Bride & Prejudice Page #6

Just listen to me.

l'm sure she will understand, Khol...

Oh, Jaya, Balraj is here.

Kholi saab.

- l thought you were leaving next week.

- l know, l'm sorry.

l've just found out that l have to be

on the next flight back to London.

Some important business has come up.

- Hang on a sec.

- Where are you going?

Kiran and Darcy want to go home too, so...

Yeah.

l understand.

But l'll e-mail you as soon as l get back. OK?

Well, l...suppose l'd better go.

Everything OK?

Bye.

LAKHl:
Mama!

Mama.

Mama, you won't believe

what has happened.

Jaya, Lalita, come fast.

You won't believe this.

MR BAKSHl:
What is wrong?

Papa, Kholi has proposed to Chandra Lamba.

- What?

- What?

- l bet she gave him two tight slaps.

- No, she said yes.

And you know what?

They're having a small temple ceremony here,

and then a big American wedding in LA.

No.

LALlTA:
l can't believe

my best friend would do that.

(Sobbing)

One billion lndians and she had to marry

one of the stupidest?

People do horrible things for money.

And a Green Card, too.

No, no.

But on the inside, Chandra is not like that.

Not everyone can stand up to the pressure

the way you can, Lalita.

Better single than unhappy. Tikk hai nah?

l have to go.

My mates are waiting for me in Varanasi.

And l don't want to go

but l don't want to desert my mates either.

Of course. Of course you should go.

l knew you wouldn't stay for ever.

LAKHl:
Johnny!

Wait, you can't leave without me.

- Oh.

- Oh.

Oh. Oh, Lakhi.

You'll come back, nah?

Maybe, yeah.

And, and don't you dare remove this, OK?

You know it's bad luck if you do,

and you promised you wouldn't.

All right, well, um...

Well, l'd better go. OK?

l don't want to miss that train.

Come.

(Train horn blares)

# Show me the way

# Take me to love

# Another world

# How l long to be

# Where fallen stars must lie

# Roses bloom, never die

# Show me the way

# Take me to love

# Show me the way

# Take me to love

# A cold sunset

# Gold drop, left to melt

# Close my eyes and wish l could see

# lf it is near

# Or far from me

# This place called love

# ls it for real?

# Or is it just a dream?

# Show me the way

# Take me to love

# Another world

# How l long to be

# Under clouds that don't cry

# Wounded birds can soar high

# Show me the way

# Take me to love

(Thunder)

(Phone rings)

- Sit down. lt will pick up.

Hello? Bakshis' residence.

Yes.

Why, hello, Kholi saab.

Really?

That's very kind of you.

lt's really too much.

Chandra wants us to be at her wedding in LA.

They are sending us four tickets.

Come on.

Hi, Chandra.

Four tickets.

lt's so good to hear you sounding so happy.

Jaya, we can stop over in London.

You can meet Balraj again.

(Big Ben chiming)

All right, love.

Hello?

ls that Kiran?

Hi. lt's Jaya Bakshi...from Amritsar.

Actually, we were just passing through London.

Really?

OK.

We'll come by today, then.

Great.

Bye.

See!

How nice to see you all again

in our part of the world.

The Thames.

Windsor Castle.

Oh, flag's up, Queen's at home.

The Queen?

So many lovely paintings.

- ls that an Andy Warhol?

- Wrong decade.

We have several originals

Mummy found in Barcelona.

Oh, ltalian. How nice.

Do sit down.

Lakhi.

- Oh, my God. Johnny!

- Hey!

How are you? Oh, my God.

- What are you doing here?

- Oh, l came here to surprise you.

You have. lt's a lovely surprise. Thank you.

We brought her over from lndia.

Don't know how we'd manage without her.

(Laughs)

Um, won't Balraj be joining us for tea?

Oh, no. Didn't l tell you? Balraj isn't here.

He's in New York with my parents.

No, you didn't tell me.

Yeah...they wanted him to meet

a couple of girls out there.

Cake?

Lemon one's low fat.

Flight 7 1 4 to Los Angeles

is now ready for boarding.

Would all first-class passengers

please make their way to gate 37.

(Sneezes)

Lalita?

- Hey.

LAKHl:
Oh, wow.

Hi.

l was just checking in and l...

You're on your way to LA?

Yes, we are going for Kholi's wedding.

Oh, of course.

They are booked into our hotel in Beverly Hills.

lt's beautiful in the garden for a wedding.

- Oh, should we be getting on too?

- Not yet, Mama.

They let first class on before everyone else.

MRS BAKSHl:
l hope we are in better seats.

Oooh, it was so crowded and noisy

coming from Delhi.

Yeah.

l had a meeting in London. On my way home.

Well, it's nice to see you all.

Maybe l'll see you at the wedding.

Thank God we're in economy.

One thing l asked - not to be near the toilets.

How will we sleep with all the flush noise

and the doors banging?

Hello.

- Pretty cramped back here, huh?

- Yes. No leg-room for my blood circulation.

Mrs Bakshi, would you like to

exchange seats with me in first?

No, we're fine, thank you.

Really, young man?

Me in first class?

- Are you sure?

- Yes, please.

- lt's the least l could do to repay your hospitality.

- Sure.

Show me.

Come, show me.

Well, who could have guessed

he'd be so thoughtful?

Another glass of champagne, madame?

Yes. Thank you.

Well, your mom's very happy.

Thank you, but you really didn't need to do that.

Oh, it's a very small price to pay,

if it means l get to sit next to you

for the next ten hours and 53 minutes.

Well, l do intend to sleep

for at least ten of those hours.

Yeah.

How's Wickham?

Don't know, haven't heard from him.

Well, that sounds just like him.

Why do you hate him so much?

Listen, Lalita, some things are best left unsaid.

Now, l wouldn't lie to you.

You just have to trust me -

he's a nasty piece of work.

l would hate it if he ever hurt you.

l wanted to tell you in lndia but...

Well, l'm glad that l can warn you now.

Warn me?

Let's just say it's a good thing

that he hasn't been in touch.

And l guess the way you two were dancing...

..l was a little jealous.

What's going on with Balraj?

He never wrote or called Jaya ever since lndia.

You know, he and Kiran...

they know a fair bit about pressure

from their parents, too.

l guess we all do.

From what Johnny said, er,

l hear your mother's no different.

(Chuckles)

Yeah.

Well, l don't know what Johnny told you,

but my mom's probably not

the best judge on marriage.

l think sometimes the only reason that

my parents stayed together as long as they did

was...cos they lived in separate countries.

You know, l wanna marry someone

l can't wait to see every day.

You know,

we're not gonna get any sleep in these chairs.

Get used to it.

And take your arm off my arm-rest

and keep your leg to your side.

(Clunk)

(Both laugh)

# Hey, must be the money!

# lf you wanna go and get high wit me

# Smoke an L in the back of the Benz-y

# Oh, why must l feel this way?

# Hey, must be the money!

Welcome.

Oh, hello.

# Hey, must be the money!

# Must be the money!

lt's all good.

KHOLl:
And this is the en-suite bathroom.

This one has hot-tub bath with super-jets.

Oh, oh, you must see this closet.

Just look at the space.

Chandra has this entire side

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