What does one need to survive?
Food...
Clothing...
Shelter...
Right?
Let's get more practical.
What does one need to survive in Mumbai?
Food...
Clothing...
Shelter...
Racquets to kill mosquitoes.
Electricity to charge it.
Toilets to shit and piss.
The 5.58 local train.
BEST bus.
Roads to walk on. Footpaths to spit on.
Benches to sit on. Wires to scratch.
Water in taps. Clean drainage in monsoon.
Covered manholes.
Vaccinated dogs.
Cheap liquor.
Gas to cook.
Flyovers in every possible direction.
I love Mumbai... I love Dadar...
I love Dharavi... I love Girgaon...
Parel... Parle... Juhu... Dongri... Bandra... Byculla... Jogeshwari
Borivali... Kandivali... Wadala... Chembur
Churchgate
There are 20 million people in Mumbai who want all that.
And the one who provides all that...
And takes the blame for not providing...
And at times it even fights back...
This is the Municipal Corporation Of Greater Mumbai
B M C
I think...
It must be a T-shirt.
No way...
It must be some kind of a sack.
Manchekar...
What do you think?
Something rubbery.
Hard or round...
No way...
How can something round get stuck in there?
Let's bet on it. 10 rupees!
Hey.
Let's bet bigger this time.
Fine. Sure?
Sure.
You can't go back on your word.
You're going to lose. I'm telling you it's rubber....
Why did he go in there?
He wants to win your bet.
Sagar...
How much longer?
They are waiting for the flag hoisting.
Am I the chief guest?
Mind your language.
He went in right now? What’s going on?
What do you mean went in?
It’s not allowed to go in there just like that.
There are toxic chemicals in there.
It’s six feet deep.
It takes time.
Time?
This is exactly how efficient these BMC workers are.
Digging up the roads right when the monsoon hits.
While we are forced to pay taxes on time.
Arbaaz...
Pull him out.
He pays his taxes on time. Let him go in there.
Can you swim?
Mind your tongue.
We have been calling for a week for this issue.
You don’t just pay taxes; you clog the drains too.
I’ve reported on duty even when I’m on holiday.
I work for the BMC
This is a private zone.
Who is your builder?
You are government employees.
Look at that… Bubbles…
Look at those bubbles.
Manchekar...
You win. It’s a football.
Sit down.
Sit… sit.
Get some soda.
Are you mad?
Why did you plunge in without the equipment?
You try it one more time and I'll box your ears.
Manchekar, wear the mask.
This is broken.
Just adjust...
Adjust? You contractors are putting our lives at risk.
Manchekar...
I won the bet.
I'll buy you a drink.
Drink?
Hey
Take him to the hospital.
Tell the doctor he needs oxygen.
Manchekar...
Give me a kiss too.
Hey tax payers!
Hoist your flag.
And now...
As per our tradition...
We're going to felicitate the student...
Who topped the class. Along with her parents.
So, I welcome Sweety Kadam
From Vth Standard.
And her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maruti Kadam.
What a put on.
It's been like this since the playgroup.
Every year his daughter stands first.
Every year he wears the same suit.
Every year the principal invites him to give a speech.
Mr. Kadam.
Please...
If you can say a few words about your daughter.
Now watch.
He will go to the mic.
He'll say, "Good Morning."
Good Morning
And now...
I...
Uhm...
Now come the tears.
I...
Uhm...
I...
Hi everyone.
My dad was going to talk.
But he got a little too emotional.
Don't worry dad.
I will speak on your behalf.
My dad is the best dad ever.
He is so hard working.
He always makes sure that I am happy.
He tells me stories.
Helps me in homework.
And also plays football with me sometimes.
You know what, I came first in my class.
Because of my dad.
He always says...
Work hard. Believe in yourself.
That's what I did. Thank you.
You know...
Instead of just crying every year. Just learn how to speak English.
I cried in English this year. Isn't it?
Papa, now you must let me join the football class.
Yes, of course.
Don't pester him with your football. -You stay out of it.
If you want... we'll get 'Rolando' to Chembur.
Ronaldo.
Fine. But who's going to be first to the car?
Me, of course...!
Tell me.
Papa, let's play a quiz.
Make it fast I'm in a hurry.
Papa... Who plays for Brazil?
Nemane.
Not Nemane,
Neymar. -Yes, Neymar.
And Argentina?
That guy... Misal
Not Misal. It's Messi: The Goat.
Messi: The Goat.
Is he a goat? Me....ssi!
Yes. Me....ssi!
Me....ssi!
My silly goats... First take the blessings of God.
I'll be right back.
Take off your shoes.
Maruti... stop. Don't run away.
Stop... Come here.
Are you running away from me?
How are you, Desai?
Don't ask me how I am.
Hey!
Desai is talking to you. -I know...
What do you know?
I don't come here because I love the tea at your place.
Listen to me. Maruti listen up.
I'm taking away your taxi.
You're not paying your loan instalments.
It was a loan of two lakhs.
Have some water.
I don't want your water.
You must have put in a deposit for your daughter's school admission.
Do as I say.
Cancel her admission.
You'll get the deposit back.
Pay off the loan.
Ask the school to keep the rest.
Send her to a government school.
No, you listen to me.
You have two options.
Cancel your daughter's school admission.
Or handover your taxi to me.
It is up to you.
I'll pay you back. Give me time till Diwali.
By Diwali? Are you planning on selling off the house?
Going around renting suits.
He...
Failed VIIIth class.
Idiot.
I got him a job in BMC.
Now he has taken such a big loan of 2 lakhs.
Thanks to him we'll have to change Sweety's school.
So frustrating.
Desai...
Every illness has a cure.
Some get cured quickly. Others take time.
Give him some more time.
You've helped me so much.
Just some more time.
I will repay you by Diwali. Please...
This is about your daughter's school.
That is why I am letting it go.
Dalvi Madam...
The decision is final.
Workers...?
I don't care what they think.
But Sir...
Let's give it some more thought.
Dalvi madam, I don't have any better solution.
I have to eradicate this problem now.
Eradicate?
Namaste
It has been one year since I have been the Assistant Commissioner.
In this year...
We have done a lot of tasks together.
Which
Should’ve been done long ago.
Be it the hawkers’ issue…
Or illegal construction.
This certainly wasn’t easy.
Since I took charge…
A lot of slackers…
Who cut corners...
Or just showed up to work.
They have been fired.
You see…
If you’re working hard…
You have my full support.
But if you’re hardly working…
I know exactly who you are.
I have noticed a big issue here.
I am making a list for that, Sir.
To make our system more robust…
I’ll have to make some decisions.
It might upset some of you.
However…
I have no choice.
Although we don’t agree to some changes
They are beneficial to the coming generations.
And for that…
All of you must be prepared for the change.
Jai Hind!
Jai Maharashtra!
Apsara Jadhav, there’s a complaint against you.
Saheb, but I…
Pravin Bhau, you scared me!
Good one!
I’m going to give a speech on the next Independence Day.
I’ve fired all the engineers today.
Tomorrow…
All the doctors will have to go.
He said, people are going to be upset...
He's going to take some tough decisions...
What was he talking about?
He is giving me a raise.
And all of you’re going to be upset about it.
Pravin!
Yes Madam.
Here’s the list.
What's this?
Shirurkar Saheb has called everyone to the ward office tomorrow.
Your name is on the list as well. -Why?
Me…?
I have no clue what it is about.
He was furious.
Furious? -Yes.
And…
He said he is going to ‘eradicate’ everyone.
Inform everyone.
Manoj… Vilas… you’re on the list too.
What is this list?
Read it…
Jayashree Tai too!
I’ll make some calls.
Nitin Kamble is always here for the workers.
All the big officers are scared of me.
Show me that list.
Vilas Gawde.
Manoj Dhamale.
Arbaaz Chaudhary
Kishor Pawar
Vinay Awhad.
Dnyandev Shinde.
Virendra Kumar.
Tejasvi Yadav.
Vitthal Kamat.
Pravin Sawant.
Sakharam Manchekar.
Jayashree Kamble. Maruti Kadam.
Pavya, what’s going on?
Dalvi madam gave me this list.
We’ve all been summoned to the office tomorrow.
Shirurkar Saheb has ‘irricated’ all of us.
What?
Eradicate.
What?
Eliminated.
Eliminate?
To uproot something.
Or destroy.
Generally, pests or diseases…
Look at that…
That Shirurkar is calling you pests!
They had come up with such a list a while ago.
In 2012.
35 people were fired just for spelling their names wrong.
How could they fire anyone for such a silly mistake?
Go check if you don’t believe me.
Search…
How many names in your list?
13.
Confirm fired.
Kamble Bhau…
Help us.
I have three daughters.
IIIrd class, Vth class and Xth class.
My wife is pregnant.
I cannot survive without this job.
I've been on this job just for 10 months.
My house runs on my salary.
I've just got this job.
Stop it...
Be quiet... Bhau is speaking...
You’re on the BMC’s hit list.
They are so vicious.
Not only are they firing you.
They’re firing you on Independence Day!
Manchekar…
Do you think this is right?
Kamble…
I’ve been here for 35 years.
I know everything that has gone down their drains!
I dare them to fire me.
I will drink poison right in front of him.
Now that’s called seniority.
These officers are predators.
We’ll show them that we stand together.
We’re charging at Shirurkar’s office tomorrow with a silent protest!
I’ll give you 100 of my men.
Victory to the Labour Union!
I woke up as usual.
I read your message and my head's been spinning.
How the hell did my name come on that list?
You know my husband is crippled.
Do you have to keep saying that? -Shut up.
Omkar is so young.
Go eat your food...
Everyone just tortures me.
Noone ever complains about you.
Apsara Jadhav…
TT injection?
Apsara?
What happened to you?
I got cut on a blade yesterday while separating the garbage.
Pravin Bhau asked me to get the injection.
Don't avoid taking the shots.
I thought I might as well take one my way home.
What are you looking at? Just do it.
Hang up the phone.
Not giving it on my ear, are you?
Hurry up.
Yes... go on.
I...
The doctor has asked me to rest tomorrow as well.
You know...
He is crippled.
Why don't you take my place?
You see... Tai...
What?
I would have...
But my name is not on the list.
So?
What if they see me and add my name on it too?
I'll get into trouble.
Fine.
I'll go.
They will fire me.
I'll get an attack.
I'll die right there in his office.
He is crippled. I'll also die.
Hey!
There you go, calling me a cripple again.
You got this job because I lost my leg.
I'm about to lose that job.
Fine I'll go. Don't scream. You'll drop dead right now.
Bye.
She's such a baby.
What are you waiting for? Should I do it myself?
It's done already.
Done?
Didn't hurt a bit.
You're quite gentle with the needle.
Didn't hurt?
Nope.
I'm used to this TT injection.
There's Manchekar, drunk as always.
Is he here?
It was my birthday today.
Adu...
I know that.
Happy Birthday!
At least today you shouldn't have drunk.
Hello Kamble Bhau... -Do something...
Hello...
Check your network.
There's no one here. Send your men.
There's no one.
Hurry up.
Didn't I tell you?
Kamble... He's good for nothing.
Silent protest!
I'm sure he is 'silently' snogging his wife.
Why are you sitting outside?
What are you doing here?
Jayashree Tai is unwell. I'll take her place.
Everyone ready?
As soon as we go in...
They'll say, "You're fired!"
We'll come back right here.
We'll not say a word over there.
We'll wreak havoc here.
Hey!
We know very well what to do.
Ready?
Have you filled the forms? -Dalvi Madam...
Era...di..cate... What's this all about?
Saheb is here. All of you get in there.
No point asking her. She doesn't know a thing.
Manchekar...
They are making us fill up forms just before firing us!
Let's go.
Put that poison bottle away. Don't flaunt it.
If he takes my name...
I'll open the bottle right away.
Sakharam Manchekar
Qualification - Xth Fail
Why didn't you finish your Xth?
What?
Why didn't you finish your Xth?
I just... didn't...
Didn't have enough money.
Maruti Kadam, VIIIth fail.
Yes, Saheb...
Why didn't you?
I...
I didn’t even go to the IXth standard.
So, I never appeared for the Xth.
Pravin Sawant. -Sir?
What about you?
I didn't clear English.
But I know how to spell my name.
P-R-A-V-I-N
Great.
Hello, Tai.
Jayashree Kamble
Huh?
Jayashree Kamble?
No...
Apsara Jadhav
Jayashree Kamble
Put her on speaker.
Jayashree Kamble
Why didn't you finish your Xth Standard?
Your father didn't teach me well, that's why.
Pavya...
Don't pull stupid pranks. Stop mimicking Shirurkar.
I am stressed as it is.
Jayashree...
I am not Pavya.
I'm Uday Kumar Shirurkar.
Assistant Municipal Commissioner
Saheb!
Why didn't you finish your Xth Standard?
Saheb...
I had an asthma attack.
I am on leave.
Did someone complain against me?
No, this is not about any complaints.
I have a plan.
From today, all of you are going to...
Attend a Night School
There is a night school in our ward.
At 6.30 in the evening.
All of you have to be there.
Really?
You mean... You're not firing us?
Who told you that you're being fired?
Dalvi?
No Sir. I didn't say anything.
Saheb...
Era...ca..teted...
Oh! Eradicate!
This word has caused the whole confusion.
We panicked.
I swear...
I even thought of committing suicide.
All for an English word?
Okay then.
This is final.
From this evening...
Everyday...
All of you...
Will be going to the night school
And this year...
You'll clear your Xth Standard
Just imagine.
A bunch of grown-ups. Going to school in half pants...
Now you talk!
The cat had your tongue in front him.
Manchekar you are senior.
You should have said something.
That’s when you think of your seniors?
Manchekar!
Off to school? All of you?
Why didn’t you complete your education on time?
Dhanya… you have a doctorate, do you?
No, but I’m much better than you.
Manchekar…
Should I get you a brand-new tiffin box?
And half pants for you.
And skirts for the ladies?
Thank God your name’s not on the list. You’d be frolicking in a skirt.
Let’s go.
You better leave.
Manchekar.
See you on 'Result Day'!
This is just the beginning.
Have you lost it?
Why are you ringing it so loudly?
Are you hurt?
I stubbed my toe.
'Better an educated man than a wealthy one.'
Mumbai Public School.
We should make a plan before Shirurkar Sir gets here.
Do you think we can actually be here every evening?
I even go to the bar only two days a week.
But you drink every day.
Yes, but only twice a week at the bar...
Listen to me.
The teacher here...
We'll get him on our side.
We'll ask him,
"Just tell us what you like. Chicken, fish or something else?"
And get us out of this mess.
Just fail us...
You're right. -I don't eat chicken, fish... nothing.
I'm a Malkari.
Namaste.
I'm Nilesh Mali.
Your new teacher.
It's better you met us here.
Our boss simply gave us the order... -Yes, I know all about it.
You see...
This night school was about to be shut down.
Shirurkar Sir asked me whether I can teach his students?
I said, “Sure."
All of you have saved our night school.
So that is what this is about!
The school is saved but we're doomed.
No...
Why would you be doomed?
At the very first plunge; the cold water is bound to sting.
Get it?
You are new here.
You may find it difficult at first.
Soon, it'll be fine.
You don't have to pay any fees.
Once you enjoy studying... -No sir, we won't enjoy this.
Impossible.
I'm in the water department.
Class Four Worker.
The BMC pays 8,300 rupees for repairing pipes.
It's not enough.
I secretly drive a taxi as well.
That's how I finally bring home about 15,000 rupees.
Fifteen at the most.
Monthly groceries, vegetables, oil... That costs me four and a half thousand.
That leaves me with ten and a half. Then comes the electricity bill.
Mobile recharge... cable...
Two thousand for that.
Now I have eight and a half.
A gas cylinder costs seven hundred thirty-five rupees.
What's the balance? 7765.
Someone falls sick. That means medical bills.
Alcohol is so costly these days.
Finally, I am left with two or two and a half thousand rupees.
But I also have to pay my daughter's school fees.
Relatives back in the village...
The bus fares...
Wife's saree.
Diwali and other festivals.
Kids' birthdays...
After all that I have only five hundred rupees in my pocket.
And the football class expects me to pay five thousand rupees.
How will I ever enjoy studying?
I agree. I get what you're... -Sir...
Forget it.
You see...
Our grandchildren are in school. Let them study.
We're too old to go to school.
In any case...
We don't need a certificate to sweep the streets.
She's right.
But...
Education is not just for certificates.
It's not just about money. -Sir, enough.
I'm working for the BMC for thirty-five years.
Once the school shuts; they won't get their salaries.
No grants either.
And Shirurkar Saheb...
Some contractor must have given him a hefty sum.
This is just a farce.
Just a facade.
Mark my words.
Shirurkar Saheb will get a photographer.
Click some photos with us.
And get them printed in newspapers.
Is everyone here?
Didn't I tell you, Sir?
Our BMC students will definitely show up.
Let's go.
Photos!
Come on.
Take your seats.
So... -Sir...
Let's take the photos.
He doesn't take photos of living people.
In our hospital...
He is in the post mortem department.
He is here to study.
You haven't cleared your Xth either.
Sit.
This is Mali Sir.
Mali Sir...
These are the students.
For a year every evening from 6.30 to 9.30...
Mali Sir is going to tend to this garden of education.
And then...
We'll have the board examination in March.
Okay?
Yes Sir...
Does anyone have any doubts?
You can ask them right now.
Oh, I forgot.
Dalvi Madam didn't remind me.
I hope you know.
Once you clear your Xth class
All of you...
Will be eligible for promotions and an increase in salary.
You will get a raise of five thousand rupees in your salaries.
Apart from that, for the next six months...
Each one of you...
Will be getting three thousand rupees every month.
So...
Don't bunk classes.
If you do...
I'll actually fire you.
So...
Work hard.
Yes Mr. Maruti?
No...
Never mind Sir...
Saheb...
You're here?
Jayashree Kamble is here.
Saheb...
I didn't complete my Xth either.
Why is my name not on the list?
It is now!
Take a seat.
Thank you, Sir.
So...
I want to see you progress.
And that will be possible...
Only through education.
I want to...
Eradicate illiteracy from our system.
Get it?
Yes sir
Okay?
So, all the best!
Thanks Sir. -All the best!
Thank you.
Sakharam Manchekar
Yeah...
What?
No... Say, 'Present'.
Present
Pravin Sawant
Present
Maruti Kadam
Present
Jayashree Kamble
Present
Deepak Thorat
And?
Apsara Jadhav.
Present
Good.
Let's begin with Mathematics.
Mathematics
Shall we?
Hello...
Hello... Bholanath...
Bholanath?
O Bholanath, do tell me please,
Will it really rain today?
O Bholanath, do tell me please,
Will it really rain today?
Tell me...
O Bholanath, do tell me please,
Will it really rain today?
What?
Why are you so late?
I've taken up one more job... cooking dinner.
Three thousand per month.
Okay.
But come home sooner.
Will the tree of hard work bear fruits of wealth?
Will the daily grind earn a plateful of food of the exotic kind?
Will we ever win, a good-luck lottery by chance?
Will the god of the VIPs, one day, shower his blessings on us?
Bholanath...
O Bholanath, do tell me please,
Will this tension fade at last?
Will a poor child's butterfly wings
Ever find a garden of spring?
Aai...Baba set off a bomb. -What?
Explosion! Boom!
Why do you go to school?
Aren't you too old for this?
Making your husband cook!
As if you want to be a lawyer!
Will the calls of rebuke Ever transform to words of praise?
Will dreams that endure every blow Ever get a kind “bravo”?
Will the dark skies be ever lit up With a shiny full moon?
Can a shining pearl be ever found, In the depth of the sewers underground?
O Bholanath…
O Bholanath, do tell me please,
Will we ever be shown respect at last?
Will the broken stories of our past... Ever see a future that’s built to last?
O Bholanath, do tell me please,
Will it really rain today?
Will it form a large pool around our school, Will we get a break from school?
O Bholanath, do tell me please,
Will it really rain today?
O Bholanath, do tell me please,
Will it really rain today?
Will this tension go away at last?
Shall we ever get the respect we deserve?
Will the bell ring?
Sorry, wrong number!
Sir...
Not Maths again!
Let's do something easier.
Don't worry.
Maths seems scary.
What do you ask your daughter?
Did you study Mathematics?
How much did you score in Maths?
Why? Because you're scared of Mathematics.
Once you're scared it will terrorize you.
So, don't be scared.
I'm going to...
I'm going to show you simple magic trick.
My very own magic trick.
Tell me...
35
Multiplied by
35 How much is that?
Don't use the calculator.
About 500 or 600.
Don't just guess, Pravin.
There are no guesses in Mathematics.
It is accurate and real. That's why it is simple.
Now to my trick.
35. What's the first digit?
3
3...
Multiply 3 with the next number.
3 multiplied by 4. How much?
7
7?
Never mind.
3 times 4...?
12
3 times 4 = 12
Put down 12
And now
5 times 5... 5 squared?
25
12 and 25. So 1225. Check it.
That's right!
Wow.
That's like magic!
It is magic.
In this way...
Any number that ends in 5
That is how you multiply it by itself.
I have another trick for you.
Tell me.
How many districts are there in Maharashtra?
7
7?
Never mind.
What did you say?
36
36. But you're murmuring. Why?
He was scared that Mali Sir...
Might ask him to name all 36 districts.
That scared him. But don't be afraid.
The names of all 36 districts...
There's a simple trick to memorize them.
Pay attention. Look at what I write.
A...
K...
U...
P...
Don't just read it. Try to understand what it means.
Every letter in this sentence...
Tells you the name of the districts in Maharashtra.
A?
Ahmednagar
Amravati... Akola...
Ahmednagar, Amravati, Akola. Now G
Gadchiroli... Gondia...
K
MH09! Kolhapur
M
Mumbai
L
Latur
O -Osmanabad
T -Thane
P
Palghar
Palghar, Parbhani, Pune
Y -Yavatmal
That's where I'm from.
D -Dhule
R -Ratnagiri, Raigad.
S for Sangli! Sindhudurg, Satara, Solapur
That's right. Now B
Bhandara
J
Jalgaon, Jalna
C
Chembur
That's right. Let's make you the President of Chembur!
Chandrapur.
H for Hingoli. My sister stays there.
B
Buldhana, Beed
Buldhana and Beed. Now N
Nasik
Nagpur
Nandurbar, Nasik, Nagpur.
W
Wardha and Washim
Okay...
Now that you remember all that.
Let's take a quick test.
What test?
What is it Manchekar?
Carry on...
It has hardly been one month. A test already?
This is necessary, Marutirao.
We have to start right from the beginning.
When was the last time we saw such a clean paper?
I don't feel like spoiling it by writing on it.
Just put it away.
Don't do that.
It is compulsory to attempt all questions.
What if we don't?
You won't get the bonus 3000 rupees.
Sir?
Shirurkar Saheb's orders.
Think carefully before answering every question.
Don't take wild guesses to answer any question.
His orders again.
Sir... this is so difficult. Look at the questions.
Tundra region... I don't know any of this...
Fine. Let's do it this way.
Sit down. I have a solution.
You...
Take these question papers home with you.
Our library has all the textbooks from standard I to IX
Borrow those textbooks.
Find the answers to all these questions.
Read them and then answer the questions.
Submit your answer sheets on Friday.
All the best.
I'm glad
We are meeting like this today.
Mummy wasn't too happy about it.
I insisted.
I want to meet him. And I will.
You...
How many boys...
Have you met so far?
I've seen many profiles.
But...
Haven't met anyone other than you.
Really?
Why me?
The way you spoke about your work the other day.
I was impressed.
Thank you.
I don't tell anyone I'm a receptionist at a coaching centre.
I just say I work in an EdTech company.
You were not embarrassed about telling the truth about your job.
What?
I mean one might feel that they are a teacher but...
But not at a normal school. But a night school teacher.
All students who have previously failed their exams.
You know? -No. I don't know.
What if they had failed before?
Everyone deserves a second chance.
I don't think anybody should be ashamed of their job. Miss Seema
You shouldn't be embarrassed either.
Work is work. What's there to be ashamed of?
Hey
What is this?
What is it?
Rap song.
What is this?
What?
Question Paper.
Show me.
Why is it blank?
Why didn't you solve it?
Why should I?
You're in Xth class.
You keep watching TV for hours.
Eat whenever you feel like.
Now do something useful.
Go on now. Solve it.
This TV is the culprit.
Hey!
It's my break time.
Mummy... -Mummy won't help you. I pay your fees.
Solve it.
Hurry up.
These questions are for VIIth or VIIIth standard.
So what?
Xth class students don't know these answers?
Hurry up now.
Give me a pen.
You need assistants, don't you?
Use any coloured pen you like. Just solve the paper.
Hello, Pavya...
Did you write the answer for that question on 1857...?
To suppress the farmers and small businessmen... the British East India Company...
Laid down a lot of regulations.
Pavya?
They sepoys revolted due to the meagre salaries and discrimination.
Salary was the cause of disputes even back then.
The rest among the people of India...
Rest?
Unrest...
'Un' was hidden in the folds.
How did you write all that?
I know it all.
I'll send you the photo.
Take a copy.
Got it?
Yes...
Now hurry up and write it down.
Bye. See you.
Sodium Chloride.
You seem to be enjoying school! Studying hard?
You must have a pretty teacher.
No pretty teachers.
Mali Sir
He's so annoying.
What are you eating?
Potato sticks.
French fries.
You got this?
It is a 499 burger combo.
With mayonnaise.
Customer said it has gone cold.
I said give it to me instead.
All that's fine. But look after your father.
You must take care of him.
Give his medicines on time.
He calls you but you don't answer. I had to look...
Manchekar!
Don't lecture me.
Stay out of this.
He got you that job.
He is the one who lead you down the sewer.
Is it because he cared about you?
Now he lectures me!
Pay attention to your own family.
Especially your daughter-in-law.
Give me the prescription.
He has no clue what she is up to.
Have it. Potato sticks.
Adu?
Where is Aai?
Keep your ball.
I don’t want it.
What’s wrong?
It stinks of the sewage.
Everyone calls me ‘stinky’.
Who is teasing you?
Who is teasing him?
They mock you too.
They don’t want to play with me thanks to you.
Adu…
You’re home early today?
Adu…
Adu was alone.
He was next door at Vandu Maushi’s place.
He must have seen you and come home.
Who was that guy?
He is a friend.
Rajesh.
Who?
Rajesh.
That fellow at the garage?
How can you be so shameless?
I can’t be alone all my life.
I need someone.
Not everyone is like you.
Do you even know what people say?
Why do you listen to them?
Just tell them.
My son died and my daughter in law has let loose.
Do what you want.
But I won’t let Adu go with you.
Do you even have time for him?
You’re too busy for him.
And your drinking.
I don’t like to drink.
You know my work…
Just quit that filthy job.
You had promised Arjun that you’ll quit your job.
He was earning well enough at that time. -But I am earning now.
I can pay the bills. I am working hard.
I am paying Adu’s fees.
Don’t we have enough for now? What more should I do?
You have gone into your own shell.
Are you ashamed to live off your daughter-in-law's money?
Adu...
Come home right now.
I've been wanting to say something...
You know how much I earn, don’t you?
It’s one of the basic questions in an arranged marriage.
You haven’t asked me yet.
I earn a lot less than you.
Is that a problem that I earn more than you do?
No…
Not at all.
I just wanted to make it clear.
One can't...
One can't feign wealth.
I have already put in a word for you in my company.
They are always looking out for good teachers.
Starting salary is thirty-five thousand.
Do you have a problem with my job…
No… not at all.
Just tell me. Let’s be clear.
Not at all.
I was just giving you an option.
Sorry.
Go easy on the potholes.
It’s ruining my handwriting.
Father… you have misspelt ‘father’.
Is it?
Please correct it.
‘Father’ is breathing down my neck.
Maruti…
Father!
Drop me at the station.
Where are you taking the ride?
Tai…
Where do you want to go?
Night school…
Apsara?
Apsara!
What’s wrong?
Haven’t you ever heard this name?
Of course, I have but I have never met one!
Parents are very ambitious when they name their children.
I named him Maruti.
But he is so henpecked.
Hey...
Your meter’s not running.
Drop me at the station.
And pick up a long fare.
Bye.
Hey…
Money?
Thirty-seven rupees.
What about him?
Isn’t he going to pay?
Fine. You can pay me twenty-seven rupees.
Thank you.
Three rupees change?
I’ll give it to you later.
What do you mean later?
Do you meet her every day?
Hey… you forgot your stuff.
Let’s go.
Handed it over.
You’re not supposed to write anything now.
You can’t dig a well when you’re thirsty.
Give that to me.
Manchekar…
That’s just a blank sheet.
I lost the question paper.
So, my answer paper is just a blank sheet.
Great.
Congratulations.
Manoj Dhamale…
Yes sir?
Do you work with the London Municipal Corporation?
You have answered the Marathi questions in English?
Thank you, Sir.
I searched online.
I had asked you to refer to the textbook.
You went online!
May I come in, sir?
Come in, Maruti.
I had to drop my father...
You…
You’ve got the area of the right-angle-triangle correct.
But you haven't written the formula.
Why?
That's not done. The formula is important.
Ramayan without Ram; Mahabharat without Krishna is impossible, Maruti.
Don't laugh. You haven't written it either.
What's this?
'The reasons for the partitions of Bengal'.
Both of you have written the clauses of the treaty of Purandar!
Yeah?
Yes!
Both of you have made the same mistake. How come?
Sir...
I was too busy... I must've missed it.
Fine then. Answer it now.
Reasons for the partition of Bengal.
Sir, may I?
Not you. You tell me.
Or you.
What are the reasons for the partition of Bengal?
Why should we get into their disputes?
Yes, we must.
These are the kind of questions you will have to answer in your exam.
Maruti, come here.
Come.
Come on gentleman. Get over here.
Here.
Here...
These are some chemical formulae in English.
These are the names of chemicals in Marathi. -Yes.
Match the pairs.
This question was in your test.
You've solved it already.
Do it again.
Go on. I'm waiting.
How can you be so careless?
I had even allowed you...
To refer the textbook to answer the questions.
You have copied from a copy! Cheaters!
I'm working so hard...
Don't you think this is wrong?
You're cheating!
Do as I say.
Cancel her admission.
You'll get the deposit back.
Pay off the loan.
I got him a job in BMC.
Now he has taken such a big loan of 2 lakhs.
He himself failed VIIIth class.
Once you enjoy studying... -No sir, we won't enjoy this.
Impossible.
Get some water.
Maruti... Help him up.
Maruti...
Have some water. Dehydration...
Shut up.
Enough.
Why are you pestering him?
Is this the way to teach?
We are not actual school children.
We are working adults.
This... Maruti.
He works all day to feed his family.
These girls.
Look at their hands. They are always bruised.
We work to death the whole day.
And you kill us some more in the night.
Tell your boss, we won't study.
You're getting paid. What about us?
We're suffering.
Don't you see that?
What did I say Manchekar?
I was only checking his homework.
He has to study to pass.
What's the use of passing this exam?
Is he going to sit behind a desk?
Or are we going to use mobiles to clean the sewers?
This is rubbish. It's all useless.
They will make us clear the exams.
They will celebrate our success. Throw a party.
And we will have to clean the mess they leave behind.
The brooms they give us won't be made of gold.
Some raggedy old broom...
But...
That's not true Manchekar. Education brings about some changes in your life.
We must work a little harder... -Don't talk to us about working hard.
I work three shifts a day.
I do household chores in the morning. Then my day job. And I'm here every night.
I go home so late every night...
My child is hungry and waiting for me.
All of you go home now.
Let's take a break for two days. -No way.
None of us is coming back.
This is ridiculous. Enough of your farce.
I'm warning you. Do not come back here. -Manchekar?
Are you greedy for the 3000 that they are throwing at us?
I'm never coming back.
Manchekar...
Get the bag.
Why does fate only bring us tears?
Oh God, have you forgotten us here?
You were our one and only support.
Why did you step back, give up the fight?
Why make this life so hard, so tight?
You held our fate in your palms,
Pray light up again our every path.
Sir...
May I come in?
Yes Deepak, come on in.
Sit.
What is it?
Nothing Sir.
This is so sad.
Everything was going on so well.
These BMC workers...
They are total idiots.
They are hopeless.
Let's not think about that.
It's no use forcing education down their throats.
They need to feel the urge.
Anyone who really wants this...
Will show up.
Just like you!
Sit...
You're here and you will be served!
Sir...
I wanted to talk about something else.
I want to go on leave for 10 days.
It's my niece's wedding.
As it is no one is attending school.
I thought... I should take your permission.
May I go?
I'll be back right after the wedding.
Go...
Sir...
I have a small request.
One...
Can I take your photo?
I will show it to everyone in the village.
You teach so well!
You know...
If I had a teacher like you in school...
I would have never dropped out.
Just one photo.
Go on then.
As it is you photograph the dead.
May I leave?
Hello...
Miss. Seema...
You had mentioned about a job...
Yes...
Should I speak to them?
Yes...
Sure?
Yes...
We've been looking for you all over.
You're not even answering our calls.
What about our work?
Kamble, I've already told you.
That building is illegal.
And dilapidated.
It will have to be demolished.
The government is going to give them alternate housing.
Saheb...
We won't let you demolish the building.
We'll get a mob and protest.
Got it?
I have a group of at least 300 workers.
Till today...
I haven't even hurt a fly.
But...
It takes only a slap to kill a fly.
I know it all too well.
Let's go...
Sir…
Come.
Dalvi madam told me that you’d meet me here.
He is Kamble.
A local leader.
I see.
In spite of being a local leader he still hasn’t found his own path.
He tries to show muscle whenever he can.
Do you like the sea?
The see looks beautiful, sir.
They are students from Amravati on a school trip.
The teachers told me that the children have never seen the sea.
I said, fine, I will show it to them.
So, Sir…
Tell me.
How are our students?
They are fine.
I wanted to ask you something.
Go on.
You...
Why did you specifically choose them for the night school?
There was a pipeline burst in Dadar on the 15th of august.
All the engineers had given up.
Water was going waste.
Suddenly...
A Class Four worker came forward.
He came up with some idea...
Even if it was temporary...
He found a solution.
He didn't let the water go to waste.
He was...
One of our students
Maruti Kadam
That's when I knew I had to do something for them.
Once they are educated...
They will do something big with their life.
Their talent shouldn't be wasted.
Talent is being wasted, Sir.
I mean...
I actually...
I'm here to talk to you about it.
We have to shut the school.
Sir...
They don't want to study.
They have stopped coming to school since yesterday.
How did that happen?
Just tell me their names I'll... -No, Sir.
Please don't do that.
What's the point in forcing them to study?
Sir...
I can understand...
I know you really want them to achieve this.
But they don't want it.
Let it go, Sir.
I...
I'm looking for another job.
Okay, Sir.
If you want to stop.
Then you must.
But let me tell you something.
When I saw Maruti that day...
I thought of a boy called Dagdu.
He was poor.
He had to drop out of school.
He grew up.
He had to look after his family.
He got a job as a peon.
He realised.
He should continue his studies.
He started going to night school.
He cleared his Xth
Then XIIth
And he studied some more.
And one day...
He became the Chief Minister.
Who?
Dagdu Shinde
aka
Sushil Kumar Shinde.
Ex Chief Minister, Maharashtra.
Another student of a night school went on to become a great artist.
He did thousands of shows of his plays... a number of films too...
He made ‘Vastraharan’.
Machindra Kambli
A great actor and playwright.
He too went to night school.
Try to understand, Sir.
You are not supposed to just teach them all the subjects.
Teach them how to dream.
They are in darkness right now.
They're confused.
You'll have to light a fire.
And then, they will follow you.
Kindle a fire, Sir
Light a fire in them.
There’s no stopping now
He was a good man.
Malappa
Let it go.
I’m not crying for that.
He was 59 years old.
You will be next.
You are 55.
If you too die, what will I do? -Hey!
You fool.
Shut up…
Hey…
Sagar…
Sir has come to the wrong class.
Take him to the school.
Go on.
All of you missed the first bus.
A good Samaritan has sent you another one.
Please…
I’m exhausted.
I'm fed up of this daily grind.
We are like pigs.
If we get stuck in a drain and die…
No one’s going to care…
No one will even notice.
No, they won’t.
Not at all.
I thought you were brave.
You’re a coward.
Hey...
I’m not a coward.
One of us just died.
I don’t have many years left in me.
I’ll be retiring next year.
Why should I study now?
My son studied. What happened?
He died two years ago.
Admitted him at night.
We got his dead body in the morning.
Doctor said…
He had some breathing issue.
I sleep outside since then.
My daughter-in-law works very hard.
I also want be with them.
But I cannot.
My grandson…
The kids in the chawl…
Don’t play with him.
They say he stinks.
Sir…
I don’t even go near him.
How could he stink?
I have spent my whole life cleaning their filth.
They still don't get it?
It is their filth that makes me stink.
Why don’t you teach them?
They need to be educated.
There’s nothing more to my life.
What use is you’re A-B-C-D?
Instead of eating the rationed rice,
What is the use of eating ‘basmati’, Manchekar?
Instead of wearing a wrinkled shirt…
What is the use of wearing a crisp ironed uniform?
“Manchekar… clean the drains.”
Instead of that…
“Mr. Manchekar…”
“Please start your work.”
What is the use of such polite words?
Your Adu…
He won’t get it now.
He’ll realise a few years from now.
His grandfather…
‘Didn’t lose hope even when he used to clean the sewers.’
‘He was standing on a pile of filth…’
‘But he was dreaming of a respectful life for us.’
‘He was doing everything he could for us.’
What is the use of a grandson being proud of his grandfather?
This…
This is the last bus.
There will be no more buses for you.
Good bye.
Do you want to eat something?
No…
Sweety asleep?
Bhau was asking me.
You come home so late.
How much more do you earn?
"What does he do with that money?"
Tell him I burn it all.
I’ll torch the taxi tomorrow.
Then comes the house.
All of Mumbai after that.
He must be worried for you.
All of you are worried for me. I’m the only fool.
You go.
Did Sweety have dinner?
Hey...
Come to the front.
Didn’t you go to school today?
Bhau?
You go to school every evening, don’t you?
Don't look at her.
She didn’t say a word.
I saw you.
You dropped me at the station and you went to school.
I’ll go back in.
Where do you think you’re going?
Don’t run away from this important discussion.
Stay put.
Tell me.
Speak up.
I...
Shirurkar Saheb has ordered us to clear our Xth.
That is why I was going to school. But everyone has stopped going now.
I don’t either.
I swear. I don’t go to school.
How can you be so shameless?
You were doing something so good after so long.
You were going to school.
Now you’re telling me; you've quit?
His mother was bedridden, coughing up all the time.
I had no money.
She used to tell me…
“Don’t spend on my treatment. He must go to school.”
She died.
He failed.
The day you dropped out of school...
I was so angry at you.
Not because you failed or dropped out of school.
Had you told your mother just once,
“I’ll study.”
I saw him go to school that day…
I was so happy.
So proud…
Now he wants to quit.
No way.
I’ve decided.
He works so hard for his daughter’s school.
I will work hard for my son’s school.
From now on…
Your father will drive this taxi.
Bhau?
What are you doing?
Will you go to school or should I drag you there?
No… I’ll drive the taxi.
I will do it.
Tell him.
What can I say?
You won’t listen to me… I’ll have to do something about it.
Bhau please...
Fine… I’ll go.
I’ll go to school.
And I will study.
I swear. I will go.
That’s my boy.
Bhau…
I will go to school.
But right now…
You’re drunk.
I mean… Are you sure you will…
Remember this in the morning?
I’m your father.
One quarter is not enough to knock me out.
I’m here for the wet waste. You’ve put plastic in the garbage.
But it is wet.
This is dry waste, madam.
It is wet.
You’re sure she’s educated?
Madam, the BMC is screaming from the roof tops.
Separate the dry waste from the wet waste.
You don't understand.
So, we have to come to your doorstep.
This is dry waste.
Vegetables, tea powder, waste from the kitchen.
Take it back.
It has vegetables.
But that’s’ plastic on top, you wretch.
You cursed at me in Marathi?
No…
You swore at me.
You don’t understand Marathi.
But you seem to know when we curse?
You cannot curse at me.
Mixing wet and dry waste is just as bad.
Shut up.
Why shut up?
Just shut up, okay?
You guys cannot speak to me like that.
Enough.
I’ve been just listening to you guys.
And now you’re teaching me?
You are neither matured nor qualified to tell me
how I should be handling all this stuff.
I am a responsible citizen. I pay my taxes.
This is your job not mine.
Do you understand me?
So just stop wasting my time on a weekday
And just go and do your job.
Just go.
Thank you, madam.
Huh?
Thank you.
I am not praising you.
Thanks for teaching us.
Let’s go.
Come on.
Don’t cry, madam. Forget about it.
You know these posh people.
Don’t argue with them.
You’ll lose your job. Forget it.
Madam…
Why don’t you study on time?
Solve all the problems.
Aai...
I don’t like Maths.
Don’t even try that. Just solve all the problems.
Give me the phone to calculate.
Not at all.
Okay tell me how much is 25 times 25.
625
35 times 35?
25...
1225
How do you know this?
Adu…
Maths… everything is easy.
They just terrorize us.
Scare us with Mathematics.
Once you start studying, you learn everything automatically.
Your mother too pesters you about Maths?
Don’t be scared.
Let me tell you a trick.
Come sit here.
Sit here.
Do you know how many districts are there in Maharashtra?
30?
36
I even know the names of all districts.
You’ve learnt so much. Why don’t you solve this paper?
I found it in your pocket.
I’m so glad you’re going to school.
Ajoba…
You go to school?
Yay!
My grandfather goes to school!
What is the use of a grandson being proud of his grandfather?
Psst…
Manchekar?
Hey!
Maruti…
What are you doing here?
I am here to check a pipeline upstairs.
What are you doing here?
There’s a burst pipeline.
The…
The drain must be clogged.
I’m here to check that.
Shall we check it?
Psst…
What are you doing here?
The drain is clogged.
There must be filth everywhere.
We’re here to clean that.
I guess we’re all headed to the classroom.
Yes…
I thought about it; everyone calls me a VIIIth fail.
Now they’ll call me a Xth fail.
I’ll automatically be a IXth pass!
What about the others?
Never mind.
They don’t understand the importance of education.
Let’s go.
Present Sir
How did you get here?
I was going to play cards.
Mali Sir saw me.
He explained the importance of education to me.
I thought, might as well go to school.
Sakharam Manchekar
Present Sir
All of you…
Are back to school…
But I am furious.
I am disappointed.
I’m losing 25,000 rupees.
Every month.
I was getting a job with 34,000 salary per month.
Now that you’re back I have to teach you here.
Pavya...
Sir's salary is only 9,000?
As compensation…
I am going to teach you a lot.
Immense…
Tons…
Heaps…
And loads of tests.
Constantly…
Frequently…
Consistently…
None of you will bunk classes. Or take leaves… Or holidays.
No, we won't…
Come on.
What shall we do today?
Sir…
Let’s do English today.
Fine. Very good.
Who will separate the wet and dry waste?
How does one write this in English?
Let’s go word by word.
Wet.
Dry
Waste.
Separate?
Separate.
So, what’s your sentence?
Who will separate wet and dry waste?
All society members are being informed that…
This is how to separate the waste.
If you don’t.
We will complain against you in the BMC.
One more point.
We have stuck a notice downstairs.
Those who don’t understand Marathi…
It is written in English as well.
Thank you.
Who will separate wet and dry waste?
Establishing social justice means
Eliminating all those social factors
That lead to injustice against an individual.
It means insisting that every person be treated with equal dignity.
Ensuring equal opportunities for development of everyone...
And applying the same set of rules to all.
This is the core objective of justice and equality.
Discuss with your teacher.
Phew!
Why are you clapping? She is not giving a speech.
We're supposed to discuss.
Tell me what you think.
Pravin
Your thoughts?
Sir...
When it started...
I didn't think she could do it.
But then she rattled off like a fast train.
So smooth.
Pravin, not that...
Everything that she read.
What are your thoughts? We have to discuss that in class.
Sir...
This is about social justice. The constitution says everyone is equal.
Right?
The way people look at us when we work on the streets in this uniform...
All this never seems real.
Absolutely.
You know Sir...
We repair the roads in the middle of the night.
And people almost crash into us in their big cars.
Just the way every rectangle...
may not necessarily be a square...
Similarly...
Every educated person
may not necessarily be wise.
Hence...
More important than education...
Is a person's character.
Character?
What they write after a person's death.
No, Pravin...
That's a biography.
One that is tarnished...
Is character.
Character
Character...
Pavya...
What must be my character?
My character...
Feels like downing a few drinks tonight.
Manchekar?
My character has quit drinking long ago.
That time is spent in school now.
6.30 to 9.30
That's the way it is.
All your characters... Do as I say.
All characters write down these questions.
I'm going to write the answers on the blackboard.
My character has just received money from Shirurkar Saheb.
Me too!
I must have; I don't have my phone.
Me too!
I've got it too!
Psst...
Oh! A new character!
Mali Sir...
This is...
Miss. Seema
She is a friend of mine.
Friend?
Close friend of mine.
Namaste...
Maruti, come here please.
I'll get some tea. -She doesn't have tea.
You read the rest of it...
The role of courts...
Good going...
Read out, 'The role of courts...' I'll be right back.
Take your time...
I can read the whole book if you want.
Take your time.
Come Miss. Seema.
The role of courts...
In the process of strengthening democracy...
I know you are angry with me.
Am I?
Why?
Because...
I haven't been answering your calls.
And I didn't call your back either.
And?
You had even put in a word for me at your centre but…
I did not show up.
You see…
These students…
Have come back to school.
Now…
Suddenly they are convinced about studying further.
What could I do?
One call.
You should have spoken to me.
Communicated with me.
You’re a teacher, aren’t you?
Aren’t you?
Of course.
Do I need to explain to you the importance of communication?
No, but please do.
Communication is very important.
My roommate, Swapnil, always says…
‘Communication is the currency of a friendship.’
Sorry Sir…
I was just reading the book and wandered off here.
Good going Sir… I mean we’re doing good.
I’ll be right back in a couple of minutes.
You see, I…
I understand the theory…
Sometimes…
But I face problems in the practical.
So…
I also have a problem.
I've begun to like you, Mali Sir.
Me too, Miss Seema.
From the day we met… I’ve liked you a lot.
So, what’s the problem?
We like each other, yes?
Our families will gladly support our marriage.
But…
What about a house?
Where do we stay?
We’ll need a place to stay.
Careful…
Mali Sir…
Sir what is it? -Welcome.
Come on in.
How are you and how are things at school?
Great…
You see…
Things have changed.
Everyone has opened their minds and embraced the school.
Not just their minds.
They are studying with their ears and eyes open.
What do you mean?
Your students came to see me yesterday.
With a complaint.
Complaint?
Saheb…
Mali Sir has done so much for us.
Who will help him in his time of need?
When will he get his equal opportunity?
We’ve studied about the Constitution at school.
Sir…
You had given it to us.
All of us have put it together.
15,000 rupees.
Could you give it to him?
He wouldn’t take it from us.
He is a proud man.
I am not going to leave my home.
Aai…
You say you miss me…
Then come live with me.
Back to square one.
You’re not a child anymore to cling to your mother.
Fine.
Not for me.
Wouldn’t you do it for a teacher?
She didn’t agree to do it for her own son.
But she readily agreed for a teacher.
She is a teacher to the core.
Here.
You will stay here.
No Sir.
I’ll manage… -Sir...
Sometimes our system forgets good people.
At such times, it is our duty to support them.
Don’t even think that I am doing you a favour.
It is my duty.
Please.
Shall we leave?
So, this is Mali Sir.
You don’t have a place to stay.
But you have made a place in the hearts of your students.
Yes.
I’ll figure out a place to stay.
Of course, you will.
I am sure.
Some professions are not just a means to earn.
Like teaching.
The one who realizes that… Is a true teacher.
I believe you are one of them.
Here.
This house is yours now.
Make it your own.
And don’t forget to water the plants.
As soon as I get another house on rent, I’ll leave…
Did you think you won’t have to pay rent?
On the first of every month.
You must pay me 101 rupees as rent.
Clear?
Clear.
Let’s go Uday.
Yes.
Sir…
Now I know what makes you so exceptional.
You’re the student of one of the most exceptional teachers.
Your students are no less.
You haven’t kindled a fire.
You’ve lit a wildfire.
Wildfire.
Come, O heart, let’s go,
Let’s see the colours of life unfold,
With beating hearts, we’ll find our way,
In love, together we will stay.
We’ll flow in love,
Leaving footprints, binding us in gentle bonds.
Let’s lose ourselves once,
Then find ourselves all over again.
Come, O heart, let’s go.
We only need another forty thousand.
Here's my eight thousand.
I have taken up two more jobs.
Here.
Saru?
Mummy says, ice cream is not good for my teeth.
So, I saved the money for the ice-cream.
You are the touch of companionship,
The meaning behind the script of life.
You are my emotion, and I am yours,
A colourless soul, I’m reborn in your warmth.
By the grace of fate, in these moments we’ve met...
Come, O heart, let’s go.
Immerse ourselves in a sea of colour.
Let’s lose ourselves once,
You should go to school with me.
Me?
What would I do there?
What do you mean?
You would sit close to me.
That would keep me more in touch with my studies.
Come, O heart, let’s go.
Mr. Yohei from Japan is here to tell us about the new machines.
(Speaking Japanese)
Mr. Yohei is saying that the machine that his company has made…
They will automatically clean the roads
Start with the machine at one end of the word.
It will clean the entire street.
Without the help of any manual effort.
Mr Yohei
These are our great fore workers.
They are the backbone of our system.
They do all the actual work.
Real life heroes.
Mr. Shirurkar, I think…
We should get the machines for our BMC.
These are best for cleaning.
I need 10 such machines for trial.
(speaking Japanese)
Thank you Mr. Yohei
Sir…
Machines are always better than humans.
If they buy these machine…
I’m definitely losing my job.
So, what’s wrong in it?
There’s nothing wrong if I lose my job?
Yes… but the machines are inevitable.
Sir has taught us about the industrial revolution.
It all sounds good in text books.
In any case…
Men always get to work first on any machine.
Sir the… Japanese machines…
Don’t worry about that. There’s a long way to go.
The minister got carried away since there were journalists around.
The Japanese are leaving tomorrow.
Sir, but…
If we could check out those machines…
Our system is very different from theirs.
When I started working on this job...
There were no machines for this. We had to enter the manholes.
Clean it with our hands.
It was horrible.
I'm still on medication.
If we can really have such a machine...
Workers won't have to plunge into the filthy sewage.
We should show them our drainage system.
Maruti has even drawn up some maps.
Here... the three pipes come together.
The machine won't work here.
It needs to be... modified...
Sorry...
Dalvi Madam...
Let's go.
What did you just blurt out?
Tell him.
Us?
Of course, go on.
I...
I...?
Manchekar...
Go on.
I
No English.
Map...
Machine...
Good
Our Mumbai...
Pipeline...
Drainage...
Choke up...
Machine...
Change...
I... Ma... Mu...
English...
[Speaking Japanese]
Me too.
No English.
But I... understand.
Your...
Map
Is good.
I work.
My name...
Ishihara Yohei
From Japan.
Sakharam Manchekar
From BMC
Maruti Kadam
BMC
Thank you Mr. Yohei.
Yes.
Thank you.
See you sir.
Sagar...
Sir...
Can you get us into the school too?
We also want to study.
Okay.
In the list next year...
Your name shall be on top.
Thank you.
Pay attention everyone.
This is Bhalerao Sir.
Namaste Sir
He is a supervisor of Board exams.
All of you, follow his instructions.
Alright.
All your bags, books, mobiles...
Put them all over there.
Get up.
Sir, you may leave.
All the best.
But sir?
Hurry up. Do as I say.
Put all your bags in the corner.
One person on each bench.
You... get up.
Come on. You sit on the desk behind you.
Hello!
Didn't you hear what I said?
What is your name?
Pravin. -Sit over there.
Sit there.
Move it.
You have the answer sheet.
And the barcode.
You must stick it properly at the right place.
Do not copy.
If I catch you cheating...
Your papers will be cancelled.
Keep that in mind.
Exactly 8.30
That's the end of your time.
Write properly.
Wish you all the best.
Sir...
What kind of questions are these?
These questions are so crooked.
There is only one month till the exam.
Seems like...
I won't pass.
I'll fail again.
Sir, my family is working very hard for me.
My father is driving the taxi... My wife is working in so many homes.
My daughter...
I am terrified. I won't give the exam.
What if I fail again?
They will laugh at me and family too!
Let them laugh.
Let them.
Better they laugh at you for failing,
rather than laugh at you for quitting.
Mr. Maruti, don’t run away from a fight.
Don't mess with this one-time opportunity.
You…
We have come together…
Together for just this exam.
We have been through so much.
We’ve sacrificed so much.
All day we fight for our families, for money, for a living.
Only to come here in the evening and study hard.
What for? To give up when it matters the most?
Keep in mind.
Even if all of you fail.
I won’t be disappointed.
But if I see that you’ve not tried your best.
I will have failed you as a teacher.
Sir…
You’ve already read the whole portion.
Now write it down.
When you write the exam; you must attempt all the questions.
They give you marks just for attempting to answer.
You cannot waste your hard work by refusing to try.
In case, you are unable to answer a particular question.
Don’t panic.
Skip it and go to the next one.
A centipede is not crippled when she loses a leg.
This one month.
Wherever you are, carry your book with you.
If your boss calls you; refuse to go.
If he gets angry, just say you’re sick.
Shirurkar Sir will take care of it.
But don’t actually fall ill.
Remember…
Lost time and lost opportunity…
Do not come back.
Use it carefully.
By hook or by crook.
Study so hard…
That the Xth class students should be shocked.
Show it those entitled people who look down upon you.
Show them that the hands that sweep the city clean...
Those hands can change their destiny by putting pen to paper.
They will have to change the way they look at you.
We’ve worked extremely hard to get to this point.
There’s no turning back now.
We will not…
Stop.
We will not… Stop!
Hold your own hand tight,
You are your own companion, in every fight.
May every moment bring a spring to your step.
Bury the past,
Carve your own destiny,
Step forward, let’s win,
Conquering every battle.
You are the North Star in the dark sky,
Swallow the darkness,
Rise up, move on, spread your wings,
Gather all your strength,
Let the path flow in every direction,
There’s no stopping now.
Forge on, keep fighting,
There’s no stopping now.
Break free from the chains of fear,
Run, today’s the day, hold your dreams near
Fly, take that leap, with sheer grit and will.
Lift the sky and bring it home,
Your words, your story,
You are the creator of your own glory.
Rise up, move on, spread your wings,
Make your decision, face what it brings.
Let the path flow in every direction,
There’s no stopping now.
Forge on, keep fighting,
There’s no stopping now.
'Marathi'
'English'
'Hindi'
'Mathematics'
'Science and Technology'
Get lost. Don't act over smart. - Hit me but don't ruin my hall ticket...
How dare you lie to me?
If I pass, I will get a hike in pay.
Don’t build castles in the air.
You’re a liar.
Tai...
My hall ticket…
Apsara aren’t you ashamed?
You think you’re equals?
You’re a woman.
He’s the man.
You’re a wife.
He’s the husband.
You’ve failed your Xth class.
He failed his XIIth!
He can stay out the whole night. Can you?
He needs to drink every day.
Can you handle even a spoonful of alcohol?
He can fling a plate full of food. Can you?
You’ll pass these exams, get a degree, get a job.
You’ll go to office every day.
Who will look after him?
What is he supposed to do?
Who will feed him?
Who will wash his underwear?
One fine day if he dies in an accident.
Who will care for his parents?
What are you saying?
Fool.
I tried explaining to her.
She just won’t listen.
She’s an ‘Apsara’.
Don’t you dare put a finger on her ever again.
Done crying?
Here.
Wipe those tears.
We have a paper to write.
Come on.
'Geography and Economics'
Now prepare well for the last paper.
3 days to the last paper
Sir…
What is it?
Thank you very much for everything.
This is from all of us.
Thank you.
Yes, Maruti?
We’ve already given him the gift. Where are you?
What’s wrong?
Manchekar…
Sagar…
Let me go…
Manchekar…
Sagar…
Papa….
Sagar…
I had told you don’t let Sagar go in there.
Why did you let him in there?
He didn’t.
Someone else had already gone in. His rope snapped.
Sagar wanted to save him…
Where is the contractor?
He has run away.
Where is the contractor?
Call the contractor.
He must be arrested.
This is an unfortunate accident.
It was the worker’s fault.
Poor illiterate souls.
He got in without the safety equipment.
We’re conducting an enquiry.
Thank you.
Manchekar, let it go.
The minister will cover up for him.
Who is going to listen to us?
They will have to!
Mr. Minister…
We may be illiterate…
We are not ‘poor souls’.
Do you know why our two men died in that sewer?
These enormous towers…
There’s a pipeline that comes out of there.
A sewer line.
The factories that have been set up for your benefit…
An industrial line comes out of there.
These two lines came together in that drainage.
All the garbage and filth that accumulates there…
It reacts with each other…
Releasing a gas. Hydrogen sulphide.
It is toxic.
It is fatal when inhaled.
It's there in the Xth class textbook.
The contractor knew all this
Yet he let two of our men in there.
Without equipment.
We know the value of education.
Education that we lack and you supposedly have.
Your education is wasted, Saheb.
Two of our men have died.
And the minister is blaming their illiteracy.
You’re calling us uneducated.
Today we’ll teach you a lesson.
As long as…
The private contractor is not arrested,
Not a single truck will leave this place.
None of the pipelines will be repaired.
None of the sewers will be cleaned.
Not a single bag of garbage will be picked up.
Victory to the Labour Union.
Hey…
Is it a holiday today?
The garbage truck isn’t here yet?
Not just today; they haven’t picked yesterday’s garbage either.
From babies to adults, every person in Mumbai
Creates a minimum of half a kilo of garbage every day.
How will you dispose of so much waste?
That private contractor’s license must be cancelled immediately.
The government must compensate the families of the dead.
All the sanitation workers must be recognized
Just like doctors, engineers and soldiers.
These are our demands.
Sir…
Let this go on.
But it is the private contractor’s fault.
Why are our BMC workers protesting?
Dalvi Madam…
Two men have lost their lives.
Don’t you realise that?
Who else is going to support them right now?
Let’s go to the main office.
The demands of the Class 4 workers of Ward A have not been granted yet.
Ever since they are on strike…
The roads have not been swept.
The open sewers have not been cleaned.
The streets are strewn with garbage.
There is great discontent in the general public.
“We will not back down till the private contractor is arrested.”
These workers stand strong on their demand.
Who will blink first?
That is the real question.
workers?
Or the administration?
That remains to be seen.
We’re sanitation workers
We work very hard.
For this city.
We work tirelessly.
We work in utter filth.
Many of us contract endless illnesses.
Some of us don’t even survive till retirement.
We request the educated citizens of this city.
Support us in our struggle.
With your support we will clean this trash.
Sir…
I tried talking to them.
But no one is ready to listen.
You should look into it personally and find that man.
Shirurkar you are well aware.
That contractor is a friend of mine.
He will be punished.
You see…
Even the commissioner is not giving in.
Let us manage this.
You manage some of it.
From your end.
Pardon me sir.
I am not a politician.
To keep flipping sides.
I know which side I am on.
Sir it is the Civic Studies paper today.
What if he is not arrested by then?
What about the exam?
Deepakrao…
They have…
Already passed their Civic Studies’ exam.
Only half an hour till 11 o’clock.
We won’t make it to the exam centre.
Maruti… not a word from you.
Manchekar… get up.
Come on.
Get up.
And leave.
Kamble…
Go and give your exam.
Look at the time.
What are you looking at?
You have made me this big union leader.
You thought I’ll cut you loose?
Enough of being a leader.
Today I am hard core worker.
And…
I will take care of the protest.
Victory to the Labour Union
Go…
Our deceased friends should be proud of you.
Do your best.
There's no stopping now...
Let the path flow in every direction,
There’s no stopping now.
Forge on, keep fighting,
There’s no turning back now.
Let the path flow in every direction,
There’s no stopping now.
Forge on, keep fighting,
There’s no turning back now.
He was 59...
You're next.
You're 55
If you die… how will I survive?
You're studying hard!
You must have a pretty teacher.
Manchekar...
Give me a kiss too
Sagar...
The Constitution takes the form of a living document.
True or False. And give reasons for your answer.
True.
What's the reason?
Manchekar…
What do you think?
If you don’t know the answer, Tell me what you think.
What do you think?
Is the constitution alive?
Let the path flow in every direction,
There’s no stopping now.
Forge on, keep fighting,
There’s no turning back now.
What does one need to survive?
Food...
Clothing...
Shelter...
Right?
I've never read the constitution.
No one around me has ever read the constitution.
But everyone says so... Which means it must be significant.
Like...
Everyone must be able to eat on time.
They must have a home to call their own.
And a family that loves and cares to live with in that house.
Children should have good schools to go to.
At least they should read the constitution at the right time.
If anyone is treated unjustly.
He must be able to get justice swiftly.
In short...
Everyone should help each other and live in peace and happiness.
Only then will the constitution live forever.
49.80%
Sir…
53.40%
63%
65%
Sir…
36%
Sir… all the characters have passed.
All of you? Yes Sir!
The chariot of your heart,
On the path to victory,
And you…only you…must steer your cart.
You are the rainbow of celebration,
Spread the cheer in every direction.
You are the ink on the horizon,
Write a new history, rise and shine.
With the rays of your deeds,
Create a new universe,
The eastern sun that leads us on,
You are the pride of the sky.
You are the fire of the blaze,
The burning passion that never sways,
You are the lava that ablaze flows.
Maruti scored well in Mathematics.
And the equation with his father also got better.
Apsara studied history in school and changed the future of her family.
Apsara enrolled for XIth class.
And she made her husband do it as well!
Pravin's daughter scored 90%
But she was more proud of her father's 36%
My wife has passed her exam.
Jayashree's husband was so happy he gave sweets to the entire neighbourhood.
He even learnt how to cook.
Madam.
Call the north zone engineers tomorrow itself.
I need to accelerate the process.
Accelerate?
I got it, Sir…
Wow… Jayashree Madam!
People mock me, "You think they've conquered the world?"
I tell them...
"No, but now they believe they surely can if they get down to it."
Earlier every face was wrought in worry for the future.
Now those eyes gleam with dreams for a bright future.
All of them...
Have once again...
Learnt how to dream!
This is incredible, Sir.
How did all of them pass the exam?
It’s a miracle.
This has been possible all thanks to you.
Congratulations to you.
I haven’t done anything. They have done it all.
Congratulate them.
You’re going to need more classrooms.
Jayashree Madam…
Here’s the list.
75 students.
You cannot stop now!
It’ll be done, Sir.
You are the sun of the dawn,
The eastern sun that leads us on,
You are the pride of the sky.
You are the fire of the blaze,
The burning passion that never sways,
You are the lava that ablaze flows.
In 2016, 23 Class IV workers of the BMC took the 10th class exam; all passed with top marks.
And just like last year,
She has topped her class once again.
Welcome Sweety Kadam and her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Maruti Kadam.
Same old episode this year too.
He'll wear the same old suit.
Sir...
Would you like to say a few words about your daughter?
I
I'm Maruti Kadam
Father of Sweety Kadam
She is Sarita Kadam
Mother of Sweety Kadam
We both are proud of our daughter.
I am a BMC worker.
Water Department
Our daughter Sweety.
Why are you crying?
My silly girl.
Why are you crying?
You see.
I had decided to give the full speech in English.
But Marathi is our mother tongue.
Let me say this in Marathi.
I have cleared my Xth class this year.
I've scored 53.40%
I am going to begin my XIth class as well.
Next year I will appear for the XIIth class exam.
We'll meet here again next year because I know...
My daughter will stand first next year as well.
See you next year.
With this I end my speech.
Jai Hind!
Jai Maharashtra!
You are the sun of the dawn,
The eastern sun that leads us on,
You are the pride of the sky.
You are the fire of the blaze,
The burning passion that never sways,
You are the lava that ablaze flows.