Intensely suspicious of Ranjha, Chuchak unleashes a barrage of questions about his antecedents and the reason for his leaving home and wandering. He sarcastically compares Ranjha to a chief at the head of a rampaging army, marching to the sound of kettledrums! He is particularly interested in learning about Ranjha’s clan and wants to know his intentions, suspecting that the lad has designs on his daughter.