Sonali Cable Page #2

Synopsis: Sonali, a spunky self-made internet operator, proudly runs a small outfit along with her band of ghetto boys catering to a sprawling Mumbai suburb. Complications arise when Sonali's childhood sweetheart, Raghu returns from the United States and helps bring her small enterprise into the twenty first century. But not all forces of modernization are as kind and as loving as Raghu. SHINING INC, a huge corporation wants her out to complete their monopoly of Shining Broadband in the city. Sonali refuses... and it's war! This is a character driven, edgy survival drama of an ordinary girl, a sizzling love interest and her rag-tag family of internet cable technicians for whom Sonali Cable Centre is more than a livelihood... it's their home.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Charudutt Acharya
Production: Ramesh Sippy Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.6
Year:
2014
127 min
21 Views


Who was that?

Shining.

She wants me to come to her office?

Ok.

Thank you.

You're quite the badass!

Why worry about Shining?

It's not Shining.

Then, what's the problem?

- Why'd you come back?

- What would I do there?

Obama wanted to make

me his son-in-law.

I said, no thanks.

I'm married to India.

So, what's the problem?

Look, your mom owns 60% of the center

and I own forty.

Forty.

Forty.

Forty.

Forty.

- Four...

- Leave the Forty!

Your mom said you'll

handle the business from now.

Mom's a politician.

And what are you?

You tell me.

- What's happening?

- Same old crap.

- How are you?

- I'm doing good.

Remember the Hindi exam

from 10th grade? Probably not.

I remember it.

The last test I ever took.

There was phrase in there.

"Two swords cannot

share the same sheath".

Sonali Dattaram Tandel.

Roll number 43!

The sheath is yours,

and so is the sword.

But your sword is blunt.

Meaning?

Meaning, you need someone to sharpen it.

A manager.

So what does the "sword sharpener" say?

Don't wait for the enemy. Face him,

in his own style.

What?

- Nothing. You look great.

- You want me to change.

You'll look great even in a burkha.

Let's go. Please, tell her.

Hello.

We are just stuck in traffic.

We will be there in a swish.

I brought my car.

Don't you want to be there in a swish?

Ouch.

Name Raghu Pawar.

Resident of blah blah blah.

Education qualification...

Schooling from..

Bachelor's from Phoenix University.

And masters from Temple University.

You've got an M.B.A.

Thank you.

So we speak the same language.

See Raghu...

To cut the long story short.

- This little shop of your's...

- Mr. Bose.

- Bobby.

- Bobby.

It's her company.

I'm just a manager like you.

So you just speak to her.

She is the boss.

Hello.

Okay, Boss.

Listen up.

Game over!

Find something else to do.

You've got a week.

What the hell is he saying?

You have one week.

Shop close.

You think it's a joke?

You think it's a joke?

Is everything alright sir?

Yes. It's ok.

One second.

Are you serious?

There is no offer!

Yes. There is.

Bombay Burger!

Specially for you.

- Nice.

- Let's go.

This is very funny.

We attended the meeting.

Note that!

And hello, it's not Bombay Burger.

It's called Vada pav

learn your language.

Hey Raghu...

Raghu Pawar.

Raghu.

Please wait...

Raghu, make her understand.

We'll shut you down and

rub your noses in scum.

Bring it on rascal!

Just try!

I'll smash your face.

I'll cut your nose off dumbass!

Bangladesh is whooping Australia!

Unbelievable!

In short.

Basically, they'll try to finish us.

We have to be ready.

To get finished?

Be serious.

- I am serious...

- Just hear her out, Jayyu. Calmly.

We'll drown in their ocean.

We'll swim in it!

Sonali, this is us!

Shining is building an office nearby.

Their toilet is as big as our office!

Dude, chill!

Stop harping on Shining.

Just remember.

Even a tiny, little ant...

can make an elephant

do the disco.

It's all about biting the right spot.

Learn! Optimism.

Rosy repeat.

Rosy.

Bobby, you were saying...

Sir, we've used warning, negotiation,

punishment and division.

I'm sure you've heard of

the art of war.

Ramayana.

Go on.

So we've turned every stone.

We've almost taken control

of all of Mumbai's internet lines.

- What was that?

- All of Mumbai...

Before that!

Almost...

Almost is almost.

And whole is whole.

It's not the same thing.

When I was a young boy...

When I was child...

My mom used to make me

filter the rice.

And if she found even

a single piece of dirt in there...

then all I got for dinner

was a glass of water.

And that's why I can afford a $2,500 drink,

that you can't even afford to smell.

Warning, negotiation, punishment

division, and then - "almost"!

I want the whole city, you twit!

All of Mumbai!

Repeat.

Rosy.

Come here.

Broken wafer.

Broken wafer.

I never eat broken wafer.

- Say sorry.

- Sorry sir.

- Say sorry.

- Sorry sir.

Never.

Ok.

Don't throw.

Give it to crow.

So...

Let alone a computer...

I've never even used a calculator.

But, my computer says that

this cable internet...

It's like that thing between a mother

and her child. What is it called?

What is it?

That tube...

Rosy come here.

That child...

And Mother inside that rod...

- That connection.

- Umbilical cord.

Yes, the cord!

Every home that our cables enter,

will be under our control.

And I want every single home!

Get your act together.

Get rid of these fancy clothes

and enter the bullring.

Mr. English-medium boy!

"One glimpse...

..and you by my side."

"One glimpse...

..and you by my side."

"I live to please you."

"You are my guide...

..I have found you, I am complete."

"Just need to see one glimpse

of you to live this life."

"Yeah I just need one glimpse."

"Every moment without

you feels like eternity."

"I roam around like a nomad."

"I am like half a sky."

"Cant stay away from you."

"You are my guide...

..I have found you, I am complete."

So, the cable center is

keeping you quite busy.

I'm just helping Sonali

out a little.

Don't get too entangled.

I have bigger plans for you.

Sonali Cable will be huge one day.

But that girl won't get anywhere.

Come on, mom.

We've grown up together.

She needs me.

Needs can easily turn into habits.

And bad habits are hard to break.

I will be back in a while.

Played?

"Just need to see one glimpse

of you to live this life..."

"..yeah I just need one glimpse."

Whoa!

Love story?

Please continue.

- And you'll watch?

- Yeah!

You pervert!

How are you?

It's, "How are you Madam!"

Mrs. Pawar, I'm hoping

you will understand the reality.

Our company is not just India's

leading corporation.

In fact, it's world renowned.

Does it matter to the goat if the

butcher's knife is studded with diamonds?

But Mrs. Pawar, we are vegetarian.

Well, we're anything but vegetarian.

Look Ma'am, when the Government

constructs roads...

homes, shops, factories

have to be sacrificed. They must make way.

Right now, in this city,

we are the Government.

When not in power,

we are the devil.

And if we lose our cool,

your ass will burn!

But Ma'am, I thought, you'd understand

the importance of this project.

And I thought you're here to compromise.

First, you throw a ridiculous,

one-week deadline at Raghu.

And now you follow it up with a threat?

And a vegetarian one at that?

Brother. Get him out of here.

- What's up?

- Bobby Bose met mom.

- That twit! And?

- She drove him away.

- Really?

- Listen, I have to go see her about this.

Yeah, carry on.

I got this covered.

There's a party at home this evening.

You'll be there, right?

Dad.

Dad.

What's so funny?

Trapped in the net like a fish.

You are not wearing it correctly.

Wait I'll show you.

Couldn't you have picked

something else to wear?

So what if it's mom's?

This one's on our team.

- Nice?

- Very.

Our team will never win, Sona.

It doesn't matter what you wear.

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