[vampires snarling]
Hey.
Yeah.
Baba, it is not what you think it is.
I found this in the restaurant. Must have fallen off someone's locket.
It's what mothers make their kids wear.
Elephant's tooth, tiger's tooth,
so that their precious little kids are protected.
That's what this is.
And for God's sake, please don't start one of your stories now.
Tooth. Tooth.
Baba, what are you doing now?
Baba, who's going to clean that up? Why're you throwing them?
Ah!
Baba! That's enough.
It's a book. I'll read it later. Give it to me. Let go!
Come, sit down.
You've made such a mess around here that the maid has run away.
Sit down.
[groans in pain]
Don't touch anything.
It's a Bengali book, Baba.
You young people, no self-control.
How could you bite your own dentist?
I did not bite him, okay?
I think, maybe he grazed his finger against my tooth,
or it could be the tool that looks like a drawing compass.
Maybe that pricked him.
What kind of a dentist is he?
-Right? -Hmm.
Even I found him a bit weird.
First, the man pricked himself.
After that, you sucked his blood.
I wish, David.
I have one tooth missing and the other one's too bloody shy to come out alone.
I can't suck, I can't bite.
I'm an absolute disaster.
Join the pouch-blood life.
Just cut, sip and burp.
[burps] Because teeth are best kept inside.
Ting-ting-ti-ding.
[both chuckle]
How was the blood?
I have never tasted blood like that.
Just like Meera taught me.
I used all five senses.
But David,
that dentist's blood made my sixth sense come alive.
I want to taste it.
I don't drink anymore, but it's not like I'm not allowed.
Um, go and get me some. Go.
How?
Bhagat Singh asked me the same question when he left--
Okay, okay, okay, David, I got it.
But be careful.
AD has beefed up the security around the manhole upstairs.
Don't worry. Chitrabhanu will handle them at the gate,
because I will handle Chitrabhanu.
Baba, the tooth broke off,
but the periodontal ligament is still intact.
Which tooth?
Canine. Right canine.
Since when did you start treating animals?
In my 33 years of practice, I've never had a patient
come to me with a broken canine.
Next time they come, tell them to go and consult a vet.
-Is the cementum intact? -No, the nerve is still exposed.
Then you need to close that up first.
Such a bloody idiot.
Do a composite filling and put a crown.
I can't believe you are my son.
It's okay, Baba. Thank you. Thank you.
[ambulance siren wailing]
Excuse me. I need four units of blood.
You can't have any.
What do you mean by that? Go and check once at least.
You don't even know the blood group.
There is no point in checking,
because there is no blood available here right now.
[man 1] Why are you running a blood bank if you don't have any blood?
-[man 2] We have blood. -[man 1] Then?
[man 2] But it's already booked. What can I do?
[dramatic music playing]
Hey, Zooni.
This week's supply has arrived.
Put it in the freezer.
Excuse me.
Show me your card, please.
Hmm.
This card, how did you get it?
Well, this is actually my father's old library card,
so I was wondering if you could please use his card to issue the book.
So you are Birenchandra Pal's son?
Yes.
Has he started again?
Do you know my father?
How's he doing?
He has Alzheimer's so he's starting to forget things.
But he hasn't forgotten this.
This is for me.
It's research for a case.
Meaning you are also a policeman?
Unfortunately.
And unfortunately Biren's card is expired too.
Don't worry. I'll handle it.
Thank you.
Your name?
Haru Babu.
-Haru-- -You can also call me Haru Kaka.
Thank you, Haru Kaka.
Good luck.
[pensive music playing]
What's happened, Grandpa?
You keep checking your watch. Expecting someone?
No, it's nothing.
Tell me.
Okay. Do you think that people still listen to the radio?
Yeah, of course, either in the car or at home.
Arijit Singh's music is perfect for late night listening.
Those are FM stations, aren't they?
Yeah.
I don't mean those.
Retro stations. Do they still have listeners?
You want to send a message to all of them?
Hmm.
So you mean to say they are amongst us again?
Possibly.
Then you should tell everyone immediately. Right now.
But the phone numbers I have are all outdated.
Landline numbers from the '60s and '70s.
Then what are you waiting for? Put in the song request.
But the code is almost 25 years old.
Let's at least try, Grandpa.
If it works, they'll all know.
[RJ] And now here's a song requested by Haru Da for his friends
from the album Maya, written and performed by Gautam Chattopadhyay.
Telephone.
[Bengali song "Telephone" playing on radio]
Shonku, your song is playing on the radio.
[song continues playing]
[telephone ringing]
Yes?
When?
Hello.
What?
[telephone ringing]
Yes?
Hello.
Oh, again?
Thirty seconds to go.
Didi, call for you. It's urgent.
Dolma, this is a live interview.
Whoever it is, tell them to call later.
But, Didi, he's saying it's about the--
He's saying it's about the Cutmundus.
You should take it.
Hello.
Yes, I am aware of who you are.
And how do you know all this?
I would love to know what you know.
Why don't you leave that to me?
[host] And to talk more about this, let's welcome Luna Luka.
Welcome to the show, Luna Ji.
Thank you.
This new school that you're about to open, tell us a little about it.
Please. Don't insult me by calling it a new school.
The classes I've been conducting all these years,
this is just an extension of that.
Luna Ji, I think everyone knows
that this Wicca religion is just a fancy word for witchcraft.
You're starting a school for witches, right?
Why is the word "witch" such a problem for you?
What do you think? What does a real witch look like?
A long nose, pointed hat and a little frightening.
You've clearly been watching too many Hollywood films, my dear.
So aren't there going to be any
magic tricks and spells taught at your new school?
Putting on a fancy pointed hat and performing magic spells
doesn't make one a witch.
The Wiccan religion is in tune with Mother Nature.
If you can tune into the same frequency as our universe,
then you will gain access into a whole new world
that you didn't even realize existed around you.
I think your greatest superpower
is your ability to reel people in with your words.
Are we back on? What was that?
Darling, you better hope I never have to use
the full extent of my powers
because the supernatural world that I speak of
is right here amongst us.
And if the beings who exist in that world ever dare to cross the line,
you can rest assured Luna Luka will take care of it.
The girl who came in last, who was she?
Not a girl, a guy. Mr. Nitai Dey. Dhakuria. Root canal.
No, no, no. A girl came in after him.
She had a… some…
As far as I know, your last patient was Mr. Dey.
Then I left. Did someone come in after that?
Uh, right. Right. You left by then.
Didn't you take the patient's number?
No.
Name?
Name. No, I didn't.
And fees? You took that right?
Doctor, why do you do this?
If your father finds out about this, he'll kill us.
First he'll kill me and then you.
No, no, don't worry. No one will find out anything.
Just let me know if--
Hello.
Do you have an appointment?
No.
You can't come here without an appointment. You--
But I came in yesterday without an appointment.
Oh, so that was you?
Excuse me.
Actually your fees for yesterday's session--
Hey, Nisha. It's okay.
Anisha, Doctor.
Right, Anisha. Why don't you take down her details
and then you can send her in, yeah?
I'll be…
Waiting. I know.
Yeah. [chuckles sheepishly]
I'll send her in.
Yeah.
Name?
Sorry I was here last night, and I'm here again.
No, no, it's okay.
It's just so frustrating. This gap in place of a tooth.
Yeah, I know. It's weird.
So what we're gonna do is…
We'll do a composite filling and put a crown on it.
Then… [snaps fingers]
But I don't want a fake tooth. My nerve isn't dead yet,
so we have to fix a tooth over it before it's too late.
A real one.
A real one?
Can I just see it once more, please?
"Aah."
Blood. There's blood.
Yeah, tastes so unique.
Do you like the taste?
-What? -Of blood?
It's a little sweet, but savoury too.
Of course it changes from person to person.
Doc?
Great.
[dramatic music playing]
[groans]
You're back.
Um…
I'm sorry. I have a condition, a medical condition.
It's called vasovagal syncope. You can look it up.
Whenever I see blood, my blood pressure…
My blood pressure and my heart rate, both suddenly drop.
And sometimes I do too.
How long have you had this?
This? School. Since school.
Once someone had put a drawing compass under the class bully's bum.
He was the one bleeding, but I was the one admitted in the hospital.
And in spite of that, you chose this profession.
Why, Doc?
Because of the chain.
What chain?
Um, the family chain.
Every link in that chain took a Hippocratic oath
to make people's teeth shine like beautiful pearls.
And so, I had to take it too.
No one asked me.
If they had, I would have said, I want to--
Want to be a chef.
How the hell did you--
I mean, how did you come to know?
This bottle…
I got it from your kitchen, hoping to wake you up.
And you don't have any restaurants near your clinic.
[chuckles]
Hey. Look, I mean, cooking is just my hobby,
but I am a dentist by profession.
So don't worry, I'll fix your tooth.
Just give me a little time, okay?
The next time you come, please bring your tooth with you.
I'll find a way to put it back.
My tooth?
Yeah, the tooth that broke off.
They can only be one original, right?
Hey. I…
I didn't get your name.
I'm Rumi, Doc Roy.
Rumi.
[chuckles]
Holy mackerel!
Tilapia! Barracuda! Barramundi! One more sample.
Rumi, are you sure this blood sample is from the dentist of yours?
Of course, David. I bled him myself.
And for once, with my hands.
Okay. How old do you think he is?
-He must be my age. -Huh?
I mean, not my actual age, my physical age.
-Around mid-20s. -Eureka!
Sorry.
What's going on?
Rumi, your young dentist is a virgin.
An adult virgin in his mid-20s.
-I can't believe it. I can't believe it. -What?
No way. I think you tasted fresh blood after a very long time.
And that is why I'm saying this with complete confidence.
I am 200% sure this is virgin blood.
Rumi, you have no idea how rare this is.
This is pure gold.
Meera needs to taste this beauty.
A murderer resorts to weapons to slay his victims.
But to unleash real carnage, a mere glance is enough.
[all] Wah, wah!
If you want to entice your victim,
then your gaze and your teeth,
both must work in harmony like rhythm and music.
What is this, Meera? You're openly training these girls?
So what? Ora is in deep slumber.
He won't know what's going on.
Even in our nether world, the walls can have ears, Meera.
So I can't even teach these wretches some kathak mudras?
Madhya Hasta Chakra, the half circle.
Poetry in motion.
-That's what you are. -[chuckles]
Now how about some poetry in a bottle?
[Meera] No.
Open your mouth.
[clicks tongue]
-No. -Yeah.
[Meera] No.
[David] Yeah, yeah.
It's impossible, David.
That's where you're wrong, Meera.
Who does it belong to?
Her dentist.
Did he fix your tooth for you?
No, not yet. It will take time.
What kind of dentist is he, hmm?
An amateur in the clinic and a novice in bed?
[all laughing]
David, this is what we've been missing.
It's been so long since I felt this urge to drink fresh blood.
We have to form a bond of blood with this virgin dentist.
So who will bring his blood to us?
-But Meera-- -Yes, I know you won't be able to do it.
We'll send someone else.
Who will go there as a patient
and take every drop of blood from the dentist?
Who will it be?
May I go please?
-You? -Yeah.
It's only been two days since you first drank blood from a human.
You're still too young and raw to manage this, Sreela.
But then how will I learn, Meera?
I've been drinking packaged blood for so long,
I had almost forgotten my identity.
And then when I went up with Rumi and my sharpies came out,
I finally realized who I am and what I am, Meera.
This blood was always meant for my lips.
Please, Meera, let me go. Please.
Are you sure you can handle it alone?
Yeah. I've learned from the smartest tigress in the jungle.
Very well.
So tomorrow we'll gather around for a grand celebration
and our drinks will be the envy of the Gods.
[all laugh]
But you need to know when to stop.
If you suck for too long, he will die,
and if you bite too long, he'll become one of us.
I know that, Rumi. We can't kill or convert.
You showed me all that, remember?
Watching and doing are two different things, Sreela.
Actually…
I just wanted to get the address of that virgin dentist clinic from you.
Near the Lake, two houses after Ahindra Theatre.
And what are his timings?
Evenings, 6:00 to 9:00.
[Sreela] I'll go there at eight o'clock.
-Are you done? -Yeah, almost done, sir.
[groans]
What's up, hero?
Why the hell are you looking like a zero?
I don't know, sir.
Ever since she attacked me,
my appetite, thirst, sleep, my exercise, everything is screwed.
And my skin,
It's peeling off like the skin of a lychee.
Oh, man. Have you showed it to a doctor?
Yeah, I did, but even he doesn't know what's going on inside my body.
I think you need to be in a hospital, buddy.
Yeah.
Sir, it's done.
-Thank you. -Okay.
So this is your beautiful monster?
Tell me something, Badshah, how many drinks did you have that night?
Two beers.
That's it?
-And two whiskeys. -Hmm.
Uh, no, three, four whiskeys.
Four whiskeys.
And after the whiskey was done, I started drinking rum and then--
Enough, enough, enough.
I can see your alcohol count right here.
[chuckles] This is that famous actress.
Yes, it is.
It was very dark in there,
and anyway, who kisses with their eyes open, sir?
Yes. I didn't get a good look at her.
That doesn't mean she wasn't actually there, right?
Hmm?
Okay.
Tell me exactly what happened that night.
Sir, I've already told you everything.
From the top. Let's start from the top, okay?
Did you mention you have a medical condition?
I had no choice in the matter.
I blacked out two days in a row,
so, you see, I didn't have any options left.
A doctor who faints at the sight of blood.
Why would anyone want to be his patient?
Why would she, right?
I presume the patient is a girl. [laughs]
Right.
So what's her name?
Rumi.
[speaking Persian]
[in English] What? What are you on about?
Its Persian, Roy Babu, written by the original Rumi.
"I want your sunlight to reach my soul
so that my raindrops with your heat
may rise upward like a cloud…"
The Baghdadi Jew awakens.
Roy, call her up.
Take up for a date, take her to dinner.
Look deep into her eyes.
Not her mouth and no blood, no fainting.
She didn't leave her number. I checked with the receptionist.
Just take it yourself the next time she comes.
There won't be a next time.
And how do you know that?
She has seen you naked, figuratively speaking.
And that's not a bad place to start for any relationship.
All this nudity might have been okay in your time.
Things have changed now, like really changed.
Really? Reason has no power in the expression of love.
Rumi again, is it?
Indeed.
[sighs]
Rumi.
Hello. How many of you?
I'm not here to eat.
I think I dropped my pendant here on the night of the party.
I've come to look for it.
Pendant?
Locket. Eagle Claw. It was white in colour and quite long.
If it fell at the party, why look here?
I came here too.
Sir, madam was also at the party.
Madam, please come here.
Go talk to him.
Sir is with the police. He'll be able to help you. Go.
[suspenseful music playing]
I missed lunch today, so…
Anyway it's a good thing you came here--
Can I sit here? Is it okay?
Uh, sure.
Yeah, so I was saying it's a good thing you came here
because the party that I'm investigating, you were also at that party.
Investigating? Why?
Well, a guy was attacked and the girl who attacked him was also at that party.
Did you see this guy at the party that night?
Uh, no. There must have been about two to 300 people there, so.
Yeah, 300. There were 300.
So what brings you here today?
Me? I came here to have dinner.
Alone?
Alone? No, Of course not. Uh, with my boyfriend.
Of course.
Uh… Was he also at the party with you?
Yeah, we went together.
What does he do?
He's a doctor.
A doctor?
Do you know doctors and policemen both save people's lives?
Original heroes.
Anyway, your boyfriend's coming.
Maybe he can shed some light on this attacker.
When he comes I could maybe ask him some questions.
He won't be able to help you.
Why?
Why? Because he is not coming.
Meaning?
I mean, he was about to leave when one of his patients landed up,
and now he's saving that patient's life.
He's a hero just like you said.
So he can't make it. I'll make a move now.
Hey, please don't leave.
I know you were supposed to meet your boyfriend here,
but you can still have dinner.
Please sit. You can eat with me instead.
Sit, sit.
[dramatic music playing]
The gravy noodles and chilli chicken here are world-famous in Kolkata.
-Hey, listen-- -Uh, I can't eat.
Why? You came here for dinner, right?
No, I just came here to meet him. Dinner was for him.
What do you mean by that?
I'm doing the 16-Monday fast.
Is that a race or something?
It's a fast for 16 Mondays.
Girls keep it for their boyfriends or husbands like Karva Chauth.
Your boyfriend is bloody lucky.
Lucky?
Of course, he's lucky.
A girl like you praying he lives a long and happy life.
What more does he need?
After I'm through dealing with your Doc Roy…
[scoffs] …he won't be able to treat you, Rumi.
[Sreela laughing]
I have to leave right now. Sorry. It's very urgent.
I have bored you, haven't I? Sorry.
No, it's not that. I just remembered something,
so I have to leave otherwise it will be too late. Sorry.
[dramatic music playing]
Shit.
We'll need one more sitting and then we--
-Rumi? -Doc Roy.
Just give me ten minutes--
We don't have ten minutes. We have to go.
Sir, you can come tomorrow. Right now, please go.
-What? -No, no. Rumi, just ten--
We have to go.
So where to, madam? To the hospital?
No. In fact can you take us as far away from there as possible?
Where do you want to go?
Anywhere.
Take us to Maniktala.
You know the old theatre? Drop us off there.
Theatre. I wish I had known earlier.
I would have fixed my appointments according to your convenience.
I called you at the clinic, but no one answered.
Oh, yeah. Anisha is on leave.
You can always call me directly or else you can message me.
My number is very simple. 9-8-3-0--
I don't have a phone.
I don't like anybody trying to get in touch with me.
[Rumi] One gate used to always be open.
[stutters] Rumi, I think this place is shut.
I know.
Found it.
[melancholic music playing]
Come on, Doc Roy. You can do it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can. Um…
Fuck! [groans]
Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm fine. I'm fine.
Hah!
One second.
[Roy] Blood.
It's peaceful here, isn't it?
[quirky music playing]
You've never done it, right?
Um… Done what?
Kiss?
You know what I'm talking about?
[chuckles nervously]
That's why you're very special, Doc Roy.
Special?
If only my friends had the same opinion.
They used to call me Mother Mary.
[Rumi chuckles]
Laugh if you want to.
What you haven't lost, others may find.
Stay safe, Doc Roy.
You'll be around, right?
Rumi? Rumi?
[dramatic music playing]
You've kept me waiting for a long time.
Um…
I think I'm at the wrong address. Sorry.
Not at all.
You are standing exactly where you're supposed to, my dear.
Don't you see? This is your destiny.
Are you expecting an invitation to come in?
Then let me give you a Cutmundu style welcome.
Blood levels are very good.
You folks have a pretty good blood supply.
Your skin is also pretty perfect,
which means your hideout is far away from sunlight.
Hmm?
So where do you live?
In Newtown, in some building that's under construction?
Or here, in some old haunted house?
Silence, huh?
The sooner you talk to me,
the sooner you get to leave and go back home.
Or maybe you can take me there with you.
Ora, Meera. It's been years since I met all of them.
Who knows? Maybe they're dying to meet Luna Luka too.
Why did you come to a dentist?
Any problem with your teeth?
Let's see.
My, my.
The sight of these always takes my breath away.
So beautiful.
Your teeth are out but no one's taught you how to use them.
Looks like they sent a little fledgling out
to fly all by herself.
Hmm? [clicks tongue]
I am going to help you spread those little wings and fly.
Here is my carotid artery.
Go ahead. Choose any side you want.
But be fast. Be precise.
Ready?
Come on.
Tempted? Are you tempted?
Go for it.
I told you I would help you fly, didn't I?
It's been years since I had a chance to do my dance.
[jazz music playing]
[snarls]
[squelches]
[quirky music playing]
[Bengali song playing]