Guru Page #4

Synopsis: A school-teacher in India sires a son named Gurukant, but is disappointed as the child fails to live up to his high expectations. When Gurukant grows up, he is unable to secure decent employment in India, so finds a way to go to Turkey, where he finds employment. When he returns back to India, he wants to start his own business, but is unable to do so, as he does not have enough money. So he does some research, gets to meet Sujata, the daughter of a wealthy man named Jignesh, and marries her. After the marriage, Gurukant finds out that Sujata has a dark past, but he ignores this - for his one motive is to be to rise in the eyes of his father - and get rich.
Director(s): Mani Ratnam
Production: Adlabs Films
  11 wins & 24 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
NOT RATED
Year:
2007
166 min
£1,964,000
Website
2,457 Views


Very successful..

only one difficulty..

..l didn't get to eat

her cooking. l starved.

You're being called 'the

business king of lndia.'

Do you have Shakti shares?

- Yes.

Then you are lndia's

business king too.

People are pointing fingers

at your growth.

You're growing too fast.

This is a race. And l run

to win, not for pleasure.

Whatever you own is mine.

Now tell me, will you marry me?

No.

- Hey Jalkukdi..

You look beautiful,

just like a bride.

Really? Actually l knew.

That's why this Parsi

uncle's been troubling me.

l told him move on,

my husband's coming.

So when are you marrying me?

Leave Didi.. let's get

into my car and run away.

Can you cook like her?

l'm talking love and you're

talking about your stomach..

..how do you live with him?

With great difficulty.

Where's Nanaji?

America.. he's back in two weeks

Gurubhai! Namaste bhabhi

Someone's been wanting to meet you.

How many months?

How did you know.. l

haven't even told the beast.

You glow.. it's a

girl, just like me.

Dad. Gurukant Desai.

So you're Gurubhai.

And you're the senior Mr.

Contractor.. pleasure.

l've a present for you..

..that's why l wanted

you to come to the wedding.

But l brought a present only

for your daughter.. not for you.

A blank cheque. Your

math is very good.

So fill it up.. with any number .

Everything has a price.

Where you've reached today

on your own, is amazing.

But the path ends here.

Don't put it down. You might

not get another opportunity.

Who is it?

- Bloody old man.

He wants to buy me.

He is putting a price tag on me?

What he made in 150

years l made in 10 years.

ls it the same?

- no.

Get all our friends

from the press right now.

Call them.. go to

their homes.. wake them.

All the newspapers from

tomorrow should expose Contractor.

Tell them.. that

Contractor's suits..

The word Contractor

should become a curse.

This is the Swatantra Samchar..

the lndependent.

This newspaper has driven

the British away fearlessly.

lt has fought with

ideals and principles.

l was away for a month

and you all sold it.

ln a month you've dressed the

newspaper in Guru's safari suits.

Who gave you this?

Guru? Remove it.

Throw it in the dustbin.

Editor sir, l hear you've a new car.

Shame on you!

We have to apologize to the country.

Tomorrow's edition will

have an apology letter.

The page has already been composed.

- Then stop it!

You've made false allegations,

so you have to apologize.

And send for Shyam Saxena.

Have you gone deaf? Shyam Saxena.

Ask him and Guru to come.

This ladoo has come

specially for you from Junagad.

What's wrong? You look troubled.

Can l do something?

You can do anything right?

- Yes.

Nothing is difficult for you.

You just keep throwing

your money everywhere.

There are.. are all kinds of people.

And everyone has a price.

Right brother?

That's why l carry two

kinds of slippers with me.

One made of silver and one of gold.

And which slipper for me?

Khadi.

But you will hit me

with a slipper too.

Shyam, What do you

think of Gurubhai?

What can l say?

Feel free?.

Gurubhai is the biggest

hope of the lndian industry.

A champion businessman.

l am not asking you

for an advertisement.

Speak honestly.

He is a disease who

should be locked up in jail..

..and the keys thrown away.

Who is this great man

who is praising me so much?

And why do you feel this way?

His growth rate is 400%.

But corruption and greed have grown at

double that rate thanks to his bribes.

Have you called me to

beat me with a stick?

l've not even started.

lf you and l break the

law we would be scared.

But he is proud of it.

And he doesn't just

break or bend the law..

..he buries it and then

builds a beautiful park on it..

..so that people forget his theft.

Nanaji..

lf you want to tell me

something just tell me straight.

Shyam, can you strip him in public?

The whole world wears my clothes.

You'll have to strip everyone.

Can you stop this man?

No.

Neither him, this newspaper,

you, nor your khadi army.

l'll stop him.

Brother..

This cloth and weight are a

result of a lot of hard work.

You have to work

hard too to fight me.

lf you want to fight Gurubhai

you have to become Gurubhai.

But there is only one Gurubhai.

You look beautiful.

When you give birth to

a child you'll know.

Walking around with a huge tummy..

..vomitting and

getting kicked all day!

You want my tummy to

become like this too?

l look 3-4 months pregnant.

Boy or girl?

lt's not just one.

Twins?

There are 25000 people inside.

What are they saying?

Welcome Shakti family!

For the first time a company

has held such a meeting in lndia.

You know why? We are so big that..

..we can't fit into smaller places.

My apologies to our

brothers from Gujarat..

..who've skipped their

afternoon roll in the bed.

A few years ago

Shakti Corp. had debts..

..from the bank, government.

Then l came to you and

you emptied your vaults.

Today we are free.

We do business with our money.

Our own investment. Our own profit.

When l first came to Bombay.

l had just two shirts and a coat.

But today the whole of lndia..

..wears our clothes!

Clap.

But l know you aren't happy.

You'll be happy only when

we open four more factories.

So what do you say?

Shall we open four more?

You want to become

lndia's biggest company?

l've grown old. Can't hear you.

How many Shakti shares do you have?

l'm a reporter.

He's a magician.

Write good things about him.

Poverty will disappear if we

have ten men like Gurubhai.

Definitely. Read

saturday's Swatantra Samachar.

This shouldn't look like lndia.

And make sure the print looks old.

You're faking photos and

passing them as truth?

Let your Gurubhai come

forward and say it's a lie.

Tear it, so the chalk

powder can be seen.

You've made up the entire story.

lt's written by Gurubhai.

l'm just presenting it.

They dumped cartons like this?

Yes. Empty ones.

Some with chalk powder.

Sent to fake companies

with fake addresses.

Meaning, he showed

empty cartons as export..

..and got the polyester

import license. 700% profit.

Fantastic! Profits from empty boxes!

But his route was fraudulent.

But even you're lying.

This is the truth. Shakti's

naked truth.

Lies! They've shot it in Bombay..

..and passing it off as Yemen.

l'll stop

advertising in nanaji's paper.

Why should they earn from us?

No.

Triple the advertisements.

But Gurubhai..

Print our balance sheets,

new profits..

..new companies. Nanaji should

wake up to our growth every morning.

Gurubhai..

- What happened?

What happens usually

with your company.

Double profit. Twins!

Send a telegram to my father.

My God! There

really are two of them.

Name.

Disha.

- l only thought of one.

Drishti. Even l had thought of one.

A bonus. By one-get one free.

A pair!

''Shakti's fake strength.''

Gurubhai's new trick.

Shakti new share

prices have gone up.

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Mani Ratnam

Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), commonly known by his screen name Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film in 2002. Despite being born into a film family, Mani Ratnam did not develop any interest towards films when he was young. Upon completion of his post graduation in management, he started his career as a consultant. He entered the film industry through the 1983 Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi. The failure of his subsequent films would mean that he was left with fewer offers. However, his fifth directorial outing, Mouna Ragam (1986), established him as a leading filmmaker in Tamil cinema. He followed that with Nayakan (1987). Mani Ratnam is well known for his "Terrorism trilogy" consisting of Roja (1992), Bombay (1995), and Dil Se.. (1998). Mani Ratnam is married to Tamil actress Suhasini and has a son with her. He has won several film awards, including six National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and three Bollywood Filmfare Awards. more…

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