Stories by Rabindranath Tagore (2015): Season 1, Episode 23 - Dhaai Aakhar Prem Ka - full transcript

Various aspects of love and marital life are highlighted by this hilarious tale of three interwoven love stories.

"There was a promise."

"There was a promise
of uniting with beloved."

"There was a promise
of uniting with beloved."

"The moonlight faded,
the night went by."

Inspired by our poet Vinod Bihari,
I wrote a few lines, too.

'Now, the pain has become a cure..'

'..since, I fell in love.'

Vinod. Vinod, are you listening?

'She can commit any sin,
without getting punished.'

'There is neither any proof..'

'..nor any witness.'



Wow!

Is it done?

Yes. It's done.

It's done.

That's nice. That's nice.

'The tears of the night, don't
stay on a lotus leaf. They slip off.'

'Sometimes, the union
is left incomplete..'

'..sometimes, all that
is left are stories.'

-Vinod.
-Yes.

Once more.

'The tears of the night, don't
stay on a lotus leaf, they slip off.'

'Sometimes, the union
is left incomplete..'

'..sometimes, all that
is left are stories.'

'A peaceful mind, was disturbed
by a chord of the heart..'



'..a symphony of the beloved
plays, in each breath.'

'Only my beloved,
doesn't know my..'

..feelings.

My..

Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy!

Great! Great!

My feelings!

What are you doing?

I'm tempering the lentils.

Why?

What do you mean, why?

Are you tempering lentils
or trying to burn down the house?

What is this?

You will eat this, today.

I will be back.

Eat.

Hey, Indu!

What?

Tell me what happened.

Sister-in-law, do you want to see
the effect of the arrow of words?

Come with me. Come.

I just got rid of those
crazy poets.

And now, you are confusing
me with riddles. Shut up!

Sister-in-law, listen.

The riddle has already been solved.

Kamal is burning.

All day, all night,
in the fire of love.

Oh Lord! What are you
saying, Indu?

I'm telling the truth,
sister-in-law.

The fun part is, they
both are in love with each other.

You're very lucky, sister-in-law.
I'll show you a demonstration.

-Come on.
-Yes. Let's go.

"There was a promise."

"There was a promise
of uniting with beloved."

"There was a promise
of uniting with beloved."

"The moonlight faded,
the night went by."

She sings so well, doesn't she?

"The moonlight faded,
the night went by."

What?

-What?
-"I didn't get a letter from my beloved."

"There..."

Kamal, why did you stop?

You sing so well!
Sing.

Yes, sister.
Please sing. Come on.

"My beloved is so insensitive."

"He left me in the middle
of nowhere."

"My tears are shedding
like the rain."

-What?
-Come here.

What?

An arrow of words.

-Yes.
-"The moonlight faded, the night went by."

"I didn't get.."

"I didn't get a
letter from my beloved."

"There was a promise
of uniting with beloved."

"There was a promise
of uniting with beloved."

Our Vinod!

Kamal, you are very smart.

You found a target, through
your bedroom window.

No, sister-in-law.

You know, she is
thinking about all this.

She doesn't do anything
else and just does this.

What is better than bringing
two people together?

Look at her. Now, she's
using me to get her way.

You know, she's the one
in rush to get married.

-It's just that I'm elder, that's why..
-No!

So, is that it?
Do you like someone, Indu?

Yes, sister-in-law. The doors of
my heart have always been open.

If you know a good guy,
let me know.

Look at her.

Tell me, if you like someone from
your brother's gang. I'll tell him.

But tell me, if it's someone
worthy of me.

There is one. Apart from Vinod,
there's Lalit, Gaudai.

Gaudai? Ew! I'm sure,
he must be ugly looking.

No, no. Gaudai is a final
year student in the medical college.

He's the only smart one,
amongst these crazy poets.

Hey, Gaudai! Come. Come.

-Come.
-Sit, sit.

-Sit.
-Come, doctor. Come.

Hey, Gaudai.
Does your father know that..

..his capable heir..

..left his pathology class
and is sitting among poets?

Chandra, I came
here for my pathology classes.

And this time,
the topic of my research is poets.

Great!

When your heart beats faster,
you don't sleep in the night..

..and other things occur,
which you all call love..

..that's actually, the
gastro esophageal reflex.

When you see the sky from your
window or hear the birds chirping..

..when your heart says that,
there should be something in life..

..that 'something',
is none other than..

..bi-carbonate of soda.

So then, you tell us.
What is love?

Love is a disease
of the nerves.

In simple language, it's
just an obsession of the mind.

And you will see that,
just like other medicines..

..the medicine for love,
will also hit the markets.

What are you saying?

And before I came here,
you were all cracking up.

There was no cracking up.

You should say that, a scholarly
discussion was going on here.

Vinod was talking about
his kind of girl.

Interesting. I will not interrupt.
Please continue.

I was just saying that, the
girl should be like a mystery..

..which I spend my life
in figuring out.

If I want to touch her,
she runs away.

And if I want to leave,
she holds me.

You mean the one,
who never gets old.

But, I can say
with experience..

..you won't find any.

Chandra, you found
sister-in-law, didn't you?

I didn't get her.

All I got, was these snacks.
Have some.

Please have some, everyone.

Your sister-in-law doesn't
have those qualities.

The one I thought was poetry,
turned out to be prose.

There's no tune, and no verse.

She is just a simple,
dry group of words.

Let's say, someone took
the sweetness out of sweets.

Chandra, too much sweetness,
can cause diabetes.

I think that sister-in-law and
you, complete one another.

Gaudai.

You know, the grass is
greener on the other side, always.

Always!

Taste some snacks.
Go on.

Here you are.

Eat up!

'I see pearls in her eyes.'

'I see pearls in her eyes.'

'When I look at her...'

When I look at her,
I see her sleeping.

Kanto.

Hey, Kanto.

Look at this.

See, this pen isn't working.
Look.

What happened to it?

It will work, now.

What has happened to you?

I'm always like this.
After all, I'm prose.

I was just joking a little..

No, no. I have no melody
or rhythm.

I'm just a simple, dry,
group of words.

Don't you ever complain
about me, to anyone?

Let's say, someone took the
sweetness out of sweets.

You're the queen of sweets.
Look, forgive me.

I will never..

I want to talk to you,
about something important.

Do you know her name?

No, I don't.

Good.

Have you met her?

Not yet.

That's great!

You don't know her name,
you never met her..

..and you want to marry her?

Great! Great!

I fell in love with
her voice and her singing.

And Chandra,
you're the only one who..

..can unite her singing
and my poetry.

Don't mind, Vinod.

I don't expect this
level of craziness, from you.

Do one thing.
Buy a gramophone.

We will think about
marriage, later.

You may find it funny,
but, I have made up my mind.

At least meet this woman once,
whom you're admiring so much.

How much will I know about
her in one meeting, anyway?

It's better to know a
little, than not meeting at all.

I don't know about all that.
I'm coming here, tomorrow..

..and you will have to
come with me to her house..

..to talk about our marriage.

I will not go with you.

You will.

I won't go.

You will have to.

I won't go!

You must have heard
about Vinod Bihari Sen.

Who doesn't know Vinod Bihari?

I have been reading
about him, since childhood.

He is one of the most prominent
writers, in the territory.

I have read his creation,
"The desperate lover."

Wow! Wow! He is a great writer!
It's so impactful!

He has great language skills.

Actually, Vaikunt Basu
wrote that.

So, then? Yes, I remember.
"The lost night."

I always get confused,
about these two names.

Actually, that was written
by someone else, too.

Forget about it.

Do you want to invite him, to
inaugurate the winter fair?

Is he still alive?

Look, we came about a marriage
proposal for your daughter, Kamal.

With Vinod Bihari's son?

He is Vinod Bihari.

And he wishes to
marry your daughter.

-Recently, he began his law practice.
-And?

He is a very decent and
well mannered boy.

He must be, if you say so.

Listen, Mr. Chandrakant,
I have no issues.

But, I will have to ask
Kamal, once.

Yes. Give me your picture.

Give me your picture.

I brought a picture.
Look.

That's me in the centre.

So sister, Chandra
is in the centre.

Right? So, which one
of these two, is yours?

Tell me.

One is a poet and
the other is a crow.

The poet is mine..

..and the crow is yours.

-Give it to me.
-No.

But, the wife's sister has
first dibs on the brother-in-law.

Okay, see it.

Sister. Sister.

"A tune came and knocked
on the door of my heart."

"I wonder why my mind
was joyous, at its defeat."

"I created a picture
of her with her sound."

"I am at peace, when I hear
the sound. What a strange sound!"

Sometimes, I feel, that I'm
not worthy of your brother.

He is so educated
and I'm foolish!

Sister-in-law, brother has all those
good-for-nothing boys, in his group.

I guess, they are the
ones who manipulate him.

By the way sister-in-law,
who is that third boy?

Which boy?

The one in the picture,
that brother gave us.

Which picture?

Sister took it with her.

At least, tell me how he looks.

He looks average.
Nothing special.

Everyone looks good
in a shirt and pant.

That's Lalit. Lalit Chatterjee.

He is the one, who always
dresses like the English.

Yes. He must be Lalit.

Sister-in-law, is Lalit married?

That's why I was wondering,
why are you inquiring so much?

-Since when is this going on?
-Nothing is going on.

Do you like Lalit?

Not at all.
I don't want a crow.

I want a poet,
just like sister does.

Okay, sister-in-law. I will tell
you how to tame Chandra.

I have read many
stories by Mr. Bankim.

I know everything.

Yes!

Everything is all right.

Yes. I knew everything
will be fine.

Yes. So doctor, what does
your son Ganesh, do?

Not Ganesh. Gaudai.

He is in the final
year of MBBS.

It upsets me.
Your amnesia..

..I couldn't cure
it, in all these years.

Doctor.

Come.

Everything is a drama.
Drama!

I take money from people
on loan and I never give it back.

Look doctor, I don't have
any problem with this marriage..

..if your son,
the horse, Gaudai..

..likes my daughter,
Indumati.

Even his father will like her.

Why won't he like her?

I have told you.
You may consider..

..that your daughter Indu has
already become my daughter-in-law.

I understand.

Your elder daughter Kamal, is going
to get married soon, right?

Fine, then. Once the farewell
ceremony is over..

..we will talk about it,
in peace.

All right.

Have some tea.

Okay. So now, imagine I am Chandra.

-Okay?
-Yes.

Listen. Where is my dhoti?
Get it.

I'll get it right away.

Sister-in-law, I told you
so many times. "I'll get it."

You have to say, "My love,
see how pleasing the weather is."

"Let's go out for some time."
Say it.

Love.. today.. the weather..

The pleasing is so weather.

Go out for some time.

Sister-in-law!

Sister-in-law,
I don't think you can do it.

What are you saying?

Come on.
Let's try again. Okay?

Love..

Say it. What are you
thinking about?

Your brother.

Yes, yes. You have to
say it to brother. Say it.

Come on. Say it.

Brother.

Brother, this coat is
very nice.

I will wash it and
return it to you.

Oh, boy!

Take this.
Give it to your boss.

And see, if my palanquin
is here.

Go and check on that, too.

Go.

You..

-I'm Kadambani.
-Kadam..

Kadambani?

Don't you know, Mr. Chaudhary
from the Garden Market?

I'm his only daughter.

Go and check on my palanquin.
Go.

Actually, I just came
from downstairs.

It isn't here, yet.

You have weak eyesight.

Kadambani.

Nivaran, what I'm saying is..

..you meet Gaudai,
once.

Talk to him once or twice
and decide.

What is left to decide, doctor?

A father's son,
a soldier's horse..

..something is better,
than nothing.

You never forget phrases.

Father, who was that old man?

Who says that?
Your father is old, too.

No.

Listen, it's time
to change your father.

Shibhu came with a marriage
proposal for his son, Gaudai.

What did you say his name was?

Gaudai.

Gaudai? Ew!

I won't marry someone named Gaudai,
I would beat him, instead..

..that too, on his head.

I saw Kadambani..

..on a bright afternoon.

I became her slave
at first sight.

Great!

Great! Great! Great!

What is so great?

Vascular disease is
caused by narrowing or..

..blockage of blood vessels,
supplying blood to the limbs..

..due to deposition
of fatty substances.

-Good. Study. Study. Study.
-Yes, father.

Cholesterol and other cellular
wastes on the walls of..

Friends..

..today, we have gathered here..

..to pay homage to the
freedom of our dear friend Vinod.

He has shown great courage,
by deciding to get married.

And we all salute him.

Please, salute him.

But, I'm sorry..

..that, we have lost the
right to call Vinod our own.

Anyway. His wedding
is on the day after tomorrow.

May he rest in peace.

Vinod, my son..

..after the day after tomorrow,
your wife will be everything to you.

It's your duty to fulfill,
whatever she asks you to do.

When she asks you to,
you have to get up..

..sit down, eat, drink.

A husband is like God,
is just a saying.

Even God Himself cannot do
anything more than that, for you.

Today, we will keep silent
for two minutes, for Vinod.

I saw Kadambani
on a bright afternoon.

I became her slave
at the first sight.

Like a clear ocean..

..are your eyes.

I lost my heart for your smile.

-Sister-in-law!
-Wow!

Gaudai!

Yes, brother.

What are you here for?

Just like that, brother.

Brother, did you write
something new?

I didn't, Gaudai.

You know, Gaudai. Nobody knows
who Chandra actually is.

Nobody values the poet,
within Chandra.

-That's not true, Chandra.
-It is.

Anyway, forget it. How are
you doing in your studies?

Very good.
I have my exams in a few days.

Yes. You keep studying.

You cannot write poems.

No, no.

There is a new medical article.
Listen to it.

The world has always
celebrated the discovery..

..and clinical use of penicillin.
However..

..the fact that in the same year,
a study was published.

Showing that an enzyme,
could be produced by bacteria.

That lead to the penicillin..

This publication, should
have fore-warned us..

..of the ingenuity
of microorganisms..

..against antibiotics..

..which is now manifesting
itself, as the major problem.

What happened?
Did you get it?

-It was great, brother. Read further.
-Yes.

The fore-warned..

I sleep on this pillow.

You..

..take this one.

Kadambani.

Ambani.

Gaudai. Gaudai.

Gaudai.

Kadambani. Gaudai.

'I saw Kadambani
in a bright afternoon. '

'I became her slave
at the first sight.'

'Like a clear ocean are your eyes.'

'I lost my heart to your smile.'

'She is a dainty pleasing omniscient.
I would love to become her slave.'

'I was drowning in the clear sea,
but, I hold the rope of my heart.'

Who buys this soap, Kamal?

What do you want?

Rickshaw!

Gaudai!

Why are you here,
instead of college?

Father, I was just taking a walk.

For some fresh air.

You came to the
market, for fresh air?

Didn't you find any other place
in Kolkata, for fresh air?

Actually father, I'm under
pressure due to the exams.

So, I thought, if I take a walk,
I can relax..

..and I will stay
healthy too, father.

Right, father?

Come and sit.

Yes, father.

Come on. I will get
you some fresh air.

Disgusting!

Disgusting!

You were standing like
a mannequin, on the street..

..and peeping into somebody's
window and you call it relaxing?

Nonsense!

Listen, I have
arranged your marriage..

..with Nivaran's
younger daughter, Indumati.

According to me, that girl
is worthy of this family.

And in a few days, the wedding
date will be decided, too.

Did you hear that?

Father, I..

Father, I..

What are you murmuring for?

Speak louder!

Father, I cannot marry her.

Why?

Father..

..I want to tell you something.

So, tell me!

No, father. I will tell you
later.

I will slap you! Say it!

Father, I love the daughter
of Mr. Chaudhary..

..Kadambani from
Garden Market.

What will I say to
Nivaran, now?

Get lost!