Devdas Page #8

So early? In the offices?

And alcohol...? Without as much

as a care for the family prestige?

What will people say?

What will your mother think?

You didn't consider that

when you were stealing the keys?

What will people say?

What will your Chhoto-Ma think?

The wealth of our forefathers

may not be squandered over alcohol

The keys left by our forefathers

may not be stolen like this

I'm making this clear.

Under no circumstance...

am I parting with the keys.

You will turn in the keys

Today and now

Right here

To my mother

Do not think I am so weak. I too

hail from a family of landlords

I have seen money by the chestfuls

in my father's house

Have you seen the streak of madness

that runs in the family?

What are you upto, Dev?

- Brother you surely agree that...

I have as much right as you to the

wealth that our forefathers left us

Yes. Why are you

pouring alcohol?

I'm putting on fire my share.

Save your share if you can

I'll give you anything you want!

- As of now...

only the keys.

- Which you will never have

Kumud! Give him the keys.

Else, he'll burn down the office

Let him do whatever he wants.

I'm not scared of empty threats

He's actually burning the place down!

Call Chhoto-Ma

Give him the keys, Kumud.

- No

He's crazy!

Are you out of your mind too?

No!

- Give him the keys

What's up Kumud?

What's happening in this house?

You were looking for the keys

to the vault, weren't you?

I caught him with the keys

and he threatened me

He won't part with the keys

and he wants his share

Else, he'll burn the house down.

I pleaded with him...

You want your share?

That is your only share

No one in this house

ever understood you

All of us are responsible

for your ruination

Before we lead you

to worse, leave this house

Babu-ji said leave the village.

Everyone said, leave Paro

Paro said, leave drinking.

Now you say, leave this house

One day, He will say...

leave this world

Hereby I rescind all my rights

to everything in this house

But I am part of you. That right

no one takes away from me

Not even you

It's no easy undertaking,

it's an ancient ritual

For the ritual, one must fetch

the soil from a courtesan's doorstep

In that soil, is built

the image of the goddess

I know

And go where men daren't even walk

in daytimes for fear of censure?

Don't humans live there?

Is there no air...?

No sun in those quarters?

Do rains refuse to visit them?

Nature doesn't discriminate.

Should we?

Parvati is right.

Even Subhadra wanted it done

Very well,

as our Parvati wishes

But remember, it's the Durga Puja.

- Rest assured

I'll tell Mahendra

to facilitate your journey

Devdas lives in a brothel?

A lady is here, wants to see you.

She's also asking about Dev Babu

Must be Paro

Paro...?

How did you know I'm Parvati?

- Dev Babu told me...

should a woman come asking for him,

she can only be Paro

What are you doing?

My obeisances to the woman, whom

I shall never be able to replace

I have heard of exotic women here,

but you possess the wile too

Only if you'd see,

I have a heart too

Chandramukhi...

isn't that your name?

They also call me Devdasi

You are famous.

- Not anymore

Why?

At angel's touch, I learnt

of a sacrifice I never knew

How strange of a courtesan

to swear by fidelity

Curious too...

what draws an aristocrat

to a courtesan's doorstep?

Where is Dev?

I too am eager to hear his footfall

Six months it has been...

since I set my eyes on him.

- You lie

If you don't trust, look around.

- Or do you assume I won't?

How long do you think

you can keep Dev here?

Only so long as the beauty,

the youth, the money?

What's your endgame?

You must have fleeced Dev

I'll pay you more. I can't bear

to see Dev suffering this hell

How strange

The very Paro who drove Dev Babu

to insanity, wants to buy him

And what may you have to offer me?

Can you offer social recognition?

Can you possibly

make him love me?

Or make it possible

that I may touch him, just once?

Dreams, longing, hopes,

that he has kindled in my heart...

might you make them come true?

Can you?

No, you cannot deliver

And I will not give you Dev Babu.

- And I will take him away

And no one is stopping me. Not you,

not social sanction, not even Dev

Not to forget, courtesans

aren't destined to have husbands

Courtesans have no destiny, lady

From your perspective,

you can see nothing. From mine...

you will find him everywhere

Look, there he is,

in the flame of the lamp

There he lies,

in folds of the covers

In that half a chalice...

his thirst lies, unquenched.

His fragrance still lingers

Take it all, if you can. The light,

the folds, the fragrance, all of it

All yours

But I cannot give you your Devdas.

- You love Dev so dearly?

I only worship him

Now I'm assured.

Dev isn't lonely anymore

Oh I forgot what I came here for.

I want to perform the Durga Puja

From your doorstep,

I want soil

May I...?

What is this?

- I came for Dev. Instead...

it's something

I entrust you with

I will expect you for

the Durga Puja. Do come

Chandramukhi...

I'm so happy

to have you here

I'm glad

How could I refuse your invitation?

I had to come

Have you met Dev?

Who is this?

Chandramukhi, my friend.

She comes from Calcutta

Bless you, consider this your home.

Parvati, don't let her go too soon

Sure. You will leave only after

the celebrations

No Paro! I can't stay here

Why not? It's been ages since I had

a heart-to-heart chat with someone

Come, let celebrations be the ruse

for forgetting our woes

Let's sing, dance,

give ourselves a little to live

No...

- Our joys might touch Dev

Paro, listen to me.

- No refusing. For Dev's sake

Come Kali Babu, the chess game

isn't over yet

The real chessgame

is being played here

Devdas' Chandramukhi comes.

To meet Devdas' Paro

Who's Paro?

- Mother-in-law

Parvati. One move and

I've checkmated all four

Paro

Chandramukhi

Bhuvan Chaudhary

Devdas

Deva, the day is dawning

But forever, this heart

will live in darkness

Shall we go now?

- To whom?

One by one, all my

relationships are over

Between my father and I

there was no love lost, right?

I was his tempest

and he was my whip

Even my brother figured first

in mother's lullaby, right?

My brother and I never hit it off.

He's practical, I'm impractical

I used to make fun of

my syster in law

I was the one who ended up

being the butt of the joke, right?

And there was Paro

and I love her...

you know...

so much

So much, right?

Now she is estranged too

But there's one...

one Chandramukhi.

Loves me dearly

But...

priest?

Priest...

Are you familiar with the last rites?

- Of course

Will you perform the ritual?

- Of course. Who is the deceased?

Devdas Mukherjee

- Are you insane?

You'll perform your last rites?

- Give me my last rites

Priest, go away

Deva! What madness is this?

Come back

Unto the departed Soul...

grant salvation, Lord

Come back, I beg of you

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