Hindi Medium Page #10

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Park...

You can explain the police now...

No, no, no Raj.

- No police... No police...

- Please...

Let's just settle it out here.

Let's settle it here.

How much?

- Keep your money...

- Raj.

We're both at fault,

let's just settle it right here.

Keep this...

- No money... Don't take the money.

- Let it be.

Take some more.

Take this.

- Take him to the hospital.

- Yes, mister.

- Take me to the clinic.

- Get in the car.

It's nearby.

- Take this...

- What?

It's 20700...

We're just short of 3300 now.

So Pia's admission is taken care of.

You jumped in front

of the car for this?

So what?

Who stakes his own life for money?

I don't have anything

else to put on stake.

Do you want to enroll

Pia in a government school?

- Come on, you're next.

- Are you mad?

It's nothing.

Stop exaggerating.

Remember Sanjay.

He keeps jumping in

front of vehicles like this.

Thank God no injury to the head.

I'll be right back.

Today's breaking news.

Delhi Grammar School,

one of the well known schools of Delhi..

has cancelled 10 admissions in

the RTE quota under Operation Admission.

In order to prevent anymore frauds...

Principal Lodha will organize

the lottery personally.

Welcome parents and children.

We'll conduct a lottery...

for children who

have applied under RTE.

The names of your children

are written on these chits of paper.

Names that are drawn

will be announced here...

and that child will be registered

for admission in our school.

Good luck.

Vineeta Bhagu.

Oh...!

Mohammad Sheikh.

Rattan Maurya.

Raghav Kumar.

Pia Batra...

That's us...

We've got it.

- I am sure yours will be next...

- Yes.

We're next.

Akanksha Sharma.

Shankar Dubey.

- Papa, when will my name be announced?

- Soon, son... soon.

And the last name is...

Amol Majhi.

Congratulations to all those

who have been selected today.

And we apologize to

those who weren't so lucky.

But don't be disappointed.

There are other good schools,

you can try there.

Sorry, father.

Son, it was a lottery...

You know... a lottery... Where

the results are determined by luck.

So... are we not lucky, father?

Who said that?

You're the luckiest of the lot.

A school admission is not

going to determine your luck.

This school is unlucky.

You're the luckiest of the lot.

Hey... Sorry... sorry...

Why are you sulking?

You make it sound

like you took his seat.

Forget it...

That's the thing with the poor...

You can't be too happy if you succeed

and you can't be too sad if you fail.

He'll study in government school,

it's alright.

He will.

He will.

We're going to party tonight,

stop sulking all of you.

- We're going to party.

- No, Shyam. - Yes.

- She got admission.

- Yes...

- Don't do this...

- No. - Please...

- Don't do this...

- No need for all this trouble.

We're going to have a party.

- One... two...

- I'll count it.

Come on children.

What would you like to eat today?

How about pizzas and burgers?

I wish you could stay a few more days.

He's got a job,

close to the school.

They have a place

to stay... water 24/7.

Grow all you want,

but don't forget about us.

Brother, I'll never forget you.

- What's this?

- Ration.

It will last a day or two.

- Take care, sister-in-law.

- Take care.

See you, sister-in-law.

Take care.

Bye.

Bye.

Be careful... or he'll take

the longer route and charge extra.

See you, sister-in-law.

- Send your address.

- Yes, I will.

Bye Mohan!

Mr. Kapoor from B-76

has sent us an invitation.

Kapoors... Suris... Bhatindas...

I've had enough of them.

How long are we going

to carry on this charade?

Eat your food.

It's your favorite dish.

Just imagine Mitho...

That guy jumped in front of

a car for our daughter's admission.

He put his life at stake.

We're such bastards.

We stole his son's seat.

Even I went to a government

school but it was never this bad.

It was different back then.

These days every parent wants

private schools for their children.

Only the underprivileged

kids come here.

And no one cares about them.

We do...

Which is why we want

to make a small contribution.

- I see...

- Yes.

Come with me.

- Hello, sir.

- Hello-hello...

You see, these children

are sitting on rugs and mats.

For just 50,000 we can

provide benches for all.

And... whenever the kids will

pick up their books to read...

they will see your name.

On all the benches?

- What? Is it too much?

- No-no...

- Let me show you around. Come.

- Yes.

For Rupees 25,000 only,

the toilets can be fixed.

Imagine... whenever the kids

will come to use the toilet

they will see your

name written over here.

Actually, sir, we don't

want our names to be written anywhere.

- We just want to help.

- Wow.

It's hard to find anonymous

donors these days.

Great.

What is that you would like to do?

Actually... we would like to

sponsor the education of any one kid.

I see...

Raju, come here.

Now ask them... can I

show you around the school?

Can I give you a tour of the school?

Wow... your English is pretty good.

- I can speak French as well.

- I see.

[SPEAKING FRENCH]

I can even speak Chinese.

Do tell.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

How do you know so many languages?

My father is a tourist guide.

Sometimes I would

tag along with him...

and observe how different

people would talk.

Cute.

Bravo, son. Bravo.

We've many talented

children like them.

But you want to sponsor

just one, right?

So choose anyone.

On second thought,

we'll sponsor all of them.

What's the point of sponsoring just one

kid? The entire school should benefit.

Thank you very much.

"We'll shine like the sun..."

"we dream to touch the sky."

"to touch the sky."

"We'll gather drop by

drop and flow away with the sea."

"Away with the sea."

"We're here right now..."

"but we want to go beyond."

"Don't think we can't."

"We're determined..."

"and obsessed too."

"Say it out loud..."

"I've one life... and

a hundred desires."

"I'll fulfill them one by one."

"I've one life... and

a hundred desires."

"I'll fulfill them one by one."

"I've one life... and

a hundred desires."

"Nothing can stop us now."

Bits of paper...

Bits of paper...

Lying on the floor.

Lying on the floor.

Makes the place untidy.

Makes the place untidy.

Pick them up.

Pick them up.

Very good, son.

Go to your classroom.

See...

Can anyone believe that a

laborer's son is speaking in English?

Sir what you did is truly a miracle.

Look... I didn't do anything.

The changes that you see are

because of some other people.

Who are they?

Can I get their name and address?

I want to thank them.

They are such great people, that...

they do not want

to disclose their name.

Do let me know if they ever come

to school, I would love to meet them.

Bye.

Wait...

32... this is the one.

Mister...

Hello.

Sushila... why don't you carry...

Oh...

- Raj?

- What happened?

What are you doing here?

What am I doing?

What are you doing here?

- Now I get it...

- No-no... listen to me...

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