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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


I'm running out of money.

I can't take it anymore!

"Oh Ali..."

Yes, what do you want?

A room. Cheap.

- Single, Double?

Even if there's no bed it'll do.

But cheap. Understand? Cheap.

Badshah Khan?

Uncuff him.

Were you in Bombay on March 12?

Where was the plan made?

You realise how many people

died that day...

how much the city suffered?

Oh but it's a big world, and for you

there are plenty of places to hide.

I didn't do anything

- Shut up!

Don't you dare lie to me.

See that file there?

It has all their statements...

...Imtiaz Ghavate, Asgar Muqadam,

Shoaib, Mushtaq...

So who begins? You? Or me?

You? Or me?

I worked for Tiger bhai...

- No one's a bhai here!

Give me his f***ing name!

Tiger Memon.

They destroyed the Babri Masjid...

slaughtered us Muslims...

raped our women...

it was inevitable, someone

needed to avenge us...

That person was Tiger. He made a

plan, he brought us together...

we all wanted revenge, it was jihad.

Had we not carried out the blasts...

life would've become miserable

for Muslims in this country.

The Babri Masjid wasn't

made of straw.

They said "No bulldozers,

no bombs...

...we tore it down with

our bare hands".

You might believe that. I don't.

And then you beat us up.

Burnt us alive on the streets?

Murder our children?

Where was the plan made?

I don't know.

Who made this plan? Whose

money was behind it?

Who were the people involved?

- I did it! All by myself!

Shoot me.

I didn't do it for money.

Allah was with us.

That's why we won this Holy war.

We had His blessings.

Actually, this time Allah

was on our side.

You are joking sir...

Look at how many we killed.

We got our revenge.

That's bull sh*t.

Allah would never harm the innocent.

Every true man has

Allah on his side.

We all have the same God.

Who doesn't see us as different.

But idiots like you do.

This time Allah was with us.

Allah was with us, that's why you

had to abandon that Maruti van.

That's why we made 200 arrests

within two months.

Had Allah been with you, you

wouldn't be here right now.

And we would have no evidence.

On your side was Tiger Memon.

He saw your rage and

manipulated you.

He was gone before the first

bomb was even planted.

He took his family, and

left you behind...

so that you could be caught

and beaten like this.

He f***ed you over. Know why?

Because you were begging for it.

All in the name of religion.

You're a f***ing idiot...

and so is every Hindu,

who murders one of you.

Everyone who has nothing

better to do...

but fight in the name of religion

is a f***ing idiot.

Because of bastards like you,

along the way...

...we also crush innocent lives.

We work ourselves to madness night

after night... We.

We, rascal!

Get him out of here.

There is a man. - Yakub Khan.

He was involved, too.

Yakub Khan?

- They call him Yeda Yakub.

Majid Khan owns M.K. Builders.

Yakub is his brother.

Where did Yeda plant a bomb?

I don't know, but he

put in a lot of money.

He had all the RDX

smuggled into Bombay.

He's close to Tiger and Dawood.

You know the gangster Piloo Khan?

- Piloo Khan?

The guy in the shootout

at National College?

He deals in cocaine.

He and Yeda were at loggerheads.

Dawood tried to settle it, but

there are still problems, I hear.

Piloo Khan was in it too?

- He knew about it, yeah.

Stop it at the side.

The cops are looking for you.

Did they come here?

Not here.

Did you have anything

to do with this?

Am I mad?

- So why are they looking for you?

Don't they, always?

Go to the police station.

Tell them...

you were out of town.

- Why?

I really wasn't here on March 12.

- All right, but go anyway.

What is the stuff you stashed

in the warehouse?

Your brother is in construction,

right?

He owns M. K Builders.

How many buildings are being made?

- Why? Wanna buy an apartment?

We need a place to hide some soap.

Soap?

Black soap.

I'm moving the soap.

Why?

I don't want to involve my brother.

- Where will you take it?

Some to Shahid's warehouse in

Mumbra, and some to Jindran.

This stuff have a name?

It's just stuff. I haven't

christened it as yet.

Don't you trust me?

- Damn trust. I need to know.

It's not a bomb.

The warehouse won't blow up. Okay.

I just need to use it for a while.

I'll move the goods soon.

You owe me for this. Anyone

asks, I know nothing.

Seal it off.

It's really heavy.

What?

- It's really heavy.

I can kick your ass

and make it lighter.

I don't pay you for your

company, move it!

Spread it on the sacks.

Where does the rest go?

- Kashimira. Near Thane.

Hey, come here.

What's this?

- I don't know, sir.

They told me it belongs

to Jindran sir.

Jindran? - Yes.

But there's no work

going on right now.

Uncle. - What's in it?

- No idea.

One ton of this stuff? Excellent.

It'll be half a million.?

- Half a million? Are you nuts?

Why so much? You just

have to get rid of it.

Do you know what this is?

You're getting off easy.

But I didn't know... Yeda asked

me to stash it for a while.

I couldn't refuse. We do major

business with Majid.

Then check it out yourself!

Or ask Majid directly.

Where do we find Yeda?

I'd tell you if I knew. You

should ask his brother.

Where's Yeda?

I don't know.

Does that jog your memory...?

- He wasn't here on March 12.

You think we're f***ing idiots?

You're married Majid,

what's her name...?

What?

- Nafisa?

You're wanted at the police

station. - I'm not well.

No one asked if you were.

Get moving. I'll show you.

I'm not well.

She's not well?

Tell me where Yeda is.

I don't know anything.

Doesn't know anything?

.

We didn't do anything, honestly.

Every person we arrest

says they're innocent.

Being kind and patient doesn't

help us learn the truth.

So we use other methods.

People say there's been a

violation of Human rights.?

Human rights? - Yes. - Tell those

people to try solving this case.

More than 400 innocent people were

blown to shreds in the blasts.

There was no criminal among them.

What about their human rights?

For every ten guilty, we may bring

in someone who's innocent.

I'm not perfect, nobody is.

They aren't small time criminals.

They think this is jihad.

They're the worst kind, they

work like terrorists.

Chop off their fingers and they

still wouldn't say a word.

They won't open their mouths until

you strip them of their dignity.

They can't bear to see their women,

children and near ones humiliated.

Hello Sir, Yeda Yakub here.

The police have taken

Majid and Nafisa.

I didn't pick them up.

- They're being tortured.

The police think I have something

to do with the blasts.

That's not true. Please

get them out, sir.

I'm not on the case.

There is some mistake, sir. I'm being

set up by my enemies.

I wasn't even here on March 12.

Neither was Tiger. Why don't you

come in and sort this out?

I can't, I'll never

be let out again.

Then I can't help you.

Sir.

Bastard!

Tiger bhai, it's Yeda.

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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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