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1:50Yes, sir?
1:50Zawar, don't let your emotions cloud your judgment.
1:54Play it smart.
1:56We're not just barging in, sir.
1:58We're going to conduct this raid with full authorization.
2:00I'm well aware of that.
2:02Just keep a steady hand.
2:04These are orders from the top.
2:06Listen, we aren't here to hurt anyone or make any arrests.
2:10We just need to give Sulangi a reality check
2:14and put him back in his lane.
2:15Don't worry, sir.
2:17Everything will be fine.
2:18Things always turn out for the best,
2:21but man has a knack for inviting trouble upon himself,
2:24and you happen to be quite the expert at that.
2:26You're worrying for nothing, sir.
2:28You want Sulangi to get a little wake-up call, right?
2:31Leave it to me.
2:32Consider it done.
2:34You should just sit back and relax in your jeep.
2:42Now, how can a wedding procession arrive
2:48and leave without the bride?
2:54Let's move.
3:08Sir, what's the move?
3:10The gate is locked.
3:39Out.
3:40Pardon, sir?
3:41Get out!
3:47Sir? Where are you going, sir?
5:45Sir, are you alright? Where were you hit?
5:46It's nothing. Just a graze.
5:48Sir, they're gathered in there.
5:49What are your orders?
6:15I couldn't have imagined.
6:20I couldn't have imagined that
6:22my men would be arrested right under your nose.
6:27Who is he?
6:28How dare that officer pull a stunt like this?
6:32I'll tell you who I am.
7:00I'm Sub-Inspector Zawar Bakht.
7:05Zawar, you should leave.
7:08I'm handling this.
7:10Sir, it was just a misunderstanding.
7:13Why are you so terrified, sir?
7:15Tell the truth.
7:16How much longer will you let men like him hold a sword over your head?
7:20Mr. Sulangi, talk to me.
7:23Because I'm the one who turned your world upside down,
7:28and I did it all by the book.
7:35Don't look at him.
7:37He's innocent.
7:39He had nothing to do with this.
7:41By whose authority?
7:44By whose authority did you arrest my men?
7:46By whose authority did you seize the land of those helpless farmers?
7:50Do you have any idea?
7:52Do you have any idea who you're talking to?
7:54I know exactly who you are.
7:56Zaryaab Sulangi,
7:58the man who has illegally swallowed the land of
8:02thirty-six impoverished farmers in Sukkur.
8:06Your precious, innocent farmers
8:09have already been paid several times the value of that land.
8:12That amount was repaid with interest years ago.
8:16That's my affair.
8:18Who are you to play the crusader?
8:20I am Zawar Bakht.
8:22The blood of Aijaz Shah runs through my veins.
8:25I'm a son of this soil,
8:28and I won't tolerate any injustice here,
8:31whether it's from you or anyone else.
8:35So, Mr. Sulangi,
8:38get some rest
8:41and figure out a lawful way to acquire that land.
8:46In the meantime, I'll go show your men some hospitality.
9:45Why was your phone off?
9:47I've been trying to reach you since midnight.
9:50You haven't even checked my messages.
9:55Happy birthday, Paras.
9:57Happy birthday to you.
10:18Happy birthday, sweetheart.
10:20I have a surprise for you.
10:44Happy birthday, sweetheart.
10:48Thank you, Aunt.
10:51Everyone's been hounding me about you.
10:53Why haven't you been answering your phone?
10:54I don't know.
10:55I just wanted Dad to be the first one to wish me.
10:58Well? Did he?
11:01Then what?
11:05It's nothing. Forget it.
11:07Did you bake the cake yourself?
11:08Of course I did.
11:10You always celebrate my birthday like I'm still a child.
11:13I'm all grown up now, you know.
11:15Not to me, you aren't.
11:16Let's not dwell on that and go cut the cake.
11:19Wait!
11:21Go check your surprise first.
11:23Go.
11:26Dad?
11:27Come on!
11:44So, tell me,
11:46what do you think of your surprise?
11:48Look, your dad sent this over even before you woke up.
11:53He really looks out for you,
11:54yet you stay upset with him over the smallest things.
11:59Go on now, call him and thank him.
12:03No.
12:08We have breaking news from Sukkur,
12:10where the long-standing land disputes have finally reached a resolution.
12:15Sources claim the credit for this feat
12:17goes to a courageous police officer, Zawar Bakht.
12:20Zawar Bakht is already a household name among the people of Sindh.
12:24He previously led a successful operation to rescue eighteen innocent children.
12:38Mom!
12:39What’s the matter?
12:40Mom!
12:41Mom?
12:41What's wrong?
12:42Look what your future son-in-law has accomplished!
12:45What is it?
12:46He’s okay, isn't he? Is he safe?
12:49Mom, he’s a hero.
12:52Nothing’s going to happen to him.
12:53After years of struggle, the impoverished people of
12:57Sukkur have finally secured their right to their land.
13:01Dad!
13:03That was such great news.
13:05Why did you switch off the TV?
13:08Brother Zawar just recovered the lands
13:10you've been losing sleep over for years.
13:15Aren't you happy to hear that?
13:18Mariam, go knead the dough.
13:21-But Mom... -I said go!
13:30Resham, how many times have I told you
13:33to stop watching these films?
13:35Look, he's a high-ranking officer now,
13:38And you haven’t even passed intermediate.
13:41I want you to be able to hold your own beside him when you speak.
13:43When are you going to grow up?
13:45Mom, do you really think that after we're married,
13:48he'll want to discuss the national budget, current affairs, and philosophy?
13:52Mom, you're the one who says
13:53that once you're married,
13:54reality hits you when you have to run a household.
13:57Your son made a grave mistake.
13:59Aren't you happy?
14:01Everyone is preparing for his homecoming.
14:04They're celebrating,
14:05and the festivities are about to begin.
14:07On top of that, look at this,
14:09Ruqayya even sent over some sweets.
14:11Yet here you are,
14:13getting worked up for no reason.
14:14I'm worked up
14:16because he won't be able to sustain this for long.
14:18Even if he doesn't,
14:21what he's already accomplished is remarkable.
14:28Those poor farmers whose lands
14:30had been occupied by tyrants for ten or twenty years,
14:36those lands have finally been recovered.
14:38Their homes will flourish,
14:40and they'll be happy.
14:42Doesn't seeing all that give you any comfort?
14:58Take it however you want, but I won't condone it.
15:01I don't want my son to suffer the same fate I did.
15:06Men of principle end up stabbed
15:09in the back by friends and foes alike.
15:14This is the price one pays for having integrity.
15:25Cut it out!
15:27You recite this same checklist of domestic virtues four times a week.
15:31Don't you ever tire of it?
15:33Mom!
15:34You always find a way to measure me against Zawar and come up short.
15:39Listen, I don't look down on you.
15:42I just want you to match his caliber.
15:45Look at him. He's polished, educated.
15:46His manners, his entire bearing,
15:48it's a world apart from our village life.
15:51When you walk beside him,
15:53I want people to think you're in the same league,
15:55and I want you to carry yourself with grace.
15:57See, that's all I ever wanted for you.
16:00I have no idea why you're taking it so personally.
16:03Mom, that's why I keep asking you
16:06to send me to Aunt Durdana's in the city.
16:11I want to see for myself
16:13how these modern girls put themselves together
16:16and what they wear.
16:27If I don't reinvent myself to your satisfaction,
16:32my name isn't Resham.
17:03What's wrong? Why are you sitting here all alone?
17:07What's the matter?
17:08Are you upset with me?
17:12It's not you, it's Dad.
17:14Well, him, then.
17:15But why?
17:18As usual, he thinks sending an expensive gift
17:20fulfills all his fatherly obligations.
17:23That's all I am to him.
17:25Then what should he have done?
17:27Come on, Aunt Mahrukh.
17:29You know better than asking me that.
17:32You, of all people, should know.
17:35I don't care about these gifts.
17:39If he really wanted to make me happy,
17:41he could've just come to visit,
17:43or invited me to Karachi.
17:46I spent six years in the States,
17:48and now I'm here with you in Islamabad.
17:50How can he bear being away from his only child
17:55and keeping me at arm's length like this?
17:58Things will work out. Don't worry about it.
18:02I've barely seen him since I moved to Islamabad.
18:06Video calls just aren't enough, Aunt.
18:09I miss him,
18:10and I want to be near him. I want to live with him.
18:13I thought since it was Mom's death anniversary,
18:15he'd ask me to move in with him.
18:19I would've been over the moon, and that's all I wanted.
18:22That's exactly why he didn't.
18:24He knew his precious daughter would be overjoyed to the brink of insanity.
18:29Look, don't hold a grudge against him.
18:33He can't live without you.
18:34If it were up to him,
18:36he wouldn't let you out of his sight for a single moment.
18:39But what can he do?
18:40He has no other choice.
18:43He's been terrified since what happened to Saleha.
18:47Then he should walk away from this business, Aunt!
18:49It's dangerous for him, and it's dangerous for us!
18:52Why is he still at it?
18:54Does he think I don't worry about him?
18:56Am I just supposed to sit here and be content because I'm safe?
18:59He's still in the line of fire.
19:01Paras, it's his livelihood.
19:03It's not that simple to wrap everything up and just relocate to another city.
19:08It's not as hard as he thinks.
19:09I'm just talking about a different city, not a different country.
19:15What's the big deal, darling?
19:17Look,
19:19when the time is right,
19:21Brother Behzad will come for you himself.
19:24Do you trust me?
19:26The right time?
19:29When will that be?
19:33Aunt, I'll probably be dead and gone by then.
19:34Shut up, Paras.
19:36What's the point of such depressing talk on such a happy occasion?
19:47Sorry, Aunt Mahrukh. But...
19:49No ifs, ands, or buts.
19:51How can you be so ungrateful?
19:54You're living in the lap of luxury here.
19:57You get whatever you desire before you even think of it.
19:59Look at the privileges you enjoy.
20:01You walk around with two guards
20:03as if you're some cabinet minister.
20:05Aunt Mahrukh, this is Dad's world,
20:07not mine.
20:09I want to be free.
20:10I want to distance myself from all of this. Why don't you understand?
20:12Paras, you're living like a free spirit here.
20:16What antics are there that you can't pull off because of these guards?
20:21Your dad only hired them for his own peace of mind.
20:25They don't interfere with any of your activities.
20:28Stop making a mountain out of a molehill.
20:31I spent the whole morning lovingly baking a cake for you.
20:34Just forget it.
20:35You've completely soured the mood.
21:47Greetings.
21:48Greetings, my son.
21:53-Greetings! -How are you?
21:55How are you? Are you doing okay?
21:56Perfectly okay.
21:57Do you realize how long it's been since your last visit?
22:00It's been exactly one month and seventeen days, Brother.
22:03Oh, just keep tallying the days.
22:05God forbid you actually bother to learn how to cook pilaf for my sake.
22:06Oh, you!
22:07If you haven't made any pilaf for me this time,
22:09I won't be bringing you anything from the city next time. Understood?
22:12Well, I don't need anything now.
22:15Because this time, her highness will be heading to the city with him herself.
22:18I'll take money from him and buy whatever my heart desires.
22:21Right.
22:22She's just building castles in the sky again.
22:24That's all she's good for.
22:25Oh, I'm not just daydreaming.
22:27You're going to make it happen, Mr. Zawar Bakht.
22:29-Let go of my hair! -She talks a mile a minute.
22:31Let go of her hair now.
22:32Who teaches her to talk like this?
22:34Anyway, how is your work going?
22:35It's going beautifully.
22:37You know, we're even starting to get online orders now,
22:39and each of the girls is comfortably earning about eight to ten thousand rupees.
22:43That's great.
22:44How much are you making?
22:46Brother, you know I'm doing all of this for the benefit of these girls.
22:50If they don't have an education, they should at least possess a skill.
22:54But let me tell you something.
22:56The whole world has learned from me,
22:58except for that Resham.
22:59She can't seem to retain a single thing I teach her and never stays focused.
23:02Oh God, why did you have to mention her name?
23:05Speak of the devil, and she's bound to materialize out of thin air.
23:06See?
23:08Even if you hadn't mentioned her,
23:10she was destined to turn up.
23:13She's been waiting by the door since morning.
23:17She must've seen your car pulling in.
23:27Officer!
23:30Mom, she got it all wrong.
23:32She should've shouted Zawar,
23:35just like a heroine does in the movies.
23:37Greetings!
23:39Greetings.
23:41How are you, Aunt?
23:45Oh, dear, I'm fine.
24:00Why would he answer my call now?
24:03He thinks he's fulfilled all his obligations just by sending a gift.
24:06He really thinks he did me a favor.
25:03See, Dad?
25:04Here's the gift you sent.
25:06You know I don't care for any of this.
25:09When did I ever ask for this? Look.
25:10Where's your private army now? Look! Where are they?
25:13Could any of them protect me?
25:16What would you have done if something had happened to me?
25:19Your so-called protection can't do a thing for me.
25:23Nothing at all. See for yourself. Look!
25:25It's all a charade.
25:27I don't want any protection.
25:29Nobody could even save me, anyway.
25:48Come on in.
25:50Here's the biryani, Mom.
25:52-It's fresh off the stove, right? -Yes, it is.
25:55I've been here since evening, Mom.
25:58Where's Dad?
26:01Is he out, or is he holed up in his room just because I'm here?
26:10Mom, I'm asking you something.
26:12Where's Dad?
26:15You guessed correctly.
26:18He's in his room.
26:21He doesn't have to talk to me if he doesn't want to,
26:23but he could at least join us for dinner.
26:27Fine, I'll go call him.
26:29I'm staying here all week.
26:32Is he going to keep himself locked away the entire time?
26:36What do you think?
26:42That I'm afraid of facing you?
26:45That I'd hide behind a locked door?
26:59This is what you want, isn't it?
27:01For me to sing praises of your accomplishments like everyone else?
27:05To brag about you?
27:07To give you a standing ovation?
27:11I don't want you to brag or applaud me.
27:17I just want us to have dinner together like any other father and son.
27:21That's all I'm asking for.
27:38Paras!
27:42Paras, please open the door!
27:45Paras!
27:47Paras!
27:49Open the door!
27:50Why did you lock yourself in? Are you okay?
27:53Paras, please open the door!
27:59Paras!
28:10Mariam, go get some sweets for your brother. Go on.
28:14Right away.
28:22I'm sure the villagers celebrated in style.
28:26They must've praised you
28:29and paraded you on their shoulders.
28:31But mark my words, these people only care about their own interests.
28:37If it had been anyone else in your shoes,
28:39they would've celebrated them in exactly the same fashion.
28:46What did you think?
28:48That I was incapable of reclaiming my own land?
28:50Do you really believe I'd let it sit idle all these years without reason?
28:52If you think I'm a coward, then so be it.
28:56It doesn't bother me one bit.
28:59What did I say to give you the impression that I think you're a coward?
29:05You've always been my north star.
29:07You're my hero.
29:09Then why did you go and do something I never would have done?
29:13Especially after I expressly warned you not to.
29:18Are you really upset that I acted against your wishes
29:20despite everything you told me?
29:25Dad,
29:28I know you've always forbidden me from doing this.
29:31But Dad, for over twenty years,
29:35these people have watched their rightful lands be illegally occupied
29:40while they barely survive on crumbs.
29:45They deserved to have someone stand up for them.
29:48If I were an ordinary man,
29:50maybe a word of comfort would've been enough.
29:53But I'm a capable man
29:56who possesses the power and the authority to help them.
30:00That's why I did it, and I'll keep doing it.
30:06Oh,
30:08Zawar, my son.
30:09Your dad is only saying this because he's terrified for you.
30:14If he's truly terrified for me, then he should stand behind me.
30:17He should be by my side
30:19so the enemy knows I'm not fighting alone.
30:27Instead, he expects me to wear this uniform and live like a coward.
30:33I won't do it, Mom.
30:34If you mistake caution for cowardice,
30:37then so be it.
30:39But I don't acknowledge any bravery
30:41that costs you your livelihood and your life.
30:45If the enemy fought with even a shred of honor and courage,
30:50I wouldn't stand in your way.
30:52But that's not what's happening here.
30:54They prey on the defenseless,
30:57wielding both weapons and their influence.
31:00In a fight like this,
31:02the powerful only shield one another.
31:05Just wait and see.
31:08Within five days,
31:10the very people parading you around
31:13and cheering for you will either be mourning a loved one,
31:18or they'll be surrendering their lands with their own hands.
31:21Mark my words.
31:22Within five days.
31:48Paras,
31:51are you alright?
31:54I was so young, Aunt,
31:57when Mom passed away.
32:00Then Dad just pulled away from me.
32:03He didn't spare a single thought for me.
32:05He didn't care at all.
32:08He has no idea how alone I am here.
32:14But that's no excuse to put your dad through such worry.
32:18You shouldn't do that to him.
32:20Didn't you even consider how I would feel?
32:23I called you so many times.
32:26I kept knocking on your door.
32:28You didn't even eat dinner last night.
32:31Why would you do this?
32:33What if something had happened to you?
32:35Like what, Aunt? I would've just died.
32:37That's all that could've happened.
32:39I have half a mind to slap you.
32:41You're being reckless.
32:43What exactly did you gain from this?
32:48Fifteen missed calls.
32:50He was ringing again this morning.
32:52He never has a moment to spare for me normally,
32:54but the second I do something like this, the calls start flooding in.
32:57He can't even imagine how lonely I feel here.
33:02I felt utterly adrift after your uncle passed away.
33:06But I forced myself to keep going,
33:09and then you arrived.
33:11Now, I don't even remember the ache of being childless.
33:17I'm so sorry, Aunt.
33:18I didn't mean to wound your feelings.
33:20I didn't say that to upset you.
33:22But after Mom passed away,
33:26I just wish Dad were here with me.
33:29It's just a matter of time.
33:31Brother Behzad will sort everything out and bring you to Karachi.
33:35Are you serious?
33:37Did he tell you that himself?
33:39I'm serious.
33:40Be happy now.
33:41Soon, you'll be reunited with your dear aunt and her son, Aftab.
33:46-Oh, come on! -You'll probably forget all about me.
33:47That could never happen!
33:49I barely think of them while I'm with you.
33:51Why would I forget you once I'm with them?
33:53No way!
33:54I could never forget you. Not in a million years.
33:57You remind me so much of Mom.
34:00I love you, sweetheart.
34:01I love you more.
34:03Okay, then. Take care of yourself.
34:12Mom?
34:15Mom?
34:16Zawar!
34:20Just getting home from somewhere, Mom?
34:22Yes, I went to check on Mariam's students.
34:26But why are you in uniform?
34:29Mom, I’ve just received a call from headquarters.
34:32I have to report for duty.
34:34But son,
34:36you were supposed to be here for a week.
34:39I was, Mom.
34:41But duty calls. What can I do?
34:44Zawar,
34:47your dad isn't entirely wrong, son.
34:51He may have a point, Mom.
34:53But I simply can't do what he wants me to do.
34:59I have to follow my own path.
35:01Otherwise, Mom, wearing this uniform would be utterly pointless.
35:06I joined the police force to fight with courage and conviction.
35:10I wanted the power to uphold justice.
35:13I didn't join just to accept a rotten system and become a part of it.
35:21As for life and death, Mom, we're all marching toward the same destination.
35:27Whether it's a humble farmer or a land-grabbing tyrant.
35:33That's why I won't die as a victim, nor as an oppressor.
35:36Just keep me in your prayers.
35:40Besides, I'm well aware of the path I've chosen and the perils it carries.
35:50I entrust you to the care of God and His Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), my son.
35:53Amen.
37:01Greetings.
37:03Greetings.
37:03Sir, you have guests awaiting your company.
37:05Who is it?
37:06Mrs. Shaheen and Mr. Aftab.
37:09Oh, Shaheen is here.
37:13Sir, it's Mr. Ehtisham's call.
37:15Schedule all my meetings virtually for the next two months.
37:19I'm not seeing anyone, not even at home.
37:22Alright, sir.
37:24Hello.
37:26Yes, Mr. Ehtisham?
37:32You're being showered with praise.
37:33You're getting massive media coverage.
37:35Even though your inspector was the one leading the mission.
37:39He was leading it, sir.
37:41But what kind of leadership involves sitting inside a car?
37:46For that, you have to put your life on the line.
37:48You were the one who risked it, then.
37:50But why?
37:51Well, the inspector did everything with your prior approval.
37:55How long have you been on the force?
37:58Three years, sir.
38:00Then you should've operated within the bounds of your rank.
38:03Do you still not understand that?
38:05I dispatched the team merely to rattle them,
38:08and you brought them back in handcuffs.
38:11Who told you to go charging in like a rogue bull?
38:15Such conduct is unbecoming of a junior officer.
38:19Sir, everything I did was strictly within the parameters of the law.
38:23The inspector is well aware of that.
38:25But you fired the first shot.
38:28I know that much.
38:30Sir, I explicitly told him not to take any rash steps out of emotion.
38:35Yet every decision he makes is impulsive.
38:38He's had commando training,
38:40so he's always spoiling for a fight.
38:43Sir, I wasn't the one who fired the first shot.
38:48But I understand exactly why you're doing this.
38:50Perhaps you didn't receive the media spotlight you were banking on.
38:55Or perhaps you and Zaryaab Sulangi...
38:59Who exactly is this Zaryaab Sulangi?
39:01Enlighten me.
39:04A future minister and a formidable landlord.
39:09Do you have any idea how powerful he is?
39:12He could have us stripped of our ranks in a heartbeat.
39:14I know that, sir. But…
39:15You didn’t just bypass your team leader.
39:18You overstepped my orders.
39:21You’ve put our careers on the chopping block along with your own.
39:24Do you have any idea what locking horns with Zaryaab Sulangi will cost us?
39:27Sir, this uniform and this rank don’t permit me to cower before any man.
39:32Regardless of who Zaryaab Sulangi is
39:35or what he’s destined to become,
39:36the law doesn’t authorize him
39:39to illegally seize the lands of poor farmers, including my own.
39:42If he’s so determined to be a landlord,
39:45let him acquire land from the farmers through proper channels.
39:49That aspiring landlord is pushing for your suspension,
39:53and he’ll succeed too.
39:54If you want to save your career,
39:56go apologize and bow your head before Zaryaab Sulangi right this minute.
40:01Otherwise, you’re fired.
40:07This rank and this uniform are my life.
40:11For this uniform, I defied my own father
40:15and turned him against me forever.
40:19If I didn’t have this uniform on my body,
40:21I might stop breathing altogether.
40:25But my life isn’t more precious than my honor or my integrity, sir.
40:31I can lay down my life,
40:34but I won’t allow anyone else the right to strip it away.
40:39This is my gift to Zaryaab Sulangi, sir.