Seema
calls coyly from within the shower as we see silhouettes of her drying off and
doing the whole "wet hair in a towel" thing that ladies often do. Romeo lets us
all know that he's skeptical of this change of heart, and asks her what she
wants. She keeps flirting (still not out of the shower yet) and says that she
might want something of him. She finally comes out of the bathroom and literally
sashays across the room and scoots onto his lap. She tells him that she's
working for a very powerful man these days, and he needs Romeo's help. Seema
would be most grateful if Romeo were to be so kind as to lend a hand.
Romeo's unshaken. He tells her that she can throw herself at him all she
wants, but he's a loner. Always has been, and always will be. Undaunted, Seema
is unrelenting in her assault. Romeo turns to leave the flat, and almost makes
it to the door before he is stopped short my Seema singing our next musical
number, "Jaanewale Zara."
This song actually makes me laugh as well as showcasing
the lovely Ms. Sridevi! There are several points in the song where a tympani is
played. Each time we hear it, we get a corresponding head flip, hip shake, or
Seema falling down. It's
good stuff.
They carry on for a while, and there's a little sub-plot that unfolds during
the song involving something in someone's drink, but it doesn't go anywhere. At
about halfway through the song (after Seema's flopped around on a piano in the
rain) Romeo reciprocates and things steam up a little bit. Soon after they're
done singing and dancing about, Romeo sets Seema down on her bed where she
reclines seductively. She comments on how close they've become in such a short
time. She then also asks if she can take this affection and closeness to mean
that Romeo has agreed to work with her on the Big Project.
Romeo
leans in close, breathes into her ear, and tells her that as a matter of fact,
no, he's not going to help. He thanks her for the lovely evening, but he really
must be going. Somehow she gets in front of him and holds him at gunpoint from
the doorway. She tells him that Romeo shouldn't forget - she knows the truth
about his past, and can turn him over to the police.
Romeo seems to give in, and asks her what this job is that she needs him to
do. Seema softens a little and moves closer, reassuring Romeo that whatever it
is he is asked to do, it will not be difficult for him to carry it out. Romeo
waits until she is close enough, and quickly sweeps her into his arms, disarming
her and putting her off balance. He tells her that the only difficulty here is
her forcing him to do this task. He gets pretty mean here, humiliating her by
saying that her attempts with her beauty and charm failed, her threats of the
police failed, so if she's got any other cheap tricks to use on him, now's the
time.
Romeo then hurls Seema to the floor and tells her that he's never met anyone
as greedy as she is, who will do absolutely anything for money. Seema stands up
defiantly and tells Romeo that he's said his piece. Now it's time for Seema to
set the record straight. She tells Romeo that she doesn't blame him for thinking
of her the way he does, but she wants him to know before he leaves that she's
not doing all of this for money. He asks her what her motives are, and she
counters by asking him if he really wants to know. He says he does, so we go for
a little drive.
Seema
hurls the car through a torrential downpour until they arrive at a psychiatric
hospital. She leads Romeo inside to find an older woman sitting in a catatonic
state all by herself in the dark. I'm not sure if that's a form of treatment,
but it smacks of careless screenwriting to me! Anyway, she tells Romeo that this
poor woman is her mother.
Seema goes into a passionate retelling of how her father was killed, and died
right in front of her and her mother. The last sound she heard her mother make
was the terrible scream she uttered as she saw her slain husband breathe his
last. Seema asks if this man that has killed her father, driven her mother mad,
and ruined her life has ever been punished or brought to justice. The answer is
no to all of them. She explains that she's trying to find that man, and have her
vengeance.
As Seema continues shouting, she's muted by the soundtrack. Romeo instead
listens to the theme music playing as he has some flashbacks, and he slowly
realizes that this is little Simi that he used to know back at the orphanage.
Seema leaves him there before he can say anything to her about it.
