I'm telling you guys…
[tense music playing]
…if this man can betray his childhood friend,
he can backstab anyone.
I'm warning you not to trust this man.
He is absolutely right.
He's his childhood friend.
Who are we to him? Nothing.
I'm sure he must've told Shukla everything about our plan by now.
Let’s do one thing. Let’s go to the CM
and tell him about the problem we are facing.
So, Pandit-ji, you didn't you see this coming, did you?
Oh, yeah, Shukla already popped your left eye out, right?
- That's enough, JP Bhai! - JP Bhai!
No, no, no! If his left eye was okay, maybe he could see the future properly.
- [shouts indistinctly] - Hey!
When you know you can't speak, just shut up!
[speaks indistinctly]
[Triloki] You can speak but you have no brain.
Why are you getting so hyper, JP Bhai?
Because I might start drinking again!
If Ansari had told Shukla about our plan,
Shukla wouldn't have joined hands with him!
He would've killed him right then and there!
Just have a little patience.
Let the plan proceed as decided.
- We really don't have any other option. - We have an option.
- Let's all just go home. - So should we get scared and run away?
Then why did we even start all this crap?
We…
we have to pull this off.
For how long?
How long should we live in fear?
Like slaves.
Just a minute.
[narrator] Triloki was reminded of his college days.
It's not like struggle is our way of life.
But in every era, it's the youth that brings revolution.
The common man…
has to win at least once.
"You give me blood, and I'll give you freedom."
This is what Neta-ji said to us.
- [crowd applauding] - [man 1] Get out of here!
I don't need your applause. I just need your support.
Lend me your support, and I promise I will--
- [man 2] What's goin’ on here? - [Triloki] As I was saying…
- [man 2] What the hell are you doing? - …the system… has to--
- Get lost! Enough of your revolution! - [man 3] Get lost.
[narrator] It was different for Neta-ji.
But a college politician has to give up his freedom and blood.
[police officer] Come on. Freedom will wait for you in jail.
[Triloki] Our society is dying!
They are eating away our system. We're neck-deep in muck.
We want a classless, stateless society,
where wealth is equally distributed publicly,
and education is free for all.
[somber music playing]
- [Triloki] Understand? - Yes, bhaiya.
Anarchy is the only way to fight and defeat corruption.
Did you find me a lawyer?
No, bhaiya. I'm trying to organize some money
- We should forge the papers. - Bhaiya?
We have to use the system to fight the system.
I am not the one who got slapped by Shukla.
Neither did he kill my uncle.
He hasn't destroyed my business, nor has he shot me.
But remember, he's as big an enemy of mine as he's yours
because we are all one.
I am beginning to…
[tense music playing]
…somewhat understand what you mean, Triloki.
- We are going to do it. - Fearlessly.
We'll do it, we'll do it, fearlessly.
- We'll do it, we'll do it… - [all] Fearlessly!
I wrote something once.
[narrator] Some old ideas came back to motivate everybody.
"Destinations are entangled in the lines of our palms."
"Paths filled with fire are doused with the steps we take."
- [theme music playing] - [siren wailing]
[gunshot]
[theme music concludes]
And how exactly do you know all of this?
[tense music playing]
I have a Masters in Sociology.
So that means you're not a thief?
That I am for sure.
And you know the reason.
[chuckles]
[Triloki] Ansari's job will now be handled by JP Bhai.
Jhumpa, along with Bishnu, will get all the guards busy
watching a VR film which is about 80 minutes long.
- [Jhumpa] Hmm. - I'll keep Shukla-ji, Asthana
and, uh, Rastogi busy with the fire ritual that I'm performing.
JP Bhai, Bishnu is going to help you get into Shukla-ji's office.
The CCTV cameras will be on a loop.
JP Bhai, while you're working in Shukla-ji's office,
in the toilet of that room,
you need to install a little rod for, uh, the zip line.
We'll use the zip line to transfer all the bags of money
through the toilet window.
Jhumpa and Bishnu will load the bags in the van.
Then JP Bhai, you'll exit the window and come down using the zipline.
Oh, bhai, I'm not Tom Cruise, okay?
This Mission Impossible shit is good only on screen, yeah?
Take a sip and you'll find the courage.
The office is on the first floor.
I'll send the money bags down, that's fine.
But coming down the window, I can't do that.
But haven't you been training Ansari for the same thing?
[speaks indistinctly]
So it's okay?
The way we entered the party office, we'll exit the same way.
Much better. Hmm.
Can you tell me once again?
Ten thousand, 65,000, one lakh 20,000, sir.
- Real gold? - Twenty-four karat, sir.
[tense music playing]
Please leave all this here. I'll select one according to my budget.
Okay, sir.
[narrator] Triloki thought of making Jhumpa his fiancée
on the day of their anniversary.
He knew that Jhumpa won't stay impressed with him for long.
So he decided to strike the iron while it was still hot.
Don't let him leave and call the police.
- Why? - There's been a robbery.
- Where? - [man] It's already happened thrice.
I didn't… I didn't steal anything--
- [man] Hello, police station? - I was about to pay for it, sir.
- I… I want to… - Yeah
You're really super dumb.
[whimsical music playing]
There's just three days to the robbery.
Now how do I get you out of here?
- I could make the papers in a jiffy. - "Make the papers in a jiffy."
There's something called case number. There's a station register.
The station in charge checks all the bail papers and then lets you go.
And the court sends in the orders to the station.
For just 10,000 rupees, you fucked up 800 crores.
[Triloki] I was going to pay for the necklace, Baankeylal.
it was our anniversary.
I wouldn't gift her a stolen necklace.
Sell this bullshit to someone else, fucking thief!
And why do you want to get me out of here?
So that we can pull off a robbery, right?
Don't act like a saint, okay?
[mockingly] "We'll do it, we'll do it, fearlessly!"
What will you guys do now?
[narrator] When your own people create hurdles…
Hey, Dubey-ji.
[narrator] …one should make friends with outsiders.
I got something for you.
May I come in?
[narrator] If someone puts a "Ji" after your name instead of "Asshole"…
"Dubey-ji."
[narrator] …means they need your help.
[playful music playing]
Not "Dubey, you asshole"?
No?
Hey.
[narrator] Baankey had started on a sweet note.
Come on. Bhai, let it go. I was angry that day.
The guy was hitting on my sister, you know?
- [Dubey] Really? - Yeah.
This is for you Dubey-ji, for helping me out.
[narrator] And then push the sweets ahead.
But I don't remember doing anything for you.
Come on, have a laddoo first. I'm sure there's nothing you can't do.
[narrator] Dubey-ji was a sucker for stuffed eggplant and boondi laddoos.
- [chuckles softly] - [playful music ends]
You want me to say something?
No problem, I'll do it.
Do you want me to announce it?
[speaks indistinctly]
You want me to record it?
[mutters indistinctly]
Oh, so this is for the day of the solar eclipse!
I generally fast on that day, so I won't be coming in.
But there will be people working in the office, I guess.
We don't get any days off here, you know that.
[chuckles]
Okay, let me just record this for you.
They're not fake.
These are the actual bail papers.
With case number and everything.
If you get caught, you're going to jail for sure.
Nothing of that sort will happen.
State vs. Prakash Awasthi. He has multiple identities.
He's not even on the record.
He's in prison for a 10,000 rupees locket, and that too,
where he was actually paying for it.
I've done my part.
Now you just need a judge to sign it.
Yeah, I'll manage that.
[Sushmita] "Please don't step out during the solar eclipse."
"Do not look directly at the sun. It may damage your eyes permanently."
"And the eclipse may cause problems for you and your family."
- [Baankey] Madam, good morning. - [woman] Good morning.
How come you're before time today?
Madam, the problem at home got sorted, so I'm free.
So you're saying your sister got married? That was quick.
No, no. My sister wasn't the problem, the guy was.
We've managed to get rid of him, so it's all good.
Uh, Madam, you need to sign this.
[suspenseful music playing]
"So please remain indoors and don't let the sun get in your eyes."
"Thank you so much."
[speaks indistinctly]
[speaks indistinctly, chuckles]
I speak well? Thanks a lot, Bishnu Bhaiya.
If you could convince my husband about this, it would be amazing.
[chuckles]
Okay, tell me something.
Why have you kept this mud over here?
That's for the makeup.
This?
Rub a hanky in the mud…
and tie it around your face.
What kind of makeup tip is this?
You think you can just walk in there? Don't you think Shukla will recognize you?
Why would Shukla remember someone like me? [chuckles softly]
You're right, JP Bhai. You've quite a forgettable face, actually.
[narrator] JP had to go to Shukla's office,
- so he had to drink. - [both laugh]
You find this very funny? Huh?
Seriously though, you're going there disguised as a laborer.
- [JP] Hmm. - Don't start coughing because of the dust.
Laborers don't get affected by these things.
Hey, man, I know all this, I'm a contractor.
Not "I am." "I was."
[narrator] On hearing this,
- he wanted to drink more. - [laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
Oh, hello, you've made a mess all over the office.
When will you be done with all this?
[JP] It will take some time.
- [grunting] - [hammer thudding]
[narrator] Taking all the bags of money upstairs
was more than enough workout for Madan Singh.
- [JP laughing] - [Bishnu mumbling]
[chuckles]
[speaks indistinctly]
- [laughs, speaks indistinctly] - [JP laughing]
[foreboding music playing]
Sir, it'll be done by the time all the money comes in.
[Shukla] Hmm.
- Open all the curtains. - [Asthana] Mm-hmm.
And open up all the other bags exactly like this.
Okay.
- Is the bathroom safe? - We've put grills.
Asthana,
- don't forget to turn the lasers on. - [Asthana] Hmm.
- [narrator] Even Bishnu had no idea… - [lasers screeching]
[narrator] …about the lasers.
What will we do with so much money?
[speaks indistinctly]
[narrator] Seeing so much money, even JP quit alcohol
- and started drinking water instead. - [keyboard clacking]
You know what I think?
Money is the root cause of all evil in the world.
If we steal so much money, something bad will happen.
[Baankey] Stop saying depressing shit.
You're the cheapest and greediest person I've ever met.
[JP] Huh?
Now, suddenly, you're a saint?
Can a man never overcome his shortcomings?
Why not, JP?
See, Angulimala started as a dacoit too. He was a murderer.
But later, he became a saint, right?
He would kill travelers, cut their fingers and make garlands out of the fingers.
He was a highway robber, but he changed.
Why? Because it was written in his destiny to change.
But the opposite happened with you, right, Pandit-ji?
Why, JP? Whose fingers did I chop?
No, you haven't chopped fingers.
But you are going to pull off a robbery, correct?
If all of you people do not cause a major shitfest collectively,
- then. - What does that mean?
Meaning if we don't screw up?
If you talk so much shit, then we will fail.
Let's do one last VR tour and revise the whole plan again.
[narrator] One thought is heart-wrenching. That if they get caught,
what would Shukla do to them?
Get me another drink.
Wh… Why is the wall padded?
[narrator] Ansari and Baankey locked up in maximum security.
So that we don't kill ourselves.
Can't I just hit my head on this and kill myself?
[guard] Sure, you can.
- There's electricity flowing through it. - [yelps]
[narrator] And make JP a drunk again.
Why are you switching off the lights?
Get me a drink!
[narrator] Bishnu will be silenced forever.
He might not recognize Triloki…
- but he'll shoot Pandit-ji himself. - [Shukla] Pandit-ji.
Who are you?
- [gunshot] - [groans]
[narrator] But Triloki is bound to mess up someday.
[tense music playing]
[Rastogi] Hmm. Finish your tea.
- [groans] - I want to drink more! Get me a drink!
[narrator] I'm sure Bela and Jhumpa will survive
because Shukla has no idea who they are.
But Baankey was thinking of letting Bela in on the plan.
If JP Bhai here doesn't mind, I… I would like to include
my sister, Bela, in this plan.
Why would I have a problem?
The whole village is a part of the plan now.
Why not one more?
- [keyboard clacking] - Bela, you've been working all evening.
Here, have a cup of tea.
I drink coffee, not tea.
- I've made it, so just have it. - Just come to the point.
Bela,
look, tomorrow is a really big day for me.
And I could use your help.
This Shukla, Mintu, Arunoday, Asthana, Rastogi, we have to teach them a lesson.
You know the police and media can't do a thing to them.
But once we are done with these people,
they are going to be stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea.
[tense music playing]
Uh…
Where is Ansari?
I have no clue.
He's with Shukla, so I guess he's fine.
We made a new plan without him.
- Okay, listen. - [Bela] Hmm.
Your old police uniform from your training days,
do you still have it?
Yeah, must be in my cupboard.
And the anesthesia, and gas related… those masks, do you have them, huh?
[chuckles]
[Baankey] Two of them, right?
[pensive music playing]
[narrator] The would-be robbers were facing a huge hurdle.
- What's wrong? - Didi, the police is here.
Police?
[narrator] And that hurdle was Madan Singh.
[Baankey] We're here for Madan Singh. He's a suspect in a murder case.
[Bela] Which room is he in?
Upstairs. Second room on the left.
[tense music playing]
[Baankey] Please stay right here. There could be firing, come on.
[woman] Don't go into the wrong room.
Yes, that's the one.
[foreboding music playing]
[whimsical music playing]
[Bela] We're here for him. You can leave. Go.
[grunts]
[Baankey] He's… He… He's waking up!
[grunts]
[groans]
[Baankey] Madan Singh,
you've been charged with the murder of Pandit Ramacharya Upadhyay.
[knuckles cracking]
- So? - [Bela] We are here to arrest you.
You have come to arrest me
- with your face hidden? - [Baankey] Uh…
We are undercover police.
We protect people by hiding our faces.
[scoffs] That means the police are shit scared.
[Baankey] We are not scared. We have guns.
Those are fake.
[suspenseful music playing]
Want to see a real one?
[grunts]
- [Baankey] Hey! Hey! - [Bela] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
[Baankey] Hey!
Now listen, as long as I'm sitting, make a run for it.
Once I stand up,
there is no way you can escape from here.
- [Baankey] What do we do, Bela? - [Bela breathes heavily] Huh?
You… Go stand by the door.
- [Baankey] Huh? - [Bela] Just go stand by the door.
- [upbeat music playing] - [shouts, coughs]
- [gunshot] - [Madan coughing]
[grunts]
- [Madan shouts] - [Baankey groans]
[groans]
[Bela breathes heavily]
[Baankey] Why am I never able to protect you, Bela?
[Bela] It's okay, Bhaiya.
[grunts]
[Baankey] Why are you lifting so much weight?
You know, it's not good for the child.
[Bela] There's a long way to go, Bhaiya.
[narrator] If the man inside wakes up from his sleep,
he'll put all of them to sleep.
[Bela] Listen, madam. He's a criminal.
Do not let anyone go in there until the police gets here.
Sleeping gas has been used there.
It will cost you 5000.
- [Bela] What? - We can't use the room.
That means I'm going to lose money.
[tense music playing]
[Baankey] Here you go.
[Bela] Don't let him leave the room!
[woman] Please tell them to hurry up.
[Baankey] Bela, I need to talk to you about something.
- [Bela] Later. Later! - [Baankey] Huh?
Bela, I've been thinking about you and Ansari.
Look, no matter what you decide, I will support you.
After all, I'm your older brother.
Protecting one's sister is a thing of the past.
And I've seen you're capable of protecting yourself.
But moral support is also very important, right?
If we get it from our department, we can take down big criminals.
I know. Come to the point.
Okay, look,
he's getting into politics, so maybe…
He could be next the chief minister.
He's also my friend, but I would never want my sister to marry him.
Now if you insist, go ahead and marry that piece of shit.
You're my little sister. And you know I love you.
Listen, uh, Bela…
I've been thinking about you and Ansari.
Don't distract me now, okay? We have to do your other job as well.
Uh, Bela!
[narrator] If you've waited for 20 long years
for a day to arrive, and it finally does,
it is hard to believe.
[tense music playing]
Didi, the long wait will be over soon.
Shukla will die in agony, just like you did.
And I won't do this on the sly.
I'm going to tell him on his face that I did it.
- [tense music continues] - [Pandit chanting mantra]
[narrator] When Bishnu was done praying, Pandit-ji started performing his hawan.
All the planets which wanted Shukla destroyed
had aligned today…
[chants mantra]
Oh, Prabhu.
I pray for the destruction of the sinner.
[narrator] …loaded with prayers and guns.
A gun? Why the hell do we need a gun there, Jhumpa?
They'll book us under TADA if we get caught.
The gun's only to scare them. There are no bullets in it.
They'll still book us under TADA. How did you get it?
Look hard enough and you can find God too, JP Bhai.
[tense music playing]
But you don't need a license for God, but a gun, you need one.
I don't know about you, but I love my life a lot, okay?
I still have a lot left to do.
[indistinct chatter]
[Sushmita over PA] Please don't step out during the solar eclipse.
Do not look directly at the sun. It may damage your eyes permanently.
- And the eclipse may cause problems… - [speaks indistinctly]
- [Sushmita] …for you and your family. - [speaks indistinctly]
[man 1] It's Bishnu's last day today? He wants us to watch some movie.
I've heard about 2D and 3D.
I don't know what this new VR technology is about.
[narrator] On the day of the robbery, in the guise of a farewell,
- Bishnu convinced everyone… - [man 2] Namaskar!
[narrator] …to come watch a VR film.
YOU MUST COME
- [man 2] Yes, I'll come. - [speaks indistinctly]
- [man 2] Yes, I get it, I get it. [laughs] - [speaks indistinctly]
FOOD AND DRINKS AFTER THIS
[speaks indistinctly]
"Snacks after this." Okay.
There are snacks after the screening, boys.
Don't they have, like, a normal screen or something?
[man 1] Screen is inside your goggles, old man.
I'm so excited. I've never seen this before.
I mean, before I die, I'm going to get the pleasure
to see a white girl up close. Ah. [chuckles] My day's made.
[narrator] These guards will now be occupied
for the next 80 minutes.
There was still time for the eclipse, but the moment the VR film begins,
the robbery clock will start ticking.
- This is absolutely brilliant, brother! - [man 2] You're right, bhaiya.
[man 3] What the hell! They started the movie from the middle. Rewind it.
[man 4] These kind of movies always start mid-way.
In a short while, Shukla-ji's bad times are about to begin.
No matter how hard he tries,
he will not escape his fate.
[narrator] Pandit-ji chanted his mantras, but there was silence everywhere else.
Shukla had installed check posts in the entire area.
There was almost a curfew-like environment around the party office that day.
[guard] Looks like a storm is coming.
[narrator] The curfew and the eclipse together made sure
there was not a single soul in sight.
Where the hell did this checkpoint come from?
What do we do now?
[suspenseful music playing]
I think we should call Bishnu Bhai.
[whimsical music playing]
[Bishnu speaking indistinctly]
Bishnu Bhai, there are barricades installed at Sainik Chowk.
There are lots of cops here.
We can't bring such a big vehicle in.
We won't reach the party office on time.
[speaks indistinctly]
But what's the point of you coming here?
[dramatic music playing]
[man 1] Bishnu has shown us such an amazing thing.
[man 2] It's like watching a movie inside a movie.
- [indistinct chatter] - [dramatic music continues]
[dramatic music fades]
[narrator] The nervous Triloki closed his eyes and was revising
Pandit-ji's whole crash course in his mind.
[Shukla] Long live Choona Maharaj!
[narrator] But he did not know that along with his practical exam,
there'll be an oral test too.
- [chants mantra] - [spiritual music playing]
Maharaj, I have installed lasers in the office.
Laser-- What? You've installed lasers in the office?
Although no one can enter my party office,
but then I thought, "Why take a chance?" Huh?
You should have asked me first.
What if the rays of the sun get repelled by the laser?
- Anyway, hurry up. - [narrator] Now Triloki couldn't inform
anyone about this new hurdle.
After the solar eclipse, I want to go inside.
[narrator] Because he couldn't really make a phone call.
Where did I keep it?
[foreboding music playing]
[speaks indistinctly]
Is there a shortcut?
But you're on a bike. How are we gonna fit all this stuff in it?
[upbeat music playing]
[narrator] The road to a successful heist is never straight.
POLICE
A bike is cutting through the jungle route,
just to avoid the roadblock. We're going after them right now.
I can spot a criminal from miles away. Over.
[narrator] The police of this state sometimes
want more than just salary. They want medals too.
- And they started following them. - Keep following them.
- [spiritual music playing] - Listen, Shukla-ji.
Go and have a bath now.
After that…
apply this ash on your body.
On your arms and your chest.
Okay.
[chants mantra]
- Aren't you gonna have a bath? - [music fades]
I'm…
I'm an Aghori.
Then, how will you get purified?
There are four ways of purification.
Cow urine, bath, fasting and, uh…
[tense music playing]
- …hawan. - Maharaj hesitated a little.
Hey! [gasps] I'm… I'm a mix of an Aghori and an astrologer!
A little prayer, a bit of tantra.
That is why my methods might not be conventional for you.
And that's what I want!
[Shukla] Mm.
Maharaj…
sometimes I miss the presence of my old pandit-ji quite a lot.
May his soul rest in peace forever.
He was very knowledgeable.
Why don't we have a little astrological quiz between you and me?
In his memory.
You are such a wise man, after all.
I'll probably learn something from you.
[chuckles]
[laughing]
[laughs menacingly]
[narrator] Triloki's laughter had a sense of fear.
When one is scared shitless,
- then laughter is a great way to hide it. - [laughs] Speak, innocent child. Speak.
But my way of predicting the future is tantra.
But go ahead, go ahead.
What's the significance of a tilak?
[tense music playing]
It's a way of opening up the third eye.
And what is offered before an arpan?
More important than arpan is tarpan.
Then what's the greatest offering that can be made on a tarpan?
Offering your own head is considered the ultimate offering.
Okay, Maharaj, you are an Aghori, right?
Then please tell me that after one's death,
what exactly happens to a man's soul?
Hmm?
[spiritual music playing]
- [music fades] - What is the time?
[Shukla] Hmm?
Maharaj doesn't know the answer, so he's making excuses.
You fool! Post-death, a human can see the past, present and the future.
Just like your CCTV cameras.
And there are many rules, but there's no concept of time.
And you don't seem to respect time.
You still have to bathe, and it's almost time to start.
[tense music playing]
But just once, if you could tell me the answer to the last question,
it would be good for us.
[Triloki] Hmm.
[Pandit] Triloki, you've almost acquired all the basic knowledge.
Now you are going as a mix between an Aghori and an astrologer.
Questions about the afterlife may come up.
Its knowledge is infinite. We can't fit it in your crash course.
So if he brings it up, just say that.
If I give you the answer to it in the absence of death…
then death may decide to visit us here.
[Shukla] Hmm.
- [Triloki] Shukla-ji. - [Shukla] Hmm?
Go and take a bath.
Sure.
[grunts]
I'll just be back.
You remember where… Where all your…
- Yes. - Okay.
Yeah.
[Triloki] Hmm.
- [indistinct chatter] - [gunfire on VR]
[man] On the day of the eclipse, he should've shown us a religious film.
Hey, Jhumpa, what's Bishnu Bhai gone inside for?
[Jhuma] He's gone to check on something.
And if you relax so much, we'll get nowhere.
What exactly do you expect me to do here?
If he brings a vehicle, then I can do something.
- [sneezes] - Should I steal something from the field?
[narrator] The moment Bishnu went in,
it was time for Jhumpa and JP to follow.
- [Jhumpa] What are the cops doing here? - [JP] Did I say "steal" too loudly?
[Jhumpa] JP Bhai, we'll have to hide all of this.
Come on. Come on, hurry up.
- Think of something. Quick. - [JP] What are we doing?
Where do we hide all this?
[policeman 1] Who are you guys, hmm?
Mm… Uh…
[policeman 1] What are you all doing here?
Nothing, sir. We're done here. We were just leaving, actually.
The curfew's on. What are you all doing outside the party office?
Nothing, sir.
Sir, we are from the party office, actually.
- Yeah. - You have an ID card?
[tense music playing]
Yeah, right here, sir.
Check their stuff.
Sir, how can you go through a lady's bag like this?
- [policeman 2] Please don't interfere. - You can see it's a laptop bag, sir.
- It's all work. Um, It's-- - [policeman 2] Just let me do my job.
We came here for a little picnic.
[policeman 1] Hmm.
[whimsical music playing]
I see, you all are here for a picnic? Hmm.
We have a better picnic spot for you. Police station.
We have music as well.
All right, pick up your stuff. Let's go.
[narrator] Ansari was already
- out of the plan. - [JP] Bishnu!
[Jhumpa] Bishnu Bhai, call Baankey.
- Call Baankey right now, please. - [JP] Bishnu!
[narrator] Now, Jhumpa and JP were also caught.
It almost looked like Shukla's horoscope had beaten all his bad planets.
[theme music playing]
[theme music concludes]