![]() ![]() Loneliness and a hard life have prematurely aged Majubi. And so we learn to drink beer and scream at the TV screen and delude ourselves into believing that we are this cool girl, superior to other girls. ![]() ![]() She falls for the same trap that many of us have at one time or another, when we are told we are not like other girls- They are so silly, you are so smart, you are so cool, no other girls likes football or cricket or whatever else the man wishes to groom us for. At first Majubi is dismissive, but when Moti compares young girls to raw sap and Majubi to the earthy toddy of fermented sap or the complex sweetness of Nolen Gur, Majubi is entranced. On a cold winter’s night, Moti knocks on Majubi’s door to propose marriage to her. Netting the woman who can make gur worth its weight in gold And so, Moti the Saudagar hatches a nefarious plan. Moti’s resentment peaks when he falls in love with the lissome young Phoolbano (Padma Khanna), but cannot afford princely Rs.500/- meher or bride price her father demands. Majubi is very firm about her worth and in her struggle to eke out an existence, Majubi has no time/ interest in Moti’s fripperies. Never miss real stories from India's women. ![]()
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