A Wednesday Page #4

Synopsis: A man calls up the Mumbai police, and tells them he has placed five different bombs in the city -- all set to go off in some time. He wants four terrorists in exchange. Does he get them? Who is behind it all? What's his motive? Is there more than meets the eye?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Neeraj Pandey
Production: UTV Communications
  7 wins & 20 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.2
NOT RATED
Year:
2008
104 min
4,885 Views


He will supply any

quantity you want.

No matter if it is 1993 or 2006.

Lala is behind the bars or free.

He doesn't leave a trail.

Sir, you may remember that

even when you arrested him...

...we only found a blue-print of...

...the Mumbai city

and a revolver on him.

Very soon he will be out on bail.

Sir, Here is a speculation.

Look at this. We don't know

his name but he is everywhere.

He has succeeded to

remain out of sight.

Our intelligence agencies

have no information about him.

There are only rumours.

Some say he is their CEO and others

say he is the chief strategist.

Sir, he is one among the crowd.

Even his wife doesn't

know what he really does.

This man could be behind this call.

He may belong to Laskar,

Al Qaeda or some other outfit.

We don't know whether he

is in the country or not.

There must be a couple of

people with him in this operation.

They have already

targeted the stock exchange...

...buses and local trains.

I suspect this time they

will go a step further.

That they have come so close

to the police headquarters...

...has business written all over it.

Aakash, this man is in the city.

We have to catch him.

Sir, what should we do

about the other four?

We are always two steps behind

them and if they are freed...

Let them be where they are.

It doesn't make any

sense to free Lala now...

...he is going to get free as is.

And by doing this Lala will be

regarded a certified terrorist.

Maybe they need Lala right now.

Maybe.

Uncle! Three tea.

Hey, send money to me.

When did you receive the first call?

Ok Alright then you and

your cameraman will remain...

...in custody until you

come out with the truth.

He called up at around 2 pm and...

...he asked me to come here.

He also said that this would be...

...the most important day of my life.

He is using you.

He is watching our

situation and our panic Live on TV.

You are his bloody eyes.

Sir, he is around 50.

Tall man. Wears a spectacle.

He looks like a clerk.

There is an under

construction building...

...in Malad west behind

Pritam nagar. Om constructions.

I had delivered the

goods on the 12th floor.

Vatkar!

- Yes sir. - Take him away.

Hello. Sir, this is Arif.

Yes I got it.

There is an under

construction building in Malad.

Patkar is bringing

Rafiq to the headquarters.

Should I send Jai?

- There's no need.

I will nab him and get

him to speak to you.

What was your name again?

Naina.

Naina, I want you to do me a favour.

Sir, until you don't tell me

everything I can't help you.

Okay. Come here.

This matter should be

only between you and me.

Three. Two. One. Go.

We have just

received information that...

...four terrorists whose

names are Ibrahim Khan...

...Iqlak Ahmed, Mohammad

Zaheer and Khursheed Lala...

...are being shifted to

some other location.

The police says it is

because of security reasons.

Right now we have

Senior Inspector Jai Singh...

...who will give us full

information about this matter.

What is the reason behind shifting

these four to some other location?

There are some security reasons.

We have orders to do so.

But why such an order?

We have received orders to do so.

Can you tell us whether there is

any threat to them and from whom?

It is because of

some security reasons...

...that we have

received orders to shift them.

As you can see, the police is not

giving us any further information.

And they are

evading our questions...

...by calling it a security reason.

From Mumbai this is Naina Roy

with cameraman Raj for UTV news.

Cut it!

Sir, please don't do this again.

My wife watches these news channels.

That was good Jai.

Thank you Naina.

Once again India approached America

with regards to Pakistan issue.

The government is spending

crores of rupees to save...

...but due to legal reasons,

they are...

Now, for the latest news let's

move to our correspondent Naina Roy...

What is the reason behind shifting

these four to some other location?

There are some security reasons.

We have orders to do so.

But why such an order?

We have received orders to do so.

Arif, tell me.

Sir, there is nobody here.

But he wanted us to come here.

There are tags of 'Do

not disturb' in here.

Come back.

- Yes sir.

Jai

- Yes sir.

We have to shift these four

terrorists to a single location.

Start the process.

- Sir.

Mr. Rathod, Time is running out.

How much longer are we going

to hide this from the public?

What should we tell the public?

We have no other

choice than to catch him.

He is regularly

monitoring us through Naina Roy.

If we sound an alert

then he will know...

Hello!

- Hello. - Yes tell me.

Sir, this is Sapna from HDFC

Bank's credit card division.

We are issuing you a

credit card for free.

We have a new scheme which benefits

you with personal loan, housing loan...

I am not interested.

Don't ever call me.

If you don't want it then say so.

Why are you getting rude Sir?

Hello.

- Thank you very much.

It's all right.

What else do you need?

Money! Private plane! What else?

No thanks. I can

arrange for those things.

Just put these four men in

a van and bring them to me.

There is new strip on runway

number 4 at the Juhu Aviation Base.

It is not operational for use yet.

I want these men brought

there at exactly 5 o'clock.

Only two officers

should accompany them.

Both should carry cell

phones with loudspeaker facility.

Because I will need

confirmation that they are okay.

I should also tell you that

this area is already rigged so...

...no snipers, no

commandoes and no surprises please.

No funny business.

I want to know something.

Ask away.

You and your organization

are under what misconception?

You are always

hiding from the police.

Why don't you come in the open and

finish this matter once and for all?

Mr. Rathod, we are cowards.

Are you happy now?

Don't waste your time in

trying to get me aggravated.

There is a face behind every voice.

I don't have a face.

That's what you think.

- No! I know it.

What is the guarantee that you will

tell me the location of the bombs?

Guarantee! Do you think

I am selling you a product?

No. If I had thought so I would not

ask you this question.

Thousands of lives are at stake.

Do you have any other

choice than to trust me?

I will call you again at 5.

Aakash, tell me.

We have a multiple trace.

Mulund, Santacruz, Karachi,

Singapore and South Africa.

This is unique. The

call is bounced off...

...and manipulated

without being disconnected...

...from different sim cards and

landlines of different locations.

The number switches to

another every minute.

This is only possible if you

route your phone through a system.

Whoever is doing this

is a very trained man.

So you can't trace him?

Sir, to do this we need

some other kind of an expert.

For example.

- We need a hacker.

Then get one. Check the

booking list of Juhu Aviation.

Find which private plane

has been booked and for whom.

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Neeraj Pandey

Neeraj Pandey (born 17 December 1973) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. Pandey made his directoral debut in A Wednesday!, which was largely praised by audiences as well as critics and which later became a recipient of many accolades. His second film was Special 26 (2013), which was followed by Baby (2015), the latter of which received critical acclaim and became a huge commercial success. He served as a producer in Rustom (2016). Pandey returned to directing in 2017 helming the biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story based on renowned Indian cricketer M.S.Dhoni which fared well critically and commercially. Besides being a filmmaker, Pandey is also a writer and has written a novel names Ghalib Danger in 2013. In 2016, his Production House Friday Filmworks and Reliance Entertainment entered into a joint venture and formed Plan C Studios. He has also directed a Web Short 'Ouch' with Manoj Bajpayee and Pooja Chopra which is nominated for Filmfare Short Film Award 2017. As the co-producer, his recent blockbuster Toilet- Ek Prem Katha is getting critical appreciation from the film industry and the audience. His next release was Aiyaary which starred Sidharth Malhotra and Manoj Bajpayee and was both critically and commercially flop emerging as his first failure. more…

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