Age 35. I have WhatsApped you the picture.
The lady has gone missing, with a girl kid.
The lady's name is Suchismita Guha,
and the girl is Jiya Guha, age 9 years.
From Gariahat to Ruby,
check all the CCTV footage from yesterday to today,
and let me know by tomorrow.
Okay? Okay, okay.
Yes mom? - Did you eat?
No, not yet.
Did you think about it?
No!
Hey! But the guy is not so old, 55.
Not everyone has the same luck.
Mom, please!
Please hang up, don't disturb me, I am busy.
No, her phone is switched off.
Yes, I have told her.
Police is investigating.
Yes, I am totally lost.
Listen, I am letting you know,
if she calls you, please ask her to call me once.
Okay, I will hang up then.
She's not at aunt's either. What will happen now?
You have informed the police,
Where will you look for her, abandoning all your work?
If only her phone was switched on...
That would have resolved everything.
I asked her so many times, but she never paid any heed to it.
Always doing the opposite of what I asked!
Apparently her phone being on is
a problem while taking her girl to coaching.
Why? Can't you put it in vibration mode?
Who knows whether she even goes to coaching or not!
A seasoned liar!
Dad, please, I can't take this anymore.
Who knows where she is with our girl and you...
First check whether the jewelry is all there or not?
Mom... - No, I mean...
I didn't mean it that way.
Who knows the secrets you might unearth?
You remain engrossed in your work.
And we are closed off in that room.
See dear,
the girl who can lie and behave immodestly, even with Jia in tow,
how can you believe her?
It's a hassle just talking to you guys.
Mom, I already told you, this is not such matter.
You behaved with Suchi as if she had murdered someone!
What is not like? Lying?
Oh dad! Please.
What do you think, if someone says something in the house,
and a mom can go missing along with her kid, is it possible?
There can be some other problem too. - Problem?
It can also be a kidnapping.
It's true that there really was a problem.
They did threaten us, isn't that right?
What if, for extracting revenge...
Call from the police station, wait.
Yes madam, go ahead?
Did you get any call from her?
No, no calls yet.
Any ransom calls?
No, nothing of that sort either.
Okay.
Fine, kindly come to the station once please.
You have to sign few forms.
Form? - Your phone will be tapped.
So that we can locate any ransom calls.
There are few other formalities too, kindly come.
Okay fine, I will come to the station with my dad.
What's the matter?
We need to go to the station.
Pass his number to the cyber cell.
Tell Amaresh to run a tap for 24 hours,
and to let us know in case something happens.
And cross-check the CCTV footage well.
Around Gariahat,
Kasba, Ruby, Patuli,
High Lake, the entire area... - Here.
Okay, okay ma'am.
And Rohit Karmakar,
what about him madam?
Call him to the station, I will talk.
I should call him to the station, okay ma'am.
Okay ma'am.
Give me the form.
Here.
Madam, 1 day is over.
We are quite worried.
Who knows where she is with the girl?
Was there any incident which makes you think she can be abducted?
Incident?
I mean, none leaves the house just like that.
Something must have happened, right?
Did someone... I mean any fights, quarrels?
Tiff? Warning? Threats?
See, we didn't steal any oil, sir.
Don't you accuse us of such baseless, useless things.
Baseless, huh? This Gopal,
sits in Sujoy's car, with the AC turned on.
I just bought 10 L oil 2 days ago, did it evaporate?
Whether it evaporated or melted, that's for you to know.
You are a wise man, after all?
What, what's happening?
There, there's Juhi's dad, ask him.
There has been 2 up-down trips in one day, South to North.
Hey, Juhi's a kid, don't drag her in all these.
Hey see, I will take you 3 to police.
You don't know me.
I won't know you?
Is there any other grumpy and fussy person in the world as you?
Hey, don't you know how to talk to someone?
If you talk to dad like this, I will rip your tongue out.
Are you the only one who can rip a tongue?
Are we not capable?
So arrogant... - What are you doing?
What are you doing? Brother Mohan,
don't you know how to talk to someone?
Sister-in-law, he's calling me a thief.
Apparently, we steal oil.
All us 3 have been working together for so long,
and on top of that, Gopal is still waiting for 3 months' salary.
Ask him. - You are right, Mohan.
And who will payback the huge loan you took?
You guys have forgotten your status.
Dad, please go inside, let him handle this.
I will beat your skin out.
Oh yes, we will see who will take whose skin out.
You will learn the day I take you away.
Who will you take away?
Talking outside your social status... - What are you doing?
Leave him, leave him. - I just need to make one call
and Lalbazar will come and take you away.
Just shut up.
Brother Mohan, please leave now, I will talk to you later.
Okay, sister-in-law, only because you are asking us to.
Hey, let's leave. - Yes, go.
Madam.
Mohan Kole, Bishu Roy and Gopal's number.
Got it?
Yes, but all 3 are switched off.
Track the movement, and inform the local bus stand,
rickshaw stand, auto stand, everywhere.
Okay madam.
I was wondering didn't the family seem a bit off?
Search that husband's call-list well.
Does the kid have a phone?
No, the kid doesn't have a mobile,
but Mrs. Guha's mobile is being tracked.
Okay.
Any news of anybody anywhere?
There's no information about that
name or body type from hospital or morgue.
Only the CCTV footage from traffic guard is pending.
Surprise!
A mother will go missing with her kid in Kolkata?
And there will be no trace of them?
Or did the family already get a ransom call,
but they are hiding it?
First find Mohan and team.
Debashish,
are they still alive?
I am cooking Pulao and mutton today.
The mutton which Khuki brings from Halifan,
just amazing, so soft!
Hey dear, should I make mutton ghughni?
2 people of family are missing,
the daughter-in-law of the family and the granddaughter,
but you still want to have so many delicacies?
So what should I do?
Should I fast?
Daughter-in-law is not a naive kid,
that I will kill my hunger for her.
Oh please!
Listen, I am telling you she has eloped with that man,
the one who came once.
That... Anup?
From that society?
Yes.
He's professor or something.
A good-for-nothing.
Listen, I am telling you, you talk to the higher-ups.
Daughter-in-law can either come or not, but,
they should locate our granddaughter.
Who can take all this, police station, police?
We have a prestige to maintain, don't we?
Yeah, I did register a diary in the police.
Until and unless the higher ups respond,
does the local police station ever work?
Dad? - Yes?
The lady officer from the station has arrived.
Greetings. - Greetings.
Did you get any news?
Nothing has happened to them, right?
No, not yet, but the investigation is ongoing.
And that's why I came here.
I need some information from you.
Can I sit for a while?
Yes, yes, please sit, sit.
Sit, sit. - Actually we are so distraught
that the basic courtesy too...
No, no, that's okay. Please sit.
Your daughter-in-law, how was she?
Was? Why are you saying was? Is she no more?
No, no, that's just a part of speech, very sorry.
I want to know about the person who went missing.
Suchismita is quite a good person, generally speaking,
she's quite dear to us.
And Jiya, she's the apple of our eyes.
I never thought that there will come a day when
they will go missing like this.
Who knows what happened,
that they left the house like this?
And that too, with our granddaughter in tow?
Her school, studies, she didn't think about anything.
Who didn't think?
Her... Suchismita.
She went missing without informing anyone.
Any reason for going missing?
Any quarrels, fights?
No, no, we consider her to be our own daughter,
we never treated her differently because she's our daughter-in-law.
All our hopes and desires, it's all about her and Jiya.
Who's fond of paintings in this house?
I mean, who does this collection?
I used to paint at a time, and later I started this collection.
You have quite a few famous artists here,
so, your daughter-in-law,
and your granddaughter, what was her name again?
Jiya. - Jiya.
Did you guys ever stop them from fulfilling any desire?
Never!
We are a happy family.
He's our only son.
So he and our granddaughter make our happy family.
One! Play.
Four. - Who will have this?
Steaming hot peas kochuri and potato curry.
I will have it. - Me too.
I will make tea. - I too will have tea.
No, not tea, you will have milk with chocolate.
Okay. - Where's Sujoy, daughter-in-law?
He's in his room, should I call him? - Yeah.
Mom? Please get dad's new phone.
Why?
Jiya cutie and I will click selfies. - Oh!
Yeah. - Jiya!
You will only click pictures with your grandma,
what's your grandpa's fault?
See, your grandpa is just so jealous!
Okay fine.
We will also click selfies with your grandpa. - Yes.
Else grandpa will feel bad, right?
Grandma, then this is not a selfie, this is groupfie.
I am here, I am here, what will we click now?
Groupfie? - Yes.
Dad, come here. Where's Suchi? Suchi?
Hey Suchi, come.
Yeah, coming. - Quick, quick.
Stand here, here.
Is everyone in the frame?
Here, 1, 2...
Only I know what's going on inside me.
She's just like my own daughter.
Our family's completely ruined without daughter-in-law and Jiya.
I am shattered inside.
Neither do I have sleep, nor hunger.
I just could eat nothing since day-before-yesterday.
Say.
Yeah.
She used to care for me a lot.
She was so caring towards me.
And her father-in-law?
He was just all about his daughter-in-law.
She used to cook for us herself.
You know, I used to insist a lot,
'O dear daughter-in-law,
we have maid, why do you have to cook?'
But she used to say,
'Mom, cooking for you guys,
and offering food to God, its the one-and-same.'
The aroma's quite nice.
Mutton.
It will over-melt now, please go.
So, the maid named Khukumoni...
She's a little sick, so mom sent her home.
Okay.
Can I see your room once?
Yeah, sure, come.
Come.
That's Jiya's dance school receipt.
Your daughter used to learn dancing?
Yes.
Your wife, while leaving,
saree, clothes or personal belongings,
or your daughter's books or copies, did she take anything along?
Actually, I think that her handbag and
Jiya's coaching bag, that's what she had with her,
so, everything else's here.
Mr. Sujoy?
Yes?
How serious is this driver's case?
Sorry? I didn't quite get it.
I mean, how much fault lies on your end?
Is the salary truly pending?
I mean, as you said they threatened you.
See, Mohan is a bit hot-headed, but he's not that kind of man.
And I can't blame someone without being totally sure.
They were arguing with dad loudly that day,
even I lost my cool.
Oh yes, they respect Suchi a lot,
I mean they listen to her a lot.
That's what dad was saying that day.
He didn't just say it,
he actually complained.
All their phones are switched off now.
Until I can catch them...
How was your relationship?
With whom?
With your wife, ofcourse.
Oh. Yeah, great.
And marital problems?
No, it was quite fine.
Just how it goes normally.
Did your wife had any relation outside,
I mean affair?
What are you saying? Suchi is not that type of girl.
There was nothing like that.
Don't hide anything from me, Mr. Sujoy.
You will be caught.
What hassle, why will I hide?
I am telling you the truth.
Suchismita didn't have anything like that.
Your?
Mine? - Why are you shocked?
No, why will I be shocked?
Me too, I too don't have anything like that.
Does Jiya have any social media account?
No.
Your wife does.
Yes.
Do you know the passwords?
No.
Did your wife had any special friend on social media?
Special male friend?
See, all these, I... I don't know all this.
Do you have any family problems?
About your wife or kid?
Where is the problem coming from?
Do you read the newspaper, Mr. Sujoy?
Yes, I do. - Do you see news on TV?
Yes, I do.
Don't you know what all problems a girl can have?
Domestic violence, have you ever heard of the term?
See, what you want to mean... - I don't want to mean anything.
I want to find out,
they have been missing for 2 days.
I want to understand can anyone harm them anyway?
Apart from your drivers.
Anyone else, due to any reason, anyway?
Will you give me the address to your in-laws?
How many people in your family?
Currently, 3. Me,
my wife and our son.
And your daughter, how long has it been since she had her daughter?
Around 10 years or so.
Okay.
Did your daughter contact you recently for anything?
No.
After her marriage, her link with this family
had reduced by a lot.
Actually, she has a lot of work at her in-laws.
And they doesn't quite like her coming to her parents.
We raised our daughter in a way that
she will think her in-laws' house to be her house after marriage.
Okay. So,
she has a in-law's house, parent's house,
but nothing of her own, right?
Oh man, after marriage, for a girl,
her in-laws' house is her own house, isn't that right?
Yeah, that's right as well.
This is your own house?
Can you do whatever you want in this house?
I mean, whoever you want,
friends, etc., can you call them here?
My son.
You are the brother?
Yes. - Name?
Somnath. - Complete name?
Somnath Sen.
Did you find my elder sister?
We are trying.
I want to talk to each of you, separately.
First with you.
Can I?
I will talk to her individually.
Yeah.
Aunt?
Aunt, I promise you,
I will find out Suchismita and her daughter.
Tell me about Suchismita.
Did you used to talk to her?
What did you talk about?
Did she tell you about any problem?
Or any problem about her daughter?
Or did she tell you, she has some enmity with anyone?
She's a very good girl, dear
and I am not just saying this because she's my own daughter.
But...
You can't understand decent speech, right?
I am just talking to her.
Get out.
Out! - Sorry.
Tell me aunt, don't be afraid. - I am not afraid, I,
can I say? - Yes, I am asking you to talk,
who are you afraid of?
He's a very learned man, he knows a lot.
And what do I, a 10th pass, even know, dear?
You are her mother,
you know her the best.
What was that you wanted to know?
What you were saying,
just continue that.
She didn't have any enemies,
she was a very cheerful girl.
There used to be frequent troubles in her family,
about her dad.
I frequently wanted to console
Suchi, but then her dad,
that man,
he couldn't tolerate that girl.
Why?
What do I even tell you dear,
what he did with me...
He didn't want a girl,
but then he did calm down after our son was born.
But he...
He loves the boy, Somnath, much more.
How?
He listens to every whim of the boy, whenever he asks for anything.
But my girl,
Suchi loved dancing a lot.
He didn't want her to dance at all.
You won't go to the dance school from tomorrow.
I forbade your mother, she didn't listen.
I don't want you to go to every random place.
Why? - Hey,
do I need to justify myself?
I can't learn dancing? - No!
The girls of our family don't dance around.
When she is so fond, let her learn dancing.
Don't you dare talkback to me, Kanika.
You will eat of my money,
and then you will try and explain to me? Let her cook.
Why does she need to dance? - It's not just dancing,
I will appear for school farewell commission, I will teach.
What will you do?
I will work, and dance alongside that.
No! You can't do any of that, while staying under my roof.
The girls of our family don't do that.
Why? What do you mean, girls of your family?
Hey, are you talking back to me?
I will give you such a slap, your cheeks
will be red for days. - What are you doing?
Mom, move apart. Why?
Why can't I study? Why?
Why can't I learn to dance?
Didn't I ask you to learn to sew,
to cook, did you learn that?
I don't like it, I will learn dancing.
Suchi, if I ever catch you dancing again,
I will strangle... - What are you even doing?
I had no option.
Go to your room.
If I ever ask for anything, dad just yells like anything.
And whatever brother asks for, it's all right?
You shouldn't say like that, dear.
Ain't I there, don't I love you?
I love you a lot. - None loves me.
Brother gets to have everything,
I just have one hobby, dancing, what's the harm in fulfilling that?
What can you do, dear? It's just your luck, that's it.
What's luck got to do with it? Luck!
What I say will go.
If she doesn't like it, she can leave this house.
I asked her to learn to cook, learn to sew.
The girl has grown up now, why are you talking to her like this?
Oh? Okay, then.
Fine, then, if you both don't like the way I speak,
both of you can leave this house, just go away.
This is my house.
I won't allow this in my house
Understood.
Didn't I ask you something,
whether or not this house is yours?
I got the answer to that.
Don't you worry aunt,
I will find your daughter and granddaughter.
See, I am in a rush, I have to go out.
If you had something to ask,
you can wrap it up now. - I do.
Sit.
I am done talking with you.
Yes Debashish?
Madam, there is a regular
monthly transactions in Mr. Sujoy's account, for 5000.
For what?
The account is registered to some lady named Seema Roy.
Check it out. - Okay madam.
Tell me within tomorrow, you can't keep lingering.
Here, here
Here, did you find it?
No.
Mother, daughter, no trace of anyone.
Are your eyes swollen?
No dear, as I took a nap in the noon, that's why.
I will have to go to the doctor tomorrow.
Here, show me your foot.
Oh man, there's nothing wrong with me.
Mom, your foot.
Damn, my God!
No, it's not swollen beyond anything.
Reduce your salt intake at night.
Just quit the cigarette now.
This doesn't suit girls.
Just sit.
Sit, sit.
This, this suits girls, this doesn't,
where did you learn this from? Who taught you this?
Who else?
Girls are mothers,
they raise kids, take care of families.
If there are no girls... - Man!
These obsolete, trash ideas
have just been eating on your mind.
Your mom learnt it, so did you,
All your rubbish!
This is for the benefit of girls.
Mom, just go.
Go!
Damn, why are you so angry?
Why do you get so angry at the drop of a hat?
Huh? This anger is the reason your family didn't last.
Not due to my anger,
due to Kaushik's obscenity.
That's how men are, you need to keep an eye on them.
Does the gold ring ever bend? - What gold ring?
Your mom taught you that, and now you are trying to teach me the same.
And she might have been taught this by her mom. What gold ring?
He was not a gold ring.
He was a trashy, filthy mass of muscle.
A filthy man.
Apparently he's a literate poet,
just loved to party and lap dance.
Mom, you won't speak of him to me, you won't!
Will I live forever, dear?
What do you want?
What do you want exactly?
I should get re-married?
Yes, you will.
Jagdish just called.
He said, we have no problem with a divorcee woman.
If he calls next time, give it to me, I will explain the rest to him.
I will get rid of his desire to get married forever.
What's your problem, mom? Why are you acting like this?
Can't even say anything to you.
Will your age be stuck at this? - Please man!
A man, 17 years my elder, mom.
He has 2 sons.
Why would I marry him suddenly? Just because I am a divorcee.
Do you really think I have no other option?
What rubbish?
Somnath Sen,
floor division accounts, food and supplies department,
West Bengal government.
Yes Jayati?
Seema Roy traced.
Great.
She's an elderly lady.
Just imagine!
She's Mr. Sujoy's aunt.
She has none else, he helps her with the money.
When Mr. Sujoy was asked of this, he said,
'Please don't tell this at home.'
His mother doesn't like it.
Yes, the mother is quite sly.
She cooks mutton in her daughter-in-law's grief.
Fine, you end the call, I will check.
Okay ma'am.
Mr. Somnath?
Yes? You?
Runa Ghosh.
I had something to talk to you about.
I mean, you, here?
I need some information about your sister.
Oh, okay.
You could have called me,
why did you took the pain to come here?
No, no, nothing about pain, this is my job.
You came to the office like that,
my job would be in danger.
Is it written police over here?
I came in civil dress, where's the problem?
Rather than talking these illogical talks, just answer me.
It's been 3 days that your sister and niece are missing,
how many times have you come to the station to look for them?
I... I... I mean, I am in touch with brother Sujoy.
And that's enough?
Won't she be found?
Your sister, how was she?
I mean, her nature, her character, how was it?
She was a bit... Should I say it?
I am asking you that.
She was quite stubborn, never listened to anyone.
Dad forbade her so many times,
asked her to listen to everyone, to adjust,
but she's quite oversmart.
She has an opinion about everything,
I mean, she's not how girls should be.
Even brother Sujoy used to say, she causes a lot of trouble.
Where did she went off to, or did she get in trouble?
Mr. Sujoy told you this?
What?
As you said,
Mr. Sujoy has said your sister causes troubles.
Yes, he did, regular.
Troubles about what?
Dance.
Even when she was at our house,
and even the same at her in-law's, the same troubles.
Just imagine,
family's daughter-in-law, dancing at a function!
Dancing, does that look good?
But she had to dance.
Does anyone leave the house with their daughter for that?
Mr. Somnath, today girls have joined police, army.
That's right.
I think this Mohan is causing some trouble, madam.
The driver at her in-law's place.
How's Mr. Sujoy?
Good, I mean, I never saw anything troubling.
Did your sister ever complain about Mr. Sujoy?
Nopes.
I mean, about what?
Nothing.
Thank you for your time.
Hello?
Police officer Runa Ghosh was here.
She was asking about you, if my sister said something?
Did you tell her anything?
No, I didn't tell her anything.
Okay, hang up then.
I am coming in, madam. - Yeah.
Madam, the International Women's day is on 8th.
We have a government order.
We have to hold a cultural occasion with all the ladies of the station.
Okay.
To celebrate the progress made towards attaining gender equality,
and woman empowerment.
Madam, there's been an issue.
What? - Hey, bring in.
Hey, come, come.
Madam, bleeding.
He kept her locked in for 3 days.
Call the doctor.
Take her immediately.
Take her.
Madam, madam.
Take him away. - Come.
Take him. - Come!
Stuff him in the lockup and no case.
No case will be filed, no papers.
I will handle the rest.
Madam, calm down.
Come, sit.
Come madam, come.
Please sit madam.
Get him under POSCO
and rape case.
Madam, our Sucheta is a great dancer.
Then, on 8th, for the Women's day, her...
There was your women's day.
Didn't you see?
Check on her, whether they took her to the hospital or not?
Okay madam.
A girl,
constantly dominated by her father,
humiliated by her brother.
And you know what's the mental outlook of their entire family?
'She's a girl, we have no idea what happened at her in-laws'.
'How would we know where she has gone with her daughter?'
Even aunt...
Aunt Ratna?
Yes. Completely fed up with the pressures of the family,
when she left the house...
Who knows where she went, what's she doing?
None ever checked up on her.
You can't even imagine the kind of man Suchismita's father is.
He constantly insults his wife.
He did the same to his daughter,
just like Kaushik did.
Kaushik used to do the same.
He even tried to hit with me a belt under the influence of alcohol.
But I gave the famous poet the taste of belt.
Not every girl is like you, dear.
Because of you guys.
Because of us?
Yes. Didn't you used to tell me,
this is not my home,
my in-laws' place will be my true home after marriage.
Didn't you tell me on my wedding day,
just listen to what your husband says quietly.
That was for keeping your family intact.
So you are saying if I were his doormat,
the family would have been still intact?
Tell me something honestly mom,
aren't you proud?
The girl who
was lying abused by her in-laws'
divorced that animal
and is standing on her own two legs today, is doing a job.
She's a police officer, the OC of a station.
I am dear, I am so proud of you.
But still, you are getting on in years.
Hello?
This is Suchismita's mom speaking.
Go ahead.
Are you Runa Ghosh?
Yes, speaking, go ahead.
Actually, none of them will be here from tomorrow noon.
Would you be able to come here once, dear?
Sure.
I can understand your mental condition, aunt.
Oh, thank you.
It's not that you just loved your daughter,
please sit.
Somewhere inside you, you also have a guilt feeling for her.
Isn't that right? A bad feeling, a feeling of guilt?
I really feel like a criminal sometimes,
for her entire life, my daughter hurt a lot.
She was such a great dancer with high dreams,
dreams of travelling through the country,
but nothing happened due to me.
Just because of my
weakness, she could do nothing.
I am not highly literate,
that's why I didn't have any source of income either.
Even though I wanted to, I couldn't resist.
I just can't take it sometimes anymore,
and I really feel like leaving everything and running away.
But, where would I go?
I never got the daring to do so.
Where would I go, deserting my 2 children?
But what did I even do for this family?
I couldn't do anything for anyone, even for them.
Aunt, please, don't consider yourself to be guilty.
Please.
Tell me this,
your daughter,
did she have any special friend?
Any such friend, either after or before the wedding,
with whom she used to share everything
or someone who used to support her?
I can understand what you want from me.
I told you,
her father and brother were totally against her dancing, but...
Anup, her college mate,
Anup used to encourage her a lot.
He's a very great man, you know,
he always used to support her, be with her.
They had such a great bond.
Even their thoughts were on the same frequency.
Hey, did you see a ghost?
This is me, Anup.
How did you come to my house?
So what if you didn't bring me home, I surely found it out.
This is called, 'where there's a will, there's a way.'
Will you call me inside or push me away from here?
Come.
I came early to chat with you.
Why did you come home? How would we chat?
Why, at home?
If you can't make tea, aunt will.
Where's aunt? Aunt?
Aunt?
Mom? Anup.
He's in the same college as me.
Fine dear fine, you sit, I will make you tea.
No aunt, no tea today.
You just said you want tea?
We would be late, dude.
When does your class start?
There's no class today, mom.
We have our freshers' welcome rehearsal, I have to dance.
Did something happen?
No actually,
her father doesn't like her dancing, starts yelling.
When you know your dad doesn't like it, then why?
Leave it, I won't go.
Why won't you go, sister?
Just go.
How would dad know if you don't tell him?
And anyway, dad's not standing in your college.
Absolutely right, brother.
Go, get ready.
Please go.
And what's your name?
Somnath.
Wow, what are you studying? I mean what are you doing?
I just gave my 12th exams.
Oh, what do you want to become?
Let's see.
First, let me go to college, then I will decide
which would be better, right? - Come, come, no point in lingering.
Yes, let's go.
Alright bye, see you soon. - Mom, I am leaving.
Aunt, we are leaving.
Oh man, the guy came for the first time, but couldn't give him anything.
Don't feed him too much mom,
you know what will happen if dad learns of this?
Leave it, don't worry.
Your brother supports you a lot, right?
Who knows, I am not sure.
Dad encourages him a bit,
I heard he got mom new jewelry made after his birth, as he's a boy.
And did that hurt you?
I was so young, I didn't even realize what had happened.
But I just can't dad's attitude towards dancing.
This is quite common in lot of families, you know.
They teach the girls singing and dancing since childhood,
and as they grow old, stop!
Yeah, girls are taught singing before wedding,
because it will increase their value in the wedding market.
I am quite doubtful about the dance though.
Here, tea.
Thank you.
Here, brother.
This is called nose-ring instead of nose.
What?
Meaning, tea instead of dance.
This is not good, okay.
I can dance even standing here.
Please! - I could have danced in front of the tea-seller too.
Please dear, don't dance here.
Come to the college, dance there as much as you want.
You have to attend the rehearsals.
No dude, I really love dancing in open air,
just like Isadora Duncan.
Who's that now?
An American dancer.
She was quite popular in Europe and America.
She loved the outdoors a lot, danced wherever she could.
She even died dancing.
What?
She was travelling in a open-roof car, with a long scarf in her neck,
like this.
That was swaying with the wind.
She had completely forgotten about the car.
The scarf got entangled in the car wheel,
and she died of a broken neck.
Oh please Suchi, please.
I can do without hearing who died dancing.
But just think, the thing you love the most,
you died doing that,
just imagine how happy that death would be.
Please! Stop with this morose philosophy of yours.
Why? So many artists have written or said so much about death.
Oh, so you consider yourself to be an artist?
Ofcourse.
"Donated to the whiffs of this spring air."
"Donated to the whiffs of your air."
"This unbridled heart of mine, this free of bounds heart of mine."
"To the whiffs of your air, this is my donation."
"To this spring air, this is my donation."
"This unbridled heart of mine, this free of bounds heart of mine."
"To the whiffs of your air, this is my donation."
"To this spring air, this is my donation."
Hey Suchi?
Suchi, please, stop this madness, what are you doing?
You have to rehearse in the college too man.
This is not rehearsal.
This is a dance celebrating the joys of nature.
Fine, drop this nature and all and let's go to college.
Even I have to attend the skit rehearsal.
Oh please, that's not a matter.
What is your skit but a collection of 4 awful jokes?
You too commented just like your dad.
You might not be worried about this,
but will you downplay it just like that?
Did you mind?
Fine!
Sketch, comedy, everything's a great art form.
But dance is the greatest.
Hey listen. - Yeah?
It's quite late.
There's no point waiting for a bus now.
How much money do you have? - 50.
I will have around 100.
Oh wow, 100!
So you get 100 rupees from home on a daily basis?
No idiot, I teach dance.
I earn myself, got it?
Go and call a taxi, our combined money would be enough.
Where would I get the taxi from? Taxi?
There's a taxi.
Taxi! - Go, run and catch it.
You come as well.
Now leave.
Will you come tomorrow?
Yes. - When?
Why would I tell you everything?
Why are you giggling?
You know why.
Say, listen.
If you don't come,
I feel so weird!
What?
You know.
Even you feel that.
Even after me saying no, you still went dancing?
Mr. Sumonto will come to see you tomorrow.
You don't need to study anymore.
And here, you,
I should never see you at this home ever again.
Out.
Out!
Why did you yell?
Just shut up.
In front of her friend?
Will you shut up?
Don't do this. - You are the reason she's spoilt.
Just because of you.
Whatever I did, I did good.
What did you do? - Disobeying me like this?
Leave me. - Dad!
What did you do?
Why did you do this?
I did good!
Why did you do this? I have a show in the college ground tomorrow.
Now you will tell them why can't I do the show.
Leave her, no more.
Talking back to me?
I will split your cheeks open.
Didn't I forbade you, didn't I forbid you? Did you listen?
I just cut the bells now, if I see you dancing anymore,
I will break your legs, I am telling you that.
Look at this dad, what's in the box?
Diary, and just see what all she has written!
Why did you break the lock on my box?
He did good.
Hey.
Why did you lock the box? What's in the box?
Why, can't I have something personal?
No!
What personal?
I am his elder, he broke the lock on my box,
but you didn't tell him anything. - Oh please!
Why are you reading my diary?
Hey, what's the name of that guy?
What do you do with him?
What do you do?
Don't hit her, don't hit her.
Hey.
Who bought you these bells?
Anup?
That guy named Anup, huh?
Anup, Anup?
Me, I bought her those.
I bought her those from my savings.
Don't hit her, don't hit her please.
My dear daughter!
Don't cry dear, don't cry.
Calm down.
Calm down dear.
Brother broke the lock on my box, mom.
None said a thing to him!
Your son is absolutely like his father.
My life had become completely unbearable.
Everyone used to taunt me continuously,
because I gave birth to a daughter.
And then Somu came along.
And your life changed.
Change? Where did it change?
Only my workload increased.
My girl always remained neglected.
As I told you, her father and brother,
can't tolerate Suchi at all.
Although you know my daughter
loves her brother alot.
This is the story of almost every family, aunt.
But atleast, one good thing was that atleast there was
someone in this family in favour of Suchismita.
Not was, is.
Please find my girl.
You have to find out my girl.
I will stand with her now.
If needed, I will go against everyone to stand with her.
But I will stand with her.
Going against her father, her brother,
Are you promising me that?
Hey.
Wait.
Hey!
Get up.
I would never have run away, madam.
The day I heard sister-in-law has left the house,
I was in Saorapuli, at my in-laws'.
I swear by Goddess Kali, please check on it.
I didn't do anything to sister-in-law.
And anyway, Jia is like my daughter.
Even I have a 9 year old girl.
I swear by Goddess Kali, madam,
I didn't do anything.
In-laws?
Your sister-in-law's?
How were you sister-in-law's in-laws?
Tell me.
They are not good people.
They accused us of being thieves and threw us away.
Apparently we steal oil?
I told them, we are not such drivers.
Just answer the question.
None loved sister-in-law in that house.
You drive the car,
how did you know what happens inside the house?
Once a man came to meet sister-in-law,
it led to huge chaos.
What man?
Mr. Anup or something.
He's sister-in-law's college friend.
Sister-in-law did meet him in secret once or twice.
I drove sister-in-law there.
How long have you been working in this house?
7 years.
Thank you.
By tracking Mohan's phone, we have learnt,
the day your sister-in-law and granddaughter went missing,
Mohan wasn't in Kolkata then.
Although he could have put someone else up to this, with money.
But any such call...
I mean, we didn't get any ransom calls.
Exactly.
If this were an abduction,
you should have received one ransom call by now.
Yes, for my granddaughter,
we are even more worried.
Such a young girl.
And you are not worried for your daughter-in-law?
I am.
I didn't say I am not.
But, at the end of the day, our granddaughter is our blood.
The last thing we saw in CCTV footage,
is that your wife, holding her daughter's hand,
was walking in Kasba area towards Ruby.
And as per call list, she dialled you the last.
What happened exactly, Mr. Sujoy?
What will happen? Nothing.
Why did she call you? What did she talk about?
Just simple things.
About when she will return with Jiya, these kind of things.
Where did she go?
Dance school,
with Jiya.
In Patuli?
Yes.
Okay.
Do you guys know anyone by the name of Anup Sen?
Sujoy might, we don't.
Anup came to our house out of the blue.
And he came 2 more times since then.
Suchi didn't hide anything from me.
I know
Anup used to love Suchi at a time.
The way Suchi loves me and Jiya,
I had no objection to Anup coming here.
And I shouldn't either.
But,
I am not the ultimate authority.
Why dear? She's the daughter-in-law, doesn't she know,
a man suddenly comes into our house out of the blue.
You might not be able to say anything, ask me, I will.
What will you say?
He's Suchi's college friend mom, will you simmer down?
Why?
I know Anup for many years.
You might dear, but we don't.
Who's he?
He's my college friend.
Friend?
Oh wow! How can a guy and girl be friends, dear?
See daughter-in-law, after marriage, we will even talk to a stranger man,
that too, without our husband's permission,
we couldn't even imagine that.
And instead of that, you are
constantly giggling and talking to this man.
Sujoy is not home, but you are calling him inside the house.
No dear,
this is not the sign of good character.
Mom, what are you saying? Just shut up.
Don't ask me to shut up, dear.
Convince your wife before your family is on fire.
See daughter-in-law,
we didn't just bring a girl from a normal family due to no reason,
so that she will obey us.
Okay?
Else we would have gotten great girls for Sujoy.
I didn't register to get married in your family, mom.
You were the ones who selected me... - Yes dear, we!
We did, but you know why?
So that we can shape our daughter-in-law as per us.
Do you think I don't know why he comes here daily?
Explain to me, what do you think?
See son, see, see how she's talking back to me?
Mom, please, this is our personal matter, we will handle this.
Please don't interfere in this.
Why won't I interfere?
I will interfere, a 100 times I will.
Next she will run a knife on you.
No dear, why does he come here? Tell me, why?
Anup is a professor, mom.
He teaches history in the university
and he came to talk to me as few of his students want to do dance-drama.
Hey, hey, hey.
This is what I wanted to hear.
Because she will dance.
So daughter-in-law,
didn't your father forbid you from dancing?
Even your father-in-law did the same.
But you will still dance around like those low-class girls?
That won't be tolerated in this house, daughter-in-law.
Keep this in mind.
Mom, what happened?
Why was grandma so angry?
Jiyu, you go to your room.
No, she won't.
She's my daughter, let her see it all, let her understand.
Suchi!
Even you don't want me to dance.
Wipe away your tears, please.
First tell me, you promised me,
I can continue dancing after marriage, didn't you?
Why are you not saying that to your parents now?
Why are you exaggerating such a simple thing?
No, it's not simple.
If this was something you liked, none would have batted an eyelid.
All these problems are arising because I am a girl.
Please, please, don't extend this any further.
There are a lot of chores here other than dancing, see to that.
I just can't take this daily tension, damn!
That seemed such a simple thing to you, right?
No,
I didn't mean it like that.
No, her said something like
'this is how it works,' something of that type.
Suchi loved dancing.
She wanted to be a dancer.
And you promised her that too.
Her mother told me.
Didn't you promise she can dance after her marriage?
And then, under your parent's influence,
you couldn't support your wife?
Exactly, my parents said that,
daughter-in-law of the family will go outside to dance, that's...
Yeah, exactly.
The men of the house can lie on the street, totally wasted,
police may come and drop them at their house, but...
Right, right.
See, I don't take that alcohol, cigarette, anything.
And I have always supported Suchi and Jiya in my own way.
This problem about her dance, led to such daily tensions, that...
Like how?
Suchi, did you decide where will we go for vacation?
You will decide that.
No, no, you tell me,
what do you like more, mountains or sea?
Sea.
You know, in my childhood,
all of us went to Puri.
I just couldn't control myself seeing the sea in front.
I started dancing by the sea
and that angered my dad a lot.
If we go this time,
then I will dance to my heart's content with the waves.
Hey, no, no, I can't take you to the sea.
Why? You just said you have no problem with my dance?
No, no, I don't have a problem but you know what,
my newly wife, she will dance with the sea instead of me.
And I will have to stand and watch that, how can that be?
Damn, then I will dance some more.
And we will go to the sea. If not Puri...
What about Kerala? Kovalam?
Daughter-in-law, hey daughter-in-law, there you are.
So I was saying, you will cook today.
I will help you.
But you will have to cook.
Your father-in-law wants to have a dish made by you.
Me? I can't cook that well.
But if you teach me, I can, I think.
Okay, fine.
What's this, daughter-in-law,
why have you left the jewelry boxes here?
Why didn't you store them in the almirah?
Mom, you said you will keep them in the safe,
I kept them here to hand them to you.
Take these.
Give it to me.
What about that? Won't you give me that?
That's my anklet bells, I will keep it.
Anklet bells?
Why did you bring your bells here?
What will you do here with bells?
You will obviously not dance after marriage, daughter-in-law
If our daughter-in-law dances after marriage, people will badmouth us.
What happened?
Are you getting my point?
I don't dance anymore mom, that's from when I used to dance.
Fine, then give that to me.
Suchitra's girl wanted to learn dance, I will give that to her.
Okay? Hand it over.
Hand it over.
Come to the kitchen then, okay?
Please do tie your hair before coming in, okay?
Suchi,
why are you worried? I will manage everything.
Actually, we are newly married, so,
you are still not well-adjusted with them.
Just give them few days, it will all be okay.
It will.
I got it.
What?
Not sea, we will go to the mountains.
Madam? - Yes?
On the Baranagar railway tracks, the bodies of an unidentified woman and
a girl of 8-10 years have been discovered.
Husband's phone is busy.
I just can't reach him.
Baranagar PS said,
body is not in a state to be identified.
It's completely crushed.
There's no phone, bag or anything else there.
But the bodies were, Debashish.
That would be their luck.
If they were the ones who had this, they would have fed them to the dogs.
When's the woman's day?
8 March, madam.
Hello? ACG.
Yes, this is Runa Ghosh.
The phone's switched on?
Yes, track it, track it.
Yes, let me know immediately, immediately.
They got it.
Pull to the side, pull the car to the side.
Hello?
Hello? Is this Mrs. Suchismita Guha?
Hello? Are you Mrs. Suchismita Guha?
Yes.
I am Runa Ghosh, from Hindustan Park police station.
Where are you?
Hello?
Where are you?
Are you well?
Hello?
Yes, send the current location.
Right now.
Come.
Mom? - Yeah?
Can we do it?
Why not?
It will be you and me,
you will learn to dance, study,
I am there, why are you worried?
Won't dad come?
Hey mom, say?
If I go to school, everyone will ask me.
Where were you? Why did you go?
You said, grandpa asked around at the school too.
You will say, we came so that we can live life our way.
We came so that we can live with our head held high.
You know,
in our country,
girls are worshipped as Gods.
Goddess Durga, Kali, so many others.
But actually, none even treats us with the basic respect.
Mom, who's that?
None.
Suchismita Guha?
Does anyone want to leave,
abandoning their husband, family, everything?
I can understand.
Nothing changed, you know.
But apparently, we live in the 21st century.
A girl is taught to be an inferior as possible.
She might be dark, have bronos on her face,
so she won't get a man.
She's a girl.
So she has to rely on some man.
Like girls have nothing else to do but manage a family!
Yes.
This is what's been taught in most families in our country.
This is what they believe.
My dad never treated me like a human.
He was so unhappy at my birth,
that he didn't even see my face.
He always used to yell and scream at my mom and kept her terrified,
his word was the law in the family
None else can have an opinion.
Atleast not my mom.
My weak, small mother,
she's always terrified of my dad.
If she never got any love...
For that one single box,
I fought everyone.
Although,
whatever brother will say, that's completely right.
Whenever he used to ask for anything, he got it.
He could even lay a hand on me, and that would be justified.
And like this,
dad made him his exact replica.
Although I love brother so much.
And this constant reminder,
this is not your house,
your in-law's place is your real home.
Yes, please.
I used to love dancing so much,
he just didn't let that happen.
At every step, I was made to understand,
that we are not humans,
in their words, girls!
Even the person I got married to,
he too misled me.
No, no, we have no taboo as such.
And anyway, creativity, culture, do they have no value?
Ofcourse, it is.
See, I believe that everyone
is entitled to their likes and dislikes.
They can have an interest.
Does that mean I can continue my dance after marriage?
Ofcourse you can.
There's no question of objection.
And my parents will be happy.
Your parents seem to be quite open-minded then?
No, nothing as such.
I will manage.
You know even I had no interest in joining dad's business.
But what could I have done,
ultimately I had to join that.
Why? What did you wanted to do?
I wanted to be a professor.
But I am dad's only son.
If I weren't there, dad would have been in problems.
So out of my sense of duty, all my dreams, aspirations,
I had to drown all that.
This is where you and I match, right?
Suchismita,
I don't want you to be pressurised into anything.
If you don't want to marry me or if you don't like me...
No, no, nothing like that.
I am not saying I won't get married.
Just make sure that I can dance.
I promise you,
after marriage, you will be able to continue your dance.
"In these free winds of yours,"
"under my sail, these free winds of yours."
"Broken down in pieces,"
"I am ready to drown."
"With these free winds of yours,"
"under my sail, your free winds."
What's this, daughter-in-law?
There's a function in my old dance school.
So, I was practicing.
Why? I told you on the first day itself, don't you remember?
Even after you gave me the bells, still?
I mean, Sujoy said... - What did he say?
What did he say,
that our daughter-in-law will trot away, dancing?
Did you ask Sujoy's father?
No, I just told to Sujoy.
Daughter-in-law, you and Sujoy
aren't the only ones living in this house.
We do too.
We too have a prestige.
Guha family's daughter-in-law will dance away, what will society say?
Dance isn't a bad thing, mom.
Oh wow!
So daughter-in-law, what's bad, what's good,
do I have to learn that from you now?
Within just 2 days,
your feet are not landing on the ground?
Why are you saying like that, mom?
I told Sujoy before marriage, how much I love dancing.
He told me, you will have no objection to this.
Guys say a lot of things before marriage.
It's stupidity to hold on to those.
Know this, daughter-in-law,
it's the lady who can make a family happy.
Dance is a virtue too mom, an artform.
We have such great artists.
I don't understand all those artists, daughter-in-law.
Family's daughter-in-law will be like a good daughter-in-law.
If you had to be an artist, why did you have to get married?
You could have stayed with your dance.
Why did you just had to ruin my son's life?
Why would my dancing ruin his life, mom?
He likes it.
Stop talking back, daughter-in-law.
When I was newly married in this family,
before talking to my mother-in-law,
I used to talk with my eyes dropped, looking at her feet.
Times have changed, mother.
Even I thought you would be different.
Atleast that's what he led me to believe.
Your 'he' is my son,
he can say whatever he wants.
But why did you think that would be the law here?
Your father-in-law is still alive.
So what he says will go.
Dance is not just a hobby of mine, mother,
it's my passion.
Just because I am married, can't I have anything of my own?
Then you can decide,
will you dance,
or have a family?
This is great.
Who's this? You?
And that's your car? Brown?
Oh my!
Do you learn drawing? - Yes.
Oh! This is great, with long hair like you.
Amazing.
Oh, this is lovely.
Such a beautiful glow on cheeks, you love makeup, I assume?
You like it? You like getting dolled up? - Yes.
Very nice! So pretty.
So tell me one thing,
mom brought you here from home,
weren't you scared?
No!
If I am not here, who will look after mom?
Oh, right, right.
I didn't even consider this.
What will you be when you grow up?
Dancer! - Dancer, really?
Very good.
But if your grandpa scolds you?
Mom will handle it
Nice! I like it.
Tea.
Thank you so much.
So,
I know you didn't have a nice experience
with your in-law's, I know that.
But I still want to know,
any kind of ill-treatment,
I mean... - Jiya, go to the other room please.
I will talk to aunt for a while.
Are you asking about ill-treatment?
No, they never laid a hand on me.
But sometimes I felt, they are choking me.
I love dancing,
just knowing this almost made them stop talking to me.
But I love them a lot, you know.
I respect them.
What did Mr. Sujoy finally say?
I got quite upset, you know.
I told Sujoy, he started avoiding it.
I couldn't do the stage-show.
And then one day, he requested me
to not cause any more family drama.
You?
Yes. I am the one to be blamed for everything.
Thinking of the family, of Sujoy,
I left everything.
I might have completely forgotten that I used to dance.
But a year or so before, I saw...
"Sun shining from the cloudy sky, the clouds running away."
"It's our vacation, dear, we are on a holiday."
"Sun shining from the cloudy sky, the clouds running away."
Jiyu?
Where did you learn to dance so well? At school?
No, just like that.
You love dancing?
Yeah mom, I love dancing.
Come.
Don't tell this to anyone, okay? Not even to your dad.
It will be between you and me, okay?
About dance? - Yeah.
Mom, will you take me to the dance school?
Quiet.
We would manage that with your other coaching classes.
You know,
even I really wanted to be a dancer.
Classical, Bharatnatyam.
Why didn't you?
It didn't work out.
Can a person have whatever they want?
But I will teach you to dance, but don't tell it to anyone.
In secret? - Yes.
In secret.
1, 2. Yes, do it properly.
Everyone will make grand movements, with a smiling face.
Everyone should have a smile on their face, okay? Come.
When you are going this way, 1, look.
1, 2. Yes! Come.
5, 6, 5, 6, 7, go.
"In this heart of mine, daily, who's dancing? Ta, ta, thai, thai.
"With him, on a Mridang,"
"always ringing, ta, ta, thai, thai.
1, 2. - "Ta, ta, thai, thai."
Come, spin. - "With him, on a Mridang,
always ringing, ta, ta, thai, thai." - 1, 2.
1, 2.
1, 2, yes, go.
Sister Suchismita, please listen. - Yes.
Jiya needs a little more practice, you know.
It's enough to bring her for 5 days a week.
5 days?
She has a good chance of being a finalist.
She's doing very well.
Please see to this, please.
So dear, then 1, 2, spin, 3, 4.
Mom, we will come.
You have to do it nicely, using your body.
Day after day, in the excuse of coaching,
mom and daughter are going dancing.
Do you even know this?
Where they are going? What are they doing?
You should keep track of this, yes or no?
Dad, what's the matter, I just don't...
If you did understand, it would have been solved.
Shame, shame.
What's wrong?
Here. See and please your eyes.
Sujoy, this is a gentleman's house.
This can't go on here.
Fine, if you can't say her no,
then I will, let her come.
There she is,
after completing today's obscenity. - Mom!
You took Jiya to dance competition?
You are taking her to dance school in the name of coaching?
What happened? Answer him.
Here, what's this on our mobile?
Mom, let me... - Didn't you think even once,
before taking our granddaughter to these filthy places,
you need our permission.
What did we tell you,
we don't like our girls to dance around in this family.
Don't mind dad,
I can't do it.
All my dreams are shattered.
But Jiya loves to dance, I won't let her love be lost.
Daughter-in-law! - Jiya will dance.
She will not!
This obscenity won't be allowed in this house.
It's too much, I won't tolerate this.
Suchi,
what I couldn't do my whole life, you
don't do that to your daughter.
You could have been a great artist,
your dance sir told me.
But I could never praise you whole-heartedly.
Rather I
used to fear your dad and Somnath.
I couldn't do anything for you, ever.
But the times have changed now.
Girls are progressing ahead in so many fields,
don't stop dear, keep marching ahead.
Let dear Jiyu grow up as she wants to.
Jiya, go, there's a swing, go and play.
Go.
That's all fine, but I left the house in anger,
where would I go now?
That's the problem.
I was wondering I would ask you to come home, Suchi.
No, no mom.
If I go home, dad will get mad.
He will forcibly send us home again.
I don't want that.
I too don't want that, but you 2 girls, alone,
where will you go? Where will you roam?
Let's see, I can call some friend or...
Suchi, whatever you do, think about it carefully, okay?
Don't call anyone thinking them to be a friend.
Hey, do you have any money?
I got this for you. - No mom.
Where did you get this from?
If your housekeeping budget is lacking, dad will get angry.
He will yell at you.
No, no, I won't take it
He won't yell, he won't say anything, don't you worry.
This is mine.
I saved it cent-by-cent.
I rode a bus instead of a taxi.
I sold old newspapers, bottles and all,
and saved this money, day-by-day.
You can say, I earned this money by looking after my family.
You have to take this, I won't listen to anyone.
I yelled at you a lot in anger, mom, please forgive me.
Mom, won't we go home, mom? Where will we go?
You will go, dear.
You 2 will go to your own house.
Suchi, remember dear,
the mom who couldn't stand with you, who couldn't put up a fight for you,
that mom is with you now.
I want you to be able to do what I couldn't my life.
I am leaving, okay.
Dear Jiya, I am leaving.
Your mother is here, okay.
I am leaving.
From noon to night, I roamed around here and there.
I called mom secretly from PCO and met her.
I have always seen my mom as terrified,
but when she asked me to go ahead then,
I felt I should restart my life once more.
Why didn't you call your husband once?
I mean, he supports you both a lot.
Even if he did,
he has no guts to stand to his dad.
He could have resisted, right?
He could have said, my daughter will dance.
My daughter will fulfill her dreams.
But, it's possible that he couldn't muster up the courage to do so.
Just how your mom couldn't her whole life.
You could have given him a chance.
It's happened a lot of times.
Fearing trouble,
he didn't say anything to his parents, remained silent.
And if I said something,
he said to give it some time and everything will be fine.
You can't just bury your head in sand like an ostrich.
My life may be in shambles,
but I won't let my daughter suffer the same.
If needed, I will sell my jewelry, take a job, stay separately, but...
Hello?
Can I sit? - Yes, please.
Thank you.
You here, did you hear anything?
Did you get any news?
I even called a lot,
the phone even rang twice, but none picked it up.
And the phone's switched off for the most of time.
Were you guys able to trace anything?
How were your relations with your wife, Mr. Sujoy?
I mean, did she trust you?
What are you implying, I am not getting it.
Suchi and Jiya are my family.
Yes, it's right that we did have a difference of opinions,
but that was not to such a level that you will leave your house.
Any violence?
What are you saying?
We are a reputed middle class family.
We can't even imagine laying a hand on someone.
That's just physical violence.
Mental violence can take some dangerous forms sometime, right?
All this physical, mental violence, where's this coming from?
Are they fine? Did anything happen to them?
A lot could have happened.
Just how it goes with a lot of ladies of our country.
Even in today's age, it's a burden to be born as a girl.
Sorry.
My daughter is not a burden to me.
Jiya is my life.
And Suchismita?
Is Suchismita just your daughter's mother?
Or your parent's daughter-in-law?
Or will she spend her life as her brother's elder sister,
who has been parked on your shoulders temporarily?
This is life.
Mr. Sujoy,
do you really want to find Suchismita?
What are you saying? Ofcourse, I do.
Why else would I have gone to you then?
That can also be due to a fear of society or law.
You came because you had to.
No!
I want to get my wife and daughter back.
Please tell me, do you have any news?
And don't riddle around, please.
And as a husband or father,
I mean, from their point-of-view,
you won't get it, it's not possible for you to get it,
being a woman.
That's the problem.
As you said right now, being a woman!
To you, a lady is just a woman,
not a human being, that's the problem.
You can get Suchismita back, Mr. Sujoy.
If you give her due respect as a human being,
if you can respect her.
Can you?
Can you give it to her, Mr. Sujoy?
Where are they?
Dad? - There she is.
Jiyu.
Jiyu dear! - Dad.
Jiyu, sit, sit.
How long have I not seen you?
Wow, what's this? Craft?
Wow, this is so nice, so pretty.
Go. Are there many more? Go, go.
You have to finish it.
Why did you leave without a word?
Before that, you say, Mr. Sujoy,
there's a lot we need to hear from you too, right?
You didn't inform me, your mobile was switched off.
If you could have thought of my mental condition once.
Did you consider her mental condition?
You should have, right?
I couldn't keep my promise, that's true.
Our family's a little conservative.
But I had no problem with Suchi dancing,
my parents did.
I knew Jiyu got admitted in dance class.
I didn't let Suchi realize that.
I also knew that Jiyu has auditioned for the dance program.
But...
How did mom-dad know of it all of a sudden,
There was a huge chaos that day, after we returned home.
So much so that I was worried my daughter will fall sick.
I was constantly reminded of my mom, you know.
I was wondering if I am walking my mom's trail?
Will I lose too?
Mr. Sujoy,
now you have to do whatever needs to be done.
And if you can't,
then officially there's no need of looking for Suchismita anymore.
As you might realize that she doesn't need you anymore.
I will leave.
All the best!
I will leave.
Suchi?
Please, let's go home.
I will manage everything, for sure.
Yes, it's true that I couldn't do it for so long.
But give me one chance, I... - What do you mean by a chance?
This is not mine, but my daughter's future in danger.
She's my daughter too.
Ofcourse.
Then her opinion should be taken into consideration too.
Jiya? Jiya?
Do you want to go home with your dad?
If I go there, they won't let me go to the dance show.
Dad, won't you like it if I turn out the winner?
"In my heart, daily,"
"who's this dancing, ta, ta, thai, thai?"
"With him, on a Mridang,"
"forever playing, ta, ta, thai, thai."
"With him, on a Mridang,"
"forever playing, ta, ta, thai, thai."
"In my heart, daily,"
"who's this dancing, ta, ta, thai, thai?"
Awesome, awesome.
Amazing, amazing!
We saw an amazing performance
by our last finalist, Jiya Guha.
Well, will Jiya be able to make it from here,
i.e, from semifinals to the finals,
how many points will the judges award her,
what are the judges' comments, let's check that out.
The first judge, Ms. Soumi.
10 points! Amazing, amazing.
From Ms Soumi, 10/10.
And our next judge, brother Padmanabh, what's he saying?
9. Just a little bit away from 10/10.
We will go to our next judge, sister Alaknanda.
Wow, oh wow, 10/10.
10/10, 10/10, but,
but Jiya just missed the perfect 10 by a hair.
But no problem, let's hear the judges' comments.
Our first judge, Ms Soumi,
You are wonderful, your presentation and expression are really amazing.
You will go quite far ahead.
Thank you ma'am.
Coming to our 2nd judge, brother Padmanabh, what are your views?
Jiya's amazing.
I loved it and you will definitely be a great dancer.
But with that, you have to be a great person too.
Is this what you will choose as a profession when you grow old?
I still don't know, but I love dancing.
So nice! - Good, and that's obvious,
that you love dancing.
And with the love, even hard work is very important, right?
You will do that, right?
Congratulations, and all the best for the finals.
Thank you ma'am.
Well, now, we will go to our guest of honour, the famous director,
Raja Chandra sir. Sir, your comments?
I am just awed.
I loved her innocence,
her innocence along with her artistic skills, that attracted me a lot.
And I think that she's born for dancing.
So congratulations Jiya,
and all the best for the finale.
Thank you.
Well, today, we found out the points given by the judges,
what are their comments and
our guest of honour, brother Raja,
his comments too, and what did we learn from this?
Jiya Guha is going to the finals from semifinals.
Yes!
Hello?
Yeah, is it still on?
Yes, Jiya reached the finals.
What? That's amazing news.
Tell me when it will be telecast.
Hello?
Yeah, I was saying let me know when it will be telecast,
as I return late.
10:30 pm.
Okay, fine.
Suchi, please give me a few days.
I didn't ask you for anything.
No, I mean, this silence is the heaviest of all.
I am trying my best,
Suchi, I am with you guys.
Yes, I know that tries,
is not quite sufficient, but...
Okay, fine, I am hanging up, okay?
Sister Suchismita?
Yes, say.
You are the one I was looking for. - Say?
Jiya has reached the finale.
Now we are under even more pressure,
and you have to work a little harder for her, the next few days.
First of all, thank you
for training Jiya so well.
Thank you so much.
And doing anything for Jiya is not a problem for me,
tell me what do I have to do?
Listen, I will teach her a dance.
But the song I have selected,
that's a little tough and has a few classical steps too.
So you have to rehearse with her positively.
Positively. If I can do anything for Jiya, I would love it.
And at a time,
dance used to my lifeline.
"With him, on a Mridang,"
"forever playing, ta, ta, thai, thai."
"With him, on a Mridang,"
"forever playing, ta, ta, thai, thai."
"In my heart, daily,"
"who's this dancing, ta, ta, thai, thai?"
Tea.
I don't need biscuit, take it.
Why did you bring coffee? Can't you see my tea isn't finished yet?
I can't make it a thousand times.
That's why I made it at once.
And anyway, what will Khukumoni do on her own?
And on the other hand, someone else
is sitting who knows where, leaving the entire family in dark.
Getting the police involved, ruining our reputation...
Why did you stop? Go ahead. It's great.
Guha family had a reputation, it's all gone to dust.
Nothing's wrong with her, she's living happily somewhere else.
Everyone's mature apparently!
And you, didn't you feel the need to inform any of us?
I too learned just 2 days back.
And didn't we meet 2 days ago?
Are we not worried for Jiya?
Mom, if you felt even a little bad for Suchi, then,
anyway, I hate talking on this.
Jiya has entered the finals in dance competition.
Wow! Amazing.
What should we do? Dance?
Or would daughter-in-law take Jiya dancing here and there?
Shame, shame, shame.
First, she went missing.
The few people who learnt of it, they are just torturing us now.
And now seeing this obscene dance, there's no end of calls,
asking, 'Your granddaughter, how did you allow it?'
Allow! Because our decision is taken very highly.
Everything will be ruined, everything!
Her studies, everything.
Prestige is already gone.
Mom, why do you keep repeating the same thing on a loop?
A girl who sacrificed all her passions,
and now she wants to raise her daughter the way she wants to,
and you guys have so many problems with that?
We are having problems,
and if you have problem with that, you can stay somewhere else.
Now it's clear who's the one who supported all this?
No! I wasn't the one supporting it,
I would have been happier if it did,
What Suchi did was on her own.
And I am proud of that.
Her dad didn't want it, neither did you guys,
even I didn't stood by her,
just because she's a girl, she was pushed and pushed and pushed
to a point where she realized
if she didn't turn around... - Enough, enough.
That's enough, dear.
We made a mistake.
You guys have won the world.
Just one thing, these people bad-mouthing us,
you should answer that, okay?
How are you?
I am fine.
Mr. Anup?
Thanks for your support.
This house, you arranged this, right?
Now it's your turn to find a home.
I know.
Stay well.
You? Here? Didn't you go to office?
I will go to office from here.
Will you make me a cup of tea?
Tell me what all groceries do you need?
I will go to the market and then office.
What happened? Don't linger. First office, then I have to take a bath,
just give me some rice and lentils, that would be enough.
Hey, where's Jiyu?
Jiyu?
Jiyu? Where are you?
I am here.
What do you mean?
I mean, from now, I will stay here with you guys.
If mom-dad get offended, I have nothing to do.
As I was the one who messed up.
Seriously Suchi,
none of this would have happened if I could have stood to mom-dad
and supported you.
If I could have explained
that you too have a right to choice as a member of this family,
and that's not harming the family.
My daughter's learning something good.
I couldn't do it then,
but I will do it now. - Dad!
Hey, there's Jiyu, my princess, come here, here.
Jiyu!
You can't imagine how much I was missing you?
You know Suchi, the most painful thing is
fighting with myself.
This is...
Jiyu, your finals are so close.
And I know that you will rock.
Right? Jiyu, you will rock!
Jiyu!
Wait, wait.
Drive.
Where's your bangle?
That was given by my mom, not you guys.
Suchi?
What's this you and us?
I want us to stay together.
That's why I left that house to come here.
When I went there to get my clothes, dad didn't say a word to me.
Then you could have brought it at once, why did you go again?
I had a fear, what if you didn't let me stay at your house?
Oh please, men and worried?
Not all men!
That's right, not all men!
The way Anup helped me,
finding a house, mortgaging the bangle.
Oh, you mortgaged the bangle?
I just had the clothes on my back, I needed money.
You can release it later.
Yeah, got it.
Suchi, why don't you start dancing again?
No, no more.
I am done with my life,
now all my dreams are about Jiya.
Not my,
say ours.
What happened? - No cars available.
What now? How will we cover so much distance?
Today's finals are live.
I was just seeing a cab a bit ago, but nothing now! Damn.
If we can't reach within 30 minutes, it will be quite late.
There's a taxi, taxi.
Taxi? Taxi?
Will you go? - Where?
C S Park. - No, I won't.
Hey brother... - No, no, no.
What happened?
Mom, what will happen now? - We will reach, we will.
What's the matter? No taxi, no cab.
Hey, come. - What are you doing?
We will be late, we have to reach within 20 minutes.
Come, come, come.
Come, come.
Hey, what's the matter?
Don't you have your finals today? - Yes.
See, there are no taxis, we have been looking for so long.
What's the matter? Why are you crying? How will that help?
Whatever the situation is,
you have to fight strongly, okay?
You have to be strong, you have to be?
Strong! - Strong, yes!
Come on, come on, come. I will drop you off. - Thank you.
Thank you. - Come. Get in, come.
Come.
Why are you guys so late? - I...
We were not getting any cabs.
Come, come. - That's why we got late.
If Runa ma'am hadn't helped us, we would be in a lot of trouble.
How can I ever thank her.
No, no, no need of thanks.
Let the show be wonderful.
Jiya will dance amazingly.
You will show everyone that you are so...
Strong!
Go, all the best. - Come.
Let's check the light positioning.
Let's see what they say? Come, come.
I will leave then, this will be a live telecast.
I will learn of it once it's done.
I will come. - Thank you.
All the best. - Farewell.
Suchi, I am so tensed as if it's my exam.
You were never so involved before,
that's why this is a new feeling to you.
I give this exam everyday.
And I enjoy it as well.
Thank you for bringing this experience to my life.
Hey, it's not started yet.
Come, let's have some coffee, come.
Are you seeing how wonderfully she's dancing, madam?
"Eyes, o eyes mine, eyes o eyes"
"how restless until see her sight divine!"
"Eyes, o eyes mine, eyes o eyes"
"how restless until see her sight divine!"
"Eyes, o eyes."
Wonderful, wonderful, awesome performance.
And the standing ovation by judges is enough to tell us,
that the judges are just taken away by Jiya's performance.
Then also, we will go individually to the judges,
to know their points and comments.
First, going to brother Padmanabh.
Brother Padmanabh, your points and your comments,
Jiya's best performance.
The bar you raised for yourself in the semifinals,
you crossed even that.
Congratulations!
Well, 10/10.
Awesome, awesome, a sixer in the first ball.
Well, going to the next judge,
our next judge, sister Alakananda.
You have a fighting spirit,
a tremendous drive,
and that will take you forward.
You were brilliant, congratulations.
Well, sister Alakananda too has scored her 10/10.
Well, our next judge, sister Soumi.
Sister Soumi, your points and your comments?
Outstanding!
Jiya Guha, you filled my heart up, congratulations.
I was your fan right from the semifinals.
Now I am your lifelong fan.
There are so many girls in our country
whose talent goes completely unnoticed.
Jiya, you should properly use the opportunity of this platform.
Never leave dancing, all the best.
Thank you so much, sir.
Well, today, in this season's
final, 10/10, I mean perfect 10, has only been achieved by 1 person.
And she is none other than
the champion of this season, Jiya Guha.
Yes sister.
Jiya is the winner, yes, yes.
Thank you, thank you.
You can't even imagine the work that behind this.
Yes sister, she's a great dancer, great!
Actually, it runs in our family,
even when I was in school, I too, once or twice...
Yes, I used to dance.
You can say that I am the one who taught her to dance.
Yes, yes, he's here. Here, talk to him.
Hey, hey, hand over the phone.
Hello? Are you seeing this?
Talented, so talented!
Yes, I was the one who...
No, I didn't teach her.
But I used to accompany her to dance school everyday.
Proud grandpa!
So Jiya, you are the champion of this season, how are you feeling?
What do you want to say to audience and judges?
Won't you hear what your daughter has to say?
What are you doing? Just listen to what she's saying.
I could have never come this far,
hadn't it been for my mom's help.
My mom hadn't had to endure less for me.
Mom, will you please come here once.
I will request Jiya's mom to come to stage.
She's such a mother who has fought every moment for her girl.
She has fought against every adversity.
I will request Jiya's mother, Suchismita Guha to come to the stage.
What happened? Go.
Just go.
Mom, come.
Even my mom dances quite well.
Won't we see a duet by mom and daughter?
We surely will, come, let's have it.
"The Veena playing, why just today?"
"With every tune, every beat, there plays the melody."
Hello Mihir, just open the TV, open and see.
My daughter-in-law and granddaughter are having the show together.
"With every tune, every beat, there plays the melody."
"My heart swings and sways with the beats of the music."
"My heart trembles, shakes with the intensity of love."
"My heart goes Rimjhim, why does it go Rimjhim?"
"The Veena playing, why just today?"
"With every tune, every beat, there plays the melody."
Congratulations, I knew it.
Oh, one minute.
This is for you.
This is for mom.
Thank you.
The finals today were your finals.
I want to share the story of your struggles with my colleagues, can I?
Okay Jiya,
stay well, do great in life.
And always keep one thing in mind,
a girl isn't weak, a girl is...
Strong! - Yes!
Just like your mother.
Okay, I am leaving, you guys?
I have booked a cab. - Oh. Great.
Bye. - Thank you, stay well.
Bye. - We will meet.
Sure.
Wave tata, Jiya. - Bye!
Hello?
Yeah son, hand the phone to daughter-in-law.
Here.
Hello?
Daughter-in-law, please return home, dear.
Hello?
Why are you not speaking, daughter-in-law?
Say something.
Daughter-in-law,
learning from our mistakes,
we would be delighted if you return.
Elated!
Daughter-in-law, just know this,
every option is open for Jiya, it will.
You have opened our eyes, daughter-in-law.
What are you saying, dad?
Are you coming, dear? Are you?
Then can I bring my darling
Jiyumoni's favourite chocolates for her?
We are coming.
Come, let's meet mom and dad.
Will you go home? - There's the cab.
Come. - Come.
Come.
'Today's 8th March, the international woman's day.'
'It's a bright day for women all over the globe.'
'As per the UN, only in 3 countries' parliament,'
'the ratio of ladies is 50% or more.'
'Only in 22 nations' top position...'
Yes Debashish?
'Madam, on the Gachtala crossing,'
'a family's daughter-in-law'
'she apparently burnt while switching on the gas, as per her family.'
'But it seems as if she has been burnt.'
Coming. - 'Okay madam.'
'It seems that before the year 2063, in the parliament,'
'the ladies won't be able to secure their position.'