No!
My eyes!
Masked Thief!
I will reduce you to ashes.
I will set everything on fire.
Zafar!
- Let me go.
I managed to escape.
Before that evil man comes here and recognises me, I need
to find Sire Ahmed and find Sire Mir's whereabouts.
I cannot leave this market before doing that.
Zafar, what is the matter?
Why are you here in disguise? Who is that boy?
Omar, why did you do this?
He was the Masked Thief!
The Masked Thief!
This is Sire Ahmed's shop.
Greetings, sire.
Neither will you get a job nor grocery on credit here.
Go elsewhere. - But I do not need any of that.
I am here to get an information.
The time is up even for that.
If you want any information on spices
come in the morning..
No. Come in the afternoon.
I am unable to remember anything.
Come in the evening. - No.. I am not speaking about spices.
I am here to enquire about a person.
Who else will come here to find out about Mir?
I had promised to help you out.
So, I came here in a disguise.
But you are not getting the point.
It will not be right for you to move around freely in public.
Do you know? If the Masked Thief happens
to spot you, he will inform His Majesty
that you are alive and here in Baghdad.
Alive and in Baghdad. Just imagine!
Omar..
Our plan will go down the drain.
Omar.. Promise me that
you will not put your life at stake.
And I promise you that I will certainly find Mir.
I promise, my friend.
I will not repeat it.
Now that I am already here let me meet Sire Ahmed
from whom Mir used to buy spices.
You had bought grocery on credit, yesterday. - On credit!
Your brother and mother bought it today. - Even my brother!
And even your father.
'Oh, no! He seems to be extremely forgetful.'
Sire, neither has my mother nor my father bought any grocery
on credit. I am here..
Listen, sire, do you know any man named Mir Mustafa?
Mir Mustafa.. - I know him very well.
Really?
T-Then do tell me. - What do I tell you?
Whatever I asked you!
What did you ask me? - About Mir Mustafa.
Who is Mir Mustafa? - The cook in the royal kitchen.
Then go to the palace. What are you doing here?
He used to come here to buy the grocery.
Who used to come here? - Mir Mustafa used to come.
Who is that?
Sire, think a little harder.
Please think..
Omar was Mir Mustafa's friend. Omar, who had been entrusted
with the responsibility of Baghdad's safety.
They were friends.
Mir Mustafa used to come to your shop every Friday
to buy grocery for preparing the royal cuisine.
Yes. He used to come here.
I am not able to remember anything.
Oh, no!
Omar.
Omar..
Try to understand my point.
I am with you in this plan of yours.
But I cannot let you put your life at stake.
Trust me.
Ever since you have returned, the dream that I have
for Baghdad has strengthened!
I mean it!
I cannot afford to lose you, Omar.
I promise you
that I will free Baghdad
from that tyrant
Emperor Shahnawaz.
You are right, friend.
Nothing is greater than Baghdad.
Sire..- I told you already that I will not give any donation.
I am not here for donation.
I am here to ask you about Mir Mustafa. - Who is that?
Leave, dear. It is time to open the shop.
Open the shop!
I'm so unfortunate!
The one who was about to leave after closing the shop
is speaking about opening the shop!
What would he know about Mir Mustafa who came here
20 years ago?
I think, I should leave.
Or else, if my enemies who were after me, get here
I will be in deep trouble.
Sire, I shall take your leave. Please remember..
Please take care of yourself.
Listen!
Yes. - Convey my greetings to Shamma.
Shamma?
Fine. Sure.
Shamma..
Not Shamma, sire. It's Mir Mustafa.
This girl! What is she doing here?
Two handfuls of bay leaves, a handful of saffron strands..
Five handfuls of cinnamon..
Two handfuls of peppercorns..
And two hot chillies.
On the Friday night.. - I am in a hurry.
Grind the spices well.
Mir Mustafa!
I just recalled. - Did you recall?
His delicious Biryani..
Do you remember Mir Mustafa?
I am not forgetful. I remember everything.
He used to make delicious Biryani for His Majesty
by adding the spices of my shop.
Every Friday night, he would come here and pound the spices
for hours and tell that he needs to prepare
delicious Biryani for His Majesty.
Sire!
I want information about him. What else do you remember
about him? - I remember his pure soul..
His kindheartedness..
His love for Baghdad.
I remember.. I remember everything.
Sire, when was the last time you saw him?
Had you seen him recently? - No.
I waited for his arrival on many Fridays.
I have not seen him since 20 years.
20 years ago, like every Friday, he came to my shop
and bought spices from me and paid me the gold coins.
As I was counting the coins to return
the balance to him, he left saying, 'Let it be.'
'I have some work. I will collect it later'.
That means, the last time you saw him
at your shop? - No.
He left my shop and headed straight
to the shrine.
And I was attending to my customers here.
I kept an eye on the road towards the shrine
so that Mir does not forget to collect his balance.
He was even carrying the container of spices.
I had thought that he would come here, but he vanished
in a flash. - Vanished!
It has been 20 years since Mir came to my shop.
I still have his coins with me.
And he went away putting me in debt.
The last time that I had seen him was over there.
I can see only a part of that road from here.
We should go over there and check it from near.
Not the two of us, just me.
Two hands are stronger than one, Masked Thief.
Had I not come here, you would not have got any information
and you would have left in vain.
Fine.
Thank you, sire. Take care of yourself.
Either buy the spices or get lost!
Let us go. - Fine.
By the way, you deserve a praise.. - Let it be.
Reserve some of it for future.
You were the one who told that we may not
live to see tomorrow.
Look over there.
The shrine!
And this is the road that leads to Sire Ahmed's shop.
And the road ends at the shrine.
There is no other road here.
Then where did Sire Mir go from here?
It is strange! - Look, you will not find anything
on either side of the road. And there is no other road here.
If Sire Mir had vanished
wouldn't Sire Ahmed spot him?
Do not feel so proud, Mir.
Because people who are more horrible than me
are after you to know that secret.
And one of them is that devil
the Masked Thief.
And he will not be as merciful to you as I am.
Because even if you manage to escape from me
the rest of the impersonators
will end up killing you.
The game of life is very strange, Zafar.
I am in captivity, but still my name is free outside.
You are free, still, you seem to be in captivity.
I feel sorry, Zafar
that despite being free, you cannot fly.
Do you know why?
Because I've clasped your wings.
What are you doing, Zafar?
Do not do this, Zafar.
No, Zafar. Zafar, no!
Do not tie me up.
Zafar! - Listen, Mir
you recognise this difference.
I am free, and you are a slave.
It can be said that without my permission, you will not
be able to take another step forward.
Rather, it can be said that..
Your life
is locked in my fist.
Do you want to know how?
Zafar!
Hold on.
Look, I am standing here.
And I am able to see Sire Ahmed's shop from here.
And even Sire Ahmed had spotted Sire Mir over here.
Hold on.
I can see the road even from here.
I can see it even from here.
Then how did Sire Mir vanish from here?
How is it possible?
How can anyone vanish from the middle of the road?
A mouse..
You cannot confine a free bird like me.
Let me go. - Well..
Fine.
Your secret is dear to you, is it not?
Then you may keep it with you.
I will take your life.
Fine.
I will disclose the secret. I am ready..
Zafar, stop this..
For God's sake, stop it.
Stop it, Zafar. - You just have one option.
That secret..
You are embracing death.
Zafar, freedom has embraced slavery.
And you are a slave of your evil plans.
That is why many times you have tolerated your defeat.
Zafar, it seems you do not want my friendship.
Actually, I cannot tolerate it anymore.
I have tolerated it enough.
And you..
You will watch the spectacle that I create!
You have nine hours.
If you do not reveal the secret to me
these walls will crush your bones into pieces.
Zafar..
Come, let me help you.
Where..
Where are we?
Which is this place, Masked Thief?
This is my aunt's house. And that mouse is my uncle
who left saying, 'Farewell, remember me'
'in your nightmares.'
The Masked Thief, it is a secret tunnel.
I have seen such tunnels many times.
There is just one purpose behind it.
Such as to abduct someone.
Oh, no!
Wherever I go, you end up there.
You know to read Farsi.
And you have contacts with affluent people.
And you have information about every secret tunnel.
After all, who are you?
I am.. I am what I am.
Nothing else matters.
I have never seen such tunnels before.
I have seen them in the books.
Forget all this.
Think how we will get out of here.
Anyway, I am certain that I'll find a clue here
as this secret tunnel was definitely put to use
in the disappearance of Sire Mir.
I cannot see anything. It is too dark out here.
This is the right time to use Sire Bulbul's firefly wand.
It is pitch dark.
I..
Oh, no! Hey!
Masked Thief..
This is in Farsi.
You know to read Farsi, right?
Thank God! At least, you looked in my direction.
Two things had fallen down.
I picked up the one that seemed useful.
Let me see. - Here you go.
'Mir's Biryani recipe.'
What!
An amulet.