01x09 - A Separation

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Chocolate fudge praline!

I always drown my

sorrows in this big drum.

Come on, scoop it up, girl.

Tamanna.

- You're engrossed in that laptop again.

- Dad

No

I've said this before.

You can't take these

trolls so seriously.

You know what they say

They trolled you because

they can't be you.

Even I don't want to be me.

Don't doubt your talent.

What talent?

Singing with auto-tune.

- Listen to me.

- No, you listen to me!

You've always glorified

my half baked success.

And dismissed my failures.

Even if I sang nursery rhymes

you would talk about

giving me the Grammy.

If I ever got hurt,

you would give me ice cream.

If the teacher scolded me,

you made me change school.

And when Mom left us

Let's go on holiday.

Dad, now I am so

delusional that

I don't know what's real anymore.

Dad, I know you were

trying to protect me.

I wish you would've just said once,

that you're not good enough.

Try a little harder.

Let's face it, Dad.

I am just a performer.

Not a singer.

And no amount of chocolate

fudge praline can change that.

Radhe, take your sacred thread off.

Panditji, you can punish

me in any way you want

I will even go through

the sanctification again.

But please don't

take away the thread.

Atonement is when you make mistakes,

not when you cheat.

No!

- Take your sacred thread off.

- No.

Please don't take my thread.

Panditji, I made a big mistake.

I am the one who made a mistake,

so I deserved to be punished.

I hereby renounce

my music and my voice.

I shall never speak again.

Panditji

Panditji!

Panditji

What have I done?

Listen

everyone's out for my blood. Alright.

In fact, there's so

much pressure on me, that

if I shove some coal up my a*s,

I'll get diamonds.

What's the plan?

There is no plan.

No Great.

Then let's make a plan.

Let's make a f*cking plan, right.

I mean you may never sing again.

Arghya, maybe I don't

want to sing again.

Sorry sir.

Triple shot cappuccino

with almond milk.

Sir, I've spoken with

Tamanna and she's set.

- She's onboard.

- Let it be.

We're doing this as

a favor to her mother.

I called you here for Radhe.

Talk to Radhe

Convince him to meet with Brad.

And Tamanna?

- Who cares about Tamanna?

- I do.

Since when did you get so

emotional about your job, Arghya?

Pop stars like Tamanna

come and go every day.

Tamanna is not going anywhere, sir.

She is a very talented artist.

I know she's going

through a rough phase but

I genuinely feel

that she is the best choice

to collaborate with Queen Eli.

This is an impossible

dream of a stupid artist.

But don't worry.

Just do as you're being told.

I don't pay you to think.

Sir, magic happens when stupid

artists see impossible dreams.

But you see you don't

even drink real milk

so I can't expect

you to recognize real talent.

Will running away

solve your problems?

I am the trouble.

I betrayed Panditji, and

I couldn't be with Tamanna

when she needed me the most.

I ruined everything, mother.

So

Are you going to run

from your problems now?

Learn to handle your problems.

I can even give my

life for this family.

But how can I defeat Digvijay now

Who will help me to prepare?

The one who defeated

Panditji 26-years-ago.

In those days singing on

the same platform as Panditji was

itself a huge achievement for me.

But Goddess of knowledge blessed

me with her grace

and I defeated Panditji that day.

I was the first Queen

of Music of Jodhpur.

Panditji asked for my hand

in marriage for your father.

And I became his daughter-in-law.

Welcome to the Rathore family, dear.

But from today you must

promise me to renounce your music.

And do your duty as

a daughter-in-law, a wife

and later that of a mother.

And I've been abiding

by that promise to date.

You start preparing from tomorrow.

Mother

Can I get a day?

I am sorry, Tamanna.

I should have been here with you.

Please forgive me.

Tamanna

I love you, Tamanna.

I love you too.

Radhe.

We can't be together.

What?

I mean

I am responsible for

the rift in your family.

And I cannot do anything without you.

That's why we need

each other the most now.

No!

Can't you see we're

not good for each other?

Panditji isn't speaking.

Your family is in danger,

and you're here.

As for me, Radhe,

my self-esteem is over.

I am beginning to feel that

I cannot do anything on my own.

And I must emerge from it on my own.

This collaboration was beautiful.

We must go our separate ways.

I think you should go.

And if you really love me

then don't text or call me.

Please don't make this

any harder than it already is.

You haven't eaten anything.

You once made me renounce my music

in order to abide by my duties

but now I must return to

that world in order to do my duty.

I am taking this step without

your consent and I apologize.

But I must help Radhe prepare

for the upcoming competition.

Forget all this.

Mother Mom

Panditji clearly said that there

is only one way to defeat Digvijay

and that's the

confluence of two ragas.

Learn to trust your abilities, Radhe,

and not on Digvijay's weaknesses.

What is the specialty of our family?

Emotions.

So the emotion behind every

song you sing should be yours

and not Panditji's

or Digvijay's, or mine.

Your emotions, your song,

We'll start your preparations by

trying to find the singer inside you.

Panditji, what are you

My maid's on leave.

So come over to my

place and rehearse too.

Hey!

Stay in your limits, Panditji.

You're going to wash clothes today.

Only five months to

go to the competition.

And for the last 15 days, I've

been doing everything except singing.

Doing the laundry, sweeping, dancing,

cutting vegetables, and now this

What is all this, mother?

Rehearsing.

Dancing makes you

understand the beats.

When your feet start

to understand the beats

then all the tones

start falling in place.

There's a rhythm in

everything in this world.

If you want to learn music

then you must try to find the tone,

rhythm, and beat in everything you do.

Then the emotion behind

every song will be yours.

Thank you.

I am glad to see that when it comes

to aesthetics, you've taken after me.

And not Harsh.

Look, I am sorry for everything.

Why did you do it?

Why did you get me JP's contract?

Because I knew how much

you wanted to sing with Queen Eli.

- And it was in my power to help you.

- I just don't get you.

All my life you

made me feel mediocre.

And now you made my dreams come

true even when I didn't ask for it.

What does this mean?

Charity? Guilt?

What did you want to do?

I was being a mother.

I saw potential in

you so I pushed you.

And I kept pushing

you till I just pushed you away.

Anyway, there's no point

in telling you my sad story

about what I had

to go through when

I left my marriage and my

only daughter behind.

But I've always loved you.

And I always f*ck it

up when I love someone.

I am sorry.

It was easy for me to have a villain

in my life and motivate myself.

But you ruined that too.

Thank you for trying.

You always loved singing.

And you were actually good.

Harsh and I couldn't

even sing a word in rhythm.

Sometimes we wondered whether

you got exchanged at the hospital.

Remember this.

I brought this along

to emotionally manipulate you.

The commode used to be your stage

and the faucet

used to be your mic.

You should've known

back then that I was sh*t.

I know you feel like sh*t right now.

But trust me, as you get older,

life gets even worse.

Crying only gives you dark circles.

What you need is a change of scene.

Why don't you come work with me

at Accord for sometime?

You understand the millennials.

You can write articles.

No, Mom.

It's really sweet of you, but

I cannot take any more help from you.

I am not helping you,

I am just trying to distract you.

And don't worry

I'll see to it that you're

overworked and underpaid.

By the way, the coffee is sh*t.

I'll make some.

50 million-plus views

on the masked man's video.

But sir is a Padmashree holder.

Understood.

At the age of 21, he made

two videos and became a millionaire.

And this is the King

of Music competition

not some TV reality show.

Only the best singer will win here.

Not the most popular one.

Do you really think

Panditji is stupid?

He himself chose Radhe

instead of Viju sir.

Yes. And understand one more thing.

Till the yesterday 40

paise was sir's rate.

But today it's 25 paise.

Do you know why?

- Why?

- Because Panditji is sh*t-scared.

He's stopped talking.

Now Radhe's mother is teaching

him how to cut vegetables.

And no one's ever

heard this woman sing

you think she can make

your masked man the King of Music.

Sorry you were looking so sexy

while sleeping, that I couldn't resist.

Is Tamanna here too?

No, sweetheart, it's just me today.

Don't be so disappointed.

People are crazy about me.

I had to get 11 restraining

orders in my life.

Arghya, what are you doing here?

I want to represent you.

The Masked Man is over

Did I say I want to

represent the Masked man?

No. I want to represent you.

Radhe Rathore Junior.

Marry me.

Arghya

I don't want to sign

any contract with JP

nor am I interested

in fusion music.

I was only doing it for Tamanna.

f*ck JP, man. I dumped them.

I want to help you

win the competition.

How?

You cannot win in

the existing format.

Thank you.

Don't be so disappointed.

You know your voice

gives me a hard-on.

But I've been stalking your uncle.

And he's like Panditji

had sex with Pavarotti.

So you have to play it smart, right.

And that's where I come in.

I don't need any of this.

So please Arghya

Every Arjun needs his Krishna.

Let me help you win.

Please

Single-handedly keeping

a traditional art form alive

you deserve a Gem of India award.

No

It's a small kingdom, and the

families come together to celebrate.

- It's a very intimate affair.

- Exactly

Small intimate

The whole the country should

know about this, Your Highness.

The whole f*cking country!

I mean take Radhe for instance,

the Masked Man.

He is huge.

His following in the youth is insane.

I mean look at his fan following.

Basically, your next King of Music event

you have the opportunity

to make it bigger.

It can be a game-changer.

I understand what

you're saying, Arghya.

But the competition

has its own identity.

And I don't want to

taint its purity and legacy.

If this art form is not taken

to the youth of this nation

it will go extinct,

like this reindeer.

It's a royal stag.

Patato-Potato whatever.

I mean we won't

do it during the day.

We will do it at night.

Lighting, setting, beautiful.

Social media across social media.

We'll invite the media.

Live streaming.

We'll get satellite deals.

It will be the works.

Pardon me, Your Highness.

It shouldn't look like

we're turning it into a business.

Your Highness,

you could go down in history

as the king who saved

Indian Classical Music.

This year there will be

three rounds in the competition.

First Round, Instrumental Round.

Second Round, Emotion

Round where the competitions

will choose one of the nine

emotions and present their rendition.

And you're well aware

of the third round

Jugalbandi

This year we're streaming

live on YouTube and Instagram.

And our judges will be

three masters of classical music.

That's our King of

Music Competition 2.0

This is good. This is good.

This will help us.

The two new rounds will

give us an opportunity to win.

We can prepare to win.

I was thinking if we use

the Devlin for instrumental round.

I mean the audelin,

then that will be right.

Good idea, uncle.

I love the Devlin's sweet tune,

but it's not an original instrument.

Why don't you play the Sarangi?

And I was thinking I should

speak with Chauhan ji for the Tabla.

Chauhan teaches at Digvijay's school.

I will talk to Alok.

Papa.

Why don't you play the

pakhawaj this time?

Don't be foolish.

It's been 12 years since I even

touched the pakhawaj.

But Panditji always

said that you're the best.

Yes, brother. It's a good idea.

My hand's shiver.

Mohini, tell him.

He's right.

One never forgets to

recognize the beat and rhythm.

Try to understand, son.

One needs a good partner

to win the competition.

Right now we just

need one another, father.

Because only we know that this isn't

about winning just the competition.

It's about saving our family.

Preeti.

Yes, ma'am.

You remember I said your

cousin couldn't work here

because this isn't Bollywood

and I am against nepotism.

- Yes.

- Good.

Meet Tamanna. My daughter.

Hi!

She'll be working here,

starting today.

Introduce her to the bloggers.

Masked man.

Was that you singing or shivering?

Stillness in every condition.

Now practice.

Again.

Learn to master your tones

from your throat and not your jaws.

The purer your rendition,

the more effective.

Maybe you never loved her, Radhe.

I think you should

choose another emotion.

You cannot master romance, Radhe.

Mother, did you meet Digvijay?

Yes, he was asking

about Panditji's health.

Yes.

Sister-in-law has made

your favorite sweet porridge.

Don't worry, this isn't for you.

I am going to take

advantage of your situation.

I sing radio jingles.

Barkha umbrellas, Chirag Saree

"Can turn Mona into Meena."

"Chirag Saree."

Imbibes culture in you.

Such music advertisements.

And your older song,

Rajender Rathore

had mortgaged this manor and

borrowed 100 million from the bank

in order to build a music school.

But the builder ran

away with the money

and the music school

could never materialize

and this manor was on

the verge of being auctioned.

Radhe wanted to prepare only

for the King of Music competition.

But in order to save this manor

he sang for everyone from

birthdays to memorial services.

At an age when children

splurge their parent's money

this boy took on such

a huge responsibility, Panditji.

I admit he made some mistakes.

Even we made mistakes.

And you did too.

The home is safe.

But now we must save our family.

And we're all preparing for this

battle, together.

If you don't want to be a

part of this battle, then so be it.

But the least you can

do is give him your blessings.

He loves you a lot.

It will give him some strength.

Don't forget to eat the porridge.

It's delicious.

The King of Music Competition this

year is going to be very interesting.

In this corner is Digvijay Rathore

who has left an

impression worldwide.

And made Indian Music proud.

And in the other corner is Radhe

Rathore who is just 22-years-old.

Aka the Masked Man

who has made the entire

world a fan of

his voice without

stepping out of Rajasthan.

So what can I comment

for these two masters?

So I open the

house for questions.

Yes, we'll take some questions.

One at a time,

please one at a time.

Yes, ma'am in the white.

Radhe, why did you

take off your mask?

I didn't want to

but someone made me.

Maybe he was jealous

of my popularity.

Radhe what was the reason

for the breakup of Bandish Bandits?

This is not the right

time to talk about it.

Sir

Yes, the guy in the checkered shirt.

Digvijay sir, my question is for you.

Are you regretting

challenging a successful

internet viral sensation like him?

The competition will decide

who is going to regret in the end.

Even flu gets viral.

This competition isn't about views

it's about the voice.

Radhe, my question is for you.

What do you expect

from this competition?

To win.

You're looking good.

Radhe, there is still time.

You should step down

from the competition.

Are you threatening me because

you are scared of the questions?

I am not threatening you.

I am just saving you

from public humility.

If you lose,

Mohini will be devastated.

And I can never see Mohini like this.

Why are you so concerned

about my mother?

Mohini and I were in love.

Much more you can fathom.

We're ready?

Yes, sir.

Sir, back-to-back.

Here Like this.

- Radhe. Please just turn around.

- Like that.

Yeah. Just turn on.

Please. Thank you.

- Like this. Back-to-back.

- Okay.

Back-to-back. Good.

Keep a low angle, bro.

This should look larger than life.