Stories by Rabindranath Tagore (2015): Season 1, Episode 14 - Chhooti - full transcript
A widowed mother works tirelessly to bring up her two boys. Her brother offers to take one of her troublesome sons to Kolkata with him. Life takes a unexpected turn and repentance is the only gain.
Catch it! Catch it! Catch it!
Catch it! Catch it! Catch it!
Catch it! Catch it! Catch it!
Look. It's there.
Yes. Catch it! Catch it! Catch it!
Come on. Yes. Yes. Catch it!
Catch it! Catch it!
Brother. Brother, come.
Mother is calling you.
-Come on, brother. Let's go.
-Catch it!
Get lost.
Wait. Watch what I do. Just wait.
Phatik, I am hungry. Come on.
Yes. Come on.
You guys go.
I can't go home.
If I go home,
mother will beat me.
He is afraid of Makhan.
That's why, he won't go home.
Why are you quiet?
Why did you hit Makhan?
-I didn't do anything.
-You are lying!
Why are you lying?
Mother, you know,
that I don't lie.
-He fell on his own.
-No, mother.
-He is lying. Look.
-Makhan, did I do that?
Come here. Come here.
Will you beat him?
What is it?
How dare you hit your
brother in front of me?
I get complaints from
the villagers.
You don't want to study.
You just want to play, all day!
You don't want to study.
You only want to hit all
the boys in the village..
Shanti.
It's okay. It's okay.
How are you?
Phatik, he is your uncle.
Phatik? He has grown up.
Welcome, brother. Come in.
Shanti.
I didn't come to meet
you, for so many years.
I didn't inquire
about your well-being.
I couldn't fulfill my
duty, as an elder brother.
Brother, you had enough
responsibilities.
I know, you weren't
there at that time.
Yes. I got transferred
to Mumbai, all of a sudden.
Brother, you are worrying,
for no reason.
One gets as much as
one is destined to get.
It's futile to dwell
on the past.
By God's grace, we manage
to make both ends meet.
You don't have to worry,
so much!
You came here to meet us.
That's enough for me.
-I want the pillow.
-No. It's my pillow.
-It's my pillow.
-You took it yesterday.
-Give it to me.
-No.
-Move.
-Give it to me.
-It's my pillow.
-Leave it.
-I won't give it.
-Leave the pillow.
-It's my turn today.
-What is going on?
It's my pillow.
I will beat both of you.
You fight throughout the day.
-Phatik, leave the pillow.
-I won't let go!
Makhan! Stop it.
Leave. It's my turn today.
Leave. Leave the pillow.
Uncle, there are horse
carriages in Kolkata, right?
Yes. We call them, buggies.
-And cars, too?
-Yes.
-Do you have a car?
-No. I don't have a car.
Okay. Uncle, my teacher
says, Kolkata is a very big city.
It's as big as ten villages.
It's even bigger than that.
Have you ever seen the British?
They are fair like ghosts
and as tall as palm trees.
22.
I can't hear. Count louder.
-Come on.
-26.
27.
Did he do something
again, today?
Brother, what about him?
It's his routine.
Why, Phatik?
Brother,
what did you get all this?
Keep it.
I need to hear you counting.
Come on.
30.
31.
-Shanti.
-Yes, brother?
Shanti, I was thinking of
taking Phatik to Kolkata, forever.
I will enroll him in a school.
He will study.
What do you say?
I don't mind, brother.
In fact, if he stays with you,
under your care, he will study well.
But, I don't know whether
he will leave the village.
I will speak to him.
Phatik, come here.
Will you go to Kolkata with me?
If I speak to your mother,
she won't refuse me.
Will you come?
I am not taking you
there for an outing.
Now, you will stay there.
You have two brothers,
over there.
You will have to study
with them and go to school.
Will you study?
I will study and go to school,
too.
You will have to listen
to whatever I say.
I will.
Will be able to live without
your mother and brother?
Yes. I will.
When do we have to go?
This evening.
Shall I pack my bags?
Yes.
Yes. Stop right here.
Get down.
Come on.
He is Phatik.
Your aunt. Touch her feet. Come on.
Yes. It's all right.
He is my sister Shanti's son.
Now, he will stay here.
This is your house. Okay?
Yes.
You?
Give me that.
Uncle, I thought you are rich.
But, it's such a small house.
Son, in the cities, the population
is more and the space is less.
That's why,
the houses are small.
I see. That's why, you have
one house on top of another.
Father. Father. Father.
In our school..
He is Phatik.
Your aunt Shanti's son.
He has come to Kolkata,
for the first time.
He will stay with you.
Show him around the house.
Go and play.
Don't get into any mischief.
Look at his clothes. Look at
his hair. It's like a bird's nest.
This is my brother's bed.
Nobody keeps anything here.
I didn't know.
This is my bed.
Does Phatik have
school holidays?
No.
Then, why did you bring him here?
To show him around Kolkata?
No. Phatik will stay here now,
in this house.
What do you mean,
he will stay here?
I brought Phatik here, forever.
Kumud, my sister Shanti
was really hassled.
She's raising two children
and bearing their expenses.
She was alone.
That's why, I thought of this..
You should have asked me once.
What was the hurry?
You could have brought him,
the next time you went there.
I did what I felt was right,
at that moment.
As the elder brother, isn't it my
duty to help my widowed sister?
If you wanted to help her,
you should have given her money.
Do you know,
that taking care of three boys..
Kumud.
I don't need your permission
to bring my nephew, here.
Do you understand?
-Phatik.
-Yes.
Phatik, see,
what I have got for you!
Yes. Coming.
Come fast.
Yes, uncle.
-Kanai, look at that.
-Hey!
Where is your towel?
Phatik, see, I got
you new clothes.
-For me?
-Yes.
I enrolled you in the school.
From tomorrow, you will also
go to school with your brothers.
It's lovely, uncle.
Isn't it? It will be great, now.
Phatik, listen.
While walking on the road,
don't look here and there.
-Yes. You will have to walk carefully.
-Yes.
Come with us.
What happened?
I am used to wearing a dhoti.
I feel as if I have not worn
anything below, in these shorts.
-Come on.
-Come on.
Come on.
Shidhu, he says,
he is your brother.
No.
I don't know him.
Phatik, when I brought you
from the village, I explained to you.
You promised,
that you will listen to me.
So?
Son, it's a big city
and it's so crowded.
There are so many cars
over here.
I have explained to him
so many times.
But, he doesn't listen.
He doesn't listen to anyone.
You don't know the routes.
What if, you had lost the way?
Phatik, just stay with
your brothers.
Don't leave them and
wander off alone.
Are you listening?
If something had happened,
who would have been answerable?
Aunt, give me rice.
Here.
Eat.
Eat more. Eat this as well.
Shall I give you more?
Wow! Yeah!
He is my brother.
Yes!
No. Who are you?
You are not my brother.
-Will you lie to me?
-You told me that.
-Will you lie to me?
-You said that, too!
Hit him. Hit him.
Hit him. Hit him.
-He started it.
-I didn't do anything.
You pushed me.
I didn't push you.
You pushed me first.
-Don't lie, Sidhu.
-Mother, he is lying.
He is lying.
He pulled my tie, too.
How much are you going to lie?
-I am not lying.
-You..
Is this why your uncle brought
you to the city, from the village?
He is splurging
so much money, on you.
So that, you go to the
school and beat others up!
Uncouth. Illiterate.
Don't you feel ashamed?
Didn't you feel ashamed
to hit your elder brother?
Is this what your mother
taught you?
Why did you come here?
Why don't you go away?
I don't understand.
Kumud, what happened to Phatik?
He is too quiet. He doesn't
talk to me, the way he used to.
Is he fine?
Why are you asking me?
Go and ask him.
As such, I know what
you are trying to say.
Kanai must have told you.
Kumud.
They are 12 or 13 years old.
If they don't fight now,
when will they fight?
It's usual,
for brothers to fight.
It was Phatik's fault.
That's why, I..
It doesn't matter, who
made a mistake.
Kumud, you shouldn't
have hit him.
-So, it's entirely my fault.
-When did I say that?
I am trying to explain to you.
He's new to this place.
This lifestyle and
the way of living is..
..completely different
from his old life.
What can I do, about that?
Treat him lovingly.
Be patient.
That is all I want to say.
Yes. It's entirely my fault.
I hit him deliberately.
I don't give him food.
Do one thing. Take him
back to his mother's house.
You are going off on a tangent.
You are not trying
to understand.
All I want is, that you
should treat him lovingly.
He will like it here.
There is no need
for him to like it here.
Do you have time left to spare
from your office and work?
All of a sudden, you
felt love for your sister.
So, you went to meet her.
To atone for your mistake,
you brought her son here.
-To burden me with him!
-Kumud!
You are crossing your limit.
I've never seen our parents
fight like this before.
You should have brought
her younger son, too.
It has happened
because of Phatik.
-Send your sister on a pilgrimage.
-Kumud.
Since he has come,
things are going wrong.
All my life..
-Brother.
-Yes.
-Can I say something?
-Yes.
Why doesn't he go back?
It's between you and
your sister.
I wish, father would take him back
to the village, tomorrow itself.
Yes.
Mother,
you must be sleeping, isn't it?
Makhan must also
be sleeping, next to you.
Do you know, mother?
At times, I feel people
don't sleep here.
All night long,
cars ply on the road.
Shops are open,
till late at night.
People listen to songs
on the radio.
Due to the street lights,
the night also looks like the day.
I am very happy here, mother.
Do you know what?
Uncle has enrolled me in a school.
I go to school with
Shidhu and Kanai, everyday.
They love me a lot and
they never leave me alone.
Shidhu, he says,
that he is your brother.
No. I don't know him.
They always help me,
because I am new.
My teacher also likes me a lot.
He says, I will be
a successful man, someday.
Do you know, mother?
Initially, it was very
difficult for me to wear shoes.
But now, I am used to it.
At times, I feel like
going out barefoot.
Mother, the games
here are very different.
Nobody climbs trees
and plucks fruits.
Nobody catches fishes
in the lake, with a cloth net.
In the village, 10 boys
chase a hen to catch it.
Similarly, boys here
run after a ball.
Not to catch it.
But, to kick the ball hard.
This game is called football.
Uncle had said..
In cities, the population
is more and the space is less.
That's why,
the houses are small.
Still I don't know, why there
is a separate room for bathing.
There is a small hole
in the wall..
..as big as my finger,
from where the light filters in.
Mother, I have decided.
After returning to the village,
the first thing I will do is..
..I will go to the lake
and bathe for a very long time.
Don't stop me. Okay?
I have made a big mistake.
I wonder how.
I lost my school bag.
Do you know, mother?
The bag, books and pen
cost Rs.10, altogether.
You can get a calf
in the village, for 10 rupees.
I got so scared.
But aunt said, she
will buy new books for me.
I want to come to you, mother.
I want to return to my village.
I will do whatever you say.
I won't fight with Makhan,
either.
You'll see, mother.
I will be a good boy.
Yours, Phatik.
Yes, son?
Did you need something?
Tell me.
I want to go home.
What?
I want to go home.
I don't like it here.
Son, the school is going on.
How can you leave it midterm?
I will take you personally, during
the 'Durga Puja' (Festival) holidays.
Okay?
-When is 'Durga Puja'?
-After three months.
No. I want to go, now.
I don't like it here.
-And that's why..
-Phatik.
Don't be stubborn.
Kumud.
I will be late, today.
There is a police trail
on Baag Bazaar road.
Okay. But, don't stay
at Chatterjee's place.
Return home.
Father.
Phatik.
Hey!
-Don't worry.
-Why would you worry?
Move.
He has taken his luggage, too.
Did he say anything last night?
-Did he speak to you?
-No.
Speak up.
Calm down.
How can I calm down?
He must have gone, nearby.
He will come back.
What do you mean, by that?
He doesn't know anybody here.
He's recently come
to the city, from the village.
He doesn't even know
the routes.
If he goes missing,
where will I look for him?
All this..
You boys check the neighborhood.
I will be right back.
-Where are you going?
-I will come back, soon.
Mr. Vishambar.
-Who is it?
-Mr. Vishambar.
-Mr. Vishambar.
-Yes.
Yes.
He's got a high fever.
I want to go to mother.
Kumud.
Where did you find him?
We found him on the banks of
the Ganga. At the Ferry Ghat.
He was saying, he wants
to go to his village.
It is okay, Phatik. It's okay.
Kanai. Move, son.
-Shidhu, fetch a towel.
-Yes.
-Kanai, fetch the thermometer.
-Yes.
He has a very high fever,
Kumud.
Father.
Kumud, heat oil with
mango leaves.
Should you do this
to your uncle, Phatik?
That's it. Sleep comfortably.
-Kumud, go on.
-Yes.
I want to go to mother.
I want to go to mother.
Wake him up.
Wake up, son. Wake up.
Breathe, my son.
-Breathe deeply.
-Breathe deeply.
Okay.
Doctor.
Does his parents live here?
No. His mother lives in the village.
Doctor, is everything fine?
Kumud.
Mother.
Come on, brother.
See, I have such a big kite.
Let's fly it.
I have told you, so many times.
Don't go out in the rains.
But, you don't listen.
There is not a soul,
out in the rains.
-But, you are wandering outside.
-Mother.
'You fell ill, didn't you?'
Have the holidays started?
The holidays.
The holidays.
Phatik.
Drink this, son.
Open your mouth.
You will gain some strength,
if you drink this.
I want to go home.
Very good.
I want to go home.
I want to go home.
I want to go home.
-Open your mouth, son.
-I want to go home.
Phatik, open your mouth.
I want to go home.
Mother.
Have the holidays started?
Catch it! Catch it! Catch it!
Catch it! Catch it! Catch it!
Look. It's there.
Yes. Catch it! Catch it! Catch it!
Come on. Yes. Yes. Catch it!
Catch it! Catch it!
Brother. Brother, come.
Mother is calling you.
-Come on, brother. Let's go.
-Catch it!
Get lost.
Wait. Watch what I do. Just wait.
Phatik, I am hungry. Come on.
Yes. Come on.
You guys go.
I can't go home.
If I go home,
mother will beat me.
He is afraid of Makhan.
That's why, he won't go home.
Why are you quiet?
Why did you hit Makhan?
-I didn't do anything.
-You are lying!
Why are you lying?
Mother, you know,
that I don't lie.
-He fell on his own.
-No, mother.
-He is lying. Look.
-Makhan, did I do that?
Come here. Come here.
Will you beat him?
What is it?
How dare you hit your
brother in front of me?
I get complaints from
the villagers.
You don't want to study.
You just want to play, all day!
You don't want to study.
You only want to hit all
the boys in the village..
Shanti.
It's okay. It's okay.
How are you?
Phatik, he is your uncle.
Phatik? He has grown up.
Welcome, brother. Come in.
Shanti.
I didn't come to meet
you, for so many years.
I didn't inquire
about your well-being.
I couldn't fulfill my
duty, as an elder brother.
Brother, you had enough
responsibilities.
I know, you weren't
there at that time.
Yes. I got transferred
to Mumbai, all of a sudden.
Brother, you are worrying,
for no reason.
One gets as much as
one is destined to get.
It's futile to dwell
on the past.
By God's grace, we manage
to make both ends meet.
You don't have to worry,
so much!
You came here to meet us.
That's enough for me.
-I want the pillow.
-No. It's my pillow.
-It's my pillow.
-You took it yesterday.
-Give it to me.
-No.
-Move.
-Give it to me.
-It's my pillow.
-Leave it.
-I won't give it.
-Leave the pillow.
-It's my turn today.
-What is going on?
It's my pillow.
I will beat both of you.
You fight throughout the day.
-Phatik, leave the pillow.
-I won't let go!
Makhan! Stop it.
Leave. It's my turn today.
Leave. Leave the pillow.
Uncle, there are horse
carriages in Kolkata, right?
Yes. We call them, buggies.
-And cars, too?
-Yes.
-Do you have a car?
-No. I don't have a car.
Okay. Uncle, my teacher
says, Kolkata is a very big city.
It's as big as ten villages.
It's even bigger than that.
Have you ever seen the British?
They are fair like ghosts
and as tall as palm trees.
22.
I can't hear. Count louder.
-Come on.
-26.
27.
Did he do something
again, today?
Brother, what about him?
It's his routine.
Why, Phatik?
Brother,
what did you get all this?
Keep it.
I need to hear you counting.
Come on.
30.
31.
-Shanti.
-Yes, brother?
Shanti, I was thinking of
taking Phatik to Kolkata, forever.
I will enroll him in a school.
He will study.
What do you say?
I don't mind, brother.
In fact, if he stays with you,
under your care, he will study well.
But, I don't know whether
he will leave the village.
I will speak to him.
Phatik, come here.
Will you go to Kolkata with me?
If I speak to your mother,
she won't refuse me.
Will you come?
I am not taking you
there for an outing.
Now, you will stay there.
You have two brothers,
over there.
You will have to study
with them and go to school.
Will you study?
I will study and go to school,
too.
You will have to listen
to whatever I say.
I will.
Will be able to live without
your mother and brother?
Yes. I will.
When do we have to go?
This evening.
Shall I pack my bags?
Yes.
Yes. Stop right here.
Get down.
Come on.
He is Phatik.
Your aunt. Touch her feet. Come on.
Yes. It's all right.
He is my sister Shanti's son.
Now, he will stay here.
This is your house. Okay?
Yes.
You?
Give me that.
Uncle, I thought you are rich.
But, it's such a small house.
Son, in the cities, the population
is more and the space is less.
That's why,
the houses are small.
I see. That's why, you have
one house on top of another.
Father. Father. Father.
In our school..
He is Phatik.
Your aunt Shanti's son.
He has come to Kolkata,
for the first time.
He will stay with you.
Show him around the house.
Go and play.
Don't get into any mischief.
Look at his clothes. Look at
his hair. It's like a bird's nest.
This is my brother's bed.
Nobody keeps anything here.
I didn't know.
This is my bed.
Does Phatik have
school holidays?
No.
Then, why did you bring him here?
To show him around Kolkata?
No. Phatik will stay here now,
in this house.
What do you mean,
he will stay here?
I brought Phatik here, forever.
Kumud, my sister Shanti
was really hassled.
She's raising two children
and bearing their expenses.
She was alone.
That's why, I thought of this..
You should have asked me once.
What was the hurry?
You could have brought him,
the next time you went there.
I did what I felt was right,
at that moment.
As the elder brother, isn't it my
duty to help my widowed sister?
If you wanted to help her,
you should have given her money.
Do you know,
that taking care of three boys..
Kumud.
I don't need your permission
to bring my nephew, here.
Do you understand?
-Phatik.
-Yes.
Phatik, see,
what I have got for you!
Yes. Coming.
Come fast.
Yes, uncle.
-Kanai, look at that.
-Hey!
Where is your towel?
Phatik, see, I got
you new clothes.
-For me?
-Yes.
I enrolled you in the school.
From tomorrow, you will also
go to school with your brothers.
It's lovely, uncle.
Isn't it? It will be great, now.
Phatik, listen.
While walking on the road,
don't look here and there.
-Yes. You will have to walk carefully.
-Yes.
Come with us.
What happened?
I am used to wearing a dhoti.
I feel as if I have not worn
anything below, in these shorts.
-Come on.
-Come on.
Come on.
Shidhu, he says,
he is your brother.
No.
I don't know him.
Phatik, when I brought you
from the village, I explained to you.
You promised,
that you will listen to me.
So?
Son, it's a big city
and it's so crowded.
There are so many cars
over here.
I have explained to him
so many times.
But, he doesn't listen.
He doesn't listen to anyone.
You don't know the routes.
What if, you had lost the way?
Phatik, just stay with
your brothers.
Don't leave them and
wander off alone.
Are you listening?
If something had happened,
who would have been answerable?
Aunt, give me rice.
Here.
Eat.
Eat more. Eat this as well.
Shall I give you more?
Wow! Yeah!
He is my brother.
Yes!
No. Who are you?
You are not my brother.
-Will you lie to me?
-You told me that.
-Will you lie to me?
-You said that, too!
Hit him. Hit him.
Hit him. Hit him.
-He started it.
-I didn't do anything.
You pushed me.
I didn't push you.
You pushed me first.
-Don't lie, Sidhu.
-Mother, he is lying.
He is lying.
He pulled my tie, too.
How much are you going to lie?
-I am not lying.
-You..
Is this why your uncle brought
you to the city, from the village?
He is splurging
so much money, on you.
So that, you go to the
school and beat others up!
Uncouth. Illiterate.
Don't you feel ashamed?
Didn't you feel ashamed
to hit your elder brother?
Is this what your mother
taught you?
Why did you come here?
Why don't you go away?
I don't understand.
Kumud, what happened to Phatik?
He is too quiet. He doesn't
talk to me, the way he used to.
Is he fine?
Why are you asking me?
Go and ask him.
As such, I know what
you are trying to say.
Kanai must have told you.
Kumud.
They are 12 or 13 years old.
If they don't fight now,
when will they fight?
It's usual,
for brothers to fight.
It was Phatik's fault.
That's why, I..
It doesn't matter, who
made a mistake.
Kumud, you shouldn't
have hit him.
-So, it's entirely my fault.
-When did I say that?
I am trying to explain to you.
He's new to this place.
This lifestyle and
the way of living is..
..completely different
from his old life.
What can I do, about that?
Treat him lovingly.
Be patient.
That is all I want to say.
Yes. It's entirely my fault.
I hit him deliberately.
I don't give him food.
Do one thing. Take him
back to his mother's house.
You are going off on a tangent.
You are not trying
to understand.
All I want is, that you
should treat him lovingly.
He will like it here.
There is no need
for him to like it here.
Do you have time left to spare
from your office and work?
All of a sudden, you
felt love for your sister.
So, you went to meet her.
To atone for your mistake,
you brought her son here.
-To burden me with him!
-Kumud!
You are crossing your limit.
I've never seen our parents
fight like this before.
You should have brought
her younger son, too.
It has happened
because of Phatik.
-Send your sister on a pilgrimage.
-Kumud.
Since he has come,
things are going wrong.
All my life..
-Brother.
-Yes.
-Can I say something?
-Yes.
Why doesn't he go back?
It's between you and
your sister.
I wish, father would take him back
to the village, tomorrow itself.
Yes.
Mother,
you must be sleeping, isn't it?
Makhan must also
be sleeping, next to you.
Do you know, mother?
At times, I feel people
don't sleep here.
All night long,
cars ply on the road.
Shops are open,
till late at night.
People listen to songs
on the radio.
Due to the street lights,
the night also looks like the day.
I am very happy here, mother.
Do you know what?
Uncle has enrolled me in a school.
I go to school with
Shidhu and Kanai, everyday.
They love me a lot and
they never leave me alone.
Shidhu, he says,
that he is your brother.
No. I don't know him.
They always help me,
because I am new.
My teacher also likes me a lot.
He says, I will be
a successful man, someday.
Do you know, mother?
Initially, it was very
difficult for me to wear shoes.
But now, I am used to it.
At times, I feel like
going out barefoot.
Mother, the games
here are very different.
Nobody climbs trees
and plucks fruits.
Nobody catches fishes
in the lake, with a cloth net.
In the village, 10 boys
chase a hen to catch it.
Similarly, boys here
run after a ball.
Not to catch it.
But, to kick the ball hard.
This game is called football.
Uncle had said..
In cities, the population
is more and the space is less.
That's why,
the houses are small.
Still I don't know, why there
is a separate room for bathing.
There is a small hole
in the wall..
..as big as my finger,
from where the light filters in.
Mother, I have decided.
After returning to the village,
the first thing I will do is..
..I will go to the lake
and bathe for a very long time.
Don't stop me. Okay?
I have made a big mistake.
I wonder how.
I lost my school bag.
Do you know, mother?
The bag, books and pen
cost Rs.10, altogether.
You can get a calf
in the village, for 10 rupees.
I got so scared.
But aunt said, she
will buy new books for me.
I want to come to you, mother.
I want to return to my village.
I will do whatever you say.
I won't fight with Makhan,
either.
You'll see, mother.
I will be a good boy.
Yours, Phatik.
Yes, son?
Did you need something?
Tell me.
I want to go home.
What?
I want to go home.
I don't like it here.
Son, the school is going on.
How can you leave it midterm?
I will take you personally, during
the 'Durga Puja' (Festival) holidays.
Okay?
-When is 'Durga Puja'?
-After three months.
No. I want to go, now.
I don't like it here.
-And that's why..
-Phatik.
Don't be stubborn.
Kumud.
I will be late, today.
There is a police trail
on Baag Bazaar road.
Okay. But, don't stay
at Chatterjee's place.
Return home.
Father.
Phatik.
Hey!
-Don't worry.
-Why would you worry?
Move.
He has taken his luggage, too.
Did he say anything last night?
-Did he speak to you?
-No.
Speak up.
Calm down.
How can I calm down?
He must have gone, nearby.
He will come back.
What do you mean, by that?
He doesn't know anybody here.
He's recently come
to the city, from the village.
He doesn't even know
the routes.
If he goes missing,
where will I look for him?
All this..
You boys check the neighborhood.
I will be right back.
-Where are you going?
-I will come back, soon.
Mr. Vishambar.
-Who is it?
-Mr. Vishambar.
-Mr. Vishambar.
-Yes.
Yes.
He's got a high fever.
I want to go to mother.
Kumud.
Where did you find him?
We found him on the banks of
the Ganga. At the Ferry Ghat.
He was saying, he wants
to go to his village.
It is okay, Phatik. It's okay.
Kanai. Move, son.
-Shidhu, fetch a towel.
-Yes.
-Kanai, fetch the thermometer.
-Yes.
He has a very high fever,
Kumud.
Father.
Kumud, heat oil with
mango leaves.
Should you do this
to your uncle, Phatik?
That's it. Sleep comfortably.
-Kumud, go on.
-Yes.
I want to go to mother.
I want to go to mother.
Wake him up.
Wake up, son. Wake up.
Breathe, my son.
-Breathe deeply.
-Breathe deeply.
Okay.
Doctor.
Does his parents live here?
No. His mother lives in the village.
Doctor, is everything fine?
Kumud.
Mother.
Come on, brother.
See, I have such a big kite.
Let's fly it.
I have told you, so many times.
Don't go out in the rains.
But, you don't listen.
There is not a soul,
out in the rains.
-But, you are wandering outside.
-Mother.
'You fell ill, didn't you?'
Have the holidays started?
The holidays.
The holidays.
Phatik.
Drink this, son.
Open your mouth.
You will gain some strength,
if you drink this.
I want to go home.
Very good.
I want to go home.
I want to go home.
I want to go home.
-Open your mouth, son.
-I want to go home.
Phatik, open your mouth.
I want to go home.
Mother.
Have the holidays started?