01x06 - Babool ka Ped

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I, Anuradha Kishore

do solemnly affirm that

I will bear true faith and allegiance

to the Constitution of India.

That I will uphold the

sovereignty and integrity of India.

That I will, without fear or favor,

affection or ill-will,

do right by all the people

in accordance with the

Constitution and the law.

Where have you been?

Where were you?

I've been starving.

You locked the door as well.

-Well, it's open now.

-What do you mean?

You're free.

I've got something for you.

It's your favorite.

I owe you.

Biryani is the least I could do for you.

Go on. Have a seat.

Eat it.

The true taste of the biryani

comes from the mutton.

Veg biryani is a sham.

Sir

what do you really do?

I mean for a living.

Please tell me what the plan is.

Don't you trust me?

I've been living in this

sh*thole for the past two days.

Well, I am not allowed to tell you.

But I'll give you a hint.

Listen carefully.

Once upon a time, there was a king.

He lost his throne.

Someone recommended

performing a sacrifice.

He tried it.

Someone else recommended

attacking the new king.

He tried that as well.

He lost.

Listen carefully, Vishal.

This is your story.

My story?

Then, someone else recommended

getting his daughter married

to the new king.

And he tried that as well?

No.

Then?

He picked up an axe

and chopped up a banyan tree.

Sir

how is this my story?

Please give me my phone.

Let me go home.

I'm done eating.

In this story

you're the banyan tree, Vishal!

None of this was your fault, Vishal.

But for the king to retain his throne

the banyan tree had to be chopped.

Death is the only truth.

Death is the ultimate reality.

You can try all you like

all your life

you will never be able to escape death.

The modern man struggles all his life

for iPhones, for bungalows,

for cars, for women, for money.

That is all he does all his life.

But the day

you finally meet death

all these struggles seem trivial.

Jigar!

Jigar!

-Jigar!

-Sana?

-What's wrong?

-Vishal

Vishal is dead.

What?

I had no clue, Sana.

I don't care what you're doing.

But this

this is huge, Jigar!

They said he would be

back in a week, Sana.

Who said?

Who are "they"?

What's going on, Jigar? Tell me.

Do you really think I would've asked

you to do it, if I knew this would happen?

Why are you doing this?

Because we all have our curses, Sana!

I don't know about yours.

-But I have too many already.

-I know.

I know. But we don't

have an option anymore.

You just have to relax

and please be quiet--

-I'm going to tell the police.

-No, you will--

Sana, you'll do nothing of that sort.

Sana these are powerful

people we're dealing with.

You'll be the only one

to end up in prison.

And you have no evidence

that I gave you that phone.

Okay?

-What the f*ck!

-Give this to me. Sana!

This stays right here.

Please, listen to me, Sana.

Sana, Sana

I care about you.

Your money is in the drawer.

I'm really sorry, Sana.

It's done, sir…

Vishal Awasthi.

What about Shiva Shekhar?

I've spoken to Jigar, sir.

He has had a word with the girl.

Your plan's working, sir.

-Did you check the footage?

-I'm going through it.

What are you looking for?

I'm making a list.

Of the people who visited

the floor that night.

And I'm keeping an eye on

the doctors' movements as well.

But I doubt we'll get

anything substantial in there.

Because three out of the four

cameras on the floor were not working.

-Anything fishy?

-No.

They've been out of order

for over a month now.

We don't have the time, Gurpal.

-Look into it.

-Sure.

Is it just me, Gurpal

or is it getting crazier out there?

"Crazier" doesn't exist, sir.

You're either crazy or you're not.

But I want to stop you, sir.

Not because it's getting crazy.

But because

you're wounded.

Pretty badly, I'm afraid.

And you're at the

bottom of a deep ocean.

Move around too much,

and you'll alert the sharks.

I'm touched.

No one's noticed this, Gurpal

maybe because I'm not screaming.

But I'm bleeding, a lot.

And the sharks

they're coming either way.

Where did you get it from?

A bank heist.

A heist?

And this is all you could get?

I told you, Jigar!

Don't call me ever again!

Sana, I won't repeat this!

Listen carefully.

Not everyone is as kind as me, understand?

They've planted it, Shiva!

They planted that phone in my drawer!

Yes and "they" planted

the last call as well!

He stopped us from calling

the cops as well, remember?

Are you crazy?

It's a conspiracy.

They're trying to break us!

You can k*ll me if I have

anything to do with this.

Guys, please, stop this!

People are waiting for us out there.

Come on.

He won't join us.

m*therf*cker

One of our guys went missing

and his body was discovered a week later.

During the campaign

the guys from CJLD had threatened us

that they would

flip the elections within a week.

And then, Amit Mewani

cruises into the college on Vishal's bike!

Do you really need more evidence?

But the police, till date

has not arrested a single person.

They have not bothered

investigating either!

The cops must answer us!

The college management must answer us!

I think we should talk to the police.

I really don't think Chetan is involved.

He was m*rder*d brutally.

His eyes are all I can think of,

ever since I've seen his body.

We've known each other for many years.

We know him very well.

Why would he do it?

He didn't do it.

Do you have Vishal's phone?

I think

we should wait.

We need some time.

Let's not hand it over to the police.

In fact

maybe

let's forget about the phone.

What are you saying, Sana?

Sandhya

Hi.

Hi, Jigar.

Divorce papers?

I'll sign them, Sandhya.

Have some patience.

Tell me, Sandhya.

Why are you doing this?

What is he giving you?

Grow up, Jigar!

You're not a college boy anymore.

No one's getting anything.

It's a relationship of equals.

He gets me, unlike you.

Come on, Sandhya.

Tell me the truth.

Is this a status thing?

Or some power game

you're playing with me?

What is it?

Honestly

he's great in bed!

And he obviously is a powerful man.

Sometimes, powerful enough to control me.

Wait.

When a man from the lower caste

dates a woman from the higher caste

all he's doing,

is exacting revenge,

for atrocities spanning centuries,

on that one single woman.

Just sign the f*cking papers.

Yes?

My friend, why is Shiva

still holding on to that phone?

Tell the girl

to hand over the phone to the police.

Yes, I will.

Will you?

Yes, I will!

Why are you holding

on to the damn phone?

I don't know what I'm doing.

This is wrong.

-This was never a part of the bargain.

-Shut up!

You are a part of this now.

You've been paid for it.

They've paid you to do it.

This is not a joke, Sana!

You're equally a part of this sh*t!

And you cannot back out.

Tell Shiva

to hand that phone over to the police.

Framing you will be really

easy for these people.

Are you getting it?

Let me have a look.

Here, sir.

How long have you had this phone?

We found it last evening.

So, before the guy's death?

It's switched off.

Did you switch it on?

Yes, but it's locked.

Okay.

Are you sure this is his phone?

Why didn't you report it?

Bravo, Kasturi!

Bang on time!

Good job.

Sir, we didn't know what to do with it.

And we merely suspect him.

We're not sure.

Okay.

What's his name?

Chetan Kranti.

-Kasturi!

-Yes, sir?

Take the car and arrest the kid!

-Alright? Fast!

-Yes, sir.

Why didn't you talk to us?

Why would Mr. Superstar talk to us?

We've lost the election, Shiva.

CJLD has ripped us apart!

All I have done is handed

over an evidence to the police!

And all you guys care

about is your f*cking election!

Did you see the look on his parents' face?

Merely screaming "freedom"

won't transform this country.

"Your election"?

Shiva, listen to me.

Please calm down.

Planting cell phones in drawers and making

fake calls are really easy these days.

Why would anyone do it?

Have you lost your mind?

Please listen to him.

Shiva is right.

We should've handed the

phone over to the police.

And even if Chetan is innocent,

it will help the police

to get to the bottom of whatever

the f*ck is happening here!

I'm not a part of this anymore.

I'm withdrawing my nomination.

-Sana! Sana!

-Sana!

The students of VNU have alleged that

the police, instead of

arresting the real culprits,

have arrested their student

leader Chetan Kranti.

The classes have been

called off for the day.

-The students from CJLD and SAI

-Hello?

Ms. Garima Deswal

Yes, who is it?

I'm a big fan.

I have a breaking news for you.

Mr. Devki Nandan

didn't die a natural death.

He was m*rder*d.

And I have the evidence.

Ajay!

Some guy says that Devki

Nandan has been m*rder*d!

Who's this guy?

It's an unknown number.

I can't see it, sorry.

He's kidding.

It must be one of those pranks.

How can he be m*rder*d?

It was a heart-attack.

Everyone knows.

These guys just want

their fifteen minutes of fame.

I received a mail yesterday that someone

had spotted Dawood in Panchghani.

They wanted to broadcast

this news and arrest him.

No, I think you're right.

I should have ignored it.

You've been working

really hard these days.

Yeah.

-Okay, bye.

-Bye.

I'm being humiliated.

I'm being humiliated.

And you don't give a f*ck!

People think I'm a dumbfuck!

And you don't give a f*ck!

-Are you using again?

-Yes, I am!

Why the hell do you care

so much about defence?

If not defence, you could have

given me something at least.

Finance, foreign, railways.

Something for God's sake?

You're a dumbfuck, Raghu!

Because you think you're at a party,

the ministry portfolios are candies

and I'm the clown

handing the candies out!

"A second-rung leader becomes the PM

and her son becomes

the defence minister out of the blue!"

Do you really think everyone out

there is a dumbfuck high on cocaine?

No one would notice

what the hell is happening?

Everything takes time, Raghu.

It takes time.

Six months, eight months

Aditi will f*ck up!

You don't know what I know.

And the position will be open.

But until then, we must

consolidate our position in the party.

We're the minority even

in the core committee.

Surrounded by snakes,

waiting to pounce!

All you care about

is the next weekend, Raghu!

I'm not that short-sighted!

Just calm down and behave.

Bend the knee for some time, Raghu.

So that you don't spend

your whole life on your knees.

I was a mistake, wasn't I?

You're ashamed of me, aren't you?

Stop this nonsense.

I've known it

since I was a four-year-old.

I was a mistake because of which

you had to live with

Dad for two more years.

I will slap you, Raghu!

The situation was complicated.

It wasn't all black and white.

You know

I looked for a father in every man I saw.

But the guy you picked

I hated his f*cking guts!

"I've been soaking up the heat."

"Oh, my love, finally we meet."

Hey! Why the hell are

you parked here?

License and registration please.

Just joking, sir.

How can I ask the government's registrar

to show his license and registration?

Tell me, sir.

How can I help you?

You have arrested

the boy from VNU, right?

Chetan Kranti?

Yes, we have.

Sir wants me to ensure that

the boy has a decent future.

What are you saying, Mr. Gurpal?

I thought you guys would be

happy with the whole scenario.

Let him walk.

That won't be easy, sir.

The media is stoking the fire.

And your party is enjoying the barbecue.

I've got some meat for you as well.

It's fresh.

The demonetization clearly

hasn't affected your barbecue, sir!

Bloody hell!

The level you guys operate at

simply blows my mind!

Anyway

the color of the note

doesn't change its value.

Right?

But, sir

why are you big shots getting

involved in petty student politics?

Stop worrying about things

that don't affect you, Jhakar.

Alright.

There's a new "Ice World"

opening up in Dubai.

Take a vacation with your family.

Enjoy!

Just like the rest of our country is!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-We want

-Justice!

-Is that Samar Pratap?

-What is he doing here?

-Samar Pratap?

-Why is he here?

Samar Pratap is a dear friend.

He's also a former

president of the student union.

We were roommates for a year

in this very university.

Muktibodh Hostel

room 214.

I met him today for a book I'm writing

about the late Mr. Devki Nandan.

I told him

about Vishal's death.

And he insisted on meeting

every single one of you.

Samar

Like Jigar said

this university was my breeding ground.

I'm sure you must be surprised.

Because many people

here are a part of the party

which looks down upon mine.

These "Right-Left"

are all foreign concepts.

What really matters is

standing up for the truth!

Azad was just like you.

Slightly left of the center.

He was in my class back in 1996.

Jigar, Azad and I were

"The Three Musketeers" of the college.

Our ideologies were different.

But when he spoke,

he would blow me away.

His speech had the honesty

which conveyed the truth!

Today, when I was told about Vishal

I couldn't help but remember Azad.

He had a fire burning in his belly.

Fire which could have changed

the face of Indian politics.

But unfortunately

that fire was quashed.

I apologize to you Mr. and Mrs. Awasthi.

Because, I believe

we're all responsible

for the sorry state of

student politics in this country!

I'm not here to speak

on behalf of my party.

I'm here for Vishal.

Because it is these

kids like Azad and Vishal

who inspire us to

stand up for the truth!

Samar!

Shiva Shekhar.

He's running for vice-president.

Hello, sir.

You're an excellent orator.

Thank you, sir.

All the best

for a glorious political career!

No, sir.

I don't wish to be a politician.

What then?

Civil Services, sir.

We need good people in civil services

as well as the parliament.

The only difference is,

one answers the call and accepts orders.

And the other calls and gives the order.

It's sad.

But it's true.

But all the best.

Proud of you.

What are you trying to do?

He's from Bihar.

He has politics in his blood.

Mugging up books won't change that.

I just want him to take a "right"

and get on the right path.

See you.

What's wrong, Sana?

I don't know.

I just can't sleep.

I was really surprised.

That guy, Samar

he came to us, he talked to us.

I think, I was wrong about him.

You were there, right?

He said

he was proud of me.

Let's play some music.

Come on.

-Shiva

-Go on!

Come on.

You can change your name

Chetan Kranti.

But you're still a naive Jaat.

These other rascals will rip you apart

and hang you out to dry.

Are you getting me?

Listen carefully

protect the dignity of

our community at all costs.

Go on.

You listen to English music?

Why?

Am I not allowed to?

Of course, you are.

Oh, yeah, right.

Only the cool kids from metro

cities listen to English music.

And I'm just some guy from Bihar.

Praveen and Manish have

testified against you as well.

The whole Bihar g*ng.

And Shiva is their leader.

And by the way

we Biharis love English music.

Maybe

but you're not the type.

What type?

Your type?

I want to tell you something, Shiva.

There's

a lot of darkness inside me.

It's like I--

He wants to be the

f*cking college president!

That's exactly why he's

getting everyone out of his way.

And all you care about is

your poems and your slogans!

Listen to me,

you can try talking to them

but they won't get it until

we shove a stick up their a*s.

That is all these f*ck deserve!

Chetan has lost it, man!

-Look at this!

-What the f*ck!

-Come with me, please.

-Come on!

Why did you hit him?

What's wrong?

Roshan, you're breathing, aren't you?

You testified against me, right?

Look what the police did.

The f*ck were thrashing me all night!

That's exactly what I'll do to you.

m*therf*cker!

Come here!

What the hell are you guys doing?

Stop it!

You're amazing, sir.

There's a f*cking w*r happening out here.

I hope you won't be needing

the extra funds now?

-You're right, sir.

-Good.

Samar Pratap spoke to the SAI students.

And reminisced about

his college days at VNU.

You wanna file a complaint?

f*cking as*h*le!

Take that!

Take that!

That's your f*cking report!

Sir

the banyan tree we had chopped off

its seeds are starting to take root.

He was our friend!

Vishal was a friend!