NCB - DRUG STORY Created by Atul Sabharwal Produced by Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd. Episode 12 Screenplay and Dialogue by Atul Sabharwal
Draft Date 01.03.2008
FADE IN: EXT. PAVEMENT. OUTSIDE A RICKETY BAR -- EARLY MORNING AN OLD MAN lies passed out. Many FOOTSTEPS pass by him, avoiding stepping over him or tripping on his account. We hear passersby mutter and crib as their walk in and walk out from left and right. PASSERBY 1 (O.S.) Iska roj ka naatak hai... PASSERBY 2 (O.S.) Kahin aur jaake kyun nahin marta... PASSERBY 3 (O.S.) Bewda idhar-ich pada rehta hai pee ke.... PASSERBY 4 (O.S.) Yeh bewde ka kya terror tha nahin ek time pe... PASSERBY 5 (O.S.) Varadrajan ka right hand man tha...abhi dekho...lawaris kutte ka makif ho gaya hai... The Old Man turns and groans in his sleep. A PAIR OF HANDS throw a bucket full of water on him. He groans some more, mumbles something and goes back to sleep. FADE OUT: FADE IN: Opening credits begin with music. A 30 sec V.O. announces brief facts about Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). RECAP: Opening Credits end FADE OUT: FADE IN: INT. NCB BOMBAY. ZD'S CABIN -- DAY Zonal Director Krishnan nods and casually drops the pen on the newspaper. The newspaper has the page open where the headline reads ARE THERE UNDERCOVERS IN MANALI? Usmaan and Brinda look at the rolling pencil and then at Krishnan. Krishnan looks at Brinda. KRISHNAN Circus! Orders the 'sirf observe karna.' Par tumne aur Mahendra ne poora circus bana diya.
2. Brinda lowers her eyes. Usmaan sits nudging his upper lip with his thumb, while looking at Brinda. BRINDA Hum Raja...Ansari ke aadmi ke kaafi kareeb pahunch gaye the... She hesitates, looks at Usmaan. same.
Usmaan's expression remains the
BRINDA (CONT'D) ...Un dono captives - Khemka aur uss journalist ki halat itni kharab thi ki... KRISHNAN (cuts in) Sunn chuka hoon. Anyways...Mahendra se jab maine poocha toh usne bola ki uss journalist aur uss local ko bachane ka idea uska tha. Tum toh sirf utna hi karna chahti thi jitna Usmaan ne bataya tha... BRINDA Ye...Yes sir... Krishnan nods. Gives a brief look to Usmaan, in case the latter would like to say anything. But Usmaan is expressionless. Krishnan looks back at Brinda. KRISHNAN Tumne sirf wohi kiya jo Mahendra ne kaha tha - right? Brinda nods half-heartedly. BRINDA Maine...maine usse roka nahin. Do innocent lives ka sawaal tha...mujhe Mahendra ki baat theek lagi toh... Krishnan almost hides a smile as he turns to Usmaan. KRISHNAN It's ok. Tum dono ne galti ki. Lekin uski galti zyada thi. Isiliye usse written apology file karne ke liya kaha hai maine. He's a good officer...at least uske decision se ek important journalist ki jaan bach gayi... Brinda's face as she almost wishes she hadn't lied. KRISHNAN (O.S.) (CONT'D) French Consulate aur U.N. ne personally phone karke mujhe 'thanks' kaha. Brinda looks down. Usmaan reads her.
Nods to herself, slowly.
3. KRISHNAN (O.S.) (CONT'D) Lekin iska yeh matlab nahin ki woh seniors ke orders ko override kar de...I have been lenient with him. Brinda listens. EXT. TERRACE IN AGARIPADA -- DAY Wasim and Rati are standing. Around them the colors of drying clothes on rooftops shine in the sun. Hidden between two lines of drying clothes, they talk. RATI Bahut busy hai aaj-kal? WASIM Naved bhai ne dheere-dheere bharosa karna shuru kiya hai mujh par. RATI Mujhe kyun nahin hota - tujh par bharosa? WASIM Mujhe kya pata... RATI Hamesha lagta hai tu dhokha de dega... WASIM Aaj tak toh diya nahin... RATI Phir bhi lagta hai... isiliye darr bhi lagta hai... Wasim holds the rope and exhales looking away. WASIM Mastarni kyun nahin bani tu kisi school mein. Hamesha lecture deti rehti hai. RATI Meri baat lecture lagti hai ab tujhe... WASIM Haan. RATI (turns her face away) Mere hone wale sasur toh kehte hain bahut samajhdari ki baatein karti hoon main. WASIM (rudely) Toh jaake unhi se kar baatein. mat kha.
Mera sar
4. Rati snatches the rope from his hand. down.
The clothes bounce up and
RATI (hurt) Unhi se karungi ab agle hafte se. Unke ghar mein. Aur tu shakal mat dikhana mujhe apni. Baba bulayenge toh bhi meri shaadi pe tu mat aana... Incapable of anger, Wasim melts in a second. with big tears.
She pelts his heart
WASIM Rati... He tries to step closer. She pushes him away and moving the clothes aside disappears behind them. He follows. She runs away from him, parting the clothes line. He follows. Catches her sleeve. She snatches her sleeve back. It gets torn. She stops. He stops too. tears in her eyes.
She looks at her torn sleeve with
RATI (hurt re; kurta) Naya tha. Malum hai. Wasim walks closer.
Holds her wrist, looks at the torn fabric.
WASIM (apologetically) Ki...Kitna jhagda karti hai tu... RATI Kurti phaad di meri. Aur blame bhi mujhe de raha hai... She takes her wrist away from him, as if it was something precious of hers that he was holding. WASIM Achcha sorry... RATI Nahin chahiye tera 'sorry...' WASIM Achcha I love you... RATI Nahin cha... She realizes.
Stares at him.
WASIM (looking at her) I love you...
5. RATI (looking down; softly) Jhoot mat bol... He comes closer. breeze.
Looks at her.
The drying clothes flutter in
WASIM Sach bol raha hoon... RATI (looking down; jerks her neck) Toh kya ehsaan kar raha hai mujhpe? WASIM Tu ehsaan karegi mujhpe? She looks up.
Into his eyes. RATI
Kya? WASIM Kuch poochoonga - 'na' mat karna. RATI (knowing it; still asking) K..
Ya? WASIM
Shaadi karegi? RATI Kar rahi hoon agle hafte... WASIM Mujhse karegi? Rati looks at him. RATI Dimaag kharab hai tera. WASIM Haan. Itna kharab hai ki sirf tu hi isse padh sakti hai. Aur tu hi theek bhi kar sakti hai. Isiliye tujhe pooch raha hoon. Rati stares at the floor. RATI Jake Baba se pooch. WASIM Tere Baba se nahin karni mujhe. karni hai.
Tujhse
6. RATI Naved bhai se pooch jake. WASIM Naved bhai meri khushi mein khush ho jayenge. Tu apni baat kar. RATI Tu bilkul pagal hai... CUT TO: INT. NCB BOMBAY. OUTSIDE SUPERINTENDENT'S CABIN -- DAY Reflection of NCB office in glass window of Usmaan's cabin. Shift Focus to - Brinda is standing with her hands on her waist. BRINDA Main pagal hoon jo uski baaton mein aa gayi. INT. NCB BOMBAY. SUPERINTENDENT'S CABIN -- DAY Usmaan looks up from the file that he studying. USMAAN Matlab? Brinda turns towards Usmaan. BRINDA Mahendra. USMAAN (dryly) Didn't Krishnan just say - he's a good I.O. BRINDA Good at what? Taking credit. Un dono ki jaan bachane ka idea mera tha sir. Maine Mahendra ko kaha tha. Aur usne mujhse kaha tha ki agar kuch gadbad ho jaye toh Krishnan aur aapke saamne main yeh boloon ki saara plan uska tha. Yahan aake hero bann gaya hai... She stops her blabber as she sees Usmaan looking at her. USMAAN (nodding real slow) Mujhe bhi yahi laga tha. Brinda knows she's shot herself in the foot. USMAAN (CONT'D) ...Ki orders follow na karne ka idea tumhara hi hoga. Lekin mujhe uss baat ka bura nahin lag raha. Bura lag raha ki phir tumne mujhse jhooth bola. Pehle Dilli mein rukne ke liye aur ab... (lifts his hand) ...Yeh!
7. BRINDA I'm sorry sir. Aapko toh pata hai na woh kaise...maine bas gusse mein keh diya... USMAAN Credit grabbing ki yeh politics meri team mein ho rahi.. Right under my nose.... BRINDA I'm not bothered about the credit sir...aap mujhe jaante hain... USMAAN Kaash jaanta hota! Usmaan cuts her mid-sentence and walks out of the cabin. sees him walking away through the partially open door.
She
INT. ASHWANI'S HOUSE -- DAY Bare walls except for the rectangular stains that say there were once photo-frames here. Empty floor. No furniture. The place looks like as if somebody is about to move in. Or probably just moved out with everything. Ashwani crosses the frame. He is wearing his trek pants and a tshirt. He walks to another room with a coffee mug in his hand. INT. ASHWANI'S HOUSE. BEDROOM -- CONTINUOUS Ashwani comes to his bedroom. Three empty walls around.
Only a mattress on the floor.
He sits on the mattress with his mug and stares ahead. The fourth wall is not empty. It's has newspaper cuttings and charts stuck all over with scotch tape. CLOSE ON Ashwani as he sips his coffee.
His eyes look ahead.
CLOSE ON Wall. Ansari's name in the center. No photo yet. A line from it leads to another chit saying Bansuri Seth. But there is a question mark there. MONEY ? Below Ansari's name is Wasim's name and photo. Next to it is Raja's name. Then Pinto's photo and name. Then Rajesh's photo with a cross mark against it. Another chit says DRUGS SUPPLY and has photo of seven people arrested who had come from Dubai with suitcases. Above it is the photo of Pinto, Musa and the Nigerian diplomat Emmanuel Nwude (the photo that Vashisht had brought). Above it is the newspaper cutting of assassination of Jagat Tripathi. Kartik picks up today's newspaper from his mattress and looks at the news. YOGI TRIPATHI RELEASED. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM -- NOON ON TV
8. Yogi Tripathi coming walking towards his car surrounded by supporters from his father's party. NEWSREADER Bhaari atkalon ke beech mein aaj Yogi Tripathi ko adalat ne riha kar diya. Hospital doctors ke bayaan ke baad ki unke khoon ke test mein drugs nahin paye gaye. adalat ne Dilli police ko phatkaarte hue kaha woh Yogi Tripathi ke khilaaf mazboot case banane mein nakaam rahi hai. Officers of Delhi Police walking towards their cars, avoiding the media. File photo of Navin Tripathi. NEWSREADER (CONT'D) Isi mauke par humne unke chacha Navin Tripathi se baat ki jo apne bhai Jagat Tripathi ki... SOUND OF Knock on door. TV goes MUTE. Mahendra puts the remote aside. There is a temporary plaster around his leg. MAHENDRA Come in. Kartik and his wife Vidya walk in. Mahendra smiles cheek-tocheek as he sees them entering. Kartik and Vidya smile too. Kartik comes forward and embraces Mahendra. Vidya has brought some flowers which she puts on the side table. KARTIK Aur bhai Mr. Rambo. Dikha diya action. MAHENDRA (sheepish in front of Vidya) Rambo nahin James Bond. Tu bhool raha hai saath mein ladki bhi thi. Kartik sits down next to him on the bed. Ladki?
Vidya takes the chair.
VIDYA Tumhare saath. Mubarak ho.
KARTIK Arre Mahendra champion hai ladkiyon ke maamle. Ek thodi hai koi... MAHENDRA (butts in to save his life) Yehhh faaltu bolta rehta hai. mat suno... VIDYA (laughs) Kartik tang mat karo usse. hai becahre ko.
Iski baat
Pehle lagi hui
9. MAHENDRA (to Kartik) Suna. KARTIK Zara is chot hai. (to Vidya) Jitna bada drama kiya wahan isne aur Brinda ne. Uss hisaab se toh yeh kuch bhi nahin lagi. Chupp be.
Vidya looks at Mahendra. VIDYA (bit serious) Kya maza aata hai yeh sab harkatein karne mein? MAHENDRA (the lamb) Woh Brinda ka idea tha... VIDYA Itne seedhe mat bano... MAHENDRA Sachchi...Kartik wahan hota toh aisa kabhi nahin hota. Na khud karta. Na mujhe karne deta. KARTIK Jo thi wahan usne bhi kuch bura nahin kiya. Bacha liya tujhe. Wahan bhi. Aur yahan bhi. Krishnan aur Usmaan ke saamne usne wohi kaha jo tune kaha. Mahendra nods. MAHENDRA (admitting) Achchi hai woh. KARTIK (mischievous) Achchi hai? MAHENDRA (looks at him) Achchi Officer hai. KARTIK (laughs) Achchi Officer. (looks at Vidya) Kal tak toh usse Officer bhi nahin samajhta tha. Vidya looks at Kartik.
10. VIDYA Women employees ko sab male colleagues useless samajhte hain na. MAHENDRA Nahin...main...woh... Vidya shakes her head.
Exhales.
VIDYA Khair...tum dono baatein karo. Main bank jaati hoon. Warna mere office mein sab kahenge ki main useless hoon... MAHENDRA Vidya... She stands. KARTIK Gussa karke nahin ja rahi. Thodi der ke liye nikli thi bank se - tujhe milne ke liye.... Vidya smiles. VIDYA Take care... Mahendra manages a nod.
Vidya leaves.
Kartik looks at Mahendra.
Smiles. KARTIK Sudhar gaya tu... MAHENDRA Bigda kab tha... Kartik shakes his head smiling. KARTIK I'm sure Usmaan sir bahut khush honge. Kitne time se koshish kar rahe hain tujhe aur Brinda ko ek saath team mein kaam karte dekhne ke liye. MAHENDRA Kartik... Kartik looks at Mahendra. MAHENDRA (CONT'D) (serious) Julie kaisee hai? Kuch khabar. Beat.
Kartik tries to think of right words.
Looks away.
KARTIK Raghav Krishna jail se release ho gaya hai Mahendra.
11. Mahendra nods not. Just swallows. Kartik remains sitting with hands on bed, hunched shoulders and head hanging. They are both silent.
Each knowing what the other is thinking.
INT. NCB BOMBAY. ZD'S CABIN -- LATER Usmaan is with Krishnan. USMAAN Ek purani chawl building hai - Agaripada mein. BMC ne notice lagaya hua hai isiliye koi andar aata-jaata nahin hai. Krishnan listens attentively. USMAAN (CONT'D) Lekin wahan se Ansari ka ghar. Uska neighborhood - sab saaf dikhta hai. KRISHNAN Building safe hai? USMAAN Main ek-do baar personally ja chuka hoon. Terrace tak. Advantage yeh bhi hai ki back entrance hai. KRISHNAN But planting an officer inside that building could be dangerous. Apne kisi officer ke andar hote hue building gir gayi toh. BMC se baat kiya aapne. USMAAN I don't want to involve BMC in this matter. Ek ko pata chalega. Phir do ko. Aur baat Ansari tak pahunch jayegi. And I don't want to plant an officer inside either. KRISHNAN Then? USMAAN Electronic surveillance. Building ke terrace pe CCTV cameras fit karne honge. Teen. Krishnan nods. USMAAN (CONT'D) Aur uske phone call patterns. Uss area mein. Uske ghar ke paas barah PCO hain. Maine MTNL mein check karvaya hai. Woh randomly inme se koi bhi PCO choose karta hai - phone calls ke liye. Humein yeh saare PCOs ke line tap karne honge. KRISHNAN Usmaan sahab - you know that's illegal. Phone tap karna allowed nahin hai. Na uska evidence admit hoga.
12. USMAAN I know sir. Lekin Ansari ne jo yeh jigsaw bana rakha hai. Uska yeh organization. Woh kaisa chalata hai. Kaun isme kya karta hai. Iske baare mein humein tabhi pata laga sakta hain agar Asari ke saath dinraat rahen. Usse uthte-baithte-sote-jaagte follow karen. Ek baar yeh paheli khulni shuru ho jaye - Ansari ke khilaaf evidence aur witness bahut saare nikal aayenge. KRISHNAN Aur uske cell phones? USMAAN Woh khud toh use nahin karta. Uske gang members karte hain. Woh bhi cash cards. Jo woh har doosre din badal dete hain. Isiliye shuru in landline numbers se hi karna padega. Shayad uske cell phone patterns isi se pata chal jayen. Krishnan nods. KRISHNAN Aapne apni team decide ki? USMAAN Yes sir. Communications and techical ke liye I.O. Mukherjee. Legal ke liye I.O. Kartik. Aur investigation part ke liye main khud rahunga. KRISHNAN Brinda?
Mahendra?
Usmaan knows what Krishnan is trying to ask. calm and professional.
Usmaan remains
USMAAN Mahendra leg injury se recover kar raha hai. Usse kuch din rest karne dete hain. Aur Brinda ke liye maine kuch aur socha hai. CUT TO: INT. BRINDA'S HOOUSE. LIVING ROOM -- AFTERNOON Brinda embraces her father. MR. SAWHNEY Kab laute? BRINDA Aaj subah. Pehle office jaana pada. aane mein time lag gaya...hi mom... She embraces her mother as she sees her.
Isiliye
13. MRS. SAWHNEY Theek hai? BRINDA Haan maa... MRS. SAWHNEY Bol ke gayi thi teen din... BRINDA Din zyada lage...par laut aayi na.... Mrs. Sawhney nods. MRS. SAWHNEY Haan...thank you...kam se kam tune Arjun ki tarah ditch nahi kiya... MR. SAWHNEY Mrs. Sawhney! MRS. SAWHNEY Sorry Mr. Sawhney...isne jis tarah bola maine ussi tarah jawab diya... MR. SAWHNEY Aap dono mein kabhi cease fire hoga ya yeh shelling chalti rahegi.... Brinda eases.
Realizes.
BRINDA I'm sorry dad...mom sorry...din zyada lage... MRS. SAWHNEY It's ok...mujhe pata tujhe achcha nai lagta koi pooche ya question kare...tere peeche fikr hui thi isiliye poocha... Brinda comes forward and kisses her mother's cheek. her head.
Mother pats
MRS. SAWHNEY (CONT'D) Geyser on kiya hai...ja naha le... Brinda nods and moves in with her backpack and suitcase. Mrs. Sawhney looks at Mr. Sawhney. MR. SAWHNEY (low) For god's sake...us-se aaj Vaibhav ki koi baat na karna... MRS. SAWHNEY Maine kuch bola...kuch kaha...aiywen mat bolo... Mrs. Sawhney
walks away.
14. INT. ANSARI'S HOUSE. ANSARI'S ROOM -- AFTERNOON Another homecoming.
Raja enters the room.
Embraces Ansari.
ANSARI Safar lamba raha... RAJA Par kamyaab raha bhai... ANSARI Maal Goa pahunch gaya... RAJA Haan...aapka kab nikalna ho raha hai...uss hisaab se main yahan sab sambhalna shuru kar deta hoon... Ansari turns away.
Sits down.
ANSARI Usme thoda gadbad hua hai Raja. Thoda time lagega....pehle woh Afriki pakda gaya...jo paisa uske paas tha woh gaya...aur uske baad Raghav aur uske chokron ne apna ek godown loot liya... RAJA (aghast) Lekin...godown...sabhi godown toh sirf aapko pata hain...ya Wasim ko... ANSARI Kisi ne ya toh mera peecha kiya hoga...ya Wasim ka. Raja turns around, balancing his walking stick. RAJA Kya karna hai? ANSARI Abhi socha nahin...usse pehle mujhe kuch hisaab lagana hai...tere aur Dayal Babu ke saath baith ke...Wasim ko bhi bulaya hai... RAJA Wasim...kaisa hai? ANSARI (nods) Dhal raha hai dheere-dheere dhande mein. CUT TO: INT. RATI'S HOUSE -- AFTERNOON Door opens. Wasim is standing outside. Rati's BABA (balding, 55) is standing inside. He is wearing a baniyan over a lungi.
15. RATI'S BABA Wasim... WASIM Kaise hain Baba? RATI'S BABA Theek hoon...andar aa... Wasim smiles, steps in.
Rati's baba closes the door.
RATI'S BABA (CONT'D) Rajesh ke jaane ke baad se tune aana hi bandh kar diya... Wasim apologetically turns to Baba. WASIM Woh main Naved bhai ke saath laga hua tha... (steps closer) Aur sach poocho Baba toh samajh nahin aata tha kya munh lekar aaon aapke saamne... He takes Baba's hand in his hand. Hearing their voices, Rati, comes to the kitchen door. Her MOTHER comes out from bedroom. WASIM (CONT'D) Woh raat agar main nahin leke gaya hota usse toh theek rehta woh...lekin woh time pe main leke bhi jaata toh kise...usse zyada bharosa mujhe kisi pe nahin tha... Baba nods. BABA Pagal tha Rajesh....thodi himmat karta...aur thoda bharosa rakhta Naved pe...toh Naved ke liye jaisa tu waise woh...jaise tujhe nikala...waise Rajesh ko bhi nikalta... WASIM Naved bhai ko bhi bahut bura laga uska iss tarah...chale jaana... BABA Abhi kya bolen...tu bata tu kaisa hai...kya kar raha hai Naved ke saath. WASIM Main theek hoon Baba. Jo Naved bhai batate hain wohi soch samajh ke karne ki koshish karta hoon... Mother too comes from the room. WASIM (CONT'D) Aai...kaisee hai? MOTHER Theek hoon re...dubla ho gaya tu...
16. WASIM (smiles) Tujhe hamesha dubla hi dikhta hoon... They sit. BABA Bahut layak ladka nikla tera bhai...kahan se kahan pahuncha woh...warna kaun karta hai itna mehnat...baaki sab udhar hain...jidhar bees saal pehle the...tera bhai ek choti is dukaan se shuru kiya tha Colaba mein...aur aaj dekh...tu achcha kar raha hai uske saath rehke... Wasim lowers his eyes, feeling shy about the compliments. he looks up he spots Rati at the kitchen door.
When
Baba looks in Wasim's direction. Arre Rati. na...
BABA (CONT'D) Udhar kya kadhi hai.
Idhar aa
Rati shakes her head. WASIM Woh nahin aayegi Baba.
(O.S.)
Baba turns to Wasim, surprised. Wasim nods. WASIM (CONT'D) Jo baat main aapse kehne aaya hoon...woh baat ke hote woh bahar nahin aayegi...jaanta hoon main usko... BABA Kaunsi baat? Wasim bends forward, closer to Baba and folds his hands in his lap. WASIM Do cheez maangne aaya hoon aapse Baba...ek maafi...kyunki Rajesh ke jaane ke liye main khud ko zimmedar maanta hoon...aur doosra Rati ka haath...agar aapko koi aitraaz nahin hai toh.... Baba stunned looks at Rati. Then at Wasim. His wife does the same. Rati turns and goes back into the kitchen. BABA Wa...Wasim...uski shaadi tay ho gayi hai... WASIM Jaanta hoon...mujhe pehle aana chahiye tha...lekin phir bhi itni der se toh nahin aaya na Baba ki aap ek mauka na de sako...
17. INT. KITCHEN -- AFTERNOON Rati, standing near the stove listens to their conversation. BABA (O.S.) Main Naved ki barabari nahin kar sakta Wasim... WASIM (O.S.) Bhai aur main hamesha aapse chote hi rahenge Baba...aap haan karenge toh bhai ko koi aitraaz nahin hoga... Rati closes her eyes and her lips silently say some prayer. Music: CUT TO: INT. HOSPITAL ROOM -- LATE NOON Music continues softly as Mahendra, sitting by the window dials number on his cell phone. CLOSE ON Phone.
The name as JULIE - DIALLING.
PHONE VOICE The number your are trying to reach is currently unavailable. Aap jis number se sampark karna chah... His thumb presses the END CALL. phone. Dials again. JULIE.
Mahendra stares blankly at his
Again. PHONE VOICE (CONT'D) Aap jis number se sampark karna chahte hain woh is wakt uplabdh nahin hai... Mahendra ends the call. The phone remains in hi hand. on phone. Outside the window, sun is setting.
His eyes
INT. BRINDA'S HOUSE. BRINDA'S ROOM -- EVENING Different window. Same setting sun. window, dressed now in her casuals.
Brinda is sitting by the
Her mother comes in with two cups of steaming hot tea. She hands one of the cups to Brinda and sits down next to her. Brinda holds it between both her hands like a kid. MRS. SAWHNEY Yeh funny hair style kya bana rakha hai? She asks touching her hair. BRINDA Aapko achcha nahin laga - mera hairstyle? MRS. SAWHNEY Nahin.
18. BRINDA (nods) Bas ek dum katvane pade maa...kaam ke liye... MRS. SAWHNEY Ab ek dum se bade kar... mere liye... BRINDA Ek dum se kaise bade karoon maa? MRS. SAWHNEY Jaise kaam ke liye ek dum katvaye? BRINDA You hate my work na.. MRS. SAWHNEY I hate missing you. Brinda leans closer. her lips like a kid.
Puts one arm around her mother.
Inverts
BRINDA I'm sorry mom. MRS. SAWHNEY And I hate it jab main meri umar ki aurton ko nati-poto ke saath khelta dekhti hoon. BRINDA And I hate you too mom. Brinda playfully touches her hot mug to her mother's elbow. Mrs. Sawhney is no less. ankle.
She touches her hot mug to Brinda's
BRINDA (CONT'D) Ouch maa... lagta hai... MRS. SAWHNEY Mujhe bhi laga baby...jab aapne kiya... Mrs. Sawhney pulls Brinda's cheek. mother's shoulder. Outside the window.
Brinda rests her head on
Sun disappears.
Night appears.
INT. ANSARI'S NIGHTCLUB. ROOM -- NIGHT Ansari is sitting with Dayal Babu and Raja. at his watch.
He impatiently looks
ANSARI Pata nahin Wasim kahan hai. DAYAL Aa jayega. Hum shuru karte hain. kitna gaya tumhara?
Maal
19. ANSARI Kaafi gaya. Zyada karke mehnga wala. Jis boote pe supplier ko hool de rahe. Wohi maal chala gaya...doosra intezaam ab bhi kar sakta hoon - lekin rate double padega. RAJA Lekin cash kaafi hai apne paas. Iss baar jo cash mere peeche se aaya hai usme se zyada agar maal khareedne mein lagayen aur bhai ke khate mein kam jama karen toh koi sasta jugad hone tak kaam nikal jayega... Dayal nods. DAYAL (to Raja) Neeche gaadi mein mera bag pada hai. se le aana. Raja nods, looks at Ansari. Dayal looks at Ansari.
Ansari nods too.
Driver Raja leaves.
DAYAL (CONT'D) Tumhara supplier - Dubai wala - yahan aaya tha na. Kya bola? Ansari shakes his head. ANSARI Kuch bolne layak nahin tha. Lekin mera godam luta isiliye unhe chaar baatein bolne ka mauka mil gaya. DAYAL Kisne kiya kuch pata laga? ANSARI Nahin. DAYAL Koi tumhare gang ka... ANSARI (cuts in) Karne ko toh police bhi kar sakti hai. Gang mein galatfehmi failane ke liye... Dayal nods. DAYAL Tumhe takleef hogi. Lekin iska yeh matlab nahin ki Dubai walon ko nahin hogi. Unka maal yahan ghumane wala toh ab bhi koi nahin hai. ANSARI Dubai walon ke bharose kab tak baithoonga. Dhanda mera hai. Mujhe hi intezam karna hoga. Yahan se nikalna mujhe hai. Uska raasta bhi mujhe hi nikaalna hoga.
20. DAYAL Isi liye - jo paisa alag jama kara rahe ho karate raho. Raja yeh sab nahin samajhta. Tum samjho. Ansari nods. a moment -
Leans back in his seat.
Dayal looks at him.
After
DAYAL (CONT'D) Kya soh rahe ho? Ansari shakes his head 'nothing.' Knock on the door.
Ansari straightens. CUT TO:
INT. RICKETY BAR -- NIGHT Through the door Usmaan walks in. In the dark he spots the OLD MAN (whom we saw in the beginning of the episode) Old Man looks up as Usmaan stands closer to his table. Old Man squints. Tilts his head. Adjusts his eyes to the light and alcohol. Usmaan smiles. The Old Man smiles wide. OLD MAN Aye man...saala - bat flies in the night again. Old Man shakily stands to embrace Usmaan again. OLD MAN (CONT'D) Hum toh socha tha koi gali ka punter tapka diya hoga tumko ab-tak. Itne time se dekha hi nahi tumko. (aloud; around) Aaj...aaj toh double peeyega hum...iss khushi mein ki yeh... (points his hand at Usmaan) Yeh zinda hai... USMAAN Theek hai Rodricks...drink is on me...kyunki party mere zinda hone ki khushi mein hai... RODRICKS Aye nahin man...hamara paisa hum dega...tum kyun dega...hain...kyun dega tum...tum dena chahta hai do...hum rokega nahi...ok...jaise tum bolo.. Tumhara treat.. Abhi khush...baitho...cheers.. Lekin Rodricks suddenly stops.
21. RODRICKS (CONT'D) Lekin man tum pilayega...phir bolega koi khabar do...par hamare paas khabar kuch nahi hai dene ko haan...zamana hue apne ko woh kaam chodde... abhi koi khabar nahin milta apne ko... USMAAN Main toh bas tujhe milne aaya Rodricks. Purane friend ko... Rodricks smiles again. down.
Happily lifts the glass and gulps it
RODRICKS Tum kidhar gayab tha itna din se man...aajkal raat mein nahin nikalta...pehla toh aisa nikal aata tha tum...teen baje...chaar baje...yeh street bahut miss kiya tumko... USMAAN Main bhi bahut miss kiya street ko Rodricks...bada post ka yehi nuksaan hota hai...desk pe baithe-baithe mota hota hai...drink khatam kar...phir chalte hain...bahar... Rodricks smiles. by 'aaaah.'
Lifts his second glass.
Gulps and follows it
EXT. OUTSIDE ANSARI'S NIGHTCLUB. BACK EXIT -- NIGHT Dayal Babu gets into his car. The car drives away, as Raja and Ansari look at its disappearing tail-lights. Raja turns to go back inside. ANSARI
(O.S.)
Raja. Raja turns to him. ANSARI (CONT'D) Saath chal zara... RAJA Kahan bhai? ANSARI Aise hi...chal toh... Ansari turns to street.
They both start walking in the dark.
EXT. STREET -- NIGHT Ansari is walking with Raja. Dead of the night. No soul around in this back alley. Street lamps are separated by wide gaps.
22. ANSARI Kabhi uss badshah ki kahani suni jo raat mein nikla karta tha - bhes badal ke. Yeh dekhne ki uski sultanat mein ho kya raha hai... RAJA Aisa kuch suna toh tha bhai...bahut time ho gaya lekin... ANSARI Bahut time tak yeh kahani main khud ko roz sunata tha. Bachpan se leke jawani tak. Lekin phir main itna bada ho gaya ki kahaniyon ka shauk chala gaya. Aur maine bahar nikalna bandh kar diya - apni galiyon mein. Apni sadkon pe. Jahan apna maal bikta hai. Jahan apne ladke kaam karte hain.... EXT. ANOTHER STREET -- NIGHT Another deserted street by night. here.
Usmaan and Rodricks are walking
USMAAN` Teacher bann gaya main...masterji...young officers ko sikhane samjhane mein lag gaya...pata hi nahin laga Rodricks kab iss street ko maine peeche chodd diya. Ya shayad yeh street ne hi mujhe chodd diya. RODRICKS Street never forgets man. Never forgives. Street is watching all the time. EXT. COLABA LANES -- LATE NIGHT Thin traffic. pavement.
Few people.
Ansari and Raja walk on an empty
ANSARI Yeh footpath se shuru kiya tha main...imported jeans...imported ghadi...walkman bechta tha rais bachchon ko...bahut baar maar khaya...goli bhi khaya iss footpath pe apne liye jagah banane mein...khoon bahaya bhi...khoon kiya bhi... Ansari stops.
Looks around.
ANSARI (CONT'D) Lekin phir main bijnessman ban gaya. Aur ye footpath mere taraf peeth kar liya. Ansari ka asar hota tha yahan...jidhar abhi khada hoon...bees saal pehle aise khada hota toh dus log salaam maarne aate.... Ansari looks at Raja.
23. ANSARI (CONT'D) Lekin mujhe toh gayab hona tha...jaisa Dayal babu ne sikhaya tha...main footpath se kya gayab hua...Ansari ke naam ka darr yaha se gayab ho gaya... EXT. ANOTHER STREET -- NIGHT Usmaan and Rodricks. USMAAN` (almost confessing; admitting) Mujhe zang lagta jaa raha hai Rodricks. have become slow with age.
I
RODRICKS (sad smile) Not age man. It's the place. Hum sab iska pace ke saamne bahut slow hain. Rodricks looks around.
Walks slow.
RODRICKS (CONT'D) Jagah dekh ke pehchaan-ne ko nahin hota hai malum. Itna naya log aa gaya na dhande mein. Afriki. Chinki. New new faces. Sab young punter log take over kar raha hai... Usmaan nods. USMAAN` Sab young punter log take over kar raha hai har department mein. Rodricks turns to Usmaan. RODRICKS You know...yeh ladki...jiska tum baat kiya...Brinda...you should not hate her man. Rodricks comes closer.
Puts his hand on Usmaan's shoulder.
RODRICKS (CONT'D) Kyunki pandrah saal pehle tum bhi aisa tha...this girl is you fifteen years back... EXT. STREET. OUTSIDE ANSARI'S ROBBED GODOWN -- NIGHT A little away from the godown Ansari and Raja are standing. ANSARI Isse pehle ki sadak pe mere naam ka darr khatam ho jaye - kuch karna hoga yeh batane ke liye ki Ansari abhi bhi hai. Sadakon pe. Footpath pe baat hona chahiye. (MORE)
24. ANSARI (CONT'D) Jahan naam sabse pehle kiya tha wahan wapas ek baar naam karna padega. FADE OUT: FADE IN: INT. IRANI CAFE -- MORNING Crowded. People having their bun maskas, eggs or tea. having his breakfast too.
Selva is
EXT. OUTSIDE IRANI CAFE -- MORNING A CAR.
Inside the car, Raja is waiting with a couple of MEN.
ANOTHER MAN comes out of the cafe and nods at men in car. this man goes to a nearby coin phone and dials a number.
Then
INT. IRANI CAFE -- MORNING Selva's cell phone buzzes on the table. answers the call.
Selva picks it up and
Selva's manner becomes hurried as he listens. He immediately leaves the table. And signals waiter for his bill. EXT. OUTSIDE IRANI CAFE -- MORNING The car takes a u-turn and drives to the front of the cafe. stops at the junction of an alley and the main road. Selva comes out in a rush. car.
He walks hurriedly. RAJA
It
Walks past the
(O.S.)
Selva. Selva stops. Turns. Color drains from his face as he sees Raja. From behind two of the men throw a black cloth on Selva's face. The other one opens the car door. Together they drag struggling Selva into the car. The car drives off into the alley. INT. ROOM -- DAY Claustrophobic windowless room. Ansari takes a few steps up until his face is clearly seen in the light. Ansari looks at Selva who is tied to a chair, after having received some kind of thrashing. Raja is sitting in front of Selva. Ansari sits down too. ANSARI Mera maal kahan hai Selva? SELVA Mujhe nahin pata.
25. ANSARI (matter of fact) Selva - tu jaanta hai na mujhe. SELVA Jaanta hoon. Raghu bhau ko andar karwane mein tera hi haath tha. ANSARI Usse upar bhijwane mein bhi mera hi haath hoga. (leans forward) Mera maal kahan ha?. SELVA Mujhe nahin pata. Ansari leans back. ANSARI Tu sochta hai mujhe pata nahin chalega agar mere maal ka ek gram bhi becha Raghu ne bazaar mein toh... INT. NCB BOMBAY. SUPERINTENDENT'S CABIN -- DAY Knock on the door. USMAAN
(O.S.)
Come in. Brinda enters. BRINDA (low) Hello sir. Usmaan only nods.
Awkwardness apparent.
She remains standing until he gestures her to sit. Then she awkwardly seats herself. Usmaan looks at her. Looks back at file. The silence between the two of them is unbearable. can't bear it, she breaks it.
And when she
BRINDA (CONT'D) I'm sorry sir? USMAAN Sorry?
(flat) For?
BRINDA Mujhe aapse jhooth nahin bolna chahiye tha... It's ok. tumse.
USMAAN Good you are here.
Kuch kaam tha
26. Usmaan puts the papers aside that preoccupied him and looks at her. USMAAN (CONT'D) There is some progress on Ansari. Tumhare peeche se kuch breakthroughs hue hain... BRINDA That's good sir. USMAAN Aur un breakthroughs ki wajah se Z.D. has agreed to make Naved Ansari a prime target. Uske surveillance aur uske liye dedicated team banane ke liye Z.D. ne go ahead de diya hai... Brinda almost smiles. USMAAN (CONT'D) Team ke liye I.O.s maine select kar liye hain. Brinda straightens her back. officer. Usmaan notices.
Corrects her posture like an
Ignores.
USMAAN (CONT'D) Tumne jo bhi Delhi aur Manali mein kiya usse department kaafi khush hai...isiliye Z.D. ne decide kiya hai ki jo Acetic Anhydrite charge tumse le liya tha usme tumhe reinstate kar diya jaye... She doesn't get it immediately. believe it immediately.
Or may be she gets it but doesn't
BRINDA Sir... USMAAN Same as before. Tum directly Z.D. ko report karogi. Koi tumhare kaam mein interfere nahin karega. Usmaan puts the file in front of her. She looks at the file. Then at Usmaan's face. Usmaan's cold eyes look straight back at her. BRINDA Aur An...Ansari? USMAAN (cold) What about Ansari? BRINDA Woh I.O.s ki team jo aapne Ansari case ke liye banai hai...
27. USMAAN (cold) Usme mere saath Kartik hai. Aur Mukherjee. And may be Mahendra - par woh main uske hospital se aane ke baad decide karoonga. Brinda swallows the feelings that had choked up inside her throat lest they pour out. USMAAN (CONT'D) (cold) You may go now. Brinda is too stunned to move. USMAAN (CONT'D) Brinda. She awakens. USMAAN (CONT'D) (softly) You may go now. I have some work. Brinda nods.
Slowly stands and reaches the door. USMAAN (CONT'D)
Brinda. She turns. USMAAN (CONT'D) File. He nods at the file lying on his desk. Brinda looks at the file. And when she looks back at Usmaan, she slowly shakes her head. BRINDA (low) Nahin sir. Mujhe yeh charge nahin chahiye. Maine uss wakt bhi Krishnan sir se kaha tha ke woh jisse chahen yeh charge de sakte hain. Usmaan considers.
Nods.
USMAAN (unfazed) Ok. I'll inform the Z.D. In the meantime Kartik mere saath busy ho jayega. Toh tum uski court duties take over kar lena. Ok? Brinda nods 'ok.'
Usmaan nods 'ok then.'
Brinda exits.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM -- DAY A WOMAN in Burqa enters Mahendra's room. Mahendra looks surprised. The woman turns around and shuts the door. Julie lifts the veil and turns to Mahendra.
28. Mahendra looks at her. MAHENDRA Kis-se chuppti phir rahi ho? Bas aise hi.
JULIE Kaise ho?
MAHENDRA (bit off) Theek hoon. JULIE (apologetically) Tumne kal bahut phone try kiya na mera. MAHENDRA Haan. Lekin tumhe kyun fursat hogi. jo wapas aa gaya hai.
Raghu
JULIE Oh...tumhe pata hai. MAHENDRA Tum khud ko jitna iss burqe mein chupa lo. Sach mujhse nahin chupa paoogi. JULIE Haan Mahendra. Main Raghu ke darr se hi is tarah chupp ke aayi. MAHENDRA Kis baat ka darr? JULIE Woh waise bahut seedha hai. Lekin uske gusse se darr lagta hai. Khud ke liye. Tumhare liye. Bahut kharab gusaa hai uska... MAHENDRA (irked) ...usse bol apni chawl mein dikhaye gussa...main darta-varta nahin hoon tere Raghu se. JULIE Main darti hoon. Apne liye. ladd sakti us-se.
Main nahin
MAHENDRA Itna dara ke rakhta hai toh saath kyun rehti hai uske? JULIE Toh kya tum saath rakhna chahte ho mujhe? Mahendra looks away. JULIE (CONT'D) Bolo.
29. Mahendra's eyes dart back to her. MAHENDRA Agar haan toh? Julie smiles, mockingly. JULIE Par darr toh mujhe tere gusse se bhi lagta hai. Iska matlab rehna toh tere saath bhi nahin chahiye mujhe. MAHENDRA Bhaad mein ja. JULIE Paida hui thi - bhaad mein. itni badi hui hoon.
Sik-sik ke
There's no getting past this woman, by hurting her or loving her. She's just a reflection of him. They are a rare case of 'likes attract.' MAHENDRA (sobers up) Main jaate-jaate bacha. Malum hai. She eases up too.
Smiles.
EXT. WATERFRONT -- DAY Leaving her car in the background, Brinda stomps to the edge of the waterfront. Nostrils flared. Breathing heavy. Nothing distracts her from her anger - not the sound of sea, not even the gulls. Consumed by her fury she remains standing there. footsteps behind distract her.
But the
Expectantly she turns around. It's not who she was expecting. As always Usmaan has not turned up to pamper her, cajole her. Three kids aged between 6 to 10 walk up to the waterfront with tiny fishing poles in their hands. Disappointed Brinda turns back. The kids also sit down near the edge and dip their poles into the water. Brinda waits.
For Usmaan.
Kids wait too.
For fish.
Once in a while she will pull her cell phone out to check. Recheck if by accident she missed any call. But nothing. Once in a while some kid would mutter 'aye phansi phansi.' But nothing. And the kids would hang their heads in disappointment.
30. Brinda looks at them irritatedly at first. Looks at her watch. Her phone. Nothing. She looks at the kids at last. BRINDA Ma...main bhi try karoon? The youngest among the kids passes his fishing pole to her. holds the pole and sits down next to them.
She
Still lost in her thoughts she dips the pole in the water. The kids look at her briefly. Brinda stares blankly at the water. The force brings her back.
The tightening of the pole.
KIDS (euphoric) Aye phansi...phansi... They all spring around Brinda while she wakes up to reality. They all hold the pole for her and pull the catch out. And drop it on the concrete. The fish flip flops, gasping. Kids scream joyously. Brinda looks at them and smiles. Seeing them laugh she laughs too. But her eyes betray her and tears flow out. She starts crying with hiccups. The kids stop celebrating as they see her crying. She turns her face away from them. Sees the fish flapping on the concrete. Brinda sniffles. Tries to control herself. But ends up crying more.
Wipes her tears.
The youngest kid steps forward, picks up the flapping fish and throws it back in water. The fish swims away. He turns to Brinda and puts his hand on her shoulder. YOUNGEST KID Gayi machli...Kuch nahin hua usko...kuch nahi hua...royo nahin...rote nahin.. He tries to console her just like he must have seen his elders do to him. EXT. MAHIM CREEK -- LATE NOON Atop a huge pipeline some YOUNGSTERS are sitting and smoking. One of them spots something and throws his cigarette aside. The others follow his look. There's a body floating in the water. CUT TO: EXT. MANGROVE DOCK. ISOLATED AREA -- LATE NOON Rope is being slowly pulled out of the water. Tied to the end of the rope are three waterproof plastic bags.
31. The men pulling the rope are being supervised by Raja. One of them takes a knife out and cuts opens the waterproof covering on the bag. Raja peeps inside. and calls.
Smiles.
Then he takes out his cell phone
INT. PCO -- LATE NOON Ansari picks up the phone. RAJA'S VOICE Bhai. ANSARI Haan. RAJA'S VOICE Mil gaya. Ansari smiles.
Puts the phone down.
EXT. TERRACE IN AGARIPADA -- LATE NOON Same terrace. the P.C.O.
Usmaan's gaze follows Ansari as he comes out of
P.O.V. USMAAN Ansari goes inside his heavily guarded building. Usmaan takes a pad and a pen out. He steps back from the corner and starts drawing the ground plan of the neighborhood, placing Ansari's building in the center. Two fingers pierce into Usmaan's back. ASHWANI (O.S.) Hands up! Usmaan panics. Drops his pad. Ashwani steps forward giggling. Usmaan face is red with anger. The more Ashwani sees it the more his mocking laughter grows. ASHWANI (CONT'D) (laughing) You almost had a heart attack. Usmaan gathers himself, breathing heavily. USMAAN Who the hell you think you are?
Hunh?
Ashwani controls his laughter. But feels no shame. up his pen and pad from the floor. ASHWANI Aapki shakal dekhne wali thi Usmaan sahab.
Usmaan picks
32. USMAAN Tumhari toh dikhane layak bhi nahin hai. Iss tarah ka behuda mazaak mujhe pasand nahin hai. Aainda mat karna. ASHWANI Ok.
(shrugs) Usmaan sahab.
USMAAN Tum mera peecha kar rahe the? ASHWANI Hum dono Ansari ka peecha kar rahe hain toh - iss tarah milna-julna toh hota hi rahega. Ashwani looks around the terrace. ASHWANI (CONT'D) Aapke surveillance cameras ke liye achcha spot hai ye chatt. USMAAN Maine tumse poocha... ASHWANI Nahin. Aapne na poocha. Na bataya. humein pata lag jaata hai.
Par
Disgusted, Usmaan shakes his head, slaps his pad on his thigh to shake the dust off and then closes it. He is about to walk away when ASHWANI (CONT'D) Aapko 'thanks' kehna chah raha tha kaafi din se. Aaj mil gaye hain toh keh deta hoon. 'Thanks.' USMAAN Kis baat ke liye? ASHWANI Ansari ka naam humein NCB se hi toh mila. Usmaan stops. But do not immediately turns to Ashwani. when he does USMAAN Ansari ke baare mein tumne Nwude se suna hoga jisse tumhare department ne Delhi mein arrest kiya tha. ASHWANI (shakes his head) Nwude ke arrest se pehle hi humein Ansari ke baare mein information thi. Aapki I.O. Brinda ne di thi hamare Vashisht sahab ko. Usmaan almost freezes.
And
33. ASHWANI (CONT'D) Varna humein toh pata bhi nahin tha Ansari kahan hai kya kar raha hai. Ashwani walks to the terrace door.
Usmaan remains where he is.
ASHWANI (CONT'D) Aur please Brinda ko bhi DRI ki taraf se 'thanks' keh dijiyega. Ashwani exits. Usmaan face.
His eyes full of fury.
INT. ANSARI'S HOUSE. ANSARI'S ROOM -- LATE NOON Ansari comes into his room. Wasim is sitting there, waiting for him. Ansari looks at him and stops. ANSARI Kal kahan reh gaya tha? Wasim stands as he sees Ansari. WASIM Unn...haan bhai...main aata par... Ansari walks behind his desk. ANSARI Par var kya...intezar kar raha tha tera...Dayal Babu ko bhi intezar karvaya... WASIM Main bhai woh Rajesh ke yahan tha... Ansari almost freezes.
Looks at Wasim.
WASIM (CONT'D) Woh...uske Baba aaye hain aapse kuch baat karne... Ansari remains silent. But then -
Wasim waits for him to say something. WASIM (CONT'D)
Bulaoon? Ansari manages a nod. Wasim goes to the other door of the room that connects it to the house. And opens it. Baba comes in accompanied by Ansari's wife Zubeida. Ansari tries to remain expressionless. ANSARI Baba? Baba smiles.
34. BABA Naved.
Kaisa hai?
ANSARI Bas chal raha hai Baba. Aap sunayen. pe sab kaise hain? Sab theek hain.
Ghar
BABA Khush hain.
Baba puts a hand on Wasim's shoulder. BABA (CONT'D) Isne sab theek kar diya aaj... ZUBEIDA (beaming) Pehli baar isne kuch zimmedari dikhai hai...Baba ne haan kar diya hai...aap bhi kar dijiye... Ansari looks at his wife.
Then at Wasim.
ANSARI (facing Wasim; asking Zubeida) Kis cheez ke liye 'haan?' Zubeida comes around.
Closer to her husband.
ZUBEIDA (softly) Wasim aur Rati ki shaadi ke liye. Naved.
BABA Agar aitraaz hai toh saaf keh dena.
ZUBEIDA Nahin Baba. Main janati hoon inhe. Jisme mujhe khushi mile. Wasim ko khushi mile. Uss baat se ye kabhi na nahin karenge. (looks at Ansari; woman) Kyun? Ansari looks at Wasim. ANSARI Mujhe bataya kyun nahin? WASIM (look down) Darr tha... ANSARI Idhar dekh ke baat kar. Wasim slowly lifts his head.
Looks at his brother.
ANSARI (CONT'D) Ab bol.
35. WASIM Darr tha...kahin aap...gussa na karen... ANSARI Isiliye khud gaya apni shaadi ki baat karne... Wasim lowers his head again.
Nods.
Ansari looks at Baba. ANSARI (CONT'D) (serious) Yeh...yeh darpok sambhaal lega Rati ko...? (looks at his wife) Hunh? ZUBEIDA (ever optimist) Rati sambhaal legi isko... (smiles) main jaanti hoon. Kyun Wasim? Wasim almost smiles. husband.
Nods.
Zubeida's smiling face looks at her
Ansari forces himself into a smile. ANSARI Toh theek hai. Rati isko sambhaal legi. Aur Rati ka khayal hum rakh lenge. Zubeida smiles.
Shakes Wasim's arm.
ZUBEIDA Ab toh hans.... (to Baba) Aapko mubarak ho Baba... Baba comes forward and embraces Ansari. BABA Mubarak hi Naved. Ansari keeps his emotions in check. ANSARI Aapko bhi. Over Baba's shoulder, Ansari's eyes stare at Wasim while he shyly talks to Zubeida. CUT TO: EXT. MAHIM CREEK -- EVENING Jagdale gets off his jeep and walks towards the commotion of POLICE VEHICLES and ONLOOKERS.
36. He walks past the crowd, past the constables who are trying to keep onlookers away and comes where few POLICEMEN are supervising the loading of the body on to the stretcher. Jagdale walks up to the OFFICER IN CHARGE. Jagdale. Jagdale nods in greeting. the body. It's Selva.
The Officer looks at
And then looks at the stretcher.
At
JAGDALE Mera informer tha yeh. Kisne kiya isse.
Nahin.
OFFICER INCHARGE Kuch idea hai?
JAGDALE (shakes his head) Aapko koi information?
OFFICER INCHARGE Iski halaat dekh ke toh itna hi keh sakta hoon ki bhayankar torture hua iska. Baaki post-mortem mein pata chalega. Jagdale nods. JAGDALE Shukriya. He shakes hands with the officer in-charge.
And then walks away.
EXT. DAGDI CHAWL -- LATE EVENING Master shot. Sound of phone keys.
Several phone keys in fact.
INT. RAGHAV'S ROOM. DAGDI CHAWL -- LATE EVENING Raghav is standing near the wall. on their cell phones.
He sees his men dial numbers
MAN 1 (on phone) Hello...haan Shivraj...udhar Selva hai kya? Selva?
Haan?
MAN 2 Dekha kya usko.
Each call ending without information add to Raghav's anger. There is a knock on the door. One of the men opens it. It's one of the gang members. He rushes in. Closes the door. MAN 3 Raghu bhau...maal gayab hai... Raghav steps away from the wall. 3.
Slowly.
And walks towards Man
37. RAGHAV Matlab? Man 3 looks at others around. MAN 3 Bhau...woh...Ansari ka maal jo hum loot ke darya mein chupaye the woh nikal liya kisi ne.... Raghav slowly turns to look at others. from their ears.
They lower the phones
RAGHAV Maal gayab hai... Raghav turns to Man 3. RAGHAV (CONT'D) Aur selva bhi gayab hai...aaj subah se...keh ke gaya tha naashta karne ja raha hoon...aadhe ghante mein aa jaoonga...lekin Selva maal leke gayab ho gaya. MAN 1 Bhau...karna kya hai... Raghav goes to his cupboard. Opens it and takes his gun out. Then he closes the cupboard and turns to his men. RAGHAV Chalo... EXT. DAGDI CHAWL. OUTSIDE RAGAHV'S ROOM -- LATE EVENING Raghav comes down the stairs with his men. They have barely reached the ground when they spots A POLICE JEEP driving up towards them. Raghav stops. He pulls gun out from his waist and keeping it low, passes it to the nearest man. The nearest man passes it to the man behind. And the man behind walks away with it in the nearest narrow alley. Fron the jeep A POLICEMAN gets off and looks at the chawl. walks up to him. RAGHAV Kisse dhoondhne aaye hain saheb? The policeman looks at Raghav. POLICEMAN Yeh Rukmavati ki kholi kausi hai? RAGHAV Upar doosre maale pe hai.
Kya kaam hai?
POLICEMAN Uske aadmi ka naam Selva hai?
Raghav
38. Raghav nods. POLICEMAN (CONT'D) Ek body ke pehchaan ke liye leke jaana hai usse saath. Music: INT. GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL. ROOM -- LATE EVENING Selva's body lies on the stretcher. Standing next to RUKMAVATI, Raghav looks at the dead body with unshed tears in his eyes. Music continues: INT. ANOTHER HOSPITAL. CORRIDOR -- LATE EVENING Brinda walks down the corridor. She slowly turns to -
Her gait slow.
Her mood pensive.
INT. HOSPITAL. MAHENDRA'S ROOM -- LATE EVENING Sitting on his bed, Mahendra is reading INDIA TODAY English issue. He smiles as he sees Brinda.
A heartfelt one.
MAHENDRA (re: magazine) English magazine pakad ke foreigner lagta hoon? Brinda comes in.
Stands a little aside from his bed.
Haan lagte ho. bhi.
BRINDA Foreigner bhi.
Officer
Mahendra puts the magazine aside. MAHENDRA Department se aa rahi ho? BRINDA Haan. Sab bahut khush hain tumse. sir. Usmaan sir.
Krishnan
MAHENDRA Mujhse? BRINDA Haan tumse. She turns to him. BRINDA (CONT'D) Tumne mujhe jhoot bolne ke liye kyun kaha tha Mahendra? MAHENDRA Kaunsa jhooth?
39. BRINDA Yahi. Ki Khemka aur uss journalist ko bachane ka idea tumhara tha. Mahendra looks at her. Understanding where she is coming from and what she's trying to get at. MAHENDRA Jab Usmaan sir ne mujhe Delhi jaane ke liye kaha tha - us din maine ek addict ke against case chodd diya tha. Binata Sarkar. Jab Usmaan sir ko bataya toh bhadak gaye the mujh pe. Bolne lag gaye 'tum log ab apne decisions khud lene lag gaye ho.' Mujhe baad mein pata laga ki gussa woh tumse the. Kyunki tumne Delhi mein Raja ka peecha karne ke liye unse jhooth bola tha. BRINDA Woh jhooth maine kaam ke liye hi bola tha na. MAHENDRA Kaam karne se yahan kisi ko takleef nahin hai. Bas unke tareeke se koi na kare toh kisi ko bardasht nahin hota. BRINDA Usmaan sir ko achcha nahin laga. MAHENDRA Kya? BRINDA Yahi ki maine phir jhooth bola ki Khemka aur Stepahnie ko bachane ka idea tumhara tha. MAHENDRA Tumhe sach bolne ki zaroorat kya thi? BRINDA Jhooth bolne ki bhi kya zaroorat thi? MAHENDRA Thi. Yeh jo tumhare sach bolne se hua isi ka darr tha mujhe. Tumhare ek jhooth Usmaan sir ko itna bura laga tha. Doosra toh seh nahin paate. Isiliye sab zimma maine apne sar le liya tha. BRINDA Sirf zimma nahin - credit bhi. ko bachane ka.
Stephanie
MAHENDRA Brinda. Yahan murgi khani sabko achchi lagti hai. Lekin kat-te dekh lete hain toh khoon-khoon chillate hain. Tumhe khoon maaf nahin tha. Isiliye maine apne sar liya tha...
40. Brinda nods.
Realizing.
Mahendra watches her.
She walks up to a nearby chair. BRINDA Main baith jaaon yahan kuch der? Iss mood mein ghar jaoongi toh maa sawal poochengi...pareshaan hongi...aur mera gussa unpe niklega... Mahendra holds her hand and pulls her closer.
She resists not.
MAHENDRA Sambhaalo khud ko... BRINDA Bas thodi der mein chali jaaongi.... Mahendra pulls her wrist down. MAHENDRA Achcha baitho. She lowers herself into the chair. And slowly lifts her wet eyes at Mahendra. It does the impossible. Breaks his heart. MAHENDRA (CONT'D) Tumhari akad buri lagti thi. Par yeh motemote aansoo usse bhi zyada bure lagte hain... BRINDA Toh aankhen doosri taraf kar lo... Mahendra exhales.
Turns on his side.
His back faces Brinda.
MAHENDRA Main so jaoon toh bura mat maan-na. Tumhare aane se pehle injection diya tha nurse ne. BRINDA Hmmmm... Mahendra closes his eyes. Brinda wipes her eyes.
Then turns and looks out of the window. CUT TO:
INT. HOSPITAL. MAHENDRA'S ROOM -- LATER Window. Light from the street is filtering in through the venetian blinds. Brinda has fallen asleep in her chair. Mahendra is sleeping too in his bed. His sleep breaks. His eyes slowly open. He sees something.
Then slowly sits up, registering.
In the chair lying near the door, Usmaan is sitting. Brinda's sleep breaks too as Mahendra noisily sits in his bed.
41. She finds Usmaan staring at both of them. But Usmaan makes no movement. His eyes blink not. His feet move not. The shadow from the venetian creates a strange pattern on his face. His lips form a small smile. USMAAN (gravity) Main nahin jaanta ki law enforcement work aaj zyada risky ho gaya ya un dino tha jab main naya tha. Tab zyadatar underworld mein Afghanistan se aaye pathan the. Woh ek doosre se haatha-pai karte the. Chakuchuri chalate the. Aur koi police wala pakadne jaye toh do-do haath karne ke liye offer karte the. Ladai ke liye challenge you know. They liked to fight face-to-face. Jitna dum hai. Jitni kamzoriyan hain. Sab saamne nikal ke aati thi. (pause) Peeth peeche kuch nahin hota tha. Brinda looks at Mahendra.
Then at Usmaan.
Usmaan has not moved an inch.
Nor blinked.
USMAAN (CONT'D) (smiles; gravity remains) Mujhe kuch din se lag raha tha ki mujh pe umar ka asar hota jaa raha hai. Main woh Usmaan Ali nahin raha. Lekin aaj pata laga ki main wohi Usmaan Ali hoon. Jisse yeh peeth peeche ke khel samajh mein nahin aate. Har ladai saamne ladna jaanta hai. Mahendra keeps looking at him for a while.
Usmaan is quiet.
MAHENDRA (soft but with gravity too) Ab bhi sab aapke saamne hi hai sir. peeche kuch bhi nahin.
Peeth
USMAAN NCB ki peeth peeche Brinda ne DRI ko Ansari ki information leak ki. Poocho usse. MAHENDRA (without hesitating) Aapse jhooth bola hai jisne bhi bola hai. Vashisht mere saamne Brinda ko milna aaya tha. Lekin hum dono mein se koi usse mila bhi nahin. USMAAN Ho sakta hai ki DRI wale jhooth bol rahe hon. Ya yeh bhi ho sakta hai ki tum jhooth bol rahe ho.
42. MAHENDRA Bilkul ho sakta hai sir. Sach toh maan-ne pe hai. Aap jo maan le wohi sach hai. Jispe yakeen kar len wohi sachcha hai. USMAAN Main andha yakeen kisi pe nahin karta. Umar ke hisaab se aankhen kaafi achchi hain meri. MAHENDRA Aur main jhooth nahin bolta sir. Mahendra looks at Brinda. MAHENDRA (CONT'D) Kya tum bolti ho - hunh Brinda? Brinda looks at Mahendra.
Then at Usmaan.
MAHENDRA (CONT'D) Kya tum mili thi Vashihst se? Brinda has not looked away from Usmaan. and Na - nahin.
Her lips slowly part
BRINDA Kaun Vashisht?
Mahendra smiles and looks back at Usmaan. MAHENDRA (smiles) Dekha sir. Sach saamne aa hi gaya. Usmaan smiles.
Nods for long to himself.
USMAAN (softly) Haan Mahendra. Sach saamne aa hi gaya. On Usmaan's smiling face, but unsmiling eyes FADE OUT: ROLL CREDITS:
