- look after yourself. - stop worrying about me, Amit.
What can happen to me anyway? lt's as if l were escaping to Bombay!
lf there is anything you need, just let me know.
Well, there is!
A Mercedes...
...a bungalow with a swimming pool; and a sexy companion. Can l have it?
- No way! - How could you give me that?
There isn't even a train from Bombay coming to this lousy village.
You have to walk l 0 miles to the station!
What would anyone get in a place like this? Get it?
Vicky seems to be offended.
You should have gone to the station to see him off.
l've left him to God, long ago!
He can do anything he pleases now.
You're unnecessarily worried.
l have a feeling that Vicky will surely achieve something one day.
That's how you kid yourself, my dear.
All parents of wayward kids think like you do!
But it's of no use! You only fool yourself!
Take this...
Go on... Keep it.
Whenever you feel lonely, just feel this...
...it'll remind you of me.
This smile that l'm trying to hold on my face...
...will fade away in no time.
shame on you!
You're moving a great man to tears!
- What's that, Amit? - This is like my parents to me.
lies! Banwari has already told me that your parents are no more.
No! This is where they stay now! Mom has told me that!
Don't dare call my mother your own! 0r else, l'll bash you up!
- And come on, let me have this! - No! l won't give it to you!
- Hand it over quietly, l say! - No! l won't!
stop crying, Amit...
Well, okay... You may share my parents with me, too.
You may keep this, too. 0kay?
Well, sir... Travelling alone, are you?
Would you like to have some booze?
just say so, if you feel like it. You'll find me around.
so, buddy-boy... ln a hurry to go home, are you?!
What's going on over here, Vicky?
let's go home.
l've lost all the money l could find at home... a thousand bucks!
- What?! - That's right.
l thought l'd make ten times more with the dough...
...so l wouldn't have to get my supply on credit this time.
But, Dad's surely going to hack me now!
l've come to take you home; and that l will do.
With all the respect due to us.
Get up... get up, l say! let me sit down!
That's wonderful! Move over! My brother will play instead!
And you... just get ready to lose.
- l've won it! - And you've lost a thousand bucks!
just strip this guy of his dough, Amit!
- just come with me... - You're a strange guy!
lf only you had continued playing, we'd have made tons of money!
We've no right over that money. Not more than the money you lost!
Put this money away now and return it.
And never again gamble with money you steal from home. 0kay?
You've really saved my skin today, Amit.
l don't know how l'd ever have returned, had you not come along!
Now look, Vicky...
...you will always return to our home, as long as l live.
- let's go home now. - 0kay.
- let's go home, l say! - But, that's where l'm going!
- 0ur home is in this direction! - lt's in that direction, Amit!
- ln this direction, Vicky. - 0ver there, l say!
Now, wait a minute!
Come along!
We're home.
ls this any time to come home? You've been out all night.
- You see, Mother... - Have you both been drinking?
We've committed a grave error. Please forgive us.
You can forgive him, not me. l'm feeling fine and l've no regrets.
shut up and come inside. Your father is worried.
What?! Father! ls he worried ever!
Bombay again! Won't you ever get over this hang-up about Bombay?
Why must people get worked up if l want to do something for myself?
- Besides, what's this place worth? - Well, what's in here are...
...your parents, l'm here and we have the hotel, too.
- lsn't that enough for you? - l didn't mean that, Amit.
Everyone is here for sure. But, l have to life my life.
- ls something wrong with life here? - All l can do here is live.
0ut there in Bombay, l could change my fate.
lf l live here, l'm going to die!
ls it because your parents are breathing down your neck?
look at this. Who was Harshad Mehta till 3 years ago?
He was a nobody. And today, he makes front page news.
And here are 3 lines... just 3 lines about an honest police officer.
lt isn't a joke, Amit. lt's something to learn from.
But no one's going to listen to me.
However, if you talk to my parents, they might concede.
Vicky to Bombay!? No! Never.
He does put up a cosmopolitan act sometimes.
But he's really quite innocent. He'll get lost in the crowd.
The big bad city will devour him. No, Amit. That couldn't do.
But he has our good wishes, love and prayers.
- Nothing is going to happen to him. - But, Amit!
He can never go so far, that l can't bring him back. let him go, please.
Nothing is going to happen to him.
Very well, Amit. l'll let him go on your say so.
- You'll clear it with Dad, right? - l shall.
Take me to the most notorious criminal in the city.
l need a deadly job. He'll pay the fare.
l've come to Bombay to make quick money. l want to make it big.
- And you want to meet a criminal? - Come on. let's go.
Yes. let's go... what a day!
- Move it! - You simply barge in! That's bad manners..
Aren't you ashamed? l took the cab before you!
Move it! Move it!
- You! l was about to meet you! - Please clam up.
Hurry! Else l'll shoot you!
There he goes! lt's him. Follow the cab!
Faster!
Drive faster! Why are you driving slowly?
Push it! Faster!
Faster!
Hurry!
Fools! Drive faster! Catch him!
speed up!
Whoever you may be, please save my life!
Hurry up! What are you doing?!
Faster!
Gopi! stop the car! Else, l'll shoot you!
They're here!
Hey cabbie! stop! lf you don't, you won't even have a cab!
Fool! Chase him!
Who are these fellows?
They're Master's men. They won't spare me. l'm dead!
You're a strange one for a gangster. You have a gun. And you're afraid!
ls that the way to drive? Whoever gave you a licence?
Please help me! They're Master's men! They'll kill me!
l can give you money. There's a lot of cash in here! You may have it all!
l'll even get you a TV, video and a refrigerator! Please help me!
You can save my life! You can have the gun too, if it takes your fancy.
They're here!
Come out! You dare cheat the Master?!
Don't you know who we are? We're the Master's men.
- Are you the Master's men? - Yes. - Now get going!
so am l the Master, the killer, the underworld don?
- You want to report that, don't you? - l have hard evidence saying that.
And you aren't quite the gentleman you seem to be.
so l'm not a gentleman any more?
You're mistaken, my friend. lt must've been someone else.
stop joking, Master. l'm a journalist.
lt's taken me months of hardwork to get at the truth about you.
Well then, go ahead and print it.
Brand me the biggest bastard! Go ahead.
- You'll make a name for yourself. - 0f what use would that be?
The news would be forgotten in due course. But you'd remember me.
l want to work with you. l want to swim with the big fish.
l can be of good use for you.
You're intelligent. And we'd work well together. like big fish.
From now on, he's a good friend of mine. Mr. Big Fish.
- Very well then. - l'll do whatever you want me to.
Those that think themselves to be too smart, make silly mistakes.
Tell me, do l look like an underworld don? Do l look like a killer?
Am l? A killer?
Do l look like a murderer?
Didn't l send you on a mission? What happened?
Gopi gave me the slip.
- He had someone with him. - Who?
l don't know him. looks like a new face.
- Find him! Finish your work! - Yes, sir.
l don't want to be vexed with you.
Master won't let go, will he?
You used to work with him. And now he wants to lord it over you!
You don't know who he is. Had you known, you wouldn't have helped me.
l haven't been helping you. l performed my part of the deal.
- You're paying for the snack. - Be my guest.
He ran away because l asked him to foot the bill!
What is it?
l've been looking for you for quite a while.
Why? Are you missing something?
- D'you think you're too smart? - What's up? - Get out of here.
Get into the car. You've been summoned.
Who is it that has summoned me? And where is he?
Will you just come along quietly?
Where are you taking me? l'm not Gopi!
l don't even know who you are!
And you don't quite know who l am!
l hold the ace! And you're going to foot the bill for my snack.
- How much was it? - Give him the check.
- 2000 Rupees. - He ate snacks worth 2000!
My shop is ruined! Please pay up!
Please pay him, Uncle.
Bombay's an expensive city. You even have to pay for taking a hiding.
Well, all right. Catch you later.
l'm sure you love me, Uncle.
Come along, you useless fellows.
Foolish eunuchs! sit inside the car.
Wait a minute!
Are you using this car? Have you come to take me away in this car?
- l see. ls this Master's car? - lt's mine.
The one whose cronies own cars like this, must be my boss!
You can have that! And let's go.
l'm Vicky.
- You need me badly. - ls that so?
Yes. l'm young, intelligent and handsome. just like you.
so, no one will take me for a gangster. just as in your case.
l want to make it big and l'm willing to do anything for it.
What do you say to that?
Don't you have anything to say?
Appoint me as a trainee criminal. l'll learn fast from you.
You still don't say a thing!
What clown has Gopi found for himself?
Have you seen a television commercial?
You haven't!
''Presenting the better gangster, Vicky!''
''And a special vitamin that gives him the strength to vanquish his enemies''
''Get Vicky as soon as you can. He's better for your business''
''You have the next 5 minutes to decide''
''Get Vicky for yourself''
What do you say to that?
Now l know why you've been sitting quietly so long.
Your fly is open!
lf l could fool you, consider what l can do to your enemies?
That is, if you give me a chance.
- You talk too much. - l speak well, don't l?
What do you say now?
- Give him an assignment. - Yes, Mr. More! What's it?
The Hurricane Nightclub. Tomorrow evening.
- Why did you stop here? - You can go now, More.
What would people think of me if they saw me with you?
l've been instructed to keep an eye on you.
We're to find out the destination of jaya shetty's consignment.
- Right. - His girlfriend works here.
- Yes. - leave the rest to me. - No!
- lt's my test. let me do it alone! - No.
- ls it a ''no'' ? - No!
Want to come along?
lt's a nightclub. Your suit might pass for fashion.
But how can you explain a torn vest?
This one's a real naughty brat!
Don't you scream. l'm carrying a gun.
Where is jaya shetty's consignment landing?
l'm taking off my hand. Don't scream.
You sing well. You should be able to talk, too.
Where's jaya shetty's consignment landing? lt's a simple question.
- l don't know any jaya shetty. - Don't lie!
My gun could turn angry at you. Now, don't you know your boyfriend?
Get out of here. Else, l'll scream.
You're angry! But you should really be scared.
Hey! Do you take me for a beggar? Damn you!
Here she is. let's see whether she speaks or not.
Don't laugh like that, More. she'll get scared, the poor thing.
You've written the test all right. But you've got the wrong question.
she isn't shaila.
- Aren't you the one? - l tried to tell you that l'm Anita.
shaila is ill. l stood in for her. Understand?
stop laughing. 0r, l'll shoot myself.
You were all alone. What if l had screamed?
l'd get a beating. And my handsome face! What a waste!
- You're mad! - No. l'm Vicky.
And the girls are mad about me.
Why are you taking the trouble of giving me a lift?
No trouble at all, Ma'am.
lt's just an excuse for spending some more time with you.
Please stop. l live here.
What about shaila?
ln a building outside the slums. lt's called Evershine Apartments.
Who are you?
Where's jaya shetty's consignment landing?
Who are you?
Where's jaya shetty's consignment landing?
- Where do you think you're going? - Greetings, you mad dog!
He means to say that he's from Madras. He's jaya shetty.
- That's right. - so what?
What's the code from london? lt's...
- ''Give and take''. - Very well. You may go in.
0h brother! so many pretty girls! l am coming!
What's this?
0h! sorry, Madam.
Ah! The waiter!
A whisky and masala dosa! Cold-whisky and the dosa hot! Mind it!
Good evening! Myself jaya shetty. Welcome to lndia.
- Are you jaya shetty? - Yes.
- Are you jaya shetty?! - Yes, sir.
But l was told that jaya shetty is tall.
He must've seen me standing on the first floor!
- Must be my brother. - What?!
l'm understanding. lf you're Brandy, he's your brother.
Not Brandy! l'm Benjy D'Costa.
- Have you brought the stuff? - Best hashish from Kanjivaram.
Have you brought the diamonds?
- ''Give and take''. - What?!
- Don't you recognise jaya shetty? - jaya shetty?!
- A jaya shetty's already inside! - What?!
D'you like what you see?
l'm happy. l'm very very happy.
jaya shetty is quite early!
Here are your diamonds. Have l have my hashish now?
0h, must definitely! 0ne minute.
There comes jaya! Here l go!
My diamonds!
shoot him!
Hurry! Catch him! Go on!
- Who is he? - l don't know.
l haven't even seen his face yet.
- But who are you? - l? Who are you? Who's he?!
My diamonds are gone!
For the first time ever, jaya shetty has been fooled!
l've been fooled by someone l haven't even seen.
Who is he? For whom does he work?
- What kind of a joke is this, Vicky? - Fait accompli a la jaya shetty.
say what you want to. And get out!
You've given me a job. But you haven't fixed my salary.
Besides, you never told me that l'd have to work the nights.
There will be no dearth of money.
Ask More to give you one of my apartments.
And you'll get a car, too.
Don't disturb me ever again for such trivia.
Master! ... Thank you! l'm grateful to you!
My fate has turned! And there you are... sleeping!
Not Vicky... call me Mr. Vikram.
Don't you know that l have an apartment, a car and cash, too?
- What else is left? - That's not the point. But...
...l've made it in 24 hours of my arrival in Bombay.
You'll go speechless if l told you about the job l've landed.
- Really? Which company is it? - stop talking like my Dad.
- You should be happy for me. - l'm happy, if you are.
Want to live it up all in one day? Why not?
l must hang up now. l'll call you later. Take care.
- How is he? - He said he has found a job.
He sounded quite happy on the phone.
- so he's happy away from me. - Why do you hide your love for him?
That's a cold drink. And it isn't bitter.
Tell me the truth... can one fall in love at first sight?
Not again! lf you must pick my brains, let me cancel the order.
0fcourse! 0ne can fall in love at first sight. And we're proof of it.
stop joking, Vicky. l'm quite confused.
l don't want to do this in a haste.
Nor do l want to shut you out forever with a refusal.
lt's been long enough for me. l've told you that l love you.
And you go on dilly-dallying.
But, we met only yesterday, Vicky!
Why did we meet? Because we were destined to!
D'you also think that we should go on seeing each other?
Had l not approached you, you would've come to me!
You're the uptown girl, and l...
...well, what am l? ... l am!
The expertise with which you robbed jaya shetty is commendable.
You've proved that l didn't make a mistake by appointing you.
But, if you ever wake me up again at night, l'll strangle you.
He woke me up at 4.30 in the morning and he tore Mr. More's suit.
The poor fellow had only one suit.
And now, he's sitting with the tailor, wearing only a towel.
Poor jaya shetty. He rues the day he went against me.
Get away!
Get away! Quick!
Do you mean to say that we should stand by quietly...
- ...while he tries to kill you? - We'll repay him for this.
But, we won't make a noise about it.
You mustn't forget that l carry an image of a successful businessman.
- l won't spare him. - Relax, Vicky. Relax.
jaya shetty's outrage isn't unjustified.
He opposes me. Besides, we robbed him just 2 months ago.
lt won't be easy to launch an assault on jaya shetty now.
After this attack on the Master, he'll be overly cautious.
There's no fun in killing him.
But, it'd be fun to wean him away from the opposition.
lf that's what you want, jaya shetty will turn tory.
He'll end up loving you so much that...
...the two of you will become known as brothers-in-arms.
look at that. l dropped my money.
jaya shetty works like a clockwork toy. His time is over now.
- How so? - He gambles on Mondays...
...and visits brothels on Tuesdays.
Wednesdays and Fridays, he is in his restaurant on the highway.
That's where he holds meetings concerning his drug trade.
- We'll do it on Wednesday or Friday. - At what time?
A mole will tip us off about timings. But you must decide whether it's...
- ...going to be Wednesday or Friday. - Friday is fine.
No. lt must be Wednesday. l want to see a film this Friday.
At 2 '0 clock tomorrow. The highway.
lnform me as soon as you see him coming.
You have one minute to get your act ready.
Hurry! Faster!
stop.
- What's the problem? - An accident. Use the other route.
Take it around.
- Where are we headed? - The road will take us someplace.
Reverse the car!
Take left!
Don't roll down the bulletproof windows.
Who's it on the top? What do you want?
You attacked the Master and tried to kill him.
And now he asks me what l want! l want to bury you alive.
Have you gone out of your mind?! Don't you know who l am?
stop talking nonsense, jaya!
We've had the cops to raid all your gambling dens and brothels.
And we've asked the cops to reward you for tipping them off.
That has turned your own people against you.
swine!
There's only one person who can save you now. The Master.
Go to hell!
What are you doing?! Are you mad?
Do you know who you're talking to? Do you know who l am?
l'll tear you to pieces and feed you to the dogs!
Tell me what you want! A million?! Ten million!
l'm going out of my mind! Get me out of here!
listen to me! l'll settle everything!
With anyone! Anything! l'll grovel at Master's feet!
Why bury one of our own, Mr. More?
l know what you have to say. But l'd like to hear you say it.
l can survive only if l can serve you as an underling.
Those who rule this city by proxy are sitting in this room right now.
Madanpura... Nagpada... Dharavi...
...lalbagh... Dongri... and jogeshwari.
There are those amongst us who hate each other.
But all of us transact business mutually.
lf we unite, we can virtually rule this city.
We already rule this city by proxy. Why not come out in the open?
The press and the police are in the know about each of you.
But l'm recognised only as a successful businessman.
No one suspects me. Those who know, keep it to themselves.
lf everyone here supports me, l could become the Chief Minister.
Agreed that you may win the elections.
But, how do we stand to gain if you are made Chief Minister?
0h yes! What do we get out of it? You'll take the cream.
Everyone will be taken care of.
All you have to say is whether you're with me, or against me.
D'you have a plan for winning the elections?
Before the Budget comes in next month, we'll spark off riots.
No one will ever come to know that l am behind all this.
ln riot hit areas, l'll emerge as a saviour.
l'll provide relief and l'll convene meetings for peace.
But, the government won't be able to survive the public outrage.
The people will demand a new government.
They'll want a government which can ensure the rule of law.
The government will fall and elections will be declared.
l'll contest the elections. The saviour will be the Chief Minister.
Why are you sitting here all alone?
- What's the matter? - Have you read the papers today?
Riots again! News like that reminds me of my parents.
And l remember those rioters who killed them.
Forget it, Vicky. lt's happening somewhere else.
How can l?!
These people could be you, me or your parents!
Take a look at that!
Are there none like me or my parents among those people?
Can we distance ourselves from this...
...just because we don't know any of them?
- There are just some photographs. - No these aren't!
- lt's my corpse lying in there! - No!
l'll be dead before l see your corpse.
What happened?
These aren't my tears.
- l thought we're into politics. But this... - ls politics.
- There are no limits in here. - Will there be riots?
Everyone is with the Master. They hunger for power.
You're out of your mind. Why would the master listen to you?
Because this is wrong.
People do die in my line of work. But, that's a result of rivalry.
lt's a game in which death is defeat.
And no one who plays the game is innocent.
But in riots, it's only the innocent who die.
All for the sake of a chair!
What am l to do, Anita?
let's get away from here... to you place.
let's get away from it.
That was a cracker.
This is Awam Rahibas Nagar. The place is at peace.
That's because people enjoy a good fraternity.
But all you need is to spark off sects against each other.
Master wants a riots here and now.
- ls there any way to stop Master? - No.
Hold the sparkler, Mother.
- lt won't hurt you. - No! - Don't be afraid, Mother.
look... over there.
- 0mar! Gaffar! Come here! - Come over, brothers!
Don't! stop!
stop fighting!
- Vicky! stop! - stop the fighting! - shut up!
lt's been called off. Go away. lt's cancelled for today.
Get out! You have no business in here. Why did you go in?
stop everything!
Come on. Get out of here.
No problem. lt was nothing of consequence.
We'll have to start all over again.
But this time, it will have to be done on a large scale.
- Meaning? - The plans for Awam Rahibas Nagar..
... will now have to be implemented at l 0 or l 2 locations.
let's have big fireworks all over.
- What about Vicky? - Kill him.
lt's dangerous for you to stay here any longer.
Anita! Yes! l could go to Anita's place.
No! That's where they'll go first, looking for you.
0h no! What am l going to do?
Master must be stopped. This is wrong.
Well all right! But all l can do now is to let you escape.
- l can do no more. - But you know what he's up to.
0h yes. l know what he's upto. l know Master.
l know this business. And l know that there's no going back.
- And why not? - How can l tell you?
something is wrong!
Mr. More! 0pen up!
- Get out! - 0pen the door!
Tie me to the chair with this.
Hurry! Tie me up before they break through. Tie my hands too.
Get away by the back door. And stuff some cloth in my mouth.
- Who is it? - Vicky here.
- l'm very lonely. - l can't hear you. speak up.
l'm all alone, Amit.
- l can't hear you. - Tell father and mother that l love them.
What's your number, Vicky?
What's happening over there, Vicky?
- What? - Wasn't it Vicky? ls he all right?
Didn't you hear the flash news? There's rioting in Bombay.
Ask him to get out of there immediately.
- What're you hiding, Amit? - l'm going to Bombay.
l'm going over to bring Vicky back.
Why're you going? Are you hiding something from me?
- Vicky is in trouble. - ln trouble?
What happened to my Vicky? Tell me, Amit.
lf you consider yourself my son, you must tell me the truth.
l don't know! But, Vicky called me over.
l knew something like this would happen!
The big bad city would devour him. l told you so!
He'd get lost in the city. 0h, why did you let him go?!
Calm down, Veena.
You're not going to Bombay. We don't want to lose our only child.
Forgive me, for l can't obey you.
l have made up my mind!
But l must go! For your sake. For mother's sake and for my own sake!
Vicky is a part of us.
And as long as l live, l won't let this family come apart.
stop!
Come on.
What's a lone girl doing these times? Are you out of your mind?
And you must've come out for a stroll after dinner.
l've just arrived in Bombay.
People are fleeing the city. And you've just arrived!
- Where are you staying? - l'll put up at some lodge.
Fool!
Homes are being destroyed in rioting.
And you're trying to find a place to stay!
Come along.
- What happened? - Nothing. - let me take a look.
l'm Neha, a press photographer. And l can't present myself formally.
- What's your story? - l'm here to look for my brother.
- At this time?! Where does he live? - No idea.
- l hope you know your name. - Amit.
You can go to sleep over there. And put don't put out the light.
l can't sleep in the dark.
- Take your shoes off. - What?! - The sofa is expensive.
A fool. He would've looked better with whiskers.
Photographs of the first day of rioting. But, they're rejects.
Was the sofa comfortable?
Must've been better than sleeping on the pavement.
l talk too much, don't l?
Formalities again... that's what l hate. Well, what do you like?
And the first drop of rains on my cheeks. And the smell of damp earth.
And flowers... so long as they are on trees.
Do you know why? Because they ask for nothing in return.
- What do you like? - No idea. Haven't thought of it.
- Fool! - What? - Nothing. You wouldn't understand.
lt isn't easy to understand me. sometimes l don't get myself.
- What happened? - lt's my brother's photograph. - What?!
l know this isn't your problem.
But can you help me find him?
lt's a white Ambassador, isn't it? MRH5747.
We generally don't give this information.
But you've showed me your press identification.
so, let me tell you. Have you heard of the Master? lt's him.
Any news, Neha?
The Master is the registered owner of the car.
Who is this Master?
A Big Dad. A criminal who has never been convicted.
- How does one get to him? - He won't tell you anything.
- He isn't human. - What's the matter, Neha?
You're to meet the Police Commissioner in half-an-hour.
We must trace the root of these riots at the earliest.
l want all known delinquents locked up.
Till the madness continues, every policeman is to remain on duty.
And l want situation reports every l 5 minutes.
- someone is here to meet you. - send him in.
Go in.
My name is Amit. l've come to this city looking for my brother.
l've tried everything possible. And now, l've come to you.
What can l do? Must l drop all else and take orders from you?
- You're simply getting worked up. - That's because l've gone mad!
And you can tell the newspapers that the Commissioner...
...has refused to find your missing relative in the riot-torn city.
- My brother is missing. - The whole city is ''missing''.
What do you want?! l don't even have the courage to assure you.
- What's up? - They raided my locality.
They ransacked everything in sight. They burnt my house down.
They put everything in fire. There's nothing left.
l'll teach each and everyone a good lesson.
As long as you're wearing the uniform...
...you have no right to be swayed by emotions.
- Go home. That's an order. - l have no home left.
Everything is burnt down. All there's left are heaps of ashes.
Back to work everyone.
- l can't help you now. - Please take a look at this, sir...
Give me a moment, please. There's this car.
- lt's registered with one Master. - What do you mean to say?
That my brother Vicky, whom l'm looking for is involved...
- ...somehow in these riots. - What?!
Now, he's in some kind of a fix. l must reach him somehow.
And you're the only person who can help me out.
You know well what this city is going through.
l can't do anything for you. My hands are tied. That's all!
- No less am l under compulsion. - Constable!
- lf you don't help me, who will?! - Take him out.
Please hear me out! Give me a hearing! listen to me!
Wait a minute, now!
Don't shield yourself with compulsions, Commissioner!
My brother is lost in this city. But l refuse to plead helplessness.
Why?! Had it been your brother, would you have been sitting?
l don't care if this city is going up in flames.
l don't care if the whole world is going up in flames.
l only want my brother.
Till you take action, l won't budge from here.
l want my brother back!
l'm giving you a letter addressed to the morgue.
This is the only way out. And pray that you don't find him there.
This is the only way to find out whether your brother is alive.
Male or female?
- Whom have you lost in the riots? - Male. Aged 23 years.
There are many who fit the description. Come along.
Move it, will you?
Take a look at this.
- Not him. - Take a closer look. All corpses are alike.
- A fleeting glance won't tell you much. - No. lt isn't him.
- Take a look at that...and that... - No. Not him.
This is the only corpse left. But it's mutiliated beyond recognition.
This couldn't be Vicky. let's go.
- He could've been anyone. - Could be your man, too.
- Take a close look. - l can't recognise him. No one can!
Wait here.
Take a look at this.
lt was with him.
He was a cute boy.
Have this. Afterwards, we'll go over to claim his body.
l don't want it.
l don't want anything.
Come out of it. This won't help.
Everything is finished for me, Neha. Everything!
You'll find many who will shower sympathy on you.
But sympathy won't ease your pain. lt'll only make matters worse.
Cry over Vicky as much as you will. But you can't share his death.
Please leave me alone.
Who's ''me'' ? And what role have you cast yourself in?
Who's the person you see in the mirror?
0bedient son of your foster parents? 0r are you Vicky's loving brother?
What'd you find if you looked into your own eyes?
A frail effigy that exists merely by impersonation and dependence!
- You don't know anything. - Not that l want to.
Vicky is dead. And you're worse for it.
l take a step forward for your sake. And you're the one who runs away.
- Now let me do what a man does. - Don't rub it in, Neha.
Do what l might, l still can't change you.
life will go on. stop living it, if you wish to.
There's much to do. And you can't do it alone.
''Who can bear the burden of others?'' (proverb).
We'd like the municipality to take care of the last rites.
just fill in this form.
Here are the articles found on the corpse.
These are his credit cards.
His wallet.
A watch.
And his clothes.
That's all he had on him.
Do you know what time it is?
lt's 8 '0 Clock. And it's been 4 long hours.
This isn't your village in the mountains. This is Bombay!
There's a riot going on. People are dying.
Blood is flowing down the streets! And you...!
Do you realise how hard these 4 hours were for me?!
There isn't a single hospital or police station l haven't called up.
Have you ever considered what l'd go through...
...had anything happened to you?!
l went out to buy a ticket back. l'm leaving tonight.
- ln just a few days... - You...
What was it about a ''few days'' ?
l've met so many people in a few days.
And now, you're leaving everyone behind.
Under these circumstances, Neha...
...l can't quite bring myself to bid you good-bye.
l can't hold this smile on my face any longer.
Ten seconds from now, l'll lose my composure.
And then, l'll break down.
That's a strange coincidence. You just said what Vicky told me.
lt was the same... we were bidding adieu at a railway station.
just as you have given me your photograph...
...so also had l given Vicky a memento.
The gold chain, Neha! Come on!
Where are you going? What are you doing? Where are we going?
- Where's the chain? - What?
- The chain! Vicky's chain! - What chain?
- l could kill you for this! - Don't you raise your hand.
There's no chain. l've given you everything found on the corpse.
- Not a corpse! My brother! - Might've been. so what?
You tell me he's your brother. someone else claimed him for a son.
- Who? - A fellow came to claim the corpse.
0ne Vinayak More.
- You're late. He's dead and gone. - No. That's a lie!
- What'd l get out of lying? - But l know that he's alive.
Why didn't you take the corpse after claiming it?
l wanted to perform the last rites.
But... never mind this. lt would attract attention.
Whose? The Master's, isn't it so?
just forget what happened. Don't get into this mess.
Whatever you do, you won't get Vicky back.
Can't you tell us anything else about Vicky?
Please tell us something atleast.
There is Anita... but all she can do is to cry for him.
- l'd like to meet Anita. - There's no Anita here. Go away.
l know Anita lives here. l must meet her. Please.
We're poor folk. We know nothing.
0h yes! You do know.
You do know. But, we aren't one of them.
Mother...
- Who is at the door? - l don't know him.
l'm Vicky's brother, Amit.
let him in, Mother.
Come in.
Vicky was sure you'd come. Vicky is alive.
Come along.
What's up, Anita? You're in early today.
''l hope you don't lose my way in the city''
''May l never be lonely again''
Promise never to leave me again
And break not the vow you now make.
Please tell me now.
Whether you remember the road home.
so you turned a big shot in 24 hours, did you?
ls this the villa of yours? And where's your car?
What about your job?
D'you know what's going on out there? Riots!
What about your Mother...your father and me?!
We found an unidentified corpse.
Bombay! l want to go to Bombay, Amit!
ls this your Bombay? ls it? Your Bombay!
l know l shouldn't have lied to you, Amit. But l was helpless.
ln my obsession for making it rich quick...
...l forgot what's right and what's wrong.
And Master, who sparked off the riots started playing the saviour.
Could l have remained a mute spectator to the melodrama?
should l have joined in the slaying of innocent people?
l stopped the riots. And l fell out with the Master.
Didn't l tell you he's gone the other way? Now get in the car.
You took me for the dead man. l don't even know who he was.
The whole city was up in flames. And l knew who lit the fire.
l tried to tell people. But no one would listen to me.
And l couldn't roam about freely after the enemity with Master.
lt wasn't possible to reach the higher-ups...
...in the police over the phone. lt was impossible.
- What happened afterwards? - l remembered Gopi.
- Who is it? - Vicky! 0pen up!
- What happened to you? - Master's men are after me.
- What? - Please give me place to hide.
All right.
Had l stayed on at Gopi's place, l might've been found.
That's why l went into hiding in this hole.
And today, l finally feel l'm alive.
- What do you want to do now? - He does nothing.
l promised Mother that l'd bring Vicky back home.
- What about Master? - Confronting him is not our responsibility.
Who else is responsible? Do you remember telling me that...
...it isn't happening someplace far away. lt's happening here.
lt's happening to us. And we must face the music.
- That maybe so, Vicky, but... - You'll fulfill your promise.
l have wronged you. And l've wronged my parents.
And now, l must do whatever you ask me to do.
But how am l to go home? Must l go home with...
...my head hung in shame? 0r, might l yet hold my head high?
What can you possibly do, Vicky? Master has solid clout.
He'll make sure you're thrown behind the bars.
lt's better to keep the Master in the dark about your death.
Amit and l will go see the Commissioner. He could hear us out.
Without evidence, you're making wild allegations.
l can't take action on your say so.
- But you know Master is involved. - l know nothing!
l can do nothing without evidence.
lf you want to, you can arrest him on suspicion.
Don't try to teach me.
- No. We won't go away. - lf you want me to take action...
...go and lodge a complaint.
We'll lodge a complaint against Master.
But, Neha...
Even if he kills us for doing it, we'll speak up.
- Everyone will get it. Don't rush. - The Master is a man of God.
stand in queue. Everyone will get handouts. Don't worry.
someone has lodged a complaint against you with the police.
so it's even a crime to campaign for peace.
The complaint says that you engineered the riots. some madcap!
- They've mentioned their address. - Wise, not mad. You have the address.
lf we do anything, we'd be suspected.
A mole tore the sheet out and gave it to me.
Nothing exists on record. lt doesn't matter if they're dead or alive.
There was a complaint. And we must take action. Kill them.
Do you mean to say that you haven't still propositioned her?
What a fellow! And l've done it a million times over!
But fact is that l know. And she knows that l know.
We know...we do know.
What's all this about ''Knowing''? just lay it straight.
- He hasn't guts enough. - What's guts got to do with it?
- Why don't you tell her? - l'll tell her when l want to.
- Do it now. - What's so big about saying it? - say it then!
- l'll tell her, all right. - 0ver there. Not here.
- l'll tell her. - Do it now. - Yes, l shall.
- Will you do it, or should l? - All right. l'll do it.
- What is it? - something wrong with the TV?
- l'm changing batteries. - Change the TV. You won't need batteries.
That's what l'd come to say. 0kay... go on changing the TV.
l said it!
- she won't need batteries?! - Yes! - What did you say?
- What am l supposed to say? - Go right in and say...
''Neha, whenever l look into your child-like innocent eyes...''
- Childlike innocent eyes... - Right.
''My heart goes mad with joyous rapture''
''My heart goes mad with joyous raptures''
- ''And, l love you'' - And l love you. Tell her that.
Mad Neha, whenever l look into your eyes...
...someone mad, childlike and innocent falls in love with me.
No! l'm the one who is mad!
And these innocent eyes are yours.
You signed your own death warrants. How aren't you dead yet?
Come on!
Find them.
Catch them!
They mustn't escape! stop them!
- so Vicky is alive. - Yes.
You know what you must do.
- Master? - What? - l think we shouldn't meddle with Vicky for now.
The sheer manpower we have to deploy on such a manhunt...
- l want Vicky. - Vicky's a kid. He's insignificant before you.
- We're busy with your elections. - l'll put everything on hold.
l want Vicky first! 0ne who has betrayed me, can't be left alive.
l want to see Vicky dead.
- Done? - Here are your microphone bags.
These go into the Master's residence.
The riots are on everywhere. But he controls everything...
...out of his residence, over the phones.
lf we get to eavesdrop, we can outdo him at every step.
Fix those on his phones. l'll record everything here.
- Give them to me. - No, Amit. l'll go in.
- l know the place inside out. - Useless talk.
The Master and his henchmen have been both of you.
He has seen my face. But he won't recognise me.
You do me a great honour by coming here.
l have seen with my own eyes the nefarious happenings.
l'd like to drag that beast out and lay him at your feet.
But l'm as helpless, as you are.
l know that you grieve. And l sympathise with you.
And l would like to share your sorrows.
That's why l'd like to distribute the food and clothes among you.
long live, the Master!
- You! - Mr More... what are you doing here?
Who are you?
Who has sent you here?
Who are you? Who has sent you here?
spill of it, what you may. But it's your blood after all, Daddy.
l'm carrying your child. l have loved you.
- Aren't you ashamed? - l don't desire you anymore.
Remember that your sins will call upon you someday for penance.
l still hate you!
My daughter!
Don't you call me that!
l was born out of your lust. And no relationship is founded upon lust.
Don't rake up the past. And hate me as you might...
...you can't deny the bond of blood.
- Why didn't you try to find me? - You mustn't say so. You mustn't!
Yes, my daughter... tell me... call me your Daddy.
The word is a mere sound for me, bereft of any emotion.
Bitch! l thought l'd ply you soft with love.
You're as obstinate as your mother was.
But l'll have you tell me who you're working for.
More... take her away. lock her up in the store room.
My daughter has come home.
Vicky... if Neha doesn't return in half an hour...
listen...
- Are you alone? - Yes.
set the Mirchi Galli area on fire.
A Minister is scheduled to visit the locality tomorrow.
The Minister is supposed to address a goodwill meet there.
He should instead face a public outcry.
They have heavy security in place. lt is a ''safe zone''.
We have a mole in the security cordon.
No one will resist your entry through the cordon.
- But, Master... - Quiet! No names.
just do as l say.
You'll receive the consignment in half-an-hour.
l want to see the dead.
And find out who sent the girl Neha in here.
Don't lose your head, Amit.
D'you think you can scare the Master into setting Neha free?
You know it was the Master on the tape.
And no one but me can do anything for Neha.
stop! Amit! Take a wrong step and we'll all be dead.
- We must use a ploy to save Neha. - Plot your ploys.
- l'm going to Neha. - listen to me. - Don't interfere.
- This is a personal problem. - lt's personal to me!
You're mine own. Your life and love are matters of my concern.
D'you think l can bear to see tears in your eyes?
What am l to do now, Vicky?
Trust me... Neha will come back.
lt's More.
- Yes, More. Go on. - There's a message for you.
The ruling party wants to come to an understanding with you.
- They want to see you in 30 minutes. - At this hour?
Yes. And it seems that we've won this gamble.
l'm coming over in l 5 minutes to pick you up.
- All set. - Gopi goes with Mr More.
- But it's half-an-hour. - 0kay. - Come along.
Not everyone gets a chance to do a favour to the Chief Minister.
should l come along?
No. He has called me in alone.
We're meeting at a businessman's residence.
- Within our area of operations? - Correct.
lie in wait with a force. lf l don't call in half-an-hour...
...then it's a trap.
More should be here any moment to pick me up.
You're late. l've been waiting for you.
There was a curfew on the way.
- Come along, jaya. - No, jaya. stay around.
You know what to do, should need arise.
sorry, sir. 0nly you're allowed to go in. The car won't go in.
Watch your manners. l'll be giving you the orders soon.
Please go in. l'll wait here for you.
- Where are the guards on duty? - 0ver there.
Well...here you are. Now get out of here. Both of you.
- Get out of this city. Go. - Yes, sir.
lt's going on as planned.
- More speaking. listen to me. - Yes.
- The Master is very angry. - Why? What happened.
The Chief Minister has all the evidence he needs.
This meeting wasn't meant for any compromise.
lt's a threat to expose us in the press.
- What's up? - lt's all going to be splashed in the papers tomorrow.
The biggest piece of evidence against him is that...
...he has gone unscathed through these riots. - That's true.
lf the Master's residence were attacked, the allegations...
...will fall flat. And he'd become a hero in the eyes of the people.
No one's going to believe that he destroyed his own home.
Got it! What a solid idea! Even l took time to get the hang of it.
We don't have time. lt must be done...
...before the papers are published tomorrow.
Get your men to ransack the place and set in on fire.
The Master and l will come in later with press reporters.
The owner is staying abroad. The house's been vacant for 5 years now.
Don't even spare a brick! Now, come along.
- l want to make a call. - Go on.
Everything's going to be all right, Neha.
The Master ...is my father.
What an idea! 0h, what an idea!
How d'you like my handiwork? lsn't it good?
My house is burning! My house! The Master's house!
But this was your plan! More asked me to execute it.
The closest of mine have turned against me... More and Vicky.
l want Vicky!
Anita! Neha! let's get out of here.
Vicky! Careful.
This way!
D'you see how easy it is to draw rats out of their holes?
How could an old man bear physical pain? He told us about you.
You can achieve nothing, Master.
But l have achieved everything. All by myself.
l did it without help from my own people.
But, who is one's own? None is.
l had taken you for a son. And what came out of it?
A betrayal. And Neha... my blood runs in her veins.
Neha has taught me that blood is only a colour. lt's red.
And no relationship is founded on blood. But, no matter that.
For its writ in history that to gain something, one must sacrifice.
Do you remember Awam Rahibas Nagar? l'm going there to give a speech.
l'm speaking at their sports ground. And everyone is coming to hear me.
- And my men will be at work. - While the Master lectures...
... a temple or a mosque in the area is going to be blown up.
Think it over, Vicky. Think.
We'll blow up a couple of houses of God.
And a riot will be sparked of in Awam Rahibas Nagar.
The people will arise. And the Government will fall.
While that happens, you die. Kill them, jaya.
You can take your time over it.
And Vicky has this bad habit of dodging death.
Use the spare petrol to burn them. Both of them.
let's go.
lt's only a matter of a little while. let's go.
Kill him!
A government which can't protect people has no right to rule.
We don't need an inactive government.
We need people who can stop these riots.
l won't rest till l have exposed those responsible for the riots.
Even if the Government sits quietly, l shall raise my voice.
''set the Mirchi Galli area on fire''
''A Minister is scheduled to visit the locality tomorrow''
''The Minister is supposed to address a goodwill meet there''
- ''He must face a public outcry'' - Whose voice is that? stop it!
- ''But, Master...'' - ''Quiet! No names''
''just do as l say. You'll receive the consignment in half-an-hour''
Now look here, Vicky...
listen to me.
Did you hear that folks?
Have you heard the evidence of this saint's deviousness?
ln his hunger for power, he has killed innumerable innocents.
To sate his lust for wealth, he has burnt your houses.
He did that! And today, you must plead guilty.
- say it. - Vicky! listen to me! - say it!
say it! 0wn up, swine!
speak up, you dog!
Yes! l instigated the riots! l did it all!
l've drawn you out of your homes today so that my men...
...can ransack the entire Awam Rahibas Nagar.
All this, so you could be divided. And l did it all!
The Master did it! The Master! And no one can stop me!
- Kill him! - Kill him!
Why grieve over one who was never your own?
Now l can go home. With my head held high.