He has joined my business. By God's grace, it's time now..
for us to let our childhood friendship mature into a relationship
Let's make good the promise we made to each other 20 years ago. l hope..
you will come here at the soonest for Simran's wedding to Kuljit
Read on
She's shy! See Lajjo?
That's our etiquette, our culture
My daughter is still so shamefaced. l'm not a failure
ln the heart of London, l've kept lndia alive!
Still staring? Lajjo, your daughter's wedding! Celebrate it with sweets
Chutki! l'm so happy today
Can l say one thing? - Say four things
lt'd be better to ask Simran once. - What are you saying?
Ever since she was a baby, she has known that she is engaged to Kuljit
That she knows. But 20 years.. - Don't you worry!
Simran is going to be so happy..
..you'll pray that she ne?er gets the evil eye!
l'll write to Ajit right away. God! At last, comes the day
Simran, what are you doing?
l had forgotten, Ma. l haven't even the right to dream
No my Child, of course you may dream
But don't expect them to come true
And who know, Kuljit might be the man of your dreams
l don't care. l've bought your tickets.
You're Coming to Europe with me. - l can't
Babuji won't let me go to college alone. Will he let me go away..
touring Europe for a month.
l have lots of work here. - You've known me for years.
Can't you make up an excuse?
An excuse, l Can find. But l don't feel like lying to Babuji
You must come. Dolly and Payal are coming too
Let me talk to Ma tonight
Europe? - Yes
With friends? - Yes
For a month? - Yes
Chutki, Call the doctor. Tell him that our Simran has gone stark mad
Will you at least take a look? - Check out your brains first
You talk of travelling by Eurail? lf he hears, he'll bring the roof down
A lone girl mustn't travel like this. - Mom, l'm not going to be alone
My friends are going to be with me. - No good arguing with me
l'm not going to object. But you will need his permission
Ask him when he's home
God, please keep Babuji in a nice mood
lt's just beer. lt's over there. - l told you. The store is shut
Get out
Got the beer? - Didn't find any
ldiot! Can't even do suCh a simple job? - That was an angry man
l'll get it. - You won't
Can l have an Aspirin? - The store is shut
My head is about to crack up! lt's sinusitis
lf l Can't find an Aspirin, l'll faint.
All the other stores are shut
Please let me have one Aspirin. One Hindustani ought to help another
Glory to The Goddess. - Here you are
l'm feeling bad about forcing you to open your store for a small medicine
l'd like to buy some other things from you
l'll pick up some beer. Not for myself.
My friends out there, they drink.
Put it down. - Why sir?
Are you trying to Con me? You aren't getting anything. Put it down
You're getting worked up over nothing. This is for your profit
Will you put it down? - Not that umbrella
Here you are. A pound extra? No two. Keep it, okay?
Shameless!
You call yourself a Hindustani? You give lndia a bad name
You're a liar and insolent! Get out of here
l'm off. l'll keep this
Rev up!
Babuji
What is the matter? You're late. - Bloody shameless scoundrel
They call themselves Hindustani!
Blot on lndia! Ought to drown themselves Rascals!
No shame, no decency. How to respeCt their elders..
they don't even know. - Have you had a fight?
Scum! He came for beer. l told him the store is shut.
He took it perforce
He even broke the statue of The Goddess! Bloody half-caste!
l say Lajjo, thank God that you and your daughters..
haven't been marred by this Britishness!
Else, you would've been nowhere!
Damn these sCoundrels!
Set sail in stormy waters, and you're in danger of sinking
You were so little when we brought you here. And now..
They said that a grown-up daughter is a burden on a man
But a daughter like you, makes a father's chest swell with pride!
You're my good girl
Will you gi?e something if l ask you? - Whatever you wish
l want to take a look at Europe
Eurail is offering a month's tour. All my friends are going
Please don't be Cross. l have never disobeyed you, Babuji
l'll be going away to a land l have never seen
The man l'm going to marry is a complete stranger. But..
l have no Complaints. You must've considered it in my best interests
But l won't get a chance like this ever again.
l don't e?en know whether l'll ever come back..
..whether l will have these friends later on
Besides, it's only for a month.
ln a month, l will have lived a lifetime
For the sake of my happiness, won't you let me have a month of my life?
Please Babuji, give me one month
Go. Live it up
My baby
Where's Simran?
Where might she be? - Has she slipped in the loo?
l told you to wake up Raj.
Did you? - No
Open sesame
Do you have the keys to this?
Anybody home?
No one at home.
Haven't l seen you somewhere?
At Robbie's party, no?
l don't go to parties. - Great! Nor do l, ever
Your eyes..
What's wrong with my eyes?
Reminds me of someone. - Of whom?
My grandmother. Like you, her eyes too had hues of yellows and blues
Keep reading. l only wanted to find out how you read upside-down
This is the limit!
Simran, you're here?
l heard you've missed the train. - No, l took it
l was afraid.. - By the way, what's your name?
Sheena
Here l am. Shall we? - Take it easy
Pump it up - lt's pumped. Look
lt's nothing. - Raj, where have you been?
As usual. Caught up with a girl
Girl? - l help her onto the train
And she falls for me. - What?
He bored me. He had me all alone, and he began flirting
Same old hat.. ha?en't l seen you before?
She sidled up to me. - What?
l was scared! Only so much space, and there she was with me
Then? - Then what? She was lost in my eyes
He was after my eyes. Wouldn't shut up. Boys these days..
These girls! l just managed to Come out unscathed
What's that? - lnvitation to a party
l told you. lt'll be a bore. - You prophesied a train crash
And then we'd all be charred alive after supper in a dinner-hall fire
Look, boys. - Where?
He's the one
Where have we landed? Was this your idea?
Us? Or the waiters?
For me. Rocky shut your trap
Why did you have to call him?
You know Sheena, ha?en't l seen you before?
Me? Really? Where? - At Robbie's party?
You might've. l go to so many parties
You know Sheena.. - What?
Your eyes remind me of someone. - My eyes? Really? Whom?
My grandmother
ls she singing or crying? And l can play better piano
You know how to play the piano?
l was born on a piano. Been playing the piano ever since l was a baby
You know, l have magic in my fingers. No sooner than l touch the piano..
it starts playing
lsn't that voice familiar?
Was this necessary?
Doesn't the magic in your fingers make pianos start playing?
Stop, my wild lover"