The Flowering of Spring (Basant Bahar)

A dog's tail can never be straightened, no

matter how much you try. I wanted to pass our

ancestral knowledge to you, but all

you are interested in is singing.

Father!!

Earlier you used to practice outside the house,

but now you have started doing so on our terrace.

Stop this nonsense, look there,

that's the constellation Great Bear.

That's not the Great bear father, those are the

seven melodies of the sky, cant you hear them?

Janki, Janki? Come here.

What is it?

Here I am telling him about the seven stars

and all he can think of are the seven melodies.

Please take him away from here before I pull his tongue out.

Why do you keep screaming and shouting at him all the time?

Is there no knowledge other than astrology?

No, The son of an astrologer cannot be a singer.

He shall not tarnish my reputation, I'll kill him.

What are you doing?

Get out of my way Janki, or I won't spare you either.

It's true that the mother of a thief should be

killed before thief so second one is never borne.

Ah ha ha, look at him and learn a lesson, on one

hand Acharya's son is carrying on the family's

tradition and on the other hand you are running away from it.

Janki please make him understand

or he will die at my hands one day.

Foolish fellow, sing from your heart.

On one hand is the astrologer's son

who sings as if he is in love with music,

and other hand are you who in spite of being a

musician's son, sings as if you were in a fight.

Long live my son, you have such a sweet voice.

God's grace Sir.

Are you preparing Malaiyya for

the festival of Basant Panchmi?

Yes son, I had dreamt that my son would

inherit my place in the court of Chitradurg

under King Tipu's reign, but?

Its not too late Sir.

There is no time left for practice son, and how can Malaiyya compete with you.

If that is so then I will not participate in the program at all.

No my son, even your mother has expectations from you.

What are you saying father, even if Gopal participates he can do nothing.

Just because I ate raw mangoes today I cannot sing, otherwise I can sing better than Gopal.

If you are so good, then I challenge you to sing If I don't win, I shall change my name.

Mr. Bakshi, who is this boy?

He is the astrologer's son Gopal.

Even he is going to sing in today's program me to earn the title of the royal singer.

Mr. Acharya, do you also wish to see Gopal as the royal singer?

Yes Sir.

Why not your own son Mallaiya?

Gopal is an excellent singer Sir. Goddess Saraswati has blessed him with a great voice.

Gopal and not my son deserves the honor Sir. You will find out for yourself today.

Hmmm priest, start the prayer.

Gopal, take some holy water.

Can I have some as well?

You? Yes sure.

It fell.

Stop singing, he doesn't even have a voice, how can he sing?

Mr. Acharya, you want him to be the royal singer?

I don't understand Sir. I don't know what has happened to him.

Take him away. Malaiyya, you come forward.

Gopal, Gopal, something seems to be wrong.

This Veena belongs to my father. He was a great

musician, that is why music is my soul too.

You do not know me, but I know you.

I know your name too Gopal.

You are Gopal and I am your Gopi.

You do not believe me? Just play the music and

I will come running to listen, just like Radha!

Gopal, I am very sorry, you lost your voice so

suddenly. I came here to share your sorrow, but.

I see that you are busy flirting with the

women of this village. Who is that girl?

He is your child, he cannot even call for n1e,

but at least let him call out your name Mother.

You saw Gopal with that girl?

Yes Sir.

Who is she?

I do not know her name.

He cannot get married, but yes, I can.

What nonsense are you talking?

I am telling the truth, astrology is a great science.

I predict that your son is good for nothing,

who will marry his daughter to a dumb person?

You played the flute and I came

running to you, I kept my promise.

Oh, my anklet.

Mother says that my father sold the

other anklet, but I do not believe her.

But there is no one I can ask,

My father is there and I am here.

Please play my veena, where is my veena?

I gave you that veena so you could find your voice back.

Wait.

Gopi - Gopal, Gopal.

- Where is he? - Who.

Malaiyya, that cheat, he took away everything from me.

But he hasn't heard my voice.

But I can, tell me what's the matter?

I will take his life mother.

Listen, Gopal can talk, he has got his voice back.

As per astrology. This had to happen now. Astrology is a great science.

Thank you Gauri Ma, you heard my prayers.

Gopal, have you started talking with your hands now?

Where is she, the owner of this veena?

Is this you talking or am I hearing things? Your voice.

The goddess has returned it to me, perhaps that girl was a goddess.

Malaiyya tell me where she is or?

Okay, okay, you want to see the goddess right, let me show you her temple then.

Don't touch this Veena.

Where have you brought me?

Everybody gets married but not to a blind or deaf

or dumb person. How can you compare a king to

a beggar like him. One will cover you with gold

and the other will make you beg on the streets.

Now you decide for yourself whether you want a king or a beggar.

Mother, for God's sake please leave me alone.

I will teach that astrologer's son a lesson.

This is the astrologer Narsingh's son.

Oh so you have reached here too, a beggar's son

cannot afford to indulge in such recklessness.

There used to be a time when there was

no other dancer as good as Neela Sahni.

So many kings have blown away their money on her.

Yes Chitra, he came and went in a moment.

Look he is here again, go to him Why don't you go?

I was scared that you would never

come to me nor call me again, but you did.

You do not consider me a dancer Gopal, you are great.

You are the first person who has judged me

for himself and not according to the society.

You are such a good person Gopal, I wish to touch your feet.

Did you hear, the whole village knows about us.

You don't even know what the people are

talking about us. They say that you and I are.

Where are you Gopal's mother?

What is it, why are you screaming?

We have been destroyed.

What has happened?

He has proved my stars wrong, I am a well known

astrologer but my predictions fail in front of him.

You must be talking about Gopal.

Who else. Now he has gone ahead

and fallen in love with a dancer.

My Gopal is not like that.

He has ruined our name. Everybody is making

fun of us. He has gone beyond his limits now.

He has destroyed our reputation so much that

people now think that even we aren't married.

What can we do, we cannot stop them from talking?

Yes but they can do and say whatever they feel like.

They are even pointing fingers at our

ancestors now. And this is all because of you.

How can it be my fault?

You were in a hurry, if you had delivered him

2hrs later his fate would have completely changed.

Gopi, do you know that the cuckoo knows everything.

You ask a question, if it is going

to come true, the cuckoo will sing,

but if it won't come true then it will keep quiet.

You first.

Me, okay let me think.

What did you ask?

I asked her to tell me if I will become a musician.

You didn't ask anything else?

What else? Now you ask.

I have asked.

What did you ask?

Nothing.

Tell me.

There is nothing to say, it's a bad omen.

Bad omen?

When you asked your question, the cuckoo answered you.

But I am so unfortunate, I have only

one question in my life, and that is you.

Gopi.

The cuckoo's silence was an answer

in itself, that I can never have you.

Don't be silly Gopi, I shall overcome all

obstacles to get you, but are you brave enough?

I'll take you away from this world and their

prying eyes. Where there will be only 2 of us.

Where you shall sing and I shall listen, where

you shall shy away and I shall try to see.

Tonite you must go to the temple and light the

candle at the goddess's feet, I shall see from afar.

And if you do so, I will know that you want to spend the rest of your life with me.

You will come?

Yes Gopal.

Where are you going at this hour?

Where I like it, where my music is understood.

What do you mean? You are going with

that dancer? How are you related to her?

The same way as music is related to dance.

I will hit you so hard that your teeth will break.

Remember, If you go to her, you will have no place in this house.