Monica Page #3

Sanju! What is it? - 'Mr.

Raj.. Please come here for a minute.'

'Improve the sound of the thunder.'

'Beat it loudly. It sounds so dull.'

'Raj, he is Chandrakant Pandit.

- Hello.'

'And, Chandra, he is Raj Jaitley,

my director. - Hello.'

Perhaps I have come at wrong time.

I hope I am not disturbing you.

No, no. It's okay. It goes on. Come.

I am a director,

so I should maintain discipline.

How are you?

My cast. - Hello.

He is Mr. Pandit. - Hi.

Hi.

But wives. They don't understand.

They start crying on every matter.

Please come. Please.

Have a seat.

By the way, Sandeep praises you a lot.

He doesn't have an option.

He is my friend after all.

Sanju, bring tea.

Raj, you have a wonderful combination.

- Pardon me?

To direct these plays

along with journalism. - Oh!

You are very famous in our city.

It's nothing.

Sandeep was saying that

both of you had done law together.

Yes.

Then I was selected in LFS..

..then I went away and

I couldn't complete law. - Yes.

Now I visit here very few times.

I always have a posting outside.

By the way, I too have performed

many plays here with him.

Really? Then you too will

have to show me your acting.

You will not have to

buy your ticket for that.

I am thinking of learning politics.

I am ready.

Julius Caesar.

It is a strange co-incidence

that you are told to..

..play Cassius' role in this drama?

Your Honour,

I am still unable to understand..

..what is the relationship

of that play with this case after all?

There is a connection, Judge.

Ironically Monica learnt

her first lesson of politics..

..through a play,

Julius Caesar, staged by her husband.

Along with the time

and circumstances..

..the changing faces

of the friends and foes..

..are portrayed

perfectly in this play.

But Monica was unaware

that one day her friends and..

..sympathizers will become

a reason of her death.

Mr. Sandeep Mishra was

one of hers and her husband's..

..best friends,

but he backstabbed her one day.

I object, Your Honour.

Mr. Mathur! - Your Honour!

You were a good friend

of Raj before Monica..

..and you used to help

him from time to time too.

Professionally that is. - Yes.

Quotation case, perhaps which

was the biggest achievement..

..of Raj's career,

its credit goes to you too.

But you had handed over

that file to Raj at last.

Yes, you can say

that I had helped him.

But what after that?

Raj didn't become the editor

in spite of getting this success.

Why?

Look, I could have just helped Raj.

It was not in my hands

to make him the editor.

It was not in your hands,

but definitely in Mr. Chandra's hands.

After all, his father was the chief

minister of the province that time.

I object, Your Honour.

The line of questioning

of the prosecution is irrelevant.

The age of 34-35 years

is not more, Judge.

But there were many ups

and downs in Monica's life..

..during this short duration of life.

I am just trying to

examine that first twist..

..from where she got estranged..

..from her husband Raj.

'Sit comfortably.

There is quite space.'

The benefit of Sandeep

Mishra's connections.

That time Raj too didn't

find anything wrong about it.

What turn does a party,

a night brings in a person's life..

..sometimes he himself

is unaware of it.

'Hi. - Hi. I am Monica.'

'It's a pleasure meeting you.'

'And you regret it.'

'Hello.

Pardon? - Oh, hi. How are you?'

'I am fine. Thank you, Mrs. Renu.'

'Son, Arjun, please meet uncle.'

'So why are you hesitating

to say your name?'

'Hello, my dear.' - 'It is your name.'

'Say it with confidence.'

'Hi. I am Chandrakant Pandit. - Hi.'

'I always tell her..'

'..but confidence is

the last thing she has.'

'And do you know why, Mr. Raj?'

'You need a backing for it.'

'I have a backing behind my voice.'

'My father's popular folk songs.'

'But what is her backing?'

'It depends on High Command.'

'If they wish, they will hire you.'

'Hello, father.'

'How are you, Mishra?

- I am fine by your blessings. Hello.'

I'll introduce you to my dad.

Please come.'

Look, when it comes

to the parliament...

..it depends on Chandra's capability.

..I'll not give recommendation..

..the rest,

it depends on the high command..

..that he should get

this parliament or not.

'Daddy, he is Mr. Raj Jaitley.'

'Pleased to meet you, sir.

- How are you?'

'Mrs. Jaitley.'

'Hello.' - 'My wife.'

Many times the men don't hesitate..

..to present their wife like a trophy.

It happens many times.

And people like Sandeep

Mishra take advantage of it.

'Oh, Monica, you are here?'

'We were searching for you outside.'

'Come on, let's go out.'

'Chandra wants you.'

Judge, Monica didn't know

that her natural reaction..

..that is to slap Mr.

Sandeep Mishra for his misdeed..

..may prove so fatal for her.

Because if she would not

have slapped him that time..

..Raj would have become the editor..

..and he would have been

leading his life happily with her.

Objection, Your Honour. - Sustained.

Mr. Mathur, don't comment

on what would have happened..

..and say what actually has happened.

Now Monica is not alive

to say whatever that had happened.

But yes, he has described

her in great details.

According to him,

on the night of 8th May..

..Monica herself came

to meet him in a hotel..

..and agreed to sleep with him too.

Judge, that Monica who had

slapped him in a crowded party..

..she became ready to..

Miss. Pamela Gerewal..

..you had met Monica for

the first time at a party, right?

Mr. Srikant Pandit

was the CM that time.

And respectable Mr. Vora?

Okay, when you had met Monica,

you were in a dilemma..

..why isn't Vora able

to get your small work done?

Okay, what next?

What do you mean by next?

Oh, I am sorry. I mean when, where..

..and how did you meet Monica again?

Actually that time Monica was for me..

..she was just another girl.

But then she had come to Delhi..

..where I often paid

visits from Mumbai.

Okay, did you remember

a small meeting of Lucknow?

Absolutely.

I mean after her name was published..

..in the important

bylines of the newspaper.

In fact she had become

National Theme's Golden Girl.

Yes. At that time her

editor was MJ because..

..she had joined Mr.

Asim Ray's newspaper later.

Am I right? - Right.

In other words, she was useful to you.

Anything wrong with that?

No. Not at all.

Monica was really talented.

Even before she became

a talented journalist.

Anyway, you must have good knowledge..

..about her other talents too.

Oh yes. Julius Caesar.

I had watched her acting in that play.

Of course that play

was staged in Lucknow.

I think that was our second meeting.

And the third?

Fourth?

Okay, when was that meeting

when you had slept with her?

I object, Your Honour.

My client's character

is being stigmatized.

She is blemished.

It's an assassination

of her character.

It's an assassination

of her character.

And what about the assassination..

..committed on her orders?

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