Life is like a game.
Rules are its beauty.
Rule 1,
and probably the only rule.
You have to enter the field and play.
You don't have a choice.
From the moment you understand this,
your Test begins.
Dada!
How could you lose so badly?
If you'd played aggressively, we could have at least had a chance to win.
Yeah, like you're a big coach! Get going!
It's time for school.
What happened?
Why didn't you stay at the hotel with the team?
I could have sent you the car.
…the captain not in favour of the star player's presence in the team anymore.
Manoj. You know how he is.
Don't start as soon as he comes down.
- Sir! - I tried warning you.
Your choice.
It's very important, sir.
Good morning, sir. Should I send an official email to the team manager
about last night?
Mute the television!
It's endlessly droning on.
The TV will get tired.
- Phew! - For Dad?
Why? Are you trying to kill me?
Right, at least you could save up on insulin costs.
Dada! My birthday is in two days!
- You remember, right? - What's with calling him Dada?
Call him "Dad." Otherwise, he'll forget that as well.
Okay. Dad.
The match is over, right? Dad! Look at me!
Adi, don't irritate me.
Move.
Arjun!
It's Adi's first selection match today.
Good luck, Adi.
Play well, okay? And play fair.
- Thanks, Dada. Bye, Grandpa. Bye, Mom. - Bye.
Sir, there's an informal committee meeting at the pavilion café this evening.
They want you to attend it.
The veteran player has been struggling for runs,
and failing to score a century in over two years.
Hey, I asked you to fill the pot with water not the whole street.
Don't waste it!
If he plays, the pressure is on Pakistan, not us.
Madam, we must definitely give this opportunity to Arjun.
Is this Arjun's last match for the Indian team?
Gee, I've been saying that he should not play this match at all.
Enough. Enough.
Two years of playing and losing for India is enough.
Good morning.
Looks like the Legend's story is over.
Who is going to save Test Cricket now?
Didn't you vow you'll never speak to me last night?
You're the one who got angry, refused biryani and went to sleep.
Not me! Who's talking to you?
Correct. You shouldn't talk.
Arjun averages 61.2 in Test Cricket,
India's most successful batsman ever!
Successful. Understand?
Talking about your ex-boyfriend pisses you off, huh?
The doctor appointment is fixed for 6:30 this evening.
All the drama is for this, right?
Not bad! You remember.
Of course, I remember. Did you take your tablet?
Do I get biryani tonight, at least?
Biryani? I'll join.
Okay. It's late for school.
I'll meet you at the clinic this evening.
Arjun, schoolmate! Not boyfriend!
How are you Bharani? Long time!
I'm good.
I went to Tirupathi!
Okay. Don't leave just like that.
I've kept idlis in the hotbox. Both of you eat and leave.
Okay.
Bharani, the main door is not shutting properly.
- Please remind him to take care of it. - I'll tell him.
Hey, Kumudha!
I told you to go to the Putlur Amman Temple on Friday. Did you?
I'll definitely go this Friday.
How many times do I have to tell you?
You can't just keep dreaming about having a baby!
I'm trying to help you! Your choice.
Why aren't you getting ready, Sara? Vivek has been calling me non-stop.
- Wait, I need to show you something. - It's here?
Yes, I finished the final assembly last night.
Did you spend so many lakhs on this?
Hey, don't be foolish!
Forget the money. Focus on the mission.
This is not only going to change our lives, but this entire country.
Fine, whatever. Let's go meet Vivek.
Cool down, man! Sit.
Sit!
Playing a cricket match with our enemy is anti-national.
The curtains will close on a dramatic Test Series between India and Pakistan…
- How is the canteen, Bharani? - It's going well, sir.
Then, why haven't you paid us the interest in nine months?
Sir, we had to buy new equipment for the canteen.
The funds are thin now. That's why we were late.
Bloody, bastard.
You sold the canteen to someone and have the audacity to lie to us.
Do we look like fools to you?
- Hello! - Show some respect!
We have only taken a loan. We haven't absconded.
Why don't you try?
Kutty.
Saravanan, right?
That scientist who is supposedly making petrol from water.
Hydro fuel.
You took money from us to develop the canteen.
And used it to get your project approved by the Industries Secretary, Meiyappan.
I know where our money goes.
Brother, they are here!
Close their account.
Get me the money.
Sir, that Mylapore property?
Once they approve the project--
Kutty, you know me.
I don't do business with liars.
You take care of this.
Greetings, Dimello sir!
How are you?
Tea, coffee?
Thank you!
Sorry, Dharmesh! I'm early.
No problem, sir. Tell us.
This is the last India vs Pakistan Test Match.
There's no bigger game than this in the world.
We can make a lot of money.
One spot fixing is worth 500 crores!
We have identified three players in our team.
Try to set one of them.
You took it to develop your canteen and gave it away!
Why are you doing this here? We can hear you shouting inside.
All of you leave.
Sir, they are getting angry if I ask for the property.
Sir, how could 25 lakhs become 50 lakhs?
Money or property doesn't matter. You brought them here.
You take care of it. Settle the dues in two days.
They don't spare anyone.
Great player!
- Who is great? - Arjun, sir.
He was.
Not now.
I asked the Bombay Team as per your orders, sir.
There have been four murders in the last two weeks, sir.
One of the four was the head of Madras betting syndicate, sir.
Dimello's man.
So, they will need a new head for the Chennai syndicate.
Dimello will be in Chennai soon. Keep me posted.
Sure, sir.
It will be a deal worth 50,000 crores.
This Test Match is going to be a big test for all of us.
Come on, Adi!
How are you going to arrange the money?
Sara.
He's not like before, Mary.
He has let go of his project completely.
The canteen is also doing well.
Okay. I'll take leave.
Call me after you see the doctor.
- Enough! Enough! - Go, go away!
Go!
Dada! Dada!
Tell me, Javed sir.
You also get out like your father!
One ball, four runs to win. Come on, Adi!
Boundary, boundary!
- Wicket, wicket! Yay! - Stupid shot!
Super! Super! Yay!
You are the best!
There are only two days for the match.
Why is there a meeting now?
Okay. I'll come.
Arjun!
It's been so long since you came to our school ground.
All's well?
I'm good, Arumugam.
Now that you have come here, your luck is going to turn.
In the next match, your form will be back.
You'll get that century and chase out those Pakistani boys!
Surely!
You played well. You had the right idea.
Keep working on your backfoot game.
Adi!
Don't feel bad. This is only your first selection match.
- Simple matter? - Salt water!
Thank you, miss.
- Bye, miss. - Bye.
Who is that coach?
She thinks you played well.
Your team lost because of you.
Go.
Reverse sweep, it seems, reverse sweep!
Fuel cell stack technology.
Also known as hydrofuel.
In simple terms, we are getting this from water.
So, no smoke from our vehicles.
Only steam.
Zero pollution.
In three years,
our State will have the lowest per capita carbon footprint in the country.
A similar man made claims that he could make fuel from plants.
No one knows what happened to him.
Now, here you are showing us this strange battery.
- Mr Meiyappan. - Sir.
Did you see the full presentation?
He's a double doctorate holder from MIT. Let him finish.
- Please go ahead. - Thank you, sir.
It costs an average of Rs. 2500, Rs. 3500 to fuel a two-wheeler every month.
This technology will reduce that to Rs. 500.
Tamil Nadu will be the leader in fuel cell technology in the country.
- Maybe, even the world. - Very impressive!
If you make it a reality, the future looks very bright!
Are you ready for it?
I'm absolutely ready, sir. We are all set.
Mr Meiyappan, finish the documentation and formalities in two days.
We will announce the project on Thursday.
- Yes, sir. - Thank you, sir.
Did they tell you when you are due?
No. Not yet.
Kumudha Saravanan. You can go in.
The treatment has worked well for both of you.
His sperm count is also good now.
And your PCOS is under control.
When can we do the procedure, doctor?
Any time, discuss it with Saravanan and let me know.
We can do it next Monday.
Okay.
They will inform you about the formalities outside.
Ask them.
- Thank you, Doctor. - Kumudha!
Because of your previous miscarriage,
it has taken nine months for this treatment to work.
I am not sure if it will work again.
Don't miss your supplements and hormone injections.
And most importantly, don't stress yourself.
This might be your last chance.
Sir, they are all here, sir.
- RS? - He's here, sir
Arjun! Arjun! Arjun! Arjun!
Sorry, Dada, had to take a personal call.
Why did you ask me to come, sir?
No doubt,
you've been one of India's best batsmen for years.
But for the last two seasons, you are out of form.
We think it's best you retire.
Are you finished, sir?
Did you know?
Yes, the decision was unanimous.
What about my captain?
That Ajith kid has averaged 70 plus this domestic season.
And he has sat it out for two series!
I have to be fair to the young chap.
And the media is piling on the pressure.
Media pressure?
Do you remember what I did for you when you were failing?
I demoted myself.
I changed my position. I gave you my spot.
You are here because of me, man.
RS, I never thought you'd do this.
- Dada! - Not like this.
Not after everything I've done for you.
For this team. For my country.
Please try to understand, Arjun.
Don't get emotional about this.
Fine.
Why wait till the match finishes?
Gentlemen, I quit right now.
- I'll give the press statement. - Dada, please.
It will become a big issue if you go to the press.
Arjun, please listen to me.
Arjun.
This will give Pakistan a psychological edge. You know that, right?
You should have thought of that before you did this, coach.
Am I getting emotional?
How could you people do this to me?
On my ground?
In my home?
Kumudha! What are the test results?
Kumudha, I had an important meeting. It got late. Sorry!
Did I do this on purpose?
Of course, you did this on purpose.
You don't want to be a father, right?
Hey, sorry!
I'm really sorry, Kumudha.
Please. Sorry.
Sorry. Really sorry.
You know how important this is to me, right?
I know, I know.
Please.
What did the doctor say?
She said we're ready for the procedure.
Day after tomorrow, your first extraction is on Wednesday.
Done.
We need to pay five lakhs on Thursday.
I've told them we can do the procedure next Monday.
We have to pay this Thursday?
- Yes! Why? - Nothing! We'll pay.
One more thing,
once this is done, let's shift to my father's house.
I feel like living there.
Of course. Why not?
Anyway, why did you fix the procedure on Monday? Is it auspicious?
Like that matters to me.
That's when the Test match ends.
Cricket fanatic!
Which country are both of you planning to save?
Mom! I am not going to school tomorrow.
- What's the matter with you now? - All my classmates are teasing me.
They say Dad is the reason India lost.
You played a stupid shot, Adi.
- That is why they are teasing you. - That was not a stupid shot, Dada.
There was no one in third man.
I knew he would bowl on the leg side.
That's the reason I tried the reverse sweep.
You have never played T20 matches.
How would you know?
Gotten so smart?
You are teaching me.
You should have been whacked on your head and raised right.
Shut up and eat.
You need to be at home for that, Arjun.
I should have whacked him on the head and raised him.
Tell me!
The meeting just finished.
- Your drama worked out. - What do you mean?
RS made a U-turn after you left.
He doesn't want any changes until the series finishes.
But one thing, Arjun.
The committee doesn't like how you acted in the meeting.
We are going to choose the final Playing XI in this Wednesday's meeting.
Until then, your position is not guaranteed.
Clear?
Sir, the agency called.
They want to renegotiate the terms on the endorsement deals.
Also, a Vivek from the High Court Lawyers Association called--
- Get the PRO on the line. - Okay, sir.
Is Dad still angry with me?
Adi, nothing like that.
Good morning, Adi.
- Do you have practice today? - No.
Have a great day, okay.
Bye, Dad.
Everything set, sir.
Madam, there are rumours that there is a misunderstanding between the Board
and Arjun, is that true?
There are lots of fans who are shocked to hear about his retirement.
What is the answer for them, ma'am?
Get Coach on the line.
Madam, you quit your acting career for him.
Will you make a comeback?
Sir, what is happening?
- Who did this? - Did you speak to anyone?
Why would I?
- Then, how did the press get to know? - How should I know?
- Someone in committee should've leaked. - Arjun! What's happening?
Don't jump to conclusions, Arjun.
I can't do this, sir. I have to go to the press.
Let the public know how the Board is treating me.
Don't do anything stupid. I'll investigate. Give me some time.
I don't have time.
Looks like your classmate has retired.
100% fake news. No chance!
Look at the TV!
Don't these reporters have brains?
Won't they even spare a child?
Wait a moment!
Come here. Sit down.
Sit for a moment. Please.
How does it matter to us whoever retires?
How can you get so worked up over such small things?
Kumudha. Let me ask you one thing.
Answer calmly, okay?
Do you really know Arjun?
No, no.
Does Arjun know you?
You say that you've known him for years. You're such a big fan.
But I have never met him.
That's my doubt.
I think maybe you know Arjun like I know Aishwarya Rai.
Understood, Mr Scientist.
Good job.
I've calmed down.
Okay. I'll leave?
- Eat and go. - I have an important meeting.
Fine. I'll eat and go.
Good that you are scared.
Very scared!
I am going to turn 34, Mary!
The doctor said it's now or never.
This is my last chance.
Is Sara okay with the procedure?
Why should he be okay with it? I am definitely going to do it.
I can't wait anymore.
His only job is to get the money.
I'll take care of the rest.
Come, let's play.
Hey, Prem! What about me?
- You're not playing. - Why?
Aren't you a coward like your father?
Don't talk about my father like that.
Your father retired because he is afraid of Pakistan.
You should also retire.
Hey! Say sorry!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Say sorry. Only then I'll leave you.
- Adi! - Say it! Say it!
Fight! Fight!
Your father is a coward.
- Adi. Stop it. Adi. - I won't! What will you do?
Get up. Won't you get up?
Sir! What are you doing?
- You're going to hit a child! - I haven't hit him?
- You would have if I didn't stop you. - Don't overreact.
This is my class. I'll take care of it. Don't interfere.
I will. What will you do?
Come, Adi.
He will hit a child, and I should ignore it.
Loser, loser, loser.
No, Sara. The thought of Kutty--
Stop droning on with the same issue.
- We have to wait till we get the money. - You are underestimating them.
They are dangerous.
Hey! How many times do I need to call you?
- Greetings, sir! - Bastard! Won't you pick up the phone?
- I was busy. - With what shit?
If you're busy, you'd switch off your phone?
We told you we would pay in two days. Why are you harassing us?
You, scientist!
No one's talking to you. I know you're not worth a penny.
- Sit. - Hey!
Who are you guys? Why are you making a ruckus here?
Whatever it is, take it to the canteen.
Shall I call the police?
Canteen?
Hey, scientist! You're such a big con man.
- You have fooled the entire town. - We told you that we will pay.
Look at this. The scientist is getting angry.
I am speaking to you. Get out of here.
- Get lost! - What did you say?
Get me my phone. Give it to me.
- Idiots! - Bharani.
I trusted you and gave you the money.
The money has to be paid tomorrow.
If not, get me the document.
Okay? Pick up my calls.
Start the car.
How many times do I need to warn you?
You're dropping children at home.
Buying them ice cream and chocolates. Why do you keep doing this?
Ma'am, how is this relevant?
Instead of enquiring the PT who hit a child, you're enquiring me.
It is relevant.
The parents have given an official written complaint.
What are you saying, ma'am?
Is it wrong to be affectionate? Are they our children only
- if we give birth to them? - Exactly!
You are only a teacher to the students, not their mother.
Kumudha.
Sit down.
I know how much you have suffered without a mother.
I also know how much you desire to become a mother.
But, there is a limit to this.
Miss. Sorry, miss.
You got scolded by the principal only because of me.
Should students be the only ones to get a scolding?
- Teachers also get scolded. - But you got a big scolding!
Adi!
Simple matter?
Salt water.
- Haven't left yet? - The driver's not here.
Call your mother.
Miss, the driver is always late.
She didn't pick up.
Okay, come. I will drop you off myself.
What? Are you also going to give me advice?
You come.
Want some chocolates?
Thank you, miss!
Hey! Take your bag!
Shall I open it?
- Shall I? - Open it!
Yay! Six. I win!
- Cheating, miss! Cheating! - What cheating?
- Dad, be careful. - Grandpa!
What happened to you?
Nothing. Your father tried to give me coffee yesterday, no?
Side effects!
Kumudha! It's been a very long time.
- How are you? - I am good, Uncle. How are you?
Just dehydration!
I'll be okay soon. Sit.
Grandpa. You know Miss Kumudha?
She's my first class teacher.
My favourite!
Do I know her?
I have known her since she was as old as you.
Her father was my close friend.
Mr Manickam.
You've never told me this in all these years.
Arjun, you must have definitely forgotten.
Uncle, it's been 14 years since we met.
When he hit his first century at Lord's Match,
you came home to gift the bat to my father.
That's when we last met.
What? First century bat?
- I want to see it, Miss. - Definitely.
- Promise? - Promise.
Sorry, Kumudha. I didn't recognise you at school that day.
- Schoolmate. - Schoolmate?
Mr Manickam is the first person to recognise your father's talent.
His daughter is your class teacher, Kumudha miss.
You did this.
My father is unwell because of you.
Sorry, he's a bit preoccupied.
No, it's okay. I'll leave now, Uncle.
Thank you so much.
No problem. I'll see you at school. Okay?
Anything that happens to my father, it's on the Committee.
You got it?
It's on the Committee.
If you switch on the motor, can't you switch it off?
How many times to tell you?
Who has to do all of this?
Why haven't you repaired this yet?
Before that woman sees me again, let's go to the temple.
The day after tomorrow, let's pay the clinic,
leave that night and go stay at Putlur.
We will finish the rituals in the morning and I will go to school from there.
Why did you switch off your phone?
The phone died.
Guess where I am coming from?
Why so quiet?
Kumudha, please come here.
I went to my ex-boyfriend's house.
That's why I am late.
What? Don't you believe me?
Please sit for a moment. We need to talk.
- Don't panic, just listen! - Why? What happened?
I asked you not to panic.
Okay, tell me.
There's a problem with the canteen licence.
We need to pay 50 lakhs in two days!
Fifty lakhs?
We also need to pay for the IVF, right?
What are you going to do, Sara?
We can use your father's Mylapore house documents.
Both our problems will be solved Kumudha, please.
My father warned me.
I should have just listened to him.
I know you will do anything to play cricket, Arjun.
But the game you're playing with the media is not right.
The truth is that you have lost your form.
Your time in cricket is over.
That's all!
Cricket is my life, sir.
I don't know anything other than cricket.
So, can you play till the end of your life?
Look, Arjun.
You have achieved everything.
Everyone has to stop one day.
But that day has not come.
I can't leave cricket right now.
Not as a loser.
I can't.
I want one more chance to make India win.
For India to win or for you to win?
No cricketer can answer that question.
At war, does a soldier fight to save his country
or his own life?
I am a soldier, sir!
They are both the same to me.
I have to play this match!
Dada, where's my gift?
Happy birthday, Adi.
Thanks! Where's my gift?
Shall we give it, Arjun?
Yay!
What is this, Mom?
Wow!
Special edition World Cup bat.
Everyone has signed it.
RS also!
Thank you, Mom. Thank you, Dada.
Best gift ever! Grandpa! Look at my gift.
Happy birthday, Kumudha!
For this, right? Take it.
This is our last chance, Sara!
You have the knack of getting me on your side.
Hello. Yes, tell me.
Adi is very adamant.
Please come to the birthday party for a while.
I actually wanted to come myself. I'll be there for sure.
- Happy birthday, Sister! - Thank you, Bharani.
Tonight, Adi's birthday party is happening at Arjun's house.
I'll send you the address. Pick me up there.
Do you believe me now?
I'll come and see for myself, and then believe you!
Okay then, the biryani plan is cancelled tonight.
Hey, teacher. Why so strict?
Hello! Then I'll have to go to another shop. Hello!
We have tried to pressure Arjun from the High Court Association.
He's refused to meet with us.
He's not attending calls from any unknown numbers.
WhatsApp? Telegram?
No.
Let this go, Brother. It's too risky.
If we mess it up, the Syndicate will kill us.
100 crores, Vivek!
This is our chance to play in the big leagues.
Do you want to let that go?
I won't let it go.
Source his private number somehow.
Dharmesh, he owns a jewellery shop.
There's no intel on him so far, sir.
Not much to gather from our enquiries either.
Just some hawala business. That's all.
We don't know why Dimello's men met with him.
They've got a Head for the Chennai syndicate.
Start tracking all their calls.
Who they talk to, where they stay, what they eat, where they sleep, everything.
I want to know everything.
- Sir. - Yes, sir!
Sara, I gave the document to Vivek.
All our problems will end today.
I was so tense, you know.
Phew!
Tomorrow, we will meet the Minister. Sign and announce the project.
We'll get the money from Pramod. Settle Dharmesh's loan.
Give the document to Sister. Pay the clinic.
Celebrate with four strong drinks!
You know what your uncle said before he passed away?
Why do you need dreams? Just get a job!
Other than Kumudha, everyone thought I was crazy!
- Sara! Tomorrow everything will-- - No.
Anyone who thinks beyond marriage, kids, a car, a house, must be crazy.
Can getting up in the morning, packing meals, dragging ourselves to an office,
paying loans, rents, school fees, EMI, be called living?
This world needs crazy people.
Otherwise, we would still be wild animals playing with flint stones in the forest.
Like Kerouac said,
the only people are the mad ones.
Only they will dream about tomorrow's world today.
That day will come.
My day will come.
On that day, we will be there! High up there.
In that building that touches the sky.
I will admire Kumudha looking at the world from up there.
Sara, don't you need to go pick her up?
What? What's the time?
Won't you tell me?
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Adi
Happy birthday, to you
Arjun!
I don't know what to say, Kumudha.
I am not a coach to comment on your form.
If my father were here, he would have never given up on you.
I hope everything works out for you, Arjun!
See you.
Kumudha.
Thank you so much for this.
When I came home to meet Coach, he did not say a word about my century.
He had written down all my mistakes
and pointed out each one of them.
It hurt me a lot.
I got angry
and stopped talking to him after that.
That's why, even when he passed away…
I should have been there, Kumudha.
I am really, really sorry.
Today, the whole world is speaking about my mistakes.
Ask my son.
He has a big list.
If Coach had been here today, he would have given me the right guidance.
I've asked my father,
why is Arjun so special?
You know what he said?
Many people play cricket.
Money, status, fame, everyone has a reason to do it.
But, only Arjun
played for the love of the game.
The best!
If you show him a crore, shoot a bullet, or bowl a ball at him,
he will be blind to the money.
He will let the bullet pierce through his heart.
And focus only on that ball.
Because cricket is his life.
My father said he had to give up on cricket because of a personal crisis.
But even in the biggest crisis, Arjun will never give up on cricket.
And cricket will never give up on him.
I was like that, Kumudha.
I don't know if that's true, anymore.
I don't understand why I play anymore.
Sara!
Sara?
Arjun. My schoolmate.
Saravanan, my husband.
- Pleasure. - Hey, pleasure to meet you too.
Kumudha and her father used to talk a lot about you.
In fact, she is your craziest fan.
So, you're not a fan?
I don't have the time!
We met for the first time at one of your Test matches.
2007, Chepauk!
College romance?
RD 350! That's why you haven't let go of that bike?
Sentiment, sir!
But this on the other hand. 2981 CC petrol engine,
that generates 444 horsepower, with 530 Newton metres of torque,
with a max speed of 308 kilometres per hour. Right?
Sponsors gifted it for Man of the Tournament.
Then, it must be three years old.
Spot on.
Actually, it's time for this to retire too, you know?
All petrol engines, all fuel engines.
Are you an expert?
Alternative automotive fuel tech, fuel cell!
- Interesting! - Yeah.
Where did you graduate?
MIT.
MIT? Manipal campus?
Massachusetts!
Boston? Wow!
What are you doing now?
- He runs a canteen. - Interesting.
Let's leave.
Padma and Adi.
Hey! Happy birthday.
- What do you say? - Thank you.
Spot on.
All the best for the match, Arjun!
Thank you.
If I play.
Javed sir just called. You are playing tomorrow!
Yay! Congrats, Dad.
Hey, congratulations.
Lady Luck is still with you!
Don't let go of her this time.
Let's leave.
Thanks again for this, Kumudha. Really.
Adi. Isn't it lovely?
Adi. This was my coach.
Arjun's such a lucky man.
He has everything.
Hey! You have me.
We will also get everything.
I believe so.
I trust you.
You have a knack of getting me on your side.
Can I take your order, sir?
Two mutton biryanis.
Sir, this is a coffee shop.
We don't serve biryani.
Hey, why are you trying to hide?
Oh, her! Karpagam! Karpagam!
What are you doing?
Good morning! A historic day dawns upon us as India and Pakistan prepare to lock on
at the hallowed ground of Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.
Welcome to this epic showdown!
The Freedom City's final, the city stands in perfect balance.
A thrilling 2-2 deadlock. This is it. The grand finale.
And the stakes couldn't be higher.
This rivalry transcends sport, its history…
So you're not going to school.
…culture and national pride all rolled into a single cricket match.
Absolutely, Navin. Twenty-five years, a quarter of a century has passed
since these two titans last clashed here.
The echoes of that legendary match still reverberate.
It's the home ground of local hero Arjun Venkatraman.
He's under a lot of pressure.
But his record in this ground is phenomenal.
Kumudha, not going to class?
…making his debut today.
Hey, you also!
…as they step on to the sun-baked pitch for the all-important toss.
We'd like to bat first.
Watch the match later. Start making tea.
Today, history hangs heavy in the air
as the new generation of heroes take the field.
Who will seize the glory? Who will write their name
in fire upon this momentous occasion.
We are about to find out.
Mahsood and Vazis stride out to open the inning for Pakistan.
They're very well known for their aggression on the pitch.
It's the debutant Veer with a new ball for India.
What a moment for them to remember.
Here comes the first ball of the Freedom Series.
Decider. First ball away, and a booming cover drive down to the ground.
Oh, dear! A misread from Arjun. The ball squats away for four runs.
A disappointing start for India in the field.
Wazir pulls with all his might.
An excellent shot. The ball races for the boundary.
Wazir comes down the track, a massive 6-2 ender.
Breathtaking over.
We can't do anything with this!
Your father-in-law has put a clause that you can't sell the house.
We didn't want to use this to get a loan, sir.
We gave it to you because you asked.
We had no clue there was such a clause until you told us.
It's his wife's property, right?
Is he clueless?
When will he get a child, when to sell the property--
- Hey! - Hey!
Kutty!
This is a waste of time.
Get the money somehow.
Take them away.
Dharmesh sir.
I have an important meeting this evening.
We'll get the money once it's done.
You're meeting
that secretary?
Yes.
Okay.
I will give you one day.
The money has to come tomorrow.
Without settling our account,
you cannot get your project approved.
Call that secretary.
Welcome back after the tea break.
Pakistan are 195 for no loss.
They have dominated the first two sessions.
Veer from the pavillion end. And clean ball!
The Pakistan captain walked back, a stunned expression on his face.
Edged and gone Nitish strikes a brilliant delivery.
And that's a poor shot from Sharjeel.
A bouncer… And an easy catch from Veer!
Bold! Kharthik gets his man!
This is a dream spell for the Indian ballers.
Wow! What a dramatic turnaround today.
One Pakistan was so good in the first two sessions.
But India fought back brilliantly in the final session.
Pakistan are 280 for 4 at the end of day one.
Your problems won't end until you go to the temple.
Tomorrow's Friday.
Look at this. We're going. I am waiting for Sara.
Great! At least you thought of it now.
Travel safe.
But something is wrong with the people around Saravanan. Watch out!
Sir, we have submitted the project reports, files and everything.
What is the problem?
How can 50 lakhs be enough for a 5,000-crore project?
What do you mean?
It will take five crores! Start to arrange the money.
Sir. I've put my complete life on hold for this project.
Please.
Where will I go for five crores?
What can I do, Sara?
We have to do this to move files in Delhi.
What, sir? This is injustice. How can you do this at the last minute?
I also want to help you.
- Why don't you bring a more useful proje-- - Useful project?
No problem, sir.
Let's drop this project for now.
You get the clearance from the centre and tell me.
Sir, sir…
Who is that idiot?
My project is going to change the fate of this country!
He discarded it in a second.
Crook!
My project is useless?
If he says, I'll drop the project?
Huh?
I'll go to Delhi. I'll go to every minister in this country.
Stop blabbering, Sara. What are we going to tell to Kutty, now?
I don't know. Don't ask me. I don't know.
Sara, please listen to me. Let's go back to our home town.
Leave tonight with Kumudha.
When I went to America,
I thought I would change the world like Steve Jobs.
Do you want me to give up on that?
Kumudha stood by me all these years, trusting that I would win one day.
You want me to tell her that we should run away?
Please listen to me, Sara.
Kutty won't leave us alone.
You go, Bharani.
I can't.
Is he sleeping?
Thanks for arranging the gift, Paddu.
I totally forgot,
as usual.
How does it matter who does it?
I didn't do it, right?
You do everything.
If you weren't there, this family would have broken long ago.
Look!
Only my signature is not there.
Huh?
Maybe, it's a sign.
What happened?
Very tough day.
The youngsters somehow brought us back.
They're ready to give their lives for the team.
Like me.
My team is in safe hands.
For the first time in my life…
I am scared.
What do you mean?
I don't know.
I am not sure.
Maybe it's time.
Wait, coming.
I've told you a hundred times to fix that door.
We should have paid the clinic today, Sara. Where did you go?
How many times to call you?
Did you drink?
I'm asking you. Answer!
Yes, yes. I drank!
What will you do?
If the teacher orders, I must stand. If the teacher orders, I must eat.
If the teacher orders, I must become a father.
What?
Hey, wait! Why are you running away?
Can I tell you a joke?
Let's talk tomorrow. Move.
- Can I tell you a joke? - Sara, let's talk tomorrow.
Your father's very smart, Kumudha.
He said he'll come back as your child, right? That's why.
He's willed all his property to himself.
What hellhole is this?
The door is missing!
Who are you? Who do you want?
Him! The guy who is sleeping like a king.
We want him. Get up!
Hey, wait. Leave him.
- Sara! Wake up. - He's sloshed.
Hasn't sobered up yet.
- Sara… - Annoying noise.
That idiot trusted this man to escape with him. Bharani is such a fool!
How do you run a family with this fraud?
Show some respect.
Why are you here?
What scientist?
Seems like your wife is as annoyingly inquisitive as you.
Sara. Who is this?
What are they talking about?
Nothing. You go inside.
Nothing?
I will clearly tell you.
You know that project where he is making petrol out of water.
I've given him money to get that approved.
For the project?
Not for the canteen?
Yes, you got the point! It's been nine months since he closed the canteen.
He's been fooling
- all of us like he fools you. - Sara…
Waste of your time to look at him like this.
He's not even worth a penny.
Your father knew this when he wrote his will.
Hey, stop moving.
We are going to take you.
Not her.
- For now. - Come.
Sara, we have to pay the clinic today.
Oh, yes!
You have that also, right?
Give me the 50 lakhs,
then take your husband and have your child.
Let's leave.
Sir, we are late.
- The lack of form… - Watch TV later.
Your father will scold you.
Today, Arjun might be facing his final chance.
His last--
Dada.
Dada, can I come to the match today?
Are you kidding? No.
You bunked school yesterday also.
Go to school.
Please, Dada.
I have to watch you play on the ground today.
Adi, don't annoy me.
It's a big day for me.
Grandpa is also not well.
Dad needs to focus on his game, okay.
- I don't have time for this. - Please, Dad.
Dad. Please.
You're going to get whacked!
Leave now.
Shanthi. Get him going to school.
- Adi, go to school. - Wait.
Please, Dad.
Dada!
Adi, can't talk to your father like that. Come.
- Arjun, sir. - Yeah, who is this?
- I'm speaking from Bombay. - Who are you?
How did you get this number?
I have a proposal for you, Arjun sir.
Whatever it is, call my manager after the match.
This proposal is useless after the match, Arjun sir.
You have work in this match.
Hey! Who the heck are you?
Think clearly, Arjun sir.
Your time is almost over.
We know this is your last match!
If you play the cards right--
Hey!
Bastard!
Shall I put the kit in the car?
- Do your bloody job, man! - Dad. Match?
Adi, I'll take you to the next match, please.
- Please, Dad. - Adi! Stop annoying me.
Go to school. Get him ready.
Don't you like me?
- What nonsense? - Then, why are you lying to me?
- Adi, it's time for school. - Leave me.
Isn't this your last match?
Adi, enough!
You're going to retire like my friends told me.
Adi! Shut up!
Nonsense!
- Are you a coward, Dad? - Adi!
Keeps on talking like he's so big for his boots!
Kumudha!
How much money do you have in your account?
I have around 50,000 rupees.
Go and withdraw that.
I have around 1.5 lakhs.
Another 3…
Did you hear from Sara?
I need to pay the clinic by half past 4:00.
Stop wasting my time with this nonsense.
They've taken away Sara, what are you blabbering?
What do you want me to do?
Do you have 50 lakhs?
No, right?
You still want me to trust him?
You go and withdraw the money.
I will go speak to the principal about a PF loan.
Welcome to the exciting day two of India Pakistan Test match.
Pakistan starts at 280/4.
And Rishab will start with the ball for India.
What a delivery! That's a massive blow for Pakistan.
Rishab's swing strikes early. That's the exact start they needed.
That's in the air…
And Abhinav takes it! That's a big wicket.
It's the last over of the session before we break…
And that's a poor shot and what a catch by Arjun in the slips.
What a collapse this has been for Pakistan.
Pakistan are bundled out for 369.
Veer definitely deserves a lot of credit for his 5 wicket haul…
Sir.
Dharmesh has called Arjun.
- From his number? - Yes, sir.
- Where is Arjun? - At home, sir.
At home?
- Arjun's not at the team hotel? - No, sir.
He made a special request since his father is not well.
Something is off.
Use this as a base and order a tap on Dharmesh's phone.
Yes, sir!
Sir, we have tried our best to fix Arjun.
We're not able to do it.
The match has started. Your chance is over.
Don't do anything anymore.
Shit!
Why have you brought them back?
I've told his wife to arrange the money.
Let him be here till she comes.
Kutty, this is your problem.
You settle the money to us.
How can I, sir?
If the deal goes awry, will it be on my account?
You're my partner.
We didn't want this from the beginning!
You did this to get that property. You handle it.
Sure, let me handle it.
Kutty, Kutty.
Vivek. Stop it.
Leave him.
- Stop it, Kutty. - How dare you hit me?
You're hitting me?
Look who's here, sir.
Kutty, have you moved from kidnapping to politics?
Nothing like that, sir.
They took money from the pawnbroker and are not returning it.
So?
So, you're playing the judge here?
Both of you leave.
Dharmesh Agarwal!
If you're dissatisfied with what you're making with jewels and hawala
and try to do some betting or fixing in cricket,
or even if you think about it, you're dead!
Clear?
Sir.
What is Kutty doing there?
Let's surveil him also.
You dropped Aditya at home even after I warned you.
Sorry, Kumudha.
I have to place you under suspension.
We're calling from Kanaa Fertility Clinic.
You have to clear the payment for the Monday IVF appointment by evening.
When will you be here?
Hello, Kumudha. Kumudha.
It's become a big problem!
Please don't come home.
Don't come home.
Don't come. Kumudha--
Hello. Hell--
Adi.
What are you doing here? Why haven't you gone home?
I won't go home, miss.
What happened, Adi?
My father hit me because I wanted to watch the match.
He doesn't like me, miss.
I definitely won't go home.
We are both having a very bad day.
Let's make it better.
It's a hot day at Chepauk.
Pakistan put up a score of 369.
Abhinand Shankar and Sanjay Sharma are out at the centre
opening the Indian innings.
Zafar will have the honour of bowling the first over
with the new ball.
A thick edge. Shankar manages to edge the ball, for a streaky double.
Lovely start for the Indian opener.
Bowled!
Zafar gets the breakthrough. Pakistan strikes early.
Faizal Ahmed walks in. And Sanjay Sharma on strike.
Cleaned him up.
A beauty of in-swinger from Humayun.
And Sanjay Sharma is clean bowled.
An excellent start for Pakistan.
India in deep, deep trouble at 2-2.
They really need Arjun to play a good innings here to save them.
There he is. Arjun finally walks out, bat in hand.
The weight of the world on his shoulders.
He hasn't been in the best of form lately.
And his performances in the last Tests weren't good.
You can hear the reaction from the Chepauk crowd.
The cheers sting with trepidation.
It's been a long road back for this legend.
He faces up to Wazir.
First ball.
Push and misses.
Arjun is still missing his rhythm.
There's visible tension in the Indian dugout
and in the faces of Chepauk fans.
He misses again!
He's facing some good pace here.
And the first few deliveries are not finding the middle of the bat.
The nerves are definitely showing for Arjun.
Meanwhile, Pakistan is charging with confidence.
Remember. This is a man fighting for more than just runs today.
He's fighting for his career and maybe his entire legacy.
And that's going to be an uphill task for him, considering the determination…
…now in the form of Zafar and Humayun.
Don't forget this is a man who has played 100 test matches for India
and he cannot discounted at any situation.
"Many people play cricket.
Money, fame, status, everyone has some reason or the other.
Only Arjun
played for the love of the game.
The best!
Glorious cover drive for a 4.
A flash of the old Arjun.
The crowd erupts for their home boy.
There's a flicker of hope ignited.
That's a great shot!
He has hammered the ball into the crowd.
Here comes the last ball of the day.
And nicely defended.
India, 93 for 2 at the end of day two.
Arjun remains not out at 48. And Ahmed is not out at 37.
Certainly, Sanjay. That's the end of day two.
And this is what we've been waiting for.
Arjun is back!
A statement innings in the making against an old enemy,
under impossible pressure.
This is the stuff legends have to…
Sara, go tell Kumudha. She will understand.
Both of you leave town.
I will talk to the lawyer and call you in the morning.
I'm sorry, Kumudha.
I shouldn't have started my project without telling you.
But I couldn't let my dream die as a dream.
When your family abandoned you,
my father sold everything and set up that canteen.
His body laid right there.
Even before the floor dried, you went and sold the canteen.
How selfish could you be?
- Leave it. - Take off your hand.
Let's talk later.
Let's go now.
You go.
Get lost forever, Sara.
What nonsense.
Who do I have other than you?
Where will I go?
Go anywhere.
Please,
leave me alone.
Don't speak without knowing what's happening.
It's not good for us to be here. Leave.
Stop shouting!
Adi is sleeping.
Aditya?
What is he doing here?
Okay, come. Let's drop him.
I'll drop him.
Let's not stay here.
This is my house. Why must I go?
I'm going to stay here from now on.
Not here!
Please listen to me. Trust me on this.
I trusted you when I was 24 years old.
I married you with that trust.
Since that first night, you've gone out of your way to fool me again and again.
I will not trust you anymore.
Hey, please listen to me patiently!
I should patiently listen to you?
I should patiently listen to you shouting at me?
Why?
For trying to save the country with your stupid fuel
and sending your father to his deathbed?
Or for all the days you drank your body into the drain
and let the town call me infertile?
I don't understand.
You're right.
But let's not talk about this now.
It's time for you to have your tablet.
Didn't have my tablet?
You mean, that's why I'm talking like a crazy woman?
Yes, I am crazy!
I will speak like a crazy woman.
What will you do?
What can you do?
Kumudha, no.
Have you ever thought about why do I have my anxiety tablets?
It's because of this fear that you and your project creates in me.
Some big Steve Jobs!
Big achiever!
I saw everything this morning, didn't I?
Some goon is saying he is going to take away your wife,
and you're just blankly looking at him.
Now, you want me to run away and hide.
Okay, leave this.
Aren't you ashamed?
Kumudha, don't…
Look at that.
You said Arjun's story is over.
Look at how he is winning.
It's not enough to dream about wanting everything.
You have to win.
Only if you win, you have talent.
Only the winner is great!
I put away my dream for ten years for your dream.
I am crazy.
Crazy!
What have I asked of you?
Don't!
A baby!
You… You can't… can't give me that.
How dare you call yourself a man!
So, you will hit him for that?
You caused this.
He ran away because you hit him.
I am scared.
Arjun.
Talk to the Commissioner.
If we go to the police,
they will make it a media circus.
What nonsense?
I'm torn that our son is missing.
You are talking about the media.
Are you out of your mind?
I'll talk to them.
Okay, okay. Okay.
I will talk to them.
- Hello! - Arjun sir?
- Who's this? - Your son Aditya is with us.
Where is he?
Who are you?
If you follow my orders in the match, nothing will happen to your son.
Hey.
Do you know who you are talking to?
The real test starts now!
Hello.
Hello, Sara.
Why aren't you picking up my calls? Have you left town?
We're at the Mylapore house.
Mylapore? What are you doing there?
Wait, listen to me.
Buy one bottle rum, tiffin for three, and get here soon.
Who are the three?
- Hello, Sara. - I'll talk later. Come fast!
Sara! Sara!
- Wait, wait. Don't shout. - Sara!
- I'm coming. - Sara!
Sara!
Sara, what are you doing?
Good morning.
Why have you locked the door?
Where is Adi?
Look!
Your legend!
Back to form! Huh?
Wow, what a player!
Only achievers are great, right?
Let's see how much your great man achieves today.
What nonsense?
What happened to you? Have you gone mad?
The patient one will rule the world.
Am I right, teacher?
Just patiently watch what happens today.
Sara, what are you doing?
Open the door.
I've given your number to the local police station.
They will contact you once they get information.
Paddu, whoever asks you, tell them
Adi has gone to his friend's place.
What's going on here?
What are you talking about?
Our son is missing.
You're leaving to play a match!
Adi will definitely return.
Trust me.
I have to play this match.
I hope you understand.
- Who are you? - I'm your big fan, sir.
- Where is Adi? - Did you see the Telegram message?
You've tied up a child.
Are you human?
- You want money, right? - Yes, I want money.
Because money is everything!
Who respects humans!
What do you want?
What do I want?
I need to win.
Sara! Who are you talking to?
Hey, hey. Don't panic.
Why are you acting crazy? Open the door, Sara!
Let me complete everything. Then you can lecture me.
Here.
Have some chocolate!
Are you fools?
You've directly reached out to the player.
We first tried Whatsapp and Telegram.
We couldn't get him.
Under pressure--
Okay.
The police only know that you called him.
They don't know what you spoke to him.
Leave everything. Don't contact me.
Brother! Our 50 crores deposit?
Sir, why have you debited 50 lakhs from my account?
I have big problems, Kutty. Don't bring these tiny things to me.
Sir, is 50 lakhs tiny to you?
This is very wrong, sir!
Hey, you are dead!
You think I'll let you go if you abscond.
You will die in my hands.
Hey, give the phone to Dharmesh.
You're a useless wastrel. You're ordering me?
Give him the phone, man!
Need to speak about match-fixing.
Sara.
Hey! Think I'm some small pawnbroker you can fool?
I've fixed Arjun.
He will get out in the first over.
Watch the match.
Welcome back to Day 3 of the action-packed showdown
between India and Pakistan.
We've got a treat for you today.
India is 93 for 2.
Arjun the charismatic batsman is in scintillating form
taking on the Pakistani bowling attacks, with finesse and precision.
Absolutely, Ravi.
Arjun seems to be seeing the ball like a football out there.
Leaving the Pakistani bowlers scratching their heads,
which is impeccable judgement at shot selection.
And India is on the driving seat.
Absolutely, it's a masterclass in batting from Arjun.
He's been completely in control
patiently waiting for the right balls to attack.
And dispatch them to the boundary with ease.
And here comes Zafar!
Arjun takes his guard, eyes focused and ready.
He leaves it!
It's a well left delivery.
A perfect outswinger.
But Arjun let's it go with confidence, knowing that his off stump is safe.
It's a classic set-up from Zafar.
We can expect an in-swinger in the next ball.
I'm sure Arjun knows it well.
Zafar charges in.
What's this? He's bowled.
It's an in-swinger.
…and the ball sneaks through his defence.
He's been clean bowled.
What a turn around, Sanjay! Arjun was looking so solid out there.
But the Pakistani bowler has got him with a clever change of pace and line.
That's cricket for you. Unpredictable.
And unforgiving.
What have we just witnessed here.
Arjun Venkatraman departs.
And a hush falls over the Chepauk crowd.
You could hear a pin drop.
A good knock brought to a sudden halt.
Arjun Venkatraman who was batting like a man possessed yesterday…
Why are you so quiet? What happened to your great man?
- Sara! Sara! - Wait, dude. I'm coming.
- Sara! - Bharani!
- Bharani, open this door. - Sister!
- Why have you locked her up? - Open the door.
Bharani, open it.
How did you fix him?
Do you trust me now?
How did you fix him?
Why do you care?
I've fixed him.
Shall we make a deal?
Tell me.
Arjun will follow one of your orders in tomorrow's match.
Close my loan and give me 50 lakhs.
This is too much!
Is 0.5% in your 100 crores deal too much?
Five lakhs advance.
You can send the rest after the fixing.
Then, send the house document to my lawyer's office.
Thank you.
What? How is it?
Do you understand now?
I'm hungry. Let's eat.
Sara, do you understand what you are doing?
Sara, listen to me.
You don't talk.
You want 5 lakhs, right?
Just watch.
- Don't act crazy. - Yes, I am crazy.
I was crazy all this time. But, now, like you said…
I am a "Man".
Sara, at least clearly tell me your plan.
Ask me like that.
We want money.
Dharmesh wants Arjun.
We control Arjun.
We give Arjun for money.
All our problems are solved in a day.
How is my master plan?
Sara, we are not criminals. We'll get caught.
There's no chance we'll get caught.
Even if we get caught,
we'll tell them that Dharmesh used the house documents
to extort us and make us do this.
- Simple. - That's fine. Adi!
What if Adi gets us caught?
He never saw us.
He thinks somebody abducted Kumudha and him.
He doesn't know who it is. Let's maintain that. What do you think?
Sara, please listen to me.
He's a child.
Let's drop him at home.
- Miss! - Adi!
- Kumudha miss! - Don't…
- Sara, leave me. - Kumudha, no.
- Sara. - Don't say my name.
Sara! Sara, leave me.
- Sara! - Please, miss.
Adi, I am here. Don't get scared.
- Sara! - Miss, Kumudha Miss!
- Come here! - Bharani.
Bharani, please tell him.
- Come here. Please save me. - Sara, open the door.
- Sara! - Sara, how can you do…
- Sara! - Please come here, miss.
- Sara, open the door. - Save me.
Sara!
Pakistan is trying a spinner for a change in this over.
First ball up and over,
Rajit Valmiki lofts one over mid-off for a 6.
Shot!
Sweep driven by the captain. He picks up another boundary.
Edged. And taken!
Sharp catch from the skipper.
Imtiaz Ahmed is having a wonderful time at Chennai.
It's the end of day three and India have lost all their 10 wickets for 302.
Rakesh Sharma did really well and remains not out at 106.
Arjun!
Isaac Aghilan.
- Assistant Commissioner of Police. - Actually…
Aghilan,
Don Bosco Under 16,
right hand bat, medium pacer, right?
Not bad.
You, police officer? How come?
Fate.
Leave that. Why ruffle old politics now?
Actually,
my father is in the hospital.
- Aghilan, I need to go. - Hold on.
Did someone called Dharmesh call you?
Dharmesh?
No.
- You're sure? - No one like that called me.
Okay. I really have to go. It was nice seeing you.
Look at this.
Kumudha. Look, 5 lakhs.
I am winning.
Do you trust me now?
Adi hasn't eaten anything from morning.
He's not eating if I give him.
Well played, Arjun sir.
I've done what you asked for.
I want to see my son.
But this is not a one day match.
Test!
Follow my orders tomorrow like this.
You can see Adi day after tomorrow.
Are you Dharmesh?
Why are you asking?
The police enquired.
Did you tell them anything?
Why will I say anything?
Good.
Don't go to the police and complicate this.
Now, Dharmesh is also in our control.
Adi.
Adi, Adi.
Miss, why have you tied me up?
Oh, God. Not me.
People who don't like your father have trapped us here.
I am very scared, miss.
I want to go home.
I want to see Mom.
Okay, okay. Don't be scared, Adi.
I am here with you.
I will somehow take you home.
Okay? Eat a bit. Okay.
Is Dad in trouble because of me?
No, nothing like that.
Don't worry.
Your dad will take care of this. Eat.
I don't want, miss.
I don't want to eat.
Eat a bit, please.
Please.
Simple matter!
Salt water!
Eat.
Hey!
The loan is closed.
We're getting 50 lakhs on top of that.
This is our time.
Do you think a man like Kutty would leave us alone?
He will kill everyone.
No trouble even now. Let's drop him at home and leave town.
Hey, I already told you.
Leave if you don't want this or shut up!
Let's ask Kumudha.
Kumudha.
Kumudha,
am I a winner or los…
Hey, what are you doing?
Kumudha, who are you calling?
- Sara! - No.
- Give me the phone. - Listen to me.
Sara, give it to me.
- No, listen to me. - Give it to me.
- Sara! - Leave it.
- Sister! - Won't you understand?
Sara, please.
What did he do?
Leave him.
Sara.
It is wrong to torture a kid for our problems.
Why are we going to torture him?
We are also struggling for our own child, Kumudha.
What's the problem for him here?
You are here.
Won't you care for him like a mother?
Kumudha, Adi is the solution to all our problems.
Think clearly.
Our loan problem will be over.
We can move to this house like you wanted.
We can bring up our child here.
Look here.
Like you asked me,
I've paid the clinic.
Trust me now.
For once.
- Hello. - Hello, miss.
Did you call me?
Adi was very upset yesterday.
He said that Arjun had hit him.
I wanted to know how Adi is doing.
Adi is fine.
He has gone to a friend's house for a sleepover.
I'll ask him to call once he's back.
Did you talk to the police?
Yes.
They have no information.
Don't lie to me.
They said you haven't filed any complaint.
Who told you?
Who did you talk to?
- I told you I will take care of it. - Why did you lie?
Paddu, why did you talk to the police?
If the police get to know, it will become a big problem.
If the police know, the media will get to know.
If it gets out in the media…
Call the police.
Tell them our son is back.
What nonsense is this, Arjun?
Is cricket more important than Adi?
Just listen to me.
Are you human?
Our son has been missing since yesterday.
We have no clue what happened.
How can you act like nothing happened?
I put up with all your madness for these many years only for Adi.
Are you playing games with my son?
You bastard!
Paddu, Paddu.
Paddu!
Adi has been kidnapped.
Kidnapped.
He's been kidnapped.
Kidnapped.
Kidnapped. Kidnapped.
Let's go to the police.
- Let's go to the police. - We can't go to the police.
If we go to the police, we have no clue what they will do to Adi.
Until I listen to them,
they won't do anything to Adi.
Listen to me.
It's my responsibility to safely bring Adi back home.
Trust me.
Think about it for one last time.
Shall we go to the police or not?
The only way to save Adi is to listen to them.
Have you taken the other phone?
Talk to Adi over a video call.
I…
We should know.
Yesterday when you got out?
Treason.
Arjun,
you are doing the right thing.
It doesn't matter what we lose.
We just need our Adi back.
Adi has a light fever.
We need to go to the doctor.
No.
If Kutty's gang sees us, we are done.
Then, go get medicine for the fever.
Careful.
- What, Sara? - Tell me.
It takes you so long to pick up a call!
Are you very busy?
I already have a wife.
Stop annoying me.
What, Sara? Such arrogance?
Okay, I'll cut the call.
Will you take care of Arjun?
- Hey! - Shut up.
Kutty. I'll talk to him.
Is it so?
If you make any mistake, it will become a big problem.
The problem is yours.
What do you mean?
The police know that you called Arjun.
Even if I make a mistake, only you will get caught.
Take care of yourself.
Happy Sunday, everyone.
It's Day 4 of the final match between India and Pakistan.
We are at MA Chidambaram Stadium…
India were bowled out at 302 on day 3.
Sir, Dimello has returned to Chennai last night.
India will be looking to bundle up Pakistan cheaply today.
It will all come down to the opening pair of Maqsood Hussain and Wazir Ahmed
to provide a good start for Pakistan.
Yet again, the captain is sharing some final thoughts here.
As senior pro Arjun Venkatraman joins the huddle.
The stage is set for the second innings of what promises to be an action packed day.
Three slips in place.
Veer Rao to start the proceedings for India.
Veer Rao comes charging in.
It's a sharp bouncer and it hits Wazir.
And both the players get in a tussle.
Words fly like sparks, raising the tension on the field.
Arjun is switching positions with Sanjay.
Looks like he is trying to tighten up the fielding at the slips.
Veer with the next ball.
That's in the air.
Rajat Valmiki goes after it.
And there is Arjun heading in the same direction as well.
And what is going to happen! Oh, no, no, no!
Dropped. Arjun Venkatraman clashes with Rajat here.
They have spilled a sitter.
Come on. You have to take them.
At this level, this is terrible, terrible coordination between the players.
Rakesh Sharma is not happy.
Excellent stroke from Wazir.
Ball runs to the boundary.
This partnership between Wazir and Maqsood is flourishing.
And they are putting India…
What if Arjun goes to the police after this ends?
He won't go.
I will take care of that.
Bharani.
Look, it's here.
Kumudha.
Kumudha. Kumudha.
What?
Adi is sleeping.
The rest of the 45 lakhs is in our bank account.
They have sent your house's parent document to our lawyer's office.
Do you trust me now?
Are you happy?
Kumudha is happy, brother.
Okay, now that we have this, let's go drop the boy.
I've told him we will drop him at school in the morning.
That's safe for us.
Sara, I feel we should drop him now.
Let's drop him tomorrow.
Adi is sleeping.
Let the fever reduce.
We'll drop him tomorrow.
Let him stay with us tonight.
- You too? - We'll take care.
Almost at the end of Day 4.
And Veer Rao on the ball.
And it goes in the air.
And it's a catch! Veer Rao! To end Pakistan's innings with that.
Pakistan ends their innings at 250.
That dropped catch has proved costly for India.
Will this come back to haunt them?
They will have to chase 318 in the final day.
I need to talk with Adi.
Make a video call.
Speak to him in person tomorrow.
Hey.
I have done everything you asked me to do.
Don't do.
You have a choice, Arjun sir.
You can go to the police even now.
But you won't go.
Our story is like the story of the thief and the scorpion.
The thief knows why he shouldn't scream.
This scorpion also knows why he won't scream.
Don't forget.
Sir, Kailasam just called.
Saravanan, Bharani and Kumudha. Kutty has ordered a hit on these 3 people.
This is not our department.
Inform the harbour station.
Okay, sir.
One more thing, sir.
Sir, there was a complaint that Arjun's son is missing.
They withdrew it in 3 hours saying the son came back.
Sources close to the Indian Cricket Team…
Don't think you won, Sara.
This will bite you back.
Let it come.
It's gone over our heads.
What does it matter if it is an inch or a foot?
Or this quarter?
It's just numbers.
Sara, no. Sara.
Hello, Dharmesh sir. How are you?
One more big deal.
- Can you do it? - Sara, no. Sara.
First, you tell me what you want.
I'll tell if I can after that.
I'll tell you tomorrow.
Then I'll also tell you tomorrow,
whether I can or cannot.
Sara, we don't need a new deal.
This doesn't feel right.
What?
Doesn't feel right?
Some guy is throwing a ball.
Some guy is hitting it with a bat.
They are spending 43,000 crores on it.
But the guy who wants to do good for everyone, they do nothing.
Does that feel right?
Tell me.
Leave it, Sara. Don't climb back on that same tree.
Kumudha and you go back to America.
You'll get jobs worthy of you there.
Stop.
This is my country.
My project will work out.
The entire world will notice me.
Stop acting like a fool.
Your project hasn't worked out for so many years. Huh?
Chuck it in the trash and stop this foolishness.
Get out.
Go.
Go live in that common man's sewer.
That's your place.
Foolish to have kept you by my side. That's why I am still losing.
Go.
Get out.
Don't come back.
Who asked for his advice?
Kumudha.
What?
Biriyani.
I'm sorry, Kumudha.
I've put you through too much.
Wait until tomorrow.
Your life is going to change.
Okay, let it go.
Go sleep.
Let's talk tomorrow.
Sara, stop. What are you doing?
Sara!
Tomorrow's our procedure.
What?
Don't overthink.
I haven't thought much about life, Sara.
Just one dream.
A small house.
A husband to hold tight.
A child to call me Mom.
That's all.
Just one dream.
A small house.
A husband to hold tight.
A child to call me Mom.
Hey, scientist. I know you're not worth a penny!
This is our last chance, Sara.
Your project hasn't worked out for so many years.
Throw it in the trash and stop this foolishness.
It doesn't matter if you only dream about it.
You have to win. Only winners have talent.
Only achievers are great!
The only people are the mad ones!
When are you dropping him?
The plan has changed, Arjun.
Hey.
The only plan is to drop Adi today.
Arjun, police.
Listen carefully.
Until the last ball today…
It's my game.
My rules.
Hello, Arjun.
Aghilan.
Tell me. What can I do for you?
Had you filed a missing complaint for your son?
That…
That was just a confusion.
He returned home late after cricket practice.
She got scared and filed a complaint.
Sorry about that.
Where is he now?
He went to his friend's house for a sleepover this weekend.
He will directly go to school from there.
I need to leave, Aghilan.
Match time.
Good luck.
India depends on you.
I hope you can handle the pressure.
Please.
Where did you go?
You're ready?
Ready!
I will also get ready.
If Arjun has to follow your orders, 5 crores.
Don't be greedy!
Okay. Tell me.
Good.
Go give the 5 crores to your friend, Secretary Meiyappan.
Ask them to immediately sign my project and do a press release.
Send the signed document to me in 15 minutes.
Bastard! What do you think of yourself?
Hero.
It's Day 5 of the Freedom Series Finale.
And the atmosphere here
at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, is electric.
Sanjay and Abhinand, India's openers, walk out to the middle.
A mammoth 318 on the board for Pakistan.
A seemingly impossible chase for India
and a packed house hungry for a thrilling finish.
Zafar, Pakistan's fiery pacer steams in with the new ball,
ready to rip into the Indian batting line-up.
Bails went flying. That was an absolute ripper.
Abhinand is gone. Pakistan…
I refuse to follow your orders anymore.
- What can you do? - Do you want to take that chance, Arjun?
Humayun comes into the attack.
It's a strong appeal from the Pakistan players and he's given out.
Pakistan is pumped up.
Next on the Indian line up is Arjun Venkatraman,
who walks up to the centre.
He faces up to Pakistan's spearhead, Humayun.
And Arjun hammers the ball down the ground.
There was no stopping that ball once it hit that bat.
It's a sharp bouncer.
That's a great comeback from Humayun after that shot.
Arjun pushes for a quick single.
Last ball of the over.
And he's clean bowled him. What a way to go!
It's the Indian captain coming next to bat.
They desperately need a partnership now.
A delightful cover drive races to the boundary.
Arjun is phenomenal out there.
The old duo is back.
India at 134/3 at the lunch of Day 5.
What happened?
The secretary has signed it.
Check your WhatsApp.
But the press release will take time.
It should be done in one hour.
What should I do next?
Sir, the school is closed on Saturday.
He went missing on Friday.
Friday?
Why did they complain on Saturday?
Can I speak to the teacher?
She is under suspension.
Her name?
Kumudha Saravanan.
Listen to me.
Let Adi go.
You're killing me. I can't do this.
Why are you making me do this?
What do you get out of this?
What do you get out of playing well?
Will the world stop spinning?
Have you ever thought about your success?
For one man like you to win,
do you know how many millions of men have to fail day after day?
The world doesn't exist in binary, Arjun.
It's incredibly unreasonable.
Correct!
Fucking unreasonable.
If it wasn't, why would a champion like me have to bow to a loser like you?
Loser?
Wow!
You don't even know who I am.
But you're deciding that I am a loser.
That's the privilege your success gives you.
I didn't even go to my mother's funeral.
Am I privileged?
You think I had an easy time climbing this mountain.
Just for cricket, I've given up my wife, son.
I've kept aside all the common desires of a man to live like this.
A man like you will never understand my trials and sacrifices.
I understand one thing.
Winning and losing are two sides of the same coin.
Okay.
You be the hero.
I'll be the villain.
But let me win today.
Please.
Sara!
Dada!
Sara!
- India and Pakistan… - Mom's wedding saree.
I wanted to wear this for the procedure.
Okay. Let's leave.
You fixed the procedure today to watch Arjun play.
Your boyfriend's under pressure.
Let's watch how he plays and then leave.
Well, I couldn't agree more.
They rotated the strike beautifully in that first over,
putting the Pakistani bowler's under pressure.
This partnership is crucial for India's lead.
Here comes, the first over of the 2nd session.
And that's a good shot.
The right off the middle of the bat to the covers.
Off they go for a quick single and they pushed hard for a second.
There's a confusion. What's happening?
He's gone! Rakesh Sharma is gone.
Oh, dear! What's happened here?
Arjun called out for a second, but pulled out in the last moment.
Rakesh was left stranded half way down the pitch.
That is a terrible mix-up. Rakesh Sharma is gone.
Just when India were looking so good.
Huge blow for India, Ravi. Rakesh was batting beautifully.
Building a crucial partnership…
Life is like a game.
Rules are its beauty.
Rule 1,
and probably the only rule.
You have to enter the field and play. You don't have a choice.
From the moment you understand this, your Test begins.
Today is my Test.
Oh, no. That looked nasty.
Arjun goes down immediately.
The ball catches him in flushed…
We're holding our breath here. The umpires are looking concerned.
This looks serious. And the players are gathering around him.
There's an eerie silence across Chepauk right now.
And the physio is rushing out there.
Looks like a terrible blow, Ravi.
We can see blood gushing from Arjun's cheek.
The physio is having a word with him.
A very traumatic few minutes there.
The team management will need to closely monitor him…
Retired hurt!
India is definitely in a spot of bother here.
Looks like Arjun will be going off the pitch for the moment.
Definitely not a good sign for India.
India came into this session with two set batsmen with brilliant touch.
They had a lot of positives but they just took two deliveries
and everything went upside down for them.
But from the Pakistan side they have a strong upper hand right now…
…India will be in deep, deep trouble.
Nothing will happen to Dad, Adi.
- He'll quickly-- - This is Dad's last match.
I heard him tell Mom.
I wanted to be on the ground and see Dad win the match today.
Aren't you his fan too?
You understand how I feel, right?
Please, miss.
Take me there.
Look at me, Adi.
I'll definitely take you to the ground.
Okay?
Promise, miss?
Simple matter!
Salt water!
First, I want the press announcement.
Everything is ready,
but if it gets done, you will not listen to me.
Dharmesh…
I have nothing to lose.
I am ready to do anything!
Don't try to fool me.
I won't lie.
The minister will definitely announce it today.
If this gets done, it is also good for us.
Please understand.
This is the last.
What should I do?
Sara!
Where is Bharani?
Let's leave.
Sara, where's Bharani? Let's leave.
He won't come.
You go home.
Home?
Who will drop Adi?
I will drop him.
Nonsense! How will you drop him?
It's his father's last match today.
I'll drop him at the ground.
His father's retirement might be the biggest problem for you,
but I don't care.
Do you understand?
Go home. Get ready and go to the clinic.
I have work.
Sara.
This is enough. Please.
The secretary has signed off on our project.
This is the last one.
Only the announcement is left over.
I'll finish and come.
Sara, we have lost a lot for this project.
Leave it, please.
Yes.
We have lost.
So?
Do you want me to give it all up?
I can't.
It's time for me to get the life I want.
Sara…
This is enough for us.
It's not enough.
This small life that is enough for you is not enough for me.
I want everything.
You go.
I won't go without you.
Without me?
Me?
I am not even a man, right?
You decided to have a child without me.
You fixed the procedure without me.
Sara, it's not the same as the disgusting things you are doing.
Disgusting?
What do you think of yourself?
You're a very good person?
When I gave you the phone that day,
you could have told Adi's mother the truth.
Why didn't you tell her?
The choice was in your hands.
You didn't realise you were selfish then.
Baby, baby, baby. Such a foolish obsession.
Look at how you have changed me with all that pressure.
You want five lakhs.
He wants 50 lakhs.
Another guy wants five crores.
What's the difference between those criminals and you, Kumudha?
When I couldn't give you the money,
you didn't even care if I died.
When Kutty's gang took me…
you didn't even make a phone call.
You are also the reason for everything that's happened, Kumudha.
Miss, please take me to the ground, miss.
Hey, go inside.
Go inside. Go. Go.
Uncle, uncle. Please leave me.
Miss, don't leave me.
Kumudha miss.
Please come here.
It didn't hurt when you hit me.
But the truth hurts, right?
Have you thought about why I don't want a child?
You haven't, right?
Everyone in the world thinks I am a loser, just like you do.
My child cannot also look at me like that.
That's why.
You're late.
Leave.
Sir.
Do they have any relatives around here?
Kumudha's father has a house in Mylapore.
Kumudha regularly goes there.
They don't have anyone else.
Pick it up, bastard!
Dharmesh, I am trying to get in touch with Arjun.
He is not picking up.
Make him pick it up.
If your project has to be announced, do what we asked you to do.
Where is Dharmesh?
Leave Dharmesh. Do you know what happened to Bharani?
Kutty,
if anything happens to Bharani or the project,
Dharmesh and you are dead.
I will go to the police.
My project has to be announced today.
If you want the announcement, make Arjun follow our order.
If you go to the police, forget the project.
Kutty, listen to me. Kutty, Kutty--
Adi.
Say hi to Dad.
Hi, Dada.
Dada!
He's my child.
How can you do this?
I understand your anger.
But I have already lost a lot today.
Please don't try to win today.
I will hunt you down and kill you.
Bastard!
Your son is still with me.
Don't make me think like you.
It's good if both of us stand behind the line, Arjun.
You can't go play now.
India must lose.
Dada!
Have they dropped Adi?
Say something, Arjun.
Everything is my fault.
They are telling me I can't play the match.
They want India to lose.
What should I do?
Arjun.
Our child.
Should I choose the son I brought to life…
or cricket, which is my life?
India and 308/8 and Rajat is on strike.
He goes big. It goes all the way to 6.
Rajat comes down the track and that's gone.
India loses its 9th wicket.
And Pakistan are inching towards their victory.
What a session this has been.
We can clearly see that the Pakistan team is impatient.
And the captain is not happy.
Tension is thicker than the Chennai humidity here at Chepauk.
India has just lost Rajat. That's the 9th wicket down for India.
Can they hold on for a draw?
Or will they push to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?
The crowd's in a frenzy, Ravi.
They are chanting Arjun's name.
There's a discussion going on…
Hey, scientist.
You're a big fraud.
You've kidnapped the son of India's best player.
Bharani told us your entire plan, Sara.
Taking Aditya as hostage was your biggest mistake.
Kutty.
Do you know the syndicate's rules?
You shouldn't touch the players or their families.
You did it. Now you're dead.
How many more people are you going to sacrifice for your project?
Vivek, Dharmesh.
That boy, Bharani.
You only have your wife left over.
Please, Kutty. Don't.
She's wearing a gorgeous bright red Kancheepuram silk saree.
Going to have your child?
No, Kutty. Please.
Do you want your wife or are you willing to die for your project?
Kumudha, please pick up the phone.
It's me you want.
Arjun's son is with me.
Please let Kumudha go.
Tell me the address.
I am there for you, right?
Sara, please listen to me.
This is our last chance to be as a family.
Don't say anything.
Finish the procedure and just go away, Kumudha.
Please don't come back.
Arjun is walking out.
The whole stadium has erupted.
The Chepauk crowd roars in approval.
This is incredible, Sanjay.
Arjun, clearly injured, is walking out to bat for his country.
What a show of guts!
You can see the determination in his eyes, Ravi.
The Indian team is on their feet, cheering him on.
This is pure drama unfolding here.
The man is putting his body on the line for his team.
The crowd goes absolutely berserk.
This is what Test cricket is all about!
The passion. The courage.
The excitement. The determination.
Does the soldier fight in a war to save the country or his own life?
I'm a soldier, sir.
In this game that life plays,
whether you're a king or a common man,
it will plunge you into the sea and test you.
That's how you will get to know who you are.
A hero
or a villain?
A winner
or a loser?
It will charge a price for every choice you make.
You will have to pay it.
Dada.
I have to watch you play in the ground today.
If you had aggressively played, we would have had a chance to win.
There's no one in 3rd man.
I knew he would bowl on the leg side.
That's why I played the reverse sweep.
Are you trying to teach me?
I wanted the world to look at me as a hero.
But this world thinks a guy hitting a ball with a bat is the hero.
Even my wife thinks your father is the hero.
To everyone, I am a zero!
Your father
has ruined all our lives
and chose cricket above all of it.
Look at the stadium.
Look at how they are celebrating that murderer.
India needs four runs to win.
Arjun has put everything on the line and walked out to bat for his country.
What can I do?
How can a father be like this?
Even in the worst crisis…
My father will never give up on cricket.
And cricket won't give up on him either.
It's a reverse sweep.
He's smashed it. It's sky bound.
And it goes for a big, big 6!
With that India win the Freedom Series
in the most dramatic fashion imaginable.
The crowd is erupting in a frenzy.
They have witnessed something special today.
Something they will never ever forget.
Arjun Venkatraman, the hero of the hour
is most likely to be named a true, true champion.
What a series, what an hour.
What a finish.
Are they our children only if we give birth to them?
I am sorry, Adi, I didn't have a choice.
Winning and losing are two sides of the same Test.
In every victory, there is a loss.
In every loss, there is a victory.
The government of Tamil Nadu
has announced the launch of a groundbreaking hydro-fuel project
in the state, helped by the visionary scientist Dr Saravanan from MIT.