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not meeting me ever again?

Absolutely.

- In that ease, I want my son.

- What was it you said?!

- I want Sonu to live with me.

- You want Sonu! Incredible!

How could you even think of it?

You left him when he needed you.

- D'you want me to... - You haven't

seen him in a year and a half.

You haven't even asked if he's

dead or alive. And now you want him!

- Sonu needs me. He'll be happy with me.

- And, isn't he happy with me?

Now wait a minute! D'you mean to

say that I can't keep him happy?

- I didn't say so. - D'you think

you can give him more happiness...

...because you're wealthy? - Please

don't shout, Rohit. - Why mustn't I!

I'm his mother. And you can't deny my right.

Neither can you mine!

I'm his father. And

he stays with me.

I'd even go to court to get Sonu.

Well, how do I play that?

Just like Daddy, don't I?

I'm sorry for having

touched the piano, Daddy.

In terms of this notice, Ms.

Kiran seeks a divorce from you.

And, she wants that the child

be placed in her custody.

All I want is my son.

I'll tell you something before I take the case.

In such cases, the decision

generally favors the mother.

I have been parenting him

for nearly two years now.

- She had abandoned the child.

- Yet, Ms. Kiran remains the mother.

Besides, she's a successful woman.

You don't have a job. That's worse.

You'd have to pay for court fees and

mine to the extent of 50 or 60,000.

That's irrespective of whether you

win or lose. D'you have the money?

- Yes. Please prepare the brief.

- Very well.

You may come here on Wednesday

at 10 am. We'll discuss the case.

Please bring 20,000 towards

expenses in advance All right.

I can pay 15,000 for all these instruments.

The piano is worth at least

I should get at least 40,000

for all the instruments.

This is business for me. I should

be able to earn a bit out of this.

- Well, give me at least 25,000.

- I can't pay more than 15,000.

- Very well, you may leave.

- You seem to be cross with me, Sir.

We don't want to sell. Now, please leave.

It's yours, do as you please.

- Please leave.

- Excuse me, gentleman.

What a waste of time! Why

did they call me at all?

Have you gone out of your mind?

Can a junk dealer appreciate these?

You're worrying for nothing. Sell

my furniture to raise the money.

No. You've already

done so much for me.

- I'll sell my songs.

- Sell your songs?!

- To whom?

- To Amar Kaushik.

You've really gone

out of your mind.

He's willing to pay me 1000 for every song.

Who gets the credit?

- They get the credits.

- You mustn't do such a thing.

These are fruits of your labor.

They're your hopes, your dreams.

How can you give

that away to someone?

Your songs are beautiful, Rohit.

You must get credit for these songs.

That's what I thought too. I

thought my songs were beautiful.

But, I've tried for so many years.

And, no one seems to like them.

And, at long last, I think

I have been entirely wrong.

- My songs might really be worthless.

- I don't agree to that.

- You're making a big mistake, Rohit.

- I may be. But, if in exchange...

...for these, I can have Sonu,

then these songs are priceless.

Else, these are no more

than scribbling on paper.

The filmfare award for the Best

music director, this year for...

...the song DIL MERA CHURAYA

KYON goes to Amar Kaushik.

Mr. Rohit Kumar's attorney

has sent me this letter today.

He has agreed to divorce Ms. Kiran.

But he has refused the prayer to

place Ms. Kiran's son Sunil Kumar...

...under her custody.

The case therefore rests

upon the contention...

...as to who may have custody of

the child. Before arguing the case...

...I'll present some witnesses.

- This lawyer is a tough one.

I shall speak the truth,

and nothing but the truth.

Can you tell the court something

about your daughter, Mrs. Ramdayal?

My daughter is a simple girl, and

has all the qualities of a girl...

...who has had a respectable

upbringing. She's an obedient girl.

Why then, did she marry Rohit

Kumar against your wishes?

That's the only mistake she

has committed in all her life.

And, she's still

suffering for her mistake.

This man had treated

her so cruelly that...

...she was forced to leave

his house at midnight.

Thank you Mrs. Ramdayal.

You may step down.

Can you tell the court about Rohit

Kumar's character, Mr. Ramdayal?

What can I say about a

man who has no character?

He's a scoundrel; and he's wayward.

You mustn't consider his appearance.

He inveigled my daughter using

those looks, and with his words.

- Really?! - He claimed to be

a singer of great caliber.

And he said that he was going to

become a famous music director.

He's still where he was.

And look at my daughter!

She came out, and now, she's so

successful. And we don't want...

...Sonu to live with him,

because the boy will turn wayward.

Has Rohit Kumar ever shied away

from fulfilling his responsibilities?

- No. - Has he ever tried to

shirk responsibility? - No.

- Has he been negligent towards his son?

- Never. In fact, he spends...

...most of his time with his son.

He plays with the boy; amuses him;...

...reads stories to him and takes

him outdoors. Sunil is his very life.

I've seen very few fathers who

would do as much for their children.

Thank you very much, Mrs. Farida.

For how many years have you known Mrs. Kiran?

Some 7 years now.

Has Ms. Kiran ever told

you about her personal life?

Questions about Ms. Kiran's personal

life may be addressed to her only.

- Did she tell you anything about

her personal life. - Yes. - What?

- She was unhappy.

- With whom was she unhappy?

- She was unhappy about Rohit.

- Did Ms. Kiran ever tell you...

...that Rohit Kumar doesn't

care about his son at all?

Please reply, Ms. Farida.

I haven't yet heard you.

Yes. But, that had happened before Kiran left.

- Maybe. But he...

...didn't care about his son at all.

Now, Ms. Farida, can you tell me...

...if you ever advised Ms. Kiran

to break away? - No. I did not.

did you not tell her that:

"If you are so unhappy, it'd

be better for you to leave"?

Yes. But I never thought that

she'd really do something like that.

"If you are so unhappy, it'd be

better for you to leave Rohit"

Kiran was a good friend. And, I

was concerned about her. I still am.

- And whatever I told her...

- Was born out of your feeling that...

...had Kiran lived on with Rohit,

she would've gone mad or could've...

...had a nervous breakdown, or she

may have even been driven to suicide.

- But I... - D'you want an innocent

child to live with such a man!

You're making a big mistake,

Kiran. Rohit has changed completely.

He is no more what he used to

be. Listen to me, Kiran. Please!

Don't take Sonu away from Rohit.

He needs Sunil. Without him...

Please don't do this to him.

If you do not step down, it will be

regarded as a contempt of this court.

I can't quite understand how you're

going about this case, Mr. Bhatija.

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