City of Dreams (2019–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - The Contender - full transcript

As Poornima takes over as the CM and leader of MJS with the support of Gurav and Wasim, a deadly disaster challenges her reign. Meanwhile, Ameya comes out of his convalescence.

Such a vast empire cannot be
destroyed with just three bullets.

The real successor to Saheb
is not me. It's him.

Who shot Gaikwad?

A new king has come to Mumbai.

Look, Poornima,
I have a problem with your brother

only because he is not like Saheb.
But you are.

I want everything that was denied to me
not because I was incapable

but because I have a vagina
between my legs!

I am more capable than you
to handle Baba's empire.

Don't forget that, Ashu.

One by one,
I'll eliminate all of you.



-We have to move fast.
-Where do we start from?

I will kill you.

Jai Maharashtra!

I, Poornima Gaikwad,

Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Actually, I have been an interim
Chief Minister since three months.

I have a few days left

to prove
that I possess the capability

to remain the Chief Minister
of this state.

The ones who hate me,
the ones who love me,

everyone will try to crucify me.

I will be attacked
from all quarters.

Everyone is welcome.

But only I will rule this city



because now
defeat is not acceptable.

Poornima ji...

For the press conferences
that are conducted every week,

my colleagues
and I would like to thank you.

The previous government
never even considered it.

Let's not waste time
talking about the past, Shireen.

Let's talk about the future.

Number one, inclusive politics.

There won't be politics
based on religion.

Number two, development.

Mumbai will have a metro.

Metro has become a necessity
for this city.

It takes two hours
to reach Bandra from Colaba.

And the pollution.

This is simply not acceptable.

Good morning,
brothers and sisters!

Welcome to Sansani 24/7.
I am Kasturinath.

You are watching
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Today, it's an important day
in Maharashtra's politics.

Why?

Because today MJS - Maharashtra
Jan Shakti's new office

is going to be inaugurated!

Crores of people want to know
if the Lion of Maharashtra,

Ameya Rao Gaikwad, whom we have
not seen in three months...

I haven't seen him.
Have you? Have you?

Camera, have you see him?
Nobody has seen him.

People are asking
if he will attend this ceremony.

Do you know where Saheb is?

-See, last time...
-We have no idea

about Ameya Rao Gaikwad's
whereabouts!

Where is he?
Where is he?

You look better in your khakis.

I would get more salutes in it too.
How are you?

-Did you get the ticket?
-It will be announced today.

She's giving me Byculla.

-Congratulations.
-Thank you.

Fatima wants to meet you.

She is participating
in a fancy dress competition.

She wants to be Shireen Ali.

Tell Fatima that
Shireen is not a role model.

Just an idiot.

And her father
has made a fool of her.

Gurav won.

Poornima won.

And, ladies and gentlemen,

Wasim Khan also won.

When everyone deserted you, Wasim,
I had helped you.

I thought you were also
interested in the truth.

But I was wrong. Obviously.

IB is under pressure to shift Raman
from Tihar to Mumbai.

The timing is right, Wasim.

Expose Gurav.

Say that, with Raman's help,
Gurav planned the attack on Gaikwad.

Do the right thing, Wasim.

Some truths are so big

that even the system
can't afford them.

This is your answer?

Clever dialogues!

Fuck you, Wasim!

This is just a game for all of you.

One big fucking game.

I've wasted enough time.

But not anymore.

Don't do anything stupid, Shireen.

Tell Fatima that Shireen said

the truth is the truth...

and nothing else.

I will go in Ashish's car.

MUMBAI POLICE

-Long live...
-Poornima ji!

-Long live...
-Poornima ji!

-Long live...
-Poornima ji!

-Long live...
-Poornima ji!

Hello.

Thank you.

-Long live...
-Poornima ji!

-Long live...
-Poornima ji!

-Long live...
-Poornima ji!

Gurav kaka.

Be victorious.

How's it going, Suhas bhau?

Poornima ji, I want to talk
to you about the list...

Come with me, son,
I will explain it to you.

-But, bhau, the list...
-Come with me.

What we did, why we did it,
I'll explain it all. Come, come, come.

-Good morning, madam.
-How are you, Purushottam ji?

How's the new flat?

I will have to get used to
such a big place.

I want to show you the statistics
from this week.

Not now, Purushottam ji.

Sorry, ma'am. Saheb used to take
the reports every day.

And since you've taken over
from Saheb, we haven't sat on them.

This is the difference
between me and Baba.

I trust you completely.

If there is a problem,
then show me.

Otherwise, you run the show.

Yes, if you want a raise,
then we'll discuss it together.

Oh, no!

Thank you.

Wasim Khan.

-I think I've seen you somewhere.
-Even I'm unable to recognise myself.

How are you?

Truthfully, I don't know.

In the last three months,
I've attended more meetings

than the number of bullets
I've fired in the last 20 years.

Guns are not allowed
in the party office.

I surrendered that ages ago.

Now I simply serve with my hand.

-Shall we?
-Please.

Good morning.

When we were talking about
setting up a new party office,

I was not completely convinced.

Because, in my opinion,

we shouldn't replace old things
so soon.

But we oldies
often forget one thing.

Change is the only constant
in this universe.

If you change with time,
time will never leave your side.

So, embracing this change
with an open heart,

I invite our new leader

to proceed with today's meeting.

Jai Hind. Jai Maharashtra.

Thank you, Gurav kaka.

As always, you have been present for
all the important moments of my life.

Thank you so much for
your appreciation and support.

I hope to live up to
all of your expectations.

It feels great

to see happiness
and enthusiasm on all your faces.

It is this positive attitude
that will make us win the elections.

It took a little while to finalise
the list of candidates.

Gurav kaka, I and Suhas Kadam ji
had to make some tough decisions.

Some of you will be happy
to see the list, some will be angry.

But please be assured

that all these decisions were made

only keeping the party's interest
as the prime concern.

I don't wish to lecture you.

A lot of the people seated here
were associated with the party

long before I joined it.

I just hope
you all will support me.

in taking Maharashtra
Jan Shakti party forward.

And yes, before there are
any fake news or rumours,

Baba couldn't come here
to give his blessing

as he is undergoing treatment.

Saheb is doing much better now.

And now...

our party's passionate member

the leader who always puts
the party before himself,

I request Suhas Kadam ji
to make the upcoming announcement.

Thanks for your appreciation,
Poornima ji.

Let's come straight to the list.

The Chembur constituency

from where our Saheb
has always fought the election,

this time, instead of Saheb,
the election will be contested

by his daughter,
Poornima Gaikwad ji.

For the Byculla constituency,
we have a new candidate this time.

Wasim Khan.

Thank you, Poornima ji.

I can't believe
that you gave me a ticket.

The more women in the party,
the better the balance.

How dare she give my seat
to that idiot Vasudha?

She used to come begging
for an NGO.

Don't worry. Don't be stressed.

Let me look into it.
Excuse me.

No problem. Please give me a call.

-I will solve it.
-Thank you, sir.

-You have my number, right? Okay.
-Yes.

Anything is possible in this city.

Who would have thought that
one day you'd be on our side

and you and me, like this,
together?

You're absolutely right.

Even in my dreams, I only thought
of pulling an encounter on you.

Won't you hug me?

Of course.

-All the best.
-Thank you.

Let's go.

Suhas bhau.

What a googly you've thrown,
Poornima ji.

Thank you.

In just three months,
you forgot who helped whom.

Nobody owes anyone any favours
when it's a give and take.

I have been in this game
longer than you.

You will need my opinion
on a lot of subjects.

Then I will definitely take
your opinion.

You joined hands with me
behind Saheb's back

Now you can't go back to Saheb.

You have to live here
and die here too.

Arvind, the debt-equity ratio
is alarmingly high.

EBITDA is negative.

Earnings Before Interest,
Tax, Depreciation and...

Oh, I know what it means.

It's just that you and I
see things very differently.

What I want to do now is this.

I want to diversify
a high-risk portfolio

so we can double down
on the roles...

Our entire business model
needs to be relooked at.

-Your dad...
-Don't interrupt me.

If you do, then I'll be forced
to interrupt you.

Dad is sitting
at Swami ji's ashram.

I run the show now.

Just like I got the company here
from that boring corporate building,

I'll change everything.

Modern and out of the box.

That's the new Mehka Infra. Yes?

-Yes, sir.
-Good.

Now, tell me.
Why are you so scared?

Very soon, our cash reserves
will be over.

I know.

If we don't get the metro contract,
then we will be bankrupt.

What's that saying?

With great power

comes great responsibility.

Wait a minute. That's...

that's Spider-Man, isn't it?

Himanshu, that's Spider-Man,
isn't it?

Yeah.

Listen, what I mean to say is

the bigger the risk
the bigger the reward.

Arvind, I went to Harvard too.

-If we...
-One sec.

Hold that thought.

Hi.

I hope I didn't keep you waiting.

Yes, Mr. Rohatgi. Please continue.

Today, a grave incident
has rocked Mumbai.

A Bhayandar bridge, which was built
a few years back, collapsed today.

In this bridge collapse,
many have lost their lives and...

This is the 21st century,
and we have bridges collapsing.

If it was in some village,
at least I'd have understood it.

But this is Mumbai.
The richest city in this country.

Which company constructed this?

Mehka Infra.

Did you talk to Raj from BNBC?

Yes, he is reaching here
with his crew.

Basically, you just need
to simply say, sir,

that all the government rules
and regulations

were followed correctly
by Mehka Infra.

Got it.

Sir, the people
are extremely angry,

so you shouldn't go
wearing this suit. It looks...

wealthy and aggressive.

Here is a simple white kurta.

And, sir, please don't mind,
but no cockiness today, please.

Only sympathy and regret.

Sympathy and regret.

And your interview
will end at 5:00,

and you'll be ready
for your event in the evening.

You are a darling, Rekha.
Really, you are.

Thank you.

Sympathy and regret.

Regret. I really regret this, yeah.

Who is responsible for this?

What is the government doing?

Someone will pay for this.

By 9 a.m. tomorrow, I want all
the papers on my desk, Pal ji.

Ma'am, it will take some time.

I want to shift all the wounded
to the best speciality hospital.

All expenses
will be borne by the CM.

Tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., Pal ji.

Yes, ma'am.

Had you seen it,
you would've understood, kaka.

So much blood, so many bodies.

It was horrible.

No, I can't stand
the sight of blood.

This shortcoming of yours
used to anger Baba a lot.

Saheb has had a problem
with many of my shortcomings.

I will write a press statement

so that this accident
doesn't affect the elections.

Thank you.

But you weren't waiting
just to say this to me, right?

No.

Saheb...

What did Baba do?

He's done nothing,
and that's why I'm scared.

We knew from the start what
it meant to cross paths with Baba.

Three months of silence
is gnawing at me.

We shouldn't underestimate Saheb.

There is a huge difference
between underestimating

and worrying unnecessarily, kaka.

I have taken all the precautions.

Baba won't be able to do anything.

Okay.

I'll take a share
from your confidence.

But now it is time for my scotch.

Along with Mr. Javed's Tarkash.

You also go home.

No rest for the wicked.

Hello, Saheb.

Saheb, what brings you here?

Yes, Poornima looks after
everything now.

I had a little time today,
so I came over.

It's really good to see you, Saheb.

Yes.

Open the warehouse.

-I thought you knew, Saheb.
-What?

Poornima ji shifted
all the money a few months ago.

-Thank you.
-It's the engagement today...

Rahul, not today.

Have you seen Dad?

He'll be here.

Look for someone else. Okay?

What, Ma! You chose the girl.

At least the kurta could have been
of my choice.

Arvind, stop complaining.

Okay.

Yeah, we get it.

For heaven's sake,
at least learn to dress properly.

We are in company, okay?

There's your man.

Ma, on with the show.

Here he is.

-Hi.
-Hi.

Hi.

-Aliya.
-Aliya.

-Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you too.

Hey. You look great.

Thank you.

Congratulations, sir.

-Congratulations, sir.
-Thank you.

-Congratulations, uncle.
-Thank you, dear.

-Hi, Arvind.
-Hi.

You are late
for your daughter's engagement too?

Has anyone looked more beautiful
than my daughter?

-So cheesy, Papa!
-Hey.

I do swear in the name of Tanya

that all I speak is the truth
and nothing but the truth.

How many cigarettes
do you smoke in a day?

I won't die. Promise.

I only smoke when I'm stressed.

Bhayandar bridge collapse.

Yeah.

I am just hoping the metro contract
doesn't slip out of our hands.

If that slips out of your hands,
your company will sink.

And along with that
my daughter's happiness.

I won't let that happen.

You will get that contract.

Your job is to keep
my daughter happy.

Everything else is my job.

Approximately 60% of victims have
been shifted from Memorial Hospital

to three different
speciality hospitals.

Sixty-five to City Hospital.
The rest...

The rest will be shifted
before 7 a.m. tomorrow.

To Trivany...

Amazing, Pal ji.

For the first time,
you finished the job before time.

Sometimes it happens, madam.

-Ma'am, Mr. Wasim Khan is here.
-Send him in.

Supervise the rest.
We'll meet tomorrow.

-Of course.
-Thank you.

You called urgently.
Is everything okay?

The supervisor
of Kharghar's warehouse called.

Baba had gone there.

So, the lion came out of his den
after all.

It's so strange, isn't it?

I was just reassuring Gurav kaka

that there's no need
to be afraid of Baba.

But the truth is

the man I made my enemy
is also the one I fear the most.

Baba has a backup
even for a backup plan.

But in the last 25 years,

I have never seen Gaikwad Saheb
so weak.

You are my daughter,

but I will kill you.

We can't take that chance.

If Baba is in need of money...

we need to make sure
that he doesn't get it.

Who knows about our warehouse?

Just you, me and Purushottam.

The guards are new.

They only work for you,
not for Gaikwad Saheb.

Honestly speaking, I don't want
Baba's stolen money.

Let the arrow fly, Poornima ji.
Don't stop it.

In politics, money is power.

And the elections are too close.

I know.

That's why I'm letting this business of
turning black money into white carry on.

We will continue taking
our official commission.

But I've put an end to
the way Baba was stealing money.

-After the elections...
-As soon as you win, burn the money.

I was thinking the same thing.

I'll take your leave.

-Wasim.
-Yes.

How did you feel when you killed
someone for the first time?

I didn't sleep for five days.

How did you handle it?

I told myself
I'm doing the right thing.

Then it became easy.

After that, kill one or 56,
it didn't matter.

I did the right thing, right?

Poornima ji, you tried explaining
things till the last moment.

There was no other way.

I know.

But I still feel I will have to pay
a very heavy price for this.

-Ramnik bhai.
-Saheb!

How are you?

I am fine.

We are meeting here
after a long time.

Yes.

Tell me, Saheb.

How can I serve you?

Poornima won't give
the metro contract to Mehka Infra.

It's possible she might even send
your future son-in-law to jail.

I can use my clout in Delhi
and save him.

If I put some pressure on them,

he may even get the metro contract.

And in return,
what do you want from me?

Cash.

-How much?
-Five hundred.

They are your investments, Saheb.

You can take it back
whenever you want.

No, not from that.
I want it separately.

Five hundred.

This money matter...

Poornima shouldn't know
about it.

We have a long-standing friendship.

I know you will give me
the money.

What will you do with
so much money, Saheb?

It's a...

personal matter, Ramnik.

If I can make this city...

I can also destroy it.

Saheb.

You have lost it.

How much truth there is and isn't
to your old stories

is impossible to tell now.

But whatever you just said...

that is a lie.

You are pathetic.

Your so-called clout in Delhi

cannot help anyone

in Mumbai.

You can't even stand upright
on your own.

One more thing.

For many years,
I have wanted to say this to you

in your own language.

I have decided to fuck you.

And this time...

from the front.

Enjoy your retirement, Saheb.

Anna, no!

No, anna! I won't do it!

No! No... anna! Anna...

-Anna, stop it!
-Anna!

Anna, he stole just Rs. 1,000.

No... No, anna.

-Anna, no...
-Anna, she is here!