Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

London. The greatest city

in the world.

For22 years, l've lived here

Every morning l take a walk

down this street

Every morning, the street asks me

my name...

Chaudhary Baldev Singh? Who are you?

Where are you from? Why are you here?

Do l have a reply? After half

a lifetime spent here...

this land still remains alien

to me; and l to it

No one here knows me. None except

these doves. Because they're like me

Neither do they belong to a country.

Just drop down where you find food

Have your fill, then fly on

When shall l fly? l don't know.

Of necessity, my wings are clipped

l'm shackled to my bread.

But someday l'll surely go...

to my land. To my Punjab

''When the koels sing in spring,

it's time again for memories''

''lt's time again for swinging

underthe boughs''

''Come home o'wanderer,

your heart beckons''

''The mute soil doesn't

read your letters''

''Come, kiss your soil, bring back

the earth to life''

''Yes, you have your dreams;

but we are yours too, your kin''

''You are so forgetful,

but we miss you so...''

''Come home o'wanderer,

your land beckons''

Glory to The Goddess

Yes Lajjo, l'm here safe and sound.

. Good

Why is my little one giggling away?

. Mom! Every day for20 years...

Dad has been walking down

the very same street...

to his very same destination.

Yet every day, you call him up...

just to ask him, ''Have you reached?''

. You won't understand

Just assume it's a habit.

. Habit left unchanged...

tends to become necessity.like.

. Philosophy, again? You're twelve

Talk like a 12.year old!

Why all this big talk?

There's no childhood, no adulthood.

One is as grown.up as one feels

All right! l lose! Now go to school,

chew yourteacher's brains, okay?

Why d'you forget

the almonds everyday?

What to do?

Just assume it's habit

Will you get out?

''This is the first time

it's happening in 18 years''

''Some stranger l have never seen,

comes to my mind''

That's my diary!

. So what...?

Only l can read it.

. That was so funny

Let me read some more.

. No way! This is a private diary.

Why hide anything from me?

When a girl is grown up...

her mother becomes her friend.

Show that to me

You won't tell anyone, will you?

. Never

All right. l'll read. You listen.

. very well

''This is the first time

it's happening in 18 years''

''Some stranger l have never seen,

comes to my mind...''

''shadow.like before my eyes''

''Someone raps on my heart''

''Deep eyes want me to give myself up''

''When l look at my hands,

there l see a face etched''

''A silken breath brushes my cheeks''

''My hair still smells

of the odour on his hands''

''Yes, it's happening for

the first time in 18 years''

''l've never seen this stranger

who comes to my mind''

Simi, you've begun

writing Quite well,...

and the boy seems lively.

Who's he?

Ma, l've yet to set my eyes on him

So there's no one? l was wondering.

One doesn't find such boys nowadays

And you dream of someone

you haven't even seen! quite mad

No Ma. This is no dream

l may not have met him, seen him.

But he's there. Out there, somewhere

''The one who comes in my dreams...''

''the one who teases me...''

''just ask him to face me, once''

''What's he like? Who is he?

Who knows where is the one...''

''my lips will say yes to?''

''ls he someone l know?

ls he a stranger?''

''ls he for real,

or just a legend?''

''He stares at me,

from far, far away''

''Tell him not to rob me

of my sleep''

''The one who comes in my dreams...''

''the one who teases me...''

''just ask him to face me, once''

''Some kind of spell is overcoming me''

''Oh what do l do?

My heart yearns so''

''My heart tells me it's mad for you.

Then why do you keep hiding from me?''

''He makes me blossom,

it's all his fault''

''Tell him, l'm asking forthe Moon''

''The one who comes in my dreams...''

''the one who teases me...''

''just ask him to face me, once''

raj! This partying all night!

Party all night and you don't sleep

And how do you get up in the morning?

Late for graduation! Hurry!

ls it a holiday...?

What raj...?

Late for your graduation?

What to do? Last night...

What's wrong with him?

Has he had one too many beers?

l hear someone has failed.

The Dean has decided...

to announce his name in public

You've made Dharamveer Malhotra stand

an inch and a half taller in his shoes!

l don't think you heard it right.

. l knew, someday you'd make me proud!

And not only me, the whole dynasty is

proud of you! Look, they smile at you

My great grandfather Diwan Brijnath

neverwent to school

His son, my grandfather

Diwan Dwarkanath failed...

his fourth standard examinations.

My father, your grandfather...

Diwan Pushkarnath, failed

his eighth standard examinations

And l, your father,

failed to matriculate

Not having an education, failing,

are family traditions. l'm happy...

that you have kept tradition alive,

and indeed you're two steps ahead

We failed back home in lndia.

You came to London and failed!

Are you really happy?

. Glad

Education is all useless.

Filling your head with books...

won't fill your pockets

Look at me. runaway peasant.boy from

Bhatinda.turned millionaire in London

So, whatever happens is forthe good.

Join my offices from tomorrow

Offices? From tomorrow?

. Today, if you wish

l can't attend office now.

. Why not?

Pops, you're a man of experience

You know what amount of hard work

it takes to fail. And l'm tired, Pops

l want a little rest, you know,

like a long European holiday

Long European holiday? How long?

. Month or month and a half

Will you hold this for me?

And turn around

Moron! Did l bring you up

to see this day?

No, don't drop that

Are you all right, Pops?

Pops, you're right. l ought

to take care of your business

You've become so old.

. You tell your fatherthat?

Pops, l've decided against Europe.

l'm joining the offices from tomorrow

ln this house, only your father

decides. You're going to Europe

No. l've had enough of a good time.

My years of youth are over for me

Never say your youth is over.

All my life l've slogged to give

you whatever l couldn't do

When youth came and went,

l never got to know

But l wasn't sad, because l knew

that my son will have my years

lf you think you've had enough

of a good time...

if you think the years of youth

are over for you, well no problem

Just go and live my years for me

Ajit's letter?

Lajjo! Look, what's here

Letter! From my friend

From Ajit

Just smell it, lady!

The fragrance of Punjab!

The flavour of mustard curry

on leavened maiZe bread

Those long tailed shirts,

the short knickers

''My dear friend Baldev,

We're fine here''

''We hope to God that you, yourwife

and the children are well too''

''You will be pleased to hearthat

my son has graduated in arts''

''He has joined my business.

By God's grace, it's time now...

for us to let our childhood

friendship mature into a relationship

Let's make good the promise we made

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