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Manoj can beat me all he wants,

but I won't be beaten by fate.

If I can have a child,

I want one.

That motherf***er...

He's hurt you so much.

Motherf***er.

Who invented these cuss words?

I bet it was man.

Why is a woman getting

f***ed in every cuss?

Motherf***er! Sisterfucker!

It's time the men got f***ed!

Sonfucker!

Bijli!

Sonfucker!

Unclefucker! Fatherfucker!

Brotherfucker!

Shout it out Rani!

Shout it!

Fatherfucker! Sonfucker!

Sonfucker!

Brotherfucker!!!

What's happening to Rani?

You're sitting on Shahrukh Khan!

See what I mean?

Who needs men...

When a mobile can get us off!

This will free us from men!

Hail the mobile!

Hail the vibrating signal provider!

It's stopped vibrating!

Wait it's happening again!

Hey... It's Gulab.

Hello?

I'm out.

Janaki is with me.

What?

Fix your own dinner.

We'll be home late.

That's right.

Was that Gulab?

Rani...

He's getting out of hand.

You need to control him.

Janaki.

Go wait by the bike.

We're leaving soon.

Go.

It's good you sent her away.

Gulab has gone mad...

Forget about Gulab!

Worry about yourself.

The village women have

complained to the Elders...

That you lure their husbands.

The Elders called your boss.

Right?

They're going to shut down your tent.

Aah!

I get it.

Their husbands come

to me of their own free will...

And that's my fault?

Gulab goes to a whore...

That whore in the city!

And that's my fault?

And Lajjo!

Your husband stays

out drunk all night.

That must be my fault too!

I have corrupted your saintly men!

You didn't have to

sell your wedding necklace...

To save your child from pimps!

It is easy for you to talk!

Truth is...

you have never lived our lives!

Try managing a home,

family, and children.

It's not child's play!

Gulab isn't a child anymore Rani!

He came to my tent,

with a bundle of cash...

Whore!

Janaki...

Wait.

I slapped Gulab just as hard!

Told him to get lost!

I was there when Gulab was born.

I saw him before Rani did.

Truth is...

I am not from Ran/is village.

Nor are we childhood friends.

I first met her years ago.

When I dropped

her very drunk husband home.

Shankar was my client.

She was a new bride. Barely 14 or 15.

Just a child.

She thanked me for bringing him home.

Even made me stay for dinner.

I was a child too.

A child with no friends.

We sat up talking till dawn...

I'll never forget that night.

Next year when I returned...

I heard that Shankar had died

in an accident.

Year after year...

I made sure I came back to see Rani.

Today there is nobody in my life...

More dear to me than Rani.

There they are!

Rani... Wait!

Rani... Don't be stubborn.

Where were you all day?

Answer me!

I haven't eaten all day!

You were with Bijli, right?

I'm warning you!

Stop meeting that dirty whore!

You can visit that "dirty whore".

But not me?

Open your booze-addled eyes Gulab.

And look at your wife for once.

Don't hurry to be a man...

Learn to be human first.

Bijli?

Oh. Sorry.

Hey Raju...

Who's taken my stage?

No one.

Tell me! Who's on my stage?

Tell me!

Bijlii. The boss is furious!

You took off without a word.

And you keep refusing clients!

He said he'd fire me...

For letting you take the bike.

He said "Gas doesn't come for free!"

Don't spin yarns.

Just tell me who's on my stage?

She's nothing!

Just a filler...

While the crowds wait for you.

How do I look?

Nobody compares to you Bijli.

Go. Work it.

Go make the earth quake!

Go!

Please stop!

Let me shut that mouth of yours!

I want no part in Bijli's crazy plan.

It's such a huge risk.

What if someone finds out?

What if your husband finds out?

How will he?

He'll never find out!

Of course he will.

We won't let him.

These marks of love

he leaves on my body...

Should I ignore them?

Accept this as my fate?

Just imagine, what if I'm not barren?

Remember what you said?

Life can't be that unfair...

We too will find

our share of happiness.

I want my share Rani.

Bijli?

Here?

Yes. Here.

Right in the middle of the road.

Duffer chick!

There's a cave behind that hill.

That's where you're going.

Hey Rani... I'll be back soon.

Hello?

Rani Kanwar Jaiswal?

Who is this?

I'm still Shahrukh Khan.

But not the film hero.

Just a 42 year old bachelor

called Shahrukh Khan.

I have a hearty laugh...

And a long mustache.

You want to hear more?

My eyes are sharp but

my joints ache in the winter.

Tell me Rani. Will you meet me?

And please don't say...

"What will people say?"

But what will people say?

Hey. You're sure you want this?

According to my calculations...

This is the right time of the month

for you to conceive.

Yes. I'm sure Bijlii.

Remember the lover I told you about?

The one who taught me to dream?

He's the one!

Lajjo...

Don't be afraid.

Go make your village proud!

You know Raju?

I think he's falling in love with me.

Your Raju?

I've noticed how he looks at you.

Everybody falls in

love with our Bijli!

Oh sonfuckers!

It's dawn.

Why are you sleeping here?

Did the boss fire you again?

Bijli it's morning!

Where were you the whole night?

I called your mobile also...

Aye Raju.

Do you know?

You're my most favorite.

Quit this shitty life.

And run away!

Go to the city. Get a respectable job.

Then find a nice girl,

and love her like crazy.

He's sitting in the well...

Hiding in the foliage...

He's quiet and shy...

O Tortoise...

Come out and play!

O Tortoise...

Come out and play!

What the hell are you doing?

Beware Bijli!

The boss said I'm the new queen!

O Tortoise...

Come out and play!

O Tortoise...

Come out and play!

You're back?

Pinky is busy. Get lost.

I've brought money a**hole!

Get the f*** out!

You're not welcome!

Why don't I call Mommy again?

Get this punk out of here!

Stay out of this Kishan!

Gulab, let me take you home.

Stay away!

Go make your skirts.

I f***ing hate you!

I licked him to life...

I slither... I slide...

I shake him... I sway him...

But I can't seem to wake him!

Please rise and shine...

Oh floppy creature of mine...

Tortoise!

O Tortoise!

Come out and play!

Glorious Tortoise of mine...

Rise and shine!

Who is it?

I need some talcum powder.

The boss wants me for a big client.

You must've been

quite hot in your time.

Must have been in demand too!

Goodnight Raju.

What was she doing here?

She's a cheeky b*tch!

She's perfect for you.

Go be her slave.

Make her your ATM machine.

What are you looking at?

Your eyes.

Your eyes are beautiful.

You're hilarious!

No man ever looks

above Bijli's chest.

And you?

You see my eyes?

Not just your eyes Bijlii...

I see all of you.

When you dance on stage...

I feel like...

And when you laugh it's as if...

And when you tease me...

But when you're angry with me...

| Piss in my pants!

What are you trying to say?

Nothing... Just...

You should value yourself. That's all.

Hey!

Who are you?

What are you doing here?

You'll get your full payment

before the Dussehra festival.

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