Ghatak: Lethal Page #3

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the last one hour, driver...

You know your way around,

don't you?

Can't you hear me?

l hope you know where

we are headed, driver!

l know it! l know everything!

How am l to blame for the fact that

the city is spread out so much?!

Am l at fault, just because

your son stays far away?

l'll take you the right address...

But just keep quiet! Okay?

- Just talk to him, Mister...

- That's okay!

Just shut up now, okay?

we'd have made it to Mogal Sarai

from Benaras in so much of time.

l'm a smart man; l've been received a

letter acknowledging my achievements.

l've even spent some time

with Gandhi.

Don't try to fool me, okay?

l can see your meter

ticking away rapidly!

why are you picking my brains?!

l don't even want any

money from you!

l'll pay you the equivalent

of the fare instead!

l'll think l've been on a pilgrimage;

that l've had a holy bath!

How can you wash away your sins

just like that?

You'd have to come to Benaras for

that and take a dip in the Ganges.

But you must come there.

l'll arrange a bath and a prayer

for you in the Harishchandra shrine.

Oh, sure...

...l'll come there; l'll bathe

and even shave my head bald!

But l will not drive any further!

Not anymore!

Listen, driver...! Listen...

l hope you've sent the telegram

to the right address.

we've been walking away

like mad-men!

There isn't a human-being

in sight.

Have the people here been

scared away by the snakes?

Real fools you have

here in Bombay.

The bloody cabby

dropped us midway.

These guys don't even recognize

a person for what he's worth!

As for Shiv...!

Let me get my hands on him...

...l'll straighten him out

by the ears!

Take a look at that, father!

Our shop...

He's named the shop

after you.

My name, my foot!

He's mis-spelt my name!

He's clubbed Shambhu

and Nath together...

...whereas, they should

have been written separately.

But we've at least found

the shop, haven't we?

You don't want to pray before

a closed shop, do you?!

we wouldn't have had to go about in

the hot Sun, if Shiv had received us.

The hot Sun is sometimes

good for health, Father.

l could punch you for that!

The whole of the market is shut...

there's not a betel-vendor in sight.

- Go and find out.

- The betel-leaf vendor, eh?

Go and find the house,

you idiot! You're a fool!

You're absolutely

good-for-nothing!

And where are you taking

that box? Keep it here...

lt has our money, Dad.

who are you? Has Mahadev

( the Lord ) sent you?

- No.

- You will die!

You will die, too...

They're all dead!

You will also die! There's no one

now... they're all gone!

who are you?

l wonder what the ass

has gone and done!

what are you doing outside during

a curfew? Don't move... okay?

what are you doing?!

Go and sit down there!

l just can't figure out

what to do!

And all this had to happen today.

How will l go to the station?

- Open the door!

- who's that?

- The cops? who?!

- Open up!

They claim to be your father

and brother. Do you know them?

- Recognize me, you idiot!

- Father! welcome...

l wonder where they all come from,

to die in Bombay!

To die in Bombay?!

May you always lead

a happy married life.

Here you are, dear... it's the

holy water from the Ganges.

- How was the journey, father?

- lt was rotten!

why didn't you come to the

station to receive us?

l was actually about to come.

But, then...

That's enough!

Come to me, my son...

Hello! Kashi!

Do you know who l am?

l'm your grandfather.

And l'm the uncle.

- Allow me to touch your feet.

- Oh no! Don't do that!

No formalities. Sheila

doesn't care about these.

The city-bred hardly have

any regard for our customs.

Sheila! why must you keep your

threads and needles lying about?

She was stitching, you see...

So you left home to

live in this hovel!

- How's your work going on?

- Fine.

By the way... l've already taken

an appointment from the doctor.

An appointment with the doctor?

Yes. lt's for the pain in your

throat. You had written about it.

Oh yes. l did write to you.

But, l've only just arrived.

Let me relax for a few days.

The doctor comes later.

This is your house. You can live

here for as long as you wish.

- where's the toilet?

- Over there.

The toilet!

Right beside the kitchen?!

- l'm scared!

- Are you scared of cats?

The cat comes to your

house and scares you!

You must chase it away.

- Let's shoo the cat away.

- we did it! Sent the cat scurrying!

Now open your mouth... wide.

wider.

wider, please.

l'm not a buffalo. l can't open

my mouth any wider.

- well, all right.

- want to see anything more?

- No. That'll be enough.

- Go on, if you want to.

No. l needn't see any more.

You see...

- May l get up?

- Yes. You may.

l'm prescribing some medicines.

- May l put on my shirt?

- Yes. You may.

He had thrown up blood

in a coughing fit.

wait a moment... l'll ask

him about everything.

ls everything all right?

Seems so. But he must be admitted in

a hospital for some examinations.

Admitted to a hospital?!

ls something serious?

l could say for sure

only after l get a report.

He must go through

these tests right away.

The test first. And then a report.

And then comes the treatment.

The medicine-man in

the village is better.

He could tell it all

by the pulse.

Please do not mind him.

How long will he

take to recover?

l can't say. You must have him

admitted to a hospital.

The deity is over there.

You've brought me to sin!

lt was a rotten coconut!

The Lord will burn me alive!

And He won't spare you either!

The Lord is merciful. But incite

His anger, and He'll burn you alive.

He doesn't spare anyone then.

He even burnt his spouse Parvati.

But, pray to Him, and He will

even give you back your life.

Forgive Her, Lord.

For she does not know.

watch it!

This is sub-judice. The court has

ruled that the shops may continue...

...to do business till the case is

decided. we can carry on business.

- Yes! That's right!

- You can't do this!

But the papers surely show

that you are the owner.

The papers mean nothing. That which

Katiya wants, is going to happen.

why? ls he the Collector?

Please eat your food.

But who is Katiya?

The local don.

He's a dangerous fellow.

He's trying to evict us.

They are 7 brothers. Every man a

scoundrel. No one can touch them.

who said so? For 200 years, the

English lorded over this country.

And everyone said that

no one can touch them.

Then came Gandhi. l was with him.

we fought for freedom and won it.

what a drubbing we gave the English!

My friend Sachdev used to

say things like that.

And look at what happened to him!

He was killed like a dog.

His wife, the poor girl,

lost her mind after that.

He kills people like flies!

Nitwit! Must you speak so

before a child?

Now what's the matter

with the brave boy?

Katiya will kill all of us!

To hell with Katiya! Lord Rama

killed the 1 0-headed demon.

Our brave little boy will kill the

one-headed Katiya. won't you, dear?

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