Muklawa

Son, did you come to meet the girl?

Yes, he did.

Speak up!

Behave yourself, son.

He is your family's son-in-law.

Nowadays even son-in-law jump the wall to come in.

Son, don't you know that you cannot meet the girl..

..before Muklawa (sending the bride to her husband ceremony) takes place?

If he knew, he wouldn't have embarrassed us.

He wouldn't have humiliated us.

He made a mistake out of ignorance.

Muklawa was going to take place in early spring.

What was the hurry?

Forget it.

Muklawa is anyway going to take place sooner or later.

Let bygones be bygones.

Right.

Forget your customs and traditions.

Isn't there something called as respect anymore?

We'll lose respect in the eyes of the neighbouring villages.

No one will agree to get married into our village.

If we you don't send the girl now..

..then who will you sent her with?

We can afford to feed her.

We are still alive..

We will take care of our sister.

Yes, we will.

We are capable of that.

Headman, what do we do about this?

Bride's family and the council members have decided..

..that we are calling off this marriage.

Get lost from here.

"Oh dear... if you get married take the girl with you."

"Which idiot.."

"Which idiot made the tradition of Muklawa?"

"Which idiot made such a cruel tradition?"

"It has been a year since I got married."

"Yet I am in my father's house consoling myself."

"It has been a year since I got married."

"Yet I am in my father's house consoling myself."

"Even my shadow now questions me..."

"When will my husband come to get the Muklawa."

"When will my husband come to get the Muklawa."

"Days are hard to spend, nights are no better."

"My heart sighs when it faces the winter winds."

"Days are hard to spend, nights are no better."

"My heart sighs when it faces the winter winds."

"I feel like flying towards you."

"If I could..."

"If I could, I would come to get you."

"If I could, I would come to get you."

Thank God it was just a dream.

He shouldn't end up being a eternal bachelor like his uncle.

Don't worry, neighbour.

You will get to eat his wedding's sweets this year.

Rordu's father was having lunch.

I'll go and offer him some buttermilk.

- Take it. - Hurry up.

I'll get going now.

Pluck them all, uncle.

Don't spare a single white strand. Remove them all.

I don't know why I started getting white hair so soon.

I am still so young.

I must have hardly touched 45-50.

Here, have some tea.

You sit with the mirror and the plucker every morning..

..like you are going to the in-laws to get your bride.

I'll get my bride home eventually.

Stop taunting me, sister-in-law.

Ranjha's sisters-in-law too had taunted him.

He had gone after Sial tribe's Heer.

I can't say anything about Heer..

..but if me warn you, it could get you thrown out of the house.

The boy whom they are going to come to meet is yet to have a bath.

Nimma, have a bath and bathe the cattle too.

- Bride's family is coming to meet you. - Okay, mother.

He sits with a mirror in his hand early in the morning.

He has nothing good to do and he keeps my kids engaged as well.

Wake up!

The sun is up and he is still asleep.

Here son, have some milk.

Bride's family is coming to meet your brother today.

Aunt! I am here!

With the guests?

- No, with a message. - What?

Nathu's mother is dead. They are asking for you.

They say you wail beautifully.

Damn you!

Bride's family is coming to meet brother.

Wonderful. Then we should get new clothes stitched.

We will get to eat Ladoos and Jalebis (sweets).

We will, and we will have some after six months too.

Why? Does your family give birth in six months?

Don't make me break your jaw.

After him it will be my turn.

- Then I'll have kids. - Wonderful!

That's why you are so excited.

Give me that tea.

- It's hot. - Slow down.

It's fun to move my hand over these rings.

Which ones should I wear? Yes.

No, on this finger I'll wear the ring I'll get for Nimma's wedding.

What do you say?

Come on, you are behaving like a pauper.

You don't have anything lacking.

I say you wear all of them.

They will say that our son-in-law doesn't lack anything.

Okay, fine.

Get the scooter ready, I'm coming.

- Go on. - Okay.

It's my hard earned income.

Let me keep it safe.

Or else someone will steal them.

The key..?

Where's its key?

It's not even here.

I can't find the key!

Forget the key, I cannot find the scooter either.

What! My scooter? Damn..

Mother, I can't find the key.

Mother, I can't find the scooter.

What do you want, the key or the scooter?

Both.

They are both gone.

Why?

Gulab has taken it to his in-laws'.

Mother, I too wanted to take it to my in-laws'.

All of you only want to keep visiting your in-laws'.

None of you are interested in working.

Your father never goes to his in-laws.

And you and your nephew never leave your in-laws' place.

Remember this:

One day your in-laws will shoo you out of three..

..like people shoo away a street dog.

What are you staring at?

Take your wife on a cycle.

They are always off to the in-laws.

Grandpa!

Oh wonderful!

- Hello, father. - Yes!

- Hello dear. God bless you, son. - I seek your blessings, grandpa.

Hello.

I heard the scooter and I thought it was you.

I have brought a proposal for Nimma.

We were expecting your uncle.

He was going to come with a marriage proposal.

Right, he will get your children married.

Father said a million lies were told to get him married.

Look there he is.

Well done!

Well done, son.

There he is.

You and your tall claims.

Who got you married?

When God wishes you get married where you are meant to.

And who found you the one you were meant to be with?

You.

- Hello. - Hello.

Listen nephew, a person who can get you married can get anyone married.

The girl whose proposal I have brought is very beautiful.

Oh I see. So does the girl whose proposal I have brought have pox marks?

We have taken the token rupee from him.

So what? Buy some sweets of the rupee.

It's not a big sum.

He wants to get father divorced. He told him to leave our mother.

I will get you another wife. He is greedy for rings.

You will get him married to the girl I propose.

I'll make them give 100 grams gold?

Is that all?

My family is ready to give 200 grams. Ask the girl.

- I'll get them a scooter. - They are ready to give a tractor.

I'll get both Nimma and Shinda married.

Come on!

I'll get all three of them married, including uncle.

Now what do you have to say?

Brother, I think that proposal is more beneficial.

Even I liked it.

Gulab Singh, use your brains a little.

Get him married before the boys then.

They don't have any shame left.

Gulab, which village you're your proposal come from?

They are from..

Go on.

Village is not a problem. It can be any village.

I'll get him married to any village you want.

Wherever I go, people don't let me leave..

..till I accept to get their daughters married.

Hear that!

People ask me before they give birth to a girl:

"Will I get the girl married?"

Son, you are yet to find a girl for him?

He is yet to find one whereas I've already found one.

For both Nimma and Shinda.

They are two sisters.

Their father is a council member. They are well to do.

They are a highly respected family.

They will fill this courtyard with happiness.

Son, Nimma is not getting any younger.

Let us accept your uncle Bhag Singh's proposal this time.

Do as you wish, what can I say? You will regret this later.