Aradhana Page #5

And then one day your son

will ask you about his father.

What will you answer?

You cannot commit a wrong

in order to stand by a wrong.

I have your best interests in

mind. Tomorrow we shall leave...

No, father. I have

made my decision.

As long as I live

I shall always worship him.

And I shall face

every problem and difficulty.

All right.

If you have such courage I pray

that God may help you always.

Welcome!

Hello!

- Are you Arun's uncle?

- Yes.

We have come from Bagdogra.

I am Gopal Tripathi and

this is my daughter, Vandana.

- Please be seated.

- Have a seat, Vandana.

On the day of the accident

I received Arun's telegram...

...saying that he was coming.

And in the afternoon we received

the news that he was no more.

Did Arun write to you

about Vandana?

No.

Arun often came to our home.

My daughter and he fell

in love with each other.

- And they got married.

- Married?

And now she is

bearing Arun's child.

It's surprising that

Arun did not tell me anything.

He always took my advice.

How did he marry

without informing me?

Excuse me, dear.

Please come inside.

Please excuse me for a moment.

- What is the matter?

- Come, I'll tell you.

- What happened?

- Get rid of that old man...

... and his daughter.

- What are you saying?

I have heard everything.

After Arun's death we have,

inherited all his property.

Do you want to accept this girl

and return Arun's share?

My husband has fallen ill

suddenly. You may leave.

Please don't say that.

This is your daughter-in-law.

Daughter-in-law!

Whose daughter-in-law?

My obedient nephew wouldn't

even step out without asking us.

How could he marry

without my permission?

When and where did this marriage

occur, and in whose presence?

- In God's presence.

- Wonderful!

The marriage took place in God's presence.

And the man whom she married is no more.

No witnesses and no evidence!

I wonder whose sin

she is imposing on us?

No. Please believe us.

This is Arun's child.

My daughter and her child

are your family.

Stop this nonsense!

The girls in our family don't

bring a child before marriage.

Take away this sinner from here.

I beg of you. Please have pity

on her condition.

Where will she go

if you don't accept her?

Anywhere. There are rivers

and railway tracks.

And if you are her father

why don't you poison her?

I'm sorry.

Please don't say anything more.

When the Lord

has not spared her...

...I was wrong to expect

sympathy from a human being.

I apologise for

wasting your time.

God bless you!

Let's go, my child.

- Sit, my child.

- You go along, father.

Leave me to my destiny.

You were insulted because of me.

It would have been better

if I had died.

No, my child.

Why are you saying this?

Why did God keep me alive?

Why didn't I die

along with Arun?

My child, you must

fulfill his dream.

You seem to be hiding some grief.

You can confide in me.

You will feel much better

if you share your sorrows.

I might be able to help you.

No one can help me

but I'll tell you.

I'll tell you everything.

Orphanage.

Why do you worry?

You'll be separated from him

only until the morning.

The office will open at 9 a.m.

You can come and adopt him then.

Then your son will become yours

legally... Come.

Come.

I would like to adopt a child.

- You! Are you married?

- No.

Normally it is childless couples

who adopt a child.

I have no one and

I feel very lonely so...

I understand. Come along.

All the infants

are in this room.

He is a year old.

- I want this baby.

- But he's so small.

I like this child.

You will have great difficulty

in raising such a small baby.

A mother always takes care

of a small baby, doesn't she?

If you like him

how can I object?

Give the baby to the nurse.

Come to my office.

- Do you know what a baby needs?

- No.

I'll give you a list.

Here is a list of all the things

that are required.

Buy these things. Meanwhile,

I'll prepare the forms.

- I'm sorry.

- It's all right.

I have brought more articles

than those in the list.

This is known as

a twist of fate.

The baby you had selected is

not destined to have all this.

What!

A man came after you left.

His wife gave birth to a

stillborn for the third time.

If she were told this she won't live. The only one

way to save her was to give her another child.

And so you gave him my baby?

You just wanted to adopt him.

You will get another child.

But it was a matter of

life and death for that woman.

Her need was greater than yours.

No. How can I explain?

You've made a great blunder.

You are worrying unnecessarily.

Come and select another child.

No. I want that baby.

Who has that baby?

They have legally adopted

the baby. You can't get him now.

Please give me

their name and address.

All right.

- You adopted a child

yesterday, right? - What!

I had already chosen that baby.

He was given to you erroneously.

That's my baby. I want him back.

Please...

Stop! Come inside.

Come... Sit.

Now tell me calmly about

who you are and what you want.

- Aren't you Ram Prasad Saxena?

- Yes.

My name is Vandana and

I want the baby you adopted.

Why?

- Because I am his mother.

- You?

If you are his mother

how did he reach the orphanage?

I had kept him there.

I had no choice.

His father died

before his birth.

And we weren't married

according to social norms.

I was forced to leave my son

at the orphanage...

...so that I could

adopt him legally the next day.

Believe me. It's true.

I can prove that

I am his mother.

I can fetch the nurse

from the hospital.

That won't be necessary.

I believe you.

Give me back my son.

He is the only reason I'm alive.

He is the last remembrance

of my husband.

- Let him grow up in our home.

- Never!

It's no use arguing.

You are a single woman.

You will face problems at

every stage while raising him.

But you won't be able

to face them.

I am more aware than you are

of how cruel this world is.

Does this mean that

you won't give me my baby?

He will never lack anything

in this home.

His every need

will be taken care of.

He will have a father

and not one but two mothers.

Now you decide whether or not

your son should live here.

You are right but,

how will I live without him?

How can I stay away from him?

Maybe you didn't hear correctly.

He will have two mothers.

You will always be with us, and

your son will be close to you.

He'll be near...

But what about your wife?

I will have to

explain to her somehow.

I'll do that but I want you

to promise me something.

- No one should learn that

he is your son. - But...

You will have to make this

promise for your son's sake.

- I promise. And I'm grateful...

- That's not necessary.

Wipe away your tears

and come with me.

Why is he crying?

What is the matter with him?

I don't know.

He won't stop crying.

- Give him to me.

- No.

- Who is she?

- She's been sent by the doctor.

You said you were weak and

needed a nurse for the baby.

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