Jhok Sarkar - First Season

I don’t give a damn Constable,

Mukhtar had better not open his mouth.

Sire… this is why I’ve come sire

Sire…

That ASP sire is very rigid!

Sire…Even a stone would break in front of him.

I’ve been telling you for so long now, send the elder sire to the Minister.

If he goes there, this matter with regards to him can be sorted ten minutes… Sire…

I did speak to my father sire!

So what was the conclusion then?

He’s stuck up in God knows what family issues!

One can’t even say anything to father sire

because he’s father sire.

Family issues…

Well then Sire…

I hope it doesn’t get too late…

It had better not be too late Jahan Dad.

I want my man and that’s it.

But sire…

I don’t want to hear even one excuse from you this time.

Is that understood?

Do you understand?!

Yes sire.

At your service sire.

Now leave!

Leave!

Yes sire.

So Mukhtar,

How long will you live on tenterhooks?

Heed me and become a friend of the government.

Be a witness for the state and stand witness against your bosses.

My boss will save you.

You think Meeral sire is going to let me rot in jail for that long.

It’s just a matter of a few days…

after that I’m going to fly away from this place… .

Don’t laugh too much…

if I turn you over on your head right now

and whip you a hundred times, you’ll start talking real fast.

You should be grateful,

that the boss has tied my hands.

And make sure

you get one thing straight in that head of yours.. Mukhtar.

Never even dream of leaving this place.

Whatever you have now,

it’s all here.

Sit up!

Huh…

Greetings dad.

Greetings son.

How are you?

I’m now phoning you at night because there’s no point in calling you during the day.

First you are yourself very busy and secondly, we can never get through to you.

Yes dad… here…

actually, the phone network here is quite unreliable.

The professional criminals here destroy the towers here on a daily basis.

We have just this one line… and that too works on and off.

Oh ho! Then how do the people there manage?

The big shots here have satellite phones dad.

They probably don’t need the normal phone lines.

...And then the other people here,

they’re so poor that they cant even afford such luxury.

It’s a very backward area dad.

The people living here are really very poor.

May God give wisdom to the wealthy living there.

Okay so listen, you never told me when to invite those people over.

They’re saying they want the marriage ceremony and the departure of the bride immediately.

Why are they in such a rush, dad?

These decisions aren’t meant to be taken in haste.

Its why I’m telling you to take a couple of days off and come home.

Even your mother and sisters are missing you.

And then secondly, you can also meet the boy when you come.

They’re middle-class people and they’re nice.

See the fact of the matter is that the boy’s gotten a job in a factory there.

Which is why they want the departure of the bride to take place earlier

so that both, the husband and wife, go there together.

Alright fine dad,

I’ll try to come within this week only then.

Did you ask Sidra her opinion on this, is she happy about it?

Yes, your mother spoke to Sidra about it ..

and she’s happy with the match.

Its the reason we then went ahead with it.

Come here and meet the boy and once you’re satisfied, we’ll set a wedding date.

Alright dad.

If you all are convinced of this and happy about it

then go ahead and do it.

I’ll try and come within two days.

But we aren’t going to rush the departure

Alright son, it’ll be as you say.

Be happy, may God bless you.

Okay listen,

Don’t tell Sidra and Nabila.

I want to surprise them.

Really?

Alright fine.

I won’t tell them.

You can give them your surprise.

Come soon then.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

I don’t want to give birth to this baby.

I’d heard

that women feel a sense of fulfillment when they hear such news.

But I feel even emptier, Sassi.

What kind of upbringing will it have in this atmosphere of cruelty and oppression?

If I have a son,

Peeral will make him cruel and barbaric like himself.

And if I have a daughter,

she will be just another prisoner.

Where is that elder sire of yours… Peeral?

I’m sure he must be sitting in his third wife’s room.

No mistress, no.

The young mistress

what I mean is,

He isn’t in Miss. Noorie’s room.

Then where is he?

Hajra was telling me that

there was a huge fight this morning between the elder sire and his son, the younger sire.

It was because of the elder mistress.

The elder sire was apparently very angry.

He’s gone to the elder mistress’s room, may God have mercy.

The root cause of this entire problem is your Miss. Noorie.

I wish she’d died in place of Zehniye because

then this whole fight would have ended…

By the way mistress,

about Zehniye…

there’s a lot of talk and rumors going around the house

What kind of talk?

Only that …

it was at someone’s say so that Zehniye…

uh…

what I meant is that…

its why the elder sire -

They’re all talking nonsense!!!

They go about blaming someone’s doing onto someone else!

Illiterate!

Low class people!

You’re absolutely right.

That’s what I am saying too

After all how long will you stay a prisoner in this room.

I am also a chieftain’s daughter and highborn!

I have a clan of thousands behind me.

No one …

dare imprison me.

Go!

Go to Fakira and tell him

that your mistress Zulekha sire has sent him a message.

Inform my family,

that I’ve asked my elders to come.

Alright.

Call whoever you want to!

Peeral has his whole life never allowed anyone to either question him …

or speak in his presence in a loud voice!

Don’t have any misconception as to that Mistress Sardari!

For the sake of that young, low born girl …

You’re willing to put down my entire family?

This will prove to be a great miscalculation and loss on your part,sire.

Peeral never miscalculates.

And even if there’s a loss,

he knows how to turn the same into a profit.

I’m not some orphan either.

I’m the mother of the only heir of this family.

My son will become my strength.

You illiterate woman!

Who told you that I’ve changed my genetic line of heirship!

Meeral …

is the heir apparent of this family and he will stay that way.

Who has filled your head with such nonsense!

And what about that pregnant girl who’s giving me sleepless nights!

What’s going to happen with regards to her child??

Which soothsayer has predicted this and told you …

that she will definitely have a boy?

It could also be a girl.

Yes, but …

it could also be a boy.

So let it be!

Peeral is not so naive as yet …

to pass on his lineage to a child born from a low caste girl

and thereby foist him on his entire clan.

Peeral is the chieftain head of seventeen clans.

The only one that will sit on Peeral’s throne will be his heir.

And Meeral is his heir,

and he will always remain so.

But this does not mean…

that you and Zulekha can get together…

and try to take Noorie’s life.

Have you not heard that saying that,

‘If you want to imprison your man,

then set him free.’

Because then he will become your prisoner for ever more.’

Sir! Sir!

Huh!!! Wha - !

Oye Sharif! May God take you to task!

How many times have I told you to step on the earth softly - step on it softly!!!

But sir…

You may not be able to step softly on the earth but you might one day get killed.

But sir, I’ve brought you news that once you hear it you too will get wings.

...And then you’ll also start flying in the air.

I’ve already heard the news that’s going get Jahan Dad flying.

Like as if the government’s promoted me.

Not a promotion.