The Forest

Rock, paper, scissors, out!

You lost twice, now.

Rock, paper, scissors, out!

You lost. It's your turn now. - I won't take this turn.

Why won't you?

You both cheat daily and beat me every time.

You... - You guys cheat...

When did we cheat?

You wink each other... - You...

You take the turn then. You never... - Okay, I'll do it.

You'll play the turn for the next 10 times

if I catch you. Deal?

You can try, first.

Okay, I'm moving away.

Going aside now.

Don't you dare cheat! You're a cheater anyway.

One.

Two.

Three.

Don't you see where we hide! I'm watching you!

Four.

Five.

Six.

Lakshmi.

Lakshmi.

Lakshmi!

I got you!

I got you!

'Radha and I had been married 12 years.'

'Family, friends'

'even the neighbors had started asking'

'why we didn't have a family yet.'

'Fact is'

'we were desperate to have a kid as well.'

'But there were things that had happened.'

'Things that were tearing us apart.'

'I wasn't a great wildlife guy or anything.'

'But I thought'

'maybe if we went away to a place'

'where time moves slowly'

'where we could speak gently.'

'Maybe we'd be able to reach out'

'through the fog that had come between us.'

'My greatest fear'

'was that she would disappear, one day'

'and I'd never see her again.'

'And fear brings out the worst in me.'

'But I have come to believe we were summoned'

'that we answered some primeval call'

'and nothing that happened that night'

'was either chance or coincidence.'

'I've seen it, man.'

'I've seen things you will not believe.'

No, no, no, no. We won't be able to call back.

We'd be out of range soon.

Idiot.

So, we're all set?

Yeah, he's just speaking to them.

"Our untold dreams..."

"Life is such...

Ah! Here's the wildlife.

Mumbo-jumbo dude!

Not too many people this year, huh?

You know, sir, since antiquity

we've shared these jungles with predators.

What are you talking about?

Tigers and leopards are shy creatures, sir.

They move away.

Avoid contact.

Our ancestors knew this.

There was respect.

Take your time.

Only day trips are allowed. I'm sorry.

When a leopard is wounded, it can't hunt.

Deer-sheer and all are too fast.

But every now and then

it'll take a swipe at one of us

and develop a taste called human flesh.

Man flesh.

For a leopard

it's not natural.

Three nights.

A hundred for each

and two more because you're a gent.

What would you do with the bird if you hit it?

I only kill what I can eat.

I don't see the point.

Because you're a girl.

I'm Radha.

I'm Arjun.

Arjun.

Such violence.

You're from Delhi? - Mh-hmm.

I lived there.

We live here now.

Can I look at the engine?

My, my! Look what Arjun saying!

Hi, papa!

So Sniveling Singh's become a big shot, huh?

Read about your wedding.

Congratulations!

So how's the bugger?

He's-He's fine.

Holidaying with the kids?

No. Just Pritam and me.

We don't have any.

Not yet.

No clocks ticking, babes.

I'm sorry about your wife.

Arjun just told me. - You didn't know?

Who was she?

Never mind.

Far from the high tables of Delhi.

A man-eating leopard is operating in this area.

All overnight stays are suspended.

My brother-in-law is Rajinder Singh.

These are his reservations.

My regards to honorable minister.

You're making a mistake.

Thanks for a donation.

These are wild animals, sir.

Jungle has its own law. And our rules protect you.

I told you to check ahead.

It's always the same with your darn family!

Randhir didn't call ahead, obviously.

Why are you making a scene? - Scene?

What did I say? - Please.

Now what's the matter with you?

Whatever, man! It's darn shot to pieces anyway.

We've got to go back.

Funko Singh!

Darn!

Oh, man! Some things never change!

I thought you were in England or something.

Did Radha tell you?

Abhishek wrote to say that he's back.

What are you doing with yourself now?

I'm a cop around here.

Now. That's my son, Arjun.

Arjun, say hi to Snivlings...

Uncle Pritam.

Who's he? - Aunt Radha's husband.

Hi, uncle Pritam!

Great kid, dude!

Great kid!

You quit university in England to become a cop

here in India?

Thought you were a smart guy.

Man, you get married and they write about it in the papers!

Beautiful wife, nice car.

You've done well.

And then her pictures keep coming on Page 3 and all!

This party, that party.

Smooching this one, smooching that one.

Swinging here, there, everywhere.

And can't get rid of you!

Not much to do in the districts, buddy.

Just

keeping tabs on old friends.

'Kumaun National Reserve, Kanda Chaud'

Oh, what does he want now?

You can go in.

Mr. Abhishek says, you are nature lovers.

Are we now?

We have to take precautions.

Something happens, we're to blame.

People don't understand wildlife.

Looks like your pal's been of some use, at least.

Fill up all the columns. All the columns! - Hmm.

It's been a while, huh?

Here we are, alone!

I just want to talk.

You want to take a relook at adopting?

Hmm.

You wouldn't mind adopting Arjun, though.

Darn you!

Get up.

Hi, tiger! Settled in?

So, Radha's been working out and all!

Bang!

You have a gun, in here? - Rabbits, shabbits, dude.

Wild boars sometimes, small stuff.

It's a protected forest!

Ever handled a gun before, Pritam?

It's a great, buddy...

Watering hole... chill in the air.

Rifle cocked.

Anticipation.

We can go out tonight, if you want.

Out? Where?

On hunting!

Hunting-shunting... Full Jim Corbett style!

Really? - Centuries of instinct, right here.

In your guts.

Hello! Who's praying here?

That's Radha. She's...

Oh, no, man!

She's serious!

Well, what did you do to her? She has to call on God so hard.

People find peace in different ways.