Waqt: The Race Against Time Page #2

his education and learning!

That's really sad, really sad.

But we're very lucky in this respect

Our son Adi wants to become

a film actor

But he's completing his education.

He stands first in the college every year

That's nothing! Ashalata's niece

came first in college every day!

Hear that...? Every day!

- Every day!

For the 8 'o clock classes,

she got to the college at 6 !

That's very nice, Natu-bhai!

You know something...?

My son stands first in studies and also

first in drama-competitions every year

He's really a very good actor!

- That's nothing

Ashalata's nephew is

the greatest actor

He played a mailbox in

one of his school plays

He gave such a superb performance...

people thrust their letters

in his mouth even today!

Your son is nothing!

- What was that...?

My daughter is like Einstein in brains

and Aishwarya in beauty! One of a kind!

Your son's a big zero. He's dumb!

- He's had too much to drink, lady...

take care of him, else...

- l'll take care of him

What's wrong with him, Sumi?

He gets started at just any place!

He took off at Agarwal's

funeral the other day

''What...? Just a thousand people?''

''There were 5000 people

at my uncle's funeral''

He must've been joking.

- What joking!

He took off on the lenses of

someone's glasses the other day

l said, the peon in my office

can't see without his glasses

And Natu the great says...

the peon in my office

goes deaf without his glasses!

l asked, ''Why? Does he

use his glasses for hearing?''

He says, ''No, he uses a hearing-aid.

He needs glasses to find the hearing aid''

What are you laughing for?

- But he's got a point

He's got a point all the time, Sumi!

My grandpa's great! My Uncle's great!

And my Ashalata...

absolutely original!

Sure. As if our wives

are all duplicates!

Let him be.

- There we were, talking about Adi and...

Your Adi...

he's nothing! He's a zero!

He's good for nothing, take it

from me. l know that wastrel!

Will you listen to me...

please step aside

You tossed me into

the swimming pool...?

But this is nothing!

My brother-in-law

threw me in the sea!

Don't laugh, Sumi

- ''No offense towards my dad,'' l heard

But no offense against my son?

l hadn't heard that

He said it twice! Aditya is nothing!

Whereas my Aditya is...

What is he?

What is your Aditya?

Natu-bhai said nothing wrong, lshu.

Aditya's really nothing

And he'll become nothing either.

You know why?

Because you want to pamper

your darling son

So mustn't l love my son?

- Hey! As if l don't love Aditya

But that doesn't mean we succumb

to each of his whims and fancies

1.5 million rupees in a single day

on a chartered flight, lshu...?!

Why shouldn't l fulfill all his

wishes, Sumi? Why shouldn't l do it?

What did we have when

we came to this city?

We had no roof over our heads,

we didn't have enough to eat

We were terrified when we thought

of fulfilling a desire of ours

ln fact, we even thought

our dreams were expensive!

But today, if this postman who went

around delivering people's letters...

has become a rich businessman...

it's because of his son

and offspring, Aditya

l've built all this

only for Aditya

Will you continue doing it

all his life?

lshu, you know what

problems we're going through

So what am l expected to do?

- Tell Adi the truth, lshwar

No

Before someone else tells him...

- No, Sumi

Nobody, except you and me,

knows about it. And if...

But you have to tell him someday,

don't you?

He won't be able to bear the shock.

- He will have to

Maybe it'll make him change,

he'll become more responsible?

Sumi...

l don't like that look!

- l have a way!

''We're emperors

of our world...''

''our world's full of fun''

''We're emperors

of our world...''

''our world's full of fun''

''We've seen off our woes...''

''we hardly find time

from our happiness''

''Every prank of yours,

l've been part of''

''From you l learnt to make

the most of a fun-filled life''

''l'm going crazy''

''Father and son, we always were.

But we're friends too''

''Ever since you have arrived,

l have rediscovered...''

''my younger days in you''

''We're emperors

of our world...''

''our world's full of fun''

''From you l got my life...''

''from you, l got this world''

''This world would've meant nothing

had you not been part of it''

''Every hardship is behind us''

''Our destinies are one now''

''We have no grudge,

nor complaints...''

''we have everything

we ever wanted''

''We're emperors

of our world...''

''our world's full of fun''

''We've seen off our woes...''

''we barely find time

from our joys''

Good shot, dad

Adi, l've decided to get you married

to Richa, my friend Pratap's daughter

We're meeting at the club

at 5 tomorrow. Be there

Dad...

- Don't refuse, Adi

She's a very nice girl.

You will have to agree

You'll be there, won't you?

- How can l refuse you, dad?

What's this, Adi...?

You're not even reacting

My Papa's had a heated swimming pool

built for me right in my bedroom

l can now swim even in winter.

With you

You know l love you, right?

Love you, love you, love you !

l love you too, Pooja

- Why are you sounding so sad...?

Guess what, darling?

There's no one at home tonight

You've been really pampered, haven't you?

- Sure. l'm my father's only daughter

So how will you leave this house

and move into mine?

Well....? Why can't l?

You have a heated swimming-pool.

And l have just an ordinary pool

As if l was born

in a heated swimming pool!

l'll manage with

a simple swimming pool

You have 12 bedrooms in your bungalow.

And l have just 7

The poor manage with just

2 bedrooms, don't they?

ln any case, l'll live

wherever you are. Right?

For your sake, l'd live even

in a 4-bedroom place

When the chauffeur's not around,

you'll have to drive on your own

Teach me. l'll drive on my own.

Even an lndian car. Okay?

What if we don't have a cook?

- We'll get food from the restaurants!

Because l love you, baby

Now tell me what you wanted to.

- Pooja...

Daddy's fixing my wedding with his

friend Pratap's daughter this evening

And l just couldn't turn

my father down, Pooja

Aditya never refuses me.

Right...?

Right. Unless he hears

what you're saying

Must you joke even now...?

You tell me, Richa

You've met Adi already.

What do you think of him?

l don't know. l mean,

l found Adi very funny

l found him to be very jovial.

- Exactly! He's very jovial

He's a born comedian.

- Born comedian...?

That's nothing.

l was an unborn comedian

The moment l was born...

- The comic bandwagon took off...?!

People were rolling with laughter!

''Look what's born !''

Get rid of him

Please! Please leave!

This is a very personal meeting

l know, your son with

Pratap's daughter

Like a crow flying away

with a precious pearl

He's calling Richa a crow, Sumi!

- Actually, he's calling Aditya a crow

Correct! This girl's so educated

and your son's a drop-out from school!

l'm going to thrash him, Sumi!

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