Ninja
(yes, that's his name) greets Marcelloni, and shakes his hand. Marcelloni
proudly introduces his friend Ninja to the rest of the men, informing them that
he is the only "complete" ninja to exist outside of Japan.
Ninja
(yes, that's his name) greets Marcelloni, and shakes his hand. Marcelloni
proudly introduces his friend Ninja to the rest of the men, informing them that
he is the only "complete" ninja to exist outside of Japan.
With that little bit of exposition out of the way it's time to leave Camp Ninja and head over to Asha's place. Bhalla barges into her bedroom with a loud good morning, and brings her a tray of tea. She asks why the housekeeper didn't deliver her morning tea, so Bhalla explains that he brought it himself to give her some good news.
Asha seems mildly interested in hearing the headlines, so Bhalla pours out a cup of tea and explains. He says that last night he and Asha's father were discussing the future of the company, and decided that his business relationship with them should become a familial one, and that he and Asha are to be married.
Asha
cuts him off with a dismissive comment. She says that her father often gets to
rambling after he's had a few drinks, and that Bhalla should not take him
seriously in this marriage deal. Bhalla is undaunted, and tells Asha that he
loves her very much. Asha replies that he is boring her so early in the morning,
and she's not even had a chance to have her tea yet.
Bhalla looks defeated. He chastises himself, thinking he was stupid to present such a formal and important issue in such a casual and relaxed manner. Asha tells him to get over himself, and the mood is lifted. She then tells him to get out of her room so she can get dressed and ready for her day. She says she's got to go with the gun convoy today (!!) and time's a-wasting.
We
cut to Bhalla meeting with Mirza, where he's explaining that Asha is insisting
that she come along on today's delivery. Mirza is not happy at all with that
idea. He starts off with the sentence that Bhalla knows very well that ... then
they are interrupted by Asha. She bursts into the room and tells Mirza that
she's ready to go. Mirza explains that the route they are going to take is a
dangerous one, and there is a good chance of being attacked by terrorists.
Unfortunately, this warning only makes Asha more excited. She's looking forward
to seeing some action, and is not dissuaded in the least. She trots off to the
truck and Bhalla pleads with Mirza to take good care of his beloved.
Over at the convoy, we have a little comic relief. I'm not sure of the actor's name that is providing our humor, so we'll just call him Edward. We see Chander leaning up against one of the trucks to be used in the convoy as crates are being loaded on board. Edward is serving as the chauffeur of the lead car, and has nothing much to do at this point. He somehow manages to throw a book of matches at Chander. It bounces off of the truck Chander is leaning on, and Edward calls to have him toss it back. Chander ignores him, and Edward goes to start some (no doubt hilarious) trouble. Chander responds to Edward's comments by pulling a knife on him! The comedy ended, it's time to get on the trucks.
The
convoy finally gets underway (to the tune of "The Imperial March" from The
Empire Strikes Back, you know the "Darth Vader's Theme" music) and things
seem to be flowing smoothly. However we overhear a phone call from Bhalla to
Marcelloni, telling him of the convoy and that he's free to loot it if
Marcelloni wishes. Marcelloni thanks him heartily, and says that he will send
over a payment right away.
The plot soon thickens. Inside the lead car with Asha and Mirza (oh and Edward), Mirza gives orders to all of the soldiers on the convoy that if anyone tries to stop the trucks, they are not to open fire on the attackers until Mirza himself gives the order.
We then cut to one of the more, um, "budget" effects of the movie. We see what is clearly a rolling hillside that has mountains drawn on the film over them to make it look like an impressive mountain range. It fails to achieve this illusion. I hope the image does it justice.
