'Cigarette smoking is injurious to health.'
'It causes cancer.'
'Cigarette smoking is injurious to health.'
'It causes cancer.'
'Mrs Sobhavani Bose'
Listen
what is the time?
Huh?
It is 7 AM.
It is quite late. Wake up.
Wake up!
Just because it is a holiday, will you sleep for so long?
It is quite late.
'Agantuk'
Good morning. Good morning.
Good morning.
I don't think it will rain.
Everything is dry.
Thank you.
What happened? Why do you look so serious?
I don't think I can stay alone any longer.
What is the matter, dear?
Asking for the rent every month is becoming a problem.
It is not that they come and pay the rent
on the first day of the month.
I must go and ask for it.
'Mrs Sobhavani Bose'
Shampa, how many times have I told you not to
keep those dirty plastics on the stairs.
Buy a dustbin and throw it in that.
I wash it up, auntie.
No, you don't wash.
You don't wash all this.
These stains won't go if you wash it once in five days.
Don't you see these filthy stains?
Why do you start taunting me about such a minor issue every morning?
Because this is my house.
Ugh! I hate this.
Darn it! She keeps cribbing all the time.
Oh, dear, why is the cycle kept here?
The hag refuses to die.
Why are you talking nonsense? What happened?
Please find another house, okay?
Either stop drinking or leave me!
As in? What nonsense are you talking about?
Hey, I met her early in the morning.
She refuses to have a polite conversation,
She doesn't care a fig!
Don't keep it here. Don't keep that there.
That is what she does all day.
I will strangle that hag's neck, one day.
After all, doesn't she receive the rent at the end of the month?
Do you know Dr Mhatre? - Hmm.
What happened? - Hmm.
He was saying that this
quality teatime that we spend together in the morning,
it is very important.
I have to do everything.
Walk slowly. Jharna, watch your step.
Come on, move it.
Don't do mischief at school, I am warning you.
Haru! - I am coming.
Open the gate. - Yes, I am coming.
Have you completed all your homework?
Come on.
Bye.
Go.
Huh! Huh!
Ta-Ta. Ta-ta.
Let's go.
Ugh! Coming.
It takes time to open the door.
Wait.
Grandma!
I have been ringing your bell for the last ten minutes.
Don't take so long, grandma or do I have to call you on the phone?
Seriously!
Hey!
Take a dry cloth and wipe all the grills and doors, first.
I have been repeating the same thing for the last five days.
She works in fourteen other homes
but she is always in a hurry when she comes to my house.
Once you finish dusting, wash your hands and make me a cup of tea.
Grandma.
The day after tomorrow...
Oh, hell! I will not come
the day after tomorrow.
We have Ganesh 'puja' at home.
Will the Ganesh puja take place throughout the day?
No, no. I am the cashier.
I won't have the time.
Come once in the morning.
And you must come in the evening for half an hour.
Look, Rupa, I don't appreciate your taking so many leaves.
Hey, I have to take leave when required, grandma.
You take leaves for no reason at times.
Last month you took three leaves, and two leaves this month.
You take too many leaves.
I just don't like all this.
So, don't I work or what?
Are you facing any problems? Tell me the truth, grandma.
I don't like this cribbing, every day.
Yes, of course, I am having problems.
The adjacent room will stay dirty all day.
There is so much dust and dirt.
What if I have visitors? What will they think?
You are very finicky, grandma.
What can your visitors say?
Just show me a single speck of dust?
Where do you see the dirt?
You have bad eyesight!
I work so hard and - Hey!
yet she talks like that.
Yes, I do have bad eyesight.
But what is wrong with your eyes?
I have been asking you to wipe the grills for so long,
there is dust in the corners near the door,
but do you even hear what I say? - What will outsiders say, indeed!
A haunted flat. I have never seen anyone visiting your flat to date.
With the kind of temperament, you have, no one but me will come here.
Rupa tolerates your tantrums. - Hey! hey!
Don't talk rubbish about my house. I am warning you.
Don't you dare point that stick at me!
Haven't I asked you not to enter my house while chewing tobacco?
But you refuse to listen.
Don't come to my house after chewing tobacco.
Oh, come on! I am addicted to it.
Can a person survive without an intoxicant?
You can do all this in someone else's flat.
Don't come to my house after chewing tobacco.
What the hell!
What? What did you say?
What the hell!
Find another servant. This old hag cribs every day. I can't take it!
I tolerate your nonsense. Go and find another servant!
I am tired of listening to the same crib every day.
Haru! Open the gate. - Yes, brother.
Hey, Tomol, which way are you going?
I am going towards Gariahat.
Oh, I am going to Tallygunge via Rashbehari.
So, should I drop you at Rashbehari?
Yes, yes, I'll take an auto from there.
Hop in. Hop in.
Bye.
'Mrs Sobhavani Bose'
Hey, you!
Hey, there, can't you hear me?
get up and come inside.
Are you upset?
Grandma, I come to your house, first.
If I get upset early in the morning, my entire day gets spoiled.
Won't you get my medicines?
Don't I get them for you or what?
I'll get them.
'Mrs Sobhavani Bose'
Sorry! Sorry! Extremely sorry. I hope you aren't hurt.
It's all right. No.
It started raining without any warning today.
Who knows what's happening? It feels like late evening.
In the deep shadows of the rainy July...
Is that yours?
Look at that!
Thank you. Thank you.
Yes, it's working.
Have you ever seen such an untimely downpour?
Not really.
So, will it be offensive if I try to make your acquaintance?
Look, it is not that easy to give a witty reply to a comment.
You can say it is an extraordinary talent.
Silence at times causes unnecessary trouble.
I get it.
Nishit Doshi. MBBS. Final year.
Shova Mitra. English Honours.
Oh, Calcutta University? - Presidency.
Oh, it is right next to yours...
My medical college.
Who knows when will the rain stop?
Come on, let's get wet.
Do you often make such proposals to strangers?
Never.
There is no possibility of forcing you if you have any objection.
But then, the beginning of a friendship at the bus stop
will end with this downpour.
Otherwise?
Otherwise, endless discussions or Shiv's 'kachoris'.
Whatever you like.
Come on, let me show a different Kolkata.
You have not experienced it.
Hey! Taxi!
"Come on let us walk on tiptoes"
"and explore this city."
"Come on let us walk on tiptoes"
"and explore this city."
"You tell me your story"
"and I will tell you my story."
"Let us get drenched in"
"the Kolkata rains."
"Tell me if you need to rest."
'I will offer my lap for you to rest your head."
"Come on let us walk on tiptoes..."
"Come on let us walk on tiptoes"
"and explore this city."
'Take a deep breath.'
'Don't contort your face. Don't do that.'
'Don't do it that way.'
'Don't contort your face. Look, like this.'
'And some people do it with great force.'
'But you must not put so much pressure.'
'If you are too strong and youthful then do this. Look here.'
Hey, please give me the juice.
'If you can do it for two minutes'
Are you smoking again? Throw it.
'You feel energetic.' - Yes, yes.
'You feel stronger.'
Thank you, baby.
'The entire body becomes fresh.'
[Sanskrit]
'All the nerves in the body.'
Who is at the door?
'All the ailments are cured.'
Yes, please.
I don't like to repeat the same thing daily, dear.
So, what is your problem?
If you keep the volume of the TV so high in the morning
it causes inconvenience for the others living here.
Is it inconvenient for the others or
does it only bother you, auntie?
No, I mean, you have a problem with whatever anyone does in this house.
This is my house.
So, shouldn't I object if you cause inconvenience to me?
What the f*ck!
As usual, the same issue crops up every morning.
Auntie has a problem if I switch on the TV in my room, and workout.
If someone stands and talks on the staircase, it bothers auntie.
This is an every day occurrence for me.
Daily.
So, why don't you move somewhere else?
You have to follow norms if you live in the same house as others.
You come home at 2 AM and create a ruckus.
She will switch on the pump and forget...
I cannot allow that.
There has to be some discipline. - Oh, darn!
She starts early in the morning!
What happened? Didn't you get it?
I get confused about their accounts.
I spoke with them seven days ago.
Still.
Call Mishor.
Yes, I'll just do that.
I keep calling your children all day.
They have no interest in calling me.
Let me only call them.
What is the point in complaining about it, now, dear?
That is our fate.
'Good evening, mother.'
Good evening.
Hey, I read in the newspaper that it is very hot in Delhi?
'That is not a big deal as long as we have an AC.'
'We are fine.'
Yes, all right.
How are daughter-in-law, and Buju?
'What do I say? Buju has come first in a debate.'
'He speaks fluent English though he is in class five.'
'I will send you the video on WhatsApp. Watch it.'
Send it right away.
Otherwise, you will forget about it.
'Oh, I will send it. Watch it.' - Huh.
Is Buju around? Give him the phone.
'He has gone to study, mother.'
'Listen, I am getting into a meeting. I will call later.'
You did not come to see me this year.
My vacations are also over.
'Mother, I don't think it will be possible in the near future also.'
'Actually, this year during winter vacations, we are going to Europe.'
'I guess that will be the end of our annual vacation.'
Bye.
'Mother.'
Tell me.
'Why don't you go and visit, Brishti?'
'I will speak later. - Listen, listen to me, mother.'
'Did Shekhar say anything about the house to you?'
Yes, I have spoken to Shekhar.
See, you. Huh?
'Okay, listen, I will look into it.'
'I will come and see you once if I come to Kolkata on a tour.'
Hmm.
See you. Take care.
'Yes. You take care.'
Hey, have you finished your work?
I have completed my work, auntie.
Auntie, could you give me my salary?
I haven't withdrawn the money from the bank yet. I will send it.
One other thing, auntie.
This large clock is very problematic.
I mean the hands move either very fast or too slow.
But it's working.
Yes, that it is.
Huh! That is more than enough.
You may leave if your work is over.
All right, auntie.
What happened? Go. - Yes, yes, yes.
Shut the door as you leave. - Yes, sure.
Yes, grandma, tell me.
Listen, Rupa.
Which medicine should I take, the red one or the pink one?
Have you finished your dinner?
Yes.
Then take the red tablet first
and take the pink one after half an hour.
Okay.
And that one is pink.
It's pink. Understood? - Yes, of course.
Yes.
Okay, then.
"Come on let us sit on the banks of the Ganges."
"Let us open our hearts to each other."
"You touched my lips with your fingers... And that is"
"why rings have no value."
"Come on let us sit on the banks of the Ganges."
"Let us open our hearts to each other."
"You touched my lips with your fingers..."
"And that is why rings have no value."
"All the grains I had in my palm"
"the hens have taken them away."
"You are like the pages of a book"
"and I am the ink of your pen."
Hey, the house is in very good condition.
Don't worry about the house.
I have all the legal papers.
Where do you stay?
Yes, I will tell you. Don't look up.
I stay on the first floor.
The old woman is a troublemaker.
This is the area. The large staircase. There
is more space. - Will the owner agree?
Hey, I am the owner.
I am the owner. She is my auntie. - I see.
Does she have children?
Will the children agree? - The children don't stay here.
Hey, Shekhar.
Yes. Yes, auntie. - What happened?
Nothing. Nothing.
What are you saying by pointing towards the house?
Hey, we need to clip the trees. That is what we are discussing.
Let me worry about that.
You don't have to think about all that.
Yes, all right. All right.
Hey, did you hear me?
Yes, I heard you. All right.
Come on. Come on.
Load shedding again!
I am tired of these frequent electricity cuts.
Now I must call them at CSC.
Where is my phone, now?
Frequent load sheddings, regardless of whether it is day or night.
'We are sorry, your call cannot be completed.'
'Please check the number and dial again.'
What are they saying?
One, two... Hmm.
'Hello.' - Hello.
Yes, is it CSC?
'Yes.'
'Hello?'
Hello.
'Hello.'
Someone has entered my house.
'Who are you? Speak clearly.'
I... I am calling from Bhawanipur.
My name is Shova Bose.
'Who has entered your home?'
Yes.
'First, tell me who has come to your house?'
No, I can hear footsteps on the staircase.
Please, send someone.
'What do you mean? We cannot send someone at random.'
'Please, open the door and check.'
'It could be your neighbour.' - No, no.
Sir...
'What?' - Who?
Huh!
'Mrs Sobhavani Bose'
'Hey, come on, keep it here.'
Who are you?
What are you doing on the terrace?
How many times have I told you not to come up to the terrace?
The neighbours complain.
Are you drinking?
Hey, go. Go down.
How many times have I told you not to come up to the terrace?
But you insist on coming here. - Hey, come on, let's go.
Disobedient boys and girls.
They are walking past the puja room with their shoes on.
Despite telling you... - Why is she yelling?
Hey, we are leaving. - Don't talk back.
She won't stop yelling. - I will handle this.
After telling you so many times... - Don't shout, I will look into it.
What just happened? - Hey, don't irritate me.
I had to come upstairs. - I told you I am looking into it.
I don't want to see... - Come.
this happen again.
This is my last warning. - Come, come.
Hey, Shekhar! - Can you drop them home?
Seriously! - Just
tell them
I cannot
tolerate all this.
Why don't they listen to instructions?
Don't look at her.
Excuse me, auntie.
'Hello, Bhawanipur Police station.' - Hello.
Yes, this is Shova Bose from Bhawanipur.
'Who is this?' - Shova Bose.
'Oh, it's you again?' - Listen, sir.
'Not again!' - Listen, my tenants are trying
to do something against me. - 'Oh, please! Come to the station
and lodge a complaint.' - Listen, listen.
They will come here any minute... Hello?
'The number you are calling is currently busy.'
'Papa is going to the hospital. We won't meet again.'
'Oh, my dear! Wake up! Hey!'
'Don't spoil your daughter.'
'Now, wake her up. It is already late.'
'Today is a holiday.'
'Mishor!'
'You are getting late for school.'
'I am planning to get a few summer coats stitched.'
'Hmm.'
'I will get a few summer coats. - Oh?'
'Mishor, hurry up.'
'Yes. - Will you take a tiffin?'
'We have a canteen at school, mother.'
'We get good food out there.'
'But yesterday you said you want to take a roll?'
'Plan change.'
'Did you hear what your son just said?'
'Yes, I heard. - Last night he said'
'he wants to eat a roll.'
'I woke up in the morning and did a lot of work.'
'Our son is growing up.'
'Now, every day he will have a new opinion.'
'Why are you so worried?'
'If I don't worry, then who will?'
'Today is a holiday for Brishti.'
'Otherwise, do you have any clue how much work do'
'I have in the morning?'
'Hey, how many OTs do you have today?'
'Hey, how many OTs do you have?'
'Three.'
'I'll be free by 7 PM. - Oh.'
'Would you like to eat out tonight?'
'Let me get through the day, then I will think about the night.'
'Mishor is growing up very fast.'
'The house feels full of life when the two of them are awake.'
'I don't think so.'
'I think the omelette is burning. - Hey, listen.'
'All you can notice is the burnt omelette'
'what about my burning heart?'
'You are an old man, now. Wake your daughter up.'
'He is a grown boy,'
'but he hasn't learned how to keep his things in place.'
'It is the same story every day. How many times have I told him'
'to keep his things in place. To keep his socks properly.'
'But no!'
'Hey, are you also on leave, along with your daughter?'
'Nishi?'
'Nishi.'
Thank you. - Hmm.
Grandma.
Aren't you taking medicines for diabetes?
Quiet? - Then why are you
eating this sugary cake?
Go away. Go!
Nuisance. She has followed me here.
Tell me. - 'Hi, mom.'
What's up with you?
'This is why I don't like to call you.'
'Why do you talk like that?'
You never call me.
You don't bother to find out how your mother is.
'Mom, how would you know?'
'You have nothing to do.'
'Do you have any idea how busy I am?'
What is the time there?
Is it morning?
'You always ask me the same question. I don't know why?'
They are two different worlds, so I ask?
'Okay fine, forget it.'
'Why don't you come and stay here? It will be very convenient for me.'
Convenience, as in?
'Babysitters are very expensive out here, mother.'
Bye, dear.
I'll speak to you later. - 'Mother'
'listen to me. Listen... Hey!'
Huh! - 'Hello! Auntie,'
'I have been honking, can't you hear?'
Hey, grandma!
Oh, God!
Oh, grandma!
Hey, grandma, where are you going alone?
Where did you go? - Oh, it's you.
I went out to have some coffee. - Come.
Are you secretly binging on junk food again?
Keep quiet. - Come on.
We will talk when we go home.
Are you going toward my house? - Yes, get in.
Yes, yes. Come on, get in. - Okay, let's go.
Hold one.
Yeah! - Run, run, run.
Hey, run!
Bowled!
Go, go, go, go!
Don't break the flower pots.
Be careful.
'Mrs Sobhavani Bose'
Grandma!
Oh, grandma!
Hey, Shekhar!
Oh, grandma! - Hey, what's wrong?
Hey, grandma is not opening the door. Oh, grandma!
What?
Wait, let me see. - Grandma, open the door!
Hey, Shekhar! Come soon.
Oh, grandma!
Auntie!
- Huh!
What happened? - Come, come.
Auntie! - Oh, grandma!
Step aside, let me see. - What happened?
Someone please, break open the door.
Oh, auntie! - Hey, listen.
What happened? - She never does this.
Oh, grandma! Oh, grandma! - She isn't opening the door.
Wait, wait. - Do we have to break open the door?
Should we? Break it. - Yes.
Why are you asking? - Come on, let's do it.
Oh, grandma! - Come on, come on.
One, two, three!
What is she doing? - Ugh!
Hey, Meenu. Come here. - Yes?
Hey, come on, get going.
Yes. - Let's go, let's go.
The things she does.
The hearse has arrived.
You hop in. - Huh?
The hearse has arrived, indeed!
Hey, let's go, let's go.
She is not going to die. What a waste of time!
Let it go. - Hmm, let's go.
Why must you over do things at your age, grandma?
If you fall, then this Rupa will have to call the doctor.
Hey, just keep quiet. - Give that to me.
Hey, listen. - Hmm.
What did you say her name is?
Meenu. Meenu. - Hmm.
Hey, Meenu. - Hmm.
Where should I sit? On the chair or on the bed?
On the chair, auntie.
Give me the chair.
What else do you need?
I need a bucket and a towel.
I have the rest of the stuff.
Rupa, give her a bucket and a towel.
I am getting it.
What are you gaping at? - Hmm.
Come here.
Do you need hot water. - Yes.
Rupa, get some hot water.
I am getting it.
Oh, dear!
Hey, girl. - Hmm.
Are your things clean?
Yes.
Take this.
Hey, shut the door to the washroom.
Shut it properly. - All right.
Auntie, do you stay alone?
What about your children?
One stays in America and the other one is in Delhi.
Do your relatives visit you?
Who has the time, these days?
So, auntie.
Your children must be sending you money, right?
Why are you asking so many questions?
Hurry up and do your work.
Rupa!
- Yes.
Make me a cup of tea.
Hurry up.
I cannot sit on the chair for so long.
Auntie, please give me at least fifteen minutes.
"Memories are a thing of the past."
"Time blurs everything."
"If I don't have a hand to hold"
"where can I hide my pain?"
"The name of a loved one gradually begins to fade."
"A familiar face keeps going away from me."
"One must stay alive and pay the price"
"for the joys of this world."
"I manage to get through the days."
"I sleep through the nights."
"The veranda understands though"
"and that old terrace knows everything."
"I manage to get through the days."
"I sleep through the nights."
"The veranda understands though and that old terrace knows everything."
"Something reminds me of the last game."
'It all happened here."
"A tree falls once its life is over."
"There is no one to inquire about me."
"I manage to get through the days."
"I sleep through the nights."
"That old terrace understands and knows everything."
"I manage to get through the days."
"I sleep through the nights."
"That old terrace understands and knows everything."
Come on, bowl, bowl, bowl.
Yeah!
Hey, catch the ball.
Hey! Hey! Hey! - Leave it! Leave it!
We have broken grandma's windowpane. Hurry up and run!
Auntie.
Hey, oh, grandma!
Has she put on her
headphones again? - I don't know.
Auntie!
Hey, oh, grandma! open the door.
Hey, sister. Please get the bamboo stick quickly.
I am coming. I am coming. Wait. - Auntie!
Grandma! - Here, give it to me.
Hey, you won't be able to do it.
Step aside. - This won't work.
Tomal! Hey!
Yeah! - Hey, quickly come up here.
You have to push hard... like this.
Step aside. - Here, give it to me.
Be careful. - What happened, now?
Push harder.
Harder, harder. - Here, let me see.
Is she sleeping again? - Wait, wait, wait.
Hold it. Hold it. - Push harder.
Apply force.
Harder. Push, harder. - Hey!
Please switch on the light. - Where is the light switch?
Hey, just step aside.
Grandma! Grandma!
Grandma!
Oh, grandma!
Let me see, let me see. - Oh, grandma!
Oh, grandma!
She is no more.
Yes, hello. Mishor.
Mishor, this is Tomal speaking.
18 B Moni Chatterjee Lane.
18 B... B... B for Bengal.
Yes. We broke open the door and went inside, and saw
the body on the sofa.
And she had expired.
No, no, we are not touching anything.
Are the police on their way? - They would have come
but considering the condition of Kolkata because of this rain...
Most of the streets are underwater.
The police vehicle also broke down.
But they said they will come as early as possible.
Excuse me, we have come to seek shelter from the rain.
The main door was ajar.
Where can I keep the umbrella?
What is the matter? What happened?
Grandma passed away.
Have you informed the police?
Yes, brother and sister-in-law have done that.
And you are?
I am Rupa sir, I used to work for grandma.
Call everyone in the house.
Go. Hurry up!
Shekhar! - Sir.
Oh, Shekhar! Someone is here.
You are?
Tathagata Sanyal. Private investigator.
Somlata is with me.
I mean have the police sent you?
It is not important who send me here.
But since I have come here then,
I will have to submit a basic report to the police.
Have you asked everyone in the house to come here?
Yes, yes, yes. Everyone is on their way. I have informed everyone.
Good.
Please, give me a glass of water.
Sure.
Please, come.
Hmm.
So, doctor. - Hmm?
Don't touch anything.
Sit down.
Where is her bedroom?
Eh... That way.
You are?
Tomal Saha. - Hmm.
Tenant? - Yes, I am a tenant.
What do you do?
I run an NGO.
Child healthcare.
How many flats are there?
If we consider auntie's flat, there are five.
All right. Since all of you are here...
No, I mean one of her relatives,
Shekhar is not here.
Why? - No.
I mean he said, he is on his way.
He cannot find the key to the door.
Eh... Mr Tathagata.
What do you think?
Let's see.
Please, call your security guard as well.
Thank you.
Oh, wow! This is completely dark.
The switch is right there.
Please check.
What is this?
Sir. - Hmm?
Oh, dear,
a box full of medicines.
Oh, dear! - It's in your pocket.
Thank you.
Blood sugar.
No, no, the small one.
This is for blood pressure. Darn!
I am losing my eyesight. I must see a doctor.
What's the point? You won't take the medicine?
She also had COPD.
Isn't that a laptop?
Switch it on. - What if it is password protected?
No, no, she would not take the risk of remembering a password.
What is this? Diary.
Oh, dear!
Are you done?
Hmm. Yes, it's done.
Good. Let me see.
This?
What is this?
Food?
'Shirni?'
Where did she go?
This is suspicious.
I don't do all this in vain.
What is all this?
Hey! Please, come here.
Everything went wrong.
Sir. - Yes.
Look at this.
The sale deed of this house.
Did you find it in the cupboard? - Hmm.
Where?
Wow! This is interesting.
She used to write a blog at her age.
Hey, Shoulok, who is he?
Sit down.
He said, he is a private investigator.
Tathagata or something.
Uncle.
Auntie...
Who broke open the door?
What is the matter? Don't any of you know who broke the door?
No, I mean we did it together. - Yes, all of us.
Oh, I see.
So, all of you are the tenants of this house?
No, though we paid rent but we had become more like relatives.
When you broke the door,
did you notice any suspicious activity? I mean
for example, did you see anyone going up or down the stairs?
Did you see anything strange? - Are you suspecting foul play?
Yes, she has a head injury.
Yes, there is. I have also seen it.
But, eh... Does that mean it's a homicide?
Only the post-mortem can confirm that.
But all of us broke open the door and entered the house.
That is the question.
Let me see.
What is this? The lock seems to be broken.
This looks like a new lock.
What is the matter?
The house is old and so is the door. So, what is this?
Actually, a few days ago, auntie wasn't opening the door.
We had to break open the door.
And then she got a new lock.
Do you know what is so interesting about these locks?
If somebody commits a crime inside
and pulls the door close from outside.
It will seem like the door is shut.
Though, it's too early to comment.
But I believe,
this is a murder. - What?
Hmm?
Oh, well!
We must arrange for a light.
None of you shall leave this room unless I say so...
Forget about leaving the house.
You go and guard the main gate. - All right.
The children must not come here. A very unpleasant scene.
As soon as possible, we need to know
who killed Mrs Basu?
Sir. - Come in.
Okay. Huh!
Did her children visit her here?
Mishor would visit her once in a while.
And Brishti wanted to take her along with her once.
But grandma was stubborn and would say,
I will not leave this house and go anywhere.
And now, she has left us all. - Ugh! Stop crying.
She would always say the same thing to me.
Rupa don't get addicted. Don't chew tobacco.
What happened, sir?
What did she do when she fell sick?
She used to stay alone.
She had asthma, so, she would use an inhaler.
You know, an inhaler.
Once she had severe chest pain.
All of us took her to the nursing home.
Oh.
Heart attack.
So,
did her son visit her here after the heart attack?
No one came, sir.
Me and Shekhar took her to the doctor.
'Come.'
'Be careful. Careful. - Come in.'
'Step aside.'
'Everything is dusty. Please wipe all this tomorrow, Rupa.'
'Hmm. - She will wipe it. Now, come on.'
'Wipe all this. - Wipe it properly.'
Shekhar? - Nephew. he stays downstairs.
'I smell tobacco.'
'Please open the doors and windows. - Hmm. Hmm.'
'Yes, she will do it. You sit down.'
'The reports. - Keep them over there.'
'Give me some water. - Take this.'
'Switch on the fan.'
'Is it all right?'
'Switch on the fan.'
'How many times do I have to say it? - Yes, I will do it.'
'Here, auntie. Take this.'
'Hmm. - Yes, have it.'
'Here... This is your debit card.'
'I will take your leave.'
'Hey! My bangles.'
'Huh! Oh?'
'Give me the bangles. - Uh! Huh!'
'I forgot.'
'Here.'
'There were two of these.'
'Hmm.'
'I must change my PIN number, now.'
'Rupa. - Hmm.'
'What's up?'
'Get my money bag. - Hmm?'
'Put this in my money bag.'
'I must change the PIN number.'
Was the house empty? - We locked the door
and left the keys with Shambhu.
Hmm. Shambu is... - The guard.
Oh, yes. I met him.
No, no, he is Haru.
The guy before him was Shambhu.
'Have I stolen your stuff?'
'You are causing unnecessary trouble.'
'You had the keys, Shambhu.'
'You are responsible. - So? So what?'
'What have I stolen from you?'
'You are talking big after committing a mistake?'
'You are an annoying old hag!'
'So, what if I took some of your stuff?'
'So what? - Shambhu!'
'Throw him out.'
'Get out of here.'
'Rupa, throw this man out.'
'Get out! Come on! - You are already very old.'
'You will be ready for cremation in a few days.'
'But your attitude hasn't change? - Hey!'
'What are you saying? - Give me my money'
'and I will leave!'
'You have taken a lot of money as advance from me.'
'You will not get any money.'
'Hey, b*tch! I will kill and bury you. I am telling you, bl**dy hag!'
'Hey, let go!'
I am unable to understand anything.
The police have not arrived. Where did he come from?
What is going on here?
I am not sure.
What books are you looking at in the dark?
Nothing, sir. One second.
Have you seen this. The number of the police,
a detective's number. - And the number of a company
that installs CCTV.
Yes, sir. I mean understand the other things
but the CCTV?
I have a feeling she was tense.
I mean, this is such a big house with so many tenants.
Suspicion or
something... - Sir.
Should I check the dustbin?
It is very dark out there.
You look, I will hold the light.
Be careful. - Yes.
Look. Put it here.
This is useless. - Hmm.
Let's see. - This is interesting.
Let me see, just hold the light. - Take a look.
Can you please, explain this?
What is this, now?
What nonsense?
No, no, there was a complaint against you at the police station.
Yes, so?
'What is your problem?'
'What is the time?'
'It is 1:30 AM. This is a respectable house or what?'
'Hey, shut up!'
'Shh! Shh!'
'How dare you, huh! Hey!'
'Hey, just look at her. - Won't you follow any rules?'
'Auntie, please leave.'
'What are you doing? Why don't you leave?'
'Who are they? - It's already very late.'
'Why don't you go to sleep? Go!'
'Go, go. Please, leave.'
'I am warning you for the last time.'
'Please, go! - This is my house,'
'and I will not tolerate all this.'
'Please, leave.'
'Its 2 AM. They don't sleep and they won't let the others sleep.'
'Please. Oh, God!'
Hey, wait. What is this?
What happened? Where are you off to?
I am going to smoke.
Oh, cigarette?
It is not advisable to go to the terrace, now.
And definitely not in this rain. Please...
No, thanks. - Okay.
So, your age...
If you don't mind, how old are you?
Twenty-seven.
And she was seventy-nine.
She had suffered a mild heart attack.
Were you aware?
Why did you behave like this with a senior citizen?
She was very irritating.
You have no idea. Police station, police...
I had to go to the police station twice and give in writing'
that I will not hamper her peace.
I suppose you were very angry and upset
because of that. - Naturally.
I am an independent girl. Isn't it?
I mean I have a private life.
All she could do was encroach.
And this is not the Victorian era
that I cannot have a nightlife. - Hmm.
Definitely, you should have nightlife.
But do you know what is the problem?
Because of your nightlife if at
2 PM at night, a sick and old person is inconvenienced
and if she objects to it...
Then doesn't she have her freedom of speech?
Listen, there is no point in saying all this.
I mean she was like a maniac.
She behaves like this with everyone.
She used to.
But we had accepted her.
Accepted her?
As in, she would languish in one corner... Sort of.
She was the owner of this house.
And you all treated her like this?
But we pay the rent, right?
Do you pay on time?
Most of the time... Yes.
So,
Bayna. - Right, right, Bayna.
Where were you since this evening and who were you with?
Please make a note. It will come in handy.
May I smoke a cigarette in peace?
Of course. One minute. One minute.
There is one thing.
Did you send her some food?
So, the 'shirni?'
Are you suspecting me?
Will it be a mistake?
One minute.
We also ate the same 'shirni.'
Are you sure
that the 'shirni' you ate was the same one that was sent to her?
Anyway, we will find out after the forensic test.
Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?
What is the matter?
Why are you panting?
Are you unwell or something?
It is so hot because of the load shedding.
Do you have blood pressure?
No.
Actually,
there is a tremendous
similarity between you and my late uncle, Nishit Basu.
Are you the nephew? - Yes.
Shekhar Basu.
Please, sit down. - Yes.
Was Mrs Shova your relation? I mean...
No, my
father
and Nishit uncle were cousins.
I was reading the sale deed.
The valuation of this house
is about one crore seventy lakhs. Correct?
Huh. Yes.
It also mentions that all the tenants will inherit one flat each.
It is an excellent arrangement.
I see the paper has everyone's signatures.
But I cannot find Mrs Shova's signature on it.
I hope I am reading it correctly in the dark?
Didn't she sign this? - No.
Can you tell me, why?
No, I mean all the tenants signed on it
and this is her house and she did not sign it. Why?
You all are tenants.
'Why are you so interested in whether or not I sell the house?'
'We have to think about the maintenance of the house.'
'Besides, I also have a share, auntie.'
'No.'
'You don't have a share.'
'This house belongs to Mishor's father and grandfather.'
'And you are not even a blood relation.'
'I can still have a share. - No, you cannot.'
'How dare you? Hmm?'
'You prepared agreement papers without my consent?'
'Hey! You better keep quiet! Be quiet. If required, call your son.'
'Call him, call him, call him! - Okay, calm down.'
'Hey, speak softly. - What do you mean, speak softly?'
'Just look at the stubborn old hag.'
'Get out!'
'Get out! - Yeah, I am leaving.'
'Dramatic old woman.'
'I am leaving this with you again.'
'All of us have signed. You must also sign it.'
'Are you asking me to sign or are you threatening me?'
'Think what you like.'
'Why won't she won't cooperate.'
'All you can do, is crib.'
Sir, no one really cared for grandma.
No one could tolerate her.
Once grandma bought a beautiful plant.
It used to give a lot of flowers.
She potted that plant in a pot downstairs.
It was beautiful.
But that b*tch who lives downstairs, Neeta.
She poured acid into that tub.
The plant died.
Grandma cried a lot, sir.
And you? - So,
we have been here for quite a while. Would you like to have tea?
Sir.
Do you take
sugar in your tea. - Yes.
No.
He has given up sugar.
Oh?
Listen, Rupa. - Hmm.
What did his son say about selling this house?
'Yes, mother. I will look into the matter.'
'I am in an important meeting.'
'I will speak to Shekhar later and let you know.'
Listen, please come here, once.
I am alone in this huge house.
I feel scared. Please, come.
'Wait let me speak to the local police.'
'But first, you register a diary at the police station, mother.'
Yes, I will do all that.
But you come and see me, once.
'How can I come mother? Don't I have work?'
'Please don't panic. Let me speak to Shekhar.'
'I will talk later.'
Grandma.
Will you go to the police station?
Should I ask Babu to take out the car?
I am not feeling well.
I just spoke to Mishor.
Now, those people will call Mishor.
The boy is busy with his work.
Hey unless you say yes, they cannot do anything.
Don't worry so much.
This house holds so many memories.
If you uproot a tree, can it survive?
I will not live long.
Sir. - Hmm.
The girl is very lively.
Who? - Rupa.
Yes.
The tea is good.
Do you know there is another girl who used to visit Mrs Basu.
Rupa was telling me.
She said her name was Meenu. She does facials and beauty care.
There were frequent thefts ever since she started coming.
So, Mrs Basu asked her not to come to this house again.
I have a feeling, she could also have had a motive, sir.
Why just Rupa
I see another person is very bright, I see.
Very good.
Sir. - Hmm.
That man?
Who, the security guard. - Shambhu Nath.
Shambhu Nath.
So,
who else could it be?
And the tenants. All of them were present, sir.
Here, take it. - Give it to me. Give it to me.
Let's go, let's go.
Mishor.
He is here to investigate.
Mr Tathagata Sanyal.
I am very sorry, Mr Mishor.
Your mother is inside.
Sir!
Sir! Grandma.
Please,
don't touch her.
It wasn't possible for me.
Work pressure and tension.
Besides, it is not possible to come
from such a distance. - Delhi.
You stay in Delhi.
She had a heart attack.
Yes, a mild attack. - And yet you could not come.
I am employed in a senior post. - Oh.
Besides, you don't know, but my wife has
a recurring issue with her eyes. I have to
constantly travel between Delhi and Chennai.
One second. One second.
Very strange!
I mean when she had the heart attack
couldn't you... - But now, you had to come.
I have come after two years.
But my sister, Brishti came three years ago.
Weren't you worried about your mother?
The person lived here alone.
Problems generally happen all of a sudden.
Sir. - Hmm.
I understand that there were tenants in the house.
And the maid also came regularly.
They were like relatives to her.
But Mr Mishor they are outsiders.
You are...
Weren't you worried about your mother?
Yes, I was.
I would worry.
But my mother refused to come and stay with me.
Besides, I thought she is getting older,
so, whatever has to happen, will happen. No one can stop that.
True that.
Otherwise,
I would have had to leave all my work and stay here with my mother.
Did you call her regularly?
These days you can make video calls.
The last call came five days ago, sir.
It was on the call log. - Hmm.
Why are you grilling me like this?
I don't live here.
Maybe that is the biggest reason for your mother's demise.
Hey, no, no, this is just an assumption.
Do you think this is a murder?
What?
Somlata. - Yes, sir.
Can you read that article you were just reading out to me.
This is Mrs Basu's blog. She used to write it.
Read it.
'I am old.'
'Because of old age'
'I cannot sleep properly any longer.'
'I find it hard to stay on my feet.'
'I am always scared.'
'I don't understand the reason for this fear.'
'Mishor is busy with his work.'
'I don't want to call and bother him.'
'I feel afraid to call and disturb him.'
'In another fifteen minutes'
'It is my birthday.'
'Brishti will call me on Skype in a while.'
'Mishor will call.'
'Daughter-in-law, Buju and everyone else'
'will wish me.'
'They will sing happy birthday for me.'
'They will be on the other side of the phone'
'and I will cut the cake here.'
'To keep in sync with their wishes.'
No, no, it's all right.
It's nothing.
I am really unable to understand anything.
Who would kill my mother?
Let's see.
Whether only one person is responsible or
is it a coordinated group job?
That is also another question.
What else can I say to you?
These are difficult times.
This is such a huge house.
And, she was an old and helpless person.
As you said...
Almost how many?
At least, for two years... Huh?
Neither you nor your sister, no one...
It was not possible.
We have tremendous workload.
I can hardly look after my family, so parents...
We cannot think like that.
No, I mean, our parents never
think about their children
on those terms, regardless of how busy they are.
What do you mean?
Can you give me a light?
So, was it
that impossible to come
even once in the last two years,
to see your mother?
Anyway.
So, what have you decided about the house?
Hey, hey, hey! - Hmm.
I asked you to get medicines the day before last.
How much did you spend on the medicines?
One thousand
one hundred and forty. - Oh.
Hey, you wrote it down. - I was just checking.
Oh, dear! - Take the cup.
Tell me.
'Did anyone come to see you, mother?'
Who is supposed to come?
'Shekhar.'
Yes, he came but I turned him out.
'Why?'
I stay alone, he never comes to check on me.
But he came here with his friends to force me to sell the house.
'No, I mean... Mother'
Yes. - 'I spoke to Brishti.'
Hmm.
'She said, she won't come to India this year.'
'We also stay in Delhi.' - Hmm.
'So, what initiative will you take?'
What initiative, Mishor?
'About selling the house. I have spoken to Shekhar.'
'He will give us fifty lakhs'
'and two flats of one thousand five hundred square feet.'
'Look, mother, I think it's a very good deal.'
This is your ancestral house, Mishor.
Should I sell it?
'You don't understand, mother.'
'Fifty lakh rupees and along with that,'
'two flats. You have no idea, mother.'
Whom will I deprive, Mishor,
you or Brishti?
"Uh! Huh! Why should you deprive us, mother?'
'They are giving us two flats. One for Brishti"
'and I will take the money and the second flat.'
I am still alive, Mishor.
Who is Thitun?
Thitun is our son.
Why?
She wrote in her blog.
Thitun used to visit me earlier, but now, they don't allow him to come.
Whenever he came, we would chat and spend quality time together.
Thitun would love to eat pudding.
But he stopped coming all of a sudden.
Yes, I told him not to come.
I told him not to come.
Why?
She was an old person. She talked rubbish about everything.
She thought of herself as the guardian of this house.
She stood on the staircase all day like a vulture.
I am sorry about that.
Doctor.
The name of the matron at your nursing home is Shukla, right?
Huh? Yes.
Have you heard of a vulture's eyesight?
Your wife has no clue.
'Come on, quick.'
'Walk fast.'
'Get in.'
'Mrs Sobhavani Bose'
'What now?'
'Come.'
'Wait.'
'Huh?'
'Yes, auntie?'
'Auntie! Auntie! What are you doing?'
'You... You cannot walk inside like this?'
So, are you...
I mean do you have any
relative or someone in Bhagalpur?
Actually, your similarity with my father
is quite uncanny.
I believe your father passed away at a young age?
Yes.
After that, mother brought us up.
What for?
She fought alone to bring up two children
and this is the final outcome.
Sir.
They will come and take the body away.
The hearse must have got stuck somewhere in this storm.
Please keep in mind that the post-mortem may take some time.
What makes you so sure, that this is a murder?
Head injury and the poison in the 'shirni'
and the suppressed anger of so many people,
and none of her children took responsibility
and left her alone.
Alone but my mother
used Facebook, Skype...
And now I see she also had a blog.
It doesn't seem she was alone.
We justify our actions so beautifully.
And you also, justified your negligence
and irresponsibility by saying you were busy with your work.
You know, Somlata, when my
mother passed way, I was as young as you are.
Had my mother been alive I would not have deserted her like this.
These are your mother's documents.
And her phone.
They think I always crib at them.
What can I have to say?
Why don't they understand - 'Why don't they understand'
that I love all of them. - 'that I love all of them.'
'Tomol, who doesn't pay his rent month after month,'
'don't I know that'
'his income is not very good.'
'That is why I don't insist,'
'but can he not keep the house a bit clean?'
'Shouldn't I object if they make noise at odd hours?'
'Shouldn't they have some basic courtesy. Anyway'
'after all, they are my neighbours.'
'They must think of the others also.'
'I have gone to see Thitun plenty of times, whenever he has been sick.'
'He is just like my grandson.'
'They don't allow him to come.'
'My son and daughter also don't enquire about me.'
'I feel like an abandoned station.'
'Unnecessary.'
'And yet I am occupying a lot of space on this planet.'
'Mrs Sobhavani Bose'
Grandma was a bit scared after Shambhu left.
She spoke to me about installing CCTV's one or twice.
But the other flat members did not give their consent.
And didn't the tenants visit her?
No, the children would come.
But they stopped coming for the last few days.
I noticed a red ball in the house. What was that?
What is the matter? What's wrong?
Auntie.
Where? - In the washroom.
Come here.
One tends to have illusions in such a situation.
Calm down and go to that room.
Go.
'I have a feeling I may'
'die anytime.'
'No, I don't want anyone's sympathy.'
'But a human being cannot possibly survive by just eating'
'and sleeping.'
'I want a person to talk to.'
'I spend my time by looking at the clock hands'
'and watching television.'
I believe, by now
I know, who killed Mrs Bose.
There are two possible causes of death.
Head injury.
That might be anti-mortem in nature and poisoning.
All of you, in some way or the other,
will benefit or each of you had some motive.
There was another lady.
My wife, Neeta.
She is a bit sick. She is downstairs.
Oh, she is sick?
Can you call her? - Yes, sure.
No, it's all right.
Yes, so what I was saying is
all of you may have some reason or the other. Suppressed anger
or revenge.
And just
Rupa and
Haru, sir. - Haru, Haru...
Apart from these two, none of you... Yes, even you...
None of you are beyond suspicion.
What are you trying to say?
Hey, all of us looked after auntie.
He is lying! Complete lies!
Hey, why are you taking rubbish?
You cared for her, indeed! Rupa knows everything.
Why? The day we brought her home from the nursing home
you were pocketing
grandma's bangles. I saw it. Rupa - What did you see? What?
saw everything. - Silence!
Here, this is your juice.
Hmm.
Rupa, hurry up.
I think they have come to invite me.
Auntie, your food.
You need not take the trouble of going downstairs.
Please have it.
Here, hold it.
Take it.
Please, have it. See you.
Just when she required company,
she needed care and help,
there was no one around her.
Neighbours don't want to take responsibility.
And the children are busy. Career,
family...
The parents are of no use any longer, so
let them be.
Mr Mishor
you have a high-paid job and a busy schedule,
You must have already bought the return tickets?
When are you leaving?
Can you tell me why are you taunting me like this?
The minute I heard the news about my mother, I...
You came here. Hmm. Good.
But what have you done after coming here?
You are busy dividing the share of this house,
jewellery and other assets on the phone with your sister.
And this is how you repay, right?
You don't look after your parents.
You do not value the heritage of this country.
What will happen in the future?
Each day, the crowd in this city and the country is increasing.
and these old people
are becoming lonely.
And we are getting disconnected from our roots
gradually.
No, no, I don't understand
what is the need to become so philosophical?
If it is a murder
then who did it? - Ah!
Every single one of you is involved in this murder.
Each of you.
You humiliated her for no reason.
You ignored her.
The police would not pick her calls at midnight. Why?
They treated her as a headache. Unreasonable fear...
You all are...
What can I say?
Her own daughter...
Shameful!
Had she not been hurting inside,
could she have written those things in her blog?
'I told Brishti'
'come and stay with me.'
'I cannot stay alone.'
'But she said'
'you will face these problems if you live for so long, mother.'
We often read in newspapers and watch on news channels
that a helpless old person dies because of a fall.
A lonely old woman was strangled to death.
Often times it takes days to
perform the body's last rites.
No one cares enough.
This is not the actual truth.
We kill these people much earlier
by disrespecting and ignoring them.
By not showing affection and care.
If a person loses the will to live then...
But what else could we have done?
You could have looked after her.
You could have called her once in a while.
However busy you are, you could have found time to come and see her.
You could have prepared some rice pudding on her birthday.
How much does it take?
These things should come to you naturally.
Why did you ask the children not to come here?
Had they come, both sides would have had a better relationship.
Anyway.
We will find out the real reason
after the post-mortem report comes.
Please, keep one thing in mind.
The report will only account for
the injuries on the body.
But the injuries on her heart are way more grievous.
You may not be able to account for that so easily.
Let's go, Somlata.
Hand this over to the police.
Hmm. - Seizure list.
Why did they send a private investigator
from the police station?
No one sent us here.
Actually, it started raining heavily when we came out of the tuition.
And your gate was open so sir said,
let's take shelter here for a while.
And the rest is...
See you.
The rain is refusing to stop.
Sir, you did not tell me the real reason for the murder.
The children were playing and the ball crashed in through the window.
And she was probably shocked.
She was already suffering from different ailments.
And the rest...
But what about the poison in the food?
Is poison only in food?
Enough of your drama. No more, sir.
Okay, grandpa.
Come on, let us hurry up and go home.
The night has almost passed.
Yes. Thankfully mom and dad are not in the city.
They must have already called by now.
'When the red ball the children were playing with,'
'broke the pane and came inside the room'
'nothing may have happened.'
'Who says that all stories must have the same ending?'
'No one probably came from the police station either.'
'And Sobhavani probably did not even die on that day.'
'But how often does this happen?'
'Once in a while a stranger comes,
'and reminds us about the essence of humanity.'
'Can we not'
'extend a friendly hand towards the old people?'
'Can't we support them?'
'After all, people live for each other.'
'And life exists for life.'