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'LONDON BRIDGE'
'Truly speaking I was not like this till yesterday'
'Even for making a small decision today I think quite a lot'
'Perhaps today may become the most important day in my life'
'That's what I expect'
'ln fact this is definitely the most important day of my life'
'The most important day'
"Here we go"
"Here we go"
"Here we go"
"Beat the bass...Party is on"
"Everybody...run now"
'Before one could wink the life of a person could change'
'lt was almost like that in my case too'
'To tell you precisely it happened 18 days before'
'The day Kurien and Kumar came to meet me at my office'
Because brother Kurien is with me...
...hope you would guess the purpose of our visit
Mr.Vijay you know brother is in troubles
I know
To tell you the truth
I was wondering if I can donate my kidney to relieve him from his troubles
Is that made to be funny Mr.Vijay?
Why did you not relish it?
After taking liquid cash from me have you come with someone to plead
You dirty
What are you doing? Leave him
Look Mr.Vijay
Pavan group of companies MD C.S.Nambiar has sent me here
Kurien is very close to him
In fact sir came to know about his financial crisis only yesterday
Now Nambiar sir is ready to clear all his liabilities including yours
I am not bothered about Nambiar or Chakkiar
I must get my money 11280 pounds
Inclusive of today's interest that is the amount he owes to me
My God! No Kumar however you calculate it can't be this high
I swear I have paid interest on many occasions to the tune of 4000 pounds
Hey man, don't talk as if we do cattle business
Do you have any proof for the payments made?
Proof...now it is-
If you have the proof then show it to me
Don't simply blabber
If you have something in writing show it to me man
'l knew Kurien will never have any such proof'
'lt was not out of any greed for money...'
'...I inflated 4000 pounds to the money he owes me'
'Because Kurien has troubled me so much by not paying my dues'
'Besides since Pavan group companies have intervened...'
'...I guessed they might pay whatever I demand'
'But my hunch was wrong'
'They asked forthe account and things reached to fistfights'
'Finally that scene came to an end this way'
Kurien on his strength you can go now
But I know the place where your wife and children live in lndia
I will settle scores at our land
Nothing Kurien brother He can't do anything
Before that he would realise what we are
Will you and Nambiar take me by the horns?
Go man
- Let's see - We can
He does not know about CS
Come, let's go
'Out of my excitement that day I was hostile to Kumar'
'But on second thoughts I realised it was a big folly'
'Just like wiping a drop of water from his tache...'
'...he could wipe me out forever'
'Kumar's boss was so powerful C.S.Nambiar'
You are greed for money
Take it from me you would flourish only when you get rid of that
Francis brother how can you also talk like this?
What else can I do?
You do all nonsense and come to me
I am not St.Francis to solve all your problems
I am an ordinary mortal Francis
Earlier also I have intervened in many issues created by you
On that score I have earned many enemies too
But this time I am very sorry to say I will not intervene
Because the opponent this time is Nambiar
I can't shut my shop dear
You may please carry on
Francis brother-
First he would come to my office
Then drag me in to this and the flame would engulf
Let me tell you brother
Yes Francis brother
Vijay, Nambiar called me
He wants to meet you in the Croydon park club at tomorrow 2 p.m
- What for...? - He only knows about it
He asked me about our acquaintance
I told him we have just met in some social gatherings
You don't give a different picture to him
What would he think of me?
- What? - Don't forget
Tomorrow noon at 2 PM
Do as I explained Good luck!
No brother, l-
Hello...hello?
'l pondered over it the whole night'
'Finally I decided come what may...'
'To go and meet Mr.C.S.Nambiar'
"Everybody...run now"
Excuse me
- Mr.C.S.Nambiar - He is there
- Thank you - Welcome
- Nambiar sir -Yes
- I am Vijay Das - Oh
You are bang on time
Good
The privilege is mine, sir
Sit
So how are things?
- Going on, sir - Good
You should have guessed by now why I wanted to meet you?
Kurien brother is like a godfatherto me
You knowthose days when I came to London...
...he helped me quite a lot
No sir, actually it was a mistake
Have you seen this?
Central London's private investigation agency called Wheelers...
...on my instruction inquired about you and has sent this mail to me
In 2003 November on a student Visa from lndia you have come to London
Is that correct?
But for many including me the earlier days in London were not so pleasant
Might have been so for you too, right?
Wash room assistant kitchen assistant
Barman and many jobs of this type
During that time you met solicitor Francis of Eastham
That was a big turning point in your life
You are right, sir
After coming to London
Francis brother gave me a job which I could proudly mention to others
Perhaps out of his fear for me he did not say all these to me yesterday
Anyway at that point through advocate Francis...
...you took over a loss making corner shop and started running it
It was your good fortune that the shop started making profits
And now in many areas of East London's you have 10 to 12 corner shops
Besides you run a money lending enterprise
So Vijay Das is flying high
- lsn't it? - Nothing like that, sir
Sir, before you-
I am going through that mail my rage about you vanished
Because what I read was my own story 30 years ago
Those days it was Kurien brother for me
Now it is Francis that was the difference
I have earned enough
I have lost the passion to earn more long ago
Because I could sustain my hard earned money
I had lots of tragedies in family life
5 years ago I lost my wife
The very next year in an accident I lost my son too
He was only 26
Now my only solace is my daughter Pavitra
A guy who knows everything the tricks and turns of business...
...should become her life partner
I am very particular about it
Then only my hard earned wealth would sustain
My quick decisions and intuitions were always right in my life
On such an intuition I am asking you
Can you marry my daughter?
Sir?
'l first thought Nambiar was fooling me'
'But I realised it was not so when we both reached Croydon High street'
To show an interesting scene I have brought you here
The sole heir of a business empire worth 5000 million pounds...
...is begging there in the streets
She is my biggest problem now
Her charity and literature antics
I can at least tolerate
But see this
"Along the lake I see a heart throbbing in sandy wind through the deserts"
Who is this?
He is from Kerala Surendran Kanjani
My daughter's ex boy friend
"The grief of break up that shows up in your face rises up like a tide before me"
"My unchanged love I dedicate as a poem"
They have not met even once in person
Through some social networking site they became friends
Until few days ago she said she will live only with him
Do you know one thing?
These days I wake up with a shudder seeing this guy's face in my dream
They had an argument over one of the verses in Surendran's poem
Now they have parted ways totally
This is the right time for me to present you before her
But before that I have to know your answer
That sir
All on a sudden if you ask me
No no, I don't want you to tell me now
You can take your own sweet time
'lncluding Scotland's 3 distilleries'
'lf I am to borrow Nambiar's words sole heir...
...of 5000 million pound worth business empire'
'Let her be Surendran Kanjani's or any dirty fellows ex love'
'lt is not an issue at all for me'
'Though I said to Nambiar I would think about it it was just a pretence'
'To be frank I could not sleep that day'
'Next day morning I called Nambiar and told him about my consent'
'Perhaps he was more sure about my likely response'
'l felt my response did not excite him'
'But the very next day itself'
'l witnessed Nambiar in an ecstatic mood'
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