Shree 420 (1955) - full transcript

Damn it!

One, two, three cars...
Absolutely useless.

What's wrong? What happened, driver?
Why stop?

Sir, a vagrant is lying
unconscious on the ground

He must be a miserable
fellow with no money

Driver, put him in the car

You know it's my duty to
serve humanity

He is unconscious. It looks
as if he hasn't eaten a thing.

He may be love sick

He looks like a...
- Driver fast to the hospital

O God! Save my soul.
Doctors want only to operate



So you were faking it,
pretending, eh?

I was completely worn out.
I didn't have train fare

Driver, stop the car!

Blasphemy! Fake!
Get out of the car!

As you please.
You were kind a minute ago

Does he suffer from fits?

How dare you! Do you know
who you're talking to?

Seth Dharamanand

I don't have any sympathy
for your sort

If you want to reform, swear
that you won't lie or cheat

And you'll speak only
the truth

On the contrary, if you lie,
you drive in a huge car

Soft hands apply eau-de-cologne

Speaking the truth you suffer



Driver, let's go.
He looks like a crook

Seth Sonachand, if I'm
a crook, a 420...

...You're...

Bombay 420.

Let's go, old pal

My shoes are Japanese.
My trousers are English.

The cap on my head is Russian
but my heart is Indian.

I venture into
the big, wide world

I walk with my head held high

Where does my destination lie,
where will I ever settle?

The Creator up above us
only knows

Like true soldiers,
we forge ahead

Up and down,
round and round...

...flow the eternal
waves of life

Foolish are those
who sit on the side lines

With little care
for their country's fate

To forge ahead is like life,
To stop still is like death

There may be many a prince,
many a ruler

I am like a prince,
just as spoilt

I sit on the mighty throne

Whenever I feel in the mood

Cry the crowds in amazement:
He looks very familar

The cap on my head is Russian
but my heart is Indian.

Alms!

Is Bombay filled
with only deaf people?

Only the deaf live here.
- And the blind

People in Bombay
hear the jingle of coins

This is Bombay, Bombay

High buildings are made of cement.
People have hearts of stone

Only one thing is sacred,
that's money

Move aside.
It's time for business

Business? You mean work?

That's what I'm looking for.
What can I do to earn my keep?

Do what I do... beg!

Tell me, what kind
of work can I find?

Let me think it over.
Are you educated?

B.A. passed. Look at my
degree. I have it here.

Reliable?

I have a medal for honesty,
a gold medal

Can you work hard?
- 24 hours a day.

No jobs here

No jobs? No work even for
someone educated? Why?

Because this is Bombay.
It's a big city

If you look for work,
you'll never find it

If you live by lying and
cheating there are 420 ways

Thank you, boss.
I've learnt a lot today

How much are these?
- Don't touch

8 annas a dozen,
2 annas for 3

What?

Eight annas a dozen
or two annas for three

Two annas for three.
No, three annas for two.

3 annas for 2. It isn't free.
How will I survive?

Take them at 2 annas for 3,
or get lost.

Why do you insist?
3 annas for 2

No way! 2 annas for 3

Think it over

Two annas for three
Three annas for two

He must be nuts

Come over here

You want 2 for 3 annas?
Here...

Now we're talking

Oh yes, the money...
I don't have any

Some other time, but remember
3 annas for two

Here, pay me later

What if I never pay?

I'll think my son ate them

How old is your son?
- He's of your age.

Thank you.

You won't misunderstand?

You don't have bananas
but a heart of gold

I'll pay

He really is nuts, so naive

Like a banana?

Don't throw the skin anywhere.
Some don't care about others

They peel the banana and
they fling...

...it anywhere

Uncouth people eating bananas
and throwing the peal anywhere.

What nonsense!
- This is Bombay

Everyone laughs at others

When they slip themselves,
they stop laughing

You're right, brother

Tell me. Is there a pawn shop
in the area?

It's over there.
Everything is sold and bought

Vidya, you've come
to collect your earrings?

No, I've come to sell
these bangles as well

The school isn't running well?

Get the money from the cashier.

Keep them. When you
have the money, return it

Who knows? Maybe I won't
ever see that day

Why talk like that?
It saddens me

One day, a prince will come
into your life

He'll be handsome and rich.
When he sees you, he'll be yours

And then he'll marry you.
He'll shower you with jewellery

Then you can return
all you owe me in one go

Take the money. Greet your
father. I'll visit on Friday

What is it?

What can I show you?

Nothing to buy,
something to sell

That's exactly
what they all say

What is it?
- Honesty

What?
- I'll sell honesty

Here it is

Rashtriya Orphanage
Honesty Medal

How much will I get?

If honesty is sold,
what's left in life?

Did you say something?
- No, nothing

Uncle, I'll be off

You pawning it or selling it?

I thought I'd sell it

It's always been with me.
I'll sell it and be done with it

Maybe someday...

Forty rupees.
To get it back, pay 50

Now you watch! With these
40 rupees, I'll buy Bombay

That's what everyone thinks.
But no one can buy Bombay.

Bombay buys everyone.
Everyone ends up right here

I've got money

Here's a 2 rupees

Show!

I'll pay 5 rupees.
I have it here.

My money!

Who's taken it?

You scoundrels!
420's! Crooks!

Thieves! You play cards
and you rob decent people

Aren't you ashamed?

Where do you think
you're going?

Can't you see this is reserved?
Go away!

Would you mind
if I slept here tonight?

Pay a shirt.
- No shirt

I've a Russian cap instead.
- Don't you get it?

A deposit!
I mean money, cash

I paid 3 rupees.
Pay half and stay

Rs. 1.50?

That much just to sleep here?
- Yes, 1.50

What do you think? Even a dog
has to pay to sleep here

This footpath is specially
very soft

Next door to Seth Dharmanand

When he sits to dinner
and the air blows here...

Ah, the aroma!

I don't have money even
to buy poison.

Let me sleep here tonight.
- You are not home.

Why involve my family?

Well, what will you do
if I sleep here?

What are you doing?

Picking on him as he's alone

May I ask if this pavement
is yours?

No one owns this footpath,
this is a side-walk

It belongs to the State

Hello, lady banana seller
- How come you're here?

What's going on?
- Nothing, really...

I was walking and felt
tired so I sat down

These brothers were
looking after me.

Were they beating you?
What were they up to?

Bravo! Hitting the poor boy.

Did they hurt you?

Where do you live?
Where do you sleep?

Nowhere. Where do people
who live nowhere, live?

Right here. Stay with us
on the government's pavement.

Listen everyone,
regard him as our son

Take good care of him.
Treat him well. Help him.

You'll stay here.
- This footpath is our domain

Sit comfortably

Bring tea and snacks.
Don't forget the chillies

Forgive me if I hurt you.
- It happens, you know

Don't worry. Ganga Ma's
children are like brothers

I'm like your brother,
what's your name?

I told you all once,
our day would come

Our Raj is here

What do you do for a living?

I'm looking for work.
What a job that is!

You seem to be new here,
that's why you look for work

Or else you'd have fun
like us

What do you do?

Jobless!

Our stories can be told
in a single word: jobless.

Tell us your story.
Where are you from?

If we're to be as one,
tell your story.

Tell us something exciting,
I feel sad today

O gently people,
hear this story

A simple story with no frills,
aimed to give many thrills

I was once a boy
of a poor family...

...who inherited
his mother's destiny

Grief and suffering
were my childhood friends

Pain and breath did blend

Alas! With a face such as mine

A thief and I
look one of a kind'

On the street, one day,
for no rhyme or reason

An officer took me away

An officer
Peered over his spectacles

He looked me over
barring no obstacles

Said he: Can you see no more

He's the warden's brother-in-law

I'm still bound by misery
I'm happy but not in ecstasy

My destination lies before me.
My feet are tied for all to see

Rich folk hinder the fun

Heed me but tell none

Don't walk with head down

Don't sing without rhyme.
Don't shout without reason

Or you will end up in prison!

Why were you sleeping here?
- Sir?

The problem is,
I had a row with my wife

She threw me out of the house

You know the women
of today are like men

Get lost.

Is this a place to sleep?
Get lost.

Go on! He must be a newcomer.
He's nuts

What are you doing?

Can't you see?

Why are you doing that?

To see this wretched world
you have to look at it upside down

All the leaders of the
country do the same thing

Then, they see it right

Behave yourself
or I'll straighten you out

Constable, is this a crime?

Get along

You broke the castle

Some people are like that,
they can destroy, not build

They sell honest and sin

What must they do?

Drown!

I agree

Hey you! Wait, Stop!

Were you trying
to commit suicide?

What? Me? Committing suicide?

Yes, suicide
- You mean suicide?

You said that people
like me should drown

That was...
I mean, I'm sorry

You're right, people
like me should drown.

It's a sin
to commit suicide

You won't will you?
- Of course, I will

It's the last sin.
So what if you saved me?

Listen, I won't
let you commit suicide.

Can you stop me, if I
want to take my life?

I'll call the police
to stop you

He's...
- What are you up to?

I'm up to something,
but will she agree?

He...
- Let me tell you, come this way

She's the one
- Your wife?

Absolutely

She's pretty

Don't get taken in by her face,
she's poison

She jumped into the sea,
I had to get her out

She says: I'll drown and
take you with me

She refuses to go home

So that's it? I'll fix her

You'll save a mariage
from breaking up

What is it?
- Go home

Where?
- Home

You, too
- As you say, Constable

Come, let's go
Don't be cross

What are you saying?
Who are you to order me?

Hear that? She says who
am I to order me?

Tell her who I am

Go home or else
to the police station

Why? What have I done?
- Committing suicide

But I was...

She says she dived in
save me

Not another word from you.
Go home

Why bicker like children?

Wives should not leave
their homes like that

You're of the modern generation.
A woman is a home's goddess.

Each Indian woman should
regard her husband as a god.

That's enough!
This is my home. Now go

Have you started again?
Get inside.

You're still following me?

I see you home, and you
say I've no manners

Vidya?

What is it?
- I've had it! Father

I will tell him

You can't go inside
- Why not?

Let me meet him

Who are you arguing with?
- She is arguing with me, father.

Who are you?
- He's...

Shri. Ranbir Raj
- My father, Pandit Omkarnath Shastri

He dived into the sea
- Into the sea

Tell her not
to jump into such deep waters

Don't interrupt, I'm talking.
Luckily...

...I was there

Or else, she would have been

I didn't jump in
- Don't play with life

That's what I said too,
our life is given by God

To misuse it is ungrateful

He jumped in...
- Change your clothes

I'll sit for a while. Be careful
or you might catch pneumonia

He's right. Go and
change your clothes

Serve some tea to
our guest

Sit down.

Thank you, my son.
You've done me a favour

She's all I have in the world

It was my duty.
- Who helps anyone these days?

You risked your life for her.

To jump in the sea is simple.
I can swim for miles

It's a pity that
my expensive suit got wet

Hurry with tea,
he might catch a cold

You're cheerful

You put yourself
to such bother

The tea is hot, be careful

Liars burn tongues

Did you burn yours?

Not my tongue, but my heart

You're a very funny fellow.
Hurry, Vidya

The kids are waiting

Hers?
- She has fifty

Fifty, my God!

Father, I'd better go

We have a small school
- A school?

I see!

Since I've been paralysed,
Vidya has run the school

We live on little.
The poor live here

We are poor, too.
We have nothing better to offer you.

We don't have even a comfortable
chair for you to sit.

It's first class.
Don't let it worry you

Be careful! Are you hurt?

Don't worry

It isn't your fault.
I've put on a little weight.

One little seed, two seeds
Seed on seed

On the roof the girl dances,
The crazy boy takes his chances

Guess!

Pomegranate

There lived
a little girl called Lalbai

She wears a red skirt
that a pie

She burns your mouth
and she makes your cry

Have a guess!

A chilli!

It's green and
It's surrounded with pearls

Deep in the garden
of the king it sways and whirls

Its hair is quite wild
and filled with curls

Guess!

Corn!

It's a creature
with money spread on its tail'

It wears
a crown on its head like a sail

It dances full of glee,
Full of joy in a gale.

Guess!

A peacock!

One little seed, two seeds
Seed on seed

Though it's quite out of sight,
It stays close and near

It eats, it drinks,
have little or no fear

Don't fall into its snare,
Be careful, be wise, beware

Guess!

Misery!

No! It's me!

Did you see?
She lost her own game.

Teacher lost the game
She lost!

Celebrate with a holiday.
Go home

Sit down all of you!

Come back!
Or you will be in for it

Uncouth, illiterate!
Letting them go

Why get so cross?
Let them have some fun

Fun and game, eh?
To be useless like you?

True, I don't have
any work but...

...illiterate...

...I'm not. That's the tragedy

If I were, I would be a labourer

What can I do? I am a graduate

That's an even bigger lie!

Look at you.
Do you look educated?

My appearance fools you

If I were dressed
grandly and had a car...

...You wouldn't have called
me illiterate

I don't blame you.
The world is not compassionate

Clothes make a man

Fine clothes are more imporatant
than human sentiments

That isn't true.
We aren't rich.

You see, poor people live here

It's shameful that
the poor forget the poor

Seeing how scruffy I look,
one may assume I'm uneducated.

So I carry my diploma with me

Look... I am a graduate.
B.A. passed

I am very sorry

I don't understand why you
dress and behave like a clown

You've got to stand on your
head to see the world straight.

The mask of a clown
is just the thing you need

If you ask me, the best way to
hide one's suffering is to don...

...the mask of a clown.
It's very useful

Stay longer.
- Is Panditji in?

Can I help you?
- Thank you, Vidya

If I need help, I'll come to you.
Right now I want to help myself

My destiny beckons me

What does your fate have
in store for you?

Whatever I do,
whichever path I tread...

...you'll see,
I'll become famous and rich

No one will look down on me

I shall command respect
and admiration.

Long live Dharamanand

Bombayities, accept my greetings

Hindus: Ram Ram, Muslims: Salam

Morning to Christians and
Sat Sri Akal to Sikhs

You all know the importance
given to religion and culture

Friends, look at my clothes

From head to foot I am dressed
in clothes made in India

Gentlemen, look at me!

My shoes are Japanese,
my trousers are British

My cap is Russian, but
my heart is Indian

Let me repeat, the one thing
that's Indian is my heart

Our greatest problem is...

Bread!

Bread! Chapatis, nan,
idli, dosa

Whatever you call it,
bread is most essential.

Do I lie?
- No, It's the truth

The problem of bread is one of
the soul and peace of mind

You cannot find peace of mind
if you go hungry

That's right!

Many cloud over real issues
like history and religion

Putting emphasis on...
bread

Brothers who want to eat
real bread, come to me

To swallow air, go over there

Silence!

Brothers and Sisters! Heed the
call of time, the call of truth

Listen!

Come to me, lovers of bread

No one is better equipped
to solve this

I will ask you one thing...
What is required to eat bread?

Money?
- That's it. Bravo!

One thing's more important
than money. You can deceive others

You can beg, borrow or steal
for bread

But you can never
eat bread without...

TEETH! Yes, brothers, teeth!

Is that clear to everyone?

If your teeth are not strong,
how can you chew properly?

It will lead to indigestion...
weakness and disease

This will end up by weakening
the entire nation

Then enemies can invade
and conquer us, making us slaves

If you want to keep India free
and the nation stronger...

Preserve your teeth!

Brush them with my invention:
SUN AND MOON TOOTH POWDER

Teeth will sparkle
like the moon, the sun

Four annas each!
- A bottle for me

Let's get in line

Someone's selling Tooth Powder.
I see... a 420

Your teeth may be hurting, too.
Why not try that powder?

Tell us something,
what's the powder made of?

Does it contain crushed bones?

There's only coal and sand
from Chowpatty in this

Did you hear that?
He's been cheating us

Instead of powder,
he's selling sand. Hit him!

Where did they hit you?

Well, what do you
think you are doing?

It hurts.
- You deserved what you got

Stop it or you'll singe him

Tell me what the problem is

He was selling sand as
tooth-powder, he asked for it

He won't easily forget
the thrashing he got

Why laugh?

Tell me son, since when have
you started racketeering?

What else can I do, Ganga Ma?
- Drink it up while it's hot

Rest for a few days.
This is your home

Call it a footpath, not a home

He's crazy. If we have
a footpath, we'll have a home

Raj, you're educated.
Tell us it can be possible

One day, our government
will build us homes

Fine homes

It's possible that
like us will have homes

How shall we pay the rent?

For anything one must have a job

A worthwhile job
- Listen!

I was working in a laundry.
I was paid 45 rupees a month

The owner cut 20 rupees because
I burnt a cloth. Is that fair?

I spit at honest work

You left the job? But why?

I was fed up. I quit

You won't go back?

I'll find work

Where did you work?
- At the Jai Bharat Laundry

Have you worked in one?

I worked at the Sunlight Soap
factory, I mean laundry

I can't tell you
how well I wash clothes

Do you have an iron?

A wife? How can I? I don't
have a job or a house.

I didn't say a 'wife',
but an iron!

I thought you said a 'Wife'.
About the ironing, sir...

I'm from a line of washermen

You look a clown.
Can you work hard?

Yes, Sir!

Will you be honest?
- Yes, Sir.

You've got the job.

You'll be paid 45 rupees.
Start now.

Ram, how is it spelt?
- R... A... M

Raj, how is it spelt?
- R... A... J

Once, again, children!

I am sorry,
I can't understand you

Why do you dress like this
and act like a clown?

Who is it?
Oh, it's you!

How are you?
I came to give you this

Why did you take the trouble?
- It was my duty.

How is Panditji?
How are you?

I've some news.
I have bought a laundry

It's in Parsi bazaar.
To get there walk...

...just left of Kharsi Parsi
If you feel like it, come visit

I got a new suit

I couldn't visit earlier,
I'm so busy at work

At last, I found
a spare moment today

I am very busy.
It's late. I'll go now.

I thought I just saw you
putting on a coat

Fooled by appearance

Clothes are tailored for human
beings and not vice-versa

I don't understand.
- Look

The dress...

The man. What do you say?

I came to see how
your laundry is doing

Very well.
15 or 20 people work here

I'm the boss
We eat and drink well

I didn't wear the suit.
It may get spoilt in the rain.

What will you have?

Where will you have tea?

At the Taj or at the Greens?

They're too far away

I'm very tired as well

The local footpath Palace Hotel.
It isn't very far

Here's the footpath restaurant.
Limited furntiture

Make yourself comfortable,
I'll be back

Two special teas, with milk and
sugar... double the tea

And the unpaid bills?

You don't seem to see
the delicate predicament I'm in

Please wait until I get paid.
Look who's here with me.

Why should I care? You already
owe me 6 rupees 10 annas

Please understand

Let me have some tea,
my honour's at stake

At least, Pay for today's order

Taste Uncle's tea,
you won't go else where

Have you got two annas?
- You mean some change?

I've no change for a hundred
and uncle never has any either

Right, Uncle?

Can I ask something?

If two decent young people
fall in love...

They should marry, right?

When they marry,
they must have children

They will need a home and
clothes to dress the children

Later, the children must
be sent to school

I earn only rupees 45
at the laundry

How can I dream of a marriage
life on 45 rupees, tell me?

A man alone cannot do it, but
if both of them work together

You mean... Vidya, you and I?

I'll come to talk
to your father tomorrow

We're in love,
We know it's passion

Why are our hearts
filled with apprehension?

My heart warns me
the path ahead isn't easy

Little do we know where we go
Our destination is hazy.

Assure me no change
will enter our love's rhyme.

Assure me you'll
not change with passing time

One day,
if you're no longer mine

The moon will no longer shine

Each night will be
filled with our story

The youth of tomorrow
will sing our melody

Neither you nor I will remain

But the tokens
of our love will reign.

Constable! It's you.

Is your wife still angry?

Wife? The iron!

Oh Lord! Fire! Water!

Fetch some water!

Hurry up, bring the water!

What's going on?
What's the matter?

What's this nonsense?

Stop this nonsense!

Who did it?

Whose iron is this?

It was my mistake,
I left my iron here

Well done! You spoke the truth,
you will be fined

You'll work tomorrow as well.
- But tomorrow's Sunday!

I must see someone.
- Shut Up!

Three jacks

Three queens

What about you?
Three kings

Let me see

Three aces

Excellent!

Excuse me Madam,
here are the clothes

I'm only here
delivering clothes

Must be John's

That's right

I'm from Sunlight Laundry,
I mean the Bharat Laundry

Sit down

It was my mistake...
Please forgive me

Don't report it
or else I'll be fired

Sit down!

Madam, please,
I don't know anything

Don't misunderstand me,
I was only passing time

Deal now.

Look at your cards, 3 aces

It's the truth,
I'm not a crook, I'm not a 420

I'd better be off

I'm not a cardshark.
Don't report me to the police.

I can't afford to lose my job.

Here's the bill. Please sign it.

Sit down. I'll be back

Come here, Johnny

Meet a true magician

He deals and three aces appear

Always drinking!
I wish you were alert

We've to rush to the party

What party?
You mean for a game of cards?

I've specially set it up.
You lie here drunk

I've found a Master
at Cards. He'll teach you

So what! Why don't you take him
instead? I'm not going anywhere

I'll call it off!

Please don't tell the police.
I have done you no wrong.

Police?

I'll inform the police right
away unless you obey me

What must I do?

I am a gentleman

Sign the receipts, Madam
and let me go

I'll do that

Change the clothes

People call me Maya.
- I'm Raj

I work at the Bharat Laundry.
I earn Rs.45 and get fined...

if I burn any clothes. If my boss
sees me in this suit, I'll be fired

Forget that you work
in a laundry

Forget that you earn 45 rupees

I'm giving you a new life,
do you understand?

You are no longer the same Raj
of the laundry

But a prince, a real Raj

A rich man

In these clothes...

...You will be respected
wherever you go.

Rich and important people will
be proud to have you as a friend

I shall take you to a dreamland;
the world of wealth.

Today, I shall open the gates
of a bright new world

What Sir? I am only the waiter

I am only a washerman

Why behave so idiotically?

Your face should have
the grace of the royalty.

You should act and be royal,
like a prince

I will remove one mask and
replace it with another

Maya, you are
a splendid sight

Hello, Philachand.
Meet Raj Kumar of...

...Piplinagar.

Very suddenly,
the game will be great

Meet my friends

Mr. Raj Kumar is indeed great

I hope you're fond
of playing cards. We play flush

I produce three aces!

Today the party
will be in great joy.

We've anxiously awaited you

Meet Raj Kumar of...

...Pipalinagar

Sonachand Dharamanand,
the King of Cotton

Glad to meet you

I think
I've met you somewhere before

On the road?

Possibly.
We're in the same business

Raj Kumar is indeed
a great fellow

Let's not waste time.
Let's start now.

Not a bad idea.
- Hurry up, let's make a move

Why worry, madam?

A spot of luck and
all this is yours

It reminds me of Monte Carlo

Deal Raj Kumar

I will see my hand first

I stake 200 rupees.
- The same for me

Why are you getting worked up?

Very suddenly, the game
has turned spectacular

400 for me

I wish only you both
were playing

Blind. 200 rupees

Why don't you see your cards?
Four hundred, this time

No one can compete
with Raj Kumar

What do you say?

400 or 500 is nothing.
A thousand

I hope it isn't a false move

Here. I stake a thousand

My play.
- Why waste your money?

I have no money left.

Let's see your hand.
I have three kings

You can't beat that

Why rush?

Three aces!

Have a look.
- Yes, I have

Three aces against three kings.
That's what you call a hand!

He's a prince, after all.
They say money begets money

No, it's pure luck

There's no such thing as luck.
Everything lies in your fingers.

Aren't you tired of winning?

It's late. Let's go

You have a plane
to catch to Piplinagar.

Cash it at the counter

I'll leave now.
- Play a round with me

Very suddenly, it's grand

Please sit down

Very interesting.
Just like Monte Carlo

Pay cash

Excellent. It's been
a good game

Good! My boss believes
in the cash principle

Just a moment, Sahib.
I'll shuffle the cards

Deal

No, I won't

You suspect me.
It's insulting

You deal. It's a
question of honour

100 rupees blind.
- 200 rupees blind

Same here.
- It will take far too long

Let's finish it in one go

Blind, 1000

Two thousand!

Had you played partly blind
it would have been interesting.

I stake 4000

I'll move

The game is serious. May I consult
my brother on the telephone?

Go ahead... but your cards?

You met your match.
- Raj Kumar is big-hearted

Where is Piplinagar?
Is it in Uttar Pradesh?

It is in Madhya Pradesh.

That's it, brother,
the very same hand

Fifty thousand! All right

I'll come home soon

My brother will back me up to
50,000 if the cards are good

My 10,000

What did you do?
Why not see the hand?

No, Sir... it looks like
you have three aces again.

Seth, I'll take your leave I'll...

Since you are leaving,
show me your cards.

Two, three and five. Total bluff!

Sorry that you lost so much

It's nothing. Meeting you means
profit, only profit.

19,800 rupees

Madam... here's the suit

Put it there

How much dirty money is there?
- About 20,000. And so?

Twenty thousand?
That much money?

My playing made so much

Let's see how quickly you
can leave the room

Understand?

Madam, I have earned this money.
We could divide it between us

Equal share?

You think you're my equal?
Who are you?

What is your status? A taste of
the good life has turned your head

You? My equal?

Don't forget you work
in a laundry

Look at your clothes, your face!
Return to the gutter you're from

Here's the bill for
the clothes you borrowed

Take this

10 rupees... your tip

Who are you?
And your status?

A taste of the good life has turned
your head. You? My equal?

Don't forget you work
in a laundry

Look at your clothes, your face!
Return to the gutter you're from

Well, Mr. Raj Kumar!

Piplinagar specialises
in washing lines, I see

Such a pity that a man of
your kind of talent...

...should be rotting in a laundry

What can I do?

Maya cheated you.
She was wrong

Honesty should be
a policy in business

20,000 is a mere trifle
for a man like you

The Creator has given
you a fine brain

It's within your reach
to earn thousands, millions

You mean it isn't difficult
to become a millionaire?

Take this and keep it.
- What is it?

Advance for a partnership

Didn't I tell you when
we met that meeting you...

...means profit, only profit?

See you

Father, change your clothes
- Crazy girl!

Not a word. It's the Festival
of Lights

And you must be properly dressed

It's you.

I thought...
- Some gentleman, right?

My appearance
has fooled you once again

Don't take it seriously,
they're hired

They're hired?

In this world clothes, honour,
everything's for hire

I wasn't sure you'd...

...have the time
to visit the goddess

Why did I come, then?

Take this.
- What is it?- Open it

Accept my Diwali greetings, too

Where's father?
- He's in

Such an expensive sari.
That's if I'm not mistaken...

It isn't hired. It's the first
gift I've bought

Get ready soon.
- Where to?

The temple.
- In such an expensive sari?

Hurry up!
- Father

Don't refuse his gift,
it is an offering of love

Try it on

Sit down, son

Which temple are you going to?

The temple of the Goddess of Wealth

It's Diwali today. I thought
I'd take Vidya to enjoy it all

Of course, my son.
You're looking smart today

You look as though
you've found a treasure

Found a treasure?
No, not exactly

I have only the key. Very shortly,
Panditji, Bombay will be all mine

Stay happy, my child.
God bless you both

Won't you come
to see the festival?

You both go and have a good time

Where are we? We were to go to
the temple of Goddess Laxmi.

This is the temple
and these are her devotees

You cleaned me out the other
day and you're back

From Pilpilinagar?
- No, Piplinagar

Very suddenly,
Where did you find this moon?

Introduce her to me.
A Princess of...?

She is the Princess
of Vidya Nagar

Vidya Devi does not like
being called a princess

I get it! A democratic princess.
How do you do?

Please join us

Raj, why do you avoid me?

Been to the races?

Have a cigarette.
- Isn't she beautiful?

Some soda?
- Tell us how old are you?

How charming you look.
Won't you play a round with us?

For a ten rupee tip?
Excuse me, I am busy

It feels like we're in Monte Carlo.
Look at her hand

Very suddenly,
everyone will be rich

Meet the Princess
of Vidya Nagar

The Prince and the Princess
are on the same level

You're wearing a lovely sari!
Where is it from?

From Leelaram's?

I've an identical sari,
I wanted to wear it

But it's at the cleaners

It didn't return
from the dry cleaners

Don't pay attention
to what Maya says

She is a wicked person

Wait, Vidya!

I will explain, later.
Let's go elsewhere.

Thanks a lot.
I know the way out

Vidya!

Wait, Vidya!
- Who is she?

Where are you going?
- Vidya's gone

If one goes, you'll find others

Now you'll enter your new world

It is the Festival of Lights.
We have planned a big game

You've had an advance
for the new trade

But... Vidya

You don't need
the wisdom of Vidya

Today, you need
the wealth of Maya

Don't look back,
don't think of the past

As you journey through life,
you are not alone

I stand right beside you

Our destination
is clearly before us

The clouds are like waves,
rolling past us

The caravan
of life never stops

Don't look back,
don't think of the past

As you journey through life,
you are not alone

I stand right beside you

Look everyone
straight in the eye

Smile with each passing season

The world is his
who looks ahead

The world is his
who adapts to the times

The world is his
who fits the mould

The world is his
who forges on

Come outside!
Stop being a child

Leave this world of morality
and piety

See the world as it really is

Do you know who I am?
I'm but a slave

You're drunk

The world thinks that
I am drunk

Laugh! It's such
a happy occasion

Laugh at the humiliation
I suffered

I have never been humiliated before.
What'll they think?

Whatever they want to

What good has the world
done for me? Why care?

This world did not care
when I was starving

This world did not provide
work when I was jobless

When I was homeless
it gave me no shelter.

Vidya, you'll see.
They will respect me

They will respect me well

All because of this...

Money! Respect!
Fame! Luxury!

A life of luxury.
A new life for you and for me

For both of us

You have stolen,
you have robbed

A sleight of hand.
One card moves from here to there

You cheated at cards.
Cheated!

Its fruit is bad.
- See the bad fruits, then

You are chasing paper

One day, a storm of fate
will blow it all away

You'll grovel
in a pool of corruption

Raj, don't fall into this
trap. Don't be corrupted

Tell the others who build
empires on fraud

Through fraud they
make millions

They rule the world

Sermons and advice about
honesty are given to the poor

Keep working hard,
slog away

Eat the dry bread of honesty
and thank God for your lot

How you have changed!

You came in ragged clothes and
I took you for a prince

Forget that old Raj.
Forget him

What's past is past.
Don't look back

We're entering a new world.
Will you stand by me?

You live in a new world now
where everyone is for sale.

But I'm not for sale,
do you understand?

Very well, then I'll leave

Remember, you and others like
you who laud honesty...

...will perish with hunger

I won't starve.
I have money, I have wealth

O beloved
for my sake

Don't break my heart this way

I implore you

Look back once before you leave

If you must leave,
look back once before you go

You've left me with
a broken heart. Don't forget me

Although I remain silent,
my eyes implore you

Don't let me fall away
let a tear from your eye

Welcome, Raj Kumar Sahib
of Piplinagar

Why do you hesitate?
Come inside

Are you ready to start work?

Thank you.
What do I have to do?

Work?

If you had to deliver
a thousand tons of rice?

Only 800 tons?

There's no need to panic.
If you can't find rice...

...then you can find
200 tons of bricks

Get it?

I'm starting to understand

I shall have
to find work for you

Absolutely!

It must be something that
is of interest to people

What do people
want most in life?

People want to get rich overnight

Win at the races or at
cards or in gold mining

Can you turn dirt into money?

I told you when we first met.
It meant profit, only profit

Is this the Tibet Gold Company?

Whom do you want?
- This is Raj, Raj, Raj and Co

All three Rajs are inside?
- Yes

Hello, a long distance call?

Yes, this is Raj, Raj, Raj, Ltd.
Managing agents for Tibet Gold

Twenty thousand? No, I can sell
you 10,000 shares only.

Welcome Seth.
- Mr. Raj?

The other Mr. Raj?
- That's me, too

I'm three Rajs rolled in one

What can I do for you?
- It's about the Tibet Gold

Gold in Tibet. Everyone
talks of gold in Tibet

This gold business
is a real headache.

From each and every
corner of the world

I keep getting phone calls

He must be a big shot

Shall I book a call
to Japan?

Oh no! A call from Japan

200 shares?
Where do I get them from?

We mustn't lose him

I'm trying to beat him down
to a 100

I finally persuaded him

Seth, who started this
gold mining business in India?

You did.
- No, we Indians did.

Everyone wants shares.
Tell me what can I do?

Let's start business,
I'm in the same trade

Give me 50 shares

50 shares...?
- I'll buy more later

The demand for shares is rising.
You can have 20

How can you do this?

As this company is Indian,
you should give us priority

Who am I doing this for, anyway?
Not more than 20 shares

Have 5000 and give me
the fifty shares

It feels like we've known
each other for years

You're forcing me into this

Get the certificates from Cashier

May I give you some advice?
Start mining in Tibet

With your blessings, I already have

No, learning and knowledge
cannot be sold

Uncle, you can't keep helping us.
- Why do you say that?

I heard you're getting married soon.
Then your luck will turn

Uncle, that isn't it
- What is it, then?

Panditji told me you liked
a young man, what happended?

Did he turn out to be bad?
- No, it's my luck that's bad.

You're lucky. Remember
what I've always said:

One day, a prince will come
into your life...

Come in, it's been ages
since you last visited

Only goddesses are visited

What brings you here?
- To sell knowledge

You're here to sell knowledge
I'm here to buy honesty

Here's 50 rupees, please
can I have my medal back?

I'll fetch it, please wait

How is the school where you
raise little saints?

The school is closed. My little
saints have turned to crime

They're preparing to be 420s

The school's closed.
It's terrible. Can I help?

Thank you. Open a school
with your own money

And teach them how to buy honesty

Mister, your honesty!

Take your honesty with you

It's you?
- Me?

What is it?
- You! You look splendid!

Your white collar, your bow-tie,
your suit, very handsome

You've found the way to become
a big man. Now, you're happy

What is the matter?
Aren't you happy?

No. Raj, I'm very sad

What's happened?
You know I'm not a big man

Raj, where have you
disappeared to?

Raj! Raju!

Vidya, you're very late today

Take this

No uncle, I don't want any tea

Why not?
You're my regular customer

I don't even have two annas.
- So what?

Many 420s drink their tea
here and never show up again

You haven't been here for ages

Don't you look grand?
Sit down, I'll bring tea

Wait, Vidya.
I want to tell you something

But I don't want to listen
- You have to listen. Sit down

Special tea for you

Do you remember...

...the day we had tea together?

We made promises to each other.
We dreamt a dream

I told you we'd have a home

We would send our children to school.

I'm trying to make it come true

Do you have to do it dishonestly,
through fraud?

Try and understand.
I'm not as bad as you think.

I cheat those who cheat others

Don't pity them

If I pity anyone, it's you

Do you know where this
path will lead you to?

You wanted me as your wife

You'll end up in jail,
whose wife will I be then?

You wanted your children
to go to school

You know what they'll say?
Their father is a crook

Think about it. How can people
like us manage without money?

One can't breathe without it

Money! Money! Money!

Raj, what have you done?

Why did you do it? You have
shattered our dreams of a home

Tell me if I have harmed you.
Why did you do it?

You've been tempted by all false
world, by clothes, by cars

Tell me, Raj

You've lost everything
for a sham world

You've sold yourself
to a tinsel world. Go back

And buy the love you need.

I've given my heart to you.
Only to you

Your eyes sparkled
with the light of passion

Your eyes never glinted
with greed nor treason

You were another,
you were not the same

Your spirit was pure
your heart inflicted no pain

Little does it matter
if I regret or suffer in vain

In your new world, in
your universe...

in exchange of gold
hearts are bought, hearts are sold

In our world,
under the tree of sorrow

Hearts skip a beat
at the mention of love

Under the moon and starts
the night in song flows

I've given my heart to you,
only to you.

I've given my heart to you,
only to you.

Memories haunt me,
with a sweet pain

I never learnt how to console
my grieving heart

Little does it matter,
if you don't return, if you forget

I have not learnt how to love
and then to forget

Even from that faraway place,
just tell me once:

I've given my heart to you,
only to you.

I've given my heart to you,
only to you

The path is the same,
the traveller is the same

But I wonder where a shining
star has disappeared to?

The world is the same,
people are the same

Little do they know
a life has been plundered

Who will stay in my heart?
Who will say to me:

I've given my heart to you,
only you

Long live Raj!

Didn't I tell you,
one day Raj will be back?

Then we'll have our own homes.
- My son is back

We thought you forgot us

One who lived on the footpath,
won't forget friends made there

Tell us when our homes
will be ready

Homes?
- Your advertisement created a stir

Advertisement?

Yes brother, look here

A home for a hundred rupees

NO MORE PAVEMENT DWELLERS.
NEWS FOR THE HOMELESS

PEOPLE'S COLONY
FOR ONLY 100 RUPEES

SIGNED RAJ KUMAR.
C/O SETH SONACHAND

Long live Raj!

Seth Sonachand, who placed
this advertisement?

Why did you leave the hotel?

Maya was most upset

You shouldn't have
let Maya down

A home for 100 rupees?
You did this. Who'll believe it?

How can you build one?

Which idiot told you
we intend to build homes?

I am not selling houses.
I am auctioning a dream

You know how many people sleep
on the footpath in this city?

All of them hope for one thing:
A home of their own

Understand?
So even the poorest...

...among them will manage
to collect 100 rupees

So that we can build them a home

Seth Sonachand, I did everything
under the sun to help you

I cheated at the futures market,
sold bogus shares

You want me to cheat the poor
to make you rich

In this world we should not
make any distinction...

...between the poor and
the rich. No preferences

Do you think I'll do this?

What choice do you have?

Who was the one who agreed
to cheat in the first place?

You did

Who floated the Raj, Raj, Raj,
Company? You did

Take back your money.
Take everything

I want peace of mind

I don't want to work with you,
do you hear?

Do I build castles
in the air?

I can do away with you,
like that

Do you realise that each share
has been signed by you?

Do you remember I was
the first man to buy 50 shares?

I'll be the first to sue you.
Under Section 420

No Raj, you cannot get out easily

Whatever Vidya said was right

On that path you don't
need Vidya, but Maya

Why?
Have you become scared?

You're running away now

Running where?
To that worthless school teacher

Nonsense!

I don't understand
what you see in that girl

I've seen dozens like her

A dime a dozen

What rubbish you talk!
- Don't get angry

Witch! Aren't you ashamed to speak
of her like that? I'll kill you

Hit me as much a you like

Remember, you will never
have the ideal wife

Such women are not for you

I'm the only one who will
accept you. Why are you sad?

You once worked in a laundry,
now you have everything

Money, fine clothes, a car,
a house to live in

Wealth? Home? Name? Luxury?

Everywhere I go,
I'm called 420

Remember something Raj,
those who remain petty thieves...

...are called crooks.
They are treated with disdain

To be a crook,
join the big time

Be like Sonachand,
play with millions

No one will dare to call you 420

You will be called a
philanthropist, a pious man

A big shot

A young man like you
can do many things

Today, Sonachand exploits
you for his ends

If you want, you can
double-cross him

You're right, that's exactly
how it's going to be

HOMES FOR PEOPLE!

How many houses?

Around 114,557 people
have been registered

Over twenty million

Bravo, Raj! You are a genius

I am nothing before you.
Your genius works through me

What's this racket?

Who are they?

They are all partners who have
contributed to the construction

They are anxious
that we start work

We shall make
an announcement today

To see people so enthusiastic
frightens me

Frightened? Shall I return
their money?

Some men are here
to register their names

Tell them to return tomorrow

Have they cash? Let them in

I do not know how to refuse money

Go to your room. See you later

Come back soon.
We have to distribute the loot

Yes, Sir!

What a place he lives in!

Come in. Sit down

Remember friends, this is
Bombay... Bombay

Not the same Bombay

I've heard you're building
homes for the poor

Here's a beggar's treasure

I have 97 rupees, 6 annas
and two counterfeit coins

I am short of 2 annas
don't add a bolt

I want a house

Don't worry, brother,
I'll pay the difference

We're here to bless you

In jest, you called me a goddess.
You turned out to be a saint.

Take this

Here's 225 rupees

It's their savings,
make them a home

Make up the difference
with her wedding ornaments

Add all this up and
make them a home

Don't you want a house
for yourself?

You worry about all

Why bother about myself?
I'll stay with one of them

Are the homes
relly being built?

Whatever you want
will really happen

You must be busy, we'll go

Give us a house!
- God bless you!

Be ready Raj, I have made
all the arrangements

I am going away, far away

Take out the money from
the safe, here is the bag

They must be anxious
to collect their share

Seth Dharamanand and his friends
have everything set for you

You will get only 20,000
and the air-ticket

He'll announce
that Raj has run with the money

I have arranged everything

Give me the bag
- Can I come in?

I came here...

Vidya, you?

I hear you are building homes

Do you want one?

What use is it to me?

It's up to a man to make
a house into a home

Why are you here?
Can't you see we are busy?

I have a present for you

Here...

The medal for honesty you pawned

It may come in use

Honesty!

A gold medal? Honesty?

It is sold at Rs. 80 a gram

What you get is not honesty

What are you looking at?
Give me the bag, hurry

This money is not yours.
- It is yours

It's not mine, either.
- Then whose it is? Nonsense!

Here's the passport, the
air-tickets, a taxi's waiting

We'll soon be far away from India

Far from the police and Sonachand

I can escape from the police
and Sonachand...

...but I cannot
escape from myself

So you plan to run away
with the money

All the doors are closed

You want this money?

We must distribute it

All this money, every cent,
including a counterfeit coin

And the jewels of a lady
who dreamt of marrying

How will you distribute it?
If you can, then here it is

Is this place a maze?

Where are you taking it to?
It is my money

Traitors! I raised you from
the gutter and made you rich

And you defy me?

My money!

The bag!
- Let go!

You are a cheap dancer

I am Sonachand speaking.
There are thieves in my house

Wait!

You can't escape Raj,
we have got you

You have had it.
- Stop talking rubbish!

Hand me the money.
- Give it to me

You bicker for a mere trifle
You want it?

Take it!

Men descended from the apes but
money has turned them into dogs

These are only papers.
The money?

Traitor!
- Treachery!

Only waste paper

The notes you were fighting
for are only made of paper, too

For this paper you are capable
of nothing.

To get it, you cheat people.
Collect bogus insurance claims

I am taking the proof of your
crimes. It's the end for 420s

Today, I will expose you all
The world will...

...know your benevolence
and Seth's true colours

Someone's shot Raju

They have shot him!

Who shot my son?

Who fired? What happened?

I shot him for the sake of
each and every one of you

He was running away
with your money

You don't know Raj,
he was a real 420

All lies! You are lying

Raj was not a crook,
you made him into one

When he first came to Bombay
he was so good, so cheerful

He wanted to work and
you didn't give him work

He had to live on the footpath
and sell his honesty

You taught him your evil ways

If you want wealth,
name and honour...

...then lie, play cards, dupe
others and be a 420

You are the real criminals

Nonsense!
- Do you know who I am?

Yes, she is absolutely right

Raj was not a crook.
You made him into one

You old hag, if only you knew
what kind of person Raj was

Let the police get here

Who fired?
- I did

Do you know who I am?
- Yes, Seth Sonachand

You all know that my
first duty is to serve humanity

He was absconding
with the money of the poor

For their sake, I shot him

If that makes me a criminal,
they hang me

For the sake of the people
I'll give my life

Don't tell such a lie!
I am still alive

You did not die?

No, Seth Sahib.
Life itself is a 420

You perhaps forgot that
I put the pistol in the bag

And I loaded it

What is this?
Why this masquerade?

In this nonsensical world one
has to live by faking death

Everything is ready

To stop me, he fired 6 bullets.
To stop a thief, one suffices

Why six bullets?
For the sake of the people?

Or for the million?
- What is this talk of money?

That is exactly what I want to know.
- Where is the money?

Their money is where they put it

Inspector, take this key.
The money is upstairs in the safe

Ask them why the people's
money interests them?

Fetch the money from upstairs
and take Raj

Sethji, all of you had better
follow me

Take a close look at these
people. They are respectable

They are rich

They cannot be counted in one
hand, they are 420s

Not just a simple 420,
but Mister 420

Look at yourselves

Who will say you are poor,
unemployed and homeless?

Each of you has over
a million rupees

I have kept all your money safely

I did not intend to cheat you.
I wanted all of you to unite

If you want,
take back your money

Don't waste such a vast fortune,
don't disperse your strength

How can you build a home with
a 100? But with a million, yes

Go to the government
with this million

Say we are a million people,
we will build our own homes

Look carefully at me

I was one of you

When I came to Bombay,
I had everything

I was honest and hopeful

I hoped that I had be
a big man

And children whom I had
to send to school

I have lost everything

May God bless the noble person
who stopped me

She showed me that the cure
to poverty is not deceit

The cure is hard work. That's
the prosperity of the nation

May God bless her.
That is all I have to say

May none of you make the
same mistake

Come on Mr Raj

Let us go, old pal

I venture into the
big wide world,

I walk with my head held high

Where does my destination lie,
where will I ever settle?

The Creator up above us
only knows

Like true soldiers...
- We forge ahead

The cap on my head is Russian
but my heart is Indian

My heart is Indian