Kabli Pulao | Episode 02 | Sabeena Farooq | Ehteshamuddin | Green TV

The mosque where I used to live in Mardan,

she lives nearby that mosque
in the camps with her brothers

She is a needy widow

Mardan is a small city

One doesn’t get any job easily

And here, no maid stays with us

Same arguments every day

I used to meet her brother in
the mosque every day

My need, his compulsion

It was decided while we were talking

Twenty thousand monthly pay,

including her stay, clothes and food

Right, Qayyum?

Isn’t it fine?

It’s right

What is happening?

What ill-manners are these?

Hey, come back Come

By the way, why did
they name you Barbeena?

Did you use to play with
barbie dolls in your childhood?

A baby is named after
the six days he is born Stupid

Did you started playing right
after you were born?

No, no, no Let me tell you

When she was born,

she must be looking like a barbie doll

Besides, look how pretty she is

Right, Guddo?

Isn’t she pretty?

Guddo?

Yes, she is pretty

What happened, dude?

She is so pretty

Check Google What does Barbeena mean?

Hmm

Check it out

Barbeena,

like “gull”

Like a “gull”?

“Gull”

means a flower

Oh, a flower

It’s also shown here, a flower

And its scientific name is,

Warbeena?

Barbeena

Oho, you people have
gathered around her again

Aren’t you people ashamed?

Poor thing came from far away and
is sitting here hungry and thirsty

No one would have asked her to eat, right?

Come,

let me feed you

You people will not spare her

Don’t know when will the situations get better?

We get worried even while thinking that
without any established relation,

how can a young girl
come so far with a stranger?

Sister has put her hand on her hand
like her daughter, mister

Otherwise, who sends their young girl
nowadays with someone?

Right?

Definitely

Not only her hand on her head
There is a person like brother

He must have called her his daughter
and have considered her so too,

that’s why he has brought her along

Not just like that

What happened?

Is it spicy?

Wait, let me give you water

Here,

drink it

Drink more Take a big gulp

Thanks

Do you know Urdu?

Just a little

Where did you meet Mushtaq?

Mushtaq?

Barbeena? It’s your brother’s call

Where is it?

Brother, greetings

Poor thing found the food spicy

Yes

Their food and our food are very different

They don’t eat spices

Take care of yourself

Thanks a lot Thanks a lot

Congratulations, Mushtaq

Congrats to you too

The dress your mother made as per my size,

someone else wore it today

Say prayers

It’s about everyone’s fate

On one condition

You won’t let anyone
else wear that dress now

I am at a better place now

Why are you crying?

Be satisfied from my side

You also be satisfied And ask
mother to be satisfied too

I came with my own will And
I can come back with my own will too

Don’t worry I am happy here

Now I should not hear you crying

Everyone loved the food

Qorma was praised the most

The meat was finely cut

Brother, one has to be at
the butcher’s head to get it done nicely

If you get lazy,

they mix the different sizes

It was just okay

It was not like that “baggay”

He put this many onions in the gravy

It made gravy too sweet

Why didn’t you get it
made from “baggay”, Qayyum?

Brother, he is old now

In the last one month,
he ruined three functions

It was about Ayesha’s wedding

I said I can’t take risk

Haji Sb, thanks

Did you talk?

Zubaida?

Yes? Yes, brother?

She is wearing
the clothes as per Mardan

She must be feeling hot

Give her something light to wear,

some buggy clothes,
so that she can take rest

Yes, brother

I just have tea on the stove

I will make arrangements
for her after getting free

You shouldn’t have behaved
like that with a woman

I thought she was a thief,

brother

There are so many robberies going on
in the neighbourhood

That is why…

Ask the sister-in-law

Right, sister-in-law?

Yes, brother

In the last 10 days, there have been
3 robberies in our neighbourhood

Even if a woman is a thief,

you shouldn’t insult her like that

Women don’t rob

They just leave after
picking up all the stuff

As much as old you are,

I have worked at a shop for
the same number of years

I have faced such women all my life

Which woman entered
the shop with what intention,

whether she wants to
buy anything or not,

or just want to pass the time,

or if she wants to rob,

I get to know in just once glance

Zubaida,

you got a lottery

No arguments, or ifs and buts

Nor any holidays 24/7 on duty

But sister-in-law

You will have to keep
a strict eye on her at the start

Where she is, what she is eating,

You will have to notice everything

Brother,

we will have to file a report in the police

Why?

Tell him why, brother

It is getting strict nowadays, brother

Even if a girl is so innocent,

but she has come from
outside, brother Right?

I know,

what to do

I will have to cook food, right?

She doesn’t even eat what we cook,

how will she manage to cook?

I don’t know about the rest

That what she cooks and what she doesn’t

But she cooks Kabli Pulao
like everyone will just continue to eat

Here you go, Chowdhary

You will now enjoy a lot

You run after a plate of pulao
even to another city

Brother, I cannot offer such a huge sacrifice
after a plate of pulao

What do you mean?

They are about to start offering prayer

Let’s go

[speaks Pashtu]

Hey, Mr Qayyum

How much would
I have to pay for a plate of Kabli Pulao?

Brother,

you are an angel

But the rest of the persons are human beings

Brother, not everyone thinks like you

Hey, let them think

Hey, leave it aside

It’s their problem

This is our problem

Now if a person strangles us
or be at our service,

what does anyone have to do with it?

It does make a difference, brother

Greetings, Haji Sb

It does

People do ask even
if a goat comes to our house

Where does it come from?

How does it come?

How much was it for?

Hey, let them speak

What will they say?

At most that Haji Mushtaq
eloped with a girl, right?

Fine then

Atleast I didn’t elope anyone’s daughter or
daughter-in-law from here, right?

Brother, the thing is…

Greetings

Greetings

Brother,

I have heard that
you brought a woman with you?

Take this, mother?

Where did you give it?

To that Bunty’s house

Okay, son Come on
Give this to Molvi Sb

Mother, I am not going there

He makes me sit
and ask me to recite kalimas

Okay, you leave Billu?
You go, my son

Go and give it to him,
come on

Me?

Yes, you

Don’t throw tantrums

Go, come on

Listen to me, Zubaida

Send it to aunt Naseem too

Hey, yes I didn’t even remember aunt Naseem

Mother, I am telling you this is the last tray

Mother, I also want to see Ayesha’s gifts

Okay, okay Don’t talk much Go and give it

Bibi Barbeena?

Cover it and go

Five plates are less

Five plates are missing

Ghaffar? How would that poor thing know?

She washed all the plates she saw

Yes, then am I not supposed to return them
all after counting them?

Oho We have sent food to some houses

When they will come back,
they will be complete in counting

Listen?

You know how to make Kabli Pulao, right?

You make such tasty Kabli Pulao
Brother was telling us

Kabli Pulao

Oh, Barbeena?

What else can you cook?

Everything

Shawarma, Aasht, Dampukht, Showla

She can cook Showla too

Did you use to work in
the restaurant before?

She didn’t understand

Restaurant

Hotel Café

Restaurant

Yes, yes

No, no

My father used to take soft diet

So, I learned it from my mother

Mother…

Oh, okay

Mother has taught her Mother has taught her

Now I understood

Mother

Seems like she belongs to a rich family

What else can you cook?

Pizza, burger, French fries,

can you cook all this too or not?

Well, you got rid of it

Can you make paratha?

Paratha

Yes, yes Roghni Naan
I can make that

Hey, okay, stop it

You people are after her

Why are you people just after food?

Ask her something about herself too

Ask about her family

Tell me,

father,

mother,

siblings…

Father passed away

Mother is alive

My mother is alive

I have two brothers One is elder,

and one younger brother

Two sons… Brothers

Yes, yes

I have a sister too She works at a shrine

Okay, tell me

Your husband Your husband

Sister?

Why did you ask about her husband?

Poor thing is a widow since
the last three years

Yes,

then no proposal came again?

I mean you are young

You are pretty too

Why didn’t you get married again?

“You are welcome”

Brother Ghaffar, you are just…

You didn’t tell your Ayesha
how was she looking?

She has not changed yet

That is right, father

I will not talk to you

Wait

Is my mother offended?

For sure

If mother was alive today,

she must be putting evil eyes off of you

No, brother

You are absolutely wrong here

If mother would be alive, then…

If she would see someone else
wearing your engagement dress,

she would never be happy

Oh, don’t do this

Let a happy occasion
stay a happy occasion

Father?

Hmm?

Aunt Kulsoom said no at that time too

Either I don’t wear this suit,

or don’t call you

What is this?

Hey, leave her
She just speaks without thinking

Yes, she just says and you?

You also left without saying anything

How can you fix my date like this,

where you can’t be there?

Yes, my child

Now you people need my prayers

That is why
I just want to go in Allah’s path

Father,

I will not get married
until you won’t be there

What?

You are such a shameless girl

You are mentioning your wedding yourself

Whatever it is I have said it

And I have said it to everyone

I swear what a miser woman she is

Only Rs 500?

Husband, wife,
along with three children

They must have eaten food
worth 500 each

Who is she?

Who can she be?
Other than Masi Fareeda?

And mother also sent an extra tray
to her place for her parents-in-laws

She was still not ashamed

And along with this,
the total now is 25 thousand and 500

Really?

Oh, wow

Rupees five thousand

Guess who?

Who gave this much?

Guess it

Father’s girlfriend

Hey?

What nonsense are you uttering, Ramsha?

Hey, it’s not my fault

Whoever asks who Shamim?

They say Haji Mushtaq’s

Oh, shut up

She just speaks nonsense, idiot

She just creates dramas

Leave it, father

I think father must have
also made some commitment

No one becomes mad
for anyone like this

I don’t go against of what I say

Then just say no

She just makes a scandal
without any reason

Leave Shamim aside

Idiots?

Finish the work faster

It’s time to pray

Tell me… I cannot open this

Open it

Show it to me

Yes

How are you feeling now?

I am fine

Go take rest

You must be tired

Bibi Barbeena?

Help us

Oh, leave her She is tired

Let her take some rest

No, no, no problem I am fine

What is it?

Look at this

This one?

Yes

Chammo, look Is this rice enough
for your in-laws? Or should I put more?

They are enough, sister-in-law

Kulsoom?

Serve yourself on your own, okay?

Hey, my Zubaida must be tired,

by working all day long

I will serve myself Put it aside

Okay

Chowdhary?

Tell me for once that where else
do I have to send food?

So that I can spare all the utensils and
give them to Barbeena

She will wash them in two minutes

No,

no No need to make her do the dishes

Treat her like guests
She should leave as soon as she can

Qayyum,

she is not a maid

She seems to be from a good family

And as much as she made us
count the number of dishes,

it seems like that

By the way, she is very talent at her job

She can work equivalent to two women alone

She is right

Brother Qayyum Let her stay

Sister-in-law would get a helping hand

She won’t get a helping hand,

rather a broken hand

I can write it down for you

This woman is not here to do the dishes,

nor is she here to mop and clean

Her goal is something else

And what is that goal?

Oho,

our maternal side took
honour too seriously this time

Elder aunt sent the ring,

and uncle sent the watch

Show it to me

Look

Wow

Wow

It’s so pretty

Oh We got suits for Barbeena too

No, no Thank you

Keep it, Barbeena

What happened, dude? Keep it

They are branded

By the way, I am sure
they must have bought it from the sale

Hey, Ramsha?

Take it away

They don’t wear such clothes

No, no Thanks

Do you people also get engaged like this?

Yes, yes We also do the same

Engagement

It’s what they call engagement

Oh

That is what they call engagement

That means I also got engaged

Was it love marriage or arranged?

Barbeena?

Yes?

Ramsha?

She is not British like you

Barbeena,

your wedding…

Wedding

Love marriage

Oh

Love marriage

[speaks Pashtu]

One minute One minute

Wait

Say it now

Say it

[speaks Pashtu]

Baran and I was friends
with each other since childhood

[speaks Pashtu]

Baran and I used
to spendevery day together

[speaks Pashtu]

Baran was the most handsome
and brave boy from our tribe

He never used to fight
with anyone for no reason

The reason behind him fighting was
just one which was Barbeena

[speaks Pashtu]

Whenever he fought, it was for me

He fought with those
who saw me with evil intentions

He fought with ones
who thought bad for me

He fought to make me his

He fought with everyone

With my father, his own father,

with friends, and relatives,

with my villagers,

he fought with everyone

He fought with every person

To pay for my price, he sold his horse

The horse that was his pride

He used to sit on it and used to play archery

To build my house, he sold his land

He started working for others

He left everything he had

Just for my sake

What was the need of saying that?

When it will create a blast,

then you will get to know

Listen to me

Brother has seen the whole world

Yes Brother also thinks all of us
are blind and deaf

No, you think yourself

Such a young and beautiful girl,

now it’s a truth that she is pretty

Yes?

Such a girl,

for the sake a couple of bucks,
will come along with your brother

That too, to clean and mop here

Not at all

The matter is something else

So, did brother elope with her?

No

Brother didn’t elope with her

She came with brother holding his hand

Men whose family don’t
wed them off at the right time,

then outsiders women control them like this

Brother is not a man like you

What do you mean by this?

Yes?

How am I?

If I were supposed to do anything,

I would have married again immediately

I have a solid reason

Speak slowly

Indeed, she is pretty

But Zakir

My heart doesn’t agree
She seems innocent to me

Yes, mother

Today, when that poor thing
told us her story,

then honestly,

even I shed tears

May Allah have mercy

You made her sleep in the store?

Yes, then where else
should I make her sleep?

She is not a maid

How many times should
I explain it to you?

I will give her a room I will

Let the guests leave for once

I shouldn’t be explaining this to you again

So, now I will cook and feed her?

Oho?

In order for your dishes to be done,

do you want to ruin my respect?

Did you talk to brother?

He now has no concern from the world

He is not worried about
the respect or insult

But it’s his order that we follow, right?

Brother likes sweet a lot

But you always ignore him

Why?

Because it is not good for his health

Likewise,

consider her a sweet dish
for brother and ignore her

Are all the unmarried women
in this world dead?

That she is bringing
the proposals of widows for brother?

If I ask, then a couple would

come from this same neighbourhood

You are right

Sister Shamim is ready since so long

If we ask her, she will bring
a Molvi along to get married

Just leave her

Consider her a widow too

There should be match too

It shouldn’t only be unmarried,

rather intelligent too

Afterall, she will be
the eldest in our house, right?

What happened to brother’s age?

Look at Mr Majeed
He got married for the third time

A young and an unmarried girl

Listen to me

I saw a girl

A year younger than bother Majeed’s wife

I can swear

Once the car goes out
of the showroom,consider it second hand

What brother’s age is,
in this age, support is needed

Not taste

Don’t you dare

All of you listen to me very carefully

Next time, my wedding won’t be
mentioned in this house

[reciting Quran]

Haji Sb?

Who told you I drink tea in the morning?

My father

used to drink tea in the morning every day

Barbeena?

Hmm?

Have you memorized Quran?

No, Haji Sb

I just recite Surah Yaseen

Once

for my father,

and

once for Baran

Greetings

Greetings

What are you doing?

I am doing the dishes

There is no need

That’s what I do

I said I will do it

Where… Where are you going?

What are you doing now?

Roghni Nan

There is no need

We have bought breakfast from the market,

and we all will have the same breakfast

Infact, you take a seat
Let me bring you breakfast

Zubaida?

Yes, brother?

Make her something else
They don’t eat such things

Sure

Greetings, brother

Greetings

Thanks, Haji Sb

I am full

Did you bring it from somewhere else?

Doesn’t seem like from Hafiz

Yes, brother

Both brothers are separated

Hmm

Younger one has opened a separate shop

Really?

Both brothers had so much love

All good? What happened?

Brother, new person has arrived in their house

who separated both the brothers

Greetings

Greetings

Greetings

Come, son Come

Mother?

Hmm?

Roghni Naan?

There are no Roghni Naan
We all will have Puris today

Mother, I will not have these puris

I need a roghni naan

Son, where did the roghni naan come from?

Last night, he made a wish to Barbeena

Ever since, he is thinking about roghni naan

Where is she…?

Barbeena?

Son, call her with her full name Bibi Barbeena

Bibi Barbeena?

My roghni naan?

Son, she is a guest in our house

Be a little careful

Bibi Barbeena?

Haji Sb?

Yes?

Roghni Naan

Brother?

Brother?

Oh, it’s fine

Son is a child It’s his age to eat

It’s fine It’s fine It’s coming, son

Where is the flour?

Flour…

And the pan…

The pan

Barbeena, you will have
to make a couple more

No one is eating puris

Okay, okay Let me make more

Oh, wow I ate parathas all my life

But I didn’t eat like this

You ate big parathas Big ones

I never ate such parathas

I need this every day

What about me?

How will I eat these parathas after the wedding?

Mother, first one is mine

Mother, mine too

Mother, no mistreatment

Everyone will get one

Let them eat fully, Zubaida

Let them eat

They will leave to their houses after eating

And brother will pack his bags for Allah’s path

It’s us who will suffer

She will make us pay back for all the parathas

Eat

Come on,

continue to eat

Eat fully Eat,

come on

Hey, the parathas you made were delicious

Really, they were so tasty

Barbeena?

Sit down here

No, no I…

Leave it Do it later on Sit

Sit

I want to talk to you about something important

Look, Barbeena

We people are respectable people

My father,

may Allah grant him heaven,

Chowdhary Muhammad Sharif was so famous

He was so respected

Oh, my mother

Bibi Ayesha

May Allah grant her heaven

She became a widow
at such a young age

All people here used
to swear upon her decency

And you already saw
brother Mushtaq’s respect

Hey, am I just speaking,

or you are understanding it too?

Yes, yes I understood it

Yes,

look, child

Do you know what the matter is?

We don’t know about the story

If you are here

to pay back for the money
that Mushtaq paid,

then go back from here

Go back

This will be a huge favour
on him from your side

Go back

Listen to me

Barbeena?

If you need more money,

then we all are ready to pay you more

Just go from here as early as you can

Otherwise,

we will think that you are a spy

No, no I am not a spy

I swear I am not a spy

am not a spy