We
do get to see a bit more of the scene as it plays out. As Rama turns to see what
the sound is behind her, she begins talking to Raincoat Man. It seems they know
each other, and have a dispute of some kind. We also see the Mystery Woman from
the other car appear at the window with a video camera. The discussion inside
gets heated, ending with Raincoat Man pulling the pistol (as previously seen)
and shooting Rama.
In an odd technical moment, the "blood" that comes out of Rama at the time of the injury is pretty clearly not red. It looks quite gray when it squirts out. It's red when she hits the ground, but while it's airborne it sure isn't.
Mystery Woman looks mildly surprised at the murder, and runs off. After about a minute of groaning and "ohhh, owww" from Rama, she finally drops to the floor. Her last bit of strength is used to cushion her fall, as she plants her hands first, then nicely lies down on her front. As her mortal remains settle on the tiles, we get our title cards. 17 minutes into the show!
As
the cast and crew's names are displayed we are shown scenes of the Raincoat Man
dragging Rama's body outside and into his car. He drives to a very fancy looking
house and takes her inside. He uses a pickaxe to tear down a section of the wall
and hides her body inside. He then repairs the hole in the wall, complete with
bricks and mortar. The job is completed with a decorative plate being hung on
the wall to mark the spot. The scene concludes with a series of jarring
close-ups on the house, the wall, and the lock on the door while the band keeps
hitting the same chord over and over again.
A large title appears on the screen in Hindi, but a helpful announcer tells us that it is now five years later.
We
see a gatekeeper opening a large red gate to allow a small gray car to pull into
the driveway. Balam comes out of the house to get the door for Ram. Ram looks a
little put out. He asks Balam why he didn't pick him up at the airport. Balam
tells him that he thought he wasn't supposed to arrive until tomorrow. They have
a lengthy discussion about how "tomorrow" is actually a day that changes as time
passes, and that's why Balam got it mixed up. This really happens.
Balam is played by Laxmikant Berde, whose filmography seems to consist of comedies for the most part. Much like Parwana in Jaani Dushman, he's here to provide the comic relief. However he is not off to a good start.
Finally Ram gets tired of his rambling and tells Balam to shut up. He tells him the only reason he hasn't fired Balam is because while he is stupid, at least he's honest. Balam thanks him and offers to go over the next day's itinerary. After mixing up most of the dates and events, he finally gets to the wedding reception for a business associate's daughter. Ram tells Balam to purchase a gift worth 50,000 bucks for the occasion. Balam takes exception to this, and says that Mr. Dutta is not worth that much. Ram explains that sometimes in order to stimulate business, you have to grease the wheels a little bit. After further protests, Ram tells Balam to just do what he's told and get on with it.
Balam
continues to talk to himself about how much he dislikes Mr. Dutta, and how Dutta
would always insult him. He decides that if he's going to say his face is like a
torn shoe, then that's what he should get as a gift.
Balam finds two old boots to bring to the party. He wraps them in a box with some brightly colored purple paper, and hums happily to himself about how clever he is.
If you're thinking this could lead to problems, give yourself a gold star.
