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He be given 200 Rupees

every month, as expenses.

I have no right to your

father's property, all right.

But he has done an injustice

to my sister!

Uncle, Mummy...

please don't worry.

I own all the properties

and estates now.

But who have I, except for

the two of you?

Bless you, dear!

We have always been your own!

I have even unearthed a secret

nobody knows about!

Shyam did not want to borrow money

from your father, to buy that ship.

But your father floated

an imaginary trust...

and lent Shyam millions to buy

as many as four vessels!

This lawyer is himself

the Trustee of that trust.

Tell her, Mr. Lawyer...

How much does Shyam owe the trust?

We have the accounts.

In all, he owes 1230 million

in principal and interest.

So how will you recover

the money from Shyam?

What will you attach?

He has distributed

most of the money...

to the families of those who

died in the ship-collapse.

He still has some properties

in his name.

We can recover some of our money

by attaching those properties.

We must move with an

attachment immediately.

Exactly. We must move, before he

sells the rest of his property.

If you wish to have Shyam's

properties attached, Rukmini"

put your signature on this

authority letter.

This is Shyam.

Serve the attachment orders on him.

All his ships, boats, houses and

bank accounts have been seized.

I'm famous for breaking

stones with glasses.

Open the door, guard.

You are not allowed inside.

- Why?

- Your mother-in-laws orders.

You had forgotten something

very dear to you.

And you'd really have missed it.

So, I've come to

return your car.

Take the keys of

the car from him, guard.

Your father has left behind

a flourishing business, madam.

Be careful how you handle it.

Anything could happen to it

in wrong hands.

I don't need your opinion.

I know what I've got to do.

You're right.

These are papers of

some properties...

about which even you

know nothing.

Can't recover your father's money from the things attack

please recover it from this.

And what do you want

in return?

What can be greater

wealth than happiness?

I came to give you something, madam.

Not to take away anything.

Why do you have this

additional plate laid, madam?

Nobody joins you to eat.

We are here, aren't we?

And at the right time, too!

Will you have some food?

- Certainly.

Please take that chair, uncle.

Let this be vacant.

You'll get another plate.

Are you expecting someone, dear?

Shyam has to return some day,

hasn't he?

Wonderful! She's still expecting

Shyam to return!

Expect the man who found

another woman for himself?

He must've even married by now.

I don't believe it.

You will.

In a couple of months.

The lawyer thinks we have

waited enough.

We must file for divorce.

But I don't want

a divorce!

Whatever I have done is

only to have Shyam back.

Not to lose him.

What happens when people

get to know...

that he married that untouchable

despite your presence?

That will be the last day

of our relations, mummy.

But I need proof!

Proof! Certainly...

I'll get you the proof.

But we had better not give him the

chance to humiliate us publicly.

She's right! Before

he can blacken our face...

let's do away with him

like a fly in a cup of milk!

I'm sorry, uncle!

I will do nothing without proof!

Nothing! Never!

We're back where

we started from!

Don't you worry, sister.

I'm famous. For breaking

stones with glasses.

You seem to be very angry.

We have nothing to do

with you anymore.

No matter what happens...

you just can't end your

acquaintance like this.

I've been looking for you.

But I didn't know where you were.

Where's Radha?

Who is it, dad...?

Radha! My dear!

How are you?

It's ages since I saw you!

Please go away,

I say.

Do not be angry, Mr. Gopal.

We're in trouble, too.

Please help us.

We can't bear Rukmini

and Shyam's separation.

We have nothing to do

with anyone of you!

That's okay...

but will it be all right to see

two innocent lives being ruined?

Give it a thought, Radha.

What can we do anyway?

Rukmini's a victim of suspicion.

And you are the only one who

can rid her of the suspicion.

How can I do that?

- By getting married.

What?!

- You'll get married someday.

But if you get married now...

it'll save Shyam and Rukmini's

house from destruction.

Your marriage will act

as evidence...

to clear the misgivings

from Ruku's heart.

It will prove that you have

nothing to do with Shyam!

Do you take marriage to be

a game children play?

I can do anything to save

Shyam and Rukmini's marriage.

Give it a thought, Radha!

Marriage is no farce.

You can't get married

to idols of clay!

I'll find you a very

good boy, Gopal.

I'll bear the expenses

of the wedding, too.

Just you see... I'll find

a gem of a boy for Radha.

What will doubts get you, dad?

To see their happiness

restored to them...

I'd do anything.

To put their broken home together,

I'd marry anyone, dad.

You're risking your life without

even giving it a thought.

You don't need to make

such a big sacrifice!

This isn't a sacrifice, father.

It's worship.

Mr. Shyam?! In this state?

Yes, Vijay. Leading a laborer's

life has its own charm.

Remember the boat you

gave me, Mr. Shyam?

Thanks to that...

I own several of them today.

I know, the company I work

belongs to you, too.

But I won't let you live

like this anymore.

I have a home, sir...

a wife and a daughter.

Please come and live with us.

A daughter? Well...not today.

But I will certainly come

to see your daughter some day.

How did all this happen, sir?

I read about your family and

business in the newspapers...

People often come to a stage where

they have to choose their own paths.

I don't regret what

I have gone through.

I'm sad at what the poor

Radha must have gone through.

What state must she be in?

Well... bye.

Is Ruku all right?

What dream are you

talking of, Radha?

I don't even remember

what all that was.

Didn't they call you back

after I got married?

You got married and had a kid...

and you're dressed like a widow.

What's all this about, Radha?

Will you give me

your sorrows today?

What's been happening, Radha?

I want to know...

how and where you've been.

The whole story.

What will you gain by

listening to my woeful tale?

You will be hurt when

you hear it.

Do I have no right to know

what you have been through?

Tell me, Radha.

Praise the Lord!

Take off the turban, feller.

We'll get a nice photograph.

Have a sip and we'll make

a trip to the heavens!

Go on... Have some!

Drink it, I say...

- No!

This is what happened for

a few months.

My dad was terribly upset.

He bore it all silently.

My husband used to

leave for a day...

and wouldn't return

for days on end.

He came only when

he wanted the money.

Give it to me!

The father and daughter...

make a lot of money, eh?

How will we run the household

if you take away all the money?

Shut up, you old man!

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