As
the light shines through the bullet holes, the full credits begin. These just
look neat. They have a multi-colored smoky effect to them as the actors names
and a faint image of them appear then quickly fade out. (I tried to get a good
one to show, but it's a little dark. Trust me, it's very cool looking in
motion.)
As the credits end, we find ourselves at another press conference. This time Commissioner Deodhar is addressing the group. He explains that the problems with violence are not localized to his area of jurisdiction, but are a problem for the whole nation. He claims that the intelligence group of "our neighbors" (they are never explicitly named, but it really doesn't matter) are behind it. This is the ISI group that was mentioned earlier. Deodhar goes on to explain that in order to find out more on the ISI, they are assembling a special force to transport Ansari from Chandangarh to Mumbai to take him to trial and also find out what he knows.
The trip from Chandangarh to Mumbai is approximately 1,000 miles as the crow flies. See this map for details, if you're interested. Chandangarh is about 200 miles north of New Delhi.
We have several scenes of large groups of police officials talking about the team they want to assemble. We learn that Additional Commissioner Naidu has been tasked with the selection of the men for the job. He is asked if he has anyone in mind. He replies that he does - DCP Anant Srivastav.
From
the conference room, we go to a graduation ceremony at a police academy. In a
humorous moment, the students manage to get a boring speaker to leave the podium
by erupting into applause in the middle of his speech. We also get a brief
introduction to Anant's wife and daughter who are also in attendance to hear
Anant's address. The emcee for the ceremony gives an introduction for Anant to
take the podium, but he misses his cue since he's fallen asleep from the boring
speech.
The emcee wakes him up and he makes his way to the microphone. He makes the best of the mildly awkward situation by taking the honest approach. He apologizes for falling asleep, and offers this explanation:
"I had no idea that the honorable minister would start his speech with anecdotes of 1942. I was all attention until 1974 or 1975, after which I dozed off."
I just thought that was a nice touch. The crowd does as well, and he gets a big laugh and round of applause. He begins to make a speech that sounds both grateful and strangely disappointed at the same time. He tells the students of how he was always moved out of dangerous areas when he was on the force full time. You get the sense that he feels like he's missed out on something, or that he feels somewhat slighted that he was never allowed to do what he was there to do.
The
speech blends into a reception outside where a large gathering of graduates are
thanking Anant for his speech and tutelage. He tells them that their real
training is about to begin, and they will be tested every step of the way. He
tells them that they will face corruption, dirty politics, and other such trials
they have yet to encounter. In the face of all of that negativity, he tells them
they need to preserve their integrity and honesty, and that will be their
teacher.
As he is wrapping up he gets a call on his cell phone from his wife, urging him to come home. His daughter is getting married soon, and they are frantically working to get all of the arrangements made.
Over
at the house, Mom is hassling all of the decorators to get things done
correctly. The tailor is attempting to fit the wedding clothes, but it seems
they are too tight. When Mom asks why he didn't get the right measurements, he
explains that it wasn't his fault - she has gained weight in all the
festivities. I'll admit, I was expecting a big fight out of that comment, but
they just give him an "Oh hush" and we move on.
We leave the hectic preparations to find Anant sitting in his study looking at some old pictures. He asks his wife when some of them were taken, and she explains they were from family events he couldn't attend because of a case he was working on. He sighs and reflects that he's missed out on so many moments with his family because of work, and still has very little to show for all the time he's put in.
