Vivah

Sometimes I pause to ponder upon

the peculiar world of daughters,

from homes they're born into,

reared and raised,

their ties they'll uproot, to

transplant themselves elsewhere

To a home she belongs, she will

estrange herself and..

make a stranger's home, her own

The little buds, before our eyes,

will blossom into mothers of mankind

Any daughter's father, be it some

rich man in faraway lands,

or some trader of fruit.. Iike

myself here in Madhupur,

all face similar fate

Raising so lovingly, our daughter,

so beloved..

blessing her every growing

moment and then one day..

..sending her away, forever

All said and done..

daughters will always be daughters,

like my Poonam

I nicknamed her..

Bitto

She's the only child of my late

brother. My brother and his wife died,

this unique gift, they left to me

Poonam grew up with

my daughter Chhoti

The girls loved each other,

more like siblings

But my wife Rama, she never

took kindly to Poonam,

because in appearance, Poonam

is prettier than Chhoti

In Rama, Poonam always

sought a mother..

but the motherless child would

never find a mother's love

I took Poonam under my wing

Mr Accountant, let her finish

counting, put it right back!

All it took..

was only one loving glance

to make her laugh

And my poems,

she would sing along

We recorded our songs on tape

For the little bridegroom,

and his lovely bride..

a pretty palanquin

is waiting outside

A pretty palanquin,

waiting outside

But my little girl's

always little to me..

..never old enough to marry, you see

She isn't old enough

to marry, you see

She's my bride, I'm

taking her! He says

She's my bride,

I'm taking her now,

Dauntless bridegroom

has sworn a vow

Now it's the daughter's turn to say,

Daddy, why are you in a

hurry to send me away?

So what did the daughter

have to say?

Daddy, why are you sending me away?

With so much love.. a daughter

cares for her parents..

..her siblings, everyone

How dismal are some thoughts of men

who think daughters are burdensome

Both my daughters have come of age..

..and it's time to think

of Poonam's wedding

Relax! You're in the

world's narrowest lane,

and in the middle of the world's

slowest wedding procession. See you..

The world's dullest

rocket, dull-est!

Radhey - Radhey (blessed be

the name of Holy Radha)

Mr Accountant, Radhey Radhey

Radhey Radhey.. Oh.. is

that you, Mr Bhagat?

It's been.. years!

Is Mr Krishnakant at home?

- Yes, welcome

Madhupur remains untouched,

it's just the way I left it,

the same narrow lanes and slow

wedding processions and..

pervasive fear, of shooting rockets.

- So true

Sir..

Yes?

Mr Bhagat is here

Mr Bhagat..!

Bhagat, why did you

take the trouble..

..one call and I would've

been in Delhi

When you and your wife can travel to

Delhi to place orders for jewelry,

then why can't I come to Madhupur

to deliver them?

Of course.. thank you

When I lived here, amongst you folks,

the time of our lives we had..

you should remind him more often

Sister-in-law, how's the knee?

Improving

A look at the design of these

bangles will heal it

And I know, you've a

keen eye for jewelry

Over years, bit by bit,

jewelry must be bought..

..for the day when daughters marry

Giving daughters away in marriage,

is said to be the most sacred act

When a father sees his daughter

standing before him..

..resplendent in bridal finery,

there is a sense of fulfillment

Water

Bless you

Krishnakant, isn't she

Poonam, your Bitto?

Well, you've made her out, you

saw her when she was so little

It was intuition..

She's about to graduate in commerce,

she takes care of my accounts

But I've toiled in vain to craft

such exquisite jewelry

She is so beautiful.. who

will look at my jewels!

Chhoti.. Chhoti

Aunty, I'll fetch

her (Aunty.. Aunt)

Sister, what a cool song.. please

join me (Sister.. Sister)

If Aunty comes to know, it's

dancing and not studying,

you know what's to happen?

Nothing, you always save my skin

Get dressed, we've a guest downstairs

God! Guests come for Babuji and Maa

makes me do the make-up drill..

and before I'm down,

the guest is gone

You're far better off Sister,

Maa tells you nothing

Sorry Sister.. Maa tells

you nothing at all

You chatter much too much to give

anyone else even a say.. move

Why weren't you ready?

And no face pack even today?

I disapprove of all this..

and stop showing your teeth

In front of the guest, walk properly

Madhupur's rabri, the

world's best rabri!

Krishnakant, I beg

to be excused now

Sister-in-law, may both your

girls marry..

..the world's best sons-in-law, soon

You have my best wishes. - Thank

you Uncle, for making Maa smile

Rama, time for me

to go to the temple

The sermon is to begin

Uncle (Uncle)

He always forgets

Uncle.. do visit us again

She cares for the smallest

of my needs,

more like a mother

Krishnakant, you wondered how

I recognized Poonam. Fact is..

there's much talk in our

social circles about..

..her beauty and her

beautiful nature

You must have received several

proposals for matrimony?

Yes, but times are changing,

even values are changing,

good proposals are far too few

For Poonam, I seek a home where

her values will be respected

Radha and Krishna's light divine

bathes all there is in Universe

Yet devotion inspires, this

worshiper of Love..

to light this lamp in

heartfelt prayer

O'Krishna and Radha..

Krishna and Radha, O'divine come

unto us, bless this home of mine

Please accept our invitation,

all we seek is Your love

Krishnakant, I have in mind,

a boy for Poonam..

a nice, handsome boy..

from an excellent family

You've heard of Mr Harishchandra..

..of Harishchandra group

of industries, Delhi?

Who does not know him? He's one

of the luminaries in our society

He has scaled peaks of prosperity,

yet he is firmly rooted in simplicity

He's a very open-minded person

For Poonam..

I'm suggesting Prem, Mr

Harishchandra's younger son

I cannot even dream of an alliance

with so high and mighty a family

Are the sons of the high and

mighty to go unmarried?

Which family doesn't need

a good daughter-in-law?

But..

- No excuses

Mr Harishchandra is searching

for a good daughter-in-law

A very good daughter-in-law,

is what I'll suggest to him.

Now, Poonam's photo

Will you give me, or not?

- I'll get it

Look Maa, loads of face

pack. Happy now?

Sister, snap me a photo. I want

to send it to the zoo

Oh come on, Maa

Babuji sends Sister's photo to Delhi,

can't I send mine even to a zoo?

Maa, can I tell Sister about

the Delhi-wallah boy?

I don't like these cheap antics

Who's this guy from Delhi?

Why should I tell?

Babuji.. Babuji (Father)

- Listen!

Stop!

Look..!

Chhoti.. no sparing you!

Babuji look! Sister is nagging me..

it's one question again and again

When will the boy say

yes, for marriage!

What! Chhoti!

Come here

Bitto

With much hope, Mr Bhagat has

taken your photo to Delhi

I was hearing the sermon today and..

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