Shankara

What"s there to laugh at?

You can"t control your laughter, can you?

When it"s something funny... you just burst out laughing.

You seem to be very thirsty.

You look like an educated man.

You should be knowing the difference between waters...

- You are from the city after all.- What do you mean?

It means that this is not drinking water. It"s dirty.

come here.

Drink this... this water is from the cleanest...

... well of this village.

The water is really very sweet.

I" m sure the well must be near to a sugarcane farm.

By the way... are you from this village?

That means you must be knowing everything about this village.

Yes... of course.

I know every nook and corner of this village.

The rivers... the forests... the mountains... everything.

Then do me a favour.

You have quenched my thirst.

now do guide a traveler...

... to his destination.

I" ll certainly do that... but before that tell me...

Where do you have to go?

- Kishengad... - Then you have really lost your way.

But it isn"t your mistake.

Whoever wants to go to Kishengad often loses their way.

But you are lucky that you met me...

I" ll show you the way.

Go straight from here... and then turn...

... towards your left.

Take twelve steps from there and you" ll see a berry tree.

And then turn right... you" ll find a slope.

Then just walk straight.

And lo... you"ve reached Kishengad.

Got it... it"s easy to get there.

Yes of course... I got it.

Thanks for the water... and for the directions too.

- Bye. - Bye.

It"s easy to get there.

"" Go away...""

""... o Ruthless Lover""

"" never can it forget you...""

""... this crazy heart of mine.""

"" Since ages... we"ve been in love""

"" Without you... my life is meaningless""

"" My love beckons you""

""Go anywhere you want...""

"" You have to come back to me""

"" lt" s not easy""

"" To forget my memories""

"" Go away...""

""... o Ruthless lover""

"" If you stay away from me...""

""... and torment me so""

"" It will only torment us more""

"" My heart pines for you""

"" Yet I know that you" ll be mine""

""our love is eternal""

""Though the times have changed""

Father... my Shankar is here.

- Shankar is here. - I have faith in God.

It was inevitable that he comes.

But he didn"t recognise me.

now that love has brought him here... it will not be too...

... Iong before he recognizes you and remembers...

... everything about his previous birth.

Is that the truth?

Will he remember everything?

Will he recognise me?

Yes my child... he" ll certainly recognise you.

If you remember everything... he too will remember.

Yes.... I remember everything.

Even that day when he came to the Palace...

... for the first time on the Queen Mother"s summons.

Well... you"ve reached your destination.

Here ends my duty... I" ll take my leave.

Shankar... stop it.

What"s all this?

A test of your prowess...

I wanted to see whether you still are as strong as before.

Goga... he will be our special guest.

Bring him inside with honour.

Please come.

He is Diwanji... our confidant.

He handles our business.

And they are Rupa and Ramesh.

My elder sister"s children. They stay here with me.

And he is Munshiji.

He helps Diwanji in the Business.

She"s been here even before me.

We never consider her our maid.

She"s champa.. she helps her in the household chores.

He is Maqbul and you have met him before.

He takes care of the stable.

She"s my daughter... come Seema.

Seema, come here.

Your highness... we are pleased to meet him.

- But you told us nothing about... - He is Shankar.

He"s from the city.

I called you all at this hour...

... because it"s very important.

And I think it"s necessary to tell you.

I have decided to get Seema...

... married to Shankar.

- What"s this? - Praise be the Queen Mother!

Who are you?

Popatlal.... Popatlal Frockwala.

Razed by destiny... it"s then that I got this good news.

My Uncle Mr.Jhurmut Das Udhas is an employee here.

I came here in search of him.

now I seek your refuge... Queen Mother.

Popatlal.... you?

Uncle.... my dear Uncle.

Uncle... give me your blessings.

Son... you here?

Who is this man?

He"s my nephew.

We"ve met after years.

Don"t get annoyed.

He"s been very unfortunate.

Just last week his elder brother whom he loved...

... so much left for his heavenly abode.

Poor fellow... he"s no more.

And after that he lost his mental balance.

When I got the news... I sent him a message...

... and asked him to come here.

Perhaps the change may do him some good.

You highness... if you don"t mind...

... may he be my guest?

okay... you can keep him with you.

- Your highness... - The journey must have been tiring.

- Yes.. - But l...

We can talk later. now you take rest.

Take him to his room.

okay.

The old hag has gone crazy!

She"s mad! Marriage... it seems! Wonder who that man is!

- I just can"t understand it. - But I do.

This is her ruse to throw us out. But it"s not that...

... easy to do that. I won"t go unless I get my share.

But what shall we do?

We need not do anything...

There are others who will take care of that.

We" ll just be the spectators.

I know what you are about to say.

I know what l" m doing.

How can you say that?

You fixed my marriage with a stranger.

You didn"t even ask me once.

But I didn"t get you married off... did l?

And it was necessary to make this matter public.

You know how uncertain our life is.

And l" m sure... that he can be a great help to us.

Will this lone man save us?

Yes he can... you don"t know him.

Do you know him?

I know him... I know him very well.

once when I was returning from the city.

Let go... Iet go of my bag.

Take this.

Thanks a lot for helping me.

You can take as much as you want from this.

Don"t think that this is for your favours.

It wasn"t a favour. This was just my duty.

And duty can"t be valued in money.

Thanks a lot.

Are you from here?

- no... - Then... alone in this deserted forest?

What would you gain by knowing that?

I" m all alone in this world.

okay then... you can come with me.

We need a brave and honest man like you.

He refused to come then.

But today he had to come.

Just know that... at this moment...

... we need his help and he needs our help.

It"s late... go to sleep.

Have faith in me.

This is just the beginning.

What are you talking about?

- Who was that man? - I have no idea.

Who else will know what"s happening in your palace?

Is this a mental asylum?

First you get me attacked by a goon.

And then without my consent you fixed my marriage.

And at midnight a man tries to kill me.

Are you scared already?

I" m not scared of such things... but I can"t be made a scapegoat.

I came here just because you called me...

- That doesn"t mean that... - You can go if you want.

But I know that you won"t go.

Yes... I know everything about you.

You need a refuge to elude the police.

And I need a brave man like you.

But I can"t understand one thing.

After knowing the truth about me...

... what do you want from me.

Seema"s marriage had been fixed before.

My life was ruined.