The job is done.
Proof? Burnt.
Welcome.
It's Amina.
Hey, where are you?
What?
Yeah, okay.
What happened?
Amina was taken to the hospital.
- She's critical. - What?
Medicaps Hospital.
You can't go in, sir.
- Please let us in go in. - Let him in.
Allow them.
She was brought in dead. There was no pulse.
Amina!
Amina...
How?
Can't be sure.
Looks like heart attack.
We'll know better after the autopsy.
That's what I told Dipankar sir...
I'm sorry.
Amina...
Who did this?
Nandan? CM?
You?
Have you lost it?
Have you gone mad?
How did you get here before us?
Amina called me.
Bullshit!
"The evening didn't bloom"
"The twilight didn't fade"
"Has the time"
"Paused somewhere"
"Lost in the night's embrace"
"Where did you hide, O moon"
"Boundless sky devoid and bare"
"The evening didn't bloom"
"The twilight didn't fade"
Amina knew that I respected her, right?
Radha...
- She knew that I love her? - Of course.
When the f**k will you get it, Amina?
Radha, I wish you'd trust your journalism like I do.
I hope she did.
She did.
You're with friends.
You don't have to be strong in front of friends, Radha.
"Where is your abode"
"Asks the winds"
"In madness"
"Eyes seek only you"
"Your tale"
"Will linger in the memory"
Is the order fine?
"The world will hear your voice"
- "The world will" - Yeah, it's fine.
"Hear your voice"
"Why have you turned away needlessly"
"Where did you hide, O moon"
"Boundless sky devoid and bare"
"The evening didn't bloom"
"The twilight didn't fade"
"Has the time paused somewhere"
Everyone going live in 5
5
4
3
2
1
And going live.
Radha, we're live.
Famous journalist, editor-in-chief of Awaaz Bharati
and my beloved friend Amina Qureshi is no more.
She passed away last night at 12.
It's a rumour that Amina Qureshi is dead.
People do not die
when they stop breathing.
They die when they're not spoken of.
As long as we're alive
we will speak of Amina Qureshi.
Through our lives and work,
Amina's ideology will remain alive.
But the truth will remain alive forever.
People may ignore the truth today
but they will acknowledge it in future.
They will remember us.
It's okay.
The truth is all that mattered to Amina.
Hence, we will find out the truth about her death.
That will be our heartfelt tribute to her.
Sir.
Amina Qureshi kept questioning the government
hence the government silenced her.
This is political assassination.
Plain and simple.
You're accusing the government of murder.
Of course.
Amina Qureshi was in a perfectly healthy condition.
How did she suffer a sudden heart attack?
I do not buy this story.
This is murder and the killer is none other than
the CM of this state. Mark my words.
Last question...
Sir, Parchure's video is getting traction.
Yes, sir. All kinds of rumours are doing the rounds.
How do you know they're rumours?
Did you investigate?
No,
but, sir, the main problem is Radha Bharagava.
Why Amina instead of her...
I mean, she was stuck on fair and balanced.
What would we gain by shutting her down?
What will we gain?
We're journalists, damn it!
One of us died last night. One of our f*****g own!
How did Amina die? Who was behind it?
Josh will do no story on it without thorough investigation.
Understood?
Sir.
Nandan, please wait in the room. I'll see you in 10 minutes.
Guys, coffee break.
Sir is anxious about Parchure's allegations.
Prozac would help. Why come here?
Seriously, Dipankar.
Parchure and the CM are neck to neck in the polls.
And now this scandal.
- We have to act. - And we will, Meghna.
My team will investigate the allegations in every way.
Dipankar, this is not a f*****g joke.
Am I laughing? No, right?
A journalist has died.
And a politician is blaming the CM of the state.
This is f*****g serious!
Being the editor-in-chief, I will do my job.
You won't do anything, I will.
Meghna, call the team inside.
I will discuss the news strategy with them.
Sir.
- Rihana. - Yes?
- Rihana Ahmed. - Yes, sir.
Dipankar Sir is all praises about you.
I have a story for you.
Interested?
Yes, of course, sir.
10, 9, 8
7, 6,
5, 4
3, 2, 1
And we are live.
Amina Qureshi.
Amina ma'am wasn't just India's most respected journalist
but my role model too.
What I learnt from her shows was way more
than I learnt from journalism school.
She did BA through distance learning. Journalism!
Stress is part of life for journalists.
Besides Amina used to smoke and drink too.
I'm not judging!
Amina ma'am was a great journalist
but she had a terrible lifestyle.
That life...
Did you trace your source?
Sir, I'm almost there. Within a week or two...
You have days not weeks, Anuj.
I want that story in two days.
Yes, sir.
Hello.
Amina madam did every story in public interest
but the news of her death
is being used by some politicians like Parchure.
They're spreading fake news and rumours.
Please Mr Parchure, for God's sake
don't be mean to Amina madam.
Please spare her. Please!
For your selfish gains
- don't use Amina ma'am. - Shut up!
- She was akin to god for us.
Nobody should get anything.
Wipe off everything.
And everyone.
Your job is done.
Proof? Burnt.
Welcome.
Amina's laptop and bag are missing.
Yeah I know what you're saying but
the autopsy report was clear.
- Heart attack. - Heart attacks can be induced, Ronnie.
Are you seriously saying
Parchure's claims have merit.
I don't know but some thing does not feel right.
Amina called me from Delhi airport, Ronnie,
she sounded upset.
It felt like she was trying to tell me something important.
- I don't know. - Wait...
Are you saying that
she was working on a story
and that's why this...
But who?
I know who you'll blame now.
CM, Nandan, Dipankar.
Your usual suspects, right?
- Right? - Why not?
Why not, Kamal?
These people have killed before.
Jeeva, Prassanna, Reddy, remember?
Radha, keep Amina out of your agenda.
- Please spare her. - Just...
- This is about Amina. - Stop it.
- Okay? - Kamal, just stop it please.
What is wrong with you?
Amina was my friend.
Before you and a better one at that.
And yes I do have an agenda
to find Amina's killer.
I'm not going to give up till I get all the answers,
with or without your support.
There was a file.
Sir, found Suomynona.
This bull?
No, sir. This is Michael.
He's ours.
Hi.
Michael, will you give us 10 minutes please?
Thank you, Michael.
Did you hack Operation Umbrella?
I hacked the ones who hacked Operation Umbrella.
Meaning?
Sir, you're slower than him.
Let me explain.
The government collects data
in Vectanet's facility for Operation Umbrella, right?
Phone records of 10.2 million people...
I know what Operation Umbrella is.
Of course, this is all your doing!
Anyway, there's a hackers collective.
They go by the name of Anonymous.
So, they hacked the server of Vectanet,
downloaded their data
and I did the same with them.
I hacked into their server and downloaded the data.
Something like... You've heard of Robin Hood? Same.
What does Anonymous do with that data?
Same what Vectanet does but on black market.
They sell it to the highest bidder.
Meaning...
Anybody can buy that data.
People are buying.
Foreign governments, multinational corporations,
terrorist organisations, you name it!
You won't believe me
but they have everybody's dick pics!
Everybody!
Does Vectanet know its data is being stolen?
Of course.
And they're doing nothing about it?
What can they do? They can't approach the police and
can't tell people their data is with a terrorist organisation!
Disaster will befall!
And to be honest, no firewall is beyond Anonymous' reach.
What does Suomynona mean?
Opposite of Anonymous.
They're traitors and I'm a pure patriot.
- Seriously? - Yes.
That's why you sell people's data on black market!
Sir, I'm a patriot not government's pet.
Thank you, Michael. You can go back now.
Sir, this story has merit.
- We can run it right now. - No.
It's a huge story. We have to prep for it.
Wait here and keep an eye on him.
- Sir... - Anuj,
this story will make your career, I promise.
Go.
Yes, sir.
Meghna, I want to meet Nandan tonight.
We have to find out why Amina went to Beed.
Okay?
Pankaj, I really think we must speak to Dr Swaminathan ASAP.
- I'll call him here today. - Okay, good.
I spoke to the Delhi office.
I found which driver dropped Amina from the cab agency.
I'm going to Delhi today.
I'll go to Delhi.
- Are you sure? - No.
I'm not sure.
Honestly, I have my doubts about you
but the only way to clear it is by being part of this.
Yeah, sure.
Airport?
Let's go.
Stop here, I'll be back.
Mr Verma, hello.
I am Juhi Shergil
from Awaaz Bharati. Remember me?
Yes.
Can I come in?
Mr Verma, I had a question.
Yes.
Did you drive Amina to Beed?
Yes.
Where exactly in Beed?
15 kms away from Beed market
there's a government guest house.
Of the water department.
I took madam there.
- Yes? - Radha, I'm going to Beed.
- To the guest house that Amina went to. - Okay.
Listen, just please be in touch.
Please be safe, Juhi.
I will, okay. Bye.
- I'm sorry about that. - It's okay.
I'm so sorry about Aminaji.
Shocking!
Did you meet Amina recently?
- Yes, she called me to her office. - Why?
She had some documents. She wanted my opinion on them.
And what was your opinion?
They were fake documents. I told Amina
not to waste time on them.
Even so, what was it?
I don't remember. Some geological data. Nothing important.
Are you sure?
Yes, absolutely.
Anyway,
my condolences once again.
Amina went to Delhi twice after meeting him
for the same story.
- If the papers were fake... - Swaminathan is lying.
- Where are you going? - Airport.
- Rahul Sharma, - Yes, sir.
did you pick up Amina madam from the airport?
- Yes, sir. - Sure?
Yes, sir. I picked her both times.
- Twice? - Yes.
Rahul, do you recall where she went?
Madam went to the same place both times. Gulmohar Park.
Will you take me there?
Okay.
- Hi. - Hi.
Come, sit.
Thank you for coming.
Can I get you some thing?
No, thank you.
I gave a statement to the police.
I know but I had some more questions.
I have the next flight in half hour.
Please be quick with your questions.
Sure.
The day the Amina was on flight,
how was her mood?
Amina ma'am boarded the flight
and took her seat. As the flight took off
I served her refreshment, she had that
then she was reading the in-flight magazine.
Later she took out her shawl
and she slept. That's it.
The flight was full?
Yes, a roster of almost 158.
Of 158 passengers
you carefully noticed Amina it seems.
Was there a special reason why you were paying close attention?
I'm a huge fan of Amina Qureshi.
Please don't mind,
news channels these days
only have noisy debates. She was the only voice of sanity.
In fact, when she boarded the flight,
I clicked a selfie with her.
Let me show you.
Here.
Can you send me this photo?
Yes, absolutely.
Yes, Juhi.
Dr Nikhil Palekar. Amina was investigating his death in Beed.
Dr Palekar? Who's he?
He was a geologist who worked for the government.
And how did he die?
Suicide.
Juhi, check with people around the guest house.
You'll find some thing.
Okay, will do.
Did you find anything?
Nothing yet. I hope Kamal finds some thing.
Are you sure you dropped madam here?
Yes, sir.
Anybody home?
There's nobody, sir.
Meaning?
- Where did they go? - No idea, sir.
The father and daughter left on Saturday
and left the tap running.
I'm being scolded by the residents.
What can I do?
It's a mess, sir.
Thank you.
You know...
Amina and I...
We loved each other.
All of us knew.
Yeah.
Usually that should be enough
to live happily.
But it wasn't for us.
Some thing was missing.
Wonder what.
Something was missing.
And looking for that
missing piece...
We're here for you, Pankaj.
Yeah, I know. I'm sorry.
Sorry.
What's this?
This...
Juhi sent that.
CCTV grabs from wine shop in Beed.
This is when Dr Palekar was there.
Found anything?
Amina went there to meet Dr Mansoor Alam.
He's a geologist like Dr Palekar and works for the government.
What did he say?
He's missing since Saturday.
That means Amina...
- One day after her death. - Yes.
The circumstances of Amina and Dr Palekar's deaths are unusual.
Amina met Mansoor one day before
who's a government geologist like Palekar...
I mean, Beed, Amina, Mansoor,
Palekar, geologists...
There's some connection!
Or maybe it's just a co-incidence and you're bent on a connection
because of confirmation bias!
Radha, you're only focusing on evidence
that matches your theory.
That's all.
Kamal!
Is this my confirmation bias?
Who's this man Kamal?
Same man was present at both places. How?
He's the one behind Amina and Dr Palekar's deaths, Kamal.
Oh the great Dipankar Sanyal is here.
Let me guess. Here to apologise?
Dipankar Sanyal never apologises.
Neither on camera nor off it.
Don't you know that?
You're taking the editorial calls for Josh now.
So I thought of pitching a story to you.
What's the story?
It's a public interest story.
Operation Umbrella has been hacked.
Foreign governments and terrorists now have the people's data.
Blackmailing me?
- Yes, sir? - We'll record that story today.
Reach the office with your source.
- Okay, sir. - Anuj, fast.
Yes, sir.
Bhau, this is urgent.
Here's a name. Mansoor Alam.
I want his location for Amina.
It's urgent, Bhau. Thank you.
Radha ma'am, someone's here to see you.
- Who? - Zeba.
I'll be there.
You have information about Amina Qureshi?
Amina Qureshi was murdered.
And I know who did it.
Who?