They
are seated at a table near a small stage where a dozen or so girls in blue
dresses are doing a lot of arm-flapping dance moves. RJ tries to point out how
cool he is by being able to reserve the whole place, and how everyone treats him
like a king. Bela doesn't seem all that impressed.
There is also a technical flaw in the print here. It seems several frames were dropped in the middle of one of their sentences. A few words were lost and their hands suddenly appear in a new position. There's another major flaw coming up in a little while. I'm not sure how they got past the editors.
He finally manages to get her to smile by making some jokes about the waiter. They get their menus and RJ starts complaining about the house music. He makes a big fuss about how the waiter doesn't know any "local songs" and proceeds to demonstrate what he's talking about!
Up on stage, RJ launches into what the DVD menu simply calls "Pehla Love Song." This is vaguely reminiscent of those Robert Palmer videos from the 80's, since he has a squad of more or less identical women all behind him as he sings in a suit.
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During the number, RJ comes down and tries to get Bela involved. She's pretty clearly not interested in dancing and goes to sit back down every time he gets her up on the stage. There are also a few moments where RJ holds onto her pretty tightly, producing some very uncomfortable expressions on Bela's face.
This song goes on for a long, long time. We change scenery at least three times, ranging from the nightclub, to the beach, to a casino. Lots of switching back and forth between them makes it seem longer that it actually is. Gripes aside, we do see Bela slowly warming up to RJ as she starts to enjoy his lifestyle.
Finally
RJ drops Bela off at home. She's wearing a different dress than when they left,
so I am thinking they spent the weekend together. As she goes into her room, she
sees her guardian that raised her. He is very upset with her spending so much
time with a man that has such a sketchy reputation. She swears to him that she
hasn't done anything to shame herself, and that her honor has been preserved.
When he asks why she's spending so much time with him, she explains that it is
for the same reasons Murli helps the orphans - they need the help. He asks her
if she thinks he'll ever change. She can only reply, "ram jaane."
The next day, trouble is brewing outside of the movie theater. The RHM are out in force (and uniform!) scalping tickets. A police officer catches them and tries to arrest them. They begin hassling and threatening him. They tell him that they aren't going anywhere, and state that they are Ram Jaane's Men. At this announcement, some of the older people in the crowd begin nodding with grim satisfaction and disgust.
