Stanley Ka Dabba Page #2

Synopsis: Stanley studies in an all-boys Holy Family High School in Andheri East, Mumbai. While his class-mates bring their very own Tiffin-boxes, Stanley does not do so on the pretext that his mother is away, and shares food with Aman Mehra and others much to the chagrin of the Hindi Teacher, Babubhai Verma, who not only cajoles fellow-teachers, but virtually forces children, to share their food with him. With extra classes being imposed on both students and teachers, and the recess-breaks being doubled, parents are also forced to pack more food in lunch-boxes. When students evade Babubhai and continue sharing food with Stanley, he calls the latter aside and warns him that he cannot attend school until and unless he brings his own food. Watch what impact this has on Stanley, teachers, and his class-mates.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Director(s): Amole Gupte
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
NOT RATED
Year:
2011
96 min
833 Views


Unaffected by class divide

Unaware of hunger or thirst

Boys, hurry up the food is getting cold

Unaffected by class divide

Bathed in sunshine, all sunny

Morsels of happiness, not too many

Innocent heart believes in any...

Lost yourself in

crowded herds, have you?

Rosy, what happened?

This essay is so funny!

And who has written it?

Stanley

That 4th F boy?

Yeah

Stanley Fernandes?

That boy never carries a lunch box

Eats from others' boxes

You understand teacher?

- Yes

He puts his hand in

other children's boxes

Rosy teacher, Father's called you

Yes

There's a situation

We've lost a lot of time due to

closure at the time of swine flu

Now what do we do about this?

We'll complete what we can comfortably

What difference does it make if we

miss out 5 lessons in the curriculum?

No No! We complete

our portion every year

Why not add extra periods?

You know I've been talking to

other teachers as well

And they seem to be agreeing

to what you're saying

So post Christmas we'll add

three extra periods after lunch

I guess father

If you say so, we'll follow it

We'll do it

Good morning, children

Good morning, teacher

Sit down

Thank you, teacher

How are my babies today?

Fine

I'm also very fine because you all

have written such lovely essays!

Please distribute the books

Ayaan...

Give this to SaiSharan...

Yash...

Stanley, you've written a lovely essay!

Children, you must hear

what Stanley has written

He says, ''My mother

Leaps out of the buses

And jumps into the trains''

Is she a super woman?

Yes, she is?

Come here I've got something for you

Toffee!

Okay, mummy reminds me, after

these Christmas holidays,

We're going to have three extra periods

So for that we're going

to have two recesses...

One small and one big recess

Why don't you just write it down?

And for the bigger recess,

you'll get big lunch boxes

So that my babies don't stay hungry...

Please tell your mummies that

And.....

What happened?

Stanley what happened?

Miss, he's is pushing me

He is putting his elbow every time

and not letting me write

Are you a left-handed person?

Yes

And you are a right-handed person?

Yes

No problem, just shift places

Exchange...

Come on, quick

You go that side and

stanley will come this side

Life is very simple

Don't talk in circles

Quickly take a lick

Then smack your lips and groove

Season of innocence

Sunshine of friendship

Relationship's sprouted wings

Bud-like its form

Life is very simple

Don't talk in circles

Bound by threads of noodles...

Need nothing else from life

Stanley, what's in your hand?

Want to see?

Sure

May childhood glide on...

Just like this

And the flame of friendship kept lit

Life is very simple

Good morning my children

Good morning teacher

Sit down my sweeties

Thank you teacher

Yes Stanley?

What?

'I'd like to be'

- by Anonymous

I'd like to be a postman

And walk along the streets

Calling out, Good morning sir!

To gentlemen I meet

I'd ring every doorbell

All along my beat!

Perhaps I'll have a parasol

In case of rain or heat

But I wouldn't be a postman

If the walking hurt my feet

Would you?

Happy birthday Rosy Miss!

Come here

You were so good.

My mother gave it to me

He recited such a lovely poem

So a big hand for him and a chocolate

Page number 74

Hey!

Who are you?

I... uh... Stanley...

Who are you?

How did you get inside?

What?

Oh! It's you! And what's this?

Magic!

Akram, get started

Stanley what you making?

Magic!

Wow!

Wow!

Wow!

Whose made this?

Stanley!

Stanley, its beautiful

You know, I wish I had something

like this in my house for Christmas

You can have it

What?

You can have it

Thanks

Rosy Miss, you're not inviting

us for your wedding at Christmas?

Sit down!

Good morning teacher

Good morning. Please sit down

Thank you teacher

I see you all are in Christmas spirit

Very good! Very good!

But where is the project?

Miss! Miss!

Very good, very good

Everyone is ready?

Okay, okay

Very good, very good

What is this?

Teacher, lighthouse

What?

A lighthouse

What?

Ugh! Fish!

And so much coriander you wasted!

Is this global warming?

No

Greenhouse gases?

No

Parts of body?

No

Then!

Throw it out of my class, okay?

Throw it out of my class

Now, one by one

Everybody will give me their project

Okay

One by one means one by one.

Sit down

Thank you

Come now everybody

Get ready for the class photograph

Come on

Thank you!

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

I shall see you when I'm back

Merry Christmas! Enjoy yourselves

Remember to get your lovely

Lunch boxes for your second recess

Is this okay?

Yes miss

A penny for your thoughts, Verma?

Poor kids, burdened

with 3 extra periods now

Hey what you mean?

Big, big lunch boxes will walk in!

Keep your hands ready!

What are you saying?

Put them in the boxes! What fun!

Happy New Year!

Hey Lunch Box!

Hey Lunch Box!

Hey Lunch Box!

In the making... Lunch Box!

Aromatic Lunch Box!

Shiny-shiny Lunch Box!

Not just veggies, dal and rice

Not just mushrooms and cheese

Not just fenugreek, cream and peas

But loaded with mother's

Love and her care!

Hey Lunch Box!

Hey Lunch Box!

Good morning Sir. Namastey Sir

Yes... that's better

Everyone... Namastey Sir

Namastey children Please settle down

Wow!

The year has begun on a great note

So many lunch boxes!

And this shiny... four tiered...

steel lunchbox.. Who's the owner?

Sir, Aman!

Really?

Aman Mehra...

Is this your box?

Yes sir

What's in it?

Sir, food

Of course, I know there's

food in it Can't be pebbles

But what's the food?

Don't know Sir

Don't know?

I think... I'll have to make a trip

After 6 periods

At lunch-time, lets unravel

the mystery of the lunch box

They kept on checking these

baskets as they were going out

To check what is in the basket

But they were just full

of sweets and nothing else

Boys, LewisCarrol wrote

Alice in Wonderland

but he was also a mathematician

You know what he discovered?

Multiply 9 by any number, you

add the total and the answer is 9

Arise o pain of passion

Stir up the yearnings of the heart

Listen to the song of tear--

What's it?

Just bread and butter?

No, no. Thank you

Panditji, are you listening?

Arise o pain of passion

Stir up the yearnings of the heart

Yearning... waiting...

The thing is... The size is small

Long, long trousers and small,

smalllunch boxes?

That's not good

You should learn from the 4th Std. boys

Aman Mehra

A boy this small...

But his lunch box?

This big!

A shiny four-tiered steel lunch box

Robust, strong and healthy

Sir

Yes

How did the poet rescue humanity?

The thing is...we were discussing lunch

Run......

Sir, Sir

Yes, tell me

Sir how has the poet...

No, not now please!

Later, we'll talk later...

Verma, here you are!

You have to hear this...

the funniest one ever

You should have seen

Johnson at Rosy's wedding

Arise o pain...

All empty?

And what are you licking?

Never get your own lunch box

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Amole Gupte

Amole Gupte (born c. 1962) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and director, particularly known for his work on the 2007 Bollywood film Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) as creative director and screenwriter. He conceived the film along with his wife, Deepa Bhatia (concept, research, and editing). He was the chairperson of the Children's Film Society, India from 2012 to 2015. And presently serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Kautik International Student Film Festival more…

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