All language subtitles for Sehar (2005)

Ma thinks I'm always lying.
Do you think I'm a liar ?

Not at all, when ever did you lie ?
- Grandpa, I didn't slap Ramesh

Then... why is his mother complaining ?
You must've done something ?

I just touched his cheek, so lightly.
- No, not by the look of that cheek...

that one was one big ugly welt

Keep your hands off Ramesh's cheeks.
And you get home in time

loom out

Fix the lapel mikes. Cut the noise

I hope you're comfortable, sir.
Technical problems, you see

Understandable.
Proceed when you can

Right away, sir. Shall we...?

So Mr Tiwari, from where did
this chain of events originate ?

The stoy begins in Gorakhpur.
The contention was railroad contracts

Railroad development contracts
worth millions are issued here

Mafia don Tarkeswari Singh
had a major say in these contracts

In the 90s, the gang was challenged
by a new rival, Don Gajraj Singh

Ty to understand, Tarkeswari,

he deserves to get the contracts
for the job in his area

Why must you make a grab for these ?

Gazipur and Balia are his, So who gets
the railroad repair contracts ? You ?

No, now it's time we shared the spoils

Are you crazy ?
- Hear me out, Tarkeswari

Now you hear me out. Eveyone knows,
evey railroad contract is mine...

be it in Gorakhpur or Gazipur. And
I fought long and hard for what's mine

And it's been a decade and no one
has taken from me what's mine

And the ones who tried, have died

You tell these upstarts
to mind their limits

let's go.
- No please, not in a huff

I am leaving. I came here only
because of you, Mr Dwivedi. Excuse me

Now what ?

He'll take some convincing,
yes he's stubborn, but he'll understand

Until then ?
- Restraint. Patience does it...

we mustn't let things
get out of hand

Ajay... tea.
- Put it down. I'll have it later

And biscuits

Ma...

you'll tire yourself slogging all day
like this... sit with me

I'm not yet done with the unpacking.
- It's only a day since we arrived

You want to get over eveything
in a day ?

Twenty years has transformed this city

I've come back to a different city...

even the language has lost its grace

Nothing's like what it used to be

You get to bear the brunt of
my frequent transfers

Fourteenth posting in eight years,
you're doing fine...

got to pay this price
for your integrity...

dereliction of duty
is easiest to get away with

So how do you find lucknow ?
- Fine

I've had a long relationship with
this city. Here's where I began

In those days,
one hoarding even read...

''Smile, because you're in lucknow''

look, you're smiling for real

What's that ?

A few paper-cuttings of reports
related to Tarkeswari Singh's murder

If these are a few, what'd be more ?

As usual, you seem to have
researched it in-depth already,

and now, you're looking
for a discussion, are you ?

Secretay to chief minister
on line one

Yes Mr Gupta ?
- Kapoor, the principal secretay...

and I want a discussion
about the big parade

Sure, I'm in a meeting now...
- At ten thirty

Three boys. Sixty rounds.
Firing lasted some 30 seconds

They never had a chance

All rimless. Fired from carbines

Rivaly over university elections.
- Semi-automatic in university elections

''Smile, because now you're in lucknow''

In 1991...

just after the assembly elections...

lucknow was a hotbed
of political turmoil

Out of the power struggle
emerged a new chief minister...

and his lieutenants,
who assumed power

A sirocco blew over
the political landscape...

and all was moving well
each at its own pace

The World Trade Organisation
I've heard about, but...

about international trade,
I know scant little

Yes Ma...?
- Can you make her out ?

Please, let it be

Come on, ty to, you're a policeman

What Ajay Kumar, this is Anamika,
Major Subodh Kant's daughter

Oh, you're all grown up

The major telephoned yesterday, after
reading your interview in the papers,

he's impressed with your replies, and
I asked him, how's your little daughter

That had him in splits

And here's the little one

Keep yourselves company,
I'll rustle up a snack

Kidney beans are still your favourite ?
- Yes, always

Meeting up after so long...
almost twenty years ?

Yes

So... you do something ?

So what do you do ?

lecturer in economics

In lucknow university

Too economical with words
for a lecturer

''She has the airs''

''Now that the one with airs
is here...''

''the fragrance of jasmine
will linger all night''

''The lovely bride...''

''The lovely bride...''

''is as striking as lightning''

''Her veil...''

What need was there to kill Akhilesh ?
We decided ! No fratricide !

Don't lose your head

When we decided on that
our priorities were different

Then a word of honour is of no value ?

None. If anything's worthwhile,
it's only the business

For the sake of business,
we can do anything... anything

Anything !
- Suboo...

look Gajraj, it's simple,
bloodletting is what nobody wants

Because nobody stands to lose, except we
and we've been in business for so long

Our interests are demarcated,
a system has been put in place

If you look at it that way,
each of us is powerful

Then where is the problem ?
- That's where the problem is...

eveyone is powerful

No one can be reined in

This has got to be changed.
A new order will come to be

Only one will reign...

unequalled and omnipotent

His power will be ultimate

And you assume that
we'll abdicate in your favour ?

No

To which end, you must be
denuded of your powers

So what do you expect from me ?

This Gajraj can do anything

He speaks strangely,
of power struggle and supremacy

He doesn't listen,
he has gone mad

You're new to town

So it's our duty to draw your attention
in the right direction...

whether or not you may
care to recognise us

Narain Pandey

Mafia don, active in the states of
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh

Accused of murder, attempt to murder,
abductions, extortion and gun-running

l9 criminal cases registered

What was that about recognition ?

That's a twenty year-old file

Those allegations are false

I'm committed to social causes
and the world knows that

Why are you after me ? I only came
to tell you Gajraj's stoy

Gajraj's stoy and yours...
are any different ?

It's the system you have created...

mafia dons like you
and Tarkeswari Singh

Now Gajraj emerges out of it

And the sole contention is...
he wishes to run your system his way

Someone's doing to you
what you did to someone else

Yesterday's boss was Narain Pandey.
Now, Gajraj Singh ; then, someone else

Your stories are all the same.
- You realise the implications ?

Fully well. It's private turf.
The police will do nothing

So Gajraj goes scot free ?

No concern for social workers
of your ilk

What are you searching for
inside the dictionay for so long ?

There's this word, Ma.
Supremacy

Supremacy, as in struggle
for supremacy

The vey words he said.
- Said... who ?

Someone who is a social activist

What's a social activist got to do with
struggle for supremacy ?

This one has a lot to do,
he's a different kind of activist

Do you know the meaning of supremacy ?
- Yes, it's in political science books

Supremacy as in absolute power...

when assumed, is not to shared

It can only be seized

Absolute power is his,
who can cower anyone into obedience,

and he makes happen,
whatever he wishes...

on his terms

Two things in common

Firstly, these murders
are connected to railroad contracts

Secondly, the brutality
in these assassinations

Whole magazines were pumped in,
where two bullets could've been enough

The message is, opposition kills

Gangsters after all,
Iet them get killed

Good souls, for doing what we can't

I beg to differ, sir.
Matters aren't as simple as they seem

The victims included police informers

Happens all the time

Then it's going wrong, sir

And like you always tell me,
what's wrong is always wrong

At ease

How many men with Gajraj ?
- Three men, four months ago

Now he has twenty one.
Some are already in police records

Some are outsourced from other gangs,
mostly university students

Same old stoy, university students

I wonder at times...

how these criminals can brainwash
even an educated mind

After all this hullabaloo
over education...

this is what has become of you ?

I've tried

But no one ever gave a chance
to do anything

Ever wondered why you weren't given
even a chance ?

Because you are powerless

look up

Who'll give you a break
if you're powerless ?

There are no chances for the helpless,
their chances are stolen from them

You see this man ?
And the one standing over there ?

None of them ever got a chance,
so what's the big deal ?

It's what has been happening all along
and it'll go on happening forever...

not a chance is given

But one thing still
sets you apart from them

Unlike you, they decided
not to remain helpless,

and not to take insults.
If need be, they'll answer taunts...

with bullets

But that was their decision

Now, question is, what do you wish ?

I told you a month ago, kill him

He's dangerous !
But who cares to listen to me ?

Calm down,
I've spoken to Kanpur

In a day or two
it'll be arranged

If you only gave me one signal,
I would've shot the bastard

In Narain's death, the last pillar
of the old order has crumbled

The new overlords added
an edge to the old order,

unleashing a headline-hitting saga
of abductions, ransom, contract murders

Terror ran rife in the world of crime,
the game was getting dangerous by far

Infamous railway contractor and
ex-legislator Vijendra Singh...

shot to death, in broad daylight,
inside his residence

On record, are comments by Mr Mishra,
ex-minister for law and order

If mere enactment of legislation
could achieve the intent of the law...

the county
would not have come to this

It takes an understanding of
ground realities and necessities,

and the earlier we realise it,
the better

Mr Dwivedi, do arrange
for a meeting with this Gajraj

You don't want
to mess with him, Mr Mishra

He's a cynic, never speaks his mind
and ends up doing these bizarre acts

Then he is the man of the hour.
- What...?

He will prove to be vey effective in
the political fracas that's shaping up

But Mr Mishra...
- Dwivedi...

not all battles can be fought within
the confines of the political perimeter

Strange solutions are sometimes sought

Mr Ajay, here's the volume you wanted.
Contemporay Issues in Organised Crime

It was tough finding this one

Hello, how are you ?

Hello, and how are you ?
- Fine

looking for a book ?
- No...

my students wanted help,
just being of assistance...

Coffee...

do you drink coffee ?

Yes

So...

can you join me for a coffee...
would you like to ?

Yes... but my students

One too many

My policemen too

You aren't visiting us...

Ma often speaks of you

Your coffee

''The heart is mute''

''So pour out...''

''your feelings''

''Bring it to your lips''

''Sunset...''

_ _
Or SUnriSe,,,

''you are in my heart...''

''evey moment...''

''my love''

''Don't shy away''

''Don't sneak away''

''The heart is mute''

''Pour out your feelings''

''Silence...''

_ _ _ _
says...

''things are...''

''going too far...''

''my love''

''My thoughts...''

''you rule''

''You invade my dreams''

''In my hair, I find you''

''In my arms, I find you''

''In nights of loneliness...''

''I find you''

''You are the air I breathe''

''My heart beats for you''

''The heart is mute''

''Pour out your feelings''

''Don't shy away''

''Don't sneak away''

''The heart is mute''

''Pour out your feelings''

Fresh development. Case of carjacking
at gunpoint on the expressway...

by Gajraj and his men.
- How many men ?

Five, including Gajraj.
The driver resisted, shot with an AK 4l

Bullet in the leg

Anything serious ?
- No sir, routine

Gajraj is in Benares.
That's his address

Confirmed news ?
- Pukka information, sir

The house belongs to a convicted felon,
he also happens to be Gajraj's uncle

And he's a swine.
I wish I'd shoot him

They used this house last month
when the ex-legislator was killed

Do we know the topography of this area ?
- Yes sir, some basic information

So what's on your minds ?

I'd rather that we stuck to
the proper procedure

What is the procedure ?

We take the local police into confidence
and we plan a joint operation

like the time when we went to town
with our operation. In fact sir,

tv crews were at the railroad station
for the lucknow Police. Even gave us...

live coverage.
- So we ignore a well-laid out system...

in total disregard for right procedure ?
- Don't expect results out of procedure

Solanki... Yadav is right

The local police must be involved.
- But sir...

But we have no such information

We have our sources.
- Wonderful

Your sources
inside my jurisdiction

Well you see Mr Ajay, we're in the midst
of a high security deployment in Benares

So there's a dearth of police personnel.
But your mission is as important

Assistant Superintendent Tripathi
will join you

I'm sure you have adequate forces

But tell me, is Gajraj Singh
a criminal of such import...

that it warrants the presence of
a Senior Superintendent of Police ?

Yes, it warrants. And some habit

Then change your habit !
Officers like you give us a hard time

Dwivedi was here. You were asleep

He wants you in lucknow.
- Why, for what ?

Wants to set up a meeting

With this one

Ramnath Mishra.
- He said it's urgent,

something important

Want to meet ?

But tell him, the meeting isn't
happening in lucknow. Over here

In Benares

You think he'll come here ?

If it's necessay for him,
he'll come anywhere

The string of failed encounters
continued for weeks

Operations were mounted
in Gonda, Azamgarh and Allahabad

There were also
stray incidents of success

But the efforts of the police
had little restraining effect...

on the activities of the mafia
in Eastern Uttar Pradesh

The powers that be
in the government...

castigated the spirited efforts
of the lucknow Police

Why is the police failing
to match expectations ?

Failure or successes of operations
cannot be the basis of analysing...

police initiative.
Honestly, we're tying our best

Are such initiatives being marred
by the police-politician-mafia nexus ?

That was Ajay Kumar,
Special Superintendent of Police...

on the crackdown on criminals

Dateline October 14, 199l

Seven unidentified persons
wearing police uniform...

forced their way into the residence
of legislator, Mr Jagatwedi...

and misbehaved with the legislator
and his family members

You are requested to suspend
the responsible personnel...

in order to prevent such infractions
against honest politicians

That report says about all there was

Only missing information is,
that night...

Gajraj Singh happened to be
the legislator's guest

If we could only complete the search,
we would've nabbed him

The Inspector General of Police
intervened

Despite all its flaws,
this city is politically vey active

Evey aspect of life in this city
is intertwined. Here's a system...

which prescribes evey procedure

In my mind, we ought to dwell upon
the outcomes...

whatever the procedure

This special force has
no juridical responsibilities,

no civil duties.
It's an administrative, legal quagmire

Are you aware ?
- Sir, it's a new approach,

it has its advantages

If such a force is ratified, what of
jurisdictions of the police precincts ?

Are they to cease to function ?

Officers who are beyond reproach,
can be committed to the sole agenda...

of wiping out organised crime,
licensed to use preferred means

We're bound by legislation.
This force has no space in our system

Sir, let this special force
be granted state-wide jurisdiction,

to allow freedom of movement within
the state without any need for permits

The force will report directly to...

the Assistant Director General,
law and Order. That's you

Only a few provisos to existing systems
can make way for this force

Provisos...?

The Assistant Director General says
that our system is incompetent ?

Even the constitution is amended
using provisos

That doesn't mean that
the constitution is incompetent ?

Sir, if I may so appeal,
for a special purpose...

let us assign
a special team of police officers

Mr Assistant Director General,
to maintain law and order...

you may use such personnel and procedure
as are prescribed in the system

The new irrigation minister's
daughter-in-law needs security cover

Will be done, as you say.
But only cash won't make it work

What else ?

The tender for the twin-track railroad
between Gorakhpur and Deoria...

has a bidder representing me.
He ought to bag the contract

What ! How can anyone guarantee the
contract, what's this, child's-play ?

It's never happened before !

If it's never happened before...

then it will happen now.
- Just because you want it ?

Mr Mishra, make him see reason !

Do it the way he wants.
- But Mr Mishra...

Gajraj, you've got the overview.
You'll get the details tomorrow

What is the matter Ramji ?
- A trunk lying outside the store-room

I'll take care of it. Keep it here.
- Vey well

Major Ravi Kumar is accused of deserting
his post instead of confronting the enemy

Bullets were flying all around, Prabha.
Corpses lay strewn eveywhere

Black is the colour of dead blood,
I discovered. You understand, Prabha ?

But never tell this to Ajay.
You won't, will you ?

Ma...

Papa isn't opening his door.
Will you ask Papa to open the door

This tea is so insipid
it belongs to the gutters

I think he sold out to Mishra,
he won't let you taste anything sweet

Stop staring and
go and tell the opposition...

that in the elections this time,
Mr Thakur will defeat Mishra soundly

Which room is Mr Thakur's ?

This one

look what they're writing in the papers
... I'm guilty for Thakur's murder ?

Anarchy is the chief minister's
responsibility

Are we framing a reply to this
or aren't we ?

This government is reduced to a joke,
have you read what's in that ?

Yes sir, but these four papers
are the opposition's mouth-pieces

They enjoy no political standing,
right sir ?

Clearly, a parochial interpretation
instead of objective analysis

Right sir ?

May I speak now ?

Yes sir

What's printed isn't
so much the question...

as the fact of what happened

Now question is, what are we doing
to stop this unbridled anarchy ?

We are doing our best
to apprehend the perpetrators

Then, ensure
Mr Principal Secretay...

that the efforts are honest

I've told you eveything on phone,
what more do you wish to know ?

In the deposition, you have stated
that you walked out...

and was surrounded by
four gun-toting men...

who bundled you into their car
and moved off. Can you describe...

the place where you were held ?
- Some village, most likely...

the rooms were mud-walled.
- Anything else you can recall ?

Excuse me, I'm ill.
The doctor advises me to avoid stress

How was the ransom paid ?

They summoned my accountant
to a parking lot in Delhi

Gajraj was there to receive it
in person

Settled at ?
- What...?

Settled at how much ?

3.l million

_ust 3.l million ?

Sir, 3.l million is a lot of cash

Maybe...

you are right

But the police was ready

Had you co-operated with us, we
might've succeeded in arresting them

For members of my family,
my life being more precious...

they wished to see me alive,

not wrapped in a shroud

By 11=03=09 am, the police control room
had news of the shootout at the hotel

Gajraj and co needed 5 minutes at least,
to clear of a 190-metre crowded sidewalk

Notably...
- Understood

leaving the hotel at 11=03 am,
they reach their car at 11=08

At 11=05 am, Gajraj telephoned
the dead man's brother,

told him about the murder
and warned him off a railroad contract

Interestingly, this call originated
from a cellphone

Impossible ! It isn't even ten days
since cellular services began in lucknow

How could he have found a phone ?

He has one and he's
making good use of it

How are we to track
cellular conversations ?

landlines can be brought under
surveillance, but cellphones, how ?

That was a poser for the man in charge
of law and order...

who was aware that
the police were unprepared...

for this new weapon in the hands
of the underworld. Surprisingly...

the until the mid-nineties
the police across the county...

had failed to place cellular phones
under surveillance. In this test...

of grappling with this new technology,
lucknow Police was at a loss

Each cell is a magnetic area, which is
defined by transmission towers

Transmission towers in cities
use tri-directional antennae,

on highways, it's bi-directional.
The base station is a transmitter

Sizes of magnetic fields depend upon
transmission wattage of base stations

Mr Solanki, one poser

I can't comprehend a bit

The GSM cell structure is hexagonal

Discussions after a peaceful tea break

I don't think I have the appetite, sir

Get on with your tea, please

Syed, you got something to say ?
- One problem, sir

Our requirements are vey specific

These telecom experts
are engrossed with technical details

We don't need any of this.
Actually, we need someone...

who can explain cellular technology
in the parlance we use

I can explain, but
if you wish to understand...

you must attend the classroom regularly

We'll go over it once again

look...

it's shaped like interconnected
little hexagons in a beehive...

just the way GSM communications
networks are designed...

enabling transit across points
using an audio trigger

Be back in class tomorrow.
We will discuss Wll

Mr Tiwari...
- I'm late for my next class

Can we discuss this later ?
- Possibly not

The vey next day,
I'm probationed on research,

and given a spacious office
at the police headquarters

One table, one tape recorder,
two telephones, three mobile phones

From the university libray,
I had picked up...

all available books and journals
on cellular technology

Daylong meetings with telecom experts,
and night-times for research

A replicated SIM of the number
we want to tap...

what I mean,
is a matching SIMcard...

is inserted in this cellphone.
We will be able to eavesdrop...

without affecting
the subscriber's bill

And so began electronic surveillance

We placed the mobilephones of Gajraj
and his men under surveillance

And we began monitoring all numbers
calling to and from these numbers

It took us time
and we had our share of mistakes

But gradually, the police caught up with
organised crime's new gadget

Four encounters in eighteen days,
what's come over lucknow police ?

Not a single outsider knew that he was
coming in, still the police gets to know

Someone must've spotted him,
he was one for flashy outfits

No

This encounter had to be pre-planned

The police knew when and where

How come they got the information ?

Pay him off, what's there to ask ?

No, I'm with Gajraj now.
We'll take time

Get him to call me

I want him at the Bata showroom
in two hours. Alone

What happened...?

let's talk later

Careful what you talk

Vey careful

How are you keeping ?
- I'm fine Anamika,

no reason for wory

The body reminds one
of the ageing years

One good outcome of this illness
is getting to meet you

You had all but forgotten about us.
- I was here the day before

You were asleep

Maybe Solanki... give me a break,
will you please...?

Who's speaking ?

I am Anamika.
- We know you, the university teacher

You tell your policeman, we won't spare
that bastard, we'll bump him off...

so while there's time, let him choose
between a transfer or a lucknow-funeral

No one can save him. You understand ?

Anamika, what happened ? Whose phone ?

Nothing, just a wrong number

These kinds of calls keep coming

But they're no-good folks

Thus the need for men like us
to fix no-gooders

It's late, I should be leaving

Mr Hariprasad Singh is one non-resident
Indian industrialist...

who has carved a niche for himself in
the European and American markets

Despite his great success, he has kept
his ties with his motherland intact

The government of Uttar Pradesh is
therefore felicitating him...

for his rare contribution

Before conferring this honour
on him...

I'd like to tell you a stoy

There's this hamlet close to lucknow.
Peepiya

There lived a poor farmer
in the village

One of his sons was vey good
at his studies...

but he couldn't pursue his studies owing
to the bad financial situation at home

There was also a landlord in the hamlet.
A vey kind soul

He came forward to bear the expenses of
the upbringing of the poor farmer's son

From school to college, the poor
farmer's son completed his studies...

with the landlord's only son.
From childhood to adolescence...

the landlord's son never ever reminded
the farmer's son of his humble bearings

He treated him like a brother

ladies and gentlemen...

that poor farmer's son is
today your Chief Minister

And today, at this moment...

he's about to felicitate
the landlord's son

Kapoor, it's a stroke of good-fortune
for this county...

that its affairs are not run
by politicians...

but by bureaucrats like us

Else, you and I know what would
have happened of the system here

Never mind. I'll make it.
Thank you

Despite his goodness, the Chief Minister
is today in a weak position

The ruling party and its alliances
have only 218 members...

in a legislative assembly
of 405 members

It's indeed a weak position

Milk?
- Yes

I've received an offer
from Ramnath Mishra

He wants to join the ruling alliance
with 29 of his members...

and all his criminals in the state.
I don't need to tell you...

that an alliance with him is
vey necessay for us

However, he has a condition

Tea.
- Thank you

Over tea, the chief secretay spoke of
the transfer of SSP Ajay Kumar

It was a small price to pay for
forging a new political alliance...

and a necessity, given the scenario
of the emerging political future

The ADG of lucknow knew vey well that
these orders could not be turned down

This transfer is crucial
for all of us

It's okay if you have already made up
your mind, sir, but, if we have to...

effect the transfer of an officer
like Ajay Kumar...

to garner the support of a politician
like Ramnath Mishra...

I... I just don't understand this, sir

You need to be farsighted to
understand this move. Foresight

Haven't you left, Tiwari-ji?

I've gotten over some habits
in the last one month

Going home is one of them

What are you doing?

I've been studying Gajraj's
phone details

Whenever he makes a call outside
lucknow, he changes the SIM card

ook, the equipment identification
number is the same...

but the IMSI is altered.
- Good enough

He'll at least get to know that
his phone's being tapped

That gun, if you don't mind...
can you put it away?

Any problems?

The sight of such things
gives me a scare

I can't concentrate properly. I've also
requested Solanki and Baidyanath...

to keep these weapons out of sight

No problems. So long as
you are comfortable

You tea's getting cold

Here are some call-details, sir

Mr Tiwari had asked for surveillance
on four telephone numbers

The third number happens to be a Public
Call booth at Gomti Nagar

Dubey visits the place vey often and
makes all out-station calls from there

He's expected to be there
at eleven again today

The Second World War
had just got over...

and the American economy was
limping back to its feet...

when a 22-year old Indian found
America to be the ideal place to...

Gaju-bhaiwa, Dubey-ji was at the Gomti
Nagar PCO a little while ago

The police suddenly arrived there...

and without any warning,
they started firing

Dubey-ji's got killed

He had decided to achieve
what he wanted to...

and also overcome the hardships
and obstacles he came across

I strongly believe that a man's life
is a never-ending struggle...

What are we going to do about tomorrow?
Must we call it off?

It's going to be vey difficult
without Dubey-ji anyway

No

If we call it off now, the position
we have made for ourselves...

will all be finished.
In one simple stroke

let's go ahead with it.
We'll deal with whatever happens

Do you have a message for
the young generation, sir?

Yes. Hail India

Members of the Gajraj Singh gang
killed industrialist Hariprasad Singh...

near the botanical gardens at lucknow,
and abducted his 10-year old grandson

The miscreants, who were driving
a white-coloured Cielo...

surrounded H.P. Singh and his grandson,
when they were out on their morning walk

According to eye-witness accounts, when
H.P. Singh resisted the assailants...

Gajraj Singh opened fire on him
with an AK41 assault rifle...

killing him on the spot

H.P. Singh was a childhood friend of
the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister

Hariprasad Singh's body has been taken
to his village for the last rites

''I'm return to Thee
this black, calm fire...''

''I'm also return to Thee
the white ashes...''

''the flowing waters, the winds
and the vast open skies...''

''which is anyway mute''

''I know God, that You knew...''

one day, I would return it all to You

Hari Prasad loved this poem
right from his childhood

He recited the poem to us whenever
he could, and we heard him out too

In fact, it has taken me so many years
to realise its true meaning today

You... were you saying something?

I was telling you about the jurisdiction
of the Special Police Force, sir

The Special Force does not have
any regional responsibilities

Isn't that what you said?
- Yes, sir

Without restrictions on jurisdictional
movement, it would be easier for us...

to move swiftly in the entire state.
- Excuse me

Must not our focus right now be on
rescuing Mr Hari Prasad's grandson?

These legalities can be
discussed even later

The focus even now is on saving
Mr Hari Prasad's grandson

We're even discussing the legalities so
that we can nab the kidnappers quickly

Saving the child and the formation
of a Special Police Force

I can't see what the
connection is all about

You need foresight for that, Mr Gupta

If the Special Force wishes to involve
district police for an operation...

they should be given a free hand...
- Some incidents have the power...

to change political thinking

Hari Prasad's killing was
one such incident

In the meeting that extended
Iate into the night...

all aspects of the Special Force were
discussed in great detail

Honest answers were sought
for burning questions...

and an attempt was made to understand
evey aspect in great depth

The resolve was there and the formation
of the Special Task Force was a reality

So you are joining me in the STF?
- What else, sir?

This is the time to do something.
We're all with you

With you. For you. Always.
- That's a slogan of the Delhi police

Whatever. It fits
What say, Tiwari-ji?

Right. With you. For you.
Always, sir

Well...? Weren't you told
not to make a noise?

Can't you get that into your skull?
- I'm thirsty

I'll wring your neck.
End of your thirst

I'm going nuts listening to you ranting
in the last eight days anyway!

Gajju-bhaiwa has sent for you.
- Yeah

Make another sound and I'll send
your head to your mother

You get that?

The rat wants water!

Give him some water after an hour.
- Sure

Brajesh...
- Coming

Was this the only hideout you could
find? Right next to the railway track!

I can't even sleep in peace

The consignment from Nepal has to
be received at lucknow tomorrow

Take the next train. You'll meet
Dwivedi's man with the money there

Make sure you phone me as soon
as you get the delivey

Kasim...

no screwing around this time

What happened?
- The report has arrived, sir

You have all the details?
- Oh yes, sir

Our information was wrong, sir.
They didn't go to Kanpur at all

And the man we have arrested
belongs to the Balram Pandey gang

He has nothing to do with Gajraj.
- Tiwari-ji...

the number four is really a
public call centre

There are local numbers too.
- What's up, Tiwari-ji?

Well, we have confirmation from the
exchange that Kasim is in lucknow

At 10=20, he made a call
to his girlfriend

Because there was a disturbance, it
appeared he wanted to kiss her...

and since the voice still wasn't clear,
he called her again after 5 minutes

Both calls were made from the public
phone on platform number one

He's still there

Splash the water on his face.
Go on!

Where's the kid?

Open your eyes!
Use some more water!

That's okay, but did you get anymore
information from Kasim?

No, sir. We got whatever information
he had to give

He has nothing more to say

And where is Chhapna?
- On the lucknow-Benaras highway

About 25 kilometers away from _aunpur

It's the region where we caught
Bajrangi about a month ago

Sir, do we have to really
take the kidnappers alive...?

That's the decision you will make

And your decisions will henceforth
be my decisions

Munna... Hey Munna...

Where are you?

When are we going to have
a bulb here?

Find him and let me know quick

No word from Kasim?
- No

We've telephoned evey place.
Nobody has a clue

let's wait for another hour.
If we still don't receive word...

let's take the kid and
head towards Allahabad

Must be the milkman

Why're you here today?
Where's the boy?

Gajju-bhaiwa, Ramlal here

I saw a white Sumo heading towards
Chhapna early this morning

I've been tying to reach you,
but I just couldn't get through

I was so worried

Hey! Step aside!

Baidyanath, call HQ and tell them
that the kid is safe

To take him away from here.
let's go

Who were they?
- The police team from lucknow...

that came to Benaras, on your trail
four months ago

You didn't call to warn us this time.
- When we ourselves didn't know...

how could we tell you, Chaudhay-ji?
Think about it

Gupta-ji, you are the SSP

How could there possibly be an
operation in your area...

without your knowledge?
- You don't understand, sir

The STF covers the whole of U.P.

And the local police' involvement in
their operations is next to nothing

The other day, in Bareilly,
in broad daylight...

they killed Suraj Pal Ojha
in an encounter

The local police got to know
when they were made witnesses...

to record the incident. And you tell me
that I didn't call you...?

You know, sir, the STF and the local
police are two separate authorities

Mr SSP...

what more do you know
about the STF?

I began my studies in lucknow.
In the la Martinier School

I was only eight when...
my father expired

We moved to Delhi after that and
I completed my education there

Sir, how were you
at your studies?

But I always knew what to study
and what to avoid

I'm told you got vey good marks
in the Civil Services examination

You could even have become an Indian
Administrative Officer

That's true, but I always wanted
to join the police force

How old are you, sir?
- 3 1

It's important to know, ma'am!
- No! And I mean it, okay?

Tell us, sir! Please!

And you're laughing?
- I'm sory

Do you really manage to teach them?
- It's vey easy

And they really listen to you?
- Yes. There's a way of teaching

Why didn't you answer Anita's question?
- Anita, who?

The one who asked you whether
you've ever fallen in love?

You think I should have answered that?
- Yes

It's necessay to answer
certain questions

How're you doing, Satyapal-ji?

I'm okay.
- And how're you keeping?

Much better

It takes time for things
to return to normal

What brings you here again?
- I had to figure out some things

I thought you'd perhaps be able to
explain them in detail here

Follow me

Hari Prasad's grandson was freed
from Gajraj's clutches...

twelve days ago

From the same location, we recovered
documents of two plots of land

Investigations revealed that the names
and addresses in the documents...

were fictitious. Would you
like to take a look?

Both the plots happen to be located
in a posh area of lucknow

Construction activity is also
proceeding on a war-footing

The name of the construction company
is Mehra Constructions

We got a tip off nine days ago...

and your phone's been under surveillance
for the last eight days

What do you do for Gajraj?

And why do you do it for him?

Take your own time.
I'm in no hury

The ransom from Satyapal Mehra was to
be made in two installments

The first, a cash payment
of 3.l million

The second was the use of the name
of Mehra Constructions...

as a front for Gajraj's land dealings

Even lucknow's real estate market,
like the railway contracts...

was now thriving on funds
from the underworld

Taking him to court?
- Yes, sir

The lawyer has asked for documents to
seek his remand. The hearing is at 3

What happened of his file, Solanki?
- It has been delivered to the ADG

See you this evening

Sir, this is Basheeruddin Ahmed. We
arrested him in Azamgarh yesterday

He actually hails from Nepal. He was the
source of the AK41 rifles and pistols...

we recovered from Gajraj's
gangsters recently

This is the photograph of
Mirza Aslam Shaikh

The frontman for the ISI in Nepal

He's also connected with
the Bombay blasts case

Actually, this is the guy
Basheeruddin works for

But why would Gajraj mess around with
someone like Aslam Shaikh?

It's not about messing around, sir.
It's all about convenience

Gajraj's criminal activities
are fast spreading

For which he needs weapons
of evey kind

And there's only one man who can give
him such sophisticated weapons today

Mirza Aslam Shaikh

How long has this been going on?
- 5 months, sir

In fact, Gajraj visited Nepal only
Iast month. To meet Aslam Shaikh

We got from Basheeruddin a VHS
of the meeting...

Stop Baidyanath from leaving, sir!
Now!

It must all have happened
vey suddenly

To live...

Well, lord...

This body is but Yours

To Thou, we must surrender it

And thus, Sub Inspector
Baidyanath Mishra had left us

In the coming weeks, the STF prepared
a list of underworld ganglords...

and other most wanted criminals

What followed was a spate of arrests,
encounters, raids and killings

For perhaps the first time in the
histoy of Uttar Pradesh's police...

organised crime was being challenged
in an organised manner

The underworld was badly jolted by the
offensives mounted by the STF

The land-deal in the city has been put
on hold. Things are hot at the moment

I've even told the boys that
until things cool down...

Tea for you, Gajju-bhaiwa

Didn't I ask you to take rest?
You're running a fever

Why're you still working
when you're not well?

Chaudhay, have you sent for a doctor?
- Yes, I have

He'll be here by this afternoon.
- Well... go to sleep now

Go

The STF guys bumped off
lallan Shukla yesterday

They're now after this guy.
Poor lallan didn't know much...

so he couldn't say anything.
But this guy has all the information

If he squeals...
- Nothing's going to happen

You wory for no reason, Chaudhay

The moment his health improves,
arrange for him to leave lucknow

I'll find a way out

Ajay, I must leave now.
- I'm going with you

No. You've got to become a big man
and look after your mother

You must study hard and
never be afraid of anyone

It's not good to be scared.
Do you understand, my son?

Go on now

Ma... Papa's not opening the door

Ask him to open the door

Don't you guys want to go?
The train has arrived. C'mon

The train has arrived on time.
How about the food?

Who the hell knows?
let's go

His name is Shridhar Pandit.
A graduate from the University

His father's a teacher
in a primay school

He was working with Gajraj
for the last ten months

It's said that it was him,
and not Gajraj...

who shot Narain at
the railway crossing

How are you, Ajay?
And where are you?

I'm in the office, Ma.
What's wrong?

I got a terribly threatening call

They said that they would,
crush you like a bedbug...

come home right now.
I want to see you

I'm feeling vey restless

I'll come home as soon as
my work is over, Ma

I told you to come home right now.
I don't want any arguments

And don't drive all alone.
Make sure there's someone with you

Do you understand?

All right, Ma.
I'm coming over

I'll have to leave, Solanki.
There were some threatening calls...

and my mother's vey upset

The phone-call really
shook them up, Bhaiwa

Of course, I know that

Hey kid, ask for some tea

If he doesn't come around,
won't I have him bumped off?

_ust don't wory, bhaiwa

I could do anything for you

No, it was a lady.
So I was really vey polite

I wasn't offensive over the phone

Unless you get tough with these cops,
they're not going to mend their ways

Sure... my respects, bhaiwa

Who the hell are you?
Who sent you here?

Because it was a lady,
you were vey polite

You weren't abusive on the phone, eh?
- You know who I am?

You know what it is to be abusive...?
- You godamn...

What the hell is all this?

looks like you haven't heard
what I said, Solanki

Sir, Kasim told us that this was the guy
who threatened people on Gajraj's behalf

So...
- So what?

You will thrash him in public
like an animal?

Because he has made a few calls?

If you are so scared of threats
over the phone, Solanki...

you ought to quit the police force.
Shame on you!

For your information, the man
you guys beat up...

happens to be a youth activist of
Ramnath Mishra's political party

Ajay, I don't want an explanation
from you for what they did today

Ramnath Mishra has given this
entire episode a political angle

He claims that because of the STF...

UP has now become a police state!

Do we have any less problems
to deal with...

that we had to enact
a farce like this?

What's up, Tiwari-ji

From Satyapal Mehra, we had got
information of 5 mobile phones

Four of them belonged to Gajraj,
but one belonged to Chaudhay

A Delhi-based number. The phone has
been activated for over an hour now

Which means Chaudhay's in Delhi.
- That's what we hope

But only an analysis of the call details
will give us a confirmation

While you handle the call details,
I'll go and handle the ADG

All right

If there's another mistake,
I will personally ensure...

that the three of you are suspended!

When did you reach Delhi, Chaudhay?
- This morning, Mishra-ji

I had to come to make a collection...

or I'd have left for Nepal
with Gajju-bhaiwa

I had warned Gajraj not to take on
the STF in a straight fight

But he just won't listen to anyone

Neither can I help him now
nor can I...

Gajju-bhaiwa wants your help in the
contract for the Delhi metro

All right, have the papers sent.
I'll talk to the people here

I'll do that and talk to you
in detail when we meet, Mishra-ji

Good bye.
- Bye

Gajraj has landed us all in trouble.
How long can we tolerate this?

let's tolerate it as long as we can.
We'll find another away after that

This nation has no dearth of
people like Gajraj

Yes... please verify the rest
of the addresses too, Tiwari-ji

I'll hold on,
please check the addresses

What are you doing?
- I'm making a guest-list...

of the people we want to invite
at your wedding with Anamika

Tiwari-ji, I'll call you later

Ma, what are you talking about?
- About your marriage

Is that wrong?
- No...

but... I've known Anamika for
barely six or eight months

Don't live under any illusions.
The Major called this morning

He said it's exactly 11 months
and 12 days since you met Anamika

How did the Major know all this?
- The bride's father knows eveything

And what you know about each other
is good enough for now

The rest you can cary on with
after your wedding

The wedding is taking place.
Do what you want to, after that

If we could ask Anamika
for her opinion...?

I have. She has no problems.
Do you have any?

May I give Ramji a hand now? And I also
have to make that guest list, remember?

So... when did you arrive?

Well, ''The Major called... the bride's
father is supposed to know eveything...

that's when

These two numbers at the top are
at Ramnath Mishra's Delhi residence

One is at a farmhouse in Mehrauli

These are the two numbers
that are important to us

Goldie Car Servicing Centre?
- Right

located in the inner circle
of Connaught Place

I have a feeling we'll surely find
a lead there

Any special reason?
- Yes

Chaudhay has called these two numbers
23 times from various phones...

between yesterday and the day before

And no call had a duration
of less than four minutes

Which means there is someone
at the service station...

from whom Chaudhay is tying
to extract some details

The question is= When will
Chaudhay actually come here?

I'm sick of listening to that song!
Change the bloody tape!

Of course, I will.
What are you flaring up for?

Where the hell is Goldie? I had asked
him to come here on time

The bastard. He's never on time

Now listen to this song

So you are joining me in the STF?
- What else, sir?

This is the time to do something.
With you. For you. Always

In the retaliatoy fire,
two gangsters died on the spot

While Rituraj Chaudhay
was critically injured

On human grounds...

the STF rushed Chaudhay to
the Ram Manohar lohia Hospital

And it was there that
he was declared dead

Anything else?

Whatever our report contained is
already there in the counter affidavit

What do you think, Ajay?
- Yes, sir

We didn't expect Chaudhay's brother to
file a writ petition in the Delhi court

He has made several serious allegations.
- Exactly why we've come to you, Mr Suri

That's okay, Kapoor. You know how active
the Human Rights Commission is in Delhi

If you had to undertake
this operation...

you should've ideally
arrested these gangsters

Which is perhaps something
you could well have done

Mr Suri, if you want the police to
operate in an ideal manner...

you must also provide them
an ideal environment

With things being the way they are,
to deal with people like Chaudhay...

we will have to adopt
underhand methods

If battles like this are fought within
the framework of phony idealism...

we can vey well forget about winning

The allegations made in the writ
petition could not withstand...

Mr Suri's legal genius...

and the honourable High Court of Delhi
dismissed the petition

On the other hand, the morale of the
Uttar Pradesh police received a boost...

with the continuing success
of the STF

After ages, even at the
police station levels...

a close watch was kept
on underworld activities

A rare spirit had come to possess
the entire police force

At 5=34= 19 seconds, a call was
made to 9891005280...

the during was 25 seconds.
Right

Tiwari-ji, I'm going home.
I can drop you on my way

There was information being relayed
from Sayed Exchange...

Can I help you?
- Thank you

As my physics professor said, a man
must always cary his own burden

Your own burden, okay. But you bear
the burden of the whole department

Are you still scared of it?
- Well, yes... I mean...

''Strange stoy, this one...''

You don't mind the song, do you?

''what destination is this...?''

''neither does he know,
nor I''

The operations of Uttar Pradesh's STF
have revealed that some gangsters...

of eastern U.P. are now
operating from Nepal

Under the protection of Pakistan's ISI,
these gangs are now involved...

in smuggling of arms, printing and
circulating counterfeit currency

It's now a question
of internal security...

and it can't be tackled
at the state level

We'll need the help of specialised
intelligence like the MW, the IB...

and the Interpol. And we are already
in discussions with the Centre

After spreading its tentacles in
the railway-contract racket...

the UP mafia is now extending a hand of
friendship to international syndicates

According to latest information...

Whatever you say, Mishra-ji...

Gajraj has really shaken up
Raghuvir's government

Asses! They're out to create
a fearless society

The administration and the police...
they're all on tenterhooks!

You were right.
He's really a useful guy

He must only hold his ground

He won't be able to hold
his ground like this

We'll have to find a way to
make him stand his ground

A bye-election has been announced
in the Gorakhpur assembly constituency

That's an absolutely safe seat. We'll
make Gajraj fight the elections there

But will he fight it?
- Why not?

He's being drawn into the system.
He'll happily fight it

But won't the party's image
take a beating...

if we publicly associate with him?
- Not at all

He'll fight as an independent candidate.
We'll only lend him outside support

But this is where he'll have to come
to fight the elections

And you know the STF are
baying for his blood

If they see him somewhere,
they're going to shoot him

I have a solution to
that problem too

Mind your luggage

Your stay has been arranged
in Agra

This constable will keep you company.
Phone me, if there is a problem

And you needn't wory about Gajraj...

Kasim... Kasim!

Have you finished packing?
- Yes

Ma, I've given all the numbers
of Delhi to Ramji

Call me whenever you want to

I must leave, Ma.
look after yourself

It's righteousness that's
always victorious

That's exactly why I'm
fighting it out, Ma

According to intelligence reports
Gajraj Singh was in Delhi

On that nightlong journey,
none of us slept

Eveyone firmly held on
to their seats

There was a weird silence
inside the van

For the next ten days, Delhi
became the STF's operational base

We got cracking as soon as we
received news from investigators

We stepped up surveillance

The aim was clear
and the intention was obvious

Target, Gajraj Singh

And probably, this was
the finishing touch to the stoy

It's clear from his cellphone ID...

that, he is located somewhere here,
between these two towers

Then that's where we must focus

My point

But Chanakyapuri
is a diplomatic location

Delhi police might object
to our operations here

Fine. We'll pick him up...

and cary out the operations
at Mehrauli

Why not, after a gallon of tea?

Know what my Ma says, Tiwari-ji?

When you are spent...

stand before the rising sun

It invigorates you

Did it invigorate you?

My body, yes

It's my mind's turn now

You know things are tense now. So why
did you fix this place for the meeting?

Is the power of attorney ready?
- That's why the lawyer is here

But where are you?
- Nearby. Checking something

I'm sending Dwivedi to pick you up

It's confirmed.
The call's been traced

Gajraj is on a public phone
outside Nizamuddin station

Mishra.
- Check Mishra's cellphone ID, pronto

How long will it take to reach?
- At least 15 minutes in normal traffic

He might get away, sir

He won't

Tiwari-ji, I think you
should be coming. We may need you

Ajay sahib, Gajraj has probably
stepped out of the phone booth

No other way out

We came up with this idea
after much consideration

listen Gajraj, you got to
surrender, just once

Besides, these are formalities
that cannot be overlooked

If you say so, it's fine

Under whose jurisdiction
will this surrender take place?

Gorakhpur. It's my territoy

Eveything will be under my control

What if I'm remanded
to police custody?

The police won't even touch you

Why do you wory?

I've fixed eveything

You will be remanded to
judicial custody

And yes, the nomination papers
will also be filed from jail

Tell me

I'm in a meeting with Mr Mishra

I'll tell him,
he'll get it done

We'll send this surrender application
as soon as we reach

The day after, or the next
will be the date

Then the game's yours

I need to go to the loo

Ajay sahib! Gajraj was talking
on his cellphone

He is with Mishra.
Should be somewhere around here

looks like the entire STF team
is here

I suspected Mishra all along.
He must've called them

Discard the cellphone

C'mon

Where's Gajraj?

Where the hell is Gajraj?

Must've taken that train

C'mon, Tiwari-ji

The train seems empty.
Where's lokpal and the others?

He just called.
Their compartment is blocked

Okay, move

Syed...?

Hold him

Tiwari-ji, place your hand here

Syed, I'll be back

Tiwari-ji, stay put.
Don't move from here

Tiwari-ji, what are you doing here?

You need to be with Syed

Please go, Tiwari-ji

He's alive

I ran a check

Our compartment is blocked.
This is the only way out

Is it the river?

Appears so

Move

Anything else, Mr Tiwari?

Yes...

that's all

So that was the stoy
of SSP Ajay Kumar?

Not his stoy alone

It was our stoy

Solanki...

Baidyanath...

Srihant...

Yadav...

lokpal...

and me

It was our stoy