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FINAL DRAFT
7th Sept 2016
Written by
Apurva M Asrani
STAFFER 1
Youre seven minutes late..
PRAFUL
(smiles)
Ill make sure I work seven minutes
extra.
Praful opens her locker and takes out her cleaning uniform.
She starts to change. We see two other women also changing.
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Praful sits with her colleagues Salma and Noella and they eat
packed lunches. Praful takes out some theplas. The women
take it happily and eat.
SALMA
Flat ka mortgage mil gaya?
PRAFUL
Pre-approval ho gaya. Infact aaj
Maa ko dikha rahi hu.
NOELLA
Really? Where?
PRAFUL
Uptown Atlanta. Near that Italian
joint, Fredericos.
NOELLA
Whoa! Posh!
SALMA
Mehnga hoga?
PRAFUL
Market cost $700,000 hain...but
mujhe $400,000 mein padega.
SALMA
Kaise?
PRAFUL
Minority Housing zindabad!
SALMA
Kaha se aaye itne paise?
PRAFUL
Jamma kiya hain maine. I worked 7
years for it!
3.
NOELLA
No wonder you never came to any
parties with me, you sly fox!
PRAFUL
Let me buy the flat Noella, phir
party hee party!
MIKE
Why isnt 503 cleaned???
PRAFUL
Door pe Do Not Disturb ka sign
tha.
MIKE
Wahi se aa raha hu. Koi sign nahi
dikha!
PRAFUL
Shayad guest ne nikal diya hoga.
Hum log lunch kar rahe the..
MIKE
Tumhara break dus minute pehle
khatam ho gaya. Praful, yeh
housekeeping hain, koi kitty party
club nahin.
MIKE (CONTD)
Noella, come to the linen room in
5. I need to take stock of the
towels. Praful, I want 503 cleaned
now.
He walks away.
PRAFUL
Ok Milkhaji.
SALMA
(laughs)
Milkha kyon?
4.
PRAFUL
Har kaam jaldi mein karta hain.
Haina Noella?
Noella ignores.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Sexy pendent Noella.
NOELLA
Thanks.
SALMA
(winks)
Guess kisne gift kiya?
NOELLA
Jealous?
PRAFUL
(laughs)
Relieved. Milkha zabardasti ek gift
thama deta hain, aur baar baar
return gift maangta hain.
Salma laughs
NOELLA
This time its serious.
SALMA
(chuckles)
Isko bola ki yeh pendent uski Maa
ki aakhri nishani hain!
PRAFUL
(laughs)
Dekh le, har floor pe kisi ladki ke
galle mein uski maa ki aakhri
nishani hogi!
STEVEN
Lots of sunlight! Theres a park
upfront, so no chance of a building
coming up.
PRAFUL
Be bedroom chhe maa. Dono mein
attached bathroom. Yeh wala aapke
liye, jab aap rehne aaogi.
Praful shows Kumud the quieter of the two rooms. Kumud nods
proudly to Steven.
KUMUD
Big hole.
STEVEN
(concerned)
Hole?
STEVEN (CONTD)
Yeah. The living area is big!
PRAFUL
Maa, aa jo, yaha pooja room banega.
KUMUD
(inspects)
Bhattji ko bulake vaastu dekhna
padega.
PRAFUL
(points)
Prayer room.
STEVEN
Shes religious? Theres an Indian
temple round the block.
PRAFUL
Thats a Gurudwara--for Sikhs. We
are Hindus.
STEVEN
Oh, theres an Indian kebab joint
two blocks away. Best lamb kebabs
in Atlanta.
6.
PRAFUL
Vegetarian.
Beat
STEVEN
Ill wait outside.
Steven exits the room. Kumud stands at the window and a tear
streams down her face.
PRAFUL
Maa? Aa shu? Aansu??
KUMUD
Pehli baar khushi ke hain. Rone de
na.
PRAFUL
Toh teri taraf se haan hain?
KUMUD
Mere haan se kya hota hain? Tujhe
rehna hain yaha!
PRAFUL
Tu nahi rahegi mere saath?
KUMUD
Main kab tak rahungi? Shaadi karke
pati ke saath rehle...
PRAFUL
(irritated)
Maa!
KUMUD
Zindagi bhar akeli rahegi?
PRAFUL
Maine kab kaha akeli rahungi?
Beat.
KUMUD
Jaise bhi kar. Koi dhoondh le
Praful.
KUMUD (CONTD)
Pata hain Praful, mein Ahemdabad
mein sapna dekhti thi...ki ek din
hum teeno saath rahenge, khush.
Lekin yaha aakar...
PRAFUL
Maa, Purani baaten chhod na. Yeh
bata rasoi kaise banayegi. Im
thinking of a 4 burner stove..
KUMUD
Jaise bhi bana. No Non-Veg!
PRAFUL
Haan, haan, ghar mein no non-veg!
STEVEN
This apartment is a steal! Just
yesterday we sold a place for
$800,000!
PRAFUL
I know. I think my mortgage should
come through soon.
STEVEN
Ill draw up the paperwork. How
about we meet Monday in my office?
PRAFUL
(smiles)
Ill be there. Thank you Steven!
KUMUD
Itne paise kaha se arrange karegi?
8.
PRAFUL
Kuch jamma kiye hain, baaki
personal loan ke liye apply kar
rahi hu.
KUMUD
Tch. Kitna bola tha tujhe, jama kar
paise..
PRAFUL
Mamma, lecture mat de. Ho jayega...
KUMUD
Apne Pappa se baat kar.
PRAFUL
Hazaar baatein sunayenge. Bank bhi
itne sawaal nahi puchte.
KUMUD
Red light hain.
KUMUD (CONTD)
(shouts)
Red light hain, Praful ruk!
CYNTHIA
Ms Patel!
CYNTHIA (CONTD)
The cups are sterilized.
9.
PRAFUL
(sheepish)
Old habit.
PRAFUL
Actually, I was hoping you could
process the loan quickly, I have
two weeks to..
CYNTHIA
Its good to know that you got a pre-
approval on the mortgage...
PRAFUL
Yes. That makes things easy?
CYNTHIA
Shouldnt be a problem. I just need
to check your credit scores and we
should be good! Please sign this.
CYNTHIA (CONTD)
And this, and this..
CYNTHIA (CONTD)
Ill call you on Monday.
PRAFUL
Ok. If you can call me any earlier,
Ill be grateful
Cynthia smiles.
KUMUD
Praful sambhal. Mohan ka garden...
10.
The door opens and a tall Gujarati man, Mohan, 62, walks out.
MOHAN
Praful, mere chrysanthemums!
PRAFUL
Sorry Pappa. Drive-way miss ho
gayi.
MOHAN
Phir se driving school kyon nahin
jaati?? Kam se kam parking toh
seekh le.
PRAFUL
Im getting better, dad. Pichle
hafte gaadi mailbox pe chadha dee
thee!
MOHAN
Itna late kaha se aa rahi hain?
KUMUD
Bank se.
Mohan is uncomfortable.
Mohan and Praful sit at the dining table. Kumud stands and
serves. Praful watches her mother fuss over her father.
MOHAN
Rotli naram thayi gayi!
KUMUD
Aadhe ghante se bula rahi hu. Tum
TV se uth-te nahi! La garam karke
laati hu.
MOHAN
(makes a face)
Sab naram naram kyon khilati hain.
Kuch crispy nahi hain kya?
KUMUD
Farsan lau?
11.
MOHAN
Kumud, joh bechte hain, usse khaate
nahi! Aur kuch idea nahi soojta
tujhe?
KUMUD
Nahi. Anpad aurat hu, ideas nahi
aate. Papad lekar aati hu.
PRAFUL
Tu baith Maa. Main karti hu.
KUMUD
Tu kaam se thaki hogi, kha le
pehle. Hum log toh ghar mein baithe
rehte hain...
MOHAN
Main ghar mein baitha rehta hu?
Tees saal se tum dono ko khila raha
hu, aur aaj beti kama rahi hain,
toh meri aukad nahi? Aye Praful,
teri kamai ka khata hu kya??
MOHAN (CONTD)
6 mahine se mera business down
hain. Tere kamayi ke paise mere
paas aate hain kya?
PRAFUL
Pehle toh deti thi na? Ab makaan ke
liye jama kar rahi hu.
MOHAN
Achanak flat ki kya zarurat pad
gayi? Yeh tera ghar nahi hain kya?
PRAFUL
Yeh aapka ghar hain Pappa. Main
apna space chahti hu.
MOHAN
Toh shaadi kyon nahin kar leti?
PRAFUL
Ek baar kar chuki hu.
MOHAN
(bitingly)
Dobara wahi galtiya mat daurana...
12.
PRAFUL
Galti meri nahin thi.
MOHAN
Waise kab hoti hain teri galti?
KUMUD
Pankha chalu karu?
Beat.
PRAFUL
Pappa please, lecture mat dijiye.
Kar lungi main.
MOHAN
Property khareedna koi mazaak nahin
hain Praful. Kam se kam mujhse sala-
mashwara kar leti?
PRAFUL
Pappa, aapke help ke bina mujhe
mortgage par pre-approval mil gaya
na?
KUMUD
Kyon rok rahe ho isko? Investment
karna chahti hain. Meri tarah
kamzor rehne se accha hain!
MOHAN
(shouts)
Tu iska dimaag kharaab mat kar!
Paise hain iske paas toh mere
business mein invest kar leti.
Property ke bare mein kya jaanti
hain yeh?
PRAFUL
Koi investment-vinvestment nahin
karna chahti hu. Bas independent
rehna chahti hu..
MOHAN
Kyon? Taaki ghar boyfriends laa
sako??
PRAFUL
Sure. Why not?
13.
KUMUD
Mohan!
MOHAN
(angry)
Baith jao!
KUMUD
Praful. Baith ja. Khana khatam kar.
MOHAN
Kumud ek baar ladki haath se gayi
na, toh wapas nahi aane waali.
PRAFUL
Excuse me, main ladki hu, koi ghodi
ya bakri nahi!
KUMUD
Aap kyon iske plan mein rokk laga
rahe hain. Khareedne do isse flat!
MOHAN
Kumud, ghalat salah mat de, warna
tu hee pachtayegi.
KUMUD
Jaise kam pachta rahi hu ab.
Ahemdabad mein hee khush the hum
dono. Dhoke se bula-liya...
MOHAN
Praful, is aurat ne tere dimaag
mein zehar bhar diya hain. Main
tere bhalayi ke liye keh raha hu!
Baith jaa.
MOHAN (CONTD)
Ek baap ki pareshani ko samajh
Praful. Divorcee ki shaadi karana
kitna mushkil hain jaanti hain?
(MORE)
14.
MOHAN (CONTD)
Agar kisi ladke ke chakkar mein pad
gayi toh..?
PRAFUL
Yeh kya divorcee, divorcee laga
rakha hain tumlogo ne? Meri aur koi
pehchaan nahin hain kya?? Aur main
dobara shaadi nahin karne wali. Yeh
baat aap samajh jaiye.
Beat.
MOHAN
Then you will have to get out of my
house!
PRAFUL
Why do you think ki main yeh flat
khareed rahi hu?
Mohan glares at her, the gets up and walks out of the back-
door, slamming it behind him. Praful makes a face.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Wow! Mujhe table chhodna allowed
nahin hain, magar yeh toh ghar se
hee chale gaye.
KUMUD
Kha le.
KUMUD (CONTD)
Aur lau?
PRAFUL
Maa, sun. Weekend ko mein Vegas jaa
rahi hu, yaad hain na?
KUMUD
Par tujhe toh down payment karna
hain?
PRAFUL
I have to go Mamma. Amber ka
bachelorette hain.
KUMUD
Praful, tere paas joh $30,000 jama
hain, usse choona mat!
15.
PRAFUL
Naresh uncle saara kharcha utha
rahe hain.
KUMUD
Saaru hattu?
PRAFUL
Tip-top!
PRAFUL
Pappa, aake khaana kha lijiye!
Mohan gives her a sad look. Praful makes a face, pulls the
cigarette from his hand and stubs it.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Kitni gandi smell aati hain.
MOHAN
Tu mujhe trust kyon nahi karti?
Dushman hu tera?
PRAFUL
Of course not. Ab aa jao andar. Maa
bhi nahi khaa rahi.
MOHAN
Is ghar mein kaunsi problem hain
tujhe Praful? San accha chal raha
tha. Jabse tune tankwha dena band
kiya hain, saara pressure mujhi par
hain.
PRAFUL
Pappa, saari zindagi aise nahi reh
sakti main. Ek baar flat le lu,
main phir se conribute karne
lagungi.
MOHAN
(smirks)
Ek baar ghar se gayi, toh gayi.
PRAFUL
Aap kaha mujhe trust karte hain?
16.
Beat.
MOHAN
Theek hain. Agar yaha nahi rehna
chahti, to kam se kam ladka dekh le
apne liye.
Beat.
PRAFUL
Sochungi. Ab khana kha lo, please.
Praful and Mohan enter the house. They shut the door.
Amber brings her bags. Praful decides to play one last round.
She gets a line of 3 & wins double. She smiles. Music starts.
The girls squeal as they see a hired Limo waiting for them.
The limo stops outside the imposing Caesars Palace hotel. The
girls get out.
Their room has two Jacuzzis and a great view. More champagne
awaits them on ice. They click glasses overlooking the Vegas
skyline.
17.
AMBER
Sweetie, yeh kya hain?
PRAFUL
Accha hain na?
VANDANA
Haan. Unees-sau nabbe ke hooker ke
liye.
PRAFUL
Boots kuch zyada ho gaye?
AMBER
Baby, sabkuch zyada ho gaya. Aur
kya layi hain tu?
Praful opens her bag and takes out denims and corduroys. The
women make faces.
AMBER (CONTD)
Praf, sweetie, in denims aur
corduroys ko na, tu jala de. Kyonki
charity mein bhi koi nahi lene
wala.
PRAFUL
Bahut tight lag raha hain.
AMBER
Tu na, saas rok-ke aur arse tok se
chal, sab theek hojayega.
Praful exits the elevator in her tight dress, hair tied up.
She wobbles uncomfortably in stilettos, holding the wall for
support. She sees the casino and wanders inside.
Praful sees the slot machines. She sits down to play. She
wins a small amount! She looks towards two old ladies playing
next to her. The women smile. She plays again. She wins.
WAITRESS
Wine?
PRAFUL
Can I have a beer?
She hand her a beer. Praful hits the button. She wins again.
WAITRESS
You should cash in on your luck!
PRAFUL
Meaning?
WAITRESS
To make real money, you should play
Baccarat.
PRAFUL
Baccarat?
WAITRESS
Its the game James Bond plays!
Very simple and quick returns. Its
over there...
PRAFUL
Kaise khelte hain?
MURTHY
Baithon.
Praful sits.
MURTHY (CONTD)
Main do haath baatunga. Ek PLAYER
ko, ek BANKER ko. Tumhe dono mein
se ek pe bet lagana hain. Jis haath
ka total 9 ke sabse kareeb hoga,
wahi jeetega. Baccarat is all about
the number 9.
Just then an old man sits on the vacant chair next to her. He
takes out his chips to play.
MURTHY (CONTD)
(to Praful)
Want to play?
Praful nods. She takes out the ticket she won at the slots
and hands it to the dealer. Murthy gives her $300 worth of
chips in exchange.
MURTHY (CONTD)
(Nods at her)
Place your bets!!
MURTHY (CONTD)
PLAYER total 7. BANK total 5.
PLAYER wins.
Murthy moves the chips towards Praful. She has won $100. She
smiles wide.
MURTHY (CONTD)
Place your bets!
MURTHY (CONTD)
BANKs total is 7. PLAYER gets two
Kings. Making the total 0.
DEALER
Number 9. PLAYER beats BANK.
Praful loses her bet. Her chips are taken away. The lady
wins, the old man loses.
MURTHY
Place your bets please.
Praful takes out more counters and bets $100 on BANK. The
cards open.
MURTHY (CONTD)
PLAYER has a total of 7, BANK gets
an 8.
Praful puts all her counters on PLAYER. The cards are dealt,
Prafuls phone rings. She jumps a little with the sudden
interruption. She answers.
PRAFUL
Haan Vandana? Kaha ho tumlog?
VANDANA
Meet us in the Lobby in ten
minutes. Limo wait kar raha hain!
PRAFUL
Main aayi.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
$2000! I just won $2000!!
21.
Praful rushes the same shop where Amber had shopped earlier.
She buys the dress with the $1200 price tag and wears it.
AMBER
I told you yeh dress tujhe suit
karega.
VANDANA
Praf, sexy! But yeh shoes??
PRAFUL
Sab kuch perfect nahin hona
chahiye. Its boring!
BARTENDER
What will you pretty ladies have?
AMBER
Well have you!
BARTENDER
Any drinks on the side?
AMBER
Jagermeister shots please!
BARTENDER
You got it!
He serves them the shots. The girls down it. Amber goes to
pay. Praful stops her and puts some fresh notes out to the
bartender.
PRAFUL
Drinks on me!
22.
AMBER
Are you sure baby?
PRAFUL
Keep the change.
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PRAFUL (CONTD)
Amber, Im bored!
AMBER
(pulls away)
Kya main bored lag rahi hu??
PRAFUL
Main Hotel jaau?
AMBER
Shayad mein isko bhi saath le-
aungi. Room andar se lock mat
karna.
PRAFUL
Oh god!
Praful walks into the hotel and heads straight for the
Casino. Her face begins to light up again. She sees the
Baccarat table and takes out her CREDIT CARD to buy some
chips.
DEALER
Place your bets please.
She places $50 on BANK. The dealer deals. Praful looks at her
cards.
DEALER (CONTD)
PLAYER gets a natural 9. BANK gets
a 7. PLAYER wins.
She bets $50 on PLAYER. The dealer deals and Praful looks at
her cards.
DEALER (CONTD)
The BANK gets a total of 8, PLAYER
gets a 7. Bank wins.
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KHAN
Ill have a whisky soda.
KHAN (CONTD)
Hi, Im Khan. Lahore se.
PRAFUL
Im Praful, from Atlanta.
KHAN
American? Tumhara accent toh Indian
hain...
PRAFUL
India mein badi hui. 17 saal ki thi
jaba yaha aayi.
KHAN
Hmmm. Uss umr mein mushkil raha
hoga, adjust karna?
PRAFUL
Thoda sa. Phir samajhne lagi ki
yaha American koi nahi. Har koi
baahar se aaya hain...
24.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Kaafi jeet rahe the aap. Mere liye
koi tip?
KHAN
(laughs)
Tip? Baccarat mein jeetna mushkil
nahi.
PRAFUL
(makes a face)
Main toh haar ke uthi hu.
KHAN
Do round haar ke agar uth gayi, toh
iss game ko samjhi nahi tum.
KHAN (CONTD)
Baccarat is a very fast game. Minto
mein aadmi malamal ho sakta hain.
Magar sabr zaruri hain...
KHAN (CONTD)
...yaani accha bankroll hona zaruri
hain. Agar tumhare paas itne paise
ho ke 5-6 bets haar sako, toh uske
baad jeetna almost guaranteed hain.
Trick is to stay in the game. Bas!
PRAFUL
5-6 round kyon?
KHAN
Law of averages. Research batati
hain ke 5-6 round mein ek baar
jeetna almost sure hain.
PRAFUL
(excited)
Really?
KHAN
No please.
25.
PRAFUL
Main aapka tip free mein nahin le
sakti.
Khan laughs. Praful takes out her wallet. Chooses which card
to put. They click glasses.
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Back at the Baccarat table, Praful sits and checks her money.
An elegant lady is already playing.
DEALER
PLAYER gets a total of 6, BANK gets
an 8. Bank wins.
DEALER (CONTD)
PLAYER gets a total of 8, BANK has
a total of 7. PLAYER wins.
DEALER (CONTD)
Bank wins.
DEALER (CONTD)
The BANKs 8 beats the PLAYERs 6.
PRAFUL
Haan Vandana.
VANDANA
Amber ne kuch zyada pee li..
DEALER
PLAYER gets a 9, which beats the
BANKs 8.
VANDANA
Praful??
PRAFUL
Sorry. Kaha ho tumlog.
VANDANA
Kamre mein..
PRAFUL
Ok. Main aayi.
CASHIER
(smiles)
Thats $3200.
Praful whistles.
PRAFUL
Kya hua?
VANDANA
17 shots pee gayi. Jab gore ne kiss
karne ki koshish ki toh...
PRAFUL
Tu theek hain Amber?
AMBER
Praf. Sab khatam hone wala hain
yaar.
PRAFUL
Nonsense. Tu kitni excited hain
shaadi ko leke.
AMBER
Sab dikhawa hain. Actually Im
really scared.
PRAFUL
Phir kyon kar rahi hain?
AMBER
Main teri tarah independent nahin
hu yaar. Mere paas koi plan B
nahin hain.
PRAFUL
Itni senti mat ho Amber.
AMBER
I envy you Praf. Tu wahi karti hain
joh tu chahti hain, kaash main...
PRAFUL
Its ok...its ok...
AMBER
(recovers)
Praf, pata hain, jab tu nayi nayi
aayi thi US, toh sab tere accent
ka, tere kapdon ka, mazaak udaate
the...
PRAFUL
Pata hain.
AMBER
Main bhi thoda embarrassed thi.
Praful nods.
AMBER (CONTD)
Lekin Maa ne mujhe force kiya, ki
tera khayal rakhu.
28.
PRAFUL
Aur rakha bhi Ammu. You are my best
friend.
AMBER
I love you Praf. Im sorry, tujhe
samajhne mein time lag gaya.
PRAFUL
Mujhe kabhi bura nahi laga.
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She looks out of the window where she sees the world finest
casinos lit up for a nights play. Prafuls eyes glisten.
The girls wheel their bags out towards a waiting cab. We see
that Amber and Vandana are going, not Praful
AMBER
You sure tu nahi aana chahti?
PRAFUL
Kamra ek aur din ke liye book hain.
Kal aa jaungi.
AMBER
Sorry babe, maine ek raat mein
poore trip ki pee lee. Ab party
nahin hota mujhse.
PRAFUL
Toh mere saath casino mein chal.
You know how much I made yesterday?
AMBER
Beginners luck tha Praf. Tu is
gambling-wambling ke chakkar mein
matt pad!
PRAFUL
Safe khelungi. Promise!
29.
Amber gives Praful a kiss and they leave in the cab. Praful
walks inside and caresses the money she won last night.
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PRAFUL (CONTD)
(to herself)
Jeeti toh, flat ka saara down
payment haath mein aajayega. Uske
liye kam-se-kam chhe round ka
bankroll chahiye...
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Back at the Baccarat table, Praful sits and checks her money.
She seems to have a decent bankroll.
DEALER
This is a minimum $500 table.
DEALER (CONTD)
PLAYER gets a total of 6, BANK gets
an 8. Bank wins.
Praful wins. The Arab man loses. Praful gives him a dirty
look.
DEALER (CONTD)
Place your bets!
The Arab man bets $2000 on Player. Praful bets $1000 on BANK.
DEALER (CONTD)
PLAYER gets a total of 8, BANK has
a total of 7. PLAYER wins.
Praful loses the bet again. The Arab man wins and gives
Praful a dirty look. He bets $2000 on BANK. Praful bets $2000
on PLAYER. Dealer deals. Praful taps her foot nervously.
DEALER (CONTD)
Bank wins.
30.
DEALER (CONTD)
PLAYER gets a 9, which beats the
BANKs 8.
Praful has lost half her savings. As she gets up, she sees
the Arab smirk
ARAB PLAYER
Try the $50 table.
Praful sleeps in the back of a cab, and the Vegas lights pass
her by. The taxi stops at the airport and she awakens.
PRAFUL
Maa? Darwaza khol ne?
KUMUD VO
Praful, mujhe kholne nahi de rahe
hain..
PRAFUL
Maa?
MOHAN VO
Kal raat kaha thi? Aa Patel motel
chhe kya??
31.
PRAFUL
Flight miss ho gaya..
MOHAN VO
Toh Amber kaise aa gayi time pe??
PRAFUL
I dont know. Security jaldi clear
kar gayi..uske hand luggage mein
shampoo nahi tha..
KUMUD VO
Ae Mohan, jo bolna hain na, andar
bol. Beech raat ko, jawan ladki
ghar ke baahar khadi hain!
PRAFUL
Pappa, darwaza kholo please.
MOHAN
Itni badi ho gayi hain ke ek phone
nahi kar sakti? Mere kitne calls
kaate hain tune?
PRAFUL
(shouts back)
You cant treat me like this dad?
Kya main bacchi hu??
MOHAN
Agar iss ghar mein rehna hain, toh
you have to follow my rules...
KUMUD
Behas se kuch haasil nahi hone
wala. Tu so ja. Kal subah kaam pe
jaana hain na.
MOHAN
Kyon beech mein taang adati ho?
Main apne beti se khud baat nahi
kar sakta??
KUMUD
Tum baat nahin karte, sirf chillate
ho. Kal subah, thande dimaag se
baat karlo. Jaa Praful.
32.
MOHAN
(to Praful)
Light ka bill tere table pe rakha
hain. Bhar de.
PRAFUL
Lekin, mere paas paise nahi..
MOHAN
Vegas jaa sakti hain, magar ghar
mein haath nahi bata sakti??
KUMUD
Bhar degi. Aap chinta mat karo.
Praful goes up the stairs and shuts the door. Kumud enters.
She takes out some money.
KUMUD (CONTD)
Yeh le. Bhar le bill.
PRAFUL
Magar Maa.
KUMUD
Kuch hee din ki baat hain. Main
nahin chahti tere flat mein koi
rukawat hon.
Praful nods.
KUMUD (CONTD)
Down payment ke paise ko chuaa toh
nahi?
Monotonous shots.
PRAFUL
Hi Steven?
33.
STEVEN
We were supposed to meet today for
the paperwork. I have another bid
on the house.
PRAFUL
No No. Hold that place Steve. Im
just waiting for my bank to approve
the personal loan.
CYNTHIA
Follow me Ms Patel.
CUT TO:
PRAFUL
Cynthia, Is the loan approved?
CYNTHIA
Give me a moment please.
CYNTHIA (CONTD)
Ms Patel, Ive gone through your
account, and as much as Id like to
help...you're not eligible for a
loan!
PRAFUL
But why?
CYNTHIA
Your credit rating is really low.
You are spending more than you are
putting back. You often use your
entire credit limit, and off late,
you seem to have half emptied your
account...in one day!
34.
PRAFUL
Thats because Im flat broke!
Thats why I need the money!
CYNTHIA
If you really want the loan, I
suggest you work to improve your
funds over the next few months..
PRAFUL
This is crazy. If I have good
enough funds why would I need a
loan?
CYNTHIA
Im sorry thats how banks work Ms
Patel.
PRAFUL
Actually, they dont work, lady.
Thanks for your time.
MOHAN
Chalo, kam se kam mera garden to
bach gaya.
PRAFUL
Hi dad!
MOHAN
Arre wah! Aaj Pappa pe bada pyaar
aa raha hain.
35.
PRAFUL
(to kumud)
Maa, naye flat mein na open kitchen
rakhenge. Taaki burner se garam
khana pass ho sake.
KUMUD
(looks at Mohan)
Hmmmm.
Beat.
PRAFUL
Pappa, main chahti hu aap bhi flat
dekh lo..
MOHAN
Achanak kya hua?
PRAFUL
As an investment for you. Area
bahut hee appreciate hone wala
hain.
MOHAN
Meri kya zarurat hain? Paise toh
toone arrange kiye hue hain na?
PRAFUL
Mostly arranged hain. Par thoda
shortfall hain.
MOHAN
Kitne ka?
PRAFUL
Yahi kuch 30-40,000 ka.
MOHAN
(laughs)
Thoda shortfall?
KUMUD
Personal loan ke liye apply kiya
tha na? Kya hua?
36.
MOHAN
(smirks)
Nahi mila?
PRAFUL
Nahi. But Hotel se agar undertaking
letter mil jaye, toh ho jana
chahiye..
MOHAN
(sarcastic)
Really? Toh koshish zarur karna.
PRAFUL
Toh aap invest nahin karna chahte?
MOHAN
Invest? Mujhe nahin lagta ki tumhe
investment ke baare mein malum
hain.
KUMUD
Praful, kuch problem ho gayi kya?
MOHAN
Agar madat chahti ho, toh saaf saaf
kyon nahin puchti?
PRAFUL
Madat? Chalo, aap jaise chaho dekh
lo.
MOHAN
Hmmm. Kar sakta hu help. But ek
shart hain..
PRAFUL
Ofcourse, woh pyar hee kya jisme
sharte na ho. Boliye Pappa.
MOHAN
Main chahta hu ki tum ladke dekhna
shuru kar do...
PRAFUL
Aapko shaadi ki siwa aur koi topic
sujta nahin hain kya?
37.
KUMUD
Praful, milne mein koi harj nahin
beta...
PRAFUL
Aapke sharton ke bina manage kar
lungi! Goodnight!
She walks to the ATM and checks her balance. She has $15,000
left in her account.
PRAFUL
(to herself)
Zero ho gaye to kya hua Praful, kal
subah kam se kam $70,000 honge!
MURTHY
Nice to see you back.
WAITRESS
What can I get you?
38.
PRAFUL
Ill have a beer...
WAITRESS
(makes a face)
Beer? We have some great champagne.
PRAFUL
Ok then!
MURTHY
(slides his hand across the
felt)
Place your bets!
PRAFUL
$500, on Player.
MURTHY
PLAYER gets a natural 9. Bank gets
a 4. Player wins.
Praful wins the hand. Her nervousness subsides a bit and she
places another bet.
PRAFUL
$1000 on player!
Murthy deals.
MURTHY
Bank wins.
Praful loses the bet. She counts her chips and bets.
PRAFUL
$2000 on Bank
Murthy deals.
MURTHY
Bank wins!
PRAFUL
$4000 on Bank.
MURTHY
BANK loses to PLAYER.
MURTHY (CONTD)
Place your bets!
PRAFUL
$8000 on Player.
MURTHY
TIE!
PRAFUL
Shit!
PRAFUL (CONTD)
(to herself)
Sirf $4000 hain.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
$4000 on Player.
MURTHY
(looks sadly at Praful)
Bank wins.
PRAFUL
One beer, actually, give me
Champagne.
The bartender pours her a drink and gives her a bill. Praful
gives her credit card. The older black man, JEREMIAH 58, and
a Hispanic smaller guy, BUGS, 36, approach her.
JEREMIAH
Hey. Tough luck.
40.
JEREMIAH (CONTD)
(to bartender)
Gin. On Ice.
JEREMIAH (CONTD)
We were watching you play. You have
a great game.
PRAFUL
I do?
JEREMIAH
Yeah. I saw you double your bets
after every loss. Smart.
PRAFUL
But I didnt win.
BUGS
If you had played on longer...
PRAFUL
Im cleaned out.
JEREMIAH
Do you want to win it back?
BUGS
You know you can.
PRAFUL
How?
JEREMIAH
We can lend you the money. Thats
what we do.
BUGS
You play, you win, you pay back.
Praful is unsure.
JEREMIAH
Hey, think about it. We wouldnt
have approached you if we didnt
think you could win.
PRAFUL
You charge interest?
41.
JEREMIAH
Are you sure 32k is enough? We can
give you more?
PRAFUL
No, that should cover me 5-6
rounds.
BUGS
I told you boss, shes got a great
strategy.
JEREMIAH
Count it.
PRAFUL
Im sure its fine.
JEREMIAH
We charge 15% interest.
PRAFUL
Ok.
JEREMIAH
Bugs will hang around, till you
win. Just give him the cash with
the interest, and were square.
Praful nods.
JEREMIAH (CONTD)
Dont look so worried. Go make a
million.
DEALER
Minimum bets $500.
DEALER (CONTD)
Place your bets!
DEALER (CONTD)
Bank wins.
Praful loses.
PRAFUL
$1,000
DEALER
BANK beats PLAYER.
DEALER (CONTD)
Place your bets!
DEALER (CONTD)
Player gets 6. Bank gets an 8.
Player is dealt a card.
DEALER (CONTD)
Bank wins!
DISSOLVE TO:
43.
DISSOLVE TO:
DEALER (CONTD)
Place your bets.
DEALER (CONTD)
No more...
In the nick of time, Praful pulls away her chips and sits
out.
DEALER (CONTD)
No more bets please!
The cards are dealt. Praful takes support of the table and
gets up to leave. She turns around curiously to see who
won...
DEALER (CONTD)
Bank wins.
PRAFUL
Shit!
The dealer clears the table. A young couple squeal with joy
as they win big.
DEALER
Place your bets please.
PRAFUL
(to herself)
Pichle do round BANK ne jeete hain.
(MORE)
44.
PRAFUL (CONT'D)
Teesri baar jeetne ki kya chances
hain?
The cards are dealt. Praful closes her eyes and prays. She
opens her eyes and sees the cards.
DEALER
PLAYER has a 5 The BANK has a 4.
DEALER (CONTD)
Player gets a 3 making the total 8.
DEALER (CONTD)
Bank wins. Again.
Praful sneaks out of the room, avoiding Bugs at the bar. She
enters the janitor room and steals a housekeeping uniform.
She then slips out of the Casino, doing what she does best
cleaning the floors! Jeremiahs men walk past her but dont
notice.
Praful hails a cab and gets in. Bugs comes out looking for
her, but she ducks in the cab and it speeds away...
KUMUD
Praful, yeh koi time hain aane ka?
PRAFUL
Maine bola tha, Vandana ke yaha reh
gayi thi.
MOHAN
Kitne hain?
KUMUD
15 hain.
PRAFUL
Aa su chhe?
KUMUD
Mohan ka nayya import. Rajkot se
farsan order kiya hain. Aa taste
kar.
KUMUD (CONTD)
Kaisa laga ghaatia?
PRAFUL
(mutters)
Ghatiya!
KUMUD
Kya?
PRAFUL
Tip-Top!
She begins walking up the stairs. Mohan looks at her for the
first time.
MOHAN
Praful, ek rishta aaya hain, Rajkot
se..
Praful ignores.
KUMUD
Acche log hain. Milne mein koi harj
nahin.
46.
FADE OUT.
She vacuums the room. Mike enters and points to a spot she
needs to redo. Mike leaves. Praful makes a face.
Praful sits all made up like a perfect Indian bahu. She and
her parents are having tea with the Parekhs, an older
Gujarati couple. Their nephew Sameer, 32, is here to see
Praful.
MOHAN
Beta, aa chhe Parekh uncle ane
aunty. Tujhe kausal bhai yaad hain?
Jinka Rajkot mein hosiery ki dukaan
hain? Yeh unke chachere bhai, aur
yeh Sameer, Kausal ka bada ladka.
PRAFUL
Pranaam uncle aunty.
SAMEER
(to Praful)
Aapko Pinky aur Suyash ke shaadi
mein dekha tha, Ahemdabad mein...
47.
PRAFUL
Mujhe yaad nahin. Usko 15 saal ho
gaye.
MRS PAREKH
Hotel mein kaam karti ho?
PRAFUL
Haan. Housekeeping mein.
MRS PAREKH
Bau fine. House will be neat and
tidy. Housewife is aakhir
housekeeper only!
SAMEER
Mohanbhai bata rahe the ki tum is
Hotel mein 7 saal se kaam kar rahi
ho...
MRS PAREKH
Direct divorce ke baad ne?
SAMEER
I mean, 7 saal ek hee company ko
kaun samarpit karta hain aaj? Zarur
team acchi hogi.
PRAFUL
Not really. But its a job. Aap kya
karte ho?
MRS PAREKH
Sameer yaha MBA karna chahta hain,
uska ek start up ka plan hain. He
want to be the self-made man, haina
Sameer?
MOHAN
Acha? Kaun sa start up?
SAMEER
Ek APP banane ki yojna hain uncle.
KUMUD
Arre wah, aajkal sablog apps use
kar rahe hain. Meri friend Roshni,
ghar se nikalti hee nahin. Grocery,
housepainting, gardening, sab ke
liye APP hain...
48.
MOHAN
Abhi toh Puja-paath ke liye bhi APP
hain. Puja going on in Brooklyn but
pujari sitting in Banares.
Mr Parekh laughs.
SAMEER
Mera APP bhi sanskriti se
sambandhit hain. Us-se aap Bharat
ke saare dharmik sthalon ka seedha
prasaran dekh sakte hain, darshan
kar sakte hain.
MOHAN
Su vaat chhe? Dharmik chokra madi
gayo Parekh bhai.
MR PAREKH
Arre dharm to ekach chhe Mohanbhai,
Business no dharm.
PRAFUL
Log in sthalon mein chaadar, bhog
vagaira chadhane jaate hain. Sirf
live darshan se kya hoga?
SAMEER
Iske baare mein bhi socha hua hain.
Hum mandiron aur sansthaon ke
sahyog se donations aur chadhave ke
options, APP pe uplabdh karenge.
MOHAN
Instant Karma! Wah!!
MOHAN (CONTD)
Kabhi sapne bhi nahi socha tha ke
Praful ke liye Sameer jaisa rishta
ayega. Beta, tujhe pata hain,
Sameer is not divorcee.
KUMUD
I think bacchon ko ek-do baar akele
mein bhi milna chahiye. Kyon Nita
ben?
49.
MRS PAREKH
Haan, haan, kyon nahin.
Mohan nods.
MR PAREKH
Yeh accha ho gaya ke Kausal ka
export licence tumhare farsan
business mein kaam aa gaya.
MRS PAREKH
Haan, rishta aready ho gaya samjho.
MOHAN
Haan, ab bacche ek doosre ko pasand
kare toh sky is the limit I tell
you. Kausal aur main saath mein
Atlanta ka number one farsan
karobar banayenge. Kyon Sameer?
KUMUD
Mujhe accha laga Ladka.
PRAFUL
Phir tu hee kar le shaadi.
KUMUD
(laughs)
Kar leti. Agar itni boodhi nahi
hoti.
PRAFUL
Boodhi kaha hain tu? Salman Khan se
sirf 2 saal badi hain!
KUMUD
(laughs)
Akele mil-le Sameer se, tujhe bhi
pasand ayega.
PRAFUL
Hmmm. Ek Hindi dictionary lekar
jaungi..
50.
KUMUD
(smiles)
Lagta hain desh ki mitti se judda
hain woh.
PRAFUL
Phir America ke sapne kyon dekh
raha hain?
KUMUD
To kya hua? Videsh to Swami
Vivekanand aur Gandhiji bhi gaye
the.
PRAFUL
Hmmm. Kapde bhi ussi zamane ke
pehne hue hain. Koi pant itna uncha
pehnta hain kya?
KUMUD
Shaadi ke baad tu le ja usse
shopping.
PRAFUL
Shaadi toh Pappa ko karni hain uske
daddy se. Farsan ka swarna milan!
KUMUD
(laughs)
Tereko usse kya? Ladka pasand ho,
toh hee haan karna. Ok?
PRAFUL
Goodnight ma!
Kumud leaves.
NARESH
Where is your drink Mohanbhai??
MOHAN
Kuch der baad Nareshbhai. Abhi to
raat jawan hain.
51.
NARESH
Nonsense. Kumud behn aap inko
tension mat do please. Bacchi ki
shaadi hain.
KUMUD
Main kahan tension deti hu. Tension
to baad mein hoga, jab yeh nashe
mein gaadi chalayenge.
NARESH
Toh Praful kis liye hain. Woh
chalayegi na gaadi.
MOHAN
Wahi to tension hain Nareshbhai!
NARESH
Waiter!
NARESH (CONTD)
One whisky please. On the rocks.
KUMUD
Main zara Pushpa se milkar aati hu.
She leaves.
NARESH
Pata nahi aurat aur whisky ki kya
dushmani hain? Bottle kholu toh
dono auratein sar pe chaddh jati
hain...
MOHAN
(laughs)
Chalo ek ko toh bida kar rahe hain.
NARESH
Haan. Lekin Praful ko kab bida
karoge Mohan? Shes over 30!
MOHAN
Ladka dekha hain. Woh Parekh
hosiery ka beta.
NARESH
Divorcee hain?
52.
MOHAN
Nahin.
NARESH
Phir kaise maan liya?
MOHAN
Ladka accha hain.
Naresh nods.
AMBER
Not done Praf! Main ek mahine se
tujhe rehearsals pe bula rahi hu,
aur tu ek baar bhi nahi aayi.
PRAFUL
Arre tension kyon leti hain Amber?
Ho jayega. Yeh gaana toh main acchi
tarah se jaanti hu. Vandana, bas
woh ghoomne wala step dikhana.
VANDANA
Dhyan se dekh.
VANDANA (CONTD)
Yeh kya kamar se turn kar rahi
hain. From your heel babes.
AMBER
Shes going to ruin it. Vandy iska
step change kar.
VANDANA
Kya?? Not fair. Phir in dono ka
step bhi change karna hoga...
AMBER
Kar de!
SAMEER
Pranaam uncle.
MOHAN
Haan Sameer. Drink loge?
SAMEER
Main sharaab nahin peeta.
Beat
MOHAN
Naturally. Shaadi kaha hui
tumhaari?
Sameer laughs.
SAMEER
Aunty aur Praful kaha hain?
MOHAN
Aunty log waha kone mein ghusar-
pusar kar rahe hain. Praful ladkion
ke saath dance rehearsal kar rahi
hain..
SAMEER
Accha? Woh dance bhi karti hain?
MOHAN
Khud hee decide kar lo.
Praful gets lost in her own cool moves. She is the centre of
attention. People enjoy it, but a couple of the girls are
pissed off.
Praful goes outside the hall and is shocked at what she sees.
Jeremiah and his men are standing outside. Praful doesnt
know whether to run or hide.
JEREMIAH
Ms Patel. Weve been looking for
you.
PRAFUL
I..was going to call you.
JEREMIAH
Well, you should have. We tried
your number, seems you changed it.
Took us a while to find your house,
but you werent there. Youve made
us run around quite a bit...
SAMEER
Yeh kaun hain?
PRAFUL
Housekeeping manager hain. Kuch
zaruri kaam hain.
SAMEER
Ok.
PRAFUL
Jaiye na. Main aati hu.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Can we talk outside? Please?
JEREMIAH
Get in the car.
Jeremiah holds Praful by her arm and pushes her inside a car.
The car drives off.
55.
The car drives out of the venue and parks outside. Praful
sits silently. Jeremiah stares at her, but she doesnt make
eye-contact.
JEREMIAH
You ran off with my 32k, bitch. Its
been 30 days..
PRAFUL
Im sorry, I lost it at the casino,
I..
JEREMIAH
With interest, you owe me $44k. For
the month it took us to find you,
Ill put costs at $5k. Why dont we
round it up to $50k? I want that
money now!
PRAFUL
(horrified)
I really dont have it. I lost it
all..
JEREMIAH
Lets go in and have this
conversation shall we?
Beat.
PRAFUL
Look, Ill find the money Jeremiah,
but give me sometime..
Beat
JEREMIAH
Ill give you one week.
PRAFUL
I...I dont have...Its not enough
time..
JEREMIAH
You think you could pay me back
next week Ms Patel?
56.
Praful is sobbing.
PRAFUL
I..I will..I need..
JEREMIAH
You think I should talk to Mohan
Patel?
JEREMIAH (CONTD)
Or Naresh Patel? If hes not too
busy with his daughters wedding?
PRAFUL
Please dont, Ill get the money.
JEREMIAH
You do make a pretty sight Ms
Patel. Lets show you off to your
family.
PRAFUL
No. I promise to find the money.
But one week is too less...
Jeremiah goes to slap her again. Praful backs off and covers
her face. Jeremiah pulls her hands off and sees the blood
smeared over her face.
JEREMIAH
(gently)
Rob a house, rob a bank. I dont
care how you do it. You have one
week.
Praful nods.
JEREMIAH (CONTD)
Now get out.
PRAFUL
Just one minute please.
Praful looks in the mirror and wipes her face clean. She
adjusts her hair to cover a bruise. She makes a pretty face
and exits.
57.
Praful stands with her parents as Amber and her fiance get
married. Praful watches the garlands being exchanged, but her
mind is somewhere else. Sameer notices her.
SAMEER
Aap dono ek doosre ke kareeb ho?
PRAFUL
Haan.
Beat
SAMEER
Aap Bhaavuk type ki nahi lagti?
PRAFUL
Bhaavuk?
SAMEER
Emotional.
PRAFUL
Sab kuch dikhana zaruri hain?
PRAFUL
Amber?
AMBER
Ek baje hain Praful! Kya hua?
PRAFUL
Kuch paison ki zarurat pad gayi
yaar.
AMBER
Praful, this is my wedding night!
58.
PRAFUL
Sorry Amber, I just...mujhe kuch
paise chahiye.
AMBER
Kyon?
PRAFUL
Amber, bata, hain ki nahin?
Amber is distracted.
MAN VO
Amber, kis se baat kar rahi ho?
AMBER
(to guy)
Mere boyfriend se. You have a
problem?
PRAFUL
Amber?
AMBER
Praful, Iske liye Home Theatre
khareed rahi hu. Is mahine mushkil
hain...
AMBER (CONTD)
Stop it you!
PRAFUL
(laughs)
Go!
AMBER
Goodnight.
SALMA
Yeh pillow case change nahi kiya?
59.
PRAFUL
Sorry, miss ho gaya.
SALMA
Soyi nahi kya?
Prafuls phone rings. Praful takes the call and walks into the
bathroom.
PRAFUL
Hey Kiran, thanks for calling back.
Beat
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Jitna bhi ho sake...10k?
Beat
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Kam paise bhi chalenge..
Beat
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Of course I understand. Yeah,
schooling itna mehnga ho gaya hain,
haan, hmmm, accha sun, Ill call
you back..
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Vandana, yaar, I need a favor..ek
loan mil sakta hain.
Beat
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Yahi kuch 10-15 hazaar...
Beat
PRAFUL (CONTD)
(disappointed)
Oh, accha. Congrats, kaunsi gaadi
lee hain?
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Vandy, main baad mein call karti
hu..
MIKE
What the hell is this Praful? Bahar
tumhare colleagues kaam kar rahe
hain aur tum yaha phone pe chat kar
rahi ho??
PRAFUL
Sorry MIKE, kuch problem ho gaya
tha.
MIKE
Apne problems apne ghar pe rakho
please. Yaha tumhara sabse bada
problem hona chahiye ki Salma
tumhare hisse ke bedsheets kyon
change rahi hain?
PRAFUL
Main abhi kar deti hu.
MIKE
Ho gaya already. In fact, maine
Salma ko tumhare doosre kamre bhi
de diye. Mujhe lagta hain tumhe aaj
chutti le leni chahiye.
PRAFUL
I said Im sorry Mr MIKE, ek
genuine problem thi...
MIKE
Toh apne time pe apne probem ka
solution dhundo. Tumhe absent mark
kiya jayega. Without pay.
Praful is shocked.
PRAFUL
Mike! This is not fair. Tum kisi
personal issue ki wajah se mujhe
aise treat kar rahe ho...
MIKE
Personal? Are you accusing me of
being unprofessional? Aur apne aap
ko itna importance mat do Praful,
tumhare jaise bahut aaye hain.
Understand?
61.
Mohan has loaded his car with boxes of farsan. Kumud comes
with the last few.
MOHAN
Arre? Tumne toh kaha saare boxes
rakh diye?
KUMUD
Rape karne mein time lag gaya!
MOHAN
Kya?
KUMUD
Aap bahut fast rape kartne hain.
Mujhe raping mein time lag jaata
hain!
MOHAN
Kumud, tumhara dimaag chalta nahin
subah mein. Woh sleeping pills lena
band karo.
KUMUD
Ahemdabad mein kaha thee goli ki
aadat. Takiye pe sar rakhte hee...
MOHAN
Tum aur tumhare Ahemdabad ke kisse.
Mere paas time nahi hain.
MOHAN (CONTD)
Aaj itni jaldi?
PRAFUL
Tabiyat theek nahin hain.
MOHAN
Kumud, mere almari ki chaabi nahi
mil rahi. Saaf karte samay mil
jaaye toh sambhal ke rakhna.
KUMUD
Kyon itni dukhi hain?
Praful eats.
PRAFUL
Chaubees ghante agar koi hasta
dikhe, to usko paagal kehte hain.
KUMUD
Flat ke wajah se bura lag raha
hain?
PRAFUL
Maa, please. Emotional mat ho jao
yaar!
KUMUD
Aah! Yaha bhool gaye chaabi
raping karte samay Chhut gaye
honge. Aur mujhe kehta hain
sleeping pills mat lo!
Kumud picks up Mohans keys and keeps it on the TV. She puts
on her shoes and carries a bag.
KUMUD (CONTD)
Main supermarket jaa rahi hu. Tu
paracetamol leke so ja.
Praful puts her hands in. She cannot find any money. In
frustration she bangs the safe shut and locks it with the
key.
63.
Praful gets into her car and backs out of the house, going
over Mohans garden. She crushes his flowers and speeds off.
Praful drives her car on the highway. She blasts the music to
and speeds as fast as she can. She notices that she is
running out of gas.
She fills gas at the petrol station and pays with her credit
card. The attendant makes a face.
ATTENDANT
Declined?
PRAFUL
What?? Try it again!
ATTENDANT
Declined again!
ATTENDANT (CONTD)
Declined! Look lady, I dont have
time for this. Just pay cash.
Praful looks through her bag and finds some notes and coins.
She gives it all to him. He looks at her disdainfully.
ATTENDANT (CONTD)
Its $10 short!
PRAFUL
(loses it)
Well I dont have anymore money.
Cant you see?
ATTENDANT
Lady, I sold you gas...
PRAFUL]
(snaps)
I know you sold me gas, but Im
broke!
(MORE)
64.
PRAFUL] (CONT'D)
The fucking banks wont help me, my
friends wont help me and my boss is
an arsehole! What do you want me to
do? Sell my car for $10?
ATTENDANT
Hey its only $10. Its cool. Just
leave!
Praful glares at him before getting into her car and slamming
the door. She starts her car. It wont start. Praful kicks the
pedals and screams loudly, tears streaming down her eyes. The
attendant scampers off.
PRAFUL
(to herself)
Mamma, main kya karu!!
The car finally starts. Praful drives off, red in the face
and breathing heavily.
CASHIER
Good afternoon, how can I help you?
The cashier cant see her face clearly. Praful hands him a
note.
CASHIER (CONTD)
Any preference of bills?
65.
Praful nods to say no. The cashier begins filling the bag.
(I N T E R V A L)
PRAFUL
$8,700, $8,800, $8,900, $9,000..
Praful puts the money back in her bag and sits back and
breathes. She hears a car and looks around to see a car drive
past. She smiles to herself, relieved. She picks up her phone
and dials a number.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Mr Jeremiah?
JEREMIAH
You have the money?
PRAFUL
I have about $10k.
JEREMIAH
$50k, not a dime less.
Beat.
PRAFUL
Can I pay in five easy
installments?
Beat.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Mr Jeremiah?
66.
JEREMIAH
Who the fuck do you think I am? A
washing machine salesman?? No EMIs
bitch, I want the whole $50k.
PRAFUL
I need another two weeks, please.
Beat.
JEREMIAH
10 days. Or we take it from you
father.
TRUCKER
Thats my parking bay lady!
Praful starts her car and reverses to get out, almost hitting
the truck. He honks loudly, Praful drives off.
KUMUD
Khana parosu?
PRAFUL
Kha chuki hu.
KUMUD
Baith na?
PRAFUL
Thak gayi hu. Jaldi so jaungi maa.
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KUMUD
So gayi kya?
KUMUD (CONTD)
Mera woh blue petticoat nahi mil
raha.
Beat.
KUMUD (CONTD)
Shayad galti se tere cupboard mein
rakha ho...
PRAFUL
Su karech maa?
KUMUD
Dhone ke baad, tere kapdon ke saath
aa gaya hoga..
PRAFUL
Ruk, main dhoondti hu.
KUMUD
Mil jayega, yahi kahi hoga
PRAFUL
Maa, kyon mere cheezon ko haath
laga rahi hain. Maine kaha na, main
de deti hu!
Praful pushes Kumud aside and looks for her petticoat. She
finds it and gives it to her, shutting the cupboard behind
her.
KUMUD
Mujhe tere cupboard mein jhaankna
allowed nahi?? Kabse?
PRAFUL
Arre, kuch cheeze private hoti
hain.
68.
KUMUD
(emotional)
Aisa kya private hogaya joh apni
maa ko nahi dikha sakti? Ahemdabad
mein mujhse kuch nahi chupati thi
tu...
PRAFUL
Maa, please! Itna drama mat karo.
Bas agli baar puch lena.
KUMUD
Nahi. Mujhe naa to band darwaze
pasand hain, na locked cupboard.
Parivar mein kuch chupaya nahi
jaata, samjhi?
PRAFUL
Ok maa! No secrets! Promise. Ab so
jaao! Im tired.
Kumud shakes her head and leaves the room. Praful looks at
her jacket and sighs.
EMPLOYEE
Early today are we?
PRAFUL
Yes. Does that mean I can leave
early too?
EMPLOYEE
Im afraid not.
PRAFUL
Thought so. Have a nice day.
Praful opens her locker in the staff room and takes out her
uniform. She takes out some clothes of hers and a pair of
shoes and clears space in the locker.
69.
She then removes the $9000 she stole from the bank and puts
it inside some clothes. She pushes the clothes with money to
the back of the locker and then puts her shoes in.
Praful walks into a room that Noella and Salma are cleaning.
A Bollywood song plays on the TV. Noella watches in awe.
NOELLA
Incredible. Do you guys sing and
dance about everything?
SALMA
Yes. We sing & dance when there is
birth, death, marriage, harvest...
NOELLA
Hillbrook bank mein chori ho
gayi...
NEWSCASTER
The woman is believed to have
robbed the bank of almost $10,000.
The cashier, visibly shaken by the
episode, described her as heavily
armed and dangerous.
SALMA
Dekh kaise din dahade lootne lage
hain..
PRAFUL
Mere trolley mein shampoos khatam
ho gaye Salma, zara lekar aayegi..
SALMA
Shhh...Noella increase the volume.
70.
PRESENTER
(to viewers)
The FBI is on the lookout for a
petite woman, heavily armed, who
used a peculiar note to rob the
Hillbrook Bank in Atlanta.
The TV goes off. Salma and Noella look at Praful who has
switched it off from the mains.
PRAFUL
Milkha aayega toh sabki band
bajegi. Lets get to work please.
SALMA
Yaha gola-barood khareedna aalu-
pyaas lene ke barabar hain. Market
mein bhi mil jate hain.
NOELLA
But a lipstick note. Thats a
first!
PRAFUL
Yeh Newswaale sab badha chadha ke
bolte hain. Shampoo le aa na.
VOICE-OVER
According to Department of Justice
statistics less than a quarter of
bank robberies involve a gun.
(MORE)
71.
VOICE-OVER (CONT'D)
Because why use a gun when bank
tellers are now trained to hand
over the money without fuss?
She walks around the bank. She sees people in cars banking
with the drive-thru tellers. She walks past the main bank
window and sees just one customer.
She goes through some tights and work out tops. She picks a
pair.
CUT TO:
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She takes out a paper and pen, she is about to write when she
remembers something.
72.
She puts the pen down and opens her lipstick drawer. She
chooses from several shades of lipstick and uses a mauve
color to write the note.
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She wears her new track suit and looks in the mirror. She
then takes some cloth and stuffs her bra. She wears the wig.
KUMUD
Praful? Subah subah kaha jaa rahi
hain?
Praful removes her wig and holds it behind her. Amrish Puri
stops Simran from running to the train in the movie.
PRAFUL
Jogging.
KUMUD
Jogging? Yeh kabse shuru kar diya?
PRAFUL
Aaj se. Fitness zaruri hain!
KUMUD
Magar tu toh pehle se itni patli
hain??
PRAFUL
Patli ka matlab fit nahi hota maa.
Aur tu kitne baar issi picture ko
dekhegi?
KUMUD
Roz dekh sakti hu. Humesha lagta
hain ki aaj Amrish Puri Simran ko
Raj ke saath jaane nahi dega!
PRAFUL
Jaane deta hain! Nahin toh picture
itni badi hit nahin hoti.
73.
KUMUD
Tu zyada jogging mat karna. Tere
liye aalu ke parathe banake
rakhungi.
PRAFUL
Aalu Parathe??
KUMUD
Aate samay dahi lete aana.
Praful adjusts her wig in the rear view mirror and musters up
courage. Suddenly someone bangs the windscreen and Praful is
startled.
A black man leaves a pamphlet for her and walks off. It reads
JESUS LOVES YOU. Praful puts on a big pair of sunglasses.
Praful exits the car, takes the pamphlet and crushes it. As
she walks towards the bank, she trashes the pamphlet in a
dust-bin.
She reaches the door of the bank and looks at her reflection
in the mirror. She can barely recognise herself.
74.
EMPLOYEE
Can I help you?
Praful jumps.
PRAFUL
No, I...I just want to..
EMPLOYEE
Account kholna hain?
PRAFUL
Haan.
EMPLOYEE
Aao mere saath. Zero balance
account is good?
PRAFUL
Haan, but.. main baad mein aa sakti
hu.
EMPLOYEE
Minto main ho jayega. Apna naam aur
number bata do, main tumhe
relationship manager se milvati
hu...
Beat
PRAFUL
Number hai 2..02...555...01...93..
EMPLOYEE
Naam?
Beat
PRAFUL
Simran.
EMPLOYEE
Simran. Lovely name. Kajol meri
favorite thee!
75.
Praful enters her car and starts to breathe. She turns up the
AC to stop sweating. She looks up. There is another bank just
down the road. She starts the car.
CASHIER
Good morning. How are we today?
Praful smiles and hands him a note. The teller reads it Give
me $50,000 or I blow up the bank.
The man nervously gives her all the money from the till.
Praful runs out of the bank and runs towards her car. The
alarm goes off in the bank.
Praful speeds off from the bank, almost running into a hot
dog cart.
PRAFUL
$4,700, $4800, $4,900.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Chindi saale!
PRESENTER
How would you describe her?
CASHIER
She wore a hoodie and covered her
face with a water-bottle. I
couldnt really see her face, but
she had a nice rack.
PRESENTER
She had a what?
CASHIER
A nice rack.
Beat
PRESENTER
So she was buxom. Was she armed?
CASHIER
Heavily. She had a bomb strapped to
her body.
KUMUD VO
Praful dahi leke aayi?
PRAFUL
Haan.
77.
EYEWITNESS
Man, she was terrifying. She had
olive skin, sharp features and had
explosives strapped to her waist. I
think she was Middle
Eastern...definitely trained by the
Al Qaida!
A loud brash reporter reports. We see the FBI cordon off the
area.
REPORTER
Because of her peculiar note, the
FBI has nicknamed her the Lipstick
Bandit.
MOHAN
Humesha yeh Musalman hee kyon hote
hain?
KUMUD
Jo! Makhan wale parathe banaye hain
tere liye.
Praful locks the door of the staff room, opens her locker and
adds the 5k to the previously hidden money. She covers it up
and locks it.
NOELLA
They think the Lipstick Bandit
maybe Middle Eastern.
78.
SALMA
Of course. Give them a chance and
they will say Hitler was Middle
Eastern too.
COP
Room 203?
HOTEL EMPLOYEE
Yes sir.
PRAFUL
What are they here for?
HOTEL EMPLOYEE
Theyre here for that Republican
politician staying in 203. Theyre
his security.
KUMUD
Main thepla, shaak and fafda layi
hu. Aap kya layi Nita behn?
Kumud lays them out one by one. Nita waits for her to finish
before she displays her culinary talents.
79.
MRS PAREKH
Main Handvoh, fafda and ghatiya
layi. Nimbu paani pan chhe.
KUMUD
(looks at the men)
Kya fayda nimbu pani ka? Beer jo
pee rahe hain.
MR PAREKH
Nimbu paani Sameer aur Praful ko
pilao.
PRAFUL
Ill have a beer uncle.
MR PAREKH
Aah. Tumhare liye Shandy banau?
Nimbu paani aur Beer ka najayaz
baccha? Ladies drink.
PRAFUL
Nah. Aisa hee chalega.
She puts her hand out. Sameer grabs the beer from his uncle
and gives it to Praful.
SAMEER
Yeh lijiye.
MOHAN
Shandy! Ek Kumud ke liye bhi
banaye?
MOHAN (CONTD)
Arre, mooh mat bana. Bhagwaan log
bhi somras peete the.
KUMUD
Woh bhagwan hain, chaahe joh kare.
Insaan ko bhakti ka nasha bas hain,
haina Sameer?
Sameer smiles.
MOHAN
Yeh ladies log kyon bhagwaan ke
peeche bhaagti rehti hain? Office-
wofis jaave na, toh mann bhatkega
nahin...
80.
PRAFUL
(smiles)
Ghar ki dekh-baal kisi office job
se kam hain kya? Mujhe toh lagta
hain ki Maayein aadmi se dughna
kaam karti hain.
MOHAN
(laughs)
Aajo! Ladki chali Maa ke paksh mein
bolne. Isiliye mein ladka chahta
tha...
MRS PAREKH
Sameer chhe ne.
Sameer watches Praful as she takes out the food and starts
serving people.
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PRAFUL
24 degrees hain, sweater kuch
zyada nahi ho gaya?
SAMEER
(smiles)
Rajkot ke 35 degrees se aaya hu,
mere liye mausam thanda hain.
PRAFUL
Chance nahi loge to kaise pata
chalega ki tum-me sehan-shakti hain
ke nahi?
SAMEER
(laughs)
Kabhi na kabhi toh apne aap ko
samajhne lagta hain insaan. Tab
tajurba chance se zyada kaam aata
hain.
PRAFUL
Ek baat puchu? Sach bataoge?
81.
SAMEER
Koshish karunga. Waise sach bolne
ke vipreet parinam bahut bhukte
hain maine.
PRAFUL
Mujhse shaadi Green Card ke liye
karna chahte ho?
Beat
SAMEER
Nahi. Main yaha MBA kar raha hu. Do
saal aaraam se kaat sakta hu, bina
shaadi kiye..
PRAFUL
Toh phir?
SAMEER
Dekho Praful, main vastavik type ka
aadmi hu. Ek partner aa jaye life
mein, toh ghar chalane mein haath
bat jayega.
PRAFUL
Vastavik?
SAMEER
Practical. Realistic.
PRAFUL
Ok.
SAMEER
Tum acchi ladki ho, mehnati ho--
double income hoga to mein sukun se
padhai kar sakunga.
PRAFUL
Toh basically tum chahte ho ki main
kaam karke tumhari fees bharti
rahu?
SAMEER
(little irritated)
MBA mera sapna hain, aur main isko
pura karne ki kshamta rakhta hu.
SAMEER (CONTD)
Kshamta...potential. Praful, 10 sal
kaam karke paise kamaye hain maine,
yaha fees bharne ke liye. Shaadi
hogi toh ghar ka kharcha bat
jayega, mera kehne ka woh matlab
tha.
PRAFUL
I think baarish hone wali hain.
Laut chale?
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Ek ajnabi se kyon shaadi karna
chahte ho? Tumhe apne pasand ki
ladki bhi toh mil sakti hain?
SAMEER
Aapko kyon lagta hain ki aap mere
pasand ki nahi ho sakti?
PRAFUL
Main kaun hu, meri beeti zindagi
kya hain, yeh aap nahi jante. I
could be a psycho, a witch? Main
pishachani nikli toh?
SAMEER
(laughs)
Pishachani? Maza ayega. Bachpan
mein meri maa kehti thi ki mujhme
Pishaach wale laqshan hain. Saath
milke aas-pados walon ko daraya
karenge!
Praful laughs.
SAMEER (CONTD)
Waise, ek doosre ko jaan-ne ke liye
toh poori zindagi baaki hain.
PRAFUL
Jaise raja ko raani se pyar
hogaya, pehli nazar mein pehla pyar
ho gaya..?
SAMEER
(laughs)
Bakwas. Asal zindagi mein toh pyaar
shaadi ke baad hee shuru hota hain.
Jab pati-patni milkar, sansar ke
chunautiyon ka saamna karte hain.
Tab hota hain sacche pyar ka
ehsaas.
Beat
PRAFUL
(wryly)
Shuruvaad mein aadmi ki soch itni
forward hoti hain na? Shaadi ke
baad, reverse gear. Pyaar ki sharte
shuru ho jaati hain..
SAMEER
(laughs)
Sharte? Lagta hain mard-zaat pe kam
bharosa hain aapka.
The two see Mohan, Kumud and the Parekhs waving at them to
hurry.
PRAFUL
Kisipe bhi easily bharosa nahi
karna chahiye.
SAMEER
(laughs)
Aur aap chance lene ki baat kar
rahi thi.
CUT TO:
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VOICE-OVER
Banks with drive-thru tellers have
the least footfall. Most patrons
dont have to enter the bank. They
usually have the least number of
employees...
VIDEO VO
Now you can bank as easy as buying
a big mac. Dont even get off your
car. The HUGO-WELLS BANK in
Tennessee boasts of two drive-thru
tellers...
Praful pads her bra. She takes out a paper and looks at her
lipsticks. She picks violet...
Prafuls car drives past the HUGO WELLS Bank. Praful finds a
safe spot to park her car (jutting onto the road). Leaves the
engine running and goes into the bank.
She walks confidently to the cashier and passes the note. The
cashiers face pales as she reads it.
85.
EMPLOYEE
I need Hexicos audit papers for
2014 and 15...
EMPOYEE
(suspicious)
You ok?
PRAFUL
(choking voice)
Water?
PRAFUL
FUCKKKKK!!!
Praful locks the door, and counts the money, she is pleased.
She hides the money in her locker and makes a call.
PRAFUL
Mr Jeremiah?
JEREMIAH
You have the money?
PRAFUL
Almost. Im just $15,000 short. One
more loan and Ill be done..
86.
JEREMIAH
I dont need accounts, Im not your
mother! If you dont come in three
days, well come to your house and
take it. Understand?
PRAFUL
Yes.
MIKE
Praful, tumhara make-up session
disturb toh nahi kiya?
PRAFUL
Sorry, mujhe tayyar hone mein thoda
time lag gaya.
MIKE
Arre, koi jaldi nahin. Tumhara
shift shuru ho gaya toh kya hua?
Baaki sab hain na tumhara kaam
karne ke liye. Kuch bheju aapke
liye? Juice? Green Tea?
PRAFUL
Mike, I promise ab se der nahi
karungi.
HANDYMAN
When youre washing dishes, its
best you dont use the sink. You
wont get any pressure...
MOHAN
(laughs)
Pressure to mujhpe padega, jab
bijli ka bill ayega.
(to Praful)
(MORE)
87.
MOHAN (CONT'D)
Kaha se aaye yeh paise? Mujhe to
kaha tum broke ho?
PRAFUL
Tips save kiye hain.
MOHAN
Accha? Housekeeping ko bhi tips
milte hain?
KUMUD
(changes topic)
Kab se maang rahi hu dishwasher.
Kam se kam isne sun toh lee.
MOHAN
To isi se kaho har mahine bijli ka
bill bhi bhare. Cheeze khareedna
aasaan hain, maintenance karna
mushkil.
PRAFUL
Maa, maintenance contract bhi
khareeda hain. Har 3 mahine free
mein karke jayenge.
HANDYMAN
(to Praful)
Please sign here miss.
KUMUD
Kaise on karte hain?
KUMUD (CONTD)
Arre wah! Mere din ka ek ghanta
bach jayega.
MOHAN
Haan! TV pe AUR drame dekhna.
General knowledge badhega!
Beat
MOHAN (CONTD)
Praful, Sameer pasand chhe?
88.
PRAFUL
Pata nahin. Humlog sirf ek walk ke
liye gaye hain!
MOHAN
Toh? Marathon daudke decide karegi?
PRAFUL
(smiling slightly)
Ek do baar aur milna hain mujhe...
MOHAN
MBA karne California jaa raha hain.
Tere se acchi ladki mil gayi toh?
KUMUD
(pleased)
Ekdum tip-top!
NEWS VO
A breakthrough in the Lipstick
Bandit robberies. The FBI has found
an eyewitness who claims to have
spoken to the robber just before
the Union Bank robbery two weeks
ago...
Praful walks down the stars tentatively and watches the news.
We see the pesky employee from North Georgia Bank talking to
the media.
REPORTER
We have with us Veena Verma from
North Georgia bank. Ms Verma you
saw the Lipstick Bandit up close?
VEENA
Oh. More than saw her. I talked to
her. In fact, I think I managed to
stop her from robbing our bank...
MOHAN
Kumud, aa jo!!
REPORTER
How did you manage to stop her?
VEENA
My job is to spot potential
robbers.
REPORTER
Can you describe her?
VEENA
She was 55 inches tall. Slim and
very soft-spoken. She had blonde
hair, but olive skin..
REPORTER
Was she Middle Eastern?
VEENA
No I think she was an Indian. She
even gave me a name.
REPORTER
What name did she give?
VEENA
Simran.
REPORTER
Simran?
VEENA
Yes. Simran is the heroine of a big
Shahrukh Khan love story. I love
that movie.
MOHAN
Saala, abhi yeh log Indians ke
peeche bhaagenge..
KUMUD
Aa su chhe? Simran jaisa khusburat
naam, aur aise karam?
90.
MOHAN
Sab parvarish ka dosh hain. Maa-
baap ki laaparvahi hain ki bacchi
bigad gayi.
Praful drives the car slowly and nervously as cars speed past
her.
She walks around the bank and sees the Hispanic guard who is
probably 60+ sitting outside the bank.
She puts on her lipstick. Then takes out a piece of paper and
writes a note Give me $40,000.
91.
A lady enters, Praful puts away the note and checks her make
up in the mirror. The lady gives her a strange look. Praful
notices that the stuffing has come out of one bra.
Praful exits the loo and heads towards the exit. She looks
towards a store and sees Sameer shopping there. He turns to
see her, but she turns and walks away.
SAMEER
Praful?
SAMEER (CONTD)
Praful? Hey!
PRAFUL
Hey Sameer.
SAMEER
Yakeen nahin ho raha hain. Maine
aadhe ghante pehle tumhare Pappa ko
phone kiya tha, yeh puchne ki hum
kab mil sakte hain...
PRAFUL
Such a coincidence.
SAMEER
Haina?
Coffee?
PRAFUL
No really Sameer, ek zaruri meeting
hain?
SAMEER
(looks at her clothes)
Aise jaogi kaam par?
PRAFUL
Haan...wahi change karungi. Abhi
morning jog karke aayi hu.
92.
SAMEER
(charmed)
Jogging karke aayi hain? Bilkul
fresh lag rahi hain aap.
Praful blushes.
PRAFUL
Ok then. Milte hain. Soon.
SAMEER
Theek hain. Coffee akele hee pee
lunga. Actually jetlag ki wajah se
aankh jaldi khul jaati hain, aur
mein yaha kisiko jaanta bhi nahin..
PRAFUL
Sameer Ive got to go.
SAMEER
Praful, tum Hotel jaa rahi ho na?
Downtown? Main bhi saat chalta hu,
raste mein baat-cheet hogi, phir
mein bus lekar laut aunga..
PRAFUL
But Sameer...?
SAMEER
Main tumhare Pappa se baat
karlunga, dont worry.
SAMEER
Kafi hara-bhara hain Georgia.
PRAFUL
Tumhe America pasand hain?
SAMEER
Kuch cheeze pasand hain. Sadko par
gadiyan kayde se chalti hain,
sarvajanik parivahan ki vyavastha
acchi hain.
93.
PRAFUL
Sarvajanik kya?
SAMEER
(laughs)
Public transport.
Praful smiles.
SAMEER (CONTD)
Tumhe kaisa laga tha America jab
tum nayi aayi thi?
Beat
PRAFUL
(laughs)
Shuru mein excited thee. Umeedein
bahut the. Phir darr lagne laga.
SAMEER
Darr kyon?
PRAFUL
Yaha sab kuch itna bada hain!
Sadke, gadiya, log! Sab supersized,
aur main kaafi chhoti hu na.
SAMEER
(laughs)
Kya umar thee tumhari?
PRAFUL
17 saal. Na bacchi, na badi. Kapdon
se lekar baat karne ka tareeka, sab
doosron se alag. Main maa ke saath
chipki rehti thi, aur woh mere.
SAMEER
Tumhare Pappa?
PRAFUL
Unke kabhi theek se jaan nahi
paayi. India mein 16 saal unko sirf
4 baar mili. Yaha aakar bhi zyada
kuch badla nahi. Jaise maine kaha,
main na bachi thi, na aurat. It was
confusing.
Beat
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Yaha paas mein ek khubsurat lake
hain.
(MORE)
94.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Main kabhi kabhi Hotel jate samay
yaha ruk jaati hu. Dekhna chahte
ho?
SAMEER
Par tum jaldi mein ho na?
PRAFUL
Dus minute late pahuch sakti hu.
SAMEER
(beams)
To phir chalo..jheel!
PRAFUL
Yaha mujhe darr nahin lagta tha.
SAMEER
Bahut khubsurat hain. Khaskar ke
music lovers ke liye.
PRAFUL
Music?
SAMEER
Yaha ke pakshi kaafi sureele maalum
hote hain. Chorus mein gaa rahe
hain, suno...
PRAFUL
Maa ko music ka bahut shauk hain.
But sirf dharmik sangeet. Unko
Sheela ki jawani bhi Krishna leela
ke tune mein sunao toh khush ho
jati hain.
SAMEER
Kaafi kareeb lagte ho tum dono. Us
din park mein tumne jis tarah se
apni maa ko samarthan diya, mujhe
samajh mein aa gaya tha.
PRAFUL
Meri best friend hain woh.
95.
Beat.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Sameer, ek sawal hain. Soch ke
jawab dena.
SAMEER
Hey bhagwan, ek aur pariksha?
PRAFUL
Main apni maa ko akela nahin chhod
sakti, shaadi ke baad bhi. Agar
humari shaadi hui toh...
Beat.
SAMEER
Mujhe koi aitraaz nahin agar Kumud
behn humare saath rehna chahe.
Khaana bada swaadishth banati hain
woh.
PRAFUL
Late ho gaya..main tumhe bus-stop
pe chhod deti hu...
Praful enters the bank and sees a line for the cashier. More
people than expected. She is about to turn around when a
second counter opens. Praful rushes to it. She smiles and
hands a note.
CUT TO:
96.
NEWS VO
The Lipstick Bandit, also
identified as Simran was chased
in her car by agent Robbie Fields
as she made off with the loot from
the Western Bank in Georgia.
Praful goes to her safe place in the staff room and locks the
door. She counts the money she just looted.
PRAFUL
$15,800, $15,900, $16,000.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
I have the money.
JEREMIAH
About time.
PRAFUL
Ill be there tomorrow.
JEREMIAH
I dont trust you. Ill come and
get it.
PRAFUL
Ok. But I have one request...
JEREMIAH
What?
PRAFUL
Never contact me again.
JEREMIAH
(laughs)
Wait for my call.
The line goes dead. Praful opens the locker and takes out the
bag with the hidden money. She opens it to add the new loot,
but stares in shock.
An angry Praful opens the door and sees Salma & Noella eating
lunch.
SALMA
Aa khana kha le.
PRAFUL
Mere paise kaha hain?
SALMA
Kaun se paise?
PRAFUL
Noella, where is my money?
NOELLA
I dont know!?! Where did you keep
it?
PRAFUL
In my locker! Who took it??
SALMA
Praful tere locker ki chabi humare
paas kaise ayegi? Master key sirf
admin ke paas hain, MIKE ke
sanction ke bina..
PRAFUL
(it clicks)
MIKE!!
MIKE
Iska kya matlab hain?
PRAFUL
Mere paise kaha hain?
MIKE
(nonchalant)
Kaunse paise?
99.
PRAFUL
Joh paise tumne chori kiye hain,
you snake!
SALMA VO
Praful??
PRAFUL
Maine un paison ke liye bahut kuch
jhela hain Mike. Main usse vaapas
paane ke liye tumhari jaan bhi le
sakti hu!
MIKE
Kaha rakhe the tumne, yeh bhi pata
nahi mujhe!
PRAFUL
Jhoot mat bolo!! Staff mein se agar
koi bhi locker ko access kar sakta
hain, toh woh tum ho!
MIKE
Admin ke sanction ke bina mein koi
locker access nahi kar sakta. Dekho
shayad tumhare colleagues mein se
kisi ne liya ho? Woh Muslim aurat?
PRAFUL
(shouts)
Shut up and give me my money!!
GUARD
Everything Ok?? Open up sir!
MIKE seizes the moment and takes the knife from Praful. He
wrings her neck with his arm. The guards are trying a spare
key in the door.
MIKE
Tum mere khilaaf report kyon nahin
likhti?
100.
MIKE (CONTD)
I smell a thief! A delicious, sexy,
thief. I dont think Praful, ki tum
isse report kar sakti ho.
PRAFUL
Get off me, Mike!
MIKE
Pehle toh tumhe yeh sab pasand aata
tha na? Phir kya hua baby? Bhool
gayi ki tumhare doh bonuses mere
wajah se hue the?
PRAFUL
Woh mere kamayi ke paise hain Mike,
please...
MIKE
Tumne koi toh jhol kiya hain
Praful. Nahi toh tum $35,000 uss
locker mein kyon chupati?
PRAFUL
(choking)
Agar woh paise nahin mile toh meri
jaan jaa sakti hain. Please.
MIKE
Drama mat karo Praful. Practically
socho. Agar nahi chahti ki yeh baat
police tak pahuche, toh chupchaap
yaha se chali jao. Mauka de raha hu
tumhe.
Just as the door opens, he lets Praful go. She gasps for
breath. Two guards stare at both of them.
GUARD
Who attacked who?
MIKE sits down and wipes his sweat. He quietly tells Praful.
MIKE
Tum nahi bataogi, toh main nahin
bataunga.
GUARD 2
Are you ok maam? Any trouble?
MIKE
Go On Praful. Tell them what you
were telling me
GUARD
Did Mr Mehndi attack you?
PRAFUL
(stares at him)
No..
GUARD
Did she attack you sir?
MIKE
(pointing to knife)
Yes. She tried to attack me with
that knife. I want her escorted out
now.
PRAFUL
(screams)
Tum ko iski sazza milegi MIKE!
MIKE
Haan haan. Upar wala saza dega,
Karma wagera. Bahut filme dekhi
hain maine.
GUARD
Should we call the cops?
MIKE
No. Just throw her out. If she
comes close to the Hotel again,
have her arrested.
PRAFUL
MIKE!
She manages to break loose and lunges for MIKE, but a guard
catches her and she falls, hurting her leg.
They lift her up, kicking and shouting and escort her out.
102.
MIKE
Picture chal raha hain yaha? Kaam
karo.
PRAFUL
Just leave me please. I can walk on
my own.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Please.
Limping from the fall and barefoot, she walks towards the car
park.
SALMA
Praful, yeh pehn le.
SALMA (CONTD)
Tu theek hain Praful?
PRAFUL
(pretending)
Ya ya, Im fine.
MOHAN
Yeh kiski gaadi hain?
PRAFUL
Meri. 2nd hand mein khareedi.
MOHAN
Kyon? Aur yeh kya halat banaya
hain?
PRAFUL
Gaadi kharab ho gayi thi. Ek ghanta
push karna pada..garage wale ne
kaha repair nahi ho sakti..
Praful enters the house to see Sameer and his uncle and aunt
sitting, having a drink. They all stare at her in a mess.
MRS PAREKH
(cheerful)
Hello beta. Hard days work?
KUMUD
Praful, sab tera hee wait kar rahe
the.
KUMUD (CONTD)
Mooh-haath dhooke aa jaa beta.
MOHAN
Woh. Gaadi ka break down ho gaya
tha...
104.
Kumud enters.
KUMUD
Su thayyu?
KUMUD (CONTD)
Chot aayi kya?
PRAFUL
Zara si moch hain. Woh gaadi push
karte..
KUMUD
Balm lagati hu.
KUMUD (CONTD)
Baat karne aaye hain. Kuch dino
mein Sameer California jaa raha
hain, padne.
Beat.
KUMUD (CONTD)
Pasand hain na tujhe?
Praful nods.
MR PAREKH
Arre bhai, in Banks ne humko itna
loot liya, toh ek-aat hum bhi loot
le! Mujhe uss Simran se koi
shikayat nahi.
105.
MOHAN
Kya baat kar rahe hain aap? Logon
ki jaan jokhim mein daal rahi hain
Simran. Bomb leke ghoomti hain.
kahi phat gaya toh?.
MRS PAREKH
Bomb kaha mili police ko? Asal mein
ek note ke sahare loot rahi hain
woh. No gun, no knife. Only paper
anne lipstick.
SAMEER
Jee haan. Aapko pata hain, 95% Bank
robberies mein hathyar istamal
nahin hota--sirf notes!
KUMUD
Bina hathyar ke bhi paise de dete
hain kya?
SAMEER
Haan. Bank ka niyam hain ke woh
bina pratirodh paise handover
karde.
KUMUD
Pratirodh?
SAMEER
Resistance.
KUMUD
Aisa kyon?
SAMEER
Grahak ko lekar koi hadsa na ho
jaye, isse accha hain ke kuch paise
hee chori ho jaye.
Kumud nods.
MRS PAREKH
Praful, tum kuch bol nahi rahi
beta?
PRAFUL
Thak gayi hu aunty.
MRS PAREKH
Shaadi ke baad itna kaam mat kiya
kar beta.
SAMEER
Shayad khuli hawa acchi rahegi
aapke liye. Back garden mein chale?
SAMEER
Tum theek ho? Kaafi vichilit lag
rahi ho.
SAMEER (CONTD)
Distracted.
PRAFUL
Im ok.
SAMEER
Mujhe Stanford mein admission mil
gaya hain.
PRAFUL
Congratulations!
SAMEER
Monday ko jaa raha hu, fees aur
formalities pura karne.
SAMEER (CONTD)
Chahta tha ki baat pukki kar ke
jau.
Praful nods.
SAMEER (CONTD)
(uncomfortable)
Praful, kya tum ghabrayi hui ho?
107.
PRAFUL
(taken aback)
Nahi toh.
SAMEER
Aise kyon lagta hain ki tum kuch
chupa rahi ho.
PRAFUL
Kuch nahin hain Sameer.
SAMEER
Dekho, agar saath milkar kadam lena
hain, to tumhe mujhpe bharosa karna
hoga. Kya samasya hain?
PRAFUL
Sameer...main ek private person hu.
Sab kuch bayaan nahi kar sakti...
SAMEER
Meri maano toh phone disconnect mat
karo...nahi toh bala talegi nahin.
PRAFUL
Jeremiah?
JEREMIAH
Why arent you taking my calls
PRAFUL
I have guests over. My phone was on
silent..
JEREMIAH
Cut the crap and come outside.
PRAFUL
Outside?
JEREMIAH
Im parked outside your front door?
PRAFUL
What?
108.
JEREMIAH
You want me to come in?
PRAFUL
Im on my way.
JEREMIAH
Bring the 50k!
Sweat inches from Prafuls forehead. She enters the house and
heads quickly towards the front door. Sameer and Kumud look
at her quizzically.
KUMUD
Kaha jaa rahi ho?
PRAFUL
Manager aaya hain. Kuch samaan
rakhna hain mere paas. 5 minute
main aayi.
KUMUD
Theek hain beta.
Praful exits the house and spots the black SUV. She walks
towards it nervously. Sameer comes to the window and watches
her enter it.
PRAFUL
Can you drive ahead please.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Please!
BUGS
Pete, stop at the end of the
street.
JEREMIAH
The money?
Praful trembles as she takes out the $14,000 she got from her
last heist. She hands it to Jeremiah. Jeremiah looks at the
mess. Some $20 bills, $50 bills sticking out.
JEREMIAH (CONTD)
What is this??
PRAFUL
$14,300.
JEREMIAH
What?
PRAFUL
Mr Jeremiah, I had the money. I had
it all. But that bastard MIKE stole
it...
JEREMIAH
You dont have $50K??
PRAFUL
I will find the money. Just give me
a week.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
I swear Ill get you the money. I
have a plan...I just need a few
days...
JEREMIAH
Plan? To rob another bank?
JEREMIAH (CONTD)
You think we didnt know?
JEREMIAH (CONTD)
It was all over the news bitch. And
you called me after every heist.
110.
PRAFUL
I..I..
JEREMIAH
So I know you have the money. Just
didnt think youd have the guts to
fuck with me again.
PRAFUL
I swear I dont have it. I got
small amounts from every job...I
hid it in the hotel...It was
stolen...please believe me.
JEREMIAH
Bugs, what do you think? She
telling the truth.
BUGS
Seems too dumb to lie boss...
JEREMIAH
But she robbed what...4 banks? She
cant be that stupid.
BUGS
Maybe we can get her to rob another
one. A bigger one.
JEREMIAH
Look bitch, you do as I say now.
Praful nods.
JEREMIAH (CONTD)
You rob a rich bank now. Nothing
less than $25k, Understand. Then
maybe we let you go.
PRAFUL
Its..Its...impossible to get $20k
in one shot, they usually dont
have more than $10k in the till.
111.
JEREMIAH
Use this. Might work better than a
lipstick note.
Bugs laughs.
PRAFUL
Ive never used a gun, Look, I can
do it without..
JEREMIAH
Take the gun. Or take a bullet.
BUGS
Try Goldmans Bank near Tuxedo
Park. Thats where the rich folk
park their money.
JEREMIAH
Yeah. Do us a Robin Hood? Rob the
rich and pay us poor money
lenders...
PRAFUL
Please let me go.
JEREMIAH
Is that your lover boy?
PRAFUL
Hes a friend.
JEREMIAH
Does he know youre also the
friendly neighborhood robber?
PRAFUL
Please dont, Jeremiah.
SAMEER
Praful, you ok?
112.
PRAFUL
Yeah, please go.
Praful sees the gun in her lap and hides it before Sameer can
see it.
JEREMIAH
So well see you at...at the hotel
tomorrow Ms Patel. You have
yourself a nice night. You too
Mister.
Bugs shuts the door and the SUV speeds off. The two are
standing in the middle of the street.
SAMEER
Sab theek hain?
PRAFUL
(shouts)
Tumhara problem kya hain?
SAMEER
(startled)
Problem?
PRAFUL
Yani musibat...masla!!
SAMEER
Chilla kyon rahi ho? Main chintit
ho gaya tha jab tum dikhi nahi.
PRAFUL
Tum mard log kya samajhte ho, ki
aurat aadmi ki bina laachar hain?
SAMEER
Praful?
PRAFUL
Raakhi baandho toh rakhshak banjate
ho, mangalsutra pehnao toh
rakhwaale banjate ho?? I dont need
you to help me!
113.
SAMEER
Ok Ok. Calm down. Main sirf ek dost
ki haisiat se puch raha hu, kya tum
kisi musibat mein ho?
Beat.
SAMEER (CONTD)
Us din shaadi pe bhi yahi log aaye
the na? Tum baar baar phone kyon
disconnect karti rehti ho? Praful
agar koi samasya hain toh tum mujhe
bata sakti ho!
PRAFUL
Tum sachmuch jaan-na chahte ho?
SAMEER
Haan!
PRAFUL
SAMEER
Kshamta.
PRAFUL
...Kshamta hain!
SAMEER
Mujhe accha lage na lage, tumhe is
boj ko halka kardena chahiye.
PRAFUL
Theek hain!
She holds Sameer by his hand and takes him to the park
opposite the house.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Toh suno. Mujhe gambling ki aadat
lag gayi thi, jhoot bolke har hafte
Vegas jaati thi, khelne.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Aur main woh saare paise haar gayi
Sameer. Isiliye mujhe waha se
bhaagna pada...
Beat
SAMEER
Kitna hain karza?
Beat.
PRAFUL
$50,000.
MOHAN
Sameer beta, Ras malai ya gulab
jamun?
SAMEER
Kuch bhi chalega uncle.
MOHAN
(sweetly)
Gulab jamun garam karu?
SAMEER
Uncle, paanch minute dena please.
Mohan wonders whats going on, but shuts the door. Sameer
thinks.
SAMEER (CONTD)
Police ke paas kyon nahi gayi?
PRAFUL
Is ghar mein police kabhi nahi aa
sakti Sameer. Maa ko sadma pahuch
jayega agar yeh jaan gayi toh.
Sameer thinks.
115.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Abhi bhi madad karna chahte ho?
Sameer is silent.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Mujhe $50,000 de sakte ho?
Beat.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Chalo ek deal karte hain. Tum apne
fees ke jama kiye paise mujhe de
do, main shaadi karke tumhe Green
Card dilva dungi. Yahi chahiye na
tumhe?
PRAFUL (CONTD)
Kya hua Sameer? Bhaag rahe ho?
Maine kaha tha na, ki tumhe sachai
bardaash karne ki ksham..ksham...
In a few moments, the door opens and Sameer and the Parekhs
exit. Mohan is at the door, looking confused.
They get into the car and drive off. Praful watches the car
go sadly.
MOHAN
Su thayyu?
Praful takes out her track suit and looks for her wig. Mohan
barges in. She shuts the cupboard.
MOHAN
Kua hua? Kyon Sameer jaldi mein
chala gaya?
116.
PRAFUL
Usne nahin bataya?
MOHAN
Nahin. Kya kaha tumne?
PRAFUL
Yahi, ke main shaadi nahin karna
chahti.
KUMUD
Achanak kya ho gaya Praful?
PRAFUL
Mera dimaag kharab ho gaya tha Maa.
Socha ke shayad Sameer auron se
alag hoga. But nahi, yeh mard-log
saare kamzor hote hain Maa...
KUMUD
Mohan!!
PRAFUL
Mera yahi matlab tha, Maa.
KUMUD
Kaha jaa rahi hain?
KUMUD (CONTD)
Beta, pita ke thappad ka bura nahin
maante..yeh tumhara bhala chahte
hain...
PRAFUL
Kyon apne aap se jhoot bol rahi ho
Mamma? Jab se is ghar mein aayi hu,
yeh mujhe nikaalne ki koshish mein
lage huye hain. Bhool gayi? India
mein humse milne 4 saal mein ek
baar hee aate the...
MOHAN
(shocked)
Main kya chutti manane aaya tha??
(MORE)
117.
MOHAN (CONT'D)
Yaha kutte ke tarah kaam kar raha
tha, tumhe paise bhej raha tha.
Green Card milna aasaan hain kya?
PRAFUL
Pappa, Green Card toh aapko 7 saal
mein hee mil gaya tha. Uske dus
saal baad bhi humari yaad nahi
aayi?
MOHAN
Jab main hee settled nahin tha..toh
tumhe kaise bulata?
KUMUD
Praful! Har mahine paise bhejte the
yeh. Sar pe chhat diya inhone,
tumhare padhai ke fees bhari. Aur
jaise hee mauka mila, humme bula
liya!
PRAFUL
Jab budape mein sahare ki zarurat
pad gayi, tab bula liya Maa. Yaha
jhadu-bartanvali bhi toh nahi
milte!
MOHAN
Kitna zehar bhara hain iske andar.
Apne baap ko hee dushman bana rahi
hain.
PRAFUL
Aur Maa, Inhone humme nahin, aapko
bulaya. Main to chipak ke aayi thi
na aapke saath?
MOHAN
Tumhari shaadi karana mera farz
tha. Tum mujhe kamzor lagi. US ko
akele jhelne ki taaqat nahi thi tum-
me. Maine socha, ek accha pati mil
jaye toh...
118.
PRAFUL
Accha? Woh bhi aap hee ki tarah
sochta tha Pappa. Usse biwi nahi,
naukrani chahiye thi...
KUMUD
Praful! bas kar!
MOHAN
Auron pe ungli uthati hain?? Apni
galtiya nahi dikhti tujhe?? Koi bhi
shaadi perfect nahi hoti. Agar tu
chahti toh apne ghar ko bacha sakti
thi. Lekin tere ghamand ne sab
barbaad kar gaya..
PRAFUL
Haan, ghar bachane ki zimmedari
humesha aurat ki hee hoti hain na?
Aapne kabhi yeh jaan-ne ki koshish
nahi ki, ki woh mujhe khush rakhta
tha ya nahi??
MOHAN
Yeh sab draame filmon mein hote
hain Praful. Aadmi apni
zimmedariyon show-shaa kiye bina
bhi nibha sakta hain!
PRAFUL
Khair, aap humesha chahte the na,
ki main ghar chhodke chali jau?
MOHAN
(bitter)
Aaj kaun rok raha hain tumhe?
KUMUD
Praful! Jaa. Tu jaa yaha se. Main
aur nahin sun sakti.
119.
PRAFUL
Kaash mamma, ek baar toone inse
kaha hota, ki aadmi ke bina bhi
aurat ki kuch ehmiyat hoti hain.
Praful takes her things and walks down the stairs. Kumud
breaks down as Praful gets out of the door.
Praful sits in her car and starts it. She drives off. Mohan
watches her from the window.
Praful lands up at a door and rings the bell. Salma opens the
door. She has been expecting her.
SALMA
Aaja. Khana khaya tune?
PRAFUL
Haan.
SALMA
Yeh hain Praful, do-chaar din saath
rahegi.
SALMA HUSBAND
Chaar din baad chacha aa rahe
Islamabad se..
SALMA
Maalum hain.
SALMA (CONTD)
(to Praful)
Aa tujhe kamra dikhati hu.
120.
SALMA
Bacche mere saath soyenge. Tu thaki
hogi, so ja.
PRAFUL
Salma, maine tujhpe shaq kiya us-
din...Im sorry..
SALMA
Pagal hain kya. Mere paise jaate
toh main bhi sabse puchti. Harami
hain woh MIKE..
PRAFUL
Main do-teen din mein chali jaungi.
SALMA
Woh theek hain. Par jayegi kaha?
PRAFUL
Ek zaruri kaam khatm karna hain.
Uske baad mein Atlanta chhodke
chali jaungi. Nayi zindagi shuru
karungi kahi.
SALMA
Theek hain. Khuda kare tera kaam
accha ho.
CUT TO:
Praful opens her bag and takes out the laptop. She sees the
gun in her bag and shuts it quickly.
DISSOLVE TO:
PRAFUL
Lunch ke baad..1:45 ko...15 minutes
ke liye...no security...
Praful takes the remote control from her and turns off the
TV.
Praful drives. Her attention keeps going to the bag with the
gun.
122.
The shift at the Bank changes. Praful parks her car (badly)
at a strategic point and walks with an assured confidence.
She enters the bank. This one is much busier than the others.
She gets a little nervous, but breathes in and regains
composure. She walks to the cashier.
CASHIER
And how can I help you?
Praful hands him a note. Give me all your money, if you mess
around, I blow up the bank.
She stops on the side of the road and counts the money. She
cant believe her luck. There are only $1 and $5 dollar bills.
She screams.
PRAFUL
$1000 fucking dollars???
123.
PRAFUL (CONTD)
(barks)
Kya hain Sameer?
SAMEER
Main tumse milna chahta hu.
PRAFUL
Kyon??
SAMEER
Main..main shayad tumhari madat kar
sakta hu....
SAMEER
Uss din tumhari baatein sunkar
hairaan ho gaya tha.
SAMEER (CONTD)
Par mein raat bhar so nahi paya.
Mujhe yeh baat khayi jaa rahi thi
ki tum musibat mein thee, aur maine
tumhe akela chhod diya.
PRAFUL
Sameer, sorry kehne ki koi zarurat
nahin. Main tum-se kuch expect
nahin karti..
SAMEER
Mujhe apni baat kehne do.
PRAFUL
Kya?
SAMEER
Main paise apne saath laya hu.
Chahta hu tum isse lekar, apna
karza chuka do.
124.
PRAFUL
Yeh paise...tumhare fees ke hain
na?
SAMEER
Haan. Magar mujhe koi jaldi nahi.
MBA agle saal bhi kar sakta hu.
Beat.
PRAFUL
Shart kya hain Sameer?
SAMEER
Shart? Koi shart nahin Praful.
PRAFUL
MBA karna tumhara sapna raha hain
na? Uske liye itne saal kaam kiya
hain tumne...
SAMEER
Dekho Praful, ek taraf tumhari yeh
takleef hain, aur doosri taraf mera
MBA ka bhoot. Maine dono ko parkha.
Tum iss takleef se nikal jao, meri
khushi isi-mein hain.
SAMEER (CONTD)
Main tumhe pasand karta hu Praful.
PRAFUL
Tum mujhe jaante nahin Sameer...
SAMEER
Maine tumhare dil ko samjha hain
Praful. Apno ke liye itna pyar
maine kisi mein nahi dekha. Aur
galti toh har insaan se hoti hain.
SAMEER (CONTD)
Asha hain tumhe bharosa hogaya hoga
ki mujhe Green Card ka lalach nahin
hain.
Beat
125.
SAMEER (CONTD)
Kaha jaa rahi ho?
PRAFUL
Man tumhare paise nahi le sakti
Sameer.
SAMEER
Kyon??
SAMEER (CONTD)
Mujhse baat karo Praful...
Praful stops.
PRAFUL
Dekho Sameer, tum ek acche ladke
ho. Tumhara future bright hain.
Mere saath involve hokar tum
musibat mein pad jaoge.
SAMEER
In paison se tumhari musibat tal
jayegi Praful.
PRAFUL
Nahi Sameer. Maamla aur bhi uljha
hua hain. Please mujhe jaane do.
SAMEER
Yeh mat samjho ki paise lekar tum
kisi ehsaan mein bandh jaogi. Chaho
toh mujhse dobara milna bhi mat.
PRAFUL
(controlling her tears)
Tum fees bharke MBA shuru kar dena.
Woh tumhara dharmik APP...idea
bahut accha hain..usse banana...ek
acchi uncomplicated ladki dhundkar
shaadi karna...Im sorry Sameer,
main chahu toh bhi woh ladki nahin
ban sakti..
Praful starts her car and drives off. Sameer watches her go.
126.
Tears stream down Prafuls eyes as she drives. She has never
experienced this kind of unconditional love from a man
before. She calls her mother on the Bluetooth.
KUMUD
Praful?
PRAFUL
(crying)
Maine us-se jaane diya Maa...
KUMUD
Kisko? Kyon roh rahi hain Praful?
PRAFUL
Pyar karta hain mujhse, bina kisi
shart ke...aisa hota hain kya maa?
Beat.
KUMUD
Haan beta. Aisa hota hain.
Beat
Praful cries.
Beat
KUMUD (CONTD)
Jabse tu gayi hain, woh soye nahi
hain.
Praful cries.
KUMUD (CONTD)
Beta, ghar wapas aaja.
Praful looks at her mother and the cops and panics. She
speeds off as her parents watch, confused.
Praful speeds onto the Highway. Police cars follow her. She
overtakes vehicles and jumps lanes.
REPORTER VO
The police is chasing what appears
to be the car used in the Tuxedo
Park Bank robbery early this
morning.
REPORTER VO
An unexpected breakthrough in the
Lipstick Bandit case today.
REPORTER VO
MIKE confessed to have taken the
money from one Ms Praful Patel, of
Atlanta. It is believed that they
were accomplices...
REPORTER
The suspect is reported to have
escaped just as the police reached
her home. Even as the police chase
her, her family is being
questioned.
MOHAN
(gently)
Yeh kya hogaya Praful?
PRAFUL
Pappa please. Mujhse kuch mat
puchna.
129.
MOHAN
Maine muafi maangne ke liye phone
kiya hain Praful...
Beat
PRAFUL
Ghar mein police aayi hain?
MOHAN
Haan.
MOHAN
Tu Bhaag mat beta! Apne aap ko
police ke hawale karde. Hum saath
mein iska hal nikalenge.
PRAFUL
(wiping tears)
Main bhaag nahin rahin thee. Ghar
ke paas pakdi nahin jaana chahti
thi, Maa ke saamne...
MOHAN
Tune sahi kaha tha Praful, maine
kabhi tere sar pe haath pher ke
nahi pucha ki tu kaisi hain?
MOHAN (CONTD)
Ek baap pe bahut dabav hote hain
beta, bacche ki sahi parvarish ka.
Khaaskar jab beti ho. Aur maine
wahi kiya joh apne pita se seekha
tha. Mujhe muaf karde beta.
PRAFUL
Pappa...
MOHAN
Haan?
PRAFUL
Aap mujhse pyaar karte hain Pappa?
130.
MOHAN
Haan beta.
PRAFUL
Bina kisi shart ke?
MOHAN
Haan beta. Pyar karta hu tujhse.
Bina kisi shart ke.
Praful cannot hold back her tears and disconnects the call.
She wipes her tears, but they continue to stream.