Now you will pay us. Won't you?
You come here!
Hey, man, you turned out to be as strong as Dara Singh.
It's been a while since I threw things around.
So, I got the chance to do it today, because of you.
Oh…
Do you want a bidi?
No.
Did you get hurt?
No, just two hits.
-Are you okay? -Yes, I'm fine.
I was worried when he pulled out a knife.
You made sure I didn't get hurt.
I won't let anything hurt you in the future either.
If someone wants to hurt you, they will have to go through me.
I told you, add my tail to yours.
I stand with you.
Taxi! Let's go.
Catch your breath first.
You're still awake?
When did he sleep?
What's wrong?
Do you even remember that
your wife and child are waiting for you at home?
Sorry, you know what my work is like.
No, I don't.
The whole world knows,
but I don't.
It's not what you think.
You're making a name for yourself,
making money.
But what am I doing?
I keep my eyes shut and make rotis.
I raise your child and look after your home.
What are you saying, Barkha?
Is this not your home or your child?
Then why are you keeping me in the dark, Brij?
Your joy and your pain,
your business, your world, are those not mine?
They are, but…
you should stay away from all of this.
Why?
Just stay away. You wouldn't understand.
ANMOL BAZAAR GODOWN NO. 5
RATE PAIR
Gulrukh had offered to help seth with the Matka game,
and seth took her up on that offer.
Maybe Gulrukh wanted to try something new in life.
Seth got a new suit tailored, shined his shoes,
and set out to conquer the elite world of the rich.
Oh! Matka King!
That's a lot of people.
How do I look?
-You look good. -Really?
You look good too.
Just like Saira Banu.
Thank you.
Come.
Oh, Gulrukh.
-Hi. -Hi.
Mr. and Mrs. Patel. They've been waiting to meet you.
Oh, how are you doing?
So glad you could come.
Sure. Excuse me.
What will you have?
-Hey, look. -Would you like to have a drink?
That man came with a pot.
This…
Just wait and see what happens with it.
I'll have some water.
-Water? -Yes.
-Rita! -Yes, ma'am?
Please get a glass of water!
-Where do I put this? -Sure.
Anywhere.
Okay, come with me. Come.
-Oh, really? -Yeah.
Mr. Bhatia, meet my friend Brij.
-Hello. -Hi.
Kainath, this is Brij.
Take a seat there. I'll get some water.
But it's so tough to work with the current government.
-They want money for everything. -Rita, give him a glass of water.
-Everyone is asking for a bribe? -Oh, really?
Yeah! And I can't even get a loan.
What are you saying?
Sir, wine.
Everything is an opportunity,
and since when is making money a bad thing?
Not at all.
I think it’s a mentality problem.
-Yeah! We pay the taxes then why this! -Be honest.
Do you pay tax?
There's a matka here, but no kulfi?
-This pot belongs to him. -Yeah…
Where were you? We were just talking about you.
Please sit.
-Please. -Take a seat.
He has talked about taxes all evening.
Who is your accountant? I'm bleeding money!
See what did I tell you?
You can't trust your money with any random fellow.
Yes, especially with these preposterous tax rates.
Absolutely ludicrous!
Hi! Where is your drink?
-You look great! -Thank you!
-Where's the famous Lagan nu Custard? -That's all you care about.
-Brother. -Hello, sir.
What can I get you?
So you speak English too?
-No, Marathi. -Marat--
-What's your name? -Gaurav.
-What village? -Sonapur.
I don't want alcohol. Give me something cold.
Here, cola.
Cola.
That works.
-That's a good party! -Sorry…
What? Is he drunk or what?
Cheers.
-Cheers, everybody! -Cheers.
Cheers!
Brij? Are you inside?
Yes, Gulrukh.
-All okay? -Yeah, yeah.
It's time to open.
Gulrukh…
You…
What's wrong?
Why don't you open today? Please.
But you came here for this. It's your game.
It won't happen without you. Let's go.
I don't understand anything that they're saying outside.
No, no. Hurry up.
I'll start setting up. See you outside in five minutes. Come on.
And now it's time for the most exciting part of the evening.
I know you're wondering what this pot is for.
-Yes. -Yeah. Tell us.
Hey Gulrukh, is this a new party game?
You're right, Darius. It actually is.
Oh! Wow!
And the man behind this phenomenal game is here with us.
Who is he?
Brij Bhatti!
-Who? Brij? -Brij?
That's the potman!
-Who's that? -Where is he?
But before he comes,
let me tell you how it goes.
You pick a number between 000 and 999…
Gulrukh?
Hey…
So, you just left the party?
I… What can I say?
What?
They were talking in Persian and Russian.
I couldn't understand…
so I left.
I come from a different world.
It doesn't matter what world you come from.
What matters is what we leave behind.
You didn't even tell me. You just left.
Sorry.
We played both rounds.
What?
Who opened the cards? You?
Impressive.
That's a lot of money.
Brij Bhatti, you might not fit into that world,
but your game is a super hit there.
That's great.
I wondered what would happen and how it would go.
But once I did it,
I had fun.
You had fun?
That's great.
You should have seen it.
Should we do it again?
I mean…
I… I have an idea.
This bigger Matka game, the one with wealthy people,
you should run that.
-Me? -Yes. I will
open the cards and give you the numbers every day.
You just take bets from wealthy people.
What do you say?
Deal.
Let's do it.
Really?
-But you have to come to the party. -Come on.
And you won't leave without telling me.
Tell me. Deal?
-How will I… -Then I'm out.
No, I agree.
Seth cracked a deal with Gulrukh to host Matka for wealthy people.
But that deal gave birth to another idea in his head.
He thought, instead of just Mumbai,
what if there were thousands of Matka shops all over the country?
Someone else would operate them,
but the numbers would still be theirs.
It was like many flowing rivers of Matka
that all met at the same point.
Brij Bhatti's Anmol Bazaar.
Under the name of the new "Sangam" business,
the seth started two new games.
Half Sangam, which meant correctly guessing three cards
along with the opening and closing numbers.
And Full Sangam, which meant correctly guessing all six cards
along with the opening and closing numbers.
And the return on Full Sangam was
15,000 for 1.
In the next two years, the Matka operation picked up such speed
that it didn't seem like anyone could stop it.
The horse of fate
Has joined the race
It smashed through the gate
And broke the signal
Pocket change Will turn into millions
Like a lamp shining through The dark night
Will give way to morning light
One day your star will rise
The train of life Is finally on the right track
It goes chuk, chuk, chuk, chuk No one can stop it
It beats dhak, dhak, dhak, dhak
My heartrate keeps racing
Make a bet Get into the Matka
It became an addiction Now it's your passion
-Make a bet and win! -Matka!
-Bet on a pair or a number! -Matka!
-You need money to make money -Matka!
Life is a gamble
Use your brain, brother
Make a name for yourself
Driven mad, following The promise of treasure
Put down four annas In the game of fate
Make millions and spend it all
-The train goes -Chuk, chuk, chuk, chuk
-Don't play it safe -Tuk, tuk, tuk, tuk
Spin the numbers, challenge your fate Make some money, don't wait, wait, wait
The golden hen
That lays diamond eggs
All we gotta do is cash the checks
We will get our hands on treasure
Like a lamp shining through The dark night
The dark night will Give way to morning light
One day your star will rise
The train of life Is finally on the right track
It goes chuk, chuk, chuk, chuk No one can stop it
The train of life Is finally on the right track
It goes chuk, chuk, chuk, chuk No one can stop it
Spin the numbers, challenge your fate
Make some money, don't wait, wait, wait
Seth came to an agreement with the textile labor union.
In exchange for some money every week,
we now had permission to run Matka openly outside the mill.
Seth had a simple rule.
We can only make money as long as everyone profits.
Are you crazy? I told you, I have studied all of this.
Yes, I know you have studied it. I still lost last time.
You make your bet. I will make mine.
Fine, bet on whatever you want.
You go bet on eight.
-Will I really win? -Yes, you will. Go.
Listen, are you teaching Matka here?
No, sir. I'm not teaching it.
Sharing knowledge helps everyone, right?
No, I just wanted to know more about it.
I don't know anything about it.
-About this? -Yes.
You see, on the 20th, the winning numbers were three, four, and five.
-Okay. -Three plus four is seven…
-Bring me the receipt. -Here.
The class was very boring!
Give me five Auklands and five matchboxes.
How many?
Five matchboxes?
Madam, just one will be enough.
One box has 50 matches.
-I know. -You do?
By the way, you can play Matka while smoking--
What is your problem?
Nothing.
Give me a pen.
Do you want to place a bet?
Not interested.
You can get nine times the return.
-Even 90 times the return. -I told you,
-I'm not interested. -She's not.
-The game becomes interesting. -Vasudha!
What are you doing here?
-Sorry, ma'am. -Sorry, ma'am.
-Are you smoking? Are all of you smoking? -No, ma'am.
Then?
He was just trying to get me to gamble.
-Yes, ma'am. -Gamble?
You want these kids to gamble?
-No… -Do you have no shame?
-No, ma'am. She-- -No what? What?
Vasudha, I need to talk to your parents about this.
And please, principal's office, right now.
Let's go.
And you.
Please don't do all this inside the college premises.
Okay.
Thank you all for coming.
We have raided 12 alcohol dens,
and our brave officers
have put an end to all of these poison vendors.
Bapat ji, don't you think these dens will just open again after some time?
Look, it's my duty to preserve our culture and heritage.
Alcohol, brothels, and gambling are all Western ideas.
These ideas are going to destroy the youth.
But I will not let that happen.
What are you saying, sir?
All three of these have existed in our country for a very long time.
Gambling was in the Mahabharat.
The government is investigating all three of these things.
No, sir, of course there should be an investigation.
Especially into gambling. Gambling destroys a man, sir.
There is a new gambling game these days…
Matka.
The Matka on the streets and the betting going on at the racecourse
should both be investigated.
I have a problem with selective banning and selective targeting.
-Sir, you will only understand people-- -That's enough for today.
The minister is busy. It's time for the next meeting.
You were quite loud at the press conference the other day.
That's why I told Eknath to ask you to meet me.
Tell me something.
Who is this Bhatti?
Sir, I think Bhatti is originally from Karachi.
During the partition--
No, no. I don't think you understand. Sir meant,
who the hell is Bhatti?
What are his connections?
No, sir, he has no connections.
Not to the Pathan gang or the dons from the South…
-Sure? -Yes, sir.
But he makes a lot of money.
He earns lakhs of rupees every single day. In fact, maybe even more.
-So? -This is not a business, sir.
This is gambling.
And any kind of gambling is always bad for society.
Because this business works on money taken from the poor.
We need to do something. I hope you will, sir.
So if you could pay attention to it…
Do you have a personal enmity with him?
No. Not at all, sir.
I was just kidding.
As long as we have honest people like you,
people like him will not succeed.
-And as long as I'm here, -Yes, sir.
-I will stand with you. -Thank you, sir.
Let's go. Hey, make sure he has tea.
I will see what I can do.
-Keep updating me on Bhatti's Matka. -Yes, sir.
You see, Jinu seth, investing money is different.
But if you want to operate Matka, people need to trust you.
That is what makes them play.
This is honest work. So…
Brother, I used to be an honest man.
Just ten years ago, I wouldn't even hurt a fly.
You can ask any of them.
This world forced me into such a dishonest job.
That is not who I am.
Let me open a Matka shop first. Then watch.
Fine, I will think about it.
Brother,
I have a lot of money.
What I want is honest work.
I will run my Matka shop honestly.
It's not like I enjoy violence.
Oh, Barkha!
-Barkha. -Who?
This is my father-in-law.
-Dad? -Father-in-law?
What brings you here?
I came all this way to meet him.
We didn't have a good harvest this time.
It started raining early.
I saw the cotton get ruined right in front of my eyes.
Then I thought
I would grow soybeans, but the seeds are too expensive.
Then I would need a tractor.
Then imported fertilizer. All of that costs money.
How am I supposed to get so much money?
Besides, I sold half the farm to pay for your wedding.
I was thinking
I could open a Matka outlet in the village
and run it for you.
Or you could tell me a Pana.
Just think of it as improving
whatever life your father-in-law still has.
One Pana…
You see, I don't…
enjoy begging you for money every single time.
Say something.
Say what?
You give tea and respect
to those street thugs, but what about now?
Has he ever done anything with hard work and honesty?
You tell me.
I worked so hard to earn people's trust.
This man will destroy everything in a single moment.
"Tell me a Pana." That's not how it works!
If anyone close to me cheats people,
they will say I'm cheating them.
How much is the collection?
Boss, the collection is low, but it's slowly increasing.
-Listen! -When will it go up?
Hi.
I wanted to talk to you about yesterday.
Go ahead.
You were scolded a lot, right? Because of me.
You were even insulted.
No, your teacher…
was very angry.
But that's fine.
I wanted to apologize.
Go ahead.
I wanted to apologize over a cup of tea.
Bring me two cups of tea!
Shall we sit?
Can we go somewhere else?
Cancel the tea.
Where can I find Brij Bhatti's Matka?
-It's right here. -In there?
Yes.
Yes, that's 40,000. That's fine.
Sir.
What did you say?
S… Sir?
Sir?
I want to start a Matka outlet.
Sir?
Where do you want to open it?
In Sewri.
Sit. Go on, sit.
What's your name?
Sattu Shinde.
Sattu Shinde?
What do you do?
I'm a woodworker.
I sell wood to people to light their stoves.
And I also own a paan shop.
Okay, fine.
There are two things you need.
One is a telephone.
Yes, I can get that.
And even more important,
honesty.
-What? -Honesty.
Oh, okay.
Not many people have that these days.
-Lachu bhai? -Yes?
The figures aren't matching.
They aren't?
Instead of laughing at others,
maybe you should pay attention to the business and the accounts.
Then why don't you jump straight down?
It's your flowerpot. You jump off with it. Why would I do it?
Now you have a problem with flowers?
Prajakta, don't try to start a fight.
You don't know who I am.
I don't. Tell me, who the hell are you?
Why would I tell you who I am?
First, she says you don't know who I am.
You're the only one who has an issue.
Smita! Prajakta!
Why are you fighting like children?
Do you think fighting like this in public is a good thing?
Now she wants to teach us right and wrong?
Hey, lady.
We want nothing to do with you.
We are honest people.
Shut up and go home.
She thinks we need to learn from drunks and gamblers now.
-How are you? -All good, child!
Anmol is looking like a good boy! Give it to me.
What is wrong?
She was insulted in front of the whole neighborhood.
My daughter has never been insulted like that in her entire life.
Poor girl.
Barkha? What happened?
Come, let's go.
The whole world is taunting me.
The whole world?
Who? The neighbors?
Are you laughing?
They think our house is full of gamblers and drunks.
Who does?
Smita and Prajakta.
Our neighbors are not the whole world.
The world is a very big place.
Put on a nice sari. Let's go out.
Where are we going?
Just put it on first.
But where are we going?
Come. I'll show you the world.
With stars wrapped around your body
O beloved, where are you going?
Come close to me So that I can attain peace
With stars wrapped around your body
Which means the legroom and headroom are the best.
Just look at the wheels, sir.
We want this. Sell it to me.
You want to buy this?
Sorry, sir. There's a seven-month waiting period for this car.
Why? The car is right here.
It is, but this is a showroom piece.
Let's go.
Welcome, sir.
We are heading to the VIP section, madam.
What is going on with you today, Brij?
Just watch.
Here.
It's nice.
Brij.
How is the Matka business?
It's all thanks to you that I am not broke yet.
You will go even further. You will.
Oh, your husband is a very hard worker.
See you later.
Mr. Bhatti?
-Namaste. -Oh, how are you?
-We played Matka. -That's great.
-How are you? -How are you?
She's my wife.
-Sir, here. -Barkha.
Brij?
Put it on number three.
How does this work?
-You can see it, right? -Yes, I see it.
Good. I bet on number three.
Take a look around, Barkha.
We are sitting among the people
who run this city. No, the whole country.
These people are highly respected in society.
What do you mean, they run the country? What do they do?
I mean…
For example, he runs a college.
Someone owns a hospital. Someone runs a newspaper.
They have big businesses and run their own mills.
Politicians, cops, important people.
But they all come here to gamble.
But nobody taunts them.
Instead, they say
gambling is just a hobby for rich people.
And look at us.
Middle class.
We build this cage of right and wrong
and lock ourselves inside it.
If someone tries to step out of the cage,
people talk.
Because that's what people do.
But our respect should not be decided by others.
We will always have our respect.
I am what I am.
Is this what you are?
And they're off! Flying Rani is in the lead,
but number 9 is right behind,
and not far back is number 3,
steadily gaining ground.
Approaching the final furlong, number 3 makes a strong move
and draws level with number 7.
With a powerful burst,
number 3 pulls ahead and crosses the finish line first.
-What a thrilling win at the racecourse. -We won!
-Brij, we won! -Congratulations to number 3,
a well-deserved victory.
Prajakta.
I got it. Thank you.
Bless you. Bless you.
So, should I go?
Yes, goodbye.
-Take care of yourself. -You too.
The plan I had to open a Matka shop…
You will miss your bus.
It's just…
The ticket will be expensive.
I will get it. I will.
You don't need to worry. Just be happy.
What will I do with so much--
I'm a business owner, right?
I'm open about my business.
But unlike you, I don't bring this into my relationships.
You started my relationship with Barkha as a deal.
This ends that.
There's enough money here that you'll never have to work again.
Forget about Matka. Don't even think about it.
Was that necessary?
Sir, this is Brij Bhatti's shop.
The clothing shop is a front.
Matka is the real business.
They're like an elephant's teeth.
You see two tusks, but it eats with a different set of teeth.
We can shut down this Matka, sir.
But people have an interest in gambling.
It makes a lot of money.
So, are you suggesting that
we open gambling dens and Matka outlets too?
No, sir.
No?
Why not?
I mean… I mean, sir…
Lachu seth. Lalji bhai?
Hey, isn't that junior Bhatti?
My daughter Vasudha
is an upstanding citizen.
Are you fooling her and taking her out for tea?
I will kill you, you bastard!
Do you understand?
Are you making a profit?
Yes, a little bit.
How will you profit?
That Brij, you see…
he runs his gambling business like he's fighting for independence.
What can we do? That's just how he is.
But you're not like that, are you?
Sit.
If you want to make money in the Matka business,
you can make a deal with me.
All you need to do is adjust and manage the winning numbers a little.
Brother won't allow that…
You're his partner, right?
You own half, don't you?
Oh, so you're just his servant?
He's a servant.
If you drink tea with a servant, Vasudha,
then he'll turn you into a servant too.
Look, if you want to keep serving,
then keep working for Brij.
But if you want to make real money…
I can offer you a deal.
A partnership.
If you want to be friends with my daughter,
then you'll have to be the master, not a servant.
Think about it and let me know.
Let's go, child.
He's just a servant. Why would you meet him?
Yes, tell me.
ANMOL BAZAAR OPEN
Look. I got a number!
Let's go.
Give…
This has been going on for a while now, seth.