Basmati Blues Page #4

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People will line up to buy them.

Wait, wait. Come back!

This is my ticket back

to college.

Come back!

We were making real progress.

[beeps, powers off]

Not possible.

I had this thing charging

all night.

Never say impossible.

The power was out all night.

You know what, take me home.

I will order the slides

from the house phone.

And you can charge your phone

in the car.

[hums]

[shouts]

[chuckles]

Don't leave me here.

I'll get the part,

drive you home.

You can order new slides.

No problem.

[man sings to self]

Patel, make sure this new rep

stays sober.

[laughs] You don't have

to worry about Linda, sir.

Linda?

Don't even think about

trying anything with her.

No, sir, of course not.

Look, the Indian farmers

really need this.

- Yes, sir.

- Hope you're your father's son.

The farmers loved him.

You'll take her to 35 cities

in 20 days.

She lectures and inspires,

you handle the contracts.

Yes, sir.

I won't let you down,

Director Kapoor. Thank you.

No. Thank your mother.

[chirping]

[cawing]

[lows]

[chuckles]

Hello.

[Rajit] Hi.

Do you speak English?

English?

Yes, lady memsahib.

I'm speaking English many.

Please, thank you.

Are you going into town?

Yes, lunching.

Monkey masala today.

Monkey masala?

Very bad monkey.

Monkeys many hungry.

Very chewing.

Cooking long times. [laughs]

Oh.

Oh, is that for rice?

No.

It's for killing monkeys.

Come, watching.

- I haven't seen any monkeys.

- Shh. It's good weapon.

Uh, this how we making hello.

Hello.

[laughs]

A traditional greeting.

[laughs] We don't do this

where I'm from.

But we should.

It's fun. [laughs]

- Hello.

-[Rajit chuckles]

Hello.

Hello.

[Rajit] This is a monkey bridge.

[Linda] Listen, it's impossible

to catch jet lag.

But the man back there

said you can.

- Hi.

- Linda. What a surprise.

Hi. I met these guys.

This is Rajit and this is Buddy.

Yeah. Um...

I want you to meet

a village elder from the shrine.

Shri Barshlam.

- Linda.

-[mutters]

Greet him.

Oh.

Oh!

[goat bleats]

[speaks foreign language]

[aHlaugh]

Oh...

[laughter]

Um...

He says you must learn

to ride a horse.

Oh. [chuckles]

- Thank you.

-[mutters]

[William] Let's get out of here.

[laughing]

-[grunts]

- Crazy.

What?

Amused?

- Yeah.

- Mm, little bit.

- Kind of.

-[laughs]

You may think this is very

funny, but as a rice farmer

she is the most important person

in your life.

[Buddy] Oh, look at this.

Suddenly, Prince William

knows all about farming.

Hey, Buddy's goat is the most

important thing in his life.

One day, know what, our love

won't be forbidden.

[aHlaugh]

What does she know

about farming, huh?

She thought a hoe

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