Salaam Bombay Script - Dialogue Transcript

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Salaam Bombay Script


   

                   

Hey, Moti, get ready! We're off.



 

                   

Krishna, the boss is coming.



 

                   

Who the hell's going to work, your father?



 

                   

Run to town.



 

                   

Buy three big tins of Ganesh paan masala.



 

                   

Make damn sure it's Ganesh.

None of your tricks.



 

                   

A ticket to the nearest big city.



 

                   

Pay up.



 

                   

Which city?



  

                   

Bombay. Come back a movie star!



  

                   

Where are you going?



  

                   

My queens, where are you off to?

Salaam, king of Bombay fuckers.



  

                   

Move, move!



  

                   

Move, move! Move fast. Move!



  

                   

Move fast! Move fast!



  

                   

- Give me my paan masala!

- What? It's all meaningless.



  

                   

Will you give it to me?



  

                   

Om, peace, peace, Om



  

                   

Hurry, let's go. A policeman is coming.



  

                   

My paan masala!



  

                   

Tea-boy!



  

                   

Tea!



  

                   

Yes, yes. More to the left.



  

                   

Don't you get it? Left!



  

                   

- Baba, tea.

- Where's Chillum?



  

                   

Don't know.



  

                   

Find him. Send him here.



  

                   

Chillum!



  

                   

Salim, you owe me money

for yesterday's tea.



  

                   

Bumpkin, look down, the sack shouldn't fall.



  

                   

Hey, Salim!



  

                   

- At least let me have my tea.

- Pay me for the tea.



  

                   

Get off! You want money for the tea!



  

                   

Where is    ?



  

                   

Take it easy. Let's go inside.



  

                   

Take it. Here's your money.



  

                   

From where have you come?

Don't speak Hindi?



  

                   

Don't worry. You'll soon learn it all.



  

                   

Isn't she lovely? So fair?



  

                   

She's new.



  

                   

Why are all of you here?

Isn't there any work in the house?



  

                   

Out, all of you! Out!



  

                   

Here, drink some.



  

                   

Tea's gone. Glass gone, too.



  

                   

There's a glass missing.



  

                   

It broke, Chacha.



  

                   

I told you, if anything gets broken,

you've got to pay.



  

                   

Chacha, how much have I saved up?



  

                   

Wasting your life on the streets.

You should be studying!



  

                   

You've saved   rupees a day.

That makes    .



  

                   

Minus    for the teas your pals drink.



  

                   

Minus   for the glass you broke.



  

                   

So,    rupees cut.



  

                   

How long will it take to save    ?



  

                   

Saving up for your wedding?



  

                   

Lt'll take a long time. Now go!



  

                   

Tea-boy, too much water in the tea.



  

                   

What can I do? There's water everywhere.



  

                   

See, the man runs...



  

                   

steals something and runs.



  

                   

Look, Ma.



  

                   

Look, he has come on time. Put the tea here.



  

                   

Sit in the chair.



  

                   

Take your shirt off.



  

                   

Manju, pass me the towel.



  

                   

Take that shirt off.



  

                   

Why are you feeling shy?

I've seen many in my time.



  

                   

Ma, look. My song!



  

                   

My name is Chin Chin Choo



  

                   

In the moonlight and you

Hello, mister, and how do you do?



  

                   

Hi, my Sridevi.



  

                   

Princess of my dreams.



  

                   

I knew it. You'd never let me down.



  

                   

You know what Chungal said?



  

                   

There's a new girl in    .

A sexy, very fair number.



  

                   

Sexy. So what?



  

                   

You'll see. Like Mandakini,

she'll change soon.



  

                   

Come boys, push it in harder



  

                   

Come boys, push it in the car



  

                   

Move it, boys, push it in far



  

                   

Know what this Bumpkin said?



  

                   

"Here, have some."



  

                   

I'm not playing.



  

                   

I'll take you with me.



  

                   

I'll show you how to keep the girls happy.



  

                   

What's up?



  

                   

Hey, Insect! Shut up!



  

                   

Got money? I'm feeling lucky today.



  

                   

Saving it up?

You're rich. Can't you give me a loan?



  

                   

Me? Rich? I need to save    .



  

                   

Chacha cut   rupees.



  

                   

The new girl broke a glass.



  

                   

New girl?



  

                   

So, you've lost your heart?



  

                   

No, man.



  

                   

How old is she?   ?



  

                   

  ?



  

                   

  ?



  

                   

-   ?

-   .



   

                   

Sweet Sixteen, slick name!

Out with the money!



   

                   

Give me the money!

Let me see how many you have.



   

                   

You already owe me some. Give it back.



   

                   

Champ, for this fiver,

I'll show you the Taj Mahal.



   

                   

Tell anyone, and I'll slit your throat.



   

                   

State Bank, Chillum Branch.



   

                   

The bank's empty, but not for long.



   

                   

You, Bumpkin, you be the manager.

Keep your money here.



   

                   

Safer here than with that crook Chacha.

Full-time safe!



   

                   

Thank you, boss.



   

                   

O whore of my dreams,

when will you come to me?



   

                   

Rafique Bhai said you had work.



   

                   

Clean the place. You'll get   rupees each.



   

                   

Who is she?



   

                   

- Sweet Sixteen.

- What a stupid name!



   

                   

Shut up, runt!



   

                   

Why are you hollering?

We've paid, just like you.



   

                   

We'll do as we please.



   

                   

England? Which land?



   

                   

America.



   

                   

- Coke, coke?

- No coke.



   

                   

Where is sir from?



   

                   

From New York.



   

                   

One path taking, flying Air India.



   

                   

- How much?

-    .



   

                   

- Too much.

- Too much? No, man!



   

                   

- Not    .

- Okay. For you...



   

                   

special price.



   

                   

-    .

- Why not?



   

                   

- Give some to your brother, okay?

- Thank you.



   

                   

Salaam, Hashim Bhai.



   

                   

A man who doesn't smoke hash

is like a man without balls.



   

                   

Isn't that right?



   

                   

Not so hard the first time, big boy.



   

                   

I ripped off a white boy.

So I said, "Let's celebrate."



   

                   

Thought I'd show Bumpkin here

the real thing.



   

                   

Not Baba's trash.



   

                   

You scared?



   

                   

Why did you do that?

I want to go back. Come on.



   

                   

We've come so far,

and you want to go back?



   

                   

Give me your hand.



   

                   

Hey, Chillum, the sky's spinning.



   

                   

Let the fucker spin. Sit down.



   

                   

This is the granddaddy of all poisons.



   

                   

Sometimes my heart tells me...



   

                   

I should swallow rat poison...



   

                   

and sleep for the last time.



   

                   

All the end.



   

                   

Why don't you give it up?



   

                   

You won't understand.



   

                   

Once it gets you, it won't let go



   

                   

Not until you die



   

                   

Not until you're dead



   

                   

That fat foreigner!



   

                   

You were as green when you first got here.



   

                   

Do you remember that day?



   

                   

When did you come to Bombay?



   

                   

It's ancient history, kid. I forgot.



   

                   

How could you?



   

                   

I was half your size

when I ran away from home.



   

                   

When I was that high,

I had seen all of India three times.



   

                   

By train, ticketless.



   

                   

Up, down...



   

                   

left, right...



   

                   

And then?



   

                   

Forget it. Why spoil a good high?



   

                   

So, you think...



   

                   

you can go back to the sweet village air?



   

                   

Of course! As soon as I have my    .



   

                   

What's this business about     rupees?



   

                   

You know, my brother lied

to my mother about me.



   

                   

He said I stole his money.



   

                   

He beat me when he felt like it.



   

                   

When Father died, he became a big boss.



   

                   

I got pissed off.



   

                   

He was a mechanic.

He came home with a client's bike.



   

                   

I set it on fire.



   

                   

Ma said I couldn't stay home anymore.



   

                   

You sneaky bastard!



   

                   

Then?



   

                   

Ma took me to the circus...



   

                   

and left me there. She said:



   

                   

"Don't come back until you have

    for your brother."



   

                   

I said, "Fine.



   

                   

"In a month and    days,

I'll save     and go back home."



   

                   

You stupid ass! You'll get burnt someday.



   

                   

Forget them all!



   

                   

Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends...



   

                   

Iovers, Sweet Sixteen... Useless bloody lot.



   

                   

Me, too?



   

                   

Aren't I your friend?



   

                   

Chillum has no friends.



   

                   

Mind your own business, or else...



   

                   

Or else? The Chiller Room?



   

                   

What's this Chiller Room?



   

                   

Want to see it?



   

                   

No problem.



   

                   

I'll hand you over to a cop.



   

                   

He'll show you Chiller Room air.



   

                   

You'd never do that to me.



   

                   

You've shown me paradise.



   

                   

How many times must I tell you?



   

                   

When I'm working, get lost!



   

                   

- Scratching the door like an alley cat!

- No, I wasn't.



   

                   

Now, what's wrong with this fuse?



   

                   

Ma, Chaipau doesn't play with me.



   

                   

Nobody does.



   

                   

He gave Sweet Sixteen the baby chicken.



   

                   

He didn't give it to me.

No one plays with me.



   

                   

My heart, my sweet baby.



   

                   

No one plays with you?



   

                   

I'll play with you.



   

                   

Want to hear a story?



   

                   

Once upon a time, there lived a dog...



   

                   

and a butterfly.

She'd fly here, she'd fly there.



   

                   

The bad dog wanted to eat her up.



   

                   

- And the butterfly?

- She'd fly here and there.



   

                   

She flew away!



   

                   

The lights are back.



   

                   

We had such fun in the dark.



   

                   

We saw a butterfly and a dog.



   

                   

Manju, scram.



   

                   

Remember the last time the lights went out?



   

                   

Remember what we did?



   

                   

My child sleeping with riffraff.



   

                   

Hey, Bumpkin. One tea here.



   

                   

I'll pay.



   

                   

Prince, they're getting your virgin ready.



   

                   

Where were you?



   

                   

Can't come when you're sent for?



   

                   

Getting smart, boy?



   

                   

Your days are numbered.



   

                   

Got your money.



   

                   

Know Padmini in    ?



   

                   

No. Why?



   

                   

She died of an overdose.



   

                   

Really? I didn't know.



   

                   

You should know.



   

                   

I see you sell on this street, you're dead.



   

                   

Scum, you know the rules, don't you?



   

                   

Me? Sell Baba's drugs on Baba's street?



   

                   

I don't do local business.



   

                   

I only sell to foreigners

or to fools who say, as they die:



   

                   

"Thank you, Baba."



   

                   

Back off. This is my last warning.



   

                   

Okay, Boss.



   

                   

Bastard!



   

                   

And you? Bitch!



   

                   

What's going on here?



   

                   

They set fire to the house.



   

                   

Bouncer caught them.

This bastard brought her matches.



   

                   

We paid a fortune for your virginity...



   

                   

and you burn the house down?



   

                   

You set the fire?



   

                   

- She said what?

- She says she wants to die.



   

                   

So die, you bitch!



   

                   

Want a police case?



   

                   

I'll cut you up into little pieces.



   

                   

- Baba's here now.

- She's got some nerve.



   

                   

If I catch you here again...



   

                   

I'll wring your neck. Get out!



   

                   

Want something to drink?

Some tea? Some water?



   

                   

Don't worry.



   

                   

Baba's here. It'll be all right.



   

                   

Nobody will dare say a word.



   

                   

Your tantrums won't work in    .



   

                   

Looking for more trouble? Calmly, now.



   

                   

Want a job? Tame her for me.



   

                   

Baba doesn't do that work anymore.



   

                   

Think it over.



   

                   

She's worth      .



   

                   

Once she's deflowered,      for you. Well?



   

                   

"Respected Mother, greetings.



   

                   

"I'm well. Hope you are, too.



   

                   

"I didn't run away.



   

                   

"I went back to the circus,

but they had all left.



   

                   

"I work in Chacha's tea shop.

I think of home."



   

                   

Go on.



   

                   

"I want to come home.



   

                   

"As soon as I have the     I'll be back.



   

                   

"They call me Chaipau here, not Krishna.



   

                   

"Don't worry about me.



   

                   

"When I go to sleep, I miss you."



   

                   

That line will cost extra.    paisa more.



   

                   

Then drop it.



   

                   

"Your obedient son..." What's your name?



   

                   

Krishna.



   

                   

Mother's address?



   

                   

Bijapur village. Near the riverbank.



   

                   

Near Bholabhai's shop.



   

                   

Ask for Krishna's mother, Sundari.



   

                   

- That's an address?

- Yes.



   

                   

Your "yes" won't get it there.



   

                   

There are many Bijapurs all over India.



   

                   

Which one is yours?



   

                   

It's near Bangalore.



   

                   

It'll have to do. "Bijapur, near Bangalore."



   

                   

Where do they come from?



   

                   

Waste of a stamp!



   

                   

The crow flies, the bird flies,

the parrot flies, the house flies.



   

                   

You lost that round.



   

                   

Manju, do something for me.



   

                   

Give this to Sweet Sixteen.



   

                   

- You gave it to her?

- Yes.



   

                   

This journalist wants to talk to you.



   

                   

Tell her...



   

                   

Baba's current woman

used to work the streets here.



   

                   

I rescued her from the gutter.



   

                   

This is my child.



   

                   

Say hello.



   

                   

He says the woman he lives with

was a prostitute.



   

                   

And he resued her and brought her here.



   

                   

And that's his daughter.



   

                   

My actions speak louder than words.



   

                   

And tell her...



   

                   

she's beautiful stuff.



   

                   

Bastard, think I'll tell her that?



   

                   

What did he say?



   

                   

He said, "Would you like to have some tea?"



   

                   

Order some tea.



   

                   

Three teas, up here!



   

                   

- The camera for sale?

- No.



   

                   

Want a two-in-one?



   

                   

Another white sucker!



   

                   

Chillum, prince of my kingdom!



   

                   

What's the hurry? We'll put on a little show.



   

                   

Stand over here.



   

                   

Okay, jump!



   

                   

Good! Bravo!



   

                   

Well done.



   

                   

Please.



   

                   

Hang on. Where are you going?



   

                   

Look, wait! Listen...



   

                   

Still here? This your father's house?



   

                   

The bird's flown.



   

                   

Shut your mouth!



   

                   

Go on, laugh! You'll be crying soon.



   

                   

What did I do?



   

                   

You no longer work for Baba.



   

                   

Fining me for laughing?



   

                   

I'm tired of your mug.



   

                   

The same mug has sold

your drugs for years.



   

                   

- Our accounts are clear.

- Like hell!



   

                   

And the     the foreigner paid?



   

                   

That was a slip.



   

                   

People make mistakes. I'll return the    .



   

                   

You and me, it's over!



   

                   

Retire somewhere.



   

                   

What will Baba do? Start a new company?



   

                   

Hook another bumpkin on drugs?



   

                   

Listen, hero. Bullshit the others, not me.



   

                   

- You going?

- I'm going, with pleasure.



   

                   

Now you know what Baba is.



   

                   

Baba, play with me.



   

                   

Came with the child?



   

                   

I couldn't leave her at home.



   

                   

Sit here. Don't touch anything.



   

                   

Chaipau...



   

                   

this is Manju.



   

                   

See how they dance.



   

                   

How nicely they dance.



   

                   

Here, look.



   

                   

Isn't it nice?



   

                   

I'm in the big room.

Will you come and see me?



   

                   

Hurry!



   

                   

When will you come?



   

                   

Chillum!



   

                   

I'll finish him off!



   

                   

The cops will come!



   

                   

I'll kill that pimp!



   

                   

Are you mad?



   

                   

Who told Baba about the white boy?



   

                   

It wasn't me.



   

                   

Who squealed?



   

                   

Not me. I told only Chungal.



   

                   

If you'd said so, I'd have shut up.



   

                   

- Got any money?

- No, pal. I swear it!



   

                   

Come, let's sleep.



   

                   

I can't sleep, fucker!



   

                   

I can't sleep without brown.



   

                   

The public looks very happy tonight.



   

                   

Baba, look.



   

                   

Go sleep outside.



   

                   

I want to sleep here.



   

                   

- No. Outside.

- Can't I sleep here?



   

                   

I told you, go outside,

or you'll get a tight slap.



   

                   

What if Manju had slept here?



   

                   

You took her with you?



   

                   

I couldn't leave her with a madman.



   

                   

Aren't you ashamed?



   

                   

Speak up.



   

                   

Answer me.



   

                   

Her training started already?



   

                   

You pimp. Get out of my life!

I'll finish you off!



   

                   

How dare you touch me!



   

                   

What did I say? Just don't take her with you.



   

                   

Is this place any better for her?



   

                   

Asshole. Promised me the world.



   

                   

"When she's born,

we'll start a new life." New life!



   

                   

Bloody liar!



   

                   

Everyone thinks I'm a two-bit pimp.



   

                   

What can I say now?



   

                   

Spit out your anger, my angel.



   

                   

What's happened has happened.

Bury your anger.



   

                   

Tell me...



   

                   

Where did you go, my jewel?



   

                   

To Ravi's.



   

                   

Doesn't matter.



   

                   

A new nightie?



   

                   

The whore's getting too fancy for Baba?



   

                   

Just like a customer.



   

                   

I told you to get lost!



   

                   

Chillum's very sick.

We need money for medicine.



   

                   

Take what you want.



   

                   

I took   .



   

                   

Fine.



   

                   

Chillum said the souls

of Bombay's dead children...



   

                   

wander under the bridge at night.



   

                   

You believe everything Chillum says?



   

                   

This drug racket isn't my scene.

So don't tell Chillum.



   

                   

I won't.



   

                   

Please come this way.



   

                   

Now, be pleasant.

Don't think of violent things.



   

                   

Ready...



   

                   

one, two, three.



   

                   

Thank you.



   

                   

Who said you could take her out?



   

                   

Gungu Bai, you want her tamed, right?



   

                   

You know Baba's style.

If you don't trust me...



   

                   

Screw trust! If she's no longer a virgin,

God help you.



   

                   

I don't cheat clients.

Virgin they want, virgin they get.



   

                   

Skin the chicken well.



   

                   

You'll be paid    rupees each.

Here's the knife.



   

                   

I can do it.



   

                   

It's very easy.



   

                   

Chaipau...



   

                   

help me!



   

                   

Ask the boss for an advance.



   

                   

Ask him for a little. Please.



   

                   

No.



   

                   

You got paid?



   

                   

Yes. Where were you?



   

                   

Looking for money.



   

                   

Had a smoke?



   

                   

No, pal. No smoke.

I was waiting for you. Got any money?



   

                   

It's money to go home.



   

                   

Fucker, you are not coming?



   

                   

We've been slaving all day.



   

                   

I missed my tea rounds.



   

                   

Chacha will beat me. And you!



   

                   

Lecturing me for   lousy rupees.



   

                   

- Give it, please.

- No.



   

                   

I'll go home with you.

Can't you give a little now?



   

                   

- Forgive me!

- Don't touch me.



   

                   

- One more chance.

- You stink!



   

                   

Bloody pimp!



   

                   

Lives off women!



   

                   

Chacha, a tea, please.



   

                   

He's been smoking too much.



   

                   

Stop it! What's come over you?



   

                   

I need it badly. I need some brown.



   

                   

Chaipau, get me some!



   

                   

It feels tight inside.



   

                   

Ask your mother for money.



   

                   

She's not home.



   

                   

I want to die. I want to die.



   

                   

I don't want to die. Chaipau, save me.



   

                   

Don't worry, I'll do something.



   

                   

I'll save money. We'll go back to the village.



   

                   

It's lovely there.

We'll leave this Bombay, forever.



 

                   

Hey, Moti, get ready! We're off.



 

                   

Krishna, the boss is coming.



 

                   

Who the hell's going to work, your father?



 

                   

Run to town.



 

                   

Buy three big tins of Ganesh paan masala.



 

                   

Make damn sure it's Ganesh.

None of your tricks.



 

                   

A ticket to the nearest big city.



 

                   

Pay up.



 

                   

Which city?



  

                   

Bombay. Come back a movie star!



  

                   

Where are you going?



  

                   

My queens, where are you off to?

Salaam, king of Bombay fuckers.



  

                   

Move, move!



  

                   

Move, move! Move fast. Move!



  

                   

Move fast! Move fast!



  

                   

- Give me my paan masala!

- What? It's all meaningless.



  

                   

Will you give it to me?



  

                   

Om, peace, peace, Om



  

                   

Hurry, let's go. A policeman is coming.



  

                   

My paan masala!



  

                   

Tea-boy!



  

                   

Tea!



  

                   

Yes, yes. More to the left.



  

                   

Don't you get it? Left!



  

                   

- Baba, tea.

- Where's Chillum?



  

                   

Don't know.



  

                   

Find him. Send him here.



  

                   

Chillum!



  

                   

Salim, you owe me money

for yesterday's tea.



  

                   

Bumpkin, look down, the sack shouldn't fall.



  

                   

Hey, Salim!



  

                   

- At least let me have my tea.

- Pay me for the tea.



  

                   

Get off! You want money for the tea!



  

                   

Where is    ?



  

                   

Take it easy. Let's go inside.



  

                   

Take it. Here's your money.



  

                   

From where have you come?

Don't speak Hindi?



  

                   

Don't worry. You'll soon learn it all.



  

                   

Isn't she lovely? So fair?



  

                   

She's new.



  

                   

Why are all of you here?

Isn't there any work in the house?



  

                   

Out, all of you! Out!



  

                   

Here, drink some.



  

                   

Tea's gone. Glass gone, too.



  

                   

There's a glass missing.



  

                   

It broke, Chacha.



  

                   

I told you, if anything gets broken,

you've got to pay.



  

                   

Chacha, how much have I saved up?



  

                   

Wasting your life on the streets.

You should be studying!



  

                   

You've saved   rupees a day.

That makes    .



  

                   

Minus    for the teas your pals drink.



  

                   

Minus   for the glass you broke.



  

                   

So,    rupees cut.



  

                   

How long will it take to save    ?



  

                   

Saving up for your wedding?



  

                   

Lt'll take a long time. Now go!



  

                   

Tea-boy, too much water in the tea.



  

                   

What can I do? There's water everywhere.



  

                   

See, the man runs...



  

                   

steals something and runs.



  

                   

Look, Ma.



  

                   

Look, he has come on time. Put the tea here.



  

                   

Sit in the chair.



  

                   

Take your shirt off.



  

                   

Manju, pass me the towel.



  

                   

Take that shirt off.



  

                   

Why are you feeling shy?

I've seen many in my time.



  

                   

Ma, look. My song!



  

                   

My name is Chin Chin Choo



  

                   

In the moonlight and you

Hello, mister, and how do you do?



  

                   

Hi, my Sridevi.



  

                   

Princess of my dreams.



  

                   

I knew it. You'd never let me down.



  

                   

You know what Chungal said?



  

                   

There's a new girl in    .

A sexy, very fair number.



  

                   

Sexy. So what?



  

                   

You'll see. Like Mandakini,

she'll change soon.



  

                   

Come boys, push it in harder



  

                   

Come boys, push it in the car



  

                   

Move it, boys, push it in far



  

                   

Know what this Bumpkin said?



  

                   

"Here, have some."



  

                   

I'm not playing.



  

                   

I'll take you with me.



  

                   

I'll show you how to keep the girls happy.



  

                   

What's up?



  

                   

Hey, Insect! Shut up!



  

                   

Got money? I'm feeling lucky today.



  

                   

Saving it up?

You're rich. Can't you give me a loan?



  

                   

Me? Rich? I need to save    .



  

                   

Chacha cut   rupees.



  

                   

The new girl broke a glass.



  

                   

New girl?



  

                   

So, you've lost your heart?



  

                   

No, man.



  

                   

How old is she?   ?



  

                   

  ?



  

                   

  ?



  

                   

-   ?

-   .



   

                   

Sweet Sixteen, slick name!

Out with the money!



   

                   

Give me the money!

Let me see how many you have.



   

                   

You already owe me some. Give it back.



   

                   

Champ, for this fiver,

I'll show you the Taj Mahal.



   

                   

Tell anyone, and I'll slit your throat.



   

                   

State Bank, Chillum Branch.



   

                   

The bank's empty, but not for long.



   

                   

You, Bumpkin, you be the manager.

Keep your money here.



   

                   

Safer here than with that crook Chacha.

Full-time safe!



   

                   

Thank you, boss.



   

                   

O whore of my dreams,

when will you come to me?



   

                   

Rafique Bhai said you had work.



   

                   

Clean the place. You'll get   rupees each.



   

                   

Who is she?



   

                   

- Sweet Sixteen.

- What a stupid name!



   

                   

Shut up, runt!



   

                   

Why are you hollering?

We've paid, just like you.



   

                   

We'll do as we please.



   

                   

England? Which land?



   

                   

America.



   

                   

- Coke, coke?

- No coke.



   

                   

Where is sir from?



   

                   

From New York.



   

                   

One path taking, flying Air India.



   

                   

- How much?

-    .



   

                   

- Too much.

- Too much? No, man!



   

                   

- Not    .

- Okay. For you...



   

                   

special price.



   

                   

-    .

- Why not?



   

                   

- Give some to your brother, okay?

- Thank you.



   

                   

Salaam, Hashim Bhai.



   

                   

A man who doesn't smoke hash

is like a man without balls.



   

                   

Isn't that right?



   

                   

Not so hard the first time, big boy.



   

                   

I ripped off a white boy.

So I said, "Let's celebrate."



   

                   

Thought I'd show Bumpkin here

the real thing.



   

                   

Not Baba's trash.



   

                   

You scared?



   

                   

Why did you do that?

I want to go back. Come on.



   

                   

We've come so far,

and you want to go back?



   

                   

Give me your hand.



   

                   

Hey, Chillum, the sky's spinning.



   

                   

Let the fucker spin. Sit down.



   

                   

This is the granddaddy of all poisons.



   

                   

Sometimes my heart tells me...



   

                   

I should swallow rat poison...



   

                   

and sleep for the last time.



   

                   

All the end.



   

                   

Why don't you give it up?



   

                   

You won't understand.



   

                   

Once it gets you, it won't let go



   

                   

Not until you die



   

                   

Not until you're dead



   

                   

That fat foreigner!



   

                   

You were as green when you first got here.



   

                   

Do you remember that day?



   

                   

When did you come to Bombay?



   

                   

It's ancient history, kid. I forgot.



   

                   

How could you?



   

                   

I was half your size

when I ran away from home.



   

                   

When I was that high,

I had seen all of India three times.



   

                   

By train, ticketless.



   

                   

Up, down...



   

                   

left, right...



   

                   

And then?



   

                   

Forget it. Why spoil a good high?



   

                   

So, you think...



   

                   

you can go back to the sweet village air?



   

                   

Of course! As soon as I have my    .



   

                   

What's this business about     rupees?



   

                   

You know, my brother lied

to my mother about me.



   

                   

He said I stole his money.



   

                   

He beat me when he felt like it.



   

                   

When Father died, he became a big boss.



   

                   

I got pissed off.



   

                   

He was a mechanic.

He came home with a client's bike.



   

                   

I set it on fire.



   

                   

Ma said I couldn't stay home anymore.



   

                   

You sneaky bastard!



   

                   

Then?



   

                   

Ma took me to the circus...



   

                   

and left me there. She said:



   

                   

"Don't come back until you have

    for your brother."



   

                   

I said, "Fine.



   

                   

"In a month and    days,

I'll save     and go back home."



   

                   

You stupid ass! You'll get burnt someday.



   

                   

Forget them all!



   

                   

Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends...



   

                   

Iovers, Sweet Sixteen... Useless bloody lot.



   

                   

Me, too?



   

                   

Aren't I your friend?



   

                   

Chillum has no friends.



   

                   

Mind your own business, or else...



   

                   

Or else? The Chiller Room?



   

                   

What's this Chiller Room?



   

                   

Want to see it?



   

                   

No problem.



   

                   

I'll hand you over to a cop.



   

                   

He'll show you Chiller Room air.



   

                   

You'd never do that to me.



   

                   

You've shown me paradise.



   

                   

How many times must I tell you?



   

                   

When I'm working, get lost!



   

                   

- Scratching the door like an alley cat!

- No, I wasn't.



   

                   

Now, what's wrong with this fuse?



   

                   

Ma, Chaipau doesn't play with me.



   

                   

Nobody does.



   

                   

He gave Sweet Sixteen the baby chicken.



   

                   

He didn't give it to me.

No one plays with me.



   

                   

My heart, my sweet baby.



   

                   

No one plays with you?



   

                   

I'll play with you.



   

                   

Want to hear a story?



   

                   

Once upon a time, there lived a dog...



   

                   

and a butterfly.

She'd fly here, she'd fly there.



   

                   

The bad dog wanted to eat her up.



   

                   

- And the butterfly?

- She'd fly here and there.



   

                   

She flew away!



   

                   

The lights are back.



   

                   

We had such fun in the dark.



   

                   

We saw a butterfly and a dog.



   

                   

Manju, scram.



   

                   

Remember the last time the lights went out?



   

                   

Remember what we did?



   

                   

My child sleeping with riffraff.



   

                   

Hey, Bumpkin. One tea here.



   

                   

I'll pay.



   

                   

Prince, they're getting your virgin ready.



   

                   

Where were you?



   

                   

Can't come when you're sent for?



   

                   

Getting smart, boy?



   

                   

Your days are numbered.



   

                   

Got your money.



   

                   

Know Padmini in    ?



   

                   

No. Why?



   

                   

She died of an overdose.



   

                   

Really? I didn't know.



   

                   

You should know.



   

                   

I see you sell on this street, you're dead.



   

                   

Scum, you know the rules, don't you?



   

                   

Me? Sell Baba's drugs on Baba's street?



   

                   

I don't do local business.



   

                   

I only sell to foreigners

or to fools who say, as they die:



   

                   

"Thank you, Baba."



   

                   

Back off. This is my last warning.



   

                   

Okay, Boss.



   

                   

Bastard!



   

                   

And you? Bitch!



   

                   

What's going on here?



   

                   

They set fire to the house.



   

                   

Bouncer caught them.

This bastard brought her matches.



   

                   

We paid a fortune for your virginity...



   

                   

and you burn the house down?



   

                   

You set the fire?



   

                   

- She said what?

- She says she wants to die.



   

                   

So die, you bitch!



   

                   

Want a police case?



   

                   

I'll cut you up into little pieces.



   

                   

- Baba's here now.

- She's got some nerve.



   

                   

If I catch you here again...



   

                   

I'll wring your neck. Get out!



   

                   

Want something to drink?

Some tea? Some water?



   

                   

Don't worry.



   

                   

Baba's here. It'll be all right.



   

                   

Nobody will dare say a word.



   

                   

Your tantrums won't work in    .



   

                   

Looking for more trouble? Calmly, now.



   

                   

Want a job? Tame her for me.



   

                   

Baba doesn't do that work anymore.



   

                   

Think it over.



   

                   

She's worth      .



   

                   

Once she's deflowered,      for you. Well?



   

                   

"Respected Mother, greetings.



   

                   

"I'm well. Hope you are, too.



   

                   

"I didn't run away.



   

                   

"I went back to the circus,

but they had all left.



   

                   

"I work in Chacha's tea shop.

I think of home."



   

                   

Go on.



   

                   

"I want to come home.



   

                   

"As soon as I have the     I'll be back.



   

                   

"They call me Chaipau here, not Krishna.



   

                   

"Don't worry about me.



   

                   

"When I go to sleep, I miss you."



   

                   

That line will cost extra.    paisa more.



   

                   

Then drop it.



   

                   

"Your obedient son..." What's your name?



   

                   

Krishna.



   

                   

Mother's address?



   

                   

Bijapur village. Near the riverbank.



   

                   

Near Bholabhai's shop.



   

                   

Ask for Krishna's mother, Sundari.



   

                   

- That's an address?

- Yes.



   

                   

Your "yes" won't get it there.



   

                   

There are many Bijapurs all over India.



   

                   

Which one is yours?



   

                   

It's near Bangalore.



   

                   

It'll have to do. "Bijapur, near Bangalore."



   

                   

Where do they come from?



   

                   

Waste of a stamp!



   

                   

The crow flies, the bird flies,

the parrot flies, the house flies.



   

                   

You lost that round.



   

                   

Manju, do something for me.



   

                   

Give this to Sweet Sixteen.



   

                   

- You gave it to her?

- Yes.



   

                   

This journalist wants to talk to you.



   

                   

Tell her...



   

                   

Baba's current woman

used to work the streets here.



   

                   

I rescued her from the gutter.



   

                   

This is my child.



   

                   

Say hello.



   

                   

He says the woman he lives with

was a prostitute.



   

                   

And he resued her and brought her here.



   

                   

And that's his daughter.



   

                   

My actions speak louder than words.



   

                   

And tell her...



   

                   

she's beautiful stuff.



   

                   

Bastard, think I'll tell her that?



   

                   

What did he say?



   

                   

He said, "Would you like to have some tea?"



   

                   

Order some tea.



   

                   

Three teas, up here!



   

                   

- The camera for sale?

- No.



   

                   

Want a two-in-one?



   

                   

Another white sucker!



   

                   

Chillum, prince of my kingdom!



   

                   

What's the hurry? We'll put on a little show.



   

                   

Stand over here.



   

                   

Okay, jump!



   

                   

Good! Bravo!



   

                   

Well done.



   

                   

Please.



   

                   

Hang on. Where are you going?



   

                   

Look, wait! Listen...



   

                   

Still here? This your father's house?



   

                   

The bird's flown.



   

                   

Shut your mouth!



   

                   

Go on, laugh! You'll be crying soon.



   

                   

What did I do?



   

                   

You no longer work for Baba.



   

                   

Fining me for laughing?



   

                   

I'm tired of your mug.



   

                   

The same mug has sold

your drugs for years.



   

                   

- Our accounts are clear.

- Like hell!



   

                   

And the     the foreigner paid?



   

                   

That was a slip.



   

                   

People make mistakes. I'll return the    .



   

                   

You and me, it's over!



   

                   

Retire somewhere.



   

                   

What will Baba do? Start a new company?



   

                   

Hook another bumpkin on drugs?



   

                   

Listen, hero. Bullshit the others, not me.



   

                   

- You going?

- I'm going, with pleasure.



   

                   

Now you know what Baba is.



   

                   

Baba, play with me.



   

                   

Came with the child?



   

                   

I couldn't leave her at home.



   

                   

Sit here. Don't touch anything.



   

                   

Chaipau...



   

                   

this is Manju.



   

                   

See how they dance.



   

                   

How nicely they dance.



   

                   

Here, look.



   

                   

Isn't it nice?



   

                   

I'm in the big room.

Will you come and see me?



   

                   

Hurry!



   

                   

When will you come?



   

                   

Chillum!



   

                   

I'll finish him off!



   

                   

The cops will come!



   

                   

I'll kill that pimp!



   

                   

Are you mad?



   

                   

Who told Baba about the white boy?



   

                   

It wasn't me.



   

                   

Who squealed?



   

                   

Not me. I told only Chungal.



   

                   

If you'd said so, I'd have shut up.



   

                   

- Got any money?

- No, pal. I swear it!



   

                   

Come, let's sleep.



   

                   

I can't sleep, fucker!



   

                   

I can't sleep without brown.



   

                   

The public looks very happy tonight.



   

                   

Baba, look.



   

                   

Go sleep outside.



   

                   

I want to sleep here.



   

                   

- No. Outside.

- Can't I sleep here?



   

                   

I told you, go outside,

or you'll get a tight slap.



   

                   

What if Manju had slept here?



   

                   

You took her with you?



   

                   

I couldn't leave her with a madman.



   

                   

Aren't you ashamed?



   

                   

Speak up.



   

                   

Answer me.



   

                   

Her training started already?



   

                   

You pimp. Get out of my life!

I'll finish you off!



   

                   

How dare you touch me!



   

                   

What did I say? Just don't take her with you.



   

                   

Is this place any better for her?



   

                   

Asshole. Promised me the world.



   

                   

"When she's born,

we'll start a new life." New life!



   

                   

Bloody liar!



   

                   

Everyone thinks I'm a two-bit pimp.



   

                   

What can I say now?



   

                   

Spit out your anger, my angel.



   

                   

What's happened has happened.

Bury your anger.



   

                   

Tell me...



   

                   

Where did you go, my jewel?



   

                   

To Ravi's.



   

                   

Doesn't matter.



   

                   

A new nightie?



   

                   

The whore's getting too fancy for Baba?



   

                   

Just like a customer.



   

                   

I told you to get lost!



   

                   

Chillum's very sick.

We need money for medicine.



   

                   

Take what you want.



   

                   

I took   .



   

                   

Fine.



   

                   

Chillum said the souls

of Bombay's dead children...



   

                   

wander under the bridge at night.



   

                   

You believe everything Chillum says?



   

                   

This drug racket isn't my scene.

So don't tell Chillum.



   

                   

I won't.



   

                   

Please come this way.



   

                   

Now, be pleasant.

Don't think of violent things.



   

                   

Ready...



   

                   

one, two, three.



   

                   

Thank you.



   

                   

Who said you could take her out?



   

                   

Gungu Bai, you want her tamed, right?



   

                   

You know Baba's style.

If you don't trust me...



   

                   

Screw trust! If she's no longer a virgin,

God help you.



   

                   

I don't cheat clients.

Virgin they want, virgin they get.



   

                   

Skin the chicken well.



   

                   

You'll be paid    rupees each.

Here's the knife.



   

                   

I can do it.



   

                   

It's very easy.



   

                   

Chaipau...



   

                   

help me!



   

                   

Ask the boss for an advance.



   

                   

Ask him for a little. Please.



   

                   

No.



   

                   

You got paid?



   

                   

Yes. Where were you?



   

                   

Looking for money.



   

                   

Had a smoke?



   

                   

No, pal. No smoke.

I was waiting for you. Got any money?



   

                   

It's money to go home.



   

                   

Fucker, you are not coming?



   

                   

We've been slaving all day.



   

                   

I missed my tea rounds.



   

                   

Chacha will beat me. And you!



   

                   

Lecturing me for   lousy rupees.



   

                   

- Give it, please.

- No.



   

                   

I'll go home with you.

Can't you give a little now?



   

                   

- Forgive me!

- Don't touch me.



   

                   

- One more chance.

- You stink!



   

                   

Bloody pimp!



   

                   

Lives off women!



   

                   

Chacha, a tea, please.



   

                   

He's been smoking too much.



   

                   

Stop it! What's come over you?



   

                   

I need it badly. I need some brown.



   

                   

Chaipau, get me some!



   

                   

It feels tight inside.



   

                   

Ask your mother for money.



   

                   

She's not home.



   

                   

I want to die. I want to die.



   

                   

I don't want to die. Chaipau, save me.



   

                   

Don't worry, I'll do something.



   

                   

I'll save money. We'll go back to the village.



   

                   

It's lovely there.

We'll leave this Bombay, forever.







 
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