Phullu Page #4

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Are you Phullu?

- How do you know my name?

Your name is Phullu.

Your name is exactly like your face.

Ask my name.

- What's your name?

My name is Fazlu Rehman Qureshi.

This was the name given by my family.

I changed it to Gyan Dev Qureshi.

Why?

- it's my USP.

Wherever I go, I share my knowledge.

Do you want knowledge?

- Yes.

Do you have a comb?

- I don't.

l have it.

Remove it from my pocket. And let's go.

Removed it.

Don't be surprised.

So what were you asking the lady?

l was asking.

Why didn't she go inside to visit him?

Do you know what month it is?

- That I know. it's April.

You're strange.

Not the month in the calendar.

I'm talking about some other month.

Have you heard about period?

Do you think I'm illiterate?

I haven't missed any period of maths

till the 7th grade.

l'll hang you upside down.

I'm saying something.

And you're understanding something else.

Do you know about menstruation?

You think I'm a total illiterate.

The salary a teacher

gets is called epidemic.

l'll break my skull with the sandal.

She must be suffering from

periods which women suffer from.

That's why she didn't go inside.

0h woman's disease.

So say it straight.

Why beat around the bush?

Why do you call something

that's not a disease a disease?

it's natural.

Nature call. It happens. So what?

I see. I thought there is restriction

only in our Hindu religion.

Can't you go to a sacred place

in that condition even in Islam?

lgnorance doesn't care for religion.

No matter the religion.

Christians too.

I heard Christians are modern.

The whole of lndia acts as ifis modern.

But you don't become wise

just because you wear modern clothes.

Every religion is just as messed up.

You're right.

I always say the right things.

And this is nothing.

Have you heard of Kamakshi Devi?

No.

There is a huge temple in Guwahati.

She is called the Goddess of periods.

And women are not allowed to visit

the Goddess when they have periods.

This is your modern lndia.

What happening?

lam thinking.

It is prohibited to pee in the open.

What are you thinking?

lam thinking. God has made

womankind such a test giving creature.

Dear, not God. Humans test. Got it?

You look more ignorant than me.

How do you know so much?

I also know that knife draws blood.

And listen. I have knowledge

of all other things. Except music.

Listen.

"When he lifts my veil,

we'll lose ourselves in each other."

llThe season is about to arrive..."

- Hey...What's this?

Fees. I'm giving you a discount.

I taught a man how to

scratch his back yesterday.

I took a whole 50 rupees.

Listen.

"When he lifts my veil,

we'll lose ourselves in each other."

lfthere is pain in your eyes.

if you have acid reux...

l'll add two more

pieces to the 25 pieces.

Sir.

- 0kay. Doit.

Sir.

- You're back.

The doctor is on leave.

You said she'll be back in a week.

What should I do ifshe hasn't come?

File a lawsuit.

Moron

What happened?

He has inquired about the

doctor four times in two days.

What are you going to do with her?

is it an emergency?

it's a serious emergency.

You don't understand.

Tell me. What's the emergency?

I wanted to ask her about

the pad making factory.

Which pad? Writing pad?

- No. The ones used by women.

Darn you.

No. No. Leave him. Leave him.

He is apologizing.

l was only explaining about the pad.

He is apologizing.

Why are you beating him?

- Your wife is like my mother.

So I'm your daddy.

- Leave him. Leave him.

He is apologizing.

Leave him.

l was only explaining about the pad.

l'll explain.

Come on. You won't understand otherwise.

Where are you taking him?

He has apologized.

Calm down.

- Leave him.

0hno

There is not one proper news.

Pandey, what do I publish

in the newspaper tomorrow?

What can we do if no

murder or rape happened?

Today make do with this minor incident.

Phullu. What kind ofa name is that?

Him. He is a disgusting man.

He was joking about periods

to a woman at a chemist.

Rascal.

I've come across such

a jerk for the rst time.

Just look at the rascal.

Listen. Come to the turn

before the police station.

Yes. Come here.

Let's go for the movie from here.

Yes. Come fast.

Hello.

- Go to your village.

Madam, thank you so much.

You bailed me.

Do one last favour on me.

You need money.

- No. I don't want money.

I want a job.

Only at the pad making factory.

Do you know where this factory is?

That is what I've been searching

for the past 10-12 days.

No one's telling me.

Are you actually like

this or acting to be innocent?

You know how difcult

it was to get you out.

And why do you want to work

only at the sanitary pad making factory?

it's my dream. Seriously

it's one weird dream.

Look, sanitary pad factories

belong to the big multinationals.

You don't get a job

there just like that.

Vacancies are announced.

They ask for qualication.

And God knows what else.

And they do this business worth crores

by showing ads worth lakhs every day.

So there must be a small

form to every big business.

For example, if there's the prime minister

there's the village head as well.

Who is he?

0h. He is the pad moron.

You bailed him. When are you

going to stop doing social service?

Do you have its number?

The local sanitary pad company...

...which has now become a really big

company which puts out huge ads.

What was its name?

- Which one?

l have to get him a job.

So nally your dream

has come true, Phullu.

No, madam.

My dream will come true the day...

...I make pads with my own hands.

And go door to door

and distribute the pads...

...at dirt cheap prices

to the women who can't afford it.

That day my dream will come true.

So do call me the day

your dream comes true.

l'll put out a nice article and

a big photo of yours in my newspaper.

Great. Great.

Write down your address before you go.

- Sure.

You turned out to be really smart.

You took more advantage

of my wife than I have.

Sorry?

- 0kay, tell me.

What will you give in return?

Gift.

Test your pads.

As soon as the testing is successful...

...give me its agency.

You'll benet. So will I.

Look, your pad will not have any brand.

But l'll sell it. In the market...

..with the name of big companies.

You bet. Say.

Do we have a deal?

Take it.

Don't make a deal of my dream.

The government has

discontinued 25 paisa.

l'll sell two pads for 50 paisa.

In fact, l'll distribute it for free.

But l'll not do this

useless business. Got it?

Deal my foot.

You too have it.

- Here.

How about getting them

married next February or March?

We'll ask the priest and let you know.

As it is,

there are still 6 months to it.

You'll have to arrange dowry as well.

And by then even Phullu would

return from the city with some income.

Right?

Tara.

Tara, see who is banging on the door.

Tara, are you dead?

What happened?

Why have you woken me?

Someone's banging the door.

Open the door.

Why did you take so long?

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