Why did the two of you tell Ora about Badshah?
It was our secret.
Because the last time,
when one of us attacked a member of the police force,
the whole city became a pile of ruins.
And all of us were trapped,
forced down underground deep in the bowels of the earth.
But Meera, the moment Badshah identifies me, it's over.
Ora will see my missing tooth and I'm done.
Then why haven't you had that sharpie fixed till now?
You go up there every day. What do you do there?
It's complicated, David.
It's complicated because you keep going to that useless dentist for treatment.
He's a good for nothing--
-[Meera] David. -[sighs]
Try to understand her feelings.
All these rendezvous with him can't just be about her teeth.
Is there something going on between you two, Rumi?
[scoffs] Not at all.
As soon as he fixes my tooth,
I'll bite him and bring some of that special virgin blood for you.
Don't forget what happened to Abdul Hakim.
In this world, the price we pay for love is losing our heads.
[opening theme music playing]
Wow. What is this?
Wait, let me guess. Watermelon and beet root mixed fruit juice.
Correct?
It comes from a woman who suffers from sugar.
Do you like it?
She makes juice?
A pre-diabetic woman's blood.
[coughing]
There's no need to be afraid.
You're safe over here.
A little while ago you were in the hospital,
trying to suck the blood of a police officer.
Me?
I managed to stop you just in time and got you here.
Bro, I don't understand--
Bro, no. You and I are centuries apart in terms of age.
Really? Do you have some kind of disease or something?
Yes. It's a disease that everyone wishes they could catch,
but they rarely do.
And now, by some good fortune, you're going to have it forever.
This isn't your real skin, right?
Right. This is a Polyethylene.
Oh, so this is where you were bitten.
That's no use.
Your wound has healed.
Accept it as a gift from me
as you take your first steps in this new world.
By the way, what's your name?
Badshah.
Badshah what? Akbar? Babar?
No, just Badshah.
Sreela's quarters are his now.
And if you find any clothing that fits his frame, give them to him.
[scoffs] Badshah.
[quirky music playing]
[Baba Roy] "Smart, beautiful, intelligent 23-year-old girl
looking for a suitable match."
I think she's rather young.
"Can be a Bengali, but should not be a mama's boy."
Look for another girl.
"Urgent room needed for non-vegetarian female."
But how are we vegetarians?
Even our chutney is made out of fish, isn't it?
"Sexually unfit due to stress from previous divorce."
[prays in Bengali]
Next.
"Is there a Red Queen in you?
Are you baying for the heads of those who draw blood from us?
We are looking for young headhunters."
This is not a matrimonial ad.
Hold on. This one is good.
Fair, non-Kashyap, non-manglik, pious, slim girl is looking for--
Why are you trying to find a girl for me?
Because without our help, you're going to be alone forever.
Babu Shona, all we want is for you to have a life partner.
Someone who shares in your joy, who comforts you when you're sad.
If there's someone special in your life, we'll be happy to--
Yes, there is someone in my life.
-Really? -Bullshit.
But why would I lie to you all?
Then ask her to come home.
We'd like to meet her.
[chanting] For our safety and protection,
we evoke the golden rays of your light.
We call on your mighty powers to inspire us.
Grandpa, what are these people doing?
Shh, absolutely quiet.
To carry on when all seems lost.
To summon the angel spirit that guides every warrior in this quest.
Good morning, Luna di.
Who is this?
This is my grandson.
He's just a 15-year-old boy, but is very keen to become a Cutmundu.
You know, he saw the ad in the newspaper.
That's why he dragged me all the way here.
Now you explain to him.
What's your name?
Does this chanting and praying really work or is it just for show?
What do you mean for show?
I mean, are you really a witch?
What do you think?
This whole thing could be a scam to make money.
Not sure. That's why I'm asking you.
Hey. You shouldn't talk like that.
Why don't you join our coven and see?
Maybe you'll find your answer.
I don't want to go in a circle like a fool on a merry-go-round.
I want to cut off all their heads. by joining the Cutmundu's army.
The kind of power you need to be able to fight our enemy,
is not just raw muscle power.
It comes from nature.
It comes from within.
Our new Wiccan batch starts training tomorrow.
If you really want to join the Cutmundus,
this is your chance.
[Dolma] Didi, there's a policeman here to meet you.
Why?
[Dolma] He didn't say.
Didi is ready to meet you now.
-Where? -Come with me.
What happened?
Did I scare you?
The thing is, sir, the whole day goes by and no one comes here.
In fact, I was thinking maybe I should put an end to your coming here too.
Because the promises you made turned out to be false.
But, sir, Hemalin 3.0 is so much more effective.
Yeah, it may be, but the effect is temporary.
I can't bear to see Mamata
being put through such suffering every two weeks, Borfi.
I want a permanent solution.
That's what I'm working on, sir.
All the trials are unofficial.
That's why it takes longer to achieve results.
On top of that,
there are these new blood samples that I have to keep trying out.
One died just recently.
Another one will come along.
And then you can start work on Hemalin 4.0.
[suspenseful music playing]
May I help you?
Where does one go for a smoke around here?
Don't you know the rules?
Hey. You think I look like a child who needs to follow rules? Thank you.
This is a hospital.
-Sister? -Yes.
Could you please take him back to his room? Go on.
-Just come with me. -Why?
You are not allowed to go there.
Who is this wig wearing circus actor?
Please, just come with me.
What were you doing at the Roy Dental Clinic on Friday night?
Why? Was anything stolen, or did someone file a report?
Look, madam, trespassing on private property is a criminal offense.
It is a dentist's clinic.
For all you know, I could have had a problem with my teeth.
But for that you need a dentist to be present, right?
And he wasn't there.
He wasn't?
Look, it won't take me long to get a warrant and arrest you, Madam Luka.
I am called Luna di by everyone, Inspector.
And I'm called Sub inspector Kartik Pal by everyone.
Pal?
So, you are Biren da's son?
Do you know my father?
You actually remind me so much of him.
In a hurry to learn everything, to do everything.
So what exactly do you know about my father?
I'm sure you must have heard about the Cutmundus.
I've heard stories from my mother.
She said they were these lunatics who turned my father into a loon as well.
Let me tell you another story
about those very same lunatics.
It was the 1970s.
The east was red at the time.
The Vietnam War was coming to an end.
Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution was spreading like wild fire.
Charu Majumdar, the founder of the Naxalite movement
had just been killed in police custody.
The streets of Calcutta were awash in blood.
The Naxalites students targeted the Bourgeois education system.
And they attacked the representatives of the territory they wanted to capture.
The protesters on one side and the police on the other.
Several Naxalite activists and their supporters
were killed in fake encounters.
There was death and destruction everywhere.
Section 144 was imposed and our blood-thirsty friends
were forced to go underground into a lockdown of sorts.
They found it difficult to go out at night.
The streets were empty with only the police on patrol.
Things came to such a head that they couldn't hold back anymore,
so they broke out of their hideout and ended up attacking the police.
That night, when the station was attacked,
Inspector Biren Pal was on duty.
[growling and snarling]
One by one, he saw his colleagues getting killed.
Biren Da was the only one left standing.
Was it his courage that kept him alive,
or was it his silver chain?
The newspapers blamed the Naxalites for the attack.
But Biren Pal had seen those creatures with his very own eyes.
But unfortunately, no one believed him.
Soon after that, he found a girl
who had left theatre and had started studying witchcraft.
The two of them got together and started Cutmundus.
Your father used to fight them with such ferocity, Kartik.
I have never seen anyone braver than him.
No one understood his courage, his truth.
No one believed him.
Just like you don't…
believe a single word I'm saying right now.
Uh-huh.
I believe everything you just said
because I've seen one of them with my very own eyes.
Take a good look at them and tell me.
That's what I'm doing, little dude.
Whoever bit you failed to hypnotize you.
You remember the attack very well.
Identify the culprit.
She was very beautiful and they…
All well?
[suspenseful music playing]
It's not any one of them.
[Ora] You're exactly like your name.
Completely useless.
Badshah. You don't deserve the "Bad".
From now on, your name is Shah. Just Shah.
So those creatures have begun to convert humans once again.
Tell me, the girl that you attacked that night at the clinic,
do you think it's possible she converted Badshah?
Possible.
Where did you find this?
The attacker lost it during the hunt.
But the creature whose head I cut off had both her teeth.
But isn't it possible that the dentist would have fixed her tooth for her?
It's also possible that they have known each other for a while.
Have you ever met that dentist?
No, I haven't met him.
I have met him.
And since day one, he seems very suspicious.
Really?
You think the dentist is involved?
Yeah. Could be.
He has to be stopped.
We need to expose him for what he is.
I'll tell you how.
[Roy] What is this?
My tooth. Original.
This can't be yours. This…
You have such amazing teeth.
This looks like some animal's tooth.
Where did you find it?
This is my tooth.
Most of it stays inside the gum.
Maybe that's why we don't realize how long a tooth really is.
I know I'm not the best dentist in town,
but I have studied dentistry for four years, so.
Of course, that's not what I meant.
Okay fine, show me.
Look, say, "aah."
Look, even the shade doesn't match. This isn't yours.
But, suppose for a second, this was my regular canine,
how would you reattach it then?
Then I would start by cleaning up your root stem a little and--
Doc, let's see it.
Why don't you show me what sort of dentistry
you've studied for four years?
[Bengali song plays on record player]
You're doing great, Doc Roy.
I hope you're not in pain. I can give local anaesthesia if you want.
Don't worry about me.
Okay.
In a normal scenario, I would've put glass ionomer cement
around the stump and then fixed it.
Do, don't tell.
Here.
Put it on and show.
Okay.
There you go.
Okay.
[triumphant music playing]
That was easy.
That was so strange.
I knew you could do it, Doc Roy.
I-- Me? I didn't really…
I didn't really do anything.
You did everything, Doc Roy. Thank you.
Thank you.
[heart thumping]
[romantic music playing]
Well, by any chance,
Do you have another tooth that might break?
Why?
Because we can't let this be your last appointment, can we?
Look, Rumi, I know you don't like me asking questions,
but I need to know what was this.
I don't know either.
But when I do, I'll make sure to explain it to you. Cool?
Okay. Cool.
But really do tell me, like, what do I pay you for this dental job?
Oh, no. Nothing, nothing.
Come on, please.
No, no.
Actually could you come and meet my parents?
What?
Yeah, well, they keep bringing me new marriage proposals
and I'm just not interested.
If they could meet you, then maybe they'll stop bothering me.
So, you want me to meet them as your girlfriend?
Girlfriend? No, no, no. No girlfriend. No.
Uh… More like the way I was your boyfriend
the night the sub-inspector was here. Like that.
Hmm.
So, what kind of girl would your parents approve of?
[sighs]
Let me just cancel all my appointments.
Before you go and meet my parents, I must apologize to you beforehand.
My parents are a little weird.
Just like their son?
Son?
Yes, yes, I know I'm a bit weird.
And I get even more weird around you.
It's not a bad thing though.
Makes you different. Unique.
Unique? More like a unicorn.
You know, I've never met a human like you before.
You make me want to be better.
Really?
You're very simple, Doc Roy.
You don't pretend to be a cool guy.
There's…
There's so much truth in you.
Otherwise, you tell me,
who takes a girl to an art gallery in this day and age?
[chuckles]
I'm sorry. Actually, my father loves art.
I thought if you could come here and learn something--
Shh.
I see you, Doc Roy.
Rumi?
Doc Roy.
What are we doing?
Why?
Must we be boyfriend and girlfriend only for other people,
and not for each other?
For each other, too?
You and I…
We are possible, right?
Possible?
It's tricky, but we'll figure it out.
Yes?
Say yes.
Yes, yes, yes.
And you'll be fine.
You'll be safe, Doc Roy.
I swear I won't force you into anything.
I won't let anyone else do it either.
And I'll be around.
I promise.
You know, I have always hated you.
You're the reason mom sent me off to stay at her sister's.
You're the reason mom took her own life.
You're the reason I had to leave my inspector's post
in Faridabad and come here.
Even now, at the station, they call me that…
"that crazy fucker's son" behind my back.
-Crazy. -[chuckles]
All of us are crazy. All.
But I saw them yesterday, Baba.
You saw?
What did you see?
That they're real.
You were so right, Baba.
They're all around us.
And they're very powerful.
Not imaginary, absolutely true.
Just like air.
The air. Can you see air?
But I won't repeat your mistakes, Baba.
I'm not going to tell anyone the truth.
I'm going to show everyone the truth.
I'll prove to them that…
that Biren Pal was neither insane…
[voice shaking] …nor was he a liar.
I'm going to expose that dentist right now, Baba.
I'm not going to let him turn Rumi into one of them.
What is this?
Silver.
Away from their teeth.
Whom do you wander in search of, Badshah-e-Hindustan?
Well, I couldn't sleep. My timing is all messed up.
I was getting bored, but where is everybody?
Here, the festivities begin after sunset.
Anyway, now that you're awake,
let me tell you about some rules and regulations.
Sub-inspector.
Dentist Babu.
If you have come to ask questions about the case,
then I have nothing to say.
I haven't come to ask you about that case.
Okay then, let's go out and talk. It's closing time.
It's not closing time.
What do you mean?
You took an oath, didn't you, that if someone comes to you
for treatment you can't say no to them?
Yes, I certainly did.
But I'm just a dentist, right?
My area of expertise is the mouth.
So why don't you show your foot to a real doctor?
I'm not here for my foot.
This time my tooth hurts.
So, what's the problem?
I think my wisdom tooth is coming out.
Generally, one gets wisdom or wisdom tooth by late 20s.
And you are clearly not that young.
Anyway, I'll take a look.
I took an oath after all.
Why does everyone here have a problem with the sun?
The rays of the sun play havoc with our bodies.
It sets us on fire.
Not the fire that I ignite in the bodies of men.
But a fire that turns us into ashes.
[Kartik] By the way, I saw your timetable outside.
You only work here at night.
I can't wake up in the morning. More of a night owl.
Or bat.
Flying mammal.
[dramatically] Chiroptera.
Eh?
It's tough, huh?
The kind of things you have to do so that you can avoid sunlight.
Why avoid sunlight?
In fact you need a little sun. You need some vitamin-D.
The problem is you have less teeth and more cavities.
And that's why you're in pain.
There's no room at all for wisdom.
Tooth. I forgot to say that. Wisdom tooth. Yeah.
What are your feelings about garlic?
Well, it gives you great gas.
Here, garlic isn't an ingredient.
It's a weapon.
The enemy's most powerful weapon and our greatest weakness.
Stay as far from it as you can.
Garlic and silver.
You know what this is?
What?
This is silver.
You dentist types use silver right to fill up cavities?
Who uses silver nowadays? At least I don't use it.
Because you can't tolerate it?
What?
Because silver fillings have mercury
that gets into the patient's blood stream so it's not safe.
Perfect excuse, huh?
Tell me something. Do your patients ever get back home
or do you convert them into one of your own?
I think you have had too much.
Wear this and show me.
Mm-hmm.
-This? -Wear it.
Yeah, okay. I'm wearing it. Hold on.
Inside. Inside.
Fine. Give it back.
[Meera] And remember one last thing.
If you come face to face with a human,
you must exercise restraint and refrain from drinking their blood.
Well… [sighs] What's the point of living this life?
A time will surely come
when we go back to being our true selves again.
Be a good Shah, Badshah.
-What's wrong with you? -You think you're smart?
-Hmm? -What?
You can hide your weakness, but you can't hide the truth from me.
I remember when you saw my foot bleeding that day
and you nearly passed out.
Just because I am a doctor, it doesn't mean I have to like blood.
Of course you like it, Doctor toothpaste.
And human blood at that.
Did Rumi tell you about my strange condition by any chance?
Rumi knows?
Your dirty, disgusting secret, Rumi knows about it?
Oh, please. What's so dirty about it?
Don't be judgmental. It's a medical condition.
And she's still with you, huh?
She's such a nice girl, man.
Yeah, I mean, she is, but--
But a monster like you doesn't deserve her.
Who uses these kind of words? Monster and--
Just stop with the innocent-little-boy act, okay?
Hey, I--
Now show me your teeth and let's see who you really are, okay?
Open your mouth and show me your teeth. Come on.
Make them long!
Come on, show me those long teeth.
-Bring them out. -Teeth--
Teeth don't just grow long. Believe me, I am a dentist.
No, no. Can't be done. I swear.
You're not going to make it easy, are you?
Okay.
-Yeah, look. Look. -No.
Look here!
Come on, open your mouth. Show me your teeth. Bring them out.
Make them long!
But they can't grow any longer.
Are you a mix-breed or something, huh?
Some kind of hybrid?
Look, whatever the hell you are, get this through your thick skull.
If you trouble that girl even a little bit,
I'll get the Cutmundus to rip your head off.
Cut-who?
Are you on drugs or what?
Huh? I know you are trying all these weird antics
just so you can take Rumi away from me.
But, you know, I'm not gonna let you get away with it.
Bravo, my little brave heart.
Stuck to that chair like a bloody lizard.
You can't get your teeth to grow long.
There's nothing else in your body that can grow long,
and you are threatening me?
Stay in your limits!
Chiroptera, huh?
[door closes]
[car horns honking]
[doorbell rings]
[Maa Roy] Babu Shona, is that Rumi?
Maa, Baba, she's Rumi.
Oh, it's okay. It's okay.
May you have a long life.
Oh, my. She's so beautiful.
You know, your face looks very familiar.
You don't act in some Bengali series, do you?
[chuckles] No.
I don't even speak Bengali.
[laughs] You'll pick it up.
Kumar Bose. Isn't this one of his paintings?
Yeah. Mr. Bose was my patient.
One day, he came here with this painting.
That's when I felt becoming a dentist was worth it.
Not just this painting.
Each and every brick in this house was made by a tooth.
What are you talking about?
I meant by fixing people's teeth.
So what do your parents do, Rumi?
Uh…
Maa was actually a kathak dancer
and Baba was a consultant.
Some of the top people in the city were his clients.
So advise on how to run their business?
How to live their lives and stuff like that.
What do you do, Rumi?
Extraction.
And what do you extract?
Data. Data extraction.
Uh-huh.
Anyway, are you fond of music, Rumi?
Yes, but my taste is a little different.
Not everyone gets it.
And what is your taste?
Forget it. You'll think it's weird.
It's okay. Tell me.
Well, I love Hindustani classical music.
That's it. Here we go.
What are you saying?
I'm known as a fanatic of Hindustani classical music.
Really?
If only my son could have felt the same way.
This is an acquired taste.
But when Pandit Bhimsen Joshi sings "Miyan Ki Malhar"
and you not only hear but understand it,
then your life's problems slowly fade away.
So much depth at such a young age.
I think we'll have to listen to "Miyan Ki Malhar" right now. Come.
[laughing] Go.
[Hindustani classical music playing]
[Maa Roy] Shubol, where are the sweets? Bring them.
Here. Here it is.
Rumi, this silly Babu Shona left it till the last minute
to tell me that you were coming over,
so I couldn't prepare too many dishes.
Why are you lying to the poor child?
She's been banging her pots and pans since morning.
Just shut up.
But please don't be intimidated by all this, Rumi.
You have to be brave.
Because you're the one who has to finish all this. [laughs]
You know, people call me "little birdie" because I eat very little,
just enough to survive.
[Baba Roy] But why survive when you can thrive?
Tonight, we'll teach you how to eat.
Because whether we're good at anything else or not,
we are experts at eating.
[Maa Roy] Okay. Now keep quiet.
Here, Rumi, have some of this.
Garlic chicken.
Babu Shona made this especially for you.
But I'm a vegetarian, Roy.
[Maa Roy] Oh, no. I'm so sorry.
Why didn't you tell me?
Honestly.
If I had known, I would have made vegetarian dishes--
How am I supposed to know? I have never seen her eat anything.
Why?
Are you suffering from anorexia, Rumi?
Oh, my God. What's that?
-No, no. It's nothing like that. -[Roy] So then…
Have some.
I mean, leave the chicken but at least you can try the garlic.
[Maa Roy] I'll serve you some.
[Roy] That's the special ingredient.
It will melt in your mouth.
I made it just for you.
[Maa Roy] Eat.
[Baba Roy] Go ahead.
[dramatic music playing]
Your son is a MasterChef, Doctor Roy.
MasterChef. [scoffs] Yeah, right.
Incapable of doing his own job. Master of the kitchen.
I need to use the washroom.
I'll come with you.
Just tell me where it is. There's no need to come along.
Go straight. Upstairs.
[belches]
[coughs]
You okay?
Yep.
Sure?
Yeah, I'm actually getting late.
[Roy] Maa wanted to give you something.
What is this?
-Silver? -Yes.
Hold this.
When I got married to his father,
my mother-in-law gave this to me.
Fourteen generations of brides in the Roy clan have worn this.
But Mrs. Roy, I'm not your daughter-in-law.
To tell you the truth,
I didn't really want to give you this today.
But Babu Shona insisted.
And now after having met you,
I know in my heart that you are our daughter-in-law.
Come.
Bye, Mrs. Roy. We'll meet again.
You must come again.
[Roy] Rumi?
Thank you for today.
I am the one who should be saying thank you
with all the special arrangements you made.
[sighs] Um…
My parents took the whole thing rather seriously, you know, about you.
May I drop you home?
That way we'll have a little time to ourselves.
Just you and me.
Be patient, Doc Roy.
This girl is going to take her time.
Come on. Let's go.
[intense music playing]
["Lacrimosa" by Mozart playing]