Black Friday (2004)

Actors: Murli Sharma (actor), Anurag Kashyap (actor), Raju Shrestha (actor), Anurag Kashyap (writer), Nawazuddin Siddiqui (actor), Anurag Kashyap (director), Kay Kay Menon (actor), Pavan Malhotra (actor), Piyush Mishra (writer), Uday Chandra (actor), Ravi Kale (actor), Kishore Kadam (actor), Pratima Kazmi (actress), Zakir Hussain (actor), Dibyendu Bhattacharya (actor),

Plot: A dramatic presentation of the bomb blasts that rocked Bombay on March 12, 1993, displays the police investigation, amidst allegations of human rights violations, led by DCP Rakesh Maria, in tracking down the suspects, especially Bashir Khan. Bashir managed to elude authorities by re-locating to Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and West Bengal, after finally being apprehended in Bombay. His confession and subsequent flashbacks showcases the apathy shown by authorities who refused to intervene during the destruction of the sacred Babri Masjid by Hindu Kar Sevaks, and the inability of the police to fulfill their mandate and protect the vulnerable, forcing many to flee to other locations. The subsequent aftermath that succeeded in irreversibly polarizing communities in Bombay; Pakistan's involvement in training and arms' supplies; the main alleged suspects, Dawood Ibrahim, and Mushtaq Memon, sought refuge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while Indian politicians made a cosmetic move to re-name Bombay; and of the little-known plot to assassinate right-winged politicians, Bal Thackeray and L.K. Advani.

Keywords: 1990s, anger, based-on-book, black-humor, blood, blood-splatter, boat, bomb-in-public-place, car-bomb, chapter-headings
Genres: Crime, Drama, History,
Taglines: The story of the Bombay bomb blasts

Quotes:

Badshah Khan: I want to go to Dubai!::Bashir Khan: But how'll you go without your Passsport?::Badshah Khan: Why? Anwar has everbody's Passports. Am I right Anwar? You have everybody's Passports, right?::Anwar Theba: I dont have anybody's Passport!::Badshah Khan: What? When we came back from Islamabad, you had kept everybody's Passports you crook!::Anwar Theba: Mind your language Badshah!::Badshah Khan: Okay, then where're the Passports?::Anwar Theba: I told you to maintain a civil language, Badshah! Don't you take that tone with me!::Badshah Khan: Alright, then tell me where are the Passports?::Anwar Theba: They're with Tiger bhai. [Somebody from the background says, "They've all been burnt... destroyed"]::Badshah Khan: Burnt? What? How can you destroy my Passport without even asking me?::Anwar Theba: So what? Everybody's Passports have been burnt! [Badshah gets violent] Hey Badshah, you talk to me! Tiger bhai has made some arrangement for us. And you better mind your language!::Badshah Khan: Arrangements my ass! He hasn't made any goddamn arrangements! He's taken us for a ride. He's fucked us all up!::Anwar Theba: Whom are you abusing, Badshah? Stop using that language!::Badshah Khan: [Fight ensues] What the hell? They told me to go to Jaipur first. After coming to Jaipur, they ask me to go somewhere else now! Up your's! I want my Passport back! How can they burn it just like that? [Badshah breaks free from the melee and leaves]::Badshah Khan: Aye you, come here!

Rakesh Maria: Asgar Mukadam?::[Asgar murmurs an affirmation]::Rakesh Maria: Sit straight! Since when have you been working with Tiger Memon?::Asgar Mukadam: One year.::Rakesh Maria: What do you know about him?::Asgar Mukadam: Sir, I was merely a manager there.::Rakesh Maria: One year is long enough to become a hood from a manager.::Asgar Mukadam: Sir I only used to keep accounts.::Rakesh Maria: But you just said you were a manager! Look Asgar, I haven't eaten anything since morning... My head is hurting and I'm hungry... If you dont talk, I will make you do so! Tiger smuggles Silver, doesn't he? What else does he do?::[Silence]::Rakesh Maria: How much do you earn every month?::Asgar Mukadam: 4000 Rupees, sir.::Rakesh Maria: If I resort to doing things my way, you'll have to spend at least 40::[thousand]::Rakesh Maria: ...Just to fix your broken bones! Now tell me what else does Tiger do?::Asgar Mukadam: Hawala::[Money Laundering]