's house! No! You are mine! Only mine!
For you, no one else matters! Not your father, not your brother…
Not your friends… No one! Get it?
Don't you touch me! I hate you!
Hate… me?
And is he the one you love?
I'm going to insult you till you hate yourself.
You won't even be able to face anyone!
Not even yourself!
You will despise yourself!
Chandni…
Brother…
-Come upstairs, Chandni. -I won't.
How can you refuse? You are my wife.
Sanjay, I don't want to go.
Don't think you can do whatever you want to my sister…
…just because you've married her.
I'll do what I feel like.
-She belongs to my family. -Scoundrel!
One word against my sister, and I'm going to kill you!
Let's see you dare touch Chandni!
Come on!
Sanjay. Vijay…
Chandni…
Shivraj, go to your room.
We'll discuss this when Vikram is here.
Let me take Chandni away. It's no good otherwise.
Get this clear.
She was given to you in marriage. Not sold to you.
She isn't helpless. She is not weak.
-She is our daughter. -Not any more.
No ones's daughter, no one's sister, no one's girlfriend. She's my wife.
Let me see who dares to stop me.
Let me see who dares touch her.
Who are you to stop me?
Her mother.
Or, her father's mistress?
Scoundrel!
Sanjay!
Sanju…
Don't! Vijay don't!
-Don't force me, Chandni. -Step forward if you want to die.
Don't! For the sake of our love!
Sanjay…
Shivraj, stop pursuing Chandni.
Why are you playing with an innocent girl?
She has no right to bring dishonor to our family name.
What family? What honor?
Do you know what those words mean?
You have spoken enough! Now shut up!
-Or else, I'll shoot you. -You'll be doing me a favour.
It is not death I am afraid of.
Dying is better than living like this.
But remember one thing…
Chandni's father isn't feeble.
If he comes to know of what you've been up to, he's going to kill you!
Chandni! I'm here!
If you want to live, get out of here.
Or, I'll shoot you.
Those in love aren't afraid of dying.
If I have come here, I will leave only with Chandni.
Chandni is my wife.
No one takes her away from here.
Chandni was mine, she is mine and she will be mine.
I'm going to burn your house down!
This house of sin, I'll burn to ashes.
It's your death that brings you here.
Don't try to scare me with death.
And I'm taking Chandni away.
Shivraj…
You?
Yes. Your sister-in-law.
Let Chandni go.
What are you saying?
That which I should've said long ago.
But how can I let her go?
She is my wife. She is my family's honor!
I've heard enough of that.
Don't mouth those big words.
Coming from you, they are just lies.
I've seen this innocent girl being tortured.
I won't let you ruin her life.
Let her go.
Else, I'm going to shoot you.
You want to shoot me? Are you out of your mind?
Your ancestors hunted lions and tigers.
With their trophies they decorated this drawing room.
But you and your brother have forced yourself upon your women.
The living dead are the live trophies that you hold caged in this house.
But I'm not going to let this happen anymore.
I'm not going to let you have another live trophy.
Go away, someplace far away.
What are you saying?!
He assaulted Maya?
For your hatred of Vijay you sacrificed Chandni's love.
The wounds on her body, you might see.
But the wound in her bleeding heart, you will never know.
Say no more!
I am the one who has hurt Chandni.
I, her father, never even heard what she had at heart!
My mistake! And I am the one who will set it right.
Vijay…
-Vijay! -Chandni!
Scoundrel!
Did you think Chandni is yours now?
Today, your love will embrace death.
You will die together.
Shivraj!
The day you assaulted Chandni…
was the day you sealed your fate.
For every tear Chandni has wept, you shall pay.
Daddy!
Come, Vijay.
Come, son.
Maya, that devil…
Don't say anything, Vikram.
Just don't.
Your eyes conveyed everything to me.
I have always waited for you…
and I'll keep waiting.
Perhaps waiting itself is the essence of our love.