Rishi!
What are you doing? Put that down!
-Wait! Stop right there. -Where are you going, Rishi?
Have you lost your mind, Rishi?
You might cut yourself!
And you will grow a beard too early.
Will I grow a beard? That's what I was trying to do.
Is that so? I will teach you a lesson.
Hey! What are you doing?
It's probably a science experiment.
I will try a slapping experiment on his face!
If you try to grow a beard like this again, I will...
-...break both your legs. -Mom!
Go. Get out of here.
-Move it! -He deserves a slap.
This boy is always up to no good...
You snitch!
Donkey. Get lost.
Ritika. Get out of here.
You wanted to grow a beard?
Yes grandma.
Ritika, check who is calling.
Yes mom.
Hello?
Will you say something? A call costs 2 rupees per minute.
Uh... Ritu...
I just wanted to tell you
that you... you are very beautiful.
I am hanging up.
Will you...
come to the terrace at 3?
Hello?
Who was it?
I don't know.
This Rishi keeps blank calling everyone and harassing them.
And now people are doing it to us.
When will this boy learn!
Don't go to the roof Ritika.
Who knows who might be waiting for you.
Yes... why would I go?
But Sonal...
how else do I figure out who my secret admirer is?
Ritika, don't act so inquisitive.
You're not even 18 yet.
It's not...
It's not like I am going to my wedding.
I am just going to the terrace to find out who it is.
I am scared too Ritika...
Come on Sonal...
I will call you back later.
I just wanted to tell you that you are very beautiful.
Sis? What are you looking at?
What? Get lost.
Do you want a slap? Go away.
Will you...
come to the terrace at 3?
Yes?
Really?
When?
Yeah, I know. Totally...
Isn't it against the rules to wear nail polish in school?
I will call you back later.
Mom, I will take this off before going to school tomorrow.
But you will still apply it?
What happened to her?
What do you think?
One idiot wants to grow a beard.
The other wants to be Aishwarya Rai.
They have both lost their minds.
I haven't lost my mind.
Mom has.
She hit me with the stick today.
Why were you trying to grow a beard?
I told you, he wants to grow up.
He thinks all he needs is a beard.
Well then it's a good thing that he was punished.
I agree.
Remember when you wanted to grow a beard and got a beating from me?
Come on mom...
You think that's funny?
Hello?
Will you say something?
Um... I will check who it is.
Hello?
Yes?
See? She got an answer.
Yes of course!
I will definitely be there.
Who was it?
Mom... dad...
It was Dinkar sir from school.
Remember the girl who was selected to play Kho-kho on the state level?
She has been injured.
So they want me to play in her place.
But... how will you return with all the darkness and fog outside?
I don't care if it's dark or not, I want to go!
What if you get hurt?
If I get hurt then I will heal eventually.
If the winter passes then a new season will take its place.
But if I miss this opportunity...
then it will be gone forever.
Please mom.
You can go.
Play if you want.
Really?
Thank you mom. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
-That's enough. -Thank you, thank you...
Neerja...
Don't worry mom.
Remember last time when she lost the opportunity for her brother?
Let her play.
This damn phone...
Why do we keep getting calls?
Hello?
When they hear my voice they stop replying.
What is wrong? Is the phone dead?
How did you become an engineer in the Department of Telecommunications?
Don't you understand?
Our daughter has grown up.
She keeps getting blank calls.
These are blank calls?
Yes.
Should I install caller ID?
Caller ID?
Mom, caller ID is a machine that you attach to a telephone...
so that when you get a call you can see their number.
Go ahead.
Who are you harassing with your blank calls these days?
I am not! In fact, other people are harassing us.
That is why dad is installing caller ID.
Whoever is making blank calls to us, will have the CID behind him.
Caller ID? What is that?
The number of the person who is calling appears on that machine.
Just like a shape-shifting cobra
preserves the face of it's killer on it's retina.
Just like that.
Should I loosen it?
Yeah...
-We got it! -Yes!
You're very good at this.
Do you want to learn too?
Will you teach me?
I will teach you... just come to the terrace in the evening.
And remember... Don't come alone.
Bring someone with you to hold the string.
Who?
How about your sister?
The thing is... I am fighting with my sister.
Fine. Forget about it.
Look...
God has given you another chance.
But it's a state level competition.
It will be very difficult.
Yes sir. I will do it sir.
Even Zia-ul-Haq had to put his ego aside.
So will you.
Fine, come back tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
-Thank you sir. -Come on.
You will become a master in just a week.
I will teach you trick 52 tomorrow Rishi.
Okay brother. Sis, we have to come back tomorrow.
I can't come. You can do it alone.
Why?
I have Kho-kho practice starting tomorrow.
Here. I don't want to play these childish games...
These girls...
Who is following me?
Tea?
No...
It's so late...
Where is this girl?
I am sure she is on her way, she is just 10 minutes late.
Here she is.
Dabloo?
What are you doing here?
What happened?
Ritu... I want to give you something.
Ritu!
Where is she?
What's wrong? Why are you marching around?
It's 7 pm and Ritika isn't home yet.
What...
Why don't you try calling the Kho-kho sir?
Mom, there is no phone in their house.
I warned you guys... But no one ever listens to me.
-What happened? -I checked everywhere...
even Sonal's house.
-And? -She isn't there.
Where is she...
I am so scared.
We have also been getting those phone calls for the last few days.
And we stopped getting those calls once we got caller ID.
Something is definitely wrong.
Oh God...
This girl is out there alone in the night...
What if something happens to her?
No, don't worry mom. It will all be fine.
I will make a few phone calls and--
No, forget about calling people. Let's go.
We will find her ourselves.
Let me just get my keys...
See you later mom, stay here.
Let's go.
-Ritika? -Sis is back!
-Ritika! -Let's go.
Ritika?
Listen to me.
Ritika...
Ritika?
Look, now she closed the door.
Ritika open the door!
She closes the latch when you try to talk to her.
-Open the door sis! -Ritika!
Move aside Rishi...
-Ritika... -She came out...
What happened?
Just tell me what happened.
Um... my cycle broke down so it took me a while to fix it.
You could have called us from a PCO and told us, right?
Do you know how worried we were?
I didn't have the money, mom.
I will do it next time.
Happy?
I am hungry, let's go eat.
It's my fault Sonal.
If Kiran Bedi finds out...
then she will lock me in the dungeon.
Dungeon?
Storeroom.
Ritika, it's not your fault. It's Dabloo's fault!
I go to the terrace...
He shines the mirror at me...
and I smile.
Is this a Miss World fashion show or something?
How will I tell my parents?
Sonal...
I even opened my hair...
You opened your hair?
Ritika, I told you not to do it.
Why don't you listen to me?
Sis? What's wrong?
Nothing. Go away.
Just tell me.
You won't understand Rishi. Just go away.
I cut two kite strings with my kite today.
I am not a kid.
Don't annoy me Rishi. I told you to go away!
Okay fine.
We will drop mom off at your place tomorrow.
Bye.
Mom? It was a call from aunty right?
How do you know?
Because I know the number by heart.
Caller ID tells us who is calling.
When I grow up I will make a machine
that doesn't just show you the number,
but also the name and face of the caller.
Finish your education first, then you can make such a machine.
-Grandma! -Yes my boy.
When will you come back?
Whenever you call me. I will come running back.
Day after tomorrow.
Good idea. I will leave tomorrow and return day after.
Right?
Ritika.
Aren't you going to practice?
Uh... no mom, I am not going to practice today.
Why? What's wrong?
That's... because... I got injured yesterday.
That is why I am not going. It also gets dark by the time I come home.
That's true, but...
how will you compete on the state level then?
You need to be more sincere.
Yes mom, but...
Studies!
I am unable to manage it along with my studies.
I am unable to finish my homework.
That's why...
Are you sure that's the reason?
Is there another reason?
No...
No other reason.
Well, you shouldn't neglect your studies
but you like Kho-kho don't you?
Then manage your time better.
You have to go to practice.
Now go. Get ready.
Sis?
What's wrong?
Nothing...
I... am going to practice.
Please tell me if something is wrong.
It's nothing. Go home.
Dabloo, will you fly kites with us tomorrow?
Of course!
Dabloo?
Rishi? Where did you come from?
Dabloo, will you teach me trick 52 tomorrow?
Of course I will.
Just come to the terrace tomorrow.
And you will bring your sister too, won't you?
I need to tell you something. Bring your ear closer.
Okay, see you tomorrow then.
-Tell me. -Your ear.
This kid slapped you!
Rishi?
What happened?
Who hit you?
Dabloo slapped me.
But I hit him too. A tight slap.
-Dabloo did? -Yes.
I gave him a slap in front of all the kids from our colony.
He'll remember it forever.
-Why? -I told him,
that if you ever look at my sister again
then I will tear your eyes out.
Sis? What's wrong?
Nothing.
I cut two kite strings with my kite today. I am not a kid.
Give me that.
Should I apply medicine on it?
Come.
I think...
that I should give Dabloo a tight slap too.
The slap that Rishi gave him...
he will never even try to harrass someone again.
He won't even think about it.
It would have been better
if Ritika gave him a slap too.
-Grandma? -Yeah.
-Please stay. -Why?
Now that room is yours.
Close the latch and enjoy your privacy.
I don't need to do that anymore.
I can live with this donkey.
Mom. This is food for the journey.
And I have also packed your medicines.
Take care.
Come back soon.
Can I tell you something?
Ritika calls you... Kiran Bedi.
I know.
Do you know...
that she calls you Indira Gandhi?
This girl...
-She is just like you! -Mom!
Grandma.
Make sure to keep playing Kho-kho.
Bye grandma.
Come back soon grandma.
Just like grandma, it's also time for the winter season to leave.
I am still not sure
whether I like the cold or not.
But this time,
the cold wasn't that bad.
And slowly the fog is beginning to lift.
It will be sunny in a few days.
And everything will look crystal clear.
And soon it will be spring.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
That's it Ritika! Good job!
Good job Ritika! Good job!