I am retiring tomorrow.
Over the past few weeks, many people have asked me
"Mr. Prakash Rathod, Commissioner of Mumbai Police,
which was the most challenging and interesting case of your life?"
I evaded this question...
every time.
But every time I remembered only one case.
This case is not registered in any file.
There is no record of it anywhere. But, it's still afresh in my mind
and also of those who got involved in this case, unwillingly.
COLABA POLICE STATION.
Hello! Where are you going?
To file an FIR.
To the right. Room number three.
-Who hit you? -My wife.
Why are you so embarrassed?
-I wanted to file an FIR. -Over there.
-How? -With a cooker.
I want to file a complaint.
Wait for a while. I will call you. Have a seat.
Why did she hit you?
The problem was that...
Speak up. There are other people waiting.
I told her that the food was salty.
She just flared up.
There was a cooker to her right.
She picked it and hit me.
Sir, please just warn her once. She keeps hitting me.
You should never say such things to your wife.
Go home and say sorry.
Or else instead of salt, she will put something else in your food.
Do you understand?
Don't take it too seriously. Go on.
-Sir, at least report-- -Get lost!
Hey, mister! Hello! Mr. La La Land, please come here.
-What happened? -I lost my wallet.
How?
What do you mean "how"? How do things get lost?
-I mean, where did you lose it? -I don't remember.
When I checked, I didn't have it.
What were its contents?
A photograph of my wife, driving license. PAN card.
-Easy, easy. -Sorry.
PAN card, ATM card, and credit card.
There was a railway pass, some cash. My wife's photograph.
-You said that already. -What?
You have already told me about your wife's photograph.
-How much cash was in it? -Around 300 to 350 rupees.
-Where is the washroom? -What's your name and address?
Rajesh Kumar Sharma. 301, Mansa...
Mansaro... Mansarovar Society.
S.V. Road, Borivali West.
Take this. Call up tomorrow and inquire.
The washroom is to the right, over there.
MAHARASHTRA POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
Sir, it's always a number from Karachi that flashes on my mobile.
Initially, he used to address me as brother, sir or boss.
He said his name was Imtiaz.
He said he watches my films and that he is my fan.
Then he called today and asked me to pay up 25 lakh rupees.
Said it was an emergency.
Mr. Arjun Khanna, what exactly did he say?
Idiot, why aren't you signing Desai's film?
He is my special friend.
If I don't get a good news by this noon.
I will pack-up your shooting forever.
And keep 25 lakh rupees ready.
I will call you up later and tell you whom to give it to.
25 lakhs!
And why the hell don't you answer at once?
Make sure that you pick it up within two rings the next time.
Just checking. Now hang up.
Where is Jai?
You shouldn't travel in the train with the baby.
If I go by road I will reach tomorrow.
Why do you go to your mom's place so often?
This is the first time I am going since she was born.
But she visited us last week.
So?
She had visited us a week before that as well.
So?
This should stop.
Let me warn you, the sub-inspector in your mom's area is a good friend of mine.
-Think about it. -Why are you so scared of my mom?
I not scared.
Just a little jealous that she spends so much more time with both of you.
Okay, I will take your leave. Bye. Take care.
Call me up.
Yes, I will call when I reach.
-I just have 20 rupees. -Where is your pollution certificate?
Where is your license? Look you don't have a license.
Come on, give me 500 rupees.
Please, sir. Keep this.
Hello, sir.
What are you doing?
Sir, I have stopped asking for money. But they keep bribing me.
Ask him. I was refusing, wasn't I?
Sir, what can I do if they're so loving?
Too much of such love has made you plump.
And you still want some more?
-How much did you take? -20 rupees.
-Give it back! -Here.
Give him 20 more.
Learn to share the love. Got it?
Did you just give me money?
Father was right and I was wrong.
Times have changed. The New-Age is here.
All right, go on.
Thank you, Deepak.
This is the same electric pole
to which a man had been stuck for 15 minutes and still survived.
Shambu fell into this pothole while returning from work last evening.
And because of this live wire, he got stuck to this pole.
It is a miracle that he is still alive
after suffering from electric shocks of such high voltage for 15 minutes.
So let's talk to Shambu about this incident and his shocking experience.
Mr. Shambu, how do you feel?
I feel good.
Tell our viewers how did you feel
when such high voltage current was passing through your body?
Tell us how did you feel
when such high voltage current was passing through your body?
Great! I felt very good.
Now people call you "The Electric man."
How does that feel?
Very good.
What is it, now?
Give him some lines. He seems to feel good about everything.
He's a drunkard.
The other day we both drank together
and fell together in the gutter but nobody cared then.
But now, he has become famous.
Get me out of here.
They beat me up everyday.
Last night, two guys came into my cell and beat me all over.
You said I would be okay if I turned informer.
But look what happened.
I am rotting here while you got transferred to the ATS.
Arif, either get me out of this place or kill me.
But don't leave me here.
My family is threatened everyday.
The constable who is supposed to protect my family, harasses my sister.
I have heard that you are going to get transferred somewhere else.
I heard it too.
If the department doesn't care about you, why will it care about me?
-Can I get a cup of tea? -Right away, sir.
-You want to go to the hospital? -Sure.
Stay there for a few days. I will take care of the rest.
-You trust me, don't you? -I only trust you, sir.
-Who is on duty at your house? -Badge number 1275.
Sir, I feel that I am being targeted
because I belong to the minority group.
Minority? Mr. Ajay Khanna, how do you belong to the minority?
The Khans are in majority in our film industry.
It's just Mr. Amitabh, Abhishek and I on the other side.
Mr. Khanna, this is sub-inspector Jai Singh.
He will handle your case.
Be rest assured, we will crack this soon.
Sir, I just hope nothing will happen to me.
Come on! You are a hero.
Does anything ever happen to the heroes in our films?
Sometimes it does.
Just in case anything happens to you
then I assure you that we will not spare them.
Sir, what are you...
Go to work. Nothing will happen to you.
My brother.
These are our heroes.
One phone call and he's shitting his pants.
Some kids from Shanti Nagar are playing a prank.
Patwardhan knows them.
Ask him to stop them or else he will be wasting our time.
Shambu, who is responsible for this incident?
I feel they did a good job by putting up an electric pole.
But they should not have dug this hole.
The government should think twice before digging
that a common man like me can fall into this pothole.
Look around! There are potholes everywhere.
I mean, are there potholes in the city or this city is in potholes?
The government should take responsibility for these potholes.
So why do you think the government does such things?
The government likes to dig.
So this was Mr. Shambu a.k.a. The Electric Man
who has left Death in a very big shock.
This is Naina Roy with cameraman Raj for UTV news.
Sir! Sir, why are you hitting me?
Sir, why are you hitting me?
Yes, tell me!
Don't get annoyed but I just found out
that I don't have some ingredients to make the rice pudding.
You know very well how crazy Ishaan is rice pudding.
Can you bring some almonds, raisins--
All right I will bring all those things.
-Don't forget to buy those tomatoes. -No, I won't.
I am sorry. Are you upset with me?
Just a bit. But then, I have the whole city to vent it out.
-When will you come back? -Around seven o'clock.
-Come back and we'll talk. -Yes.
The government should think twice before digging
that a common man like me can fall into such potholes.
Look around! There are potholes everywhere.
I mean, are there potholes in the city or this city is in potholes?
The government should take responsibility...
Sir, please forgive me.
Please don't hit me!
Is it Commissioner Prakash Rathod?
Who's this?
Mr. Rathod, don't interrupt and just listen.
I have planted bombs at five different locations in the city.
All these bombs will explode at 6.30 p.m. sharp.
But this can be avoided.
I will call you up 30 minutes later with my demands
and I want to talk or negotiate with only one person.
Until then, you can decide on that person.
Find out who had called on my mobile just a while back.
Jai, where is the chief minister?
Miss Naina Roy?
I just wanted to ask you
whether you are interested in some serious news.
-What? Is this some kind-- -Just answer me, Naina.
Are you interested?
Then go to the Mumbai Police Headquarters with your cameraman.
I will call you again.
Raj!
I know it is an unknown number.
Keep trying. I want that number in five minutes.
And ask Khatri to tap my mobile phone immediately.
Yes, Tiwari, I am putting him on the line.
Sir, it's Tiwari. CM's PA.
-Mr. Tiwari. -Yes, Mr. Prakash, tell me.
Where is the CM?
He is in Bandra to attend an important meeting.
Put Mr. Patil on the line.
Mr. Patil is also in the meeting. Tell me, what is the matter?
It is very minor. I cannot bother you with it.
Put Patil on the line.
Sir, I hope you understood.
Sir, he wants to talk to you.
Yes, Mr. Prakash.
I don't know how but come to my office within 15 minutes.
-But-- -15 minutes. It's an emergency.
Jai, get Chouhan, Ramesh and Akash in the WAR Room.
Sir, it is a prepaid mobile number.
It is registered under Jignesh Sheth.
He lives in Malad. I have informed Malad police station.
This number is unreachable right now.
Nobody else should find out about this.
Does anyone of you want to call or warn your family?
We have only four hours to crack this.
Chouhan, talk to Abbas at intelligence and find out what they have.
Tell them you need the information for verification.
Vatkar, find out from our sources
whether there has been any movement in any terrorist module.
Get me information of explosives being taken in and out of the city.
Akash, next time, we need to trace the call.
-Mr. Rathod, how are you? -I am fine. How are you?
Fine. Tell me, what happened?
Just a while ago I received a call on my cell phone.
One man...
Oh god!
It could also be a crank call.
We can't take any chances. Where is the CM?
He is on his way.
Who is going to talk to me?
Mr. Roy. He will be here soon. Until then you can talk to me.
I will only talk to the person who has the authority to take decisions.
I will call you again in five minutes.
By the way let me remind you that you are wasting your precious time.
But this is not the same number as the previous one.
There was a call from the Malad police station.
Nobody named Jignesh Sheth resides at that address.
Do one thing, tell Solanki to alert all the police stations.
Sir, the CM is on the line.
-Who is Roy? -Nobody.
Who will negotiate with him from our side?
Sir, you will. We will put him through to you.
Why?
Because you have the authority and you know how to negotiate.
There is a lot of difference between giving a speech and negotiating.
This is not a political rally.
What about Patil or Tiwari?
Oh my God!
Prakash, I have never seen you running away from responsibility.
There is a reason for it.
If this man is telling the truth
then to stop him, we require a person with unlimited authority.
There shouldn't be any red tape or protocol.
He would need absolute and complete freedom.
He should not be questioned about anything.
And I know that this is not possible
and that's why I was running away from responsibility, sir.
Patil, this operation will be headed by Prakash Rathod.
I don't want any complaints. Do you understand?
I'll be there soon.
Yes, sir. Should we inform the center?
This is our problem and we have to solve it.
Mr. Rathod?
Mr. Roy won't be here. I will negotiate instead.
He won't be there because he doesn't exist.
What do you want?
Ibrahim Khan, Iqlak Ahmed, Mohammed Zaheer and Khursheed Lala.
Who are these guys?
You had caught two of them, remember? And the ATS got the other two.
Why would it be? We are used to it.
First we put our lives at stake and catch them
and then when we get a phone call and we set them free.
You will do the same today.
They all are at different locations right now. I'll call you in an hour.
Till then it is your job to get them together at one place.
On whose behalf are you doing this?
What is the name of your organization?
Do you suspect that this is a crank call?
I do.
Mr. Rathod, you must've figured by now
that Jignesh Sheth had died in the bomb blast, last year.
The next number belonged to Sanjay Singh
who had died three months ago.
The current number that you will trace
belongs to Shabbir Ahmed who had also died a long time ago.
Any Tom, Dick and Harry can do this.
Yes, I agree. But any Tom, Dick and Harry
cannot blow up the police station
which is right across your Police Headquarters.
What do you mean?
It means I have also planted a bomb in the police station
opposite your headquarters just to prove
my seriousness and your helplessness.
You have 20 minutes to find it. Go ahead.
Or else an hour later, I might have to talk to someone else.
Mr. Prakash, can we go out for half an hour?
Jai!
-Are you afraid? -No, sir.
-Are you married? -Married two years ago, sir.
-Do you have a kid? -I have a three-month-old daughter.
-What if you die? -I don't care.
I want that bomb found in ten minutes.
You'll get it, sir.
-Give me your radio. -Sir.
Naina Roy,
someone has planted a bomb in the police station across the headquarters.
This man wants us to find the bomb.
He wants us to take him seriously.
We just have an hour.
I don't want to talk to this man again.
Chouhan, tell me.
Sir, the intelligence has no information about this.
Chouhan, step up security at airports, rail stations and bus depots.
Send them in batches of four to the multiplexes as well.
If someone asks, tell them it is just a police drill
or tell them it's the CM's orders.
Deshmukh, where is my bomb squad?
Akash, call up Arif.
Tell him, I want him here ASAP.
And I want an update on Ibrahim Khan, Iqlak Ahmed,
Mohammad Zaheer and Khursheed Lala.
Send them here!
Has anybody seen Baburao?
Sir, we found the bomb.
-What is it? -Sir, it is RDX.
That asshole!
Come here! A bomb was placed right under our noses!
What the hell were you doing? Who is the shift in-charge?
Sir, the shifts changed half an hour ago.
I don't know anything.
I want him here in five minutes.
Sir, we have located the bomb. It is RDX.
He had planned to trigger it with a cell phone.
Sir, please come this way. I have solid information.
We have a suspect in our custody.
He had supplied six kilos of RDX the day before.
He has not started talking yet.
On threatening him he said he's on pain killers.
That's a new one.
Sir, I don't know anything!
Did I ask you anything?
Did I ask you?
Tell me, did I ask you anything?
Nobody has confirmed this information
but there is suddenly a lot of activity in the police station.
You can see the bomb squad and the sniffer dogs here.
They have just stepped out.
But we have been denied any information about it.
We would like to inform our viewers once again
that we had received information about the bomb via a telephone call.
Looks like the bomb has been found and diffused.
We have not received any confirmation yet.
But we will keep trying.
From Mumbai this is Naina Roy with cameraman Raj for UTV news.
I want the forensic report
-in the WAR room. -Jai sir!
Sir, the psycho has arrived. Someone's going to die today.
Are you busy?
Not really.
We have reached here safely.
-How is mom? -She is fine.
Give it to me.
Are you worried about something?
-Not at all. -I'll call you before leaving.
There was no direct contact with me.
I only delivered it.
I got a message to deliver that bag to Rafiq.
It was his customer. I asked Rafiq who he was.
He said, I shouldn't get involved and asked me to shut up.
Where can I find Rafiq?
Sir, I don't know. If I did I would've told you.
Believe me, sir, I would've...
Bohri Market, Fourth Lane.
Where are you these days?
I am with the ATS. You got me transferred.
Arif, I want that man and the information that he has.
Vatkar will tell you where to find him. Don't kill him.
I just need the information.
Okay, sir.
Sir, the bomb has been diffused.
-Who was on duty? -Prashant.
Tell him to go home. He will receive his termination letter tomorrow.
Tell Kailash to take over.
The media is here as well. UTV news.
Bring them upstairs.
Ibrahim Khan. He has links with the Al-Qaeda.
He was head-of-operations in India since '92.
This is his designation on their website.
He started 45 Madrasas in the country
where little kids are taught the meaning of Jihad.
Because of his capture, they have turned weak
and if he is set free they will be completely rejuvenated.
This is their second attempt to free him.
Iqlak Ahmed.
He's Ibrahim Khan's right hand man.
He is a former ISI agent. The theory is that when you nabbed him
he wanted to get caught.
So that it would be easy to free Ibrahim Khan.
He was directly or indirectly involved
in all the terrorists attacks in India in the last three years.
Mohammad Zaheer.
He is the number two agent of Lashkar in India.
He is a former ISI as well as former Al Qaeda member.
He was a software engineer.
Due to systematic brainwashing, he went to Pakistan.
And then, to Afghanistan.
He acquired his training over there.
He has designed a lot of websites for them.
One of his websites' URL is "destroyindia.com"
He is in our C-Zone hospital since last week.
He complained of chest pains.
Khursheed Lala. He is an arms pimp.
He is not connected to just one but all of the organizations.
If you need arms and explosives, then he is your guy.
He will supply any quantity you want.
No matter if it was for 1993 or 2006. No matter if he is behind the bars.
He doesn't leave a trail.
Sir, you may remember that even when you arrested him
we only found a blue-print of the Mumbai city and a revolver on him.
Very soon he will be out on bail.
Sir, there is a speculation as well.
Look at this.
We don't know his name but he is everywhere.
He has succeeded to remain out of sight.
Our intelligence agencies have no information about him.
There are only rumors.
Some say, he is their CEO and others say he is the chief strategist.
Sir, he is one among the crowd.
Even his wife doesn't know what he really does.
This man could be behind this call.
He may belong to Lashkar, Al Qaeda or some other outfit.
We don't know whether he is in the country or not.
There must be a couple of other people with him in this operation.
They have already targeted
the stock exchange, buses and local trains.
I suspect that this time, they will go a step further.
Coming so close to the police headquarters
has business written all over it, sir.
Akash, this man is in the city.
We have to catch him.
Sir, what should we do about the other four?
They are anyway difficult to catch alive and if they are freed--
Let them be where they are.
It doesn't make any sense to free Lala.
He's going to get released on bail anyway.
And by doing this, Lala will be regarded a certified terrorist.
Maybe they need Lala right now.
Uncle! Three cups of tea, please.
I had told you to send me the money!
When did you receive the first call?
You and your cameraman will remain in custody
until you come out with the truth.
He called up at around 2:00 p.m.,
and asked me to come here.
He also said that this would be the most important day of my life.
He is using you.
He is watching our situation and our panic, live on TV.
Sir, he must be a 50-year-old man.
He has an average height and wears spectacles.
He looks like a clerk.
There is a building under construction in Malad West behind Pritam Nagar.
Om constructions.
I had delivered the goods on the 12th floor.
-Vatkar, take him away. -Forgive me, sir.
-Hello. -Sir, Arif.
I have information.
Some building under construction in Malad.
Patkar is bringing Rafiq to the headquarters.
-Should I send Jai? -There's no need.
I will nab him and get him to speak to you.
What was your name again?
Naina.
Sir, until you don't tell me everything I can't help you.
This should only stay between us.
Thank you, Deepak.
We have just received information
that four terrorists namely, Ibrahim Khan
Iqlak Ahmed, Mohammad Zaheer and Khursheed Lala
are being moved to another location.
The police says it is because of security reasons.
Right now we have Senior Inspector Jai Singh
who will give us full information about this matter.
What is the reason behind moving them to another location?
There are some security reasons. We have orders to do so.
But why such an order?
We have received orders to do so.
Can you tell us by whom are they threatened?
It is because of some security reasons
that we have received orders to move them.
As you can see, the police is not giving us any further information.
And they are evading our questions by calling it a security reason.
From Mumbai this is Naina Roy with cameraman Raj for UTV news.
Sir, please don't do this again. My wife watches these news channels.
India approached America with regards to supplying arms to Pakistan...
The government is spending crores of rupees to save our forests
but due to legal reasons, they are...
Now, for the latest news, let's go to our correspondent, Naina Roy.
What is the reason behind moving them to another location?
There are some security reasons. We have orders to do so.
But why such an order?
We have received orders to do so.
Arif, tell me.
Sir, there is nobody here. He did this on purpose.
There are "do not disturb" tags all over.
Come back.
Jai.
We have to bring them to a single location.
Time is running out, Mr. Rathod.
How much longer are we going to hide this from the public?
What should we tell the public?
We have no other choice but to catch him.
He is monitoring us through Naina Roy.
If we announce an alert he will know...
-Mr. Rathod? -Yes, tell me.
Sir, this is Sapna from the HSCD Bank's credit card division.
We are issuing you a credit card for free.
We have a new scheme which benefits you with personal loan, housing loan--
If you don't want it, say so. Why are you being rude, sir?
What else do you need?
Money? Private plane? Or something else?
No, thanks. I can arrange for those things.
Just put these four men in a van and bring them to me.
There is new strip on runway number four at the Juhu Aviation Base.
It is not operational for use yet.
I want these men over there exactly at five o'clock.
Only two officers should accompany them.
Both should carry a cell phone with loudspeaker facility.
Because I will need confirmation that they are okay.
I should also tell you that this area is already rigged.
I want to know something.
Ask away.
Under what misconception are you and your organization thriving?
You are always hiding from the police.
Why don't you come out in the open
and finish this matter once and for all?
We are cowards, Mr. Rathod.
Happy?
Don't waste your time in provoking me.
There is a face behind every voice.
I don't have a face.
-That's what you think. -No. I know it.
What is the guarantee that you will tell me the location of the bombs?
Guarantee? Do you think I am selling you a product?
If that was the case, I wouldn't have asked this question.
Thousands of lives are at stake.
Do you have any other choice than to trust me?
I will call you again at five.
Tell me, Akash.
We have a multiple trace.
Mulund, Santacruz, Karachi, Singapore and South Africa.
The all is being bounced off and manipulated without being disconnected
from different sim cards and landlines of different locations.
The number switches to another every minute.
This is only possible if you route your phone through a system.
Whoever is doing this is a trained man.
So you can't trace him?
Sir, we'll require an expert for it.
For example?
Check the booking list of the Juhu Aviation Base.
Find which private plane has been booked and for whom.
Sir, there is a sub-inspector outside. He has seen the man.
Sir, I remember very well. He had a black bag with him.
He had come to file a report about his missing wallet.
What were you doing?
Sir, there was so much security, what else could I do?
-This is his number and address. -Jai?
I tried the number. It does not exist.
I have asked the Borivali police to verify the address.
This is not his address. He is not a fool.
Take him to a sketch artist. Make his sketch and show him.
-Where is Rafiq? -He is in Room number 12.
Show the sketch to Rafiq and verify it.
I want you to go to the main gate of the Juhu Aviation Base
-at five o'clock, sharp. -No.
I didn't hear that.
You are using me.
If you are not interested, you should've told me before.
There is no dearth of people like you.
I am trying to help you.
If India loses a match to Pakistan, nobody blames the sports channels.
Yes or no?
I have a dozen phone numbers with me.
Yes or no?
Yes.
Good.
Be at the main gate of the Juhu Aviation Base at five o'clock.
Prakash, what is the plan of action?
People are on it. But until we don't have a break through
we have to do what he says.
Law and order has now become a mere myth.
Prakash, why aren't we able to do anything about it?
We have a huge force, an intelligence bureau,
the RAW and the ATS.
Why do we always become so helpless?
We can't involve the media or announce an alert.
We have become just useless.
But your best isn't good enough.
I think we should call in the army and--
They won't be of any help.
Tell me.
I have heard that man. I think what Mr. Prakash is doing is right.
Instead of questioning his decisions it would be better if we help him.
Which two officers are going to accompany them?
Arif Khan and Jai Singh.
Prakash, you have senior experienced officers and you are...
You have Solanki and--
Prakash, there shouldn't be any bomb blasts in Mumbai.
There won't be any.
I don't want to hand over the four men to him.
Yes, tell me.
Sir, the address is wrong.
There is no such building with that name.
-Where is Arif? -At the armory.
Which side of the bed did you wake up today?
-The wrong side. -The wrong side.
I am not surprised.
Are you ready?
You will directly go to the TS Mills.
The four men will be handed over to you over there.
The Special Task Force is picking them up from their current locations.
Here are the transfer orders.
-Ibrahim Khan. -Let's go.
He will make a conference call.
There is a loudspeaker facility in this phone.
You'll be able to listen to our conversation.
There are three routes to reach the Juhu Aviation Base.
You will take the quickest one, which is by the highway.
There will also be driver who will drop all of you there.
I don't think they will make a rescue attempt.
Neither do I think they will risk a public shootout.
There is a danger to their lives in doing it.
Jai!
After everything is over, maybe you have to do something about Arif.
Who is this kid?
Sir, his name is Anuj. He is a hacker.
He often helps us to crack cyber crimes.
Is he that qualified?
He is a college drop out but... Anuj.
Do you understand what this equipment and this setup is all about?
All these equipments are outdated.
You are still using the N-series 3423
while the S-series was launched three months ago.
-It will take some time. -Can you handle it?
Sorry, what were you saying?
Can you handle the job?
That's him, sir.
Get in touch with Chouhan.
Send this sketch to every police station and every agency by fax or email.
Next, check our records.
And then get in touch with the Interpol and the FBI.
Babu, wait here for the verification.
What is the status?
We are on schedule.
Call me up when you reach there.
-What is your name? -I don't need to tell you.
You are right.
-Buddy. -Yes?
What do you think is happening with us?
Ibrahim, by the look on their faces...
I feel we are going to get freed.
And I also think that...
He's hot blooded. It reminds me of my youth.
I was just like you.
Too stubborn to be afraid of death.
I was six years old when my father got into an enmity with a few men.
Those men kidnapped me from the school.
They asked for a ransom.
My father paid the ransom. But they were still greedy.
They beat me up. I almost died.
When they got tired, they tied a rope to my leg and hung me on a tree.
I called out to them. One of them looked back.
I told him that if he had to, he could've at least hung me to a mango tree.
He started laughing and got me down
Then he gave me a pat and sent me home.
I lived.
Four years later, I killed them by hanging them to the same tree.
Can we kill this guy right here?
Yes?
-We are on our way. -Where are you?
At the railway station and about to the take the train.
I don't know why but the security is tight at the stations.
It's just a drill. How is Kajal?
-Kajal is crying. Where are you? -Outside.
We will reach home before you.
-Okay. -I am hanging up now.
Anu.
I will call you when I get home.
Get down.
Come on!
-Arif. -Yes, sir.
We've reached the location.
Stand properly.
Mr. Rathod.
Have they reached the location?
Yes.
I would like to talk to them.
-What is the name of your officer? -Arif Khan.
-What happened? -Nothing.
Arif, put the phone on the loudspeaker mode
someone wants to talk to you.
Arif is on the line. Speak to him.
Arif, I want to speak to my friends.
They are listening. Speak up.
-Greetings Mr. Khan. -Greetings to you.
-Are you safe? -Yes, I am.
I have been ordered to find out if you guys are real and not imposters.
And also if the police has not hatched a conspiracy to fool us.
That's why you will tell me your names and your initials one by one.
No need to get into the details. Just a hint will do.
Ibrahim Khan. Mumbai '93. I am proud.
Lqlak Ahmed. Gujarat 2002. I am proud.
Mohammad Zaheer. Mumbai 2006. I am proud.
Khursheed Lala. '92 to 2006. I am proud.
Your initials are indeed wonderful.
Arif, put the phone on handset mode and give it to Khan.
Mr. Khan, did they give you any injection or make you eat anything?
No, we are just handcuffed.
They will be unlocked soon.
Give the phone back to the officer.
Speak up.
Arif, there are two benches in front of you.
You will leave my four men over there.
You will release them and without looking back,
you and your friend will walk away from there.
You will get in your van and go back to the police station.
You have only ten minutes, starting now.
I don't need to remind you that if you do something foolish
then thousands of lives will be lost.
Mr. Rathod, I will call you after Arif leaves
and give you the exact locations of the bombs.
Do as he says.
FBI, Interpol or the Intelligence,
neither of them have any information about this man.
We have no other choice. We will get hold of them again.
Prakash, how will we justify their disappearance?
We'll say there was a snag in the security and they escaped.
You can suspend me over this.
Prakash, you are--
It was a local call.
When he calls the next time, I'll point out his exact location.
-Arif, get this off for me. -Be gentle.
This is not right.
What if they escape and we never get the information about the bombs?
Arif, it's Mr. Rathod's orders.
No, Jai. Release the others and let's take him with us.
We will let him go only when we know the exact locations of the bombs.
I'm calling up Mr. Rathod.
I will not release him even if sir asks me to.
Arif, are you crazy? Someone might be watching us.
Then he will call us when he sees us leave.
-Arif! -Don't argue, let's go!
-Arif! -You are making a mistake.
-What did you say? -You are making a big mistake.
I like doing so.
-Keep moving! -I am!
What will they do to Ibrahim?
Nothing. We will get him out soon enough.
Khursheed, what should we do next?
We will wait. Someone will come to take us.
-Arif! -What is it now?
I can hear a phone ringing.
Take a look.
Answer it.
Let me go!
Let go of me!
Take him. Let's go.
Now give me the locations of the bombs.
First call up Arif and give me the status.
I want to listen to his response.
Hold him.
Arif, what is the progress?
Sir, I am confused. Something else is going on here.
What do you mean?
The plan was not to free them but to kill them.
A bomb was already planted there.
As soon as we left, the bomb exploded.
It means, all four of them--
No. I had left only Zaheer, Iqlak and Lala over there.
To secure the information about the bombs,
I had kept Ibrahim with me.
Yes, he is with us. He is alive.
What is happening?
Arif is right, Mr. Rathod!
Arif, please put the phone on the loudspeaker mode.
I want Ibrahim to listen to what I am going to say.
I did not want to save Ibrahim Khan, Iqlak Ahmed
Mohammad Zaheer and Khursheed Lala.
I wanted to kill them.
And now you will finish my job.
Sorry, I do not understand.
Mr. Rathod, what do you do when a cockroach enters you house?
You do not make it your pet, you just kill it.
These pests were spoiling my house and now I want to clean it.
Who are you?
I am someone who is afraid to get into a bus or a train these days.
I am someone whose wife thinks is going to war
while I am actually going to work.
She is afraid that I may not return.
She calls up every two hours. To find out if I had my tea.
Or if I had my lunch.
Actually she just wants to find out whether I am still alive.
I am someone who sometimes gets stuck in the rain or in the blasts.
I am someone who suspects a person carrying an amulet.
I am also the one who is afraid to grow a beard and wear a cap.
If I buy a shop I am afraid to choose a name
as someone might see the name and burn it during the riots.
No matter who's fighting I am the first one to get killed.
You must have seen a crowd. Choose a person from it.
I am that person.
How did this common man suddenly wake up?
And that too with six kilos of RDX?
Has that got you worried now?
Do you want me to live my life and die every moment of it?
Mr. Rathod, this did not happen all of a sudden.
I just did not get the time to do it.
In the process of earning a living this job got neglected.
But it's better late than never.
That one cockroach will also die.
Why these four men? There are others as well.
I drew a lottery and I got their names.
Are you trying to say that if we don't kill Ibrahim...
you will kill thousands of innocent people?
Sooner or later they are going to die
and people like Ibrahim will kill them.
The last time they killed us in a train
this time it will be somewhere else.
They will keep on killing until we learn to give a solid reply.
-What are you? -What do you mean?
I mean are you a Hindu or a Muslim?
This has nothing to do with my religion.
It does.
I told you, I am just the stupid common man.
Are you afraid of getting caught or being killed?
Maybe.
-Be specific. Yes or no? -Yes.
Just keep this fear in mind.
And don't think you will escape by putting this garb of a stupid common man.
-The thing you are trying to prove-- -I don't want to prove anything.
I just want to remind you that people are very angry.
Please stop testing their patience.
It took me just four weeks to render you helpless.
You think the people who kill us are more intelligent than us?
Type "bomb" in any internet search
and you will find hundreds of websites showing you how to make them.
All the information is accessible and that too for free.
Do you know that a washing soap is also a potential bomb?
I feel there is no better product made for the common man.
The problem with us is that we get used to all this.
If one such incident occurs we watch it on all the channels
we send texts, call up people,
and thank God for keeping our loved ones alive.
Instead of fighting against the situation we start adjusting to it.
But we have our compulsions. We have to earn a living for our family.
That's why we appoint a government to run the nation.
All of you.
The government, the police force, and the intelligence
is capable of carrying out this pest control.
But you are not doing it.
Nothing at all!
It takes you ten years to prove a person guilty?
Don't you think it questions your ability?
All of this should stop.
If you don't clean up this mess
we will have to do something about it.
I know there will be an imbalance in our civilized society.
But what can we do?
Mr. Rathod, I am convinced that the train blasts
were not just a terrorist activity but also a question.
The question was, "We are going to keep killing you.
What will you do about it?"
Your, "add-salt-to-taste philosophy," is absolutely wrong.
-This is not the correct approach. -I know.
But right now I am not concerned about the approach but the results.
Did you lose a loved one in the blasts?
Why?
Should I wait until a loved one dies in such a dirty way?
Only then will you feel that this step is justified?
If you want to know then listen.
A person, very dear to me, was in that train.
He must be around 21 years old.
I don't know his name.
I used to see him in the first class compartment every day.
While getting into the train he would greet me with a hello
and I used to return the courtesy.
There were many such people.
We did not know each other's names.
Just knew each other through our "hellos."
The day before the blasts, he showed me his engagement ring.
The next day I missed the train and I escaped death.
But he didn't.
After that when I took the train there was nobody I knew.
The compartment was full of strangers.
So you are doing this for the people who died?
No!
I am not that emotional or sentimental.
I have seen my relatives die.
But this... is unacceptable.
None of these motherfuckers...
But none of these motherfuckers will decide when I should die.
They are proud of '92 and '93 and of 2006.
They are proud of what happened in Gujarat, Mumbai, Delhi and Malegoan.
I am proud of myself that I am killing such people.
I am not a savior, Mr. Rathod.
And I am not doing this for anyone else but myself.
I want my child to step out of the house fearlessly.
I want him to take a bus or a train fearlessly.
I cannot understand you.
That's because my reasons and demands are a bit strange.
Maybe.
Be definite. Yes or no?
Yes.
It is okay for them to kill hundreds like me
but it's strange for me to kill four of them, right?
It's is not your fault.
This is what is expected of a common man.
Live, tolerate and die like a common man.
Take yourself for example. Till the time you did not know who I am
you were afraid of me and taking me seriously.
And now that I have told you, I am a common man
you've got back some confidence in your voice.
You must be thinking,
"Since he is not a terrorist and just a common man, it will be easy to catch him."
No, that's not the case.
It better not be.
because all the bombs are still where they were.
Mr. Rathod, Arif.
Now everything depends on you two
whether this would be my last call or not.
Ten minutes later, Naina Roy will reach there with her cameraman.
There will also be a doctor and an ambulance with them.
I want confirmed reports on TV that Ibrahim Khan is dead.
If this happens, I will immediately tell you where the bombs are.
But if it doesn't then you'll be responsible for what happens next.
Now what will you do?
First I will clean my ear. I am finding it hard to hear.
Sir, I want you to take this decision.
Do we have any other choice?
No, sir.
-But it is wrong. -I agree, sir.
What else can we do?
We can do nothing.
What is going on?
Child, what is 2 + 2?
What?
Ten minutes from now you will go to runway number four
and cover a very important news.
Didn't I promise you
that it would be the most important day of your life?
Did you just address me as "child"?
You heard it right.
He is a traitor! He knows nothing.
The matter is about our community. Yours and mine.
It is about our families.
It is about our rights!
If we are together nobody can harm us.
Didn't we teach the Americans and the British a good lesson?
Nobody could stop us.
But you made a mistake by coming to India.
A common man got a bit upset
and now not only is he stopping you but killing you as well.
I am not afraid to die...
I do not fear death. Why am I alive?
For a cause.
And I am willing to sacrifice myself for that cause.
But I want to live to wage this battle.
And for my brothers and sisters, my community...
Why are you laughing?
I see that you are afraid of death.
-Is this an accident. -Yes, sir. It is.
I must get a detailed report of this accident by tomorrow.
You will get it.
You moron!
You should've told me first.
We don't have time. Look.
-Did you trace the call? -I am tracing it.
Sir, let him go.
Sir, I am not sure if this is the man.
-He looks similar-- -How similar?
-I mean... -At least one percent?
Sir...
Deepak, right now I am at the Juhu Aviation Base
where four terrorists were killed while they were trying to escape.
They were Khursheed Lala, Iqlak Ahmed,
Mohammad Zaheer and Ibrahim Khan.
I would also like to add...
-Mr. Rathod. -Tell me.
I did not plant any other bombs.
I know.
A police inspector got injured during this operation.
His name is Arif Khan.
You can see him going into the ambulance right now.
And now we have with us Inspector Jai Singh
who will give us all the information about this incident.
Sir, tell us how did this happen?
As a routine process we were moving these terrorists to another location.
Yes?
What's the time? My watch is not working.
It's 5:30.
Your bag seems quite heavy.
Excuse me.
Yes, tell me.
Have you left or not?
I was just leaving when I met someone.
Who is it? A friend?
I don't know yet.
-Please come home. It's getting late. -I am on my way.
Were you saying something?
I was saying your bag seems quite heavy.
Can I drop you somewhere? That's my car.
That police jeep?
Yes.
No, thanks. I live nearby.
Prakash Rathod.
He told me his name...
but I can't mention it to anybody.
A man recognizes the religion by name.
We all knew that the common man is disturbed by these things.
But never imagined that a common man would go to such an extent.
This case is not registered in any file.
There is no record of it anywhere. But, it's still afresh in my mind
and also of those who got involved in this case, unwillingly.
I don't know if it was right or wrong...
but personally speaking, it was good.