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Baabu kept asking

her 'what are you doing?'

But she couldn't understand anything.

Her hands were shivering...

...and her mind was blank.

Doctor came and said...

...that she has Alzheimer's.

Fast growing Alzheimer.

A sickness where people start

to forget everything...

...and they die.

The doctor gave her one month.

Baabu and I kept calling Amol.

And Chandrika started

forgetting everything.

After 10 days she forgot me.

On the 18th day,

she forgot Baabu.

On the 28th day as

she breathed her last...

...she just remembered one face.

This...

Till the last moment whenever

she saw this picture.

She would whisper "Amol".

Amol.

I kept calling Amol.

From Day 1 to Day 28.

I kept calling him.

But all he said was...

"It's a new job, and I can't leave

without giving a proper notice."

Proper notice!

I wanted to scream

in Chandrika's ears.

Chandrika,

you don't remember a thing...

...forget about him too.

Because your son,

who is not suffering from Alzheimer's...

...has long forgotten you.

Stop crying, Baabu.

This story isn't over yet.

Hi, this is Amol.

Please leave a message.

Amol.

Dattatrey speaking.

You told Baabu that

you're coming in July right?

Look, son,

Who knows what'll happen to us tomorrow.

If you can come

a few weeks earlier...

...then we can discuss the property...

- Yes, grandpa. Speaking.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello. Amol.

No, I am fine.

Can you come sooner?

Yeah...

Fine. Fine.

Thank you.

He's coming on the 19th.

Of this month.

The 19th.

28 days notice for death, not enough.

2-minute notice for the property,

accepted in a minute.

I hope you understand, Baabu.

I hope you understand.

Why did you have to do that?

You just made him relive

the horror of his wife's death.

Uncle, what's the worst

that can happen.

Amol will come and then leave.

Yes...

He'll come and he'll leave

Baabu helpless and miserable again.

I know that.

But now he has a shred of hope...

...why does it bother you?

I would rather see him disappointed

then give him such false hope.

Do you think you're God?

Are you going to decide how much

hope or despair one is entitled to?

Why don't you focus

on breaking your record?

You asked him to change

and he changed completely.

That's what worries me, Dhiru.

That Amol might change him again.

Baabu...don't leave like this.

I just showed you the truth.

And I just want to see

my son and his children.

Why do you think

I am doing this?

I don't care for this property...

...I am worried that your life

will become his property again.

Do you know what happened

in the last few months?

Your shoulders were stiff.

Now, look at them.

For the first time in 20 years,

I saw you smiling.

Now you see the world

with a twinkle in your eyes.

Baabu, Amol is a cataract.

And if you don't get rid of him,

he'll blind you.

"Don't forget to call son...

Don't forget to write..."

"Don't forget to send me

the pictures of your children."

Begging...

he'll turn you into a begger again.

I am a beggar, father.

And all that matters to me is that...

...I'm finally going to get

the alms I've been begging for.

Baabu, you're not a beggar.

Your happiness is...

- Happiness.

Just a minute.

Come here.

Amol sent me the

pictures of his children.

Seeing the smiles on their

faces is my ultimate happiness.

Please, let him come.

I can't ask him to get out.

I cannot.

Okay, I think I need to be fair also.

Anyway, you have the right

to pass one condition.

Let him come.

Go. Go to your room and sleep.

You're completely drenched.

Go get changed.

Go. Go to your room and sleep.

Thank you.

Very good.

Finally, you showed some maturity.

Let Amol come.

I've got a lot more to show.

I won't let his son defeat my son

Sorry, sorry, sorry.

- Dhiru.

I've been waiting

for almost an hour, son.

Hasmukh sir wouldn't let me

leave the shop.

Actually a condom box went missing.

We were looking for it for two hours.

Later he remembered that he himself took

it home for personal use.

Calm down. Sit down. Sit down.

- Yes I am sitting down.

But it made me so angry...

...I told him,

'thanks to your box of condoms...

...uncle must be getting mad at me.'

Okay, fine.

Did you get the medicines?

Yes...take a look right now.

Or you'll make my life hell after.

Fine. Show me.

But uncle,

tomorrow when Amol comes home...

...you should welcome him

with something sweet.

And don't shove medicines

down his throat.

Show me.

This is Metacin, for viral infection.

This one's Erythromycin,

for a throat infection.

-And this...

Did you get something for Malaria?

I'll have something by 10 tomorrow.

But Amol arrives at 8.

I'm sure he won't get

malaria as soon as he lands.

You need to calm down, uncle.

Now, look here.

I've four strips of Lopamite,

For diarrhea.

Diarrhea.

- But, uncle. Why order four strips?

I mean, if he doesn't get diarrhea...

...it will all be a waste.

It's necessary.

So you're confident

that he'll get diarrhea?

What else have you got?

That covers everything.

Let's go.

- Yeah, let's go to the store.

I had a question, uncle.

Do all foreigners

get diarrhea in India?

Or is it just fashion?

Isn't that too much?

Dhiru, mineral water is a must

for these America-returns.

They can't digest everything.

Do they bathe in this too?

Shall we buy this one?

- Let it be.

Good morning, uncle.

Uncle, I've brought

everything you told me to.

Take a look...

- Move aside.

Here you go.

What is it?

- Read it yourself.

I, Baabulaal Vaakhariyaa,

hereby affirm...

Baabu, what is this?

And what is all this?

You said you won't do

anything like this.

No...

I said you don't have to do anything.

I was always going to do this.

I never imagined

you would stoop so low.

Look, this is my home and...

This home belongs to you

because your father passed it on to you.

And died at a right time.

Please read this affidavit carefully.

You'll know that

this house belongs to me as well.

Because I am in possession

of this house for the last 75 years!

Amol is arriving today.

And I'll give him

my share of this house.

And if you try to interfere...

...then I will drag you to court!

I will drag you to court!

Understand!

But property disputes take years, Baabu.

I'll show you a document.

Sit. Sit down.

Baabu, come here.

Look...this is the document.

See...

What is this?

14th February,

the day I kept My first condition.

The size of a tumor

in my brain was only 2 mm.

This size...

Today it must be about this big.

See, I won't be around even

for the first hearing of your case.

You want to know how I found out?

You know Ladakh?

There's a unique

post office in Ladakh.

There is no other post office which

has been built at that altitude.

None.

So, when I heard about it.

I thought of going there and writing a

postcard to you and all my favorite people.

Dattatrey Vakhaariyaa from

the highest post office in the world.

"In the world."

The level of oxygen in the

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