Smoking is injurious to health. It causes cancer.
Consumption of alcohol is injurious to health.
I thought that in the beginning, I should introduce everyone to you.
Tridev Dev is my eldest brother.
He scored first-class marks at St. Xavier's
and after turning down a good job
he joined our father's business.
He has the qualities of a gentleman.
He's a member of the Bengal Club and also plays tennis.
But now he is under stress
due to financial constraints.
My eldest sister-in-law is Renee.
She is taking care of Dev Palace all alone for so many years.
She used to sing amazingly. She was my mother's student.
But after his son's accident, his BP always remains high.
Their only son is Sunayan, Papai.
He recently met with a car accident.
Everyone says that he was driving under the influence of alcohol.
But I know that he doesn't drink.
His friend was in the car and she died in the accident.
The police arrested him but he got bail and is out now.
My second brother is Sudev Dev.
He lives in Delhi, and he is the owner of an IT company.
He doesn't meet anyone.
He only forwards messages on WhatsApp during festivals.
My second sister-in-law is Ritangana.
At one point in time, she was very beautiful.
Now her weight had increased a lot due to the use of depression pills.
The reason for her depression is not her husband but her daughter.
Rituja is their daughter.
She is a JNU student, without a boyfriend.
She never had a boyfriend.
Everyone thinks her to be a lesbian.
But she loves her uncle.
She loves him dearly.
His mother knows that society will never accept it
and this makes her depressed.
Devesh is my third brother.
He studied in Shantiniketan.
He was a student leader, but now he is a leader of the heavyweight.
Devesh doesn't like my husband at all.
Because my husband is a political journalist.
Because he criticised Devesh's party
and sometimes even Dev.
That's why we didn't come to Dev Palace for many years.
Though Devesh has bought his apartment
everyone listens to him because he is very rich.
Ruchira is Devesh's wife.
They both studied in Shantiniketan.
Ruchira used to sing amazingly.
They both loved each other very much.
I don't know why
there are lots of differences between them.
A lot!
Probably Ruchira too doesn't like my husband.
My youngest brother is Rohit.
He writes scripts and lives in Mumbai.
And he is the craziest among all of us.
He is the sweetest of the lord.
He was my best friend.
He was because we don't talk with each other now.
He is Devmalav.
He used to study with Ruchira and Devesh in Shantiniketan.
He was their senior.
I heard that Devmalav was supposed to marry.
But somehow Devesh came into her life.
Devmalav's first wife Anisha is no more.
Devmalav has married again.
Sananda is Devmalav's second wife.
She does theatre. She is a progressive woman.
She is also very family oriented.
But their daughter Atisha has not yet accepted her as her mother.
Atisha is Devmalav and Sananda's daughter.
I have heard that they want Sunayan, I mean
my eldest brother's son, to marry her.
Sumitra is my husband.
He is a political journalist. He is a famous journalist.
We stay in Delhi, at CR Park,
The B block. Near the market.
We have a love marriage.
I love him very much.
We're restricted to go to Dev Palace
because Devesh doesn't want it.
We are going there after many years as my brother has invited us.
Sumitra is going to Dev Palace for the first time.
And this is me,
Shimonti,
the only girl in this family.
She is the most pampered and the most talented.
We are going to our house in Darjeeling after a very long time.
Kanchanjhungha again.
Abar Kanchanjhungha.
The pillows are outside in the sun.
Bring them in and put them inside the pillow covers.
Also, take the clean sheets out in case
they switch on the air conditioner.
Air condition in this cold weather?
They stay in Delhi…it falls to zero degrees often.
Don’t waste your time on useless conversations…
just follow my instructions.
You’ve been carrying on since morning.
Here it comes!
Do you plan to open a wine shop soon?
Put it here. I’m just enjoying my drink and relaxing.
Listen, has the flight landed?
Have you tried to find out?
Damn! - Our girl is going to return, driving all alone.
What kind of a father are you…drinking beer obliviously!
I didn’t get fresh parse in the bazaar.
However, the raw mutton was excellent,
coated with succulent fat.
What do you mean?
We can’t just feed her Rohu fish!
The girl is returning to her father’s home after twelve years,
and we will just feed her Rohu fish?
You are not getting what I’m trying to say?
I got great Tangras full of eggs.
I can imagine Rita cooking it with chilli and spice. Fantastic!
I’m tired of this boy never receiving his calls.
He refuses to understand how worried
I always am about him after that incident.
Has the flight landed?
Yes, it has.
You go ahead and finish your bath.
The geyser has been running for quite some time now.
Now, if we receive an outrageous Electric Bill,
you’ll end up blaming the Goenkas.
Yes, right after I finish my tea.
Hey, listen!
So, what I’m saying is
Buni is finally returning with Sumitra!
Let them come first.
I am scared to hope till they are finally here.
Correct.
I never wanted to leave this house. You
Rita, are you entirely done with the cooking?
Yes, but you need to check if the mutton is tender enough.
But tell me, have you sprinkled
fried powdered spices over the chutney?
Yeah, I did it. - Good.
It is so hot today, isn’t it?
True, it’s 12 degrees today.
If you feel like having the beer, just gulp it down.
Thank you.
Sumitra?
Yes…
Can I hug you?
While driving? - Yeah.
Does anyone call his uncle by name?
Ah, you know that she is Sumitra’s fan girl.
I can, at most, add a 'Da' after his name.
Not at all. Sumitra is perfect.
Hey, Sunayan, all good?
Yes, there were two police inquiries.
Otherwise, all good.
Thank you. - Ah, not at all.
I hope Rohit is coming.
Yes, yes…hey, show her the thing.
Wait. -Just look at the good news first.
Here it is.
Angelina Dev, our young aunt!
It was a sudden engagement and a quick marriage.
Wow…what does your father have to say about this?
Oh, what will he say?
Expecting a mega family reunion,
he has been perpetually hungover for the last seven days.
Tell me how many years we are going there.
No idea. - Hmm, 20 years?
The last visit to Darjeeling… must be twenty years.
Is she coming? - She is not receiving the call.
Is Ruchira coming?
Ruchira is coming. She is on the way.
Debu has lately become so whimsical.
I told him to come last night.
He declined, saying that the CM wants him to visit North Bengal.
Huh…the CM.
Listen…where are you?
So, let us have the Tangra and the mutton for dinner.
For lunch, can we order Chinese from Wow China?
Excellent! We are back in Darjeeling again.
Hello…how long will you take? - Ah, she has got through.
I have your gloves inside.
Ratan!
Wait, I am calling him.
Ratan? - Yes, sir.
Do I have to appoint someone else to fetch you every time?
Sorry, Sir.
Where are we meeting?
We are not.
The schedule is a mess now.
So, you are trying to avoid Sumitra?
Both of them.
Devesh,
is the son-in-law of the Deb family.
Just look at the good news first.
Any idea if Debu is coming?
No, he is not. I’m sure.
Just let it be.
You are the son-in-law of the house… you don’t need to worry at all.
Aunt, at the airport, I notice a Band-Aid on your finger.
Did something happen?
Acute diarrhoea.
Why don’t you stop wasting time and finish the packing instead!
Hello, I’m talking to you.
What?
Go, get your packing done.
Not interested.
No use telling me these.
You tell your father.
Come on, have the juice.
An extreme diet will lead to low blood pressure.
Stop showing your concern.
You’re not my mom. You’re my stepmom, okay?
Ah, great, juice! I’ll have it.
Hey, can you make me an omelette?
You always have solutions to my anger…isn’t it?
Ah, here you are.
Please come.
No…please! Come!
How are you?
Where were you?
Ah…there you are!
It has been such a long time.
How have you been?
Are you doing well?
Sister.
Strange…at least introduce him first.
Okay! Okay!
This is Renee.
No formalities, please.
Ritangana.
Greetings.
Not at all.
She is Devesh’s wife, Ruchi.
Please come.
And he is my Mejda. - Mejda.
That’s all. We are done.
Let’s go inside. You need rest.
But the luggage?
Yes, we will just bring the luggage in.
Buni, whatever he needs, please let me know.
What’s the menu today?
He is the son-in-law, after all.
You know, it’s a massive weight off my chest.
He wouldn’t have come had Brother not called.
Look, misunderstanding is a part of coexistence.
Don’t hurt yourself over it.
Come, come inside.
I see you after such a long time.
On 11th May 1962,
Kanchanjhungha was released.
Just one.
And your father watches the film consecutively three times.
And then, he decides to buy a bungalow in Darjeeling.
Archibald owned one in 1945, and your grandfather had a share in it.
Your father ended up buying that.
And every year, we would spend our Christmas there. Every year!
You know Sumitra? - Yes?
All of us have this belief
that there is a kind of magic in that house.
Everything gets cured once you’re there.
It has the solution to all our problems.
Our father would dress up as Santa Claus with a bell in his hand.
Yes, the bell.
I don’t think we can locate the bell any more.
Brother, do you remember Jagadish?
Yes, of course.
You know, out of sheer starvation,
he came up to our house to steal rice.
Really?
Yes. He was caught, though.
Instead of handing him over to the police,
my father made him the caretaker of Abhilaash.
Strange!
Amazing!
Since then, Jagadish has been living
in the mountains along
with the motherless Suri.
Sister, give me some more Chilli Chicken, please.
Wow, China’s food is simply delicious!
Is Suri still there?
Everything stays Sumitra.
Nothing ever disappears.
This is why we still maintain the old cupboards…to store memories.
I had something to say, and I hope nobody would mind.
Not at all.
I know that none of you were happy to read the things
I wrote about Devesh, and I understand that. It is natural.
But believe me, all of it was done from my professional perspective.
I think I should bring the custard.
No, I think your presence is necessary.
I will be really happy if our relations
are not ruined due to that one incident.
No, no, absolutely not.
We are anyway so immersed in our crises.
I think we can easily let go of these insignificant ones.
-Will I haven’t seen Rohit. He directly…
It’s better not to ask me.
Why is that?
They say he is less of a brother-in-law
and more of a son to me.
And that very person doesn’t even inform me
before getting married to a random Angelina.
We have no clue who this Angelina is, what she does, or how she is.
You have no idea I am going crazy since I received the news.
You have to be mad to be able to pull off something like this.
Do you understand the crisis?
Yes, completely.
I had to contact one of Rohit’s friends,
and finally, she could talk to him.
He was ecstatic to know about our visit to Abhilaash.
He erupted with the news about the marriage out of excitement.
The moment she heard about it, she became highly animated,
and she is already two beers down.
Don’t you dare lie!
Archibald of the East India Company built that
cottage when he came to manage the tea garden.
Subsequently, my grandfather bought the cottage from him. 1945.
And that Christmas bell?
Oh yes, there was an exquisite iron frame
from where the bell would dangle.
It belonged to Rhine-sign and Company.
Grandfather imported it from London.
The moment the bell rang,
we would rush outside and find
Papa,
with a big smile.
Santa Claus.
I hope you have brought enough warm clothes.
Sumitra, please don’t hesitate to inform me if you have any problems.
Yes, everything is fine.
You are our only son-in-law.
It’s entirely my fault.
I should have made an effort to…
Brother, you should let it go.
We are all making this journey so far
only to forget about our differences.
Once we reach there, we must cultivate
the things we share and jointly love.
Yes, that’s true.
Why is she the only one losing weight?
Are you following that Keto diet?
No such thing at all.
But look at you.
Who would say that you’re the eldest of this family?
You’re still the handsome student of St. Xavier’s College.
You're correct. - Isn’t it?
Yeah.
I still see my father in the winter sky.
There, flying with the reindeer.
I desperately need a miracle.
Anything, something. Something miraculous.
What will you tell them?
Will you say that you want the jewellery?
Why not?
The ornaments were kept for you.
Why can’t we have them back?
Everything will sort itself out.
Don’t worry so much.
I’m sorry, I should be saying this.
But I think it’s high time
you planned a baby.
Isn’t it?
What do you think?
It’s high time and not a bad idea.
And both of you should shift to Kolkata.
Tell him to make all the arrangements
for you two to settle here.
We will take care of the kid.
Isn’t it?
Why are you crying?
What’s wrong?
It’s nothing.
She is just too overwhelmed coming to this house
after so many years and meeting all of you.
You check on others and see if they are packing properly.
I’m here to take care of her.
Hey!
Hey, stop crying!
Please see if anyone else needs anything…
Yes, I think I’ll go.
Sorry. I’m sorry.
I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.
It’s okay.
Brother, what are you thinking?
I was not even drunk.
I just couldn’t keep my eyes open.
I kept pushing the brakes…
It’s alright, just don’t think about it.
I can’t forget Swasti.
Brother, life has much more to offer.
I have lost it.
I need an escape.
We are going there, right?
It will all work out eventually.
It is a relief that he has been granted bail.
Yes, at least he has been able to come
out of the trauma of the accident.
It was a horrible situation back then, with the police
and the media trying to prove that he was intoxicated while driving.
In the middle of all that, someone lost her life.
How did you manage the police?
Devesh helped.
Although I didn’t want to contact him,
my wife was shattered, and I was forced to call.
Is Devesh finally meeting us there?
I don’t know.
He hasn’t been clear about it.
But Sejo wife’s friend’s family would be with us there.
Isn’t his name Devmalya?
Yes, Shimonti has thoroughly prepared me for the journey.
You do drink sometimes, isn’t it?
Definitely!
I was wondering if tonight we could…
If you dare, then elude the eyes of Renee.
She’ll bring hell down on you if she finds out.
My health behaves a bit erratically sometimes,
but that should not mean I’m not allowed to drink.
We will handle all that.
You know Sumitra, every time all four
of us, brothers, would run from four different
corners of Darjeeling mall and race towards
the Raj Bhawan to see who would reach first.
Yes, but the combined age of these four brothers
has perhaps crossed four or five hundred.
Brother, the numbers seem a bit inflated.
Packing done.
So Mamon, are you done with your packing?
No.
Oh, thank you!
He is your father, not your stepmom.
You can respond respectively, at least to him.
What will I do once we reach there?
Ruchira would be waiting for us there,
and you’ll meet Sunayan there.
You’ll like it there.
Just one reminder Mamon, please do call her 'Maa' once we are there.
No.
It is just a matter of a few days, Mamon, please.
No!
It’s okay.
I don’t expect anything from her.
It will all be normal soon.
Just give her some time.
But the juice is not here now.
Sumitra is a nice person.
So very nice.
He is a pass-out from JNU.
Chuck it!
No one cares whether he’s a JNU pass-out.
Why do you say that?
What do these students do in JNU except
sloganeering and banner-flaunting?
Your understanding of the place is entirely flawed.
You think whatever they discuss in your office holds ultimate value.
Please don’t argue pointlessly.
The truth is you can’t tolerate resistance.
Do you think we, parents send our children
to universities to learn about resistance?
Will you stop with your futile logic?
Okay, just let it be.
It would have been best had I not come.
How did Brother come up with the Darjeeling plan all of a sudden?
But Father wanted to go as well.
I have told you so many times in the past
to do something with the property in Darjeeling.
But you never cared to do anything.
I’m doing it now.
And you should visit us now and then.
Jemma keeps requesting you.
But what have you done now? I didn’t understand.
Fair deal.
I just couldn’t strike a deal with the Tohunlong Tea Estate.
And then I received a call from Darjeeling.
Brijwan Jadav rang me up.
Who’s that?
West Bengal supremo of the Desh Heet Party.
Were you sleeping?
Yes. Tell me.
When is your flight scheduled?
9:15.
Is Sananda coming?
Yes, she is coming, everyone is.
Oh, I almost forgot.
It’s your second honeymoon or a family trip.
What do you say?
Hello?
Will you just be silent?
You have been silent all your life.
Is Debu coming?
No.
This makes you very unhappy, isn’t it?
You think that you’ve to give me time.
Wake up!
It’s nearly morning.
Otherwise, you’ll miss the flight.
Good morning.
"In the race of runaway clouds."
"Fumes of mist are spectators."
"Mountains and skies on these wax-coloured roads."
"Full of quarrels, happiness and grudges."
"In the race of runaway clouds."
What? Let's go there and click pictures.
"Fumes of mist are spectators."
Let’s go.
Let me take your picture.
Now, where are these two going?
Sumitra.
Sumitra…
Be careful! Please click a photo of us.
Stand here.
Give me your hand.
Thank you.
Be safe. - Come. Come.
Now, take a picture of both of us together.
Thank you.
Be safe.
Take it this way.
Sumitra,
are you avoiding me?
Not at all.
No, I’m certain.
I have read everything you have written against Devesh.
A little too attentively.
After all, this family’s son-in-law is writing about this family’s son.
That is true indeed.
And to top it all, the son-in-law is the villain.
During his university days, Devesh used to direct plays.
He once directed one of Brecht’s plays.
…Galileo.
He also played the role of Andrea.
In the fifth scene,
he howls, "how ill-fated this land,
where there are no courageous men."
Devmalya played Galileo.
He cried out,
"how ill-fated this land,"
"which needs nothing but courageous men."
Since then, politics got so muddled up.
Good morning.
Hello.
Sit down. - Hey, take a seat.
Be seated.
Let’s go.
How are you?
I’m doing well.
What about you guys? - Yeah, and what about you guys?
Good morning.
Good morning/Good morning…
Hey, I heard that you’ve recently converted to a follower of Ram.
But this Ram gives no hangovers.
Oh, lord…
"And once again, Kanchanjhungha."
"Returning every time to my Kanchanjhungha."
"The running revolutionaries, the heart and the moon."
"Looks at the mountains sitting on a bench."
"There, in that place rests my dream."
"Coming to me on horseback."
"The clouds demand that it must go."
"Forgetting all questions and answers."
"So many entanglements are still untouched."
"We speak of them every time to forget."
"In the race of runaway clouds."
"Fumes of mist are spectators."
"Mountains and skies on these wax-coloured roads."
"Full of quarrels, happiness and grudges."
"Gracious light will paint tomorrow’s sky."
"Hearts will no longer be sad."
"And toy train, the old love of bygone years."
"Will no longer stop at the fog station."
Here he is… look, Buni!
I knew you would come.
We are all going,
I knew you would join us.
Buni…just come!
How are you?
I’m okay. And you?
Hello.
Come Sumitra.
Hey…Debu!
Will you come with me in the car, Ruchira?
I have come with Devmalya, and Sananda is here too.
There is space in my car…if anyone wants to come in.
No, we are all together on the bus.
You go ahead.
"And once again, Kanchanjhungha."
"Returning every time to my Kanchanjhungha."
"Kanchanjhungha."
"Returning every time to my Kanchanjhungha."
"Once again Kanchanjhungha."
"Returning every time to my Kanchanjhungha."
Jagadish!
Sir, my God, after so many days!
How are you doing, Jagadish?
Is everything fine?
Everything is in order! Everything.
Come, all of you, come inside.
Meet my son.
Are you Tridev sir's son?
God bless you, son. God bless you.
Your father would fondly sit on my lap.
Can’t you recognise me, Jagadish uncle?
Buni!
How are you?
I am perfectly fine.
How are you doing?
I am absolutely fine.
You have grown so thin.
Are you not well?
Yes…it is just the effect of a bit of diet.
How is Suri?
She is good.
She is an English teacher in a Tibetan school.
Wow!
Introduce him to Sumitra.
My husband.
Greetings, sir.
Please come inside.
Madam, the trolley…
What is this?
Why did you enter without seeking permission?
Please knock before entering.
Sorry, madam.
Come!
How are you finding all this?
You are not even talking with me.
Does this place have electricity at night?
Of course.
I just wanted to charge my phone.
Are we going really going to stay here?
Definitely! Why do you ask?
I mean, isn’t there a resort or a hotel?
Odd! Why would you stay in a resort?
This is the house of Debu's uncle’s father.
Look!
You can see Kanchanjhungha through this window.
Go and see. Look.
Come, let’s go inside.
No.
And why is that?
We will get intimate inside a pine forest now.
Now?
Of course.
You madwoman, the house is full of guests.
We will do that later.
Promise?
Promise.
Are you fine?
It’s such a breathtaking place.
"The Song of Olden days"
"comes back to me."
"I implore it,"
"but it wanders away."
"Wanders and wanders away."
"In which sky"
"for a long, long time…"
Disgusting!
We are pretty surprised by your visit.
Are you dressing up as Santa tomorrow?
You didn’t come in my car.
I am sure you’re going to squeeze in between Sananda and Devmalya.
I haven’t slept for a long time.
I just sleep endlessly.
But here, the sleeping pills won’t help.
In fact, I have an idea.
Let’s swap.
Ask Sananda to sleep in this room, and you take her place in that room.
You weren’t such an animal before
the CBI called you for interrogation.
You never had any ethics or values.
But you are trying to sell your wife as well!
My wife?
CBI called me as he doesn't know how much my wife is mine.
Really?
From now on, keep your WhatsApp notifications switched off.
I am sure you don’t receive those dirty emojis from your wife.
It must have been sent by someone else's wife.
They don’t just send emojis.
They send a lot of other things.
My phone’s gallery is full of them.
I will show them to you when you have time.
Did you get it?
No. Wasn’t it here?
Yes, the orange tree. It was below that.
Orange tree?
Of course.
That’s past tense.
And the bell was on the opposite side.
Are you sure?
I don’t think you remember. It was on this side.
Not on this side.
Not at all. Okay, come with me. Come along.
Do you recognise the place now?
No.
It was right there.
Yes.
There.
It was never on that spot.
It was over there.
We would get down from there.
Hi.
Didn’t I tell you?
He kept saying it was on the other side.
This bell…keeps returning to me in my dreams.
Nonsense!
It will be a miracle this time.
You’ll have tea, right?
You all are impossible.
What do you mean by us?
Every time we returned from this place,
either our father received a promotion.
Or I got a job, or you got selected for First Division Cricket.
I think you’re emotionally attached for no reason.
Wait, the CM is calling.
CM…
Maybe some other CM.
Sumitra, do you want to visit the mall once?
We need to buy the drinks, isn’t it?
Oh yes, let’s go.
Let’s go.
Finish the tea, at least.
Not here. At the mall, maybe.
Why not here? - Hurry up.
Is it done?
Yes.
How early did we leave home today?
It’s a lovely place, isn’t it?
Right.
Ma'am.
Yes?
Wash-room.
Oh, sorry.
Be a little cautious about these when you finally reach there.
I understand.
When did you get married, Angelina?
March last year.
Alright?
Very good.
Thank you.
Don’t forget.
Yes, my love.
Just play it like a traditional wife of the house, you understand?
It won’t be a problem.
So many memories here.
Since childhood, a strange kind of fascination
is associated with this place.
It has become overpopulated.
But Darjeeling can’t be compared to anything else.
Why the hell are you continuously behind me?
I am on vacation here.
Just go and stand somewhere else.
It’s okay. Calm down.
They are perpetually there over my head like ghosts.
Do you remember the photograph of our parents on that bench?
The one on the right, isn’t it?
Yes.
Right, but the boundary walls were different.
Do we sit there? Do we?
Let’s go to Keventer’s. Hot chocolate?
Do you still remember?
Let’s go.
Come.
Is there still a problem with Atisha?
Somehow, Atisha simply can’t accept me as her mother.
Devmalya came to watch my show.
The day Atisha’s mother, Anisha died.
He was in the auditorium.
So, naturally, his phone was switched off.
By the time the show ended…
But that wasn’t your fault.
Rather, at your age,
you’ve taken the responsibility of a motherless child.
All of us know that.
The problem is not really with Atisha.
Do none of you see the real problem?
Of course, I understand.
All the problems began in Shantiniketan.
You know, sometimes it seems that it is possible
to look at Kanchanjhungha from Shantiniketan itself.
You’ve gone mad.
It’s impossible. - Why not?
Isn’t everybody saying that miracles will happen?
Let me see if I can save my family.
It all changed for father in the end, isn’t it?
Alzheimer’s.
He would constantly imagine himself living at Abhilash.
Tridev, a little towards the right.
Thank you.
Debu, you could have brought our
father here had you really wanted it.
Why do I have to do everything, Tridev?
I didn’t mean that.
Because the CM calls you, that’s why.
I don’t like this kind of a joke at all.
First, you invite me to join you,
and then you start having fun at my expense.
…I really shouldn’t have come.
He is only fooling around. Why are you getting offended?
No, it’s hardly fun. You can’t keep poking me now and then.
Oh, my dear moon child.
Where did hide in this darkness…You are crazy.
Okay, I’ll take your leave now.
Let me check on the drinks.
Yes, that is extremely important.
Hi!
Come, sit.
Are you looking for something?
No, nothing.
I’m just looking.
You see that place.
In my childhood days, Sudev uncle and I would play cricket there.
You’ve all returned to your childhood memories, isn’t it?
Mother was saying that you didn’t want to come here.
Yes, that’s true.
I don’t like places of this kind…unnecessarily quiet.
Hmm.
What happened to Aunt Anisha?
Oh, sorry.
No, no, it’s fine.
Renal failure.
It all happened so suddenly that…
I will never be able to forget her.
Abhilash is exactly like that.
Once you are here, you keep yearning to return every time.
You can’t forget this place.
So, what do you study?
I am pursuing Sociology Honours in my final year.
But I love travelling.
Hi!
Hello!
How does it feel here?
Good. Come and sit with us.
Selfie.
Did you guys go to the mall?
No.
What?
Why haven’t you taken her to the mall yet?
Take her to the mall.
Go, I’m sure you’ll like it.
Let’s go.
Let’s do one thing.
First, let’s freshen up, and after lunch, we’ll go together.
Okay?
Yeah, that will be better.
You are a liar.
If you don't give me money within two days,
then I won't leave you.
Bloody fool!
The lunch will be served very soon. Are you hungry?
No, thanks.
It’s freezing today.
I want to go for a walk.
Interested?
I want to go to Keventer’s.
Wonderful!
Even Sunayan is going…accompany him.
I was talking to Renee. She was asking about you.
I told her that you are brilliant and you want to shift to JNU.
Sunayan will also pursue his Master's from JNU.
That’s just perfect! - Is it?
But you weren’t allowing me to move to Delhi.
No, that’s not the matter.
Why won’t I permit it?
You should definitely go.
Are you people planning something?
How do you find Sunayan?
Is that the plan?
I have simply asked if you like him.
There is no secret plan.
Is it a crime to ask this question?
I don’t.
Do you know the meaning of resistance?
Don’t beat around the bush, Mom.
Just say what you want to.
Okay. I notice everything, and things are going out of hand.
Please do not judge my silence as my approval of your thoughts.
Where have I crossed my limits?
What are you referring to?
And why are you spying on me?
You have asked Nirupam uncle for my chat history.
This is not right, Mom.
Where is my privacy?
Who told you that I wanted it?
I have already seen the chat between you and Nirupam uncle.
This is what IPS officers will do that from now on.
You have read my chats. Where did you get my password?
Come one, mother, I know how to decode.
If you spy on me, I will spy on you too.
This is what resistance is.
Do you understand now? Am going.
What’s the matter?
Why are you guys constantly quarrelling?
And I always find you anxious.
What’s wrong?
If you, out of all people, don’t get it, then I am helpless.
Having a crush on someone at her age is absolutely normal.
Didn’t you fancy Sudev?
Have you forgotten?
Do you realise what you’re saying?
Do you understand their relationship?
You aren’t making sense. How are you taking this so lightly…
Rita, I am tired of taking things so seriously.
I am neither in that mental space
nor age to take things seriously any more.
You don’t have to worry at all.
Look, Buni, she will only listen to you.
She is always honest with you.
I think you, at least, should try to reason with her.
She is not free with me any more.
In fact, she doesn’t reply to my message,
and she hasn’t spoken to me since we came here.
But since you’re insisting, I will try to talk to her. I promise.
Why are you roaming around in a paper-thin t-shirt?
You’ll end up catching a cold at night.
Will it drop to a sub-zero temperature at night?
How does it matter to me if it falls below zero or not?
I will be the only one working endlessly.
Why are you getting annoyed?
Why won’t I?
No one ever bothers to find out how their elder brother is,
they don’t convey their greetings on Bijoya, and they never even call.
A successful businessman and a renowned politician but none
of them would contribute to maintaining their ancestral house.
Let it be.
This is news from Akashvani (All India Radio),
and according to our sources…
Stop it.
And they keep forgetting that he was the one who looked after them.
And I don’t understand your father.
All of a sudden, he wanted to have this family trip to Abhilash.
Quiet, he is coming.
Have you seen my blazer?
There. - Oh.
Don’t sit so idly.
It’s going to get really cold.
This garden had a Magnolia tree.
. I remember all of it so clearly.
My father would sit in the sun, and mother would weave her wool.
They have a picture there…
What?
Nothing.
Strange!
You see now?
I don’t know any of them would return to Kolkata.
Everyone’s gone into a flashback mode.
As if you care.
Now you can go to flashback yourself.
Take this.
Are you okay?
Just drink some more water.
It was bound to happen.
Is it all right now?
All okay?
Let’s go. - How far is it?
We are almost there.
Come, let’s go back to the car.
Everything looks so insubstantial against the colossal Kanchanjhungha.
Isn’t it?
I feel that my parents are there on that mountain,
and I will meet them so soon.
Can I kiss you?
Suddenly?
Because I like this.
So, do you want to wish?
Not a wish. I want the wife.
And if she has any demands, I will fulfil all of them.
What can I desire right before my death?
Please don’t be angry. I am sorry.
If you say this one more time, I am going back to Delhi.
Okay, sorry.
But do you know why am I really happy?
Because Debu is talking to you again.
That proves nothing.
I know.
But these distinguished men are nothing against this mountain.
Know him?
No.
Rahul Sankrityayan.
There is a brilliant article by him, "Volga to Ganga".
Yeah, I have heard about it.
If we read about our journey from 6000 BC
to 1947, then things like caste, religion,
differences between Buddhists, Muslims, Jains,
or who belongs to which country, what comprises a citizen
all these futile questions will have no meaning.
JNU, man!
Is it?
It is. Did you see Kanhaiya Kumar’s new video?
Loved it.
Don’t even mention him in front of Devesh uncle.
There will be a huge uproar in the house.
Really?
Tridev, didn’t you sleep?
No, I am getting old.
If I sleep in the afternoon, I stay awake all night.
That’s true.
Do you want tea, Devmalya?
No, I just had tea.
Is everyone sleeping?
I don’t know about Devesh. But Sudev has gone to that side.
Okay.
Atisha left a while back.
Yes, I know.
I don’t know if you have the habit. Want to try?
No use looking at me.
You never listen to me anyway.
Moreover, you can’t smoke here. It’s a no-smoking zone.
Oh.
That’s right.
Tridev, did you consider the matter between Sunayan and Atisha?
Let’s return to Kolkata and discuss these. Not here, please.
Surely, Tridev.
You were singing so well. Why did you stop?
"The road that has transgressed all countries"
"is sad and has lost its way."
"Walking on that road my vagabond heart"
Hey, rockstar!
What are you doing here all alone?
In life, we are never alone.
Sometimes we just look alone from a distance. See, you are here now?
Want to sit?
Of course, I want to.
But what about the order and supply?
And my orders mean nothing to you?
Did I ever have any value?
The Bengali translation of the word 'value' is 'Mulya’, isn't it?
Wow! JNU is teaching you a lot of things.
But of course, they taught us a lot as well.
I know that.
And that’s the reason I chose JNU.
The same bench, the same table, the bricks in the walls, the same stage,
the known happiness and sadness, and everything you touched.
I want to touch them again and feel everything you once felt.
I have never shared these with my aunt.
But I didn’t hesitate before admitting them to you, Sumitra.
I want to touch your philosophy and all your dreams.
Do you remember?
Who is the third who always walks beside you?
Eliot.
He is my favourite poet.
Do you remember the first few lines?
Yes, I do.
I remember the whole poem.
Recite for me.
"Let us go then, you and I,"
"When the evening is spread out against the sky".
Then let us go and make our visit.
I want to be alone now, Sumitra.
And I feel like looking at you slowly getting up,
leaving this place and walking far away from me.
And I will be lonely again.
You go, Sumitra, make your visit.
I will follow.
But my dear uncle…
I know what you’ll say.
What do you think about our family?
There is something rotten in the state of Denmark.
Will you take the entire day? Hurry!
That’s a wrong move…
Okay, I am sorry.
How will I play like this?
Sir, you talk to them.
Here you are. Tell me.
What will they do, Jagadish?
Tribal dance, ma'am.
Do you want to see it?
There will be dancing? - I will dance as well.
Stop fussing about it. Wait!
How much are you charging?
5000 rupees, Sir.
5000? What are you saying?
You think you can demand anything because we have come from Kolkata?
You will stay in Bengal and steal from Bengalis!
Calm down, Devesh!
Handle it peacefully.
Hey, Kamal, why are you demanding so much?
Lower the charge a bit.
Not less than 5000, sir.
All the dancers will come from faraway villages.
We will also have to pay for their transportation, Sir.
Okay, fine!
Let’s wrap it up in 2000.
No Sir, 5000.
5000 is a bit too much.
They have to cover long distances
and have to spend high on conveyance as well.
Sorry, sir. 2500 is final.
Sir, what are you doing?
You fool, you will take money from me?
What is happening?
Do you want to take money from me?
Money from me?
Do you know who I am?
Do you know with whom you’re talking to?
Leave it! - Don't get involved in this.
He doesn’t know what I can do to him.
Leave this to me.
Don't interfere. - No.
You can't hit him.
I'll hit him more.
Have you lost your mind?
Whom are you calling?
Leave him. - I won't leave you!
Are you insane?
It’s an insignificant matter.
Have you lost your mind?
Why are you calling people up?
Damn it!
Look what he has done.
The phone…
Please don’t be upset.
Has he lost his mind completely?
Hey!
Rohit!
"I brought the name of a stranger to this earth".
"In the midst of all the known faces."
"I am a visitor."
"I am the extreme curiosity of the masses."
"Open your door I am the messenger of God."
Hello, Renee!
Bless you.
All my brothers and sisters assemble here.
Get your blessing from them one by one.
And please, it’s touching the feet, not the hand!
Bless you.
It’s okay. Please don’t.
Sir.
Here you are!
Rohit.
Iron Man, Mr. Jagadish.
Get blessings from him.
No, not at all.
Sir, don’t embarrass her.
He has been protecting our house for such a long time.
Are you the journalist who has brainwashed my sister?
A little mistake here. Quite the contrary.
This is not fair.
Then I should embrace you once.
Definitely!
How are you tolerating this mad thing for such a long time?
Then you must not underestimate my abilities.
Rohit…
What is wrong with everyone?
Why aren’t we eating something already?
Yes, we must. Let’s go.
Come inside.
It’s such a relief.
Exactly after twenty years.
Come inside.
"Everyone has gone to the forest in this moonlit night…"
Why are you singing this song now?
Have you lost it?
"Amidst the intoxicating fragrance of spring."
Hey, what is everyone saying?
Are there any more stories in this house,
except Santa Claus and Christmas?
I have stuffed the chicken. Anything else you want me to do?
No. But what about the wine?
Sumitra has got it for us.
Oh, it has been so long.
Last, I had it in Bolpur. I will have it tonight.
Even I have brought wine.
Oh!
Both red and white wine.
So, Angelina, what can you cook?
I mean, can you cook, or do you have a maid?
I can make Maggi.
Only Maggi?
No, not just Maggi.
But dry Maggi, wet Maggi, chicken Maggi, egg Maggi.
Then Angelina must make Maggi for us soon.
Should I make it now?
No, you please rest.
Listen, Renee, can we cook food on wood?
Such daring!
Meet my father-in-law calling me, his eldest daughter-in-law.
No, tell me, cooking on a wooden oven, an old oven.
Old charm! Should I arrange something?
No, not at all. Too much hassle for me.
I can help you out.
When my grandmother died,
I inherited a book of recipes from her.
It’s nice to cook sometimes.
Fire, turmeric, the smell of spices,
all of them would stick to my mom's saree.
I have started missing everything since I came here.
Not to worry at all.
I am here.
Angelina is here as well.
She is a fabulous cook.
Oh! Amazing!
What will she cook on the wooden oven?
Dry Maggi or wet Maggi?
Be careful. Watch out.
Slowly.
Careful! Look ahead.
Here it is.
This is the old kitchen.
Mother would sit here and make 'Roti'.
And here is the famous wooden oven.
Do you still remember?
Of course.
You set this up, Rohit.
Chuck continental or other such fancy things.
Let’s just have chicken and rice.
Perfect!
Done.
Won’t you guys drink something?
Rum.
Will you be able to digest it?
Don’t end up making a fool of yourself.
Give me a cigarette, Tridev.
Renee has confiscated everything.
Come! Let me see if I can arrange something.
Come, all of you. Debu.
No, I mean, why did you say it?
All of a sudden, you brought rum.
This is a politician's problem.
Why are you getting upset?
He told me. - Don't worry. Calm down.
Let's go. Come on.
Come on.
Don't get angry, Debu.
Do you smoke?
You scared me.
Oh, I’m so sorry.
No, I don’t smoke.
I would steal from your brother and smoke.
I don’t touch his things any more.
What’s wrong? Did I surprise you?
No, I don’t have the potential to be surprised any more.
Instead, I keep surprising people in turn.
You are at Abhilash.
Everything is a miracle.
I know you won’t accept it but
miracles really happen here.
These winter nights are so important for miracles to happen.
For me, all my nights are cold.
I sleep inside the fridge.
It’s always so cold when I open my eyes.
No miracles happen.
Christmas is approaching, Ruchi.
You never know.
In case you decide to steal a cigarette, do let me know.
We will share.
Leave me!
Why are you so arrogant?
In this house, I wear only pants.
You don’t.
She is extremely shy.
She doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke.
Please don’t be so reticent.
Have a little rum with hot water. You’ll feel warm.
What is 'Jol'?
Water.
No water.
Understood. Take this.
Thank you.
What else have you hidden from us?
Be completely honest now.
There is nothing to hide especially from you.
You are my childhood buddy.
I’m your buddy? Such audacity!
What’s this?
Where’s my drink?
Oh, is that your glass?
Where is mine, then?
Oh, my fault. I’m sorry.
Do you stay in Versova?
Yeah.
Have you ever been to Mumbai?
Let’s all go there next Christmas.
It will be great fun.
No, not on Christmas.
We always come down here at Abhilash during Christmas.
Every year from now on.
Correct. Every year.
I think I’ll just stay here permanently.
Won’t return to Delhi any more.
This house, these walls,
that mountain, those trees
won’t allow me to leave.
Hey!
Sister.
Is everything all right?
Yes, brother, everything is all right.
And everything will be all right.
That is the magic.
Miracle.
Devesh?
Oh, yeah. Take a seat.
You danced so well last night.
Thank you.
You must come to watch our show.
Our next show is at 'Madhusudan Mancha' on 17th January.
I would really love to see one of your plays.
But the work pressure is such that…
What are you guys staring at?
Are we serving 'Khichdi' here?
Go and stay at one of the hotels and send me the bill later.
Get lost.
Professional hazard!
Tell me.
I really need a favour from you.
Say.
If you could arrange a grant for our group
…you know how important funds
are for the longevity of a theatre group.
Grant.
Are you trying to be full of hot air?
If possible, do it for her. Don’t try to avoid the matter.
I’m not avoiding it.
You come to my office with all the documents. I’ll see what I can do.
Are you happy now?
Thank you. Thank you so much.
My pleasure.
Debu, will you be able to handle the CBI?
The lobby will manage all that.
There is a rumour that you might change your party.
I might.
Ideology?
That was once a part of India.
I was thinking of telling you something.
Yesterday, Tridev asked me to speak to you.
Sort out all your issues with Sumitra and Shimonti. Try it.
Is it really necessary for him to talk about my party,
my work everywhere, including Facebook and Twitter?
It’s freedom of expression, Debu.
Definitely, but I should also have the liberty to exercise that.
Ruchira will destroy your family next.
Your daughter is growing up.
Try not to be intimate with her in public places.
You should have married Ruchira.
Debu, I’m not here for her.
I know.
Your motive is to fix the marriage between Atisha and Sunayan.
But what will you gain?
You are still angry, Debu.
Isn’t it natural?
As I was about to touch Ruchira last night,
I realised that she is still not over you.
Debu, at Sonajhuri you had asked me to move away from Ruchira.
And I did that.
It’s your failure if I am still inside her.
And why are you raising these issues after such a long time?
Can you really suppress the heart with the weight of the stone?
After Anisha’s death, I had no idea what to do with Atisha.
Ruchira and I had met a few times and talked over the phone.
I don’t need to know these.
Why couldn’t you take care of your own wife?
Do you have any time for your family?
Don’t mess it up any further, Debu.
I need a miracle.
To do what?
I have to survive this…
somehow.
I have to.
I was feeling so dizzy in the morning.
Why did it happen?
Because of the medications.
Please avoid the random bouts of drinking!
Please!
I will have to leave you all, eventually.
Ideal if I die here.
Does hurting me make you feel good?
Why? You will come to Abhilash again.
I will be sleeping in the forest of the falling leaves
and beneath the ground’s beating heart.
Say something else. Please!
It seems Abhilash has lost its glory.
Sumitra. - Yes.
Could you be Santa Klaus for us this Christmas?
Please?
What happened? - What?
Won’t you sit outside?
Your beard is almost entirely white.
Only Kanchanjhungha will never grow old.
We visited this place right after our marriage. Remember?
"So many words stay unspoken."
"A thousand attempts to touch them are in vain."
"We never truly return to our home."
"Grey mountains sleep under a blanket of mist."
"So many words stay unspoken."
"As true as the vacant death."
"Everything else is footprints on the sand."
How are you, Sudeep?
This audacity!
What were you trying to do with sir?
Sudeep loves me, and I love him too.
What is the problem with that?
Sunita!
Do you know who you are?
How dare you think of love?
There is a huge difference between them and us.
Sunita, there is no equality.
We are equal.
Both of us are educated.
I have always been faithful to Tridev sir.
Please don’t wrong them.
Don’t dream of things beyond your reach.
I’ll kill you if I ever see you with him again.
Remember that.
How are you?
I’m carrying on with life.
I teach in a school now.
I heard.
I have given you something.
Remember?
The box.
It couldn’t be found afterwards.
Sometimes, we also lose relations along the way.
And we don’t find them ever again.
It is extremely cold here.
Do I look like a Bengali?
Entirely.
The more you resemble the people of this house, the better.
If I can arrange everything according to my plan…
Where is the jewellery?
It's with Renee.
But I feel there’s something wrong somewhere.
There must be a reason for us all to gather here.
Property?
Could be.
If they hand over the jewellery to us, we won’t claim anything further.
What if they ask for proof of our marriage?
We are not yet married.
You should learn to hold your tongue.
Do you know the EMI amount of the Versova flat?
Sir, see!
You must see this sir.
Look, Rohit sir.
Oh!
Tridev, Devesh, and Renee, come here!
Look at what we have found here!
Jagadish, you are a gem.
Devesh, just hold and feel it.
Amazing! Where did you find it?
Jagadish found it.
Look at this!
Miracle, it’s the miracle of Christmas Eve.
We should celebrate with Mutton and Fried Rice.
Do you mean we have to do all that cooking again?
I will cook everything.
Yes, we will all celebrate.
What did I tell you?
What is the plan, then?
Let’s party.
I’ll manage everything.
Let’s just improvise and have a ball.
Are you feeling all right, Buni?
No, I am perfectly all right.
I’m so tired of all these perfections.
All these four brothers seem like models of perfection.
Why do you talk of just the brothers?
Your sister didn’t care about your decision before marrying.
I really like Sumitra.
In fact, I have never misread him.
I have always believed that he has a philosophy of life.
And he is loyal to it.
This is realised long back.
Then why don’t you say something?
What do you mean?
Do you really not understand that something
is wrong between Devesh and Ruchira?
Why did you allow Devmalya to join us?
The same reason you allow Rituja.
And you continue allowing her.
I can see that.
Look, Buni, at our age,
we try to avoid all kinds of family quarrels and disputes.
And I don’t have the strength
or resolve to fight these battles any more.
And if you think I’m an escapist, I don’t have any regrets.
What happened?
Where did you go?
Wow, you look so beautiful!
You are praising me after such a long time.
I dress up a little every day and wait for your praises.
It’s not that.
I have been really worried since Papai’s accident.
Then everything kept crashing down on us.
And in the midst of all this, it was ourselves that we lost.
No, it hasn’t gone anywhere.
Tell me something, do you all still believe
that this bungalow can perform miracles?
Let me tell you something.
I don’t know whether you would believe it,
but whenever I look at that Kanchanjhungha
I feel that there’s someone living there is
keeping an eye on us.
Protecting us.
For the miracles to exist forever.
I still believe.
Then hold on to your faith.
Isn’t Alchemist your favourite book?
Don’t you remember?
And when you want something…
All the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Miracle.
I have one question.
Why have we all come here?
Over to Tridev.
What?
Why did we come?
We are all here together after so many years.
Why suddenly, after so many days?
Coincidence.
Okay, let me tell them.
Look, I am facing a problem.
Let me be honest with you all.
I am in a kind of financial muddle.
A little crisis.
Around 2 million.
20?
I know it’s…it’s a big amount.
So, I have a proposal.
What if we sell off Abhilash?
Suppose, I mean...
What if we can all receive our own shares?
And my trouble gets resolved as well.
Do you understand?
What? - Meaning...
Shall we sell the house?
What is this nonsense?
Wait, Rohit!
I’m sure he is proposing this
because he desperately needs the money.
I don’t give a damn about his need.
If he really needs it, why don’t you all provide him with the 2 million?
Why do we have to sell off Abhilash due to someone’s problems?
Do you think you can randomly borrow from people
and pay it off by selling our father’s property?
What the hell are you saying?
Tridev, don’t yell.
Just look at the way he is talking!
Let it be Tridev. You calm down.
You sit as well.
No, you tell me is this the way to talk
to me, just because I need the money?
Can’t I share my problems with anyone?
Where were you when father had lost his sanity?
You had gone to Bombay to write your script.
Did you try to find out even once how father’s health was?
Or how I was managing it all alone?
No, you never took any responsibility.
I think we should leave.
Yes, that would be better.
Atisha, let’s go.
Did you people even consider me a worthy human being ever?
You are making no sense. No sense at all.
All of you are a group of pseudo-intellectuals.
You all didn’t even bother to connect
because I had gone into films.
Do you think I have forgotten all that?
I wanted to talk to Father once.
What had you said then?
What did I say?
That I am not allowed to video call.
You bunch of hypocrites.
Sit down, my love! Sit down!
Rohit, listen to me!
We can’t come here all the time.
Exactly!
And the political situation in the mountains is quite delicate. Right?
It’s not easy to sell the house.
It is going to be very difficult.
I will not let you all sell this house.
Hey…
Why are you yelling?
Everyone needs money. I need it too.
Sometimes, we suddenly need miracles in life.
You are intoxicated and talking nonsense.
I am making perfect sense.
We need this house for its power to perform miracles.
Let me say something.
He needs the money, and I think we should sell off the house.
I know someone who might be interested.
We might just be able to pull it off.
His name is Brijwan Yadav.
Okay.
Who?
Brijwan Yadav.
You mean Brijwan Yadav of "Desh Heet" party?
Yes.
No, we can’t sell it at all.
Why not?
He is Sahadev’s opposition.
I won’t let him enter this house.
This is so strange!
Now you would let your politics affect this house as well?
What do you mean by effect? Politics is my career.
Listen, we are trying to find a solution.
Please, let’s not quarrel.
You should ask him.
Does he have a solution? Does he ever accept suggestions from us?
Which suggestion do you want me to accept?
The condition of my party in this area
is so dismal that if we sell this property
to a mafia-like Brijwan, your loving son-in-law
will again malign my name in the newspapers.
And Shimonti would call me a thief and a filthy pig.
This is what happens to me every time.
Why do you involve them?
I really don’t understand what is happening.
I am…I am sorry.
Brother, I want to say something.
Come what may, please don’t sell this house.
This house must not be sold.
It’s okay. It’s okay.
I’m not feeling well, Sumitra.
I want to go back home.
Please, everyone, if this happens, she will be really upset.
Since this topic is being discussed, I, too, have something to say.
Sure, be calm and just say it.
My share of jewellery that’s lying with Renee, I want it back.
I want it for Angelina.
My mother kept it for her.
I know it belongs to you.
But why does it all have to come up now?
This is ridiculous, Tridev.
You can propose selling off this house because you need the money.
And I can’t even ask for what already belongs to me?
Okay, I get it.
You have all come here to create a ruckus.
Tell him, tell him.
He has never ever taken anyone’s suggestion.
Just don’t utter a word.
You want to sell this property, and I will arrange for the buyer.
Shut up!
Just shut up. Don’t you dare raise your voice!
What the hell is happening?
Don’t you stare me down!
I have always tolerated your and Tridev's rebuke and selfishness.
I am selfish?
Why are you yelling? Everyone is here.
Aren’t you selfish?
Are you really saying this?
Where would you all be had I not been there to support you?
Please calm down.
He is asking me not to sell this house.
Will you be here to look after this house?
Do you pay even a penny for its maintenance?
I repeatedly ask for it.
There is no other solution except selling this house.
Just be silent.
Silence!
I must say something.
Let us not discuss these things today.
Just not today. Please!
Exactly!
It’s Christmas Eve tomorrow.
We'll do something after that.
Everything is destroyed. You listen to me.
They ended everything.
It’s okay. It’s okay.
It’s okay, dear.
It will all be fine soon.
No, I don’t like it here.
I want to return home.
I know. I know. I know, dear.
It’s going to work out.
Nothing will ever be peaceful here.
How will things work out?
They haven’t come here looking for happy days.
All of them have a motive.
I know. I know, dear.
You sleep it off.
Rest, or you will be unwell.
Calm down.
Calm down, at least for me.
For me.
Everything is going to be all right.
Everything.
Good morning.
Morning.
Feel like going out? Lovely sun.
I had sensed that something like last night could happen.
Is it impossible to keep the house?
I have given my word to Brijwan.
What is your stake in this… if you don’t mind?
I won’t tell anyone. . I could sort it out.
My interest is in the tea garden, which is under Brijwan.
It’s an integral part of my business.
If we could sell Abhilash to Brijwan for a moderately fair price,
then, in exchange, he will release the tea garden.
I will be in a kind of financial trouble if that doesn’t happen.
Why don’t you discuss it with Devesh?
Devesh?
But Devesh’s party and Desh Heet party
are entirely separate entities.
Sir, politics is a different world altogether.
Brijwan wants to contact the next election
based on the support from Devesh’s party.
Very few are aware of this. Devesh definitely is.
North Bengal is completely under Devesh’s
control represented by Mithun Ray.
He is operating from Kolkata.
They are testing the waters now.
You have all kinds of knowledge I see…
One must keep up with all that’s happening.
I got a few links, then got in touch with my connections in Delhi.
Now, if Devesh can stop Brijwan, would you have objections?
Not at all.
And the tea estate deal will also
be a part of the understanding between them.
But is that possible? - Definitely!
However, if we lose the house, then the four brothers
roaming in the gardens of Abhilash will lose each other.
Isn’t it? - Yes.
Good morning.
There you are. Come!
Come, come, Sumitra! Sit.
Do you want tea?
No, it’s all right.
Why not?
Please have it. It’s ready.
Okay, then!
Are you not well?
Yes, I think his blood pressure has increased a bit.
Take it.
Thank you.
So, what I wanted to say is…
I mean, only if you consider me one of your own.
Could you tell me about the crisis you are facing?
I have taken a bank loan of around 2 million.
It wasn’t supposed to be.
After my father’s accident, I couldn’t concentrate on my business.
Had to pay around five million to the lawyer.
If the house is sold off,
then nobody would really find what they desire.
You tell me what to do.
I have tried so hard to hold on to it.
How long will I do it all alone?
No one cares about this house as much as I do.
They could have easily contributed to help me out of this crisis.
They won’t.
What is the way out!
It’s Christmas Eve!
We must celebrate. Can’t just sit idly in our rooms.
There is no alternative.
Have the tea.
There was a time when
you wouldn’t even harm an ant.
If they scolded you,
I wouldn’t eat for three days.
Scared of thunder you would come and hold me tight.
If you were sick,
I would tend to you and sleep beside you all day long.
You have grown up, Tupur.
No, aunt, I’m still the same.
Even now, if someone hurts an ant, I end up weeping.
Just that there is no one
to save me from getting scolded.
No one to hold me when lightning strikes.
If I have a fever…
Who told you that you don’t have anyone?
You are not even letting me come near you, Tupur.
You don’t even reply to my texts, but you’re online.
But of course, you reply to Sumitra, send him pictures.
You are really angry with me, isn’t it, Tupur?
Do you think I am stopping Sumitra?
That I don’t allow him to mingle with others.
That I’m possessive.
No, aunt, it’s not like that.
I don’t think any of these.
I have stopped myself.
And the way I do it, I won’t be able to tell anyone.
There were days when I couldn’t even utter a word.
If I tried to talk, I would feel like vomiting.
It felt so nauseating.
You won’t believe me even if I confessed.
In the burning heat of the sun,
the drilling noise of so many different things,
the buzzing of people’s voices,
and a tingling sensation inside my tongue.
A strange kind of pain… I won’t be able to express it.
Such a pain it was!
I would vomit every day, every day.
And whisper to me that I won’t tell a soul, never, never, never.
I promise I won’t tell anyone.
And trust me, aunt, I haven’t told anyone.
Trust me, it’s not a lie, it’s not a lie.
I trust you.
Would you be able to?
If someday
you are handed
over a huge responsibility.
Life isn’t poetry, Tupur.
Relationships aren’t postmodernist.
It’s as simple as a tea stall, as innocent as a tram ride
and as blue as the sky.
I come back to you, Tupur,
to return all your unspoken secrets to you.
And I promise you, if anyone ever scolds you,
there would be at least one person who wouldn’t eat for three days.
That day, maybe I…
Don’t make me cry, aunt.
I had promised that I wouldn’t cry.
Don’t make me cry.
I won’t cry, aunt.
Aunt, I won’t cry.
Jagadish, keep this money with you.
I don’t know much about the things you had to arrange for us.
What’s wrong, dear?
Have it.
Talk to everyone.
Probably, they will all have lunch and leave in the afternoon itself.
It’s Christmas tomorrow,
and Sunita is already preparing for the celebration.
Sudev.
I really thought you had come out of concern for Abhilash.
Don’t do this, Sudev.
Even I have some memories here.
In the fog, in the forest, we will lose everything.
Don’t you think?
Do you want a cigarette?
I don't smoke now.
No more addiction.
Habits from Sangeet Bhawan doesn’t stay long.
I will file for a divorce.
What?
I can’t take it anymore.
My husband’s a terribly unfaithful human being.
He was drunk and sent dirty texts to someone over WhatsApp.
He maintains an escort somewhere in New Town.
What are you saying?
You’re responsible for this.
Debu had requested me.
He was desperately in love with you.
He was my best friend.
I couldn’t leave him, Ruchi.
And so you left me?
I didn’t want us to burn out, Ruchi.
Marriage would have burnt us up.
Isn’t it better this way… the way you are, both far and near.
You really get a rush isn’t it, thinking that life is literature?
You should think carefully about Atisha’s wedding with Sunayan.
This house seems ominous.
Hi! - Hello.
I went out shopping, and found you sitting here.
Do you want tea, coffee or hot chocolate?
Nothing.
You tell me, how will these two families live in peace?
Are you talking about Devmalya and me?
I’m talking about myself and Ruchira.
I lost it.
If you lose, I’ll end up losing Devmalya.
I know he stays with me, but not inside me.
What can I do?
You can return to Ruchira.
At least try.
Please!
Why was she here?
Nothing.
Did Sumitra visit you?
Yes.
He came to me as well.
What did he say?
May I come in?
It’s you!
So, if you lose Abhilash,
the miracle of Christmas Day
will never return to this house.
We will all feel miserable.
We might have different political opinions.
But that is a different matter.
I think you should help out, Sudev.
At least you can stop Brijwan, the rest I’ll manage.
What is my gain in this?
Your aide, Mithun Ray.
Brijwan won’t be able to hold ground without his help.
There could be multiple alternatives.
Maybe you need to perform the miracle to save Abhilash.
Are you acquainted with the North Block?
Today, I informed Subramaniam
about your CBI file.
C Subramaniam?
Yes. You mean…
Yes, Secretary to Home Minister.
Moreover, he is the childhood friend of my editor.
He really admires me.
Then…
Yes, we can suppress the matter for the time being.
Do think about it.
Then it’s all for the good.
Yes, it is.
But you know something, no one really seems to understand me.
And we have become exactly like others.
We don’t care about each other's problems.
You are saying these here.
But once you return to Kolkata,
you don’t recognise us or even take our calls.
It’s all fake.
How did I even end up losing that exquisite box
made out of Kashmiri wood?
There were red and blue stones inside it.
It was a gift from Sunita.
Why didn’t you marry Suri?
Why did you avoid that?
At the end of the day we have our elitist honour to protect.
We never implement our words of equality.
Thirty years back, a Bengali male recently returned from
London, having a relationship with the watchman’s daughter!
Naturally, I denied her.
Have you apologised to Suri?
No.
You should.
If you keep prying,
there will always be additional weight troubling you.
Want to have coffee?
Is it true that police never come to our place again?
I hope so.
I have never believed in miracles.
Devesh’s entry into my life was just like a miracle.
But eventually, I realised that it was impossible
to sustain a family with your best friend.
And the shift from all things informal to everything formal
is perhaps more difficult.
Leave it.
Please don’t suffer remembering things bygone.
I just have one request.
Don’t ever stop singing.
Music doesn’t come to me anymore.
My anger had pushed it away.
Now my music shows its pride and doesn’t return.
But I will try.
To forget all my sadness
and return to my old man in Shantiniketan.
Why later?
Why not now?
"Look, my friend."
"Don't love by mistake."
"Look, it's morning."
"I love you, so don't come close to me, my friend."
"Don't love by mistake, look, my friend."
"You do what you love, my friend."
"Don't do what will make me happy."
"I'm there for you."
"What will happen if there is no love."
"Whatever is destined to happen will happen."
"It'll go in vain, whatever is destined to happen will happen."
"Do waste your life, my friend."
"Don't love by mistake, look, my friend."
But you don’t know them at all.
I can see through each and every one of them.
There was just this one place
where we would all come and celebrate together.
But what now?
Imagine the kind of manipulator Tridev is!
He got us all here so that he could sell this house.
Sumitra, do something!
Should I buy the house instead?
What?
I mean, I would have if I could.
Then even I should colour my hair black
and become the Queen of Patiala.
Okay...
What if we hide him somewhere here?
No, these are worn out ideas from old films.
I think we should let Rohit write the script.
He will do a better job.
You are not getting it.
If they don’t get a major shock these
four brothers will not unite again.
I think that’s a good idea.
And, of course, we don’t want to sell off Abhilash.
This is a great idea.
Chutki, did you listen?
Chutki? Chutki, did you hear?
Hey, remove the earphone!
You just don’t move from here.
We will start looking for you half an hour later.
Don’t go anywhere till you receive a call from us.
Oh my god, this is pure, pure Bollywood.
Happy adventure.
Thank you. - Hey!
You are dead now, you know that?
There is a Yeti in these mountains.
Aunt!
Don’t frighten her.
It’s all going to be safe.
We will return immediately.
We are leaving. You stay.
Let’s go, everyone. Come, let’s go.
What are you doing?
Nothing.
I don’t want to stay with you anymore.
You have changed.
What’s the use?
You won’t have Devmalya.
I know you have always wanted to live with Debu.
I might not be a nice person.
But you have turned me into something despicable.
Deep in your heart.
Are you defending yourself?
Not even a bit.
You are such a horrible person.
Ruchira,
over the years,
I have dissociated from all my friends.
But I maintained my friendship with Devmalya.
Do you know why?
Because that made you happy.
And you know why I am digging?
You know Suri once gifted Sudev a box filled with colourful stones.
The way I am, I stole the box.
After all these years, Sudev...
still hasn’t forgotten the box.
He is frantically looking for it.
Where did you hide it?
It was somewhere here, you know.
It has been so long.
Here it is.
Here, look.
I am so tired of being this awful person, Ruchira.
At least I can be good to someone.
Brother, please forget everything and come and have lunch with us.
I will have it in my room.
Who knows,
we might not be here tomorrow.
At least let’s have the food together on the last day.
Right, a family should have food together…
Sumitra, have you seen Ritu?
No, I haven’t.
Where is she?
Have you tried calling her?
I have been trying since morning.
But her phone is switched off.
And where is her father?
Please don’t worry.
Let me look for her.
You can call Jagadish.
What?
Jagadish…
But where can she really go?
I!
Where is Sudev?
Just call him.
Yes, I am.
Why don’t you call someone from your party?
I can’t ask for favours randomly…
I have checked the mound there. She is not even there.
I don’t even know why she has switched her phone off.
Do you know anything?
Why is her phone off?
We can’t just sit here.
Let us search the forest.
Tridev, you wait here.
What do you mean wait?
We can’t find her and I can’t sit here and do nothing.
Yes, let’s look around the forest.
Yes, let’s go.
And please give us a call in case she returns.
We will be really worried.
Yes, definitely.
Ritu…
Rituja!
Ritu… - Ritu…
Okay, just listen!
Let’s move to that side.
Where do we go? There is no one here.
Where did she go?
Rituja! Ritu…
Ritu…Ritu…
Rituja!
This is crazy.
She was right here.
What do you mean she was here?
What do you mean?
Rituja!
It’s not his fault.
I told him to work out an idea to somehow stop selling the house.
What?
Yes, and we eventually plan that we will fake Rituja’s disappearance.
Is this some kind of a joke?
Who asked you to involve my daughter?
Calm down.
What if something happens to her?
Let me find her.
She won’t go far on foot.
Just a minute, were you all in that jungle on the backside?
Yes, the one near the mound.
Okay, then.
Jagadish.
I will return and tell you everything.
I will go as well. - No, you wait. I am going.
This is all so strange!
Relax, we will definitely find her.
Where?
Oh!
Come, sir.
Sir, you stay here.
Let me take care of the matter.
No, I want to go.
Please, I want to go!
Okay, let’s go then.
I was slapped that day.
What did you think?
You’ll just leave from here.
You will come to our land, insult us and we will just let you go?
I said sorry.
F**k your... sorry, you b*****d!
You won’t leave this place alive.
Kamal, I understand.
But the girl you’ve kidnapped is like my grandchild.
She is not involved in all this.
There has been a misunderstanding.
Have you come to take a stand for the Bengalis?
You slapped Kamal.
How dare you?
Please listen…
I am sorry for what happened, you know.
I tried protesting in front of him.
I have also apologised to Kamal.
This is not about the differences between Bengalis and Nepalese.
. To me, we are all equal.
Please let the girl go.
We haven’t kidnapped anyone.
We don’t know where the girl is.
Maya?
Ma’am, you…
This is how your party will save your people?
You can’t rise above revenge.
What do you know…how these people behave with the Gorkha population!
Not all, Maya! Not everyone is guilty.
And why should someone suffer for the crimes they have not committed?
She is innocent.
Please, Maya!
And you were my brightest student.
There she is!
Don’t be afraid.
It's okay.
Hmm.
Don't worry.
Thank you.
Come.
It’s all right.
It’s all fine now.
It’s all right.
Who would take responsibility
if something had happened to my daughter?
Sorry, Sananda, very sorry!
It’s okay.
They are coming, they are on the way.
Hey!
Go!
Go inside!
Chutki...
She’s all right.
Please take her inside.
I’ll never forgive you.
And will that solve the crisis we brothers are in?
What kind of a childish prank is this?
At least someone has tried.
It’s all right.
Why are we discussing these now…
No, nothing is all right, nothing is.
We can’t unite in this manner.
I brought everyone here, and it’s my decision.
We will have nothing. Neither Christmas, nor bonfire, nothing.
Tridev, listen to me!
Please accept my request.
Do you think you can do whatever you want?
I implore you.
The reason we’ve all gathered here, we must do that.
I beg of you.
It’s okay.
Please!
I don’t understand…is this time for some joke?
How can you be so irresponsible?
I can’t be a part of this.
I want to return home today.
No, I won’t return.
Has someone even asked why I came here?
Keep doing this…from morning till night, do whatever you want.
I am not in this anymore.
Kindly pardon me!
Forgive me, I am not in this anymore!
Okay, fine! Fine!
You can all leave.
But I am not leaving.
Sumitra and I are going to stay here.
Calm down!
I want this Christmas to happen.
I understand.
I have already taken the decision.
How dare you argue with me?
Tridev…
This is my last Christmas.
Dear… - She knows everything.
What is she saying? What does it mean?
She has cancer. It's in the last stage.
Sister!
Buni…
How do I…
Please don’t thank me.
She could have been my daughter.
Take care of yourself.
Sunita…
Sunita, I know everything.
These mountains, these roads, your unfulfilled dreams, everything.
But trust me. I am innocent.
Let’s not talk about this.
Some relations
are best unrequited.
And as they say,
we hardly ever see the fruition of our love.
The first letter of love is incomplete.
Sister and I,
she is just a little older than me.
This is so terrible.
I shouldn’t have come here.
If you hadn’t, you would’ve never had the chance to talk to her again.
You…
You didn’t even talk to her because of your differences with Sumitra.
Devesh,
do you know what our problem is?
That we shifted from informal to formal.
Your meetings, processions, ring-tones, and numerous engagements
are everywhere, and you are roaming places.
And I keep imagining that perhaps
you remember me. Think about me.
Listen to me,
can’t we again
be informal?
To be informal is like
Kanchanjhungha to me,
and to be formal
is like a mist.
Being informal is so transparent,
there is no fog in that. It’s so clear.
Will you be informal with me?
Can’t we?
Sunita…
You?
Please forgive me.
Why Sudev?
You know why.
Not everything ended with our moving away from each other, Sunita.
Why all these today suddenly?
I was in love with you.
I should have had the courage to take you home
with all the respect you deserved.
But I couldn’t go against my home…
Leave it, Sudev.
How can we leave everything, Sunita?
As we grow old, everything seems to return to us.
You have lived so far from me for all these years.
Have I never crossed your mind?
Were you in pain?
I am sorry.
You know, when I was returning with Rituja,
I kept thinking that if we were married,
we could have had a daughter like her.
Can I hug you once?
We will… just stay well, Sudev.
I will always remember you…
till death do us part.
I am leaving.
"You fill up my senses like a night in a forest."
"Like the mountains in springtime, like a walk in the rain."
"Like a storm in the desert, like a sleepy blue ocean."
"You fill up my senses,"
"Come fill me again."
"Come, let me love you."
"Let me give my life to you."
"Let me drown in your laughter."
"Let me die in your arms."
"Let me lay down beside you, let me always be with you."
"Come let me hold you."
"Come love me again."
"You fill up my senses like a night in a forest."
"Like the mountains in springtime." - Mom.
Mom go!
"You fill up my senses like a night in a forest."
"Like the mountains in springtime."
"Like a storm in the desert, Like a sleepy blue ocean."
"You fill up my senses, come fill me again."
"Come let me love you, let me give my life to you."
Merry Christmas! - Merry Christmas!
Wait, just a second.
Wait, what are you doing?
Just sit. I’m fine.
I will say something to my family today.
Surely, go ahead. Say, dear.
Sorry, Tridev, not her.
We aren’t married yet.
Angelina, sit down.
We live together in Versova.
Why are you doing this?
There are so many instalments and so many loans.
So Rohit said that the inherited jewellery
for our marriage is lying with Renee.
We thought we would get something if we come here.
Then we heard that everyone was coming here.
But it’s a lie.
It’s a big, damn lie. Sorry.
Sit down, sit down. Sit.
Sorry.
It’s true. We needed the money.
But I will repeat the same thing I said yesterday.
I will not let anyone sell this house.
We will lose everything if we let Abhilash go.
We don’t want money from you.
We don’t need the money.
Even if that means Rohit and I will never get married.
We don’t need the money.
But if you guys enjoy it, we will manage.
Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.
You will take the jewellery, right?
He is laughing because Tridev needs the 10 million,
and he has decided to give him all the jewellery.
I am very proud of you.
The matter with the tea garden…
I talked with Brijwan.
We have to adjust a few seats during the elections.
He will hand the tea garden over to you. And we get to keep Abhilash.
What? Are you sure?
What? Debu…
Cheers! - What are you doing?
Thank you.
Merry Christmas! - Merry Christmas!
I am sorry, Tridev.
Brother, please come to this side.
Come on, please. All of you against that background.
Come, come, come, get up, Sir!
Is she asleep?
What happened? - Hey, come on!
okay.
Okay.
Sorry, brother!
"Come let me love you, let me give my life to you,"
"Let me drown in your laughter, let me die in your arms."
"Let me lay down beside you, let me always be with you."
"Come let me hold you, come love me again."
"Again."
Do you remember?
Why is the door open?
She is gone.
Yeah.
I'm writing a letter to you after many years.
People normally post letters but our address is the same.
So I wrote in the diary.
Everything was possible in my life because of you.
You're my magician.
I never told you that there would be no magic in my life without you...
just because you'll take the credit.
Look,
I saw my house for the last time because of you.
And yeah,
...Tupur is your responsibility.
She doesn't trust anyone except you.
She won't be fine without you.
You look after her.
I always believed in magic and miracle.
That's why I know that you will do some magic
so that I'll come back to you in the next life.
I told Tupur...
...that Sumitra is yours only for this life but for the next lives...
...he'll be only for me and he'll remain with mine.
He'll be mine.
Don't be upset.
I'm there
in a far away Kanchanjhungha.
I'll wave my hand from there.
Love you, my magician.
My Santa Claus.
Thank you.
"The cloud says it's time to go. The night says I'm on my way."
"The ocean says, I have met the shore, myself I am no more."
"The cloud says it's time to go. The night says I'm on my way."
"The ocean says, I have met the shore, myself I am no more."
"The cloud says it's time to go."
"Sorrow says, like his footprint, I stay quiet."
"Like his footprint, I stay quiet."
"I say, let me blend away, dissolve."
"I have no other desires."
"The cloud says it's time to go."
"The world says, for you, I have the welcoming garlands."
"The sky says,"
"For you, the million stars twinkle, in your honour."
"The world says, for you I have..."
"...the welcoming garlands. The sky says,"
"For you, the million stars twinkle, in your honour."
"Love says, since aeons..."
"...I have waited for you, awake."
"Love says, since aeons, I have waited for you, awake."
"Death says, I guide the course of your life."
"It is I who row your lifeboat."
"The cloud says it's time to go. The night says I'm on my way."
"The ocean says, I have met the shore, myself I am no more."