Prem Gali Episode 1 (English Subtitles) Farhan Saeed | Sohai Ali Abro | ARY Digital

Good morning Karachi.

Before you take your morning tea

let me tell you one very important thing that Mushtaq Ahmed Yusufi once said.

He said, he belonged to a very innocent generation of men who honestly understood

that children were born because the
elders prayed for them.

So lets begin with today's show.

(Hawkers selling nearby)

What is the rate of onions today?
60 rupees per Kg.

60 rupees?

You'll find them for 40 rupees at the vegetable market.

I need 250 grams of potatoes.

250 grams of potatoes?

Mam, I have a single potatoe weighing more than half a kg.

Then cut them and give it to her.

Well said.

So, sister Haseena has new tenants.

Your father has found a house in such a useless place.

Not my dad.. Your brother.

This looks more like a market than a neighborhood.

And its named Prem Gali (Lover's Street).

Come on man, do you need a written request to move?

Oh you! Are you blind! Can't you see.

Be careful.

This looks like a dyer's shop. The one who dyes scarves.

But we have no luck for these women scarves in our life.

Before we even find someone who would like a scarf, we'd be long dead by then.

Take off the stuff now. Be careful.

Should I come?
Yes.

Give it to me.

(TV on in the background)

God is great. He find, one after another wife so easily.

Oh God.

Is anyone up?

Is anyone awake in this house? Shireen?

Half the day has gone by.
Will someone ask me for breakfast.

Why do you even call those two grandmother, when you know I'm the one who makes breakfast?

Are you shouting to let the entire neighborhood think that my aunt and mom are the ones doing everything?

And you think of me as a mechanic, giving me things to fix everyday. Washing machine, iron, juicer everything's broken.

Mom, you too have breakfast with grandmother.

I'm again late from college. What problem is this!

I have to cook and clean before I go. When I come back, there are loads of dishes to wash. You people don't let a maid stay. Why don't you just pay me for all the work?

Why do you have so much make up on, while going to the college?

Where is it, mom?

Are you trying to lie to your mother?
What is this?

You have lipstick, eyeliner and blush on. Who goes to college like this?

Mom, what is it? I have nothing on.

Its just a little makeup.

She's right. My granddaughter takes after me.

This is all natural beauty. She's red like a Kashmiri apple.

Enough mom. Let it be. A Kashmiri apple.

This is the result of her friendship with that woman. She must have taught her makeup.

I'm telling the truth, I've scrubbed and washed my face twice.

Twice! Stop it you emotional queen.

Musarrat, listen to me.

What is it so early in the morning?

Did you wash your face?

Yes. Why?

Look at this.

This is how a scrubbed face is.
Yellowing complexion, dark circles and purplish lips.

Are you looking at this?

See this mom. See her. How she's counting all my flaws.

As if she's beautiful herself. Yes I have dark circles.

Yes, I have freckles.
My life hasn't really been easy now, has it?

Now if I have creases on my face, what's there to wonder about it. My life wore me out more than yours did.

Of course. Your life is a trouser.

Dear, you go to college. They'll keep bickering like this for the whole day.

Bye.

Hey... Wash your face before you leave.

Mom..

Let it be.

Look at us sometime.
Take a selfie with us.

Oh. The bedstead is killing my back.

You morons, find a bedding right away.

Grandfather wait for a minute, I'll find something.

I need to wind up everything today. I can't take an off everyday. Use this for now.

Uncle, you too hurry up. You've been stuck here for ages.

Alright alright.

You should have asked your dad. He left early morning, all decked in his orange shirt.

That moron doesn't even regard his age.

He wears fruity colors.

His horoscope mentioned that orange color would be lucky for him today..

Orange color....

Hello!

I brought tea for all of you. For you too old man.

Thank you very much.

Sorry its a little dirty.

Its alright. No problem.

Thank you very much.

Actually I wanted to tell you people

that I have been receiving complaints from the neighborhood for keeping you bachelors as tenants.

That's why, please don't give anyone
a chance to complain.

Don't worry at all.
We usually only mind our own business.

still, I thought I'd introduce you to the neighbors here.

Listen now, the house in front of yours,

this is the house of divorcees.

House of divorcees?

Divorcees?

Yes.

Actually, all they wanted to do was to get
a divorce after being born.

The eldest is Rahat, very religious.

She has never missed any prayer and neither has she missed her TV dramas.

Here it goes down the drain.

Now this wench will destroy her house.

What should I say. About half a century ago,

she started off with the chain of divorces.

Like the first ever drop of rain.

Exactly like that, she brought the first divorce.

And then after that, drip, drip, drip, divorces rained.

It rained divorces like cats and dogs.

Don't talk nonsense Shireen.

You got divorced because of your habit of talking back.

Mom.. Mom, did you hear her.
She is taunting me about my divorce.

As if she herself didn't get a divorce.

Why do you have to cry like its somebody's funeral every time, I have to go to the store?

That's the limit.

Store.. The grocery store at the corner.

Shireen runs it. She is Rahat's eldest daughter.

Alright.

And Musarrat is her younger daughter.
She's a divorcee and a government school teacher.

Never ever get into an argument with them.

Especially Shireen. She's very ill mannered and an aggressive woman.

Why would we argue with them?

And another important thing.

Please keep your eyes lowered while you go out.

The room in the corner downstairs.

Yes

Its a beauty parlor. My daughter Fari runs it.

The women from the neighborhood come here often.

Please be careful.

Don't worry. We have no links with it.

By the way, you introduced us to everyone.

You told us who did what but you never told us anything about yourself.

Me?

I'm luckily a widow.

Luckily?

Yes.

My husband was a rickshaw driver.

And after his death, I have become a matchmaker.

I mean, I help make matches.

She's a matchmaker, which means she can make marriages happen too.

Wow. She's a matchmaker.
She finds brides too. Wow!

Please send the plates.

Be careful.

Aunty, I'm pulling out hair. It will hurt.

Why are you calling me aunty?

Because you're looking like an aunty now.

But the way you came in the salon with your bushy mustache, you looked like Ayub Khosa.

I should have called you uncle then.

You could call me sister Nargis.

Nargis cries over her ugly face for thousands of years.

Now give me three hundred rupees.

300 for what?
You've written outside, its a free beauty parlor

Don't try to be over smart. Its my name.

Fari!

Hello aunt..

Joya? My friend.

How are you?

Who is upstairs?

New tenants. Didn't you meet them?

No I didn't.

Let me get free, then we'll go.

Come on.

Let me do their work.
How much is left?

Sanatay?

You've been going to Fari's house a lot.

I usually go there, and its also wedding
season these days.

You moron, what do you go there for, a hairstyle or a beard trim? Listen to me!

Prepare for your exam.
If you fail, you'll see what I'll do with you!

Hello!

What is the rate of sugar?

Here's the official rates by the government.

Everything is as its written here.
Not more, not less.

But the rate of potatoes isn't written.

Because this is a grocery shop. Not a vegetable shop.

You're right. I need one kg of rice, half a kg of sugar.

A pack of tea leaves and 250 grams of pulses.

Hatim Chaudhry.

Who Hatim Chaudhry?

Is this a new toothpaste brand or a washing powder.
I'm sorry, we don't keep cheap things.

Oh. I told you my name. Hatim Chaudhry is my name.

But why? Do you need extortion money?

Why are you shouting and creating a racket?

Oh, mam, I'm telling you my name to get in the list.

I came from street number 4.

House number 3. That is the gate, right in front.

That? That is Haseena's house.

Are you trying to fool, Shireen?

What are you saying? We're her tenants.
We shifted today.

Oh....

You haven't been in the neighborhood for half an hour and you want me to lend out groceries for you?

This is Shireen's general store, we don't lend stuff.

We deal in cash and only cash.

This is the only problem of small town neighborhoods and small shops within.

I mean. You're right. Please pack the stuff
I'll pay you.

Pack please.

Sanatay please pack, one kg of sugar

No, no!

Make it half a kg of rice. I'm obese you know.

And 250 grams of sugar. I just thought

dad's sugar levels are very high.

And just a small pack of tea would be enough.
As it is, it burns the liver.

And the pulses...

A few milligrams perhaps?

That's perfect. It would be enough.
Weigh the stuff dear

Sanatay, 250 grams of rice,

a few milligrams of pulse and little droplets of water.

What?

Weigh please.

Come on dear, do your work.

Uncle, please put more chocolate.

You're just like this block of ice.

And your fate. And when I'm with you,
even I become a block of ice.

What?

Yes, of course. Otherwise it would never happen that I'm out in the street and no motorbikes stop by.

And if nothing else, at least two people fight over me.

Someone might whistle at me. But since you're with me, nobody dares even speak.

Of course. They respect me.
Nobody dare teases me.

Who wants to be teased.
Someone should send a proposal at least.

You're mom is enough of a terror. Someone very brave will only send a proposal to your house.

As if you keep getting proposals.
You aren't married either.

Don't try your luck, Joya.
It is I who rejects the proposals.

And have you ever seen those proposals?

As if brother Rasheed has kept my sister happy that his brother will weigh me amongst flowers.

And that, aunt's son.. His eyes don't meet each other and he wants me.

Hurry up.

Where is our ice punch?

Uncle that's enough. Please give it to us now.

My mom will pay you.
In fact, ask Sanata to pay you for this.

But listen! Fari

The proposal that your sister in law brought for her brother, it was good you accept it

Let it be Joya.

You know these marriage like this, are only feasible if your brother has a say in something.

Yes.

And my brother is useless.

And if he ever throws my sister in law out if they argue, his brother in law will throw me out.

Its better to stay single rather than getting a divorce.
And as it is,

divorcees have no life whatsoever.

I mean.. I didn't mean to say this.

I'll leave now.

No, please.

Its alright.

Even if you don't say anything, nobody can know better than me how a divorcee life is

Joya? Joya, at least listen to me.

Oh.. How unlucky am I..

My luck is so terrible.
Even my puffs don't have potatoes in them.

God knows who are those people,
who can turn sand to gold.

And here I am, unlucky! that even a puff doesn't have anything inside like a barren woman.

What? A barren puff?

Let her be, Nargis.
Tell me, did you go to Fari's salon?

Heard they have new tenants, how are they?

Bachelors. All three of them.

There is no woman in their house.

What? Not a single woman?

Well, Haseena is a matchmaker, she'll get all of them married right away.

Come on, don't hang your face.
Do you know something?

Your grandmother asked my mother to find a proposal for you. My mom, is bringing one tomorrow.

Are you telling the truth? A proposal for me?

As if they'll accept the proposal and get me married.

There is a thief in the house. Thief!!! Is anyone there?

Why are you shouting?

Shut up, Joya.

There is a thief in your house and I'm the one shouting. You should scream too.

Thief!! Thief!!!

Oh, wait.

I'm not a thief.

He's my new tenant. They just came in the morning.

That's the truth.

So why are you trying to stare me out?

Oh.. Look at him!

He's staring me so obnoxiously! He's hurt me too.

And he isn't even embarrassed at all!

What embarrassment? I didn't do it on purpose.

You just got hurt.

I'm sorry.

I respect females a lot.

Wow.

Here's another one who respects me.
As if we lacked some already.

Come to the roof Zoya.

No I won't. He threw my ice punch and he's a thief.
I won't come now.

Jo...ya...

Joya.

Joya..

Oh, you've ruined my prayer mat. Why are you listening to such shameful songs? Get away.

Wow mom. As if the dramas that you watch the entire day are full of shame.

Joya? Where were you the whole day dear?

I think the cable guy's mother passed away again.
Each channel is only making a noise.

God knows, what that woman must have
done in that drama.

What happened? Why are you holding your elbow?
What happened?

Oh God. How did you get this scratch here?

I bumped somewhere.

How?

Just like that, while I was walking.

What am I asking you and you're answering me like Meena Kumari. Look where you walk.

I was watching. I wish I hadn't.

What are you saying?

I think you must be hungry that you're talking like this. Come I'll give you something to eat.

What would you have eaten at Fariha's?
Her mother was here.

She was asking for food. That beggar!

Oh, Hamza. Stop this ruckus.
At least let me read my horoscope in peace.

Dad, let me finish. I won't have time tomorrow, I've to go to the office.. I cannot take another off.

Its the limit I swear.

You're amazing.

I haven't had a single cup of tea since morning and now, I have a splitting headache.

The owner of the house sent some tea earlier.

How could I drink that?

According to my horoscope I have to only use things in my house.

Anything that comes from outside, isn't good for me.

For God's sake, dad.
Let go off your horoscope obsessions.

Oh, you shut up!
You don't know these things.

I have asked for your horoscope as well.

According to your horoscope, this new house and new neighborhood are very good for you.

Of course, true!

I've been working like donkeys since morning, dad

Idiot, coming to a new house,

The hurdle in your marriage has passed.
And Hamza, the day isn't far,

when we'll have your life partner in your life.

Perhaps she has come and we don't even know. Right?

What's the problem?

Don't you have enough time during the day to mourn that you're listening to depressive music at this hour?

Shut it down.

I don't want to hear it again.

Aaargghh!

Uncle, can you please stop this?

I'm tired. I have to wake up early in the
morning for office.

You too have become tired of me like the world dear?

I am not the one whose tired. You are.
You are tired of this world and of happiness too.

Maybe you could try saying something
nice for a change?

A person so unlucky like me, can never be happy.

In fact we don't even have the right to live, Hamza.

But I am entitled to live and sleep too!

There are so many wonderful songs in this world.

And he's stuck up with his sadness.

He could listen to anything at all.

Sadness!

And it seems Hamza, that you too, all your life,

will be bearing this.

Sadness...

Oh. Who told you that I was coming up here?

No worries sonny. Dear Lord,

At least you could give me a good breeze.
Nobody else understands my emotions.

Please you don't turn me down.

Oh God.

Aunt, I've found an amazing match for Joya.
That's why I rushed here this morning.

If its so good why don't you get Fari married off.
She's 27 years old now.

See, haven't you heard..

that a cobbler always has a torn shoe and a tailor would have a torn shirt.

Let her be. Tell me, how is the boy.

He's priceless.

Isn't this a very feminine name?

This is not him name, but his quality. He is priceless.

We have to find a match, not get him labeled.
Is he a boy or a money bag?

Aunt, ask her to be quiet.
What is she doing?

You be quiet. I'm talking to her.
What do you know about such matters?

As if you know a lot, mother.

You're very intelligent and experienced.

Have you forgotten the boys you found for us sisters?

You've destroyed Musarrat and my life.
I'm not entrusting my daughter to you at least.

O boy.. don't waste water.

If the water pools here, all the drains of this neighborhood will clog.

Alright uncle. I won't.

What uncle?

My name is Tao Hidayat!

My name is Tao Hidayat and
I'm here to straighten boys like you.

Alright.

Pull it up.

Pull it up on your back.

You fool, pull your pants up on your back.
Its sliding down.

Yes. His fashion!
And don't waste water.

Here...

My baby, my dearest. Come here.

Is my baby angry with me?

Me?

Why are you afraid? Come to me.

Come to your Joya. Come on.

What? You won't come?
Should I come? Alright.

This girl will get me a beating from the entire neighborhood.

You'll keep looking for me once I go to college.

Here I come. I'll catch you. Here I am.

Come on my baby.
Come, we'll get some milk now.

We'll have some bread too.

Hello grandmother.

Oh God. What is this you're holding. Get it away!

Move it.

Grandmother its a baby pup.

Get it away from my prayer mat. Take it away.

You sit here, I'm coming.
Happy now? I've sat him here.

What pillow cover did you take?
Now throw it away.

Don't take your dirty hands in the kitchen.
Go wash your hands first.

Grandmother, its just a small puppy.
I'm clean.

These are all dirty animals my dear.
Go gargle.

And recite prayers.

Wow. I should recite prayers.
You think I've lost my religion now.

Why don't you call a cleric and ask him to convert me.

Stop arguing back.
You'll do the same at your in laws too.

We will have proposals soon and your mother doesn't even teach you any manners.

And whatever I teach you, you don't even bother with it.

A boy is coming over with a proposal tomorrow.

Do one thing, keep this pup in front of them tomorrow.

Why tomorrow?
Why can't we go see the boy today?

Shireen, what is wrong with you?

The boy's side first call at the girl's house.
Don't you know? They're coming tomorrow now.

Alright fine.

Ask them to bring the boy along. We'll see him too.

We cannot go again and again. And if I like him,

I'll confirm it and get her married within a week.

Are you crazy?
Why are you in such a hurry?

Let them come first.

No proposals come here ever.
Those that do, run away.

Haseena, this world is very cruel.

And this Prem Gali (The Lover's street) rather dirty.

And why do you have three bachelors as your tenants?

And your son!

He's always shirtless on the rooftop.
Do you want a tea or cold drink?

No. I don't want it.

No drink it. Your mind will cool down.
You look stressed.

Salman, get a cold drink for your aunt.
Go to her store and bring one.

Haseena, hasn't your son, Salman taken his name very seriously?

I always find him without a shirt.
This won't do.

Shireen, he pays eight hundred rupees
at the gym every month.

Gym..
Yes that is it.

So he will show off a little for the money he pays.

First your son and now your tenants, all men!

Why are you eating my brain early in the morning?

Its my house, I can do what I please.

Of course this is your house but we all live in this neighborhood.

You have a daughter like me. Didn't you fear God?

Do you have any fear of God?

Do men have no right to live in this world?

You are four women, living in this street
for 30 years now.

And you have a problem with all the men here. But these poor men don't have any problems with you.

Poor men? Innocent men? Huh!

Listen to me, Haseena.

If your tenants did anything out of place.

I will destroy them and you alongside.

Do you understand?

Here.

Put this cigarette down.
Tao Hidayat is coming here.

What is his problem?
Why can't he spend his old age at home?

His wife doesn't let him sit at home.

How are you Rafiq?

I'm fine.

Alright?

Listen, can you guide me to Haji sir's house?

We have a lot of those here.
Who are you looking for?

Haji Inayat... Maybe its Liaquat.

Maybe Haji Karamat.

We don't know man. Ask someone else.

Why do you have such vulgar songs playing on top of its voice? Shut it down.

Old man...

Who calls me old man?

Was I your father's matron?

Why are you being such a kid?

Oh no. Actually I was looking for Haji..

Who Haji? I was never called.

Only the lucky ones get called.

I wanted to ask about an address.

I'll tell you the address but first, close your top button.

This is a very respected neighborhood.
Now leave!

Address he wants!

Excuse me sister. I wanted to ask an address.

Whose address?

Haji sir

Oh wow! He found her amongst everyone to ask the address.

He's wheatish, small height.

He's a bit bald.

And he has a golden tooth.

Sorry brother, I've not seen anyone's tooth in this neighborhood.

He has an old scooter too..

Old scooter?

Oh no. Here she comes!

You..

Nargis, I did your threading yesterday only.
So much hair again?

Look at me.

Mom.. let him go.
Mom' he'll die. Let him go.

Mom, stop. He'll die.

Seems like Haseena has gotten
hold of your brother Salman.

No. Mom won't catch him.

Let me see.

Oh. Some poor lad has fallen into the clutches
of aunt Shireen.

Mom.. he's making a video..

Oh, you're making a video!

Oh shut up! Go and film your aunt, who dances away on the rooftop everyday!

And you... come with me...