"Bless you, son." "Grandpa!" "Well, all right." "It is a noble thought." "But it isn't going to be easy." "Life gets tough with those who choose the true path." "But that's just what you did, Grandpa." "You were one of the greatest police officers of all time." "And that's just what I'm going to do." "I'll take the exams." "Ravi..." "I've told you not to disturb your grandpa." "Now off you go to bed." "And let him go to sleep too." "He'll go to bed soon enough." "He has just come home today after his graduation exams." "Now he stands on the threshold of life." "I'd rather tell him a few important things right away." "You could talk tomorrow." "Have you spoken to your mother about it, Ravi?" "I did." "She told me what you have been saying." "Did you face trying times, Grandpa?" "It was trying indeed." " The test was tough." " You never told me anything about it." "You were young." "I wondered if you might understand it all." "That is why I haven't spoken to you about... me and my son." "Your son... that means my father... right Grandpa?" "Oh yes!" "It was my son Vijay who fathered you." "I'll tell you everything tonight." "Everything about him and me." "You have the right to know what happened." " Yes?" "What do you want?" " Well, I..." " Who is that, nurse?" " A policeman!" "What do you want?" "No!" "Not the police!" "Oh Sheetall Why don't you tell her..." "Let him come inside." "Why did you have to bring me so many flowers?" "That's one question I knew you'd ask." "But tell me how you are." "I'm fine." "And I'm so glad." "I'm proud to have given you a son." "Strange of me not to have thanked you yet... for giving me a son." "Won't you take a look at your son?" "Only after I have seen you to my heart's content." "Why keep him covered?" "He's asleep." " Don't wake him." " All right!" "Let him sleep." "He's so tiny!" "He's just a day old." "But, I can't quite make out what he looks like." "That's what it's like." "In a day or two,... his features will start coming clear." "Now tell me when you're coming home." " I must get the house in order." " That comes later." "First of all, there's this list of the things he needs." " Oh I know that." " Well what do you know?" "We'll need feeding bottles, nappies, towels... and what is it you call that little cart...?" " A pram (perambulator)." " Pram!" "My prayers have been answered" "My hopes have blossomed" "I cared little" "But I've been given a priceless gift" "Our love has borne fruit" "This spring fills my heart with joy" "I have been given what I prayed for" "No joy of the heavens could mean more to me" "Our information points to the fact that... most consignments of smuggled merchandise lands at the beach." "We do not know the names of people who are involved in smuggling." "But we have come to know who their agent is." "His name is Yeswant." "This is his photograph." "He is the one who supplies the boats for the landings." "And his men help the smugglers in the unloading operations." "That solves the problem." "Just arrest Yeswant." "He'll speak." "It's been 3 months since we were granted a warrant... for Yeswant's arrest." "But we haven't been able to arrest him yet." "We know that he lives somewhere in that area." "Isn't it strange that we haven't been able to arrest him yet...?" "The problem is that he has some men in his pay." "The rest are too scared to inform the police about him." "That's the situation." "Anyway, now that you've assigned me this case... you'll find this man behind the bars within 24 hours." "That's a promise." "I'm here to get you, Yeswant." "No cop has ever dared to walk this street." "You won't get out of here alive." "I will." "And you will come with me." "To the police station." "Want to take me to the police station?" "As of now, your life is in my hands." "And I have a warrant for arresting you in my pocket." "I have a way to get Yeswant out." "The ploy is so effective that Ashwini Kumar, the cop... who arrested him will help him to walk out." "Ashwini Kumar doesn't accept bribes." "And you know that." "I also know that Ashwini Kumar has a son." "His only son." "As a father, he will do whatever I say... to save his son." "Vijay... where are you?" "I'm here, Mom." " And what are you doing there?" " Looking for my socks." " I can't find my socks." " Which socks?" "The white ones?" " Yes." " They were dirty." "I took them for washing." "Here you are... clean socks." "You forgot your workbook in my room. it's in your school-bag." "Mama's kid!" "Hurry up." "Breakfast is ready and Daddy is waiting for you." "Sheetall" "Vijay!" "Where are you?" "In the kitchen..." "What's going on in the kitchen?" "Cooking... what else?" "The cooking can happen later." "How about a cup of tea for your husband?" "All right." "French fries!" "Very good!" "That isn't for you." "It's for Vijay." "He wanted some." "But it's tasty!" "Very good!" " Where's Vijay?" " He isn't home yet." "Why not?" "People at school called to say that there's a sports event." "He said they'd drop him home afterwards." "I needn't go over." " A call from the school?" " What's this?" "!" "So what if I eat a little?" "Strange!" "You can't even eat in this house!" " Not potatoes!" " Why can't I eat potatoes?" "You keep after me all the time!" "Look at yourself!" "You're fat!" "I'm hungry!" "And this is a potato-pie!" "It's warm!" "You'll scald your fingers!" " Is that warm?" "!" " What a fellow!" " Take it." "And take that call." " All right..." "Watch your head!" "Tea coming up!" "Yes." "Ashwini speaking." "Who is this?" "Forget who I am." "But you might like to know that..." "I am holding your son." "Yes!" "And tell me whether you'd like to see your son alive." "Scoundrell D'you know what you are saying?" "!" "I'm holding your son." "And it's you who can save him." "If you want to save you son... you'll let Yeswant escape tonight." "What proof that my son is with you?" "You'll have the proof when you hear your son." "But before that, you will decide whether... you accept my terms." "And if you do... how are you going to help Yeswant escape?" "You have an hour to decide." "I'll call you in an hour." "Here... speak to your son." "Speak!" "Yes, son!" "This is Daddy!" "Save me Dad!" "Don't worry, son!" "I'm around." "Daddy won't let anything happen to you!" "No!" "They are going to kill me!" "Save me, Daddy!" "What happened?" "Who was it on the phone?" "What's up?" "It was just a phone!" "What do you mean?" "What's the matter?" "Nothing!" "And nothing is going to happen to Vijay!" "Let me think..." "Where's Vijay?" "What has happened to him?" "No!" "Don't hide anything from me!" "Tell me!" "Where's Vijay?" "!" "Someone has kidnapped our son!" "Why?" "!" "What for?" "!" "What has my son done?" "!" "What have they against him?" "!" "What do they want?" "!" "To save my son they want me to let a criminal escape." "No!" "I'll kill myself if anything happens to Vijay!" " What are you saying?" "!" " I don't want to hear anything!" "I want my son!" "Do you realise what you are saying?" "!" "I don't know anything!" "I don't want to know!" "What will become of us if you lose courage?" "Now listen to me..." "You believe in God, don't you?" "What do you think?" "Vijay is my son too." "I'm worried too." "Everything will be all right." "In half an hour we'll know how much your father loves you." "He won't refuse me if he wants to see you alive." "What do you think?" "After all, you are his only son." "For your sake, will he do what I what him to?" "Or won't he?" "I'm coming over." "I'll be back in some time." "In case I am late, make sure you call Ashwini at eight." "See what he says." "Record the conversation." "I'll hear it when I get back." "Mr Ashwini... well, what have you to say?" "Will you let Yeswant go?" "Yeswant is a criminal." "I can't let him go." "But you know..." "Yes I know very well." "I know!" "My son's life is in your hands." "Go on!" "Kill him!" "Kill him if you will!" "But I can't betray my duty!" "Understand?" "!" "Do what you want!" "Hear that?" "!" "Do whatever you want!" "But I'm not going to let Yeswant go!" "I won't leave him!" " Did you call him?" " Yes." " What did he have to say?" " You'd rather listen for yourself." "I know!" "My son's life is in your hands." "Go on!" "Kill him!" "Kill him if you will!" "But I won't betray my duty!" "Understand?" "!" "Do what you want!" "Hear that?" "!" "Do whatever you want!" "But I'm not going to let Yeswant go!" "Erase that tape." "Bring that boy here." "Come on." "The telephone exchange..." "they've traced the call." "We know where the call came from." "Found him?" "Is he there?" "No." "There's no one here." "He's a child!" "You couldn't even catch a child!" "Useless morons!" "We tried..." " Where's my son?" " I don't know!" " I don't know!" " Where is he?" " I have no idea!" " No idea?" "No!" "Where is my son?" " I don't know!" " Lie!" "Ashwini!" "We have found your son." "I don't know!" "I'll kill you!" " We have found your son!" "We just received a wireless message." "He has reached home." "Come along." "Go on!" "Kill him!" "Kill him if you will!" "But I won't betray my duty!" "He has already gone to school." " Gone...?" " Yes." "He said he was getting late." "The school is nearby." "He said he'd take a walk." " Take a walk?" " Must've gone with friends." "I know!" "My son's life is in your hands." "Go on!" "Kill him!" "Kill him if you will!" " Let's take this train." " Hurry!" "Stop smoking pot." "Some day, you could get killed." "No." "Don't do it." "Excuse me... can you spare a match?" "No." "Take that foot off." "Did you tell me something?" "That foot... take it off." "No." "Let's not do it." "Are you all right?" "You taught them a good lesson." "But we should also lodge a complaint with the police." "What use is the police?" "It won't do you any good." "Well... it's late as it is." "Yes. it's late." "And you are all alone." "Won't folks at home worry about you?" "I have no family." "I'm living alone." "Alone?" "Yes." "Travelling alone..." "doesn't it scare you?" "I'm all alone." "I have nobody to feel afraid of." "In my case, I guess the one I'm scared of is myself." "Do you live alone too?" "People who live with others can be loners too." "Anyway... forget it." "Well what are you into?" "I mean... what kind of a job do you do?" "Looking for a job is a job in itself." "That's what I'm doing nowadays." "This is where I live." " So..." " I mean..." "I make good coffee." "Next time" "Well... you've seen where I live." "I'll tell you where I work." "I work in Hotel Samrat." "Do drop in sometime." " Hotel Samrat?" " Yes." " Which department?" " I sing." "It's a fad of sorts nowadays in big hotels." "They prefer... to dish out Indian classical music like Ghazals instead of English pop." "I'll drop by some day to hear a song." "And..." "I'm Roma." "Vijay." " Is he here?" " Yes." "I've kept him waiting." "Send him in." "Good morning Mr DCP!" "(Deputy Commissioner of Police)" "I hear you want to see me." "So here I am." "How are you, sir?" "Smoking isn't allowed in my office, Mr J K Verma." "Please leave it outside." " And listen..." " Yes...?" "Knock before you come in." "You may." "Thank you." "I know you are a businessman of repute." "You have many responsibilities." "And you run a large business." "By calling you here I must've put you to inconvenience." "Not at all." "I regard it my duty to help the police and the law." "A noble idea!" "In fact, it's all thanks to... noble souls like you, that policemen still make a living." "Thanks." "Were it not for people like you... this department would have folded up." "I have some things to ask you, Mr J K Verma." "Go on." "On April 11, one Umesh Chand was arrested in Santa Cruz." "He was carrying diamonds." "Concealed in a briefcase." "On June 16, a truck was impounded by the police." "It was smuggling contraband." "One Dhyan Singh was the driver." "Another, Shyamlal was with him." "Both were arrested." "On July 4, the police impounded a motorboat." "The boat was laden with hashish and marijuana." "One Jagdish Khanna was arrested." "Four men arrested." "At four different places." "But there is a common thread." "At some point of time or the other, every one of them... has worked in one of your companies." "Am I responsible for criminal acts... of men who may have been in my employ?" "That is if they have acted out of their own volition." "Do you mean to insinuate that I am a smuggler?" "I would like to show you a photograph." "He's a well-known smuggler." "He is based in London." "Jerry Board." "Maybe you know him." "I am seeing this face for the first time in my life." "Then you must be seeing this photograph too for the first time?" "Take a look." "How about this?" "I am a successful businessman." "I am invited to many parties." "And I meet many people." "You don't expect me to recall names and faces of everyone I come across." "Besides, what use is it showing me these photographs?" "No court in the world will convict me of smuggling... merely on the basis of these photographs." "In case you want to ask me anything else... please make it quick." "My time is expensive." "You are right." "Your time is precious." "Time becomes precious when it starts running out." "You for one, have very little time." "If this business does not stop... you'll find yourself behind bars in no time." "I called you here to warn you." "You may leave." "Thanks." "What is your son up to?" "I don't even get to see his face." "Has he found a job?" "The poor fellow is trying so hard." "He'll find a job." "If he tries hard enough he'll surely find a job." "If he can't find a job, why doesn't he start a small business?" "Why don't you ask him?" "He'll confide in you." "After all, he is our only son." "All I want is that he settles down and does well in life." "Yes... go on." "No that won't be necessary." "All are equal before the law." "Call him to the office." "I'll interrogate him there." "No." "That won't be necessary." "I've told you that already." "Yes." "Summon him like you summon everyone else." "He may be my son." "That's personal." "What's up?" "!" "What's it about Vijay?" "There's a complaint against him." "He beat up four boys." "He hurt them badly." "One of them have reported the matter to the police." "Vijay would never pick up a fight for nothing." "It might be a false alarm." "Else, it must be the others... who are at fault." "Vijay is at home." "Why don't you ask him right away?" "The complaint has been lodged at the police station." "Vijay will have to come over." "I will interrogate him there." "This is not a domestic matter." "There are formalities to be observed in this matter." "Drop it Mom." "You needn't give justifications for my sake." "That he has called me to the police station... isn't because he's concerned." "He wants to ensure that... people speak highly of his sense of dedication to duty!" "The exemplary police officer!" "Forget it, Mom." "You know what the truth is." "I know it too." "He isn't your enemy!" "I must thank my father for not being my enemy!" "What more can a son expect?" "!" "Don't bother." "I've just been called to the police station." "I'll go there and I'll tell him what he wants to know." "But who interrogates me?" "Well... it hardly matters." "What's his name Satish Rai?" "Get me the report." "Sit down." "Satish Rai is one of the four you had beaten up on the train." "He was hurt badly." "Now his father is a respectable man." "And his father has lodged the complaint against you." "Have you anything to say?" "Sons of respectable fathers should not forget that... lone girls travelling by train are respectable women too." "But the complaint contains no reference to any girl." "Quite likely." "But the truth is that the four of them were hoodlums." "They were teasing the girl." "A perfectly respectable lady." "That's just why this incident took place." "Can you give us her name and address?" "I can." "Record his statement." " Come with me." "If that be true, why did you not report it to the police?" "She wanted to." "I didn't think it was necessary." "You didn't think it was necessary!" "They were hoodlums." "And you didn't think... it was necessary to inform the police about them!" "I don't need the police to protect myself." "Whether or not you need the police... the police are always on the lookout for people... who are likely to take the law in their own hands." "We'll presently find out whether you're guilty or not." "But if you hold the law in such contempt... it is quite likely that you will find yourself in trouble someday." "Remember what I said." "I shall remember that too." "Mr Vijay... please come." "May I...?" "Go on." "He keeps preaching me all the time!" "I know what's right and what's wrong." "I don't need any lectures." "You don't need anyone!" "You don't even need me!" "You are the one I need, Mummy!" "Yes." "I know that." "I'm going for an interview." "You'll pray for me, won't you?" "I keep praying for you." "I understand." "But you have no experience." " But you don't know my capabilities." " I agree, your qualifications... are adequate for the position of assistant manager." "But you are inexperienced." "How can I gain the experience unless I am given a chance?" " That may be so..." " Believe me, sir." "I can handle the job." "Give him the job." "You can join this hotel from tomorrow." "So you've landed the job!" "Who is he?" "Mr K D Narang." "He owns this hotel." "I only know that he is very handsome" "But I didn't have... his address" "I wrote my lover a letter" "In the letter I wrote" "You are the one I love" "Unlike a leaf fallen off a tree" "My letter was not just a piece of paper" "It is my heart's desire It holds my dear life" "I hope my letter is not lost" "I entreated the postmaster When I went to post the letter" "I told him that I have written the letter to my beloved" "I waited for years for a reply from my beloved" "One day my letter came back undelivered" "The postman told me" "That nowhere was found" "A man of this name" "Nor a street so-called" "Nor the city I named" "You had said you'd come." "I remember that." "I thought you were just being formal." "I hadn't expected you to remember." "I never forget." "There's good news." "And I wanted you to be... the first to know." "That's why I came over." "You must've landed a job!" " How did you guess?" " Nothing could be better news... for someone who has been looking for a job!" "I don't forget either!" "You know, I do make very good coffee." "Not tonight." "You must be tired." "Besides, it's late." "Some other time..." "There was something I wanted to tell you." "You sing very well." "I know." " Have you been looking for me?" " Yes." "Your mother tells me that... you have started working in Hotel Shazdan." "Yes." "Strange!" "You should have at least asked me!" "Do you know who owns the hotel?" "Yes." "Mr K D Narang." "Do you know what he is?" "He is a smuggler." "A top-notch smuggler." "He is into shady businesses." "He is a black-listed man!" "And you are working for him!" "I am employed in his hotel." "Surely, the hotel isn't illegal." "Do not try to teach me." "I know what kinds of shady businesses go on in these hotels." "You needn't take up the job." "No business is clean." "At this rate, I can't take up any job!" "I'm working in that hotel." "The owner might be a smuggler, a bandit, or a murderer." "Let him do what he wants." "Why should I be concerned?" "But it makes a difference to me!" "What'd people say?" "!" "That the DCP's son is working for a smugglerl" "And I have to listen that." "Besides, what is not right is wrong." "Do I stay unemployed for the rest of my life?" "Are you worthless?" "!" "Can't you find a decent job?" "Difficult." "Take the job you do." "It isn't quite so clean..." "Shut up!" "You don't even know the difference between... an outlaw and one who upholds the law!" "You should go see a shrink!" "What's the matter?" "Why are you so excited?" "It's just as well that you are here!" "Hear what your son says!" "All the smuggler has given him is a lousy job!" "And your son is already loyalty personified!" "He can't even bear to hear a word against him." "What if he bestows a small favour on you someday?" "That smuggler will become more important then me." "This smuggler indeed done me a great favour!" "He was the one who saved me!" "When my father was letting me die for the sake of the law..." "Vijay!" "Mind your tongue!" "I do not regret about you... that you have misbehaved with me." "But I am sorry to see how low you can stoop." " Now listen to what I say!" " Now please don't..." "Sheetall Don't interfere!" "If you take up that job, you are leaving my house." "I am leaving." "Stop!" " How are you?" " Fine, thank you." "What's that luggage about?" " Going or coming?" " Just got out of home." "And I don't quite know where I am headed." "Maybe you can help." "Where can I find a place to stay?" " Possibly..." " Where?" "At my place." "I mean there's a room lying vacant at my place." "If you want to, you can shack up." "Thanks a lot." "But you had said that you live alone." "Yes." "I still live alone." "Any objections?" "Not that I object." "But what would people say?" "People don't even have time to bother!" "Come along." "My room is over there." "And this is your room." "Which leaves this hall!" "No matter how small these matchboxes are... one room is surely the hall!" "Some satisfaction!" "It looks like a music hall!" "Listen!" "Aren't folks at home worried about you?" "I might get to see an ad in the papers tomorrow." "24 year old missing." "Male Height: 6ft 2in" "Dressed in a light tan shirt and dark tan trousers" "Last seen in the company of an unknown girl" "Please inform the police Informer will be rewarded" "And I'll end up behind the bars along with you." "My father won't need advertisements... if he wants to find me." "He is the..." "Deputy Commissioner of Police." "But he won't look for me." "I know he won't." "I forgot the keys." "I'll be back in a moment." " What's the rush?" " The car keys." "I left them upstairs." "Mr Narang!" "Are you all right?" "!" "Mr Narang!" "What happened?" "Damn you!" "Aren't you ashamed?" "Go to hell." "I set everything up!" "All you had to do was shoot!" "You can't even shoot straight!" "We had him in the cross-hairs when we shot." "Had that fellow not come in between, then Narang would not be saved." "Who the hell is this fellow?" "You keep on raving about him!" "What is he?" "Superman?" "I'll tell you who he is." "Vijay... the only son of DCP Ashwini Kumar." "Yes!" "I know him!" "It's a interesting news!" "The Deputy Commissioner's son is a smuggler's body-guard!" "I have a way to take him out." "This news must make it to the newspapers." "Let people know what the reputed DCP's son is up to!" " To what end?" " Firstly, that removes Vijay." "Second, it will weaken Narang." "The scoundrell" "The scoundrell He used to live off the scraps I fed him!" "Today, he dares to compete with me!" "Finally, the news will serve to undermine..." "Ashwini Kumar's credibility." "He will fall under a cloud of suspicion." "That's killing three birds with a stone." "I needn't tell you not to speak about this incident." "Which incident?" "You have saved my life." "Thank you once again." "You might recall an incident." "Some people had abducted Inspector Ashwini Kumar's son." "The boy was eight years old." "The boy was trying to escape." "If you wanted, you could have nabbed the boy." "But you saved his life." "I have never forgotten your face." "I was the child." "You!" "DCP Ashwini Kumar's son?" "!" "I am." "But I don't live with him any more." "Rest assured that I have forgotten what I saw today." "Come in." "How did you find this place?" "One who is concerned can find out." "All right." "Now sit down." "Here." "How are you?" "As if you're so worried..." "Who else lives here?" "Well I and... there's..." "The flat isn't mine. it's hers." "So... she's bound to live here." "Roma... she's Roma." "That's her room over there." "She keeps to herself." "That's my room over there." "It's separate." "This is the living room we share it." "Tea...?" "I'll make the tea for you." "But you're coming home." "Please!" "Listen to me!" " What are you doing?" "!" " Getting your luggage." "This is getting complicated." "I'm not going back." " Now let bygones be..." " You have oppressive parents!" "Now don't you give me this nonsense!" "Just pack and get moving." "I have nothing against you." "In fact I missed you." "It was nice of you to come here." "I have seen you now." " But I'm not going back." " Why not?" "Tell me." "He is your father." "Doesn't he have the right to tell you anything?" "You won't like it if I speak my mind." "Don't force me to speak." "And I'm not going back." "Very well then." "I am not leaving either." "I'll get my things over." "If he is such a bad man..." " let him rot alone." " Why don't you understand?" "How can I understand?" "I am a fool!" "It's you and your father who understand everything!" "He doesn't bare his emotions." "But I know what he is going through ever since you left." "He keeps calling home from work." "He keeps talking about petty things." "Don't I know what he wants to ask?" "He just wants to find out whether you have come home." "No more weeping." "I'll do whatever you want me to." "If you want me to come home, I will." "What do you mean you will?" "Come with me now." "It wouldn't look nice." "I'm staying at someone's place." "She has been kind to me." "I should at least bid good bye." "Go on, Mummy." "I'll come over tomorrow." " You'll come, won't you?" " Sure." "I promise." "Now give me a smile." "You're the only son." "They'll be happy to have you home." "What would you feel?" "Sometimes, I feel like talking my heart out to you." "So long as it can be understood, some things are best left unsaid." "I think I know what you have in mind." "The gesture is enough." "My compliments, lady!" "You sing very well!" "May I know your name?" "What's your problem?" " No problem... but..." "What a lovely voice!" " Excuse me... please go on." "I'm not going anywhere!" "I'm here to hear her sing!" "Lovely voice!" "I must hear a song tonight!" "The show is over." "You can come tomorrow." "Do it once again!" "I'm ready to pay!" "How much do you want?" "How much?" "What is this?" "!" "Who are you?" "!" "I'm talking to her directly." "Are you the pimp?" "Get out!" "Out of here!" " Is she your mistress?" "!" " Bastard!" "I'll kill you!" "Out of my way!" "I won't spare him!" "I'll kill you!" "Listen... the lady with you looks shaken." "Please go inside." "We'll fix him." " Get up." " Get out." "I'll wait for him right here." "I'll give him a licking!" "That will be enough." "I had a tough time in there." "He packs a good punch." "You were supposed to intervene right away." "You took your time." "We wanted people in there to take a good look at you." "Well all right." "Pay me now." "My job is over." "You've performed well in the role of the drunk." " I have another role for you." " What?" "Now you'll play a dead man." "What do you mean?" "!" "What is it Inspector?" " I've an arrest warrant for Mr Vijay" "A warrant for arrest?" "!" " What charges?" " For murder of one Ganpatrai." "But I haven't killed anyone!" "I don't even know anyone by that name!" "I haven't killed anyone." "That's the truth." "What is going on?" "They have an arrest warrant for me!" "For murder!" "What?" "!" "But I haven't killed anyone!" "I swear!" "Let me tell you something." "No matter what, he can never kill anyone!" "The police are making a mistake!" "The question of a mistake does not arise." "Mr Vijay was in Hotel Samrat around 11 last night." "He was in the company of one Nls Roma." "There he quarrelled with the deceased." "Yes." "He beat the deceased up badly." "Vijay even threatened to kill him in public." "I was in a rage." "I can't even recall it clearly." "When the deceased left, Vijay chased him." "Does it mean that I killed him?" "I was back in a minute!" "The deceased was found moments after you left." "He was dead on the pavement across the street." "I'm saying the truth!" "You might be saying the truth." "But I cannot help you in these circumstances." "What are you saying?" "!" "Vijay is innocent!" "I'm telling you!" "I know that!" "He wouldn't lie to me!" "Please tell them!" "They will listen to you!" "Tell them!" "Tell them that Vijay is innocent!" "Enough Mummy!" "You needn't beg of anyone for my sake!" "I must!" "I have to!" "My son isn't a killer!" "He isn't a criminal!" "Tell them that!" "They can't do such a thing!" "If your son is innocent he will be exonerated." "Don't worry." "But try to understand." "An arrest warrant has been issued against him." "Take him away." "No!" "Don't say that!" "He isn't going!" "I won't let him!" "Stop it, Mummy!" "Never mind if I hang!" "But I won't have you grovelling for my sake." "Come." "Why did you refuse to give a statement to the police?" "Would you or the police accept my innocence if I did?" "It isn't for the police to give the verdict." "The court will decide." "In that case, I will make my statement in court." "If you are innocent, it is your duty to help the police." "I have always been innocent." "But you have never considered it your duty to help me." "I do not stand before you as your father." "Don't forget that" "I am a policeman." "That is nothing new to me." "You have always spoken to me as a policeman would." "You may have complaints against me." "But here and now, you must forget that you are my son." "You are right." "I should forget it." "Someone has come for Mr Vijay Kumar's bail." "Go through the papers." "The court has ordered that..." "Mr Vijay Kumar is to be freed on bail." "This is Mr Narang." "I know you very well." "Please read the magistrate's order." "Legally, you can't... hold Mr Vijay any longer." "I needn't take advice from Mr Narang or his lawyer... to know what I am supposed to do under the law." "Be seated." "You can come out." "Thank you, Mr Narang." "I can do just about anything for your sake." "From now on, so can I." "Take this for advice." "Don't get involved with these people." "Don't go beyond the point of no return." "I am not going to return." "It's time you went to bed." "Go on." "I'll be there soon." "Your son is lost, Sheetal." " No..." "Yes." "Your son is lost." "But how could this have happened?" "Did we not love him enough?" "How have we erred?" "I can't quite understand." "But when they were taking him away..." "I felt as if someone was buying my son for a price." "They bought my son out." "And I stood watching." "I just stood watching!" "And I couldn't do anything!" "I couldn't do a thing!" "Do you know who tried to implicate you for murder?" "I know only one man." "I was arrested in front of his eyes." "He could have saved me." "But he stood silently through the entire drama." "My own father!" "It wasn't the first time he did that, though." "Nor is this the first time that J K has played foul with you." "He is the one who kidnapped you when you were a child." "That's true." "J K is my enemy too." "He is the one who tried to kill me." "You saved me." "That's why he wants you out of his way." "He must be paid for what he has done." "Your innocence may be proved in court." "But not his guilt." "No evidence." "No witnesses." "My justice needs no evidence or witnesses." "I don't need any court." "Nor the law." "I hate the law my father swears by." "Now on, I make my own law." "Excuse me, Mr Narang..." "J K has hijacked the truck laden with contraband." "Hear that?" "!" "The merchandise was worth 40 lakhs." "Take your men." "Raid him." "And Vijay..." "One minute..." "One minute, Mr Narang." "You want your merchandise back, don't you?" "You'll have it." "I'll do the job myself." "I don't want to share the pleasure of insulting J K." "Where can I find J K?" "There's a gun under my coat." "It's pointed at you." "And I have a finger on the trigger." "It has 6 bullets." "Cheap ones." "I won't mind using them." " What do you want?" " Don't try to act smart." "Just walk up to the car waiting outside." " You can't do this." " I can do just about anything." "What do you want?" "You haven't recognised me." "I am the boy you kidnapped from the school." "Remember?" "You don't know how much it pleases me... to see fear in your eyes." "Years may have passed since." "But the wound is still fresh." "Your face has kept haunting me." "No." "This is not your day." "Once you had my life in your hands." "Today I hold yours." "And just like you, I am going to use the phone." "I am holding your boss." "J K. If you want to see him alive... make sure you deliver Narang's truck and all his merchandise..." "to the address I am giving you." " Who is this?" "As of now, I'm bossing over your boss." "Just deliver the truck and the merchandise." "I'd like to hear that from Mr J K." "Yes." "I had forgotten." "A dog knows his master's whistle." "Here you are." "Ask him to deliver." "Do what he says." "Heard the boss?" "Is that enough?" " What's up?" " Narang's men are holding Mr J K." "We must return the stuff to secure his release." "The keys..." "Open the door." "Here are the keys to the truck." "Your merchandise is stowed safely in your warehouse." "I know you must be telling me the truth." "But I can hardly believe it." "How could one man do this?" "Anyone could have done this." "All it needs in a man are... the deep seated hatred for J K. As in my case." "And like me, he must be convinced of the fact... that alone he lives; and so alone will he die." "So it is at work." "I must do it all by myself." "I know what pains you." "Those who do not find love among their own... will surely be loved by those are not theirs." "Else, how may you and I be related?" "Ever since I saw you, I have been wondering... what it would mean for me to have a son." "And today, you are to me as my son would be." "Thank you very much for your kindness, Mr Narang." "But do not call me your son." "After what I have been through in life... son sounds like a dirty three-lettered word." "Thank you very much for the house you have given me." "Please call me whenever you need me." " Greetings." " Greetings." "Please be seated." " Did you want to see me?" " Yes." "Please be seated." "Thank you." "First of all I would like to make something clear." "I do not wish to take advantage of... your official relationship with my husband." "I might have put you to some inconvenience." "That's all right." "I am here because you want to see me." "Now tell me what it is." "I wonder if you might know where Vijay is... and what he might be doing." "He is working for one Mr K D Narang." "He has been given a luxurious house." "He lives with..." "Is he living with anyone?" "A girl." "Roma." "The last time, he had put up at her place." "Now, they live together." "I needn't hide this from you." "The police keeps tabs on everyone linked to Narang." "That's how I know." "I have heard that they are out holidaying." "I know not when..." "I fell in love with you" "I fell in love with you... when I was thinking of you" "The colours of spring wherever I go" "And blossoms flower wherever I am" "I seem to be ready for a relationship" "I fell in love with you when I was thinking of you" "You have overcome me" "And my heart has betrayed me" "Life would be unbearable without you" "I fell in love with you when I was thinking of you" "I have been silent I have not said a word" "What remains to be said?" "Our eyes said it all when they met" "I fell in love with you when I was thinking of you" "Are you removing me from this case for fear that..." "I may renege on my duty?" "No, Ashwini." "I know of your commitment to your duty." "You have been honoured times without number for your commitment." "But I also know that you are his father." "I don't want to put you in a dilemma." "Not only duty." "It is also a question of my rights." "I've arrested countless men during my tenure of service." "And countless are criminals whom I have apprehended." "If I dither today,... just because my son is a criminal... what right had I to arrest those others who weren't my sons?" "After all, everyone of them is a son to someone." "Had you wanted to save me this trial... you should have stopped me the very day I made my first arrest." "It's too late now, sir." "I have gotten into this habit of doing my duty." "The habit isn't likely to go away." "I request you to let me have this case." "All right, Ashwini." "You can stay on." "What if he is convicted?" "Why must you be instrumental?" "Do you want me to suffer?" "!" "No, Sheetall" "I can bear the burden of my sorrows." "But I can't bear to think that you might suffer for me." "I know that I haven't been able to make you happy." "But all I have is yours." "And what have I but this pride in myself?" "Pride that I have never been dishonest." "And pride that I have never shirked the call of duty." "And pride that I have never ignored my conscience." "If in laying down my pride, I may... lessen the burden of your sorrows... then so be it." "I shall do whatever you want." "I do not want you to forsake your principles for my sake." "All I want is my son." "I want him back." "Do I not want that too?" "!" "Had he cared, he would never have gone the way of crime." "With every day that passes, he goes farther away from us." "I won't let him go that way." "You were willing to give up your principles for my sake." "Won't he give up crime for my sake?" "!" "I am his mother!" "He will come to you." "And he will apologise." "He will surrender himself to the law." "Let him be punished for what he has done." "But you must forgive him!" "And then I will have my son back." "What are you talking about?" "What crime?" "I haven't done any crime." "And that's because I know!" "Unless proven, there is no crime." "And a criminal is one who gets caught." "A criminal I was." "That was when I was... implicated for murder." "A false charge!" "I was a criminal." "Now I am a respectable man." "I am not unemployed." "What more could you want?" "You don't even know what you are saying." "This respectability of yours will land you into trouble." "Not till my crimes are proven." "Tell him to get hold of evidence against me." "He's very proud of his job, isn't he?" "Has he given up already?" "Has he sent you here to coax me into surrender?" "You rascal!" "Don't you ever speak of him like that!" "Well said son!" "Did you expect him to send me... to talk you into this?" "!" "Do you expect him to stoop so low?" "Don't you touch me!" "You thought he'd send me to arrest you!" "Never can you make a man like he is!" "I had come here to take my son home." "But you are no more the son I had." "You have changed." "Excuse me." "I must have come to the wrong place." "What is the matter, Sheetal?" "What happened?" "!" "Why have you called me here?" "Because you live so far away." "I can never go where you live." "You could have called me to the police station." "That isn't so far away." "Come what may, you are still my son." "I wouldn't want you to face the consequences." "There's still time." "Surrender." "Not to the law which has estranged us." "I still speak to you as your father." "In my capacity as a police officer..." "I won't be in a position to help you or to sympathise with you." "It is for you to decide whether you want to... see me as your father or a police officer." "You made that decision for me when I was still a child." "That was when I was kidnapped." "I spoke to my father over the phone." "It was a police officer who had spoken to me then." "Not my father." "And so it is today." "You still smell like the same policeman." "I regret this." "In fact, I'm ashamed to see the way your mind works." "I did not call you here to make it easier for myself." "I called you here to tell you that your mother is seriously ill." "She doesn't say it in so many words." "But I know that she grieves for you." "You may have snapped your ties with me." "But if you have as much as a place for your mother in your heart..." "I'll advise you to go and see her." "No." "Don't do this." "At least you are here." "That's what good this illness has done me." "I have you with me." "But I don't know whether you will do the last rites..." " after I am gone." " What are you saying, Mummy?" "I always worry about you." "And what's all this about death?" "Am I going to let you die?" "Come with me." "I have come to take you." "I'll get the best doctors in the world to look after you." "I'll take good care of you." "What kind of medical care do you expect here?" "Come with me, Mummy." "You father is a ranking official." "Had he wanted to, he could have made lots of money." "But not an ill-earned penny has come into my house." "My house is like a temple." "Are you asking me to leave my temple?" "Let him carry the cross of his principles." "Why get into this useless debate?" "Just come with me." "I can't leave you here." "You have become so weak." "Yet not so feeble as to be unable to share... the burden of my husband's honesty." "He is my husband." "I must stand by him." "I'd rather die than live off your ill-gotten wealth." "I am your son!" "Haven't I the right?" "!" "III-gotten wealth is poison for me." "Will you give me poison?" "!" "Very well." "I shall leave." "But you must get well soon." "If anything happens to you..." "Why are you drinking so hard?" "For the sake of drinking." "When I finish this bottle, I will some get more." "I have enough money to buy booze." "But I haven't enough to buy medicines." "I haven't the money to buy medicines." "That's all right." "I don't have what I haven't." "I'll live with that." "You are a good girl, Roma." "You know, my father has married twice." "He is married to my mother." "And he is married to his job." "I am the son born of my mother." "And my step-brother... is the law." "The law." "The law is my step-brother." "My step brother." "I have escaped." "But my mother is at the mercy of... my step-mother and my step-brother." "But my mother is sick." "And I can do nothing." "Nothing." "That is because I am unfortunate!" "The medicine I touch turns to poison for my mother!" "To my parents..." "I am not a son." "I am a venomous snake!" "And you should beware of me." "For like a venomous snake, I can bite!" "A venomous snake!" "I am a venomous snake!" "Your tea is getting cold." " Aren't you going out today?" " I will." "Get ready, then." "Let's go out together." "I have an appointment with Mr Narang at ten." "I want to tell you something." "What?" "That I shouldn't do what I have been doing?" "That the way I have chosen leads to destruction." " Do you want to say that?" " No." "I don't want to tell you anything you don't know." "All I want to say is that..." "I am pregnant." "Will you marry me?" "Why do you want to marry me?" "Is it because you think it's your responsibility?" "Will you marry me?" "I was thinking of something." "Should I tell you?" "Go on." "Tell me." "This marriage gives our relationship... the seal of social sanction." "But without the blessings... of your parents, the relationship will remain imperfect." "Not again." "You haven't even informed them about the marriage." "But why...?" "I don't even want to see my parents." "But I would like to meet my in-laws." "I want to seek their blessings." "Very well, then." "I will not stop you." "But you mustn't ask me to tag along." "Go ahead if you want to." "I won't mind." "But I won't go there." "Are you here to see me?" "Yes." "Greetings." "I am Roma." "I wanted to meet both of you." "I mean you and Vijay's mother." "Are you a friend?" "Yes." "I also happen to be a friend." " Has he sent you here?" " No." "I decided to come here on my own." "Any problems?" "None whatsoever." "I see." "So you are here on a social visit." "You see..." "Vijay and I..." "We have married." "You and Vijay..." "that means..." " What is your name?" " Roma." "That's all right." "May you be happy." "May you live a long life." "Strange!" "Why must you go into these... lengthy introductions?" "Why don't you simply say that..." " you are my daughter-in-law?" " I was wondering..." "Wondering?" "!" "About what?" "!" "And why are you standing like guest in this house?" "Come on!" "Sit down!" "Oh no!" "Don't sit!" "I'll introduce you to his mother!" "Sheetall Look who's here!" "Can you guess who she is?" "Sit down." "Roma." "She is Roma." "Your daughter-in-law." "You look nervous!" "She is your daughter-in-law." "And she is here to meet you." "You must give her your blessings." "Vijay didn't even inform us!" "Never mind that." "After all, she has come to see you." "And she seeks your blessings." "Come on, Sheetal." "This is no time to nurse a grouse." "Times have changed." "That's how they marry nowadays." "But why can't Vijay come here with his bride?" "He wanted to." "But there was something urgent." "I know..." "I hope you have married him with the consent of your parents?" "Whom could I ask for consent?" "I have no one." "Dear..." "I got this when I got married." "Do you remember?" "My mother-in-law gave this to me." "Don't you ever say that you don't have anyone." "Tiwari called from Hotel Gulmohar." "The deal for the diamonds has gone through." "But he insists that you must collect the payment yourself." "Tiwari... did he call from the hotel?" "I forbid him to call from the hotel for these deals." "The operator could have overheard everything." " When am I to go over?" " At eleven." "Where are the diamonds?" " At eleven?" " Yes, sir." " And you are giving me this news..." " I just got the news, sir" " Is it genuine?" " A hundred percent, sir." "Get him!" " A few questions, please." " Nothing at this juncture." "At least you can tell us how we can trust the integrity of the police... when a Deputy Commissioner's son is a smuggler?" "I haven't time for such baseless allegations." "You are trying to cover up for your son?" "Is that baseless too?" "Nonsense!" "An arrest warrant has already been issued." "What guarantee that he will be arrested?" "Could it be that..." " What do you mean?" " Could you possibly have... allowed Vijay Kumar escape?" "Scoundrell Do you know who you are talking to?" "!" "Take that... and that" "And that... and that!" "See what they write about you!" "See what they write about the police!" "Read that!" "I think you know the reason behind these allegations." "So what if I do?" "My boss doesn't know!" "This is just what I feared!" "This is why I didn't want... to put you on this case." "Anyway, just forget it." "As of now, you are relieved of this case." "That means you think that I let Vijay escape." "As of now, the reputation of the police... is uppermost on my mind." "And I think it is fit... that you be relieved of this case." "And I'll have to live with the shame of having failed to perform my duty" "I am sorry." "In the circumstances, I can't do anything." "I think I can." "Resignation?" "!" "For all the years of honest and dedicated service... that have I put in, all I ask is 48 hours more." "Come what may, I'll arrest Vijay in 48 hours." "I promise this." "It's impossible." "And you know that." "If I can't do it in 2 days, you can have my resignation." "I have dated it 2 days from now." "If I fail, I quit." "If I can't perform, I have no right to this uniform." "But I have my orders." "Anyway, I'll give you your two days." "I'll risk it." "Only two days." "I have always performed my duty religiously." "I will not let my uniform to be tainted." "Never." "And at no cost." "The police has been very active of late." "Nonsense." "We can't stop our business for fear of the police." " When is the consignment due?" " It has landed in Goa." "I know that." "But when is it reaching our warehouses?" "Tonight." "It's difficult to trace him at such short notice." "We need more time." "I haven't time for excuses!" "I want Vijay in 48 hours!" "Comb the city!" "Raid every site at the smallest suspicion." "We'll surely find him somewhere." "Overnight!" "I have been... looted overnight!" "And all because of that Ashwini Kumar!" "All this has happened within hours of the arrest of our men." "They might've squealed to the police." "Not the police!" "Ashwini Kumar!" "This is his handiwork!" "And thanks to him, I'm hiding like a rat in a hole." "A forged passport has been arranged for you." "You could be sitting thousands of miles away... by the time the police starts looking for you." "Before I leave this country, I want to see..." "Ashwini Kumar dead." "I must do that before I leave this country." "Everything else can wait." "We have enough evidence to nail J K Verma." "How long can he hide?" "I don't deserve to be congratulated till I have arrested Vijay." "I know that I have 18 hours left." "I'll try to do whatever I can." "They have told us everything about Narang and Vijay." "Very well." "Call me on this number when you know more." "I just spoke to one of my men." "He informed me that J K wants to kill your father." "He has sworn to..." "never mind the rest." "The police!" "The police have us surrounded!" "Narang!" "You are surrounded!" "Surrender now!" "Why do you hesitate?" "You have come all the way." "Why leave this little bit undone?" "You are under arrest." "When did you come?" "A moment ago." "Sit down." "I must talk to you." "He... is he all right?" "!" "Yes." "He's in the custody of the police." "I know how you feel." "It doesn't matter." "It was just a matter of time." "Can I see him?" "For once?" " Why not?" " Can I see him now?" "Not in the state you are in." "All right." "We'll go right away." "No!" "No Sheetall" "Don't do this to me!" "My love!" "Without you, I have nothing left!" "But her hand is warm!" "Doctor!" "Her hand is warm!" "The hand couldn't have been warm!" "Why must you say such things?" "!" "Nothing is wrong with my wife!" "You are fine, Sheetall Just open your eyes!" "Don't you want to see Vijay?" "!" "I'll bring him here to you!" "And you can talk to him as long as you want!" "He will listen to you!" "He never listens to me!" "I can't live without you, my love!" "Don't leave me!" "I want your boss." "J K." "How did you get in here?" "The sentry outside is in a gutter." "I have his revolver." "I have no quarrel with you." "I just want J K." "Mr J K...?" "Where is he?" "I don't know where he is now." "All I know is that he's taking the 10'o clock flight out of India." "What are you saying?" "!" "Are you sure?" "Only one survivor." "He told us that J K is leaving the country tonight." "The 10 o'clock flight." "He has a forged passport." "If Vijay has the same news, he will surely go after J K." "Yes." "He will." "If Vijay kills him... it will be my duty to bring him to justice." "Dead or alive." "Do not weep, Roma." "Your tears weaken my resolve." "I scarcely have strength to face the coming hours." "I know how you grieve." "But I cannot help you." "Look at me for what little solace that might give you." "I am nonetheless unfortunate." "I have lost everything." "I am about to lose... what little else is left." "Take the customs counter." "Please hurry up." "There's plenty of time for the flight." "I have to do some shopping." "Look here, Vijay..." "I know what has happened." "But I wasn't involved in this." "Believe me!" "I know nothing about it!" "Besides, we aren't enemies!" "I'm leaving India for good." "Please let me leave!" "Clear out!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Else I'll shoot!" "No!" "Don't touch me!" "If I could live all alone, I can die all alone too!" "Don't say that!" "He killed my mother!" "He's the one!" "My mother!" "Why did this have to happen?" "This would have happened someday." "Now it's all finished." "No..." "I tried... to hate you." "But I have always loved you." "I didn't want to love you." "But..." "Why did this happen?" "!" "Because I love you too, my son." "I love you." "But why didn't you tell me, Dad?" "Why didn't you tell me so, Dad?" "!" "No!" "No Vijay!" "I won't let you go away like this!" "I won't leave you!" "O Heavens, tell me... if you know... who cast an evil eye... on my world" "Or is it that..." "I have wronged?" "That was the story of me and my son." "That is an example how tough it can become... for a police officer who tries to uphold the law." "And the tragic story of a criminal who takes the law in his hands." "Now it is for you to decide what you want to do in life." "Grandpa..." "I have decided." "I want to become a police officer." "Bless him, father... that he may have the courage of his convictions... to go through life as you have done."