Dad,
I am in love.
His name is Abhay Dubey.
He's originally from Ujjain..
..but born and brought up in Kanjurmarg.
One of the slums in Mumbai
Our first meeting was quite strange.
He thinks poetry is nonsense
But in a few days I discovered...
He speaks just like Namdeo Dhasal and Narayan Survey.
He was a living poem, dad.
A poem of the dirt of indigence.
Of the filthy public toilet
Of dead dogs in open sewage,
Of the flies on his mother's bedsores..
"Sir, do you know bedsores?"
When the professor questioned him, for walking in late to class,
..he portrayed his entire world in front of our eyes.
And in a few days, I witnessed that world
I didn't have your phone number..
..so I took your address from the college office.
Did not see you in college, for the past few days.
So decided to visit you.
By mistake, I took a fast train from Dadar.
Then, I had to return all the way from Thane.
Careful.
Do you want to use the washroom?
You have travelled for hours to reach here.
So I thought maybe...
Yes.
Just a second.
This is my dad's rickshaw.
Let's go.
Neither of us felt strange about having this conversation...
Dad, you always said, love is nothing but a comfort zone.
I desperately needed to use the washroom at that time.
No other question would have comforted me more.
She's Rohini Aunty
Her house has an in-built toilet..
We use the public toilet.
It will be comfortable for you. This way.
Toilet.
Yes.
Just a second. Let me check.
Come in.
What's your name?
Manjiri.
Nice name.
- Are you both college friends? - Yes.
That's good.
You can use it now.
Girlfriend?
Keep the toilet clean.
- Yes. - Girlfriend?
Hi.
Hello.
Oldie,
She's Manjiri.
No girl has ever visited this house.
She's thinks,
you're my girlfriend.
Removing her hearing aid, to talk to me..
will make it obvious.
She's a friend.
Tea?
- Hmm. - Tea.
Here you go.
Would you like some tea?
Want some?
I will come to college next week onwards.
I want to be next to her,
when she dies...
Just waiting for it..
I have given her one week...
Is there no hope?
Only one... that it happens quickly.
Go on, man.
She passed away at 6 o'clock.
Peacefully, they say.
I say.
Without complaining.
That's how we define peace in our slum.
All complaints...
..muted.
Hey, Roxy.
Abhay is upstairs.
I'm sorry.
So am I.
Thank you.
When did you learn to play this?
During the festival.
It fetched us some money..
I like the music of money more than this.
Later I learned, we were underpaid,
The money wasn't worth it. So I stopped it.
Then, why now?
In that music that cried.
And in the silence that spoke.
I didn't realize the time..
I missed the last train.
If I hadn't, I would have missed much more.
This is the best hospital in Mumbai.
There are suits on the fifth floor.
Better than a five star hotel.
Soft beds in the ICU.. a waiting area..
Exotic fruits, served in a tray.
She deserved to be in that room.
You know I have started loving recession.
When the rich lose money,
The distance reduces..
Rest I will cover up.
Why do you love poetry so much?
Is it because, it expresses simple things in a complicated way?
No.
It's because the most complicated things...
..are expressed in simple words.
For example?
"I could never express the story of tears."
"I laughed once,
a picture was clicked."
Complex things, said directly.
I'm getting it, a little.
So, write...
What?
Whatever you feel like.
Wait a minute.
Take this.
Right now?
Yes.
You're getting it a little, right?
So, write it down.
"When she was here, she would do so much."
"fighting with anyone,
who troubled me"
'Now you tell me, God.'
'Looking at your actions,
does she fight with you every day?'
It's beautiful.
The magic of poetry..
It can never attract me..
Why?
There's no money in it.
Shall we go?
Tea?
Yes.
Here you go.
Come on.
Which one do you like?
1402 or 1501?
Why?
Because, this is where we will live after we get married.
Oh really?
How much money do you have in your pocket?
In my pocket?
Rupees 115.
Isn't it a little less than 2 crores?
What's the harm in dreaming?
Next time dream of a few floors below..
I'm gasping for breath here.
Okay, tell me
Which one did you like the most?
This one?
1501.
I knew it.
Because it has a sea view.
What about you?
1402.
Why?
Because it has a slum view.
In the evening, while sipping tea..
..thinking of our journey from the slums to the high rise.
Won't you feel sorry..
for the people you'll leave behind?
Listen, I can only dream for myself.
And not for others.
If anyone wants to move up in life,
They must think big for themselves.
Let's continue the act
of buying this flat..
Do you remember when I took you to the Taj hotel,
With just Rupees 5 in my pocket?
Yes, I drank water at Shamiana.
And I, went to the toilet.
How can I help you?
1402.
1402?
You will have to pay Rupees 65,000 by tomorrow.
If you fail to pay 20% of the down payment within 15 days,
You will lose the booking amount as well.
Alright.
I will book the flat by tomorrow
Brochure?
The brochure alone costs Rupees 500.
Tomorrow.
We have been together for the past 3 years.
I never told you earlier because I myself wasn't sure.
What if we had a breakup?
I am telling you today, because I'm going to meet his dad.
So, what is your 'daughter' saying?
Nothing.
Routine.
Do that later. Come here.
Come here.
Sit.
Say.
You have a daughter, right?
Shouldn't you think about her marriage?
Wow.
I didn't know that you're aware about this responsibility.
Anyway, she won't like the groom I will choose.
You will have to choose one.
- Have you given it a thought? - Yes.
I think someone whose roots are from Ujjain.
Now, I get it.
That's why you went outside to read her letter.
Now, tell me his name.
Abhay.
Very good.
Since how long has this been going on?
3 years.
And we get to know about it now?
That's because there could be the possibility of a 'break up'..
What?
Now, what's this breakup?
Breakup means
divorce..
...that intelligent people take before marriage.
- Then.. - But now that won't happen.
Today she is meeting his father.
Do you believe in God?
Yes, I do.
Go inside.
- Come in. - Hey.
I said go inside.
Hey.
What are you doing? Go inside.
- Go. - This.. this..
What?
Roasted peanuts.
A snack to eat with alcohol.
He always has these in his pockets.
Today the packet is unopened..
I think he has got them for you.
Take it.
Earlier he used to bring them for mom.
- Eat this. - No.
Never mind.
I am fine.
- Did you eat? - I am fine.
I am fine, Chhotu. I'm fine.
Don't worry. I am fine.
Chhotu. I'm fine.
She managed to make Roxy eat sweets.
How does it matter whether she goes to the temple or not.
He's a good soul.
Your brother.
Yes, but he will die.
How can you do such a thing?
I gave him the 115 rupees I had.
He is set for the day..
But tomorrow,
He will have to manage it for himself.
I can only improve my life..
What's the prize?
70,000.
What are you saying? What's the discount?
Sorry, there's no discount.
I'm giving you cash. Won't you give me a discount?
- This is the best price. - No.. no.. I..
uncle.
Hi.. I will give you discount.
Rs.5000.
Discount of Rs.5000 for the same TV.
This one, right?
Yes.
But you need to pay Rs.65000 full in cash.
No.. no.. no, I don't want to.
I'm ready to give you same piece on discount.
I want guarantee, warranty and everything.
No grey market, please.
You will get everything. No duplicate, the same piece.
The same piece.
For Rs.5000 less.
Sure?
100%.
Do you have the cash right now?
- Yes, I have. - Okay.
Your name please?
Firdaus Batliwala.
Swipe this card and bill it in the name of Firdaus...
- Batliwala. - Batliwala.
The EMI will be 7777.77, shall I swipe?
- Yes. - Okay.
Uncle, cash.
Show me the bill.
Come on, uncle.
Here you see the bill.
And here I've signed it. Okay?
- Okay. - Cash.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Isn't he crazy?
He has incurred his own loss of Rs.5000.
Uncle, you have no idea of the profit.
- Is he your friend? - No.
How do you have a credit card?
I'm Abhay Dubey.
If I can make credit without having cash,
Card is not a big deal.
Come on.
This is just a booking amount.
If you fail to pay the first 20% within 15 days..
- ...your money won't be refunded. - Listen, man.
Look at me.
You've already said this to me.
Do you say this to everybody?
No.
Then?
Is it because of my clothes?
These slippers?
In five years, I will be the richest man in this society.
Is that clear?
Now, book flat number 1402.
In the name of Manjiri Dubey.
What's the name?
Manjiri Dubey.
You incurred loss of 5000 on a TV deal and paid 65000 over here.
How will you arrange 20% of the down payment in the next 15 days?
What's going on?
Do you understand 'betting'?
Huh?
Fates change here.
Both ways.
But my luck can't go bad,
It can only get better..
So you gamble?
No.
While others will gamble,
I will only do business.
See.
I have been studying this game for the past 3 years.
I haven't betted a single rupee yet,
But I will, next Saturday.
For Rs. 15 lakh.
15?
From where did you get so much money?
I've mortgaged dad's rickshaw.
What?
Dad's rickshaw?
You can't get Rupees 15 lakh by mortgaging a rickshaw.
Tell me?
I also mortgaged my house.
Is there anything else left?
Manjiri.
Is there anything more left to say.
Listen to me..
Listen to me, Manjiri.
Manjiri.
Manjiri, wait. Hey.
Hey. Hey.. hey..
Are you blind, mother fucker?
Oh.. oh.. I see.
Reverse the car..
What did you say, man?
I said, are you blind?
Can't you see, mother fucker?
Stop staring..
You drive the wrong way, And now you have the audacity to stare at me?
Show me your license.
Check my license, sir.
What's this?
- You asked for a license, right? - Yes.
So, that's the license.
of a gun.
Here.. the gun..
Now, repeat what you just said.
It's easy to scare someone at gunpoint,
Still..
Are you blind?
Can't you see, mother fucker?
You are right.
Anybody can scare others at gunpoint.
But for the first time I saw someone who is not scared at gunpoint
Let's do one thing.
We can fight tomorrow.
You were going after a girl, I suppose.
You just missed her.
Go, find her. Okay?
That's more important, right?