Sartaj recites the official Junaid story
At the inquiry hearing Sartaj delivers the department's version of a shootout, hesitating at the key moment.
Parulkar's Best Moments
Mumbai's police commissioner, Sartaj's boss and one-time mentor, whose loyalties run deeper than the department. Played by Neeraj Kabi.
18 moments · 23 min · by Favseen
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What really happened to the surrendering boy
Katekar says the inquiry is rigged; Sartaj relives the real encounter, then admits his ten-year haul is one pickpocket.
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Parulkar pulls Sartaj off the Gaitonde case
Outside the bunker the constables gossip about the tip, then Parulkar arrives, hands the case to Majid and mocks Sartaj for claiming it.
- 04
Bhonsle threatens Parulkar with a Gadchiroli posting
On the phone the minister demands a report, warns Parulkar about helping RAW, and hints his career could end among the Naxals.
- 05
Sartaj's debrief: a bulldozer, a 25-day warning and the name Trivedi
Sartaj recounts the raid to Anjali and Parulkar, insists a dying man does not lie, and passes on the one name Gaitonde said would survive.
- 06
Parulkar writes Sartaj off and points Anjali at Bunty
Asked what he thinks of Sartaj, Parulkar lists pills, weight and a hunger for attention, then names Gaitonde's oldest aide as the lead.
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Parulkar suspends Sartaj, then flinches at the name Trivedi
Parulkar dangles a deal over the Bengali Bura case, takes Sartaj's weapon for killing Gaitonde, and goes quiet when Sartaj mentions Trivedi.
- 08
Young Parulkar books Gaitonde and tells him to leave Kailashpada
Beaten by Momin's men, Gaitonde lands at the station where Inspector Parulkar sniffs the garbage on him and lectures him on being brave.
- 09
Gaitonde's birthday party and his first sight of Bipin Bhonsle
A Mithun impersonator dances at Gaitonde's first-ever birthday party, where a local Hindu committee man with political dreams comes asking for favours.
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Majid's five-star date asks for Jojo's apartment
Parulkar lets the RAW officer keep Sartaj busy, while Majid is flattered over hotel coffee by an actress who wants into the sealed apartment.
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Sartaj trades his Junaid testimony for backup
Sartaj needs men to grab Bunty before RAW does; the price is reciting the official version of the Junaid shooting, word by word.
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The inquiry: Sartaj lies about Junaid Sheikh
Questioned about the Bengali Bura raid, Sartaj recounts the shipment tip, then flashes back to a boy begging for his life as he swears the boy was armed.
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Bhonsle plays saviour at the drought charity show
The Home Minister takes the stage, claims credit for water tankers and introduces Zoya Mirza as his guest star.
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Bhonsle threatens Parulkar; Parulkar warns Sartaj
The minister screams at Parulkar about the NGO raid; Parulkar passes the heat down to Sartaj, who says he is only doing his job.
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Gaitonde in custody mocks Dwivedi and Parulkar
Dragged into jail, Gaitonde laughs at his jailer's name tag and asks Parulkar whether Isa bathed and perfumed him before sending him in.
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Trivedi explains how the Mahabharata begins while Gaitonde is beaten
Gaitonde learns who was really behind his torture, while the men watching joke he is unkillable and Trivedi turns a king's seed and a fish into India's birth.
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Gaitonde slits Isa's men's throats and declares himself a god in prison
Revenge gives Gaitonde his strength back: he hunts Isa's men through the jail with a blade and throws the result in Parulkar's face.
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Gaitonde begs Parulkar for water after 25 days
Starved and parched in the dark cell, Gaitonde pleads for anything to drink and admits he would have asked to be shot if he had the voice for it.