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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
2,061 Views


hijacked the entire cargo.

Hello.

How much did you lose this time?

Who is this?

We can get it back for you.

And we'll make sure that

Aslam Bhatti and Dawood Jaat...

don't ever get in your way again.

What do you say to that?

What will I have to do in return?

Help us land our

stuff at Shekadi beach.

Our stuff?

- ISI.

Will you do it?

What is it?

Remember December 6th?

Tehreek-e-inteqam.

I'll have to think about it.

Bhai, this just came from home.

For a brother, who did nothing

to protect his sister's chastity.

Dawood Ibrahim Kaskkar!

- Down with you!

Dawood Ibrahim Kaskkar!

- Down with you!

Dawood Ibrahim Kaskkar!

- Down with you!

With the cries of 'Jai Shri

Ram' thousands of karsevaks...

Wielding spears,

hammers and with bare hands...

Stormed the 450 year

old Babri Masjid...

...and brought it down.

They clambered over the barricades.

They pulled down

obstacles on their way.

They stoned the walls and

tombs of a structure that...

...has stood for four

and a half centuries.

Hail Lord Ram! Hail Lord Ram!

464 year-old Babri Masjid

in Ayodhya crumbled down...

...crumbles under the blows

of thousands of Kar Sevaks.

It is very sad for all of us.

A matter of great shame...

For the entire Nation.

That is all I have to say.

Come on! Shut up!

24 hours after the Babri Masjid

demolition its effect was felt in...

...various parts of the country.

Electricity wires were cut.

Riots spread all around.

Men were burnt and

butchered inside their homes...

...in front of their families.

Tell me.

There are riots all over

the city. Please come home.

I know. F***ing bastards.

Just come back fast.

Yes love, I have to

finish a few things first...

Then I'll come home.

All of Mahim will burn for this!

Who the f*** had the

balls to touch my office?

Show yourselves if you dare! I'm

no Tiger unless I make you pay!

You dare burn MY office!

Bombay was rocked by

two spells of riots.

The first in December started

at Mahim with the hoisting of...

a black flag and took

on inhuman proportions.

The second round in

January were not spontaneous...

But organized and

politically motivated.

The week-long violence

that was unleashed in Bombay...

...from January 6th, was both

chilling and mind-numbing.

In an orgy of murder

and blood-letting...

...over 600 people lost their lives,

thousands were injured...

...lakhs were rendered homeless.

Hindus thirsting for Muslim blood

Muslims thirsting for Hindu blood.

Revenge begets revenge,

begets revenge.

In both communities,

strident fascism...

...has risen to the surface.

The communal

polarization is so deep...

...that it seems irreversible.

They killed my father, my

mother and my little brother.

And I can't find my

grandpa and grandma.

Thousands of minorities,

the main target...

...jammed the railway

stations while attempting to flee.

We are scared.

The police is the reason.

We wouldn't run if

the cops are amicable.

But the cops are hostile towards us.

They shoot us on sight.

- We're leaving Bombay for good.

We try to contain the fact that...

...so much human life and

so much property has...

...been saved in Bombay, that itself

is a testimony to the kind of effort.

...which we have put in. - So

that means many more lives and...

...much more property could

have been destroyed. - Obviously.

You think 500 is a less... - No, no

that is because of the dedicated...

...work of the law and

order machinery that...

...the damage has been

contained to this figure.

I don't say 500 is a small number.

It is too big a number.

The savagery of the violence drove

away sections of the Hindus as well.

In pursuit of the single-minded

aim communities were systematically...

Hounded out of their homes.

People are asking us to leave.

They say there is no

place for Muslims here.

We shouldn't waste any time.

It would be wise to

leave immediately.

I'm not going to spare anyone.

I'll burn all of

Bombay if I have to.

Our army and our

intelligence are at your disposal.

You just need to round up the men.

We'll give you the arms, grenades

and explosives that our army uses.

The ISI will train your

men in using all of it.

We should first take out

Thackeray and Advani...

...so that no one will dare

take us for granted ever again.

Thackeray is easy to get to.

We could take him out tomorrow.

A handshake, a garland

of flowers, and boom.

Send Thackeray and Advani

on a one way ticket to hell.

You guys think it's that simple?

This is no plaything.

- You're setting me a challenge?

We'll never even get within

sniffing distance of them.

There are lots of ways. I

don't need to get into details.

If nothing else works we

buy off the security guy.

And if even that doesn't

work, wire up a truck...

and set it off at his home.

Like those terrorists in Lebanon.

Bhai, can I say something?

What?

Knocking off their leaders

won't serve our purpose.

It won't do our jihad any good.

You kill them and the

Hindus will turn them into Gods.

They'll build temples for them.

It'll become worse for us.

But we must do something, bring

the whole Hindu race to its knees.

Why should Muslims

always cower in fear?

We must do something to make

every Hindu wish that he wasn't one.

Exactly. Otherwise not a single

Muslim in India will be spared.

600 million Hindus!

We can't get them all.

Bhai, Bombay.

- What's the idea?

Bhai, Bombay, India's

financial nerve centre.

Attack Bombay, and the

whole world feels it.

International leaders, the

UN, it'll shake them up.

The entire system will be

f***ed. It'll rattle them.

And bhai, most important thing...

Show the entire world...

the strength of Islam.

I tell you, take down the

Chief Minister's Office...

Municipal Corporation, the airport...

knock out all the ministers.

If Bombay burns...

the system gets f***ed

and they'll crumble...

the whole economy will crash.

If we can pull this off bhai...

no one ever again will have the

guts to stare a Muslim in the eye.

The very thought of a Muslim...

will make him piss in his dhoti.

But the whole thing will

take a hell lot of money.

You are right. But

where's the money...

going to come from?

- You'll get the money.

But what do you propose?

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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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