City of Joy Page #7

Hah, busted!

Well rickshaw wallahs,

eat your heart out, Hasari, looking great.

Shambu, go and shut that door.

Okay, babu.

I'll get it.

Godfather has more eyes than a pineapple.

Manooj, bring that stool.

Yes, babu.

Hurry UP-

Let me help you.

Please let me do it!

Sorry.

Push that log in

Hasari

I.u

m

promised the kids I'd take them

to the cinema to the

new Anil Kapur movie.

Well, if a man promises something.

Baba

baba, are you okay?

Baba

It's all right.

Go back to your work.

Yes, baba.

Can I see that, please?

It's nothing, it's

Open your hand.

Just cough.

If it's nothing, open your hand.

You're not taking the medication, are you?

Hasari

not everything I do is wrong. I am a doctor.

Tuberculosis is something to be messed with.

Do you understand it can kill you?

Do you?

HEY:

you know best, right?

You got one hour, kids.

Max daddah, Anil Kapur is the best fighter in

the world.

What are you talking about, better than Rambo

Yes, better than Rambo.

You're crazy.

He's much better than Rambo.

It's Captain Manooj Pal, the pirate doctor.

You are so fun, magic Max,

I wish my father was so fun as you.

Whoa, whoa!

Don't you ever say that.

I wish my daddy had loved me half

as much as your daddy loves you.

He's a very' special man,

do you understand that?

- Yes

- Yeah?

Okay,

And he's backing me up.

Oh no, he's in trouble.

Okay, everybody off the road.

Out of the way.

Max daddah!

Run, run, move it!

Shambu!

He'll be okay, it's just

just a little bruise, a little scared.

When he wakes up.

Goodnight.

Isn't it a work of art?

This is Arjun's chariot.

Pity it won't be used, though.

What?

Will they let you use it?

I'm going to talk to the old man.

Listen to him.

I'll catch him when he's alone.

He's not like his son.

He came to the city with a little bundle.

Hasari

don't

They could have killed

my little son yesterday.

Yes.

- Max, it's not the point.

- But Hasari

- He's doing this to frighten all of us.

-If you'd be the next tomorrow?

- Max has nothing to do with it.

- What would happen to your family?

And in fact godfather has

nothing to do with this.

It's his son.

Chomotkar da.

What's happening?

The godfather is dying.

And the son is raising rent.

Ram da, take care of this.

Don't involve yourself.

But they are our own people

If the old man is dying we

Rickshaw work, Zindahad

Rickshaw union, Zindahad.

My father is ill!

Your godfather is dying!

This is how you show your respect.

Do you think I want to raise the rent?

Huh?

Do you know how much it costs to

change a spoke on a wheel?

Do you realise how much money I have

to spend to keep you people on the road?

First

you all know this man.

He is only a son.

Godfather was a different man.

You can't risk your lives with this man.

I propose end of lets pay

Rickshaw union, Zindahad.

So you want to strike?

Strike!

Those of you who want to strike leave

your rickshaws here.

Those of you who want to work

there are customers out there, get out

I-I6)'

he)'

where are you going?

Don't don't go!

They tried to kill my son.

Nobody thinks about us rickshaw pullers

or bothers with our stories.

They trust us to take their

children to school

but they forget the boiling tar on the

road which blisters our feet.

Cars trying to run us down.

We are threatened by corrupt police,

we pay off officials

we pay off Goondas.

I'm proud to take my countrymen

from place to place

but I can't keep silent any longer.

As someone said,

if a man bows down too many times.

There will come a time when he won't be

able to stand up forever!

Silence!

There will be no commotion.

I will make a restraining order against

Ashoka Ghatak.

This man will be permitted

to use his rickshaw

without let or hindrance.

These men have clear

and legal right to strike.

I haven't finished these proceedings.

For his part in this disturbance I fine

the defendant fifty rupees.

But ma'am

Pay at this time

or spend seven days in jail.

But madam, I, I can't afford fifty

Next.

Madam, fifty rupees is

I have not done anything wrong.

MOFISOOH, monsoon

What does your father do?

He owns the workshop.

Are you studying?

I just finished my school.

So I must visit your father.

Go home, doctor.

Junior!

What's wrong?

Ashoka ordered me to go home.

So here I am.

Oh, who's that?

Who's the little girl?

Patient.

She died.

I couldn't save her.

Proverbial last straw.

You know.

There was a man in the town when I grew up.

Thirteen years his wife was dead and he still

laid a place for her at

One day he burned his house to the

ground.

And he left the town for good.

We assumed he was a free man.

Welcome home, junior.

Thanks.

Hey goodnight.

Goodnight.

So, you want your daughter to marry my son.

You're a rickshaw puller.

Am I correct?

Yes, sir.

But I own my rickshaw

He is the owner of his rickshaw.

I'm a partner of the workshop where

your daughter is employed.

Are you aware of that?

Yes, my daughter had told me that.

So tell me how could I permit my

son to marry your daughter, huh?

Just a moment, please.

Ah, he's an oldfashioned man

Don't worry, huh?

Um, brother are you saying that, er

in no way you can consider

this marriage, huh?

It is a love match, you see.

Perhaps some inducement

would that help you anyway.

- Inducement?

- Yeah.

What could he possibly offer?

Possibly nothing.

But in fairness we should find out, huh?

D-BY

Hey Ram daddah how is the business?

Hey, Hasari!

Good business.

Are you feeling better today?

Doctor Max magic.

Isn't it a joy to watch this disaster?

We shall by grace of God make fortunes today.

Eight rupees.

It's too much, the rate is fixed.

Who needs a ride?

Come on, come on.

And two rupees for the packet.

Change.

No change.

Change!

Daylight robbery!

Come back, come back!

God bless Kali, he has heard your prayer.

Yes.

If it keeps on like this.

You'll make Amrita's dowry and

I will return to my village.

God willing.

What can he possibly offer?

Hey, babu!

Oh no, no, no

Well I know why I stayed.

You can get water front property cheap.

They're coming from the clinic,

they're coming!

- Hang on, they're coming.

- Oh look look who's coming.

Max daddah.

Thank God he's coming.

Come on, come on, quick,

the whole thing is getting lost.

Come on!

- Get the stuff down to the water!

- Where are they?

- Here!

- Ah, there they are.

- Anouar!

- Max!

Let's get out there!

Max

Throw it down!

Take out the tyres.

Come on, come on.

Throw it down!

Anouar, don't worry.

Okay, let's get the raft together.

Max!

- Max, please take the baby

- Come on, give me the baby.

- Please help her, Max.

- Come on.

- Take the baby.

- I got him, I got him.

Max daddah.

Max daddah.

Max daddah.

Thanks.

You're cold.

He's in bed when he

should be working.

You dring this and

it'll warm you up.

Sorry, it's a bit full.

You know, er...

...that time at the godfather's

when you, er...

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