He never heard Babajan speak intelligibly again.
While Baba was staying at the Bharucha Building, a devotee named Dhunjishaw would come daily with a large packet of incense sticks. He would light the entire packet and wave the sticks in front of Baba's face in a gesture of reverence. This was annoying and troublesome for Baba, and the mandali told the man to stop doing it. But Dhunjishaw ignored them, saying, "You people don't know who Baba is! If he wishes, he can turn the whole world upside down!"
To avoid Dhunjishaw's daily ritual, whenever anyone saw him coming, they would quickly warn Baba, who would lie down and pretend to be sleeping. The ploy worked for a while, but Dhunjishaw began waiting until Baba "woke" from his nap.
Dina Talati, Soonamasi and Small Khorshed would often come to the Bharucha Building, and occasionally, Baba would let them accompany the other women on walks that he led throughout the city. At one point, he took them to Victoria Gardens every day for a week. He would move about rapidly, doing his inner work, telling the ladies to have a casual look around the gardens. One day he showed them the bench where, as Merwan, he used to sit during the period in 1916 of his coming down to normal human consciousness. It was the place where a Parsi had misconstrued his peculiar behavior and had slapped him for staring at his daughter. Baba narrated the incident to the women, laughing about how humorous it seemed now.
It was also during this period at the end of 1924 that Framroze Dadachanji began visiting the Master regularly and established a close link. One evening Baba told Chanji to take the women to a movie at Madeleine Cinema, which Chanji owned.
Daulatmai, Mehera and Naja were about to leave, dressed in their ordinary saris, when Baba told them, "Have you all turned into nuns? Do clothes have any connection with spirituality? No! Change your clothes and then let's go!"
The ladies were happy to put on their finest saris and go with Baba to the movies. However, after watching only half the film, Baba unexpectedly wanted to leave and they returned to the Bharucha Building.
Chanji , as he was nicknamed, was ordered by Baba to sell his cinema and, after relieving himself of all worldly responsibilities and attachments, to come and stay permanently as one of the resident mandali.
There were many ants in the Bharucha Building. Once Mehera made weak tea for Baba (without milk) and sent it to him. He found an ant on the cup and became annoyed, later explaining to her about being most particular when serving him. Mehera quickly learned how careful one should be when offering anything to the Master.
On another occasion Baba suddenly felt hungry and Naja and Mehera hastened to prepare something for him to eat.
That day many visitors had come to see the Master and he would ask each, "Have you had your food?"
Each person would reply affirmatively.
Baba would then state: "You are lucky to have eaten. Just look at my fate — I am hungry, but see how my women disciples care for me!"