Ghatak: Lethal Page #5

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Either have me admitted

in the hospital...

...or send me away to Benaras...

Have some water, father...

Really?! That's wonderful news,

my friend!

My father's terribly ill, Mister.

Please let us have a room.

l've already told you

so many times...

...that there's no room for

any more patients in the hospital.

l'll join you, too!

There isn't much work here.

lt can always be taken care of.

- The doctor has sent a note.

- Sent a note, eh?

Then have the patient admitted

in the doctor's house!

what can l do, when

there's no room?

l can't possibly have him

lying on my head, can l?!

- Have you got an admission?

- No; he says there's no room.

Couldn't you manage it then?

Didn't you tell him who l am?

l've fought the war for freedom

with Mr. Gandhi!

where's Shiv?

He's gone to talk to someone, too.

Talk! Big deal! Can't you

do anything else, but talk?!

lf you happen to know a ward-boy

or a maid in the hospital...

...you could manage

to wrap this up quickly.

well, never mind...

Take this... and go

and show it to him!

Let me see how he still

refuses me an admission!

Go on... Hurry up!

- Mister... Mister!

- what is it?

- Take a look at this.

- what is that?

lt's a certificate of honor.

And what's this certificate

supposed to mean?

My father got this for the services

he rendered to the country.

lt's for him that we need the room.

Yes, Sir? ... Very well, Sir...

l'll be on my way!

My father had joined Mr. Gandhi in the

battle for the nation's lndependence.

why did he fight for lndependence?

what have we got out of it?

Those days of slavery were better

than these times of freedom!

The entire system has rotted!

And they bring certificates

of honor to the hospitals!

They should've sold it

in scrap instead!

Haven't l told you there's no room?

Please leave me alone!

There's no point in running

from pillar to post.

Bring a thousand Rupees and

l could pull a few strings.

lf it's okay with you,

come to the rear-entrance.

You've got admission, haven't you?

which room is it?

Answer me... which room

could you get?

Couldn't you manage it?

Useless chaps, you both are!

Didn't you show him

this certificate?

l did! l did show him

the certificate!

And he asked him to fling it

in the garbage can!

why did you ever have to

fight for our lndependence?!

what has our lndependence

given us?

when they don't care for the Gandhi

they pretend to revere, who are you?

Please calm down, Mister...

we have a man dying here...

...and that chap is busy

chatting away on telephone!

He's reading a novel!

And that pimp of his...

...asks for a thousand Rupees

for the admission!

- Sit down... please.

- Are we here for fun?!

ls this a pleasure-trip?!

They just can't understand

a poor man's dilemma.

They treat us like animals!

They've made a slaughter-house

out of this bloody hospital!

The poor will die here,

on a bench like this...

...but they still

wouldn't be concerned.

Hey, Kashi... what's up?

Calm down...

l've got the admission for Dad...

Let's go... Come on.

Come along...

Tell Mr. Bharat that his

work will be taken care of.

But the supply of currency-notes

mustn't stop, okay?

Here's Laxmi ( the Goddess

of wealth ), Savitri.

Laxmi? where is she?

lt's the Goddess of wealth...

the money, l'm talking about!

How often have l told you not to

give me the money you get in bribes?

l can very well manage

in the salary you earn.

- Get on with it, Pinky...

- There you go again!

l'm not earning it for myself, am l?

lt's only for my darling, Pinky...

...so that she can have all the

comforts and luxuries in life.

But you don't ever

stop nagging me!

That's because l always

have a fear in my mind...

...that your ill-gotten wealth could

shatter the happiness of our family.

Stop it now!

what brings you here?

That's because some hooligans

ransacked Mishra's shop yesterday.

As for the police complaint,

we have already lodged it.

But this morning, a couple of thugs

beat up his son very severely.

lt was a brutal beating, Sir...

They've broken his hand...

...and even cracked his skull.

Please do something, Sir...

when we took his son to the

hospital, the doctor said...

...it's a police case;

that we should lodge a complaint.

Since it all happened because of

the complaint he lodged yesterday...

...we don't know whether we should

lodge another complaint or not...

That's not really the problem.

But l can't engage a constable for

every person's security, can l?

- You're right, Sir.

- well, suppose...

...l post some constables

on duty at the square.

The thugs would return and bash him

up, the minute the police leave.

Actually it's that piece of land

which is causing problems.

Vacate the place as soon as possible

and hand it over to Katiya...

...your problem will be solved.

The land and the shops belong

to these gentlemen, lnspector.

why don't you imprison those thugs,

instead of throwing these people out?

who's this man?

This is Kashi; he's

come in from Benaras.

He's Shiva's younger brother.

Shiv took his father to the hospital,

and his brother joined us instead.

lt's always better to

come in groups, isn't it?

- Greet the lnspector.

- Now this is another problem!

what's happened to you, dear?

You're bleeding!

The cursed blade! why don't

you use the pencil-sharpener!

And what are you asking

silly questions for?!

Look! She's bleeding...

Don't just stand and watch!

Call the doctor...

Call him up and tell him

that we're coming there...

Don't worry, dear...

lt'll be alright.

- She's hurt her finger.

- Must've bled a lot.

what will happen of my son?

we'll see about that later...

Shall we leave?

Here we are at last!

Hey, you! You'll get a punch!

They're terribly rash drivers.

This is our shop...

but is today a holiday?

what holiday? All shops

on that side are open.

But brother had told me

that we'd meet here.

And all shops on this side

are closed, too.

- where could they have gone?

- They're all dead!

They're all dead!

Come closer... come on!

They're all dead...

l'm the only one alive.

You must've been sent here

by the Lord, right?

This shop here belongs

to Sachdev.

lt's our shop, you know!

what are you looking for?

what do you want?

You get everything here...

care for some bridal-wear?

The lady's a nut!

Running away, eh?! You're a nut...

And so is your whole family!

You're going to die, too,

you rascal!

l can't say why, but l always feel

as if l've heard her voice earlier.

This woman and her husband have paid

a price for living with dignity.

They're staring their construction

from today.

How about our business?!

what will happen to our shops...

what business are you

talking about?

we keep our shops open for not more

than a week in a month, in any case.

- So? There was at least something...

- when will the buildings come up?

This builder has a great reputation;

his buildings come up overnight!

- what?!

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