NCB - DRUG STORY
Created by Atul Sabharwal
Produced by Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd.
Episode 1 Screenplay and Dialogues by Atul Sabharwal
Draft date: 27.09.2007 revisions: 07.02.2009 Blue
FADE IN: YRF Logo
FADE OUT: EXT. BADEMIYAN BARBECUE JOINT. -- NIGHT
Usual hob-nob of the people that one sees at a late night eatery. There are locals and then there are tourists who hang in the back alleys of Taj Mahal hotel - a mix of Arabs, Africans and Chinese. A YOUNG BOY of about 23 makes his way past all the customers awaiting their orders and walks up to an expensive Indian car. His name is RAJESH as we will soon hear.
As he opens the car door -INT. CAR. -- NIGHT Rajesh sits and rests the food packet on the dashboard. In his other hand he is holding the lose change that he hands to the MAN in the driving seat. RAJESH Yes baaki paise pa ise... ...
WASIM ANSARI, of about same age as Rajesh, looks soft but talks tough. If you passed him on the street on any other day he would look like a sweet boy-next-door takes. And in fact he is. He pockets and the money and puts the car in gear. WASIM
Chatni zyada dalvayi... RAJESH Haan dalvayi... WASIM
(smiles) Zubeida bhabhi ko chatni khane ka bahut shauk hai...
RAJESH Aur Naved bhai ko banane ka...hum dono ki bann jayegi agar unhe is delivery ka pata laga... EXT. COLABA STREETS -- NIGHT
The car drives past the empty lanes of Colaba and heads north. WASIM (V.O.) Bhai ko pata lagega tab na...
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RAJESH
(V.O.)
Aur pata lag gaya toh?
INT. CAR. -- NIGHT Wasim looks out of the window, gauging the night traffic. WASIM Jab tak pata lagega tab tak delivery ho chuki hogi. Bhai bundle dekhenge to aadha gussa wahin kam ho jayega.
RAJESH Aur nahin hua toh? WASIM
(smiles again) Nahin hua toh tujhe bachana mera kaam.
RAJESH (chuckles innocently) Mujhe toh waise bhi hamesha tu hi bachata hai. EXT. OUTSIDE A MOTEL. ALTAMOUNT ROAD -- NIGHT Wasim's car drives past a motel. INT. CAR -- NIGHT WASIM Dekh koi paandu log hai kya?
Rajesh looks out of the window. RAJESH Lagta toh nahin bhai.
Wasim stops the car a little away from the motel. Wasim hands it to Rajesh. WASIM
Room number 201. Lene wala gora hai. Reception par John ke naam se pooch lena. RAJESH Payment kitna lena hai? WASIM
Woh advance mein aa gaya hai. Gora peele t-shirt mein hoga. Umar 35. Bag seat ke neeche hai. A BLACK HANDBAG is removed from the bottom of the passenger seat. Rajesh opens the zip and takes one last look at the contents. HEROIN. Smells it.
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His eyes get wide with appreciation. WASIM (CONT'D) (smiles) A-1 hai.
Rajesh gives one last nervous look to Wasim. as if saying "everything will be fine." Rajesh opens the car door. behind.
Wasim nods
Leaves, shutting the door
Wasim sees Rajesh in the rearview mirror as he walks to the motel. EXT. OUTSIDE A MOTEL. ALTAMOUNT ROAD. ANOTHER ANGLE -NIGHT
A FEW SILHOUETTES in an IDLING CAR see Rajesh getting off the car and entering the motel. SILHOUETTE 1 Aaj nikla hai pyada - ye pit gaya toh badshah hil jayega.
SUDDENLY Rajesh comes running out with the bag still in his hand. He screams at Wasim. Wasim starts the car and puts it in gear. THIS CAR starts from here. A FEW MEN emerge from the motel, running behind Rajesh. Rajesh gets into the car. Wasim presses accelerator. ANOTHER CAR blocks the end of the street while this car moves behind Wasim's car. Wasim is trapped. Men leap out of both the vehicles towards Wasim's car. The others who were chasing Rajesh open the door of Wasim's car. Rajesh is dragged out from one side. Wasim from another. Quickly. They're both thrown into one of the cars and the door is shut. FADE OUT: Opening credits begin with music. A 30 sec V.O. announces brief facts about Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Opening Credits end FADE IN: INT. NCB BOMBAY OFFICE. ZONAL DIRECTOR'S ROOM -- MORNING Simple office. One main working table with three revolving chairs around and one tea table in a corner accompanied by two small sofas. People seated around are dressed equally simply - pants and shirts. We will introduce them as we move along.
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ZONAL DIRECTOR (ZD) KRISHNAN is 38, A man with moustache and an air that an IRS pass out has. He seems polite and calm in his approach. ZD KRISHNAN Ah. Yes. There are certain issues I need to clear. In fact aaj Headquarters se phone aaya tha abhi.
(turn his diary around) Tumhare attitude se yahan sabko problem hai. He is directly addressing the only female Investigating Officer (IO) of NCB Bombay - BRINDA SAWHNEY - 29, bright and good looking. To her detractors she seems to radiate a sense a entitlement. She doesn't take criticism well and shows an arrogant streak at odd times. All the right ingredients for an officer. All the wrong ingredients when the officer happens to be a woman. BRINDA Aur kaam se kisi ko khushi nahin hai.
KRISHNAN Kaam yahan sab karte hain.
BRINDA Lekin mere kaam mein Mukherjee sahab taang ada rahe the. Inhone
Medichem Ltd. ko unwarranted advise di mere summons ke against. SHYAMLAL MUKHERJEE, 35 and politic, is also an IO with NCB, Bombay. MUKHERJEE Dekhi sir aapne inki language.
KRISHNAN Tum yahan aath mahinon se ho Mukherjee yahan chaar saloon se hai.
BRINDA Yehi toh Mukherjee sahab ko bura lagta hai - mujhe aath mahino mein hi Acetic Anyhydrite charge mil gaya. Jo charge mere aane se pehle Mukherjee sahab ke paas tha. Krishnan smiles and looks sideways at Superintendent USMAAN ALI MALIK MA LIK. .
Usmaan is 42 and has been catching criminals all his adult life and is equally at home in the courts and on the streets. A methodical and meticulous veteran believes in keeping copious files, exhuming old crimes and sparking new inquiries.
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He patiently wears the criminals down like water wears down a rock Usmaan do not shares a smile with Krishnan, but instead nods politely. Krishnan looks back at Brinda. KRISHNAN Medichem Ltd. walon ne harrassment ka complaint kiya. Direct to Delhi. Tumhe apni safai mein kuch kehna hai?
BRINDA (flatly) Mujhe field intelligence mila tha ki Medichem Ltd. is diverting
Acetic Anhydrite chemical to drug traffickers of Madhya Pradesh. (looks at Mukherjee) Maine unka stock check kiya. Jo tally nahin hua. Isiliye maine summon issue kiya tha - unhe yahan aake explain karne ke liye. Lekin jab unka manager yahan aaya tab Mukherjee sahab ne unke saamne mujhe kaha ki mujhe summon issue nahin karna chahiye tha. MUKHERJEE Brindaji jhoot bol rahi hain sir. BRINDA Sach boloon.
INT. CAR -- MORNING Talking to each other are two men, but there eyes are trained at something across the windscreen. WE HEAR sea waves and gulls faintly. KARTIK Kya lagta hai? bach payegi? MAHENDRA Aise kaam karegi toh kaise bachegi. The first one to speak is KARTIK SHARMA, 32, an IO with NCB, Bombay who hates turf building and credit grabbing that are part of any bureaucracy. He refuses to play politics and humor those who do. KARTIK Tujhe ab bhi uspe shak hai?
MAHENDRA (shakes his head) Information pakki hai - uski kartooton ki. The man replying is MAHENDRA, 30. NCB, Bombay.
He too is an IO with
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The man is ideally suited to be a street cop. A giant of a man, broad shouldered and washboard trim, he projected confidence that he could handle himself in any situation. He must have grown up as a sullen kid full of pent up anger who had had to fight for respect on a daily basis. KARTIK Kabhi-kabhi main samajh nahin paata - tu itni khaar kyun khata hai us-se.
Mahendra looks at Kartik. A fog horn blows from a ferry somewhere in the background. MAHENDRA Kiski baat kar raha hai?
KARTIK Brinda ki - aaj ki inquiry ki kyun?
MAHENDRA Mujhe laga uski baat kar raha hai jiske inetzaar mein hum yahan baithe hain.
KARTIK Uski kya baat karni. Hum pakad lenge.
Woh aayegi.
Mahendra looks back at where he was looking. P.O.V. FERRY WHARF AND ARABIAN SEA ACROSS -- MORNING
A ferry slowly cruises up the harbour. MAHENDRA
(O.S.)
Brinda ki bhi kya baat karni. Kal jaati hai - aaj jaye - meri bala se.
ANGLE ON Windscreen: Reflection of waterfront and the ferry. SHIFT FOCUS to see Mahendra and Kartik's face behind the windscreen. The car door opens. Mahendra gets down and closes the door. Kartik turns the car and drives away. Mahendra walks along the harbour past the crowd on the wharf. EXT. FERRY WHARF. ANOTHER SIDE -- MORNING Kartik slowly drives the car. He adjusts his sideview mirror and sees Mahendra walking away. He parks the car at a specific spot from where he can see the reflection of the water front in his rearview mirror. The ferry has come to the harbour.
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EXT. FERRY WHARF. ANOTHER SIDE -- CONTINUOUS A MAN throws a rope on the harbour. ANOTHER MAN ties it to a hook. It looks like a commercial boat with stuff loaded on it. The workers on the boat are a mix of locals and Africans totaling about 6. The boat is loaded with 10-12 boxes. Mahendra moves into a position from where he can see the disembarking workers. There's AN AFRICAN WOMAN along with AN AFRICAN BOY of about 19. The woman seems to be the supervisor. Kartik sees the disembarking workers in his sideview mirror. One of the workers gets off the ferry and looks around. Mahendra gives a signal to Kartik as the men start unloading the stuff. Kartik catches the signal in the reflection and gets off the car. Mahendra starts walking towards the ferry as he sees Kartik getting off the car. Kartik jumps on to a harboured boat, then jumps on to another and another. He's hopping towards the ferry too. Mahendra hooks a cigarette in his mouth and walks up to one of the African workers. He pats the man on the shoulder. The man looks at Mahendra. Mahendra makes a sign 'light?' The man takes out a matchbox from his pocket and holds it out for Mahendra. Mahendra snaps handcuffs on the man's wrist. And before the man could react Mahendra snaps the other end of the cuffs into the hook where rope is tied. There is a slight panic in the crowd as they notice it. The other workers think of reacting but next thing they see is the African woman screaming. Kartik has jumped on to the ferry and has handcuffed her. He puts the other end of the cuffs on to the young boy. The remaining three break into a run. Mahendra leaps on top of one of them and throws him onto the ground. KARTIK (calling out) Mahendra! Mahendra looks at Kartik. Kartik throws another pairs of handcuffs at him. Mahendra catches the handcuffs and pulling the guys arm behind, he snaps it around his wrist. He then gets up and starts running after the other two.
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They've ran quite away from where Mahendra is. Mahendra breaks his run and goes into a different direction. He jumps across the railing. The two workers run towards the gate that leads to the exit from the Ferry Wharf towards main road. They desperately look behind. They don't see Mahendra on their trail. EXT. FERRY WHARF. ANOTHER SIDE -- CONTINUOUS Mahendra opens the car door. Kartik has left the key into ignition. Mahendra starts the car instantly and whoosh he goes to the exit. As he drives out of the spot into the open he sees The two men come running out. Mahendra brakes the car right in front of them and opens the door immediately. The car door hits one of the running men in his face. The man falls. The other runs. Mahendra gets out of the car and jumps over the bonnet. He starts chasing the running man. The man runs a away faster. Within his run Mahendra picks up a heavy iron rod from an idling boat. He throws it with the full force at the running man. Bulls eye.
The man falls flat on his face.
INT. NCB BOMBAY OFFICE. ZONAL DIRECTOR'S ROOM -- DAY Usmaan's eyes dart back and forth on the faces around. KRISHNAN (O.S.) Tumne Usmaan sahab ko inform kiya tha summons ke baare mein? BRINDA (O.S.) Karne waali thi sir. Uss Manager ka statement record karne ke baad. Krishnan looks at Usmaan. Brinda looks at Usmaan. nervously.
Serious. Mukherjee's eyes move around
KRISHNAN Matlab summones issue larne se pehle inform nahin kiya tha. BRINDA Agar main zyada wait karti toh Acetic Anydrite ka stock unki factory se nikal jaata.
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KRISHNAN Usmaan sahab - aap kuch kahen? What's your opinion? USMAAN Aapne jab Brinda ko AA charge diya tha - tab aapne kaha tha ki iski saari dealing aapke aur Brinda ke beech direct rahegi. KRISHNAN Kaha tha - par mera yeh matlab nahin tha ki department mein koi aur apni opinion nahi de sakta. Agar Mukerjee ne Brinda ko Medichem ke summons ke baare mein guide karne ki koshish ki toh kya galat kiya.
Brinda gives a helpless look to Usmaan. reveals nothing.
Usmaan's face
BRINDA (to Krishnan) Mukherjee sahab toh mujhe apne bedroom ki taraf guide kar rahe the.
KRISHNAN What?
MUKHERJEE Jhoot...
USMAAN Sach hai sir - unfortunately. KRISHNAN Aapko pata tha iss baare mein?
Usmaan nods. KRISHNAN (CONT'D) (to Mukherjee) Toh isiliye tumne Brinda ke against iss matter mein complain ki thi. (to Brinda) Tumne mujhe complaint kyun nahin kiya?
USMAAN Maine mana kiya tha sir. Khamkhan department ka naam kharab hota. KRISHNAN Ab karna chahti ho? Brinda looks at Usmaan and then shakes her head 'no.' Krishnan looks at Mukherjee, the latter mumbles something inaudible.
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KRISHNAN (CONT'D) (to Usmaan) Aur bina official complaint ke main kya action loon? Usmaan is quiet. So is Brinda. Krishnan leans back, resting himself against the comfort of the sofa cushion. KRISHNAN (CONT'D) Theek hai then - mere paas jis matter ka complaint hai main usse deal karta hoon. (to Brinda) Main AA Charge tumse le raha hoon. You showed no regard for the paperwork. Summons issue karne se pehle inform na karke tumne laparvahi ki. Brinda's face is stone. with Krishnan's.
Her eyes are directly interlocked
KRISHNAN (CONT'D) Till further inquiry you can continue with your regular IO duties. Brinda nods. BRINDA Yes sir. INT. NCB BOMBAY. MAIN HALL -- DAY The main hall gives us an idea about the building outside an Old Victorian structure somewhere in Ballard Pier. On the inside it's a huge hall with high ceiling and bare minimum furniture - six seven cheap working desks and chairs, around same number of steel cupboards and no piles of files around. In the middle of a hall, a room has been made by wooden partitions - the Superintendent's cabin. And in a far end of the hall there is another room - Y Cell. We are somewhere on the third floor. The huge iron gate is unlocked by the sentry to let Mahendra and Kartik in. They have brought the fresh arrests four workers along with the African woman and the 19 year old African boy. After they enter, the sentry locks the gate while Mahendra and Kartik walk into the main hall along with the arrested culprits. From Zonal Director's room Brinda walks out furiously. Mahendra eyes catch her first and then Kartik's follow.
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MAHENDRA (calling out) Miss Malabar Hill. Brinda stops midway and looks at Mahendra. Notices the people they have brought in, including a woman and a few packs of Cocaine. Brinda walks up to them. MAHENDRA (CONT'D) (hiding his grin) Meet Miss Lily urf Tina urf... KARTIK Julie...
MAHENDRA Jul... Mahendra gives a look to Kartik. hide his smile.
Kartik looks away to
MAHENDRA (CONT'D) (suddenly sobered; to Brinda) 30 kilo Charlie kahin chupaya hua hai inhone. 3-4 packet mile hain. Baaki kahan hai poochna hai. Brinda nods.
Mahendra looks at the African woman.
MAHENDRA (CONT'D) (to woman) You - she. Ladies only talk. Ok!
Before the African could even try to decipher Mahendra's English, Brinda grabs her arm and leads her to INT. INTERROGATION ROOM -- DAY The African Woman sits on a stool. At the opposite end of the table sits the young boy. Mahendra hovers over boy's head, making him nervous. Brinda is sitting next to the woman on a stool. BRINDA What is your real name? AFRICAN WOMAN Lily.
BRINDA Why do they call you Lily? AFRICAN WOMAN My mother's house in Nigeria had a Lily bush. I got that name as a kid.
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MAHENDRA Iski autobiography nahin - ye pooch maal kahan hai. The woman looks nervously at Mahendra. on the verge of violence.
He looks bordering
BRINDA (not distracted) What is your real name? Brinda's voice pulls the woman's eyes back to her, away from Mahendra. AFRICAN WOMAN Lily Rosa...
Mahendra violently slaps the boy. The boy starts sobbing. The woman tries to reach the boy, Brinda plus her back firmly and makes her sit again. BRINDA Are you employed Lily? MAHENDRA Kitaab likhni hai kya iski life pe?
AFRICAN WOMAN (sobbing) No. I used to work as a waitress. BRINDA What kind of food you used to cook?
Mahendra kicks the stool. starts to cry.
The boy falls on the floor and
BRINDA (CONT'D) (it Mahendra) Will you stop it? MAHENDRA Arre you stop. Maal kahin ka kahin chala jayega itni der mein. INT. NCB BOMBAY. MAIN HALL -- DAY Usmaan comes out of Krishnan's cabin. He sees Kartik. As Kartik sees Usmaan he straightens his posture. USMAAN Kya hua?
Mili?
KARTIK 30 kilo ki khabar
Haan sir. confirm hai. hai.
Abhi toh yeh mila
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Kartik points at the Cocaine packets that he was in the middle of recording and sealing. KARTIK (CONT'D) Baaki batayegi. USMAAN Mahedra question kar raha hai? Kartik nods. Good.
USMAAN (CONT'D) Brinda ko dekha?
KARTIK (bit surprised at the question) Andar hai. Mahendra ke saath. Uss aurat ko wohi interrogate kar rahi hai.
USMAAN Oh!
KARTIK Kya hua sir?
USMAAN Bad timing. ZD just took the AA Charge from her. INT. INTERROGATION ROOM -- DAY The boy is back on the stool, crying. At the opposite end of the table Brinda leans closer to the woman. BRINDA We want to know where the drugs are?
AFRICAN WOMAN (sobbing) What makes you think that I know anything BRINDA Some people told us. AFRICAN WOMAN (sobbing) Like who? MAHENDRA Interrogation iska ho raha hai ki hamara? BRINDA (to woman) We can't tell you that.
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AFRICAN WOMAN Let my brother go first. BRINDA We can't. We have evidence against both of you. If you have any knowledge now is the time to give it to us. AFRICAN WOMAN Give me guarantee that you will let my brother go if I told you something. MAHENDRA Teri toh...
Mahendra walks towards the woman in a threatening manner about to grab her arm. BRINDA Mahendra! She stops Mahendra hand. She look him directly in the eye.
He looks too.
MAHENDRA Main jaanta hoon ki ye consignment ke baare mein jaanti hai.
BRINDA Toh kya - iss aurat pe haath uthoge tum? Beat.
MAHENDRA Crime aur police - dono mardon ki field hain. Aurtein ghusengi toh pitengi. Ye aurton ko ghusne se pehle samajh lena chahiye. They are both staring at each other. The Africans have stopped crying and are staring at the two of them. Brinda turns away and walks out of the room. Mahendra wipes the sweat off his brow. He goes and sits down next to the boy. The boy shrinks. MAHENDRA (CONT'D) (softly) Paani piyega?
Water?
Haan?
INT. NCB BOMBAY. MAIN HALL -- DAY Brinda walks down to the main door. Usmaan from his cabin and Kartik from his desk notice her. The sentry opens the gate for her. and Kartik exchange looks.
She is out.
Usmaan
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Usmaan gets out of his cabin and walks to one of the windows. P.O.V. STREET BELOW -- DAY
Brinda is getting into her car. Usmaan turns away from window. The door opens and Mahendra steps out of the interrogation room. MAHENDRA Consignment ka pata chal gaya sir.
Usmaan nods. USMAAN Us-se zyada chot toh nahin?
MAHENDRA Nahin sir. Chal-phir raha hai. Aap kaho toh hansne ko boloon usse.
Usmaan puts on a smile and walks away. EXT. MARINE DRIVE. -- LATER Brinda gets off her car. Slams the door shut and sits on the bonnet. Her one leg on the road and another propped on the mudguard. Framed against the calm sea and relatively empty promenade she seems quite in contrast. A peanut vendor walks up to her.
PEANUT VENDOR Seeng madam?
BRINDA (pissed) Gaye ke hain ya bhains ke?
PEANUT VENDOR Gadhe ke sar ke hain. Khane hain -
paanch rupaye mein? BRINDA Khila bhi sakti hoon.
Khayega?
She says giving a look to the vendor. face as if saying 'asshole.' Brinda's mobile phone beeps. The vendor exits.
The vendor makes a
It draws her attention.
BRINDA (CONT'D) (on phone) Yes sir.
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USMAAN'S VOICE Kahan ho? Beat.
BRINDA (on phone) Marine Drive sir. USMAAN'S VOICE Main aa raha hoon. Beat.
BRINDA Ji.
The call gets cut. Brinda replaces the phone in her pocket and walks up to the edge, looking over at Arabian Sea. KARTIK
(V.O.)
Agar uska tareeka pasand nahin toh bulaya hi kyun tha Brinda ko? INT. PRABHAT SHIP REPAIRERS -- DAY
Welders are cutting open the bottom of a boat. Sparks fly. Mahendra and Kartik are seen in the background. MAHENDRA Uske tareekon ke liye nahin bulaya tha us-se. Supreme Court ne majboor kar rakha hai - female criminals ke liye female officers isliye bulaya tha. Aur upar se Usmaan sahab ne alga sar chada rakha hai madam ko.
Kartik looks at Mahendra. KARTIK Tune sach mein usko yeh bola ki underworld aur police mardon ki field hai. MAHENDRA Haan. Main kya darta hoon us-se.
KARTIK Nahin.
Bas yeh kabhi Julie ke
saamne mat bolna bo lna. . Mahendra almost jumps.
This seems to be an itching nerve.
MAHENDRA Tu phir...subah bhi tune... KARTIK (changing topic) Woh dekh... ho gaya almost...
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The welding torch goes off. The workers start breaking the metal with cutters and hammers. Mahendra moves closer to take a look. Kartik steps up behind him. The metal cracks. Concealed neatly in the hull are packs of cut Columbian cocaine. All 30 kilos of it. Mahendra claps his hands excitedly and then lifts up a pack and holds it out for Kartik to see. MAHENDRA Dikha diya partner. KARTIK (smiles) Ab court mein dekhte hain kya hota hai..
MAHENDRA Court mein kya hoga - Miss Lily aur uske saathi sab jayenge Arthur Road.
Kartik nods. KARTIK Brinda ke chale jaane ke pehle uske sign liye the na - panchname pe.
This wipes off Mahendra's smile. He drops the pack where he picked it from and shakes his head 'no.' KARTIK (CONT'D) Toh phir defense lawyer sabse pehle panchnama dekhega aur bolega ki Lily ki questioning mein koi lady officer present nahin thi. Mahendra, looking down, nods 'yes.' KARTIK (CONT'D) Isliye Brinda ke sign lene zaroori hain...
Mahendra nods 'yes.' KARTIK (CONT'D) Aur uske liye Brinda ko 'sorry' bolna bhi zaroori hai... Mahendra nods 'yes.' KARTIK (CONT'D) (nods) Good.
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EXT. MARINE DRIVE. -- LATER Brinda is standing by the promenade. Usmaan gets off his car and shuts the door. They both look at each other. Usmaan smiles. USMAAN Achcha hua tum zyada aagey nahin nikal gayi - varna pakadna mushkil ho jaata.
She walks up to him.
He walks up to her. USMAAN (CONT'D)
Gussa thanda hua?
He seems more like an elder now and not superintendent and she seems more like a child and not an officer. Once in a while we will see this side of her. She lowers her head shakes 'no.' USMAAN (CONT'D) Kuch khaya?
She nods 'yes' and then takes out some peanuts wrapped in a paper from her pocket. BRINDA Bhook lagi thi aur mungfali wala baar-baar aa raha tha. Mujhse...raha nahi gaya...
USMAAN Bhook toh mujhe bhi lagi hai saath lunch karen?
She smiles and nods. INT. JAZZ BY THE BAY -- AFTERNOON The conversation happens over lunch. BRINDA ...Problem yeh hai sir ki hum log paperwork mein phanse reh jaate hain aur criminals apna kaam karke nikal jaate hain...unhe files nahin banani padti na.. USMAAN Toh tum bhi koi gang join kar lo...NCB chodd ke.. Brinda looks down. USMAAN (CONT'D) Drugs - karodon ka business hai. (MORE)
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USMAAN (CONT'D) Upar se lekar neeche tak log involved hain - kuch countries ki toh poori economy ispe chati hai aur kuch countries jaise Pakistan unke yahan pal rahe terrorist groups ko drug smuggling se kamaye paison se fund karte hain. BRINDA Itna mushkil hai isiliye toh NCB join kiya hai maine. USMAAN Jitna mushkil tum samajhti ho utna nahin hai...
Brinda looks at Usmaan. USMAAN (CONT'D) ...Us-se kahin zyada hai. Beat.
USMAAN (CONT'D) Gangsters aur unke political connections pehle hi hamara kaam mushkil kar dete hain. Phir organizations like ANC and DRI jinhe hamari tarah sarkar se utni hi funding milti hai jitne criminals ko pakad ke woh filen bharte hain. Billi-billi ki ladai mein bandar roti lekar bhaag jaati hai.
He looks straight at her. USMAAN (CONT'D) Aur in sabse badi problem - NCB ke apne I.O.s mein ego clashes jhagde.
She looks down. BRINDA Mujhe kabhi-kabhi gussa aa jata hai sir.
USMAAN Sab fayada uthayenge - tumhare iss gusse ka.
BRINDA I'm sorry sir. USMAAN Mujhe nahin. Office chalkar Krishnan ko bolna.
She nods.
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USMAAN (CONT'D) And after that mere cabin mein. Important briefing hai. EXT. OUTSIDE ANSARI'S BUILDING IN AGARIPADA -- AFTERNOON The building is like any low-profile building in Agaripada. A HUGE CHANNEL GATE blocks free entrance and a tough looking guard sits at the gate. A CAR stops in front of the building. TWO LAWYERS get off the car. DAYAL BABU, 62, serious and businesslike and SHANKAR PATIL, 27, and nervous. They seem to be returning after day's work at the court as they are still in their white shirts and pants. Both of them carry a bunch of files in their hands. bag is hanging on Shankar's shoulder.
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The guard opens the gate for them. INT. ANSARI'S BUILDING IN AGARIPADA. STAIRWAY -- AFTERNOON Dayal and Shankar start climbing the stairs. At every floor a CCTV camera looks at them. The CCTV fittings look quite out of place for this low profile building. The doors and every floor open and shut on their own, repeatedly. SHANKAR Ye...ye kya ho raha hai sir. DAYAL
Darwaza khul raha hai aur bandh ho raha hai.
Again the same thing happens.
Shankar is almost freaking
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INT. ROOM. ANSARI'S HOUSE -- AFTERNOON They finally reach a room. Quite tastefully done but looks like home. The door closes behind them again. On the wall few TV screens show the what CCTV cameras all over the building are seeing. Then the TV screens go off as A HAND presses the remote control button. We see the man NAVED AHMED ANSARI as he gets up. A lean man of 38 with an aura of intensity that shrank the space around him. He owns the most piercing pair of eyes. Ansari extends his hand.
Dayal takes it.
DAYAL Kaise ho?
ANSARI Bikul Biku l theek thee k. Aap sunaiye.
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Shankar walks up to them nervously. skeptically.
Ansari looks at him
DAYAL Mera naya assistant hai - Shankar. Pichle hafte hi join kiya. Ansri nods and offers them to sit.
Shankar sits, but his
eyes are all over the room. DAYAL (CONT'D) (noticing) Shankar! Shankar turns to his boss abruptly. DAYAL (CONT'D) Papers. Fidgety Shankar opens the bag that he's been carrying and pulls some papers out of it. As the papers come out of the bag, Dayal almost snatches them from his hand. DAYAL (CONT'D) Kitna time laga rahe ho. ANSARI (to Shankar) Aap thanda lenge ya garam. Shankar opens his mouth but DAYAL
(to Ansari) Nahin hum bas niklenge.
He puts the papers in front of Ansari. DAYAL (CONT'D) Zubeida se yeh papers sign karva do - jo share uske naam par hain unka bhav badha badh a hua hai. dete hain.
Bech
Ansari lifts an intercom and presses a button. ANSARI (on intercom) Haan andar aana zara.
INT. NCB BOMBAY. SUPERINTENDENT'S CABIN -- AFTERNOON In the small cabin Usmaan is sitting on his chair. A bunch of files are open on his table with some photographs. I.O.s are huddled in whatever space they can find, few
sitting and some standing or perched up against the wall or the filing cabinet. Brinda, Mahendra and Kartik are present. Usmaan opens a file and takes a photograph out.
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USMAAN Naved Ahmed Ansari. Umar 35 se 40 ke beech hogi. Photo phata hua hai aur kaafi purana hai isliye shakal pe mat jaana. He hands the photo to the nearest I.O. The photo is HALF TORN. As the photo will pass hands we will see that it's Naved Ansari's photo in his early twenties with an unseen man's hand on his shoulder. USMAAN (CONT'D) Bombay mein aane waale ya Bombay se pass hone wail Cocaine, Charas, Ganja, Heroin, Mandrax ka 80 percent business Ansari aur uske aadmi karte hain.
Usmaan places a map on the table - specific locations highlighted in green ink. USMAAN (CONT'D) Harbour Line aur uske aas-paas ka ilaka iska gadh hai. Ansari ke zyadatar godowns, iske aadmiyon ke ghar , sab idhar hain.
Usmaan runs his finger in circle over the map. All the I.O.s are looking at Usmaan with full concentration. MAHENDRA Toh kab raid karna hai sir.
USMAAAN Kahan raid karoge? MAHENDRA Iske aadmiyon ke ghar aur iske godowns pe.
USMAAN Number 1 - iske zyadatar godowns ki exact location humien pata nahin hai. Number 2 - in areas mein iske kaam karne waale itne hain agar unhone soongh bhi liya ki hum surveillance kar rahe hain toh raaton-raat godown change kar denge.
(looks at all of them) Aur sabse zaroori baat - Iske ek do consignment ya do-chaar godowns hum kabhi bhi bust kar sakte hain.
But an organization like Ansari's can survive almost anything. Almost anything. Except a direct hit on the man himself.
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INT. ROOM. ANSARI'S HOUSE -- MOMENTS LATER Ansari's wife ZUBEIDA ANSARI, 32, simple and somewhat pretty enters the room with A KID of about 7. ANSARI (handing her the papers) Ye wakeel sahab ne jahan-jahan nishaan lagaya hai wahan sign kar do.
Zubeida takes the papers and moves to a table. The kid comes over to Ansari and starts jumping on the sofa. ANSARI (CONT'D) (to kid) Aap kya kar rahe the? KID
Homework. ANSARI Toh jaake khatam karo apna homework. KID
(jumping) Mummy ke saath jaaonga. ANSARI Ye ammi se mummy pe kab aa gaye aap. KID
Teacher ne sikhaya. Ansari pulls him in his lap. ANSARI Yeh do-do uncle baithe hain yahan inko 'adaab' bola aapne. Kid for the first time pays any attention to both the lawyers. ANSARI (CONT'D) Chalo - 'adaab' bolo. The kid feels shy as Shankar tries to smile at him. Babu is largely unaffected. The kid hides his face in his father's chest and KID
(to his father's chest) Adaab.
Dayal
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ANSARI (chuckles) Yahan nahin - udhar dekh ke bolo.
The kid turns a bit towards the lawyers. KID
(quickly) Adaab.
And then turns back to his father. Zubeida comes back with the papers and hands them to Dayal Babu who scrutinizes them. DAYAL Theek hai.
ANSARI Lo andar le jaao ise.
Zubeida extends her hand to take kid's arm. KID
(to Ansari) Nahin - main aapke paas.
Ansari gives him a strict look. gives his arm to Zubeida.
The kid automatically
INT. NCB BOMBAY. SUPERINTENDENT'S CABIN -- LATER Usmaan is passing around some old newspaper cuttings and old documents from files that have turned yellow and brittle. USMAAN Ye sab Ansari ke purane records hain. Ansari ne 80s mein imported electronics or readymade kapdon ki smuggling se apna career shuru kiya tha. Phir woh imported cars ki chori par pahuncha. Usmaan pours a glass of water for himself. talking for more than an hour.
He's been
USMAAN (CONT'D) Lekin 95 ke baad he dropped out of sight. Police aur Customs files mein 1995 ke baad uske kisi activity ka koi record nahin hai.
BRINDA Meaning? USMAAN 1995 mein Narsimha Rao government ki open door policy ke baad smuggled electronics aur garments ki market (MORE)
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USMAAN (CONT'D) kahtam ho gayi. Drugs was the next profitable commodity. Ansari ne apne purane dhande bandh kiye. Uski files bandh ho gayi. KARTIK Aur uske naye dhande?
USMAAN Woh shuru karne se pehle usne ek
workforce banaya... Usmaan starts to draw a chart. USMAAN Managers, pushers, Saara business woh ke through chalata
(CONT'D) enforcers. inhi workers hai.
KARTIK Darta nahin hai - ye Ansari - ki kahin kisi din iska koi worker ya manager saara dhanda na samet le.
USMAAN Koi kaise sametega - us-se maal bechne waale yeh nahin jaante ki woh aagey kahan bechta hai. Aur us-se khareedne wale ye nahin jaante ki woh kiss-se khareedta hai.
BRINDA Any white collar crime sir? Koi income tax ka case - ya koi do number ki property dealing. Usmaan smiles. USMAAN You'd be surprised. Uske naam pe koi makaan - koi car ya scooter tak nahin hai. Not even a savings Account. Hai sab-kuch par doosron ke naam pe. Isliye uska koi legal record bhi nahin hai. Woh aur uski family ka koi bhi shaks drugs ke aas-paas bhi nahin nahi n jaata jaat a. Koi direct delivery mein involve nahin hota tha.
MAHENDRA 'Tha' matlab?
Usmaan opens another file. USMAAN Kal rata ek major breakthrough hua.
(MORE)
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USMAAN (CONT'D) Ansari ka chota bhai Wasim kal rata ek delivery dete hue pakda gaya.
There is a sudden murmur in the room.
Excitement.
I.O. 4 Kisne pakda sir?
USMAAN (smiles) Tumhare sautele bhai. Mumbai Police. Anti-Narcotics Cell. Audible groans come from all present. INT. ROOM. ANSARI'S HOUSE -- LATER Dayal is furious. DAYAL Maine pachaas baar mana kiya hai ki delivery lene ya dene khud mat jaya karo. Lekin Leki n yahan yaha n toh sab hero hain na. Wasim maal ke saath pakda gaya hai.
ANSARI Aap mil kar aaye us-se? hai?
Kaisa
DAYAL Theek hai. Aur woh ladka kya naam hai uska...
ANSARI Rajesh. DAYAL Haan - woh kaafi dara hua hai.
ANSARI Abhi kitna wakt aur lagega Wasim ki bail mein. DAYAL
Dekhte hain. Ansari goes to his table and takes out a two bundles of 500 rupee notes and hands them one by one to Dayal. ANSARI Yeh aapke aapk e liye.
Aur yeh kisi ko khilana-pilana ho andar toh uske liye. Dekhna Wasim ko koi takleef na ho andar.
Dayal takes both the bundles and gestures Shankar to put them in his bag. Shankar complies.
27. DAYAL Wasim ko takleef tabhi ho sakti hai agar usne kuch bola. Ya phir agar Rajesh ne munh khola.
Ansari looks at Dayal. DAYAL (CONT'D) Hum log chalte hain. Khayal rakhna. Ansari nods. INT. NCB BOMBAY. SUPERINTENDENT'S CABIN -- LATE NOON Usmaan is tired of sitting. his back.
He stands up and stretches
He drops the last photograph on the table. posh bungalow.
Looks like a
MAHENDRA (re: the photo) Aur yeh woh resort jahan hum sab chutti pe jayenge - Ansari ko pakadne ke baad. USMAAN Done. Lekin ticket ka kharcha tumhara. Waise yeh bungalow Khandala mein nahin Karachi mein hai.
KARTIK Kiska hai?
USMAAN Hai toh kisi Ali Hassan Iqbal ke naam pe lekin khabar hai ki Ansari ka hai.
Everybody struggles to get the point. Usmaan.
They all look at
USMAAN (CONT'D) Ansari ne India chodd ke jaane ka plan bana liya hai. Woh Karachi shift hone wala hai. Aur ek baar woh wahan chala gaya phir koi extradition treaty us-se yahan ghaseet kar nahin laa sakti.
BRINDA Kitna time hai hamare paas?
USMAAN Jab tak Wasim andar hai tab-tak. Ansari apne bhai ko chodd ke kahin nahin jayega. Brinda. Mahendra. They both look up.
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USMAAN (CONT'D) Mujhe kal Wasim. Uska saathi Rajesh. Dono yahan chahiye. He picks up an envelope. Mahendra almost extends his hand to take it. But Usmaan already places it in Brinda's hand.
USMAAN (CONT'D) ANC mein koi inspector choon-chaan kare toh ye orders ki copy dikha dena. Wasim aur Rajesh ki custody officially NCB take over kar raha hai.
(he looks at all) Everybody. Clear? They all nod.
Some murmur 'yes.'
USMAAN (CONT'D) Good. Let's start with Wasim and Rajesh and get Ansari soon. All I.O.s slowly head out of the cabin.
INT. NCB BOMBAY. OUTSIDE SUPERINTENDENT'S CABIN -CONTINUOUS As Brinda steps out, Mahendra follows her. MAHENDRA Unn...Brinda...ek minute... She stops.
Turns
Mahendra walks up to her with a register. As Kartik passes them he slaps Mahendra's shoulder and mutters 'good luck.' Mahendra feels awkward. MAHENDRA (CONT'D) (re:register) Yeh...woh...Miss Lily ka panchnama hai...sign kar do... She looks at the register but do not touches it. BRINDA Par main toh poore questioning mein thi nahin. Na mere saamne usne statment diya. MAHENDRA Mere saamne diya - tumhare saamne diya - ek hi baat hai.
BRINDA Toh phir maine sign kiya tumne sign kiya - ek hi baat hai.
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MAHENDRA Ek baat nahin hai - tum jaanti ho.
BRINDA Main jaanti hoon - lekin tum bhool jate ho. Ab bhugto.
MAHENDRA Kya bulwana chahti ho mujhse? 'Sorry' ya 'please?' BRINDA Actually dono. Ok.
MAHENDRA I'm sorry . Please sign kar
do.
Good.
BRINDA Kal Crime Branch mein milte
hain.
She holds up the envelope that Usmaan had handed her. BRINDA (CONT'D) Wasim ki custody ke liye. She walks away. by Mahendra.
On her way she winks at Kartik, unnoticed
Mahendra curses under his breath as she walks out of the gate.
EXT. NAVY CLUB. TENNIS COURT -- EVENING TWO MEN of about 60 are playing tennis. A crowd comprising of more 55-60 years old are watching and applauding GOODSHOT.
A WOMAN of about same age is sitting in a chair a little away from the court, watching the match. The age has wrinkled her face but has not able to take the charm and authority away. Brinda walks up to her.
The woman looks up and smiles.
BRINDA Hi mom. She sits down taking the next chair. two men playing. BRINDA (CONT'D) (re: scoreboard) Mr. Sawhney jeet rahe hain. BRINDA'S MOTHER Hamesha ki tarah. Brinda nods.
They both see the
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BRINDA Aur main aaj haar ke aayi hoon hamehsa ki tarah.
The crowd cheers the winning man with applause as Brinda's mother looks at her. She puts her hand on her daughter's hand.
The winning man - Mr. Sawhney comes to Brinda and her mom. He gets happier as he sees Brinda. MR. SAWHNEY Did you see my last shot? Did you Brinda? Aaj phir haar gaya Chaddha. He comes closer.
Brinda stands and kisses him.
BRINDA I saw it dad. Wonderful. They both sit down next to Mrs. Sawhney. MR. SAWHNEY/BRINDA'S FATHER It's all about the serve bete. All about the serve. Match service mein hi decide ho jaata hai. (to his wife) Mrs. Sawhney achcha hua aapne Chaddha se shaadi nahin ki aapke dad ke kehne pe.
(to Brinda) Tere nana kaafi impressed the Chaddha se academy mein. Aur Chadda inpe kaafi fida tha. Isliye jab bhi Chaddha ke against match hota hai main teri mom ko saath le aata hoon. Mr. Sawheny laughs.
MRS. SAWHNEY I knew from the start - that you've been quite a manipulator Mr. Sawhney. MR. SAWHNEY Mrs. Sawhney - everything is fair in love and war. Aapko dekhte hi Chaddha wants to win so badly that he ends up losing it. He laughs again.
But stops as he notices Brinda's face. MR. SAWHNEY (CONT'D)
Tumhe kya hua?
Brinda just shakes her head 'nothing.' at his wife.
Mr. Sawhney looks
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MR. SAWHNEY (CONT'D) Kya hua is-se?
BRINDA I just wanted to win so badly. INT. NCB BOMBAY. SUPERINTENDENT'S CABIN -- EVENING Usmaan is alone inside the cabin. Through his cabin glass wall we see that the lights in the main hall are out. Everybody has left, except him. He is putting all the papers back into the files that he took out during the briefing. He's always been meticulous with that kind of stuff. He's always been an obsessive gatherer of information. After putting the last paper he locks the file and on the topmost sheet he fixes Ansari's half torn photograph. He looks at the photo. There is a piece of paper in his hand which we can't see properly yet. And then his hand places the paper next to Ansari's photo. The other torn half of the photo. The jigsaw completes. The man standing next to young Ansari in the photo is Usmaan. Usmaan looks at the photo for what seems like an eternity. USMAAN (soft whisper) I just want to win so badly against you Ansari. INT. ROOM. ANSARI'S HOUSE -- LATE EVENING Ansari is sitting on sofa. thought.
He appears to be in deep
The man sitting opposite him is thinking too. This man is RAJA, a year or two older than Ansari but lacking the intense aura that Ansari has. He walks with the help of a stick. ANSARI Wasim aur Rajesh dono saath khel ke bade hue hain. Ansari says almost to himself. RAJA
(concerned) Uski behen ka phir phone aaya tha. Pooch rahi thi Rajesh kab tak bahar aayega.
ANSARI Main jaanta hoon uss ladke ko.
(MORE)
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ANSARI (CONT'D) Usme jigra nahin tha aise delivery pe nikalne ka. Apne Wasim ne hi baat daali hogi uske dimaag mein. RAJA
(nods) Woh jaise hi pata chala Wasim ko driver aaj chutti pe hai - woh khud hi nikal gaya delivery pe. Na mujhse poocha. Na aapse.
ANSARI Rajesh ki behen ko kya bola? RAJA Ek-do din mein ghar aa jayega. Bas yahi yah i.
ANSARI Paise-waise ki kuch zaroorat hai unko? RAJA Kuch bola nahin usne...
ANSARI Bhijwa dena phir bhi... Raja nods. shoulder.
He comes and places a hand on Ansari's
RAJA Agar baat sambhal sakti toh yahan tak nahin pahunchti. Aap dil chota na karen.
Raja stands and holds his stick. RAJA (CONT'D) Main intezaam karke phone karta hoon.
Ansari just nods, without even looking at Raja. exits.
Raja
EXT. NAVY CLUB. POOL SIDE -- LATE EVENING The sun has lazily lowered itself into it's bathtub - the sea. It's become dark except few colored streaks in the sky.
By the pool side, overlooking the sea, Brinda is sitting with her parents. MR. SAWHNEY Jab Mukherjee wala incident hua tha - tumne mujhe ya apni mama ko kyun nahin bataya?
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MRS. SAWHNEY (upset) Apne office ke matters ye kabhi share karti hai - aapse ya mujhse. MR. SAWHNEY Mrs. Sawhney please. Is wakt toh na daantiye use. He looks at Brinda. MR. SAWHNEY (CONT'D) It's good ki tum apne matters khud handle karna chahti ho without giving any kind of pressure to me or your mother. Lekin ghar inhi sab baaton ke liye hota hai beta. Baatein karne ke liye. Dukh-sukh baantne ke liye. Brinda nods slowly. MRS. SAWHNEY (still upset) Aur woh bhi jab tak hum dono hain hain. Jab nahin honge tab koi nahin kahega kuch batane ke liye.
BRINDA Mom please. She takes her mother's hand and squeezes it. BRINDA (CONT'D) I'm sorry. MR. SAWHNEY Never be beta. He says and gets up. MR. SAWHNEY (CONT'D) Tum dono baitho. Main change karke aata hoon.
He says pointing at his sweaty tennis shirt. They both nod. mother.
Mr. Sawhney leaves.
Brinda looks at her
BRINDA I'm sorry mom. MRS. SAWHNEY It's ok. She says pecking her daughter's cheeks. MRS. SAWHNEY (CONT'D) In sab baaton mein main tujhe good news dena toh bhool hi gayi.
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Brinda looks at her mom.
Sullenness gone from their faces.
MRS. SAWHNEY (CONT'D) Pummy aunty ka phone aaya tha Lucknow se. Rajni ka beta hua hai.
Really.
BRINDA That' great. MRS. SAWHNEY
Tu bhi ek baar phone kar lena. Pummy ko achcha lagega. Aaj bhi keh rahi thi ki Brinda aur Rajni dono ek hi saal paida hue the...
BRINDA Ghar chalkar call kar loongi. MRS. SAWHNEY Haan kar lena. Pummy mujhe aaj bhi keh rahi thi - Brinda aur Rajni dono ek hi saal paida hue
the... BRINDA Aapki medicines raaste se pick karni hain na... The mother looks at her daughter. MRS. SAWHNEY Yeh second time tune meri baat ko beech mein kaata hai. BRINDA Maine bas topic change kiya hai dono baar.
MRS. SAWHNEY Kyun?
BRINDA Kyunki mujhe nahin baat karni iss baare mein ma. MRS. SAWHNEY Mujhe karni hai. Tu aur Rajni. Ek hi umar ke ho. Uska doosra bachcha ho gaya hai aur tune abhi tak shaadi bhi nahin ki. BRINDA Mujhe nahin karni shaadi mom.
I hate the bloody word 'marriage.' MRS. SAWHNEY Woh jinhe tu bahut bada hero maanti hai na unhone ne bhi ki thi mere saath s aath. .
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Brinda leans closer and hugs her mom. BRINDA Woh lucky the - unhe aap mil gaye. She kisses her mom's cheek. MRS. SAWHNEY Mujhe behla mat. Mrs. Sawhney says irritatingly wiping her cheek. laughs.
Slowly their figures become silhouettes. It goes dark.
Brinda
The sun sets. FADE OUT:
FADE IN: INT. OUTSIDE CRIME BRANCH. CRAWFORD MARKET -- MORNING Brinda and Mahendra get off their vehicle. towards -
And walk
INT. CRIME BRANCH. RECEPTION -- MORNING - A certain reception. The wooden board above it says Anti Narcotics Cell, Mumbai Police. Brinda picks up the pen and makes the entry into the register: NAME
INVESTIGATING OFFICER BRINDA
She is about to write + MAHEN...but then she cuts his name out from next to hers and puts his name and rank in the column below. Mahendra gives her a look.
She never looks at him.
FROM
NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU
TO SEE
INSPECTOR UMESH JAGDALE, ANC
As she scribbles the name: MAHENDRA Jagdale sahab.
(O.S.)
INT. ANTI NARCOTICS CELL. OFFICE ROOM -- MORNING Another office with minimal stuff and staff though the presence of files is much more here than NCB. They are overflowing out of every filing cabinet and on to each desk. PEON Jagdale sahab toh aaye nahin abhi. Aap kahan se?
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MAHENDRA Main Byculla se. Aur ye madam Malabar Hill se. Problem hai? Peon looks. The other officers stare knowing well where these two are from. Mahendra and Brinda seat themselves at the nearest chairs. Their body language is condescending. MAHENDRA (CONT'D) Time pe nahin aate kya log yahan pe?
(pointing at the wall clock) Sawa gyarah baj rahe hain - daftar sunsaan pada hai. SUB INSPECTOR 1 Aap logon ki tarah jaldi nahin sote hum log. Kaam kya hai?
BRINDA Woh toh jis-se hai usi ko batayenge. (looks at another S.I.) Kya Rao - mota ho gaya hai. Execrice wagarah chalo nahin hai tum logon ki?
SI RAO Haathi ke daant hain madam - khaane ke aur - dikhane ke aur. Agar khaane ke daant dekhne hai toh kabhi bhi do-do haath kar lena. MAHENDRA Doodh ke daant toh tote nahin abhi tak tere Rao aur badi-badi baatein karne lag gaya hai. SUB INSPECTOR 1 Jab daant todne-tadne pe baat aayegi tab dekha jayega kaun kiske todta todt a hai. Abhi hum hamara kaam karte kart e hain. Aap log Jagdale sahab ko phone karke aana.
BRINDA Musibat phone karke nahin aati. Bas aa jaati hai. The door opens and INSPECTOR UMESH JAGDALE enters. Jagdale is about 35, a staunch dark Maharastrian - a believer in politics of policing and a doubter of coincidence. MAHENDRA Lo - aa gayi.
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Jagdale walks to his desk and takes his Ray Ban's off. The officers in his office stand up or stand straight depending upon their position as they see Jagdale entering. Mahendra and Brinda do not even bother sit straight in their chairs. Jagdale looks straight at them. JAGDALE Kyun aaye ho?
BRINDA Aapko hello bolne?
Hello. Hello.
JAGDALE Hi. Ho gaya.
Abhi wato.
BRINDA (shrugs) Theek hai. Wat-te hain. She stands. Mahendra, not getting her move, but still playing along, stands too. She places THE ENVELOPE on Jagdale's desk, turns and walks out. Mahendra follows. Jagdale stares at the envelope lying on his desk. The envelope has ministry's stamp on it. EXT. CRIME BRANCH. OUTSIDE CANTEEN -- MOMENTS LATER Brinda and Mahendra are standing outside the Crime Branch canteen with a glass of cutting chai in their hands. They quietly sip their tea. She nods at Mahendra as she sees Jagdale walking up to them. The envelope is in Jagdale's hand. Mahendra turns to face Jagdale. JAGDALE (subdued) Upar aao. Office mein baat karte hain.
MAHENDRA (polite) Chai khatam karke aate hain.
Jagdale nods. INT. ANTI NARCOTICS CELL. OFFICE ROOM -- LATER Brinda and Mahendra are sitting face to face with Jagdale. The others curiously look on.
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BRINDA (with due respect) Yeh jaante hue bhi ki drug related cases mein NCB apex agency hai aapne humein Wasim ke delivery ke baare mein inform nahin kiya. JAGDALE NCB ko inform karna hamari duty nahin hai. Waise agar sabse zyada powers NCB ke paas hain toh Wasim ki delivery waali information pehle NCB ke paas kyun nahin pahunchi.
BRINDA Intelligence toh har tarah ki aati hai. Action lete lete kabhi kabhi time lag jaata hai. JAGDALE Intelligence gather karne ka jo street-level network police ka hai woh kisi bhi badi agency ka nahi hai. Waise NCB ko Wasim mein kya interest hai? BRINDA Wohi jo police ko hai. JAGDALE (smiles) Hum ANC waale toh chote se chote case mein bhi interested rehte hain. Aap NCB wale toh bade cases mein hi deal karte hain.
BRINDA Zyada bade cases aate hi kahan hain aaj-kal. Par sarkar ko khush karne ke liye filen toh bharni padti hain. Bas isliye Wasim ko aapse cheen rahe hain.
Jagdale laughs. JAGDALE Aur bhi chaar sau saat filen hain ANC mein. Unme se khaas Wasim ki custody ke liye aaye hain aap log. Kuch toh baat hogi?
MAHENDRA Humne chaar sau saat naamon ki parchi daali. Jab ek nikali toh Wasim ke naam ki nikli. Waise hai kaun yeh Wasim?
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JAGDALE Baat karne ka time hi kahan mila us-se us-s e. Ab aap lekar leka r jaa rahe hain. Aap hi pooch lena.
A constable comes in with a file. constable hands him the file.
Jagdale looks up.
The
JAGDALE (CONT'D) Saab Wasim Ansari ko van leke aayi. Neeche hai. Jagdale nods.
Constable exits.
JAGDALE (CONT'D) (handing the file to Mahendra) Yeh rahe Wasim ke custody ke papers. Yahan sign kar dijiye. Aapka qaidi neeche van mein hai. .
MAHENDRA (looking at the documents) Do logon ki custody ki baat hui thi - Wasim aur Rajesh. Doosra kahan hai?
JAGDALE Doosre ke custody aapko aur upar jaana padega. MAHENDRA (smiles) Humse upar kaun hai.
JAGDALE Uparwala. Mahendra and Brinda look at Jagdale. JAGDALE (CONT'D) Rajesh ussi ke paas chala gaya hai. Kal rata suicide kar liya usne.
Pehle Pehl e hi dara hua tha.
Brinda and Mahendra are shocked. FADE OUT: ROLL CREDITS:
