Superboys of Malegaon

- Clean the place. Get it ready. - I'm on it, brother.

- Auntie, I'm off! - Take your lunchbox, Shafique.

- Salaam-alaikum, Khan sahib. - Wa-alaikum-salaam.

- I've written a poem. - Really? Okay.

- Will you publish it? - I'll try.

Irfan, are you sleepwalking?

Very good.

Nadeem, don't let the light in.

Here.

The beam's gone.

When a poet refers to himself in a poem, it's called "maqta." Note it.

"Chugging along is our train..."

Chugging along is our train...

- I just got a booking. - Okay.

- Where were you? - Sorry.

- Nasir, all good? - We're late.

Take this.

NASHIK BUS STAND

Quick. Let's go.

What's this?

You still owe me 36 rupees.

Hi! Don't recognize me?

Oh, hi! Don't recognize me?

Praveen, the reels are here!

Come on, Irfan.

Hop on!

Six tickets.

Hurry. We'll miss the beginning.

Squeeze in.

- No gambling or smoking in here. - Okay.

Brother.

- Sketch his shoulders well. - I'm on it.

Salaam-alaikum.

Nasir, how come you're so early?

I had to collect some photos.

Siraj Bhai said he'd show them to some Mumbai producers.

- Salaam. - They've turned out great.

Kimi's cut-out looks so real.

These photos won't get you anywhere.

Even Siraj hasn't got any work in Mumbai. Ask him.

He will someday.

Happiness is always worth chasing.

Only in the movies do people quit their jobs to chase dreams.

Who taught you that?

Listen to your brother. Stop daydreaming.

In real life, you need to survive and put food on the table.

Foolish lot!

You should hide this.

Move!

He sells eight tickets and dreams of eight million.

- It's the matinee show. - So?

It's their matinee show too.

Look at the lines for their movie.

We're the only ones showing Keaton and Chaplin in Malegaon.

Why are we showing these films?

Did Chaplin's dying mother ask you to show her son's films?

Nadeem! Shut the shop today.

And you, go to Nashik and get us a new hit movie.

- It's been just two weeks. - I'm warning you.

I'll burn your VCR and cook on it.

Don't show these crap films again!

What an invention!

Like a chariot flying souls to heaven.

You're dying to fly in a plane, aren't you?

Why dream of flying high?

In Malegaon, you'll die!

Why dream of flying high? In Malegaon, you'll die!

Why dream of flying high? In Malegaon, you'll die!

Why dream of flying high?

Impressive!

- Hi. You okay? - All good.

Have you got Raja Hindustani?

I'll find it.

- It's a great movie. - Isn't it?

- Your brother Nihal will be happy. - My brother? And happy?

Impossible!

HARAM AND HALAL TAPES AVAILABLE

Shafique, pay him.

- Brother? - Yes.

What are "haram" and "halal" tapes?

See, you need two VCRs.

Okay? One to play from, one to record on.

If there's an adult scene, we pause the recording.

So it can't record. Then we fast forward.

Keep going forward!

Keep your finger on the forward button.

Then we start copying again.

I'll show you what I copied.

See that?

This is it.

What! Show me again.

Nasir, what are you doing with two VCRs?

Bro, just hang on.

Now watch.

Success!

No more blah blah. He's a magician.

Back-to-back action!

It's just amazing!

You raided their film and made your own film.

Mind-blowing!

Four in one! Four in one! A first in the market!

Come, watch the magic!

Four in one! Four in one! A first in the market!

Come, watch the magic!

Four in one! Four in one! A first in the market!

Come, watch the magic!

Next show is in five minutes. Hurry! Grab your tickets.

Worth every penny!

Let's see it again.

Fab movie, it goes from highlight to highlight, straight through.

Now we have the Shah Rukh Khan of Khandesh,

Asif Albela!

Well? Cheapskates of Malegaon!

You're here for a free meal? Me too!

That uncle keeps treating himself to gulab jamun.

Yes, Uncle, I mean you! I've been counting.

Even his wife got embarrassed. What will people think of him?

So what did she do?

She pulled him aside and yelled at him.

I have all his cassettes.

Shall we talk to Asif Albela?

Why would he talk to us nobodies?

Let's focus on our job.

He said he was taking some gulab jamun for his wife.

Am I right, Uncle?

Wow! Hold that pose.

Come closer!

Who invited you?

My mother is Asif Albela's fan, so we gatecrashed.

Do me a favor.

Get me a few gulab jamun.

Listen.

Thank you.

Why are you so shy? You're married now, aren't you?

Here, a gulab jamun.

Come, hold the light.

Shine it on the bride.

When I say one, two, three, feed him a gulab jamun. Okay?

One, two, three.

Wow.

Very sweet. Bless you. Very good.

- Turn it off. - Okay.

Leave the light here.

- What a shot! - First-class.

And?

How are your studies going?

Very well.

Mother said I must get married. I've come of age.

How old are you?

You shouldn't ask girls their age! Don't you know that?

I'm 19.

What do you want to study?

Law.

Law?

You can study after you get married too.

You just need a man who values education.

Do you... value education?

Auntie is right.

Too much education turns girls' heads.

Absolutely.

If you want a dumb girl, then Mallika is a perfect fit.

Here she comes!

I can sneak out tonight. Works?

We can't keep meeting in secret forever.

Meet my family soon.

My father is lining up suitors for me.

I'll talk to my brother Nihal.

The video parlor is doing good business. It's a hit.

Don't worry.

All right?

Okay.

I love Bruce Lee.

Bruce Lee's spinning kick of '78 still makes an impact in Malegaon in '97.

Why did he die so young?

He's not dead.

Just watch! See how he kicks.

Brother, can I have a word?

Yes?

If Mallika's family...

What are they doing here?

- Hurry. - Yes, sir.

- Salaam, sir. - Salaam, sir.

- What happened, sir? - You'll soon find out.

Sir, there's a show on. Sir...

- Sir, there's a show on. - Why are the cops here?

Smash everything!

- Turn on the lights. - Sir! Sir!

Out! Out!

What's going on?

What happened?

Sir... Get out fast!

Don't, sir.

Don't destroy the place.

- You never stop pirating. - Pirating? That's not true.

Sir, please listen.

Sir, please stop!

Sir, why did you tear the screen?

Cutting and joining films together is called "piracy."

You could serve time under Penal Code 415.

I didn't know that, sir.