1 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:16,079 O Goddess. 2 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:17,760 I'm performing alone for the first time. 3 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:18,720 Bless me. 4 00:00:58,920 --> 00:00:59,960 Behari! 5 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:02,880 Why did you stop the carriage? 6 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,520 (song playing ) 7 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:54,720 Narayan. 8 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:58,560 Who is it? 9 00:01:58,680 --> 00:01:59,760 Narayan? 10 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:01,440 Who's out there? 11 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:07,600 Narayan? 12 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:19,520 Narayan? 13 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,120 Sister-in-law... 14 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:32,600 Narayan. 15 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:49,160 THE NIGHT CALLS 16 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,480 (singing) 17 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,520 I'm just not feeling it. Will you guys stop? 18 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:08,440 What happened to you? 19 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,480 I'd planned to sing this song with Ruby during the Durga Festival. 20 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,560 Poor boy! But Ruby has dumped you. 21 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,680 If we were in Kolkata, we'd be together. 22 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:19,160 -As if! -You guys! 23 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,120 I had so many plans. 24 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,279 Now I'm heading to some remote village. 25 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:24,279 -Damn it! -Hey! 26 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,279 -So annoying! Missed the festival... -(mimicking) 27 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,080 -You guys are such kids. -Let's go. 28 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:37,360 SONAMUKHI 10 KM 29 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,600 Nishigandha got married in Sonamukhi? 30 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:42,839 Are you sure about that? 31 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,880 There's nothing about this Nishigandha Bhadhuri online. 32 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,760 I'm telling you, it's all fake. 33 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:50,640 Fake? 34 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,920 Tagore himself wrote that Nishigandha was his favourite singer. 35 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,360 -Grandpa Tagore was joking. -I'll slap you! 36 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,480 He wrote about going to hear her sing. 37 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,720 Look at this. A letter from 1940. 38 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,600 He passed away the year after. 39 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:11,839 But before he died... 40 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,040 did he hear Nishigandha sing one last time? 41 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,760 Who told us about the village she got married in? 42 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:19,040 You want to know? 43 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:21,720 Our guy right here. 44 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:23,839 -Arun? -Yes. 45 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:25,480 Arun arranged everything. 46 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,520 This Durga Festival, we're going to Sonamukhi. 47 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:29,839 Where Nishigandha got married. 48 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:31,440 All hail Goddess Durga! 49 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:32,760 -All hail! -All hail! 50 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:33,720 All hail Goddess Durga! 51 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:36,240 -All hail! -All hail! 52 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,560 Hey, how much further? 53 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:43,839 (indistinct chatter) 54 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,080 Would your mom be happy to see you like this? 55 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,040 Come on. 56 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,520 It all seems fishy. 57 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:56,960 Did Rabindranath Tagore really write this letter? 58 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,080 And even if he did, what happened to Nishigandha? 59 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:01,400 Did she just vanish? 60 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,800 -That's what we're here to find out. -Nonsense. 61 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:04,960 We'll see. 62 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:07,520 (humming) 63 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,480 Excuse me, is there anything other than tea? 64 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,640 Biscuits, noodles, egg and toast. 65 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:14,160 Egg and toast for me. 66 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,360 Seven cups of tea and egg and toast. 67 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,680 There's no internet, network, nothing! 68 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:20,800 Ugh. 69 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:22,760 How far is Sonamukhi? 70 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:24,000 Did someone die again? 71 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:25,480 What rubbish! 72 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,080 The mention of Sonamukhi means someone's died. 73 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:29,160 What? 74 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:31,160 That village is cursed. 75 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,000 No one goes there after dark. 76 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,600 No one even steps out once the sun is down. 77 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,760 The villagers don't celebrate any festival. 78 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,480 That village is haunted by a "nishi". 79 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:44,680 It's that Sonamukhi? 80 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:46,920 You didn't tell me that's where you're headed. 81 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:48,960 -No driver will take you there. -Hey, wait. 82 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,120 -But-- -I'm not going there. 83 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:53,960 -But payment is done. -This is ridiculous! 84 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,880 -Told you not to pay him upfront. -How would I know this would happen? 85 00:07:57,960 --> 00:07:59,200 What do we do now? 86 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:02,600 Excuse me. 87 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:04,840 Can you take us to Sonamukhi? 88 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,880 -Wow! -It's so quiet. 89 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:29,520 Does anyone even live here? 90 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:31,280 This was Nishigandha's husband's house? 91 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:32,320 Hey. 92 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:34,640 Arun? 93 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,040 Who's Arun? 94 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:42,040 Are you Bhola? 95 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:45,360 He's the caretaker. 96 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,679 I am Arun. I contacted with you. 97 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,280 I told you to reach early. 98 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,120 You got here almost at sunset. 99 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:54,840 Did you not receive my postcard? 100 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,120 I hope the residents know we'll put up here. 101 00:08:57,960 --> 00:08:59,080 Who? 102 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:01,640 No one lives in this Ghoshal Mansion. 103 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,960 It's been abandoned for years. 104 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,440 I've cleaned the house 105 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,120 and left some water for you. 106 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,320 Left some candles too. I can't do anything more. 107 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:12,720 Keys. 108 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:15,559 What do you mean no one's here? 109 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,080 -Then who do we interview? -Exactly. 110 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,320 You knew it's abandoned, didn't you? 111 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:21,800 What the hell? 112 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,360 F**k! Why did we even come? 113 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:24,640 Wait, guys. 114 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,400 Is there any dinner for us, Bhola? 115 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,040 Dinner? 116 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:34,520 You can pick up some food from my house. 117 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,080 But it has to be one of you boys. 118 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,200 If a woman comes, I won't open the door. 119 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:44,320 After sunset, no one responds to a woman's call here. 120 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:46,920 -What? -Unbelievable. 121 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:51,040 Let's go inside. 122 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:55,360 And your instrument... Don't even think of playing it. 123 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:02,240 Come on. 124 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:03,840 Well done. 125 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:06,760 Come on, let's go inside. 126 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:12,880 Wow. 127 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:14,000 My goodness! 128 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:17,960 So big. 129 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:19,440 Hmm. 130 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:23,280 -It's huge. -What a place to live in! 131 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:25,920 It's pitch dark. 132 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,320 No less than a palace. 133 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:32,800 It does look like a palace. 134 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,200 What an amazing house, right? 135 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:44,520 Really? 136 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,480 No lights, no internet, no people. 137 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:49,160 Might be ghosts here. 138 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:50,320 -You call this amazing? -Hmm. 139 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,080 Will you relax? Just chill. 140 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,840 Let's search the place for something interesting. 141 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:00,240 We'll take photos and before noon, we'll go back. 142 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:01,679 Thank God. 143 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:12,280 My friend? 144 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:17,200 (indistinct chatter) 145 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:27,920 Arun? 146 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:29,559 Arun! 147 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:31,760 Don't go upstairs in the dark. 148 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:33,360 Arun! 149 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:35,000 Arun? 150 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,840 -Arun! -Hey, come here. 151 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:46,040 Found someone upstairs who can help with our research paper? 152 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:49,679 I have a relative in this village. 153 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,280 She knows a lot about this Ghoshal family. 154 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,480 She's the one who told me about Nishigandha. 155 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,080 Let's interview her in the morning. 156 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:05,800 So let me go over now and ask her to come here tomorrow. 157 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:07,200 -Great! -That's a good idea. 158 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:08,600 -I'll come with you. -No need. 159 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:10,600 You guys get the rooms ready. 160 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:13,000 And if I'm late... 161 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,520 -Hey! -Get some food from Bhola. 162 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:18,320 -Be safe. -Hmm. 163 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:20,480 -Come back soon. -I'll try. 164 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:22,520 Which way are the rooms? 165 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:24,559 -Hey, there's a staircase. -Where? Oh! 166 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:25,880 -Must be that way. -Let's see. 167 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:27,440 Watch your step. 168 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:28,600 This way. 169 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:30,800 -Just handed over his bags. -Stop complaining. 170 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:51,240 Wow! 171 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,800 Thank God. At least the bed is clean. 172 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:01,160 I've seen this before. 173 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:02,600 What? 174 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:04,760 Your own face? 175 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:51,360 Who is it? 176 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,080 It's me, Mom. Open the door. 177 00:13:57,800 --> 00:13:58,840 You? 178 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:00,480 You here? 179 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:03,840 Come in. Hurry up! 180 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,960 I found Nishigandha very interesting. 181 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,360 If this doesn't work out... 182 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:17,480 we'll have to choose another singer and start the research from scratch. 183 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:18,840 Hmm. 184 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,560 Otherwise, it won't be "Five Singers of Tagore". 185 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,360 Tagore didn't have five favourite singers. 186 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:27,280 I told you to do it with three. 187 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,240 But you insisted on five. 188 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:30,640 Now deal with it. 189 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:32,800 How was I supposed to know this would happen? 190 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:36,160 Tagore wrote songs, not listen to others sing. 191 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,240 Why have you come? Why have you come here? 192 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:40,320 Stop it. 193 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,800 I've come to my village to meet my mother. 194 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:45,840 Don't get so agitated-- 195 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,360 Don't you know you're not supposed to come here? 196 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,400 Don't you know what happens after dark? 197 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,240 -There's something I haven't told you. -Hmm? 198 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:00,720 After this project, I'm going to Manchester. 199 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:03,600 Why are you so surprised? 200 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:06,120 Got the letter from the University of Manchester. 201 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:09,720 Your boyfriend will now learn and teach music there. 202 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:18,200 I'm so happy for you. 203 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,840 By the way, both of us are going. 204 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:22,280 What do you mean? 205 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:26,800 You'll marry me. Then we'll go to the UK together. 206 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:32,040 You're so lucky! You've found a gem of a boy. 207 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,720 You just decided that I'm going to marry you? 208 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:39,640 What do you mean? 209 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:41,200 Wait. 210 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:42,680 Won't you marry me? 211 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:44,800 You dated me for two years. 212 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:46,720 You promised to marry me. 213 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,800 You used me and now you refuse to marry me? 214 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,160 Until you stop rapping Tagore's songs 215 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:55,480 I'm not marrying you. 216 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,360 (singing) 217 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:09,320 Sing... Keep singing. 218 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:12,400 If you sing, she will come. 219 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:14,200 Sing. 220 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,800 (rapping) 221 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:19,600 Shut up or I'll slap you! 222 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:22,840 (rapping) 223 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:24,000 No network... 224 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:25,160 My friend? 225 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:31,880 Hey, what happened? 226 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:34,400 Nothing... 227 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:35,960 Let's go. 228 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:38,320 -Yes. -Come on. 229 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:44,800 Your father and grandfather died playing the sitar. 230 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,160 Even today, the villagers shiver... 231 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:51,880 at the mention of Narayan Bandyopadhyay's death. 232 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:53,600 That "nishi"... 233 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,280 She strangled your grandfather on the banyan tree. 234 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:00,920 -I don't buy it. -Hush! 235 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:02,520 Talk softly. 236 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:05,640 Someone might hear. 237 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:07,240 Who? Who else is here? 238 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:11,400 Dad died before I was born. 239 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:13,880 You kept me away all my life, Mom. 240 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,320 This village, the curse, the "nishi"... 241 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:19,320 For once, think of me instead of all that. 242 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:20,600 Please, Mom! 243 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:23,840 I kept you away for your own sake. 244 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,160 Otherwise, that "nishi"... 245 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,520 There's no such thing as a "nishi"! 246 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:31,920 Bhola, I'm Neel. You wanted a guy to come. 247 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,320 Please wait. 248 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,000 (singing) 249 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,000 Who's singing? 250 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:44,040 That's Titli, my friend. 251 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:45,680 Don't sing. 252 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:49,359 Or he won't give us food. 253 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,720 In this village, music brings death. 254 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:56,560 Here. 255 00:17:58,160 --> 00:17:59,160 Hold it. 256 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,000 I'm going to make dinner, dear. 257 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:10,960 Don't go anywhere. 258 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:12,720 Stay right here. 259 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:47,640 COME TO THE GHOSHAL MANSION TOMORROW I'LL PROVE YOU ALL WRONG 260 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:50,359 Music is forbidden here. 261 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,119 Apparently, it summons death. 262 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,200 And this is where Tagore's favourite singer lived? 263 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,280 Maybe there was no "nishi" back then. 264 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:02,560 But what is a "nishi"? 265 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:05,040 "Nishi" is a type of ghost in Bengali folklore. 266 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:08,200 It can copy any female voice. 267 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,280 It will call out to you using a familiar voice. 268 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,080 It calls out thrice. 269 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,400 And if you look back... 270 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:18,640 you die. 271 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:37,600 Arun. 272 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:41,560 Why did you come after me, Mom? 273 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:42,840 M-Mom? 274 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:45,960 No... No... 275 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,280 Help! Save me! 276 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:09,600 Huh?