The second take is always better, sir.
You're the best, Baby!
Sir, if you could look into my leave application--
Sir, the SHO is here!
I didn't get bail today.
- The day I get out... - Yeah, we'll see.
I'll pay you a visit!
- Sure, I'll be waiting. - Come on! Out!
You're lucky you're a woman. Don't push it!
Oh, get lost!
Let's see how you get bail first.
So, Baby got her field posting, eh!
I got the message just this morning.
- Sir. - Congrats.
Thank you.
- Congrats, ma'am! - Thank you.
Wow...
Field posting!
Now tell me the second step in a criminal investigation.
Sir... securing the crime scene.
Good.
And when is the preliminary survey done?
- Sir... - Well, well!
Done making reels?
Shall we talk about work now?
Who leaked the Mirza Park news to the media?
The DCP's team was supposed to conduct a raid today.
It was a huge drug bust!
Who's responsible for this mess?
Everybody's gone quiet now.
Yeah, tell me.
We all know who leaked the news.
Feed these reports into the main file.
And don't mix up the dates.
Make me do this paperwork while you can.
Sethi sir said he'll assign me to his kidnapping case.
Or to Prakash sir's raid team.
And you really believed him?
Why not?
Didn't he recommend me for the field posting?
You were due for it anyway, Baby.
And let me tell you from experience...
if you act this sweet out there, they'll eat you alive.
And stop making these reels.
Act professionally, or no one will respect you.
Is this professional enough?
WILL YOU COME FOR DUSSEHRA?
What were you saying outside?
Sir, could you approve my leave before my field posting?
There's an emergency at my in-laws' place.
Karamjeet hasn't got leave in four months...
Even after hauling in two guys in an assault case last week.
And you want leave right away?
Sir, all your favorite sweets and snacks come from there.
You do such important work, Baby.
How will the station function if you go on leave?
Let me think about it.
She'll come to help with Guddi's delivery, right?
Things are very stressful here, Sharad.
My mother-in-law has been giving me hell for three days.
Is she still upset because you forgot to make her tea?
Mom, I had told you not to marry her into that awful family!
The real issue is that they don't want to share the expenses.
They've been stalling for two months.
We don't need a fancy ceremony. We'll keep it within the family.
But I need Baby here. I can't handle all this alone.
It's been two years since you got married. She hasn't come home for any festival.
I'm trying, Mummy.
Hopefully, I'll get leave.
My sister's delivery too was handled by her sister-in-law.
There's no way I'd leave Guddi didi alone.
- I met Sharad, thanks to her-- - Mom! It's gone into my eye!
She'll call back.
Don't take it to heart.
The shop loan will be paid off this month.
Just quit if it's not working out.
It's a thankless job anyway.
It's a government job, Sharad.
I was going to tell you...
I got my field posting.
Why did you take it, Baby?
Now you'll get even less leave!
You never wanted this messed-up job anyway.
You were better off teaching.
The kids were rascals, but at least they respected you.
What are you worried about? I'm here, no?
I'll take care of everything.
The okra is a bit spicy today.
It's tasty, anyway.
Baby.
Join me for tea?
DID YOU GET LEAVE?
Give me ten minutes?
I can't do that, sir.
How can I take the blame for such a big mistake?
Four raids have failed before this.
It's no big deal.
No one gets suspended over such a minor thing.
It's not a misconduct or corruption charge.
That journalist is an old friend.
I let it slip while we were talking, and the rascal published it.
They all know it.
You also know how the SHO has a grudge against me.
Tea, please.
Come on...
It's only a two-week suspension.
Then it's back to work. Everything returns to normal.
Nobody will remember it.
And it won't affect your promotion either. It's harmless.
Tea?
Then why don't you take the blame, sir?
From what I've heard,
you can even get the SHO transferred with a call to your uncle.
Who needs leave, you or me?
You're in between postings, Baby.
Your field record will still be fresh.
There's only one way you can get leave.
Take the blame.
What do you say?
Okay, sir.
You're the best, Baby!
Tea's on me.
"You're the best, Baby!"
You're buying his bullshit?
I've told you.
I need the leave. I'll take it however I can get it.
You got this job too easily, so you don't value it.
You didn't spend years struggling for it like me.
Does Sharad pressure you to visit your in-laws?
You're single.
Your life's different, Karmu.
Just like I don't understand your job struggle,
you don't understand marriage.
And who's going to dig through old desk records in field duty?
Weren't you dying to do field duty?
Sir, I promise I'll do good work.
It just slipped out in front of Mishra.
You're suspended for two weeks.
Yes?
I booked the tickets.
To Rewa? How?
Got a priority booking. The train's at five in the morning.
Come home soon to pack.
Really? How'd you get leave?
I talked them into it.
Should I get some gond laddoos for didi?
- It has a three-month warranty. - It's six months! What are you doing?
Yeah, sure, get some kalakand too.
And listen, let's get shawls too.
Would your sister like pink?
It's her favorite color!
- Perfect. - Okay.
Okay! Bhaiya, new market.
Kernels of wheat lie drying on rooftops
In the mid-afternoon sun
Behind half-open doors Aunts and uncles lie waiting
Longing for my homecoming
Street-side snacks and pods of tamarind
Don't forget to wrap some
Savory bits and sugar drops
Catapult some berries off the jujube tree
Let me sneak into A carnival of childhood memories
And steal the ones that are Sweet as jaggery
WHEN DO YOU ARRIVE?
ON THE 19TH
Clickety clack Like a train I'm going to run home
There must be a place
That tells me who I am And where I come from
YOU'LL MEET ME, RIGHT?
Clickety clack Like a train I'm going to run home
In the courtyards of my heart
I look for a lost village
As my tired feet walk
The city streets
In the courtyards of my heart
I look for a lost village
Not knowing that the way home
Lies within me
Why do I wonder so?
I was thinking...
maybe we can cover the baby shower expenses?
Hey, listen.
Please keep an eye on things while you're there.
You already missed last Dussehra.
Of course.
You don't even have to ask.
Did your thyroid report come in?
Yeah, it's fine.
Let me see. If it's fine, show me.
Baby, come on! Show me!
Baby, show me! Let me see!
Let me see!
It's borderline.
Why were you lying? Let me see.
Clickety clack Like a train I'm going to run home
- Will you manage? - Yes.
Okay, come.
Come on, quick.
Bansi!
What are you doing here?
Are you okay?
Yeah, I came to see you.
I've got no friends left here to talk to.
Things have been...
Found a rickshaw.
This is Sharad, my husband.
We're here for my sister-in-law's baby shower.
- Hello. - Namaste.
Namaste.
Sharad, this is Bansi. My school friend.
I've told you about him.
He makes the famous Ravana effigies here.
She talks about you all the time.
I was here to drop a friend.
I saw her and thought I'd come say hi.
We're all so proud that she joined the police.
I'm still an idiot.
I wouldn't be any help to you.
Yes, even me.
- Shall we? - Yes.
- Oh, please don't... - No, it's okay.
Don't trouble yourself.
Please...
Thank you.
That's really heavy!
Give it to him. Thank you.
Are you not eating properly these days?
You look so pale.
You made this?
For you.
Listen, I need to talk to you.
Can you meet me in the evening?
Sure, we can meet!
I'll call you.
- Baby, shall we go? - Yes.
Go on.
Take care.
Let's go.
We'll be home in ten.
He seemed kind of sad.
Wanted to meet.
He probably misses you.
No, no.
He's not that Class 12 crush.
He's my childhood friend.
Which one?
The chubby boy whose love letters you used to pass in school?
Yeah.
Isn't this the same Bansi
who got beaten up defending you?
Show me?
He made it himself.
Listen, Baby...
save the reunion for later, okay?
Let's get done with the baby shower first.
I have to say, Mom...
no one can make baati like you.
Good thing you came in winter.
You can enjoy the food.
- I'll make something lighter for Baby... - Enough.
And teach her too.
Mummy...
Mom, we were thinking...
maybe we could cover the baby shower expenses.
That would be wonderful, son.
Relax, Mummy. I'll take care of it.
- You don't have to-- - She's here for the first time, Mom.
Make the most of it!
Silly!
Look what I've got for both of you!
What is it?
You got so many things for Guddi!
Wear this.
It can monitor your BP,
and track your steps too.
And look what I got for you, Mom.
You could've gotten me one of those too.
At least see what I've got for you.
- What's this? - This'll do your feet good!
And these shawls.
The printed one is for you, and this purple one is for you.
I think I like that pink one more.
Can I have this one?
- This one-- - You keep it, Mummy.
I'll give her the purple one.
It's her favorite color.
Was it meant for her sister?
Keep it. It suits you more.
It does look nice.
It looks great on you, Mom. Keep it.
Baby, even if I utter a word out of place,
my mother-in-law jumps down my throat.
They're not friendly like our family.
I want some rest too, you know.
Don't stress yourself out. Get some sleep.
Yeah, let's sleep.
Hey, Baby!
Listen...
- Baby. - Yes?
Could you give me turmeric milk at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow?
Sure.
- Good night. - Good night.
You didn't call today.
We're still meeting tonight, right?
I'll be waiting by the grounds.
IT'S BEEN HECTIC HERE.
LET'S MEET AFTER THE BABY SHOWER.
Mom!
Will you make your special matar parathas today, please?
We're out of peas.
Why don't you both go get some?
There's a cart out back.
Are you going for a bath, Baby?
Let's go get some peas first.
Yeah.
- Make it fifty a kilo, bhaiya. - No, I can't.
Don't mistake us for city folk. We're from here. Mom sent me--
Look, Baby!
We came at the perfect time for the festivities!
Stop!
Baby!
Baby...
- He didn't do it, sir! - Stay here.
- Sir, he didn't do anything! - Get up!
- He's just a kid. Let him go! - Shut up!
Sir! He didn't do it!
Sir, he's just a kid! Let him go!
Sir, no!
He didn't do it, sir!
- Sir... - Sir, he didn't do it!
- Sir... let him go. - Baby.
- What happened? - That artist friend of yours, Bansi?
Who we met yesterday? He was murdered last night.
That kid stabbed him.
Baby...
We must go. He was your childhood friend.
The funeral is at eleven.
Baby?
When he was alive, I never went to see him.
How could we have known?
Hey, Aman!
Sharad! When did you get here?
Yesterday.
Go ahead, I'll join you.
He stood among the crowd Wishing everyone peace
Bound by no attachments With no grudges to keep
That's the kind of man Bansi was.
A gentle soul.
He never harmed anyone, nor wished anyone harm.
May God grant his soul peace.
All I want to say is...
I will complete the work Bansi left unfinished.
This year's Ravana effigy
will be dedicated to Bansi.
Om shanti.
I'll take your leave now.
So now?
What can I say?
There are a few people who worked with him.
But it's peak season. How will they manage?
They have their own work to attend to as well.
It's Ronny's uncle. Take his blessings.
Son, you-- God bless.
If you happen to find someone, do let me know.
- I'll ask around. - Yeah. God bless.
- Please. - I'll call you.
Alright, then.
KALYAN SADAN BANSI SENI
Sharad...
That junkie kid we saw this morning?
I don't think he did it.
He was left-handed.
And I saw the wound on Bansi's head.
It was on the left side.
A left-handed person wouldn't hit someone on the left side.
And... the wound was deepest at the center.
Then the blood flowed towards the right.
The flow was from left to right.
This wasn't done by a left-handed person.
And it wasn't a knife. It was some other weapon.
You see, knife wounds are clean.
Bansi's wound had marks around it.
How do you know for sure he's left-handed?
I'm left-handed myself, so I notice these things.
And that curly-haired guy who was crying at the pandal...
he kept shouting that the kid didn't do it.
Let's go home and talk.
Was that enough?
If you want more, there's stuffing in the kitchen.
Just ask Baby to make you another one.
Mom, listen...
you should all get some rest.
We'll pick up the things for the baby shower.
Welcome Police Station.
I've been posted there for two years now.
In Old Bhopal?
You know that famous chain-snatching case
where an SI was shot?
That was my father.
That's when I first moved to Bhopal. We're originally from here.
Her mother got her a job on compassionate grounds.
So she took it.
That's a very busy station.
You got twelve days' leave all at once?
She wasn't on field duty then.
She was handling paperwork.
But she's really good at it.
What was the query?
Sir, the point madam raised--
Why is there a crowd here?
Unlock the cell!
- Get in! - Sir, let me go, please!
I didn't do anything!
Can't even drink tea in peace for two minutes here.
It's always a circus out here.
What did the forensic report say about the wound?
What can the report say, madam?
We've seen cases like this for years.
When they're high, even left-handed people become right-handed.
They turn into Superman.
The kid confessed himself.
He said he attacked Bansi.
We found blood on his clothes.
We also recovered Bansi's watch from him.
But Bansi's wallet wasn't found.
Madam, by the time we caught the junkie,
he must have gotten rid of the wallet.
You don't know these addicts.
They're always out of their minds.
That kid looked completely dazed.
You know those ruins behind the Dussehra Maidan?
All the addicts hang around there.
That's where your friend's body was found too.
I suppose that settles it, sir.
Alright, sir. Thank you.
- Let's go. - Okay, madam?
From sangeet to cocktail, it'll be a hit everywhere!
If nobody compliments you, I'll eat my hat.
Look at the border.
It's so pretty.
You won't get it cheaper anywhere in the market.
Just looking like a wow!
- The color suits you. - Shall we get this?
Yeah, it's nice.
Listen.
Get it gift-wrapped. We'll give it on Sunday.
- Here. - And he's out.
- Final? Shall I pack it? - Yes.
- Anything else, ma'am? - No, thanks.
- Pack this up! - What the hell, man.
Five thousand.
After a twenty percent discount.
All this is Bansi's work, isn't it?
I saw you at the funeral.
I liked what you said.
You spoke very highly of him.
When someone dies,
you have to say nice things.
But you said the truth, didn't you?
As the millstones turn and roll
Between them, none emerge whole
- Have you heard this couplet? - No.
Bansi had changed.
Maybe he knew.
Maybe he sensed his time was running out.
Were you close to him?
He was my school friend.
Same bus stop... We'd go to school together.
Then you must have a lot of memories together.
Yeah...
I've lost some weight now.
Back then, I was much heavier.
Once, some boys teased me by calling me a buffalo.
I was crying.
Bansi stepped in to defend me.
They started beating him up.
I...
I got scared and ran away.
The next day, I found out...
they'd bashed his eye.
He got four stitches.
- Sharad? - Coming.
Baby?
Look here.
What happened?
Let me go first.
- Follow me. - Sharad...
Hold my hand.
- Careful, kids. - Careful.
- Hold on to him. - Come on.
- Didi, be careful. - Easy. Attaboy!
Yeah, we'll go have kulfi.
- Easy. - Hold Guddi's hand.
Come, didi.
Come on, Mom.
Had fun?
- Mummy, give that to me. - I can't jump across!
- Get a plank or something. - Come on, Mom!
Yesterday you said you'd be hopping around for another hundred years.
- Come. You can do it. - Come on, Mom!
Don't be afraid, I'm right behind you.
That's what she's afraid of, Baby!
If Baby falls, we won't even find the boat.
- Baby, what are you doing? - Hold...
- Hold her hand properly. - Come.
Mom will manage. Come on.
Don't let go of me!
- Kuku, wait! - Kuku!
Don't run on the road!
Such mischievous kids!
- One more. - Get a sugar-free one for Baby.
They even have mushroom kulfi!
- Baby, this one's too good. Try it. - Here.
Mummy...
Baby! We ordered the sugar-free one for you.
Sugar-free.
One more for me.
- How much? - What happened?
- Did you want something else? - No, it's fine.
You'll get my diet back on track.
Baby has definitely lost weight.
Right?
Mom and Dad would've been so happy to see you.
Just like Guddi, when Sharad and Baby have a child,
I'll be even happier.
You didn't call today.
We're still meeting tonight, right?
I'll be waiting by the grounds.
You didn't call today.
We're still meeting tonight, right?
I'll be waiting by the grounds.
Bhaiya... Dussehra Maidan.
Sit.
I was just leaving the station.
Everything alright there?
- Wanted to ask you something. - Yeah?
When you brought in those two goons alone,
weren't you scared?
They had knives.
And I had a gun.
They were scared too.
The good news is, everyone's scared.
- And beyond fear...? - Your heartbeat starts racing.
- Are you worried about the posting? - No, it's just...
Do you know about Sethi's first time?
He went on a raid for illegal liquor.
A fight broke out.
A constable got shot.
Sethi got shit-scared.
Didn't even get off his bike.
When the SHO arrived, he followed behind him.
Then didn't show up at the station for three days.
Baby!
Where are you going at this hour?
I'm just going for a jog, Mummy.
For the thyroid.
Good.
He was your friend, right?
The one they arrested for the murder?
I know you weren't lying.
He didn't kill Bansi.
You don't have to pay me.
He was my brother.
Then why'd they arrest him?
There was a fight.
But we didn't kill him.
He was heading through the ruins in the dark after work.
We wanted to rob him.
My brother pulled a knife to scare him.
But he fought back, so we only got his watch.
He got cut in the scuffle,
and the blood got on my brother's clothes.
Before we could get his money,
the scoundrel threw a brick at us and ran.
He went that way.
Archana!
Baby?
How come you're here?
I just...
What happened to you?
When did you get to Rewa?
Two days ago.
I came here... and Bansi was gone.
Bansi talked about you all the time.
He used to say you were the only friend
who understood him right away.
Who else would've passed along all those letters he wrote you?
He was crazy about you. Though it was one-sided.
Did Bansi come here that night?
Who's there, Archu?
He just stopped by and left.
Please don't tell him anything.
Namaste.
I'm Archana's school friend.
I saw you at the station.
I'm an ASI in Bhopal too.
I see.
Please, come in for some tea?
No, she's leaving.
- She was out jogging. She's just-- - Jogging... out here?
- I'll get going. - You're quite brave.
I'll visit another time.
- It looks nice to me. - What's so nice about it?
Look at the detailing. And the pallu too--
Just look how flimsy that pallu is!
The color looks so good on you.
- I don't like it! - Guddi didn't like the sari.
We bought it in a rush, Guddi!
Baby had to go somewhere.
- Don't make a fuss... - We both liked it.
Or else we could've looked at other options.
How heavy a sari do you want to wear at your baby shower?
Her in-laws have been giving her trouble.
She's already stressed out.
Now they're saying they'll be late for the baby shower.
If they don't show up for the auspicious time,
what will all our relatives think?
And you expect me to wear such an old-fashioned sari?
Organza, chiffon, georgette! That's what's in nowadays!
I wore a sari just like this even at my wedding.
It looks good on you. It's your mother-in-law's favorite color.
Don't worry, didi.
I'll get you a nicer one.
Get her what she wants. Something that's in fashion these days.
She'll get you a nice one.
You heard her, right? She'll change it.
Why are you worrying so much, love? You'll look lovely at the baby shower.
She'll bring you a beautiful sari.
Go on.
This isn't good for the baby, you know.
Why are you stressing so much?
They'll get you a beautiful sari.
This is the final rate.
Not a rupee less than 10,000.
It took Bansi over a month to make it.
But he agreed to five thousand.
And you're asking for ten?
That's because he let people cheat him.
Not anymore.
Let it be, then.
Suit yourself!
Baby!
Sorry...
we've moved all of Bansi's work out of the workshop to sell it.
So the whole house is a mess.
Come, I'll make some tea.
Please sit.
You draw really well.
You take after your father.
Is this your father's Ravana burning?
That was for Dussehra, wasn't it?
How did it get burnt?
Bela!
Go finish your homework!
Put that away!
Drawing all the time!
What are you looking at?
You haven't even finished yesterday's homework.
Now go.
I didn't want to mention it in front of her.
Kids take these things to heart.
Bela accidentally set it on fire.
I tried my best to save it, but...
I can't find my notebook. It was in Papa's bedroom.
Wait. I'll look for it.
You go drink your milk.
It's been kept there for so long!
And wash the glass when you're done.
Bansi used to come home late,
so he sometimes slept in the other room.
No, thanks.
Bela doesn't know much.
We sent her to a hostel, you see.
There aren't any good schools around here.
Bansi missed her terribly.
He showed me your picture.
The one in uniform.
He used to say, "Look how bold Baby has become."
You got the job on compassionate grounds, right?
Yes.
Sorry to ask all this at a time like this...
but was there anyone who was troubling Bansi?
Did you notice anything strange?
They've already arrested the murderer, right?
I don't think that boy killed Bansi.
Bansi went to see our school friend Archana that night--
Why are you saying such things?
Bansi was a good man.
I don't know why anyone would want to harm him!
Bloody idiot!
I've been yelling at you for an hour! Can't you hear?
The tank's overflowing!
You moron!
How long have I been telling you?
There's water everywhere!
Heard me? Shut it down!
Bloody idiot.
The difference comes to ten thousand.
Uncle, was something bothering Bansi?
You said he'd changed...
Missing your friend, are you?
He used to be soft-hearted.
Always cheerful.
Wherever he went, he lit up the place.
But last year, something changed.
He grew irritable and kept picking fights.
Just ten days ago,
he got into a fight in the middle of the road.
Why?
There was some driver. His brother Mangal's friend.
He kept getting Mangal drunk...
Then Mangal would come home drunk and cause a ruckus.
I think his real troubles were with the family.
With Rupa too?
One day he came to me asking for a property dealer's number.
Turns out there was a dispute over the house.
His wife didn't want his brother to get anything.
And Mangal, the brother, was perennially drunk.
That family was a mess.
Always at each other's throats, you know?
No poem today, Uncle?
They're not poems, dear.
They're couplets.
Those who dared, found what they sought
I feared the deep, and stayed ashore
Understood?
To find pearls, you have to dive deep.
You won't find them standing on the shore.
Uncle...
could you give me that property dealer's number?
We're thinking of buying a place back home.
Of course.
You're the best, Baby! This is the nicest sari I've ever had!
Don't take Sharad shopping with you. You've got great taste!
Sure, Baby has great taste.
And I'm only good for the labor jobs, right?
Tell me what else needs to be done, Mummy.
Yeah, Mom. We'll handle it.
Let's split up the work.
We'll get done faster.
That's a good idea.
So, Sharad, you take Guddi for her salon appointment.
- Sure. - Alright?
- Baby, can you handle the sweet boxes? - Yes.
I'll take care of the return gifts.
There won't be more than ten.
- Definitely not more than ten. - Okay.
Mummy...
This is for the return gifts, Mom.
- Forget that property, ma'am. - Why?
Since you're my client now, I'll be honest with you.
The house was in Bansi's name.
But he wanted to split it equally between his wife and brother.
The papers were ready. But his wife refused.
Then after Bansi died,
she said she would split it with her brother-in-law.
Really?
Let me show you something better.
There are old houses near Ram Bagh.
In top condition--
Here's the garage location.
Mangal lives in a room above it.
Bhaiya.
I'll be back in two minutes.
Mangal Seni?
Bansi had asked for these laddoos.
He loved them.
Thought I'd give them to you.
Put them there.
Want something to drink?
I'm a police officer.
Police officers don't drink tea?
I'm making some. Have a cup.
You got the job on compassionate grounds, right?
- Your father was-- - I wanted to talk about Bansi.
The boy they arrested didn't kill him.
He only tried to rob him.
I heard things weren't great between you and Bansi.
I... met Rupa.
She said that despite all the issues, she still gave you half the property--
That property wasn't Rupa's father's!
It was my father's property!
My father transferred all of it to Bansi.
Why?
Because Bansi was the good son, and I'm the black sheep?
I paid for Bansi's college.
I bought all his art supplies.
Then he got married and forgot all of it.
It couldn't have been Bansi's fault.
He was always a decent guy.
Really? What's the use of being so decent?
What's the use of being so decent if you can't even handle your wife?
His wife filed an assault complaint against him.
He spent two days in jail, and I bailed him out.
The men in our family are all the same.
My father had no luck with women.
Neither did Bansi.
That's why I never got married.
What about you?
Married?
Hey! That's the problem with decent people.
Simple people don't know how to handle crooked ones.
At least have some tea, Ms. Sympathy Hire!
Let's go.
Bansi used to come home late...
She filed an assault complaint against him.
Babita Singh.
Number?
894...
Just pull over here.
Use some common sense, man.
If both mechanics leave, who's going to run the shop?
It's an electronics shop!
No.
Keep them there.
Mummy, so many return gifts?
Didn't we discuss ten?
You were the ones who wanted a big function.
If not, you should've said so.
- Hello? - Baby, it's Archana.
Yeah, tell me.
Can you come over in an hour?
Okay, I'll come.
Where were you when Bansi's body was found?
I was the one who found him.
His phone was lying here.
I didn't understand what had happened.
Then I looked around...
and found him dead back there.
Hey!
Where the hell are you going?
Idiot!
Bansi would climb up there alone.
As it was risky.
Whenever he was especially upset,
he'd go there.
Where did you find the phone?
Here.
Right here.
Under the Ravana.
Kaka, come here!
Coming!
Do you ever meet Deepak and Neelam?
It's been years.
How you guys used to hog on samosas!
You were always late.
And in the meantime, Bansi would buy us samosas.
Everyone knew Bansi had been crazy about you since school.
But you always kept him hanging.
I was just a kid then.
Things are different now. You wouldn't understand.
Then help me understand.
Look, it's not what you think.
Bansi was only helping me.
That night, he came here after work
and gave me some money.
While he was handing it over,
I noticed a knife wound on his hand.
I asked what happened, but he wouldn't say anything.
Then my husband got home.
And I had to somehow send poor Bansi away.
Leave.
What was the money for?
The last of my dowry.
It was never about the money for my husband.
It was his ego.
The fact that the full dowry hadn't been paid.
Whenever it crossed his mind, he'd beat me.
And you'd just take it?
You're a police officer.
You probably married into a good family.
Not everyone has that kind of luck.
Bansi wanted to tell me something that night.
He wanted to talk to me too.
That night there was a red car outside.
When Bansi came in, it drove off.
Whose car was it? Did you see anyone?
It had horns on it.
Horns?
He's here. Leave through the back!
Just tell him a school friend is visiting!
No, he knows what you've been doing. He made inquiries at the station.
- Just leave now! - My bag!
Here. Get out through the back. Quick.
Listen, she just came to see me...
- Relax. I just want to talk to her. - She just--
I'm a cop too, madam.
I sniffed you out.
Why are you stopping me from gathering evidence?
- I've solved plenty of cases like this. - So what?
You think this is your police station?
You'll drag my wife into a murder investigation?
You'll spread stories around town...
that she was fooling around with that artist?
I could have you booked for domestic abuse too!
I can see the state she's in.
I don't want any trouble. Just go, please...
You won't lay a hand on her again.
Listen to me, just leave!
I'm counting to three.
If you're still here,
these two will tear you apart.
Then go ahead and file a case against the dogs.
Please listen to me!
Get out of here, Baby!
Stop!
Rocky, Leo!
Where are you, Baby?
Guddi's in-laws are here.
I was following up on Bansi's case--
You could've done that after the baby shower!
I can't handle all this alone.
- Bhaiya. - Yes?
Could I get some sugar?
- Khushi? - Sure.
Yes?
Where's the sugar?
You picked a great time to disappear, Baby.
Come home, quick!
Hey!
Hello!
Where'd he go?
The curly-haired guy.
Whose brother was arrested.
They picked him up yesterday.
Who picked him up?
He had a big mark right here.
Did you see a red car?
Did you...
Back off!
Let go!
Get away from me! I'm a cop!
I'll haul every one of you in!
They'll shove hot wires down your throats!
Back off!
Get back!
Baby!
What are you doing here?
I'm Sharad's neighbor.
A couple of houses down. Remember me?
Namaste.
I accidentally took the shortcut behind Dussehra Maidan.
A friend's... place was up ahead.
Okay. Come, let me drop you.
You ladies are always trying to be heroes.
She came running from behind Dussehra Maidan.
Good thing she ran into my scooter.
I had no idea.
I saw a shortcut towards the road, so I--
And how did you get injured?
Just while running.
A friend's house was back there.
I had her wounds dressed. She's family, after all.
You have to be careful, dear.
That's why we keep a close eye on Guddi.
It's alright. Nothing serious.
Just a small accident.
Go get changed.
- Namaste. - Namaste.
He's our neighbor. We've known him for years.
- Oh, I see. - He's practically family.
Did you see the menu for the baby shower?
Does this look good?
Her in-laws finally came over...
You're already...
I'll take that, my dear.
You're already in the police.
It's not exactly a respectable job.
God knows what they'll think now.
Please don't tell him.
He'll worry for nothing.
There's such a big function tomorrow, and...
he's handling so much on his own.
I didn't even tell him about the fuss you made
over the return gifts.
You're the limit!
Guddi's in-laws were here!
How do you think she felt, seeing you turn up like that?
Who did we come here for, Baby?
For the family, right?
You're having reunions with everyone but family.
Whether it's a wedding, festival, or family function,
you never get leave.
I show up here.
I go to everyone's house. Hear everyone out.
Even at your sister's place,
I'm the one going around paying respects.
In two years of marriage, we haven't spent a single festival together.
And you weren't even interested in this job.
I just went because of Bansi...
He's gone, Baby. Let it go.
Let's take care of those who are still here?
Sorry.
I had all these plans...
I ruined my first trip to my in-laws' place, didn't I?
Does it hurt a lot?
Come here.
Baby, let me see.
Show me.
It stings, right?
Show me.
Baby...
come here.
It's just a matter of a few days.
You haven't eaten?
Isn't that yours?
What is it?
Forget the diet today.
Let's have some rice and dal with ghee.
- Come on. - Sharad!
Sharad!
Very good.
Sharad, the lights you installed aren't working!
Coming!
- Sharad! - One more...
There you go.
Take this. You'll manage by yourself?
Sharad!
Coming!
I've been calling you for so long!
Lower your veil, darling
Your sister-in-law shall have a baby boy
Speak only sweet words
Keep your eyes lowered
Speak only sweet words
Laugh softly
Lower your veil, darling
Your sister-in-law shall have a baby boy
My husband's family is my pilgrimage
Revere all your husband's kin
Sing their praises
Uphold the family honor
Serve them well
And you'll reap rewards
Your mother-in-law is your shrine
Khushi! Come on.
I came unsure and nervous to my in-laws'
With my head bowed low
In two days I learnt
All my hard lessons
My sister-in-law is pure gold
And I will always be mud
And my man is of course a cop
- Go on. - So cute!
Some problem with your foot?
- Just a sprain. - I see.
She handles everything. Go on.
I do love your home
- Baby! - Yeah?
More than my mother's
Namaste.
Is Guddi didi's plate ready?
Baby!
Come here.
Namaste.
Take their blessings!
Just keep them in your good wishes.
Speak sweet, sweet words
Today your sister-in law Is getting ready to be a mom
Baby didi!
Mummy's been looking for you!
- The return gifts need to be given. - Yeah.
Mom-in-law is a legend Has a sharp tongue
Will abuse and call me fatso Watch out, she's sharp like a saw
Speak sweet, sweet words
Today your sister-in-law Is getting ready to be a mom
- Aunty. - Bless our kids.
In a crooked courtyard
I'm still trying to walk a straight line
Still my mom-in-law taunts
Where's their gift?
Go check the upstairs room.
Her aunt-in-law will be offended.
Hurry up. Go and check.
I'll handle things here till then.
- Baby! Baby! - Yes?
Come here.
At least come say hello to my cousins first.
- Come. - Bhabhi!
It's time you started running after kids.
She will. Let her lose some weight first!
Let him start doing leg day first.
Get some stamina.
Have you seen how fast kids are these days?
Baby.
What was that about?
What?
Namaste.
Was that really necessary?
Then why did you start it?
How was I supposed to know one joke would upset you so much?
I also didn't know my dead friend bothered you this much.
You're still on about that?
I dropped it last night, Sharad.
Why are you yelling like that?
What's going on with you?
Baby! Baby!
Cawing like a crow This out-of-tune mom-in-law
Throwing the poor daughter-in-law Like seasoning in oil
Then backing off in terror When she splutters and splashes back
Cawing like a crow This out-of-tune mom-in-law
Throwing the poor daughter-in-law Like seasoning in oil
Then backing off in terror When she splutters and splashes back
And then you expect her To bow down and genuflect
Listen! Whose car is this?
Son, whose car is this?
That one? It's that uncle's!
Wash the plates properly.
Hello?
This is Inspector Bharadwaj, Bade Chowk Police Station.
Are you aware that your wife is trying
to solve a murder case in my jurisdiction?
Sorry? I don't understand.
It's a murder case.
And she's already suspended from Welcome Police Station.
Suspended? As in?
I see. So you have no idea.
Mister...
the honor of a household rests with its women.
If anything goes wrong...
Oh, hello!
Recognized me, eh?
Uncle, I wanted to ask you something.
Yes, of course!
You know Bansi Seni, right?
Did you meet him on the day he died?
Won't you take your uncle's blessings?
Bansi came to my house that day.
To collect the money for the Ravana.
But... why are you asking all this?
After you paid him,
did you meet him again that day in your car?
Listen... the carrot halwa was no good.
- I got some gulab jamun-- - Is this--
Did you try the halwa?
It's excellent.
She's Guddi's sister-in-law, right?
- What happened? - Uncle...
I only asked if you met Bansi again that night.
Wow. Such a well-mannered girl.
The new bride didn't introduce herself, didn't even touch my feet.
- But she's questioning me! - Didn't you recognize him?
He's Ronny's uncle.
Call Shivendra. Ask him to get the car out.
But what happened?
- Bhaisahab... - What's the matter?
I've been shown too much respect here.
I'll be leaving now. Enough.
- Please! There's some misunderstanding. - I'm calling.
There's no misunderstanding!
I told you to get the gifts from upstairs...
- Bhaisahab! - Okay, I'll call...
You have no idea what's going on over here!
What's going on? Uncle, what's the matter? Tell me.
What happened?
Sharad, this is your wife, right? The policewoman?
How wonderful!
Right in the middle of a family function,
she's conducting an investigation.
I wasn't rude, Sharad. I just--
- So is Uncle lying? - Sharad...
Have you no shame?
What do you think you're doing?
Do you even know how to investigate?
Do you?
You were better off teaching science to sixth-graders!
She must've asked something. It came out wrong.
- She's young. Please forgive her-- - Mom, she's suspended!
She didn't come here for us!
She came because she got suspended!
That's why she's treating this like a holiday investigation!
- Let's go. - Uncle, please no!
- Please stop him. - Ronny!
- What will Ronny do?
- Please stop him, son! - You don't get it.
- I have been humiliated... - What happened here?
What did she say to him?
Guddi!
You know I never raise my voice.
But the way you spoke to me today in front of everyone...
I was really hurt.
I can feel hurt too.
Things never escalate like this.
They shouldn't have.
Sometimes it's like you become a different person.
I've never seen this side of you.
It was our first trip, and--
How many times are you going to say it?
I know it was our first trip.
- Sorry. - No, go on!
Vent it all out.
Sorry, my foot.
Do you think the way you behaved was right?
You should've learned from your father.
Got carried away playing the hero!
Listen...
you're suspended anyway.
If this gets any worse,
- just quit the job. - Can we sleep?
I ended up looking bad in front of everyone.
They must be thinking I treat you badly.
That I yell at you in public.
I didn't need all this stress.
This is too much for me.
We found each other so late in life.
I was thirty-two when we met.
And I went straight to your mother and asked to marry you.
Even though we're not even from the same community.
Your mother tongue is also different.
I had many proposals from Brahmin girls.
I've always been committed and honest towards you.
Married you right away.
You have thyroid issues, but everyone questions me about having a baby.
And who is Bansi? What was he to you?
Was he some great artist?
I saw that key chain he made for you.
He even painted the nose fat.
I know it was your portrait.
I can't deal with all this stress...
Hello?
Baby... things just got more complicated.
Sethi quietly bought his son a bike.
Worth ten lakhs!
There was supposed to be a major bust that day.
They were about to seize a consignment worth crores.
And they've extended your suspension by two weeks.
Sorry. I had to send that email myself.
- Hello? - Why did you do this to me, sir?
You told me it just slipped out!
What's up, Baby?
What are they feeding you at your in-laws'? You sound different.
You took money, didn't you?
And then set me up, saying it was a minor issue?
Look, Baby. You agreed to it yourself.
That's just how things work in the department.
You were anyway hired on compassionate grounds.
Nobody expects much from you.
Just enjoy the easy money you're getting. Don't make a fuss.
What was the need for this?
We could've just had yesterday's leftovers.
I was thinking of going over to their place.
I'll give them the return gift and apologize.
Sorry, Uncle.
Please forgive my indiscretion.
Sit.
I forgave you right then, dear.
I don't hold grudges.
You didn't need to bring a gift.
It was my mistake, Uncle...
Actually, I got a little emotional.
Bansi was an old friend from school.
- Was he a friend of yours too? - No.
I'm just the contractor for the Dussehra Maidan.
I dedicated a Ravana to him out of courtesy.
Forget all that. Tell me...
are you posted in Bhopal?
Yes.
That's a beautiful car design.
Who designed it?
My grandson did.
Do you drive it?
No. The driver does.
Here you go, dear.
I don't recall seeing you at any family functions before.
What are you talking about?
We met her at Sharad's place last year.
That was Ronny's wife. Not her.
You're all mixed up!
Please have some.
How did you get suspended?
I didn't do anything wrong, Aunty.
I chose it myself.
I wasn't getting leave, and...
there was a lot of pressure to come here.
I see. How long have you been in Bhopal?
- We visit quite often. - Yeah.
You know,
my younger sister's in-laws live there.
We'll visit you next time we come to--
We moved there after my posting to Bhopal.
I see.
Actually, I completely forgot. Guddi didi has an appointment.
- She must be waiting for me. - But you haven't even finished--
It was lovely meeting you. I'll drop by again.
- Thank you! - Alright.
- Visit us again! - Yes, of course!
Actually, I came to meet Uncle.
Now my car won't start.
Could you help?
Go ahead, I'll come.
It shuts down as soon as I start it.
Start it.
Press the accelerator.
I haven't driven it in a while.
No problem. Drive to the end of the lane.
I'll have a look.
I'm an ASI with the police.
Did Uncle ever tell you?
Why were you following Bansi the night of his murder?
- Are you blind? - Sorry.
Sorry, Aunty.
Hey, stop!
The rest of the team is on its way.
You'll go to jail for murder.
Madam...
I didn't kill Bansi Seni.
I just made a plan to rob him with Mangal Seni.
My boss was supposed to pay Bansi.
His brother used to hang around the liquor shop every evening.
Robbing Bansi was his idea.
That's why we were following him.
Bansi went through the ruins behind the Dussehra Maidan.
We sent two junkies after him.
Bansi wouldn't hurt a fly.
We didn't think there'd be any trouble.
But those junkies went down from one kick.
They were wasted.
Bansi managed to get away. We followed him.
He went to a house.
There was a woman inside, all alone.
He was giving her money.
He's here.
It was a cop's house.
He would've ripped us apart.
Madam, the truth is, I panicked.
I got out of there, leaving Mangal behind.
The next day,
I read in the newspaper that Bansi had been murdered.
Since that day,
I've neither spoken to Mangal
nor visited that bar again.
You were right.
Simple people don't know how to handle crooked ones.
You're not as innocent as you look, Ms. Sympathy Hire.
What did you do to Bansi that night
after you sent the driver away?
You're suspended, right?
I know.
Ask as a friend...
and I'll tell you everything.
This is not done.
Even last time, you left without having tea.
I didn't kill Bansi.
I just threatened him.
What kind of threat?
That I'd tell Rupa...
that he was secretly giving money to Archana.
Bansi's daughter was his life.
And Rupa?
She wouldn't even let him see her.
What lies did she tell you?
That she's in a hostel for her studies?
She kept her at her mother's place.
She told him, "No property, no daughter."
On the night of the fifth, they had a huge fight.
Rupa burned all his Dussehra work.
She knows if I go to the police, she'd be exposed.
That woman left no way to torture Bansi.
And what were you doing?
You wanted to rob your own brother!
Didn't you take advantage of his goodness?
His goodness? Really?
I was taken advantage of!
When he was little, I protected him from boys who used to beat him up!
And when I needed help,
he abandoned me.
He gave money to the whole village.
And he couldn't spare a penny for his own brother or help him out?
Took advantage of him, you say!
Did you never feel sorry for him?
I hit him for the first time that night.
With a slipper.
And he just stood there.
Didn't say a word.
How could I have known I'd never see him again?
- Get out. Get out of here. - Aunty, just two minutes.
That's enough.
Aunty, please pull up the recording from the fifth.
I'm a police officer.
Why have you come here, Pinky?
Why the hell have you brought this here?
Stupid girl!
Call the police.
Yes, I'm calling.
The police are useless.
Hello? I'm calling from Shiksha Nagar.
A woman has forced her way into my house.
She's drunk.
Yes. And she claims to be a police officer.
Her name's Babita Singh.
Sir, we told her repeatedly not to harass us, but she won't stop!
She keeps insisting on seeing the laptop. We've refused, but she won't listen!
- She's creating a scene. - Mom, my laptop!
She's asking for CCTV footage.
And she reeks of alcohol, sir!
Please send someone, sir.
We're right near Shiksha Nagar Police Station.
Baby?
What did you get by torturing Bansi like that?
What?
Bela!
- Bela! - Baby!
- Call Bela! I want to talk to her. - Bela is--
- Bela! - Bela's asleep! Keep it down!
Tell me what the matter is!
How many lies will you tell?
If you were going to give half the property to his brother anyway,
why didn't you do it earlier?
The poor guy could've lived a few days in peace.
You destroyed him.
I destroyed him?
Unlike you, I wasn't allowed to study.
They just married me off.
They said the boy owned a house.
Then he wanted to split it with his drunk brother.
He wanted to save everyone.
What about me and my daughter?
If you love your daughter so much, why were you trying to burn her?!
Just to torture Bansi?
Bela, go inside.
Go inside!
Bela?
Come, look.
You see that machine?
I sit there all night, hemming saris,
just to pay for my daughter's school fees.
I just asked him for one thing, Baby.
I've seen enough poverty.
I didn't want my daughter to see it too.
Was that so wrong?
I did everything right!
I looked after him, his home, his child.
Who was going to look after me?
Even the dowry money I brought...
he squandered that away.
So... you killed him?
Why would I kill him and give half his house to Mangal?
If I said anything to him,
he'd stop talking to me for days.
Why would I kill a man who was already dead to me?
Then who did?
Who killed him?
Babita Singh!
Listen.
- Take the car and drop her home. - Yes, sir.
- Rajender will follow you. - Alright, sir.
Don't worry, sir. Go to bed.
Thank you.
Make sure the family gets the whole story.
Yes, sir.
That should put her in her place.
Message Bharadwaj sir. Tell him we've reached.
- Yes, madam. - Baby!
Baby, step out of the car. Let's go.
Baby!
- Your wife was drunk... - Baby!
Open the door!
- She doesn't drink. - Baby!
Have you lost it? Get out of the car!
Baby, what are you...
- Open the door! - Baby!
How many lies will you tell, Baby?
- Open the door! - Baby, get out here!
- Don't you get it? Baby! - What are you doing? Baby!
How much will you lie? Come out!
Everyone's watching. Get out here!
- Have you lost it? - Come outside!
Baby!
- Baby, no! - Baby!
- Baby, stop!
Baby!
Guddi!
Listen, I need to talk to you.
Can you meet me in the evening?
The kid confessed himself.
He said he attacked Bansi.
We found blood on his clothes.
Bansi came to see me.
Just to give me the money.
The ruins behind the Dussehra Maidan...
That's where his body was found.
Bansi used to climb up there by himself to set the fireworks.
Whenever he was especially upset,
he'd go there.
Where did you find the phone?
Hey!
Where the hell are you going?
Who told you to drink and drive?
And on top of that, you banged up the car!
Say something!
It's a concussion.
You'll be under observation for a day.
I'll get your breakfast.
Guddi had a baby girl this morning.
They're on the lower floor.
They left you here last night.
No one came back after that.
Listen...
change into these clothes.
I'll deal with them and come back.
Oh, my little doll!
My doll! Look, what's that?
REWA DUSSEHRA CELEBRATIONS
Keep moving!
Hold on to your children!
Keep moving!
Please proceed towards the Ravana effigy.
Glory to Lord Ram!
Sir! Bharadwaj sir!
Babita!
Babita! She's over there!
Asha!
Asha, get her!
Right behind you! Stop her!
Make way! Move aside!
I need to get inside.
No, no. You can't go in there. It's dangerous.
- Please, please! - No.
Bansi died in there.
If the Ravana burns, I'll never know what happened.
Not that way! Go around!
Madam!
Only three minutes to go!
Please keep an eye on your elders, belongings, and children.
Madam!
Madam, stop! Do you want to die?
What are you doing?
Come down, madam! Do you want to die?
So, are you all set?
Are you ready?
Madam!
Ladies and gentlemen!
We apologize for the delay due to a technical issue.
We'll now resume the program.
- I'll be back. - Of course, please.
Mishra, attach this to the rest of the evidence.
Hello?
- Hello? Hello? - Hello?
Hello, ma'am?
Your pregnancy test came back positive.
Hello?
Ma'am? Can you hear me?
Hello?
As we celebrate the triumph of good over evil,
we dedicate tonight's Ravana burning to Bansi Seni.
A man who worked tirelessly every year
to bring these magnificent Ravanas to life.
A kind and respectable man.
His grieving wife Rupa
and his beloved brother Mangal
are with us on this stage tonight.
You are now requested
to proceed for the Ravana burning.
May his soul rest in peace.
Go on.
You were right.
Rewa Police are charging Bansi's wife and brother
for abetting his suicide.
I'll come down in four or five days.
We can get the sonography done.
I'll let you know in four or five days?
In the courtyards of my heart
I look for a lost village
Not knowing that the way home
Lies within me
Why do I wander so?
Clickety clack
Like a train I'm going to run home
You solved all this by yourself?
No.
Bansi was with me.
And Sharad?
Do you love him?
I don't know anymore
what's love and what's just need.
I'm filing a complaint against Sethi.
You're the best, Baby!
Your suspension has been revoked.
But you're taking on Sethi.
That could cause problems down the road, Baby.
It's ASI Babita Singh... reporting, sir.