Jaago (2004) - full transcript

JAAGO

(Wake Up)

I'm ready too. I've only got

to pack your lunch

"Don't start screaming.

I'm ready, as usual"

"Give that to me, Mama.

- Shradha..."

I have a board of directors

meeting this evening

I'm going to be late tonight.

- Mumbai's a strange city

Every man is in a hurry

That's the beauty

of this city too

"Every man rushes forth, thinking he

will reach his goal today"

But no one ever pauses to think

what the goal really is

That's exactly why

no one gets enough to eat...

"nor does he leave the city.

- Hurry up, Papa!"

I won't ever talk to you

if I miss the fast train!

"Okay, okay... let's go"

Will you take us to Marvel School?

- Sure. Get in

"Hurry up, please! Let's go"

"You are the one who

has granted us life..."

give us peace and tranquility

"In just 15 days, our school has

its Parents' Day..."

"in which there will be dance,

drama, fancy-dress..."

and several other competitions

The students who have been selected

for these cultural activities...

will have a dress-rehearsal after

school hours today

"Shruti, just you see. You're going to

be chosen for the dance number again"

Niki...? This is

Shruti's mummy

Shruti hasn't returned

from school yet

There was a dress rehearsal for

the Annual Day celebration today

She'll be coming home late

I see

"Thank you, dear"

"That's the end of today's rehearsal.

You may change and go home, okay?"

ls the rehearsal over?

"Yes, sir. Just now"

All right. Lock the hall

and come over

I'm expecting some guests for dinner.

There's a lot to do. Come at once

"Very well, sir.

I'll be on my way"

Looks like everybody has left

Where have they gone?

Open the door!

Open the door!

ls someone there?

"Open the door, please!"

Someone there...?

Somebody there...?

Please help me!

Please help me!

"Open the door, please!

Open the door!"

"Someone, please help me!"

Somebody there...?

"Help me, please"

"Our company has made astounding

progress this year, sir"

"I'm sure, next year we'll have

even better export orders"

Mr Ayub here is...

"Yes, Shradha...?"

Shruti hasn't returned

from school yet

"She will, if she hasn't.

Telephone her school first"

I have a meeting in progress here

But...

"Telephone the school. I'll call you

back after the meeting, okay?"

All right

Someone please help me!

Stop right here!

How much?

Brother Ramdhani...

please open the door

"Coming, coming!"

"I'm coming, my child"

I'll open the door

"How did you get locked in, child?"

Don't cry... calm down.

I'll take you home

"No, don't take me home"

"Only take me to Bandra Station.

- Oh sure, I'll take you there"

Don't cry. Calm down

"Here you are, my child"

"Be careful, okay?"

The line's busy

Chandu...

- What?

You got some stuff on you?

- lshan...

I got all the stuff!

This guy has got us

into the bad habit

"Chandu, you're fit enough to

chew only cheap tobacco!"

He wants to live like a king

and points fingers at me?

Go on now... hurry up

Take a drag

"Your turn, take a drag"

You'll find the black-and-white world

somewhat coloured

Go ahead

"Here you are, lshan"

Let's go

Old man

Fatso

A black bird

No fun

WQW!

"Why're they shutting

the windows, mother?"

What are you doing?

No!

Help!

Help!

No!

You'll be finished

if you scream!

No!

Shut up! Quiet!

No!

No!

"C'mon, Chandu"

No!

No!

Who's in there...? Who?

What are you doing?

You dare hit me?

No! Don't!

Shut up!

"No, no!"

Police...?

Step aside...

out of the way

"Ganpat, the girl's still alive.

Send for the ambulance immediately"

"Krishna, take photographs"

This is Inspector Cruz

from Borivali Station

Your daughter has been raped

We're taking her to

the Chhatrapati Hospital

A nine-year old girl was raped in

a local train of Mumbai today

Media persons haven't yet been

allowed entry into the hospital

Have you been able to find out

from any of the sources...

"as to who the girl was?

- No, Devang"

There is still no information

on the girl's parents

All the police told us is that the

girl's parents have been informed

They could even be in

the hospital right now

"Dipti, has the government or

the police commissioner..."

issued a statement

over this outrage?

"No, Devang. The Police Commissioner

is in the hospital right now"

The Chief Minister Prabhudayal More

called on the child a little while ago

"Dipti, we will stay

in touch with you"

Do inform us as soon as you

get more information. Thank you

"Thank you, Devang"

"Commissioner, the Railway Police

will not handle this case"

Entrust the case to the Crime Branch

Inspector Karpe

This is Inspector Karpe here.

The Commissioner wants to see you

You've got to come to Chhatrapati

Hospital immediately

All right

The Police force is full of

smart and efficient officers

But the Commissioner considers only

this chap to be the capable one

"Three reasons for that, sir.

- What?"

He's sick!

- What ailment does he suffer from?

Honesty

"He's mad, too.

- How come?"

He asks everyone to become

a good man

But how can everybody in the police

department become good men?

This man has no one of his own

to mourn his death

Where has his wife gone?

She was suffering from

the cancer of the uterus

"She died last year,

without any treatment"

The police department has found a slave

who will put in 24 hours without pay

I wonder why people like him

are born in times like these!

What have you to say

in this regard sir?

What step will the police take?

Inspector Kripa...

you will handle this case

from today

If you have to kill the guilty

persons in an encounter...

you needn't even ask me.

Simply shoot them

Please follow me

I've never seen a patient

in such a terrible state

That child was raped

by more than one man

I've stitched up the wound and

had her shifted to the ICU

Doctor...

- Don't worry. She'll be all right

"Sir, is there anything you

wish to say in this regard?"

I have issued orders to

the Police Commissioner

If the offenders are not arrested

within 48 hours...

all station in-charge officers from

Bandra to Borivali will be suspended...

and the Commissioner

will be transferred

"Devang, that was the

Chief Minister, who..."

"for the first time, issued orders

without making a political statement"

This is the first time we get to see

the stern side of the Chief Minister

"Mr Kailash, what would you like

to say in this regard?"

An act as dastardly and as heinous

can happen only in the present regime

A regime that has no control

over the administration

Ever since this government

has come to power...

"robberies, abductions, rapes and

bomb-blasts..."

have become part of

the common man's life

But our party will not remain

silent this time!

"What will your next step be, sir?"

We will submit a memorandum

to the President tomorrow...

to impose President's Rule in the

state at the earliest possible

And the whole city will

remain closed tomorrow

Whenever something happens

in this city...

your political party

announces a closure

Who gains out of this?

It's for you to assess

who gains and who loses

"When we call for a closure,

it's going to be a closure!"

"Devang, that was the leader of the

opposition, Kailash Rao Kate"

He has issued the oft-repeated

and cliched political statement

This is Dipti Dayal for

Aaj Tak in Mumbai

We'll have to work together

as a close-knit team

"Without cooperation from all of you,

I will not be able to do anything"

"Kripa, what are your plans?"

"From Churchgate to Virar,

we mustn't see a single..."

"beggar, eunuch, shady characters or

porters who do business without license"

"if you find anyone suspicious,

pick him up"

Lock him up

I think she'll be all right.

- Doctor...

the girl's stitches have opened.

She's in agony

My child... Shruti...

"Open your eyes, my child!

- Look, Mummy's here!"

Why don't you do something?

"Bring Shruti back!

Call the doctor, please!"

"Please do something!

- Doctor, please..."

No...

No! No!

Don't let her go!

"You wanted to see off Shruti

with a lot of love, didn't you?"

This is perhaps the send off

we were destined to give her

No!

May God rest

Shruti's soul in peace

"Children, you may now

to go your classes"

"Look, Inspector..."

"this school has certain norms,

certain regulations"

Where do your rules

and norms go away...

when you want eggs and

vegetables for your family?

Ramdhani has told me what happened

Had you not summoned Ramdhani to

your house to do the chores...

this mishap could have

been averted

I have said what I had to

"I'm not an offender to answer

each of your questions, Inspector"

"Oh yes, you can't answer my questions.

But you can collect the donations"

You can have fun with the money the

children's parents earn with hardwork...

but you can't take responsibility

for the children

"Mr Principal, if I don't find any

further clues on this child..."

you're the first one

I will throw behind bars

A night in the lock-up and

the kicks of the policemen...

will make you forget that

you're a high-handed teacher

Hail India

"What's this, Shradha?

You still aren't ready?"

Aren't you going

to the office today?

"No, Shrikant. Give my resignation

letter at my office"

Why?

"I'm sick of answering

people's questions, Shrikant"

Those monsters finished our daughter

by subjecting her to the outrage

I can't bear the idea of

people's questions...

inflicting rape on my poor Shruti

every day hereafter

I can't bear it!

"Don't cry, Shradha.

Please don't cry..."

it'll hurt Shruti's soul

Sutya... give me a drag.

One pull

Don't give him a drag.

He's here for a free smoke!

Just one drag.

- Not even one drag

This is Brown Sugar.

Even if you die...

I haven't had any business today.

Make him see reason

What can I do if you

haven't had any business?

What will I say to my buddies?

"Give me a drag, please.

- Don't con us"

You're not getting anything.

- Sutya...

tell Salim to give me a drag.

Just one

"What do you think, Salim?"

Will a temple be built in Ayodhya

or will it be a mosque?

Temple or mosque...

what have we to do?

Sutya... ask Salim to give me a drag.

Just one pull

Tell Salim to give me a drag!

- Me thinks...

these politicians are

conning the public

There are so many problems

in the country...

and nobody even thinks of them

There are millions like us who don't

get proper food or shelter

And these scoundrels talk of

temples and mosques

Why're you harping on

temples and mosques?

We have nothing to eat or drink.

There's no place to live in

Forget about the temple and mosque.

Sutya...

"give me a drag, please"

If I could become the Prime Minister

of the country for a day...

I'd solve the problem

in a jiffy

By ordering a garden or a school

to be built there

Don't give me a drag!

I won't tell you either...

who were the guys who

raped that girl in the train

Hey! Sit down...

why're you getting angry?

"Salim, give it to him.

Let him have a drag"

Why do you get worked up?

"Don't tell anyone about it, okay?"

Or you'll land in trouble

with the police

What happened that night?

"If I could get some money,

I could start talking, Mr Sawant"

"First give me the tip, Sutya"

You'll get all the money you want

There's no dearth of dough

in the narcotics department

"Speak.

- I have a tip, all right"

But it has nothing to do

with your department

Then?

- The rape on the child in the train...

I have a witness to that

Speak

"Let me get high, sir. I'll tell you

whatever you want to know after that"

"Now look, Dhondu. The more you talk,

the more you'll be paid"

Who were they?

- What do you mean by who they were?

The ones who raped her

"I don't know that, sir"

So what do you know?

I've only seen the three people who

were in the train at that time

When the girl was being

subjected to rape

Will you able to

identify them?

"I've been begging in trains

for ten years now, sir"

Once Dhondu sees someone...

his picture is etched

on Dhondu's mind

"Who?

- No, sir"

Must surely be on this train

Sure?

- Yes. They've got to be there

So you know for sure that

they'll be on this train?

"This is routine for me, sir"

Ninety percent of the people travel

by the same train every day

That's the old man

My name is Ramnik Vora

That night when the child

was raped in the train...

"did you see it all happening?

- Yes, sir"

"And yet you remained silent?

- Yes, sir"

I can understand. You couldn't

have stood up to them

But you could've raised an alarm

and called people to help

I was forbidden

from doing that

Who? Who forbade you?

I forbade him.

I did

My name is Shalini Lokhande

Do you know this man?

He's Ramnik-bhai Vora

"The editor and publisher of the

periodical "Seed of Revolution"

He had sworn to tread the

path of truth and justice

He never bowed his head to anyone

except God

This man was never afraid

of anyone

And you know how your police

department helped him?

He went to them with an appeal.

And they beat him up like a criminal...

and threw him out of the police station.

This man was rendered homeless!

"From his flat, he landed here

in these slums"

And what was his crime? He had

written a few articles...

against the legislator Kailash Rao

Kate's corrupt practices

He lost the elections and he

took revenge from this man

He was once a famous man.

And today...

he sells old books on the pavements

of Churchgate Station...

and leads a life of anonymity.

Only to die some day

If your own daughter had to go

through the same trauma...

what would you have done?

"If she had gotten pregnant,

I'd have had the baby aborted"

"if she had died,

I'd have cremated her"

"if she had gotten into prostitution,

I'd never have spoken to her..."

but I'd never have gone

to a police station. Never

What reason for you to harbour so much

of poison for the police department?

It's because of your

Sub-Inspector Rane

He got me a job in the State Assembly

and in exchange for that...

he has turned me into his mistress

for the last eighteen years!

"He was man enough to

sire a child, but..."

My Pooh's getting married

next month

But he does not have the courage

to come and give her his blessings

To tell you the truth...

I don't know how many backdoors

of your police stations...

lead to the red-light district

Behind every corrupt and deceitful

policeman's house lives a Shalini

And you ask me about

the venom I harbour?

Your silence does not

answer my question

"Inspector, we have just eight hours

to meet the deadline"

"After that, at least a dozen

officers will be suspended"

"Sir, I can see only one way out"

But I'll need your

cooperation for that

What cooperation do you

want from me?

"These politicians play games

with us almost every day, sir"

Why don't we try

a game on them?

I will recommend Inspector Kripa's

name for the President's medal

"In just 48 hours, he has nabbed

these thugs..."

with the help of his special team

They are the ones who had raped

that child in the local train

"Sir, are they hardcore criminals

or is this their first crime?"

"Sorry, until our investigations

are complete..."

we can't disclose these details

"Sir, you can at least tell us which

gang or group they belong to?"

What?

Why don't you get over the habit

of putting words in our mouth?

Please behave like a journalist.

Don't try to play a cop

"Sir, you can at least

tell us their names?"

"Forgive me, friend.

Revealing their names..."

"will alert their friends, their

relatives and their accomplices"

"And if they are granted bail somehow

or the other, you will be..."

the first ones to say that the police

shouldn't have disclosed their identity

So we have to be very careful

and we need your help

Child-rape has now come to be

a major crime

Incidents like this keep happening

in cities and villages

We wish to set an example

before the nation...

that will be followed by

the entire police department

"Inspector, just once, I wish to

see the faces of those monsters"

Looking at the monsters will

not kill the monsters

What will you gain out of

looking at those bastards?

Inspector...

"what does one get by seeing a

venomous cobra, captured in a basket?"

What do you get by seeing a

wild beast in a cage?

What does man gain by

kicking the stone...

that has hurt him?

Whether one gets something

or not...

"it's surely reassuring, Inspector"

Come with me

"This is Constable Borkar,

Constable Ramakant..."

and sub-inspector Patil.

Of Mahim police station

Does that mean... all that you

did before the media...

was just a farce?

Was it plain deceit?

"I ask you, Inspector..."

whom have you deceived?

Us?

The public?

Or is it your own selves?

This is the reason why

no respectable man...

encourages a police officer

at his doorstep

This is the reason why the police

are treated like street dogs!

"When they bark, people think

they are being protected"

But when they get down

to biting...

they bite those who feed them!

- I'm not surprised to see...

that you hate me as much as the

common man hates the police

"Mr Shrikant, dogs, elephants

and the wise..."

are enemies of their own tribe

But we in the police are not

enemies to our colleagues

"Whatever you wish to say,

whatever curses you want to heap..."

you may go ahead after

you've heard my plan

Come with me

How could you even imagine I'd get

into this filth at your say so?

"To clean the filth, one has

to get into it, Mrs Varma"

You're talking rubbish! Why don't you

take help from the police department?

We have already shown the culprits

as arrested

And this is something the media

has conveyed to every household

I can seek only your help

in this regard now

"Now look, Inspector!

We can't give you any help!"

All right

okay

You folks have already

done your duty

You gave your daughter a burial instead

of giving her away in marriage

You already gave her a shroud

instead of bridal fineries

You have buried her instead of

making her sit in a palanquin

You are also like those parents who

after their child's last rites...

are absolved of the responsibility

of giving them away in marriage!

And abuses... you heap on the police!

What a shame!

"Wait, Inspector"

I promise you: neither will you

have to visit the police station...

"nor testify in court, nor will

you be asked any questions"

"Once, just once, give me

your help in carrying out my plan"

I know you had no relations

with that child

Neither do I.

I'm only doing my duty

You must also forget everything else

and only think of humanity

Only humanity

What an item!

Fab stuff!

Are they there?

Can't see them yet

The moment you do...

Shalini... I've missed the train

What? You've missed the train?

But it'll halt only at Borivali now!

What happened?

"Sir, they're in the coach"

What?

"Where's the key?

- Here you are, sir"

Get to Borivali station

Damn it

The pierce of the thorn...

oh the pierce

"Come to me, my love;

under the vines in the backyard..."

my love...

Get back!

Help!

"Let me go, Inspector!"

Get them!

Move it!

"Step aside, please..."

Inspector sahib...

Inspector sahib!

- What is it?

"Sir, I want to meet my wife"

I got to know

that she is here

Shradha. Shradha Verma

The Borivali train murder case lady?

"Yes, she's the one.

She is my wife"

You are talking as if she was arrested

for fighting for a social cause

She has committed a murder. Murder

You ought to be ashamed

to even call her your wife

I'm proud of my wife

She has done

what you guys should've done

Enough! Will you teach

a policeman his job?

Inspector Kripa has taken your wife

to the women's cell

Wants to teach me the law

"What brings you to the police station

so late in the night, Mr Choudhary?"

Just now I got to know that

one inspector Kripa Shankar...

has arrested my son Mayank

and Mr Bhandari's son lshan

Are they your...?

- Right. They are our sons

"Please come, sir.

I'll take you to them"

Let's go

"lshan... how are you, son?"

"I'm fine, Papa.

- Mr Choudhary..."

I have a feeling that the boys

are being framed in this case

"True, Papa. We're innocent.

- I know, son"

"We've done nothing, daddy.

- Even if you have done something..."

"you will be released, free of blame.

Because you are an I.A.S officer's son"

And to use his powers is an

administrative officer's birthright

"Not to worry, son.

Our lawyer Satwani is away in Delhi"

"Tomorrow, he returns,

so do you, to your bedrooms"

"Okay, papa.

- Take care, son"

"Everything will be all right, son.

- Inspector, their food and drinks..."

"Don't worry about it, sir.

They will have everything they want"

"They must have everything, Inspector.

They are our sons"

"This way.

- Yes, papa"

That cell

Shradha...

Don't cry

"With a change in mission,

life doesn't come to an end"

"Until yesterday, it was your duty

to rear your daughter"

"But now, it is our duty

to fight for justice"

You have done

what any mother would have done

Tell Kripa Shankar...

to cremate that scoundrel

in the same crematorium...

where my Shruti was cremated

Perhaps her soul will find peace

May her soul rest in peace

"Yes, I am Chandu's mother"

But I'm ashamed of such a son

That's why I didn't claim his body

nor performed the last rites

I'm Kripa Shankar

Here's Chandu's death certificate

I dreamt to see

his degree certificates

And I've got his death certificate

I'll frame it

and hang it up the wall

And every day I'll spit at it

Why do you talk like that?

Look there. I haven't even

placed a garland on his picture

I drove away all those

who came to offer condolences

I stopped him a million times...

from mingling

with those spoilt rich brats

"In the company of the rich,

he dreamt of making it big"

He became a bloody flunkey

A mother can forgive her son's

thousand crimes

But a son who dishonours

his own mother...

cannot be forgiven

A nine-year old girl...

is the form of Goddess Durga

"During the festival of Navratri,

she is decked up and worshipped"

They raped her and killed her

The dog died. Good

I'd rather be childless

it is because of women like you

that the Mother still lives

"I salute you, Mother"

Goodbye

Sir...

Chandu has been punished for his sin

But don't spare those rich bastards

"Khan, whoever comes on duty next,

will thrash these scoundrels"

He will also thrash them

before he goes off duty

When will they be chargesheeted?

- After they are thrashed...

till they see a mother in every girl

with one eye...

and a sister with the other.

I'm not joking

“Ms Khan, R's your tum now“

"You've heard the order, I hope?

- I did"

Ma!

Sister!

Come to empathize now?

"It was you who said, "To clean filth,

you got to jump into the muck"

So did you clean the filth?

Shradha is in jail because of you

"Whatever happened, somewhere along

I consider myself responsible"

But I promise to do all I can

"With this stigma on my name,

I won't retire, nor will I die"

"Please don't come here again

to empathize, or to wipe my tears"

I no more trust you and the law

Shrikant...

the law is like a python's mouth

"it appears small, but when it swallows

something, it is for good"

You will understand it

in good time

Here's the warrant

for searching your house

I only want to search

your darling son's room

"Officer, before my lawyer arrives..."

you can't even touch

an ashtray in my house

Bhandari...

"if I act myself,

I'll have even the foundation dug up"

"Sales Tax, Income Tax,

Foreign Exchange..."

Revenue and Service Tax... I'll set up

one branch each in your house

"And, your son,

your support in your old age..."

"I'll send you to look him up,

behind bars"

lshan's bedroom is upstairs

Thank you

Move

Satwani...

Search the entire room.

Don't miss out on anything

"Look, sir"

"Mr Bhandari, who is that sonofagun?

Who is that dog..."

who tried to sniff at your house

in broad daylight? Who...?

He?

"Hey Inspector, I'll file

a defamation suit against you"

You and your seven generations to come

will not be able to pay the damages

You dig?

You don't know me

"Advocate Satyaprakash Satwani,

MA, LLB, LLM"

One tight slap is enough

to paralyse you

And you will end up begging

in front of the court

"Satwani, look at this"

It's your mother's picture. You have

been watching obscene movies...

with Bhandari's son

"You supply him with cocaine, swine"

And this is the money

for the cocaine

Write that in the report

and throw him inside the lock-up

"if you have anything to say,

say it in court"

Take him away

"Buddy, I was just joking"

Let me say something

If you ever call a policeman

a dog...

I'll beat the shit out of you

You will wag your tail

at the sight of a policeman

Move

C'mon

"Khan, seal all these things

and bring them downstairs"

Inspector Kripa Shankar...

lam T.P Choudhary

Mayank's father

I hope you know that I'm an Indian

Administrative Service officer

Secretary to the Home Ministry

Which is under the Chief Minister

Mr More

"The Home Ministry runs, walks,

and even stops, at my command"

Are you saying that to threaten me?

Or to inform me that your powers

can harm me in many ways?

I neither thought nor spoke

about harming you

But one thing is for sure.

If you don't soften up...

I'll have you thrown away to a place

where you'll have...

only a table and chair under

a tin roof for a police station

"You will yearn for the city,

the crowd and the freedom"

Will you have me transferred?

Or will you personally drop me there?

"In either case, I'll have

ten minutes of time"

"And in those ten minutes, I'll kill

your son for escaping police custody"

While I perform my duty

under a tin roof...

you will cremate your son

under a tin roof

Kripa Shankar...

I have connections with those people

whom nobody dare deny

"I'm not stopping you from trying

your influence, strength and courage"

You should be trying

your luck everywhere

You are in bad times

Hail India

Now there's only one way out

What's that?

- Give and take

That slimy inspector is

an idol of honesty

There's only one way to tackle him.

Money

Must weigh him in money.

- Do whatever you want. I'm ready

But who will talk to that inferno?

"It hasn't come up for hearing yet.

- Hello, Mr Thakur"

"I'll get back to you, Sawant"

I was passing by...

- You thought you'd apologise to me

You know the language

of the lawyers too well

How about coming to the point?

If you are free at eight

in the evening...

"we'll meet up at hotel Sky Garden,

sit and..."

Discuss give-and-take?

Now don't ask me

how I know that

I know all those things

you guys do...

"to win your cases,

Mr Satyaprakash Satwani"

"Then it's final. At 8 pm,

under Hotel Sky Garden's roof"

Under the roof?

- Yes

Drink?

- Full fledged

Imported?

- Imported

Bye

"So Rawani, what does

your mentor Satwani say?"

"What am I to do?

- First have something to drink, sir"

We'll talk later.

- Look Mr Bhandari...

I have no time to waste

What am I supposed to do? Tell me.

- It's a small task

You got to weaken the case

of Mr Bhandari's son

Frame Choudhary's son and build up

a case against Chandu. Simple

Mr Satwani asks me to give you

5 million if the court releases my son

I don't eat shit

"All right, take 10 million.

- Damn"

"if you fancy frying potatoes in spit,

I'd rather leave, Mr Bhandari"

Hang on

This bag carries all of 15 million

"Not a penny less, not a penny more"

Anti Corruption Bureau

Accepting bribe is a crime

Offering bribe is a grave crime

Take them away

Come on.

- But...

Move it.

- No buts. Come on

What about my drink?

"Why is the police after my son, sir?"

I don't understand. Why is my house

being raided every now and then?

Could it be the opposition's conspiracy

for gaining political mileage?

Am I being used in an attempt

to throw you out?

"What is your opinion

on this matter, Mr Choudhary?"

"Sir, I think the government must

suspend the inspector at once..."

and conduct an enquiry

against him...

so that police

stops harassing bureaucrats

Has the inspector arrived?

Send him in

"What's all this farce, Inspector?"

"Farce...? What farce, sir?"

"if not a farce, Inspector, what else

have you turned this rape case into?"

Mr Choudhary's son

raped a nine-year old girl

What's the big deal? Why are you

making an issue out of it?

A little girl is raped

and murdered;...

"isn't that an issue, sir?

- No. Not at all"

"Release his son at once, take him

to the Narcotics department..."

let him lick some drugs.

He has all the freedom...

to rape any girl

In case he fails

to find a girl...

we'll offer him

our sisters or daughters

"Because, I'm not a Chief Minister,

and you aren't an officer"

The two of us serve as pimps

to his son

"What are you saying, sir?

- Mr Choudhary..."

I'm not perfect either

So I know too well the difference

between right and wrong

"And yes, I've transferred you

to the Co-operative Dairy department"

So that you can instill in him

the habit of drinking milk...

instead of white poison.

Get that?

"And Inspector, you!"

If you are truly your mother's son...

don't stop chasing his darling son

until he misses his mother's milk

Understand?

"Relax, Mr Bhandari... relax.

- I've lost face!"

"Remember this much, Mr Bhandari"

"One who goes to jail once,

goes places. It's true"

History is witness. Take the cases of

famous ministers and actors. It's true

Know what? My mentor Bhojwani did the

same thing with me on the first case

"And look how I've scored.

- What are you saying, sir!"

Which means even I'll become

a famous lawyer some day?

"Mr Bhandari, in our country,

bail means freedom"

So let's celebrate your freedom

with your best friend Choudhary

Come on

The Chief Minister

is a bloody opportunistic snake

He was making him do

all illegal activities

"And now, he gets him transferred"

Votes and money alone

don't sate him

We grow poor because we give.

But these corrupt ministers...

"no matter how much they take,

they don't seem to grow richer"

I don't understand...

why he changed amour

'm my son's case

"Media. Media, Mr Choudhary"

If the media offers

someone space...

even spirits start singing praises

"Manpower, money power, political power

media is the greatest of all powers"

If the media makes

an issue out of something...

even the bravest of men

would not dare to touch it

The Chief Minister

is but a small fry

More than him it is the inspector

who earns a paltry 5000 bucks...

who is much arrogant

Must do something about him

"Don't get into that mess,

Mr Choudhary"

Am I not with you?

Unless I get his uniform

auctioned in court...

I'm not Satyaprakash Satwani

Once our boys are placed under

judicial custody from police remand...

then watch what magic I work

This way

"Mr Satwani, your boys will be

offered the place they choose"

That barrack belongs

to the A Company

B Company's gangsters are housed

in the opposite barrack

D Company's boys are kept

in the barrack at the far end

This barrack has boys

from the E Company

Really?

- Yes. The gangster Eliyaz's boys

"Dangerous, merciless sharpshooters"

Hey jailer!

Come here!

"That's the don, Eliyaz Ansari.

E Company"

"They are the slinks who raped

a little girl, aren't they?"

"Yes bhai, they are the ones

(Bhai - Don)"

Send them to my cell

My boys have been starving since long.

They are thirsty too

We'll pump enough

manly venom into them...

to their change their

damn blood groups

Send them

"Jailer, could you find a cell

exclusively for our sons...?"

"Exclusive, please...

- Possible"

"Jailer, our boys are not used

to sleeping on the floor"

"Mattresses, pillows, blankets...

- Yes"

everything will be organised

Tell me something. What type of toilet

would they prefer? Indian? Or Western?

"Jailer, never in their lives have the

poor chaps seen an Indian type toilet"

It's hard to squat. A western

type toilet will be organised

And food...?

Home cooked? Or from hotel?

"Home cooked would be just fine, sir.

- Wonderful, wonderful"

Cigarettes? Liquor? Anything...?

- Oh no

"You want, my boys?

- No, Satwani, no"

No harm in asking them.

- What he's offering is enough

"To avail of these facilities...

- What is it, jailer?"

Tell them.

Everything comes for a price

I'll make it cheaper

because I respect Mr Satwani

"A private room will cost

100,000 a week"

"Mattresses, pillows and blankets

will cost 50,000"

Will they use a phone?

- Yes

"10,000 for that.

And when you bring food..."

keep 5 notes of 1000 denomination

under it

"Every time you bring food, please"

Hey jailer!

- Yes bhai!

What's up? Why haven't you

sent the boys inside yet?

"I have cooled the boys down.

Send them in, pronto"

Hurry up and tell me.

- We agree to all your conditions

"But put our boys in a separate cell,

not with them, please"

Trust me. All right?

- Perfect

"I'm very sincere with

my dishonest dealings, too"

"Telgi, I told you! No!"

Eliyaz-bhai...

"Sorry, bhai. Carry on, please"

Munna will manage the rest.

Call me later

"What is it, jailer?"

"Made a deal, Eliyaz-bhai.

Fifty percent for my staff"

Twenty-five for your boys.

- What about the other twenty-five?

"Goes to that bloody parasite,

the dog Satwani"

He's a damn old warhorse

He runs a coalition government

on the whole damn case

Just for the sake of humanity...

thrash the rich spoilt brats tonight.

Beat the bloody shit out of them

At least the kid's soul

will find some peace

"Worry not, bhai.

Everyone will be at peace"

"Everyone will relax. Bye.

Carry on the phone conversation, bhai"

Papa! Are you still sleeping?

"Hurry up, else I'll be late"

What if I miss the fast train?

When did you arrive from Australia?

I just kept my luggage inside and

hurried here to wish my darling baby

Where is she?

It's her birthday today

Remember what she said when

I was leaving for Australia?

"Look aunt, you may go

wherever you want to"

But make sure you are here

on my birthday with my gift

"Else, I'll never talk to you"

"You mustn't say that, dear.

- Did I ever miss your birthday?"

"This time too, I won't.

I'll certainly come on your birthday"

"What is the matter, Shrikant?

Why are you quiet?"

"Shruti is no more, Mrs D'souza"

Get down

Son...

how are you?

Are you all right?

Just obey your orders.

No need to worry

Go on

"Just don't worry, Mr Choudhary"

For the last fifteen years I've been

giving the law this very antidote

My clients lshan Bhandari

and Mayank Choudhary...

have no criminal records

They belong to respectable families

They are down with food poisoning

eating jail food

"To respect the court of law,

they've been presented here"

They are in a very bad shape.

that's why I request the court...

I request the court to send my clients

to the hospital immediately...

for treatment

Permission granted

"That's a lawyer's magic.

There's more to come, just watch"

"Satwani, I'm honest, not stupid"

You can pull wool over

the eyes of the court...

but I know you inside out

Reason with him

If you cross my path

in this battle of law...

"I'll shove all your knowledge of law

right there, where you came out from"

The name is Eliyaz-bhai.

Eliyaz Ansari

"Newspapers, TV, radio, public..."

everyone is scared of taking my name

My name's linked to everything

that happens in this city

You did a great thing

But why did you spare the other one?

The gun was country-made.

I found it in the crematorium

It carried only one bullet

"I rule in here,

as I do outside"

Would you like to have something?

I have a personal kitchen here

I'm not hungry

How long will you starve?

Two days? Four days?

Five days?

Know what? There's a disaster

greater than death

Hunger

"if not for yourself, you must at least

live for the sake of your wife"

You know my wife?

I respect those who commit murder

What the two of you did

was just appropriate

it hardly takes time to commit a crime.

If justice is not given pronto...

everyone will do

what the two of you did

But I won't let you guys

rot in jail

But the law...

- Ten years in the path of crime!

I have enough experience of the law

I can tell you

the court's verdict right here

Your wife will be exonerated

"As for you, my lawyer J.K Saxena,

will get you released"

This is the new twist in the case.

Eyewitnesses!

"Who, saw the rape being committed

with their own eyes"

The curtain on this matter is being

raised only today in court

"No one ever saw them before on TV,

nor read about them newspapers"

So where did these eyewitnesses

transpire from?

"Mr Kripa Shankar, I wish

to ask you a question"

Who are these eyewitnesses?

And where are they?

They can't come to court

to testify

Why not?

- Well...

they have their own set of problems

"His answer is enough to nullify

the entire case, Your Honour"

"To get my clients arrested, the

eyewitnesses had no personal problems"

"But now, when it comes to testifying,

they come up with personal problems"

"The truth is, there's no eyewitness

in this case at all"

"Eyewitness, there is"

"Not one, but three persons

have witnessed the rape"

"I'll present all of them in court

tomorrow itself, Your Honour"

The court is adjourned till tomorrow

I have lost faith in this world

"The cop is not willing to sell himself,

the prosecution is not yielding either"

"And now, three eyewitnesses

have sprung up!"

Who the hell are they?

We'll find out soon

He's not here as yet

There! Our succour is here

My Lord...

what kept You

so long from manifesting?

Welcome

This is Mayank Choudhary's father.

Mr T.P Choudhary

And he is...

- ACP Sawant. Narcotics Department

Best friend of Kripa Shankar Thakur

"My Lord, what will You have?"

I don't take tea and coffee

free of cost

Everything else will do

Waiter! Three large Blue Label

For me

"What about you?

- Not on Mondays, please"

"Business, Satwani?

- We've already done that on the phone"

"All that remains to be done,

is give and take"

What's your price?

How much will you offer?

- 20 million. Cash

Who are the eyewitnesses

on this case?

Check upstairs

The old man is away. It's locked.

Damn!

Hurry. Call up bhai

"Sir, Shalini Devi here.

Our lives are in danger"

What...?

- Yes sir. Ramnikbhai just told me

Some men had come to kidnap him.

- Stay put. I'll be there

You will not move anywhere. Get that?

I'll be right there

All right

"Pooja, go and shut the door"

Don't move

Sawant sahib?

- Go on

Bhai here

Job done

How much did you sell out for?

20 million

"For the sake of money, you sold out

on your honesty, duty, integrity..."

and even my trust in you?

"Be practical, my friend.

Be practical"

I paid 10 million to be

transferred to this department

The next ACP is waiting with

15 million to take over from me

Jobs were on sale earlier.

Now transfers are sold out

Because of officers like you

the entire police department...

has been turned into a

money-making machine

"Had I been in your shoes, Sawant..."

I'd have pumped all six bullets

into the chest of the buyer

This department desperately needs

police officers like you

You are like those faithful dogs...

"who are used in sermons on ideals,

principles and medals"

"People like you join the force

as inspectors, no doubt..."

but you guys die just as inspectors!

"People like you are used,

my dear Kripa..."

and people like me are sold!

And that is our police department!

Does that mean you're not going

to give me any help in this case?

"Whether he helps or not,

I surely will"

Pick up Bhai and Chhotu and

hand them over to Kripa

You get that?

Why were we asked to come here?

To ask you guys for the answer...

to just one question

Had you guys given out a contract to

finish those three eye-witnesses?

Contract...? What contract?

Borkar

"You were talking at the top of

your voice in court, Mr Satwani"

And your voice is stuck

in your throat right now?

"Chhotu!

- Yes, sir?"

"Bhai...

- Yes, sir?"

How much did you guys collect to

bump off Ramnik and those women?

"Half a million, sir.

- That's the present rate, sir"

What did you do to them?

"We killed the three of them and

threw them in the gutters, sir"

"Khan...

- Yes, sir?"

Take off their handcuffs

Shove an old revolver in their hands

and show this is an encounter death

"One thing you'd

better remember, Satwani"

Don't play around with the law

in my case

"Perhaps you don't know. I was

born in Bihar, brought up in U.P..."

where every family gives birth

to three politicians...

two thugs and an

administrative officer

If you act smart with me

ever again...

"I'll put so many slugs

into you, you sonofabitch..."

that even a pauper will become a

millionaire by selling the copper

You heard that?

"That was meant for you, too"

Hail India

Hail India! Say it

Hail India

Hail India

Let's go

"Your Honour,

where are the eye-witnesses?"

Those that my friend Saxena

intended to present in court?

"The truth is, Your Honour..."

there never was an eye-witness

in this case!

"This is a conspiracy,

a frame-up..."

in which my client Mayank Chaudhary

has been implicated!

In which were killed his friends lshan

Bhandari and Chandu Prasad

"To expose this conspiracy,

I seek your permission..."

to summon Mrs Shradha Varma to

the witness box

Permission is granted

Mrs Shradha Varma...

in a dress like this one

on the train that night...

were you going to participate in

a fancy-dress competition?

I have a strong hatred

for such clothes...

that makes half the city view the

one wearing it as half clad

And half the city thinks

she's absolutely naked

"In this dress,

I wanted to trap the rapists"

"She's telling lies, Your Honour!

Absolute lies!"

"Your Honour, clothes like this one

on trains and streets..."

"in the middle of the night,

are worn only by prostitutes!"

Mr Satwani!

It's lawyers like you

who provoke women...

who probe so much to bring

the matter to a situation...

where the women either back off

out of helplessness...

or become shameless enough

to reveal...

when and what they were

actually put through

Lawyers like you ought to go and

ask their mothers...

how your fathers had

impregnated them!

You can very well misbehave with

a woman in a crowded court...

and no one can have

any objection

"But when I ask you a simple question,

you jump around with objections?"

"Your Honour, I'm glad

my daughter is dead"

How could the poor girl say

what she was subjected to?

I have committed a murder.

And I admit to it

I'm not here to defend

my crime

I'm here only to seek justice

for my child!

For how long? For how long shall

a mother beg for justice...

for the atrocity perpetrated

on her child?

Why does this country not

formulate a law...

where a rapist is sent

straightaway to the gallows?

Child rape!

"That's the menace plaguing all our

cities, towns and villages today"

So why don't we put up

a fight against it?

Why aren't there any

tough laws?

Mr Judge...

I beg you

You must deliver a verdict...

which brings about a revolution in

the annals of Indian legal history

Which makes every monster who

inflicts rape on little girls...

shudders a hundred times before

he does something as heinous!

A hundred times!

Mr Judge...

I don't want to answer

any questions

"What I had to do,

I've already done"

And I have no regrets about it

"What punishment I'm likely to get,

I don't care either"

"Our world is devastated

anyway, Mr Judge"

"I have just one request, Mr Judge"

You must deliver a verdict...

which will prevent

the poison of rape...

from ruining anymore lives

Our daughter must get justice

while we live

So that every parent

has faith in the court...

and the laws of our country

"That's it, Mr Judge.

I have nothing more to say"

Nothing more

Mr Judge...

I'm ACP Sawant.

From the Narcotics Department

"These are the three

eye-witnesses, Mr Judge"

"Shalini Devi, her daughter Pooja

and Mr Ramnik Vora"

"They have witnessed Chandu Prasad,

lshan Bhandari and Mayank Chaudhary..."

commit the heinous rape

on Shruti Varma

I request the court to record

their testimony today itself

"Mr Judge, I'm Shalini Lokhande"

"The day this incident occurred,

we were in the same coach"

The terrible things these three boys

did to the poor child...

this chap was one of them

"The poor child wept and

cried for mercy, for help..."

to no avail! One of these boys

threatened us with a knife

"This boy was one of them, sir!

We saw him there!"

You must punish him sir!

Where's my wife and kid?

They're with me. Safe and sound

When are they coming

back to me?

"Once their testimony is recorded,

you'll have them back"

How did you get to know that

these witnesses were with me?

"Sawant, I'm a cop too.

I know you too well"

You can't ever kill someone

for 20 million

A killing you will negotiate

for not less than 50 million

I had found the bodies

of the three dummies

If we in the police start abducting

each other's families...

what difference will there be

between us and the underworld?

"Lots of difference, Sawant.

They still have a bit of honesty left"

Papa!

"Use whatever ploy you want to

in this case, Kripa..."

you aren't going to win

You have been transferred today.

Chaudhary has been pulling the strings

"Your Honour, it's already five"

I therefore request the court to

announce a new date of hearing

"No, Your Honour! No!"

They will get a new date of hearing

from the court every other day...

and these criminals will get

a new lease of life!

"I beg you, Mr Judge..."

do not fix another

date of hearing

I appeal to you

"Actually, I have no right to say

anything in this case anymore"

That's because I have

been transferred

And that's because I did my duty

with all the honesty

"A policeman, the entire police

department is viewed as corrupt"

As dishonest thieves and

corrupt people

Those that join the police force

for 30 years...

are turned into corrupt

thieves by the politicians...

who assume power only

for five years

Another police officer will

step into my shoes...

"and the poor man, out of helplessness,

will turn the whole case in their favour"

This poor old man

will be shot dead...

And these two women will be

subjected to something...

that will make them scream

at the sight of any male...

or they will be paraded

naked on the streets...

and declared insane!

Whom are we to trust?

"Whom do we turn to, Mr Judge?"

Society is full of criminals...

who have made it to Parliament

only on the strength of their bullets

The day is not far when they will

fire at each other even in parliament

Every corrupt politician

has just one thing to say

They say that unless the courts

declare them guilty and criminals...

they are innocent

"if they are indeed

innocent, Mr Judge..."

why is a case being heard

against them in court?

"This nation is sitting

on a volcano, Mr Judge"

And instead of thinking of doing

something for the nation...

instead of formulating

new laws...

they keep fighting each other

like wild animals

Is this the pride and

honour of our nation?

"If the people in this country believe in

anyone, it's the judiciary, the courts"

And it's the judiciary that is

actually running this country

"Before that judiciary, therefore,

I beg with folded hands..."

that there are police officers who

are willing to die on duty

But at least their shrouds

ought to be protected!

"This appeal has nothing to do

with this case, Your Honour"

"it has, Mr Judge.

It certainly has"

What I'm saying is

the naked truth!

Crime against children

and women are a grave problem...

facing the country...

but nothing is done or thought

about in this regard!

Whoever goes through this trauma

is too scared...

when faced with police apathy

In the tussle of money and power...

investigation is itself

put to a stop

Or they are made to

face enquiries

But whether any enquiry has ever

yielded a decision...

the people of this country haven't

even read in fairy-tales!

Every witness turns hostile

in court

And Why?

The case drags on

for so long that...

the girl goes beyond marriageable age

in making the round of the courts...

"and if it's a woman,

she grows old!"

"And those that are old, die!"

"Why is this the case, sir?"

All this can come to an end

only when...

"a single court hears such cases,

in a single hearing..."

where a verdict is delivered...

"without another hearing,

another appeal or another court!"

I therefore appeal to you...

to dismiss the court only after you

have delivered a verdict

"The arguments of the lawyers,

the testimony of witnesses..."

and the evidence

made available...

this court honourably acquits

Shradha Varma and Shrikant Varma

The accused Mayank Chaudhary

is held guilty of the crime

"For raping and killing

the child, Shruti Varma..."

this court sentences

Mayank Chaudhary to death

Right in front of your eyes

This court directs

the parents of the child...

Shradha Varma and Shrikant Varma...

to personally hang the culprit

The court orders Inspector Kripa to

take the accused to the gallows

Let me go!

Leave me alone!

I've made a mistake!

Please let me go!

No! No!

"After delivering the verdict,

I handed in my resignation"

I don't know how those

who know the law...

will react to my decision

"What I do know, however, is that

I have done justice to my soul"

I have truly awakened

It's time you awakened too