Kothanodi

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Today I feel like eating

outenga (fruit) dipped in daal!

True, kokai!

Thats the best way to

eat an outenga!

Tejimola!

Tejimola!

Come on!

Father!

Father...

...wont you ever take

me with you?

Not this time darling.

This is going to be a long trip.

Next time Ill take you

all the way to Sadiya, ok?

Lies! All lies!

Im leaving her in your care

for the first time.

Will you look after her well?

Dont worry about her.

I wont let a thing bother her.

You be good and listen

to your mother.

Father! Im not a kid any more!

Lets go.

Goodbye!

Mother...

...dont you wish father

would take us with him?

Id love to go across the river.

Theres so much to see.

Isnt it mother?

Mother?

Stop daydreaming.

Theres a lot to do.

Get back home.

- Hold it tight! Tight!

- Dont let it out!

Shove it in! Shove it in!

Hold it tighter!

Yeah, good!

Tejimola!

Hey, Tejimola!

Lets go pluck olives

by the riverside!

You wait.

Let me ask mother.

Go.

Mother, can I please go with

Phaguni to the river side?

Mother?

What did you say?

Food hasnt been cooked!

Cows havent been fed!

Clothes havent been washed!

And this b*tch wants to

pluck olives!

- You want to go pluck olives?

- Tejimola!

Get in!

Get back in!

You want some too?

Where have they disappeared?

Theyre useless!

God knows

why its taking so long!

Theyll be here soon, sir.

Its not as easy as

catching a worm, after all.

Theyre here!

Theyre here, sir!

Found it?

A big one!

Check it.

Its here.

Hey, sure it wont come out?

Do not fear sir.

This isnt a snake.

Its an angel!

Move.

Hey! Where are you going

with these?

Jagannath Mahajans house!

- Whats the occasion?

- You havent heard yet?

- Its his daughters wedding.

- Wheres the groom from?

- The groom is a python!

- What? The groom is a python?

Has the Mahajan gone crazy?

Look at this fat duck!

I have two more here.

Theyre here ma'am!

Get me the things.

Ill take them all.

Ask Budheshwar to give you

whats due.

Which side is the mouth?

I think... its this side.

No... no!

Over there... I think.

So, the merchant has left?

For a long time.

Then why are you looking

miserable?

Hes put that b*tch around

my neck.

You mean your stepdaughter?

Forget all that.

The nights getting deeper...

...and you...

...youre here after a long time.

Give me the lamp.

You wait here.

O prince of the bush!

How blessed are we...

...to be chosen by you.

But our daughter is no less.

A princess.

And about us... what can I say?

Ask anyone in the village

about the glory of our family.

Indeed...

...how many can afford to feed

their son-in-law with such choice fare?

Eat.

Eat well, lord of the trees.

Eat, and be a good husband

to my daughter.

Eat.

Eat.

Isn't the groom hungry?

Eat.

Eat.

Dont let anyone in.

- Not even yourself.

- As you wish ma'am.

- Hes asleep.

- Get out.

Wake up.

What is it?

Our daughter is getting married

the day after. Remember?

I dont want Rupeshwari and

her daughter around on the wedding day.

They can return after the wedding.

Are you even listening?

You will tell them to go away

first thing in the morning.

Ok, ok. I will!

Calm down!

Get up.

Lazy cow!

Theres so much to do.

Get up!

Mother...

...why do you hate me?

The merchant married me saying

Ill rule his world.

But Ive turned into

your slave instead!

But till he returns...

...you will do as I say.

Youll do whatever I tell you to.

You wont dare disobey me.

Hungry?

Hungry?

Eat it!

Eat it!

Eat it.

Eat it!

- Eat it!

- No... I cant.

Will you eat it or not?

Eat it... eat!

Eat! I am ordering you!

Father!

Is the cloth ready?

Kokai has come a long way for it.

This is the woman. Keteki.

So this is the woman

who weaves like magic.

I thought shed be an old woman.

This one is just a tender girl.

The cloth is almost ready.

Ill deliver it

as soon as its done.

Just a moment.

Here...

Whats this?

Some kind of magic?

Later kokai, later.

Will this kind be alll right?

Yes, this is so soft.

Good, so then...

...Ill deliver it to Bhodiya kai

once done.

Kokai, its getting late.

We should go.

Nobody knows

where she came from.

Its not been long.

Six months, perhaps.

The outenga came too,

rolling after her.

You mean, she just

appeared out of nowhere?

They say she gave birth

to the outenga.

That it came from her womb.

Thats why she was thrown out

of her village.

- They suspected her of being a witch.

- Is that so?

But she sure can work magic

on the loom.

She keeps to herself.

Does not mingle with

the villagers too much.

Good for her.

The outenga goes wherever she goes.

The kids take great pleasure

in harassing the outenga.

Yes, the outenga.

Tell me more about it.

Looks like she is a witch, after all!

She has cast a spell on you!

No. Its the outenga that

has cast a spell on me.

Kokai you stick to your point

like a leech to skin!

What do you want to know about

that strange vegetable, anyway?

Have you lost your mind along

with your manhood?

Whats this nonsense you are plotting?

Keep a lid on your mouth.

I dont want your advice.

I just came to say something.

Take Champa and leave for

your mothers place for a few days.

We dont want you around

during the wedding.

Wedding?

Youre condemning Bonlotika

to her death!

You said the same when I married

Champa to the python.

That was magic.

It wont happen again.

Youre just saying that

because youre jealous.

You dont want Bonlotika to be as

fortunate as Champawati.

Go inside, dear.

Champas husband came to us willingly.

This time, youve brought the first snake

you could find in the jungle.

How can you compare the two?

Youve changed so much.

You used to be so loving.

Stop your whining.

I dont have time for this.

Youll have to listen to me today.

You have thrown us out of the house

at the behest of Dhoneshwari.

You have reduced me and

your daughter to penury.

You have done things

no honorable man does.

But Bonlotika is like my own child.

Rather than marry her off

to a python...

...take a machete and

hack her yourself.

It will save her from

a horrible death at least.

Stop this madness. Please.

Sir?

What is it?

Ma'am is asking for you.

Just go away for a few days.

Bhodiya kai!

Bhodiya kai!

Keteki! There you are.

Looks like its in order.

Wait a minute.

Yes. Its more than

what was agreed upon.

Dont ask me why.

Its Kokaideos wish.

Where is he?

Gone to watch the Bihu.

Oh dear, what a shame!

Our lovely Tejimola toiling

in the dirt like a pig!

Who are you?

What do you want?

Im Bhadoi.

From Dhoneshwari ma'ams

house in Masgaon.

Im here to invite Tejimola...

...and you... to the wedding.

Whose wedding?

Our Bonlotika.

Shes marrying a python.

Isnt Dhoneshwaris daughter

already married to a python?

No! That was Rupeshwari ma'ams

daughter, Champawati.

Getting their daughters married

to snakes... crazy people!

Bon has said she wont get

married unless Tejimola comes.

Oh!

So much love

between friends?

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