Bonolota Express (বনলতা এক্সপ্রেস)

Train.

Our most... umm...prideful...

prideful transport.

You don't need much effort to see how weird

these boxy, snake-like structures are.

Is there any other transport that uses a track within a road?

Whenever we see a train, we feel like hopping on.

Even non-travelers treasure train memories.

Because, after the invention of cinema a hundred years ago,

people went to shoot films at train stations.

From Buster Keaton to Hitchcock to Bollywood...

countless stories have been told about trains.

Even in our Bengali cinema too.

Stop here.

Here you go.

Let's go! Hurry up!

Why’re you standing outside?

What's the point? The train may have left by now.

North Bengal trains are like our political maturity.

They’re always a bit late. Let's go.

Hey, listen?

Now what again?

Isn’t this getting a little sleazy?

Why? Don’t you like Ruby?

That's a hundred percent.

But I’ve already gotten into BUET,

and now I’m going to Rajshahi to sit for another exam.

Isn’t that kind of ridiculous?

What is this, Jafar?

How many times are you going to change your shirt in a day?

Not my fault.

Mom threw all my books into the luggage.

If Ruby sees this, she’ll think you and I are off on our honeymoon.

Stop changing the subject and give me the ticket.

I don’t have it.

What do you mean? Then who has it?

You can’t always live by asking for permission, Jafar.

Sometimes, you have to walk in without knocking.

Let's go.

Let me get my bag. -You and your bag!

Excuse me!

Is this the sleeper coach?

Yeah.

Thank you.

Greetings. -Greetings.

What's the matter?

Sorry?

Are you coughing because of the smoke, or to get my attention?

Actually both.

As far as I know,

I was supposed to be the only one in this sleeper coach.

Excuse me?

Yes, maam?

I wanted to change my cabin.

Why though?

My cabinmate is constantly smoking.

Could you please have a word with him?

Sure. Hold this.

Let me see.

Excuse me,Sir?

This is a no-smoking zone. You can't smoke here.

What did he say?

Let him be.

If he wants to die with a cigarette in hand, let it be.

We’re better off not stopping him.

And what about me?

Talk to the other passengers.

See if anyone’s willing to swap cabins.

This one. -This is the one.

Board this one.

Come on!

Come here.

Lord help me!

Brother..

Got a lighter? -No, no.

Why are you lying?

You’ve got one, don’t you?

What’s with you? I said I quit smoking.

Still don’t believe me?

You can walk away from me, but not from smoking.

Just give the poor man the lighter. -Please, brother.

Don't you feel ashamed asking for a lighter in front of a pregnant woman?

Who are you? -I'm Dr. Ashab.

Bugger off!

Let's go.

Stop pushing me.

...And on top of that, all his hair is white.

What happened?

Lily, see if you can work something out.

I’ll call you later.

Okay.

This is it. Go on.

Greetings.

Excuse me, brother?

Mind if I talk to you for a bit?

Brother...

Hey... who’s peeking?

The audacity! Shameless girl.

Hey, Ahsab?

Where did you go?

Sir?

Let me light it for you.

Oh, Shakil and Jafar. You guys made it too?

What's up?

What's up, guys? -Fine!

Which coach are you guys in? -This one.

There goes today’s studying.

So you came after me here too, Jafar?

So this is Ruby?

Sorry Zafar, no chance for you, man.

Why would I come after you?

So I don’t get a chance at admission tomorrow.

Any idea how many seats would be wasted if you sat for the exam?

You alone would push the bar way too high.

No, Jafar’s not here for the exam.

He came to cheer me on.

Whose luggage is this?

Not mine.

His.

Oh, I see.

Are you two going on your honeymoon?

Looks like your mission failed.

What mission?

The mission to get rid of me.

How did I figure it out?

A girl your age traveling outside Dhaka alone, so it’s probably an emergency.

But the compartment you boarded is a VIP compartment.

This kind of compartment is usually held for VIPs until right before departure.

You’re still a university student,

so the odds of you being a VIP are pretty low.

So a relative helped you out.

So calling that relative now to avoid trouble from unwanted passengers is only natural.

Who was it?

An uncle? Or some distant relative?

Uncle.

Not mine, my friend’s.

He’s the Railway Board chairman.

Then he won’t spare me. You stay here.

My friend said if you quit don't smoking,

they’ll attach an extra coach for me.

Neither of those is possible.

First of all, I can’t last a second without a drag.

They already added a coach,

and everyone there is riding without a ticket.

They are lucky.

An extra coach?

Yeah.

That coach was built for Queen Elizabeth II.

The lady visited the then East Pakistan once in the sixties.

As far as I know, the inside is basically a five-star hotel suite.

Looks like someone had the coach brought out of the museum,

fixed it up, and is using it now.

I’m not sure who’s traveling on that coach.

But this much I know, there’s someone on this train

whose one word is a bigger warning than the whistle.

It’s gastritis, sir.

That’s normal on a journey.

Good thing yours came out the front...

mine always comes out the back.

Sorry, sir.

Alright, finally, the journey has started.

Wait a second. We missed something!

I haven’t introduced myself yet.

I’m a passenger on this train too.

But there’s a little problem.

I died three days ago.

And I don’t remember anything since then.

My name, what I did,

I remember nothing.

All I remember is that when I was alive,

everyone used to complain that I was always late.

But after I died, everyone said, “Poor boy, he left too soon.”

So, what do you guys think?

Will you stay on our night train us?

A little longer?

Sir, it's leaving!

Let's go. Run!

Hey... why’d you open the window?

Why do you do exactly what I tell you not to?

What's the matter?

Can’t you smell it?

What smell?

The smell of a corpse.

Excuse me!

My body was embalmed for a long journey.

There’s no way it could smell.

There’s no smell, Mom.

It’s all in your head.

Exactly!

You deal with opening this window.

How am I supposed to open a window in an AC cabin?

I know why you did this.

You don’t want me to talk to anyone.

So caring about you is my fault too?

Don’t argue with me.

If you can’t open the window, you’re staying with me all night.

I can’t stay alone in this coach even for a second.

Ghosts wander around here until dawn.

This woman is really offensive. No, I should go somewhere else.

Can you open the window a bit?