'Smoking is injurious to health.'
'It causes cancer.'
'Smoking is injurious to health.'
'It causes cancer.'
Who is it?
Who is there?
What special did you find in this stuff, young master?
A strange rustic flavour - Why?
In your America, don't you see half-clad boys on the street?
However, I have heard,
half-clad women are often seen on the streets.
Oh, shit! - Hey, master. My name is Asit.
I know. - It's not your fault.
Since you stay abroad,
your pronunciation has become sort of foreign.
Actually, when I hear my name pronounced in such an odd way,
I feel a bit surprised.
No, no, actually, my camera battery has drained out.
So, I said, oh, shit, in irritation.
So sorry about it.
Oh. So, what is the meaning of this statement, sir?
Oh, shit, means.
How do I place it?
Potty!
Potty, I mean in Bangla.
Faeces. - What?
My parents did all the research and finally, named me faeces?
Sir, when you feel frustrated abroad,
is faeces the first thing that comes to your mind?
No, no, it's not literal, it's just an expression,
with lot of attitude.
Oh! Shit! - Oh!
One second. I am getting a call.
Hello.
Yes, dad. I have left the airport.
Asit has picked me up. Hmm.
Hey, I did not get the time to call you.
Yes. Hey, I will not lose my way. Don't worry.
I hope mom is fine?
Don't worry. And yes, I have spoken to my uncle.
Yeah, anyway, I'll talk to you later.
I'll speak later.
Take care, bye.
The elder landlord,
used to come here every year.
After his demise, it's been five years. No one comes here.
Your father also,
hasn't come here for the past five years.
My father,
is unwell.
He is ageing.
Your uncle also, doesn't come here any longer.
Uncle is a big businessman.
He has no time. - Oh.
The elder landlord had once shown me your picture. - Hmm.
You have never come here before now? Why sir?
Haven't you ever felt like visiting your ancestral home?
Yes, of course.
Actually, I was so busy with studies and music.
Now I have come after completing my graduation.
What I was saying, sir. Can you get me a job in America?
I have studied till higher secondary.
I can always learn English properly.
I don't feel like staying here any longer.
We will see about that.
So, Asit.
Is there a washroom somewhere around here?
Do you want to wash your hands?
Why do you need a separate room for that?
Here, take it and wash up.
No, no. I mean.
Isn't there a restaurant somewhere around here?
We have almost reached. Your house is not too far from here.
You can directly go home and rest.
Hey, no, no. I want to pee. Pee.
Pee.
- What are you saying, sir?
Do you drink at such a young age?
Your father will feel very upset when he finds out.
Drinking is not good, sir.
Hey, Asit. I want to pee.
Are you angry with me because I gave you good advice?
Oh, shit!
He doesn't understand a thing. Darn!
Oh, I see?
Hey, Kanai da. - Yes, what happened?
Rest, wash, pee.
There are so many names for relieving oneself abroad.
Did you hear?
What the hell?
'Swach Bharat Abhiyan'
What's that? - Huh!
Hey, look here, girls!
A foreigner's baby has landed in our Kusumpur.
Aren't you aware?
You are not supposed to pee just anywhere?
I am extremely sorry.
Actually, I was under tremendous pressure, so.
Where have you come from?
New Jersey. - Hey!
You can't get away scot-free by showing us some new or old jerseys!
We are forming a new women's football team in Kusumpur.
And they are giving all of us a jersey each.
Can't you give a straight answer to our question?
I am simply asking where you have come from?
Just answer me. - I just told you.
New Jersey. U.S.A.
A place in America. - Are you bluffing?
Who comes to Kusumpur for a vacation from America?
You are pulling my leg because I am a village girl?
You better get this straight.
Kusumpur have Web series, mobile phone, and cable TV.
And we know everything.
Trust me. I have really come from America.
Wait.
The things one has to do.
Dollars.
Check.
Hey, why doesn't it have grandpa's picture?
Who the hell is grandpa?
Don't you know who grandpa is? - No.
Hey, I see he is more illiterate than we are!
Hey, the father of the nation.
You mean Mahatma Gandhi?
Yes. - That is what I am trying to tell you.
Since the Gandhi's picture is not on the currency note, obviously,
I have come from abroad.
Now, excuse me.
Hey? - You cannot have it back.
Go away. - What do you mean?
Please, return the currency note.
This is a fine.
What for? - Why?
You have come from outside, peed in public and soiled our land.
The fine for that. - What the hell?
Please, return my currency note, or else I will call the police.
Hey, look at that. He is threatening us with police action!
Get hold of this guy! - Huh?
Get him! Get him! - Hey, what is this?
What is this?
Asit!
Hey, Asit. - Yeah?
I think he is calling out for you. - Me?
Yes. - Where?
Asit indeed!
No, no. he is not calling out to me.
He is saying, oh, shit!
Oh, shit? What is that, Asit?
Gentlemen who live abroad, say oh, shit when frustrated.
Is that so? - Yes.
So after coming from such a fancy country,
he is bound to feel frustrated after seeing our backward village.
Quiet!
If you make another sound,
I'll slit your neck and hang you on that tree. - Yes.
Do you know, my grandpa is the local mafia don?
Just get out of our area quietly.
In that case, please return my currency note.
Hey, why are you so dramatic?
I was under the impression that Americans are rich.
So, why are you so desperate for a ten-rupee note?
That is not ten rupees. It's ten dollars!
Seven hundred rupees.
I have never paid such a huge amount for a toilet! - Huh!
Let go!
Seven hundred rupees.
Come on, run! - Hey!
Wait. Return it.
Thieves.
Welcome to India.
A mafia don in our village?
What are you saying, sir? Why didn't you call out to me?
I called you several times. - Is it?
So, can you describe the girl's face, sir?
I'll see if we can get the police to catch her.
Face? - Yes.
Face?
What happened, sir? What did she look like, tell me?
A perfect bomb beauty.
Huh? What are you saying?
Come, come, come. Please, come, sir.
Kanti da, open the dicky.
So, finally, you have come to your own village?
Today is a joyous day, sir.
You are the caretaker of our house, Mr. Jaladhar? - Yes.
What is this, sir? What are you doing?
You are an elderly person.
And dad repeatedly said that I must touch the feet of my elders.
May you be very successful. May you be a great man.
May you be a good human being.
Ah. Er. Huh! Hey, Asit! - Yeah?
Carry sir's baggage inside. I am going in. - Okay.
Come in, sir. Come in.
Hey, watch your step.
Come in, sir. Come, come, come.
Here, take a look.
Do you know, sir?
There was a time this mansion was glorious.
Your great grandfather, Naba Kumar Choudhary,
had earned the title, Rai Bahadur.
In those days, the glory of this house was something else.
However, most of the place is uninhabitable now.
On this side, we have somehow managed to make some arrangements.
Dad told me, you look after everything.
I try my best.
One of these days, I will give you a tour of the house. - Sure.
Now, come.
Your grandfather has been waiting to see you since morning.
He wants to meet you. Come, come.
Come, come, sir. Come.
Sir. Sir. - Hmm?
Sir is here.
Grandson.
That's okay. It's okay.
How are you grandpa?
Can one be happy without his near and dear ones?
You thought of this old man after so long?
What can I say, grandpa? I was busy with a lot of things.
Okay, you have to get well soon.
You have to come to the U.S. with us.
No, grandson.
I am fine here in Kusumpur.
I have settled here on my ancestral land.
This is where I will die.
I am sure you are famished?
Jaladhar. - Yes? - Serve the food.
Hurry up. - Yes, sure.
Come, come, come. Sit. - Yeah.
Young, master?
Have you eaten? - Yes.
There is so much I want to tell you.
I will tell you everything.
Will you accompany me? - No.
Please, come. - No, no. It's fine.
What is this, auntie? Why have you come out again?
Sir? - Go. Go inside.
Sir? - Go. Go inside your room.
Sir. Huh!
How many times do I have to tell you?
Your grandfather's elder sister.
She is not right in the head.
Grandfather's elder sister?
There she is!
What is that called?
That mafia don's granddaughter!
Give me back my dollars.
You are a bit too gutsy.
Have you followed me to my house?
Are you out of your mind? This is my ancestral house!
Basant Kumar Choudhary is my grandfather.
Master is your grandfather?
Yes.
That is why your face seemed familiar.
I better leave.
Familiar indeed!
What were you thinking? - Let go, grandpa. Let go!
Hey, grandpa! - You seemed to have grown wings!
Were you playing the fool with the young master?
I did not do anything.
Asit lied to you.
Asit lied, is it? Huh? Asit lied!
Hey, they are our landlords. And you What a shame!
Hey, apologise. Touch his feet and say sorry right now.
I cannot touch anyone's feet.
Have I committed murder?
I just heckled him a bit. - Huh!
Heckled him! Did you see it? Did you see, sir?
The way she is arguing.
Huh! - Hey, grandpa Jaladhar. It's fine.
Let it go.
No. Why let it go? Why let it go?
What is it to you if my grandpa scolds, hits, or disciplines me?
Hey! I spoke in your support?
You needn't think about me.
Again you are arguing? What is it with you?
Speak to the young master, respectfully.
I cannot treat this boy with so much respect.
Did you see it? Did you see that, sir?
Did you see her attitude? - Ah! - 'Jaladhor.'
'Jaladhor.'
Coming, sir.
You are lucky, the master has called out to me.
You better apologise to him. I am telling you.
Take it.
Our 'Durga Bahini' group has fixed a fine.
So that we can keep the village clean.
You were dirtying the place.
So, I exacted a fine.
Have I committed a crime?
No.
You can keep it. - No. No.
I can't get another scolding from grandpa for this ten rupee.
This is not ten rupees. These are ten dollars. - Huh!
And I won't say anything to your grandpa about this money.
What will I gain if you get into trouble?
Antics!
I have already got a scolding.
But I will get back at you for this.
Hmm? How so?
How?
You will find out when I do?
The entire day has passed.
What about your revenge?
I will do it when the time comes.
You needn't tax your brains for that.
Load shedding is a common matter here.
So, I am keeping these here.
Thank you.
Grandpa has asked me to look after you.
But I won't take responsibility
if you go anywhere without informing me.
And I am telling you this well in advance.
Okay, madam.
And don't stay up too late in the night.
Why? - Why?
They come here at night.
Don't listen to what they say.
There could be trouble.
What rubbish!
Rubbish, is it? - Yeah.
So, don't blame me if you get into trouble.
Wake up!
Hey, wake up!
Hmm. - Don't sleep.
Wake up.
Who are you?
What is this?
You told me, you will take me away from here?
And now, you don't recognise me? - What?
What do you mean?
I will remain here and die one day.
Take me away from here.
Look, madam. I am unable to understand what you are saying.
Where will I take you?
Then why did you make rosy promises?
If you leave me here as always, again.
Then I am telling you,
you will suffer the same fate.
What is it, sir? - Huh?
Why are you up? Couldn't you sleep?
Do you know, a lady came into my room some time back?
What are you saying?
She was wearing a red sari,
jewellery.
Complete fancy dress.
Oh, you must have had a dream.
Such things happen when you come to a new place.
Strange.
Was that a joke?
'Jonk?' No, no.
There are snakes in this village,
though there are no 'jonks (leeches)'
You do one thing. Try and sleep for a while.
Grandpa Jaladhor, I don't think I can sleep now.
Then, do one thing.
Take a dip in the pond at dawn, and offer prayers to the Sun God.
Okay, then. - Sure.
My shirt? Where is my shirt?
Right here.
I am taking your clothes.
The way Lord Krishna did to the Gopi's.
And that is what modern-day Radha's do.
Hey, please, give me my shirt.
Tara!
Tara, return my shirt.
Have you come, younger sir?
I have waited for you for so long.
Now, finally this village will be free of the curse.
What are you saying?
A grave injustice happened in this village.
Someone has to atone for that,
or else, no one will be spared.
No one.
No one. No one.
No one. Huh!
No one will be spared. - Huh?
No one.
I am fed up of my granddaughter's ways.
When she was very young,
then her father, I mean my elder son, Ananta,
left the house.
After that, her mother and me, have pampered her a lot.
But now I see, all the pampering has turned her into a monkey!
Don't scold your granddaughter, Jaladhor.
She is a young girl.
She will mature with time.
No, sir.
It will be hard to control her
if I don't give her an occasional scolding.
Sir? - Hmm? - Should I give you some sweets?
I got Bhojohari to make them this morning.
Please, eat.
Who? Who is out there?
I have loaded songs by your favourite artists in this. - Is it?
For example, Debabrata Biswas,
Manna Dey, Hemanta Mukhopadhaya,
and Kishore Kumar and others. - Wow!
Take a look.
Click here, and you can listen to your songs.
Wow!
Thank you, grandson.
I can spend my days listening to these.
Grandpa.
Uncle has proposed an idea to dad.
This is such a huge mansion.
It is becoming difficult to maintain it.
So, if a part of this house,
is converted into an eco-resort.
Then tourists will come during the holiday season,
and we can generate some basic revenue.
And I have heard that Bengali heritage properties are in demand.
So dad said, if in collaboration with uncle.
Grandson,
there was a time when, we Bengalis used to live together.
We would share each other's joys and sorrows.
A large 'ekkannobarti' family.
You mean, joint family, right?
Yes.
The entire family would eat from the same kitchen.
So the term 'ekkannobarti' family.
And then, people moved away from each other.
And settled down in their separate nuclear settlements.
And like the fragmented homes,
their hearts were also, fragmented.
Old traditions and values,
are nothing but a waste to them.
But when they realised, what they have lost,
then they wanted everything back.
And businessmen like your uncle,
their golden past,
decide to sell it to these people in a new package.
Grandson, as long as I am alive,
I will not do something so foolish.
Grandpa,
truly, speaking,
I also, am not in favour of,
converting this house into an eco-resort.
I don't know why?
I have some,
strange connection with this house.
That's like my grandson.
Here. Tender coconut from our tree.
I mean, tender coconut from your tree.
Thank you.
Okay. Grandpa said you saw a woman last night?
So, what did she look like?
I couldn't see her face.
But she was of your height.
I am sure it was you.
You were taking revenge on me, isn't it?
Who can say?
What can happen when?
You are right. Spoilt brat.
Hey, if you abuse me with uncommon invectives in English,
I will extract the toughest abuses from the Bangla dictionary.
Will you be able to handle those?
Sorry!
Okay, you wander all over the place during the day,
you don't study much, do you?
I study at the Bhubanbai Girls College. First-year.
I stood first in class this time.
Would you like to see my mark sheet or test my knowledge?
That is not required.
Can I make a request? - Hmm?
Will you take me around the village, once?
Go and see it on your own.
You are my saviour. You will protect me.
What if the witch accosts me again?
Oh!
So, you want me to sit on your head instead of the witch? - Hmm.
I see you are in a hurry?
I am quick in all matters.
I may miss something if I am late?
Okay, why do you have a strange name like Sandy?
My proper name is Sandipan Choudhury.
So, Sandy from Sandipan.
Smart, isn't it? - Hmm.
Do you become smart by converting a Bengali name in foreign style?
That's the trend.
Okay, so, what is your 'Durga Bahini?'
I have formed a group that consists of all village girls.
We assist villagers if they get into trouble or are in need.
And we teach rogues a lesson if they make trouble.
That's great. - Hmm.
Okay, you need to open a social media page.
That way, you will get a lot of publicity.
A lot of village girls will draw inspiration by seeing you all.
Not bad at all.
Because nowadays nothing happens without publicity.
Absolutely, but first, you have to create a social media profile.
Hey, do you think I am a fool because I am a village girl?
Me, Tepi, Khedi, Jaba, Champa, Shafali and Phooli,
all the 'Durga Bahini' members are on the Friendbook.
Sir, gave me a new smartphone after I got admission in college,
to facilitate my studies.
Super. That's great.
Okay, but I don't know how to open a Friendbook page.
Do you know? - Ouch!
Sorry!
I sent the friend request.
And I accept your friend request.
Now, we are friends. - Hmm.
And, this is your 'Durga Bahini's' page.
Good. Huh!
Then, Jaba, Tepi, Khedi, Phooli Champa, Shafali.
Add them unto the page. - Huh?
Shit!
Okay, listen. - Hmm?
What I will do is give you admin rights.
One by one you can add them. - Hmm. - Best.
This is the problem with boys like you.
Do you ever complete any task?
Okay, fine. Teach me. I will add them.
And this is the problem with girls like you.
Someone will show you the path, and you will just follow that.
Tara, you have to be independent.
Hey, don't lecture me.
Am I studying for nothing?
I will work after I complete my education.
I will take up a government job.
And then, I will move to the city with my mother and grandpa
Okay. What about,
marriage? Relationships?
No, nothing of the sort for me.
It is not possible to fall in love without being independent first.
Look at the condition of your grand aunt.
What happened to my grand aunt?
I mean strangely, she calls me, younger sir, whenever she sees me.
Do you have any idea why?
That is the secret.
Secret? - Yes.
Mystery in English.
What mystery?
My sister, Ashalata,
eloped against the family's wish and got married,
one of her teachers.
Everyone was against the match but.
Our family has its own rules.
We must marry the one our guardians choose for us.
What sort of a rule is that?
That is not necessary for you to know, grandson.
My sister did not heed anyone's advice.
And she had to face the consequences.
The teacher passed away within six months of the wedding,
in an accident.
Ever since my sister lost her mind.
Her in-laws drove her out.
Since then she has lived here.
"He says I have Krishna's peacock feather on my head."
"And she says I am Radha."
"She lives in Vrindavan."
"Our dear Rai."
Dad has never mentioned grand aunt to me.
Nobody treats her as family, grandson.
Anyway, you better go and take some rest, now.
Take a tour of the house tomorrow morning.
All this belongs to you.
I have looked after it like my own.
Who knows, for how long will I, be able to do it?
Baba, please talk to this girl.
I tired of trying to explain things to her.
My, dear.
We have no one to care for us.
This,
home that you see, is thanks to the landlord.
The day your father left this house,
had the landlord not supported us on that day,
then I wouldn't have known where to go with you and your mother.
So, I am telling you, dear,
don't do anything that will,
cause us to lose this roof over our heads.
I don't like to live under so many obligations, grandpa.
Okay. I have noticed the both of you.
How do you live in fear?
Look, my dear, we are poor people.
So, we have to take every step with extreme care.
Darn!
We won't be able to survive, if we live in fear.
You unlucky girl, to live well, you need a good fate.
Everyday someone or the other complains about you.
I am tired of listening to all this.
Ah! Daughter-in-law. I am talking to her.
Listen, dear, you are growing up.
You are of marriageable age.
If you get such a bad name now,
tell me, how will I arrange your alliance?
Don't get me married! What's the big deal?
Is it compulsory to get married?
Did you see that, baba?
That is why I am repeatedly telling you to stop her education.
She is mixing with outsiders and growing wings.
Today, I am telling both of you,
the day you stop my education, I will leave this house.
And like my father, I will never come back.
And both of you are aware that I mean what I say.
Look at that. - Hey?
Hey, finish your food. - Darn!
Wait! - You haven't finished your food?
Look. Look at this crazy girl!
She just left the food like that.
Come. Come, sir.
Here, look at this. Once upon a time this living hall,
many great artists and men would come here often.
During the Pujas, and on other festive occasions,
the family would make donations and grants.
The house had a splendid charm in those days.
Do you know what people used to say?
Landlords should be like the Choudhury's.
Take a look at this.
He. He is your great, great grandfather.
Nishingho Narayan Choudhury.
Wow! He was a grand personality!
Come this way.
He is. Your great grandfather, Nabakumar Choudhury.
And he is your old great grandfather,
Dhrubojyoti Choudhury.
He? Who is he?
What is this?
Who put up this picture here?
I am sure Tara is the culprit.
Tara! - Grandpa Jaladhor.
Who is he?
He is
your great grandfather's younger brother.
Krishnajyoti Choudhury.
So, he is also one of my forefathers?
What is the problem if his picture hangs here?
Please, don't mind, sir.
We are forbidden to,
talk about him in this house.
Tara.
Forbidden?
Have you taken this picture out in the grand living room?
No.
Okay.
Do you know anything about him?
It's forbidden to talk about him in this house?
Do you have any idea why?
My grandpa has asked me not to discuss this topic.
Look, unlike others here, I think you are open-minded.
Please.
Tell me the truth.
If I tell you the truth,
I hope you won't go and tell my grandpa?
Promise.
I won't tell him.
Please, tell me.
I don't know why,
I relate with him on a very different level.
The way you feel,
I also, think in the same way.
Meaning?
Come with me.
This from that room which has a store of old things.
Yeah?
It was there in a box.
What sort of a notebook is this?
The secrets of your family.
I mean your grandfather's grand uncle,
Krishnajyoti Choudhury's story.
What? Have you read it?
Will you tell me the story?
Please.
Actually, it's forbidden to talk about him in this village.
Before this, whoever has discussed this topic in the village,
your family has dealt with them severely.
Krishnojyoti Choudhury was a very absent-minded man.
He was a talented singer.
But, at about your age he gets lost.
Why?
What had happened?
He was in love with a 'Vaishnav' girl in this village.
Her name was, Radhika.
She was the only daughter of
the village folk singer Haridas Baul.
"My innermost one resides within me, and he is omnipresent."
"He rests within my eyes."
"He rests within my eyes, so I don't have to look for him."
"Whichever direction I look in, I see him."
"My innermost one resides within me, and he is omnipresent."
"I travelled far to hear him speak."
"But I couldn't hear a thing!"
"Now, I have come home."
"Now, I have come home. I hear you."
"I hear your words in my own song."
"My innermost one resides within me, and he is omnipresent."
'Sadhu!' 'Sadhu!'
What took you so long?
My father has been waiting for you since long.
I woke up late.
So, I came here as soon as I could without finishing my ablutions.
Come, sit. - Hmm.
So then, Krishnajyoti.
What news of Shanti Niketan?
How is Gurudev?
Gurudev is fine.
He is busy with his students.
Gurudev is very fond of Baul folk music.
Actually, do you know what?
Gurudev has created so many songs with this folk base.
For example, the song I was just singing.
'We all want to attain God,'
'only our paths are very different.'
'Radhika, dear. Give some offering to Krishnajyoti.'
'Haridas! Hey, there you are, Haridas Baul.'
'I see your camp is buzzing with activity.'
'So, are you only thinking of yourself?'
'And what about the man on whose land you live and eat?'
'If you do not give your share of what is due to him,'
'then how will he live?'
'Mr. Nayak.'
'The landlord's father had donated this land to my father.'
'Why then do you force us to pay taxes?'
'Just because there is a freedom movement in the country,'
'does it mean the likes of you also, want your freedom?'
'Haridas, how dare your daughter speak in the presence of men?'
'Is there be a difference between a man and woman
to say the right thing, Mr. Nayak?'
'You all, please, go away from here.'
'This is Gosai Ji's prayer hour.'
'The landlord has repeatedly forbidden you,'
'not to interfere in such matters.'
'Yet you refuse to listen.'
'These people are thugs in disguise.'
'Do not fall into their trap.'
'Speak respectfully, Mr. Nayak.'
'Gosai Ji is my music master.'
'Mr. Nayak. Mr. Nayak, give me some more time.'
'A lot… I have given you a lot of time.'
'If you do not pay up today,'
'then I will seize all the valuable things from the temple.'
'Will you or won't you, pay your dues, Haridas?'
'I beg you with folded hands, Mr. Nayak,'
'please, give me a few days.'
'Please, do not destroy my place of worship and meditation.'
'That means you will not pay up? Right?'
'Shyamlal!'
'Young, master!' - 'You please, go away from here.'
'Please, move aside.' - 'No!'
'Please, move aside.'
'What is this? What have you all done?'
'Krishnajyoti! Krishnajyoti!'
What happened to you?
Sir?
Oh, sir?
Oh, dear!
He is up early in the morning, huh?
Oh, sir!
My daughter-in-law has made freshly fried flatbreads for you.
Why is he not responding?
Is he in the washroom?
Let me check.
"In this wilderness,"
"Who is playing the flute?"
Sir. Sir, did the young master come to you?
Grandson? No.
Why? Is he not in the room? - No.
Where has he gone so early in the morning?
What do you guys do? Can you tell me?
He doesn't know this place? Anything can happen anywhere.
Okay. You. You needn't worry.
I will go and look for him.
Where will he go after all? He must be somewhere around here.
I'll just check. I'll find out.
Where do these people go?
Hey, Madan. - Yeah? - Have you seen the young master?
No, I haven't seen him. You go and check near the pond area.
Near the pond? - Yes, yes. - Okay, I'll go and see.
There he is.
Hey, Savita. Did you see the young master?
No, I haven't seen the master.
Hey, she says she hasn't seen him.
Who knows where he has gone?
Let me go and look near the pond.
Hey, Tara. - Hmm?
Did the young master come to meet you this morning?
Why, no.
He did not come?
Where did the boy go, then?
Why? What is the matter, grandpa?
I went to the young master's room in the morning
and saw he wasn't there.
You do one thing, dear.
Inform the 'Durga Bahini,'
and look for him in every nook and corner of the village. - Hmm.
I have a sinking feeling in my heart.
Go. Hurry up.
Hey, Tepi, I will look that side. - Yes.
What did you find him? - No.
Come, let's go and look there, once.
Hey, no one goes that side.
Hey, just come on.
What is this? - Huh! Sandy!
What is this?
Hey, Sandy! - What happened?
Sandy!
What will happen?
Sandy. Are you alright?
Slowly.
Tara.
That song.
Song? Which song?
He went towards the temple without saying a word to anyone.
This is not a good sign.
This could easily have caused a major disaster.
The master is absolutely furious.
But how and when did he leave at night,
I am unable to understand, doctor.
And the master asked him several times,
but he can't remember a thing.
Hey, Tara. - Yeah?
Have you done something?
I swear on the goddess, grandpa. I did nothing.
Trust me; I haven't done anything this time.
Hey, what is the point in bisecting, and dissecting all this now.
I have already checked him.
His pulse beat is normal. And so is his pressure.
He may have a habit of walking in his sleep.
It's called sleepwalking.
Besides, this is a new environment. At times such things do happen.
Now what we must do is to keep an eye on him.
Properly, huh? You must take care.
See you then. Keep me posted.
Asit. Hey, Asit.
Why have you bought so many things? What is the matter?
The young master came from America fell sick and is now in bed.
Oh, shit!
So, the master ordered me to,
bring fresh vegetables for him.
Oh, that means. The rumours I heard about the house on sale,
he must have come here for that.
So, do you have some news?
I don't know all that.
If you want to know about them, ask your father.
Why will the old man confide in me?
God has given me such a father!
That is your family politics. I am not interested.
Oh, my!
Why are you talking in English all of a sudden?
The young master is training me.
He will arrange for me to drive a taxi in America.
So, I practice English.
I going. New Jersey!
See you.
Hey, listen.
If it doesn't work out in New Jersey,
I will get you a job at Kartik's place.
Let me know.
Your face indeed resembles that of Krishnajyoti.
It is also true that you are this family's son.
However, Radhika's resemblance with me? Hmm, no.
I think it's your illusion.
Could be.
Actually, after coming here,
you are the only Indian girl I befriended.
And ever since I have been visiting you in your dreams?
This is not a very good sign. - Hmm.
Maybe.
Okay. - Yeah?
Is this Radhika and Krishnajyoti's love story,
like that of Romeo and Juliet?
No, not really.
However, it was true love.
The kind of love that lasts forever. - Hmm.
And it's path is never 'shugom.'
What's 'shugom?'
Simple. Means easy.
And that is exactly what happened to Radhika and Krishnajyoti's love.
'You see me, although you are the landlord's son?'
'The villagers gossip about us.'
'Do you know that?'
'When Gurudev's novel, 'Ghaire Baire,' was published,'
'a group of people tried to malign Gurudev.'
'By saying that,'
'Rabi Thakur took money from the British,'
'and wrote the story to destroy weaken the freedom movement.'
'So then, did Gurudev stop writing?'
'No, he did not.'
'Radhika,'
'I want to teach you to read and write.'
'I really want to.'
'Fine, so I will learn.'
'But you are a descendant of the landlord's family,'
'why don't you focus on your family business?'
'Your brother is so upset with you.'
'I don't like all that.'
'I want to,'
'create a dream world of my own.'
'A piece of land and a little garden.'
'And a temple close by.'
'You wake up at dawn, bathe and offer prayers at the temple.'
'And I sit on the lawn and compose music.'
'After you bathe and finish your prayers,'
'we will sing together.'
'You are dreaming.'
'Society will not accept my relationship with you.'
'I am an artist.'
'We build a new society.'
'And I have no qualms about going against society for your sake.'
'You are a descendant of the landlord's family.'
'You have a lot of wealth and power.'
'But I am all my father has.'
'Radhika,'
'don't be afraid.'
'They will take advantage of your fear.'
'Times are changing.'
'Society will also have to change.'
'Our family commands respect and has a social standing.'
'I am sure you know that, Krishna?'
'I don't think I have done anything to bring ill-repute to the family.'
'Song, dance, theatre, painting.'
'Do you know why I don't like all this?'
'They cause restlessness in society.'
'They weaken the societal fabric.'
'I see that your travel to Shanti Niketan,'
'to get an education has been detrimental to you.'
'What is the reason for your sudden anger upon Shanti Niketan?'
'The reason is that Rabi Babu.'
'I see that Rabi Babu has,'
'brainwashed you completely.'
'He encourages the women in his family,'
'to act in the theatres.'
'So what?'
'Women of the family should stay'
'inside the women's quarters at home.'
'If they are given undue encouragement,'
'the society goes bad, Krishna.'
'This viewpoint you have, is absolutely wrong.'
'Hey, mister, can you excuse us?' - 'Yes, sir.'
'Why are you fraternising with that girl?'
'Don't you know,'
'the kind of filthy things that Vaishnav's do?'
'Vaishnav's do filthy things?' - 'Yes, of course, what else?'
'There so called 'sahajiya' meditation…'
'Is it not a blasphemy their women commit?'
'Brother,'
'that is a high level meditation.'
'You won't understand.'
'I don't want to understand, Krishna.'
'I have no wish to understand.'
'What do you see in that girl?'
'Her body?'
'If you are so lustful,'
'use the girl and discard her.'
'I will get desirable women from,'
'Lucknow, Benares and Kolkata, for you.'
'You can spend your entire day with them in the grand music room.'
'But please,'
'don't stroll with this filthy woman on the village streets,'
'and bring a bad name to our family.'
'Brother, I am astonished that,'
'after all the social revolutions by Ram Mohan and Vidhya Sagar,'
'people like you look at women only as an object of desire.'
'I am in love with Radhika.'
'I want to spend the rest of my life with her.'
Young master. - Yes?
Didn't you sleep?
Grand auntie, what are you doing outside at this time of the night?
I have come here to remind you that,
love is a curse in this family.
You are finished if you dare to fall in love.
You know everything.
Grand auntie, please, go to your room.
It's a curse!
Young master. Curse!
They did not let you love then.
They will not let you love now. Go. Go away.
Leave this place. Go away.
Go away. Go away.
What is this?
Again. You have come out so late in the night?
Go. Go to your room.
Go to your room.
One hears a lot of whispers about
Krishnajyoti and Radhika in this village.
Some say, Haridas Baul left the village with his daughter.
And some say Krishnajyoti Choudhury left the village.
It is such a strange matter. Isn't it?
They both love each other but they cannot stay with each other.
Trust me, I don't know how I will react in a similar situation.
What else can you do?
You will listen to the elders of your family and quietly,
wear the wedding headgear and marry the girl of their choice.
Never! - I know everything.
Never!
Now look, suppose.
I have feelings for you. - Hmm.
Now, my parents are against you.
Hmm? - That doesn't mean I will listen to what they say.
So what will you do? - I will protest.
If they still, don't listen to me. I would make them understand.
I will talk to them.
If they still, refuse to understand,
then I will live separately with you.
Oh, my! I see you have grand plans.
Hey, what do you want, tell me?
"Your fresh gush of wind."
"Caress my sail with your fresh gush of wind."
"Even if my anchor breaks, I am ready to sink."
"I am ready to sink."
"Your gush of fresh wind."
"Caress my sail with your fresh gush of wind."
"I have wasted my morning."
"And the evening follows suit."
"I have wasted my morning."
"And the evening follows suit."
"Don't restrict me! Don't restrict me to the shore."
"I am ready to sink."
"Your gush of fresh wind."
"Caress my sail with your fresh gush of wind."
Tara? - Hmm?
Will you elope with me?
Let go. Someone might see us.
And anyway, this is not your America.
I know.
This is my country.
My own country.
Okay, there are such good-looking girls abroad,
and yet you fell for a local village girl, why?
Maybe.
This was destined.
My destiny.
Our destiny.
Destiny?
From a previous life?
I don't know.
Who can say what happens when and why?
Wow! I see you copy me very well?
Young master.
Please, rescue us.
Rescue us.
Huh. - Who is that?
Who is out there?
You?
You have come to this room again?
Leave.
Yes. - Go to your room.
Go to your room. - Yes.
May I come in, young master?
Young master, can I make a small request?
I mean, if you can keep a secret? - Sure.
Then I can tell you my secrets.
Oh, shit! - Oh, huh!
No problem.
Don't feel shattered, young master.
Remember. Try and try. Make fish fry.
What are you trying to say, Asit?
I'll tell you.
You know Tara's 'Durga Bahini,'
their main assistant, Tepi.
You have to give her a special and private message from me.
Love is in the air, huh?
Your guess is correct.
Actually, I want to talk big with my small mouth.
However, I am speaking in good English.
But the problem is when I try and speak to Tepi; I cannot decorate.
I mean, I am unable to articulate my feelings in words.
So, you have to write a beautiful poem for me.
I mean with a few English words.
Through which I can convey my true love to Tepi.
Done.
But what should be the contents of the letter?
The matter will be.
I want to go and settle in America with Tepi.
You need to write this in a flowery language.
Will you write it for me, young master?
Definitely. You will get it in an hour.
Thank you. Thank you.
But, please don't tell anyone.
Now I am going, I will come in an hour.
See you.
What was Asit talking about?
He asked you to write a love letter for Tepi, right?
Yes. How did you come to know?
Because, whenever a literate person comes to the village,
Asit gets them to write a love letter.
So what did you say? Will you write it?
Yes. But why?
Then come on, let's write the letter.
He asked me to write it, not you.
You come along with me. - Hey!
I will write a line. You write the next.
Yes, but Asit asked me to write the poem in English.
Hey! What do you think?
I don't know English just because I live in a village?
No, no, it's nothing like that.
My mother taught me how to speak in Bangla.
Despite staying in the U.S.
I can speak Bangla however, I can't write.
So I was saying.
But I have learned English here at school.
I can write, maybe I can't speak so well.
So, you help me with my English,
and I will help you with Bangla.
Super. Give.
Oh,
my,
darling.
By the way, is there no other word but darling?
Let me check the dictionary.
Oh, dear!
Do you check the dictionary while writing poetry?
And that too on your phone? - Yeah.
Let it be. Give it to me.
Oh, my darling. Sweetheart, Tepi.
Don't cry, don't cry. We will be happy.
Is it not a nice line? - Absolutely.
And the best line was, 'Full time 'masti' doing,'
'with your grandpa's money,'
'me wearing shorts, you, wearing bikini.'
Sandy master. - Yeah, tell me?
What sort of a letter did you write?
Tepi thrashed me blue and black.
You have a lot of courage, Asit?
You proposed to Tepi? Do you know her age?
Is there an age for love?
Tara! Tara! You are here?
Come soon. - Why? Why, what is the matter?
Gopal is beating Sona again! - Huh!
You go and gather people. And I.
I Will go and get the inspector and the B.D.O.
Okay. - I'll also come along.
You have grown wings, you witch?
Wait, I'll teach you a lesson. - Listen, buddy.
Do not talk in my family matters.
What have you started, Gopal?
Hey, witch! Don't talk in my family matters.
Don't talk!
You won't take responsibility for your family and stay drunk all day?
And Sona will earn for you?
Is this your maternal uncle's house?
Inspector. B.D.O, sir.
This man has come back again and has started beating his wife!
You all please, arrest and take him away.
Please, don't take him away, sir.
I am telling you, he has not harmed me in any way.
What are you saying, Sona?
Everyone here is witness to how Gopal was beating you?
No, no. I. I assaulted him.
He hit me in self-defence.
He is not at fault? - And what is that on your forehead?
Oh, I slipped on the threshold and got hurt.
Your bad time started the day.
Your family got you married to this good-for-nothing.
Why are you lying, Sona?
Such things happen between a husband and wife.
He. He is not at fault.
You all. You all, please leave, now.
What are you saying?
Listen, Tara. Since she is not complaining,
we cannot do anything.
Let's go. Let's go.
Hey! You all go home. Go.
Let's go.
Seriously,
one doesn't protest after being beaten like this?
Do you know why they don't protest?
After you and me come away from there,
Sona will be alone with her husband.
And then the intensity of torture will increase.
Most women here have to suffer the same plight.
If you get married here,
then your husband will also treat you like this.
If he tries this with me, I will hold my husband's hand and bend it!
Anyway, why are we talking about marriage?
I am not interested in getting married.
I will study further.
I will go into research.
And then, the both of us will go on a world tour.
England, Paris, France.
Netherlands, Germany.
Don't make such promises, Sandy.
If I don't keep myself grounded, I will collapse.
Tara.
A man cannot grow if he doesn't dream.
You know what?
We need to chase our dreams.
Okay, when are you planning to leave?
Thanks to you, I can't focus on my studies.
I had come here for one week. But now I may have to extend my stay.
Hello, beautiful Tara.
I heard you went and heckled Gopal in his house?
You seem to become brave with each passing day? Isn't it?
If after seeing a man beating his wife,
the boys of the village sit back and watch,
girls will have no option but to display some courage!
I will crush your courage in no time.
Hey! Mind your language.
Who is he? - The new heir of the landowner's house.
He is the one who has come from America.
Oh, my!
You come from abroad
and walk the village streets with the village beauty? - Shut up!
Hey, Sandy. No.
Hey, aren't you ashamed of yourselves?
Don't you know how to talk to a village guest?
Don't give yourself divine airs and step on our heads.
One of these days I will have fun with you,
and teach you a lesson for life.
Behave yourself, huh.
Don't you know how to behave with girls? - Oh, my!
Listen, buddy, save your lecture.
We never bothered to listen to our school teacher,
so who the hell are you?
The consequences of misbehaving with women may not be very good.
Listen, buddy. The days of the landlords are over.
Now, we live in a democracy.
The rule of the people.
If you mess with the people,
they may stone your house.
The old man stays alone; why unnecessarily court trouble?
The days of the landlords are probably over,
but the attitude and mindset of the landlords is intact.
So be careful, huh.
You have come here for a short trip,
enjoy the fish from the pond, tender coconut and jaggery.
And then quietly leave the village.
And I am telling you, Tara.
Don't overstep your boundary or face the consequences.
You have to stay in this village.
Is that so? Wait, let me show you.
No, Sandy. - What are you doing?
No!
We will see what you are capable of.
Let's go.
Come on!
The girl is becoming uncontrollable, sister.
After this, we may not be able to face our neighbours.
Listen to what I am saying.
The boy is good. His father has some land.
Instead of thinking so much, get Tara married to that boy.
I heard that the boy was in jail for a month?
Have you started doing your own sleuthing?
Don't you have faith in me?
She is my only daughter, brother-in-law.
I cannot throw her into a well.
Besides, baba is getting old and your brother has left us.
When there is no one to look after you,
then you must trust your own people, sister-in-law.
Tara is my niece.
I have some responsibility towards her.
What if the boy has been to jail?
Great leaders and ministers serve jail sentences.
I know,
baba is brainwashing you.
Talk to her.
Listen, Anadi.
Your father still, has the brains and knowledge.
You needn't worry about our family.
This is my family as well.
My family, indeed!
You are dying for this family!
You moved out and settled in a separate home.
Everyone has to manage their lives, baba.
Just as you have smartly taken the house from the landlord's family.
Mind your language, Anadi.
The landlord has donated this land to me with love.
I know everything.
I am telling you for the last time.
I have a new deal in hand.
They want to open a brewery here. Sell this land.
I will not sell this land.
It is a sin to sell land that has been donated.
So is this your final stand?
Yes, this is my final stand.
Fine.
I will see.
Grandpa, mom, look who is here.
Tara, remember one thing.
A rich man keeps his servant in his place.
Uncle, we are not interested in your lecture.
I have tried to explain this to you on several occasions.
But you don't seem to want to understand?
I understand whatever there is to understand.
I have noticed your ways for the past few days.
It is embarrassing.
However, now the people you are socialising with,
is the best way for you to learn.
Day after day, you have spoken ill of your elder brother.
Forget about looking out for us,
whatever little we have, you are trying to snatch that as well.
Despite that, we allow you to enter our house and serve you tea,
that itself reflects volumes about our culture and learning.
Isn't that so, uncle?
I'll give you good.
Why are you standing, young master?
Please, come in. Sit. Have a seat.
Grandpa Jaladhor, let it be.
I'll come some other time.
See you.
Tara. Bye.
My dear,
the thing brother-in-law was hinting at, is it true?
Do you have any relation with the young master?
Mom, don't worry.
I will never do anything to hurt your respect.
Please, have faith in me.
I have faith in you, dear.
Faith, after all, is everything.
What else do I have?
My father left us when I was very little.
After that my mother and grandpa mean everything to me.
Uncle got married and moved out.
The local leader, Kartik Mandal. - Hmm.
Uncle licks his boots.
Oh?
And he tries to snatch whatever little that we have.
He spreads false rumours about me because I protest.
The things you are having to face in this twenty-first century.
Who knows what Radhika may have faced in those days,
I can just imagine.
And then, what happened to Radhika?
What else?
Dhrubojyoti Choudhury did his best to stop Radhika and her father.
'What is your monthly income, Haridas?'
'A baul hardly has any income, sir.'
'I sing to the villagers,'
'and get some money and that is enough to run our house.'
'The lord looks after us.'
'Is that enough, Haridas?'
'Look, everyone wants to live a good life.'
'I will give you one thousand rupees.'
'You take the money and along with your daughter,'
'leave this village and go somewhere else.'
'Go and settle down somewhere else and live the way you want to.'
'Yes, I will pay for all your expenses.'
'Why must I leave the village that is my home, sir?'
'Because your daughter,'
'is vulgar and disobedient.'
'What are you saying sir? My Radhika is vulgar and disobedient?'
'She is dangerously vulgar,'
'undignified,'
'or else how dare she look at my brother?'
'Listen, Baul, your daughter,'
'has done black magic on my brother.'
'No one can influence anyone.'
'Sir, no one can influence anyone to do anything.'
'The God is great, and this world is his creation.'
'If he has made a match in heaven,'
'then his heart will feel a pull towards his love.'
'No one can do anything about it.'
'You are a courageous man, Haridas Baul.'
'You are giving me a lecture.'
'Apart from the only one, the omnipresent God,'
'I am not supposed to fear anyone else, sir.'
'Look, if I wish, I can lodge a false case against you,'
'and destroy everything that you have.'
'Yes, of course, you can, sir.'
'You are the landlord,'
'and we are your subjects,'
'but just because of that, I cannot possibly be afraid of you, sir.'
'Forgive me, please.'
'Haridas, you live in the water, and make enemies with the crocodile.'
'You will have to face the consequences.'
'Remember my words.'
'Hey! Let's go!'
'I invoke the presence of holy waters'
'from Ganga, Jamuna, Godavari, Saraswati,'
'Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri, in this water.'
'I invoke the presence of holy waters'
'from Ganga, Jamuna, Godavari, Saraswati,'
'Mother?'
'Madam is bathing, young master.'
'Inform mother,'
'I am leaving for Shanti Niketan right away.'
'But before I do, I have something important to say to her.'
'Madam takes a lot of time to bathe, so,'
'you speak to her from this side of the curtain.' - 'Hmm.'
'I invoke the presence of holy waters'
'from Ganga, Jamuna, Godavari, Saraswati,'
'Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri, in this water.'
'I invoke the presence of holy waters'
'from Ganga, Jamuna, Godavari, Saraswati,'
'Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri, in this water.'
'Mother, I need some money.'
'But brother has instructed the peon not to give me any money.'
'So, what can I do, son?'
'I have nothing to do with what happens in this household.'
'Legally, you are still the owner of this estate.'
'If you tell them, they will have to give me the money.'
'So, what will you do with the money?'
'I will buy an esraj.'
'I invoke the presence of holy waters'
'from Ganga, Jamuna, Godavari.'
'I have heard of maharaj, pakkhiraj (King of birds)'
'so much so, I have heard, Yamraj (God of death).'
'What raj is this?'
'Mother, this is a beautiful musical instrument.'
'Rabi Thakur in his songs uses this instrument.'
'He is another headache!'
'I am shocked at you.'
'I have told you so many times.'
'The temple in your house,'
'has a divine Lord Shiva,'
'and you are smitten by some Rabi Thakur.'
'Listen, son. Your father has gone to heaven.'
'And now your brother is the head of this family estate.'
'He will do what he thinks, is right.'
'Don't drag me into all this.'
'One more thing.'
'Have you become over-friendly with a folk singer's daughter?'
'You wander on the streets?'
'Don't do all that.'
'It is bringing a bad name to our family.'
'Let me decide as to who I shall walk with on the street, mother.'
'Lowly girls. They are all lowly girls.'
'Who knows how many men she has been with?'
'I have heard that my father and grandfather had these habits.'
'Since you have tolerated all that for so long.'
'Why unnecessarily malign,'
'this innocent girl?'
'See you.'
'I invoke the presence of holy waters'
'from Ganga, Jamuna, Godavari, Saraswati,'
'Can you not buy your esraj by selling this necklace?'
'Where did you get this necklace Radhika?'
'Last month, I went to the Shobha Bazaar Royal family house to sing,'
'so the king, who was pleased with my song,'
'gave me this necklace as a gift.'
'The money you get after selling this necklace,'
'with that you can,'
'pay your debt and retrieve your mortgaged land.'
'I did suggest this to father.'
'But he did not agree to it.'
'He said, I have received this necklace as a gift,'
'so he will never be able to use it for his personal work.'
'He advised me to use this necklace for something that makes me happy.'
'And what is greater for me other then your happiness?'
'No, Radha,'
'I will not be able to take this necklace from you.' - 'I urge you!'
'Don't refuse.'
'I find my inner self through your music.'
'Don't snatch that happiness away from me.'
'Okay, fine.'
'After I come back from Shanti Niketan,'
'I will reclaim your land by paying up the debt.'
'Then I will not listen to Gosai ji's protestations.'
'Okay. We will see.'
'See you, Radha.'
'I will come back very soon.'
'Don't be upset, dear.'
'Haridas!'
'What is the matter, sir? What brings you here?'
'Didn't you say the other day,'
'you will never be able to fear anyone.'
'Ever since, something has been bothering me.'
'Because fear is something, you will have to feel?'
'So,'
'my men will play a game with your daughter.
'Let's see if you feel scared or not.'
'Shyamlal! - Yes. sir?'
'Pick this girl up!' - 'What is this?'
'Catch her! Pick her up!' - 'What is this you are doing, sir?'
'Pick up the girl!!' - 'What are you doing, sir?'
'Let's see how you feel?' - 'Let me go!' - 'Come on, I say!'
'Come on!' - 'Let go! Baba!'
'You will not be able to get away with this sin?'
'Listen, make sure, you violate this woman,'
'and throw her out of this village!' - 'No!'
'No!' - 'Go! Take her! Go!' - Huh!
'No!' Take her! - 'Go! Go!' - 'Leave me!'
'Forgive us.' - 'Baba!' - 'Hey!'
'Let go! Leave me!' - 'Scoundrel!'
'Apparently, you don't feel scared, huh?'
'You won't feel scared!'
'Hey! let's go!' - 'Sir!'
After that they threw an unconscious Radhika,'
on the edge of the forest.
For the first time ever,
I am ashamed to call myself the son of this family.
It's late, go to sleep.
Your necklace.
I am giving it back to you.
What do you mean by my necklace?
What is that?
Don't you know?
What do I not know, grand auntie?
Come.
Come with me.
Come. Come.
Come.
Come. Come.
This. This necklace. I found it in the outhouse.
Close to the broken wall.
It's been a long time since I had carefully kept it hidden.
I knew,
you would come back someday.
Am I Krishnajyoti Choudhury?
Yes, you are the one.
Look here.
Look at the picture.
You have the same face.
Please, rescue our family.
Please release this family from the curse.
Otherwise, none of us will survive.
Please rescue us. Rescue us.
Rescue us.
None of us will survive.
'Where is Radhika, brother?'
'I did not find anyone at Haridas Baul's home.'
'None of their neighbours are willing to talk.'
'Where is Radhika?'
'Krishna.'
'Vaishnav's never stay in one place for too long.'
'Here today, some place else, tomorrow.'
'Go and see, maybe she has,'
'she may have gone to another village,'
'to trap a rich man's son?'
'I was not here.'
'In the meanwhile, if you have harmed them in any way, then.'
'Then what?'
'Where is Radhika?'
'How would I know where is Radhika?'
'You know everything.'
'You have compelled them to leave the village.'
'I will find Radhika,'
'regardless of where she is.'
"I burnt my soul in my love for Krishna."
"What will happen to me, friend?"
"Who will understand the pain inside the heart?"
"Who will wipe these tears?"
"What will happen to me, friend?"
Will you give me alms, master?
Do you not recognise me?
What have you done to yourself?
Where is Radhika?
Radhika.
Radhika jumped into the river in her love for Krishna.
What are you saying?
I am very scared, master?
I am very scared.
Very, very, very scared. - Gosai Ji?
Master, I am very scared.
I am very scared. I am very scared.
Gosai Ji!
I am very scared! I am very scared!
Did you see that?
Haridas Baul has completely lost his mind.
We hardly get to see him in these parts.
And if at all he is seen, all he tells everyone,
is, I am scared. I am scared.
He says that, and he runs off.
And Radhika?
Any news of her? - No, sir.
No one knows where she is.
See you, sir.
'I find my inner self through your music.'
'Don't snatch that happiness away from me.'
What are you looking at?
"The place where my,"
"dark friend lives."
You had said that,
that Krishnajyoti Choudhury loved to play the esraj?
Hmm.
But how did you find this place?
I don't know.
I was walking and I just came here.
This house,
has so many strange angles.
It has so many parts.
And its fully abandoned.
Yes, nobody comes towards this house.
I have read,
This is the place where Krishnajyoti would come
with Radhika for 'abhishar.'
What's 'abhishar?'
Just the way you and me are meeting here, alone. - Hmm?
Similarly, Radhika and Krishnajyoti would meet here in secret.
Why in secret?
Because, in those days boys and girls
were not allowed to mix freely.
Thank God, such things do not happen in our times.
Who says it doesn't happen?
Even today, one has to weigh pros and cons before falling in love.
I don't believe that.
Anyway, tell me something?
After Radhika and Krishnajyoti separated,
did they get back?
Many days passed.
Krishnajyoti went from one place to another in search of Radhika.
And then came a day, when he gave up hope.
But he could never get over Radhika.
So much so, Krishnajyoti always wore a necklace around his neck,
that Radhika had given him.
As Radhika's memory.
Necklace?
Wait. Grand aunt gave me a necklace.
And she said that it belongs to me.
It is your necklace? - Yes.
Anyway, bunk it. It's not that important.
What happened after that? I mean, did he find her?
After that Krishnajyoti came to a friend's wedding in this village.
In that wedding, a singer had come to entertain the crowd.
"I miss my lover."
"I can hardly bear this pain."
"Oh, dear, God."
"I can hardly bear this pain."
"Oh, dear, God."
"I miss my lover."
"I am young and yet my bed is empty."
"My youth won't last long."
"Oh, dear, God."
"My youth won't last long."
"Oh, dear, God."
"I miss my lover."
'Radhika, I have plenty of questions for you.'
'And I will not leave unless you answer my questions.'
'What had happened?'
'Your brother's men picked me up that night.'
'They left me in that state on the road.'
'These women saved my life.'
'My life changed forever.'
'I turned into Roshan Bai from Radhika.'
'So much has happened,'
'and I did not even come to know?'
'Look at this.'
'I did not have to sell your necklace.'
'I bought the esraj with my own earnings.'
'Take it.' - 'No, keep it.'
'Keep it.'
'I don't need it any longer.'
'Let it be with you as a keepsake from me.'
'Okay, do you have any news of my father?'
'Yes.'
'But what will you gain by knowing?'
'Why? Is my father alive?'
'If breathing is called living,'
'yes,'
'he is alive.'
'Radhika,'
'I am responsible for your condition.'
'If I do not seek retribution for this.'
'You come along with me.'
'Hey, mister?'
'Are you planning to elope with our Roshan Bai?'
'But we will block your path.'
'Bishu, please, let him go.'
'I give you my word, I will not go anywhere.'
'Radhika I do care for any obstacle. You come with me.'
'Hey! Get them! Get them!'
'Get them! Get them!'
'Get them! Get them! Hey!' - 'Huh!'
'Radhika run!' - 'Huh!'
'Run Radhika!'
'Get her! Get her!'
'Run!' - 'Get her!'
'Radhika!'
'Let me go! Leave me!' - 'Hey! Ah!'
'Radhika!'
'Radhika.'
This is that place.
People avoid coming to this place.
The villagers say,
that Radhika's unhappy soul haunts this place.
But I do not believe in all this.
Okay, so what happened to Krishnajyoti?
That is not written in the diary.
Do you know, the writing ended in a strange and abrupt manner?
What happened to Krishnajyoti?
That is not written properly.
One minute. - Hmm. Sure.
Whatever arms you had asked for, it is all here.
Kartik has asked us to distribute it amongst our workers.
All the votes in this village must go to Kartik.
And for that, whatever is required,
you must do it all.
Okay? - Absolutely.
All that is fine,
but won't it be a problem to store these in the village?
That is the reason I have brought you all here.
Listen, nobody comes here.
Let the stuff be here for the time being.
Anyway, most villagers believe this place is haunted.
I better leave.
You all shut this up and then come. - Yeah, yeah, okay.
You should not have gone towards Rai Dighi alone, Tara.
Hey, what if there had been some trouble?
There are so many rumours about that place.
Sir, you are a B.D.O and believe in all this nonsense?
I am telling you,
Kartick Mandal's people intentionally spread such rumours.
So that they can use the place for their nefarious activities.
Please, trust me, sir.
I will take you to the right place and show you everything.
Okay, you give me a days' time.
Actually, tomorrow I have a 'Satyanarayan puja' at my place.
I will look into this after that is over.
It will be too late by then, sir.
What if they remove the arms by then?
Let me go to the police station and take the inspector there.
No, no. Don't say anything about this to anyone, Tara.
You never know who is in touch with whom?
One day. You please, wait for a day.
And I will do whatever needs to be done.
You don't worry.
You better leave. I am in a hurry.
Okay.
Sir. - Hmm?
I need your signature on this file. - Yes.
Okay, so I have some work today?
I am leaving for the day.
And I won't come tomorrow.
Alright? - Okay.
I am leaving. - Okay, sir.
Why are you digging into old history, all of a sudden?
It is important.
Because I feel I have some connection with all this.
Why do you think so?
I don't know.
Not just me, even grand aunt is of the same opinion.
Darn!
Sister is crazy.
Why are you giving importance to her words?
Grandpa, it is an important part of our family history.
Why have you covered it up?
I know about Radhika.
The place she jumped into I have seen that lake.
Who took you there?
Tara.
But that is not important.
I want to know what happened to Krishnajyoti Choudhury?
Jaladhor.
Jaladhor!
What happened, master?
Why did your granddaughter take my grandson to that cursed place?
Where did Tara take him?
Rai Dighi.
If something happens to my son? - Nothing will happen.
Nothing will happen to me.
In fact, nothing will happen to anyone.
I know why this myth about a ghost by the lake has been created.
And why no one is allowed to go there.
I have no wish to talk about this.
Grandpa what family secrets are you trying to hide,
I want to know?
Grandson, please, go to your room.
Unless I get an answer, I will not leave Kusumpur.
I will get an answer.
Hey! How do you know about Radhika?
Don't stay quiet, Tara.
Tell me the truth. How did you find out?
Tell me?
Tell...
What happened? Are you walking off without giving me an answer?
You have a lot of courage!
That is why I say, you are a spoilt brat.
What is that?
'Secrets of the Royal family.'
Where did you find this notebook, dear?
It was among the old things in the landlord's storeroom.
Don't play with fire, Tara.
I will not be able to handle it at my age.
I will tear it up.
I will not keep any evidence. - Grandpa, give me the notebook.
Give it to me.
Look at this.
This is a letter my father wrote to my mother when I was born.
Mom, has still kept it close to her heart.
Look, the handwriting on this letter and the notebook is the same.
That means my father wrote this diary.
And look at this.
The date is 21st February 2005.
I was four years old then.
And mom told me,
my father had to leave the village when I was four years old.
Why grandpa? Why?
What have you started?
Stop it.
Just...
Writing was my father's hobby.
He was working on the history of this landlord's house.
Am I right, grandpa?
The history of this family had been kept under wraps for years.
The way the landlords tortured the farmers and levied taxes on them.
How the girls in the village were mistreated?
How the girls had to please British officers...
Enough!
I know all that. You don't have to tell me.
Then what happened to Haridas Baul's daughter, Radhika?
Tell me, grandpa?
Why are you quiet?
Even if you don't say anything; I know it all.
Everything is written here in this notebook.
But before the notebook could be completed,
someone from the landlords' family found it!
Isn't that right, grandpa?
Won't this girl let me die in peace, daughter-in-law?
You are the one who has spoilt her with your love.
You were the one who taught me not to encourage injustice, grandpa?
What happened to my father?
Please, tell me the truth.
One cannot live like this in fear.
"Shook say my Krishna is Madan Mohan."
"Shari says, as long as my Radha is with me,"
"that is why Madan is Madan."
"She lives in Vrindavan."
"Our dear Rai."
You have come to my room after so long?
Will you have some tea, brother?
Wait, I'll prepare some. - No, no. You sit down.
What are you working on?
I was knitting a shawl for him.
Take a look, brother. Look.
Actually, he suffers a lot in winter.
He has asthma.
Sister,
Jeeban is not alive.
He died years ago.
No, no!
He comes to meet me every night.
Why has the old grandpa come here?
I married for love.
To punish me for that?
Isn't that so, brother?
Which old man?
That person.
Krishnajyoti Choudhury.
Have you seen his face?
It's the same.
Just as the one in the picture.
Sister,
you were very intuitive as a young girl.
Whatever you would say would come true.
Then please tell me,
when will our family be released from this curse?
I cannot carry this burden any longer, sister.
Should we sell this house?
No! No, no. No!
What then?
We must make amends.
We have to release Krishnajyoti Choudhury
and Radhika from their bondage.
Freedom.
Your father was very intelligent.
Just like you.
He taught history at the local school.
He was very interested in history.
He came to know about
the landlord family's history through some rumours.
He would speak to villagers about it and tried to find out more.
He wanted to write a book.
I forbade him.
I told him several times.
Though the current landlord is a good man,
his son is a terrible man.
If something brings ill-repute to the family,
he will not spare anyone.
But before the book could be published,
such a terrible tragedy took place,
I could never have imagined.
'Master!'
'So master, take a look?'
'Is this your handwriting? Look?'
'Who told you?' - 'Again, that drama?'
'Won't I recognise your handwriting, master?'
'Swapan Choudhury is not a fool, master.'
'Why are you bothering me like this?'
'Move. Get out of my way.' - 'Hey, master.'
'Your entire family lives on our mercy.'
'Your father works in our house.'
'Your brother, Anadi Haldar, is a guard in my factory.'
'Who do you think gave me this book?'
'Your brother.'
'Do you know why he gave it to me?'
'Because he is not as ungrateful as you are.'
'So that is why he got a permanent job?'
'Isn't that so?'
'He fed me sweets yesterday…'
'Because he will get me thrashed today.'
'Why have you written all this rubbish?'
'Why have you written all this?'
'Do you want to become famous?'
'Are you not ashamed?'
'You live at our expense and backstab us?'
'You are digging up old dirt.'
'I have written the truth.'
'I have not written anything against our master.'
'I have written about the history.'
'And history fears no one.'
'Oh, bravo!'
'History fears no one.'
'You know what master?'
'You don't know what fear is?'
'But now you will find out.'
'So you want to be famous?'
'And that too by maligning us?'
'Now, you will find out what true fear is.'
'Hey! Take him. Come on.'
'Hey, come on!' - 'What are you doing?'
'Come on, get in. Come on!' - 'What are you doing? Let me go!'
'You are making a mistake?' - 'Hey! Get in! Come on.'
'I will go to the police.' - 'Hey, get in! Get in!'
'I will not spare you guys.' - 'Shut up!'
'I am telling you? You will not get away with this.'
'Let me get off!' - 'Quiet!'
'Come-on! Come on!' - 'Hey, wait.'
'Leave him. Leave him.' - 'Hey, darn!'
'So, master, are you afraid now?'
'So, will you write your history now?'
'Will you write it?'
'Master, you were calling my ancestors' murderers!'
'So, do you want proof of that?'
'You want to write about my great-great-grandfather,'
'Dhrubojyoti Choudhury?'
'Will you soil his name? Huh?'
'Hey! Beat him up!'
'Hey, scoundrel! - Beat him.' - 'Hey!'
'Yeah, thrash him. Give him good.'
'Beat him.' - 'Ah!'
'Okay, okay. That's it.' - 'Ah!'
'You beat him bad, huh!'
'Hey, master!'
'He has passed out.'
'Hey, lift him.' - 'Lift him.'
'Go and throw him outside the village.'
'Hey, come on. Move.'
That Swapan Choudhury's goons,
threw your father somewhere in that half-dead state,
we never saw your father after that day.
There was no news of him.
We have no one to call our own, dear.
That is why I am telling you to destroy that cursed notebook.
No, grandpa.
The task my father could not complete,
I will do it.
If not today,
when I finish my studies and get a job,
I will take you both to a different city.
And then, I will complete writing this book.
I will do it.
Baba, what will happen?
Nephew. Hey, that's fine.
How are you? - I am good.
So, straight from the dreamland of America
to the catastrophic village mansion?
Sandy, I can understand your mental state.
Why?
I love it here. - Oh, please! Don't be a bore.
Most of the days there is a load shedding.
Strange weather and free mosquitoes.
And you are like it here. And I have to believe it?
I know it's your responsibility to sell this house.
But what can be done. My father is unwell.
However, don't worry. I have made an arrangement.
You will be able to leave in a day or two.
Trust me, I really like it here.
Oh, I get it.
So, have you convinced father?
Why don't you talk to him?
Hmm. Come on.
This is a good business proposal, father.
Eco-tourism is in great demand.
If we sell this property as a heritage structure.
I will not sell this house, Swapan.
Don't be so stubborn, father.
And there is no one here to look after you.
We won't be able to keep coming here, for your sake.
No one has asked you to come here.
I still, consider myself independent.
Master.
Who are you banking on, father?
On these people?
They are fleecing you because you are a good man.
Are you banking on them?
What are you signing on? At least, read it once!
And why do you trust them so much?
Have you forgotten what his son did?
He was living at our expense and writing ill about our family.
You punished him for that, master.
You punished him such that he never came home after that.
Hey, shut up! How dare you?
Father, now will I have to tolerate insult by servants in this house?
Jaladhor, you better leave, now.
You may also go, leave, Swapan.
I'll be happy if you don't come back
with the proposition to sell this house again.
You go back, Sandy.
Don't waste your time in this bloody village.
The locals here, live in the previous century.
And they don't even want to adapt to changes.
And do you know what, Sandy?
There are many such people on this earth,
who for this very reason,
have become extinct.
Hey, are you okay? - Ah!
Tara! Tara!
Tara!
Tara! Wait!
What was this, Tara?
I didn't know you are such a dangerous girl?
You don't know.
That man destroyed my father's life.
I will not spare him.
I will take revenge. - What are you talking about?
My father went missing thanks to your uncle.
But how?
Apply the medicine.
It will heal in a while.
Grandpa.
I know everything.
What do you know, grandson?
Tara's father.
About grandpa Jaladhor's elder son, Ananta Haldar.
The story about our family's past.
Grandpa, this is a curse.
It is being carried forward, generation after generation.
We must break this loop.
We can never be happy after harming so many people.
We must make amends.
Otherwise, there is no release from this curse.
There is no release.
Release yourself.
Please, release Radhika.
Save yourself.
Protect yourself from Dhrubojyoti.
Release us.
'Do you call yourself a human being?'
'What is the matter now?'
'What has happened?'
'Don't you know?'
'What had Radhika done to you?'
'Can you tell me?'
'What did you punish her for?'
'I will inform the British government about your misdeeds.'
'I will ensure you hang.'
'And I will not rest till I destroy your estate.'
'Sanyal!'
'Get up! Get up! Get up!'
'Come on!'
'Come on! You!
'I did my best to explain to you.'
'But you did not heed me.'
'It is better to have an empty shed rather than harbour a bad cow.'
'Hey! Bury him alive!'
'Under that love nest. Go!'
'Come! Come on! Come!'
Why are you here again?
I felt as if someone pulled me here.
You had mentioned that Krishnajyoti and Radhika,
would meet here.
Yes, so?
It is mentioned in that notebook.
Krishnajyoti was desperate to buy an esraj.
And somewhere close to this house.
I feel as if I know this place.
As if I know it well. - Tara! Tara!
You better hurry up!. You were absolutely right.
What is it? - Run!
What are you doing here? - Hey, run! Run!
Run! Run! - Making arrangements to send you to jail.
I have recorded all your doings.
We have recorded everything.
Now, I will post it on social media.
Let everyone find out that
this village is a center for arms trafficking.
Enough is enough, uncle.
I will not tolerate any further.
You will not get away.
How dare you speak to me like that?
How dare you touch my daughter?
How dare you? - Baba?
I have been watching you for long?
Not anymore.
Officer!
Hey, you all seize the arms.
You. You come with us.
Baba?
Where were you all these years?
Why didn't you come home?
They beat me and I was badly injured.
A farmer took me home,
and looked after me.
I was bed-ridden.
Though they broke my boys,
they could not break my spirit.
That is why, thanks to my willpower, I came back to you.
So,
you have written everything?
Krishnajyoti, Radhika.
You did not complete the story. What happened to Krishnajyoti?
I mean, where did he go?
What happened after that?
'I had to leave before I could write about it.'
'I had seen grand aunt,'
'walk around the outhouse.'
'She found something.'
' I felt there is something near the parapet.'
'But before I could see that.'
There it is!
This is your ancestor Krishnajyoti Choudhury's skeleton.
You must perform his last rites.
Along with that Radhika's last rites as well.
"I burnt my soul in my love for Krishna."
"What will happen to me, friend?"
Finally, their souls have gained peace.
They have finally become one.
Okay, tell me the truth?
Were you, Krishnajyoti Choudhury in your past birth?
I don't know.
I just know about this birth.
"Who will understand,"
Come. - "the pain inside the heart?"
"Who will wipe these tears?"
"What will happen to me, friend?"
I am Sandipan Choudhury.
Aka Sandy.
I stay in New Jersey.
I want to take your daughter there with me.
I want to see the world with Tara.
I want to stay with her for the rest of my life.
But for that, I should be on the same plane as you are, Sandy.
I want to study further.
I will do my M.A. and then my Ph.D.
And then I will go to America to do research.
Yes, dear.
And I will wait for that day, Tara.
Baba, you must complete your incomplete book.
Will you do it? - Yes.
Yes, dear. I will do it.
I. I have to do it.
And I will publish that book online.
"I will roam in your city,"
"as a mendicant."
"What will happen to me, friend?"
"Let me know if you have seen."
"Otherwise, I'll give up my life on the banks of the Jamuna."
"Kala left me."
"Kala left me in a helpless state."
"I have become a mendicant after losing Kala."
"So many days and nights have passed."
"Lalon says, 'Jugal' charan."
"What will happen to me, friend?"