Nina's Heavenly Delights

Kary:
Truth? Sanjay's a black belt curry meister. If you wanna win, you'll have to be on top of your game.

Priya:
Big deal, Nina's a curry Ninja. She's not scared of a bam like Sanjay. Bring it on !

Bobbi:
You go, girlfriend

Suman:
Trophys don't matter, the only thing that matters is love.

Nina:
What?

Lisa:
Kiss me.

Nina:
We're on national television.

Lisa:
We are.

Nina:
Let me get this straight: Dad used the restaurant as collateral for a bet?

Kary:
Not exactly.

Lisa:
He used half of it.

Nina:
Oh, that's alright then. Had me worried for a minute.

Nina:
Huh, you're a dark horse.

Bobbi:
Well, that's a stretch coming from black beauty.

Bobbi:
Very soon, 'Morgal Productions' - that's 'Morgal Productions Mumbai', not 'Morgal Productions Maryhill' - prise and atone to cast their new bollywood blockbuster 'Love in a wet climate'!

Nina:
Catchy title.

Bobbi:
[exaggerative gesture] Yes, and we're gonna blow them away!

Nina:
Just imagine the 'Taj', competing again...

Bobbi:
Just imagine?

Nina:
How long have you been working here?

Suman:
Long enough. You can't live of thin air.

Suman:
[to Nina] Don't you dare come back here and handing out blame. Don't you dare. If there is blame to be handed out, you should be looking in a mirror.

Suman:
We all do things we don't want.

Nina:
Why?

Suman:
There is no why.

Nina:
[to Priya] He was the one who always said 'Listen to your heart'. He should have listened to his bloody heart, than it might not have packed up on him. [sobbing] How could he? We were gonna do this - together. We were gonna win the hat-trick together! How could he go and just... die? [starts to cry]

Priya:
[cradles her]

Nina:
[throwing little pebbles at Lisa's window]

Lisa:
[opens the window, smiles] I thought you were Kary.

Nina:
[smiling] Sorry to disappoint.

Lisa:
Who said you did?

[Nina and Lisa open two bottles of beer synchronal on a table]

Lisa:
Just as well your dad wasn't here to see that. That table's a temple!

Nina:
NOT a bloody bottle opener!

Priya:
[to Kary] Stop slurping!

Suman:
Kary! Act your age!

Priya:
Not your shoesize.

Nina:
Dad had a secret.

Priya:
You mean his gambling? Ha, everybody knew about that.

Nina:
[about her marriage with Sanyay] I mean, they had it all mapped out for me. Marry Sanjay, have lots of little Sanjay's, we'd have the 'Taj' and the 'Jewel'... huh. They saw us as this power cooking couple.

Nina:
[about Sanjay] I just didn't love him.

Lisa:
No such thing.

Nina:
As love?

Lisa:
There isn't. Just a big con. See, your dad told you how to cook. My dad told me never gamble with something you're not prepared to lose.

Lisa:
I don't do indian.

Nina:
Well, apart from my brother.

Suman:
[to Nina; emotional] Funny, isn't it? Nobody ever asked me what I want. Your dad never asked me much. But then he never told me much either.

Lisa:
So, who are we up against?

Nina:
Okay. 'The Bengal Tiger'.

Lisa:
Pussycat?

Nina:
Unless it is under a new management.

Lisa:
It is.

Nina:
Ah... 'Bimal's Balti and Dosa House'?

Lisa:
Last year's winners.

Nina:
Hm... and then last, but never least: 'The Jewel in the Crown'

Nina:
[sighing]

[looking around]

Nina:
It's in the bag?

Lisa:
Oh yeah, it's in the bag.

Sanjay:
It'll never happen, you know. The two of you. Not in that way.

Lisa:
What way, Sanjay?

Sanjay:
Come on, her mother will never allow it.

Lisa:
She won't run away again. You know why? Because this time she has someone to stay for.

Sanjay:
I won't be too sure about that. I mean, she'd not gonna risk it. She'd lose everything. You really think she wants to lose her family again, even for love? Chances for that are piss poor.

Moderator:
A difficult choice between perfection and heavenly delight. But, in true fairytale style, the heart wins out and tonight award goes to the pursuits of 'heavenly delight'!

Lisa:
[sees a text written underneath the wallpaper: 'Nina + Lorna - True love December 1988'; chuckling] Who is Lorna?

Nina:
I don't know, I have no idea!

Lisa:
[mumbling] Lorna... Lorna Mullin! I remember Lorna! Captain of the school hockey team, big blue eyes, tall, legs right up to her hocksters. I'm shocked!

Nina:
[surprised]

Lisa:
I wouldn't have thought she was your type!

Nina:
Wha-, she WASN'T my type! I was nine! I had a crush on the world and his wife, when I was nine!

Bobbi:
[comes in] Me too!

Lisa:
[about the little temple] It's beautiful, isn't it? Beautiful monument to eternal love.

Nina:
You don't believe in love.

Lisa:
Your dad said some king spent 22 years building it for his queen.

Nina:
Dead queen. Hah. It's a monument of grief.

Lisa:
Same thing. If he was from Nashville, he'd have written a song about it.

Lisa:
I really want this, me and you. I've never felt like this before! Let's tell everyone!

Nina:
I gotta go. I can't do this just now, Lisa.

Lisa:
[looks disappointed]

[later, Nina rushes in the kitchen]

Lisa:
I thought you'd done a runner on me.

Nina:
Not yet. But I'm thinking about it.

Lisa:
Of course you are. That''s what you always do.

Nina:
[trying to chose between two bunches of herbs]

Lisa:
Green and green. Any differences?

Nina:
Winning [throws one to Lisa] and losing [puts the second one back on the table] .

Nina:
[gives Bobbie a dish from another participant]

Bobbi:
I've used all 20 of my Weight Watchers Points already today!

Nina:
Know thy enemy!

Nina:
Go on. I need you to know the difference for when you taste mine.

Lisa:
[tastest the dish] Mh, it's delicious.

Nina:
It's terrible! They didn't marinate the meat long enough. The longer you marinate it, the more tender it becomes.

Bobbi:
[looks like he knows EXACTLY what is going on between the two girls]

Nina:
Taste... that.

[feeds Lisa]

Nina:
Well?

Lisa:
That's better.

Nina:
What's better about it?

Lisa:
[constantly grinning] I don't know.

Bobbi:
[and now he looks as if he is totally sure]

Nina:
[about the restaurant] Right. Let's see if I can remember how to fly this thing.

Nina:
[Nina about cooking] It's all about chemistry. And the chemistry has to be right.

Lisa:
[totally fascinated... and not just by the cooking]

Lisa:
[cuts chilli, gets chilli in her right eye, screams]

Nina:
Okay, okay, you need to wash it out with cold water immediately!

Lisa:
ARGH!

Nina:
Don't rub it, it'll make it worse!

Lisa:
Ha, NOW she tells me?

Nina:
[washes Lisa's eye with cold water, drys her face] Let me see... Aha, yeah, you'll live. [smirking]

Lisa:
[chuckling] You sound like my doctor.

Kary:
[comes in] I thought that was meant to be me? What happened?

Lisa:
Oh, erm, got some Plutonium in the eye.

Nina:
[points at the table] Chilli.

Kary:
[very self-confident] Cold water. You need to wash it out.

Nina:
Is there an echo in here?

Raj:
Nina, I hope that full plate is not a reflection on the food.

Nina:
Oh no, it's lovely, Raj. It's just... I'm not very hungry.

Sanjay:
Lovely? [... ] Come on, Nina. Be more specific than that. Tell us what you really think.

Nina:
[tastes it]

Sanjay:
I mean, don't rush it, mind you. Take your time. Wouldn't want you to make another snap decision. - Well?

Nina:
Technically it's very good.

Sanjay:
Technically.

Nina:
But there's something missing.

Sanjay:
Missing.

Suman:
Nina!

Nina:
All the ingredients are there, I can taste all the flavors. It's just... there's something... I don't know... It's the chemistry, it's not quite right.

Kary:
[kisses his wife Janice]

Bobbi:
[seeing that, his boyfriend in his arms] Another one bites the dust.

Nina:
[about her loving Lisa] My mum would never be able to accept it. I don't want to have to run again, Bobbie.

Bobbi:
You can't run for love, Nina-Bina. It just sneeks upon you... when you least expect it.

Nina:
I'd give anything to be more like you.

Bobbi:
With my dress-sense deceit is not an option.

Auntie Tumi:
[about the comments on the customer forms] You got to be cruel to be kind.

Suman:
It's not the 'Taj' that Sanjay's interested in. You know that, don't you. Love isn't the be-all and end-all, Nina.

Nina:
I don't believe that. I can't believe that.

Suman:
You could have learned to love Sanjay, than you you'd never had left.

Nina:
Mum, look. You know... Dad used to tell me about your honeymoon at the Taj Mahal. And all the time that he talked about it he had this look on his face. THAT'S how I want someone to look when they talk about me. It's not Sanjay's fault, but he could never look like that.

[the Bollywood movie Nina's mother watches]:
In this world you only love once. You live with this pain of love. You die with this pain of love. What is there to be afraid of when you are in love? To love does not mean you have stolen anything...

Kary:
Oh, what the hell. There's something I need to tell you, mum. I'm married. Her name's Janice and I pure love her.

Suman:
Well, seems I have a lot to learn about love. [hugs Sanji] My childrem seem to understand it much better than I do.... [looking at Nina and Lisa] Any more bombshells?

Nina:
[looks afraid]

Lisa:
[looks at Nina]

Priya:
Come on, we gotta go.

Sanjay:
It'll never happen, you know. The two of you. No, ahah.

Lisa:
Go off, Sanji.

Sanjay:
Come on, her mother will never allow it.

Lisa:
She won't run away again. You know why? Because this time she has someone to stay for.

Sanjay:
I won't be too sure about that. I mean, she'd not gonna risk it. She'd lose anything. You really think she wants to lose her family again, even for love? Chances for that are pissed, pal.

Nina:
[looking to Lisa] What?

Lisa:
[determined] Kiss me.

Nina:
[hesitant] We're on national television.

Lisa:
We are.

Nina:
...

Lisa:
[goes away]

Nina:
[looks torn apart, than goes away too]

Suman:
Nina?

Nina:
[sobbing] She's gone, Ma.

Suman:
Then why are you still here? Don't make the same mistake I did. I loved your dad, but I always knew, in my hardest heart of hearts, he wasn't the one.

Nina:
...Raj?

Suman:
Trophies don't matter. The only thing that matters is love. [hugs Nina] Go on, hurry up. And don't you let that girl out of your sight again!

Moderator:
A difficult choice between perfection and heavenly delight. But, in true fairytale style, the heart wins odd and tonight award goes to the pursuits of 'heavenly delight'!

Lisa:
[sees a text written underneath the wallpaper: 'Nina + Lorna - True love December 1988'; chuckling] Who is Lorna?

Nina:
I don't know, I have no idea!

Lisa:
[mumbling] Lorna... Lorna Mullin! I remember Lorna! Captain of the school hockey team, big blue eyes, tall, legs right up to her hocksters. I'm shocked!

Nina:
[surprised]

Lisa:
I wouldn't have thought she was your type!

Nina:
Wha-, she WASN'T my type! I was nine! I had a crush on the warold and his wife, when I was nine!

Bobbi:
[comes in] Me too!

Kary:
Oh, what the hell. There's something I need to tell you, mum. I'm married. Her name's Janice and I pure love her.

Suman:
Well, seems I have a lot to learn about love. [hugs Sanji] My children seem to understand it much better than I do.... [looking at Nina and Lisa] Any more bombshells?

Nina:
[looks afraid]

Lisa:
[looks at Nina]

Priya:
Come on, we gotta go.

Suman:
Nina?

Nina:
[sobbing] She's gone, Ma.

Suman:
Then why are you still here? Don't make the same mistake I did. I loved your dad, but I always knew, in my heart of heart of hearts, he wasn't the one.

Nina:
...Raj?

Suman:
Trophies don't matter. The only thing that matters is love. [hugs Nina] Go on, hurry up. And don't you let that girl out of your sight again!

Lisa:
[about the little temple] It's beautiful, isn't it? Beautiful monument of eternal love.

Nina:
You don't believe in love.

Lisa:
Your dad said some king spent 25 years building it for his queen.

Nina:
Dead queen. Hah. It's a monument of grief.

Lisa:
Same thing. If it comes from love it's worth written a song about it.

Mohan:
There''s no need to rush, Nina-petit. Always take your time. That's the difference between winning an losing.

Mohan:
Taste it, taste it in your heart. No matter what the recipe says, petit, always follow your heart.

Lisa:
I really want this, me and you. I've never felt like this before! Let's tell everyone!

Nina:
I gotta go. I can't do this just now, Lisa.

Lisa:
[looks disappointed]

[later, Nina rushes in the kitchen]

Lisa:
I thought you'd run away from me.

Nina:
Not yet. But I'm thinking about it.

Lisa:
Of course you are. That''s what you always do.

Nina:
[about cooking some meat, quoting her father] Remember, every 5 minutes. Leave it any longer and the meat will dry out. And it'll taste like bloody shoeleather. Not that I've tasted shoeleather. Apart from Raj's bloody 'Chicken Shakuti' that is. Which is a crime against humanity.... And shoes.

Kary:
Oh, what the hell. There's something I need to tell you, mum. I'm married. Her name's Janice and I pure love her.

Suman:
Well, seems I have a lot to learn about love. [hugs Kary] My children seem to understand it much better than I do.... [looking at Nina and Lisa] Any more bombshells?

Nina:
[looks afraid]

Lisa:
[looks at Nina]

Priya:
Come on, we gotta go.