Hey, don't put in this.
Not in this?
What should I put it in then?
Test tube?
This is called test-tube.
Yeah, that's called 'parakh nali' in Hindi.
Yeah, as if you are an expert in Hindi.
Yes, I do. I too am a graduate.
Why are you running a cart then?
I earn 3000!
So what, you might be earning 3000 monthly.
Daily, 90,000 per month.
-Really? -Yeah.
-Should I put in ice? -No, no.
No ice.
-Lemon, then? -No bro.
-Let me filter. -Just give it to me.
Here.
Listen, I need a guy, like you.
30,000 monthly, let me know if you find someone.
I am underage right now.
What's this you have brought?
Sir, formula.
You have your titration practical,
and who knows what rose water you have brought, genius?
Sir, I did try for a muddy colour,
Science runs on testing, not trials.
Come on, tell me the formula.
-Master sir, no 2 electrons... -Silence!
Master sir, no 2 electrons within same atom
can have same values for all 4 quantum numbers.
This is the Pauleey rule.
Not Pauley, sir, Pauli, Pauli.
-Are you sure? -100%
The student's whose end product,
is purple, green, blue, black or yellow,
they should get out of the exam themselves.
Master sir.
The colour is absolutely muddy, Karuna sir.
He's a genius sir, our student.
He was the topper of last year.
How did you do it?
Master sir, with hard work.
There's some aroma in here.
Have a sip.
What are you saying sir, this is a chemical?
Yes sir, this is chemical.
This is sugarcane juice.
The poor child has made it with his hard work, right?
'The kids who should have studied science, studied maths.'
'The ones who wanted to study maths, studied science.'
'The ones who wanted to study chemistry, studied physics.'
'And in this mess'
'India has been forgetting civics for the last few years.'
'An anecdote comes to mind'
'in the imagination of parents and society'
'there used to be a subject called History.'
'None was interested in its Geography.'
'Civics never questioned its civilians'
'that why don't you want to study me?'
'Whenever science used to return home exhausted'
'it must have said to arts, playing hide-and-seek in the streets'
'Boss, how boring would be that nation'
'where there's a kid studying Engineering without any passion in every home.'
"At times plays. At times mischief."
"Be it crooked or simple."
"A little rigid. A little entangled."
"But we grabbed it all the same."
"A little moist. A little dry."
"At times happy. At times sad."
"It dissolves like cardamom."
"It strikes the cord of the heart."
"Life was a piggy bank of memories."
"Life was a piggy bank."
How can they expel you like that?
Master sir was infuriated.
The suspension letter would be here soon.
Man, this is a problem.
We would need to stop the post-master.
Did they tell you, when would it come?
They didn't specify the date, just that it can come anytime.
A whole salary has been spent for your admission,
is it some great expel season? How can they expel like that.
He humiliated me in front of the whole class.
You deserved it.
I can't understand Chemistry.
Why did you take the admission then?
Did I get the admission? You guys put me in there forcibly.
Couldn't you have said no then?
I did, but who even listens to me here?
I kept saying, I don't want to study science, I don't want to be Abdul Kalam.
But no,
everyone kept saying, first become a scientist, then the President,
I can directly become President too.
I have no interest in studying in this school anymore.
Why?
You guys are spending so much, and I am not even enjoying it.
You don't worry about the money,
what's your brother earning for?
Where there's no interest, what's the point in spending money?
Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
I keep staring out the window in all these classes.
My interest lies on the road, on the cars driving on the road,
on the cars' horns.
I am interested in the crowd, on the faces in the crowd,
on the spots on the faces,
on the courtyard, on the pots in the courtyard.
On the flower in the pot,
on the butterfly sitting on the flower.
I really want to catch the butterfly too.
But as I go ahead to catch the butterfly,
I get a flying slap from master sir, bang!
And that's it, I keep sitting there without any interest.
And keep counting, pat, chat, pat!
Listen.
Have you thought what will you study, if not science?
I have thought about it, brother Annu.
Hey Aman?
Annu?
See, standing with his slippers in hand.
-Come on, let's go. -I am scared.
Just come on, I am there.
Why is he standing with the slippers?
Just come on, dude.
Tell me something, why didn't I ever see Butterfly?
Let me wear the slippers.
So what, man? You are overthinking it.
Oh man, mummy, papa,
are you guys hitting each other with slippers?
Yes son, that's the only thing left.
There's no end to her problems.
What's wrong?
There must be something wrong in their lives too.
What's wrong?
Hey man, the slippers were turned upside down and that's her problem.
Apparently the milk's been curdling for 3 days.
Yes, the curdling of milk is a bad omen.
Yeah dad, curdling of milk is a bad omen.
Yeah dear, your face is telling me, something bad must have happened to you.
No, no, it is a bad omen.
Your fate starts frowning.
By keeping the sandals upside down?
Ok, then I will keep it straight from tomorrow,
and fate will start smiling, make me Rasmalai then.
If it was to smile, it would have smiled long ago.
I found the grinding stone lying on the roof in the morning,
The cat might have thrown it.
A 5 kg cat will throw a 10 kg grinding stone?
Have you guys lost it?
There have been weird things happening since last 2 months.
His LTA was pending, it's not here.
His target is not getting completed.
He returns late at night, who knows what does he do after 6 pm.
he didn't even get the increment for overtime.
It's not even 6 months since joining the job, and she wants overtime increment!
Mummy, you are getting too greedy.
Let someone have an increment.
Talk to the man who hasn't been getting it since 6 years,
mine will take some time.
I have been waiting for this moment since 20 years.
If that moment ever comes, I will ask it with folded hands,
'o time, the world's changing, why not you?'
Oh yeah, aren't you acting a bit too much now-a-days?
First, you only used to perform on the radio.
I am telling you, the stars are not in our favour.
So, let's have the 'Satyanarayan Vrat Katha.'
Not 'Satyanarayan', let's have the 'Mahamrityunjay' yajna.
-The neighbors had it last week. -Which yajna?
Mahamrutyunjay.
First learn to say, then do the yajna.
Atleast he's thinking something,
Annu, go and call the temple priest.
As you wish, mother.
Oh man, do you ever get any idea which doesn't need money?
It's not about money, but about peace.
Oh yeah, peace talks are the topic of discussion in this house.
-Hey! -Let's go.
I am only thinking for the benefit of the house.
Kartik month, eleventh lunar day...
Here, priest sir.
Is it eggless?
It also has vitamin D, Mr. Priest, please try it.
Science has advanced in leaps and bounds.
They are selling the sunshine trapped in biscuits.
Tomorrow is quite auspicious.
If you want, you can do the 'Satyanarayan Vrat Katha' tomorrow.
Oh?
Yeah, yeah, what stuff will be needed?
I will whatsapp the list.
Great.
Raksha, 200.
Rory, Kumkum, Turmeric,
we must have turmeric at home.
We need clean turmeric.
So were you feeding us dirty turmeric till now?
You need separate turmeric for worshipping, Mr Misra.
Let me do this.
I really have no idea how to tell them?
You are the mastermind of this family,
if you won't, who will?
The whole prayer has 5 lessons,
It's already looking like 7-8k here.
This much is expected.
And we will have cleaning and people over as well.
-There will be people too, now? -Yeah!
When it's a religious festival, there will be people over.
We will only do it once, but we will do it earnestly.
Okay, how many people?
-Everyone. -What do you mean, everyone?
Bittu's mom, Mrs Chaudhary, Mrs Gupta.
Oh, so your Kitty gang?
-There can be more too. -More?
Hey Annu?
Do you want to call brother Princu too?
No, why him?
Such a set of parents we have!
Give it to me.
What will you study, if not science?
Arts. That's what I have thought.
And what will you do with Arts?
Something for sure.
Atleast I will be happy.
Yeah man, it's important to be happy.
See, how both of them are fighting?
They are fighting over the guest list for Satyanarayan Katha.
I should tell mom-dad,
they will definitely know at some point.
The suspension letter can be here anytime as well.
Don't worry about that.
Just tell me, will you get admission in Arts or not?
Yeah, I will.
School gives 2 months' time to change stream.
And Suryanarayan was saying, you can change schools too.
Fine.
'Between religion and trouble,'
'the more space the word 'and' occupies,'
'the more it leans towards the problem.'
'It doesn't resolve.'
'For days, months, often years or even for whole lives.'
'Who was the genius who said, victory is what follows fear?'
'Oh brother, a mother stands before fear,'
'who pushes the entire family back and confronts the fear.'
'Will that mother's fear ever subside?'
'Will Aman Mishra get over his fear?'
'Maybe yes, or maybe no.'
'Annu Mishra will definitely arrange for something to remove his brother's fear.'
'Because some people meditate to be saved from this fear.'
'Some people run, some become quiet,'
'and some start a new beginning, some move towards ending.'
'But the people who are hopeful, listen to 'Satyanarayan Vrat Katha.'
'With patience, with faith, physically'
'even with money and with pomp and show.'
Fruits, floweres, raksha, roli, sandalwood, vermilion.
You didn't make Gobar-Ganesh?
Didn't I ask you to get cow-dung?
You didn't ask me, but brother Anu.
Papa? When was the last time you wore a dhoti?
No idea, man. First let me tie the knot tightly,
if it comes undone, that will be a can of problems.
Hold this.
It's a dhoti, not a saree.
Oh man! Is it necessary to wear this Dhoti?
Can't we wear a normal dress?
Oh man, papa, just put it on.
-What will the priest say? -Enough!
Move.
Hey Papa, carefully.
-There he is. -A little ahead.
Hey Mr Mishra, please come soon, the auspicious moment's passing away.
Greetings, aunt.
Priest, greetings.
Enjoy!
It looks good on you.
Even you look good.
I don't have a kurta,
You could have told me, I would have got you one.
Mr Priest is wearing Kurta-Pyjama, why did you put me in...
He's the priest, he can do anything. You are looking good.
-Take care, who knows if the knot comes undone? -Focus!
Annu's mom?
-Aunt's here. -Come, come.
I am late.
Hey, please move.
Why?
I can't see the priest.
You can hear him, can't you?
Are you here to make eyes at the priest?
This...
-Mr Mishra? -Yeah?
'Gobar-Ganesh' is still not here.
-Hey Annu! -Lucky is getting it.
Priest, just one... there he is.
Come fast Lucky, come fast.
-Yeah, coming. -Vikram, Betaal, hurry up.
Remove your sandals.
Greetings.
Did you get the cow-dung?
Why would I get the cow-dung?
Weren't you asked to get fresh cow-dung?
Priest, cow-dung is difficult.
Why difficult?
Cow's a free animal, she keeps roaming around.
If she stops somewhere, I would know about the cow-dung.
-Am I wrong, priest? -Man!
I knew, this idiot won't bring the Gobar-Ganesh.
I have brought it, priest.
-Hey! -You made me lose my face!
Good.
Priest, Mr Priest,
what's this Gobar-Ganesh?
Don't you know?
On the tunes of the conch, on the verses of the shloka,
floating on the tides of hope,
disciples swimming in the lake of prayers,
from the corner of the pot, from the mango-leaf,
taking water and few rice-grains in hand,
the God whom you pray to, is called Ganesha.
The Lord Ganesha.
-Sweet! So sweet! -But Gobar-Ganesh?
Gobar-Ganesh?
Cow-dung is pure, it's close to the nature.
God likes nature, we all like God.
You should like him too.
All these people, with eyes closed, who are wishing something in their hearts,
want to be sure of their future.
Via the wheels of fate, they want to reach God.
That God is called Gobar-Ganesh.
Season-friendly,
Eco-friendly Gobar Ganesh is the supreme of all.
Neither you, nor me, nor our beloved, none's above him.
I swear by Lord Satyanarayan,
-All hail Lord Satyanarayan. -All hail!
I asked you to send toffee and confetti packet to the doctor's house,
who sent the tobacco packet?
-I am leaving. -Oh, farewell, farewell.
-Do take the offering. -Sure.
Seriously man, you guys!
-You will ruin me. -Yeah, I will be there.
I am feeling quite content now.
What?
-Aunty, farewell. -Bless you!
Aunty, farewell.
I have to go there.
Do you remember everything?
Mr Priest, the donation.
Farewell.
This...
Mr Priest, will you please tell me about my fate?
-What's he doing? -What's written in my fate?
Move, just move.
-Hey man, you... -Mr Priest.
Look at my future.
I can see less in light, more in dark. Why?
You are fated for royalty.
See!
You have a chance of getting Swift Dzire.
When? When, Mr Priest?
You can take before this Dhanteras, it's a good time.
And if you get it on Dhanteras,
you can become the driver and your husband, the conductor.
-What? -Conductor.
Yeah.
-Conductor? -Yeah.
Hey Lucky, there are only 2 packets of offerings.
Take them on your way out.
-Okay. -Go.
Bittu dear, come, we are getting late. Annu's mom, we are leaving.
Yeah, take the offering on your way out.
Yeah, offering... There are only 2 boxes, Bittu's dad?
You take it.
-Only 2? Yeah, it might be a shortage sometimes. -Yeah!
-We are leaving. -Farewell.!
Farewell, farewell.
-Come, come. -How were we short?
So Mr Priest?
Please check his future and tell us. Come here.
-Mine? -Yeah.
Come.
Show us our Aman's future too.
Here, sit.
It's written on his forehead,
this kid will write the new fate of this house.
Yeah, he has such a wide forehead.
There's an artist hiding in this kid.
What?
Meaning, this kid, in the field of arts,
will bring his family's name on the forefront.
No, no, Mr Priest, he's studying science.
So get him out.
-We have paid the fees. -It's an annual fees.
But the question is about his life!
No, no, Mr Priest, he has no artistic talent.
He grew his hair once, for fashion.
We trimmed that too.
-You did wrong. -Why?
His hair was the first step on his artistic journey.
And what about job?
It's easy. Have you ever thought,
why do so many people in this world do a job?
-Why? -As it's easy.
But this kid will do something huge.
A job is a very insignificant thing for him.
What would he do?
-Not do, but be. -What?
He will be like M.F. Hussain, Bhimchand Joshi,
Birju Maharaj, that level of artist.
Who are these people?
Great artists!
And your younger son is full of art too.
And it's your responsibility to get him ready.
Let him do what he wants to.
-Mr Priest? -Let it be, son.
Already, I have received a good amount of donation.
I believe you guys will listen to me.
They will, Mr Priest, why won't they?
Just, have this,
He's a very intelligent kid.
And he will bring laurels to your family.
Which one? Elder or younger?
As per the numerology, your younger son will have a huge fame.
Alright, I will leave then.
Mr Priest, have your food before you go.
No, no.
Pack it up, I will have it after the evening prayers.
-I will get Annu to take it. -Okay.
Let me drop you on the motorcycle, Mr Priest.
That's even better.
Hail Lord Krishna.
Come, give me the bag.
Okay sir.
Mr Priest. Carefully.
Here, have some more, dear.
-No, no. -Just have it.
Have it dear, you have the offering too.
You look sad since morning.
Be happy now, dear.
Else she will have one more 'Satyanarayan Puja' for peace.
Papa, I was wondering that,
What were you wondering of?
As Mr Priest was saying,
-I will be an artist. -Oh!
-Have some Panjiri then. -Why?
Have it, dear.
Now say, Fufa.
Hey man, dad!
See, he has such a huge artist in him.
Are you a kid or what?
-Brother Annu. -What else?
I still haven't lost my inner kid.
I know that.
Yeah, but Mr Priest was quite good.
That's why I wanted to get the prayers done.
I do it when I go to sister-in-law's.
Fufa...
Wow, after so long!
What man?
Nothing dad, some useless letter.
Read it then.
What happened, read it?
Dad, it's just a letter.
Yeah, I know, it's a letter. Open and read it.
Hey dad...
Why are you not reading it?
-Mummy, that... -Why are you not reading it, Aman?
Hey man, again mummy, mummy.
Give me that.
Just give that to me.
'Dear Santosh Mishra,'
'In the initial round of the internal investigation'
'of the state electrical board, it has been found'
'that in many earlier case of bill payment'
'there's been a huge scam.'
'Department has sufficient evidence against you.'
'As per this, you are immediately suspended.'
'And within the next 15 days,'
'you are instructed to put your side to department's investigation committee.'
'We expect your cooperation.'
"This world can't go on without Lord Rama,"
"and Lord Rama can't function without Hanuman."
"This world can't go on without Lord Rama,"
"and Lord Rama can't function without Hanuman."
"Without lord Rama, without Lord Siyarama,"
"without Lord Rama."
"This world can't go on without Lord Rama,"
"and Lord Rama can't function without Hanuman."
"After reading the Ramayana, one thing I have learnt..."
"Ravana wouldn't be dead without Lord Rama,"
"and the Lanka won't burn without Hanuman."
"Ravana wouldn't be dead without Lord Rama,"
"and the Lanka won't burn without Hanuman."
"This world, this world, this world, this world..."
"This world can't go on without Lord Rama,"
"and Lord Rama can't function without Hanuman."
"It would have been difficult for Laxman to survive,"
"who was capable of bringing the medicine?"
"It would have been difficult for Laxman to survive,"
"who was capable of bringing the medicine?"
"Laxman won't have survived without Lord Rama,"
"you can't have Lord Rama without Hanuman."
"Laxman won't have survived without Lord Rama,"
"you won't find medicine without Hanuman."
"Without lord Rama, without Lord Siyarama, without Lord Rama..."