Hey! Hey! Hey!
Who is standing there?
The water is boiling Water!
What is going on here?
What is he doing in the lab? In the lab
Is Sukhiram!
Sir, there is only one stove in the kitchen.
And there are four stoves sitting around here unused.
Is using an unused stove such a big crime?
Sir, how many test tubes of sugar do you want?
And anyway, sir,
you prefer the tea that is made here.
Tea made with Irani Masala.
This tea tastes great.
Sir, this has Iron Monoxide, not Irani masala!
What?
Sir... just take a look at the lab.
One beaker has pickles,
and another flask has yogurt.
Yes, sir, the lab needs new equipment.
New equipment?
You know how tight the school budget is, don't you?
And yet, here you are sprinkling NaCl on our wounds.
Yes, sir, but 20% of the marks in class tenth come from practicals.
If we don't fix the lab,
our dreams of topping the boards will go down the drain with H2O.
I want good scores on the boards, too...
but where will we get the funds from?
Which... Which child did this?
What? No, no, no...
- I won't appeal to her again. - Sir...
I wanted to take the kids to the Qutb Minar for the school trip.
And... what was it you said?
Our school's History syllabus does not include Goldy ji's family history.
- That is why the funding is canceled. - Obnoxious.
No, just last week.
In return for fixing the fan in Class 5A...
she told me to wash the dishes in her house, guys!
Atrocious.
Who says that to their own brother-in-law?
Jija's Christ!
Sir, the Golani Foundation is holding a CSR event!
- Oh, wow! - CSR!
You don't know CSR, or what?
- Of course, I know. - Then?
Kanchan madam is new.
She probably doesn't know. Explain it to her.
- It's-- - Sir, Corporate Social Responsibility.
Sir, it's when rich companies
help out poor institutions by giving them money.
But why would they give us money?
No, I mean...
Sukhiram could have that question.
- Yes. - The poor guy is illiterate.
Explain it in a way he understands.
Sir, this event is held every year.
Five schools are given donations to help improve their facilities.
And that is where TTPS gets its funding from.
That is great.
So, if we can convince them...
then I won't have to wash dishes to get funds, Urmila ji.
Coochie-coo.
See, we are late.
I have told you, scrolling your phone at night induces wakefulness.
But you never listen.
I wasn't scrolling my phone.
I was just excited for today.
What is so special about today?
Did you forget?
Oh, right, aren't they giving out the Darling Daughter award today?
You forgot.
At the Book Convention the other day,
they gave you a shawl along with me, and you decided to take it home?
- Goldy ji, you... - You should have given it to me,
sent it over...
Wants to be an MLA or MP...
Doesn't even have basic manners.
For this award,
I would like to thank my father,
Shri Loharchand ji, from the bottom of my heart.
- Who spent nine months carrying... - Sir!
Goldy ji, you were invited here today to give an award, not receive it.
Because of problems with the mic...
my words got jumbled up.
With its development schemes, the Delhi government
leaves no stone unturned to encourage education.
Like every year, the most brilliant student of Class Ten
- receives the Darling Daughter Award. - Congrats, Purva.
Which includes a brand new cycle!
And a cheque for 2,000 rupees!
As the father of seven daughters...
The girls get an award,
and what do the guys get? Contempt!
Life is not fair.
Don't let it upset you.
Here, eat some chalk.
And the Darling Daughter for this year is...
Purav Jha!
Did he say, Purav Jha? Did he say, Purav Jha?
He said Purav Jha!
- Purav! - Purav!
Purav!
- What is this? - Goldy sir...
It's not Purav. It must be Purva.
You should have checked it then!
Purav Jha!
Take this.
- Here, sir, hold my money. - Take the cycle.
I am the Darling Daughter of Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya!
Place your thumb
between your middle finger and ring finger like this.
Close your fist, and bam!
Sir? Sir, I said...
"How can I hit them?"
The keyword in that sentence is "I", not how?
Then who will beat her up?
- Sir... - The whole school knows
that on Tuesdays, I don't hit children and handicapped people.
Yes, sir, but hitting children...
Wait a second, why do you hit handicapped people on the other days?
Stay on topic.
Sir, there has to be a reason she didn't do her homework.
Why don't you raise a hand to help her?
That is what I said.
You need to raise your hand to her.
Nishtha? What is wrong?
Your test scores are getting worse.
You even forgot to bring your H. C. Verma textbook yesterday.
Is there a problem?
No, ma'am. It's nothing.
Is everything alright at home?
Yes, ma'am.
If you need anything, H. C. Verma, R. D. Sharma--
What is the point of my studying H. C. Verma and R. D. Sharma?
My wedding's already been decided.
Nishtha!
Three boys can pass with the amount of marks a girl scores in the tenth grade.
And we stole the award from a girl?
How did the Darling award end up with a Dude?
Sir, I have spoken to the award committee. This...
is a copy of the application we sent them.
It's our mistake, sir.
We wrote Purav Jha instead of Purva Jha on this.
Oh God, in front of sex, they wrote, "Not yet".
How many times have I told you,
the English forms must be filled by an English teacher!
It was filled by an English teacher, sir.
Sorry, sir, I am a bit "sydlexic".
- He means dyslexic. - Yeah.
Oh, when did that happen?
My medical history is very complicated, sir.
But forget about that.
If we talk to the girls, we could convince them.
Classic English Literature tells us
that girls are very shy creatures by nature.
One, two, three, four!
Return the prize, we ask no more!
One, two, three, four! Return the prize, we ask no more!
Respect the Darling Daughter, return the prize, and right this wrong.
A neem leaf is always bitter...
Hey!
Will the school make things better?
Oh, that is fine.
- Okay-- - Sir,
how could you give our prize to a boy?
Give us back our rights.
- Give it back! Give it back! - Don't scream.
Who is your leader?
One, two, three, four! Return the prize, we ask no more!
Sir, we have decided that
until the Prize is returned to Purva,
all the girls will boycott the board exams.
- Boycott! Boycott! - Gunjan, my child.
Stop screaming at everything.
Look, please don't take your anger out on board exams.
As Headmaster, I promise you that your solution--
Sir, we need to attend the CSR event.
CSR. CSR...
Yes, the solution to this problem
will be given by Mukul sir.
It's your darling daughter. You handle this.
Sir, but how will I...
Sir, luck of best.
Sir...
Look, kids...
One, two, three, four! Return the prize, we ask no more!
Do you want to ride it?
I don't know how to ride a cycle.
- Then learn it. - Nishtha!
- There is no need. - Nishtha, my child!
I am on my way, Dad.
Okay, sit.
Today, he puts her in an auto,
tomorrow he'll send her off in a wedding palanquin,
and he will ruin the future of a bright young girl.
I don't know why they sent her to school
if they just wanted to marry her off.
To get her married.
The government pays 5,000 rupees every year
for educating your daughter in a government school.
Till the tenth grade.
Then that money can be used as dowry.
So, shouldn't we do something, sir?
Turn that plural back into singular.
My work is limited to the boundaries of this school.
No matter how guilty you try to make me feel,
I cannot join you in this task.
I understand what you're trying to say, teacher.
But we do not have a choice when it comes to Nishtha's marriage.
Of course, you have a choice, sister-in-law.
It is the era of women's empowerment.
Yes, women emperi--
Women imper--
Women? Strength?
Women should be empowered!
And... what does a girl want?
What is their dream?
You understand that, don't you?
Don't you ever feel like you should get an education
and find a job?
Buy something for yourself with your own money?
Look your husband in the eye with pride when you talk to him.
You made the tea bland again.
Sugar. Go add sugar to this.
Then you...
Why are you getting Nishtha engaged and keeping her at home?
At least give her the choice to get an education.
We don't have a choice.
The boy who sent his proposal for Nishtha
is the leader of the dangerous Bone Breakers Gang.
Bone Breakers?
Gang, sir?
CID is pursuing him.
And Nishtha said,
they kill in the middle of the street.
Tell us, how do we turn down such dangerous people?
Shiney sir?
Don't you think we are overdressed?
Of course not, sir.
AI, how much money did the Golani Foundation spend in the past year?
Five hundred crore rupees.
Sir, imagine you are rich.
I know it will be tough for you, but imagine.
If you are a rich person who donates 500 crores for charity,
then who would you want to speak to at such an event?
To these Slumdogs? Or to some Millionaires?
In fact, we shouldn't even be seen near these people.
Hey! Boy!
Where is the VIP area?
There is no VIP area here.
Then where will this six-foot-tall "Very Important Principal" sit?
Gosh...
You go get some water. And make it sparkle.
Chop-chop.
Gosh...
Sir, TTPS.
It's their headmaster, Vardharajan.
Nonchalance.
- Gyaneshwar! - Vardharajan sir!
- How are you? - I am very good.
This is Shiney sir.
Long time, don't want to see, sir.
Me too.
So, the second school in Tinki Toli is here too, this time.
Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya was established 30 years ago, sir.
So, your school, which was opened in 2017,
has to be second.
Ranking isn't decided by age. It's decided by marks.
And which school gets the number one result in the tenth grade?
You must have heard that.
I have also heard that your Vice-Principal
ran away with the Science teacher.
Did they have such good Chemistry?
So typical of ABV,
you pay more attention to gossip than grades, don't you?
By the way, next month,
CM Madam will be inaugurating our new swimming pool.
If your staff water cooler gives you any problems,
you can come to our school and fill water there.
Good afternoon, everyone.
On behalf of the Golani Foundation,
I would like to welcome you all. Please take your seats.
Anyway, please have lunch before you leave.
Who knows when you will get to eat as much as you want again?
Academically gifted idiot.
We have scheduled a lot of workshops for all of you over the next three days.
But before that, please put your hands together for our CEO...
Mr. Mihir Bansal!
Bhakra Nangal dammit, sir!
The boy turned out to be the CEO.
Thank you. Just like every single year,
this year we will definitely help five schools in need.
And don't worry,
there is no space for VIPs in our selection criteria.
That is why...
I would like to...
Acc... Account.
Accolade.
You are in the tenth grade, son.
Yes, accolade.
Would like to give it to Purva Jha.
Give it to Purva Jha?
Sir, what is all this?
First, you confiscated my cycle.
And now this?
Sir, I was the one who got the prize.
But that was a mistake, son.
That is why we will send this letter you wrote to the award committee
and fix this mistake.
Okay?
Now. Sign here.
- Good-- - Don't sign it, Purav!
One, two, three, four!
Five, six, seven, eight!
It's, "This abuse can't go on anymore!"
Okay, cool. Say it.
- As long as the sun and moon still shine... - This abuse can't go on anymore!
- Hey, stop screaming! - What are you doing?
Let one person speak.
- Who will speak? - I will.
Sir, Purav won't sign until all the boys get their demands met.
That's right, sir. You must obey our commands.
Meet our demands.
What are your demands?
Our demands...
Hey! What are our demands?
Come here.
Look, I think we should ask for
two boxes of colorful chalk. It's super crispy.
You should ask for something that only girls get.
- Respect. - A father's love.
The freedom to wear a skirt.
It's completely open. You don't even need to open your chain.
- Opening a chain is easy! - What do you mean?
Wait a second, I know what to ask for.
Sir, we have decided.
The boys want a day of their own, just like Women's Day.
- Laun-Day. - Yes, we want boys.
- What? - He means Men's Day.
Yes, yes, Men's Day...
If you want Purav to sign,
then give us a day when we can just play cricket and not attend classes.
Laun-day!
- Laun-day! Laun-day! - Laun-day! Laun-day!
- Palak!
- Laun-day! Laun-day! - Laun-day! Laun-day!
Why are you doing all this?
You will never forget today, Dad.
Laun-day! Laun-day! Laun-day!
Sir?
We can't allow Nishtha's future to be ruined like this.
We should do something.
Not this again.
I have already crossed a boundary for you once.
I won't do it again.
I don't know how you convince me every single time.
- Thank you, sir. - Welcome.
Sir.
BONE BREAKERS GANG
Hey!
Sir?
Sir, you should keep my pepper spray. I have two.
First, I will speak to them gently.
Leader of the Bone Breakers Gang!
Who are you, uncle?
I am the one
standing between you and Nishtha.
If you have the guts,
then try to intimidate me and not that poor girl.
But if you lose,
then you will leave Nishtha alone, forever.
Tell me.
Do you accept or not?
What kind of car is that, uncle?
Time to remind uncle of his arthritis.
Come on, Vicky! Come on!
Vicky! Vicky! Vicky!
Is Bone Breakers a Hip-hop gang?
I don't understand why the CID is after you?
Sir, the CID is not after me.
The DID, Dance India Dance, organizers are after me.
They call me before every single season.
And the physical audition...
Don't touch me. Keep your distance.
Chill, bro. Chill.
You want to focus on your dance, don't you?
Then why are you getting married at this age?
Oh no, no. I don't want to get married.
It's Nishtha who is after me.
Hey!
Why won't you two stop following me?
First, you came to my house, and now you're here.
I see, so you're the one behind all of this.
You want to stop studying and get married instead?
Yes, I want to get married. So?
But why, Nishtha?
You get such good marks.
It takes a lot of hard work to get good marks.
And I don't want to work hard.
I want to be a housewife.
Yes, so you can do that.
But why are you in such a hurry?
Because it's my choice!
Aren't you the ones who say,
"A woman must be empowered."
As an empowered woman,
I don't want to finish my tenth or my twelfth grade.
I just want to get married
and be a homemaker.
Now, will you stop me from making my own choice?
Tell me?
Let's go, Vicky.
Walk straight. No need to do that every single time.
Amazing.
We say, "Save the girl child. Educate the girl child."
And the girl child says, "Save me from studying.
Let me get married."
Increase the font size for Golani.
The name should stand out. What else is the point of this CSR?
Respected Mihir sir.
Sir, very sorry for yesterday.
Our school is very poor, sir. We are impoverished.
Sir, at our Sports day, the prize for the winner of the lemon race
is the lemons that the other contestants carried.
Yes, sir, when life gives us lemons, we take them home.
Sir, our lab is in terrible condition.
We don't have a single piece of safety equipment.
Then what do you do to ensure the children's safety?
Sir, our school is very needy. Sir, please.
Look, everyone here needs money.
And besides, the final decision isn't mine.
Our Chairperson will make that decision.
He will meet all the HM's one by one tomorrow.
The funding will be given to whoever aligns with their core values.
So, all the best.
Sir...
Now, who is this Chairperson?
I think it is some... Ankita Golani.
Yes, I remember, sir. I read it in the brochure.
Give me a second.
AI, share some news articles about Ankita Golani.
Okay, here you go.
Holy moly, Rajamouli.
What happened?
Sir, Ankita Golani.
The bold voice of modern feminism.
Sir, if you want to impress her...
Yes...
Yes, sir, but that money was for Purva, not your son Purav.
How could you put the prize money in an FD?
Sir, Purav's mother always wanted a daughter.
And when he was a child,
Purav used to wear his banyan like a bikini.
No matter what, Purav won't return his prize.
Her prize. Our prize.
Sir, but--
Palak?
- Please talk to Purav. - Why should I?
Because you created this problem.
Why are you harassing me?
- Child, talk to him or else-- - Or else, what?
Will you "therapy" me into submission?
Forget it, Dad.
You have already begun to forget things.
You will forget this, too, in a few days.
What? What are you trying to say?
What was the date, the day before yesterday?
Just come out and say it.
What was the date, the day before yesterday?
Third November! So what--
Every year on Mom's birthday,
you make a ghevar cake just like she used to.
It is the only day in a year when it feels like she is still with us.
But you forgot that day as well?
So, I will leave then, Kanchan ma'am.
Yes, go ahead. I have some work, and it will take me another half an hour.
Okay.
Where are you, Vicky?
What do you mean by "an emergency dance"?
How will I go home now?
You go to hell!
Straight.
- Ma'am? - Yes?
Can I return this tomorrow?
Now you have a choice.
What?
Up until now, going home with your dad or your boyfriend wasn't a choice.
It was a necessity.
Now you have a choice.
You can choose to go home by cycle, or you could go home with someone.
Even an informed choice requires education.
And for that, you will need
both H.C. Verma and R.D. Sharma to help you out.
Thank you so much. Next please.
Oh! Sorry.
My sanitary pads fell.
Do you want one?
As a feminist, I always carry extra.
Here you go.
Hey, it's not taboo.
So, Mr. Gyaneshwar Tripathi.
Tell me, what will you do if you get funding from us?
Ma'am, do you have any questions?
- I already asked you-- - Let her speak.
Please speak, ma'am. Smash the patriarchy.
Ankita Golani... is Ankit.
My damn "Sydlexia"!
As soon as I get funding,
I will give the female staff a 14-day period leave.
Every two weeks.
And I will buy a cigarette with the remaining money.
Because girls these days can smoke cigarettes.
Wait a second. You mean to say,
you will use the foundation money to buy cigarettes?
See? Such old-fashioned thinking.
They can't accept a girl having freedom.
It's the boys' fault. Girls are the best.
Hello? Hello? Sir?
What's wrong?
Did I leave you speechless, Ankita ji?
Ankita?
Sir, my name is Amanda.
A man...
Aren't you the Chairman?
No, sir, I am an intern.
Unpaid.
Oh.
Will this event be held next year as well, sir?
So, should I leave, or do you want to throw me out?
But it takes hours to make this! Did you spend the whole night...
If you hear snoring coming from the counseling room...
You will have your answer.
But how can we celebrate it today?
The birthday was three days ago, wasn't it?
If the occasion isn't special, then we have to make it special.
I don't know how you did it.
But Nishtha's wedding has been canceled.
How do you know that?
I always find out when people cancel their henna bookings.
Good morning, students.
- Good morning, sir! - Good morning, sir!
So, after discussing it for three days,
the School Committee has made a final decision.
As the boys demand,
they will be given a Men's Day,
not "laun-day".
Yes!
And that Men's Day will be celebrated on 31st November!
- Yes! - Yes!
On 31st November? That is this month!
Done, done. Done, sir.
Give me that, sir.
Hey, November only has 30 days!
And now, please welcome the real Darling Daughter, Purva Jha!
Men's Day!
- Purva! Purva! Purva! - Why did you return it?
Sir!
Purva!
This is of superb quality.
That's true...
But how did we get the money for all this?
I will be late tomorrow morning.
I have to set test papers.
But just washing dishes isn't enough anymore, Gyaneshwar.
In exchange for the lab equipment,
you need to teach this to the kids.
Take it.
What is this?
A new chapter in the Class Tenth History Syllabus.
Learn it well.