We open with some nicely done CG credits and then jump right into things. The
camera pans over a waterfront town where a soccer game is being played. All of
the participants are boys except for one brightly-clad girl. As they are playing
a car pulls up near one of the houses. A couple gets out of the car and begins
to unpack some luggage. The father speaks to a young boy in the backseat and
tells him they've arrived at their new house. Young Raj doesn't look all that
excited about it, and lingers in the car.
A
large airliner passes overhead, and Young Kajal smiles dreamily up at it. As
she's doing this the opposing team scores a goal. Her teammates begin to berate
her for not paying attention. She tells them that she called for a time out, but
none of the other kids believe her. She gets angry, takes her soccer ball and
goes home. Kajal's grandmother tells her that little girls shouldn't be playing
rough sports, but Kajal shrugs her off. She asks where her parents are, and
learns they have gone to meet the new neighbors.
Kajal heads in that direction, and notices a small model plane is being flown
around the building. She sees Raj sitting outside and controlling the plane.
Inside, the parents are getting to know each other. Kajal makes some small talk
with the adults, then heads outside to see what she really was there for.
Kajal
introduces herself to Raj, but he seems to be a bit of a pill. She asks him if
they can be friends, but he tells her that his friends don't usually stick
around too long since he isn't able to play a lot of the games they like. He's
got a metal brace on his leg, and can't play soccer or run around like the other
kids. Kajal says that doesn't bother her, and she's there to stay.
This cheers Raj up and he offers to teach her how to fly the plane. She tells
him of her fondness for airplanes, and he says his dream is to one day become a
pilot (hmmmmm...). She makes him promise that when he is a pilot he will take
her on a flight.
That night we see the family sitting down to dinner, and we have our first
Johnny Lever scene. G.I. Joe comes out and begins to serve the family. We are
introduced to his character's signature style here. He tells stories of how his
wife is constantly off doing things with another man called Ramdas. This
particular story involves her going to the movies every Sunday with this guy.
The story he describes is actually pretty funny, but I won't spoil the punch
line for you.
In the kitchen we see the mothers talking about Raj's leg. Kajal's mother
asks what happened to him. Raj's mom tells her that it wasn't actually a
serious accident. He hurt his knee when he was younger, but his problem is now
mostly in his head. He's afraid that he'll hurt himself again if he does
anything too athletic. The doctors tell them that all he needs to do to walk and
play again is to regain his confidence.
As
the families depart for the night, Kajal shakes Raj's hand and doesn't let go.
Raj looks back at her while she gives him a dopey-eyed smile. G.I. Joe separates
their hands and sends Raj on his way before wrangling Kajal back into the house.
The next morning Joe sees Kajal heading off to Raj's house on a pair of
roller skates. He asks her what she's doing, and she tells him her plan is to
teach Raj to skate as well. He asks her how someone with a leg problem is going
to skate, but she pushes him down and goes on her way. When she gets there,
Raj's parents repeat the questioning - how's Raj going to skate with his leg in
a brace? She tells them that's what everyone's saying, and defiantly goes to get
Raj.
It's about this point we see Kajal's habit of calling Raj "stupid." She means
it playfully but it's still kind of funny whenever she says it.
At
the park, Raj is resisting Kajal's claims that he can do this. As he staggers
around some other kids come up and tease them for even trying. One of the boys
pushes Raj down and they skate away. Kajal begins her drill instructor routine
and orders Raj to get to his feet and go catch those boys. Raj manages to get to
his feet and begins to head after the bullies. As he skates faster, pieces of
the leg brace break off and go flying away. Eventually he catches the kids and
pushes them aside as he triumphantly passes them.
Why yes, this scene is almost completely identical to the "inspiring" running
scene in Forest Gump, right down to the brace flying off dramatically.
