Amar Geeti

Bengal, 1757.

It was a strange time.

Bengal's destiny was in danger in the Battle of Plassey.

"The flowers bloom in the trees."

"The moon comes up in the night."

"Do you know what happened?"

"East India Company's flag is hoisted in the Battle of Plassey."

East India Company, Robert Clive took

over the Bengal Presidency and Mir Jafar.

Clive and Reza Khan tortured people.

It was a massacre and a new Kolkata emerged out of it.

Everything had changed. Society was degrading.

"A man is at the river Yamuna. I won't go there for a bath."

"I won't go to river Yamuna for a bath."

"A man is at the river Yamuna. I won't go there for a bath."

"I won't go to river Yamuna for a bath."

"He is being troubled."

"He is being troubled."

"All he wants to do is play."

"All he wants to do is play."

"A man is at the river Yamuna. I won't go there for a bath."

"I won't go to river Yamuna for a bath."

"His style is different."

"He is quite different."

"His style is different."

"He is quite different."

"He's good in the matters of love."

"I won't go to river Yamuna for a bath."

"A man is at the river Yamuna. I won't go there for a bath."

"I won't go to river Yamuna for a bath."

"Everyone knows about the signals."

"Everyone knows about the signals."

"He understands it well."

"I won't go to river Yamuna for a bath."

I am leaving. - Hello!

Hello.

Hello!

Hey. Where are you going? You have to sing next.

I convinced the king with much difficulty. - Forgive me.

I can't sing here. - Why?

Is that a song? Disgusting.

What happened? Why are you speaking so much?

My nephew, Ram Nidu Gupta. Whoever he is.

Where did you come from?

There are many masters here.

You should know.

I will leave.

What will the king think?

Everyone will be insulted if you leave like that.

Isn't this insulting?

How much will you degrade Goddess Saraswati?

Why?

We are singing for Gods. - Stop.

You are doing something wrong in the name of God.

Greetings to the king.

I am sorry that I ruined your celebration.

Wait.

Please don't be upset, my lord.

He is like that. I realised that it was my mistake to get him here.

Hey, are you listening?

Wait.

You made me run.

I am not used to it. Got that?

What are you looking at me for?

I came to introduce myself to you.

I didn't tell you who I am.

My name is Mahanondo Roy. I have properties in Murshidabad.

-I have a small place near... -You are the king, Mahanondo Roy.

That's right.

You fold your hands for a king.

Everybody is great here.

What should I do?

I am straight forward about what I don't like.

I don't like it as well.

But I have to come here and listen to it.

Because I have to maintain my reputation.

You won't get it.

I got it. You pretend to be naive

but you are excited from within. - Nothing like that.

But I try.

I haven't found the song

I want to sing.

Goddess Saraswati hasn't come to me yet.

She is eluding me.

What happened, Hari? - Sir.

Come home right now. - Why?

Sister-in-law is sick. - Again?

She went to study and fainted there.

I have called the doctor. Come soon.

Let's go.

Please don't mind.

I hope you can understand. Let's go. - Wait.

Where are you going? - Kumartuli.

Come with me. Kumartuli is far. I have a car. - But...

Doctor.

You got late.

Sister-in-law.

Something for everyone.

I will pay you. I will be back. - The fare?

My wife died. The market is not good.

I won't get anything. Let me go. - Is this a time to come?

He is not going to run away.

Who cares about money in this situation? - People do.

The yearning for women and money is the same.

Everything is available. Why should we deprive ourselves?

Call your sir.

Call him.

There he is.

Get the hand drums from inside.

Someone is here.

Please give me some time.

I will make an arrangement for these and get back.

What? - Are you going to settle the debt by selling those?

Who will buy them?

I am indebted to them

for getting the treatment done.

I had something to attend to. - Forget about that.

I have been looking for a tanpura.

It's great.

You have hand drums.

But the money...

I have 10 coins.

Will you take it?

Why? Do you think Narayan will take better care of them than me?

I can understand music.

Listen.

My name is Mahanondo Roy from Murshidabad... - Hail.

He is popular. - That's enough.

They don't just know money but also wealthy men.

Listen.

You can come to my place tomorrow and get what they are owed.

Thank you so much.

All of you can leave now.

Let's go.

Come.

Bye. - Bye.

Bye.

I will take your leave.

Bye.

Hari.

Put them inside his car.

Not this way but inside.

Keep them as they were.

What are you staring at? Keep them.

What are you doing?

I can keep them wherever I want. They are mine.

Friend.

You said what you feel.

Remember it. Friend.

You won't hide anything from me.

I will remember it, my friend.

What you did today... - Don't be formal.

I will never forget what you did for me.

You saved my music and honour.

I owe you everything I have.

Remember it.

Be careful.

Your account is settled then. - Okay.

Greetings. - Greetings.

Greetings.

Are they paid? - Yes, sir.

The priest will perform the final rites for my friend.

Make sure it's done properly.

Rehmat, why did you come here from Murshidabad?

I have some news.

News?

King Bahadur is going to resign from work and go abroad.

He has stopped taking taxes from his subjects.

Everything is going out of control.

Your presence is necessary in Murshidabad.

'Two months later.'

They have left.

Left? To where?

I don't know that. But I have heard they have gone west.

I have a letter for you.

Friend,

I am leaving to Chapra with a friend.

I have got a clerical job there.

I am taking your love

and tanpura with me.

I will try to do justice to it.

Wow. That was great.

Practice it for a month.

Another month?

Why?

You told me that you will teach me new notes today.

I will.

This is my class.

It takes years to learn a note here.

One can't achieve anything in hurry.

Don't be hasty. - I don't want any flaw in learning.

But I move at my own pace. - Why?

I want to learn everything and go back to my village.

I want to sing in my language. - In Bengal?

You are laughing.

Did I say something wrong? - No.

That's not possible.

Such sweet words are not there in Bengali language.

It's only good for chanting. - One loves own's mother tongue.

Have you heard Chandidas's songs?