00:00Can't you see I am pregnant? All you want is to fight.
00:04Who is fighting? Me or you? What do you want Neelam? Why can't you just stay calm?
00:11Neelam and Ravi's fights keep getting worse. And one day, Neelam goes into labour.
00:18At the hospital, she gives birth to a beautiful baby girl.
00:22Congratulations, it's a girl.
00:25Ravi takes his daughter in his arms and shows her to Neelam.
00:29Look Neelam, isn't she lovely? Neelam doesn't even look at the baby.
00:34They go back home. But Neelam's attitude towards her daughter is cold and distant.
00:41Neelam, look Ruhi has been crying for so long. Why don't you calm her down?
00:46Let her cry if she wants. Whatever she is, you keep her.
00:51I can't raise her. I am leaving this place.
00:54Then go. What could I expect from you anyway?
00:58If you can't be a mother to your own child, what good would you be to me?
01:03Neelam leaves little Ruhi behind. Ruhi cries watching her mother walk away.
01:09But Neelam never looks back.
01:11Ruhi's innocent eyes don't understand and she keeps crying.
01:17Ruhi, my dear, don't cry. I am here for you.
01:24Ravi tries to raise Ruhi alone. But it's not easy.
01:28Ruhi constantly misses her mother's love and longs for her mother's embrace.
01:34Ravi also finally realizes that Ruhi needs a mother.
01:39I went against my family to marry your mother. And now she is not with us.
01:47Maybe we should go to your grandmother's place. You'll get lots of love there.
01:53Ravi does just that. After three years, he returns home holding little Ruhi in his arms.
02:01Bhaiya, look ma. Bhaiya has come. And she has a little girl too.
02:06What? Ravi has come?
02:08Yes, mom.
02:09Your wife didn't come. Seems she is too arrogant.
02:13Mom, she left this baby and went away forever. She said she couldn't live with us.
02:20Hearing this, Ravi's mother and sister remain speechless.
02:26Aarti steps forward towards the girl. And Ruhi smiles at her.
02:31Tears fill Aarti's eyes as she reaches out a finger, which Ruhi quickly grabs.
02:38Don't cry, my child. From now on, you're mine. I will raise you and make sure you'll never feel the lack of mother.
02:54Seeing Aarti and Ruhi like this touches everyone deeply. That day, Ravi entrusts his daughter to his sister.
03:03In her aunt, Aarti's arms, Ruhi feels the love of her mother and starts looking at her with loving eyes.
03:12Aarti, I know you have been through a lot in your life, butโฆ
03:18Bhaiya, this child is my responsibility now. I have accepted her. Just promise me one thing.
03:24Never ask me to become her mother. Let me remain her aunt because I will prove to the world that an aunt is no less than a mother.
03:32Aarti begins raising Ruhi as a mother, deciding not to marry. But people don't accept this and start talking badly about her.
03:44Isn't she Ravi's sister? Raising a child without being married. She should get married first. It's a big shame to become a mother like this.
03:53I heard the child's mother left her. So now Aarti is raising her. People look at unmarried women badly. She's ruining her life for that child for no reason.
04:06Aarti listens to everything from the balcony. She feels angry and hurt, but steadies herself and goes inside, standing in front of the mirror, speaking.
04:19If I have chosen to be a mother, why be afraid of what the world says? This child's smile is now my greatest joy.
04:25Slowly, along with taking care of Ruhi, Aarti starts teaching tuition to other kids.
04:31Ruhi is very happy seeing the children around. And when she speaks for the first time, the word from her mouth is Bhuwa.
04:41Bhuwa? Ruhi said Bhuwa for the first time. My Ruhi's first word is Bhuwa. My dear, my child.
04:49Time passes and Ruhi grows up to a twenty. One day, while drying clothes with her aunt in the courtyard, a voice is heard from outside.
05:00Is this Ravi's house?
05:02Aarti turns sharply. The same face before her, Neelam, the woman she had seen years ago.
05:10Who asked you to come here? I have come to see my daughter. Bhuwa, who is this woman?
05:16I, I'm your mother, Ruhi. My mother? Really? Yes, Ruhi.
05:22Aarti clenches her fists, but says nothing. Now, Neelam tries to meet Ruhi in different ways.
05:30Sometimes with excuses. Sometimes with love. And starts coming near the house every morning and evening.
05:37Daughter, come with me to the temple. It's just for ten minutes. I'll bring you back right after.
05:44Should I tell Bhuwa and then come? It won't even take that long. Come on.
05:49Innocent Ruhi goes along with Neelam. But instead of the temple, Neelam takes her toward the bus station.
05:57Mom, where are you taking me? I'm taking you to my city, where I live now. We will start a new life together.
06:06But, but, Bhuwa? She is only your aunt. Just your aunt. And your mother, the one who gave birth to you.
06:14But I can't go without her. Oh, I'll call your aunt to the city too, daughter. Don't worry.
06:20Ruhi doesn't understand what to do. Both of them port the bus. Ruhi looks out the window.
06:27As if her eyes are searching for her aunt. But she remains silent.
06:33Ruhi, now you will start a good job in the city. After that, we will live peacefully.
06:39So, you are taking me to the city just so you can make me work. You've come to me after all these years only for your greed.
06:48So, I carried you in my womb for nine months, understood? You can do this much for me.
06:53Ruhi becomes furious. I will do whatever I can for my Bhuwa. You keep saying Bhuwa, Bhuwa, Bhuwa. To hell with your Bhuwa.
07:02I say I wish your Bhuwa would get crushed under a truck tomorrow. Hearing such harsh words against her Bhuwa, Ruhi becomes furious.
07:11Watch out if you say one bad word about my Bhuwa. At that moment, Ruhi gets off the bus.
07:18The commotion attracts a crowd at the bus station. And just then, Aarti rushes in with the police.
07:25Ruhi, Bhuwa. Ruhi runs and hugs Aarti.
07:30Were you trying to take this girl away forcefully?
07:33Yes, but I am her mother.
07:36Mother? What kind of mother? The one who left me crying. The one who didn't hear my screams.
07:43And now that my daughter has grown up, now when she needs some companion, you have come as a mother now.
07:50Whatever it is, I know no one can take my place. Don't interrupt. This is a mother-daughter matter.
07:57Ruhi's eyes fill with tears. She takes two steps forward, stops in front of Neelam and looks her straight in the eyes.
08:06If you are my mother, then you must also know that a mother doesn't just give birth. She also raises her child.
08:12My mother is Aarti Bhuwa and she will always be.
08:15Ruhi holds Aarti's hand and wipes her tears.
08:19For me, Bhuwa is everything. My mother, my friend, my world.
08:24People make mistakes, but not every mistake can be forgiven.
08:28It's a crime to forcibly take a minor girl. Come with me to the police station.
08:33The police officer starts to take Neelam away. Neelam's hand bows down in shame.
08:39When she turns silently to look back, she sees two bodies and one soul. Ruhi and her Bhuwa.
08:49๋ค์ for now...
