Raajneeti

ls there a festival today?

l don't think so.

And yet, every year for 27 years..

..she comes on this day,

to feed the poor.

How could Bharati possibly forget!

Those were momentous times.

Her father Ramnath

Rai was the state's..

..Chief Minister for 14 years..

..but her generation's

heady romance with leftism..

..had turned Bharati into a rebel.

Together with her

charismatic mentor..

..the idealistic Bhaskar Sanyal, she

stormed her father's public rally.

lndian politics was going

through a historic churning..

but Ramnath Rai was

blissfully complacent.

Only his astute

political advisor and..

Bharati's foster-brother, Brij

Gopal had sensed the turning winds.

Comrade Bhaskar will try to

draw you into an argument.

Do not fall into his trap.

l've been a politician

for 20 years, Brij Gopal.

l'm not a fool.

Mr. Rai, we have no

intention of disturbing your rally.

But, if you permit me,

l'd like to ask you..

a few questions on

behalf of the people.

Hey! Hey! Stop him!

Let him come.

The public on whose behalf,

he wants to raise questions..

already knows the answers to them.

And those who have been

enticed by his red flag..

should also be aware of

Ramnath Rai's political sacrifices.

The issue isn't about the

colour of the flag, Mr. Rai.

Poverty, hunger and

unemployment do not discriminate..

..on the basis of colour.

These people are besieged by

their own empty stomachs, Mr. Rai.

Offer them two slices of bread..

make a couple of sweet promises..

and they will pick up

a flag of any colour!

What kind of poverty

is this, friends..

which, in spite of their

schemes funded by millions..

..billions of rupees..

just refuses to go away!

So as of this moment..!

- Sir will leave now.

..we absolve you of any

worry about our poverty

Enough is enough!

Come on, uncle.

Switch the mikes off.

As soon as the ballot is cast,

you throttle democracy.

Don't be under any illusion that..

Have you no shame at all!

Conspiring against your own father!

Do you know that your revered

leader is not worth even a penny!

What l do know is that for you

people's worth is measured..

..only with money.

Shut up!

What?

There is no Comrade Bharati here.

Don't ever call here again!

Sir?

What are you doing?

Cooking khichdi..

Will you have some?

- Here, allow me..

- lf you cook this..

Oh, come on.. Just let me..

lt's going to rain.

Let me drop you home.

- Are you crazy?

- lt's the first rain, sir.

l love the rain.

Why don't you join me?

Don't be childish..

you'll catch cold.

Come on. Get inside.

Listen to me.

You're crazy! You'll catch a cold..

Nothing will happen to me..

Bharati..

l take full

responsibility for what happened.

You devoted

yourself completely to me.

But, l turned out to be weak..

and ended up betraying your trust.

What is done is done.

But, l will never be

free of this guilt.

l'm going..

leaving everything.. and everyone.

l have obviously failed.

My penance awaits me.

Bhaskar.

Get it here, hurry up..

Where's my baby?

Mr. Brij Gopal took him away.

l just wanted to see him once..

Brij Gopal convinced the

grieving Bharati into..

..a marriage with Chandra Pratap.

Of course, it helped that he was

the younger brother of Bhanu Pratap..

the aggressive leader of the

fast-rising Rashtrawadi Party.

No one realised that Brij Gopal had

killed three birds with one stone.

Besides securing Bharati's future..

he also got Ramnath Rai's

doddering party a strong alliance.

And of course, Bhanu

Pratap's Rashtrawadi Party..

harvested a windfall of

much-needed election funds.

Wherever he is, he must be okay.

Just send him your blessings.

O Holy mother Ganga..

please look after my son..

wherever he may be.

- Sooraj! Sooraj!

Where are you going?

Sooraj is playing a kabaddi match.

First give me something to eat.

l have to go to the airport.

Who's coming?

The boss' younger son, Samar.

- ls it?

He is coming from the US,

for the big boss' birthday.

Sooraj is like the sun!

The new beacon of hope for..

..Dalits and the lower castes.

We need bright and strong

young leaders like him..

..who will take us forward.

Hey!

Huh?

Where's the car?

Hey!

Get away! Move!

Have you lost it or what?

What if something

happened to the car?

He's our racing champion..

faster than the wind!

Champion, my foot!

The car's a mess!

Clean it now!

lt's time for the flight. Samar

is returning from the US today.

l don't wash rich people's cars.

They are our masters, son.

Our livelihood depends on them.

l am my own master, father.

And the truth is,

their livelihood depends on us.

lt's impossible to argue with you!

Stop haranguing my son, will you?

- l'll clean it.

- Give it to me, mother.

This is for you.

lt's time you got a new watch.

You never forget, young master.

Just because l live far away,

how can l forget you people!

We miss you, too.

lt's wonderful that you've come

in time for the Diwali festival.

Nothing like that.

l'm here only for

Uncle Bhanu's birthday.

My thesis is due next week.

This year too..

you won't be here for Diwali.

Who's that driving like a maniac?

Appears to be lndu..

Couldn't you have waited for me?

And how was l to

know that you were..

You should know!

Understood?

D'you know..

l was driving at 200

kmph to reach you!

Who on earth gave you a license?

License to..

drive or..

to kiss you?

You're insane!

You're mad.

So l am.

Mad about you!

l missed you.

"l am expecting

some happy news too."

"Yes, it is."

"Some things make you cry..

..some times it is like a story."

"Yes, it is."

There you are!

- Hello aunty!

- Hello.

Here's your parcel

- safe and sound.

l'm off to the salon.

See you in the evening..

at Uncle Bhanu's party.

This girl is a tornado!

ln the last 30 years..

Bhanu and Chandra Pratap's

Rashtrawadi party had captured..

..power thrice in the state.

Bhanu Pratap's public

charisma and Chandra Pratap's..

..astute tactical skills..

had served them well indeed.

When their party

couldn't win the last election..

they installed Ramnath

Rai's party in the government..

by supporting it from outside.

Now, when they asked him to,

Ramnath Rai was reluctant to resign.

Bhanu Pratap's son Veerendra knew

exactly how to handle such problems.

All the dozen legislators

of his party are in the bus.

Take them to the guest

house and feed them.

Welcome, grandpa!

Grandpa, l've hijacked

your entire party.

You're a general without an army!

What's the use of

tilting at windmills now?

Veerendra, show some respect.

Well.. let him

respectfully retire then!

Father-in-law, come.

Let's go inside and talk.

lt's an outrage the way you are..

trying to topple my government!

Only with your blessings, of course.

Look here..

this time my party bosses

will insist on 100 seats.

You can't score even 10 seats..

Aiming for a century!

Keep your national

party in Delhi. Here we..

Veeru, enough.

Come, father-in-law.

You never call me!

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