City of Dreams (2019–…): Season 2, Episode 8 - The Truce - full transcript

How do I look, Baba?

Those clothes wouldn't look good
even on a loafer.

What are you saying, Baba?

I ordered these from Hong Kong.

This stock isn't even available
in the stores these days.

Come, Baba. Come!

Baba, come!

Saheb, come on.

Come on, Jiten kaka. Come!

What is this?

I'm impressed with your willpower.



Judging by your face,
I thought you'd speak immediately.

The number you've dialled
is switched off.

Please try again later.

Fuck!

-Are you sure?
-A hundred percent.

Earlier, he had come to me
asking for help.

Now, without telling anyone,
he's disappeared.

His phone is switched off too.

And the switched-off message
is in Kannada.

The Hejmadi brothers
have kidnapped him.

But what work would they have
with Purushottam all of a sudden?

Purushottam had told me
that the Hejmadi brothers suspect

that Saheb has been stealing
their money.

But Purushottam's kidnapping means



that they are absolutely sure
about this.

Whatever we do,
we need to do it fast, Poornima ji.

From what I know of Jagan,
he will go completely nuts.

It's a matter of money.

Then it's very easy.

Anna, Poornima Gaikwad has called.

I will tell you how much money
Baba has stolen from you

and where has he kept it.

I will return all your money
with interest.

But nothing should happen
to Purushottam.

Did you hear what I just said?

-I'll return all your money...
-I heard.

I'll think about it.

You've saved Purushottam's life.

Jagan has understood that,
if something happens to Purushottam,

then he'll never get his money.

Grandfather!

Grandfather, I love you. How did you know
that I wanted exactly this?

I thought what would be
the most colourful shoes

that Ashu would like.

I bought those.

Give me your phone.

-Ma'am, you need to sign this.
-Later.

Hi, Amit.

Wrong again.

How long will you
play this game for, Baba?

You do know that
I can take him back with me.

Take him.

Tomorrow he'll come
running back to me again.

What will you do then?

You know that, at this moment,
he'd listen more to me than to you.

What do you want?

I thought you'd never ask.

What do you want now, old man?

Vanished for 14 years and
now I've seen you twice in two days.

God is being so generous with me.

I look like Sanjeev Kumar
from the movie Aandhi, right?

Without you, there will be

No complaints in my life

Your singing hasn't improved
even now.

Nothing has improved for me.

I'm the same moron I was
14 years ago.

-Don't be so hard on yourself, Mahesh.
-Come on.

My entire life, despite listening
to my idealistic principles,

people still considered me a moron.

But I didn't accept it.

I didn't accept it. I believed
that I'd change the world.

But today, for the first time,
I do feel like...

I can't do it.

First, I believed you did me wrong.

Then I believed
Gaikwad kicked me out of the party

because he was afraid of me.

Then I also believed that
he is so forward-thinking

he doesn't believe in casteism.

And after everything that's happened,
when he came to my door,

what did I do? I fell for
his words again, wrong as they were.

I became a part of his game.

-Mahesh...
-I have no idea of how to read people.

So, a fool like me doesn't have
the right to be a leader.

So, before everyone forgets me...

I want to give something
to the people.

I will expose Gaikwad at any cost.

Baba sent me here.

He has my son.
I couldn't refuse him.

Amit believes that I am responsible
for everything.

The separation from Kaushik,
the dispute with Baba.

He has left home and gone to him.

He only listens to him.

What did Gaikwad send you to say?

That I stop you
from going to the press.

I wish the person who tried to kill
that old goat had been successful!

You also think so sometimes, right?

You're not a fool, Mahesh.
You're stubborn.

You can become a leader by being a fool
but never by being stubborn.

That's what I've learned
in the past three months.

Don't lose this opportunity.

Be the leader of RUP.
Forget about Baba.

Forget everyone
who has wronged you.

Do you remember
what we used to say in college?

We'll sit together in the assembly.

Come on.

Let's sit in the assembly.

If I win the election,
you'll sit as the opposition.

If you win the election,
I'll be sitting as the opposition.

Whatever happens...

we can encourage each other
and make this state even greater.

If anyone
can make me do something...

it was always you.

That I know.

Start sloganeering again
from tomorrow morning.

I'll wait.

Poorni.

Had Gaikwad not told you to,
would you not have come?

I would still have come.

I was just gathering the courage
to ask for your forgiveness.

Even I need to ask
for your forgiveness.

I should've trusted you.

What's going on?

Have you started
reading my mind now?

It's obvious.

There is a man called Babar.

He has given me an offer.

If I accept that offer,

then I'll be the MLA for sure.

Then take it.

Nobody gives anything for free.

What does he want?

He wants me to close my eyes
for a few days.

Then close them.

But the police officer inside me
is telling me

he'll create some kind of trouble
in the city for sure.

-Then stop him.
-Why should I stop him?

I'm not a police officer anymore.

If there is some trouble,
it's not my responsibility to stop him.

-I'm not Superman.
-You're not.

-Of course not.
-Nope.

-But still...
-What is it now?

I can't get this matter
out of my head.

Don't get it out.

And if something goes wrong
in my own city?

Dad...

Come, let's do one thing.

I'll be a police officer
one last time.

If I get some evidence, good.

If not, this police officer's story
is over for good.

Story over?

Yes, over. Come on.

Why did you take this?
I had asked for butterscotch. Come.

Get up. Up! I'm just requesting you
to sit at another table.

Hey... this is my uncle's bar.

Sharat, help me.

-Let me call him here.
-Sure. Call him.

He's going to kick your ass.

Of course. Please call your uncle.

Prabhakar likes
to get his ass kicked.

It's 12 already.

Bhai, they'll come.

Bhai, can you say it again? Please.

Your suspicions
were absolutely right, Prabhakar.

The second part too?

First, I thought
you were bullshitting.

But, when Babar gave me
Mushtaq's offer,

I knew something big
was going to happen for sure.

You want me to say something else?

The last part... please.

Well done, Prabhakar.

Wasim Khan the Great.

My ears were longing
to hear praise from you.

-Only a few lucky ones get...
-Are those the boys?

...he's not letting it go.

Forget it, Khalid.
He'll settle down. He's just a kid.

They're Babar's boys.

-Calm down. Don't overact.
-All right.

Come on, sit.

Do you understand?

-Khalid...
-You must drink.

He'll learn.

Which areas are you assigned to?

Dongarwadi.

After this job, we are going to have
the best time of our lives in Bangkok.

Full-on partying!
Are you understanding?

And we'll teach his Mustafa
how to bat.

Look at him. He's a kid.

Yes.

See you.

-That was Khalid, right?
-Yes.

You were with Khalid again today?

-It's all right, Mother.
-You're coming home late every day.

It's nothing. Later.

If your father was alive, perhaps
you would have listened to him.

-I mean, I've lost, right?
-Mother, tomorrow.

Salaam Alaikum.

Wa Alaikum Salaam.

I'm Inspector Wasim Khan.

No, you're contesting the election
from Byculla, right?

You recognised me?

-Yes.
-I see.

Did Rashid cause some trouble?

No, not yet.

And I want it to stay like that.

It's my fault.
I got him to drop out of school.

He was good at academics.

But I wasn't able to afford
his schooling after his father died.

Can I talk to him?

-Sure.
-Call him, please.

Yes.

Rashid!

-Rashid.
-Yes, Mother?

This is the MLA, Wasim Khan.

If God wills, I will be soon.

-Salaam Alaikum.
-Wa Alaikum Salaam.

Can we talk for two minutes?

-Hmm?
-Yes.

-Is everything all right?
-Yes.

How old are you?

Look, don't lie to me.
I used to be in the police.

Eighteen.

Eighteen.

At this moment, I haven't come here
as a policeman or a politician.

Nothing comes for free.
Do you want our votes?

Really? You have this much sense?

Then, boy, why are you going
to do something that is wrong?

I'm young, so everyone is
always giving me advice.

No, no, I'm not giving you advice.
I'm trying to make you understand.

See, Rashid, I don't know
what's going on with you.

But this scene...
I've seen this scene many times.

An asshole's wrong advice

veers a good boy's life
towards the wrong path forever.

It's not like how you think it is.

All right.

Your mother was saying
your schooling stopped.

I can get you
a government scholarship.

Thank you for your help.

But I don't need another father.

Can I go home?

Listen, listen, listen.

I was also very young
when my father passed away.

If it wasn't for my mother,
I would have gotten lost too, son.

What I'm saying,
just think about it...

with a cool mind.

How old were you
when you started smoking?

Ten.

Wow.

Do you want to try?

You're just like your uncle.

Amit!

What are you doing, Ashu?

I'm meeting my nephew.

Get out of here.

Mom, please. I love Ashu uncle.

Ashu, leave!

You looked at me just like this
when I was dying, right?

Ashu...

Don't think I'm out of your life.

I won't leave you.

What do you want?

I'll take it
without saying a thing.

-Good night, nephew.
-Good night, uncle.

Check can happen with one move.

Think.

What, Grandfather?
This is such a boring game.

Look carefully.

Poornima.

Come.

Amit, Am...

I've done your work. Mahesh won't say
anything to the press.

-Okay.
-Can I take my son now?

When did I stop you?

You know what I mean. Call him.

Amit.

Your mother has come
to take you back.

I don't want to go, Grandfather.

Amit, I know you're angry with me.

I'll try
to make everything all right.

Please come home with me.

You can visit Grandfather
anytime you want.

-All I'm saying is...
-Or I stay here,

and, when I feel like it,
I'll visit you.

Okay, Mom?

Grandfather,
I'm going to watch a movie.

-Take me along with you.
-Of course.

I'll just change now.

Am...

I was the one
who always won at chess.

Anna, I know you're furious.

But I beg of you.
Please don't do this.

Gaikwad's daughter called us directly
for the accountant.

She's ready to give us
all the money we want.

You've sat here and built
a huge empire all by yourself.

Don't leave
the safety of Hejamadi, Anna.

You know my rules.

Whoever stole my money,

I need to look into their eyes.

She didn't steal the money.
Gaikwad stole it!

She's lying.

They're from the same family.

Anna, I'll bring you proof.

Tell Poornima...

Jagan is coming to Mumbai.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

Please. Please.

Excuse me, please.

Sir, please.

-I'm sor...
-I'm...

Go ahead.

No, you speak.

I'm sorry
I cut your call the other day.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you
about Mahesh.

Actually, your Baba should be
saying sorry to you.

Baba and "sorry"
don't know each other.

Then get them to meet.

I'm shocked at myself, Poornima.

I was never able to understand you.

After watching your debate,
I'm sure you were born for this.

Thank you.

But it's not easy.

Yet you still wake up every day
wanting to do this.

But I won't be able to.

You mean...

Yeah.

Come on, Poornima.
We were never in love.

At least, you never loved me.

Of course I felt bad.

But I'm a boring family man.

I was just playing the part
of a happy husband.

But staying away from you,
I understood...

that I was being unfair to myself.

We have given this marriage
13 years, Poornima.

And I'm not angry.
It's just that...

I can't play that part again.

I'm done.

What now?

Let's apply for divorce.

Relax. After the elections.

That will be best for everyone.

Especially for Amit.

Kaushik, I need an urgent favour.

Amit left home
and has gone to Baba.

He's staying with him.

Since when?

It's been a few days.

Keep our son...

away from that wolf.

That's quite a heavy word.

-I thought your Baba...
-A lot has happened, Kaushik.

I'll explain it to you
some other day.

If Amit doesn't want to stay
with me...

I don't have any problem.

He can stay with you.

You're a better parent.
You'll bring him up well.

That's a big compliment. Thank you.

And I want a favour from you too.

Whatever you say.

Get these reporters out of here.

You know how I hate attention.

I have an easy way to do that.

Stand close to each other.
Close, close, close.

Smile, smile!

The prediction poll results are out,
and it is as everyone predicted.

MJS party is in the lead with 63%,

and RUP is quite behind
with just 31%.

Madam,

he's not going to come back.

Both of us know that.

The hospital had called saying

that Prabhu ji is absolutely fine now.

Should we...

He spoke to me personally.
That's why I asked.

Vibha ji, good morning.

Friends, good morning.

Come on, let's get to work.

Deshpande ji, tell us.
Where and when is our first rally?

Hello, dudes and dudettes. I'm going
to IMAX today to watch Transformers.

Guess who I am going with.

Amit Rao Maratha signing off.

Hello.

I don't know how you managed it.

By the way,
there's one more shock left.

I'll be waiting.

Yes, Ramnik bhai.

You have saved your decision
for the last day.

I'm offering my friendship again.
Accept it.

All your problems will go away.

You know my answer.

I love the photo. Not that.

I'm talking about the photo
of you and Kaushik.

Poornima, do as I say.

Because the photo I have

won't look good
next to your photo with Kaushik.

-Okay.
-Sit, sit, sit.

What is this?

You'll see. Come, sit.

It's all your favourites.

What are we celebrating?

-First, sake.
-Okay.

Sake and a...

toast.

Okay. For?

I got the metro contract.

-Wow.
-Yeah.

-Congratulations.
-Thank you.

Now watch how I change this city.

You're with me.

That was actually romantic.

I'm trying.

I have a question
that's been bothering me.

So, why are you letting it
bother you? Ask.

Do you remember Rahul?
My team member.

Yeah.

He thinks you are responsible
for the bridge collapse.

He's not the only one
who thinks that.

-Are you...
-Seriously, Tanya?

Do we have to talk about it here?

Now? It's a celebration dinner.

Arvind, just tell me once
that you're not responsible.

I won't ask you again.

I'm not.

Okay.

Anyway, Tanya, you need to explain
to your Rahul

that being responsible or not...

nothing is that simple, right?

I mean, when you run a business,
you have to make some decisions

and nobody knows how those decisions
will affect people later.

The real and only answer always is...

it's complicated.

It's complicated.

The one who's hiding something
gives such a long-winded explanation.

Are you trying to say that you knew
the bridge was going to fall?

No, I never said that, Tanya.

So, you're saying
someone else knew about it?

Jesus, will you fucking stop with
the cross-examination already?

Sorry.

I'm sorry, okay? I just...

I just don't like
this version of Tanya. That's all.

Bad luck.

We made
some structural compromises.

I approved them.

-But I didn't know that...
-You lied to me.

-No, that's not true.
-You said "no" twice.

How did you get saved?

I don't know.

But your dad definitely knows.

I know my dad, Arvind.
He might be a ruthless businessman,

but he's not a killer.

Tanya. Tanya, Tanya, wait.

Come on, is this the reward
I get for telling the truth?

You have blood
on your hands, Arvind.

How do you sleep at night?

No, Tanya, it's not...

Don't touch me, Arvind.

I can still live with a man
who sleeps around after marriage.

But with a murderer...
No, Arvind.

-Never ever.
-Tanya... Tanya, come on.

Tanya, no.

Whoa... Tanya...

Down with Mehka Infra!
Down with Mehka Infra!

-Down with Mehka Infra!
-Down with Mehka Infra!

The CM's office has announced

that the Mumbai Metro project's
foundation stone

will be placed in Byculla
on the 27th of May.

There's nothing
to be happy about here!

Mehka Infra has got the contract
for the metro construction.

Yes, the same Mehka Infra

whose Bhayandar bridge collapsed
and thousands of people...

How did Mehka Infra
get such a huge contract

from the CM's office once again?

How?

How?

Dad?

What happened, dear?

When you don't speak,
I get really scared.

I get stressed, dear.

You knew that the bridge collapsed
because of Arvind.

But you saved him anyway.

Did he say that?

Whoever said it, Papa,
how does it matter?

People died. More than a hundred.

People have been telling me
since my childhood

that Ramnik bhai
is extremely ruthless,

that once he's decided something,
he achieves it at any cost.

Right or wrong
means nothing to him.

Till today, I never believed
those things, Papa.

But today, I feel like...

Like your papa
is a ruthless businessman?

Who kills people
and makes his money.

Your papa isn't like that.

Yes, I manipulate people
and take advantage of them.

I bribe the government.

I evade taxes. Yes, I agree.
I accept it.

But your papa doesn't make
structural compromises

that causes a bridge to collapse
and kills innocent people.

That's the difference
between Arvind and me.

Saving someone who has killed people
isn't wrong?

When you're with Arvind...

you look very happy.

I can do anything to see you happy.

You think I'm that desperate
to get married, right, Papa?

You think that, just because of
his looks, I'll forget right and wrong?

You should be ashamed, Papa.

You think, just because I'm fat,
I don't have any self-esteem?

I'm sorry, dear.

Dad, you don't need to save
a killer.

Definitely don't do it for me.

I've returned the ring to Arvind.

What?

Now, tell me.

Arvind didn't even go to jail.

He got the metro contract as well.

What did you do?

Papa, I will leave.

I will leave, Dad.
Not just from home, I'll leave.

Sit down.

This kind of threat
isn't right, dear.

Poornima Gaikwad is a lesbian.

I have a photo of her with a girl.

Are you blackmailing her, Papa?

What difference does it make
if she's a lesbian?

Dad, you won't blackmail Poornima
after today.

On one condition.

My child will never talk about
leaving me again.

For this love,
I am ready to lose anything.

There is a change in the plan.

Shambhu, your area in Dahisar
will be the same.

Babar, your area has changed now.

Your people
are going to attack Byculla.

But, sir, I have stored the weapons
and the petrol in Borivali.

Don't worry. I've found
some new houses in Byculla.

Shift the weapons over there.

All right.

These are the new maps
and the voters' list.

In this area of Byculla East,

the CM will place the metro
foundation stone at 10 a.m.

Babar, your people will start rioting
in this nearby area.

There will be less security there

as everyone will be busy
with the CM's event.

Your people will start attacking
at 9 a.m.

So that the press leaves
the CM's event and comes to our event.

Correct.

Clear?

See you, sir.

-Sir.
-Tell me.

The job is done.