Raakh (राख)

Sahil!

Okay, bye.

How can you be late today?

Let's hurry.

The last bus will leave soon.

Wait…

We'll get there on time, Soo.

Don't worry.

Uncle, we need a ride to the Cantonment area.

Come sit. It is en route.

Come on.

Wow, it's freezing!

Love it.

If you keep opening it, the ice cream will never freeze.

Close it.

Soo, let's just leave it open.

Our home will become Kashmir.

Wow! Genius!

Is your name Einstein Arora?

What's wrong with you?

I'll be walking backwards from now on,

I'm giving Earth a push

and flipping back time!

Stop trying to talk like a grown-up when you don't even have a mustache yet.

Give me this hand, Soo-man!

Mumma!

What's going on? Let her go, Sahil.

-You got saved because of Ma. -Stupid.

She called me stupid, Ammu.

She's right.

Hurry up, darling. It's time to leave.

Yes, Mumma.

I was getting ready, but…

I can't find my earrings.

If I'm late, they'll give my slot to Deepa.

Wear these. They look great on you.

I'll put them on for you.

Thank you, Mumma.

I'm so proud of you, darling.

You're my very own nightingale.

-Did that hurt? -No.

Papa is calling everyone excitedly to say…

our Suman will be singing on the radio today.

Sweet moment, Ma.

Bye, Soo.

Give my best to Deepa.

You're going with her.

What "give my best"!

No…

The clothes!

Sahil.

But why do I have to go with her every time?

Mumma, I'll go on my own.

It's not very far.

I don't need this bodyguard anyway.

You are his bodyguard.

He's just going with you for moral support.

-Come on now. -Let's go.

The ice cream will be ready by evening. We'll eat it together.

Taxi fare.

Papa will come and pick you up.

All the best.

Sahil, don't fight.

Okay.

Yes, sir. Have you tuned in?

No, sir, not my son.

My daughter Suman will be singing.

We don't allow Sahil to sing even at home.

Yes, sir. Okay.

Namaskar. Welcome to "Madhur Geet".

The last song for this evening will be sung

by our young singer, Deepa Dhanraj.

What!

She's the main performer.

They've probably reserved her for the last song.

But look at the time.

The program will end soon.

How's this possible?

She was saying, if she's late, they'll give her slot to Deepa.

-Maybe she was late. -No.

This was our last song on tonight's "Madhur Geet".

Thank you.

Suman must have been heartbroken.

She worked so hard.

How could they do this?

I'll go to the radio station and check what happened.

Get dinner ready. I'll be back with them soon.

Have you seen Suman and Sahil?

No, Uncle.

They're not here.

Not here?

Have they gone home?

They didn't turn up, Uncle.

We've been waiting since 7:00 p.m.

Then I thought she might be unwell.

But Suman never misses her performance.

Suman and Sahil were together.

Haven't you seen either of them?

Papa is here, Uncle.

I'll leave now. Bye.

Hello?

Mona, are Sahil and Suman back home?

What do you mean?

Aren't they with you?

No. I met Deepa at the radio station.

She said they hadn't turned up.

They must've gotten late.

Did you go upstairs and check?

They were not there. The radio station had closed by then.

How is that possible?

They never go anywhere without informing me…

I'll find them. Don't worry.

They'll be somewhere close by, perhaps at a friend's house.

Or they might be waiting for a bus.

Suman would never miss her performance.

You call up their friends and find out.

I'll check here.

Mrs. Sharma? I'm Suman's mother speaking.

Are Sahil and Suman at your house?

Hello. Are Sahil and Suman at your house?

May I speak with Renuka?

Renuka, did you meet Sahil and Suman today?

Any idea where they might be?

The villain gets to have all the fun.

He gets to screw the heroine,

and gets to screw the heroine's sister too.

Given a chance, the bastard would even screw the hero!

Which film are you watching?

Fatso is gonna eat her alive tonight.

And why's that bugging you, Rajjo darling?

Your life's dry as toast.

Let him enjoy his butter in peace.

Let's go.

Where to?

Just come, bastard.

Want a photo to keep in your wallet, you bastard?

Or do you want to…

-You-- -Hey!

Ignore him, sir. He's a loser.

Come on, say sorry to the sir.

Bastard.

It's not his fault, you know.

I feel so bad for you.

God has built you like a truck,

but handed you bicycle parts!

Bastard!

Thieves!

Only six rupees!

Bloody miser!

Bastard is roaming around in a coat in this heat!

The security guard is here.

Hey, you! Stop!

Hey! Who are you guys? Where are you going?

Babu!

Babu… help!

Stop. Stop here.

Mutton Curry Bauji is here!

-How much? -Twelve rupees.

Namaste, Bauji.

-Let me carry it. -I'll manage.

-How's your daughter? -She's well, thank you.

Where is Jayprakash?

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar,

Muhammed Sadaullah, Krishnaswami Ayyar,

K.M. Munshi, B.L. Mitter,

and Dr. D.P. Khaitan.

Babasaheb was also the Chairman of the Drafting Committee in 1947.

You are hell-bent on cracking the exam, sir.

Ask me the next question, Mr. Javed. Go on, ask.

Tell me who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

I've told you so many times not to-- stub it.

But, Javed, yesterday you said you'd quit.

It's just a cigarette, he'd quit yesterday.

He will quit again tomorrow.

Of course.

Put these books away now.

He's old enough to get married, but his studies never seem to end!

You're an intelligent man, Javed. Knock some sense into him.

Try to understand, sir.

Whatever!

If studying led to promotions,

I'd have retired as a SP instead of a constable!

Baba, you weren't this regular at the police station even when you were on duty!

You start coming home in time for dinner,

and I'll stop coming to the police station.

The exam is in a few days, Baba. Plus, there's a lot of work here.

We were planning to order chole puri from Lallan's shop.

Go ahead and order now. It's not too late.

Mishra ji, wash your hands and come join us.

I'm fasting today, Ghanshyam ji.

Come on, Mishra ji, how long will you keep observing fasts?

After you retire next year,

you'll be stuck at home eating boring potato curry every day.

-Isn't it? Come join us. -Okay.

"There are other tasks in this world, besides the breaking of bread."

Well said, Poet Faiz. Well said.

There will always be some task or another pending, son.

But remember, no man should stay hungry,

nor should he keep others hungry.

Because hunger--