Raja Hindustani

It's amazing! Your birthday and your daughter's birthday...

..fall on the same day.

Yes. And we celebrate our birthdays together...

..on the same day every year:

Where's Mrs. Sehgal?

There are people who want to meet you.

This is my brother.

This is my nephew, Jai...

And who's she?

Ah! Aarti...

Looking at your figure, it doesn't appear...

..that you're the mother of such a grown-up girll.

Who told you that I'm her mother?

I'm only her step-mother.

But my sister loves Aarti more than her real mother would.

Isn't Aunt a bit foolish? Not a bit. She's very foolish.

You want to go to Palankhet? What's there to laugh about?

People go to see America and Europe, whereas...

..you want to visit a tiny hill-station like Palankhet?

Why don't you go to Switzerland instead?

Because what I can find at Palankhet, I cannot find elsewhere.

What's so special at Palankhet? My mother's memories.

Father...didn't you meet mother for the first time at Palankhet?

Look... it is Shalini now who is your mother.

Forget the one who is dead.

Let her go if she wishes to.

Besides, aren't you visiting Germany for a few days, too?

Yes....when do you wish to leave?

When are you leaving for Germany, Father?

I'm leaving tomorrow itself.

All right. Then I'll also leave tomorrow.

But I cannot permit you to go all alone.

What'll people say? That I let my young daughter go all by herself?.

She's right.

Gulab and Kamal... you must accompany Aarti tomorrow.

To Switzerland? Not Switzerland.

What did you say was the name of that place?

Had you telephoned the Hotel Taj?

Did you ask them to send a car?

Has the car arrived then?

What can one say? The hotels here are all useless.

Had we telephoned London... This is not London.

Will you continue to stare at me, or do something about it?

There's an only taxi parked there.

If we miss that one too, we'll be stranded here.

She's right... Please stay here. We'll go and fetch the taxi.

Raja Hindustani. Raja Hindustani...?

The licence number is 420 .

Anyway, what does it have got to do with us? Come on...

These people are very lazy. He's taking a nap. What now?

I'll wake him up.

Hey! Wake up! Hey! What're you doing?

Who're you? I'm the helper on this taxi.

My name is Rajnikant.

Wake your driver. We wish to go to Palankhet.

We can't go.

Why can't you? The boss sleeps at this hour.

He sleeps at this hour? Is he in eternal sleep that he can't wake up?

Hold one leg. I'll hold the other.

Let's see how he doesn't wake up. Come on...Get up!

Wake up, O descendent of the demons!

O descendent of the demons?! What do you think of yourself?.

Who dared wake up the Indian King of Hearts!?

Not me, Boss. They did. These people?

Who addressed me as a descendant of the demons?

Not me, Boss. They did. They did?

Who thumped my cab? Not me. They did.

They did?

Aren't you ashamed of raising your hand on a woman?

Woman? Is she a woman?

What else? Can't you see? And who're you? Her sister?

I'm male. My name is Gulab Singh. She's Kamal, a female.

Everything is wrong here. Hot is cold and cold is hot.

Don't you know about them? About whom?

Shut up, will you? We want a taxi to take us to Palankhet.

Just tell me if you will come along.

No. And why not?

I don't feel like it. I don't want to go.

Then how'll we go? Put the luggage on your head...

..and walk the distance of 250 kilometers.

But just listen... Didn't I say no?

But please listen... Didn't I say no?

We're new here. And there's no other taxi around, too.

Please help us. You may charge us money.

How much would you charge? 500 rupees?

All right. Take 600 rupees.

All right. Tell me. How much will you charge?

Boss...

500 rupees will be enough.

What? Yes.

- 500 rupees is enough. As it is, our taxi belongs to Palankhet.

How amazing! When I asked you, you refused.

But when Madam asked, you agreed. Why so?

That's my look-out!

Fetch Madam's luggage. Yes, Boss.

Please come, Madam. Be seated.

Hey! Where are you going? To sit with Madam.

No way. Madam will make herself comfortable in the rear seat!

Come on. Let's sit in the front. No, not in the front.

My cleaner, Rajnikant, sits up front with me.

As it is, while driving, sometimes I shake my hands and legs.

Then where will we sit? Yes...where will they sit?

Don't be worried. I've a special airl-conditioned place for them.

Where's that? Above.

Looks like he's going to kill us!

Hold tightly! I think that this man is crazy

What're you doing?

Look ahead, Boss! Or you might cause an accident.

Shut up!

Excuse me... Yes, Madam?

How far is Palankhet from here?

- 28 hours in a bullock cart. 5 hours in a ramshackle bus.

And 3 hours flat in Raja Hindustani's taxi.

Your name is Raja Hindustani?

Yes. Didn't you like it?

No...it's fine. But it's a bit different, isn't it?

Yes, Madam. It's different. My name is different from others.

My name is Raja because I'm the King of my moods.

Nobody can dominate me. And I'm a Hindustani because...

in this country, you find Hindus, Ssikhs, Christians, Muslims...

but no Indians...

I'm an orphan. When I was a kid, my father passed away.

Now I'm just the child of my country.

You're a very interesting person:

Am I not?

Thank you, Madam.

What's this? Why? Madam?

It's an English song. People from the city really enjoy it.

I don't like it. Switch it off.

Very well, Madam.

What's this? It's a hit Hindi film song.

I don't like that either. Please switch it off.

All right...

Why did you stop it?

That's a nice song. Let it play.

It was not a cassette. It was me singing.

You? Yes.

Do you also sing? Yes.

Would you like to hear me? Sure.

There's no booking in your name at this hotel.

How is that possible?

Our booking has been confirmed at this hotel.

You had telephoned them, didn't you?

What's this? Why're you crying?

I made the booking. But not for this Taj.

I booked you at the Taj Mahal in Agra.

What?

Are you out of your mind?

Please book two rooms for us right now.

There's a conference in progress right now.

You won't find any accommodation in the whole of Palanpur.

What should we do now?

Why're you worried? Come with me. Where?

To a place where there are not just 5-stars, but countless ones.

To a place where one serves with feelings.

To a place where the doors are open even if there's no place.

Come on... But Raja...

Where is such a place?

Come along, Madam. Please come...

Look...what a beautiful place this is!

After all, you did lie!

Even a blind man wouldn't call this place as five-star.

Is this a hotel or a rest-house? How can the young lady live here?

Even a donkey wouldn't like to be tied to such a place.

In that case, the donkeys might return to where they come from.

You called me a donkey!

Why're you arguing with him? It's a good enough place.

It's better than the 5-star hotel.

Is this somebody's residence?

Yes. It's the residence of my Uncle and Aunt.

This taxi too belongs to them. I only drive it around.

Are they your blood relatives? No.

It's not blood that ties us together, but our hearts.

You know how we Indians form a relationship everywhere.

My relationship with Uncle and Aunty too is a similar one.

Hurry up! Go and tell Uncle that Madam has come.

All right.

Also tell them that she has brought two maidservants along.

Hey! What did you say?

What happened? You cut your hands, didn't you?

Hey! What're you doing? Why?

People say that if a tigress tastes blood...

she doesn't spare anybody alive.

Really? So I'm a tigress, eh? And what're you?

I'm a sheep.

You've come? Yes. Boss too has come.

He has brought along a madam too.

A Madam...?

A madam with Raja?

Let me go and see which Madam Raja has brought along.

You're very beautiful. What's your name?

Aarti. Ah! What a lovely name!

Yes, it's a lovely name.

You may stay here for as long as you wish.

You don't have to go to any hotel.

Come on. Please come, Madam.

Go and get the luggage. And you, maidservants...

Go and help him.

Please come, Madam.

Just a minute.