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July 4
Jink
Karan is sitting in his room, with the candle lit in his hand, when Miilee walks in. He sees his Sara, wearing salwar-kameez and a bindi, and smiling at him.
Miilee: Who are you?
Karan: I'm Karan.
Miilee: What are these candles and this cake for?
Karan: It's my birthday today.
Miilee: Oh! Happy birthday Karan! Do you know what I think? I think that on their birthday, every person should have a lot of fun and enjoy! Do you go to the disco? Will you go with me?
Karan smiles and points down at the wheels on his chair.
Miilee: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.
Karan: Will you celebrate my birthday with me?
Miilee: Of course! I think that on your birthday, every corner of your room should be filled with light!
Miilee goes and lights candles in each corner of the room. Karan smiles.
Miilee: Look! There's so much light! Can you cut the cake? I'm really hungry!
Karan: You will cut this cake.
Miilee: Why? It's your birthday! You should cut it!
Karan: But I want you to cut it.
Miilee: OK, I guess.
Miilee reads what is written on Karan's cake.
Miilee: What's this on your cake, Karan? Who's Sara?
Karan: Sara isn't, she was.
Karan remembers all the times he shared with Sara, smiling with her, having fun with her. He starts to smile and Miilee thinks that he has drifted off. She is going when he takes her hand.
Karan: A gift?
Miilee: A gift? Now how should I know, that the person who lives alone in this room has his birthday today? Karan, tell me one thing, today is your birthday, and why didn't you call your father?
Karan: I called him, but he is probably out and didn't come.
Sagar is driving his car recklessly and drinking from the bottle. He drives really quickly, remembering Karan telling him that he is a murderer and that he killed his wife and to-be daughter-in-law. He crashes his car into a tree.
Miilee sees that Karan has her photos.
Miilee: You have my photos? Now don't say that these photos aren't mine!
Karan smiles.
Miilee: Karan, Samir gave these photos to you, didn't he?
Karan: Miilee, Karan gave these photos to me, but I didn't take them, I bought them.
Miilee: Bought them?
Kaush comes running in. Kaush calls Miilee and takes her away. Later on:
Miilee: I thought that Samir was my friend! And what did he do? He sold my photos to that Karan! You tell me, Kaush! Was that right?
Kaush: Of course not! I say that he should have given you 50% share!
Miilee: What? 50 percent share? One side there's that Samir... and now you!
Kaush: Miilee, you're right. 50 per cent is too little. 60 per cent! He should have given you 60 percent!
Miilee: Oh - just forget it!
Miilee leaves.
Kaush: What happened? Is 60 percent not enough?
Hiralal goes to Karan's room and pushes the curtains back, letting sunshine into the room. Karan, who was asleep, gets up, but Hiralal pushes him back down.
Hiralal: For the first time, there has been sunlight in this room!
Karan smiles.
Karan: Look. Yesterday was my birthday, and I was happy.
Hiralal: You were happy.
Karan: Now I'll always be happy.
Karan, dressed up as Samir, goes to meet Miilee.
Karan: Oh, hi!
Miilee: You don't need to smile so much! You don't know what I'll do!
Karan: OK, do it then!
Miilee: Now look, you don't make me angry. First you take my photos and sell them to an unknown man! And now you're laughing!
Karan: OK. Miilee, that Karan is very good.
Miilee: Yeah, yeah! Like you!
Karan: Miilee... Karan is really a very sad person. He lost his mother and fiancee, and he is crippled and he wants to see what the outside world is like. That's why I take photos and he takes them.
Miilee: But he's always in his room!
Karan: But I go to meet him secretly. He's very lonely, Miilee. If he sees the world through these pictures, then is it wrong?
Miilee: Well, no, I guess. But next time, don't give him my pictures!
Karan: OK.
Miilee: I have to go now, Dadima is waiting for me!
At the Rastogi Office, Sagar walks in and sees the receptionist.
Sagar: One pill and a cup of tea in my office, right?
Sagar is going when Rahul comes up.
Rahul: Mamaji! Good morning, Mamaji.
Sagar: Good morning. Yesterday, did you wish Karan on his birthday?
Rahul looks down.
Sagar: It's OK. Wish him today if possible.
Sagar is going when he bumps into Vishal.
Vishal: Oh, Sagar! Yesterday you had an accident, and you're coming to office! Again, nothing happened to you!
Sagar: Of course! So many people pray for me!
Vishal: Really! Who are these people, I want to - I want to thank them for praying for you.
Vishal goes. Sagar shakes his head, laughs and goes.
Back at Rastogi House, Dadima is wearing her glasses and reading an English book.
Miilee: Dadima! I never knew you could read English!
Dadima: Well, we can.
Miilee: You read, I put kapre in almira, and I clean kamra!
Dadima: You clean kamra? What is that?
Miilee: That's what I'm telling you, Dadima! It's English!
Dadima: Not English, it's English's broken leg!
Miilee: Broken leg? You don't think I know English?
Dadima: No you don't.
Miilee: At least I know lots of stuff! Like how to play football! You can't do that!
Dadima: We can!
Miilee: So put a bet!
Miilee writes it on a paper and then makes fun of Dadima.
Miilee: You know, Dadima, I have lots of fun in making you a fool!
Dadima: You called us a fool!
Miilee: You know, Dadima? Yesterday I fooled Hiralal and got the keys to Karan's room. I went inside!
Dadima: You went into Karan's room?
Miilee: Yes... he was feeling lonely. Do you know, yesterday was his -
Dadima: Birthday. I know. But didn't he shout at you?
Miilee: No! We had lots of fun and we ate cake!
Dadima: There's something special about you, Miilee.
Dadima is happy.
Miilee: There are some nice people like Karan who are rarely happy, and some people who are happy by giving other people sadness!
Dadima: Who are you talking about?
Miilee: Your lovely grandson - Rahul!
At the Rastogi Office, Rahul goes to Neena's office.
Rahul: How are you, Neena?
Rahul and Neena have some conversation, and Vishal overhears them.
Hiralal is going to Karan's room, when Miilee comes along.
Miilee: Hiralal? Can I go with you?
Miilee goes inside with Hiralal, despite him telling her not to.
Hiralal sets the things on the table. Miilee mouths Hi to Karan, and he says Hi to her silently as well. Hiralal looks up.
Miilee: Surprised to see me, right?
Karan: I'm very happy to see you!
Karan and Miilee talk.
Karan: Miilee, you might have fallen in love but not realized it.
Miilee: Me? Fall in love and not even realize it?
Karan: Then close your eyes, and think. Then when you open your eyes -
Miilee: I don't understand what you're saying.
Karan: Just do it.
Miilee closes her eyes. Karan looks at her. Miilee opens her eyes and sees Rahul standing in front of her!
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