01x06 - Time after Time

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[Title Montage]

[Ronobir] In 1971,

forces of Pakistan attacked

11 Indian base forces.

Thus began a fearsome w*r.

Condition of Bengal was bad.

On one hand, East Pakistan

was being divided

and on the other hand,

Naxalites had infiltrated

the whole of Bengal.

The moment which had

begun with an ideology

had already turned violent.

Many rebels were already

flourishing at Naxalbari.

There was a w*r outside.

And inside too.

[Man 1] India will

lose from them both.

- From Pakistan

- Oh bro.

And Naxalites too.

Listen to me.

Police are raiding homes

and pulling out the Naxalites.

- Yes. - Government has become

very strict.

- Very stern.

- You are right.

Dhaka will fall and

Pakistan will step back.

[Ronobir] The politics

at Calcutta's coffee houses

was going to rise

like the cigarette smoke.

The real fight was on the ground.

Where Naxalites had turned

into God for the poor people.

Disparity between rural

and urban India was widening.

Reality of one was

different from the other.

[Man 3] I don't think

there will be a w*r.

Pakistan's military controls them.

Prafulla is absolutely pro Center.

[Man 2] Who will care about Bengal?

Red salute.

Red salute.

Red salute.

You can't stop us.

Due to foreign culture,

all of you have lost your minds.

All of you are still sl*ves.

There will be a change.

Red salute.

[Radio Announcement] According

to the government records,

10 lakhs refugees have ran away

from East Pakistan

and entered Bengal.

Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi,

is in dire a trouble now.

w*r with Pakistan seems

to be looming overhead.

[Ronobir] On one hand, India

was fighting battles internally

and externally.

On the other hand, Kusum too

was fighting a similar battle.

She was trying to learn

the ropes of a worldly life.

But by heart, she was still

a wide-eyed college girl

that she was nine years ago

whose heart had

been broken ruthlessly.

Today, Kusum was going to make

a major decision of her life.

[Ratan] After Aunt Madhu

passed away,

it's us who have to take care

of each other.

I have already spent

half my life with you.

[Ratan] And I want to spend

my remaining life with you.

Will you marry me?

Ratan.

You deserve happiness.

[Ronobir] Yes.

Good girl Kusum. Move on.

Get a hold of your life. Be happy.

Forget me.

If you can forget me that is.

- Yes.

- What?

I will marry you.

- But there is a minor problem.

- [Ratan] I know.

There is a lot of

work at the hospital

and you don't want

hassles of a marriage.

You can take as

much time as you want.

[Knocks on door]

[Door opens]

Major Kusum.

You have to report

at the hospital

- at seven in the morning.

- Okay.

Dr. Dasgupta, I can't

handle this situation alone.

[Kusum] Doctor, you have

to understand it

that cholera is an epidemic.

And we are understaffed

to handle this.

Dr. Kusum. Calm down.

[Dr. Dasgupta] I have informed the

higher authorities about it.

The paper work is almost done.

And very soon a specialist

in the field of Cholera

will be joining our hospital.

You are saying this since

a long time

[Kusum] that help is on the way.

Dr. Dasgupta.

If we don't get help

at the right time,

many lives can be lost.

Kusum, this patient

needs a bed immediately.

And none of the beds are vacant.

Isn't there a bed in ward B?

[Priyanka] Ward B is shut.

- Shut?

- Yes.

[Knocks on door]

[Door opens]

[Shushing]

People call me Bengal's Marilyn.

And I also feel like her.

[Monalisa] Very tragic.

[Camera clicks]

I love my Calcutta. Click

the photo.

[Monalisa] And

my heart beats for it.

[Reporter] Ma'am, will you be

featured in Manik's new movie?

[Monalisa] You guys are aware

of everything.

Very smart.

Bound by boundaries.

[Monalisa] It is a lifetime

project for me.

But you know what?

Enough about me.

Today, I am here for them.

Those who are in immense pain.

[Camera Clicks]

[Monalisa] I can't bear

to see their pain.

My heart beats for them.

You have come to help us?

Very good. We need help.

Come on.

There are many patients outside.

- And you can bring a

smile on their faces. - No.

I don't want to go.

Camera is here.

[Kusum] Work can also be

done without a camera, ma'am.

[Puking]

[Kusum] Come on, help us.

No pictures.

What happened?

Isn't your heart bleeding now?

The reality is not so glamorous.

- Now go. Stop wasting my time.

- Dr. Kusum.

Is this why you called me here,

doctor?

Actually

Dr. Kusum is very proud of

her education and her seriousness.

[Monalisa] She thinks ugly

sarees and no make-up

makes her superior to me.

Bye, doctor.

Please, Lisa, I

[Footsteps]

Yes, Dr. Kusum. What have you done?

Sir, we need medicines not camera.

[Dr. Dasgupta] Kusum, the purist,

you will never understand business.

Do you think medicines

come for free?

It's because of Monalisa ma'am.

All tickets for the evening's

Charity Ball have been sold out.

Now, you better be nice to her.

Today evening.

But sir, they need me here.

You are needed where I say.

- [Kusum] Sir.

- Kusum. Enough.

[Music playing]

[Dr. Dasgupta] What do you think?

Will there be a w*r?

[Man 4] We haven't

received any orders.

But yes,

the situation is not right.

Jyoti Basu considers

himself as a youth leader.

True.

For us, the w*r has begun.

Refugees, soldiers.

Cholera doesn't spare anyone.

[Kusum] And the way police

is thrashing the Naxalites.

We have a wounded patient

every day at our hospital.

Dr. Dasgupta,

Naxalites are being

treated in your hospital.

They are fighting with us.

And you are giving them shelter.

ill*gal activities like this

is not allowed in my hospital.

Doctors don't believe in

ideologies while treating diseases.

[Clears throat]

But no such ill*gal thing

is done in our hospital.

Ah. Monalisa.

[Camera clicks]

[Man 4] Isn't she Monalisa Mitra?

Well done, Dr. Dasgupta.

Come. I will introduce you. Please.

- Please come.

- [Man 4] Sure.

This way.

[Camera clicks]

Nothing helps the poor much

like a rich moviestar.

Manik said, nobody could

play this role except for me.

- [Man 4] Manik?

- Manik? Satyajit Ray.

He is a very close family friend.

He said, nobody except me can do

the role of a female doctor.

This isn't my duty.

Look at the brighter side, dear.

Hospital need funds.

And this is how it works.

Do you know each table is

booked for a thousand rupees?

What is the need to show off

while doing charity?

You need to relax.

[Priyanka] Where is Ratan?

On a call.

He will come.

[Switches light off]

[Door opens]

[Loads g*n]

[Basu] Open the door, doctor.

So, what's going

on between both of you?

Well

- [Priyanka] Sorry, it is not

my business. - No. It's fine.

He

Asked me. We are engaged.

[Priyanka] What?

Awesome. I am so happy for you.

Thank you.

[Priyanka] I knew it.

When I saw you together,

I could tell you are in love.

Love? No.

[Kusum] I have already done that.

It's nothing great.

Ratan and I

We are more.

Friendship. Trust. Respect.

- These are more important.

- [Priyanka] Really?

I guess you have

been cheated in love.

Doesn't matter.

I have learnt

crying doesn't reduce the pain.

We have to heal.

And Ratan?

Ratan has helped me heal.

He has gathered my

broken pieces

and fixed them again.

That's life, right?

Somebody is always with you

and you cannot even see them.

Because the spotlight

is always on someone else.

[Dr. Dasgupta] Ladies and

gentleman,

welcome Monalisa.

[Music playing]

[Monalisa] Thank you, everyone.

Thank you so much, doctor.

Can I get a glass of water?

Like every queen wants a king,

every heroine wants a hero.

And my hero.

My one and only.

My real life hero.

So let's call on stage.

Dr. Ronobir Chatterjee.

[Applause]

[Camera clicks]

[Priyanka] Kusum.

Are you okay?

Do you know him?

No.

[Camera clicks]

Dr. Ganguly,

I want you to meet someone.

[Dr. Dasgupta] Meet Dr.

Ronobir Chatterjee.

He has come from London

to help our staff.

He is a renowned

cardiothoracic surgeon.

[Ronobir] Hi.

I am sorry. Have we met before?

No.

Are you sure?

[Ronobir] Maybe not.

I find all the Indians alike.

It is a sea of drama out here.

Dr, Dasgupta,

did you get my enquiries?

Yes. We can talk about it.

You know,

you just have one problem.

You say something,

do something else

and don't deliver it at all.

We will manage everything.

But at present, the position

of the hospital is a bit strained.

I have left my thriving practice

at London and have come here.

[Ronobir] Because Monalisa

is a friend of mine.

I know that. I know.

And we will gradually

arrange for the whole amount.

But this is your country.

My country

is the United Kingdom

where I live. Dr, Dasgupta.

Don't try these

emotional skills on me.

[Ronobir] Okay?

- Scotch?

- Yes, sure.

- It is quite late.

I will get going. - Okay.

[Ronobir] Kusum wanted

to run away from her past.

But like Calcutta, her

past was not able to forget her.

Refugees of East Pakistan

and the terror of Naxalites,

Calcutta was completely shaken.

The one who wanted India

to become independent

was now being independent

from Pakistan.

The tired and scared w*r

refugees

were re-entering India.

The military of East Pakistan

refused to accept defeat.

And nor were the Naxalites

willing to step back.

It was a time for chaos.

Calcutta was swindling between

fear, suspicion and panic.

What's happened to him?

We had gone to buy

medicines for the epidemic.

[Basu] Police shot my son, Sapan.

[Pulls chair]

[Lights matchstick]

[Sapan] Doctor,

it is time for me to go?

Not so easily.

You have to fight many wars.

[Ratan] You have to be

reprimanded by Mr. Basu.

[Basu] Doctor,

being a son of a landowner,

yet you are saving our lives?

Don't abuse yourself, Mr. Basu.

It doesn't suit you.

What is the situation

at the village?

The epidemic has

spread in the village.

That's why we had gone

to arrange for medicines.

Don't worry, Mr. Basu.

Till I am alive,

neither cholera nor b*ll*ts from

the police be able to k*ll you.

[Footsteps]

[Ronobir] Kusum Ganguly.

The only female doctor

of our class.

Topper.

And you thought

I wouldn't recognize you?

You shouldn't hide from

your old friends like this.

Yes, we did have a summer fling.

But

There were a lot of cold

nights when I did think about you.

You know what is mean, right?

[Footsteps]

[Slapping]

[Ronobir] Hey, lost in thought?

I was just saying it's been ages

since I have been in Calcutta.

Maybe you could show me around.

No way, Dr. Chatterjee.

Why are you being so formal?

I thought we could talk.

[Kusum] What is there to

talk about?

That how I waited for

you and you left in a taxi.

How you got me pregnant

and you did not even have

the courage

to hold my hand and be with me.

You just ran away.

- But I was

- I was pregnant.

[Kusum] It is very easy for you.

You did not even look back.

We were kids. I had made a mistake.

It was a very big mistake.

[Kusum] So I will

just say one thing.

Thank you

for going away from my life.

Thank you so much.

You are a drama queen, aren't you?

[Ronobir] Babe, it's the 70's.

Will you stop this old record?

Come on.

You were an ahole.

Still are.

[Ronobir] Some wounds seems

as if they have been healed.

But a bit of scratch

had wounded the scars again.

She had thought that

she wouldn't lose her control.

But what happened 9 years ago was

very difficult for her to forget.

[Theme song playing]