Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One Page #2

Synopsis: An urban contemporary film about adultery, murder and betrayal in the film noir style. A simple story to which the director imparts a feeling of unrest and disquiet, catching the city in its various moods. The film breaks generic conventions, notably in the presentation of the private detective through his deglamourised life and his process of discovery of 'who did it'. It is not constructed through his point of view at all. In fact the policeman and the detective, the fact finders, are in the dark about the crime, to the very end.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Year:
1997
130 min
94 Views


Might mean something

to someone else

You can't threaten me.

- Oh no...

the photographs weren't taken

to threaten anyone

I'm only looking for someone

who'd appreciate my art

"Believe me, there's a whole lot of

buyers for such stunning photographs"

Aren't you ashamed?

No

"However, it's quite evident

in your eyes"

I want the negatives.

- For an extra price

I want the negatives.

- Certainly. I'm not running away

I could help you

in other ways

Deep thinking is bad for hair

"I wasn't thinking,

I was looking at you"

What do you see?

- Everything

I can see through your heart

Guess what's on my mind?

- You are in a quandary

What's the solution?

- Money

Wow! How much?

This much

What for?

- You laid a condition;...

I shouldn't ask such questions

But let me ask this much...

why did you marry me?

Because you are gentleman.

- I'm a gentleman?

"That's not true.

- Really, Raj, you are a nice person"

Not at all

Not I... you are

a nice person though

"All right, I'm nice

and you are evil"

Amrita...

do you still love me?

Yes

How much?

This much

Listen...

but I'm afraid...

I don't want to lose you

"You will forgive me, won't you?

- I don't know"

"First tell me.

- Okay, I'm not telling you"

"Oh come on, tell me"

Okay...

I'm having an affair.

- Who is it?

I've been seeing him for three months.

- You're kidding

"No, really.

- Really?"

And Raj?

- He is unaware

When he finds out?

- What?

"What will you do then?

You love him, don't you?"

"Meghna, someone

caught us on camera"

He's following me

He's trying to blackmail me.

- What are you going to do?

You tell me.

His wife mustn't find out

"Wife...?

- Yes, wife"

It's a sin.

Why didn't you tell me before?

"Come on, I'm dying and you're

preaching me about good and evil"

What kind of a friend are you?

- You mustn't do this

Just drop him.

- I tried...

but it's impossible

You're a goner

What are you going to do?

I'll keep filling the blackmailer's

stomach until he disappears

And Raj?

"This is not right, my child"

Don't weep

"Look, he is here to take you back"

Go... go home

What am I supposed to do now?

Tell me

I did as you told me and sent my truck

down the ravine. I stand ruined now

It's been a year now and I'm yet

to get the insurance amount

"Had the claim been settled then,

I'd have got 3,10,000"

"At the rate of 15 percent, I'd have

earned an interest of 40,500 on it"

If only I had

refused your suggestion!

"The truck was earning me

about 22,000 every year"

"Colonel, I hope you understand me"

"Ms. Amrita, please.

- Colonel, listen to me... "

Shut up!

Where's she?

"No, I'll call back"

"Colonel, I want your advice"

After the claim is passed...

I'll set my storehouse on fire

and claim the insurance

"What's your opinion?

- After that, insure your wife... "

and then kill her.

- You're joking

I don't have time to joke.

You may leave now

But Colonel...

- Go away

How rude

"In my profession,

danger lurks at every step"

And the greatest danger...

coincidentally...

is deep sleep.

You never know when

The silence of the night

won't let me sleep

"Those who are scared

of silence, panic"

Confused...

they run helter-skelter

"But, no good"

Put one more

Excuse me

Here you are

"Whether I live or die,

how does it bother you?"

It's for your safety

"I told you, I can be of help

in some other ways"

Why should I believe you?

To fleece me of money...

you are trying to mislead me

Truth earns me money.

- Why not give me the entire truth?

I'll come on Tuesday

to pick you up. Be ready

How can I organize such a big amount

at such a short notice?

How?

- Why didn't you tell me before...

as soon as you found out?

- Nothing's wrong as yet

Which means you too

are part of the conspiracy

"To me, your life seems more

profitable than your death"

I wonder what I owed you

in my last birth

Where am I to go?

I have nothing but this city

Never mind

"In the war of 1971,

I took a bullet... "

yet I brought

three wounded soldiers to safety

One of them was an enemy

I even got an award for bravery

"Snooping and spying,

I do out of helplessness"

But I never lie

I'm helping you

only because I like you

Get going

I sense...

danger

"If something

happens to me, Harish... "

"Meghna, nothing

is happening to you"

Will you save me?

- I will

"How?

- You will be fine, Meghna"

Don't worry

"You are getting better, Meghna"

You are incurring losses

because of me

Forgive me.

- Take it

Water

Just watch.

Someday I'll be worthy of you

"If you love me, don't ask me.

- Amrita, answer me"

What's taken over your mind?

Let me go.

- Did anyone say something?

Nothing of that sort

Must I tell you everything?

Must I answer every question of yours?

"What's the matter, Amrita?

Are you afraid of me?"

No. I'm going insane

What about me?

- It's all over

Impossible

Have I done any wrong?

- Why don't you understand?

There's a hitch

I can't stay here anymore.

I'm feeling scared

And what am I supposed to do?

- I don't know about you

But I'm leaving

Amrita...

Don't you trust me one bit?

You think I'm crazy?

Don't create a scene now.

- You are creating one

So why don't you come out

with the truth?

"Had you come a bit late,

you wouldn't have met me"

I'm in luck.

- Had you called...

I would've come over

"You look quite weak, Meghna.

You shouldn't have come over"

Why are you packing?

"Meghna, I'm going out

for a few days"

I don't know when I'll return...

but I'm going

And he?

- Who?

"Is he also going with you?

- Oh, he doesn't even know"

And Raj?

- Nobody knows

"Meghna, you won't tell anyone either"

It's crazy

"You are having an affair,

and nobody knows about it"

"You are leaving the city,

and nobody knows about it"

You are strange.

- You might be thinking I'm insane

He will never go with you

He will never desert me

for your sake

So you know?

"Meghna, I thought

you won't be able to bear it... "

"Right, I can't take it.

Look here"

"What's that, Meghna?

What are you up to?"

I don't know what I'd have done

had you left

"You are crazy, Meghna"

What harm had I done to you?

- I was supposed to tell you everything

I should've told you everything

Poor girl...

- Exactly. I'm a fool too

You have hurt me

"Wretched woman,

you are a thief"

You are selfish.

I curse you

"You took me for a clown, didn't you?"

"You thought I was unaware, right?"

"I was wrong,

I trusted you"

"Harish will never desert me,

even if you stake your life, witch"

Whore!

"The two of you broke my heart.

B*tch, you tormented me intentionally"

Did you think you could

keep damning yourself forever?

Answer me

"You even tried to slip away, eh?"

"Meghna, come to your senses.

I haven't done anything rash"

"Oh, you didn't!

- Give me a chance to explain"

I haven't done anything rash.

- No need to explain

Apologize to me

"Put that gun away, please.

- Scared, eh? I still have questions"

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Rajat Kapoor

Rajat Kapoor (Hindi: रजत कपूर) is an Indian actor, writer and director born in 1961. Kapoor was born in Delhi, India. As a teenager he would watch films with his family and decided to become a filmmaker at the age of 14. He mainly focused on acting at first. In 1983 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi, later moving to Pune to attend the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). more…

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