Luck by Chance

LUCK BY CHANCE
By
ABRAHAM CHERIAN
Copyrighted and Registered

with THE WRITERS GUILD OF
AMERICA
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EXT. NIGHT QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREET 1:35 AM
The camera is on Aditya (top shot) as he is lying on the
ground. He is staring into the camera. he looks relaxed like
he is lazing in the park.
ADITYA
(Voice Over)
This had to be the craziest way
that things could end. And all that
bullshit about your whole life
flashing past you, none of that is
happening to me. All I can think of
is, I don’t want to pee in my
pants.
The camera moves into him.
FADE TO BLACK
OPENING TITLES
Opening titles against an out of focus sequence of the night

lights in Delhi/Gurgaon. The music will be a nice Sufi track
with a lounge like beat.
INT. EVENING POSH FLAT IN DEFENCE COLONY 5:00 PM
Aditya is in his bedroom, dressed in jeans and a full

sleeved t-shirt. He makes sure the door is locked and then
goes and removes his kit from his rucksack. He then proceeds
to cook up a shot of heroin. He ties a tourniquet and then
shoots himself. We see the scars on his hand which shows
him to be a regular user. Changes in visual when he shoots
himself. The imagery becomes surreal for a short period
before returning to normal.
Aditya goes to his computer and turns it on - he then

inserts a pen drive and starts to copy files onto the hard
disk. Once the copying is complete he starts to burn the
data onto a CD. After burning the CD he takes the CD out and
puts it in a jewel case of one of his music CDs and places
the jewel case in his rucksack.
He gets up and then after packing his kit back into his
rucksack leaves his room.
ADITYA
(Voice Over)
When your day begins do you have
any idea where it’s going to end?
(MORE)
2.
ADITYA (cont’d)
There’s only one thing you can be
sure of when you have woken up at
4:00 in the evening, this is not
going to be a regular 9 to 5.

Aditya enters his parents bedroom and then goes to the
cupboard - he opens it - the demeanor is that of a robber.
He opens a draw which contains a fancy case. He opens the
case and removes the pistol, a Beretta. He quickly puts it
into his haversack, he then removes an extra magazine and
places the case back in the draw and leaves the room.
ADITYA
(Voice Over)
My parents bedroom, with the kind
of boring life they’ve lead - I
must have been conceived here -
missionary position - 2 minutes
flat.
ADITYA
(Voice Over)
My Mom, social junkie, mills & boon
addict & television tripper. I’m
the bane of her existence - though
I must credit her with defending me
on every occasion I needed
defending from my old man, which
was normally once a day.
INT. EVENING WAITING ROOM OF A BUILDERS OFFICE 5:00 PM
ADITYA
(Voice Over contd.)
Varun was ten years older than me,
an ex-professional student who
happened to have the room next to
mine in college. He was a Mr Fix-it
for guys who could fix anything. He
was also my surrogate mother, but
then surrogate mothers come in
various shapes and sizes.
3.
INT. EVENING - STAIRS OF THE BUILDERS OFFICE 5:06 PM

Varun looks out through the window and starts to hum some
obscure song - off tune. He lights his cigarette and enjoys
the smoke. Two drags and his phone starts to ring.
VARUN
Panditji.
VOICE ON THE OTHER END
What’s taking you so long?
VARUN
I haven’t got to meet him yet - but
hopefully should be able to go in
in about 30 minutes.

I’m waiting. Once you talk to him -
call me and tell me what he said.
VARUN
Yes Panditji.
He disconnects the call and then checks his phone to make

sure he has disconnected the call and then abuses the
caller. At that moment the security person comes to the
landing and calls him.
SECURITY
Mr Varun Sharmaji. Mr Mehta is
waiting for you.
Varun stubs his cigarette out and follows the security

guard. He picks up his briefcase on the way and flashes his
best smile at the secretary and then goes into Mr Mehta’s
office.
INT. EVENING MR. MEHTA’S OFFICE 5:11 PM
Mehta waves Varun in and signals him top sit. Mehta is on

the phone and Varun sits on the chair and waits for him to
finish. Mehta finishes and then looks up at Varun.
MEHTA
Tea, coffee, something cold? Mr...?
VARUN
Varun, Varun Sharma.
4.
MEHTA
Mr. Varun.
VARUN
Nothing really sir.
MEHTA
Come on, first time in this office
right?
VARUN
Yes.
MEHTA
Then you have to have something.
What will it be?
VARUN
Then tea sir.
MEHTA
With sugar?
(He doesn’t wait for the
answer)
Of course you will have it with
sugar. You are a young man, no
diabetes and all no?
(Again he doesn’t wait for an
answer. He rings a bell and a
peon appears)
One tea for Mr Varun...
(He smiles and looks at Varun
as if the fact that he
actually remembered the name
is a very great thing)
and one tea for me. Double quick.
(Turning to Varun)
OK sir, please tell me how i can
help you?
VARUN
My client wanted to purchase a
property from you - but we have hit
a wall - we can’t seem to be able
to buy it.
MEHTA
Don’t worry - we will solve your
client’s problem. Which property is
it that you boss has his eyes on.
5.
At this point there is a knock on the door and Pahwa opens

it, waiting to be called in. Pahwa is a very subservient
person in his demeanor. Mehta signals him to come in. He
walks in and stands by the side of the desk.
MEHTA
So Pahwa saheb, one month vacation
is it?
PAHWA
Yes, sir. I will be reporting back
for work on the 7th.
MEHTA
Pahwaji, this is Mr Varun, his boss
is interested in some of our
property and they seem to have some
problem.
(Turning to Varun)
Pahwaji, is our administration
manager. Two years he has kept his
company running - first time he is
taking leave.
Pahwa removes his visiting card and hands it to Varun, who

glances at it and then turns it over. It has Pahwa’s
residential address on the reverse.
MEHTA
(To Varun)
Residential address - we are
working 24 hours.
(Turning to Pahwa)
Ok, Pahwa saheb then all the best
have a great holday. We will miss
you and specially Bhabhi’s
parathas. All the best. By the way
what time are you leaving?
Varun takes the card and puts it in his wallet.
PAHWA
Thank you sir. I am leaving
by nine PM. Anything you need from
Dubai?
MEHTA
Nothing Pahwa saheb. You have a
great time and don’t be naughty.
There are lot of Russians there.
(He laughs at his joke and
Pahwa smiles)
(MORE)
6.
MEHTA (cont’d)
Ok Pahwa saheb, I’ll see you next
month, or maybe in Dubai with the
Russians.
(He guffaws again)
You better hurry - otherwise no
Dubai and no Russians.
Pahwa leaves the room and Mehta who is trying to stop
himself from laughing turns to Varun.
MEHTA
(Still bursts of laughter
coming out)
Tell me about the property Mr
Varun.
Varun takes the briefcase opens it and removes a couple of

papers and then hands a brochure to Mr Mehta. The tea
arrives and the peon leaves.
VARUN
My client wants the penthouse and
the floor below that.
MEHTA
(He is a bit irritated now)
Oh so your client is Mr Dubey is
it?
Look, I have told Panditji that the
penthouse belongs to the person
from whom we bought the property.
He is an NRI and wouldn’t settle
for anything other than the
penthouse. It has even been built
to his specifications. It is
impossible to sell it to anyone
else.
VARUN
Look Mehtaji, Panditji is a very
determined person. His daughter is
getting married and he wants to
gift her that penthouse. He isn’t
really interested in your problems
- he just needs the papers in his
daughters name before the week is
over. And it’s not like he isn’t
paying you - he is paying you the
market rate.
7.
MEHTA
Look asshole, it can’t be sold to
any panditji or swamiji - so get
the fuck out of my office.
Varun removes his pistol from the briefcase which is lying

open on the table and points it at Mehta.
VARUN
The papers tomorrow evening - i
don’t give a fuck as to how you do
it.
MEHTA
Are you threatening me?
VARUN
No, of course not. Just a warning.
He walks back to Mehta who is about to press the calling

bell. Varun pushes him into his seat and stuffs a peice of
cloth into his mouth. He then places the gun half an inch
away from his crotch. Mehta starts to whimper and Varun
pulls the trigger. To Mehta the spitting sound of the
silencer is louder than a cannon. Varun looks at Mehta who
looks down at his crotch and sees that Varun has shot the
chair and not him. He takes out a piece of tissue from the
briefcase and hands it to Mehta who has tears coming out of
his eyes.
VARUN
Tomorrow the papers have to reach
Panditji - or the next bullet will
actually be in your balls.
Varun starts to walk away and then all of a sudden stops. He

walks back to Mehta who is now sobbing. He sees a set of car
keys lying on the table and he picks it up.
VARUN
Just borrowing your car - when I
come back tomorrow to collect the
papers I’ll return it. What’s the
number?
Mehta is going to take the cloth out of his mouth to answer
when Varun signals him to stop and then signals him to write
it down. Mehta frantically scribbles the number down on a
piece of paper.
FADE TO BLACK
8.
EXT. EVENING STREETS DEFENCE COLONY 5:30 PM

Aditya is walking with his hands in his pocket - when a
girl, Tara, walking fast from behind comes and catches up
with him.
ADITYA
(Voice Over)
Small talk is a cool thing if you
have the patience for it,
especially if the girl is hot. But
try making small talk when the
butterflies in your stomach are
turning into pigeons and all you
can do is coo.
TARA
Hi, Adit. I thought today was your
day off.
ADITYA
I’m going to a friends place.
TARA
Do you wanna come hang out with us
instead?
ADITYA
Can’t - have to go to his place. He
will be really pissed I’ve already
ditched him a couple of times.
TARA
Ok. But if you change your mind we
are going to be at Priya in the
night. By the way which side you
heading?
ADITYA
Paharganj.
TARA
Since when did you have friends in
Paharganj and all?
ADITYA
What does that mean?
TARA
Just kidding babes. Anyway I’m
heading to South Ex - I’ll see you
later.
9.
Aditya walks and stands at the bus stop. A bus for Paharganj
comes and he gets in.
EXT. EVENING PAHARGANJ 5:45 PM
Aditya taps on the door of a flat and Varun opens the door.
Varun looks him up and down and then smiles. He then looks
at his watch.
VARUN
You are here - I thought you would
chicken out - and that too one hour
early - looks like some one is very
excited about what he is going to
do.
ADITYA
I’m.... Yeah.... Kind of...
VARUN
So you are - now hang here while I
get ready.
Varun goes and turns on the radio. We hear the RJ talking

about Delhi traffic updates etc and then he plays a song.
Varun who is about to go in for his shower comes back and
turns up the volume.
EXT. NIGHT HOUSE IN GURGAON 8:30 PM
Pahwa is in his kurta pajama and standing in the veranda of

the house. He is on the phone (a cordless) to a friend of
his.
PAHWA
So, we’ll see you after we get
back.
(Pause)
Yes, Yes everything is packed.
Please come by occasionally and
check the place, you never know now
a days. The boy has a key - call
him and check.
(Pause)
We will be in Dubai for a week
first.
(Pause)
Of course, I will pass on your
regards to them. In fact they were
asking about you when I called this
morning. I told them that you are
(MORE)
10.
PAHWA (cont’d)
in the middle of a project and
can’t get leave now.
(Pause)
It’s at 7:50 in the morning.
(Pause)
No, no we have arranged a taxi
already.
Pahwa starts to walk into the house.
PAHWA
Is there anything you want from
Dubai? After all what else is there
to do but shopping.
(Pause)
Alright then, yes i will tell them.
Take care of yourself. I will see
you in a month.
Pahwa disconnects the phone and goes to the kitchen.

Surinder, his wife, and Kanwaljeet, his daughter are
cleaning up the kitchen. There is absolutely no cooked food
anywhere - only a whole lot of empty tiffin carriers.
Kanwaljeet is wiping the last few dabbas and then going and
keeping them in a corner of th kitchen.
PAHWA
Amrit gives his regards. He will
come by and check on the place.
Have you finished with the dabbas?
Ashfaq will come in the morning to
pick it up.
(Addressing Kanwaljeet)
Have you made sure that everyone
knows that we will not be able to
deliver dabbas for the next 30
days.
KANWALJEET
Yes. Yesterday and I reminded
everybody today as well.
Pahwa goes up to Kanwaljeet and places his hand on her

shoulder.
PAHWA
So, all set beti?
KANWALJEET
After working so hard for the last
one year, I am actually desperate
to get away.
11.
INT. NIGHT INSIDE A SMALL FLAT IN PAHARGANJ 8:00 PM

Aditya is sitting on the bed in the room. He is completely
dressed and is on the edge of the bed staring at the floor,
he is biting the nails of his fingers. There is music
playing in the room - a nice punchy track is playing off the
radio. The RJ also announces city news and the time. Aditya
cranes his neck to see if Varun is still in the shower and
then opens his knapsack. He checks the contents, there is a
rubber tourniquet, a lighter, a couple of syringes and a
plastic box and the CD in it’s case. There is also a Beretta
Ninety Two in the bag. He zips the bag back as he hears the
bathroom door open. The bathroom door opens and first a gust
of vapor comes out and then Varun. He is dressed in his
towel. He comes out and goes about a whole process of
getting ready - the moisturizer, the hair gel, the fancy
clothes, the shoes, the jewelry, the watch etc. He then
tries on at least three pairs of shoes before making up his
mind as to which one to wear.
ADITYA
(Voice Over)
This guy has to be the dandiest
person ever. If he has to go out
and get himself a packet of
cigarettes, he spends at least 10
minutes deliberating as to which
pair of shoes to wear.
INT. NIGHT CYBER CRIME BRANCH 7:00 PM
ACP Vinod Sharma is in plain clothes. He is one of the new

recruits who have joined the cyber crime branch of the Delhi
police. Vinod is at his desk, working on his computer when
his phone starts to ring and he answers.
ACP VINOD SHARMA

Give me 5 minutes and we’ll
leave... Ok Bye.
The soft board has a picture of his wife, his daughter and
him standing at a hill resort. There are a couple of other
pictures of him receiving a medal etc. Vinod turns off the
PC and gets up. He walks out of his office wishing a
colleague good night on the way out.
12.
INT. NIGHT INSIDE A SMALL FLAT IN PAHARGANJ 8:30 PM

Varun is completely dressed now. He is wearing a pair of
nice linen trousers, a pair of Bally shoes, an IWC watch and
he uses expensive perfume. After dressing he takes his
mobile phone and puts it into his belt clip. The phone is a
Nokia N 92. He opens a draw and inside it there is a Kahr
P45 in the draw. He takes it and slips it into the pocket of
his pants. Aditya is silently watching him. He switches off
the music and Aditya gets up taking it as the cue that they
are ready to leave. They start to walk out of the room.
VARUN
You are carrying the CD aren’t you?
ADITYA
Yes.
VARUN
Anything else they wanted?
ADITYA
No, Nothing just the CD.
VARUN
Have you got the other thing I
asked you to?
ADITYA
(Very softly)
Yes.
VARUN
What?
ADITYA
(Louder now)
Yes.
VARUN
I want to see it.
INT. CORRIDOR OF A SMALL FLAT IN PAHARGANJ 8:45 PM

Varun shuts the door behind him and they start towards the
stairs. Aditya acts like he didn’t hear what Varun said and
continues walking. Varun is by his side.
VARUN
I said I want to see it.
13.
ADITYA
Here?
VARUN
Yes, here. You have a problem with
that?
ADITYA
But... what if someone sees us.
VARUN
You don’t worry about that. Now
show it to me.
Aditya unzips his knapsack and removes the Beretta and then
looks around to see if anybody is looking. Varun grabs the
pistol from him and starts to admire it. He is walking with
the gun as if he is inside his house.
VARUN
Nice piece, your dad’s?
ADITYA
Yes.
VARUN
The old man is not going to call
the cops saying his pistol has been
stolen, is he?
ADITYA
He takes it out only on occasions.
He won’t notice.
VARUN
Your old man has good taste i must
say.
EXT. NIGHT BASEMENT PARKING 9:00 PM
Varun and Aditya in Mehta’s Honda Accord as it makes its way

into the parking lot. Varun is driving he is looking for a
convenient parking space, he is very relaxed in absolutely
no hurry, the clock in the car says 21:05. He finally pulls
up into a vacant space and parks. he then checks his exit
route.
14.
INT. NIGHT INSIDE THE CAR 9:05 PM

Aditya is in the passenger seat and Varun is in the drivers
seat. Both of them look extremely nervous. There is music
playing on the car stereo.
Aditya meanwhile opens his sling bag and there is the

Beretta in it. He removes the pistol checks it and then puts
it back in the bag. He doesn’t zip the bag close and keeps
it very gingerly on his lap.
Varun removes a packet of cigarettes from his pocket. He

offers Aditya a cigarette. Aditya takes a cigarette but his
nervousness is very visible as his hands are trembling.
Varun smiles seeing it. Varun then proceeds to take one
himself. He uses the car cigarette lighter to light Aditya’s
cigarette first and then his. The two of them are smoking in
the car. The windows are rolled up, it takes them a while to
realize that. Varun then rolls down his window, but Aditya
is oblivious to all this. He is staring at his reflection on
the windscreen.
ADITYA
What a weird thing smoking is and I
can’t stop it. I feel cosy, have a
sense of well-being when I’m
smoking, killing myself
slowly. Not so slowly maybe. But
when I don’t smoke I scarcely feel
as if I’m living. I don’t feel as
if I’m living unless I’m killing
myself. Weird isn’t it.
INT. NIGHT BASEMENT PARKING 9:20 PM
The parking lot is clearing out - the last few cars are
leaving - all executives heading back home after work. The
parking is now almost empty, except for a few cars, some of
them look like they have been parked there for rather long.
Varun and Aditya get out of the car, they shut their
respective doors and without looking back they start to walk
towards the staircase. The camera tracks them as they walk
away from the camera.
INT. NIGHT STAIRCASE OF BUILDING 9:23 PM

They climb the staircase and on the second floor they come
into the main area. they walk down the place and into the
bathroom.
15.
INT. NIGHT TOILETS OF OFFICE 9:24 PM

Both of them occupy different stalls and sit on the toilets.
Aditya opens his bag and stares at his gear and then thinks
better of it and removes the CD and opens the case. The CD
is there.
Varun meanwhile has his pistol with the silencer ready. He

removes the magazine and then places it back. he then
engages the safety catch and waits.

A Maruti Esteem drives into the parking lot. There are three
people in the car. The driver is ACP Vinod Sharma, the
co-driver and the passenger at the back are two other plain
clothed policemen. They park next to the Honda Accord and
then they all get out of the car. Vinod Sharma touches the
bonnet of the Accord and feels that it is warm. One of the
men makes a note of the number plate on a little note pad as
much as he makes a note of all the other cars in the
basement. The three of them then proceed to the inside of
the building. On the way the man who noted down the numbers
is calling the office and giving them the numbers of all the
cars parked in the basement.
INT. NIGHT BATHROOM OF BUILDING 9:27 PM
Aditya is sitting on the toilet seat - nervous as hell. He

is opening and closing the CD case. He puts the CD back into
the rucksack and looks at his gear. He then decides against
it and zips his bag shut.
Varun is shooting imaginary targets with his pistol.

An executive who has finished work and is ready to go home
walks into the bathroom humming. He goes to the urinal and
is humming to himself while he pees. He then comes to the
washbasin and washes his hands. He uses the dryer and then
leaves.
INT. NIGHT STAIRCASE OF BUILDING 9:27 PM
ACP Vinod Sharma and his two men are walking up the stairs.
Vinod Sharma stops just before entering the main building.
He turns to one of his men.
ACP VINOD SHARMA

Ahmed, you stay here. In case of an
emergency. He will leave via the
(MORE)
16.
ACP VINOD SHARMA (cont’d)

staircase only. I don’t foresee any
trouble - but let’s not be lax
about it.
AHMED
Yes Sir.
ACP Vinod Sharma and the other man walk into the building
while Ahmed waits on the stairwell.
The door of the bathroom opens and ACP Vinod Sharma and his
deputy walk into the bathroom. The deputy proceeds to the
urinals while ACP Sharma goes to the wash basin. While
washing his hands he turns to his assistant.
ACP VINOD SHARMA

I’ve got a job offer in the US...
Aditya who is in his stall and staring at the floor

immediately looks up, with hardly any pause he answers.
ADITYA
Me, too.
ACP Sharma doesn’t bother looking up or turning around, he

continues talking.
ACP VINOD SHARMA

I’m going to New York. Where are
you going?
ADITYA
Chicago.
ACP VINOD SHARMA

Polymorphic???
ADITYA
Yes. Infovention?
ACP VINOD SHARMA
Yes.
Aditya steps out of the stall and walks towards ACP Sharma.
The assistant meanwhile has finished peeing and comes to the
wash basin and starts to wash his hands. Aditya looks at him
and then at ACP Sharma. Sharma smiles at Aditya.
17.
ACP VINOD SHARMA

Polymorphic meet Motherboard,
Motherboard - Polymorphic.
INT. NIGHT STAIRCASE OF THE BUILDING 9:33 PM

Ahmed is on the phone - he has a notepad propped against the
wall and is taking down some details. His mobile is nested
between his ear and his shoulder.
AHMED
Arvind Mehta... Is his office in
Mayur Chambers? .... Which Floor?
.... No I need it just now, or at
least give me a number.
Aditya and ACP Sharma are standing in front of the wash

basins, ACP Sharma has a lap top out and placed on the
platform. Aditya hands him the CD, the assistant meanwhile
goes and stands against the door. ACP Sharma loads the CD
into the laptop and then checks the data on the CD. It is a
complete database.
ADITYA
It’s exactly what I promised it to
be. All of it is there. Now your
part of the deal.
ACP Sharma reaches into the laptop bag and comes up with a
revolver.
ACP VINOD SHARMA

ACP Vinod Sharma, Cyber Crime
Branch. You are under arrest for
stealing classified information.
The assistant has now come away from the door and is walking
towards Aditya. He has a pair of handcuffs in his hand.
ADITYA
(Very softly)
Varun, Varun...
ACP VINOD SHARMA

What, What did you just say?
ACP Sharma doesn’t hear the toilet door open, he only

catches the movement from the corner of his eye. Before he
can turn Varun shoots him in the head. Aditya face is
18.
covered in blood and brain from ACP Sharma’s head. The

assistant is unarmed, he realizes that there is no way out
and he sits on the floor, cowering.
Varun doesn’t hesitate as he shoots him in the center of his
head. He then turns to Aditya who is totally shaken by the
incident.
VARUN
Come on, wash up, if you walk out
like this we could be in big
trouble.
INT. NIGHT STAIRCASE OF THE BUILDING 9:36 PM

Ahmed looks at his watch and decides to go in looking for
his boss. He has his revolver in his hand and comes into the
building and heads towards the bathroom.
He opens the door very slowly and he sees Aditya washing the
blood off his face and Varun with his back to the door.
Varun turns and at the same time Ahmed fires, the bullet
grazes Varun’s thigh, most of the impact being taken by the
mobile phone in his pocket, and Varun stumbles. He manages
to get his balance and pull the trigger before Ahmed fires
the next bullet. The shot hits Ahmed in the chest and sends
him crashing to the floor. The revolver in his hand drops to
the floor and blood starts to trickle out of his mouth.
Varun limps up to him and shoots him in the chest.
Aditya can’t believe what he has gotten himself into. He

knew what Varun was capable of but this is the first time he
actually sees the monster.
Ahmed’s revolver is the first shot that is fired without a

silencer and the sound resounds through the whole second
floor.
EXT. NIGHT OFFICE BUILDING 9:37 PM

The watchman hears the shot and comes running into the
building.
19.
INT. NIGHT OFFICE BUILDING 9:38 PM

Varun and Aditya come out of the bathroom and run towards
the staircase. They exit into the landing as the watchman
comes out of the lift and goes towards the bathroom.

Varun and Aditya make a dash for the car and they get into
the car and drive out of the building. Varun is limping as
fast as he can and Aditya staying by his side because he has
no idea as to what to do.
INT. NIGHT CAR - STREETS OF DELHI 9:42 PM
Varun driving with Aditya nervous as hell as they are

driving. There is blood coming out of Varun’s leg. There is
a road block and Varun places his jacket on his lap to cover
the wound and then switches on the light in the car. As they
near the checkpoint the policemen look in and then wave them
on.
EXT. NIGHT STREETS OF DELHI 9:45 PM
The car as it is making its way down the streets. We can see
Varun driving and Aditya sitting by his side. The camera at
first is ahead of them, then alongside them and then finally
we see only the tail lights of the car as it goes away from
the camera.
INT. NIGHT BATHROOM OF THE BUILDING 10:00 PM
There are a couple of policemen and they are going about

collecting forensic evidence. The watchman is trying to
explain what he saw when he walked into the bathroom and
also that he didn’t see anybody else, either there or
leaving.
EXT. NIGHT STREETS OF DELHI/GURGAON 10:00 PM

This section is done using multiple screens - some of them
showing Varun & Aditya getting away while the others have
those of the bodies in the bathroom, more police arriving,
questioning the watchman.
Varun is furious at his completely destroyed mobile phone.
He flings it out of the window.
20.
Varun & Aditya cross another check post but are let
through,again.
They change positions and Aditya is now driving as Varun’s
starting to feel the effect of so much blood loss.
Varun is trying to stay awake, but he is bleeding rather

badly. He has the wound covered by a black jacket, that he
wearing.
The cops check the laptop and remove the CD.
Breaking news on television.

The sequence ends with them pulling into a petrol bunk on
the road to Gurgaon.
This section is interspersed with time lapse shots of Delhi

& Gurgaon by Night and the whole sequence is layered with a
voice over of a Radio Jockey announcing that three policemen
were killed in the line of duty and music.
INT. NIGHT A DHABA OUTSIDE DELHI 10:00 PM
Inspector Dahiya’s mobile starts to ring. Looking at the

number he realizes that his relaxation is over. The IG
doesn’t call to make small talk.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Hello!
IG
(Voice only)
Inspector Dahiya, this is IG
Rathore. We have an emergency, how
long will it take for you to get
here?
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
20 minutes sir.
Inspector Dahiya, walks from there straight to his vehicle
and he drives out in full speed.
INT. NIGHT CAR AT A PETROL PUMP 10:15 PM

Aditya is looking Varun who is slowly drifting towards
unconsciousness. He shakes him and Varun opens his eyes.
21.
ADITYA
Where are we going?
Varun gets out his wallet and reaches into it and removes a
visiting card. He hands it to Aditya who starts to ready it.
Varun signals him to flip the card and look at the address
on the reverse side. Aditya checks out the address and then
turns to Varun.
ADITYA
Why this place?
VARUN
(Mumbling)
They are not at home, we will have
an empty house to hide in till we
can get out of this.
ADITYA
Are you sure?
VARUN
Just drive and get us there. I need
to contract a couple of people. we
can do it once we get there.
(A lot more force in his voice
now)
How on earth did you manage to
contact a cop as your buyer? Of all
the people in the world - a cop?
ADITYA
Varun, that was... actually...
VARUN
Shut up and drive. They must have
figured out the vehicle we are
using by now.
EXT. NIGHT DELHI/GURAGAON STREETS 10:20 PM

The Honda Accord is driving down the road and there is
absolutely no conversation in the car as it is making its
way down the road. A police vehicle driven by Inspector
Dahiya crosses them - both going in opposite directions.
They drive till they come to the address. Aditya pulls up

near the gate and drives slowly past the gate. He turns to
Varun who is very close to passing out.
22.
ADITYA
Varun, we have reached the address.
Varun looks at the place ad then at Aditya bleary eyed. The
house is not really visible but you can see the compound, it
is dark. He then suddenly comes back to reality and looks at
Aditya. The look is as if Aditya has lost his mind.
VARUN
Are you out of your mind? Why don’t
we call the cops and tell them what
we did and where we are. It at
least makes somebody’s work easier.
Aditya is now wondering what he has done wrong now. He has a
totally puzzled look about him and is staring at Varun.
VARUN
You dumb ass, I told you the first
thing the cops will figure out is
the escape vehicle - even a moron
won’t park it in front of the place
he has chosen to hide. Keep
driving...
Aditya drives ahead and they leave the street and then go in
another direction, finally after driving around a bit they
park the car on a deserted lane. They abandon the car there
and they start walking back towards the house of the
Pahwa’s.
ADITYA
(Voice Over)
I had more than half a mind to dump
him with his bleeding foot and walk
away - catch a bus and head home. I
for the life of me don’t know why I
didn’t.
EXT. NIGHT QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREET 10:25 PM

As they are walking a couple of dogs from different houses
start to bark. Aditya by now is almost carrying Varun. As
they are walking they hear the sound of approaching police
sirens. Aditya immediately steps into a by lane and after a
little bit of walking they enter the compound of a house.
The police sirens stop and the night becomes absolutely

still.
23.
EXT. NIGHT COMPOUND OF HOUSE IN GURGAON 10:26 PM

Varun is mumbling deliriously and is propped against Aditya
and hobbling along as they walk down the street. They walk
in to the compound quiet comfortably - not making any sound
but not hiding in anyway. They are sure the occupants are
not there at home.
As they are walking towards the door they hear a door open
and voices.
PAHWA
(Voice from far away)
I’m going out to throw the garbage.
KANWALJEET
(From inside the house)
Ok.
The rear door of the house opens and shuts (audio) In a

while we see Mr Pahwa come out of the house with a torch in
one hand and a garbage bag in another. He comes out of the
house and exits from the gate.
Realizing that the back door is not locked, Aditya and Varun
quickly head top the back and get in through the door.
INT. NIGHT HOUSE IN GURGAON 10:29 PM
The door is the entrance through the kitchen and they

quietly make their way through the kitchen. the kitchen is
full of tiffin careers. Aditya is holding Varun with one
hand and his pistol in the other. This time around his hand
is not shaking as badly. From the kitchen they go to the
hall. In the hall there are two women, one is about 50,
Surinder, and the other is a young girl of about twenty
five, Kanwaljeet. They are both dressed up like they are
going out somewhere. There are suitcases in the hall as well
as a couple of bags. Aditya points the gun at the women and
signals to them to shut up. They obey him without any kind
of protest. He places Varun on a sofa and then heads towards
the women. There is a bundle of nylon rope on the floor next
to the suitcase. Aditya asks Kanwaljeet to pick it up and
pass it to him. She does so.
Varun meanwhile has his gun out and is facing the door
waiting for Mr Pahwa to return. Aditya ties the women up one
after the other and then keeps them on the floor at one
corner of the room, away from the doors and windows.
He then goes and waits by the side of the door waiting for
Mr Pahwa to return.
24.
Pahwa walks in after bolting the kitchen door and making

sure the door is secure. As he walks into the hall he is
about to say something, when Aditya hits him on the head
with the butt of the pistol. Pahwa crumbles to the ground.
ADITYA
(Voice Over)
This was the easiest part - and
from here I was sure everything
would be a cakewalk.

A shot of the street absolutely quiet. A police van drives
through the street.
INT. NIGHT BATHROOM OF OFFICE 10:35 PM
There are more policemen as well as a couple of press

persons arriving. Inspector Dahiya makes a grand entry
banging the door to the bathroom open as he walks in. There
is suddenly a hush in the room, some people even get
startled a bit as he walks in.
He looks at the bodies on the floor - the first of which is

being taken away. He goes to the officer in charge and
stands behind him. He has a Zippo in his hand that he is
continuously lighting and dousing making a lot of the people
there uncomfortable.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
What have we found?
OFFICER
There is a CD that was in the
laptop, and the gun used was a Kahr
with a silencer. All shots were
almost point blank. The killers
also didn’t bother to clean up the
scene before leaving - so i am
assuming ACP Sharma surprised them.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
How many?
OFFICER
Three - two in the bathroom and one
on the staircase - all from the
cyber crime division. We have
called them to find out what they
were investigating, but nobody
(MORE)
25.
OFFICER (cont’d)
really knows. they are going
through Sharma’s computer to find
out.
Dahiya nods his head and then excuses himself only by sing
and then walks away from everybody. He takes out his mobile
phone and dials a number. The phone hardly rings and is
picked up.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Manu, Somebody killed ACP Vinod
Sharma from the Cyber Crime
Branch.He was killed in the line of
duty and I have been handed this
case.
(At this point a press person
comes with a camera in front
of Inspector Dahiya. He smiles
at the reporter excuse himself
and continues his
conversation. )
So I want you to tell me right now,
if it has been done by any of your
people. If it is - send the person
to the station and it will save us
both a lot of hassles. The pistol
used was a Kahr - German piece,
fancy looking.
He disconnects and then heads towards where the reporters

are standing.
Varun is using the land line to make a call. Pahwa is lying

unconscious on the floor and Aditya is tying him up. Varun
slams his hand on the table, which cause the two women to
startle.
VARUN
Who, the fuck is he on the phone
with?
He dials the number again and this time he has a hint of a
smile.
VARUN
Manu, I need a favour.
26.
MANU
(Only voice over the phone)
Sister fucker, It had to be you...
Why did you have to shoot cops? Not
one but three.
VARUN
I didn’t have a choice. Now I need
you to do something for us.
MANU
Us, who is with you.
VARUN
Hey, Manu. I need you to get me out
first. I’ll tell you the whole
story later.
MANU
Dahiya called, asking if I new of
anything. I told him I didn’t and
that was the truth. But you know
the mother fucker, he’ll come by
again. He was asking about some
kahr pistol or something... So
where are you now?
VARUN
At a PCO will call you once I reach
some place safe.
Varun hangs up the phone.
VARUN
Fuck. He’s not going to help and
what’s worse is that they have put
Dahiya on the case. That son of a
bitch Dahiya he is going to smell
us out.
Pahwa is slowly coming back to consciousness after his
knock. He realizes he is tied and his mouth is taped, he
struggles a bit. His mouth is taped with silver masking
tape. The same tape that is stuck on the suitcases with
their names written on it.
27.

Dahiya is standing in front of the news persons and then he
starts to talk about the case.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
We will have the criminals in our
custody before the morning. We
already have a lot of clues,
including the number of the getaway
car and some other key clues. The
perpetrators of the crime should
not believe that they can get out
of our net so easily. If they think
they can kill honest and dedicated
police officers and get away with
it - they are dreaming.
Varun is on the sofa and has just passed out due to the
blood loss. Aditya is trying to talk to him and revive him.
ADITYA
Varun, Varun, Varun... Shall I call
for a doctor?
VARUN
(Mumbles some gibberish)
ADITYA
Is it hurting very badly?
VARUN
(Still muttering gibberish)
Aditya goes to where Kanwaljeet is sitting and with his gun

asks her to get up. She struggles a bit and then going on to
her knees she gets up.
ADITYA
(To Kanwaljeet)
I want the first aid kit.
Kanwaljeet nods her head.
ADITYA
(To Pahwa and Surinder)
If you try anything funny, I’ll
kill her.
28.
Kanwaljeet is walking to the bedroom, followed by Aditya who

is slowly looking like he is getting more in control of the
situation, and through that to the bathroom. She signals to
the cabinet. Aditya opens it and sees the medicines.
Aditya goes and sits on the toilet seat while Kanwaljeet is
standing in a corner and in front of her he cooks up some
heroin and then shoots himself.
(The visuals here reach a certain level of surrealism.)

He removes a couple of things and they come back to the
hall.
Varun is still conscious but not exactly in his senses.
Aditya goes up to him and lifts his shirt. The shirt is
stuck to his body with the blood. The bleeding has slowed
down quiet a bit but the loss of blood has left Varun very
weak.
Aditya starts to clean Varun’s wound, the wound is

superficial but a little deep. Varun winces as the wound is
being cleaned, and Aditya keeps pausing every 10 to 15
seconds to check on his hostages and if they are trying
anything funny. By the time Aditya is through, Varun is so
exhausted that he passes out on the sofa. Aditya gets up and
goes and sits in one corner of the room.
There are a couple of ambulances as well as some police

vehicles outside the shop as two stretcher bearers come out
carrying a body covered in a white sheet. As they load it
into the van we see the van already has two bodies in it.
The stretcher bearers walk past two policemen who are deep
in discussion. One of them then turns and walks to the
watchman who is standing in a corner and has a constable
standing and taking down his statement.
Inspector Dahiya walks up to them.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
So, you didn’t see anything did
you?
WATCHMAN
No sir, I was outside when I heard
the gunshot - only one shot. I came
running up - by the time I reached
the bathroom I was surprised to see
three bodies. Whoever did it had
already left.
29.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
(To the constable)
Arrest him, I am not satisfied by
his statement. Release him only
after we get the killers.
CONSTABLE
Yes Sir.
(Turning to the three)
Come on, you are our guest for the
night.
Inspector Dahiya, meanwhile walks back to the ambulance that
is ready to drive off, and he then taps the cabin from
outside, giving the driver the signal that he can leave. He
then walks towards a couple of journalists standing and
talking to each other. The television crews are also busy
packing their stuff after filming the scene of the crime.
Varun has come back to consciousness and is now sitting up

on the sofa. Aditya is seated in one corner of the room, the
pistol on the floor next to him, staring at the hostages,
with a look so black that it is almost scary. Varun turns to
Pahwa.
VARUN
TV Remote?
Pahwa moves his head as if asking Varun to repeat the

question.
VARUN
I asked where’s the fucking remote?
Pahwa points to the TV cabinet. Varun shakes his head. Varun
then turns to address Aditya.
VARUN
Hey, get the remote from the
cabinet, I want to watch the news.
We must be on it.
(Turning to Pahwa)
Oye, Uncle. Whisky? Where’s it
kept?
Pahwa shakes his head.
VARUN
Does that mean you don’t drink, or
you don’t want to give or that you
don’t have?
30.
Pahwa mumbles from under his gag. Aditya gets up, picks up
the pistol and then heads to the TV cabinet. He opens it and
then removes the remote, without turning the TV on he goes
and hands the remote to Varun, who promptly switches on the
TV. Aditya walks back to the same place he was seated
earlier, sits down and places his pistol on the floor. After
flipping a couple of channels, Varun reaches a news channel
that is reporting on the crime. The reporter is saying that
police are inv. Unfortunately, ACP Vinod Sharma came by at
that time and was shot dead. A photograph of ACP Vinod
Sharma is shown on the screen. The visual then cuts to
Inspector Dahiya.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
We will have the criminals in our
custody before the morning. We
already have a lot of clues,
including the number of the getaway
car and some other key clues. The
perpetrators of the crime should
not believe that they can get out
of our net so easily. If they think
they can kill an honest and
dedicated police officer and get
away with it - they are dreaming.
Varun switches the TV to mute and turns back to Pahwa.
VARUN
So, Uncle you haven’t answered my
question yet.
A lone police vehicle is quietly patrolling the streets in

the area. One car enters the street and then comes to a stop
outside the gate of a house, the police vehicle stops and
slowly starts backing up towards the car. The gate opens and
the watchman lets the car in, the police vehicle drives
away.

The gag on Pahwa’s mouth is now untied. The gag is in
Aditya’s hand and he is standing just behind Pahwa with the
gun in his other hand.
Varun is up on the sofa now, his pistol in his hand - he has
the attitude of a policeman in an interrogation room.
31.
VARUN
So, Uncleji, let’s start with your
name. What’s your name?
PAHWA
(softly)
Kunwar Pahwa.
VARUN
Sorry, didn’t hear you. Can you
speak a bit louder? Not too loud
ok, don’t want to disturb the
neighbors.
PAHWA
Kunwar Pahwa.
VARUN
Now, Mr Kunwar Pahwa. Where’s the
booze kept?
PAHWA
There’s no alcohol in the house.
VARUN
Arre, Sir, nice punjabi house and
no whisky. Not even a little for
your guests?
PAHWA
I don’t drink and don’t let alcohol
be served in my house.
VARUN
Fine. There must be something to
eat right?
PAHWA
There is. Let me get it for you.
VARUN
Don’t stress your self. Aditya will
get it.
(To Aditya)
Hey Aditya. Get us something to
eat. I am starving. Don’t forget to
tie uncle’s mouth. I suppose he has
already had his dinner.
Aditya starts to gag Pahwa.
32.

Dahiya now finished with the press - gets into his vehicle
and drives out of the basement, tires squealing.

Aditya is in the kitchen rifling through the fridge looking
for something to eat, he sees that a whole section of the
fridge is full of sweets in packets. He removes a packet and
heads back to the hall.
He opens the box and offers the sweets to Varun, who just
glares at him.
Aditya is still holding the packet of sweets out to Varun.
Varun waves it away.
VARUN
Isn’t there anything else other
than sweets in this house.
ADITYA
I checked the fridge, it has only
sweets in it.
VARUN
(Turning to the Pahwas)
Why the fuck would anyone have so
much of sweets in their house, and
it isn’t even Diwali?
Pahwa mumbles something back through his gag.
VARUN
What? Can’t you speak a little
clearer?
He bursts out into laughter thrilled with his own joke.
Aditya smiles, not knowing what to say and too smashed to
realize he wants to laugh.
VARUN
(To Aditya)
Go and check there has to be
something else in this house,
something that people eat when they
are hungry.
Aditya gets up and goes back into the kitchen to look for
food.
33.
INT. NIGHT HOUSE IN GURGAON - KITCHEN 11:25 PM

The kitchen is established again in this scene and we see
that it is a large kitchen, there are three refrigerators
and a corner of the kitchen has more than 100 tiffin
carriers on the floor, the carriers all have two sections
closed and the other two sections are all cleaned and kept
on the kitchen platform.
Aditya walks back to same refrigerator that he had opened
earlier and sees that it has only sweets in it. He then
shuts it and walks to the next refrigerator, this has only
vegetables in it. He slams the door shut and then opens the
third one, this one has many different vessels, like a home
refrigerator, opening the vessels he sees that there is
nothing that can be eaten without cooking. He then starts to
opens cupboards to check for food, and he opens two or three
tins but they contain nuts and bolts. He then sees a big
plastic container that has some black sticky thing like
tamarind. He removes a piece of tamarind from the top and
then puts it back.
He finally finds a huge packet of bhujiya and takes it back

into the hall to Varun. As he is walking out we hear Varun’s
voice from the hall.
VARUN
(from the hall)
Hey, Adit, hurry up asshole, I am
starving to death.
He leaves the bhujiya in the kitchen and comes back.
ADITYA
(Voice over only)
That would have been the ultimate
irony, after being shot in the leg
if Varun had died of starvation.
Varun is waiting impatiently as Aditya walks back into the

hall empty handed.
Varun is now pissed off that there is no food - the hunger

is really getting to him.
VARUN
Druggy asshole, let me look. You
probably can’t see shit anyways.
34.
With a really violent movement Varun pulls himself off the

sofa. The force cause the blood to start flowing again and
Varun falls back into the sofa.
EXT. NIGHT DELHI/GURGAON STREETS 11:38 PM

Inspector Dahiya is in his vehicle driving down the streets
and on the mobile at the same time. He doesn’t use a hand
set. He is talking to the Cyber crime division.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
I need names, I need some kind of
concrete evidence - the IG wants
the case solved by this morning -
when you wake up and read your
newspaper I want you to know that
you are reading old news.
Aditya is standing next to Varun who is wincing in pain on

the sofa not knowing what to do. Aditya finally asks Varun.
ADITYA
Shall I call a doctor?
VARUN
Why not ask him to bring the
police, the army, the press and the
public prosecutor along with him.
Aditya is unsettled by the statement, he starts to sulk.
VARUN
Stop sulking and lets try and get
this fucking thing plugged.
ADITYA
Sorry.
Aditya then heads out to the bathroom from where he got the
medicine the first time.
INT. NIGHT HOUSE IN GURGAON BATHROOM 11:42 PM

Aditya is standing in front of the mirrored cabinet and is
opening and closing the door of the cabinet. He is staring
at his reflection in the mirror. Every time the cabinet
opens we see a roll of cotton and some gauze.
35.
ADITYA
(Voice Over)
I decided that I would let him
bleed to death, I was getting sick
of him. Then I realized that I
would never make it out of this
mess without him.
He opens the cabinet and gets all the medicine there and
then comes back to the hall.

Dahiya is driving but is getting impatient waiting for the
information. We see him through the windscreen with the
street lights reflecting off it.
INT. NIGHT INSIDE DAHIYA’S VEHICLE 11:46 PM
Dahiya is on the phone and he has a note pad on the wheel as

he is taking something down.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Let me repeat, a black Honda Accord
and the number is DL-02...
Dahiya is underlining what he has just written. He then puts

the notepad down.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Whose car is it? ... Did he report
it as stolen? ... I want his
address, maximum 5 minutes, I’m
waiting.
He disconnects the call and then he smiles - a faint smile.
Aditya comes back into the hall and starts to try and patch
Varun’s wound to the best of his ability. The bleeding is
slowing down, not because of anything that Aditya did, but
naturally. Aditya then sits quietly on the floor next to
Varun.
ADITYA
Varun, we have to get out of here.
It won’t be long before the cops
get here.
36.
VARUN
I can’t move - if we get out in
this state we wouldn’t make two
kilometers.
ADITYA
I’ll go back and get the car.
VARUN
Come on, by now there must be a
whole police station around it and
forget the number of dogs.
ADITYA
So, are you saying we have to stay
here - how long do you think it
will be before the cops come here.
VARUN
When the cops get here we can keep
them back using these people as
shields.
Aditya goes to the window and looks out of it. The night is
as quiet as ever.
Inspector Dahiya in his vehicle looking around as the

vehicle makes its way down the streets. He has the look of a
predator hunting for its prey. His phone starts ringing, the
caller ID says Manu. Inspector Dahiya smiles and then picks
up the phone.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Manu, tell me. Who’s the mother
fucker responsible?
MANU
Varun. I don’t know where he is,
but he called from a PCO. This is
the number.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Hold On.
(Inspector Dahiya lifts the
pen and notepad from where he
had placed it down and gets
ready to note it down.)
Tell...
37.
MANU
36462...
Inspector Dahiya disconnects the phone and immediately
starts dialing another.

Varun looks a lot better now and he is back into his
interrogating policeman mood.
VARUN
(To Aditya)
Are you sure there was no food in
the kitchen?
ADITYA
Nothing, three fridges and
absolutely no cooked food.
VARUN
Open up Mrs Pahwa, she will get us
some food. What say Mrs Pahwa?
Aditya removes the tape that is stuck over Mrs Pahwa’s

mouth. He also places the pistol next to her head in case
she screams, she doesn’t.
VARUN
Mrs Pahwa, isn’t their any food in
this house?
SURINDER PAHWA
No, son, there’s absolutely
nothing. We didn’t cook anything
today because we were leaving for
our holiday tonight and we thought
we would order some food.
VARUN
And you didn’t order anything?
SURINDER PAHWA
No, you got here before that.
ADITYA
Why would no one cook in a house
that has more than a hundred tiffin
carriers in the kitchen?
38.
SURINDER PAHWA
We supply food to offices. Today
was the last day.
ADITYA
Varun, let’s order some food. As if
the delivery person will know who
the people living in this house
are.
VARUN
Dumbo, let me do the thinking. That
was a really dumb idea.
(To Mrs Pahwa)
Where did you say you were going?
SURINDER PAHWA
We are going to Dubai for a
wedding.
VARUN
(Pointing at Kanwaljeet)
Hers?
SURINDER PAHWA
No, my brothers daughters wedding.
VARUN
Don’t worry. We’ll leave soon. What
time is your flight?
SURINDER PAHWA
7:50. We have to be in the airport
before 5:00 in the morning.
VARUN
Don’t worry Auntyji, you will be
there. Our people will come and get
us out of here before that.
A mobile starts to ring and instantaneously Varun goes for

his phone only to realize that it is dead. He then notices
Pahwa’s phone in the alcove ringing.
Inspector Dahiya has stopped his vehicle on the side of the

road and is leaning against it. He is talking on the mobile,
with the other hand he is lighting and dousing his Zippo.
39.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
His name is Varun Sharma. Before
the press get to know about it we
need to get him. Also I want you
guys to keep watching TV - monitor
every channel. I don’t want to be
caught off guard. The moment you
trace the number - let me know. I
am waiting. I don’t want to learn
the details of the case from some
news channel.
Inspector Dahiya disconnects the phone and then starts to

watch the flame as he continues his lighter thing.
Varun is trying to call Manu, this time though instead of

using the land line he is using Pahwa’s mobile phone. The
phone starts to ring and after a couple of rings Manu picks
up. Pahwa is struggling with the nylon chord that his hands
are tied with and is slowly trying to free himself.
VARUN
Have you figured out how you can
get us out?
MANU
He called back...
VARUN
and...
MANU
...he was asking about you. I think
he suspects.
VARUN
I am going to get out of this
alive, that i am sure of. Just
remember Manu, the next
investigation Dahiya gets is going
to be your murder, fucking rat.
Varun hangs up the phone, stares at the floor for a bit

before he decides to say anything. Aditya is waiting to find
out what Manu said, his tension has escalated to a peak.
40.

Inspector Dahiya is waiting by his vehicle, mentally urging
his phone to ring. For the information to come through so he
can wrap up the case and head home to bed. The phone starts
to ring and Dahiya grabs it.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Tell.
(Dahiya waits while the voice
on the other end gives him the
address)
Ok. Thanks.
Inspector Dahiya disconnects the phone and gets into the
vehicle - does a u-turn and heads back in the direction that
he came from.
Aditya has broken a cold sweat and is just standing staring

blankly at Varun. Varun is livid, he realises that he has
been screwed over completely by Manu.
VARUN
Uncleji, We are leaving, thanks for
the hospitality. We will be
requiring all the money that you
have and we will be taking auntyji
and sister with us - only for
security - so that you don’t get
excited and call the cops.
Varun gets up and hobbles to Pahwa and then removes the tape
that is covering his mouth. He then takes a couple of steps
away from him and faces him as he talks.
PAHWA
Look, son we have all traveler’s
cheques and only about 2000 rupees
in cash. I don’t have any other
money with me. If I want I can give
you my ATM card, you can withdraw
all the money you want.
VARUN
Don’t fuck with me.
(Turning to Aditya)
Go check the house for money, break
the fucking locks if you have to -
check their bags and every fucking
thing.
41.
(addressing Pahwa)
Look uncle, if you are fucking with
me I will kill your wife and
daughter and then cut off your
balls and leave you to die. I am in
no fucking mood for jokes.
Pahwa in the meanwhile is trying to slip his hands out of
his binds.

A police patrol van is driving down a quiet by-lane when
they see a black Honda Accord parked on the side of the
road. They stop and two of the policemen get off and walk
towards the car. They shine their torches into the car and
see nobody in it. One of the policemen comes to the
passenger side and shines his light on the seat. He sees
caked blood on the seat. He immediately heads back to the
patrol van.
POLICEMAN #1
Sir, we have to inform control
room. I think this was the getaway
car used by ACP saheb’s killers.
The officer in the patrol van immediately contacts the

control room and gives them the information.
INT. NIGHT STAIRCASE TO A BARSATI IN DARYAGANJ 12:10 PM
Inspector Dahiya is climbing the staircase of an old

building towards a Barsati. There are a couple of people
sleeping on the landings. Dahiya finally gets to the top and
just before tapping on the door removes his revolver and
leans against the wall - completely Hollywood style. He
kicks the door and comes flying into the house gun waving.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Freeze!!!
There is pin drop silence and only then he realises that the
place is absolutely empty - not even furniture.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Fuck. Son of a bitch. Mother
fucker.
At that time a couple of people who live in the building

come up to the barsaati with sticks to catch the intruder.
Realizing it is a policeman one of them ventures
information.
42.
BUILDING RESIDENT
There’s no one in the house sir.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
That even I can see. When did they
leave?
BUILDING RESIDENT
More than a year ago.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Fuck. The cocksucker was making a
cunt out of me.
Inspector Dahiya is furious at his embarrassment and is
dialing Manu’s number as he is walking out if the building.
The phone keeps ringing but no one picks it up. He tries
again and the same thing.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Manu, you mother fucker, you have
just entered police records for
killing ACP Vinod Sharma.
Inspector Dahiya gets into his vehicle and even before he

starts his radio comes in with a message from the control
room. The message says that they have found the get away car
in Gurgaon.
Inspector Dahiya is now driving like a maniac trying to get

to Gurgaon at the earliest.
There are a couple of police vehicles, a lot of policemen

and a two sniffer dogs around the abandoned swift. The
lights of houses around the are slowly coming on and the
braver people venturing to their gates. The police are
asking those who are coming out to stay inside the gates of
their buildings and not come on to the street. There are
policemen looking for pieces of evidence around the vehicle
and sniffer dogs are inside the car.
Varun is in the hall going through the hand baggage of the

Pahwa’s all he finds is a 500 rupee note in Kanwaljeet’s
hand bag. He stuffs the note into his pocket. He calls out
to Aditya who is searching in the bedroom.
43.
VARUN
Aditya, any luck.
ADITYA
Not yet...
Aditya is in the bedroom, all the clothes in the cupboard
are scattered on the floor and on the bed. The contents of
drawers ad the drawers themselves are on the floor. Aditya
is obviously nervous. He knows that every second lost is
that much less chance of escaping. He lifts a set of clothes
and under that is a bound leather pouch. He opens it and we
see three bunches of notes - US Dollars, UAE Dhirams and
Indian Rupees. He pulls all of it out and puts it into his
pocket. In one side of the folder is three passports. Aditya
starts to shake the folder, at first gently and then
violently wondering if there is anymore money in it.
Something tumbles onto the floor. It is a sealed packet.
Assuming it is more money Aditya opens it. There are three
more passports - but these are not Indian passports, they
are Pakistani. He opens them and then he sees the
photographs are those of the Pahwas. But the names on it are
Hidayat Ali Khan, Salma Akhtar and Rahemi Zafar. Aditya’s
hands are shaking now. He calls out to Varun in the hall.
ADITYA
VARUN!!!
(All that comes out is a
squeak. He clears his throat
and calls out again)
VARUN
VARUN
(from the hall)
What is it?
ADITYA
Come here - you have to see this.
VARUN
(from the hall)
This better be good.

Varun limps to the bedroom door. Just before exiting the
room, he stops and turns to the hostages.
44.
VARUN
Don’t go anywhere.
He then laughs at his own joke. And goes into the bedroom.

Varun walks into the bedroom and Aditya is holding up the
three Pakistani passports. Varun limps up to him and grabs
the passports. He opens them and stares at the photographs
in disbelief. He then smiles.
ADITYA
Why are you smiling?
VARUN
Why? These passports are our
tickets to freedom.
ADITYA
What ...
VARUN
Let’s call the cops - we have just
busted some Pakistani spies.
Aditya has a half smile now - he is finally seeing light at

the end of the tunnel. The two of them hold their guns up
and head back into the hall. Something hits Varun in the
head.
FADE TO BLACK
Aditya is standing next to the telephone and Kanwaljeet has

a gun against him. He is going through the yellow pages.
Pahwa drags Varun to the chair where he was tied and he ties
him to it. We see fresh blood coming out onto Varun’s shirt.
Surinder meanwhile comes out of the bedroom with the travel
folder and puts the passports back in it.
KANWALJEET
Ok. Call the channel. Give them
your names and tell them that you
are the guys who killed the
policeman. Also give them the
address of where you are and tell
them you have a family here as
hostage. If the police try and come
in you will kill the whole family.
45.
(She pauses, signaling to him

to start dialing)
If you make even the slightest
mistake - you are dead.

The dogs have come out of the car and are leading the police
in the direction of the house. The police are walking behind
the dogs. At that time a police vehicle comes screeching in
to the street. The dogs get scared and start jumping at
their keepers. There is total and utter confusion for a
moment as the vehicle screeches to a halt and the door opens
at the same time and Inspector Dahiya comes out of the
vehicle. His entry is so dramatic that even he is pleased
with himself.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
(To anybody who will provide
him the answer)
So, what is the scene?
INT. NIGHT BUSY TELEVISION NETWORK 12:25 PM
There are people running all over the place -there are many
telephones ringing. There is an operator taking all the
calls and transferring them to the respective desks.
Aditya’s call comes through.
OPERATOR
Good Evening! XYZ News...
ADITYA
(Voice over the phone)
I have news on the DSP Sharma
murder - but I will speak only to
Madhumita Sen, so kindly get her on
the line.
OPERATOR
Sir, she’s left for the day I could
transfer you to Anupam Sharma
instead.
ADITYA
Look mam, I asked for Madhumita
Sen, if you can’t reach her I’ll
call another channel.
46.
OPERATOR
Hold on sir, let me conference you
through.
INT. NIGHT BEDROOM OF A FLAT 12:26

Madhumita Sen is in bed with her boyfriend, they are just
about to start making out when the telephone starts to ring.
At first she ignores it, but then she changes her mind and
rather reluctantly takes the call. Her partner is
disappointed and tries to get her back into bed. She shakes
him away and is totally excited now about the telephone
call. She takes down the address on a note pad by the side
of her bed. She starts to change in a hurry rushes out of
the house - leaving a pissed off boyfriend.
Dahiya is in the front row of policemen walking - he is

getting debriefed by one of the policemen.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Who found the car?
POLICEMAN #3
Patrol Van # 104 sir. They saw it
lying parked on the side of the
road.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
This car belongs to a builder
Mehta, he hasn’t reported it stolen
and he is not reachable. I want one
team to go to house and pick him
up.
POLICEMAN #3
Yes sir.
The policemen are following the sniffer dogs as they are

slowly making their way down the streets. Inspector Dahiya
is trying to figure out if the guys are professionals or
just luck amateurs. All of a sudden there is a huge shower
that washes down on them. Dahiya is furious - he starts to
abuse the rain, knowing that the dogs are of no use now and
and the only way is to go door to door - something that
could take forever.
The dogs come to a stop all of a sudden and seem totally
lost. The scent is absolutely lost. The police team are
trying to get the dogs to do something, but of no avail.
47.

Aditya is also tied up now, as Kanwaljeet is shutting all
the windows tight, drawing the curtains and switching on the
only the lights that will not let anybody see a thing
inside. She then starts to bar all the doors and windows
shut.
Surinder is repacking the stuff in their hand baggage and
rearranging everything for the journey. She is going about
her work with a purpose as if nothing had happened and she
is packing for the first time.
Varun is passed out and ties to his chair, there is blood
trickling down from his side.
Pahwa comes out of the bedroom with a bag that he is
carrying very carefully and he heads into the kitchen.
PAHWA
Beti come with me, we have to hurry
up - we are very short of time.
Kanwaljeet finishes her work and she too heads to the

kitchen. Surinder comes and sits down on the sofa. She takes
the television of mute and surfs the television searching
for the XYZ channel. There is absolutely nothing on the
story - excpet for a ticker on breaking news - saying that
ACP Vinod Sharma was shot dead.
Kanwaljeet is filling the tiffin carriers lowest compartment

with nuts and bolts. This process goes on till all the
carriers are complete, they then load the next compartment
with RDX. After which Pahwa proceeds to place the pencil
detonators in the RDX. The third compartment is again loaded
with nails and the top most one gets a sweet each. This
whole sequence is a montage. The scene is inter cut with the
news team getting ready and Madhumita and them coming to the
house.
The rain has stopped and the roads are now wet. The lighst
all reflecting on the street. Inspector Dahiya is a
desperate man, he is searching the streets for some kind of
hint as to which side the killers have gone. He is desperate
to be the first one at the scene of the crime. At that
moment his mobile starts to ring.
48.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Hello!
XYZ News channel is already at the
scene of the crime. They have a
reporter at the scene. It’s not
going to be long before the other
channels get there.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
When was this?
One minute ago...
Inspector Dahiya is furious after he disconnects. He starts
to kick his cars tire furiously. Everyone is staring at him.
He turns to all the policemen gathered there.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
The fucking news channels are
already there...
XYZ News have set up their broadcast van and Madhumita is

grooming herself for one last time before she faces the
camera. She then picks up a microphone - rechecks the way
she is looking with her camera man and then heads towards
the gate of the building.
MADHUMITA
Holed up inside this house and
holding the residents hostage are
the killers of ACP Vinod Sharma,
who was killed in cold blood
only a couple of hours ago. In an
exclusive telephonic conversation
with us the killers have told us
that if there is even the slightest
attempt by the police to enter the
compound of this house they will
kill the whole family. They will be
contacting us in another five
minutes to let us know what exactly
their demands are. As of now we
have no information on the identity
of the killers. Stay with us as we
get you the latest news in an
incident that has shocked the whole
of the city. This is Madhumita Sen
(MORE)
49.
MADHUMITA (cont’d)
along with cameraman Alok Tiwari
for XYZ News.
Madhumita comes back to the van and is waiting by the hot
line for the call to come through. The cameraman takes out a
packet of cigarettes and offers her one. She takes it and
they both light up and start to smoke.
The police arrive led by Inspector Dahiya. Inspector Dahiya
is not the same confident person he was some time back. He
is now furious that the press got there before him.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
I am going to speak to the
reporter. I want you guys to cut
off every exit. We will probably be
going in in the next 10 minutes.
Inspector Dahiya’s phone starts to ring. The caller ID says

IG. He immediately takes the call.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Sir, we are already here. We will
be ready to go in in the next 10
minutes. Just waiting for the SWAT
team to arrive.
IG
(Only Voice over the phone)
Dahiya, I don’t want any mistakes -
the whole nation is probably
watching this. We don’t want to
come out looking bad, no PR
exercise will make this OK. Also
the home minister is looking for a
chance to get us out of the city.
Don’t give him one. The killers are
smart, they are negotiating through
the channel. I want you to be with
the channel people while the
negotiation goes on.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Ok Sir. I shall talk to channel and
find out what is going on.
50.

The tiffin carriers are all packed and ready to be
delivered. Pahwa looks at them and smiles. He then pats
Kanwaljeet on her back and signals to her that they are
ready to leave now. They walk out of the kitchen turning the
lights off behind them.
They walk into the hall and sit in front of the television
along with Surinder. They can see the house on TV and the
policemen forming a perimeter behind the news channel. One
by one more channel vehicles are arriving and they are
setting up.
Varun has come to and is struggling against his binds and
trying to say something through the tape on his mouth.
Pahwa walks up to him and then like a concerned father talks

to him.
PAHWA
Sorry son, can’t really hear you -
can you a talk a little louder?
Varun mumbles something again and Pahwa slaps him hard

against his face. Varun’s head drops as he winces in pain.
Pahwa then looks at Kanwaljeet who walks towards Aditya.
PAHWA
Ok, It’s time to make that call.
They must be waiting.
Kanwaljeet leads Aditya back to the phone and dials the

number - when she hears it ring she takes the tape off his
mouth and hands the receiver to him. Aditya clears his
throat and starts to talk. There is a paper with all the
demands written on it kept next to the phone - Kanwaljeet
points to it, Aditya nods.
ADITYA
Madhumita?
MADHUMITA
Yes. Who am i speaking to?
ADITYA
The same person you spoke to
earlier. These are our demands -
are you ready to make a note of it.
MADHUMITA
Yes. Go ahead.
51.
ADITYA
To start with, if the police get
anywhere close...
MADHUMITA
No, they won’t, they are here with
us and they want to hear your
demands first.
ADITYA
Ok, we want a car with a full tank
of fuel. We also want 50,000 in
cash. The money should be left on
the passenger seat. We will release
the hostages once we believe we are
safe. That’s all - we want an
answer in the next two minutes - if
you don’t call back - one hostage
will be dead. Do you get it?
MADHUMITA
Yes.
Aditya hangs up - almost passing out in the process.

Kanwaljeet props him against the table and is standing next
to him. They are waiting for the phone to ring. He then
looks at Pahwa and lifts his pinky finger signalling his
desire to pee.
PAHWA
There’ll be time for that...
Dahiya is standing next to Madhumita, who is standing by her

broadcast van and the hot line. She has placed the hot line
back and is standing staring at Dahiya. Dahiya too has heard
what Aditya has demanded for and he is waiting for Madhumita
to speak. She doesn’t.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
There’s something wrong here. The
demand is too easy to meet. How do
you know theses people?
MADHUMITA
I don’t know them. They called the
station and asked for me. They
haven’t disclosed their identities
as yet.
52.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
No demand can be that easy to meet.
A car with fuel and 50,000 rupees?
Either they are really stupid or
they think that we are. Them being
stupid is ruled out - they wouldn’t
have called a TV station otherwise.
Inspector Dahiya is pensive trying to figure out what the
puzzle is. It has to be more complicated than it seems.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Can I ask you for a favor?
MADHUMITA
Sure, go ahead.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Play the video in a loop - don’t
broadcast anything new. All I am
asking for is ten minutes. We’ll
clean them out.
MADHUMITA
The other channels have arrived as
well - do you think all of them
will listen?
Inspector Dahiya looks around the street and he sees at

least ten news channels either already set up or setting up.
Dahiya shakes his head knowing that no channel will agree to
his request because all think that the other channel will
sneak one past them.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
If they call when I am away - tell
them we are arranging everything
for them. It will take us at least
30 minutes.
MADHUMITA
We are supposed to call them back.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
Then go ahead and tell them that
their demands will be met.
Madhumita picks up the phone and calls back on the last

received call.
53.

Kanwaljeet is sitting on the table and Aditya is standing
two steps away. Varun is trying to disentangle himself
but the knots are a bit too hard to untie. He is losing
blood althougn not rapidly. The blood is dropping to the
floor in drops. The phone starts to ring and Aditya gets a
jolt. Varun just looks up in the direction of the phone.
Kanwaljeet picks the phone up and hands it to Aditya. Aditya
is moving around now uncomfortable - he is desperate to pee.
He clears his throat into the phone.
MADHUMITA
Hello. This is Madhumita Sen from
XYZ News.
ADITYA
What’s the answer?
MADHUMITA
All your demands will be met. But
it will take them 30 minutes to
arrange everything.
ADITYA
Ok.
MADHUMITA
The poilce need to know one thing.
ADITYA
What is it?
MADHUMITA
They need to know when the hostages
will be released.
Aditya is silent. Kanwaljeet starts to scribble violently on

the notepad. Aditya then reads it slowly.
ADITYA
First meet these demands then we
will let you know.
MADHUMITA
I will pass on the information.
Kanwaljeet takes the notepad down and again starts

scribbling something on the notepad and she holds it up for
Aditya to read.
54.
ADITYA
If the car is any later than 30
minutes, we will give you one dead
hostage.
Kanwaljeet disconnects the call. She then gets off the

table, takes Aditya and pushes him into the sofa and she
heads out of the room. Aditya sitson the sifa and again
signals his need to go to the bathroom. they ignore him.
Pahwa signals to Surinder as well. She too leaves the room.
Pahwa is sitting and smiling at Varun, pistol in his hand.
PAHWA
Tomorrow afternoon, there will be
150 small explosions across
different offices in Delhi. Looking
at a conservative estimate, we are
looking at about 300 dead. Do what
I tell you and the number will not
be 302.
Pahwa gets up and walks to the kitchen door - he peeks

inside and smiles as he turns back and comes into the hall.
Dahiya is creating a corridor for the car to go through. The

car is a Maruti Esteem. the car comes and parks about 20
meters from the gate. The police create a cordon behind
which are the television channel cameras. Madhumita is a
good position, where her cameraman is able to capture the
vehicle arriving and Inspector Dahiya orchestrating the
whole process.
MADHUMITA
The demands of the killers of ACP
Vinod Sharma have been met -
meaning this could be the end of
the hostage drama, but as we still
do not know the identity of the
killers, the police are not sure
what the next move by them is going
to be.
The hot line starts to ring and Madhumita immediately goes

to the phone not waiting for the camera to stop rolling. She
grabs the phone. Inspector Dahiya sees her heading to the
phone and he too comes running there.
55.
MADHUMITA
Hello.
ADITYA
The car should be parked 5 metres
away from the gate. The engine has
to be running, and the doors open.
Inspector Dahiya has reached there and is listening to the
conversation.
ADITYA
If we see the slightest variance -
somebody dies.
The line goes dead and Madhumita turns and looks at
Inspector Dahiya who nods at her. He starts to walk away and
then pauses and turns to her.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
There’s something very wrong with
this - The pieces are just not
fitting. Somebody is fucking us
over.
The phone starts to ring again, Madhumita immediately

answers.
MADHUMITA
Yes...
ADITYA
One more thing, I want the boot of
the car half open.
The line goes dead. Madhumita turns to Dahiya who is walking

towards her. His mind is very uneasy, everything about the
situation is wrong.
MADHUMITA
They want the boot of the car left
open.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
These are not the guys. They are
too prepared for this. Everything
about this is bothering me...
Inspector Dahiya starts to walk towards the car to open the
boot.
56.
INT. NIGHT HOUSE IN GURGAON 1:18 AM

Pahwa is peeping out of the window as he watches the car
being brought into position. The car is being driven by
Dahiya as he carefully parks it and then gets out - looks in
the direction of the building and then walks back to where
the broadcast van is.
Kanwaljeet and Surinder come out of the bedroom looking well
dressed now. Kanwaljeet is in a pair of jeans, a shirt and
sneakers where as Surinder is dressed in a nice formal
salwar suit. Pahwa goes in to change.
Surinder heads to the kitchen to take a look if everything
is fine. All the tiffin carriers are very neatly placed in
carry cases so that they can be picked up for delivery.
Aditya’s discomfort is getting worse.
The TV is still on in the hall and Kanwaljeet is watching

the news. She starts to flip channels and sees the same
thing on all channels. She turns off the mute button as the
volume comes on we hear different channels talking about the
hostage situation. She switches the TV back to mute and goes
and unties Varun who is tied to the chair. Varun can hardly
stand he is so weak.
KANWALJEET
Your transport has arrived, it’s
time to leave.
The anticipation is huge, the air is thick with nervousness,

both the police as well as the journalists are on edge. A
lot of bystanders too have arrived and are being kept a fair
distance away by the police. There are two ambulances with
paramedics on standby. Dahiya is pacing around trying to
figure out what it is that is bothering him about the whole
situation. Madhumita is getting ready to report what would
probably be a key moment -although no details on the release
of the hostages have been given.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
You can call them and tell them
that everything is ready.
MADHUMITA
OK.
57.
Inspector Dahiya then walks behind the first circle of

policemen and to a van that is parked. He taps on the door
and the door of the van is opened. The van has 10 armed
policemen belonging to the ATS. They are all armed with
automatic weapons. Inspector Dahiya leans into the van.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
The instructions are as follows,
the first chance you get and see
them in the clear bring them down.
If there is even the slightest
chance of the hostages being hurt -
don’t - we are on national
television. In case of a situation
bring them down - fuck the risk.
Inspector Dahiya turns around and starts to head back to the
parked car. The SWAT team come out of the van in two columns
and go and disperse themselves. One of the channels sees
that and they immediately shift attention to the SWAT team.
the swat team is ready in different positions their weapons
ready. Two of them are lying on the roof of the van with
rifles aimed at the getaway car.
Pahwa is dressed in formals as he is checking the travel

documents and the money. He then splits it up amongst the
three of them and they hide everything.
Surinder comes with two dupattas, and she wraps it around

their faces. leaving only a small opening near their eyes.
Kanwaljeet is emptying the bullets in their pistols, she

then places the bullets in her pockets. She keeps both the
empty pistols on the table and comes and stands behind
Pahwa.
Pahwa is now standing in front of Varun and Aditya. He is

getting ready to instruct them as to what to do. Aditya is
almost squirming - a look of desperation on his face.
PAHWA
Listen very carefully, this could
be the difference between living
and dying.
58.

The street outside is now buzzing with tension. The SWAT
commander is giving out instructions to his team. The news
reporters are making sure that they don’t lose anything due
to technical glitches - even backup cameras are being taken
out of their boxes, new tapes are being inserted. Dahiya has
a cigarette in his mouth and is continuously lighting it -
but not once does he bring the flame to the cigarette. The
getaway car has it’s engine running as well as all the doors
open. Madhumita is standing by the phone, she now has a make
up artist who is making her look tired and sleepless.
Pahwa, Surinder and Kanwaljeet are doing their namaz and

then they getup and are ready to leave. They untie Varun and
Aditya although both of them still have tape on their
mouths. The three of them then dupattas on their faces as
well and they are now prepared to walk out.
PAHWA
You guys know what you have to do.
This is your only chance to escape,
if you get caught you are dead. We
are your only route out of this
mess. So stick with us and
everything will be fine.
Varun doesn’t do a thing he just looks straight, Aditya on

the other hand nods his head in agreement, hoping that being
agreeable will make them allow him to use the bathroom. The
pistol in his hand is shaking.
The door of the house opens and all the bustle suddenly
comes to a stop. There is pin drop silence. The five of them
are moving together in a huddle. Aditya and Varun have the
hands with the pistol raised and then they slowly lower it.
The group starts to move towards the car. The movement is
slow and deliberate.
Dahiya is standing with his unlit cigarette in his hand,
whipping his lighter out and lighting it furiously.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
(To Himself)
This whole thing is fucking wrong,
there’s something absolutely
fucking wrong with this.
59.
Inspector Dahiya is watching the group as they walk. He then

focuses on the clothes, three of them are too freshly
dressed to have been hostages. In fact the two with the guns
look like the hostages. Dahiya starts to move quickly but
without creating an alarm towards the car.
INSPECTOR DAHIYA
(To Himself)
They’ve been making a cunt out of
us.
His hand is on his weapon as he moves. His walk is slowly

changing to a run.
Varun and Aditya look at each other, the acknowledgment is
so slight that you almost miss it. The two turn towards the
police cordon and the cameras and raise their pistol and
start pretending to shoot at the crowd.
Inspector Dahiya draws his pistol even before the first

bullet leaves the gun of the SWAT team. He is the first to
pull the trigger as his bullet makes its mark and hits Pahwa
in the throat. Pahwa’s hand is drawing a gun out he is
caught mid action. Kanwaljeet moves to the ground with her
automatic - before she can fire - Dahiya fires at her - a
bullet gets her smack in the middle of her head. A SWAT team
bullet hits Varun in the chest, followed by a second one -
he is still giving the charge, empty gun in hand. Aditya is
by his side and he is walking with his pistol raised - like
in a western gun battle - he is hit first on the knee
bringing him to the ground the second bullet that hits him
punctures him in the chest making him fall backwards.
Surinder gets shot by the SWAT team multiple bullets hitting
her - bullets meant for Varun & Aditya that miss them as
they fall.
FADE TO BLACK
The camera is on Aditya (top shot) as he is lying on the

ground.
ADITYA
(Voice Over)
This had to be the craziest way
that things could end. And all that
bullshit about your whole life
flashing past you, none of that is
happening to me. All I can think of
is, I don’t want to pee in my
pants.
60.
The camera moves into him.

Blood bubbles start to appear from his nose and mouth. He is
drifting into unconsciousness and we see as his eyeballs are
slowly rolling backwards.
FADE TO BLACK
END CREDITS
Credits are cut with news reports of the unearthing of a

major terrorist plot. the plan was to bomb multiple offices
in the Gurgaon area. The loss of life would have been larger
than can be imagined. The news comes in the form of
newspapers, TV Clips and even radio announcements.

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Opening titles against an out of focus sequence of the night

INT. EVENING POSH FLAT IN DEFENCE COLONY 5:00 PM

Aditya is in his bedroom, dressed in jeans and a full

Aditya goes to his computer and turns it on - he then

INT. EVENING POSH FLAT IN DEFENCE COLONY 5:07 PM

INT. EVENING POSH FLAT IN DEFENCE COLONY 5:10 PM

INT. EVENING WAITING ROOM OF A BUILDERS OFFICE 5:00 PM

INT. EVENING - STAIRS OF THE BUILDERS OFFICE 5:06 PM

VOICE ON THE OTHER END

He disconnects the call and then checks his phone to make

Varun stubs his cigarette out and follows the security

INT. EVENING MR. MEHTA’S OFFICE 5:11 PM

Mehta waves Varun in and signals him top sit. Mehta is on

At this point there is a knock on the door and Pahwa opens

Pahwa removes his visiting card and hands it to Varun, who

Varun takes the briefcase opens it and removes a couple of

Varun removes his pistol from the briefcase which is lying

He walks back to Mehta who is about to press the calling

Varun starts to walk away and then all of a sudden stops. He

EXT. EVENING STREETS DEFENCE COLONY 5:30 PM

EXT. EVENING PAHARGANJ 5:45 PM

Varun goes and turns on the radio. We hear the RJ talking

EXT. NIGHT HOUSE IN GURGAON 8:30 PM

Pahwa is in his kurta pajama and standing in the veranda of

Pahwa disconnects the phone and goes to the kitchen.

Pahwa goes up to Kanwaljeet and places his hand on her

INT. NIGHT INSIDE A SMALL FLAT IN PAHARGANJ 8:00 PM

INT. NIGHT CYBER CRIME BRANCH 7:00 PM

ACP Vinod Sharma is in plain clothes. He is one of the new

ACP VINOD SHARMA

INT. NIGHT INSIDE A SMALL FLAT IN PAHARGANJ 8:30 PM

INT. CORRIDOR OF A SMALL FLAT IN PAHARGANJ 8:45 PM

EXT. NIGHT BASEMENT PARKING 9:00 PM

Varun and Aditya in Mehta’s Honda Accord as it makes its way

INT. NIGHT INSIDE THE CAR 9:05 PM

Aditya meanwhile opens his sling bag and there is the

Varun removes a packet of cigarettes from his pocket. He

INT. NIGHT BASEMENT PARKING 9:20 PM

INT. NIGHT STAIRCASE OF BUILDING 9:23 PM

INT. NIGHT TOILETS OF OFFICE 9:24 PM

Varun meanwhile has his pistol with the silencer ready. He

INT. NIGHT BASEMENT PARKING 9:25 PM

INT. NIGHT BATHROOM OF BUILDING 9:27 PM

Aditya is sitting on the toilet seat - nervous as hell. He

Varun is shooting imaginary targets with his pistol.

INT. NIGHT STAIRCASE OF BUILDING 9:27 PM

ACP VINOD SHARMA

ACP VINOD SHARMA (cont’d)

INT. NIGHT BATHROOM OF BUILDING 9:29 PM

ACP VINOD SHARMA

Aditya who is in his stall and staring at the floor

ACP Sharma doesn’t bother looking up or turning around, he

ACP VINOD SHARMA

ACP VINOD SHARMA

ACP VINOD SHARMA

INT. NIGHT STAIRCASE OF THE BUILDING 9:33 PM

INT. NIGHT BATHROOM OF BUILDING 9:33 PM

Aditya and ACP Sharma are standing in front of the wash

ACP VINOD SHARMA

ACP VINOD SHARMA

ACP Sharma doesn’t hear the toilet door open, he only

covered in blood and brain from ACP Sharma’s head. The