Monsoon Wedding Page #4

As for the question of whether

we should get married or not...

it's really for you to answer.

Here's yours.

Especially my mom.

Yeah, exactly. Sure.

How are you?

Very well. How are you doing?

Ladies and gentlemen,

attention, please.

Welcome...

beautiful, beautiful,

beautiful ladies...

and gentlemen...

and, of course, lovely children.

Today's sangeet

for our beloved Aditi...

and our dear son.

Son-in-law!

and marriage will

take place tomorrow.

Rahul, Rahul.

Are you the only bartender here?

I ordered a Bacardi Coke

- Just a second.

- Rahul.

- Gin and tonic, no ice, lots of gin.

- Make that two.

Sure.

Move, man.

Sorry. Chill.

Welcome.

Who's that clown?

That's my dad.

Varun, you can't say no now.

Please, Varun!

Listen,

Varun, please.

I told you, I don't care

about anything anymore.

I don't care, and that's decided.

In my opinion, you Punjabis

are way too ostentatious.

In my opinion, you Bengalis

are way too pretentious.

Touche, Ria.

This is Jibesh, Vandana.

This is Mrs. Rai,

Aditi's ma-in-law to be.

- Ria, get me a rum and Coke.

- Please go get it yourself.

Please. I would, but I know

so many people who know my parents.

Please, just get it.

- We will start this evening...

- Okay.

with a spectacular item...

by our own beloved Ayesha.

What's the matter?

Varun won't do the dance anymore.

Sh*t. I'm so sorry to hear that.

I don't know what to do-

Rahul, you can do it. You've seen us

rehearse the steps so many times.

- You're crazy!

- You can make up the steps as we go.

You said you love to dance.

Please, I'm begging you.

I need your help.

I can dance, but it's not

a nightclub in Melbourne, you know.

I can't dance to this music.

You're such a

I just fell from grace.

Darling, you have to be standing up

in order to be able to fall.

If you keep sitting on your ass,

nothing's gonna happen.

Meaning, sweetheart,

the main thing is...

you have to fight the battle.

Come on, girl, that's it!

Nobody is to sit.

Everybody come and dance!

Come on.

Let's stay up all night together.

Really. Let's talk.

Talk?

Why would you want to talk?

Alice.

Here comes my kissing cousin, Aditi.

Hi, lovebirds.

Okay, okay.

I can only handle

one woman at a time.

Oh, really?

Don't tire yourself out.

Tomorrow's the big night.

And don't corrupt

my elder sister, huh?

I don't like kissing.

Typical man.

No, I get so confused about what to do.

Does your tongue go right in?

Does it move around?

Does it stay still?

- Makes me too nervous.

- Don't think. Just go with the flow.

Don't think?

I wish I could do that.

Kissing could be great...

but my mind starts whizzing

with the weirdest thoughts...

and suddenly I'm thinking of some banal,

practical thing to take care of.

I don't know what the big deal is.

I know all about kissing.

- Really, baby?

- Accha. Everything?

Yeah, what's the big deal?

No big deal.

Its gross.

You open your mouth

and he sticks his tongue in.

Don't you know?

That's how older people kiss.

Let's go. I feel exhausted.

Bye.

See you, Varun.

Mama, I want to sleep.

Yeah, Mr. Culkin, one moment.

I'll go help, huh?

She's so sleepy.

I'll take her out for a drive, okay?

I don't want ice cream.

Strawberry ice cream?

She's tired and cranky.

I thought I'd take her out for a drive.

Yeah, sorry.

Ria?

Ria, what's happening?

- What's the matter, Ria?

- Just let her go.

Let her go from what?

From you, you bastard!

- Ria, have you gone mad?

- Maybe she's had too much to drink.

What happened?

It wasn't enough that he touched me

when I was a girl?

You had to teach Aliya

how older people kiss?

- Ria, stop this nonsense.

- What did you get out of it?

I didn't even have breasts,

you sick man!

Seven afternoons.

Seven afternoons

of how older people kiss?

Ria.

You took my clothes off.

Ria stop!

Open your mouth Ria.

Will you stop it?

Don't touch me!

Don't touch me!

Now he's doing it

all over again to Aliya.

She's lying, Lalit. She's lying.

You don't want to believe me?

Then fine.

I'm not a part of this.

I'm not a part of you.

Say something, Lalit.

She's lying!

You know I don't lie, chachu.

You know it!

You know I don't lie!

She's lying, Lalit.

Unmarried girls like Ria,

they make up all these fantasies.

Ria, Ria.

Ria.

Ria, you can't go away like this.

Please.

She's mad!

The girl's going crazy!

Lalit.

Please, Mama.

Ria?

Ria?

Ria.

Come. I want you to come home

with me just now...

and I don't want to listen

to anything, please.

Just change your clothes

and come home with me.

- I'll wait for you in the other room.

- Don't pretend like nothing happened.

Ria, I'm not pretending.

You are, you are!

I don't even know how to console you.

What you have gone through,

I can't even imagine it.

Ria, if you don't come home...

Come home, Ria.

I don't even know what to do.

I don't know what to do, Ria.

My hands are tied.

Tej bhai-sahab and our family

goes back a very long way.

Then why are you punishing me?

I'm not.

And your sister and your mother?

Listen to me.

I cannot break up my family.

I cannot.

Please don't ask me

to make that choice.

I don't know what Surinder bhai-sahab

would have done in my position.

I know I can never

replace your father...

but you're my child now.

My family means everything to me.

Please don't leave us.

Please.

Ria, if you go...

- What's your name, little girl?

- Aliya.

Very nice.

Look up. Smile.

Okay, smile.

Very nice. Beautiful.

What a lovely family.

What's your name, please?

Ria.

Come in front.

Hold it.

Eyes wide open...

and one, two-

Everybody now, smile together,

and watch the birdie.

And three. Very good.

Okay, last picture.

Big smile, please.

Okay, thank you.

I miss you so much, Papa.

I'll go out and receive the guests.

No.

I can't do this.

I can't. I'm sorry.

Lalit.

I don't even want you here. Please.

I cannot allow this, bhai.

I cannot.

Both of you just leave my home

and my family and go.

- Lalit, what are you say-

- I don't want to say any more.

Please don't make it worse.

No, I don't want to say anything.

Please don't make it worse.

These are my children, raji...

and I will protect them

from myself even if I have to.

Please go.

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