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discuss this with you.

Tell me.

I want to make Sumita my

daughter-in-law.

- What do you think?

- Sumita likes you since childhood.

Even now, she is all yours.

You will get the balance money

on the day of the marriage.

Alright.

No one should know

the date of the marriage.

It is the 14th today.

All arrangements

within seven days...

That's my responsibility,

you don't worry about it.

You won't have to

spend a single penny.

A house will be

taken in Balliganj...

...and the marriage

will be conducted there.

And yes, your daughter will not

come to meet you very often...

...after marriage.

Okay.

I have heard

you are fond of races.

What are you saying!

I am a poor man.

I survive on my pension

and some rent I get.

How can I play races?

But if you...

Hira Singh, drop him home.

- Good day.

- Come, sir.

This marriage will

never take place!

- It will!

- I won't allow it!

Shut-up! Do you know how

much money he has given me?

I will never sell

my daughter for money.

Shut-up!

Don't give me that big talk.

I am the master of the house.

I will decide!

Master indeed!

I lost all my children.

You could neither feed them,

nor afford their treatment.

We just have one daughter left.

You cannot feed even her.

She did her 12th grade

with great difficulty.

She could not

continue with her education.

Thanks to Shekhar

that she learnt to sing.

She sings and makes a living.

You blow away her money

too in liquor and races.

You have even mortgaged the

house, & then you act high handed?

Don't you feel ashamed?

- Why should I feel ashamed?

- Mother!

Mother, be quiet.

I will not stay quiet.

I have kept quiet all my life.

Shut-up, woman! I have mortgaged

my house. Why do you complain?

Enough now, don't shout.

You b*tch!

Shut-up, you lowly man.

I will never allow my daughter's

marriage with an old man.

You called me a lowly man?

Yes, you are a lowly man! A

drunkard, gambler, selfish fiend!

What did you say!

My bottle also broke. Where will

I get scotch now at this hour?

Father, don't go,

I'll get married.

I will get married, father.

Nice doll.

You really have brought

home a beautiful doll.

I have married her.

Yes, you had brought home

a doll ten years ago too.

But you didn't marry her.

And didn't keep her in your

mother's mansion either.

Tell me,

is she more beautiful than me?

I did not marry

her for her looks.

Oh, you saw her qualities.

That's true. She is educated,

and can even sing.

I don't have any qualities.

- But...

- But what?

Let me see how long this game

will last with that doll.

Madhuri! Sumita is my wife.

So...

So you will have to spend

your nuptial night with her.

- But...

- But what?

- I was thinking...

- What were you thinking?

About the huge age

difference between you two.

Just think about it.

- Sumita, are you sad?

- About what?

About your marriage with me?

- Why do you say that?

- Because...

...I am too old for you.

I never thought about that.

Sumita,

this is my mother's mansion.

After her death,

this mansion had been shut.

The mansion was opened for you

after so many years.

You have done your

- Yes.

- Why didn't you continue?

You are aware of

our financial state.

- Want to study further?

- If you wish so.

Sumita, will you sing for me?

If you want to hear me sing,

I surely will.

Then come.

Bedeck my bed

with flowers today

I will be born again today

The dot is made of moon,

my bangles are made of stars

My necklace made of dreams

My breaths is

fragrant with saffron

My body desirous

Adorn me so, my friend

That my husband loses control

Bedeck my bed...

Don't cry, mother.

I am telling you the truth,

I am very happy.

Don't console me,

I know everything.

You don't know. Do you know

what a huge mansion he has?

Tall pillars, big rooms,

servants, property!

Do you know what his yearly

income is? Rs.10,00000!

If it was you, you would have

got lost in that mansion.

I don't get out of

my room out of fear.

Diwan uncle was saying that

now since he is married...

...Kumar Bahadur will be bestowed

the title of Raja Bahadur(king).

And I'll be Rani Maa

(queen mother).

I'll become the

Queen of Rainagar!

Shekhar has returned from abroad.

So he is back?

After three years instead of two.

As a qualified engineer

with a degree.

- Won't you go to meet him?

- I surely will.

I will hear about him and tell

him about my good fortune.

- I must go.

- Then go right now.

Yes.

- Going out?

- I'm going to meet Shekhar.

- But...

- If you don't...

No, I just wanted to

say that don't be too long.

Return soon.

Because Kumar Bahadur

can come any time.

He said he will come

in the evening, but...

I'll be back soon, father.

Alright.

- Shekhar...

- Go back home, Sumita.

Did you meet mother

after you returned?

I didn't think it necessary.

If you had, perhaps you wouldn't

have torn my pictures like this.

What do you mean?

There was liquor in the bottle,

so the wound has healed.

What are you talking?

Liquor in the bottle?

What are you talking about?

The scar on mother's

head will never fade.

- Don't blabber like mad.

- I wish I was mad.

Atleast my mother wouldn't

have got beaten then.

Who hit her? Your father?

With a bottle of liquor?

Forgive me, Sumita. I never

expected him to stoop so low.

- Sumita.

- Aunt!

Don't cry.

Sit here,

I'll get something for you.

Shekhar, my mother is very

unhappy, and alone.

Please take care of her.

Sure I will.

You don't worry about her.

Look Sumita,

no one can change destiny.

Now your only goal should be

to keep your husband happy.

You bless me.

I bless that you live

a happy married life.

But I cannot understand him.

It takes time to

understand any man.

Shekhar is a very nice boy.

They are childhood friends.

Shekhar's aunt used to carry

Sumita in her arms all day.

It is Shekhar who encouraged

Sumita to study and sing.

I just left her there

and came back.

Shekhar has returned from Germany

as an engineer after many years.

I was there with here. Now

that you are waiting for her...

...I'll go and call her.

- I'll come with you.

- What was his name you said?

- Shekhar. He's a very nice boy.

- Where does he live?

- Close by.

We'll walk it out.

Go Vishnu, get tea.

Have some snacks, Sumita.

Sumita, come soon,

Kumar Bahadur has come.

He has? But he said

he will come in the evening.

Can't trust these rich men.

He came just now.

Shekhar, you also come.

He is sitting in the hall.

Come.

Shekhar, he is my son-in-law,

Kumar Gyanshanker Rai.

He's Shekhar, a very nice boy.

I heard you used to

teach music to Sumita?

Oh, it was nothing.

Please sit down.

Don't be humble. I was

impressed by Sumita's singing.

Why just singing? Shekhar may

be an engineer, but look.

He has sculpted those statues.

And those two paintings...

Yes, he has painted them.

Beautiful.

You are Michaelangelo.

But I never heard that

he could even sing.

Don't joke, Kumar Bahadur.

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