Shakha Proshakha Page #4

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But inside... Cancer. Corruption.

Did you resign after this?

The very next day...

On the other hand I was proud

of standing against corruption.

But to lose such a good job?

Now what are you going to do?

I want to publish a magazine

that I'd mentioned to you.

The one in which you were

to write very boldly?

Yes, one wealthy person

is going to back me up...

What happened?

What happened?

What shall I write Bodi?

Whatever has happened in China.

Poland. Hungary. Romania.

Germany. Czechoslovakia.

I feel so confused.

Whom should I believe?

I myself do not know...

But you need a job to run the house...

Don't you need another job?

Have you heard of Kiran Kumar?

Kiran Kumar?

There are two ads in the newspaper.

Obviously, you haven't read it.

New artiste Kiran Kumar

in the title role.

Did you join a "Jatra"?

No... Theater...

Professional theater.

It is a thousand times

better than the agency.

The theater owner, Santosh Pramanik

saw me in the office play.

You know when? 1983.

Even you've seen me then.

Gentleman had offered you work.

You have chosen wrong line.

I'd told him it was

impossible to leave my job.

He'd said, my doors are open for you.

When I went to him this time;

He was ecstatic.

But I want to tell you this, Bodi.

I didn't take this on thoughtlessly.

I really love acting.

And you are really good at it.

Then why are you surprised?

I'm thinking of you. Of your family.

Anando Mujamdar's son...

Wearing make up and walking the stage...

Isn't it a little difficult?

The new play will open

two Saturdays from now.

The rehearsals are on.

Does theater have no politics?

Tell me where it isn't.

But comparatively less in theater.

That I know.

Salary?

Okay for a bachelor.

But how long will you be unmarried?

For a man 34 is not too old.

Its painful for me to think there

is no one to care for you.

Bodi, I forgot to tell you one

more thing... Don't be angry.

What?

I met a girl.

Wonderful. Who is she?

She's a researcher. Doing a

random survey before Elections.

She came for some

opinions related to that.

- Met her then.

- What's her name?

Nandita. Nandita Sen.

How old is she?

- 28.

Appearance doesn't matter to me;

But I'm still asking.

Is she good looking?

Intelligent?

A soulmate?

Then why the delay?

I told her, if I get fame in theater,

my income may increase.

Whatever has to happen will happen then.

Not before that.

- What are you looking at?

- You.

With a new vision.

You don't know how happy I am.

I hope your wife

will be your friend...

If the wife is a friend;

Does Bodi stop being one?

You will have your family...

That's my biggest happiness.

My husband will never be a friend.

That's a fact.

But still,

I see a change in him.

For the better.

But he still goes to the races.

But he comes home

early and even drinks less.

The one thing I loved,

his full bodied

laughter... Is coming back.

I don't know what the reason is.

But my uneasiness has eased a lot.

Once you are married. You will be away...

It's a fact. But that's natural.

I have no scarcity of occupation.

My biggest job is

bringing up my son.

I know that will reduce a lot

of the emptiness in my heart.

And without the luxury of friendship...

I will live the rest of my life.

Will you not take some Ghee,

brother.

What is the day today?

I forgot it's the 10th today.

Wednesday.

Calcutta is having races.

Winter season.

You could not go this Saturday?

Why are you laughing?

Calcutta, Mumbai, Bangalore,

Madras. Wherever a race is on...

Wherever you are; You can bet.

What do you mean?

If you are in a village it won't

happen. You need a telephone.

- Whom will you call.

- My bookie.

- Bookie?

- Bookmaker...

Who plays for us...

- On credit?

- Naturally!

The long distance business...

Can you depend on these bookies?

Generally it's okay.

But sometimes it goes bad.

You have to take that risk.

What do you mean by risk?

You talk as if you

are going to play races...

I'll go for races.

Dingo babu is going for races.

Dingo go to your room.

Dingo go to your room. You are a good boy.

I am going.

What problems? We don't know.

What is there to know?

Wait, it's interesting.

Suppose you called your

bookie and told him...

To play a particular

horse for one lac.

Bookie did not listen to you...

he gave the jockey 25 grand.

Your horse lost the race,

the bookie took 75 grand...

And you are left sucking your thumb.

Hear that? Still you will

say I want to play the races?

But I am convinced by one thing;

Gambling cannot make you rich.

There is no use

talking about all this, Dada.

Gambling is an age old practice of man.

Some are lucky; Some are not.

Don't talk about Dharmraj.

Never... I won't forget his state.

That is not my state,

as you can see.

But you have to agree

that it is a vice.

One hundred times.

But the fact is I don't

hide it from anyone.

A whole world knows that

Prabir Mujamdar goes to the races.

But the race is not your actual income.

You have a business.

I hope you won't call that a vice too!

That depends.

Listen Dada...

Speculation doesn't

happen only in business.

Every level,

every profession has this...

Nobody can survive without

number two money. Impossible.

Honesty does not pay.

You will perish.

You are General Manager of a company.

I'm a businessman.

There is no difference between us.

Both of us are looking

for dishonest money.

What do you know about me?

We hardly meet twice or trice a year.

You want me to tell you

what I know about you?

Yes. Tell me.

You are asking for it.

I am telling you to,

so go ahead.

Tax.

Whatever you get over

and above your salary...

Are called perks.

I don't count that.

That amount doesn't fall

under the income tax slab.

But whatever is your declared salary,

it is taxable.

On which you have to pay tax

which must be 10 to 12 thousand.

Am I right?

Carry on.

Still, I know and a lot of

other people also know that...

Apart from the company flat,

you have two houses...

Apart from the company car;

You have two more. Both air conditioned.

You have two colour TVs, both Japanese.

At your occasional party,

you serve nothing but scotch.

You had your daughter's wedding

reception in Fort Williams.

You invited 1500 people.

Swear and say, is it possible

without dishonest money?

The wealth you saved from income tax...

Proshanto...

Prashanto,

Prashanto, Prashanto...

Protap, do something.

Please do something...

Please Mezda calm down,

please calm down.

Please Mezda...

Calm down... Please Mezda...

Leave him...

I'll take care of him...

Did you see Proshanto's condition?

There is no place for him

except the mental asylum.

Will you not call this madness?

What is this? Are you crying?

Listen, don't be childish.

Try and understand.

There is nothing wrong in

whatever Probir said. It isn't wrong...

You heard about the tax.

Half the salary goes toward tax.

The way inflation is going up...

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