Man Push Cart

All right, come on. It's time to go.

Ahmad, what's up? Need any help?

No, I'm okay. Thanks.

- You all good? - Everything's fine.

- Okay, goodbye. - Thank you, thank you.

Hi. Can I have a coffee and a bagel, please?

- I'll just take a tea. I'm in a hurry. - Okay.

- Hey, you. - Hey, what's up?

- How's everything? - All right. Want the regular coffee?

- Yes, please. - You got it.

Thank you.

- How much will that be? - Two dollars, ma'am.

Uh, light-and-sweet coffee and a bow-tie.

Want a bag?

- Who's going? - Chantee, Rex.

- Is Mel going? - No.

Can I get a chocolate sprinkle, please?

- That's it? - Yes.

- You said cream cheese, right? - Yeah.

- You're Pakistani, right? - Yeah.

You from Lahore?

- Yeah, I'm from Lahore. - Me too.

- Here you go. - Mohammad.

Ahmad.

- How long you been here? - Too long.

I hear that, man. How much do I owe you?

- It's okay. - You sure?

- Yeah. Next time. - Cool, man. Thanks.

- Hey, what's up? - What's up?

Let me have a lemon with two sugars.

- Hey. - What's up, man?

- Been a long day. - Yeah.

Not bad. I take it.

- There you go, man. - Thanks.

- How's everything? - Perfect, man. The same.

- Good seeing you. Take care, Ricky. - See you later.

What's up?

What's up?

- Amin. - Amin.

Our condolences on this one-year anniversary.

It's God's will, whatever He chooses.

How's Sajjad? Is he in kindergarten now?

- Hey. - Hey.

- Is my bagel ready? - Yes, it is.

That's good.

- I saw you were busy earlier. - Yeah, I was.

- Here you go. - Thank you.

See you tomorrow?

- See you. Thank you. - Okay.

- Hey, what's up? - What's up?

- Wanna buy a movie? - Huh? A movie?

Wanna buy a movie?

You wanna buy a movie?

- Yeah, let... let me see one. - See another one?

How mu... How much?

- It's eight dollars. Two for 15. - Eight dollars? Nah, nah, nah.

- Come on. Two for 15. - That's too much.

Nah. I get four dollars in the Bronx.

- Four dollars? Come on. - Yeah. Fordham Road. I ain't buying.

Yeah? Thanks.

Gracias.

Yo, Ricky.

Sorry.

Sorry. Can I help you?

- Do you need anything? - Can I have Parliaments, please?

- Sorry? - Parliaments.

- Pa... Parliaments? What is that? - Cigarettes. Right there.

Oh. Sorry.

6.45.

Sorry.

Thanks.

- Sorry about that. - That's okay.

I told your son you had to work

and that's why you couldn't come to the mourning ceremony last week.

Sorry I couldn't bring him today.

Your mother-in-law took him to the playground.

He is drawing a lot now, and he's really good.

Come to the house with me. We'll talk with your mother-in-law.

- Maybe... - Sajjad's my son.

I haven't seen him for three months.

Even if I have to bring him to work with me, at least I could see him.

At least for a day.

That's it?

- Thanks. - Thank you. Have a good day. Bye-bye.

- This is my cell. - Okay.

Give me a call. I live just right up the street. Off 6th Avenue.

- I'll see what I can do. - That'd be great if you can help me out.

- Okay. - Thanks, man.

- Thanks. - Looks like you're kinda busy.

- Later. - See you.

Can I get a chocolate doughnut and a tea?

- You got it, boss. - Thank you.

Hey, you. Hey!

- Looks good in here. - Thanks.

I should get you to do my place upstate.

Excuse me.

Hey, Ajay, what's up? Oh, just working on the place.

No, he never came back. I found someone else to finish it.

This Pakistani guy I met in the neighborhood. Yeah, I'm serious.

He's done a pretty good job, and he's barely charging me anything.

Yeah. I already asked him to do the other stuff as well.

He's from Lahore. It's pretty cool.

Hey, let me call you back. Bye.

Now I know who you are.

I knew I recognized you from the first time I saw you.

You're that singer, right? You had a CD, like, in '95?

- Come on, yeah? - Yeah, I did.

I knew it! I knew I recognized you from the first moment I saw you.

I probably have that CD right here.

What are you doing, man? This is unbelievable.

Me and my friends used to listen to your CD all the time.

I know I saw you at that great party, at Junaid Siddiqui's place.

- Wow. That was such a long time ago. - Yeah, it was a long time ago.

What the hell are you doing peeling tape off my windows, man?

It's okay, man.

No, listen. If I had known who you were,

I wouldn't have asked you up here to paint my apartment.

- It's okay. I need the money, you know? - Yeah, okay. But, please, take a break.

Have your beer. I'm serious. Please sit down, man. Please.

Please.

This is actually good.

This is a good friend of mine. He... He does big Desi events.

I should talk to him and see if, you know, he could hook you up.

What do you mean?

He throws these big, parties at this club called Étoile.

And he knows everybody in the city.

I can talk to him. Maybe he can help you network, you know?

Who knows? Maybe he can get you back up on stage.

You serious?

No, I'm joking.

Of course I'm serious! Would I joke about something like that?

You're gonna learn I don't joke around about that kind of stuff.

I got a few phone calls to make. Why don't I order some food?

Then you're gonna tell me what the hell you're doing in that pushcart.

Manish isn't going to believe this. I bet he has your CD.

You're gonna love this guy. He's totally hooked up.

I can't believe you haven't had Thai food before. This is New York, man.

Yeah, just, uh... I don't know.

- Did you like it? - Yeah, it was good. Thanks.

- Don't worry about that, man. - It's okay.

Nah, I'm serious. Don't worry about it. There's someone else to do that.

You gonna... chill out here for a little bit longer?

No, actually, I'm gonna go.

- You gonna go all the way out to Brooklyn? - Yeah. It's okay.

It's gonna take you an hour to get out there and then an hour to get back.

Then you're gonna have to come back for work. You gotta relax.

Hang out, watch a DVD, grab a beer.

- You know, make yourself at home. - You sure?

Yeah. Just, uh, pull the door shut tight in the morning.

- Thanks, man. - Yeah, no problem, man.

- Thanks for the food. - You're welcome.

Thanks. I'll see you.

- Yo! It's Ahmad! Pull over, pull over. - Yeah, it is him. Yo, Ahmad.

Yo, Ahmad!

- What's up, bro? - What's up, man? Come over here.

A year later, you didn't buy a new van yet? Get in here, man.

- We're doing some karaoke tonight. - Come on, bro, get in the car. It's cold.

I'm gonna show you a real singer, bro.

Let's get this party started. I'm gonna show you what it's about.

- Put that thing down. - Long time no see. Where were you hiding?

- Let's go, Duke. - I hear you, Q. Stop shouting in my ear.

Piss water. Give me some real fuckin' liquor.

Johnny Walker Black. That's what I drink.

You're drinking the same shit. What are you complaining about?

Spot me a drink, man. Get me a drink. What's going on?

- Stop complaining, dude. Unbelievable. - Shut up.

- What's up with this guy? - Yo, knuckle-head.

- Yo. Wake up! - Yo.

- Yo, wake up, man. Pass the mike. - Pass the mike to Duke.

- He's sleeping. - Yo, come on. Sing something. What...

Sleeping, my ass. You wanna hear a real Desi hip-hop artist, man?

Check it out, yo.

Yo, listen to this. Mike check.

- Sit your ass down! - You can do better?

- Yes! I'll show you the real song. - Sit down. Sit down.

- Sit down. - You believe this guy?

- Wait. He's Sister Souljah. - Unbelievable. Listen to this.

This is for you, Duke.

- Hi. - Hi.

Is it right?

You have a good memory.

Thank you.

There used to be another guy working here before.

Yes. He doesn't work here anymore.

- So you're the new guy, huh? - I'm the new guy.

- Thanks. - Thank you.

- The Sun? - A dollar.

- Thanks a lot. - Thanks.

Excuse me!

Uh, would you mind helping me with something?

It's kind of embarrassing, but I just...

I've been doing this box thing all day, and I think I can't do it anymore.

Sure.

We need to carry them over there.

And they're heavy.

Thank you.

Thanks. Thank you very much.

You want me... put it in here?

I was gonna do it myself.

It's okay. I'm used to this.