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Why don't you go to sleep?

- I'm going.

Or you two will sing a lullaby

and put me to sleep.

Your friend is very clean hearted.

Is it? How do you know?

- His smile says it.

And me?

You haven't smiled yet.

Now?

Life has taught you quite a lot.

"Life teaches everyone.

Only, people don't remember."

Since when are you living here?

- 4-5 years.

Who do you have in your family?

- I live alone here.

"I am feeling sleepy,

I want to sleep."

"Yes, go and sleep in the tent."

"No, I'll sleep here."

I told you this

night will look after you.

"My smile may say something else,

but even my heart is clean."

Go and sleep.

Keep this.

Dev... that girl... Naina...

Where did she go?

I don't know.

- What do you mean?

She was strange.

"Tell me, wasn't she?"

"We gave her a lift,

gave her a place to stay the night."

'This night will look after you'

She could have atleast

said a 'thank you'.

Atleast to you.

"If she's gone, she's gone."

What happened?

Actually fell in love with her?

Does one fall in love like that?

Within hours?

Ofcourse. One moves with

a long face for a few days.

Then realizes he's in love.

Listen... good you came to know

soon what type of a girl she was.

What type?

She did things with You.

Give her whatever name you like.

"No, she wasn't like that."

"I'd gone to sleep. What happened

between you two, why she left..."

whether she got angry...

I have no idea.

What did you do?

- Shut-up!

She left because she'd have had

to hear your nonsense...

in the morning otherwise.

"No... 'the guy is clean hearted,

his smile says so"'

So you were listening?

"Don't worry, we'll find her."

That we will.

Done?

- Yes.

There are foreigners here too.

What's the use of coming to India?

What's the time?

- Must be 2 O'clock.

I'll make a call.

Don't you want to inform anyone?

I don't have anyone.

I even save on telephone calls.

Greetings grandpa.

Everything okay?

What will happen to me?

Did you reach safely?

Yes grandpa.

- What about that boy?

I have just reached.

I'll set to work from tomorrow.

"Be careful,

and don't forget you are an Indian..."

who is working for

the British government.

"Grandpa, your theories make

the whole life a spy story."

It's a small job.

I have come as a tourist.

"You are a kid,

you don't know how the world runs."

Speak to my friend.

My grandpa wants to talk to you.

Yes grandpa.

- What is your name?

Ashraf.

- Which city are you from?

Delhi.

- Great! OId Delhi?

Yes.

- Even we had a house there.

In Balli Maran. Do show it to Dev.

- Sure.

"And listen, he is very naive,

people take advantage of him."

Take care of him.

- Don't worry.

"Give it to me.

...Grandpa, I'll speak to you again."

Do take your vitamins.

He was talking about me?

Is it? What was he saying?

He was saying I should

keep you away from girls.

He cannot say that.

- Why?

Because he knows I cannot do that.

"Hey Hero, have change of Rs.500?"

You have come from Delhi to here

showing me that Rs.500 note.

And haven't got it changed yet.

I just want an ice-cream.

- Your lips are going dry?

"What have you done, Hero!

How will I buy ice-cream now?"

My name is Dev... Dev Anand.

"You are Indian, aren't you?"

I'll tell you if you

treat me to one more.

Hero... the courier service of marijuana.

"There are 50 more like him,

but no one knows each other."

Stay alive... safe yourself.

I have to get quite a

lot of money from you yet.

What? What's here?

Hello... how's your cultivation going?

"Until it is spared of your evil eye,

it will hopefully run well."

Who can eye you?

No one has even seen your picture.

"I don't like city people,

especially ministers."

"You are talking to me,

and I can get your foul smell here."

And it is already annoying me.

So come to the point.

Even the Italian mafia has heard

about you. They want to deal with you.

"Look Tiwari, this is my place,

I rule here."

I run it the way I want.

"I either make outsiders my clients,

or my slaves, not my business partners"

They do business first

and then try to rule you.

"Tiwari, this place is blessed

by the God of Happiness."

Hey! Call me later.

They have sent a man and a woman.

They'll contact you in a few days.

"Now that they have sent someone,

let them come. As you wish."

You didn't tell him a cop has

come after him from England.

He is not human.

He's a Yeti (mountain animal).

He's an animal.

Listen...

- Shut-up idiot!

My name is Dev... Dev Anand.

"We are booked, sir."

I don't want a room...

- Indians don't like our rooms.

They are small.

Why don't you try a three star?

"I don't want a room,

I want to ask you something."

What?

- Have you seen him?

He had come and stayed here

about 18 months ago.

I am his brother-in-law.

- Do you have a warrant?

How can you question me?

Are you the police?

Look...

- How can you question me like that?

"Who is Marsha? Look, I..."

"Get out of here, you thief!"

Get out!

"The monkey's name was Murge.

He was little, like you."

Out!

"Bye kids,

I'll continue the story later."

Don't be seen here again.

- I won't.

"Do you think we don't know who is a

tourist and who, a journalist?"

You think we

mountain people are fools?

What friend?

- Hey!

You forgot all about me just

because I was your guide.

Ofcourse not.

- Where are you since yesterday?

"I've been around. This is India,

I thought I'll meet my people."

Try to know what I don't.

...about culture.

Now I think I'll have to go

back without learning anything.

"Seeing a girl, had you gone to

collect details for marriage?"

I have to do that too.

There are so many girls here.

What if someone proposes to me?

"Forget that, tell me,

did you find your girl?"

"No. If you meet her,

do take her address."

"I'll address her as sister-in-law

immediately, don't worry."

Here's your guide fees.

I'll stay here a few days;

you can leave if you want to.

Even I'll stay back here

until I find a tourist like you.

But...

- I'll meet you before leaving.

I'll take it then.

"Uncle, are you two policemen?"

Why? Do we look like the police?

It would be nice

if you were the police.

"His name is Teli,

this town's money exchanger."

He sells Indian currency

to foreigners.

But actually his office

is Policeman's post office.

Every parcel that comes

from anywhere comes here first.

He is actually Praful Tiwari's man.

Yes Teli?

- He has come.

Did you check?

- I checked it myself.

"Is he the one?

- Yes, it's him."

"All right,

I'll send him in the evening."

Today evening? AII right.

- Explain to him.

But how?

He doesn't even know English.

Do something.

Atleast do some work yourself.

Explain to him.

- All right.

I am speaking English.

He lives in Italy

and doesn't know English?

"Forget it.

Tell me, have you seen him?"

"No, I haven't.

- Look carefully."

"You can't force me.

- Ofcourse I cannot, but..."

What but?

Are you a journalist?

Are you a journalist?

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