"August 14, 2003"
That day started like a lot of other days too
My life in those days had come to some sort of a standstill
The time my friends and colleagues had given me to wallow in my grief...
was over
I had had enough of misery and was trying to get a hold on myself
"I have a nice job, a new profession..."
a good name in the world of banking...
"And that, I tried to take control of myself"
I hated such parties
"And yet, I was helpless"
"After all, it was my own party"
Feroz Khan Bata. The biggest bore in the world
But that was all right. He had given me business worth 15 million last year
An evening of exhaustion...
is getting young again
"The lights are taking over from the darkness"
Rakesh...
Life is flying...
like the clouds...
"will we meet tomorrow? Or won't we?"
Who knows where we will be
Let me try you out...
and live it up
It's tough to fire someone
But it has to be done
When hearts meet...
Iove shall be in the air again
"My arms spread, I come..."
pining to meet with you
I kept looking...
for ages
Who is he sitting with?
The one I desired...
belongs to someone else
An evening of exhaustion...
is getting young again
"The lights are taking over from the darkness"
The rays from the skies...
shine in the night
"This night, glittering..."
singing...
"this night for the sacred union..."
this lovely moment...
"will we meet tomorrow? Or won't we?"
Who knows where we will be
Let me try you out...
and live it up
An evening of exhaustion...
is getting young again
How could the evening get younger? It had stared pouring
I don't know why it keeps happening all the time
Just when my life is getting back to normal...
the rains arrive to ruin everything
I was doing what I could to make a comeback in life
But what could I do? God wasn't on my side
I returned at four
The whole of my body's in pain
I'm not going with the fink
You ought to be thankful you returned at four. I had no business at all
Why are the two of you cribbing? I returned at six in the morning
What were you doing till six in the morning?
When did the pimp have the strength to do something!
"At 3 in the morning, he says to me..."
Chameli! Sing a song
Everyone nowadays thinks he's a jilted lover
He couldn't do anything either!
Where are you going now?
"Where will I go? Like the local trains, I too have just two stops"
Foras Road and Flora Fountain
Chameli...
that new guy is here! Down there!
Tell him I'm not here
What is it? - Where's Chameli?
She's not in
But Usman said she'd be at home
She goes to the temple at this hour. That's where you'll find her
Listen... tell the bitch to stay right here
I'll come and take her away
"This Naik's a big man, isn't he? He pays a lot of money?"
He also gives you a disease
He's a bloody animal!
"Vidya went with him too, didn't she? And someone said she's in the hospital"
One can't bear to see what he has done to her
He has ruined her health
Give me my blouse! You've been sitting with it for such a long time
"I will, have patience"
Usman has collected an advance even for you
So what are you going to do?
I'm nobody's bitch
I'm not going
Listen... my car is stuck here
I don't know how. It's really flooded
"Mister, my car's broken down. If you're going that way..."
"could you send a mechanic please? I have a problem, mister"
I have a problem too
I've got to deposit 50 million in the bank tomorrow morning
Will you give it to me?
Here you are
Burnt my hand!
"If you don't want it, it's okay. I lose nothing"
This rain's going to screw up my business
Damn it!
Hey mister...
do you have a cigarette?
I'm taking two
So? What do you say? You'd like to go with me?
What?
"There's a hotel nearby. The room costs 500, I take 1000"
Even your car will do. The cops won't harass us today
"Say something, sir. I haven't made a beginning today"
Lay off!
Shit! Real tough luck today
"He says, "Don't touch me"
And the world pays money to touch me
Hey sir... what's the time?
Hey sir... the time?
11:30
It's 11:30 and not a man around!
The guy standing before me also doesn't want to do anything
I don't know whether he can do it either
Like to go with me?
"Listen, my car has stalled and..."
"Hey mister, get going. - What?"
"Go away, I said! He went away because of you"
You won't do anything nor will you let anyone else do it
"Why're you snatching my livelihood, sir?"
My car has stalled. I'll leave as soon as it stops raining
I'm not interesting in spending the night here with you
So get interested!
Listen...
"because of me, that man..."
"I'm a pro, sir. Not a beggar"
The night is passing by...
and Krishna hasn't come to me
Well? You didn't like it? Want me to sing a sexy song instead?
Sleep eludes me...
the night is passing by...
"Sudha, did you call the doctor?"
Stop it
"What? - Stop singing, I say"
Why...? Why must I stop singing?
You think you own the bloody roads?
Now look; I've been tolerating you for a very long time
"You don't like my song, do you? So here's what you'll do"
Go home
Lie down in your wife's lap and listen to a lullaby
Why're you wasting time here?
And tell me something. How does your wife put up with you?
Where did he spring from?
Hey mister... go away
"What's this, sir? You're in business even when it's pouring so heavily?"
You and I share the same kind of life
"Whatever happens, we have to set out on business"
Skip the smart talk... where's your pimp?
He's a busy man. Must be in some meeting
But he has done your work
Count it
Who's he? Your customer?
"No, his car has broken down like yours"
"Not right, sir. - Must've eaten it up on the way!"
"Where's your pimp, the bastard? - Why're you picking on Usman, sir?"
"Talk to the big fish, the ones you have an understanding with"
Looks like I'll have to take you to the police station and give you a dose!
"Why're you threatening me with the police station, sir?"
How long are you going to use up official petrol for your bike?
You've started talking too much! Too bloody much!
Well...?
what happened? What's your problem?
"Let him be, sir"
Well? Is there a problem?
What is the problem? Tell me. - Look...
Is she your whore? - That's no way to talk to a woman
So you'll teach me the way?
You guys go whoring around and we get screwed for your sakes!
We kill for your sakes...
so that you can sleep in peace
"And you want to teach me, bastard! Well? What will you teach me?"
"Let him be, sir. Why get involved with a pipsqueak? C'mon"
"Forget him, sir. Let's go there"
Don't... the officer's a hot-headed man
What happened?
I played sister to him and came away
Matches?
What is your name?
Chameli
"And all night, you..."
"I walk the streets, sir"
How long have you been doing it?
What's that? - My birthday
Chameli's happy birthday in this profession
So you think all this is a joke?
"No, I don't think it's a joke"
Get into the depths of it all and it'll take a minute to erase this name
But one has to forget everything with a smile
"I'm not so bad, sir"
And you're shying away from even my shadow
"You mustn't have met someone like me before, isn't it?"
You must've seen them in the movies
But they're all glorified Umrao Jaan's and Chandramukhi's
But the truth is something else
"What is your name, sir?"
Aman. Kapoor
You're a Punjabi? - Yes
You look like a Punjabi too
You have a keen eye for people? - I didn't have it earlier
Now I have
So... what else do I look like?
"I don't know that, sir. But you don't look like a womaniser"
Your language...! - It sucks
I know. But what can I do? When there's so much of filth around...
it's bound to make some difference to the language
And your family? Where are your folks?
There was a time when everything was there
"There was a house in Garhwal. Mother, father..."
there was so much of laughter in life
But ever since father's ailment rendered him speechless...
life was engulfed by gloom
"No one gets into this profession out of liking, sir"
Taking advantage of my father's illness...
my maternal uncle brought me to the city
To get me a job
And what job? The bastard forced me into prostitution
How was it?
What?
The story
A false one!
Tell that story to a client when he's three drinks down...
and I surely get a tip of 500 rupees
Was this a story?
"You must be wondering what sort of a woman I am, right?"
But one has to do it
"As mother says, honesty alone can't get you a livelihood"
One has to use a bit of gimmickry
My mother loved the Chameli flowers (jasmine) very much
So she christened me Chameli
I was loved by everyone in the place we lived
We had a very big house
We had dance and music through out the day
Where did you live?
Here. In Mumbai. Grant Road
My mother was in the same profession. She had run up a huge debt
"One night, when I was sleeping with my sister..."
I was awakened by my mother's screams
Some men were dragging her away. She screamed and cried...
kicked and flung blows. But they forced her into a car
Some people say they burnt her alive
The body was found on the seashore
"At a tender age, I had to get initiated into the profession too"
"You see this tattoo, sir? The lucky day of my life"
I repaid every penny of the debt
"My story's more tragic than a movie, isn't it?"
But this isn't the truth either
This is gimmickry number 2
"Narrate this story, and I get a thousand bucks extra, sir"
"Want to listen to the real story, sir?"
"No, please"
Good. You won't be able to take it
"Sister... - Why're you late, Johnny?"
"Business is fab in the rains, sister. Coffee?"
"Ask the gentleman. - Sir, coffee?"
Yes
Cigarette?
"You didn't bunk school today, did you? - C'mon, sister!"
So tell me what you learnt
India used to be a great country
We used to hold sway over the whole world earlier
Something went wrong then and all the thieves came here
But we must make India great again. We now even have the bomb
The whole of the world will be under us again
"Thank you, sister"
"Johnny, why don't you wipe your head?"
"Forget it, sister... - Stand here!"
Let me go! Leave me alone
"Your coffee, sir. - Thank you"
"Beautiful car, sir. - Can I find a mechanic around?"
Oh yes. But it'll cost you extra money
How much extra? - An advance of 500 rupees
Show me... you've been chewing tobacco again?!
Gotya has told me I can do everything in life
Send Gotya to me. I'll give him a tight slap!
lt'll burn a hole in your mouth!
You take the money to pay the school fee...
"and you buy tobacco with it! - Sorry, I say"
"Sir, you owe me 700 rupees. - Why 700?"
200 for the cigarettes and coffee
And 500 is the advance for the mechanic
Bring him here. Then I'll give you the money
"He won't agree, sir. My brains are all screwed up anyway"
"Half the city is immersed in water. - Tell him, I'll pay 1000 rupees"
But the car's got to work first. No advance
"Let me try and talk to him, sir. See you, sister"
I've got to pay the school fee. The exams are approaching
Come and collect it tomorrow. - All right
Listen...
tell your teacher that a country does not become great by killing someone
So how does it?
Never mind. Forget it
"But do talk to the mechanic. Please. - Let me see, sir"
Hail Goddess of Calcutta!
Quite a smartass
You give him money to study. Why don't you pay it to the school directly?
You think he doesn't pay it at the school? He swallows it all up?
"In any case, what difference does it make..."
if he keeps 20 of the 100 for himself?
He at least isn't pimping for a whore. He doesn't peddle drugs...
"he hasn't killed anyone, has he?"
How will he live if he doesn't even do this much?
He calls me his sister
He's the only one in the world who doesn't want anything from me
The rest of the bastards are after just one thing
Sir...
you're a simpleton. - What does it mean?
Have you never been upto some hanky-panky?
In your business or service?
Not even this much?
No
How about that? Girls
Nothing ever?
You lived on the stuff at home?
You must be wanting it sometimes
No. - Now?
No
Now?
Your customer
Who does she think she is? I'll slit her bloody throat!
She left me here and went off to walk the streets!
She just doesn't care for me! - Hey sir... this is between us
Who told you she's walking the streets?
She was going to the mausoleum today. She must be caught in the rains
Get lost! You think I'm a crackpot?
I just saw her leaving in a taxi!
I... I'm the madcap!
"I broke into Papa's safe and ran away with fifty grand, you know?"
"If I get angry, I'll end my life"
"Don't laugh, okay?!"
She'll know my value only after I die... so don't laugh!
Hey sir... you make this guy see reason
I can't figure out this thing about love and romance
Those in love cry more and smile less
"You tell me, sir"
Isn't it better to be alive than to kill oneself?
I don't know. - Now what's gotten into you?
"Raja, you come with me. Let's go to my room. Everything will be all right"
But why doesn't Haseena agree? - I'll send Haseena when I meet her
Why're you crying? - What else can I do?
C'mon! I'll take you with me
So many cockroaches in the house!
Aman! Kill it!
This is why I hate this city!
"The filth, the cockroaches... I hate this city!"
Make sure you throw it outside!
"Now, Neha... enough of jokes"
"It's raining so heavily, I'm getting scared"
I think we must get to the hospital well in advance
"What are you looking for in the darkness, sir?"
"Come, let's go together. Let's go and light a lamp"
No!
You're angry!
"Okay, as you wish"
"Close, if you wish"
"And far away, if you wish"
This is the cure for every pain
"Why're you rolled up all the windows, love?"
What is it that is tormenting you?
Your face...
your face is saying something to me
Try the other path... it's paradise
Maybe the shop selling paradise is standing right before you
"Look, you're wasting your time"
How many boats in the sea there?
"And why're you standing on the beach, with a knife in hand?"
"Let's go. For you, the first time is free"
If you like it...
double-fees. - Hey Haseena...
what are you doing? - Damn it!
So you've booked a whole ship! - Haseena?
Raja's bent on killing himself
"He came with 50,000 rupees he had stolen from his house"
His father's looking for him
"Raja was very angry. He said, When I'm doing all this..."
"why did Haseena venture out to walk the streets?"
I went for his sake
"Chameli, the two of us can't live in this city together"
"I thought, I'd make something on my own"
His father's men could get here any moment
Raja's at Ballard Pier. Run away with him
Go
I will write to you
Must be somewhere around. With that disgusting fag
Must be here! Take a look here
"Usman said this was the place, sir. - With a fag! What a disgrace!"
Ask her
Where's that fag? - Hey!
"Now look, I'm quiet because of Usman"
I know you and that fag are very good friends
"Where's the eunuch? Where's Haseena, tell me!"
Ask his mother
Hey mister...
"mister, you've seen my son? He's 19 years old"
"In a blue shirt. Did you...? He ran away with 50,000 rupees"
He's getting married in four days!
How would he come in such a heavy downpour?
Haven't I come...? Hasn't this gentleman here? Hasn't he?
"No, my car has broken down"
I'll break his legs! - Hey! Don't you touch my son!
"Do what you want to, to the faggot! Break his legs if you want to!"
I'll break his legs! I'll castrate him!
He falls in love with a faggot! Hey... look for him!
Why don't you file a police complaint?
The Inspector belongs to my community
He lost the elections against me in our community meet
He'll humiliate me in the whole community!
If you meet my son... ask him to get married
Do this favour to me! Let him do what he wants to after that
The wedding party for him is leaving for Bikaner in two days
I've found such a beautiful bride for him
You won't one like her even in the TV serials!
And the sonofabitch is crazy about the fag...
"Sir, he's said to be in Parel. - So go and look for him!"
C'mon! Or there will be posters all over the city!
No one in Mumbai will even get to know!
"What, sir? You're fed up, aren't you?"
No. - Why not?
Haseena must've put the scare of God in you!
"If I hadn't arrived on time, she'd have made a meal out of you"
"This is how our life is, sir"
We find a new sucker every night and get sacrificed ourselves
I pray for just one thing
Haseena ought to have a nice life
Raja loves her very much
"You must be finding it strange? Two men, in love...?"
"No, I have some friends too who are..."
Whoever and however...
there should be love. No?
"You don't mind, do you?"
"I don't own the bloody roads. Do what you want to, sir"
"Don't look there, sir"
Any problem?
The goddamn curse!
Let's go. - Can't you see? I'm busy
If such a rich Marathi chap employs a guy from Uttar Pradesh...
"there's got to be a good reason. I don't take "no" for an answer"
Let's go. - Find someone else
"What for? We've paid Usman for you, haven't we?"
Why must we find another whore? - He's my pimp...
he lives off my flesh. Don't threaten me with his name
Hey! Don't act smart. Get going
Hey you... get going!
You want me to say it in another way?
Sit
I saw what he did to Vidya!
Usman doesn't lose a shit in taking money... but it's my body!
I don't want any disease! Go and tell him that I'm not coming!
Get lost!
Bastard!
What happened?
What's biting you! You ask too many questions!
Is everything okay?
Can I have some booze?
The keys. - Which?
"The car keys, actually. But you could give me the keys to your house too"
My heart is going astray...
I don't know where
"Stop it, someone..."
"my heart is racing away... I don't know where to"
My heart is going astray...
I don't know where it's headed
"Stop it, someone..."
"my heart is racing away... I don't know where to"
The cool breeze...
carries my heart away
Where will I look for it...?
will someone tell me?
I've given up
My heart is going astray...
I don't know where it's headed
"Stop it, someone..."
A moment like this...
where will you find?
Let me live it to the fullest...
in the pouring rains
"my heart is racing away... I don't know where to"
Who's this?
You. - Me...?
Is this how I look?
No. Even worse
"Damn it, I'm drenched like Zeenat Aman"
Hey sir... you watch the movies? - Yes
With your wife. Hand in hand!
She must be fed up
Aren't you tired? - Me?
I could easily dance around for another four hours
"Hey, sir... you're a very lucky man..."
"to watch Chameli dancing for free. Else, it costs you 5000 rupees"
5000 rupees
That's how my profession is. - So's mine
Yours? - Yes
I get paid for talking. - How much?
"10,000 rupees. For an hour"
"10,000 rupees for an hour? - Yes"
"What's so great about what you say, sir?"
I'm an investment consultant. I advise people
Damn it! He gets paid for talking!
That's because you're educated
"Hey, sir... don't come here. - Why not?"
Even we have a bit of modesty
Usman's one hell of an idiot!
He deals with Naik and doesn't even tell me. I'm unnecessarily in trouble
He gave me such a thrashing!
Did he hit you with a belt? - A bloody whip actually
He's such a crazy guy
Chameli will have to go with him
Looks like a customer
What's this guy doing here at this hour? Let me see
"Well, sir...?"
you want something? A babe? - No
We came looking for Chameli. Didn't we...?
We'll look for her
"Solid babes, sir. All virgins"
"Bengali, Keralite, Nepalese... she'll do everything you say"
Full satisfaction guaranteed. Fixed rate
"I don't want anything. Go away. - No need to worry, sir"
We have a doctor's certificate... - I don't want anything!
"Don't use your hands, okay? - What are you doing? What?"
"Look for Chameli, you moron! You want another beating?"
That's what I'm doing! Where has that whore gone?
Found her? - No... we looked everywhere
So ask him! He's the one who had hired her
Damn it! He wouldn't say a thing!
So... where has that whore gone? - Speak!
Look at this. She must be somewhere around. Go and look
Where the hell are you? Must I send guys to find you?
Wait there! - What happened?
Wait
Come with me. - Are you okay? What happened?
Shankar! Chameli is here
Come on
Let's go somewhere else. - Get out of here
I know these guys
Here you are
"Usman's men are after us, Baba"
Ass! All because of you. - Look over there
Stop muttering and take a look
Did you find her?
Why didn't you stop her when you saw her?
Why did you come back to me? - Hadn't I reached in time...
that chap would've seen you off
"Stop fighting, will you? Move it"
The first time I ever walked on a street...
it was this very street
A rich man came along...
and took me inside his car
It was a huge car
"He switched on the air-conditioner, turned on the music..."
I was very young
The cushion covers were made of leather
A strange perfume lingered
He had tobacco-stained teeth
An idol of God was hanging at the front
I know this area too
How come?
Had a lover?
What happened afterwards?
Afterwards... I married her
Bloody whore! Wonder where she is
"Ghanshyam, make a call. If we don't find her tonight, we're dead"
"She just vanished, but we're trying"
What happened? - My leg's trapped. Remove it
I'm trying. - Hurry up. Something's biting me
Could be a crocodile. - Ass! Must be rats
"If we don't find Chameli, the croc's going to eat us up for sure"
Let's go. - No gas
But the car was moving right now. - Just ran out of gas
Please... we're in a mess. - That's exactly the reason
"Sir, this bastard too wants to fleece us"
Only 500 bucks
Done. Move it
500 more
Another 500
"All right, start the car"
Why don't you do it right here?
"In any case, you're going to stop a little ahead and get on with it"
You'd rather start here. She's used to it
Meaning? - Nothing. Just get on with it
Don't need to spend for a hotel room. - Excuse me...
You'll save money. Just assume that...
you've won a free one night stay in my taxi
Now stop fooling around and move the car
Strange. You guys aren't doing anything?
You are wasting this rainy night. I got wet for nothing
"Where to? - Drop me at Sweety Bar, Bandra"
Get the gentleman into another taxi on the way
"No, I'll drop you first..."
then I'll go
"Why, sahib? You go your way"
There's a lot of filth in our world... you can see it
I won't find another taxi in this rain
That's exactly why I wasn't plying
I thought I wouldn't find passengers
And I ended up making six trips. This is the seventh
Who will you find in the bar on such a rainy night?
The monsters of the night. The bars are closed during the day
"Got to open up at nights, for these monsters"
You get to meet dangerous people on the way
"Had I not borrowed money from Usman for my house, I'd be independent now"
How much did you borrow?
One box
"100,000"
"I've paid back 75,000. 25,000 still remains"
Whenever Usman needs money... that's why Naik paid him
Only he can pacify Naik
Who's Naik?
"Don't mess with him, sahib. He was a corporator..."
"killed people, has big connections"
Where will you go? - I told you
"I'll leave after I've dropped her. - Why, sahib?"
I told you! Do what you are told to
"Bye, sahib"
Shall I come with you?
"Sir, this girl will get killed"
Why? - Naik and Usman are dangerous
Stop... reverse
"Touched a nerve? - Reverse, please"
"Would you wait? - Sir, the meter's running"
I'll wait
Why did I return?
"Come to think of it, all night, there were many opportunities for me to leave"
Is it because the place where I had to reach...
was much more sinister than this one?
Or...?
"A tempest rose in the ocean of my heart..."
when you spoke with your eyes
"And I gave in to you, my love"
Put me to Usman. Tell him I'm waiting for him at Sweety
"Call him, quick. It's urgent"
Turbulent my ocean was...
My heart slipped away from me
"And I gave in to you, my love"
"My sweetheart, my love"
"Why did you come here? I forbid you, didn't I?"
I felt like taking a drink
"One beer, please. - Why do you want to mess?"
"I told you, it's my problem. I'll solve it my way"
So solve it. I'll have my drink in peace
"In my eyes I shall hold you forever..."
lost in my own world
"With you I shall cross the limits, with you I want to live and die..."
"for, I belong to you, my love"
"My sweetheart, my love"
My love...
"Should you belong to someone else..."
I'll die
For your sake...
I shall even take on the world
"Trust me, my love..."
"I'm yours in body and soul"
"I belong to you, my love"
"My sweetheart, my love"
"I'm in a fix because of that rich man. You know that, Usman"
"You will have to do it, Chameli. He wields a lot of clout"
The bastard is sick. - No way
It's in your mind. Nothing will go wrong
Have you slept with him? - Chameli! Mind your tongue
Things are no more the same...
Who's he?
A friend
"Return his money, I'll pay you back"
It ain't the money... he needs you. Come on
"It's about money, isn't it? I'll pay up"
"Why should you pay up, sahib?"
"How much? - 25,000... no, hang on"
"5,000 more. 30,000"
He's trying to fleece you
"Don't act too smart, Usman. - Stay out of this, Chameli"
"Wait here, I'll be back. - No..."
I'll go with you
"Hold on to him, he's hooked"
Mind your own business. - The things love makes you do
Makes you lose money...
How much will you take to shut up? - 500 bucks
Holy Mother! Where did that appear from?
From the machine. - Does this machine print?
"No, they are stashed inside. - Amazing"
Let her go. - Hang on. Not yet
Insert the card. I need more
I've settled the account
"Look, this card has a certain limit"
And I've used it up. - To hell with the limit
There's money in there and you have the card
"I need 20,000 more. Put the card. - There's no money"
Just insert the card. - It won't pay up
"Put the card in, or I'll insert you!"
"What have you done, sahib? - I gave him money"
He brandished a knife
I told you to stay out of this mess
I have to face him
What if he throws acid on my face? - Nothing will happen
He can do anything
Come with me. I know a police officer
"Feroz, it's Aman. Sorry for calling you so late"
I need your help
"You know the assistant commissioner of police, K. P Singh, don't you?"
I'm stranded in the rain... and there's a girl with me
"Some goons are chasing her and I hit a guy, and..."
No... well... she's a whore
I'll explain later. Talk to K. P Singh... hang on
Who are you waiting for? - She's a whore
What are you doing?
Where are you taking her? - Get inside
Where are you taking her? - Shut up and get inside
"Hurry up! - You stay here, we'll be back"
"It's everyday thing, sahib"
What's everyday thing?
Excuse me. Why have we stopped?
"Who's the inspector? - Don't lose your cool, sahib"
We'll be released. They are not chasing us
It's a different game
That's why I'm taking care of Johnny
"Should he stray, he'll meet his death on the roads someday"
This is madness
"Where do you live, sahib? In which world?"
Must be a very different world
"Yes, very different"
Let's see
Sahib...
you are a real gentleman
Which is a very rare sight
"Speak in English inside the lock-up, we'll be released soon"
Move it
Go and sit there. Go on
Give me the towel
"Tough night, man. - What happened?"
The boss was raving at us. This guy was wandering with a whore
I need to make a phonecall
"Inspector, I need to talk to Mr K. P Singh"
Whom?
His wife too wants to talk to him
Sit there quietly... or I have other ways to explain things
"Sit for a while, sahib"
Nothing's happening until Adsule sahib arrives
Hey aunty. Did that drunkard husband of yours hit you again?
Aren't you a constable?
Kick him on his back
"Or, tell these cops to stuff the baton where it belongs"
Extracted a tooth
Goodness. Shall I apply it?
Aunty...
won't you tell them...? - Let Adsule sahib come
Who's he?
"Was with a whore, sahib"
Kick him on his balls
He's not used to it
The things I have to do for you folks
I'll give him a blanket
Take this
"I'm not lying, sir"
"You've never seen someone rescuing a whore, have you?"
"Neither have I, but he was rescuing me..."
I couldn't help it
"He even paid Usman. 30,000 bucks"
You may ask Usman
He must be lying unconscious near the bank
He has the money on him. - Which bank?
Near Fountain. It's a machine which releases notes at the press of a button
"Come here, Kumar"
"Sir, let him make a phonecall"
"Aunty, tell him please"
Listen...
I'm in a terrible mess. I'm at the police station
Inside the lock-up
Which police station...? - Lamington Road
I'm at the Lamington Road police station. Ask him to come over...
What...?
"If not for me, it was all over for you that day, Feroz"
"Be seated, sir"
Want tea?
Tea?
"Two cups, please. - Send three cups"
"Reason with him. It's just for aunty that I'm quiet, else..."
That's the problem with you guys. You've pampered him too much
That's Mr Singh
Tell me
"Well, it's a strange story"
This girl with me...
she is a... - Whore. Go on
My car broke down near Fountain
And I was...
"You car broke down, it was raining, and your desires welled up"
Now that's common. Go on
"No, it's not like that"
It was sheer coincidence that I was there
"Sorry, it was a joke"
Go ahead. - My car broke down
While I was looking for a mechanic this girl was there on the pavement
Her pimp arrived
He wanted to take her to Naik
She didn't want to go
I tried to reason with the pimp... we got into a brawl
Then we went to a nearby bar
Eventually...
Yes sir? - Who's Usman?
He's my man. He looks after my business
"He's a pimp, also our informant"
"Is he useful? - He's a burden, sir"
"He had a fight with Raman over the Nepalese girls, remember?"
"Those 150 Nepalese girls? - No, sir. That was Ganesh."
The one who got the girls delivered to him inside a container?
No. That was Thomas
Which Usman are you talking about? I don't understand
Is he the guy from Hyderabad? - Sir...
you almost killed him during him the raid at Kamathipura
"He vomitted blood all night. - Damn, he's wild"
"Right, sir"
"He then turned informer, right? - Right, sir"
He's still alive because he has our support
"Else, Raman would've split him into two long back"
Would've stuffed chillies down his ass
Do something
Withdraw the support
Do it
"Congratulations, sir. Your job's done"
"How can they do this, sahib? No way"
"Reason with them, sahib. I know his mother"
"His sister is my friend, sir"
"What little I earn today, is because of him"
This isn't right. - I don't get it
What do you mean?
They're going to withdraw their support
"If the police does that, Raman and his men will kill Usman"
Tell me something. The chum you sent...
"yes, Aman Kapoor. Is he a very dear friend?"
"No, he's expecting too much from me"
"First he tells me to save him from Usman, now he tells me to save Usman"
Okay
"All right, I'll settle the matter"
"Don't worry. You will bribe me, eh?"
"All right, you will cover the expenses the next time we go to Khandala"
Curse my luck
Now I have to save pimps
Go to bed. I'll be late
It's a fresh case. Try to understand
"I'm a policeman, not an accountant"
Go to bed
Find Usman
"Where are you taking me, sir?"
"I'll die, I've lost half a bottle of blood"
"The doctor has adviced complete bed rest. Don't do this, sir"
Where's the money? - To hell with the money. I don't know
I had to save myself. Some beggar must've stolen it
"Don't do this to me, sir. - Well?"
I think I'm going to lose my memory. I was hit in the middle of the head
Show me. - Over here
"Not so hard, sir! It hurts. I bled profusely"
Where's the money? - I don't remember
I think it's in this pocket. Take it
Curse my luck! - Where's the balance?
"Inside the underwear. Take it, sir"
Easy... watch it! It's injured
May I ask you something?
Who told you I'm here?
Chameli did?
"Sir, is she in the police station?"
"Sir, I'll give you anything you want"
I have taken money from Naik. If she doesn't go to him tonight...
"I'll be dead. Try to understand, sir"
Bloody pimp!
Where's the money?
I gave you the money. - Where's the money?
"Adsule? Here? - I was investigating, sir"
He's under arrest. I've recovered the money
Did you find the money? Return the money
"Why are you staring at me, sir?"
"What am I supposed to do with you? - Nothing, sir. I'll get well"
"Why, sir? I haven't done anything wrong"
"Chameli, why are doing this to me?"
"Sir, I'm a honest businessman. I'm not in the wrong"
"Chameli, why are doing this to me? Have you forgotten?"
I've done so much for you. When you were just six...
you drunkard father smashed your mother's head
He was also looking for you... your mother's body was lying inside the hut
"If not for me, you'd be lying there, torn apart, like your mother"
Bitch!
Chameli! Have you gone deaf?
"Why don't you tell him? - Always trying to belittle me, swine"
You saved me and made me a whore! - I wasn't an industrialist...
"to offer you a scholarship. I was a pimp, so I made you a whore"
You are breathing because of me
I sweat it out and you live off me
You saved me just once
But I feed you and your family every day
You can't let me down
Don't get me killed. Why don't you tell him?
Bastard! You're trying to kill me
You have no idea. My life's at stake
Naik is sick
You'd rather die. Why me?
"Sir, reason with her"
"Naik's very influential, sir. I can't turn him down"
I have taken money from him... I even spent it
God is witness. I've never been dishonest in my dealings
All right... enough!
His name? - Naik. He's a corporator
He's an eccentric. He won't heed a nobody like me
"Sir, I'm screwed. Now I only have you, sir"
Call him
Give it to Anna!
Hello Anna? It's about your girl...
This cop has his gun on my balls
"Anna, I know I got a filthy tongue"
"I'm having a spell of bad luck. For all my dealings, I'm screwed!"
"Damn! Anna, I'm a vermin"
"Anna, it's a request. Please heed me"
Talk to the policeman. He's on line... hang on
"Talk to him, sir. He's holding on"
"Yes, Mr Naik?"
"Praise the Lord. I'm fine, thanks"
"Mr Naik, I have a small request"
"This girl, Chameli..."
get off her back
Leave her alone
"Remember this much, Mr Naik"
If I lose my mind...
"you know, the Kurla case..."
Right
So now?
There you are
The Kurla case? I'll settle that case for you
I'll talk to Harshad and Bansi. Don't worry about that
The Chaveli case...?
Right
Just consider that I've fallen for her
All right?
Bye
On Tuesday
"Well, Mr Kapoor..."
Lay off
Your job's done. My wife will divorce me if I don't get back
One moment
It's her
Want me to drop you?
"Adsule, tell that pimp"
"If he messes again, I'll flay him alive"
I'm screwed...
My hat!
"This is how life is, sir"
Isn't it?
Want something to eat?
"It has stopped raining, sir"
Sir...
give me your address before you leave
"I've got to return your money, you see"
I won't come personally
I know. You must have a family
lt'll give you a bad name
"I'll send Johnny, okay?"
"You can leave, if you wish to"
"C'mon, sir. You stood by me all this while..."
this is the least I can do
"I talk too much, don't I? I'll keep quiet now"
"Whatever you say, sir, you spent the night with a hooker"
If your wife gets to know...
that you were with a girl from the red-light district...
"she's going to be very angry, right?"
She's going to be very angry
She'll kick up a storm
She'll take the first flight to Bhopal
To her mother's house
She'll ask for a divorce
But I'll make her see reason. And she'll even understand
She'll start laughing
It was all...
it was all my mistake
Because I was so stubborn...
Is she dead?
Yes
Because of me. Only because of me
I could have telephoned the doctor
The doctor had said seven days. So seven days it could've been
We could have waited
I was very stubborn
Despite the heavy rains...
Life had begun again
But there was surely a difference
A drenched evening...
When I got home after that night...
I got out Neha's picture
The picture I had buried in my heart on her death
I admitted to myself that day...
that I forever grieve her loss
"The next day, I called Neha's father"
I don't know why we hadn't spoken to each other after Neha's death
"Father, this is Aman here"
"Is everything okay, son? - Oh yes, everything's okay"
Are you still sitting?
"No, I'm standing"
Grief doesn't just bring people together...
it even drives them apart. We were distanced from each other...
as if we didn't want to share our grief together
"I thought I'd visit Bhopal. - Certainly, do come down"
"Chameli was right. This is how life is, Sir"
"If this is how it is... well, that's the way it is"
I hired a cab when I left my office
The cabbie asked where I wanted to go
How about going with me?
Not just yet. - Why not?
What are you thinking about?
Let's go
But there ought to be love
Damn! Burnt my hand!
A drenched evening...
"with someone who exudes a fragrance"
She's sold for a pittance
"She's famous, yet infamous"
I wonder...
what's gotten into me today
I wonder...
why I miss her
I now think of her...
"the past moments, I clutch on to"
"Those moments that are lost to me..."
and the dreams we share...
I wonder...
what's gotten into me today
I wonder...
why I miss her
CHAMELI
"Is she a light, or a fire..."
or is she a lamp?
She has to burn slowly...
and tread on as she does...
"At some place, today and in the days to come..."
she shall continue to burn...
"fading away from sight, before her time"
Why do I miss her...?
A drenched evening...
"with someone who exudes a fragrance"
She's sold for a pittance