We
hear nothing of their conversation. There are a few cuts back and forth, with
Rahul looking angry and Jaidev strutting about like he owns the place.
Eventually a dramatic "whoosh!" on the soundtrack lets us know that things are
about to get exciting. Rahul runs across the little town square he was standing
in, and makes his way to the docks. He gets a jet-ski and zooms out into the bay
to catch up with Jaidev and put a stop to his nefarious schemes.
Up on the big boat, Rashmi hears the throaty roar of Rahul's craft, and looks cautiously optimistic. Jaidev calmly lights a smoke and waits for Rahul to get aboard. Rahul emerges from a hatch on the deck, and gives Jaidev a bit of the stink-eye while sizing him up.
Rahul
rather calmly asks Jaidev what it is that he wants. Jaidev puts it in simple
terms - he says he wants Rahul's death, and points a gun in his face. Rahul asks
him why that is, since they are not enemies. Jaidev lowers his gun, and moves
very close to Rahul. He says that Rahul has caused Mallika to become a zombie
(not literally, although I'd be willing to see that movie too), and she will
only get better once Rahul is no more. He then puts the gun under Rahul's chin
and looks as if he's ready to use it. Rahul goads Jaidev, and says that anyone
can act tough with a gun in their hands, although he phrases it in a much more
caustic way.
His ploy works, and Jaidev is shamed into stashing the gun. He also takes off his nice sunglasses, in case anyone is keeping track of these things. Once the gun is in the back of his pants and his eyewear is safely stowed, it's time to get to that spectacular fight I mentioned on the front page of this article. Let's begin, shall we?
The
battle starts off looking fairly normal, with our standard issue punches and
kicks. They don't appear obviously fake (yet) and it's looking good for now.
Then Jaidev leaps into the air, to a height above Rahul's head, and drop kicks
him. To describe the grace and precision of this move is unnecessary, since
there isn't any. When his feet connect with Rahul's face, he is thrown backwards
about thirty feet to land in a pile of barrels and other boat-related folderol.
Trust me, it's all completely convincing.
Tapping into the Spirit of Atul, Rahul rises from his fallen state and does the little "dabbing of the blood in the corner of his mouth, while seeming to say 'Is that your best? Come now, do try harder sir!'" gesture. You know what I'm talking about. They go another round, with Rahul doing quite well in the beginning, landing many solid blows to Jaidev's midsection and pinning him against the mast of the ship as he rains punches down upon his foe.
Jaidev
manages to turn this to his advantage, and gets Rahul with a solid hit with his
elbow (ouch), and then knees him in the upper chest. This throws Rahul another
thirty feet towards the bow of the vessel. Picture that, won't you? Jaidev must
have some serious power in those legs to get that kind of distance with a knee!
Rahul goes down again, taking out another barrel. He happens to land near what looks like a bicycle tire, which will become important here in a moment. Jaidev leaps up into the air to deliver a crushing stomp to Rahul, but is foiled when Rahul dodges, catching Jaidev's feet in the tire. He then flips the tire, which sends Jaidev sailing into the air. I can imagine all of the disappointed kids that are about to learn that in actuality, this would be rather difficult to do.
We have a quick cut to Rashmi who is seen struggling against her bonds up on the upper deck. Now that we've been reminded that she's there, it's back to the fighting!
