The Chicken Curry (Koli Taal)

Wake up! It’s already late, get the leaves for manure.

Damn this wretched crow!

Go away.

Go away.

Hello...

Who is this?

Hello..!

Hello..! I can’t hear you.

Yes, it’s audible now. Who’s speaking?

Oh..! Now you got time to remember your grandparents?

How are you?

Yeah, I am also fine.

Your grandpa is off to fetch some dry leaves.

Oh! You are about to visit us tomorrow?

Okay. I’ll inform your grandpa too.

Okay, see you then.

Hey, our grandson is coming tomorrow!

Oh really..! Did he call..?

Yeah! He called.

Good, it’s been a long time since we last saw him.

It feels so happy that our grandson is coming!

We should catch that rooster and keep it prepared.

Yes. I will inform our workers to catch that rooster.

Okay.

Do you need anything for cooking?

Onion, red chilly and garlic is needed.

Okay. I’ll get freshen up and leave for market.

Hmmm.

Vanaja, I’ll be back after sometime.

Okay. Yeah! And bring some coriander leaves too.

Mention everything now itself, because I can't go back again.

That’s it dear.

You and your cute expressions.

Oh! Shettre, leaving for town?

Yeah, needed some things for household. Our grandson is about to come tomorrow.

Oh! The one who’s studying in Delhi?

Yeah, do one thing..! - Yes tell me.

Catch the rooster for me after finishing your work.

Okay. He’ll catch it. He is famous for these kind of jobs.

Is it..! Can’t you catch it?

Get going and start your work. I’ll be back soon.

Okay. See you.

THE CHICKEN CURRY

Oh! Shettre, - What's up?

Long time no see. What can I get you?

Give me 1 kg onions.

Don’t give spoiled one. Okay.

My grandson is coming tomorrow. Oh!

We are making chicken curry for him. Great!

So, don’t give me the spoiled ones.

I don’t sell spoiled vegetables, I sell the fresh ones.

You won’t find good vegetables like this.

Yeah got it. - I get them from Pune city.

I don’t care where you get them from, just give me good ones.

And...

Do you have coriander leaves? - Yes I do.

Give me some.

Enough? - Yes.

Do you need anything else?

Nothing else. Sure?

Yes. Pack them quickly. Okay.

Is it done?

Fresh Thai eggplants have arrived. Shall I pack them?

No, not required. Are you sure?

I am sure. How much?

80 Rupees. - Okay.

Actually it’s 83, but for you I’ll give them at 80.

Fine man.

Here, take it. Fine Shettre.

Here, Put them in the bag. Okay Shettre.

Coriander too…

I’ll leave then. Okay Shettre.

See you. Carry on then.

Mahabala Shettru..! Long time no see.

Nothing like that.

I haven’t seen you in a while. - Yeah.

Can I get you some fish? - No, thank you.

Tomorrow my grandson is about visit. So...

Can’t you take these salmons? - Not today.

Tomorrow my grandson is about visit.

We are planning to make chicken curry for him.

Oh… Is that so? Yeah, I will get fish next time.

Okay. No Problem.

God..! Can’t work after having lunch.

Even we can’t work.

But we don’t have a choice.

Get your ass back to work, let’s leave early.

I have been playing lottery since a year, I will have my luck one day.

On that day I am done with these kind of jobs.

Many have lost their livelihood because of this lottery bullshit.

What number did you play today?

There was a lady deity in my yesterday's dream.

So, I played number 9.

Hey, aren’t you supposed to play 8 if lady deity appears in dreams?

What the fuck you know about the game?

I may not know anything,

but I have heard that we have to play 8.

Enough with your shit talk, get your asses back to work.

Shedtiyare...

Shedtiyare... Which one we are supposed to catch?

The white rooster.

Catch the white rooster.

Haala, you go from the right,

Sathisha, you block them from left.

Catch it! Catch it!

You lousy bum get up fast it’s getting away.

Hey it’s getting away, get it fast. Can't you catch the rooster?

Run behind it faster. Run! Run! Run!

Get it! Get it! Run from that side.

Aiyy! Ugh!

Run! Run! Run!

Manja, don’t let it get away. Manja, Catch it! Catch it!

You can't get away from me. Catch its leg first quick.

I would’ve got it first time itself.

But I am the one who caught it.

You caught it with our support otherwise you would’ve never caught it.

Finally you guys caught it.

Take this and tie it’s legs, put it under the basket.

Tie the knot properly.

Is it done?

Shettre, yeah?

We’ll leave for the day then. It’s getting late.

Okay.

See you tomorrow then. Yeah sure.

The only thing left is to sacrifice the rooster...

...and serve chicken curry to my grandson.

Keep some thing over the basket,

I don’t want this marathon to happen again.

Shettre, bye. Shettre, see you tomorrow

We will come tomorrow. - Yeah! See you.

It’s getting dark, I have to take bath and offer my prayer.

I’ll take the bath first and offer my prayer.

You’ll take an hour if you go.

So, tie the cattle in shed. You may take bath later.

So now I need to do that?

I will do it.

I think they are still in fields.

Enough with your TV, turn off the lights and go to sleep.

Wait till this song is over. Don't disturb me.

You still have craze for TV at this old age.

What?

Nothing, just get some sleep. - Okay.

Turn off all the lights before sleeping.

I know that, you don’t have to mention it.

Oh Lord! Bless me and everyone.

God! Shut this damn dog.

Look what happened!

Oh, it’s just a wooden log.

It’s been just days before you applied cow dung water, why again?

Finally after 3 years, the boy is visiting us, so I am doing it.

At what time he’ll be arriving, did he call today?

He said he’ll call once before leaving.

Oh!

I will call him once and check.

Yeah call him.

Hello...

Is this Sumanth speaking?

Okay. At what time you’ll be arriving?

Is it?

Oh! Are you on the way?

Let me know once you get down from the bus,

I’ll come to pick you up.

Oh okay! So you will come on your own?

You know the way right?

Okay see you soon.

Okay.

He’ll come, he knows how to get here.

Vanaja, did you spray the dung water on the yard?

Get it done quickly.

Did you call him?

What did he say?

He’ll reach by 11:30 it seems.

I asked him shall I come to pick you up?

He said he’ll come through the forest route itself.

As he likes walking through the woods.

Today I’ll make his favorite chicken curry and serve it to him.

That’s what I wish too. He is coming after a long time.

Okay, I will leave for the paddy fields now.

Fine, while going fetch some grains for that rooster.

Yeah okay.

Oh! Water bowl is empty.

I will fetch some water for you.

Here’s the water for you.

Drink it.

Yeah drink like that.

I’ll go to paddy fields now.

Manja, I lost my money in gambling yesterday.

That’s what happens to gamblers.

What did you have for breakfast?

Damn this dog! It’s been a week sincewe are working here...

...and you still can’t recognize us.

Shedtiyare, Is it spinach?

Yeah it’s for the afternoon,

however we got chicken for night as my grandson is coming.

Oh! Oh is it so?

Where is Shetru?

He left for the paddy fields,

he might be coming towards farm now.

Then we’ll start the work.

Yeah sure. - We will start working.