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Synopsis: A dramatic presentation of the bomb blasts that rocked Bombay on March 12, 1993, displays the police investigation, amidst allegations of human rights violations, led by DCP Rakesh Maria, in tracking down the suspects, especially Bashir Khan. Bashir managed to elude authorities by re-locating to Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and West Bengal, after finally being apprehended in Bombay. His confession and subsequent flashbacks showcases the apathy shown by authorities who refused to intervene during the destruction of the sacred Babri Masjid by Hindu Kar Sevaks, and the inability of the police to fulfill their mandate and protect the vulnerable, forcing many to flee to other locations. The subsequent aftermath that succeeded in irreversibly polarizing communities in Bombay; Pakistan's involvement in training and arms' supplies; the main alleged suspects, Dawood Ibrahim, and Mushtaq Memon, sought refuge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while Indian politicians made a cosmetic move to re-
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Anurag Kashyap
Production: Passport
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.6
Metacritic:
76
NOT RATED
Year:
2004
143 min
2,048 Views


Sign on the paper

Sign here! Hold the pen upright

I will make sure you sign!

Stand straight.

Give me your finger print!

It pains or what?

Take him away.

Come on move, you nut! Come on get

up or I'll break the other leg too.

Come on. Yes.

Remove the red.

Badshah Khan and Bashir

Khan are together.

Badshah is from Rampur and

Bashir is from Gorakhpur.

You'll find them in

one of these places.

Bashir...

- What happened?

That cop's looking at us.

Maybe he just looks like that.

Let's go.

What happened?

- Let's call Tiger.

The cop's gone.

We should still call Tiger.

What the hell are you doing in

Delhi? What were my instructions?

I told you people to

go underground...

and you're bloody sightseeing

in the capital!

You think Delhi's any

safer than Bombay?

Before the police catches you,

get out of there.

Wherever you go next, call me.

Why does Asghar talk like this?

- Even I was angry.

Where do we go now?

To my village.

Come.

Greetings uncle. - Greetings.

How are you?

- All well.

And your mother?

- Very well.

Why the decorations?

- Sultana's wedding.

Really?

This is my friend Bashir.

Make yourselves at home. - Come.

If you sit around here who's

going to get me tea?

.

Where are you?

You said you'd be gone for two days.

I'm in Rampur.

What are you doing there?

Sultana's getting married.

You remembered?

Obviously.

Wasik will join you.

Know what? Shahnawaz

keeps coming round.

Asking for you.

For what?

I don't know.

- What does he want from me?

Any message for him?

Send him along with Wasik.

What's he going to do there?

- Just send him.

I'll hang up now. It's long

distance. I'll call you back.

What happened?

Shahnawaz is looking for me.

I heard that in Bombay

some 5000 Hindus...

were killed in bomb blasts.

Around 300.

The count hardly matters. Spilling

blood isn't right.

Where are you? Rampur?

Yes, bhai.

Okay, get to Jaipur.

I'll bring you to Dubai from there.

Go to Tonk. To my friend

Salim Durani's place.

I've spoken to him. Theba, Yeda,

everyone is there.

Things are still hot in Bombay.

Imtiaz Ghavate, Asgar Muqadam...

they've all been caught.

The cops know about us.

They're hunting for us.

Tiger bhai called.

We need to get out of

here. Go to Jaipur.

But we've just come from there.

- Don't argue.

What's going on? Back and

forth, back and forth

You're arguing with me?

- We were better off in Rampur.

You're arguing with me?

What's this sh*t? - Easy, Badshah.

- You're arguing with me?

Shut up!

Let's go

Who says this is the Pink City?

Everything's red here.

Who are they trying to fool?

- Anwar bhai...

when are we going to Dubai?

What's so funny?

No one's going to Dubai.

- Tiger bhai had promised...

he'd get us to Dubai.

- He had promised all of us.

He asked me to give you 10,000 each.

- I want to go to Dubai. Got it?

Without a passport?

- Answer has them.

You have our passports, right?

I don't have anything.

No? Why? You kept all

the passport...

. a**hole after we

returned from Islamabad

Badshah! Don't you abuse me!

- Where are the passports?

Watch your tongue!

- Why the f***?

You had all the passports.

- Behave yourself!

Behave yourself.

- Where is my passport?

It's with Tiger bhai.

- They were all burnt.

What?

Passports

Burnt them?

My passport was burnt...?

- All our passports.

How could you do that?

- Tiger bhai did it.

Burnt my passport! And

I wasn't even told.

It was Tiger bhai's idea. You

have a problem, talk to me.

How could you burn my passport?

- Tiger bhai did it.

Why would he do it?

- Behave yourself.

He's made other arrangements.

- Arrangements, my foot!

You're fooling with us.

- Again! Watch it!

You won't abuse me, Badshah.

They told me go to Jaipur...

They told me to go to Jaipur.

I came to Jaipur...

...they are telling me to go there.

To hell with you, rascal.

They are fooling me.

Coming here to Jaipur, he says...

Look Badshah...

You get out of here Badshah!

- To hell with you.

Rascal!

Enough. Everything

will be all right.

Look Badshah.

I'm sure Tiger bhai knows

what he's doing.

He's probably got some plan to get

us across the border.

That's why he sent

us to Rajasthan.

Theba was saying that new passports

are waiting for us in Pakistan.

Just calm down.

Look Badshah...

forgive me if I'm at fault.

I'm just following Tiger

bhai's orders.

We are all as worried as you are.

Tiger wouldn't abandon us.

You have no idea how much

Tiger bhai feels for you.

Look. Relax. Don't get so emotional.

Remember, you are one of us.

It's too dangerous for all

of us to stay together.

Why? - There's danger.

So then what's to be done?

We split up. But stay in

touch with Tiger bhai.

What next?

Another man came looking for you.

Who? What did he want?

He asked why you'd

shut shop and left.

I hope you are all right?

Who was he?

I didn't ask.

He behaved very strangely.

He walked right into Wasik's room.

Opened all the cupboards, turned

everything upside down.

That thug even stepped

on our food mat!

If he comes back, don't

say you spoke to me.

Are you into...?

- Say nothing!

Bye.

The police came to my house.

You spoke to Tiger?

- They're trying to connect me.

Sir, I'm not getting through.

- No?

Come on.

The guys might've made

it to Pakistan.

We should try Anwar then.

- Where?

There's no one left. We don't

Know where anyone is.

We can't get through to Tiger.

My mother's going hysterical.

I can't stay under such stress.

You think too much.

What else can I do? What?

You know the scene in Bombay.

And we've run out of ideas.

Just go to sleep.

- I wonder...

if I should just give myself up.

Have you seen Bashir?

- He went out.

Bashir

Bashir

Uncle, have you seen Bashir?

He went off this morning.

He left a note for you.

I am going to Gorakhpur.

Call Tiger bhai at this new number.

I took some money.

Greetings. - Greetings.

I need a room.

- Name?

Nasir Khan.

- From?

Jaipur. Where can I make

a long distance call?

Across the street.

Tiger bhai, I'm in Delhi.

Outside the Jama Masjid.

As you had told me.

What now, Tiger bhai?

I'll send you some money.

The moment you get it,

leave for Calcutta.

Did anyone...

...ask for me? - No one. For

Nasir Khan or Badshah Khan?

No.

- No calls either?

"It became a garland..."

- Badshah Khan.

What is it? - It is for you?

Tiger bhai has sent it.

I told him I'm staying

here as Nasir Khan.

I'll leave. Good bye.

"I put my life in trouble..."

Lord!

Lord!

Yes.

I'm at the Natraj Hotel.

Outside Howrah Station, bhai.

A man will come for you...

Go with him.

"I thought the war's

colour was golden..."

"I thought the war's

colour was golden..."

"But later I understood it later..."

"I thought the war's

colour was golden..."

"I thought the war's

colour was golden.

But later I understood it later..."

"It was black...

It's been four days and

no one's turned up.

I can't get through

to Tiger bhai.

What am I supposed to do now?

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Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972), is an Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema, He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award, and four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in 2013. After writing a television serial, Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama Satya (1998), and made his directorial debut with Paanch, which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues. He then went on to direct Black Friday (2007), a film based on the book by Hussain Zaidi about the 1993 Bombay bombings. Its release was held up for two years by the Central Board of Film Certification because of the pending verdict of the case at that time, but was released in 2007 to widespread critical appreciation. Kashyap's followup, No Smoking (2007) met with negative reviews and performed poorly at the box-office. His next venture Dev.D (2009), a modern adaptation of Devdas was a critical and commercial success; followed by the political drama Gulaal (2009), and the thriller That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011). His prominence increased with the two-part crime drama, Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). Kashyap subsequently co-produced the critically acclaimed drama The Lunchbox, and the biographical drama Shahid (both 2013), the former earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language nomination. His next films were the anthology Bombay Talkies (2013), and the drama Ugly (2014). In 2016, Kashyap directed Raman Raghav 2.0, a film based on the serial killer Raman Raghav. His next film was the sports drama Mukkabaaz, which was released in 2018. Apart from filmmaking, Kashyap serves as the Member of board of the Mumbai-based NGO, Aangan, which helps protect vulnerable children around India. He is the founder of two film production companies: Anurag Kashyap Films and Phantom Films, with partnership from directors Vikramaditya Motwane and Vikas Bahl and producer Madhu Mantena. more…

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