Panchayat (2020) s02e02 Episode Script

1
You are such a terrible rider.
I am not riding terribly,
this road is pathetic.
It seems the shocker
of my bike is ruined.
Should I go by walk?
No, no, keep sitting. This damn
Pradhan doesn't do anything properly.
He just colours his hair
with henna and acts like a king.
Does he put henna in his hair?
Yes. Do you think his
hair is naturally like that?
His wife is no less.
She was telling Sushma that her complexion
is fair without using any creams.
I know everything. She plasters
her face with fairness creams.
The whole family is fake.
Absolutely.
These papers are not normal, sir.
They are about dead people,
who can come back to life anytime.
We'll see about it then.
Just put them aside for now.
-You left this one here.
-Which one?
This one is old too. Keep it aside.
This is merely 26 years old.
Don't argue with me in the morning.
They give an account
for milk to their Uncle's son.
And free bottle gourd
to that boy from faraway land.
Why did you turn this way?
Why did you turn here?
I'll visit the office and come.
You go home.
You didn't let me walk when
I asked you to. I won't walk home now.
The house is nearby.
What work do you have
in the panchayat office?
Mr secretary!
Mr secretary?
Pradhanji promised
in the last election that
he will get the main
road of the village made.
Not even an inch has been fixed.
The work has been done.
The road from village
to office has been constructed.
Have you seen the condition of
the road from office to the main road?
Listen. Finalize a date today.
Otherwise, I am telling
you, I will pour petrol
on myself right here
and light myself on fire.
What?
He is exaggerating about
lighting himself on fire.
Mr secretary, think about it.
Because of this road, our new bike's
-Shocker.
-Shocker has been broken twice.
I thought that the shocker of my bike is
breaking because of her weight, but, no.
It is breaking because
the roads are bad.
Just tell me the final date today, sir.
Mr Bhushan,
how can I give you a final date?
Then who will?
It's not in my hands.
Ask Pradhanji about all this.
We don't talk to his family.
Alright. I will talk to him.
Just talking won't help.
Finalize a date.
Let's go, Pintu's mom.
Do let us know.
Is he still going on
about that piles slogan?
He has stopped talking to
Pradhanji, Prahlad and I since then.
He is a Banrakas of the first order.
Don't give too much
importance to what he said.
And did Pradhanji really promise
that he will get the entire road made?
Yes, I mean he did.
Is that so?
That damn fool's bike
doesn't even have much petrol
and he is threatening to kill himself
by pouring petrol and
setting himself on fire.
Pradhanji,
what if he really does one day?
Don't try to stop him if he tries.
Let him do it.
Here is the milk's bill.
I have a buffalo in my hand.
Put it in my pocket.
Put it here.
Alright.
He comes to the office, Pradhanji.
He is a Banrakas.
Don't pay attention to what he said.
Vikas told me that. But we
will have to give him some answer.
Mr secretary, I am the
Pradhan not the Prime Minister,
that the road will
be constructed if I say so.
The road is one kilometer
long from office till the main road.
Repairing it will cost
around 30-35 lac rupees.
And we don't have such
a large amount of money.
I suggest you talk to the MLA.
We can get something from his fund.
He is very greedy.
He won't give money that easily.
We'll have to think of an
idea to make him give us money.
That seems like a very
time-consuming process.
We'll have to give some
answer to Bhushan till then.
He has given us a deadline.
You are a government officer.
Start practicing manipulative answers.
Because when you go into
the private sector after this,
all this will be very useful for you.
Do you understand?
-Alright then.
-No, sit.
-What happened?
-Sit. I'll just come.
Pradhanji, if you are going to
get the bottle guard then please don't.
I am seriously tired of eating it.
I feel the metal tobacco box
are better than the plastic ones.
I don't buy the steel ones
because they are expensive.
I am a poor man so let it go.
So, Mr secretary?
Are you coming from Pradhanji's house?
Yes.
What am I asking?
Where else will you come from?
Did you talk to him?
About what?
Oh, about the road
Yes, I spoke to him.
It's a little difficult
to commit an exact date right now.
But everything is under process.
As soon as I get the information
Do you see, Vinod?
What?
How the matter is manipulated
by answering in English.
The road is a huge matter, brother.
My toilet had to be
constructed, they made walls
but still haven't fixed
a toilet seat till now.
-And they did the opposite with Jagmohan.
-What?
They have fixed the seat there but
they haven't made any walls.
He even uses it.
What will the poor guy do?
Look, Mr Bhushan, we are trying.
Okay? It will all happen slowly.
That's the problem.
Everything is happening very slowly.
Why should I answer
if you talk like that?
What will you say?
Pradhanji is stuffing your mouth
with bottle guards and making you quiet.
What are you saying?
Pradhanji gives me this
simply because we are friends.
And you have given him a lot of
leeway because of the same friendship.
Do you know that these people
are digging the pond and selling mud?
That money won't go in anyone's pocket.
We will buy CCTV cameras with it.
To hell with CCTV cameras.
What will we do with CCTV cameras?
Fix the road which needs repair.
They want to put CCTV cameras
Listen. You are a government secretary.
By rule, you should be impartial.
You should file a complaint
against Pradhanji.
But, no. You are being his
friend and you are doing it quite well.
Do you know, Vinod? He takes
the files home to get her thumbprint?
Even the last secretary
was not such a brown-noser.
Let it be, brother. He looks sad.
So, it's not like I
am hanging by his tongue.
Just keep brown-nosing
as much as you want.
Sit down, brother.
Brother, may I say something?
You speak really well.
-Let's chew it.
-Take it.
Hello?
It's Siddharth, brother.
Oh, Sidhu! Are you back in India?
Yes, brother. Forever.
What's going on?
Prateek went to US and you came back.
Did you get fired?
No, brother. Why would I get fired?
I didn't like US much.
There is no place like our own country.
I got a good job offer from Gurgaon.
The salary was good, so, I came here.
That's great, my friend.
You tell me. How's life in Phulera?
Don't ask, brother.
Just tell me. What's the problem?
His name is Bhushan but
the villagers call him Banrakas.
What does that mean?
Who knows?
Banrakas means a monster of the forest.
It must mean like
a demon from the jungle.
Brother, he seems like
a dangerous person to me.
He is foolish, not dangerous.
He's spreading gossip in the
entire village that I am a brown-noser.
A man can't even work here.
Ignore such people, brother.
Yes, brother, that's the plan. Self
happiness is important too, is it not?
You think about that and stop
visiting Pradhan's home so much.
Otherwise, people will
feel that you are a brown-noser.
Let it be.
These things keep happening in villages.
Tell me, what package
did you get in India?
No, I am just making do.
Why are you acting
humble in front of me?
You have returned from the US, you
must have got a great package.
Tell me, brother.
We'll feel a little inspired too.
Yes, I mean, one a half crore.
What? How much?
1.5 crore. One and a half crore.
That's great.
Yes, it's a little less this time.
Let's see.
Sir, I have put the tea on the stove.
Please keep an eye on it.
My wife is calling.
Hello? Yes, Khushboo?
Is that so? You aren't joking, are you?
Okay.
Vikas, hurry up and get
ma'am's thumbprint on this.
Sir, I must leave right now.
Why? What happened?
Last night, my wife made
an amazing dish with puris.
She ate a few puris
extra and fed me too.
I said no so many times
Why don't you come to the point?
What happened?
Sir, my wife has a loose stomach.
Oh. Is it something serious?
No, she hasn't gone to the clinic yet.
I'll get medicine for her on the way.
Okay. You are
What will you do about the thumbprint?
You go get it, okay?
-Okay.
-Okay, I'll leave.
Where is my phone?
Rinki.
Actually I got a call from Malkopur.
The whole family has
wished Rinki on her birthday.
-Is that so?
-Yes.
Why don't you make Rajeev
and Rinki talk directly?
I will do it. What's the hurry?
Rinki, are you in a hurry?
Why would I be in a hurry?
I am not in any hurry.
Yes. First, both the families should sit
with each other and understand each other.
After that, the girl and
the boy will get to know each other.
That's great. In all this getting to
know each other, they will both get old,
and we will both be dead.
Come on, Rinki.
He has become senile. Come on.
Take the sweets.
You are going to the temple
and talking about dying.
Now that you are going there,
ask for something for me too.
Hello.
Pradhanji, will ma'am come
to the office today by any chance?
Has your ma'am gone to office
until today that she will go now?
No, I need her thumbprint
urgently for that toilet file.
So, I need to submit
it in the BDO office today.
Do one thing, just come home.
Get her thumbprint
and drink some tea as well.
I just had tea, Pradhanji.
-I just finished it.
-Okay.
Then do one thing, there
is a temple near the office.
Your ma'am has gone there.
It's Rinki's birthday today.
-Alright alright.
-Yes.
So, you can go there and
get her thumbprint. I'll call her.
But
Temple is where that forest demon sits.
Happy birthday.
Yes.
She has turned 23 today.
Ma'am, I need your thumbprint.
Just let me finish
my prayer then I'll put it.
-Are you praying with me?
-Yes, yes.
My bike is ruined because
of the pathetic road.
It's alright, ma'am.
I'll get the thumbprint later.
What happened?
No, nothing.
I forgot to lock the office so
It's open.
Something might get stolen so I
Here. Give it to me. I'll put it.
No, no, ma'am. It's alright.
We'll do it later. You are busy too.
What Who is it?
No one, ma'am. Put it here.
-You have shown these to Pradhanji, right?
-Yes, yes
I am putting my thumbprint
without reading them.
How many more do you need?
Is that all?
Come to our house for dinner tonight.
We have only invited
a few close friend. Do come.
It won't be possible in the evening,
ma'am. It's difficult.
-What happened?
-I have to work.
I won't be able to come in the evening.
Try at least.
What happened?
He's busy? What is he busy with?
How would I know?
He is your friend, you ask him.
You are inviting him to eat food, not to
cook, that he said he doesn't have time.
Mr secretary wanted
to get ma'am's thumbprint,
so, he was asking her
to come to the office.
Now, he's refusing
to come for dinner too.
What if he doesn't
want to come to my house?
You two are talking
to each other, right?
Mr secretary.
If there is something
in your heart, tell me.
Don't stop talking to me like this.
I don't like it.
I am talking to you, Pradhanji.
When did I stop talking?
Well then why won't
you come for dinner?
I had to finish one chapter
of Quantum, I am saving time for that.
I have to go to the
BDO office in the evening
and if I come to your house after that
then how will I finish my Quantum.
Oh, Mr secretary, you and your Quantum.
You had me worried.
I was wondering what mistake I had made.
How I had hurt you?
That you stopped talking to me.
What are you saying, Pradhanji?
Alright, I'll see. I'll come.
What time will you cut the cake?
No, no. We don't cut
any cakes on our birthdays.
Who cuts a cake?
No, if you say then
we'll cut a cake too.
We will cut whatever you say.
No, no. Let's do what they
normally do in your culture.
We have the culture of finish
our food before the power is cut.
Reach our home at sharp 7 o'clock.
Okay? Let's go.
What's the big deal about Quantum
Just do it in the morning.
Don't do any office work tomorrow.
Just study.
Mr secretary, I have noticed
that you have been getting
stuck in Quantum since last year.
You have been getting stuck deeply.
-Remember, 7 o'clock.
-Okay.
Let's go.
How does one get stuck in Quantum.
Shall I ask DM sir.
Will you go to the DM now,
for Quantum theory?
Greetings, Mr secretary.
-How are you, Mr Ram Prasad?
-Great. Thanks.
Mr Ram Prasad, I have
kept the ODF file on the table.
-Let BDO sir know in the morning.
-Certainly, sir.
Yes, Vikas?
So how is your wife feeling now?
She is better now, sir.
I have given her the medicine.
I am looking after her.
Okay, listen are you guys
taking some gifts for Rinki's birthday?
I am not taking anything.
-Prahladji?
-He won't take anything either.
Okay. Fine. I'll figure it out.
-Okay, Mr Ram Prasad.
-Okay.
Which cake is that?
Which cake I mean it's a cake.
Don't you have any other one?
We don't sell many cakes here, sir.
We order a few from Baliya daily.
This is the last one.
Okay, fine. Pack it.
There is no fridge at home.
It won't melt, will it?
Forget the fridge.
It is so hard that it won't
even melt if you keep it in the hot son.
How much is it?
150 rupees.
Oh, and do write happy
birthday, Rinki, on top.
The stuff that we use
for writing has finished.
But why do you want to write it?
Just give to the person whose birthday
it is, and say happy birthday directly.
This is not for writing
and reading, sir.
Just be a little decisive, brother.
You are the one who said
I won't go, I will maintain my distance.
What happened? Why are you going now?
Pradhanji insisted so
much that I couldn't refuse.
It's her birthday.
I'll go. Then I'll stop going.
And if you meet that
Banrakas on the way?
What will you do? He will mock you?
Then you'll get more depressed.
I have thought of
a solution for that too.
If he sees me then I'll
tell him that I was going
to return the bottle gourd,
not to attend the party.
Is returning a bottle guard a reason?
What drama is going on in Phulera?
I'll have to visit someday.
Don't come, brother. You'll go mad.
Don't talk about all this while eating.
I am telling you the truth, Pradhanji.
Metrogil is a great
medicine for loose motions.
One tablet and it's all better.
-Stop it now.
-It's a great medicine.
Prahladji, Rahul was supposed to come,
right? When is he coming?
He is coming next week.
That's great. Then he will bring
alcohol from the army canteen too.
What alcohol? He stops having
alcohol after his son comes.
-He becomes absolutely sober.
-Is that so?
I have taken an oath.
You know a lot about
how sober he becomes.
And what do you become? A bull?
Come on, everyone. The food is ready.
Yes, we are coming. Listen
Mr secretary, now that you
have brought the cake, give it to her.
-You were just saying
-Come on, get up.
-Don't be shy. Come on.
-Go and give it to her.
Here, give me that.
Come. Just go from here.
This Happy birthday once again.
I got it from Pakouli bazaar.
Double thank you.
I forgot to say it at the temple
so for that.
Yes.
I I will ask them to come and eat.
We have finished the sherbet.
We have finished the sherbet.
We'll have food now.
And we'll have kheer after
that and after the kheer
we'll have Mr secretary's cake.
Sure.
Cake could be a little solid.
I couldn't find another one in Pakouli.
Don't do that.
You'll splash oil and burn yourself.
Do it slowly. I'll show you.
Not even one is puffing.
Make thinner ones.
Hurry up.
The one at the bottom is drying up.
"Be it kin or a stranger,
laugh with everyone."
"Whatever is served,
taste a little of everything."
"When sweets and chilly
are accompanied by pickles,"
"that's how love grows."
"Just like fritters don't
taste good without the sauce,"
"little happiness don't
matter without the sadness."
"That's how love grows."
"Let's not talk about this and that,
let's stop beating around the bush,"
"give me a plain and simple answer."
"Don't give excuses,
don't talk nonsense,"
"It's not about the
money or the wealth."
"Just the happiness of this closeness."
"Is what strengthens the relationship."
"That's how love grows."
"Makes the relationship stronger."
"That's how love grows."
No, no.
I just told you and it's here.
-Give it to him first.
-No, no. You take it.
I am taking it. I will also
eat the leftovers in the morning.
I will keep eating it.
This turned out to
be absolutely tasteless.
It's not tasteless.
It's absolutely soft.
There is no need to chew.
It's sliding down the throat.
Eat it and see.
It has melted.
What is in the bag, sir?
Nothing. Just
Is it a bottle gourd?
A bottle gourd?
Mr secretary,
why are you carrying a bottle
gourd in your bag so late in the night?
I am telling you, this Bhushan
is a Banrakas of the first order.
Don't pay any attention to what he said.
The secretary who
worked here before you,
he used to provoke
him against Pradhanji too.
He is a horrible man.
This is what he does.
You'll see. He will definitely
make his wife contest the next election.
That is why he is doing all this drama.
He is not worried about the road.
And if by mistake, we make the
road, he will die of envy. You'll see.
Exactly.
-Okay, Pradhanji. We will take your leave.
-Okay.
Pradhanji, it's very simple.
I don't like when anyone
says that I am a brown-noser.
-Oh, do you feel like you brown-nose me?
-No.
I don't feel that either. And
if you did, I would have got to know.
Look, Mr secretary, you
and I both know what the truth is.
What difference does it make
what that scoundrel is saying?
I started over-thinking.
Wow, Mr secretary.
You have reached here again?
That's great.
What?
What is great?
What is your problem?
No, no. I don't have any problem.
What are you up to?
Did I ask you to stop?
Then why are you stopping and laughing?
May I say something, Mr secretary?
Pradhanji won't always be the Pradhan.
Anyone can win tomorrow.
But do think before you speak,
if you have to work in the same office.
So, you understand too, Mr Bhushan.
There are two things.
Firstly, I won't keep sitting
here till the elections. Okay?
And until I am here, I
will live the way I want.
Those who behave well with me,
I will behave well with them.
And those who behave
badly, I will behave badly with them.
It's just a game of 10-12 months.
And even if I have to stay in this
village and your wife becomes the Pradhan,
even then I don't give a damn.
Do you understand?
Get lost from here.
What is the second thing?
The second this is that if
possible, stop talking to me too.
What happened?
Hey, Bhushan?
What happened, Mr secretary?
Was he saying something again?
He was.
He won't do it again.