Scoop (2023) s01e01 Episode Script

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[train horn blaring]
- [indistinct chatter]
- [gentle music playing]
[Jagruti, in Gujarati] Hey, Nana!
- [in English] Nana, you'll fall.
- You don't worry about me.
Acting like a child!
- Give that. Give that to me.
- Uncle.
- Hold on.
- Come on. Today!
- Hold on for a minute, please.
- Wait, wait, let me find it.
[in Gujarati] There it is!
[in English] Your name is in the papers.
Here. Look, look, look.
I'm so proud of you. Look.
- Here you go.
- Give it to me.
- Come on, let's go.
- Why, what happened?
- Keep 30 copies for me. I'll be back.
- [in Hindi] Come on!
What happened? Tell me. Spelling mistake?
[Jagruti, in English] Come on,
who cares about a spelling mistake
on the sixth page, Nana-ji?
Front page is all that matters.
[Jagruti's grandfather]
For us retired folk, everything matters.
- You won't get it. Come on.
- [theme music playing]
[techno music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
[Obama] The United States
has conducted an operation
- that killed Osama bin Laden.
- [Rizwan] This is breaking news.
American forces have shot
Osama bin Laden dead
on the outskirts of Abbottabad.
This high-level secret operation
was carried out by American troops
by entering Pakistan.
The big question that arises now is,
why isn't India able to take
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[Rizwan] such forceful action
against its enemies?
Dawood Ibrahim's name tops this list.
Chhota Rajan
is the second name on the list.
The names of these two gangsters
were synonymous with fear
and terrorism during the '90s.
"Extortion,"
"shoot-out," "money laundering,"
became regularly discussed topics,
thanks to these two gangsters.
After the 1993 blast,
when these two men
went their own individual ways,
a gang war broke out
on the streets of Mumbai.
These two men have destroyed
a number of lives and homes.
Even though,
they may not be in India anymore
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[Rizwan] and are secretly hiding
elsewhere. Their presence still remains.
Their names emerged
even in the recent double blasts in 2010.
Forty people were killed.
In spite of this,
Mumbai Police Commissioner Puranik,
ACP Ramesh Malik, JCP Shroff,
JCP Devrat, as well as the administration
- continue to remain silent on the issue.
- [dramatic music playing]
[Rizwan] I am Rizwan Chhibber,
and you're watching Ab Tak News.
Joining us now
is the ex-commissioner of Mumbai,
and leader of the ruling party,
Pratap Acharya.
- [music concluding]
- Acharya-ji, people of Mumbai and India
are waiting for Dawood to be punished.
When do you think that will happen?
You see,
we are the world's largest democracy.
It's our responsibility
to capture Dawood Ibrahim,
and bring him back to India.
And then we will follow
the procedure to the
and conduct a judicial inquiry.
Acharya-ji, what about the families
that have lost their loved ones?
Don't they deserve justice?
Many people believe
- that we don't want Dawood to be caught
- Rizwan, are you serious?
- You're accusing the government?
- [traffic rumbling]
What are you trying to say?
Are you saying we are protecting Dawood?
[man] This Acharya
comes on TV every day
and just wastes everyone's time.
What's wrong with them?
These debates make everyone
do crazy shit all the time.
Back then, he used to actually work.
Now, he just talks about work.
- Let us talk work now.
- [Jagruti] Mm.
The tip is confirmed.
I've known about it for four weeks,
but I need proof.
Proof is required to go ahead.
[man] Hey, Chotu!
Give him some boiled eggs!
And go see table number eight.
[suspenseful music playing]
This phone has email and all, right?
And what if I still
don't give you anything?
Then would you be stressed about it?
There's no stress.
I'll consider this a loan.
I'm sure you will figure out a way
to repay me someday. I trust you.
[man] Here's a photo of the day
of the 2010 bomb blast.
ATS had the same photo
even before the blast.
[Jagruti] Is this the protest
outside the Mantralaya in the background?
- [man] The farmers protest.
- The one two days before the blast.
[sighs] See you soon.
[female reporter]
Shroff Sir, what was the evidence
that the crime branch had
before picking up
Rahane and Yadav from Ghatkopar?
[Shroff] Eyewitness accounts
and technical evidence.
Investigation is still going on,
so can't give more details.
But based on the evidence,
I'm fairly certain the case is watertight.
[female reporter]
Who's the IO on this case?
[scoffs] Madam, you will probably write
just three lines for page six.
Do you even have space for the IO's name?
- [chuckles]
- [reporters laughing]
- Jagtap. Ashok Jagtap is the IO.
- [female reporter] Thank you, sir.
Okay. Moving on to Yeah.
The Bori Bunder one
is a senior citizen case.
The prime accused has confessed.
That's closed.
[male reporter 1] Sir, is it true
that there was a family dispute
over the Marine Drive plot?
Because that's what I've heard.
The word is that the two brothers
were at each other's throats.
- Is that true?
- [scoffs] Really?
You guys are so good at making
everything sound so over-the-top,
- but please don't sensationalize this.
- [reporters laughing]
Unfortunately, for you all,
the motive is robbery.
And the accused
is, uh, neither related nor hired
by the family members.
- Yeah?
- [male reporter 2] Shroff, sir!
Could you please repeat
the same thing in Hindi?
[Shroff] Dalvi-ji will be here soon.
Get him to translate it for you.
- All right?
- [male reporter 3] Okay, sir.
- [indistinct chatter]
- [telephone ringing]
- Is the court in session?
- Yes, in full swing.
- Daughter's board exams results in?
- Yes, yes. Sixty-five percent.
- She's applying to colleges. [chuckles]
- [chuckles] Home science?
- Hmm.
- See, you're a true patriot, aren't you?
True patriotism isn't educating our girls.
Let your daughter
study commerce, all right?
- Okay. [chuckles]
- [chuckles]
Hi, Aryan! What's up?
Are you also joining the police?
- Super cop like Dad?
- Nope, just gym with Dad.
- Every evening at 5:00.
- Oh
- I've put on, no?
- Not at all.
But good for you.
You'll also be fit like your papa.
[chuckles, gasps] Devrat, sir!
[suspenseful music playing]
Hello, sir.
Uh, sir, I need to confirm a story.
With me? Sure.
Sir, the accused of the Twin Blast case
was in Mumbai two days prior,
and ATS had this tip,
but they failed to avert the blast.
Why do you want an ATS news
to be confirmed by the Crime Branch?
I thought you have
Malik sir's direct number.
[scoffs] I have his number.
It's just that I wanted to confirm it
with a senior officer first.
Shroff sir is senior enough.
He won't say no to you.
- If you ask, he'll surely confirm it.
- Thank you, sir.
I thought you would know about it.
Anyway, please do read tomorrow's paper.
Page one it is. Good day, sir.
- [door closing]
- [buzzer buzzing]
Get me a fresh coffee, please.
- Yeah.
- [music concluding]
Jagruti Pathak!
- [Jagruti exhales]
- Please come.
- Sir, please
- [chair scraping]
- Sit.
- it's okay. Thank you.
I just ordered some fresh coffee.
Want a cup? Caramel latte or something?
No, thanks. Maybe later, sir.
- For now, I just need a confirmation.
- Hmm.
Sir, I have a lead that the ATS had a tip
about the Twin Blast case accused
- for two days and
- [Shroff] Sorry. One moment.
Actually, I was at the duty-free shop.
And I saw this.
Sir, I can't take this.
- It's it's fine.
- [Shroff] You know,
it's- It's got a very strong
cinnamon fragrance.
I really like it.
I bought it the other day.
But now, that I see you,
I feel this fragrance
will really suit you.
Sir, do you think
the ATS ignored the lead?
- Could these blasts have been averted?
- Jagruti.
I'm trying to ignore the topic,
but you're being so persistent.
[scoffs] Just like you, sir.
The tip is right, but off the record.
[sighs] Sir, frankly,
"off the record" is of no use.
Frankly, Jagruti,
if you don't like the perfume,
you can return it.
[sighs]
Sir, you you are still
digressing, I know.
Meaning you're not confirming this
because of Malik sir, correct?
We don't want
to ruffle Ramesh Malik's feathers.
Wow! [scoffs] Such sharp interrogation.
Is someone in Crime Branch
training you for this? Hmm?
[gentle music playing]
[sighs]
Ajit Ajitesh Bhatt.
Ahmedabad, Crime Branch.
I've heard he's your boyfriend.
You know, Jagruti,
cops don't make for good life partners.
Unless, of course, you wanna have a fling.
Even I've heard a few rumors.
A top cop at the Economic Offences Wing
is in trouble.
He received kickbacks
from a builder to clear his name.
You must have heard of him, right?
After all, you head EOW.
[Aryan] Dad, can we go to the gym now?
I have violin classes after this.
[sighs] Your violin class is the reason
why you need to go to the gym.
- Thank you, sir.
- We're done.
[suspenseful music playing]
Please, give this to Jagruti.
[indistinct chatter]
Page one? Without on-record confirmation?
- No.
- Imran, it's an exclusive!
It won't remain for too long.
Jagruti, you're accusing Ramesh Malik,
the most decorated cop of Mumbai police
of such a big lapse.
But, Imran,
you know where this is coming from.
- On record?
- [Jagruti] Who'll dare to go on record?
If we don't break the story,
then someone else will.
- Imran, it's taken me two weeks
- [Imran] J, if you want your story
on page one, get me a story
worth printing on page one, okay?
In the next cabinetry shuffle,
Acharya-ji might get a key portfolio. He
He might?
So what? Should I run the headline
with a question mark?
Okay, in my opinion,
he might be getting finance.
Pushkar, you can pour all your opinions
in a column on page four.
Sure, and for all your blind items,
we have the entertainment supplement.
On the pretext of political news,
we can't become mouthpieces
- for politicians.
- Mouthpiece?
Where did that come from?
This is a real news story.
Imran, the big buzz in Bollywood
is that actor, Pratik Chopra,
is filing for divorce
from his wife of 12 years.
[Imran] Please, please, please.
Come on, no gossip.
Imran, please think again! This news is
[Imran] Guys, we are just three hours
from putting our edition to bed.
And thanks to Jagruti,
we don't have a front page.
- [music fades]
- [telephone ringing]
- What are you doing this Sunday?
- J will decide.
Listen, let's go to Azad Maidan together.
Let's capture a great site photo story.
You write whatever inside scoop
you manage to get.
- Anna is also holding a rally.
- And we'll share the byline.
Along with the byline,
- let's share some homemade food as well.
- [Jagruti] Deepa?
- Yeah?
- [Jagruti] Come on, quick!
Is there a way to recall an SMS
before the recipient reads it?
Has it been sent?
- Please try, no?
- J, if it's sent then
You sent this to Commissioner Puranik?
He did not confirm my tip,
even off-record.
Cowards, all of them.
You have a direct line
with Commissioner Puranik?
Deepa, seven years. Experience.
- [cell phone ringing]
- Hey! Go, go, go!
[gasps, sighs]
Yeah, tell me?
[suspenseful music playing]
Imran! Shoot-out at Turakhia Street
right outside Dawood's den!
- About half an hour ago.
- Fantastic. Take Kedar with you.
The story is still developing.
I'll file a copy from the field.
If I get anything exclusive,
please hold that
- for the midnight edition.
- Sure.
At least, now,
get rid of Acharya-ji from page one.
- [Imran] Okay.
- [Jagruti] Kedar, we've got our page one.
- Come, come. Let's go.
- Sunday it is then, Deepa!
- Camera's charged, right?
- Yeah, yes, ma'am.
Come on, quick. Let's go.
- P.T. Usha, where are you off to?
- [Jagruti] Shoot-out, shoot-out!
Did the shooter personally call you?
[car engine revving]
- [Jagruti] Neel, I'm really sorry, bacha.
- [music concludes]
[Neel] Mama, we booked the night show
so that you can also come.
Mama, this is not done.
Please try and understand.
I really want to come, but I have to work.
No, you only think of work all the time.
You don't like anything else.
I really want
to watch the movie. Please come.
Sorry, I can't.
Also, we're going to Kashmir, right?
I promise we'll have a lot of fun.
Please forgive me.
[Neel] No, I'm not going to adjust.
I've been wanting to watch it for so long.
Give it to me. Jagu, yeah.
I will take him for a movie tonight.
- No, I'm sure you'll fall asleep.
- No, no, no, no.
- You will!
- No, I won't sleep!
Action movies are my favorite. Yeah.
- You will go to sleep.
- Don't be too late. Come back safe, okay?
- I'm sure about it. Please come. Please.
- Yeah, yeah. Jai Shree Krishna! Yeah.
- [suspenseful music playing]
- [sighs]
[police siren wailing]
[indistinct chatter over police radio]
[Jagruti] Karade. This guy
who was shot dead, Hussain,
wasn't he Kaskar's driver-cum-bodyguard?
Clearly the handiwork of some gang.
[Karade] Yes, madam.
[Jagruti] The real target
was Dawood's brother, Iqbal Kaskar,
- but Hussain was hit by mistake.
- No, no, madam. Kaskar was at his home.
The eyewitness said
he was specifically called out and shot.
The team is looking for the shooters.
Come on, Karade.
Give me something exclusive.
Otherwise, what's the point
of rushing at this hour?
Madam, as an exclusive, I can offer you
some special chai right now.
We can discuss the rest later.
Hey, Patil, two cups of chai.
[Jagruti] Deepa, two shooters.
They fired
five to six bullets at his torso.
Time of shoot-out, approximately 7:30 p.m.
The victim's full name is H-U-S-S-A-I-N,
Hussain Sayed.
Dead on the spot.
Taken to Bombay Hospital.
"The shoot-out brings back memories
of the deadly gang wars of the '90s."
- Take Imran's inputs on this.
- This is great, Jagruti! Many congrats.
It's rubbish. What "congrats"?
Where's the angle in all this?
Page one of every newspaper
will report the same thing.
- [police sirens wailing]
- [Deepa] J, can I come with you next time?
- [dramatic music playing]
- Deepa, I'll call you back.
Shroff is here.
I think it's more than
just the driver's death.
- [reporters clamoring]
- [camera shutters clicking]
Till where has
the investigation reached, sir?
[male reporter 1]
Will the gang war in Mumbai ever stop?
The modus operandi is quite clear.
This is a classic Rajan gang operation.
Someone from Rajan gang
seemed to have crossed Hussain.
And unfortunately, this is a retaliation.
- Shroff Saheb.
- Yes?
Hussain was just a driver.
If Rajan really wanted him dead,
then he could have easily shot him
at his Byculla residence, at his chawl.
But my question is,
why would Rajan execute him
in Dawood's area and risk such exposure?
Neither is he that powerful now,
nor is his network that strong anymore.
Dada, it's a simple case.
Why cook up a conspiracy around it?
I don't get it.
There is a definite pattern here,
Shroff Saheb.
In the last few incidents,
in all Dawood related cases,
all fingers are immediately pointed
at Rajan all the time.
And in less than 24 hours,
Rajan appears on a news channel,
and confirms that he's behind it.
- So, this pattern is definitely
- Dada, Dada, Dada!
These patterns, these conspiracy theories
are for you journalists to know.
We simply rely on facts.
That's it. Right? That'll be all, guys.
- Sir, one last question, please.
- [reporters clamoring]
- [grunts]
- Dada?
Sandeep, do you know what Rajan
and the Prime Minister have in common?
Hmm? Both enjoy getting blamed.
[chuckles]
- Ninety minutes and the case is solved.
- Hmm.
And Rajan is carrying
the burden of the blame on his head.
- If not Rajan then who?
- [suspenseful music playing]
Dada, are these empty guesses
or is there a real lead here?
Who are you?
Imran's team, right?
Why fake such ignorance, Dada?
You very well know who I am.
- Off to the office.
- [Sandeep] Yes, Dada.
[sighs]
Ashit, tell me the truth.
What's the scoop on the gang?
[Ashit]
The shoot-out is public knowledge, madam.
But I don't know
if we have anything to do with it.
There's complete silence here.
Look, Ashit,
if your gang is not behind this hit
then the Crime Branch
has thrown us a curveball,
and I want to hit it out of the stadium.
Anyone higher up I can talk to?
Who knows the details of the case?
Pramod Irani is your guy, madam.
But he has a fixed reporter.
He'll reveal the truth
only to him, Jaideb Sen.
So, you get Pramod to speak to me
before anyone else gets to him.
It's in everyone's best interest.
His and yours too.
You know what I mean, right?
- [Ashit] Yeah, sure, madam. I'm on it.
- All right.
[in Hindi] All right.
I'll talk to you later.
[in English] Bye.
What's happening, madam?
You don't even speak to Neel
with that much love.
Shut up.
[traffic rumbling]
- [Imran] Mafia Begum.
- [Jagruti] Not bad.
The publishers are calling me non-stop.
They want the book out early next year.
So, tell me,
when will you begin your research?
I have to start writing.
Imran, time and a new house,
these are two things
I just can't afford right now.
It's been two weeks
since Neel has been here,
and I haven't got 15 minutes with him.
Somehow, still managed
to make movie plans with him,
but this Hussain had to die right now.
Now, where in this chaotic life
is the time to do research for the book?
You tell me. Tell me.
Work can wait. Trust me.
- Your book isn't going anywhere.
- [chuckles]
I think you need
to spend more time with Neel, Jagruti.
- I know.
- Hmm.
I plan a lot, I try a lot,
and then I end up
disappointing myself every time.
And you feed me the samras
- [Nidhi chuckles]
- and make my life better again.
- You're the best, Nidhi. Thank you.
- [chuckles]
- [cell phone ringing, vibrating]
- Oh, I I've got to take this call.
- Hmm? You guys carry on.
- [Imran] Sure.
[Nidhi] Hello?
Yeah.
Today, Sen Dada mentioned
about a particular pattern.
He said when there is anything
related to Dawood,
the Crime Branch promptly makes
Rajan the scapegoat. Why?
Farhaan Tauquir,
does that name ring a bell?
He's, uh, Rajan's top shooter.
Yes, I knew him really well.
What about him?
You remember
what the Crime Branch had to say
- right after the shoot-out?
- Rajan?
- [suspenseful music playing]
- And what did Rajan do?
The very next day
he claimed responsibility publicly.
But Sen and a few other journalists,
they believed Rajan had nothing
to do with it.
So, if Rajan did not kill Tauquir,
it means he did not kill Hussain either.
Then who killed Hussain?
And who is Crime Branch
trying to save by blaming Rajan?
That's the story you need to chase.
If Dada says so,
there is some truth to it.
- It's just not
- Fully cooked yet. I know.
And it's Dada we're talking about.
He has a great sense
of when a story should be served.
- [gentle music playing]
- Whatever.
[traffic rumbling]
[Ajitesh] I know. It's just for two hours.
But Sir asked,
and I said "yes" immediately.
[Jagruti, in Gujarati]
All hail Ajitesh Bhatt!
[in English]
Now, tell me, when are you coming here?
It's been more than two months
since we've met.
- Please stay the night this time.
- [Ajitesh] Jagu
And Neel can
[Ajitesh, in Gujarati]
Sorry, I can't, Jagu.
[in English] You know,
the CBI inquiry is in full swing.
They'll ask me a hundred questions.
"Where were you?" "Why were you there?"
Then tell them everything.
For how long will you hide it?
Ajitesh, I want you
to meet my family also.
[Ajitesh] I want to meet them too.
I'm not saying "no."
All I'm asking for is some patience, okay?
And just like that, you're off the hook.
You should have thought about it
before committing to me, right?
- Do you get me?
- [Ajitesh] Okay, fine.
[chuckles] Okay, good night. Rascal. Bye.
- [crickets chirping]
- [dogs barking]
[engine revving]
[gentle music continues]
[door unlocking, opening]
[mumbles indistinctly]
[music concludes]
[cell phone chiming]
[suspenseful music playing]
[cell phone chimes]
[cell phone chimes]
[cell phone ringing]
Hello, J?
[Jagruti] Deepa, the Crime Branch
has just made some arrests
in the Hussain shoot-out case.
I'm sending you an updated copy in a bit.
The midnight edition
must be getting finalized.
Just coordinate with the designers.
I'll call Imran and inform him.
It's an exclusive, okay?
Here's the headline.
"Crime Branch nabs Dawood Den Shooters
in a late-night chase."
"Crime Branch" What?
[Jagruti]
"Crime Branch nabs Dawood Den Shooters
in a late-night chase."
- [dramatic music playing]
- [train horn blaring]
[indistinct chatter]
[engine revving]
[telephone ringing]
Good morning, Atul!
Did you catch some sleep last night?
- Yes, ma'am.
- Great.
Last night you slept at?
12:00, 12:30.
[Leena] Read this.
"Crime Branch nabs Dawood Den Shooters
in a late-night chase."
- Eastern Age. Jagruti Pathak.
- [clears throat]
She doesn't sleep
at 12:00, 12.30, you know.
[Atul] "Intelligence Bureau
likely behind Dawood Den shoot-out."
Jaideb Sen.
That genius who's born with insomnia.
He doesn't sleep at night.
And you neither have his experience,
nor his sources.
I get it. But Jagruti Pathak?
Jagruti and you started together here.
From where on Earth
does she get all these exclusives?
Leena, we can't do what Jagruti does
for Shroff to get her exclusives.
Same old defense.
Just stop it. Look at our coverage.
It's the same.
It's like every other newspaper.
Except for Jagruti and Sen!
I'm tired of this pack journalism.
- [Shekhar] We'd have to
- No, get me exclusives.
And don't tell me what we can't do!
Figure out what we can do.
Please!
Sir, now, you tell me.
Was the shoot-out my doing?
If it happened at the last moment,
how am I responsible?
Anyway, Acharya-ji will make it
to the front page in a day or two.
- Hello? Fuck, man.
- [cutlery clattering]
[sighs]
This Acharya-ji's PA thinks
that I am his PA.
What can I do if Imran decides
to put his story on the tenth page?
It's my fault or what?
For a change, I have some news for you.
I'm in the running for a promotion.
If it gets confirmed,
then I'll be the new Head of Branding.
[gentle music playing]
- Congratulations!
- Thanks!
[inhales]
- You know what this means, right?
- Yeah.
Come, I'll tell you.
Come on!
[traditional bhajan playing on TV]
[whirs]
[Jagruti] "IB is using an aging don
like Chhota Rajan
to flush out Dawood by attempting a hit
on his brother, Iqbal Kaskar."
- At least reduce the noise a bit, please.
- [grinder stops whirring]
- Hey, listen, it's me.
- [Ashit] Yes, madam.
Can I talk to someone
at the IB right away? It's urgent.
- [Ashit] Is it about the shoot-out?
- Yes, about the shoot-out, of course.
[Ashit] There is an ex-IB guy.
- Ex-IB? Will he meet me?
- [Ashit] Let me check.
Please arrange a meeting at the earliest.
Thanks, thanks. Bye.
[grunts, sighs]
What happened, bacchu?
Was the movie so bad? Hmm?
Mota Nana slept throughout the movie.
[in Gujarati] I had told you, Mom!
[in English] He kept snoring so much
that I missed half the movie
- trying to keep him awake.
- [chuckles]
I want to watch the movie again. Let's go.
Hey, Kanha, are you done
with your homework or not?
Done or not?
- First movie, then homework.
- [cell phone chimes]
I'LL SEND YOU THE ADDRESS
[Jagruti's mother] Beta, you watched
Kathol just yesterday!
What is "Kathol"? It's Thor! Thor!
- Idea! You want to come with me to work?
- Hmm.
You and me will enjoy the whole day
and we'll have some yummy lunch. Tell me.
- Lunch?
- Yeah.
Go get ready quickly
or else I'm leaving, huh? Quickly.
Hey, Nani, lower the volume, please.
You listen to these bhajans
the entire day.
Mommy, where's my tea?
His final exams grades
are not good enough.
Why don't you speak to him? Please, beta.
Arrey, Mommy! should I work
or just do this the entire day?
Vacation is all I get with him.
Should I chew his brains
and spoil that too?
[sighs]
[in Gujarati] Someone will have
to talk to him, right?
[in English] Hmm! I don't want to eat.
- I'm late already.
- Beta!
Come.
- What do you want to have for lunch?
- [Neel] Chicken.
[shushes] Talk softly. Nani will kill us.
[Mani] What's the problem, bhai?
How does it matter to him?
[Jagruti's uncle]
Hey, just sign it, Mani Bhai.
What's your problem?
Can't you see it's for the benefit
- of us and the society?
- What's happening here?
Hey, Jagruti,
I'm just messing around with your mama.
You tell me,
how does the signature campaign
affect the cooperator?
He doesn't care at all, Jagu.
Now, why are you dragging Jagu into this?
Seventy percent of the people
have already signed.
Look, Jagu, see.
We have people power on our side.
Oh, I'll make sure
I get the cooperator to sign it.
Hey, Mama, I have already spoken
to the person you're talking about.
That PWD Minister Bhandari is ready.
- It's all good. Problem solved.
- [chuckles]
- Why are you worrying now?
- Look, Jagu.
You shouldn't involve important officials
to solve these day-to-day problems.
Try and handle it
with a little patience and courage, beta.
Mama, this brat is all I can handle.
Patience and courage? What's that?
- Bye.
- Bye!
[Neel and Jagruti]
Jai Shree Krishna, Mama!
- [gentle music playing]
- [car horns blaring]
- [indistinct chatter]
- [Jagruti] Govind-ji, full name, please.
- [Govind] Just Govind.
- Hmm.
News Day's Jaideb Sen is said to believe
that the Dawood Den shoot-out
was masterminded by the IB.
So you trust Sen's story
more than your own?
Intelligence is professionally gathered
hearsay, Ms. Pathak.
Versions differ.
- Some are more correct than the others.
- [Jagruti] Okay, tell me one thing.
If this was indeed an IB operation,
why would they jeopardize
their own field operation
by leaking it to the media?
The IB's annoyed.
It's not the first time
that the Crime Branch
- has messed up an IB operation completely.
- [suspenseful music playing]
You mean the time
when Mumbai police had arrested
two of Rajan's top shooters
in Delhi seven years ago?
Correct.
Many believe that these shooters
were being trained by the IB
to eliminate Dawood.
Dawood was to travel to Dubai
to attend his daughter's wedding.
The IB had a plan
to finish Dawood there itself.
The IB got its shooters from Rajan,
but then again, same mess.
So, do you think Mumbai police
did this on purpose?
They foiled the Delhi double-arrest
and Dawood Den shoot-out to save Dawood?
[scoffs] Well, you're the one
putting two and two together, not me.
If you still think
this is a Crime Branch and Dawood nexus,
then you need
to reconsider your questions.
Ask yourself if someone
from the police was involved.
"Why do they want to safeguard Dawood?"
"Or do some top guys
want Dawood to be safe?"
There are many questions, Ms. Pathak.
But I don't have the answers to them.
- Imran?
- [Imran] Coming.
[indistinct chatter]
[door closing]
- Is this a reliable source?
- Ex-IB officer.
"Mumbai Police protecting Dawood,"
and that too coming from an ex-IB officer?
If we connect the dots,
it makes more sense.
If Hussain was Kaskar's bodyguard,
then why was he alone at his house?
Shouldn't he have been
- with Kaskar protecting him?
- Mm-hmm.
And why would Rajan risk killing Hussain
outside Dawood's den and invite trouble?
You're walking into the lion's den.
- [sighs]
- I know.
Top brass, cops,
politicians, each and every one.
Then let's go all-out.
Okay. Start making calls. Chase it.
I'm really trying my best to reach Rajan.
I just hope I get there before Sen Dada.
- [gasps] Neel! Hello! How are you?
- Hi, Imran Uncle.
- [Imran] You like puzzles?
- Hmm.
Come, let's play. Go. [chuckles]
Since when did the newsroom
turn into a play school?
Oh, since how long
have you been at Eastern Age?
- Ten.
- Since then.
[dramatic music playing]
Nana, tell us the truth.
This Turakhia Street shoot-out,
are you taking full responsibility for it?
[Chhota Rajan] Yes, that's all me.
Ours is an old enmity.
I did what I needed to.
- I did what I felt like.
- [tense music playing]
So, Nana, the point is,
Kaskar was never your target, right?
[Chhota Rajan] No, no, not at all.
It's all the media
cooking up false stories.
The man I wanted dead is dead.
If I wanted to kill Kaskar,
I would have killed him.
Sen Dada had said exactly this.
It's not even been 24 hours
and Nana's all over the news channel
taking responsibility for the shoot-out.
How is Rajan cooperating
with both IB and the Mumbai police?
I don't understand.
J, this isn't cooperation.
This is survival.
- [pleasant music playing]
- [indistinct chatter]
- [chuckles]
- Congratulations, Immy!
For what?
JCB Crime is taking personal interest
in selling your paper.
- Leena
- [Jagruti] Leena.
When I was with Citi,
Shroff was putting in
the same efforts for you.
You never congratulated me then.
Please don't take it personally.
I'm just showing you the "mirror."
[sighs] Enjoy your drink.
- See you.
- See you.
[Imran] What was that?
[suspenseful music playing]
- [Rizwan] Namashkar, Dada.
- [Imran] Hey, look who's here.
- How are you doing?
- So sorry I couldn't greet you yesterday.
No, I understand. You were busy.
Hey, Dada! Handsome laagchi.
Read your article.
- Hi, Rizwan! Hi.
- [Leena] Hey.
[in Bengali] How are you, Dada?
- [sighs]
- [in English] You okay?
Found another groundbreaking story?
Why so serious?
I'm not asking you for your source. Relax.
- [Ashit] Hello?
- Yeah, Ashit. What's the update?
Did you speak to Pramod Irani?
[Ashit]
Madam, Pramod Bhai is very reluctant.
And just a few hours ago,
his fixed reporter, that Jaideb Sen,
- he had come to see him.
- Sen Dada!
Just do me a favor. Forget Irani.
I want to speak directly to Nana.
I don't have any direct access to Nana.
Yeah, but apart from Irani,
someone has to have
a direct line with Nana, right?
[Ashit] But, madam,
Nana himself has appeared on TV,
and taken full responsibility
of the shoot-out.
Now, how will he confirm
the IB story with you?
You do one thing.
Convey a message to him for me.
If he wants his thoughts
to reach the public,
he should talk to me.
Just one interview with me,
come what may.
Bye.
[sighs]
[traffic rumbling]
- Nani, just forget about it.
- Kevin stood first in the class.
And you haven't even started
your holiday homework, huh.
[Neel] I'll tell Mommy, okay?
[Jagruti's mother]
I'm not scared of your mother.
[Neel] Nani, I promise you, I'll finish.
Just for one night.
[Jagruti's mother] Mm-hmm.
- Fuck! Leena!
- [Neel] Mama!
[suspenseful music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
How are you, Dada?
Nothing on the Dawood
Den shoot-out today, huh?
No big story, no big exposé?
Pramod Irani must have enjoyed
that single malt on your dime.
Has your IB angle
been confirmed yet, Dada?
Or like the Delhi arrest,
this too is just a theory?
Jagruti, you met with IB?
Who did you meet?
Jagruti,
you don't know what you're dealing with.
- For your own good, stay out of it.
- Is that a threat?
Stop chasing it. Trust me.
Malik, sir, at Eastern Age,
we don't just follow spicy stories,
we also follow some ethics.
I've had this story
for the last four days,
but we didn't run it like Mirror.
Without any on-record confirmation,
it's impossible to convince Imran.
And with these kind of sensitive stories,
editors ought to be responsible.
- But I guess Imran is
- And Leena is not.
So, sir, your version?
The tip was pretty solid.
But the difference is
it was for four blasts, not two.
Meaning, they had planned not two
but four blasts.
- Two we averted, two we couldn't.
- I can imagine.
But you have to agree that there has been
an intelligence failure by the ATS here.
Yes, of course. Totally agree.
You're right. We failed.
But that's the nature of our job.
Sometimes, we can't defeat them.
So, we make sure we don't let them win.
Intel gathering has its own limitations.
I hope you know that.
Yes, sir.
Sir, can you go on record
with this same statement
that no blasts
should have happened on the ATS' watch?
I can. But you will have
to add something else to my statement.
That I'm proud of our men
for averting the two attacks
- that they managed to.
- [chuckles] Of course, sir. Thank you.
Good day.
- This paper.
- Oh, thank you.
[door opening]
Imran, I've transcribed
the Ramesh Malik interview.
He's owning up.
Please go through the copy for me once.
I have to get home early today.
- [keyboard clicking]
- [Imran] Okay.
Thank you, Imran.
Thank you for not going ahead
with a half-baked story,
or I would have been
in the same embarrassing position
as Leena may be in right now.
You're welcome.
Bye.
[engine rumbling]
[cell phone ringing]
Yeah, Ashit, tell me.
[Ashit] Madam, can you come
to Chembur in 30 minutes?
Now? Do you know what time it is?
[Ashit]
Madam, I've spoken to Samson Bhai
for that interview with Nana,
and he has agreed
to get you full access to him,
but he wants to meet you today.
Okay, fine. SMS the address to me.
I'll figure it out. Bye.
[quietly] Oh, shit.
Please listen, Ajitesh.
I'm so sorry. The source just called.
It's a now or never kind
of an opportunity.
Please try and understand.
[Ajitesh] You know I have only two hours.
I have to go back tonight. I'm sorry.
[in Gujarati] We'll meet next time.
[in English] All right, fine.
After the Kashmir trip,
I'll try coming to Ahmedabad.
Bye. Good night.
- Hi.
- [Jagruti] Hey.
Hope Samson doesn't ditch last minute.
I've left an important meeting
for this one.
Madam, Sitar Bar is what he told me.
Let's wait for a bit.
Dilip has warned me
about this Samson Bhai.
He's a little crazy.
His mood changes every other minute.
And one more thing, madam.
- Samson Bhai's wife is just like you.
- She's a reporter?
[Ashit] No, no. She's Gujarati.
See if you can play
a Gujarati connection with him.
- You're so snoopy.
- [chuckles]
You should have been working
as a reporter.
Come on, madam.
I don't want to be famous.
- You want to. I know it.
- [chuckles]
- Madam
- Don't deny it.
Anna is waiting for you at his office.
- The office is upstairs?
- Uh
So, you did not know
that this was Samson's bar?
- Useless bugger.
- [Ashit] Uh
[suspenseful music playing]
Samson Bhai?
I've heard your wife is just like me.
No, my wife is not a reporter.
No, what I meant was Gujarati.
I'm Gujarati.
- What do you want from Nana?
- Just, um [clears throat] Nothing much.
Just an interview.
If there's anyone
who can manage to convince him,
- it's only you.
- Irani refused to meet you, didn't he?
What will you write in the interview?
- That Nana's become old, powerless.
- No, Samson Bhai, I'm just
That Bengali reporter
always rants about this.
Dawood must have kept him
wrapped around his little finger.
Oh, don't worry about him.
It's about time
that he starts looking at retirement.
Hmm. The poor man
has lost his mind. He needs help.
You tell me,
what do you want to write about?
Rajan Bhai has his side of the story.
So, just the way he wants to tell it,
in his voice.
Me speaking to you
is the same as Rajan Bhai speaking to you.
Ask me whatever you want to ask him.
[scoffs] From the horse's mouth.
- Do you have a card? Visiting card?
- Yes.
One minute, please.
- Have you been to Europe? Ever?
- [Jagruti] No.
Jaideb Sen had been to Europe last year.
Old fuck.
He had gone for his honeymoon. Alone.
Find out who he was meeting there.
Get me a name and I'll get you
that interview with Rajan Bhai.
Is that a deal?
Madam, didn't I tell you?
This Samson Bhai is a little crazy.
I didn't even know
that Sen Dada had gone to Europe.
Just tell me what you want.
I'll put my boys on the job.
They'll find you some information
that you can use.
See you.
[in Gujarati] Hi, baby!
What are you doing?
[in English]
Enjoying or troubling everyone?
[Neel]
Mommy, we are busy playing Xbox.
Please call me later.
Who all are playing?
[Neel] Me, Kevin and his dad.
- Ciao, Mommy. Bye-bye.
- Okay, bye.
[sighs]
Murad, please tell me
that you have a fun party going on there.
- [upbeat dance music playing]
- [woman] Cheers, guys! Cheers!
Listen, he's a pervert. He's a full perv.
- [group laughing]
- [man] Come on!
[Murad] Jags!
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
- Is this
- It's virgin.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Oh, wow!
It's brand-new.
Just came in yesterday from Singapore.
Stop staring.
The screen will crack. Give it to me.
Give me some time.
I'll get one for you as well.
No, please. Phones are not my thing.
- Really?
- What I want is a house.
- Work your magic there.
- What magic?
Hmm? Pick whatever you like.
How about this one?
- Worth fighting for, right?
- Of course. It's awesome.
By the way, Sodha Builders is coming up
with a project in Goregaon.
It's a little beyond your budget.
But you say the word and I'll do the rest.
It's a "yes,"
but at least let's see it first.
- Done?
- Done.
Now, stop being a loner
and come inside. Come.
- I'll introduce you to some nice people.
- [Jagruti chuckles]
[Murad] Not them, please.
- That's Mohit.
- Hi!
That's his wife, Mithali.
That's my cousin, Sheefa.
And that's her boyfriend, Sumit.
His show completes two years today.
- [Jagruti] Oh, wow! Congratulations!
- Thank you.
And that's Jags. Jagruti Pathak.
Star Crime Reporter at Eastern Age.
Actually, Deputy Bureau Chief
and Senior Crime Reporter.
My bad. Deputy Bureau Chief
and Senior Crime Reporter.
[Sumit] Hmm.
You know, this sexy, sea-facing flat
that you see is all thanks to her.
- [chuckles]
- Really?
- Yeah.
- How's that?
Dad and the builder
had locked horns big-time.
And she sorted the issue with the builder.
And I don't know how.
- [Sumit] Hmm?
- It's a trade secret, Murad.
- [shushes]
- [shushes]
She's basically awesome, huh?
Uh. Don't get bored.
Okay? I'm gonna get myself a drink.
Entertain her.
[Jagruti chuckles]
- Crime reporting!
- [Jagruti] Hmm.
- Must be a bit dangerous.
- Frankly, I feel acting is more dangerous.
- [chuckles]
- So, basically,
cops and these encounter specialists
must be your friends.
If you don't mind, I need a small favor.
[Jagruti] Sure.
I'm prepping for a show,
Police Patrol,
where I'm playing a cop.
Can you help me in any way
to meet a real cop, just for research?
- Would JCP Shroff work for you?
- Really?
- Fuck, that'll be awesome.
- [Jagruti chuckles]
- I don't know how to thank you.
- I'll tell you how.
Please change this bloody music.
It's very boring.
- [Sumit] Oh, sure, sure.
- [chuckles]
- Let me guess what you like.
- Okay.
[Sumit] Just a minute.
[slow uplifting music playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
[female news anchor]
Breaking news coming up
from the Crime Branch this morning.
Ramesh Malik reveals
that there were four,
not two bombs planted.
Two of which were successfully defused
by the bomb defusal squad.
While admitting
to an intelligence lapse from the ATS,
Malik also thanked his team
for the timely action,
which helped
to reduce damage and loss of lives.
We have another story coming up
I'm a fool to have hired you.
I'm a fool that I wasted
two fucking years training you.
And now, like a fool,
I'll have to go around
finding your replacement.
But, ma'am, Additional CP Devrat
himself confirmed this for me.
That's the fucking issue with you guys.
It was a half-baked, incomplete story.
ATS had received a tip for four blasts.
Out of which, two were averted.
That is the complete version.
It's the bloody third time
you filed a half-baked story.
Did you bother to confirm
with another source? No.
You just wrote your nice little story,
ran your spell-check, that's about it.
For fuck's sake!
It's your job to find out what's given
and what's not been given.
You're fired.
[male news anchor]
We'll be hearing soon
from Ramesh Malik, but for, not to
The insider deals the worst damage,
but here the damage has been caused
to someone else.
Just because someone didn't bother
to leak the whole story.
Come on, you really think
I leaked that story to Citi Mirror?
Pushkar, I'm not blaming
anyone in particular,
but someone did it, right?
I'm just saying whoever has done it,
must have lost all credibility, right?
- What are you trying to say?
- Hey, Pushkar. Brij is almost here.
Guys, guys.
[Shridhar] Uh, Imran!
Mumbai police has nabbed Dawood.
It's it's live.
He's being extradited.
- Come, come. Hurry up.
- Wow!
- [Jagruti clapping]
- Go, Mumbai Police!
Wow!
- [Pushkar chuckling]
- Wow. Simply wow.
SECRET MISSION TO ASSASSINATE BIN LADEN
[reporters laughing]
Guys, this joke is getting old now.
Stop already.
Then stop falling for it, Imran.
You guys have been crying wolf
for a while now.
So when it really happens,
I will take it as a joke.
- I doubt it. [chuckles]
- Kedar!
[reporters applauding]
- [Pushkar] Congratulations!
- [Imran] Oh!
- [Pushkar] Congrats! [laughs]
- [reporters applauding, cheering]
- Congratulations, Imran!
- Ten years!
- Whoo! [chuckling]
- Thank you, thank you. [chuckles]
Thank you, thank you, thank you, guys.
Thank you. This I'm really touched.
Thank you. Take this away, man.
- [laughs]
- Come, come, come.
- Uh. Imran, why don't we wait for Brijesh?
- Huh?
- He's on his way.
- Okay. Yeah, sure.
- I'll be in my room. Okay?
- [gentle music playing]
What's the matter? Hmm?
Neel is also with you nowadays.
Today's page one also belongs to you.
- Then why so sad?
- Deepa Chandra. Eastern Age.
[inhales] Imran, that nexus story
isn't shaping up that well.
And that interview
doesn't look promising either.
- I don't know.
- Come on, that takes time.
Yes, sir.
But there's good news.
Dada didn't find anything either.
- You're still in the game. Huh?
- [chuckles]
Come on, cheer up, cheer up.
[Deepa] J, call for you.
- Some Nana calling from Dubai.
- Who? Nana?
- That's Chhota Rajan, right?
- [dramatic music playing]
[Jagruti] Shridhar, if this is a joke,
I swear I'll plaster that cake
on your face. [pants]
Hello?
[Chhota Rajan]
Yeah, uh, who's this? Pathak?
- Um. Yes, Pathak.
- [disconnect tone beeping]
Shit. He hung up.
- Hey, it's okay.
- You sure it's Rajan?
I think so.
He generally calls from a Dubai number.
Deepa, uh, can you please? Thank you.
- [telephone ringing]
- Speaker.
- Hello?
- [door closing]
[Chhota Rajan] You wanted an interview?
Uh. Nana, may I record
the conversation, please?
[Chhota Rajan] Okay, no problem.
Uh, how are you, Nana?
Uh, I heard a few days ago
that you were not feeling too well.
[Chhota Rajan]
You media guys are full of drama.
This is all lies.
Sometimes there's news
that I have liver issues.
Sometimes my heart has failed.
You all just make headlines
and scam people.
I'm doing just fine.
I have no health issues.
But whoever has issues with me
meets the same fate as Hussain.
- Go and ask him.
- Which Hussain?
Are you talking about the one
who was involved
in the Dawood Den shoot-out?
[Chhota Rajan] Yes, yes.
He is the one I am talking about.
Ma'am, even though times have changed,
I am absolutely healthy.
Even though, I am here all by myself,
I can shake up a lot of people
- from this distance also.
- "All by yourself" meaning?
[Chhota Rajan]
Now, tell me, who has supported me?
Neither our agency,
nor any foreign agency.
Dawood has ISI,
the Pakistani Army, to support him.
And here the Mumbai
and Delhi agencies are after me
while Dawood is a king even in India.
Uh. Nana, some people claim
that you are being supported
by the IB and that the Hussain shoot-out
was engineered by them.
Uh, the target was Kaskar
and they're deliberately just using
Rajan's name.
[Chhota Rajan]
Ma'am, didn't I just tell you
that I have no support from anyone.
No support at all.
In spite of all this, I have tipped
the IB a few times since 2003.
How do you think Dawood
and Shakeel's entire network was exposed?
That guy, Hussain,
he was flying very high,
- so he had to go.
- [disconnect tone beeping]
- Hello?
- He'll call, he'll call.
It's not over yet.
- [telephone ringing]
- [exhales]
Nana, have you considered surrendering,
or perhaps about returning to India?
[Chhota Rajan]
You know, there are over 800 FIRs
registered against me.
All of them are fake. All one-sided.
My name is dragged
into everything for no reason.
Money extortion?
I have done nothing of the sort.
So, why should I return?
I am managing everything from right here.
Nana, if you were instrumental
in the Hussain shoot-out,
do you think the people
from D-Company will come after you?
[Chhota Rajan] There is nothing to think.
I was the one
who ordered Hussain to be killed.
And this won't stop.
This will continue
until one of us is dead.
By the way, he has one foot in the grave.
But you guys are so obsessed with him
that you keep making his biographies.
- Nana, have you ever thought that maybe
- [Chhota Rajan] I'm done.
[disconnect tone beeping]
This is as big as it gets.
- [gasps]
- [Imran] Congrats!
Don't you ever forget this day.
Come. Come on.
Oh, my God! [gasps]
Guys, Chhota Rajan
just gave an interview to Jagruti Pathak.
- [gentle music playing]
- [reporters applaud, cheer]
- [Imran] Good job.
- Thanks. Thank you.
- Guys, thank you.
- Well done. Congratulations.
Thank you so much, guys.
- [Jagruti] Thank you.
- This is crazy!
My God. [chuckles]
Thank you, guys.
Thank you. Don't embarrass me.
- Thank you.
- J, J, J, just do one thing.
In the next few days,
can you try and possibly interview
another middle-level member
of the Rajan gang?
- It will be best for all of us.
- Imran, I'm going to Kashmir tomorrow.
- I had told you.
- Oh, shit.
Deepa, will you take care of it?
- Yes, sir.
- Thank you.
Imran, um, one more thing.
Yesterday, I had met a source
regarding this very interview,
- and he wanted me to
- Did Rajan just give us an exclusive?
Brij!
- Well done, Ms. Pathak!
- [Jagruti] Thank you.
Guys, one more round of applause!
- Whoo!
- [chuckles] Thank you. Guys, guys, thanks.
Well, I was here to congratulate Imran,
but I guess it's congratulations
- to the both of you.
- Hmm.
Imran, this is a great story.
- Spike it up, okay?
- Yeah, I'm on it.
- Now, can we eat some cake?
- Yeah, sure. Come.
- Come. Let's do it.
- Please.
- You cut it.
- [Jagruti] Come on, you cut it, please.
[reporters cheering, applauding]
- Here you go. You deserve this. [chuckles]
- You too.
- Mm.
- [chuckles]
[birds chirping]
- Beta, have this and go.
- I'm not hungry, Ma.
Take care of yourself, okay?
[in Bengali] Careful, careful, careful.
[in English] You still worry about me?
I'm about to be a senior citizen.
You take care.
- [in Bengali] Bye!
- Hmm.
I'll call you later.
[somber music playing]
[Jagruti's grandfather, in English]
100 rupees for what?
A hundred rupees for two bags?
That's two bags
and he's asking for 100 rupees.
[overlapping chatter]
[Jagruti] It's not the time
to bargain, Nana.
[overlapping chatter]
[engine revving]
[Jagruti, in Gujarati] Hail Lord Krishna!
[bike engine revving]
- [ominous music playing]
- [engine revving]
[upbeat theme music playing]
[theme music concludes]
[suspenseful music playing]
[music concludes]