Devdas Page #3

- Because l like to hear.

Really? Then one day

l'll narrate and you listen.

Where do you disappear

throughout the night?

Don't pretend. Don't you know?

- l do, but not properly.

Well, to know properly, you'll

have to become a dandy like me.

l'm told that one forgets

ones sorrows there.

Very true.

Then take me there with you.

- You? You'll come with me? Okay.

We'll go tomorrow.

Now go to sleep. Go on.

Paro, ever since l've come here,

l've thought of nobody but you.

Neither of my parents wish

to see us married.

l can't find a solution to this.

lf l think of your happiness...

l'll give my parents a shock

which l can never dream of doing.

That night when you staked

everything and came to me...

when l recall it,

it hurts me so very much.

But let me make it clear here,

l never realised l loved you.

l just feel so sad that you'll

suffer so much because of me.

Please try and forget it.

May God give you

success in this.

Just go and post this.

- Very well.

How could you do this?

- What?

You did nothing.

She was your childhood friend.

She put her reputation at stake...

and asked a place at your feet.

And you ran here without meeting her?

l was helpless.

My parents were against it all.

Yes, but how could you lie

that you didn't love her?

There was no other way out.

- But you know how proud...

and adamant Paro can be.

Know how your letter will affect her?

The river is full of water.

Enough to wash away the stigma.

Coming...

Where's the letter l gave you?

- l just posted it.

Aren't you going out?

- l'm just getting ready for that.

Will you cart all this with you?

- Where can l leave it?

My good man, l leave

my things here too.

l don't aim to come back here.

''l used to be proud of him. And he

couldn't even do this much for me''.

''He couldn't keep my bedding,

nor pay my rent for me''.

Come without this tonight.

Tomorrow you can take it with you.

l'm going home.

- Home? And when will you return?

Never! Had l known that l'd have

to lose everything to come here.

That l'd be looted...

l'd have never come here.

But, what have you lost?

- l'll tell you if we meet again.

Take this money to pay my bill

and give the rest to the servants.

Take this inside.

l'll just come.

Whose letter was it?

- For your daughter.

But l never realised

that l loved you.

Mother! Paro's in-laws

have come to bless her.

Wait!

l'm here now.

- What for?

Don't you remember that night?

Of course, and also your letter.

- Forgive me. l wrote it in haste.

l don't know what came over me...

l couldn't even think.

Shut up! l don't want excuses!

- Listen Paro...

l'll convince my parents somehow.

- Your parents! And what about mine?

Don't they have a say too?

- Yes, but they're not against us.

They are!

Let me go now. Get aside.

Have you totally forgotten me?

- l don't trust the likes of you.

My parents care for me. Whatever

they've done is for my own good.

Now get aside!

- Such ego?

Why not? lf you have an ego,

so do l.

You may be good-looking,

so all right.

l have the looks

and the talents too.

You may be a rich man, but

my parents are not beggars either!

lf you think you can malign me,

then go ahead.

l'll malign you?

How come?

Remember that night when

l had come to you?

Go and shout it from the roof-top!

You'll be at peace!

This is your beauty? Too much of it

isn't good. lt increases the ego.

You know the moon is beautiful...

that's why it has a scar...

Let me scar your face too!

Why did you do this?

- Don't be scared.

These wounds will heal soon.

Only a scar will remain.

lf somebody asks you about this,

make some excuse.

Otherwise tell the truth.

But Devdas...

- Nothing, Paro.

l've just left a mark

to remind you.

So that whenever you see this

lovely face in the mirror,...

you may remember me.

This is perhaps the relationship

we have shared over many births.

But you better forget it.

You know l'm very naive.

l can never talk sensibly.

You did the right thing.

You'd have never been

happy with me.

Were you day-dreaming at the lake?

Oh my God!

What's this?

-Holy Mother! You'll get married soon.

How did this happen?

- lt's nothing, mother.

l just slipped on those steps

and fell down.

What's the matter, dear?

Why so sad?

l've heard that you'll soon

marry a very rich landlord.

Remember you had given us Rs 3/-,

and l had said you'd be a queen?

l was right, wasn't l?

- Today you'll have to pay us well.

''She now belongs to her beloved...''

''Now the courtyard she grew up in

seems a strange land...''

''for she now belongs

to her beloved''

''The bylanes of her father's

village seem quiet...''

''Even her childhood friends

don't interest her any more''

''The dreams

dance in her eyes''

''And the mind is attracted

by ancient ties''

''Every breath the beloved takes,

seems a message from him''

''Now this courtyard

seems a strange land...''

''For she now belongs

to her beloved''

''Every moment the passion

is getting stronger...''

''Every fibre in this

delicate body is taut...''

''l can read her mind well.

She's her beloved's now''

''Life here seems a punishment.

- This courtyard seems strange too''

''She now belongs to her beloved''

l wish l could call Devdas

now and show him this beauty.

Can't l just meet him once

and pay my respects to him?

Forget him. l heard that

he has gone to Calcutta again.

So, you're back again, eh?

When did you come?

- Yesterday.

Then where were you

the whole day?

And the night too.

- ln the park.

Park?

Are you crazy? What's wrong?

Fought with your father?

- No.

Then maybe with somebody else?

- No...

l forgot you were unmarried.

How can you have a fight.

Do one's sorrows really

disappear where you go?

They do...

But that place is bad.

Good or bad... it's all humbug!

Take me with you please.

O you erring one...

you're bowled over, too.

l don't mind taking you, but,

it'll be better if you don't go.

l will go, l say.

- Okay. As you wish. Come.

Get in your bridal-pallaquin, dear.

What hell have you

brought me to? lt's repulsive.

Who is he?

- A wet blanket!

Why did you stop? ''You stopped,

and my heart stopped with you...''

'' Because of this sad burden,

the sky has stooped too!''

Where are you going?

Don't be scared.

Sit down.

Carry on, Master.

''At my lover's feet...''

''l place my heart, as a gift...''

''He picked it up, and

the silly thing said...''

''What?''

''l leave it to you now...'

''O dear beloved, my darling...

O cruel one,...''

''l leave it to you now''

''Don't ask me why these

fools are sitting here''

''l've lost my heart

to your grace''

''My lips show life;

and l pine''

''There's hope in my eyes...

which l suppress''

'' But l leave it to you now...''

''O my beloved,... my darling

O heartless one...''

''l leave it to you now...''

Wonderful...!

''Love is an emotional storm...''

''There's a will to live''

''And the desire to die too''

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