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I wrote that I was going away

for a better future...

and you believed that I loved

a better future, more than you?

What else should I have thought?

- Didn't your daddy tell you anything?

That's good too. Had your daddy

told you the truth...

you'd hold yourself unfaithful,

not me.

Your daddy was taken in by

the riches in Kailash's family.

The glitter was too much

for him to resist.

The comforts you'd enjoy here...

you'd never find in Jeevan's house.

I was not selfish, because

I was truly in love with you.

To think of your welfare,

was my duty.

I agreed with whatever

your dad wanted.

On one hand was your

happiness and you...

and on the other was

Kailash's friendship.

Kailash loved you very deeply.

I couldn't see him suffer.

Love and friendship are like

two parts of a grindstone.

I was the one who had

to go through it.

Your tears make it clear that

you haven't gotten over me.

Right, too. You have loved me so much.

How can you forget me so easily?

But you must forget me...

you must forget me, Asha.

There's no point in discussing

all this anymore. Please go away!

Very well, Asha.

I'm leaving.

But do not worry about

how I will lead my life.

I will live with your memories.

Only your memories.

Is this how a nuptial night is?

I had thought otherwise, too.

Have I made a mistake?

I'm the one who has made a mistake.

Are you regretting your

marriage with me?

Yes. You are regretting it too.

What things are you saying?

I swear it on my married life...

Do not take such oaths, Asha.

It's a pack of lies.

Lies?

- It's true, I was in love with you.

But Jeevan was in love with you too.

What is the bigger truth is that...

you love Jeevan too!

Why did you break Jeevan's heart

and betray me thus?

Why did you betray me, Asha?

Why?

In these circumstances, you will

treat everything I say as a lie.

But God is my witness.

I have not betrayed you.

It's true that I was once

in love with Jeevan.

Which is why I had even

refused to marry you.

Believe me or not, even

before we were married...

I had fallen in love with you.

Jeevan is just a memory for me.

I give you word...

I'll even erase his memories.

I wish I knew Jeevan was sacrificing

his love for my friendship...

I would have sacrificed my love

and got my friend married to you.

But he has beaten me to it.

It's true that we are married, Asha.

But I won't be able to accept you,

no matter how hard I try.

Do you want me to return

to my father's place?

No. This house now belongs as

much to you, as it does to me.

Save for me, you own

everything here.

D'you want the servants to see their

master sleeping in the library...

since the bride has arrived?

The servants won't get

to see all this.

The servants will get to see us

sharing the same room.

But henceforth, this

will be your room...

and my room...

Garland her, Ganga ma.

The staff in the household

welcome you, madam.

Here are the keys of the household.

Please keep them.

Asha, Ganga ma.

She has been with me

ever since I was a little boy.

They slept in different rooms.

My child!

Your first visit here

since your marriage!

You should've given me a call.

I'd have come to collect you.

Hasn't Kailash come with you?

My dear child...

Girls sometimes cry even out of joy.

But this...

She won't discuss it with you.

May I ask her?

Your dad is worried because

you're crying, Asha.

And you can't even imagine

what I'm going through.

Aren't you happy with the marriage?

Asha...

Jeevan! I don't need

your sympathies.

And don't you dare to

touch me ever again.

I was only being...

- And whether I'm happy or not...

is none of your business.

The Asha you knew, is dead.

This woman standing before you

is Mrs. Kailash Gupta...

who is happy in her home,

is happy with her marriage...

and a woman who worships

her husband.

You misunderstand me, Asha.

Because you shed tears...

Tears, I shed. No outsider needs

to worry about why I shed them.

The next time you come into

my room, make sure you knock.

Sir... Mr. Mehta.

- Mr. Mehta?

We'll discuss this later.

- Very well, sir.

Father...

- Bless you.

What brings you here suddenly?

- Will I have to take an appointment?

That's not what I mean.

- Look, son...

Asha is my only daughter. I've

brought her up with a lot of love.

I gave her hand in yours

because I thought...

she'd be happier with you.

- Has Asha said she's not happy?

No, she has said nothing.

- And you've jumped to the conclusion...

that I beat her up

and starve her?

I didn't know you're such

an impertinent man!

If you want me to continue

respecting you, Babuji...

please do not interfere

in my family affairs.

It isn't just your family affair!

It's a question my daughter's life!

If you ever feel that your daughter's

life is being ruined my house...

you can take her away.

- Is that what you want?

But do not be under that impression!

Asha is now an equal partner

in everything you own!

And there is a law in this country.

Had I known that Kailash will

turn out to be such a scoundrel...

I'd have abducted Asha from

the wedding altar itself!

Asha's life is ruined. And what we

had planned isn't happening either.

You have accepted defeat

very soon, Babuji.

Your dream will certainly come true.

If Kailash is bent on

throwing Asha out...

why must Asha return empty-handed?

You're early today.

Do you have any problems

in this house, Asha?

Who said that to you?

- What've you gone and told your dad?

Who said that to you?

Now I know why your father chose me

as his son-in-law, and not Jeevan.

Only because he wants to be my

partner in my growing wealth!

Are you telling me that I married

you because of my greed for money?

I'm talking about your father!

My father didn't force me

into anything.

I got married to you

of my own volition.

I don't believe that!

You wanted something else!

Kailashbabu! Throw me out

of the house, if you wish to!

But I'm not willing to

take such insults!

So take a complaint against me

to your father right now...

and tell him not to

threaten me with the law!

Wonderful! You're making

great progress, young man!

You're enjoying in

seven days of marriage...

what people experience

in 60 years!

Keep him on a tight leash, my dear.

Show any leniency and he'll start

throwing his weight around!

You've been scolding

my girl, have you?

Can I dare, uncle? She asks me

to shut up, immediately!

And rightly, too.

Attagirl!

Don't take this chap seriously.

He's given to talking nonsense.

He used to scream even when

his father was alive...

You're letting the cat

out of the bag, uncle!

Go on inside, Asha. Go on...

- Why must she go in?

It's for her benefit that

I'm squealing on you!

Let her go, uncle.

She'll get you a cup of hot tea!

Tea? Is this any time for tea?

It's One. I'm going to

leave after lunch!

And the lunch my daughter

cooks for me!

Aren't you going to give me lunch?

- Why not?

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