Pardes

Even after living for 35 years in

U.S., whenever l come to lndia...

...l don't know why, but

l feel very excited.

l feel as though l've come to the

warmth of my mother's lap. Today...

...my lndia may have something

to offer, or not, but she has...

...one thing in abundance, and

that is love. The air here...

...the buildings here,

echo with one word - Love.

One such building

is... The Taj Mahal.

My American friends... in U.S.,

Love means give and take.

But in lndia it means

give, give and give!

And there comes another

unbelievable thing...

- How is Your family?

- my wife is Very peeved with you.

This time l'll make it up to her.

You've become a big-wig now.

You last come to us 10 years ago!

- my kids are dying to meet you.

- l'm packing off this lot.

l'll accompany you to Dehra Dun

and spend 3-4 days with your kids.

Put your window up, friend.

lt's getting dusty inside.

We've grown up in this dust...

...so how can we stop

it from coming in?

The scent of this dust from

lndia is out of this world.

For 35 years you've been living in

the U.S., but you haven't changed.

You must be the first lndian to have

earned so much money and fame there.

You're coming to my house

after exactly 10 years!

We sold our house at Dehra Dun and

built a house amidst our land.

My brother lives in the city.

My mother, wife and l live here.

Since it's vacation time,

it's full house at home.

Kulvanti and her kids are here, too.

And they're all awaiting you...

...as though some film star

from Mumbai is expected!

See! We're caught right here.

This is Ganga, my daughter.

The same. Our little Kusum.

- Look who's here, dear.

- Don't tell me. Let me guess...

You're American-uncle, Dad's friend.

25 years ago... No!

35 years ago, you went there

with Rs. 10,000 in hand.

Today you're rich!

You've a huge family with

18 sons, 1 1 daughters...

9 daughters-in-law, 3 sisters, 3

brothers, cars and helicopters too!

And which is that city, Dad?

You live in Hollywood...

...where all the American movie

stars live. And your bungalow is...

Won't you touch his feet

and pay your respects?

- bless you.

- my son...

- l'll go tell Mom.

- Tell her what?

- They're all activated as it is.

- What happened?

Come along atleast.

A royal welcome awaits you.

- Madam...

- What is it, damn you!

Master is here with

his American friend.

- What do you mean? He's here?!

- What!He has come? Today?

Somebody get my chunni

Get aside, will you?

- Did you have to sit here only?

- Come, friend...

- Wow! What a lovely farm-house!

- My chunni, kids! Hurry!

- ls that American here?

- He's here, sis.

How are you?

This is height of shamelessness.

l'm going...

- Namaste...

- Namaste...

- Honestly! You didn't tell me...

- So what? l'm no stranger.

- True, but...

- Good you came.

We were expecting you tomorrow.

Anyway, now that

you're here, welcome.

- l hear you're a big-wig now.

- For you, l'm the same little boy.

l need your blessings, in fact.

So...

- But How can l bless you, son?

- Why not?

Cow-dung!

They are Nitin, Sonali,

Daksha, Dabboo...

That N.R.l. is being fussed over

as though he's God!

That Surajdev has an complex

about foreign countries!

- l know him for 10 years!

- you are an N.R.l. too.

- Why don't they fuss over you?

- they will, my dear. they will.

- You'll see.

- when, Dad? When?

When he'll come with a proposal

for his daughter Ganga.

When will he do that?

Years have gone by...

- Then fix It Once and for all.

- fix it? Without deciding dowry?

You've pretty silly. l've educated

this boy; made him a body-builder.

- What for?

- Then Go and meet them.

A variety of gourmet dishes have

been made for this richie-rich!

Wow! What a delicious dinner. l used

to return from Delhi and Mumbai.

But the fruits and vegetables

of rural lndia are unique.

And why not? When they're from

the fields of the Sun God!

This is Amirchand. My mother's

sister-in-law's, sister's son!

Why don't you say

a distant-cousin?

Sir, l'm Amirchand, my brother

Garibchand, and my wife Bhagyashri.

- He's an N.R.l. too.

- Which country do you Come from?

Not now. He used to live

in Sri Lanka.

So what?

An lndian coming from Sri-Lanka is

an NRl, too!

We're small people.

Variety of rich dishes are laid out

for you. We're not even invited!

Amirchand, come here and

open your complaints book.

- my respects, Aunty.

- Right. How are you?

Uncle. Take your medicine

for the evening.

My dose?

You're to take your dose everyday

at 7 p.m. and 9 a.m.

- 9 a.m., 7 p.m...

- Who told you?

- Tell me. Who told you.

- l was ironing Your overcoat...

...a slip fell out from it.

lt said what you are to eat...

And also what not to.

lt was signed Arjun.

- This is His work, eh?

- Who's this Arjun?

He's my 18th son.

Son of my distant sister.

He sees to my every personal need.

l call him my Little Master.

He has penned a lovely song.

Have your dose first then go

on about l love lndia.

Aunty, why is our Ganga...

...buttering that man so much?

You always smell of jealousy!

Here, have some water.

This uncle can take us to U.S.A.

- How?

- lf we impress him, that is.

But how?

- you ass...

- Ass?

With our music.

That too English music.

ldiot! He's an out and

out lndian American.

lf you try to impress

him, it'll backfire!

- Shall we bet On it?

- Done!

One moment.

Do you remember our

song's English notes?

London, l saw...

l saw Paris...

l saw London, l saw Paris,

and l saw Japan...

l saw Michael, l saw Elvis...

l've seen it all, my loves

There isn't another lndia

in the whole of the world

There isn't another lndia

anywhere in the world

The world is a bride...

The world is a bride...

and this is the dot

that adorns her forehead

That is what my lndia is...

The world is a bride...

And lndia is the dot

that adorns her forehead

lt took the soulful tune...

to bring the rains

lt set the waters on fire...

such were the notes

of the Raag Deepak

A confluence of

the seven notes...

it's the essence of life

We even give our God the

name of the One with the Flute

The Lord with the Flute

Such is my lndia...

l love my lndia

The cuckoo tweets sweetly

And the nightingale sings

ln times of joy and sadness...

we have created the songs of life

The world sings our songs...

Songs that carry the

fragrance of our soil

lndia, my land...

lndia, my love

lndia, l do my deeds for...

lndia, my duties are for

You can't be serious!

l am very much serious.

For my son Rajiv...

...l'm asking your daughter's

hand in marriage.

Look. Rajiv's mother

died 3 years back.

You know Rajiv is my only son.

He was born and brought up there.

He hasn't seen lndia as yet.

But he definitely knows the hearts...

...and the thoughts of his lndian

parents, and he respects them.

l'm asking your daughter's hand

because...

...we N.R.l.s need girls

like her very badly.

Because we've pushed our kids so

deeply in English books and manners

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