- Run! - Please wait.
Excuse me. Where are you going?
Please let the feast conclude.
[indistinct clamouring]
- Dakini is here! Run! - [indistinct clamouring]
[indistinct clamouring]
Dakini!
This is happening because of you and your mother.
Nothing auspicious can last with you around!
[indistinct clamouring]
Run!
Hello, please...
Oh, no!
Did the shard hurt you?
More than that, what hurts me is that people are leaving.
[poignant music playing]
Had this feast concluded,
the rumour about Mom's home being cursed would've ended.
Forget clearing the rumour up, it has just been reinforced.
Rumours can be cleared up, Ayaan, but the truth can't be erased.
And Dakini exists for real.
What happened today...
What happened now can be attributed to the weak walls of this mansion.
It wasn't because of your Dakini lore.
[suspenseful music playing]
[owl hooting]
[hooting continues]
[disconcerting music playing]
I found Dakini!
[unsettling music playing]
Uh...
The owl fell because of this.
So, let's call this Dakini, Thakuma!
This is not the time for jokes, Pablo.
[clicks tongue] Thakuma!
What if Dakini comes before you right now?
Show her the picture on your ID card.
Dakini will be scared.
Oh, darn!
Show the nail to me.
Who hammered this nail?
It was a worker, Dad.
He did all the work.
Call him.
He must have left.
[gripping music playing]
[Dakini groaning]
[groaning continues]
[screaming]
[tense music playing]
Ayaan!
[soft suspenseful music playing]
- [sobs] - This is the worker.
He's still here.
I had already paid him.
- Excuse me. Are you all right? - [sobbing]
[eerie music stings]
What happened? Are you okay?
[gasps]
She's here.
Who is here?
The same face.
The same eyes.
[dramatic music stings]
- She'll find you, make you hers... - Hey!
[screaming]
[heavy breathing]
[eerie laughter]
[Bengali] You have to go!
[tense music playing]
A story
that had stalled for years
is about to resume.
History
will repeat itself.
[eerie laughter]
[eerie laughter continues]
He must go! He ought to!
He must go! [eerie laugh]
He's here! He is here! [eerie laugh]
She will see him, call him again
and he will go.
- Let's leave, everyone. - Mom! Mom...
Wait, Mom! What are you doing?
Did you see that man's condition?
It was evident that he was out of his mind.
And you want to return because of what he said.
Mom, the weather is bad. A storm is approaching.
Koyal is exhausted and has fallen asleep.
- Mom, we'll leave tomorrow, please. - No!
- Listen, Mom. - No!
No, let's leave now.
- Mom... - Hear me out, Thakuma.
You listen to me.
- You want to spend the night here, right? - Yes.
Before proving it to the world,
I want to prove to you that my mom's house is not cursed.
No Dakini resides here, just my mom's memories do.
Let it be, Ayaan. Thakuma will not agree.
Let's stay, Mom.
[solemn music playing]
I'll stay the night...
But on one condition.
You won't leave your room at night.
Why not, Thakuma?
Don't ask questions, Ayaan.
Promise me.
Promise me that no matter what happens,
you won't step out of your room at night.
Relax, Thakuma.
I don't know why you're making me promise,
but this promise is important to you
and you're important to me.
I promise.
I won't leave my room.
[sentimental music playing]
[Pablo] 'Seriously!'
From the time Ayaan has returned, all we talk about is Dakini.
Hey, talk about something else too.
Point!
Kaustubh!
Stay with us.
It'll be fun. A boys' night out!
Um, I can't.
I have some work.
[whimsical music playing]
Let it be, Pablo.
I'm sure you know
from the time Kaustubh got married,
he has made it a point to reach home before 8 o'clock
- because he has some work! - He has some work!
Ah!
But, seriously, Kaustubh.
You're truly the epitome of couple goals.
Best couple ever.
[chuckles]
I've never told this to you
but there was a witch in my village.
Hey, wasn't she short, old and walked slowly?
How do you know?
Why wouldn't I know about my mother-in-law?
- It was a joke. I was kidding. - Come on!
[chuckles]
[thunder rumbling]
[switch clicking]
[screaming]
"It was so much fun to frighten you out of your wits!"
- Koyal! - I scared you!
- It was fun! - Yes! Ah!
[Bengali] You little devil!
You'll learn a lesson if there really is a dakini in the house!
Oh, Dakini! Run...
Run...
[thunder rumbling]
[unsettling music playing]
The crackling of the lightning
symbolises Dakini's wrath.
[lightning crackling]
Mom!
Mom, why did you insist that Ayaan stay in his room?
It's not like he'd have gone out at night.
Do you remember, Arnab?
When Ayaan was four...
Just like today,
it was Pohela Boishakh.
And just like today...
[unsettling music playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
[ominous music playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
'Ayaan!'
[anklets chiming]
[water splashing]
That was an accident, Mom.
Ayaan was a child.
He was playing, went towards the well and fell inside it.
I had the well sealed to prevent another mishap.
That was all there was to it.
- There was more, Arnab. - No, there wasn't, Mom.
You made it up.
You're mistaking a story for the truth.
And you're mistaking the truth for a story.
Do you remember what that worker said?
"History will repeat itself."
What history, Mom?
That of this mansion.
And she will start
by recreating her very first rendezvous.
The first time
she saw Ayaan's face in the water of the well.
It was Pohela Boishakh that day.
And today is also Pohela Boishakh.
She wants to see Ayaan today.
And if she sees him today...
[wind whooshing]
[eerie vocalisation]
[electricity crackling]
Ayaan, when you were in London,
I would video call you every day
but I never got this feeling.
That is because
I couldn't tap you on the head on a video call!
[sighs]
What happened?
Actually, I wanted to tell you something personal.
- Should I send him outside? - No.
Tell me!
Um...
I...
I like a girl.
[thunder rumbling]
What!
- Yes... - You like a girl and you're telling me now!
Why didn't you tell me sooner?
Mr. Pablo is in love, eh?
You know? So many girls fell for you.
Fell? They still fall for me.
[chuckles]
But, seriously, give me some tips.
I want to take things forward. I want to talk to her.
- Look... - Listen.
Text the girl every day.
Give her attention.
And when she gets used to talking to you, ghost her.
Stop talking to her.
Then she'll say, "Pablo, why are you so distant these days?"
Respond with, "I want space."
The more boys distance themselves from girls,
the closer girls get to them.
- Will... - Bipin!
Hang on a minute. What was that?
Really?
If you want to play games,
do it on the phone, not in relationships.
Just be your normal self.
Okay?
And do this. Ask her out on a date.
If she agrees, then great.
If she doesn't,
- um... - Keep trying until she says yes.
Absolutely not.
Respect her decision.
Okay? And move on.
There's no need to act like a stalker, understand?
Who's this?
This is our family.
Me!
You!
Dad!
Our family consists of three members.
You, me and Dad.
Who's the fourth person in the drawing?
Brother-in-law!
Hey! [chuckles]
You don't have a brother-in-law!
Hey!
I will someday!
Just as Dad loved Mom,
someone will love you too, right?
Hmm!
You've been watching a lot of TV.
I think I'll have to disconnect the cable.
Mother Meera!
Okay, tell me what love is like.
What is love?
How do I explain?
Hmm...
- Aren't you fond of 'laddoos'? - Yes.
And what do you do when you get a 'laddoo'?
Eat it.
All of it?
No. I save half for you.
Right! This is called love.
Saving half a 'laddoo'?
No! [chuckles]
Half a 'laddoo' has endless joy, right?
And you share that joy with me.
When we want to share all our joys and sorrows with someone,
then know it's love.
- Can we share our sorrows too? - Yes.
How?
Hmm...
What did you do when I sustained a fracture?
Wait.
I was walking on one foot too.
If my Mother Meera can't put both her feet on the ground,
why should I?
Hey, Ishu!
Correct! This is what is called sharing our sorrows.
When we share our joys and sorrows with someone,
when we jeopardise our own lives to save theirs
without the slightest bit of hesitation,
then know that it is love!
Everything is allowed in love
except for lying.
And isn't it love
when the other person accepts you just the way you are?
And do you know what the best relationship is?
It is one that has room for your imperfections.
You can do anything you want in your life.
You don't need to ask anyone, right?
When will you find such a love?
I don't want such a love, Ishu.
Why not?
Because I have you and Dad.
And that's enough.
When I don't have time for myself,
how can I make space for anyone else?
Seriously, Ayaan.
If you commit to someone, you'll see it through to the end.
Not just the end of this lifetime, but in every lifetime!
[door rattling]
[thunder rumbling]
[eerie music playing]
- [wind whooshing] - [leaves rustling]
[car alarm beeping]
[door creaks open]
[car alarm beeping in distance]
- Ayaan, I'll go and check what that noise is. - Wait.
We promised Grandma we wouldn't leave the room.
Don't break your promise.
- Look, I... - Shush!
- What happened? - [soft grunting]
- Listen carefully. - [Dakini grunting]
Doesn't it sound like
a woman whispering in the background?
[Dakini grunting]
Heard that?
I think I heard something.
[alarm chirping]
You two already had a screw loose.
Now, your ears are acting up.
Do you still hear it?
I did hear it.
- Still? - Hey...
Come on and go to bed.
- You heard the noise, right? - Come on!
- Hey, I heard it. - That was the car.
- I heard something. - Go to sleep.
[clicks tongue]
Who's responsible for what happened at the mansion today?
This girl can't stay here!
[clamouring]
- Yes, she can't! Drive her away! - [clamouring]
- Pelt stones! Come on, everyone. - [glass shattering]
What are these people saying?
Nothing, Ishu.
[spluttering] Why are they shouting?
- No! No one is shouting. - [sobbing]
Ishu! Stop crying, Ishu.
- [indistinct clamouring] - Please stop crying.
- [sobbing] - Yes, I'm right here.
Ishu...
Hey, listen to me.
You won't be able to hear anything they are saying.
Wait, hang on.
- Meera... - Yes? I'm right here.
It's all good.
- Just wait. - [sobbing]
Here.
Listen to your favourite music until then.
I'll go and talk to these people, okay?
- [indistinct clamouring] - [glass shattering]
[indistinct clamouring continues]
[music stings]
Mom!
[sad music playing]
A witch's kids have no right to stay in the village.
- That's right. - They have no right to stay here.
And you have no right to abuse my mother.
There's nothing we can do if you can't take the truth!
My mom helped people all her life.
Get lost!
Why did you stop?
Pelt stones.
- Yes, pelt stones. - Come on.
Pelt stones.
Sure, pelt stones,
but start with a family's house that isn't indebted to my mother,
or that of the sick, poor or less fortunate
that my mother hasn't helped.
Now, pelt stones. Come on!
My mother helped every woman in this village.
But do you know where she went wrong?
She didn't bow before powerful people.
And if women stand up for something,
men start having a big problem.
That's why they labelled my mother a witch.
As for leaving this village,
we will.
You've put up with us all these days,
bear with us for a few more.
Fine!
Leave our village at the earliest
or you will suffer the same fate as your mother!
Leave! Just leave!
[Bengali] What's going on?
Yes? What's happening?
What's this?
Nothing, Dad.
Everything's fine.
- [murmuring] Ma'am is here. - Ma'am is here.
- Ma'am is here.
[car door opening]
[vocalisation]
Meera, go inside.
[music playing]
My grandson made the mistake of firing you, Debashish,
because he does not know
about the things your family has done for us.
We are indebted to you.
But today,
I want another favour from you, Debashish.
For one night...
Guard Rajbari for just one night.
No matter what happens,
don't let Ayaan go near the well.
Or you know what might happen.
[drawer opening and closing]
Dad!
You don't need to go to that house.
Our life is no joke!
They can't fire or reinstate you as they please!
I have to go, Meera.
Why, Dad? What did Thakuma tell you?
We'll talk later. I need to leave right now.
Dad, please!
[sad music playing]
[radio channels switching]
[radio channels continue switching]
[button clicking]
[radio channels continue switching]
[tapping]
[disconcerting music playing]
Pablo...
Pablo!
- [electricity zapping] - [lights flickering]
[thunder rumbling]
Pablo!
Dad forgot his lunchbox at home.
I'll quickly give it to him.
Ishani, bolt the door. I'm going to give Dad his lunchbox.
[door opening]
[wind whooshing]
[leaves rustling]
[thunder rumbling]
[tense music playing]
[wind whooshing]
My king!
"Written on the pages of love"
"is a story unfulfilled."
"It is not new."
"It started years ago."
"There was a king."
"And there was a queen."
"And there was an ardent lover..."
My king!
[song continues]
[clanking]
[electric guitar playing]
[clanking]
[perplexing music playing]
[eerie vocalisation]
'Where is Mr. Choudhury going?'
[music fades out]