Later that evening, the ladies are driving home and continuing to laugh about
how they sure showed Vijay who was boss. Their mirth is cut short by the arrival
of Vijay, who pulls up along side them in his own fancy car. He starts singing
Happy Birthday to them as he swerves his car close to theirs, causing them all
to shriek and nearly veer off the road. The gals pull over and call him an idiot
as he zooms off down the road. He doesn't get very far before his car makes a
rude coughing sound, then dies on him.
Vijay
gets angry and pops the hood of the car. He proceeds to "fix" it by saying
things like "bloody hell," and touching various parts of the engine. As he does
so, the ladies stop their car next to his and sing a taunting song at him before
laughing and driving away. Vijay is quite miffed at this outrage. He tries to
calmly light a smoke, but we see the first example of his little sign that he's
about to do something ... irrational and usually destructive. When he's really
mad, his right shoulder twitches upwards towards his ear, and he has trouble
controlling his right arm. He tosses the cigarette into the open engine
compartment of the car, and it instantly bursts into flame. The fire then
immediately spreads to the sides of the car, almost as if someone had
pre-moistened the car with a flammable liquid. Just sayin'. Vijay calmly strides
away from the conflagration while someone in the sound booth pounds on the same
chord on the synthesizer for a minute.
The next day, we see Inspector Arjun Singh telling Vijay's mom what happened
the night before. Apparently Vijay's little stunt not only burned his car, but
also a few shops nearby. Looking at the picture up there, I'm not sure where
those shops are. We can infer that Vijay either went on an arson rampage, or the
screenwriter and the director weren't checking each other's work. No matter,
let's move on. Vijay walks in and hears the tale of his damage. He tells Singh
in a smarmy tone of voice that the car was so expensive, even if he sold it in
its current state, the shopkeepers could afford new businesses. He then hands
Singh a giant stack of cash, and says to give it to the shopkeepers, as well as
keeping a wad for himself to "take care" of the report.
Mom
doesn't like how Vijay just flaunts his wealth. Vijay says that everyone flaunts
something they're proud of. He uses Inspector Singh as an example - he uses his
police power to get what he wants, so they use their money power to silence
people and to bribe the police. He then heads off to work, leaving Mom there to
wonder where she went wrong.
At the office, Vijay looks at a tape of prospective models for some product
he's hawking. They all look pretty good to me, and waltz around lazily while
what sounds like "Auld
Lang Syne" plays on a music box. Vijay is dissatisfied with the women that
the agent has brought over, and asks him what he was thinking. Midway through
his tirade, he notices a new woman on the television and he's captivated. Why,
its Shivani! She's not just an airline hostess, she's also a spokesmodel for her
airline. Vijay says (repeatedly) that he wants her.
The agent tries to explain that this is not part of the tape he brought -
this is just a commercial on television. He also adds that the hostesses won't
do spots for other companies. They only do ads for their own airline. Vijay
indicates that from his experience, enough money can usually change a person's
mind about such things, and demands her address.
We
cut to said address, where Shivani is having some tea. Vijay introduces himself
again, and includes his complete job title - sole owner of Agnihotri Industries. At this
announcement, Mohanlal takes a keen interest in the conversation and moves over
to eavesdrop on them. Vijay says that she's going to be his new model, but she
isn't interested. They go back and forth a few times, and Vijay offers her a
hefty salary for her services. Mohanlal can barely contain himself as he looks
at all the money, but no amount will convince Shivani to go along with it. She
eventually tells him off, calling him such epithets as "spoilt richie-rich
brat," and "an impertinent idiot." She then tells him to get out, and marches
off.
Mohanlal
steps in to try and patch things up. He calls Shivani crazy, then offers himself
up as the model Vijay could use. Vijay gives him a negative and threatening
rejection, then leaves the house.
Some time later, we see Mom getting Vijay ready for a business trip to London. She
hands him a folder of important documents and gives him some last-minute details
before he leaves. A few cocky comments later, he's on his way to the airport.
As Vijay passes through security, he sees Shivani and her flight crew heading
off towards one of the gates. Vijay goes to the ticket counter and asks which
flight those people are going to be the crew for. The agent tells him the
complete details of their flight, and Vijay asks to have his ticket changed to
their flight. The agent can't do that, since his ticket is for another airline.
Vijay calmly tears up the ticket he has and then asks to purchase a ticket for
Shivani's flight.
