Paying Guest

l return from your doorstep after being insulted.

You were kicked out, weren't you?

Don't crack jokes. l'm in a bad mood.

- What's the matter, advocate? - l had to pay the rent for six months.

And the landlord got a wrestler to bother me.

And you were kicked out?

l want to commit suicide, Jagat. Don't try to stop me.

l won't stop you. Because l don't have any money to lend you.

- You can at least give me alms. - Sure. l've 2 annas. Fake ones.

Take it.

l wouldn't have a dime to buy poison, had you not been here.

- See you, friend. - See you.

- Listen... - Yes?

Do keep on offering flowers on my grave.

Don't worry, advocate. The family members of all the...

accused whom you have put behind the bars will offer flowers...

and lit candles, too, on your grave.

You swine!

Listen, Jagat. l'm going in search of a house.

This are my belonging. lf l happen to find shelter...

l'll ring you. You can bring my belongings there.

Bye.

- You look to be from a decent family. - Yes.

But still l would like a reference from your old landlord.

- Reference? - He'll give me your character certificate.

Character certificate?

Don't you know what a certificate is?

l see. For that l'll have to travel a long way

- Why? - He was hale and hearty.

Just a single sneeze and he died that very moment.

- His name was Totaram. - My God!

You must have a certificate from the previous landlord.

l went to get it. - Then what happened?

That Moslem guy was praying. He bowed down and never rose back up.

Poor guy, he died while praying.

Goodness! Are you an advocate or an angel of death?

For heaven's sake go away. l don't wish to die.

- By God's grace l've four wives. - Good God, you've four wives?

God knows when you'll land in trouble.

l'm an advocate. l'll be useful to you and your children.

There's a point in what you say. Alright, l'll let you stay.

- Thank you. - Jumman Khan.

- Coming, master. - Show the advocate the room.

- The one below Mr. Digambar's. - Thank you, Mr. Nawab.

Listen, the room above yours belongs to Mr. Digambar Nath.

He shouldn't face any inconvenience.

Not at all. l'm quite a loving person.

That's the trouble. Mr. Digambar hates lovers.

You don't understand. l'm a peace loving man.

What are you saying? The one before you also liked Shanti (peace).

Mr. Digambar smashed his head.

Don't you dare look at Shanti.

- Not at all. - Understand now?

- Thank you, Mr. Nawab. - What's this?

Jumman, show me the room.

For example...

For example...

Take this impudent girl.

She must surely be a dark, ugly, fat girl dancing over my head.

Just wait. l'll return after completing the legal formalities.

- Rascal! Rogue! Swine! - What? None of them are here.

Someone must've misguided you. Go ahead.

Hey mister, decent people stay here.

The consequences won't be good if you act tough. Got it?

What will you do?

- You'll be kicked out. - Who would do that?

- l. - Good Lord! Go ahead, push me.

l'll recite a new sonnet about this situation.

- lmpudent fellow! - Sister, take this stick.

Great! The whole family is here to attack.

Brooms, sticks, they have everything.

Anyway, forget all this Ms. Shanti.

l'm Ramesh Kumar, B.A. LLB. An advocate. Please be seated.

No thanks. l'm here to ask you the reason for this mischief.

This bamboo! Ms. Shanti, while you were dancing upstairs...

the dust was streaming down. l tried to see if the ceiling...

was strong enough and...

She gets angry over love, and l love when she gets angry.

What are you doing?

You'll be charged under section 313.

You will be imprisoned for six months.

l don't care. l'll teach you a lesson...

Hey, wait! What's happening? What's the matter?

Father, God knows from where the Nawab has got this ruffian here.

l was dancing upstairs and he thrust the bamboo underneath.

He talked rubbish when l came to ask him.

- Mister, what's all this? - Greetings!

You look tired. Please be seated.

No thanks. l'm fine. What indecency is this?

You can see for yourself. Why ask me?

l see. You commit an offense and threaten me too!

No sir. l've only committed an offense.

- You are a tough ruffian! - No. l'm a very tough lawyer.

My success is the talk of the town.

- Here's an example of that. - Yes.

Dear, let this bamboo remain here. l'll call the police.

- l'll see that he's behind bars. - Don't trouble yourself.

- The police won't do anything. - Why not?

- What will you tell the police? - That you thrust the bamboo...

- from the ceiling of your room. - l'll tell them that you...

- pushed it from your room above. - My God! l did? What a lie!

- l'll say that. You've no proof. - Really? You ruffian, swine...

Father, don't get angry. You might have a high B.P.

Let's go. No use talking to this ruffian. l'll deal with him.

- That would be good. - Shut up!

But Mr. Digambar what's the matter? He's a decent man.

Decent? Just remember, Mr. Nawab, as long as that rogue stays there...

- no decent man can come here. - Why do you leave the place?

- l'll kick him out. - No thanks.

l've arranged to stay elsewhere. Here are your keys. l'll leave.

- Jumman Khan... - Yes, master?

Saw what that advocate did? He compelled...

my tenant to leave. He's been here for 20 years.

Just go and see.

Thank you, my lord. My friend, Mr. Dayal, says that...

my client, Prem Kumar, abducted Sukhdevi.

This is baseless. Jury, just have a look at Prem Kumar.

Can a person be a criminal who has such an innocent face?

Never. Sukhdevi went with Prem Kumar of her own free will.

The defense lawyer is forgetting that Sukhdevi is a minor.

The reports from the doctors prove that.

And taking a minor without the consent of her parents...

is a dangerous offense.

Does the defense lawyer wish to say anything?

The question of minor and major is worth considering.

- Take for example... - What do you wish to say?

Just this, that at a certain age when the girls...

of our country mature, the girls of other countries...

are still quite iimmature.

The court should think before deciding...

the law is not the same in all countries.

lf the law is the same, the lovers of many countries...

would be ruined. People will stop falling in love.

l don't wish to say anything. The decision lies in your hands.

lf you wish, you can destroy the love.

Come on, shake hands! We've won the case.

- But it is yet to be decided. - You and your lover will unite.

Can't you see. The judge smiles.

After hearing the defense lawyer and the public prosecutor the...

court decides that Sukhdevi should be handed to her parents.

And Prem Kumar, alias Ram Kumar, should be imprisoned...

rigorously for 2 years for kidnapping her.

You said l'd be united with my lover.

God knows where these advocates come from!

You tried your best. But the case was complicated.

lt is my destiny. l get a complicated case.

A rude landlord, and a girl l came across was rude, too.

You're quite interesting. Okay, Mr...

Excuse me, l can't rent my house to any of you.

- Why? - You're bothering me now.

l can't rent my house to any of you.

- We'll pay you the full amount. - So what? l've decided...

l'll rent my house only to an old man. Not to youngsters.

You may all leave.

- Accept my greetings. - Who are you?

l am Vajahat Mirza. l am a resident of this city.

My destiny and situations forced me to go a foreign land.

And what do l see when l return? The whole city has changed.

Neither do l find any friends, nor a house where l can stay.

My friend gave me your address.

l've come here to test my destiny.

- Please help me. - No problem. Come inside.

Thank you.

- Be seated, Mr. Mirza. - Thanks.

- Will you have some cardamons? - What?

- Cardamons? - No thanks.

He is Mr. Mirza. He needs a house to rent.

- She is my daughter, Shanti. - Greetings.

May you live long!

- What do you think, dear? - l think he's the right choice.

Great! l thought she might say that.

May you live long!

To tell you the truth, we needed an elderly person like you.

- Very good. Great! - But you should stay as...

- a paying guest with us. - Paying guest? What is that?

lt means the room and furniture will be ours.

- And you'll have breakfast and meals with us. - Marvelous!

What else do l need? ln fact l was in search of people like you.

- The rent would be Rs 100 p.m. - Only that much?

- This is nothing. - So do you agree?

Agree? You are strange!

Mr. Digambar, have some cardamons.

My belongings are in the tonga. l'll get them.

Don't worry. Put his belongings in the room and listen.

Now you have to look after that room.

Watching your hospitality, l feel that...

l have come to my wife's place.

- You are quite humorous. - You haven't seen anything yet.

- You are strange. - Want cardamons?

l'm happy that you've chosen the stage setting as that of...

a court for the annual college debate.

Where two lawyers argue while standing before each other.

And your topic is, what is needed for a successful marriage.

Wealth or love?

The participants can proceed with the debate.

Friends and respected principal, marriage is the biggest...

problem of the life. And every problem is solved by the mind.

The mind knows that happiness lies in wealth.

Wealth is prestige. Wealth is power.

Wealth is faith. Wealth is God.