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l kept up thinking about you!

We have to be back aboard by six.

Sure. Let's meet here

at a quarter to six.

Come on. Kamini.

- Will you leave me all alone?!

- Will, what else...?

Excuse me.

- Now don't be a spoilsport!

- What will l do here all day?

Look...there's a shrine over there.

You'll find a library in there.

lt's full of books about religion.

Catch up with some reading.

Nice way to spend your time.

Did you say something?

- No.

- But l have something to tell you.

See you in the evening.

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Are you ou of your mind?

Tha fall could kill you!

Wha were you doing here?

- l was following you!

- Why?

l don' know!

Please! Please ake me

back o he ship.

Are you ou of your mind?

Tha fall could kill you!

Wha were you doing here?

- l was following you!

- Why?

l don' know!

Please! Please ake me

back o he ship.

Dev! Love on! Mummy and my broher

have gone o he movie heare.

We have hree hours o ourselves.

Your room or mine?

- Kamini, we mus alk.

- This is no ime o alk. Come on!

Look. Wha we're doing is wrong.

Why wrong? Once we reach Bombay,

we're geing married.

Besides Dev, boh of us

are in love wih each oher.

No, Kamini. l don' love you.

ln he las hree days, you

said i a hundred imes over!

Tha you love me!

l lied.

Why?

Because l waned o

have fun wih you.

- And aferwards jus dump me?

- Yes.

Nice o see a man

change for he beer.

And you see wha l ge ou of i?

Tha was my firs ime.

And l don' know why l did i.

l hink you're

having an effec on me.

So you go your way.

And l beer go mine.

Thank you for saving my life.

- You set the party on fire.

- You were explosive too.

- What did you say?

- l was saying that...

...we're touching

another island tomorrow.

- Have you taken your pick?

- No. At tomorrow's stop...

- Someone will be expecting me.

- A woman at every port!

Nothing of the sort.

l'm seeing my grandmother.

Ladies and gentlemen!

Mr Dev Karan Singh here is going to

meet his grandmother tomorrow!

On the island!

Stop joking. l'm really going

to see my grandmother.

Well all right,

l'm coming along too.

To see your sweet-sixteen.

Something grandma!

Okay with you, Grandpa!

Just sign the photograph

and make my day.

Our photograph?

This is preposterous!

You've been taking

pictures on the sly!

That was just one

of the many on sale!

They're selling three photos at a

hundred Singapore dollars each!

- What?

- That's true.

Wait here.

Here's the love story! Dev and Priya!

One photo free for every two you buy!

Let go of my collar!

- lt was his idea! Not mine.

- His idea!

- Liar!

- His lying!

Shut up!

You better get hold of

every copy you've sold.

Else, l'm going to fix you for good!

And you get this clear.

l don't care for my reputation.

But Priya is a good girl.

And l respect her.

Give Priya a bad name,

and you'll see more of me.

Leave the rest of the copies here.

And get lost.

Did anyone ever tell you that

you look handsome when you get angry?

Well, l guess you're

good-looking anyway.

Nice photograph, isn't it?

May l keep it?

You're strange!

Till yesterday...

...you wouldn't care to be

seen around with me.

l get a bad name if

l go around with you.

And when l'm not going around

with you, it's worse.

So, better l stick

around with you, right?

Now how about that rendezvous with

your darling grannie, eh Grandpa?

Won't you trust me, even for once?

To tell you the truth,

l'm beginning to. ln parts.

Shall we?

Come on.

Come Priya.

Grandma!

Grandma!

She's in her temple.

Such a beautiful place!

So calm...so serene.

Just like a dream.

lt's the place of their dreams.

Grandpa's and Grandma's dreams.

They came here

for their honeymoon.

That's when they decided they'll

build a small house here.

Here they would live the last

years of their lives. Together.

Two years ago. Grandpa died.

And ever since, Grandma has been

waiting. For her call.

Grandma!

My child! My darling!

l'm seeing you after so long!

l'm so happy to see you!

She...?

ls she your fiancee?

No. She isn't the one.

She's a friend.

Come. Let me introduce you.

Grandma, this is Priya.

Priya, this is my grandmother.

God bless you my child.

Grandma thought you're my...

You're a beauty!

A beauty is what l'd call this

place of yours.

l feel like living here all my life!

You mustn't say that.

This is a place one comes to when

memories are all that's left.

But you have still to live your

memorable years.

Your temple must be beautiful too.

Can l go in and take a look?

Why not? Go on.

And you, Dev?

How many years has it been since you

walked into a temple?

- Grandma! l...

- Go in.

God isn't about to chew you up.

Go on.

Such innocence... She's so simple.

Just like an angel. From the Heavens.

Did you say something?

No...

Pray in silence.

- Coconuts from the farm.

- Forget it!

- Do you know who's here?

- Who?

lt's Dev! Look...over there.

- Hello, Dev!

- Hi Ajino Moto!

- How are you?

- Fine, thank you.

- And the family planning front?

- Still planning.

- Still planning?

- l'll tell you.

Same problem as in lndia.

The girl child is treasured.

But the male is preferred.

His attempts to give the male heir

have gotten him eleven girls!

- This time too?

- Twins.

Bravo!

Grandma, l'm going

over to his place.

ln the meantime,

keep yourselves company.

Come on, Ajino Moto.

- You mean Dev painted that?

- Yes.

l still remember the spiel he

told me about the painting.

As if he was my grandfather!

- Let me do it.

- Oh no. Not at all.

Come on. This once only.

Give it to me.

Well all right.

Go on. Pamper me.

l'm really surprised to know...

...that Dev knows so much about the

religion and the holy scriptures.

And you'll be surprised to know that

Dev writes lovely poetry too.

He always used to

top his form at school.

He has penchant for languages.

And he loves travelling and meeting people.

Really?

When he was a child,

he made us so proud.

The problem is he's so fickle-minded.

He just can't stick around...

...with any one thing.

So anyone for that matter.

lt's as if he's forever

in search of something.

And the kind of life he lives...

Oh, l'm so afraid for him.

Come the day when he faces himself.

He won't have any answers.

But there is one thing l know

deep down in my heart.

lf he finds true love...

...if he finds a girl who

can show him what is right...

Dev will change. For the better.

That's true, isn't it?

Well...

- These anklets are so pretty.

- You like them?

- l'll have them sent to you.

- No, thank you.

Why not? Won't you give me a chance

to show my appreciation?

Sorry. My mistake.

Now don't you forget that.

- Here's Dev. Come in.

- Come right in.

Grandma was just telling me stories

about your childhood.

And what did she tell you?

Grandma was saying that you'd

scream and kick and thrash about...

...if you weren't given

what you wanted.

And what did you have to say?

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