Tehzeeb Page #8

for his death

It was his pride and his sense of

helplessness that killed him

Life didn't give him

the position he deserved

And he couldn't take the defeat

It gnawed away at his insides...

"and one day, he fell on all of us

like a hollow wall"

And we're still buried

under the debris

Mother...

Allah! Thanks a million

Good girl

Enough

How will you get well

if you don't eat it all?

It's spicy.

- Spicy...?

Liar! Look at the excuses

she's making

"It's so nice, even I couldn't

have made it like this"

Is it really nice

or are you kidding Nazo?

"I swear it's so nice,

I've begun to feel hungry"

It's very nice to hear

praise coming from your lips

That's because I never

indulge in false praise

"Liars will be bitten

by the black crow..."

Are you okay?

"Tehzeeb, why are you always

scared to take a decision?"

Maybe because decisions aren't

taken on one's own

Maybe I've always looked at things

only from my point of view

And you have put up with all my

childishness without ever complaining

"Salim, I was always scared

to say something"

But I can say it today

"I love you very much, Salim"

Look in my eyes...

what do you see?

"My sweetheart, who loves me

more dearly than his own life"

So take my advise.

- Yes?

Let Nazo go.

She belongs with her mother

"No, Salim.

I can't bring myself about to"

Whenever you're ill...

whose comforting hand do you

first seek...? Tell me the truth

Mother

Mother!

"You don't thank your

dear ones, Rukhsana-ji"

Not Rukhsana-ji... It's Mama

"I misunderstood you, Salim.

But you're a very nice man"

You have given Tehzeeb and Nazo

so much of love

"Actually, I was also under

the wrong notion..."

that you were in love with

only yourself and your career

"But now I realise, you were

fighting against circumstances"

You turned your weakness

into your strength

Wise boy

"I know, it's you who has made

Tehzeeb agree to return Nazo to me"

That I'm now strong enough to

take responsibility for Nazo

That is your right... mother

"You don't talk about rights

with your dear ones, okay?"

When I come visiting you again...

I want to see a little princess

and a little prince!

Won't you make me a grandmother?

The taxi will be here any moment.

I'll take a stroll till then

"Hurry up, Suman...

you forgot this"

"Baby, don't let Nazo go away.

Let her stay here"

The house will be

so lonely without her

Please don't let her go away

"Nazo's my little doll, Suman"

"But one has to part with

the doll someday, isn't it?"

And she really belongs with Mama.

- The taxi is about to arrive

And Mama's in the garden

I've got to talk to her...

what's her mood like?

She has what she wanted.

Mr Bali has sent word...

that she's the one who will

sing that song for Mr Choksi

Looks like Choksi's wife didn't

let Aloka sing the number after all

And there's also a contract

for another new album

Our Nazo will now live

like a queen at Malabar Hill

Come with me

I've got to ask for her forgiveness

One asks for forgiveness

with all her heart

And maybe I'm late in apologising...

but she'll have to forgive me

Take Nazo along.

You won't need me

"Quietly, okay...?"

Mama... please listen to me

"As a child, I tried my best

to get closer to you"

But I was still very aloof

I treated Nazo like my child...

not yours

I used to hide and imitate

your style of singing

But imitation does not

make someone an artist

I was very selfish. I didn't

share Nazo's innocence with you

I thought you were

a honeylaced dagger...

whose show of affection was

false and pretentious

That was a very big mistake I made

"Mama, it was always you who

extended a hand in friendship"

You were the one who

took the first step

You must always have thought that

your child is after all your child

And in exchange for all

that you did for me...

I gave you only humiliation

You made another attempt to revive

our relationship and our love

I never enquired about your health.

I never did

I've got to ask you

for forgiveness

Didn't you once tell me...?

"unless you really feel like it,

once must not ask for forgiveness?"

I ask for your forgiveness

with all my heart today

I thought you were guilty.

Always

"I insulted you and

humiliated you, Mama"

The name you gave me Tehzeeb

(etiquette)...

I heaped insult on that too

"You're my Mama, aren't you?"

I know you will forgive me

"But do not be silent

like this, please"

Please accept my apologies...

so I can be relieved of the burden

on my heart and my conscience

"Accept my apologies, Mama..."

"No, Mama... no!"

She had had a massive

heart-attack

She never took care of her illness...

and kept the ailment

a secret from everyone

"Maybe Tehzeeb's story,

our story..."

could have only

this logical ending

Life's stories are written on hearts

Not on paper

Never on paper

I'm singing for my mother today.

Only for her

People gave her a lot of adulation

and love

And also unleashed on her

many a storm

Although she's not here today...

my mother lives in my soul

I'm her voice

I'm her Tehzeeb

"People unleashed

storms on me..."

"although I did nothing"

"Even as I was going

about my own thing..."

"people kept dropping me"

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