The entire village should know.
Sudarshan defaulted on the bank loan.
Come on.
What happened?
Are you fine? I hope the police didn't thrash you.
Mother, it would have been better if the police had beaten him.
Ashok.
Ask him why he thrashed Girdhari.
If he speaks nonsense about grandpa all the time,
won't I beat him?
Will you beat anybody who speaks nonsense?
-Yes. I will. -Son. Son, sit down.
Sit here. Come on.
Tell me. Is thrashing the solution?
No. Thrashing is not the solution.
That's why I have decided that I won't repay the loan like that.
What do you mean?
Girdhari told me that grandpa didn't repay the loan,
because he wanted to honour the soil
and repay the loan only with the money obtained from the harvest.
That's why he endured being humiliated by the villagers.
We will have to respect his wishes.
He deserves that respect.
He deserves it.
But tell me. How will you fulfil his wish?
I don't know that.
I just want to regain grandpa's lost respect.
Everybody ridicules him behind our back.
I want to show the villagers that grandpa was not an idiot.
What do you want to do?
I will stay in the village for a few days.
And try to understand farming.
Why do you want to understand farming?
Baiju and Maahoo are there.
If you stay in the village, how will you handle your job?
Will you quit your job?
I won't quit my job.
I will take work from home permission from my boss.
I will stay here and do thorough research.
So that I can help Baiju and Maahoo.
Baiju and Maahoo will do their job.
You will pack your bags and go back.
Ashok, let's talk later.
What, mother?
-He will go back. It's final. -Ashok.
I said we will talk later.
Mother, you have a cooking gas. Why don't you cook on that?
The earthen stove emits a lot of smoke.
But it lends an earthly flavour to the food, dear.
Wonder when I will get the chance
to feed my whole family again.
-Wait. -Enough, mother. I am getting late.
I don't know about him.
But I have to leave.
-Sudha. -Yes.
Hurry up.
It's okay, son. I will do something.
Take care, son.
I am quite worried for you.
Papa.
It's only for a short while.
Son, I am an ordinary clerk.
I feel a kind of inferiority complex.
If my boss were to call me right now,
I would bow my head and talk like that.
When I see you, I feel proud.
For a while I forget that I am a glorified peon.
Don't ruin whatever you have achieved with your hard work.
Nothing will be ruined, papa. Please trust me.
Son, nothing is left in farming.
Why don't you understand?
Pack these two properly.
-Sushil, pack this too... -Yes, madam.
Raghav.
Oh, my God.
Thank God you are back.
I was so exhausted with the packing.
-See. -Why did you start packing so soon?
I was going to come.
I thought if we move tomorrow,
we can set up the new home easily during the weekend.
Oh God, Raghav. I am so happy.
We are finally moving into our new house.
Sushil, pack that also in this carton.
-Carefully. Pack it carefully. -Stuti, listen to me.
Yes. What happened?
-I want to speak to you. -Yes. Tell me.
Please don't freak out like everybody. But...
Okay.
I don't know how to say this.
But...
We cannot shift now.
But... I mean...
I will have to stay in the village for some time.
Why? Is everything okay there? I mean...
I didn't repay the loan.
Raghav, why don't you just pay the loan, and get done with it?
-It's not about the money, Stuti. -Then?
What is it about?
It's about my grandpa.
His honour.
His poster has been put up in the marketplace like a wanted criminal.
I have to do something.
But what will you do?
Tell me. Do you know anything about farming? Huh?
You are not going to make any difference by going there.
Because you have no fucking clue what to do there.
But I will have to try.
-I can't do this without your support. -No. No, Raghav. No.
We have paid the deposit.
No. No.
We are not doing this.
Why don't we speak to the broker?
He will return the deposit.
I'll speal to him.
Why will he return the deposit?
Huh?
When I got a job in Bangalore, I didn't accept it.
Because it was more important, for me to be in Mumbai with you.
No.
I paid a big...
I left my big salary for you.
You want the deposit back?
Unbelievable.
Sir. Sir, the packing is done.
Shall we start loading?
I will tell you.
-You are stressed, bro. -Are you excited?
Do you know why?
Our HR department is useless.
Instead of handling employees,
they are playing musical games.
Everybody gather for the Tambola please.
Did you hear that? They won't change.
Who all are playing?
Everyone ready.
Bro, I have been through this. Stress.
It was quite serious.
I felt like committing suicide.
Do you know how I recovered?
I took a leave for a week.
I relaxed for 2-3 days.
On the 4th day, there was no sign of stress.
On the 5th day, I started feeling bored.
Then what? On the 6th day, I resumed office.
Boss, trust me. I am not stressed.
Please let me do this.
-Look. I have been your star employee. -Yes.
Trust me. The work won't suffer.
I will come to office every 15 days.
But I really need your support.
Please.
-What, man? -Sir is enjoying a lot.
Because of these morons, my other employees will also feel stressed.
Stay here. I will just come.
How much will you guys play Tambola?
Amit, you always make them play this game.
Don't you know any other game?
Cucumber. Cucumber.
Cucumber.
Cucumber. Cucumber.
Cucumber.
Cucumber. Cucumber.
-Mahoo. -Yes, brother.
Can anybody teach me modern farming?
Yes, brother. Agriculture assistant Ranjan Kushwaha.
Okay. Does he have good knowledge?
Yes, brother. Very good knowledge.
Fine. Let's meet him tomorrow.
Hey. How come you are putting up these posters?
Sir. Sir. What are you doing?
Girdhari told me that he will pay me Rs.5 for each poster.
I have to stick at least 100 posters, sir.
I have to recharge my mobile phone, sir.
I have to recharge my mobile phone.
Here. Leave from here.
Great, sir.
Great.
You think the entire country is corrupt.
Another Rs.50.
For two packets of 'Khaini' and one packet of 'Bidi'.
Don't even dare to stick any poster.
Get lost.
Yes, sir.
-Do you see his scooter anywhere? -I am checking.
-Park here. -Yes.
Hey, kids.
If he is not there, we will call him up.
Come, brother.
Come. I will introduce you to Ranjan.
Remove from 5.
Four pieces will be gone.
I beg of you.
I won't be able to send anybody to the city.
Didn't you see how much madam scolded me the other day?
You are crazy.
We have not come to tell you to send us to the city.
Yes. Brother Raghav wants to learn modern farming.
Have you fitted some camera?
To do my sting operation.
Do I look like an MMS guy?
I want to learn modern farming.
I see. Sit.
-Sit down. -Thank you.
It's the seed of four-headed sweet cucumber.
It produces sweet cucumber.
This is bottle gourd seed.
It produces 10 kg of bottle gourd.
This is eggplant seed.
It produces pink colour.
Isn't eggplant purple in colour?
Yes.
Haven't you heard about 'Sankar Seed'?
Two-faced species.
It's called hybrid seeds in English.
That's why it's pink.
It's called eggplant. Why will we call it pink?
Yes.
It will obviously be called eggplant. Why will you call it pink?
-Isn't turnip pink? -Yes.
-It changes colours. -Hold on. Hold on.
What is this? Eggplant. Pink.
Boss, I want to know why my farm's produce is so low.
And what I can do to increase it.
You can sow this seed.
You are again harping about seeds.
I don't know anything more than that.
I won't be able to give additional service
in a meagre salary of Rs.20000.
I am stuck here because of my job.
Crazy fellow. He doesn't know anything. Let's go.
-Leave it, brother. -Let's go.
We will go to the fair organized by the government.
There is a farmer's fair.
I am sure you will get some information there.
What do you mean by farmer's fair?
It means, a carnival.
-Carefully. -Yes, brother.
Carefully.
That's it.
Come, brother.
We have come.
I think we are early.
No. It has started, brother.
-What do you mean? -It's here.
This? Is this the grand farmer's fair?
Only three people have come.
Brother, four.
Brother, I want to make her pregnant. Is it possible?
What?
Why are you shocked?
No. Please leave.
Brother, we saw the advertisement
of farmer's fair in the newspaper.
We thought we will get to learn about modern farming.
-Leave it. -What happened, brother?
Take me home.
I have wasted a lot of time. Come on. Let's go quickly.
Sit.
-I will do it. -That's it. Look.
Now get in.
It's good now.
Thank you, boss.
So Mr Kalra, as you can see,
as per the insight of our research team,
the purchasing power of rural India is increasing year on year.
Raghav.
Raghav, can you come at a place with better network?
Sorry. My network seems to be steady.
No, buddy. It's not happening.
Do one thing. Rejoin us.
Yes. Please. Just give me 30 seconds.
I will just quickly rejoin.
I am sorry, sir.
Where are you, man?
Yes, sir.
Am I audible to you? Is this clear?
No, Raghav. It's not fine.
Bhasin, look. We cannot waste our time like that.
I had told you to call the guy to Mumbai.
-Yes, sir. -Let him taste the product.
-Let him feel the product. -Yes, sir.
If it can be done on Zoom, anybody could sell it.
This won't work out.
Please reschedule this. Speak to my assistant.
I am leaving right now.
Boss, normally the connection is quite stable here.
-Wonder how... -Raghav, for God's sake.
Do you know who Vikram Kalra is?
Global head of ITD.
Your connection breaks every time.
-Every time. -Boss, the connection has been stabilized.
Can you please request him to rejoin?
Raghav, please. No excuse.
You had promised me that working from the village will be smooth.
There won't be any problem. So, what's this?
Every time we can't even hear you.
If it happens again,
I will screw your happiness. I am telling you.
[Baiju and Maahoo hum a folk song]
-Greetings, grandma. -Bless you.
-I have made your favourite potato curry. -Potato.
What about me, grandma?
I have made pudding and fried flatbread for you.
-Aunt. -Yes.
I have been looking for you since a long time.
Why?
-Agriculture officer madam... -Yes.
She has called all village council members tomorrow
for a meeting.
Okay.
Son, you want to understand farming, don't you?
So, you go in my place tomorrow.
You want me to attend the meeting in your place.
Who else will go, son? You go.
-Take him there. -Yes. Yes.
-Okay? -At what time?
-9 o'clock in the morning. -Fine. We will come.
We will eat breakfast and then leave, brother.
I will leave now.
-Drink tea. -No.
Tea doesn't suit me now. Let's go.
Bye, brother.
Potato.
-I will eat this. -I will eat it.
Oh God.
Chieftain.
What will you do if madam is not in a good mood today?
Quiet.
Am I scared of her?
You are not scared of her. But she is always ready to strike you.
Wonder whether she is from Bengal or Chambal.
She is from Mars.
That's why she says absurd things. Did you understand?
Come. Come, Mr. Raghav.
Come. Sit. You have also come.
Sit.
Yes.
Sit down.
Your workload is going to increase.
All of you have got the target of planting 1 lakh trees in your villages.
Oh God.
You are right. She is from Mars.
Aren't you kidding, madam?
The government doesn't pay me salary for cracking jokes.
I am sure it won't pay you too.
Do you see these images?
Is this somewhere in Europe?
It's a village in our country called Hiware Bazaar.
This is the 'Gram Sansad'.
The bank.
The ATM.
Swayam Sanstha group.
And this is the library.
-You are kidding, right? -No. I am not.
Hiware Bazaar was a drought affected village.
80 families reside in the village.
All of them became millionaires through farming.
Millionaires?
This change was possible due to their Village Head Mr Popat.
Why are you shocked, Village Head?
Don't skirt eyes. Everybody is looking at you.
Great feats are happening in our country.
We need to pay close attention.
We need to make an attempt.
Eat Samosa and drink tea.
Kratika.
Can you introduce me to people
who have done good work in modern farming?
Actually, I did a lot of research on the internet.
But I don't understand from where to start.
So, if you could...
There are many people who are doing good work.
But...
-You should meet Mr Ajay. -Okay.
He is like Kohli and Tendulkar of modern farming.
-He is a great farmer. -Wow.
Then I should meet him.
Do you see this?
Brother has got great style.
He looks like a stud.
He will call you.
Okay. Wonderful.
-I really appreciate it. -Take care.
Do you see that?
-Smooth. -Brother.
We have come in a forest.
There is no farm here.
You are saying Mr Ajay is Kohli, and Tendulkar of modern farming.
The map is showing this location.
Look. We have reached the farm.
-Here? -Yes. BSD Farms.
Stop here.
Mr Ajay.
Sir.
I am standing right next to BSD Farms board.
Where do I have to come?
Yes.
Fine.
We are coming.
Yes. I can see cabbage.
Okay. Yes.
Yes. We are in the cabbage field.
Yes. Coming.
We are coming right there. Yes. We are coming there.
-Do you see this? -Wow.
No. It's good. Under that pretext we got to see your farms.
It's truly amazing.
Yes. Yes. We have crossed that.
No. We have come to papaya farm.
Yes. Where? Did you spot me?
Hey.
Thank you so much for meeting me, Mr Ajay.
It's okay.
Sir, Mahoo and Baiju.
-Okay. -They do farming with us.
Mr Ajay.
Hello.
You don't look like a farmer.
Why? How does a farmer look like?
He is a little...
No. I mean, a farmer doesn't wear shoes, jeans and goggles.
A farmer doesn't mean someone who looks like a pauper.
Absolutely.
I quit my job as a software engineer and started doing farming.
-You quit your engineering job? -Yes.
I have an annual turnover of 2 to 2.5 crores.
When you can be the boss by doing farming,
why will you do a job then?
You are absolutely right.
Come. You have come from far.
-Let's eat something first. -Come, sir. Please. After you.
Come.
Please.
Sir, why don't you grow traditional crops?
Like rice and lentils.
The yield depends on the soil.
I came home during lockdown.
My father told me that he is unable to grow rice and lentils on his land.
A farmer should obviously earn money for his hard work.
Absolutely.
I am not the only one earning my livelihood.
50 families work for me.
I am able to provide them livelihood.
No. Honestly, what you have done is really inspiring, sir.
Hats off to you.
I didn't do anything inspiring.
I did it for myself.
I had got bored of city life.
Work in the office for 12 hours every day.
Then get stuck in the traffic for 2 hours.
Come home, watch reels and go to sleep.
The salary barely lasts, and neither does the peace of mind.
That's why I am here.
I am fortunate
that I am able to provide livelihood to so many people.
Mr Ajay, I would really appreciate if you could guide me.
From where do I start?
I really want to get started. But I don't understand how.
Take a sample of your land's soil
-and go to the agricultural centre. -Okay.
Meet Dr Sahini.
He will tell you what to do.
Okay.
He is my mentor. He is a great man.
Right.
Sir, that will be great. If you could please...
Yes. I will call him.
-That will be wonderful, sir. -No. It's okay.
Sorry.
Excuse me.
-Hello. -Raghav.
Yes, grandma.
-Raghav. -Hello. What happened?
Girdhari has come.
He has brought several people with him.
They are measuring the land.
-I don't understand what to do. -Grandma, don't worry. I am coming.
I am coming.
Let's go quickly.
Measure it and erect 100 stones everywhere.
Hey. Do it quickly. Where is the stone?
Modern farming. Modern farming.
I will show them modern farming.
From there to the tree, it's 60 feet.
Stop. Stop.
Hey.
What is going on?
Is this your father's land?
It's your father's land.
I am just doing the measurement.
To know how many acres of land I need for the recovery.
Listen, let's take a selfie.
You also come.
-Laborers. -Come.
Don't come.
Say land.
One, two, three.
Land.