1 00:00:37,283 --> 00:00:41,283 [soft, dramatic music] 2 00:00:41,363 --> 00:00:48,483 ♪ ♪ 3 00:01:23,363 --> 00:01:27,363 [dramatic music swells] 4 00:01:27,443 --> 00:01:33,563 ♪ ♪ 5 00:02:00,973 --> 00:02:05,133 [galloping sounds in background] 6 00:02:19,433 --> 00:02:21,273 [clack] 7 00:02:29,773 --> 00:02:31,813 [clack] 8 00:02:37,315 --> 00:02:38,093 [laughs] 9 00:02:38,283 --> 00:02:39,028 Ah! 10 00:02:39,053 --> 00:02:41,133 [cheers and applause] MARGARET: Bravo! 11 00:02:41,213 --> 00:02:43,011 Well played, Gian! 12 00:02:47,533 --> 00:02:48,773 G and T? 13 00:02:49,373 --> 00:02:51,533 Walter Hankins, as I live and breathe! 14 00:02:51,613 --> 00:02:54,013 Thank you. What brings you to these parts? 15 00:02:54,093 --> 00:02:56,333 Surely not covering amateur polo these days. 16 00:02:56,413 --> 00:02:58,813 Well, I was rather hoping I might find you here. 17 00:02:58,893 --> 00:02:59,893 [audience cheers] 18 00:02:59,973 --> 00:03:01,253 How's your father? 19 00:03:01,573 --> 00:03:02,173 As far as I know, 20 00:03:02,253 --> 00:03:04,253 still attempting to crush the independence movement. 21 00:03:04,333 --> 00:03:05,933 - How's yours? - As far as I know, 22 00:03:05,989 --> 00:03:08,373 still rotting in his damp British mausoleum. 23 00:03:08,453 --> 00:03:09,813 [Margaret laughs] 24 00:03:09,893 --> 00:03:11,493 - You are a wicked girl. - Mm. 25 00:03:11,573 --> 00:03:13,253 I'm surprised they keep you on at the Ministry. 26 00:03:13,333 --> 00:03:14,693 [sighs] Daddy's legacy. 27 00:03:14,773 --> 00:03:16,533 At least when he left me behind, he did me the service 28 00:03:16,613 --> 00:03:18,573 of ensuring I'd never be out of a job. 29 00:03:19,093 --> 00:03:21,733 [horses galloping, snuffling] 30 00:03:21,973 --> 00:03:23,453 Scorching weather for a game. 31 00:03:29,413 --> 00:03:31,413 [grunts] 32 00:03:31,493 --> 00:03:33,213 Yeah! 33 00:03:43,533 --> 00:03:46,333 [background chatter] 34 00:03:47,613 --> 00:03:50,133 [indistinct chatter] 35 00:03:50,213 --> 00:03:51,093 MARGARET: Brilliant! 36 00:03:51,173 --> 00:03:52,493 - Did you enjoy it? - Yes! 37 00:03:52,573 --> 00:03:54,093 Well done. 38 00:03:54,173 --> 00:03:55,973 GIAN: Thank you. ANDREW: Bad luck. 39 00:03:56,053 --> 00:03:57,213 PLAYER: We'll get you next time. 40 00:03:57,293 --> 00:03:59,093 Ah, well, you'll need a faster horse. 41 00:03:59,173 --> 00:04:00,613 [Margaret giggles] 42 00:04:00,693 --> 00:04:01,893 Sir! 43 00:04:07,373 --> 00:04:08,573 Do you mind, Mags? 44 00:04:18,293 --> 00:04:20,013 Your regiment is required to report. 45 00:04:20,933 --> 00:04:22,253 Immediately. 46 00:04:26,173 --> 00:04:27,453 [Andrew exhales] 47 00:04:29,813 --> 00:04:31,373 I suppose that's it then. 48 00:04:32,933 --> 00:04:35,013 Imagine my baby brother leading you into battle. 49 00:04:35,093 --> 00:04:36,733 - [chuckles] - Daddy's legacy. 50 00:04:36,813 --> 00:04:37,773 WALTER: Lieutenant Stilwell, 51 00:04:37,853 --> 00:04:40,133 this calls for drinks all around. 52 00:04:40,973 --> 00:04:42,933 ANDREW: I think I'll join you boys in an iced tea. 53 00:04:43,293 --> 00:04:46,333 See? Therein lies the reason I could never make it as a Sikh. 54 00:04:46,773 --> 00:04:49,733 No G and T, and not enough hair to hold up a hat. 55 00:04:49,813 --> 00:04:51,973 [chuckling] Wait, wait, wasn't it last month 56 00:04:52,053 --> 00:04:54,293 you were complaining you could never make it as a Buddhist? 57 00:04:54,733 --> 00:05:01,573 [upbeat marching band music] 58 00:05:01,773 --> 00:05:05,013 [indistinct conversations] 59 00:05:05,093 --> 00:05:11,013 [indistinct conversations] 60 00:05:12,813 --> 00:05:15,613 [indistinct conversations] 61 00:05:16,293 --> 00:05:18,733 [whistle blows] 62 00:05:22,413 --> 00:05:23,573 Memsahib. 63 00:05:23,893 --> 00:05:26,613 Oh, yes. Yes, of course. 64 00:05:27,213 --> 00:05:28,733 It's time to go. 65 00:05:29,373 --> 00:05:30,053 Okay. 66 00:05:30,373 --> 00:05:32,013 MARGARET: [small laugh] Oh, wait! 67 00:05:32,533 --> 00:05:34,293 - I want to take a photograph. - We have to go. 68 00:05:34,373 --> 00:05:36,013 - Just one, please. - All right. 69 00:05:36,093 --> 00:05:38,373 Oh, no, come on, come on. Let's all be in this together. 70 00:05:39,133 --> 00:05:40,293 MARGARET: Come together. 71 00:05:41,253 --> 00:05:42,853 Look in the camera. 72 00:05:42,933 --> 00:05:43,893 Okay. 73 00:05:45,493 --> 00:05:46,653 Oh, it's stuck! 74 00:05:46,733 --> 00:05:48,173 We have to go. 75 00:05:48,253 --> 00:05:50,053 Perhaps I can be of assistance? 76 00:05:50,133 --> 00:05:50,973 Walter. 77 00:05:51,053 --> 00:05:54,493 [marching band continues in background] 78 00:05:55,293 --> 00:05:57,773 [camera lens clicks] 79 00:05:58,413 --> 00:06:02,133 [train whistle blows] 80 00:06:02,213 --> 00:06:08,053 [sweeping instrumentals] 81 00:06:08,133 --> 00:06:12,373 ♪ ♪ 82 00:06:14,973 --> 00:06:16,813 [train whistle blows] 83 00:06:16,893 --> 00:06:20,493 [engine chugging] 84 00:06:28,253 --> 00:06:33,733 [whistle blowing] 85 00:06:42,613 --> 00:06:45,333 [whistle blowing] 86 00:06:51,373 --> 00:06:54,933 [train brakes squeaking] 87 00:07:06,733 --> 00:07:10,613 [indistinct chatter] 88 00:07:13,573 --> 00:07:16,693 [soft music] 89 00:07:16,773 --> 00:07:19,693 ♪ ♪ 90 00:07:49,613 --> 00:07:52,693 [clock ticking] 91 00:08:18,213 --> 00:08:20,743 MARGARET: Walter did a nice piece about him for the "Times." 92 00:08:29,853 --> 00:08:30,733 [ticking] 93 00:08:30,813 --> 00:08:32,013 There was one final thing 94 00:08:32,733 --> 00:08:35,013 your brother said to me before he died,Memsaab. 95 00:08:35,413 --> 00:08:37,893 Talked to the end. That sounds like him. 96 00:08:40,773 --> 00:08:42,533 He said you should go home... 97 00:08:43,413 --> 00:08:45,333 back to England where you belong. 98 00:08:45,973 --> 00:08:47,093 Belong? 99 00:08:49,133 --> 00:08:52,253 Good lord, do I belong there now? 100 00:08:56,093 --> 00:08:58,053 My father went back to England after Mother died. 101 00:08:58,133 --> 00:09:00,093 If I didn't belong there then, why now? 102 00:09:04,653 --> 00:09:05,733 I should go. 103 00:09:08,853 --> 00:09:10,333 You're out after curfew. 104 00:09:10,413 --> 00:09:12,173 You'll have to keep off the main streets. 105 00:09:20,253 --> 00:09:21,733 Things are changing here, Memsaab. 106 00:09:29,213 --> 00:09:31,693 Will you stay on? In the army, I mean. 107 00:09:32,133 --> 00:09:35,373 No,Memsaab. I'm going back to Sirsa. 108 00:09:35,893 --> 00:09:36,773 Ah. 109 00:09:37,613 --> 00:09:39,533 Of course. Your village in Punjab. 110 00:09:41,053 --> 00:09:42,853 That's where you belong, isn't it, Gian? 111 00:09:58,533 --> 00:09:59,613 Goodbye,Memsaab. 112 00:10:05,613 --> 00:10:10,773 [moody music] 113 00:10:15,373 --> 00:10:16,853 MARGARET: Oh, Andrew. 114 00:10:17,613 --> 00:10:18,773 Don't lose it. 115 00:10:21,253 --> 00:10:23,253 My mother gave this to me when I was five. 116 00:10:23,333 --> 00:10:25,693 - Was I five, Mags? - [chuckles] I think so. 117 00:10:25,773 --> 00:10:27,053 It seems I was prone to wandering off, 118 00:10:27,133 --> 00:10:28,413 but you were supposed to mind me. 119 00:10:28,493 --> 00:10:30,933 I could never find you. Hence, the whistle. 120 00:10:31,293 --> 00:10:33,133 - Well, thank you. - He's going to be trouble. 121 00:10:33,213 --> 00:10:34,133 I can promise you that. 122 00:10:34,613 --> 00:10:36,493 Why they made him an officer is beyond me. 123 00:10:36,573 --> 00:10:37,373 English blood. 124 00:10:37,453 --> 00:10:39,573 Just enough to put me in charge of my betters. 125 00:10:40,133 --> 00:10:42,893 Don't worry,Memsahib. Nothing will happen to him. 126 00:10:43,173 --> 00:10:44,733 Avtar and I will be watching. 127 00:10:44,792 --> 00:10:45,698 [tone over P.A.] 128 00:10:59,293 --> 00:11:04,493 [Margaret sobbing] 129 00:11:17,773 --> 00:11:22,253 [somber, sweeping music] 130 00:11:22,333 --> 00:11:27,853 ♪ ♪ 131 00:11:50,573 --> 00:11:54,453 [goats bleating] 132 00:12:06,693 --> 00:12:08,933 [bird squawks] 133 00:12:09,013 --> 00:12:10,253 Not far. 134 00:12:10,693 --> 00:12:12,253 Not far to go now. 135 00:12:28,933 --> 00:12:32,453 Abu,why don't you take some rest for a while? 136 00:12:32,693 --> 00:12:34,013 Have some water, sit down. 137 00:12:35,013 --> 00:12:36,173 Please sit down. 138 00:12:36,653 --> 00:12:38,053 All right. 139 00:12:38,133 --> 00:12:39,133 Please,Abu. 140 00:12:50,253 --> 00:12:52,053 [cowbell jingling] 141 00:12:52,133 --> 00:12:54,733 [clicking tongue] 142 00:12:54,813 --> 00:12:58,773 [baby fussing in background] 143 00:13:10,613 --> 00:13:12,533 [gasps] 144 00:13:17,813 --> 00:13:21,573 [people yelling, screaming] 145 00:13:31,253 --> 00:13:32,813 [distant screaming] 146 00:13:32,893 --> 00:13:36,653 [man yelling] Aah! 147 00:13:37,333 --> 00:13:40,333 [Indistinct chatter] 148 00:13:40,573 --> 00:13:43,293 [Indistinct chatter] 149 00:13:48,933 --> 00:13:50,853 MUMTAZ: Oh--oh! BOY: Mommy! 150 00:13:50,933 --> 00:13:53,373 [Indistinct chatter] 151 00:13:55,653 --> 00:13:56,893 MUMTAZ: Naseem! 152 00:13:56,973 --> 00:13:58,853 Naseem, run! 153 00:14:04,773 --> 00:14:06,253 [Indistinct chatter] 154 00:14:06,813 --> 00:14:09,853 [Indistinct chatter] 155 00:14:09,933 --> 00:14:11,573 [Indistinct chatter] 156 00:14:36,813 --> 00:14:38,453 Akbar! Akbar, my son! 157 00:14:38,973 --> 00:14:40,053 No! 158 00:14:45,173 --> 00:14:47,813 [gasping] 159 00:14:54,933 --> 00:14:59,853 [somber music] 160 00:15:25,013 --> 00:15:26,653 [man yelling indistinctly] 161 00:15:27,213 --> 00:15:31,373 [heavy music] 162 00:15:31,453 --> 00:15:35,773 [woman humming] 163 00:15:36,733 --> 00:15:38,133 [man yelling] 164 00:15:39,733 --> 00:15:40,933 [continues yelling] 165 00:15:41,613 --> 00:15:44,693 [woman singing] 166 00:15:44,773 --> 00:15:46,173 [Indistinct chatter] 167 00:15:46,613 --> 00:15:48,173 [ox grunts] 168 00:15:48,253 --> 00:15:49,853 [bird squawking] 169 00:15:49,933 --> 00:15:57,973 [humming] 170 00:15:58,733 --> 00:16:04,533 [humming] 171 00:16:04,613 --> 00:16:07,813 [baby crying] 172 00:16:07,893 --> 00:16:13,693 [dark music] 173 00:16:13,773 --> 00:16:16,373 ♪ ♪ 174 00:16:16,453 --> 00:16:18,653 [dog barking distantly] 175 00:16:30,493 --> 00:16:31,413 GIAN: Avtar? 176 00:16:32,093 --> 00:16:33,613 You're up early this morning. 177 00:16:36,653 --> 00:16:37,853 Yeah, we must talk. 178 00:16:38,733 --> 00:16:39,893 GIAN: So talk. 179 00:16:40,453 --> 00:16:41,853 I watched you yesterday, 180 00:16:41,933 --> 00:16:45,053 busy with your farmer's work while the others did your share. 181 00:16:45,933 --> 00:16:49,933 My share? Of what, Avtar, killing innocent people? 182 00:16:50,013 --> 00:16:52,533 They got what they deserved. There's no compromise for me. 183 00:16:52,733 --> 00:16:54,573 You disappoint me, old friend. 184 00:16:57,453 --> 00:16:59,973 I don't think you are in a position to judge me. 185 00:17:01,013 --> 00:17:02,333 I have work to do. 186 00:17:05,293 --> 00:17:06,733 You didn't hesitate in Burma. 187 00:17:06,813 --> 00:17:08,573 The war is over. 188 00:17:13,253 --> 00:17:16,413 The war...is never over. 189 00:17:25,373 --> 00:17:27,253 That was made for a solider. 190 00:17:34,293 --> 00:17:37,333 [chatter, laughter] 191 00:17:37,413 --> 00:17:38,693 [Indistinct chatter] 192 00:17:42,373 --> 00:17:45,693 [Indistinct chatter] 193 00:17:45,773 --> 00:17:48,973 [Indistinct chatter] 194 00:17:51,453 --> 00:17:53,493 [Indistinct chatter] 195 00:18:06,573 --> 00:18:08,213 [gasps] 196 00:18:27,053 --> 00:18:30,493 [hyperventilating] 197 00:18:43,533 --> 00:18:44,493 Please. 198 00:18:52,653 --> 00:18:53,613 Take it. 199 00:18:57,093 --> 00:18:58,373 It's cool out this morning. 200 00:19:01,973 --> 00:19:02,893 - Please-- [woman whimpering] 201 00:19:02,973 --> 00:19:05,293 - Please... - [gasping, panting] 202 00:19:05,373 --> 00:19:06,693 I'm not going to hurt you. 203 00:19:06,773 --> 00:19:09,893 [woman gasping] 204 00:19:20,733 --> 00:19:24,133 [low chatter] 205 00:19:27,693 --> 00:19:28,693 Enough. 206 00:19:29,493 --> 00:19:30,893 You can't stay here. [men chatter, laugh] 207 00:19:31,733 --> 00:19:32,893 You must come with me. 208 00:19:33,173 --> 00:19:36,373 [soft sobbing] 209 00:19:44,173 --> 00:19:45,093 MAN: Gian. 210 00:19:45,533 --> 00:19:48,613 [cattle lowing] 211 00:19:50,253 --> 00:19:53,373 [cowbell jingling] 212 00:20:22,413 --> 00:20:23,413 In the army... 213 00:20:26,213 --> 00:20:28,813 You were told that warm feet and a full belly 214 00:20:28,893 --> 00:20:30,413 were all a man could expect. 215 00:20:31,933 --> 00:20:33,213 But when I am the chef... 216 00:20:34,933 --> 00:20:37,293 Starvation is a guest at the table. 217 00:20:44,093 --> 00:20:45,133 You should eat. 218 00:21:03,733 --> 00:21:07,893 [heavy music] 219 00:21:07,973 --> 00:21:10,613 ♪ ♪ 220 00:21:10,693 --> 00:21:14,373 [indistinct chatter] 221 00:21:34,813 --> 00:21:35,693 Gian. 222 00:21:35,773 --> 00:21:38,293 [crunching nuts] It's only noon. 223 00:21:38,733 --> 00:21:40,453 You decided not to sleep in today. 224 00:21:40,973 --> 00:21:42,413 - [chuckling] - I've given you all morning 225 00:21:42,493 --> 00:21:43,693 to repair your goods. 226 00:21:44,093 --> 00:21:45,053 Last week, your rice... 227 00:21:45,133 --> 00:21:47,933 I know, I know. Chathri put stones in my rice again. 228 00:21:48,013 --> 00:21:49,253 Buy from someone else. 229 00:21:49,893 --> 00:21:51,653 If it were that easy... 230 00:21:55,613 --> 00:21:57,453 You know about the recent killings? 231 00:21:58,213 --> 00:22:01,453 A third of red lentils and two-thirds of split peas. 232 00:22:02,013 --> 00:22:02,853 [lentils rattling] 233 00:22:02,933 --> 00:22:04,333 It was bloody. 234 00:22:04,853 --> 00:22:06,093 Very close to the village. 235 00:22:08,253 --> 00:22:09,773 I hear many Muslims died. 236 00:22:13,213 --> 00:22:14,893 Festival of Holy is... 237 00:22:15,773 --> 00:22:16,893 not for weeks. 238 00:22:16,973 --> 00:22:18,813 - What are you celebrating? - 40 yards, please. 239 00:22:18,893 --> 00:22:20,013 [chuckling] 240 00:22:20,773 --> 00:22:23,413 This color is not for someone your age, Gian. 241 00:22:24,453 --> 00:22:26,293 You're constantly surprising me. 242 00:22:26,373 --> 00:22:28,853 [horses neighing, galloping] 243 00:22:42,933 --> 00:22:45,373 Come. You must see. 244 00:22:45,653 --> 00:22:47,533 A train just arrived from Pakistan. 245 00:22:49,933 --> 00:22:53,813 [birds squawking] 246 00:22:58,453 --> 00:23:02,733 [flies buzzing] 247 00:23:08,653 --> 00:23:15,453 [heavy music swells] 248 00:23:49,413 --> 00:23:51,053 We need more men... 249 00:23:51,533 --> 00:23:53,373 men who are soldiers, Gian. 250 00:23:53,813 --> 00:23:55,133 Come and join us. 251 00:24:01,733 --> 00:24:03,053 I cannot, Avtar. 252 00:24:49,333 --> 00:24:50,733 Mother. 253 00:24:52,533 --> 00:24:54,093 Where have you been? 254 00:24:54,173 --> 00:24:57,133 - How long have you been here? - I've been looking for you. 255 00:24:59,013 --> 00:25:01,813 Rani's son was on the train. 256 00:25:02,453 --> 00:25:04,093 The whole family... 257 00:25:04,573 --> 00:25:06,493 all of them together. 258 00:25:07,733 --> 00:25:10,053 And now...dead. 259 00:25:10,733 --> 00:25:14,013 [sobbing] 260 00:25:16,773 --> 00:25:18,213 Poor Rani. 261 00:25:20,293 --> 00:25:21,813 These Muslims... 262 00:25:21,893 --> 00:25:24,893 how can they murder innocent people? 263 00:25:24,973 --> 00:25:26,253 They are butchers! 264 00:25:29,613 --> 00:25:31,173 I hate them. 265 00:25:32,333 --> 00:25:34,053 Oh, but... 266 00:25:34,573 --> 00:25:36,893 I am so glad you are not involved. 267 00:25:38,373 --> 00:25:40,853 Go to Rani. Do what you can for her. 268 00:25:42,053 --> 00:25:43,413 She's your closest friend. 269 00:25:55,013 --> 00:25:58,333 [thumping] 270 00:25:58,413 --> 00:26:01,973 [gasping] 271 00:26:07,493 --> 00:26:09,773 We have to find a better place to keep you. 272 00:26:09,853 --> 00:26:12,013 [gasping] 273 00:26:12,973 --> 00:26:14,413 I'll get some water. 274 00:26:16,213 --> 00:26:17,693 NASEEM: That was your mother? 275 00:26:18,013 --> 00:26:19,213 GIAN: Yes. 276 00:26:25,293 --> 00:26:27,373 [sobbing] I would like to see my mother... 277 00:26:28,253 --> 00:26:29,573 my family. 278 00:26:30,533 --> 00:26:33,973 [quiet music] 279 00:26:34,333 --> 00:26:39,893 ♪ ♪ 280 00:26:40,173 --> 00:26:43,693 [ambient background noise] 281 00:26:44,373 --> 00:26:46,093 REPORTER: In the past 24 hours, 282 00:26:46,173 --> 00:26:49,453 looting and rioting have taken a turn for the worse. 283 00:26:49,533 --> 00:26:51,213 Thousands of innocent refugees 284 00:26:51,293 --> 00:26:54,373 on both sides of the narrow border in the state of Punjab 285 00:26:54,453 --> 00:26:55,933 have been slaughtered. 286 00:26:56,293 --> 00:26:59,733 The cities of Lahore and Amritsar are burning. 287 00:27:00,173 --> 00:27:02,933 There seems to be no semblance of law or order, 288 00:27:03,013 --> 00:27:05,053 and the newly formed government in New Delhi 289 00:27:05,133 --> 00:27:07,493 is unable to offer any immediate help 290 00:27:07,573 --> 00:27:09,373 to bring the bloodshed to an end. 291 00:27:10,173 --> 00:27:12,133 Gandhi had nothing to say to reporters 292 00:27:12,213 --> 00:27:14,573 on the day India received her independence, 293 00:27:14,653 --> 00:27:18,293 the same independence he has devoted his life to win. 294 00:27:18,893 --> 00:27:21,613 The two nations into which India is divided 295 00:27:21,693 --> 00:27:23,733 remain dominions inside the British... 296 00:27:23,813 --> 00:27:26,413 [camel grunts] 297 00:27:39,533 --> 00:27:43,133 [tense music] 298 00:27:43,213 --> 00:27:48,773 ♪ ♪ 299 00:28:10,973 --> 00:28:13,933 GIAN: Refugees must have changed their path to the border. 300 00:28:15,293 --> 00:28:16,373 I'm sorry. 301 00:28:17,813 --> 00:28:19,613 NASEEM: I'm not going back. 302 00:28:21,293 --> 00:28:22,893 GIAN: It will be light very soon. 303 00:28:23,573 --> 00:28:24,573 We must return. 304 00:28:25,013 --> 00:28:26,613 NASEEM: I'm not going back. 305 00:28:27,413 --> 00:28:28,733 You have been good to me. 306 00:28:29,653 --> 00:28:31,493 - Where are you going? - Pakistan. 307 00:28:31,573 --> 00:28:32,733 It's the other way. 308 00:28:37,693 --> 00:28:38,853 NASEEM: Thank you. 309 00:28:45,013 --> 00:28:45,853 GIAN: Please. 310 00:29:05,773 --> 00:29:07,093 GIAN: What is your name? 311 00:29:07,693 --> 00:29:09,853 - Naseem. - I am Gian. 312 00:29:10,253 --> 00:29:11,493 NASEEM: I know. 313 00:29:11,893 --> 00:29:13,853 GIAN: Tomorrow, we can try again. 314 00:29:14,373 --> 00:29:20,293 [soft music] 315 00:29:38,773 --> 00:29:41,213 If I'm not seen in my fields, people will ask questions. 316 00:29:42,813 --> 00:29:45,973 And please...put the fire out after I leave. 317 00:29:51,053 --> 00:29:54,453 [door opens, closes] 318 00:30:42,733 --> 00:30:46,493 [Indistinct chatter] 319 00:30:46,573 --> 00:30:50,013 [commotion, chatter] 320 00:30:50,093 --> 00:30:54,293 [Indistinct chatter] 321 00:30:54,373 --> 00:30:59,013 [Indistinct chatter] 322 00:30:59,093 --> 00:31:03,333 [Indistinct chatter] 323 00:31:04,493 --> 00:31:06,653 [Indistinct chatter] 324 00:31:06,733 --> 00:31:08,053 ARJUNA: Open the door. 325 00:31:08,133 --> 00:31:13,613 [Indistinct chatter] 326 00:31:14,293 --> 00:31:16,013 Open the door. We know you're inside. 327 00:31:16,493 --> 00:31:18,093 Break the door down! 328 00:31:27,653 --> 00:31:29,053 Where's the Muslim woman? 329 00:31:30,013 --> 00:31:31,413 She's a young girl. 330 00:31:32,173 --> 00:31:34,213 She's not responsible for anyone's death. 331 00:31:34,813 --> 00:31:36,493 ARJUNA: How can you harbor one of them 332 00:31:36,573 --> 00:31:37,933 after all they have done to our people? 333 00:31:38,013 --> 00:31:39,293 She hasn't done anything. 334 00:31:39,373 --> 00:31:41,773 RANI: I'll tell you who has not done anything. 335 00:31:42,133 --> 00:31:44,093 My son, his wife, 336 00:31:44,173 --> 00:31:46,573 his children, my grandchildren! 337 00:31:47,013 --> 00:31:48,813 Murdered by bloody Muslims. 338 00:31:48,893 --> 00:31:50,733 How dare you hide one of them among us! 339 00:31:50,813 --> 00:31:52,893 You know what they did to our children on the train? 340 00:31:52,973 --> 00:31:54,693 She contaminates our village! 341 00:31:55,493 --> 00:31:56,773 Bring her out. 342 00:31:57,413 --> 00:31:58,693 You will not touch her. 343 00:31:58,893 --> 00:32:00,253 I want her out now. 344 00:32:01,933 --> 00:32:03,693 If you step into my house, 345 00:32:04,693 --> 00:32:06,053 one of us will die. 346 00:32:07,053 --> 00:32:09,933 [tense music] 347 00:32:10,013 --> 00:32:15,693 ♪ ♪ 348 00:32:19,693 --> 00:32:21,253 Then you bring her out. 349 00:32:22,853 --> 00:32:24,173 Someone must pay! 350 00:32:32,893 --> 00:32:35,173 [wood creaking] 351 00:32:37,973 --> 00:32:39,653 Don't let them take me. 352 00:32:41,173 --> 00:32:42,773 Kill me now. 353 00:32:44,613 --> 00:32:47,773 [dramatic chords] 354 00:32:57,693 --> 00:32:59,613 You were a soldier, Gian. You won't let me suffer. 355 00:32:59,693 --> 00:33:01,293 Please, Gian, you are a kind man. 356 00:33:01,533 --> 00:33:03,133 It will be easier for me. 357 00:33:03,213 --> 00:33:04,973 It will be easier for me, please. 358 00:33:05,493 --> 00:33:07,573 Kill me now... please. - Wait. 359 00:33:10,733 --> 00:33:12,013 There is still hope. 360 00:33:12,093 --> 00:33:14,173 Please, trust me. 361 00:33:19,973 --> 00:33:21,133 This is all I have. 362 00:33:22,333 --> 00:33:24,093 I hope it will be of some help. 363 00:33:26,653 --> 00:33:27,573 To those people 364 00:33:27,653 --> 00:33:30,293 who have to leave everything behind in Pakistan. 365 00:33:44,613 --> 00:33:46,493 More than 500 rupees, my friends. 366 00:33:46,933 --> 00:33:47,933 Maybe more. 367 00:33:51,693 --> 00:33:54,013 Let this be an inspiration to all of us. 368 00:33:57,253 --> 00:33:58,653 What good is any of this? 369 00:33:58,733 --> 00:34:03,093 How will you live with the blood of my family in your hands? 370 00:34:05,813 --> 00:34:07,973 May Lord Vishnu smile on our people. 371 00:34:08,053 --> 00:34:10,373 May hell be on this house! 372 00:34:10,893 --> 00:34:12,213 [spits] 373 00:34:12,293 --> 00:34:13,973 RAM: This should help. 374 00:34:14,053 --> 00:34:17,533 Whatever we can to settle our people. 375 00:34:18,293 --> 00:34:21,213 [low chatter] 376 00:34:21,973 --> 00:34:23,493 Thank you. Thank you. 377 00:34:23,573 --> 00:34:24,493 [murmuring indistinctly] 378 00:34:24,573 --> 00:34:25,693 Thank you. 379 00:34:27,013 --> 00:34:28,013 Thank you. 380 00:34:28,533 --> 00:34:29,973 You're a fool, Gian. 381 00:34:30,973 --> 00:34:32,733 Why this Muslim girl? 382 00:34:33,293 --> 00:34:34,653 Why? 383 00:34:39,613 --> 00:34:41,413 And you are still hanging on to this? 384 00:34:44,253 --> 00:34:46,373 Let go of your old memories, Gian. 385 00:34:46,453 --> 00:34:47,773 The boy's dead. 386 00:34:48,013 --> 00:34:50,173 [coins clinking in background] 387 00:34:54,533 --> 00:34:56,053 You lose yourself. 388 00:35:27,613 --> 00:35:28,693 Please, mother. 389 00:35:30,013 --> 00:35:30,853 Please. 390 00:35:48,093 --> 00:35:52,573 [humming softly] 391 00:35:56,253 --> 00:36:01,893 [chanting] 392 00:36:41,413 --> 00:36:44,013 [light clinking] 393 00:36:46,613 --> 00:36:48,773 [automatic gunfire] 394 00:36:48,853 --> 00:36:50,053 [gasping, whimpering] 395 00:36:50,133 --> 00:36:52,973 [booming explosions, gunfire] 396 00:36:53,413 --> 00:36:54,813 GIAN: Sir! 397 00:36:56,853 --> 00:36:58,213 Sir! 398 00:37:01,133 --> 00:37:04,533 [whimpering] 399 00:37:09,813 --> 00:37:12,213 [bullets ricocheting] 400 00:37:19,453 --> 00:37:21,373 Aah! 401 00:37:32,173 --> 00:37:35,853 [whimpering, yelling] 402 00:37:48,933 --> 00:37:50,453 You could have been killed today. 403 00:37:55,253 --> 00:37:57,333 I was a soldier for a very long time. 404 00:37:58,693 --> 00:38:00,373 You gave them a lot of money. 405 00:38:03,973 --> 00:38:05,093 You should sleep. 406 00:38:15,213 --> 00:38:19,493 [light, airy music] 407 00:38:19,573 --> 00:38:25,133 ♪ ♪ 408 00:38:38,013 --> 00:38:40,573 I see you still your bicycle, Miss Stilwell. 409 00:38:42,173 --> 00:38:43,333 Gian! 410 00:38:45,213 --> 00:38:47,693 What in the world are you doing here? 411 00:38:47,773 --> 00:38:48,613 You all right? 412 00:38:48,693 --> 00:38:51,653 I've been so worried with all the fighting and killings. 413 00:38:53,213 --> 00:38:54,653 I hope you like fresh paneer. 414 00:38:55,653 --> 00:38:56,853 How lovely. [light laugh] 415 00:38:57,293 --> 00:38:58,373 As long as I am not the cook. 416 00:38:58,453 --> 00:39:01,253 [laughs] Of course. Thank you, Ram. 417 00:39:01,533 --> 00:39:03,613 Come, please. 418 00:39:05,093 --> 00:39:06,413 GIAN: It was a slaughter. 419 00:39:07,213 --> 00:39:09,853 MARGARET: [sighs] Perhaps the family survived. 420 00:39:10,093 --> 00:39:11,333 Where were they going? 421 00:39:11,773 --> 00:39:13,293 To a village near Lahore. 422 00:39:14,253 --> 00:39:16,533 You mentioned they were from Delhi. 423 00:39:16,733 --> 00:39:19,493 There is a chance the local authorities may have a record 424 00:39:19,573 --> 00:39:21,693 of the family's next of kin in Pakistan. 425 00:39:24,973 --> 00:39:27,413 I promise I'll do whatever I can to help. 426 00:39:28,453 --> 00:39:30,573 And I'm not without some influence. 427 00:39:31,333 --> 00:39:32,893 Daddy's legacy, you know. 428 00:39:32,973 --> 00:39:34,093 [small laugh] 429 00:39:35,733 --> 00:39:38,773 But I'm... not optimistic, Gian. 430 00:39:40,213 --> 00:39:41,573 You must know how it is these days. 431 00:39:41,653 --> 00:39:43,653 To track down the family would be a miracle. 432 00:39:43,733 --> 00:39:45,653 Miracles do happen,Memsaab. 433 00:39:47,333 --> 00:39:48,573 Yes, they do. 434 00:39:49,133 --> 00:39:50,373 Indeed, they do. 435 00:39:53,853 --> 00:39:56,013 I should be getting back to catch the last train. 436 00:40:06,093 --> 00:40:08,573 Please. Take these for the child. 437 00:40:09,493 --> 00:40:10,773 I couldn't,Memsaab. 438 00:40:10,973 --> 00:40:12,493 You've been much too generous already. 439 00:40:12,573 --> 00:40:14,813 I insist. But you must promise to come back 440 00:40:14,893 --> 00:40:16,613 and bring me more of your fresh paneer. 441 00:40:17,133 --> 00:40:19,333 And Gian, no morememsaab,please. 442 00:40:21,293 --> 00:40:22,293 Thank you. 443 00:40:32,653 --> 00:40:34,493 You will be hearing from me, I promise. 444 00:40:40,213 --> 00:40:43,333 [light guitar chords] 445 00:40:43,413 --> 00:40:48,133 ♪ ♪ 446 00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:59,413 [overlapping chatter] 447 00:41:09,013 --> 00:41:11,573 [water splashing] 448 00:41:14,853 --> 00:41:19,053 [rhythmic brushing] 449 00:41:25,773 --> 00:41:26,973 SHANTI: Where's my son? 450 00:41:30,733 --> 00:41:32,773 - He isn't here. - I see that. 451 00:41:34,053 --> 00:41:35,893 He is gone...to New Delhi. 452 00:41:35,973 --> 00:41:37,693 He went to see the English lady. 453 00:41:38,613 --> 00:41:41,133 Gian thinks that perhaps she can help to locate my family. 454 00:41:41,213 --> 00:41:42,893 Good. I'm glad to hear that. 455 00:41:43,333 --> 00:41:45,813 Here's the suit he asked me to make. 456 00:41:50,693 --> 00:41:53,573 My son doesn't want a woman to clean for him. 457 00:41:53,813 --> 00:41:56,253 He doesn't like anyone touching his things. 458 00:41:58,253 --> 00:41:59,613 Bibiji. 459 00:42:02,853 --> 00:42:04,133 Oh, mother. 460 00:42:05,933 --> 00:42:07,293 This looks wonderful. 461 00:42:07,973 --> 00:42:09,493 Thank you so much. 462 00:42:11,013 --> 00:42:12,533 And the house looks so clean. 463 00:42:14,613 --> 00:42:15,413 Thank-- 464 00:42:19,293 --> 00:42:21,493 [door closes] 465 00:42:36,813 --> 00:42:38,893 Gian, let me get the water. 466 00:42:39,453 --> 00:42:40,253 No. 467 00:42:40,333 --> 00:42:42,453 As long as you're inside this house, no one will touch you. 468 00:42:42,533 --> 00:42:43,733 Everyone knows I'm here. 469 00:42:44,133 --> 00:42:45,333 They watch your house. 470 00:42:45,733 --> 00:42:47,613 When you are not here, I am alone. 471 00:42:48,093 --> 00:42:50,013 Let them see who their enemy is. 472 00:42:53,933 --> 00:42:55,293 I'll get the water. 473 00:43:16,933 --> 00:43:18,213 RANI: Hey, hey, hey! 474 00:43:19,213 --> 00:43:20,573 How dare you come to our well! 475 00:43:20,893 --> 00:43:22,773 There's no water for you here. 476 00:43:22,853 --> 00:43:24,413 Go and get it from Pakistan! 477 00:43:24,493 --> 00:43:25,973 Leave her alone, Rani. 478 00:43:26,053 --> 00:43:27,413 And take her along with you. 479 00:43:28,213 --> 00:43:29,693 Water belongs to everyone. 480 00:43:29,773 --> 00:43:31,573 Then let her go to her own well, okay? 481 00:43:31,653 --> 00:43:34,213 She draws water for my son's house. 482 00:43:53,293 --> 00:43:55,413 [thump] Ow! Oh... 483 00:43:56,413 --> 00:43:57,653 NASEEM: Here... 484 00:43:58,973 --> 00:44:00,573 Did you hurt yourself? 485 00:44:00,653 --> 00:44:02,093 A little. 486 00:44:09,853 --> 00:44:10,813 Oh. 487 00:44:12,893 --> 00:44:14,053 Thank you. 488 00:44:20,853 --> 00:44:24,973 [light, hopeful music] 489 00:44:25,053 --> 00:44:30,693 ♪ ♪ 490 00:44:35,213 --> 00:44:39,413 [both laughing] 491 00:45:09,773 --> 00:45:11,093 This is a surprise. 492 00:45:11,773 --> 00:45:12,973 It's a field of mustard, isn't it? 493 00:45:13,853 --> 00:45:15,013 So beautiful. 494 00:45:18,173 --> 00:45:19,333 Do you know what you need? 495 00:45:20,213 --> 00:45:21,973 - What? - A red turban. 496 00:45:22,573 --> 00:45:24,053 Imagine the red against the blue sky 497 00:45:24,133 --> 00:45:25,373 and the yellow flowers. 498 00:45:26,413 --> 00:45:27,933 I haven't got a red turban. 499 00:45:28,013 --> 00:45:29,373 Well, too bad. 500 00:45:30,373 --> 00:45:32,213 I've made something different today. 501 00:45:34,733 --> 00:45:36,053 My mother never taught me how to cook. 502 00:45:36,133 --> 00:45:37,973 She said school work was more important. 503 00:45:38,653 --> 00:45:40,933 And all I ever wanted to do was sketch or paint. 504 00:45:41,013 --> 00:45:41,933 [giggles] 505 00:45:42,013 --> 00:45:43,853 Fortunately, I can just eat about anything. 506 00:45:43,933 --> 00:45:45,333 The army is good for that. 507 00:45:45,973 --> 00:45:47,653 The only thing I can't stomach is-- 508 00:45:47,733 --> 00:45:49,613 It's squash and chapatis. 509 00:45:52,293 --> 00:45:53,373 And in this one? 510 00:45:53,813 --> 00:45:54,693 Dessert. 511 00:45:56,293 --> 00:45:58,813 It's made with saffron and almonds and squash. 512 00:46:05,573 --> 00:46:06,973 What was the only thing? 513 00:46:08,013 --> 00:46:09,293 That you couldn't stomach? 514 00:46:14,173 --> 00:46:15,333 Squash. 515 00:46:18,373 --> 00:46:19,173 Now, don't tell me. 516 00:46:19,773 --> 00:46:22,093 Let me guess what we're having for dinner tonight, huh? 517 00:46:22,493 --> 00:46:25,453 [laughs] 518 00:46:30,973 --> 00:46:34,053 [background chatter] 519 00:46:35,493 --> 00:46:38,333 [telephones ringing] 520 00:46:40,133 --> 00:46:41,213 MARGARET: Mr. Sharma. 521 00:46:41,493 --> 00:46:43,773 MR. SHARMA: Ah, Miss Stilwell. Nice to see your lovely face. 522 00:46:43,853 --> 00:46:45,613 - You're looking for me? - I'm still waiting 523 00:46:45,693 --> 00:46:47,133 for a response to my request. 524 00:46:48,253 --> 00:46:49,413 Oh, for goodness sake. 525 00:46:49,493 --> 00:46:50,533 You told me you would take care of this-- 526 00:46:50,613 --> 00:46:51,973 the little Muslim girl. 527 00:46:52,613 --> 00:46:54,973 Ah, yes. Yes, yes, I remember the case. 528 00:46:55,053 --> 00:46:57,533 The Muslim child and your Sikh friend. 529 00:46:58,613 --> 00:47:00,893 [typewriter keys clicking] 530 00:47:00,973 --> 00:47:02,933 Mr. Singh was in my brother's regiment, Mr. Sharma. 531 00:47:03,013 --> 00:47:04,693 He is not, as such, my Sikh friend. 532 00:47:04,773 --> 00:47:06,453 And he is, however, entitled to a response 533 00:47:06,533 --> 00:47:07,573 from the Indian government. 534 00:47:07,653 --> 00:47:08,973 Miss Stilwell... 535 00:47:09,173 --> 00:47:11,453 the ministry in charge of the unification of families 536 00:47:11,533 --> 00:47:13,573 have had thousands of enquiries. 537 00:47:14,013 --> 00:47:16,013 I have a close friend who writes for the "Times of India." 538 00:47:16,093 --> 00:47:17,413 Perhaps he'd be interested in writing about 539 00:47:17,493 --> 00:47:19,533 - your lack of interest. - Ah, ah. 540 00:47:19,853 --> 00:47:22,733 Very well, Miss Stilwell. I'll attend to it personally. 541 00:47:23,093 --> 00:47:25,453 Just, uh, send me another copy of the letter. 542 00:47:34,293 --> 00:47:35,293 There. 543 00:47:37,253 --> 00:47:39,013 Good day, Miss Stilwell. 544 00:47:43,373 --> 00:47:48,613 [phones ringing, typewriters clacking] 545 00:47:48,693 --> 00:47:54,133 [upbeat music, overlapping chatter] 546 00:47:54,213 --> 00:47:57,653 [laughter] 547 00:48:10,213 --> 00:48:11,013 RAM: Gian! 548 00:48:12,693 --> 00:48:15,213 Ha ha ha ha ha! 549 00:48:15,293 --> 00:48:17,573 GIAN: [laughs] 550 00:48:38,173 --> 00:48:39,693 [both giggling] 551 00:48:39,773 --> 00:48:42,213 - Give that color to me. - No, I don't think so. 552 00:48:42,293 --> 00:48:44,293 I think so. See, you need one hand free 553 00:48:44,373 --> 00:48:45,653 to lay the color, remember? 554 00:48:45,733 --> 00:48:48,093 - Okay, here. - Uh-oh. 555 00:48:51,933 --> 00:48:52,893 [both exhale] 556 00:48:52,973 --> 00:48:54,453 Ha. This is wonderful. 557 00:48:54,693 --> 00:48:56,933 Nobody staring at me, nobody watching me. 558 00:48:57,013 --> 00:48:59,173 Today, nobody knows who I am. 559 00:48:59,253 --> 00:49:02,253 But I do know. You must go say hello to Rani. 560 00:49:02,333 --> 00:49:03,493 What? No! Don't you dare. 561 00:49:03,573 --> 00:49:04,973 - I do dare. You must. - No, Manjula! 562 00:49:05,053 --> 00:49:06,213 - I insist. - Manjula, please. 563 00:49:06,293 --> 00:49:07,893 Just wait there-- I'm getting her for you, okay? 564 00:49:07,973 --> 00:49:08,893 Rani! 565 00:49:08,973 --> 00:49:11,693 [music continues] 566 00:49:21,453 --> 00:49:25,253 [Naseem grunting, crying out] 567 00:49:25,333 --> 00:49:26,573 [Arjuna laughs] 568 00:49:26,653 --> 00:49:28,093 NASEEM: Aah! 569 00:49:31,613 --> 00:49:35,653 [Naseem crying out, Arjuna laughing] 570 00:49:41,373 --> 00:49:44,893 [Gian grunting, Arjuna choking] 571 00:49:44,973 --> 00:49:48,173 [tense music] 572 00:49:48,253 --> 00:49:50,693 ♪ ♪ 573 00:49:50,773 --> 00:49:52,893 AVTAR: Gian. That's enough. 574 00:49:53,333 --> 00:49:55,013 Enough. 575 00:49:56,373 --> 00:49:57,813 [softly] Naseem! 576 00:50:04,773 --> 00:50:10,093 [moody music] 577 00:50:13,253 --> 00:50:14,453 Come, come. 578 00:50:14,973 --> 00:50:15,973 Come. 579 00:50:16,533 --> 00:50:20,213 [background chatter] 580 00:50:27,733 --> 00:50:29,813 Nobody will hurt her again. 581 00:50:31,373 --> 00:50:33,533 [murmurs Punjabi word] 582 00:50:51,053 --> 00:50:56,373 [stirring music] 583 00:51:10,613 --> 00:51:13,493 [sobbing echoes] 584 00:51:15,733 --> 00:51:17,253 [cries out] 585 00:51:17,853 --> 00:51:20,293 [gasps] 586 00:51:28,453 --> 00:51:32,253 [sobbing] 587 00:51:36,813 --> 00:51:40,933 [sniffling] 588 00:51:48,893 --> 00:51:50,093 Naseem? 589 00:51:51,533 --> 00:51:53,333 There was so much blood. 590 00:51:54,813 --> 00:51:56,493 No one could get away. [sniffling] 591 00:51:56,573 --> 00:51:58,853 My mother, my family. 592 00:52:07,693 --> 00:52:08,933 It's all right. 593 00:52:10,773 --> 00:52:12,133 You are safe with me. 594 00:52:20,573 --> 00:52:21,893 You should rest. 595 00:52:47,613 --> 00:52:54,893 [emotional orchestration] 596 00:52:57,853 --> 00:52:59,933 [sighs] 597 00:53:00,013 --> 00:53:03,293 [thunder rumbles] 598 00:53:08,733 --> 00:53:11,773 [rain pattering] 599 00:54:05,973 --> 00:54:10,533 [insects chirping] 600 00:54:15,093 --> 00:54:16,893 There is still no word from New Delhi. 601 00:54:18,453 --> 00:54:19,853 You will have to decide. 602 00:54:23,093 --> 00:54:24,293 I don't know what to do. 603 00:54:25,893 --> 00:54:28,013 She cannot stay here forever, Gian. 604 00:54:34,493 --> 00:54:37,933 [indistinct chatter] 605 00:54:38,253 --> 00:54:40,733 [Ram murmurs under breath] 606 00:54:46,293 --> 00:54:48,933 [murmurs to himself] 607 00:54:49,613 --> 00:54:52,053 [knocking on door] 608 00:55:04,853 --> 00:55:06,013 Thanks. 609 00:55:06,813 --> 00:55:08,093 Bye. 610 00:55:19,253 --> 00:55:20,533 A letter. 611 00:55:23,253 --> 00:55:24,293 From New Delhi. 612 00:55:25,573 --> 00:55:26,693 May I? 613 00:55:38,613 --> 00:55:39,573 "Dear Gian, 614 00:55:40,133 --> 00:55:42,093 "I am sorry for not writing to you earlier 615 00:55:42,173 --> 00:55:43,413 "regarding your request. 616 00:55:43,853 --> 00:55:46,453 I am pursuing the matter through the Indian government." 617 00:55:47,493 --> 00:55:49,573 MARGARET: Mr. Sharma, the officer in charge 618 00:55:49,653 --> 00:55:52,413 of the Refugee Relocation branch of the Home Ministry, 619 00:55:52,493 --> 00:55:53,653 has personally assured me 620 00:55:53,733 --> 00:55:55,653 that this will be his top priority. 621 00:55:55,893 --> 00:55:57,653 I assure you, it's just a matter of time, 622 00:55:57,733 --> 00:55:59,133 and I'll have news for you. 623 00:56:00,853 --> 00:56:01,973 NASEEM: "Once again, Gian, 624 00:56:02,053 --> 00:56:05,573 "I can't thank you enough for taking care of my dear Andrew. 625 00:56:06,053 --> 00:56:06,933 Margaret." 626 00:56:10,093 --> 00:56:11,733 [dramatic music] 627 00:56:11,813 --> 00:56:14,293 [booming explosions] 628 00:56:14,373 --> 00:56:19,093 [Andrew whimpering] 629 00:56:22,053 --> 00:56:23,333 [whistle blowing] 630 00:56:23,413 --> 00:56:25,253 - Sir! - Gian! 631 00:56:29,333 --> 00:56:30,293 Sir! 632 00:56:30,813 --> 00:56:33,133 My legs-- I can't feel my legs! 633 00:56:33,693 --> 00:56:34,613 Sir! 634 00:56:34,693 --> 00:56:36,333 I can't feel my legs! 635 00:56:36,413 --> 00:56:38,293 We will get you out! Hold on! 636 00:56:38,373 --> 00:56:40,973 [men groaning, yelling] 637 00:56:43,493 --> 00:56:45,533 AVTAR: Break! GIAN: No! 638 00:56:46,013 --> 00:56:48,613 - Don't let me drown. - I'll get you out! 639 00:56:48,973 --> 00:56:50,013 ANDREW: No, no, no-- 640 00:56:50,093 --> 00:56:53,133 I will get you out! [groaning] 641 00:56:53,213 --> 00:56:54,453 Don't let me drown. 642 00:56:54,533 --> 00:56:56,333 Please don't let me drown. 643 00:56:56,413 --> 00:56:57,853 I can't hold it! 644 00:56:58,053 --> 00:56:59,573 GIAN: Look at me! - I'm so scared. 645 00:56:59,653 --> 00:57:01,293 I don't want to drown. 646 00:57:01,373 --> 00:57:03,653 It's my legs, Gian. Please. 647 00:57:03,733 --> 00:57:05,133 - Oh-- ANDREW: Please, Gian. 648 00:57:05,213 --> 00:57:06,253 Please, please. 649 00:57:06,333 --> 00:57:08,933 You promised Maggie you would take care of me. 650 00:57:09,013 --> 00:57:10,573 Please... [crying] 651 00:57:11,213 --> 00:57:12,213 AVTAR: We must leave! 652 00:57:12,293 --> 00:57:15,053 ANDREW: Please... [gasping, groaning] 653 00:57:15,253 --> 00:57:16,533 Oh... 654 00:57:16,613 --> 00:57:17,573 Please... 655 00:57:17,853 --> 00:57:20,813 [crying, gagging] 656 00:57:42,133 --> 00:57:45,573 [Gian sobbing] 657 00:57:51,813 --> 00:57:53,253 Who was Andrew, Gian? 658 00:57:54,893 --> 00:57:56,093 Her brother. 659 00:58:00,853 --> 00:58:03,373 Avtar and I promised to protect him. 660 00:58:09,293 --> 00:58:11,093 [crying softly] 661 00:58:11,173 --> 00:58:12,413 He died. 662 00:58:15,533 --> 00:58:16,813 He was drowning. 663 00:58:22,253 --> 00:58:23,933 I had to shoot him. 664 00:58:26,333 --> 00:58:27,453 [crying] Andrew. 665 00:58:28,213 --> 00:58:32,453 [soft, emotional music] 666 00:58:32,533 --> 00:58:37,453 ♪ ♪ 667 00:58:52,333 --> 00:58:58,253 [light, airy music] 668 00:59:32,573 --> 00:59:36,613 [priest chanting] 669 00:59:46,573 --> 00:59:49,613 [children laughing] 670 01:01:18,333 --> 01:01:21,133 [child giggling] 671 01:01:41,293 --> 01:01:42,733 I love you, Gian. 672 01:01:42,813 --> 01:01:46,893 [soft, stirring music] 673 01:01:46,973 --> 01:01:52,493 ♪ ♪ 674 01:02:20,453 --> 01:02:21,213 WALTER: Perhaps if I talked 675 01:02:21,293 --> 01:02:22,293 to some people at the Ministry. 676 01:02:22,653 --> 01:02:24,613 MARGARET: Yes, that would be wonderful. 677 01:02:25,293 --> 01:02:26,413 I'm just so happy you're back. 678 01:02:26,493 --> 01:02:28,453 I haven't been able to make any headway at all. 679 01:02:28,533 --> 01:02:32,053 Well, actually, I'm only here for another couple of weeks. 680 01:02:32,973 --> 01:02:34,653 I have to get my permanent papers. 681 01:02:35,053 --> 01:02:36,853 - For England? - England? No. 682 01:02:37,213 --> 01:02:39,573 No, not England. Lahore, Pakistan. 683 01:02:40,253 --> 01:02:41,853 It's interesting how times have changed... 684 01:02:42,213 --> 01:02:44,893 since, thanks to my ancestors, Lahore's a foreign country now. 685 01:02:45,293 --> 01:02:46,533 Well, we'll be neighbors. 686 01:02:48,093 --> 01:02:50,813 Our department has been selected as translating representatives 687 01:02:50,893 --> 01:02:53,173 for the joint Punjab legislature in Lahore. 688 01:02:53,653 --> 01:02:55,373 I've been asked to attend for a time. 689 01:02:55,733 --> 01:02:58,213 [laughs] I can't imagine why they've asked me. 690 01:02:59,573 --> 01:03:01,093 You must stay at my hotel. 691 01:03:01,693 --> 01:03:03,493 - Hotel? - My family has graciously 692 01:03:03,573 --> 01:03:05,573 left me management of the Hotel Royal. 693 01:03:05,933 --> 01:03:07,373 From journalist to hotelier. 694 01:03:07,853 --> 01:03:09,333 Don't know whether that's a step up or down. 695 01:03:09,413 --> 01:03:10,733 [Margaret chuckles] 696 01:03:11,453 --> 01:03:13,573 Well, the paper is losing a good man. 697 01:03:14,373 --> 01:03:17,973 Your words gave me great comfort after Andrew died. 698 01:03:18,893 --> 01:03:21,933 I would never have imagined Andrew a hero. 699 01:03:24,413 --> 01:03:26,213 Did you ever think of going back to England? 700 01:03:26,653 --> 01:03:28,893 Surely you must have some family there. 701 01:03:31,733 --> 01:03:33,493 Losing Andrew was like losing my connection 702 01:03:33,573 --> 01:03:34,653 to my English side. 703 01:03:34,733 --> 01:03:36,453 I'm afraid I just wouldn't fit. 704 01:03:36,533 --> 01:03:38,133 You would fit in no matter where you were. 705 01:03:38,213 --> 01:03:42,053 [laughs] Yes, like a size 36 in a 38 shoe. 706 01:03:42,653 --> 01:03:44,333 Thank you, Walter. 707 01:03:46,013 --> 01:03:47,253 I'll be at the Ministry tomorrow. 708 01:03:47,893 --> 01:03:49,373 I'll talk to Tapti then. 709 01:03:50,773 --> 01:03:51,853 Until Lahore. 710 01:03:58,613 --> 01:03:59,653 Until Lahore. 711 01:04:03,573 --> 01:04:06,293 [cow lows] 712 01:04:08,853 --> 01:04:10,933 [knocking] 713 01:04:15,693 --> 01:04:16,333 Yes, um... 714 01:04:16,413 --> 01:04:19,533 I'm looking for a Mr. Singh, Gian Singh. 715 01:04:19,613 --> 01:04:20,693 I was told he lived here. 716 01:04:20,773 --> 01:04:22,613 Ah, yes, Memsaab. 717 01:04:24,293 --> 01:04:25,293 Miss Stilwell! 718 01:04:26,773 --> 01:04:28,453 Gian! [laughs] 719 01:04:29,093 --> 01:04:30,453 It's been some time. 720 01:04:33,253 --> 01:04:34,333 It has. 721 01:04:35,213 --> 01:04:37,093 Please, come in. 722 01:04:45,653 --> 01:04:47,013 Memsaab. 723 01:04:49,853 --> 01:04:51,253 - May I offer Memsaab some tea? - Oh, yes. 724 01:04:51,333 --> 01:04:53,133 That would be lovely. 725 01:05:03,893 --> 01:05:05,013 So this is Sirsa. 726 01:05:05,573 --> 01:05:06,653 Yes. 727 01:05:08,333 --> 01:05:09,253 I'm on my way to Lahore. 728 01:05:09,333 --> 01:05:11,933 I've accepted a position with the joint Punjab legislature. 729 01:05:12,253 --> 01:05:13,853 - I see. - Yes. 730 01:05:15,613 --> 01:05:17,013 It will be a welcome change from New Delhi. 731 01:05:17,093 --> 01:05:18,653 [light laugh] 732 01:05:21,613 --> 01:05:24,093 Trip so far has been very pleasant. 733 01:05:24,693 --> 01:05:26,653 [running footsteps] 734 01:05:28,933 --> 01:05:30,413 What a handsome little boy. 735 01:05:31,013 --> 01:05:32,573 This can't be the child, though. 736 01:05:33,053 --> 01:05:34,293 -Memsaab. - Oh. 737 01:05:34,613 --> 01:05:35,653 Thank you, dear. 738 01:05:43,453 --> 01:05:44,693 Well, to business. 739 01:05:45,893 --> 01:05:47,053 I'm sorry it took so long, 740 01:05:47,133 --> 01:05:49,733 but the ministry in charge of the unification of families 741 01:05:49,813 --> 01:05:51,293 is managed by a pack of idiots. 742 01:05:51,373 --> 01:05:52,813 Walter even got involved. 743 01:05:52,893 --> 01:05:54,693 Walter? How is Walter? 744 01:05:54,773 --> 01:05:55,813 He was a good man. 745 01:05:56,333 --> 01:05:57,573 Still the same. 746 01:06:01,133 --> 01:06:03,573 Uh, where is the girl, the Muslim girl? 747 01:06:06,373 --> 01:06:08,693 I am the girl. I am Naseem. 748 01:06:14,613 --> 01:06:16,413 I have news of your family. 749 01:06:17,653 --> 01:06:19,253 They are very close to Lahore. 750 01:06:21,093 --> 01:06:22,213 I have the address here for you 751 01:06:22,293 --> 01:06:23,813 as well as... [papers rustling] 752 01:06:23,893 --> 01:06:25,493 your travel papers. 753 01:06:26,053 --> 01:06:31,293 [soft music] 754 01:06:31,973 --> 01:06:32,933 Alive? 755 01:06:35,773 --> 01:06:37,293 Is Mommy sad? 756 01:06:38,893 --> 01:06:42,333 No, darling. No, Mommy's happy. 757 01:06:42,933 --> 01:06:44,133 Happy. 758 01:06:45,733 --> 01:06:48,453 - [sobbing] - I love you, Mommy. 759 01:06:48,533 --> 01:06:50,613 Oh, I love you too. 760 01:06:54,253 --> 01:06:56,813 Now all my prayers have been answered. 761 01:07:05,253 --> 01:07:06,773 Thank you,Memsaab. 762 01:07:07,693 --> 01:07:09,613 I will never forget you. 763 01:07:11,933 --> 01:07:14,333 You needn't call meMemsaab. Just Margaret. 764 01:07:22,133 --> 01:07:24,053 GIAN: How do I get papers for Vijay and myself? 765 01:07:24,373 --> 01:07:26,133 MARGARET: That would be very difficult. 766 01:07:26,573 --> 01:07:28,653 You'd have to contact the Pakistani government offices 767 01:07:28,733 --> 01:07:29,853 in New Delhi. 768 01:07:30,293 --> 01:07:31,853 It's not in my area, Gian. 769 01:07:32,253 --> 01:07:34,613 Perhaps you could go to see Mr. Sharma at the Ministry 770 01:07:34,693 --> 01:07:36,013 and tell him I sent you. 771 01:07:37,373 --> 01:07:38,773 It was good to see you again. 772 01:07:40,093 --> 01:07:41,533 It's nice to see you again too. 773 01:07:42,293 --> 01:07:43,733 And doing so well. You have a... 774 01:07:44,133 --> 01:07:45,853 a lovely family. 775 01:07:47,333 --> 01:07:49,173 Tell your wife I'll be keeping rooms 776 01:07:49,253 --> 01:07:50,293 at the Royal Hotel in Lahore 777 01:07:50,373 --> 01:07:52,133 in case she has any difficulty at the border. 778 01:07:52,573 --> 01:07:54,413 Although her papers are all in perfect order. 779 01:07:54,493 --> 01:07:55,373 I checked them myself. 780 01:08:00,093 --> 01:08:00,933 GIAN: First class. 781 01:08:05,653 --> 01:08:06,733 Miss Stilwell... 782 01:08:10,573 --> 01:08:11,693 This belongs to you. 783 01:08:13,173 --> 01:08:14,573 I should not have kept it. 784 01:08:19,573 --> 01:08:22,733 [train horn blows] 785 01:08:24,413 --> 01:08:25,973 Don't forget the Royal Hotel. 786 01:08:26,333 --> 01:08:27,773 I will tell her, Miss Stilwell. 787 01:08:28,693 --> 01:08:30,453 Why won't you call me Margaret? 788 01:08:32,853 --> 01:08:34,053 Goodbye, Margaret. 789 01:08:44,613 --> 01:08:46,413 I'll have to get my sandals fixed. 790 01:08:47,933 --> 01:08:48,933 Buy new ones. 791 01:08:49,533 --> 01:08:50,853 Oh, Gian. 792 01:08:52,653 --> 01:08:54,533 What will I do without you? 793 01:08:58,253 --> 01:09:00,293 Are you taking your saffron dress? 794 01:09:00,373 --> 01:09:01,693 I suppose. 795 01:09:04,053 --> 01:09:05,613 You look beautiful in it. 796 01:09:07,333 --> 01:09:09,613 I want your family to know you've been well cared for. 797 01:09:38,533 --> 01:09:40,373 Can I come with you,Ummi? 798 01:09:42,133 --> 01:09:43,293 No, Vijay. 799 01:09:44,213 --> 01:09:46,493 You have to stay here and look afterPaapaajee. 800 01:09:52,373 --> 01:09:53,773 Can I have a present? 801 01:09:54,973 --> 01:09:56,733 Of course. What would you like? 802 01:09:56,813 --> 01:09:57,573 A horsey. 803 01:09:57,653 --> 01:09:58,773 A horsey. 804 01:09:59,973 --> 01:10:02,213 Okay, Vijay, come here. 805 01:10:10,413 --> 01:10:11,693 Go play. 806 01:10:17,213 --> 01:10:18,653 I wish you were coming with me. 807 01:10:21,773 --> 01:10:22,933 It's only for a short time. 808 01:10:27,773 --> 01:10:28,933 Here are your tickets. 809 01:10:30,093 --> 01:10:33,853 For the journey there, and one for your return home. 810 01:10:34,413 --> 01:10:35,693 One month from today. 811 01:10:37,573 --> 01:10:38,973 Now, don't lose it. 812 01:11:09,813 --> 01:11:12,333 I will write to you as soon as I arrive. 813 01:11:35,453 --> 01:11:39,413 [sweeping instrumentals] 814 01:11:39,493 --> 01:11:45,773 ♪ ♪ 815 01:11:57,293 --> 01:12:00,693 [indistinct chatter] 816 01:12:02,493 --> 01:12:03,413 Next. 817 01:12:11,253 --> 01:12:12,533 Welcome to Pakistan. 818 01:12:13,813 --> 01:12:14,773 Next. 819 01:12:15,533 --> 01:12:17,893 Did Mama go far away? 820 01:12:19,773 --> 01:12:22,733 No,puttar. She hasn't gone far. 821 01:12:23,813 --> 01:12:25,093 She'll be back soon. 822 01:12:26,693 --> 01:12:27,693 Hmm? 823 01:12:33,853 --> 01:12:38,013 [light music] 824 01:12:38,093 --> 01:12:43,853 ♪ ♪ 825 01:12:57,533 --> 01:12:59,133 ZAKIR: Are you looking for someone? 826 01:13:09,253 --> 01:13:11,653 [whispering] Naseem? 827 01:13:12,773 --> 01:13:15,973 Akbar! Akbar, come quickly! 828 01:13:25,053 --> 01:13:26,333 Naseem? 829 01:13:36,333 --> 01:13:37,573 Mother and father? 830 01:13:38,013 --> 01:13:39,173 They're inside? 831 01:13:40,813 --> 01:13:42,253 Mother is inside. 832 01:13:44,013 --> 01:13:45,453 And where is Father? 833 01:13:49,653 --> 01:13:51,333 He didn't survive the massacre. 834 01:13:53,133 --> 01:13:54,973 He was killed by the Sikhs. 835 01:13:57,013 --> 01:13:58,613 The day we lost you. 836 01:14:00,933 --> 01:14:04,333 [Naseem sobs] 837 01:14:08,093 --> 01:14:09,853 But today you are returned to us. 838 01:14:11,293 --> 01:14:12,333 Yeah. 839 01:14:13,453 --> 01:14:14,893 I can only stay one month. 840 01:14:15,613 --> 01:14:17,573 I have a family in India. 841 01:14:18,493 --> 01:14:21,173 A son and a husband. 842 01:14:22,493 --> 01:14:24,933 [wooden clunk] 843 01:14:27,813 --> 01:14:28,733 Ummi. 844 01:14:29,453 --> 01:14:31,133 Ummi. Ummi! 845 01:14:31,213 --> 01:14:33,973 MUMTAZ: [sobs] My baby! 846 01:15:03,053 --> 01:15:05,893 [thunder rumbles] 847 01:15:05,973 --> 01:15:11,693 [melancholy music] 848 01:15:15,293 --> 01:15:16,373 RAM: Gian! 849 01:15:16,893 --> 01:15:20,253 [chatter, laughter] 850 01:15:23,173 --> 01:15:25,173 [bicycle bell rings] 851 01:15:27,853 --> 01:15:32,333 [Gian hums, chants under his breath] 852 01:15:35,933 --> 01:15:38,013 [clattering] 853 01:15:41,573 --> 01:15:43,293 [objects fall, clatter] 854 01:15:43,613 --> 01:15:46,053 Vijay! I've told you before to be quiet. 855 01:15:46,413 --> 01:15:47,773 Why don't you listen to me? 856 01:15:53,373 --> 01:15:55,973 [chanting] 857 01:16:03,453 --> 01:16:04,733 Vijay! 858 01:16:06,813 --> 01:16:08,013 Vijay. 859 01:16:10,813 --> 01:16:12,293 Where are you, Vijay? 860 01:16:16,053 --> 01:16:17,293 Vijay! 861 01:16:17,693 --> 01:16:18,933 Puttar! 862 01:16:22,053 --> 01:16:23,693 Vijay, Vijay. 863 01:16:23,773 --> 01:16:25,613 [crying] Mommy should come back now. 864 01:16:25,693 --> 01:16:28,533 - I know,puttar,I know. - She promised me a present. 865 01:16:28,613 --> 01:16:30,093 It's okay. 866 01:16:44,973 --> 01:16:46,733 [container clanks] 867 01:16:48,733 --> 01:16:49,973 Liars! 868 01:16:50,453 --> 01:16:51,613 Both of you, liars! 869 01:16:51,693 --> 01:16:52,733 Naseem, Akbar! 870 01:16:53,013 --> 01:16:55,253 This isn't right. Just calm yourself! 871 01:16:56,453 --> 01:16:57,773 [quietly] Did you know too? 872 01:16:59,693 --> 01:17:01,653 MUMTAZ: We did it for you. 873 01:17:04,253 --> 01:17:05,933 Not a single letter. 874 01:17:07,253 --> 01:17:08,973 "Stay a little longer, Naseem. 875 01:17:09,413 --> 01:17:11,533 "Another week, another month. 876 01:17:11,853 --> 01:17:13,813 Write another letter. They will understand." 877 01:17:13,893 --> 01:17:14,893 They killed our father. 878 01:17:14,973 --> 01:17:17,053 My husband killed no one. 879 01:17:20,613 --> 01:17:22,333 He saved my life. 880 01:17:27,973 --> 01:17:30,413 [Mumtaz whimpering] -Ummi! 881 01:17:34,533 --> 01:17:35,573 What are you doing? 882 01:17:36,613 --> 01:17:39,173 What are you doing? Answer me! 883 01:17:41,933 --> 01:17:44,693 You will not betray us, Naseem! 884 01:17:54,053 --> 01:17:58,053 [heavy music] 885 01:17:58,133 --> 01:18:02,373 ♪ ♪ 886 01:18:02,453 --> 01:18:05,133 [sobbing] 887 01:18:11,413 --> 01:18:12,613 Ooh! 888 01:18:12,693 --> 01:18:15,133 I know you like this candy! 889 01:18:15,213 --> 01:18:18,093 Yeah? [chuckles] 890 01:18:20,453 --> 01:18:24,133 SHANTI: When you joined the army, I had your father. 891 01:18:25,453 --> 01:18:26,813 Now I have nobody. 892 01:18:27,413 --> 01:18:29,533 Then you must understand how I feel, Mother. 893 01:18:29,613 --> 01:18:31,733 Well, at least don't take Vijay with you. 894 01:18:31,813 --> 01:18:33,973 You're going to drag him all over the place? 895 01:18:34,573 --> 01:18:36,093 He's just a child. 896 01:18:36,493 --> 01:18:39,213 Mother, he needs his mother. 897 01:18:39,293 --> 01:18:41,693 VIJAY: Daddy, see? 898 01:18:41,773 --> 01:18:44,573 - Look what I have. - Oh, come. 899 01:18:44,973 --> 01:18:46,573 RAM: Good luck in New Delhi, Gian. 900 01:18:57,213 --> 01:18:59,213 If there comes a time to judge me, Avtar, 901 01:18:59,933 --> 01:19:01,373 don't be too harsh. 902 01:19:03,013 --> 01:19:04,373 A wise man doesn't judge. 903 01:19:06,093 --> 01:19:07,973 In my experience, there are no wise men. 904 01:19:12,253 --> 01:19:13,613 I know one. 905 01:19:19,373 --> 01:19:21,093 Bye. Guru be with you. 906 01:19:23,973 --> 01:19:25,093 Have a safe journey, Gian. 907 01:19:25,173 --> 01:19:28,253 Find me some clothing samples in Lahore, especially in purple! 908 01:19:28,333 --> 01:19:29,573 Bye! 909 01:20:05,293 --> 01:20:08,333 MR. SHARMA: Impossible. Only Muslims can enter Pakistan. 910 01:20:08,573 --> 01:20:11,173 Now, if you wanted to bring your wife here, you can. 911 01:20:11,493 --> 01:20:13,333 There's still a few Hindu refugees trickling in. 912 01:20:14,053 --> 01:20:15,453 My wife is Muslim. 913 01:20:18,933 --> 01:20:21,213 She'll have to go through the proper channels in Pakistan. 914 01:20:21,653 --> 01:20:22,813 To get her sponsorship papers. 915 01:20:22,893 --> 01:20:25,453 [typewriters clacking in background] 916 01:20:26,853 --> 01:20:28,693 The present situation's still very tense. 917 01:20:29,213 --> 01:20:29,933 Now, if you're a Muslim, 918 01:20:30,013 --> 01:20:31,853 you could just walk across the border. 919 01:20:40,373 --> 01:20:41,573 Happy Diwali, Mr. Singh. 920 01:20:53,853 --> 01:21:00,333 [call to prayer chant over speakers] 921 01:21:09,653 --> 01:21:16,533 [chanting continues] 922 01:21:31,733 --> 01:21:36,493 [man chanting in background] 923 01:22:03,293 --> 01:22:06,333 From now on, your name is Muhammed Hassan. 924 01:22:12,093 --> 01:22:15,173 [stirring music] 925 01:22:15,253 --> 01:22:20,893 ♪ ♪ 926 01:22:31,773 --> 01:22:32,893 This is not enough. 927 01:22:34,133 --> 01:22:36,493 But I was told in New Delhi nothing more was necessary. 928 01:22:36,573 --> 01:22:37,653 You were misinformed. 929 01:22:37,973 --> 01:22:40,413 We need to see a permit, proper identification. 930 01:22:40,493 --> 01:22:42,213 - This is not enough. - Please. 931 01:22:42,613 --> 01:22:43,613 Let us go through. 932 01:22:43,893 --> 01:22:45,453 It has been a difficult journey for my son. 933 01:22:45,693 --> 01:22:46,973 You will have to go back to New Delhi 934 01:22:47,053 --> 01:22:49,453 and apply for the proper papers from the High Commission. 935 01:22:59,333 --> 01:23:01,853 [low chatter] 936 01:23:01,933 --> 01:23:04,973 [tense music] 937 01:23:05,053 --> 01:23:11,613 ♪ ♪ 938 01:23:13,773 --> 01:23:16,373 You have to be quiet. You understand? 939 01:23:23,613 --> 01:23:24,733 Stay down. 940 01:23:25,853 --> 01:23:26,733 Stay down! 941 01:23:26,813 --> 01:23:29,573 [low chatter] 942 01:23:30,653 --> 01:23:35,693 [grunting] Go, go, go, go! 943 01:23:42,813 --> 01:23:46,293 [edgy music] 944 01:23:46,373 --> 01:23:49,893 ♪ ♪ 945 01:24:10,693 --> 01:24:14,013 [dialogue not audible] 946 01:24:38,893 --> 01:24:41,013 [ding] 947 01:24:46,733 --> 01:24:48,933 Good day to you, sir. Uh, what can I do for you? 948 01:24:53,893 --> 01:24:55,773 I'd like a room for my son and myself. 949 01:24:56,133 --> 01:24:57,573 Your name and address, please. 950 01:24:58,253 --> 01:24:59,533 My name... 951 01:25:00,813 --> 01:25:01,973 is Muhammed Hassan. 952 01:25:02,853 --> 01:25:03,853 And your address? 953 01:25:04,933 --> 01:25:05,813 Sirsa. 954 01:25:06,213 --> 01:25:07,253 In Pakistan? 955 01:25:08,693 --> 01:25:10,013 In India. 956 01:25:12,373 --> 01:25:13,493 Ah. 957 01:25:16,093 --> 01:25:17,013 Such a shame. 958 01:25:18,133 --> 01:25:19,413 Thanks to the British, so many of us 959 01:25:19,493 --> 01:25:21,173 have become refugees in our own home. 960 01:25:22,173 --> 01:25:23,573 Perhaps they had no choice. 961 01:25:31,973 --> 01:25:33,053 They had a choice. 962 01:25:52,933 --> 01:25:53,933 Naseem? 963 01:25:55,533 --> 01:25:57,133 Try to understand. 964 01:25:58,373 --> 01:26:00,693 We cannot let you go back to India. 965 01:26:02,053 --> 01:26:03,173 I... 966 01:26:04,133 --> 01:26:05,813 I cannot lose you again. 967 01:26:07,293 --> 01:26:09,013 Don't do this to me. 968 01:26:10,493 --> 01:26:11,933 Mother, I am begging you. 969 01:26:13,093 --> 01:26:15,413 I have a husband and a son of my own now. 970 01:26:16,133 --> 01:26:17,853 Don't keep me here. 971 01:26:26,613 --> 01:26:29,093 The man is a Sikh. 972 01:26:36,413 --> 01:26:38,893 [lock clanking] 973 01:26:47,693 --> 01:26:48,973 I thought I was the one who had a problem 974 01:26:49,053 --> 01:26:50,773 deciding which religion to go with. 975 01:26:52,933 --> 01:26:54,013 GIAN: It's been a long time. 976 01:26:54,893 --> 01:26:56,333 Welcome to Lahore, Gian. 977 01:26:56,853 --> 01:26:59,093 [murmuring in Urdu] 978 01:27:01,853 --> 01:27:02,813 Miss Stilwell? 979 01:27:03,293 --> 01:27:04,453 Yes? 980 01:27:05,613 --> 01:27:07,293 You still have your bicycle, Margaret? 981 01:27:09,373 --> 01:27:10,293 Gian! 982 01:27:14,533 --> 01:27:16,333 [softly] What have you done? 983 01:27:25,533 --> 01:27:26,813 Naseem hasn't returned. 984 01:27:28,613 --> 01:27:29,733 We've had no news. 985 01:27:30,613 --> 01:27:31,893 It's been almost three months. 986 01:27:33,613 --> 01:27:35,173 I'm going to Kasur in the morning. 987 01:27:35,533 --> 01:27:36,933 Does anyone know you're coming? 988 01:27:37,293 --> 01:27:38,573 No. 989 01:27:39,533 --> 01:27:40,893 [softly] Gian. 990 01:27:44,213 --> 01:27:45,293 Do you work tomorrow? 991 01:27:45,933 --> 01:27:49,293 No. The legislature doesn't sit again until next week. 992 01:27:50,013 --> 01:27:51,333 Could I leave Vijay with you? 993 01:27:52,013 --> 01:27:53,693 Gian, you can't go alone. 994 01:27:54,413 --> 01:27:56,173 Things are still very, very bad here. 995 01:27:56,253 --> 01:27:57,813 Could you look after Vijay for me? 996 01:28:07,493 --> 01:28:11,413 [children chattering] 997 01:28:23,133 --> 01:28:24,653 This is not a wise move, Margaret. 998 01:28:25,813 --> 01:28:29,013 [hopeful music] 999 01:28:29,093 --> 01:28:36,133 ♪ ♪ 1000 01:28:55,493 --> 01:28:57,173 [door clatters closed] 1001 01:28:57,253 --> 01:28:58,933 [lock clanks] 1002 01:29:05,013 --> 01:29:06,493 Let her come out, Akbar. 1003 01:29:07,693 --> 01:29:09,413 Let her come and be with us. 1004 01:29:10,373 --> 01:29:11,493 Please? 1005 01:29:12,373 --> 01:29:13,413 Please. 1006 01:29:56,293 --> 01:29:57,213 Yes? 1007 01:29:59,013 --> 01:30:00,693 [gasps] 1008 01:30:03,693 --> 01:30:04,733 Naseem! 1009 01:30:05,093 --> 01:30:06,013 Gian! 1010 01:30:10,693 --> 01:30:12,093 - No! - No, Akbar! 1011 01:30:12,173 --> 01:30:13,613 - No! Zakir! - Akbar! 1012 01:30:16,053 --> 01:30:17,373 NASEEM: No! AKBAR: Zakir! 1013 01:30:17,453 --> 01:30:19,493 Please! She's my wife. [Naseem sobbing] 1014 01:30:19,733 --> 01:30:21,413 No! Gian! 1015 01:30:21,493 --> 01:30:23,173 No! No! 1016 01:30:23,253 --> 01:30:24,333 [sobbing] 1017 01:30:24,733 --> 01:30:25,853 Oh! 1018 01:30:27,613 --> 01:30:29,493 My sister and a Sikh! 1019 01:30:29,813 --> 01:30:31,293 How dare you come to our home? 1020 01:30:31,973 --> 01:30:33,173 You dare? 1021 01:30:37,253 --> 01:30:39,413 [commotion] AKBAR: Murderers! 1022 01:30:41,653 --> 01:30:43,693 AKBAR: You kill my father? 1023 01:30:44,053 --> 01:30:46,733 Attacked us and slaughtered us like we were nothing? 1024 01:30:46,813 --> 01:30:48,413 [thud] [Gian groans] 1025 01:30:48,493 --> 01:30:51,133 - Leave him alone! GIAN: [hoarsely] Oh, Margaret. 1026 01:30:51,213 --> 01:30:52,053 What's going on? 1027 01:30:52,133 --> 01:30:53,213 He's a Sikh! 1028 01:30:56,133 --> 01:30:57,213 I am a Muslim. 1029 01:30:58,893 --> 01:31:00,373 My name is Mohammed Hassan. 1030 01:31:00,453 --> 01:31:01,573 He's a Sikh! 1031 01:31:01,853 --> 01:31:03,053 He tried to take our sister. 1032 01:31:03,133 --> 01:31:05,013 If it is a crime to be born a Sikh, 1033 01:31:06,093 --> 01:31:07,573 then it is a crime to be born a Muslim. 1034 01:31:07,653 --> 01:31:09,333 I will not listen to this! 1035 01:31:14,453 --> 01:31:16,373 For half my life, I was a soldier. 1036 01:31:18,933 --> 01:31:20,253 I fought for India. 1037 01:31:22,493 --> 01:31:23,453 For Sikhs... 1038 01:31:24,613 --> 01:31:25,573 Muslim... 1039 01:31:26,373 --> 01:31:27,973 Hindu, Christian--for everyone. 1040 01:31:28,053 --> 01:31:31,373 Don't preach to us--preach to your own people, you murderer! 1041 01:31:31,453 --> 01:31:32,773 Yes, I killed men. 1042 01:31:34,173 --> 01:31:35,213 Many men. 1043 01:31:36,293 --> 01:31:38,093 I came home looking for peace. 1044 01:31:40,293 --> 01:31:41,733 I found Partition. 1045 01:31:43,973 --> 01:31:45,253 Hate everywhere. 1046 01:31:48,453 --> 01:31:50,173 I wanted no part of it. 1047 01:31:55,213 --> 01:31:56,693 The day I found Naseem... 1048 01:31:58,573 --> 01:32:01,013 I could not leave her there for someone else to harm. 1049 01:32:02,133 --> 01:32:03,693 I had to save her. 1050 01:32:05,773 --> 01:32:07,773 But it was Naseem who saved me. 1051 01:32:08,653 --> 01:32:10,773 [groans] 1052 01:32:16,253 --> 01:32:17,653 Your sister... 1053 01:32:18,573 --> 01:32:20,053 gave me back my life. 1054 01:32:24,053 --> 01:32:25,733 She made me want to live again. 1055 01:32:27,893 --> 01:32:29,533 She's everything to me. 1056 01:32:30,613 --> 01:32:33,213 My sister belongs here with her own people. 1057 01:32:36,013 --> 01:32:38,333 How can she not belong with me, Akbar? 1058 01:32:41,013 --> 01:32:42,853 I've been looking for her all my life. 1059 01:32:47,733 --> 01:32:50,373 Are you going to release your sister to this man? 1060 01:32:55,213 --> 01:32:56,253 Never. 1061 01:33:01,013 --> 01:33:02,013 Let's go. 1062 01:33:02,093 --> 01:33:04,373 [Gian groans] 1063 01:33:16,053 --> 01:33:18,093 Couldn't you just send him back to Lahore, Sergeant? 1064 01:33:18,453 --> 01:33:20,373 Miss, it's not possible. 1065 01:33:22,493 --> 01:33:24,453 Well, perhaps we might work something out. 1066 01:33:25,453 --> 01:33:27,133 I work for the legislature in Lahore. 1067 01:33:27,213 --> 01:33:28,413 I imagine a man with a government job 1068 01:33:28,493 --> 01:33:29,933 might be happy to make a new friend. 1069 01:33:30,533 --> 01:33:31,853 A helpful friend. 1070 01:33:33,053 --> 01:33:34,373 Take him to Lahore. 1071 01:33:45,053 --> 01:33:47,013 [door thuds closed] 1072 01:34:15,733 --> 01:34:16,693 You look well. 1073 01:34:17,933 --> 01:34:19,293 How's my little boy? 1074 01:34:21,693 --> 01:34:23,653 He has Margaret in the palm of his hand. 1075 01:34:35,413 --> 01:34:36,613 I envy you. 1076 01:34:42,293 --> 01:34:44,413 You must love Naseem very much. 1077 01:34:50,613 --> 01:34:52,253 The authorities will release you 1078 01:34:52,333 --> 01:34:54,573 if you return to India with your son. 1079 01:34:56,973 --> 01:34:58,453 Not without his mother. 1080 01:35:00,333 --> 01:35:01,253 I can't. 1081 01:35:02,333 --> 01:35:05,213 For Vijay's sake, Gian, go back to India. 1082 01:35:07,853 --> 01:35:10,453 I am not without some influence here in Lahore. 1083 01:35:10,973 --> 01:35:13,333 We will take this business up with the courts... 1084 01:35:13,973 --> 01:35:17,853 And we will get your wife out of Pakistan eventually. 1085 01:35:19,973 --> 01:35:22,973 I cannot...leave without her. 1086 01:35:27,653 --> 01:35:29,173 She's my life. 1087 01:35:31,173 --> 01:35:32,813 If you want to keep your life, 1088 01:35:33,933 --> 01:35:35,133 leave. 1089 01:35:35,653 --> 01:35:37,373 [keys jingling] 1090 01:35:39,853 --> 01:35:42,293 [metallic clanking] 1091 01:35:47,533 --> 01:35:49,253 MUMTAZ: This is not the way it was supposed to be. 1092 01:35:50,533 --> 01:35:52,453 Your father and I were from the city. 1093 01:35:53,333 --> 01:35:55,853 Our families were moderate in their views. 1094 01:35:57,253 --> 01:36:00,493 We were not supposed to be involved in matters like this. 1095 01:36:04,973 --> 01:36:07,093 Your father should not have died like he did. 1096 01:36:26,773 --> 01:36:28,293 It is a little, but... 1097 01:36:29,453 --> 01:36:31,733 it will help you get out of Pakistan. 1098 01:36:39,533 --> 01:36:41,053 When he's older... 1099 01:36:42,333 --> 01:36:43,453 tell your son that... 1100 01:36:44,253 --> 01:36:47,253 you also had a mother who loved you. 1101 01:36:51,013 --> 01:36:52,933 Ummi! I love you so much. 1102 01:36:53,173 --> 01:36:55,133 MUMTAZ: Shh... -Ummi... 1103 01:36:55,213 --> 01:36:57,493 [both sobbing] 1104 01:37:00,613 --> 01:37:04,013 MUMTAZ: [whispering] Don't go up the next street. 1105 01:37:07,213 --> 01:37:08,973 [emotional Urdu] 1106 01:37:11,893 --> 01:37:13,013 Allah! 1107 01:37:14,173 --> 01:37:15,533 Allah be with you. 1108 01:37:20,773 --> 01:37:22,813 [car horn honks] 1109 01:37:30,453 --> 01:37:33,093 [suspenseful music] 1110 01:37:33,173 --> 01:37:39,693 ♪ ♪ 1111 01:37:52,893 --> 01:37:54,533 Two, please, to Amritsar. 1112 01:38:24,253 --> 01:38:25,973 Paapaajee, Paapaajee! 1113 01:38:32,133 --> 01:38:34,573 There, now, don't worry. I'll get you another bag. 1114 01:38:35,093 --> 01:38:36,533 It doesn't matter. 1115 01:38:44,173 --> 01:38:45,253 Hey. 1116 01:38:46,173 --> 01:38:47,333 Wait here. 1117 01:38:47,973 --> 01:38:49,173 Huh? 1118 01:38:49,893 --> 01:38:51,493 [Indistinct chatter] 1119 01:38:51,853 --> 01:38:55,973 [train whistle blowing] 1120 01:38:56,173 --> 01:39:00,293 [Indistinct chatter] 1121 01:39:08,133 --> 01:39:09,493 - No bikes-- - Please! 1122 01:39:09,573 --> 01:39:11,973 - Our sister is in there! - No, no, no, no, no bikes. 1123 01:39:12,053 --> 01:39:13,573 Go back. Go. 1124 01:39:17,853 --> 01:39:18,973 Vijay! 1125 01:39:19,413 --> 01:39:20,693 Mommy! 1126 01:39:28,173 --> 01:39:29,453 Did you bring me a present? 1127 01:39:29,533 --> 01:39:31,693 Of course. How could I possibly forget? 1128 01:39:31,893 --> 01:39:33,013 Here. 1129 01:39:34,493 --> 01:39:35,933 Thank you! 1130 01:39:37,773 --> 01:39:40,013 Vijay. [laughs] 1131 01:39:45,693 --> 01:39:46,933 Naseem! 1132 01:39:54,013 --> 01:39:57,733 [train horn] 1133 01:39:59,893 --> 01:40:00,853 Please, Margaret. 1134 01:40:01,373 --> 01:40:02,973 GIAN: Naseem! 1135 01:40:06,253 --> 01:40:08,173 Naseem! 1136 01:40:25,293 --> 01:40:28,693 [uplifting, emotional music] 1137 01:40:28,773 --> 01:40:33,813 ♪ ♪ 1138 01:40:48,853 --> 01:40:51,293 [tense percussive music] 1139 01:40:52,693 --> 01:40:53,933 AKBAR: Naseem! 1140 01:40:54,293 --> 01:40:55,733 No, Akbar! 1141 01:40:57,093 --> 01:40:58,693 GIAN: Go to Vijay! 1142 01:41:03,093 --> 01:41:04,453 Go! 1143 01:41:07,733 --> 01:41:09,373 Go to Vijay! Go! 1144 01:41:09,973 --> 01:41:11,013 Naseem! 1145 01:41:11,733 --> 01:41:12,933 NASEEM: Akbar, please. 1146 01:41:13,013 --> 01:41:15,773 [whistle blowing] 1147 01:41:22,653 --> 01:41:24,093 Aah! 1148 01:41:26,133 --> 01:41:27,333 Ali! 1149 01:42:20,133 --> 01:42:23,453 [whistle blows] 1150 01:42:37,973 --> 01:42:38,773 N-Naseem! 1151 01:42:47,293 --> 01:42:48,813 Mommy! 1152 01:43:04,213 --> 01:43:05,933 [toot toot] 1153 01:43:12,293 --> 01:43:13,373 Naseem, hurry. 1154 01:43:13,453 --> 01:43:14,693 Get on the train. 1155 01:43:16,573 --> 01:43:17,453 Hurry. 1156 01:43:18,733 --> 01:43:20,253 Get on the train. 1157 01:44:38,453 --> 01:44:42,053 [sweeping orchestration] 1158 01:44:42,133 --> 01:44:48,333 ♪ ♪ 1159 01:45:40,013 --> 01:45:42,173 NASEEM: Like so many whose lives were torn apart 1160 01:45:42,253 --> 01:45:43,293 by the Partition, 1161 01:45:43,813 --> 01:45:46,373 Margaret, Vijay, and I came to England. 1162 01:45:47,333 --> 01:45:49,653 Walter took Gian home to Sirsa... 1163 01:45:51,053 --> 01:45:52,733 where he and Avtar spread his ashes 1164 01:45:52,813 --> 01:45:55,373 around the base of the banyan tree in the village. 1165 01:45:57,413 --> 01:45:59,973 The banyan's roots go deep within the ground 1166 01:46:00,333 --> 01:46:02,293 where they emerge as new trees. 1167 01:46:03,093 --> 01:46:04,253 Like the banyan, 1168 01:46:05,333 --> 01:46:08,773 Gian's love gave me the strength to start a new life. 1169 01:46:10,413 --> 01:46:12,533 He lives on in all that I am... 1170 01:46:13,493 --> 01:46:15,053 that we are. 1171 01:46:19,493 --> 01:46:26,293 [sweeping orchestration] 1172 01:46:28,013 --> 01:46:31,013 [light music] 1173 01:46:31,093 --> 01:46:37,253 ♪ ♪