Mama going to lock Bondita’s mum inside the room. Maa prays for Bondita. Mama goes and welcomes the groom. Bondiya gets dizzy and falls down. Anirudh thinks its good society is permitting marriage in this age. He sees Saurabh’s marriage happening with Sampoorna. He dances with the women. Bondita faints. Mama and Mami get unconscious Bondita there for the marriage. Anirudh sees Bondita.
He gets shocked. He shouts stop this marriage. Everyone looks on. Maa hears the people talking. Anirudh says I won’t let this marriage happen. Munshi asks what happened, why can’t this marriage happen. Anirudh says this man is aged like her grandpa, its a mismatch, stop this marriage. Sampoorna gets shocked seeing the old man. Maa says I feel something wrong is happening. She stops there. Anirudh goes to the old man and drags him down the mandap. Mama asks who are you to stop the marriage. Munshi says he is our Chote Malik, he doesn’t understand customs here, he studied abroad and came.
Anirudh says this marriage is wrong, its a bad custom, its torture on this girl, I will stop this. Maa says don’t know who you are, but you are Lord for Bondita. She looks outside and cries. She says you have come to save Bondita from evil people. Munshi says its not wrong. Mama says bride is my niece, she and her mum agreed for this marriage. Anirudh says you are lying, who will try to go to such hell. Mama says you are blaming me, I m her uncle, I gave her love like her dad. Anirudh says fine, we will ask the girl, how can she say, she isn’t in senses, tell me. Mama says she is sleeping, she is a kid.
Anirudh asks Munshi to call a doctor, he will say if this is a sleep or unconsciousness. The groom’s family argues. Mama says this marriage isn’t happening for the first or last time, it happens. The man asks Anirudh not to hinder the marriage. Anirudh asks what happiness will the girl get by this marriage, I m Anirudh Roy Choudhary. The old man keeps knife at Bondita’s neck. Maa shouts Bondita…. Everyone gets shocked. Maa says someone save her. The old man says I got married thrice, but I never got insulted, if she doesn’t become my wife, then she won’t be alive. Maa knocks the door and shouts for help. Sampoorna asks Saurabh to save her sister. Anirudh scolds the old man. Mama says stop, she will become your wife, leave her.
Anirudh says I won’t let this marriage happen. The old man asks pandit to complete the marriage rituals. Anirudh goes. Mama gets relieved. Maa says where did he go, why. Saurabh says dad, whatever Anirudh is saying isn’t wrong. Munshi says you don’t decide it, stay away. Anirudh goes to the village and looks for something. He sees the police officers and asks them to come fast and stop the crime, its worse than a murder. The officer goes. Maa breaks the door and runs out. Mami catches her and argues. Maa runs to Bondita. Anirudh says the little girl is getting married to an old man, stop it. Officer says its not a crime, we have seen it. Anirudh argues with them.
He asks won’t the girl have a voice, its wrong, shall I leave it on fate. Maa scolds Mami. Anirudh says I know laws soon. Officer says there is no law for women rights in your country. Anirudh asks what’s the use of me being a barrister. Officer says no use. Mami says it won’t be good for Bondita, you will regret a lot if she is left in mandap. She brainwashes Maa. Maa asks would you do this with Sampoorna also. Mami says yes, I loved Bondita like Sampoorna. Maa goes back to her room. Mami locks her.
The police officer saying this country will never change. Anirudh says no, my country will change, I will do it alone. Maa cries for Bondita. Mami holds Bondita and makes her take the rounds. Anirudh takes the gun from the police officer. He runs to stop the marriage. The old man gets a heart attack and falls down. Anirudh comes there and looks on. Everyone is shocked. Vaid checks the old groom and says he is dead. Mama says he was fine just now. The lady says the problem is with this girl, she is unlucky, he has died because of her. Munshi asks Anirudh to go, this marriage can’t happen, the groom has died, if anyone sees you, then they will blame you. Anirudh says I m not scared of anyone.
Munshi says I m scared for Saurabh’s marriage, I request you to go, give me the gun. He sees police officer coming. Anirudh says I will trust you, if anything wrong happens with this girl, then I can’t forgive you and this girl. Munshi asks driver to take Anirudh home and not come back. He stops the police. Sampoorna runs to Bondita. She takes Bondita. The lady says final rites will happen, Bondita has to die as well with her husband. Mama says she will live as a widow, but she won’t die with her husband. The lady asks why, is she a rich class brahmin, you didn’t send your widow sister with her husband, so this is happening, Bondita has to go to heaven with her husband. Sampoorna asks did marriage complete, sindoor daan didn’t happen, how did she become the old man’s wife. The lady scolds them. Mama says Bondita will do this ritual.
Anirudh is on the way. He thinks of Bondita. He thinks I left her alone, did I do some mistake. The lady says Bondita will be worshipped as Devi. Maa hugs Bondita and says you can’t kill her, its not Dharm, I request you not to do this, let her go. The lady snatches Bondita and takes her. Anirudh asks driver to take him to village. Driver says Munshi told me not to take you back. Anirudh asks him to take a turn. The car hits a tree and stops. The ladies tie up Maa. The lady asks them to prepare for Bondita’s final rites. Maa shouts and cries.
Mama asks Munshi to take Sampoorna. Munshi agrees. Bondita is taken for the final rites with the old groom. Maa shouts and gets angry. She tries and cuts the ropes. She runs. Anirudh comes. She begs him to save Bondita, they will burn her alive and make her Sati. Anirudh says I m going, stop, where did they go, get up first. Anirudh stops the people. The men attack him. Anirudh fights them. He asks them to get back. Maa comes. Anirudh asks her to handle Bondita. He fights the men. Maa takes Bondita with her. Anirudh lights a firestick and asks the men to get back. Rishta tera mera….plays…. the oil barrel falls. Anirudh warns them and says there will be just fire in this village if anyone touches this girl. He lights the fire there and makes the people away.
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