I'll Meet You There (2020) - full transcript
A Muslim cop goes undercover at his estranged father's mosque while his daughter hides her passion for a forbidden dance, uncovering a shocking family secret.
Two for 5.
Check it out, check it out.
Two for 5.
Check it out, check this out.
Check it out.
Two for 5.
Gentlemen, the FBI has asked
for our support.
The recent bombings
will see increased surveillance
in higher-risk areas,
low-income neighborhoods,
ethnic districts.
We'll divide that up.
Obviously, our focus
will be here
on the mosque
that's on the South side.
You better be careful
with calls from Pakistan, huh?
Shut up, Nieman.
Sorry.
Now, let's stretch.
1, 2.
3, 4.
5, 6.
7, 8.
Are you okay, ma'am?
You think I can move like you?
I've seen you
shake your booty before, Carol.
You hush that.
Flow is natural,
it's not exercise.
How are your knees today?
Hey, what do you think?
Give me six weeks
and you'll walk.
Impossible.
You just have to believe.
I do believe in Christ.
Now, what is
this horrible music going on?
It's Bollywood!
Oh, no.
Uh, new girl bugging you, Carol?
Hey, Shona Auntie.
1, 2.
You're killin' me, cava.
Take the damn call.
Just my brother, man.
He only calls
when he needs something.
Tell him that!
Are you kiddin' me?
Brown people never say
what they mean.
Super healthy.
I signed my name on
the special assignment roster.
You?
FBI?
Really?
Tired of the small jobs, man.
Small paychecks
is what you're tired of.
Dua chose out of state.
Juilliard.
Damn.
So now, it's on me.
Give yourself some credit, man.
You're raisin' her, alone.
So about the audition,
what shall we mix with ballet?
Yes, I've been thinking.
How about salsa or tango?
Salsa isn't eastern.
How about bharatanatyam?
Odissi, Kathak?
Kathak?
We've been through this before,
Dua.
Your father and I had a deal.
He's just tryin'
to protect you, Dua.
From what?
Pakistan's always on the list.
The invisible one.
What has gotten into you today?
I've got a shot at Juilliard!
No way!
What?
We're brown
and we like to dirty dance!
- Get out of here.
- Yeah, she likes dirty dancing
and white boys.
Uh, no one said anything
about liking him.
Faisal?
The imam's son partying?
Oh, what a rebel!
Well, I'm here,
I'm not a rebel like you.
- Hey.
- What is this?
Stop.
It's beautiful.
I just got it from Karachi.
What does it say?
Mashallah!
A protection from the evil eye.
Karachi.
What's it like there?
The sounds, the smell.
Pure and instant magic.
Magic?
Why'd you ask me a call
before I came in?
- What?
- Your grandfather is here.
From Pakistan?
Oh my God!
You're drunk?
Unbelievable!
It's okay, dude.
Just listen to me, okay?
He'll be staying
in your studio.
I want you to clear anything
that screams dance.
- You haven't...
- Just listen to me.
Okay, okay,
let me meet him first.
You have a mint?
Put that on.
Oh my God.
Dua.
As-salamu alaykum!
Salaam.
These are scarf.
I brought them
to sell for my NGO.
We help women.
They come
from different villages
to sell their handicraft.
You just beta try one.
You just try...
Mashallah!
Why don't you go upstairs?
Um, I've...
I've got a bit of a headache.
I'll see you in the morning.
Good night.
He showed up out of the blue?
Out of nowhere, man.
And how long is he here for?
A month.
Damn.
It's a brown thing.
Glad I'm not brown.
It's crazy how tiny
and old he is.
I remember him so strong,
so huge.
We outgrow fast.
How long since you saw him last?
12 years.
I didn't wanna see his face
after my wife died.
Oh, Dua, my child!
Come, come, come.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
I think you're feeling better.
Yeah.
Good.
How come you have no curtains
in this room?
Oh, it was my studio.
- Study.
- Oh.
I... I like lots of light.
Oh.
I'm sorry I took your studio.
Oh, no.
Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, just my lower back.
That's because
of the long flight here.
You should stretch.
Oh.
I can't do it now.
I'm too old for all that.
Oh, you're not too old.
Hmm.
I teach people way older
than you.
You teach people?
Body movement.
You should come, we have fun.
Exercising, dancing.
I don't dance.
Oh, you have got magic.
Yeah.
What's that?
99 attributes of Allah.
It's beautiful.
It's tasbeeh.
You can keep it.
Oh, no, I'm just admiring it.
Look Dua, this is Al Noor.
The light.
Officer Khawar,
this is Agent Weller of the FBI.
Officer Khawar
is one of our best.
What can I do for you?
We've received information
of possible suspicious activity
at the Jinnah Mosque.
In Devon?
- From where?
- Reliable sources.
May I ask um, what kind
of suspicious activity exactly?
Well, that hasn't
been confirmed, but...
Money laundering for possible
terrorist-related organizations.
We'd like you to start
attending the mosque regularly,
use your ties to the community,
report back
with any specific clues you see
that might help us
with the investigation.
I don't go to mosque.
Well,
we'd like you to find a reason to go.
Start off by getting a list
of charities they support.
I live in that community.
The less reason for suspicion.
We appreciate
your cooperation, Khawar.
You made this?
Contrary to popular belief,
I can cook.
But actually Baba made this.
You can cook now.
See?
Things change.
It's very good.
Why?
Does it taste bad?
Still answering questions
with questions.
It's just a tad bit too spicy
for me.
That's because you have
not been taking Pakistani food.
Well, we're in America.
I really like it, though.
Hmm?
Um, Majeed...
I was wondering if you could
take me to the mosque
tomorrow morning for Fajr?
Don't you have
your morning meeting?
Prayers are meant
to fit your work schedule
and Fajr is right at sunrise,
so I don't think
Majeed's meeting is at sunrise.
Sure, we can do that.
I'll come, too.
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a separate door.
- Salam, brother.
- Salam.
Ali.
Majeed.
It's been a while.
Uh, Majeed.
- As-salamu alaykum!
- Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
Welcome, welcome.
I see you've met brother Ali
already.
- Yes, I have.
- Yeah, that's right.
This is brother Sahil.
Hmm.
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
Majeed.
Your father just told me uh,
he had some uh, heart trouble
in the last year.
Here's my card.
I would love to help you
in any way I can.
This is what
community is here for.
But I hope you
and your father will continue
to come to our humble mosque.
InshAllah!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Just for the audition.
It's only three weeks.
Please.
Please, please, please.
You're just like your father.
- Good-looking?
- Stubborn.
If he finds out, you know
you won't ever see me again,
right?
Ghungroos are a dancer's guide.
They don't just
release the music,
they release a dancer's soul
as she dances.
Respect them.
When these are on your feet,
nothing else touches your feet,
just Mother Earth.
- What is that sound?
- Oh.
Those...
Are the ghungroos.
I'm learning Kathak.
Why?
Juilliard wants us
to incorporate something
from our culture.
This is not part
of your culture.
My mother was a Kathak dancer.
It's just that in Pakistan,
a lot of the Kathak dancers
were not considered good.
Prostitutes!
Two for 5.
Check it, check it out.
So you're spyin' on your dad?
I wouldn't put it like that.
But you know what?
It's all gonna check out
in the end.
- I know that.
- Aray!
I didn't know
you are a police officer.
I didn't know
you own Khan Sweets.
Uh, I'm just
a temporary manager here.
Ali just moved to the US.
My partner Matt.
- Nice to meet you.
- Same.
How you likin' it?
It's different on your own soil.
Hmm.
I met him at the mosque.
I don't envy your situation.
Hands, please.
Tastes better.
- Anything else?
- Thank you.
Just check
Thank you.
Salam, Baba.
What does it say?
Can't you read it?
I can't read Arabic.
Have you not read Qur'an?
Not even the translation?
Prayer.
Dua, Arabic
and Urdu.
My name means "prayer"?
Yeah, Dua.
Huh.
It kinda looks like a ballerina
when you look at it this way.
I'm just kidding.
Dua.
Baba, I don't remember sitting
in a separated area
of the mosque
when I was a little girl.
When we go to pray,
we must not be thinking
of anything
but Allah.
That's on the men then.
Why do they look at us?
You're guarding your soul
by guarding your body.
But how does segregation
in the mosque really do anything
when we live
in a co-ed world outside?
Then we must segregate
the whole world.
How come you never told
me my name means "prayer"?
Of course, I did.
I don't remember.
And why haven't
I read the Quran yet?
Baba's really laying it heavy.
You have your whole life
to read it.
But shouldn't we read guidance
before we start our lives?
How's the audition comin' along?
It'll be great.
I just know it.
Well, you're in good hands.
Hi.
Here.
How's Baba?
He's good.
Look uh, thank you
for taking care of the audition
and the... for the job.
Are we gonna be so formal now?
Do you wanna come have some tea?
I wish I could.
I have to go.
Shona Auntie.
Yes.
Was Kathak a dance
of the whores?
Absolute nonsense.
These dances are divine.
Not in Pakistan.
Some have used
the enticing nature of the dance
for different ends,
but that doesn't change
the intention of the dance.
That's beautiful.
Baba gave it to me.
I wish I could share all of this
with him.
The time will come.
The yearning in the dance
was the yearnin' of the spirit
to be reconnected with God.
It's graceful.
Good.
Good job.
Keep that up.
Keep that up.
Okay.
- Ready, Carol?
- Okay, oh.
Okay.
- Oh, no.
- Come on, you can do it.
- Come on.
- Oh, I don't think I'm ready.
Come on, come on, there you go.
- Uh, good job.
- Oh.
Okay, you can do it, Carol.
Good job.
- Wait a min...
- Oh my God.
Wait a minute.
Oh, look at that.
- Hey!
- Oh my God, look at that.
- Oh.
- Everybody!
Everybody, come and take a look.
Dance is a healer of trauma,
- both mental...
- Dancing.
And physical.
I've never seen him here before.
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Majeed, Majeed!
I texted you
I'll be home myself tonight.
Just like her mother!
What about ma?
She didn't understand our ways!
- Why?
- What?
Where did you get those?
My ghungroos?
I use them in my choreography.
I told you anything but Kathak.
You never told me why.
'Cause Kathak killed
your mother!
Yes, in fact,
I wanted to make a note
and maybe have
another dance class...
Glad to see there's some uh,
handsome man checking in.
- Hey.
- Hi.
This is Dua's father.
Oh, that Dua.
- Nice meeting you, ma'am.
- You, too.
I wasn't expecting you.
Did you start teaching
her Kathak?
I'm sorry.
I should have told you,
but you should come see her.
- I mean she's incredible.
- I'm not...
I'm sure she is,
but we had a deal.
We can't move forward
until we face our past.
I'm not ready.
As-salamu alaykum!
Come here.
No, no, no.
Come closer to me, sit here.
That's Al Aalim!
All-knowing.
Does he know how my mother died?
Of course, He does.
Does He know
why you don't like her?
I never said so.
Why don't you like dancing?
It's against my principles.
I'm not here
to tell you what to do.
The body has its own desires.
Can lead you to the wrong path.
It's not just the body.
You're no more a
child, you're a woman.
And when you flaunt your body
in front of men,
they see your body,
not your soul.
I feel connected to God
when I dance.
That may be so,
but Qur'an forbids women dancing
in front of men.
Go and read for yourself.
Read.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
- Thank you.
- Good Khutba!
Uh, see you next week, imam,
inshallah.
Thank you.
As-salamu alaykum!
Can I ask you something?
Yes, please.
You promote a lot of um,
international charities, right?
Yes, brother.
Are you having any problem uh,
moving money abroad?
Why?
Oh, my brother in Pakistan
has been complaining
about transferrin' money up.
He said it's getting harder.
We have to manage.
When the money is needed,
it's needed.
Well uh,
if I can be of any help,
let me know.
What would you be able to do?
Well, I uh, could find out
how it's being obstructed
to begin with.
See you next week, imam,
inshallah, thank you.
That would be of
great help to the community.
Thank you, brother.
Thank you for ensuring...
"So righteous women
are devoutly obedient,
guarding
in the husband's absence
what Allah
would have them guard.
But those wives
from whom you fear arrogance,
first advise them.
Then if they persist,
forsake them in bed
and finally strike them."
As-salamu alaykum, brother.
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
We have become
your second home now.
Daughter?
So Shonali told me it'll
help you get into Juilliard.
I shouldn't have yelled at you.
Why did Kathak kill ma?
Judgments were crippling.
Who judged her?
Baba?
He's not the man I knew once,
okay?
I started reading the Qur'an
today.
What did you read?
The verse about striking women.
Chapter 4, verse 34.
You know, the word "strike"
is misinterpreted as hitting.
It actually means
"to go and strike".
Oh my God!
Two for 5.
Check it out.
This is her home.
These are her people.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
Great to see you, Majeed bhai.
And how are you, young man?
Behtreen, first class!
Theek thak?
Haan!
Okay, so there's some uh,
good news and...
Th... the bad news first, please.
Okay, it seems like we'll uh,
need an angioplasty.
One of his arteries
is severely blocked.
It's a standard procedure.
He'll be okay.
And when would he need that?
As soon as possible.
Oh, and his blood pressure.
Uh, how's he's doing on that?
Oh, yes, um...
These are the readings
from last week.
Doing much better.
- Excuse me, I have to...
- Hmm.
Take this.
You've done a lot of right
in your life, Mr. Khawar.
No, doctor, you're also doing
a lot of charities
for Bangladesh.
Jaffar was telling me.
Jaffar is number 1 gossip, hmm?
And you're doing a lot
in Pakistan.
Uh, I'm in search of a place
where I can stock my scarf.
We have a store in Devon
and we would love
to stock them there.
I'm so glad, thank you.
Just take care of yourself,
okay?
I'm just beginning
to gain his trust.
There is a lot at stake
if this money gets
in the wrong hands.
I'm moving as fast as I can.
Once we get the list
of charities,
we can make the connections
fairly...
If there are any connections.
So all these charities
are blocked now?
They used to let
all those transfers through
before the attacks.
Now
it's just slowed to a crawl.
Hmm.
Sometimes they don't even
accept those transfer at all.
Oh, that's frustrating.
I've been talking
to the other mosques as well.
It seems
like a blanket shut down.
They act
as if we are sending funds
to terrorists or something.
Maybe it's time
to show them otherwise.
If they asked me
I could show them paper trail
to everything,
vet every charity.
Uh, do you have sugar?
I'm so sorry.
Let me get some.
"Tell the believing women
to reduce some of their vision
and guard their private parts.
They should
not stamp their feet,
so as to draw any attention
to any hidden charms."
Let's see how much money
we'll make, inshallah.
Baba,
I've been reading the Qur'an
and it...
it doesn't say anywhere directly
that people shouldn't dance.
Well, I'm pleased you've taken
time to read Qur'an.
There is a verse about...
about stomping your feet,
but I don't know if...
I don't know.
The verse is generally quoted
as being against dance
and music.
It is Luqman, 6, we say,
"Those who pursue amusement
that lead people away from God
will be humiliated."
You believe in the word of God
or you don't?
Oh, come on.
Come on, ask yourself.
Begin your jihad.
Jihad?
Me?
It's your inner war
to cast out sin
to do good deeds, to love God
with your heart and soul.
Chapter 24, verse 30.
"And to wrap a portion
of their head covers
over their chests."
Uh,
aren't you gonna be hot in that?
This is a kurti?
People wear clothes like this
in Pakistan every day.
Actually, heavier than this.
In the fields, in the heat.
Yeah, but you're not in Pakistan
nor in the fields.
But I am Pakistani.
I thought you were Indian.
Don't listen to her.
You look fine, Miss Dua.
Thanks, Ya'ir.
Now, I have a surprise for you.
I thought we could start
with nature's music today.
And a 1, 2,
3, 4,
5, 6,
7, 8.
You can't dance Kathak
without ghungroos, Dua.
I forgot.
I'm so sorry.
So today,
we're going to be workin'
on abhinaya.
Expressions.
We use our eyes
in mysterious ways,
awaken the desire,
flirt with the soul.
How is flirting okay
for a pure dance form?
It's so easy being Hindu.
You have gestures
that communicate directly
with God.
You even have a dancing God.
There's nothing
that connects Kathak to Allah.
I've been searching the Qur'an.
God is one you believe that,
don't you?
Can we not flirt when we dance?
Can we be modest?
Modesty is in the intention.
Is it your intention
to be modest?
Let's not dance today.
Hmm.
I didn't know he had a charity.
Nice guy.
Treating my father.
Look at all these countries.
I can see why they're worried.
Really?
Just 'cause somebody's
sending a lot of cash to Yemen
doesn't mean
the Yemeni terrorists
are involved.
Did you just hear yourself?
Wow, Neiman.
Shonali.
Hey.
Everything okay?
Sure.
I don't have the balls
to kiss her yet.
Ha-ha.
When you send this over to him?
I need to study it a bit more.
I'll see you later.
Adios.
She's been a
bit confused lately.
About?
It's like she's lookin'
for permission to dance.
From?
The Qur'an.
Baba.
She's going to
go towards everything
you try to keep her away from.
Baba, Kathak, Islam.
I never kept her away
from Islam.
You never cook for me.
He's a lonely old man.
So am I.
Tomatoes, please.
Anyways,
I wanted to congratulate him.
We finally stocked his scarves.
Really?
Where?
Some Dr. Sahil Khan.
I don't know.
Didn't you go home for the day?
Where is that charity list?
Where you left it.
Calm down.
I'm sure it's here.
Baba put up his scarves
at Sahil Khan's store.
That doctor?
I gotta warn Baba.
It's an FBI investigation.
You'll get yourself in trouble.
He's my father.
I'm sure he'll be fine.
Agent Weller gave me
the charity list you submitted.
Very thorough work, officer.
Despite blocks
on these charities,
money was still gettin' through.
- How?
- Underground banks
running from China
into Pakistan,
highly sophisticated,
run by crime syndicates.
They only went to these banks,
because the government held up
their legal options.
Either way,
these are great leads.
I still don't have
anything concrete.
The FBI will connect the dots
from here on.
We'll be in touch
for anything else.
Thank you for your service.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
May I ask you
why you left the mosque?
My wife died.
I didn't care to ask
for anything else.
How do you know in every instant
if you're taking the right
or the wrong step?
We don't.
The outcome of our every step
is not in our control,
but what is in our control
is our intention.
So in this step you speak of
is your intention good?
You're a good man, Majeed.
Allah will reward you.
You won't be able
to sit for a few days, Baba.
Why would I eat?!
And Majeed, can you take me
to the mosque?
Salam, Baba.
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
Hey, Dua,
we are going to the mosque.
You want to join us?
I have to go to Shona Auntie's.
Hmm.
But... but I'll... I'll see you
at the hospital, okay?
Good luck.
My hard-working child.
Okay.
Yes, fine.
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Hands up!
It's the FBI!
Get down!
Get down!
Hey, Majeed!
Everyone, get down!
Majeed.
Majeed!
Get down.
Get down!
Now.
Place of worship.
Get down! Get down!
Let's go here.
Let's go, let's go!
- Majeed.
- I'm...
I'm Chicago PD,
this is my dad.
He has a heart condition.
Majeed!
Uh, be... be gentle with him!
Sorry, sir, orders from the top.
Majeed!
Come on, let's
go, go, everyone, let's go!
Officer Khawar,
you weren't supposed to be here!
Let's go, pick it up!
Go, pick it up!
Let's go, let's go, let's go!
Move it, move it, move it!
You can't do this, this...
this is a place of worship.
Hey, Majeed!
Pops, what's wrong?
Pops, where's baba?
Baba?
Hey, Maj... Majeed, don't d...
I gotta do this.
How does arresting everyone
at the mosque
justify this investigation?
Preliminary investigation.
He's a heart patient.
They're going through SOP.
Which we both know
can take months.
The FBI wants full control
over the case.
Of course.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
You have done a good job.
I'm done here!
Dua Khawar.
Dua Khawar.
Last call, Dua Khawar.
Dua!
You can't take that.
Nope.
It's like a... a rosary.
But this is Arabic.
Salam, Baba.
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
They only let me give you these.
This is all I need.
You must think so low of me now.
That day I...
I chose to go to dance practice
instead of coming with you
to the mosque.
So you think
it's all your fault?
I know you're innocent.
We all make our own fortune.
Don't blame yourself.
All actions are judged
by intentions.
Reading Prophet's sayings,
too, now?
Mhmm.
We'll get you out of here.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
Thank you for seeing me.
If He can be ever forgiving,
who am I?
I didn't know about the raid.
But you knew
they were investigating us.
- Not initially.
- You threw your community
under the bus.
Under the Patriot Act,
the FBI can basically
do anything.
Now, I believe
they don't have anything
and I know you can help me.
You once told me
that if need be
you can stand behind
every charity that you support.
I can.
I need your help
to get you all out of here.
How can I trust you?
You don't have an option.
I've seen this pattern before
whenever she's away from dance.
Like Fatima.
You know maybe Dua can learn
from her mother's mistakes
if she knew what they were.
You're gonna get through this.
May I join you?
Shonali told me.
I can't dance
if I don't feel like it.
If you don't dance,
you don't feel anything.
I know you.
I just need Baba to be okay.
We're trying.
You know,
for the first time in years
I felt like we had a family.
I meant a complete family.
These were Fatima's.
I'm so sorry I didn't give them
to you earlier.
Your mother...
She jumped
in front of a moving car.
It wasn't an accident.
All these years, I...
I didn't wanna share
this burden with you.
I thought if I could...
Keep the truth from you,
I could protect you.
She loved dance so much.
When she stopped dancing,
she just...
...stopped.
I wish I could have saved her.
Hi, is this
the Shukar Foundation?
Uh, this is Chicago PD.
I'm trying to see if there was
a donation made anytime
seven months from Chicago.
Yeah, thanks for your help.
Al-Shukar checks out.
...FBI.
- We do things by the book.
- What do you mean by the book?
You're not in the FBI.
Agent Weller, explain to me
how this is gonna defend anyone?
Your work checked out.
Did Weller sign off on it?
He's been reassigned
to another case...
So what happens now?
They need to watch the mosque
for a few more weeks.
What for?
For the two charities
that haven't checked out yet.
The ones I couldn't check out?
If I hadn't taken the time out
to prove this,
they'd all rot in jail.
But they're free to go,
immediate effect.
And the time lost?
I did my best.
Khawar, in light of your work
I think we can justify
that promotion.
Right now
all I can think about
is what my father's gone through
because of the system
I work for.
Okay.
I'll be right back.
You brought this saying
back to me.
by intentions.
As long as you are pure
in your heart
for why you want to do
something go do it.
But...
...be sure
to accept the consequences.
I made you something.
Oh.
I'll put it where
it's the first thing I see
every morning.
Can't you stay?
You keep telling
me I'm just like ma.
You know what I get from you?
You're a fighter.
First Sergeant
Majeed Khawar will now take his oath.
I, Majeed Khawar,
do solemnly swear on my honor
that I will never betray,
my badge, my integrity,
my character
or the public trust.
And I will always have
the courage to hold myself
and others accountable
for our actions.
And I will always
uphold the constitution,
my community,
and the agency that I serve.
So help me God.
Check it out, check it out.
Two for 5.
Check it out, check this out.
Check it out.
Two for 5.
Gentlemen, the FBI has asked
for our support.
The recent bombings
will see increased surveillance
in higher-risk areas,
low-income neighborhoods,
ethnic districts.
We'll divide that up.
Obviously, our focus
will be here
on the mosque
that's on the South side.
You better be careful
with calls from Pakistan, huh?
Shut up, Nieman.
Sorry.
Now, let's stretch.
1, 2.
3, 4.
5, 6.
7, 8.
Are you okay, ma'am?
You think I can move like you?
I've seen you
shake your booty before, Carol.
You hush that.
Flow is natural,
it's not exercise.
How are your knees today?
Hey, what do you think?
Give me six weeks
and you'll walk.
Impossible.
You just have to believe.
I do believe in Christ.
Now, what is
this horrible music going on?
It's Bollywood!
Oh, no.
Uh, new girl bugging you, Carol?
Hey, Shona Auntie.
1, 2.
You're killin' me, cava.
Take the damn call.
Just my brother, man.
He only calls
when he needs something.
Tell him that!
Are you kiddin' me?
Brown people never say
what they mean.
Super healthy.
I signed my name on
the special assignment roster.
You?
FBI?
Really?
Tired of the small jobs, man.
Small paychecks
is what you're tired of.
Dua chose out of state.
Juilliard.
Damn.
So now, it's on me.
Give yourself some credit, man.
You're raisin' her, alone.
So about the audition,
what shall we mix with ballet?
Yes, I've been thinking.
How about salsa or tango?
Salsa isn't eastern.
How about bharatanatyam?
Odissi, Kathak?
Kathak?
We've been through this before,
Dua.
Your father and I had a deal.
He's just tryin'
to protect you, Dua.
From what?
Pakistan's always on the list.
The invisible one.
What has gotten into you today?
I've got a shot at Juilliard!
No way!
What?
We're brown
and we like to dirty dance!
- Get out of here.
- Yeah, she likes dirty dancing
and white boys.
Uh, no one said anything
about liking him.
Faisal?
The imam's son partying?
Oh, what a rebel!
Well, I'm here,
I'm not a rebel like you.
- Hey.
- What is this?
Stop.
It's beautiful.
I just got it from Karachi.
What does it say?
Mashallah!
A protection from the evil eye.
Karachi.
What's it like there?
The sounds, the smell.
Pure and instant magic.
Magic?
Why'd you ask me a call
before I came in?
- What?
- Your grandfather is here.
From Pakistan?
Oh my God!
You're drunk?
Unbelievable!
It's okay, dude.
Just listen to me, okay?
He'll be staying
in your studio.
I want you to clear anything
that screams dance.
- You haven't...
- Just listen to me.
Okay, okay,
let me meet him first.
You have a mint?
Put that on.
Oh my God.
Dua.
As-salamu alaykum!
Salaam.
These are scarf.
I brought them
to sell for my NGO.
We help women.
They come
from different villages
to sell their handicraft.
You just beta try one.
You just try...
Mashallah!
Why don't you go upstairs?
Um, I've...
I've got a bit of a headache.
I'll see you in the morning.
Good night.
He showed up out of the blue?
Out of nowhere, man.
And how long is he here for?
A month.
Damn.
It's a brown thing.
Glad I'm not brown.
It's crazy how tiny
and old he is.
I remember him so strong,
so huge.
We outgrow fast.
How long since you saw him last?
12 years.
I didn't wanna see his face
after my wife died.
Oh, Dua, my child!
Come, come, come.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
I think you're feeling better.
Yeah.
Good.
How come you have no curtains
in this room?
Oh, it was my studio.
- Study.
- Oh.
I... I like lots of light.
Oh.
I'm sorry I took your studio.
Oh, no.
Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, just my lower back.
That's because
of the long flight here.
You should stretch.
Oh.
I can't do it now.
I'm too old for all that.
Oh, you're not too old.
Hmm.
I teach people way older
than you.
You teach people?
Body movement.
You should come, we have fun.
Exercising, dancing.
I don't dance.
Oh, you have got magic.
Yeah.
What's that?
99 attributes of Allah.
It's beautiful.
It's tasbeeh.
You can keep it.
Oh, no, I'm just admiring it.
Look Dua, this is Al Noor.
The light.
Officer Khawar,
this is Agent Weller of the FBI.
Officer Khawar
is one of our best.
What can I do for you?
We've received information
of possible suspicious activity
at the Jinnah Mosque.
In Devon?
- From where?
- Reliable sources.
May I ask um, what kind
of suspicious activity exactly?
Well, that hasn't
been confirmed, but...
Money laundering for possible
terrorist-related organizations.
We'd like you to start
attending the mosque regularly,
use your ties to the community,
report back
with any specific clues you see
that might help us
with the investigation.
I don't go to mosque.
Well,
we'd like you to find a reason to go.
Start off by getting a list
of charities they support.
I live in that community.
The less reason for suspicion.
We appreciate
your cooperation, Khawar.
You made this?
Contrary to popular belief,
I can cook.
But actually Baba made this.
You can cook now.
See?
Things change.
It's very good.
Why?
Does it taste bad?
Still answering questions
with questions.
It's just a tad bit too spicy
for me.
That's because you have
not been taking Pakistani food.
Well, we're in America.
I really like it, though.
Hmm?
Um, Majeed...
I was wondering if you could
take me to the mosque
tomorrow morning for Fajr?
Don't you have
your morning meeting?
Prayers are meant
to fit your work schedule
and Fajr is right at sunrise,
so I don't think
Majeed's meeting is at sunrise.
Sure, we can do that.
I'll come, too.
This morning's
traffic update brought to you by AM 1030.
It's Paul Thompson
and it's 5:30 a.m.
On the south side of Chicago,
the traffic is rolling out.
Baby, you gotta go through
a separate door.
- Salam, brother.
- Salam.
Ali.
Majeed.
It's been a while.
Uh, Majeed.
- As-salamu alaykum!
- Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
Welcome, welcome.
I see you've met brother Ali
already.
- Yes, I have.
- Yeah, that's right.
This is brother Sahil.
Hmm.
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
Majeed.
Your father just told me uh,
he had some uh, heart trouble
in the last year.
Here's my card.
I would love to help you
in any way I can.
This is what
community is here for.
But I hope you
and your father will continue
to come to our humble mosque.
InshAllah!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Just for the audition.
It's only three weeks.
Please.
Please, please, please.
You're just like your father.
- Good-looking?
- Stubborn.
If he finds out, you know
you won't ever see me again,
right?
Ghungroos are a dancer's guide.
They don't just
release the music,
they release a dancer's soul
as she dances.
Respect them.
When these are on your feet,
nothing else touches your feet,
just Mother Earth.
- What is that sound?
- Oh.
Those...
Are the ghungroos.
I'm learning Kathak.
Why?
Juilliard wants us
to incorporate something
from our culture.
This is not part
of your culture.
My mother was a Kathak dancer.
It's just that in Pakistan,
a lot of the Kathak dancers
were not considered good.
Prostitutes!
Two for 5.
Check it, check it out.
So you're spyin' on your dad?
I wouldn't put it like that.
But you know what?
It's all gonna check out
in the end.
- I know that.
- Aray!
I didn't know
you are a police officer.
I didn't know
you own Khan Sweets.
Uh, I'm just
a temporary manager here.
Ali just moved to the US.
My partner Matt.
- Nice to meet you.
- Same.
How you likin' it?
It's different on your own soil.
Hmm.
I met him at the mosque.
I don't envy your situation.
Hands, please.
Tastes better.
- Anything else?
- Thank you.
Just check
Thank you.
Salam, Baba.
What does it say?
Can't you read it?
I can't read Arabic.
Have you not read Qur'an?
Not even the translation?
Prayer.
Dua, Arabic
and Urdu.
My name means "prayer"?
Yeah, Dua.
Huh.
It kinda looks like a ballerina
when you look at it this way.
I'm just kidding.
Dua.
Baba, I don't remember sitting
in a separated area
of the mosque
when I was a little girl.
When we go to pray,
we must not be thinking
of anything
but Allah.
That's on the men then.
Why do they look at us?
You're guarding your soul
by guarding your body.
But how does segregation
in the mosque really do anything
when we live
in a co-ed world outside?
Then we must segregate
the whole world.
How come you never told
me my name means "prayer"?
Of course, I did.
I don't remember.
And why haven't
I read the Quran yet?
Baba's really laying it heavy.
You have your whole life
to read it.
But shouldn't we read guidance
before we start our lives?
How's the audition comin' along?
It'll be great.
I just know it.
Well, you're in good hands.
Hi.
Here.
How's Baba?
He's good.
Look uh, thank you
for taking care of the audition
and the... for the job.
Are we gonna be so formal now?
Do you wanna come have some tea?
I wish I could.
I have to go.
Shona Auntie.
Yes.
Was Kathak a dance
of the whores?
Absolute nonsense.
These dances are divine.
Not in Pakistan.
Some have used
the enticing nature of the dance
for different ends,
but that doesn't change
the intention of the dance.
That's beautiful.
Baba gave it to me.
I wish I could share all of this
with him.
The time will come.
The yearning in the dance
was the yearnin' of the spirit
to be reconnected with God.
It's graceful.
Good.
Good job.
Keep that up.
Keep that up.
Okay.
- Ready, Carol?
- Okay, oh.
Okay.
- Oh, no.
- Come on, you can do it.
- Come on.
- Oh, I don't think I'm ready.
Come on, come on, there you go.
- Uh, good job.
- Oh.
Okay, you can do it, Carol.
Good job.
- Wait a min...
- Oh my God.
Wait a minute.
Oh, look at that.
- Hey!
- Oh my God, look at that.
- Oh.
- Everybody!
Everybody, come and take a look.
Dance is a healer of trauma,
- both mental...
- Dancing.
And physical.
I've never seen him here before.
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Majeed, Majeed!
I texted you
I'll be home myself tonight.
Just like her mother!
What about ma?
She didn't understand our ways!
- Why?
- What?
Where did you get those?
My ghungroos?
I use them in my choreography.
I told you anything but Kathak.
You never told me why.
'Cause Kathak killed
your mother!
Yes, in fact,
I wanted to make a note
and maybe have
another dance class...
Glad to see there's some uh,
handsome man checking in.
- Hey.
- Hi.
This is Dua's father.
Oh, that Dua.
- Nice meeting you, ma'am.
- You, too.
I wasn't expecting you.
Did you start teaching
her Kathak?
I'm sorry.
I should have told you,
but you should come see her.
- I mean she's incredible.
- I'm not...
I'm sure she is,
but we had a deal.
We can't move forward
until we face our past.
I'm not ready.
As-salamu alaykum!
Come here.
No, no, no.
Come closer to me, sit here.
That's Al Aalim!
All-knowing.
Does he know how my mother died?
Of course, He does.
Does He know
why you don't like her?
I never said so.
Why don't you like dancing?
It's against my principles.
I'm not here
to tell you what to do.
The body has its own desires.
Can lead you to the wrong path.
It's not just the body.
You're no more a
child, you're a woman.
And when you flaunt your body
in front of men,
they see your body,
not your soul.
I feel connected to God
when I dance.
That may be so,
but Qur'an forbids women dancing
in front of men.
Go and read for yourself.
Read.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
- Thank you.
- Good Khutba!
Uh, see you next week, imam,
inshallah.
Thank you.
As-salamu alaykum!
Can I ask you something?
Yes, please.
You promote a lot of um,
international charities, right?
Yes, brother.
Are you having any problem uh,
moving money abroad?
Why?
Oh, my brother in Pakistan
has been complaining
about transferrin' money up.
He said it's getting harder.
We have to manage.
When the money is needed,
it's needed.
Well uh,
if I can be of any help,
let me know.
What would you be able to do?
Well, I uh, could find out
how it's being obstructed
to begin with.
See you next week, imam,
inshallah, thank you.
That would be of
great help to the community.
Thank you, brother.
Thank you for ensuring...
"So righteous women
are devoutly obedient,
guarding
in the husband's absence
what Allah
would have them guard.
But those wives
from whom you fear arrogance,
first advise them.
Then if they persist,
forsake them in bed
and finally strike them."
As-salamu alaykum, brother.
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
We have become
your second home now.
Daughter?
So Shonali told me it'll
help you get into Juilliard.
I shouldn't have yelled at you.
Why did Kathak kill ma?
Judgments were crippling.
Who judged her?
Baba?
He's not the man I knew once,
okay?
I started reading the Qur'an
today.
What did you read?
The verse about striking women.
Chapter 4, verse 34.
You know, the word "strike"
is misinterpreted as hitting.
It actually means
"to go and strike".
Oh my God!
Two for 5.
Check it out.
This is her home.
These are her people.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
Great to see you, Majeed bhai.
And how are you, young man?
Behtreen, first class!
Theek thak?
Haan!
Okay, so there's some uh,
good news and...
Th... the bad news first, please.
Okay, it seems like we'll uh,
need an angioplasty.
One of his arteries
is severely blocked.
It's a standard procedure.
He'll be okay.
And when would he need that?
As soon as possible.
Oh, and his blood pressure.
Uh, how's he's doing on that?
Oh, yes, um...
These are the readings
from last week.
Doing much better.
- Excuse me, I have to...
- Hmm.
Take this.
You've done a lot of right
in your life, Mr. Khawar.
No, doctor, you're also doing
a lot of charities
for Bangladesh.
Jaffar was telling me.
Jaffar is number 1 gossip, hmm?
And you're doing a lot
in Pakistan.
Uh, I'm in search of a place
where I can stock my scarf.
We have a store in Devon
and we would love
to stock them there.
I'm so glad, thank you.
Just take care of yourself,
okay?
I'm just beginning
to gain his trust.
There is a lot at stake
if this money gets
in the wrong hands.
I'm moving as fast as I can.
Once we get the list
of charities,
we can make the connections
fairly...
If there are any connections.
So all these charities
are blocked now?
They used to let
all those transfers through
before the attacks.
Now
it's just slowed to a crawl.
Hmm.
Sometimes they don't even
accept those transfer at all.
Oh, that's frustrating.
I've been talking
to the other mosques as well.
It seems
like a blanket shut down.
They act
as if we are sending funds
to terrorists or something.
Maybe it's time
to show them otherwise.
If they asked me
I could show them paper trail
to everything,
vet every charity.
Uh, do you have sugar?
I'm so sorry.
Let me get some.
"Tell the believing women
to reduce some of their vision
and guard their private parts.
They should
not stamp their feet,
so as to draw any attention
to any hidden charms."
Let's see how much money
we'll make, inshallah.
Baba,
I've been reading the Qur'an
and it...
it doesn't say anywhere directly
that people shouldn't dance.
Well, I'm pleased you've taken
time to read Qur'an.
There is a verse about...
about stomping your feet,
but I don't know if...
I don't know.
The verse is generally quoted
as being against dance
and music.
It is Luqman, 6, we say,
"Those who pursue amusement
that lead people away from God
will be humiliated."
You believe in the word of God
or you don't?
Oh, come on.
Come on, ask yourself.
Begin your jihad.
Jihad?
Me?
It's your inner war
to cast out sin
to do good deeds, to love God
with your heart and soul.
Chapter 24, verse 30.
"And to wrap a portion
of their head covers
over their chests."
Uh,
aren't you gonna be hot in that?
This is a kurti?
People wear clothes like this
in Pakistan every day.
Actually, heavier than this.
In the fields, in the heat.
Yeah, but you're not in Pakistan
nor in the fields.
But I am Pakistani.
I thought you were Indian.
Don't listen to her.
You look fine, Miss Dua.
Thanks, Ya'ir.
Now, I have a surprise for you.
I thought we could start
with nature's music today.
And a 1, 2,
3, 4,
5, 6,
7, 8.
You can't dance Kathak
without ghungroos, Dua.
I forgot.
I'm so sorry.
So today,
we're going to be workin'
on abhinaya.
Expressions.
We use our eyes
in mysterious ways,
awaken the desire,
flirt with the soul.
How is flirting okay
for a pure dance form?
It's so easy being Hindu.
You have gestures
that communicate directly
with God.
You even have a dancing God.
There's nothing
that connects Kathak to Allah.
I've been searching the Qur'an.
God is one you believe that,
don't you?
Can we not flirt when we dance?
Can we be modest?
Modesty is in the intention.
Is it your intention
to be modest?
Let's not dance today.
Hmm.
I didn't know he had a charity.
Nice guy.
Treating my father.
Look at all these countries.
I can see why they're worried.
Really?
Just 'cause somebody's
sending a lot of cash to Yemen
doesn't mean
the Yemeni terrorists
are involved.
Did you just hear yourself?
Wow, Neiman.
Shonali.
Hey.
Everything okay?
Sure.
I don't have the balls
to kiss her yet.
Ha-ha.
When you send this over to him?
I need to study it a bit more.
I'll see you later.
Adios.
She's been a
bit confused lately.
About?
It's like she's lookin'
for permission to dance.
From?
The Qur'an.
Baba.
She's going to
go towards everything
you try to keep her away from.
Baba, Kathak, Islam.
I never kept her away
from Islam.
You never cook for me.
He's a lonely old man.
So am I.
Tomatoes, please.
Anyways,
I wanted to congratulate him.
We finally stocked his scarves.
Really?
Where?
Some Dr. Sahil Khan.
I don't know.
Didn't you go home for the day?
Where is that charity list?
Where you left it.
Calm down.
I'm sure it's here.
Baba put up his scarves
at Sahil Khan's store.
That doctor?
I gotta warn Baba.
It's an FBI investigation.
You'll get yourself in trouble.
He's my father.
I'm sure he'll be fine.
Agent Weller gave me
the charity list you submitted.
Very thorough work, officer.
Despite blocks
on these charities,
money was still gettin' through.
- How?
- Underground banks
running from China
into Pakistan,
highly sophisticated,
run by crime syndicates.
They only went to these banks,
because the government held up
their legal options.
Either way,
these are great leads.
I still don't have
anything concrete.
The FBI will connect the dots
from here on.
We'll be in touch
for anything else.
Thank you for your service.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
May I ask you
why you left the mosque?
My wife died.
I didn't care to ask
for anything else.
How do you know in every instant
if you're taking the right
or the wrong step?
We don't.
The outcome of our every step
is not in our control,
but what is in our control
is our intention.
So in this step you speak of
is your intention good?
You're a good man, Majeed.
Allah will reward you.
You won't be able
to sit for a few days, Baba.
Why would I eat?!
And Majeed, can you take me
to the mosque?
Salam, Baba.
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
Hey, Dua,
we are going to the mosque.
You want to join us?
I have to go to Shona Auntie's.
Hmm.
But... but I'll... I'll see you
at the hospital, okay?
Good luck.
My hard-working child.
Okay.
Yes, fine.
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
Hands up!
It's the FBI!
Get down!
Get down!
Hey, Majeed!
Everyone, get down!
Majeed.
Majeed!
Get down.
Get down!
Now.
Place of worship.
Get down! Get down!
Let's go here.
Let's go, let's go!
- Majeed.
- I'm...
I'm Chicago PD,
this is my dad.
He has a heart condition.
Majeed!
Uh, be... be gentle with him!
Sorry, sir, orders from the top.
Majeed!
Come on, let's
go, go, everyone, let's go!
Officer Khawar,
you weren't supposed to be here!
Let's go, pick it up!
Go, pick it up!
Let's go, let's go, let's go!
Move it, move it, move it!
You can't do this, this...
this is a place of worship.
Hey, Majeed!
Pops, what's wrong?
Pops, where's baba?
Baba?
Hey, Maj... Majeed, don't d...
I gotta do this.
How does arresting everyone
at the mosque
justify this investigation?
Preliminary investigation.
He's a heart patient.
They're going through SOP.
Which we both know
can take months.
The FBI wants full control
over the case.
Of course.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
You have done a good job.
I'm done here!
Dua Khawar.
Dua Khawar.
Last call, Dua Khawar.
Dua!
You can't take that.
Nope.
It's like a... a rosary.
But this is Arabic.
Salam, Baba.
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
They only let me give you these.
This is all I need.
You must think so low of me now.
That day I...
I chose to go to dance practice
instead of coming with you
to the mosque.
So you think
it's all your fault?
I know you're innocent.
We all make our own fortune.
Don't blame yourself.
All actions are judged
by intentions.
Reading Prophet's sayings,
too, now?
Mhmm.
We'll get you out of here.
As-salamu alaykum!
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam!
Thank you for seeing me.
If He can be ever forgiving,
who am I?
I didn't know about the raid.
But you knew
they were investigating us.
- Not initially.
- You threw your community
under the bus.
Under the Patriot Act,
the FBI can basically
do anything.
Now, I believe
they don't have anything
and I know you can help me.
You once told me
that if need be
you can stand behind
every charity that you support.
I can.
I need your help
to get you all out of here.
How can I trust you?
You don't have an option.
I've seen this pattern before
whenever she's away from dance.
Like Fatima.
You know maybe Dua can learn
from her mother's mistakes
if she knew what they were.
You're gonna get through this.
May I join you?
Shonali told me.
I can't dance
if I don't feel like it.
If you don't dance,
you don't feel anything.
I know you.
I just need Baba to be okay.
We're trying.
You know,
for the first time in years
I felt like we had a family.
I meant a complete family.
These were Fatima's.
I'm so sorry I didn't give them
to you earlier.
Your mother...
She jumped
in front of a moving car.
It wasn't an accident.
All these years, I...
I didn't wanna share
this burden with you.
I thought if I could...
Keep the truth from you,
I could protect you.
She loved dance so much.
When she stopped dancing,
she just...
...stopped.
I wish I could have saved her.
Hi, is this
the Shukar Foundation?
Uh, this is Chicago PD.
I'm trying to see if there was
a donation made anytime
seven months from Chicago.
Yeah, thanks for your help.
Al-Shukar checks out.
...FBI.
- We do things by the book.
- What do you mean by the book?
You're not in the FBI.
Agent Weller, explain to me
how this is gonna defend anyone?
Your work checked out.
Did Weller sign off on it?
He's been reassigned
to another case...
So what happens now?
They need to watch the mosque
for a few more weeks.
What for?
For the two charities
that haven't checked out yet.
The ones I couldn't check out?
If I hadn't taken the time out
to prove this,
they'd all rot in jail.
But they're free to go,
immediate effect.
And the time lost?
I did my best.
Khawar, in light of your work
I think we can justify
that promotion.
Right now
all I can think about
is what my father's gone through
because of the system
I work for.
Okay.
I'll be right back.
You brought this saying
back to me.
by intentions.
As long as you are pure
in your heart
for why you want to do
something go do it.
But...
...be sure
to accept the consequences.
I made you something.
Oh.
I'll put it where
it's the first thing I see
every morning.
Can't you stay?
You keep telling
me I'm just like ma.
You know what I get from you?
You're a fighter.
First Sergeant
Majeed Khawar will now take his oath.
I, Majeed Khawar,
do solemnly swear on my honor
that I will never betray,
my badge, my integrity,
my character
or the public trust.
And I will always have
the courage to hold myself
and others accountable
for our actions.
And I will always
uphold the constitution,
my community,
and the agency that I serve.
So help me God.