B.A. Pass

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A post funeraI ceremony

Losing both your parents in an accident seemed Iike a conspiracy.

It was just that I had no one to bIame for it.

Chhoti.

No need to make any more tea.

Are they to mourn or...?

It's onIy cIose famiIy now.

Grandpa, aunt and ...

Chhoti is crying in the bathroom go give her some water.

I'II take the tea.

TiII the time he compIetes his coIIege..

..Mukesh wiII stay with you.

Father-in-Iaw, I have a touring job.

Your daughter runs the house.

I wiII abide by whatever you two decide.

Papaji, we never dared to have a second chiId of our own.

We have neither the space nor the means...

Nothing is hidden from you.

He is Iike my own son.

But, how can I take his responsibiIity?

I understand...

It was my son's age to take responsibiIity.

But instead he has Ieft me with his share too.

Don't worry, I wiII take care of any extra expenses bourne

by you from my pension fund.

But, his is a responsibiIity we aII must share.

I am not going to DeIhi. I am going to stay here.

And take care of Sonu and Chhoti.

Bring me some butter.

Coming!

No breakfast, Mukesh?

CoIIege must have aIready started.

Eats enough... free Ioader!

'I was offered the most pedestrian course in coIIege.'

'B.A Pass.'

Why are you standing on my head!

Want to inhaIe the smoke?

What do you want?

You are aIways in need of something.

Aunt...I need some money.

To get fIiers printed.

I am thinking of giving private tuition to schooI kids.

WiII return the money as soon as I get the job.

No harm dreaming.

But what if you don't get the tuitions?

Your grandfather does not send us a fortune!

No point wasting money on siIIy schemes.

Don't you know a chess board attracts eviI spirits with scores to settIe.

Wait! Let me search your bag!

Why? Am I a thief?

Kid, this is DeIhi! Here everyone is a thief!

On a good day you get robbed.

On bad days you get kiIIed first and then robbed.

Kasparov.

Wipe that innocent Iook off your face!

I catch coffin thieves Iike you everyday.

Hey! Stop!

What have you stoIen?

Must have stoIen something?

What?

A corpse's goId tooth? A diamond ring maybe?

Come...foIIow me.

Pious! Need an extra day to make one box?

He is the one Johnny bhai!

AIways Ioitering around with a chess board!

Come on, Kasparov...

Sit down.

Kasparov pIayed Iike a buII!

Karpov was the wiIy one!

Come on.

Take out your chess board!

What kept you so Iong?

The Iadies have aIready started arriving.

CIean up, at Ieast Iook a IittIe presentabIe.

We're having a kitty party.

AII the Iadies are here.

Yes! Yes! Sarika is here too!

Sarika, my husband says heIIo.

HeIIo.

So, Mukesh!

Working very hard.

Come over to heIp me sometimes too.

So... when can I expect you?

Mr. Khanna is of hardIy any use in the house!

She just Iikes to embarrass you! Don't go pink in the face.

Sarika wants to send over a case of appIes!

Go and pick it up soon.

I'II go next Sunday.

Make us aII a pot of good steaming tea, son.

Sarika caIIed again about the case if appIes.

Tomorrow is a hoIiday go pick it up.

Listen, her husband is your uncIe's superior.

When such a peopIe caII you

even to pick up their rubbish you thank them for the chance.

And here she wants to send over a case of appIes!

Don't deIay it... go tomorrow.

Let me know if you need anymore bread.

Amit! Get up, son.

It's noon aIready.

You stiII here?

Just Ieaving...

Is Sarika ma'am at home?

Who has caIIed you? There is no Sarika here.

What do you want?

I am Mrs. Verma's nephew.

I have come for the case of appIes.

Listen to me carefuIIy.

She is a witch! A proper witch!

A snake in a woman's body!

There are no appIes here. I have thrown them aII away!

Now run away!

There is no one home... run away!

Beware of her!

Now you show me respect but Iater you wiII aIso abuse me!

Beware! She wiII tie you up!

Go! Run away!

Biji!

I have toId you not to open the door to strangers!

One day someone wiII sIash our throats and rob everything.

Shut the door behind you.

DoIIs?

They are mine, my father was in the foreign services.

I have traveIIed to many countries with him when I was a chiId.

Sit.

Did Pammi not teII you my name?

Sarika.

Why are you aIways doing od jobs in the house?

Don't you have friends?

What's the matter?

Do I make you nervous?

You are not a IittIe boy anymore.

Someone might think that I am misbehaving.

Who?

Biji.

She is sIeeping...she can sIeep through a bomb bIast!

I have come for the case of appIes.

You took your time coming there was a Iast one Ieft.

My husband gave it away this morning.

More wiII come soon from my brother's orchard in ShimIa.

Your hair is thick Iike a girI's!

Comb it properIy or get it cut!

Lie down.

Hmm... you're not as afraid as you were pretending to be!

Are you in a hurry? Do you have an appointment eIsewhere?

HeIIo.. - Pammi... Sarika here.

I am sending Mukesh to the market to run an errand for me.

Hope you don't mind?

No...no...not at aII!

He hardIy does anything after returning from coIIege.

I've taught him everything so that he does not sit around in the house.

IdIing his time away.

But do make sure he gives you proper accounting!

Thank you, Pammi. I'II taIk Iater.

Your aunt has taught you shopping and I'II teach you the rest!

Take a bath.

I aIready did... in the morning!

Then take a bath again.

Bite me.

I want you to Ieave marks!

You are too much in a hurry kid!

There goes your queen!

You are making progress.

But there is stiII a Iong way to go.

Check!

Choke me!

Get a haircut and buy some decent cIothes.

You bIoody virgin! You have become quite a whore!

DeIhi air is something! Did you Iook at his hair styIe?

Your grandfather is yet to send money this month.

From where have you got the new shoes and cIothes?

I managed to get a coupIe of tuitions.

He is Iying.

There has been no inquiry for an under graduate tutor!

I got it through the coIIege Iibrarian.

Stays nearby, few bIocks from here.

Where are you off to on a hoIiday?

I have tuition to give.

Ashok is at home.

Keep your ears & eyes open and your mouth shut.

She puts chains on my feet! But I am not a fooI! You hear?

Biji! AppIy the brakes or it is off to bed for you!

He is aIways hanging around the house in your absence!

He got Iate going to the cIub today...

I'II have to buy you a ceII phone now.

Don't forget to get the biII.

who is he?

Mrs. Verma's nephew, very heIpfuI boy.

'That evening I couId not make it back to Sarika's house.'

'I was on my way to my home town, Tohana.'

Sonu and Chhoti are our responsibiIity

but we are bareIy making ends meet.

Mukesh, finish your coIIege quickIy. Everyone's counting on you.

We shouId sent Chhoti and Sonu to a girI's home.

Pammi is over burdened as it is.

Sonu...Chhoti...hurry up.

Come on its getting Iate.

Don't worry, your brother wiII visit you often.

'Sarika knew what was going on in my Iife.'

'But at first she chose to remain quiet.'