Here…
and here.
Seth, this has been going on for a while now.
It's a bit…
What is wrong, brother?
Sit.
Money is missing from your account.
What do you mean?
I mean, 3,300 rupees is missing from your ledgers.
The receipts and the collection aren't matching up.
There must have been a mistake.
You can't make a mistake every other day.
Two brothers are talking here.
Right? You must have made a mistake with the calculations.
Adding up such large numbers has made you go crazy.
Enough, Lachu.
This illiterate man handles all of your accounts.
There was a minor mistake, and it's Lachu's fault?
Enough, Lachu!
Brother, do you trust him more than me?
This is the first honest job you have had in your life.
You're scamming us and ruining your own work, dumbfuck.
Don't try to take a shortcut with deception, Lachu.
You will take the Matka down with you one day.
First you steal, then you fucking lie about it.
Get me all of his old ledgers.
ANMOL BAZAAR GODOWN NO. 5
RATE PAIR
-Come in. Right here. -Here comes your train!
Place it there. There.
-Be careful. -Careful.
Yes, that is good.
Thank you. This is for all of you.
You keep buying new things every day,
but why do you want to run so fast?
If you shine so bright, then people are bound to notice and get jealous.
Eat your food, son. Anmol!
-Anmol! -Oh, hey,
Lachu has found a room for him to stay.
And he has already paid the rent for one month in advance.
What?
He didn't tell me any of this.
Isn't it a good thing that he is becoming more independent?
And from tomorrow onward, I won't be home at this time.
So, where will you be at this time?
I will be attending a night college.
What? College?
I still had two exams remaining for my degree. Accounts and English.
So I am thinking about finishing my degree.
Why do you want a degree?
Do you want to get a job?
Because of my father's financial condition,
I couldn't finish my education.
I just want a degree for myself.
I don't want to compromise anymore.
Oh, and I have told Rukmini to work here full-time.
Please discuss the salary with her.
Yes?
Hey, why are you coming in with your shoes on?
Do you think this is a garden?
Calm down, Mr. Bhatti.
This is a raid.
We work for the Income Tax Department.
We have a warrant to search your house.
-Kharje. -Yes, go ahead.
Constable, check the back room.
Key. Madam, give me the key to this.
-Yes. -Give him the key.
Come here, son. You can't go there.
-Hey, Rawat! -Yes, sir?
-Check the kitchen. -Okay, sir.
Yes, sir.
There's nothing here, sir. Look, it's empty.
You won't find anything, sir.
You guys are just cleaning out the cobwebs.
There is nothing here either.
Do you like that popadam? It is Sindhi style.
Are you confiscating my food rations along with my money?
Do you think this is a joke?
I am just saying there is nothing here.
This is just my wife's bank.
Mr. Bhatti, please cooperate.
Don't interfere with government business.
No, please do your job.
-I will be right back. -Hey!
Shut up and sit down.
Do you think this is a joke?
No one moves a muscle until the raid is over.
Don't be afraid, Anmol.
Kharje.
-Sir, at least let the child go. -Shut up!
I said, no one moves a muscle.
Let the child see what his father did.
The professor said that
if we had all the data for the Matka,
we could pick the correct number and win. Right?
But even we don't have all of the data.
But we can figure that out.
Yeah, do you have a machine for that?
This game doesn't work like that.
If you are the ones who pick the numbers,
then why don't you let people who work for you win?
The game operates like a real game.
We can't just pick random winners…
I am sure your brother must have shot down that idea.
Why do you always hide behind your brother's shadow?
Lachu, always remember,
shrubs shaded by bigger trees decay faster.
Did your professor teach you that, too?
I am no shrub.
I am a tree.
A very big tree. As big as a peepul tree.
I don't need anyone's shade.
Not my brother, or anyone else.
Evening class?
What does Accounts teach us?
Accounts teaches us…
that being on time is essential.
Come in, Miss…
Mrs. Barkha Bhatti.
Come in.
Take a seat.
So we will be learning accounts first.
Why are we learning it?
So that we can pass our exams.
To get a B.Com degree.
Right?
But Accounts teaches us something very important.
History.
The numbers in accounts can help us understand past mistakes.
And we can improve our future.
Or we can ignore those mistakes
and destroy ourselves.
Choice…
is yours.
Isn't it?
There is light and air coming in from all sides. It's always windy here.
We could make a bedroom here,
however you want.
This could be Anmol's room.
No matter what happens outside, he won't be disturbed.
What can we do here?
-Any suggestions? -What?
-Here? -Kitchen.
-What? -Kitchen.
Yeah, the kitchen could be here.
There is an extra room there.
It was supposed to be for Lachu, but
he doesn't want to live with me.
There is still some work left.
I…
spoke to Lachu, and he said you are still upset.
He idolizes you.
You act like his father sometimes.
I have been raising him alone since he was four years old.
I think I have that right.
Just don't be too harsh. He will understand.
Forget about all that. Do you like the place?
It's first class.
Brother!
Dagdu! Brother…
Come here. Hurry.
What happened?
Come here. Look at that.
-Take a look. -What?
What does it say?
Look at this.
Stay away from the frauds.
Invest money in the Maharashtra Government Lottery.
And help the nation prosper?
Now I understand why they raided my house.
The government wants to legitimize Matka and sell it themselves.
It's fine.
It's obvious that the government is not taking us lightly.
Maybe I am the idiot trying to walk straight on a crooked path.
How was I supposed to know they would move the path entirely?
Why are you thinking that way?
You can file a case against them.
What will the case be?
Respected judge, take a look.
The government is running a lottery and cheating me.
Oh, come on, if gambling is illegal, then it's illegal for everyone.
Gulrukh, they can do whatever they want.
They can literally change the law and turn right into wrong.
-Ill-- -What can we do?
Declaring it illegal is not enough to beat your game.
That is why they are copying you.
Stop thinking about all this.
Just focus on the Matka, take a look.
See how big the collection was yesterday.
I have never received so much money on my birthday.
What? Birthday? Was it your birthday yesterday?
-Yeah… -Why didn't you tell me?
I would have brought a gift for you.
It's okay.
Here.
Have something sweet to celebrate.
My son is waiting for me.
Seth, you forgot this at the house.
Gulrukh madam sent it for you.
-Do you want some tea? -No, thank you. Namaste.
"A sugar cube cannot be bitter."
Sugar is sweet.
Why did she need to write that?
Go in and do some work.
This is 20.
A SUGAR CUBE CANNOT BE BITTER. WITH LOTS OF LOVE - G
Yes, tell me?
Ma'am, these flowers are for Ms. Gulrukh Dubash.
That's me. Go ahead.
Who sent them?
I don't know. It just says…
"I am afraid these sugar cubes might make my life too sweet."
Bapat sir said he would conduct an investigation on the Matka,
but instead, they started the lottery along with the Matka.
No, this was necessary.
This lottery system was created to put an end to the illegal Matka.
It's not easy to put an end to these illegal businesses.
If honesty doesn’t work, try bending the rules.
Drink a different poison to nullify the effects of one poison?
Bapat sir must have a plan.
He is a good man.
He is honest.
He is a visionary.
Wait.
I need to frisk you.
I am Brij Bhatti.
I brought this for you. Sindhi special.
Sev Barfi.
You see, I am your voter.
All I did was vote for you,
but I am lucky to be invited here today.
Otherwise, how could an insignificant man like me meet you?
Mr. Bhatti…
I know all about you.
I know who you are.
And exactly how insignificant you are.
We started this lottery so that
you immediately stop taking advantage of people…
with your Matka.
Understand?
That is very good news, sir.
From my end, I wish you the best with all my heart.
Because of people like you, the state treasury
is being emptied out.
And this…
title of Matka King that you have.
This lottery will soon put your game out on the streets.
The Matka began on the streets, sir.
And I think there has been a misunderstanding, I…
am not the Matka King.
I am just a small-scale fabric salesman.
If you don't mind, can I say something?
Go ahead.
Just like alcohol, I think you should legalize Matka and tax it.
You are a very cunning man.
You are lobbying for the good of Matka, but…
You still say that you are not the Matka King?
Just like you won't admit
that there are many wine shops and illegal constructions in Bombay
that belong to you.
What do they say? "Your love is affection.
But our love is…"
Rape? Oppression?
-Oppression. -Oppression.
All of your Matka dens need to be shut down as soon as possible.
Otherwise,
you will end up in jail.
And remember, don't mix up your game of Matka
with a government scheme.
Please. Request.
Ramesh!
Yes, sir?
Distribute them or eat them yourself.
Okay, sir.
Wait a minute.
Here.
Goodbye.
Bhatti seth challenged Bapat on his own home turf,
but Bapat was no amateur.
He was already planning his next move.
It's after 9:00 p.m. It still hasn't opened.
The entire Anmol Bazaar network was operated by telephones.
Is this a joke?
When will the numbers be opened?
Otherwise, just return our money.
-Yes, give our money back. -Yes, that's right.
When will you get the call? We have been waiting for so long.
Back in those days, you could only get
one telephone connection per name.
But seth used his brain to buy loads of connections.
-Yes, tell me. -Hello?
Seth, your voice is cracking…
One? Hey, quiet down.
What?
No, can you repeat that?
The first thing Bapat did was
stop allowing seth to get phone connections on fake names.
He ordered the telephone department
to stop maintaining and repairing those lines.
Wait… wait a minute. Shut up!
Hello? What?
What?
-Hello! -Is it two or nine?
-Nine? Shut up! -Five…
-Nine? -One, three, and nine.
One, three, and nine. One, three, and nine!
Three. Nine.
One, three, and nine.
On double pana you win 400 on one rupee.
On triple pana you win 1,200 on one rupee.
Make your bets here!
Play New Bombay Bazaar.
Bet one rupee on a single pana, and you win 200 rupees.
On double pana you will win 400 rupees.
If you win triple pana, you will win 1,200.
Make your bets here.
Bhatti seth is giving nine times returns.
And Lalji bhai is giving 12 times returns.
-Really? -Yeah!
He has opened a shop and named it New Bombay Matka.
He is even giving higher returns.
This was bound to happen.
He is a snake.
But weren't you the one who said competition is good for business?
We need competition. It helps the market grow.
This is different.
I lost it when I heard the name.
Couldn't he pick a different name?
Bloody name thief…
-Yes, Lalji bhai? -Tell me.
-It's me. Brij. -What? Tell me.
Seth, I saw this in the military. Rich people play it all the time.
-The whole day. -The whole day?
-Yeah. -They need so much land for that?
It has to be about 200 acres.
All I see is grass.
How big is this?
-There are only four people playing. -Yeah!
Lakhs of people could live here. That is how much land is here.
Seth, the tea costs one whole rupee.
Did they mix gold with it?
You need to pay money just to touch the menu here.
Hey, Samba, how are you?
I am good, brother.
It looks like you lost some weight.
How could he gain weight?
You're the one herding all the sheep.
Oh, come on, Lalji bhai.
There was no need to bring a gun. We aren't going to war.
We are here to reach a settlement. Not to fight.
I don't trust you.
I might even need to fire it.
Matka is my game. At least change the name of your game.
He took my cotton market business and added some spice
to start his own business.
I did the same thing.
Exactly what you did to me.
Whatever I did, it was all out in the open.
I didn't sneak around.
Do you want a prize for that?
It's a business.
Everything is fair when it comes to business.
No one knows that better than you.
How about we run half the Matkas in Bombay
and let Lalji bhai handle the other half?
The rates will remain the same.
Learn how to walk first.
Then you can start running.
Okay, Lalji bhai.
You can run your business, and we will run ours.
Let's not get in each other's way.
The rates will stay the same.
The customer is king.
The customer decides which one to play.
You’re the master of both numbers and arrogance.
The rates will stay the same.
The market is open.
Hey, eat.
The bill is on me.
He should have been named greedy bhai.
I need to make a phone call.
Of course, sir.
Operator? Please dial… Sir, number?
Number… 250232.
-250232. -Correct.
It's ringing, sir.
-Hello? -Yes, Gulrukh?
Are you at home this evening?
I was coming to give you the collection.
I also wanted to talk to you.
Okay, let's discuss it when we meet. I will come to you.
You won't leave early today, will you?
It sounds as though you are sitting right next to me.
Nonsense.
No, really.
I will be waiting for you.
See you.
How is the voice so clear on this?
Sir, a few clubs and five-star hotels in the city
have private telephone exchanges.
Calls made from our exchange are given priority.
All the big hotels and clubs in the city…
have their own private telephone exchange.
-Yeah, yeah, ma'am. -Ma'am, please be on hold.
-Yeah, connecting to Delhi. -Your line is busy.
Thank you for waiting, ma'am.
-Okay, ma'am. Thank you. -Connecting right now.
Sorry for the inconvenience, ma'am.
-Yeah, connecting your call to Kolkata. -Yeah, sure.
Hello, Downtown Exchange.
The sound is so clear.
It's crystal clear.
-Okay, okay. -Forgive me, sir.
Okay, sir, I will connect you.
-Yes, connecting. -Just a minute, ma'am.
I have a task for you.
Go to any big five-star hotel.
And figure out a way to get access to that private exchange.
Bye, Sulbha.
-See you tomorrow. -Yeah, bye.
Bharti?
Are you Siddharth's sister, Bharti?
Forgive me, I have a friend
whose sister looks like you.
She is very pretty, just like you.
Listen.
Your… leg.
Yes, I just had a little accident, that's all.
My sister also lost her leg in an accident.
So, she must find it difficult to walk.
She lives in the village.
I work and send them money from here.
I see.
So, I am sure the treatment is very costly for you.
Can I help?
You?
-Yes. -How?
-Pravin, tell me the number. -Yes, brother.
-Brij? -Two, five…
Antu?
Do you remember me?
How are you?
I am good. How are you?
I am great! It's been so long.
It has been a long time.
-Is everything okay? -Yeah, it's good.
I was planning on meeting you for a while.
-Now I am here. -Good.
This is the godown.
The shop is there, and the godown is here.
We work from here and also run the Matka.
This place is huge!
Yes, a lot of people gather here.
Hey, Lachu! Come here.
-Is that the same Lachu? -Yeah.
He is so tall now.
Yes, he is a big man now.
Don't you recognize him?
It's Antu! Did you forget?
He used to live opposite our Khetwadi chawl.
Yeah! Please sit. Would you like some tea?
Yeah, sure.
Chhotu! Two cups of tea.
He is my childhood friend.
How is everything at the chawl?
The chawl?
It's turned into hell.
No water or electricity.
Giant potholes on the street.
And there are…
thugs on every corner.
They have made living difficult.
I think we need to do something on our own.
So, I am thinking about running for a Municipal servant position.
Come on, Antu.
You used to eat dirt as a child,
now you are going to be a Municipal servant?
I don't know if I will win.
Bapat's party holds significant power in the election.
His trusted man, Patil, is running for office.
Will you be running against Bapat?
Yes.
Okay, don't worry.
Seth saw an opportunity in these elections,
but before that, he needed to do something about the government lottery.
Lottery number 4267, Sushil Tawde!
The money that we have earned,
which the government has dubbed black money,
can be confiscated in a raid at any time.
But this lottery can also be an opportunity for us.
Tell all the bookies that if anyone wins a lottery in their area,
then they should call us immediately.
Laxman Rao.
How much tax does the government charge?
40%. On three lakhs, they will cut 40 each.
That comes to 120,000.
Then, without cutting any tax money, we will pay the entire amount
and buy their lottery ticket.
That is three lakhs.
We dress up, comb our hair,
and take the ticket to the government office.
Yes, the taxes will be a loss,
but if we clean it in the government laundry,
it will come back as white money.
That is so smart!
-Namaste. -Namaste.
Sir, here is the lottery ticket.
My head is spinning.
My goodness…
What is wrong?
-Namaste. -Did you win the lottery?
Yes.
First, give him some water and something sweet.
Then show him the money.
Here, water.
Here you go.
-No. -No, please, have it.
I support Patil sahab,
and I want you all to vote for him and elect him as the Municipal servant.
Whichever side has Bapat, that is the party that wins.
And…
That was when seth did something that shut Bapat up for good.
Bapat could never have imagined
that Brij Bhatti would challenge him at his own rally.
Please forgive me, Minister ji,
for showing up to your rally unannounced.
But since I am here, maybe I should say something.
I am standing here, and standing next to me
is Antule Bhau, who is competing in the Khetwadi Municipal Elections.
I was five years old when I came to Bombay from Karachi.
Antule Bhau's family is the one who took me in.
Antule Bhau is smart and hardworking.
Only he can fix the problems in the wadi.
It won't be fixed by a national party
that doesn't serve the nation or the people.
I am saying we should all help him win.
Just remember that I trust him. He will fight for you.
All hail Brij Bhatti!
All hail Antule Bhau!
After this open challenge,
the elections began to get too intense.
Seth knew that Bapat would strike back.
That is why he came up with a plan to hide all his cash.
-This is Mahim, right? -Yes.
I have a guy there. We can put the money in his house.
-Is he trustworthy? -Yes, totally.
Careful.
Take it easy.
Careful.
Everyone who played Matka voted for Antule Bhau,
just because he had Bhatti seth's support.
Seth might have won the fight,
but the Mahabharat was still ongoing.
See that?
We Sindhis can make a barfi out of sev.
In our culture,
they put eggs on sev.
Salli par Eedu.
Sev and egg? Together?
Some things need to stay away from each other.
Sometimes, when two completely different things come together…
it creates something amazing.
Go ahead.
Dagdu, can…
can I ask you something?
About my leg?
-Sorry, I didn't mean-- -Oh, no, no.
I was in the army.
We were patrolling the China border…
when suddenly the Chinese attacked.
A lot of my fellow soldiers were injured,
so I was trying to protect them.
That is when a grenade blew up next to my leg.
It tore up my entire leg.
And then?
What else?
I had to save my friends, so I limped and…
saved them all.
You must have gotten a Veer Chakra for that, right?
Yeah.
My commanding officer received it.
Seth,
I won a single pana at closing the night before yesterday.
-You won a single pana? -Yes.
-Day before yesterday? -Yes.
Then why didn't you show up on that day?
Because I was working the night shift at the factory, sir.
So, I am here now.
Show me.
This receipt is not from the day before yesterday.
But he made the bet in front of my eyes.
-You were here too? -Yeah!
Hey, tell him.
Yes, we're telling the truth. You check the numbers from that day.
Check if we're right.
Hey, stay there.
Yes, this is not from the day before yesterday.
Just check it once--
I just checked it in front of you. It's not there.
Seth, I should get 1,100 rupees.
Yes, you should. But the receipt on that day was white.
This is blue. So it can't be from the same day.
No, this is from the day before yesterday. Why would I lie?
Why are you lying, sir?
Why would I lie?
Brij Bhatti always pays us, no matter what!
He pays.
But I don't have that much change on hand. So go away.
Hey, this guy is Brij Bhatti's brother.
-He is Brij Bhatti's brother? -Yeah.
Brij Bhatti is a man of integrity!
But you are a fraud! Just give me my money.
I won't. Get lost.
Get lost!
-Get lost! -You owe me 1,100 rupees!
You steal from the poor. I will lodge a complaint against you.
-I will file a complaint. -You're drunk! Get lost!
Brij Bhatti has a reputation.
He is a saint, and you are a thief.
This guy is the fraud Bhatti.
The numbers are five, six, and eight.
And nine is the opening number.
I will give you the numbers for Hyderabad, Bangalore, and the rest…
Dagdu?
It will be fine.
I am here.
The line is busy, sir.
Can you hold?
Connected, ma'am. Yeah.
Sure sir. Thank you.
Hello, Delhi Exchange?
Yes. Downtown Exchange.
Madam, connect me to 832945.
-Hello? -Hello?
Yes. Yes, sir.
The number is…
five, six, and eight.
Five, six, and eight. Yes.
The open-- The opening number is nine.
Yes.
Hello, Hyderabad Exchange?
Take down the numbers.
Five, six, and eight.
Open…
nine.
Hello, Bangalore Exchange?
Today's pana is five, six, and eight.
Count this. Count it and write it in this.
We had a good collection today.
This isn't needed, right?
Sir, take a look.
Rascal, first, you are running an illegal gambling ring,
and you don't even pay the winners? You cheat!
Sir, I just sell milk.
-You sell milk? -Yes!
Come, I will give you some cream.
Bhatti runs an honest game, sir.
And this guy is swindling people.
-Who the hell are you? -Look at this ticket. Did you forget?
Gaikwad?
-What? -He is Laxman Bhatti's brother.
He wants to meet him.
Bhai.
He was lying, brother.
He said he won even though he hadn't.
His ticket was not from that day.
He brought me a two-day-old receipt and said he won.
He is lying. Can anyone win like that?
He is a liar, and it was the wrong shape, too.
Lachu! This business is built on one thing.
Honesty.
That is the reason no one has questioned my Matka yet.
But you are out here ruining that.
What did we bring with us when we came to Bombay? Nothing, right?
No parents, no home, we had nothing. Right?
I worked hard and earned one thing.
How? With honesty.
Honesty is the only thing I have.
That is my wealth, my treasure, and my reputation.
That is what I earned.
If you mess with that…
Boss.
Our parents named you Laxman, but you are a disgrace to the name.
Take care.
Laxman seth.
Seth? Seth!
Make sure the man who won gets the amount he won,
and give him some extra money on top of that.
Seth, it's fine for today, but please pay Lachu's bail tomorrow.
Until he understands that he broke people's trust,
he will rot in there.
He is young, and he made a mistake. You should forgive…
Are you coming, or do you want to walk the whole way?