Good morning, sir!
Good morning, Govind.
Good God!
You had got just two bags, sir.
Have you got any other belongings or all you got are shoes?
I love shoes.
You love shoes?
That's wrong, sir.
Will you cook food for yourself?
I also love cooking.
You need not cook food anymore, sir. Mom has sent food for you.
Roti, vegetables and mashed eggplant.
Wow! That's so sweet. Thank you.
Please say thanks to her.
Sir, mom said
that, although you are staying at the guest house, she will send food for you.
Sir. Let's go around the village today.
This lake is very famous.
I am not here to see around the place but to treat people, Govind.
Take me to the PHC.
Did Mr. Phutani get the path made?
He must have.
'Primary Health Center'
I am ruined.
How much money will it fetch if you sell it as junk?
-Will it fetch money? -You don't listen to me.
Why are you crying, old man?
We had to reap the harvest sooner or later.
In one day, you switched from 'lungi' to trousers.
Will you teach things to me now?
I did this for a job.
Why do you worry?
Do you think Dr. Prabhat will stay here for long?
He will be gone in a few days.
Then you may do farming.
You may grow okra, spiny gourd and ridge gourd.
I will join you. Let's cultivate together.
-Good Mr. Phutani. -Good morning, sir.
Nice.
Looking professional.
Mr. Ram Avatar, thank you.
And sorry.
Well, if there is no pathway, how will patients come here?
What? Now even patients will be coming to this place or what?
Forget about the paddy. Here today, gone tomorrow.
Get lost!
Darned idiot! He tries to explain it to me.
Son of a patriot has now set out to be a clown.
-The bricks... -I shall deal with all!
There are three ongoing cases on your dad.
Will he be fine?
Yes, sir. He'll be fine. He's saying just anything.
-Everything is... -He seems to be...
Deeply pained.
-Hello, sir. -Good morning.
Good morning, sir. You are Dhelu.
Stand up.
He will work as a sweeper here.
Greet him now.
He has been briefed on rules and regulations.
But you are the sweeper.
I am the sweeper, sir.
I am senior.
He's the junior sweeper.
He's a very hard-working lad, sir.
You will have no complaints.
-No. -Right.
All right, sir. It is time for my exercise.
I shall take your leave.
Goodbye.
You need to work out.
That is strange.
He assigns his work to someone else and leaves.
Let him do it, sir.
For the past 15 years, nobody has been recruited for the post of sweeper.
This post was given away to the contractors.
These contractors, through political influence
have divided health centres among themselves.
What's your real name, Dhelu?
Dhelu.
I got a new fan installed.
The cleaning is on.
-Well done, Mr. Phutani. -Sir.
Hey, Dhelu! Get three cups of tea.
Mr. Phutani, shall I tell sir about it?
Say it. Why hesitate? Say it.
Mr. Prabhat.
Yesterday, I saw your photo with the dog.
I, too, am an animal lover.
He eats every animal.
Well, I have started following you, sir.
You didn't follow me back.
Please follow me back.
Official Govind Bhagat.
Please do it, sir. This is what people nowadays like.
-Followers and all. -No.
Sir, it's your first day at work. How about a photo?
-Sure. Go for it. -Let me click a photo.
It will bring me more followers. Please come closer.
-First, click one with sir. -Okay.
Sir, take this BP machine. Hold this.
Sir, please smile.
-Please, sir. -He is...
-This, too... -What's going on here?
Is it your first day at work?
Go and do some work.
Go. Go and do some work.
Put your leg down, Mr. Phutani.
He seems to be in a bad mood.
Not a bad mood. He is irritated.
Then go and talk to him.
Such a man is like hot iron.
Touch it and you'll burn your hand.
I learnt that back in my childhood.
How?
When I was a kid,
dad got suspended from his duty for a couple of months.
A person who is all about work will not sit idle.
No.
So, he started cultivating okra in the land next to our house.
After seeing okras on the farm,
-mom was very happy. -I see.
Gradually, it so happened
that she would cook okras for breakfast
for lunch, along with rice
and also for dinner. Okras.
The more dad got it, the more mom would cook it.
Mom started hating okras.
But dad's love for okras was at its prime.
Mr. Phutani, whenever I saw dad washing okras,
I wondered if he ever
bathed me with such love and affection.
This went on for a couple of days.
Then mom lost it.
She dumped all the okras in front of dad
and told him to either feed it to the cattle
or send her to Mirganj.
Mom hails from Mirganj.
Don't I know that?
-I went there to attend Suresh's wedding. -Yes.
Then dad was in a dilemma.
Think about it.
He loved okra deeply, then how could he
feed it to the cattle?
That is when dad said
that he will sell the okra in the market.
Then what?
Dad carried a sac full of okra on his head and went to the market.
After around an hour,
mom gave me 20 rupees and said
'Dear, get brinjals.'
I was happy. I thought she'd cook potatoes and brinjals for dinner.
I rushed to the market.
-Do you know what I saw there? -What did you see?
The sac full of okra dad had taken was there as it was.
Not one single okra was sold.
Oh my.
I have to buy brinjals.
Dad hadn't managed to make any sales.
How can I walk past him and buy brinjals from someone else?
-Yes? -No.
Now, an idea struck me.
Do you know what I did?
With 20 rupees in my hand,
I went to dad.
I said 'Hey, mister. Give me okra worth 20 rupees.'
Your father's eyes must've welled up with tears of joy.
That is what I was also expecting.
He was already fuming.
He pulled my ear and thrashed me as he dragged me across the market.
As if i had told everyone not to buy okras from him!
Since then I have stayed away from short-tempered people.
Mr. Phutani...
What's going on?
I told you people to do some work.
Come inside, Mr. Phutani.
Get on with your work. Why are you sitting idle?
I have marked some medicines.
Keep them on my table.
Sir.
We don't have these.
What? These are basic medicines.
Yes, sir. They are basic.
But we don't have them here.
Then where are they?
The refrigerator here was not working.
So, I got them kept at my home.
No problem. Get them from home
and get the refrigerator fixed.
What is it, Mr. Phutani? Why do you look worried?
Mr. Prabhat is asking for medicines.
You sold some to people.
I know.
The rest are here. Aren't they?
Did you sell all the medicines?
Medicines worth Rs. 50,000.
Ram Avtar hadn't merely cut the crops,
Mr. Prabhat called the cops.
Spread this properly, Dhelu.
The bed sheets should be changed every day.
Okay, sir.
-Mrs. Indu. -Yes.
Today is your Wednesday Vaccination. Right?
Yes, sir. It starts at 11 am.
I am going there.
Good to see that
somebody is punctual here.
After many years, I see a doctor here waiting for patients.
I am also happy to see that, sir.
Perhaps, nobody knows that PHC is active once again.
Also, that a doctor awaits patients here.
Shall I accompany you to the camp?
Sure, sir. Please.
Yeah.
That will be a good way to tell people.
Dhelu, you don't do drugs, do you?
No.
Who's there in your family?
Govind, do you see him there?
Even he is doing something.
Do something.
Go to surrounding areas and tell people that the PHC is active now.
If you see anyone ailing, do bring him here.
Shall I tell you about my family?
Do something.
-Four Ranitidine. -Yes.
-Half a strip of Oxetol. -Naresh.
Hmm.
-Mr. Arvind. -Yes, sir.
Hepatematol.
This is meant to be given to horses.
You want to have these medicines! Get lost!
Darned addict!
-Mr. Arvind. -Tell me, sir.
The last time I gave you a stock of medicines,
is anything left of it?
I have some and the rest was sold. Why?
I mean... Please don't mind.
But I wanted it back.
Sir, the entire stock is sold out.
You said some of the medicines are still there with you.
There goes the last lot.
-Mr. Arvind. -Yes, sir.
Please return whatever is left of it.
I will pay you for it, soon.
Tell me, sir.
I took medicines from you after paying you money.
Right?
Will it be fair to give you medicines on credit?
-Please arrange for it. -Not at all.
I am saying it because I am worried.
If you are worried, ask Daak Sahab for medicines.
Don't go right now. Go after two hours.
-Look at the queue. -I will deal with you later.
Okay.
What are you doing? Hey.
What are you doing? Put it back.
Mr. Phutani!
Hi.
Hello. My name is Prabhat Sinha.
I am the resident doctor of your Primary Health Center.
The main reason behind my coming here is to inform
you people that the Health Center is now open.
You people can avail treatment at that place for only 1 rupee.
Medicines will be free of cost.
If anybody here is suffering from some ailment
or if anyone known to you is ailing or suffering from some disease,
please come to the Health Center and avail treatment.
Spread the word that the Health Center is now open.
-Has everyone understood that? -Yes.
Do inform the people who could not make it here today. Okay?
Thank you.
Sister, another doctor is here in the village.
Mrs. Indu.
They call me the other doctor.
Is there one here already?
Yes, sir. There is a quack.
A quack?
He is the one who treats the villagers.
Didn't Mr. Phutani tell you about him?
Mr. Phutani has cordial ties with him.
Is it?
Although you made an announcement
that the villagers will get medicines free of cost,
where are they?
Forget it, sir. I keep blabbering all the time.
No, please tell me, Mrs. Indu.
'Hepatitis B'
Here...
I won't be able to tell you anything more.
What's the name of that quack?
'Dispensary'
I feel tired all the time.
Okay.
-And gas. -Okay.
If I eat something,
it just won't get digested.
Also, I remain quiet all the time.
My joints and legs ache a lot.
-I see. -Well...
-And, Dark Sahab. -Yes.
Sometimes, my chest hurts.
Oh.
'Tiredness, gas and aching joints.'
Indicates a thyroid issue.
-Thyroid? -Yes.
But I need to check.
Come closer.
And look up.
Yes.
Look that side and uncover your ear.
-Uncover it. -Yes.
-Do you feel hungry? -Not much.
Yes.
It is thyroid.
Thyroid.
But there's nothing to worry about.
I am giving you thyroid medicines for five days.
Do take them. If you recover,
it means the diagnosis was correct.
If you do not recover,
I will be right here.
Meet me again.
-Okay? -Okay.
Arvind will explain this to you.
-Okay, sir. Goodbye. -Goodbye.
Oh. Mr. Phutani.
Any problem?
Yes.
I heard that the new MO is here to stay!
-That is the problem. -Isn't it?
So now?
Can you lend me some money?
-Money? -Yes.
How much?
75,000 rupees.
Oh. Why?
Sir has asked for medicines.
And you have already sold them away.
I sold them to you.
And, for that, I paid you in full.
-Money usually gets spent. -That's true.
Moreover, you are quite thrifty.
The MO is quite a strict person.
Hmm.
Won't the medicines be recognised?
I'll take that risk. I have no choice.
How much risk will you take?
Mr. Phutani will again borrow money
but this time you get only 12,000 rupees.
-Just 12,000. -Yes.
When will you repay it?
Little by little, in six months.
You have three months to return it.
-Okay? -Okay.
Mr. Ram Avatar! Wake up!
Hey!
Get up! Won't you get up?
Watch what I do to you now.
Get up. Now.
-Get up. -Hey.
Get up.
What is happening here?
I went out for a break.
He comes here drunk and passes out.
Mr. Ram Avatar.
This is not done. You need to leave.
Mr. Ram Avatar.
Leave or else I'll call the police.
-What? -Leave.
Police.
Hey. You.
You, too. Leave.
Sir, he is Mr. Jawahar.
A patient.
Bring him inside. Please come.
Come in. He's a doctor.
Won't you ask him what the problem is?
Mr. Jawahar.
Since when?
Since many years.
Hey. Why didn't you get it treated?
Is this a disease?
Of course, it is.
It is called Hydrocele.
In Hindi, it is also called 'Potha'.
A fluid has been collected near your testicles.
-It's getting worse. -Forget it.
How much will you pay me?
What?
How much will you pay me to get it removed?
I will not agree for a blanket and 500 rupees like during the vasectomy campaign.
No, sir. This is not vasectomy.
I am helping you.
Show it to me.
Get away.
Your assistant had come to my place to help me.
I don't wish to get it removed.
Hey! What do you mean?
It's become as big as a rock. You need treatment!
Sir, don't you feel like wearing trousers?
No.
The 'dhoti' is comfortable.
-Sir. -Hey.
Talking to him is of no use.
The entire village advised him to get treated but he won't.
Mr. Jawahar, you won't be paid to get this removed.
I suggest that you get this operation done as soon as possible.
Without getting paid?
He thinks he's carrying a treasure in his scrotum.
Sir, he won't get operated upon.
He got the groin shaved and fled before they could operate.
He thinks the dispensary is a salon.
Why do you bother and waste my time?
How much will you pay me to examine it?
Mr. Jawahar.
I can't force you to get it operated upon.
I am prescribing a test. Do get it done.
If an injury to the scrotum causes a swelling,
it can be dangerous.
Please.
You should start working in a circus.
People will buy tickets to see you.
Drop me home.
I'll drop him home.
I had promised to drop him home.
Sir, you told him to 'do something'.
-He did 'something'.
Mr. Phutani, all good?
You had gone to get the medicines.
I'll get them tomorrow.
You said they are in your refrigerator.
Then why didn't you get them?
They ran out, sir.
Ran out?
I saw the inventory register.
It says the stock of medicines was delivered three days back.
And you say that we ran out of the entire stock in three days!
Mr. Phutani.
Are you black-marketing medicines?
Black-marketing? Sir.
I am arranging for it, sir.
Arrange?
Okay. I will tell the CMO that the stock of medicines is missing
and our compounder, Mr. Phutani, is arranging for them.
You may talk to him.
Sir.
Sir, I will lose my job.
You should have thought about it earlier.
Sir, I am arranging for it.
I don't care.
Sir, I am paying it from my pocket.
Don't you see that?
Sir, if you could give him a couple of days,
Mr. Phutani would have arranged for it.
Why file a complaint over a trivial issue?
Did I ask you for advice?
Did I ask you?
Sorry, sir.
Hello.
Hi.
Prabhat.
Dr. Gargi.
Bhatkandi PHC.
Panapur PHC.
I am Govind. The ward boy.
Why don't you call an electrician?
Nobody turns up.
That's not done. You should file a complaint.
What all do I complain against?
We get water supply only between 9 am. and 5 pm.
The drainage system is ruined.
The tender for painting hasn't been floated for years.
This is what I used to think initially.
If something doesn't work,
we should complain against it.
Then I thought that if a place doesn't accept you,
then you should accept that place.
Now, all is fine.
Goodnight.
Mr. Phutani!
From wearing a 'lungi' to wearing trousers
and now, these boxers.
I will remain like this forever.
Why?
What? Don't you know why?
I will not go to PHC.
-I am taking leave. -Leave.
Suraj is writing the leave application.
Hey!
It's been more than an hour and you can't write a letter.
Dad, it's done.
Dear, show me what you have written.
'Respected sir.'
'You need to read between the lines.'
Is this a love letter?
Golden...
How much did you score in Hindi?
I know I made some mistakes.
Some mistakes?
This is more of an essay.
Come here.
Is this why I am sending you to a private school?
I pay 300 rupees for his tuition.
I pay 300 rupees for his tuition!
Who's going to pay for it now?
Mr. Phutani.
Well, duty is what it is.
To hell with such a job.
Where do you make the money from? It is from your job.
Am I making money only from my job?
My ancestors have left behind four acres of land for me!
Will your uncle let you claim an inch of it?
Did I ask you anything?
It's 7 am and she hasn't prepared breakfast!
Crazy woman. She's going to have it from me someday.
Mr. Phutani.
You did nothing wrong by selling medicines.
If you hadn't sold them, they would have expired.
In the end, they did reach the patients
although they paid for them.
You just need to explain this to Mr. Prabhat.
I will not explain anything to anyone. I don't have time for it.
Your wife is right.
Your uncles are scoundrels.
They won't let you take an inch of this land.
Suraj's future seems to be in the dark.
What else do you have?
A government job
and you are going to quit it.
-Why hesitate to talk? -I wont talk.
You talk to him. -I wont talk.
-Why hesitate to talk? -I wont.
Do talk to him.
Dhelu, where is sir?
Why keep two? Take one away.
-Sir... -The average number of patients visiting this place is 25?
Yes, sir.
The last MO has signed it.
Will you complain about that as well?
Sir, Mr. Phutani wants to talk to you.
Please talk it out and resolve the matter.
Why are you sitting here? Come on, apologise to him.
Why should I apologise?
You made a mistake.
I made no mistake.
I am a part of the system put in place by Bhatkandi's former MO.
What system?
The previous MO would take a 30 percent cut.
You may take 35.
Have you lost it?
40?
The previous MO was corrupt.
Mr. Prabhat is honest. You offer him a cut!
Dear, initially, everyone pretends to be honest.
He will readily agree for a 45 percent cut.
Hey. Sir!
I don't get this man.
He speaks nonsense.
File a complaint.
Where's the envelope? Let me do it.
I will go to the CMO office and give it personally.
Sir.
How much percent are you offering me, Mr. Phutani?
Sir, 45 is my last offer.
I won't agree for 45.
I want 100 percent.
It will take me two minutes
to complain against you and get you suspended.
But that's not what I want.
I want this PHC to function.
It's not like whatever you are doing is wrong.
On my word, you got Ram Avatar's crops cut down.
You are feeling uncomfortable.
Still, you are wearing trousers.
You are trying hard.
Make one attempt.
For as long as I am here,
none of this will repeat.
I need 100 percent.
100 percent of your commitment.
100 percent of your support.
I can either fight this alone or with your help.
I want to fight this with you people by my side.
One more thing.
Where can I get good local food?
Mr. Phutani, do you know? Mr. Prabhat
likes eggs and fish.
I see. So, I believe you also have drinks.
It will be better if you don't talk about medicines, Mr. Phutani.
Yes. He keeps going on.
Mr. Phutani...
He is a jolly good person.
-All right. -Okay. See you later.
One second. Mr. Phutani.
Yes.
I heard there is another doctor in the village. A quack.
I'd like to meet him.
'Dispensary'