WEBVTT 00:00:15.280 --> 00:00:18.201 align:center (wedding mantras echoing) 00:00:22.760 --> 00:00:25.600 align:center (Baapji) May your love bring you endless joy, 00:00:26.799 --> 00:00:31.479 align:center and may your shared journey be filled with love and prosperity. 00:00:34.120 --> 00:00:35.159 align:center Go on, now. 00:00:35.440 --> 00:00:39.199 align:center It's not auspicious to finish the ceremony after the sun sets. 00:01:03.800 --> 00:01:04.800 align:center JUSTICE 00:01:57.679 --> 00:02:01.560 align:center (melancholic music) 00:02:23.720 --> 00:02:28.679 align:center -(protestors) Shame on Baapji! -(devotees) Long live Baapji! 00:02:35.880 --> 00:02:38.999 align:center (reporters clamouring) 00:02:41.870 --> 00:02:43.870 align:center (reporters clamouring continues) 00:02:44.679 --> 00:02:46.720 align:center Baapji! Baapji! 00:02:46.880 --> 00:02:48.116 align:center (Amitabh) Hey, you! Baapji! 00:02:48.199 --> 00:02:50.600 align:center What do you have to say about Asha Thawari's death? 00:02:50.960 --> 00:02:54.240 align:center Wasn't rape enough that you had to have her killed too? 00:02:55.319 --> 00:02:57.719 align:center -(reporter 1) Answer, Baapji. -(reporter 2) Will the truth win? 00:02:57.720 --> 00:02:59.037 align:center (reporter 3) Are you behind this? 00:02:59.120 --> 00:03:00.997 align:center Wasn't rape enough? 00:03:01.080 --> 00:03:03.916 align:center (overlapping chatter) 00:03:03.999 --> 00:03:07.479 align:center (Amitabh) Bloody rapist! Kill me if you have the guts, you coward. 00:03:09.960 --> 00:03:11.880 align:center In this hour of grief, 00:03:13.839 --> 00:03:16.039 align:center I stand with the families of the deceased. 00:03:17.159 --> 00:03:21.319 align:center I am praying for the souls of the departed. 00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:23.720 align:center You should too. 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:27.240 align:center (reporters clamouring) 00:03:28.563 --> 00:03:31.757 align:center Calm down. Calm down. 00:03:47.839 --> 00:03:49.479 align:center I lost a son, 00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:51.760 align:center and you a father. 00:03:53.080 --> 00:03:55.240 align:center We are tied together by our grief. 00:03:56.519 --> 00:03:57.519 align:center Just... 00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:00.240 align:center don't shed tears, beta. 00:04:01.400 --> 00:04:03.880 align:center Because grief is that cruel trial, 00:04:04.040 --> 00:04:07.118 align:center which tests the very core of your soul. 00:04:18.199 --> 00:04:21.317 align:center (Judge Kurien) Mr. Bhalerao, please proceed. 00:04:21.400 --> 00:04:24.639 align:center (melancholic music) 00:04:36.619 --> 00:04:37.939 align:center Your Honour... 00:04:38.710 --> 00:04:40.600 align:center I'd like to call Asha Thawari to the stand. 00:04:40.799 --> 00:04:42.679 align:center Objection, Your Honour. 00:04:43.199 --> 00:04:44.400 align:center What kind of a joke is this? 00:04:45.560 --> 00:04:50.076 align:center Oh, I am sorry, Your Honour. I forgot she was murdered. 00:04:50.159 --> 00:04:51.159 align:center I'm sorry. 00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:58.240 align:center Your Honour, I'd like to call Ashwin Srikumar to the stand. 00:04:58.880 --> 00:05:00.517 align:center -(Ved Prakash) What! -(people murmuring) 00:05:00.839 --> 00:05:03.438 align:center Mr. Bhalerao, stop this nonsense. 00:05:04.613 --> 00:05:06.173 align:center I'm sorry, Your Honour. 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:19.200 align:center Your Honour, I'd like to call Sharat Sarathi to the stand. 00:05:19.503 --> 00:05:21.623 align:center (Ved Prakash) Your Honour, what exactly is going on here? 00:05:21.729 --> 00:05:25.110 align:center I think the fear of losing this case has affected his mind. 00:05:25.250 --> 00:05:28.523 align:center The outrage I see over calling out their names in court 00:05:28.756 --> 00:05:30.716 align:center is far greater than the outrage over their deaths. 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:33.598 align:center Your Honour, it's clear that the death of these witnesses 00:05:33.681 --> 00:05:35.878 align:center benefits only one person, and that is Sunil Chakosi. 00:05:36.050 --> 00:05:38.121 align:center I object to these malicious claims, Your Honour. 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:39.520 align:center Order in my court. 00:05:39.533 --> 00:05:42.317 align:center This man has no regard or respect for this institution. 00:05:42.400 --> 00:05:43.758 align:center He should be debarred for this-- 00:05:43.841 --> 00:05:47.433 align:center For the safety of my client, arrest Sunil Chakosi right away. 00:05:47.681 --> 00:05:48.681 align:center Order in my court! 00:05:48.681 --> 00:05:50.598 align:center He's not just a threat to my client but to society-- 00:05:50.681 --> 00:05:52.598 align:center They have no proof of these accusations. 00:05:52.681 --> 00:05:55.440 align:center I request the court that Mr. Bhalerao be held in contempt. 00:05:55.680 --> 00:05:57.201 align:center Order in my court! 00:05:58.961 --> 00:06:01.038 align:center Mr. Bhalerao, you tend to forget 00:06:01.121 --> 00:06:03.760 align:center that you're a lawyer and this is a courtroom. 00:06:04.920 --> 00:06:07.038 align:center Your Honour, the court tends to forget too. 00:06:07.121 --> 00:06:09.400 align:center It has forgotten that it granted bail to a criminal. 00:06:13.040 --> 00:06:15.121 align:center I'm holding you in contempt. 00:06:15.681 --> 00:06:18.720 align:center You are to pay a fine of ₹50,000 immediately. 00:06:21.840 --> 00:06:23.280 align:center Where will I get 50,000 from? 00:06:23.361 --> 00:06:24.641 align:center (sniggers) 00:06:25.565 --> 00:06:26.725 align:center Take it from me. 00:06:28.001 --> 00:06:31.046 align:center Your Honour, I request this court 00:06:31.200 --> 00:06:32.834 align:center to grant us some more time. 00:06:33.440 --> 00:06:35.961 align:center Both of you have disrespected the court, 00:06:36.280 --> 00:06:38.720 align:center and I will not tolerate this nonsense anymore. 00:06:43.240 --> 00:06:46.118 align:center The court grants two weeks to the prosecution. 00:06:46.201 --> 00:06:49.001 align:center -But... Your Honour-- -This hearing is adjourned. 00:07:22.201 --> 00:07:24.681 align:center Maybe I am not cut out for law. 00:07:28.961 --> 00:07:30.641 align:center I should've... 00:07:32.121 --> 00:07:34.841 align:center presented those witnesses in court much sooner. 00:07:40.440 --> 00:07:42.720 align:center It feels like the case has slipped out of my hands. 00:07:47.001 --> 00:07:48.201 align:center So, you've given up? 00:07:55.961 --> 00:07:58.361 align:center Maybe I should've given up sooner. 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:02.440 align:center So many lives wouldn't have been lost. 00:08:04.521 --> 00:08:07.040 align:center That's why you were so worried in court. 00:08:12.440 --> 00:08:13.521 align:center I wasn't worried. 00:08:18.001 --> 00:08:21.040 align:center That bloody Chakosi was trying to insult me. 00:08:27.440 --> 00:08:30.600 align:center Only one person in the world was allowed to insult me. 00:08:34.801 --> 00:08:36.001 align:center And he's gone too. 00:08:41.880 --> 00:08:45.080 align:center Still looking down on me from up there. 00:08:50.760 --> 00:08:52.681 align:center Seems like he was right. 00:08:55.880 --> 00:08:59.920 align:center While he was alive, all I ever did was fight with him. 00:09:04.481 --> 00:09:06.869 align:center Even if it was to fight, 00:09:07.316 --> 00:09:09.876 align:center at least he was there. 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:14.681 align:center I didn't even get a chance to fight. 00:09:18.321 --> 00:09:19.841 align:center What happened to him? 00:09:22.001 --> 00:09:26.161 align:center "Whether my head falls or my life fades away... 00:09:26.560 --> 00:09:28.161 align:center (shrieks echo) 00:09:28.801 --> 00:09:30.841 align:center "...my country is my identity, come what may." 00:09:40.521 --> 00:09:43.001 align:center When those people came to kill Daman, 00:09:46.841 --> 00:09:48.670 align:center my father did what any father 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:52.080 align:center would've done for his child. 00:09:52.400 --> 00:09:54.197 align:center -(mob jeering) -(sword slashes) 00:09:54.280 --> 00:09:55.760 align:center (screams echo) 00:10:01.001 --> 00:10:03.481 align:center I pray to God that no child 00:10:04.321 --> 00:10:05.640 align:center has to ever look 00:10:06.790 --> 00:10:08.577 align:center at their father in that condition. 00:10:10.040 --> 00:10:12.760 align:center (young Jasleen sobbing) 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:20.760 align:center (inhales) 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:27.880 align:center To our fathers. 00:10:31.521 --> 00:10:32.521 align:center (glasses clink) 00:10:40.240 --> 00:10:41.400 align:center (exhales) 00:10:45.001 --> 00:10:47.749 align:center (Bhalerao) Your Honour, in all this 00:10:47.840 --> 00:10:50.588 align:center legal manoeuvring, we often forget 00:10:51.481 --> 00:10:55.600 align:center that our arguments are confined within these walls. 00:10:57.201 --> 00:11:00.481 align:center While outside, there is blood on the streets. 00:11:02.040 --> 00:11:05.600 align:center I wish to make an unusual request to this court. 00:11:06.521 --> 00:11:10.317 align:center I request that the testimonies of these brave witnesses 00:11:10.400 --> 00:11:11.438 align:center be read out in the court. 00:11:11.521 --> 00:11:12.880 align:center Objection, Your Honour! 00:11:13.240 --> 00:11:14.641 align:center What is this nonsense? 00:11:15.001 --> 00:11:17.351 align:center Witnesses who can't be cross-examined 00:11:17.440 --> 00:11:19.343 align:center are not admissible in court-- 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:22.312 align:center These testimonies shed light on a machinery at play, 00:11:22.361 --> 00:11:24.118 align:center which has only one objective... 00:11:24.201 --> 00:11:27.758 align:center to continue running Saburi as an Industrial Rape Complex. 00:11:27.841 --> 00:11:29.080 align:center (Ved Prakash scoffs) 00:11:30.001 --> 00:11:33.238 align:center It's pretty clear, Your Honour, that the prosecution 00:11:33.321 --> 00:11:35.870 align:center is trying to falsely link 00:11:36.143 --> 00:11:38.773 align:center these deaths to Baapji's case. 00:11:40.600 --> 00:11:42.200 align:center I agree with the defence. 00:11:43.481 --> 00:11:46.186 align:center These witnesses and their testimonies 00:11:46.280 --> 00:11:48.480 align:center cannot be taken into official record. 00:11:48.607 --> 00:11:50.247 align:center (Ved Prakash) Thank you, Your Honour. 00:11:51.280 --> 00:11:53.240 align:center (softly) Common sense prevails. 00:11:54.061 --> 00:11:55.300 align:center (Judge Kurien) But... 00:11:55.521 --> 00:11:59.361 align:center given the questionable circumstances of these people's deaths, 00:12:00.841 --> 00:12:04.278 align:center we should definitely hear them out. 00:12:04.361 --> 00:12:05.477 align:center (dramatic music) 00:12:05.560 --> 00:12:09.560 align:center -What! But, Your Honour, how-- -Sit down, Ved Prakash-ji. 00:12:17.121 --> 00:12:18.321 align:center Thank you. 00:12:23.720 --> 00:12:26.280 align:center "We were taught in Saburi 00:12:26.880 --> 00:12:29.600 align:center "that we should always follow our Guru's commands." 00:12:31.001 --> 00:12:35.720 align:center We should never question his intentions or his ways. 00:12:37.121 --> 00:12:39.161 align:center We shed our identities. 00:12:39.400 --> 00:12:40.878 align:center Forget going back home, 00:12:40.961 --> 00:12:43.238 align:center even talking to our parents 00:12:43.321 --> 00:12:44.600 align:center was a crime. 00:12:47.481 --> 00:12:51.161 align:center This ritual was called the Gift of Strength. 00:12:53.161 --> 00:12:55.038 align:center A transfer of energy 00:12:55.160 --> 00:12:57.640 align:center from Baapji's soul to ours. 00:13:01.201 --> 00:13:03.878 align:center "We were made to listen to the same CD for hours, until..." 00:13:03.961 --> 00:13:09.920 align:center We became incapable of thinking about anything else. 00:13:11.600 --> 00:13:16.040 align:center (Asha) And after that, all we could think about was Baapji. 00:13:17.080 --> 00:13:20.001 align:center (Bhalerao) "Not just them..." 00:13:20.481 --> 00:13:23.161 align:center We would control their thoughts too. 00:13:23.361 --> 00:13:26.240 align:center We only listened to what we were made to listen. 00:13:26.641 --> 00:13:29.278 align:center Only understood what we were made to understand. 00:13:29.361 --> 00:13:30.841 align:center And only did 00:13:31.680 --> 00:13:33.800 align:center what we were made to do. 00:13:38.201 --> 00:13:39.720 align:center (Jyoti) And then it began. 00:13:52.240 --> 00:13:53.923 align:center A spiritual person becomes 00:13:54.200 --> 00:13:57.240 align:center detached from the material world. 00:13:57.880 --> 00:13:59.837 align:center (Jyoti) When he touches his students... 00:13:59.920 --> 00:14:02.280 align:center It is a touch of parental love. 00:14:02.641 --> 00:14:03.517 align:center (Jyoti) It's not wrong. 00:14:03.600 --> 00:14:04.758 align:center (Usha) It is not abuse. 00:14:04.841 --> 00:14:06.440 align:center (Jyoti) Just a transfer of energy. 00:14:11.400 --> 00:14:13.400 align:center (Ashwin) In the name of the Gift of Strength, 00:14:13.681 --> 00:14:16.600 align:center they were destroying their ability to think and comprehend, 00:14:16.880 --> 00:14:19.201 align:center robbing them of their agency. 00:14:28.961 --> 00:14:31.121 align:center What really is this Gift of Strength? 00:14:33.280 --> 00:14:35.078 align:center (Asha) From body to body... 00:14:35.161 --> 00:14:36.880 align:center (Meenu) Atom to the universe wide... 00:14:37.201 --> 00:14:39.280 align:center (Asha) Let power flow, far and wide... 00:14:39.961 --> 00:14:41.957 align:center (Jyoti) Guru is devotion, Guru is grace. 00:14:42.040 --> 00:14:46.121 align:center May Guru... fill the entire space. 00:15:06.481 --> 00:15:07.361 align:center (knocks) 00:15:13.920 --> 00:15:15.681 align:center -Namaste, sir. -Namaste. 00:15:16.040 --> 00:15:17.321 align:center (Santosh) Um... 00:15:17.880 --> 00:15:21.361 align:center I wanted to... have a word with you. 00:15:21.521 --> 00:15:22.440 align:center Yes? 00:15:25.240 --> 00:15:26.280 align:center May I come in? 00:15:27.201 --> 00:15:28.081 align:center Come. 00:15:29.440 --> 00:15:30.760 align:center What happened, tell me? 00:15:31.720 --> 00:15:32.720 align:center What is it? 00:15:33.920 --> 00:15:35.361 align:center Say something. What happened? 00:15:37.600 --> 00:15:40.560 align:center -Master-ji... -Spit it out. What happened? 00:15:42.641 --> 00:15:44.118 align:center The DNA test results are here. 00:15:44.201 --> 00:15:45.837 align:center I don't... I don't want to hear anything. 00:15:45.920 --> 00:15:47.118 align:center Leave. Get out of here. 00:15:47.201 --> 00:15:49.681 align:center -DNA test has confirmed-- -No DNA test has been done. 00:15:49.920 --> 00:15:52.560 align:center -The results confirm-- -Shut your mouth! 00:15:54.121 --> 00:15:55.880 align:center You were talking about hope! 00:15:56.080 --> 00:15:57.000 align:center Please forgive me-- 00:15:57.001 --> 00:15:59.423 align:center How can I forgive you? I don't want to forgive you. 00:15:59.543 --> 00:16:01.143 align:center -Get lost. -Master-ji, please listen to me. 00:16:01.161 --> 00:16:03.118 align:center Nothing happened. I don't want to hear anything. 00:16:03.201 --> 00:16:04.438 align:center (slaps) You're lying! 00:16:04.521 --> 00:16:05.801 align:center Get out of here! 00:16:06.080 --> 00:16:07.641 align:center Why did you come here? 00:16:07.961 --> 00:16:11.440 align:center Leave! Get out of my house right now! 00:16:12.080 --> 00:16:13.361 align:center This is Anand's... 00:16:15.720 --> 00:16:17.560 align:center This is Anand's flute. 00:16:19.400 --> 00:16:20.920 align:center I found it at the location. 00:16:23.001 --> 00:16:24.880 align:center Please forgive me, Master-ji. 00:16:25.801 --> 00:16:27.481 align:center I couldn't save Anand. 00:16:30.001 --> 00:16:31.681 align:center I failed, Master-ji... 00:16:32.961 --> 00:16:37.598 align:center I deeply regret what happened to Anand. 00:16:37.681 --> 00:16:39.961 align:center (shrieks in despair) Anand! 00:16:41.001 --> 00:16:42.681 align:center Please forgive me, Master-ji. 00:16:57.121 --> 00:17:00.961 align:center When I look at a poor person, 00:17:02.560 --> 00:17:03.760 align:center I wonder... 00:17:06.240 --> 00:17:08.321 align:center Why did God make them poor? 00:17:11.161 --> 00:17:14.600 align:center Why do the wicked always prosper? 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:18.760 align:center And why do good souls suffer so much? 00:17:19.961 --> 00:17:22.040 align:center (children's laughter echoing) 00:17:23.040 --> 00:17:24.641 align:center Is this not injustice? 00:17:29.801 --> 00:17:31.040 align:center There was once... 00:17:33.280 --> 00:17:35.760 align:center a thorny tree in the jungle. 00:17:36.801 --> 00:17:39.881 align:center And its thorns would prick anyone 00:17:40.720 --> 00:17:42.280 align:center who passed by the tree. 00:17:44.641 --> 00:17:46.240 align:center Tired of being pricked, 00:17:47.161 --> 00:17:49.720 align:center a man had the tree chopped off. 00:17:50.760 --> 00:17:54.641 align:center But the tree was so huge that it couldn't be completely chopped. 00:17:56.760 --> 00:17:58.920 align:center A stump still remained. 00:18:01.240 --> 00:18:03.240 align:center One day, a passing cow... 00:18:04.760 --> 00:18:07.628 align:center stopped to scratch its back 00:18:07.760 --> 00:18:09.640 align:center against the stump 00:18:09.960 --> 00:18:12.440 align:center and ruptured its intestines. 00:18:13.920 --> 00:18:14.961 align:center (gun clicks) 00:18:15.760 --> 00:18:19.321 align:center People cursed the stump a lot. 00:18:20.040 --> 00:18:24.038 align:center But were surprised to find 00:18:24.121 --> 00:18:26.969 align:center that, after the rains, 00:18:27.080 --> 00:18:29.408 align:center new branches sprouted out of the stump. 00:18:29.920 --> 00:18:31.201 align:center (children's laughter echoing) 00:18:31.321 --> 00:18:33.669 align:center (through speakers) People started questioning 00:18:33.760 --> 00:18:36.108 align:center the presence of justice, 00:18:36.801 --> 00:18:38.560 align:center in this act of God. 00:18:40.201 --> 00:18:42.440 align:center But a few days after the rains, 00:18:42.880 --> 00:18:46.760 align:center a massive blizzard uprooted the stump 00:18:46.840 --> 00:18:49.180 align:center along with its roots. 00:18:52.600 --> 00:18:54.321 align:center The new branches 00:18:55.280 --> 00:18:56.758 align:center helped the winds 00:18:56.840 --> 00:19:00.179 align:center rip out the stump and all its roots. 00:19:03.201 --> 00:19:05.600 align:center This is divine justice. 00:19:15.080 --> 00:19:18.681 align:center Your Honour, I must accept... 00:19:19.440 --> 00:19:24.201 align:center My friend, Bhalerao-ji, is a very good storyteller. 00:19:24.920 --> 00:19:26.121 align:center I really enjoyed it. 00:19:27.440 --> 00:19:29.080 align:center But this is a story, 00:19:29.920 --> 00:19:32.200 align:center not the reality. That is important. 00:19:33.201 --> 00:19:37.841 align:center He believes that Saburi is not an ashram but... 00:19:38.400 --> 00:19:40.880 align:center a factory where rapes happen 00:19:40.959 --> 00:19:43.201 align:center at an industrial scale. 00:19:46.080 --> 00:19:50.357 align:center Well, this so-called factory's conveyor belt... 00:19:50.440 --> 00:19:51.681 align:center No, no, what is it called? 00:19:52.560 --> 00:19:54.706 align:center The production line of this factory 00:19:55.179 --> 00:19:57.880 align:center has produced only one victim so far. 00:19:58.841 --> 00:20:01.201 align:center Which is also not confirmed, Your Honour. 00:20:02.440 --> 00:20:03.560 align:center But nonetheless, 00:20:04.841 --> 00:20:06.641 align:center he's a great storyteller. 00:20:09.801 --> 00:20:12.400 align:center Your Honour, I would like to call my next witness. 00:20:12.920 --> 00:20:15.400 align:center She was a student at Mahasherni School, 00:20:15.760 --> 00:20:19.321 align:center and she'll tell us what the Gift of Strength actually means. 00:20:21.920 --> 00:20:25.201 align:center (sombre music) 00:20:38.161 --> 00:20:40.400 align:center Darkness fades when Guru prevails. 00:20:47.841 --> 00:20:48.961 align:center Amrita-ji... 00:20:50.201 --> 00:20:52.920 align:center You were a student at Mr. Chakosi's school? 00:20:54.080 --> 00:20:56.201 align:center I was a student at Baapji's school. 00:20:56.961 --> 00:20:59.040 align:center Please address my guru with respect. 00:21:01.040 --> 00:21:02.600 align:center And we don't use surnames. 00:21:03.521 --> 00:21:06.440 align:center Because we have no religion or caste. 00:21:08.201 --> 00:21:09.321 align:center I beg your pardon. 00:21:10.600 --> 00:21:14.321 align:center Please tell the court what the Gift of Strength is. 00:21:20.641 --> 00:21:22.280 align:center From body to body, 00:21:22.841 --> 00:21:24.357 align:center atom to the universe wide. 00:21:24.440 --> 00:21:26.361 align:center Let power flow, far and wide. 00:21:26.681 --> 00:21:29.269 align:center Guru is devotion, Guru is grace. 00:21:29.360 --> 00:21:32.000 align:center May Guru fill the entire space. 00:21:35.130 --> 00:21:37.790 align:center When a guru instils his strength 00:21:37.856 --> 00:21:40.000 align:center in the lives of his students, 00:21:40.880 --> 00:21:42.560 align:center it is called the Gift of Strength. 00:21:42.841 --> 00:21:46.321 align:center All right. And what is the purpose of this Gift of Strength? 00:21:47.801 --> 00:21:49.885 align:center True devotion towards Baapji 00:21:50.840 --> 00:21:53.120 align:center is only possible after the Gift of Strength. 00:21:53.681 --> 00:21:57.880 align:center Only those who wish to be true devotees are blessed with it. 00:21:58.920 --> 00:22:02.201 align:center And what's the... procedure of the Gift of Strength? 00:22:02.961 --> 00:22:05.760 align:center Baapji first cleanses our body and mind, 00:22:06.121 --> 00:22:08.880 align:center and then gives us a mantra to gain strength. 00:22:09.400 --> 00:22:11.280 align:center Anything except that? 00:22:17.280 --> 00:22:18.280 align:center (Ved Prakash) Okay. 00:22:19.760 --> 00:22:21.190 align:center While you were at Saburi, 00:22:22.080 --> 00:22:24.480 align:center did Baapji ever touch you? 00:22:32.040 --> 00:22:33.521 align:center Only once. 00:22:35.841 --> 00:22:38.641 align:center When he kept his hand on my head to give his blessings. 00:22:40.760 --> 00:22:43.361 align:center Did he ever touch you inappropriately? 00:22:46.080 --> 00:22:47.080 align:center No. 00:22:47.920 --> 00:22:51.560 align:center When someone exploits you, they take away your strength. 00:22:52.361 --> 00:22:53.880 align:center Not give you a Gift of Strength. 00:22:58.361 --> 00:22:59.373 align:center Thank you. 00:23:00.161 --> 00:23:01.481 align:center That'll be all, Your Honour. 00:23:03.321 --> 00:23:05.880 align:center Mr. Bhalerao, your witness? 00:23:10.321 --> 00:23:14.321 align:center Only one question comes to mind... 00:23:15.160 --> 00:23:17.532 align:center this programme of the Gift of Strength, 00:23:17.613 --> 00:23:20.604 align:center and the cleanliness drive that follows it, 00:23:21.460 --> 00:23:23.701 align:center how come boys are never a part of it? 00:23:25.280 --> 00:23:27.440 align:center Because a woman is the embodiment of strength. 00:23:27.560 --> 00:23:28.681 align:center Not a man. 00:23:30.641 --> 00:23:32.886 align:center Also, what is so wrong 00:23:33.993 --> 00:23:35.233 align:center in a father bathing his child? 00:23:35.361 --> 00:23:37.161 align:center (spectators murmur) 00:23:40.521 --> 00:23:41.761 align:center Thank you. 00:24:04.521 --> 00:24:06.121 align:center Forget about Amrita. 00:24:10.440 --> 00:24:11.961 align:center With all that has happened... 00:24:13.240 --> 00:24:15.240 align:center she should've spoken the truth today. 00:24:16.321 --> 00:24:17.801 align:center This is her truth. 00:24:19.040 --> 00:24:21.560 align:center -It's not her fault. -Whose fault is it then? 00:24:22.240 --> 00:24:23.841 align:center I should've kept quiet too. 00:24:27.720 --> 00:24:30.040 align:center "Never apologise for being correct. 00:24:31.801 --> 00:24:33.760 align:center "If you are right and you know it, 00:24:34.400 --> 00:24:35.641 align:center "speak your mind." 00:24:37.440 --> 00:24:39.400 align:center "Even if you are a minority of one. 00:24:41.641 --> 00:24:43.841 align:center "The truth is still the truth." 00:24:46.641 --> 00:24:48.080 align:center You know who said this? 00:24:52.280 --> 00:24:53.440 align:center How would you know? 00:24:54.321 --> 00:24:57.280 align:center We stopped reading and teaching about him a long time ago. 00:25:30.001 --> 00:25:33.801 align:center (tense music) 00:26:17.201 --> 00:26:19.042 align:center (Bhalerao) On the day of the crime, 00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:21.400 align:center who else visited Sunil Chakosi's chambers? 00:26:21.481 --> 00:26:25.281 align:center (Jasleen) A few lawyers and a real estate agent, Naren Katyal. 00:26:25.321 --> 00:26:26.200 align:center FUNERAL NAREN KATYAL, PROPERTY DEALER 00:26:43.040 --> 00:26:44.240 align:center Your Honour... 00:26:45.080 --> 00:26:48.481 align:center The problem with falsehood is that you have to keep repeating it. 00:26:49.481 --> 00:26:51.880 align:center While the truth needs only to be uttered once. 00:26:53.720 --> 00:26:56.144 align:center Which is why my job today is much easier 00:26:56.240 --> 00:26:57.873 align:center compared to Ved Prakash-ji. 00:26:59.080 --> 00:27:01.718 align:center Because building a house of cards is hard. 00:27:01.801 --> 00:27:04.400 align:center While all it takes is one blow to bring it down. 00:27:06.880 --> 00:27:10.440 align:center The prosecution would like to call Mr. Sunil Chakosi to the stand. 00:27:11.481 --> 00:27:12.481 align:center Granted. 00:27:42.801 --> 00:27:44.361 align:center (exhales) 00:27:46.001 --> 00:27:47.161 align:center What should I call you? 00:27:48.361 --> 00:27:50.560 align:center Baapji or Sunil Chakosi? 00:27:55.600 --> 00:27:58.196 align:center People treat name, religion and caste 00:27:58.296 --> 00:28:00.356 align:center as a badge of honour. 00:28:01.841 --> 00:28:05.080 align:center For me, it's a way to corrupt the soul. 00:28:05.321 --> 00:28:06.400 align:center Just answer the question. 00:28:06.440 --> 00:28:09.240 align:center There's no need to start a sermon every time. 00:28:10.961 --> 00:28:11.961 align:center Anyway... 00:28:12.641 --> 00:28:15.000 align:center When the police interrogated you 00:28:15.080 --> 00:28:17.217 align:center the first time, you had said 00:28:17.600 --> 00:28:20.641 align:center that during the time of the crime, you were meditating. 00:28:22.521 --> 00:28:23.720 align:center In seclusion. 00:28:28.321 --> 00:28:29.361 align:center It was a lie, right? 00:28:31.641 --> 00:28:35.238 align:center When you have all the answers, why are you asking questions-- 00:28:35.321 --> 00:28:37.161 align:center Was it a lie or not? 00:28:39.481 --> 00:28:43.240 align:center A lie told to protect someone is not a lie. 00:28:43.920 --> 00:28:46.001 align:center You lied to protect yourself. 00:28:47.121 --> 00:28:50.361 align:center The godman who preaches honesty to the world 00:28:50.760 --> 00:28:54.001 align:center had to lie to save his own life. 00:28:56.080 --> 00:28:58.841 align:center And when your lie about being in seclusion was caught, 00:28:59.161 --> 00:29:01.440 align:center you invented another lie. 00:29:02.560 --> 00:29:05.600 align:center That during the time of the crime, 00:29:05.961 --> 00:29:09.120 align:center you were presiding over the wedding of an illegal immigrant 00:29:09.160 --> 00:29:11.201 align:center and were present there the whole time. 00:29:13.361 --> 00:29:14.361 align:center A wedding. 00:29:15.280 --> 00:29:17.880 align:center Which means a procession... 00:29:19.001 --> 00:29:20.040 align:center full of witnesses. 00:29:23.600 --> 00:29:24.920 align:center The perfect alibi. 00:29:27.121 --> 00:29:28.746 align:center But this claim of yours is also a lie. 00:29:28.846 --> 00:29:30.080 align:center Objection, Your Honour. 00:29:30.481 --> 00:29:31.801 align:center Where's the lie in this? 00:29:32.814 --> 00:29:34.294 align:center Hear it for yourself. 00:29:34.447 --> 00:29:35.447 align:center Play it. 00:29:39.961 --> 00:29:42.400 align:center That day, at that time, 00:29:44.040 --> 00:29:47.521 align:center I was with my father. 00:29:48.841 --> 00:29:50.880 align:center I am a witness to the fact-- 00:29:51.720 --> 00:29:52.681 align:center (Bhalerao) Pause. 00:29:53.400 --> 00:29:54.521 align:center Rewind it. 00:29:54.760 --> 00:29:55.683 align:center Stop, stop. 00:29:57.001 --> 00:29:58.121 align:center Ved Prakash-ji. 00:29:59.801 --> 00:30:00.681 align:center Play it. 00:30:00.841 --> 00:30:02.961 align:center (Kashyap) That day, at that time, 00:30:04.040 --> 00:30:07.280 align:center I was with my father. 00:30:07.481 --> 00:30:08.516 align:center Pause. 00:30:09.161 --> 00:30:10.050 align:center Thank you. 00:30:10.321 --> 00:30:11.240 align:center Your Honour... 00:30:11.481 --> 00:30:14.680 align:center When Kashyap Chakosi was shown Ketan's photo, 00:30:14.720 --> 00:30:16.251 align:center he couldn't recognise him. 00:30:17.280 --> 00:30:19.681 align:center Which means that he wasn't present at the wedding. 00:30:25.001 --> 00:30:27.957 align:center So, as per Kashyap Chakosi... 00:30:28.149 --> 00:30:32.280 align:center you were present at the wedding, but after that, you were with him. 00:30:33.681 --> 00:30:35.869 align:center While you claim that you were 00:30:35.960 --> 00:30:38.148 align:center at the wedding the whole time. 00:30:40.961 --> 00:30:44.841 align:center Are you sure that you were at the wedding the whole time? 00:30:49.121 --> 00:30:51.201 align:center In honour of my late son, 00:30:51.320 --> 00:30:54.050 align:center I refuse to answer this question. 00:30:54.176 --> 00:30:56.560 align:center Were you at the wedding the whole time? 00:30:58.161 --> 00:30:59.841 align:center Answer the question, Mr. Chakosi. 00:31:05.161 --> 00:31:08.641 align:center Tell us who is lying. You or Kashyap? 00:31:15.521 --> 00:31:17.121 align:center Kashyap lied. 00:31:25.880 --> 00:31:29.560 align:center The son who sacrificed his life to save yours, 00:31:29.841 --> 00:31:33.045 align:center now he labels the same son a liar 00:31:33.160 --> 00:31:35.240 align:center to save his own life. 00:31:39.841 --> 00:31:41.841 align:center Perhaps you need the Gift of Strength. 00:31:42.201 --> 00:31:43.880 align:center (Ved Prakash) Objection, Your Honour. 00:31:44.080 --> 00:31:46.080 align:center He's intimidating my client. 00:31:46.440 --> 00:31:48.641 align:center He's supposed to ask questions, not taunt him. 00:31:49.361 --> 00:31:52.677 align:center Ved Prakash-ji, he is all-powerful while I am just an ordinary man. 00:31:52.760 --> 00:31:55.280 align:center -How can I intimidate him? -Objection, Your Honour! 00:31:55.760 --> 00:31:57.400 align:center Careful, Mr. Bhalerao. 00:32:00.400 --> 00:32:02.961 align:center (dramatic music) 00:32:08.641 --> 00:32:10.521 align:center Is this your signature? 00:32:16.040 --> 00:32:18.961 align:center Why do I have to repeat every question 2-3 times, Mr. Chakosi? 00:32:19.201 --> 00:32:21.080 align:center Is this your signature or not? 00:32:25.560 --> 00:32:27.040 align:center Okay, I'll answer that. 00:32:27.440 --> 00:32:28.440 align:center Your Honour... 00:32:29.481 --> 00:32:31.880 align:center After examining the reports, we have found 00:32:32.161 --> 00:32:35.400 align:center that Kashyap was, in fact, telling the truth. 00:32:41.880 --> 00:32:44.600 align:center Every villain has a weak link in their defence. 00:32:47.400 --> 00:32:49.321 align:center That is divine justice. 00:32:52.481 --> 00:32:55.801 align:center His weak link turned out to be his son, Kashyap. 00:32:58.001 --> 00:33:02.240 align:center That evening, he had signed a land deal. 00:33:02.641 --> 00:33:04.558 align:center Two more people were present there. 00:33:04.641 --> 00:33:06.477 align:center One was his son, Kashyap Chakosi. 00:33:06.560 --> 00:33:07.878 align:center And the other was 00:33:07.960 --> 00:33:11.179 align:center a real estate agent, Naren Katyal. 00:33:16.161 --> 00:33:18.020 align:center Saburi's visitors' record also prove 00:33:18.160 --> 00:33:20.073 align:center that Naren Katyal was there that evening. 00:33:20.360 --> 00:33:22.759 align:center Objection, Your Honour. What's the relevance here? 00:33:23.321 --> 00:33:25.240 align:center What is the connection, Mr. Bhalerao? 00:33:25.961 --> 00:33:29.801 align:center Your Honour, that day, between 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., 00:33:31.440 --> 00:33:33.480 align:center if Baapji was only at the wedding, 00:33:33.903 --> 00:33:36.001 align:center how could he have signed these papers? 00:33:37.321 --> 00:33:40.001 align:center And if he did sign these papers, 00:33:40.841 --> 00:33:43.920 align:center why wasn't it mentioned in any of his statements until now? 00:33:47.440 --> 00:33:51.121 align:center Naren Katyal was one of those six witnesses who were murdered. 00:33:53.641 --> 00:33:56.880 align:center Had he not been killed, I would've never known about him. 00:33:59.240 --> 00:34:01.321 align:center How ironic, isn't it? 00:34:02.400 --> 00:34:04.970 align:center That his absence is speaking louder 00:34:05.080 --> 00:34:06.966 align:center than his presence today 00:34:07.321 --> 00:34:08.438 align:center to reveal the truth. 00:34:08.521 --> 00:34:09.681 align:center Your Honour... 00:34:10.040 --> 00:34:12.480 align:center None of this proves that Baapji 00:34:12.600 --> 00:34:15.087 align:center was with Meenu in his chamber. 00:34:15.121 --> 00:34:16.957 align:center But it does prove 00:34:17.040 --> 00:34:20.080 align:center that between 4:15 p.m. and 7:03 p.m. that evening, 00:34:20.560 --> 00:34:23.400 align:center Baapji and Kashyap met each other. 00:34:23.560 --> 00:34:25.001 align:center Shall we agree on this? 00:34:27.961 --> 00:34:32.078 align:center Your Honour, the defence has built their entire case on the argument 00:34:32.160 --> 00:34:35.071 align:center that Baapji couldn't have raped Meenu 00:34:35.201 --> 00:34:38.280 align:center because he was at Murshida Suraiya's wedding at the time. 00:34:39.440 --> 00:34:41.637 align:center Your Honour, we have decisively proven 00:34:41.720 --> 00:34:44.598 align:center that this is the third time Sunil Chakosi has lied to the court. 00:34:44.681 --> 00:34:46.558 align:center (shrieks) Shut the hell up! 00:34:46.641 --> 00:34:48.560 align:center (spectators murmur) 00:34:59.720 --> 00:35:02.321 align:center What do you want to prove with this absurd nonsense? 00:35:03.920 --> 00:35:06.001 align:center That I have Aladdin's lamp? 00:35:06.681 --> 00:35:09.521 align:center That I could just rub and reach her chambers? 00:35:10.040 --> 00:35:12.161 align:center Without anyone seeing me? Huh? 00:35:19.720 --> 00:35:23.040 align:center These Aladdin's lamps are what you godmen peddle to the world. 00:35:24.920 --> 00:35:26.361 align:center The only difference is 00:35:27.040 --> 00:35:30.801 align:center it's the public that rubs it, but it's your wishes that come true. 00:35:32.560 --> 00:35:36.376 align:center Meet me outside. I'll make your wishes come true. 00:35:48.161 --> 00:35:49.521 align:center No more questions. 00:36:04.080 --> 00:36:07.197 align:center I know you don't even want to look at my face... 00:36:07.453 --> 00:36:10.134 align:center -Daman-- -Let me finish what I'm saying. 00:36:14.161 --> 00:36:17.201 align:center I was shattered after what had happened. 00:36:17.321 --> 00:36:20.040 align:center And I know you were shattered too. 00:36:20.841 --> 00:36:21.761 align:center It's enough, Daman. 00:36:21.801 --> 00:36:23.157 align:center I was foolish. 00:36:23.240 --> 00:36:25.548 align:center I had no idea that my stupidity 00:36:25.640 --> 00:36:27.948 align:center would cost our father's life. 00:36:32.641 --> 00:36:36.321 align:center How can I ask you to forgive me when I haven't forgiven myself? 00:36:41.920 --> 00:36:44.040 align:center I realise my mistake. 00:36:45.001 --> 00:36:47.438 align:center But it took me some time to realise 00:36:47.743 --> 00:36:51.361 align:center that I must face the consequences of my mistakes. 00:36:54.880 --> 00:36:58.840 align:center Staying away from you is no less than death penalty for me. 00:37:02.841 --> 00:37:04.920 align:center I will never meet you after today. 00:37:05.321 --> 00:37:07.001 align:center I won't even call you. 00:37:08.720 --> 00:37:10.361 align:center But remember one thing. 00:37:11.280 --> 00:37:15.080 align:center Your brother's heart only holds love for you. 00:37:16.481 --> 00:37:17.521 align:center Love. 00:37:43.201 --> 00:37:44.321 align:center Your Honour... 00:37:45.040 --> 00:37:48.400 align:center A 17-year-old girl held up a mirror to us all. 00:37:49.240 --> 00:37:52.060 align:center She showed us how common and cheap 00:37:52.160 --> 00:37:54.636 align:center injustice is in our country 00:37:56.240 --> 00:37:59.321 align:center and how difficult and expensive justice is. 00:38:01.001 --> 00:38:02.521 align:center Babasaheb used to say, 00:38:03.400 --> 00:38:06.920 align:center "Political democracy cannot last 00:38:08.001 --> 00:38:11.240 align:center "unless there lies, at the base of it, social democracy. 00:38:15.121 --> 00:38:17.918 align:center "Only equality and justice can dismantle 00:38:18.001 --> 00:38:21.559 align:center "the feudal, patriarchal and misogynist structures 00:38:21.640 --> 00:38:24.258 align:center "of our society." 00:38:26.400 --> 00:38:28.480 align:center Your Honour, Meenu's testimony 00:38:28.555 --> 00:38:30.400 align:center has not wavered even once. 00:38:32.400 --> 00:38:34.806 align:center The defence has failed to find 00:38:34.880 --> 00:38:38.040 align:center a single loophole in Meenu's statement. 00:38:40.321 --> 00:38:43.641 align:center It's now time for the court to hear the truth. 00:38:56.001 --> 00:38:57.797 align:center You lying whore! 00:38:57.880 --> 00:38:59.878 align:center -How much were you paid? -(Judge Kurien) Order! 00:38:59.961 --> 00:39:02.357 align:center -Order! -Say, how much money? 00:39:02.440 --> 00:39:03.600 align:center Order in my court! 00:39:04.321 --> 00:39:06.127 align:center Slut! Take him out! 00:39:06.201 --> 00:39:08.720 align:center -Meet me outside. I'll thrash you! -Out! 00:39:25.521 --> 00:39:28.197 align:center Your Honour, for the record, 00:39:28.280 --> 00:39:30.186 align:center this is the 11th time 00:39:30.800 --> 00:39:33.560 align:center that Meenu will officially recall her horror. 00:39:42.801 --> 00:39:45.961 align:center (sombre music) 00:39:54.801 --> 00:39:56.521 align:center My name is Meenu Rawat. 00:39:57.121 --> 00:40:00.920 align:center I was a student of Mahasherni School at Baapji's Saburi Fort. 00:40:01.440 --> 00:40:03.600 align:center And I also stayed at the school hostel. 00:40:10.240 --> 00:40:13.121 align:center That morning, I felt a bit sick. 00:40:13.841 --> 00:40:16.240 align:center I felt very dizzy and then fainted. 00:40:19.681 --> 00:40:22.361 align:center When I woke up, I was in a room in the clinic. 00:40:23.600 --> 00:40:26.641 align:center I was feeling better after taking the medicine, 00:40:27.481 --> 00:40:31.920 align:center but I wasn't fully conscious. It felt like I was in a dream. 00:40:34.001 --> 00:40:35.841 align:center The door of the room was shut. 00:40:38.481 --> 00:40:40.880 align:center Suddenly, Baapji came in. 00:40:44.440 --> 00:40:47.201 align:center When I saw him, I felt, as if, everything's going to be all right. 00:40:50.440 --> 00:40:51.320 align:center But... 00:40:52.801 --> 00:40:56.400 align:center -(water dripping) -He came close to me and... 00:40:59.720 --> 00:41:00.760 align:center (water dripping) 00:41:04.841 --> 00:41:06.920 align:center he stripped off my clothes. 00:41:09.961 --> 00:41:11.201 align:center (water dripping) 00:41:11.801 --> 00:41:14.841 align:center Then he... 00:41:18.361 --> 00:41:19.361 align:center bent down... 00:41:19.400 --> 00:41:22.321 align:center -(cries echoing) -(water dripping) 00:41:22.841 --> 00:41:24.321 align:center and... 00:41:26.641 --> 00:41:29.361 align:center (crying intensifies) 00:41:29.961 --> 00:41:30.961 align:center he put his... 00:41:33.161 --> 00:41:34.361 align:center finger... 00:41:35.760 --> 00:41:40.321 align:center inside me... for 15 minutes. 00:41:40.361 --> 00:41:41.561 align:center (Baapji chanting) 00:41:46.121 --> 00:41:47.920 align:center After he was done, 00:41:48.681 --> 00:41:50.440 align:center he bathed me 00:41:52.521 --> 00:41:55.280 align:center and told me that he has granted me the Gift of Strength. 00:42:00.121 --> 00:42:01.961 align:center (water dripping) 00:42:02.720 --> 00:42:04.238 align:center He then gave me a mantra 00:42:04.321 --> 00:42:08.280 align:center and said that I'll find strength if I chant it over and over. 00:42:09.080 --> 00:42:10.758 align:center From body to body, 00:42:10.841 --> 00:42:12.841 align:center atom to the universe wide, 00:42:13.240 --> 00:42:15.001 align:center let power flow, far and wide. 00:42:15.400 --> 00:42:18.197 align:center Guru is devotion, Guru is grace. 00:42:18.280 --> 00:42:20.880 align:center May Guru fill the entire space. 00:42:33.641 --> 00:42:35.440 align:center Mr. Ved Prakash. 00:42:45.080 --> 00:42:46.961 align:center I've said it 11 times already. 00:42:51.920 --> 00:42:53.481 align:center Still nobody is listening. 00:42:56.920 --> 00:43:00.201 align:center Ten years, I worshipped this man like he is God. 00:43:00.521 --> 00:43:02.797 align:center My parents worshipped him like he is God. 00:43:02.880 --> 00:43:06.600 align:center We thought he would fix all our life's troubles. 00:43:08.841 --> 00:43:10.600 align:center But what did he do instead? 00:43:11.961 --> 00:43:13.841 align:center (emotional music) 00:43:14.280 --> 00:43:16.681 align:center He believes he gave me a Gift of Strength. 00:43:26.280 --> 00:43:28.280 align:center I was 17 years old. 00:43:30.440 --> 00:43:31.801 align:center Seventeen. 00:43:37.720 --> 00:43:39.878 align:center It shouldn't have happened to me. 00:43:39.961 --> 00:43:41.961 align:center But it did happen to me. 00:43:46.641 --> 00:43:49.238 align:center And I shouldn't have to tell anyone again and again 00:43:49.321 --> 00:43:52.681 align:center who touched me where and for how long was I touched. 00:43:52.880 --> 00:43:54.718 align:center How many fingers was it? One or two? 00:43:54.801 --> 00:43:57.398 align:center Was it for 15 minutes? Or 15 minutes and 4 seconds? 00:43:57.481 --> 00:43:59.201 align:center Why should I tell anyone? 00:44:01.961 --> 00:44:03.878 align:center Every single day, a hundred times, 00:44:03.961 --> 00:44:05.481 align:center a thousand times over, 00:44:05.880 --> 00:44:08.637 align:center I tell the same people that I was raped. 00:44:08.720 --> 00:44:10.598 align:center I was raped. Please listen to me. 00:44:10.681 --> 00:44:12.521 align:center But has everyone gone deaf? 00:44:18.521 --> 00:44:20.150 align:center Every morning, I wake up 00:44:20.240 --> 00:44:22.547 align:center feeling like I've lost some kind of game. 00:44:23.961 --> 00:44:25.357 align:center Every day I keep repeating, 00:44:25.440 --> 00:44:28.718 align:center "Listen to me. Listen to what I have to say." 00:44:28.801 --> 00:44:30.801 align:center Why should I keep repeating this to anyone? 00:44:34.481 --> 00:44:37.118 align:center Behind closed doors, he commits a crime, 00:44:37.201 --> 00:44:40.040 align:center but I should be the one answering everyone's questions. 00:44:46.841 --> 00:44:50.760 align:center I have to cover my face when I step out. I can't go out. 00:44:53.720 --> 00:44:56.560 align:center And everyone still calls him God. 00:45:02.280 --> 00:45:04.280 align:center I'm fighting for myself. 00:45:04.801 --> 00:45:07.001 align:center Fighting for what happened to me. 00:45:09.201 --> 00:45:13.078 align:center God willing, if some other woman who went through all this 00:45:13.161 --> 00:45:16.641 align:center wants to come forward and speak up, then it's great. But it's not on me. 00:45:17.481 --> 00:45:19.681 align:center It shouldn't be a burden on my heart. 00:45:20.880 --> 00:45:22.878 align:center The burden of stepping out of the house, 00:45:22.961 --> 00:45:26.477 align:center the burden that someone will kill me if I do, 00:45:26.560 --> 00:45:27.677 align:center it shouldn't be on me. 00:45:27.760 --> 00:45:30.278 align:center Running to the court, again and again, shouldn't be my burden. 00:45:30.361 --> 00:45:34.641 align:center My mother cries, my father cries. What do I tell them? 00:45:39.400 --> 00:45:42.718 align:center In front of the whole world, I am the one begging for his apology. 00:45:42.801 --> 00:45:44.264 align:center When he should be crawling 00:45:44.360 --> 00:45:46.589 align:center on his knees, begging for my forgiveness. 00:45:46.600 --> 00:45:48.201 align:center Why is that not happening? 00:46:03.641 --> 00:46:04.760 align:center And now... 00:46:05.481 --> 00:46:07.880 align:center I have nothing more to say. I just hope... 00:46:08.521 --> 00:46:10.920 align:center that the court will side with justice. That's all. 00:46:17.961 --> 00:46:20.001 align:center Mr. Ved Prakash. 00:46:55.801 --> 00:46:57.720 align:center I have no questions, Your Honour. 00:47:18.321 --> 00:47:22.080 align:center (emotional music rises) 00:47:25.600 --> 00:47:28.040 align:center (water dripping) 00:47:29.521 --> 00:47:31.201 align:center (water dripping incessantly) 00:47:44.841 --> 00:47:45.720 align:center (silence) 00:47:48.400 --> 00:47:52.201 align:center (triumphant music) 00:48:11.801 --> 00:48:13.600 align:center (Meenu) You should go home and rest. 00:48:14.641 --> 00:48:15.961 align:center We're all good. 00:48:17.440 --> 00:48:18.720 align:center I know. 00:48:19.080 --> 00:48:20.641 align:center I just dropped by casually. 00:48:32.961 --> 00:48:34.161 align:center What do you think... 00:48:35.240 --> 00:48:36.841 align:center will be the verdict tomorrow? 00:48:38.080 --> 00:48:39.920 align:center I hope that the truth wins. 00:48:48.121 --> 00:48:50.841 align:center Honestly, it doesn't matter anymore if I win or lose. 00:48:55.920 --> 00:48:57.240 align:center Can I ask you something? 00:48:57.801 --> 00:48:58.666 align:center Hmm? 00:48:58.760 --> 00:49:00.241 align:center You won't mind? 00:49:03.321 --> 00:49:05.560 align:center Why do you never go back home? 00:49:14.121 --> 00:49:16.920 align:center Sometimes it feels like even you have been... 00:49:17.961 --> 00:49:20.720 align:center running away from something these past three years. 00:49:25.560 --> 00:49:26.560 align:center Honestly... 00:49:31.001 --> 00:49:32.920 align:center I'm afraid of going back home. 00:49:39.201 --> 00:49:41.600 align:center We can't live our whole lives in fear. 00:51:25.001 --> 00:51:26.400 align:center Bhalerao... 00:51:28.121 --> 00:51:31.121 align:center I had the privilege of meeting your father once. 00:51:32.560 --> 00:51:34.201 align:center He would've been very proud of you. 00:51:36.521 --> 00:51:38.440 align:center Regardless of whether you win or lose, 00:51:39.560 --> 00:51:40.720 align:center you did good. 00:52:44.001 --> 00:52:47.201 align:center Will the defence and the prosecution please stand up? 00:53:00.240 --> 00:53:02.321 align:center Before I declare the verdict, 00:53:03.240 --> 00:53:05.549 align:center it is necessary to explain 00:53:05.640 --> 00:53:08.307 align:center how I arrived at this verdict. 00:53:10.121 --> 00:53:12.309 align:center This matter involves 00:53:12.400 --> 00:53:14.588 align:center a public personality. 00:53:17.161 --> 00:53:19.846 align:center So, it's natural that the verdict 00:53:19.960 --> 00:53:21.970 align:center will affect the public. 00:53:22.920 --> 00:53:25.091 align:center Although it's common knowledge, 00:53:25.200 --> 00:53:28.005 align:center I would still like to remind the public that, 00:53:29.720 --> 00:53:33.841 align:center for other crimes, the principle of law is 00:53:34.280 --> 00:53:36.641 align:center "innocent until proven guilty." 00:53:38.760 --> 00:53:41.957 align:center But as per the POCSO Act, 00:53:42.040 --> 00:53:44.758 align:center in order to empower the victim, 00:53:44.841 --> 00:53:47.420 align:center the responsibility to prove 00:53:48.880 --> 00:53:50.400 align:center their innocence lies with the defence. 00:53:52.001 --> 00:53:54.161 align:center The court believes 00:53:54.600 --> 00:53:56.438 align:center that to prove 00:53:56.560 --> 00:54:00.818 align:center Mr. Sunil Chakosi's innocence, 00:54:01.080 --> 00:54:04.080 align:center the evidence presented by the defence 00:54:04.641 --> 00:54:05.920 align:center was not enough. 00:54:08.720 --> 00:54:11.785 align:center Neither their conspiracy theories 00:54:11.880 --> 00:54:13.311 align:center were credible, 00:54:14.201 --> 00:54:16.841 align:center nor their alibis. 00:54:19.080 --> 00:54:21.093 align:center Mr. Sunil Chakosi 00:54:21.586 --> 00:54:23.886 align:center kept changing his statement. 00:54:24.354 --> 00:54:27.191 align:center When he was caught in one lie, 00:54:27.840 --> 00:54:30.480 align:center he covered it up with another lie. 00:54:31.400 --> 00:54:34.240 align:center On the other hand, the prosecution 00:54:34.920 --> 00:54:38.801 align:center proved their truth by supporting it with another truth. 00:54:40.321 --> 00:54:44.118 align:center Even after repeating it so many times, 00:54:44.201 --> 00:54:48.833 align:center the victim didn't change her statement even a little bit. 00:54:53.400 --> 00:54:57.080 align:center Throughout the trial, the defence 00:54:58.560 --> 00:55:01.506 align:center kept reiterating that Mr. Sunil Chakosi 00:55:01.720 --> 00:55:04.390 align:center was present at the wedding that day. 00:55:06.600 --> 00:55:09.637 align:center But the prosecution was also able to prove here 00:55:09.720 --> 00:55:12.276 align:center that Mr. Chakosi did, in fact, 00:55:12.360 --> 00:55:14.660 align:center leave the wedding that day. 00:55:17.720 --> 00:55:20.321 align:center The court believes 00:55:22.280 --> 00:55:26.001 align:center that Mr. Sunil Chakosi visited the room that day. 00:55:28.321 --> 00:55:30.720 align:center And he did, in fact, rape Meenu. 00:55:35.240 --> 00:55:38.479 align:center Afterwards, he bathed her 00:55:38.560 --> 00:55:41.018 align:center with his own hands, 00:55:43.240 --> 00:55:45.321 align:center destroying all the evidence. 00:55:48.400 --> 00:55:52.201 align:center This wasn't the biggest crime committed by Mr. Sunil Chakosi. 00:55:54.961 --> 00:55:57.961 align:center The biggest crime was 00:55:58.121 --> 00:56:01.161 align:center what he did to Amrita and many other girls. 00:56:03.400 --> 00:56:05.601 align:center To manipulate them to an extent 00:56:05.680 --> 00:56:08.216 align:center that they were brainwashed to believe 00:56:09.121 --> 00:56:12.720 align:center that what is happening with them is completely fine 00:56:13.841 --> 00:56:15.641 align:center and there's nothing wrong with it. 00:56:21.121 --> 00:56:25.201 align:center To convince someone that sexually assaulting them is okay 00:56:25.600 --> 00:56:28.677 align:center is graver than the sexual assault itself. 00:56:28.760 --> 00:56:31.720 align:center (music rising) 00:56:32.760 --> 00:56:36.246 align:center In the matter of State of Madhya Pradesh 00:56:36.320 --> 00:56:38.371 align:center vs. Mr. Sunil Chakosi, 00:56:44.841 --> 00:56:48.880 align:center the court finds Mr. Chakosi, on all counts... 00:56:56.080 --> 00:56:57.560 align:center guilty. 00:57:00.521 --> 00:57:03.560 align:center (triumphant music) 00:57:19.201 --> 00:57:21.121 align:center -(gavel strikes) -(notification pings) 00:57:24.040 --> 00:57:24.961 align:center Guilty... 00:57:25.161 --> 00:57:27.078 align:center Guilty! He's guilty! 00:57:27.161 --> 00:57:29.161 align:center (crowd erupts in celebration) 00:57:31.040 --> 00:57:32.841 align:center Guilty! 00:57:35.801 --> 00:57:37.481 align:center (crowd clapping) 00:57:45.481 --> 00:57:47.681 align:center (music rising) 00:58:14.361 --> 00:58:16.398 align:center Mr. Sunil Chakosi... 00:58:16.481 --> 00:58:20.081 align:center under Section 354, Section 376, 00:58:20.200 --> 00:58:23.835 align:center and Section 509/34 is held guilty. 00:58:25.161 --> 00:58:28.201 align:center The court sentences him to life imprisonment. 00:58:29.121 --> 00:58:30.295 align:center He will spend 00:58:30.360 --> 00:58:33.722 align:center the rest of his natural life in jail. 00:58:34.080 --> 00:58:35.644 align:center Your Honour, may I request the court 00:58:35.760 --> 00:58:37.640 align:center to consider my client's age and ill-health. 00:58:37.720 --> 00:58:38.600 align:center (gavel strikes) 00:58:40.843 --> 00:58:43.278 align:center -(Judge Kurien) Section 376. -(gavel strikes) 00:58:43.361 --> 00:58:45.400 align:center -Section 376(2)(f). -(gavel strikes) 00:58:45.641 --> 00:58:48.201 align:center And Section 120B of Indian Penal Code. 00:58:48.681 --> 00:58:49.760 align:center (gavel strikes) 00:58:49.961 --> 00:58:51.278 align:center Under Sections 7 and 8 00:58:51.361 --> 00:58:54.440 align:center of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 00:58:54.920 --> 00:58:59.121 align:center and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 00:59:02.121 --> 00:59:05.761 align:center the court sentences Mr. Sunil Chakosi 00:59:05.840 --> 00:59:08.426 align:center to a double life sentence. 00:59:11.361 --> 00:59:14.280 align:center (Baapji sobs) 00:59:42.600 --> 00:59:45.361 align:center (cheers erupt) 01:00:37.040 --> 01:00:39.841 align:center (Amitabh) He has the answers to all questions. 01:00:40.961 --> 01:00:42.961 align:center He is god amongst men. 01:00:43.600 --> 01:00:46.434 align:center Doctor, therapist, scientist... 01:00:46.560 --> 01:00:48.880 align:center all rolled into one man. 01:00:54.240 --> 01:00:56.080 align:center They teach us how to live. 01:00:56.961 --> 01:00:59.841 align:center And how to embrace death. 01:01:04.481 --> 01:01:06.681 align:center Our weakness is their strength. 01:01:07.240 --> 01:01:09.481 align:center Our fear their courage. 01:01:10.040 --> 01:01:12.961 align:center And our insecurities their livelihood. 01:01:20.040 --> 01:01:21.720 align:center They teach us how to forgive. 01:01:24.161 --> 01:01:26.278 align:center These self-proclaimed nature lovers 01:01:26.361 --> 01:01:30.161 align:center don't live under the shade of trees but under the protection of power. 01:01:33.001 --> 01:01:34.361 align:center God resides in our hearts, 01:01:34.920 --> 01:01:36.121 align:center resides in temples. 01:01:38.040 --> 01:01:41.201 align:center He never asks for anything, only gives. 01:01:43.001 --> 01:01:45.321 align:center But they demand your everything. 01:01:46.481 --> 01:01:48.600 align:center They use your faith as a weapon 01:01:49.040 --> 01:01:51.481 align:center to build an army of blind followers. 01:01:53.001 --> 01:01:55.720 align:center First, their followers see them as invincible. 01:01:56.161 --> 01:01:57.640 align:center Then they begin to see themselves 01:01:57.680 --> 01:01:58.880 align:center as immortal and invincible. 01:02:00.321 --> 01:02:04.280 align:center But no matter how hard a man tries, he cannot become God. 01:02:05.161 --> 01:02:10.161 align:center Eventually, a storm comes and uproots them entirely. 01:02:12.760 --> 01:02:14.600 align:center I could be that storm. 01:02:16.361 --> 01:02:17.641 align:center You could be that storm. 01:02:21.161 --> 01:02:23.681 align:center Or a 17-year-old girl. 01:02:29.880 --> 01:02:33.440 align:center In every storm, a small plant often survives 01:02:34.760 --> 01:02:37.681 align:center and starts preparing to become a tree. 01:02:42.161 --> 01:02:44.560 align:center The wheel of nature starts spinning again. 01:02:45.280 --> 01:02:48.440 align:center People again start offering their everything to that plant. 01:02:49.001 --> 01:02:51.201 align:center And again, a new storm hits. 01:02:52.121 --> 01:02:53.280 align:center (devotees chant and cheer) 01:02:54.641 --> 01:02:57.481 align:center This is divine justice.