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♪

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[man vocalizing]

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[people shouting nearby]

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[gunshots]

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[shouting grows louder]

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[horse nickers]

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[shouting continues]

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[gunshot, man grunts]

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[shouting continues]

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♪

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[man grunts, woman screams]

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[screaming, shouting]

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[women shouting]

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[gun cocks]

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[fires gun]

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[gasps]

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♪

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Who are you, stranger?

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[breathing heavily]

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John Beecham.

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[leaves rustling]Beware!

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[cocks gun, fires]

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[faint horse whinnying]

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♪

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[woman vocalizing]

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♪

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[horse nickers]

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♪

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[wildlife chittering]

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♪

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[gun rattling]

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♪

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[Bindu singing in Hindi]

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[birds cooing]

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[men speaking Hindi]

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♪

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MOOL CHAND:
Is our new master a nobleman
from the south

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or a Rajput from the north?

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Is he a vegetarian
or a meat eater?

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I do not know,
but what does it matter?

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As long as this house
is once again a home

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and your kitchen a palace.

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My work is done,

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the house is cleansed,
and blessed,

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and ready for our new master.

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I have had a vision--

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he is tall and fair
like a Kashmiri or Pathan.

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You will see.

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♪

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[chatting in Hindi]

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[speaking French indistinctly]

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♪

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[indistinct chatter]

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♪

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[carriage approaching]

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[knocking]RAM LAL:
Open the gate.

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Your new sahib is here.

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Ah...

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[metal clanging,
door opening]

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♪

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[Mool Chand shouting in Hindi]

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At last, he's here.

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Gopal.

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Unload then rest.

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At dawn you leave for Calcutta.

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Sahib.

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I told you he was fair.

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You said Kashmiri.
He is an Englishman.

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[people murmuring]

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BAADAL:
Welcome to Delhi, sahib,

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it is an honor to meet you.

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I am Baadal.

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Pleasure to meet you, Baadal.

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[John speaking Hindi]

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[people murmuring]

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[continues speaking Hindi]

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[Baadal exhales,
servants murmur]

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This is Ram Lal,

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trusted servant to...[baby crying]

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[baby fussing]

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♪

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[servants whispering]

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No one mentioned a baby
is coming, sahib.

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Baadal...

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you will learn that I am
a private man.

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Now I should like to seethe house.

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Of course, sir.

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♪

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BAADAL:
Bring the trunks
from the carriage.

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♪

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BINDU:What aboutthe women and baby?

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We've only prepared
a master's quarters.

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[servants murmuring]

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♪

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♪

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Sahib,

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we have prepared

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the finest bed chamberin the house for you.

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Where should I take
the ladies?

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No, the child and his attendantsshall have those quarters.

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See that they do not
want for anything.

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♪

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[cooing]

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BINDU [whispering]:Did you see the child?

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It is not fully European...

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MOOL:Our English sahibis enjoying India

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and all her pleasures.
[chuckles]

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Eh?

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It will make a fine nursery.

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Maya and Chanchal
will sleep here.

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Ram Lal will attend to them.

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Baadal,

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you will have to prepare

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another room for my mother.

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She is traveling from Englandand will arrive here very soon.

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See that she hasall the comforts

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that an elderly English Ladyrequires.

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BAADAL:Traveling alone, sahib?

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She must bea very brave lady.

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You will discover that onecannot dissuade her

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once her mind is seton any course.

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We will treat herlike a Maharani, sahib.

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JOHN:Quite.

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Please.

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[sizzling]MOOL:
Get some more coriander.

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Right away, sir.BAADAL:
Beecham-sahib.

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Meet Mool Chand.

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Most important
member of staff.

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Your new cook.

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I am a chef.

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Not a cook.

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My family are all chefs,
since my great-grandfather.

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Previously I used to work

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for an English coloneland his family in Madras.

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Ah.

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I make him food
from his home.

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He taught me.

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I make you the finest
English dishes and puddings.

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The envy of all of Europe.

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Thank you, chef.

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[baby fussing]

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[fussing continues]

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CHANCHAL:I need water.

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Baadal will bring you
everything you require.

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Sahib, will you
be taking dinner now?

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Mool Chand
has been preparing.No.

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Please take food and water
for the ladies.

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For my dinner,
I prefer just daal chawal.

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[grunts]

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♪

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MOOL:
Garlic rice?

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What sort of Englishmaneats food like that!

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♪

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Mm.

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Mm...

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GOPAL:
The food is very good.

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[bracelets rattle]

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How long have you been serving
the gora-sahib?

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Beecham-sahib
is a very good man.

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This is a veryblessed house.

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We wish only for kind masters

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whose karma path is good.

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So if there is anything that weshould know about sahib's past

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then you must tell us now.

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He has told you.

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Hey, will you let themeat in peace now, eh!

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We are very lucky to havesuch a beautiful baby come here.

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BAADAL:Bindu bhabhi,

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let them eat,
they've had a long journey.

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Which of the ladiesis baby's mother?

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[drops food]

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Where we come from,

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the staff do not ask
such questions of the sahib.

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You take care of your business
and we will see to ours.

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Come Gopal, we must take rest.

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What did I say?

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[birds chirping]

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♪

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[bird chirping]

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♪

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Good morning, Baadal.

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Good morning, sir.

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Please,let me show you the garden.

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♪

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[birds chirping]

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♪

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We'll turn this into a chapel
for my mother.

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An English chapel?

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Very well, sahib.

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I have not seen my mother
in 12 years.

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Now she has invited herself.

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[distant shouting]

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A mother cannot livewithout her son.

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That is what my mother tells meevery time she see me.

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Shukriya.

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It is an invitation from one...

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General Castillon.

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Who is he?

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Not a good man, sahib.

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He is a French mercenaryfor the emperor.

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He has eyes and ears
everywhere.

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[din of a bustling street]

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♪

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[elephant trumpeting]

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[soldiers marching]

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[man shouting orders]

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[men shouting]

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[shouting continues]

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♪

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[shouting continues]

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[body drops loudly, man spits]

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[shouting and cheering
grows louder]

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♪

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[soldier speaking French]

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♪

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It is a great pleasure
to meet you, Mr. Beecham--

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or should I say
Lieutenant Beecham?

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Pleasure's mine,General Castillon.

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I am surprised

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news of my arrivalhas traveled so quickly.

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It is my duty to inform
the emperor of any movements

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of British military men.

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I am not who you take me to be.

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CASTILLON:Oh...

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But your timein the East India Company

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has clearly borne fruit for you
to acquire the house

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of a grand noble.[pouring drink]

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General, I am not
a representative

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of the East India Company,nor am I any longer

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a lieutenant,I'm just John Beecham, esquire.

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I left the Company years ago
and set up a business...

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to trade.

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Your East India Company

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also claims to trade,
when the truth is you steal.

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[exhales]

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So the Company have their eyes
on Delhi now.

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Is Bengal not enough for them?

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General,

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India belongs to neither
the British nor the French.

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If the French departed
there would be no one

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to stop the British
from taking all of India, yes?

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General...

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I am not like my countrymen.

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S'il vous plaît...

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The British
never turn their back

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on an opportunity
they can exploit.

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[speaking French]

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Not in my blood.

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And, I dare to hope,not in yours.

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[places cup down]

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That is a very fine ruby

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of six carats.

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From Ceylon I believe.

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Exquisite color and clarity,

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though, tragically,

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it has been cut without
much regards to its structure.

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That's not the sort of knowledgeI would expect from a soldier.

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General.

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I stopped being a soldier
to trade fairly, not pillage.

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Only the emperor can grant
foreigners a license to trade.

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It has been the Mughal way
for two centuries.

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I would be delighted
to introduce you.

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Well, that would be

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very kind of you.

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00:16:01,926 --> 00:16:04,722
Of course His Highness Shah Alam

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would consider your trade
license more seriously

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if you work for him.

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The emperor values loyalty
above all.

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Well, thank you.

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[distant gunshot]

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I shall do my bestto persuade the emperor

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that my intentionsare honorable.

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00:16:24,949 --> 00:16:27,296
Thank you, for the cognac.

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My pleasure.

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♪

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So...

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John Beecham?

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Is he friend or foe?

279
00:16:46,729 --> 00:16:49,974
He is an agent
of the Company.

280
00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:52,908
The first weed is sent
to spread and take over Delhi.

281
00:16:55,945 --> 00:16:57,464
The British are never
more treacherous

282
00:16:57,499 --> 00:16:59,294
than when they espouse virtue.

283
00:17:00,916 --> 00:17:02,262
[places cup down]

284
00:17:02,297 --> 00:17:07,026
♪

285
00:17:10,512 --> 00:17:12,031
[camel grumbling]

286
00:17:15,137 --> 00:17:17,208
[children laughing]

287
00:17:17,243 --> 00:17:20,660
[din of a bustling street]

288
00:17:20,694 --> 00:17:24,836
♪

289
00:17:35,088 --> 00:17:38,781
[indistinct chatter in Hindi]

290
00:17:38,816 --> 00:17:41,232
[children giggling]

291
00:17:45,133 --> 00:17:47,204
Exquisite colorand craftsmanship.

292
00:17:47,238 --> 00:17:50,897
[items clattering, men shouting]

293
00:17:52,864 --> 00:17:54,521
[women screaming]

294
00:17:54,556 --> 00:17:56,523
[speaking Hindi,
items shattering]

295
00:17:57,835 --> 00:18:00,458
[people shouting, items shatter]

296
00:18:00,493 --> 00:18:02,460
Rohillas, sahib--

297
00:18:02,495 --> 00:18:04,221
bandits.

298
00:18:04,255 --> 00:18:05,739
They will do anyone'sdirty work for payment.

299
00:18:05,774 --> 00:18:07,948
[people shouting,
objects shatter]

300
00:18:07,983 --> 00:18:12,160
[shouting in Hindi]

301
00:18:13,885 --> 00:18:15,611
MOOL:
A lieutenant?

302
00:18:15,646 --> 00:18:17,889
In Bengal.

303
00:18:17,924 --> 00:18:20,789
BINDU:
See, terrible deeds

304
00:18:20,823 --> 00:18:22,998
of the East India Companyhave followed him here.

305
00:18:23,032 --> 00:18:24,586
Shh!

306
00:18:24,620 --> 00:18:26,208
No.

307
00:18:26,243 --> 00:18:27,451
He left them behind him.

308
00:18:27,485 --> 00:18:30,143
He had come here to trade.

309
00:18:30,178 --> 00:18:35,873
[men shouting in Hindi]

310
00:18:35,907 --> 00:18:37,599
[shouting continues]

311
00:18:37,633 --> 00:18:40,705
♪

312
00:18:40,740 --> 00:18:43,674
[man speaking Hindi]

313
00:18:45,193 --> 00:18:46,332
Intruders!

314
00:18:48,368 --> 00:18:52,234
♪

315
00:18:52,269 --> 00:18:54,167
[man speaking Hindi]

316
00:18:54,202 --> 00:18:56,273
BAADAL:
They were in this area.

317
00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,311
[leaves rustling, man shouts]

318
00:19:00,346 --> 00:19:01,657
[leaves rustling]

319
00:19:01,692 --> 00:19:03,694
♪

320
00:19:03,728 --> 00:19:06,628
[rustling continues]

321
00:19:06,662 --> 00:19:09,044
Who are they?

322
00:19:09,078 --> 00:19:10,701
Rohillas.

323
00:19:10,735 --> 00:19:12,392
[pats arm]

324
00:19:12,427 --> 00:19:14,532
[speaking Hindi]

325
00:19:16,224 --> 00:19:18,398
♪

326
00:19:18,433 --> 00:19:20,607
What is happening?

327
00:19:20,642 --> 00:19:23,714
We have never had intrudersin this house before.

328
00:19:23,748 --> 00:19:26,855
♪

329
00:19:29,616 --> 00:19:33,310
[birds chirping]

330
00:19:36,658 --> 00:19:39,730
[men speaking Hindi
indistinctly]

331
00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,976
[Baadal speaking Hindi]

332
00:19:48,635 --> 00:19:50,844
Tell the mali to cut down
all this greenery.

333
00:19:50,879 --> 00:19:53,330
There must be no hiding placefor intruders.

334
00:19:53,364 --> 00:19:54,538
Yes, sahib.

335
00:19:54,572 --> 00:19:55,884
Right away.

336
00:19:55,918 --> 00:19:57,713
A bigger wall is neededaround the house, sahib.

337
00:19:57,748 --> 00:19:59,094
No.

338
00:19:59,128 --> 00:20:01,372
I did not come here
to build walls.

339
00:20:01,407 --> 00:20:02,994
That is a strategy for fools.

340
00:20:05,273 --> 00:20:06,239
We must hire more guards.

341
00:20:06,274 --> 00:20:08,241
Yes, sahib.

342
00:20:08,276 --> 00:20:13,936
[woman humming, baby cooing]

343
00:20:17,216 --> 00:20:22,186
[humming continues]

344
00:20:24,430 --> 00:20:26,328
[humming stops]

345
00:20:26,363 --> 00:20:27,536
[soft chuckle]

346
00:20:27,571 --> 00:20:31,333
[baby cooing]

347
00:20:36,062 --> 00:20:37,374
[whispering]:How is August settling in?

348
00:20:41,447 --> 00:20:43,552
I will make sure
he is safe and happy.

349
00:20:46,279 --> 00:20:47,349
May I?

350
00:20:59,741 --> 00:21:04,297
[softly]:Dearest August,I wish I had your peacefulness.

351
00:21:07,611 --> 00:21:09,682
Sahib...

352
00:21:09,716 --> 00:21:12,029
We have been given
a new beginning.

353
00:21:13,479 --> 00:21:14,928
For Agastya's sake...

354
00:21:16,344 --> 00:21:18,898
we must forget the past.

355
00:21:18,932 --> 00:21:20,831
[exhales]

356
00:21:20,865 --> 00:21:22,660
MOOL [whispering]:
A man should not
be eating on his own.

357
00:21:22,695 --> 00:21:24,697
Where is the sahib's wife?

358
00:21:24,731 --> 00:21:28,356
[quietly]:
I saw he has letters
from London in his office.

359
00:21:28,390 --> 00:21:30,461
Ah.

360
00:21:30,496 --> 00:21:31,980
Maybe she's in England?

361
00:21:32,014 --> 00:21:36,398
A loving wife's touchis what this empty house needs--

362
00:21:36,433 --> 00:21:37,675
but what will he do

363
00:21:37,710 --> 00:21:40,747
with the beautywho tends the baby?

364
00:21:40,782 --> 00:21:42,266
She has a face so sweet

365
00:21:42,301 --> 00:21:45,131
even your kheer will need
no sugar if she looks upon it.

366
00:21:45,165 --> 00:21:49,446
MOOL:One haughty look from herand my kheer will curdle.

367
00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:51,793
[clears throat]

368
00:21:51,827 --> 00:21:53,484
[places item down]

369
00:21:53,519 --> 00:21:54,865
Baby has wind.

370
00:21:54,899 --> 00:21:56,625
He needs ajwain.

371
00:21:56,660 --> 00:21:59,490
And I need chilies for this foodyou are giving me.

372
00:21:59,525 --> 00:22:01,009
My food does notneed chilies!

373
00:22:01,043 --> 00:22:02,631
If you are feeding the baby,the milk will be...

374
00:22:02,666 --> 00:22:04,184
I know my job.

375
00:22:05,289 --> 00:22:07,774
A cook--Not cook, chef.

376
00:22:07,809 --> 00:22:09,742
No more khichri.

377
00:22:09,776 --> 00:22:12,917
I expect game, chicken, fish
with Mughlai spices.

378
00:22:12,952 --> 00:22:15,299
Thatis the standard
I'm used to.

379
00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:16,714
Of course Chanchal-bhai.

380
00:22:16,749 --> 00:22:18,613
It will be an honor for chef
to raise his standards

381
00:22:18,647 --> 00:22:22,202
to those of a lady whoappreciates the highest quality.

382
00:22:24,481 --> 00:22:25,620
[opens door]

383
00:22:25,654 --> 00:22:27,725
Hey.[door creaks]

384
00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:29,934
Are you only hereto serve Beecham-sahib...

385
00:22:29,969 --> 00:22:31,557
or his wife too?

386
00:22:31,591 --> 00:22:34,145
You must knowthe baby's mother?

387
00:22:34,180 --> 00:22:36,389
When might she be coming?

388
00:22:36,424 --> 00:22:38,529
Or maybe she is already here?

389
00:22:40,048 --> 00:22:42,533
Watch your words, cook.

390
00:22:42,568 --> 00:22:44,397
They are even more poisonous

391
00:22:44,432 --> 00:22:46,157
than your food.

392
00:22:46,192 --> 00:22:50,127
♪

393
00:22:50,161 --> 00:22:51,335
[exhales]

394
00:22:52,992 --> 00:22:56,133
MOOL:She will learnthat you cannot keep secrets

395
00:22:56,167 --> 00:22:57,962
in a house like this.

396
00:22:57,997 --> 00:22:58,998
[soft tap]

397
00:22:59,032 --> 00:23:00,137
[chopping, grunting]

398
00:23:00,171 --> 00:23:02,864
[chopping, grunting continues]

399
00:23:05,453 --> 00:23:09,698
[chopping continues]

400
00:23:09,733 --> 00:23:12,218
[speaking Hindi]

401
00:23:12,252 --> 00:23:15,290
[grunting]

402
00:23:15,324 --> 00:23:16,567
[breathing heavily]

403
00:23:18,776 --> 00:23:21,089
If I ask for a job to be done,
Baadal,

404
00:23:21,123 --> 00:23:22,677
I expect it to be done.

405
00:23:22,711 --> 00:23:24,333
[chopping continues]Sorry, sahib.

406
00:23:24,368 --> 00:23:26,853
I will instruct the gardeners
again.

407
00:23:26,888 --> 00:23:29,269
But you must be careful
in this heat.

408
00:23:29,304 --> 00:23:30,823
You know...

409
00:23:30,857 --> 00:23:33,273
[heavy breathing]

410
00:23:33,308 --> 00:23:35,690
There is not a single daythat I miss being a soldier,

411
00:23:35,724 --> 00:23:38,037
but I miss the sweat.

412
00:23:38,071 --> 00:23:39,245
[heavy breathing]

413
00:23:39,279 --> 00:23:41,903
What happened, sahib?

414
00:23:43,180 --> 00:23:44,526
Does it pain you?

415
00:23:46,114 --> 00:23:47,909
At times.

416
00:23:47,943 --> 00:23:51,119
[heavy breathing]

417
00:23:51,153 --> 00:23:54,433
It will fade with time,
and the pain also.

418
00:23:54,467 --> 00:23:56,849
[birds twittering]

419
00:23:57,574 --> 00:23:58,954
[shouting in Hindi]

420
00:24:00,577 --> 00:24:05,374
[ordering in Hindi]

421
00:24:05,409 --> 00:24:07,204
[chopping continues]

422
00:24:07,238 --> 00:24:08,550
Good day.

423
00:24:10,241 --> 00:24:11,415
My servants reported

424
00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:12,934
you had intruders last night,

425
00:24:12,968 --> 00:24:15,902
I've come to offer help.

426
00:24:15,937 --> 00:24:18,664
I'm Murad Beg.
Your neighbor.

427
00:24:18,698 --> 00:24:20,597
I hope you do not object to me

428
00:24:20,631 --> 00:24:22,944
calling on you unannounced.No, not at all,

429
00:24:22,978 --> 00:24:25,498
it's a pleasure.
John Beecham.

430
00:24:26,741 --> 00:24:29,088
I can send some of my guards

431
00:24:29,122 --> 00:24:30,192
to watch over your estate.

432
00:24:30,227 --> 00:24:33,057
An exceptionally kind offer,
sir.

433
00:24:33,092 --> 00:24:34,507
Thank you.

434
00:24:34,542 --> 00:24:37,027
I'm hosting a partytomorrow night.

435
00:24:37,061 --> 00:24:39,823
I hope you will honor uswith your presence.

436
00:24:39,857 --> 00:24:41,272
I would be very grateful

437
00:24:41,307 --> 00:24:43,067
to have an opportunity
to know you better.

438
00:24:43,930 --> 00:24:46,450
Until tomorrow then.

439
00:24:46,485 --> 00:24:49,488
[birds chirping]

440
00:24:56,218 --> 00:24:58,635
Baadal...

441
00:24:58,669 --> 00:25:00,602
will he be
a good neighbor?

442
00:25:00,637 --> 00:25:02,949
He is a friend for you,sahib,

443
00:25:02,984 --> 00:25:05,780
and cousin to Her Highness,the emperor's wife.

444
00:25:05,814 --> 00:25:07,229
[chuckles]

445
00:25:07,264 --> 00:25:13,270
[traditional music playing]

446
00:25:25,938 --> 00:25:30,149
[men speaking Hindi]

447
00:25:30,183 --> 00:25:31,840
[jewelry gently clinking]

448
00:25:35,223 --> 00:25:38,847
♪

449
00:25:46,752 --> 00:25:51,480
♪

450
00:25:57,832 --> 00:26:01,007
♪

451
00:26:06,565 --> 00:26:08,359
In a garden fullof beautiful flowers,

452
00:26:08,394 --> 00:26:09,671
I see your eyes

453
00:26:09,706 --> 00:26:12,294
have rested
on the only English rose.

454
00:26:12,329 --> 00:26:14,849
I was...
I was surprised, that's all.

455
00:26:14,883 --> 00:26:16,057
[chuckles]

456
00:26:16,091 --> 00:26:17,990
It is a rarity in Delhi.

457
00:26:18,024 --> 00:26:20,613
Come, I should liketo introduce you.

458
00:26:20,648 --> 00:26:26,964
♪

459
00:26:26,999 --> 00:26:29,449
Roshanara, come.

460
00:26:35,524 --> 00:26:37,665
Mr. Beecham,this is my daughter, Roshanara,

461
00:26:37,699 --> 00:26:38,873
and her teacher,

462
00:26:38,907 --> 00:26:40,529
Miss Osborne.

463
00:26:40,564 --> 00:26:42,773
ROSHANARA:
Hello, Mr. Beecham,
are you fond of dancing?

464
00:26:42,808 --> 00:26:46,397
Delhi has the prettiest dancing
girls in the whole of India.

465
00:26:46,432 --> 00:26:48,296
I dare say they are.

466
00:26:48,330 --> 00:26:49,642
MURAD:I believe you arethe first Englishman

467
00:26:49,677 --> 00:26:52,265
Miss Osborne has seen
in many months.

468
00:26:52,300 --> 00:26:54,992
Or first Englishwoman
I have seen in several years.

469
00:26:55,027 --> 00:26:57,098
It is a pleasure to meet you,Miss Osborne,

470
00:26:57,132 --> 00:26:58,927
where are you from?

471
00:26:58,962 --> 00:26:59,997
Devon.

472
00:27:00,032 --> 00:27:01,758
A beautiful part of the world.

473
00:27:01,792 --> 00:27:05,693
Yes, I miss the countryside
and the sea air.

474
00:27:05,727 --> 00:27:08,592
Oh, and the raspberry creams
I long for.

475
00:27:08,627 --> 00:27:10,663
[chuckles]

476
00:27:10,698 --> 00:27:12,147
My daughter's love for dancing

477
00:27:12,182 --> 00:27:15,254
exceeds all else despite
Miss Osborne's attempts

478
00:27:15,288 --> 00:27:18,671
to introduce herto English literature.

479
00:27:18,706 --> 00:27:19,672
Miss Osborne

480
00:27:19,707 --> 00:27:21,191
is the finest governessin India.

481
00:27:21,225 --> 00:27:23,020
[chuckles]She's transforming my daughter

482
00:27:23,055 --> 00:27:24,677
into an accomplished lady,

483
00:27:24,712 --> 00:27:26,299
and an insurrectionist.

484
00:27:26,334 --> 00:27:27,715
An English insurrectionist

485
00:27:27,749 --> 00:27:29,682
is the very last thing
I expected to find

486
00:27:29,717 --> 00:27:31,097
here in Delhi.

487
00:27:31,132 --> 00:27:33,617
Father, I'd like to go backto the dancing now.

488
00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:35,481
Of course, my dear.

489
00:27:35,515 --> 00:27:37,414
Miss Osbourne.

490
00:27:37,448 --> 00:27:40,520
Miss Osbourne,
if I might be so bold, um...

491
00:27:40,555 --> 00:27:43,144
My chef considers himself

492
00:27:43,178 --> 00:27:46,043
an expert in the culinary arts
of England,

493
00:27:46,078 --> 00:27:47,942
I'm certain that he would be

494
00:27:47,976 --> 00:27:50,599
delighted to present you
with cakes from Devon.

495
00:27:50,634 --> 00:27:51,566
[exhales]

496
00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:53,879
CASTILLON:Good evening, Miss Osborne.

497
00:27:53,913 --> 00:27:57,434
Mr. Beg, what an excellent fête.

498
00:27:57,468 --> 00:27:58,538
General Castillon,

499
00:27:58,573 --> 00:28:00,782
thank you for joining us.

500
00:28:00,817 --> 00:28:02,404
This is Mr. Beecham.

501
00:28:02,439 --> 00:28:04,475
I've already had the pleasure
of meeting Lieutenant Beecham.

502
00:28:04,510 --> 00:28:06,650
Miss Osborne,

503
00:28:06,685 --> 00:28:08,514
you look particularly ravishingthis evening.

504
00:28:08,548 --> 00:28:10,999
[band playing in the background]

505
00:28:11,034 --> 00:28:13,381
So has Lieutenant Beecham
told you of his wish

506
00:28:13,415 --> 00:28:16,039
to introduce India's treasuresto the rest of the world?

507
00:28:16,073 --> 00:28:18,075
Without the
British East India Company.

508
00:28:18,110 --> 00:28:19,387
MURAD:In the emperor's eyes,

509
00:28:19,421 --> 00:28:20,975
you'll be tarredwith the same brush.

510
00:28:21,009 --> 00:28:22,597
Why would he grant youa trade license?

511
00:28:22,631 --> 00:28:23,978
JOHN:
Because I also have

512
00:28:24,012 --> 00:28:26,187
India's interests at heart,
not just my own.

513
00:28:26,221 --> 00:28:28,914
Well, that is admirablefor these times.

514
00:28:28,948 --> 00:28:30,398
CASTILLON:
The emperor

515
00:28:30,432 --> 00:28:32,987
is dubious about Englishmen.

516
00:28:33,021 --> 00:28:34,057
This is why he prefers
the French.

517
00:28:34,091 --> 00:28:37,060
[soft chuckle]

518
00:28:37,094 --> 00:28:38,475
[band continues playing,
indistinct chatter]

519
00:28:38,509 --> 00:28:40,753
[speaking quietly in Hindi]Miss Osborne,

520
00:28:40,788 --> 00:28:42,030
it seems your presenceis requested

521
00:28:42,065 --> 00:28:43,652
by Begum Samru-sahiba.

522
00:28:43,687 --> 00:28:45,585
[indistinct chatter]

523
00:28:45,620 --> 00:28:47,449
Excuse me, gentlemen.

524
00:28:48,588 --> 00:28:50,038
CASTILLON:Begum Samru seems very fond

525
00:28:50,073 --> 00:28:52,006
of Miss Osborne.

526
00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,180
It appears she has an interest
in all things European.

527
00:28:54,215 --> 00:28:56,113
She is not to be underestimated,

528
00:28:56,148 --> 00:28:58,737
Begum Samru is a favoriteof the emperor,

529
00:28:58,771 --> 00:29:00,911
he treats her
like his own daughter.

530
00:29:00,946 --> 00:29:02,430
General Castillon

531
00:29:02,464 --> 00:29:04,673
has kindly offeredto introduce me to the emperor.

532
00:29:05,778 --> 00:29:06,779
MURAD:
Allow me to do that,

533
00:29:06,814 --> 00:29:08,712
it would be my pleasure.

534
00:29:10,472 --> 00:29:12,405
SAMRU:
You seem to be possessed
of great fortune,

535
00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:13,717
you have two admirers.

536
00:29:13,752 --> 00:29:16,306
[chuckles]
I'm sure you are mistaken.

537
00:29:16,340 --> 00:29:19,999
SAMRU:
You must not feel like you must
choose one or the other.

538
00:29:20,034 --> 00:29:23,554
It's far more enjoyableto sample the delights of both.

539
00:29:27,593 --> 00:29:31,010
♪

540
00:29:31,045 --> 00:29:32,598
[din of a busy street]

541
00:29:32,632 --> 00:29:36,015
[elephant trumpets]

542
00:29:36,050 --> 00:29:39,225
♪

543
00:29:48,131 --> 00:29:53,101
♪

544
00:29:59,970 --> 00:30:01,730
MURAD:
Your Imperial Highness,

545
00:30:01,765 --> 00:30:03,698
King of Kings.

546
00:30:03,732 --> 00:30:04,975
Your Royal Highness
Prince Akbar.

547
00:30:05,010 --> 00:30:07,150
It gives me great pleasure
to introduce you

548
00:30:07,184 --> 00:30:08,289
to a friend of the court:

549
00:30:08,323 --> 00:30:10,981
Lieutenant John Beecham.

550
00:30:11,016 --> 00:30:13,363
Khushamdeed,Lieutenant Beecham.

551
00:30:13,397 --> 00:30:16,745
I hope my kinsman
has made you welcome.

552
00:30:16,780 --> 00:30:21,750
It is unusual to receivean Englishman as a guest--

553
00:30:21,785 --> 00:30:25,168
normally you arrive
without an invitation.

554
00:30:25,202 --> 00:30:28,447
[men in audience laugh]

555
00:30:28,481 --> 00:30:29,897
Your Imperial Highness,

556
00:30:29,931 --> 00:30:32,934
I am humbled by your presence
and your land.

557
00:30:32,969 --> 00:30:34,867
My ancestors have ruled it

558
00:30:34,902 --> 00:30:36,662
for hundreds of years.

559
00:30:36,696 --> 00:30:40,769
They've shed their bloodto keep what is theirs.

560
00:30:40,804 --> 00:30:45,015
I will not allow
the British East India Company

561
00:30:45,050 --> 00:30:46,741
to take what is now mine.

562
00:30:46,775 --> 00:30:49,917
The Company's policy
for expansion is shameful--

563
00:30:49,951 --> 00:30:52,091
I have severed ties with them.

564
00:30:52,126 --> 00:30:53,679
They have no concerns
beyond amassing wealth

565
00:30:53,713 --> 00:30:56,061
for their shareholders.

566
00:30:56,095 --> 00:30:58,649
Bengal was richer
than all the wealth in England

567
00:30:58,684 --> 00:31:02,343
until Clive and Hastings
plundered it.

568
00:31:04,034 --> 00:31:05,760
"In a land where
the hand of friendship

569
00:31:05,794 --> 00:31:07,106
"is taken for the sword,

570
00:31:07,141 --> 00:31:09,488
"I gain solace from the sighs

571
00:31:09,522 --> 00:31:12,836
of the quill as it gifts
its lifeblood to the page."

572
00:31:12,871 --> 00:31:13,906
Ah...

573
00:31:13,941 --> 00:31:16,288
I have known many an Englishman

574
00:31:16,322 --> 00:31:18,290
that spoke Farsi and Urdu.

575
00:31:18,324 --> 00:31:22,915
But never one
that knew my poetry.

576
00:31:22,950 --> 00:31:23,951
Your Imperial Highness,

577
00:31:23,985 --> 00:31:25,918
please do not see me
as an enemy.

578
00:31:25,953 --> 00:31:29,611
General Castillon does.

579
00:31:29,646 --> 00:31:32,511
JOHN:
The English say "day,"
the French say "night."

580
00:31:32,545 --> 00:31:33,857
[chuckles]

581
00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:35,479
JOHN:
The numerous wars that we have
waged over the centuries

582
00:31:35,514 --> 00:31:37,067
are not easily forgotten.

583
00:31:37,102 --> 00:31:40,277
EMPEROR:Well, let us hopethat the next war

584
00:31:40,312 --> 00:31:42,107
is not a battle for Delhi--

585
00:31:42,141 --> 00:31:46,007
for it is said
that he who rules Delhi,

586
00:31:46,042 --> 00:31:47,595
rules India.

587
00:31:47,629 --> 00:31:49,286
Your Imperial Highness,
I implore you,

588
00:31:49,321 --> 00:31:50,874
judge me not by my flag,

589
00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:52,980
but by my actions.

590
00:31:53,014 --> 00:31:54,567
I love your country,

591
00:31:54,602 --> 00:31:58,537
and I believe that India
should be governed by Indians.

592
00:31:58,571 --> 00:32:00,435
I wish only to trade

593
00:32:00,470 --> 00:32:03,231
honorably
with the beautiful objects

594
00:32:03,266 --> 00:32:04,439
that are made here.

595
00:32:04,474 --> 00:32:08,098
Please, grant me a license.

596
00:32:08,133 --> 00:32:09,375
Your Imperial highness,

597
00:32:09,410 --> 00:32:12,033
I see you have metthe new Englishman in Delhi.

598
00:32:12,068 --> 00:32:13,414
Yes.

599
00:32:13,448 --> 00:32:16,175
Lieutenant Beecham
is a lover of the arts.

600
00:32:16,210 --> 00:32:19,627
He wishes that I grant hima free trade license.

601
00:32:19,661 --> 00:32:21,456
Surely you will not grant it,

602
00:32:21,491 --> 00:32:22,526
knowing the Company

603
00:32:22,561 --> 00:32:24,770
have Delhi in their sights.

604
00:32:24,804 --> 00:32:29,223
Your Imperial Highness,
I am your servant.

605
00:32:29,257 --> 00:32:31,811
A British servant
in my palace!

606
00:32:31,846 --> 00:32:35,608
[emperor laughs,
followed by audience]

607
00:32:35,643 --> 00:32:37,196
Never in my life

608
00:32:37,231 --> 00:32:40,337
have I been more sad
to be blind.

609
00:32:40,372 --> 00:32:41,545
[laughs]

610
00:32:41,580 --> 00:32:44,721
Then serve me,Lieutenant Beecham.

611
00:32:44,755 --> 00:32:48,173
The empress's birthdayapproaches.

612
00:32:48,207 --> 00:32:50,623
Find the perfect gift for her

613
00:32:50,658 --> 00:32:54,179
and maybe you shall
have your license.

614
00:32:54,213 --> 00:32:57,320
♪

615
00:32:57,354 --> 00:32:58,769
Your Highness.

616
00:32:58,804 --> 00:33:03,533
♪

617
00:33:06,743 --> 00:33:08,607
Surelyyou will not grant it.

618
00:33:08,641 --> 00:33:10,195
General, General,

619
00:33:10,229 --> 00:33:12,749
I know you do not trust him.

620
00:33:12,783 --> 00:33:14,130
Nor do I.

621
00:33:14,164 --> 00:33:16,373
Then Your Highness...

622
00:33:16,408 --> 00:33:18,203
Why offer to grant him
a license?

623
00:33:18,237 --> 00:33:20,136
EMPEROR:You forget,

624
00:33:20,170 --> 00:33:22,621
India gave the world chess.

625
00:33:22,655 --> 00:33:24,968
My first move was decisive.

626
00:33:25,003 --> 00:33:27,626
If I refuse Beecham now,

627
00:33:27,660 --> 00:33:31,319
the Company will proceed
with their plans in secret.

628
00:33:31,354 --> 00:33:35,461
We will watch Beecham closely
until he makes a mistake.

629
00:33:35,496 --> 00:33:37,877
♪

630
00:33:40,087 --> 00:33:42,434
[birds chirping]

631
00:33:42,468 --> 00:33:43,952
CHANCHAL:  Please can I go to the bazaars

632
00:33:43,987 --> 00:33:45,989
of the city tomorrow?

633
00:33:46,024 --> 00:33:47,335
RAM LAL [quietly]:
Your duty is to stay hidden.

634
00:33:47,370 --> 00:33:48,923
Protect our identity.

635
00:33:48,957 --> 00:33:51,926
Soon, maybe.

636
00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:55,550
[birds chirping]

637
00:33:55,585 --> 00:33:56,758
Chanchal-bhai...

638
00:33:57,966 --> 00:34:00,314
May I bring something coolfor you today?

639
00:34:00,348 --> 00:34:02,350
Sherbert, nimbu pani...?

640
00:34:04,525 --> 00:34:06,251
I am fine.

641
00:34:06,285 --> 00:34:07,562
Thank you.

642
00:34:07,597 --> 00:34:09,875
If I can help you find comfort
in your new home

643
00:34:09,909 --> 00:34:11,325
in any way,

644
00:34:11,359 --> 00:34:12,947
please, tell me.

645
00:34:19,643 --> 00:34:21,542
[quietly]:I wish you could help meleave this house

646
00:34:21,576 --> 00:34:24,096
so I can see some of Delhi.

647
00:34:24,131 --> 00:34:25,684
Beecham-sahib
would have to give permission.

648
00:34:25,718 --> 00:34:27,341
Then we shall ask him.

649
00:34:27,375 --> 00:34:29,239
Ram Lal will not take me.

650
00:34:29,274 --> 00:34:30,551
And I would dieif I cannot see

651
00:34:30,585 --> 00:34:34,106
the bazaars of the cityfor myself.

652
00:34:34,141 --> 00:34:35,211
Will you take me?

653
00:34:35,245 --> 00:34:37,903
Chanchal.

654
00:34:37,937 --> 00:34:41,113
August needs you.

655
00:34:41,148 --> 00:34:42,459
[August cooing]

656
00:34:44,634 --> 00:34:46,429
[soft chuckle]

657
00:34:46,463 --> 00:34:49,294
♪

658
00:34:49,328 --> 00:34:50,467
[soft chuckle]

659
00:34:53,953 --> 00:34:55,127
[Bindu gasps]

660
00:34:55,162 --> 00:34:56,404
What is all this!

661
00:34:56,439 --> 00:34:58,475
It is English mithai.

662
00:34:58,510 --> 00:35:01,202
You cannot appreciate
such culture.

663
00:35:01,237 --> 00:35:03,825
Why is sahib
going to all this trouble?

664
00:35:03,860 --> 00:35:05,379
He's barely been in this city

665
00:35:05,413 --> 00:35:08,623
and has already foundan English lady to bring home.

666
00:35:08,658 --> 00:35:10,694
He is quite challu,no?

667
00:35:10,729 --> 00:35:11,902
An English lady,

668
00:35:11,937 --> 00:35:15,043
here to this house?

669
00:35:15,078 --> 00:35:16,286
Our chef Mool Chandhas spent

670
00:35:16,321 --> 00:35:19,565
all day making special
English puddings for you.

671
00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:21,153
I've heardhe is an excellent chef.

672
00:35:21,188 --> 00:35:23,259
So have I--
he tells me every day.

673
00:35:23,293 --> 00:35:25,261
[both laugh]

674
00:35:27,849 --> 00:35:29,368
Beecham-sahib is on the way.

675
00:35:32,682 --> 00:35:34,960
♪

676
00:35:38,998 --> 00:35:42,830
[objects clattering nearby]

677
00:35:44,659 --> 00:35:46,489
[exhales]
Miss Osborne.

678
00:35:48,076 --> 00:35:49,250
Welcome.

679
00:35:49,285 --> 00:35:50,907
Thank you for your invitation,
Mr. Beecham.

680
00:35:51,839 --> 00:35:53,185
This is a magnificent house.

681
00:35:53,220 --> 00:35:55,636
The courtyards and carvingsare exquisite.

682
00:35:55,670 --> 00:35:56,775
Aye.

683
00:35:56,809 --> 00:35:59,191
And how to nice it must beto sit here under the tree.

684
00:35:59,226 --> 00:36:01,366
I found this swing
in the bazaar.

685
00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:03,368
Delhi is full of wonders.

686
00:36:03,402 --> 00:36:04,645
[soft chuckle]

687
00:36:04,679 --> 00:36:07,199
But now prepare to be
transported from Delhi

688
00:36:07,234 --> 00:36:08,545
back home to Devon.

689
00:36:10,685 --> 00:36:12,066
[chuckling]:Oh my, how wonderful.

690
00:36:14,655 --> 00:36:17,105
[clears throat]:
Shukriya,Baadal.

691
00:36:17,140 --> 00:36:19,522
Mool Chand's famousbread pudding, scones,

692
00:36:19,556 --> 00:36:21,800
plum pudding,
and raspberry creams.

693
00:36:21,834 --> 00:36:25,355
Shukriya.

694
00:36:25,390 --> 00:36:26,977
I have yet to see Mool Chand

695
00:36:27,012 --> 00:36:29,117
beam so for a guest.[Margaret chuckles]

696
00:36:29,980 --> 00:36:31,361
[exhales]

697
00:36:31,396 --> 00:36:32,776
Please.

698
00:36:35,331 --> 00:36:36,780
From Devon.

699
00:36:36,815 --> 00:36:39,611
[both chuckling]

700
00:36:39,645 --> 00:36:40,819
So buttery.

701
00:36:40,853 --> 00:36:42,130
[chuckles]

702
00:36:42,165 --> 00:36:43,684
BAADAL [quietly]:Look how happy sahib is...

703
00:36:43,718 --> 00:36:46,825
His is not the face of a manwith a wife somewhere.

704
00:36:46,859 --> 00:36:49,586
At least,
not a wife he likes.

705
00:36:49,621 --> 00:36:51,519
[laughing]

706
00:36:51,554 --> 00:36:52,727
I am indebted to you

707
00:36:52,762 --> 00:36:54,419
for allowing meto reveal myself

708
00:36:54,453 --> 00:36:56,559
as a homesick ladywith a sweet tooth.

709
00:36:57,732 --> 00:36:59,941
I perfectly understand
what it feels like

710
00:36:59,976 --> 00:37:01,322
to hanker for home comforts.

711
00:37:03,738 --> 00:37:05,913
Murad Beg tells me thatyou've been building a chapel.

712
00:37:06,983 --> 00:37:08,398
I should like to see itif I may.

713
00:37:08,433 --> 00:37:12,402
It would be delighted
to show you.

714
00:37:12,437 --> 00:37:13,576
[chuckles]

715
00:37:16,337 --> 00:37:17,580
[both chuckle]

716
00:37:20,168 --> 00:37:22,550
[birds twittering]

717
00:37:24,276 --> 00:37:25,933
I did not have an opportunity

718
00:37:25,967 --> 00:37:27,728
to inquire when we met,

719
00:37:27,762 --> 00:37:30,040
what brought you to Delhi?

720
00:37:30,075 --> 00:37:32,422
I wanted a fresh start.

721
00:37:32,457 --> 00:37:33,734
I worked with
the East India Company

722
00:37:33,768 --> 00:37:37,427
for many years, but I left.

723
00:37:37,462 --> 00:37:40,050
Why?

724
00:37:40,085 --> 00:37:41,845
I have a conscience.

725
00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:42,708
And you?

726
00:37:42,743 --> 00:37:45,815
A lone woman in Calcuttais a rarity,

727
00:37:45,849 --> 00:37:48,507
but in Delhi,
an impossibility.

728
00:37:51,510 --> 00:37:55,342
My brother traveled to Indiato seek his fortunes.

729
00:37:55,376 --> 00:37:58,690
I saw it as an opportunityto seek adventure.

730
00:37:58,724 --> 00:38:02,625
That is most admirable
and brave.

731
00:38:02,659 --> 00:38:06,284
Brave or foolhardy?

732
00:38:06,318 --> 00:38:09,735
He left Delhi abruptly whenhe accrued significant debts.

733
00:38:12,945 --> 00:38:14,084
He abandoned you?

734
00:38:16,639 --> 00:38:17,743
I am so sorry.

735
00:38:19,849 --> 00:38:23,024
One becomes accustomedto the folly of siblings.

736
00:38:24,474 --> 00:38:26,683
Thankfully, Mr. Begwas in need of a governess

737
00:38:26,718 --> 00:38:28,720
when I was most in needof a position.

738
00:38:31,861 --> 00:38:35,899
♪

739
00:38:38,557 --> 00:38:40,456
MARGARET:Your chapel is wonderful.

740
00:38:40,490 --> 00:38:44,529
Well, you are welcome to visit
and pray at your leisure.

741
00:38:44,563 --> 00:38:45,668
Thank you.

742
00:38:50,431 --> 00:38:52,537
I have a request,

743
00:38:52,571 --> 00:38:53,883
if you will.

744
00:38:53,917 --> 00:38:56,920
I know that we have just met,
but I am in...

745
00:38:58,025 --> 00:38:58,991
I am in great need.

746
00:38:59,026 --> 00:39:00,199
My mother

747
00:39:00,234 --> 00:39:03,375
will be arriving
in Delhi in a few days

748
00:39:03,410 --> 00:39:06,309
and I would be very grateful

749
00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:08,622
if you could be here
when she arrives,

750
00:39:08,656 --> 00:39:10,382
to help her settle.

751
00:39:10,417 --> 00:39:13,454
I know that it would be
a great comfort to her...

752
00:39:15,422 --> 00:39:16,457
and to me.

753
00:39:16,492 --> 00:39:18,286
[birds chirping]

754
00:39:18,321 --> 00:39:20,254
I would be honored.

755
00:39:21,255 --> 00:39:26,225
♪

756
00:39:29,263 --> 00:39:34,579
[people chattering loudly]
♪

757
00:39:37,478 --> 00:39:41,655
BAADAL:Your mother will be well takencare of, sahib, do not worry.

758
00:39:41,689 --> 00:39:43,519
Bindu will beher special maid.

759
00:39:43,553 --> 00:39:45,417
Miss Osbornewill be her friend.

760
00:39:45,452 --> 00:39:47,592
And-and the babywill make her happy.

761
00:39:47,626 --> 00:39:51,630
[people shouting,
indistinct animal sounds]

762
00:39:51,665 --> 00:39:56,221
♪

763
00:40:06,438 --> 00:40:07,819
Mother.

764
00:40:07,853 --> 00:40:12,030
♪

765
00:40:13,583 --> 00:40:15,378
HENRIETTA BEECHAM:
I dreamt of the time

766
00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:16,793
we would be together again,

767
00:40:16,828 --> 00:40:17,932
I feared it would never come,

768
00:40:17,967 --> 00:40:20,348
I-I had lost you
to India forever.

769
00:40:21,591 --> 00:40:22,937
How much I have missed you!

770
00:40:24,698 --> 00:40:27,079
You have turned into
a fine gentleman.

771
00:40:27,114 --> 00:40:30,082
Your beard sits
most handsomely on your face.

772
00:40:30,117 --> 00:40:32,291
And you are as strong
and robust as ever.

773
00:40:32,326 --> 00:40:34,293
Thank the Lord
for your safe arrival.

774
00:40:34,328 --> 00:40:37,227
It has been a long
and trying journey,

775
00:40:37,262 --> 00:40:38,746
more eventful than a carriage

776
00:40:38,781 --> 00:40:40,541
from London to Bath
I dare say.

777
00:40:40,576 --> 00:40:41,749
Oh... Violet-- oh!

778
00:40:41,784 --> 00:40:43,648
Smelling salts, please.

779
00:40:43,682 --> 00:40:45,477
Of course, Mrs. Beecham.

780
00:40:45,512 --> 00:40:48,307
But there are bandits
and highway men everywhere,

781
00:40:48,342 --> 00:40:49,481
Mrs. Beecham, dear.

782
00:40:49,516 --> 00:40:51,863
I for one have enjoyedevery moment of our adventure.

783
00:40:51,897 --> 00:40:53,312
Do you remember Violet?

784
00:40:53,347 --> 00:40:54,590
Oh, you won't remember,

785
00:40:54,624 --> 00:40:56,143
but the last time we met
was many years ago.

786
00:40:56,177 --> 00:40:58,559
Violet is
Katherine Woodhouse's daughter.

787
00:40:58,594 --> 00:41:00,906
She traveled with me
to keep me company,

788
00:41:00,941 --> 00:41:02,321
I should not have survived,

789
00:41:02,356 --> 00:41:04,323
but for her kindness.

790
00:41:04,358 --> 00:41:05,980
I am very grateful to you,
Miss Woodhouse.

791
00:41:06,015 --> 00:41:07,499
I do remember you now,

792
00:41:07,534 --> 00:41:09,536
as a young girl
with pig tails and rosy cheeks.

793
00:41:09,570 --> 00:41:10,744
I believe you laughed a lot.

794
00:41:10,778 --> 00:41:12,090
HENRIETTA:
She has a happy disposition

795
00:41:12,124 --> 00:41:15,334
and kept me entertainedon many a rough night.

796
00:41:15,369 --> 00:41:17,682
Well, I am very grateful, for
you keeping my mother company.

797
00:41:17,716 --> 00:41:20,167
I thank you, John,
and I am looking forward

798
00:41:20,201 --> 00:41:22,272
to a bath
and making myself presentable.

799
00:41:22,307 --> 00:41:23,826
Well, please.

800
00:41:26,829 --> 00:41:29,728
SAMUEL:A hand would be welcome,Lieutenant!

801
00:41:29,763 --> 00:41:30,867
[Henrietta chuckles]

802
00:41:30,902 --> 00:41:32,800
Captain Samuel Parker?
What on earth...?

803
00:41:32,835 --> 00:41:34,526
[laughs]

804
00:41:34,561 --> 00:41:36,459
Mother, did you knowwe were acquainted?

805
00:41:36,494 --> 00:41:37,702
I did, indeed.

806
00:41:37,736 --> 00:41:40,083
Captain Parker called on me
in London last year.

807
00:41:40,118 --> 00:41:42,223
London?HENRIETTA:
Yes, he was looking for you

808
00:41:42,258 --> 00:41:46,055
and we met again in the port
in Calcutta, and he insisted

809
00:41:46,089 --> 00:41:48,678
on delivering us
safely to you.My dear old friend,

810
00:41:48,713 --> 00:41:50,818
I could not have planned it
better myself.

811
00:41:50,853 --> 00:41:52,302
Come.

812
00:41:52,337 --> 00:41:55,064
♪

813
00:41:55,098 --> 00:41:56,548
[camel brays]

814
00:41:56,583 --> 00:41:57,618
[horse nickers]

815
00:41:57,653 --> 00:42:02,312
♪

816
00:42:07,248 --> 00:42:12,081
♪

817
00:42:16,119 --> 00:42:18,259
[horse whinnying]

818
00:42:23,610 --> 00:42:28,131
♪

819
00:42:28,166 --> 00:42:29,477
[speaking Hindi]

820
00:42:32,170 --> 00:42:33,516
Ooh...Steady.

821
00:42:37,244 --> 00:42:39,004
Good gracious!

822
00:42:39,039 --> 00:42:41,800
This is beyond all expectation.

823
00:42:41,835 --> 00:42:44,665
It is a palace fit for a queen,

824
00:42:44,700 --> 00:42:47,530
all the British nabobs
are buying enormous estates

825
00:42:47,565 --> 00:42:49,118
like this back home.

826
00:42:49,152 --> 00:42:50,706
Some are even buying
Parliament seats

827
00:42:50,740 --> 00:42:52,328
with their Indian fortunes.

828
00:42:52,362 --> 00:42:56,574
Why not build a mansion
such as this in Surrey?

829
00:42:56,608 --> 00:42:57,920
Mother,I am not one of these nabobs

830
00:42:57,954 --> 00:43:01,164
that comes to Indiato prosper and flee.

831
00:43:02,821 --> 00:43:05,721
HENRIETTA:Twelve yearssince you left me,

832
00:43:05,755 --> 00:43:07,170
barely a wordin the last three

833
00:43:07,205 --> 00:43:10,208
since you becamea wandering tinkerman.

834
00:43:10,242 --> 00:43:11,278
Ooh!

835
00:43:11,312 --> 00:43:14,419
But now my fears
are all allayed.

836
00:43:14,453 --> 00:43:16,801
Oh, Miss Osborne,

837
00:43:16,835 --> 00:43:18,596
thank you for comingto greet my mother.

838
00:43:21,391 --> 00:43:24,222
John has been so looking forwardto your arrival.

839
00:43:24,256 --> 00:43:27,432
And how, pray,
do you know my son?

840
00:43:29,020 --> 00:43:30,469
I am his neighbor.

841
00:43:31,332 --> 00:43:32,540
JOHN:
Come, Mother.

842
00:43:32,575 --> 00:43:34,404
We have preparedsome refreshments for you.

843
00:43:34,439 --> 00:43:36,199
Hm.

844
00:43:36,234 --> 00:43:37,373
[scoffs]

845
00:43:49,109 --> 00:43:51,525
[exhales]  Shukriya,Baadal.

846
00:43:51,559 --> 00:43:54,666
Samuel, perhaps something
slightly stronger?

847
00:43:54,701 --> 00:43:56,150
Yes, please.

848
00:43:56,185 --> 00:43:58,670
My friend, I am so grateful foryour kindness towards my mother.

849
00:43:58,705 --> 00:44:00,776
You cannot imaginehow pleased I am to see you.

850
00:44:00,810 --> 00:44:02,191
The Company
was never the same

851
00:44:02,225 --> 00:44:05,021
after you resigned
and disappeared.

852
00:44:05,056 --> 00:44:06,954
I have missed you.And I you.

853
00:44:06,989 --> 00:44:08,680
Tell me:
what news of England?

854
00:44:08,715 --> 00:44:10,751
[sighs]
It rains.

855
00:44:10,786 --> 00:44:12,304
The Prince of Wales
is getting married.

856
00:44:12,339 --> 00:44:14,755
Warren Hastings was acquitted

857
00:44:14,790 --> 00:44:16,792
and the Company got off
scot free.

858
00:44:16,826 --> 00:44:18,483
It's not surprising,

859
00:44:18,517 --> 00:44:20,899
Parliament takingthe East India Company to trial

860
00:44:20,934 --> 00:44:22,590
over their misdeedswas a charade.

861
00:44:22,625 --> 00:44:25,110
The hypocrisy sickens me.[places decanter down]

862
00:44:25,145 --> 00:44:26,284
I was called
to give evidence

863
00:44:26,318 --> 00:44:28,700
against the Company--
you were, too--

864
00:44:28,735 --> 00:44:30,564
but no one knew
where to find you.

865
00:44:30,598 --> 00:44:33,947
I received
a dishonorable discharge.

866
00:44:35,189 --> 00:44:36,950
They have spread rumors

867
00:44:36,984 --> 00:44:39,297
and they have sullied my name.

868
00:44:39,331 --> 00:44:42,749
Samuel... I am so sorry.

869
00:44:42,783 --> 00:44:44,716
[wry chuckle]

870
00:44:44,751 --> 00:44:48,686
♪

871
00:44:53,138 --> 00:44:55,451
[exhales]

872
00:44:57,936 --> 00:44:59,041
[exhales]

873
00:44:59,075 --> 00:45:01,319
Please excuse mefor just a moment.

874
00:45:01,353 --> 00:45:02,492
Mm.

875
00:45:04,771 --> 00:45:06,082
[quietly]:
Do not worry, dear,

876
00:45:06,117 --> 00:45:08,706
a governess
is no competition for you.

877
00:45:08,740 --> 00:45:11,225
John is every bitas handsome and considerate

878
00:45:11,260 --> 00:45:12,433
as you said he was.

879
00:45:12,468 --> 00:45:13,641
[chuckles]

880
00:45:13,676 --> 00:45:15,678
I told you that horrific journeywould pay dividends.

881
00:45:15,713 --> 00:45:18,129
It will be a perfect union.

882
00:45:18,163 --> 00:45:21,028
Why did you journey
back to India?

883
00:45:21,063 --> 00:45:22,098
SAMUEL:
Well...

884
00:45:22,133 --> 00:45:24,963
[sighs]

885
00:45:24,998 --> 00:45:27,828
I lost any money I made
in an investment--

886
00:45:27,863 --> 00:45:33,075
the entire cargo sankwhen an Indiaman ran aground.

887
00:45:33,109 --> 00:45:35,698
Future employment in England
is impossible for me.

888
00:45:35,733 --> 00:45:40,634
So my hope is that
a Maharaja here will...

889
00:45:40,668 --> 00:45:43,223
I don't know, ignore my past?

890
00:45:43,257 --> 00:45:45,190
Or perhaps I'll go outon my own,

891
00:45:45,225 --> 00:45:48,055
follow your example.

892
00:45:48,090 --> 00:45:50,092
John, you have done well.

893
00:45:50,126 --> 00:45:52,473
When I left the Company, Samuel,

894
00:45:52,508 --> 00:45:54,406
I learned so much
about the trading business

895
00:45:54,441 --> 00:45:56,167
that existed
for hundreds of years

896
00:45:56,201 --> 00:45:58,307
before the Europeans
built their monopolies.

897
00:45:58,341 --> 00:46:01,344
You always had an eye
like no other Englishman.

898
00:46:05,003 --> 00:46:07,834
Is there any chance you might bein need of a worker

899
00:46:07,868 --> 00:46:09,111
who knows the taste

900
00:46:09,145 --> 00:46:11,423
of the nabobs with new money
to burn?

901
00:46:11,458 --> 00:46:13,943
No, I do not need a worker.

902
00:46:13,978 --> 00:46:15,255
Oh.

903
00:46:15,876 --> 00:46:16,981
But...

904
00:46:17,015 --> 00:46:19,569
[moves glass]

905
00:46:19,604 --> 00:46:23,504
I am in great need
of a trustworthy partner.

906
00:46:26,059 --> 00:46:27,750
A partner?

907
00:46:27,785 --> 00:46:29,787
It is, I think,
the very least I can do.

908
00:46:31,202 --> 00:46:33,929
This house is as impressive
as its owner.

909
00:46:33,963 --> 00:46:37,725
As we agreed,John is a fine match, yes?

910
00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:38,899
[chuckles]

911
00:46:38,934 --> 00:46:42,592
[August crying in the distance]

912
00:46:42,627 --> 00:46:45,457
♪

913
00:46:45,492 --> 00:46:48,495
[crying continues]

914
00:46:48,529 --> 00:46:49,945
HENRIETTA:John?

915
00:46:49,979 --> 00:46:51,429
Whose baby is that crying so?

916
00:46:51,463 --> 00:46:53,396
Please, Mother.

917
00:46:55,191 --> 00:46:56,158
Please wait there.

918
00:46:56,192 --> 00:47:01,922
[distant crying continues]

919
00:47:01,957 --> 00:47:06,685
♪

920
00:47:19,802 --> 00:47:22,770
Why are you holding
that child?

921
00:47:22,805 --> 00:47:24,876
He looks...

922
00:47:24,911 --> 00:47:26,636
...native.

923
00:47:28,811 --> 00:47:30,882
♪

924
00:47:30,917 --> 00:47:33,298
Are you the father?

925
00:47:37,475 --> 00:47:39,649
Who is the mother?

926
00:47:39,684 --> 00:47:42,169
Are you married?

927
00:47:42,204 --> 00:47:44,206
Mother...

928
00:47:44,240 --> 00:47:46,760
This is August.

929
00:47:46,794 --> 00:47:49,245
August Beecham--

930
00:47:49,280 --> 00:47:51,869
your grandson.

931
00:47:51,903 --> 00:47:55,286
♪

932
00:47:57,736 --> 00:48:01,154
[indistinct chatter,
birds twittering]

933
00:48:01,188 --> 00:48:03,363
[Maya speaking Hindi,
August cooing]

934
00:48:03,397 --> 00:48:06,745
HENRIETTA [quietly]:
This is a most peculiar way

935
00:48:06,780 --> 00:48:08,506
to treat an infant.
[sighs]

936
00:48:08,540 --> 00:48:12,234
How cold John make no mentionof it before we set sail?

937
00:48:12,268 --> 00:48:13,856
VIOLET:I must admit Mrs. Beecham,

938
00:48:13,891 --> 00:48:16,859
I am shocked by the predicamentyour son finds himself in.

939
00:48:16,894 --> 00:48:18,585
As am I, Violet.

940
00:48:18,619 --> 00:48:20,276
I fear I do not know
my own son...

941
00:48:21,691 --> 00:48:22,969
VIOLET:
Do not lose heart.

942
00:48:23,003 --> 00:48:26,317
He is a kind and loving son.

943
00:48:26,351 --> 00:48:27,318
There is a baby,

944
00:48:27,352 --> 00:48:29,320
there does not seem
to be a wife.

945
00:48:29,354 --> 00:48:31,736
I will get
to the bottom of this.

946
00:48:31,770 --> 00:48:35,395
John may yet
make a fine match for you.

947
00:48:35,429 --> 00:48:38,398
JOHN:
Mother, I did advise you

948
00:48:38,432 --> 00:48:39,813
that now was perhaps
not the best time

949
00:48:39,847 --> 00:48:41,504
to come to India,
but you insisted.

950
00:48:41,539 --> 00:48:43,679
HENRIETTA [chuckling]:
On the contrary, John,

951
00:48:43,713 --> 00:48:44,922
I wish I had come sooner.

952
00:48:44,956 --> 00:48:47,994
I might have secured
your personal life

953
00:48:48,028 --> 00:48:49,512
to be more in keepingwith that

954
00:48:49,547 --> 00:48:51,376
of an English gentleman.

955
00:48:51,411 --> 00:48:54,000
Well, now, surely Baadal
can tempt you with something.

956
00:48:54,034 --> 00:48:56,174
You must be so very hungry.[groans]

957
00:48:56,209 --> 00:48:58,728
How can you stand to eat
in this insufferable heat?

958
00:48:58,763 --> 00:49:01,559
India does grow on you,
Mrs. Beecham.

959
00:49:02,905 --> 00:49:04,320
If you give it time.

960
00:49:05,459 --> 00:49:07,185
And you, Miss Woodhouse,
how did you sleep?

961
00:49:07,220 --> 00:49:08,117
I trust you were comfortable.

962
00:49:08,152 --> 00:49:10,257
[clears throat]:
Very comfortable,

963
00:49:10,292 --> 00:49:11,258
Mr. Beecham.

964
00:49:11,293 --> 00:49:13,019
It is a pleasure
to be off that boat

965
00:49:13,053 --> 00:49:15,366
and in the comfort
of such a fine house.

966
00:49:15,400 --> 00:49:18,265
It is a delight to have
your cheerful disposition

967
00:49:18,300 --> 00:49:19,232
grace us here.

968
00:49:19,266 --> 00:49:21,855
[cutlery clanging]

969
00:49:23,098 --> 00:49:25,238
[sighs]

970
00:49:25,272 --> 00:49:27,274
Mother, surely,
there is something I can do

971
00:49:27,309 --> 00:49:28,966
to ease your settling in?Mmm...

972
00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:31,140
I should like to see Daniel,

973
00:49:31,175 --> 00:49:32,659
and I pray he is still at least

974
00:49:32,693 --> 00:49:35,455
the son I recognize.

975
00:49:35,489 --> 00:49:37,457
I have made several inquiries
of Daniel's whereabouts.

976
00:49:37,491 --> 00:49:38,803
He has either left Calcutta

977
00:49:38,837 --> 00:49:40,218
or is indeed making it
very difficult

978
00:49:40,253 --> 00:49:41,944
for me to find him.HENRIETTA:
Why would he not

979
00:49:41,979 --> 00:49:43,532
want to communicatewith his own brother?

980
00:49:43,566 --> 00:49:45,913
Mother,
Hindustan is an enormous land.

981
00:49:45,948 --> 00:49:47,950
Our paths have
not yet crossed.

982
00:49:48,986 --> 00:49:50,746
Daniel seems very happy

983
00:49:50,780 --> 00:49:53,231
serving in the
East India Company.

984
00:49:54,750 --> 00:49:56,372
I was not.

985
00:50:00,480 --> 00:50:02,723
But now that you are here,

986
00:50:02,758 --> 00:50:03,931
I will write to him again

987
00:50:03,966 --> 00:50:05,312
imploring him
to come and see you.

988
00:50:05,347 --> 00:50:06,382
If you will excuse me.

989
00:50:06,417 --> 00:50:09,109
Mrs. Beecham...

990
00:50:09,144 --> 00:50:10,248
Miss Woodhouse.

991
00:50:12,043 --> 00:50:13,079
[exhales]

992
00:50:13,113 --> 00:50:15,598
Ma'am?Oh! No!

993
00:50:19,568 --> 00:50:21,294
I didn't want to getyour mother's hopes up,

994
00:50:21,328 --> 00:50:24,780
as she asked me to seekyour brother out in Calcutta.

995
00:50:24,814 --> 00:50:27,852
But... I did hear reports

996
00:50:27,886 --> 00:50:29,923
he's on a Company expedition

997
00:50:29,957 --> 00:50:31,097
in Kannauj.

998
00:50:31,131 --> 00:50:32,926
Kannauj?

999
00:50:39,208 --> 00:50:41,176
That's only a ride away
from Delhi.

1000
00:50:41,210 --> 00:50:44,179
It's the ideal position forthe Company to mount an attack.

1001
00:50:46,284 --> 00:50:48,597
The British military presence
on Delhi's doorstep

1002
00:50:48,631 --> 00:50:50,426
is a direct provocation.

1003
00:50:51,393 --> 00:50:53,153
Must be on guard, John.

1004
00:50:53,188 --> 00:50:55,155
If General Castillondiscovers your brother's

1005
00:50:55,190 --> 00:50:56,605
with the Company in Kannauj,

1006
00:50:56,639 --> 00:50:58,538
he will not look on itfavorably.

1007
00:50:58,572 --> 00:51:00,919
Yes.

1008
00:51:00,954 --> 00:51:02,714
He would no doubt
inform the emperor

1009
00:51:02,749 --> 00:51:05,303
and advise him against
granting my trade license.

1010
00:51:06,753 --> 00:51:08,065
Shall we?

1011
00:51:09,687 --> 00:51:14,312
♪

1012
00:51:16,349 --> 00:51:19,110
[birds twittering]

1013
00:51:19,145 --> 00:51:22,009
♪

1014
00:51:22,044 --> 00:51:26,738
[indistinct chatter]

1015
00:51:29,707 --> 00:51:31,467
[laughter]

1016
00:51:34,643 --> 00:51:37,439
♪

1017
00:51:37,473 --> 00:51:39,648
[laughter]

1018
00:51:39,682 --> 00:51:41,684
[hookah bubbling]