03x04 - Atma Manthan

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Chief, we'll cross bridges when
we get to them.

We have to inform the ward
members about the road.

-Hello.
-Why do we need to do that?

-Hello.
-Hello.

Nothing to be clarified
or mentioned here.

That the MLA's post is vacant
and the road can't be built.

No. Why should we mention that?

Why don't you get it?

The whole mess related to Jagmohan
began with the road.

If you can't get the road built,

why not admit it honestly?
It's no big deal if you ask me.

He is right, Mr. Secretary.

Okay. You can mention it.

Lately, you have more clout
with the people these days.

You can do the talking.

Abhishek sir, everyone is here.
Let's start the meeting.

-Let's go.
-Come on.

Prahlad is still sitting.
Let's go quickly.

So, we will address the agenda.

But first, Prahlad wants to speak to us.
Prahlad.

-So I just want to say...
-What's going on, Chief?

You gave the house meant for
Jagmohan's mother to West Phulera?

What is it, Bhushan?

Let me tell you what is going on.

As per the 'Prime Minister Garib
Awas Yojana', 12 houses were allotted.

-Okay?
-Okay.

As per the old list, seven homes
to Phulera West.

And only four houses
were given to East Phulera.

The 12th house was given to Jagmohan's
mother. It was taken off the list later.

-Okay?
-Okay.

Ideally, it should be given
to a family in East Phulera.

-But who gets it?
-Anil.

-And where does he live?
-West Phulera.

So, it boils down to this.

West Phulera gets eight homes and
East Phulera gets only four houses.

-This is wrong. Isn't it?
-It's wrong.

It's bad.

Why such animosity
towards East Phulera, Chief?

But we let the chief handle
the allotment of shelters for the needy.

-Yes, of course.
-Yes.

Why did you do this, Chief?

Chief is from the West and prefers
to share the spoils with his folks.

Chief, do anything you want.

Just don't do it quite so blatantly.

The chief is totally brazen about this.

-Bhushan. -Prahlad, don't speak.
You are not the enemy.

But I can't stand the chief anymore.

-Bhushan, can you just let it...
-Forget about it.

Stop repeating my name.

You couldn't build the road
the last time around.

This time, you're splitting
the village in two.

What the heck? Without an MLA in power,

who the hell will build that road?
Your daddy?

-You have nothing but excuses to offer.
-He doesn't need to offer you any.

Without an MLA in power, who will we
ask for money to build the road?

-Won't Phulera have a road?
-Won't a road get built?

That's right.

-Right.
-We must do something, Chief.

Listen, folks.

The MLA is out on bail.

After the sub-elections,
his wife will be the MLA.

You have already stirred up a fight
between the MLA and the village.

And who did you do that for?
A government representative. This one.

Chief, you are ruining the village
just out of spite and personal ego.

The village doesn't need
a self-centred leader like you.

They need one who
plans for the long term.

Someone who keeps the village, the MLA
and all concerned on the same page.

Prahlad will guarantee
that you get a couple of votes.

But given your ways,
you don't even deserve one.

Have your meetings. Play these games.

Keep meeting.
Now, we're done with the meeting.

You bent them over and drilled it hard.

'Panchayat'

Can't you hear the phone ringing
for so long?

Okay. Give it to me.

-Yes, brother?
-Hello.

-Hello?
-Hello, Vikas.

-Yes.
-Are you coming to the BDO office?

No. You guys go ahead.
I am not feeling too well.

-Okay, fine.
-Okay.

What is it, dear?

I told you. There's a protest at the BDO
office to increase seniors' pay cheques.

Why don't you go?

I don't feel like going.

You're fretting over the chief
but you don't have to. They are rich.

They won't have any problems.

Think for yourself.

Why must you always
hone in on the money?

Don't we have grains, lentils
or anything else in the house?

Listen to me.

Look at me.

We don't have issues presently.

But after we have kids
in future, we will have issues.

Is that right?

Good news for me?

No. Not yet.

But we have to get around to it.

Or you will be a lonely old man
like Uncle Prahlad.

You need to think it over.

Okay. You can go. This must be done too.

Sir, do you think 10,000 rupees
is a kind of salary in these times?

-We won't get more if we don't speak up.
-Don't tell me.

Go on, it's okay.

Okay.

So, sir, I just wanted
to check in on the chief once.

I mean the beast has
insulted him too much...

Given what he did,
a little humiliation is valid.

Why did he have to devide
it up from eight to four?

He could have allotted six plots
to each. But he won't listen.

It's okay, now.

The world will question him.
And why not?

No, sir. That's all very well. But the
chief gets more votes from the West.

-That's why he did it.
-So, fine, he can do what he wants.

Everyone is focusing on their lives.
I'll do so. You do it too.

Go on.

-You will see it during
the next elections. -I...

Hello? What is the chief up to?

Fighting with mother. What else?

Am I going to lose
just because you said so?

You created a civil w*r in the village.
How can you win?

-You'll see me win it.
-Fight quietly. Others live here too.

-Or you can tell me so I can leave.
-You don't get it.

-You have driven me out of my mind.
Always fighting. -I am smarter than you.

I don't know what to say.

-I am going to Paikauli Bazaar.
-Why say it when we live together?

Paikauli Bazaar? Why?

-Am I blabbering? What are you doing?
-Just like that.

-Roam around a bit. Find some peace.
-What are you doing?

How are you going?

Let's see. I'll take Uncle Parmeshwar's
scooty. If not, I'll walk.

Let me drop you.

Why? Is there anything
you need to do out there?

No, nothing to do as such.
I'd like to roam around Paikauli Bazaar.

I didn't tell you to make me the chief.

If you didn't want to be,
you could have said so before.

-I will be back.
-Okay, fine.

Okay.

I was publicly insulted because of you.

As if. Big deal you feel insulted.

You think people are voting
at the mention of your name.

If they voted for me and did it all
for me, it would never come to this.

Is that so? What could you
do so differently?

I would allot the houses under
'Prime Minister Garib Awas Yojana'

equally in the East and West.

Allot them equally.

Wouldn't you do more for the West
which voted more in the last elections?

I would do it but not quite so openly.

Is that so? What would you do?
I want to hear this.

Do what you want.

-As if. Look at this.
-I said so.

He's messed it all up
and foisted the blame on me.

Rinki, where are you?

Where did she go?

Nobody is here in the house
while he wants to build a palace.

Very nice. You told me to build it.

Now that it's getting built,
you're cribbing about it?

I told you when Rinki
gets a new proposal,

we can show off our big house to them.

Where is the new proposal?

Rinki isn't getting married.
That's not on me.

Yes, then why are we doing up
the house? Just stop it.

-Yes, I'll stop it.
-Sure, do it. I don't care.

-I don't care either. I will do it.
-Sure, do it.

Or you can jump down from there.
That should end things effectively.

'Increase the pay for the helper'

'Mohan's Sweet Shop'

'Silent protest'

You could get an MBA degree, you know.

Yes, but don't you think that exams
for banks and PO will be simpler?

Nothing is simple.

It gets difficult no matter what
exams you are preparing for.

Hmm. I agree.

How did the career graph suddenly
take an upward spike?

Why not?

No, I guess it's good it has come up.

It's the best thing really.
Getting a career in place.

-I was just wondering why you're
in a hurry to marry. -I am not.

I told mother that I don't
want to marry just now.

I just want to think of myself
for now for a bit.

Yes, you can prepare for the MBA degree.

But can I manage to get an MBA degree?

Sure, you can do it.
Why not? You can do it.

There's a bit of a fight
but you can do it.

-Did you have Maths in the 12th grade?
-Yes.

-How much did you score?
-42.

What is it? Isn't that enough?

-Is that way too low?
-Yes, I mean...

-No, I mean...
-I didn't study, so it dipped.

Otherwise, I am clued in Mathematics.

-Yes, of course. I had low scores in
the 10th and 12th grades too. -Right?

-Madhav. Give me some chewing tobacco.
-Yes.

Why? Didn't you bring your stuff?

I lost it. God knows where.

-Wasn't it that plastic case?
-Yes, it was.

No big deal.

-What is Bhushan doing?
-Primping, I guess.

Hey.

How do I look?

Brother. Hey there.

Coming.

Looking good, brother.

-Pintu's mom is coming too.
-Why must she meet the MLA?

No, it's good. After all,
sister-in-law is the opponent.

Of course. The MLA should see that
we are all set to battle the chief.

Sure. He should meet us. That's all.

Since he's out of prison now,
I bet the visitors are flocking.

Bhushan, did the MLA actually
slaughter and eat the dog?

-So, the court says.
-The court can say what it pleases.

-What?
-Not what. It's a lower court.

The case is going to go into
a higher court now.

The MLA will get out of it, okay?

Why should we bother?

Why do we care if he slaughters
and eats a dog or a wild bull, right?

I know. We don't need to become
the judge.

We have to get his support. That's all.

-Hello, sister-in-law.
-Hello.

I have to say. Sister-in-law
looks like the chief.

-Since she looks like one,
she will become one too. -Obviously.

-The next chief should be
from Phulera East. -Yes.

-I've had enough of the discrimination.
-Yes.

-Let's go.
-Let's go, brother.

Get your shoes off.

-Where do I sit?
-Scoot in here.

-Move over.
-Yes. Move over, buddy.

-Will the door open or what?
-No.

-Get a four-seater in. How do we
go out with the kids? -Watch it.

-Mangal.
-Yes.

-What's up, Mangal?
-All well, Prahlad.

What is everyone in the village saying?

Tell me, buddy.
It's all okay. Talk to me.

People are blaming the chief
for creating a civil w*r.

But don't worry. Nobody blames you.

Why not?

It's my fault too.

-I should have paid attention.
-Who can say anything to you?

Why not?
Have I been promoted to God status?

I'll leave, Prahlad.

-We are going to meet the MLA.
-Get them out of here. Go away.

No arguments. The MLA won't
meet anyone from Phulera. Leave.

-Let's go.
-Let's go.

-Wait, please.
-Vinod.

Chuttan Babu, we aren't enemies.
We are friends.

Give us a chance to meet him once.

The MLA can't have any friendly
connection with Phulera anymore.

You guys got the transfer cancelled just
because he was framed in some case.

You attacked an unarmed man.

After the by-elections,
when he comes to power,

all of you will get your just desserts.

Then you will see how we settle scores.

Chuttan Babu,

settle scores with the chief,
not the entire village.

Yes.

Give me a chance so I can help you
settle scores.

Yes.

We have tons of scores
to settle as well.

We will settle the scores together.

-Yes, we will do that.
-Let's do it together.

-Greetings, sir.
-Okay, greetings.

Why are you standing so meekly?
Did I do something wrong?

It's enough. Lower your hands, please.
Come and have a seat.

Let's sit, brother.

Hey, why are you coming over?
Back off. Go back.

Stand over there. Behind that chair.

Do you see this?

I have to take BP pills.

I agree, sir. After being accused
of slaughtering and eating a dog,

your BP is bound to rise.

-Shut up. What are you saying?
-What?

What a donkey pill.

Donkey pills tend to loom.

Back off. Get back.

-Go, stand near the door. Get back.
-Okay.

-Come.
-Come.

-Me too?
-Yes, you too.

-Here?
-That's it. Stand there.

MLA sir, we don't believe that.

Until the Supreme Court's verdict
comes out, we will not accept anything.

You are innocent.

So, you can defeat Manju Devi?

Certainly, if you co-operate.

What's your plan of action?

We plan to strike a peace accord
between you and the Phulera village.

We want you to promise something.
When you become the MLA,

please get the road in Phulera built.

The road in Phulera.

So, you are the mediator
of this peace accord.

So, you guys will become major
leaders of the village by doing this.

What do I get in return for this?

Hmm?

Revenge.

Revenge?

Revenge for the humiliation
suffered, MLA sir.

Revenge for humiliation. Humiliation.

-You will become the chief.
-Yes.

So, husband of the chief, well done.

-And you?
-Vice Chief should do, sir.

Yes.

-And...
-And you?

-He...
-I can be a ward member.

We can see about the Vice Chief later.

-A toss-up between Vinod and me.
Right, Bhushan? -Yes.

-Anyone can do it.
-But for now, assume that it's me.

No, why must we assume it?
Why can't I do it?

-You can't speak that way.
Brother will tell us. -Be quiet.

-We can decide this later.
-This isn't...

Sir, during the next elections, I will
slam dunk the chief's family so hard

that he will never get back on his feet.

You can overthrow the throne.
You have my support.

Remember this. The civil w*r situation
in Phulera must stay forever.

The chief started the fire.

Burn him in the same fire.

And you will emerge out of that fire.

-Will you do it?
-Yes.

-You will?
-Yes!

-Will you do it?
-Yes, we will!

I went for a day. I won't go again.

Why not?

It's pointless. The government
will increase pay when it wants to.

Yes, that's how it is.
No point in waiting for others.

Increase your income with a side hustle.
Don't get into any of this.

Did anyone check on the chief?

Dad, come and eat. Dinner is cooked
and mom has called you.

What is it? Normally, you guzzle
it down. What's the matter today?

Darn it.

Tell me. Speak to me. What is it?

Abuse me. Everyone is doing it.
You do it too. Come on. Do it.

Chief, we must speak to you.

What is it?

About the mistake made related to

'Prime Minister Garib Awas Yojana'...

A mistake? What mistake is that?

-Chief, we did make a mistake.
-What?

But it's not just your fault.

We all made mistakes. We should
have paid attention, right?

Anyway,

I just wanted to say

I have 5 million rupees from
the government as compensation.

Let's use it to build
the road in the village

and I think everything
will get resolved.

Why should you pay for official work?

You got the money.

You got it for your work, Uncle Prahlad.
You have a right to it.

What will I do with the cash, son?

You have a long life to live,
Uncle Prahlad.

You don't know what you may
need at any random time.

The road will be built
with government funding.

Chief, let's get the road built
or you will lose the elections.

How can I lose?

Aren't you with me?

I am not with you, Chief.

What do you mean?

I mean I won't contest the Panchayat
elections this time, Chief.

What? Am I that vile you can't
contest the election with me?

You are like my elder brother, Chief.
Why would you say that?

So, if I am like an elder brother,
what's the issue?

The problem is that

everyone will think that I am hiding
my mistake in the name of Rahul.

It's not right.

-Alcoholics.
-After you become the chief,

we will put an end to these meetings
over drinks.